The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-04-21 00:00:00

TA UB 11 ano A glance at reader favoured f making a s mony to the sense h tiS, t cted w AT OLD POSTO willing sal adtt )n us demonstrat TO CORRESPOND at of an ebt iLtberpool otanliattr. FRIDAY MORNING, APRIL 21, 1843 peculiar gratification in layer •-, we have been following letter w, in Lord Kenyon, who is,- at present e opposite side of the bort sojourn oil lordship's not so much on account of are aos f)einfr mou N DARD. the ME consid eration —What We sa •erpoa 'we t , on which has been placed w )in our re there is this fatal rlng examy s in the cause of :e so dead, and an inaction so pl .uthor of his own penis me demonstra e sun shin the Church of England, on the subject of the educ tion bill now before . Parliarnent—unless some strop 2-7 be proniptly. : Made, Ihe _measure wi be stript of all its. Church and scriptural usefulness Upon every hanA its author is menaced with oppos tion. Dissent, in all its multiform varieties, denounce the recognition, contained in it, of the Church's suer, The scoffer against religion denounces its re. cognition of the principle that the state is a Christian body, and is bound to care that the people are taught that there is a God over all. The utilitarian "liberal" fore oui would have every man find a god and a religion for himself. The Malthusian economist would have us forget that man has a soul, or a mind, or a heart, or is any other than a flesh-and-blood machine, to be "used up," and cast aside when•done with, in the citation of that GOLD, which is the god of his idolatry ! No go vernment, unsupported by the powerful aid of opinion without, can be expected to make head against such a storm. Sir James Graham, we tell the friends of withstand such storm At this moment the entire ons--, 'will destroy every feature upon which Churchmen can look with confidence, and every operation which can promote the• spread of the national faith. -In those hands,. a boon offered is being converted into a curse; for what was fashioned for strengthening the founda-, tion of our revered establishment, is being turned to arrengine for its N o , v ,.may we ask, is this as it ought to be ? Are Chtrchtnen- determined to set up the principle in this „ 144 . that cussent is the creel of the state ? Surely not. diate.the measure per se: By sorne:Chufcbmen it has been impugned as one nnt., - tifficientli.mtpiing in• The assertion of Church principles. In several iiiSian4e, however, which have come under our notice, these opinions have been founded. upon misconceptions of sure itself, 'and have.been withdrawn upon- ,estion,'however, still remains to,he'answered are Churchmen to do in this crisis—for such Nre they, by their apathy, to let pass an oppor- tunity, of supporting an honest government in an ise"Measure, which not only may not occur but the omission o consequences so disastrous to the Church ? Are they, to aid the cry which dissent and the by their silence opponents of all education are so sedulously raising and to the Churchmen of ay, -no We have a duty to perform, which must be performed. The opinions of the people efforts in the advoca sentiments of a nob all times valuable, are I not say one w ation on therefore because it of every Christian mind TO THE EDITOR SIR, —Having noticed with high , pursued by your able and high-principled paper on the subject —prv.tions on the most .important of Christian e ducation in Liverpool, I venture to offer to your gratification the. cot rst expr n the at- Liverpool for t tention of Lord swan and tru forward io stimated) brou whose memory Parliament, f, a ry undu excellent Spencer justly adverted•ta r annl tre )ey had supplied ttent which Go. ipon to recommend to Par ---• .ho hlirh gratification I urch ►n I o the e ith my verier..— File school nil national s education, iahs, ea for that truly exce llent an ( The need of .the 020‘ pool which he drea rock of latitudinar rnment was isdom from its exampi ..h. and with mut ted W Schoo the Blue Coat s original .r - y - high in led to the Church an...- Would that Goverum is right can be o mere pf doubt its general vrisdoul even In -e —;.„.;nle I consider ig, to succeed. ctepped forw ard with the lla ue plans then adoptel ther likely, nor deserv. In 1811 and 1812 the church sanction of due pecuniar ational education behalf or ,ans been rounu Aded the whole nation, and even the grossly, ally, neglected rnanufacturing.districts, would have been supplied with Christian instruction and educa_ Alti l classes of cree ds were generally willing to avail them selves of the offer; and so they would, I doubt not, now, if - against it. blessingsudred thousands ling the of that Christian sre duly. administered, found to be the state would have per not to say wick not politi call low re' to Coat .. any "L e ~.... ( ste! ins of children art educe a to an ;w intry most ease e c hildren of t to be liovv eu leing ' here I. '- a Of diSSe of such a boon Iren of their I sequently as Select Vestryman of Liverpool can be pretty audibly expressed. Let the have the opportunity given them of raising their public voice. .It /till not be. a whisper ! We perceive that a meeting was held in Manchester on Tuesday, for the purpose of supporting this bill, at which the Dean, and the Revs. Hugh Stowell and. C. . . D. Wray, and many other clergymen and gentlemen were present • The public generally are not, perhaps, aware that a most important election is now going on, of fit and proper persons - to hold the respective offices of'Church .... wardens and Overseers:_of the pock- of this deiisely populated parish. The subject, hoWever, will be adinitted to be, if well understood, one of deep con- cernment to the community , at larg as involving, ntial point, the good and wholesome manage _ and, con- THE TREAT THEATI of the conservation of those just, humane, iortunate poor; which point to the Christian succour of the distressed, with a view to their itnprOvement in morality and provident habits. and, at the same time with a consistent regard to economy as regards the parishioner The gentlemen proposed at the annual vestry meeting, and against whom exception is taken by the Radical section, are Mr. William Birkett, Mr. R. W. HoUghton,, as Church warden ; and Mr. Rowlands and Mr. _Whitby, as Select Vestrymen. Against these, certain individuals have been lilted, who are known either solely from as ON:erseer their profess - Ms, or their endeavours (hitherto properly defeated,) to increase immeasureably the rates for the support of the poor, and, at the same time, to hand them over to the gentle mercies of the new poor-law. The four gentlemen named have not only had much experience in parochial affairs, but have proved them selves to be the considerate friends of the poor, at the same time that they have had especial regard to the interests 'of the rate-payers. A hue and cry has, ne vertheless, been most unworthily and most unmanfully raised against them by the Radical, or "liberal' (?) party•; and they have been assailed with all manner of abuse with reference to the management of the work house ; abuse which, in the opinion of all men of well regulated mind, they, in the consciousness of a rectitude of purpose, can well afford to treat with the contempt which it merits. The Radicals have insidiously, made the matter a party and political question, without refer ence to the capacity or fitness of the men. On Wed nesday a placard was posted on the walls containing a gross libel on two gentlemen connected with the admi nistration of parish affairs, to draw a comparison be- tween whom and the printers, (and, we believe the writers of that bill,) would only excite seorn and dis- We earnestly and confidently call upon every true Conservative Churchman, and staunch Protestant, to hasten this day to the Sessions-house, and record their votes .especially for Mr. Wm. Birkett, as one of the Overseers. We know of no one who has done more for the constitutional cause in the town than this. gentleman ; none who has devoted more care•and attention, or made greater sacrifices of time and personal convenience for the interests of the poor and the rate payers ; and when we inform our readers that the first vote given for his opponent was that of Mr. Bonk, — he who so grossly insulted the whole body of the clergy at the vestry-meeting on Wednesday,—the manager, too, of the Anti-Monopoly Society here, and an avowed qocinian ; and when we further tell them that Mr. J3irKe tt's opponent's placard was printed at the Mer cury Office, at the expense of the Anti-Corn Law League,—and that the Popish priests are already flock ing to vote for him,—urging their votaries up for the same purpose,—we may venture to assure ourselves that no right-minded individual will hesitate for one moment as to . whom he will. give his vote. Mr. Birkett has excited the hatred and rancour of these people, by the high-toned 'principles he so energetically maintains; and it is by no means a matter of wonder ment that they should exhibit such hasty anxiety to vote against him. Of his opponent . we say nothing. He may be a very respectable man, for'aught we know ; and he may be no radical at bottom ; but if he allows _ _ _ himself to become the tool of that despicable faction who are again seeking to smuggle themselves into —he must abide the consequen c es . We under it truth s p t o a s n ve d r : ae too, that he is •an advocate o f the New Poor f r om ignoranc e Jof the Redeemer ; and Law, with all its stringencies and cruelties. The following was the state of the 'poll at its close, I(.llNei —so not ent about I .t four o'clock yesterday so act, people of For Mr. Houghton, as Churchwarden Mr. Riding educa- I as Overseer For Mr. Birkett ?Ir. Henshaw t Kirk Persons. Votes .. 218 • 8-1: 115 Fi.AtA 1' LL TILT true conservatives to record theik votes at the earliest possible moment at which they can attencL We need is entirely in',their own LOCAL NTs TVN Tine WILBER OF TILE SOLWAY.—On Tuesday afternoon the Prince of Wales, cattle brig, eight days from Corunna, arrived off this port with two of the passengers, Mr. Geddes and Mr: Campbell, who were on board the ill-fated Solway when she struck. Mr. Camp bell, we believe, is connected with the firm of Messrs. G . and J. Campbell and Co. in In dia-buildings, in this towtl- The Prince of Wales was coin-pelled to cast anchor seven or eight miles from the Bell Buoy. The moment the circumstance was made known, Commander • Bevis despatched H.M. Steamer Redwing, under the com mand of Lieutenant Ludd, to render every assistance in his power. Lieut. Ladd took the two passengers on beard his, vessel, and brought them to Liverpool, directing, a tugboat to the -Prince of Wales. EXTENSIVE ROBBERY OF TEA.—Yesterday, at the Police -court, two men, named Williams and Banks, and a female, named Ann Graham, wbo resided with one ,of them,. who were remanded from the Previous day, were charged be-, fore Mr. Rushton with having entered a warehouse and• stolen therefrom a quantity of green and other teas. From the evidence it appeared that the two male prisoners were. seen lurking about the bonded warehouse of Messrs. Whittle and Nicholson, in Blundell-street, . and at one time were forcing a lock from the door of a p assa g e which leads from Kitchen-street to a shed at the back p art of the pre mises, from which, by a hole broken in the wall, an en trance was effected to the bonded rooms in which the tea was stored. The person who observed the male prisoners near the door took no notice of it until after he heard of the rob; bery. At the house of the female prisoner, in Brownlow hill, was found a small canister containing a quantity of green tea,•which, on being compared with a small portion left in' the bottom of one of the chests by the depredators, proved to be exactly similar, and Was pronounced by judges to he of the same quality. In all 13 chests (about 3001bs. weight) of tea were stolen, the value of which would bei duty paid, about 4s. 4d. per lb. Every exertion has been made by the • police to obtain possession of the property stolen, but without t ed at the witnesses the bar, charged in with this effect, it being su pposed to be disposed of in small quantities. assaulting carter-looking and intimidating l The duty on the tea was not paid. The prisoners were com ! mitted to take their trial at the next sessions.—A stout, robust, fellow was uas on p e o lac I case of robbery, which being fully proved, he was tined 50s. and costs, and ordered to find bail, or in default-to be im prisoned four months. packet-ship Roscius, which left New York on the 29th rrived at this port on Tuesday last. IYAL V. MR. SLOAN, OF THE AMPFIT 1 heard at th which was to have b -..., was, on the application of Mr. WilkinS, postponed until the next sessions. STRIPPING' CHILMIEN.—An elderly woman, of shabby sp pearance, was, on Wenesday, committed for trial at the en.. suing sessions,: on a charge of•-having stripped - a child of a quantity of its.clothing, an offence• that has of late become very common. , -Alvooaan, awned Wrionald, was also com mitted for•'.trial for stealing a quantity of clothes. from a washerwoman. MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.—On Friday miglit 'last, as the, night packet, her Majesty's ship Medusa,. was rounding the, eastern pier -head at Kingsiown, with the„mail for Liverpool, she unfortunately raa'down an Arklow oyster sloop which was entering the harbour under sail with a light bre,ie. A poor fellow named Dereney was drowned, and leaves a wife : and four:children destitute. The.other three men who, to.' gather with the deceased, Composed - the crew, succeeded, af ter passing under the steamer, in saving themselves by swim ming. The accident is wholly t o b e attributed to thO sloop's helm having been put' to starboard. The people on board the steamer have been acquitted of all blame in the transac tion. MURDER IN SALFORD.—A shocking occurrence took place in Salford on Friday last, and one which created great . excitement amongst the inhabitants in• the vicinity of the, Town Hall. It appears that early that morning, a man named Robert Travis, about 50 years of age, was stabbed by a female named Oliver, alias Morris, who lived in a house in Brunswick-street, near the Market-place, and with whom. he cohabited. The wound was inflicted with a sharp-pointed carving -knife, which penetrated the left side of the ab-. domen ; and, although medical assistance was promptly pro cured, be died in the afternoon of the same day. Both. he 'and the woman'were intoxicated at the time of the occur rence, and, according to her statement, they had been quar relling, and he b ad made an attempt to cut her throat, when she snatched the knife from him' and stabbed him. On the .following morning a coroner's inquest was held on the body when a verdict of ." wilful murder" was returned against the woman Oliver. Dom COMMITTEE.—The usual weekly meeting was held yesterday. The following gentlemen were present :—Messrs. Sands (chairman), Horsfall, Aikin, Bolley, Bold; Chilton,. Evans, Holmes, Molyneux, Moon, Vliddleton, Nicol, Moore, CHURCH PASTORAL AID SOCIETY .—ln soliciting atten-' tion to the announcement, in another column, of the ser mons to be preached on Sunday next in' aid -of this vahiable society, we beg to remind 'our readers of the pectiliar claims which it possesses on the benevolence of the inhabitants of LiverpooL If we remember rightly, the society contributes annually . for the spiritual improvement of the town four times as much as our auxiliary association is enabled to remit to the parent society; whilst on the score of mere justice, the reverse should be the case. Nine grants for clergymen are made to Liverpool at an annual charge of £B2O. We have' often been struck, whilst reading the society's casional papers; with the remarkable and pleasing con-i dition of - the munpfacturing districts which the society has been eriabled . to assist; and no one can have witnessed •the benefits-.conferred on St. Simon's, St. Barnabas', and other 'localities, of this town, by the society's grants, Without.• being. sensible of their • value and discrimination. 'Of course, like.evcrything that is of any worth, the frame work acwell as the operations of the society have been made the subjects of much calumny and-abuse, but we are glad to see-that-these attacks have only tended materially to draw around it the affections and increased liberality of the un *prejudiced and.higliminded. :The society's grants at present in this-diocese are 72 .for clergymen and two for lay assist ants, at an animal charge of £6,260. - WOOD 'PAVING..—The mode adopted for the formation of the London W.Ood Paving .Coinpany.is of a nature so un common ai to call for particular notice. .Instead of relying upon the announcement of a number of high-sounding names at the head of, a prospectus, .whose possessors might be as sumed to have satisfied themselves individnally of the fea sibility of the plan, and of its certainty of success—assump tions too often most finwiiely.made 7 —this company is consti tuted upon the real merits of the undertaking. A very large proportion, of the shares intended to 'be issued were sub scribed for, at the outset, by parties who' made a deliberate enquiry into the' peculiar advantages 'of Perring's Safety Wood Paving, as well as the.details with ,tvhieh it was pro poieno be' carried into profitable operation. Fully con vinced, by their investigation, these subscribers proceeded -to hold a general meeting, and after a public examination of the objects of the - company, the means of accomplishment, the manner of carrying them into effect, and the inevitably resUlts that must ensue, they . %ery properly se 7 lected from among themselves a board of directors, highly respectable as principals . of firms and men of business, and conversant, 'from the first, with duties which the practical nature of' their own occupations must render them emi nently qualified to perform. The subscribers having thus exercised an undoubted privilege, further evinced their judg ment by appointing Mr. Lee Stevens to.the office of super intendent ; a kentleman who, from his great practical expe rience in wood pay . ing, .his, celebrity as a lecturer and writer .on the subject, and his well-known . industry and persever ance, Must carry with him more than.the common elements of success, into an undertaking in every other respect deserr ing of public encouragement. SAILING OF THE BRITISH AND NORTH AMERICAN MAI L STEAM -Sll I P RIBERNIA."—The splendid steam-ship Hibernia, Captain Judkins, sailed from this port on her first voyage to'Boston and Halifax on Wednesday. She had pre viously been' hauled•out to the company's moorings in the Sloyne (near Birkenhead),.where she was seen to advantage, and attracted much admiration by her compact and noble appearance, she being one of the finest steamers in every respect that has yet been afloat.. The greater number of the passengers, accompanied b 3 their friends; were taken on hoird at half-past eleven, from the Egremont slip, in one of the Rock Ferry steamers, the deck of which was densely crowded. The day was remarkably fine and sunny, with a light southerly wind and hundreds of spectators assembled on the Egremont and neighbouring piers to witness the de parture of the passengers. The passage to the Sloyne was rapidly made, and the embarkation on board the huge steam- ship, together with the transhipment of an immense quan tity (though only a remaining - part) of the luggage, formed a scene of much interest and animation. The Hibernia started, with a still up-going tide, at 21 minutes past one o'clock. At 25 minutes to two o'clock she passed opposite St. Nicholas's Church, .keeping towards the Cheshire shore. She presented a noble appearance as she steamed rapidly down the river against the stream—she being, notwithstand ing the large quantity of fuel on board, in good trim, part of her copper forward being out of the water. The Hibernia had her full complement of passengers, every berth having been engaged. It is gratifying to remark that amongst them were many mercantile gentlemen of eminence, on their way both to the United States, and to the Canadas • from which it may be augured that a brisk revival of trade between those countries and the European states is confidently anticipated. Amongst the passengers were also Colonel Holloway and family, Colonel Slade, Captains Broughton and Robinson, and Lieut. l'ipou, all,of the .Royal Engineers—forming part of surveying department for public works to be proceeded with in our Canadian colonies. COLLEGIATE INSTITUTION.—M:. Crowe will, this even ing, deliver a lecture on vocal music, to be illustrated by four hundred of his pupils. On Tuesday next Dr. Brett will commence a series of font lectures on agricultural chemistry —a subject peculiarly interesting and important at the present time, when we are obliged to make use of every re source within our power to render our agricultural districts as available as possible for the growing wants of the nation. It will be seen that the prices of admission to the lecture ball have been very properly reduced to a sum which will now . place within the reach of all classes the information which the courses of lectures are calculated to impart. LONDON AND BRIGHTON RAILWAY.—A special general meeting of the Liverpool shareholders of this railway—ad journed from Thursday, the 13th instant—took place yester day, at one o'clock, at the Clarendon-rooms, for the purpose of adopting measures to secure, immediately on the passing of the bill now before parliament, the election of ten efficient gentlemen as directors• of the concern. The meeting was' very respectably, but not very nutiv!rously, attended. Mr. Alderman William Earle was called to the chair, and breitly explained the object in view. He stated that some of the former directors—old stagers—had done much mischief by their lavish and heedless expenditure, and that it would be for the interests of the shareholders to appoint a deputation of two or three gentlemen, to proceed to London and be in readiness to act at the first general meeting after the passing of the bill, when the directors would be chosen ; and that those gentlethen should be armed with as many proxies as could be procured, in order to defeat any attempt to elect improper persons. He suggested a series of resolutions to this effect, a copy of which he proposed should be sent to each shareholder, forwarding their proxies. A conversation of some length. ensued, and ended in the unanimous con currence of the meeting in the proposition made. A general wish was expressed that the gentlemen who had before been deputed to attend to the interests of the shareholders, and who had done good service, should again be appointed ; but the chairman said that the attendance of Mr. Chorley, were he appointed, would . probably be impossible, as that gentle man was in France, on the business of a railway in that country ; and for himself (the chairman) he could not posi tively promise to be present, as he might perhaps be in Paris at the time of the meeting. He should, however, do his best to attend, were he appointed conjointly with one or two others. After some discussion, in which several shareholders took part, resolutions were finally passed to the effect that the object in view was highly desirable, and appointing, as a deputation,• the chairman (Mr. Wm. Earle), Mr. ,Robert Seller Henderson, and Mr. James Bourne. A vote of thanks was then passed to the chairman for his conduct in the chair, and for his able advocacy of the interests of the shareholders on a former occasion in the metropolis. Boyden, and Tobin. The business transacted was not of much interest. A letter was read from Mr. Kilshaw, the superintendent of the transitiheds, stating that he had entered on his duties, out no goods had yet been admitted, and that inquiries had been made for the book of rates. Some con versation then arose as to the propriety of allowing vessels to discharge at the west side of the dock in certain cases, and as to the Custom-house regulations with respect to the sheds, which would cause very great delay in the trans fer of goods ; and it was suggested by Mr. Aikin that an - arrangement shod be made with - the Customs, other wise the sheds would be almost useless.— A. letter was read from Mr. Grantham, inviting the attention of the committee to an experiment which was about to be made with a small steamer fitted up with the screw-propeller, and which was suitable for all purposes, but. more especially for rough work.—The -Chairman stated that a copy of the new Watering Bill had been received, in which various alterations had been made which were submitted to the consideration of the solicitor, one of which was, that all erections and works for raising the water from the river to be used in cases of fire, - and other purposes, shall be done with the consent of the chairman of the Dock Committee, and executed under the controul of the Dock Surveyor, and the commissioners would be answerable for any injury done. The Dock Estate was also not to be liable Tor any rates. The com mittee thought the interest of the Dock Estate was suffici ciently protected by the bill in its amended form. The com mittee then proceeded to the consideration of finance busi ness, and soon afterwards adjourned. THE THEATRE-ROYAL versus THE ROYAL AMPHI THEATRE.—At the Police-court, on Wednesday, Mr. Gar nett, from the office of Me'ssrs. Foster, Lloyd, and Wain, solicitors, on behalf of the proprietors f the Theatre-Royal;, to Mr. Rushton, to exercise his magisterial authority to re= strain the manager of the Royal Amphitheatre from the fur ther performance of the piece or spectacle called " The Horse of the Rialto," which had been performed at that place of amusement on Monday and Thursday evenings, and which be stated he was prepared to shew comprised portions of-dialogue in the nature of a play, contrary to the act of last session, relating to the improvements of the borough. Mr. Clarke, late lessee of the Theatre-Royal, stated that the piece in question was in certain parts a decided infringement on the 'patent right of the Theatre-Royal, the proprietors of which had suffered so much from such infringements, that if they were not protected from them, they might as well close their -doors at once. Other parties were also present who were ready. to prove .the performance of the parts of the piece ob jected to. Mr. Rushton said that he considered Mr. Clarke himself an unqUestionable authority on the point in question, or, by refusing to do so, necessitate him (Mr. Rushton) to hear the evidence in the case at once from the witness, and decide upon it, as he was bound to do, by the letter of the -law. Mr. Hillier said that he had retained. Mr. Wilkins, barrister, to defend him, but that gentleman was not Pre sent, he being engaged-at the Kirkdalc Sessions. For him self (Mr. Hillier) he could not promise to withdraw the piece, inasmuch as the 'public-would be much disappointed were, he to do so on so short it-notice after the piece had been for some time announced, - and got up, moreover, at consi, derable expense. - Mr.. Rushton -then• suggested, .with the concurrence of Mr. Garnett, that the piece might be ro r peated that evening (Wcdnasday) only, and the hearing :of the-case to stand over until Saturday. Mi. Hillier demurred to this, as a great sacrifice on his part, and the case was about. -to be 'prdceeded with, When,-after,a.short pause,. Mr. Rushton remarked, that as the_act was very-stringent, he did not feel inclined to adjudicate.upau, it mail 'Mr. Wilkins, the defendant's counsel, should he present; am ii' he had ac cordingly written a note to Mr. Wifkihs, requesting . his at tendance immediately if possible, and which he ahould die patch by a messengerin a car to Kirlidale. Mr. Hillier d ex pressed his acknowledgment for the kindness, and the case • stood c court r over .t m for r aßthsohrtto-i info rme d that gentlem an of th e suggestion be had made. t : when Mr. Wilki ns a pp eare d ini Mr. Wilkins, on advi s i ng w ith hi e client; stated that the propo sal was a cceded fo. The hearing of the case was then fixed for Saturday, at two o'clock, and the parties left the court. THE ROYAL. AMPHITHEATRE. —This popular place of amusement was re-opened, on Monday last, with a strong company of equestrian and other. performers, and Ducrow's tine and numerous stud of horses. The spectacle of The Horse of the Rialto was brought out; with new scenery, and, duying the three_nights of . its performance, was received with great and deserved applause. The characters were well sus tained, and the several tableaux were acknowledged to he at once beautiful and gorgeous. The piece appears to be an adaptation of the story of Damon and Pythias. The scenes in the circle have also been extremely pleasing, and Monsieur. liege has nightly astonished and delighted the spectators by his teats on the tight rope, in which line he is without a rival. On Wednesday evening, at the close of. the first piece, and in consequence of some proceedings pending between this theatre and the Theatre-royol, (of which sonic particulars are furnished in another paragraph,) Mr. Higgins, on the part of the management, came forward and addressed the audi ence in nearly the following words:— " Ladies and Gcntlemen,—ln consequence of certain ob jections preferred by the proprietors of the Theatre Royal to the performance of the spectacle of The Horse of the Rialto, as containing dialogue, which they consider an infringement of their patent, I have to announce, with regret, that Mr. Hillier is constrained .to withdraw, from this time until fur ther notice, the piece alluded to, which has been so warmly marked by your kimi approbation. As the question at issue between the two theatres is yet pending, and will not come on for decision before the stipendiary magistrate until Satur day, I refrain from any remarks on the conduct of the pro prietors of the Theatre Royal towards this establishment, — anxious as we are to comply with all the requirements of. the law, and not to prejudice the issue even in.our own behalf, although we feel confident that we stand on the firm ground of equity and reason, and indulge a hope that the spirit of monopoly manifested against us will not be enabled to pro.: ceed so far as to preVent the performance of such pleasing and unexceptionable pieces as have hitherto been played at this theatre. I can but say, in conclusion,. that our best efforts will be given to bring forward, in the meantime, such. performances as will merit a continuation of your patronage and support; and I beg to announce, that a comic panto mime, and. the masqued ball from Gustavus, will 'to-morrow evening m be substituted f or The Doe of the :Rialto, with the splendid and unique scenes in the.circle as announced for the week. And, ladies and gentlethen, having briefly stated the circumstances under, which we stand, Mr. Hillier' throws himself on your kind indulgence, and hopes at least to have in his favour the voice of the public—the true crite rion which at lastanust decide this 100; -agitated question." This announcernent,..which was altogether unexpected, was received with much applause. FRACAS BETWEEN Tlll5 POLICE AND •THE MILIVA R.Y.— At the Police-court, on Wednesday, a gentleman named Punchard was charged before Mr. Rushton with having aided i b eed e r l s l dfi s og t w a hn t t e i n d tg i h : r t en h et a l ett ofamb times, but bo l us 1 . et in the rescue of a soldier from the custody of a•police-officer, during a disturbance in Duke-street, between the soldiers and the police.—ln si s zi : : : o'clock on the previous evening, while , passing through Hanover-street w h h e e n names was he understood to be Kelly.. He succeeded in parting them, C A t v t l a :r r s ee k l a s o o m c ld: by whom he could not say, and when near the barracks took the soldier - (Kelly) into custody, on which the defendant, Mr. Punchard, cried out, " Soldiers do your duty—don't let your comrades go along with the police to Bridewell." This occurred close up to the barrack-gates, and from 30 to 40 soldiers came out and commenced au indiscriminate attack on persons passing and repassing. The police were com pelled to retreat.--Officer 242 stated, that he had a prisoner in his custody when the defendants and his comrades rescued him. Heard the defendant say " Soldiers do your duty." The soldiers had no side-arms, but took off their belts and struck with the plate of them. They were also armed with sticks. When three or four more officers came up, they artin went up-to the barracks, and saw the sergeant there. Heard one of the inspectors persuade him to try to get his men into the barracks whenoumt so:latse.horltllyisaafttresrwtehriswaans they had a right to defend themselves. The defendant was there, and s aid that s• one of them, pointing out offi cer 36, who ran and was followed by the inspector (M'Haid) came from the docks with a section of men. The soldiers had by this time got into the barracks. Saw Quick and 'the acting sergeant-major communicating, and heard the former state his complaint against the ser geant.—Officers 339, 549, 36, and 21, each spoke to the pre-' ceding evidence, distinctly swearing that Mr. Punchard was the person who encouraged the assaults, and aided in the rescue of the' prisoners. Officer 549 said, that he several times heard the, defendant say, it's a shame, you are mur dering the rnan—though no unnecessary violence was used. Mr. Punchard, in defence said, that he had no other way of accounting for the proceeding, which to him was a most extraordinary one, than that they had mistaken him for some other person ; he had been at the Brunswick Hotel until near 12 o'clock, and when passing down Duke-street lie saw :t crowd, but no fighting—aud was arrested without even knowing the charge. He wished to be put on his oath, but Mr. Rushton said the law would riot allow it, and ordered him to pay. a fine of five pounds, which was immediately handed over. BANKRUPTCY COURT. — RUALIFICATION OF SOLICITORS AND ATTORNEYS PRACTISING THERElN.—Yesterday, at the Bankruptcy Court, held at the Queen's Arms, Mr. Com missioner Skirrow delivered his opinion relative to solicitors and attorneys practising in that court. The attendance of professional men interested was great, a good deal of interest having been excited on the questiOn at issue. The learned cominissioner said that it devolved upon him to give his opinion and decision on a abject of importance in the ad. ministration of the law in t t court. A gentleman, clerk to a solicitor, had recently begun to plead in a case before the court, and an objection had been raised that he was not a solicitor of the court, and was not, therefore, qualified there to plead. That gentleman had replied, and that truly, that he had enjoyed a right to plead the other court, and he (the•commissioner) imputed no blame to him for presenting. himself there. Of the validity of the objection there was, however, no . doubt. lie (the commissioner) had given his best consideration to the question, and he found that by the Ist and 2d William, this court was made a court of law and and equity, anti was vested with all the rights, incidents, and privileges of any court of record. These rights were con ferred on the district courts by the 62d section of the act, and this was made doubly sure by the 66th section. The learned gentleman then referred to an act so far back as 1215, which authorised sergeants-at-law only to plead in the court of of common pleas, but which privilege was afterwards ex tended to others by the king nn the court being no longer local (or following the monarch), and these pleaders were called barristers. He next quoted the act of Ist and 2d William, chap:s6, sec. 10, and a l so th e sth and 6 th Victoria, by w hi c h last the privileges of a court of review were extended to the district courts. The first rule of bankruptcy also laid it down (in 1532) that no solicitor or attorney should practise unless duly admitted by the required form, which was easily obtained, and the party admitted on payment of, he believed, five shillings. • Clerks were, however, not prohibited from ascertaining the proceedings that were going on in that court; and suitors were at liberty to represent their own respective cases. The whole spirit and tenor of the bankruptcy law, moreover, required him, (the commissioner) to construe all the acts to the advantage of the creditors, and if he did so he could not exclude those intelligent professional men for whose assistance the court was so much indebted, 'and put into . competition with them clerks and persons of little or no standing. Were parties not duly qualified to be permitted to practise, they would have, in place of intelli gence, exhibitions of ignorance; and in place of regularity and order, nothing but wildness and confusion. He had, there fore, made an order, as follows, for the future conduct of the court as related to this question :—" It is ordered, that no person, not being an attorney or solicitor of this honourable court, and duly admitted in conformity with the rules and orders made for regulating the practice of the Court of Bank ruptcy, and in pursuance of the first general order made un der the sth and Gth Victoria, c hap. 122, sec. 70, shall appe ar and plead in any proceeding s in this court; and, in case any person, not being an attorney or solicitor duly admitted as aforesaid, shall practice in this court as an attorney or soli citor, he will he deemed guilty-of a con p t r e o r i n e pt iral i o of this luenhonour.ien able court. 20th Ap r il, 1843. " ilie sso present, not engaged in the cases about to t,e heard, then left the court, and the order was posted on the wall of the room. enga gemen t s were met and no defaul ters At the usual quarte r l y meeting. of the Staffordshire ironmas ters held last week. The t ers were reported, and it was proved that ' the trade i n ; Staffordshire and Shropshire is now in the hands of much more substantial body of capitalists than at any former ppo94 of depression. • I f 4 .0n4,,,im,--0, n W4an4l44y, 41 tv..4 'rho meeting oe , the Town-council, which had been Ad s. from the Wesleyan Nrethodist . • .. dme,4lYchlllarAgnecT v s V l i l t 4 h b2 h Y av a eglt r o a le lC : w ir -l . t sin P a t n 4 t i tt il y • 8' • e ife was. stopped after leaving the o c f4ra e ur x b io o u ois nt ,.. journeu a tortnint, a go,• was held on Wednesday in the •Chapel on the previous evening, in consequence of suspicion, Town-hall, for the despatch of the business remaining on the and five books were on hiin, and two others when searched at paper. The Mayor presided the police o ffi ce. He was committed for trial at the ensuing ;131eibasleasn't. . . APJOVIII4P MEfiTINODF TH THE STIPENDIARY MAGISTRATE AND MR. PROCTER Mr. PROCTER said he had a matter to bring before the council, especially affecting his character, relative to some observations which had fallen from him at the last meeting, and he trusted that this, the earliest, opportunity would be afforded him of setting the matter right. In order to enable him to do so, he requested that the Mayor ,would, read the correspondence which was in his possession. The MAYOR inquired whether it was the pleasure of the • council that this matter of privilege he allowed to take pre cedence over the other business of the day ? (Yes, yes.) Mr. HORNBY obserVed, that it had always been usual to allow members the first opportunity of setting themselves right., - Mr. PROCTER suggested that the reporters should have the correspondence. The MAYOR presumed they would have it, as usual, after the proceedings. His worship then stated that he had him self been induced to write to Mr. Procter in the first in stance, from having read in the newspapers of Saturday what had fallen from the stipendiary magistrate, and also what had passed in the Watch Committee. Taking that as his autho rity, he wrote the following letter to Mr. Procter : "My Dear Sir,—lf lam correct in understanding that the statement made by you at the last meeting of the council has been investigated by the Watch Committee, and found by them to be unsupported, I trust you will not consider it to be intrusive on my part, it I venture to suggest, what pro bably may already have occurred to you—the propriety of taking the earliest opportunity of explaining that statement, and the grounds on which you were induced to make it to the council, at the next meeting, on Wednesday week. That such an explanation, under all the circumstances, appears to be called for, not only to do justice to the character of the Head-constable, but also to set him right with the public, to whom, what fell from you has gone forth, 1 think you will not be disposed to question ; and in this instance, the cor rection should be made as public as the assertion. To this the Head-constable seems to have an equitable claim, and I cannot doubt but what you will be ready to offer it accord ingly. 'The position in which I am placed, and the discharge of my duty, require that 1 should make this communication to you; as well as my own desire, which is, so far as I have the power, to see justice done to all.--I am, &c., (Signed) " ROBERTSON GLADSTONE. " Since the foregoing was written, I have received the com munication now inclosed, from Mr. Rushton, and of which I forward the copy." The following is the communication alluded to. It is dated April 10, and addressed to the worshipful the Mayor : " Sir,—l send you herewith certain resolutions passed by the Watch Committee on Saturday last, relative to an un founded and serious imputation cast on Head Constable, at a recent meeting of the Council of the borough. " It gives me great satisfaction to observe that the Watch Committee entirely exonerate Mr. Whitty from blame. I thought it right to investigate the charge. and I had already convinced myself that there was not the slightest cause for the accusation of our excellent director of the police force. — I am, &c., (Signed) " EDWARD RUSHTON." The next document read was that enclosed in the above. It was an extract from the minutes of the Watch Committee proceeding on the Bth of April instant. It set out with letter from the head constable, stating that he had been on the preceding day sent for by the sitting magistrate, and questioned as to the truth of •a paragraph 'occurring in a speech purporting to have been delivered in the Council of the sth instant by Mr. Procter. Having quoted the para graph, which occurred i n th e report o f t h e C ounc i l proceed ings of the above date in the Mercury, the head constable proceeds to state that he unhesitatingly denied the truth of this statement. The head constable asks for an opportunity of proving before the Watch Committee that the charge is the reverse of the truth. The minutes proceed to set forth that Mr. Procter explained to the committee that he had made his observations relative to the head constable under the impression that be was the person who had prepared the evidence in the case alluded to, and that the head constable proved to the entire satisfaction of the committee that he had no knowledge whatever of the nature of the evidence which either Cunningham or Dutton were to give. The committee passed the following :—" Resolved, that this committee do • acquit the head constable of any imputation whatever of the nature which Mr. Ptocter's observations would seem to imply relative thereto." The following is Mr. Procter's. reply to the Mayor's letter, enclosing the two documents last alluded to. It is addressed to the Mayor, and bears date April 14 : "My Dear Sir,—l have bad the honour to receive your. communication relative to a statement made by me in coun cil, on Wednesday last. I beg to express my obligations for. your anxiety to do ` justice to all,' and trust you will, in your position as chief magistrate and ' ex officio' member of the Watch Committee, make such investigation as shall lead to all the facts being laid before the public. - I also beg to acknowledge the receipt of resolutions of the Watch Com mittee, and which, I beg to, observe, are only a part of what were recorded at the board on Saturday last. I beg to hand you what I intended, and what I believe I did say in council, and which differs but slightly from the Mercury's report. The nature of my observations were intended to show that it was not by the Watch Committee's instructions that po licemen were sent in plain clothes for the purpose of laying information ; and, secondly, that improper persons had been selected by the head constable for such duty. The committee investigated the characters of these men (so sent out)• on Saturday ; and a resolution proposed by Mr. G. H. Law rence, which I now supply you with, confirms this view.. I also beg. to observe, for your government, that the case alluded to oame before the Watch Committee, and had no reference to any case brought before the magistrates, as the public have been led to believe. (Signed) "JAMES PROCTER." Here followed Mr. Procter's version of his speech, and a full extract from the minutes of the Watch Committee pro ceedings of the Bth instant, which contained the following resolution; additional to that above gii en, transmitted by the Watch Committee to the Magistrates, and by Mr. Rushton to the Mayor :—" Resolved that, though in the ease of one' officer, Peter Dutton, the committee feel that the choice was an unsuitable one, yet the committee have confidence in their Dead Constable, and are unwilling to make any change in the manlier of discharging his duties." Then followed a letter from the Mayor, recommending Mr. Procter to make his explanation to the Council. To this, the following reply, dated 15th April, from Mr. Procter, was read : "My Dear Sir,---I fully concur with you in the plan you suggest, and i❑ my place in Council all necessary explana tions and statements shall be made. " In the mean time, I must suffer from the misapplication of my expressions by Mr. Rushton, and the course thereupon which he has thought proper to adopt. " The statement in question was made by me, as a member of the council, and with reference to what took place in my presence in, the Watch Committee, of which 1 am a member, and any erroneous impression on my part, 'in making that statement as to responsibility of the head constable, inight have easily been set right, had it not been for the course taken by Mr. Rushton. " All that I meant, as fir as regards the head constable, was, that there had been, on his part, an injudicious selection of officers for a peculiar duty, and I by no means intended to impugn his integrity or general conduct. " Under all the circumstances I think that it is due to the council that the correspondence between us should be first laid before that body, and be followed by my statements and explanations. (Signed) "JAMES PROCTER." The MAYOR then said that the only other document he had in connection with this subject was the characters of the officers Dutton and Cunningham, which, probably, the coun cil would not require him to read. Mr. ISAAC HotstEs thought the character of Dutton ought to be read ; he had been traduced and maligned in the council ; and as he (Mr. Holmes) had supported him in the watch committee he would• support him here. Mr. 13nAmucv-Moont remarked that it was material for the characters of the officers to be read, not only on account of the officers themselves, but on account of Mr. Procter. Mr. JAMES LAwattricE said their characters were those only which were taken from the character book of the watch committee. Mr. THORNHILL Mayor ? —How far back will you go, Mr The MA le OR.—They appear to commence in May, 1839. Mr. THORNHILL thought the council could not go so far back. Their characters might have improved since then. Mr. LACE and Mr. BRANILEY.MOORE called for the whole to be read. The MAYOR then read the characters, first of Dutton, and then of Cunningham. It is unnecessary to give them. Mr. PROCTER. then addressed the council. Ile said, that in requesting their calm and deliberate consideration of this quest►on he laboured under some inconvenience from the cir cumstance of a misapplication of his observations in the Town-council having been put forth from the bench, where he had a right, at least, to expect that even-handed justice would be dealt out— - --- The MAYOR interfered. He could not allow Mr. Procter to make any charge against the stipendiary magistrate in that place. He must not now go into any question whether even-handed justice had been dealt out : this was not the proper place. Mr. PROCTER said he was speaking merely with reference to his own character- The M AYoll..—Then you must not wander from that. Mr. PROCTER repeated that he was merely vindicating himself from what he considered to be an attack or reflection upon his character, and upon no other point at all, with refe rence to the stipendiary magistrate. A similar misapplication of his expressions had also been put forth by a portion of the public press, and thereby an unfavourable impression had been created against him ; and this was the inconvenience which he felt. himself labouring under, In endeavouring to draw attention to what he intended to imply by the observations which he had felt it his duty to make in thelast council, he re peated, what he had already stated in his letter to the mayor, that those observations were intended to sliew that it was not by any instructions from the Watch Committee that policemen had been sent out in plain clothes for the purpose of laying informations; and, also, in the next place, that in judicious men had been selected by the Head Constable for such duty. The first position, he thought, would not be doubted, that policemen were not so sent out by the instruc tions of, the Watch Committee; and the nest position to which his observations had referred, and which had been borne out by the resolution of the 'Watch Committee, be thought, would also be agreed upon. Now, with regard to his own observations. From the returns, it appeared that a man named' Cunningham had laid 105 informations, and sustained them all, and another man named Dutton laid seven or nine, and sustained only 'five or six. This return was now before the council and could be referred to ; it was the return which had been laid before the Watch Committee. A case came before the Watch Committee of two men having been sent out in plain clothes—one as a carter, the other, as a sailor or porter; a report was entered in the report-book in.the head constable's office, " Cunningham reports Ains worth for drinking in .a public-house." This book was also before the council : facts could not be contradicted. Cun ningham stated, in his evidence before the committee, that he (Cunningham) went to the back door of the public-house (where Ainsworth had been seen to go in) and requested to be admitted, and for drink. This fact would not be denied .by any_member who was present at the daily board. By the return it appeared that it w.s Dutton (and not Cunningham) who saw Ainsworth —that could not be denied ; and then carne this grave charge that he (Mr. P.) was imputing to Mr. Whitty something like perjury or subornation. lie had now made a fair statement of the case ; and the council, -he thought, w ou ld say that he had made a fair statement of what he had actually said at the last meeting. He was then speak ing from h is own obser va ti on , an d th e daily reports to the AN d tch Committee; and he thought he might fairly lay claim to having paid considerabl e attention to his duties as a was brought member of that Committee. This book (the report book) up from the head constable's Office; and that before the head constable br oug h t i t i n t h e v i ew to be examined nay, committee, in his presen c e, no one would deny;, further, t h at he had a weekly account made out of the fineshia and reWairds 'with the naives of the men, to which, upon °w° responsibility, he put " the Watch Committee upon the recommendation of the Head Constable, have done,'. nodwwtoc)". TL i y was read at every station ;' arid it was also be seen and read. He (Mr. Procr) mention that lastweek 1 lbrought before the Watch • a Case lac beenwould just Committee, in which' Superintendent Leverett re ported Inspector Moore ; this case had not been put into the this fact at the instance of Mr. Whitty. He had brought fact forward to show that he had good ground for Wiley- 4 1 0 kt IP guns :hat litsba4 n V‘l" 1211:1111‘114 will be (Duna' ag knowledge, anti Was not responsible for the reports entered in the report book, he (Mr, Procter) had no besitation.4lt all 'in withdrawing that part of his observations which cliarged •him with putting forward Cunningham to make a report to the Watch Committee in preference to Dutton. This he thought but justice to Mr. Whitty, as well as due. to his own character; but he could not withdraw the facts he had brought before the council, which were recorded in that book, upon evidence. The books were there to be read. lie said he could not withdraw the facts he had brought before the council, which Mr. Whitty bad been pleased to charac terise as " exactly the reverse." The simple facts were be ..fore. the council and the public, for their judgment. He had made' no charge against Mr. Whitty of bringing forward Cunningham to lay an information in preference to Dutton, for the purpose of securing a conviction at all j•isks ; he had made no charge against Mr. Whitty of encouraging perjury and subornation, by hringing forward one man to establish a conviction when it should have been another,, though that was put forward by Mr. Rushton, countenanced by Mr. Whitty, and circulated in many of the papers. The case to which he (Mr. Procter). had referred, came before the Watch Committee, where the witnesses were not examined upon oath, and it was not at all before the magistrates, as the public had been led to believe- He thought, therefore, that the imputation put' forward by Mr. Rushton was not well founded ; and he called upon the council either to approve or disapprove of this, as foul an imputation, according to his way of thinking, short of perjury itself, ever conceived by • any man. That was • his feeling with regard to the imputa tion. Ever since he had bad a seat in the council he had endeavoured to do his duty honestly and impartially, and he challenged all the council assembled, or the head constable, to produce one single instance where he had neglected hiS I duty, where he heti exhibited either favour or partiality, or where be had not discharged his duty, both in efficiency and attendance. if he had spoken evil, let them hear witness of the evil, but do not let his character be publicly aspersed by the officers of the corporation. He thought a courteous sense of duty ought to have prompted Mr. Rushton to have taken a different course to that which he had thought proper to adopt; the council, however, would judge whether he was worthy of the imputation cast upon him. lie thought he was not ;. he felt he was not; the council must be the judge. He had now only to thank that part of the press which had sus pended its judgment till the whole case was before it, and the council, for the courtesy which they had heard him ; and with this remark he left the matter entirely in their hands. Mr. PLATT begged to make a few observations upon thiS business: As a member of the Watch Committee, he begged to say that the power to send officers in plain clothes to en: trap publicans was an error. That power, he always thought, should emanate from the Watch Committee. (No, no.) The Maxon said that was a subject which must not be entered into now. The opportunity had been afforded only [ to Mr. Procter, to enable him to make an explanation. Mr. PLATT, in continuation, said he was present at the • Watch Committee when part of the enquiry alluded to was made; and he begged to say that the officers- Mr. HORNBY said that the subject which Mr. Platt men. tioned was quite out of order. a;sp of !eil,' sud • Mr. ISAAC flot.luEs considered the credit of the officer Dutton affected by the statement that out of nine informa tions he had supported only four or five. lie had seen Dutton, who himself had told him he was not aware of hav ing failed in a single case. In one case, however, he had laid an information against a publican, a widow, who had a child lying dead in the house at the time the offence was com mitted, and- The M AYOR said it was his duty to interrupt Mr. Holmes. Mr. ISAAC HOLMES said there hadibeen an aspersitin on the character of Dutton, who was a poor man- The MAYOR could not allow Mr. Holmes to take his duty from him, nor would he. • He (the M ayor ) h ope d he should not asperse the character of a poor man or a rich man eithe r'; but ndw they•were getting into the discussion of this man'S character, which was not the subject before the council. Mr. ISAAC- HorAtEs. 7 --I merely wished .to state it was said he had failed in three or four informations, and he sayS he- The MAYOR.—You are now going on with the same thing again. _ l‘ Al ir r . . E is n s u A L c l: k . l - 0 I T ,l lLat s. r._eq i ntes e a an n i lt t ic d e of oih ut a i t u i :* c o. w n . • . . t s Yoe tio lk o l , r ik . l P r A . PARKER.— s. I b ( e L li a e: g e h t t l e ie r. rayor will decide Abet Va s " The MAyoa,—You must give notice of that, unless have something special to state. . of Mr. Procter, who, I think, has been ill-used. . _ by . Mr. pARKEu..-I merely want to vindicate the c The MAYOR.-1 think the council has done him justle" hearing what he has had to say. • w hat- Mr. AIKIN contended that there was. no imputation ... ever upon Mr. Procter for neglect of duty.; and that the had P e adiarY magistrate waS perfectly justified in what li 1 done. If the charge twain st the head constable had been sub stantiated, be would have b been unfit for qle situation. Mr. PROCTER asked whetheir the Watch Committee, pr9cte!.. o l ac quitted Mr. Whitty• of everything which his (Mr. obiervations had lead to be inferred .?. one header The MAYOR.—I do not think that question can be g into before the'couneil,•• If 'ani member of the council has reason to find fault w ith M r . Whitty in any respect, th e y knew the course which they can pursue. • the • . At the requ es t o f M r . L LOYD, ' t h e M A YOR here - re ad two resolutions of the Watch Committee again.' Mr. Bustsimi.• had one wo r d to say, which wasp erosvoenr•altitiee himself, which w as th a t M r. E ar l e , i n reading names of the Watch Committ ee , h a d mentioned him as one of the gentle men w h o were connecte d w i t h brewers and pu b ' beans— • The MAYOR.—Now I must l e t Mr. Earle go on With his statement if I hear you.• - • Mr. BUSHELL.—I was only going to say that I- deny th e charge altogether— The MAYOR.—I really do not Understand that you ar e suffering under any imputation. (Laughter.) ad Mr. BUSII ELL .—I was only going to say that I never any business transactions with any innkeeper or publica n, an I never will.• (Hear.) Mr. EARLE,—I sin ready to admit that the two . 686 e re b different alto ge th er . Mr. Bushell has no servants in Pa-ile houses belonging to him. M r . -Lawrence and other g entle- men on the committee have. (Hear, hear.) ; ne ar- Mr. JAMES LAWRENCE.—That statement is very • , rect, and I am astonished that -Mr. Earle, who is se ver y liberal, should have thouht roer to make such an asser tion tion ; I think it is very unhandsome that he should be pet •' to make that statement. • (Hear, hear.) ~,n'tf The MAYOR.—Ord er , or d er . I• w ill g i v e a ll an opPer —l -- - of being heard at the proper time. • • but Mr. EARLE.—I am very sorry if I:have mistaken ynn, • I have always understood it. (Hear hear, and cheer s • ) . Mr. JAI,LES LAWRENCE.—Y OU -are always ready t o sno t, understand' anything and ever y t hi ng t h at y o u should e (Loud applause, and cries of " Order." Mr. EARLE.—I k now I h ave not always understood Yeti. (Hear, hear.) n r r. Mr. JAMES LAW RENCE. —Th at i s not my f au lt. f" ----e order," from the MAYOR.) I was go i n g on, Mr. j r aY u " rt say with regard to the charge that Mr. Earle against me personally it is highly improper. (Hear' ) w Earle, Sir, hag openly asserted that he would not hesitate it. vote for the Devil himself if he could serve his narrY.,,,, s e xpreSbh" - a He has never heard me make use of such an that. (Laughter and cheers.) • ( Hear Mr. EARLE.—A little badinage, Sir, that's aIL and cheers.) that, Mr. JAMES LAWRENCc.—Are such gentlemen as - , e itt who will make such assertions as these, fit to hold 8 ,7 - upon the bench, Sir? now ,Trhh t ue o s D th e e pu businessterminated theo f the debate dly on . Mr.--EARLE.-7011, dear. p roceed The M AYOR.—Order, gentlemen, . Let n,-- en, order : L 1- , r has bril.. Market Commitit'eT,vfr4o-cmLEwilliKichreitada MARKETS COMMITTEE. f the o sou.sth, this subject. Hay Market had been ordered to be " d stant. • of Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE mentioned that in the CO six months Gil)-street market would be comPlet e lA he the es red proceedings tilat t he of ; and he therefore suggested that notice ,hou u tile , given to the tenants in Islington Market that it would be closed, and the staff removed. m uch difficulty. Mr. J:Ase.gs LAWRENCE said there would not be -nor •• ohl . man, who ought • to, be superannuated.close INl ° o ri tic th es e 86 : I" 1.4,1i.0vce enedt i oi n n • tg r h e se m eto ( e ) tr y lifi i a n nr g is t e. b d e . staff shod be Mr. ISAAC Hoemr.s.—He only failed in one case, where a poor widow had a child dead in' the house, and the stipen diary magistrate in consequence set it aside: The MAYOR:-1 will thank you to sit clown, sir. Mr. EARLE wished to rise in explanation 9f something which occurred at the last council. It hadhe4 Atated that those gentlemen engaged in a particular busitiess.'otight not to be allowed to sit upon .the bench. H e wou ld request the Deputy Town-cl er k t o read two sections of the act of•inir 'lament, and a third, and then he would enter into a short explanation upon the subjett. The MAYOR said, if it 'was the pleasure ofthe council Mr. Earle s jestification•might be heard, but not otherwise. Mr. ASPINALT, remarked that if they were going to' hear one t'iey must hear the whole. Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE.—It is quite beside the question.. Mr. BUSHELL did not think it was a matter that could now be entered into, whether gentlemeu were qualified for the bench.... Mr. EARLE replied that if it was not done on this occa sion he would put a notice upon the books : he was resolved of that. He, considered that an ac t o f P arl i ament which ,would be read, showed in a very great measure the necessity for the council preventing the gentleman he (Mr E ar l e ) h a d mentioned from sitti ng , on the Watch COmmittee. It was on that ground only that he took the matter up. Ile had been accused of being personal on the last eecasion: he at tacked nobody personally: he contended against that; bUt who did use personalities ? The Chairman of the Watch COmmittee, and Mr. Parker. .The Mavott said he really Mutt: interrupt Mr. Earle, for he was out of order. • Mr. EARLE.—Why, then, does lie .talk about my trade and his trade, and such other stuff.? Who• cares anything aboutlifs trade, or anything else? Mr. PARKER. -Mr. Mayor, I hope you'll allow me to re ply to the personal attack of the worthy alderman Upon me? The MAYoR.—It . is out of order ; if I allow one I must allow all, and we shall be here all day. Mr. lii.AcknoßNE.77Mi Mayor, will you be kind enough to state what IS the qUestion before the Council? The MAY on,---That is more than I can tell you ; the secret has..yet to come out, and I shall be glad to hear it. 111 r. PROCTER.—My statements are before the council; and the queation is, are the council satisfied that my state ments are correct, or that Mr. Rushton's imputations are correct? That's the question. The IVli.von.--The council have heard your explanation, and it rests jiow with them ; if they choose to let the matter rest other cour where it is they have a right t o 'd o ‘ so, or to pUrsue any se. Mr. PARKER.—I wish, Mr. Mayor, to say a few words in reply to what has fallen from Mr. Earle. The IVl:Aybe..—l - think you had better not, as Mr. Earle says lie will put a notice upon the books. .The subject has been fully' discussed, and there is no imputation upon you. Mr. PARSBR.-.-None whatever. Of course if Mr. Earle talks about attacking personally— The'MAYoit.- , -If Mr. Earle attacks you, you shall have ample opportunity to defend yourself. Mr. Hoßszny said there was only one observation which he thought it necessary to make with regard to Mr. Procter's statement. So far as he understood Mr. Rushton's proceed ings in relation to the subject, he thought that Mr. Rushton had only dilicharged a duty which he was bound to discharge to the town. When he saw the report of the proceedings at the last council. he thought it his duty 'to send for the head con stable, merely to give him an opportunity of refuting the grave charge made upon him in that report. With regard to Mr. Procter's statement, the council ought to bear in mind that the only subject they had properly laid before them was that relating to the observations made by Mr. Procter at the last council, in which he stated that a person named Cunning ham had been preferred by the head constable to bring a charge when one of the name of Dalton was the proper per son to have done. It must strike every member of the 'council, and it had struck him (Mr; Horpby) as most ex traordinary, that when this matter came to be investigated the only constable against Mimi) there could by any ingenuity he found anything to say was Dutton, the man who had not bi•en preferred. Cunningham, who many bad been led to believe, had been unjustly preferred by the head constable, Yeas a man whose character stood as high as any officer in the police force. The gravamen of Mr. Procter's charge was in making use of the word because— Mr. PROCTER.—I did not make use of that word. Mr. BORNEY said, that so far as he could recollect, that word was used. Still, that word was reported, and so far as Mr. Whitty's charaCter was concerned it was used. Mr. PRocrmt.—l never used it. Mr. EAnuc.—Refer to the reporters. Mr. HORNBY, in continuation, said, it was stated that Cunninghain was preferred because he had brought so m an y informations and susta i ne d them all, and the other constable had not sustained so many. What other inference could any body draw, upon hearing this statement, except that the head constable had selected a man who was ready to swear any thing? He (Mr. Hornby) was exceedingly happy to hear Mr. Prticter state he had no such intention, bin certainly he had been most unhappy in the use of his language; and no thing, he (Mr. Hornby) was sure, could be said against the stipendiary magistrate for the course he had taken. He had thought it necessary to make these observations, because, when a charge was made against a public functionary in IVIr. Rushton's situation, it was important he should not be mis understood. Mr. JAMES LAWRENCE said, it would now prObably be thought requisite that lie should give some explanation of what he had said at' the last meetin g with ref erence to these men being prop er characters.He certainly did consider Dutton an improper person— The MAYOR said, he had already stopped Mr. Holmes On the subject of Dutton's character, and he must stop Mr. Lawrence. Mr. JAMES LAWRENCE was merely explaining what he had already said. With regard to Cunningham he would admit his was an excellent character; but he had been led to the obserVation he made that the other was an improper man in consequence of his coming before the committee and dis tinctly stating, in the presence of seven gentlemen, that lie asked the servant,' whb admitted Idm into the house for drink. When he was called . in for re-examination, he then told them that he had never uttered any such expression. The MAYOR.—Do I understand that you are complaining of some mis-report of your speech ? Mr. JAMES LAWRENCE.—NO; I am justifying what I then said. The MAYOR.—Then that will not do now. Mr. JAMES LAWRENCE. —Mr. Hornby was allowed to say what he has, and I The MAYOR.—I really cannot allow you. If you have a complaint to make of the statements which have appeared and gone forth of your speech, I think the council will pro. bably afford you an opportunity of explaining ; but any jus tification of what you said then, should have been made at the time, and not now. Mr. BIRKETT.—The complaint is, Mr. Mayor, that you allowed Mr. Hornby to make a statement. The MAYOR.—Mr. Hornby was addressing himself to the subject before the council, , which is connected immediately with the effect of Mr. Procter's speech. There is a marked distinction between the two; and therefore I cannot allow any member of the council to justify what he has said before but with the permission of the council. Mr. JAMES LAWRENCE.—It has gone forth to the public that I have made a statement when I have not made it; The MAYoß.—Then you must,give notice. One member of the council I have already stopped on the same grounds, and he has given notice. Give notice, otherwise we shall be kept here all day. Mr. BLACKBURN said Mr. rs.upPprooscetderathatidie ezpstlamineedetitnhge, Mr. Blackburn's) impression was, What t s his ( • mpressiOn, Iwlnhdolecebrutasiitni certainly what was, that Mr. Procter had i , n t t h in e la h te e d ad t c h b a li t s o t n a e bie man had been because he to the marle:--- - w p e s f e a r r l . k d e b l y e fionraenatiot swearth vp Mr. PROCTEIL—Certain not. stated said thate way, 'l t a o s. m d t i o s h t mistaken, wkietnh, generaliai ed from Mr: tithueshcthoanrgheavwina: Mr. M r ir rl oc r i A er cic ha n y u in a g il / 4 r. charge Mr. Whitty was d having stated lie had nothing report, the withdrawn and . the affair at an end. ferred 'before the magistrates, pre • publicly mention whether it was intended to found any Mr.. PROCTER: said edit ; and this was what he suffered from. Mi.l3tismtet. asked tter ? If not, there was an end of it; t 7 il is e tr p a a te b t' l , ia f resolution on this some length, eulogized the character of Mr. PArtmtn, at ble and efficient member of the W a t c h Mr. Procter, and the public as " the Council. He contended that the two Committee, and of Watch Committee on this subject were must be the judges. ch as one expressed every confidencein contradictory, inasmuch the other blamed him for the se ttle head constable, whilst the officer in the first instance. resolutions Of the lectiori he had resolution ? asked Mr. Parker whether he intended to d that he bad not yet done; but be in 'Mr. PARKEILTepIie mo A v i e r d . B a urSHElla(e TION UCA. e tha t It appeared f ro m the proceedines COMMlTTEE of this committe the follo w i ng was the attendance at the schools b etween , he ''' 21st of February and the 27th of February ••—• - --WI:. North School. South N.%. • . 20 5 293................. ~.. . 14° _ - .•222....... ...... :..• • „ g 220.. . •.. O. ....... ...2:____'" 517 On the bo o k s 735 The oth er proceedings of 1i 9 e 29 c0 - mniittee - rn - ei - ely sl ................ the proceedings o f the sub-committee had been con firine the general committee, without stating them. sof Pr °•• Mr. FREME said,•it was a most extraordinarYtno'!". he s ub' ceeding to ask the council to confirm the m i n utes: et , committee, whe n the y were neither rea d nor, produce t " .A. Mr. B ' • • • • IRKETT said it was the usual course. c if th is Mr. PREME said, not at all. The sub-comm itte q:en° - twaeermc mode allowed, er odfo i,6 anythingrsc i e ig t .‘ oid iiii ei to a itl o n t hesev othere s o c o h co o oo o vai l c kl o oi r t to c: ii t a ii ii s e id e t: • I t w 8 ° Mr. Nowrir.—• t . were FREME repeated his objections and asked whether Yt . S. every 'committee ' r it o s , g , a tero t omn a dfi l u l rre. p u i ncii s nL a il ible . the - council covld understand wli 3t ti" ? Set ill ' by the tKhiHei ueparcNeosnestaneitnddikeicirl. committee.hiti,irtetrnh e i s was s s %% a . r i o i new . 1) r' -i rrs ° ,l, t ibee null,: sporhaoctoilcselvas pursued formerly. The fact was, that re O felf s were once in operation the proceedings we there '`,':ii routine, and there was nothing to report, there'fere, they no objection to, or risk from, the proceedings bet 'erle., in the usual form. He (Mr. Blackburn) kner -,,iy0 , -,, frequently passed in the same svav, in former " ' - '"reeve sv2 ,! (laughter,) in fact it could not be otherwise, O r ` „ r eisl e • s nothing new either With regard to the system o r -the i,e the re t : and teachers : every thing was just the same. anc! c cou°,, fore made no objection to the proceedings 01 1 t i " i ! 1 riel. lle took it for granted, however, that if any ma the e had tiken place, in the system itself, (bear,) or 0) % ia : l it merit of masters, it would come before the ce°"(;:act. regular proceedings of the general committee ; u 1,., - t i to '''', did nut, it would not be confirmed. He now vvi'" ; e r „, Ce"': one question from the Chairman of the Eelee nt 'oroP e •; mittee; which he hoped would not be considered Iclocrteanot. and to which he was sure he should receive a ree ivedi t i,6 answer. There was no report made ,nowt•t t e le P o e nlY ce ° l 1 1 :: tl sects to 'which the children beloneed, numbers on the books, and the y the council, that the av • el • temied• id 10 , understood that in the 1 - b wished to ask was th w is e — re access to the schools without being required to r c ' e r , t ioo P i ., tab what . children Church Catechism, or to so to church • and OLT 1 to es c :ol Chura l " l 'oolo' 'what•Roinew Catholics, of those wh ' ci attended t ber this ti a o6 n Drie: tiai Dissenters, ew o r epnhottaeetodti planDtw w.a i i Dissenters arl is t' t e t t t rit e is:esdhliaeo:usnelentai i t , a t 1 • 110 ! and in the second place, he wished to ask wh e „ t i . IV°" t ee children who were the offs ring of Dissenters say of . C atholics were exempt, in i point of fact, from s ' of Church Catechism and going to church? ~.Mr‘„. MOLYNEUX would first reply to tthiye obser"ti°v"F6t°/11 .v.i f r.rre , me by saying that it had been the cous_diugs of o , b the Education Committee to report the procee iri eor to t s y . e t ar - s c , om ho m i w tt o ee o s la in ni th e e nt w io a n y ,, t t h h e a y t : p td po n r o eo w done• iloP er j -V matters had been under discussion without be ll in e g r , :r ;r ° s cr . tleflr y te r ibl o: the General Committee ; for instance, in one cast i ' 16 : ° I 7 . 0 11" had been appointed as mistress to one of the S e 1 - ° . ° eral ..' Cl l • ceeding which had not been entered in the G e L e coe," 01 - nsittee book, and which had never come before "i i a t', 43 er s, It had always been the custom when the•Educe3o:orille`-ril;i mittee met to pass the proceedings of the Sub. 1 e °ti lt °I to bring those which • were necessary before t ' Cle f ire a n o nioldg t: i the be ° , the council. As to the other matters, tr:l"..ouneption vhren alterationb t o o ok ail s rate w dr e bt r eh e een expected tha t committees for the inspection of members sou , cly say at 13C could 'Los b e . lie' The MAYOR.—ePt: wccßohoordlm, questions,idl i rda r , I . l g b, diviei o fsoo w aelonn, h lotd, i it icNi dissenting, th e s originall n ho a o d l e s 'woerieeh resolution la n tn a i h g °; e ni t n i• °5 f rrthhestres° • lu s tin Ct : xi (1:1 think odc h no o Altu o ahinr k res s .e c o g, Be f auxite t aph, the obi c ten o ud, u ri saw ; eiai whose so l t ' stte 1,1 : pon : sec o l r: i ll . st i rrol.l :i ti 001310:0 churchconscientiouslU z catechism. objections or go to to churchit were . n r is e qrilSoirseodeif:rafiSeittbetC ta Or _. the church catechism o plano to church. s cerl aW The As • , ob' Jeetion . M t,:i L t Mr . Catho lic -- c a r u t ti i w s • s h e a u t t itlgc i t : ild adopted wa s r:°q 8 : 09 . :,.: 1 : to . 1( t N h E e U C X IIi l i :l l re r e n p l l y e ' a r s n a t i d i h t e h a mWhat is, thisah again n p t ti o a. , i A n e i t hx . church. There was no • • objection to the Itfr i but o° , going . t 64 to church • the chum ~ rig h went there who did not wish to go. t y 0••• _,. Mr. ' G. 11.-E Aw I - think I call P" Or"' RENCE.— , 0 . 0 Lt l " l' do i t. Mr. EARLE —I dare Mr• Geore - :ttee t say you can, • c o we. to but let the . church nor to learn the cate . c h hi w s a m s • chairman of the Education i ~.. go .stateodeyt Mr. g state " darkness re quire a tr iest i° o , bu t the isoln .t plan do you adopt to ascertain w 'ja ys? 0) (1,P 0 Catholics, who Dissenters, and who EpiscioP: at 011,0011°o Mr• 14 nations iir.ii ; oanDdGst which had been passed by a" the council, ( 1 to - ' 10°' of the question; ... tic , a re i.e l'i h a; l3 x t the said committee there' W U a S e acted u P P "' " I° t .l: i l l e e i d e rbe t l o i l e lo b oi, referred. Mr. EARL. • .6. The MAYOR fancied Mr. Blackburn only w, l . et i re d e 0 , 0 0" what plan was adopted to distinguish the red ill ,fe ~ . . oheNc.teTshti:ireti.7j;iloltpbiaena_n.sivtt: plan--it's i ; : e s n d s o l t:i i i es°;olyl. tot be as P ll v itY wise," where • - _ _. nO questions are asked. tio° w or t° the Mr. BLAcicnuuN' naked whether the slue° t"' t 0 „ra - of the them, every ' 0 owbhjeenc when he to was it catechism and to they k , el' , if en pi Mr o to church ? • MOLYNEUX replied, that the parents rules,: Areirti eta stating parents whettihee r clb‘iihdeer enw;:adrsatt:hcegeiir:c h tul i IledTe a l 9 le - . 1) i Ida 0 chi.- be r r, which' diatitictly ' stated that n . or 1 h e Ayo would i t b te e d t a h u a g d h t a th c e o copy t. :: : : : : g 01 • n which eCO to go to church. f tio • 5 R thought that was the in BlaCk ' burn wanted ; and it was also an answerst s . question. to toP l o l'o/ $ ll Some further discussion took OW ° 4 l3 ,. ta ed !,.• th w ell * tit' end of which the proceedings • were con" ` t , e " e , 8 7.b.eri f f d 'ill' certurs informing the Education Curoul 11 6u- e co" - o other committees, that the proceeding° ° ' a ll - tees, in order to receive a legal confirmation bodY• ii con til i° must appear in the proceedings of the gen er I: t is' °kit`, S% ' to e' THE MAYOR'S COMMUNIC- 1 ti, d e r Mr. R. V. Yates applied for the u se 0 it , or ote tte cr , Rooms, for a short time May and Jun e i,.-- rA Lit l 'bf, 's-Pa o r the rs ip r artil tb e hibit the designs for terraces in Prince A number of petitions from farmers and i .,,diate e ' th°_, t oon land, Orrel, Sefton Huytoil Roby PrayAttcar;• - iive , ( op., ' be Rainhill, and s ' - ' ' cact i ' ,he ll oal the m.her places, were prcs o'clock 1- oge to 'Ha • s market might be closed at one C lia re instead of three. —Several members said the _ re ser , 10r , most beneficial, and all the petitions, wet ° , st. 1 0 4 the it3oll'o,- e 0 John 5• , le r oll )r Market Committee. charming :il: They lelyo t are noei teencanatae rtreiet ofeistni ail isi.eo::. c :alt: dcLows tit:coboicial tin iv 's : llaan and .m j a a rk m e e t s s An application from the butchers in; S e t• that , r tli g c , rie CL °' against blown meat might be extended to t o garli e *A 10r a • referred t° the SC" to CO I id as r ico for mittee. n oiss r e i c A complaint' by Mrs. Nicholson °f an 815° 6 6 l gw markets, praY- n - he t o o t , ; porters' carts in Back Howard-street, was . ...1 01 ,,,'0' e some lq°'iPt•e the Finance Committee. - the ja w ni o e ek s s. S i lli n• Y T li r e a' Trafalgar l in g a'ars°Dock, who P alsieidn e j e ufor ei r s• e a - t the : 13141° o }" tion, in addition to the £l5 which he r to gagae e landingsai bald tiie Referred Co the Doeli.Comnaittee. St. • A rfe r rel tli e The Rev. T. Gardner, • incumbent of the jett ti th - 0 4 - Derby, presepted a memorial praxing frthe Salr e ir P" VI the council to preverit the desecration oi . , _ li d ti! ,, ,,,ice . t ea relating through the streets to the market duriel l 'i he e ‘ t i tr il l - q a,' A • c rev. gentleman drew a forcible - pictur e U reo ly t „ p eo,l - 0 tl 7, ,th e acte d; e, or w itli l ii peculiar • evil.—The TOWN CLERIC, in_ e D r o pro l t l j et t ' e ffir ii of cattle from the Irish stearnebis„%ie s__‘,,, t , a: 4; 5 followin was the clause in to this subject :—" And be it , e ",, t rust e .. s eie vo tei application of the minister, c hurchwar ne i.lie ' l ' 7°l '4 ifr Of auTchurch, chapel, or other place of euf, t . o f 0 tl 'e borough, . it shall be lawful for the WO" Boys.. Girls.. , infants, For Mr. Rawland, as Mr. iq'Glaee.... to place within I For Mr. Whitby, Nlr. F-: JrignE From this it will he seen that the radicals have made ainst the a dead set against Mr. Birkett, and that the Conserva adls this a valueless offer ? of Catholic tives must be up and doing. The election is an im stru g oi n g portant one; no t onl yi as concerns our p arochial but— )een in its effects — our g eneral interests— a s C hristians, as patriots, and as men ;—for every triumph yielded by supineness to the evil genius of radicalism is an eating eir into and corrosion of the principles and the power of conservatism, and will, if tamely submitted to, produce consequences which we shall be left to deplore when it , . advantage of A 1 tion—utterly educa Is it better and infidelity, the one ate to amend ertains of our own humble nt it to the se : OF THE LIVERPOOL scriptural education ; out, enables us to record the though at .t question particularly so. his lordship's Act of the friends of stated, as was jos church accommoda vernment felt thems .v•.. _____ Neither can I years s d Dr. Bell, in fr d in Liver station at Madras of Lord Hobart, I must giate Establishreen mind of ever: s of the would lea nnw a yen tha' 1 superintendence t which may ;pita' I refer ,OCIeLy • , gratification' dObitiinitg from Lord Liverpoo l and Mr Peel, then to en], t desira of a royal ►etter t h e firs; 15 ,en Home S 3 in the charter nd embodi 1 the church Luu"' " --- u arr sc heme tuen__ rincip!., Christian prin 3btained from t which dissente Roman need requir cinles, and ce ever accepted of its benefi re , were places of worship acc laded; auu f dissenters, most readily attend their own ates of the consciences :.take than `L..- - ate ,- was no greater ,nnt ,uric receiving chat, so far as due in .l (who I consider to be scale) be not prevented, the ',sent themselves when slop in religious 7 r subjects, controversy has existed as to th e us e of the Bible in scnools ; but, as a Protestant churchman, I can never admit that the Sacred Book con taining th e gracious offer of salvation to man, and the only book f rom w hich it can be safely drawn, be denied to our schools. Its sacredness, however, requires that its doctrines be no t perver ted ; its holiness demands that it be not read as a me di u m to learn to read, but its truths should be diligently i n fused into the minds cons the children during their progress. I have always dered that the sys tem a dopted by the National Society is calculated to afford to the clergy that influence among their flocks which the Reformation intended them to possess, and which the overgrown population of parishes deprived them of. To restore them to su ch a state I consider to be a prime duty of theservants of our Protestant Queen. Let it be consfdered shipcT many dissenting parties have used their place of wor and their religious influence to in discontent. To the m inisters of the Church no such charge is to be ascribed, an d against them no attack is ever uttered, except that they discourage all discontet, and are therefore accused of being p ar tisans. Liberty of conscience is, however, most truly a Protestant principle, and should beyond all questio_n be held sa cred. pu , t , what is truly liberty of conscience e It used to be defined, ship Go The right that evety maa asst , w or : -D accord ing to the dictates of his conscienc— A most correct definition I conceive this is, so far as human interference is concerned. But in these liberal days it seems inferred from such a maxim that all descriptions of belief t have an equal claim to favor. I well remember an observe ion of an excellent man nearly related to your noble repre sentative, " I have great regard for the couciences of dis senters, but have none for their interests." If every plea of disbelief is to be regarded as conscientious, so as to forbid t he inculcation of Divine truths,,,, on that account, it will follow that the nearer the aptiroach to infidelity and the greater will be the concessions ,required. In these awful days when the want of religious and moral principle 1g so d r eadfully evident, it `"conciliation,e madness indeed to hope that comprehension and through aban donment of religious principle could re-establish good con duct. The revealed Will of"Cion in a nation calling itself Christian, must be adopted as the sole standard Con. But the Book of Revelation consists not in the pier words it contains, but in the doctrines those words convey, and line upon line, is en • • . precept upon precept, is the course which enjoined by Divine Authority, and common sense surely azeco d rd . s with such injunction. Would we then hope to suc ein giving scriptural truths and Christian morality, ou founded on them to the people, let us use the Holy Bible as interpretationr authority. Let the Church atempowered to give that chorohot freely which the Sby adoptin as the the u Nation has sanctioned. Let such dissenters as please s welt conducted many children to these schools, and if they are what is called thme9y will do so. Let there be schools on Laneasterian system for such as prefer it.. but let not the Protestant Christian Church of the Queen ot the State have its constitutional claims curtailed ; and the lati tudinarian habits of the endangering of the Tliany be introduced into Encland to therto pure Protestant Christian 1. have an 3, I wou 1 - c) tirne: instruc- I have the honour to be, Sir, With much respect, Your faithful serENYvant, KON Liscard, April 17th, 1843 There is, we believe, no truth so true, as that insti tutions, like individuals, are the authors of much of the evil which befals them. And most strikinglY is t hi s truth about t o be illustrated by the infliction of a blow, the mo st prostrating ever sustained by her —a "heavy blow and a great discouragement"—dealt upon the Church of England by a Conservative government , and not deprecated, as it ought to be, by the Conser - -nne of the greatest ever A. boc geld out to her; an exten- liaion and moral ifered t from darkness and irreligion 1 yet she hesitate ss as a la ~nlightenmen n ; a aysTn: 1 admirably adapted s. and idastrious ha ated to ada struction to also specially _ children of dissenters betallowec - isnt I canno admit ._:1-1 matters he 'halite to the hildren To her hand is accepting a trust so wortni - But Strang f England and Church c these realms working classes, has )lace Within ti icaLiii* t of leading the coming L.; reneration rvativ N governmen of the children of the -crpred. to anu =J~• , lergv of the Church of ,ch of ti England the means of poor in the doctrir the reach of a. SCRIPTURAL EDUCATION Are we who ha' indifference of th Christianity—who hay against blind to ti of that C atitudinarian syst importan in our eyes _ th should lead the growing race of Englishmen into temples, Why, then, whilst every fold of our holy Church energy of our bar d opponents is 'LACY NTINGS Tea at N o-day will 1 the question of gene • House of Corn' stirnable senator Lard " ;v7 1 w oeful dis stian anci '(;ge likely ifidel►t if n ot of hnt I gi , e WIS i ucat i on be ha s A whirl- i ascribe no course pu r Instead of consictep.u6 what to conswer wuat netupp. uc h cases, but in clues always wrong, a nd nei- to the decided Per ART lon%