The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-04-27 00:00:00

~ , , iir ; ,-.- - - NOR." Or of SROW ( ale, and ro btt v Pj4,vd,..k0t7881/oLD F 1 . -o olcB. I V4GUAnLi E. Y TlZeto,;, luinptc kAiii:4l„Ahle an` a; hand: g,'rabl Four I Sida )rt e a -toned Si t. ' Timepiece, Mal j,4ve - timepiece, in valuable bru &! eis Oil Ptiini : Carpet, Rai 4h",At 'nair ert Tyre] 10eCr s • ex4,!' Hai. Drab by Co//al lahogany r of Ai°jße b n46inrf, t " l,l , 1;r1111.!'te Needlework; 1, Mahogany Choic( i(l 4 tbeet, F en . of n rai) F .l, t iit h ol,,, der, Fi annis eitt4lte r oa k cornp r i s re-irons, & r Di tt ask and c e §ets of liar 4 4 , (1, t , angir 1111 4 54.`;„ , ea./r I- 7 Pliolst H ere , gs, Two Giiii r Hangings, st Bed post and !tm -614Ataiahogany Wing e A'hole of tii: r neat raanws us ;ed War , Toilet ieful Cl. O e h -4 . 0 t y tif v o ,. t ,. eof c , es the Waverie t 7i; ) i t l ,,, 10 vols.„Vla Ikhed,taL,ll% HistOrYceonferl7;g7, nd, 4 ,ilCin,7l4, fi knelegallt Binclii:;,s E FFEcrs ' include Glass enP.qb_Mari,i.! Linen. Pi nlnei Tables and iinber Furni- Clai Can, s, 48 vols.. 's Works, 13 ian Scenery, nd a variety China, exten- E,4, L n e Arucie, natt - 1 , 3 f ty, 41,PN-1Z11"er, 14ii t l 'its.cel ' O l3, capital Fight-dav Time icce, by Two Gy'rnnasinins, the P wliole of Ij o qtylN° .. Wls ; a r a and Utensils, large Fowl-pens, and a Vl4. " 1, an excellent One-horse Phaeton, and ell ! °4 T -4 4 , 4 4 e, Rim 1- 65S1DAN next, the 4th May, and on the sh e I,9rn e „ 11. 11 lopes had on the Preini..^ 4 , ,, z , r - quty, , 6 - 3 3 5, Church-street. qtH tisna - and PREMISES to be LET. e1i 1i ,,,, A , , Itb 4 1 4 - 'RCTi ' _EXT, THE 29111 INSTANT. 4 S t It, b . AI, BC'ILDERS, AND OTHERS. 1, 1 14 10 , el l' Au c. r ", LD and EDMUND JACOB will ifi k lei., o ,tk. n , lON n T 1 1 :9 1 i,ii l 7.0, I.—. the Preens HUR , SDAY next, the f:9th inst., ), ~ the occupation of Mr. Gregg, Ni,7tiA;(lo,,,, 4 Plo we Vl of the STOCK, consisting of Papier .Aj.lt bi._ kit and "lees, P.ps, T,re'ss,_• . s, Brackets, Gilt and 1y i 0 0 ,44 41. 1 . 1 an 72 ba.ndsdrne . Gitt Console Table, in 4 1i i ',,IIZFZ., 5 18 8es un . Poisfieil Ditto, together with several ne:tii,luou t „l'Lll(p Q . .%Afi . Marble Slabs. '4 •kt i It •`, wie the SH9p,camprising an excellent No ( e t llin ' Gi as ' Vor t ,iti r g- s Partition, Two Stoves for Gas, Itiitlet "e p r elf r t . ie , , Ike, the whole of which will be sold ' l 4 iit t he I,:ittlises )te, Mr. Gregg having to give up pos. 11 1. . 4 h ,.. hr ~,r _ or n the Ist of May next. 4 qt . , _ 1 , 1 .9 to and on the Morning of Sale, when Il k JA4,oollthe Premises, or at the Offices of tier Rzr., 1, Parker-street. "' _ ttlatt. 40tielkth, THIS DAY. ehlrO4'T„OCK, Mahog•any Bedsteads, Winged kb h Cittp Gi as ;± . uining Tables, Cabinet and Library Vt94 , lll,„_AS es, Brussels Carpets, &c. 4 4 4, 11 o'ciTiouunS received instructions to SELL hvAtti b l e or Dro,„' at DAY, (Tuesday ) the 27th instant, ZtA,hi t4 ,4l, , lie e, at the Mart, 75, Ltird street, N: . !a c i t e of -lAk i ,!tble and extensive STOCK-in-TRADE t e v ,l W 411 4 1,1; U3HOLSTERER, removed for i4 i th4 l ,.ktrhT 3 ln . l l ,N!s_ng Mahogany and Birch Tudor 110?1, ght -v • Sit oo ' 8, superior Spanish Mahogany With yardrobes, Mahogany and Painted liqoti+te ) p ie l t ilkte fj r u tles, Bedsteps, Spanish Mahogany Set t tet Teles e "er, Cellaret, &c., Set of Mahocany F 4 q ;vid e °,P.e Frames, capital Mahogany Library h°rk ore 4 all4 o .' a a _ninet pookcase, with Glazed Folding , Chairs, Upholstered in Hair and N i er,el f ,' - 'ufas and Couches, Easy and Rocking tti.sh:,tta r ti i ttakt ir i nt Suite of Rosewood Drawing,-room si a ,,_ , evrood Chiffonniers, with Plate-glass ip i :Et e, ol o - 4 1 :lo gall‘ us_, Ladies' Work Tables, Devonport tiPll t riteattt a woott i en,d Rosewood Loo, Card, anti Break it c,.. l ll;c•tt n ,rl B, I , . 81 c -stand, Mahogany and Oak Hall - 711 4 ;rir t j51 4 - 17,14,1",' all Chairs, Hall Tables, with Marble V1ay", 1 ,,„ 4 , brieg a nY Dressing Tables and Washstands 'h, '•"(lo,'eet,a ~,iant Pier Glasses in rich Gilt Frames' I lev f „,,` l, er v."' B russels and Kidderminster Carpets - ; - ` , Dti e ,"ects, • • o the sale, and Catalogues had at the t tbliratfons. aw t b y 'lt44 e l' llYt , p, xaLEGANT.GOLD WATCHES TO BE Nq, 1:1 th e GtvEN AWAY .t II V ( .Iqv 4rst London Houses expressly for Sub '44ll;o. j " t 11 1;c7 /1 . 4 , sc ihers to the ,„ . b.,,el4jsl,,_4pe„,—:%k_Nr'S DOMESTIC MAGAZINE, 'llll7Jull' Wq,...ei'': n aY 1, 1852, price 2d., which Gift will • A t h i ic ttr pitt.t: fy. iv e of equal Tattle, consisting - of ?tt, 11 ,,vci, F sfe ' r e ,. 1 'llir t ~..,P. SUPERB•GOLIZ,CHAI.NS.. the o"tii; qt f 'ed to' 4 lPectin g the rflocleof dist therebption.. _ 4:AC*4, 4 ° llltd t 'ne First Nutn6er of Ni ork itself, ' 1 4 4 - '04'014 0 4 4 1110 main c o Es "is and Tales by some of ou t r 4 iDet 41 40 4 I NL' a " t:iaL nformation, wi are t t lt ilt et l ill, ) ,,XhiV ti t „' Of neral in est ;land.D l a gram are 'a \ i ts • ; 1 4• - • te l 0 1 '" novel mode by which every Lady 1146 - 1 t . 1, 4 1— e 0 ' Paper pattern of the most becoming L (le t . "sal , co rn asho Mible dress, &c. The Jacket and ' for by Ladies at the present time appear 1 '44 1 1%4 r 1 1 , 11 , h h; I).r teo r.-r, r 1,11 h t , 4111:y.rtnt,w44:alcrtiko e sh o o u u n l t d ry l . le immediate% klltltt, and Co., 148, fleet-street, London. 0 1 1`te, 1 t it, t 4 ; 4 v t 6,,,e1Y published, 1 114(t V tl ea or .1-'l'lqt/11ES.; or, .a Review of - htltil t ,act tt ne % , f n _gie New Testament, in Reference to the Zilili4!4 Zltkq..44,l?_tpfc-e`3l.:C_Flurch. By the Rev. R. Boys, M.A. 'II, o f 4 the S on •„n( 1 . : don. 0 1 4 s t tor llOl. 4 ,,A : IIO NALISNI, and on the Divine 'l11: 0 biv, .'-etptures. B the Rev. A. INlc.Ca , ul,_ yidt STlses 'n'tY, King, College, and Prebendary of itbe t•lbtp!'etavo ' s i)4ll_4tiplihiPtorvN•rr'S itlAtrdiatc MANUAL. Con 'lt.,.. k t iut, f r i'lle t • (p the Cana% Theological Evidences, ti/T 4( ws - ',, n e 4; 1 ,1 4 nd New Testament History, Church If s si.:l_ l 4. ', 0 11e.. 'rnPliecy. By - George Henry Preston, i a " '',C11 1 ,, 4 obbeev• CUm berlaisa, Curate of Halstow the 1,:410944,. lly-_keir°,l.lllne Ctavo, price/s. 6d. t .,,ltii," sae t, v o i C RIST and the CHURCHES of k IsA t ,/s 't• Ju tt ' • gh APNeile, D D Canon of Ches 'is'%. We tlot ''' Church, Liverpool, " Second Edition, t V h cb i lly t b t E s tl,,•l4`At b vt t ti . !ti g h t i)OF C HRISTIANITY. A Course of , - -1) lk_qp, Ition fools.teV. C. P. APllvaine,D.D., Bishop of i t vti -4;44 e,l,,cap octavo, price '55., cloth. 111 ksh , D,6,110L1C CHUCH. By the Right Rev. ty'llitoe . -, Bishop of Ohio. iSmo, price is.,6d, tl, t e h. , A • t, , ki, '..l‘t o yii, 41 1 , 41,7tea 0n ' JUS TIFICATION BEFORE GOD ; t r) , y -l b_ -e, til as A Scriptural Treatise. By the Right 1 1 11 . 4 yt ts. lArk ir ' ' lsllo p •of Ohio. 16mo, price Is. 6d, i°,,,'rilt 'AliVe°l/PATIENCE better than that of SECES ,,t;tltiglll,l4fe AL .19,,npf1. ORIGINALoe 25., cloth. It li . N 4 ll, l l 4 nls t nte t — i , IHE TEXT OF SCRIP -1,1314 L. 4 l' A 11,1,11-4clie octr:ne of Baptismal Regenera -4 ok ki 'N o h 4 .14 Mason, B.A. In foolscap octavo, 4, j.th,,,,,10Ns te t iiih giric e ` .ey . w on the LITURGY of the Church of h 4 1(1 Co h.. cloth.' W. C banipnevs, M.A. Third Edt -111 lat, ) , P,, , k • At t . 1 4 A and tplseta 41. 1 PRESBYTERY. By the Rev. te vo, 4i neumbent of Christ's Church, Chet 1, b L'atrtee MB. 6d , cloth. 4 1' tr, ------_, ' and Ha nover-atreet, London. ki t° N L AY --- YA L Iz, ED - given to all •I ( .1) lit TH 1ik, 0 1.0 1 UF E A A ND TOOTHACHE. .1 4 4 E% 111 - 11. , 4 . C A J, EST THE QUEN, H ALB Y ERT, HER E ROYAL IS „ -uCHEs S OF KENT. *I° NVA,RIy 011 ow e ttA vEu S WHITE SUCCE ,t,i)t to ov .v.e for Filling Decayed Teeth, t o , lb _ „. be the cavit • It • ). 1$ placed in the an.r. 4 "t stat t ;t 4 t i . ) 1, )ti i a _,_ e,. without any pressure or N i g„and i „ .nort.time HARDENS INTO A 1711,' of 1 1 14 s nyiti t anythinever before , ta l 4 ere 4 min e f M COM ED I til o b .. or ili— OLOURED in the I,lllD op ‘vi.„n , r e , 4u.. 7 Yrars.. It arrests all further fu ßi s lE ~..xtrac,tion unnecessary. All I„hrrnirecii are.enlosett. lo tt ., (s Sh 0 , , 10 WA tN 3 {l, i bso,7 n, Otb r 9t. •S p tlO to k r4 o tt 4 1 Pe enlel 'cod In, 0- ID, Surgeon Dentist to ury, 17, George -street d the WHITE SUCCE , if the Kingdom. Price -.ED Packets, with full twi t ; , 00. tp tent s kbi e POW ne yenCl4-5- r , ;(1,;: a delici 8 to t} o\ z t e Cri xtu i..li',,Yoh`:LTiPer for tt l he Inoue ECO THE mple Rc Iso, in it E TREATY, an SOLD gOSED OF, 1 PRINTING-OFFICE, in excellent woridi int of c NTS, AND OT or, 24. Ni DOUBT in the r Eiberpoot tanbarb. TUESDAY MORNING, APRIL 27, 1852. THE EDUCATION QUESTION. OF LATE years, the question of Education has occupied a large portion of the attention of the public ; and it is likely to do so still mare, not only from its intrinsic importance, but from its connexion with various other questions of social progress. The various systems of education, how ever, are so nurnerous, that they require some ex planation; and there is no small danger of con founding them, especially when three or four dis tinct systems are before Parliament in one session, ,or even in one week. The principle of Church Education is maintained by a large number of Churchmen, especially in this country, where, with all our liberty of conscience, the Church of the land numbers a very large and increasing majority. But the term " Church Edu cation" admits of various explanations; for while some would give it a signification almost at variance with toleration, others receive it with great libe rality. The most stringent plan is that of Mr. DENISON., the Archdeacon of Taunton, with whom the High Church party in general cooperate. He would have each school under the sole management of the clergyman, allowing of an appeal only to the bishop of the diocese ; be would have a law requir ing every schoolmaster and schoolmistress to be a communicant ; and he would in no case relax the teaching of the Catechism. On this subject, the minds of the subscribers to the National Society are now agitated; and in all probability the annual meeting in June will be a scene of unsatisfactory discussion and painful division. The more mode. Ly that most of the objects can Q;mnler way. The Clergy in general are glad to have the cooperation . . that an appeal to tl Privy Council, on subjects of a deli quite suffi , thE secure the fact of without the enact- In the MO fficulty ; Cated Natio 1 there 1 to give ins bound I Esq., ( 1k ; on tt with Two d work- li Sugar kC . T. all that COPY ;UAGEn, COTTAGES, ed, situate nt Moseley Live occupations as tenants therof advantageously iculttiral purposes. — It is :state of WiHiron Rathbone, he Moseley-bill Estate, now ;eley-bill and order, and which can 12,1-senTrrt ON SALE, by PRIVATE CON HOLD ESTATE, with the AI nd PAP UILDIN either f Rhin a Ring Villas or Agr li-west by the E or late ueiongolg to TOomas Sands, Esq., and the Public Road leading from LiverpoLto I Garston. and the Welsh Hill miles from Liveringiol A Plat. of the Property may be seen and further particulars obtained on application to Mr. J. B. LLOYD, Solicitor. I. Exchange•alley, Liverpool. r f e Property is about three and a half LIVERPOOL EXCHANGE-BUILDINGS. MOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a SPECIAL I GENERAL MEETING of the Company of PROPRIE TORS of the LIVERPOOL EXCHANGE will be held, in the COTTON SALES -ROOM, in the Exchange-buildings, in Liver pool, on WEDNESDAY, the 28th instant, at Twelve o'clock at Noon, and that at such Meeting it will ba proposed that the following Bylaw, or Resolution, shall be then made and passed : That the present Committee of the Comnanv of Pro. .- - - prietors of the Liverpool Exchange, or any five of them, shall have full power and authority to agree with any Per son or Persons for a Lease of the Warehouses, Offices, and Premises, being Nos. 2 and 3, on the %vest side of the Exchange buildings, in Liverpool, for a term of years not exceeding twenty-one years from the - making thereof, at such rent, and upon such tj.. tor Mid conditions, as the said Committ— ,ee, or any five of 'trent, sn. oink proper, and to cause such Lease to bept e epared. and to affix the Common Seal of the said Co any thereto. And thereupon to x the Seal of the said Company to the said Bylaw or Re ution. Dated this S - enteenth Day of Apri!, 1852. By order of the Committee, JOHN H. YOUNGITUSBAND, Secretary and Treasurer. THE INCE HALL COAL AND CANNEL COM PANY having made arrangements to deliver their superior HOUSE COALS AND CANNEL, at the Residence of the Consumer, CARTAGE FREE, when within three miles of the several Yards of the Company, CROWN-STREET, LIVERPOOL, COM M ERCE-STREET. BI RK ENHEAD, DEMEAN-STREET, SEACOMBE, respectfully solicit the continued support and patronage of the Public. A List of the Prices may be bad,-On application at the several Offices of the Companyrifers posted or sent to the Company's Offices, RUMFORD-STREET, LIVERPOOL, BRIDGE-STREE:r, BIRKENHEAD, DEMEAN-SWEET, SEACOMBE, will be promptly attend to. DISCOUNT FOR CASH PAYMENT, FIVE PER CENT. COALS FOR EXPORT, Best Steam Coal, large and round 7/61 in Stanley or Ditto screened 7/ 9I North Docks carted to Docks north of Custom House, 6d. per ton extra Ditto south of Custom House, Is. per ton extra HOUSE. AND GAS CANNEL, GAS COALS, AND SMITHS' COALS, at usual price. 21 per Cent. Discount allowed for Cash R WILLIAM LAIRD, GENERAL MANAE►RR. COMPA I''S OFFICES, 7, Rumford-,street. TO CORRESPONDENTS, J. M. W.—The name is on the list of voters; but to be useful, the party must attend and vote. J. IL—The lines are too imperfect to appear in print. A TRUE PROTESTANT.—We have already inserted several 21 WORKING MAN.—The letter is too long, and most of its topics have been frequently noticed in the Standard. communications on the subject to which he alludes. .A cRCHMAN.—As nearly as we can ascertain, there are at present 4G churches within the borough bounds (43 churches proper, and 3 licensed rooms), and 10 Roman Catholic cha pels. In 1832 there were 25 churches and 3 Roman Catholic chapels. There is no direct inference, however, which can be drawn from these figures. In 1832, the Roman Catholic services were more frequent in their few chapels; now, the accommodation is better distributed locally. M.A.—The degree of a foreign university hiss no legal recog nition in this country, and, in strictness, cannot be used without the permission of the Queen. Yet, in the case of those who obtain such degrees by a bond fide course of study,—e.g., the young gentleman in question,—they pos sess an undoubted moral weight. Even when purely hono rary, they are usually applied ; but of course with very little propriety in the case of persons of no systematic education. tar We shall be happy, at all times, to receive communications on subjects of local or general interest ; and if our friends will be good enough to authenticate the same by their signa tures, for our own satisfaction, we shall feel obliged. :er of the Church LI VERPO OL STANDARD, T U ESDAY, lori ne e type of the whole C land; for the Char .nd the ucation fi that I n in ! MR. CARD EL s will be met. We conti- ziand and T BRAM LEY- ()ORE haS tion upon Mr. CARDI E, our ' is not Inn of 11Tr_R e or c e have r ries have bad ; but nt nd with these alone we LL and Mr. Br ,ILLY-MOOR h WELLEN ATRIL 1852. L'S APOLOGISTS AND MR. I LORD JOHN :100RF. out six C t execu- I 'r peen devoted to gentleman. Mos repiy, on the AI I Bill, t vever, we beg to be .e question at I pc personal the c MILITIA BILL 'hi ch v )ur to turn to the advantage of their pet can sue between Mr. CARD- upon t recommended statesman whom he considere of the former gentleman's assertion, made on the I tion. What ought to have been tl Obviously to allow the ne differentlN and organi AND TIIE some of our contempora•- for his lordship's resignation. Her MAJEST scripta manet. The docu- informed by him that he was no longer in a me, to tv to I oned—a• fair trial. Lord JOHN Rus- e threw himself a the hands of the ultra-democratic portion osition ti y inju for the laws of the 1 Society require it to be taught, but, fioin dings of dissenter this law is often eyance [Jo was severe Presto Pino, aged 7U years, when the Italian vessel took fire in the Brunswick Graving Dock on Thursday last. He was taken to the Southern Hospital at the time of the acFident, and afterwards removed to his own house in Bridgewater-street, whe re he died on Saturday last. A verdict of accidental death party in England may be was returned. some modification of the A to meet the nt system could take place, so ,h the Pre have two cor United I their wisi that if National systems i‘.ingdoin. I are both called " N iinistration, of w AGIT, CANNINE formed part v .oposcd to , It was r systems of Education in Er schools in Ireland alto ae view of securing a mi d education ; and Iction in some of the reat facts of Very little more was done then ; the object was thought desirable, but the means were questioned In lc, so, Mr. STAN I ,EY, afterw ands Lord STANLEY and now Earl of DERBY, bEcatne Secretary for Ireland; and during his three years' incumbency he wrote the celebrated letter which laid the foun- dation of the present National system in Ireland. The management of the general business was to be in a board, composed of persons of different reli gious views ; and applications were to he received with peculiar favour when they came from persons of the Bible was to be optional, but of certain Scripture extracts compulsory. No catechism was to be taught, and no peculiarity of creed was to be a disqualification in a teacher. It was proposed that the theological instruction should not be mixed up with the ordi nary scholastic hours and duties ; but that at set times facilities should be presented for such in structions being given, by the ministers of various communions. This letter was written during Lord GREY'S administration ; the system was esta blished ; and it has been supported by every ministry since. It is disliked by the highest class of extreme parties, for all would prefer to have Education in their own hands ; and one of its most violent opponents is Dr. WHALE. It is avowedly a sort of compromise, to suit the peculiar circum stances of the country ; a large number of Protes tants gladly take advantage of it ; but, as might be expected from their numbers, the Roman Catholics enjoy the largest share of its benefits. The system in England does not exclude Scrip tural instruction; for Mr. KAYE SHUTTLEWORTII judged very correctly when he arrived at the con clusion that England required and demanded more. The tolerant principle was introduced therefore, not by the exclusion of any one item of instruction, but by giving assistance equally to schools of all classes. The government inspector insists on a sound education being given, and on the Scrip tures being taught ; but different catechisms are taught, and different theological systems imparted, in the schools of Churchmen and Dissenters. This system has been only a few years in existence; but it seems to suit the genius and requirements of the people remarkably well. It agrees with the Irish system in embracing both secular and religious subjects; but it differs from it in the management and details, and especially in the fact that it admits the sectarian element. Last of all, is the system as yet in nubibus, the system advocated by the member for Oldham. It was suggested by a committee in Manchester, a few years ago, under the title of the Lancashire Public School System : but, as a county plan, it is, for the present at least, abandoned, and an attempt is made to apply it to Manchester only. Whatever it may be now, in its first draught it was sectarian without being religious; for it was a necessary qualification of the central committee that they should be of at least four different creeds, and yet Religious Education was totally excluded I In its principle it was as bad as the London University, where Christianity is not recognised more than Hindooism ; in its management it proposed to introduce an element of strife which even the fol lowers of OWEN and FEARGUS O'CONNOR have wisely avoided. The supporters of this system have never been very numerous, and they consist in a great degree of those who are hostile to Christianity at heart, though they exclaim only against the dogmas of sects. In addition to the RELIGIOUS question, one of FINANCE has also been agitated. Mr. Fcx and his friends would' support Education by local taxation, as is done in America ; and on the same principle that we are taxed for civil or sanatory purposes. This part of the plan has been at once adopted by another party in Manchester, consisting of the Bishop and a large number of .his Clergy, with Protestant Dissenters of all kinds. They insist on the Education being not merely secular, but religious also ; in short, the same as our pre sent National system in England. They hold that the present grants for educational purposes are ina dequate, and that the whole sums are very un equally distributed. In this view we cordially coincide ; and the Clergy Society in this town, at a meeting in March, 1851, were in general of the same opinion. The following will shew the working of the pre sent system. There are about 20,000 children of the poor under instruction in Liverpool at this mo ment, and the annual expenditure is not less than £lO,OOO. Almost the whole of this sum is raised by those who are favourable to Religion and Edu cation, the rich and careless paying actually nothing, because the subscriptions are voluntary. There are probably not more than 2,500 subscribers in all, though this is not a tithe of the number of ratepayers. This, however, is not the whole of the evil. Men subscribe for the support of the schools near their residences; and thus there is always most money where it is least required. But in the neighbourhood of their offices the poor are left in ignorance and heathenism, each one trying to shift the burthen to some one else. Whatever be the principle adopted, therefore, in our National Edu cation, we must eventually come to local taxation in the matter of support; for it would just be as absurd to rely upon a few spirited men fcr the lighting or paving of our streets, or the support of our Library and Museum, as it is to suppose that they only should contribute to educate the people. The British and North American Royal Mail steam ship Canada, Lang, commander, with papers and letters from New York to the 13th instant, Boston to the 14th, and telegraphic accounts from New York vid Halifax, to the 14th, has not yet arrived. Should she reach in time, we shall publish her news in an extra edition. THE LATE FIRE IN THE BRUNSWICK GRAVING DOCK. —Yesterday an inquest was held on the body of Antonio 19th of March last, that, since t of 18 the consumption of cotton in the United a cas d. Our contemporary, t unable to contradic the fact that th tion of cotton in America, has not de ground in the following table American British rity of Consumption. Consumption. Br. Consump, 427,967 531,772 1 518,039 1 778,031 487,769 404,108 l ,068,569 1,025.238 1,238,477 ELL acted ye '3imself oc once int of which was to render the government of the by those whom he had recommended to country thr. firni , however, to the firm and manly conduct of the Earl of DERBY and his colles.--- Thanks the effor Govern 1,105,998 586,608 1,513.007 1,66'2,585 The Times makes a great glorification on the sub- ject of these figures ; but he omits entirely the fact that, owing to circumstances of fectly aware, the British consumption of cotton in 1847 was below the average of the fifteen years 'rake the year 1845, a year of protec- preceding and how does the account stand in our con temporary's own formula ? Thus American British Superiority of Consumption. Consumption. Br. Consump. ... 389,006 .. 1,566,207 ..... .1,177,193 It did not suit the Times, we presume, to start from a year less disastrous to British industry than 1847 ; or to give the average of the years following., as compared with the preceding years. Yet this is precisely the question at issue between Mr. BRAmLEy.MoorrE and Mr. CARDWELL. The latter gentleman distinctly stated that the consump tion of cotton in America and in Europe had "continuously" decreased since 1846. Mr. BRAM LEY-MOORE showed, from the same circular which the Times quotes, that the average consumption in America since 1846 had increased from 350,262 per annum, in the five years from 1842 to 1846, to 473,931 bales per annum in the five years from 1847 to 1851; and that whereas the north of Europe consumed in 1847 only 75,689 bales, those countries took in 1851 129,492 bales. The Times ignores the fact that Mr. BRAMLEY MOORE distinctly accounted for the falling off in the American consumption in 1851 and a part of 1850. Such suppression may go down with the multitude, and especially with that portion of it to which Mr. CARDWELL now appeals ; but the youngest clerk in a broker's office is perfectly up in the matter. The years 1850 and 1851 (American years—our contemporary is well aware of what we mean) were years of dear cotton ; and the American manufacturer confines himself to heavy fabrics. When cotton is dear, he ceases to make goods. The Times knew this very well. His friends know it equally well; but the Times is talking down to the comprehension of the ignorant portion of his party. He says again that Mr. BRAMLEY-1100RE has given the increased consumption in America in six months of cheap cotton from "an anonymous statement." Perhaps the editor will have the good- nets to step into the Exchange News-room, and ask for the New Orleans Circular. Any cotton broker will assure him that the circular in question is not an " anonymous" document. We shall not enter further into comment upon the attempted refutation of Mr. BRAMLEY-MOORE'S statistics by any of our contemporaries. The mere fact is sufficient for most people, that the speech of the gentleman in question has been thought worthy of so much laboured argumentation. If the pros perity, adduced By the Free-trade advocates, is capable of being proved by the ledgers of their friends, we shall be willing to admit that the ship owners are doing well, and the importers are doing well. People on 'Change, however, say that the contrary is the case; and, until that fact is contra dicted, we must be excused for adhering to our own opinions. There are very few people in Liver pool, or elsewhere, dependant solely upon mercan tile pursuits, who can say, with a clear conscience, that they are more wealthy now than they were five years ago. We should wonder if, with an increased population, there should not be an in creased consumption of food. But it unfortunately happens that the great increase dwelt upon has taken place in articles the duties upon which have either been unaltered, or not materially so, as stated by Mr. BRAMLEY.MOORE. It is additionally unfortunate that Free Trade cannot claim the credit of this increase. We have all been paying five and-twenty per cent. for our food and our luxuries less than they cost, and it is no wonder that we enjoyed ourselves. But the questions still arise— and in the absence of correct statistics we must leave them to be answered by the electors of Liverpool and other boroughs—are we, as communities, better off than we were in other and bye-past years ? Has the labourer had employment and wages to enable him to avail himself of the nominal cheapness of commodities ? Are the tills of our shopkeepers filled daily ? Are accounts promptly paid ? Has the tax-gatherer to call twice ? Are houses well let, and at former rents ? These are practical questions. and easily answered. They will be answered too ; and the lesson taught by the answer will be that a few men may receive more extensive consignments of foreign produce—a few men, who are not workers, may be enabled to enjoy more of the good things of life for their fixed incomes ; but that the profits of every department of enterprise and industry are being rapidly diminished under our present fiscal system. The answer, we can assure Mr. CARDWELL and his friends, will be a very decided one. ST. NICHOLAS'S CHURCH.—Atthe commencementof his sermon on Sunday morning, the Rev. Rector Campbell al luded to the recent improvements. He first thanked the parishioners generally for the handsome manner in which they had sanctioned, at the late vestry, the alterations which had been made through the exertions of one of the churchwardens (Mr. Banner). That gentleman had restored, as far as he could restore, to the parishioners, their original right to the seats in the body of the church ; and he had removed, as far as he had power to do so, the unjust monopoly which had been allowed to exist. The rector next alluded to the placing of the choristers in the body of the chureh, as in our cathedrals, and denied that it savoured at all of Puseyism, with which some had hastily charged it; for the arrangement was in full accordance with the custom of the primitive church. Why should those whose duty it was to take a lead in the praises of God be stuck up in the gallery, or hid behind a curtain ? In this latter position any attire would suit; but when they came into the body of the church, a suitable and uniform attire was necessary. There was at least no reasonable objection to it, and the custom had been adopted in other churches in town, in one of which the minister savoured more of ultra-Protestantism than of Puseyism. The chanting of the psalms, the creed, and other portions of the service to be " said or sung," was also in accordance wills the practice of the primitive church, and in his owi nnylv days, about half a cent a surplices was a n ous one, though some of the laity were strongly opposed to it ; in his time, however, he would certainly not pre vent it. lie concluded by speaking in strong condemna tion both of Popery and Puseyism, the latter of which wa much more ciangerot intro& wn nfpfl sympathies of the public were with the meat, thus unfairly assailed )een permitted Its members I before parharne sary measures of the session, which, tl been received with a degree of favour that mu have been gall and wormwood to the hungry family s far, have clique of Lord JOHN RUSSELL, and their ultra democratic allies. On Friday evening, however, a fresh onset was to he made upon the Government. The Militia Bill, which Lord DERBY and his col leagues bad taken up, on the sheaving of their predecessors that the defences of the country required to be strengthened against the possibility of an attack from the restless masses of European democracy, came on for a second reading; and although the measure was a much less stringent and arbitrary one than that of the Whig ministry, the foremost to oppose it were the members of that ministry themselves. Mr. RICH, Mr. FREDERICK PEEL, and, of all persons, Lord JOHN RUSSELL— the man who had so recently declared to his sove reign that he could no longer conduct the Govern ment of the country, because he had been thwarted in an unimportant detail of a similar measure—now turn round and coolly tell us that no militia at all is required ! Distinctly, the argu ment of these factious politicians is, that the prin ciple of a militia is bad, They would prefer to it an addition to the regular force of the country; but they will be satisfied with arming the consta bulary, increasing the number of the pensioners under discipline, and recalling a few regiments from service in our colonies. The necessity for increased defences, urged by themselves, was a Sham. The preservation of the homes, the hearths, and the altars of Englishmen from the desecrating feet of an invader is a secondary consideration to the establishment of a COBDEN-RUSSELL admi nistration. We can conceive what would have been the feelings of a patriotic statesman under the well merited castigation, so ably administered on this occasion to the late premier by his former colleague, Lord PALMERSTON, and received by the House of Commons with such enthusiastic marks of appro bation : " I had hoped," his lordship said, " that when this house was called upon to consider a measure which had been admitted in its principle, at least, if not in its details —in its object if not in its provisions—by all parties, by both sides of the house (loud cheers from the ministerial side, and counter cheers from the opposition), by the government that was, and by the government that is, to be essential for the best interests of the country, the mea sure would have been discussed solely with a view to the defence and security of the realm, and that no party feel ing (tremendous cheering and counter-cheering)—that no party feeling would have mixed itselfup with the discus sion of the present night. (Renewed cheers.) I confess, sir, it is with much surprise and with still greater pain that I have witnessed the line which the noble lord and those of his followers (cheers and counter-cheers) have thought it their duty to take on the present occasion." So the public at large hoped would have been the conduct of a party which aspires to be entrusted with the guidance of the affairs of this great empire. But Whig-Radicalism is essentially un principled and selfish. Its leader possesses the soul of a huckster, instead of the attributes of the highest order of British statesmanship. He has consorted of late with mean and tricky spirits, until he has caught the morality of the dodging school of politicians; and whatever may be the issue of the obstructive course of action which he is pursu ing, he may rest assured of the fact that he will never be permitted to reascend the political ladder, or to become more than the mere tool of the bolder, though not more dangerous, men amongst whom he has cast his lot. order and the public advocates of peace. Our fault, if we have any, is our slavish submission to the most grind- quite r y that ever ti he holy Scriptm ,ured t New Te tyranny that has oy of Jacob Bcchman'a lion that fell upon him John in tl sample in lecidedl 3er John in t i to do scoff at the book which he scoff —not the book of God, not the Holy Scrip. h--" put together and there circulated by s of the Fire c trien ,east the Since Master Luc a plain ROMANIST MODERATION. TN these days of professed moderation and forbearance, one is sometimes startled by a sudden contrast. It is persecution to repeal a useless or an injurious statute; we must not adjust the balance of free trade (so called) to the shoulders of the various classes of the community; and if Louis Napoleon, Emperor of France " that is to be," should invade our shores, it would be very unchris tian and ungentlemanly, not to say undignified, to defend ourselves. The persons who prate so from day to day, are consistent in at least one thing—the horse-leech principle of " Give, give." The urgency of their plead ing is only equalled by the fierceness of their threatening. We have been roused by the waving of the olive branch by some gentlemen across the channel. The first is the meek and humane Dr. Cahill, who, in avoiding the spirit of a heretical translation, is harmless as a serpent, and wise as a dove. His cooings, however, have sometimes been said to resemble the roaring of the lion. He exults at the idea of French corsairs and cut-throats burying their steel in the bosoms of English matrons and infants ; and, there fore, we do:not despair of finding him appointed, in due time, lecturer to the Anti-Militia Society. He supports the theories of his friend Dr. Cullen, who believes that the sun is a two-feet globe, and we presume it was for that reason he was solicited to lecture on astronomy in Liverpool. He is fond of writing litters to great men, Lord John Russell for example, and now the Earl of Derby. We wonder how the Ministry can possibly stand, after the powerful exposure of its inconsistency in paying only £30,000 a-year to the college of those who honour the Pope and Our Lady. The following is an extract from Dr. Cahill's epistle to Lord Derby : " Wc (the Catholics) had nearly forgotten this robbery of our church, and of the patrimony of the poor, and we were beginning to entertain feelings of charitable inter course with the descendants of the greatest villains and assassins and murderers that ever the world saw in any age or country, till Lord John Russell raised the the empire against us, by an insult and a slander w a parallel in modern history. And as iCit is intended to tread out every feeling that could bind us to the Throne, your colleague (which means your Lordship) has com menced the session of '52 by a gratuitous insult on our creed, and has threatened, in a rare combination of slan der and bigotry, to support Mr. Spooner 's motion for the entire repeal of the grant to Maynoot Lord, will you be kind enough to tell Ne have forfeited ld what f the penalty of rover what crime have we co Praise-God-Barebones empire by the words ' P Papay' ? ad will a us in what mar confidence a the cro have never, within opposed the ada Bence of tha «;e the p r __• W, my . _ collection, even in one instance n of the laws in any one instance, encourazed insut We have never, .dination to the .nere is not a stain on our conscientious alles e are the avowed abettors of him in us to be present plain and open ise to p on condition that at his next auto dafe, ade, he dares r There are ma litchell, who would decline the E or we suspect t violate o yearn s. Alas for the wretc Rush and an ! They werc 'ers on their own account, and therefore they underwent the penalties of the law. Had they only been the member. ^r as Brother John is, we should have had some guide of public opinion declaring that such murders v. - "a and proper, and indeed that he would play the _ game himself (on paper) if it were not for the trouble it would occasion him. justihabl, CONSERVATIVE MEETING IN ST. PAUL'S WARD, LAST NIGHT. A meeting of the electors of this ward was held - i - New York Hotel, Union-street, last ni g ht, to assist n securing the return of Messrs. Turner and Mackenzie at the next election. Mr. BRISCOE presided. He said it might be asked why they called this meeting, but it should be remembered that they were amongst the number who signed the requisition to those gentlemen. There were some who shrunk from notoriety, but at the same timo they took a deep interest in the success of these gentle men. The Earl of Derby was Prime Minister, but if he was not sustained by the voice of the country, he must retire from the high position which he now occupies. It was, then, their duty to be up and doing. His lordship stated in the House of Lords what the principles were which would guide his Administration. [The Chairman here read a report of the Earl of Derby's exposition of those principles, which was received with loud acclamation.] The candidates whose names were be fore the meeting were supporters of those principles. The Earl of Derby was a Free-trader, in the true sense, and so was he (the chairman)—but he was one which would trade on equal advantages. He would not elevate the foreign manufacturer at the sacrifice of the British. The home trade houses of Manchester complain of de pression ; and the numbers of unemployed, who crowd our docks, afford a convincing proof of the evil of re pealing the Navigation Laws. He had some idea of what Mr. Cardwell would do for them. When he came to analyse his figures, they were not satisfactory. Mr. Cardwell said that in 1842 our exports amounted to £47,000,000, and in 1852 to £74,000,000; but protection existed four years after 1842, and there was during the first three years, while protection existed, an increase of more than £12,000,000, and in the last six years only about £14,000,000. Their opponents were anxious to make them believe that an increase of duty of 4s. per quarter would have an injurious tendency. He (Mr. Briscoe) had as many mouths to fill as most people, and, therefore, had an interest in the continuance of low prices: he believed tli4t moderate protection to the various interests would be beneficial to all, and would enable every one to pay the advanced prices. (Hear.) He did not believe that the operatives in this town were fully employed now. Though they got the same wages,, they got upon the whole less work. The decrease in the production of grain in Ireland amounted to 9,000,000 qrs., which was nearly equal to the quantity imported into this country annually. He was for bettering the condition of Ireland. She was near to them, and they were bound to r tr d resolu tion, protect her. The Ch a i rman t h en called Mr. WILLIAM ROBER TS , w h o , i n moving thea firs ly tion, said: Brother free men , i n appear i ng amongst you this evening, I am, as a resident of thi s war d , minding my own business. In consequence of recent events, n at, lution of Parliament may be expected, and it is essentially necessary to prepare for the coming struggle. The Earl of Derby, whose qualifications for prime minister were uni ititeedv,osrseelliedofonthDe i s v t i a n t e o P i r o o t v o ide a nc s e a , fe w i h ia o rb co o u u l r d , v lt alone ti e si r ho s te tl lrsteeryua truth di m andtig s justice,allreligion generations. an d piety, The m a interests y b e est a estab lished Liverpool were connected with the support of his onlord ship's administration. Mr. Cardwell and Mr. Ewart intend coming to the poll. The former gentleman was lately put on his trial ; and, weighed in the balance, was found wanting in his conduct as representative of this great commercial town on the question of the Navigation Laws. Foreigners have not reciprocated those advantages we anticipated, and he therefore called upon the electors of the ward to support Messrs. Mackenzie and Turner. , Mr. NOTT briefly seconded the motion, which was ably and eloquently supported by Mr. CROWE. Dr. GAMES moved the second resolution, and stated that the country was now about being appealed to. and they would be called upon to decide whether they would be governed, as heretofore, by a family clique, and for class interests, or would they be governed by a national party, whose policy was patriotic. Three questions were put to them. " Would they have protection to native in dustry, maintain our ancient constitution in its integrity. and preserve the Protestant institutions of the country? If they supported the pretensions of Ewart and Cardwell, they would answer these questions in the negative; but, if they wished to give them a positive answer, they would support Messrs. Mackenzie and Turner. (Cries of " We will," " We will.") Mr. LANCASTER seconded the resolution, which was carried unanimously. A vote of thanks' was proposed by Mr. MASON to the Chairman, which was secondad by Mr. VAUGHAN, and carried with loud acclamation. [The resolutions will he found in another column.] DEPARTURE OF EMIGRANTS FOR AUSTRALIA.—OR Sunday morning, about three o'clock, the new ship Falcon, said to be the finest sailing vessel that ever left the port of Liverpool, quitted the Mereey, bound for Port Philip, with between 300 and 400 emigrants on board. The friends of the latter remained in the neighbourhood of the docks until a late hour on Saturday night, and as the Falcon stood out to sea, she fired two guns as a parting salute. DARING ROBBERY.—At midnight, on Friday, Mr. M. Kowne, of Milk-street, Cocicspur-street, was attacked by some men, when near his own house, and robbed of three £5 Bank of England notes, a £25 banker's bill, and £lO5 in gold. A gang of well-known thieves were apprehended on Saturday by the police, at Ormskirk, with the greater part of the stolen money in their possession. They will be taken before the magistrates to-morrow (Wednesday). ACCIDENT TO THE PRINCESS ROYAL STEAM. SHIP.—On Saturday evening last, while this vessel was off the Isle of Man, on her passage hence to Glasgow, the intermediate shaft of the engines gave way. Captain Cumming made sail, and was proceeding on his voyage under canvas alone, when she was shortly afterwards met by the Camilla, from Circle n o: Glasgow. Capt. Hardie immediately rendered assistance, and towed the Princess Royal into Lochryan, from the passengers were forwarded by the steamer Briton to Glasgow. It was expected that the damage would be temporarily repaired so as to enable the Princess Royal to which proceed from Lochryan to Glasgow yesterday afternoon. THE LATE MR. WILLIAM BRAN. — On Tuesday morn. inglast, . friends, Mr. William • Bean, one of the editors of the young a n : distressman of ofe Considerable a n s i n d u e m r aebrloeu talentnumerous A • Ir. Bean t w o as th a e Liverpool Albion, breathed his last, at the early age of 23. indomitable energy. When scarcely 20 years of age he took a leading part in the management of the paper, which was originally established by his late father it . • and is but too certain that his incessant labours in ' discharge of of his duties undermined ,-' • • a constitution which had been nrc,viouslv deliento T., I.:_ 3. ... .. nis isposition he amiable, his literary tastes highly cultivated, and his most judgment remarkable in one so youthful. Mr. Bean, we regret to add, leaves a young widow and infant daughter to mourn his untimely death. His interment, we believe, will take place to-day at the Necropolis, Low-hill. rr , .NDER.—A notice n CUNARD ..-c appear , _ a week or two back, of a vessel that was fitting _ on the Clyde, as a tender for the British and North !rsey, and been employed in conveyin 6 on board the Cunard boats while lying . She hears ti . narno very appror led as a c I is int-- rs at both ends, and is to the Russia rigged a war-1 , t vet receive( e. The machinery loaded is towed by t 111 engine on ter into and out of larg for the purpose of y iron tanks with which she is 1. to be used in conve g to the large boats a suppl of that necessary element to sea-going vessels,