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not one that would even get at the truth at all. Ido not see how any man, unless he devoted the entire of a life, and what can we who are so busy in the active pursuits of life do ? —get at the nonillions interpretation of all the fathers. He must go through and all over a multitude of volumes, digest and collate them, then Compare and condense the whole, and then draw forth their responses thus collated, and thus con densed, and thus drawn out. If a man is not to find the pearl of great price, or to know the way to happiness till he has obtained it by going through all the fathers, it would be melancholy indeed. Than' fathers but to the grandfather we can go not to Father Augustine, or Chrysostom, or Jerome, but to Father Paul, and Peter, and John. (Cheers.) Yes, my friends, we do not call them father, for we call no man father spiritually but one, who is God ; he is our father and our Lord, and we leave the Church of Rome to call any man her father ; therefore, papa the Pope, and the Popes, and the brands of Anti-Christ upon earth. We do not, there fore, speak even of the apostles as fathers ; nor do we speak of the early fathers in any other sense than simply as words conventionally used, for we hold no one father but the ever- may go not to the ) Thank God Applaus the Lor ion high, who is the father of us es, 1 have read rlier than I in- lasting fatht all. But with regard tc to you already (having quoted it s tended) the opinion of a Roman C to the testimony of the early fathi lone bishop with regard He admits, that until irt very late period, in the church t 'ine of purgatory was wholly unknown. I f made out bysevel ral of our disting Faber and the present Bishop of Ex s, especially Mr that nearly at th, close of the third century there is not the slightest intimation or whisper in any one of the fathers about an intermediate state of penalty and suffering between death and 'the resur rection for those who depart in the Lord. There are upon the contrary a multitude of passages in their writings that most distinctly and flatly contradict any such notions. But I shall hold myself excused, and I dare say you will, from at all entering into the views of the fathers upon this subject, because if all the fathers from Ignatius down to Origen, yea, down to the last father that wrote were, with one unanimous voice to give testimony to purgatory, it would not weigh against one single part of a sentence of the word of God more than a feather against the world. I know of no comparison by which I could fairly shadow forth the extent of difference between the testimony of poor fallible worms and the deci sive voice of the spirit of the living God ; therefore I would not allow, in my own mind, all the testimony of all the fathers to weigh ought unless that testimony were endorsed and authenticated by the word of God. As witnesses to facts, as credible historians we respect and revere the fathers, but as propounders of doctrine, as adding ought to revela tion, as sublimating as it were the records of God's word by their own imaginations we do not receive them, and we say— " Why shall the fathers act as Christ and the Apostles and the Prophets ? The word of God is our sufficient rule, our only rule ; and to that, by the help of God, we will stand to our dying day." But Whilst the Church of Rome has thus little or nothing to appeal to' in the Apostolical Fathers, has not the shadow of an appeal to the word of God, I grant that she has a powerful appeal to the carnal reason and to the deceived heart of fallen man. I know it, and therefore conceive it to be of great im portance, that, in proceeding as I shall to repudiate altogether and disprove the doctrine, that this should be distinctly and frequently shown, not only on account of its beating down one of the strongest pillars of Popery, but on account of the congruity of its erroneous doctrines to the fallen heart of man. You will often have advocates for purgatory among professing Protestants : they do not advocate it by name, but they advocate it by insinuation. Those who are accus tomed (thank God, I have little been) to profane and foolish jesting with men, will often have heard them say, " Well, if we are not good enough to go to heaven, we are too good to go to hell." What is this but an insinuation that there may be some middle state for them ? The heart, therefore, is prepared to wish for a middle state. The worldly man and the wicked man, then, will be anxious to indulge their evil passions yet with a quiet conscience; they will wish to have their fill of earthly indulgence, yet to escape the penalty, for they will continue to sin if conscience tells them that their sin brings with it no punishment hereafter. To such men what a harbour of refuge does purgatory present! If men may by any measure of temporary punishment, by even thou sands of years of sore suffering, have the gratification of their lusts and passions here, we know that man is so much crea ture of sense he will do so. Aye, the mere fiction of purga tory upon the lusts and passions of the carnal man, will ope rate in order to restrain and curb, but as flax before the flames, when temptation rages and evil passions assail. The fear of everlasting torment is feeble to deter guilty man from eating of the fruit of death ; but when you transmute the terrors of hell into the mere presence of purgatory, how fee ble will be its aim ! I will venture to say there is not a man in this room, who speaks the honest sentiments of his mind, who will not admit, if he followed his natural inclinations, he would become an advocate for purgatory, and gladly hug the fond idea to his heart. It is just what we want—the thing that will allow us to follow the bent of our dispositions and passions upon earth, and rescue us from the eternity of woe beyond. It is not only thus in the darker passions of the human heart that the fiction of purgatory finds an advocate : it finds an advocate even in the finer affections and in the more refined sentiments of the soul. Yes; indeed, Popery works often with fearful power and efficacy in this way ; and 1 know not how I can better illustrate my meaning than by giving you a simple instance that c a me u n de r my o w n observation. A lady at one time connected with my own flock, possessed of consi derable Christian knowledge, and not without strong religi ous feeling, married a medical man who was careless and de voted to the world. What little better feeling she had was much withered by such an unwarranted and unwise union. Their lot was cast in a neighbourhood where resided a Romish family of distinction, wealth, .and great benevolence. Her husband attended as a medical man upon the family, and they showed kindness and attention to the strangers, for they were comparatively such in the neighbourhood. In process of time it pleased God in his mysterious Providence that the medical man, in riding out to visit his patients, was seized with some sudden attack of disease, which terminated fatally before his wife could arrive to catch his last breath. When he was committed to the grave, and her mind awoke from the torpor in which the blow had at first stunned her, her former religious convictions and feelings rushed upon her mind, and she felt a thrilling agony in the thought, " What has become of my husband's soul ? " That one agonising idea so occupied and possessed her soul, that all her personal bereavement and sense of desolation upon earth was absorbed in its intensity. Whilst in this state of mental anguish, she was invited into the bosom of the Romish family : she was treated there with the utmost tenderness, assiduity, and deli cacy, nor was the slightest attempt made to insinuate their peculiarities into her mind. But they watched, and discerned the state of her bruised spirit ; and they availed themselves of an occasion when she remarked—" Oh, could I but be as sured it were well with my husband's spirit, I could how in submission to the hand of God ! " They then gently and kindly, smoothly and tenderly, insinuated How dreary, and cheerless and dismal is your faith ! It offers you no hope; it allows you no intercession on behalf of departed friends ; but ours is more Christian and more consolatory. Our creed teaches us that, though our friends may have died in the midst of guilt and sin, yet we may reach them by our prayers, and preserve them by our services, and nourish their very souls by masses to be celebrated ; and we may thus abate their torments, and expedite their admission into heaven." It touched the chord that vibrated in her desolate breast, and she listened with avidity to that which promised her some light in the midst of her gloom. She caught at this straw, and clutched it convulsively. The consequence was, she admitted the visits of the priest, she was gradually drawn into the toil, and she was on the very eve of conforming to the Church of Rome, when, at this crisis, her friends, hear ing of the state of her mind, immediately insisted upon her leaving the family and returning to them. I had several in terviews with her, and I found it no difficult task to disabuse her mind; for she had too much of the light of Scripture, and a too enlightened conscience, to be able to swallow the absurdities of Popery when they were revealed to her in their real nakedness. The priest had taken care to veil and cloak them so that they did not startle her ; and when shewed them to her in their own writings, and told her in what they believed,—when she really found what was in the back-ground, she started and said, " Oh ! they never told me this." It was a simple saying ; and I said, " No, they would never have told you that till you were prepared to receive it ; they must first administer an opiate till they have stunned the conscience and stunned the understanding, then they would reveal to you the darker mysteries of their creed; but they only give it to you drop by drop, as you are capable of receiving the soporific draught." The conse quence was, she broke off from her connection with Roman ism, returned cordially to the bosom of the church, and is, I trust, at this moment, a faithful and obedient servant of the Lord Jesus Christ. Now I think that illustration will make manifest to von the subtle appeals of Popery to the tenderer feelings and the more exquisite sensibilities, more plainly than any statement or argument of my own could have done. You see, then, how Popery takes advantage of the doctrine of purgatory, not only in the craft and deceits and passions of the natural heart, but also in the dearer sensibilities and the more exquisite affections of the soul. Hence it will not be lost labour or a superfluous task, that I proceed to shew you, by a few simple arguments, that the doctrine of the Church of Rome touching purgatory is altogether and utterly to be reprobated and rejected. First of all, we reject the doctrine because it is founded upon a most unscriptural distinction between sins venial and mortal. If all sins were mortal, one of the principal reasons for purgatory would be done away, because mortal sins, unless expiated by the blood of Christ, and atoned for by penance here, admit of no forgiveness hereafter; but venial sins may be forgiven, either here by means of penance or penalties, or hereafter by means of certain sufferings endured in purgatory, and shortened by masses, in their satisfaction. But where does the Church of Rome find, in the whole com pass of Scripture, anything about venial sins? Where does she find any countenance thus to make nought of the law of God ? Where does she find any authority for instructing us that God ever ailows his holy law to be violated by trans gressors at small cost, and yet says with regard to the trans gression that it may be held as a venial sin in his sight ? Upon the contrary, we are told that the thought of foolish ness is sin ; that for every idle word we utter, we must give an account at the judgment ; that he who offends in one point is guilty of the whole law, because he opposes the authority that enforces the whole that he who offends in one point thereby offends in all, because it is not inclination that keeps him from offending in all, but circumstances, convenience, or something else than simple submission to the authority of God. Again, are we not taught that " all unrighteousness is sin" ? Are we not taught that " God's anger is revealed from heaven against all the unrighteousness of man " ? The distinction of sins, therefore, into lesser and greater, into venial and mortal, is a distinction not only unsanctioned by Scripture, but, in the face of the inexorable and immutable character of the law of God, has a direct tendency to bring that law into dishonour and disrepute, leads men to take a fearful licence and liberty with God's indefeasible command ments, and set up the standard of their own righteousness, on one side of which is slavery, and on the other is the grave, so that each man will alter the standard, as may suit his convenience or his purpose. I have no doubt there are thousands and tens of thousands of poor ignorant dupes of the Church of Rome, who are to be pitied for their ignorance rather than blamed for their errors, who are led to indulge in sin under the fond notion that their sin is venial Their guilt lies more at the door of the Church of Rome, than at the door of their own conscience, because they have been brought up in the dark delusion, and still retain it till the iron of it has destroyed their very souls. But we reject the doctrine of purgatory, not only upon the score of its being founded thus on an unhallowed distinction, but we reject it on the score and upon the ground of the re striction of temporal punishment even where temporal punish ment is removed. This we conceive must be acknowledged to be a Scriptural doctrine. Does not the word of God every where tell us that the divine being is a pardoning God, not partially and by halves and by un-Christianizing, but pardon ing them freely, fully, and completely, when h e pardons them at all? This is beautifully described by the prophet—" Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrigteous man his thoughts; and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him, and to our God for he will abundantly pardon." Again. "As far as the east is from the west, so far bath he removed our transgr essions from us." Again, " Come now let us reason together saith the Lord : though your sins be as scarlet they shall be white as snow ; though they be red like crimson they shall be as wool." If whiter than wool, if purer than snow, what room is there for further punishment? What reason is there for temporal inflictions from God or from man upon the sinner? My Christian friends bow does Popery take away the abundant grace of God, representing him as pardoning like man, and not like himself, for it is in his pardoning grace especially he sets himself forth, for be says, " As the heavens are higher than the earth so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts." Man would pardon partially and reserve punishment also ; but God, infinitely above man : ' acts with no such partiality. He forgives freely. " Who , exclaims the enraptured prophet, " is a God like unto thee, that pardoneth iniquity, and passeth by the transgression of the remnant of his heritage ? he retaineth not his anger for ever because he delighteth in mercy." That is his glory : he is a God that pardoneth iniquity. Does he not then describe the plenitude of his pardoning grace in the strongest figure that earth can furnish—that he will cast the sins of his people be hind his back, that he will cast them in the depths of the sea ? " He will turn again, he will have compassion upoh us ; he will subdue our iniquities, and then cast all their sins into the depths of the sea." Does he not assure us "he has blotted out our transgression as a cloud, and our iniquities as a thick cloud?" Where, then, is there room for further punishment ? Where are the tortures of purgatory ; May we not gladly say with the Apostle:" Who shall lay any thing to th e c h arge o f God's elect ? It is God that justifieth ; who is he that condemneth." "It is Christ that died, yea rather, that is risen again, who is even at the right hand of God, who also maketh interces sion for us." We therefore in tot° reprobate the doctrine that there is any reservation of temporary punishment, for, surely if the grace of God is free to forgive men everlasting punishment, it is free to forgive men temporal punishments. If it forgive the greater, why not forgive the less? Will God dishonour the glory of his grace by reserving temporary punishment, when he has delivered from everlasting woe? The very thought is abhorrent to our ideas of God, and of the glory of the gospel which he has given to poor fallen sinners. So my christian friends I would further say, that the idea of temporal punishment receives no sanction what ever in such expressions as these, where it is said, " Whom the Lord loveth he chasteneth, and scourgeth every sin whom he receiveth." We admit that while God pardons his people, he punishes guilty backsliders, but what then ? Not in the way of satisfaction to his ju6tice, not in the way of ex piation for iniquity, not in the way of making a supplement to the finished work of Christ; but simply in the way of a father's discipline. The corrections given are not therefore by way of satisfaction, but by way of sanctification ; they are blessings intended to be the means in his fatherly hands of restorinc , our souls to everlasting health. But we object equally, earnestly, and entirely to the doc trine of purgatory, because it dishonours the finished work of Christ. There is now no. condemnation to them who are in Christ Jesus, who walk not after the flesh but after the spirit. For the law of the spirit of life in Christ Jesus hath made me free from the law of sin and death." Free from all sin ; therefore no speck, not a stain is left to be ex piated in the purgatorial fire. He is said to be " the Lord our righteousness, Jehovah our righteousness." What room can there be for aught to be added to it ; what reason can there be for ought to be diminished from it? So again our blessed Redeemer is represented as saying to the sinners that came to him—" Son (or daughter) thy sins be forgiven thee, go in peace." But would the poor penitent go in peace if he thought he was to enter upon the dark dreary dungeons of a horrible purgatory? Can the Redeemer mock his people by thus pretending entirely to forgive, and yet reserve a dark measure of punishment beyond the grave? Oh, shame, shame upon those that thus dim the lustre of the crown of redemption upon his brow, that thus tarnish his brightest attribute, the fulness and freeness of his forgiveness through his own blood ! My christian friends it cannot but be conceived that the dishonour done to the Saviour is still more deep and awful, when we remember that deliverances from the pains of pur gatory are ascribed to the masses, and prayers, and interces sions of mortal men, in so much as they are to proceed from the authority of men paid for the purpose, who say masses, and offer up intercessions for the spirits in purgatory, and that these will avail for their deliverance? _ But we equally denounce also the doctrine of purgatory as in the face of Scripture, upon the ground that it entirely con tradicts the declarations o'f the Word of God, touching the immediate transition of the spirit of the just to the bosom of his God. " To-day," said our Divine Master to the penitent thief upon the cross, " shalt thou be with me in paradise." Surely if there was ever one that deserved to pass through the purgatorial purifications it must have been one thus plucked from the very verge of hell, with all his sins up to that time, upon his soul. 1 say if there was any one in need of purga torial purifications it must have been he; yet Christ said not " thou shall this day go with me into purgatory," but " this day shalt thou be with me in paradise." How noble the tri umph ! He took him at once from the cross of shame to the throne of glory, the first fruits as it were of his power upon earth to forgive sins. Then, my Christian friends, look at other passages of similar import. Paul says, and not for himself alone, for he might appear exempt from the ordinary fate of the saints—" We are confident 1 say, and willing rather to he absent from the body, and to be present with the Lord. There is no intermediate state here : the transition is at once from the earthly house of the tabernacle to the bosom of the Redeemer in heaven. The same truth is taught us in the parable of the rich man and Lazarus : there was no interme diate state there. The beggar died, and angels carried him into Abraham's bosom : the rich man also died, and when in hell he lifted up his eyes in torments, but he could not pass from thence to heaven, nor could Lazarus pass from heaven to him. Their state was fixed for ever. Is not Scripture then always the same? " Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might, for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave whither thou goest"—" Behold now is the accepted time, behold now is the day of salvation." Blessed hope of the child of God ! At once he leaves his tenement of clay, at once he wakes up in the presence of the Saviour, amid the spirits of the just made perfect ! Oh, let not the dark clouds of purgatory intervene between the death of the believer and the presence of his Lord and Master! We reject, finally, the doctrine of purgatory, because it places into the hands of the priesthood of Rome—of a poor fallible worm like ourselves—a terrific power that has a most mischievous and mercenary tendency. Take away purgatory from the Church of Rome, I say again, and you take away the most fertile source of her gains, the most fearful sword that she brandishes over the crushed spirits of her votaries ; you take away, in short, that which forms the very pivot upon which her terrible power turns. Take away purgatory, do away with masses for the dead, prayers and intercessions for the departed, and you take away the gains of the priest hood—for, no money no mass, and no mass no money. It is a terrific truth, that this doctrine of the Church of Rome is not a mere harmless theory, is not a mere day-dream, is not a mere notion, that we may let alone as of no practical im port or of no practical avail; it is a doctrine that is wielded with fearfully practical power by the crafty priesthood of Rome. Therefore, my Christian friends, the doctrine of purgatory, connected as it is with, and based upon, the dis tinction of venial and mortal sin, the distinction between pardon for it and temporary punishment we have proved to be unsupported by Scripture, and to be opposed to Scripture by a variety of Scriptural arguments levelled to the simplest mind, and so clear and unequivocal, that I do not see how any Romanist can resist them. In bringing, then, this mat ter to a close, suffer me to remind you, as members of the Reformed Catholic Church of England, that if you are such, not in name and profession only, but in spirit and in truth, you may go to your homes, and lay upon your pillows to night with renewed gratitude and joyfulness for the liberty wherewith Christ bath made you free. The rev. gentleman then drew an eloquent comparison between the departure of the Protestant in the full assurance of immediate reception into his Saviour's bosom, and that of the poor Roman Catholic dying in the expectation of going through the pur gatorial purification. It brought to his recollection the verses of our early childhood,— How fine has the day been I How bright was the sun ! How lovely and joyful the course that he run ! Though he rose in a mist when his race he begun, And there followed some droppings of rain : But now the fair traveller comes to the west, His rays are all gold, and his beauties are best, He paints the sky gay as he sinks to his rest, And foretells a bright rising again. Just such is the Christian. His course he begins, Like the sun in a mist, while he mourns for his sins, And melts into tears : then he breaks out and shines, And travels his heavenly way : But when he comes nearer to finish his race, Like a fine setting sun, he looks richer in grace, And gives a sure hope, at the end of his days, Of rising in brighter array ! Yes, my friends, be added, this is the beautiful departure of the child of God, like the summer's sun setting in cloudless radi ence, and leaving his perpetual track along the ocean and athwart the heavens ; but the departure of the saint of the Church of Rome is, at the best, but as the sun going down upon some wild and stormy evening, amidst the fitful Blooms of uncertain night, and with dark shadows brooding about his departure. Thanks 'be to God who giveth us the victory, not partial, not marred, not alloyed, but the fulness of unclouded victory through Christ Jesus our Lord. (Cheers.) The rev. gentleman then resumed his seat amidst loud ap plause. The Rev. Dr. TArrEusnALL, seconded by Mr. JOHN HOWARD, moved a vote of thanks to Mr. Stowell, for his able and eloquent lecture. The motion was carried by accla mation. The doxology, " Praise God, from whom all blessings flow," was then sung ; and a blessing having been pro nounyed, the meeting separated. LIVERPOOL EASTER SESSIONS.-FRIDAY SPECIAL MEETING OF THE TOWN-COUNCIL Yesterday a special meeting of the Town-council was held for the purpose of giving the necessary notices for holding a market from Monument-place to Burgess-street, for the sale of hay and straw, and to confirm a bye-law of the Finance Committee substituting a coach stand in Stafford-street and another in Burgess-street, for the one now used in London road. The Mayor presided. Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE said, the Finance Committee, for the purpose of carrying out the wishes of the council, with a view of removing the haymarket to Monument-place, had meant to pass a bye-law, removing the present site of the hackney-coach stand which now occupied that site to another .a little further down. In the Finance Committee was placed the power of making bye-laws for this purpose, and they considered they were justified in recommending the council to discountenance the existing stand, and substituting in its place a stand in Norton-street and Lorebert-street. There would be room for nine carriages ; arid lie moved that there be a stand for nine carriages there instead of the one to be displaced. This, however, was merely to afford room for the experiment of the haymarket in Monumnt-place. The TOWN-CLERK read the bye•law passed by the Finance Committee. It stated that the coach-stand in Monument place should be discontinued from the Ist of May, and sub stituted the place already named. Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE observed that this bye-law of the Finance Committee related only to the coach-stand; and that it was for the council to appropriate the land for the hay market. The TOWN-CLERK then described the plan for the hay market. The land proposed for the new haymarket com menced at a line drawn from the westward corner of Audley- street to the western corner of Moor-place, which was above the Monument. It ran 34 yards westwardly until it was at a distance of 18 yards from the eastern corner of Stafford street; it then ran 69 yards, till it was 17 yards from the east corner of Lambert-street ; and from the line extending from the west side of Audley-street to the west side of Moor place, to the distance of 19 yards from the west corner of Moor-place, it ran in a straight line through London-road for 127 yards, where it stopped at the distance of 15 yards from the east corner of Hart-street. At its termination it would be 15 yards wide ; at its commencement above the Monument, 50 yards. Mr. PARKER inquired what was the area ? The MAYOR replied that it had not been computed yet. The DEPUTY TOWN -CLERK, after having inquired from the Surveyor, said it was 3,962 square yards. IVlr. Alderman EARLE asked how many carts it would hold ? The TOWN-CLERK then read the document of appropria tion of the site for the haymarket. Mr. PLATT asked whether it was intended to abandon the south market. The .TOWN-CLERK replied in the negative; it was the in tention to have three markets. Mr. H. HOLMES.-It is merely an experiment, is it not? Mr. RIGBY thought the south market had abandoned itself. Mr. PARKER asked whether he was to understand that the bye-laws just brought in were to have the sense of the council taken upon them ? _ _ MAYOR said some one would move them The TOWN-CLERK said the bye-laws as they stood for coaches were passed by the Finance Committee, under the general authority of the council, and in pursuance of the directions of the council that they should discontinue the stand in London-road, and appoint another place. But with regard to the appropriation of a market-place, that was an act which rested altogether in the council. The council, however, had determined they would appropriate a place in London-road for this market. The MAYOR.—As an experiment? Mr. G. IL LAWRENCE said this was a pro forma meeting for that purpose ; and they could not discuss the question whether the market should be held in that situation. Mr. PARKER had not risen to discuss the question whether the market should . be removed, but merely to ask for infor mation with regard to the alterations of the coach stand. The chairman of the Finance Committee had come down with a plan, which was to be settled by this pro forma meeting. Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE said the Finance Committee had power already. Mr. PARKER.—Then I shall say no more Mr. JORDAN begged, as an indfvidual, to enter his protest against the removal of the haymarket into London-road. Ha had been a member of the Markets Committee ten years before the erection of his Majesty's statue in that place, and he would never consent to it. The MAYOR said the council had not now to discuss the propriety of changing the market ; they had decided that already. MrjJORDAN.-All 1 wish is, that my opposition may be . _ recorded. The MAYOR.—But we have already decided. Mr. JOHN SMITH.—Mr. Jordan had better enter his pro test in writing in the minutes of the council. Mr. JORDAN meant that he protested to the gentlemen of the public press. _ _ . Mr...klderman EARLE.—Had you not an opportunity of protesting against it at the last meeting? Mr. JORDAN.—I had not, sir. It will be a disgrace to the town to see hay and straw sold there. It is a street entrance. Mr. PARKER said the last council had been completely taken by surprise ; and he would like the chairman of the Markets' Committee to tell them what accommodation there was for the farmers. The MAYOR.—Why at the last council it was decided, upon a division, that there would be. Mr. JAMES LAWRENCE said that every question which was then asked of the Market Committee they answered. The MAYOR repeated that it was too late to re-open a discussion on the removal. Mr. PARKER.—AIIow me to say that I should have been furnished with two or three memorials had that been known ; but, of course, if I can do nothing, I must Mr. H. HOLMES.-Sit down. (Laughter.) Mr. GLADSTONE.-Mr. Mayor, are we to decide upon this appropriation without hearing one single argument? The MAYOR.—You had arguments at the last council, and you then decided to make the experiment. Mr. GLADSTONE thought there were a great many, and decided arguments too, against the appropriation ; but if they were not to hear arguments and reasons in favour of the appropriation, he should not condescend to state his reasons for opposing it. He would merely move that the consideration of it be postponed. Mr. JORDAN.-I second it. Mr. ROBINSON said the council had power to postpone the consideratron for six months, which would settle the question. Mr. Alderman EVANS contended that Abundance of rea sons had been urged at the last council for the appropriation, for the debate occupied a considerable time. A number of gentlemen had come now in the expectation of not being de tained to discuss a subject which had been discussed already. Mr. PnocToß.--Then I should like to know what we are here for? The MAYOR.—To carry into effect a decision of the last council. Mr. Alderman EVANS.—We are here to give a legal cha racter to the decision of the previous council. Mr. PROCTOR said they were there as mere automatons. if they were not allowed to discuss the subject. The MAYOR repeated that the council had been called to appropriate part of London-road fora market. Mr. Alderman EARLE.—I must protest against being called an automaton. if the gentleman thinks himself one it is very well. The TOWN-CLERK entered into an explanation of the exact position of the question. At the last council the Markets Committee reported as follows :—" Resolved, that it be re commended, as an experiment, to authorise the selling of hay and straw in part of London-road, near the Monument, subject to the usual toll." The council came to the determination, upon a division, to approve of the recommendation of the Markets Committee; and then, by a standing order, the re solution of the council approving of the recommendation of the Markets Committee could not be rescinded or varied ex cept upon motion, made by notice, which should specify the object and refer to the resolution to be rescinded or varied. Therefore, this vote of the council stood obligatory upon the council, according to the standing orders, unless notice had been given, specifying the resolution, and stating the object to be to have the resolution rescinded or varied. Then the object of the meeting to day was for the council to carry that resolution into effect, namely, by adopting the arrangements to be legally advised. Those arrangements required that there should be a formal appropriation of the land to be used for the sale of hay and straw by farmers, subject to the usual toll. That was the business of the council to-day ; and in order to clear the way for making those legal arrangements with regard to the appropriation of the market, they were furnished with bye-laws on the part of the Finance Commit tee, by which, under the power vested in them, they could remove the stand for coaches in that place. Mr. PLATT asked whether any time was mentioned for its continuance, as it was only an experiment? The TOWN-CLERK said, the period for the appropriation was left blank. _ _ Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE said, that was not what Mr. Platt meant. Mr. BIRKETT could not see, with Mr. Gladstone, why this subject should not be postponed for a month. If it could not, he agreed with Mr. Procter, although he voted for it ; if it could not be postponed for a month or any other time he thought they had been called together to very little purpose. It would enable him (Mr. Gladstone) or any other member of the council to give notice, that the order passed at the last council should be rescinded. He (Mr. Birkett) did not mean to say he should vote for it ; but he wanted to know whether Mr. Gladstone could move or not a postponement of the question. The TOWN-CLERK.—It rests with the council to proceed with the appropriation or adjourn it, as they think proper. Mr. BIRKETT.—Then Mr. Gladstone is in order. Mr. GLADSTONE then moved, and Mr. JORDAN seconded, an amendment, that the consideration of the appropriation be postponed. Mr. PARKER said, be should support the amendment on the ground that the council had been taken by surprise. The MAYOR.YOI.I. cannot say that, I think. Mr. PARKER, in continuation, said, that had there been a little more time given, he should have been put in possession of memorials against the appropriation from the inhabitants round the monument. There were between forty and fifty houses there the rent of which was £5O a-year, which would be destroyed by this experimental market. lie was prepared to prove that the experimental market would only accommo date about forty loads of hay. Mr. KILSHANV .—That is above the monument. Mr. PARKER.—It would only accommodate about 40 loads of hay, while thousands of pounds worth of property would be injured, for the private houses he had spoken of could not be occupied as private houses when the market was es tablished. It was now an open square from the top, but the owners of those houses must, if the market were brought there, convert them into shops, in order to make their money of their property. But, said the gentlemen who advocated this, " It is merely an experiment ; ' so in order to carry out this " experiment," an immense amount of property must besacrificed, just to please the whim of the Market Com mittee. Now that was a great hardship. Had they come forward and at once have said they intended to make into a permanent market, the objection would not have held. The MAYOR repeated that all this had been discussed be fore, and could not be again entered into. The simple ques tion was, whether this land should be appropriated or not. Mr. PARKER.—Then I shall support the amendment. The council then divided, when there appeared-- For the amendment ..... 22 Against it Majority for the amendment 7 For.—Councillors Shaw, Houghton, Preston, Edwards, Blundell, H. Holmes, J. Holmes , R obinson , Wood, Birkett, Gladstone, Procter, Parker, Trotman, Jordan, Platt, A. Smith, jun., Mather, Harbord ; Aldermen Griffith, Chilton and the Mayor-22. Against.—Councillors Sandbach, Copeland, Priestley, J. Lawrence, Cooper, Lloyd, Rigby, Kilshaw, J. Smith, G. 11. Lawrence ; Aldermen Bailey, Evans, Earle, R. Houghton, and Molyneux—ls. Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE said the next subject for consider ation was the particular day to which this matter should be postponed. Mr. ROBINSON su g gested it should be this day six months. Mr. GLADSTONE said his object was that what he had stated the Council should carry out. He thought it right that sheds should be put upon the south market. They might cost some £2OO or £3OO, but it was due to the public that the heavy outlay which the Corporation had been at in that place should not be abandoned till it had had every pos sible chance. If, after having tried every means to make , it answer, it did not answer, he should be an advocate for try ing London-road or some other place. He might as well take that opportunity of stating that he thought it extremely Standard-office, Eleven o'clock --um.- HOUSE OF COMMONS.-LAST NIGHT Sir R. PEEL said he held in his hand the Property Tax Bill—(hear, hear)—which the right hon. baronet brought up, Ind its title was read by the clerk at the table. The SPEAKER then put the question, that this bill be read ► first time, on which Mr. WASON, Mr. \WALLACE, and Lord J. ItUSSLLL rose, but the SPEAKER called upon the atter. Lord JOHN RUSSELL then rose, and alluded to the mis understanding in the committee of ways and means, through which the resolutions affirming the income tax had passed through the house without a division. He then stated that there were no circumstances in the general state of the country to justify so extreme a measure as the income tax, and referred to a speech of Sir Robert Peel's, in 1833, in which, the speaker alleged, the right hon. baronet had argued that it would be unjust to enforce an income tax on England and Scotland whilst Ireland was exempted. His lordship then stated that the three kingdoms were in a state of perfect tranquillity. There was no difficulty to contend with in Canada. The present state of India did not justify the im position of an income tax. There was no need to be under any apprehension from China, for the only expense in con nection with that country arose from the expedition. His lordship referred to the tariff, to the general principles of which lie approved. He moved, in conclusion, " that the bill be read this day six months." Sir ROBERT PEEL then commenced to reply to the noble lord, and was _ _ _ [Left speaking.] LONGFORD ELECTION. The committee appointed to inquire into this election have reported that Luke White, Esq. had not been duly electet for the county of Lonford, and that Anthony Lefroy ought to have been returned. This is a gain of two votes on division to the conservatives. The committee also repartee that it was absolutely necessary to pass without delay some declaratory act with respect to the question of opening tin registry in Ireland. FORGERY John Barlow Love, a respectable looking man, aged 55, was indicted on a charge of having uttered a forged bill of exchange to Messrs. Barlow and Co., leather-dealers Dale street. Mr. Henderson was for the prosecution, and Mr. Ramshay for the prisoner. It appeared from the evidence, that the prisoner called at the prosecutors, with whom he had previously dealt, and purchased a quantity of leather to the amount of £59 45., if paid in cash , promising to call next day with the money. Next day he called, and brought two bills in payment ; one for £3O, and one for £29 4s. One of these (that for the £3O) was drawn by the prisoner, and accepted by a Patrick John Tierney. The prisoner in dorsed the bill, saying that Mr. Tierney was a highly eminent man in the town of Kells, near Dublin. It was received as good, but was returned unpaid. The evidence of Patrick Tierney, a gentleman retired from business, and residing with in six miles of Kells, which last town he well knew, said there was no such person as Patrick John Tierney living there, but there was a poor labouring man of the name of Patrick Tierney lived in the neighbourhood, who was not in a condition to accept such a bill. The signature to the ac ceptance was not witness's handwriting. The prosecutor admitted that since he received the bill in question, the pri soner had paid him the sum of £2O towards the bill. Mr. Ramshay ably cross-examined the witnesses, and addressed the jury with great force and ingenuity in behalf of the pri soner. The jury retired to consider their verdict, and after being absent about ten minutes, brought in a verdict of guilty. He was put down. Mr. Henderson stated to the Court, that there was another serious charge against the same prisoner ; and as a conviction had been on the forgery, and there were a great number of witnesses in the case alluded to, he wished to be guided by the Court as to whether it would be necessary to proceed with it ? (The case referred to was a charge against the prisoner for having received, in February last, two thousand three hun dred and thirty pounds weight of silk, the property of Samuel Briggs and others, he knowing the same to have been stolen. The circumstances were laid before the public at the time ; and it may be added as somewhat remarkable, that the par ties who stole the property are not yet known, and (we learn) that the wife of the prisoner has been offered £5O by the owners, if he would give such information as would lead io their conviction. On his being applied to, however, for that purpose, he stated that he could not supply such informa tion, inasmuch as he was not personally acquainted with them at all, and only received the silk to be sold in his usual way of business as a commission agent—adding that he could not point them out, though ten times the amount offered were griewto him.) The Recorder in reply to Mr. Henderson, said, that as the prisoner had been convicted on the charge of forgery, it would not be necessary to go into the other, and the witnesses might therefore be discharged. Sentence deferred. The recorder only sat for a few hours on Saturday, when the cases having been gone through the Sessions terminated. SKULL OF A FEMALE FOUND —Yesterday morning, great part of the skull of apparently a female was found in the privy of an uninhabited house in Great George-street, and was conveyed to the coroner's office. The skull-cap is defi cient, and appears to have been removed by sawing on the left side of the skull above the ear, and breaking on the other. O n t h e r i g h t s id e , n ear the temple, there is a semi circle i nverted at the marg i n o f t h e bone, evidently th e l ower part of a c i rc l e ma d e i n t re p an ning with a cir c ul ar saw . Further b ac k on t h e same s id e , i s a lso the remai ns o f ano th er l ° 1 i n t ' y belonged, Nothing t b . ut lar ger c i rcle, probably also the resu lt o f a s i m i lar opera i or s known as to whom that this ledto relic its o f being mor t mor tality • posited in such a place. circumstances Late on Wednesday night last two men were killed on the Eastern _ C ounties Railway, at, itham, near Chelmsford, by the falling of upwards of 300 tons of earth, doubtful whether it was either now ascertained, or likely to be ascertained, that two markets would not answer. One great reason of the south market not answering was that it north market answered very well ; and nd about llope-street, or towards St. James's church, he aul not see why it would not answer. Mr. Alderman EARLE thought it would be a great pity to go to the expense of erecting sheds when the south market was so likely to prove a complete failure. He was afraid it would not do. He thought if this experiment in London road was allowed to be tried- was too far east , if a situation could be fou Mr. PARKER — see why yo Mr. JORDAIN Mr. Alderman EARLS .y . ou 'stopped me, Mr. Mayor, and I do not iould hear Mr. Earle. -It is no use talking now Ir. Gladstone spoke, and I wish to spear R said the reason he had voted as he had was lent was' necessary ; be was sure that botl -- o to London-road. buyers and seller Mr. Alderman EARLE said if the votes were examined it would be found that several members had now voted for the postponement who had voted for the appropriation of the market at the last meeting. M r. Bi EKETT said he had voted for it because some gentle men thought the subject had not been sufficiently discussed, but he would be no party to postponing it for six months. Mr. JAMES LAWRENCE was glad that this decision had taken place because it would show the public what little con fidence could be placed in the resolutions of the council. . A desultory conversation then took place upon the question whether the postponement should be for a month or till the next meeting of the council. It was terminated by Mr. Gladstone saying that he would agree to the postponement being only till the next council, and a resolution to this ef fect was unanimously adopted. The council then separated, the proceedings having occu pied about an hour. MR. R. M. RAYMOND'S FIRST APPEARANCE AT THE HAYMARKET THEATRE, LONDON. Mr. Malone Raymond, who has acquired some celebrity in the provinces, made his debut on Thursday night as Major O'Flaherty, in Cumberland's play of the " West Indian." His performance was marked with much good sense, good taste, and discretion, th oug h i t was no t elaborated in all its details. The tone of the character he had completely appre hended, and added to a perfectly gentlemanlike bearing the delicate kindness of the good major, with a pleasant under current of quiet humour. His first important speech, where he contemplates Charles Dudley as an object of compassion, was given with so much feeling, that it produced a favourable impression at once upon the audience ; and when, in his in terview with Lady Rusport, he pretended to weep over her departed husband, there was so much drollery in the obvious assumption of grief, in the very deliberate sorrow, that the application of his handkerchief to his eyes was the signal for a roar. lie remained a favourite throughout the evening, and though his points - were quietly given, not one of them missed fire.—London Times. The " West Indian " was revived on Thursday night at this theatre, for the purpose of introducing to a London au dience a new Major 0' Flaherty, in the person of Mr. Malone Raymond. from the Liverpool theatre, Mr. Holt taking (for the first time) the part of Belcour. We have much pleasure in recording the success of Mr. Raymond. He is an experi enced and a pleasant actor—one who stands every chance of making a durable impression on the metropolitan boards. His conception of the character of the major was a correct one, and his execution of that conception was highly credi table to his abilities. Whimsical, comic, and full of fun, but without caricature, the part in Mr. Raymond's hands never waned into forgetfulness of his being an officer and a gentle min and if, in the early scenes of the comedy, there was a want of sufficient buoyancy, the concluding portions, especi ally the last scene, were so rich in the expression of genuine humour, that we can only ascribe the comparative frigidity of the first to the novelty and tremour that ordinarily attend a debut in London. He was repeatedly applauded during the progress of the piece ; and when the curtain fell he was una nimously called before it, when he very modestly received the congratulations of the house. A similar compliment was al so paid to Mr. Holl. The comedy was announced for repe tition on Saturday next, amidst the cheers of the audience. —Morning Chronicle. Cumberland's excellent comedy, the " West Indian," was revived at this theatre on Thursday night, for the purpose of introducing to a London audience, Mr. Malone Raymond, of the Liverpool theatre. The office of criticism is often painful and vexatious, as the critic, in the exercise of his duty, may be compelled to mar the budding hopes and fond anticipa tions of some aspirant for fame, on which his future pros pects may depend, be it as author or actor ; but no such ne cessity exists on this occasion, as we feel ourselves bound to award unqualified praise. The parts were well conceived and well sustained. Mr. H. Holl made a most mercurial Belcour, and rattled through the part with all the guide de eccur of a thoughtless, bustling, lively young fellow, who carried his heart on his sleeve, in love with every bright eye that smiled upon him, but, 6perdument amoureux of Louisa Dudiey, (well personated by Miss E. Yarnold) the only daughter 4, Captain Dudley. The Major 0' Flaherty of Mr. Raymond was a quiet, unostentatious piece of acting, in which the broad humour of an Irishman was well sustained in the gen tlemanly deportment and bearing of an Irish gentleman and officer. There was no rant, or vulgar swaggering, nor any clap-trap attempts to catch the applause of the gods; but the humour of the Irish blunders seemed to exude naturally from the liveliness and honesty of his nature. The success of Mr. Raymond was unequivocal, and we have no doubt that this re vival will have a long run, and give the actors in it opportuni ties of eliciting continuous applause. Mr. Raymond and Mr. Holl were both called for at the conclusion, and received the unanimous approbation of the audience.—Morning Herald. SINGULAR FORGERY.—At the Commission Court Dublin, John Lockey Mills, a fashionable looking young man, of about twenty-five years of age, was, on Thursday, convicted of having forged or altered a note of the value of one pound to thirty shillings, with intent to defraud the Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland. The prisoner was a clerk in the cancelling department at the bank, and is stated to be very respectably connected in the county of Roscommon. The jury accompanied their verdict with a recommendation to mercy. He was sentenced to three years' inapi isonment. RUGBY SCHOOL.—The masters have recently established six scholarships, for students at this institution, three being worth £3O a year, and three £2O. Each scholarship is ten able for thre.3 years, s 9 that there will be a vacancy in each class of scholarships every year. They are open 'to all boys below the sixth form. At the first election, w hi c h h as j ust taken place, the first scholarship was adjudged to Smith, minor, and the second to Smith, maim-. MURDER AT STOURDRIDGE.—A. tinker ! named Sampson Shipstone, of Stourbridge, near Worcester, and living with a woman, by common report the wife of another man, has beeti committed for trial for the wilful murder of a child, which the woman had by her husband. - —••••-- SUICIDE BY BURNING.—A lunatic woman, a cook, resid ing at Paddington, London, Committed suicide on Wednes day last, by setting fire to her clothes in order to suffocation. The poor creature suffered dreadful agony, and said that she had no motive for committing self destruction, but she could not overcome the impulse to do so. SECOND EDITION. THE ROEHAMPTON MURDER Yesterday, Daniel Good was brought up at Bow-street, before Mr. Hall, charged with the late horrible murder at Roehampton. The court was densely crowded, and the anxiety to catch a glimpse of the wretched miscreant was intense. The prisoner was introduced into court very quietly at precisely half-past ten o'clock, and no manifestation on the part of the auditory marked his presence. He was dressed in a dirty fustian labourer's jacket and trousers, and wore a blue and white spotted cotton neckerchief. In his hand he had a brown stuff cap without a peak. In appearance he is a man apparently about 45, of swarthy complexion and dark visage, the under part of which projects, and if a dog had such a nether jaw he would be called " undershod." His forehead is of moderate size, much wrinkled ; his hair and whiskers jet black. Altogethet be is small of size, and by no means mus cular. When placed at the bar, he appeared perfectly calm and collected; and his first gestures were to stroke his chin with his left hand, and to pass it over the crown of his head, rubbing the hair forwards over the crown, which was bald. He remained generally in one position, resting his cheek upon his left hand. Whenever any noise appeared in court he looked in the direction, and then his sunken small black eye appeared exceedingly piercing. Hi s wife, who was in a cell near the court, kept weeping and wailing so loudly that the prisoner could plainly hear her where he stood : her loud complaints did not appear to move him. Mr. Barnaby, the Clerk, asked the prisoner what was his name, to which he immediately replied, in a firm tone, " Daniel Good." iven of the circumstance which took Evidence was then place when the body o g f the murd ere d woman was first dis covered, all of which have already minutely been reported in our columns. Lydia Susannah Butcher produced a gown, a shawl, a pair of boots, and gloves and bonnet, which the prisoner gave to her on the 6th instan t, statin g at the time that thay belonged to Mrs. Good, who died some years ago. Mrs. Elizabeth Christie identified the bonnet and shawl as having belonged to Jane Jones, or Good, who went, she said, by both names. The last time witness saw Jane Good alive was on the 3d inst., when she had on the bonnet and shawl produced. The prisoner refused to ask the witnesses any questions, and said he had no application to make. At several periods of the examination the prisoner's wife indulged in bursts of grief and audible lamentations. The prisoner looked coolly round towards the spot from whence the cries proceeded, and then resumed his former position. He was then remanded until Thursday next, at 10 o'clock. After the examination had concluded, and the prisoner had been removed to the waitiug-room, he observed " Thank God, it is over for to-day. A man can di e b ut once, and all I wish is that MY body may not be given up fo r dissection, and WI 1 hope is that they will not do so." One o f th e constables observed that that was not likely, for if he were found guilty, he would be interred inside the walls of Newgate, and would have slack lime thrown over his body. The prisoner then laughingly remarked, burn the guts out o me. " An sure that'll CHURCH PASTORAL AID SOCIETY The annual meeting of the Liverpool Branch of the Church Pastoral Aid Society was held in the M usic• hall, Bold-street, gentlemen among others were upon the platfOrui :—The Rev Chancellor Raikes, the Rev. C. Lawrence,the Rev. A Irvine, the Rev. W. Pollock, the Rev. J. Cordeaux, th Rev. F. Ould, the Rev. T. Nolan, Rev. H. Carpenter, Rev F. Barker, Rev. W. Rawson, Rev. T. Carter, Rev. J Whitley, Rev. J. N. Peill, Rev. Dwyer, Rev. Butler &c. &c. ; Adam Hodgson, Esq., C. Boutflower ' Esq., Howard, Esq., J. A. Payne, Esq., Bowles, Esq,, W Maples, Esq., Richard Harbord, Esq., W. Jou &c. &c. &c. On the motion of ADAM HODGSON, seconded by t the Rev. Chancellor RAIKES Rev. C. ',Awn called to the cha 'he CHAIRMAN the request to take the chair--the more so, because i great r saw there had been a certain exerei the chair was taken. The fault unquesti to him or to the rev. friends around hii could bear wi that the tirr Light come c n the chair occupied with any prospect of sue( were not perhaps very flattering at the press the same time he had had enough of expc meetings never to be disheartened by a thin because it had frequently turned into a full room at 1 he had likewise had sufficient experience to kno a small audience gave a tone and ch ter to th meeting—a more solid tone pervaded the speeches than when they had a full room and clamouring audience to sti mulate the feelings of those addressing them. In truth, the subject was so really a good one, and so decidedly necessary, that it mattered little, comparatively speaking, whether the room was full or not. If they could but get an audience sufficient to make their statements before them, they would depend on their communicating to others fairly what they had heard. They were aware, he was fully convinced, of the great object for which that society was instituted. When the population increased so rapidly and so largely as it had done in that town for years, they could easily conceive that there was a necessity for building more churches, in order to meet the wants of the inhabitants; and if the necessity for build ing more churches existed, unquestionably a necessity also existed for supplying those churches with ministers. In this town many churches had been built, and many clergy men had been supplied to fill those churches, and whatever might be the increase of population in Liverpool, lie could not but doubt that the well-timed liberality of the rich would take care that the spiritual wants of the community should be sufficiently supplied. Unhappily the case w ferent in the other parts of this district ; there were places where the population had increased almost as rapidly as with ourselves, but where there had not been the wealth nor the liberality in order to make provision for the spiritual wants of the inhabitants. We had a melancholy picture of an im mense population growing up without any of those means of grace and knowledge which we knew and felt from experience to be absolutely necessary to guide men to a conviction of the truth, or make life itself a blessing. Much had been done, and he was thankful so much was doing, to supply the want of the church accommodation; and if it pleased Gad to spare their lives, they hoped in a few days, with their friends at Preston, to make a report of the last year's proceedings for building churches in the surrounding district of Lan cashire. But building churches was nothing unless they supplied them with ministers. After dwelling for some time on this point he said whatever might be their means of con tributing to the wealth of the society they all might contribute to its efficiency. Those who could give nothing could at least give their prayers,—" The prayer of a righteous man availeth much." It would be in vain that clergymen were appointed were not the prayers of faithful men employed in imploring that blessing which came from on high upon their labours. 'very dif- The Rev. THOMAS NOLAN then offered up a prayer for the divine blessing upon the proceedings of the meeting. The Rev. CHARLES LAWRENCE, Secretary to the Local Society, then read the report of the committee for the past year, of which the following are the chief features : After stating that the auxiliary had remitted to the Parent Society the sum of £226, the report alludes to the lack of zeal manifested to the society by its supporters, and chal lenges more attention to its objects. The system upon which the society has acted is noticed in the following terms: — "The existence of the Additional Curates Society may be looked upon with satisfaction by your committee as a happy provision by which those may be assisted who take different views of an important, but not a primary question. This society has taken her stand upon a great distinction not always remembered. Her supporters regard the Bishop as the sole dispenser of holy orders and the guardian of the pre cint of his diocese, but subject to such limitations, and those connected with the rights of incumbents, the usages of the church, and the laws of the land, have ever recognised the right of the laity to interfere, more or less, with what may be termed the localization of men once admitted by the bishop to the functions of a minister of the gospel. And it would be strange if an opposition, professedly based upon principle, to such a system should exist in Liverpool, where there is not a clergyman now resident, who, after having been, of.course, ordained by the bishop, and being subject to his authority, does not owe, in a less or great€ degree, the fact of his posit►on in this town to lay patronage, " The recognised right of interference in the localisation of the clergy seeking assistance, in this case entirely limited by the rights of incumbents, who, at their hands, the &'- hers of the Church Pastoral Aid Society exercise, a committee of delegated laymen, but through th able machinery of a clerical committee. The contend, is a correct one. If it should work ill it will not t from defective principle, but from the frailty of that ►r of which all human institutions must consist, and from tut errors of judgment and corruptions of heart which creep into the working of the best systems, and disappoint the soundest , not throu ystein, we principles. " NV ithin the last 15 years a great change for the better has taken place in England in regard to her church ; r place is that change more apparent than in Liverpool Churches have been multiplied in districts judiciously chosen. it faithful to their divine master, and fully com petent to their work, have been attached to specific portions of the vineyard, and the whole will soon present the appear ance of systematic and progressive cultivation. Among all the difficulties still to be encountered, and hindrances every day experienced, what thanks to God do we not owe for the dew of His grace lying so thickly on this favoured town ! The Church Pastoral Aid Society has not been inactive and unblessed in bringing about these results. The districts of St. Paul's, of St. Michael's, of Christ Church, of All Saint's, and latterly that of St. Barnabas, have received grants from her. May not your committee, then, conclude with the ex pression of a hope, in conjunction with earnest prayers to God, that he will pour forth in still more abundant degree the healthful spirit of his grace and fertilising dew of his blessing upon us, that this great town shall at no distant pe riod rise from the unsuitable position of a receiver which now she occupies with regard to this society, and pour back an ample return into the exhausted coffers of her benefac tress ! May not rather a still better founded confidence be placed in the power of the word of the grace of God, now so fully ministered among us, to touch the springs of men's hearts, to subject them to the claims of the Saviour, to melt them at the recital of the spiritual indigence of others, and to moor them to Christ-like efforts of mercy." The following collections were made in aid of the associa tion, last Sunday week, in this town : St. Mary's, Edgehill Seaforth . St. Barnabas St. Mary's, Kirkdale All Saint's St. Luke's St. Simon's St. Paul's The TREASURErt then read a statement of his account. from which it appeared, that, whilst Liverpool had contribute only £205 ss. 2d. to the funds of the Parent Society for tht year, she had drawn from them, in the same period, a sum of no less than between £5OO and £6OO. The Rev. W. POLLOCK, incumbent of St. Helen's, then moved the first resolution, to the effect that the report be printed, and the usual officers appointed. He pre sumed that that resolution was never intended to be any thing more than a peg to hang a speech on ; but, as as it referred him to the report that was just read him the opportunity, if he only had the power, of speaking to any length, and of speaking on almost any subject con nected with the interests of the Church of Christ in this country. When a short time ago he received a letter from the committee of the Pastoral Aid Society, requesting that he would consent to appear as one of their deputation, he felt there was but one course to pursue, and that was, at once to obey. He felt, indeed, as well he might, that the society might have found many abler advocates, though, at the same time, he felt they could not find a warmer one. They never could find an advocate who felt every feeling of pastoral obligation, and every Christian sentiment of regard and esteem, or one who would plead their cause, at least, more earnestly than he would do wherever he appeared as their representative. And now that he had come, if any thing could give him additional pleasure, it was to see him (the Chancellor) occupying that seat. (Applause.) He (the reverend speaker) did not wish to adopt the language which would be most disagreeable to him—that which might be deemed the language of flattery, but he would say it gave any minister in the Church of England confi dence to have him presiding over any meeting that took place. They did feel that his presence was. of itself an as surance of the purity, of the holiness of any cause he per mitted to be heard before him. He would follow the report in the first place, generally to the principles of the Church Pastoral Aid Society ; and in the second place, to the opera tions of the society, its success, and its results in Liverpool. The rev, gentleman then took a very animated and eloquent review of the period when this society was established, in the course of which, he said it was when chartism was assaulting all that partook of the nature of settled law—when socialism was blaspheming against all that was held good or sacred, and above all when popery bad returned at length within the precincts of the constitution ; it was at such a period, in the year 1837, that God put it into the the hearts of other chosen chosen servants to institute and organize the Church Pasto ral Aid Society. (Applause.) When the founders of this society looked abroad on the state of things he had described, they attempted to meet them by such means as he would further lay before them. They looked with much anxiety at the distractions by which society was torn and shaken, and they felt persuaded that the true way of healing this was only if they might happily succeed in multiplying in the land the dwelling places of the son of peace. They believed that the oil which should be thrown on the troubled waters was of that bought by the unction of the Spirit of the living God. Such, he was sure they could bear him witness when he said, were the first persua sions of the founders of the Pastoral Aid Society. But they had another step to advance. Having determined to give themselves to the work of God—the holy work of ad vancing so far as they might the cause of the gospel amongst their countrymen—they had then further to inquire by what legitimate means they might carry their design into execu tion. Was there a lawful and ordained instrumentality for the spread of the gospel of Christ already in existence, or must they desire a new one ? They had already a chief shep herd and a fold in this country, and was it their duty to ac knowledge that fold or to found a new fold ? The founders at once decided that the fold should be the Church of England. They knew her to be holy in her faith—catholic in her constitution—and apostolic in her descent. They saw her when they looked at the annals of her history—they saw her in better and purer-times, although they were more troubled times—they saw her supported by the blood of many a martyr to the truth as it was in Jesus—and even now they saw the tokens of God being with her in the con. version of many a sinner. They knew, too, when they looked at her parochial system, that the machinery only needed to be carried out in practice to give to every sheep fold and every fold a shepherd. The fact was that prin ciple would not permit them, and inclination never tempted them for a moment to look further than the church. There were some whom they might be permitted to call unautho rized dictators, who had been bold enough to pronounce that that was not a church society. (Applause.) Really, he must confess, th e y were in utter ignorance of th e autho rities which, no doubt, such parties were able to produce it support of such an assertion ; but until those authoritiet were produced, and as yet they had only heard the result— until they knew the full authority on which such a statement was based, they wer e constraine d to say, f irs t, th at i t wa: essen ti a lly wanted and required for the wants of the churcl on the one hand and the order of the church on the other. It was an earnest desire to extend her borders, to throe to stren w ide her sanctuary, to carry t oat h er m i n i strations, to wider her courts, g en her st reets s t a nding, and to develope her spiritual' to perpetuate hem exercises ; it was desire to see her a clean church; not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing. He said that if such feelings and such ad in no £36 0 0 33 0 0 20 0 0 19 0 0 15 0 0 10 10 0 9 0 0 5 16 0 , it gave efforts as there could entitle any society to be called and ad mitted as a church society, then the Pastoral Aid Society was all that it pretended to be ; indeed, it was the Church Pastoral Aid Society. (Applause.) But, secondly, he must that if there were any file and V n n old, wh mould i m p e d e t h em in their ,vhatever dam y they (the society) miat mu. ng out that tk y were a chu rc h soc i ety, eed say little of ti task they had imposed Ileum Ives o. their claim to the hon flair of churc. Yes, the name of church was i honoured e,—(cheers)—and• •as far as n humble individual, %, s concerned, he did venture to ;hat he had no higher earthly ambition, as far as title concerned, than to be esteemed both a warm and high . (Hear.) But it might be that he, in common ultitude, might be mistaken as to the true meaning upon themselves of proving ; oured name of churchmen. man was an b.-- churchman with Ulf t might be necessary to deny ous, the comfot table truth of )0 necessary to return towards , at least as far as A'ppii Forum, forgetting that both Lod captivity awaited them there—all these things might !cessary. to entitle them to be called churchmen, they were necessary, then he would confess that he was churchman, and the society he had the honour to re- .esent was not .a church society. (Applause. ) He had i , oken negatively on this point, but t he had spoken nega i by the society to their beloved e was compelled to do so. He ble to give substantial proof of the truth of tively of the services rend thought he w r, at that time do thing more than deal with general remarks. Mr. Irwen who was to follow him would go into detail. 247 incumbents 1 already been aided by the society, and many of them by re than a single grant. He was himself a pluralist on the 247, there was a pope_ Not to speak of the aid —not to speak of the increased means of xst into the treasury of the church £130,000 hey spoke of the church building society. He happiness to say, that through the instiumentality of ety, 154 churches had been already built—one within his own incumbency, and there were 64 now in progress. bounty of the society .endered to sod :race, they had c Under tit 117 licensed places of worship had been opened in neglected districts, and 37 more were contemplated. Great good had been done by the distribution of tracts, prayer books and homilies, &c. Their good example had been followed by the Fund Societ :iety had been established in lrela common work go on and prosper, for it is in the name of the Lord, and for the glory of his. great .name." An attempt had been made to establish a piece of rivalry—of unholy between the. .Church Pastoral Aid Society and the ety ; but tl were the irar tletnan objected to that society bei —a sister that they loved and prayed for. Ile sail distinctly, that if there was an objection to the peculiarity of their prac tice, then let such person subscribee - go the other society ; only, for God's sake, let no man be guilty of the hollow, transparent, dissimulation of making the peculiarities of one society an excuse for helping neither. What was the posi tion of the society in Liverpool ? He found that Liver pool received £6OO a year from this society, and that she only returned £2OO in money. (Hear, hear.) He must say, honestly and openly, that this ratio should be inverted, and that instead of returning one-third of what it received, it should give three times what it received. Where the fault lay .he did not presume to say. He was a stranger and hardly known in Liverpool, but yet as a stranger address ing a Liverpool audience, he would venture on his own responsibility to say plainly that he should have liked to see some of the Liverpool champions who were not there. He should have liked to have seen some of these champions for the truth of . Jesus, who took an honoured lead in every holy cause. He should: have liked to have seen them stand there to advocate and to support the Church Pastoral Aid Society. He would put it honestly to that meeting through the chairman. Was it right, or was it not right, that those champions of whom he spoke, should be forward in pro moting the came of foreign missions? Then they should stand there with them. Was it right, or was it not right, that those faithful men should have given their testimony in behalf of scriptural education? Then it was right that they should take their stand there. Was it right, or was it not right, that they should have raised their voices against Po pery ? Then they should have been there. The champions agains Popery ought to be the champions of the Church Pas toral Aid Society. He really thought that he ought to beg liese observations, but he would only say that 11 his own ' - he 'alone would be responsible for the rest of Liveriaoisil, he trusted that the report of another year would pre . sent a very different account, and he hoped that henceforward Liverpool would be found a 1, and consistent friends to the Church Pastoral they wer warm, liDer Aid Society )ING OULD seconde the resolution. The ;ence of some of the which had been cum ker, remarked that just at the time Liverpool champions of this the last 40 years Ailed for it sprung into existence. ine millions had been added to the ind it s in- annually of one thousand clergymen num. England was blessed, because of her profession of the Christian church ; let that church be efficiently worked, and a supply of faithful pastors be continued to her, and those blessings would be perpetuated. The best method then of manifesting an attachment to the church was by hearing the truths which she taught, and exerting ourselves as we had opportunity and ons of behalf motto ight well be . " the harvest is great, and the labourers are 6v, pray ye to the Lord of the harvest, that he may send The resolution was then put and carried unanimou e of th, ,city which storal Aid not hear without deep concern that its state did not justify the committee in extending aid to many applications, the consideration of which they were obliged to postpone, arid therefore they called for increased exertions. After some preliminary remarks the reverend gentleman said that although he had not to congratulate ti Society in London upon one of the fullest meetings he had ever seen, ht congratulate it upon one of the most intelligent and hich it had been . his pleasure to address, and still tentive m ore might he. congratulate it upon the meeting being pre sided over by the Chancellor of the Diocese. The Church Pastoral Aid Society was not a new society, buL at the same time it required in some respect an apologist. Ile did not allude to the old objections. to those storms which raged against it, or to that bluster which, instead of destroying it had only had the effect of making it take deeper strengthening its branches, and of enabling it to allot and sustenance to many a perishing family. He alluded tone grounds and reasons of the misconceptions which, he feared, had prejudiced its cause in this neighbourhood. From the want of a general understanding of the mode of its operations inns sometimes appeared anomolous, and some- In some way or other the operations of the its ;pro 1110 eb CLA,cia.a ..• , society were orderly in themselves, though they were liable to be misconceived. Fot• instance, there might be a population of large amount which had no grant, and there might be in the immediate neighbourhood of it a much smaller popula tion which had a grant. To him who was unacquainted with the principle of the operations of the society this might ap pear anomalous. But it was forgotten that the society might not be able to act upon the large population—that according to its principle it could not send a minister or lay assistant into that large population until the incumbent had applied for a grant. When the society commenced it was appealed to from many quarters; the committee was aware there were more pressing cases which might be brought before them, but because the incumbents did not choose to apply, the ociety w not at liberty to interfer Hence the rent anomaly of grants being made to small populations in the neighbourhood of large populations which were without a grant. There were other circumstances which made the operations of the society appear unjust, and which required close scrutiny to be fully understood, but the meeting might depend that the society did not misapply its funds. It de pended of course upon the representations made by the cler gyman applying of the nature and character of the place, and if those representations misled the society, surely it was not the society which was in fault. (Hear, hear, hear.) He could answer for this on the part of the society, that if they had reason to believe that a grant was ill bestowed they would take the earliest opportunity of having the defect remedied. They would not, however, act upon mere representation, but upon full investigation ; therefore he would ask any one who objected to the grant to dlow the matter to be brought before the committee, and if they would cive information he would ensure that the matter should be righted. He liiul deemed it right to occupy I. the attention of the meeting on this point, becaus matter of wonder why the support of Liverpool to this society was not greater than it had been. The population of the country had increased since the commencement of the society upwards of six millions ; but there had been no commensu rate spiritual provision made. The consequence was, that there was now in this country a population larger than the entire kingdom of Scotland without spiritual provision. In the large towns, it was presumed, there were a mil. lion of human beings destitute of pastoral supervision. In London there was only one minister to 15,000 of the po pulation ; and the population in the manufacturing districts and the large towns were . equally unprovided for. It was almost within the memory of some persons when letters used to be addressed to " Birmingham, near Wednesbury ;" but so rapidly had the population of the former increased, that while Wednesbury had hat little above 11,000, Birmingham had upwards of 200,000. This increase had taken place without any corresponding increase in the means of grace. But he would not detain the meeting by enlarging on this topic. It might be said, " Why clues not the Church, with her ample endowmentS, provide - for these things ?" She was otne portion of it was a Her endowments were exalt gerited. The in some of all the benefices in England was only three and a half millions, and if this sum were equally distributed among all the beneficial clergy it would only yield an average income to each of £215 per annum. There were 3535 livings under £l5O per annum ; and it was a fact that there were benefices and vicarages in England under the value of £5 a year; but in addition to all this there was a large amount of new churches which were not called benefices, the endowments of which were still smaller than the average of the benefices. For these the church had no means of making provision. But it was said if the church is not able to supply this deficiency the dissenting body were. Now, giving the dis senting body full credit for the best motives, and the greatest exertions, they were not able to supply it. On the authority of a dissenting publication he would state that the whole amount of their places of worship in Eng land, and those embracing the deistical, Socialist, and the idolatrous Romanist, were only a little 'valn some they were stated at 6000. But take them at the larger number, there were in England 10,500 benefices —and if one dissenting chapel were given to each l still be 2500 benefices—unsupplied lefiee, there would What, :too, The dissenting chapels were not equally dist ibuted In part of the county of Lancaster there was a considerable proportion of the whole, leaving the other parts of the county totally destitute of spiritual provision. Making every allow ance for prejudice and conscience, and giving every credit for the . best motives, he must say that dissenting teachers were not pastors ; he knew it from his own experience, when in charge of a neglected people, for he had never found them visiting the sick or the poor. They were removed periodically, and this circumstance made them the ministry of the congregation rather than of the district. He repeated, he had never found them exercising pastoral supervision. Now, to supply these deficiencies which the church could not supply, and which dissent was neither able nor willing to supply, the Church Pastoral Aid Society stepped in. It was obliged to interfere, but it interfered not with the order of the church in any degree ; it mearly supplied the means to overburdened ministers of assistance, whether they chose order employ clerical or lay aid according to the canonical o,rd of the church. From its first institution it had supilied of as sistance to 470 incumbents, operating upon the population two millions. Its operations did not at present extend to so large a number ; but from the first it had supplied that as. h the sistance. He would not detain the meeting num ber of school-rooms and cottage lectures s y of the society, but he would bring before thenPnwPileieetdinbgytimvoalo three instances of overburdened clergymen.. tleman then relattd the manner in ichseerhale a r g e e v a c g l e e n r: gymen, some 80 years of age had been w.n compelled to apply to the society for aid, particularly intepda,risthheesreofmsumsalt,l necessa rily, in which, if aid had not been, granted, services of the church. have been intermissions in He also described from correspondence with the parties, the excellent effects produced by the assistance of the society, not only in these cases, Worcestershire, and otl confine Silas's) the third resolution, and said that he should the comfort of the meeting by offering only marks. That resolution was— record their unabated attachnu and plan of the ( would, of the convir with That this r : to the pri rile resol tachment to the princip. led them to the second Lord for its future progress s. daily a Church of England sock. It was s society which sou go from house to house ; to sprea' and to induce those who selde go to the House of God; Let tu,_ towns, and they would find that tent of ;e, that t acclamation At the earnest vas essen ,es and ob- ,ne means of religious instruction, and had no eternal salvation. In the society, however, they if they had the heartfelt inclination, they hal tf the gospel of truth. Their efforts were no , )re they had but, with uncompromising t v , that blessed gospel. It was deeply to ue regretteu the expenditure of the society exceeded its funds; and it implored them not to let it be said of Liverpool that whil she received £6OO of the society's funds annually they enl sent £2OO to the fidelity, ) preach general fund. earnest prayers, so that a bless., the future labours of the society, a. blessing they might bring thousands from lusion to the glorious light of redemption. implore them to cultivate personal religion ; for i benign influence themselves, they would be tl bled to appreciate its worth, and to dispensr and their prayers would not, he trustee., - speaker had likened the society to a ship proceedink, on her course, and such was his own attachment to the vessel, that lie was prepared to nail his colours to the r (Cheers.) Some were invidious enough to frown upon but she nevertheless proceeded bravely on her course had been launched six years ago; her sails were filled the breath of heaven, and he doubted not all present fervently exclaim." God speed her :" The Rev. Mr. NOLAN, in seconding the resolutior that lie would not trespass long on the attention ing at that late hour. The resolutio n ex p resse attachment to the principles and objects of th they had much reason to be attached to it, need of a rival society, for their society ha, ordeal, and had come out pure and unscathed by the ',— opposition. lie passed a high and delicate compliment on tf, bishop who was placed over them, and for whose long preset vation to them he sought their prayers. So long as they kep within the pale of the church, so long would the fair portion, remain to the flock, and the refreshing waters of salvation floe around them. Let them, therefore, pray to God, whose tr' church it was ; let them strive heart and hand to leaver corrupted mass of humanity around them. Every Cl' however humble could forward the object in -' could influence others by his example. They must n, therefore, give a barren vote on this occasion, but mus, speak well of the society wherever they went, and pray to God for his blessing upon it. He would say a word with reference to the contributions to the society, and was reminded of an apt but somewhat quaint saying, first " Make all you can ;" secondly, " Save all you can.;" (both of which were good precepts)—and thirdly, " Give all you can," which he hoped they would on this occasion. Before he sat down lie begged to allude briefly to what had fallen from their respected friend, Mr. Pollock, with reference to the non-attendance of certain of their brethren in the ministry. He assured them from that gentleman that on looking round and seeing what he conceived to be a paucity of attendance at the meeting of reverend gentlemen, lie had made some remarks, no doubt in the zeal of the moment, but that he did not purpose them to apply to particular individuals, and least of all to that brother in whose behalf, in the domestic afflic tion that pressed upon him, their warmest sympathies were engaged. As they felt the grace of God operating on them selves, so ought they so to labour as to be the means of ex tending it to others. if they thus clung to the church, they would go on conquering and to conquer, and the dew of God's blessing would descend upon their labours, and crown them with success. be in vai 11 an unat i Here 1 passed t The CHAIRMAN here intimated that it was now time the meeting should be brought to a close. Any slight cloud of difference that had arisen between some of the speakers was, he felt convinced, the result merely of individual zeal for the welfare of the society, and was worthy of consideration only inasmuch as it evinced this individual anxiety for the success of the society, and their ardent attachment to the church. The church Was the parent, and it was a pleasing reflection that the child had been enabled to, assist the parent in the hour of need. Mr. ADAM H ODGSON proposed a motion of cordial thanks from the meeting to their worthy friend the chairman for his kindness on this and on former occasions, which, he fi assured, would be met in feeling the most cordial by were pt.( .11 who lediately seconded, and. carried notion was i iggestion of the chairman the Doxology w and the meeting then separated. The Duke of Sussex has been appointed by her majesty to be the Governor of Windsor Castle, in lieu of the late Lord SOUTHAMPTON, APRIL 15.—The royal mail steamer A diva, Captain C. F. Burney, for the West Indies, this day at one p.m., having on board 60 passengers. It is stated that the expenses of the Great Marlow I_ Committee were £4OO per day ; and as the committee t .eft here menced its sittings on the 16tli March, and did not teru till the 11th April, the expenses must have amounted tc £B,OOO to £lO,OOO. The Frankfurter Gazette states that the consul-gener Trieste has officially announced that the corn-trade has declared free by the government of the lonian Islands. Lord Abinger will not be able to take his seat on the this term, through indisposition. A man, of the name of Michael Welsh, was examined at the Marylebone (London) police on Friday, and, from the evidence, there is little doubt he intended to commit crimes equal in atrocity to the dreadful tragedy recently perpetrated in Aldermanbury, that is, to murder his children ; but his intentions were providentially frustrated by their t mind :sence of A fatal conflict took place near Waterford on Monday last, in disposessing a tenant fro m a f arm. Th e l atter, an d a l arge party of his associates, resisted the law, and during the pro cess of taking forcible possession, the tenant received a wound from one of the constabulary, and died in a few minutes. The Duke of Marlborough has been appointed Lord Lieutenant and Custos Rotulorum of Oxfordshire, in the room of the late Earl of Macclesfield. DUKE OF LANCASTER'S YEOmANttr.—The Lancashire Yeomanry Cavalry will assemble in Lancaster on the 10th of June, under the immediate comm and of Lord Francis Eger ton. REVERSE OF FORTUNE.—An eminent jeweller, who at one time was reported to be worth four hundred thousand pounds, is now an inmate of the Charter House. LOVE AND LAW.—The difference between love and is this—in love the attachment precedes the declaration law the declaration comes before the attachment. We hear with pleasure that the splendid chapel built f the Irvingites, on St. Augustine's Back, in this city, is like to be purchased and dedicated to the service of the Establish Church.—Bristol Journal. • There is no doubt now that Mr. Hume will be our member. Mr. Jobson, no doubt, has told us that he is sure of being returned; but, without intending any disrespect to him, we hold to our opinion that Mr. Hume will be the man, and it is with no small feeling of humiliation we make the admission. We feel deeply the disgrace that the Montrose Burghs incur in being the means of again restoring Mr. Hume to a place in parliament.—Montrose Standard. EXPORTATION OF COALS FROM PRESTON QUAYS.-011 Sunday last, the Albion brig sailed from the port of Preston with a load of coals, for Stettin. This is the first vessel which has been loaded for a foreign port at Preston Quays. On Monday, the Rambler, also loaded with coals, for Que bec, left our port, having been laden at Lytham. These vessels are both the property of the Messrs. Humber, of this town.—Preston Clironicle. THE FRENCH POSTOFFICE AND TIIE ENGLISH PRESS.— The Boulogne tribunal of first instant, has been engaged iI the trial of the Courier, employed by the Morning Chronicle Morning Herald, and Morning Post, to transport the lat intelligence received by the Calcutta mail from Paris t Boulogne. The Procureur Du Roi took eight days to con sider of the sentence. It is stated that the venerable Earl Grey afforded indiffet ent proof of his sympathy with the tactics of her Majesty' Opposition in Parliament, by the reception he gave t be othi day to the presumptuous individuals who solicited his cone tenance to the Northumberland County Meeting on the In come Tax. The Noble Lord signified his disapproval of tt agitation sought to be created, and intimated that, in tl plight in which the country was left by the late Adtninistrt tion, the financial measures of Sir Robert Peel were sours and had his approbation. CHARGE OF FORGERY.—At the Cambridge sheriff's . court, on Friday, Mr. W. B. Buller, surgeon, Mary Buller, hit wife, and Edwin Buller, his brother, were charged with having forged a promissory note for £2OO, purporting to be executes by the father and mother of the female prisoner. The ma. gistrates committed the female prisoners, and discharged tht female. On Thursday, a young gentleman, of independent fortune, of the name of Mr. 11. B. L. Burton, aged 18, was thrown from his horse whilst riding in Hyde.park, and unfortunately killed. The deceased was a personal friend of Prince George of Cambridge. TROOPS FOR INDIA.—On Friday, the 29th Regiment er barked for India, and in a few days the 10th Reginw: greatly augmented, will also embark for the same place• .......__ . An extensive gang of juvenile thieves has been captured Warrington, and committed for trial. .. . RE on BANK.—A meeting of held on Mo n da y, when claims to the amount of 5 sterling were given in. creditors Napoleon's hat once fell off at a review, lieutenant stepped forward, him. "Thank • dit up, and returned it to picked , , ~ 1 when a yount. you, Captain," said the Emperor. . n what regiment, sire ?" retorted the Sub. quick as lightning. Napoleon sm il e d, passe d o n , and forth with had the lucky youth promoted to the step of his ambition. Nnw MAGISTRATE.—At the general quarter sessions of the peace, held by adjournment at the 6th instant, William Turn er, near Ha s lingden, qualified as a inagistrate for Lancashire. a assembled dgew on i l s board tt ha MALTA, APRIL s.—WilliamCurning, a seaman of the Cambridge, after a tri al which lasted two days, has been de clared, by sentence of a court-martial o the Impregnable on the 3lst ult. h t and C i m Ist in tasnt, h guilty of belong Gibraltar, b on sentenced to be hung on a t r ebr vtleressneiluwrdaserlyoifna boy ar lying atGib board of his ship, which sentence will, it is said, be carried into execution to-morrow morning. SINGULAR AFFAIR. —A sheriff's court was last week held i n Alaryport, in wh ich a female servant, named Ann Mawson, locked sued her late master, Thomas Archer, of Dovenby, fo r n balance of wages ; the testimony was of such a nature as to puzzle the jury, and they had to pay the usual penalty at tendingsituate without night fire lie had" a h o n, and t i i n w t - ahriist dolefulo f plight up, or candle. About midnight feel for other's woe, " humanely window of the room, and threeotP aced a ladder against th made their escape. On this circumstancethe unfortunate jurymen to the under-sheriff in the being made know nine, who most gladlymorning, he released the n liberty. availed themselves other of the proffered teart to MARRIAGE OF A POPISH PRIEST.—The Genevese tra veller who has written so many intelligent letters in the Times, records the following in a letter dated New York. March I2th. Among the amusing incidents of the day I take leave to record the fact of a riot at Rochester. A Catholic priest was the exciting cause. These gentry may lead lives of revelry and debauchery without hazard of a riot in their congregation, but to commit the crime which tins rev. gentleman committed is an unpardonable sin. A is hat do .you .think it is? I will tell you ; but the lac are enjoined not to read the horrid tale, 7 —he has take, wife,—yes, married .! report of desire to