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of the Board, JAMES LISTER, Manager January, 1842. vn re a d, HUGH JAMES SANDERSON Chairman. g of tt o the el and its effectuating such dissolution. H UGH MACKAY. Manager. Vice-Patrons. he Lord Bishop of Winchester. he Lord Bishop of Bath and Wells he Lord Bishop of Llandaff. he Lord Bishop of Chester. lie Lord Bishop of Chichester. he Lord Bishop . of Norwich. he Lord Bishop of Peterborough. he Lord Bishop of Lichfield. he Lord Bishop of Worcester. he Lord Bishop of Sodor and Man the Marquis of Cholmondeley. We Earl of Chichester. )rd leversham. President. Elon. Lord Ashley, M.P. Presidents Hon. Arthur Kinnaird. John Hardy, Esq., M.P. J. P. Plumptre, Esq., M.P. Abel Smith, Esq., M.P. The Rev. the Warden of Wad ham College, Oxford. The Principal of Magdalene Hall, Oxford. The Regius Professor of Di vinity, Oxford. s B. Were, M.A Committee o are members of the Society, and twenty )ur elected Lay-Members. t they are compelled once more upporters, that the funds of the ld urgent demands They beg to place :iculars of a few cases of appli een recently before the Com- ,ntaining a population of 12,000 own in the north of England; It almost nominal : application )pulati of between application for —, with a population of 14,000 sceedingly immoral. The Society ;urate ; and the Incumbent now ap a lay-assistant. h might be mentioned, t of every C the v benefit; of ally enjoyed by every urch Pastoral-Aid Society to fur desirable object ; and that, not by rutted machinery, but simply, by ffectually to employ the admirable E! has long possessed. The Com id entreat their fellow-Christians the good work in which lying the means of roportioning in some reasonable ual pastors to that of our large and the Society are £24,385 ; whereas ily £19,665; whilst the iced to £2,300. Hence s been re( the funds of a Society are con- will be under the pain- of refusing aid to fresh applicants, but from some to whom it has been already Society at present in operation support lergymem and thirty-four lay-assistants, 5 per annum. In addition to these, rants for clergymen, and three for lay ation, requiring a further sum of £4,160 ie appointments shall have been made by ents aided by the Society have charge of 7,500 souls, with an average no less than 139 are without parsonage- Incumb, arnestly request their friends in the Society additional annual subscrip and to promote the Ladies who kindly r collections, will ren _ The Society's papers as cards, will be forwarded count will be thankfully received in r, Committee, or Secretaries ; also f Messrs. Williams, Deacon, and rs, Ilerries, Farquhar, and Co., Messrs. Seeley, Hatchani, and guested that communications aries of the Church Pasto )ers, Falcon -court, Fleet- CHEMIST, Lord-street, begs particu attention of his Friends and the Public d selection of Preparations, compound , a trial of any 'of which will convince their decided superiority. (TRACT OF `SARSAPARILLA. are concentrated all the Medicinal Pro a Root. Tct persons, therefore, who, vould experience great inconvenience, I be utterly impossible to prepare the , the Fluid Extract, which possesses tability and of keeping in any climate, loying this much ract, put into a wine- s a preparation equal in strength to and Decoction, formerly prescribed 4h : and Dublin Pharmacopoeias. has proved most beneficial are rbutic Affections, Eruptive c., arising from a diseased Blotches, Pim- iviedicine has no superior. reputation of this preparation ons, disguised by the name of hole medicinal virtues of the xtractive matter, and it possesses rm of essence, while the Syrup is Bans by causine acid fermentation. EIDLITZ POWDERS. discovered to style of pre- is peculiar to itific skill with great accu. of people unacquainted with of late years attempted imita. en found to be spurious corn- ble flavour nor the me- ty-four Powders, .nd in Cases, 10: my eligible form for ex keep any length of time VEGETABLE HAIR OIL discovery for invigorating and It eradicates the Scurf, nou- s a most beau- a peculiar soft- Sold in Bottles TOOTH POWDER )th Powder, which simply removes all from the enamel ; and by its peculiar tt necessary covering. —Sold in Boxes, URNITURE PASTI _ Furnitur e without labour o r . _, !ct ror cleaning and polishing every hatever preparation may have been purpose, it adds a high lustre to As at Is. each, or 3 pots for 2s. 6d. ITURE OIL, it Bottles Is. 9d.. Quart Bottles, 3s. ETALLIC isekeepers for cleaning Vietal Teapots, Pewter is, Stair Rods, Brass . : with half the usual •equired with other preparations Leautiful polish on the Metal. It department, for clean ch llarness.—Sold r Stains, out Astus Hotel ; Tickets for Members, :d by Members, may be had at the g to the Secretary previous to the G. S. SPRECKLEY, Secretary. ILPOOL UNION BANK. :REBY GIVEN, that a DIVIDEND of CENT., on the Capital Stock of the ilf-year er dint the - 31st December last, Fen_ per Cent.;per Annum,) will be paid In and after theirst of February. ,ks will be closed from the 14th to the of the PROPRIETORS of the LIVER )N BANK, held at the CLARENDON -street, Liverpool, on MONDAY, the 3d SANDERSON, Esq., in the Chair, irectors, recommending the immediate Bank shall be dissolved, and its affairs id up, according to the clause 74 of the 'ORE GIVEN, pursuant to the Settlement of' the above Com- ETING of the PROPRIETORS DON-ROOMS, South John-street, he 14th day of February next, at oon, for the following purposes ae Resolution unanimously passed Proprietors, held on ffect, that the Liver affairs finally closed of clause 74 of the Deed'of Set f such Resolution be confirmed, )ose and appoint a Committee, to .ctors and four of the Proprietors, ?ASTORAL AID SOCIETY, tuted 19th February, 1836. .. each. lAL SALT OF LEMONS ronlds, I for many other useful pur- r fox, or three Boxes for 2s. 6d. MIRED ALMOND FLAVOUR . • • . 'our added to Custards, Puddings, c., communicate a most delicious i Bottles, with Directions, Is. 6d. SENCE OF JAMAICA GINGER taken for a dose three times a day eons' Prescriptions carefully prepared. lup for sea. Genuine Drug s and 'sons residing in the country for any of ons, with a remittance or post-office or mmediate attention CHINA AVD INDIA ARRIVAL OF THE OVERLAND MAIL, By an extraordinary express from Marseilles, despatches were received in London yesterday morning, from Canton to the 10th October, and Bombay to the 30th November. The news from China brings the account of the taking of e great Chinese fortress of Anioy on the 27th of August, after considerable firing, but without the loss of a man on the side of the British. Several hundred cannons were taken, and some Mandarins were so horrified that they killed them selves within sight of the invaders. In the proclamation issued by Sir Henry Pottinger, the official account of the capture is given. The expedition, having left a force at Koolangsee, a small island close to Amoy, proceeded subse quently to the northward. The Chinese accounts at Canton in the beginning of October stated that the British had in the month of September taken Chusan and Ningpo, and had established a blockade at the mouths of the Grand Canal. But no intelligence of those facts had reached Hong Kong or Macao when the Mor clipper left the latter port. From Burmah the news is, that the extraordinary activity of the Calcutta Government had surprised Tharawaddie; for within almost to him an incredibly short space of time a considerable force appeared ready to resist his contemplated attacks on the British possessions. 8,000 men, several ves sels of war, and some steamers, have proved that the British were not to be taken unawares. The chances of his begin ning a war are not therefore great, particularly as he is now aware of the British successes in China. The peaceful re turn of Tharawaddie to his capital will place at the disposal of the Indian government several vessels of war, which in case of necessity may be sent to reinforce the expedition in China. There are, it appears, two American frigates now near China, in order to protect the interests of the United States there. There has been some fighting between the Ghilzies, a tribe of hardy mountaineers, who hold the mastery over the passes leading from Cabul to Jellalabad and Peshawar. It appears that a tributt, or blackmail, paid to them for liberty to pass through their defiles having been reduced or not paid by Shah Soojah, they stopped the mails coming from Calcutta and through the Sikh country. There were orders issued to clear the passes, and a force under Sir Robert Sale proceeded from Cabul for the purpose. This force encountered considerable obstacles : the mountaineers, being fully acquainted with the ground, chose such positions as enabled them with their long matchlocks to do great execution among the British. Of the officers, three were killed—viz., Captain Wyndham, 35th Bengal Native Infantry; Lieutenant Jenkins, diito ; and Lieutenant Edward King, of her Majesty's 13th Light In fantry. Among the ten officers wounded is Sir Robert Sale. This fighting in the defiles, with an enemy almost unseen, is much commented on. The utility of forming an effective rifle corps is also urged. Sir William Hay M`Naghten is expected to arrive in Bom bay some time in January, but the date is not positively known. The steamer Madagascar has been lost on the coast of China, and several officers and Lascars have fallen into the power of the Chinese. The passengers and crew of the brig Sultana, which was burnt by lightning near the coast of Borneo in January last, have arrived at Singapore, after sufferings of the severest kind from the petty rajahs and pirates. Some travellers lately arrived from the islands in the Pacific describes the enormities committed by some captains under British and American colours as unworthy of the protection of both of those civilized countries. The trials of the Arab revolters on the frontiers of the Nizam's country are over. One of them has been executed, and several ordered to be transported. Tranquillity prevails now in those districts. There are apprehensions of a famine in some districts of Bengal, where the rice crop has failed. We take the following particulars of the taking of AmoY from the Bombay Times : The British squadron, consisting of 34 sail, including steamers and transports, having left Hong Kong Bay on the 21st August, arrived at noon on the 25th within forty miles of Amoy. As the fleet neared the harbour, the admiral made the signal for two frigates, the Druid and the Blonde, to run a-head and report the soundings ; the remainder of the ships of war with the steamers and transports following at a moderate distance. The Chinese from the batteries on the islands immediately opened their fire on the leading ships. Of this, however, no notice was taken, the shot either fall ing short, or passing over the vessels. At daylight of the 26th all the boats were hoisted out, and the two commanders in-chief proceeded in the steamer Phlegethon to reconnoitre. At eight a.m. they returned to the flag-ship. Shortly after wards a mandarin came on board the Wellesley with a flag of truce. The ostensible purpose of his mission was to in quire why so many ships had come there to trade at one time, and what commodities they required. He was, however, soon dismissed by the Plenipotentiary, it having been explained to him that the visit of the fleet to Amoy was not of a commercial nature.: In consequence of its continuing calm during the forenoon, nothing further was done until about half-past 12, when a breeze having sprung up, the signal was made to weigh. The steamers Sesostris and Queen first got into action, and were engaged half an hour before the other ships joined against a long battery mounting 76 guns on the right hand side of the harbour. The Blond, closely followed by the Druid and Modeste, led the larboard division, and about 20 minutes before 2 these three vessels were closely engaged with the batteries on the left-hand shore. At the same time the centre division, consisting of two line-of-battle ships, Wellesley and Blenheim, followed by the Columbine, Plya des, Cruiser, and Algerine, stood across the harbour to re lieve the steamers, running along shore at the distance of about 400 yards from the beach and 600 from the fortifica tions. The line-of-battle ships anchored by the stern, and commenced a heavy cannonade, in which they were aided by the smaller sailing vessels ; the Queen and Sesostris having been despatched to aid the larboard division. The canno nade lasted about two hours, by which time her Ma jesty's 18th and 26th Regiments, with parties of sea men and marines, had been landed at various points. Sir Hugh Gough put himself at the head of the first named corps, and took possession of one end of the long battery. About the same time the 26th regiment, with the sailors and marines, attacked and carried the batteries on the island of Koolangsee. Shortly afterwards the end of the long battery furthest from the point held by the major-general was seized by the seamen and marines of the Wellesley. The fortifications were now entirely in the hands of the British ; the Chinese having fled in all directions without offering any resistance worth mentioning to the storming parties, so that very few lives were lost by the enemy and none by the vic tors. The fortifications of Amoy were found to be of immense thickness, composed of huge blocks of granite faced with mud. Scarcely any impression was made on them by the ship's guns ; and had not recourse been had to storming, the Chinese might have remained uninjured under the shelter of their ramparts for an indefinite period. COMMERCIAL NEWS, MACAO, OCT. 8 The new congous are beginning to arrive, and about half a dozen chops have been shipped. The prices demanded are higher than last year—say for fine congou 33 to 35 taels, and for really curious 36 to 39. No new Nankin silk has come to market. Some parcels of old are held at 450 dols. to 480 dols. per pl. The market for best new Bombay cotton opened at 9 I 4 to 8 17, and less for lower qualities ; and for new Tinnivelly at 9 13. Long cloths in no demand at 2 dole. 60 to 2 dols. 90. Cotton yarn, No. 24 to 40, 30 dols. to 32 dols. per pl. ; Spanish stripes, SO cents to 1 dol. 10 per yard ; long ells, 7 dols. to 71 ; lead to 6 80 7 dols. ; iron rods 21 dols. per pl. ; bar 31 dols. per pl._ . . Freights to England from Hong Kong and Macao are at £5 10 to £6. From Whampoa there have been no recent engagements. The rate offered is about £6 to £6los. which most ships are unwilling to accept, in consequence of those ready for sea at intervals of a panic about a month ago having got £8 and £lO per ton. In addition to the ships mentioned by the last advices as loading, the St. Mungo, Greyhound, and Saghalien, have sailed with teas for England, and the Neptune is under despatch. Bills on England, with approved local endorsements, have. advanced to 4s. Siel. to 4s. 9d., and it is probable Am er i can credits could not be negociate to any extent under 4s. 10d. per dollar. MONEY MARKET AND CITY INTELLIGENCE WEDNESDAY EVENlNG. — Notwithstanding the approach ing payment of dividends, and the abundance of money which is usually anticipated to follow the payment and partial dis persion of several millions among the public, which is usually an element in the calculations of speculators and capitalists for a rise in stocks, the home funds have presented but an unsteady appearance for the last two or three days, to-day inclusive, and the previous improvement has been followed by a gradual decline. Consols were again depressed to-day to 864 sellers for the opening on the 14th instant. Three per cent. reduced 891 to I. Bank stock 167 to 8. Exchequer bills also declined from yesterday's advance to 18s. to 20s. premium. The cause of this depression of prices is variously accounted for. By some it is attributed to the belief that various foreign loans are in preparation, the weight of some of which is likely to fall upon this market. In France, it is well known that large amounts of money will be wanted, not only to make good the past, the present, and the prospective deficiency of revenue as compared with expenditure arising out of the late warlike preparations, but also for the purpose of those vast internal improvements, such as the great lines of railroad, announced to be undertaken on account of the state. From Austria there are like advices ; there also the government has formally notified the intention to execute on its own ac count all the preliminary and expensive workings of a general railway system, so far as the great lines, afterwards to be framed out to public competition so far as the conveyance of goods and passengers, and the supply of locomotive carriages and machinery. These enterprises for France and Austria alone, independent of what may be intended by other sover eign powers in Germany and in Prussia, or elsewhere in Europe, will necessarily require the outlay of many millions sterling, which can only be raised by way of loans to be con tracted, or by more simple and direct process of an emission and gradual sale of state bonds upon the stock and money markets here and abroad for the account of the different states and without the intromission of capitalists and con tractors, as upon the old system. It is understood that the Hebrew party have been the chief operators for the fall. The last prices of the Foreign Securities chiefly dealt in were as follow :—Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents 51 to 4 ; the Five per Cents 100 to I. Belgian 101 to 2. Spanish Active with the Coupons 254 to 4. Portuguese Five per Cents 32i. to 3 ; the Three per Cents 194 to Brazilian 63 to 5. Mexican 28i to 94. Colombian 21.4 to 24. There has been very little alteration to notice in the price of Tallow during the last month ; the demand has been stea dy, and rather larger than in previous years ; the holders appear willing to supply the consumers, but not to sub mit to a reduction in price, or force their goods upon the market. For delivery, on or before the end of February, 48s. is the price ; for February and March, 48s. 6d. on the spot, 48s. 6d. cash, 48s. 9d. credit, and for small parcels for cash. Our stock is larger than last year, but it must not be forgotten that the outports have taken this year from St. Petersburgh 12,000 casks less than last year, and 13,000 less than the average of the last three years : so that we may fairly calculate on a very good demand in the spring. In the new Y. C., deliverable here in autumn, a few sales have been made at -19 s. to 495. 6d.; the latter is the present quo tation. In St. Petersburg several purchases have been made, chiefly from speculators, at 133 rs hand-money. The reports from the interior state that the quantity for this year is likely to be less than the last. Tea was firm again to -day. At public sale, white pepper ranged 3W. to 64d for parcels in good condition ; black East India brought ss. 8d to 275. Bd. East India Rice sold at 10s. 6d., Pearl Sago at 15s. to 18s., and Cassia Lignea at 725. to 735. 6d. per cwt. FRENCH LINING.—" Pa," said an interesting little Poly glot down in the West, with his French rudiments before him, why should one egg be sufficient for a dozen men's break. —" Can't say, child."----" because no cent is as good as a feast."—" Stop that boy's grub, mother, and save it at once ; he's too clever to live much longer."—Oxford Herald. ARRIVAL OF PART OF TAE CANTON RANSOM.—Her Majesty's ship Conway, Captain Bethune, from China, arrived at Portsmouth, on Tuesday. She has brought two million dollars, being part of the Canton ransom. TRIAL OF THE CASHIERS OF THE CHICHESTER OLD BANK.—At the Chichester sessions on Monday, William Styles Goodeve and William Williams, the late cashiers of the Chichester Old Bank, were tried for an alleged embezzle ment of money belonging to that bank. The prisoner Williams was tried first. The particulars of the case have been already given. The evidence did not bear out the in dictment, and the jury returned a verdict of not guilty. R6yal Letters pdietit. RAPHIC PORTRAITS TAKEN BY Tan REFLECTION OF LIMIT, AT TRI MOUNT GARDENS, S7'. JAMES'S W LK, LIVERPOOL. I'./ Ihr 31q. PHO T 0 THE Proprietors of the REFLECTING APPARATUS, by which FAITHFUL MINIATURE LIKENESSES of the Homan Countenance and Person are " won from the hand of Nature" in the short space of a few seconds, respect fully announce to the Nobility, Gentry, and inhabitants of Lancashire, that the Extraordinary Process IS NOW OPEN. The Corporation of Liverpool having grouted the site of the late OBSERVATORY, ST. JAMES'S WALK, a neat and elegant Building has been erected therkn, in which the PHOTOGRAPHIC APPARATUS, th discovery of which is ranked among the greatest scientific achievements of the present age, is Dow in DAILY OPERATION. THE PRICE FOR EACH PORTRAIT, INCLUDING A FRAME, IS ONE GUINEA. JOHN RELPH, Manager. Specimens may be seen, and Orders received, at Mr: LA CEY'S REPOSITORY OF ARTS, 100, Bold-sheet. ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE Under the Management of Mr. EGERTON, Sole Lesoee, Overflow and great success of DUCROW'S splendid and talented LONDON ESTABLISHMENT, with his peer less and pre-eminent STUD of beautiful HORSES ! THIS EVENING, (Friday,) and TO-MORROW, (Satur day,) will be repeated, for the Last Two Nights, the splen did Spectacle, performed on Tuesday Evening under the patronage of the Earl of SEFTON and a crowded assem blage of rank and fashion, THE CONQUEROR'S STEED. FEATS OF THE ARENA ! by French, German, British, and Italian hiders. Notwithstanding the great popularity and encouragement bestowed upon The Conqueror's Steed, the Short Slay of the Company in Liverpool will oblige its representation to be limited to this week only, to give way for the production of another New Spectacle, on a more extensive scale, on MONDAY NEXT, entitled THE HORSE OF THE PYRENEES; or, THE SPANISH BULL FIGHT ! which will be aided by New and Splendid Appointments. The - Company are on their FINAL PROVINCIAL TOUR. THIS present FRIDAY EVENING, the 7th, and TO MORROW, (Saturday,) the Rth instant, the Enter tainments will commence with Mr. Ducrow's London Grand Equestrian Romance, founded upon the Crimean War of Independence, entitled THE CONQUEROR'S STEED, KARABAGH ; OR, THE PROPHET OF THE CAUCASUS. The Spectacle on the Stage will be followed by DUCROW'S SPLENDID SCENES OF THE CIRCLE. Presenting an Entire Change of Equestrian Novelties, and Ninth Appearance in Liverpool of the Troop of French, German, Italian, and English Riders, with extraordinary Acrobat and Antipodean Professors, introducing an entire new characteristic Entree, by Thirteen; Horses and their Riders, entitled The Flight of the Ara s; or, The Bedouin Tribe, conducted by Signor Hillier. LE PETIT DUCROW as The Lilliputi n Fox Hunter; or, Young Meltonian. My Grandmother on Horseback ; or, e Sweep and Millers. Signor HILLIER will appear in a Characteristic Scene, en titled Recoe of the Alps and his Horse of Pastime. Succeeded by Signor ALLARD, who will appear on a Single Steed, as The Wild Horseman. Madame ALLARD, the Great French Female Equestrian, will appear and execute some peculiar Feats of Riding on a Single Horse. Mr. HICKEN will appear in his Military Delineation, on a Single Horse, of The Death of a Soldier. The ANTIPODEAN PROFESSOR will occupy the intervals with his Wonderful Exercises of Flexibility. Riding Masters, Signor HILLIER, Mr: WIDDICOMB, and Mr. CHAPMAN. To conclude with TURTLE HUNTING. Principal Characters by Mr. H. Beverly, Mr. and Mrs Weston, (their first appearance this season,) &c. A splendid JUVENILE FETE, or Grand MORNING PERFORMANCE, by Mr. DUCROW'S ESTABLISHMENT, will be given on FRIDAY next, the 14th instant, by desire of several Families and Schools in the neighbourhood. Per formance to commence at Twelve o'clock precisely. Private Boxes may be obtained nightly for Families on application to Mr. F. CARMAN, at the Box-office, from Eleven until Three o'Clock. Prices of Admission :—Centre Dress Boxes, 3s. ; Side Boxes, 2s. Gd. ; Pit, is. Gd ; Lower Gallery, Is. ; Upper Gallery, 6d. Second Price, at Nine o'Clock :—Centre Dress Boxes, 2s. ; Side Boxes, Is. 6d. ; Pit, Is. ; Lower Gallery, 6d. No Second Price to the Upper Gallery. Second Price will be taken for Children under Twelve years of age to the Boxes only. Doors to be opened at Half-past Six and the Performances to commence at Seven o'Clock precisely. Stage Manager, Mr. H. BEVERLY. Leader of the Orchestra, Mr. T. HUGHES, from the Theatre-Royal, Drury-lane. Eiji 7Ltbcrpoot &tanbarb. FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 7, 1842 The school question is at length happily settled, and we congratulate all who are interested in the cause of sacred truth, and the permanence of our most valued institutions, on the result. The Conservative Corpo ration of Liverpool has honourably done its duty, and leaves us, in the completeness of their work, without any thing more to desire. It could not have been se riously imagined by any calm looker-on that a Conser tive Council would perpetuate a Radical system. Such an anomaly, it would necessarily feel to be a foul dis grace—the burgesses would not tolerate—and yet, the Liberals, in their despair, did actually hope to main tain, reckoning chiefly on the division which they sup posed the question would create, or prolong, among their opponents. They have reckoned without their host ; their game is up ; the school question is now decided against them by a long chalk, and we wish them all the compliments of next season. In the inte resting and animated discussion to which the question gave rise in the council, and which we report at great length in our columns, to-day, we find nothing so re markable as the confirmation given in various ways to the resolution eventually carried. The very petition presented against it, by Mr. Aikin, from the Radical gentry (our old friend Sir Joshua Walmsley among the rest) of Castle-street Ward, serves to show that the inhabitants of Liverpool generally are decidedly for it. We ascertain the existence of the rule by so remarkable an exception. It was perfectly well known throughout the town that on Wednesday the council would pronounce fihally and conclusively upon the question, and yet there is but one solitary petition against it—but one petition signed by the stupendous number of fifty out of all the numerous inhabitants of this huge to Am! Mr. Aikin could not have adduced more striking proof that the council were about to act, and have since acted, in accordance with the wishes of the great and overwhelming body of their constituents —and we can state with confidence, that their wise de termination has given rise to a feeling of satisfaction through the town which is all but universal. Again, if we advert to the different speeches and observations made in the course of the discussion, we are proud to admit—from the utter absence of anything in the shape of rational argument on the Radical side, that no other step remained to be taken but that which has been wisely and prudently taken in the matter. If the solitary petition from Castle-street Ward, with its paltry appendage of signatures, made it apparent that all other wards, and all the rest of the inhabitants, or , nearly so, were acquiescent in the conservative propo sitions—so the solitary champion (for we must call him so) of the expiring system—Mr. Alderman Earle—its boldest, bravest, wittiest, and, every way, most accomplished orator, rendered it evident that the thing itself was, altogether, indefensible. We have never observed the alderman in greater force ; but vain were all his gifts, profound knowledge, tact, and experience in the attempt to uphold so bad a cause: and literally all his best exertions amounted to no more than a few buffooneries, and laughter-moving grimaces (seasonable only as a holidaypastime), over the already defunct arrangements. He rambled a little, it is true, about the history of the late system—the hatred borne by Conservatives towards the Catholics—entertained his audience with anecdotes, or would have done so, had he been permitted to indulge himself at discretion ; but his grand cheval de battaile was the minister of St. Jude's Church. Mr. M`Neile, said he, ad- vocates scriptural education, aye, even in our corpo ration schools; and let me ask you, gentlemen, will you bear that ? Will you coincide in opinion with a man who has absolutely turned your city upside down with his preaching, and so infused the leaven of Chris tian conservatism through all ranks of its inhabitants, that no radical candidate has a chance of representing us—no municipal candidate of that ilk may hope here after to sit in this council, and I, even I Alderman Earle, am here perhaps the very last of the Mohicans ! Gentlemen, on this ground mainly, chiefly and espe cially, I implore you to preserve the discipline of radi calism in your educational institutions. Is it not enough to induce you to cherish and maintain it, to know that this most troublesome and disturbing clergyman condemns it. Abolish that system, and what will be the consequence ? Why you will be found concurring in sentiment with and approved in your practice by the Rev. Hugh M'Neile ! Think of that! The Alderman now fancied himself in a pulpit of his own, and became exceedingly diverting. The part of clown was never more amusingly performed. One of the members having reminded him, that if Mr. M`Neile were pre sent to answer his observations, perhaps he might not feel himself quite so valiant. " Tut,", said our modern Falstaff, " I encountered him once, and he ran away front me like a coward" ! Such was the species of farce with whi Oita great rind valarona champion of liberal education concluded the case of his clients and party, 'We now leave him in the hands of Mr. Bush ell, who has done great credit to himself for the very able manner in which he acquitted himself. His speech was a continued triumph over all his oppo nents, and we congratulate him cordially on the im mortal honour he has gained for himself by the inde pendence of judgment, soundness of view, and elo quence and talent which he has manifested in no or dinary degree on this interesting and important occa sion. To the same efficient hands we gladly consign also that most incomprehensible of Conservatives, Mr. John Smith. Really we wish his ward a better repre sentative; and fear we shall have to call upon his 'con stituents at the next opportunity to pause and consider well before they send so eminent a waverer, by way of a Conservative, into the Council. Thus all our great questions in this great town are now brought to a happy consummation—and all is homogeneous in our institutions. We are Conserva tives in every respect, and long may we continue so ! And here no taunts, no sneers, no vilification of the adversary shall prevent us offering our most unre served acknowledgments to one individual, to whom, under God, we do believe these great results are in the most eminent degree owing. We need not name him; all Liverpool, which is indebted to him in an amount of obligation that it never can repay, will with one voice proclaim the Rev. Gentleman to whom we allude. The " Lion of St. Jude's" is indeed our Wellington. He, it is, who has led us on from victory to victory, until all is now ours, and we have no more enemies to conquer. There is as yet no column, nor statue to record his services; but they are fresh in the memory, and in the hearts of thousands. We could say much upon this agreable theme, but much it is not necessary to say at present to the thinking and observing people of Liverpool. They fully appreciate all the disinterested, and incalculably valuable labours of this gifted Champ ion, and we trust are grateful for the essential benefits which he has been the means of conferring upon their locality. It is justly observed by Lord Aberdeen, in his offi cial correspondence with the American minister, Mr. Stephenson, that if America were anxious to protect and encourage the African slave trade, instead of be ing, as she professes to be, exceedingly desirous of suppressing it, she could not take a more suitable course for such purpose than that which she has taken with respect to the right of search ; and there is no thing in the communications of Mr. Stephenson cal culated in any degree to invalidate the observation. The envoy of the republic loves to disport himself on the lofty pinnacle of his nation's absolute independ ence—her right to navigate the globe by her merchant ships, unquestioned by European or any other power — her freedom of choice, and her ability to defend it; but he evidently shrinks from meeting the question on the ground of plain and practical common sense. He leans upon the opinion of an eminent jurist of this country, that the slave trade is not, (or was not in his time,) by the law of nations, piracy; and that though conventional engagements between any given number of independent states may make it such, so far as those states are themselves concerned, yet that the ancient international law still continues in force, and " dealing in slaves" does not, even now, constitute an act of piracy by the subjects of a state which has not en tered into the alliance. Lord Aberdeen does not ab solutely deny this proposition ; but he evidently thinks that such " law" is getting somewhat musty, and would be far more honoured " in the breach than in the observance." But is it not a suspicious circum stance to find the representative of America hunting out a judgment pronounced by Lord Stowell, many years ago, and availing himself of this loophole to re lieve American subjects from the consequences of an act of piracy, supposing them to be caught in the fact of trading in slaves, and transporting them as mer chandize in vessels of their own ? Is not the argu ment, so far as it goes, an argument in favour of sla very, and is not the whole course of the American proceeding manifestly calculated to invest the abomi nable traffic with an important and dangerous amount of protection—the protection which it would derive if the simple hoisting of the American flag should at once forbid all inquiry respecting the papers or owner ship of vessels engaged in the service ? Mr. Stephenson is anxious to establish that slave trading is not, by the old law of nations, a piratical offence; but is international law like the law of the Medes and Persians ? It is the desire of the present day to change the law in this respect, and the American envoy cannot deny that it is perfectly competent for civilised nations to make the desired amendment; the question is, why America alone recedes from the con vention, why s he is found contending against it, and standing out upon that very antiquated law which it is the wish of all other states not only to render obso lete, but entirely to abrogate ? The right of search, as explained by Lord Aber deen, which is claimed on our part, is one which it is necessary to maintain and insist upon, if it is intended that our convention with other states respecting the African slave trade shall not be rendered nugatory. The American flag must not be used as a passport to piracy. To admit that it should serve as a signal to warn off our cruisers—as a noli me tangere to all in quirers —would be tantamount to giving up the sup pression of the slave trade altogether. But on the other hand, with all the caution which could be exer cised—all the desire possible not to cause trouble or delay to bona fide American citizens when encountered in the African seas under suspicious circumstances— it is not at all unlikely that collisions of an unpleasant kind might take place which would endanger that re lation of peace and friendly alliance which ought to subsist between the countries. We are about to pursue the only prudent course left us under existing circumstances, and that is, to press upon the Americans, in the spirit of friendship and true philanthropy, the fitness and desirableness of their acceding to a treaty for the purpose of placing not only the right, but the exercise of mutual search beyond the reach of all petty cavils. It is another honourable effort on our part in behalf at once of unhappy Afri cans, and of that peace with the nations of the world, which, as a Christian country, it is our duty to make ; and, let the issue be as it may, no reproach will rest upon our heads. Wherever you meet an unitarian, you will find a griping, niggardly, selfish being who has only his own narrow ends in view, and who cries down every thing, however advantageous to the public, from which he derives no gratification or emolument. •We wish this was not an universal rule, and that we had not daily instances of its truth forced upon our notice. Take two from our columns of to day ; an extra servant is required at the Town Hall, when up jumps one of this notorious craft and wishes to push the additional duty upon the officials already in the esta blishment, and who, if we mistake not, are sufficiently occupied in their own departments. When the in habitants of a populous district are in need of a clock on some conspicuous place, out shrieks another mem ber of this inflated body, "No, No, I cannot see it from my house; I cannot hear it I" Let our readers peruse the nonsensical conversation carried on at the last Birkenhead Commissioners' Meeting, and we think they will find a very edifying exhibition of liber ality from parties who boast much of their charity and meekness. Cannot the ratepayers of Birkenhead dis pense with the services of those who will fight long, and shout loud about a few pence, and who, if we mistake not, are not over scrupulous as to the management of the funds of the township, when there is no opportunity of manifesting their hostility to the church and her devoted ministers? Let the ratepayers try, and they will find their affairs more economically looked after, though probably with less ostentation and bombast. We may observe, that if the legal adviser of our municipal body were to assume such a dictatorial tone as the law clerk of these commissioners, he would not work so amicably as he does at present with those around him. SINGULAR ROBBERY.—A singular robbery took place on Monday last, at the Custom-house in this town. A gentle man went in to one of the departments to pay duty. He placed a £lOO bank note on the counter whilst the proper officer was calculating what was to pay. The gentleman turned his back for a moment to the counter. On turning round again, he found, to his astonishment and consternation, that the not, had disappeared. It is conjectured that it was stolen by some person who was at the counter at the same time. LOCAL NEIV3 The Liverpool grand steeple chase is fixed for the 2nd of March. LARGE VESSEL.—One of the largest ships which has ar rived in this port for some time is now lying in the Brunswick Dock. She is called the Greenock, and is 1400 tons burthen per register. Her length is 2-10 feet, her outside timber 12 inches, and her inside 10 inches thick. She is a remarkably tine vessel, and is consigned to Duncan Gibb and Co. At Shrewsbury borough sessions, on Thursday, the grand jury unanimously found a true bill against Mr. Onseley, editor of the (Wimps/tiro Conservative, for a series of libels upon Dr. Mackenzie. editor of the Salopian Journal. The Recorder immediately issued a bench warrant against Mr. Ouseley. A PRETENDED FREEMAN.—John Brammell, farmer, of Allertou, appeared before Mr. Rushton, on Tuesday, charged with having evaded payment of the toil in the South Hay market, on the ground that he was a freeman. He was or dered to pay twopence, the amount of toll, in addition to a fine of ten shillings and costs. We understand that it is in contemplation by the friends of the Rev. Dr. Ralph, of the Scotch Church, in Oltlham street, to present him with some mark of respect on occasion of his removal to the ministry of Aberdour, in Fife. This testimony is abundantly merited by the excellent services of the doctor, during his residence in Liverpool ; and we are glad to hear that the subscription is not likely to be limited to the members of his own congregation. Black ebony is now coming very generally into use for window sashes and the sashes of shop fronts. It has a very neat appearance, adding much to the lustre of the plate glass, and, from its dark colour, does not attract the eye from the goods exposed for sale, and is, therefore, far better than the brass sashes for linen drapers shops, which, from its glare, kills the brilliancy of the colours of the various articles. CHARITABLE SOCIETY.—The visitors of this society have, during the last month, made 578 visits to the abodes of wretchedness and want, administering relief in bread, oat meal, and potatoes, and occasionally in articles of bedding, to 331 families, consisting of 1389 persons. The continued want of employment during the present severe weather, presses heavily upon the labouring classes, and calls loudly upon those who are blessed with an abundance of this world's goods to assist this, and kindred societies, in alleviating the distress which so extensively prevails. UTTERING BASE COIN.—On Tuesday, Rowland Davis was charged at the police -court with having uttered two base shillings. It appeared that the prisoner, on Saturday night, met two girls in Hanover -street, whom he offered to treat. He gave one of them a shilling, and told her to go to Mr. Aldersey's, and get a glass, which she did, and brought him the change. He then pressed her to go and get another glass, to obtain which he gave her a second shilling, which she took to Mr. Aldersey, who, finding both shillings bad, stopped the girls, and gave them into custody : they then took him to the prisoner, who was also apprehended. The girls were discharged, and the prisoner was remanded to afford time for the depositions to be submitted to the officers of the mint. LIVERPOOL MARINE SOCIETY.—On Tuesday last the an nual meeting of this society was held at the rooms of the Shipmasters' Association, Oldhall-street. William Potter, Esq., presided. From the statement of accounts read by Mr. Moss, the active and efficient secretary of the society, it appeared that the annuities paid during the year had amounted to £309. The receipts from marine and honorary members, during the same period, had amounted to £55 13s. The balance to the credit of the society was £10,627 155.- 1:-1200 of which was out at interest in the hands of the cor poration, £3300 in the hands of the dock trustees, £2330 in the 3 and 31 per cent. stocks, and £731 in Leyland and Bul len's bank, leaving a small balance of £57 for the purpose of carrying on the immediate demands of the society, in the hands of the treasurer. There are 18 marine members be longing to the society, 23 widows, one superannuated cap tain, and one orphan, receiving annuities from its funds. It was now proposed to allow the widows at the rate of £l3, and the superannuated captains at the rate of £l7 per annum. The appointment of officers was then proceeded with, most of whom were re-elected. Applications for admission into the society had been received from a great number of members. STRANGERS' FRIEND SOCIETY.—The annual meeting of this society was held on Wednesday, when the usual report was read and adopted. From this document we learn that through the liberality of the public, the visitors of this insti tution have been enabled to relieve about 3,000 families, comprising about 15,000 individuals,) who have been found in different stages of distress : most of them in a state of entire destitution of the common necessaries of life, and al most in a state of despair. Some of them were foreign strangers, several shipwrecked sailors, and a host of other casual strangers in the town, who have been tempted by the hope of employment to come and seek it at this great empo rium of trade, without being aware that the amount of work to be obtained has been generally throughout the year far less than the supply of candidates for employment. Through the praiseworthy exertions of the visitors, however, these cases have been relieved to the utmost extent that the funds would allow, and the blessings of them " who were ready to perish" have in numberless instances been invoked on the kind and benevolent supporters of this charity. In addition to the supply of bread, oatmeal, coals, &c., about 120,000 quarts of good nutritious and palatable soup have been like wise distributed amongst the necessitous poor during the last winter, with as much care and discretion as possible. The sum expended during the last year was £995, and there was a balance due to the treasurer of 432 THE ROBBERY OF WATCH CASES.—OR Wednesday, at the police-court, a young man, named Irvine, shopman to Mr. M`Kenney, Paradise-street, was charged with pur chasing 19 pennyweights of gold at a sum considerably under the real value, the gold being part of the valuable property stolen from Mr. Lucas, a report of which appeared in the Standard of the 31st ult.—Constable Ainsworth, jun., stated that he had taken the prisoner into custody. The prisoner had shown him a book, in which was entered the price he paid for the gold. In examining the book, however, he found a line had been written at a much later date, stating that a balance of 17s. was still due to the person who sold it. On questioning the prisoner respecting the insertion of this line, he admitted that he bad been told to do so, for the purpose of giving it the appearance of a fair transaction. A Mr. Cop pie purchased the gold from the prisoner afterwards, and on sending it to Mr. Cobben to be examined, that gentleman recognised it as being part of the stolen property, and gave notice of this fact to Mr. Copple, who, for the purpose of clearing himself from all blame, immediately waited upon the prisoner, and received a certificate from him, stating the amount he had paid for it, advising him, at the same time, that it was part of the property stolen from Mr. Lucas. The second entry in the book above alluded to, was made subse quently to this. Mr. Lucas's nephew swore to the property. The prisoner said he had purchased the property from a per son whose name he did not know, but who had come to his master's shop on various occasions in the way of trade. Mr. Rushton sent the prisoner to trial, be having been committed on a previous occasion. THEATRE-ROYAL, MANCHESTER.--MR. CLARKE'S FAREWELL BENEFLT.—As we anticipated, Mr. Clarke's benefit, on Monday evening, was a bumper house. The pit was crammed, and the dress circle was quite full. The up per boxes overflowed, to the half filling of the side-slips above; and the gallery was full. It was one of the most uniformly filled houses we have seen for some time. The play was Morton's comedy of " Town and Country," which was very strongly cast. As soon as the curtain fell, at the close of the play, Mr. Clarke came forward, and was received with the most enthusiastic plaudits, with which, in renewed rounds, the house rang fora considerable time. When these had at length ceased, Mr. Clarke addressed the house to the following effect :—" Ladies and Gentlemen,—l am most grateful to you for the kind and liberal manner in which you have responded to this my last appeal to your favour. To the public of Manchester, during the long period in which I have had the management of this establishment, I am indebted for a constant manifestation of good feeling towards me, the recollection of which will always remain impressed upon my memory. Ladies and gentlemen, much sincerity may be ex pressed in a few words; and the task now devolving upon me is one which my feelings will not allow me long to dwell upon. I, therefore, with a fervent hope that the new year which has just dawned upon you,—with each succeeding one of your lives,—may be fruitful to you in sources of increased happiness and prosperity ; and with an earnest wish that you may enjoy uninterrupted health, that best of all blessings, most respectfully and gratefully bid you farewell." Mr. Clarke appeared to be much affected during the delivery of this brief address ; and he seemed much moved as he retired rmidst the renewed cheering which closed upon his connec tion with the Manchester stage.—Manchester Guardian. . ASSAULT AND ROBBERY.—On Tuesday a young woman was charged before Mr. Rushton, with having committed a robbery. Mr. Cox, a commercial traveller, was the person who had been robbed, but he did not appear. A Mr. Mercer said, he was on the preceding evening, at the house of Mr. Gradwell, in Whitechapel, when the prisoner came in and offered him a gold seal and a gold ring, requesting that he would purchase them. He examined them, and observing that the seal had initials on it in Old English, he suspected that she had not got them honestly. He asked how she be came possessed of that seal and ring, to which she replied that she had found them a short time previously in the street. He told her that she was acting illegally to offer the articles for sale till she had endeavoured to find the owner. The goods, he informed her, were not hers, if she had found them, but the property of the individual who had been so unfortu nate as to lose them. Being convinced that she had not come honestly by the articles, he went in search of a police-officer, with whom he returned to Mr. Gradwell's house. He met the prisoner leaving the house, and gave her in charge to the officer. As soon as she saw the latter, she shook hands with a man who was speaking to her, and he (Mr. Mercer) had no doubt, that in doing so, she had slipped the ring and seal into his hand, as they could not afterwards be found upon her person. He went with her to Duncan-street Bridewell, where she was booked for the assault on him. They had scarcely got the charge entered, however, ere Mr. Cox entered to com plain that he had been robbed, and he at once identified the prisoner as the person who had stolenhis watch seal and key. Mr. Cox was sent for, but it was discovered he had left Li verpool. The prisoner was remanded. SUBSCRIPTION CONCERTS.—The first subscription con cert this season took place at the Theatre-Royal on Tuesday evening, under the able management of Mr. Ashton. The lower boxes were tolerably well filled with fashionably-dressed parties : the upper boxes were also fairly attended. While the gallery was, as far as we could perceive, full, the pit was almost empty. This we regretted much to see—a circum stance arising, no doubt, from the absence of the prima donna, Madame Caradori Allan, whose illness, as announced some days ago, prevented her attendance. The manager made great endeavours to supply her place, but unsuccess fully. An engagement, however, was made with Mr. Miller, of Bath, to eke out the programme. We have no doubt the disappointment on the part of the management was as great as that of the public. In this concert throughout the instru mental portions completely threw the vocal into the shade ; and though an encore was obtained for Mr. Miller's ballad of " Village Bells," and an attempt for a third repetition, made by some silly, simple folks in the gallery, it was a most undeserved compliment, for greater rubbish never was palmed upon the ears of a patient audience. The gem of the evening was the " Andante and Rondo Russe," from De Beriot's Grand Concerto in B, minor, by Mr. E. W. Thomas, on the violin, who deserves the thanks of amateurs for intro ducing music of a high class, and playing it in admirable style. Mr. Thomas is a very accomplished master of the instrument, and proved himself deserving of the applause bestowed. He afforded us a very great treat. His tone is firm, while his execution is brilliant and replete with feeling. The next feature worthy of notice was the " oboe solo" of Mons. Barret, in which he introduced several Swiss melodies ' with a sweetness, tenderness of expression and skill that must have given a Switzer an alarming attack of the maladie du pays. Herr Koenig, on the cornet a piston, made the " royal property" ring again with his stirring and heart thrilling notes. In the second part of the performance lie kept the audience waiting his appearance so long, that their patience became exhausted, and their feeling was exhibited, on his entrance, in a manner that must have rather surprised him. He played very cleverly Schubert's Seranade, "Through the night's dark shadows," on the alto trombone, accom panied by Mr, Miller on the piano-forte. For some cause, the trombone was laid aside, and the cornet a piston was assumed : a brilliant air was played upon it with orchestral accompaniments. The overtures to " Der Freischutz" and " La Gazza Ladra," were finely played ; the latter was loudly encored. Miss Whitnall's " Angels whisper," and Miss Bassano's "Di tanti palpitti," were much applauded. Mr. Crouch has a good bass voice, but not of much power. Mr. Miller (from Bath) introduced "Native worth," from the Creation. It went off but flatly. Mr. Miller's voice is flexible—of good tone and compass. When the next con cert takes place we hope no " untoward event" will mar the complete success of the undertaking. SCRIPTURAL EDUCATION FOR THE POOR TRIUMPHANTLY ESTABLISHED.. The usual monthly meeting of the Town Council was held on Wednesday, in the Town-hall, for the despatch of busi ness. Nearly all the members of the council were present. The MAYOR took his seat exactly at eleven o'clock. FINANCE COMMITTEE The proceedings of the Finance Committee, comprising the appropriation of land for the Female Orphan Asylum, the subscriptions to the public charities and other institu tions, as follow—Royal Institution, £100; Botanic Garden, £100; North and South Dispensaries, £lO5 ' • Northern Hospital, £lOO ; Refuge for the Destitute, £25 ; Ophthal mic Institution, £3o,—and the annual allowance to Mr. W. Wainwright, of the Liverpool Office, of £lOO, were read. It appeared by a report embodied in the proceedings, that the net annual income of the Liverpool Corporation might be estimated:at £140,797, and the expenditure at £125,317 ; leaving a surplus of £15,480. They were of opinion that a disposable surplus of £8,070 was sustainable; but, at the same time, considering the variable character of the income and expenditure, they thought that cautious reserve and economy were essential to the just administration of the corporate affairs. Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE, in moving the confirmation of the proceedings, stated that the committee bad taken into con sideration the memorial of the trustees of the Female Orphan Society, and had, in compliance with what appeared to be the wish of the council, offered a piece of land in Myrtle-street, the value of which was considerably more than £l,OOO. They had not yet received any reply from the trustees, and they did not therefore ask the council to confirm the proceed ing, which would now stand over to that day month. Mr. EVANS expressed his determination to oppose the grant, unless it were understood that the advantages of the Institution were to be extended to catholics as well as pro testants. He would put it to the Town-clerk whether it were legal to apply the funds of the corporation thus ex clusively ? The MAYOR said there was no restriction as to the religion of the parties to be taken into the Institution. IVIV6G. H. LAWRENCE proposed the following grants seriatinMt To the Royal hictitation £100; Botanic Garden £100; North and South Diapensaries £lO5 ; Northern Hospital £100; Refuge for the► Destitute £25 ; Opthalnaic Institutiorf.f.,3o.—Carried. Some conversation took place commenced by Mr. PARKER touching the propriety of making a grant of money to the Eastern Dispensary, the South Toxteth Hospital, &c., and eventually the proceedings were confirmed. Mr. LLOYD gave notice that at the next meeting he should move that a grant of fifty guineas be made to the Eastern Dispensary ; and Mr. PLATT gave notice that he should move a similar grant to the South Toxteth Hospital. IMPROVEMENT COMMITTEE The proceedings of the Improvement Committee were read and confirmed. WATCH COMMITTEE The proceedings of the Watch Committee, comprising the the appointment of collectors of the lighting and fire police rates, in the out townships, were read and confirmed. MARKETS COMMITTEE The proceedings of the Markets Committee were read, embodying a recommendation that the salary of Mr. Luya, the superintendent of St. James' market, should be raised from £l5O to £l7O. Mr. JAMES LAWRENCE proposed that the proceedings should be adopted. In compliance with the standing orders, the increase of Mr. Luya's salary was postponed for one month. Mr. James Lawrence intimated that he should op pose the grant strenuously whenever it was brought forward. Mr. Procter and Mr. Toulmin likewise intimated that they would oppose the increase of the , salary. They saw no reason for it. EDUCATION COMMITTEE The reports of the proceedings of the Education Com mittee were next read. They recommended that the schools should commence and close with singing a hymn and with prayer; that none but the authorised verison of the Bible should be used in the schools, and that the same should be used without restriction or limit ; that the church catechism should be taught to all the children, with the exception of those whose parents or guardians might conscientiously object ; and that the children should attend at the schools on Sunday mornings, and proceed from thence to church, &c. The number of children in the schools was stated to be as follows : ESTABLISHED CHURCH North School. South ditto... Total PROTESTANT DISSENTERS. North Sch00l South ditto Total . ROMAN CATHOLICS North School. South ditto.. Total The average attendance at the North School fur the last month was— Boys 325 Girls Infants Total And at the South School — Boys Girls 193 Infants. 155 Total 560 Mr. MOLYNEUX moved the confirmation of the report, touching the future management of the schools, which, he said, was a straightforward one, requiring no explanation on his part in the outset. Mr. HARBOR]) seconded the motion. Mr. AIKIN said a petition or memorial had been put in his hands, from the burgesses of Castle -street ward, which bore upon this subject, and which he thought it would be exceed ingly valuable for the council to hear. Mr. PnocTER apprehended that if Mr. Aikin read the me morial now it would be in direct violation of the standing orders. It should have been read and decided upon before the debate commenced. Mr. /them contended that he was in order, and he asked the council whether they would reject the memorial ? Mr. JOHN SMITH said, that in the whole of his experience memorials had been read as Mr. Aikin proposed to read this, and he had been a member of the council longer than Mr. Procter. _ _ Mr. AIKIN then proceeded to read the memorial, which was of considerable length. It was to the effect that the me morialists thought that the council ought not to undertake the duty of education at all, but that, if they did so, they ought to conduct it on such principles as would render it ac cessible to all. They felt that the utility of the schools would be impaired by the adoption of any plan which might tend to the exclusion of the largest and poorest portion of the population. This memorial was got up only yesterday on a rumour getting abroad of the nature of the report likely to emanate from the Education Committee. The petition had been written upon the spur of the moment by a pen that did honour to the writer; signatures only began to be obtained yesterday, and they were confined to the burgesses of Castle-street ward. A great number of the most respectable men of all sects and denominations had signed it. Among them were Sir Joshua Walmsley, Mr. Seager, Mr. Pitcher, and others, who had been members of that council, and altogether about 50 gentle men had attached their names to it, but be had no hesitation in saying that if more time had been allowed, and the town had been appealed to, it would have been signed by as many hundreds. The merit of the petition, however, must not be measured by the number of signatures. The respectability of the petitioners was unquestionable ; and the arguments they used were overpowering, so much so that he would not venture to weaken their effect upon the council by one word of his own. He begged to move that the memorial be referred to the Education Committee. Mr. JoHN HOLMES seconded the motion. Mr. HODGSON begged that the names of the memorialists might be read over. Mr. AIKIN read them accordingly. They were about fifty in number. Mr. Alderman TURNER said he rose with great reluctance to offer a few observations on the present subject, because he had the misfortune to differ in opinion with the friends with whom he had generally the pleasure of acting. When he con sidered that he owed the seat which he had the honour to hold in that council to the kindness and good opinion of those friends, he felt himself delicately situated ; but when he re flected on the importance of the question, and the important considerations which were likely to ensue from the discussion of that day, he thought he would be unworthy of himself, and unworthy of retaining his seat one moment longer if he had not the moral courage to express a free and unbiassed opinion upon the question, or refrain from giving an independent vote on this question as his heart and conscience dictated. (Hear, hear, from the liberals.) The education of the poor, in Lis humble judgment, ought not to be made a party question ; but he greatly feared that many of his own friends had made it so. (Hear, hear, hear. and cries of no, no.) Mr. Alderman EARLE—I say yes, yes ; you have made it a party question. Mr. Alderman TURNER resumed. All classes of the com munity, whatever their religion or their politics might be, were equally interested in the welfare of their poorer brethren ; and he would ask what was so likely to make the destitute poor good citizens and loyal subjects, as to remove them, at an early age, from the chance of passing into the haunts of vice by training them up in the paths of virtue. " Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it," was a scriptural maxim, anti it would prove the best advice. He believed it was admitted on all hands that the corporation schools had been the means of doing a great deal of good to the children of the poor in their respective districts • and it was upon this consideration that he strongly objected any measures being adopted that might tend to debar Roman catholic children, of whom so large a proportion (particularly at the North School) were the recipients of it, as the council had heard, from the be nefits of the education provided by the corporation. He was aware, that from the great change which had recently taken place in the constitution of that council, it was natural to be expected that some alterations would be made, and it was therefore a source of pride and gratification to some to know that an attempt would be made to restore the Bible and to re move the extracts, which they believed to he so obnoxious to protestant principle. The conservatives had now the ascen dancy, and he rejoiced at it as much as any man could : but at the same time let them use the triumph they had gained with christian temper and moderation, and not act with harshness or intolerance towards any class. With the gene ral tenor of the resolutions proposed by the Education Com mittee he cordially concurred, but, constituted as the schools were he did not agree with them in making the reading of the Bible the test of admission or rejection of the scholars. He was willing that the protestant children should have their religious services morning and evening, but he would not insist on the catholic children learning a book to which their parents or guardians mightobject from conscientious grounds. Ifthe catholics desired to obtain secular instruction merely,he thought they ought to have credit given to them for it ; and the coun cil ought to rejoice at the settlement of the question upon such satisfactory terms ; for, after all, it was very question able whether the council were not committing an act of in justice upon them in depriving them altogether of religious instruction. His friends, it was true, might tell him that they should not be instrumental in teaching error in any way; but he said that, according to the municipal reform bill, the town council was not a political body ; they were trustees of the corporate estate for the public good, and benefit of all classes, and, as such, they had no right to deprive any sect, upon account of their religion, of their fair share of the ad vantages derivable from the corporate income. (Hear, hear.) This was his view of the case, and feeling, as he did, that it was inconsistent with the spirit of the municipal reform bill that they should restrict the means of doing good to one class of the town, he had deemed it his duty to prepare an amend ment, which he trusted would meet-the exigencies of the case. He was afraid that some of his friends would not approve of the course he was taking ; but, in common justice to a large portion of the community, he could not consent to act differ ently. lie was told to leave every thing to the discretion of the committee, and that his amendment would look like a want of confidence in them ; but he could not withdraw it on that account, because it was exceedingly desirable that all classes of children should partake of the education in the corporation schools, without reference to sect. Mr. Turner, who w as h ear d very i n di s tinctly at the reporters' table, con cluded by moving the following amendment : " That the proceedings, resolutions, and reports of the Education Committee be approved, with the following ex ceptions :—That at the end of the first article of the report, namely, ' that the school shall commence in the morning and Glom in the afternoon with singing a hymn and with prayer,' there to be added—' but no child whose parents or guardians shall signify their conscientious objections thereto shall be obliged to attend those services.' That at the end of the second article of the report, namely—' that none but the authorised version of the Bible shall be used in the schools, and that the same shall be used without restriction or limit,' there be added—` except as to children whose parents or guardians may conscientiously object thereto, which children shall still have the benefit of the secular instruction other wise afforded by the schools.' And that corresponding alterations be made by the committee in the second rule (already quoted) and the fourth rule, namely—` that the children of the upper schools shall be required to attend on Sundays, in the morning at half-past nine, for religious in struction, and to proceed to church, and in the afternoon at half-past two ;' and that the eleventh of the same rules, for calling of the roll, be adapted thereto." The MAYOR presumed that Mr. Turner was aware of ano ther amendment having been previously moved by Mr. Aikin, to the effect that the memorial of the burgesses of Castle street ward be referred to the Education Committee. Mr. Ancrsr said he had not intended to submit the refe rence of the memorial to the committee as an amendment. He wished merely to read it and lay it before the council. After some discussion on the subject, it was eventually presumed by the council that the memorial had been pre sented before the Deputy Town-clerk proceeded to read the report of the committee, and consequently that no amend ment had been submitted by Mr. Aikin. Mr. Jour; SMITH said he rose with great pleasure to se cond the amendment made by Mr. Turner. In doing so, he would avail himself of the opportunity to set himself right in the eyes of the council and the public at large with respect to the proposition he had thought proper to bring forward on the school question on the second of last month. For the course pursued by him on that occasion, when he suggested the propriety of erecting separate schools, in order that in struction might be afforded to the Protestant and Catholic children of the poor, he had been taunted not only with the charge of inconsistency, but with a. desertion of principle also. He most distinctly denied the truth of both those charges, and he had incontestible evidence to prove that nei ther one nor the other was founded in fact. He held in his hand a report of what had taken place in the council five years before, when the subject of education in the schools was matter of debate. On that occasion he had seconded a resolution brought forward by Mr. Birch, precisely similar to what he himself had proposed in the council a few weeks before, and every conservative member of the council then present actually voted in favour of it. Mr. Alderman EARLE.—Read their names, if you please. Mr. JOHN SMITH.—Yes, he would read the whole of them. He would read what Mr. Birch said on the occasion ; and then he might fearlessly say—in the name of common justice, fairness, and reason, let, the charges of inconsistency and departure from principle rest on the shoulders of those best entitled to them. Having read the extract accordingly, he proceeded to say, that the conservative members who had voted for this proposition, which he (Mr. John Smith) se conded, were Mr. Birch, Mr. James Heywortb, Mr. Henry Lawrence, and Mr. John Smith — Mr. SANDS.—Those are not all conservatives. Mr. JOHN SMITH.—How was it that that which was praise worthy in 1836 should be considered so obnoxious and repul sive in 1841 ? He left that question to be solved by those who had changed their opinions upon the subject—(laughter) —for it was quite out of his own power to furnish a solution of the problem. With regard to the amendment proposed by Mr. Turner it was so reasonable, lust and fair, that he hoped it would meet with the undivided support of every member of the council. Mr. Alderman EARLE.—Mr. Mayor, I rise for the pur pose of supporting Mr. Turner's amendment, and I have infinite pleasure in doing so. I do not know that I ever heard sentiments fall from any gentleman that so entirely met my approbation. I am proud to call Mr. Turner a friend, for I have known him for years, and I was certain when he entered this room he never would lend himself to anything that had the slightest taint of dishonour or ungen tlemanlike conduct. All I have to say is, that Ido not care if every man in this room were a conservative, provided he comes into it with the principles of Mr. Turner, though I regret to see him seated in the ranks he is. I should be glad to see him on this side of the house. (Laughter.) Yes, you may laugh, but he is much too good f or y our company. (Continued laughter.) Now, gentlemen, to business. The Education Committee have not pursued the inquiry with regard to the system adopted in the schools, in that spirit of a desire to make an amendment which the nature of the sub ject demanded, and which they promised to do. (No; no.) From the constitution of the committee, I for one never ex pected any favourable result from their labours. What, in deed, could we expect from men who entered upon the sub ject that was before them, not with that humble diffidence of the correctness of their own opinion, but with a presump tuous, overbearing, insulting confidence that they are right, and that every other individual who presumes to differ with them must be in the wrong (Hear, from the Radicals.) When the gentlemen left this room the last time they en tered upon this discussion, I told them they bad committed a great error in appointing those gentlemen upon this Educa tion Committee. They treated my observations very lightly. (Loud laughter.) Yes, sir, let Mr. Hodgson wait until I have finished my sentence, and then he will see and hear what will not suit his purpose so well, perhaps. (Hear, hear, hear.) I say they have deprived us of every chance of bringing this matter to a conciliatory conclusion. They made:light of what I then said, and they spurned the idea of being influenced by men so inferior to themselves in intellect. (Oh, oh !) I do not mean to say they asserted that in so many words, but from the remarks they made, I do mean to say it was impossible for any reasonable being to come to any other conclusion. They treated their opponents with scorn, and with infinite scorn too, but I think that was a very good reason for not placing them upon the committee. Never was so unjustifiable a resolution come to as that of re scinding the rules and regulations of the committee the last time of meeting. Thanks to the gentlemen upon my left, and to that council which introduced them into this room, no proceedings that outrage decency, as these have done, can ever pass over discussion when the gentlemen of the press arc present. You have all heard of the severe castigation that some members of this council have received a few Sun days ago from the pulpit. (Hear, hear, and cries of " No, no.") Yes, it was so, lam not in error I know—l think not at least. This castigation came from a haughty divine, and a soi disant follower of the meek and lowly apostles. (Hear, from the liberals.) I cannot say, I think, the gentleman wrong—l do not wonder that the congregation expressed their indignation at their pulpit being turned to such a use ; but I do think that the gentleman who afterwards rushed into the lion's mouth in the way he did had more courage than prudence. (Loud laughter, and cries of " Question!") I believe that a reconciliation has taken place between the reverend agitator and his rebellious hearer, and that this has been brought by an " ingenious device" too—(laughter.) Mr. SHAND.—I rise, Mr. Mayor, to speak to order. I think Mr. Alderman Earle is out of order is thus alluding to parties not in this council. Mr. Alderman EARLE.—So, gentlemen ; reverend gentle men have thought fit to be abusive from the pulpit, and when I come into my pulpit here, I am not to defend myself ! The MAYOR.—I hope that Mr. Earle will avoid all perso nalities. Mr. Alderman EARLS.—Did Mr. Shand learn that in the West Indies ? (Cries of question.) I wish gentlemen would not put me so much out of the way. (Great laughter.) Very well, go on if you please ; but I was saying, Mr. Mayor, this reconciliation had been brought about by means of an " inge nious device," which was that of laying all the blame upon the shoulders of the poor town-clerk. But this device, not being founded on fact, became, as many others from the same quarter, what I should call by no other appellation than, in a word, a precious piece of humbug. (Hear, from the liberals, and great laughter.) The case was to be bolstered up by calling in the assistance of the reporter of the Mail: but he did not choose to he dragged through the dirt, and he had the manliness to protect his own honour whatever others might do. Mr. TouLmtN.=-1 object to this discussion, Mr. Mayor ; what have we to do with the Mail? Mr. Alderman EARLE.—Oh, I dare say you do object. I will hear you, sir, if you will please to sit down. Every one in his turn, sir. (Laughter.) No, Mr. Mayor, the recom mendation of the committee to rescind all former resolutions of the Education Committee was not agreed to ; it was re sisted by this council because they were convinced of the im propriety and injustice of it. That was the only reason of it, and Mr. Bushel may mention it if he pleases. (Hear, hear.) Some who oppose this system have asserted that it teaches error, and even idolatry ; but if those gentlemen who profess to study the Bible so mach, only valued its doctrines more they would, before making that assertion, have gone to the schools and examined the children, to see whether they bad any erroneous and idolatrous notions in their head ; but upou the contrary, they are well educated, knowing all their duties and for any good the Bible has done them they might as well have had the wooden version issued from Mr. Holmes' press in 1833, which Mr. Hogdson carried before his admiring friends the worthy and immaculate— Mr. HonGsox.—l deny it ; it is not true. Mr. Alderman EARLE.—I beg your pardon, sir, if I am wrong. I thought you had embraced it; at least I was told so. Mr. HODGSON is an untruth, sir. Mr. Alderman EARLE.—Then I beg your pardon, sir, if I have stated that which is not correct. I hope you are sa tisfied ; at least I will do my very best to satisfy you, though you are very hard to please. With the peculiar doctrines of the catholic church, we have nothing to do; but if these gentlemen will inquire into the education of the corporation schools, they will find that the children are well versed in the Scriptures as far as they go, and moreover that they have learned every Christian duty. Surely it cannot be displeas ing to that Almighty Being, who is the author of peace and lover of concord, that these children may travel upon the path to heaven as far as they can without differing in opinion, and that when they shall arrive at that point where they dif fer, they may part without quarrelling, and leave their points of difference to each other? Can that be displeasing to God? I think not. Very well ; here is the very effect which is produced by the much-maligned system that we are talking .idamit...__4l3.se, hear.) This system was first introduced into Ireland, where there was very much religious discord pre vailing, in the hope that it might succeed in allaying it; and notwithstanding all the hostility of hot-headed priests of all denominations, it is making very rapid progress, and doing immense good. That is a fact which cannot be denied. I n Ireland it was supported, cordially supported 1 should say, by Lord Stanley (hear, hear) ; and why it should not be a good system here in Liverpool, where we have a very large class of poor population just as they have there, I cannot myself comprehend. I must leave that to the ingenuity of the noble lord to explain. Mr. Hodgson, I believe, has stated that this system is one of idolatry— Mr. HODGSON.—Where did I state it ? Mr. Alderman EARLE.—Here in this room I believe, and perhaps I can find what you said on paper. I think I recol lect you saying it myself, and I believe that there have been others who can do the same. Will any any man presume to say and think you would willingly accuse Lord Stanley of sup porting a system that promotes idolatry or any error what ever ? We can only come to this conclusion, that in Ireland it has not had the same effect that it has in Liverpool. The secular instruction of children is carried out. One gentle man, Mr. Parker, does not like them to learn an innocent Scotch song, and another not to know the derivation of words ; but if some gentlemen, who now and then favour us with their opinions, would condescend to take a few lessons from these children, we should not have our fine language so barbarously murdered, and there would be less discord on our ears, not only with regard to everything relative to gram mar, but also to pronunciation Mr. COOPER.—Our object is something higher-- Mr. Alderman EARLE.—It is something higher, indeed— but there it is. Then with regard to Mr. Hodgson, lam sorry to name him, but I cannot help it, as he was an old friend formerly, he wishes the children to learn something useful, but he would prevent their attention being directed to such events as the destruction of Herculaneum.. Does he mean to say that the knowledge of such events as the destruc tion of Herculaneum and Pompeii are not remarkable events, and that they do not deserve their attention ? Ido not think there is anything more likely to keep them from the alehouse in after life, than the instruction of their minds ; for if their minds are instructed, they can resort to instructive and amusing books to consume those hours which otherwise would hang heavily upon their hands. (Hear.) But it is well known that the children in these schools receive a very superior education, and that it is superior to most other schools for children in the borough. (Cries of " No.") Mr. PARKER.—No, no, and they never have beeu. Mr. Alderman EARLE.—You are an excellent judge, Mr. Parker._ The MAYOR, understanding that Mr. Alderman Earle had used the word " insolent," called him to order. Mr. Alderman EARLE.—I did not use the word insolent, s ir ; I said that Mr. Parker was an excellent judge, and if that be an improper term, I shall bow to the decision of the mayor. It is sad to see men hostile to the system that has,