The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-09-20 00:00:00

SEPT. 20, 1836 of the Rev. R. M'Ghee, who has sent over for his perusal the " unanswered challenge," accusing him of shrinking from that inquiry which he had ostensibly courted, by the lowest and most unworthy artifice. These revilers of his religion" are prepared to meet him, and have af forded him time and opportunity to accept their dial longe ; but he has shrunk from investigation, dreading that the force of reason and sound argument would, like the touch of IthUriers spear, strip him of his disguise, and exhibit him to the world in his naked deformity. Whether we are to be honOured with the chance of bringing the long -contested controversy between the Reformed and Roman Catholic Churches to a final issue or not, remains to be seen. A Champion, who threatens to eclipse even the great Cardinal Beilarmin himself, has, in these our days, thrown flown the gauntlet in Liverpool; no one, however, as yet is enabled to determine the quality or pretensions of this spiked glove, nor in what way the Champion intends wielding it,—he has, nevertheless, (as in due courtesy to the challenged he is bound to do) been invited to state specifically his mode of com bat, and the weapons he means to employ in the "tilt " against P rotestantism and its doctrines,—in fact, a vague squib-like report has been made by a certain "liberal" pop-gun, that the Priest had buckled on his armour, and was duly prepared for the fight. Now, as it would have been truly mortifying even to us, who are strongly attached to an opposing Creed, to have found so chivalrous a Knight driven to the painful alternative of adopt leg the course of the hero of La Mancha, in his right valiant assaults upon "shadows" and "windmills," when there are abundant materials in the shape of human beings for a good Catholic to try the quality of his spear upon,—we confess it is Particularly gratifying to us, that the said Champion is in no danger of incurring such humiliation and disappointment ! That resolute defender of Protestantism, the Rev. R. 11I‘Ghee, has anticipated the Rev. H. li'Neile's acceptance of the challenge, in his spirited letter of Fi iday last, to which we gave insertion. We have also the sensible letter of " Philalethes," which we must say thumbscrews the worthy Priest to the points prelimi nary ; and to-day we insert the additional letter of " Candidus" of Cambridge, who offers the benefit of a layman's disputation, should no clergyman of the Church of England volunteer to enter the lists on this occasion. Candidus puts the grouted be fore Father Maguire, in a very intelligible point of view. Cor respondenee is crowding in upon us from various quarters, so that there is little fear of his wishes being frustrated; we will even sound the trumpet of the Standard aloud—the honour of our own church being concerned; and being also fully prepared to assist in giving to our town of Liverpool, the credit of pro viding the arena for the conflict, (the AMPHITHEATRE itself if wish e d for!) and undertake faithfully to record the progress of tha priestly tournament, for the benefit of our Protestant bre thren throughout the united kingdom. We have before observed that protestant England is pre eminently distinguished for the namber and value of her chari table institutions. This formed the theme of praise of a learned foreigner, in the last century, who said that her greatness did not so much exist in the beauty of her palaces, the riches of her nobility or merchants, the superior industry or moral intelli gence of her general population, but in the " number and variety of her monuments of national benevolence." Of all the public establishments which claim the attention of the philanthropist, none rank higher than our hospitals and in firmaries. The celebrated Indian rajah, Rammahoun Roy, when he visited the city of Bristol, on his first coming to Eng land, was accompanied by a friend to the infirmary, and, arrived in front of that noble edifice, he stopped suddenly and requested his companion to explain to him the inscription conspicuously displayed over its entrance, "Charity universal—open to all nations." " And do they admit," said he, " the sick and the helpless without distinction of country, creed or colour, with out fee or compensation ?" " Decidedly so," answered his friendly interpreter. " Well," said the rajah, " I have read that the Founder of the Christian religion commanded these things, under the parable of the good Samaritan; it is a pleasing circumstance, after so great a lapse of time, to find his in junction thus fulfilled. Come, although a rajah, I shall freely enter your Christian's house." We record this pleasing anec dote as the introduction to our recommendation of a public charity in our town of Liverpool, the "Northern Hospital," Leeds -street, brought before the notice of our readers in the ex planatory letter or report of Mr. John M. Banner, in our last Tuesday's number. This gentleman has so clearly illustrated the present condition and the objects of the charity, conducted upon the principle of the " Christian's house" at Bristol, that we trust the want of Room complained of, with regard to this hospital, will soon be obviated by a sympathising public; then our medical friends connected with the establishment may not have to incur the pain of sending away cases from its doors un aided, which imperatively call for succour. The utility of the institution is fully shown in Mr. Banner's explicit statement. The letters of " A Liberal Dissenter," which have appeared in our columns, place the question of the corporation schools upon its true basis. The remote object contemplated in this nefarioui undertaking was the advancement of the interests of a political party hostile in all its views to the interests of the church establishment and the present interests of the state iden tified therewith—the ostensible object, the introduction of a " liberal system of instruction," as Lord John Russell calls it, which shall " harmonize opposing creeds." Indeed ! harmo nize opposing creeds! Whence this preposterous doctrine obtained the drita of its foundation, we are at loss to conjecture; for to reconcile the creed of popery with liberal institutions, either in religion or government, is to assimilate oil with water or vinegar, or to change the entire character of the unchange able church! The "Liberal Dissenter" has grappled with the design, and objects of the schools in a masterly manner, and his show up of the fallacies of the voluntary principle is equally stringent. Ile has made a breach in the "defence" which will require many sand-bags to fill up the opening, through which we get a full insight into the internal works of the citadel of liberalism. We are no enemies to those w,ho are really dissen ters from principle ; some of the most amiable and many of the most intellectual companions of our past life were of this order; and we can proudly reflect that we never remember any one of them to have warred against the established institutions of church and state in the manner adopted by our "conscientious" town councillors. That exemplary man, the late Dr. Adam Clarke, who lived in our own time, is one instance, as a Wes leyan; the late eloquent Thorpe, the independent minister, is another. These were staunch defenders of the union of Church and state. Thorpe's "destinies" of the British empire put to the blush all the sophistries of the Blackburn vocabulary of .fine words and unmeaning theories defended, or, rather, at tempted to be defended, upon the false plea of increased public advantage. Our able corespondents have taken out of our hands the duty of exposing the darker qualities of this deep-laid plot of the liberals against the essence of our religion, whilst wa undertake to prove, if needful, their utter ignorance, or their yet more shameful mystification and petvertzion of the very truth, as re gards its working principle, as a protestant institution. Mus in vice is strictly applic'able to them ;—they have got into the po pish pitch-tub, and all the scrubbing of their liberal scrubbing brush will not cleanse them. The advice of the "Liberal Dis senter" to avoid the contamination will not be lost upon the respectable portion of the dissenting body, whose eyes are now open to the irreligious compact entered into for purely worldly purposes and the advancement of principles opposed to gospel truth. We will put this question in a simple form, that every con scientious dissenter from our church may see its merits at a glance. The law of this laud has from time immemorial de creed the foundation of our established religion, that religion being Christian, and the King, as the supreme head of the state, its sworn trustee. Such established religion is ordained for the benefit of the 'majority in the state, not the sections or various parties which may exist therein, but which are subject to its protection. Now clearly the interests of the majority are en- Aided to the first consideration in a matter of so much moment .as a settled provision for the maintenance of christianity in the state. This point admitted, it is the duty of the state to provide the means of christian instruction conformably to its establish ment. It will nut surely be pi Mended by any truly conscien tious protestant dissenter, that the majority of ,the people of England now prefers a corrupt form of christianity, as in Ire land at present, and in England at the time of the reformation. The duty of christian rulers, then, is obvious, whether it be in the parliamentary legislature or the town council. it is clearly the duty of a christian king and a christian government to set before the people the full light of saying truth, leaving it to in dividuals after all whether they will choose as best that false hood which destroys the soul. MI should be taxed equally for what promotes the general good; hone should be relieved sim ply because they choose schism in religion, or liberalism in politics. Government has no right to relieve any party from contributing to the support of religion and virtue in the state, because they may choose to act as without the influence of either the one or the other. We take the principle of a majority upon a very different footing to that of the disciples of the Russell sc h ool; when we speak of a majority we r efer specifically to the entire body of the state in the three kingdoms under the sceptre of a protesta nt monarch. We do not admit one majority for England, ano ther for Scotland, another for Ireland ; nor shall we take our pobition abstractedly from the practical working of the Church of England and the church against England in the sister isle. We shall be fully prepared to meet the sophistical arguments of those who grumble about making the many of the popish church pay towards ‘the support of the few of the protestants in due season ; leg owe imaintain that the dissenting principle, as a prin ciple, is etrAianily,thrown down 11 Jake circumstance of men of all creeds and of-no creed—m*lp wifluirofess to love the truth, and ,men who teach .ties,tilutt tithe sthildren of God and the .children of the de,vilare twill stottrillyrqualified to rule over the ataatinies dal Asidicsn aisauximr,accstaing to God's will! This ~~.r piinciple, it appears, both the religious and the free-thinking di,senter has adoptel,each for himself, in our town council; and against this principle we shall. strenuously contend, under the full conviction of right, and the certainty of being supported therein by the upright portion of the dissenters, freed from the influences of a spurious philosophy, the wisdom which cometh from beneath. We do not charge all dissenters with being schismatics—let the really religious dissenter bear in mind that the contest is not with him purely as a godly man, but as a po litiqa? man, if he is now taking the same political grounds with the mast reck:es,:, infidel—the most holloW sociuiati, and the mosfbigoffed worsitipper.of the wafer god. We make a full disiinetion as to the motives for dissent in one case, but we can make no distinction in this case between him who is professedly religious and him who denies religion altogether, whilst he ren ders himself a worker in evil and a political schismatic. We consider the " Liberal Dissenter," who has so ably come forward to entertain these views strictly with us ; but we must not spoil the strength of his reasoning by any further commentary of our own at present ;That reasoning is argumentative and conclusive against our united liberal opponents of the town council. Mulct] OF CONS&RVATISAI.—In addition to the great dinner given at Beverley, there has been a splendid muster of the Conservatives of North Northamptonshire, at Peterborough, fur the purpose of celebrating the return of Al r. Maunsell, M.P. A most respectable company assembled under the auspices of Sir J. Trollope, Bart., as Chairman. The Earl of Winchilsea, attended and delivered a sery powerful speech in his usual Constitutional vein. The worthy Chairman also spoke with due effect, followed by Mr. Maunsell and several other gentle men. Northampton, the strong-bold of the Fitzwilliam and Althorpe or Spencer interest, has signally declared itself for the cause of the Constitution. FUNERAL OF THE LATE THOMAS FOSTER, ESQ. The funeral of this deeply lamented gentleman, whose sud den demise has excited feelings of the deepest sorrow amongst all classes of the community, will take place to-morrow morn ing, (Wednesday,) at ten o'clock, at Walton Church. The funeral will be attended by a considerable number of his friends, both clergy and laity, who have signified their intention to pay this last tribute of respect for his memory. We are persuaded that this announcement will also draw together a very numer ous portion of his fellow-townsmen, to whom he was endeattd by his public services as well as by his private virtues. THE LATE ARTHUR FIEYWOOD, ESQ.—Yesterday morning the remains of this gentleman were committed to their kindred dust. The interment took place at half-past ten o'clock, in a vault in the centre of St. Nicholas' Church-yard. The funeral procession .consisted of the usual cavalcade, followed by a num ber of carriages. A great concourse of spectators attended to witness the mournful ceremony. The coffin was covered with black cloth, fastened with plain black nails, and having a plain inscription plate describing his name and age. The vault con tained other two coffins, and the remaining space was filled up by the present one. The reflection caused by witnessing the interment of this benevolent and wealthy old man, that all his riches could purchase no more than the narrow and filthy sepul chre was melancholy for human nature, and strongly illustrated the truth of the saying that "all is vanity." Many of the spectators seemed affected with this solemn and wholesome truth. We have been favoured with a correspondence relative to the Teachers' Society, which we should have inserted had our space afforded. We are, however, authorised to state that the Society referred to is exclusively composed of teachers in connexion with the dissenters, and that a society, under the immediate pa tronage of the Rectors and Clergy, has lately been established amongst the teachers of the schools in connexicn with the Church of England. The object of this society is to provide for mutual instruction by the establishment of a reading room, and especially to select such works on education as are in accordance with their principles as members of that church. The resolu tions and rules agreed to at their public meeting will appear in a few days. THE EXHIBITION OF PAINTINGS.—SinCe our last notice, several paintings in this exhibition have been removed and re placed by others, and others placed in a more advantageous light. We had prepared a further notice, but are compelled to omit it from press of matter. We can hardly concur in the judgment of the committee in allowing so many "portraits" of unknown individuals to appear, occupying considerable space in the exhibition. They never can excite the interest which the painting of almost any subject can give, and, gene rally speaking, they cannot be exhibited as a fair criterion of an artist's abilities. The genius of an artist in them can rarely be seen. A portrait painter, only, is a mere copyist, and might paint portraits equally as well without, as with imagination. We would, then, ask why are these pictures so numerous in the exhibition, if they neither show an artist's capabilities, save in a mediocre light, nor yet are of public interest? Perhaps, the committee can answer. The rooms have been well attended. THE QUEEN OF THE ISLE.—This swift-sailing steamer and excellent sea-boat continues to eclipse every thing on the Liverpool and Douglas station, and to maintain the eminent character she has acquired under the guidance of her attentive and experienced commander, Captain Gill. The excitement manifested in Douglas last Tuesday, whe❑ it was expected she would contest the passage with the Monarch, was greater than anything witnessed these many years in that town; and when the Queen of the Isle made her appearance round the head, beating the Monarch about twenty minutes, the burst of en - thusiasm and long-continued cheering which ensued, and which was re-echoed by every spectator along the pier, sur passes our power of description. The town of Douglas was a scene of rejoicing throughout the evening, so much respected are the directors of the company and Captain Gill. No other contest has taken place between the two steamers.— From a Correspondent. PITT-STREET WARD.—A deputation from the Conservative Association waited upon Mr. John Bibby a few days ago, and requested that gentleman to allow himself to be put in nomina tion as a candidate at the next municipal election, to which he acceded. CHILD BURNT.—OH Tuesday evening last, abdut seven o'clock, t little boy named George M•Clare, about four years old, residing with his parents in Crosbie-street, was severely burnt in consequence of his clothes having caught fire. His mother had only left the room for a minute or two, leaving the child standing by the grate. James Keely, a day watchman at the railway, who was a lodger in the house, hearing the child's cries, ran up stairs and extinguished the flames. Medical as sistance was obtained from the Dispensary, but he was so severely scorched that he died on Thursday evening. LAUNCITES.—On Wednesday a very fine ship, the Mai y Hartley, was launched from the building-yard of Messrs. Clarke and Nickson. She is an extremely beautiful model, 400 tons burthen, and is intended for the East India trade under the command of Captain Priestman.—ln pursuance of the profes sions of the City of Dublin Steam-packet Company, when they were first established, in keeping up a supply of the most effi cient vessels that could possibly be constructed, they on Wed nesday added to their already numerous fleet of steamers by the launch of the Roscommon from the building-yard of Messrs. Wilson, of the burthen of 490 tons, to be supplied with engines of 279 horse-power by Messrs. Fawcett, Preston, and Co., the whole of her timber and planks being seasoned by the adoption of Kyan's patent. She has sold floorings, and her bull is di vided into five sections by iron bulwarks, so that any accident to any section will not endanger the remainder. This vessel is the fourth of a series of first class steamers now in progress by the same experienced builders for the above enterprising com pany. INHUMAN CON D UCT.—On Tuesday , evening, a seafaring man, rather advanced in years, fell into the Canning Dock. By the exertions of dockgateman Lancaster and policeman Sherlock, 69, he was rescued from a watery grave. Having informed these persons where he resided, they conveyed him to his lodgings, but he was refused admittance; he was then taken to a neighbouring tavern, where, notwithstanding his exhausted state, he was almost as badly treated ; after another attempt at procuring him shelter, he was taken to the Wapping Shades, the proprietor of which gave every assistance with bed, blanket, &c. Considerable praise is due to the men above-mentioned, who were indefatigable in giving assistance to the sufferer, while the conduct of the wretches who closed their door against him is reprehensible in the utmost degree. GIG AccIDENT.—On Wednesday evening last between seven and eight o'clock, an accident, which might have been attended with very serious consequences, occurred in Landon-road, A gentleman and lady had got out of a gig to pay a visit to a friend, in Pembroke-place, leaving a boy to take tare of the horse. The boy, however, instead of taking hold of the ani mal's head, contented himself with standing by its side. Shortly afterwards an omnibus came up, and, the guard blowing his horn, the noise startled the horse, which immediately set off at full speed down Pembroke-place and London-road. 'When op posite the Blue Bell, where a stage-coach was standing, it ran on the parapet, which was crowded with people, dashed between the coach and the house, and knocked several persons down.— One of them, a little girl, was taken up insensible, and carried into a druggist's shop in the neighbourhood. It was at first thought she was killed, but it was found that she had only sus tained some severe bruises. Two or three persons were hurt, but not seriously. In the meanwhile the horse continued its ca reer down Shaw's-brow, and the gig coming against a lamp post was dashed to pieces. The horse, thus disencumbered, ran on with the harness, and part of one of the shafts dangling of--' ter it, which increased its fright. Ultimately it ran against the iron railings in front of the premises of Mr. Nowland, feather merchant, Dale-street, with such tremendous force as to break down the iron railing and coping stone for several yards, spik ing itself on one of the rails in such a manner that the ground was immediately deluged with its blood. Though not killed on the spot, it was so severely injured as to leave little chance of its recovery. It was a fine spirited animal, and said to be worth £lOO. We understand that the gig belonged to a Mr. Thomas. BUTCHERS' GUARDIAN ASSOCIATION..—The ninth anniver sary dinner of the Butchers' Guardian Association was held at the house of Mr. Thomas, Great Charlotte-street, on Tues day last. The toasts—" The King," " The Queen," " The Princess Victoria," which the modern distaste for privileged classes and constituted orders would consign to disuetude, were, on this occasion, duly announced, and cordially hailed. in the course of the evening frequent allusion was made to the threat ened removal of the slaughter-houses to the abattoir on Brown low-hill. By the opponents of this measure (the majority of the guests) it was contended, that the projected attempt would establish a monopoly in favour of one individual to the detri ment of the whole trade; that the act of parliament, on which the proceeding is based, was worthless, since its powers had been exhausted forty years ago; that the authority it conferred had been exceeded by attaching to the abattoir an extensive tallow chandlery and other buildings; that, since no compen sation is to be afforded for the abandonment of premises on which a great outlay had been expended ; and, since the conse quence of their removal, to the butchers depending for their support on the supply of meat to the shipping, would be certain ruin, the act must he denounced as cruel and unjust. It was further urged, that the selection of the centre of the corporate estate, as the site of this erection, was impolitic; and, that the building itself was inadequate to the purposes for which it was intended, since it was unable to contain all the cattle killed for the consumption of the town. On the other hand, it was as serted, that, since it was notorious that a many of the trade were unable to obtain room for the slaughtering of their cattle, the abattoir would afford them the accommodation they had so long needed; that the number of these members of the trade would contribute an ample supply of tenants, and that it was not contemplated to remove those butchers who were provided with their own slaughter-houses. This discussion, which was heard jn the appearedwith t ogreatest give, patience, greatgo o ( o },amour, o conducted satisfaction; tlr,n Id at. aanndeatrhiey hour. meeting dispersed M r. O'L oghlen, the Attorney-General for Ireland, has accepted the appointment of a Baron of the Irish Court of Exchequer, in the 'nom of Baron Smith, deceased. - • / ',urns - . --, ' • 3 -11111=11 THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.. in his sea chest, as he could not trust it in her hands any longer. Three or four days after, he went and signed artids/s to go to London, of which lie gave her notice the day before. \V hen, however, lie got his things ready to take on board and wanted her to settle with him, she said she could not then settle with him about the dollars, but since he was prevented on that account from going to sea, sae would not charge him for his board if he would stop till she could pay him. After having been kept about three weeks with promises, he found one night on examining his chest that fifty dollars had been removed from it. lit two or three days after, his landlady returned him 3) dollars, saying she should soon be able to pay hint the re mainder. He waited two days longer, but, seeing that she did not pay him, he determined to leave the house with what money he hart left, which was 123 dollars. On the 2d of September he brought his things to the door to take away but she would not let him, saying he had to pay her £4 15s. first, fur his board for the time he had been with her since she promised him it should cost him nothing. Ile refused to do this, and she seized his chest and hammock and locked them up in another room, and would not allow him to have access to them. The same after noon, he applied to the magistrat.ss for a summons for her to answer this on the following Tuesday. On that day they both appeared, but the case was put off until the following day by the magistrate, when only one appeared. He was then told to be there on the third day at three o'clock, but the case was called on in costa at two o'clock, and in consequence he was absent. Seeing that every thing went contrary he thought he could not get justice here, and that he had better pay the £4 15s. than lase all his property. With that intention he went and g ot an inspector of police and a po liceman to go with him and demand his chest, and on getting it, in their presence he had it opened when he found that the whole of the money had been taken out. He then applied for a warrant to apprehend the landlady. The warrant was granted, the case to come on on the following day. On Saturday the husband of the woman Hughes was placed at the bar, but denied , all knowledge of the transaction. It appeared that on the after. noon before as soon as the magistrates had granted the warrant information had been conveyed of it to the woman Hughes, and she had decamped, taking the chest along with her, and the officers had only been able to apprehend her husband, and bring a few old clothes belonging to the complainant, the whole of which were not worth ss. A servant of the Hughes' was examined, but swore that she knew nothing of where the chest was removed to. The case was remanded till Monday to afford time for further enquiries. The unfUrtunate sailor is a fine looking man, and appeared quite stupitied with his loss. On Monday the hearing of the case was resumed. Mrs. Hayes appeared, bringing with he ia the . sailor's chest. Mr. Hail desired the complainant to look If all his clothes were in it. The complainant replied that, wkh the exception of a hat amid a new pair of shoes, all his clothes were there. Mr. Hall inquired what right the defendant had to detain the complain ant's clothes, and why she had absconded with his chest on his 'iSsieiriihis warrant? Mr. Henry; who appeared for the defend . ant, said the complainant owed her £4. 15s. Mr. Hall said, accOrditig'lci the mai:ea - Statement, which he was induced to be lieve; he had satisfactorily made out that he had overpaid the woman. He had first lent her £l. 155., and afterwards she had taken 53 of his dellars, and had left 17 unreturned, which would leave the woman in his debt s 7s.. or Bs.; besides which, through. the woman's chicanery, the poor fellow had lost 176 dollars. 'Mr. Henry contended that a feMale who cohabited with the Sailor had got all the dollars, and that his client had not re ceived any. Mr. Hallsaid he must bring evidence to prove that. The complainant had' made out his statement, and it was partly corroborated by the defendant's own servant. The com plainant said that he had at first given all his dollars into the defendant's' care, and when he wanted them, there were 53 ['short, which she acknowledged, and said she would repay him. It was absurd to deny that she had not got the money; the man's statement so far was quite borne out. In nine times out of ten he believed that sailors were plundered by these lodging house keepers. He was satisfied that the only way to put a stop to it was for government to allow magistrates to licence houses for the reception of sailors. Another precisely similar case had occurred the last week against this same woman. She had got a poor French boy into her clutches, and was endea vourins,s to get his clothes and money. The defendant, in the most brazen manner, said it was very hard she should not be paid. Mr. Hall told her to bring her witnesses to prove her statement. He had not the least doubt ow the construction of the act of parliament relating to their cases, and he was borne out high authorities. Ile had authority to take the chest, under his warrant, if he was of opinion that there was no debt due by the sailor, from the party detaining it, and deliver it °vet to the sailor. He should order the chest and clothes to be delivered up to the seaman. He was decidedly of opinion that there was no debt due, and that it was a mere pretence set up to enable the defendant to detain the man's clothes. With respect to the • dollars, he had a very strong suspicion with regard to the mode in which the seaman . had been defrauded of them, but the evi dence was not sufficient to act against her. At, first he had had considerable doubt whether he should commit her for trial or' not ; but there was seine difficult) in the case, and he should not do so. Mr. Henry again contended that the female who was with the man ha d - got all the dollars, and he had evidence to prove that she had been offering to sell this money. Mr. Hall said his opinion was, that the woman who seemed to be taunting him everywhere where he went was in league with the lodging-house keeper, and that this was a common plot to de fraud these poor men. As soon as a sailor arrived in Liverpool, these lodging-house keepers sent out women to decoy them to their houses; they then get the sailors to deposit their money for safety with the landlady, and then they won't let them leave the house even when they want to sail, or, if they should not like their lodgings, till every shilling is spent. They say, "We have got your money, and you shan't go." He was sorry he could not assist the complainant about his dollars ; all he could do was to give him his chest and clothes. He was very sorry for him that he had lost his money. The defendant behaved throughout with the most impudent assurance. ASSAULT ON BOARD SHIP.—On Saturday, at the police-office, John Augustus, a black, who had served as steward on board the ship Cestrian, appeared to complain against Thos. Walker, the mate of the same vessel, for having assaulted him violently near St. Helena. The complainant, addressing the magistrates, said, Please massa hib hab often beat Sambo, Sambo neber know why. When off St. Helena one morning, breeze blow ing a grunter, and ship rolling like drunk; I go down in my berth, and find wedder than open. My Got, say I, who open dis wedder door ? if anyting happen to de ship, all blame wilt belay on me. De mate come down, " what you say, sah," says he. " You open wedder door say I, and de ship drink more water nor good for it.".. " You dam saucy, blackmoor," say he, "and he take a tree inch rope, and flog me till he could do no more, and he took me up and trowed me down. For Got sake," say I, " what do you mean to do wit me." Says he, "you black looking son of a —, I mean to kill you," and he bruised me bigly, but 1 did not laid up, 'cos I - would not hab it said I laid up board ship." "%tr. Hall, " Had you done nothing to induce him to behave thus ?" Complainant, " Noting at all, bud say when I huh got back I'd take de law hob him for cable ending me; when de captain tell de mate, in de name of Got if him say so pay hib as dey pay lawyers gib him hold hob it if hib deserve it." Mr. Hall enquired of the mate, who appeared, what he had to say to this. The mate applied to have the case postponed for a week, as he was totally unprepared for his de fence with witnesses, having only received the summons the night before. It was then arranged that the case should be re manded till Tuesday (this day.) ROBBET.—Yesterdav, at the police office, three men, named John Bates, Joseph Bates ' and William Biston, were placed before the magistrates, charged with having stolen a quantity of pears and some hens and ducks on Saturday night from the neighbourhood of West Derby. A police inspector stated that on Sunday morning, between five and six o'clock, he met the prisoners walking down Rose-place, having in their poses sion a quaniity of pears and apples and two hens and a duck. On asking them where they had got them they made no reply, and he took them into custody on suspicion. lie hail since found owners for the pears and hens. Ralph Oaks deposed to living at West Derby, and that the pears were the property of the late Mr. Heywood. They had missed pears of that descrip tioh on Saturday night; but he could not swear to them. Mrs. Jane Huson deposed to living in West Derby, where she had a farm, next to Mr. Heywood's property. On Sunday morning, she missed two hens and two ducks, which she saw safe on Saturday night. The hen-house had been broken open. The hens and duck produced were her property. The prisoners ac bnowleiged they had stolen the pears, but the .hens and duck they said they found in the lane. The magistrates ordered the informations for their commitment to be taken. WtNnw Stu ASHlNG.—Yesterday, at the police-office, a sturdy looking labourer, named George Shaw, was placed before the magistrates on a charge of having broken the windows of another labourer's cottage, on Saturday night. The prisoner, on standing up in front of the dock, folded his arms and glanced a look of defiance at his accuser, and eyed the officers with the look of a chained mastiff. James Heywood, the com plainant deposed that the wife of the prisoner had been accus tomed to wash for him and on Saturday night the prisoner went home quite drunk and began basting his wife, and she ran out to him for protection for the night. " And, please your wor ship," said the complainant, " I told her as she was welcome to my arm chair. I had not been in bed half an hour when this man comes to my house, shouting for his wife to come out, and, because she wouldn't, he smashes my windows." A policeman deposed to having seen the prisoner break the complainant's windows. The prisoner (giving his head a threatening shake) growled out, " 1 gave my wife 28s. last week, and when I came home there was no meat for me nor nothing, and I grumbled in .conrse, when off the cuts to Heywood's house, and she's always there. Se i went after her, seeing as how she warn't framing for coming back, when Heywood started blackguard ing me, when I ordered my wife out. So 1 told hint if he wouldn't send my wife out I'd smash his windies, and that's all about it, yer worship." Mr. Hall.—" You had no right to break his windows. (To complainant.) fie complains that you harbour his wife.' Complainant,—" How could 1 help it? She run to my house for protection." Prisoner.—" Well, I'll pay the damage. on Saturday night, whatever it is, and hey no moore to do wi' it, if he'lltrust me till then." The complainant declined this. Mr. Hall.—" Can his wife pay the damage, she had 28s. of his the last week ?" The wife here stood up and said, " Id was only 255. 1 got, yer worships, lasht wake, and I've two small childher to kape." Prisoner (shaking his head.) —" Nobbut one is moine. (Addressing his wife.) Will you stand good for me win him and let me out o' this ?" (Loud laughter.) Mr. Hall.—" She says you'll ill use her ?" Prisoner.—" I never do, I only happened to do it just then. If she'll stend good for me till Saturday I will pay it, I can do no more." This was a decisive argument with the complainant, and he left the conrt with the wife in pawn, amidst loud laughter, Mr. Hall ordering the prisoner to pay the amount of damages, 4s. fid., on Saturday, at the police-office, and if not paid he would be sent to gaol. The prisoner, on promising to do this, was discharged. Toe UNICORN STEAMER.—Another new and splendid vessel, bearing the above name, has just been placed on the Liverpool and Glasgow station by the Glasgow and Liverpool Shipping Company. When the Eagle made her appearance on this sta tion a few months ago, it was thought the ne plus ultra of splen dour and power had been attained. She is fairly surpassed by the Unicorn, in the magnificence and comfort of her accommo dations. The Unicorn is rather larger than the Eagle, and her engines, which were manufactured by Messrs. Caird and Co., of Greenock, are of 260-horse power-130 each. The grand cabin or saloon is fitted up with all the splendour which it is possible to conceive. Various improvements in the arrangement of the sleeping berths have also been adopted. They are much more commodious and roomy, and, of course, better aired than those of almost any other vessel we have seen. There are up wards of sixty beds, and with the sofa berths, more than eighty passengers can be comfortably lodged. Some idea of the ele gance with which these vessels are fitted up may be formed by distant readers, when we state that the cabins of the Eagle and Unicorn have each cost about £5,000, and that the total cost of each vessel is about £27,000. There is no place in the united ki n gdom where the improvement of steam navigation has been more rapid and remarkable than the Liverpool and Glasgow station, and the boats are not surpassed, for power or speed, by any in existence. In saving this, we award equal praise to both the companies by whiim the navigation is conducted. The packets of both sail regularly in all weathers, and they seem literally to Set the elements at defiance, for they keep their time with surprising punctuality,' whatever he the state of the wind or waves. We are glad to find that the proprietors' reap the reward of their enterprise and spirit, from the increased inter course which they have been the means of creating. Th e f ares and 'charges are very moderate, and the commanders are men of experience; Who are -thoroughly acquainted with the channels and other localities of the voyage. • LIT - ERPOOL POLICE. Sa►LGGt.ING.—On Friday, at the PoliCe-office, the mate of the Orestes was placed before the magistrates charged With having had found in his possession 131bs. of smuggled tobacco. On searching his state-room in the ship 271bs. more were found. He was remanded for a week, till the instructions of the Cus toms had been received.—William Phillips, one of the sailors of the Etna, government packet, was charged with having had found in his possession a gallon and a half of smuggled whisky. The whisky was handed over to the Excise, and the prisoner discharged. • • THE POLICE AND TIIE PUBLIC.-00 Friday, at the Police office, a respectable-looking elderly man named John Massey was brought before . the magistrates on a charge of insulting some of the inspectors of police. Inspector Martin said, "Please your worship, Inspector Lyon and Poole, along with myself, were passing yesterday noon up Richmond-street, and as we were going along we passed the defendant and smile others, who immediately began making use of abusive expres sions towards us, saying, `there goes the Irish robbers;' and the defendant came after us and began hooting. I told him if he would not behave himself I would put put hint into Bridewell, and at last was obliged to do so. We can't walk the streets now, your worship, without being called out of our proper names; the little boys, even, pays no respect to our regimen tals."—lnspector Lyons corroborated this statement.—The de fendant said, that the afternoon before he was talking to some persons in Richmond-street, and joking, and not taking any notice of the police, when one of their party left them, and another shouted after him, "Where are you going." In about three minutes the policemen who were walking on returned, and said, "gentlemen, can't we go up the streets without being insulted ?" He replied that they had not insulted them, when' one of the policemen said, " Yes, you did, you called after us; arid 1 will take you to Bridewell for it." He replied that he did not care, they might take him to Bridewell; he had done nothing amiss. Inspector Lyon then said, " Never mind, come along:' Chey however collared him. He said he would write to Mr. Hall and tell him of their conduct, upon which, " Now," said one of them, "you shall go." They then, in spite of his protesting against such treatment, dragged him as far as Wil liamson-square, where they gave him in charge of a policeman, who dragged him off by time collar to Bridewell. He said, " Don't take me this way, take me as a gentleman, for God's sake." The policeman replied, that he durst not take him in any other way, as he had received his instructions. On arriving at Bridewell, Mr. Lyon come up to him and said, "Now, Mr. Massey, what do you say now ?" He however thought they wished to irritate him, and said nothing. They then forced him into Bridewell, where all his pockets were emptied, and what they contained forcibly taken from hirn.—Mr. Hall: " You need not state that in aggravation, it is always done to those who are taken there."—lnspector Martin said the defendant • had called him "a rogue" whilst they were examining his pockets;—lnspector Poole: "1 heard that expression." — Mr.. Hall: "'Why did you - make use of that expression, sir; it-was. highly improper ?"—Defendant : "I did not make use otit ;• I was then thrust into the same place with a• man charged with horse-stealing."—Mr. "You were here not long ago - as_a witness, and behaved so indecently in court that 1-wavotiliged to have - you removed. I can very readily believe that you area , very violent man, amid are perfectly regardless of the manner in which you behave. You did not - behave as a respectable man at all."—Defendant: " I did not behave as is stated." Mr. Hall: " Don't you be violent, sir, again. You must not in dulge in such language."—Defendant: "I did not make use of such language. Will vou hear my witnesses - that I did not?" Mr. Hall: " I shall disch'arge you now; but shall caution you not to behave in a similar manner for the time to corns !" ASSAULT.—On Friday, at the police-office, a female named O'Brien appeared to complain before the magistrates of having been very barbarously assaulted by another female, of most un wieldy proportions, named Mrs. Margarite Smith, who appear, ed .in custody under a warrant for the same. Mrs. O'Brien deposed, " On Monday evening last 1 was out in the town, and on my return found this woman (pointing to the prisoner) had been ill-using my little girl. I asked her, Mrs. Smith,' said I, why could you not speak to me, Mrs. Smith, in an orderly, becoming, proper and decent manner, Mrs. Smith,' said I, and not ill-use my child,' said I ; with that, sir, without wait ing to ax my leave, she tore my cap off my head and abused. me in a most horrid contentious manner." Prisoner.—" I'll tell you the truth, your honour. Last Monday night, they owed me my rent, and I never could get it off 'em, so I sent my little lass up to ax pillitely for it, when that there woman came down and abused me in the most shockingest manner. Look you here sir, and here (pointing to various places on a face which, in point of dimensions, would rival a decent side of bacon) how she used me, as is plain to be seen from the marks." Mr. Hall.—" I see no marks." Prisoner.—" 0 yes, there is sir, look you here,—(placing her forefinger on the centre of a nose not unlike a penny roll in figure, and turning round to submitit to the inspection of an officer, who, having duly examined it, pronounced that there was a slight mark.) She then went away and brought a parcel of children into, the house and almost pulled it down, and here is a brick, sir, (presenting one to the magistrate,) that she struck at me atween my two shoulthers with, and gave me the most shocking and barbarous usage that ever poor sinner was accustomed to." Complainant.—" Oh, the woman !" Prisoner.—" No matter, marm, I warnt a talk ing to the likes of you." Mr. Hall--" Well, call your wit nesses." A female then stood up and deposed to seeing both the complainant ana her husband striking the prisoner in a " manner not fit to be mentioned," and put her out of her own house into the street. Mr. Hall enquired of the prisoner why she had not come when she was summoned? Prisoner.—" Sir, I was beat and battered till I could not come." Another wit ness then deposed to seeing complainant's husband hit the pri soner in " the most barbarously manner on the bead that ever was." It appeared, however, in answer to enquiries by Mr. Hall, that this was on a different day to what they were speak ing of. Complainant.—" Yes, and the reason of that was, she came in and axed if there was any pertickler news in the na horned a-purpose for an excuse to get in and abuse me." Prisoner--" I assure you, sir, she called use in the most shock ing names that ever was, and said I went withlellows ' (sobbing, amidst loud laughte r ,) an d th en s h e kicked up a shindy and broke my windy; and there is six panes of glass to pay for." Mr. Hall.—" What business do you carry on ?" Prisoner (bobbing a curtsey.)—" I works at the tailoring business." Mr. Your witnesses are not speaking of the same day as that on which you are charged with assaulting the complain ' ant, and you ought to have come here when summoned." Prisoner.—" Bless my heart, sir, it was unpossible." Mr. Hall.—" In consequence of having to issue a warrant the costs will be heavier." Prisoner.--' Sir, I really"— Mr. Hall.— You must pay 10s. and costs, or in default be committed for eight days.' The prisoner then waddled down into the dock, with a most rueful countenance. RUNNING Foy L.—On Saturday, at the Police-office, the cap tain of the steam-boat Rival appeared on a summons to answer to a complaint preferred against him by the master of the smack Lizzie for running foul of his vessel and damaging his craft. The complainant stated that his smack was lying i❑ the river off the Prince's Dock wall, when the steamboat Rival, towing a flat from the Old Quay to Clarence Dock, came down the river and ran foul of her, carrying away her bowsprit. The captain of the steamer said, in defence, that the accident was. occasioned by a flat fouling the steam-boat, and by the concus sion forcing her against the smack; he, however, had no evi dence to prove this. Mr. Hall ordered him to pay the amount of the damage, to be assessed by Captain Askew, the Harbour Master. PILFERING.—On Friday, at the Police-office, a plumber and glazier, named John Unswell, and his wife were placed before the magistrates charged with having pilfered some sable skins, the property of Mr. Hawk, of Bold-street, whilst repairing some windows there. A witness named Collin, a pawnbroker, in a strong Welsh accent, deposed:—" On yestertay week tis young man (pointing to a servant of Mr. Hawk's) come to me and say, he come from Mr. Hawk, and he say tay have lost two saple skins, and wanted me to stop 'em. I said, " Yes, Tick, and perhaps te tief too.' Yestertay afternoon tat woman tere prought same saple skins wit her, and come to me to make her a poa, which were te same skins as I got informations of. When tay were openit out, I said tay wout not make a matchaple poa. So I asket Were tid you get tese skins ?' 'Of a sailor, says she.' "rake care tat sailor does not pruf a painter and glazier,' says I, as I was informet te tief was a painter and glazier, and tese are te skins she prought. Tay are worth 335. shillen." A person from Mr. Hawk's shop deposed that the property was his master's, and that he missed it on Thursday last. The male prisoner was working at his master's shop, glazing some windows the same morning, and that after he had gone the skins were missing. The prisoner, in defence, said that persons had been in the shop with him the whole time, and never saw him take the skins. The case was hero remanded till Monday. Assaour.—On Saturday, at the Police-office, a shabby-look ing fellow, named John t onolly, was placed at the bar along with two well-dressed young men, named Joseph M'Loughlin and Hugh Care, who were charged by one of the police with having assaulted their fellow-prisoner. One of the policemen, addressing the magistrates, said, " Yer wurships, between ele ven and twelve o'clock last night I was coming along the streets, when I heard they were abusing a man very much, and goin' a little further on I saw M`Loughlin there on the little man Co nolly, batin"iin uncommonly. Get up,' sis I. What have you to do with id ?' sis he, batin' time to every word on the ribs o' the little man. ' I'll show you,' sis I, givin ; him a shove over wid my sthick. When the little man had riz, I axed 'ins what id all was about. If my wife owes you a shillin',' sis he, 'l've nothing to do wid id; go to my wife for id.' Wid dhat the gen'lernan wanted me to take dhe little man in charge. I shall be very sorry,' sis 1; you ought to be ashamed of yourself to abuse him in that way.' Wid dhat he looked at my number. 48,' sis he; see you done for and sarved up.' Wid dhat be sthruck me, an'el took him into custody : The other little man, Misther Care, was .werry much intoxicated." Mr. Hail —" Well, M‘Loughllin, what have you to say?" Prisoner— " hy, your worship, I was coming home about eleven o'clock last night with this young man, when we met this 101411 in Price street, and he owes me a debt for a cellar I let him amounting to 155.; so I says to him, Mr. Conolly,' says I, will you be so good as tip me the needful?' I know nothing about it,' says he • ask my wife.' I says, Pay me a part, at least. my good fellow,' tapping him at the same time on the shoulder, and thinking to get a little butter out o' the dog's throat. 'Take your hands off,' he says, and attempted to throw me down, and I, being' the stronger,' in course threw him down, when just at this junction the watchman comes up and gives me a poke with his-stick, for which I took his number, and he took me to Bridewell." The magistrates ordered him to pay ss. for being nk, and discharged the other two. CUSTOMS INFORM ATION.—On Saturday, at the police-office' an information was laid by the officers of customs against a female,named Ann Williams for concealing eight pounds of foreign tobacco, by which she had tendered herself liable to treble the amount of value. Mr. Brookes, solicitor, appeared on behalf of the Customs. Thursby, the police officer, deposed that on the 2d of July he accompanied Rowland, the Custom house officer, to a honie in Marshall-street, where the defendant resided. Rowland asked her if she had any tobacco. She re plied that she had not. They then searched the house and found, cconcealed under some clothes in a basket, a quantity of tobacco wrapped in canvass. She said she had bought the tobacco of a Yankee sailor that afternoon, and had given 2s. Gd. a pound for it, and that she was going to send it to a brother-in law of hers in Wales. Rowland, the officer corroborated this statement, and he gave the tobacco to Mr. Locke ' the ware house keeper for the Customs, who found it to weigh Sibs. Mr. Christian of the Customs deposed that the tobacco was worth £3 12s. Mr. Hall said that the defendant was liable to treble the value of the goods, and the magistrates had power to miti gate to one-fourth, and which, in consideration of her poverty, they shall(' do. If the fine were not paid, she would have to go to gaol for six months. ROBBERY BY A LODGINGIIOtSE-KBEPER.—On Friday, at the police-office:a Norwegian sailor, named Jacob Johnson, ap peared before the magistrates to prefer the following singular charge. He stated that about seven weeks ago he came from New Orleans, where he had been for some time working, and where he bad saved some money. On landinr , in Liverpool, he was introduced to lodge with a Mrs. Hughes, and he gave all his money, 231 dollars, into her care to keep for him, and lent her El. 15 towards his board. About a fortnight after, he demanded his dollars, wanting some for his own use. On counting them over, he found fifty-three had been taken out. He then en , piled what had got the remainder, to which Mrs. Hughes replied that she was short of money and had made use of them, but that it should he all right and that the dollars should be ready for him against he went to sea lie then put his money CORRESPONDENCE. WHAT IS POPERY? A correspondent has furnished us with the following reply to this question " Popery is a novelty. Before this modern usurpation sprang up,we had christian bishops in these our native ..islands, who knew nothing of the supremacy of one bishop above his brethren. When they first heard of it, and were required to acknowledge it, they protested against it, and when they were pressed by prevailing temporal,authority to submit to it, they persevered in their protest, auk' sealed it with their blood. "The reformation was a renewal of that protest under more auspicious circumstances; it was not secession from the church; it was a re-occupation of the ground on which primitive christi anity had stood; a clearing away of the rubbish by which the mine of truth had been for a season overlaid; and a repolishing of the jewels, and re-circulation of the treasures which had 'been hid in that mine. Thus Protestantism is ancient christianity rescued from a temporary bondage. Protestantism is but a new name for the old - truth—the truth explained by apostles, em bodied in Jesus Christ, predicted by prophets, shadowed forth by types, promised to patriarchs, yea, purposed eternally by Jehovah in the Trinity of the glorious Godhead. "Popery is a novelty! with matchless effrontery they declare that popery is the ancibnt religion. Facts, the stubborn un bending facts of authentic history are not known, or, if known, they are concealed and denied, while the minds of thousands are deceived by . the audacious falsehood, unblushingly repeated, that popery is the ancient religion. No ! 1 - opery'is a novelty! hear and repeat the sound. Teach your children to say it. Teach your servants talosav it. Say it to one another—in every houSe—in every street. 'Say it, my reverend brethren, from every pulpit, according to your solemn ordination vows. 0! say it loudly, plainly, perseveringly, popery is a novelty, an antizchristian novelty— protestantistn is an anti-popish name for ancient Christianity, which is eternal truth." REV. H. APNEILE'S REPLY TO THE REV. THOS. MAGUIRE'S CHALLENGE. TO THE REV. THOMAS MAGUIRE. SIR,—On my return home, last week, my attention was called by a friend to the following paragraph, from the Liverpool Chro nicle : " A CHALLENGE.—The Rev. Thomas Maguire, the catholic priest, who some years since, signalized himself in polemical discussion with the Rev. Mr. Pope, in Dublin, is now in Liver pool, and has delivered three controversial lectures in St. An thony's chapel, on the doctrines of transubstantiation, purgatory, and the rule of faith. On Monday evening he informed his auditors that he would never shrink from a public avowal of the doctrines of his church. He would at any time cheerfully and readily meet the revilers of his religion—the O'Sullivans and M'Ghees. He had been informed that the Rev. Hugh M'Neile had rendered himself conspicuous in attacking the doctrines of the Catholic church, and abusing its follower . If that gentleman was willing to meet him (Mr. M.) in a public discussion on the doctrines of their respective churches, he Would - gladly do so. He understood, however, that the Rev. Hugh IYPN eile was out ottoWn, and in order to give his friends an opportunity of writ ing to him, he (Mr. M.) would wait three weeks in Liverpool. This is a fair challenge, and unless Mr: M`Neile accepts it, or shows good cause why he should not, he will run great risk of losing the courageous title of lion-hearted,' which one of his benev,olent friends so kindly bestowed upon him at the late Am phitheatre exhibition." I concluded that if this statement were correct, and you were indeed in earnest in your wish to hold a fair controversy With me, you would not leave it to an unathorised annonymous para graph in a newspaper, but that you would address me yourself upon the subject. Not having heard from you, I am inclined to conclude that the above quoted paragraph is amisrypresentation; as, however, it may deceive the unwary by the appearance of a challenge, though it contains nothing for which the appearance of a chal lenger is responsible, I think it right to take notice of it, and give you an opportunity of improving upon it, if you wish. I have solemnly pledged myself, at my ordination, to be ready with all faithful diligence to banish and drive away all erroneous and strange doctrines contrary to God's word. I have further declared my conviction that the additions heaped by the church of Rome upon primitive christianity, are fond things, vainly invented, and grounded upon no warranty of Scripture, but rather repugnant to the word of God. In conformity with this declaration and this pledge I have opposed, do oppose, and (while health and life are spared) will oppose, those anti scriptural additions, in public and in private. In the pulpit, on the platform, in the tradesman's shop, in the poor man's cellar, I am ready with all faithful diligence to per form my vow. To these scenes of my christian labour, I am equally ready to add a fair and conscientious controversy. • The difference between attacking the doctrines of the Romish church, and abusing its followers, is wide and distinct. I con sider it a christian duty to do the former, and NOT to do the latter. Bit now as regards yon Mr. Maguire, permit me to say that before von can be in a condition to invite any man to contro versy, the Christian public have a most fair and reasonable de mand to make of you. We demand an answer to the charge of wilful forgery in controversy brought against you by the Rev. Mr. Nolan. His published words are these : "As to those letters which you read during your Lent thea trical lectures, and which you said you received from intelligent and respectable protestants, expressive of their objections to the Roman Catholic Church, and calling for your explanation, I now inform the public that they are all forgeries, they have never been written by protestants, but have emanated from, the head monk of the chapel, and have, at Father Maguire's sug gestion, been adopted to answer his own convenience. This news has been communicated by a member of your own cabinet, and by one who will shortly make an open avowal of his sepa ration from the unhallowed scenes of superstitious mummery; and as a proof of the truth of the accusation, I call upon you, sir, to mention a single intelligent and respectable protestant that has written to you on the occasion. Such scheming, on your part, may appear astonishing to some ; but to me, acquaint ed with the practical chicanery of the priesthood, it assumes no air of novelty." An answer to this charge is, I repeat, a most fair and reason able demand on our part, because if you have done what you are here accused of, you are guilty of such unscrupuloui dis honesty in the use of means, as renders you utterly unworthy of admittance into an honourable arena, where the love of truth is the avowedly animating motive of both parties. We require von, therefore, in the fcrst place, to exculpate yourself from this charge of forgery.. The sacred cause of truth can never be served by unfair means. If Mr. Nolan be mis taken, answer his charge and disprove his allegation. If not, what security can I or any other opponent have against your repetition of the same or similar means ? We fear neither facts nor arguments. Their force will always be found on the side of truth. But we protest against forgery. And you will do well to remember, in issuing your challenges, the scriptural condition by which alone you can be qualified to throw the first stone. But, as von may not find it convenient or agreeable to con front Mr. Nolan, I have a proposal to make to you in the mean time. Forgeries in the press are not so dangerous to the cause of truth as on the platform. They are open to examination and reference. Now, I have within the last few months published a sermon on the church of Rome. Between 2,000 and 3,000 copies of it have been circulated in this town. Write and publish a refutation of its statements and arguments. I pledge myself to write and publish an answer to you. Do not object to the press. The statements made in an oral discussion must, after all, be committed to the press to be of any extended benefit. I challenge you then to a controversy in the press, and throw down my sermon on the character of the church of Rome as the first blow. You will there find your church proved to be anti scriptural, tyrannical, blasphemous, and persecuting. I am, sir, your obedient servant, HUGH AUNEILE. Liverpool, 16th September, 1836. TO THE EDITOR OP THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. Slll,--1 have heard from very good authority that the Radi cal and Unitarian faction in this town, feeling, I suppose, the necessity of weakening the effect of the splendid demonstra tion of conservative feeling at Newton, have resolved on the desperate course of inviting Lord Melbourne and Lord John Russell to a public dinner at the Amphitheatre. But the thing will be a miserable failure. Do the poor creatures suppose that they can muster a sufficient number of supporters respectable enough, or I should say, foolish enough to purchase tickets for such an occasion ?. The imprudence and the infatuation of the reckless Unitarians and Destructives are certainly boundless; but this, I think, is a step rather beyond the possibility of suc cess. At all events it is to be hoped, that in compliment to their illustrious guests, they will not forget to invite a certain literary lady, together with the Swiss Giantess.—Yours, &c. 12th September, 1836. B. THE DISTRICT PROVIDENT SOCIETY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STAND.4RD. S I 11,—AtIlldst the violence and rancour of party spirit, amidst the almost universal hatredwhich political animosity has aroused among us, amidst the discordant sounds of divers conflicting .opinions, the mind turns with pleasure to contemplate au object, in the promotion of which all may unite, and, being united, may promote, in some measure at least, the happiness of our fellow men. lam led to make these few observations in reference to the above society : --a society In which men of all parties, of all religious and political opinions, are jointl3x, endeavouring to do . good to their fellow-creatures. . Four months have now passed since the annual meeting of the Provident Society was held, and during . that space of time I am not aware that more than e two public journals (the Albion and Chronicle) brought it before the notice of their readers. N i V u this this in be the case I know not; but so it is. It cannot h- oiler, or that stitution is less deserving of our support than an) e • or its endeavours in promoting the welfare of the but more htyhis ta"hhoauvld friends ; are slack ened, nor yet, I trust, because it has fewe r n perhaps from a dislike to bring are cramped from the position of a society whose endeavours. not need putliing in the want of means. Sure lam that it does . n ef y u . lness. The good it it too often before the world in but Ir need hardly o h r a d s e r alreadyto prove dn its ne greatiis kno%nn d to o n c a r e a s e. i a n t g m u a s townsmen, it would be seen to a .only support; when I assure you that, if it had but a g h f r a i i,c r iei s irn h ent a upo r np e ians o rt : ta f tula t ln h teei e et sioseufst greaterp a p m o r whichtg ot a o v ie u l r da r 9 ' 32, only amount 1 1l a share of morrequiree g e t n o e ' b re e l w u e ti l l l it w y o . rk v ed ud t o er b t r h it e i to 300 fi w n h d en its i v se is e ito it rs e , during the firstslat year . . h d in 1829, tl • When' establis e this society had much labour s t t h e e ad po o o t r I s l ci ag n b d e e e r n i n g encouraged theni in gin,to saveand xinpsetrniaednenefsonnemmbaering Since that date up to the present it has abundantly before it. a state of destitution. The deposits in in'lcr o li t te l y n ss i; t n ed to £7OO, and in the last to £12,870; theirptl eh r t o v v i fi e n d , .hgs hard titsdhy. their eia a rar s vast :a: u mii t nn i i thus at once showing.what may yet be done if we can only get a siffficient number of visitors. Here, sir, - is the great difficulty in w hi c h we are placed. The visitors were fewer last year than during.the one before, and, u n l ess i t i mproves i n this respect, t h e society's means of doing good must continue greatly cramp ed, and its efficiency very much impaired. Since the com mencement of, its labours vagabond pauperism has been gra dually diminished; our streets no longer present the sight of half-starved beggars; they are persuaded to strive and "to labour honestly, and get their own living, and to do their duty in that station of lif e i nto w hi c h i t h at h p l ease d G o d to ca ll them." Iley are encouraged to lay by for the time to come, and to provide for their households. The depositors are urged to send their children to schools rather than suffer their morals to be corrupted by allowing them. to waste their early years in imbibing habits of vice and irregularity ; and they themselves are urged to depend more upon their, own honest exertions to support their families than upon the, too often mistaken, charity of others. And yet a society calculated to effect so much •sir, to learn with very inadequate support. You will grieve, that the subscriptions also during the last year . only amounted to good meets present situated, Thus is the - District Provident Society £1,076. 95., of which £394 were paid away in premiums alone.. the at e ltisfaction which and I would earnestly press upon all ly and effectively con fer upon others by generous . greatly wanted, more would ar i s e to themselves and the great heniteitdhienyaws'oeudldesceornv: lug a society, Visitors especially are particularly' those kind females whose time is not wholly OCcu;.: pied with other matters. I.say females," becattte lam quitc persuaded that they are better visitors than gentlemen, siraply„, :apprise, froth the faCt of their being better qualified to enter into all those. little family cases and atkietiek which the poor have so frequently to, beer up against. I need not tell them of the happiness which flows from the consciousness of doing good Co others, nor remind therri.of their Master's command in the parable of the .good Samaritan, "Go and do thou like Wise." Haling said thus much, I.muSt conclude; leaving, the case in Your hands, who. are so much- better able to advocate the so ciety's claiMs than my htitiable abilities will perutit me todo; and, hoping that you will soon press the subject ypon• the con. sideration of your readers,.l remain, sir, yours, Ste. Liverpool, 16th September. 1836. AMBULATOII. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. . Si n,—l perceive from the notice in your Pridars numbers and the letters of the Rev. R. M'Ghee and " PhileSethes," that the stale trick is again attempted to be played off by Priest Maguire of challengipg a protestant clergyman to a public con troversy on the respective doctrines of the Reformedand Roman Catholic Churches. 1 hope, if this "eminent," controversialist has really made the challenge, that he will not be ,Suffered to sneak off, nor " shirk the question," in the .contemptible man- , ner in which I am fully aware he has done before, according to the statement furnished by Mr. M'Ghee and others.: I am on this occasion fully impressed with the weight ,of the ,remarks contained in the letter of your correspondent " Phi/alethes" with regard tofizing this slippery point to something like a tans gible ground of discussion. It is impossible to grapple with shadowless premises and empty assertions. Let Priest Maguire reduce his propositions to any one, two, or more substantive points for argument or discussion, as suggested by "Phila. lethes," and I pledge myself, should no minister of the Church of England come forward to enter the lists with him, (and which I cannot for a moment imagine would be the case,) to find a layman who will be ready to contest the ground with him, inch by inch, upon any authority or authorities he may think fit tO select whereby to maintain his propositions. If this preliminary point is not acceded to, both you and your intelligent readers will easily decide the value of Priest Ma guire's renewed challenge. 'He has now the opportunity of acting the part of sincerity, and of upholding the doctrine of his church, if defensible, openly, manfully, and'svihout erasion, and in a form which will stamp its credibility with something like sincerity in his hands. If he does cot do this, I say, without hesitation, he is a false and cowardly advocate of his own creed; for he has no right to propose any subject for discussion which he is not fully prepared to sustain upon a legitimate basis, and, to wrangle for even as becomes a jesuit, "ad majorem Del gloriam." Let him in the first place, it he seep fair discussion; suspend the saving rule, the shelter of his chisf4,tbat when she wishes to reserve " a dogmatical pointilliSpippeeks but once," and, on the authority of , her best historians, - " her.decree is irrevocable." Let him take one leading rule of, faith ri 4e; de clared authority and force of unwritten and ALuautisUrize4 „tijkci . - tions, , ,witli the divinely-insgired authority.4yanly. Writ . `,04 , t i :ti i prised in the canon of the Codaca of I'veut, 4th se.ssion 7 -46 .._ Scripture;. and, as this is aS i Itlject, of importance 0..4' ' li* . 1 . ; .Li at the- present moment, I sin confident, through:TM,' ,' i' .• of your widely-circulating ,journal, pii-uty of proteflots; 0 .1 ' 4 ,, ' I d tors will be found. Should he dpcline these seVeral ; o'e ; i ~4 cloven foot of his design will be manifest, and he will' ttiliiie tc ili, ,? .1 -d: cause he pretends to vindicate before an enlightened plibliC. ~ 9 1. 1 I remain, sir, yours respectfully, CANDID US : e "c I , l'-- Cambridge, Sept. 18, 1836. ." - THE QUEEN OF THE ISLE.. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL .S'T.IND4RIi. ' 7 ' Ste,—lt is admitted even by the owners of the Monarch that she was beaten, n her first trip with tl,c Queen of the Isle by twenty Minutes. The agent of the company accounts for this; by stating that a chip of iron of into the air-pump, but forgets to add that the Queen of the Isle was three miles a-head when she turned back to the assistance of her rival, supposing some serious accident to have occurred. Now, as the passage made by the Monarch; with the chip of iron in her air-pump; was the quickest she has ever made, we would advise the agent to re place the chip forthwith. The simple truth is, that despite the great power of the Monarch, she is inferior in point of speed and capability as a sea-boat to the Queen of the Isle, and I am of opinion, that the shareholders of the new company are much disappointed in their new steamer. Animated ny no generous feelings, the writer of the advertisement in the Chronicle has thrown out an insinuation against the managers of the Queen of the Isle. He states that on the 26th ult. the Queen of the Isle took on board a number of passengers, when it was known that she could not proceed to sea. The charge answers itself, and recoils on the utterer, for, on the evening of the 2:50, the Queen of the Isl entered the Clarence Dock, for the purpose of repairing her e boiler, and remained there throughout the 26th. Did you find the Mall, Bob, Eh !—Yours, &c. Sept. 19th, 1836% AMICUS VERITATIS. THEATRE ROYAL. Since our last Theatrical notice a succession of standard dramas of sterling merit have been performed, principally from the pen of the immortal Shakspeare, and, as ought to be the case, to crowded houses; Mr. Kean (whose engagement has been prolonged) taking the principal characters. In our last critique we thought' it our duty to express a decided opiniqn against Mr. Kean'4 reading of "Richard 111. ;" we felt it in cumbent on us if we wrote, what we.profess to the best of our judgment, a just criticism, and did not wish our theatrical no tice to descend into mere panegyric, to do so; from no hostility to Mr. Kean (who as a young actor of talent we admire) but rather with a different feeling.' Mr. Kean comes on to the stage with the advantage of his father's reputation, and he ap peared to us (like most men who•occupy so fortunate a position) to rely some little upon it, and to attempt, as it were, "to ride • rough shod" over the judgements of his audience. We would recommend him, however, to rely solely on his own talents fer sustaining that reputation; for if not, he will find that tho Ugh great, and deservedly ao, was his father's fame, liize a costly garment it will wear out with the using. • On Tuesday evening we saw his Sir Giles Overreach, in the Comedy of "A. New Way to Pay Old Debts ;" and we also saw a part of his Shylock, in "The Merchant of Venice." In both these charmers we were strongly impressed with the opinion that, though the acting was generally good, and in some points ,toldwell, yet there was a coldness — a want of feeling infused into the character—a detached fragmentary sort of acting, not a oneness (if we may coin a word) of character throughout each hplay, which left each, his greatest effort to appeal bet to .the ead, whilst the feelings were totally disengaged. The seine remarks might be applied to his King John, in the play of that name. Last evening, however, as Othello, we were much more favourable impressed with his acting. His representation of the noble-minded and unsuspicious Moor was a splendid piece of personation, and worthy of the reputation of his father. The unity of character was preserved well throughout ; he was ener getic wiihout rant; he felt the character he was performing, and it appealed to the feelings of his audience; their interest was intently excited as the play proceeded, and he was fre quently and deservedly loudly applauded. Indeed, last even-• ing, the whole of the characters were well cast. Mr. Stuart, as lago, played with much talent, and contributed most materially to the effect which the performance produced. We have `set' dem, either, witnessed the part of erigo better filled than it . was by Mr. Browne, or the part of Cassio than by Mr. Cooper. Miss Faucit also played well as Desdemona. In speaking of the' performances of the week we ought not to omit noticing Mr.: . Cooper's performance of Faulconbridge, in " King John," on Friday night, on which evening he took his benefit. This gen.. tleman, in figure and natural manner, is admirably adapted for the character, and he played it exceedingly well. We were' glad to see he had so good a house; he is a• most useful and ta lented actor, witff the advantages of a, good figure and voice. We hope that the performances of the present class of plays may yet continue some time. The time spent in witnessing a good play is not lost. LA a LAcius.—The immense figure of Lablache hakcaused not a little merriment to the country people in the course of his musical tour, which, by the way, is represented as being very productive to the party of which he forms one of the most pro minent. On reaching Leicester, the front wheels of the coach broke, and the coach itself turned completely over; the party inside, consisting of Mademoiselle Assandri, Ivanhoff, and Lablache, were presently extricated from their situation ; but, on taking the latter out, the crowd assembled burst out into a loud laugh, and he good-naturedly joined in the merriment at the ridiculous figure he cut: At "Letceater, it appears, the ar tistes met with the Duke of Brunswick; who was proceeding try Manchester, and he ti offered ihuapt 0 :bien Lablache gmal sispte a cbt place loatfchetehienr [oval at carriage pbearsssooncao t g o ne f t the remainder of the journey, which was accep t ed, On Itnha O .en n Du t k he e road vin ee thed the e s solemn a t a a n r r s i deli beratelyW hils t the e p.phrooraseebs approached were th changinge v. ivehicle, and,at Derby, sta.ri n a g n fi o r l s d t of Brunswick, and then at Lablache, she turn e d t o t h e l atter, and exclaimed with m uch bitterness, ".No thunder - the balloon coomed down with thy great weight. 'Who) , did' s t th ee go up with Mrs. Graham , thee g reat hulk ?" Lo n d on paper. COACH ACCIDENTS TO MUSICAL. PERFORMERS.—The MUSi" ca 1 world had nearly p(,ah ne ti e di vb s a u yu s il t: oi i ff( n; t l ahn i e r d r ehgpila.sarcsaoehr graceful e , 1 and A, l o sses ,aann, b ii t ra . i I, :c a c u i accidents, servant,nhtesr which have occurred to some of its mpst distinguished ornas in a pair horse coach, hired for the purpose, were mother,n 1 n t s orna ments. T. aa l ve , ec a la b l in l n a i g from Northampton to .Leicester, when the machine was upset, oot f rri o .nloca r m t lt t oi l tyie n :.k a en t iwa e inir l a, y estythu W einfn i rtmaeohlblm:a/urennttLiiht:tologjrulue) melancholy accident record s a n t) i v a v o o n of t e ivl b i t e h a e party. vesll it a s N A the'e regretabove preserved here, as do;tlteorAeliasnachge accident that happened to the Peveril great (daeaSi'amturmd,ayst.ifiactatti‘ovno lieve we [nay to -. the unfortunate transaction, hut we be guarantee the correctness Of the following details. It appears that some portion of the traces havi'og snapped when the coach was about five miles from the London side, of Bed ford, the coachman lost his controul over the hiirses, who swerved from their course •ayainst the hedge on the side of the road, when thst vehicle, which was crowded inside and out With Passengers, was overturned. A gentleman of fortune, of the name of O'Brien, who had been travelling on the continent, and was returning to Dublin, taking this town in his way in Or der to be present at the festival, was killed on the spot. Mr. Ponder, the well known o phieleide player who wits engaged, had his shoulder put out, and Mr. Pigott, a violinist, Who was one of the performers at the Concede da Camera at the Han over square Booms last season, had his arm severely injured. He and Mr. Ponder were both disabled from attending the fes tival, but the committee, in the most handsome manner, ex-. pressed their intention of paying every expense attendant upon their mishap. - The remaining person whose inj tales Were of any consequence was the coachman. For two hours be re. maimed under the coach, before it was possible t o extricate . hins' from, his horrible position. He is not expected to survive: Mr... O'Brien had been the life and soul of the travel lin g P art y , is said to have been a gentleman of highly accomplished mitio band was communicated to Sir G. Smart, nal b "ei :l ' o n f n A t lrs. An derson,as well as fascinating manners. Another casualty amongst the to Mr. Anderson, the violin player, the , h , us been lie, .1 - a gig, was disabled from attending the-festi‘a . James Calkin.—Mcincheste r sent an e ffi cient substitute in Mr. the celebrated pianiste,,who, having, . a' : throw , n m .o ,e ti v t e o r f , seal has been placed di co ar e i ndis t i h m e s i liv t l i ae o s :t .,ee . j — tutis G it, a rro i v y t uj i n i r ait e i ii. s Bruce, - - Stephenson, Samuel arc Phillips, Esq., and Sir Benjamin S 7.l . l. r i . ring the absence of-Lord inin p i li o c n a i n i no l n lhle in vc lAel n. a i n is d s - jo tl n ie el p s rivy the Hon. Frederick Byng. We arc sorry to announce that Madame Adelaide, the King's r a i t o ia n i i t , in a e n n a t; l h i ) s , where, we undeistand, their average receipts per week . „amounted in theseplping times. mt t o o i gb t r o i tt w wb n eee f n r c o ux i i n i. 4o2 a , e s ar u ne c dd e success ful tour i t ea o n u stu r nit to through us.ahNi, iit.t sisotelre,Bisuclol,nßtinocclhstao,hceur, e petitioonfs twheascodmemlivieureeedvyoneectride-; printed. report of the e c m om fr t o r t ii n tt l e h e e o l n 'an pu g li s l o ic f e x T tr h e e me tw d e is n a t p y p -s o i i x n t t h ment. inclusive, presented to the House of Comnls he duTi t ng i I t ' h u e ni p b a e s r t o s i. es petitionss it b., the 20th of Augustyester day morning, and, with it the is hours The King of Prancehasec w e as. ive s Pl 3 r4 i ;m tilt; Queen of Porte gal a letter congratulating him upon his recent escape from •as sassination. . .. . . . , a- e ed or r id of no be n 1 [a- o.p