The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1845-11-25 00:00:00

N OT. 25, 184 i, Korai anb lirobintlai eb3s. The Earl and Countess of Balcarrea have returned to Haigh Hall, Lancashire, from town, for the winter. A man named Davis, who had been employed as a cab driver for Mr. Kells, in this town, has lately come into Possession of £lOOO, by the death of his father. On Thursday, an infant, aged two-and-a-half years, the daughter of Martin Morley, accidentally upset upon Itself a frying-pan of boiling fat, which caused its death. On Teesday Mr. Rushton ordered a. young man to find Dad to keep the peace, in two sureties of £lO, or in default to be imprisoned twenty-one days, for riotous and disor derly conduct towards his father. Mr. Joseph Ady has written to James Brancker, Esq., saying that for 20s he can communicate " something he believes considerably to his advantage." Mr. Ady's re ferences are to Sir Peter Laurie. On Thursday, a public meeting was held at Manches ter,eonvened by the Mayor, when resolutions w ere p assed calling on government to abolish all duties on provisions, and throw open the ports. On 'Wednesday further evidence was produced against the men now in custody here, on a charge of having mu tinied, and attempted to scuttle the barque Champlain, Of Cork. They were again remanded. EFFECTS OF PASSION.—On Saturday, the daughter of a woman named Catherine Feeny, residing in Hurst street, in a fit of passion, struck her mother with a clasp knife, and cut off one of her fingers. On Monday week, an inquest was held at the Liverpool Arms, Birkenhead, on the body of a child named Rodgers, Who was killed by falling through some railing, which produced compression of the brain. Last week the body of a new-born child was found in a barrel, in the cellar of a gentleman's house at Manches ter, with its throat cut. Suspicion attaches to the mother, a servant in the family. FEMALE SMUGGLERS.—On Friday, three females were "fined, at the Police-court, 20s each, for smuggling. They had just landed in a vessel from America, and when stopped each had two pounds of tobacco concealed about her person. On Friday afternoon, a fire broke out in Galton-street, Which, though it caused little damage to property, seriously injured a man engaged in the cellar taking spirits from a cask. The candle which he was using set the spirits on fire. The Terminus of the Liverpool and Bury Railway will 'occupy the space between Key-street and Pluuibe-street, in Tithebarn-street, thrown back for the approach of vehicles, &c. The line will pass on forty arches from the terminus to Kirlcdale. TRESPASS AND COSTS.—TWO unfortunate men were brou g ht up, yesterday week , at Wig an, char g ed with trespassing . . The charge being proved , dama g e was sworn at one penny each, and costs followed, amounting to eighteen shillings and eightpence ! The police-officer, Watts, who was wounded a few Weeks since by the accidental discharge of a pistol at Hothana-street Bridewell, has now left the Infirmary, and, with the exception of a constant headache, feels nearly as well as ever. Several hundreds of the men engaged about the Bir kenhead Docks, t u rned out last week for an increase of wages. Most of them however returned to their work on Friday, Mr. Tomlinson having generously determined to give the advance demanded, viz., twopence per day to such as he thought deseing of it. STEEPLE CHASE.—On Tuesday, a match came off between Sutton and Backford, between mine host and the officers in garrison there. The distance was four miles, and the race was won cleverly by the former. Another match was to have come off between two officers of the garrison, but one of them paid for feit.—Chester Chronicle. SUDDEN DEATIIS.—On Thursday morning, a young man named Luke reams, residing in Durham-place, Rose , -lane, was found dead in his bed, having retired to ...e night previous in good health.—On the same morning, an old woman named Mary Noon, was found dead in bed. COUNTY REGISTRATION.—The number of names upon the last year's register for South Lancashire was 41940, and is on that of the present 44179, showing an increase of 2239. For North Lancashire the last year's register contained 10507 names, the present one numbers 10710, rest tY giving an increase of 203. On Wednesday, between seventy and eighty persons Were fined by Mr. Rushton for continuing to let cellars, for separate occupation, in several of the most unhealthy streets in the town. The parties were fined in sums vary ing from se. to 503., and in all instances of a previous conviction the latter fine was inflicted. One of the par ties only was acquitted. The building now in course of erection in Islington, at the corner of Salisbury-street, intended for the Irish Pres byterians resident in this locality, is nearly completed and Presents a very handsome appearance. The church is to accommodate 900 persons, and provision is mode in a small recess over the lobby and between the two stair cases leading to the gallery for the Sunday school children. THE MANCHESTER M EETING. The Manchester Courier, on the subject of the meeting in Manchester for Opening the ports, says—The centre of the room was about half filled. The speaker we could not hear, be cause, of the talk of other parties, and their walking about. Indeed, it was manifestly a sad and dull affair another Pregnant proof of the confidence entertained towards Sir Robert Peel by the commercial classes. DESPATCH.—A gentleman did business on the Corn Exchange, Brunswick-street, on the 19th of October, and sailed the same day in the Caledonia. He arrived at Boston, purchased a cargo of flour, shipped it, and re turned in the Great Western. On Friday he went on the Corn Exchange, sold the cargo, and in the course of the day the Josiah Bates, containing the flour, arrived, after the quick passage of fifteen days, from Boston. ATTEMPTED SIIICTDE.—On Monday morning week, about half-past seven o'clock, a young woman named Elizabeth Johnston, about nineteen years of age, threw herself into the river, opposite one of the pierheads. Happily the water was shallow at the time, and being observed, she was rescued. A difference with her on accout of some attachment she had formed, is to have be n en the cause of her making the desperate said at- tempt. D ARING ROBBERY.-0° Tuesday evening last, be tween five and seven o'clock, a large sum of money (about £4O), and a quantity of Jewellery, were stolen from the house of Mr. Joseph Wilkinson, Chester Arms, Conway-street, Birkenhead. The thieves gained access to the property by picking the lock of the bed-room door. A silver watch was taken, made by Jones, of Liverpool. A reward of £2O has been offered for the apprehension of the depredator 3. A SQUIRREL'S RETREAT.—A young lady, residing in the neig f hbourhood of Tarvin, has two pet squirrels, i w n olics she naturally t a kes considerable interest ; during a recent visit of some friends they were taken out of their cages, when one of them suddenly disappeared; anxious search was made, but without effect, till a shriek from one of the rural beauties of the party led to the startling discovery, that the mischievous little animal, in the bustle to escape, bad actually taken refuge in that Part of the young lady's vestments which is supposed to give additional grace to the female figure. HIGHWAY BOARD, THURSDAY.—After the readin of the letters from Mr. Simpson, the purport of which is given in the report of the parish meeting in another column, Mr. Procter stated that several parties were applying to Parliament for p ower to supply the town with water, but none of them could furnish sufficient, because they bad not gone to the extent the com missioners had ; their plans, he added, would be com pleted on the 30th, and, if the act was obtained, they Would be in a position to supply an abundance of water of excellent quality. A letter was read from the Town clerk, enclosing copies of resolutions of the Watch Committee and the Health Committee, appointing - committees for the cmsideration of Lord Lincoln's bill, and the proposed bill of the Council, and stating his hope of being enabled, very shortly, on the part of the sub-committees, to request a conference with the High way Board in these important subjocts SUICIDE ON BOARD ONE OF THE WOODSIDE STEAMERS.—As the steamer Nun was proceeding from the George's pier-head to Woodside, about seven o'clock on Saturday night w:ek, one of the passengers, who was standing near a group of gentlemen near the helm, sud denly sprung to the side of the vessel, vaulted over the bulwarks, and was instantly carried down with the tide. The act is desc-ibed by the gentlemen to have been the work of an instant, and wilfully committed. The captain, who was on the paddle-box at the time, had the engines immediately stopped, and ordered the pun t to be p ut out. The order was quickly obeyed, and the punt was rowed about for a considerable length of time, to see if the un _fortunate man could be found in any direction ; but there was not the slightest appearance of him from the moment that he had plunged into the water. In jumping over the side of the vessel, he knocke d off the hat of a passenger who was sitting contiguous to the soot. LANDING SLIPS AT THE SOUTH•END.—A plblic meet. lug of the rate-payers of Liverpool and inhabitants of • Toketh-park, was held on Monday last. The meeting , was respectably, although not numerously attended. Dr. s , narbord was called to the chair. He complained that the south-end of the town had been much neglected for years Past, and that while thousands were being expended for the improvement and accommodation of the centre part, • nothing had been done at that end. A motion was then submitted by Mr. Thistle, seconded by Mr. J. Smith, to the effect that the increased population of the south-end of the town required the erection of additional places for facilitating the intercourse with the Cheshire side of the river Mersey. The resolution was put and carried unani mously. It was then agreed that a memorial should be Presented to the Dock Committee, setting forth the great inconveniences under which the inhabitants of that district laboured from the want of landing-slips. A committee Was appointed to adopt the necessary measures for carry ing out the object. N E W SPIRIT LAMP. —We were highly gra tified, a few days ago, by inspecting a lamp, advertised in our paper of to-day by Messrs. Kurtz & Keightley. The Vesta lamp has long been held in high estimation, and was almost universally admitted to be decidedly the best extant ; and the one to which we would call attention is said to be an improvement applied to that excellent invention, by which a more extensive flame is obtained. Instead of the ordi nary top, a cone is applied ; and instead of single, a double gauze perforator is used to admit the air,—by the united effects of which, a more complete combustion of the cam phine is caused, and consequently the smoke-objection obviated ; indeed, a flame of nearly four times the height of the ordinary one can be obtained without smoke by th e improved lamp; and as it can be applied to any Vesta lamp at a very trifling expense, we feel confident it will become general. Another, and certainly an important advantage is, that the common -shaped glass or chimney le used instead of the Vesta -lamp glass, which, owing to its peculiar shape, is particularly liable to break. This improvement is the invention of Mr. C. Kurtz, whose talented applications of camphine we have before had occasion to notice, and who is now also introducing to the public a new spirit called " pyroline," which possesses all the advantages of camphine at one-half its cost. CORRgSPONDENCE, WEST DERBY UNION -'4lle usual meeting of the Board of Guardians was held on Tuesday. A letter was read from Mr. Harbord, surgeon, resigning his sivation as surgeon of the Toxteth-park district. A letter was read from Mr. Drawbridge, offering himself as a candid ate TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, for the situation. Several ' SIR,—On examining Mr. Bay lee's last letter, I regret letters were read from the Poor Law Commissioners, one assenting to the advance that be should have taken the trouble to refute, as mine, of salary to Mr. Eillbeck, collector of rates in Walton, an argument I never used. I reasoned thus. " The and onel announcing that the employment of the inmates true church is made up of all really-converted per in workhouses in bone-crushing should be discontinued sons." This Mr. Baylee admits. These really-converted after the Ist of January next. Messrs. Jones and persons shalt dwell together in heaven. That, too, he will Roberts, timber merchants, sent in an offer for the pur grant. Therefore, I infer, they ought to act together in chase of the old West Derby Workhouse on terms which promoting Christ's cause on earth, by means of some such were deemed satisfactory by the board, and the letter union as the " Evangelical Alliance. " How does Mr. was ordered to be transmitted to the Poor Law Commis- Baylee meet this ? Why he tells us that our inquiry is, sinners, with a view to obtain their consent to the open " not whether there is a number of converted persons who ing of a treaty on the subject. are yet to be collected into one glorious body of Christ, but CONNUBIAL FELICITY.—On Tuesday, at the B irken- what is the constitution, &c. , of the v i s ible bod y of professed head Police-court, a woman named Hughes was ordered Christians which is in Scripture called the Church." to find bail in two sureties of £ 2 o eac h, and in default to "To that body , " he continues, " Mr. Brown's definition be committed for abusing her husband, and threatening is sadly inapplicable." So Mr. Baylee has discovered to take his life. When he came home to breakfast and that my definition of the true Church, to which he assents, put the coffee kettle on the fire, the prisoner took it off does not describe the visible Church, to which, from no and threw it at him, and also some flowerpots, the fender, sentence or syllable of mine, be could have inferred that I and other missiles. She then seized him by the hair of the head, and held him fast , till he w as rescued by the ever had the most distant idea of applying it. Before Mr. Baylee again set himself to refute what I advance, I beg police. The complainant said almost all his earnings he may quote my sentiments in my own words. were swallowed by the prisoner in drink, and she pledged Mr. Baylee next affirms, " that he has shown from everything she could lay her hands on for the same pur- Scripture that the Church (that is, as he previously defines pose, spending the greater portion of her time in singing- it, that visible body of professed believers who are consti rooms and public-houses. In her bosom was found a tuted into an external and visible community under the razor, which she expressed her determination to use in ministry and discipline which the Great Head of the destroying her husband or her daughter. Church has commanded) should be one in discipline, go- ROBBERY OF RAILWAY SCRIP.—On Friday a cab- vernment, and faith, and that separation from her com driver was brought up at the Marylebone Police-office, mull i on i s s i n f u l e x ce pt on each grounds as Scripture has charged with having stolen property (railway scrip, &c.) commanded." Mr. Baylee here makes a large assurnp amounting to £3OO, belonging to Mr. Thomas Jordan, tion. He tells us he has established, by means of two or sharebroker, Liverpool. The evidence went to show that three cursory references to a few texts, cited with very on Thursday, 13th instant, prosecutor, who had been little regard to their connexion or bearing, points which staying at the Golden-cross, Charing-cross, got into a have cost the ablest theologians years of study and volumes cab, which he believed was driven by the prisoner, and of argument; but, passing that, I at once ask Mr. be desired that he might be taken to the terminus of the Baylee what visible body of professed believers con- London and Birmingham Railway, at the same time tell- stitute that community called the Church; in other words, ing him (the driver) to stop at Mr. Reeve's, 75, George- who are the visible Church, the only visible Church it street, Portman-square. He (prosecutor) got out at Mr. must be, because he states that all separation from her Reeve's house, and after remaining therein ten minutes communion is sinful. He invites me to consider this came out, when he found, to his great astonishment, that point, and though its reference to the original question the cab and his property, which be bad left in it, was gone. between us is remote, I willingly bestow on it a few sen- The prisoner was committed for trial. Since a previous tenses. examination the prosecutor has had restored to him the What, then, is the only visible Church on eart h ? whole of the property, with t he exce p tion of some wear- ~T hat," says Mr. Baylee, "-over which our Lord placed ing apparel. • an apostleship which was to conti nue to the end of the M IRACULO US ESCAPE.—Two gentlemen from Liver- world." This language is lamentably loose. Does Mr. pool, after having been with Sir W. W. Wynn's hounds, Baylee mean that all the ministers of the Gospel were to returned to Wrexham, and ordered a post chaise for be what the Apostles had been in all respects. This is the Chester. Near the large tree at Gresford, there is a road literal sense of apostleship, and in this sense his position which turns to Miss Newcome's. On reaching this spot, is palpably erroneous, because since the early ages there the driver had fallen asleep; and the gentlemen, who were never has been an apostleship which could work miracles. smoking their cigars inside the chaise, were not aware of Or does he intend an episcopal authority combined with the fact. The horses took the road through an open gate apostolical succession ? On this supposition he holds the leading to a wood, near Miss Newcome's, passing parallel renow ned doctrine of apostolical succession, and the o n ly to a tremendous precipice , along tbe side of which they visible Church on earth, according to his views, is the ran for some time. At last the chaise fell over. The Church of Rome, the Greek Church, and the English horses gave a sudden spring, which broke the traces, and Church, which I may here remark have mutually excom set them free and safe on the brink, throwing the driver municated each other. from the box over their heads. The chaise turned over But now comes the awkward question, Why did he and over eight or nine times, and at last lodged against a withdraw from the visible Church—why did he break up tree, with one of the doors open. After a little time the that unity which is constituted by the apostolical succes two gentlemen got out unhurt, and found the driver, to sion and episcopal authority ? " Because," he will an all appearance, dead, or dying, on the bank above.—Car- swer, " I have such grounds as Scripture has commanded." narvon Herald. I ask, When did these grounds occ ur? He roust reply, C HA RGE or MURDER. — Thomas Davis , an elderly, de- Before the Church of England separated from the Church cently dressed man, who was last week apprehended at of Rome. How then could the Church of Rome, herself Ross, by the Ledbury police, on a charge of having so corrupt as to require that she should be abandoned, murdered Elizabeth Johnson, and who was sent to this yet impart that apostolical succession,. that one thing town by order of the Secretary of State, was placed at the needful, without which, whatever his piety, zeal, talent, bar of the police-court, on Friday. The deceased, who. learning, usefulness, no man can be a true minister of the was a widow, kept a grocer's shop in Kirlidale-road, in Gospel, though with it the most dishonest, jesuitical this town, and had for many years lived with Davis, by tractarian, aye, or the most ignorant, immoral reprobate, whom she had two children. She had also a daughter by though not even a disciple of Christ, may be a legitim .ts her husband, and it is on the evidence of these children,- successor of the Apostles ;—without which, though no the eldest of whom is thirteen, and the youngest seven true minister, Richard Baxter may lead a choir of his years of age, that the charge mainly rests. It appears converts in singing the praises of redeeming love; but that one night, in the mouth of May last, the prisoner with which, as a true minister, Judas Iscariot may lift went home tipsy, and after a quarrel with her, struck her up his eyes in torment! Is this Mr. Baylee's meaning on the breast and temple, and kicked her. From that when he uses the term apostleship ? If not, lam sorry time she became seriously unwell, and in a few days died. for having spent time on such an absurdity, but his own The medical man treated the case as one of congestion, ambiguity has been the cause of my misunderstanding. arising from mental distress, for nothing whatever bad Again, there is only one other thing Mr. Baylee can be been said to him of external injuries, and the woman was supposed to intend, and it is this. He disclaims aposto buried without any inquest having been held on the body. Heal succession, but he holds the divine right of episcopacy The children were removed to their own parish, Ledbury, so strongly that no body of Christians is entitled to be in Herefordshire, and there made statements which even- considered as part of the visible Church which has not tually led to the apprehension of the prisoner. The poi- adopted the same form of church government, or, in other sneer was committed to the assizes, w hich commence on wor ds, the Romish Church, the Greek Church, and the the 6th proximo. He declined fo r say any thing in his English Church, are the only visible Church in the world. defence. Is not this startling doctrine? See wh at follows from C OLLEGIATE INSTITUTION.—Sir Henry R. Bishop was it. The majority of a congregation may be most devoted rapturously received on Tuesday, on his first appearance, Christians, and have for their pastor a pious dissenting by the largest and most respectable audience we have yet minister, and yet he and they may form no part of the vi seen at this institution. After a few prefaratory remarks Bible Church, and the millions of the Wesleyan body, and upon the state of music previous to the. seventeenth cen- the Independents, and United Secession, and the Free tury, he noticed the birth of the lyric drama in Italy, and Church, and the French Protestant Church, and the Lu its gradual development there during the seventeeth cen- theran Church in Germany, and the Dutch Church and tury. He stated that, although he had selected the best Church of Scotland, the two latter by law established, specimens he could find belonging to that period, it would form no part of the visible Church (though a man must be evident that the music of those days was of a very crude be tolerably blind not to see them), whilst the Church of character compared to what he should be able to intro Rome, the Greek Church, and the Church of England duce into his subsequent lectu r esewhen he came to speak alone are the visible Church : and c onsiderin g the gross of the music of modern times. The lecture was exceed- corruptions of the two first of these communities, perhaps ingly good, and Sir Henry was loudly applauded through- Mr. Baylee would admit that the dissenting (though not out. The first Greek chorus was sung by nearly eighty visible Churches) contained far more true saints than the s-Ones. and had a magnificent effect. This chorus was three visible oues • vet no matter, the episcopal form of followed by one from ' Antigone," in which nearly sixty government entitles a worshipping assembly to be called male voices took parts, and which was better performed Church, the want of it renders them simply a congrega than we have yet heard it. Indeed, considering that the tion. Possibly every member of the congregation may be first choral talent in the town was employed in those a child of God, whilst every member of the Church, choruses, it would have been impossible that the result tt with the tractarian or worldly-minded clergyman,' the should have been otherwise. The remaining choruses and perverter of the Gospel, whose deep est damnation will be s olos were sung by the regular c hoir of the institution, his ne g lect of the fold of Christ, " may be an heir of consisting of thirty performers, and the style in which wrath ; and it is by adhering to a distinction which in they were done did them great credit. We must espe- volves consequences so preposterous as these that Mr. cially mention a duet by Miss Holden, and Mr. Arm- Baylee vindicates himself for declining to co-operate with strong,—" Cara dolce," — which was e ncored ; " Ah ren- brethre n in whom " he finds the grace of the Holy Spirit, dimi," a solo, by Miss M. Swain—the gem of the evening ; the love of Christ, and the hope of glory," nay, as he a piece of recitative, by Miss Holden; and a barcarolle, adds, " those in whom he finds that with which his soul by Mr. Ryalls. On Friday evening, Sir Henry delivered unites, and which his heart embraces." his second lecture. He has now traced the progress of Further, Mr. Baylee excuses himself for uniting with a secular music in Italy, Germany, France, and England, tractarian or• worldly-minded minister on the following to the end of the 17th century. plea :—" Official co-operation with those who are placed THE LIVERPOOL LYING-IN HOSPITAL AND Dis- in their stations by Divine Providence is far different from PE —The fourth annual mee tin g of the friends of individual and voluntary ' r ecognition." This is strange this hospital was held on Wednesday, in the board-room reasoning indeed. Ido not condemn Mr. Baylee for be of the institution, Pembroke-place, and was attended by coming a minister of the Church of England. Far from a highly respectable auditory. 'William Brown, Esq., it ; but surely he cannot but p.rceive that his taking or presided, and expressed his gratification in stating that ders was as much an individual and voluntary recognition, the hospital had already been productive of very great re- a personal act of his own, as his joining the Evangelical lief to the misery that existed in the humbler walks of Alliance would be, own, a s especially if I am correct in life at the period of confinement. The report was then stating that he originally belonged to a body of professing read by Dr. Watson. The document stated that in no Christians of the most opposite possible principles to single year had the amount of good effected by this marl- those of that Church of which he is a minister. What tution been equal to that of the present ; and that the made him leave the faith of his fathers? what brought him new premises were much better suited for the object than into the ministry of the Establishment? What but his those in Horatio-street, being more central and better own judgment as an individual, what but his acting on his ventilated Several donations of suitable furniture bad own voluntary recognition 1 been made to the new hospital. A very cursory comps- Mr. Baylee excuses himself from co-operating with a risen of the treasurer's accounts and of the medical ta- pious dissenting minister, who he acknowledges is a dear bles would enable any one to ascertain that the resources brother in Christ, by citing 2 Thess. iii. 6—" Withdraw of the institution had never been made to accomplish so yourselves from every brother that walketh disorderly; large an amount of good as they had during this year. and this disorderliness, according to him, is " his separa- An important boon has also been established in connexion tion from the Church of Christ (that is, of course, the with the charity in a school for the instruction of nurses. church holding the apostleship), and his maintaining o The number of pupils was now nine, and the medical new community." Now I remark, first, that Mr. Bay board reported in high terms of their attention and good lee omits entirely the last part of the verse, though die conduct. Only one death ba d occurred during four joine d from the word at which he stops only by a comma years among the mothers, and in this case the patient ....." that walketh disorderly, and not after the tradition was brought in the hospital in a dying state. The trea- which he received from us." Was it the term tradition surer then read his accounts , fro m which it appeared that that frigh tened him ? Did it savour too strongly of Rome the institution was now in debt to the amount of £99 for citation? And next, in the 11th verse, the Apostle 16s. 10d. The meeting was then addressed by the Rev. explains what he means by disorderly—" For we hear J. Cordeaux, Mr. Kay, Mr. Morecroft, Mr. Blackburn, t h at th ere are some which walk among you d i s orderl y , and Mr. John Howard. At the close of the proceedings working not at all, but are busy bodies." The disorder several donations were announced, one of £5 from Mr. linear of St. Paul is idleness, and being a busy body. William Brown, £lO from Mr. Cropper, £5 from Mr. The disorderliness of Mr. Baylee is separation from a Morecroft, and one or two others of smaller amount, Church ho l di n g the a p ostleship, and the maintaining a along with £4 from Nr. Joseph King. New subscribers, new community 11 to the number of twenty or more, were obtained. The What Mr. Baylee states about the Dissenters put ladies have established a small bazaar of fancy articles in ting forth articles of faith, and their calling what they aid of the foods. have omitted Scriptural Christianity, is contrary to fact. MEETING OF THE RATEPAYERS OF TRANMERE.— They have offered uo definition of Scriptural Christianity. On Friday, a meeting of the rate-payers and owners of They have put forth no articles of faith in the sense in property, in the township of Tranmere, was held at the which Mr. Baylee uses these terms. They have specified Castle Hotel, Tranmere, to receive a report of a com- certain points of doctrine on which they agree ; and in enlace appointed to consider the proposed Improvement Bill. Mr. Sharp was called to the chair, and Mr. Dag- consequence of their agreement on which, they think they gars read the report. It stated, in e ff ect, that at a meet- ratty act together; but for Mr. Baylee again to open up the question, as he has done, as to whether there be any ing held on the 3d November, a committee of ten gentle; truths in religion comparatively non-essential, is to return men was appointed to report, and had proceeded to their to ground which he has virtually been forced to abandon, duties in reference to the bill. They had amended clauses for he admits " that cordial co-operation does not require which they thought obscure, &c., and had finally to pre- `erect agreement in views." Oh, but he will reply, that sent a bill the adoption of which the y recommended. It is only amongst the ministers of the Church ! I ask, what provided for lighting, watching, sewering, and cleansing, church ? He will answer, the Church with the apostle and gave the commissioners power to make and widen ship. Then, since cordial co-operation does not require streets, purchase lands for improvements, regulate the perfect agreement in views provided the m inister be epos size and frontage of buil din g s, &c., and also to erect eta- tolled,what is to hinder him from co - op eratin g with a ti on -houses and offices for magistrates. The bill, they tractarian? He can only reply, the want of perfect agree ared, to meet all the wants rent in views. But by his p remises, p erfect agree thought, was calculated , as prep of the- township ; but , in conseq u ence of the rigid s t an d . meet iu views is not required. From the horns of this ing orders of parliament, it could not be made available dilemma he can find but one escape, viz. that the views in in the next session for the constru c tion•of works• to sup- which he and the ..tractarian differ are so essential that ply water. The committee would, h ow ever, oppose any , tnere can be no co-operation; that is, he is brought to the patty or parties who should attempt, by parliamentary very distinction of comparatively essential and non-essen eanction, to supply water without their consent or that tial by denying which in a former letter he sought to vine of the commissioners acting under the ratepayers and ow ners of property. With respect to ga s, a clause had dicate his absence from the conference! , Mr. Baylee writes, "I would just suggest to Mr. been inserted to secure, if it be deemed expedient, the . Brown to consider these. mutilations, and then to recon right to manufacture that article for themselves, or to Bider his statement that the points on which the various light the township in any other way that might be advan sects, and we differ are small as grains of mustard seed." to lure for the inhabitants, as by contract, but of such a I regret to be under t' e 'necessity of saying that this is not nature that it might be annulled by giving three or four a fair representation. My worde are these, " may the months' notice if the supply or quality were defective, and erect gasworks exclusively Holy Spirit be so. poured out upon all God's belo v ed children,as, that that they sha ll learn to deem those fun several clauses were then gone for the township. The over, and a few of them damenta l truths respecting which th e y a g ree. huge as amended. Resolutions were then passed , the fir st ado p t- ing the report ; the second re-appointing the committee mountains, and those lescer point on which they di ff er to manage the bill; the third empowering them to ap- small as grains of mustard seed s Why cavil at one point a solicitor to carry the bill through parliament ; and member of this sentence without referring to the rest ? the fourth authorising the committee to oppose any bill Mr. Baylee could not but know, that when I talked of points being small as grains of mustard seed, I meant sought for to supply the township with gas or water with out the consent of two-thirds of the ratepayers. Thanks comparatively, the comparison, hinging on that dis were then voted to the chairman. tinction betwen essential and non-essential, which he has [ADVERTISEMENT.] twenty times confounded, and which he has twenty times T ABLE TALK. —"This griddle bread is delicious. been forced to recognize. Mr. Baylee concludes with this prayer, " May the great Where can it be had in Liverpool ? It quite reminds me au thor of unity bring us to true uni t y and heavenl y love." of bread I once at e in a farm-house ;it ye-v illuperior— Sir, these are solemn words from the pen of a man who in fact, it creates an appetite, and youtknow I have a poor (when the Churches of Christ led on by some of the wisest, one." " Well, I assure you every one agrees with me ablest, most enlightened, holiest ministers on earth have that it is quite a treat to have such bread. It can only be risen as if struck simultaneously by the electric spark of had from the Post-Office Confectionary Saloon, 82, Para love divine, and with their hearts in their hands have said, dise-street. We have it s e n t to us every day. The wheat let is strive to agree , to act unitedly, to shake the kingdom meal cakes are only 2d. orb, and the fine flour ones 2 t he Satan, to bear onward across the chill Jordan of infi- You can readily carry ofie home with you when in the delity, and against the Philistines of the Papacy, and the neighbourhood of Church-street or Bold-street. If you Da on of the world with his m ere t ricious p aint and tinsel prefer they will send- it. You will find a very superior jewellery the ark of God,) has put himself forward as the assortment of conektionary. there each day ; and I am only opponent of this sacred cause , and busied himself in persuaded you will be astonished at the moderate charges. finding or fancying reasons why the Lord's professing peo- The biscuits which I get from that establishment at Bd. pie should continue to move on am idst the old discord per lb., are preferable to those sol d in many places for ls. CHRISTIAN UNITY. OVERATE? ant sounds and in the old irre, that God " would bring us to true unity and heavenly t am " What is that true unity—that heavenly love? To be of the ..tpostolical succession, the Episcopalian, Presby terian, Methodist, independent section of the Church ? Nay, verily ! In the realm above where love glows supreme, that text shall have its comment embodied "There is nei ther Jew nor Greek—there is neither bond nor free—there is neither male nor female—for ye are all one in Christ Jesus." h that the unity for which Mr. Baylee prays? If not, what ,can he mean ? And, is not the movement he has been iTying 'Jr trust in vain) to oppcse an approximation towards it ? What would make a hesven of earth? Weed out the ungodly, disarm death, propitiate the elements in favour of holiness, again give to nature the smiles and blushes and green ens! blooming garments she wore at the nuptial hox:r of our primary parents, let Christ as central star descend and dwell beneath the clouds encircled by all the constellations of his radiant court, and would the saints then ring the changes on their party names, and build !and fortify their r..c` , rinn walls of partition? Surely not. After such a state of things sve are aspiring. Why discourage us 1 We seek to bury our differences. Why dreg them forth to day and parade them , a nd p oint to them and exclaim, " there are the deaths' heads and cross bones" that will render impotent your efforts. We may not succeed, but " in great attempts 'tis glorious even to fail," and most earnestly is it to be hoped that Mr. Baylee, and all other Christian men, whether ministers , or people within the pale of the Church of England, if they cannot as yet consent to join the " Evangelical Al liance," will at least withhold their opposition, nay, will devoutly watch the signs of the times, and entreat the Lord that if not in this, yet in some other way He may bind his people together in holy brotherhood, and as he is the only Shepherd, make to Himself but one sheepfold. Here, Sir, in fulfilment of the determination I ex pressed to you privately before my second letter was published, and the more especially as I intend giving some public Sabbath-evening lectures on the whole subject of Christian Union about the middle of next month, I conclude. Unless Mr. Baylee shall advance something even more startling than has yet proceeded from his pen, I shall not further trespass on the indul gence of your readers. He may reply. I shall silently leave him in possession of the held, but whether as victor or vanquished, those who have studied the correspondence must determine. He began. Should he see fit he may also close. If he does, let it be with the maxim full in his mind's eye, that the pleader who has the last word does not necessarily gain the cause. I remain, Sir, Your faithful servant, JOHN TOD BROWN. ;ular arra. He prays Liverpool, Nov. 17, 1845. P.S.—lt was the saying of Robert Hall, " ANY MAN THAT IS GOOD ENOUGH FOR CHRIST, IS GOOD ENOUGH FOR 3.1 E." Why should not every believer add,—WITH ANY MAN WHOM CHRIST WILL CROWN, I CAN CO- THE DISPENSARIES TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. Sin, —Having seen from the public papers, that the funds of those valuable institutions (the Liverpool Dis pensaries) are so low, that one, at least, of them is likely to be closed, and knowing the distress which the poor and destitute will experience, should such be the case, per haps, Sir, you will insert this in your next, if you think it may be of any service. That a small box, similar to that of the Missionary So cieties, be distributed to each respectable shopkeeper, that it be placed in some convenient part of the shop, with the words " for the Dispensary N. or S." as the case may be ; and that to each shopkeeper, who raises a certain sum, be given blank forms or notes of recom mendation, to be given by him to those whom he may think worthy. If the managers of the Institutions were to adopt a plan somewhat similar to this, I think that a considerable sum woukl be raised, and that many would thankfully drop in their small sums for the support of an institution so valuable.—Yours, Liverpool, 22nd November, 1815 CHARITY THE VILLAGE OF WALTON TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. SLR,—Until Sunday last Walton has bean an exception to all the villages in the outskirts of Liverpool—a place far above them all : nothing has been heard there, to disturb the harmony of the scene, on that holy day, but the sweet Sounds of the Sabbath bells. We regret to have to tell you, that on last Sunday a new sound was heard in this peaceful village : the vulgar din of an omni bus horn was heard where it was never heard before ; the n3ammonitish sound, which on week-days is wort to summon us to the avocations of this life, interrupted our thoughts on our way to the house of God, bent on the preparation for a better. Until now no one has ventured to run an omnibus on the Sabbath-day on this road, but in consequence of cruelty having been practised to the horses in the omnibus that has run for some time, encou ragements have been held out for an opposition, which has been started for several days, and has thus far an swered very well ; but on Sunday, great was the surprise of its supporters to find that it did not intend to confine its journeys to the lawful days, and that a far greater evil than cruelty to animals was to be brought upon them — desecration of the Sabbath, not only by the men employed on the omnibus, but by others whom it encourages to come out to riot and revel in our hitherto quiet village. We sincerely trust the evil may be nipped in the bud, and that each of our village gentry, and especially our village ladies, will make it a condition of their support, that there be no Sunday omnibus. We know that several of the leading gentlemen who did intend to support a re spectable opposition, will not now support this ; and we have this great confidence in the proverbially right-mind ed English spirit of the Walton people generally, to be lieve that such offence is already given, that no omnibus dare shew itself there again on a Sunday. I am, sir, your most obedient servant, A VILLAGER OF WALTON. We cannot hut express our surprise that the inn—the property of the church, and entirely supported by mem• bers of the church, and co:lsidered hitherto so respectabh in consequence—should lend any countenance io a Surf day omnibus TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. Sin—From your well known co-operation with the phi lanthropic endeavours of many highly respectabl parties to engender and assist the developement of the higher or der of amusement and instruction in our town, you will not, I feel confident, blame me for addressing you upon a subject so closely connected with it, as the lectures now being delivered by Sir Henry Bishop, at the Collegiate Institution. No one can but allow that an audience is at liberty to express its high estimate of the talent before it, as often as it may deem proper, and that an " encore" is, in many instances, beneficial and pleasing both to the performers and to their audience ; but, surely there is, or ought to be a limit to this. It is understood, in going to a concert, we attend for amusement, and who can blame us for lengthening the gratification of it ; but, in a lecture, we look for instruc tion, and, consequently, he who gives us that instruction is the person to whom we ought to give the greater at tention and respect. Now we may be justly tasked, during the lecture, with a want both of respect and attention to the highly ta lented gentleman who is addressing us, when we skew him that we take more pleasure in encoring the songs, to hear the singing of the choir, than in listening to his interesting and instructive lectures. But there is a far higher cause that should prompt us to abstain from the lengthening of our pleasure, in the encore of songs, however beautiful; it is, in the remem brance that we are not the only occupants of the Lecture Hall, that many of the younger branches of the families of our friends occupy the gallery of the same theatre, and that, however late we may trespass upon the night, they should not be led on to do so; that in many a home the palpitating heart of a mother beats in anxious anticipation of her young eons return, and that, while the night creeps on, and the looked for one is still absent, her nervous ' expectation is increased, and her child kept back for our gratification. I feel sure that, when the few insist upon the changing of these lectures into the length and character of concert entertainments, that there are many who will generously admi t,—l am not alone in subscribing myself, AN UNWILLING PARTICIPATOR. Nov., 1845. MISS ROSE JOSEPH'S CONCERT ---- The concert given by this deservedly popular young lady, on Thursday evening, in the Royal Assembly-rooms, Great George-street, was, we are happy to observe, at tended by a crowded and fashionable audience. The ar tistes engaged were Mrs. Sunderland and Miss Wbitnall, with Miss Joseph herself, and Mi , s Keale on the piano forte, Signor de Braunhelder and Mr. Ryails ; and the programme was very tastefully selected, and contained amply sufficient to furnish an evening's entertainment even to a gourmand of as eet sounds. Mr. W. H. Grattann of Manchei , ter, officiated very ably as con ductor. The trio " Blow gentle gales" was very prettily sung by Miss Wbitnall, Miss Joseph, and Signor de Braunhelder. This gentleman, whom we do not recol lect to have heard before, possesses a rich bass voice, under good management, which, in concerted pieces, har monized admirably. Donizetti's •` Ecco it Pegno" was next sung, in her usual style of excellence, by Miss Whit nall ; after which, the duet " Oh ! maiden fair" was pret tily given by Miss Joseph and Mr. Ryads, and elicited a h ear ty encore. Mrs. Sunderland's " Love rules the pa lace'. was a most splendid effort, :and was warmly ap plauded. Miss Keale then played a - fantasia on the piano forte, " Don Pasquale," with even more than her usual power and brilliancy; after which, Miss Joseph de lighted her audience by the piquancy and archness with which she executed Arne's beautiful song " Where the Bee sucks , " and elicited a unanimous encore. Mi manta la Voce"—a quartette—the " pirate's Seranade," by Mr. Byalls, which was encored, and "My Lady the Countess," by Mrs. Sunderland, Miss Whitman and Miss Joseph concluded part I.:of the programme. The last was most beautifully sung; and in our judgment was the, gem of the evening. In the second part, the opening quartette from Bellini was delightfully sung. and Linley's fine song "Thy Spirit of Love" given with beautiful effect by Miss Wbitnall, for whose voice and style it is admirably suited, both as to music and sentiment. It was encored ; and Miss Wbitnall sang in its stead the beautiful ballad, " Cam ye by Athol ?" which was loudly applauded. Miss Keale's fantasia, by Thalberg, was well executed, but has the fault of being somewhat too lengthy. We should recom mend this young lady occasionally to substitute music of a more popular and intelligible character for these trials of execution. The cauzonet " where graze the lowing kine," by Miss Joseph, and the " Elfin Call," by Miss Wbitnall and Mrs. Sunderland, were beautifully sung, as were the concluding songs. The whole performance in deed went off admirably; and we trust the fair beneficiare will not be slow to afford the public another ;similar treat. xotl ° ti th o eat r g re- ad rea rn " g o tbe s 0 11 10 ° g as it 134,100 te ,uc trat iro jog ; ate . c es ,p t ye iCe p or 1 .0 00- foe ) rd°l co s a n l / 1 01 • re' v re 7 1 11 al t , .S. THE LI; 7 ERPOOL STANDARD. ANNUAL MEETING OF THE HIGHWAY BOARD This meeting was held on Thursday, in the Sessions- House, and there were present Mr. John Holmes (chairman), and twenty other members, many of whose ❑ames, as well as the proceedings expressed in resolutions, appear in the advertisement in another column of our paper. Mr. DeANE, the law clerk, read a summary of the accounts. He then read two letters from Mr. Simpson, one of which recommended that the present sinking and tunnelling for water at Green-lane having been carried as far as was prudent, should be discontinned. The present supply of water was stated to be 900 gallons per minute. The other letter related to the conveying of water from the river Alt, and the writer states There are two sources of Alt, the water of which is of excellent quality, excepting in times of extraordinary floods ; and with the aljunct of a reservoir, filtering conduits, and another well, within little more than six miles of the Green-lane and Kensington Works, 1 feel assured an additonal quantity of water, equal to from three to four millions of gallons daily, may be obtained. " The line of aqueduct, or main pipe, can be laid principally in the public roads, and the whole work can be kept entirely away from villa property; and altogether the project appears to me to offer such important features that I am now prosecuting it with all the assistance I have been able to bring to bear, and with every confidence that the commissioners will approve of it when the plans are completed." The following resolutions, adopted at a joint meeting of the committees of the Guardian Society, and the House Owners' Guardian Society, were then read, and were received with applause : "That, taking into consideration the various and important duties which devolve upon the Town Council, and the consequent demand upon their time and attention, [this meeting is of opinion that the business connected with the paving and sewerage, together witlithe supply ofwater forithe inhabitants, properly belongs to, and can be more adequately conducted by, the Commissioners of the Highway Board. " That this meeting, agreeing with the active steps already adopted by the Board to secure additional powers to enable them better to supply the inhabitants with water, p'edges itself to support them in their undertaking by all the means in their power." Mr. PROCTOR proposed five gentlemen as com missioners, selected from the rate-payers (see the ad vertisement), which was finally agreed to. Mr. JOHN SMITH said there was a teeling abroad that the £lO,OOO said to be taken from the paving -rate, and applied to the sewerage-rate, was not legal; and he should like an explanation. Mr. DEANE said he had given the subject his best con sideration, and bad come to the conclusion that it was perfectly legal. He recounted the clauses in the various acts of parliament affecting the question, the object of all of which was to secure sufficient for the sewerage, and not to prevent the commissioners in the bona fide exercise of their discretion from applying their general funds as they might find most advisable. He, as a rate-payer, ap proved of the appropriation in question, as it had en abled the commissioners to execute 5,500 lineal yards of sewerage, through some of the most densely populated districts of the town, which the present rate would not have enabled them to do. After a short conversation the subject dropped. Mr. PROCTOR then moved that Councillors Aspinall, Birkett, Kaye, Tinne. and Plumpton be re-elected. The nomination of the four first was carried unani mously. but in place of the latter, Mr. Forbes moved that Mr. Vincent Higgins be substituted, which o❑ a show of hands was carried by a small majority. Mr. REAT (Secretary of the Liverpool Guardian So ciety), as one who had taken some interest in the subject of a supply of water, bore testimony to the exertions and merits of the sub-committee of the Highway Board, ap pointed to hear evidence on the subject, and begged to move the best thanks of the meeting to Mr. Proctor, its chairman. (near.) lie knew little of Mr. Proctor be fore this inquiry, but his whole conduct had proved him to be a fit and efficient member of the board ; who brought to the inquiry the fullest knowledge of the sub , ject, and who gave it his most unremitting attention. A [ more impartial inquiry was never conducted before a committee. Mr. WALTIIEW (chairman of the Houseowners' Guar dian Society,) cordially seconded the motion, which was carried unanimously with applause. Mr. PuocToil briefly acknowledged the complii notices given by the Highway Board be read; in order that the public might know what powers they were going to parliament for. The reason why the notices had not AA _A. been lett Tor tnat meeting w - had waited until then, they could not have gone to parlia ment at all this session. Now they were prepared to go for any powers the meeting might think advisable ; and he wished to know what powers the public would sanction their trying for, as he did not wish to out their nowledge and approval. (A • •_isitt,..ct in another r o anything with- reel that the comm oner 3 should have full power to proceed w ,era in parliainen stated that a co:Jerence would probably take place shortly between the Watch and Health Committees and the High way Board, relative to Lord Lincoln's bill, so that they would not oppose each other in respect to that bill, and it was finally resolved that the Parliamentary Committee to be appointed by the commissioners be instructed to obtain for the inhabitants of the town the salutary provisions of that bill, with the exemption from that part of it, involv ing the appointment of a new body of commissioners. The thanks of the meeting were then voted to the chair man and the assembly dispersed. DINNER TO THOMAS LITTLEDALE, JUNIOR, ESQ., ON HIS RETURN AS A MEM BER FOR THE COMMON COUNCIL. On Thursday evening, the tory electors of Exchange Ward gave a dinner at the George Hotel, to T. Little dale, jun., Esq., in celebration of his return as a council lor for that ward at the recent election. The large room was decorated with flags, bearing appropriate representations and inscriptions; also with festoons of evergreens, &c. Mr. Stubb's Royal Harmonic Band was stationed in an anti-room, and played a variety of favourite airs at inter vals. The chair was ably filled by Thomas Bold, Esq., on whose right hand sat T. Littledale, Esq., and around him J. A. Tinne, James Tyrer, Francis Shand , R icha rd Harbord, Warner Shand, Esqrs., D. Ashcroft, and others. The vice-chairs were occupied by Mr. Byford and Mr. Callow, supported by Messrs. Clegg, Bamford, Neal, and It. G. Jackson, the acting secretary of the ward, and to whose untiring exertions the conservatives of the ward are greatly indebted. The remainder of the company (in all about 100) comprised respectable trades men and artisans, - constituents of the lately elected mem ber in whose honour the feast was given. The dinner consisted of an abundantly well-served supply of not only the usual substantials but the delicacies of the sea so:,, and the quality of the wines did no less credit to the worthy host, Mr. Castles. After the cloth was with drawn, the usual loyal and " constitutional" toasts were given by the Chairman, neatly, but briefly, (owing to the lateness of the time,) and were drunk with great enthu- siasm. The CHAIRNIAN than proposed a bumper in honour of their respected guest. He had known that gentleman from the days of his boyhood, when they were schoolb,ys, and it delighted him (the Chairman) to see him rising to the highest position he could attain► in his native town. Mr. L. was one of the old school of politics, and his very name was worthy of their respect. His father had long been a member of the corporation, and had filled the civic chair with the utmost satisfaction to his towns ' men, and he (the Chairman) hoped to see the son ere twig occupy the same dignified situation, though there were other worthy and influential gentlemen to whom it was due to precede him in that post of honour. He gave the health of Mr. Littledale, coupled with a wi-h that he might long remain in the council to support the princi ples all those who had heard him mutually protested. The address and the togs:. were received with immanse cheLririg, paying a high compliment to Mr. Littledale, for his bud ness habits, and the ready access he afforded, hoped they might often again meet to c .lebrate such victories. The other toasts, all of which were drunk with much applause, and replied to, were " The Press," " Mr. Tinne," " Mr. Warner Shawe," " Mrs. Littledale and the " Lanca shire Witches," " Mr. Addison and the Operative Con servatives of the Ward," &c. An appropriate loyal song, in which the name of Mr. Littledale was happily intro. duced, was sung by Mr. M. Loveitt, and the company took leave of each other about half-past eleven o'clock, after one of the most enthusiastic and delightful meetings we have ever bad to record. DANIEL'S PLUCKED GEESE WISER THAN HIS PLUCKED PISANTRY. The Times' " Commissioner," in his notice of O'Con nell's property in Ireland, brings before the public the following curious ornithological fact " The wretched-looking town of Cahirciveen, its dirty unpaved streets, and old-hat mended windows. reminds me of another subject. The property of this town is rented to Daniel O'Connell, who, as a middle man, sub lets it to its present tenants, and extracts a profit rent out of it. In this country they pluck the geese alive for their feathers, and turn the poor pen-feathered and wretched birds loose to get over it as they can. This is repeated several times in a year. As if apprehensive of their coming fate, as each goose is caught to go through the plucking operation, the whole flock, after the manner of geese, set up a terrible cackling and screeching and hissing." It is clear that the geese thus treated manifest greater spirit than the human beings whom the liberator submits to a similar operation " several times a year." The fowls resent the indignity practised upon them by " cackling and screeching and hissing ;" but the deluded and craven peasantry allow themselves to be plucked of Repeal rents, annual tributes and other subsidies for the arch mendi cant, without a murmur. Undoubtedly amongst his feathered tenantry, Daniel, in his youth, has " tried his prentice han" in the plucking science, which in part-ac counts for the proficiency with which he now practises upon his fellow countrymen. We recommend this 'Latter of O'Connell's geese as affording a hint to the Herald's College, for devising a coat of arms for young Ireland. A goose couchant on a field vent, with a beggarman filling his wallet with its feathers would do for the shiel4 and the plucked bird itself—a naked and ridiculous naonetro say might form the crest THE MERCURY IN A BAD HUMOUR. followed by the Kentish fire. Mr. LITTLEDALE acknowledged the compliment in an affecting and eloquent manner. In electing him, they had conferred upon him a very high honour, and had also imposed upon him great responsibility ; but he hoped, by a faithful discharge of his duties to give satisfaction. He was before them a young and untried man ; ha had no past acts to refer to, and could but give promise as to the future, which, however, he should strive faithfully to re deem. He was a Dicky Sam born and bred, and, as the Chairman had said, a tory of the old school. They had met to celebrate the triumph of the conservative princi ples which had gained them the victory, if it might be so called, where opposition was not adventured. Those principles had elevated the country to her proud position amongst the nations, and they of g'it also to he car ried out in municipal government tor the health and well-being of the town—always bearing in mind (as be should do) the necessity of promoting the religion of the young. Such an education of the people would ren der the employment of a large police force unnecessary. The question of the schools would probably again be agi tated in the Council, but be trusted they would continue to be maintained as they now were, for which, at least, his hest efforts should be directed. He concluded, after being repeatedly and loudly applauded, by repeating his sincere thanks, and sat down amidst enthusiastic cheers. The healths of " Alderman Lawrence, and Councillors Middleton and Tyrer (the two former of whom were una voidably absent) were given, and ably responded to by Mr. :Tyrer, who expressed his great satisfaction at the election of Mr. I). Hodgson, as mayor, and his determi nation to aid him and others in maintaining the schools as they were." The toast of " Alderman Sands, and John North, Esq., with thanks to them for past services," was next drunk, followed by "The Tory Electors of the Ward, and may their motto be no surrender," which was ably replied to by Mr. Byford on their behalf. To that of " The Mayor and Conservative Electors of the Ward," Mr. Share replied in a forcible address, in which he urged upon the constituency the necessity of doing their duty in the registration courts. He proposed, with a high compliment to that veteran, " the health of Mr. Lit tledale, senior." Mr. Littledale, junior, feelingly re turned thanks, regretting that his father's ill health pre vented him from being with them, but assuring them that his heart was still warm in the cause. With " The Town and Trade of Liverpool," the Chairman coupled the name of " Mr. Richard Harbord," and the toast was re ceived with prolonged cheers and the Kentish fire. Mr. Harbord replied in a Vila but felicitous man ner. He trusted they would never forget the two gran d principles, " Fear God, honour the 'King," and t hat th e Council would never refuse to the poor what they anxiously de sired, a sound scriptural education for their children. He proposed the health Or th e Chairman, who said he hail the cause so sincerely at heart that lie should ever be found in the battle to uphold it, and after paying a high compliment to the secretary of the c ommittee for his ac tive and telling services, proposed his health as " General Jackson." Mr. Jackson , in acknowledging the compli ment, said he had been connected with the management of the ward for five years, and had met with encourage ments as well as di s couragemoats. He urged upon gen tlemen the propriety of employing conservative operatives, in place of Roman Catholics, and others, as some of them did, from, be believed, mistaken information ; and, after Our excellent friend of the " paper and a half for six ranee" accus s us of want of principle because, i❑ our last, we brought forward the evidence of a leading Dublin paper to show that there was no fear of scarcity in Ire land, whilst we reprobated the infamous rapacity of the impostor, O'Connell, displayed in extorting their pence and shillings from his poor fellow-countrymen, whose " wretched pittanca of potatoes is rotting in the ground ;" and he exclaims, with his usual complacency, " How dis gusting is this !" We can see much that is disgusting in O'Connell's heartless conduct, and our contemporary's attempt to shield it at our expense, but nothing in what we have said in the paragraph referred to. If our con temporary had commo❑ sense, he would see that there is no:inconsistency in maintaing that " there will be no scarcity " in Ireland, by which we referred to general scarcity, although many an individual wretch, upon whose slender store the great mendicant has fastened his re morseless clutch, has his potatoes rotting in the ground. Our argument went no further than to the question of a national scarcity—a famine—such as that which the league is so frequently prophecying. Much necessary in dividual suffering we were perfectly ready to admit; but we are yet to learn that the begging box has passed by the doors of the poor wretches, who are thus visited with af fliction by the hand of providence, and whose robbery, by O'Connell, the Mercury all but excuses. The concluding portion of our contemporary's spiteful and sihy attack we do not precisely understand. "It is na wonder," he says " that such stuff finds little sale even at a low price." if our contemporary quarrels with us because, when compelled by the increasing favours of the to a supplement, we do not adopt the mi ' - of our paper, we can course of increasing 1 y that we course, which we cc isfied to abide by our present - I ..nest towards the pub. der more ti t will save us the d ,grace of having to resort to the puffing statements, as to our circulation, which the Mercury finds it necessary to use, to keep his head above water. The Mercury knows well that his ex torted extra price is barely tolerated, and has given gene ral disgust ; and he ought therefore, if wise, to have been silent. Perhaps, if the truth was known, our contempo- apori his advertis pressure s has passed over, a 61 paper th A dp,lininp circulation, Will EASTLAKE'S PICTURE OF " CHRIST BLESSING LITTLE CHILDREN" We have been mush gratified by an inspection of this admirable work, now on private view for a few days, at Mr. Grundy's in Church-street. The painter has long been celebrated as foremost in the rank of British artists, in his conception and execution of scenes illustrative of interesting passages of Holy Writ, in which he assimilates more to the chaste style and general excellence of the ancient Continental artists (whose works he must have largely studied) than any of his contemporaries ; and in this last production of his genius he has, in the opinion of connoisseurs—from the time it was first exhibited at. the Royal Academy—surpassed all his former achieve ments, great as they have been. He has thus fully re deemed his country from the reproach—not altogether undeserved—of failing to produce works equal to the most appreciated of the ancient school, in this highest depart ment of the art. The subject chosen is one of the most interesting and affecting which the mind of the Christian can contemplate. He has seized the moment when on the thsciple's rebuking those who brought their little ones to see Him, " Jesus said, Suffer little children to come unto me, and forbid them not." The heavenliness of this passage, which breathes the very essence of loving kind ness and "consideration for the whole human family, the painter has conveyed, in the " silent eloquence" of his art, a most impressive pictorial representation, with all the appropriate and telling adjuncts, and no more, which refinement of taste, and the legitimate exercise of ima gination in details, can supply. About twenty-three figures of young and old are introduced, surrounding the Saviour, whose countenance, and the meek yet manly expression of his eye, just as He has uttered the words, is exquisitely pourtrayed, expressive in accordance with his character of calmness and dignity, and of generous and instructive remonstrance, rather than of hasty re proach, which would have been the result in other natures, for it is recorded that "He was much displeased." On his lap is seated a beautiful child, who appears to be de lighted, and as if afraid of being removed, is securing himself closer to his bosom, by one foot fixed on his knee, and one of his little bands gently grasping the upper part of his garment; gazing upon him in affection ate gratitude kneels the mother. Numerous other children have gathered around him in various attitudes of respect and kindness. There are also a number of female figures, two of them with children in their arms. One of the latter who has just entered the door, holding to her breast a sleeping infant, is admirably depicted, her countenance not yet having lost its expression of anxiety, lest she should not be permitted to approach " the man of sorrows," but the consoler of all in affliction. The disciples are variously placed in the back ground ; and all the countenances are finely drawn and softly coloured in accordance with what may truly . be conceived the vrats semblance of a scene at once striking and sublime. The apartment itself is of the plainest description, and desti t4Ll of all meretricious ornaments, the actors alone (in true taste) being prominent and attractive. The longer this picture is gazed upon the more it will delight, by the new fascinations that continue to present themselves ; and we envy not the feelings of the man who could behold it without admiration and reverential respect. Our readers will be glad to learn that it is about to be engraved in the first line style of the art, by J. R. Watt, Esq. In the same room may now be seen the large and truly beautiful series of original water-colour drawings of remarkable and interesting views of Coalancent reains, scenes, and oh jects in Egypt and Nubia so several other splendid works recently completed or now in progress. THE FAMINE CRY.--A correspondent of the Morning Herald supplies the following facts, which ought to lead to allay the very unnecessary alarm that is felt in antici pation of a deficiency of food between the present time and next harvest. The general harvest month of 1844 was August; the general harvest month of 1845 was Sep tember. From August 1844, to September 1845, that is 13 months, food was supplied by the harvest of 1814. From September 1845, to August (the usual harvest month), 1846, that is only 11 months, food will have to be supplied by the harvest of 1845. If, therefore, the same quantity of land which produced 13 bushels of corn in 1844, produces but 11 in the present year, the country will still be amply supplied with food. The yearly agri cultural labours from the harvest of 1841 to that of 1845, extended over 13 months; from the harvest of 1845 to that of 1816, they will probably extend over 11 months. The farmer, therefore, who employed 11 men last year, must employ 13 this year, in order to complete the same quantity of work, and the labourers, therefore, will be fully employed. THE MURDER AT YARMOUTH.—Just twelve months ago, a woman who kept a shop was robbed and murdered et Great Yarmouth. Suspicion fell on her next door ne i g hbour, a man named Y wham ; and on being appre hended he turned approver, and accused his three companions, Hall, lf oyal and M a p es, who wer e tried and acqu itted. A few days since , Mrs. Dic k , the woman who f oun d the money the misc reants obtained, a ppeared before Mr. W. Palmer , the then mayor, and made a statement, f ro m which it appeared that H all and Royal had struck the old woman on the head with a pair of pincers , a nd l e ft her for dead. Yarham was along with them an d Mapes in the robbery , and after they had buried the m one y they got in Mrs. Candler's house he left. "I went str ai g ht home, said Yarham in his confession to. Mrs. Dick, and I heard Mrs. Candler moaning, and went i n to see, for I was afraid, as I thought she most surely know us all. The lard knife was lying on t h e counter, and she turned her eyes upon me, when I cut her throat with the knife; she put her hand to grip the knife, and that is the way her poor hand became cut." I then said, " Why, Yarham, then you are the murderer yourself." He said, " No, it was Hall and Royal who beat her so with the pincers, that she should no t have lived." I asked, " Did not Mapes meddle with her ? He said, " No, he only plundered the house." Then I said, "Y ou ought to have spoken the truth at first, and then things would have been different." Yarham has left the town, and it is not known were be is residing. None of the prisoners have as yet been indicted for the burglary, a circumstance which has excited surprise ; but now the case must be mod materially strengthened against them.—Nerwich paper. 0 i 5 ; at : lir 3 pea