The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-03-13 00:00:00

TOFIN HURRY, Appointed AGENT for the SALE o f LAND to Her Majesty's Colonization Commissioners for South Australia, and also the South Australian Company, Un dertakes all AGENCY BUSINESS for Parties proceeding to 'the above Colony. ' 15 ; - Excltauye-ad North. GRAND JIINC HOTEL, LI:UR-STREET, LIVERPOOL, (100 yards South of the Railway Station.) - 101 - 1 N ESWORTH respectfully informs his Friends and 11P the Inhabitants generally of Manchester, Liverpool, Sir minghitn, and the towns adjacent to the line of road who mac visit Liverpool by Railway conveyance, that he has OPENED the above Hotel. in a style superior to anything of the kind out 'of London, at the same rate of charges ; his Beds are all new, of the first quality, and well aired, and having laid in a Stock of WINES, SPIRITS, and MALT LIQUORS from the first Establishments, he is determined not only to give satisfaction -as regards quality. but also .to furnish them at prices full as moderate as any respectable house in the town. Private' tine-roams for for Families on the most moderate terms; Coaches and Cars on the shortest notice. - J. C. in submitting the above, humbly solicits a share of Public patronage, being determined that no exertions on .his part shill be wanting to insure the comfort and satisfaction of those who may honour him with a visit. Lime-street, Liverpool, 'February. 1838. MERCHA2MLIEA COMPANY, 44, GREAT GEORGE'S-STREET, NEAR ST. JAMES'S MARKET, LIVERPOOL. ESSUS. ORCHARD and GILBERT, in soliciting the 'it - attention of Families and the Public to the New Selec tion of BLACK and GREEN .TEAS purchased by them du ll!, their recent Visit to London, beg to state, that they feel confident, that. in point of nice, Excellence, and Flavour, not a house in the Liverpool trade can enter into competition with them in the various articles in their Stock. Messrs. Orchard and Gilbert, having fur many Years devoted the whole of their time and attention to the Tea Trade, are en abled, from their e!:perience, to make the best possible purchas es;-artrl- they feel convinced that, during the late sales, thry .ha've laid in such a Stock as those who may honour them with their commands will find worthy of attention. TUK STOCK CONSISTS OF BLACK TEAS and GREEN TEAS of every description. COFFEE. SUGA R. SPICES. The HONG MIXTURE, which has now established for its 'self a lasting, reputation, is still offered by Orchard and Gilbert at the usual price, in pound and half-pound packages at Gs. per lb. EMPORIUM OF FASHION FOR HAIR CUTTING AND DRESSING, CHURCH-STREET, Opposite St. Peter's Church-yard, and Three Doors above Tarleton-street. JONES begs leave respectfully to inform his Friends • and Supporters, that, having discharged his late Assist ant, he has engaged - a First-rate flair Cutter and Dresser, who has had an extensive experience in one of the first houses in the West-end, being determined to keep none but of first-rate abili ties. and feels assured that the utmost satisfaction will be afforded to all who will honour him with their patronage. In Perukes for both Ladies and Gentlemen, R. Jones feels confident that he cannot be equalled by any other Manufacturer in Liverpool. They can be wade to any pattern or colour; and although it may appear presumptuous to assert it, he believes that nature herself can be excelled, and such has hitherto been his success in imitating the natural hair, that those nearest and hes; known to some of his customers have been deceived. His stock of PERFUMERY is very extensive and well assorted, and all articles necessary to the Toilette will be found very superior to the generality of such articles. His celebrated CIRCASSIAN CREAM, for beautifying . and promoting the growth of Hair, stands pre-eminent above all other articles. Boarding Schools and Families attended, and Children's Flair Cut and arranged in a style that in after life will ensure au excellent head of hair. DROFESSOR SWE DOU R'S HYGEIAN HERB rt. PILLS, for the effectual extirpation of every species and symptom of the SYPiI ILIT IC DISEASE, and the disorders arising from improper treatment. Prepared and sold by the sole Proprietor, at No. 54. SEEL-STREET, LIVERPOOL. In boxes at 2s. 9d. and -Is. Gd. each. Warranted not to contain COPAIBA, CUBEBS, or any deleterious ingredient. *** With each Box is given a Treatise on Venereal and Syphilitic Diseases, with observations on seminal weakness, &c. &c., containing hints worth knowing by those who are, or have been sufferers to this dreadful and devastating malady. D. DAV I ESON continues to direct his attention to those dis orders arising from the too free and indiscriminate indulgence of the passions, which not only occasion a numerous train of nervous affections, but also entails on its votaries all the ener vating imbecilities of old age. In that distressing state of de bility and deficiency, whether the consequence of baneful ha bits. excessive drinking, nr any other cause by whirls the rowers of the constitution become enfeebled, he offers a firm, safe, and ,speedy restoration to sound and vigorous health. It is a melancholy fact that thousands full victims to the ye- nereal disease, owing to the unskilfulness of illiterate men, who, by the use of that deadly poison, Mercury, ruin the constitution, and when the great Doctor Swedour became Professor at Ley den University, he conferred an invaluable benefit upon man kind by the discovery of his grand Panacea, for the cure of this deplorable complaint. Never did a discovery excite a greater sensation. it was sought after with avidity. -and used with the undeviating success in the most minnte and intricate cases of the delicate complaint, for the cure of which they have been so •' long celebrated. The fame of these Pills throughout Germany, caused their speedy introduction into almost every country. The certainty with which they were continually administered can be attested by many thousands. In fact, during the long conti nental war they were the inseparable companion and safeguard of the soldier. in all cases where the slightest suspicion of infec tion was entertained. What medicine can be more appropriate than that which has given such general satisfaction? The Hyge ian Herb Pills root out every particle of insidious poison, puri fying in their progress the whole mass of fluids. They not only remove the disease, but renovate by their action the different • fuuctions of the holy expelling the grosser humours, and in a manner so mild and imperceptible as to convince the most : sceptical of their astonishing and unequalled powers. The neither contain mercury nor any other mineral, and may be taken without the slightest suspicion of discovery—they require no restraint of diet, loss of time, or hindrance of business. but effect a complete cure, without the least exposure to the patient. At any period when the slightest suspicion may exist, it will be, well to have•recourse to the Hygeian Herb Pills, for when taken before the disease has made its appearance it acts as a certain preventive, by moving the complaint effectually and secretly. - The deplorable state in which many persons have been when visiting the proprietor, from the use of mercury, renders it im peratively necessary to caution the public against that dangerous , mineral when injudiciously administered. These Pills should form a portion of all Medicine Chests, by ,sea and land, and ought never to be omitted by any person going a long voyage or journey, their properties are such that neither heat nor cold will injure their quality, or prevent the due effects on the constitution. Dr. Davieson will attend daily at his residence, from Eight in the morning until Ten at night, (on Sundays from Nina till Two,) where he gives advice to all applicants taking any of his preparations, WITHOUT A FEg. Letters (post-paid) enclosing a remittance, answered by re urn, and Medicines punctually transmitted to any address either by initials or name. No. 54, SEEL-STREET, LIVERPOOL. BIRTH EXTRAOR niNAnY.—On Monday morning last,.as a fly ' boat from Athy to Dublin was passing through, the 18th dock. one of the passew , ers, a Mrs. itl'Cann, of Cast feeomer (who had never been on the canal before,) became very much agitated and alarmed, and in less than ha: fan hour was seized with premature labour. There were on ly three iither passengers in the after cabin, whomthecaptain of the boat permitted to go into the first, leaving the other to Mrs.llTann. who, befoieshe reached Stilling, added two boys and a girl to the'number on board. On reaching Dul, lin she was put into comfortable lodgings, and, with her three little ones, is getting on as well as possible. 11`Cann, the hus band, was also a passenger, who seemed highly delighted, these being his first-born.—Dublin Paper. anttO. CLEILGY M A N . , in run orders. be 14) for a WEEIZ-DAY LECTUU , I; alai a SUNDAY 'EVENING DUTY, both or eittver, tvit.illy or iu part. His qualiiicatious can lie attested by very high testimonials. Address, the Rev. A. 13., at 111 r. PLUMMER'S, No. 2; St. ,fleitvge's-creseent, Liverpool. • N iM GAS COM PANY, SHEFFIELD. ViTANTED, by the New Gas Company of Sheffield, a Coin , petent Person to act as SUB-'INEEIi. and RESI DP.NT SUPEII.INTENDENT of tAWORKS, at an annual Salary of £l5O, with a house to reside in, free from rent and taxes, and a supply of coals. A pplications, in writing, (postage paid,) within twenty-one slays front the-date of this advertisement, to be made to 3oHN gvicx4, Esq., Shee•ld, Chairman of the Board of Directors, stating the age of the applicant, and accompanied by testimo nials of character and qualifications. Shs(fleld, Silt Air* 1838. To be Vat. PURLIC-lIOUSES. INNS, AND SHOPS IN GENERAL WELL-KNOWN old-eltablished INN and TAVERN, with SPIRIT VAULTS attached, in the immediate Vicinity of the Royal Theatre and Railway Station, and now liainz,a first-rate business._ - . .•. . • • . AQply : t() J..R..^.ltLt rii, House and Land Agent and General Broker, Orange-court. Casite-sheet. 1100 GREEN INN. V) be LET, for.such a number of Years as may be agreed iipon, that excellent.-IN Nat Hon Green, in the Township of Alaste.•near Knutsford, with the BREW HOUSE. COAC Ft 1101.1S-E' STABLES, and BOWLINU-GREEN, as now o,cupied by Mrs. Orme, with from Twenty to Thirty Cheshire Acres of superior LAND. Entry to the Land way be had itn- Inediatelv, and to the inn, Brewhouse, Coach-house, Stables, 'and Bawling-green, on the first day of May neat. Further information may be had by applying to Mr. OGlLvia, Mere, near Kingsford. LADE 7'HOM AS WOO LFI ELD'S. W. B. PRCIMOLT, rllO PRRVENt Att. MISTAKES, and, at the same time, reply to a question so frequently asked in his Establishment, whether his predecessor, Thomas Wooltield, has any interest in a concern which it is attempted to establish opposite to him under a similar untie, considers it a duty he owes to his friendship and 'esteem to state that THOMAS WOOLFTELD is nolonger interested in any business whatsoever, still less in one which would be so 'contrary to his principles of right towards his Successor. W. B. P. avails himself of the opportunity to offer his best thanks to the Nobility, Gentry. and Public, for the support that has been so liberally continued : to him during the past year; and he begs to assure his patrons that, encouraged by their favOur, he will at all times strive to deserve and increase it, by a prompt :Ittetition to their commands, and likewise by keepit”.T up the choice selection and manufacture of his goods. which, as 'is now universally known, are of the very best quality and workmanship. 71 to 7-1, Choreh-street, adjoining the Postoffice, Fehrnary 181 h. 183. imperial Varliament. HOUSE OF LORDS.—THURSDAY. Lord STANHOPE presented a petition from , liudJersfield, praying for more effectual protection under the Ten Hours' Factory bill ; alsn a petition from a parish in the West Riding of Yorkshire, praying for a repeal of the Poor Law, Earl STANHOPE gave notice of his intention on this day week for certain returns in reference to the new Poor•law amendment act. PARLIAMENTARY ELECTORS 811.1.. The Marquis of LaNsnowNE moved the second reading of the Parliamentary Electors' Bill,. and stated its two objects, which were not to alter the Reform Act. The Duke of WELLINGTON opposed it as relaxing the pro visions of the Reform Act, and as having the democratic ten dency to enlarge the constituency, inasmuch as it [emitted the test payment of rates. Lord Rs ONOR contended that it. only went more completely to secure the franchise given by the Reform Act. The Earl of H ADDINGTON maintained that its tendency was to increase the constituency, and that it was only part and par cel of a plan to enlarge the franchise, and to promote the ballot and short parliaments. The Louo CHANCELLOR denied that such was its character; it did nothing more than secure the carrying into effect what was contemplated by the. Reform Act. The Duke of RieitaroND supported the bill, on the ground that the present working of the franchise was open to serious objections. After a few words from Lord ALVANLEY and from the Duke of li ICHMOND in explanation, the huuse divided. The num bers were— Proxies. Present. 45 Contents 37 Non-Contruts Total Contents Total Non-Contents 117 Majority against the . 63. Their lordships then adjourned. HOUSE OF COMMONS.—TingsnAy. In consequence of the ballots for the Election Committees to try the merits Oily?. petitions presented against the boroughs of Eversham and Carlow, the gallery was nut open till half past four o'clock. BELFAST ELECTION. Mr. Hot.Folln. Chairman of the Belfast Election, Com mittee, reported to the house that the committee had come to the resolution that James Gibson and GeOrge Hamilton; Chin chester, commonly called the Earl of Belfast, were not duly elected, and ought to hare been returned as burgesses for the borough of Belfast; that the petition of Robert Francis Gor don and others was not frivolous and vexatious, nor was the opposition thereto. The committee further reported that they had altered the poll books at the last election by st►iking off certain voters who had no right to vote, and ought not to have been placed on the registry of voters. Ou the motion of Mr. W. PATTEN, the Manchester, Bolton, and Bury Canal and Railway Bill was read a second time, and ordered to be committed. EVERSIIAM ELECTION dOMMITTEE. _ _ The Clerk appeared at the bar, with the reduced list of the Committee on the Eversham Election Petitions. The. following gentlemen were then sworn at the table : Right Hon. Sir Robert Peel, Sir A. Campbell, Mr. Piumptre, Mr. Collier, Mr. Parrott. Major Scarlet. Mr. Childers, Lord Ashley, Captain Fitshaidinge Berkeley, Mr. Baillie, and Mr. Harland. CARLOW ELECTION COMMITTEE. The clerk of the committee appeared at the bar with the re duced list of this committee, the members of whlca accordingly came to the table and were sworn :—Frederick Dundas. John Rundle, John Henry Lowther, Lord Eliot, Hon. G. H. Caven dish, Philip Henry Howard, Thomas nouldwarth, Francia Bernard Beamish, Edward Turner, Montague Edmund New combe Parker, Thomas Woo , t, of Brecon. cituncit of SCOTLAND. Sir R. Peel said the time had elapsed when the noble lord promised to make a declaration as to the course he meant to pursue with respect to the increased accommodation of the Church of Scotland. Perhaps the noble lord would state to the house whether it was the intention of her Majesty's govern ment to make any proposition. Lord J. RUSSELL said it was his intention to make a propo sition on the subject, but he should not promise any motion before Easter, but would state generally the !nature of the mea sure. With respect to the Act of 171)7, relating to unethausted tiends in parishes, souse provision would be made Ma of them for the endowment of large parishes, where the tiends where exhausted. He did not, however, mean to propose those en 'dowments, out of any public fund—(hear,)---but he intended that there should be endowments for parishes in Ediuburgh. Glasi,zow, and other places. Mr. BinsEs postponed his motion with respect to First Fruits. Lord John ltussstr., in answer to a question from Sir Ro bert Peel, said that he should move the committee on the Irish Poor Laws to.morrow, and his bon. friend the Secretary-at- War would move the Army Estimates, Committee of Supply on Monday. The house adjourned at twenty minutes past six. HOUSE OF LORDS.7-FRIDAY The report of the Watermen's Act Amendment Bill was pre sented and agreed to. Lord BROUGHAM (having presented several petitions ag ainst the further endowment of the church of Scotland) wishe d the Slavery Abolition Act Amendment Bill to be deferred until the production of some further returns. After which (Lord Mel bourne having expressed his disinclination to postponement) the noble and learned lord said at present it was impossible to understand the was "itl-shaped and an abortion." It was however, event natty deferred till Tuesday. The Earl of Ansi:oh:EN asked whether her Majesty's govern ment was prepared to state what were the intentions of the minis try with regarrrto the question of additional endowments to the church - or Scuifand. Lord Alar.aocr.NE said the government intended to propose that aid shouid 'he, granted out of the bishops' tiends, watch are now id the possession of the crown. The Earl of A DER DERN remarked that to take the de ficiency from the bishops' tiends, which had become public property, would be equal to applying to the Cousolidated Fund. Lord BROUGHAM condemned the measure proposed, as one of " spoliation." The Earl of II DDINGTON expressed a like opinion. The Archbishop of CA NTEtZI3 ity insisted on the inviolability of church property. The conversation then dropped. The Bishop of EXETER inquired whether a Roman catholic bishop in Canada had received, and continued to receive, £lOOO a-year. Lord GLRNELG answered in the affirmative. Lord MINT() w shed Lord Brougham to allow an alteration of an order made on a !Miner day for returns regarding the efforts made to suppress slavery, the vessels on the African coast, &c. In consequence of an interruption of Lord Brougham by Lord Radnor, the former made a strong complaint against the noble lord for such conduct. The Archbishop of CANTERBURY presented a petition front Canada, regarding the means of supporting the church establish ment there. It had neat lv 6000 signatures. Lord RIPON went into details of the several acts on this sub ject, and concurred in the necessity of maintaining the established church in the Canadas. Lord GLENELG added that there was no subject that occupied more attention than the means of maintaining the protestant establishment in the colonies. The petition was eventually ordered to lie on the table.—Ad journed. HOUSE OF COMMONS-FRIDAY. Mr. TENNENT and Mr. DUNBAR took the oaths and their seats for Belfast. Mr. PLuMPTRE presented, from Blackheath, a petition com plaining of encroachment on the part of Roman catholics, and of the countenance given to them by her majesty's ministers. Mr. O'CONNELL desired it to be read: it was read deliberately by the clerk at the table. Mr. IlumE gave notice, that, on Tuesday next, be should move, that the names on divisions in election committees should henceforth be taken by the clerks of the house, as they now were in select committees, and in committees on private bills. Mr. HU,iE afterwards called attention to the impediments that existed in the way of forwarding newspapers to India, post age by such route being charged, while they went to the colonies free. Sir J. C. 11 OBHOUSE said, that it was a matter of revenue, whether the government or the parties should pay for the con veyance of the papers; at all events, he should be glad that India possessed the benefit of better journals than what ap peared there, which they would by possessing the English news. papers. The CHANCELLOR of the EXCHEQUER, in answer to Sir E. Codrineton, said, that the ' u o vernment had no intention of in terfering with the proposed subscription for a statue to Lord Nelson, beyond that of arranging the site. Sir G GitEv, in answer to Sir IL Inglis, said, there would be further - papers produced regarding Canada; and they would contain the addresses to, and the answers of, Sir F. Iletid. The Attorney-General's copy-hold enfranchisement, and other bills, were read the second time pro forma, for the purpose of referring them to-a committee above stairs, at the suggestion of Sir E. Sugdeti. Lord EBRIIVG-TON presented the report of the New-castle-un der-Lyne committee, declaring that Mr. Miller had been duly returned; but that there had existed very objectionable practi ces of mating payments to voters after the elections. Lord -STANLEY asked when the house was likely to have the government measure on the Irish church commission ? I:ord J. RessELL holed to get an opportunity of waking his statement in the course of a few days. Mr. C. But.t.Ett having stated, that he should endeavour to press the sontroverted elections bill on Monday, Sir R. PEEL said, that it would be better for the government to set apart one day, in order that all parties might, after a so lemn discussion, decide wheth ' there would be any evil in the House of Gonituons parting :ts jurisdiction in such cases. l is i(t The consideration of the bit was eventually fixed for Friday. Mr. IltnaE, in answer to Lord Stanley, said, that he should, on Monday, bring forward the question regarding Mr. Primrose, appointed to the Edinburgh post-office The House then once more went into coumittee on the Poor Relief (Ireland) bill, which occupied the remainder of the sit ting.—Adjourned. • EXTRAORDINARY CASE of DROPSY.—On the 28th of Feb ruary, an operation was performed on Mrs. Thomas Roades, of Wuoton, near Brill, Bucks, by the eminent Dr. Clarke, of Finemere House, when the enormous quantity of 40 and a halt' pints of water, weighing more than 401bs. was taken from her. Mrs. Roades having survived the danger of the operation, caused by her extreme debility, has now every chance of being restored to her usual health.-2Northamptom Herald. BELL'S LIFE IN LONDON AND SPORTING CHRONICLE EN LAIIGND, and rio addiiional charge—PßlCE FIVEPENCE. On SUNDAY, March 25th, the promised enlargement of BELL'S LIFE IN LONDON will take place, thereby affording additional scope for the extension of the M IscIit.LANEoUS as well as SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. Extraordinary efforts will be made, by the employment of competent correspondents, to procure the most accurate accounts of the approaching COURSING MEET INGS in all parts of thekingdoin—STEEPLE CHACEs—llonting exploits, and every event interesting to the Sporting World — while, in the Racing department, the high reputation and ac curacy of this widely circulated Journal, will be fully sustained —Orders received fai• every News Agent in the United King dom. Sem:TING AovERTisENIENTS of CuuRSING MEETINGS, STFAPLE CHAchS, Ail.: MEETINGS, &c., most be sent to the Office on or let re riday previou?. to publication—a iule also applicable to the Sporting conillinnicamus of our friends. Price of Bell's Life in London, Firepence. Office, No. 170. Strand, a here can he hail for threepence each. together or sepa rate, parts 1,2, 3. 4, and 5, of the Gallery of Comicalities ; the 5 parts contain 438 comic wood cuts, the cost of whim, design ing and et.graving, exceeded two thousand pounds—near two millions have been sold—never oat of print I * * Part 6 of the Gallery of Comicalities, price threepence only, will be published at No. 170, Strand, on the 30fh of April. Any 'of the Parts taken back. and,the cost price of twopence each returned, before Jan. 1,1839. Placards fur shop windows. . 41 ‘ -% THUE LIYERP(X)L STANDARD OBTAINING GOODS BY FALSE PRETENCES. (From the Manchester Guardian, of Saturday.) Some successful frauds have been recently practised in this town, by a man of somewhat decent exterior, whose name :ap pears to be Alexander Hayes or Hay. In consequence of in formation communicated by some of the suffering parties, Liud say, the Salford - beadle, proceeded, on Monday last, to a respec table house, No. 80, Oldfield-road, Salford, near' the Liverpool and Manchester Railway, and found Hay there. He took him into custody, and told him that the charge against hies was fur having obtained some godds by false pretences, and, without having paid for them, having resold them at a much lower price. Hay acknowledged that he had purchased but not paid for the goods, and that he had sold them again. In airswer to further inquiries as to his name, &c., he presented Lindsay with his card, which was to the following effect:—"'dr. Hay, surgeon and accoucheur, (late of the honourable East India Company's service,) 80, Oldfield-road, Salford." He told Lindsay that he had just returned from the East Indies ; but, notwithstanding all this apparent respectability, Lindsay conveyed him to the lock-up, and the next day the prisoner was placed at the bar of the New Bailey, and some evidence was given, sufficient to au thorize his detention ; after which he was remanded to yester day, in order to give an opportunity of making inquiries, and getting further evidence as to various cases. Yesterday the prisoner was again placed at the bar. He had a military air, and wore an invisible green - frock coat, and blue cloak with .velvet collar. Mr. Cooper, attorney, who appeared for the complainants, first called Mrs. Hannah. Barnett, glass dealer, of the Staffordshire House, Peter -street; and it appeared from her evidence and that of her daughter, that the prisoner first called there on the 11th ult., and ordered some decanters, &c. of the daughter. Mrs. Barnett went the day afterwards to the prisoner's house, to see if, from appearances there, she might venture to give the prisoner credit; and, finding several join ers at work, an the house fitted up in a respectable style, she thought she might trust him, especially as he also stated that he was a doctor who had been in the East India Company's ser vice, and was retiring with an allowance or pension. She ac cmdingly delivered:some of the goods, and he afterwards cause again'and obtained sonic more, and then gave his name Dr. Hay, and stated that he had a pension of 7s. 6d. a day, besides prize money and other allowances to the extent of £2OO a year additional. lie had retired from the service, and meant , he said, to reside here on his income, which he spoke of as alto gether about £lOO a year. Two more deliveries of goods were made at the house of the prisoner, who then owed £7 Bs. - The last goods were delivered on the 19th February; and on Monday last, Mrs. Barnett„ passing the shop of Mrs. 'Fazakerley, furni ture broker, 23, Great Brolgerrater-street, saw in the window, to her no small surprise, souse of tier own decanters. Mrs. ' Fazakerley stated that she had been induced to purchase the decanters of the prisoner at a reduced price, by his tale of dis tress. Ile described himself to her as having been a traveller in the paper trade; but being out of a situation, and having a child dead in the house, he was compelled to sacrifice these arti cles. Lindsay, the Salford beadle, said, that though the pri soner, whets first apprehended, said he . had just come from India, he had stated next -morning that he had beets twelve years in England, the last three of them in the customs at -Liverpool.— Mr. Yates, upholsterer and cabinet maker, Princess-street, stated that the prisoner had obtained of him furniture to the amount of £7O 16s. Bd., and represented himself as a surgeon, late in the East India Company's service:—Lindsay said that when the prisoner was apprehended he requested to have a tin case containing some papers, and this had listen taken posses sion of by the police. One of the papers it contained was a certificate that a pension had been granted to Alexander Hayes, late a private in the Hon. East India Company's infantry, on the Bombay establishment. This certificate stated, that Hayes bail been admitted a pensioner on the company's military fund, on the 12th July, 1826, at the rate of fifteen pence a day; and it gave a copy of his description from his discharge, by which it appeared that he was then 23 years of age, 5 feet 71 inches high, of dark complexion, long visage, grey eyes, dark hair, ; that he had been three years cud six months in the service ; was by trade a weaver, and a native of Donegal. The cause of his discharge was stated to be, that his left arm was fractured, and the fingers contracted; the certificate set forth that he purposed to reside in Liverpool. The pension was to be paid half yearly Ell Bs. 91. at Midsummer, and £ll 7s. 6d. at Christmas. It was addressed "Capt. Travers, E. I. C. agent, Cork." Mr. John Taylor, attorney, said the instructions he had re ceived from the prisoner's wife were, that he certainly had pur chased the goods es stated, and that some money which he ex pected from abroad not having reached him, and having a large bill of exchange to meet, he had been obliged to sell some arti cles sit. a sacrifice to enable him to meet the bill.—Mr. Foster directed the examination of witnesses to lie taken in both cases against the prisoner. In answer to an inquiry as to the restitu tion of articles found at the prisoner's house, Mr. Foster said he could give no direction as to the goods —Mr. Taylor said, that, in fact, Mr. Cooper, of the St- Phillip's *Tavern, Salford, the landlord, had seized all the goods in the house, under a distress for rent; and when that was satisfied, the surplus proceeds would be handed to the wife. A young man, from the shop of Messrs R. and J. Clough, ironmongers, &c. Market-street, stated, that the prisoner went there on Saturday, the 21th ult., and ordered a fender and some other articles, amounting to £2 125., which he directed to be sent to his house, leaving his card o address. The porter was sent with these goods, but was enjoined not to leave them un less he was paid. It so - happene I that the porter was an old soldier; and Mr. Hay, having discovered this, had the man into the parlour, gave him spirits, talked to him of India and the army; and the porter, of course, came back with a flattering account of Mr. Hay's circumstances and credit, but without the money. The collecting clerk was then sent to Mr. Hay, who promised to call and pay the amount on Monday. In the meantime, Mrs. Hay went to the shop, in a hackney coach, and looked out the most expensive tea trays, tea urns, and a great variety of articles, to the amount of about £2O. Mr. Glough, however, directed that these should not be sent, unless they were first paid for. On Monday, the prisoner made his appearance; affected to be offended at the supposition that he would not pay for the goods; drew from his pocket, aud pre tended to search, a large black pocket-book, or bill-case, as if for a bank note; in doing which, he massaged to display a note so folded as to exhibit "£5O. Bank of —." He said, he supposed he must be responsible for the other and larger order given by Mrs. [lay, and he paid the £2 125., expecting, proba bly, that Messrs Cloughs would be induced to_send the second parcel of goods; but in this he was disappointed, for the goods were never sent. After the prisoner's apprehension, Lindsay searched the house, and found the pocket-book in a back-room. He produced it; and it appeared to lie OT a form used in the customs. It had a stamp of " Wm. IV." and a crown, on the leather; and inside was written, "A. Hayes, customs, 13th May, 1831." In one of the pockets Lindsay found the note, which proved to be what is termed a " flash note," of the " Bank of Elegance." Though the cases above noticed were the only ones entered into before the magistrates, the prisoner has by no means con fined his operations to the three tradesmen there mentioned. We understand he obtained of Mr. Zanetti a chimney glass, value £l3; of . Mr. l'helvvell, silver plate, &c. to the amount of £3-1 Bs. ; of Mr. Goodall, King-street, carpets. &c. to the amount of £25; of Mr. Pickfords, beds and bedding to the amount of £l6; of Messrs. Kendal, Milne, and Faulkner, cloaks. &c. £25; of Messrs. Lawson, Kemp, and Pringle, shawls to the value of £7 10s; and of Mr. LlVain, St. Mary's Gate, clothes for himself to the extent of £lO. 'Of these goods, we believe Mr Yates, Messrs. Lawson, Kemp, and Pringle, Mr. Thelwell (except two work-boxes, pledged by the prisoner,) and Messrs. Kendal, Milne, and Faulkner, recovered the whole or the greater part the articles sold by them to the prisoner. hay had also obtain ed groCeries frotn the shop of Mr. Morley, Chapel-street, Sal ford, to the amount of £5; and two barrels of teupenuy ale, of Mr. B. Joule, brewer, New Bailey-street. Nor have his operations been confined in this town; for in the pocket-hook were various invoices not receipted, for different descriptions of goods obtained by him from tradesmen and shop keepers in Liverpool. One of, these appears to have been for the cloak the prisoner wore in the dock. It was dated, " Dec. 29, 1837 ; Mr. A. Hay to 'l'. B. Hayward, one superfine blue cloth cloak, lined through and velvet collar, £3 10s." Another was to " William Christian—to amount of account as per check book, £3 17s 9d." Another, dated January 4, 1838, to S. 14. Nightingale, a Venetian blind manufacturer, £4 25." Of C. Hargreaves, tailor, 80ld -street, the prisoner appears to have obtained on the 2d January last, an invisible green frock coat, with velvet collar and a figured Valencia waistcoat; together, £4 Bs. Of a Mr. M'Convrll, in December last, feather beds, ticking, &c. to the amount of £7 6s. How some of these articles had been disposed of, might be inferred from several pawn tickets, of articles pledged both in Liverpool and Manchester. In the tin box were several other papers which appear to re late to the prisoner. One of them was to the following effect : " Camp, Biljaum, Oct. 5., 1825. "'This is to certify, that private Alexander Hayes, of the 2d company, Ist Bombay European regiment, is entitled to share as a private in the capture made at Kittoor, in the month of December, 1824; and that his name is borne upon the prize roll, and has been returned to the prize agent; and that no part of the prize-money has been received at the regiment at this date. (Signed) A. M'D. Wtssosr, Adjt. Ist B. E. Refit. (Countersigned) Gao. P. TAYLOR, Capt. in charge." Another was a document apparently cut out of a letter, or, at all events, without the name of the port. It was as follows: " Alexander Hayes has served in the water-guard, at this port, since May 13, 1834, and has always conducted himself as a sober and trustworthy man. He leaves the service of the cus toms at his own request." (Signed) L. C. J. WA LKER, Inspector of Revenue." " Nov. 29, 1837." We believe the prisoner took the house in ()Weld-road about two months ago; and there is reason to believe, that he IsaS•ob faille(' goods since that time of other persons, besides those above named. NATIONAL EDUCATION.—CLERGY OF KILMORE.—The Lord Bishop and Clergy of the Diocese of Kilmore have agreed to a petition to the House of Lords (similar to that recently adopted in Derry) against the system of the National Board of Educa tion. The petitioners state that the modifications proposed by the board increase, rather than diminish their objections; and they pray for a grant to . promote scriptural education in Ire land. It is stated that petitioners of a similar character are in preparation iu all other dioceses. At a moment when the French society, for the abolition of slavery, is providing, under the patronage of noble ladies, for the black children in the colonies, we are astonished to find the feelings of maternity degenerating so much in France under the baneful influence of misery. At the corners of the streets, and i❑ the public squares, the ' police pick up every morning a number of infants abandoned by their pal cuts, either dead or dying The hospitals are full of them. In the departments, as well k is in Paris. the local budgets are swelled beyond measure by the necessity of making a provision for foundlings ; family ties are in a complete relaxation. Within slime days a consi derable number of infanticides have taken place.—L'butre Mer. THE SPITALFIELDS WEAVERS. —The misery of these wretched victims of free trade is on the increase. Last night they held a very numerous meeting, at the Golden Heart, Phcenix-street, for the purpose of petitioning both houses of parliament, and memorialising her Majesty for a protective duty against the importation of French silks. It appears that, although the weaving population has been increasing since 18'2-1, the wages have been reduced 1.1000 per day since that year. Several cases of dreadful misery were detailed to the meeting.—Standard, Saturday. 'MELANCHOLY CIECUMSTANCE.-011 Saturday night, about half•past eleven o'clock, as Richard Williams was passing along Knot Mill, he saw a man lying across the footpath; and on en deavouring to raise him up, finding that the man was quite sense less, be immediately called the assistance of the watchman ; and a crowd gathering, a surgeon was sent for, but none could be procured. The man was then conveyed to the Infirmary, but before he reached there life was extinct. Ou Monday an inquest was held on the belly, when it appeared from a card and documents f.tind in the poc - kets of the deceased, that his name was Jobn Tilley, professorof music; add that he had been many years of the King's Theatre and Vauxhall orchestras, and that be was in a state of great distress. The appearance of the man, which was stretched in the evreme, fully confit med the poverty of his circumstances Sick;e. the police officer, recognised the body, and said that he knew Tilley when highly respectable, and that he had now a brother in the *King's heat re, London. De ceased appeared to be shout 50 yea:a of age. he jury found that he died by "the visitatiutt of God." —Manchester Guar dian. MEETING OF THE WEST DERBY RATEPAYERS On 'Thursday morning a meeting of the ratepayers of West Derby. was held at the Workhouse, Lowhiil, "tor the purpose of determining on recouin►ending one or more persons to the board of guardians of the West Derby Union, to fill the situa tion of assistant overseer and collector of the potir's-rate within that township." The place of meeting was crowded. Mr. SAMUEL PIEHCE, the senior overseer, was called to the chair. He read the requisition requesting the overseers to call the meeting, and briefly stated its purport. It was also made known to the meeting that Mt. Pennell had sent in his re,ig- nation as a rate-collector. A very desultoty discussion then ensued as to the utility of the meeting, some geutlemen affirming that it was quite un necessary, and others affirming that the recommendation of the meeting would have great weight with the guardians. Mr. HARDY, fur the purpose of putting a stop to the dialogue, would beg to ask from whom the meeting emanated, and what was the object contemplated. (Here several persons cried out " Don't you know ?" Did'nt you hear the reqoision read ?" and one gentleman exclaimed, "'That man had better sit down.") Mr. H. said that they must have very limited capacities, else they would have seen his motive in acting as he had done. As to that person who had said, "That man had better sit down," he should only say, "That fellow had better have held his tongue." His object was to learn whether they could have any confidence as to the recommendation of the meeting being at tended to. Mr. T. Ssurn was of opinion that, if the recommendation were made, the board of guardians would attend to it; if not, they would of course appoint whoever they chose. Mr. FAULKNER said that the affairs of the parish had hitherto been well managed, and it was nut with their good will that they were driven to the necessity of change : but the necessity was imposed on them by the poor-law commissioners, acting under the act of parliament. If, however, they were to be driven to change, he hoped that it would be made as light as possible. The assistant overseer, he said, had very great duties to perform, and he was in favour of a total separation of toe officers of collector and assistant overseer; but, if they were over ruled in this desire, they must of course submit. He then proposed Mr. Dolling as a fit and proper person to be recom mended to the guardians to fill the office of collector.—The motion was seconded by Mr. Tilos. FEMME. Mr. CHADWICK, seconded by Mr. TnomAs LOI7A TT; moved that Mr. John Eastwood should be the person recommended. Mr. PENNELL said that he, should not be doing his duty if he did not state that it was the decided wish of the majority of the ratepayers that the whole of the taxes should be collected by one person. There was a plan which, if they adopted it, the poor law commissioners might perhaps be induced to accede to —namely, to divide the township into two districts—the muni cipal and the rural—and to have a collector for each district, both of whom might collect all the taxes. One person, he felt certain, would not be able to do the whole duty. Mr. T. - .Sie au said that the poor law act was opposed to that. Theioliject of that act was nut to divide and do the work well, but to:centralize; and their overseer would have to superin tend, not the half of a township, but two or three distinct town ships. The poor law commiasioners would tack on to theirs that of the Park and some other places. (Cries of " No, no.") Mr. It. WILLAN said that the duties of assistant overseer would be very light, and he thought that the better plan would be to have two collectors, one of whom might also fill the office of assistant overseer. Mr. PENNELL eventually shaped his proposition, for the di vision of the township into two districts, into the form of a mo tion, which was seconded by Mr. Duciewoimi ; but a great deal of animated and warns conversation ensued before it could be brought to the vote, so that at last the meeting had nearly lost all knowledge of the import of the motion. The CHAIRMAN having obtained silence, stated that the-shn ple question for their decision was, whether the township should be divided into two districts for collecting purposes. The motion was then.put to the vote, and carried by a large majority, there being only five or six dissentient voices. Mr. PENNELL said 4 that as it had been determined to divide the township, he thought it would be advisable that the munici pal or town collector should also be the assistant overseer, as he would, from the fact of his residing within the town, be al- ways accessible to the guardians and overseers. One part of the duty of the assistant overseer would be to make out the lists of the county cud borough voters, and of all persons eligible to serve on juries : and it should, therefore, be a point of especia importance to select an individual who would act impartially in the drawing out of those lists. As concerned himself, he would observe, that he defied any man on earth to bring a single case against him wherein he had acted partially in the performance of that duty. On one occasion, the overseer desired him to make out the lists of parliamentary electors; he did so. insert ing the names of all who were entitled to be upon it; but when it was published, he found therein the names of six persons Who had no right to be there. (Loud cries of " Hear, hear.") He did not say to what party in politics they belonged; but this he would affirm, that they all belonged to one party. Mr. SANDERS, the law-clerk, cautioned Mr. Pennell that what he had uttered, whether true or false, was a libel against the overseers. If true, he said. their conduct ought to be brought before the House of Commons. A gentleman stated that the six names were claims which had been sent in, and the overseers thought it incumbent on them to insert them in the list. Mr. FAULKNER then modified his former motion, proposing that Mr. Dolling should be recommended to fill the offices of municipal collector and assistant overseer for the whole town ship. Mr. T. SMITH wished to know how many Officers were to be thrust upon Mr. Dolling: he had already two or three, and it was very material that they should not overburden any one. (Laughter and cheers, and great interruption.) They had heard patiently the encomiums which had been passed on Mr: I).; he wished to know if they were determined to hear nothing on the contrary. (Cries of "have you a motion to make?") He had a high respect for the gentlemen who nominated Mr. Dolling, and would take their recommendation as soon as that of any one; but he—(Great disturbance, and cries of " Hear him, hear him.") Mr. It. WILLAN rose and passed a very high eulogium on the official conduct of Mr. Dolling. -Mr. SMITH then attempted to address the meeting again; but so great was the noise and contusion that he could not proceed. The CHAIRMAN said that if he (Mr. S.) had any motion to make, he hoped he would come to it as soon as possible. Mr. SMITH would willingly submit to their condemnation if what he had to say should not be deemed worthy of their con sideration. (Loud shouts of "Go on !" " Hear him !" and make a motion 1") He had a motion to make, and one of great importance; but he thought it could signify little whether lie made it at the beginning or at the close of his remarks. On one occasion he had looked into some portions of one of Mr. Dulliug's account books,—the only one which was accessible to him; and though he was sorry to say any thing disparaging against him, for nothing but civility had passed between them, he hoped that he should be at all times ready to do his duty. The book into which he had looked was the highway cash book, which was under the superintendence of Mr. Dolling, and he felt boundao state that that book was in the most slovenly and scandalous condition of any account book he had ever set his eyes upon. (Hear, hear.) Mr. DOLLING indignantly denied that the book was in his charge. He bad not meddled with the book for the last six months; and when he had done so, it was merely to oblige the collector, Mr. Orrett. Mr. SsitTH had been told that it was part of his duty to keep that book. (Great confusion.) He had wished at the first to en quire what Mr. D's duties really were, but he had been checked, so that he was in some measure left to presume that such was the fact. Mr. S. Concluded by moving that a small committee should be appointed to examine the book, but the motion was not entertained. Mr. HErsay YATES then moved that Mr. John Rowland should be the person to be recommended as assistant overseer and municipal collector. Mr. HARDY seconded the motion, and spoke in favour of Mr. John Rovvlanil's competency and character. He also men tioned that the law-clerk had told him that if he should persist in pressing his motion, and it were carried, the board of guar dians would not entertain the recommendation. If that was not treating them with contempt, he knew not what it was. (Cries of " Shame, shame.") He should nevertheless press his motion. (Great confusion.) It was pretty conduct, certainly, when he came forward to nominate an individual, for the law • clerk to say that the board would not appoint him. He pledged hib honor the statement was true. Mr. SANDERS denied that he bad said any . such thing as had been represented : he had either been misunderstood or misconstrued. Mr,T. SMITH rose again to speak on the subject of the high way cash book, but he was assailed with loud cries of " Spoke, spoke," "Sit down," "Go on," &c. We understood him to reiterate his statement that the hook he had mentioned was un der the care of Mr. Dolling. He said that he had now done his duty, and he left the matter to the meeting. (Great confusion.) The CHAIRMAN threatened to dissolve the meeting, unless more order were preserved. He was certain that not• half a dozen individuals knew what was going on; (Hear, hear.) The amendment of Mr. H. Yates, for the recommendation of Mr. Rowland, was then put from the chair, when about two thirds of the meeting voted for it. The supporters of Mr. Dol ling, however, maintained that it had not been carried, and demanded, amidst cries of " Carried, carried," and " Divide, divide," that the votes should be taken again. It was ultimately agreed to divide—the friends of Mr. Dolling going into the yard, and those of Mr. Rowland remaining in the room. As, however, only 19 left the apartment, and about 60 remained, the dissentients admitted that the amendment had been carried. Mr. CHADWICK, seconded by Mr. LovATT, then moved that Mr. John.Easiwood should be recommended as the collector for the rural district. Mr. Ton ere IN, seconded by Mr. THORNTON, proposed that Mr. Wilhain Hodgson should be the person recommended, and spoke highly of the ability and conduct of the nominee. Mr. HARDY mentioned that Mr. Eastwood was a householder and ratepayer in the township, and the other person nominated was neither the one nor the other. In recommending an indi vidual to a responsible situation, they should not look to com petence merely. Mr. JESSE WINWARD requested that he might have the liberty of replying to that last person : he did not know who he was ---(" No, nor any one else")—and then proceeded to speak in a very flattering manner of the character of Mr. Hodgson. He concluded by saying that the young gentleman could have guarantees to any amount. '['he motion and amendment were then put to the vote; but, as the show of hands was pretty nearly equal for both, the meet ing again divided. The Chairman decided that the majority was in favour of Mr. William Hodgson. A discussion ensued as to the amount of salary which should be paid to the collectors and assistant overseer. It was ultimately agreed to recommend that both collectors should be paid by a per centage (3 percent.) on the amount collected, as heretofore. As to the assistant overseer, Mr. WILLAN proposed that he should receive £lO per annum for his services.—Mr. Ilartoy. moved that the sum should be £6o.—Mr. WILSON Said that, as they were almost entirely in the dark as to the duties of the assistant overseer, the better plan would be to leave to the over t. - seers and board of guardians of the township th e discretion' of recommending to the poor-law commissioners (who) havethohe fixing of the salary) whatever sum their better knowledge l t deem adequate for his services. This proposal w as ultimate y adopted by an almost unanimous vote. The business of the meeting, which lasted three hours, was then terminated with a vote of thanks to the chairman. SINGULAR PETRIF ACTH/N.—Oa Tuesday last the stone get ters at the Oak Bottoms-stone delph, Breightmet, near Bolton discovered a tree of about thirty feet long, and forty inches in cireuttiferance, in a petritie:l state, in a solid rock, aliout forty feet from the surfaceof the earth, and at least thirty feet beneath the surface of 'the rock. The inside of the tree is completely petrel - led, and it is covered with an incrustation of carbonised matter. B IN DING WAREHOUSES IN MaNcitusTEn.—We are in formed that, - on Thursley last, there was a numerous attendance of the yommittee appointed to further the above object at the Town Hall. The horoughrreve having taken the chair, a num. bet of letters were read from members of parliament, promising their support to a measure having for its object the extension of the privilege to Manchester. It was also stated, that nearly four thousand signatures, embracing those of most of the id floential merchants, had already been attached to the petition. —Manchester Courier. ADJOURNED MEETING OF THE LIVERPOOL BRANCH OF TilE LONDON HIBERNIAN SOCIETY, OrtFriday, at twelve o'clock, an adjourned meeting of the friends of this society, was held at the Music-hall, Bold-street. A number of the clergy of the town occupied the platform, amongst whom, was the Rev. Dr. Cook, of Belfast. We regret that the comparative importance of the meeting will not war rant us in giving inure than a brief abstract of his very brilliant speech, which occupied upwards of two hours in the delivery. About 3UU persons were assembled, a large portion of the audi ence consisting of ladies. The Rev. Dr. Ralph was called to the chair. The CHAIRMAN before opening the business of the meeting requested the Rev. Mr. Knox to open the meeting with prayer. 'f he CHAIRMAN then said, for the information of many who were present that day, it might be necessary to state, that the meeting had been called owing to some mistake, about publish ing the former one, by which the attendance was exceedingly thin. It gratified them to observe, that the attendance that day was greatly increased, though they could not but still feel sur prised, that a society so excellent in its principles, and so catho lic in its spirit, should not unite a greater number of friends— should not excite a greater degree of interest. They were all aware, there was no want of sympathy in this country with the distresses of the sister land, whether temporal or spiritual; for their wants were made known to them through a variety of channels, but, unfortunately, frequently not_ with the right means. This society would lay the axe at the root of the tree of the evils of Ireland, and would inculcate the doctrines, and precepts of the scriptures amongst the people. The education proposed to be given under the superintendence.of the society, was not merely intellectual, for that eduCation would not re form the character of men ; nor was it a partial scriptural edu cation L-an education on which they could not leak for the blessing of God. It took the whole scriptures, and thus con templated, first, the highest interests of the Irish, their spiritual education, and through that it improved their temporal educa tion, and would elevate them in the scale of nations. And this was not a matter of theory; it was a matter of tried experience. If they would read the account of Scotland, by that celebrated patriot Fletcher, in the year 1798, they would find that it pre sented just the peculiarities of Ireland at the present day. But through the medium of its parish schools, Scotland had worked the revolution in its social character, which now distinguished it. It had been imagined, that by introducing the masters of these schools, the same results would follow elsewhere;forgetful that the principle, which was the cause, was scriptural educa tion. (Hear.), These schools were framed exclusively for teaching the Bibleoind the fundamental principle of the edu cation given, was scriptural insthiction. They only wanted this for Ireland. It was not a matter of theory ; it was a mat ter of experiment, that the Bib,le was the great 'neaps of mo ralizing mankind. The Rev. Mr. KNOX, then read the report of the society. The committee could not but regret, that more liberal contri;• butions had not been made on behalf of the society. There were many calls on the country; but still, an institution for the. promotion of the glory of God, and the benefit of the people of Ireland, by diffusing sound scriptural education through the country, ought not to languish fur the want of pecuniary sup port, which it was in the power of the Christians of this country to afford. They were confident, that if this society received the support which it merited, it would do more to afford scriptural education throughout Ireland than any other Christian society. The number of children taught in the schools the last year was, 135,933, and the number of schools belonging to the society 2355. The masters of the schools were paid according to the proficiency of the pupils, and not a fixed salary. The com mittee were quite satisfied, that the system pursued was the best (hat could be devised for giving a scriptural education to the risin ,, generation. The Rev. Mr. JAMES, the treasurer, read the statement of occounts, from which it appeared, that the total receipts were, £174 3s. Bd.; that £74 2s. 6d. bad been remitted to the parent society, and that 1:100 Is. 2d. remained, the balance, in the bank. M r. H Ammon moved briefly, that the report, and statement of accounts be received. The Rev. Mr. Bsvare rose to second the resolution. He could' not refrain from bearing his testimony of support to a society which soughato accomplish ends so great and so lasting as did the Hibernian Society—which did not contemplate merely the purification of moral abuses, but which sought to elevate man not only in the scale of humanity, but also to pre pare him fur that world where human nature should be raised to its highest pitch of perfection, and where all the saints were perfect as our Father who is in heaven is perfect. It was gra tifying to observe the increase of the labours of the society. • In 1815, there were 11,000 scholars connected with the schools; add in 1837 the number was increased to 135,933 scholars. As the society had thus far successfully proceeded,- they should feel stimulated to increased exertion; and they should pour out their souls to God that he would open the windows of heaven and pour ont his spirit of blessing on the country, that there might be room enough to receive it. They knew the influence of these schools on the minds of youth. The former generation bad had their minds preoccupied by prejudice and their moral qualities depraved by early habits of lukewarmness in seeking after the truths of religion, or from , positive opposition to the way of salvation. Whereas, they took the children and pre occupied that ground which was previously taken by prejudice, in order to put them in possession of the knowledge of the truth, whose value was unspeakable and whose results were everlast ing. Look again at experiment, and not resting their cause on untried theory, they went to the poor of their sister country and Communicated to them that instruction which should become, through the influence of habit, a part of themselves. And, though their exertions had hitherto not realised that success which they might have desired, yet they must look forward and anticipate the ultimate consequences of their present course. Though they might not see the population disenthralling them selves from spiritual despotism—though they might not see them coming out and being separate from an ungodly system, yet they (night repose in the prospect that there• was nYuch of leaven placed amongst the youth of Ireland, which should dis seminate itself amongst them; and, as their children rose' up, it should extend yet wider, and the expansive principle of truth and the spiritualizing principle of Christ's holy religion should not only extend itself widely over the present but:permanently and effectively over all future generations. (Hear.) He con cluded with seconding the resolution, which gas carried unani mously. The Rev. FIELDING Outo rose to propose the next resolu tion, "'That this meeting hears with Much satisfaction and thankfulness the progress which the London Hibernian Society has made during the past years, being convinced that its efforts, under the divine blessing, to promote the scriptural edu cation of individuals of all denominations in Ireland reads to promote the peace and happiness of that country." When he was invited tra.attend the meeting that (lay, it was urged upon him, to induCethis compliance, that unless he and others of the church did so the interests of the society were likely to suffer; for the churchmen were likely to abstain hum attendance on account of the connexion of the society with dissenters; and also that dissenters, on account of its connexion with the church, would do the seine. He therefore felt it his duty to attend, and felt convinced that he was in his proper place, not because of the connexions of the society, but because of its objects—its glorious design of extending the knowledge which was life eternal to the poor children of his native land, and because its object was to promote the glory of God. The resolution which he had been requested to move called for an expression of thankfulness from the meeting for the progress that the society had made during the past year. He might be allowed to go a little further back and remind the meeting of what the society had accomplished from the commencement of its labours in the year 1806; and he was much mistaken if the mere announce ment of every individual item of the report of the society should not be found to furnish an unanswerable argument to all there for its support. It was a fact that this society had established 2,355 schools, which were at that time in full operation, and in those schools were educated 135,933 children. It was also a fact that there were 30,000 Roman catholic children receiving scriptural education in tho se schools ; and upwards of lb—very nearly 17,0(X) children receiving Sabbath instruction under the care of this society, that had no other opportunity of receiving any instruction whatever. It was also a fact that the society hail 9,000 adult scholars and 117 Irish -speaking individuals under its-own care, who were taught, through the medium of their own language, the way of salvation. It was also a fact that the education of the children of these schools cost the so ciety only the small sum of 2s. 6d. each in the year. So that each individual there that day who subscribed that amount would be instrumental in providing scriptural education for one year for one Irish child. There were features in the character of this society which it was important to mention; it was that the teach ers were paid according to the proficiency made by the children. No teacher received any portion of his salary until a very par ticular inspection of each school had taken place—an inspection not only taken under the supervision of the inspector of the society, but of the visitors ; and it was only after the satisfac tory -progress of each child had been demonstrated, that the seholl-master received any portion of his salary. Another re mar able tait was, that the society required the scriptures to 'be committed to memory; and one delightful instance was re corded of a Roman Catholic girl, who repeated 't.3 chapters of the scriptures by heart to obtain a copy of the word of God. Having alluded to the operations of this society, he should be excused if he made an observation, which he knew would be called for, on the unhappy difference of opinion between this society and the Sunday School society for Ireland. It was avowed that the Sunday schools established by this society were found to interfere with the Sunday schools established, by the Sunday School Society. That difference had been completely removed, and this society established no schools, in any parish, where it found any schools in operation. This society:was also totally distinct from the Irish society. The =lrish .society laboured exclusively with the Irish speaking population, which scarcely exceeded two millions, whilst this society almost exclu sively confined itself to those of the population who spoke En glish. The resolution affirmed that the tendency of this so ciety was to promote the peace and happiness of the country. He believed that just in proportion as any individual was made acquainted with the word of God, his own peace was promoted; Ind if this were true of individuals, it must lie true of families , Wf nations, and of empires. The Laid Lieutenant of one County in Ireland had made a statement in his place in parlia ment that 670 taut filers had been committed in one county in 3 years, the greater portion of which were committed with impu nity. And if it were a fact that there was the smallest possible quantity of scriptural education given in that county, and if it were a fact on the other hand, that in the noithern counties of the province of Ulster, where scriptural education did •prevail, that comparatively little crime prevailed, he thought they had a right to come to the conclusion that the stein orscriptural education did tend andwas calculated to procure the peace and happiness of the country. Attempts were made to establish a system of education not founded on scripture. 'A gentleman had made a speech at the Mechanics' Inttitution on this sub ject, which had been printed in the form of a pamphlet; and how did this gentleman speak? Ile said, " we have all one final object; happiness in a higher and better world." And then be said, " In our Father's house there are many mansions, but not less are there many roads by whioh those mansions may be reached." (Expressions of horror.) This was a speech which was delivered to a very large audience, and was received with loud cheers —that while there were many mansions in heaven, there were many roads by which those mansions could be trheaactled every Thatwan might j ht ust the go toh p ea ri v n e cip nh le is s o o w u n glt to be w i ayas st it e wi alih ls b ea s lic er , l l . , hut which frequently led every man to hell his own way. The iscripturesthe way, said a sy, andr he w lt there v( as bu )ew t e w hions endeavours is ‘• le to i eLordl enter sytis anotherChr is a thief and a robber." The orator of whom he spoke went on to say "the human heart is elevated by relocation." Unhappy ins ist be the state of that country where the human heart is only elevated by education. Did the works of the French revolution exhibit this. Did Rousseau, or Voltaire, tiothieducated men, exhibit any elevation of the heart by education ? lie glieved to say that principles su c h as t h ose conten d e d f or i n the publi cation which he held in his hand were very prevalent at the present day. A great numb e r of individuals front whom it would be least expected, were found to contend that the best thing that could be for this country. would be the establishment of forced schools by secular rates, and that no altar should be erected in those schools but what should lie erected to "the un known God." This society being for the diffusion of the word of God, and for Isis glory; he could not see on what p rinci p le they could stand aloof or withhold their sup Fort from such an institution. They might be opposed by great difficulties in their undertaking, but if they were determined to succeed they were sure to do so. • The Rev. J. NEVILLE HORTON TIIONIAS rose ti) second the resolution. He could not understaud how they could look coldly MAiten 13, 18:38 on an institution like this. He deprecated the teaching of the scriptures by parts, as was attempted by the Irish National.,Bo riety. Mr. O'Connell, when lately accused before the House of Commons of a foul and scandalous libel on the tory members of that house, had desired that the whole of his speech might be read, which contained the libel complained of, as he contended that the full and proper meaning of any part could not be de duced from the extracted part. And if this were true, as he, (Mr. Horton) contended it was, of Mr. O'Connell's small essay, was it not true of the stupendous works and promises of the Almighty as contained in His word. Would the advocates of extracts contend that the full and proper meaning of the Bible could be obtained from extracts, when the same persons con tended that the full and proper meaning could not be obtained from extracts of Mr. O'Connell's paltry little speech! But it was contended by these advocates of extracts, that the scriptures were not pure enough for their children. Were nut the scrip tures said to be a mirror reflecting, not only the nature of God, but the nature of every human being ? He concluded after a speech of considerable length in seconding the resolution, In the course of his observations he said, owing to the engagement of this adjourned meeting, they had been prevented from form- . ing an auxiliary society that year at Manchester, and bad been obliged to decline the aid of the Manchester clergy, which would in all probability have produced the society £5O, which he conceived the public of Liverpool were in a manner bound to make good to them. The CHAIRMAN said if every individual present were to give , half a crown it would be, ust the thing. The Rev. Dr. COOK, of Belfast, . rose to propose the next re solution, and was received with loud cheering. The resolution committed to him was, " that the friends of scriptural educa tion do fee) themselves called upon to use their exertions to in crease the funds of this institution." The resolution was very simple, if the call contained in the resolution were as easily attended to. He thought, however, it had been said by a great man of a neighbouring principality, " He could call spirits from the vasty deep." But another-great man wondered very much if they would "come when he did call." (A laugh.) He felt in seconding this resolution somewhat like a second Owen Glendower, and called, not upon spirits, but upon sove reigns, and not from the vasty deep of the Mersey, but from their pockets. And as to whether the-4pirits would come, he might be permitted, with no less.a person than Harry Percy to doubt. It would , be for the meeting to prove whether the Chairman's call was to be realized. All he could say was, if it were to be realized, he had no judgment. In attempting to ad vocate the resolution which was put into his hands, there were several facts which he felt himself bound toadvert to. And the first of these was, that the people of England were said to be a most thinking people. The peopleof Ireland were said to bo a most feeling people, and that they could beset on fire like gunpowder, but that it was as difficult to set the other on fire as it was to fire the Mersey.. •His object was not to set English- men on fire; but. to attempt to reason. with them as iinost thinking people, and to endeavour to show them the claims that Ireland bad on their generosity and-aid. ,But before he did so,. he considered that every Englishman had a right to asklira this question—" What do you need? Have you not £50,000 of the public money to teach the public of Ireland, and are you not promised to have £200,000 a-year to educate the poor of Ireland ? Now, what possibly more can you want? When you consider also what is done in building school-houses; what more than all this can we possibly want for the poor of Ireland ?" Now he thought this was a great question which every Irish man who came to claim the sympathy of England was bound to answer; and if they were not able to answer this question, and most satisfactorily, then he said the duty of the people of England was to button up their pockets and not give them a single farthing. He would leave the whole question to turn on that single point. Notwithstanding they had all these grants, their claims on England were not diminished, and their neces sities were not diminished. For, although thse £200,000 were increased to one million, be stood before them to demonstrate that they had not received one single farthing for the'true and proper objects of a nation's education. He felt that in advo eating this view of the subject he was standing on the place, as it were, where the first war trumpet against English education was sounded, and where the first re-echo of the responding trumpet was sounded, and where if each horseman did not draw his battle blade, yet many a one drew his quill and rallied on paper; and there were bold hearts and spirit stirring voices that arose in defence of scriptural education; 'and it they were not able to drive the enemy back over the channel, they at least raised up a counteracting battlement from which they might point the artillery of truth, until, in due time, their point blank shot would drive down the erection of the ene my to pieces. He rejoiced that au Irishman had made the first stand against this system in the person of the Rev. Hugh M'Neile, whose eloquence was wanted in Ireland. He wished to impress on the minds of the audience, that what they wanted in Ireland was not an Irish want; it was the world's want; it was the principle of the world's regeneration put into parts; it was no less than the free and uninutilated Bible. - Had the world ever been scripturally educated by the fettered Bible? Did God fetter the Bible when he gave its primary elements in the books of the law to Moses? No, he said, they were to teach it diligently to their children. They were to teach its laws diligently by the way side and in the houses, and write them on the doors that every one might see them. The free dom of the world had been attained when the freedom of the Bible had been attained. When the mind was made free by. the presence of the word of God, it was giving civil and religi ous liberty to both body and mind. But was his-civil liberty carried out if any man could send him to Loretto, to give a new petticoat to the virgin ? It was to Protestants, that Roman Catholic countries were indebted for whatever civil and religious' liberty they enjoyed. The greatest mistake that man could make was to suppose that popery was religion. He admitted that it had a part that was religion; that it had the creed of Pope Pius, the catechism of Trent, and all the articles of Trent, and a host of councils; that it had an ianummerable multitude of persons that were called the Fathers, and for aught he cared, they might call them grandfathers. But this he knew, that while we bad these persons to teach scripture according the unani mous consent of the Fathers, the unanimous consent of the Fa thers was the true terra incognita of Roman Catholic geogra phy; it was the north-west passage of the human, intellect.— Hear and cheers.) He contended that popery was a monar chy, and religion was but a part and parcel of the monarchy. It was merely a monatchy with one roan at Rome at its head, with his cardinals as councils, and innumerable clergy to en force his decrees. This universal monarchy over the minds and bodies of men was the single object of that instit u ti o n. T o oppose this monarchy and to establish the principles of freedom, were the objects of the institution which they were now engag ed to advocate. Another reason why they wanted assistance in despite of what they had got, was, because what they had got was not good. lie wanted no man to take advantago of him in argument. God forbid that they should refuse extracts in their c They had no obje c ti on w h ats o ever t o the use of scrip tureshis. extracts. Why, then, did they object when they could have those extracts every day in their schools ? Why, just be cause these ext racts were not the Bible. They knew very we ll in Re E fo n r. gid . an T h w e he n They had placarded they a e c r a e r d a e l anxiousall statements the ho whole bill, and nothing but the bill," and they had got the bill, the whole bill, and he knew not how much more than the bill. They had got the extracts, but they would not take them per verted. They would not take them in the new translation by men not authorised, and of whose capacities for it, let every one read the late examinations of the committee before parliament, and judge for themselves. And they would not take a little more ; they would not take just the least infusion of popery in the world. They knew very well when a man wanted - to gain an object, he dirt not generally ask the largest demand, but asked a very very little. There could not have been a smaller request than that to our first parents, just to eat the fruit. If Satan had asked one half of the globe, and the public desecration of the Almighty, this would have been too terrible a thing to have been complied with; but it was the smallest thing in the world that was asked. Just so when he tempted of Saviour, it was the smallest thing in the world that he askecli just " command these stones to be made bread," " cast yourself down from the temple," " bow down and worship," and that for the whole world. Some of the extracts 'might be correct, but some were incorrect he knew, but just with the smallest infu sion of popery in the world. This little drop of poison in infancy might prepare the man in after life to swallow poi son without doubt, and without fear. In the present system of national education the priest promised to encourage the parson, and the-parson promised to encourage the priest, while they all of them knew, that neither of them meant to perform what he promised, and all this in order to promote national education. They said in Scotland,- " giff gaff makes good friends." The priest promised to encourage what he called heresy', and the parson promised to encourage what be called idolatry, and blasphemy. He did not know whether this might make the priest and Protestant good friends, but this he knew, it would make them hypocrites and rogues. But it was said " when we profess to encourage one another, we- don't profess to encoulge one another at all, but only to permit one another. This might be the meaning of the word according to the new edition of Johnson. He alluded to the mismanagement, and carelessness, or rather to the want of any management of the national education committee. They took no care whatever as to the particular management of any school, and attended to no complaint. They were like the Gods of Epicurus, too high to take cognizance of things beneath. Their system was only to be introduced four hours a day. Could a man - be honest for twenty hours, and surrender his honesty for four? Could he be twenty hours an honest man, and four hours a bit of a. rogue? A little impurity rendered impure the whole stream, and a man who was a rogue for four hours, was so for the whole twenty-four. Nit this was the system; get in the finger, work in the whole hand, and when the hand was worked in the shac kle was contained on it. And like the boy, who went to catch the horse, who put the bridle behind his back; and when the poor foolish horse came to the bribe of oats he seized him, and. he bridled him, and he backed him. (Cheers.) It had been said, by a great warrior, that a great nation could not have a little wet ; so Protestantism could not have a little war. He cociunecultulydeldo,udaflyreurheaerveeryd7aton;iiluhahnitthspoeuetcuhp,itind aboutwhich two he hours f the delivery, wiih moving the resolution. The Rev. Mr. JAMES briefly seconded the resolution, which, was unanimously adopted. The CHAIRMAN after congratulating the meeting, on the unanimity, and order, which had preserved, dissolved the meet ing about four o'clock. A collection was made at the donors. Mr. Ewart was first returned to parliament as a tory repre sentative of Bletchingley. HEMP CABLES.—At the institution of civil engineers, at its last meeting, a paper by W. Cotton, Esq., "On Captain Iluddart's improvement in Rope Machinery," was read. The author states that Captain Huddart's attention was 'directed to the subject in consequence of the external yarns of a ship'. cable constantly breaking, owing to the extra strain experienced in the process of twisting, the yarns being all originally of the same length. Captain Huddart's improvements in the rope machinery are of such a nature as to give to all the yarns an increased length in proportion to the distance of the yarns front the centre of the strand, and to the angle at which they are laid. ALE AND BEER.—A short time senee a medical gentleman purchased a brewery with a view to biew pure and wholesome beer, and advertised for a brewer. Within a week or so, he had 75 applications for his situation ; and on inquiring of each candidate what his pretentious were to undertake the duties of a brewer, to his very great astsinishment it turned out that every one of them founded his capability to preside over the mash tufi , by asserting that he could brew capital ale and beer, of which some of them brought most delightful sample's, without using a grain of malt or a bunch of hops. The disappointed advertiser declared further, that during his life he had never come in con tract with such a number of clever chemists. GREAT CONSERVATIVE DINNER AT LEEDS, ON EASTER MON DAY NEXT.—A vast number of applications having been made by conservatives of all ranks, to be allowed to join in the dinner to which Sir Francis Burdett, Bart., and other distinguished characteis have been invited, the committee of the Leeds Opera tive Conservative Association have applied for and obtained the assistance and co-operation of a committee of the Leeds Trades men's Conservative Association. The joint committees D°l announce that in order to meet th e genera l w i s h, and to give full scope for the display of conservative strength and feeling, they' have determined to erect a pa v illi on , capable of containing 1500 persons; in which also, on the Friday in Easter week, they pro pose to give a ball to the conservative ladies of Leeds add the neighbourhood, the guests to wear the conservative colours; blue rosette on the left breast. Active preparations are goira forward.—Leeds Intelligences.