The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-01-25 00:00:00

parties concerned in it. The working classes, for w benefit (as the name imports) it was exclusively desig have derived little or no benefit from it " There evening classes," says a journal of the party, " very spa ingly attended by the working men and their childre There are lectures, attended numerously by pupils, 1 those who pay for admission, and by subscribers to library. But the extent to which its benefits are sh by the poor is very limited indeed. It s no fault of t managers that this is the case. They have made ever effort to induce the working classes to attend. With th aid of the proprietors of some large engineering estab lishments, who use their influence over their appren tices, they have to a certain extent succeeded; but th general result is failure." Timis through party jealous, and by a purely party spirit the truth is forced out. ani sentence is given against the grant to the Ebert chanics' Institution, with the. hope of preventing on from being passed in favour of.a rival establishment . founded on Conservative principles. But such an argument can have no weight with a Conservative Council; no weight, at least, for the purpose for which it is adduced, whatever it may possess for an opposite It is, in fact, a good argument in favour of benevolence in aid of a similar establishment projectet on a better plan, and with a fairer prospect of answer. ing the end proposed by its founders, unless the Council adopt the Vandal notion actually pleaded by a Liberal journal, that any description of collegiate institution in Liverpool is undeserving of their support ! "We argued," says the Journal of Saturday, "that the failure of the Mechanics' Institution was a sufficient reason for not listening to any proposal to spend more of the public money in the same way, for it was now Clear that the only classes who would benefit by such institutions were those who could afford to pay for them." Here, then, is a protest from one of those luminaries which assume to exercise a special guardianship over the " march of. intellect " against any pecuniary aid whatever being contributed by the conservators of our public interests to any institution which professes to deal with the higher branches and more advanced departments of a liberal education. Of such, he has discovered by experience, the working classes have need for themselves, therefore it would be th a trest money away to erect them for their use; and as to th, superior classes and the rich, they, if they require them, he contends, should be left to provide them at their own cost. Thus the opposition of the itself int o t hi s Liberal party resolves , that the local government of Liverpool is bound to take no interest in the mental progression and intellectual developments of the wealthier orders of the community, and to refuse all support to any institution, however judiciously planned, which pro. fesses to afford instruction to any other but the "work ing" classes. On this subject we shall have something- further to say in our nest Triumph crowds upon triumph ; and new sources of strength and health hourly develope themselves in our glorious constitution and in the Conservative adminis tration, which now happily watches over the nation's welfare. On Friday we announced, in a second edition, the victory achieved by the principle of Protestantism over a noxious and dangerous heresy in the University of Oxford ; and we have now the satisfaction of an nouncing another and, if possible, a more important t riumph, in the virtual declaration of the government of Sir Robert Peel in favour of sound Protestant prin ciples in our Established Church itself. The appoint ment of the Rev. Dr. Gilbert—the principal of Bra- Zenose College, and the strenuous supporter, during the late struggle, of the anti-Puseyite candidate—to the vacant bishopric of Chichester, will be received with acclamation by every true churchman thronghout the kingdom ; and the minister who has made so gratifying an appointment, at a time, too, when its meaning can not be mistaken, has well deserved and will receive a largely increased amomt of confidence from the Pro testant people of Great Britain. By the people of Liverpool we know that such an appointment will be viewed with unmingled satisfaction; and the proper inference to he drawn from it will not be overlooked. To the advantages which we anticipate from the administration of the affairs of government by enustrvative hands - we have - now the additional pro mise, which this appointment guarantees, that its foster ing care will be exercised to preserve, uninjured and unweakened, the Protestantism of our Church; and for this well-timed and hold indication of the sound principles of his government, in the name of our Con servative fellow-to-wnsmen, earnestly and emphatically, we thank Sir Robert Peel. STATE OF OF TRADE, MANUFACTURES, &c The Market for Cotton during the past week has worn a very lan g ui d appearanc e , an d pr i ces o f most d escr i pt i ons have sustained a decline. During the last two days, how ever, more firmness has been evinced, and holders refuse to submit to further reduction. The sales on Saturday were only 2000 bales ; but yesterday 4000 were sold. We cannot report any materially improved feeling amongst our commer cial men generally, and scarcely anticipate any such change in the present quiet state of things until the measures of go vernment are to some extent developed. The Market for Manufactured Goods has been very inani mate, without, however, any , alteration in price. Some par ticular descriptions of goods are, however, in demand, and Berne extensive purchases have been made for the Greek Market, and a confident opinion exists that a fair spring trade will be done. In Manchester the same anxiety is felt with respect to the measures of Sir Robert Peel's government, and the feeling that some valuable commercial changes may be depended upon, is very generally entertained. LOCAL NEWS. ----- A . E • rOOR OP KlRE DALE. — lmmediately on the frost and sev ere weath er setting in, the Rev. D. James, incumbent of St. Marys Church, Kirkdale, commenced investigating the state of the . poor in his own district, and to administer relief without waiting for a public subscription. In the course of a few days 60 blankets, 147 yards of excellent flannel, and provisions to a large amount were distributed among 130 fa milies, giving to e ac h family its choice of what it most needed. Sunday m orning last, th e rev. gent l eman ma d e an appeal to his congregation in aid of this object, an d th e sum o f in £4l Bs. was colle c ted, being.the large s t co ll ec ti on ever ma d e that church since it was opened. THE ELECTION.—Parrna —parliament will meet on Thu rs d a y wee k, the 3rd o f writ ell to Febru ary. T he motion for the issuing of a new for Liverpool, co nsequent on t h e e l evation of Mr, Cress- w the Judicial Bench, will, in all likelihood, be made on that day or the next. The writ will, in that case, reach Preston by the end of the week, and Liverpool in a few hours afterwards. The election will, threrefore take place towards the end of the week following, probably on the 11th of Feb ruary. A PUBLIC PARK IN TOXTETII-PARK.—The Town Council having declined to purchase land for the purpose of forming a park or parks for the use and recreation of the public, Mr. Richard Vaughan Yates has purchased from the Earl of Sefton the large quantity of forty-three acres, two-thirds of which arc to be laid out for a park for the use of the public, and the reaming third is to be appropriated to sites for villas. The noble lord receives £llOO per acre ; so that the purchase money for the whole will exceed £47,000.. The land abuts on the south, to Ullet-lane, which runs from the Park char past the end of Aigburth-road, and, on the east, to Lod lane, which joins Ullet-lane. It is beautifully -." manding fine views in every direction. THE PIANO.—We have been much gratified by a reek. inspection of Mr. Dreaper's new and varied assortment of instruments. There are in his collection at present some su perb grand-squares, and cabinets, by Collard and Collard, Broadwood, Tonakisson, and others of the first"L-onclon ma nufacturers, which have pleased us alike by the richness and orilliancy of their tone, and the splendour and beauty of their appearance. 'We have been surprised at the moderate prices at which Mr. D. can afford to sell such superior in struments, and would strongly recommend any lady or gen tleman in want of this indispensable article, to pay an early visit to his show rooms. —(See advertisement.) was BURGLARY. -- Joseph L ew i s, a respectable-looking man, , on Saturday, placed.before Mr. Rushton, chargrd with having broken into theli;elling-house of James Farrimund, of Johnson's -court, A dlington-street. It appeared from the evidence, that Mr. Farrimund locked up his house at eleven o'clock on the night of Friday last, and that on Saturday morning at five it was found that some thief or thieves had obtained access through a window, and had stolen a clock and two chairs. About a quarter past five o'clock that Morning, constable 542, who was on duty in Dale-street, stopped the prisoner at the corner of Hatton-garden with the clock in his possession. The prisoner told a long story of the clock having been given to him by a man who directed him to carry it to Cumberland-street. He was committed .for trial. situate, coin- BLUE COAT BROTHERLY SOCIETY.---UUderthe foregoing title a society was formed about four years ago, consisting .exclusively of individuals educated in the Liverpool Blue Coat Hospital, whose principal object is to visit the boys d to ni4",,..a a pprenticed f rom th a t :”.titntinn. an advice a: FRAUD UN A BOOKSELLER.—A fine little boy, who gave nis name as David Macnamara, was placed before Mr. Rush ton, on Saturday, charged with having, by false representa .. ..----. -- -- - 4 ..-- '-'".. PL.. lions, obtained possession of a set of books, entitled " Tales 4oed, that " th e proceedi ngs of the society lc''' . the past Year of Pee rage and Peasant r y," the property of Mr. Webster, have been attended with the same favourable and gratifying cigar manufacturer, bookseller, and keeper of a circulating success whi c h accomp an i e d their exertions during the library, Slater-street. Th e prisoner went to Mr. Webster ' s former years. Th e nu m b er of boys at present under their shop and said h e wanted th e books for a Mr. Evans, hair ., superintende nce is 127, bei ng an increase of 46 over the dresser, of 80ld -street. A s h e could not Procure what he . 4 , number of last yea r , w h o h ave been visited, and the reports asked for, he h a d t o go freque n tly and return. At length of the visits laid before the society, and the trustees of the he obtained the books above mentioned and went off with .4, 4 school, the general result of which has been highly satis- them. Mr. Webst er obse rve d him, and saw that he did not havefactory." it affo r d s gre a t pleasure to the society that they go to Mr. Evans's. H e th en followed him and took him been able to . relieve with clothing a ll th e b o y s who have into custody The prisoner, who had been in custody before, stood In need of thei r assistan ce , and that such assistance butL neveri was committ e d, sa id a boy, whom he named, stated d a been received with becomi ng gratitude. The remainder I ' 3 at ur was in the empl oy o f m i .. Evans, hair-dresser, and .°1• the funds has been, througho u t the year, constantly in told him to go and d o wh a t h e did. The prisoner was, at ''irculation in the shape of loans to different members, severa l first, ordered to he committed, but Mr. Rushton, on hearing 91 whom have profited by thig m eans o f accommodaton, an d his statement, directed that he should stand remanded, and have thereby been materially assisted in their business. that the boy should be inquired after. 1 rom time 'to time requite. Of the utility of such a society, there can ti'be but one opinion ; and we have great pleasure in noticing, n , the report for the oast year. which has lust bet, ~..L UNION GALLERY.--We regret to perceive that this gallery of fine paintings is about to close. Those who make holiday to-day, cannot have a greater treat than inspecting the works of art displayed within its walls. The inspection of the group of statuary by Michael Angelo is alone worth the price of T V ' ENTRILOQUISLI.- We refer our readers to Messrs. Va leutinis' announcement, elsewhere. 'We have heard these gentlemen highly spoken of. MISS CLARA NOVELLO.-At Genoa Miss Clara Novello is performing with the utmost success in Lucrezia Borgia in the part of the heroine. She is supported by Ivanoff, Genaro, Signora Smoda, &c. La Lelia Inglese is a great favourite with the Genoese. The reception of the opera wss brilliant. —Sunday Times. FATAL ACCIDENT ON THE RlVER. — Yesterday morning, about eight o'clock, while one of the crew of the packet ship Cambridge, recently arrived from New York, and at anchor in the river, off the Clarence Dock, was in the act of going aloft to assist in unbending the sails, his foot slippe( on his stepping on the main top, in consequence, it is said of some ice having there accumulated, .and he lost his b lance and tell on the deck. The height is great .ncl he wa, lat he expired almost iinmediately _neon su, or the sale, The CRESUIRZ Fox HOUNDS will meet on Monday, the 31st instant, at Sandiwaybeaci ; Wednesday, Feb. 2, at Dud don Heath; Thursday, Feb. 3, Duddon Heath; Saturday, Feb. 5, Buckley Hill—if the weather permits. FlRE.—Yesterday evening, about a quarter before six o'clock, an alarm of a fir e having broken out in Shaw's-alley (leading out of Mersey-street), was passed along by the police constables to the fire-station in Temple-court. An engine, with a sufficient force, was immediately passed along, (and others were in readiness to follow it, if required), but it was counter-ordered before it reached the spot, it having been found that only the chimney of a small dwelling-house (on the west side of the street), had become ignited, and was put out without any damage worthy of notice. RELIEF OF THE POOR.—A meeting was held last evening at the Fleece Inn, Oldhall-street, to take steps to relieve the many suffering poor in St. Paul's Ward ; Alderman Griffiths in the chair. We noticed present John Deakin, Esq., J. Jump, Esq., 0. Williams, Esq., George Wright, Esq., and John Hickson, Esq. The resolutions will be found in our advertising columns. The subscriptions in the room amounted to £57. Amongst the items we perceived the names of Alderman Griffiths and the Councillors Blundell and Edwards for £lO each. Ti►e distress is indescribable, and calls loudly for the attention of the benevolent. THEFT FROM A SHIP.—Some time in December last, six cases of shawls, marked A.D., and numbered 27 to 34, were sent to this town, from Mr. Templeton, of Kilmarnock, through Mr. James Robinson, merchant, and shipped in the Cockermouth Castle, for Rio Janeiro. The hatch of the vessel was broken up during the night of the 17th December, one of the cases was broken open, and six dozen of the shawls were stolen. On Saturday Lawrence Pierson, James Taylor, and Mary Taylor were placed before the magistrates, ch►irged with having been concerned in the robbery. The possession of several of the shawls was clearly traced to the prisoners Pierson and Mary Taylor. James Taylor was one of the men employed by the stevedore to stow the Cockermouti► Castle. It appeared by the evidence, that a man named James Farrell. had given away sonic of the shawls, which had been pledged, and which were identified as part of the property stolen. This Farrell is in gaol for felony. He, also, was employed by the stevedore. The prisoners were remanded. THE ALBION BANK-PAPER.—We understand that our townsman, Mr. Bean, the proprietor of the Liverpool Albion, has purchased the premises in Castle-street now occupied as the Albion Bank ; and that his paper will in future be issued there instead of the•paper of the establishment in question. We sincerely congratulate our contemporary upon the state of affairs which this change evidences, and trust he will con tinue that liberality or liberalisnrin his mode of doing busi ness which has thus enabled him to acquire for his issues the consideration of bank paper, and that those who discount at his new establishment will not have reason to complain, in these bard times, that his bull►on is dispensed with a nig gardly hand. Lucky dogs are they of the liberal press. We wish we could see the day when the favours of conservatism shall be showered in such abundance upon those who labour in its behalf as to enable them to step out in so magnificent a style. The whig party do support those by whom they are supported. Ecce signum. We institute; however, no com parisons. SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND.—The annual meeting of the subscribers and friends to this excellent institution was held at the committee-room, London-road, on Friday last, for the,general business of the year. Samuel Turner, Esq. pre sided on the occasion. Mr. Houghton, the secretary, read the heads of the several accounts. The income of the year had amounted to £3588 ss. 5d., and the expenditure to £3163 13s. 7d., leaving a balance of £424 Ils. 10d. in favour c,f the society. There were, however, several outstanding debts unpaid. Several of the bills which had been already sent in amounted to £1229 14s. 9d., and there were many others not yet received. The sales in 1841 had amounted to £3553 13s. 7d. There were 105 pupils at present in the school:-22 pupils had been admitted in 1841, and 24 had quitted the institution. The secretary said that the annual income was not equal to the expenditure, and that if all the outstanding bills were paid, the institution would be £6OO or £7OO in debt. It was only about £4OO in debt at the close of last year. Sir T. B. Birch, Bart. was elected president for the ensuing year. THE NIGER EXPEDITION.—The following letter from one of the officers engaged in this expedition, dated Fernando Po, October 24,1841, has not yet appeared in our columns : " We got about three hundred and eighty miles up the river, where we formed a settlement. I then left the Albert and joined the Soudan, to bring the invalids down. We lost six hands in the Albert before I left, and brought in the Soudan thirty sick. The doctor, purser, and carpenter died coming down, and two more at Fernando Po. Captain Allen left the Soudan, and went on board the Albert, and Mr. Fish bourne brought her here, as there was not one officer well belonging to her. The Wilberforce came down shortly after wards with more sick, and the Albert went up, but two more have died since we left. The purser of the ilberforce died com . down, and the master of the Albert came down in her and died here. A doctor's mate and Mr. Fishbourne were taken sick here, and went to Ascension in the Wilber force, and Lieutenant Strange came here. We left the Albert on the 19th of September, and arrived here on the 27th ; we left again on the Bth of October, and went up the river to look for the Albert, but met her coming over the bar in charge of Captain Beacroft—all hands sick but four. Captain Trotter is very ill indeed, but is getting better. Captain B. Allen died this morning. The Albert lost three coming down and two here. She has a great many sick on shore, and two in a very bad state. We are going to Ascen.: sion as soon as the state of our sick will permit, where we will stop till the sick on board the other vessels recover suffi ciently to allow of the whole being sent to England. We are going to leave the Soudan here. Mr. Strange has joined the Albert here, and we have got an officer from the Pluto. A clerk and an engineer, in the height of the fever, jumped overboard from the Albert ; the engineer was lost, but two men succeeded in saving the clerk. It is a fine country in the interior ; there is plenty of palm oil, gold dust, ivory, and indigo, which may be purchased very cheap. I expect we shall be home in M arch." RAINIIILL SUNDAY SCHOOL.--The congregation of St. Ann's Church, Rainhill, assembled in the school room on Sunday evening last, and presented Mr. George Ashton, of Prescot, with a very handsome piece of plate, for his inde fatigable exertions as founder of the Sunday School connected with the said church, when, in the absence -of the Rev. J. Brierly, the incumbent, who was unavoidably prevented from attending, and who had a short time since kindly presented Mr. Ashton with sume valuable books as a mark of esteem for his services, the Rev. Mr. Lamb, the curate, passed a very high eulogium on Mr. Ashton's unceasing attention as conductor of that school. Mr. Ashton replied in a very affectionate and sympathising manner. The meeting was afterwards addressed by Mr. W. Longton and Mr. J. Mel ling, who also bore testimony to his services in the education of the poorer classes in the neighbourhood. The meeting concluded by sin g i ng a hymn, and all retired highly gr a tified with the proceedings of the evening. The following is the inscription.on the plate :--" Presented to Mr. G. Ashton, by the clergy and congregation of St. Ann's Church, Rainhill, as a small token of respect for his unwearied exertions in be half of the Sunday School. January, 1842." THE GRAND JUNCTION RAILWAY COMPANY.—The fol lowing appears as a P.S. to the circular convening the general meeting of the proprietors :—" As the company's establish ments for engine and coach-building and repairing are about to be removed to the new works at Crewe, and several hun dred men with their families will thereupon be taken away (for the compan's advantage) from their present residences and means of spiritual and temporal instruction, and com pelled to reside in a district almost wholly unprovided in both these respects, it is the intention of the directors (and they take this opportunity of distinctly stating it beforehand) to submit for the consideration of the shareholders, at the general meeting on the Ist of February, the propriety of authorizing the appropriation, out of the company's funds, of a sum not exceeding £lOOO, towards the establishment of a church and school, in the neighbourhood of, and in con nection with, the new works. We have just been favoured with the sight of a splendid Hebrew Poem, composed by Mr. M. M argo li ant h, Under graduate of Trinity College, Dublin, late an inmate of the Liverpool Institution for Enquiring and Converted Jews, in this town, superbly bound in crimson velvet, and lined with amber satin. Altogether it is the most unique production we ever beheld, and for puri!y of diction and elegance of writing, rivals the Talmudical writings of the learned Hebrews of any age. It has been transmitted for presentation to his Royal Highness Prince Albert at the royal christening; an d con tains a description of the national and literary characte r o f the English nation and its august queen, the coronation of her most gracious majesty, the auspicious marriage of the queen, the happy birth of a prince and princess, and the baptism of his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales. We can add nothing more than that we wish it may meet with the favourable reception its great merit so richly deserves. We understand that it was bound and ornamented by Mr. Batey, of London-road. MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT ON THE RIVER.—On Sunday forenoon a boat in which were several men, was caught in a squall, off the Clarence Dock, and upset. Boats from diffe rent points made towards the spot, in the hope of picking up the men : a buoy was thrown overboard from the packet-ship Siddons as they floated by ;and the Egremont Steamer went to their assistance. All the efforts so save the unfortunate fellows were in vain, the whole, supposed to have been four in number, having perished. We, yesterday, made enquiries along the line of Prince's Pier, and Clarence Dock, and northward to the extremity of the sea walls, with a view to supply some further particulars of the melancholy event, but without being enabled to obtain the names of the unfortunate deceased. All we could learn was that the boat was a gig, from the south end of the town—nrobably the King's Dock Basin,—and the parties were not, it would appear, boat men, but individuals who had gone on an excursion of pleasure, and apparently not accustomed to the management of so small and delicate a vessel in the tide-ways of our river. • The wind was blowing from the northward at the time, and as the tide was running in the opposite direction, there was a sea-way on, dangerous for small boats incautiously worked. She had not much sail set, having only the foresail with the sprit out—forming a small shoulder-of-mutton sail, and the jigger ; and the accident consequently occurred from the sea breaking into or over her and swamping her. None of the bodies, so far as we could learn, up to last night, have yet been found. ANDERSON'S STATUARY—IMPORTAN T TO THE NOBI LITY, GENTRY, AND OTHERS.-It will be observed by an advertisement in another column, that Mr. Anderson, on ac count of ill health, has decided upon submitting his cele brated groups to a subscription sale, to consist of 500 mem bers at £1 each. The figures include Tam o'Shanter on his mare Meg, the witch Cutty Sark, large as life, and cut from one stone ; the comic group of the Deil and the Exciseman, and Watty and Meg —forming, we understand, three prizes. It is to be regretted that Mr. Anderson's state of health should have made this arrangement necessary previous to his visiting other parts of the country, for, as specimens of the artist's ability as a sculptor, public inspection is only re quired to gain for him " a never dying fame," and ensure complete success in his present speculation. Eulogiums of the highest character have been bestowed upon the exhibition by the journals in the various towns Mr. Anderson has vi sited, and the winner of either of these groups will gain a prize indeed. Noblemen and gentlemen wishing to Obtain first-rate specimens of sculpture, will find them worthy their attention, as they would form very excellent ornaments for the hall. To others they might become an independent living by travelling with them for the purpose of exhibition. Another class, who may have neither of the above objecte in view, ought not to allow this opdortunity to escape without giving their support to native genius wnen thus appealed to. Tickets, we believe, will be for sale in a few of the large ma nufacturing towns, and, it is to be hoped, the requisite num ber of subscribers will come forward, in order that an early so much injured ti coroner's jury viewed the body yesterday, and the.'inque; will be held this day. EXTRAORDINARY MORTALITY.—An _ unusual mortality has recently taken place amongst the aged people at Prescot, Lancashire, as will be seen from the following extract from their registry : Interred. Elizabeth Welsby, from Huyton, aged 83, Jan. 10, 1842. Elizabeth Windle, „ Prescot, „ 85, „ 11, „ John Webster, „ Sutton, „ 86, „ 18, ~ George Lawrenson, „ Sutton, „ 90, „ 16, ~ Elizabeth Dudley, „ Bold, ~ 91, ~ 19, ~ Alice Taylor, „ Eccleston, „ 81, „ 20, „ Six persons, their ages amounting to 516 years, all within ten days. On referring, there were only four interments, during the whole year of 1841, whose ages exceeded 80 years_ IMPRUDENCE PUNISHED.—Jane Ross, a female of the most degraded class, and Thomas Brown, a mean-looking fellow, were placed at the bar of the Police -court, on Satur day, charged with having robbed a Mr. Penmen, a rather gaily-dressed individual, who represented himself as a mer chant of London. It appeared., from Mr. Pennell's state ment. that he was passing along Castle-street, when he was accosted by the prisoner and another woman, who asked him to treat them. Ile declined going home with them, as they requested, but he accompanied them to a public-house, where he paid for some drink for them, and they left him. On quitting the public-house he missed his purse, which contained a £2O note, three £5 notes, five sovereigns, and some silver. The delinquents were discovered by Inspector Cottam, who, accidentally saw the male prisoner changing a 4:20 note at a public-house in Mary bone. He took him into custody, and, knowing him to be the " fancy man" of the girl, he went and apprehended her also. She was at once identified, both by Mr. Pennell and the landlady of the house where the latter had treated the girls. The male prisoner said he worked hard for his living, and denied that he had ever been the "fancy man" of the prisoner, or anybody else. The Inspector said the female prisoner had, a few months ago, claimed the protection of the police when he was violently abusing her. Police-officer Pierson also stated, that he had seen them together frequently. The note offered by the male prisoner was identified by Mr. Pennell. The prisoners were committed for trial. CORRESPONDENCE. SOCIALISTS AT THE POST-OFFICE AND RAIL- ROAD YARD. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD SIR,--1 should like to inquire through your valuable paper, whether the Post-office authorities are aware they are em ploying both Socialists and Chartists, as letter-carriers; and also, whether the Rail-road directors know that they are employing Socialists in their yard —aye, and in such situa tions too that they have the power or influence to appoint others, which, of course, are also Socialists ? Being one of those old fashioned persons who think a man who declares himself to be an " irresponsible being," should not be trusted, I would recommend the authorities at both esta blishments to institute immediate inquiry. —Your obedient servant, FACT. Liverpool, Jan. 24, 1842. " THE MECHANICS' INSTITUTION AND ITS PROFESSORS." TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. Sia,—l have never read any of -Mr. Reid's works, and for anything I know they may be very full of errors ; indeed some have been pointed out, in a more kindly spirit, by the Athenceum. A writer in the STANDARD, who signs " 8.," has undoubtedly, however, criticised him in a very carping spirit ; and I think you will admit that the wisest of men may make mistakes, if I shew you that even " B." is not infallible. Finding fault with Mr. Reid for saying of acri form 'fluids that they are usually colourless and invisible, " B." says all colourless things are invisible. Now such is not the fact. Pure water is colourless, and not invisible. All black objects and all white ones are colourless, and not invisible. The diamond usually is colourless, and certainly never invisible—except in circumstances under which all things are so, namely, in the dark. Possibly, however, " B." never saw the diamond, and concluded that therefore it was invisible. So much for the facts of" B.'s " criticism. Now for its spirit. Surely any one might see that "it is" is merely a misprint for " they are " ; and I am surprised that a newspaper, being constantly liable to have its sense turned into nonsense by mistakes of compositors, should do more than notice the fact of the mistake. But then " B." could not have sported his " light weight"-ed and " ex tremely light" wit. And surely, to say of anything inor ganic that it is insensible to the touch, is at the worst but a familiar and colloquial mode of saying that it is not discerni ble by the touch. The statement could mislead no one as to the author's meaning. Mr. Reid must certainly be wrong in saying that the particles pass through each other, as they can only pass between each other ; but is " B." any nearer right in asserting the absolute impenetrability of matter? Matter is certainly penetrable by heat and electricity, and in certain cases by light. Even according to those who deny the material nature of light, heat, and electricity, matter is penetrated by a subtle tether which conveys these influences. Now possibly the work in question may contain more serious ' errors than any pointed out by " B. ," y who may be even un able, to di s co ver th em ; b u t l e t them be discussed in a candid manner. Do not treat Mr. Reid unjustly because he belongs to an institution of which you disapprove, .but observe Liverpool, Jan. 21, ]842 FAIRPLAY THE FUTURE REPRESENTATIVE OFLIVERPOOL TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, SIR,—On account of the elevation to the bench of our esteemed representative, Cresswell Cresswell, Esq., I beg to ask you, through your valuable journal, who, in your opinion, is likely to be brought forward on the conservative interest. As there are many reports that some of the follow ing gentlemen are to be brought forward for our suffrages, it is quite essential that we should make the selection imme diately, and go to work with that true protestant spirit, which I hope and trust will for ever distinguish this great commercial town. The names of those reported as likely to be brought forward are Mr. Colquhoun, Sir Geo. Murray, Sir Howard Douglas, the Hon. W. Cust, Lord Maidstone, and Robertson Gladstone, Esq., of our own town. Now, sir, all the above gentlemen are worthy the highest enco• mium, as being staunch conservatives ; but which is the best PROTESTANT, in deed and in truth ? He it is who is entitled to the suffrages of our protestant burgesses ; he who will go to the House of Commons free from the taint of expediency, and who will boldly and fearlessly declare that he values the three creeds of our beloved church, and that he holds in ve neration the 39 articles, and particularly the 37th, which says, with a voice dear to every true and faithful protestant, that the " Bishop of Rome hath no jurisdiction in this realm of England " ;—he it is for whom I and hundreds of my fellow-operative protestant burgesses would like to record our votes. I hope he will be one who will not forget to avow the principles which have been so manfully avowed by Mr. Gregory in Dublin, when he told the electors plainly that he did not approve of the grant to Maynooth College ; and I hope and trust, sir, that such will be the manifestation of the gentleman who may offer himself as our protestant conservative candidate. I hope, sir, you will pardon me for this intrusion; but I have heard it represented that it would be well to call ward meetings to make choice of one of the gentlemen above named, because the protestant constituency of Liverpool will no longer trust to the name of conservative, unless it derives from a true protestant principle. Only refer to the result of last November, and look at the conduct of those half-and-half, lukewarm, ostentatious, and nominal protes tants, on the school question ; and it will suffice to shew, that we ought to return the candidate only who has his con servatism founded on true protestant principles, which alone can be the only safeguard of life and property in this world, and of immortal souls in' the realms of eternal bliss. I hope and trust, sir, you will have the goodness to give your esteemed opinion on these few remarks, as I, in con junction with my brother operatives, am in the habit of reading your valuable journal constantly twice a week, knowing that you are always anxious to further the views of the protestant operatives, and to cultivate that mutual feel ing, which ought to exist to a greater extent, between the aristocracy and the democracy, which I am glad to say is much increasing; and I hope, sir, it may continue so to do, as we are all under one glorious banner, under which we all wish to " fight the good fight " of faith, and maintain those blessings which God has given us at the hands of our ances tors, in whose steps may we always be ready to follow; and when duty calls we will all obey. I beg to subscribe myself, your obedient servant. A PROTESTANT OPERATIVE AND BURGESS Toxteth park, Jan. 22nd, 1842. THE NAME OF THE PRINCE OF WALES.—There is now no doubt that his Royal Highness the Prince of Wales will be christened Albert Edward, with, it is expected, one or two additions. This point, upon which, of late, so much spec ulation has been afloat, it would not have been " court etiquette " to have decided until after the arrival of the royal sponsor. The ceremony will be performed by his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury. PROVIDENTIAL ESCAPE AND PRAISEWORTHY CONDUCT. —On Wednesday, the 12th instant, Captain Robert Walsh, of the schooner Eleanor, of Maryport, on her passage from Limerick to Glasson-dock, when off Mulroy, in the north of part of Ireland, fell in with a small open fishing boat, which had been driven out to sea about 20 miles. It appears that the crew consisted of nine individuals, three of whom had died of fatigue and cold ; the remaining six Captain Walsh took on board and treated with great kindness,and made every endeavour to launch them near their place of abode, but, in consequence of the then prevailing contrary winds, he was unable to accomplish:it, and eventually brought them to Peil harbour, which they reached on Wednesday last. On their being landed at the latter place the captain and mate provided means for their support, and gave them a certificate to guard the public against imposition. THE ROYAL CHRISTENING CAKE.—A most magnificen " christening cake," manufactured by royal command, ex pressly for the occasion, by Mr. John C. Mawditt, first yeo man confectioner to her Majesty, will be placed upon the royal banquetting table. It weighs very nearly 2 cwt., and has thus been described :—" Its case or outside, and all the ornaments, are made entirely of sugar, several of the latter are silvered over. It is ornamented round the bottom with a neatly executed border of the rose thistle and shamrock. On the sides of the cake are placed, alternately, medallion por traits in silver of her Majesty and Prince Albert, with the arms of England over them, and the Prince of Wales' fea thers with the Arms of Wales over them, the whole sur mounted by a neat scroll in dead sugar work. Above are three tiers, each environed by smaller scroll work, surmoun ted by silvered princes' feathers; and on the summit are pedestals supporting sugar figures of Ceres, Fortune, Plenty, Britannia holding the infant prince, Clio, the goddess of history ; and St. David, the tutelar saint of Wales. In the the centre of the group is a representation of the royal font and several small vases, with flowers, surround the figures The lout ensemble present an elegant and chaste appearance." We regret to notice the death of the venerable master of the Charterhouse, the Rev. Dr. Fisher, who died at Kingston on Wednesday last. The reverend gentleman was in his 92d year. By his death there is also a vacancy:4n the canon resideOaryships of Norwich. By a somewhat remarkable coincidence the liev. Robert Watts, the librarian of Sion College, who was exactly of the same age, died the same day at the college. The Rev. Mr. Watts was also rector of St. Alphage, London-wall, and a prebendary of St. Paul's Ca thedral.—Morning Herald. THE NIGER EXPEDITION AND IMMIGRATION TO THE WEST INDIES The Niger expedition, of which some particulars will be _ _ visionary philanthropists anticipated such important benefits to the people of Africa, may now safely be said to have resulted in signal and dis e. We record 'the fact with no pleasurable It is painful to contemplate such a result to an —which received the good effort made under such auspice wishes of the virtuous and b enevo l en t o f every party, -and which has been conducted throughout with such energy and scheme wit wer 'rom the outset of this mis- ;his precise ter- !Ist fur its failure in realizing the benefits which ere expected from it by its projectors The LIVERPOOI STANDARD denounced it then as a hopeless and •a rr project; and we viewed it as especially injurious to the real interests of the African race, inasmuch as it drew away at tention for a time, and at an important crisis, from the ad vantages to be derived by establishing upon a permanent basis the prosperity . of our West Indian colonies, from which source we are satisfied must mainly emanate the future civilization of unhappy Africa. Our object in recurring to this subject now is not to in dulge in any taunts against those of our fellow townsmen, who, at the time, regarded the opinions, which we felt bound to express against the practical usefulness of this expensive national effort, as emanating from feelings of no very amiable character. We have no desire to build up a claim to superior discernment, and thus to triumph, upon an issue so full of calamity and so destructive to the nation's hopes. On the contrary we would gladly convert even this disastrous failure into a blessing. We would gladly erect upon this prostration of the fond anticipations of so many wise and good men a beacon to direct them in the true path to the object which they have in view. We would gladly use it as a warning to the friends of the negro race, at once to lay aside the con templation of visionary projects which involve physical im possibilities ; to lay aside, too, unworthy prejudices; and to direct their attention earnestly and honestly towards the means which we possess in our own hands of effecting avast amelioration of the condition of the people of Africa, if not ultimately, even, of bringing them within the pale of civili zation ; and if such a good can be brought out of the evil which has attended this unfortunate expedition, the treasure lavished upon it will not haVe been spent, and our gallant fellow-countrymen, who have ,fallen its victims, have died in vain. • Let the friends of Africa nowt—let those whose sympathies were with this effort of misdirected humanity —turn their at tention calmly and seriously to au examination of their posi tion with respect to the object which they have in view. The experiment to promote the happiness and civilization of Africa by means of colonisation has been made and failed. We can effect no amelioration internally and directly in the condition of the people of Africa. Malaria and disease hedge them round in their present state of abject degrada tion ; and the barrier which they form is impassable and impregnable against any efforts of European cilvilization. What then are the means by which we can operate upon that state of degradation from without 1 By commerce along the shores of Africa, something—and yet how small when com pared with the whole which we contemplate ?—may be done. We may stimulate the inhabitants of the coast to the adoption of European habits. and create in them new wants, which in return will induce exertion and industry to supply them. But there, alas, the curse which aflicts Africa stands in our way •, and those wants which we create, and from which we look for the production of industry, result only in giving a stimu lus to barbarity. The Brazilian, the Spanish or the American. slaver lurks in the rivers and prowls along the coasts of that unhappy land ; and human flesh and blood is barteredto pur chase the luxuries and comforts for which commercial inter course has created a taste. So long as slavery exists in the world, civilisation, to the extent to which commerce can eject it, is a curse and not a blessing to Africa. Unhesi tatingly we make that declaration. The continued existence of slavery and the slave traffic neutralises all our efforts in the cause of African amelioration ; and a perseverance in them, unaccompanied by a determined resolution to effect the destruction of that odious traffic, is cruelty rather than philanthropy ! But is not Great Britain earnest and resolute in her efforts to put down slavery ? it may be asked. Are not her cruisers upon every coast, and at the mouth of every river? And has she not determined to risk even war rather than relax in her noble efforts? All this we reply is true ; and yet the slave trade increases despite of all this energy and determina tion, and the horrors of that trade are increased tenfold be cause of it ! We cannot, with all the sacrifice of valuable lives and money, which the effort involves, do more than check it. We cannot even make it unrernunerating ; and until we can do this, and so long as avarice is inherent in the human mind, the slaver will laugh at our efforts and deride our philanthropy. Turn, then, we ask of the friends of the African race, to our British Wrest Indies, and examine the facilities which there present themselves for effecting the objects which they, and we too, have in view. In those colonies we see thou sands of our African brethren enjoying the blessings of free dom, in the enjoyment of every comfort,—civilized, educated, Christianized, and under the guarding protection of British laws and British institutions. In those colonies, too, we see an exhaustless field for the supply of additional hundreds of thousauds of Africans with the means of comfort and the blessings of civilization. With proper cultivation those colo nies are capable of supplying the whole world with those pro ducts which the bosom of unhappy Africa is rifled for limbs to raise ? And yet what use does Britain make of these noble possessions ? To what extent are they made to operate to wards the accomplishment of that great object which, as a nation, we profess to have in view ? We answer, NONE ! British philanthropy, when it struck the fetters from the West Indian slave, there paused, and left but half accom plished its glorious and beneficent task. We sought to strike a blow to the heart of slavery : we have not pierced the skin. From these fertile lands ought to have gone forth the edict at whose sound the fetters of every enslaved man beneath the canopy of heaven would have been broken ; and yet the spec tacle which they present bas only riveted those fetters more firmly and hopelessly upon him. • We have already shewn that in one at least of our colonies (Guiana) cultivation by mean s of free lab our cannot b e car ried on except at a ruinous sacrifice to the planter ; and that without a supply of labour it must soon cease entirely, and the markets of Great Britain for tropical produce be thrown 'open without restriction to the cultivation of foreign slave countries. No government can long maintain the protection at present afforded to free-labour produce, in the face of a li mited and high-priced supply. We must have those neces saries of life which the tropics afford us at a diminished price and in larger quantities ; and there are but two modes by which that can be accomplished. Abandon West Indian protection—declare emancipation a failure—proclaim to the world the harrowing fact that tropical produce cannot be produced by free labour—throw open the British markets to slave labour without restriction, and say to the slave-trader, " Go on in your inhuman traffic, which has now become one necessary to the comfort and the luxury of mankind ; " or, as the only alternative which can avert a result so greatly to be deprecated, throw into the hands of the planters in your own colonies the means of procuring a supply of labour; give to the degraded and oppressed natives of Africa the means of transporting themselves within the confines of ci vilization, since civilization cannot visit them in their own deathly and wretched climate. Can - the British philanthropist have any hesitation which of these two courses he should advocate? Surely he cannot. The only means by which the amelioration of the condition of the African race can be effected, exist in our emancipated colonies. In these colonies the labour of Africa may find an abundant market. Here they may find protection, edu cation, and Christianity. From these lands the slave traffic may be effectually and peacefully put down ; and thence ul timately the blessings of civilization may reach the heart of Africa herself. " I consider," wrote Lord John Russell, on the 20th of March last—" I consider the establishment of a regular INTERCOURSE BETWEEN AFRICA AND THE WEST INDIES will tend greatly not only to the prosperity of the British West India possessions, but likewise to the civilization of Africa. A new epoch has arrived for the African race. We have in the West Indies 800,000 negroes, of wham, perhaps, three-fourths are Christians in the enjoyment of practical freedom, of means of education and of physical comfort, to!a very high degree. There is no reason to suppose that their advances in wealth, knowledge, and religious improvement may not be in proportion to the most hopeful anticipations. Nothing like this state of society exists among the African race elsewhere." Open out, then, we say, even at the expense of the British government, additional facilities for that intercourse. Let no unworthy prejudice against the planters of the West Indies interfere with such a work of real benefit to the African race. People our West Indies from the shores of that be nighted land. Lay the foundation there of an African em pire and from its growth and prosperity, and the intercourse which may be established between it and the parent conti nent, who shall place a limit to the vast results of good which may arise to the cause of humanity and to the negro race ? "OBSERVATIONS ON THE REV. H. WNEILE'S LETTER. BY THE REV. T. YOUENS, D.D." Liverpool : Rockliff and Ellis, Castle-street. We took up the above " Observations " in the full expec tation of finding in them a reply to the arguments and the statements contained in the letter of Mr. M`Neile, which appeared in our publication of the 11th instant. The repu tation of the rev. doctor as a controversialist, fully warranted us in the supposition that he would meet the whole question embraced in that letter fully and fairly ; and we must con fess that we have laid it down with the impression indelibly fixed upon our mind, that,, even as a controversialist, per mitted by the usage of his order to employ every subtlety of argument and perversion or.evasion of truth to establish the case of the church to which, he belongs, the author has most signally failed to prove himself entitled to enter the lists and to break a lance, in the presence of intelligent and discrimi nating witnesses, with so approved and powerful a champion as the rev. gentleman againSt whom he has so presumptu ously set himself in arra y. Amore feebl e an d fli ppant pro duction it is scarcely possible to conceive than the letter before us ; and could there have existed any reasonable doubt as to its authorship, we should have unhesitati ng ly main tained the impossibility of so flimsy and trifling a composi tion having emanated from the learned doctor whose imprint it bears. We could easily prove the correctness of this judgment by quoting entire the five pages and a half of mingled swagger and shuffle, which the doctor has endeavoured to palm off upon the ignorant supporters of his church'as a triumphant settlement of the whole question at issue, but which no edu cated and reasoning Roman Catholic will be satisfied, we imagine, to accept as such. We have not space for this, however, even if we were desirous to load our columns with the rev. doctor's rhodomontade ; and shall content ourselves with an extract or two merely, as specimens of his style and of the quality of his arguments : " On the subject of creeds we have a little more skirmish ing on the outskirts of the question. Mr M`Neile attempts to elude the force of my argument, charging him with incon sistency in admitting the Athanasian Creed and in subscri bing to the Thirty-nine Articles. He tells us that he can safely and consistently receive the Athanasian Creed, be cause of its scripture contents ' ; and that he can subscribe to the Thirty-nine. Articles, because they have no condem natory clauses. " This is really amusing. No power on earth could in duce him to subscribe the Thirty-nine Articles if they had the condemnatory clauses.' And yet hi s orthodoxy can swallow the Athanasian Creed with its condemnatory clauses, and that without any apparent effort. This reminds me of a singular peculiarity of deglution mentioned in the Gospel." This little flourish, we dare say, will be " very amusing" to the ignorant Popish reader of the learned doctor's observa tions, and their author will be incontinently held up as a przeux chevalier amongst the controversialists of Romanism but, unfortunately for the doctor's reputation in the eyes of the thinking and reasoning portion of mankind, the flourish b een gained at the expense of truth. in question has only The alleged inconsistency of Mr. M'Neil e in receiving the Athanasian Creed, and at the same time subscribing to the 39 Articles, is thus triumphantly established by,simply mis representing the meaning and suppressing a portion of the explanation itself, by which Mr. M'Neile showed most satis factorily the unstable grounds upon which Dr. Youens found ed his original charge. 'Mr. M'Neile never told the doctor or any other person that he received the Ath auasian creed " be cause of its scripture contents, and subscribed the 39 arti cles " because they contained no condemnatory clauses." His argument, as published, was a consistent whole: its al, leged substance, as given by the doctor in the extracts above, is only composed of shreds, cunningly selected, to pervert its -leaning. The doctor quotes within inverted commas, as Mr. M`Neile's composition, a paragraph which Mr. M`Neile never wrote. We could give similar instances of the doctor's jesuitry ; but it is perhaps supe r fl uous . D octor Y ouens h as b een met in his first essay against Mr. Wisieile, has shuffled out of the encounter, and will meet him no more. The public at large, and a portion of the reflecting Roman Catholics them selves, will not he satisfied unless the doctrines of the Romish Church can be defended and their antiquity established upon scriptural evidence ; and its chosen champion, when chal lenged to dO this, has distinctly declined the attempt—has laid down the Bible, and taken refuge in the fathers. " Let Mr. IVl`Neile not," writes Dr. Youens in concluding his feeble Observations,' " tell us that Scripture is his test. In his hand the Scripture ha..i all the potency of a magical -- and : by means of it he can, at will, change truth into error, ►d error into truth. Until, therefore, he and I can come to some understanding as to the criterio❑ whereby religious truth is to be distinguished from religious error, let him not use a test" (the Bible) " against which I protest." By all means, most learned doctor ; and the conclusion which the public must and will draw from such a course can only be that the existing Churdrof Rome is an unapostolical, unscriptu ral, and schismatic novelty, or why " protest" against an appeal to the Scriptures. BRAID'S DISCOVERIES On Saturday evening Mr. Braid, surgeon, of Manchester, whose discoveries in the so-called science of Mesmerism have been noticed in our paper, delivered at the Portico, in Newington, a lecture, which was partly a narrative of the incidents which caused him to turn his attention to the sub ject; descriptive of the process by which he produces the somnainbulic, or cataleptiform, state ;. elucidative of what he conceives to be the causes of the phenomena induced ; and illustrative so far as regarded the production of certain effects on the parties whom he himself brought forward. The room was well filled, at an early hour, with a highly-reiliectable auditory, among whom were several ladies, and many gentle men of the medical profession. The lecture commenced at eight o'clock. It does not, however, require to be reported at any length, as it was chiefly' a recapitulation of matter which has been already published more than once. He set out with a brief history of Mesmerism ; alluding to the scepticism which prevailed on the subject ; the admission which had been made touching its phenomena; the conve.sion of Dr. Elliot son i n thi s country ; Mr. Wakley's investigatidn of points averred by the !alter, with the results thereof ; and the deathblow thereby inflicted on Mesmerism in England till the subject was revived by the visit of M. Lafontaine. With such variable ac counts of the success of the latter he was, like many others, ex tremely sceptical, and he determined to go and judge for him self. From this point Mr. Braid proceeded to describe the progress of his discovery, and its gradual developement, all of which has been abundantly narrated heretofore. He appeared particularly desirous of drawing a strong distinction be tween the professors of animal magnetism and himself, and ridiculed the notion of one person having a power over another, as has been constantly asserted by the former. He believed that the magnetizers produced the same effects, though not by their manipulations, but by causes similar to those which he set forth ; and, while the magnetizers frequently failed, lie seldom did so, as even the most strong, if they complied with his directions, mentally as well as bodily, must be influenced, and so far from it being requisite that any individual should have power over them, they might, if they pleased, mesmerize themselves by complying with his directions. The lecturer here paused for the purpose of cautioning his hearers not to attempt ex periments of this nature alone, as one or two individuals, who had imprudently brought on the cataleptic state without having some person at hand to awaken them, had been found in a very alarming condition. The lecturer mentioned the exceedingly strange susceptibility of the patient, and the extra ordinary variations which take place in the pulse. He ad verted to an instance which he had noted in a girl, named Sarah Connor, whose pulse, before she was mesmerized, was 94 ; in two minutes after she was put into the cataleptic state it was 90: when one limb was mesmerized it went up to 118, and subsequently to 148. The statement went to show, that. when the limbs were demesmerized, the pulse sank, and that it rose again as they were mesmerized or placed in a state of rigidity. Mr. Braid explained the useful purposes to which he had turned his discovery. It had enabled him to extract teeth without pain, for the persons so influenced were not sensible of pain. He had removed rheumatism of long standing ; had cured a tic-doloreaux in eleven minutes ' • had even restored the use of paralytic limb s ,—li m b s which had been paralytic from birth ; and had cured the deaf and dumb. Some of his worldly-wise friends had desired him to conceal his disco veries, and to practice them in private fur his own profit and emolument ; but, as he found them important and capable of being largely beneficial to mankind, he thought they could not be too widely disseminated. Mr. Braid having con cluded his lecture, expressed his intention of illustrating his discourse by experiments. His plan was first to call forward those whose susceptibility he had tried, and then to experi mentize on any individual who might offer. Mr. Braid first called forward a young woman, who is, he informed us, his domestic cook. Her name did not transpire. He held his lancet-case above her eyes, and she fixed her eyes steadily upon it. In a few seconds her eyes closed. The operator raised her arms, so as to bring each of her hands nearly in contact with herface. He then caused her to fol low him. She walked slowly and cautiously, and with an ap peorance of great rigidity of muscle. The operator observed that she was a heavy sleeper, and a heavy walker likewise. She was placed in a chair, her arms still up, and the operator extended her legs, which she retained at a right angle to her spine. He declared her insensible to pain, and, to prove it, darted pins into her forehead; where they stuck. He then pierced her legs till the blood followed each puncture. Drs. M'Culloch and M'lntyre felt her pulse. It was, at first, 84 : when her limbs were extended it was 166. Her legs were demesmerized, and she was slightly aroused when the pulse sunk to 80. The limbs were again extended, and the pulse rose to 152: During the whole of this time the muscles of the arms were extremely rigid, her face was flushed, and her eyes, on being examined by Dr. Sutherland and the other medical gentlemen, were found to he congested with blood, the iris was preternaturally dilated, and the retina was insen sible to the action of light. All these phenomena were par ticularly noted. The girl was next s u bj ec t e d t o the influence of galvanism. -The shocks produced a sensible effect on her arms, but no indication of pain was visible on her counte nance. The pulse, immediately after the removal of the galvanic apparatus, was 160. As her face had become much flushed, the operator aroused her by a few strokes of his fan and a few shakes. She opened her eyes and exhibited all the appearance of a person suddenly started from a deep sleep. • Mr. Braid immediately mesmerized her again, for the purpose of trying upon her the effect of the fumes of ammonia. The ammonia used was exceedingly strong. Several young gentlemen who stood about the stage were sceptical as to its power. Mr. Bushell applied it to his nose, and it was so potent that it brought the tears from his eyes. However, it had no effect on the girl. Hereupon the scep tics, who were, assuredly, most hard of b e li e f, d ec l are d t h at she held her breath. his was tested by Dr. Sutherland, who, while he ascertained that she was breathing, applied the phial to her nostrils. It produced no effect. A Mr. Bain bridge, who was one of the most unbelieving of the unbe lievers, required that some snuff should be exhibited. A copious pinch of snuff was administered, but it produced no evidence of sensibility. The girl, on being aroused, pre sented the same indications of half returned consciousness as before. The next girl produced was Sarah Connor. Our space will not permit us to go into a detailed account of all the experiments. This girl was quickly put into the cataleptic, or somnatnbulic, state, when her pulse was found to be 120. The operator, in orde r t o conv i nce th e - au di ence o f the supe rior sensibility of persons in this state, took out his watch, and directed her to follow it, he going with it from place to place ata certain di s t ance f rom h er . Thi s exper i ment par tially failed, which the operator stated arose from so many gentlemen having watches about them. The girl was next seated, and her limbs raised, when she bore the test of pricking with pins, &c. without any indications of sensibility, though the blood flowed each, puncture. She was also tried with the galvanic battery, which produced precisely the same indications as were exhibited iu the former case. A . young gentleman, one of the sceptics, at the suggestion of Dr. M'lntvre, tried the galvanic apparatus, and he was enabled to hold it without flinching. Dr. M'lntyre had previously tried it. and had thrown it precipitately from him. Another gentleman, who tried subsequently, threw one of the bars from him very quickly. Mr. Braid next produced two boys, Edward and James Shelmerdine, two brothers of three who were born deaf and dumb. Edward had been entirely deaf from his birth, as had the brother who was absent. James had been capable of hearing the report of a gun. He had operated on them a few times, and they were now able to hear the ticking of a watch, and, though they could not speak, the power of speech was restored to them, and they could imitate articulate sounds. Mr. Braid said, these boys were well-educated, and could write well, having been brought up in the Institution for the Deaf and Dumb, at Manchester. Mr. Braid read certificates of the truth of what he said, and gave convincing proofs that the boys could hear and articulate. He subse quently put them into the cataleptic state, when they exhi bited all the usual phenomena, the boy Edward in a remark able degree. His pulse beat most vehemently, his face flushed, arid, at length, the vessels of his neck and visage ap peared so swoln that the operator deemed it. necessary to.de mesmerize him. It was shown that, after this process, the hearing of the boys was considerably improved. The audi ence was compelled, of course, to take this upon the showing of the boys, who were either deceiving themselves or wil fully deceiving the audience. Mr. Braid mentioned several instances of the great success which had attended his experiments on deaf persons, which we are sorry we have not space to advert to. After having mesmerized his own servant man with the usual results, he called forward two little girls, one of whom is a daughter of Mr. Edw. Browne, of this town, professor of the flute. The . last-named child, he-st a t e d, h e h a d mesmer i ze d on ly once be fore: After gazing a few minutes at an object, they shut their eyelids, and their arms were raised in different posi tions. In this state, with closed eyes, they followed Mr. Braid whither he desired, and turned and walked in the di rection of any individual who called to them. At the desire of Mr. Braid, one of them waltzed with apparent good-will, and both essayed to sing, but with an intonation indicative of drowsiness. When Mr. Braid informed the audience that be would ex perimentise ou any individuals who would submit to the ope ration, the male candidates were numerous. Mr. Braid in quired if any lady present wished to put his statements to the test of trial. After a slight pause, a lady who sat in one of the front seats, stepped forward. Previously to trying the experiment, Mr. Braid related that he had, by fixing the gaze of a lion on one occasion, and of a Newfoundland dog on ano ther, succeeded in mesmerising both these animals. Mr. B. proceeded to try the experiment upon the lady to whom we have alluded. After gazing for a few moments at his lancet case, she closed her eyes, in obedience to the whispered in junctions of the operator. Mr. Braid then raised her arms, which she kept in the position in which he placed them, and, on her pulse being felt, it was found to be 100. She soon opened her eyes, and Mr. B. intimattd politely that he had done with her. The operator was completely under the im pression that he had succeeded ' • but the lady was of a diffe rent opinion, for she d ec l are d that she could at any moment have put down her arms or opened her eyes, a fact that was communicated to the audience by Dr. M'lntyre. Mr. Braid observed that it could not be said that he had not produced any effect, seeing that the lady's pulse had risen to 140, and as to her opinion on the subject, he had uniformly observed, that the parties Mesmerised would not at first believe that any effect was produced. The lady was, however, in the first stage, which would have gone on till the cataleptic state would have been produced in its extremity. Four of ,the candidates for specimens of the operators powers were now placed on the stage in a line. The first of these, a good looking young gentleman, Mr. George Jobbling, of this town, quickly closed his eyes. One of his arms was raised, and the operator left him and proceeded to fa the gaze of Mr. Smith, a gentleman in the corporation treasurer's office, who, after looking intently at the lancet case for a few moments, closed his eyes. His arm was then raised, an d h e, too, was left with an arm uplifted towards the sky, i n th e attitude of a Brutus when appealing to the gods against the tyranny of a Tarquin. The fourth gentleman, Mr. Moss, secretary to the Shipmasters Association, Oldhall-street, gazed most intently, but could not, or would not, yield. Many times the operator evidently thought he was going off; but he ever and anon opened his eyes, and created much mer riment by gazing around. Suddenly Mr. Jobbling's arm dropped, his head fell upon his breast, and it was feared he would have fallen forward. In this attitude he continued till Mr. Braid again raised his arm, which he held out ri.4-id as before, The operation was again tried on the refractory subject above alluded to; but he resisted all Mr. Braid's powers. A sudden sound awakened Mr. Jobbling, when the operator, suddenly catching Mr. Smith's arm, per formed the same kind office for him. Numerous questions )e audience, many more than could pos answered. Mr. Braid said he had no conceal and he requested the gen tl eman to reply candidly. .. Smith said, he had closed his eyes at the request of the operator, and had also, for the same reason, held his arms in the position in which they were placed, though he had power at any moment to have opened his eyes and to have let fall his arms to their natural place. Mr. Jobbling declared that he had no power whatever either to open his eyes or to move his armli. He was perfectly conscious, but he seemed to have lost all control over all his muscles. were asked by th A. younfr „gentleman, named Tinley whom the experiment was tried. His e, his arms were fixed. He speedily awoke„ declared that he had endeavoured to open hi astrous fail feelings the last person on ; soon closed, and however, when he but was the process, and in this as in closed tears rolled copiously down his cheel seated in a chair, and, aft( purpose of allowing his one of his le and former case, whet; his eyes s. He was now short interval of silence, for the _ _ m.ensibility to deepen, his arms and .-6s were raised. His face flushed exceedingly, was evident from his breathing that his pulse was greatly accelerated, though no one tried the experiment. He appeared, throughout, to be struggling to awake, which at length he did. Lie stated to the audience, that he felt an un usual sensation of warmth ; that be had no power to open his eyes or to arouse himself ; but that he could, if he had pleased, have put down either his arms or his leg. ---- -,- Several other individuals were very ' desirous of being mes merised, but, as it was now within a quarter of an hour of twelve o'clock, Mr. Braid decided upon discontinuing the operations. We may observe in conclusion, that a portion of the audience were sceptical and dissatisfied to the last; while the main bulk of-those present, if not entirely convin ced, were, at least, much gratified, and those who looked on and iistened with a firm desire fur the attainment of truth were without doubt, edified and instructed. Mr. Braid thanked the audience for the attention with which they had listened to him, and said, if it were desired, he would repeat his visit, and endeavour further to illustrate his subject Much applause followed this anouncement. THE COALBROOKDALE IRON COMPANY Whatever may be the moral condition of our country , which we would fain hope, notwithstanding the demurs of cynical philosophers, is in progress of improvement ; our advancement in scientific and mechanical science is unques tionable, and enables us to appropriate materials considered by our forefathers the most,: obdurate and unpromising to purposes of utility or elegance; In the adaptation of sub stances, " dug from the bowels of the _harmless earth," and particularly of the most ordinary and abundant, though per: a 7, imps the Most truly valuable of metals ; and, by means of the furnace or the forge, fashioning it into an infinite variety of forms, from the largest structures in naval and domestic architecture, to articles of utility or ornament the most minute, we have assuredly progressed to a degree of perfec tion, the bare anticipation of which our forefathers would have deemed altogether chimerical. Modern ingenuity and perseverance have found in iron an admirable substitute for timber, brass, and other materials formerly exclusively in requisition as alone suited for many of those purposes ; and we have now not only iron machinery, but iron roads, iron ships, iron printing presses, iron stoves, iron utensils, ad in finitum, but (as will be shown), iron chairs, iron bedsteads, and even iron statuary, iron pictures, iron houses, and iron tomb-stones/ if we have not yet revived the beatitude of " the golden age," we may, at least, physically speaking, assume our claim to have realised the age of iron ; and we should be cold, indeed, as iron itself, did we not take pride •to ourselves in living in a generation characterised by such a triumph of human intellect,—especially when we find the articles enumerated to be neater, more elegant in form, stronger and more durable than those of former times, and of which we may have an inexhaustible supply even at our own doors. We have been led to these reflections by a recent visit to the Coalbrookdale Company's splendid warehouse in James. street, which though but lately established in this locality, and consequently not yet generally known, is deservedly worthy of baing classed amongst the lions of our native town. We were at once surprised and delighted by an inspection of the numerous beautiful articles, large and small, displayed it xte , - • -how roour - A quarter of a century ago, the Car ron Iron Works, near Glasgow, were considered the first foundry in the kingdom, and the common Rumford grates, ovens, &c., there produced were regarded as a great acquisition to the comforts of the parlour and the cuisine. Great im prOvements have doubtless been there introduced since that time, and we have seen some fine modern specimens; but without wishing to disparage the efforts of our northern neighbours or others, we must say that the Coalbrookdale Company, whether in taste ofdesign, perfection in execution, or the magnitude of their undertakings, have distanced all former competitors in the art. The extent of their works (at Coalbrookdale, Shropshire), where they are in possession of valuable iron and coal mines, may be estimated from the fact that they employ upwards of five thousand men ! . . _ The warehouse here is a stone building constructed ex pressly for the purpose. It is of Grecian architecture en riched with columns in front, between the wings, and is one Isomest commercial edifices in the town. In the lower room, which occupies its full length, are shown the finer descriptions of articles. The prevailing style, in accordance with the revived fashion of the day, is the florid Elizabethan, which permits of great richness and variety. The fenders are peculiarly elegant and of great diversity of design, some resembling the finest bronze, and others in Berlin black, with classical figures minutely cast, and ornamental open-work, polished steel shafts, &c. The fire-irons, of various modern patterns, are of the finest polished steel. The tables are of numerous forms and sizes,—some for halls, of antique design, the tops resembling real marble, or polished of the I )f smaller sine and round iopped-forth drawing-room or boudoir, mounted on richly-carved pillars or pedestals, the tops of some of them enriched with beauti ful groups of flowers in the French style, select views, finely painted, and so japanned as precisely to resemble the finest work in papier nzachee; others of them are inlaid with marble, as backgammon tables, and one curiously topped with a va riety of Derbyshire spar. The castings forming the edgings of the tops of these are of open-work like lace. The grates are chiefly of the stove description, and of beautiful, rich de signs, —many of them with chimney-pieces painted or var nished in marble, &c., and cast as smooth as that material when polished. Amongst a splendid assortment of articles of vertu—all of cast iron—are the Warwick, Naples, and other vases, exceeedingly perfect in every respect. The pro jecting Roman heads on the former are as minutely fine arid expressive as if formed of wax in the fine.,t mould. It is considered superior in execution to the same vase produced in bronze at Berlin, and is but half the price. We observed some handsome and elaborately-designed fruit plates, in imi tation of bronze, or in Berlin black. One of them in parti cular is of fine open-work, interspersed with small heads, finely finished, and the pattern carried out on both sides of the article. Others are in the form of shells. The chimney and drawing-room ornaments are various and beautiful — equal in every point to the finest productions in bronze. A representation of the Crucifixion is quite a gem. The figure of the Saviour is only from four-and-a-half to five inches long, yet anatomical accuracy is strictly preserved, and the crown of thorns and even the hair on the head are minutely thrown out. A male and female French peasant a horse rampant, a bull, &c., are all perfect and spirited representa tions. The attitudes are fine, and the whole beautifully smooth. There are also some fine pictorial castings of his torical subjects, amongst which is the " Lord's Supper," in alto relievo, taken from the celebrated plate recently pub lished. The price of this imperishable "picture," (which is within a frame, ) is extremely moderate. A variety of ink stands, of elaborate designs, ornamental watch-stands, flower-bowls, &c., also claim the visitors' attention. We noticed, too, several handsome flower-vases for the parterre, painted in resemblance of stone. These and other castings for exterior ornament are boiled in oil after being cast, and, being impervious to moisture, are not subject to corrode or rust. Gas-fittings are also produced at the works, in pillars and chandeliers, of the most elaborate, massy, and classical design. One, of a superb description, is now in progress of completion by the company, for Dr. Baffies's new chapel, Great George's -street. The design is much admired, and it will, we believe, be decorated with China ornaments in flowers, manufactured at the celebrated China-works, at Coalbrookdale, contiguous to the company's iron-works. The stoves are of numerous descriptions, and beautifully designed—Grecian, Elizabethan, &c. The company sup plied a splendid large one, in the former classical style, for the Great Western steamship, the drawing of which we were shewn. It has four fires, one on each side, and the flue forms a highly ornamental column. The waierooms above are also well worthy of inspection, being filled with an endless variety of grates ; cabouses for ships, on the most compact and approved principles ; iron safes, with gilded mouldings, and Chubb's patent locks ; kitchen ranges, &c., all designed and finished in a superior style of workmanship. Ono of the last is of great size, with two ovens, hot-hearths, &c., and appears to be calculated for a baronial residence, in which the good things of this life are dispensed to numerous guests and retainers in the liberal spirit of good Old English hospitality. We here observed several handsome garden-chairs, representing seats formed of the vine in its full luxuriance. From this we wandered into other spacious apartments, where we were almost lost amongst piles of boilers, pots, bushes for wheels, register stoves, and a variety of castings, weighing hundreds of tons, though on an upper floor. It is somewhat remark able that some of the larger double stoves (one of which fully heats, with common coal, the very large room below) have door-handles formed of a large bulb o f cu t crysta l , a material which, probably from its being a non-conductor of the electric fluid, never becomes inconveniently hot. We were shown a bird's-eye view of a house to be con structed entirely of iron, for a gentleman and his lady resid ing in America. It is in the Elizabethan Gothic style, richly ornamented. It is to be sixty feet square, and besides bei ng fire-proof, will, no doubt (judging from the drawing), form a very handsome and comfortable residence. The company have also, we learn, extensive premises in Manchester. In conclusion, we repeat that these show-rooms cannot fail to interest visitors, whether the scientific or the merely curious. The smoothnesS, sharpness of edge, and general beauty of the castings, exhibit to an eminent degree the adaptation of iron skilfully employed to many purposes in which it was hitherto unemployed; and the designs and ex ecution reflect the highest credit on the proprietors of the works. THE IRISH REPEALERS OF LIVERPOOL, When we read week after week the amount of contributions which, under the title of " The Repeal Rent," the mendi cant impostor—his lordship of Dublin and Derrynane— scrapes into his capacious maw, we are sometimes inclined to enquire whether the scoundrelism of the receiver or the gullibility of the contributors is the most prominent. There must be, we have always imagined, a vast number of very uncomprehending animals in " unhappy Ireland," or the rapacity of this " incomprehensible vagabond" could never be permitted to absorb the immense sum to which this weekly rent must amount. We were, therefore, scarcely prepared for the information conveyed in the following paragraph, which we extract from the Dublin correspondence of the Liverpool Journal of Saturday last : " The Repeal Association met on Monday, when further remittances from Liverpool, towards the repeal rent, amount ing to £145, were acknowledged. The truth is, that were it not for the subscriptions received from England and America, the doors "of the Repeal Association could hardly be kept open. The amount of rent for the week was £260. Really this is very complimentary to the good sense of the Irish inhabitants of Liverpool ! The gulls of the great im poster are not, after all, the poor benighted bogtrotters of his own country. They, stupid and ignorant as they are, have bun to see through the manifold frauds and the giant avarice which attend every movement of the great 0. But America has fortunately her " sympathizers " and abettors of rebellion, and England, and Liverpool at its head, has its besotted idiots in abundance, to supply the vacuum caused by the secession of Ireland herself from the number of his dupes. Yes, even now, in our own town, whilst the band of benevolence is being stretched forth to save thousands of the suffering poor of Ireland from perishing in our streets—when the cry of sympathy is being raised in behalf of the education , of the children of those poor—the Irish inhabitants can ra ise to swell the hoards of a burly imposter no less a sum such ri £145 in one week ; and we are gravely told thatthe braggart the bu contributions from amongst us, and from " symphathizers "of the United States, arrant humbug repeal must die of inanition. Tirething is monstrous and disgustfng ; and the scoundrels who aid i n . th is system of extortion in Liverpool, by which their ignorant fellow. countrymen are thus robbed and duped, are worthy, if they could be made known, of the indignant reprobation of the public. "r"( 6. MONEY MARKET AND CITY INTELLIGENCE SATURDAY EVENING.—With the exception of a few in considerable purchases by the Chancery broker, to the amount altogether of about £38,000 for Friday next, and sales by the same party to the amount of about £B,OOO, this has been al together a quiet day in the funds. Consols in consequence of these purchases were a shade better for money, the closing prices for present transfer being 89k to and for account 891 to 1. Exchequer Bills were 16s to 18s premium. Bard Stock 167 to a. lndi In Foreign Seen and-a-Halt to k. Bt 24f to 5, Cents 20 to lombian 22 to s there v 217 to i rtugaese Five per Cc lirazilizn G:,. to London and Binning Great Western 211 to 2 alteration. Dutch Two , the Five per Cents 100 Active with the Coupons the Three per 291 to 30. CO- port of to h i t premium. Birmingham and Gloucester 5, North Midland 71 to 3, the New Sha 36/ to 78, Blackwall 11 to share. Eastern Counties 1 Dover 214- to 20-1 discount to 6, I South Western 57 to 14, South Eastern PROFESSOR OF POETRY. RETIREMENT OF MR. WILLIAMS (From Secon Edition of Frida wi y.) We have t: is our moment d been favoured th the fol lowing gratifying letter from the Principal of Brase nose College, Oxford TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL ._ " Brase-nose Colleye, January " SIR,—A comparison has this morning been made o. number of promises given in behalf of each candidate fcr the Professorship of Poetry, when they were found to be— " For Mr. Garbett 921 Mr. Williams ti23 " Mr. Williams has in consequence withdrawn. " We beg you to accept our thanks for the intention ex pressed by you of supporting Mr. Garbett, and to congratu late you on this termination of the contest. " I am, Sir, " For the Fellows of this College and myself, " Your obedient faithful Servant, " A. T. G ILBE la, Principal.' STAND By the Cambridge AMERICA. packet-ship, which arrived at this port on Friday, we are in receipt of New York papers to the 3d instant, inclusive ; being four days later than those re ceived by the last Boston steamer. The intelligence possesses no great interest. The Albany and Boston Railroad was opened on the 28th ult. ' and a grand dinne r was g i ven on the occasion by the authorities of the city of Albany. Governor Seward's mes sage was expected to arrive from Albany on the evening of the 4th instant, and will be brought by the Roscoe packet ship of the 7th. According to the Herald, the probability that the currency project of the President would pass into a law, declined every day. The moderate whigs opposed the exchange feature of the plan, and the ultra whigs were against the whole. Not withstanding there was a general want of confidence in State and Bank Stocks, the stocks of flour, wool, cotton, and corn commanded cash at moderate prices. The first of January was a holyday, and little or no busi ness was therefore transacted in the money market. The second of January was Sunday, and no alteration has there fore taken place since the Columbia left. The transactions at the stock board on the 31st ultimo were large, and prices were generally up. A fair business was done in bills. TEXAS. According to our last advices the Texan Santa Fe expedi tion had fallen into the hands of the Mexicans, and were in prison. This intelligence, however, is doubted by many. We have accounts from Santa Martha to the 27th Nov., and from Carthagena to the 30th. The New British Consul General, Mr. Stewart, had arrived at Santa Martha, with powers from his government to effect a reconciliation between the Federalists and Constitutionalists. On the 11th he had an interview with General Cormona, and imrnechrtely left for the head quarters of President Goran, at Chivinana. On the 30th ult. Carthagena was invested with a force of 1000 to 1500 men. Great sickness prevailed among them. The town was well supplied with provisions, enough for the next six months. FROM MEXICO. We have late intelligence from the city of Mexico. Af fairs had settled down quietly, and Santo Anna was supreme in all things. We have nothing particularly new to commu nicate, and all that we can give of any interest is the fol lowing : DACREE Art. 1. The law of Nov. 26th, 1839, increasing to fifteen per cent the duty on consumpti on o f f ore i gn goods, shall re main without effect from and after the day which may be designated by the Governors of the Departments, with the assent of the Juntas. In the Department of Mexico, and in every other in which the order of the Government, dated the 4th of September last, has been put into execution, the designation of the day will not take place. Alt. 2. Consequently, the duties established by the laws which were in force prior to the said 26th day of November, 1839, shall alone be collected hereafter. Art. 3. The laws of December 2i, and of April 23, and June 9, 1840, relative to the same duties of consumtion. shall also be without effect. Given at Tacubarga, Oct. 16, 1841. ANTONIO LOPEZ DE SANTA ANNA • ARE ROMANISTS CATHOLICS (From Dr. Kennedy's Letter.) It was, is, and ever will be. my principle in controversy, to use those terms which, while they do not compromise my own opinions, are least offensive to those of 'the other side. Catholic, you know I cannot call you, without virtually de nying my own Catholicity. Boman Catholic I should call you, if you were a subject of a country in communion with Rome. But, as long as you, being a British subject, remain excommunicated from the one Catholic Church of England, I cannot regard you as a Catholic at all. I have, therefore, upon principle,:and without the slightest wish to insult you, but rather with a strong desire to be as courteous as possible, spoken of your place of worship as Romish—of yourselves as Romanists—and of your faith hs Romanism. In so doing, I have followed the example of an eminent prelate, towards whom you probably feel as much gratitude as you have shewn to other persons, who have done their best to place you on a civil equality with your countrymen. Archbishop Whateley, in his excellent work, entitled " The Errors of Romanism traced to their origin in human nature," uses, throughout, the terms I have used ; and I recommend the note on the subject, in his appendix, to the serious consider ation of all Churchmen • who follow the loose and foolish habit of calling those of your faith Catholics. Now, sir, do you accuse Archbishop Whateley of contemptuous and in sulting language towards you ? And is your accusation sup ported by your Titular Archbishop, Dr. Murray, who sits at the same Board of Education with the Lord Primate? Surely, sir, it is no more contemptuous and insulting in me to refuse you the title of " Catholic," and to deny the canonical vali dity of your mission, than it is in you to refuse me the same title, and to deny the validity of my ordination. You very well know the only question at issue between us is,----which of us is a true Catholic? Which is the true member of that one, Holy, Catholic, and Apostolic Church, in which we declare our belief in the apostles and Nicene Creed, and for which we of the Church of England pray continually, i n th e collect, " for all conditions of men"? It is therefore either puerile or evasive in either of us, to charge the other with insult and contempt in using terms which are absolutely ne cessary for the expression of our respective opinions. (From Archbishop TVhateley.) The title of Catholics, the Romanists claim, and apply to themselves, not merely as belonging to them (and it is not denied that they are a branch, though a corrupt one, of the Universal or Catholic Church), but as distinctive, and pecu liar to the members of the Church of Rome ; and Protestants have usually, in language, conceded this claim. But I think that, in so doing, they manifest too exclusively the harmless ness of the dove, and leave the wisdom of the serpent entirely with their opponents. It is urged that these are offended at being called Papists, considering that as a term of reproach, from its being used only by their adversaries. That I may not seem to seek a quarrel, I have generally avoided that name; but let us not be so weak as to imagine that " Roma nist," or any other title by which they can be properly de signated will ever fail, when it shall have become common, to be complained of as reproachful, or that they will ever acqui esce in any appellation which does not imply a reproach to ourselves. Even the apparently neutral designation of " Members of the Church of Rome," is one which we must not too confidently expect them to adopt or acquiesce in ; nor is it unlikely that they may complain of it as reproachful, should it ever become their customary appellation among Protestants ; for it implies that there are other Churches, properly called Churches, besides the Church of Rome. We, indeed, are content to be designated as Members of the Church of England, and we regard them as belonging to a distinct Church, over which, though we censure it as corrupt, we claim no supremacy ; but they do not take a correspond ing view of us ; they do not regard us as constituting any distinct Church, but as actually members, though schisma tical and revolted members—subjects de jure, though rebel lious subjects—of their Church, A name, therefore, which implies that there are other Churches distinct from theirs, contradicts one of their fundamental tenets, viz., that they, and they only, are faithful members of the one true church ; and this tenet they have embodied in the appellation they have chosen for themselves, which consequently implies, as I have said, a reproach to all other Christians. The title of Catholic, when used as distinctive, implies the exclusion of all others from the character of loyal members of the Society which. Christ founded —of " the holy Catholic Church, the Communion of Saints," as it is expressed and explained in the Apostles Creed; it implies, in short, that all others are heretics or schismatics. That the term Papist is a term of reproach, (though I do not insist on its being employed,) I can never admit. A " term of reproach" is one which implies something disgrace ful in the opinion of the party to whom it is applied. Thus, Heretic (in its ordinary, not, perhaps, in its etymological sense) implies the holding of some erroneous tenet; it is , consequently, a reproachful term. But Papist implies sim; ply one who acknowledges the authority of the Pope: and those to whom it is a ppli e d, d o, openly, acknowledge bl 5 ati. thority. of the Ramanists, and, therefore, But we are told that the term is used by none but ad versariesthe .to complain of it. At this rate they may make any title they will a term of reproach, by simply refusing to apply it to themselves. And we may be assured they will do so with every title which does not imply a reproach to us. I least "li themselves, distinctively Catholics, is (85 they at Fire they have a right well aware, whatever we may be) to call us heretics. L et question them be admonished, that when they except a gainst the name of Papists, and assume that of Catholics, declaiming at the same time against the cruelty of using e French reproachful language— let them be admonished, that the censure applies, not to us , but to themselves. Great a wise max o r t , h aid down an d of A w ioi r d d l s et an it d n o o a t o b ie e s t ; h , p i u t g w li ,a t s that this is trifl l ing " skilfully acted on by some of the leaders Revo lution, that " names are things • must of is the practical with m whom . (bY no means bigoted) effect in all debate and controversy,suffering to p ass un noticed and to become established, such terms as beg the question, and virtually .i m ply a decision on on , Ro e side. I o remember tiem i middle d t l o e have ela c h o e n si stenc y Catholic, he said is not the deal . wherein we differed. What seemed to dwell most on his mind was, the • • • ssn'ofetswocitiehtay as he deemed it, of our professing belief in " the of discussion of the points . " yours, " eHoly Catho- Church. lie Church ; when T HE SOUTH WRAXHALL B URGLARY.—John Gough, w ho was taken at Southa mpton on Friday last, is believed to be the man who pointed the pistol at Miss Awdry's head, and makes the ninth of th e party who has been apprehended. Th e police, whose exertions on t hi s occas i on d eserve the pected parties. highest praise, are in close pursuit of one o r t wo o th er sus- Nine prisoners escaped from Tiverton Gaol on Friday morning last. It is supposed that two men who were libe rated on Thursday h a d thrown something from the outside over the wall, by which the others were enabled to make their escape. They broke open five doors and dug through two walls, and their measures were concerted with such secrecy and success, that but for an accidental circumstance, the keeper could not have been made aware of their escape until late in the morning, when all hopes of a successful pursuit Must have been very doubtful. As it is, only five have been retaken.—West of England Conservative. ,~•1:~ ~~'' J kV> •'• - ‘ f .r.