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THE ORPHAN'S PRAYER. WRITTEN AND COMPOSED BY GEORGE LINLEY, FOR TUB COMMERCIAL TRAVELLERS ' ORPHAN SCHOOL. LET our grateful pray'rs ascend ; He who marks the sparrow's fall, He who proves the Orphan's friend, Still extends his love to all ! Praise to Him, whose strong arm guides us Through life's dark and thorny way, Who, with bounteous hand, provides us Goodly blessings day by day. Praise to God ! While with anxious hopes and fears We God's boundless mercy share, May each heart, in future years, Still be thankful for His care. M a y we, as through life progressing, Walk in paths of peace and love; Gi v ing praise, for ev'ry blessing, Unto Him who reigns above. Praise to God ! REVIEWS OF BOOKS. English Forests and Forest Trees. Historical, Legendary, and Descriptive. London :N. Cooke. At a time when, like the present, the English forests are being so rapidly exterminated and cleared away, a work recording their history and original magnitude, together with the numerous events of interest of wich they were either the scene, or with which their history is intimately connected, cannot fail to prove useful and exciting. The volume before us, which is a very handsomely got up one, does not lay claim to originality, but it is entitled to praise scarcely secondary to that of originality in such a work—it is distinguished by industry judiciously applied, and a sufficient amount of enthusiasm to ensure a painstaking in vestigation into a subject on which the author has evidently thought much, and inquired greatly. After a preliminary chapter or two descriptive of forest scenery, its peculiarities, and the effects of the varying seasons on its appearances and con ditions, as also on those of its inhabitants ; the rights of English kings to forests, the connexion of forests with druidical observances, and the laws which regulated forestery under the Romans and the Saxons, the author proceeds briefly to relate the legendary history of some of the renowned " forest monarchs," such as the " Winfarthing" and other oaks, the most interesting of these " greenwood" histories, however, being reserved for consideration under treatment of the different forests of which they formed the leading features. In discoursing of the various forests, our author has been indus trious in collecting all the authenticated legends connected with them, among which the life and adventures of " Bold Robin Hood, and the gentle maid Marian," form prominent subjects in dis cussing the extinct glories of Sherwood Forest. What forest is there, however, which does not afford chapters of local history, and volumes of fireside gossip. Instead of dwelling on those with which tradition has made most men acquainted, we prefer giving an anecdote related of George 111., in the chapter treating of the New Forest. The circumstances are in themselves particularly touch ing, and as illustrating the kind-hearted benevo lence and deeply-seated religious feeling of the good old king, the narrative of the scene requires no apology, and we offer none for it. GEORGE 111. AND THE GIPSIES. Until recently, gipsies formed a comparatively large portion of the population of the New Forest. An extra ordinary anecdote is told of some of these people and George 111. That king being out one day hunting, the chase lay through the skirts of the forest. The sting had been bard run, and to escape the dogs had crossed the river in a deep part. The dogs could not be brought to follow; and it became necessary, in order to come up with it, to make a circuitous route along the banks of the river, through some thick and troublesome underwood. The roughness of the ground, the long grass, and frequent thickets, obliged the sportsmen to separate from each other, each one endeavouring to make the best and speediest way he could. Before he had reached the end of the forest, the king's horse manifested signs of fatigue, so much so, that his rider resolved upon yielding the plea sures of the chase to those of compassion for the animal. With this view he turned down the first avenue of the forest, and determined on riding gently on until some of his attendants should overtake him. The king had proceeded only a few yards when, instead of the cry of the hounds, he fancied he heard the cry of human distress. As he rode forward he heard it more distinctly. " Oh, my mother, my mother ! God pity and bless my poor mother!" The curiosity and the kindness of the Sovereign led him instantly to the spot. It was a little green plot on one side of the forest, where was spread on the grass, under a branching oak, a little pallet, half covered with a kind of tent, and a basket or two, with some packs, lay on the ground at a few paces distant from the tent. Near to the root of the tree he saw a little swarthy girl on her knees pra while her little black eyes ran down with tears. `What,' my child, is the cause of your weeping ?" he asked; " for what do you pray ?" The little creature at first started, then rose from her knees, and, pointing to the tent, said, " Oh, sir, my dying mother 1" _ . -- "What 1" exclaimed the King, dismounting, and fasten ing his horse to the branches of an oak ; " what, my child ! Tell me all about it." The child led the kind-hearted stranger to the tent, where lay, partly covered, a middle-aged female gipsy in the last moments of life. She turned h e r dying eyes expressively to the visitor, then looked up to heaven, but not a word did she otter—the organs of speech had ceased their office, " the silver cord was loosed, and the wheel broken at the cistern." The girl wept aloud, and, stooping down, wiped the dying sweat from her mother's face. The King, much affected, asked the girl her name, and of her family, and how long her mother had been ill. Just at that moment another gipsy girl, much older, came breathless to the spot. She had been to the town of W—, and bought some medicine for the dying woman. Observing a stranger, she curtsied, and then hastened to her mother, knelt down by her side, kissed her pallid lips, and burst into tears. "What, my dear child," said the King, "can be done for you ?" " Oh, sir," she replied, "my dying mother wanted a religious person to teach her, and to pray with her before the died. I ran all the way to W--, and asked for a taithster, but no one could I get to come with me." The dying woman seemed sensible of what her daughter was saying, and her countenance was much agitated. The air was again rent with the cries of the distressed daughters. Pull of kindness, the King instantly endea voured to comfort them. " I am a minister," he said, " and God has sent me to instruct and comfort your mother." He then sat down, and taking the hand of the dying gipsy, discoursed on the demerit of sin and the nature of redemption. While doing this, the poor creature seemed to gather consolation and hope; her eyes sparkled with brightness, and her countenance became animated. She looked up ; she smiled, but it was the last smile—the glim mering of expiring nature. As the expression of peace remained strong on her countenance, it was not till some time had elapsed that they perceived the spirit had sepa rated itself from its mortal coil. It was at this moment that some of the royal attendants, who had missed the King at the chase, and had been riding through the forest in search of him, rode up, and found him comforting the afflicted gipsies. He rose up, put some gold into the hands of the girls, promised them his protection, and bade them look to heaven. He then mounted his horse, and rode away surrounded by his people. As we have already stated, the volume abounds in interesting matter well put together, and varied in scope. It is a beautifully-illustrated work ; is handsomely printed, and is published at compara tively a very low price. Analytic Arrangement of Holy Scripture, con tauttng the Old and New Testaments. By the Rev. 'Henry Linton, B.A. Liverpool : Deighton and Laughton. This little work, which, it appears, was published at the request of the students of St. Aidan's Theological College, Birkenhead, in which the author is divinity lecturer, will contribute much to extend an accurate knowledge of that book which is able to make wise unto salvation." The leading events are given in the order in which they occurred, and also the principal predictions, with brief references to their fulfilment. The psalms are noticed in their historical connexion, which arrangement will be found to throw much light on the history and character of their authors , and al so to give clearer views of the great truths and inimitable beauties contained in the psalms them selves. In the appendix the alleged discrepancies of discre ancies of the Bible, to w hi c h infidels are 'accustomed to point, are satisfactorily explained . The author has evidently aimed at malting his work inst and useful , and we think he has succeeded. A considerable amount of important information is condensed into a small compass, which must be highly beneficial to a large class of persons, who, from want of time and other causes, are prevented 0. more elaborate and vol um i nous from studying works. We feel confident that it will be found a valuable key to the study of Holy Scripture, and therefore recommend it. In the compilation and arrangement of this excellent biblical text-book, Mr. Linton has displayed no small amount of study and scholarship ; he has also evinced much clear ness of judgment, and well-applied industry. --. Ir°gg's Instructor. Edinburgh : James Hogg. The January number of this periodical continues to sustai n those claims the previous numbers have established upon are devoted to public favour. Its opening Rages a temperate and calmly written resume of the leading public events which have characterised the by gone year. Th e paperis written with earnestness, an d w ith ou t ostentation —it suggests rather than dictates conclusions, and is in all respects creditable to the modesty and moderation of its author. A paper of great local interest in Edinburgh succeeds that just al luded to, it is entitled " George Heriot and his Works," and, under that brief and simple title, is given a succinct biographical memoir of the greatest practical benefactor the city of Edinburgh has ever met with. It is well, though it cannot be too extensively known, that, from comparative poverty, George Heriot, having risen to be court jeweller to his sovereign, James VI., and his Queen, Anne of Denmark, through active business habits, intelligence, and integrity, amassed a princely fortune, which, after making suitable pro vision for his relatives, he bequeathed for the erec tion and endowment of an educational institution in the Scottish metropolis of a magnitude and liberality of provision till lately unmatched in that city, and still without many equals in the king dom, its annual average income reaching £15,580. Out of this sum provision is made for the educa tion and maintenance of 180 boys, sons of poor citizens of Edinburgh. Each boy on entering this noble institution receives, besides his upper clothes, six day shirts and two night ones, five pairs of socks, and two pairs of shoes. Their education is of the most liberal kind, suited to the middle walk of life. On leaving the institution, which they do at the age of fourteen, each boy receives a stock of clothes, a pocket Bible, and a number of useful books. Those who do not go the university — which comparatively few of them do—receive £lO annually during five years, to maintain them during their apprenticeship ; and, at its close, they receive £5 additional, as a bounty on good behavour. In addition to the 180 boys receiving education and board in the principal institution, 2,809 children receive an excellent English educa tion, gratis, from the funds of the institution. These are instructed in ten commodious and ele gant school-houses, built in different parts of the city, from designs by Mr. Alexander Black, the active and intelligent superintendent of works at Heriot's Hospital, as the institution is called. Of a verity, such benefactors to the place of their na tivity as George Heriot are of rare occurrence. Besides the papers mentioned, the Instructor for January contains several articles of great value and much general interest. The Dodd Family Abroad. No. XVII. By Charles Lever. London : Chapman and Hall. In this number we have slyly planted and telling hits at the mechanical miracles by which the Popish priesthood of even the nineteenth century beguile the credulous and mulct the devout among their adherent dupes. The Sneezing Virgin of Orsaro is the oracle in this instance, and of course her sternutations, like the winks of her relative in another of the Romish performances, are at once wonderful to the uninitiated, and valuable to the contrivers. Some few touches in the eccentric career of Lola Montes, are also made to do duty in filling up the stage effect of this rolling domestic drama, in which the undeviating rule seems to be " incident, incident, incident,"—a rule maintained with a persistency and success most remarkable, and, at the same time, pleasing. The Liverpool Photographic Journal. No. I. This is a journal devoted to recording the various incidents and occurrences in connexion with the photographic art. To the lovers of that art it will present peculiar charms, and by them, we make no doubt, its pages will be duly studied. SERlALS.—Pictorial Pages, a well-designed and cheap periodical. The Christian Family Advocate, a journal well suited for family reading. -The Ragged School Union Magazine, an interesting record of the progress and social value of those institutions for the reclamation of forsaken or destitute childhood. The Post Magazine Almanack contains a great amount of information published at a small price. It is unfortunate that such a publication should set out with an error at its commencement, as that tends to shake confi dence in all its contents. In this we find " full moon" set down for the 11th of January, whereas, if we can credit the other Almanacks, backed by the moon herself, that event took place on the 14th of the month. Some Thoughts an excellent fireside and domestic journal. The Journal of Industrial Progress, a journal which has arisen out of, and is devoted to, matters connected with the Great Exhibition in Dublin. NEW MUSIC. Sonato for the Piano-forte, by A. Saqui, is a well elaborated piece of musical arrangement, in which the theme is sustained through a succession of brilliant variations. It is published by lime and Son, of Liverpool, and is got up with their customary care and good taste. JUVENILE DELINQUENCY. PUBLIC MEETING. Orr Thursday last, a public meeting, called by his worship the Mayor, in compliance with a respectably and numerously signed requisition, was held in the Borough Sessions-house, for the purpose of directing legislative attention to the subject of juvenile delinquency. The meeting, which was of a highly respectable character, was presided over by the Mayor, and amongst the gentlemen present were the Venerable Archdeacon Brooks, Mr. J. A. Tinne, Mr. G. Holt, Mr. R. M. Beckwith, Rev. W. F.Taylor, Mr. J. B. Aspinall, the Rev. Dr. Goss, Romish bishop of Liverpool, Mr. John Yates, jun., Mr. C. Turner, Mr. D. Rowland, Rev. J. Martineau, Mr. W. Romilly, Mr. Thomas Thornely, M.P., Mr. Joseph Pollock, Mr. T. B. Horsfall, M.P., Mr. W. Rathbone, Rev. T. Carter, chaplain to the borough gaol, Rev. Mr. Appleton, Rev. H. Hampton, Mr. A. Hodgson, Rev. J. Bishop, Rev. Dr. Raffles, Mr. William Earle, Mr. J. H. Turner, Mr. John Cropper, Mr. T. Avison, Rev. J. Holmes, Mr. R. E. Harvey, Mr. Thomas Bolton, Mr. J. Hubback, Mr. T. Urquhart, &c., &c. His WORSHIP, in explaining the object of the meeting, remarked that no subject could be of more importance to the community than that of juvenile delinquency, and referred to the interest taken in it by legislators and philanthropists. Letters were then read from the Right. Hon. the Earl of Derby, the Earl of Harrowby, Lord Stanley, and the Hon. H. T. Liddell, M.P., apologising for unavoidable absence from the meeting, and expressing sympathy in its objects. The Rev. Rector CAMPBELL moved the first resolution, which was to the effect, that the large amount of ignorance and vice existing in this country demanded the most serious consideration of a Christian people ; that it was productive of crime for which the system of prison discip line provided no adequate remedy ; and that additiona legislation for the subversion of the evil was imperatively called for. With a view to point out the reality of the evil of juvenile delinquency, he said that 12,508 boys and girls were, it was estimated, punished for crime during one year in this country ; and, reckoning that each, of these individuals had five or six satellites, there were probably about 50,000 depraved and vicious young people professionally living on the plunder of the public. The remedy which it was proposed to adopt had been already tried, and with marked success, in France ; where, in. consequence of the system of correctional detention, there were only half as many commitments of offenders under seventeen years as in England. Mr. BROWN, M.P., seconded the resolution, remarking that to commit juvenile offenders to prison was to commit them to destruction. He hoped the question of reforma tories, which was of national importance, would also soon be regarded as of national necessity. He should be happy to lend his aid to any well-digested plan which might be brought forward to meet the case. The Rev. Mr. CARTEU, Chaplain of the Borough Gaol, said he had no misgiving as to the cause they all had at heart, and be felt bound to bear his testimony to the ex tent of the evil they all deplored. The extent of the evil was painfully evident to all classes, without the aid of statistics or I blue-books, for our streets and newspapers told us daily of the enormous number of ragged, destitute, and neg lected children who frequented our docks and public places of amusement, with no means of obtaining a livelihood except by robbery and other overt acts of professional crime. The rev. gentleman then read some facts from the [reports issued by himself and the governor of the Borough Gaol, relative to the number of juvenile commit ments in the town. Juvenile delinquency had, during the last year, fortunately declined in Liverpool and Edin burgh, a fact due, he thought, to the establishment of Ragged Schools. In Manchester it had rapidly increased, but whether it was increasing or decreasing it was our 1 duty to do all in our power to repress it. With respect to its repression, he felt assured, from his experience, that the present prison system was totally inadequate to that duty, and it was morally certain that some otherrneans must be tried. He gave a brief history of a lad nineteen years of age, who, after about twenty commitments to prison, wound up a series of crimes by murder. This might, perhaps, have been prevented, if, instead of being sent to prison over and over again, he had been arrested lin his career of crimes. Prison associations had also a bad effect on a female—who cared little fOr prison restraints — while her connexion with her fellow-prisoners also strengthened her mind in crime. These facts proved that we must have legislative interference. We certainly can and do send children, conditionally pardoned, to Redhill, in Surrey, and to Kingswood, near Bristol, where, with two exceptions, all had done well ; but he thought it was a great pity we should have to send so far. (Cheers.) Still, children could not be sent to reformatories without the will of the parents, and it would be advisable that in such matters they should have no power of interference. Mr. T. B. HORSFALL, M.P., mov ed the second resolu tion, which affirmed the necessity for Reformatory Insti tutions, but advocated also the establishment of training schools where the young who had not yet become criminals might find that protection and instruction which would be the means of preventing their resorting to crime. He then proceeded to say, it was admitted on all hands that prevention was better than cure, and the object they had this day met to cmider was, how preyeAtiou could be THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, AND GENERAL COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER. applied in the present instance. It was impossible, he considered, to overrate the importance of this subject ; yet it was one to which, until lately, comparatively little at tention had been paid. Last year, a committee of the House of Commons had investigated this subject; and, in their report, that committee pointed out the rigorous and effective efforts made in France, Germany, and Belgium, and the United States, for the suppression of juvenile crime. Mr. Horsfall then read extracts from reports of the Kirkdale gaol, and also from a pamphlet published by the late Mr. Rushton, illustrative of the value of a refor matory system. He then proceeded—l may also mention a little circumstance which came under my own observa- , tion. A boy, a very little boy, many years ago, was ac cused, and justly accused, of stealing a watch. It was my duty, perhaps, sir, to have prosecuted that boy. I did not think it right to do so, but gave him in charge of his father, who was an honest man. That father took him away from Liverpool, which was a stipulation that I made ; and, sir, instead of hearing of that boy being in prison in subsequent years, I had the satisfaction of seeing him receive a prize in one of our public schools; and, sir, he is at this moment a teacher of one of our national schools in this county. (Cheers.) Now, sir, there are other schools founded in all parts of the country, having, in some measure, the same object ; and I know of none which have been more effective than that which are termed the Aberdeen schools. (Hear, hear.) The managers of these schools felt some considerable diffi culty, until they got the co-operation of the magistrates and the police. They did so get their co-operation with a view not so much of punishing criminals, or dealing with those who had been convicted, as of arresting our youths at the very outset when they commenced their begging, which is always the precedent to theft. And what was the success of that 2 Now, mark ! The success of the plan in checking juvenile vagrancy and crime has been most striking and satisfactory. An admirable plan has been pointed out by Mr. Brown, with reference particularly to the port of Liverpool—that of stationing a vessel in the river, to which criminal children might be sent, with a view of fitting them for sea. (Hear, hear.) I cannot con ceive any better thing than that an old man-of-war which has done its duty to its country in one way should be called upon to do duty in another way. (Cheers.) There is no lion in the way. (Cheers.) The wise and prudent conquer difficulties by attempting them. (Cheers.) The slave of fear shivers and shrinks at the sight of danger. (Cheers.) I will only add, that, with the blessing of God, we shall succeed. (Loud and continued cheering.) Mr. MANSFIELD (stipendiary magistrate) seconded the resolution, expressing his hearty concurrence in the opinions of the previous speakers. He cited cases which had come under his own knowledge, where, owing to the crime or the poverty of parents, there was a manifest want of some institution where, against the will of the parents, children might be placed, and receive those cares and attentions which were denied them at home. (Loud applause.) The Rev. Mr. BIRRELL spoke in support of the reso lution. _ . ORIGINAL CORRESPONDENCE. INDEX TO FAMILIAR QUOTATIONS. TO THE EDITOR OS THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. Sin,—" A Reader," in your paper of last Tuesday, in questioning my title to praise for my book of quotations refers to one at page 85—" He who fights and runs away: &c.," and complains that, although I give three quota. tions, two from Butler and one from Goldsmith, some thing like it, neither of them is the one in question. In this he is correct ; but, had the passage been in Butler, to whom it has been generally attributed, I should have given it. It is not, howveer, there. The quotation in question is sometimes made as above, and sometimes as— The cock that fights," &c., or—" The man that fights," &c., and under this latter title (in letter T), " A Reader" will find the proper quotation, and the authority for it. Again, "A Reader" refers to—" Hedges have eyes ;" the heading should, strictly, have been—" Hedges have eyes, and walls have ears," which is the form of the quotation or proverb (whichever it is) that I have been accustomed to, and the quotation from Swift is the nearest to it that I have met with. The same remark may be made with reference to—" Birds of a feather flock together ;" but the remarks of "A Reader," on this quo tation, are captious ; if " Birds will resort unto their like," they flock together, and the figure in each quota tion I have given is perfect. I have not met with any other authority on the subject. The quotation touching—" A little learning," &c., and " Drink," are quite correct, but are taken from different editions of Pope, the one having the essay or criticism divided into parts—the other not. " A Reader " is informed that, notwithstanding the alphabetical arrangement of the work, an index will be given with the last number. As I did not originally intend the collection for publi cation, I abstained from soliciting for contributions. "With the exception of less than half-a-dozen quotations, the whole is the result of my own reading. Jan. 26, 1854. I am, your obdt. servt., J. C. G. THE LIVERPOOL FREEMEN. TO THE EDITOR OP THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. Sixt,—Observing that a publicnotice has been issued by several respectable men, announcing their intention of applying to parliament for a bill to disfranchise the free men of this borough, and not having seen any public notification of any movement on the part of the opponents of this measure, I take the opportunity of subjoining a few remarks upon the subject. That numbers of freemen have received a day's wages as compensation for lost time in attending to give their votes, is admitted ; but, on the other hand, have no non freemen received a similar reward for voting on the opposite of the question ? If so, there is a parity of criminality ; but the eriminalty depends much , upon the view the common men take of this remuneration : they may think they are committing no political or moral crime in receiving this compensation for their loss of time. Their superiors would not deign to receive this paltry reward ; but are they never influenced by the• higher motives in matters of interest in business ? Eve'', man ought to vote according to his conscience ; but does every one so vote ? Many may have motives to diverge a little from his own views and; political feelings in giving: his vote who would not deign. to receive money. Admitting, however, that the freemen were disfran chised, does it follow, as a matter of course, that they would then vote on the . Whig side ? The promotersof this petition would probably be much disappointed in the result, and I shall give a few reasons why the freemen. probably would not desert theirpresent party. Those who , have lived long enough iry Liverpool to remember the time when the slave-trade - was carried on here in full vigour must remember that nearly the whole of the merchants who carried on that trade were high Tories, ananearly all the West India , merchants were of the same politics. These merchants were- the leading men of the town rich, of the first rank ) . and of the greatest con sequence ; the American trade- was then in its infancy ; there.were some few Whigs, but they were of minor im portance; and of little weight comparatively with the African- and West Indian merchants. These merchants employed, the principal part of. the leading shipbuilders, who, of course, employed different tradesmen in the various- departments of shipbirading ; well, at that time, party spirit ran very high, antba.Tory merchant would not employ a Whig tradesman, and all the workmen, as carpenters, riggers, anchor-smiths i .&c., &c., all followed the politics of their masters. They voted at elections for their masters' member, and their master voted for his Tory employer. Thus the town. was almost a Tory town, and the•attempts to abolish the slave trade excited a strong political disagreement between the two parties, and every man was , expected to vote for his employer's candidate, and did: se: Thus a strong Baling of Toryism took possession of the• great majority of. the freemen, who said that their living:depended upon. their votes, and thus the attachment to the Tory side remained with the men, who did not look.with a friendly eyeupouthe party which had deprived them of their trade, ands which feeling, though mitigathcl,,still exists; so that that they would, therefore, still vote for the old party, even were they to be dis franchised, and were to receive-no reward for their vote. Admitting.that neither Whigs nor Tories bribed, they would vote for the Tories, because their fathers did so Mr. Josern PoLeocs (Judge of the County Court) moved the next resolution in favour of the foundation and support of Reformatory Institutions by the public funds, a liberal encouragement being afforded to the Reformatory Schools already established, or hereafter to be established, by voluntary effort, and that all such institutions should be under local management, and subject to government inspection. During the course of an eloquent speech, the judge contended that were not some check applied to the sources of vice and crime, that, to use the words of a great orator, "we should be rotten before we were ripe." The reform of adult criminals was practically hopeless; the remedy must be applied to the young, and them only.. He, for one, was not inclined to credit the statement that criminals were uneducated. They were educated and trained, but unfortunately their education and training. were of a most malignant character. They had their rewards and punishments; their histories and traditions ; their heroes and martyrs. Heroes whom they are taught to look up to and emulate—whose successes they are taught to sympathise in as objects of ambition—martyrs not the less because they have been made victims of laws which they are trained to evade and contemn. Hence their admiration of the triumphs of a Dick Turpin and a Jack Sheppard. He concluded by expressing his satisfac tion at beholding men of all denominations and creeds met for the purpose of forwarding this great public object, which was too essentially catholic to be- dealt with in a spirit of sectarianism. The Rev. Dr. M`NereE seconded the resolution, and in doing so, said the chief object to which attention ought now to be directed was the question, of what was the remedy for juvenile delinquency, and how the remedy was to be applied. He alluded, to the satisfactory provision in the French criminal code, which, recognising the ignor ance and inexperience of the child, refuses to visit with criminal punishment the infractions of the law, but pro vides for its reformatory education in an• institution where it will be removed from. the operation of evil influences. He proceeded to argue that the question was-too import ant a one to be looked at in only one point of: view. The causes which lead to crime must also be considered and combated. One of these causes he traced; with logical sequence, and in eloquent language, to themultiplicity of gin-shops, and called on. the magistrates and the well-dis posed members of society to aid in reducing their number. But, continued he, there is another thing. in, connection with this matter. In all these prison reports L find con nected with juvenile delinquency what are called " aban doned women." The question of prostitution:demands the attention of the legislature and wise men. (Cheers.) But, sir, the subject is not fairly dealt with in one sense, be cause the fault is not all. on one side. Let the real source of the evil be fairly met and examined. Yout call these " abandoned women." Ay, indeed, they are " abandoned."' And by whom have they been abandoned ? They have been " abandoned " by their more abandoned,. seducers ; they have been abandoned by g entleman—nay...l cannot call them gentlemen, though they have the narnev and ap pearance, and property, .and station in society. of gentle men ; but they have not the conduct of gentlemen., (Ap plause.) Men who will. seize upon the fair flower, and shake all that is lovely. from it, and then, when their own lust is sated, cast the•weed away ! Oh, vile ! These are the abandoned. These-are like those winged serpents in some of the tropical climates, infecting where they, fly, and poisoning where they repose. (Great cheering.) Yet these men are still received into society—theynre called " gay gentlemen "—ladies receive them, and. introduce them into society ; and: they are found in cur drawing rooms. I charge prostitution on the heads or these aban doned seducers, who have cast away the girls they have deflowered, and thrown them upon the streets to be the tempters of the children who fill our gaols, tempting them in these gin-shops, these penny theatres, these free con certs, these dens all nver our town. (Cheers.) Are we, then, to go to the•legislature for relief for these evils alto gether ? No legislative interference can remedy this evil, while society tolerates as she does—ay, and encourages too—the men to , whom I have made allusion. (Loud cheers.) I don't know whether I speak in the presence of such a man ; but if there be here a man who has seduced a woman—who has traded on her as long as his fancy and feelings and. lust haveprompted him, and has then, instead of supporting her still, thrown her upon the streets to be the tempter of children to commit crime—if I speak to such a man, I say, against you, and not against the crimi-. nal in the dock, should the magistrate 6301,a verdict of., guilty. (Cheers.) It is you, and not the poor victim, who should .be sent to gaol ; it is yen . who should be whipped, and not the child whom you wereinstrumentat: in leading into mischief. (Cheers.) And, therefore, here,, as in all other cases, the real gist of the question will de pend upon ourselves; and we must say .if asked for reform,. instead, of improving legislation, begin at home—aim. at your ardent spirits and your prostitution.. (Hear, hear,); He then, in eloquent terms, advertetto the soothing and: winning effects of kindliness and, love, in reclaiming; even.the most dissolute and abandoned ; and again calling, for an expression of public feeling for reducing the num ber of gin-shops; and for reprobationof seducers, the reve-- rand Doctor resumed his seat amidst loud and protracted. cheering. Mr: Joan CROPPER moved a resolution to. the effect that,. as a cheek to parental negligence, the wholee or a portion, of the cost of the child's maintenance while under reformatory discipline should be recoverable- from, the parents. The Rev.. JAMES MARTINEAJI seconded thoresolution, The Rev. Dr. Goss, Romish Bishop (of. Liverpool),.sup ported the resolution. Mr. W. RATIIBONE moved.the adoption of atpetition to both houses of Parliament in:conformity with.the resolu tions allopted by the meeting; that to the House of Lords to be entrusted for presentation, to the Emil of liarrowby, and that to the House of Commons to the members for the borough. lair. HENRY ROMXLLY seconded the resolution, which was adopted unanimously ; and the proceedings closed with a vote of thanks to,theMayor. Wore them. Bn ere is another consideration, which, perhaps, is of national importance. The: safety anti welfare of the Iringdona• depends greatly upow the; superiority of our' ships, upon their excellence,. in every respect, compara tively with those of every European, nation ; and this excellence, we may fairly assume, arises from the system of the seven years' apprenticeship, which enables young men to' acquire a perfect knowledge. , of the different branches connected with shipholding, to obtain which skill he must serve seven years consecutively. But would a yourg man bind himself to serve • seven years consecu tively unless he had some- adequate, reward ? Common sense says very few would persevere;: therefore, the cor poration, for the benefit of 'commerce, and as an induce ment to young men to acquire. this -thorough knowledge and skill in their respective trades,• promised the freedom of the town to such young men as Avocild bind themselves to • freemen for the term of: seven: years, and who did actually serve the whole seven, years, faithfully and satis factorily to their masters... The young man was then entitled to the freedom, and reoeived, it on application to the Town-clerk. This privilege entitled him to exemption from payment of town does, and, conferred freedom also on all sons who might subsequently be born to him. This is the reason why the number of freemen has so much increased ; but the privilege. of making his sons also free, is-a great inducement to a, young,manto submit to a seven years' apprenticeship ; and does note young man deserve the reward for the eniurance of a seven years' toil ? Is it not also a wise measure to offer this. inducement for the of making aaiartisan skilful in every branch of , rirbl e iding, and of every collateral branch carried on in, a : seaport ? A young ; man, besides, must acquire habits of regularity and steady perseverance by this long servitude ; he must conduct himself well, otherwise his master will not give:Aim a certificate of good condr.at, without which he could, not obtain his freedom. Thus,. a, body of excellent wosskuren: is raised in the town, well skilled in every braneh of shipbuilding. Would it be just to deprive such men of a valuable privilege which they bare obtained by, seven yeae. unintermitted labour? Justice says no. And as,th their future mode of voting, should they be deprived of their present privilege, woadd they vote, as mere householders, for that party who deprived them cflheir quondam privilege ? I traw not ; the sense of irhary would, iniluenee them to vots t against the Whig. It is a great: question, however, whether the system of a seven, years' apprenticeship is not apoint of great national importance.;. A enables the peoplatoacquire skill in the different- branches of naanufacturea in the kingdom, as well as in., the various branches. connected with shipbuikling.. 'The prospects of the ki ng dom depend mainly uporathe skilfulness of its artisans, andi we should, therefore, infer that an,y measure which should interfere with, or prevent, a coabnuation of the present system of apprenticeship Nvould,be a dangerous measure, and detri mental to the interests of the nation. Liverpool,. Jan. 250854. Crvi s. EDUCATION FOR THE BRITISH COLONIES. LETTER HI. TO. 7111 X: EDITOR OP THE LIVEA.EOOI, STNADABD. promised in this article ta. enter upon the in. quiry, as to whether the West India Islands were affiuentr,' enough to. bear the expenses of & system of education thr• themselves. But, before entering upon the subject, it ( is haft right to observe that they have not in them a Isiah and affluent middle class, sucla as we have in Englskud, fall back upon for support for their schools in times, of de pression of trade. At sue} times they have to send to England for pecuniary assistance. I could enumerate a long list of schools in the , island of Jamaica which have been largely helped by grants from societies in England, but value for your space, and the time of year readers, makes me refrain from doing so. Yet I will have to use figures to substantiate what I say. They are necessary, at times, to render perfect a proposition ; but believing that, for party purposes, a most licentioua use has been made of them, I will only use such as are absolutely ne cessary. Skifid partizans have made them tell many tales to advance the cause of themselves and friends ; as many changes have been rung upon the same statistics as skilful players can do upon the same set of bells. Well, but, it may be said again, " facts are stubborn things," and statistics are a bundle of them ; but this very fact of their being presented in bundles makes simple-minded persons fear them the more. The bundles have been so skilfully managed that common people have been bewil dered by them, just as we read of certain traders who have deceived the natives of the South Sea Islands, by inpresent ' log to them in traffie barrels of European wares which the highly-prized articles appeared on the top, but under neath was sand, or some other worthless thing ; so sta tistics, favouring the cause of certain parties, have been made into groups, and so deceived the public. But the present question is too grave to admit of such conduct in its advocates ; and its comprehensiveness renders it diffi cult for them to do so were they inclined. It is a ques tion in which is involved all that a Christian holds dear upon earth, and one in the carrying out of which he hopes to gain for himself a place in heaven. It is too important to admit of levity, or trickery being employed in its ad vocacy. A plain statement of the truth is all that is needed. This done, the question must make its own way. The friends of education in the West Indies have, under many gloornycircumstances, exerted themselves most laud ably for spreading instruction among the negroes. They have acted upon the injunction of the Royal Preacher, who says, "In the morning sow thy seed, and in the even ing withhold not thine hand, for thou knowest not whe ther shall prosper either this or that, or whether they shall be both alike good." The unexampled depression of trade, for the last few years, in the island of Jamaica, and which has affected all classes in the community, has had a most injurious effect upon the schools. I state this supply as a fact ocenected with the apbject, Whether the me*. HE wno can suppress a. moments anger will preven basting sorrow. THE GENERATION of men follow each other as the wave in a swollen river. Do NOT ANxioirsior hope for wbah has not come; do not vainly regret what has already past. TRITE MODESTY blushes for everything criminal ; false modesty blushes for everything that is unfashionable. MR. MACAULAY once observed, that prize sheep were only fit for candles, and prize essays to light them. VAPOUR BATHS, it is said, are now being successfully applied in Dublin to horses,. for influenza, rheumatism, rigors, &c. A BUTCTIER, who stood like a lamb to be robbed, Near Bristol,: had Bs. returned by the highwaymen, for his " good behaviour." AN ANoatAlor.—The recent marriage of Mr. Deor alxd Miss Field presents this singular anomaly, that although he won the field, she gained the day. AN OLD LADY, looking at the curiosities in Barnum's Museum, came to a couple of large sea dogs,. and after gazhsg at them with wonder, inquired of a wag who stood , near, if they ever barked ?" 'No, Madam, ' replied he, "not now—their bark is on the sea.—American Courier. SUET OR DRIPPING.—It seems that names may be affected and even changed by the state of the weather. The late Mr. Suett, the comic actor, going once to dine about twenty miles from London, and being able only to get an outside place on the coach, arrived in such a be draggled state from an incessant rain, and so muffled-up in great coats and handkerchiefs, that his friend inquired, doubtingly, " Are you Suett ?" " No," replied the wag, "I'm dripping." STATISTICS OF DANCING.—A French arithmetician has calculated that the space which a young Parisian belle, in the exercise of dancing, traverses in the gay salons of Paris, amounts, in the course of one dancing season, to 4341 miles. He has also calculated that a French lady, fond of performing the functions of a teetotum, will spin round in a waltz in one night as many times as the wheels of a steam-boat revolve while running the distance be tween Dover and Calais. —Daily Paper. A HUSBAND AND WlFE.—Grant Thorburn says of his last wife, in a letter to a Philadelphia paper :—" My wife is a comely lass of 40 summers. I succeeded in capturing the prize only two weeks ago. My own age is 81, so that my wife just meets me half way. She is two inches taller, and five pounds heavier ; so I think, on reflection, I have got the best of the bargain." INCREASE AND MULTIPLY was the divine command, and a woman, the wife of a street-sweeper in this town, has strictly fulfilled the command, for in 21 years she has had 21 children. On one occasion she produced her hus band two " pledges of affection." She is now in distress, her" partner" being fonder of beer and idleness than at, teuding to the wauto of his faraily.--.l3lackburn Standard. sures of the imperial Parliament which have brought about this change were wise or not, is a question into which lam not going to enter. I may belong to those who think they were very unwise, and for many reasons. One thing in which I have great pleasure in stating is, that, since the abolition of slavery in them, education has continued steadily to advance. Learning, like all other good things which belong to the soul, ourishes never amid wickedness, cruelty, and wrong. Morals and reli gion are taught most effectually when their precepts are reduced to practice, and their precepts in the mouths of the slaveowners fell like dead letters upon the ears of the poor negroes in the West Indies. That pure, deep-seated religion of the heart, which imparts a child-like sincerity to the really Christian man, may be sought for in vain amid slavery in Cuba or South Carolina. No, it will not be found in those places, for its possessors believe that God has made of one flesh all nations of the earth, and that they who love righteousness, and practice holiness, will be accepted by Him as His people. The planters and their agents might attend Church, and perform the out ward acts of worship, but they could not have that love and charity without which no one can be acceptable to God ; they belonged to that class who honour Him with their lips while their hearts are far from Him. No won der, then, that education did not prosper among them, and that it has done so since. I differ with many as to the destiny in store for the negro race. 'With proper culture, training, and favourable circumstances, I believe they will manifest a force of intellect and grandeur of soul of which they have been thought destitute. Our duty towards them is to seize every opportunity of pro moting education among them—of casting our bread upon the waters, and waiting God's appointed time for seeing it again. If we do so, our labour will not be in vain, but will be abundantly rewarded. With the foregoing remarks, I beg now to call your attention to the funds expended in the island of Trinidad, for the purposes of education and religion. It is one of the largest, most beautiful, and fertile of the islands be longing to the British crown in the West, and merits a distinct notice in this place. Its capital, Port of Spain, is one of the first towns in the West Indies ; the streets are wide and long, being shaded with trees, laid out in long lines, from the sea to the land, thus', catching every breeze that blows, and forming a delightful shaded prome nade for the natives. The buildings have an imposing ap- , pearance, being built of a massive• cut stone. In 1849 so large a sum as £9,403 6s. Bd. was given for the purposes of religious instruction. Of this sum the clergy of. the English Church got £4,773 6s. Bd. • the Romish Priests got £4,630. The Romanist Bishop of the island gets £l,OOO ; the curate of Port of Spain £3OO ; four assistant curates get £l3O each, which makes £520: the rest of the sum goes among the curates for the dif ferent parishes into which the island is- divided. In the same year (1849), the sum of £1,562 10s. was given to the schools ; eight Romanist schools got £328 ; schools connected with the Church of England £1,234. The revenue, for the following years, was as follows :-1844, £76,395 ; 1815, £78,450 ; 1846, £85,422 s 1847, £81,121. The police and gaol establishments cost £13,878: £lOO is also givers to an immigration agent, who resides at Sierra Leone, in Africa. These sums, paid annually, show that Trinidad is a wealthy island, and fit to educate itself. The very large sum paid every year for the main tenance of the poke and prisons show that the morals of the people are not so good as they should be; or crime would not be so prevalent. Jamaica, with a population of more than 400pe0, and a revenue of £192,088- 7s. 11d., claims next our attention. The authorities of this island had it in contemplation' to consolidate the funds of several charitable endowments, and to erect in the centre' of the island a school and.col lege, after the manner' of Eton and Winchester. It was' also agitated that the-working classes should have central , groups of schools, int districts of about 25 square miles each. In these schools; negro , dames were to have charge of the children, until they were seven years of age ; the children from about twenty cottages would form a school:; they were to be a kind ofinfant schools. In another class' of schools they would be•from seven , till fourteen years of age, and in connection with. their instruction they would receive from one hour to sir instruction in industrial training. By the act of thelsand Legislature, of the 10th Vic., chap. 47, £2,000 was- given for• the purposes of edu cation annually; 160 schooli• were to. he assisted by £2O each, which, on an average; amounts to £3,209; 100 elementary schools each tot have £l3-1,000 ; sundry minor grants for books and. dormitories, and expenses of the' board, £100: total, £n)000. The board mentioned here• consists of a council, which includes the governor, bishop, vice chancellor, president of council, and Mr. Jordan. They gave or voted £7OO for the purpose of erecting a normal school, fetch as I have been advocating, for the purpose of giving instruction in the art of teach ing- to twenty youths. The- bishop mac',e arrangements with the rest of the board for getting a master from St. Markti College, Chelsea, and a Mr. Findlay was made choice nf., Premises were taken at Villa- Pen for the in stitution, with forty acres of land in cony eetion with it. Pens-in Jamaica mean something different to what they do in) Scotland or Australia ; in those places they mean levellsheep-walks ; but in the • islands of the West—" the poor man's best country," as it has • been called, by those who know it well, they morn firms on the- sides of the mountains. A popular poet, in a famous poem, has struck out the 'delineation of an Fnglish hill by saying it was " green and of gentle declivity;"' but such. as description would .fail to characterise those of Jamaica, .for the tints are most variegated, and their declivity anything but gentles. As I have said before, in a former - article, the Leg,ishilnere have done most fae the promotiewof religion ; their-exertions in favour of it have been verygreat indeed. The diocesan and the archdeaeonry are provided. from the Treasury of the United Kingdom, which, affords the bishopean annual income of • £2,100, as supplementary emoluments for hiring the occasional services of mibeni ficecYcarates. The island itself sustains the expense of an endowed *votary for each twenty-tvso , lperishes in the ii 1. In addition to this, there are upwards of fifty islauCcuracies, for each of which a stipend of 190 a-year is provided. These sums, in addition to whatthe dissent ing ministers get, show that, in this respect, Jamaica has done well. The actual revenues of thenther islands, se/14M to this country, Mr. Montgomery Martyn, in his "History of the Colonies," gives as follows e—" The estimatederevertues are sometimes given at a very lima sum ; but the , actual often falls-far beneath the estimated one. Barbadoes, £17,000 ; Antigua, between £16,0000 and £17,000. The-governor of this-island is also governess: and commander-in.-chief over Menteerret,Bermuda,St. Kitt's, Nevis, Ange)Ota, the Virgin Islands, and Dominica, are might not these small islands be grouped together for educational purposes? St. Kitt's has, a house of assemblye, with a revenue of £7,000. Nevis sends a deputy to., the house of assembly in St. Kitt's. Dominica has a council, house of assembly, and a revenue of £7,000. Ste Lucia has £9,000; Montserret, £3,000; the Bermudas,,,Xlo,ooo ; the Bahamas, £19,000. These sums, got from ianposts upon trade, licenses, and so forth, show that these •islands have the means of helping themselves. Revenuee-ehange very much like commerce, ftom which they are derived, and since Mr. Martyn gave the above, no doubt some of them have changed; but it must be in the way oteineeease, as Jamaica and Trinidad have done. To show the coneillien of the labouring classes, I give now the rate of wageapaid in the principal islands ; also in the Mauritius and. Guiana : Mauritius .. Jamaica.. .15d. St. Lucia .. 15d. Antigua.... 7d. Montserret .. 6d. St. Vincent 10d. Dominica .. 10d., Nevis.... ...10d. Tobago.... 11d. Grenada .. 9d._ St. Kitt's ..12d. Trinidad .. 25d.. --- B. Guiana 201-d e Barbadoes 71d. Considering the. many valuable fruits which grow wild, and the generahalleapness of living, the-wages in Trinidad, Guiana, St. L•acia, and Jamaica, arc quite as good as labourers get itesome parts of England, and if the poor in this country bare-te contribute towards the schooling of their children. in the shape of weekly pence for school wages, I don!‘t see why the West Indians should not do the same. I; doubt not but that they are willing to do so.. Thus setting- down 200,000 children as the number in Jamaica, ifethese were distributed. over the island into schools whialewould contain 60 eac s h., then there would be. about 3,033 schools. Now, considering the number of schools isethe• island at present,, and the number which would be-wanted to make up the. number just named, one good normal school would be quite sufficient to keep ;up, a supply of teachers for the schools, as death, age, or- any other thing might incapacitate. or remove them. There are also,, I have no doubt, many youths that have_ just comeleted their apprenticeships in this country whoavould fill up. the vacancies in the sea cols, if the full number at presene existed and requiredanasters. A fair start_could be hart ila the matter with proper qualified persons. The meat cost of purchasing an estate for a normal. Wessel would not be a great deal, as some of them have become retry cheap within the lase- two or three years, while, many have been abandoned altogether. One of the latter might be had at a price which the greatest stickler for ecommy could not demur to ; £2OOO would put up a building suit able, and one thousand, would fit it up with, the fixtures, and set it a-going. The expense annually would not be a great deal, as the students might be made to contribute to their own support s as they do now at St. Marks, Bat tersea, and Westminster. A large model. school in con nexion with the institution, in which the young men would have an opportunity of learning practically the business of tuition, would also bring in. something for the institution. The result would soon be, felt in a reduced expenditure forgaols and police. Trinidad might find that five thousand s pounds would do for those things instead of thirteen are she has to give at present. It is a trite thing to say, now, that the schoolmaster is a cheaper and more effectnal public servant than the policeman and gaoler. The subject has been so thoroughly sifted, that hundreds, will be found to agree with the declaration. The • I would propose to, give to the heads of train ing schools for the West Indies would be £l5O per annum, to begin with. The master of the model school I would give £lOO. This is something more than they get at home as an inducement for them to go out ; without something of the kind it is not likely that men would leave home and fatherland for a strange one. At the same time, the sum is not so large as to excite the cupidity of the sordid—it is just sufficient to reward men for a servitude of a few years of usefulness, and nothing more. What subjects of instruction should be taught as best suited to the negro mind, it would be premature at present to inquire into. The negro mind has its peculiarities, which should be attended to, so as to bring out its best and strongest powers. This, competent educators would soon accomplish. Local boards for the islands would be a necessary thing at first, also inspectors. These two are important wants, which should be supplied early. Ano ther thing would be a union of the boards for the smaller islands,—one board would do for the Bermudas, or Somers Isles, and one for the Bahamas. Nassau would be the place for assembling the board for the latter islands. As little communities at home benefit one another by asso ciating together, so the small West India Islands would benefit one another by being joined together educationally. One board for a group would throw a unity into the in struction ; thus a harmony of sentiment and thought would be created in the rising population ; mutual attach ment and goodwill would be fostered among them, and they could act together in concert for the good of one another. This is a blessed state to live in. The psalmist tells us that "It is like precious ointment upon the head, that ran down unto the beard—even unto Aaron's beard, and went down unto the skirts of his clothing." And lest the description should not impress the mind enough with the beauty of the state, he adds another simile by way of climax, sayiug, that "It is like the dew of Hermon which fell upon the hill of Sion,—that hill where the L or d had promised leis blesriing and life for evermore." TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 1854. Such was the estimation in which David held the state of unity and harmony among brethren, and such should be our estimate also. By causing them to act together educa tionally by means of a board, formed upon just principles, they would be strengthened in many ways ; commercially and politically they would be stronger, and treated more respectfully by other countries. All the world have pro tected themselves against our colonies because they belong to us; but we have not protected them against the world, in our legislation, for the last few years. No ;we have ignored their claims upon us, and given the hand of fel lowship to the ungodly stranger ; avarice for cheap sugar has made us inconsistent. But were the colonies bound together in the way I have named, instead of building up little hostile tariffs against one another, they would form a union for mutual good. Many of them (the islands) are little tropical gardens of great beauty. If education is to be made effective in the colonies, the office of the teacher must be held in proper esteem ; they must be paid a sufficiency to keep them above the fear of want, or the necessity of engaging in manual occupations. In Germany, France, and other countries on the continent, about the end of the last century, they had to devote their leisure to occupations to eke out a living. Indeed, in our country it was much the same. The shoemaker, miner, or invalided soldier was generally the person performing the office of schoolmaster. But this system has been strongly condemned in Ecclesiasticus by him who profoundly un derstood human nature. Such men, he tells us, would not be devoting their minds to the occupation of teacher, but to other things. Speaking of a teacher, who devotes part of his time to agricultural pursuits, he asks, " How can he think of instruction who holds the plough, who goads forward the lazy ox, and who can speak only of cattle ? All his thoughts are absorbed in the labours of husbandry, and by the cares of providing fodder for his cows." _ . vV Many things of importance, connected with this part of the subject, crowd ,in upon my mind ; but I must pass them by at this time. Hoping (D.V.) to call your atten tion to another part of the subject in your next week's paper, I am your obedient servant, liathbone-street, Liverpool, JIMES LISTER. January 26, 1854. ECCLESIASTICAL INTELLIGESCR. DIOCESE Or CHESTER. PIZEITEMENTS. — The Rev. Henry Whitehead has been licensed to the Stipendiary Curacy of Newton-in-Maker field, in tie county of Lancaster, on the nomination of the Rev. J. Whitley, the Rector.—The Rev. Francis Henry Coldwell has been licensed to the Stipendiary Curacy of the parish cliefreh of Wigan, Lancashire, on the nomina tion of the Bev.. IL J. Gunning, the Rector.—The Rev. Lockhart Willi= Jeffray has been resented to the Rec tory of Aldford,ht the county of Chester, vacant by the death of the Rev. F. Brandt, by the Marquis of Westmin ster, the Patron—value £330 with a house.. SunuoGA.TE.—The . Worshipful the Chancellor of the Diocese has appointed the Rev. Francis Henry Coldwell one of his surrogaterfbr granting marriage- licences and letters of adrninistration and proving wills,. &c. PREFERMENT:B 4 AND A.PPOINTMENMS. Rev. J. Aldous, M.A., to the Incumbency of Wicker, near Sheffield. Rey. D. N. Aston, M.A., to the Incumbency of the newly consecrated Church of St. Silas, Lozells, near Birmingham. Rev. A. Bayley, M.A., Rector of Edgcott, near Banbury, to the Rural Deanery of Brackley, Rev. W. P. S. Bingham, M.A., to the Curacy of St. Mary Redcliff, Bristol. Rev. W. R. Brown, M.A., to. the Rectory of Cottered with . Br-midfield annexed, Hertforthhire. Rev..E. Collins, to the Curacyof Bideford, Devonshire: Rev.- J. Crofts, 8.A., to the Rectory of Little Tep, near Coggeshail, Essex. Rev. J. Rose Dakers, Trinity College, Glenalmond, late Chaplain to the Bishop of BrecLio, to the Incumben..7 of Hawick,-in the Diocese of Glasgow , . Rev. J. W. Doran, LL.D., to the Rectory of Beeston , Lawrence, near Colteshall, Norfolk , . Rev. S. Gamlen, M.A., to the Rectory of Kirkby Mallory,. Leicestershire. Rev. F: Fleming, to be Chaplain , of the Forces at the Mhoritius. Rev. L. S . Frossard, 8.A., to the- Curacy of St. Hellier'ip Jersey. Rev. J 1 Graham, M.A., to the Incumbency of St. Chadl- Church chfreld. Rev , . J. Harvey, 8.A., to the Incumbency of Trent Vale s . Stolie-upon•Trent. Rev\ W. L, Jefray, M.A., to the Rectory of Aldford, near Chester. Re-,%J--t Mt Lewes, 8.A., to the Curacy.of Stroud. Rev. WI DI Long, M.A., of Trinity Church, Woolwich, to the ninistry- of St. John's Chapel, London-road, Southwark. Rev. U: Morris, to the Curacy of Blandford, Dorset. Rev. W: Morton, M.A., to the Incumbency of Penkhull, near Newcastle-under-Lyne. Rev.. Hi .Nicholson, M.A., to the Vicarage of Weston-by- Welland,. with the Vicarage of Sutton Bassett, annexed, . Leicestershire. Rev. W. A.-Parker, 8.A., to the Curacy'of Winterborne Zelstone;.Dorset. Rev. F: 11l 5: Pendleton, M.A.. late Curzte of St. Helier's, Jersey, to a Chaplaincy of Monte Video. Rev. P.. Somerville, 8.A., to the Incumbency of Milton, Hampshire. - Rev. W. Ji Springett, M.A., to the Incumbency of the Ville of Dunkirk, most , Faversh am . Rev. J.. H. Standen, 8.A., to the Curacy of Runnington, Somerset. Rev. S. W. Stevenson, M.A., to the Curacy of Runcton Holme, Norfolk. Rev. G. 0, Thompson, M.A., to the Incumbency of Queen borough, near Sheerness. Rev. C. I... Vernon, 8.A., to the Rectory of Grafton Under wood, Northamptoneisize. Rev. G. K - Weston, M.A., to the Vicarage•of Toiler Fra trum with Winford Esgle,Dorset. Rev. F. Whaler,. M.A., to the Vicarage of Dunchurch, Waryri obiurc. Rev. W. Wilkinson, 8.A., to the Incumbency of St. Mary's Church, Sheffield.. Rev. A. G..Woolward, M.A., of Magdalen College, Oxford, to be Domestic-Chaplain to Earl Brownlow, Athridge, Berk hampstead. PRESEIMAXION TO A CLERGYMAlC—The.ppaishioners of Runcorn have taken the opportunity of &visit recently made by their late curate, the Rev. W. C. Stafford,. to the scene of his former labours, to present hir - a with. a hand, some silver-tea and coffee service, as a token of their ap preciation ofi the services rendered by bira.to their parish during his; lite ministry among them. Mi-. Stafford tained the- curacy. of Runcorn as a title to holy orders in 1862, and is now officiating at Stevenage,: Herts, ,for the Rev. Canondihimfield, at present in residence at Chester. CATHEDRA:Lt. or IrivEnsEss.—The Bishop. of Moray continues-to press forward his cathedral scheme with sue., I cess : an acre & ground in an excellent and . commanding:l position has been presented as the site of the naw cathedral of Inverness, and, although some time may elapse before the material structure is completed, the' system will soon be in operation._ DIOCESE OF • MANCRESTER.—Prefermenis. On ,Tues day, at the diocesan registry, the Bishop of Manchester licensed.the Rev. Charles Marshall, M.A.,.t0 the perpetual curacy. of. Harpurhey, upon his own nomination. an& that of the• Very Rev- the Dean of Manchester, Mr.. Samuel Taylor,- Mr. J. C. Harter, and Mr. Jabez, Sanderson,. the trustees., Also. the Rev. Daniel Slymon, to the perpetual mimeo , . of Withnell, near Chorley, upon the nomination of her Majesty, under her sign manuaLthe samehavingfallen to her,Majesty's gift by reason of lapse. On Thursday his; lordship, licensed the Rev. George Garbett,. M.A., to theperpetual, curacy of Accrington, (vacant by the- death of the Itev. John Hopwood,) on the nomination, of the trustees of the Hulme estates. Also:the Rev, Geo. Philpot, 8.A., to the stipendiary curacy of St. Ann's, Manchester, en, the nomination of the Rev. John Richardson, the rector. THE VICARAGE OF CREDITOR, DEVONSIIIRE-- The governors of the Church of Credit= have, at last,come to a final election. The number of. candidates. originally amounted, to upwards of 270, few of whom belonged to the diocese, the greater portioiltretiding in distant coun ties. Several days were occupied . in the examination of the testimonials of the various gentlemen, which were most voluminous. After machtrouble, the number was reduced to the following seven namely,,the Rev. Mark Cooper, Brianshawe, Hants,;, Rev. Stanton Eardley, Bir mingham ; Rev. Wm. J. Edge, Cheltenham ; Rev. Henry H am pton, Liverpool ; Rev,. G. G. Whidborne, Hanley, Potteries ; Rev. C. F. Smith, Pendlebury, near Manches ter and the Rev. B. Trapp,, Thurley, Bedford. Applica tion was then made to the-bishop of the diocese (Exeter) for permission for these gentlemen to preach, in order to test the capabilities of their voice, the Church of Crediton, which was originally the cathedral of the diocese, being about the second largest in. the county. His Lordship,* reply, said that much inconvenience had been experienced on a former occasion from that practice, and he, therefore, declined the sanction, of it. Under these circumstances, application was made to the Rev. J. Deans, the chaplain of the parish, who at once placed the reading-desk at the disposal of the governors. Accordingly, for seven succes sive Sundays, the seven candidates, in rotation, read pray ers, the governors being present on each occasion, The excitement in the parish, during the time, was intense.. Placards, bearing the names of several of the reverend, gentlemen, with " Vote for —," were freely circu lated. At length the ordeal of preaching having been gone through, the governors met a few days since, in order to come to, a final election. After a somewhat protracted sitting, the choice fell on the Rev. C. Smith, of Pendle bury, near Manchester. The living is worth upwards of £6OO a-year, and is about eight miles from Exeter. THE. TEETH.—A new and very curious invention con. 1 netted with Dental Surgery has been introduced by Mr. Howard, of 17, George-street, Hanover-square, London; it is the production of an entirely new description of Artificial Teeth, fixed by his new patent system of self-adhesion and capillary attraction, without springs, wires, or ligatures. They so perfectly resemble natural teeth, as not to be dis tinguished from the originals by the closest observer. They will never change colour or decay, and will be found very , superior to any teeth ever before used. This method does not require the extraction of roots, or any painful operation what ever, and from the nature of the materials used, the most perfect fit is obtained, and they are guaranteed to restore ar ticulation and mastication. The invention is of i mportance . to many persons, and those who are interested it, should avail themselves of Mr. Howard's skill as a dentist. THE GREATEST LITERARY UNDERTAKING OF THE AGE. —CASSELL'S ILLUSTRATED FAMILY PAPER, on Eight Pages, the same size as the " Illustrated London News," price One Penny.—The weekly circulation has already reached Two Hundred Thourand.—No. 7, ready January 31, is illustrated with a magnificent whole page view of the Terrace and Gardens of the Crystal Palace at Sydenham ; a splendid group of St. George and the Dragon ; a Collier Ship on the Thames ; Turkish Women at a Tomb ; Coffee-house on the Bosphorus; Turkish Musicians; Turkish Court of Justice—the Bastinado ; Pattern for Crochet-work. &c.—The FIRST MONTHLY PART iS now ready, price SIXPENCE. It contains Five Weekly Numbers, or Forty Pages, stitched in a neat Wrapper, with upwards of Fifty Engravings. (By post, 6d. extra.)—London : John Cassell, Ludgate-hill ; and all Booksellers. WORK FOR THE LEGISLATURE.—We are informed that when a proprietary article becomes of sufficient celebrity, it is the practice of some persons—whose apparent respecta bility throws both the trade and the public off their guard— to imitate these articles so closely that few persons can, from the outside of the packet, tell the difference, but who evade the law by having their own name in some way introduced as the vendors. This has, in some cases, led to very serious results, and it is hoped that a law will be shortly introduced to put an end to this insidious and wide-spreading. evil. Among those articles which have been extensively . imitated we may mention Brande's Enamel, which has ac quired such a worldwide celebrity in the preyontion of that distressing malady the toothache. We understand that to . guard againat these impositions, the genuine a j rticle has the Sagnture of the original manufacturer, MAU (estahltahed . in 184, 6 ,) the outside of each Packet , without TfhiSlA &De 18. VUUMea. CHESHIRE AND WALES . - A C9 Co umlssioN signed by the Lord-Lieutenant of —lst regiment of Royal Cheshire Militia S4 l Wellington William Robert Rowley, Lord , Lieutenant in the 7th Fusiliers, to be Captath• STRIKE OP SHIP CARPENTERS AT Erri .c ",o ship carpenters in the employment of Mr. John. cit o left the yard in a body on Saturday last APP II O I been previously made for an advance of wages , 1 7 - 410, night's notice given, that if their terms wer e ,,,e, to they would leave at the expiration of that v men assert that an advance of 6d. per day 't and accepted, although that was only one-ha u vance originally asked for. The promised ad"? further state, was afterwards withdrawn. We a re / that the greater portion of the men have been e shipbuilding yards in Liverpool, at 6s. per dst.o l allowance for overtime, and other advantages' Courant. FALL PROM A PRECIPICE.—A dreadful - - ,,e1 just occurred at Holyhead. Broken chests and Int tities of tea, china ornaments, silks, &c., have sw; . • beach since the wreck of the John O'Craunt, 0, 1 . 4 ° 0 of labourers from the new harbour works wen' " in the evening in search of tea, &c. Night ca t°e c il denly, and one named William Hughes, a natiil i gefin, missed the footway to the beach, and Mi precipitous rock, a height of nearly 150 feet. . 1 ') lated remains were immediately picked up, and , ,,A breathed, every attention was paid to him, but, survived nearly twenty-four hours, he never SPO CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAILWAY.—The A .O the week ending 22d January, 1854, was as :14 Passengers, parcels, &c., per railway, £1,783. 65.11 boats, £259 7s. 9d.; total, £2,0425. 14s. 7d : goo`w_ n 'i 2s, 7d. Total, including Carnarvon traffic, per 1 1 ",., 9s. 3d. ; steam-boat, £259. 7s. 11d. Correspond last year, per rail, £2,985. 13s. 3d. ; steam-boate , 7 Increase, £123. 9s. 10d. VESSEL BURNED AT HOLYHEAD.—The sch( o l,, riston, Captain Williams, which sailed from yr,' the 3d instant for Ancona, with a general cargo''l Holyhead owing to the stress of weather, and, day last, she took fire and was burnt, together', cargo, to the water's edge. 1 Sin MENAI STRAITS.—On Saturday, Capt.... r, 4. . 1.11 authority of the Lords of the Admiralty, op mission of Inquiry into the alleged obstruetif navigation of the Menai Straits, which have D by the brothers Russell, who are joint trustee; Bishop of Bangor, of a fishery at Gored-y-01'A have erected a stone wall upon a bank there, WIP"'" the passage of boats. A SHOCKING ACCIDENT occurred at the. Chester, on Monday. A man named Micb e n• whose duty it was to throw some machinery attempted te do so whilst some of the wheels wf tected, the guard having been removed and nO l The consequence was that the cogs caught h$ and drew in his legs, which were dreadfully little hopes are entertained of his recovery. NORTH ST.PYFORDSHIRE RAILWAY.—The meeting of this company was held on. WO, Stoke-upon-Trent. An arrangement has W I . transferring the line to the London and Nen'. Railway Company, and both companies are session for a bill for the purpose. The direete l 7, promoting a line to Congleton from Biddulplk 0 ( with its various branches, altogether, a lente eighteen miles, ,the estimated cost of the being £200,000. A dividend of ss. 3d. per sha" dared, payable on the 20th of February. e . if PRESENTATION.—On Tuesday, upwards of ital in the employ of John Laird, Esq., dined toget,''',, Victoria Inn, Birkenhead, and presented Mr. ness with a silver snuff-box as a token of their 11 him as a foreman in the employ for many yearta bore the following inscription :—" Presented bi in the employ of John Laird Esq., to their forc o l William Harkness, as- a token of respect. 1854." BURNING OF A COTTON' MILL.—On Thllr9 o ,/ about half-past one o'clock, the cotton mill od Dlr. Samuel Howard Cheetham, in Churchgate,. was discovered to be on fire, and the premises bell ingly old, and the floors saturated with oil fro: 11 14i nery, the flames spread rapidly and burnt with g The mill was let off to small manufacturers, 11l power. It consisted of four stories, and was ci d ' r l two portions by a strong. party wall running la c ; bottom. The tenants were spinners of candle :et supplied their own machinery. Alarm bells 0 the fire police with four engines were brought teAl and a party of the 88th;. regiment were asseiel:' f t them, in addition to great.ntunbers of people 9 50 the spot. One portion was reduced to ruins 1:1 7 1 4 o'clock, but the other was. saved by the efforts 0:01 brigade. About 60 operatives will be thrown o e ' by this occurrence. PROFIT AND Loss OP LLQUID MANITREt . "" are curious enough to see by far the most o° l rangements for carrying out this system s houl4 o o farm of Mr. Littledale, at Liscard, opposite to P., d ipi which we referred last week.. There the btl`oel machinery have avowedly,been erected as an without regard to expense:. There, too, is so g i market, that the cream, and any quantity of be sold at high prices. Now, whatever a col t circumstances shall bring together a dairy fn , town, where every pound of produce can be su: e . outside prices, and wherocoal is. to be had cht7A may answer to set a steam-engine to work to:, turnips, swedes, MangelS, moots, Italian rye'' &c., on which the cows and pig s are t o be f; pro liquid manure applied to. co rn cro ps, is i all because it grows too mach, straw and not eoo fsst , 14 and as it must, from its ..n a t ure be used o lg eta 4 tanks are full. it follows-that c., l ' fay, c °ll- V ordinary four course sbirt - ,-. a. area , o f teal .l 7 A be would generally be worked at a loss. It you cable to only a portion of the farm, would bac e o. to stand still, and somenies‘ be worked at a Field. EXTRAORDINARY CABS Os ' HOBSEWK' Thursday, at the Birkephaad. Police-court , r dinary case of assault was heard before the The plaintiff was Mr.D. , AL`Donahl, who livr ton, and the defendants- were Samuel Pt attorney, of North John-street, Liverpool, bank, Oxton, and his, brother, Mr. Stephen lives at Claughton. Mr. M c Donald and Mr. ner, some time ago, were on. terms of friend--"' a journey together intolhe 'Highlands of Scoti an in that country thy became acquainted " named Macmillan, and, from some • then occurred, the friendship became separated, Mr. McDonald leaving for En, Brabner remainedtiuScotland Soon after, Macmillan arrived, in ,Liverpool from the tually became the, guest of Mr. Samuel f where the young lady appears to have been Mr. Stephen Baer:, who paid her some Whilst residing at, Oitott, Miss Macmillan anonymous coilmunientions, - reflecting on family, and as the...complainant was susp writer, he was invited by the Brabners to where Mr. S. P—Brabner, seizing a ridim the complainant three blows with it over Mr. M'Donald,ha,ving first rung the bell, in seized Mr. Samuel. Brabner and threw where some scuffling, ensued, the younger being statedi,..plaeing his hands upon . the complainant for the , purpose of pulling ther, and tholadiespressing themselves to prevent any ingress by the people of Scott, the. landlord, however, obtained ordered tlie, parties to quit the premises. denied baing.the writer of the letters, ant decided that the didendants should be each costs, aucl,to beund over to keep the pe in £5O each, and two sureties in £25 each, to suffer a.morith's imprisonment. It wail that the emplaimmt should be bourd, ova peace,for. twelve months. HO.RTICULTUR STAVE, CONSERVATORY, &C.—NCI, plaoe at this season, except of snail Oxalises, and others which have tuberous require starting into growth : these, Gloxineas, and other plants of a similar repotting, to be started with a hottom heat rooted Begonias, which have for some tiro may also be repotted and started in th e Euphorbia Jacquiniflora, whiolt is one of the stove-plants of the season, will. remain In., longer by being kept cool, for which r eason transfer it to the greenhouse as. soon RS it flower. Pot the beautiful, tuberose, and bottom heat ; the exquisite fragrance of plant ought to ensure it a place in everl ornamental plants. In, the present or weather, the kitchen-garden requires a Sow a few seed-pans with, lettuce and so that they can be planted out upon the Sow peas on a south border, where they wwo tected. A bed of radishes had better be V is Ati covered with straw or hurdles. Sow a carrots in a hotbed-frame for early use. MR. DISRABI.I'S CREED.—A and Political Biography" has appeared which contains the following observatio markable because coming from such a ably great as are the abilities of Mr. more certain than that he stands at he has reached the pinnacle of his men's sympathies, and without a breat The people do not cherish the hero. scribes of the people do not suffer t praise of his glory. All believe in hi behold them,—not one solitary man has dual. And wherefore have they not ? the reader with the key that unlocks time shall have done its work, when ' of the hour shall have died away with under their influence, Benjamin Disraeli posterity as the great political infidel ' who believed in nothing but himself, • in securing the dazzling objects of his only in his all•engrossing anxiety to tunes. It is no reproach to a man striven to elevate himself among his sire of such elevation is common to uf lation is esteemed a virtue. It is not a political chief to assert that his during his progress through a changin , requires more honesty and courage than to cling to it. We do not charge unlawfully attempting to raise himF' make no complaint that he commen( cal, and took office :as a Tory. II for which he suffers at this moment of confidence his career has i;Plied Expediency is justifiable, but his mine tured during the process of decidirtf tenance and the desertion of a prin( All parties are to be respected. but hi of none. Some men believe they are cause ; he is firmly of opinion that to sustain him. Satan is graplaallY when he is styled ' Intellect without jamin Disraeli is Genius without COI his character in three vror4," ,_ The k k l a d , Liv 3. erlxx sec Q le 1 % 61°111 Nba t,l !lete-8111( k:l4, ki ,14 = cns yy nrel ' te d) : i sui r E dy lw a i ri e a u court, to er, ) re the " ei i , t Li) lives 'eh ; el Peelild rpooi, lea' s ephen B its ee , Id Mr. th e : friendshiPa, •, ee of Scet lllll -, th at nted With.. .L x% circ " p oi vehi, e interru , ns aith e ; tE l han ß b feF ee r en a ira n i irt : c i le rl ' ho ler so n ", )11 • , th millan e • tn ng on f. •,,., t suspecte trot . t o thrfAr ca 44 a over tivtii ;,7idevt bell, ha V •„. • rew hiss- , ounger the sh) '' in ves ' th e agairOt t of the:r, • led aduP ieS. The 4 k1 t and. tlitd }e each 9 P kl he peelue'dy in eachvito • tit It vos int ova e s, Us. ~,t4 14 nottiug elms 90 * xr ati2: ase, . wit , n * at aarluitet, n heat. 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