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views on the subject, that I shall not take up your time with any detail. Ido not impute improper motives to any man, but I have a right to make a remark on facts as they come before me . I believe it was not Mr. Earle's intention that the Catholics should be driven out, but nothing would more certainly have the effect of causing them to leave as the insi dious return now sought for. Mr. EAnt.E.—lnsidious ! Mr. BIRKETT.—I have no objection to withdraw the word, as I wish not to use any term offensive to any gentleman. (Hear, hear.) It has been said by Mr. Lawrence that if the names be not g iven little harm will be done ; but let me tell him that if the numbers be given, sea and land will be compassed to find out their names. (Hear.) If ten catholics only be in the schools, and they are withdrawn, you will be depriving them of a sound, religious education. Mr. EVANS. - It is quite unworthy of the committee and council to withhold the information. Mr. GLADSTONE.—I am sorry, sir, that I was not in the room when some allusion was made to what fell from me at the meeting of the council some time ago ; but, in order to prevent any wrong impressions, I may, perhaps, be allowed to state what it was I then expressed with regard to the schools. It was this : I think I said that unless the schools were filled by all denominations (I did not mean to contend for the proportions, but that they should be generally avail able) I should think it necessary to propose some change that should have that effect. I stated at the same time that I did not think it would be sufficient that the schools should be filled with one class only, nor do I think so now. I should not consider that a proof of their being successful, becayse it was the intention, whether right or wrong, of parliament, as far as I understand the subject, that the funds of the.corpo ration should be made available, without distinction, to all classes. (Hear, hear.) Therefore, to that extent, I should be desirous to propose some change • but I am not prepared to say what that change should be ; I should consider that it ought to admit all those who differ in opinion with myself. But I must state to the council, that if they are going to treasure up words of mine, not perhaps of much importance, relative to a change, they must pursue, to some extent, a different course. I deem it essential for a fair trial of the present system that this constant excitement about the pre sent system should cease. (Hear.) As far as 1 am con cerned, I pledge myself that unless the schools are made useful to all classes, that I for one will either bring forward such a change as I think ought to meet the wishes of all classes, or else I will retire from the Education Com m itt ee . Mr. SANDS.—I am sorry I did not state all that Mr. Glad stone has expressed. But suppose the schools were now filled, are we to displace church people, and Wesleyans, and others, in order to adjust the proportions ? (No, no.) Let it be recollected that we open the schools for all classes at this moment—that we invite all, and that we reject none (Hear, hear.) Mr. AIKIN not been opened ? Mr. JOHN SMITH.—I don't see any objection to give the returns stating the numbers of all denominations. Mr. HARBORD.—There is nothing secret in the matter. Our official books have the professions of all the children re corded. We deemed it most prudent cot to give publicity to them every month, thinking it would raise disputation here, but our books will give all that may be required to any gentleman who wishes to obtain information. Mr. JORDAN.—The statement just made by Mr. Glad stone does him infinite credit. I wish all the gentlemen of the same party would do the same. Mr. HODGSON.—I wish the fact to be plainly understood that we exclude no person, from the school. We have adopted a system that gives a Christian and a Bible education, and we cannot alter that system to accommodate either one party or the other. (Hear, hear.) We cannot change our plans or consent to give an unsound education ; and therefore it is a delusion to look forward to any period for a change, be cause whether there is one child in the schools or whether they are full, the plan cannot be changed. (Hear, hear.) I differ wholly from the explanation given by Mr. Gladstone. The amendment was then worded as follows:—" That the Education Committee be requested to make a monthly re turn of the number of children of the several religious de nominations ;" and the council having divided upon it the —Whose fault is it that the numbers were— For it.... general question has Against it The amendment was consequently carried. The following members voted in the division. For—Messrs. R. Houghton, Thornhill, Preston, Henry Holmes, J. Holmes, Bolton, Aikin, Bright, Priestley, Yates, Robinson, Gladstone, Parker, J. Smith, G. H. Lawrence, Jordan, Platt, Mather, Holt, Evans, Barclay, Earle, and Turner. Against—Messrs. Shaw, Hodgson, Isaac Holmes, Cope land, Edwards, Sands, Rae, Aspinall, Wood, Birkett, Lloyd, Rigby, Kilshaw, Jones, jun., Brassey, Harbord, Bramley- Moore, Molyneux, Crook, and the Mayor. Mr. YATES thought it right to mention that Mr. Holmes had been engaged in the writing department of the Mechanics' Institution, where he gave very great satisfaction. His at tention was exemplary, and his attendance all that could be wished. (Hear, hear.) He was then in a more intellectual department, where he was not very satisfactory. (Oh ! and laughter.) He (Mr. Yates) said this, in order that the corn mittee might pay attention to it, while Holmes was on trial in the schools. The proceedings were then confirmed. GARDENS' COMMITTEE The proceedings of the Gardens' Committee having been read, Mr. ROBINSON thought there had been some dereliction of duty on the part of the chairman of the committee in not having called the attention of the council to the poaching which had been carried on at the Mount Gardens. (Great laughter.) He thought some notice ought to have been taken of it in the proceedings. (Continued laughter.) Mr. JORDAN.—I am sorry lam not able to go into a va riety of things, there were so many reports afloat with respect to the actors in that business. Mr. MATHER.—What business? Mr. JORDAN.—About the gardens. (A laugh.) A certain journal mentioned my name about it, but I say I have no connection either directly or indirectly with allowing any person to go to the gardens, and my name has been very im properly used, and among the rest that a certain lady was in a delicate situation and wanted a rook-pie. (Great laughter.) The MAI - wt.—That was the excuse. Mr. JORDAN. — Yes, sir ; but not on my part. The proceedings were confirmed. CHURCH-EXPENDITURE COMMITTEE The proceedings of the Church Expenditure Committee were read and confirmed. BOROUGH-COURT COMMITTEE The proceedings of the Borough Court and Court of Re quests' Committee having been read, Mr. BRAMLEY-3100RE said, the proceedings had referred to some difference with Messrs. Ross and Nightingale. He asked the nature of the difference in question ? Mr. LLOYD, in the absence of the Chairman, said, there would be a report from the committee. and that it would be better to wait until that report was before the council. The proceedings were accordingly confirmed. HEALTH COMMITTEE The proceedings of the Health Committee were read and confirmed. COURTS OF LAW COMMITTEE. The proceedings of the Courts of Law Committee, com prising a request from Mr. Elmes, architect, to know whether they would retain the model of the new Assize Courts at the price he had paid for it, mmely, £lOO, having been read, Mr. EARLE moved their confirmation. The model, he said, was a beautiful production of art, and a London archi tect had stated the day before that the new Court-house would be one of the best and most chaste buildings in the country. Mr. EVANS objected to the payment of £lOO for the model. - He should expect it as a present from the architect, whose commission on the transaction would be a little for tune. Mr. EAr.LE said, that few of themselves, when they got a commission on a cargo of sugar, coffee, or tobacco, would give anything away. (A laugh.) It was not fair, therefore, that they should expect a man like Mr. Elmes to give them £lOO. Mr. EVANS said, as Mr. Earle had gone into mercantile analogy, that Mr. Elmes ought to leave the council the model in the manner that merchants gave each other sam ples. (Renewed laughter.) Mr. MATHER.—That's a good hit! Mr. EVANS said that Mr. Elmes would disappoint him if he accepted £lOO, or anything, for it. Mr. EARLE said that Mr. Elmes would rather have it himself than dispose of it to the corporation. Mr. EVANS moved that the money be not paid for the model, but that it be returned to the architect. If they had the original he thought it quite enough. Mr. AIEIN was quite willing that he should be allowed to take it back again. The state of the corporation funds, and the general distress of the country would not allow them to expend the sum of £lOO upon a toy. Mr. HODGSON hoped they would accept and pay for it. Mr. EARLE said they had paid £lOO for a model of the Customhouse. Mr. AIKIN wished they had been content with the model in that instance. (A laugh.) The council divided upon the amendment, when there ap peared— For it 1/1 Against it The amendment was consequently carried, and the pro ceedings were confirmed. The following members voted in the division : For—Messrs. Isaac Holmes, Thornhill, Preston, Copeland, H. Holmes, Sands, Bolton, Aikin, Bright, Yates, Robinson, Wood, Birkett, Gladstone, Bushell, Brassey, Platt, Mather, Holt, and Evans. Against—Messrs. Shaw, liodgson, R. Houghton, Edwards, Rae, Priestley, Cooper, Lloyd, Parker, Jones, jun., G. H. Lawrence,Jordan, Harbord, Earle, Turner, Bramley-Moore, Molyneux, Crook, and the Mayor. DOCK COMMITTEE peared— The proceedings of the Dock Committee having been read, Mr. BIRKETT asked whether any alterations had been made as to the size and construction of the dock warehouses ? Mr. SANDS replied in the negative, with a view to give greater space for the loading of carts, there would be less space for the warehouses ; but nothing contrary to the act had been attempted. After some further conversation, the proceedings were confirmed. THE HAY MARKETS. The TOWN-CLERK read the report of the Joint Finance, and Market Committees as to the Haymarkets. It was as follows : " Report of the Finance and Market Committees on the re ference of the Council of the 6th May, viz. That as the South Haymarket is not resorted to by the public, the whole question of the Hayrnarkets be referred to the Fi nance and Market Committees for their consideration and report.'". " The joint Committee of the Markets and the Finance having taken into consideration the above reference from the Council, have to report— That before they can recommend to the C ounc il either o n the one hand to abstain from all change or interference w ith the existing markets, or, on tother, to seek some t ce ntral situation in their stead, it is, expe dient and desirable to make some further in their opinion, trial as to th e pos sibility of maintaining a haymarket at the south end of the town, in conjunction with the market established in Great H orn er- street. " Under the influence of this opinion, they recommend to i th e Council to sa nction a temporary market n St. James'- to that road, at the so uth " end, which, there is ever reason to be lieve, would afford considerable accommodation neighbourhood; and that the joint committee be requested hereafter to report the result of this experiment." Upon the motion of Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE, the report was adopted. NORTHERN MECHANICS INSTITUTION. The MAYOR read a memorial from the Directors of the Northern Mechanics' Institution. They stated that they had occupied the North Corporation School as a Mechanics' Institution—that they had gas there for a considerable period free of charge, but that an account had recently been pre sented to them requiring payment of £35 for They supposed that the gas had been gratuitously given them, no charge having been previously made, and if payment of the bill were enforced, they said it would occasion a serious de duction from their funds. Mr. PARKER believed that when the Council granted them the use of the school, it was with the clear understanding they should pay for the gas. Mr. AWN moved that the memorial be referred to the Finance Committee. --- - The TOWN-CLERK ref erre d t o the books, and said that they were given the use of the school on the co ndition that they paid all expenses. Mr. Coorua said the fact of the gas not having b een here tofore paid for, showed that the radical corporation had not been over careful of the corporate funds. Mr. EARLE said the wish of the late corporation had been to throw a little light on ignorant minds, and reclaim them from the paths of vice. He hoped the council would pay the bill this time, and make a new arrangement for the fu ture. Mr. SANDBACH said the bills for gas at the school used always to come before the Finance Committee of the late corporation, and that Sir Joshua Walmsley used always to take them, and say, " I'll see them paid." (Hear, hear.) Mr. EARLE asked whether the council had the power of recovering the debt? _ Mr. E - ;;ANs had no idea of getting rid of it by a sidewind. He considered that Mr. Sandbach ought to apply to the person (Sir Joshua Walmsley) who had given the guarantee, and who had unquestionably incurred the obligation. Mr. SANDBACH said it seemed to have been an understood part of the bargain when Sir Joshua took the bills and said he would see them paid. Mr. LLOYD said the present discussion had brought a cer tain matter to light with regard to Sir Joshua Walmsley, of which the public would hay e been otherwise ignorant. Mr. HODGSON thought that the moral instruction of some people must be at a low level when one asked whether they could enforce it legally, and another why a third party was not held responsible, instead of trying to enforce it from those with whom they had been dealing, and who would not acknowledge and pay a just debt. (Hear, hear.) Mr. EARLE said he had asked the question as a matter of curiosity. He hoped his morality was as good as Mr. Hodg- son's. Mr. JORDAN thought that Mr. Sandbach ought to have interfered before the present time with a view to payment. Mr. SANDBACII said he had concluded that the money had been paid, as promised, by Sir Joshua Walmsley. How was he to know that Sir Joshua had not done so? Mr. BIRKETT moved as an amendment that the necessary application for the money be immediately made. The council divided on the amendment, when there ap- _ For it 32 Against it The amendment was consequently carried. The following members voted in the division : For—Messrs. Shaw, Hodgson, Isaac Holmes, R. Hough ton, Sandbach, Copeland, Sands, Rae, Aspinall, - Yates, Robinson, Cooper, Wood, Birkett, Gladstone, Bushell, Lloyd, Rigby, Kilshaw, Parker, Jones, jun., Brassey, G. H. Lawrence, blather, Harbord, Evans, Griffith, Turner, Bramley-Moore, Molyneux, Crook, and the Mayor. Against—Messrs. Thornhill, Preston, H. Holmes, J. Holmes, Bolton, Aikin, Bright, Priestley, J. Smith, Jordan, Platt, and Earle. NUISANCES The MAYOR read a memorial from the Rev. Mr. Griffith, officiating minister of a Welsh Independent congregation, stating that certain rooms in Great Crosshall-street were oc cupied by a number of prostitutes, and that his congregation were greatly annoyed on the zabbath by squabbles between the women and their paramours. There was another memo rial from the inhabitants of the neighbourhood to the same effect. Both were referred to the Finance Committee. ROMAN CATHOLIC ORPHAN HOUSE The MAYOR read a memorial from the president of the (Roman) Catholic Orphan House, praying fora grant of land from the corporation, whereon to erect a new asylum. Mr. BIRKETT objected to the receipt of the memorial, upon the ground that the parties had come before the council under a false designation—that of " catholic" whereas it should have been " Roman catholic." Mr. HODGSON agreed in opinion with Mr. Birkett. The application could not be received under a ficticious name. Mr. BOLTON said the catholics assumed to themselves the title of " catholic" or " true." (A laugh.) He thought they had a right to assume such a name, and that their peti tion ought to be received. _ _ _ Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE hoped the petition would not be rejected on the ground stated. Mr. PARKER thought the council were much indebted to Mr. Bolton for his definition of the word " catholic." (A. laugh.) Some discussion followed on this subject, at the close of which, the memorial was referred to the Finance Committee. THE SCHOOLS The last subject on the paper was the following notices of motions which had been given by Mr. Yates : " I.—That a special committee be appointed to inquire into the acts of religious persecution alleged to have been committed by Mr. R. Stone, in ordering the children of Ro man Catholics and dissenters, in the corporation schools, to learn and teach the church catechism and to go to church ; and if he be found to do so, to inquire further, whether he was instructed by any person or persons to do so ; and also to inquire whether he neglected his duty in the manner al leged ; and that the evidence taken be laid before the council. " 2.—That compensation be granted to those apprentices, formerly in the corporation schools, who were bound under regulations which showed respect to their religious opinions, and promised them valuable instruction, and who were turned out of the schools when they refused to be bound to a master whose orders they could not conscientiously obey, and wbo refused to give, or was incompetent to give, the instruction promised. " 3.—That a time-book be kept in each school, in which the superintendent and all the masters of that school shall enter the hour and minute when they arrive, and the hour and minute when they leave the school." Mr. J. SMITH moved the adjournment of the council until the first Wednesday in next month. Mr. EARLE thought such a lengthened adjournment un fair towards Mr. Yates. I\lr. BUSHELL said it was exceedingly fair. He had given Mr. Yates credit at the last council for purity of motive; but the notices he had since put upon the books—notices which must have the effect of opening the whole education question —had a strong semblance of faction in them; and he seconded the motion that they adjourn for a month. Mr. BOLTON concurred in the motion, but trusted the word " faction" would be withdrawn by Mr. Bushell. He had known Mr. Yates for forty years, and a more kind, pure, or benevolent man was not in existence. . Mr. B u su ELL repeated that he had given his meed of praise to Mr. Yates at the last council. He was sincere then—he was equally sincere now. The course Mr. Yates had taken had induced him to change his opinion, and he would not withdraw the word. Mr. YATES solemnly declared that if ever he did a thing disagreeable to his feelings, it was in reference to the present question. He abhorred from his heart the crimination and recrimination which took place in the council from day to day, and nothing but his duty to God and the sacred cause of re ligious liberty would have induced him to come forward. The state of things which existed in the schools was such — (several voices " no, no.") Mr. J. SMITH.—We cannot allow that. Mr. YATES. — It ought not to exist for a single day. Mr. EARLE.—WeII, any five of us can call a special coun cil any day. The MAYOR. — SO you can. Mr. BIIIKETT.—But your party can 't raise two and twenty members, and therefore there cannot be a council unless the conservatives attend. (Hear, hear, and a laugh.) Mr. J. SMITH.—This question has been before us so"often that it has become a perfect burthen. I move that Mr. Yates's motions come on of tr the business of the commit tees and the mayor's communications at the next meeting.— Agreed to. The council adjourned at half-past three o'clock till the first Wednesday in July. ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF HER MA JESTY.-PUBLIC MEETING IN LIVERPOOL. Yesterday a most numerous, respectable, and influential meeting was held in the Sessions-house, in compliance with a requisition addressed to the mayor for that purpose, " to express our gratitude to divine Providence for the preserva tion of her most gracious majesty the Queen from asssas sination, and our abhorrence of this attempt against the lite of her Majesty ; and of offering to her Majesty our heartfelt congratulations upon her escape." The court-house was crowded in every part, and the utmost enthusiasm marked all the proceedings. At a quarter past two o'clock (the meeting having been called for two) the mayor and the principal re quisitionists entered the court, and their appearance was greeted with loud and general cheers. The MAYOR having taken the chair, said,—lt is almost unnecessary for me, gentlemen, to state to you that I have been called upon to convene this public meeting, or the pur pose of it, as I am sure there is no one who can fail to be well acquainted with the grievous occurrence which has lately hap pened to her majesty. (Hear.) All must take a lively inte rest in the happy escape she has had from the hands of an assassin, and express their condolence at the event, and their congratulations upon her safety. (Hear.) I shall, therefore, not make any further comment upon the occurrence which has taken place ; but I shall leave to other gentlemen to ex patiate more largely upon it. (Hear, hear.) The Rev. AUGUSTUS CAMPBELL, junior rector of Liver pool, then rose, amidst much applause, to move the first resolution, which was to the effect that the inhabitants of Liverpool viewed with the greatest indignation and abhor rence the late atrocious attack upon the lives of her most gracious Majesty and her royal consort, and felt the greatest joy and satisfaction that, through the interference of Divine Providence, such traitorous attack had been averted. The rev. gentleman, having read this motion, proceeded to say— I am sure that, in endeavouring to press this motion upon the acceptance of the meeting, I need not express myself, or exact from those who hear me, any needless professions of exclusive loyalty. (Hear.) With regard to myself, I can only say that loyalty is a part of my religion. (Hear.) As I fear God, so I honour the Queen. (Cheers.) But, here, not only is my constitutional ruler, not only is the hereditary sovereign of these realms, the representative of a long line of monarchs, and of that family in particular by whom our liberties have been preserved, but she is the re presentative of that power " by whom kings reign," respon sible no doubt for the exercise of her authority as a consti tutional sovereign to the laws of that constitution which she is called upon to administer, but responsible for the exercise of her prerogatives to God alone, the King of kings and Lord of lords." (Loud cheers.) And, sir, what 1 claim for myself I claim confidently for all who hear rue. Loyalty, I think, is the characteristic of Englishmen. (Hear, hear.) As the monarch is a part and parcel of the British constitu tion, so loyalty, I think, is entwined with the fibres of every Englishman's heart (renewed cheers) : this, too, sir, because he is a lover of freedom : Worshipping liberty, he reverences the monarch as the sanctuary in which that liberty is en shrined : and this, too, sir, 1 think, without any reference to political considerations. (Hear.) I am sure, sir, you will do me the justice to suppose that I cannot allude, upon the present occasion, to politics in any invidious sense ; it would be very unworthy in any man to do so, still more unworthy would it be in a man who, as a minister of the Church of England, ought to have no party politics at all. (Hear.) lam sure, sir, we are all loyal upon princi ple, and that there is not one man in this assembly who will not with heart as well as with voice cry " God save the Queen !" (Loud cheers.) But when in addition to these religious and national reasons for loyalty to our Sovereign, I consider who that Sovereign is, and what claims, what pe culiar claims, she has to our reverence and love; when I re gard her not only as a monarch but as a woman, not only protected by that " divinity which doth edge a king," but surrounded with that atmosphere of attraction which youth and beauty cannot fail to confer ; when I regard her as a wife, not married according to the old maxims of state policy, but married to a Prince of her own choice, a Prince who has won such golden opinions from us all by his sympathy with our feelings and customs, and by the attractions of his graceful humility (cheers) ' • when I regard h er still f u rt her as the the mother of our future kings, and, I hope, the mother of a long line of monarchs who will protect and preserve the pri vileges and liberty of our children's children ; when I regard her, sir, in this light, I cannot but regret that my own feeble ness should confine me to the expression of such languid sen timents of loyalty. Animated as I would fain be with the enthusiasm of Burke, I am compelled to hav e recourse to his eloquence to express my feelings, when he says, " I am sure the age of chivalry is not so far gone by that if her life was in danger, ten times ten thousand swords would start from their scabbards in her defence." (Great cheers.) Indeed, when we look at the object against whom the assassin's hand has been directed, we cannot but wonder that even madness itself should be capable of contemplating such an atrocious crime. (Hear.) And upon the subject of madness I hope I may be permitted to say one word, not to express my own o ewo p o i su n el i dd on ;3 , not to prejudge the unhappy individual who is ac cused of if s 'b e tveheeiresimt atrocious crime, not to recommend—which what I once heard me butsimply ~saT i dh eb l y a wo no e u o g hf the . most sk . ilful physicians to be very cautious how it criminalsith— upon the score of insanity, for there are very many people who are mad enough to perpetrate atrocious crimes, but quite sane enough to abstain from their perpe tration if they knew they would be hanged for it." (Hear.) Therefore I do say that ler Majesty's precious life must be jealously guarded, that the feelings , of her loyal and attached people must not be outraged wrth impunity, that some pre cautions should be taken, if any precautions can be taken, to enable our beloved sovereign to show herself to her attached people as she was wont to show, herself, without being ex posed to the risk of such outrages as this. (li ear, kar, and great uproar.) But lam fully conscious that such precau tions are difficult; I know, as all here know, that though "man proposes God disposes ;" and it is only:after all, to the p r otection of Almighty Provience that we can consign the life of our beloved Sovereign. (Hear.) I thank God her life has been preserved ; 1 trust by God's mercy her life will be preserved, and that she may see her children's children in peace and prosperity. (Cheers.) I will not detain you any longer with any observations of mine , but content myself with moving the resolution which I have read. (Great ap plause.) Mr. WILLIAM BROWN seconded the resolution, with which, as well as with the sentiments that had fallen from Mr. Rector Campbell, he heartily coincii4:ieWas quite satisfied that the sentiments of the resolution would be par ticipated in not only by the whole British people, but by the hundred millions of her Majesty's subjects, (cheers) and, indeed, that they would be responded to by the whole civilised u orld, (cheers) as soon as they heard of her provi dential preservation from the hands of an assassin. (Re- newed cheers.) It was under the full impressions which such an event must occasion in every loyal breast, that he begged to second this resolution, and to say, as he closed his observations, " Long live the Queen !" (Great cheering.) A Mr. THOMAS JAMES H ALL, a respectably-dressed man, here asked whether the getting up of such meetings as this might not induce some one at a future time to commit this kind of offence. He was convinced, he added, that had Ox ford been duly dealt with, either by imprisonment, or hard labour upon the tread-mill, or by a sound flogging, no furtber attempts of this kind would have been made • but so long as these sort of meetings were got up they might depend upon it that these attempts would be made. (Uproar.) The MAY OR.-1 ant sure that there is no other individual in this room who would allow that any person guilty of such an atrocious act as toattempt toassassinate any individual, no matter whether that individual be the Queen or not, or who can conceive it possible that the mere flogging, which this gentleman would fain give to the assassin,. would suffice. (Loud cheers.) I conclude that the resolution as read is adopted. (Cries of " Yes, yes.") Then I may take it that it is carried with the exception of one. (Renewed cheers.) Mr. HALL.-O, you are, perhaps, disappointed in not being knighted. (The tremendous uproar which followed this impertinence caused the disturber to sit down.) The resolution was then put and carried amidst general acclamations. Mr. WILLIAM RATHBONE, in moving the second reso lution, said, Mr. Mayor, and fellow-townsmen, I rejoice that there are occasions upon which we may all meet as upon neutral ground, on which all political distinctions are laid aside, and when we may unite in loyalty to our Sovereign, and in expressions of satisfaction with that glorious consti tution under which we live, and upon which party politics, as was well said by the Rector, should not be allowed to have any entrance whatever. The resolution lam about to pro pose refers to a fact of which perhaps some gentlemen may not be aware,—namely, that there was an attempt upon the life of her Majesty upon Sunday. On Monday she refused to allow Lady Portman and some, other ladies to go out with her, stating that if there was danger, she should not wish to subject them to any fear or apprehension at all. Mr. Rath bone here read the resolution, which expressed the highest admiration of the magnanimity displayed by her Majesty on this occasion, and continued :—That is the resolution, ' gen tlemen that I have the honour to propose to you ; but I should hope that, in our abhorrence of the crime, we shall, at the same time, not martyrise the individual. I agree with the gentleman who spoke from the body of the room (Hall), that a great deal of evil falls upon society by giving people notoriety. At the panic time Ido feel that this is an occa sion upon which we should come forward to express our loyalty and attachment—our thanks to Divine Providence for the escape of the Queen, (Hear.) I should wish the meeting to believe that it has been insanity which has led to such a crime as th;s, and that it will afford to us all an awful lesson ; for I am inclined to believe that this young man, from a course of dissipation, had so vitiated his mind, that he had this growing appetite for notoriety. lam sorry we Ave to take this as an instance of that which encourages all these evils to society. Gentlemen, we remember that some time ago a young boy threw himself from the Monument. It was blazed about in all the papers, and there was a great curiosity to see the body of the boy. The consequence was, that numbers desired to do the same thing, in order that they might have a sort of post mortem honour conferred upon them. I cannot help, too, referring to the disgusting exhibition made by the murderer Good upon the last day be fore his execution. What was the effect which it had upon his mind ? Why. when he should have been preparing for eternity, he was thinking in what kind of dress he should appear before the Lady Mayoress! (Hear, hear.) These exhibitions, he agreed with the gentleman who had just sat down,—though he did not say one word to mitigate the general abhorrence of the attack upon her Majesty,— whet the appitency of the public mind to do every thing to raise the criminal into a martyr instead of consider ing him to be a criminal, having the greatest calamity that has befallen human nature as the reason, as the only ground, upon which an Englishman could think of attacking his So vereign, and attacking a woman, too, whom we all believe is in the family way at this moment. I am ready to take very simple evidence that the man was insane at the time he did it; but that does riot prejudge the question of how he should be dealt with afterwards. Whether he is to he hung, or put on the treadmill, or kept to solitary confinement for life, is a very difficult question, which I shall not here discuss; but let it not be with a martyr's name, but with indignation and pity at such atrocious crimes as this. I need not describe, after what I have already said, the courage, and, above all, the consi deration which our gracious Queen has shown to those around her, to induce my fellow-townsmen to concur in this resolution. It is an example of courage, of disinterested courage. Courage belongs to men physically perhaps, but co nsideration, disinterested consideration, belongs to woman alone ; and I hope that this example of her Majesty will read to us all a lesson of what we ought to do in the performance of all our duties one to another. (Cheers.) I beg leave to propose the second resolution. Mr. J. C. EWART seconded the resolution. He only re gretted that words were not afforded to him to expre;s, as strongly as he wished, the indignation and abhorence, which, in common with the whole country, lie felt at this atrocious attempt. Her Majesty had made herself so popular among all classes of the people that there could not be a difference of opinion on this subject. All would rally round her, and cry now as he did, " God save the Queen !" The resolution was then read, and carried unanimously. Sir THOMAS BRANCKER moved the third resolution, which was to the effect that an address of congratulation be pre sented to her Majesty. Sir Thomas read the address, which formed part of the resolution. Mr. Alderman EVANS seconded the resolution, observing that he could not add one word to the excellent remarks of the previous speakers. The MAYOR put the motion, and it was adopted unani mously. M r. WILLIAM BROWN then proposed a vote of thanks to the Mayor for having called the meeting, and for his able conduct in the chair. _ _ The Rev. CHARLES HAYDON, Wesleyan minister, said,- - - - There being one person who, from the body of the meeting, has tried to express a doubt as to the propriety of this meeting being held, I should feel obliged if you would allow me to second the resolution of thanks to the Mayor for having called this meeting. Ido this the rather as I happen to be, as far as I know, the only dissenting minister, the only Wesleyan minister in this town who is present here. lam happy to stand as sociated with re body of people who are second to none in loyalty or in devoted attachment to the constitutional sove reign of this mighty empire, and to the laws by which it is governed. With what I think the greatest propriety the Rector introduced the business of the day, and expressed so justly the sentiments in which the whole of this meeting must upon consideration concur; and 1 feel, if I am thus allowed to second the resolution of thanks to yourself for complying with the requisition presented to you, I shall be only dis charging my duty. Sir, every sentiment, and every feeling, whether it relates to humanity, whether it relates to our feel ings as Britons or as Christians, must be roused into the deep est indignation at so attrocious an attempt as has been made, on this occasion, on the life of her sacred majesty ;—(cheers) —and, Sir, if there be any feeling of hankering after noto riety,—if there be the apprehension that such a hankering is to be fostered by meetings of this kind, 1 would venture to express my opinion that such meetings as these ought to be everywhere convened, in order to collect the unanimous sen timents of one entire nation, expressing its deepest indigna tion at such an atrocious crime, and at the disposition of hearts that could for a moment conceive the attempt, and our deepest lamentations that there should be such a perver sion of intellect that could permit the deed to be attempted. (Cheers.) Mr. Alderman TURNER moved that addresses, similar to that to her Majesty, be presented to their Royal Highnesses Prince Albert and the Duchess of Kent. Mr. FREME seconded the motion, and it was carried unani mously. The MAYOR then acknowledged the compliment paid to him. Three cheers and "one cheer more" made the hall re sound, and, with this demonstration of their loyalty the meet ing separated. MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.-LOSS OF LIFE (From our Second Edition of Tuesday.) We have just heard (though we are not yet in possession of the full particulars), that a boat was upset in the Menai Straits, on the afternoon of yesterday. The boat (an open one) was, it appears, on her way from Carnarvon to Bangor, with a load of cockles, to be sent to Liverpool by one of the steamers, and had on board thirteen or fourteen people. When she reached what is called the Swilly, (not far from the Menai Bridge,) where there are some rocks, and fre quently a dangerous sea-way, the boat upset, and twelve of the men on board of her were drowned, one or two only being saved. The steam-boats plying from this port to Bangor and Beaumaris having sailed this morning, we have not been enabled to obtain any details, or the names of the sufferers ; nor can we vouch for the precise accuracy of this brief account ; but from the rumours we have heard in se veral quarters, we fear the fact of the fatality to be but too true. LATER PARTICULARS The short paragraph above, melancholy as are the particu lars, does not give the full extent of the loss. It appears from subsequent inquiries which we have made, that the accident took place about half-past eleven o'clock on Monday morn ing, by the upsetting of the ferry-boat, which has been accustomed to convey a considerable number of persons across the channel to the Lavin Sands to gather cockles. When on her return, at the beginning. of flood tide, with as nearly as has been ascertained fifteen persons on board, the boat (a small one) shipped a large quantity of water, when several of the passengers went suddenly to the oppo site side, causing her to capsize, only one individual escap ing by means of swimming back to the sands, a distance of nearly 2 00 yards. Five of the unfortunate persons were picked up in about twenty minutes, b u t lif e was wholly extinct ; nine were picked up at low water, making fourteen in all, who perished on the lamentable occasion. Great blame is attributed to the unfortunate f err y man , w h o a l so lost his life, in not using the regular ferry-boat, which was at band, instead of a small boat, which he generally went in, and which was the cause of the loss of so many lives. PRINTING.-Our walls have been placarded during the past week with a printed document, emanating from th e journeymen printers, in d efence of their employers. This town, like others, is pestered with a small fry of little masters, who care nothing about the welfare of their neighbo urs , b e they working men or principals. It is high time that a st o p should be put to the cheap syste m of printing, and, in fact, to every other cheap mode of transacting business. The fault is not so much with the individuals who do the work as with those who have to pay for it. We firmly bel eve that one half the distress which now prevails throughout the country is owing to the countenance which is given to competition. We are not opposed to fair competition ; but when we find that there are men who boast that they can do printing at " 30 per cent." less than any other es tablishment, we caonot but conclude that this is very much iike unfair competition. The individual who professes to do this kind of work in Cheltenham, is a man named " Willey" To whatever printed document his name may appear in future, it will be easily gathered who are the individuals that sanction such monstrous reductions. If profits are to be reduced, wages must be reduced , and so it will go on till the poor-rates are increased and our U nious are full of able bodied men, who would otherwise get an honest living by the sweat of their brow.—Cheltenham Chronicle. MEETING OF THE BIRKENHEAD COMMISSIONERS.. On Tuesday a general meeting of the commissioners for carrying into execution the police act for Birkenhead was held in the Town-hall, for the purpose of receiving the annual statement of accounts, and a report of the proceedings of the Ferry Committee, relative to the purchase of Woodside Ferry. There: was rather a numerous attendance. The chair was taken by JOHN DEANE CASE, Esq. THE ANNUAL ACCOUNTS Mr. Wm. JACKSON stated that the accounts of the commis sioners for the year ending on the 24th May were on the table, and he should be glad to give any explanation respect ing them. Mr. LAYCOCK inquired whether the accounts had been audited ? Mr. JACKSON replied in the negative. They were now laid before the commissioners, and an audit committee would have to be appointed by the meeting. After a brief conversation on this subject, Mr. JACKSON said be would now give a summary of the accounts. In the first place, the township was indebted to sundry individuals, for materials for the public highways, new streets, work done to the markets, interest, general ac count, and sundry items, the sum of £1917 2s. 9d., exclusive of the bond debt. There was due to the township, from par ties, who, when the new streets were completed, would pay it, £2425 lls. Bd. ; arrears of, market rents, £B4 15s. 9d. ; and arrears of rates, £825 7s. Id. ; making a total of £3335 14s. 6d. So that if the debit was deducted, a balance would be shown in favour of the township of £l4OB 11s. 9d. This was a general outline of the state of the accounts. Of course the accuracy of them would be tested by reference to the vouchers, and perhaps it would be as well to appoint an audit committee at once, previous to the statement before the meeting being printed. Mr. GREEN said that last year two auditors were appointed who were not members of the board. The CnartmArr recommended that this course should be taken again.. Mr. MALLABY, the Law-clerk, said no person who bad not been a member of the board had any power to audit the accounts Mr. JACKSON, in continuation of his statement said, that against the bond debt of £8,150 the township had ample pro perty. There was the market, which was valued at £lO,OOO, and the balance of £1,400 ; and the township, after paying all debts, and also for a variety of articles of stock, too nu merous to mention, and which might be put down at several hundreds more, bad much more value belonging to it than the amount borrowed. _ _ Mr. MALLABY enquired whether the valuation of the market at £lO,OOO included the large space of land behind the market ? Mr. JACKSON.—Yes ; but not the land which has recently been given to us. Mr. LAY COCK.— -And that is worth £6,000 more Mr. JACKSON wished to state also that the revenue to wards paying the interest upon the bond debt last year (of course he included the arrears owing) had been £493 45. sd, thus showing that the commissioners had a fund, independ ently of the rates, to pay the interest upon the bond debt. This fund arose from the receipts of the weighinc , machine and market. Mr. CoLE.—It does not appear that we are insolvent. Mr. LA.YCOCK.-1 had no idea that the market was so productive. Mr. JACKSON.—I think great credit is due to the Market Committee of last year for the vigorous way in which they have acted. Mr. MALLAI3Y suggested that two commissioners be ap pointed auditors, who should have the assistance of the Fi nance Committee, or of any other member of the board who might choose to attend their meetings. Two gentlemen should be specially mentioned. After some discussion this suggestion was adopted, and Mr. Stansfield and Mr. Laycock were appointed a committee to audit the accounts. PURCHASE OF WOODSIDE FERRY Mr. JACKSON presented a report from the Ferry Com mittee. He commenced by saying that in their last report the committee stated the way in which the settlement with the Chester and Birkenhead Railway Company had taken place for their interest in the ferry; and he had to report that since then the committee had closed entirely with the directors, and struck a final balance, showing what the com missioners would have to pay them. They had since that period also struck a balance with the Woodside Ferry Com pany as being now the proprietors of the railway interest in that Company. Indeed it was necessary to strike a nominal balance in order to show whether the concern, since it had become the property of the township, had been profitable or otherwise. He was happy to be able to state, that after cal culating interest at the rate of five per cent. upon the amount borrowed, and also allowing for every contingency, except loss by accidents or otherwise—and they had no reason to put aside any sum for that, seeing that the loss from such sources had been so trifling—they would have cleared a balance of £950. which would at once, if the commissioners deemed it right, become available towards the reduction of the rates of the township. He wished the commissioners to understand distinctly what he meant—namely, that assuming the purchase money to be £44,000, and reckoning one por tion of the interest at 4 per cent., and another at 5 per cent., and charging interest from the time they purchased the ferry, the sth of August, and making every allowance, there was a clear balance to the credit of the township of upwards of £9OO. Mr. LAYCOCK inquired in what period this profit had accrued ? _ . Mr. JACKSON replied in nine months and 19 days, and that there were two months add eleven days of the most pro fitable part of the year to come. He saw every prospect of being able to congratulate the township upon having, from this source, a surplus of £1,200 over the expenditure at the end of the first year. It must be borne in mind, that on the 30th June (instant), they would not be in debt to a single contractor; and he thought they might expect from this source alone an additional income of £lOOO over the preced ing year. The Ferry Committee thought it would be deci dedly wrong to avail themselves of the surplus income from the ferry for any other purpose than as a sinking fund for contingencies. They therefore recommended, having upon this balance good grounds for recommending, that a compe tent accountant be appointed for the purpose of keeping the books of the township and the ferry in perfect order ; that no passenger pass free by the ferry, under any circumstances whatever ; that the present terms to contractors be conti nued ; that no contractor be allowed to pass at the contrac tors' gate unless his contract be paid in advance, within seven days of his former . contract . expiring ; that no person be allowed to pass the pay-gate without payment, under any circumstances ; that a system of collecting by tickets be adopted, adults being charged 2d. each, and children under twelve years of age Id. each ; that the gate be closed as the last bell is rung, and not opened till the packet has moved off, and strict punctuality to be observed on both sides ; that the packets ply every half-hour during thea yer, from half- Past five in the morning till tenat night ;at half-past ten and half-past eleven from Woodside, and at eleven and twelve from Liverpool ; all contracts expire at the end of the quar ter, namely, on the 30th September, the 31st December, the 30th March, and the 30th June, and that the year commence on the Ist July ; that a schedule of charges be made ex clusively for the ferrying of goods, parcels, &c., and ano ther for landing and warehousing the same ; that a sepa rate room and clerk be appointed to receive all goods, and deliver them, all to be paid for before delivery; no smoking will be allowed inside the premises, or on board the packets. A very long discussion followed upon these several recom mendations. At the end of the conversation it was decided that each of them should be put separately, which was done. Some verbal alterations were made in one or two, but eventually they were all confirmed. The consideration, how ever, of a proposition to employ the police on board the packets was postponed. A resolution was then carried, to the effect that the board approved of the arrangements recommended by the Ferry Committee, and authorising the committee to apply to the directors to adopt such of them as are practicable, until the ferry be vested in the commissioners. The meeting then adjourned till Monday next, the 6th of June. MEETING OF RATEPAYERS. On Wednesday evening, a meeting of the ratepayers of the township of Birkenhead was held in the large room of Poole's hotel, Woodside, for the purpose of receiving a list of all such persons as are eligible to serve as commissioners under the Improvement Act, and from that list to select nine fit and proper persons to be put in nomination at the annual election on Tuesday next. It appears that another party had put forward a list, consisting of the following: — Alexander Kerr, master mariner, Canning-street ; John Walker, builder, Argyle-street; William Horner, merchant, Hamilton-square ; Christopher Bentham, tea dealer, Church street ; Daniel Mc Nichol, merchant, Lord-street ; William Adamson, ship builder, Patent Slip ; Thomas Gilbertson, flour dealer, Ivy-street. One commissioner in the stead of Mr. Joseph Mallaby, for two years, commencing Ist of June, 1842 :—Richard Fry, tea broker, Church-street. One com missioner in the stead of William Fry, for one year, com mencing Ist June, 1842 :—William Ravenscroft, merchant, Lingdale-house. 1 About sixty persons . were present. Mr. LAYCOCK was called to the chair, and he opened the proceedings by reading the placard convening the meeting. On the motion of Mr. MADDOCK, seconded by Mr. MoR TIMER, Mr. EDWA D II WILLOUGHBY was proposed to be put in nomination. This resolution was carried unanimously. Mr. CROWTHER moved, and Mr. GREEN seconded a re solution that Mr. ALEXANDER KERR be nominated.— Carried. Moved by Mr. JONES, seconded by Mr. WILLOUGHBY, that Mr. WM. HoRNER be nominated.—Carried. Proposed by Mr. CROWTHER, se conded by Mr. HILL I A R , that Mr. THOMAS GILBERTSON be nominated.—Carried. Proposed by Mr. EDEN, and seconded by Mr. SMITH, that Mr. JOHN WALKER be nominated. Proposed by Mr. EVANS, seconded by Mr. WATSON, that Mr. CHARLES ALFRED WATSON be nominated.—Carried. Moved by ORME, seconded by Mr. HUGHES, that Mr. WILLIAM WALKER be nominated.—Carrled. It was next resolved that Mr. William Green, brewer, should be put in nomination to succeed Mr. Mallaby ; and Mr. William Moseley to succeed Mr. Fry. This being all the business, the meeting thanked the chair man and separated.—The day of election is Tuesday next. CHESHIRE YEOMANRY The Cheshire yeomanry have been performing their annual routine of eight days' duty, commencing on Friday last ; and they will take their departure from among us to-morrow, (Saturday.) They have each day been performing their evolutions on the sands at Bootle Bay, and we have been given to understand by competent judges, that they have on every occasion displayed a very creditable amount of military skill. Colonels Egerton and Lord De Tabley have been in command daily, and it is but justice to those gallant officers, that the men under their command reflect infinite credit upon the discipline which they have instituted. On Wednesday evening the performances at the Theatre royal were under the patronage of the officers of the corps, many of whom were present in addi t i on to a considera bl e body of the men. The tragedy of " Hamlet" was per formed, the principal characters being well sustained by Mr. Anderson and Miss Julia Benntt. Last evening yo the mar gave a grand dinner to the off e icers and the yeomanry, and a select party of gentlemen. The followi ng were presen t : The Mayor, Lieut.-colonel Marten, Ist Dragoons, Lieut. Bartellot, ditto Colonel Legg, Capt. C ongreve, J ose ph N. Walker, Esq., ditto, Eee, Esq., George H. Lawrence, Esq., J os eph Langton, sff :/ Richard Willi s , Esq., Dr. Brandreth, Hardman Earle, Esq., Charles E. Ashton, Esq., James Swan, Esq., Lieut. Hamley, J ohn N. Shaw, Esq., the Rev. Thos. G. Leigh! eColonel Egerton, Col on el Lord De Tabley, Major Bro9k ! Captains Sir Philip Egerton, Egerton, Antrobus, Lloyd, Worthington, De Trafford, Bt;ooke, and Hill, Lieute- Tow ushend, Tatton, Leycester nants PalM, Wallace, Court, Richmond, Marsland, and L. Pownall, Th orn t on, P otts, W r i g h t , Brooke, Cornets Bar ker, Dean Case, Esq., C a pt. Lacy, Reade, Raingill, and Wortlnrston, Maj or Wilb raham, Cot tingham Moss. Esq., John 73d regiment, Mr. Park, ditto. This morning there will be a grand rev i ew of the corps by Lieutenant-Colonel Marten, on Bootle Bay Sands. We in tend to publish a d es cription of th e scene, which we expect to be one of much aMmatton,_in a se con d edition. To-night the officers will enterta in the Mayor and a party of gentlemen at a splendid dinner at the Queen's Arms Hotel. The illustrious order of the Garter, which it is understood the E ar l o f Wilton, with the rank o f am b assador extraor dinary, is to convey to Dresden and i nvest his majesty the King of S axon y with, is bestowed .on that p o t en t a t e as h ea d of the h ouse o f Saxe, of which Prince Albert, who is to be officially s tyl e d " Duke of Saxony, is a junior or collateral branch. THE BISHOP OF OXFORD'S CHARGE In all probability many of our readers are aware that the Bishop of Oxford delivered, at his quadrennial visitation on the 23d instant, the charge usual on such occasions. We should not have alluded to the subject had it not been at tempted to be shown that his lordship was very severe in re buking the opposers of Tractarian doctrines. We are free to admit, and it might have been predicted with considerable probability beforehand, that the leaders of the Tractarian school have availed themselves of their personal intercourse with their diocesan to produce the most favourable impression on his mind in relation to their principles and practices; but at the same time his lordship repudiates, with becoming pre cision, many of their positions, after the example of those " whose honoured names," he says, " need no praise of mine, who have unhesitatingly and utterly condemned them." No doubt these censures are mingled with much personal commendation, and may possibly be so construed as to show that the party are " more sinned against than sinning ;" and whether his lordship has thus done as much as circumstanees admitted, we do not stop to declare, but he repeats his former opinion of the ninetieth tract, that "it was objectionable, and likely to disturb the peace of the church. I thought so last year. I think so still. I deeply regret its publication." With respect to other numbers of these publications, his lordship is not similarly emphatic ; but the following conveys his meaning generally; and his lordship says, he could not speak otherwie than generally upon them. It is faint praise, indeed, and the party are welcome to all the encou ragement they can derive from such an episcopal commen tary. " I feel also bound to say, that the authors of the tracts have seemed to me far too indifferent to the discord and distraction which their actions and-writings have caused ; thereby hurrying on a crisis, from the acceleration of which nothing is to be hoped, and everything to be feared. How ever, as public attention has been, and is so strongly directed to the tracts, there seems no fear lest any errors in them should remain undetected. God grant that what there is of error in them may be rendered inocuous, that what is good may be yet further blessed to,the church of God, and that those who contributed to produce them may in all their future writings so benefit by past experience, as to keep ever before them the apostolical injunction, "not to let their good be evil spoken of," and to " abstain from all appearance of evil." But perhaps there is no part of the charge which conveys so strong a denunciation of the errors of Tractarians as that which refers to RoME. We are truly rejoiced to see such a denunciation of the evils of Popery as that which has here issued from the episcopal bench. The bishop says, " There is an_ almost incalculable amount of error and superstition in the Church of Rome ; the Tractarians speak of her as ' the Saviour's holy home.' " But to give our readerg an idea, how completely opposed in sentiment are his lordship and those who are so desirous of having one bishop in favour of their views, we subjoin, in juxta position, an extract from the charge already alluded to, and another from the British Critic, the avowed organ of Tractarianism, which bas just come under our notice, and for ever seeing which we are in debted to our contemporary the London Standard. The bishop, as will be seen on this point, speaks without reserve, though he advances nothing but what we have been contend ing for during a series of years, and on account of which we have been virulently assailed by the Tractarian party. Where are " the rebukes which the bishop administers to certain popular declaimers in our church," to whom a contemporary yesterday alluded with such unbecoming freedom ? If the following statement of the bishop is not diametrically op posed to the principles and teachings now so prevalent at Oxford, we have - lost all power of discrimination ; and we shall not stop to say on whose heads the following dignified but masterly animadversion falls. Mr. Newman knows as well as we do. We may premise, that his lordship is speak ing of the rising generation, and we now say to our readers— " look on this picture and on that." THE BRITISH CRITIC. TAB BISHOP OF OXFORD. It ought not to be for no- Rome has her eye upon thing; no, nor for anything them, and adapting herself to short of some very vital truth; their tone of mind, represents some truth not to be rejected her creed, not as it is, but as without fatal error, nor they wish it to be ; she keeps embraced without radical what is essentially Popish as change, that persons of name much as possible in the back and influence should venture ground, brings what is Catho upon the part of " ecclesias- lic prominently forward, and tical agitators ;" intrude upon so in the end wins them over the peace of the contented, to her side, because they are and raise doubts in the minds too impatient to learn that of the uncomplaining ; vex the " middle way" of truth, the Church with controversy, the way of the English church, alarm serious men, and inter- is as far removed from Popery runt the established order of on the one side; as from Pun things; set the " father a- tanism on the other. I must, gainst the son, and the mother therefore, exhort you, my against the daughter ;" and reverend brethren, that as on lead the taught to say, " I all other accounts, so especi havemoreunderstandingthan ally on this, you extend at my teacher." All this has the present time a double been done ; and all this is measure of care and watch worth hazarding in a matter fulness towards the younger of life and death; much of it members of your flock. If, is predicted as the character- with me, you believe that istic result, and therefore the there is an almost incalcula sure criterion, of the truth. ble amount of error and su- An object thus momentous perstition in the Church of we believe to be the unpro- Rome ; if, with me, you be testantising (to use an offen- lieve that she is not altered sive, but forcible, word) of one jot or tittle of her ancient the National Church; and ac- character; if, with me, you cordingly we are ready to en- believe her to be as subtle, as dure, however we may la- dangerous, and as false as she went, the undeniable, and in has ever been, as shameless a themselves disastrous, effects perverter of the truth, and as of the pending controversy. cruel a persecutor; if, with But if, after all, we are not me, you feel that any attempt to be carried above the doc- at union with her, while she trine and tone of the English is what she is, is to be depre- Reformers ; if we are but to cated utterly, and that all exchange a congenial enthu- concession must come from siasm for a timid moderation, her, and not from us; if, with a vigorous extreme for an un- me, you have (because you real mean, an energetic Pro- know her real character) a testantism for a stiff and ne- deep and increasing dread of gative Anglicanism, we see her workings and artifices; if, but poor compensation for so with me, you look upon her extensive and irreparable a as schismatical and anti-chris breach of peace and charity. tian ; if, with me, you feel The object, important as it that our own church is pure may be in itself, is quire in- in doctrine, apostolical in mi adequate to Ore sacrifice.— nistry, and that if a man will We cannot stand where we liveas our Prayer-book would are ; we must go backwards have him live, he will not or forwards; and it will surely miss his salvation, you will be be the latter. It is absolutely more than ever zealous to necessary towards the con- keep those who have been sistency of the system which baptised among us within our certain persons are labouring pale. You will leave nothing to restore, that truths should undone which a sense of your be clearly stated, which as tremendous responsibility, yet have been but intimated, which your feelings of devo and others developed Which tedness and affectionateness are now but in germ. And, can suggest, towards preserv as we go on, we must recede ing those of your flocks who more and more from the prin- are most exposed to them ciples, if any such there be, from the perils of these dan of the English Reformation. geroua days. Ilere one party says that we must " unprotestantize our national church," and ought " to recede 'more and more from the principles, if any such there be, of the English Re formation ; " whilst the Bishop declares that to " unprotes tantize " her would be to make her schismatical and anti christian, and nothing can be inferred from his lordship's language but that he considers the " principles of the Re formation" the only principles worth contending for. So say we, and all consistent members of the Church of England. ANNUAL MEETING OF THE ORANGE BENEVO- LENT SOCIETIES The Grand Lodge of the Loyal Orange Benevolent Socie ties held their annual meeting, at the Pitt and Nelson, Ash ton-under-Lyne, on Monday last. We are given to under stand that the district reports were exceedingly gratifying, having exhibited the increasing growth of church principles in parts of the country that have almost been looked on as a forlorn hope ; several Roman Catholics sought admission into the order, but not having read their recantation, or been admitted publicly into the body of the church, they were referred back to the several clergymen who had recommended them, the brethren considering that no person, having been brought by the light of the " Spirit of Truth" to eschew error, and rejoice in the christian privileges of our apostolic church, should be either ashamed or afraid to testify to the same before assembled worlds. The result of the brethren's decision in this respect will be, our having several services similar to what the Rev. H. WIN:6Ie commenced, in Liver pool, in the course of a few weeks. It is really delightful to see how God is calling his people out of the darkness and slavery of popery, that worse than Egyptian bondage. We are gratified also to find that the unanimous wish of the brethren, for union, has led to the appointment of a de putation to the Grand Lodge of Confederated Protestants, (which will be held this year in Glamorganshire,) for the purpose of uniting and consolidating their efforts. At three o'clock the brethren adjourned to dinner, but in consequence of the multiplicity of business one hour only was allowed ; it is, however, but justice to Host Barrow to acknowledge that everything connected with his arrangements were admirable, and elicited from the brethren unqualified approbation. Business was resumed at four o'clock ; and after it was concluded the brethren sat down to enjoy the " feast of reason and the flow of soul." The following were the toasts, and the order in which they were drunk : "The Queen," (with all the honours.) Tune, " God save the Queen." " The Grand Master," (purple fire.) Tune, "No sur render." "The glorious. pious, and immortal memory ," (in solemn silence.) Tune " Peace to the souls of the heroe.4." " The Deputy Grand Master," (Kentish fire.) An origi nal song by brother Allen. Grand Treasurer and Secretary," (Kentish fire.) Tune, " All's well." _ "District Masters," (heart, pocket, and hand.) Tune, " They are hearty good fellows." " Masters of Warrants," (heart, pocket, and hand.) Tune, " Croppies lie down." "The Protestant press," (enthusiastic cheering.) Tune, " Hearts of oak." " Our lisiting brethren." Air, " Boyne Water." The brethren, in responding to the various toasts, were exceedingly happy in some of their hits. An allusion by the Deputy Grand Master to the difference between the Grand Master and the Pope on account of infallibility, elicited roars of laughter and applause. The District Master of Liverpool also gained considerable credit for the admirable instructions delivered to the brethren for their guidance when the procession takes place on the ensuing 12th of July. There was one point in the Deputy Grand Master's speech that cannot be too widely circulated, namely, that the pros perity of the order solely originated in the discipline of the society ; and so long as they continued to be obedient to the officers of their body in all lawful matters, so long might they depend on the preservation of harmony, and rest assured of finally obtaining the victory over rebels of every denomi nation ; and so long might they congratulate themselves on the diffusion of those universal principles of charity towards all who differed from them in politics that it was the highest aim of the order to attain, and this could only be done by showing, as a disciplined body, that we acted in joyful obedi ence to the Gospel precept, of "loving our enemies, and doing good to them that lute us and despitefully use us." Two young women and a young man were drowned on the Thames, on Sunday afternoon, whilst on parties of pleasure. BOLTON AND PRESTON RAILWAY.—We understand that the directors of this line, finding their long-protracted efforts to form a tunnel under the turnpike road at Hartford Green, near Chorley, of no avail, have determined to throw it open. The attempt to form a tunnel has cost many thousands of pounds.—Preston Chronicle. _ . • FIRE AT MANCHESTER.—OR Saturday night, a fire took place on the premises of Mr. Hadfield, pawnbroker, Canal-street, Ancoats, Manchester. The fire spread to an adjoining beer-shop, and considerable damage was done. The total loss is supposed to be £l2OO. THE CREW OF THE SHIP WILLIAM BROWN.—Holmes, the seaman, recently tried in P hiladelphia on an i ndictment the Penite n ti a ry. for manslaughter, in throw in g overboard certain passengers indo dollars, boat ar s, andat sea has ipm a s o nbtehesn, imprisonment o in The prisomer bowed res p ectfully to the Cou rt on receiving A p sentence, Aß AttpriLdEl._e_ftTthe e following court ap p apparently satisfi e d w i t h i t. u s e pitaph is on a grave stone at Atbersto ne on a child four y ears old , who was burnt to death :—" O hl says the gardener, as he passes down the walk, who destroyed that_ flower—who gathered th a t pl an t ?" His fellow - ser vant said, " The master ;"and the gardener held his peace. CORRESPONDENCE. QUIXOTIC ELOCUTIONISTS. Quousque tandem Jonathanus, abutere patientia nostra! '0 THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, SlR,—Elocution, English elocution, is a neglected art; it is so with us, from south to north. The theory may be otherwise ; but practical delivery may be said to be one of those open questions, subject to the arbitraries of opinion and taste, which present a field, at once tempting and safe, for trading and itinerant pretenders to exercise their calling, upon dupeable meetings of subscribers to our public institu tions. I have been at the Mechanics' Institution in Mount-street three times of late, and was one of an attentive but not sa tisfied audience, desirous to hear what really new matter the lecturer, " Jonathan Barber, Esq.," (whose name has been pasted on the walls, in large letters, and by which it appears that he was a professor of elocution in the U-nited States,) had to advance, or say for himself. 1 assure such of your readers and their families who were not present, that the lecturer, who is an elderly gentleman, advanced nothing new or important with reference to the art of elocution, although he talked what in the Rhetorical States would be collo quially called a " tarnation creation in uncommon quantity" in praise and glory of himself. He is a rig'lir self-advertiser, and takes extrayordinary pains to make the public disbelieve what he is about to do, and his manner of doing it; both of which, however, if people hadn't been foretold to the con trary, they would have found to be the very deeds and ways which he had verbally repudiated ! Seriously, a more prosy, self-opinionative lecturer has seldom occupied the ear and time of the public; and this estimate is not confined to my self—it is general. He has some ability, and has lectured himself into a belief that he has discovered a new way as a Demosthenes-maker, nothing like which has been propound ed in this country, or which anybody else could teach but he himself ! That's modest, is n't it? But you could not but admire the reckless and boldly-confident tone and manner with which his views are advanced, were you to hear and see so as to judge for yourself. If one-third of his audience knew anything of the groundwork of elocution, as ably set forth in the works of Sheridan and other departed men, and of respectable competent and livinc , professors of the science and art, neither if Brother Jonathan " nor any other adven turer of old wares in new forms would have the modest as surance to "go a-head "at the Colonel-Crocket rate he has been suffered to do for three successive nights at the Me chanics'. This want of general knowledge of the subject may be, and no doubt to some extent is, a national reproach; but is it fair or respectful that a lecturer should take advan tage of the neglect, and its concomitant ignorance, to trade on both, under an overrated expectation that, through igno ranee or forbearance, he is not likely to be found out and exposed? Par be it from me to insinuate that it is my opi- 1 nion that Mr. Jonathan Barber is one of a cruising class of tolerated and self-important Quixots. lam willing to think better of him or any professor who comes before the public; but he has, or he has not, laid himself open to suspicion—a suspicion which is extending that " all is not gold which glitters." If what he said is true, either the present teach ers of elocution within the walls of the institution should resign, or have a hint given to them to " clear out ;" and parents of lads under former " professors " should instruct their attorneys to bring an action for the refunding of their fees paid for value professed but not received. I say either such is the alternative, or Mr. Jonathan Barber should be made to eat his words as a pretender to teach what he has yet to learn. There is no real novelty worthy the appellation in his elo cutionary nostrums. Attempts were made in England over and over again by known, and with modification by obscure, Quixots, to " demonstrate" and to teach the art of speaking by the musical scale ! We know that one after another of such new methods of reviving old schemes were successively got up, and lived long enough only to be derisively exploded. The law and will of God, as the common experience of all the spoken languages of nations attests, have made the speaking-voice totally distinct from the singing-voice. It may be all very well for illustration and comparison, that lecturers point out occasional analogies between singing and speaking as sciences or as arts; but such analogies are not only occasional—merely occasional, but are analogies of de gree only, not of kind. Speaking is not singing, nor is sing ing speaking. Any attempt to blend them, as all of us know, sets up a feeling and sense of the ridiculous in every one's ear and breast who listens to it. Recitative and sing-song uniformly suggest ideas of travesty and burlesque; and, as schoolboys and grown persons of taste are aware, a sing song, whining, canting mode of reading or speaking provokes disgust, and is treated as offensive and ridiculous. Mr. Jonathan Barber has some personal pretensions to illustrate a sound system of elocution, which his mode, " peculiar to himself !" is not. His voice, at the best, never has had range or variety of modulation. It is not squeaky, but is full enough for ordinary purposes of tuition. He is best when he speaks low and without excitement. When colloquial and speaking his own sentiments, his tone espe cially, and often his accent, betray the Yankee locality which has influenced his " parts of speech." Upon the whole, he delivers the language of others in very good English ; but his action is bad, and savours of that pot-house " free and easy," such as the young bloods of every town may see practised by frequenters of clubs and debating societies, who fancy them selves Pitt or Burke, and equal to follow them in parliament. He saws the air, yea like a top-sawyer; his right terminus, the while, working up and down in the air like a pump han dle. Now, the most finished enunciation of the most manly organs of speech, per se, is tame, and can only be an inevita ble shortcoming if looks and emblematic action are not su peradded as appropriate accompaniments. Practically, there is no ELocutros in the proper bearing of the epithet, un less equal attention—equal science and art—equal taste and judgment—be exemplified with regard to both, in felicitous and harmonious co-operation, by the party who addresses an assembly of his fellow men. That this is the true view of the matter, every observer must be aware who has analysed dif ferent • between the comparative failure and success of three or any hundred men who rise to convey their meaning to those on whom it is their purpose to produce some desired impression. If effects, whether of success or failure, be traced to their causes, each class or group of them find their foun tain-head in first principles, referable to the play of the feel ings, the passions, motives, &c., as made manifest, not merely by the organs of voice, but by the physiognomy, and by con contributions of judicious and tasteful gesture of the whole body, as so many subtle means to ends which the patriot and the scoundrel—the noble and the vile—all mankind in short rth turning to account. Accord- nd feel to b ingly, if Mr. Jonathan Barber's pretensions be tried by this true standard, those who have listened to his ways and means will be enabled to determine of what estimate they are intrinsically worthy. Candour would not justify omitting to mention that the lPehirer seems to be a member of the Established Church ; and although he coquets for attgntion to this—whether aware of his position or not, is irrelevant—yet not only are his il lustrations irreverently frequent from the Holy Scriptures, but his texts and readings must be the reverse of palat able or delicate to Unitarian ears, and to others also of his auditors. He is evidently confined in his resources, and the poverty of his illustration being meagre in the extreme, he, as a consequence, is reduced to the shelter of technicalities that are hacknied, to pet phrases, and even to groups of words, which he falls back upon as if they had been set up in stereotype, to meet emergencies. His style of reciting is also confined, and therefore is inapplicable to the varied re quisites essential to a mastery of elocution—which, be it ob served, is a comprehensive and subtle art. This is so ; it being, not matter of opinion, but of fact, that his prevailing manner of reciting poetry or prose is " mock-impressive." As a lecturer, too, no less a fault of his is this :—he repeats himself over and over again, like a man who has exhausted his stock of drill manoeuvres at the review, or show-day of his first " introductory." On Saturday, he was so very tiresome, through overful ness of himself, and of a letter of remonstrance which his injudicious and babbling self-praise had drawn upon him, that he was called to order by a mild and feeling voice from the body of the house, " that he had better proceed with his lecture:" To conclude, Mr. Jonathan Barber's novelty is no novelty, except in form or degree. Nil novi sub sole—which, trans lated, literally, means there are no new eggs under the hen — is applicable to any thing he has yet advanced. That he has invited exposure is clear, and that he deserves it, will be ad mitted by every one who is in any way competent to an opi nion with knowledge.—Yours, truly, INDIGNATION [Since the above was ;n type, it seems that, at the com mencement of his lecture on Wednesday, Mr. Barber was under the necessity of retracting apologetically many random and wild strictures he had obtruded, when insulting the ac tual knowledge of Englishmen with reference to the neglected but known subject of vernacular and English elocution. This was as it should be; and, from representations that are cur rent, he may congratulate himse lf on getting off, " slick away," so cheaply. Much objectionable and puerile matter was foisted on the ears of his audience ; and such fishings for pupils as, by palpable implication, attended his anecdo tage of some silly speaker in parliament, of whom he " brrot (as the writer of this paragraph understood him to say) se veral " hundreds of pounds " for teaching him how to score Milton, were disrespectful to the audience, and unbecoming the dignity of the lecture-room.] DR. BYRTH AND THE DISSENTERS TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. SIR,-4 perceive that your remarks upon the inconsistency of the Rev. Dr. Byrth in attending a dissenting missionary meeting, have called forth the displeasure of several of your liberal contemporaries. I think, however, that your remarks were very just ; for I cannot understand how any clergyman of the Church of England can pray, Sabbath after Sabbath, to be kept "from all false doctrine, heresy, and schism," and yet lend his aid in promoting schism. But especially do I consider it inconsistent in Dr. Byrth ; for I distinctly recollect, that at a meeting of the Young Men's Established Church Society," held some time ago in the Amphitheatre in this town, the reverend gentleman denounced dissent as a " monstrous evil." Let your readers, then, judge of Dr. Byrth's consistency, and of the justice of your remarks upon his conduct.—Y our's respectfully, June 2d, 1812, A CHURCHMAN The decease of the venerable Lord Manners, formerly Lord Chancellor of Ireland, took place on Tuesday, the 31st ult. His lordship was in the 87th year of his age. DEANERY OF ST. PATRICK'S, DUBLIN.—OH Wednes day morning, Dr. Radcliffe gave judgment in this long liti gated cause, and decided that the Rev. Dr. Da l y had been duly elected ' Dean of St. Patrick's. The principal point in the case was the claim set up by his Grace the Archbishop of Dublin to vote as a member of the Chapter in the capa city of Prebendary of Cullen. The legality of this claim was admitted by the learned judge ; but he contended that his Grace not having previously taken the oath of canonical obedience as a preliminary measure, he was not in a position to exercise the privilege on the day of election. Another question was raised as to the legality of Dr. Todd's vote, who claimed in right of being Treasurer to the Chapter.— The jud_e decided that that was an office suspended under the Church Temporalities Bill, and that Doctor Todd was merely a m inisterial officer appointed by an act of the Chap ter to discharge certain duties in relation to the office of Treasurer ; but that he was not at the time of the election entitled to a stall in the choir, or a seat in the Chapter, and, consequently, not entitled to vote. These two gentlemen having supported Dr. Wilson, and their votes having been declared invalid, leaves Doctor, now Dean Daly, in a ma jority. Dr. Wilson gave notice of an appeal. COPYRIGHT OF PICTURES.—The Court of Cassation, the day before yesterday, decided the question whether the sale of a painting by the artist withont any condition or reserve conveyed to the purchaser the exclusive right of taking and publishing an engraving of it. The question arose out of the picture of the Battle of the Pyramids, painted by Baron Gros in 1809, by order of ihe Imperial Government, but not delivered before the restoration, during which it was carefully concealed by General Bertrand. — Baron Gros, however, had granted permission to M. Vallot to make an engraving from it. The painting was latterly purchased by the civil list for the museum at Versailes, and M. Gavard included it in his series of engravings from those galleries. On its appearance, actions for e! f mraron were commenced against M. Gavard by the widow 05 taken Gros and M. Vallot. These have taken the round „_ fj e h re e different courts, with varying decisions, and at w ere different de. brought on appeal before the Supreme C9urtr,e p asses with it tided that the entire property of the P e contract- I :and publish en on a sale, and the consequent right to 02 gravings from it, unless there be in to the contrary. The I,: or bill of sale any express reserve or .stip. ulabon ith c osts.—Galignane s appeal has therefore been dismissed vi Messenger•. LITERARY NOTICES. The Scriptural Argument for Episcopacy, including the Substance of a Lecture delivered in St. Mary's Church, St. Helens, on February 17th, 1842, by the Rev. William Pollock, A.M., Incumbent of St. Helens. Seeley, Lon don; Perris, and Newling, Liverpool; Griffith, St. Helens. The extravagant pretensions advanced for some years past by the Tractarian divines have produced one of the results that might have been obviously anticipated, viz., that of bringing sound churchism into danger, by exaggerating the powers of the church and the claims of her ministry. This growing evil rendered it necessary for scriptural churchmen to come forward, and interpose between the church and her self-styled champions, by exhibiting church principles, in the accuracy of scriptural completeness, no less than in the in tegrity of their scriptural fulness. This we think Mr. Pollock has done, as regards the question of episcopacy, in the ar gumentative pamphlet before us. The history of the series, of which the present lecture was the first, and what gave rise to it, is stated in the preface and appendix. We recommend it for general circulation, and, from the cheapness of the cost, we anticipate it will be extensively read. The scriptural ar gument for episcopacy is faithfully condensed and accurately stated. The testimony of scripture is fairly examined. The analogy of the Jewish Church, recognising and insisting upon three distinct orders in the priesthood, the model of the in fant Christian Church—the consecration of the twelve—tbe ordination of the seventy, by our Lord himself;—subse quently of deacons, by the laying on of hands of the Apostles —the churches of Ephesus and Crete—the seven. Asiatic churches and the angels of the churches—the seven stars and seven golden candlesticks—are all clearly and concisely ap pealed to in support of the system of diocesan episcopacy, as it at present obtains in the Church of England. To church men desirous of information, who cannot consult the more elaborate publications, this is invaluable as a manual of scrip tural evidence; and again we beg to recommend it. Might we venture to suggest a similar series to our zealous clergy in Liverpool? A Voice from the Town ; and other Poems. By John Bol ton Rogerson, author of " Rhyme, Romance, and Re velry." Thomas Miller, Newgate-street ; Walmsley, Liverpool. A book bearing the above title has been left with us. On the inside of the cover we find inscribed, " Presented to the editor of the LIVERPOOL STANDARD, for the author, by Robert Rose." On the fly-leaf is written, " With the author's compliments." We were greatly puzzled to under stand what " Robert Rose " had to do with this book, and why he should have favoured us with his autograph, his name not appearing in connection with either the author, printer, or publisher. On looking, however, through the work, we find several pages scored down in which allusion is made to " Robert Rose, Esq. (The Bard of colour)" ; and, by a mark placed in page 146, our attention is drawn to a " Friendly Tribute to Robert Rose, Esq. (The Bard of co lour)." On further investigation, we find a pencilled cross on the index against the title of this tribute. Now, really, this is " coming it very strong"—this is showing a " longing after immortality" with a vengeance. Here we have a poet sending us his book for review—making another poet (a " Bard of colour") his messenger: the author inscribes mo destly enough " his compliments " in a single line, while the messenger flares up with a quarter of the cover, makes pencil-marks on the index, and takes a further liberty with our book, by drawing his pencil down page after page. The book, to say the least, is disfigured by the ink marks, though those in pencil we can rub off. We shall thank the next Manchester poet who favours us with his work to send it through a bookseller or direct, as we have no penchant for autographs generally, and none for Robert Rose, Esq.'s, (The Bard of colour,) in particular. This is a strong case of Ego et Rex meus. Mr. Rogerson writes a poem—incurs the risk of printing and publishing ; but Robert Rose, Esq., (The Bard of colour,) presents it, and writes his name upon it with all the assumption of being a somebody that has taken a very prominent part in the business. " Did n't we play the organ well to-day ? " ." You! what had you to do with it ? " " Why. I blew the bellows ! " Mr. Rogerson writes the book ; Robert Rose, Esq. (The Bard of colour) presents it for acceptance. We consider two liberties to have been taken in this matter : firstly, in Robert Rose, Esq. (The Bard of colour) marking our book; and secondly, in pre- sinning to point out any portion of it to our notice. But dismissing this as of very trivial importance, let us speak of the work itself. Manchester is becoming as famous for its poets as its manufactures ; every now and then a clever book emanates from it, courting the favour, and claim - ing the attention of the reading public. This goes a long way to disprove Byron's adage, that " Commerce fills the pocket but it clogs the brain." Manchester, the very seat of manufacture and science, may be " proud of its poets"— John Bolton Rogerson is one of them—he is not new to U 3. We read and reviewed, if we forget not, his former work, and spoke of it praisingly ; we may equally commend this one now before us. It contains a poem in blank verse, strongly, spiritedly, and cleverly written. It is divided in three parts. in which we find many interesting subjects con sidered with a depth of feeling and fervour that will enlist the sympathy of the reader before he has gone very far into the matter. It is a very fine poem. Of the miscellaneous por tion, we most admire " The Poet's Home," it is full of warm fancy, and shows how charmingly bards can build " castles in the air." We recommend this book to notice, and shall give an ex tract from it the first opportunity. The Commissioner. Walmsley, Liverpool A description of the entertainments at the Mansion-house in London occupy a considerable portion of this month's number. Some very good hits are made. The satire of this work is severe but kindly, and will do good. It is to be hoped that the heir of Outran will meet with his deserts. The story of Betsy Trollop conveys some start ling truths and hints, which it would be well if followed up. - Our Mess. By Harry Lorrequer. Walmsley. Liverpool. The long expected account of the steeple chase has now been put Before us, and well repays us for the exercise of our patience. It is told with a spirit befitting a descrip tion of such an event. Jack becomes the winner, but not without considerable difficulty. The account of the party and ball are very well told, and will be read with much interest. There is no flagging in Harry Lorrequer, he keeps the imagination on the stretch, and never fails to excite an interest in all his recitals. The mode of doing the cockney sportsman is rather too far fetched,—it tells as a good story, but it will be diffi cult to be believed. The cockneys are as wide awake as any class of our countrymen we know. Handy Andy. No. 6. By Samuel Lover. W. Webb, Liverpool The author's wish to take his " darlin' public " by the fist we are sure must be gratified, for if ever a work de served patronage for its originality of idea, its wit, and irresistible drollery, it is that which now lies before us. It gives us an insight into life in Ireland such as it would be difficult, perhaps, for a stranger to meet with, while it cannot fail to impress every one with a just estimate of Irish character. The election business is inimitably told. The account of Mrs. Flannagan's party is very rich, and will afford great amusement. The illustrations by the author are good —as usual. NICHOLAS OF RUSSIA.—No living character has been more unsparingly assailed by the Whig-Radical press than the reigning Sovereign of Russia. His Majesty's disposition, we have always felt convinced, was grossly misrepresented. r o e f .an officer She It is pleasant therefore to be able to g ive so a g reeabl e and au. theistic a trait of him as the follow in g : At one of th e masked balls, at St. Petersburgh , which, I need not tell you, are of frequent occurrence , and for which the Cza r manifests a who peculiarhad incurredpredilection, royal yalounglady, displeasure,tb the wassistersent speech p was there with an aching hea rt ; for she had resolved on seizing that opportunity perso nall y to su bmit her br o th er ' s case to the revision of the Sovereign. An unguarded mhapreirisohr; banishment which had escaped the young man at the f t es e tiv E e board, had been reported, and most unfavourably, to h had issued in the loss of his milit ary rank and from his family. His prospects in life so a n ppeared in truth to general buzz his ageneralbuzz announced be utterly blasted. He was an o n l y were inconsolable. About eleven age some distinguished arrival ; and in a few form of Nicholas towering above the throng, moments the noble me, I am not speaking of these reunions in terms of her disguise the mask instantl y com mendation. accostedhim. Understand I think them of all assemblages the worst. They veil, and but slightly, m uc h broken hearts at home to soothe'and and purity would dread. But she that a woman of feeling to whom I refer, had heal ; and Nicholas., struck with the grace of her address, relies to her. ^•'" first badinage and repartee only are exchanged between them ; and at length the sister, trembling the conversation gradually assumed a deeper and a graver woe of fictitious firmness, mentions to her chief the young soldiely'. case. 'His sentence has been confirmed'. w" th e ;•P'said ' but I appeal from it.' ' Appeal from it — to w h p ` i p ul !, ' re' the Czar quickly, and somewhat sternly. ' I r t ; earth a was in every limb, but in a ceenrtss turned the lady, feeling all the time as if the v , e philip drunk reeling under her, ' not as one of old did frodmwi th the cares to Philip sober, ut from Nicholas, weer it ; id m orbidly sen h Wai) his Ou of Government, irritated by ingratituder.ee. e : of s, sitive to reproach from ceaseless misaM s c alm. thoughtful. jects, pursuits, and purposes—to T e cli o — omm ent as originally the remark of her considerate, and just. Listen tofta malicious pauAe.' She Y ihe form in which the uttered, and observe the effect. repeated twice, slowly and brother in her own terms; e° th e n Emperor's considera d uP far sentence had been dresse need the sentiment was urine. lion. As originally pronr who ll y free from all offensive cessary and ill.judgedn.ioet; w hich scarce permitted her to meaning. With an ethe effect of her appeal on him with breathe she watched fate. ' Those,' said he, after whom rested her brother'seard interminable, ' were the • a declii.baeratel which to her uPP h. officer employed P. precise, pause hich t is Those and the exact terms sv agitated rejoinder.' , 1 belie , no other,' was ben 'and thank you for pres • believe you,' re- Czar , ming them to me p li e d the _. H e whom you wish to serve shall in a new lim. ofyour fidelity or have no your frankness." A fur cause to repent.tion took place, and ther investigation dto his '.. in a fortnight the young restore military rank I ' officer was Am I to believe that , its prospects, and his family . one so will' so ready to listen to willing to repair an error, and a petition —a I • petition-am to believe him to be the cruel, haughty, ' heartless tyrant his interested attachment of his people—l him . Impossible I The it."--The Bishop's D 4 speak not of his nobles—refutes Daughter. The anti-church part stration" on Thursday,y at Maidstone attempted a " demon of the churchwardens and a splendid affair it was. One pound for th e party offered an expenses of the curren t ye a r, the anti-church a mendment in opposition to the rate. The show of hand s was in favour of the amendment, but a poll was demanded, an d at its c l ose the numbers were—for th* rate, 266 ; against it, 2; majority for the rate, 964.