The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-09-21 00:00:00

. . different en the subject may be taeral, according to the conventional use of that term ; but it is to be nei ther wise, just, nor constitutional, There may be some difficulty in carrying out this theory of an " impartial partiality," which sounds paradoxically ; but there is no impossibility. It is only to adhere strictly to the Spirit as well as the letter of the constitution; the more closely this is done, the more fully and perfectly will the theory be realised. It is not Justice to Ireland to treat Protestantism and Popery alike ; and we do expect that it is not the sort of justice which a Conservative ininist4.. :. will deal out to her. It is indeed what he Roma' want, and something besides; but it isv Jiat a constitutional mi nistry—an enlightened ministit will never inflict upon her. Popery has never conduct l to the happiness or prosperity of any country, and it cannot do so in Ire land. No efforts heretofore made —no measures passed—for the purpose of making Popish Ireland peaceable and contented, have fully, if at all answered their purpose. What is the cause of this ? Simply because Popery is a system of religions error which inculcates insubordination and disaffection towards a Protestant sovereignty, and because it does not teach even a common regard to morality and truth as be tween man and man. It is not possible for Sir Robert Peel, nor for any minister that ever existed, nor for any yet to be barn, to make Ireland what England is, whilst Popery prevails to such an ex tent in it. Let no such delusion enter any man's mind. Truth would not be truth, nor falsehood falsehood, if such a thing were possible. It is very well to proceed on Alie system of firm and equal government such as Sir Robert Peel, doubtless, pro poses to himself; it will be a vast improvement on the system of his predecessor; but it can only mitigate—it cannot of itself reach the radical disease of the country. Sir Robert Peel cannot but be aware himself of this truth ; he must be convinced of it; and the probability is, that he regards an equal and just system of admi nistration, though good in itself and most valuable for its own sake, as still but means to an end. We have been repeatedly assured, and we are persuaded of the fact, that there are thousands of professing Romanists in Ireland who would gladly quit the profession, and become Protestants, if the laws were strong enough to protect them, or if even the government showed a willingness to shield them from pexsecUtion. What may not then a good 'Conservative system of govern ment effect ? Let only Popery be kept at arm's length, and the teaching of Protestantism in every Niray pro moted, and to equal govetnment will be superadded a sound Conservative policy 'calculated to do for Ireland all that judicious government can effect. When we adverted to so much of the morality, or rather the immorality of this great town, as comes under the immediate cognisance of the police, we re ported observations that we conceived entitled to the more attention as coming from the prompt suggestion of casual visitors,—and we did of course connect the evils complained of with the inefficiency of our local government. • A liberal contemporary, the Liverpool Journal, we perceive, has undertaken their defence, and it consists, not in a denial of the facts which formed the subject of observation, but in an allegation that things were worse under the " old regime," and that now they are just as " well as could be expected." The first part of this allegation it is the business of our contemporary himself to prove ; the statement is his, and not ours; and we acknowledge that, for our part, we do not possess the materials which would enable us to establish a comparison ; all we shall say therefore is, that if things were worse under the old corporation than they are under the new, they must have been very bad indeed ; but it rests with otir con temporary to establish that'position With regard to the other branch of his pleading, that namely which contends that affairs are at this moment in as high a state of moral and police perfection as they are capable of being, we must allow him, in the first place, to speak for himself. He reasons as follows : " The existence of vice every one must deplore ; but it is always a very nice mitestion how far the mere keeping " nui sances out of sight, tends to abate the enormity. In a very large town, with a numerous maritime population, with a constant influx of strangers and young men, to have the same decorum as in a country vil:age, is manifestly impossi ble. On the judgment with which the effort is made,, it, success very much depends; and it is extremely doubtful that anything is really gained in virtue by too official inter 11,renee. In no town in the kingdom has the effort to repress 4 public exhibition and all secret encouragement of vice b een successful. The rich sinner can never be reached, and to declare war exclusively against the poor ones would be OdiOus and profitless. The police have acted under orders, and w e believe their orders are to repress anything like an open outrage to decency, and to obtain evidence against dis orderly houses, for the purpose of founding indictments, of which many are found every. sessions. But this is not such easy work as the Standard imagines. The most des potic governments have found themselves under the necessity Of conniving at vices which it is out of the power of man to extinguish. The police are alWays ready to apprehend any one who violates public order, and the watch committee to listen to the representations of any householders who _have good reason to complain of their neighbours, and to indict, if evidence can be found." Now, the beSt reply which we could give to this rea soning would be a reprint of the report of the police committee for the last year, in which the number of unfortunate females, and disorderly houses, is set forth; and a statement of the numerous robberies and out rages which have been committed in consequence of the acknowledged toleration of these evils; a list of parties fined or committed, and such other statistical tables and statements as might serve to show to what extent the licentiousness and immorality complained of exist. But any evidence of this kind which we could adduce would necessarily come short of the reality ; the very proposition to be established involves the assertion that the offences and vices referred to are suffered to pass without notice, and conse quently that -no record remains (of mortal registry at least) of their occurrence. It has been calculated, we are informed, that property to the amount of X 25,000 per annum changes hands by robbery in disorderly 'houses in this town. During the last win ter there were numerous cases of spoliation, in which the sums of money or _articles of value, or both, abstracted were considerable ; but we shall not attempt to "make out a case." We have put forward no state ment which would bind us to such a proceeding; and, in fact, that which we have given currency to, is not disputed, and therefore requires no evidence to support it. The question raised by our Liberal contempdrary is, whether, upon a certain known and admitted state of facts, all improvement must not be hopeless: We have reached, according to his view, the very highest point of perfection. We are as moral and decorous as so large a community could be expected to be : he believes the police have orders to repress " any thing like an open outrage to indecency ;" and as—" the most despotic governments ,have connived at vices which it is . out of the power of man to e x tin g uish"— what more or what less could be expected from the poor " Watch Committee" of our reformed Town Council ? We do not look upon the matter as one belonging exclusively to the " Watch Committee ;" but what we have said, rd do uow say, is, that from a Conservative Council w e would expect, gene ra ll y , resu l ts and con sequences more favourable to the cause of order, morality, and decorum than we have seen under Whin' Administration. Our contemporary thinks that this is an extremely amusing reason for t urn i ng out the " Liberal Councillors." We are glad it amuses him, and we only wish he may find as much amusement in it when the Liberal Counci llors are actually " turned out" on this very ground. And, may we ask, what better reason could there be for dismissing the pack ? Surely, men that " connive" at public licentiousness— men who are afraid to enforce the laws against vice and debauchery—men who 'are so much the slaves of a false popularity that they durst not interfere for the repression of the most open and offensive profligacy, are not fit to fill the office of Councillors either in the Watch Committee or any other department. Weak ness of this sort is a natural vice of Liberalism, and we entertain no hope of its amendment; we turn, therefore, to Conservatives and to Conservatism, and from them we naturally do expect a different class of results. We might refer to this head a large amount of Sabbath desecration, against which we might reason ably expect that the voice and influence of the local government would he raised ; but here also, as else where, we find our reformed Council totally destitute of moral force. And what is the cause ? It is liberal, anti therefore necessarily constrained to silence; it is liberal, and therefore a mere nonentity, which can produce nothing, or nothing good, for ex nihilo nihil fit— liberal, and therefore a mere incutnbrancC or nuisance, which ought to be removed with all conveni ent dispatch. • Mr. Ashworth, having the fear of the Manchester Guardian before his eyes has, we perceive, addressed a second letter to, the editor of that journal, apologising for the dreadfully illiberal act of the magistrates of Rochdale in committing a man, under the- statute of Elizabeth, for not attending church on the Lord's Day. Mr. A. establishes a triumphant case ; he shews that the magistrates acted properly ; that they had a dis orderly, drunken fellow to deal with, and that the sentence pronounced upon him was by no means greater than his misconduct deserved ; and yet he so far coincides with the liberal party as to say that "fining for neglect of church is not suitable to the present age." He leaves in doubt the question to which side the unfitness is discreditable. In our opinion it is to the age that it is so ; the law is a good law; but the spirit of the age has receded from, and now revolts at it; we are lesi religious than our ancestors, and require to have the law liberalised to our views. But the Guardian harps on a different String ; he insists that " whether the law does, or does not want amending, it is exceedingly improper for a magistrate to usurp the functions of the legislature, and to inflict a punishment which the law does not warrant." It happens, however, that the law does warrant the punishment inflicted by the magistrates in this case. The lawfully warranted the punishment for the simple offence of not attending public worship; the magistrates put it in force because in addition to that breach of duty, the offender was also guilty of profane and dis orderly conduct on the Sabbath day. The . man not being able to pay the fine and costs, remained in prison : the particulars were these : " William Carlton, committed Jane 29th, 1840, by Clement Rcyds and William Chadwick, Esquires, for neglecting to attend divine worship at Butterworth. Imprisoned until he paid Is. penalty, and 14s. costs. Discharged by an order from the Secretary of State. September 12th, 15:40." The severity of the punishment then arose from the inability of the party to pay the fine, and from no limitation being prescribed to the imprisonment in con templation of that event—a contingency which might have happened whatever was the nature of the offence, and might have arisen from an oversight of the magistrates, or an omission in the laNi. But was this the original ground of complaint, or was it not simply that the non-attendance of public worship should beat all the subject of statutory animadversions ? Whether the fine were one shilling, or one penny, and whatever consequences might attend the non-payment of the penalty, the (Puce to the liberal party would have been all the same, for it would have been a penalty for neglect of church, and therefore, as Mr. Ashworth says, " not suitable to the present age." It was in reviving such a statute that the Rochdale' bench so highly offended the dignity of liberalism, and not in assigning to one delinquency, the penalty due to another, as the Manchester Guardian stupidly persists in saying. Really what with free trade, and perpetual twist, the learned editor of that cheap-bread journal does some- times appear to be a little beside himself. We could not avoid saying so much on a subject on which he labours so hard to stultify himself. LOCAL NEWS. SHIP-LAUNCH.—On Ftiday at noon, a handsome well built steamer, of about 300 tons burthen, intended for the Brazilian mail service, was launched from the yard of Messrs. Chaloner, Son, and Co., Liverpool. It is called the Jupiter, and has a well-executed figurehead of the " Thunderer," armed with his " bolts." LAUNCH OF AN IRON VESSEL. — On Tuesday last, a handsome iron brig was launched from the yard of the Bridge .Foundry Company, Warrington. We believe, she is built for a house in Liverpool, and is intended for the African trade. A numerous concourse of people were assembled to witness the launch ; and the vessel glided most gracefully into the Mersey, precisely at twelve o'clock. FIRM BarcK-wottx.—Few who behold the immense brick walls which surround the Prince's Dock and the docks north ward of Liverpool, will withhold their admiration at their vast length and apparent solidity.—a proof of which latter quality may be seen by a walk to the Prince's Basin. It being found necessary to remove a portion of the south wall of the Waterloo Dock, to make room for a building now erecting,—instead of " pulling down." the desired space was obtained by cutting or " riving" the brick-work into large uniform masses, and conveying them away to the quay in that state, with the appearance and seeming solidity of blocks of granite. AaN sr DE=On Wednesday , F. Rodick, Esq., Gateacre, near this town, gave a dinner, &c., to his workmen, on the occa sion of the rearing of a villa of that gentleman's, now in course of erection. at Arnside, near Lancaster. After a good and substantial repast, at which upwards of twenty sat down, the usual routine of toasts were given and responded The health of Mr. Rodick, the liberal donor, was given, and received by the company with deafening cheers, and many a " one cheer more.' The meeting was kept up with much spirit and conviviality to a late hour, every one evincing the highest gratification. The open-hearted libe rality, kindness, and condescension of Mr. Rodick, (who occupied the chair to the last) are among the virtues which bind all hearts to him, besides which he has won to himself golden opinions, by his liberal wages, &c. COUNTY REGISTRATION. — Mr. Gray finished the busi ness of revising the county lists for this district on Thursday. Although the objections made by the radicals far out-num bered those of the conservatives, yet the greater proportion of the former consisted of objections to dead men ; and ex traordinary as it may seem, to dead whigs in many instances. The principal portions of the objections made on the part of the conservatives were sustained, and after having balanced the results, we can state positively that the registry for this district remains as good as ever. LITERARY AND SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTION, St. ANN'S STREET. —MR. STUART'S LECTURE ON SHAKSPEARE'S TRAGEDY OF KING LIAR. — On Friday evening Mr. Stuart delivered a lecture upon King Lear. The lecturer, com menced with a brief description of the origin and first per formance of the tragedy ; he then detailed with great ability the characters of the various persons who take part in it. His observations respecting the fools of Shakspeare were very just and showed much research. The anecdotes of these several jesters or fools were told with considerable humour. The misconduct and ingratitude of Lear's daughters were ably dwelt upon. Lear's madness also Mr. Stuart cleverly depicted, reciting, occasionally, the most striking passages of 1 1 the tragedy in most excellent style. The room was very well filled, and the audience appeared greatly to relish the lecture, which exhibited Mr. Stuart's just appreciation of the works of the most wonderful poet this or any other country ever produced. Mr. Stuart's observations and just appreciation of the tragedy, his critical acumen, and his remarks generally, prove him to be good as a scholar as he is excellent as an orator. We hope he will give us another lecture without delay, and repeat that on nichard the Third. ' CASES OF STABBING. — A Spaniard, from the island of Port Mahon, .was placed before Mr. Rushton, on Friday, charged with having stabbed one of his own countrymen. The policeman who took him into custody, stated that he saw the prisoner, on Thursday, pursuing a man across the George's Dock quay, whom he overtook and stabbed. The prisoner, through an interpreter, said the other man had stabbed him first. Mr. Rushton said that was no excuse, and such conduct would not be allowed. Prisoder was then remanded till the state of the wounded man was known. — A boy, about twelve years of age, was charged, at the Police office, on Friday, with stabbing two Dutch sailors One of the wounded parties only could speak English. He stated that he was going up Crosbie-street on Wednesday, following the other wounded person and another boy, who was of their party, and all going to the cook-house. 'the prisoner struck his companion with a stick'. The stick was taken from him. He then took up stones, and threw them at him and the others. After doing that, he. stabbed his companion on the face. (The mark was very visible on the cheek of the wounded sailor.) Witness then ran up and seized the pri soner, who, on finding himself laid hold of, immediately turned round, and inflicted a severe stab on the shoulder of witness. The boy, in his defence, said he had been abused by the witnesses, and that was the reason why he had as saulted the parties. He had, however, no witnesses. Fined or be imprisoned two months. DEATII FROM EXCESSIVE DRINKING.—An inquest was held yesterday, before Mr. Heathcote Statham, deputy coroner, to inquire into the cause of the death of James Marsh, publican, of Ormond-street. From the evidence of Mrs. Marsh, wife of the deceased, it appeared that on Tues day morning last, her husband got up about half. past eight o'clock. He and two other men were drinking rum together during the forenoon, When dinner was ready she went into the parlour to ask him to come and take some. She found him lying on the sofa, as if in a fit. She got him to bed, and then sent for Mr. Kelly, surgeon. Deceased was thirty-nine years of age. Had been subject to drinking all his life, and did not think he had been sober for the last sixteen weeks.— Mr. Patrick Kelly, surgeon, said that he had visited deceased about three weeks ago for the first time, when he found him intoxicated. lie did not prescribe for him then. He was called in again on Tuesday, and found deceased in a state of stupor. had applied the usual remedies, but decaased did not rally. Had made a post modem examination, and found an effusion of blood between the two internal membranes of the brain and congestion of the vessels of the brain, which caused apoplexy. Had found the stomach in a state of in tense inflammation, caused by excessive drinking. Apoplexy was the cause of death. Verdict—Died in consequence of excessive drinking. INUNDATION AT ST. lIICLEN'S.—ID our last we inserted a few brief particulars of the overflowing of the brook near St. Helen's, and its consequent disastrous effects, in the loss of two lives. We are sorry to find that still more melancholy consequences have ensued. A correspondent supplies the following additional details :—" On Tuesday last our little' thriving town and neighbourhood, for some miles round, was visited by one of the most tremendous storms of thunder and rain ever recollected within the memory of the oldest inhabi tants, terminating in an inundation which threatened to sweep away entirely one part of the town. Though the whole scene beggars description, I will endeavour to give you some idea of what it was. After many hours continuance of incessant thunder and rain, it became apparent to all that a flood would ensue, though none anticipated the mighty collection of wa ters which actually arose, and continued to pour into the lower part of the town from eight o'clock in the evening until half-past two in the morning. Some notion may be formed of the immense influx- of waters, when I tell you that, at the bottom of Tontine -street (the leading entrance into St. He , len's f roo otvheerl au thei r Liverpool-road), depth re ached six feet, e xtending Apart from the inclan ' choly loss of life attendant on the flood (in all seven indivi duals, it is reported, of who m th e b o di es of two have been found, and five are yet missing), the scene towards midnight was in many instances very ludicrous, though caused by the meritorious exertions of parties to rescue the softer sex from their perilous situations in their various habitations. After rising continually from eight o'clock in the evening till mid night, the waters found a vent through the gateway of Messrs. K yarn factory, in T ont i ne-street ; but, ere reach ing'i this, had tilled the lower rooms of every house i n t h e ld t d i s linen street ' • an d here you would have supp ose d t h at a m i g ht y r iver had suddenly been diverted from its course, so tremendous was the rush of water down the passage, carrying an otnniunt gathermn of all sorts of things in the stream. I . have since heard that fifteen individuals are missing from the neighbour hood o f Haydock, supposed to have been drowned." Tip: TstETo..4t will be obaerved, by the advertisement which appear& elsewhere in our paper this day, that Monsieur Le Dray has commenced practice in this town. We are informed that Dr. Mackenzie, editor of the Sa lopian Journal, and formerly connected with the press of Liverpool, has commenced an action at law against Mr. Egerton smith, for a gross libel upon him in the Liverpool Mercury of the Bth instant. Ma. MARTIN'S PICTURES. — These capital pictures are about to be removed from Liverpool, on Saturday nest.. We recommend all our friends to visit them previous to their departure. They are works of a high class, and we should have been glad to have herd that one of them remained in Liverpool. TOWERS STAN D.—TH E RACES.—Strangers in town, attending the Races, should, by all means, seek refresh ment at Mr. Towers stand. The very best of everything, and in great profusion, is sure to be provided. Mr. Towers is so well known to our towns folk that it is needless to re commend them to give him a call. PH TSH ARMON IC A PIA NO.—Herr Breunig will perform on this beautiful and novel instrument during the week, at the Lyceum Room. The morning'exhibition will be from twelve till one. The evening from seven till eight. We re commend our readers, especially musical ones, to hear Herr Breunig. We feel confident that they will be delighted with his playing. Parliament reassembled on Thursday, and it will be per ceived that, greatly to the disappointment of Lord John Russell, Sir It. Peel intimated his intention of postponing his financial plans until next session. Lord John is of opi nion that a remedy for the consequences of ten years of whig tx,isrule, might be devised by a set of ministers who had been in office scarcely more than ten days. STAMMERING.—Those who are afflicted with an impedi- ment in speech ought to see Mr. Hunt without delay. We have been assured by a gentleman of this town, that his plan of cure is most effectual: many persons have' found the ut most benefit by being placed under his care. DISTRESSING CIRCUMSTANCE.—III consequence of a re- commendation which appeared in the Mercury of Friday last, to the correspondents of that paper in Cheshire. in the neigh bourhood. of Helbre Island, to eat the molusca, or slobs, which have been so strangely, and in such countless numbers, thrown on the shore, two gentleman stupiklly attempted to cook and eat one of these filthy things. The fate of the ex periment we will not detail, as it would doubtless disappoint our old - friend to be forestalled in one of his own crotchets. In the meantime, to our friends we say, don't eat slobs. AMPHITHEATRE.—It will be seen by the advertisement that this theatre opens for a short season this evening. The performances are ballet and pantomime, with horsemanship. The company engaged are all celebrated in the lines of busi ness. Mrs. Gilbert, late Miss Bailin, is a most accomplished dancer, as is also Mr: Howell, Mr. H. Beverly is stage manager ; his abilities are well known. WAITING AND BOOK-KEEPING.—These " twin arts" are most excellently taught by Mr. Thompson of Clayton square. We can recommend him to the notice of our friends, especially those who have the controut of the rising genera tion. His mode is simple of acquirement, and will, if ap plication and a desire to learn exist on the part of the pupil. Many young men holding confidential and good situations in this town, have been under Mr. Thompson's tuition, and continue to have credit. THE ST. HELEN'S AND PRESCOT COURT OF REQUESTS. —The business of this court, an act of• parliament for the establishment of which was obtained during the last session of parliament, will shortly conic into operation. H. L. Trafford, Esq., barrister-at-law, has been appointed to the office of judge, by the Lord Chancellor, and J. Ansdell, Esq., attorney-at-law, St. Helen's, is spoken of as likely to be the clerk. The jurisdiction of this court extends over the follow ing townships, viz. :—Windle, flardshaw, Eccleston, Parr, Sutton, Bold, Rainhill, Widnes, Crouton, Ditton, Tarbock, Hale, Halewood, Speke, Garston, Allerton, Little Wootton, Much Woolton, Childwall, Iluyton, Roby, Knowsley, Whiston, and Rainford. • HIGHWAY ROBBERY.—On the Isth instant an elderly female, named Banks, whilst walki.ig on the highway be tween Ashton and Haydock, during the hours of ten and eleven in the morning, was attacked by two Irish reapers, and robbed of her purse, containing both gold and silver. The villains seized the old lady by the throat, and after hav ing obtained their prize, decamped, and have not since been heard of. • OBTAINING MONEY BY FALSE PRETENCES.-A female named Elizabeth Thompson, was yesterday committed for trial at the next sessions for having obtained several shil lings from the Rev-. Thomas M`Gill, and 10s. from Mr. Robert Woodward, merchant, by means of false signatures to a certificate, which purported to show that she was the widow of a Mr. Balfour, a respectable merchant in Man chester. STEALING A PICKAXE.—At the Police-court yesterday, a man named Patrick : Duff was charged with having stolen a pickaxe, the property of Mr. Joseph Fogg. The complain ant stated that he was a cart owner, and was engaged in making some excavations in Neptune-street. A number of pickaxes, shovels, &c. were constantly lying about, and fre quently several . were stolen. The prisoner offered the one produced, for sale t o a shopkeeper named Higgins, who called in a policeman and gave him into custody. Mr. Fogg iden tified the axe _ as his property, from the circumstance of his name being cut upon the iron. The prisoner gave two ac counts of the mode in which he became possessed of it, first saying that he had bought it in Park-lane, and next that he had found it somewhere on the Bootle road. He was com mitted for trial at the next sessions. We invite the special attention of certain gentlemen to the following fact, stated in the Glasgow Courier. The Social ists in that city had stuck up a blasphemous placard announ cing that on a certain evening a discussion would be held on the following important question : Whether the character of Jesus Christ or the character of Robert Owen is most enti tled to the consideration and respect of mankind. • The pla card afterwards announced that on Sunday, the 12th Sept., a Rev. Robert Buchanan would contrast the Mosaic account of the creation with the inductions of modern science. The placard, says our contemporary, which must have been posted up during the night, was pulled down by the police so soon as their attention was called to the fact. The same journal afterwards says, " In the course of Sunday morning, these infatuated persons made several attempts to get up a blas phemous, debate on the Green, but they were dispersed by the police." We wish to know by what authority the police of Liverpool aresestrained from pursuing the same laudable course. THE GREAT WIZARD OF THE NORTH.—Mr. Anderson, who thus styles himself, is attracting very fashionable au diences at the Liver, by his amusing and very clever per.. formances. The delusions and. deceptions he exhibits are some of them very extraordinary, and the mechanism by which they are effected must be ingenious. Mr. Anderson's dexterity of hand completely takes the spectator by surprise, and quick indeed must be the eye that can detect him in passing to and fro the various objects, Some of his decep tions create great laughter. With the ladies he appears to be an especial favourite, and particularly so because be is so gallant every evening as to present them with bouquets of flowers and pieces of plum pudding, which, in the rapid space of a minute or two, he produces by a touch of his mystic wand. There is another circumstance which contributes, we have no doubt, to his celebrity among the fair sex—name ly, the prophetic eye with which lie looks into their future history, and acquaints them with the names of their destined husbands, the period of their respective marriages, the num-. bp- of their families in prospective, and many other little in cidents of an amusing and interesting nature. His celebrated gun trick is, of course, an object of much astonishment, and will, we presume, long remain a mystery to all without. the pole of his enchanted temple. Knowing, as we do, that the " wizard" cannot fail to gratify every spectator, we strongly recommend all those who have not as yet had the pleasure of witnessing his delusions to pay him an early visit. STABBlNG.—Yesterday a Spaniard, named Gregoria Fusio, was placed at the bar of the police-office, before Mr. Rushton and Mr. Maxwell, on a charge of having stabbed another Spaniard, named Jose Cabeo. The complainant stated, through the medium of Mr. Wm. Dalla Thorp, an interpreter from the office of the Spanish Consulate, that on Thursday last there had been a quarrel between he and the prisoner on board their vessel, which was lying in George's Dock, in consequence of the prisoner having accused him of drinking some rum. Complainant said be had not drank the rum, whereupon the prisoner beat him upon deck until the captain and boatswain separated them. In the evening they went on shore to smoke their cigars, and beginning to quarrel again the prisoner took out his knife; complainant then ran away, followed by the prisoner, who stabbed him across the back after he had fallen to the ground. A witness and a policeman confirmed the statement of the complainant as to the stabbing. A gentleman from the Northern Hospital stated that the wound extended from the lower part of the back of the neck to the angle of the chin, varying in depth, and that the man's life was in danger when he was brought in, both from the nature of the wound and from the conse quences of it. The prisoner in his defence stated that he went into the forecastle on Thursday to take a mouthful of brandy; he found the bottle empty, and having before seen the complainant and others stealing it he accused him of the theft on this occasion. A quarrel ensued, and a scuffle, which was terminated by the captain and boatswain. In the evening when he went on shore to smoke his cigar the com plainant followed him and wanted to fight, but he said he would not as his anger was quite gone. On this the com plainant took out his knife and struck at him twice; he (the prisoner) put up his coat to save himself from being stabbed, and it was cut through. He then took out his own knife, ran after the complainant and cut him. The policeman and the witness already alluded to, in answer to questions from the court, said they saw the complainant running away, fol lowed by the prisoner. They also saw the prisoner strike him, and that the complainant had a knife in his hand at the time. The complainant said it was not likely that he a little man should want to fight with a tall robust man like the prisoner. Mr. Rushton said he believed the prisoner's story. It was a previous offence, however, although the circum stances of provocation might make a great difference in the nature of the punishment to be awarded. Though the prisoner had been attacked in the first instance by the com plainant, the laws of England did not permit him to use the knife, or to retaliate, except in self defence, and as he had inflicted a severe wound he must suffer a severe punishment. In reply to some questions, the captain of the ship to which the parties belonged stated that the prisoner had been in his employment for five months, and that he had an excellent character. The court then fined the prisoner £5, in default of payment to be imprisoned for two months. The captain immediately paid the fine, and the prisoner was liberated. The complainant, who is yet very weak, was reconveyed to the Northern Hospital. CURIOUS CASE.—On Saturday last, at the Police-court, a very mean and ordinary-looking man, aged about fifty, was accused by a handsome, intelligent, and respectably attired young woman, aged about 25, of having defrauded her under the following extraordinary circumstances :—The name of the prisoner is John Pennicott. The complainant, Ann Crossley, stated that she met the prisoner accidentally in Manchester, and an acquaintance sprung up between them. He represented, that he had money in the bank, but that he could not draw it till he came to Liverpool, where be resided. He professed great attachment for her, and pre tended he was very desirous of marrying her. He induced her to accompany him to Westmoreland, she supplying him with money for all his exigencies. He said, when he arrived at Liverpool he could draw his money from the bank, and there he would immediately marry her. She accompanied him to Liverpool, but, on his arrival here, his wife appeared, and she (the complainant) immediately quitted him. She took lodgings, which the prisoner discovered, and, calling when she was out, represented to the landlady that he was her husband, and induced the landlady thereby to deliver him complainant'S wearing apparel, which it had since been dis covered he had pawned. A woman stepped forward, who represented herself as the prisoners wife. She said the complainant had cohabited with her husband four months, and that she knew well that he was married. Mr. Rushton— " flow owdo you know that she knew that?" Mrs. Penni cott—" He . says so." Complainant, to Mrs. vennicott— " You had my clothes in your possession when my landlady called for them, and you denied it. The landlady ap peared, and corroborated a portion of the complainant's testimony. The prisoner, on being asked what he had to say, did not deny the charge, but, in rather a coarse manner, began to. describe to the court bow very fond the complain ant was of him. H e was or d ere d to pay the value of the articles and a fine of £5 for illegally pawning, or to be im prisoned three months. A HlNT. — Filberts and walnuts will be as fresh at Christ. mas as now, if put i n j ars an d cover ed with sea-sand, o r made air-tight mitli a bladder, in a similar manner to pickles . THit IRISH LORD CHANCELLOR.—We believe that we may now state with certainty, that Sir Edward Sugden has accepted the Irish seals.—Standard. SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIANITY AMONGST THE JEWS. The twenty-second anniversary of the Liverpool Auxiliary Society for Promoting Christianity amongst the Jews was held yesterday evening at the Amphitheatre. Long before the tinie appointed (half-past six) for the chair to be taken, the house was crowded in every part—the boxes were ,filled with elegantly dressed ladies, and the stage also was occu pied. The following clergymen and gentlemen were present amongst many others whose names we could not ascertain : Revs. H. S. Joseph, J. 11. Stewart, T. Nolan, H. M'Neile, W. W. Ewbank, R. Davies, E. Bickersteth, F. Barker, W. Rawson, J. E. Bates, Dibdin, H. Jones, H. Carpel - Kyr, Stokes, -- Knox, Townsend, D. James, J. N. Connor, F. Ould, \V. Falloon, Bailey, Turner, Northop, —Wood, C. J. Hamilton, F. Parry, W. Dodd, J. Jones, A. Owen, Mansfield, Brown, Peel, Messrs. W. Jones, J. Edwards, W. Drevar, J. Howard, C. Bout flower, W. Wilson, Maples, and T. Bourne. The Rev. Chancellor RAI kEs took the chair, and he called upon the Rev. Mr. Joseph to open the proceedings with prayer. This having been done, The CHAIRMAN addressed the meeting as follows :—La dies and gentlemen, or rather let me use a more appropriate expression, and address you as Christian friends. Let me address you as Christian friends, assembled for a Christian object, associated with Christian views, and united for the purpose of forwarding a work which must be dear to every Christian heart, because we know it is a purpose dear to God himself. (Hear, hear.) We are met this evening to hear the report, and to consider upon the future proceedings of, the . Society for Propagating Christianity among the Jews. I own I cannot but rejoice to see that this holy cause, if I may judge from the appearance before me, has lost no inte rest with the inhabitants of Liverpool, and that it is as dear to your hearts at present as it appeared to be this time last year. (Hear.) In truth, I think there are subjects, and abundant subjects, for congratulation in the circumstances under which we meet. There are some circumstances to which I will not trust myself to allude ; but there are others of sufficient notoriety to justify their being stated, even from the place which I have the honour to hold. (Hear.) We meet to-night for the first time under episcopal patronage. (Applause.) Our revered diocesan has icing watched with the deepest interest the progress of this society ; but, unob trusive as he is in all his proceedings, willing that others should have the glory and honour of any work which they maybe permitted to carry o'n, he felt it was sufficient for his own feelings to know that the work was being carried on, though he did not wish to assume to himself credit or dignity where he believed he bad been unable to render assistance. But when he saw spring up feelings exhibited by those whom he was bound to respect and love, when lie saw that hearty and lively interest was manifested by the inhabitants of Liver pool in this most important work, he no longer felt he-was at liberty to withhold from the association the com pliment they had done him the honour to request, and he cordially consented to the proposal that he should be named patron of this association. (Hear, hear.) I know that I speak to those who can appreciate any step taken by an in dividual like him ; and I know that if his accession to this society has not been rendered so quick as some of us might wish, it will not be less appreciated because it comes now with the sanction of experience upon it, and will be the con firmation of an established approbation of its proceedings. In truth there are few circumstances which do excite more astonishment in the minds of the beholder than the progress of interest with regard to the Jewish nation. There are some of us, no doubt, old enough to remember that sonic five and twenty years ago the Jews were hardly recognised as an . object of interest atnoLg us. ,There were certain vague no tions under which it was customary to represent the Jews, and it was under those notions alone that the whole nation was contemplated. To imagine that any kind of interest • should have been drawn out towards them, and any lively or strong sympathy should have been felt with their condition would at that day have been asimpossible to imagine as any of those things which exceed imagination. But now mark the change, and it is really one of the most astonishing changes in public opinion we have marked ; mark the change which has been produced in public opinion with regard to this sin gle subject. (Hear.) There was a time when the few indi viduals attached to this society felt it necessary to make some excuse for devoting to the purpose of converting the Jews, some portion of those means which were claimed for otherl objects, and when it was necessary to say we were but acting in obedience to the command of our Lord and Saviour to preach the gospel to every creature, that the gospel should be preached to all the world, beginning at Jerusalem, that it was to the Jews first, and afterwards to the Gentiles, all the riches of the truth, as it is in Jesus, be made known ; we were thus obliged to merge the pecu liar character of the Jews in the general character of Gen tile, in order to justify to the world the charity that was ex tended towards their wants. At that time it was thought much that the sum of £BOOO, £lO,OOO, or £12,000 was col lected for this purpose, and it was requisite to use some sort of reasoning in order to justify the subtraction from objects of general charity even the pittance which was devoted to the object of converting the Jews. Now mark the change. We have lived to see not only whole nations appearing to take an interest in the welfare of the Jewish nation ; we have lived not only to see their case considered by politicians, as involving the future destinies of Europe ; we have not only lived to see them considered as objects of national consideration, but we have lived to see, from one end of the kingdom to ie other, that the interests of our common christianity are allowed to rest upon the welfare of. the Jewish nation, circurr.stances from which we expect the largest extension of the Gospel of Christ, as connected with the conversion of those nations. I say, when we consider the changes produced in public opinion upon this subject, when I see the interest now taken in the Welfare of Jewish people compared with the apathy—the worse than apathy—with which they used to be contemplated, we are lost in wonder and astonishment. I can only say from this that it must be the work of God, and that while we are engaged in his work we may be assured that our labours shall not be in .vain. I will not, ladies and gentlemen, detain you any further by any observations of mine, but at once call upon the secretary to read the report of the committee. The . Rev. H. JOSEPH then read the report, of which we give some extracts. Among the circumstances which have occurred since the last meeting of this Auxiliary Society, one of . a Peculiarly encouraging character, and calculated to give efficiency to the society, is the accession, to the number of its avowed supporters, of his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury, who has kindly accepted the office of patron, and of the Lord Bishop of London, who has accepted that of vice-patron ; and it will afford peculiar pleasure to the present meeting to be informed, that our own esteemed and beloved diocesan, the Lord Bishop of Chester, has also expressed his willing ness to become the patron, and the Chancellor has accepted the office of president, of this auxiliary association. This surely is a token for good, and a cause of devout thanks giving to all who are anxious for the great and blessed object which the society has in view. The prospects of the society are bright and inviting. Proofs of the Divine blessing resting upon their labours are daily multiplied. Instances of conversion from Judaism to Christianity, even in our town, are no longer either rare or questionable. Authenticated cases, with proofs of sincerity sufficient to satisfy the most scrupulous inquiry, are now common in this our highly favoured place of abode. Since the institution for enquiring Jews was opened, no less than 302 Jews have called upon Mr. Lazarus, to whom he did not fail to set forth Christ : 64 of them became inmates of the institution for longei:Or-ihorter periods, and 21 are known to have eventually been baptized. The aggregate amount of contributions towards the gene• ral purposes of the Parent Society is £22,938 19s. 2d., being an increase to the general fund of £2,128185. sd. above the receipts of the preceding year. And towards this sum, your own committee have remitted to the Parent Society during the past year £621 3s. With respect to the proceedings of the Parent Society during the past year, your committee are thankful to report that the distribution of copies of the Hebrew scriptures and trrcts has Ulm as follows: SCRIPTURES AND TRACTS.—During the past year the following Bibles and other works have been issued from your depository, from April 1, 1840, to March 31, 1841 : • Hebrew Bibles, Bvo Do., Bible Society's Do., 12:no. Do., New Testaments Do., German, Dutch, and English Psalms 1,913 Do„ Portions, &c. Do., Liturgy. Do., Pentateuch and 11 aphtorah English, German, &c. Bibles and Testaments 545 The " Old Paths," English, Hebrew, and German ........................ 542 Tracts, Sce. .......................... 3,664 There are now 319 baptisms recorded in the baptismal re gister, of which 114 have been baptized as adults. The report then notices in high terms of commendation the services of Mr. Alexander, at the mission in London, and those of Mr. Joseph, in Liverpool. The attention of the friends of Israel is then called to the institution for inquiring Jews in this town, the funds of w hi c h, we regret to hear, are in an extremely depressed state. Dr. Tarn:esti% LI, was received with loud applause. He said he rose with exceeding pleasure to move the resolution put into his hands, one principal object of which was that the report then read be adopted, printed, and circulated under the direction of the committee ; and he might say that the materials of which that report was composed and the sub jects to which it related were of a nature to call forth feel ings -of congratulation and awe, and also sentiments of gratitude to Almighty God for those things which their ears had heard ; and that, therefore, the report was certain to meet with the most cordial reception by that meeting. There was one point to which especial notice was directed in the resolution which he held in his hand, and to which he would for a single moment refer, although he had been anticipated, and better far, in what fell from the chair, than any observt: Lions he could make. He could not help , however, revert ing, and calling on the meeting to revert also to that part of the resolution which expressed a feeling of gra tit u d e t o th e lord bishop of the diocese for having kindly consented to be come the patron of this auxiliary. (Applause.) The very mention of the name of that beloved and esteemed diocesan was impossible to take place amongst them without exciting feelings of reverence, affection, and elevated esteem, and it could not be regarded as otherwise than a token of good to this society that his lordship had joined himself to this cause, and his patronage to that society would not be merely a name, but his influence would be exerted in its behalf. (Applause.) It had also been noticed_ that even more dis tinguished episcopal patronage had been conferred upon the society. He did not know the extent of this patronage, but he would be right if he stated that, in consequence of the ne gociations which had lately taken place, and the modification of rules thought necessary to secure the patronage of their ecclesiastical rulers, his grace the• Archbishop of Canterbury, end at his grace's own solicitation, the Archbishop of York and thirteen of the other bishops had already joined them, so that within the last few days or weeks the majority of the , episcopal bishops had joined themselve s t o t h e soc i ety. During the period they had existed it had been their humble and earnest desire that all things amongst them should be done decently and in order. It had been froni the first a principle that all was to be done in strict accordance with their own ecclesiastical rulers, and God had blessed them. They thought that these token:: of good were marks of the so done. Th ere was another Divine blessing for having point which he might be permitted to say ought to be in that resolution, and which not being in the written resolution, al though he was sure it would meet with the approbation of every member there, he would add to it. The resolution went on to say that the best thanks of the meeting be pre sented to the Lord Bishop of the diocese for having permit ted his name to be put as patron. Now, as what he was going to add could not be put from the chair, he hoped it a thousand voices—i t was that the would be received by thanks of the meeting be a lso given to th e c h ancellor of the diocese for having become president of th e aux ili ary. (Loud applause.) This was a resolution which he believed (lid not need being put from the chair, because it was agreed to already and carried by acclamation. (Applause. ) He would not detain the meeting further, with any remarks of his, inasmuch as he was going to be followed by one of the secretaries of the Parent Association, who would enter at length into the oper ations of the Parent.SOciety, but he begged their attention to that part of the report relative to the Jewish institution of this town. It was worthy of their care, their patronage, their support, and prayer. He could not briefly detail to them the nature of that institution better than it had been done in the report, and when they were told that during the short period of its existence better than 300 Jews had called on the superintendent, inquiring more or less seriously the way to Zion—they would say that this was God's work—the way to Zion. A fair proportion had joined themselves to the Lord in the covenant of baptism, which called upon them to render their best support to the institution. (Applause.) The Rev, J. J. anYkoLos, one of the secretaries to the Parent Society, said he had much pleasure in seconding the resolution. When he referred to what was contained in the - report there was much to encourage them in the interest which their friends in Liverpool took in behalf of their elder brethren, the Jews. When he considered that that interest was spreading not only in England and Scotland, but that it was also spreading across the broad Atlantic, he would take it as a token of God's goodness to the Jewish people. He would also look upon it as a token of God to their church, and when they reflected on what had been noticed more than once that evening, that within the last month as many as 14 of the heads of the church had come forward and patronised that institution, he would look upon it as a token of food for that church, for the Lord said " Blessed is he that blesseth me." At a meeting of the Parent Society, lately held in London, Dr. Marsh, that old and valued servant in the cause of the Jews, in seconding a resolution, said he hailed the pa tronage of the bishops as a token of good to the church, and as it was only the fulfilment of Lord's promises. lie begged to call the attention of the meeting to the letter of the Arch bishop of Canterbury, when he accepted the office of patron. - His lordship said he had received with more than ordinary Satisfaction the copy of a resolution passed at a meeting of the Society for the 'Propagation of, the Gospel amongst the Jews, which placed the office of patron in the hands of the Archbishop of Canterbury. In the hope that under the blessing of God and the direction of his good spirit, his humble endeavours might be rendered conducive to the attainment of the very important object which the secretary had in view he .very gladly accepted the office. In that recognition, and the expression of a hope that his humble endeavours might be conducive to the ob jects of the society, they had the implicit guarantee that he would not simply by his name, but that he would with his heart assist the object which they had in view. The Arch bishop of York also said, that at the age of 84—and did they not rejoice that at such an age he had joined them—though not accustomed to connect himself to any new institution, he would rejoice if his name could be made useful, and by becoming vice-patron he could promote the object they had in view? (Applause.) From all the prelates named also, expressions of earnest desire that the society might do good had proceeded, and most of them felt the importance of the objects which that institution had in view. He congratu lated them that they had gone on increasing in zeal in this good cause ; he hoped the zeal of the meeting that night would still be excited, until their cry would be, " A larger room still for the holding of the anniversaries." He would call their attention briefly to the operations of the parent society. The Bethnell Green institution had now about 50 boys and 30 girls within it. Since its establishment between three and four,hundred Jewish children had passed through the school; and, - by a letter from the superintendent, he found that he had written statements concerning 87 boys; and 79 of these were supporting themselves in the greatest comfort and respectability, whilst some of them had gone abroad as tbllowers of that Saviour on whom they learned to believe in that school. Many of those who had been taught in their infancy to throw contempt on the sacred name of the Saviour, had been led to believe on his name. In looking through the reports of those who had passed the institution, he found that the first boy had become a clergyman ; another was employed in teaching the Gentiles in Jamaica ; another was the master of a school in London. One boy who was taken away by his parents before his time expired went to sea, and he was heard by the captain singing on the deck "Hosannah to the Son of David !" He did not think that, sweet as was the music from Gentile's lips, there was any song so sweet, any voice so de lightful as the voices of Jewish youths and adults, mingling in that song of adoration—" Hosannah to the son of David; blessed is he that cometh in the name of the Lord." If they went to the continent they would find- that they had nine schools in the duchy of Posen, and one lately establish ed at Constantinople. The truth that was taught in these schools was carried home to the parents, and in one in stance the establishment of a school for adults had been sought for. In the metropolis 130 Jews met for the worship of the God of their fathers. They had also heard that in their own town many of the Jewish people had inquired into the truth of Christianity, and numbers had, in a few years, been brought to the knowledge of the truth. 'On the aggregate 3000 had been received into the church, many of them were teachers in foreign universities, and many of them were mi nisters. lie received a letter from Berlin, which said that the conversion of the Jews was making rapid progress. They were joining by tens and twenties, but the writer hoped they would soon be joining by hundreds. The number which the writer had himself baptized was 127, who had in a few years been brought to a knowledge of the truth as it was in Christ. In three years another minister had received 42 adults into the Christian Church. One of them was a missionary labouring in another land ; and another went to Jerusalem, and then to Constantinople, where he was called away from the scene of his earthly labours, they trusted to be' happy with his Lord. He was particularly struck on Tuesday, in a committee meet ing in London, when a gentleman who had just been ordained as a missionary—he had been brought up a Jewish teacher — rose to express on his own behalf and that of the Jewish na tion, the deep gratitude he felt to the society for being the means of bringing him from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God. At Warsaw one of their own missionaries had received one hundred and fifty into the' Christian Church. There were, however, circum-• stances of trial during the past year, especially in the removal of some of their missionaries from their missionary labours. If they went to Constantinople, they found a gen tleman summoned from his labours here to his reward above. If they went to Tunis, they found another called to his rest. If they went to Smyrna, they would there find that an inter esting Israelite, who had suffered much for that Master on whom he was taught to believe, and who was engaged in translating•the Liturgy and the Scriptures into Spanish, bad been taken away by fever. If they went to Jerusalem, they would find also that an architect, who had just gone out to survey some work, was summoned hence, teaching them that it was not by human agency they were to accomplish their work. With respect to Jerusalem, Mr. Nicholayson, who was there, came home ; but the committee determined on proceeding with the building. Another architect had gone out, a physician had just set sail, and ere long they would hear of a mission, established not only on the principles of the church, but with one of the highest officers of the church at its head. The rev. gentleman concluded by informing the meeting that 50,000 copies of the Old and New Testament had been distributed, calling, at the same time, on the per sons present to assist the institution by their prayers and their means. The Rev. W. W. EWBANK rose amidst much applause to move the next resolution. He said—My dear Christian friends, I was not aware till I entered the room this evening that I was to have a resolution entrusted to my charge, therefore, I trust you will not expect me to snake before you this evening any lengthened observations. Let me, first of all, read the resolution, which is a very important one, and upon which I doubt not you will hear after me very much in teresting information. The resolution is simply this : " That it appears to this meeting, that events of the most important nature are ever newly arising in the course of Providence, to increase the interests of the Christian church in the operations of this society, with respect to the Jewish people—and that recent events in Syria and the adjacent countries are peculiarly of this character." I cannot help thinking, and I doubt not you will all of you agree with me, that the most important event which in the course of God's providence has taken place in the world, at any rate that in which we arc most particularly interested, is the revival of sound and scriptural doctrine in our own Church of England. (Hear.) We are every one of us aware, my dear friends, that the Church of England for many years after the Reformation was in a very languid and dull state. There was, indeed, the channel for the transmission of knowledge to the people, but the gospel of Jesus Christ was not preached with that distinctive clearness with which it ought to have been: but it has pleased God within the last twenty or thirty years, or still further back, to bless this church by the influence of his Holy Spirit, and I would rather, I confess, attribute to the influence of that gracious Spirit, the increase of interest in the christian church in the operations of this society for the conversion of the Jewish people. (Hear, hear.) Now just seewhat is the mode by which the Holy Spirit acts upon the church. It is simply by appealing to that church, collectively and indivi dually, what that Holy Spirit h. s written aforetime in the pages of the Holy Scriptures; and the most important event, therefore, that can ever happen in any church, is an increase of interest in the simple statements of the word of God. Now' I believe this is the sole reason why we are taking now so much more interest in the operations of this society than we have been in past times. It is quite impossible for a man under the influence of the Holy Spirit to take the Bible into his hand, and to read its plain statements without perceiving at any rate these three things. Fit st of all that the command of Christ is still an unrepealed command, a standing order, which we have no right to avoid, and which is bound up together with those commandments the keeping of which has been given by Christ as a test of our love to him, that we are to preach the gospel to the Jews first and then to the Gentiles. This command has been for a long time overlooked, but neverthe less it is as distinctly written there as ever it was. It seems to have been supposed that because by the preaching of the gospel to some Jews in this city and in that, because they re jected the gospel, and by their rejection the apostles and other ministers turned round to the gentiles in that city and preached the gospel to them; it seems to have been supposed that the rejection of the gospel by this and that city of the Jews has given a right to all Christians, never for all genera tions, to make an offer of the gospel to them. But this is an erroneous impression. So long as a single Jew continues in the world before whom the gospel -is not brought to notice, 'who has not been besought to enter the fold to which all the lost sheep of the house of Israel are invited by the Saviour, the command of Jesus Christ has not been carried fully into execution. This I say is the first thing we learn from Holy Scripture,:and I need not say to you, speaking to you as Christians, as those who manifest by your attendance this evening, that you are interested in dlese things, I say that this is the greatest motive which can possibly be brought be fore your notice. I say also in reading Holy Scripture we --have brought to our notice that we owe a debt of gratitude to the Jews which we ought not to be slow in attempting to pay. To them were committed the oracles of -God they by kept them for us, and we remember the noble argument of St. Paul in his epistle to the Romans, where be says that the Jews were taken away as it were from the original root, that we might be grafted thereon in order that we might partake of the fatness of the l olive. Now shall we enjoy the privi leges of God's ancient people without feeling in our zeal, a spark of gratitude to thenl for what they in the course o Providence have done tous ? (Hear.) I need make no ex. . . cuse for bringing forward this irguthent, because it is the ar gument of Paul himself. Lastly, we learn also from Holy Scripture this third motive, that all our expectations of future happiness and blessedness are bound up with the des tinies of the Jews. (Hear.) We cannot open the Holy Scriptures, nor read them with regard to Jewish history, without perceiving that whatever progress the Gospel may be expected to make by means of Missionary Societies, in car rying the gospel to the Gentile, however many souls may be undoubtedly gathered into God's vineyard, yet, nevertheless, we are not entitled to expect any great and national conver sion of the world till the fullness of the Jews comes in after the fulness of the Gentiles. And therefore if it was only for these three motives, remembering the command of Jesus Christ, remembering our gratitude to the ancient people of Israel, looking forward with all our expectations to that glo rious time when there shall be neither Jew nor Greek, but all shall be one in Christ Jesus—having these three motives, I say we shall want nothin! , else to make us active and ener getic in this holy cause. f should not have come before you this evening, my friends, being utterly unprepared with regard to this special subjeot ; but I confess I am anxious, though unprepared, to take this earliest oppor tunity of declaring to you my attachment for this society. (Hear.) I do hope that though these motives which I have brought before you must, as I conceive, be amply sufficient for every one of us. The details which we have heard and shall shortly hear from Dose who can give yon the benefit of their own experience, there will be added to those motives the greatest encouragement which we can possibly derive, by finding in this, as in other socities, that our labour has not been in vain in the Lord. The reverend gentleman concluded by moving the resolution. The Rev. E. BICKESETETII said he rose to second the re solution. He could not but feel that their society was now in a very remarkable and encouraging position. When he looked back on its history from the year 180 S, and to the va rious trials by which it had been leil now for thirty-three years to it present position, he could not but see how much cause they had to be thankful to their heavenly Father. The society was formed of all denominations of Christians at the beginning, and got into difficulties in its earlier years, till the debt in the society became so heavy as to threaten entirely to overwhelm them. In that difficulty one of the devout friends of the society, Lewis Wade, came forward and advanced ten thousand pounds out of his own pocket to relieve the society and place it immediately and entirely in the hands of the church of England. (Cheers,) With perfect good feeling this arrangement was agreed to, and from that time to this the society became more directly and immediately connected with their church, rt had gone through very - serious and great difficulties from that time to this, had had many mortifiees Lions, many disappointments, many trials, but still the eye of God was upon it, his favour had regarded it, he had helped it through its difficulties, and now to all succeeding years this year would be a memorable year in the history of their society. (Hear.) The two archbishops of their country, and fourteen of their bishops have joined the society to give to it their full episcopal patronage. He was present at a large meeting at Derby, and had the delight then to hear the Bishop of Lichfield testify his entire approbation of the society, and it was an honour' to the bishops of Lichfield and Chester that they had joined the society be fore the Archbishops of York and Canterbury. (Applause.) Those who were enrolled in that cause before it had all this patronage would feel it an honour and a privilege to have had a share in it before. How had that patron age b een (,- tained ; Not by any compromise of principle. God forb;d that there should be the slightest departure from that grand, that glorious doctrine, " Salvation by faith, through grace, unto holiness," or any of those great evangelical principles which had distinguished the church ; but it was merely by boldly adopting a principle which had always animated and always regulated the proceedings of the society—submission in matters of rites and discipline to those in authority over them. They had ever acted on that principle, and it had ever animated the society from the beginning. But it was not merely the bishops of their own country who were inte rested in this cause. (Hear, hear.) In the providence of * God other countries were taking a lively interest in the Jewish cause. He did not speak of America, where something was doing; nor of Scotland, where they all knew how the sister church of Scotland had taken up the cause as a church caring for the people ; but he was happy to say that the King of Prussia, a pious monarch, was endeavouring to take steps, in union with their own church, for the futherence of this great and unlimited work. He was glad to say also that there would be soon a bishop at Jerusalem, in connection with their church, independently of those persons already ordained by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York. It was very delightful to see how wonderfully God was pro gressing their blessed church. If they looked at the western hemisphere, in great difficulty their church was planted there. The bishop then was consecrated by the Archbishop of Can terbury, but there were now 20 dioceses in that country, and 1,000 of the clergy of the Episcopalian church of England connected with those dioceses. He did not knoW, and there fore he would not speak as to the cause of the Acadia sailing on a Sunday, which prevented them from having the testi mony of a bishop on the subject that night. Alluding to the state of Christianity in the East, the rev. gentleman said the Jews, in returning to their native land, witnessed nothing but idolatry, for he could call the worship of images in Po pery nothing but idolatry. (Tremendous applause.) The rev, gentleman proceeded at some length to advocate the cause of the institution, and concluded by calling on the meeting not to suffer the Liverpool Jewish Institution to sink for want of ample aid. The Rev. F. EWALD, Missionary to the Jews at Tunis, •proposed the next resolution in an address full of interest as to facts, and heightened by its being delivered in a foreign accent. lie said he had been labouring among the Jews upon the northern coast of Africa for nine years; and he gave a graphic account of the conversion of his father forty years ago, who then lived in Bavaria, and gave each of his sons a sound Christian education. After that, he (Mr. Ewald) studied at one of the colleges of, this society in London for three years, and he was then sent to preach the Gospel among his Jewish brethren at Algiers. When he arrived there he applied to the English consul for his advice, who recommended him to ask the permission of the French governor to preach, which he did, but it was refused, it being supposed that he was an English spy. ,He was not allowed to remain in Algiers, and he was therefore sent to Tunis. The reverend gentleman described his proceedings among the Jews, Protestants, and Roman Catholics in that place, from which it appeared that his preaching had been attended with, signal success. He mentioned that he had distributed upwards of 60,000 copies of the Bible, and effected many conversions, although he had experienced very great opposition. Indeed, he had been encouraged not less by the word of God than by examples, to proceed till the Whole world should cry, " Crown him, crown him Lord ' of all." (Cheers.) The Rev. HUGH M'NEILE, on rising to second the reso lution, was received with enthusiastic applause. After some appropriate observations, the rev. gentleman said there was a subject introduced into the resolution which he supposed the managers of the meeting intended to reserve for the mover and seconder of it, but the speakers had not been so , kind. The resolution called attention distinctly to the great increase of patronage given to this society lately, yet it had been a theme from the very commencement of the proceed ings, not excepting the chair. (Hear, hear.) There was, however, one point of view in -which he had looked at this subject whilst sitting listening, which has not hitherto been uttered, and upon which he would take the liberty of saying a few words. He thought that the accession of the Arch bishop of Canterbury, the Archbishop of York, and other pre lates to this society at this period, supplied a very remarkable rebuke to those persons-who objected to originate any move ment unless they had the bishops to begin it. There were those who would stay our hands in any movement which in our zeal, perhaps in our ignorance, we set a going, by telling us, " you have not the heads of the church with you. mind what you are about." He was quite willing to take care what he was about. but he was not at all willing to wait „`',or the heads of the church. (Cheers.) lie loved time bishops and he loved the church, as well, as honestly, and as scripturally. he hoped, as any man who loved and defended the Church of England. He remembered when he first had the happiness and privilege to join this society, now nineteen years ago. it was frowned upon in the metropolis. Those who joined it were considered a set of ultra enthusiasts, comparatively few in number. lied any any man predicted in that day—" Wait a little, go on steadily, you have a scriptural cause, and by and by the Archbishop of Canterbury will become your patron, and the Bishop of London your vice patron," they would have thought that we were true enthusiasts to utter such prophe cies. Yet it had come to pass. (Cheers.) After the experience of veers, our prelates had ratified by their accession the deed which we had been doing all the time, and showing them that it could be well done. (Cheers.) I, proceeded the rev. gentleman, am disposed to derive encou ragement from this. There are movements now that are not much more popular than the Jews' Society was twenty years ego, and the heads of our church have not joined them yet, but Ido not despair. (Great cheers.) The heads of our church are good reformers, and when they see their way they will join our Reformation Society and our Protestant Society. ,(Renewed cheering.) Will the Archbishop of Canterbury give his name to such an ultra movement ? Just have patience —just wait a little. Do join, indeed, in your rejoicing in the accession of this patronage to this society ; and I thank God for it in various ways, both for the encourag-meat for the work to go on, and for the blessing it will bring upon the hearts of those right reverend prelates, and upon the church over which they preside. (Hear, hear.) The rev. gentleman then, at considerable length, proceeded to call attention to the sovereign grace of God, giving success to all attempts to communicate his mercy to the house of Israel, by introducing Christianity among them, and in the course of which he re viewed the entire history of God's dealings with the children of Abraham, showing how the atonement of the Messiah bore upon them. He concluded, amidst loud applause, by strongly recommending the society to the support of the meeting. The last resolution was moved by the Rev. J. H. STEW ART, and seconded by another gentleman, after which a hymn was sung, and the meeting separated about half-past ten. COLLECTIONS. St. Jude's St. Andrew's St. Mark's . St. Barnabas St. Bride's Present Mariner's All Saints' Wavertree Christ Church EvertOn £65 12s Od 33 0 0 ..... 34 0 0 30 10 0 24 12 0 40 0 0 • 17 0 0 • 315 0 • 16 0 0 3 0 0 . 22 0 0 . 32 0 0 REVISING BARRISTERS' COURT. The barristers appointed to revise the lists of persons entitled and claiming to be entitled to vote in the election of members to serve in parliament for this borough—namely, Stephen Temple and James Wilde, Esquires, opened their court at the Sessions-house on Saturday ; and after sitting until four o'clock, adjourned till yesterday, when the busi ness was resumed at the usual hour. For the purpose of forwarding the revision, Mr. Temple presided in the Sessions-house, and Mr. Wilde in the Grand Jury-room. The following are the only cases of interest which had occurred up to last night, the objections having been first taken : Timothy Coffee's name, of Thomas-street, being called, he said he rented a house at £l6 a year, including water, and had paid all his rates. In cross-examination by Mr. Wright, he stated that he let the cellar off at 2s. 6d. a week, which would reduce his own payment to an amount under £lO. An endeavour was, however, made on the other side to show, that as Coffee had the key of a door leading into the front cellar, (which was let off,) and had access to it three times a week for water, the pipe being there, he was himself virtually the sole tenant of the whole premises. But it appeared that the procuring of the water was merely a sufferance, and that there was a distinct letting of the cellar. Mr. Temple taking this view of the case, the name was struck off. On Hugh Connolly being called, his wife appeared for him. She said that she lived in Thomas-street, in a house of £2O a year, and was at work, so that he could not attend. The rates had been paid, she added by himself. Mr. Wrightsulj ; witted that the wife's mere assertion was not the best evi dence of the payment, and she could not tell where the money was got from, or whether he had not got it from other parties and not out of his earnings. As the best evidence, therefore, was not produced, it was ruled that the case should stand over until the husband came up next day. Thomas Cormack, Thomas-street, was next' objected to. He had removed from the opposite side of the street, where he paid a rent of £42 into his present house, for which he paid £26. He had paid up and had also paid one year's rates in advance for his new house. The objection taken by Mr. Wright was, that though he had paid the rates stated, and claimed to be rated under the 30th clause, it was required by the 27th section of the act,•that he should also have tendered all the rates or arrears then due on the newly entered house. The rate-books were referred to, and it appeared that arrears were then due upon that house by the previous tenant, but they had not been carried out as due by him. The barrister stated that he should be very slow in taking such an inter pretation of the clause pointed out as the intention of the legislature, particularly as the 30th dause, with which it must be taken in conjunction, was designed as a remedy for the voter should he not be rated. Besides the construction urged amounted to an absurdity. Mr. Snowball urged in behalf of the voter. The barrister decided that as the man was rated in the books, and put upon the last rate, taking the rational purport of the clauses, pari tnateria, he ' should admit the vote. Patrick Cunningham said he paid £l7 a-year for a house in Crosbie-street ; but the cellar was let off by him for 2s. 6d. a week, which reduced his payment to £lO 10s. His land lord paid for the water, by (as the witness stated) an espe cial agreement, he (the landlord) himself paying the Water Company. It did not appear what amount was paid for the water, or whether it would invalidate his vote by reducing his rent below £lO. A question also remained to he decided whether the premises and the water were so rented together as to constitute one tenantcy, not liable to deduction for what might be paid for the water. The case was accordingly deferred for further evidence until this day. Several cases in which the wives of the parties appeared for them were deferred until they could themselves attend. The case of Mr. Joseph Dutton, who was objected to as regarded premises in Great George-street, and the case of his son, for whom he appeared as agent,'were also deferred for additional evidence. Mr. Timothy Jevons appeared to answer objections against himself, his two brothers, Thomas and William, and a part ner named Townsend Wood, iron merchants. The obj ectio n was made to their claim as voters for an iron warehou se, in, we believe, Bath-street. It was rated at £7O, and the rates had been paid up. Mr. Wright objected on the ground that the premises were merely a shed, an d not a warehouse, w ithin the meaning of the act, the shed r being wa lled only ou three sides and open on the other. m on the opposite side, that th e Snowball contended Premises ' were " a warehouse, or other building ," for th e stowage or reception of goods; that it was roofed over, and that br eaking into it would con stitute a felony, if not a burglary . The revising barrister retired to consult with his colleague on the point, and, on hi., return, decided that they took the building to be eusdern generis"a warehouse, and all owe d th e vote, of the four parties. Robert Jones, a young man of twenty years of age, ap peared as agent for his father, a tailor and draper, who was objected to in respect to a house and shop in Tithebarn street, rented at forty guineas. The rates had been paid ; but, on cross-examination, winless said that his own name, T. Jones, only was over the door ; that be had been a part ner with his father from November last ; that no deed of co-partnery had been drawn out, and that if his father's creditors called, he (witness) would be represented . as the tenant. The barrister remarked, that the son was tenant for his father's creditors, and the father tenant before that court. The name was struck out. Mr. Maddocks appeared in behalf of Mr. Edward Lloyd, merchant, and partner with a Mr. thipuy, who vms objected to by Mr. Wright, on the ground that he had not paid the full amount of his rates. It appeared op reference to the books, that the last amount paid was IS s, in place of small amount above that sum, owing to a mistaka in the clerk who made out the bill at the parish office. The amount paid was sufficient to cover the amount of poor-rates due, but the hill rendered also included a church-rate, and in apportioning that amount respectively to poor-rates and church-rates, there was a small deficiency in the latter. Mr. Snowball produced the bill and receipt, on the face of which the whole sum of zel 18s was stated to b e f or " p a ri s h rates." The barrister stated that church-rates were also parish rates, and that the overse ers h a d a r i g ht to apport i on t he amoun t received as had been done. The act was so stringent as to the full payment of all parish-rates, that he was imperatively called upon to strike off the name of the party from the list. CORRESPONDENCE. DIALOGUE BETWEEN A SHIPMASTER AND A MEMBER OF THE ASSOCIATION. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STAA'DARD, SIR,—In a dialogue under the above title, which appeared in the STANDARD of Friday, and which I have perused with much attention, there is nothing to be found but what ie strictly true, and commanding the attention of every one connected with the maritime welfare of our country. The case might have been made stronger, but could not•he put more justly or forcibly. There is, however, an omission ; and that arises, I feel certain, from its being an exact tran script of a viva-roce conversation, which did not bring on the carpet the Mates' Association. This, then, it becomes me to fill up, as " acting manager" of the Mates' Associa tion ; and believe me, sir, it is a pleasant duty, b the omission must have arisen from forgetfulness, inaMPlPeli 'as the Mates' Association is deeply indebted to the Shipmasters' Association, for kindness arid liberality, and individual as sistance on the part of the members, at much personal sa crifice on their parts ; for most nobly and kindly have they come forward to assist their junior (but oh, how important !) officers. I wish, sir, I was empowered to name individuals ; but, alas! lam not. There is, however, one whom, being in a public situation, I shall take the liberty of noticing, whether it pleases him or not—for, being a public officer, be has no right to find fault—and that is Mr. Moss, master of the rooms of the Shipmasters' Association. The labohr, time, and attention he has devoted to our association, is only commensurable with his well-known worth and wishes for the prosperity of all that should be dear to the heart of every Briton, viz., the welfare of its seamen. That it is the ardent wish of all connected with the sea is evident from the inquiry, at the end of the dialogue, respecting the Sailors' Home. But how is that to flourish—that is, to be of any Christian utility—without the mates ? How much more forcibly would the value of the Shipmasters' Association have been put, had its advocate said this :—" Perhaps, dear sir, you are not ' aware that we are doing our utmost to secure the firm esta blishment of a Mates' Association, that has recently been brought forward ; this will enable us to have mates on who'll we can place the utmost reliance." " Why, what a bed of roses you will all be on then ! " I could say, sir, a great deal more ' • but, expecting shortly to have to lecture on the society, and being well aware of the kind feeling of the Shipmasters' AssoCiation, I shall do no further than subscribe myself your obedient servant, B. W. TRACEY, Lieut. R.N., Acting Manager of the Mittes' Association. THE LIVERPOOL DISPENSARIES. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. Bm—A meeting being appointed for the purpose of re lieving the depressed funds of the Dispensaries, patronised, and to be presided over, by the Mayor, upon Friday next, I hope that a few remarks upon the subject may not be considered as quite out of place, from one who has worked hard, studied, and watched, the progress and proceedings of the medical institutions of Liverpool for now nearly forty years. No one; I think, can doubt the usefulness and extent of the Dispensaries in this town ; and with the exception of Manchester, I believe the numbers attended by the medical officers is not equalled by any similar establishment under the direction of one committee, throughout the whole of her Majesty's dominions, h which may be included the metro polis itself. It cannot, therefore, be a matter of much sur prise that - these institutions should labour under pecuniary embarrassment, as has always been the case once in about every five, seven, or ten years. And why is it sot for it is evident that there is no want of charitable feeling amongst our mercantile community, and there ought not to be any want either of pecuniary means ; although. I believe, that experience has proved beyond the possibility of doubt, that not only the dispensaries, but almost every charitable insti tution in the town, has been mainly supported by those who can least afford it. Some of those (for I will not say all) who have beep -most successful in mercantile affairs, are so much absorbed in their extensive concerns that, it is much to be feared, they consider the subjects of charity unworthy of their attention. Unfortunately, it happens that, although there is no charity in the town which does more extensive and r.al good, at so small a cost, as the relief which the dispensaries afford, to those who are afflicted with poverty and disease, it is painful to acknowledge that their high stand. big is not in the same proportion appreciated. The first consideration of the committees ought to be, and I believe is, the relief of the poor overwhelmed with dis— tressing poverty and dire disease ; but there is a second con sideration, which comes so close upon the well-being of the medical institutions, that I trust I shall not be considered as inimical to such establishments, nor offens my medical brethren, if I venture to point out the advan be to both, if all the medical officers were more --,,ltmu nerated for their services, by which, lain confide Oiepr would be better attended, and the standiuttoof medical Men would be heightened. At present 50,000 patients are annually prescribed for at the north and south dispensaries, by which dime must be either one of two evils ; viz., if the medical officer is both zealous and conscientious in the discharge of his duties, the probability is, that be is compelled to neglect his private pro fessional interests, in such a manner as to lay the foundation for irremediable anxiety so long as he lives. If, on the con trary, he neglects his duties, his professional character is probably injured, and, what is of more consequence to the community, the objects and designs of the institution are not carried out. The great anxiety which medical men evince for being ap pointed to public institutions, leads to a very natural infer ence, that there are advantages to be derived from them un known to the public, and which medical men will not dis close ; and, no doubt, the opportunity of witnessing a great variety of cases and practice is very considerable ; but as this must entirely depend upon the use which each individual makes of it, it is no criterion of superim ity ; for I am one of those who think that twenty cases closely, diligently, and scientifically watched, are more advantageous to the prac titioner and the patient than one hundred visited and at tended superficially. Now, as this subject will sooner or later become an object of parliamentary investigation and arrangement, I am anxious that Liverpool should be one of the foremost in testing its practicability. I would, therefore, urgently suggest that there should be no honorary officers attached to any medical establishment in Liverpool, and that the fees paid to those so called, by pupils, should belong to the funds of the institution, and be come a part and parcel of its permanent resources. I should also suggest that no physician or surgeon should ever be appointed to any hospital or dispensary unless he will consent to become at least a clinical teacher, if not some thing more, and that the services of all medical officers should be limited to 7, 10, or 15 years, agreeable to their own wishes and pi ospects for private professional confidence ; for beyond which period he either injures himself, the profession, or the objects of the institution. By this modification in the constitution of medical chari- ties, the wants of the sick poor would be provided for, more rigid attendance would be secured, ald much anxiety, if not mortification, would be avoided in the young medical asp 4.• ant, and, in addition to which, the more independent and wealthy part of the community would secure for themselves medical practitioners well grounded, both by claims and pre tensions, for the confidence of those who may honour them by their preference. These remarks are brought forward from the purest tno fives, both towards Inc medical brethren in this locality, the medical profession in general, and, at the same time, of pre- . i pre serving permanent advanta g es, i n f u t ure , f or every c l ass of those who require medical ass i s t ance , f rom th e humblest tail to the most exalted in society ; an d if I should tail in making any impression, I shall not regret having made the attempt.—l am, sir, your obedient servant, Liverpool, Sept. 20, 1811. MEDICUS. , . [We insert our correspondent's letter without implying an assent to his propositions, as we are not sufficiently acquainted with the practical working of the institution to be able to offer an opinion upon them. We hope, however, that, at the meeting on Friday, some arrangements will be entered into, for the purpose of extending the operations of the cha rity, as well as placing it upon a permanently established basis.] VIE DISPENSARIES. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. Slll,—l observe with great pain that the governors of the Dispensaries have avowed their intention (unless enabled to continue as at present by the liberality of the public), to cur tail the usefulness of the charity, in consequence of want of funds. Now, sir, permit me to suggest to the members of the Festival Choral Society that if they would come forward and perform an oratorio or performance of sacred music, a very large sum might be raised, and be the means of reliev ing the charity in question from its difficulties. I think that every performer of music in Liverpool would give hi s gra tuitous services, and join in,assisting a charity, th e b ene fi ts of which arc so well known. If the Choral Society will lend their aid, and the use of one of the churches is p erm i tte d b y the bishop, (say St. Mark's, in Duke-street,) the expense would be trifling. Mr: Clarke ould, I verily believe, announce a night's performance for the same laudable purpose, at the Theatre Royal. The Committee of the Exhibition of Modern Artists would perhaps set over one day's receipts—and th e prop: i etors of other exhibitions in the town might also be induced to co operate in the good work. If with heart and hand the mat ter is taken up, success is certain. PHILANTHROPIST. DEPENDING ON ONE'S WITS.--We have heard that a journeyman tailor, who left this neighbourhood on tramp a short time ago, played off the following not very creditaide trick. Being " hard up," as the phrase goes, and rather fatigued, he rested his arms upon a gate leading to a corn field, and was ruminating, when a body of Irishmen came up Fancying, from the tailor's mariner, that he was the owner of it of the field, and in the act of looking at the crop lo .l s e e .01)., , were ready for the hook, they at once asked for `tt I and The tailor hesitated for a moment, as if in deep thought,f.the tailor then gave a half negative. The hesitation caused the poor Irishmen to renew their !iv, up , 'n to Irishme n , ' 1.3 last the tailor said he bad an objecti t o o 1 their work properly. employed some last year that did not_ entreats o cs. and at ought to he ; but his ho nour dacently" arid do the work as it unless they would the reapers assured " his honour" that that they would b.-Lave was not disposed to trust them, s, which they d The poor fellows raised de posit a certain sum in his . r t e i c le e i i i vin il g h i i n str r y et ' urn orders to s p e la v c e wheat on the following morning. W e e ra d l in po b u is ud i s io , no th n e r,s ir h u a ir t i s i : ol , f commence cutting the tlor who practised the deception got are sorry to add, the ehooty before the " mistake" was disco vered.with his s t receive his deserts.—Derby Mercury. P . A . 17 H EADERS.—S ome swindlers in clear away He may y e the stale trick fadvertising ' o in London a re wspapers.-that they supply news . a,• • - the country newspapers .‘ Cash in advance, b ut n t i pt iSil t re ducedCAtrrzorr i T i o o price • s fur ut the cash beiii- ad wL'jpE'rls.tisin, s „ nee d, the papers never follow. POPULATION OF LANE ASIIIRE.--We 'understand that the population of Lancashire, by census just completed; is 1,600,431; in 1831 it amounted to 1,336,834. Increase 20,597. a