The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-05-15 00:00:00

this contraband traffic. Steam vessels afford, therefore, the best means for putting an effectual stop to the trade. Coercive measures of some sort or other must be resorted to, in order to abolish a system so disgraceful to human nature. Let this subject be urged upon the notice of government by petitions from all parts of the country. It is surely a subject of far greater moment than the im mediate enfranchisement of the negro apprentices. If the emancipationists are sincere, let them take up this question with energy. majority- in the House of CoMthonS stand by Lord John Russell if the peers are to be selected from Without the walls of that house ? This resource .is manifestly an absurdity. The advice of the Albion to fill up all the vacancies in the magistracy, the church, and in every branch of the public service with liberals, is perfectly supererogatory. The Whigs have uniformly acted upon this policy. " A reciprocity .on one side" has ever been their ruling maxim. But has it at all aided their cause ? Let the pre sent constitution of the House of Commons afford an answer. Thank God, there is patriotism enough in the country to overrule all the corrupt influence which the Whigs can bring to bear upon the elections, and there is firmness enough in the House of Lords to stand by the country—to sustain its true interests—to maintain a wholesome course of legislation—and to resist the secret machinations of those who would plunge the nation into all the horrors of civil anarchy. LIBERALISM AT A DISCOUNT.—The Albion of yester day has a very lugubrious: article on the present prospects of what is called the reform party. Our melancholy contemporary exclaims -that "at last the dead lock', ' liberallegislation i‘ in . has arrived." We are glad .of it. The country has ample cause to rejoice that such a "t ll ing. is confessed on , all hands." Great.Britairi will resound with shouts of gratulation on receiving the glo rious news. The liberal ministry and their radical allies 'have no longer the power of doing any mischief. Their can no longer oppress the poor or insult the rich—plun , tisk the merchant or ruin n the farmer—spoil the c h urc h or trample on the rightsof free-born Eoglishinen. No ion . ~.. • ger can they aid the cause of :Popery and republicanism by their. mischievous enactments. - The.days of- fat coin - missionerships are at an end: Whig jobbery .is out of .fashion,•• and - acts of parliament for the encouragement of • nepotism. are as obSolete as a thrice mended pair of shoes. ' "The thing is confesied on all hands." So saith the 'Adbion=arid*the Albion speaks like an oracle. - --But how has this &dons consummation been brought to pass ? How- has this cause of national joy . sprung up? The Albion say's—" The oligarchy have contributed, for • a season, to place therielves in the dangerous position of a drag upon the wheels of reform, and to.arrest the progress of all improvements in.the - institutions of the country." By the : oligarchy we presume the Albion means to describe the members of the House of Lords ; , Lf so, we deny that theirs is at all a dangerous position. Their enlightened patriotism—their acknowledged wis doni—their prudence—their moderation—their zeal for ~_ the Protestant ChUrch of• England.—and their energetic defence of the invaded liberties of British subjccts; have Procured for them - the love and admiration L-the confi dence and support or all who acknowledge loyalty as a duty and value freedUm as a 1-.. lessing. The position of the "Lords is a . proudand enviable one, and one which, in spite of the Oracular dictum-of- -the Albion, will not be "for a season" only. The defensive post which they oc cupy they will assuredly never quit, while there remain revolutionary projects to be frustrated—attacks upon the rhumb to be resisted—or. rebellious Popish plots to-be FlRE.—Early -on Thursday morning, the coals in the bun counteracted. We also deny that the Lords are acting kers of the-Queen Victoria steamer, lying in the Clarence-dock, .1 1 t - as "a drag upon the wheels of reform." Far from it ; twoerreivtibaussnedvtowbeentoonnfirbeollmilme immediately, ia e t e cin - ri t m th mers. s Inspec they • act as a drag only upon the wheels of revolution— rigged to the pump, and by pouring into the g° b tic ke e v r e s s a e copious :u se s of t reason - s--of infidel legislation—of Popish ascendancy supply of water, an d causing men to turn over the coals as it ', on Thursday ' Hence ar i ses a ll t h e bi tter ra e a ainst them. Hence y was discharged, he soo n succee d e d in the flames. g 11 . 1' DROWNING.'' At one o'clock extinguishing C g g n come all the abusive and filthy tirades against them with mottling, a police inspector heard a rattle , and a cry th a t a per which t h e re üblican ress of this country is filled isnoithe nhaslf e atlen i n t o the P p Priuce's.dock. He proceed e d thith er Hence . diat ly and getting out a boat in the slip, fo r th w ith com also, s prings -th e ir p o p u larity w ith th e grea t mass menced a search. A sl oop was h au li ng out from the slip at the ; time, and . from a person who 'was standing on the deck the in of the loyal, industrious, intelliaent and virtuous popu ,, , spector inquired whether any person had been observed to fall lation of Great Britain.- ----- in by him. The answer was in the negative. The inspector _ i m . - •,- , .- and a police-officer grappled round the slip until half past four ' It" is right that our readers should k " at the Albion when they succeeded in drag6ina up the body of a man, who' it was then discovered, belonged "' to the very sloop which was .is not singular in Confessing the utteliWtration of the hauling out when the alarm was given. The sloop was from liberal faction: . Our contemporary remarks— Portsmouth. "The Lonthin Courier, of last Monday, - hOnestly confesses NEW CATHOLIC TfISHOP.—ACCOI'diIIg to the "on dits" in the Catholic world, the Rev. D. Youens, of Copperas-hill -that such is the case: that the Lords, hardened in their anti lapel, - . Liverpool, is to be coadjutor Bishop to the Right Rev. national feelings by the very small majority which the liberal Briggs,' Catholic Bishop in the North of England.— Party possess in the House of - Comtnorii,' will now boldly put Journal. their veto upon every measure sent up to - them for the good of FATAL ACCIDE N T ON THE Ge aND JUNCT ION MAILWAr.—An .the co un t ry ; and that nothing, therefore, remains for accident, attend e d w ith l oss o f lif e , occurred on the Grand the J une- People to d o b ut to stan d quietly looking on at the passive state Lion Railway, in the ne i g hb our h ood o f P r e ston B rook, on Wed of the g overnme nt, emit° bide their time until Soine fresh sub_ ns ve a r y . eze t n i z i w l a a s st. us . s t i s th a e . h t alf- , pa t st f i r. Birmingham and i v a e l i m p r o c o e l i L i t ri nd h i c s lne n e t ? Jest st arts up te brace their energies, fire their zeal, and rouse the tunnel, the guarc r l ' stocufo% i l li s e w b d o -Y x with o them to exertions." which th he had l to deliverat Preston Brook. Prom some cause or We deny that the Lords are " hardened in their anti- two( h ' im e , r Cu h t e :o i t p li p t e ri l s ' re. d s fe c l o i t ; np a l n e d tet 0 oft' . T he tl i i l e te carriages, unfortunate man was t r e e t t l n d o e v d et i l ) , v aLd , medical a 4l;ta n ice promptly procured. He was at national . feehngs." The!r feelings are Confessedly in a .ai t rt e , r b t r e w a a c s c t e d n r t eadLt o l t l e y e i injured unison with those of the British people. If they were that-he died a . boit n t n wo an hour r s . not so, how could it happen that the c ons ti tuenc ie s of carriages were thrown off th e ra il s , b ut no mater i al injury was . ..Great-Britain have actually returned a majority of con- Q HELEN'S.-NEW..,T. TOWN-HALL.—The inhabitants of St, servatives into the House of Commons—a majority only Helen's have 'with their usual spirit s had a public meeting, for h e s n t te , r te ing into. arrangem e nt s f or th e erect i on of a , neutralised by the influx- of the Irish tail—die nominees ' t t le ' i .„ w p ri u ..i r , lo , ) ,ir &, f s t shall, Bridewell, &r,, on rather an exten of tale Po p i s h : e priests, and returned. into parliaMent , by - sive scabs, aftorswhich a subseripti l n ha l p i t st liet w i ti s s lii `o tt eu to ed i , iea n t.0 d i. forthwith w le it s h ; thanadve advertised for, i d o a r y s a ,. n E, d 3, i 001/ st expected flie practice of the vilest ietimidation. Iris true thatthe self-styled fiherals have ostensibly a "small majority" in the building will be ready for Use.. The'ait a n i al v io tn n i j s a o n n ua t a south e of the new market-place, which ha s l a t e ly b een l a i d out and the Hous e o f C ommons. B ut it should be borne in mind flagged . in the ce n t re , an d w h ere it is intended to hold the inar that it is ess en ti a ll y a P op i s h. and anti Eng lish - majority ket. ' h is square is al rea dy near l y b ui l t round with handsome —a factious and a p er j ure d Ma j or i ty. It is a'cooi piece shops and lofty houses, all of which are uniform, beautifully squares i , ti a ca nd s , h w ir h e en finished one of the handsomest ii Bu ll'a , of effrontery in the Albion to assert that the Lord s Wyan Gazette. boldly pUt their veto opon every measure sent up to them On Thursday, being the rent-day of Peter Greenall, Esq., St. Helen's, upwards of 200 tenants that gentleman partook for the good of the country." What measures which are of an excellent dinner , prov ided b y s really calculated to benefit the country have the Lords Fleece Inn. After the lo p t r h ov w t as reni r oVe l tr 4 ." ll ll i i g e g ( - , t ) i tree n n',' ° ' f a t u h d e refused to assent to ? We can point out numberless several other l o y a l an d humorous toasts were p ro p ose d, an d measures o f an oppos i te tendency which they have ver responded to in the most ent h us i ast i c manner.—Wigan Gazette. y ACCIDENT.—CAC TI O N .-0 1:1 Alontlay evening last, as some Properly rejected. . ' very easy to rate against the men were employed in hoisting a pipe of-wine into one of the Lords for resisting` e r'es Which are said to be ~ , i, c ,.. t u h p e pe r r op r e oo hl s k o e, f M A r. nd ltigmaisten's warehouse, in Dale-street the cask fell to the ground breaking' the to good of the country." It is a far more difficult thing . through the cellar lid, which it dashed to pieces. The accident miraculously,inses o c f o t o h e te tackle. 0 the Providentially,v b prove —to demonstrate that such measures are really i andindeed sii u attribute d almostte eneficial. There is no form of sophistry with which the thoroughfare, and the hour at whch it occurr g ed, no er p y ereson w was liberals are more familiar than the petill;Principii—th e i om hurt, f r but - that it might ha v e b een ot h erw i se i s sufficiently obvi the -fact that some few years ago, Mrs. Kearsley and b egging of the question. her daughter lost their lives whilst passin g this very warehouse, and from precisely a similar cause, Mr. Rigmaiden being then We c an very co n fidently assure our lachrymose con- as now, in the, occupation of the warehouse. ' temporary that "the people will stand quietly looking DaATII FROM INTOX ICATION.—On Thursday, an inquest was , " ont. at the progress of legislation, as long as the Lords body p h e e n ld te o r n on th b e oir( e of Duncan Bain. was ,ih e a v c e a s r : I the barque ' Part nue to act the fearless, independent, and patriotic eel, on the Monday preceding, went into the river, where h . , vt Well they are acting. •at present. The people will j dr ii i n n zl iti her. r o Shortly m w i t with aftersolne coopers; and d n fi h v o e a redi them, h e commencerincluding - b well contented to " bide their time" until a conserva- the deceased,-emptied four bottles.. He soon after ,ecame se -I,tli.v.te administration can assume the reins of government h ri a7bL i n i; 'el a n n n d lo " ;e 3 ,l troeuitoolvveoduot on bo ard vessel.ar d the st iel. a eTe p h a i c s k il , ewsshiicn.h _r: hoot running the risk of being again overcome by creased; and in less than half an hour after being put on board, he expired from the e ff ects of the liquor in which he had so un a Y factious conibinatiOnby any Litchfield House. tom he sparingly indulged; An inquest was subsequently held upon the body, and a verdict in conformity with the evidence re- We a re g l ad to find t . . . • , nat an organ so much in the con- turned. , fiden se of NEW MAGIS TRATES FOR LANCASHIRE.—We understand r the government as the Courier, hints at the pro s that John Slack, Esq., of Heaton Norris, Jonathan Thornhill Peet of another election ; " should another, dissolution Esq., of Stockport, and Williatn Smith, Esq., of Reddish, have been placed in the Lancashire commi ss i on o f th e , p eace . of parliament be deemed necessary as an experiment to , CHEATRa ROYAL.—Last evening was brought out here ag' in n gl .e ve . a real preponderance to one or the other of the con- Sheridan Knowles's new comedy of "The Love Chase." 'On n co l tn ti . ngs the first bringing ou t . of this comedy we expressed our opinion parties in the country." The hint is significant, regarding it, which it is unnecessary to repeat. Its Principal in g as it does from such a quarter. .We sincerelythis occasion was its i ntroducing Mrs. Nisbett-to the hope it will be acted upon—no matter how soon. The Liverpool public in the part of Constance, Mrs. Nisbett is possessed of most of the attrib u t es to const i tute a successful .a°nServatives lost nothi ng by the, l as t e l ec ti on , opposed and an admired actress—good looks, a commanding and ele ayset.nhey were by the whole power and patronage of go- ant figur . e he tv a s n t d l ti ad h l s li h ke i . manners, and in her acting is 0 f nature,e r , b u a t it a d b t o h v e e i. all acting h c e i t i . nsi sts i t i s s c a h n a r i n in i : tFe r rn t ent. They lost nothing by contending against • l triscru ul ai le ~, p ous use which the Whig-radicals made of pr ig es h s lY ort o h l e l very type Nothing could be more easy, unaffected, and (though studied Istieeti's'inglet in the scene with Wildrake, the sportsman, her lover, when ' eatiti noar • - • e i e , Y admonition . to our contemporary, another he comes to roose . to her, in the dress of a town fop, under cttss, will andthe impressio n his t h at ~ it would please her.. Her raillery of hint ei not take place under a Whig adininis tr a - dancing, how he cut," was rich in the extreme; and i . 94 . -Ti • • ' ley will not again be permitted to abuse their her after conduct; when he comes with a mock proposal to make lna uce . e h x e c r e j e e d aLo g uii i . c t l h e a v t e s r. he bridesmaid her su aidtohis personation h t. bride, b ` o va n s a nd 14 , c e in promoting theelectienuf suchmen.aiLeader should act d e ' w art. They will not have it in their power, to . stance, has already established herself a favourite in Liverpool: de ny all ' We must notice, also , the very clever acting of Mr. Baker sise protection to the Irish Protestants in the exer- . and of Mrs. Clarke, as ' Sir William Foridlove and the . Wido h old eir franchise. They -will not be- permitted to Green. We never saw a piece of better acting than Sir Wm. , the warrants Fondlovers description to Widow Green, to make her jealous noa sch6,(, of .the comptroller of her Majesty's of who gave hiriallis brilliant ring, " which could tell a tale." fon- lento ' s _ I in suspension for the, purpose of sending a Mrs. ClarkeAlit i lation of Widow Green, too, as an expectant . of c ortin r of rebellien . against that Queen into the,,House• .bride — re p p v i e Ation at Iti S e ri l t h h oll a o M il thoug ht melting tenderness, n g d g her "pretty s, and i li a v it e d rc , o f m o r e "(ler aill°lls* No ! the next election will take place the . second time, whilst she.' gives_ instructions. to her , maid to carry the smelling salts to be ready for every interesting scene m ost a dministration consolidated on the firmest and that may arise, was a most admirable piece of acting. In e ndtiri basis—the . . Ple; 1, 1 . _ ng a ff ect i onsof the .British peg - fact, the piece was well.played generally, and as a consequence went off:well. Mrs. Nisbett afterw ards appeared as Mrs. d oi n 1e next election will afford an opportunity .of Trictrac in the " Married Rake. ' Ihe house was a good one , theg"justi6 ' ' .' " ' th o „. , e O .Ireland,. :by emancipating.. her from and so we have no doubt it will continue during Mrs. N - b ~ rs. is ett s oanefill d • •. " stay. omination" of the Popish faction. It i s r WAITING FOR A M A GITRATE.—REFORM OF THE POLICE- Which e ally amu • • • i etl d !mg to witness tae straoge m io the - 4 / b ic; • conarrss-Much stir has lately been. made in the town by the n ado— kits, to account for the unpopularity rots y advocates of "reform" about the recent election of ma of the - • - . . present ministry V 'but very fool- - gistrates. -Judging frimn - the scarcity at the Police -court, we so-) quaintly, should.imagine that the town-council will shortly have an op-. ta r ed our ' of;., . contemporary. e xc l a i m o are the -people portunity afforded.thein of am,ending their manners, and show . good government, and have they transferred ing their obedient behaviour in a new election of additional 'ell. affections magistrates; for it is quite clear that 24 are not su ffi cient to i s.. to its .enemies ?" The answer is obvious. assist the stipendiary. Yesterday, the Police -court, with its : merit" people are tired, heartily tired, ustial number of occupants, complainants, defendants, witnesses, , of . prisoners, accusers, policemen, attorneys, &c , were kept waiting 4, the bungling l • ' • egisiation, of the stupid and in- upward s of an hour ' for "the second magistrate," First Mr . Sane polie tal e l transferred al . • bench, was sent for; but he was non eat inventus as the lawyers their affections" to the friends of good T h e say; he had gone out of town. useless search after Air. g""ntnent--to tlAiken wasted one quarter of an hour. Next, Mr: Houghton neutralised lose who have averted tine evils and _ ; was sent for, and in about 10 minute's, to the comfort of those 7ral the mischief of the worst government with who were kept waiting in thecourt d bad an otherbusiness to w( lcli the country attend to, the message returned was, "gone to New Brighton Ti le se , s Y was ever cursed. with his family." "Mr. Ewart, or anybody," was then sent for, the ileme suggested by the Albion for recruiting ton but the constabl e brought word back, " Mr. Evart, or anybody," oi strength of the liberal was out of town- The constable was again sent out on a voya g e party, is far from -being a "v el one. Ti of discovery, with the message "go over for Mr Brown, create a I The editor strongly advises the Whigs to • ' or . anybody you can find." Out went the constable, and in ten the peers, ,arge number of pe ers • i • e rf ot) , 0 , ~ . ~ with a view to overawe m inutes returned with the answer " Mr. Brown is gone to Chet ten am. He had called- on the way on Mr. Heywood and 01 0n .,c ~ ' Lords --or in his oivn classical phrase- Mr. Bens, with similar success. All means having failed so , N •‘' to force them to i , or ns.. ), „ draw in their - aristocratic far to find a:magistrate, the half broken-winded constable was ' ne forgets sent out again as a derider resort, " then go for Mr. Earle." On _ ur . tar ~ that sound instruction; "first Catch Y_' - ' I e, &c. Where these his way, however, he happened luckily to meet with Mr. Jones, thus saved the court from further indefinite delay. Now; C ar , r _ ~.,e , are peers to be found ? and are , '.;4.,-.ll,itAll Ilion rile afford_ to draucd't • here is a substantial grievance, which wants reforming; and as , i ninety or a gun totnessibers of th e Irons . . the brawlers for reform are sadly at a loss just now for something th e n - e Of Commons for eletation , to find fault with and grumble at, having pretty much their Own reesarra ? t • way, we recommend th em to turn their band to this, and drOte Pe sled- Fiii vff,:til • wouldi be .the result of so many • ic elections t W so .Se -• b • . rviue y putting on end In this ine•xcusable neglect sareplace replacer ? : Will the present' o o n . mi . f duty, which is not of unfrequent occurrence. . THE CORONATION. — ' Phis interesting event, unless the blundering ministry find reasons for further postpone. ment, is to take place next : month. In many, if not most, of the large towns throughout the kingdom, measures have been adopted for giving .ecliit to the event. We have not as yet heard of any steps being taken in Liver pool to celebrate the day when Victoria shall be crowned, but we earnestly 'hope that no farther delay will takd place.. Liverpool has always been conspicuous for the unflinching 'loyalty of its inhabitants, and we trust that its character in that respect will not suffer any deteriara.. tion on the 28th of June.. We expect to hear that the conservatives of the town, - at all events, will _make an early stir in the matter, and concert some arrangements for a splendid manifestation of their attachment to our virgin Queen. ,ELECTION PETITIONS.—During the past week there ha%;e been 'two election committees ballotted for. The former of these, theGloticester committee, consisted of eight conservatives and three liberals. The petitioners were liberals against the return' of Mr. Hope. The other committee was that for Norwich, which was composed of iseven liberals and fOur conseratives. The petitioners were liberal electors against the return of Mr. Scarlett and the Marquis of Douro. In the former case, Mr. Berkeley gave up his objection to the return of Mr. Hope. In the lattercaSe, a compromise %as entered into, which places 'the Marquis of Douro and Mr. Smith as the sitting members. No decision has yet been come to in reference to the Bedford petition. Several votes have been struck off from - the conservative list. MA Y N:N THE ,LIVERPOOL STANDARD C HURCH. EXTENSION IN SCOTLAND. sin, they must have recourse to another system than that of the dissenters, which they knew was the voluntary one, and which had beenefoend to act pretty w e ll i n certa i n s i tuat i ons an d un d er On Prides, a in-ether was held in the Music-hall, Bold-street, certain cir c um s tan c e s — t h a t i s , i t d oes we l l w h ere the people in aid o f th e extens i on of church accommodi in Scotland aton coan.. have the' means, and so far appreciate the gospel as to he willing The meeting Wits numerously and respectably attended, and on to pay for it; but it was totally useless where there was nothing. the PlatfOrm were some of the mo s t distinguished clergymeuof Shut poverty and want ; atid . hence it was that th e y m i g ht t rave l this town, b es id es t h e. deputation (rain Scotland. Amongs far and wid e i n the Highlands of Scotland, wh er e th e pa r i s h es others pres en t, w e o b serve d :—Rev, Dr. gal t were thirty o r f er ry miles lone, and f r o m t wenty t o thi rty m il es Ph, Rev. J. Palk, broad, without ever meeting with such a thing as a dissenting Rev. W. Storey, Roseneath ; Rev. F. Ould, Rev. H. 111'Neile, place of worship, and fir that reason, that in the highways and Rev. Mr. James, of the Welsh Church,. Rev. Mr. Glass, Duiri- hedges labourers are required where no voluntary minister can afferd to labour, and where only endowed ministers can afford mich, George Grant, Esq., C. S. Parker, Esq., Duncan Gibb, to go—visiting people in their houses, and, from house to house, Esq., Hugh Matthie, Es Alex. Boggie, Esq., Harry Gordon, teaching and exhdrting them, and in the language of the Sa- Esq., John Pollock, Esq , &c, At the time appointed, viour, "compelling them to come in." The superiority of the The Rev. Dr. RALPH moved that Crawford Logan, Esq, do endowed over the voluntary churches did not escape the notice take the chair', which was seconded by Hugh Matthie, of the early reformers, and they . as members of the established Es q' and .'• church acknowledged the principle of endowments—they ac carried. . . The CHAIRMAN, in opening the business of the meeting, knowledeed tbein not only as lawful and expedient, but as said *st f rictly Lriptural ;and that it _yeas one of the important duties he must . claim' their indulgence for a few minutes a while he a eovernment to make provision for the religious and *moral stated what he conceived was the object that had called them "" • education of the people. With a deep sense of that truth they together. From a prospectus which he held in .his hand, and had go a n n e a to goveiueneot and laid the wants of the people before of which probably some of his reverend friends around him then, would speak, he understood that it was to show the great Want . requested them to come to their assistance in this . ho e u m r ' of spiritual need. . That government would see it was its of church accommodation for the people of Scoe.!and, both in , duty to do so, be had fain hoped; but whether the government the large towns and in the rural districts. ( Hear.) If he had , (lid so or t they, as churchmen, must do their duty, that stated the object of the meeting correctly, it was obvious it was they no ' - ' " therebyi i might bring the government to a sense of what he a work of charity, which would not admit of political discussion.l conceiver was due from them. They had asked the govern nor hostility to the dissenters, and with that impression he had . . inept to endow, not to build, the churches; they were willing to consented to take the chair that day. (Applause.) do that themselves, government would do the The Rev. JOHN P ARK th en o ff ere d up a prayer for the Divine in ' if the other, and was to assist the building department th a t th e c l ergy an d blessing, and it elders of the church of Scotland solicited their aid and co-opera- The Rev. PIELDEN OULD rose to move the first resolution. tion. That the church of Scotland had been so long before it He said he should perhaps have better consulted his own feele Shad moved in' this matter, could be no reason for their now ings that day by remaining a silent auditor, he confessed,, he - 'Withholding their support. If she had been remiss, it was was anxious to hear those who w ere well able to give him infer- surely something that she was now determined to be so no 'nation on the subject which tanist be interesting toevery church-, longer. They could not begin to do good too soon; but the fact man. But when he was appealed to by some gentlemen on that was, that it was not till lately, when the most searching investi platforne to show by his presence his sympathy with them 'in . gation had taken place, that those best informed on the subject that great and glorious cause, he found he could not, consistently- had any idea that such want and destitution existed in the land, with the dictates of his conscience, refuse to be there. (Hear.) and it had not been iu their power to remedy it as it now was. And he thought there weS not an individual then present that Besides; by a partidular act, if churches were built in any pa would not only agree with him that by being there and taking riSh, thelnitttinage of the new church was seized, and therefore :part with his , GiariStisin firetOeta who had come south of the p eo ple %Kahl not coin forward ; but . that act bad been repealed Tweed, he was in hissright plaik but that it was his duty to take by the exertions of the 'member for Dumbartonsbiree—(applause) every legitimate means to furtheieheirgreat object. (Applause.) —and as one *effect that had resulted in the laatit e ree years, 180 They would all eetiollict theesctisatiOn created by the statement new churches bad been built, or were in the course of building. of the Bishop of . Landon that there - Were:five millions of i English- (Applausesy'ffut what had been done iu that respect was men who were n the habit:of absenting themselv es f rom the nothiug compared with what was necessary to be done before house of God, and of not attending public worship of any kind, one-half the waste ground was occupied. Before he concluded, and when he called for the building of fifty churches in Londim he would briefly refer to a pamphlet published by Mr. Collins, alone, they would also remember how nobly his call was re- of Glasgow, who said that, from positive and personal inquiry, sponded to, and with what liberality subscriptions were made. • h e cou ld state, on the authority of the captain of police arid' And what wa s th e f act concerning Scotland ? Why, that out magistrates on the one hand, and of the governor and chaplain of a population of two and a half millions there was only accom- of Bridewell on the other, that nearly all the criminals who were modation for little more than one million in the fabrics of the 'tiled before the one, or immured in the other, came from those church. 50,000 might, he said, be under the care of dissenters, very places where the pehple were so destitute of church accom ' but then there was left behind one Million of mortal souls who, modation ; while from those quarters of the city where the peo as far as the statements which he bed seen showed, were left to pie possessed church accommodation, in the proportion of 50, 60, all the awful conseqUences of irreligion, ignorance, and infi- 79, or 80 i n t h e 1 00, the police-office had no criminals, and delitv that inevit a bly'r e ll owe d an" habitual- absence from the bridewell had no inmates. These facts proved, beyond all worship of God. Uoder these circumstances, their Scottish doubt, the necessity of providing spiritual instruction, and he brethren had raised £200,000. its he understood, and had erected could strongly recommend the case to the philanthropist and 180 churches ; but threeYstiife l a that number were required, and the wordly politici an; on t h at ground i t claimed their sympathy endowments were neceeiSa'io:' far thos e th a t were erected: for and support—And if it' was entitled to their support in thee 6 re the latter the chur c h a nt " Scotland had appealed to the govern- specie as he maintained it was. how much more was it entitled ment of the country, end, he lionented to say, had appealed in to their support when he appealed to them as Christians? At vain. It was not for theta to impugn the motives of those in present, year after year, multitudes of their fellow-countrymen, power—it was not fur:them to question the why or the wherefore who had lived in ignorance and guilt—yea, day after day, they that reasonable reguest had been refused, but it was impossible were making their dark plunge into eternity —year after year they should not be exceedingly jealous and indignant when they numbers were carried away in spiritual destitution ; and might reflected that popery • was endured both at home and abroad, it never be said. that they had refused to listen to that cry, or to while the reasonable claim of the church of Scotland bad been give of that sub Stance with which Provideuce had blessed them, refused. Why, they had a popish bishop" at Quebec, with his to assist the destitute in the how of their need. Their interpo thousands a-year : another popish bishop had been sent tO Aus- sition might be the means of—saving many souls : an d t h oug h traits. the destitute could net recompense them, they had it on the , .. o li b ig ta h i e t: t. rt a e u r t c h y ° . r ' i ' tY '( The CHAIRMAN interposed, and said, when he opened the G th r a e t a ` t ` a ß p l p es la s u ed se ase the merciful, for they shall proceedings at' the day he had expressed the conditions on which he took the chair, and, he hoped that the meeting would The Rev, JOHN GLASS (of the isle of Skye) next addressed be conducted without political allusions or opposition to other the meeting, and said, as the last Speaker had called their atteu religious persuasion. . . * • Lion to the destitution of - lhe Lowlands, it was his province to Mr. Ouen continued.—=lt was always his pleasure as well as call their attention to the Highlands and Islands, and in doing his duty to bow to the chair, but when he was invited to speak so he should confine himself to .the report which had a few days at that meeting be supposed he should be allowed to speak as he ago been printed by the commissioners appointed by her majes felt or he should have declined attending. (Great and lung- ty's government to inquire into the subject. He might state, continued applause.) On that subject it was absolutely impose that the destitution of the Highlands and Islands had been long sible to speak without making reference to the efforts of dis- known to the government; for upwards of ten years ago forty senters to prevent the attainment of the object of the church of two parliamentary churches had been planted, and in 'them they Scotland. That object appeared to him to be inconsistent with had upwards of 13,000 individuals reclaimed to church-going what was called the voluntary principle s for the object was en- habits. He found, by referring to the commissioners' report, downaents; and the advocates of voluritaryistn conceived that that they had travelled over 74 parishes, the population of which state endowments were injurious to religion ; but while they amounted to : 180,538; and he also found, that the church-sittings professed themselves anxious to overthrow the state church they were only sufficient to accommodate 38,226, leaving nearly would not let them have those endowments which they cow. 150,000 ef the population altogether unprovided with the means ceived were so injurious. (Hear, hear.) Now it did appear to of grace. And in connexion with that, there was another state him very evident, that as church accommodation was requ i re d ment which the commission had made—it was this, that out of in the large towns, that without going at length into the reasons the population of 180 ; 000 there were 6,189 families, or 30,945 why the voluntaries objected to these endowments, he might individualswho se distance train their respective parish churches briefly say, they conceived that the craft of dissent was in dan- was from six miles to thirty-seven. ( Hear, bear.) He would ger. (Hear, hear, and great app l ause.) Wh e r e the church - then go to the presbytery with which he was connected, and he was in a state of efficiency the people delighted to attend, to the would take the report of the commission with regard to it. Ac profit and benefit. of their souls; and it was only where the cording to the report of the commission it contained a popula rho rch was in a cramped and deficient state that uts . sent throve, lion of 21,559, while there were church accommodation only for He did not mean to say that di ssen t had not d one good; but 4150; the number of dissenters in that population amounting that was a question whether there should be an establishmetienr to the amazing number of forty-one baptists and seventeen not; and, while it was sanctioned by the law of the land, it was episcopalians ! So that the whole provision of church accom right to expect its endowment, that its borders might he.ex- modation for a population of 24,000 was for 4150. There, then, tended to the utmost limits of the want of the population. That they foond an ample field for the exercise of voluntaryism— was the view he took. The church of Scotland was their sister there was a field where the evangelical dissenter might go, and church ; she held th e same doctrinal truths, and, therefore, she where he would be most welcome ; —(hear, hear,)—for he (Mr. had a right to call for brotherly sympathy on this occasion:And Glass) as one, would bail with joy and gratitude a Christian what brother w: there whose heart would not feelfor the wrongs labourer who would preach the glad tidings of salvation to the of a sister—who would not stand ready t o allevi a t e the sorrows multitudes who surrounded them, who had not the means to of a sister's heart? 'When, therefore, they saw the crippled come and hear. But the fact was, voluntaryism could not exist state of the sister church in Scotland-aSeOtland which, in all in that country. (Great applau se .) Di ssenters h a d f requen tly past time wa s ce l e b rate d for precise sabbathical observance_ come atnongsi them, and as frequently gone away again. and he he had never see n th e sa he at h so religio„gie observed else- seaters had frequently attempted the plan amongst their people, .where e -one of her large towns having 85,000 inhabitants with. but they had again given it up—though the field was great the out the opport un i ty of attending public worship, and another labourers' were few. In one parish in the presbytery, with a with 50,000 i n s i m il ar circumstances, the suburbs on t h e L ord ' s day, an who were pou re d ou t into po dexposeel to th e disasters to lationserl3oo who resided, on an .average, tenetnitesafrom the pulation of 4000 individuals, there was a district with a popu which sablath breaker§ were ever exposed—uo wonder they church. There was another district of the same parish with a should speak out .quickly and loudly. The Scotch ch urc h h a d population of 1100 residing on an a verage at a di s tance from the sent out her missomaries into . this southern country, and be for church of nine miles. These districts were without schools or giveo ti r e h w t i ß u fi l ei d ev , i. n r o mi t rihs.es ji h oA "e nA c ia k El e s i a steh rd eeo t sn , u s i l e i pd ft otr u ht p 6in h m is oh i ti v lo o pn ic u. e we i H o r:e th t a viA. t. a c os re pg s lu e l, , utds a e n o l clergymen un til w ithi n the last two or three years, when a school was planted in each of them, with schoolmasters from the gene the opportunity to show his sympathy with the church of Scot- 1 79, rat assembly. The effects were, that in one school there were land; and though there were some differences existing between beside each of these two schools a church, and the reason was and in the other 200 scholars. Now the object was to plant the two churches, he rejoiced to overlook th em t h at day because because they found the absolute necessity of ministerial super he recogni se d in the c h urc h o f S cot l and the principle of a intendeuce, and the necessity of ministerial visitings, to induce church establishment. By dissent he was reminded of the tents the people to attend religious ordinances. When the plan was of the Arabs in the wilderness, which might seem to-da y to h e . first proposed, some time ago, a meeting of the people was call . sufficient and enduring, hut to-morrow were gone; for he had ed, because they could not well ask others to assist th e m seen chapels opened f or th e serv i ce o f G o d years , and not many the people showed that they wanted the schools and ch urches tinless afterwards, opened as warehouses; while the churches of the themselves. They were, however, a little afraid, becausethey establishment rem a i ne d to bl ess an d nourish the surrounding, knew the poverty of the people, and that they could do little for country. And while friendly clubs, sick clubs, and other socie- themselves, but the meeting was called, and the result was, that ties were defended an d p rotecte d b y l aw, he hoped the religion that £ 6O sterl i ng was collected as a po commencement, out of of the country would no t a l one b e w i t h out the protection of the of oes and pecks of which £27 was collected in b a rr e ls arm of government, but th a t th e pr i nc i ple which they there meal. • Now, it must be clear, that unless they get endowments maintained might triumph. (Appl ause. ) f or t h e c h urches t h ey w i shed to build, they could not live. The CHAIRMAN put th e mo ti on to t h e meet i ng, and it was Ministers could not live on air—they must have something sub carried unanimously. stautial whereon to exist; and they had thought that the best \ thing they could do was to appeal to the government. They The Rev. JOHN IVlunn A y rose to move the next resolution. did so—they gave a gentle rap at the door of government, and Ile said, afte- the excellent statements already given by the were courteously received and bowed in, and they were as cour gentlemen who had addressed them, and considerine that th ria, te,,usly bowed out again. (Laughter.) It was not merely were many aide gentlem en t o f o ll ow hi m, hes hould"not trespass-. civilities they wanted, but deeds. (Applause.) It was not an long on their time, b u t con fi ne hi mse lf to as narrow limits as he , , acknowledgment of the justice of their claims they wanted, but could, while lie laid before them the destitution of the length acts by which they could be carried out, and by which they could and the breadth of the Lowlands of Scotland. He said Low- send the heralds of salvation to preach the unsearchable riches lands, because he observed that he should be followed* by Mr. of Christ to their poor countrymen. There was an application Glass, who would second the motion he had risen to propose, l as t ye e r o f a different description, and it was nobly responded and who, as he came from the Highlands, would be better able s t o : hundreds were then destitute of food, and they nobly came to speak of their destitution than he could, or indeed anybody to their assistance; and if they hail not' done so, hundreds of that was not a native. In his observations it might be proper their fellowlcreatures would have perished from want; but they to begin with the city of Glasgow, the largest .andmost popu- a pp li ed now for a different and higher object —not to p u t an en d lons town of Scotland, contain ing , as it did, according to, the t o a f am i ne o f b rea d , b ut of the word of the living God, which last census, a populati o n of 23:5,000; of , whom it 'had been was not the' less alarming because it was less felt. They sought proved, after the most searching and minute investigation, that aidetrom that meeting to enable them to erect—through the lehgth and breadth of Scotland, as well the Lowlands as the there were upwards of 18,000 families, amounting to a gross population of 85,000, who never m i t e r e d a pl ace of worship of Highlands—temples to which the people might come and wor any kind whatever; and there were 65,000 or 66,000 for whom ship the God of their fathers. (Applause.) t ' The resolution was th en p u t and carried, there was no The amountchurch accommodation of any kind whatever pro vided. of that destitution,. when thus stated, , was startling enough; out when exhibited in another point of view, , 111 Ammer) M'Gtee, Esq., at some length, and with elo it was appalling beyond description. What, if they were told quence, moved the next resolution. He said they wished to that in six whole counties in Scotlandthere was not a single 'revert to the old parochial system, by which a spiritual teacher person of any age, sect, or condition, th a t ever eu t ere d a p l ace was appo i nted to every 1,000 inhabitants, and that the gra n t of worship, or for whom there was Any provided; yet iu the sought from the government was for the purpose of enabling city of Glasgow alone there were as many thus situated as in them to cheapen the pew rents, so that the poor, with whom this the six united counties of Bute, Clackmannan, Kiuross, Lin- destitution existed, could be accommodated. Their righteous lithgow, Selkirk, and Peebles. (Hear, hear.) These were claim had not, been successful, but it must sooner or later, or facts which they had on the authority of two of the Most famous without it their design could not be carried into effect. What statists of the day, ever might be the party in power—he wished not to introduce Here the Revs Hugh AV/sled° entered the meeting; and was party politics—but whatever party might be in power they in received with a burst of enthusiastic plaudits. tended again to press their righteous claim, and adopt a course Mr. MURRAY continued when the plaudits had subsided. of peaceful agitation, until, by moral compulsion, they gut their Those facts were proved to them by two of the most famous patriotic and righteous demand. They were told they might statists, Dr. Cleland and Mr. Collins, after a most minute inves eave the spiritual instruction of the Scottish destitute poor to tigation, and they were laid befcre the commissioners in an open the voluntary principle; but why had that principle not done court, which was attended as well by dissenters as churchmen, it already? ' The fact was, the voluntary principle did well so and there of course . they were lik e ly t o h ave b een correcte d far as it went—to a certain length—with those who were able if erroneous, but it had not been attempted. That evidence and willing to pay, but not further. But their object was to had gonp to the world in the report of thexoyal commissioners, send the means of religious instruction—not where the people and was uncontroverted. • Indeed the only person that replied could pay, but where they could not pay. (Hear.) Again, they admitted that he could not deny the facts; and iCturned oat were told that their scheme would be an interference with the then, that 73,000 or 74,000 were destitute of the means of Tell- vested rightS of dissenters who bad built chapels which were in gious instruction, by the admission of diseenters. (Hear, hear,) debt, and that the churCh extension would draw from the cha- There was no doubt that in Glasgow=for at the end of .1835 pets of the disienters. But they disavowed any such intention. therewere 235,000-there was 250,000 inhabitants, and nots Their intention was to minister to the miltion outcasts.of their withitanding the number of churches erected. since that timee `population. He also proceeded to shew that city missions both connected with the established aura and dissenters; the :cqultrtitits he yo effective as endowed ministers; and then for. amount of destitution .et this liniment could not be less than ,:eitillt: typealed to the audience for support. He wished he had from ninety thousand to ninety-one, theesand—for. notwithe . a pcirittasive voice, 'he Weald use it in so excellent a cause—but standing what h a d b een d one since theOhnreh building s oc iete he could MAY speak from th e h eart to t h e h eart. In reference commenced operations, so rapid was the increase of p o pulati o n , to the object he was desirous to promote, he could almost adopt at the close Of every year the destitutiOn were greater thau ,be- the language of the poet and '" Yea from the table of my memory say— fore. In Edinburgh, where the population was less—ameunts _ . thereg the last census to a littlemore than .140,000, I'll wipe away all trivial fond records, were proved, after a most minute inquiry, to be upwards . of 52,000 persons who n e v er e ntered a place of w or ship Of an y All saws of book s , a ll f orms, a ll pressures past, kind, and-of these there wer e 40,000 for whom no pr ov i s i on was That youth and obse r v a ti on copie d t h ere; made within the pale of the es t a bli s hed church. But that desti- And this alone shall li ve lotion was not confined to Gl asgow a nd Edinburgh ; the same Within the book and volume of my b ra i n, existed to a greater or less extent in.eyervlarge tow Unmixed with baser matter. 'n and parish - throughout Scotland. 'He would give themn few examples, but „Dr. ANDERSON (another of the deputation) likewise spoke lie would be as brief as possible. Ile then proceeded to state indult:Mort of the resolution. He said they had not come there that in the abbey parish of Paisley thereevere.l2,9oB persons, on a mission or crusade against the dissenters, nor would they for whom there was no' church accommodation provided. In touch a single stone of any of their chapels. The dissenters the town of Kilmarnock 64136 were. destitute of religious arcom- were certainly not the standing army, as were themselves, but modation ; in Old Markland 3140; in Dunfermland .5689; in they were volunteers in the sante cause, and were dissenter s t o Hamilton 4200; .in Greenock 8050 ; i n N ewston 3093 ; i n Old b e p a r a lly se d b y the church of Scotland, they should be the less Maker 7388; in Howick 1597; and in Dumfries, till very able to make head against the mass of sin that overflowed the lately, 6646; and in five of the parishes in the town of Dundee, land. (Cries of " Hear, bear," and applause.) He once according to recent' statistical returns, the appalling re s ult .of again said that it was not their intention to aggrandise their 36,624 persons deficient of church accommodation had been church at the expense of others, but they came there on the proved; and of these 36,000 th ere were b9OB capa bl e o f atten d- grou nd o f t h e i r common Christianity, And their sole and e nti re trig divine ordinances; the case was the same in every large object was, to obtain additional means to all then existing, to town and in every large parish throughout the Lowlands :of enable them to instruct the poor in the knowledge of those truths Scotland; and could it be supposed that matters could be other- which both dissenters and members of the established church wise when they took into consideration that from the period of were not able now to do. Objections had been raised to their the reformation Scotland had increased fro:none to two millions church on account of what was called its oppressive system of and a half, while the churches had scarcely received any sensi- patronage; but that was much modified, and its patronage could ble addition during that period. A certainnumber had certainly not be what it bad been. They came not there to obtain means been built, but it was a fact that would astonish many there, to promote idol worship, but to throw open the temples of the 'that churches and parishes had been suppress e d, a nd th a t w h ere li ving G o d, an d to unite that they may be able to invite the des formerly there were two o r three churches there w as n ow on l y t i tu t e t o repose under the tree of life, which was for the healing one, and the parishes had been. united, Even in the present of the nations. The rev. gentleman went on to reply•tcr the century Scotland had increased in population 150,000, and arguments of dissenters against the connection of the church during that time only about 100 churches had been built; now with the state, which he thought had brought religion to bear if they allowed 1000 sitters to each church and 2000 persons to on the interests.of society. lie concluded with seconding the each parish, it would receuire 425 to meet the demand—or if resolution, which was put by the chair and carried. they took the data of Knox and the early reformers—.looo The Rev H Lieu NPNEit.E next rose, amidst great cheering. souls to each—then during that period 850 churches ought to He said—Mr-, Chairman, as a minister of the Established have been built. Since the commencement of the present cen- r Chnrch of Engl an d, I re j o i ce i n t h e opportun i ty afforded me of titre, :the dissenters in Scotland had d on e much t o reme d y ,the ' attending this meeting I was nut aware that this meeting was, evil complained of, and hail done much to supply the deficiencye fixed forgo-day, till a friend, who, I believe is now in this room, of the establishment in consequence of time greatly increased harithe kindness to come on hoard the steamer, in which ,l at population ; but the circumstances of :etch a mass of ilestitu- rived from Ireland three hours ago, to inform me that ,the tion being exhibited to view proved beyond all doubt that the meeting was to be held to-day, in this room. If I mistake not, dissenters were incapable of doing more than they had done; the true,question before us is one ()Oho true Church of Scots and unless they would allow the people to live and die in their land, seeking provision for her destittite children,' oil the one part, and on the other part, two bodies, one the government of the country refusing that support, and tee other, the voluntary dissenters urging the government to continue to refuse, and premising. them for re(usine, their political support. (Cheers.) Am I right ? (Right.) 'r he resolution - that I have been re quested to move is this, " that this meeting highly approves of the exertions already made by the people of Scotland in fur therance of the assembly scheme; and the liberal contributions they have given in its behalf, and resolve stfenously to support this great enterprise." On the part of the Church of Scotland, which occupies one side in this great pleading—which I believe is a form of expression made use of in Scotland—l would say, that her eriterprize, when compared with her doctrines, exhibits to the eye of the world a splendid instance of Christian, scrip tural consistency. (Hear.) I will explain myself. In that statement it is clearly put upon record, by stubborn facts, that the exertions of voluntary churches, or even of an involuntary endowed church, succeed with but a part of the population ; that there remains a large part untouched, that ever must remain untouched, if there be not a territorially divided, and an ade quately endowed ministry. Now, it may be argued, that there must remain a large portion of the population untouched under this dispensation, because the project of it is only to take the people out of the Gentiles; and the doctrine of election is a revealed truth of God. Sir, it is so; and the Church of Scot land holds it in the noble consistency of its scriptural revelation. But the Church of Scotland equally holds, that it is not fur man to take election in his own hands; and while the living God himself reserves the prerogative of calling them, it belongs to his professing children to go the whole length of calling the ear, that all may be called though few be chosen; and, there fore, I say, that the exertions of the Church of Scotland aiming at the whole population, compared with the doctrines of the Church of Scotland, maintaining the doctrine of election, ex hibits to the eye of the world a splendid example of Christian consistency. What then shall we say to those on the other side of this pleading? Now, it is a very delicate thing for any Christian man—and if possible, the delicacy is increased when that man is a minister—to speak about the government in any way but of approbation; because the scripture tells us, that obedience to the powers that he, is a Christian duty, and un doubtedly, it is a duty with reference to the general ordinances of government ; but it is equally undoubted, that with re ference to special measures which come in direct collision with Christian duty, it becomes the duty of a Christian to resist those measures, as clearly as it is his duty to render obedience to the general ordinances of government it self. The general ordinance of the government of Babylon was respected by Daniel; but when the King of Babylon ordered him not to pray, he simply violated the King's commandment, that he might keep the commandment of God. The general ordinance of government under Nero, was countenanced by Paul; but hail Nero commanded Paul not to preach, he would have disobeyed him to obey God. Now, if we can show in re ference to this measure, that the present government is opposing a Christian duty, that it is clearly, and obviously from the word of God, their duty to use their influence as a government for the Christian instruction of a people, as a father to use his influence for the Christian instruction efhis family, then, without arraign ing in the slightest degree the general ordinance of govern ment, but bowing to it with Christian obedience, we shall find ourselves arranged in hostility against our present ministers on this particular question. Sir, I would ask what sort of govern ment is that which compels the Christianity of the land to rise into agitation against the measures of the government ? (Hear.) lihave, therefore, no hesitation at all myself, while I highly respect the ordinance of government, and would earnestly in culcate both publicly and privately obedience to the powers that be, as a g eneral duty—l say, I have no hesitation at all in rally ing myself among the agitators, whether in England, Scotland, or Ireland, in opposition to such measures of the ministry as oppose the plain written word of God. (Cheers.) Sir, this being the case, and having by these few observations cleared the way to what I believe to be a true, and important feature of this case, I would ask again, what sort of position are we in as Christians ? And how does it become us to be opposed to, while placed under a government, which, while it refuses on the one side to extend Christianity—established Christianity, ac knowledged to be according to the word of God, to the destitute families teaming on the walls and altars of the Church of Scot land, does not scruple on the other hand to grant large sums to what is proved not to be Christianity, to what is acknow ledged not to be Christianity by all the enlightened world, but the great apostacy of Christianity. (Great cheering.) And, Sir, what shall we say in this connexion concernito , the volun taries? Oh, how extraordinary is the conscience of some men ! We read in the olden time of persons who strained at a knat, while they swallowed a camel. (Hear.) And here the con nexion between the Church of Scotland and the state is a knat, that raises such voluntary straiuings; while the connexion of another church with falsehood is a camel that iS swallowed most sweetly. (Much cheering.) The CHA IRM A N (interrupting.)—l beg to apologize---(hisses and cheers)-1 merely beg to say, sir, 1 think you were not in the room when 1 opened the meeting; and upon that occasion I hoped that no topics of politics or discussion other than that fur which the Meeting was called would occur. I think you were not in the room when I stated it. Mr. M`Neree continued.- I have now to decide the question whether submission to the chair is to be carried to the extent of refraining Irons the subject for which the meeting is convened. (Hear, hear.) I believe, in the introduction of any question irrelevant, there ought to be submission to the chairman. But I confess, I think now I have been interrupted in going into the very heart of the matter. (Loud cheering.) And therefore I have just this decision to come to, either to go on and speak, as I intend so long as I live, against Popery, or not at all. (Cheers.) Sir, I never will, in public or private, get up under conditions not to speak against Popery. (Some person cried out "Question.") The question is this then—(a laugh)—are we to have endowments for the Church of Scotland or nut; and in discussing this question, I do say that theappearance is fright ul of a state of things like the present, in the enlightened age Wit is called, of boasted liberalism, to see that awful apostacy of the Church of Rome endowed with thousands out of the Bri tish purse, while a moderate endowment is refused to our sister Church of Scotland. (Cheers.) And I say further, that we have many who call themselves the elite' of the enlightened who tell us that to be united to the state is a worse thing than to be united to falsehood; because they tell us so not iu words but in deeds. Here is a church avowed by themselves to be true, be cause they follow her doctrines. 'They fall foul of her because she is united to the state. Here is another church allowed to be false because they have left her; she asks for endowments, and they stand by as meek as mice, and let her have thousands. (Great cheering.) Now I say this, falsehood is the devil, who is the father of lies, and I say they stand convicted of stating, by their conduct, that to be united to the state is worse than to be united to the Devil. (Cheers.) They won't allow the Church of Scotland to have a farthing, whilst they endow Popery with thousands. (Cheers.) The rev. gentlemen then proceeded at some length to ask why did their voluntary friends want to stop them from working when they would not work themselves. They reminded him of the fable of the dog in the manger. No body hindered the from working th emse l ves at a good thing that was to be don m e, but they would neither so work, nor permit the church to work by means of endowments. He contended that voluntaryism flourished invariably the most under the sha dow of endowments. Look where they would they would find no where such noble instances of voluntaryism as they would find in the church of which he was an unworthy member. How could they make their exertions bear on the subject; they could give money to help them, which would give them a better claim on the ministers. So far good. Let them get up a subscription worthy of the town of Liverpool, and that was saying a great deal. That would make a noise, and to use a phrase of his na tive land, ministers would begin to find "they were in the wrong box," and on that point they were vulnerable. And most mar vellous it was that ministers only calculated on the quiet and orderly and forbearing disposition of the majority of the people of the land—that, dependent on the voice of the public they I should be courting a section against the majority. It only proved that they calculated on the quiet majority, and hoped to gain the movement, the discontented and really intolerant minority, who were not only wishing to get help for themselves but to stop their work. The reason had been assigned; they were afraid of their craft being in danger. They (tad chapel's which were rather precarious property; there were debts on these chapels, and the congregations were bad to keep together. If more pews were token mayhap the debt would get less; if the pew-holders lessened the debts would increase. The voluntaries of Glasgow did not like this of course ; no men would. But why was this to follow? There were hundreds of thousands to fill all the churches. Were they afraid that the endowed churches would be more popular, that their ministers would visit the poor more during the week, and preach better on Sundays? Why should, they think that the endowed church in the next street shoteld etnptv the volunt ar y c h urc h ; an d i t spo k e wonders, that they must th ink' that the enlightened well-educated quiet people would prefer them. Why should they not prefer the chapels equally with the other? They knew they would not; they knew the people would prefer the churches, and therefore their oppo sition to the present scheme. He thought the clergy of the es tablished church had themselves to blame in some degree for this refusal of the government. They hail felt it a sort of dese cration of the sabbath to preach any thing about politics, so much so that it had passed into a proverb that " religion had nothing to do with politics." He alleged that every clergyman, whether in the church of Scotland or England, who had been silent on this subject, had gone his part to promulgate that de structive dogma. They ought to bring religion connected with every thing. It had to do with their bodies as well as their souls. There was one duty between God and the individual, and another between the individual and all his neighbours. Who ever heard that there was no connexion between religion and honesty? and yet it was the very same doctrine which bad gone abroad about religion and politics. God was the God of our ledgers as well as of our bibles; therefore religion was con nected with every thing. They had therefore been themselves parties to the feeling that had grown up in the country, that re ligion had nothing to do with polities; and the result was re coiling upon their own heads. The rev. gentleman concluded an eloquent address by calling upon the audience to come for ward and support the fund for the extension of the church in Scotland. The Rev. Mr M'Keezte of Wigan, proposed a vote of thanks to the Chairman, which the Rev. Dr. ANDERSON seconded. Dr. RALPH then pronounced the parting benediction, and the meeting was dissolved. The amount of the collection at the doors will be found in our advertising columns. The King's College has a balance over and above its expen diture for the )ear of upwards of 122000, whilst the London University is deficient in the year £lOOO. CHURCH EXTENSION IN SCOTLAND.—We have been very much gratified to learn that a donation of £lOO has been sent to the treasurer of the church extension fund for Scotland, through C. S. Parker, Esq.,. from a gent l eman w h o, not wishing to give his name, adopts the signature of G R., as ix response particu larly to the speech of his brother layman, David Maitland M'Gill, Esq., of Rankeillo r . I n not i c i ng t hi s circumstance, cannot avoid also mentioning the splendid liberality of our townsman, John Gladstone, Esq., who, as his donation - in Lon don, builds and endows a church in his native place, Leith, th e cost of which, we hear, is 1;7000. DESTR UCTIVE Fl RE.--On Saturday evening, about six o'clock, a file broke out in the premises of Mr. Winder, cooper, Wood street North. The flames spread with extraordinary rapidity, the buildings being entirely of wood, filled up with faggots, staves, barrels of tar, bundles of hoops, and other highly ignitable ma terials, while the roof was of paper, prepared with a mixture of tar and sugar, which took fire with the same facility as finder. A man, who entered the building for the purpose of ascertaining the seat of the fire, reports, that such was the fearful rapidity of the flames, fanned by a brisk breeze, that they absolutely pur sued him, and it was with great difficulty that be escaped injury. Intelligence having bee❑ carried to the Fire Police-Station, the engines were- taken to the spot immedia►ely, and, under the direction of Mr. Whitty and Hewitt, the superintendent, every exertion was made to subdue the conflagration. It was impussis ble, however, to make much impression upon a pile of dry wood, which blazed like a glowing furnace. Serious apprehensions were entertained, that the lire would communicate to the adjoin ing buildings, and this actually was, for a short period, the case with one or two of those opposite. The various officers of the fire-police were indetatigable in their exertions, and, happily, the fire was prevented from spreading further. About nine o'clock the flames began visibly to decrease, and, by ten, they were totally overpowered, though the embers continued to burn during the-wbole night and, for a great part of Sunday. The premises and stock were fully insured. It will be remembered, that another cooperage belonging to Mr. Winder was blunt down, some time ago, iu PowiL,ll-street: CORRESPONDENCE. THE CORONATION. .`I'O THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STA' ,1111.4 RD. is a matter or great surprise to me, while nearly every other town in the kingdom is preparing some demon stration of joy to celebrate the coronation of our beloved sove reign, that in this, the second commercial town in Eng:and, not the slightest mentio❑ should be made of a thing of the sort. Surely, sir, the inhabitants' of this great town will never let sc interesting a spectacle pass unnotieed.' They will never, I should hope, so far forget themselves in their duty to a lady and their Queen. Let them consider that it may lee many years before they 'nay agai❑ have such an opportunity of displaying their loyalty, and that most likely (and God grant we may,) we shall have to celebrate a jubilee before another coronation takes place. Therefore I hope, sir, that this town will not only prove itself the second in influence, but the second, if not the first in its loyalty.-1 am, sir, yours, &c., S. WELLER. Liverpool, May 14th, 1838. TO THESHAREHOLDERS OF THE GREAT WHEAL PROSPER TIN AND CHINA CLAY MINE. GENTLEMEN, —This is the third letter I have addressed to you, and 1 hope I have produced the effect which I wished, viz:—that you have not parted with your scrip. Now it is evi dent that my advice has been good, and I am sore you will re joice with toe when I tell you, that we have got into *hat the miners term • " a Bunch of Tin." so that we may fairly calcu late upon very good returns. The lode or bunch is eight feet in thickness. 'There is one obstacle at present to this being made the best use of, an,d that is, the want of a sufficient quan tity of stompers; but I understand the directors are setting about in good earnest to remedy this defect, and I hope they will nut be so long in doing that as they have been in finding out the bunch. I cannot help thinking that this valuable metal might have been discovered twelve months since, had the same system been adopted that is now and has been pursued during the last few months. The shareholders ought to be called letgether more fre quently, and the reports communicated to them by the directors, although the regulations of the company require certain forms to be gone through before inure numerous meetings can be held than those which have been.— Your obedient servant, AN ORIGINAL SHAREHOLDER. WOODSTOCK ELECTION. WOODSTOCK, MAY 10.—At two o'clock Lord John Churchill headed his brother by two votes: but from that time to the closing of the poll he - did not, we . believe, obtain another vote, while seven more votes were polled for the Marquis of Bland ford. These last votes came in very slowly, as nearly all the strength of the constituency was exhausted. The official declaration of the poll is postponed tillto-morrow ; but the following statement of the numbers at the close of th poll was made at the Marquis of Blandford's committee room : The Marquis of Blandford l6O Lord J. Churchill Majority for the Marquis of Blandford -5 LIVERPOOL CRAVEN MEETING. • The entry fur this rneetin , . which commences to-morrow; closed yesterday. The plate entries, are extremely' short, but it is hoped that the quality of the sport will make amends. For the Tradesmen's Cup, to be run for on the first day, there are fifteen subscribers, and for the Craven Stakes, on the following (lay, there are thirteen subscribers; both of which 'events no doubt will excite much interest in the sporting world. There has been a gooddeal of business done on the Cup race within the past few days, and Birdlime, notwithstanding her defeat at Chester, has the decided call. A great number of horses have already arrived at Aintree : the ground is in excellent order. The following are the latest odds :- 2 to 1 against 'Mt. Mostyn's Birdlime (tkl 4to l „ Major Healey's brother to Van (tk) sto 1 „ Mr. Fowler's Heron (tk) 6to 1 „ Captain Lamb's Chit Chat 9to I „ Mr. S. L. Fox's Dirmid (tk) 12 to 1 „ Lord Derby's Parolles (uff) CHESTER RACES. • FRIDAY, MAY 11.—The Palatine Stakes, of 50 sovs each, h ft; • fur three year old colts. To start at the Castle Pole, and go r once round. Lord Westminster's ch c Sir Ralph walked over Four paid. , The Cheshire Stakes, of 25 sovs each, with 50 soya added by the Citizens of Chester, 15 sovs ft, and 5 only if declared on or before the Ist February. Two miles. The second horse to save his stake. Mr J. 0. Fairlie's br g Zohrab, aged, Bst Db.... Cart w r i ght 1 Mr I'. Walter's br King Cole, 5 yrs, 7st 71b ...... M ar l ow 2 Mr Fowler's br Mersey, 5 y rs ............ Bemetzreider 3 Two declared, and paid 5 soya each, and six dretv and paid 15 sovs each.-2 to lon King Cole; he took the lead,,maintained it to the Castle Pole, where Zuhrab came up and won his race at the end cleverly. The ltoodee Stakes, of 10 sovs each, h ft, - with 50 sovs added by the Stand Committee, for three year olds that have run during the week; to start at the two year old post, go once round, and in. 6 subs. Lord Derby's eh c Ole Bull, Bst 61b M. Jones 1 Lord Eglington's ch c Achilles, 7st 4lh .............. Lye 2 Mr F It. Price's b f Whirlwind, 6st 6lb Neale 3 Sir T. stanley's bc by '!'ramp or St Nicholas ..Templernan 4 Sir R. W. Buikelev's b f Piccotee, Bst 2to 1 agst Achilles, 5 to 2 agst Ole Bull. Ole Bull com. menced the running, Stanley's colt taking it froth him at the Workhouse turn, but he was again replaced by the winner half a mile from home, who continued his lead to the end. Piccotee looked like a winner, but the fall threw her chance out. The Wirral Stakes, of 10 sovs each, with 50 sovs added by the Gentlemen of Wirral, for two and three year olds. , 'three quarters of a mile; the second horse to save his stake. Mr F. R. Price's br c C a pt a i n P u p s , 3 yrs ....... M. Jones 1 Sir T Stanley' s b c G asparon i , 3 rey Mr Denham's b c Compensation, 3 yrs ............ Darling 3 Mr Worthington's b c by Battledore, 3 yrs ........Holmes u Sir R. Bulkelev's b f Piccotee, 3 vrs ..............Marlow 0 Achilles paid. 5t04 on the field, 6t o 4 agst Compensation, 3 to 1 agst Captain Pops, 5 to 2 agst Gasparoni, 4 to I against Worthington's colt.—After two false starts Pops went oft worked the lead at a very great pace, was never headed, and won a fine race by a neck. Compensation was only beaten by a head by the second. The Ladles' Purse, value £5O, to be run for by horses beaten during the week ; the best of heats, twice round the course to a heat. Second horse to receive £lO. Mr G. Dawson's ch c Airnwell, 3 vrs .... • ... ... Lye 3 1 1 Mr F. R. Price's hr h Wentworth ~5 yrs ....Holmes 1 2 2 Mr James's b c Jim Crow, 4 yrs.. ...... J. Robison 2 3 d With this ra ce th e sports of as fine a week as ev n er was known concluded, the company being much more numerous than on any former occasion; in fact, a more brilliant meeting was never witnessed. At starting Wentworth was the favourite ; after the first heat he was freely taken against the field; Aim well, however, came out near home, and won a severe race by half a neck. For the third beat Aimwell had the call, and won cleverly. Wentworth carried 81bs extra fur former winnings, and Ainawell slbs. Two drew. George Cornwall Legh, Esq., and Simon Yorke, Esq., were elected stewards for next year. TATTERSALL'S.—THUaS t I A Y. • The Derby betting continues unfavourable for bookmakers; the field having greatly diminished in number, while, to snake matters worse • very little money is sent in to support the few horses left in the market. The business transacted yesterday may be described in a few words. Grey Moinus was backed at 4 to I in hundreds in one part of the room, and at 36 to 10 in another; the closing offers averaging 7 to 2. Pbcenix's price was equally indefinite ; 6 to 1 takers i❑ one quarter, and 7 to 1 directly after in another; average 13 to 2. Cobham, without being backed, remained at the closing price on Monday: Young Rowton stood at 11 to 1, or takers of 12, till nearly half past six; the twelve was then laid, and followed up by two or three other bets at a point more; at the same time 1000 to 400 was betted that Phoenix beat him. lon as on Monday, and Nonplus three points worse. The Oaks shows no change worth notice, nor was speculation a whit brisker on it than it was on the Derby. A long dull afternoon closed as follows : THE DERBY. • 7 to 2 against Lord G. Bentinck!s Grey Mornus (take 4 to 1) 13 to 2 „ Lord Jersey's Pho3nix (take 7to 1) 9to 1 „ Mr. Cooke's Cobham (take 10 to 1) 13 to 1 „ Mr Payne's Yount , Rowton (t) 14 to 1 „ Colonel P ee l' s l on (t) 16 to 1 „ Hon. Colonel Anson's Nonplus colt (t) 2(1 to I „ Lord Stradbroke's Beggarman (t and aft off) 30 to I „ Mr. E. Peel's The Early Bird (t) • 30 to 1 „ Lord Westminster's Albemarle (t 40 to I) 1000 to 400 on Phoenix against Young Rovrtou. 300 even between Drum Major and Conservator. POLICE LV7'ELLIGENCE. ASSAULT ON THE Pocrce.—Yesterday, at the Police-office, six men, named James Bryan, Thomas Williams, George Scholefield, William ilesketh, John Hesketh,aud John Bryan, were placed at the bar charged with having assaulted the police stationed at the fire which took place on Saturday night, in Wood-street North. Police-officer 4U stated that between • Live and six o'clock on Sunday morning the police were playing on the fire; he was at No. 4 branch, with the pipe in his hand when the branch was struck by a brick thrown by .William Hesketh, and almost broken. He was on the roof when throw ing the brick. He and other officers then ran round to the back in order to take Bryan into custody, *hen Williams said they should not go up the yard, and they were obliged to force their way through by breaking the door open. When they got into the yard, John Bryan swore the first man that attempt ed to force his way up there he would knock his brains out. Mr. Whitty said it was Lean and Bell's yard, which was ad joining the fire, and the men had been ordered by Mr. Bell to remain ou the premises for fear of any danger to them from the fire. Mr. Maxwell. who had the command of the police, stated that he saw John Bryan throwing bricks at the officers, and he told him that if he did not desist be should betaken into custody ; he said be would not, and told him to send the police up and see how they would receive them. Mr. Hall said it was most improper conduct. There were men endeavouring to ex tinguish a fire and they assaulted them with bricks. After severely reprimanding Scholefield, John Ilesketh, and John Williams, who had only used threats, but not actual violence, he discharged them; the restof the prisoners were put back till the arrival of a second magistrate, to be tried for the assaulL On a representation from Mr. Whitty, that the prisoners had previously conducted themselves very we ll at the f i re, and, it being surmised that the police had brought the assault on them selves by playing upon the men, by way of a "sky-lark," early on Sunday morning, they were discharged. II ouazity.—Yesterday, at the Police-office; 'a boy named William Oakeley was pleeed before the magtstrates, charged with having stolen a pair of boots, a pair of trowsers, and a sur tout coat, the property of a young man named Simpson, an apprentice to Mr. Butler, druggist, of Castle-street. Mr: Simpson stated that he resided in Mr. Butler's house ; in Castle street, and the prisoner had been et rand-boy about three weeks. He (complainant) kept his surtout coat upon tt nail in the lobby, and a pair of trowsers in the office behind the shop, and his boots in a cupboard there. He saw the articles a few days ago. The prisoner was at the shop at nine o'clock on Friday night. He missed his trowsers on Saturday morning, .and asked the prisoner if he had seen any thing of them—they were gone. On Sunday morning he missed bis surtout coat, and sent information to the Police-office. Soon after, constable Flockart brought him the coat which he bad missed and a pair of boots, which he had not missed. He and Plockhart then went in search of the prisoner and found him' at Aintree, and saw his trowsers upon the prisoner's person, which he claimed. Flockhart deposed that he was informed of the robbery on Sunday, and went to the cellar of the prisoner's mother, in Eibow-lane; he searched the cellar and found the coat and boots, which Mr. Simpson claimed. They alterwards went to gether to Aintree, where he took tie prisoner, as described. The prisoner said he took the things because he thought they would not he wanted; he chose' the oldest pair of hoots, the. oldest surtout, and the oldest , pair of trowsers, and got them Kg 7 naire:l, and paid for them. He •ras committed to taketii