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ioni isti dse, pith te," are eate Luce nest fun the all but, Fed has has iich -se 10M ror of ltli her na uo- the nO - cal ked elo to tive and ing aze rite tic(' 'rre ir- awl sev ere vett tive age ont the c of )ur )ry, one doh the )re- Lan, of :on has s to in ion, ex at igll' ser. eon pn) ogy db ious inel to o Con IrtY Fele nea i 0 lb en htv th pal 7011 DUI 21 igr !ad hi k ree het us, isl bei e le )111 IUI -at in rz tl tl es )r, rt' t 1 t t it d is ri Tiri We . jeir _ D../~ . SEPT. 6, 18".1.,6. fidence in men, who pretetid to look one way whilst they steer; another "If we take," says the authority already quoted, " the ex; perience. of one of •the best Grecian historians as a standard. Polybius asserts, ,that the best government upon earth is the 11 ' 1 40 consists of three independent forms—Regis, optintaturn et populi imperio,' which may, in strict propriety, be competed to our own, as consisting of KING, Loans, and CommoNs 1 Such was the Constitution Of Sparta, as formed by Lycurgus, who; observing the evils and imPerfections to which every one of these three forms separately, were subject,• pe:fected his schem e out of them all. Reges, seniores, et populus,—and the celebrated .authority quoted, (Poly bias,) further informs us, that the Romans fell upon this system by chance but the Spar tans by design ! Such at Carthage constituted the summa res public°, or the supreme rule of power in the last resort,—for they had their Kings whom they designated sujetes, and a Senate, composed of the nobles or chief magistrates, and the Commons had also a representative share in the government, but not in. the character of a dominatlo plebis, or universal sufferage." • * " LI the next place, it must appear-self-evident, that those political enthusiasts of the age who talk largely of upholding the balance of liberty in Europe, and join in crying down the injus tice done to unhappy Poland, by the despotic policy of Russia, and the impolicy on the part of Great Britain of suffering her growing ambition to usurp the government of Turkey,—the necessity for establishing free institutions in Spain, Portugal, aUtl,Germany, act with flagrant inconsistency and specious de teption with tegard to their home patriotism, when they catch at every opportunity to destroy that balance in the Constitution of their own Country, which is the greatest stake in her political, as well as moral existence and independence." * * * "If England is ever called upon again to aid by her counsel and example, or her energy in arms, the preservation or ex tension of rational liberty, which rests, primarily, in the reten ton of a well defined balance of power in and between other States and Kingdoms; she will present but a sorry specimen of political wisdom, or even of common integriti, by commencing with the destruction of that essential principle, under her own dotuestic policy, for the maintenance of her most valuable I nstitutions !"—Chapter on Grecian History, p. p. 102, 103, and 104. We would, recommend the great agitator of unhappy Ireland tVtake a peep into this volume of five hundred pag4 in the appendix, to which is given such an ex position of the doings of his holy mother church, social, moral, and political, (leaving her .religious pre-eminence . . Out:of the question,) froth the ''beSt authorities and her own are/ayes, as will leaVe him littleg-round for spouting " equal justice,'.' universal liberty, freedom of conscience, grid impartial government under his gentle dominion ! If we permit the destruction of that natural aristocracy which operates as the pivot of our civil polity, there is an end of our freedom and our independence, as a people. Let us see how far we are approximating to thispoint. It must be conceded by every man of candour, that, until within the last ten or twelve years, and especially Within the last five, the contentions between conflicting Parties in the state and of the mass or gross numbers of the people, with the peers and commoners, for an in crease ofpolitical power and influence ; werecomparatively harmlessat least they were national„ and, for national objects., not at variance with the fundamental principle of the constitution. The Whigs, however,. under Lord Grey's administration, by their extensive measure of re form, broke down the necessary barriers for the preser vation of a balance of power, and the result was, that, with all his ability and powerful influence, Lord Grey was totally unable to control the elements of his own creation. By introducing an increase of the democratic povi,e'r into the legislation, Lord Grey thought to concili ate opposing interests—to remove jealousies—and, above to pacifyireland. On every one of these poifits, he signally failed; and it remained for one pity only in theigtate; and certainly not one which should have Possessed the greater influence, to hurl him, with scarcely moment's . .notice, from the plenitude of his power— to cause his retirement under feelings of mortified pride, disappointment, and even disgust ! And what has been the policy of the less gifted succes sors Oflord Grey in their rain attempt " to carry out the great principles of the reform bill ? If the one erred in judgment, the others have, erred in design ; for their first step was to enter into an alliance, offensive and de fensive, with that party, which he had repudiated as the only means-of enabling them to take and to retain office ; and that was the anti-English party, with regard to politi cal objects, and the anti-protestant, as regards the de signs'arttelVOThish priesthood—to-this latter, havirig carried his reform, under the momentary demon, Lord Grey was not disposed to yield, whilst the Melbourne administration has never once thought of preserving a balancing power, provided they could command a ma jority. A new; and Certainly an irresponsible democratic power, (supported by the „Commons) has succeeded in the state, and the struggle is. now for the preservation of what we have now left, in the sacrifice o f all. Where bad men- combine, good 'men must 'unite. Where the Instruments of party feeling'were formerly conducted for the ptibllc benefit, with something like the display of honourable rivalry, they are now made subservient to empty liberalism—to factious bigotry —to the thirst for uncontrolled power, and to the ignorant hatred of all superior established authority—in the words of a sound conservative print—" the pretender to religion combin ing with the pretender 'to patriotism- 7 the jesuit com bining with the jacobin—and each exerting every arti fice of public delusiOn, and private intrigue to enlist the national feelings, against all that forms the faith—the virtue, and the strength of the empire. Finaly, as it is incompatible with every thing British, that this country should be ruled by an oligarchy— Swamped by a . republic—or held fast bound by the abso lutibn of popery, now is the time for every man, who really loves his country to come forward with his per sonal exertions—with his purse,. and with his influence, each in the sphere in which God has placed him, a re- Vonsible agent, in the great community of our social family --to assist in restoring that wonted and genuine i ndependence into the Commons House. of Parliament, which once obtained for it the enviable title of " the first assembly of gentlemen in the world;" and to maintain, Unimpaired, the honour and utility of the British peer age. Liverpool has set an example of protestantism, Which has astounded the enemv—may every borough in the kingdom, profit by the example. On Thursday next the anniversary dinner of the South Lancashire Association will take place at the Conservative hall, Newton, when, we doubt not, such a display will take place •as will make our anti-English friends look "blue." Preparations on• the) most extensive scale are being made.for the , accommodation of the memhers. If they wanted a stimulant to . rouse their zeal in the good cause, (which the Conservative men of Lancashire do notp)- that stimulant .of. emulation has been furnished theM. by the men of Denbighshire. The proceedings at Ruthin, on Wednesday last, when the Hon. L. Ken- Yen, in the absence of his noble parent, took the chair, were encouraging in the extreme ; and we have another cheering prospect before us, that, when it shall please God to receive unto himself that truly Christian Peer, Lord Kenyon, who has long been, an honour tathe:estate of which he is a member, as well as a pattern of virtue in private life, whether considered as parent, landlord, =magistrate, or friend, his successor will honourably con tribute to the support of the. British Peerage; whilst we join most sincerely. with his sort in wishing that the day may yet be far distant, whilst he is so usefully engaged as a Commoner in fighting the battles of his country ! We cannot refrain froth Presenting to our readers a speech delivered last Monday b ut cne, in Belfast, by the il ev Hugh . MTeile. It need excite no surprise that s uch an active,,eloqUent, and fearless vindicator of Serip tUral truth'should be assailed on every side by the latitu dinarian in politics, as well as the infidel in religion. kr. M'Neile's own speeches are the most fitting replies to the low scurrility with which he has been assailed. P aPists know full well that they can easily blind the peat majority of the English people, who are too unsus tieting in general to impute unworthy motives t o th em : 11t . 41 ey cannot so easily hoodwink . the Irish clergy, who -44 ve spent the whole of their lives in solitary districts sur rounded bv.pop§ry. 878 itfpiritY---740 have been made t ° feel th e privation§; Ogrspcptions, and the obloquy It e l4 l e-11 ttor o, posit :the execrable tenets of the -4- uxch of Ron* Akepelutily entails upon thOtie who hive the misfortune to Hie where her influence is paramount. But in tearing away the mask froth the visage of po pery, her adjuncts are developed. Infidels,—socinians— dissenters—are found leaguing with her, fighting under• her banners; and doing her bidding. The unmerciful exposure of these allies, which the enlightened clergy of the establishment are now making, provokes the hostility of numbers who advocate liberal doctrines, because they wish to see the downfal of a national church. Now if this were to happen, popery and infidelity would tri• umph- , -perhaps not in many of the fair districts of Eng land, but in hundreds of the country villages, in seques tered spots unknown to many, and especially in Ireland, where force is the engine employed for the extirpation of the protestant heretical church, and if that fails, ex clusive dealing, to starve it out. How is it that in England the great body of dissenters are found leagued with the papists, whilst in Ireland they are ever found closely connected with the church ? The reason is obvious. In Ireland it is with protes tantism a struggle for existence. Both parties are in ear nest. No quarter can, or ever will he given ; for the papist echoes the war-cry of the papal church for " the extirpation of heresy," and the protestant knows to his cost that no faith can be kept by the papist while he sub mits to the bondage of his, priest, even if his promises were ratified by the solemnity of an oath. Consequently we find at the annual meeting of the Sunday and Daily School Society of Belfast, a feW days ago„ at which Sir Robert Bateson presided, that on the same platform were seen Mr.Etnerson Tennent, the member fur the town; the clergy of the Protestant Established Church ; Dr. Cooke, the head and the ornament of the presbyterians of the Ulster synod ; Dr. Bennett, a Wesleyan minister, and others, who, although they differ on non-essential points of doctrine, or on forms of church government, are all agreed on this, point—viz., that popery is the great ene my to the spread of scriptural truth, and ought to be re • sisted by every friend of order and liberty throughout the land. Such was the desire at Belfast to attend the meeting, that the spacious room in Br:own-street was crowded to suffocation, and an adjournment to Dr. Cooke's meeting, house, where, after the report had been read, and several excellent speeches had been delivered, our venerated townsman, the reverend minister of St. Jude's, addressed the meeting at considerable length. We have given, in another part of our impression, an outline of his speech, as well as of those delivered by Dr. Cooke and Mr. Crotty. Altogether the occasion was one of surpassing in terest; and our report of the proceedings will be peculiatly appropriate connexion with the solemn event which took place yesterday in own town. The account which we ate enabled to give of the procession of the friends of the church, to lay the foundation of the North Schools, will be perused with unfeigned gratification by every sincere protestant—by every one who wishes the word of God to be the basis of a national system of education. We refer to this report with a feeling of exultation : we rejoice that our good old town has afforded such a noble exhibition of sound christianity—such a proof of sterling attachment to our venerable church. THEATRE-ROYAL. Last evening Mr. Clarke, the acting-manager of this theatre, took his benefit, and introduced to the public a most attractive bill of fare. Tile first piece performed was a new tragedy, enti tled " The Provost of Bruges." After which followed an over ture composed by Signor De Val of this town, and the laughable farce of "The Scope Goat;" concluding with a travesty on Shakspeare's tragedy of " Romeo and Juliet," called " Master Romeo and Miss Juliet," by a gentleman of this town, the author of the " Othello Travesty," which has had a-run of 150 successive nights. in Loudon. We need fhardly add that this attractive announcement, and the benefit_ for whom it was in tended, ,was _the. means of drawing a very crowded house, notwithstanding the - exhibition at the Zoological Gardens, tending to thin it. We regret that we were unable to witness the first part of the performances, but we understand that Mr. Cooper, of the Theatre Royal, Duury-lane, who has been en gaged for a fortnight, played well as Bouchard, in the "Provost of Bruges," and that Mr. Stuart. signalized himself with his usual ability as Bertalphe, the provost. In the travesty on "Romeo and J uli et," Baker took the part of Master Romeo, and came on to the stage dressed as a lubberly boy: whilst Miss - Stanley played as Miss Juliet dressed, as all little Misses should be, ,in f'rock and trowsers. The wit of the piece lies in a close but burlesque imitation of the tragedy of Romeo and Juliet, and the grave acting of qhese parts by Baker and Miss Stanley were irresistibly comic. Their conception and reading of their characters throughout was admirable. It is perhaps hardly fair severely to criticise the piece itself, this being its first produc tioti, and ii*lssiiev'e.tlittvit has been got up entirely in the short' space of three days. A f ew excrescences require pruning. These alterations, (which we think the author will understand,) and such improvements as time amid a little care will suggest, will, we doubt not, render this travesty an equal favourite with its predecessor ky the same author. One or two of the scenes (especially the balcony scene) were exceeding rich. The songs introduced, too, were admirable burlesques. The song, by Mi. G. Horncastle, as Lawrence Couple'em, the Gretna Green Black smith, (a new character by the way,) when presenting the bottle of gin to Julia, (poison,) "-Here's a Bottle of Gin," set as a parody on the . " Mislefoe Bough," was the best song of the night, and was excellent and well sung. The characters, with-the above exceptions, did not, perhaps, enter sufficiently into the serio comic part of the piece, forgetting that the more serious such a piece is represented the greater the absurdity. Miss R. Stan ley was hardly fit for the Nurse. We have given, of necessity, but a very cursory sketch of the travesty, and may perhaps re turn to it again. We have been favoured with a copy of one of the parodies, but, on reading it over, we think it would hardly be appreciated without the association of the music, though with it it is excellent. THE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.—Last evening the long an nounced fete "came off," and, we are sorry to add, with some degree of disappointment to the visitors. As is always the case, when expectation is raised high, and long deferred, when the occasion of satisfying it arrives it seldom bears out those ex pectations. So, partly from that cause, and partly from accident, was it last evening. The night was rather wild and windy, and kept blowing out the lamps, or shaking them so as to drown the light, and'thus, in a great measure, destroying the eff:ct ; whilst the company was not quite so numerous, there being only about 3000 persons present, and the bustle and excitement consequently not so great ; and, poor Napoleon: " the burden of the song," sa soon as the tomb burst, he, like an obedient Napoleon, rose his head through the embrasure, had his cocked•liat so rudely blown by the broadside of an nglish whirlwind that it effected a complete capzise; Boone in his fall kicking over a lamp in the interior of the tomb with his foot, which set fire to it, and effectually prevented his aerial walk to the clouds. In other respects the entertainments were good. The tableaux charales of Mr. Yates were very beautiful, and the fire works what there were of them, were splendid. We believe none felt more disappointment at the incomplete success of the entertain ments than Mr. Atkins, the proprietor, and we make no doubt but he will endeavour to remedy the fault as far as possible on the next evening (Wednesday.) The Rev. William John Purdon, late curate of St. Marv's, Dublin, has been appointed, by the trustees, to the incumbency of the new church of St. Anne's, Aigburth. INTERVIEW BETWEEN A DEPUTATION FROM THE BANK OF LIVERPOOL. AND THE GOVERNOR, &c. OF THE BANK OF ENG LAND.—We learn that the measures pursued by the Bank of England, in throwing out the paper of some leading American houses, was beginning to excite alarm in Lancashire; in con sequence of which the Bank of Liverpool deemed it necessary to send a deputation to wait on the Governor and Directors to confer with them on a measure of so much importance to the commercial interest of the country, particularly as the Bank of Liverpool deemed the steps taken by the Bank of England now unnecessary, inasmuch as specie had ceased to be exported to the United States, which was the alleged cause of declining to discount American bills. The deputation arrived on Tuesday at the Bank, about twelve o'clock, where they remained about two hours in conference with the Governor, Deputv.GovernOr, and Mr. Horsley Palmer, and after a very full discussion on all points bearing on the - question at issue, it was understood that now no obstacle wouldAoe thrown in the way of discounting. American bills arising out of, fair business transactions; but there was a wish on the part of the Bank to check such foreign State negotiations as would have a tendency to drain the coun try of specie. We understand there was the most distinct assur ance given on the part of the Bank, that the bills which they de clined discounting did not arise from the least doubt of their respectability, but, on the other hand, they confined their re jections to the paper of houses of known wealth, respectability, and resources, to prevent inconvenience and alarm.—Corre spondent of the Morning Chronicle. GRAND JUNCTION RAILWAY MEETING.—On Wednesday last, the 31st ult., the annual meeting of the proprietors of this railway company was held at the Cotton Sales-room, Exchange, John Moss, Esq., in the chair. A very able report of the pro ceedings of the company since their last meeting was read by their secretary, Mr. Charley, which gave general satisfaction. The whole of the line is in so forward a state, that it is expected it will be open for travelling early in the summer of 1837. Fourteen of the twenty arches of the splendid viaduct across the Weaver are finished; it, as well as the viaduct near Bir mingham, will be completed next spring. There are several parts of the line ready for the iron rails being laid down All the carriages are in i forward state, and 25 locomotive engines will be ready for action in March. The contracts for the rails and chairs were made at a fortunate period, being at 15 per scent. less than they could now be obtained for. The income derivable from the Warrington and Newton railway, now form ing part of the general line, yields a surplus after paying the recent proprietors the sum of four per cent. per annum, as agreed upon to be paid to theni until the opening of the whole line. l'he proprietor-. were unanimous in their desire to sup port the line between Manchester and Crewe, and to assist the inhabitants of the Potteries to form a branch line to the grand junction railway near Newcastle. Messrs. John Moss, James Heyworth, and Joseph Sandars, the directins that had to go out of office by rotation, were re-elected. Mae. GRA HAM.—This lady is progressively improving. She now talks most rationally, although it is not considered ad visable that her late sad disaster should be at all discussed in her presence. STEAM-BOAT ACCIDENT.-011 Saturday last, about 5 o'clock o'clock in the morning, the steam-vessel Clyde, which sailed from this port for Douglas, was struck by a heavy sea, which shattered her engine to pieces. In consequence of this accident th e Queen of the bile, mail-packet, from this to the Isle of Man, which happened to be a little a-head, upon a signal of distress being hoisted in the Clyde, took her in tow, and carried her safely to Douglas. She was very seriously damaged, and Can not be repaired, we believe. in the island. It will he at least two months before she will be fit for service. The greatest praise is due to Capt. Gill for the prompt assistance which he rendered on the Occasion - . It•is impossible to sty what might have been the consequences, but for his timeiy intefferetie-e.' / -7 THE L.t . .,RPOOL .STANDARD. LAYING OP Tuiz FIRST STONE OF THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND NORTH SCHOOL. Yesterday was, announced as the time fixed upon for laying the foundation stoue of the new North School, :or educating thechialren according to the uninutilated word of God, in fur therance of the resolutions determined upon at the great meet. in;:heldin the Amphitheatre, a few weeks ago; a proceeding whicluour leaders .. .will recollect was found ' necessary from the extraordinary decision come to by the reform . Town Council, of excluding the Bible from the Corporation Schools, and sub stituting in its place, for the religious instruction of the chil dren, the great mass of whom are protestants, certain selections and new versions of the scriptures with annotations appended ; a system of education adopted for the instruction of the chil dren in the public schools.in Ireland, where the great mass of the people hold the Roman Catholic faith, and who would not receive instruction from the Protestant Bible. It was determined that a procession should take place, embody ing the children of the various public schools of the town, the clergy, and the members of the Tradesmen?, and the Operative Conservative Associations, who had signified their wish to attend, and such of the laity, and inhabitants as chose to join. Ten O'clock, was the hour fixed upon for assembling, and St. Peter's ,Church-yard was chosen as the Most favourable rendezvous. The morning was exceedingly beautiful, the sun, gladeuing with his rays, and giving brightness and joy to the exhilirating and soul stirring scene, whilst the freshness of a fine breeze was delight ful. Shortly bef ire ten o'clock, groups of children began to assemble in St. Peter's Church-yard, headed by their teachers, and arranged in ro‘v,s as they came from the various schools, each school having a banner with the name of the dis trict to which it belonged, at its head. The members of of the Tradesmens' and Operative Conservative :Associatious assembled in the Blue Coat School-yard; in the school, the clergy, and the trustees of the intended building met. The scene at this time was most lively and interesting, whilst the merry clang of the church bells added no little to the gaily of the scene, and to the happy smiles of the assembled children. At half-past ten o'clock, the procession began to move. The route announced, was down Church-street, up Lord-street, along • Casae.street, down Dale-street, along Scotland-road, Burling. ton-street, and to Bond -street, where the foundation of the intended building is situated. The whole of the route was lined by crowds of spectators, and the excitement caused by the unprecedented, pro-popish proceediug of. the 'Town Council, and the determination to oppose and frustrate it, appeared to have settled into a fixed and firm determination of purpose. Notwithstanding the immense mass of people as sembled, all was order and regularity. The crowd appeared to consistof the more respectable classes, and was not drawn to; ;;ether by idle curiosity to hear the• beating of a druM, no music being in attendance, and the banners used being simply one at the head of each association to distinguish the two, and the simple banners borne by the childien at the head of each _school. At eleven o'clock the head of the procession reached the top of Lord-street.. The order of procession was as follows: Four hundred members cif, the Conservative Operative Associa tion, four abreast, headed by a large red silk flag, bearing the inscription in geld. letters, " Liverpool Opeiative Conservative Association," and after this, the brass plate which was - to .be, placed under the foundation stone. After this, headed by, a flag,. came the members of the Tradesmen'a.conserYative Associa tion, walking four abreast to the. number of 960. Then:canie the girls, followed by the boys of each school, •.walking four abreast. First cause the Church of England North School girls and boys, headed by a flag with the inscription " Church ,of. England North School, instituted July, 1536." After this came in the saute order the girls and boys of the South •School. Then came the children of St. Thomas's School, girls and boys, headed by a flag and in the same order followed the children in rotation of St. Matthias School, St. Augustine's, St. Jude's, The National School, St. Marv's, Wavertree.National School, St. Michael's, the Welsh SchOol, St. James's, St. Paul's, the Workhouse School, St. Mark's, Liverpool and KirkdaleSehool, St. Bride's, St. Andrew's, Moorfields', Edge.hill, and several other Schools, the banners of which we could •not distinguish for the breeze, in all twenty-six schools, the Blue Coat School children bringing up the rear, who with their uniform dresses, and regular step had a very pretty appearance; the whole num ber of the children, exclusive of the Blue Coat School children, amounting to 7,700. After these followed the Rev. Rector Brooks, walking with James Aspinall, Esq., the late Mayor, bearing the silver trowel for spreading the lime on the founda tion stone, and Sir Thomas Braticker. Then followed, two and three abreast, the clergy of the town, to the number of about forty, dressed in their surplices. We recognised amongst them, the Rev. T. Monk, the Rev. J. H. Stewart, Rev. J. C. Prince, Rev. C. Morrell, Rev. J. Halsall, Rev. W. Blundell, Rev. R. Blacow, Rev. F. Barker, Rev. W.. M'lver, Rey. J. Gardner, Rev. R. Davis ' Rev. E. Spencer, Rev. R. Davis, Jun., Rev. W. Maynard, Rev. Tattershall, Rev. C. D. Gladwin, Rev. .1. Chee.haM, Rev. W. Tyrer, Rev. Bibby, Rev. H. 'l'atlock, Rev. W. Hesketh, Rev. R. Cardwell, Rev. F. Ould, Rev. R. L. Townsend, Rev. C. Wray, Rev. R.. Montgomery, Rev. J. E. Bates, Rev. T. B. Barker. Rev. J. H. Stafford, Rev. James Lawrence, Rev. J. Lyon Dr. Ralph, (of the Scottish Church,) Rev. J. Jones, Rev. 'T. G. Leigh, Rev. T. Moss, Rev. R. Ap pleton. Rev. T. L. Pain, Rev. T. Hutton, Rev. J. Fearon, Rev. W. H. Brandreth, Rev. Jas. Dixon, Wesleyan Minister, and several others whose names we did not learn. After these followed about two hundred and fifty of the principal laity of the town and neighbourhood, embodying many of the old magistrates, the trustees in whom the property of the school is invested, several of the committee of the Cale donian free-school and members of the Church of Scotland, &c. &c., these forming the rear of a procession such as has not, perhaps, been witnessed before in Liverpool. Some judge ment of the length of the procession may be formed from the fact that, though walking at an ordinarily quick pace, it occu pied forty aminutes in passing St. George's Church. We almost thought it interminable. • About half-past twelve the .procession arrived at, and was ar ranged round the' site of the intended building in Bond-street; the spacious foundation was occupied by the children, the vari ous flags being planted round. At the upper end of the founda- tion an extensive platform furnished with raised seats was appropriated for the accommodation of the ladies, and on which about 3(X) were assembled. The foundation stone is a solid block of granite weighing about a ton, and having a large hole scooped out for coins, &c., and for the brass plate intended to be placed within it.. Over, 'the stone thlzsetiool-flag or red silk was raised bearing the in scription in gold letters, " Chutch of England North School, instituted the 13th July, 1836," and the representation of the bible and crown in the centre. The front of the school will be 139 feet long by 68 feet deep, to be built as an elegant, neat, and substantial edifice. The school=room will be 80 feet by 39 feet, and attached will he an other nom to be hied as as infaut school, which will be 39 feet by 19. . .„. About half-past twelve o'clock, all being arranged, every spot of ground being occupied, the Rev. Rector Brooks, accompanied by James Aspinall, Esq., Sir Thomas - Brancket, and Peter Bourne, Esq., and followed by the clergy, approached the stone, when the children commenced singing an appropriate hymn, composed fur' the occasion, to the tui,e of the old hundiedth psalm, the - assembled crowd taking off their hats and joining. The sun :shone beautifully, and, as the thousands of infant throats warbled forth this hymn to their Creator, joined in one swelling burst by the deeper tones of manhood, it had a mos t solemn and imposing effect; and we venture to assert that such a scene, such adoration, and in such a cause, could not but be acceptable to Him to whom it was offered up. After the hymn was concluded, Mr, Samuel Holmes read the inscription on the brass plate intended to be placed under .the stone. It was a large handsome plate, a foot square, and the inscription was engraved in bold style, it was the workmanship of Mr. J. 13: Leatherbarrow. The inscription was as follows: " This first stoueof the public school-rooms, to be erected for the scriptural education of the children of the poor of this parish in the principles of the established church, was laid on the sth day of September, in the year of our Lord 1836, and in the seventh year of the reign of .his Majesty King William the Fourth, by the ReV. Jonathan BrOoks, M.A., one of the rectors of Liver pool. The fund for this building, as also for others Which are to be hereafter erected, was raised by the voluntary donations of the inhabitants of this town to record their attachment and devotion to the great principles of protestantism and the free use of the revealed Word of God, and exceeded in the short space of a few weeks the sum of £IO,OL/0." We may here add that the property of the school is invested in the following trustees :—Rev. Jonathan Brooks, M.A., and the Rev. Augustus Campbell, M.A., rectors•, Sir Thomas Brancker, Christopher Bailin, Thomas Bold, Josias Booker, Moses Edwards, John Fletcher, Thomas Foster, Robertson Gladstone, George Grant, Charles Groves, Adam Hodgson, David Hodgmin, Samuel Holme, Thomas B. Horsfall, William Jones, James Lawrence, James Laughton, Edmund Mollineux, William Potter, Henry B. Sandbach, John A. Tinne, and J. N. Walker, Esqrs. JAMES Ast'INALL, ERq., then stepped forwards, and, ad dressing the .Rector, said : "I am deputed by the committee of the Liverpool Church of England School Society to hand this trowel to you, and to re quest that you will lay the first stone of one of three schools, in which the scriptures ate to be freely taught by the established clergy, and the principles of the primitive protestant trinitarian faith, according to the doctrine and discipline of the reformed church now established; and God grant that it may ever remain established in this protestant kingdom of England. Let toe first congratulate you, sir, and the rest of the clergy upon the position you now hold in this town, and upon your emancipation from the fetters to which you would needlessly have been snb-.. jected had you tamely submitted to remain in possession of the corporation schools. " I congratulate you, also, upon the noble answer which the laity have made to the appeal of the, clergy for theirsupport, and upon the 'liberality with which they have assisted you in raising £10,670 in donations; and £420 in annual subscriptions in seven weeks, in order to continue to you that liberty with which the protestant reformation has set us all free, the liberty for you to teach, and for us to hear and read the whole un:nutilated word of Go'd without let or hindrance from the authority of man. " FM. this the first reformers forfeited their lives,..—for this we contend, and this is what you, the clergy of the Church of England, will never attempt to deny us. But while we value this inestimable privilege we are not disposed, I hope, to abuse it. To the church as the great keeper of our bible—to you as its Christian ministers, authorized, though not infallible inter preters, we shall ever apply firr assistance in the comprehension of its truths;—to your discretion, unfettered and unrestricted, we am , willing to commit the children of our poorer protestant brethren, who, I rejoice to say, have proved themselves to be of the same mind -with us in this great cause, and we should con sider you as unjust stewards, unworthy of your vocation, if you trustedthe children of your communion to strange teachers, over whom you had no controul during school. hours, and were content with the niggardly permission of giving to them that religious instruction. which is the most important part of educa tion, amid the Confusion and disorder of a school-room when the schoel-houses are closed. • " Education without religion is a curse instead of a blessing, and religion without doctrine is like faith without works, a body without a soul, dead and vain—signifying nothing. " In conclusion, sir, I thank God that this vain attempt to abridge the liberty of the protestant reformation has been made, because I trust that we shall now, clergy and laity, roused by a sense of mutual danger, join heart and hand in defence of our common christianity, and in support of that established church, which, as the enlightened advocate of civil and religious liberty, and an integral part of the British constitution, is an object of interest, not to its members alone, but to the whole of that com munity who wish for the preservation of rational christianity,- and the safety of that mixed monarchy, King, lords, and coin mons, under which, by God's mercy, we have enjoyed our liber ties so long, and which, by God's help, we are prepared and de termined, fearlessly, resolutely, and firmly to defend." On the conclusion of his address, Mr. Aspinall presented the Rector with a silver trowel, bearing the following inscription " This trowel was presented to the .Rev. Jonathan Brooks, A.M., senior Rector of Liverpool, by James Aspinall, Esq., treasurer, upon the occasion of laying the first stone of the Church of England Schools, built bv.voluntary contributions, on Monday, the sth September, 1836," Several coins of the present age, and the brass plate. having being placed in the receptaCle appropriated for them, the stone was adjusted. . . The Hey. ItEcTott,Bnooks then .stepped forwards, and spoke nearly as follows':---" Mr. Aspinall, and gentlemen, my t►,rst duty is to express to you the pride, and satisfaction which I feel, _ . . at the honour which the committee have been pleased, to confer . upon me, in appointor, me to fay the first stone pf ,tbis huild hit: M 3; 3ii6ii'd . 61),i0,:e i's' Co etiieefi ,!;iziV/ eAr','t)tilil i.t NVtliit Could add to the gratification, it has been to receive from your bands this instrument of my work, both upon private and Public grounds. Upon private grOunds, sir, because it gives me au opportunity of ackuowledgin,g the friendship, and in timacy which has so long subsisted between us ; and on public grounds, because you have shown to great a degree of in terest in a work we are so immediately concerned in.— Sir, ' when the rectors of Liverpool, in conjunction with the whole of the clergy,—not only of this parish but of its home diate neighbourhood, for I will not advert to solitary exceptions, —when they thought it incumbent 011 them in the conscientious discharge of their duty to make a call on their fellow-townsmen to enable them to substitute new schools,--- ; schools in which the word of Gud.should be taught in its original extent and freedom and purity,—When they did that, sir, they could .hardly have hoped, however Confident they might have been that the cause which they advocated was based on the word of eternal truth, yet they could hardly have ventured to expect, or hiipe, that that appeal Would have been responded to in so liberal, in so gratifying, and in so efficieut a manner as it has been. (Hear.) Tney could hardly have ventured to hope that in a few weeks they could be placed in a situation to erect buildings able to accommodate the children of rhe poor to a much larger extent than those schools they had lost—(hear and cheers)—and that they Should have raised a snot amounting very nearly to £ll,OOO. (Cheers.) Now, sir, Liverpool, from a small and insignificant town, has, during the last century, raised itself to a high rank in the class of commercial towns; by the noble spirit and public eriterkize of her inhabitants she has gained a degree of prosperity which has been equalled by very few, if by any others, and certainly has been surpassed by none. Her beneYoleuce aud her liberality have kept pace with the increase of her wealth, and she has .to boast of her many institutions which are calculated to inapt-eve the condition and promote the temporal happiness of her people, and also to relieve the wants and sufferings of those amongst her sons whom misfortune, or sickness, or the casualities of life have brought into that situa tion to want assistance. But, sir, the reason that has given rise to our present meeting, has developed another and a nobler feature in the character of her population: (Cheers.) It has shown the uprising as one man to preserve untainted that trea sure which is beyond all price, a clinging, well worthy of chris tians, to that sacred revelation of Him who died to redeem us. (Hear.) This, sir, has proved that though they are occupied in the bustle of secular engagements, and are busy in the concerns of time, yet they also have proved that they are sensibly alive to the more important interests of Eternity. They have proved that the principles of the Reformation are not evanescent or extinct—that they are still the boast of Englishmen—that the spirit of a Luther still animates the Protestants of England— (hear)—that that great man, though dead, still speaketh, and that the words that our own venerable and illustrious Martyr addressed to his fellow-sufferer at the stake, are not words to be soon forgotten—that they were truly and strictly prophetic ; " Master Ridley, we shall light a candle this day in England which shall never be put out." (The assetnbled mul titude here burst into three cheers, which were echoed by the children.) Now, sir, what was the great principle of the Re 'formation but liberty of conscience secured by the free and un shackled use of the scriptures? It was the declaration of one 'Of the most religious and moral monarchs that ever swayed the sceptre of these realms, that "he should be glad to see the day when every cottager in his dominions had a bible and was able to read it." Sir, that wish was well worthy of a British and a Christian King. Society after society has been formed to 'make that wish effectual, and if every cottager in the kingdom has not a bible now, and I might almost say too, is not able to read it, it is not because he cannot, but because he will not read it. (Hear,) Now, sir, since, that never-to-be-forgotten meeting which was held at the Amphitheatre—(loud cheering) —aspersions have been thrown and cast on the clergy; in the bitterness of disappointment they have had motives the most in famous attributed to them, and they have been charged with sanc tioning a falsehood in the assertion that the Bible was excluded from the Corporation Schools. (Hear and Cheers.) Sir, the thorny path of polemical controversy is quite foreign to my habits and disposition, and I never enter on the very boundary; but when a sense ofduty calls upon me to defend my faith, or ex press an opinion, I trust( never shall be found wanting to perform it in a steady, and unflinching manner. (Cheers.) Now, how stands the case with regard to this charge thrown on the clergy ? I deny its truth, and have only to advert to two simple facts, which I trust will put it in a right light, and prove to you that they were justified in their conduct. The first simple fact is this, that the present Town Council, at the recommendation ,of this education committee, did positively, and unreservedly resolve to adopt a system of education which is called the Irish Board system. This fact is uncoutrovertible; it has been at teempted to be defended, but never to be denied. Now, sir, the other fact is this, which is equally notorious. That system was formed for the particular circumstances of the country in which it was to be used, and the object of it was this, to endea vour to bring together two opposite, and contending parties. In doing so, the Protestants would not receive the Roman Catho lic version of the scriptures, aud the Roman Catholics would not receive the protestant version. It was, therefore, determined that there sh wuld be no version at all, but a selection was to be made by the Church of England ministers, by Roman Catho lic priests, and by Presbyterian ministers, who should endea vour to steer clear of all, and put the Bible itself, as a whole, out of the question. (Hear, hear.) How then dues it stand in Liverpool ? The resolution has been adopted, and the system introduced. The very essence of the system is tie non-admission of the Bible as a whole, and how is it possible to draw any other inference, or come to any other conclusion, but that the Bible is excluded as a whole. (Hear.) I trust we shall bear no more of the clergy of Liverpool sanctioning false hood. Sir, if we wanted any further justification, we should find it in the general expression of feeling which has responded to Our call—a feeling net confined to the town of Liverpool, but extended to e;ery remote corner of the island, and not confined to the members of the Church of England, but also freely and boldly expressed by many respectable members of our dissent in, brethren • and truly we could not wish for more complete j laitication brethren; this. 'I conceive it to be the glorious distinc tion or the town of Liverpool that that system has received its death-blow here—(the audience here again burst into a simul taneous cheer, which was thrice repeated)—and I know not ; sir, that we can better deal with it than by burying it under the foun dation-stone of this building. (Cheers.) I shall beg leave to advert in a few words to the beneficial effects we hope may be produced by the work of this day, and then conclude. We live in an age, sir, in which the cultivation, of _the mental faculties And the diffusion of knowledge is exceeding any thing of former times. What has been called " the march of intelligence" has almost progressed with giant strides, and we have been taught to expect that the time is not far off when the free exercise of reason is to secure the happiness of many. But, sir, we must not allow ourselves to be deluded by such specious theories as this—we must not allow philanthropy to usurp the throne of God. (The audience here again gave three loud cheers.) It i s quite true, sir, that it is our duty to improve our rational faculties; they are the gift of God, and no gift of His is with out its use; but let us read that book which informs us of our duty, and we shall find no authority there for resting on such vain faculties. They are blessings, and only blessings, when they are under the controul and guidance of Christian pi inciples, andwhen they want that controul, they are capable of and most likely to be perverted to the worst of purposes aud to make their possessors the greatest enemies to the peace of society. Sir, it is a narrow-minded philanthropy which confineth its views to the present world, and careth not for the souls of men. That system which is the best, is that which makes a provision for the impruvement in sound, religious, and moral instruction of those who are taught. Sir, the money, or the temporal pro perty which a parent leaves to his child may be dissipated and dispersed—may be taken away by the common casualities of life, or. 1 need not tell you, especially in a commercial town like this, how frequently property may change its hands, and literally make to itself wings and fly away ; but a truly religious education amidst all the uncertainties and trials of life is never lost, and is a balm to sooth every sorrow, and is the richest possession a man can have. Such is the education we propose to give in the building which is to be erected on this ground, and we trust we shall be able to make the child ren of this town able well to do their duty to their God, to their parents, to themselves, and to society, aud to live as good chris tians,and good men. ( Hear.) I have no more subjects to ad-, vert to. I appeal to that God who searcheth the heart, and who alone can know the motives and feelings by which we are actuated in this attempt to add to His glory and the benefit of our fellow-creatures, that He will shower down His blessings on our undertaking, and prosper the work which we have just commenced. On the rev. gentleman concluding, the assembled multitude gave three enthusiastic cheers, iu which the children as heartily joined. The Rev. C. I'. GLADWIN then read the following prayer, the meeting standing uncovered:- 0 Eternal God. mighty in power, of majesty incomprehen sible, who bast promised thine especial presence where even two or three shall be gathered together in thy name, vouchsafe, we beseech thee, to be present with us who are now assembled to gether. to found a school in which those Holy Scriptures which thou hast caused to be written for our learning may be freely taught, uncorrupted by the oppositions of science, falsely so called, unmixed with the doctrines and traditions of men. " 0 thou who didst command that the little children should be brought unto thee, and didst declare it thine especial office to preach the Gospel to the poor, be pleased, we beseech thee, to accept the dedication of this place to thine own appointed work, and vouchsafe to prosper this religious undertaking. Bless those who have contributed by . their bounty towards it, and forget not the labour of their love in promoting the study of thy Holy Word. Let their eyes behold the success of their designs for the service of thy true religion established amongst us, and grant that those children who shall enjoy the blessing of scriptural education through their means, may show forth its fruit in,holv, obedience to thine undefiled law, and dutiful alle giance to die powers on earth ordained by thee. So that truth and' justice, brotherly kindness and charity, devotion and piety, concord and unity, with all other virtues,: may so flourish amongst us that they may be the stability of our times, and make our church a praise in all the earth, through Jesus Christ our Lord." After which the children, as before, sangLan appropriate hymn, the crowd joining. The Rev. Rector Bauoks then pronounced tbe blessing ; and , the multitude, after giving three tremendous cheers, dispersed at about half-past one o'clock, the children walking in order to their several destinations. THE COINING CASE. The examination of Edward Arnett, the father of the pri soner, Edward Arnett, who was committed on. Wednesday last, was resumed on Friday, in the magistrates' room. Robert Barton, constable, deposed to having searched Arnett's house in Virgil-street, and to finding seven pawn-tickets, six of which were for plate pledged in the name of Edward Arnett of Richmond-row, and the other for a remnant of silk. They were pledged at the shop of Miss Little, pawnbroker. The plate was produced. Miss Little said the plate had been pledged at her house, but she could not say by whom. ,At the time it was pledged Mr. Arnett's card was handed over to her as the name she was to enter it to. She was desired to look at Arnett, but said that he, was not the person who had pledged the plate. Mr. Powell, the Mint inspector, said, since the prisoner had been remanded, he had investigated another charge against him connecting him with the coining. That investigation had been going o ntmtil the afternoon before at half-past four , an d he hadas e n t the partic u lars by the snail to the Attorney-General, and wished the prisoners to be remanded until Tuesday. by which time he should have received an answer. Mr. Crewe applied for the discharge of the prisoner as there was no evidence against him. Mr. Powell believed that he had found out circumstances which. would connect the prisoner with the coiuers. Mr. Harvey thought, under these circumstances, he could not refuse the application to remand the prisoner, Mr. Powell not being, prepared to bring f orwar d hi s evidence; he thought too , it would be an acc om m o d a ti on t o the prisoner. Mr. Crewe still per severe d i n his application, when Mr. Harvey said h e wou ld consult with Mr. Hall on the subject. Mr. Hall havin g en t ere d the room, said that it was an every day practice to' d e t a i n p a rties when the circumstances appear ed to the magi s trat e s t o b e such as to. authorise their detenti on . It - Might be of great consequence that the evidence . should b e complete before it was brought forward, otherwise witnesses might betampered with. The. first .cause of his dete n ti on was fur receiving stolen plate, the evidence of which was not con clusive;, but Mr. Powell now said he had . found out further 4v.idente tonneeting Mai *Air' the coining. Mr. Crewe wished sufficient evidenc.: to be produced to war .rant his committal, he then .saw nothing .agaitist his client. ~ Parkinson,. the constable, then deposed that he went to search the prisoner's house in Ric:l - mond-row, and . - he found in a box up stairs a counterfeit sovereign and 'a counterfeit half crown wrapped up:separately in the box; there was a large• sum of good money by ►tself. The prisoner had told him previously that he had no counterfeit money in his possession. On being cross4mamined by Mr. Crewe, he said the prisoner kept a retail chandler's shop in Richmond-row, and. was doing an extensive business. He might have received this money in the course of his trade. Mr. Powell deposed that the money was of the same descrip tion as the money found in Virgil-street, and had never been in circulation. Mr. IlarveY said, under these circumstances, he should re mand the prisoiter until Tuesday (this day) at 12 o'clock. The prisoner was then taken away in custody. LIVERPOOL POLICE. BEGGING LETTERS.—On Friday, at the Police-office, Mr. Lloyd, solicitor, appeared before the magistrates to lay a com plaint against a female, who gave her name as Ann Robinson. On Thursday the woman had called at his office with a number of letters, stating that her husband had, been many years in the employment of Messrs. Buck and Starlefunt, his agents at Pres • ton, and producing% letter purporting to be si g n e d by th em , she concluded with applying for relief. - The letters were not in the handwriting of the parties they purported to be, and it was his opinion that the husband Of the woman was a person who had been going about amongst solicitors representing„hiniself as on business in the town, and as clerk to Messrs. Buck and Star lefunt, and producing letters of credit for small amounts of El and £2 for unluoked for expenses, and which in many instances he had obtained. He applied to have the woman detained till inquiries could be made. Mr. Hall said he would commit her for one mouth for the imposition, which would be sufficient de tainment. THE RESULT OF INTEMPERANCE.—On Friday, at the Police office, a respectable-looking young man named Thomas Woods was placed before the m ag istrates charged with h av i ng b een found the night before in a state of beastly drunkenness, lying in the streets. He had been conveyed to Bridewell for safety, which had probably been the means of saving his life, for on his reaching Bridewell he was found in such a state th a t it was ne cessary to send for a surgeon and apply the stomach pump. On searching him, between £6O and £7O in gold was found upon him. On being placed before the magistrates, he said that he was a passenger on board the ship Birmingham, about to sail kr America, and that he was going to emigrate. lie had lost £l5O in notes, which had probably been taken from him by some person the night before, but he did not recollect anything about it,. He was discharged. There is not the slightest evidence to trace the robbery. Excise INFoRMATIONS.—Henry Andrew BateS appeared before the magistrates to answer to an information preferred against him by the officers of excise on Friday last. Thomas Lee, officer of Excise, deposed to having received information on the 18th ult., that Captain Bates, of the Erin, had detained from the passengers a two-gallon jarof whisky and some foreign wine, and applied it to his own use, under a pretext that it would be seized bylthe revenue-officers,!and which bad been brought on hoard, for the purpose of getting it smuggled, b y some of his passengers who came from Newry. He went on board and in formed him of this, but the captain denied that he had done so. He\ (witness) then said he should search his stores, and on doing so found the whisky and foreign wine as stated. The jar 'was half empty, and the captain then ordered his steward to fill it up again from the stores, and, calling him on one side, said the passengers had, without his knowledge, attempted to smuggle it, and he had ordered his steward to detain it. He, in conse quence, seized the goods. Alexander Burney, the steward, was called, and deposed to the captain ordering him to put the whisky amongst the ships' stores, and tell the passengers when they called for it that it was seized. The whisky was afterwards used as ships' stores. A gentleman who appeared on behalf of the captain, who was not able to attend, put in a written state ment in mitigation. The magistrates convicted him in the mi tigated penalty of £25. Thomas Caffrey, who keeps a tailor's shop, appeared to answer an information char g ing him with having in ins possession some smuggled negro-head tobacco. Woodroffe, the Excise-officer, said he had information that Caffrey was dealing in this tobacco, and lie gave an assistant, in July last, sixpence to go and par chase some. He saw him enter the shop and purchase some of the tobacco. He then went in himself and asked the defendant if he had any, which he positively denied, He, however, searched the house, and in a cupboard he found 81!)s. of negro-head to bacco. He asked him for his permit, and he replied, "how could he have a permit for a contraband article." The magis trates fined him in the mitigated penalty of £25. Richard Robinson, a sailor, appeared to answer to an infor mation charging him with having, in July last, smuggled a quart of whisky. Woodroffe stated that one of his assistants saw the defendant coining from on board the ship Mersey, and endeavouring to conceal a quart bottle of whisky in his coat breast. They then went on board and searched his berth, and found another quart bottle of whisky. The defendant said he had saved it from his sea store. The magistrates fined him in the mitigated penalty of £25, not having power further to lower the fine Thomas Welsh, a sailor, appeared to answer to an informa tion charging him with having attempted to smuggle a large quantity of spirits. Woodruffe stated' that betwee❑ ten and eleven o'clock on the evening of the 10th of July last the defen dant was stopped by a policeman carrying a box, and, on ask ing him what it contained, he refused to answer. On breaking the box open, it was found to have in it a small keg which con tained about five gallons of whisky. The magistrates lined him in the mitigated penalty of £23. Tax OBSTRUCTIONS IN STANLEY-STREET.--Oil Friday, at the Police-ollice, upwards of forty furniture-brokers residing in Stanley-street were summoned before the magistrates charged with exposing their furniture for sale at the outside of their shops, and obstructing the footwalk. Mr. Venables was engaged on behalf of one or two of the parties, and all depended on one decision. Inspector Martin deposed to John iirown being a furniture-broker, and residing in Stanley-street. On the 13th of August last he had three chairs exposed for sale outside of his door.---Inspector Lyon corroborated" this. - "On - being -erois examined by Mr. \ enables, he raid he had known the street about twelve months; nearly every person in the street was a furniture-broker, and nearly all of them had been in the habit of exposing their furniture at the front of their doors for sale. Mr. Venables supposed the question was now raised by the fact being proved. He could not contend that Stanley-street was not a public thoroughfare, and that these were not obstructions; but Stanley-street had been, if he might use the expression, from time immemorial, the residence of furniture-brokers, and that the custom of exposing their furniture for sale had so far pre vailed as to give them a right of market, as in Moortields in London. Mr. Hall inquired the width of the footway;_ to which Martin replied that it was only five or six feet wide. Mr. Vena bles said it was a matter of great consequence to the brokers to expose their furniture, for, if they did not, they might as well shut up their shops at once. Mr. Hall said, strictly speaking, the case was certainly within the act of parliament, for there was no exception made with regard to any street. Any person might walk, if he chose, in Stanley-street, and furniture on the footway was an obstruction to passengers. Did they mean to continue exposing . it? Mr. Venables said perhaps Mr. Hall would fix a limitation for them to place their furniture a certain distance, for it was necessary to their trade that they should ex pose it. Mr. Hall said he must decide one way or the other. If he were to draw a line, applications would be made from va rious parts of the town for the same indulgence. Mr. Venables said then it would destroy the trade of the inhabitants of the street. who were exclusively furniture-brokers. Mr. Hall said the obstruction must, be discontinued; the act of parliament made no exception, and he could make no distinction between the different streets of the town. The circumstances adduced might go in mitigation of the fine. if he were to permit it, he should be making a new law. He supposed all the cases were similar. The majority of the defendants acquiesced that the decision of one should govern them. Mr. Hall said in all those cases where the parties had admitted the offence, he should put on a very small fine. The act of parliament was perfectly clear on the subject, and they must endeavour in future to keep their furniture within their houses. By . that act it was declared to be a nuisance, and ho hoped the parties would not be brought be fore him again. He should fine those who had admitted the obstruction Is. and costs. Those who did not admit the obstruc tion were fined 2s. 6d. and costs. ERROR OF A PawNettoeea.—Peter Allwood, a pawnbroker, appeared, by his servant, on Friday last, in answer to a summons issued against him by Katharine htliot. The latter stated, that she had, on Saturday week, taken and pledged a pair of trowsers for ls. 3d. On Saturday, she went with her sou to redeem them. Her son placed the ticket and ls. 31d. in the hands of Miss All wood. 't hey waited there from ten o'clock until twelve, when Miss Allwood came forward and said, that she had already de livered the goods. This was denied, and the poor woman said she would appeal to the magistrates. Miss Allwood said she might do so, but she would not appear, and that it should cost her a pretty penny before she got any redress. Mr. Allwood's servant said that Miss Allwood was out of town. The trowsers had been delivered to the complainant, but she had suffered some one else to take them up, The boy who was with the complainant, swore most distinctly, that Miss Allwood had never been near him, after she took the ticket and money. The value of the trowsers was stated by the complainant to be 55., by Mr. Allwood's servant 2s. Mr. Hall said, that pawnbrokers in ,general behaved exceedingly ill on these occasions, giving the poor people, with whom they had disputes, all the trouble they poSsibly could. Mr. Hall ordered that Mr. Allwood s hould pay 4s, to the complainant, and 2s. costs to the court. A CREDITABLE ACQUAINTANCE.—On Saturday, at the Police office, a young lady having flaxen hair falling in profuse and flowing ringlets down each side of her face, and we aring a large t, which black veil, which enveloped a fashionably made bonnet, had suffered woefully in shape from ride contact w ith the police, and who rejoiced in the harmonious name of Miss . Mary Eliza beth Creeton, was brought before the m agistrates charged with being disorderly the night before in London -road. A policeman stated that he saw the female pi isoner, walking with_ a man in a very disorderly state u Londou-road t he night before. H e told them to go home add walked after them; the man, on see ing him following, ran down a b ac k street and the female b o l te d into a cook shop and into a back room, where he f o llow e d h er. She was not getting anything .to eat. He thought the circum stances suspicious. and not being able to obtain any satisfartory account from her, h e took her into custody. On being se arc h e il at Bridewell a gold watch was found upon her and LI 9 s . i n ey. Mi ss Mary Elizabeth Creetou—" One p oun d t we l ve s n ri I n t sif you please, and a gold watch, and cheene, amid seals."' dewe ii.k ee per said that a littl e h a d b een taken for her The Bri victuals and for her bed. Miss Mary Elizabeth—" Hoi've got CIO victuals and no bed for the last forty-ei g ht h ours , an d b u i should like to know why hoi 'm brought here. Hui came from Manchester the other day, and am a lady of high respectability from London, as von may aux Mrs. Hawkesworth, ofthe Talbot inn, i t , Vernon-street, as knows wot hoi am; and hoi was wok int; towards the Theatre from the Zoological Gardens with a friend, to which place of ainoozement the E DITOR of the Liverpool Journal had given me a ticket of admission, when,hoi wos hap prehended by this here hofficer, and hoi consider it most scan dalous husage." The announcement of the name of the lady's friend created quite a sensation in court. The name of the Editor of the Journal never created such a sensation before. The whole court, not excluding the magistrates on the bench, burst into a general titter, in the midst of which Miss Mary Elizabeth Creeton was discharged. Truly the Editor (1f the Journal, like many anotherfortunate:wight, has reason to exclaim, "Save me from my fiends !" STEALING A WATCH.—On Saturday, at the Police-office, a female named Mary Crawford, was placed before the magis trates charged, with having in her possession, and offering for sale a gold watch, of which she could give no satisfaFtotrlataca count. A watchmaker, who resides in Cheap side, sid female brought th e wa t c h t o hi s s h o p the afternoon before, and wished him to purchase it at any price. She said washing. she had brought it from some gentleman, for whom she He told her she must satisfactorily convince hint she went hack and brought the prisoner at the w of ho th s i :id a s n ii d e wanted £lO for it, and, if he would not give tltlaet,n called, to live what he chose forit. She said it was h ers. policeman and gave her into custody. The prisoner said the- , captain of a vessel had given her it. IMr. Hall said that was all nonsense; the watch was worth £lO at least. She was remanded to atioid time for the officers to make inghi ries about it. The watch is a hati'dseine lint gold watch, with a . silYer face. /- 1- -7 - . - TO TAE EDITO.' OP THE, LIVELTOOL SI o,—That Protestantism is identified with our civil libertiea is a fa c t which ne man can deny, who poss esses any acquain tance with civil of . ecclesiastical history. The spirit which animated • our forefathers, and caused theist to unite in defetice of Protestantism as the great bulwark of, British freedom; has been aroused amongst our clergymen, toose tte.voted pions of our faith; and great numbers ace now buckling on their armour, and preparing to engage in the holy strife of con, tending for the faith which was opce delivered to the saints. The circulation of religious tracts, under the supetimendence of our clergy, and treatises on the Most prominent and mis chievous doctrines of the Rornish'Church, has beau atteuded; under the blessing of God, with the most beneficial res....ts, and has caused the greatest alarm and dismay amongst those who are appointed to defend this mystery of iniquity, and who fear that the light of divine..truth, which is dissipating the darkness in which their Church has, been so long enveloped, should pro voke a spirit of inquiry, and lead men to peruse the word of God from a sincere desire_ to learn the way of.salvation. To counteract the "mischievous designs" of these men, and to op . . pose the circulation of the sacred scriptures, great efforts are beirig made by the Runtish priesthood; and the Rev. T, Ma, guire, a Roman. Catholic priest, of some .notoriety, has been selected to defend and uphold the doctrines of Popery. Fur some time past this zealous and " talented - defender of the Church" has been delivering controversial lectures on the due-, trines of the :Rumish Church, and has at length thrown down the gauntlet of defiance to our Protestant clergy, and expressed' his determination cheerfully and readily to meet the revilers of his religion, Influenced solely from motives of curiosity to hear this " triutoPhant.defender of 'Catholicism," I visited Seel -street Chapel on Sunday evening last. The subject of discourse wu the Catholic "Rule, of, Faith," a subject which has excited the, greatest interest, as forming a principal featu re in theological cone troversy, and I indulged the most sanguine expectation that, froth this talented defender of the Runtish Church, I should hear a' clear, concise and satisfactory exposition of the "Rule of Faith,', Judge then my surprise sir, whtn instead. of listening with pleasure to this famous " scholar and lo,;ician," I encountered a coarse and vulgar buffoon, whose discourse was destitute of all argument, and at variance with the most simple roles of logic; whosesole object appeared to be, to throw contempt upon the. holy mysteries of our religion, and desecrate the altar by culing the nature, duties, and obligation of the moral law. But, sir, lest I should be accused of lack of charity, or of speaking anything contrary to truth, .1 beg to lay before you some of the remarks which this " triumphant defender of Catholicism" made in the course of his observations, and leave you and the public, to form your own opinion. In introducing the subject of the infallibility of the homish church, the speaker remarked that . the divinity of our Lord Jesus Christ was not established in the sacred scriptures, imany proportion to the infallibility . of the church; and for this .simple reasou,—The Lord foresaw, that for one man who would deny the divinity of our Saviour, 5,000 would deny the infallibility of the !furnish ehurch,..and,ha4 consequently afforded the most positive proofs in its fa vour . His next observation which me r it e d attention was, that they did not contend for the infallibility of the Pope, nor for the infalli, bility of those men who constituted the councils, regarding them as individuals, i but as they were assembled to approve articles of faith inuAr the immediate promise of the Holy Spirit that lie would remain with them even to the end of the world, they were infallible as regarded all their acts pertaining to the church. Several texts of scripture were quoted to show the prosperous and flourishing state of the church, and by e singular chain of reasoning, this triuMphant defender of catim 7 licistn, connected them with the glory, security, and prosperity, of the Roman Catholic Church. I should refrain, sir, front adducing any proofs iu support of a charge of contempt fur the ordinances of religion, as such conduct, however,necessary for the maintenance of truth and exposure of error; has a tendency, to detract from the reverence we owe to every thing which emanates from GO; but, sir, I feel it a duty to toy Protestant, brethren, and especially: - to those reverend gentlemen who are challenged to the controversial arena, to show to them the folly of entering. upon a theological discussion with a man who despises the law of God, makes a mockery of sin, and burlesques the proceedings of the judgment day, This, sir, , is a serious charge ; now for. the proof,—ln speaking of the advantages enjoyed by the Roman. Catho lies over their Protestant b re th ren , th e re v, gen tl eman di recte d the attention of his audience to the proceedings of the last judgment, and gave the following as a plea, which he supposed might be urged between the judge and the criuiinsl, in ex tenuation of the guilt of the latter. Ou the judge passing sen tence against the transgressors,. the criminal, if a Catholic,. might say :—Have I not obeyed the Church ? Did you not pro... mise you would be with the Church to the end of time? Did you not promise to preserve it from error ? If I have done wrong in obeying the Church, was it not in accordance with your own command ? The Protestant, in his defence, could not advance a single argument. He aught say I not obey your commands ? Did I not search the scriptures? Did I. not interpret them according to my own private judginent ? But the judge would sav:—" Out of thine own mouth will I con, demn thee, thou wicked servant." You are confessing your own ignorance before me, and yet you profess to have read the scriptures. Did you understand Hebrew? No! Did you un, derstand Syriac? No! Then how could you ever read : Ail scriptures, when you were not acquainted with the tongue in which alone I revealed them? Depart, ye curved, Ste. This. Sir, is but a poor specimen of the manner in which this "defen der of the faith" ridiculed the sacred and solemn ordinances of religion, and held them up to the jeers and laughter of bia audience. Worthy champion of such a cause! He very foci-• bly reminded me of Rabshekah, who was sent from the Kink of Syria to blaspheme the God of Israel, end the result will.prove the same, the manifestation of Jehovah's power in restraining the wrath of man. The Church of Christ, strong in the pro tection of their head, may take up the language of the pro phet, and say to this " triumphant defender of Catholicism," " The virgin, the daughter of Zion hath despised thee an d laughed thee to scorn; the dau g ht er of Jerusalem hath shaken , her head at thee." This " triumphant defender of catholicism " must bear in remembrance that, in inviting to controversy, it must be on such terms as can be acceded to without a compro mise of the christian character. He must entertain the con viction also that the cause of truth is best promoted by abstaining. from all personal acrimony, from low cunning, and from vulgar abuse. Let him but - abide by the strict, fair, and impartial rules of controversy—adhere to those laws which are laid,Alown as 'the guide trt useful docnssion—advance no argum en t but. what is drawn from correct prethises, and can be substantiated by an appeal to the sacred scriptures, (for to this test most all articles of faith be brought,) and he will find no lack or cham-, pions to enter the lists, who will devote every talent they possess to the exposure of error and advancement of truth. el he most successful appeal which can be made to an intelligent audience, and one which in the days of the apostles vanquished even Jew ish prejudice, is this:—" I am not mad, but speak forth the words of truth and soberness." As I intend, on a future occa sion, to solicit your kind indulgence, I shall not, on the present, trespass on your space, but subscribe myself, yours, Sze. rrnEoPnitus. ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. Stn,—May I beg coo will insert the following statement re lative to the fight of the figure of Napoleon. M Le Fronc, the inventor and maker, having ,Waited Monday, Tuesday, Wed nesday, and Th urs d a y, l as t week; for the pnrpoie of superin tending its ascent, told me he was under the necessity of leav ing Liverpool for Dublin on Friday, having pledged hiroSelf to, return here on Sunday by the packet. Not having made his appearance at eight o'clock this evening, one of his assistants proceeded to fill the figure with hydrogen gas ; in this pro cess the machinery broke, and as a promise had been given that under any circumstances the figure should be shoe n, the attempt was made. From the incapability of M, Le Fronc's representative the figures did not rise, much to my regret, hut I beg most respectfully to observe, that no exertion on my part has been wanting. M. Le ' , rune having received a consicler, able sum on account, independent of the expenses attending the erection of the building, his assistant still assures us that. had M. Le Frolic been present, its ascent would have been certain,, and, from its partial rise, I am inclined to think so. M. Le Fronc will have to answer for himself to-morrow, (Wednes, day,) when, to counteract the disappointment as far as in my • power lava, I intend the charge of admission to he one shilling,. being the last gala of the season.—l am, sir, yonr , nbedient servant, THOMAS A 1 kINS. NEW CHURCHES, Butt:tr.—The Bari of Derby has given the, munificent win of £lOOO, towards building two new churches in the town of Bury. The great increase of population in the town and neighbourhood of Bury, makes it very evident, that an increased supply of room, dedicated to the public religious service of God has become absolutely .necessuri, !Under this impression it was a short time since det ermine , at a meeting held for the purpose, that measures should be immediately taken for building two new churches, t o contain 1,200 persons in each; the one in Elton, in the neighbourhood of Bury Bridge ; the other in the vicinity of Free Town ; upon sites to be fixed hereafter; and that £B,OOO should be raised by sub scription for this vurpose, and fur making an endowment to each of 1 - I , oo °.the subscriptions already amount to about £1.300. CLIFTON SUSPENSION BRIDGH.--In th6atternoon of Saturday day several persons were attracted the spot were the bar crossei the Avon, in consequence of some gentlemen being observed takiug a car over to the Leigh -wood side of the river. 111 4 short time it was perceived that this ear was being affixed to the iron bar, and in a few minutes two young gentlemen .en tered it, audit wa s d rawn about midway; hanging uyerthe.tiver ;. here it.stopped, owing, it is supposed,..to there being au obstriie, tion in the car caused owing, its fall ; the rope by which the car was being dr awn was then slackened to a very considerable degree,,. ~ ' The Benledi steam-vessel at this time approached, and the mast just c aug h t the rope; a cry of horror was uttered on both shores, • the parties on board the steamer, not being aware of the circum- stance, did not stop the vessel, which proceeded, drawing with . it the rope, the bar, and the. car. , The people un shore covered • their eyes with their hands, and expected every instant to hear the report of the bar breaking : for if this had been the cast, the young gentlemen would have been precipitated into the ri ver below. Fortunately, however, at this awful crisis one man had sufficient fortitude and presence of mind to cut the end of • the rope, and thus let the voyagers free from the steamer, but. the car then swung to and leo with the most fearful rapidity, and. I a gentleman who was present slates that the sight wrs so dread% fill, that it is impossible to give a description of it. Atter a !alai of some time the car because steady, and the young gentlemen were drawn to the rock iu safety. A gentleman theo,got iuto, it, and was drawn to the same spot. Ile ascended from the car . to the bar, and was apparently engaged in endeavouring to-rn7 movethe obstruction,- but our informant had,seen en t u ja u - i4t a i ia a .. I left the spot, assuring us that what he had wituessed ; e t re e, such an impression on his mind that it was some time b ;e t 4 6 recovered his self-possession.—The Tinter. . , . -. i . a voung entle- LIFE PRESERVED BY A DOG. — Late l y, a• entured two far into the p i ercing criesod Gave .' and, although an expert swimmer, man at Bath was bathing under the South C for help, which were heard by current; all his attempts to regain the been unable to have as- loud and he r o e s's. horebbireliinrgicktimaittlTesesn,b:a. the people on shore, who `. life, u : had N n & i i t th t a il i t. u k : c i ob o u t e i ey c n e eya n te f dtr ,it tao ! h i l ei, e si sisted him in time to save his to Cel• into, the water and dragged the Newfoundland dog, beloutgi,neg l o• Pl ' ;l l 7 l k ie d Colonel had him hour's exertion animation was restored, and, he and a fter, an,,, return the next morning to Bristol.—Biak. he was enahled.to d to ru b w i - u n s i . ng l n h a e n a n a i s i h n ne the Nor w i ch . CONSERVATIVE 00CIE TIZA ,, A,PtIblie dinner Herald. • c . , „ dinner,, in of the establishmeut or in commemoration Opera tive Society. took place at the National School, in that village, UPERATmII; on Wednesday last, under the pr es id ency of its patriotic founder, Joseph Ridgway, Esq., of Ridgmont. They already number 187 members. Previous to the dinner there was a grand pro cession of the members and th e i r f riends, accompanied by flags. and bands of musk. The operatives of Lees, near Oldham. held their anniversary meeting on Thursday evening, when about seventy of them dined together at the Wellington Inn. SHIPWRECK. -011 Friday evening during a tremendous gale from the south-west, a Belgian barque, the Louisa, of A ntwarp, struck upon Blackwa ter bank. The very instant she struck the sea broke over with frightful violence, and she immediately sunk. Th e captain : and crew had barely time to get into their_ boat, and succeeded in gaining Arklow in safety. Their vessel, was laden with rock-saltfrom. Liverpool . to• Ostend.—We3ford ' • Preeniah.. - ~ • , Fun the ail but, Fed leas has deli of Ith, her 110- po cal- ked elo- I to tive and ing . see- Live age ont au the c of r )ry, one con- It)", icial the the est- )ro. by :no rtlY the !e,) the an t be d or dy. lort rit:( of and rot an be-