The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-05-27 00:00:00

The Liverpool Improvement Bill was read a third time in the House of Commons on Tuesday, and passed. The steamer " Fire King," so well known for her extra rdinary speed, is again on the station botwixt this port and Glasgow.—See Advertisement. PENN'S BATHS.—Those who wish to enjoy the luxury of bathing are recommended by us to try Mrs. Penn's establishment on the George's Pier. Every comfort may be obtained in it the bather can require. LAND AND HOUSES AT BOOTLE.—We perceive that Mr. Williams, the indefatigable house agent, has opened an office at Bootle for the accommodation of those possessing pro perty in that neighbourhood. We beg to call the attention of our readers to the circumstance. THEATRE-ROYAL.—This evening there will b e a j uven il e night. A most attractive bill of fare is offered. Those who are fond of spectacle, as well as those who are wishful to enjoy plenty of laughter, cannot more easily attain their wishes than in witnessing the " Wood Demon" and the " White Cat." Every night the houses have been improving, especially at the half price. ANTI-PIIRENOLOGY. — We perceive from an advertisement in the Morning Herald of Wednesday, that immediately after the execution of Good the murderer, his phrenological developments were taken by Mr. Brindley, in the presence of phrenologists and anti-phrenologists, and that Mr. B. intends to deliver a lecture on the subject this evening in London, at which he will show that " those developments are utterly inconsistent with the doctrines of phrenology." THE FUNDS, WEDNESDAY EVENING.—The business at the Stock Exchange to-day was of a very limited character, and prices were unaltered, the great d a y a t E psom attract i ng all the parties who give life to speculation in the markets. Consols for money and the acco un t c l ose d 921 to ; 3 per Cents. Reduced, 911 to ;31 per Ce n t s . Reduced, 99-1, to 100 1 ; Long Annuities, 121 9-16 ; Exchequer Bills, 375. to 399. premium ; Bank Stock, 167 to 163 ; India Stock, 249 to 251. In the foreign market Spanish Actives closed 22 to 23; ditto new, 224 to 23; Danish. 801 to 811; Brazilian, 67 } to 681; Belgian, 102 to 103 ; Colombian, 261 to 27 • Mexican, 36, - I to 7A ; Ditto deferr e d, 10i to ; Portugu ese ' 5 per Cents., 371 to 38 ; ditto 3 per Cents., 22:1- to :1 ; and Dutch 24. per Cents., 25 to The Church Missionary Society have discontinued their operations at Malta, Jamaica, and Trinidad.—[This is ano ther instance of the submission of this valuable society to ecclesiastical order. These places are now to be under the jurisdiction of their respective bishops, and, in consequence, the society removes her missionaries, in order to give the spiritual superiors the most unlimited controul in their va rious dioceses, and to avoid anything which might afford even the appearance of collision.—E , PRESENTATION D. L. S was a great OF PLATE.—On Wednesday last there thering of the " brethren of the whip" on the 1 1e Hen. Thomas Kenyon—the occasion of their presenti true and tried friend of their "order"--with a ma ,, ..ificent and costly piece of pl a t e , as a to k en of their gratitude' . and respect. The necessary sum for the purchase of this valuable gift was raised by subscription, chiefly from the coachmen and guards connected with the Lion Office, Shrewsbury. It was a gift alike reflecting credit on their liberality and kindly feelings, and paying tribute to the public and private virtues of him whom, without any hyperpole, we may fairly designate the most deservedly popular man in the county of Salop.—Salopian Journal. CHURCH MISSIONARY SOCIETY.—It is highly gratifying to observe the great success which has attended the present anniversary of this truly church society, notwithstanding the unusually depressed state of trade at the present time. In our last we gave an account of some of the church collections, and by mistae stated the amount from St. Andrew's Church to be £49 10s. ld., instead of which we find it was £6O. The collection at St. Michael's Church on Wednesday even ing amounted to £6B ; at St. Mark's cn Thursday morning to £22 10s. Od. ; and at St. Luke's on Thursday evening to £lB Os. Od. The collection at the Amphitheatre on Tuesday evening amounted to £73 14s. 5d., besides the munificent donation of £25, which was contributed by a member of the committee, for the twelveth year. The total amount col lected from Sunday up to the present time amounts to above £900; and we trust before the week is out it will exceed £1000; still it is to be regretted, in so wealthy a town as Li verpool, that there are not more than 34 annual subscribers of amounts above Li Is. We trust this will not have to be recorded another year, but that the liberal spirit which has pervaded the friends of Christianity at this commence ment of our missionary year will not be allowed again to slumber, hut that the list of permanent contributions may increase both in amount and in the aggregate. The adjourned meeting of the members and friends of the society was held on Tuesday evening, in the Amphitheatre, the Rev. and Worshipful Chancellor Raikes in the chair. The spacious edifice was crowded in every part. The meeting was ad dressed by the Chairman, Rev. W. Ewbank, Mr. T. B. Horsfall, Rev. J. Cordeaux, Rev. Mr. Dallas, Rev. Mr. Owen, Rev. Mr. Noel, and the Rev. Dr. Tattershall. A liberal collection was made. Several district meetings have been held during the week. DARING ROBBERY.—On Wednesday last, at the Police court, a man named John Bason, an in-door servant in the family of Major-General Sir Wm. Gomm, was charged with attempting to force open a writing-desk, belonging to Capt. Yates, aide-de-camp to the Major-General, and with break ing open a cash-box, and stealing a gold seal and chain, and several gold South American coins, the property of the same gallant officer. He was also further charged with breaking open a box belonging to the housekeeper, and stealing there from £2 3s. in money. It appeared from the evidence, that for a few days previous to the robbery, the Major-General and his lady had been in London, their house in St. John street being left in the care of several servants, amongst whom was the prisoner, who had only been in Sir William's household since his appointment as general of this district. On the return of the family, Capt. Yates had occasion to go to hiawriting-desk, which he was unable to open, as the lock was spoiled ; mid on examining it, he also perceived that an attempt had been made to force it open with a stiletto. Capt. Yates's suspicions then became excited, and on proceeding to ascertain if his cash-box were safe, he discovered that it had been forced open, and a gold seal and chain taken from it, with several South American gold coins. Mr. Hill was then sent for, and after making the strictest inquiries, he in formed the Captain that the prisoner was the only man who could have committed the robbery. Mr. Hill's judgment proved to be correct, as he soon ascertained that he had sold one of the coins to Mr—Lowe, and another to Mr. Wal thew, goldsmiths. The prisoner, when first charged with this, stoutly denied it; bnt on being confronted with Mr. Lowe, he partially acknowledged its truth. The gold seal and chain were subsequently found by Mr. Hill, buried in the Major-General's garden ; the stone of the seal (on which was engraved Captain Yates's crest,) having been broken out, and the chain much damaged by hammering. The pri soner was of course apprehended, but as Captain Yates would be on his way to India with Sir William Gomm, (who has been appointed Governor of the Mauritius,) ere the next sessions commence, it was considered that a prosecution could not be sustained, and he was released from custody, and dismissed from his situation. The next morning, how ever, it was discovered that the housekeeper's box had been robbed as above-mentioned, and the prisoner was re-captured. It turned out that this money had also been buried in the (rarden ; and Bason , after his dismissal in the first instance , had the audacity to go stealthily into the Major-General's garden, and extract the money from its hiding-place. The father of the prisoner, who went to see Captain Yates re specting his son's misconduct, admitted in the course of con versrtion that he had received three sovereigns from him, which he had buried in his own garden ; and which looked so very like a guilty knowledge as to induce Mr. Hill to take him also into custody.—Chester Courant. LAMENTABLE ACCIDENT.—An accident of a very dis tressing kind, and fatal in its results, occurred on Sunday last, at Partick. A child of between three and four years of age, it appears, had been entrusted to the care and manage ment of a servant, while its parents were absent at church, and being allowed to get out of sight, it was found a few minutes afterwards dead, with its face only immersed in a small quantity of water which was standing in a tub near the door. The child seemed to have been smothered, not drowned, and every effort to recall the vital spark was fruitless.—Glasgow Mail. THE LATE ELECTION PETITION.—The committee have determined that Messrs. O'Connell and Roche were duly elected ! All we shall remark is, that if so, it is hard to say who was not. If brute-force be a due means of obtaining a return, let parliament so determine, and to brute-force the returns will be resigned : but let us not be mocked by the invitation to elect representatives when the attempt is to be made at the hazard of our lives. In this victory Mr. O'Con nell has reason to rejoice. He has won it, as so many ano ther, by blood—the blood not alone of Protestants, but of what he hates even more—of conservative Romanists. Well, we do not envy him. It is a high price for popularity. It was not in the power of the petitioners to " command suc cess :" but impartial persons will admit that they deserved it, and the obligation under which they have laid the friends of order and of freedom will not be forgotten. Their cause was the cause of every man of peace and of property in the country ; and if they failed, it was from no lack of industry or of energy, of exertion or of perseverance. MEETING OF THE DOCK COMMITTEE At the usual weekly meeting of the committee yesterday the following members attended :—Messrs. Horsfall, Bar clay, Holmes, Middleton, Smith, Chilton, Sandbach, Mellor, Evans, Tobin, Bold, and Shand. Messrs. Robinson and Co.'s tender for ten scale-beams, warranted to carry 13 cwt. at each end, was accepted. The CHAIRMAN said, that the plans of the new dock and warehouses had now laid on the table for a fortnight ; some few gentlemen had been to inspect them, and if they had any observations to make on them he would be glad to hear them. Mr. H. HOLMES said, it appeared to him that the preset] was an improvement on the other plans. . . The CHAIRMAN said, they had had the best attention of the Sub-committee of Works, and also of the Surveyor and Mr. Stuart. The plans were approved of. The Sub-committee recommended that the north-west corner of George's Dock should be appropriated for the use of the fishing smacks. Mr. TOBIN said, it would be much better if the north-east side could be appropriated, because if the gates were open the smacks could not be worked, and the cargo was very perishable. The CHAIRMAN thought they became a nuisance at the north-east side, and they would have far more room on the west side. 25ThMay ereceipts from vessels e n tered at Runcorn up to the ay were stated to be £6l. 13s. on 227 vessels, burthen 11,800 tons, Mr. John Poole,_ in a l e tt er , requeste d t h e re t urn of a portion of the do c k dues paid on th e B r iti s h brig Scipio, which arrived at thi s port onthl3th May. She went into the Prince's Dock, and the dockage,l amounting to £l5. Bs., was paid. It was thought that t discharged here, but th e owners fin e din git had been cargo would have been to a bad market, ordered the vessel to Stettin, after brought she had only been a very short time in dock. Mr. H. HOLMES said such an application had been re fused on former occasions. Mr. EVANS said it could not be granted, otherwise they would break down all the bounds of the law. Th e CHAIRMAN said the course w as clear. The request c ould not be granted. that _ A letter was recei ved from Mr. Cuming, complaining som e bones which had been im ported for man ure had been charged Bd. per ton for dock dues, which m anure generally was only charged 2d. Inquiries were directed to be paid to facilitate the getting of information as to whether the bones imported were for tribemanufacturng purposes or for manure. In the latter case only 2d. was The captain of the North West Light-ship reported the American vessel Nestor, ran foul of the Light-ship, and did considerable damage. The SECRETARY informed telling th that the committee would hold the vessel liable for the damage done. Mr. EVANS Spid he had seen by the paper that morning, that one of the dock gatemen had acted in a very gallant manner. He had not heard that any application had been made, but he thought it highly necessary that they should give a reward for every act of that sort. The CHAIRMAN said the Humane Society generally in quired into such cases. Mr. EvANs thought that when such acts occurred within their own domains, the party ought to be rewarded without respect to the Humane Society. The CHAIRMA N sa id t h at was ver y right, but the Humane Society inquired into all the p ar ticulars very m inutely, and the way in which they rewarded the men was a good rule to go by. Some parties who m a d e appl i cat i on t o be allowed to keep a quantity of damaged cotton on the quay of the Dock, were referred to th e mag i strates , and the Waterloo c separated. ommittee SCRIPTURAL POLITICS. On Sunday morning, the 17th of April, the Rev. H. M`Neile preached a sermon on the duty of subjects to the civil ruler, selecting for his text a portion of the epistle for the day (I. Peter, ii. c., 13 and 14 v.) as affording a valua ble opportunity of enlarging upon it. His congregation felt the power and justice of his arguments ; and in order to make them more extensively known, seemed, as by general consent, to desire their publication. The requisition subjoined was resorted to, which was immediately signed by the most re spectable and intelligent part of his congregation, to whom access could be conveniently had, in so short a period. In the interim Mr. Al'lsteile had taken his departure for a brief sojourn in Paris, to which place the requisition was immedi ately forwarded, and a reply, which gives the substance of the reverend gentleman's discourse, has been received in the form of a letter to the requisitionists. The following is a copy of the note which was forwarded to Mr. M`Neile with the signatures attached to it : " Liverpool, April 18, 1842. " REVEREND DEAR SlR.—Assured as we are that the subject of your discourse yesterday morning is one little un derstood and much misrepresented, we, the undersigned, beg to suggest its publication (at your earliest convenience) in any form you may think most desirable, and remain, with affectionate regard, sincerely yours, R. W. Preston William Jones Joseph Miller Joshua Edwards W. G. Leete Christ. Bushell W. N. Skerrett John Middleton S. Woods, jun. John Rigby 11. Fulton Robert Wynne George Gibson George Langtry W. Titherington M. G. Glazebrook John Brooks W. Pemberton S. R. Gresson Robert Livingston Andrew Taylor William Lea G. J. Ihier, jun. Robert D. Collis James Tyrer J. Price Robt. Williams W. T. Keightley C. Cotesworth R. H. Sherlock Thomas Sherlock J. W. Pilcher Francis Grundy W. S. Sherwood Edward Sears Henry Hargreaves Charles Robinson Richard Bryans J. F. Lace W. J. Paton L. Addison T. B. Forwood William Rowett John Littler Edward Tennant Henry Halton William Danson C. J. Townley Charles Bell Anthony Wilkinson Job Stafford T. T. Glazebrook William Cleaver Henry Perris T. C. Fairclongh William Benson Wm. Dreyer Edward Batty C. B. Great-Rex Richard %V oolfall Sam. Johnstone Thomas Greene Edward Jones James P. Nice N. Cairns. " To the Rev. H. M•Neile." To this the Rev. Gentleman replied as follows : Jersey, 14th May, 1842 MY DEAR FRIENDS, I received your letter in Paris the week before last, but was so situated and have been since so occupied as to render it quite impracticable for me to attempt sooner, to comply with your request. You wish me to publish the sermon which, in the ordinary course of my ministrations among you, I had the privilege to deliver on Sunday morning the lith of last month. In the hope that, under the divine blessing, the publication of such a statement might have some effect in correcting the general and injurious prejudice which I ea deavoured to combat on the occasion, I would willingly com ply with the letter of your request, if I had the sermon ver batim in manuscript. lam sorry however to say that I have it not ; and must therefore content myself with an endeavour to write to you the substance of what I said. My text, taken from the epistle of the day, was—l. Peter ii, 13,14—Submit yourselves to every ordinance of man for the Lord's sake, whether it be to the king as supreme; or unto governors, as unto them that are sent by him for the punish ment of evil doers, and for the praise of them that do well. With this passage of holy Scripture before us, I began by saying that the instruction given to us in the Bible is not confined to those things which are generally considered to be distinctively religious, but that it extends toithose things also which are commonly called political. In other words, it addresses itself to the duties of a man, not only as an im mortal individual, with reference to God and the world to come ; but also as a member of civil society with reference to the government under which he lives, or of which he may form a part, whether supreme or subordinate. On this point, however, there exists a deep-rooted preju dice in the minds of many who profess, in all sincerity, to receive the Bible as a revelation from God. The faithful christian Pastor is compelled to experience the action of this prejudice. Should the Gospel of the day contain the well known words of our Lord—Render unto Ccesar the things that are Ccesar's, and unto God the things that are God's — the Pastor may read the whole passage at the Communion Table without exciting any comment. He may ascend his pulpit, and preach from the latter clause, enlarging on the things that are God's, and on man's duty with reference to them. He may repeat this, Sunday after Sunday throughout the year, entering into details and specifying particulars. Still no special notice is taken : he is giving what is received as a matter of course, as religious instruction. But if, on any one Sunday in the year, he should, in the honesty and impartiality of his heart, select the former clause for a text ; and treating it as he did the other—enlarge on the things that are Cresar's, and on man's duty with reference to them, enter ing into details, and specifying particulars : immediately the prejudice referred to, is called into action ! He is political ! All his religious instruction for months and months,—is for gotten. In his one trespass he is condemned ;as if his subject had no place in the Revelation of which he is an authorised interpreter. Yet his subject, and possibly his manner of treating it, is as truly SCRIPTURAL in the second case, as in the first. I proceeded then to comment on the Epistle of the day, which contains at the eleventh verse these words, Dearly beloved, I beseech you, as strangers and pilgrims, abstain from fleshly lusts which war against the soul; and at the thirteenth verse, submit yourselves to every ordinance of man, &c. When the whole passage is read in the service of the Church, no objection is made, or perhaps felt, against the political part of it. When the eleventh verse is selected as supplying topics for a Sermon ; when the fleshly lusts therein condemned are enlarged upon ; the manner in which they war against the soul pointed out ; and the duty of abstaining from them urged with all the energy and interest derived from Christian motives : no comment is made ; the Clergy man is giving religious instruction ; and if this strain be per severed in all the year through, he retains unblemished his reputation as a spiritual teacher. But should it happily occur to him, that be is not at liberty to dwell exclusively on some parts of holy Scripture to the continued neglect of others, and should he, in the honest exercise of the impartiality re sulting from such a reflection, select the thirteenth verse for his subject of discourse—no sooner doeg he enlarge on the " ordinances of man," beginning with the king or queen as supreme, and tracing delegated trust to those in authority under the sovereign—no sooner does he insist upon the duty (though, with the Apostle, he adds " for the Lord's sake ") of submission to such civil authority, entering into particu lars and specifying details ; than he is assailed with the full force of the prejudice which would excommunicate political preaching as an intolerable nuisance, and thereby deprive political duties of all the sacredness and power of religious obligation. Yet mark the structure of the Apostle's instruction. The affectionate compellation in the beginning of the eleventh verse, lends its holy urgency to each of the exhortations fol lowing. Dearly beloved, I beseech you as strangers—no longer of this fallen world, but citizens of heaven—and pil grims, not resting here, but moving forward to a better country ; strangers and pilgrims, redeemed, quickened, sanctified, called with an holy calling to walk after the ex ample of Jesus Christ ; I beseech you to abstainfromfleshly lusts which war against the soul. And not only so, but I beseech you further as strangers and pilgrims, and by all the high and holy privileges and obligations connected with your calling as such, that you submit yourselves to every ordinance of man, &c. What then is the duty of a minister of Christ's church, solemnly commissioned to " preach the word" ? Is he to yield to the force of existing prejudice, and wilfully to sup press from month to month, from year to year, a portion of , that divine revelation ? Is he for the sake of present peace, to become instrumental (however unintentionally so) in for warding the designs of the disaffected, by leaving the Insti tutions of his country, and the authority of her Rulers dis sociated from the high sanction of the word of God, and the constraining influence of Christian motives ? "It is required in stewards that a man be foundfaitldul." (I. Cor. iv. 2.) Suppose the case of a steward, employed by a nobleman, and sent to the management of his estate. On making himself acquainted with particulars, he perceives that certain fields on his lord's property have been allowed to lie fallow and useless for years ; and, on inquiry, he finds a strong prejudice amongst the tenantry against any attempt to cultivate those fields. What becomes his duty? Is he to yield to the prejudice of the tenantry, and leave the fields uncultivated, to the detriment of his master's interests : or is he to resist the prejudice, and advance, with caution and skill indeed, but with unwavering determination, to reclaim the wastes, that they also (not instead of the others, or to the neglect of any other, but also in addition to all the others) may yield a return to his lord? The answer, in this case, is ready ; and the application is plain, and convincing to the " Stewards of the mysteries of God," the Ministers of the Church, emphatically commanded by the Apostle in his instructions to Timothy, and by the Church in her Ordination Service to preach (not selections, but) the word. Should any of you still differ with me on this point, and feel it right to condemn such preaching how ever occasioftally introduced, then, I have a request to make of you. It is short, simple, fair. It is that your condemna tion may begin at the beginning. Let it fall upon the text first. Call this a political text, and then call an exposition and application of it, a political sermon. lam abundantly content to share inthe reproach (if it be reproach) thus heaped upon the Apostle. The ordinances of man are national, relative, domestic, ecclesiastical The pri mar y application of this text is to the national ordinances of government in all its departments, t o isa bnsduthe general duty h ere i ncu l ca ted upon christian people civil amutihssoirointy. intulteantoedsoasontehreieshtrhisetiduty r rule,submission , than the mind always Perverse, rushesforward to the consideration of those rare and extreme cases wherein subpajasion ceases to be a duty; and under shelter of the exception screens it self from the obligation of the rule. Such exceptions have occurred and may occur. Men in authority have sometimes commanded what God has plainly forbidden ; or forbidden what God has plainly commanded, and thus made it the duty of Christian subjects to disobey. The Prophet Daniel found himself in such circumstances, when the decree of his sove reign was published forbidding prayer to God : the Apostles Peter and John, when commanded by the ecclesiastical au thorities lin Jerusalem, not to preach to the people in the name of the Lord Jesus : the primitive christians when en joined on pain of death to worship the heathen idols; and some of our own Reformers, when compelled to choose be tween the burning faggot on the one side, and bowing in adoration before a consecrated wafer on the other. These were extreme cases, wherein the duty was clear, and.there fore comparatively easy. Other cases have occurred and may occur, of a most painfully embarrassing character, wherein it is by no means clear whether resistance has become a duty or not; wherein Christian men of enlarged intelligence and matured judgment may conscientiously differ on that point, and by their differences vastly increase their mutual difficul ties. It is within the limits of such debatable ground, that the tendency of men's minds, their animus, their inclinations and preferences will have opportunity to manifest themselves ; and I think the legitimate influence upon Christian minds to be derived from the apostolical injunction, is, that their cul tivated preference and consequent practical tendency should be towards submission in all cases admitting of fair and honest debate. But, apart from such cases and such difficulties altogether ; the general duty imposed upon Christians under ordinary circumstances, is clearly submission to constituted authori ties. It is enlarged upon by St. Paul in his Epistle to the Romans, xiii., 1-7. In this celebrated passage the apostle does not contemplate the abuse of authority by " the powers that be," but its legitimate exercise. It is legitimate, until it involves disobedience to God. In matters therefore con cerning which there is no mention in the Word of God, one way or other, the authority of the existing Ruler (whatever may be the form of the government) is to be religiously obeyed. The Apostle does not discuss the duty of the Impe rial Authority in enacting ; and I say nothing here of the duty of our Legislators. In the obligation on all Rulers to exercise their best judgment and mast anxious and painstak ing discretion, another question is involved. But when the law is passed, when the enactment:is made, the duty of Christian subjects is plain, and their responsibility exceed ingly simplified. Tribuee is here specified by the apostle as indispensable in evefy state. It is a clear Christian duty to pay it. The amount to be levied, the manner of exacting it, and the uses to which it shall be applied--these are matters for the discre tion of the government ; and on the government the respon sibility of doing right or wrong, wisely or unwisely, in these matters, entirely rests. The responsibility of the subject ceases with the payment of the sum demanded by the law ; except so far as he is invested with some constitutional influ ence to be used for the confirmation, or for the the alteration of the law. This is a great relief to us, and will supply our Christian antidote to:the inflammatory attempts now so sedulously made to poison men's minds against the operation of an an ticipated law, for the levy of an income tax. Hopeless to prevent the enactment itself ; instead of submitting to it as an ordinance of man, or contenting themselves with fair ar guments or respectful petitions, calculated to modify it, or to prove that it should be of short ;duration ; the writers I allude to are endeavouring to excite disaffection against it, as a law ; painting with evident satisfaction the animosities against the government which are to be stimulated into action by the day of payment. Be it our privilege to remember that responsibilities vary with stations ; and that when a law (which is our supreme authority) is passed, upon such a sub ject as tribute, so long as it is law, absolute submission is our undeniable duty, and payment of the legal demand our light and easy responsibility. _ . Responsibilities vary with stations ! The Ruler who sends armies into the field is responsible for the justice or injustice of the quarrel ; but the Officers and Soldiers composing the army are not so. The responsibility of each of them termi nates with obedience to those next in command over him. This I illustrated by a painful but interesting reference to the history of the Afghans, and the position of our Indian Army at this moment. I then proceeded to apply the same principle to the do mestic and relative " ordinances of man" ; addressing my self to children, servants, apprentices, and schoolboys ; and endeavouring to place their duty of submission on the sure foundation of Christian motives, in the light and warmth of Christian privilege. I concluded with a similar application of the subject to our ecclesiastical ordinances. For the management in detail of the :christian Church " ordinances: of man" are indispen sable. The Word of God does indeed contain all truth ne cessary to be believed for eternal salvation ; but it does not contain all the detailed directions necessary for the!orderly and regular management of the Church. It became, there. fore, the duty of the Bishops of the Church to supply such directions, and they are responsible for the propriety or otherwise of the regulations which they have enforced. But no private member of the Church, or inferior Pastor under authority, is so responsible. Our responsibility ends with obedience to the orders given. The portions of Scripture now under ouriconsideration, and parallel passages applying more directly to the Rulers of the Church, supply our divine warrant for such obedience, unless the thing commanded is clearly forbidden in some other portion of the Word of God. In this light we contemplate all prescribed days and hours and forms of worship ; all ecclesiastical ordinances of man, not actually specified in the Scriptures. If any of these in volve practices, or contain expressions, the Scriptural cha racter of which is doubted, we ,arc of opinion that while it is a matter of doubt and fair debate, submission to the ordinance is a Christian duty. It is not till a man is thoroughly con vinced beyond a doubt, that the human ordinance is abso lutely opposed to the divine will, that he can as a Christian resist it. As a matter of fact, with reference to some of our own ordinances, this is a point on which good and conscien tious men have come to different conclusions. We do not now discuss the merits of this question, neither do we for a moment suspect the sincerity of those who have felt it their duty towards God to refuse submission to the " ordinances of man" among us. But on the principles involved in the Scriptures now before us, and thus briefly elucidated, we in culcate (on the high constraining ground of Christian motive) a preference for submission in doubtful cases, a willingness to find it practicable, a sense of the duty of persevering in it as far as possible, and a joy in finding it congenial. I have thus endeavoured to give you a faithful, though very brief and imperfect, digest of the sermon. I cannot even attempt to repeat the language of affectionate earnestness with which I urged upon your hearts and consciences the Apostolical exhortation. The bare outline, as far as argu ment is concerned, you have in this letter; and I sincerely pray that the blessing of Him without whom nothing is strong, nothing is holy, may graciously rest upon its perusal by you all. I am, my dear friends and brethren, Your attached Pastor, HUGH APNEILE ANOTHER BLUNpER OF THE "LIVERPOOL TIMES ! " We look for a blunder in the Liverpool Times as naturally as we expect a baa from a " silly sheep ;" and as seldom are we disappointed. We never, in fact, take up this most stupid of journals without being driven to explain, in the language of our great dramatist, _ " Another and another still they come ! What—will the line stretch out to the crack of doom ?" His latest achievement in this line is contained in an article in his last publication upon the subject of the bill, recently introduced by Sir James Graham, for extending the power of leasing church property. We noticed the leading features of this bill on Tuesday ; and our readers will perhaps remember that it relates solely to property held by ecclesiastical corpo rations, and that the surplus revenue to be derived by the exercise of the powers given by the measure, is, in the case of corporations aggregate,—(deans and chapters of colleges and cathedrals, and other similar bodies)—is to be applied, under the direction of the bench of bishops, to the augmenta. tion of small livings, whilst in the case of corporations sole — (vicarages, rectories, perpetual curacies, &c.)—the surplus goes to increase the income of the incumbents themselves, most of them the incumbents of large cures, and at present inadequately paid. Here then, upon the face of the proposition was a fine field for a sectarian grumbler to exercise his spleen. The Times, however, must needs travel out of the record in search of a grievance which had lain impervious to any other than his penetrating vision ; and, as is usual with him, flounders into the perpetration of a piece of absurdity and ignorance, as follows : " There also is another point connected with this matter which is deserving of consideration. Several thousands of the livings in the church are private property, and, as such, are frequently bought and sold. Now, if the effect of the new mode of leasing should be to add any considerable Sum, say £40,000 or £50,000 to the annual value of this class of livings, will it not make a present of several hundred thou sand pounds to the owners of that kind of property and give a fresh impulse to that kind of trafficking ? If so, that part of the bill would be doubly objectionable, for already the money-changers are much too well treated in the temple." We need scarcely say, in reply to this senseless objection, that to the " several thousands 0) of livings in the church" which 6, are private property, and as such are frequently bought and sold," this b ill does no t applYp—for the simple soughtprivate t o bem individuals reedie db are by this "corp ora ti ons ." Th e bill, did not and does apply to livings which ar e p rivate propertrdeiffiascounity, that y, and which may be legally bought and sold ; for the owners of such livings are already enabled to lease as they will. When will the stupid blunderer learn to confine his twaddling pen to subjects which he understands? RESTORATION OF CHARLES THE SECOND. plause.) TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD have seen a letter, i n the Mail of Tuesday last, signed by " A Layman of the Anglican Branch of the Church Catholic," respecting the anniversary of the restoration, which is calculated to mislead persons no better informed than the writer. Why does he charge clergy of Liverp oo l with neglecting to read the act of i parliament for the observ ance of that day ? It wa s read n the churchrea dim I am in the habit of attending, and, d oubtless, an o ther be others. The " Layman" is also wrong in another matter. Th e clergy are not obliged, by their ordination engagements, to read the form of prayer wh ich the Queen authorises for the said anniversary ; nor does the act of parliament oblige them. Clergymen are obliged, at their ordination, to use the forms, &c. set down in the " Book of Common Prayer," but no thing annexed to it at the Queen's pleasure. By referring to the calendar it will be seen that no proper lessons are ap pointed for the 29th May.—Yours, very truly, A CONSISTENT CATHOLIC. FREEMASONRY.-ANNUAL MEETING OF THE PROVINCIAL GRAND LODGE FOR THE WEST ERN DIVISION OF LANCASHIRE. The annual solemnities and festivities of free and accepted masons connected with the lodges in the western division of Lancashire were celebrated on Wednesday last, at the Adel phi Hotel, pursuant to summons of the R.W.D.P.G.M. John Drinkwater, Esq. The deputations were numerous, and several visitors from the adjoining provinces were pre sent. The Provincial Grand Lodge was constituted in ample form, the business of the province transacted, and the mys teries of the order performed. The musical services were under the direction of the P.G. Organist, Brother George Thompson, assisted by Brothers Henry Dodd, Boothby, Hornby, and George. Amongst the visitors we noticed Brother Benjamin Brassey, V.W.P.P.S.G.W., Cheshire, and Brother Peter Barker, V.W.P.G., Treasurer, Cheshire. At four o'clock the brethren in attendance sat down to a sumptuous repast, provided in Brother Radley's usually elegant and liberal style. The wines, &c., were excellent. The grand officers, on entering the banquet-room in proces sion, were received by a solemn march performed by the P.G. organist, who afterwards presided at the pianoforte, and with the musical brethren beforenamed, and several amateurs, delighted the assembly with a number of beautiful glees, which were executed in a most superior and tasteful manner. The R.W.D.P.G.M. by the V.W.P.S.G.D. gave " The Queen and the Craft." Anthem—" God save the Queen." (Novello.) Chorus by all the brethren. (Applause.) The next toast given from the chair was " His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales." Song and Chorus—" Native Music." (Lover.) The singing of this sweet and touching melody by Brother Dodd elicited a hearty encore. " The Queen Dowager, and other branches of the Royal Family." Serenade—" Sleep, gentle lady." (Bishop.) (Applause.) " His Royal Highness Priuce Albert and the Princess Royal." • Serenade—' ." Blest be the home." • (Benedict.) (Ap- . _ " His Royal Highness the Duke of Susses, M.W.G.M.," with masonic honours. Song—" When time hath bereft thee," (Auber,) by Bro ther Hornby, beautifully sung, and unanimously encored. Bumpers having been called, the R.W.D.P.G.M. said he should take upon himself to give the next toast. It was that of his worthy friend and brother the R.W.P.G.M.W.D. for Lancashire, Le Gendre Nicholas Starkie, Esq., who was a mason at heart in every sense of the word. (Applause.) He would propose " Le Gendre Nichola's Starkie., R.W.P.G.M. W.D., Lancashire." Drank with masonic honours. Glee—" Push the red wine about." (Bishop.) The R.W.D.P.G.M. said the next toast which he had to propose was the health of a worthy man. He begged to give the health of Lord Viscount Combermere, the R.W.P.G.M. for Cheshire, and the brethren present from that province. " Lord Viscount Combermere, R.W.D.P.G.M., Che shire." Drunk with masonic honours. Glee and chorus—" What shall he have that killed the deer?" (Bishop.) Encored. The V.W.P.G. treasurer for Cheshire, Brother Barker, re turned thanks. The P.G. treasurer Brother Lewis Samuel rose, and stated that he was totally unprepared to propose the next toast, but yet he felt proud to present it to the notice of the brethren. He had known the subject of it many years, and never, dur ing those years, had he ever had the slightest difference with him. He was a man kind to all the world, and ready to assist or explain to any of the brotherhood whatever they might re quire in the craft. He would, therefore, not say more at pre sent, but merely give the health of the R.W.D.P.G.M.W.D. of Lancashire, and may they often have the honour of having him to preside over them all for many years to come. " John Drink water,',,R.W.D.P.G.M.W.D., Lancashire." Drunk with masonic honours. Song and chorus—" Prosper the Art ; " words by Brother James Stonehouse, the music by G. Hargreaves. This song, the solo of which was admirably sung by Brother Dodd, was repeated at the special request of the R.W.D.P.G.M., and to the infinite satisfaction of the brethren. The R.W.D.P.G.M. begged to claim the attention of the meeting a very short time. It was well known that he was not much gifted with the power of speech ; but it would be, expected that he should say something in return for the kind ness with which he had been honoured, and he was anxious not to give rise to any disappointment. When last he ad dressed them he took his text instanter from the excellent glee which they had just heard repeated, " Prosper the Art." He thought those words the best calculated to elucidate his sentiments, for he had the prosperity of the order at the bottom of his heart, and had done all in his power to favour, to cultivate the art, and to insure its prosperity, until in this division of Lancashire it had attained the beautiful aspect which it wore in the morning and this evening. He begged to return his thanks to the brethren for their kindness, and hoped that whenever or wherever they might meet it would be upon the same square. (Applause.) The next toast in order was, " Thomas Preston, R.W. D.P.G.M.E.D., Lancashire." Drunk with masonic honours. Quartette and chorus, "Who first will strike ?" (Bishop.) (Applause.) The R.W.D.P.G.M. having called for a bumper, said, before be called upon the brethren to fill their glasses, he could not refrain from offering his personal thanks to John Finchett Maddock, Esq., the R.W.D.P.G.M. for Cheshire, for inviting him to the Provincial Grand Lodge of that county, on the last occasion of its assembling. He had a personal regard for his right worshipful brother, and in ad dition to the compliment the latter bad paid to him in always attending the lodges of this province, they were brothers in the honours which they enjoyed as deputy provincial grand masters. Nothing would have given him greater pleasure than to have been enabled to greet his esteemed friend at this festive board, and without further preface he would pro pose his health. " John Finchett Maddock, R;W.D.P.G.M. of Cheshi r e." Drunk with masonic honours. Brother W. J. Hammond, lessee of the Theatre-Royal, being called upon, sung a comic song, " My grandmother gave a great rout, with a humour which elicited the loudest laughter from all present. The R.W.D.P.G.M. in giving the next toast observed, that one of the brethren to whom it referred had been mas ter of No. 35, two years, and bad received a.very handsome testimonial of the respect which the members of that lodge entertained towards him. He was glad to promote him to the vacancy which had occurred in the Provincial Grand Lodge, as junior warden, as there was not a brother present who would believe that any man would be more attentive, or was batter qualified to discharge the duties of the office. He had acted for some years with the senior warden, and could, from experience, bear testimony to his efficiency. " Provincial Grand Wardens." Drunk with masonic honours. Chorus, with trio and sol Os—" Hark, hark, each Spartan." shop.) Brother Joseph Perrin, the V.W.P.G.S.W., and Brother Joseph Hess, V.W.P.G.J.W., severally returned thanks. The R.W.D.P.G.M. proposed the health of V.R.P.G. Chaplain, and begged to couple it with the Rev. Brother Picton. • " Provincial Grand Chaplain." honours. Quintett with solos—" The fox jumped over the parson's gate." (Bishop.) (Applause.) Brother the Rev. Gilmour Robinson, P.G. Chaplain, in returning thanks, said he wished to live in the regards of the lodge and of the craft in general. He felt that freemasonry had influenced him in his walks through life in principle as well as in practice, whether in his capacity of a lieutenant of the army at the battle of Waterloo, or in his own sacred of fice as the incumbent of Tockholes. It had been instrumen tal in putting a great deal of liberality into his heart, which he was satisfied from experience he could not have gained by intercourse with any other body in the world. Brother the Rev. Jacob Picton said, if he had for a short Drunk with masonic time discharged the duties of the office of P.G. chaplain to the satisfaction of the lodge, he was heartily gratified. Free masonry, when rightly considered and properly carried out, as far as his knowledge extended, and that was neces sarily limited from his having been connected with the craft a very short time, was sound in principle and be neficial in practice. In principle it was founded on the sacred law, and if duly carried into operation, must be advantageous, not only to those acquainted with its mysteries, but to the country in which they lived, and to the world at large . If they acted as they ought, according to his knowlege of the science, they must be good husbands, good citizens, good subjects, and good men. He knew but little of its merits so far, but of what little he did know he was really and truly enamoured ; and so satisfied was he of its excellencies, that he should be al ways ready to assist in its cultivation and promulgation when required. He hoped it would be so worked that as workmen they should never be ashamed of that which they had to per form. With these sentiments, and the expression of his heartfelt satisfaction that he had been permitted to attend the Provincial Grand Lodge, he begged to thank the brethren for the additional compliment which they had paid to him in drinking his good health. The B.W.D.P.G.M. said the next toast was a valuable one. The subject of it had been appointed by the lodge, and not by himself ; but, had the appointment rested with him, he should have done precisely as they had done. Previous, however, to his proposing it, he begged to make amends for an omission of which he had unconsciously been guilty. When the glee, " Prosper the Art," was sung, he was unaware that the author of the words wasiin the room, or he should have deviated from the routine of toasts to propose his health. That gentleman was now absent; but he wished to express the gratification which he felt at the production of a song on masonry which so much redounded to the honour of the composer. He now briefly proposed the health of Brother Lewis Samuel, the P.G. Treasurer, who had filled the office for fifteen years so creditably that there was not a single dis sentient voice to his re-appointment or to the vote of thanks moved to him during the morning's proceedings. " Provincial Grand Treasurer." Drunk with masonic - Song, by Brother Henry Dodd—" Is there a heart that never loved ?" (Applause.) • Brother Lewis Samuel, P.G.7%. in re turning thanks, con gratulated the lodge on the state of thofoods. The R.W.D.P.G.M. said of the next toast, none had here tofore been given more essential to the comfort, happiness, and prosperity of the masons present. They were all so well aware of the exertions of the V.W.P.G. Secretary, and the correct manner in which his duties were dischar g ed, th a t it was unnecessary for him to expatiate upon them. In pro posing to drink his health, the R.W.D.P.G.M. said he beg ged to return him, personally, his sincere thank s , b o th f or th e manner in which he conducted the business, and his great kindness in private life. " Provincial Grand Secretary." Drunk with masonic honours. V•P•G S said he could assure Brother James Norris, the meeting he felt most deeply ß the kind and cordial manner in which the R.W.D.P.G.M.,aad been pleased to name him and the generous feeling with which as deserving of honour, the toast had been received. He begged to propose the next toast. " The Ladies." Trio—" Sportive littl e Trifler, me. tell ~ (Bishop. This that, glee was so exquisitely sung, at the special request of the R.W.D.P.G.M., it was repeated. The R.W.D.P.G.M., after a well merited eulogiurn, gave " Provincial Grand Officers. " With masonic h ono urs. Glee and chorus — " Push about the bottle, boys! (Bishop.) Applause. ,asuitable Standard Be arer , responded. compliment, gave Brother Naegeli, P.G . The R.W.D.P.G.M.,an with " Provincial Grand Stewards." Drunk with masonic ho- nours. Glee—" Mynbeer Van 13 Du_n_k.', . " Masters and Wardens of Lodges.,P Drunk with Applause. masonic .1, Willie brewed a peck o' maut." (Shore.) Ap- honours. Glee— plause. Brother A. Henderson, J. W • of No. 35, briefly re t urne d thanks, expressing a desire again to meet the R.W.D.P.G.M. in the same situation, or a higher o ne . The last toast was— " All poor and distressed_ masonsurn throughout th e g l o b e, and speedy relief to them ! p kin solemn silence. The procession of provincial grand officers then left the banquetting room in the same order as that observed on en tering it—the P. G. organist playing a solemn march, arid the proceedings, conducted in harmony, ended in peace at half-past ten o'clock. [The business of the morning having been transacted with closed doors, we are of course precluded from reporting it to the uninitiated ; but we are permitted t o mention that the most encouraging accoun ts were given of the po s iti on an d prospects of masonry. The funds were represented to be in a very flourishing sta t e ; the nett a mount realised by the by the benefit at the Royal Liver Theatre was stated to be £55 15s. 6d. The thanks of th e lodge were unanimously voted to Brother Raymond , P.G.d.D., for the liberality and true masonic feeling which he had evinced in placing his theatre and company, without charge, at the disposal of the committee, and were ordered to be communicated to him on vellum. Thanks were also voted to Brother James Aspinall, the V.W.P.G. registrar, unavoidably absent through indis position.] Amongst the officers present we observed Brothers Henry Dodd, P.G. Steward; Hugh Baldwin, P.G. Pursuivant ; George Thompson, P.G. Organist; Clark Rampling, P.G. Architect; John Neageli, P.G. Standard Bearer; A. S. Woodward, P.P.G. Secretary, (as) V.W.P. Jun. G. Deacon, in the absence of Br. R. M. Raymond; Elias Mocatta, (as) V.W.P.S.G. Deacon, in the absence of Br. Spencer ; James Norris, V.W.P.G. Secretary; Jacob Picton, (as) V.W.P.G. Chaplain ; Gilmour Robinson, V.W.P.G. Chaplain •, Joseph Hess, V.W:P.J.G. Warden; Joseph Perrin, V.W.P.S.G. Warden; Lewis Samuel, P.G. Treasurer, ( as ) R.W.D.P.G.M.• Thomas Walmsley, P. 0.. Sword Bearer; I. Walmsley, P.G. Steward; Ralph Solomon Samuel, P.G. Steward; John Drinkwater, R.W.D.P.G.M., (as) R.W.P.G.M., in the absence of Br. Le Gendre N. Starkie ; Ralph Hess, P.G. Steward; Ellis S. Yates, P.G. Steward; and many of the officers of the various lodges in Liverpool. EVERTON AND KIRKDALE FLORAL AND AGRICULTURAL MEETING. This meeting, for the show of tupils, plants, fruits, vegeta bles, &c., &c., took place yesterday, in the garden-grounds of Mr. New, Deaby Arms, Kirkdale, marquee was pitched for the occasion where a spacious The society is under the patronage of the Worshipful the Mayor of Liverpool, Lord Sandon, Lord Francis Egerton, the Hon. B. Wilbra ham, M.P., Mr. Justice Cresswell, and a number of the most distinguished gentlemen resident in the town and neighbour hood. The company, many of whom arrived in their own carriages, was more than very numerous and highly respect able. Amongst . those we observed the Mayor. and many other of the elite, all of whom appeared to be highly pleased with the display, which evidenty showed the great improvement which had been effected, in yearly progression. in the production of the useful, as well as the ornamental, in the garden and the conservatory. The tent was replete with the most beautiful flowers and plants; and the show of fruits and vegetables was more than usually excellent. It were almost invidious to particularize; but we cannot avoid giving a general sketch in consideration of the gaatification we have ourselves to acknowledge ; though we must plead, in extenuation of whatever was brilliant in the eyes of botanists that we may have overlooked, that we do not assume to be judges but amateurs ; and tha slight notice is expected from us, as , being the only p the town that has taken a peculiar interesi, of lat forwarding the blameless—we should say, the prab objects of such meetings in our locality. _ _ _ Skirvir In the decoration of the tent 1 iberality, contributed a number of plants and flo .t some out seeking competition. The tulips (of which this was the first show for the season) were resplendent. Mr. Roby, of Prescot, obtained the first prize. He bas long been a grower, and stated, we learn, that his bed was never so rich in bloom and perfection of colour as in the present year. Our towns man, Mr. Gandy, who resides in Walton, and who has long been highly successful in the productions of the flower and the kitchen garden, again obtained several prizes. The show, we repeat, was fine, and, we believe, the judges were a good deal puzzled in some instances in deciding which were the most perfect samples produced. The pansies were superb. We have not, indeed, before seen so gorgeous a display of this beautiful flower in its full perfection. Those who were judges hung over them in ex tasies, pointing out their peculiar perfections, and uttering much erudite lore embracing the somewhat puzzling nomen clature of Lynnreus. The pelargoniums (Anglice, Geraniums) we next noticed. All of them were beautiful of their kinds—particularly those brought by Messrs. Davies, of Wavertree, who obtained the first prize for their " Florence," the second for " Priory Queen," and a third for another plant, the " Sylph," which, itt oar opinion, was the best grown and finest of the three, for the early period of the year, and would probably, had the show been a fortnight later, have been the conqueror. The first flower was peculiar, in its richness of colour and darkness of spot: the second from its beautiful delicate flower, and abundant bloom. The Ericas (or heath plants) were much and deservedly admired,—particularly two, one a tall, and the other a low plant. Though both were beautiful, the latter obtained the first prize from its abundance of flower from top to bottom. Mrs. Cropper was very successful in this as well as in other departments. At the head of the central table was a splendid plant, the " Ackermani Major," which was much admired. This was. of, we believe, the Cactus tribe, produced by Ridgeway, Esq. A fine orchideus plant was also shown by John Sothern ' Esq. Amongst the stove plants we noticed the Exoria Grandiflora—with a splendid and full vermilion blossom. Several baskets of flowers attracted much attention, parti cularly a superior one from Mrs. Cropper, and another from R. Leyland, Esq. Mr. Skirving a:is° produced a basket which brought an extra prize. A tine specimen of the Pimelia Sylvestris was shown by Messrs. Davies, and was much ad mired. The show of fruit was, of course, but circumscribled. at so early a season. The grapes were, however, fine, full, and ripe, and both in white and black did infinite credit to the grower, J. Denison, Esq. The very sight of them would have made the mouth of Bacchus water had such a mischievous deity been present. There were also apples of a size which we should scarcely have expected until the end of next month. We noticed, also, two vines, growing in pots, bearing fruit, and so entwined as to form a beautiful bacchanalian arch. Amongst the hardy shrubs was one sent by our re spected Rector, Jonathan Brooks, the " Ledum Pelustris," with a white flower, which was much noticed. We have not space to particularize the vegetables, of which there was a very fine. show, particulaaly in cabbage, potatoes, and celery. Some potatoes, of the Culshaw Kidney kind, were shewn by Mr. Denison, each nearly four inches long. We must refer to the list of prizes in this de- partrnent. We are much indebted to Mr. Thompson, the secretary of the society, for the assistance he afforded us in furnishing a list of the prizes, which we could not otherwise have sup plied—the meeting having taken place so closely on the eve of our publication. Mr. Stubbt's band was in attendance during the day, and played many favourite airs. The following is alist of the Prizes awarded : TULIPS Eq.,lst Pan.—Firebrand, Lustre, Baguette, Violet Wailers, Rose Unique, and Hero of the Nile,—Mr. Thomas Roby, Prescot. 2nd Pan.—Catafalque, George IV., Queen Charlotte, Ba guette, Lady Crewe, and Cereuse Royal,—Mr. Wm. New. FEATHERED BIZARRE.-1. Old Dutch Catafalque, Mr. W. J. Gandy; 2. Trafalgar, do.; 3. Firebrand, Mr. Thos. Roby ; 4. C a t a f a l que , d o . ; 5. Sultana, do. ; 6. Page's Geo. IV., Mr. Thos. Harrison. FLAMED BIZARRE.-1. Page's George IV., Mr. New; 2. Duke of Lancaster, Mr. J. Whalley; 3. Lustre, Mr. T. Roby ; 4. Phoenix. do. ; 5. Surpasse la Cantique, Mr. J. Whalley ; 6. Charbonier Noir, Mr. New. FEATHERED BYDLCEMEN.-1. Baguette, Mr. Harrison ; 2. Washington, Mr. Gandy ; 3. Toot, do. • 4. Lancashire Hero, do. ; 5. Unknown, do. ; 6. Ambassador van Holland, Mr. Whalley. FLAMED BYIILIEMEN.-1. Sportsman, Mr. W. New; 2. Washington, Mr. Roby ; 3. Violet Wallers, do. ; 4. Queen Charlotte, Mr. Gandy ; 5. Sable Rex, do.; G. Lord Chan cellor, Mr. Whalley. FLAMED CHERRY OR ROSE.-1. Triumph Royal, Mr. Whalley; 2. Vesta, Mr. Roby ; 3. Lord Hill, do.; 4. Ma tilda, Mr. Whalley ; 5. Vesperine, do. ; 6. Cramoise Su perior, do. _ FEATHERED CHERRY OR ROSE.-1. Cheshire Beauty, Mr. Roby; 2. Heroine, Mr. New; 3. Wallworth, Mr. Gandy ; 4. Lady Crewe, Mr. Harrison ; 5. Hero of the Nile, Mr. Roby ; 6. Compte de Virginnes, Mr. Whalley. MISCELLANEOUS. PANSIES.-Ist best pan, T. O'Grady, Esq. ; Mr. Skirving ; 4. Mr. W. Thompson. STOVE PLANTS.-1. Ixora coccinea, J. Sothern, Esq. 2. Cactus Ackermanii major, Mrs. Cropper ; 3. Gloxinea superba, Messrs. Bigland and Scott, nurserymen, of Man chester. ORCHIDACOUS PLANTS.—Best. Coccino Loddigisii, J. Sothern, Esq. GREENHOUSE PLANTS.-1. Barronia ceruleata, Mrs. Cropper; 2. Pimelia salustris, Mr. T. Davies, Wavertree ; 3. Elichrysurn humilis, Mrs. Cropper. ERICAS.-1. Odorata, Mrs. Cropper; 2. Ventricosa so perba, do. ; 3. Ventricosa coccinea major, Messrs. Bigland and Scott. '. do. ; 3 PELARGONIUMS.-1. Florence, Mr. Davies; 2. Priory Queen, do.; 3. Sylph, do. HARDY:SxRuns.-1. Ledum pelustrus, Rev. J. Brooks ; 2. Azalea hybrida, Mr. Skirving ; 3. Genista Rhodolpha, do. Best basket of CUT FLOWERS —(prize given by a lady.)— J. Denison, Esq., of Woolton. Basket of CUT FLOWERS.-1. J. Sothern, Esq. ; 2. J Denison, Esq. Basket of PLANTS.-1. Mrs. Cropper ; Esq. ; 3. do. FRUITS.—Best Pine, Rd. Leyland, Esq.—Strawberries, R. Alison, Esq.—Apples, R. Leyland, Esq.—Pears, do. — Black Grapes, Ist and 2nd prizes, and White Grapes, Ist and 2nd prizes, J. Denison, Esq.—Gooseberries, J. Sothern, Esq.—Currants, R. Alison, Esq. VEGETABLES.—Best Peas, R. Leyland, Esq.—French Beans, Mr. Gandy.—Asparagus, do.--Cucumbers-1. J. G. Carter, Esq. ; 2. J. Denison, Esq.--Mushrooms -1. Mr. Garstang, of Sandhills ; 2. R. Alison, Esq.—Potataes, J. Denison, Esq.—Cabbage, J. Sothern, Esq.—Turnips, Mrs. Cropper.—Autumn-sown Onions, do.—Lettuce, Rd. Leyland, Esq.—Rhubarb-1. do. ; 2. Mr. W. E. Makin. EXTRA PRlZES.—Ardesia crenulata, R. Leyland, Esq.— Cactus Ackermardi major, J. Ridgway, Esg.—Statice arbo yea, Mr. Skirving.—Grapes in pots, R. Leyland, Esq.— Cucumbers, J. G. Carter, Esq.—Potatoes, Mrs. Cropper.— Parsley, Mr. Gandy.—Basket of Plants, Mr. Skirving. 9 . R. Leyland, EXAMINATION OF THE. PUPILS OF THE SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF AND DUMB. On Thursday (yesterday), the annual examination of the children of the deaf and dumb asylum was held in the theatre of the Royal Institution, Colquitt-street, the Rev. Augustus Campbell in the chair. The theatre was crowded upon the occasion by a numerous and fashionable audience, a consi derable majority of whom were ladies. After a few preliminary observations, Mr. Rhind, the talented master of the institution, introduced upon the plat form a class of pupils, whom he explained to have been but a very brief period under his tuition. By his examination of this class he exhibited the first course of instruction en tered upon by the deaf and dumb—the instruction of the children in the art of expressing themselves by the language of the fingers. It was the most easy, he explained, to teach these children the meaning of consonan ts. That was done by showing to them the object, or a painting of it. With respect to adjectives and verbs, it was more difficult; but the meaning of these it was not impracticable to enable them to comprehend and express. The . description of several articles by these children, through the medium of signs, was most expressive ; especially the description of the animal " ass," by a significant extension of the hand in the direc a,,,,:oewLocriidd tion of the ears of the catechised, seemed to tickle many of the radical portion of the audience who felt ass-ured as to the correctness of the delineation. A portion of the 2d, 3d, and 4th clauses were next intro duced, Mr. Rhind intimating to the audience that, to save time, he would, instead of going at length into any par ticular subject, examine them generally in Geography, His tory, Grammar, &c. This part of the examination was exceedingly satisfactory, and reflected great credit upon the able master of the institution. Some of the descriptions, by signs, of these children were very graphic and, in fact, almost poetical. For instance, the day was delineated by a gradual extension of the fingers from the eyes, expressive of the dawn, and the night by the closing of the fingers k towards o the body, expressive of the folding in of da b r y n r e u s t s 6 . in A g wo man was described somewhat singularly, chin, which was explained to intimate that ladies had no beard ! Many of m a s o t hs intended questions tere t t o i n showlsk: r t?d t hwe o n tepthi ruoa ree o p f lt li t al nhistnnhs, and knowledgeee e e prr x ei exhibition question,i ta b ions i t t i h o one peculiarly e was c u li a. that religion. which T he w rly apgropriate manner. In particu Y question, " How did God make mankind ?" e the answer was, " God God formed man from the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life, he became a living soul." oo Godul]. 0. v 'm' e a d nA t i h tle e sdt w a h o g i wor ld i d ln o 'v t l ei i n a f t o answer.rl ie gav e his only begotten Son, that whosoever believed in Lim should not perish, but have ever lasting life*" The progress of the pupils in articulation was next ex hibited, and one of the private pupils of Mr. Rhind—a boy of very interesting appearance —repeated audibly and in "- Lord's Prayer. This recitation was rece i ve plause. The pupils havir ' yphering, in which gs concluded, the selves throughout highly gratified the pro been subsequently umence expressing thein: The Rev.Rector,inciinclusion, on the part of the com mittee, intimated his earnest hope that the proficiency ex hibited by the pupils would be satisfactory to the variou s friends around him ; and that the meeting would by every effort in their power, not only pecuniary, but by recommend ing pupils, endeavour to extend the usefulness of the insti tution. There was here not only a school for those who could afford to become boarders, but a day school as well for those children whose parents resided in town ; and he make known to the parents of those poor children who were subjected to the infliction of being born deaf and dumb the facilities which this institution afforded them. _ ___not conclude this notice, which we are compelled to give at less length than we would have willingly afforded, without expressing our admiration of the talent displayed by Mr. Rhind, the indefatigable teacher of these poor children. The exertions of this gentleman are above all praise, and must be highly satisfactory to the committee of the institution. MISCELLANEOUS SPAIN.—A Madrid paper mentions the discovery of a remarkable cave near Oviedo, which is nearly a league and a half in circumference ! A quantity of human bones were found in this extraordinary cave, as well as the handle of an antique sword, which has been sold to a goldsmith of Oviedo for five ounces of gold. We understand that the Rey tention 0' "larsh has intimated his '- in the the liv of St. Thoma t ministers of the church for the appoint- We unders iUtlior of " Luther, of the month of J u at of as likely to be Robert candidate for this appoint Lent ,BURGLARY AT EASTBOURNE.—A reward of £5O has been offered for the apprehension of the thieves who committed the burglary at Mr. Mann's. The villians tied down Mr and Mrs. Mann, and then carried off upwards of 400 s reigns and a silver watc late, &c tressed a Up to t :riptions a tion should do so without delay, as a month from the passing of the act will expire on the 29th instant, and after that time the inspector is liable to be called upon by the board of trade for the register•book of all dealers frequenting any market. A fire broke out at Brussels, on Saturday night, in a ware house at the corner of the Rue Manq, and for a time raged so furiously that great alarm was felt for the adjoining pro perty. By prompt assistance, however, and a plentiful supply of water, the fire was restricted to the building in which it originated. This was burnt down, causing a loss of about 100,000 francs. Four firemen are said to have been s injured eriously THE MURDERER GOOD.—After the body of the wretched criminal, Good, was cut down, it was conveyed into the press room, E nost immediat .ds it was placed in an elm coffin. The corpse v stiipt, with the exception of the shirt The features of the raiser le culprit under- went a great change a few hours after death. In . the course of the day a great number of applications were made by the friends and acquaintances of the deceased to see his body, but in no instance did Mr. Cope, the governor, comply with the request. Several medical men of eminence have seen the corpse, and declare that they never saw, for the stature of the man, so muscular a frame. On Tuesday night, a daring attempt was made to set fire to the extensive distillery and premises belonging to Sir. Felix Booth. Bart., at old Brentford. It appears that about three o'oclock. as police constable James Cuishan, T 110, was proceeding round his beat, he observed a quantity of smc. e issuing from the bullock-house at the rear of the premises. The building in question is very spacious, being upwards of 300 feet long, and on the ground floor frequently contains nearly 500 head of cattle. while the floors above are filled with ground gra!n, to the value of from £lO,OOO to £12,000. On Cuishan's hastening to the spot, he found Mr. Swan (one of the managers) with the watchman, and other persons were already there, when by great exertions the flames, which were found to be raging in a narrow passage leading to the feeding place, filled with a quantity of shavings, were soon extinguished.' Had the fire remained undiscove red a few moments longer, the whole of that portion of the premises must have been burned. No carpenters' work having been done for three weeks in the building, the fire must have been caused by some incendiary. The following paragraph, which originally appeared in the Morning Post, has been copied into nearly ail the papers : —" The Bishop of Worcester has issued a letter to the Rural Dean of Birmingham, in which he forbids the public use of the term Puseyite as applicable to those entertaining Tract tarian opinions." The fact on which this statement is foun ded is briefly as follows :—An unwritten notice having been given in a church at Birmingham, that lectures would be delivered "on the coincidencc between the doctrines of the. Tractarians and Romanists," the clergyman who gave the notice inadvertently used the term " Puseyite" instead of " Tractarian." This circumstance having been mentioned to Dr. Pusey, at Oxford, that gentleman addressed a letter of complaint to the Bishop of this diocese;' who, in conse quence, transmitted, through the Rural Dean, a letter to the clergyman in question, expressing his Lordship's sense of the impropriety of Using, in the house of God, and in the time of Divine service, epithets derived from the names of living persons ; and trusting that it would not occur. The clergy man who was addressed wrote an explanation of the case, fully concurring in the propriety of the Bishop's view, with which his Lordship expressed himself perfectly satisfied. INCORPORATED SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING THE EN LARGEMENT, BUILDING, AND REPAIRING OF CHURCHES AND CHAPELS.—On Monday, this society completed the first quarter century of its existence, when the members held their annual meeting, at their embers, 4, St. Martin's the Alchbishop of Can, lergy c :men present, were the Lord Bi;' of Gloucester and Bristol, Worcester and Bangor, the Dean of Chester, the Archdeacon of Bristol, the - Re . v. Sir H. Dukenfield, the itev • 0. Beinioon, Eurl puma , T.nrfi Kenyon Sir R. Inglis, &c. The secretary rea d the re p ort, which contained a brief outline of the proceedings of the society since the last anniversary, and the means it possessed and expected to obtain for carrying out its objects. During the year, 178 applications were made from different parts of England for means towards the repairing and enlarging ancient buildings, and for the erection of new churches and chapels ; 431 grants were made by the society, by which 41,555 persons were accommodated with sittings, of which 30,048 were free. For defraying the expenses of those sittings £19,090 was voted, being £3,453 less than what had been voted the preceding year, when 45,757 sittings were provided, at a cost of £22,543. This saving was the result of a skilful applica tion of the funds, without sacrificing the proper character of the sacred edifices. In a short period every village, manu facturing and agricultural district, would be fully accommo dated with sufficient church room. The society had, how ever, to lament the deficiency of its funds as compared with its demands. The calls liable to be made on those grants amounted to £50,985, while the available sum did not exceed £47,759 ; and as the " Queen' Letter" would not be issued before next year, it was imperative that renewed exertions should be made to increase the finances. The donations for the past year amounted to £3,500, including £5OO from the Queen Dowager, £lOO from the Duchess of Gloucester, £5OO from the Duke of Northumberland, and £6O the tithe of a layman's professional income. Upon the motion of the Rev. Charles Benson, seconded by Mr. G. T. Eascott, M.P., the report was adopted. Lord Kenyon moved, and the Bishop of Durham seconded, a most flattering and well merited vote of thanks to his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury, for his unceasing attendance to the interests of the society, and the church generally. His Grace returned thanks, and ex pressed his conviction that her Majesty would issue the " Queen's Letter " early next year. Archdeacon Thorpe, Sir H. Dukenfield, the Bishop of Worcester, Mr. Cotton, governor of the Bank of England, and Mr. Lound, ably advocated the claims of the society. Thanks were then voted to the vice-presidents, committee, trustees, and audi tors of the past year; and three clergymen and six laymen were elected members of the committee. - - THE AGRICULTURISTS AND THE TARIFF.—In the course of the debate in the House of Commons on the introduction of the tariff on Monday night, in reply to the charge of having deluded the farmers, Sir Robert Peel made the follow ing observations :—When I spoke last, there was a prevalent apprehension and alarm at the proposal which I had made. I then said that it was not consistent with the part of a true friend of the agrtculturists to assume that that panic was well founded; and the reason which I gave f not acting on those apprehensions, was my belief that i or t would be found, before we got to the end of the tariff, that those apprehensions were at an end ; and the communications which I have received from the country prove the correctness of that impression. I think I may say that the panic has already passed away. I said at that time that the then diminution in the price of cattle was attributable to other con current causes, as the price of fodder; and I felt very con fident that when the sober judgment of the country was applied to the consideration of this subject, thoseapprehensions would give way to the natural consequence of that sober judgment. Now, I have looked into a country paper, and the country papers afford a very good indication of the feeling of the country ; and I take this account, which is a report from Liverpool :—" The price of cattle is still rising; there was a large supply in the market ; but the prices were very high ; we stated a fortnight ago that the diminution in price was the consequence of a mere panic and would not continue." If, then, I had acted on the panic, I should have been left in the lurch by the panic. (Laughter.) " Monday, May 16.—We have had rather a large supply of cattle ; but the prices are very high ; beef, 61d. to 7d. ; mutton, 7d. to 'ad." Now, the price of beef and mutton being 7d. and 71d. at Liverpool, I put it to every intelligent gentleman in this house whether it is right to continue the present prohibition? (Hear.) Why do I take Liverpool ? Because Liverpool is the port into which the Irish supplies enter. Now, supposing twenty years since any one had said to a Liverpool man, " Look at the present supply of Irish cattle, I will tell you what it will be twenty years hence," wouldn't his natural an swer have been " Why, the English graziers will be ruined ?" In 1820 the number of cows and oxen brought from Ireland, I am not sure whether into England or Liverpool only—was 16,966; and on an average of the last five years there have been brought from Ireland into the port of Liverpool alone 472,000 cows and oxen, or upon an average about 94,000 in each year. What has been the effect of that enormous increase on the prices? So far from the English grazier being injured, the prices have risen, notwithstanding that large increase. (Hear, hear.) Under these circumstances is it wise to continue the present prohibition ? (Hear, hear.) Are we not bound to look for a wider area whence to draw our supply? (Hear, hear.) Take the average of the five years preceding the last five and the importation into Liver pool from Ireland was 54,800; compare that with the average of the five following years, which was 94,400; and do not these facts suggest important considerations ? Is it not a just and almost necessary inference, that the population is in creasing more rapidly than the supply ? (Hear.) Whence then is our supply to come? Look at France, Holland, Belgium, and the States of the Germanic Confederation—th e i r oP ula tion is sixty-five millions of inhabitants ; th ey require cattle for their own supply of food; they are all, I believe, importing countries, and in each of them lam afraid the price of cat tle and meat is rising, and the consumption increasing in proportion to the population. The n o bl e lord says that at one time we contend that we ought to remove the prohibition, and at another we justify it on the ground that the price will not be much lowered. I wish we could make a considerable reduction in the price of meat. (Hear, hear.) But take the case of Liverpool : we see great improvements in steam na vigation ; we see great supplies derived from Ireland and Aberdeenshire, and yet no benefit is derived to the community from these great improvements in our navigation, or from these great supplies. (Hear, hear.) Still there is the same progressive rise in price. Is not this conclusive proof of the necessity of removing the prohibition ? (Hear, bear.) 0 , : , , , i 71 2 in 1 the lather hand, th e agr i cu lt ur i s t v iews the eesPr!.., alarm, I am bound to tell him that his apprehensione founded ; the chief advantage of removing the P7 is that we the chief benefit to the community, in my 0 0" ...ot gl i nt constant shall hereby be taking a new security of decease in this progressive rise in price ; and that, in . car _ wise - and justifi country, or any sudden or rapid rise;gize pa of foreign cattle. able precaution to permit the mtrod The Bank of England have lent' £400,000 on railroad mortgages The 1 _sins appear, from statements in different news papers, to have done a great deal of good throughout the Jersey, which may be reached from London in 18 hours by the steamers, contains at present 20,000 English residents. - - Four thousand tents, and a large supply of blankets, have been sent over to Hamburgh, for the relief of the sufferers, by order of her majesty's government. Mr. W. T. S. Daniel, of the M Chancery bar, has been appointed Ipswich, vacant by the resignation of ~ . QUICK PASSAGE PROM EDIN Navigation Company's We; the passa land Circuit, and the the Recordership of ;;ir C. F. Williams. The General Steam Royal, made nine hours, being the quickest pk. SUGAR IN THE OLDEN TIME.- the Fourth of France, sugar was s. that it was sold by the ounce by apothecarleb, ruvian bark is now sold.--Echo du Monde Savant. EFFECT OF RAILWAYS.—At the annual meeting of the proprietors of the Sheffield Canal, held last week, the usual dividend was omitted for want of funds. of Henry ) rare in that country, nearly as Pe- A poor woman, resing, near Cardiff, v with twin children, joined at the breast. when born. The mother has since died. lately confined They were dead The fruit trees have but, on close inspectic Kentish Observer. been making a good show of blossom, a, are found to be beset with insects.— The Prussian State Gazette announces that the Duke of Brunswick has ordered collections to be made throughout his territory in favour of the sufferers from the fire at Ham burg. • THE ALTAR.—At a recent meeting of the Exeter Archi- tectural Society, Dean Lowe read of which was to Et one of the objects Lt on each s, there ought to niche, in which sacrament might I e of the altar in ou e elements of The members of the Fox Club intend to give thei_ banquet on the 2nd of June, at the Clarendon Hotel. Th Honourable Mrs. Charles Fox, relict of the celebrated states man, whom she survived thirty-six years, though at a very advanced age, is still living in the enjoyment of good health, at her villa at Chertsev. By the death of the Rev. R. Barneby, the valuable living of St. Dunstan's, Stepney, has become vacant; it is in the gift of the principal and tellows of Brasenose College, Ox ford, and worth £l,OOO per annum. COCKNEYISM.—A servant in Georgia being asked from what part of England he came, replied, " Why, sir, I was born in Covent-garden, but I have always lived in the Hay- ors to several of the workhouses in Ireland have entered a protest against the poor-law commissioners for not settling their accounts, though reduced to the lowest scale by the commissioners architect. The ce The number of associations established in Great Britain at present for the circulation of the Scriptures is 2228 ; in Ire land, 550; Continental Europe, 1500; Asia, 83 ; Africa, 16; America, 2800 ; Australia, 15 ; and the West Indies, 226, — sixty-nine of the last being conducted by free negroes. ELYSIAN Sour.—The French have a soup which they call " Potage a la Camerani," of which it is said, " A single spoonful will lap the palate in Elysium ; and while one drop remains on the tongue, each other sense is eclipsed by the voluptuous thrilling of the lingual nerves." PULLING DOWN THE BRITISH MUSEUM I—This is lite rally the fact, the original edifice is now in the hands of the " housebreakers," or, as they are sometimes denominated in the modern nomenclature of the march of intellect, the " ma terialists ' • " for it certain that about one-fourth of this an cient seat or palace of the Dukes of Montague was actually knocked down (by the hammer) on Saturday last for the mo derate sum of about £l2OO, andlthe remaining three por tions will fall under the same instrument, in succession, but not immediately. • ACCIDENT ON THE NORTHERN AND 'EASTERN RAIL WAY.—ShortIy after two o'clock on the morning of Tuesday, an accident occurred on the line of the above railway, near Bishop Stortford, which, no doubt, will be attended with fatal consequences. About two o'clock a man named John Kemp, 26 years of age, was driving a cart along the line, laden with bricks, on the top of which he was seated. He was suddenly jerked off on to the line, and his right leg fall ing between one of the rails and the cart.wheel, it was lite rally crushed to pieces. He was taken up insensible, and placed in a truck and brought to the terminus at Shoreditch, and from thence conveyed to the London Hospital, where amputation of the limb was performed by Mr. Andrews, the surgeon : the poor fellow, however, is past all hope of reco very. A correspondent of the Staudard says " It has been erro neously stated in a provincial paper, not very favourably dis posed to the Oxford University, that the Theological Statute recently passed in Convocation recognies Dr. Pusey as a Theological Professor and; as such, :assigns him a place at the Theological Board. This is so far from being the case, that the new statute distinctly recognises him as a professor of the Hebrew language ; ;and an application made on his part to be designated a Professor of Exegetical Theology was promptly and peremptorily rejected by the framers of the statute." • A BAD HUSBAND BETTER THAN NONE.—A married woman was telling a staid lady, somewhat on the wrong side of fifty, of some domestic troubles, which she in a great part attributed to the irregularities of her husband. Well," said the old maid, "you have brought these troubles on yourself. I told you not to marry him. I was sure he would not make a good husband." "He is not a good one, to be sure, madam," replied the woman, " but he is a power better than none." OASTLER ON THE AFFGHAN WAR.—I must confess that the more I think about the Affghan war the more I am convinced that the people of England have been deceived into it. Every art was resorted to to prevent the people from knowing that the resources of the state were devoted to but chering those whom the people of England had no wish to injure, and who were anxious to be friends with us. The necessity of the war was never discussed in parliament—par liament was never invited to sanction it. There were none of those formalities gone through by which the nation might know that it was at war. Both the Duke of Wellington and Sir Robert Peel disapproved of, but still they are resolved to 4. " w'r "" + l ' o ""nrae nre fn he taxed for the ex- prosecute, Inc war, i 3.1 penses I Thus do we, if we refuse further explanation, ex hibit ourselves to the world in the character of wholesale wil ful murderers, waging a war of aggression , without even the semblance of provocation.—Fleet Papers, No. 22. THE LATE AUta/MNT VN an nnanu,.lie ItAlLvv-Ay. —The sad and solemn ceremony of the interment of the remains of the twenty-five victims of the terrible event at Meudon, which had not been removed from the cemetery of Mont Parnasse, wasperformed on Tuesday, at eight in the morning, by the cure of St. Sulpice and his clergy. After the service, which made a deep impression on all present, the bodies, which had been placed in separate coffins, were deposited in one grave. M. Boulay de la Menrthe, a friend of the family of the young Bouchard, one of the victims, who had gained several prizes in the course of his studies, delivered an oration on his un ti me ly f a te, and containing pas sages applicable to the whole of the sufferers, which produced a painful effect upon all the auditors. The grief of the father of this young man, who was present, became alarmingly in tense. The sister of another youth, who was unquestionably lost in the same catastrophe, but whose remains could not be positively identified, added to the distressing scene by her lamentations, which she could not refrain. The cure of St. Sulpice also pronounced a short discourse. TROTTING MATcfr.—On Tuesday afternoon a trotting match in harness, for £5O a-side, between Mr. Graves's Lady Dart and Mr. Lipscombe,s chesnut mare, came off on the London Road, between Harlington Corner and Long Ford. The start was from the 13th to the 15th mile -sto ne . Mr. Bragg, of Slough was appointed umpire. At starting the chesnut took the lead, but was soon headed by Lady Dart, who gradually gained ground, and came in about fifty yards a-head. The distance (two miles) was perfor med in six minutes and a half. The horses were driven by their owners: Lady Dart broke three times, and was ordered to pull up by the umpire, but was given in her favour by the referee. Betting at starting was 5 to 2on Lady Dart. DINNER TO THE MARQUIS OF TWEEDDALE.—On Fri day afternoon last, the members and friends of the United East Lothian Agricultural Society entertained• the most noble the Marquis of Tweeddale, President of the Society, at dinner in the Assembly Rooms, Haddington, on occasion of his lordship's appointment to the civil and military go vernment of the presidency of Madras. Upwards of 150 gentlemen were present, and the large hall of the Assembly Rooms was filled in every part. Lord Elcho was in the chair, supported right and left by the Marquis of Tweeddale, the Hon. Captain Keith, of Monkrigg, Sir Charles D. Fer guson, Sir Charles Gordon, Secretary to the Highland Society, Mr. Wauchope, of Edmonston, Mr. Trotter, of Mortonhall, Captain Hey, of Belton, Mr. Milne, younger, of Milne Garden, Mr. Caddell, of Tranent, Colonel Caddell, H.E.LC.S., Mr. Aitchison, of Alderston, &c.—Edinbnrgh Standard. --- THE QUEEN'S VIOLET PERFUME.—We have been much gratified by the sight of an elegant and chaste bijou, which has been presented to her Majesty, in the form of a beauti ful scent bottle and stand, containing a new violet per fume, extracted for the first time from the flower, by M r . Robert Best Ede, perfumer to her Majesty. From its n ovelty, we are doubtful of doing justice to the delicacy and beauty of this elegant design. The stand, whi ch i 3 circular, and about thirty-six inches in circumfer ence, is richly carved and gilt in burnish ed and dead gold, with plumes of the Prince of Wales, and between these are en twined the rosc, shamrock, and thistle. The upper part of the stand is covered with white velvet, over which is laid a rich court satin tablet, trimmed wuitnhisgootlldwbitUhilitOhne fringeof tassels ; on the tablet are some appropriate lines on the g birth n is placed on the tablet, is of the richest cut Bohemian of the infant prince, printed in gold. The glass stand, which surmounted manu facture, and the colour strictly in beautifully violet. As the top is a collar of solid silver, with six plumes of the Prince of Wales's feathers athde chased. Within the collar is placed the bottle, coloured glass as the stand, and appropriately of the same emblem atically engraved, containing the deliciousmost and emblem ever inhaled. In fact, so decided was delicatethe the violet, that we could readily ima • odour imagine we were surrounded by a bed of those innocent flowers —B . perfume w o o f • rzghton Herald. - - " WHO IS THE MURDELLER ? "— This is the title of a very curious paper ia Blacktcood's Ma azine, by a skiltful and practised lawyer, and i nvo l ves a sti g anin pro blem in he law of circumstantial evid ence. A man was tried for mur der in York at the last spring assizes, and the cirmixastarg: of the case are among the strangest we have ever read• back prisoner was the intimate of the deceased, and so far of 1830, became possessed of a sum of money. On the pri so n er, soner) murder he was seen at Goldsborough b " set e Prisoner, soner) ; and on the evening of that day he, and a man named Garbut, were observed d eceased by, on the prisoner with a gun—and all going to s t o: b deceased was a poaching errand. From that moment d remark that there never more seen or heard of. We shoul d re tooth was one peculiarity marked his fae.e,,U caug ht every one's wwielktrtogether— on the left side of his under jaw, IT a l roe e was immediately eye on first seeing him. His disaimo A Th e prisoner. A quantity noticed, and suspicion fasten the,d report of a gun in the sot where the three had adistinctly sworn to. Several of be blood en see n was a l a k l i s n o g seen together.e!o se to n ' wood on the same night wa i s ier to know what had become of I'l. 4s ° w:a be told different stories —to for Li v erpool to go to America, a , b c n e h o l otnahegle► I. :, w o f a l a rg e sum one, that he had se DI p th e e rs a o b n s s en ap t p m li a e n d , t t o u th a l . le .l is t ir : b t e really h ad some intention of going —to man, were found in his posses whither, that em went to some distant place to see his friends ; In short another, be t was different. Various articles of cloth aeeoun of money, wl • which must have is t ni o og e n, w e b. be attempted to conceal ; and he even made a disP—Y into his what proof was there that suddenly come i the murderer. lie he was sup posed to have been . a.a for war t i o toto t o h f his possession. _. was taken up and dis cbarg— d been murdered, or Huntley had been was at all dead ? Thus, the first step in the prosecution til in J failed. Matters so remained for eleven Years, until . June, 1841 a human discovered about five miles from th e spot where the three had been seen last walking ; and on l bone, a long projecting tooth on ooking at the skull and jaw jaw was discovered. This t the left side of the lower trial, having been lost in th tooth was not forthcoming at the again arrested ; and from e meantime. Goldsborough was from a man named Grundy, some observations which dropped after the fact. Ile turned&lndy, he was charged as an accessory tion implicating hanged himself in the was all eke= t king's evidence —signed a deposi prisoner, and in a few hours afterwards prison. The evidence against the prisoner a antlal, but very acquitted. atrong. lie was