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THE ORPITAY'S PRAYER. WIIITEN AND COMPOSED BY GEORGE LINLEY, POR THB COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS' ORPHAN scnooL, LET our grateful pray'rs ascend ; He who marks the sparrow's fall, He who proves the Orphan's friend, Still extends his love to all ! Praise to Him, whose strong arm guides us Through life's dark and thorny way, Who, with bounteous band, provides us Goodly blessings day by day. Praise to God I While with anxious hopes and fears We God's boundless mercy share, May each heart, in future years, Still be thankful for His care. May we, as through life progressing, Walk in paths of peace and love; Giving praise, for ev'ry blessing, Unto Him who reigns above. Praise to God ! REVIEWS OF BOOKS. English Forests and Forest Trees. Historical, Legendar3 , and Descriptive. London : N. Cooke. At a time when, like the present, the English forests are being so rapidly exterminated and cleared away, a work recording their history and original magnitude, together with the numerous events of interest of which they were either the scene, or with which their history is intimately connected, cannot fail to prove useful and exciting. The volume before us, which is a very handsomely got up one, does not lay claim to originality, but it is entitled to praise scarcely secondary to that of originality in such a work—it is distinguished by industry judiciously applied, and a sufficient amount of enthusiasm to ensure a painstaking in vestigation into a subject on which the author has evidently thought much, and inquired greatly. After a preliminary chapter or two descriptive of forest scenery, its peculiarities, and the effects of the varying seasons on its appearances and con ditions, as also on those of its inhabitants ; the rights of English kings to forests, the connexion of forests with druidical observances, and the laws which regulated forestery under the Romans and the Saxons, the author proceeds briefly to relate the legendary history of some of the renowned "forest monarchs," such as the " Winfarthing" and other oaks, the most interesting of these " greenwood" histories, however, being reserved for consideration under treatment of the different forests of which they formed the leading features. In discoursing of the various forests, our author has been indus trious in collecting all the authenticated legends connected with them, among which the life and adventures of " Bold Robin Hood, and the gentle maid Marian," form prominent subjects in dis cussing the extinct glories of Sherwood Forest. What forest is there, however, which does not afford chapters of local history, and volumes of fireside gossip. Instead of dwelling on those with which tradition has made most men acquainted, we prefer giving an anecdote related of George 111., in the chapter treating of the New Forest. The circumstances are in themselves particularly touch ing, and as illustrating the kind-hearted benevo lence and deeply-seated religious feeling of the good old king, the narrative of the scene requires no apology; and we offer none for it. GEORGE HI. AND THE GIPSIES. Until recently, gipsies formed a comparatively large portion of the population of the New Forest. An extra ordinary anecdote is told of some of these people and George 111. That king being out one day hunting, the chase lay through the skirts of the forest. The stag had been hard run, and to escape the dogs had crossed the river in a deep part. The dogs could not be brought to follow; and it became necessary, in order to come up with it, to make a circuitous route along the banks of the river, through some thick and troublesome underwood. The roughness of the ground, the long grass, and frequent thickets, obliged the sportsmen to separate from each other, each one endeavouring to make the best and speediest way he could. Before he had reached the end of the forest, the king's horse manifested signs of fatigue, so much so, that his rider resolved upon yielding the plea sures of the chase tolhose of compassion for the animal. With this view he turned down the first avenue of the forest, and determined on riding gently on until some of his attendants should overtake him. The king had proceeded only a few yards when, instead Of the cry of the hounds, he fancied he heard the cry of human distress. As he rode forward he heard it more distinctly. " Oh, my mother, my mother ! God pity and bless my poor mother !" The curiosity and the kindness of the Sovereign led him instantly to the spot. It was a little green plot on one side of the forest, where was spread on the grass, under a pallet. half covered Vh a kind of tent, and a basket or two, wi some pac on tne ground at a few paces distant from the tent. Near to the root of the tree he saw a little swarthy girl on her knees praying, while her little black eyes ran down with tears. What, my child, is the cause of your weeping ?" he asked ; " for what do you pray ?" The little creature at first started, then rose from her knees, and, pointing to the tent, said, " Oh, sir, my dying mother 1" " What !" exclaimed the King, dismounting, and fasten ing his horse to the branches of an oak ; " what, my child 1 . Tell me all about it." The child led the kind-hearted stranger to the tent, where lay, partly covered, a middle-aged female gipsy in the last moments of life. She turned her dying eyes expressively to the visitor, then looked up to heaven, but not a word did she utter—the organs of speech had ceased their office, "the silver cord was loosed, and the wheel broken at the cistern." The girl wept aloud, and, stooping down, wiped the dying sweat from her mother's face. The King, much affected, asked the girl her name, and of her family, and how long her mother had been ill. Just at that moment another gipsy girl, much older, came breathless to the spot. She had been to the town of W-, and bought some medicine for the dying woman. Observing a stranger, she curtsied, and then hastened to her mother, knelt down by her side, kissed her pallid lips, and burst into tears. "What, my dear child," said the King, " can be done for you ?" " Oh, sir," she replied, "my dying mother wanted a religions person to teach her, and to pray with her before she died. I ran all the way to W-, and asked for a minister, but no one could I get to come with me." The dying woman seemed sensible of what her daughter was saying, and her countenance was much agitated. The air was again rent with the cries of the distressed daughters. Full of kindness, the King instantly endea voured to comfort them. " I am a minister," he said, " and God has sent me to instruct and comfort your mother." He then sat down, and taking the hand of the dying gipsy, discoursed on the demerit of sin and the nature of redemption. While doing this, the poor creature seemed to gather consolation and hope; her eyes sparkled with brightness, and her countenance became animated. She looked up ; she smiled, but it was the last smile—the glim mering of expiring nature. As the expression of peace remained strong on her countenance, it was not till some time had elapsed that they perceived the spirit had sepa rated itself from its mortal coil. It was at this moment that some of the royal attendants, who had missed the King at the chase, and had been riding through the forest in search of him, rode up, and found him comforting the afflicted gipsies. He rose up, put some gold into the hands of the girls, promised them his protection, and bade them look to heaven. He then mounted his horse, and rode away surrounded by his people. As we have already stated, the volume abounds in interesting matter well put together, and varied in scope. It is a beautifully-illustrated work ; is handsomely printed, and is published at compara tively a very low price. Analytic Arrangement of Holy Scripture, con taining the Old and New Testaments. By the Rev. 'Henry Linton, B.A. Liverpool : Deighton and Laughton. This little work, which, it appears, was published at the request of the students of St. Aidan's Theological College, Birkenhead, in which the author is divinity lecturer, will contribute much to extend an accurate knowledge of that book " which is able to make wise unto salvation." The leading events are given in the order in which they occurred, and also the principal predictions, with brief references to their fulfilment. The psalms are noticed in their historical connexion, which arrangement will be found to throw much light on the history and character of their authors, and also to give clearer views of the . great truths and inimitable beauties coain ti ed in the psalnis . them . - selves. In the appendix alleged discrepancies of the Bible, to whichina. infidels are accustomed point, . are satisfactorily to has evidently aimed The author at making his . work instruc tive and useful, and we think he has succeeded. be A c onsiderable amount of important information is condensed into a small compass, which must highly b e neficial to a large cla ss o f p ersons, who, from want of time and other causes, are prevented from studying more elaborate and voluminous works. We feel confident that it will be found a valuable key to the study of Holy Scripture, and therefore recommend it. In the compilation . and arrangement of this excellent biblical text-book, Mr. Linton has displayed no small amount of study and scholarship ; he has also evinced much clear ness of judgment, and well-applied industry. - 110 99'8 Instructor. Edinburgh : James Hogg. The January number of this periodical continues to sustain those claims the previous numbers have established upo n are devoted public favour. Its opening pages a temperate and calmly written resume of the leading public events which have characterised the bygone year. The paper is written with earnestness, and without ostentation ' —it suggests rather than dictates conclusions, and is in all respects creditable to the modesty and moderation of its author. A paper of great local interest in Edinburgh succeeds that just al luded to, it is entitled " George Heriot and his Works," and, under that brief and simple title, is given a succinct biographical memoir of the greatest practical benefactor the city of Edinburgh has ever met with. It is well, though it cannot be too extensively known, that, from comparative poverty, George Heriot, having risen to be court jeweller to his sovereign, James VI., and his Queen, Anne of Denmark, through active business habits, intelligence, and integrity, amassed a princely fortune, which, after making suitable pro vision for his relatives, he bequeathed for the erec tion and endowment of an educational institution in the Scottish metropolis of a magnitude and liberality of provision till lately unmatched in that city, and still without many equals in the king dom, its annual average income reaching £15,580. Out of this sum provision is made for the educa tion and maintenance of 180 boys, sons of poor citizens of Edinburgh. Each boy on entering this noble institution receives, besides his upper clothes, six day shirts and two night ones, five pairs of socks, and two pairs of shoes. Their education is of the most liberal kind, suited to the middle walk of life. On leaving the institution, which they do at the age of fourteen, each boy receives a stock of clothes, a pocket Bible, and a number of useful books. Those who do not go the university— which comparatively few of them do—receive £lO annually during five years, to maintain them during their apprenticeship ; and, at its close, they receive £5 additional, as a bounty on good behavour. In addition to the 180 boys receiving education and board in the principal institution, 2,809 children receive an excellent English educa tion, gratis, from the funds of the institution. These are instructed in ten commodious and ele gant school-houses, built in different parts of the city, from designs by Mr. Alexander Black, the active and intelligent superintendent of works at Heriot's Hospital, as the institution is called. • Of a verity, such benefactors to the place of their na tivity as George Heriot are of rare occurrence. Besides the papers mentioned, the Instructor for. January contains several articles of great value and much general interest. The Dodd _Family Abroad. No. XVII. By Charles Lever. London : Chapman and Hall. In this number we have slyly planted and telling hits at the mechanical miracles by which the Popish priesthood of even the nineteenth century beguile the credulous and mulct the devout among their adherent dupes. The Sneezing Virgin of Orsaro is the oracle in this instance, and of course her sternutations, like the winks of her relative in another of the Romish performances, are at once wonderful to the uninitiated, and valuable to the contrivers. Some few touches in the eccentric career of Lola Montes, are also made to do duty in filling up the stage effect of this rolling domestic drama, in which the undeviating rule seems to be " incident, incident, incident,"—a rule maintained with a persistency and success most remarkable, and, at the same time, pleasing. The Liverpool Photographic Journal. No. I. This is a journal devoted to recording the various incidents and occurrences in connexion with the photographic art. To the lovers of that art it will present peculiar charms, and by them, we make no doubt, its pages will be duly studied. SERLlLs.—Pictorial Pages, a well-designed and cheap periodical. the Christian Family Advocate, a journal well suited for family reading. —The Ragged School Union Magazine, an interesting record of the progress and social value of those institutions for the reclamation of forsaken or destitute childhood.—The Post Magazine Almanaek contains a great amount of information published at a small price. It is unfortunate that such a publication should set out with an error at its commencement, as that tends to shake confi dence in all its contents. In this we find " full moon" set down for the 11th of January, whereas, if we can credit the other Almanacks, backed by the moon herself, that event took place on the 14th of the month.—Home Thoughts an excellent fireside and domestic journal—The Journal of Industrial Progress, a journal which has arisen out of, and is devoted to, matters connected with the Great Exhibition in Dublin. NEW MUSIC. Sonato for the Piano-forte, by A. Saqui, is a well elaborated piece of musical arrangement, in which the theme is sustained through a succession of brilliant variations. It is published by Hime and Son, of Liverpool, and is got up with their customary care and good taste. JUVENILE DELINQUENCY. INDEX TO FAMILIAR QUOTATIONS. THE LIVERPOOL FREEMEN. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, AND GENERAL COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER. ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE. TO THE EDITOR OP THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. Sin,—" A Reader," in your paper of last Tuesday, in questioning my title to praise for my book of quotations refers to one at page 85—" He who fights and runs away: &c.," and complains that, although I give three quota tions, two from Butler and one from Goldsmith, some thing like it, neither of them is the one in question. In this he is correct ; but, had the passage been in Butler, to whom it has been generally attributed, I should have given it. It is not, howveer, there. The quotation in question is sometimes made as above, and sometimes as— The cock that fights," &c., or—" The man that fights," &c., and under this latter title (in letter T), " A Reader" will find the proper quotation, and the authority for it. Again, " A Reader" refers to—" Hedges have eyes ;" the heading should, strictly, have been—" Hedges have eyes, and wails have ears," which is the form of the quotation or proverb (whichever it is) that I have been accustomed to, and the quotation from Swift is the nearest to it that I have met with. The same remark may be made with reference to—" Birds of a feather flock together;' but the remarks of "A Reader," on this quo tation' are captious ; if " Birds will resort unto their like," they flock together, and the figure in each quota tion I have given is perfect. I have not met with any other authority on the subject. The quotation touching—" A little learning," &e., and " Drink," are quite correct, but are taken from different editions of Pope, the one having the essay or criticism divided into parts—the other not. " A Reader " is informed that, notwithstanding the alphabetical arrangement of the work, an index will be given with the last number. As I did not originally intend the collection for publi cation, I abstained from soliciting , for contributions. With the exception of less than half-a-dozen quotations, the whole is the result of my own reading. Jan. 26, 1854. I am, your obdt. sent., J. C. G. PUBLIC MEETING. ON Thursday last, a public meeting, called by his worship the Mayor, in compliance with a respectably and numerously signed requisition, was held in the Borough Sessions-house, for the purpose of directing legislative attention to the subject of juvenile delinquency. The meeting, which was of a highly respectable character, was presided over by the Mayor, and amongst the gentlemen present were the Venerable Archdeacon Brooks, Mr. J. A. Tinne, Mr. G. Holt, Mr. R. M. Beckwith, Rev. W. F.Taylor, Mr. J. B. Aspinall, the Rev. Dr. Goss, Romish bishop of Liverpool, Mr. John Yates, jun., Mr. C. Turner, Mr. D. Rowland, Rev. J. Martineau, Mr. W. Romilly, Mr. Thomas Thornely, M.P., Mr. Joseph Pollock, Mr. T. B. Horsfall, M.P., Mr. W. Rathbone, Rev. T. Carter, chaplain to the borough gaol, Rev. Mr. Appleton, Rev. H. Hampton, Mr. A. Hodgson, Rev. J. Bishop, Rev. Dr. Raffles, Mr. William Earle, Mr. J. H. Turner, Mr. John Cropper, Mr. T. Avison, Rev. J. Holmes, Mr. R. E. Harvey, Mr. Thomas Bolton, Mr. J. Hubback, Mr. T. Urquhart, &c., &c. His WORSHIP, in explaining the object of the meeting, remarked that no subject could be of more importance to the community than that of juvenile delinquency, and referred to the interest taken in it by legislators and philanthropists. Letters were then read from the Right. Hon. the Earl of Derby, the Earl of Harrowby, Lord Stanley, and the Hon. H. T. Liddell, M.P., apologising for unavoidable absence from the meeting, and expressing sympathy in its objects. The Rev. Rector CAMPBELL moved the first resolution, which was to the effect, that the large amount of ignorance and vice existing in this country demanded the most serious consideration of a Christian people ; that it was productive of crime for which the system of prison discip line provided no adequate remedy ; and that additional legislation for the subversion of the evil was imperatively called for. With a view to point out the reality of the evil of juvenile delinquency, he said that 12,508 boys and girls were, it was estimated, punished for crime during one year in this country ; and, reckoning that each of these individuals had five or six satellites, there were probably about 50,000 depraved and vicious young people professionally living on the plunder of the public. The remedy which it was proposed to adopt had been already tried, and with marked success, in France ; where, in consequence of the system of correctional detention, there were only half as many commitments of offenders under seventeen years as in England. Mr. BROWN, M.P., seconded the resolution, remarking that to commit juvenile offenders to prison was to commit them to destruction. He hoped the question of reforma tories, which was of national importance, would also soon be regarded as of national necessity. He should be happy to lend his aid to any well-digested plan which might be brought forward to meet the case. The Rev. Mr. CARTER, Chaplain of the Borough Gaol, said he had no misgiving as to the cause they all tad at heart, and he felt bound to bear his testimony to the ex tent of the evil they all deplored. The extent of the evil was painfully evident to all classes, without the aid of statistics or Iblue-books, for our streets and newspapers told us daily of the enormous number of ragged, destitute, and neg lected children who frequented our docks and public places of amusement, with no means of obtaining a livelihood except by robbery and other overt acts of professional crime. The rev. gentleman then read some facts from the ;reports issued by himself and the governor of the Borough Gaol, relative to the number of juvenile commit ments in the town. Juvenile delinquency had, during the last year, fortunately declined in Liverpool and Edin burgh, a fact due, he thought, to the establishment of Ragged Schools. In Manchester it had rapidly increased, but whether it was increasing or decreasing it was our duty to do all in our power to repress it. With respect to its repression, he felt assured, from his experience, that the present prison system was totally inadequate to that duty, and it was morally certain that some other means must be tried. He gave a brief history of a lad nineteen years of age, who, after about twenty commitments to prison, wound up a series of crimes by murder. This might, perhaps, have been prevented, if, instead of being sent to prison over and over again, he had been arrested in his career of crimes. Prison associations had also a bad effect on a female—who cared little for prison restraints — while her connexion with her fellow-prisoners also strengthened her mind in crime. These facts proved that we must have legislative interference. We certainly can and do send children, conditionally pardoned, to Redhill, in Surrey, and to Kingswood, near Bristol, where, with two exceptions, all had done well ; but he thought it was a great pity we should have to send so far. (Cheers.) Still, children could not be sent to reformatories without the will of the parents, and it would be advisable that in such matters they should have no power of interference. Mr. T. B. HonsrlLL, M.P., moved the second resolu tion, which affirmed the necessity for Reformatory Insti tutions, but advocated also the establishment of training schools where the young who had not yet become criminals might find that protection and instruction which would be the means of preventing their resorting to crime. He then proceeded to say, it was admitted on all hands that prevention was better than cure, and the object they had this day met to consider was, how prevention could be ' applied in the present instance. It was impossible, he considered, to overrate the importance of this subject ; yet it was one to which, until lately, comparatively little at tention had been paid. Last year, a committee of the House of Commons had investigated this subject; and, in their report, that committee pointed out the rigorous and effective efforts made in France, Germany, and Belgium, and the United States, for the suppression of juvenile crime. Mr. Horsfall then read extracts from reports of the Kirkdale gaol, and also from a pamphlet published by the late Mr. Rushton, illustrative of the value of a refor matory system. He then proceeded—l may also mention a little circumstance which came under my own observa tion. A boy, a very little boy, many years ago, was ac cused, and justly accused, of stealing a watch. It was my duty, perhaps, sir, to have prosecuted that boy. I did not think it right to do so, but gave him in charge of his father, who was an honest man. That father took him away from Liverpool, which was a stipulation that I made ; and, sir, instead of hearing of that boy being in prison in subsequent years, I had the satisfaction of seeing him receive a prize in one of our public schools; and, sir, he is at this moment a teacher of one of our national schools in this county. (Cheers.) Now, sir, there are other schools founded in all parts of the country, having, in some measure, the same object ; and I know of none which have been more effective than that which are termed the Aberdeen schools. (Hear, hear.) The managers of these schools felt some considerable diffi culty, until they got the co-operation of the magistrates and the police. They did so get their co-operation with a view not so much of punishing criminals, or dealing with those who had been convicted, as of arresting our youths at the very outset when they commenced their begging, which is always the precedent to theft. And what was the success of that ? Now, mark ! The success of the plan in checking juvenile vagrancy and crime has been most striking and satisfactory. An admirable plan has been pointed out by Mr. Brown, with reference particularly to the port of Liverpool—that of stationing a vessel in the river, to which criminal children might be sent, with a view of fitting them for sea. (Hear, hear.) I cannot con ceive any better thing than that an old man-of-war which has done its duty to its country in one way should be called upon to do duty in another way. (Cheers.) There is no lion in the way. (Cheers.) The wise and prudent conquer difficulties by attempting them. (Cheers.) The slave of fear shivers and shrinks at the sight of danger. (Cheers.) I will only add, that, with the blessing of God, we shall succeed. (Loud and continued cheering.) • Mr. MANSFIELD (stipendiary magistrate) seconded the resolution, expressing his hearty concm-renee in the opinions of the previous speakers. He cited cases which had come under his own knowledge, where, owing to the crime or the poverty of parents, there was a manifest want of some institution where, against the will of the parents, children might be placed, and receive those cares and attentions which were denied them at home. (Loud applause.) The Rev. Mr. BIRBEIL spoke in support of the reso lution. Mr. Joszfit PoLLoex (Judge of the County Court) moved the next resolution in favour of the foundation and support of Reformatory Institutionaphy the public funds, a liberal encouragement being afforded to the Reformatory Schools already established, or hereafter to be established, by voluntary effort, and that all such institutions should be under local management, and subject to government inspection. During the course of an eloquent speech, the judge contended that were not some check applied to the sources of vice and crime, that, to use the words of a great orator, "we should be rotten before we were ripe." The. reform of adult criminals was practically hopeless ; the remedy must be applied to the young, and them only. He, for one, was not inclined to credit the statement that criminals were uneducated. They were educated and trained, but unfortunately their education and training were of a most malignant character. They had their rewards and punishments ; their histories and traditions ; their heroes and martyrs. Heroes whom they are taught to look up to and emulate—whose successes they are taught to sympathise in as objects of ambition—martyrs not the less• because they have been made victims of laws which they are trained to evade and contemn. Hence their admiration of the triumphs of a. Dick Turpin and a Jack Sheppard. He concluded by expressing his satisfac tion at beholding men of all denominations and creeds met for the purpose of forwarding this great public object, which was too essentially catholic to, be dealt with in a spirit of sectarianism. The Rev. Dr. M`NEILE seconded the. resolution, and in doing so, said the chief object to which attention ought now to be directed was the question of what was the remedy for juvenile delinquency, and h ow the remedy was to be applied. He alluded to the satisfactory provision in the French criminal code, which, recog nising the ignor ance and inexperience of the child, ref uses to visit with criminal punishment the infractions of the law, but pro vides for its reformatory education in an institution where it will be removed from the operation of evil influences. He proceeded to argue that the question was too import ant a one to be looked at in only one point of view. The causes which lead to crime must also be considered and combated. One of these causes he traced, with logical sequence, and, in eloquent language, to the multiplicity of gin-shops, and called on the magistrates and the well-dis posed members of society to aid in reducing their number. But, continued he, there is another thing in connection with this matter. In all these prison reports I find con nected, with juvenile delinquency what are called " aban doned women." The question of prostitutiondemands the attention of the legislature and wise men. (Cheers.) But, sir, the subject is not fairly dealt with. in one sense, be cause the fault is not all on one side. Let the real source of the evil be fairly met and examined. You call these " abandoned women." Ay, indeed, they are " abandoned.' , And by whom have they been abandoned? They have been. " abandoned " by their more abandoned seducers ; ...osooneu oy gentlemen—nay, I cannot call them gentlemen, though Limy pearance, and property, and station in society of gentle men ; but they have not the conduct of gentlemen. (Ap • plause.) Men who will seize upon the fair flower, and shake all that is lovely from it, and then, when their own lust is sated, cast the weed away ! Oh, vile ! These are the abandoned. These are like those winged serpents in some of the tropical climates, infecting where they fly, and poisoning where they repose. (Great cheering.) Yet these men are still received into society—they are called " gay gentlemen "—ladies receive- them, and introduce them into society; and they are found in our drawing rooms. I charge prostitution on the heads of these aban doned seducers, who have cast away the girls they have deflowered, and thrown them upon the streets to be the tempters of the children who fill our gaols, tempting them in these gin-shops, these penny theatres, these free con certs, these dens all over our town. (Cheers.) Are we, then, to go to the legislature for relief for these evils alto gether ? No legislative interference can remedy this evil, while society tolerates as she does—ay, and encourages too—the men to whom I have made allusion. (Loud cheers.) I don't know whether I speak in the presence of such a man ; but if there be here a man who has seduced a woman—who has traded on her as long as his fancy and feelings and lust have prorapted.him, and has then, instead of supporting her still, thrown her upon the streets to be the tempter of children to commit crime—if I speak to such a man, I say, against you, and not against the crimi nal in the dock, should the magistrate fmd a verdict of guilty. (Cheers.) It is you, and not the poor victim,, who should be sent to gaol ; it is you who should be whipped, and not the child whom you were instrumental in leading into mischief. (Cheers.) And, therefore, here, as in all other cases, the real gist of the question will de pend upon ourselves ; and we must say s if asked for reform, instead of improving legislation, begin at home—aim, at your ardent spirits and your prostitution. (Hear, bear.) He then, in eloquent terms, adverted to the soothing and winning effects of kindliness and love, in reclaiming even the most dissolute and abandoned ; and again calling for an expression of public feeling for reducing the num ber of gin-shops, and for reprobation of seducers, tile reve rend Doctor resumed his seat amidst loud and protracted cheering. Mr. JOHN CROPPER moved a resolution to- the effect that, as a check to parental negligence, the whole, or a portion, of the cost of the child's maintenance while under reformatory discipline should be recoverable from the parents. _ _ _ The Rev. Jixze MARTINEAU seconded the resolution, The Rev. Dr. Goss, Romish Bishop (of Liverpool), sup ported the resolution. Mr. W. RATIDIONE moved the adoption of a petition to both Houses of Parliament in conformity with the resolu tions adopted by the meeting ; that to the House of Lords to be entrusted for presentation to the Earl of Harrowby, and that to the House of Commons to the members for the borough. Mr. HINItY ROMILLY seconded the resolution, which was adopted unanimously ; and the proceedings closed with a vote of thanks to the Mayor. Hs wiro can suppress a moment's anger will prevent lasting sorrow. _ Tai GENERATION of men follow each other as the wave in a swollen river. Do NOT ANXIOUSLY hope for what has not come; do not vainly regret what has already past. TRUE MODESTY blushes for everything criminal ; false modesty blushes for everything that is unfashionable. Mn. MACAULAY once observed, that prize sheep were only fit for candles, and prize essays to light them. VAPOUR BATHS, it is said, are now being successfully applied in Dublin to horses, for influenza, rheumatism, rigors, &c. A Buxom, who stood like a lamb to be robbed, near Bristol,: had Bs. returned by the highwaymen, for his " good behaviour." As ANOMALY.—The recent marriage of Mr. Day and Miss Field presents this singular anomaly, that although he won the field, she gained the day. As OLD LADY, looking at the curiosities in Barnum's Museum, came to a couple of large sea dogs, and after gazing at them with wonder, inquired of a wag who stood near, "if they ever barked ?" " No, Madam," replied he, "not now—their bark is on the sea.—American Courier. SUET OR DRIPPING.---It seems that names may be affected and even changed by the state of the weather. The late Mr. Suett, the comic actor, ping once to dine about twenty miles from London, and being able only to get an outside place on the coach, arrived in such a be draggled state from an incessant rain, and so muffled-up in great coats and handkerchiefs, that his friend inquired, doubtingly, " Are you Suett ?" " No," replied the wag, " I'm dripping." STATISTICS OF DANCING.—A French arithmetician has calculated that the space which a young Parisian belle, the exercise of dancing, traverses in the gay salons of Paris, amounts, in the course of one dancing season, to 434 - miles. He has also calculated that a French lady, fond of performing the functions of a teetotmn, will spin round in a waltz in one night as many times as the wheels of a steam-boat revolve while running the distance be tween Dover and Calais. —Daily Paper. A HUSBAND AND WlFE.—Grant Thorburn says of his last wife, in a letter to a Philadelphia paper :—" My wife is a comely lass of 40 summers. I succeeded in capturing the prize only two weeks ago. My own age is 81, so that my wife just meets me half way. She is two inches taller, and five pounds heavier ; so I think, on reflection, I have got the best of the bargain." INCREASE AND MULTIPLY was the divine command, and a woman, the wife of a street-sweeper in this town, has strictly fulfilled the command, for in 21 years she has had 21 children. On one occasion she produced her hus band two " pledges of affection." She is now in distress, her" partner" being fonder of beer and idleness than at tending to tllc wants of his fau4ly,—Blaqhburn Standard, TO' THE EDITOR OP THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. Sin,—Observing that a public notice has been issued by several respectable men, announcing their intention of applying to parliament for a bill to disfranchise the free men of this borough, and not having seen any public notification of any movement on the part of the opponents of this measure, I take the opportunity of subjoining a few remarks , upon the subject. That numbers of freemen have received a day's wages as compensation , for lost time in attending to give their votes, is admitted ; but, on the other hand, have no non freemen received a similar reward for voting on the opposite of the question ? If so, there is a parity of criminality ; bat the criminally depends much. upon the view the comment men take of this remuneration : they may think they are committing no political or moral. crime in receiving this compensation for their loss of time. Their superiors would not deign to receive this' paltry reward ; but are they never influenced by the' higher motives in matters of interest in business ? Every man ought to vote according to his conscience ; but doesevery one so vote ? Many may have motives to diverge a little from his own views suidpolitical feelings in giving his vote who would not deign to-receive money. Admitting, however, that the freemen were disfran-• chised, does it follow, as- a matter of course, that they would then vote on the. Whig side ? The promoters-of this petition would probably be much disappointed in. the result, and I shall give a few reasons why the freemen., probably would not desert their present party. Those who , have lived long enough in. Liverpool to remember the time- when the slave-trade was carried on here in full. vigour, must remember that nearly the whole of the merchants who carried on that trade were high Tories; and nearly all the West India merchants were of the same polities. These merchants were the leading men of the town : rich, of the first rank,_ and of the greatest con*- , sequence ; the American trade- was then in its infancy ;. there were some few Whigs, but they were of minor im-- portanee, and of little weight comparatively with the I African. and West Indian merchants. These merchants. employed.the principal part of the leading shipbuilders,. who, of course, employed different tradesmen in the various departments of shipbuilding ; well, at that time, party spirit ran very high, and a Tory merchant would, not employ a Whig tradesman, and all the workmen, as. carpenters, riggers, anchor-smiths; &c., &c., all followed, the politics of their masters. They voted at elections for their masters' member, and their master voted for his. Tory employer. Thus the town was almost a Tory town, and the attempts to abolish the slave-trade excited a strong: political disagreement between the two parties, and every man was expected to vote for his employer's candidate,. and did so. Thus a strong feeling of Toryism took. possession of the great majority of the freemen, who said. that their living depended upon their votes, and thus the attachment, to the Tory side remained with the men, who• did not look.with a friendly eye upon.the party which had deprived them of their trade, and which feeling, though: mitigated,. still exists ; so that that they would, therefore, still vote for the old party, even were they to be dis franchised,. and were to receive no reward for their vote. Admittingr that neither Whigs ner Tories- bribed, they, would vote- for the Tories, because their fathers did. so 'before them.. But there is another consideration, which, perhaps, is of national, importance. The safety and welfare of the kingdom depends L•reativ ' upon the superiority of: our kingdom upon, tuelr excellence in every respect, minimum.- tively withi those of every European nation ; and this excellence, we may fairly assume, arises from the system of the seven years' apprenticeship, which enables young men to acquire a perfect knowledge of the different branches connected with shipbulding, to obtain, which skill he must serve seven years consecutively. But would a young man bind himself to serve seven years consecu tively unless he had some adequate reward ? Common sense says-very few would persevere ; therefore, the- cor poration._ for the benefit of commerce, and as an induce ment toyoung men to acquire this thorough knowledge and skill. in their respective trades, promised the freedom of the town to such young men as would bind themselves to freemen for the term of seven. years, and, who did actually serve the whole seven years faithfully and satis factor4 to their masters. The young man. was then entitled to the freedom, and received it on, application to the Town-clerk. This privilege- entitled him. to exemption frompayment of town dues, and, conferred freedom also on ail: ons who might subsequently be born, to him. This is the- reason why the number of freemen has so much increased ; but the privilege of making his sons also free, is .a: great inducement to a young, man to submit to a seven years' apprenticeship ; and does not a young, man deserve the reward for the endurance of a seven years' toil ? Is it not also a wise measure to offer this inducement for the purpose of making an artisan skilful in every branch of shipbuilding, and of every collateral branch carried on in a seaport ? A young man besides, must acquire habits of regularity and steady perseverance by this long servitude ; he must conduct himself well, otherwise his master will not give him a certificate of good conduct, without which he could not obtain his freedom. Thus, a body of excellent workmen is raised in the town, well skilled in every branch of shipbuilding. Would it be just to deprive such men of a valuable privilege which they have obtained by seven years', uumtermitted labour?: Justice says no. And as to their future mode of voting, should they be deprived of their present privilege, would, they vote, as mere householders, for that party who deprived them of their quondam privilege ? I trow not ; the sense of injury would influence them to vote against the Whig. It is a great question, however, whether the system of a seven, years' apprenticeship is not a point of great national importance ; it enables the people to acquire skill in the different branches of manufactures in, .the kingdom, as well as in the various branches connected with shipbuilding.. The prospects of the kingdom depend mainly upon the skilfulness of its artisans, and we• should, therefore, infer that any measure which should interfere with, or prevent, a continuation of the present system of apprenticeship would be a dangerous measure, and detri mental to the interests of the nation. Liverpool, Jan. 25, 1854. Ctvis. EDUCATION FOR THE BRITISH COLONIES. LETTER 111. TO. THE EDITOR OP THE LIVERPOOL STNADA.RD. promised in this article to enter upon the in quiry as to whether the West India Islands were affluent enough to bear the expenses of a system of education for themselves. But, before entering upon the subject, it is but right to observe that they have not in them a rich and affluent middle class, such as we have in England, to fall back upon for support for their schools in times of de pression of trade. At such times they have to send to England for pecuniary assistance. I could enumerate a long list of schools in the island of Jamaica which have been largely helped by grants from societies in England, but value for your space, and the time of your readers, makes me refrain from doing so. Yet I will have to use figures to substantiate what say. They are necessary, at times, to render perfect a proposition ; but believing that, for party purposes, a most licentious use has been made of them, I will only use such as are absolutely ne cessary. Skilful partizans have made them tell many tales to advance the cause of themselves and friends ; as many changes have been rung upon the same statistics as skilful players can do upon the same set of bells. Well, but, it may be said again, " facts are stubborn things," and statistics are a bundle of them ; but this very fact of their being presented in bundles makes simple-minded persons fear them the more. The bundles have been so skilfully managed that common people have been bewil dered by them, just as we read of certain traders who have deceived the natives of the South Sea Islands, by present ing to them in traffic barrels of European wares in which the highly-prized articles appeared on the top, but under neath was sand, or some other worthless thing ; so sta tistics, favouring the cause of certain parties, have been made into groups, and so deceived the public. But the present question is too grave to admit of such conduct in its advocates ; and its comprehensiveness renders it diffi cult for them to do so were they inclined. It is a ques tion in which is involved all that a Christian holds dear upon earth, and one in the carrying out of which he hopes to gain for himself a place in heaven. It is too important to admit of levity, or trickery being employed in its ad vocacy. A plain statement of the truth is all that is needed. This done, the question must make its own way. The friends of education in the West Indies have, under many gloomy circumstances, exerted themselves most laud ably for spreading instruction among the negroes. They have acted upon the injunction of the Royal Preacher, who says, "In the morning sow thy seed, and in the even ing withhold not thine hand, for thou knowest not whe ther shall prosper either this or that, or whether they shall be both alike good." The unexampled depression of trade, for the last few years, in the island of Jamaica, and which has affected 1111 classes in the community, has had a most injurious efibct upon the schools. I state this simply as a fact couuected with the subject. Whether the link sures of the imperial Parliament which have brought about this change were wise or not, is a question into which lam not going to enter. I may belong to those who think they were very unwise, and for many reasons. One thing in which I have great pleasure in stating is, that, since the abolition of slavery in them, education has continued steadily to advance. Learning, like all other good things which belong to the soul, flourishes never amid wickedness, cruelty, and wrong. Morals and reli gion are taught most effectually when their precepts are reduced to practice, and their precepts in the mouths of the slaveowners fell like dead letters upon the ears of the poor negroes in the West Indies. That pure, deep-seated religion of the heart, which imparts a child-like sincerity to the really Christian man, may be sought for in vain amid slavery in Cuba or South Carolina. No, it will not be found in those places, for its possessors believe that God has made of one flesh all nations of the earth, and that they who love righteousness, and practice holiness, will be accepted by Him as His people. The planters and their agents might attend Church, and perform the out ward acts of worship, but they could not have that love and charity without which no one can be acceptable to God ; they belonged to that class who honour Him with their lips while their hearts are far from Him. No won der, then, that education did not prosper among them, and that it has done so since., I differ with many as to the destiny in store for the negro race. With proper culture, training, and favourable circumstances, I believe they will manifest a force of intellect and grandeur of soul of which they have been thought destitute. Our duty towards them is to seize every opportunity of pro moting education among them—of casting our bread upon the waters, and waiting God's appointed time for seeing it again. If we do so, our labour will not be in vain, but will be abundantly rewarded. With the foregoing remarks, I beg now to call your attention to the funds expended in the i sland of Trinidad, for the purposes of education and religion. It is one of the largest, most beautiful, and fertile of the islands be longing to the British crown in the West, and merits a distinct notice in this place. Its capital, Port of Spain, is one of the first towns in the West Indies ; the streets are wide and long, being shaded with trees, laid out in long lines, from the sea to the land, thus catching every breeze that blows, and forming a delightful shaded prome nade for the natives. The buildings have an imposing ap pearance., being built of a massive- cut stone. In 184.9 so large a sum as £9,40 6s. 81 was given for the purposes of religious instruction. Of this sum the clergy of the English Church got £4,773 6s. Bd. • the Romish Priests got £4,630. The Romanist Bishop of the island gets 1,000;£ the curate of Port of Spain £300; four assistant curates get £l3O each, which makes £520 : the rest of the- sum goes among the curates for the dif ferent parishes into which the island is divided. In the same year (1849), the sum of £1,562 10s. was given to the schools ; e*ht Romanist schools got £328; schools connected with the Church of England £1,234. The revenue, for the' following years, was as follows :-1844, £76,395 ; 1815, 078150 ; 1846, £86,422 ; 1847, £81,121. The police and gaol establishments cost £1;3 ) 878: £lOO is also given to an immigration agent, who resides at Sierra Leone, in Africa. These sums, paid annually, show that Trinidad is a wealthy island, and fit to educate itself. The very large sum paid every year forthe main tenance of the police and prisons show that the• morals of the people are not so good as they should or crime would not be so prevalent. Jamaica, with a population of more than 400;000, and a revenue of £392,038 7ss 11d., claims next our attention. The-authorities of this island had it in contemplation to consolidate the funds of several charitable endowments, and to erect in the centre of the island a school and col lege, after the manner of Eton and Winchester. It was alsontated that the working classes should have central groups of schools, in districts of about 25 square miles each. In these schools, negro dames were to have charge of theddldren, until they were seven years of age - the children• from about twenty cottages would form a school ; they were to be a kind of infant schools. In another class of schools'they would be from, seven till fourteen years of age; and in connection with their instruction they would receive• from one hour to six, instruction in industrial training. By the act of the Isand Legislature, of the 10th Vic., chap. 47, £2,000 was given for the purposes of edu cation annually ; 160 schools were to be assisted by £2O each; which, on an average;. amounts to £3,200; 100 elementary schools each to have £lO-1,000 ; sundry minor grants for books and dormitories, and expenses-of the board, MOO : total, £6,000.! The board mentioned here consists- of a council, which includes the governor, bishop, vice- chancellor, president of council, and 31r. Jordan. They gave or voted. £7OO for the purpose- of erecting a normal school, such as I have been advocating, for the purpose. of giving instruction in the art* of teach ing to twenty youths. The bishop made arrangements with the rest of the board for getting a master from St. Mark's College, Chelsea, and a Mr. Findlay was made choice of Premises were taken• at Villa Pen for the in stitution, with forty acres of land in connection with it. Pens in Jamaica mean something different to what they do in Scotland or Australia ; in those places they mean level sheep-walks ; but in the islands of the West—" the poor man's best country," as it has been called, by those who know it well, they mean farms on the sides of the mountains. A popular poet, in a famous poem, has struck out the delineation of an English hill by saying it was " green and of, gentle declivity," but such a description would fail to characterise those of Jamaica, for the tints are most variegated, and their• declivity anything but gentle. As 1. have said before, in a former article, the Legislature have done most for the promotion of religion; their exertions in favour of it have been very great indeed. The diocesan and the archdeaconry are provided from the Treasury of the United Kingdom, which affords. the bishop an annual income of £2,100, as supplementary emoluments for hiring the oeftasional services of unbeui ficed curates. The island itself sustains the expense of an endowed rectory for each of the twenty-two narislies_in bz..au. auunion to this, there are upwards of ritty island curacies, for each of which a stipend of £l9O alear is provided. These sums, in addition to what the dissent ing ministers-get, show that,_ in this respect, Jamaica has done well. The actual: revenues of the-other islands, subject to. this country, Mr: Montgomery. Martyn, in his " History of the Colonies," gives as follows ;,—" The estimated revenues are sometimes.given at a very high sum; but the actunloften falls far beneath the estimated one. Barbadoes, £17.000; Antigua, between.£l6,ooo,and £17,000. The governor of this island is also governor and commander-in-chief over Montserret,permuda,St. IZtt's, Nevis, Anguilla, the :Virgin Islands, and Dominica, and might not these small islands be grouped,together for, educational purposes? St.. Kitt's has a house of assembly, with a revenue of - £7,000. Nevis sends a deputy to the house of assembly in St. Kitt's.. Dominica has & council, horse of assembly, and a revenue of £7,000. St. Lucia has £9,000 Montserret, £3,000; the Bermudas, £10,000; the Bahamas, £1 9 , 000 . These-sums, got front imposts upon trade, licenses, and so forth,ishow that these islands have the means of helping themselves. Revenues change very much like commerce, from:which they arederived, and since Mr.. Martyn gave the-above, no doubt some of them have changed ; but it must be in the way of increase, as Jamaica. and Trinidad have , done. To.show the condition of the labouring classes, I give now the rate of wages paid in the principal islands; also in the• Mauritius awl. Guiana:— Mauritius 10 1 4. 2 , Jamaica.. .. 154.. St. Lucia .. 15d. Antigua.... 'Zd. Montserret 6d. —St Vincent 10d. Dominica ..10d. Nevis.... .10d,. Tobago... . 11d. Grenada . od. St. Kitt's .. Tortola.. ...74d. Trinidad. ....25d. —B. Guiana 201. Barbadoes 71d. Considering the many valuable fruits which grow wild, and.the general cheapness of living, the wages in Trinidad, Guiana, St, Lucia, and Jamaica, are quite as good as labourers get in some parts of England, and if the poor in this country have to contribute towards the schooling of their children in the shape of weekly pence for school wages, I don't see why the West Indians should not do the same. I doubt not but that they are willing to do so. Thus setting down 200,000 children as the number in. Jamaica, if these were distributed over the island into schools which would contain. 60 each, then there would be about 3,333 schools. Now, considering the number of schools in the island at present, and the number which would be wanted to makeup the number just named, one good normal school would be quite sufficient to keep up a supply of teachers for the schools, as death, age, or• any other thing might incapacitate or remove them. There are also, I have no doubt, many youths that have just completed their apprenticeships in this country who would fill up the vacancies in. the schools, if the full number at present existed and required masters. A fair start could be had in the matter with proper qualified persons. The exact cost of purchasing an estate for a normal school would not be a great deal, as some of them have become very cheap within the last two or three years, while many have been abandoned altogether. One of the latter might be had at a price which the greatest stickler for economy could not demur to ; £2,000 would put up a building suit able, and one thousand would fit it up with the fixtures, and set it a-going. The expense annually would not be a great deal, as the students might be made to contribute to their own support, as they do now at St. Marks, Bat tersea, and Westminster. A large model school in con nexion with the institution, in which the young men would have an opportunity of learning practically the business of tuition, would also bring in something for the institution. The result would soon be felt in a reduced expenditure for gaols and police. Trinidad might find that five thousand pounds would do for those things instead of thirteen as she has to give at present. It is a trite thing to say now, that the schoolmaster is a cheaper and more effectual public servant than the policeman and gaoler. The subject has been so thoroughly sifted, that hundreds will be found to agree with the declaration. The salary I would propose to give to the heads of train ing schools for the West Indies would be £l5O per annum, to begin with. The master of the model school I would give £lOO. This is something more than they get at home as an inducement for them to go out; without something of the kind it is not likely that men would leave home and fatherland for a strange one. At the same time, the sum is not so large as to excite the cupidity of the sordid—it is just sufficient to reward men for a servitude of a few years of usefulness, and nothing more. What subjects of instruction should be taught as best suited to the negro mind, it would be premature at present to inquire into. The negro mind has its peculiarities, which should be attended to, so as to bring out its best and strongest powers. This, competent educators would soon accomplish. Local boards for the islands would be a necessary thing at first, also inspectors. These two are important wants, which should be supplied early. Ano ther thing would be a union of the boards for the smaller islands,—one board would do for the Bermudas, or Somers Isles, and one for the Bahamas. Nassau would be the place for assembling the board for the latter islands. As little communities at home benefit one another by asso ciating together, so the small West India Islands would benefit one another by being joined together educationally. One board for a group would throw a unity into the in struction ; thus a harmony of sentiment and thought would be created in the rising population ; mutual attach ment and goodwill would be fostered among them, and they could act together in concert for the good of one another. This is a blessed state to live in. The psalmist tells us that "It is like precious ointment upon the head, that ran down unto the beard—even unto Aaron's beard, and went down unto the skirts of his clothing." And lest the description should not impress the mind enough with the beauty of the state, he adds another simile by way of climax, saying, that "It is like the dew of Hermon which fell upon the hill of Sion,—that hill where the Lord had promised his blessing awl life for evermore," Such was the estimation in which David held the state of unity and harmony among brethren, and such should be our estimate also. By causing them to act together educa tionally by means of a board, formed upon just principles, they would be strengthened in many ways ; commercially and politically they would be stronger, and treated more respectfully by other countries. All the world have pro tected themselves againd our colonies because they belong to us ; but we have not protected them against the world, in our legislation, for the last few years. No; we have ignored their claims upon us, and given the hand of fel lowship to the ungodly stranger ; avarice for cheap sugar has made us inconsistent. But were the colonies bound together in the way I have named, instead of building up little hostile tariffs against one another, they would form a union for mutual good. Many of them - (the islands) are little tropical gardens of great beauty. If education is to be made effective in the colonies, the office of the teacher must be held in proper esteem ; they must be paid a sufficiency to keep them above the fear of want, or the necessity of engaging in manual occupations. In Germany, France, and other countries on the continent, about the end of the last century, they had to devote their leisure to occupations to eke out a living. Indeed, in our country it was much the same. The shoemaker, miner, or invalided soldier was generally the person performing the office of schoolmaster. But this system has been strongly condemned in Ecclesiasticus by him who profoundly un derstood human nature. Such men, he tells us, would not be devoting their minds to the occupation of teacher, but to other things. Speaking of a teacher, who devotes part of his time to agricultural pursuits, he asks, " How can he think of instruction who holds the plough, who goads forward the lazy oz, and who can speak only of cattle ? All his thoughts are absorbed in the labours of husbandry, and by the cares of providing fodder for his cows." Many things of importance, connected with this part of the subject, crowd upon my mind ; but I must pass them by at this time. Hoping (D.V.) to call your atten tion to another part of the subject in your next week's paper, I am your obedient servant, Rathbone-street, Liverpool, JAMES LISTEE. January 26, 1854. ECCLESIASTICAL INTELLIGENCR. DIOCESE OF CHESTER. PaErannana-rs.—The Rev. Henry Whitehead has been licensed to the Stipendiary Curacy of Newton-in-Maker field, in the county of Lancaster, on the nomination of the Rev. J. Whitley, the Rector.—The Rev. Francis Henry Caldwell has been licensed to the Stipendiary Curacy of the parish church of Wigan, Lancashire, on the nomina tion of the Rev. H. Jr Gunning, the Rector.—The Rev. Lockhart William Jeffray has been presented-to the Rec tory of Aldford, in the• county of Chester, vacant by the death of the-Rev. F. Brandt, by the Marquis of Westmin ster, the Patron—value £330 with a house. SURROC-ATE.—The Worshipful the Chancellor of the Diocese has appointed the Rev. Francis Henry Coldwell one of his surrogates•for granting marriage licences and letters of administration, and proving wills, &c. TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 1 P2EFERMENTS AID APPOINTMENTS. Rev. J. Aldous, M.A., to the Incumbency of Wicker,. near Sheffield. __ Rev. D. N. Aston, M.A., to the Incumbency of the newly_ consecrated Church of St. Silas; Loaells, near Birmingham. Rev. A. Bayley, M.A., Rector of Edgcott, near Banburn to the Rural Deanery of Brackley. Rev. W. P. S. Bingham, M.A., to the Curacy of St. Mary Redcliff, Bristol. Rev. W. R. Brown, M.A., to the Rectory of Cottered with Broadfield annexed, Hertfordshire. Rev. E. Collins, to the Curacy of Bideford, Devonshire. Rev. J. Crofts., 8.A., to the Rectory of Little Tey, near Coggeshall, Essex. Rev. J. Rose Dakers, Trinity College, Glenalmond, lats- Chaplain to the Bishop of Brechini to the Incumbency of Hawick, in the Diocese of Glasgow. Rev. J. W. Doran, LL.D.,•to the Rectory of Beeston St. Lawrence, near Colteshall, Norfolk. Rev. S. bauaten, MiA., lo the Rectory of Kirkby Mallory, Leicestershire. _ _ _ Rev. F. Fletning,_ to be Chaplain of the Forces at the Mauritius. Rev. L. S. Frossard,. 8.A., to the Curacy of St. Hellier's, Jersey. Rev. J. Graham, M.A., to the Incumbency of St. Chad's Church, Lichfield. Rev. J. Harvey, B.A:, .to the Incumbency of Trent Vale, Stoke-upon-Trent. Rev. W. L. Jeffray,.M.A.. to the Rectory of Aldford, near Chester. Rey. J. M. Lewes, 8.A., to the Curacy of Stroud. Rev. W. D. Long, MA., of Trinity Church. Woolwich, to the Ministry of St. John's Chapel, London-road, Southwark. Rev. U. Morris, to the Curacy of Blandford, Dorset. Rev. W. Morton, M.A., to the Incumbency of Penkhull, near Newcastle-under-Lyne. Rev. H. Nicholson,. to the Vicarage of Weston-by- Welland, with the Vicarage of Sutton , Bassett, annexed, Leicestershire. _ _ Rev. W. L. A. Parker, BA., to the Curacy of Win;erborne Zelatone, Dorset. Rev. F. H. S. Pendleton, .111. A., late Curate of St. Helier's, Jersey, to a Chaplaincy . of Monte Video. Rev. P. Somerville, BA., to the Incumbency of Milton,. Hampshire. Rev. W. J. Springett. M.A., to the Incumbency of the Vile of Dunkirk, near Faversham. . . Rev. J. ii. Standen, 8.A., to the Curacy of Runnington, Somerset. Rev. S. W. Stevenson, M.A., to the Curacy of Runcton Holme, Norfolk. Rev. G. D. Thompson, M.A., to the Incumbency of Queen borough, near Sheerness. Rev. C. J. Vernon, 8.A., to the Rectory of Grafton Under wood, Northamptonshire. Rev. G. K. Weston, M.A., to the Vicarageof Toiler Fra trum with Winford Eagle, Dorset. RPV P Wheler, AT A to the Vienragn of Dunchurch, Warwickshire. Rev. W. Wilkinson, 8.A., to the Incumbency of St. Mary's Church, Rev. A. G. Woo!ward, M.A., of Magdalen College, Oxford, to be Domestic Chaplain to Earl Brownlow, Ashridge, Berk hampstead. PRESENTATION. TO • A•. CLERGYMAN.—The parishioners of Runcorn have taken the opportunity of a visit recently made by their late curate, the Rev. W. C. Stafford, to the scene of his former. labours, to present him with a hand some silver tea and coffee service, as a token of their ap preciation of tha.services rendered by him to their parish during his late ministry among them. Mr. Stafford ob tained the curacy of Runcorn as a title to holy orders in 1852, and is now officiating at Stevenage, Herts, for the Rev. Canon Blomfield, at present in residence at Chester. CATREDRA.It OF INVEiNEBB.—The Bishop of Moray continues to press forward his cathedral scheme with suc cess : an acre of ground in an, excellent and commanding position has been presented as the site of the new cathedral of Inverness, and, although.some time may elapse before. the material structure is completed, the system will soon be in operation. DtocEsu OF MANCEEBl.l32.—Preferments. On Tues day, at the diocesan registry, the Bishop of Manchester licensed the Rev. Charles Marshall, M.A., to the perpetual curacy of Harpurhey, upon his own nomination and, that of the Very Rev. the Dean of Manchester, Mr. Samuel Taylor, Mr. J. C. Harter, and Mr. Jabez Sanderson,.the trustees. Also the Rev.. Daniel Slyman, to the perpetual curacy of Withnell, near Chorley, upon the nomination of her Majesty, under her sign manual, the same having fallen to her-Majesty's gift by reason of lapse. On Thursday his lordship licensed the Rev. George Garbett,. M.A., to the perpetual curacy of Accrington, (vacant by the death of the Rev. John. Hopwood) on the nomination, of the trustees of the Mame estates. Also the Rev.. Geo. Philpot, 8.A., to the stipendiary curacy of St. Ann's, Manchester, on- the nomination, of the Rev. John Richardson, the rector. Ma VICARAGE OE CREDITOR, DEVONSHIRE.— The governors of the Church of Crediton have, at last, come to a final election. The number of candidates originally amounted to upwards of 270, few of whom belonged to the diocese, the greater portion residing in distant coun. ties. Several days were occupied in the examination of the testimonials of the various gentlemen, which were most voluminous. After much trouble, th e num b er was reduced to the following seven : namely,. the Rev. Mark Cooper, Brianshawe, Hants ; Rev. Stanton Eardley, Bir mingham. ; Rev. Wm. J. Edge, Cheltenham ; Rev. Henry H am pton, Liverpool ; Rev. G. G. Whidborne, Hanley, Potteries ; Rev. C. F. Smith, Pendlebury, near Manches ter ; and the Rev. B. Trapp, Thurley, Bedford. Applica tion was then made to the bishop of the diocese (Exeter) for permission for these gentlemen to preach, in order to test the capabilities of their voice, the Church of Crediton, which was originally the cathedral of the diocese, being about the second largest in the county. His Lordship,ln reply, said that much inconvenience had been experienced on a former occasion from that practice, and he, therefore. declined the sanction of it. Under these circumstances, application was made to the Rev. J. Deans, the chaplain of the parish, who at once placed the reading-desk at the disposal of the governors. Accordingly, for seven succes sive Sundays, the seven candidates, in rotation, read pray ers, the governors being present on each occasion. The excitement in the parish, during the time, was intense.. Placards, bearing the names of several of the reverend gentlemen, with " Vote for --," were freely circu lated. At length the ordeal of preaching having been gone through, the governors met a few days since, in order to come to a final election. After a somewhat protracted sitting, the choice fell on the Rev. C. Smith, of Pendle bury, near Manchester. The living is worth upwards of £6OO a-year, and is about eight miles from Exeter. THE TEETH.—A new and very curious invention► con nected with Dental Surgery has been introduced by Mr. Howard, of 17, George-street, Hanover•square, London; it is the production of an entirely new description of Artificial Teeth, fixed by his new patent system of self-adhesion and capillary attraction, without spr►ngs, wires, or ligatures. They so perfectly resemble natural teeth, as not to be dis tinguished from the originals by the closest observer. They will never change colour or decay, and will be found very superior to any teeth ever before used. This method does not require the extraction of roots, or any painful operation what ever, and from the nature of the materials used, the most perfect fit is obtained, and they are guaranteed to restore ar ticulation and mastication. The invention is of importance to many persons, and those who are interested in it, should avail themselves of Mr. Howard's skill as a dentist. 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WORK FOR THE LEGISLATURE.—We are informed that when a prop rietary article becomes of sufficient celebrity, it is the practice of some persons—whose apparent respects bility.throws both the trade and the public off their guard— to imitate these articles so closely that few persons can, from the outside of the packet, tell the difference, but who evade the law by having their own name in some way introduced as the vendors. This has, in some cases, led to very serious results, and it is hoped that a law will be shortly introduced to put an end to this insidious and wide-spreading . Among those articles w hi c h h ave been extensively . imitated we may mention B ran d e ' s E name l, which has acquired such a world-wide celebrity in the prevention of that distressing malady the toothache. We understand that to guard against these impositions, the genuine article has the signature of the original manufacturer, John Willis, (established in 1846,) on the outside Of each packet, without which uoue ie genuinet CHESHIRE AND W CommissloN signed by the Lord-Lieu!, , —lst regiment of Royal Cheshire MI Wellington William Robert Rowley, Loi Lieutenant in the 7th Fusiliers, to be STRIKE OP SHIP CARPENTERS AT ship carpenters in the employment of 311 left the yard in a body on Saturday last been previously made for an advance of ' night's notice given, that if their term to they would leave at the expiration of men assert that an advance of 6d. per and accepted, although that was only on, vance originally asked for. The promised further state, was afterwards withdrawn. that the greater portion of the men have shipbuilding yards in Liverpool, at 6s. allowance for overtime, and other adva, Courant. FALL FROM A PRECIPICE.—A dreadful just occurred at Holyhead. Broken chest tities of tea, china ornaments, silks, &c., beach since the wreck of the John O'Gaum of labourers from the new harbour workp in the evening in search of tea, &c. Nig) denly, and one named William Hughes, gefin, missed the footway to the beach, precipitous rock, a height of nearly 150 lated remains were immediately picked up , breathed, every attention was paid to him, survived nearly twenty-four hours, he nee CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAILWAY, the week ending 22d January, 1854, w Passengers, parcels, &c., per railway, £1,71 boats, £259 7s. 9d.; total, £2,0425. 14,5. 7( 2s, 7d. Total, including Carnarvon traffic• 9s. 3d. ; steam-boat, £259. 7s. 11d. Cc last year, per rail, £2,985. 13s. 3d. ; steam , ld. Increase, £123. 9s. 10d. VESSEL BURNED AT HOLYHEAD.—TIE riston, Captain Williams, which sailed the 3d instant for Ancona, with a general Holyhead owing to the stress of weather day last, she took fire and was burnt, ti cargo, to the water's edge. Muivit STRAITS.—On Sattwday, Capt. authority of the Lords of the Admiralty, mission of Inquiry into the alleged obst navigation of the Menai Straits, which hal by the brothers Russell, who are joint tru: Bishop of Bangor, of a fishery at Gored. have erected a stone wall upon a bank tin the passage of boats. A SHOCKING ACCIDENT occurred al Chester, on Monday. A man named whose duty it was to throw some mac/ attempted to do so whilst some of the tected, the guard having been removed an , The consequence was that the cogs mug] and drew in his legs, which were dreadfully little hopes are entertained of his recovery. NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE RAILWAY.--r meeting of this company was held on Stoke-upon-Trent. An arrangement has transferring the line to the London ani' Railway Company, and both companies session for a bill for the purpose. Thel promoting a line to Congleton from Bids with its various. branches, altogether, a eighteen miles, the estimated cost of being £200,000. A dividend of ss. 3d. per dared, payable on the 20th of February. FRESENTA.TION...-011 Tuesday, upwards in the employ of John Laird, Esq., dined Victoria Inn, Birkenhead, and presented ness with a silver snuff-box as a token. of him as a foreman in the employ for many bore the following inscription :—" Present in the employ of John Laird Esq., to UK_ William Harkness, as a token of respect. 1854." BURNING. OF A COTTON MILL.-011 about half-past one o'clock, the cotton Mr. Samuel Howard Cheetham, in Chr was discovered to be on fire, and the premi ingly old, and the floors saturated with oil nery, the flames spread rapidly and burnt The mill was let off to small manufacturenrr power. It consisted of four stories, and two portions by a strong party wall ruruunff,. bottom. The tenants were spinne rs o f wi ri supplied their own machinery. Ala rm beU l'l the fire police with four engines were brough t and a party of the 88th regiment were asse!; t o them, in addition to great numbers of people 0-0 the spot. One portion was reduced to ruins 1 1 9 (1 o'clock, but the other was save d b y th e e fforts p brigade. About 60 operatives will be thrown - ' by this occurrence. PROFIT AND Loss OF LZQ are curious enough to see by rangements for carrying out this farm of Mr. Littledale, at Liscard, which we referred last week.. '- machinery have avowedly been without regard to expense.: Th , market, that the cream, and an: be sold at high prices. Now, u circumstances shall bring togetht town, where every pound of prods outside prices, and where coal • may answer to set a steam-ene turnips, swedes, mangels, carrot &0.,. on which the co ws an d pi{ Equal manure applied to c o] because it grows too ranch straA and as it must, nvoi it i mm , tanks are full, it follows that on • ordinary four course shift, a aye would generally be worked at a cable to only a portion of the fir, to , stand still, and sometimes be Field. EXTRAORDINARY CABS 0" Thursday, at the Birkenhead . dinary case of assault was heard The plaintiff was Mr. D. M c Donald, ton, and the defendants were attorney, of North John-street bank, Oxton, and his brother, lives at Claughtotr. Mr. M'Donal, nor, some time ago, were on. term a journey together into the Higb' in that country they became named Macmillan, and, from then occurred, the friendship separated, Mr. M c Donald leaving . Brabner remained in Scotland. Macmillan arrived in Liverpool tually became the guest of Mr. where the young lady appears Mr. Stephen Brabner, who Whilst residing at Oxton, Miss anonymous communications, family, and as the complain= writer, he was invited, by the where Mr. S. P. Brainier, Beim the complainant three. blows w, Mr. M c Donald, having, first rung seized Mr. Samuel Brabner and where some scuffling ensued, ' being stated, placing his hands complainant for the- purpose of ther, and the ladies.pressing ti to prevent any ingress by the Scott, the landlord, however, ordered the parties to quit the denied being the writer of the decided that the defendants shoe costs, and to be bound over to in £5O each,. and two sureties to suffer a month's imprisonmen, that the complainant should be peace for twelve months. :0 1 „ fetid"e r im O r erila j eu tenant c o p ss Lord 10 ° `` De s e Captaiv. 0 . otir AT liri(C°A ,pow ., f as 3 t lr. e°t e lla t v b e ; of wage' D a I for, arms were l . l o rd u it a of that t ter daY_' cas o i had ly one -Da", 4 e f maised au c -rt o ar e , We Kept ; lav e been d c, , tai 6s. per advantage s ' 'et, h e ' l lreadful , ' t w a s heats and child &c., have the b Gaunt, an' k m : ° a e sNr e l: h i gs , ah : tn cafe. t e i t&te:l 150 feet. e d u p, atq l , r him, but, t, ,the sa e never srijter. rAy.—The i ZPtin f WaS as 8 4,7 g, ht E 1783. tou t s. 7d: goTli ne nk tl. affie, per th CorresPeo;;;t t ,VlP team-boat , D tit b 011 L thi r —The scP- , ~,tothe line, ed from t A usui ather, i ) t, together fit}ed dear 'rat. Ogle, !Ili. e s4i ralty, °P e l 1 ;1: 8 1 4 ObStrat' ° ,ll th t ah have bee m e we I it trustee,' 01 t ,,,gales, ,'red-y-gl",„'pr e -4 , 4 0f t there, lc' a„,"' Roi l A t" dat the , t he I 1( ned nachinerS Est e wheels ic, e 4Z l .test e d and 1 1 °.` 47.5 q, , oadf ea ver i i. l 3, l . t s, l !e' 6e :; 4, a Z B Li' —The -Ike has L bee b and - i's.;0 1 "". t nies are soy Biddall3l,bir - itoors tcu a leng'''.o3ec it, of the d. per Ow . p24i fo e yards of 4c fined togoi: s 1: 1 7 1 w ted a, of . their 'any yeall'oiia t ..art sented 1 3 5 ef fre r Olg their forjokr, l trt respect. t c ; , 144 a Tharsd.'l,4o. illrehgat e '4llo, s ki), remises be l o ; la oil froo , arn t with the dl acturers, ; • . <<•op, and wasT.,,toild MID • MANtrtneantoN'''',B:l::l‘eitri:'4eriikri far the most O t `,, i (Nra . ' 3 his system 5 h0u1 , ,,16 spy' ti ard '. e T:l ed re P°s Lhe ho',. '(I be , here, too, is so Ppli t , r4 ity ' 1 ny quantity of, it s, '1 whatever aco iSir ek ther a dairy fnj - . Nsi b n roduce can be '`" l 'llle 'a -is to be had el' e . slll o I ,t 4 1 1 1 . e fine to work to m 1 'clay; As, Italian ryeci , 0 irta t , igs- are to he 1 iii .l) ,ast, corn crops, is his ' - ilis , aw and pet as fast lelia ' '. be used ~,Aeti ~!' ni a farm collu w r j • n 'A.c. ?steal of mans pi pi , (1 ri e ' a loge. It wow r tif i ' e farm, would hal l ~ to es , be -worked at a' 4 . er, __.,„l • 'rilin g ne Honsewno , :. 1 , eb g I Police-court , '''' • vtdZ; and before the " . ,,,i't-ij eal _, nald, who lives 13 "" 1 4 3 ~ a Samuel Pealing," ' th`:Pi et, Liyerpool, ana l , N ee l! , Mr. Stephen 1 31 1, 1 r , , th a , lll maid and Mr. Sr i , ~ li 11 : 0 ' arms of friendshiP:i, .1 . 1 1 ,, h , 1 ghlands of Scot l3l) • 14 ~ ''j acquainted Wit h ' ; a i d 1 some circa"' b j ,11 became hiterroP; tt;le rig for Englan..,, El '.o k, .. Soon afr Do • i :' )1. from. th north' 0 .€1.. 4 ' •. Samuel Brabnerf ez, to have been il l $ tht o t p a id h er sone, e) .. :f t . n is& Macmillan r'•• . e - e n the ie., t reflecting 0 -, d to , - -,i af it was susPee' e •• 1 ' e v e izing a ridi n g ." '" c '.'e ° ,. l e " LlB,girathtbhointersbeocet:r, t int h h ; ya . :# : ~ , e , . 1. : and threw bin' th e „,I the younger i de e. , ,kie ~_.'l a upon the shod l % 1 d 'u of pulling him of 0 e , :hemselves agave/ • f tt?t°l, people of the P o t tr. 4l , . ~ obtained adroi c t o ' , 4. 13 pre lett m ers ise lnd li th ie e I ' o 4 'ti td ili t. ilil could be each 0 ', Itt er '' , keep the pesee'd i 0 Ithat in £25 each, sti,, eo ,%, lent. It was t', ? e k , be b oun d overt ti , N,, i i .„ , tt:;6s: f t .l 4 l4 ----..! , ,v, it TL TU . R -E. iS,,ii l h i l , tis • 0 1 ' *4 l' 4 e.—No pott ing y, a )f such plants 0: 4 , pi t : WI ave tuberous ryte."-t, the 1 : these, will , 4 ;.'t t ' a similar habi„,t , e IA j a pe 1 bottom heat. 3- ''',o,‘ ll ,te lt t, for some time ' - oriv leg started in the 'b: o il - „et his one of the ro' A n r)a r i n t will remain in, o r 'N,,,,,.' which reason i,t . i•rti l l 4 i t l illAQ 1 e as soon as i'",i 1 ,4 1 . ; 41 :4 . therose, and give rti t ` l tstri,; fragrance of thy', e,:l a place in every d i s At n s t present open t'• left;-tf requires a little, hi s 8 t tare and other i i , 11 t upon the first o i C„ its where they w11 1 _,,,, , Lad better be sn i t 't o Iles. Sow a OP v • ' 11,:k early use. .. t,,, I ell .................. ~ P etai A. critique on the ; a (iihßii is app ear ed iri t 0 , 1 1 ba, 1, observations, 11 ' 9 ,, 1 . 04 .'1 x such a Tarter" 1 er.: l or of Mr. Disrae li ' 1 4 col Inds at this how'Oe '',r 444 of his fortutllv ea, , they.. ard at a breath of I l e .vaL, -I) le hero in their„ t ,l, ' . ' , el. suffer their Pe l/ ,'lo' , ,:De ci l .‘ Te in his trial :lll ,o'. .11 " 5 i y man has faith "ij l ' ' I' l , Bt t ?,y not ? The r e f e r!' . 1): 11 e1 unlocks a ro): . „ 6 1 ic; s e 4,1 1 1 , when the Puir . ,„ie) ''p a: in with the P'.Wfty 'tor t % in Disraeli'ir, 0 : 1 tli," 11. 1 infidel of ni,,," e " 11 imself, who 0 '70 3 e s t,'' is of his ara b p i 11 1 ,' 4 ,1 ,1 • 110 11: 1 ', dety to impro c " tP: . , , o de ,vl 1 a man tO ' 9. : ei‘ k ,,,,e tong his fello l . , i 'a 0 t iq I Lon to us all, i. - 50 ' v et arl [t ch is zi n egin ot to to gqwni fil otr6 ;:, t4 e Ltt,, , ,,, , , ,, 'at his views 0, fr , e ())4 , 1 ,4 ep lot charge --- lfr " Y e . i i 4 , , -% 4 Y \ ,,ej se himself ,il l 0105 . 1 4 Op nnmenced FI P c eZ r , j. itl' His e ffeo i< i'tll ) 'I IT. i v e lt t t Loment in the pii , tOd e inspired — l' es il er et ili }', vvi,.. l his mind hm ic eePi , q,"M l',', deciding het f „ 0 ,1 ,-. th • a principle : i v , ' be Irlatt . but he is ri - e el 0 .,4 ~h she ' they are crea.,4e9 to , ,‘ c , f - tie, 1 that 4 . 1 f ,i 3 e 1 7,11! 1 , j ' tht .71 . 0.RTICU STOVE, CONSERVATORY, &C. place at this season, except of Oxalises, and others which ha , require starting into growth Gloxineas, and other plants of repotting, to be started with a rooted Begonias, which have may also be repotted and Eaphorbia Jacquiniflora, which stove-plants of the season, wi longer by being kept cool, for transfer it to the greenhouse flower. Pot the beautiful tul bottom heat; the exquisite i plant ought to ensure it a pi ornamental plants. In the • weather, the kitchen-garden Sow a few seed-pans with let so that they can be planted out Sow peas on a south border, wi tected. A bed of radishes bad covered with straw or hurdle carrots in a hotbed-frame for ear. Mn. DisnlEnes CBRED.—A and Political Biography" has which contains the following of inarkable because coming from ably great as are the abilities , more certain than that he stan. he has reached the pinnacle men's sympathies, and without The people do not cherish UP scribes of the people do not s, praise of his glory. All believi behold them,—not ono solitary dual. And wherefore have the: the reader with the key that time shall have done its work, of the hour shall have died awt, under their influence, Benjamin posterity as the great political who believed in nothing but hims, in securing the dazzling object; only in his all-engrossing ansii tunes. It is no reproach to striven to elevate himself amf sire of such elevation is comm( lation is esteemed a virtue. It a political chief to assert than during his progress through a requires more honesty and cour than to cling to it. We do n, unlawfully attempting to raise make no complaint that he coi cal, and took office :as a Tory for which he suffers at this mot of confidence his career has Expediency is justifaable, but L tured during the process of di tenance and 04 desertion of All parties are to be respected, of none. Some men believe the cause ;he is firmly of opinion - to sustain him. Satan rs graphically defy -5-d1 when he is styled Intellect without er ° “ i ce,' 4 . i . amin Disraeli is Genius without ConSCI' his character in three word's,"