The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-04-21 00:00:00

-- —, ordeig tar regiaating the ro t , sou who shall drive any carriage, p• shall drive any cattle, sheep, pigs , 0 ' .11e borough, during the hours of divine Uhristruas-dity, Good Friday, or ally day, ' public tact or thanksgiving, ; and any orders w,. so made, shall be printed - and fixed on or near the church, chpel, or place of public, worship to which the sane shall l 'crer, and in some conspicuous places leading to and conti guous the reto, and elsewhere as the mayor shall direct ; and c e ‘ fr erY breach o f any Such order shall be deemed a separate ence."—Mr. Gardner's communication was ordered to be ackuovvledged. s A letter from Mr. Banks, relative to the best Orrell coal, supplied to the corporation, was directed to lie on the table. bee r y Mr- Herbert Spring, of London, a gentleman who had _tt..employed by the insurance-offices in ascertaining and settling the losses by the conflagration in Fortnby-street, P ented to the council a copy , of the accounts.—A letter was the to be written to Mr. Spring, acknowledging ins attention A Memorial from the occupiers of property in South John street a „, „,. complaining of some slaughter-houses in Cable-street 'T.thornas-street, was referred to the Finance Committee. i the 3dr Crudgington, ti.reet.---The Mr. Brook, and others memorialize . , "uncil to prevent an alleged encroachment in Cook memorial was ordered to he acknowledged, and !l'e parties to be i n f ormed that the council had no power to tuterfere. other animals, vithi Sund Dinted for b m r. No RELIE F IN CASES OF SHIPWRECK. jeet , ..., . /Ur ti then brought forward his motion . on this snb era,.);""reli had several times appeared in this paper. 1t bro nal s aid, with unaffected regret and reluctance that he titi an !, ' before the council this subject ; regret that no at" nactieitecalliaisde b b e e e h n ad m i a a d a e g years and years ago, and reluc been most anxious that the task p n eteu l t be use by some one more experienced or corn oeer„,,_t,ba hisimself. In this latter respect he could . riot opinie'Late.own deficiencies, because in proportion to fe ar an ",° l the importance of the object must always be the fe ar aii ' d i J i be risk of failure, and in this instance both the tut let I .ie risk were exaggerated by every circumstance. hi taaea . I nn uot be mistaken in the very outset. It was f or Ile ha d 1 Inn that he had these misgivings, not for the cause of its ow undertaken to advocate—a cause which by the force Which ewn merit alone must prosper in whatever hands, and h e PleaP' ee iallY in an assembly of merchants, could never to addsesed in vain. The subject upon which he was about serei a , y: them, the necessity for providing means of pr - like ) il i 'le in shipwreck, had for many years impressed itself l would : a n ', I nd, almost with the solemnity of a vow, that he w ards c 11 . ,'" cease using such means as he might to „ternedy 'ebeting attention to it with the view of providing a " e e,olali e . ,g, e could truly say that he had not hitherto failed, 111 he ' "" his opportunity, of acting upon this resolution, coraiderw_aa.still fhue and determined in it. li t e edly p o ,: e ci Indeed the opportunity which he now bunefxr the and value s h ',ed of advocating it in that room as } , held. ( an d tra„, v ie, if not the only privilege of the office he thote.h7,ln,Z, therefore, so far as depended upon himself, I , ) , t o , ie sa ',nad often been delayed by the pressure of other "re only "Port the council,) to propose this, most probably to a•ro'n"ton which he should originate. He was, then, of deem' to tae council on behalf of the sufferers under one these J a os t afflicting dispensations of providence, on . behalf °Wed ~lt , m e ri, to ivCose laborious and perilous profes . sion we withi a " ' oilr wealth, suffering by storms and shipwreck da nger ° sr ut P o rt, almost at our doors, and against whose very °illy b , e had hitherto hesitated or refused to provide the le nirle - " a e v a n t s ,Of rescue which could, in most cases, rei ghty "n a " a 'ale• May, proceeded Mr. North, that Al 'eats thea'g who " ides upon the whirlwind and di oftoworit st or — r, oi aid me now in this humble attempt 43 aileet..his own work, by so impressing the hearts i n sole, de With the solemnity of . this duty, that I may 1 the , gree succeed in setting it before you, and that you, adsacareatness 01 the cause, may forget the feebleness of the advocate datee Despise if you will the messenger, bu . t you may You Must not, nay, consult your own consciences, and Yea not reject the message. (Hear, hear.) lle pre '(l°,lll. not t 0 anY peculiar interest in a cause which ., must le t of ) h affect all right-minded men ; lie was no rnonopo in hi s „,11.rnanitY," to use the language of a member not now reproaceree, on this question ; tor it was a matter of l. ail} Ile a l ai 'to 'lira that he did, and that he could do, so ittle l . for h e . i t n erl not the merit even cf originating . this proos t a he , 1) 04 ;_ l oillel be told that it had been several times before ere there ' i 7onimotee, whose peculiar duty it was, and .. w i li .t . l e men generally most competent to deal wit li ons a‘. t he acknowledged, to the utmost, the right inten eaighfot those gentlemen, it was no disparagement to say they to co e.e Mistaken and certainly it was no offence to attempt e liini o n , v 2 l : ) " them Of it. We all knew how we clung to the ainie e we held, and how unwilling we were even to ex baps, ithe grounds upon which they had been first and, per /044461Y formed, especially when a change of opinion in l'reiud'a c hange of conduct more or less condemnatory of our .ceratt i jetete% b s r i sides there had been many changes in the Dock kne w, ~ lice this question had been • agitated, and, God j aatif , mere had been proofs enough, in disasters at sea, to na att 7 , the r ecantation of the most obstinate. Among mut - was tortif.or painful reflection in approaching this subject, there too re .' Point for mutual congratulation, not common to rluestionnPortant debates in that room. This was no onc e relied n f Party spirit. (Hear, hear.) They were for couldt: er ed from . all political and local prejudice. There eeisia_ .50 objection to promote a design which all must oba a a:cr right in intention, and no contest except how that ho j e c a c ! e w as to be most wisely and efficiently carried out. Not, of ti t i v r, that he hoped to be unopposed, for he had notice l he thoea°PPosition of Mr. Alderman Evans; but, should he reeeiveught p r esumptous if he expressed a doubt . wheths!he kilo, a ci t hat notice with most regret or satisfaction ? With 4, 0 tiegret certainly that they could not, for once, e_vc r n Nl orth) ns neutral ground, meet to agree, because he (al_ • Lan formidable hrid in him an opponent whose ability always made desceaa, and who, as far as he had seen, never con tiffffer, '!ued to weaken his arguments by discourteous or 'sive lanuge. (Hear, hear.) But with this regret for fri - et i o 'ke of hiss cause, he (Mr. North) had also some satis loved n o n his own account, for, next to a sincere friend,. .he fr o , 111 able, open, and fair enemy ; and though differing o„ a "' that gentleman, as he probably did upon . every question e Zt n est i s uets . two nien equally honest might differ, and their hatti„, „.' 'night be frequent ; they must remember that the li e C 'as hot always to the strong, nor the race to the swift. „L'egaed, then, respectfully to move b ee i c rhat it is proper and expedient that this Council or the vide C°lnneittee,or those two bodies conjointly, should pro be an d maintain a powerful steam-boat or steam : boats,. to bo a e t tn PloYed in aid of the present and with additional life s, aiid with eN•ried h other necessary an . . • d useful apparatus to be h eti pa dr such steam-boat or steam-boats . , in the preserve the "` life and property (but more especially of life) upo . n Port cl • ecasi°ll of shipwreck or other disaster at sea off this b ook and that a deputation he appointed to confer with the of effects Cmmittee or a deputation of that body, with the view lieng this object." ee,„:4'nuld endeavour to make out this proposition not by an trie r il er a ated appeal to the feelings, or by an exciting state keiti or or supposed evils, but by a view, as brief and as Pre s , 4 realecould make it, of the extent and operation of the h'''', those means o f Preserving life from shipwreck, and why, and e outset °se means ought to be farther increased.. Let him in Commit rst offer the tribute of his utmost praise to the Dock . aatee and their successive marine . surveyors,. for their kauernanirable exertions in providing and maintaining the present tee s t°l Preventing shipwreck He believed that tne be Of and - buoiage adopted in this port might be Or th c ,_ obe almost perfect ; and the talents and labours s reeia e t e e to whom, it was owing, could riot be too highly p awoerre, after Bu t those means, skilful and noble as they were, all, but fair weather contrivances ; they afforded it ZedY against shipwreck, or the means of escaping from t ode tIYI t hey were even less than this, for the very multi they Zftlaese c ontrivances, indispensable and excellent as their acre for all ordinary purposes, increased the peril of iv an, • gement by storms. They had too often been to th e ' rivain when most needed, and thus added infinitely the ref : danger they were designed to prevent. It was evident, hot i n e , that they had but half done their work if they_ d kid wictrease the means of escape, and so diminish the ri d sk a , the 4 _ ll a . Port the most inaccessible and . dangerous, an t re, pon . " B trine all but the most frequented in the world, the n ord er t Mit)? of both duties was equally extreme. I bloat necessarily oe ar h ouncil with him to this thatconclusionhe bla c k est Rond their feelings by recurring to . th e 7th day in the annals of Liverpool, or rather two days, raliela.,ai.id in days of January, 1839,—black in the unpar still 1-.." devastation and extent of misery, but made darker e„ . V v , our own apathy in the charge which then devolved upon not ev en should none of us forget the misery of those two days, r th at ci a l n auPon shore ; but we must all especially rememb e e . toent H u ' of horror with which we received the announce the th e '',Lrat in the midst of the storm the north-west light-ship th e principal arid leading guide into the port, from among ,atarerrible sandbanks had parted from her moorings and held his into the rive ' r. Every one, at that intelligence, vrithi:, .breath and shuddered in silence, shrinking even lehieViirriself from the contemlation of the vast miser y ou r „._ne knew must ensue.—(Hear.) Awfully, indeed, were leardwaorst fears realized. It fell to his lot, a few days after the ' to take the examination of the few survivors of si an e a r ew of a very noble ship that was lost, and the impres -4 wo e lade u pon his mind by one circumstance i u th e i r t a l e b aiter . of tn nklhe never be effaced ; he mean t th e f act o f t h e that most can of shi when he first dd that oa t fearfulpta of i horrors, the the p light-ship adrift.isc overe Up to and n'ornent he h a d stru gled with death, a brave captain t his " intelli gent seaman, g equal, under Providence, e ven t o ntior i ert i l l e r g e neY ; but th at di scovery seemed to have operated it, am ~,'s Iniud as a flash of lightning : it at once dethroned 8111 e sue in , even in the worst form that death . could take, had : ti ,`, lo mercy to that poor stricken lunatic.—(Hear, theilis fate heightened the responsibility of those who ehi o aft care .of these things ; but, alas ! this was not all. cause after sbila on that dreadful day, from the same sad s ame' the absence of the light ship, careered onwards the horrorverwhelnaing road to destructions. (Hear.) And, h,i horrors, an emigrant ship, full of men, women, 'her e 'Wren, miserably perished, a few yards . oft the do wn ' arid one hundred and eight human beings went hoer) e t her to j ! Wiry did he recal this scene of misery th e i: I. the wholesome purpose of setting their duty and oainedr!sPoosibility before them, that they might be deter thof ta(),e_ver again to meet such misfortunes unprepared. I . n wia, they C ommittee had then possessed a steamer of their lihip iaaa e Was no reason to suppose that any one of these h ap- 4 ' d " Would have occurred, because the steamer would necks . 4 stem iced the light ship. Why did they not try to . send ' w ould h;°at ? The question was a very serious ona . . fatig a b le remembered that Captain Denham was most . I.n.de oe w ou ltt his exertions : even upon his own responsibility, aioriai rigi d t gla dly have undertaken the service at his own per in al so '; ; bat be failed to obtain a steam-boat only because g idee nni 'aded to obtain the instructions, and the necessary ler ° , Y. of the Dock Committee, who acted under some Lowers but no doubt mistaken, view as to the extent of their Ncl eat nd uties. But he would drop the curtain upon this lie f orgo s t Fene of the tragedy ; that fatal mistake could never vi ant of j e ll. No doubt there was grevious indecision and her e . a'nergY, and fearful responsibility there must be some as fe ar 'int the circumstances were very trying, such, perhaps, o a Mina s •-eatiae they Were equal to, and he only alluded to them now ( "f hi s „'leY Promised the best possible argument in support Wail a‘r case. The storm of the 13th of January last 44(4 -sent Means so violent as that of 1839, but still it was a /.4r ds ql 'o e f it t ° b n lgh• It was his lot to be at the time within a few eerie whiche °Pen sea. The next morning's sun exhibited a ' i cho oner i none who witnessed it could ever forget. A dthalyzrearta edrssunk, at four o'clock, on Burbo Bank, within Of a mile from where ' he stood, and soon after ablackleratealle:_de.scried the crew in the rigging. The storm beta" ch a , e ' r,ra violence, and as the tide was rising there seemed 1 s lti l• "S e l or t thereor fellows but a lingering and horrible eeing uh a ght o'clock he was inexdressibly relieved , A, the Magazine life-boat come up, towed by the dl Packet, which cast her ba n , ee to , K. w, ..g0 before she off, but she had a great could get to windward of the t 4 nY's h n ue thus engazed, one of the Steam Tug Com e h p oats ,„., k --4 f I - "' e nP, followed by the Liverpool . life-boa t t ; t 4t „ e atine r e t !Issured of the safety of the crew, thinking the t w e a k s , as was a h o th e wywhich was in the North Channel, was proceeding . teuurt what waiting for the life-boat , Pparently _ t h e min utes, ,11._ co nsternation and go to to see her, in a the northward to but tar i„ge A eae P ri ' °" her steam, and ' l3 1 ich was in distress, t het - no i tntn et , i n ship Petersburg ! w n, : m if he wronged e a _ r at r e a „ .l.. , ate,ustate danger ! Forgive nr when 1071 wiellowreliaCrear ; but above water, spars, scarcely . he saw her leave those re ea , ro, f ri:p ... gngto a few hi t ie a h e d i e,r, tt hundred causes, e with exceeding 4,oe..roessa_thi..otnk--and the thought might have sunk in a mo let him also give th e ',: tiivit,v irLathey were more intesnaettaiemunp,on salvage than aop.:4.eieriae7 a But with the accusation, boZ telitle tte "e b that the steau . had been informed two days afterwards, b i y . a rid 8 er e , c '1 connected with the company l' that th otild not from the deck see the , de by the 'tat h. eY we ignals ma bated 8 ,_ nt towards her from the s ttri to thalerefore they could not have the object a American ship, be- T i.• . ula mi g ht be true, as he hoped it was ; ycind t,lt doubt tcis reopentablo httiev;t4 it, hut they did not succeed in convincing him. Noe at tide time need he mention, except to bear testimony to their excellence and efficiency that the Magazine lifeboat (lid succeed, though not until after a severe struggle of two hours, in reaching the wreck, and rescuing five men, but three had perished before from exhaustion. The same morning a schooner sunk in Crosby Channel ; her crew, of five men, clung to the rigging, hut four of them perished, and the survivor was saved b) Captain Saarsfield, of the Irish mail packet. Again he stated if the Dock Committee had then possessed a steamer of their own, and that steamer had run upon the banks, as she would, by daylight, seven lives would have been saved under his (Mr. North's) own eye, and within a mile of the Rock light house. Having seen such things, could one forget, could one cease to remonstrate and protest against that inhuman apathy which would make no exertion ? When he (Mr. North) so ceased, let his tongue cleave to the roof of his mouth, and let his right hand forget her cunning ! (Hear.) Mr. North proceeded at great length to state many other facts of equally appalling interest, and to urge a variety of additional reasons to spew that assistance in all these dis asters would be most efficiently rendered by the Dock Com mittee having, always, a powerful steamer ready to pro ceed to sea on the occurrence of these terrible emer gencies. He said, however, that he was not wedded to any particular plan ; if the object could be better accomplished by hirir b , boats he had no objection to it. Mr. North con cluded by a powerful appeal to the council to forward this object. Then, said he, will this great community rejoice that, by God's mercy, such calamities may not be again ; and to have contributed to such joy, however humby, will be our reward. Living, I shall seek no other praise, and dead, no other monument! Mr. SHEPPARD seconded the motion. Mr. G. IL LAWRENCE expressed his regret that the coun cil could not co-operate with the Dock Committee in any such measure as that proposed, on account of the obligatory expenses which were entailed upon them. Even if they had sufficient surplus income, the business belonged properly to the Dock Committee, and the council had no power over them. Mr. Nicol, said if Mr. North would so frame his motion as to require a conference of a deputation of the council with the Dock Committee, he would support it there. Mr. HonosoN doubted the efficiency of a single boat be longing to the Dock Committee. It might give a false reliance that could not always be calculated upon. The tempest might come on, and find those entrusted with the business unprepared. He thought it would be better to give a general interest in the business ; for, if it were limited to one or two, the object would not be attained. Mr. EVANS agreed with Mr. Hodgson, and spoke of the great cost of building and maintaining an efficient steamer, and of the necessity for expending the Dock funds in improv ing the port so as to benefit commerce. Mr. AIKIN contended that better means could not he de vised for effecting the object which Mr. North had in view than those already in existence at this port, and which were carried out by the Shipwreck Society, which he spoke of as an honour to the community. .That society, he showed, had established stations, and arranged a set of rules for rewards, whereby even the widows and orphans of those who might perish in the service of saving others were to be provided for. The true way, he said, of attaining the object aimed at by Mr. North was to give increased efficiency to that society, of which he invited Mr. North to become a member. Sir THOMAS BRANCKER expressed his concurrence in the views of Mr. Aikin. Mr. ROYDEN suggested that the Steam Tug Company should be engaged to build a powerful steamer, and that sailing life-boats should be established along the coasts. He concurred with Mr. Hodgson and Mr. Evans as to the non efficiency of a single boat belonging to the committee. At the suggestion of Mr. HODGSON, Mr. North's motion was modified. Its effect in the new form was, that a depu tation be appointed to confer with the Dock Committee, for the purpose of considering and reporting to the council on the most effectual means of carrying out the object of pre serving life and property (but more especially life) in ship wrecks. The Council divided, when there appeared—For the mo tion, 11 ; against it, 28: majority, 10. For the motion :—Messrs. Hodgson, Copeland, North, Royden, J. Lawrence, Cooper, Birkett, Bushell, Kilshaw, Parker, Lace, Trotman, Sheppard, Smith, Houghton, (Al derman) Crook, and Molyneux. Against the ,notion:—Messrs. Shand, Shaw, Houghton, Isaac Holmes, Thornhill, J. Holmes, Aikin, Priestley, Faw cett, Aspinall, Proctor, Rigby, Lloyd, Plumpton, Leigh, G. H. Lawrence, Platt, Bulley, Earle, Turner, Fren e, Holt, Nicol, Bramley-Moore, Moon, Evans, and the Mayor. A memorial was read, praying the postponement of the further consideration of the Fire Bill till next Wednesday. The bill was postponed accordingly. The Council adjourned at half-past three o'clock till Wed nesday next. ANNUAL VESTRY. On Tuesday the annual general vestry for transacting the affairs of the parish was held in St. Nicholas's Church. The Rev. Rector BROOKS having taken the chair, Mr. Lowndes, the Vestry-clerk, read the notice convening the meeting, and Mr. Hart, the Treasurer, read the accounts for the past year. Mr. Churchwarden BLRKETT, in moving that the accounts be passed, said that they contained nothing out of the usual way, with the exception of one item of £350 from the last year's accounts which had been transferred back, under an act of Parliament, to the church account. The balance was rather larger than ordinary in consequence of the work for that church having been executed for a sum considerably lower than the estimates, and in consequence of a legal order not having been made for the repairs of St. Paul's Church, which had thrown the work so late that the cost did not fall within the present account. The church-rate for which it was intended to apply was the lowest that had ever been laid, Id. in the pound, which he thought would be amply suffici ent to carry the succeeding churchwardens through. On this subject, however, he would have an opportunity of speak ing when it came regularly before the vestry. Mr. ICN APPER seconded the motion for the passing of the accounts. Mr. BIGHAM asked if it was not usual for the parishioners to be furnished with a copy of the accounts, previous to the meeting of the vestry. lie thought it was highly necessary that they should, as it was too much to expect them to un derstand and puss an opinon upon the several items, upon hearing them once read. Mr. BIRKETT replied, that it had always been customary to print the general accounts, but this year they had nothing to decide upon but the church accounts. A great misappre hension prevailed respecting the expenditure of the parish. The greater part was under acts of Parliament : £5OO per annum was the utmost the rate-payers had under their con trol. If the parishioners would go to the expense of print ing the accounts, the churchwardens could have no objection ; but they would not have been justified in incurring that ex pense without authority. Mr. BlGllAM.—We ' should have had .£350 less to pay, it appears, which was illegally expended last year. Mr. BIRKETT said, it was by a vote of the vestry that the money had been laid out. He himself had neither art nor part in the matter. He was unwell and out of town, and on his return he found a requisition, very numerously and re spectably signed, calling upon the churchwardens to convene a meeting for certain express purposes. They did so, and the account was laid before the parishioners, and unani mously passed. The act subsequently directed the sum to be paid out of the poor rate, and it was now returned to the church account. Mr. BIGIIAIS supposed the fact was, that the senior churchwarden had expended a certain sum in a deputation to London, and when he found that the auditor would not pass it, he had it fransferred to another account. Mr. BIRKETT.-It was transferred by the act of parlia ment. The CHAIRMAN believed that every parishioner was at liberty to look at the parish books. Mr. BIGLIAM said he had gone to the books, and what did they do? They threw him forty or fifty volumes back, so that he might have beeu long enough in finding what he wanted. (Laughter.) Mr. BIRKETT said, the orders were, that the parishioners should be treated with every courtesy and respect ; and if a representation had been made of the proceeding complained of by Mr. Bigham, it would have been immediately investi gated, and the party severely reprimanded. The instruc tions were, that every information should be given. They had nothing to conceal, and nothing was concealed. (Hear.) Mr. l'aTos, in answer to an inquiry from the chairman, said the expense of printing the accounts would be about £lO. Mr. DOWNEY moved that the church accounts be printed a fortnight before the meeting of the vestry. The CHAIRMAN explained that this would be impractica ble, inasmuch as they were not made up till the 25th March, which, when Easter fell early, would not leave time. . It was suggested that the accounts should be ready by the day of meeting ; and in that form the motion was carried unanimously. The accounts were then passed, the mover and seconder being altered to Mr. Knapper and Mr. Hand, to avoid the informality of the churchwarden moving the passing of his own accounts. The next business was the election of churchwardens for the ensuing year. Mr. R. W. Houghton and Mr. J. Wil kinson were proposed. Mr. KinstrAw, seconded by Mr. KNAPPER, moved the substitution of Mr. George Riding for Mr. Houghton. On a show of hands, Mr. Houghton was carried, and Mr. Kilshaw demanded a poll. The CHAIRMAN thought Mr. Kilshaw had been too old a parishioner to put the parish to the expense of a poll, for the sake of a churchwarden. (A laugh.) Mr. Arthur Henderson and Mr. Scholfield were appointed sidesmen without opposition. Mr. Muncaster, Mr. Ford, Mr. Robert Jones, and Mr. William Birkett, were named as overseers. Mr. UncivilAßT nominated Mr. Joseph Henshaw in lieu of Mr. Birkett. The amendment being carried, Mr. Houghton demanded a poll on behalf of Mr. Birkett. In answer to a question from Mr. Urquhart, the VESTRY CLERK said the act certainly seemed to favour the idea that the poll should be confined to the parishioners present ; but repeated decisions showed the real construction to be, that every parishioner had an equal right to vote, the show of hands being merely a rude mode of obtaining the same end, which was to get the sense of the parish. Mr. Lyon and Mr. Gerard were appointed churchwardens of St. Paul's, and Mr. Helaby and Mr. Hollinsworth of St. John's. The VESTRY.CLERY then announced the names of the seve❑ select vestrymen retiring by rotation, namely, Mr. John Whitby, Mr. Arthur Henderson, Mr. Saml. Thornely, Mr. James Mellor, Mr. Doke, Mr. James Gill, and Mr. Joshua Henshaw. Mr. William M'Gee was nominated as one of the new members. Mr. BIG!' AM said, though he knew little of Mr. M`Gee, yet he would second the nomination, for such had been the goings on under the last vestry that any change would be for the better. The CHAIRMAN.—That is rather a sweeping condemna tion of the retiring gentlemen. (A laugh.) Mr. BIGIIAM meant to convey that condemnation. Since recent facts had been brought to light by the stipendiary ma gistrate, showing the system carried on under those who had held power so long—(" Since July last!")—and which they would have kept secret if they could, the ratepayers were perfectly justified in rejecting them, whoever they might get in their places. There was one among the seven who was a credit to the town, who had exerted himself when no one else would, when the town was visited with cholera morbus, and who had received a service of plate for his kindness and at tention to the poor. Mr. ISAAC HoLmEs understood that there was a commit tee for the special duty of superintending the workhouse. He hoped, as the subject had been broached, that their names would be read over, in order that it might be seen whether the churchwardens were to blame for anything that had oc curred there or not. Olt believed also that the chairman himself could give some information on the subject, having seen the working of the system here and in other places. He was sorry the matter had been propounded, because the fact was, that the stipendiary magistrate himself, who had brought the charges against the workhouse management, stated himself that he had known for nine or ten months what was going on. Why did he let the matter pass over so lung ? (C r i es o f " He did not !" and much confusion.) Mr. BIGHAM.—He made representations to some parties then in office: I believe to Mr. Rector Campbell. Mr. KNAPPER did think Mr. Bigham had been very point ed in his remarks. He (Mr. KnaPper) meant to say une quivocally, without fear of contradiction, that no blame what ever was attributable to the then a uthorities. (Hear, hear.) Mr. BIGHam wished to know if the Workhouse Commit tee was not delegated by the Select Vestry. (The Chairman ropitoi lie th affieroottvc) What had th4v tti do, t66a, with a delegated committee? They had to do with the Board of Guardiana, of which that committee formed a part. Mr. BRYDEN thought the circumstance of other workhouses being ill-conducted was no reason why theirs should be the same. Two blacks did not make one white. ( Hear, and a laugh.) Let them conduct their establishment properly, and set an example to all the workhouses in the kingdom. Mr. BIRKETT said, he to look this matter calmly in the face. When, about tour years ago, lie entered upon office, there was a very general impression that the new poor law was about to be introduced, in consequence of which the authorities did not like to go to any expense in the alteration of the Work house,not knowing whether those alterations would be allowed to stand or not when the new system came into opera tion. The new poor law was introduced, and the following year neither he nor any of the overseers had a seat at the board. The parties whose names were now before the vestry did not enter office till July last. Previously to that an inti mation had been given to Rector Campbell that great abuses prevailed in the Workhouse. The only knowledge he had had that any thing had been going wrong was gathered from the public prints ; and he defied any man, either in that ves try or out of it, to assert with truth that he ever knew, directly or indirectly, of one single case of immorality having occured in any department of which he was an honorary officer, with the exception of one, of which cognisance was taken. He believed the charges ranged over a period of sixteen or seven teen years, and that the irregularities complained of had been going on during the wardenship of many of the gentlemen who sat as magistrates on that enquiry.—(Hear.) With re gard to the general charge, he did not believe one-half of it. He was of opinion that the case had been in a great measure got up. (" Order !") The CHAIRMAN said, they were getting a little out of their line. Their object was to supply the place of the seven ves try-men going out by rotation. By such as they might con sider worthy of their confidence, and he did not think that personal recrimination would be of any use in helping them to make a good choice. Mr. BINGH AM.—Have we not a right to criticise the con duct of those going out ? The CHAIRMAN.--Only provided you can support your charges by facts. Unsupported assertions ought not to be brought against the character of any man. Mr. WILLIAM EARLE said, he wished to say a few words in reply to what had fallen from Mr. Birkett. He was not going to accuse that gentleman of having been aware of the immoralities that had been going forward in the Workhouse ; the question was, whether he ought not to have known of them.—(Hear.) He reminded them of the time when the new poor law was introduced. He (Mr. Earle) recollected that at that time a great deal was said about the perfection of the Liverpool Workhouse. It was a model for the whole ' kingdom. He (Mr. Earle) contended on the contrary that the new law would be highly beneficial, and he thought it had proved so.—(Hear.) Mr. BIRKETT.—In increasing our rates 25 per cent. (Cheers.) Mr. DOWNEY wished to know if the new poor law act was in force in Liverpool. The CHAIRMAN.—OnIy to a certain extent. Mr. Dow NEY.—Has not a recent act been got, and if so, by whom wag it authorised, and at what amount of expense has it been obtained ? The CHAIRMAN said it was authorised by the vestry, and cost about £lOOO ; he thought, however, that this was quite foreign to the subject before them. Mr. KNAPPER remarked, that it was not owing to the want of proper attention on the part of the authorities that abuses had crept into the Workhouse, but to the want of room for classification. If the officers had been constantly in attendance, some improprieties might have taken place. The individual retiring were then proposed for re-election, Mr. Urquhart nominating Mr. R. Bright in the room of Mr. Thornley, and Mr. Wilkinson proposing Mr. Samuel Raw land in place of Mr. M`Gee. On a show of hands, Mr. Rawland and Mr. Bright were declared elected in addition to the five unopposed candidates. A poll was demanded on be half of both the losers. Mr. BIRKETT moved that the church-rate for the ensuing year should ,be Id. in the pound ; and in order that there might be no mistake, lie would state the objects to which it was to be applied. The expenditure, under different acts of parliament, amounted to about £3,600. Some repair were required this year at St. Peter's Church, the cost of which would be about £3OO. The NilidOWS, it would be observed, were all falling in. The commissioners of St. Paul's had now made the order according to law for certain repairs, which the parishioners were bound to do, and which would cost about £3uo; a sum of £53 was also to be laid out upon the organ, making altogether .E4OO. The rest was for St. Martin's Cemetery and St. Matthias's Church. They had £2OOO in hand, and the penny rate would provide the re mainder. Last year the rate was 2d. Mr. BtGIIAM considered it his duty to express his dissent to the church-rate. The sum of money was not large in amount, but it was of great consequence to persons posses sing tender consciences. He did not profess to have a very tender conscience himself; but he liked, in a straightforward John Bull manner, to have something for what he paid. If any persons wanted their consciences seared over or made strong, let them pay for it as he did his medical men. The rate was taken for the support of the church. What had the church done? What. had the church party done for the poor of the parish ? Why they had forbidden them to enter the schools to receive secular education. (Hisses and uproar.) They might hiss as they liked ; but all their hissing would not prevent him saying what he had to say. Could the poor children of the dissenters go to the parish church and receive education ? The CH AIRMAN.—A great many of them go. hear.) Mr. BIGHAM.—They had a conscientious objection to re ceive education from the Church of England parsons— (hisses)—because certain doctrines were taught in those schools which they did not believe true. They had their rights of conscience, which were as much eu,itled to respect as those of any one present. In the wisdom of parliament a plan had been devised by which persons with tender con sciences might receive education. Who put a atop to it? Was it the church party ? Were they backed by the parsons ? Yes; the church did it. He begged to move a direct nega tive to the proposition—namely, that there be no church rate (Hear, The motion was seconded by Mr. Bouvr. Mr. JOHN Smirit begged, before the question was put to the vote, to make a few observations. Liverpool, it was well known, had the advantage, if advantage it were, of several special acts for its special government. The general law of parishes throughout the land was cut to the form and ani mated by the principle adapted for this town. We were one great parish to the extent of the boundaries of Liverpool. Hence local legislation had been sought, and granted, in many cases, with good reason. He, therefore, thought that it would be very honourable in them, if, on the next occasion when an act of parliament had to be applied for, to say, touching the question of church rates, that they were a large and liberal community, and that they felt they had risen to a position in which they were ashamed to take contributions from dissenters for the support of their establishment. They did not hear that the windows of Dr. Raffles's chapel, or of the Jew's synagogue, or of the chapel in Copperas-hill, were broken, and therefore there must be a penny rate. (A laugh.) He had no objection if they did it all round ; but he decidedly objected to the wealthiest and best supported of the churches coining upon the poorer classes, who had their own ministers to pay, and their own places of worship to keep in order. On this ground he hoped they might speedily claim the great privilege of maintaining the church in this parish without laying any burdens whatever upon the dissenters and Roman catholics. Something was due to long-established custom and the law of the land, therefore he would not oppose the rate at the present time. They were likely, however, in a short time to be visited with another rate. A proposal was before parliament which would make the parochial funds liable to the expenses of public education. He was so warm a friend to education that he thought they ought not to op pose it : it was the only leverage by which they could lift the mass of the people from the barbarism, the vice and ignorance in which they were plunged. Let the measure then be car ried, at the expense, not only of private endowments, but also of the parochial rates, if found necessary. But if all paid the rates, let all have the benefit of the education. (Hear.) Therefore, if the church rate were decided upon, it was his intention to propose that they petition that no rate be laid for educational purposes which was not applicable to a system founded on the principle of doing justice to all par ties. Mr. BOULT asked Mr. Smith if he had ever heard of any priesthood ever giving up one farthing that they could extort ? The CHAIRMAN said, that they had an instance of the kind in this parish at any rate. (Hear.) They might surely find some specimens of respectability among the clergy, as amongst any other body of men. It was ill becoming any gentleman to deal in this kind of sweeping condemnation. (Loud cheers.) After some further discussion, in which it was explained that there was no alternative but to pay the rate, inasmuch as the rectors could distrain upon the churchwardens for it, the motion was agreed to. The CHAIRMAN signified that it would not be in his power to put Mr. Smith's proposition. The proper course for that gentleman would be to call on the churchwardens to summon a special vestry : but as the church was not a place where a question likely to excite so much party feeling should be brought forward, he should recommend a requisition to the chief magistrate to call a public meeting. The usual sum of £5O was then voted to each of the parish clerks, in lieu of their fees for the bills of mortality ; £5O for the Welsh evening service at St. Paul's ; and £5O for an English evening service at St. Matthias's. The thanks of the Vestry were voted to the medical officers of the parish. Mr. KNAPPER wished to propose a resolution pledging the parish authorities to oppose the bill for the suppression of fires. The CHAIRMAN stated that that was a matter they were not competent to interfere in. Thursday, (yesterday) at ten o'clock, was then fixed for taking the polls. Mr. SMITH moved, that it be a recommendation from that Vestry, that reporters be admitted to the proceedings of the Select Vestry. Mr. WILLIAM EARLE gladly seconded the proposition. He took credit to himself for having prevented one of the vilest joi3s that ever were attempted, in the case of the schools at Kirkdale, by simply laying the matter before the public. The motion was carried by a show of hands. Thanks were then voted to the Chairman, and the Vestry broke up. CHESTER DIOCESAN BOARD OF EDUCATION The anniversary meeting of this society was held yester day, in the Trait - ling College connected with the board at Chester, and was most respectably attended. The Very Rev. the Dean of Chester was called to the chair ; and the meeting having been opened with prayer, the CHAIRMAN briefly addressed the meeting ; after which the Hon. and Rev. HORACE Powis read the report of the board, which contained very gratifying statements of the success of the institution. The Hon. Sir Enwu. CUST then moved " that the report read be adopted, printed, and circulated." The honourable baronet, in a lengthy and able speech, pointed out the evils to the country of the want of proper education, and urged on the assembly the necessity of affording to the people a sound religious education, under the controul, and in ac cordance with the principles of the Church of England. The Rev. C. A. Tim kLow, Rector of Malpas, seconded the motion, and in the course of his observations pointed out the evils arising from a want of religious education, more particularly among the agircultural classes of society, and hoped the Board would be enabled to establish schools and to afford efficient masters so as to enable farmer's sons to have the benefit of a true Christian Church education. (Cheers.) The motion was put and carried unanimously. The next resolution was moved by Mr. AUGUSTUS CAMP BELL, Rector of Liverpool, seconded by the Rev. HUGH M'NErt.v; in a most eloquent speech, and supported by the Rev. John Owen Parr, Vicar of Preston, and was unani mously adopted. The Rev. Canon SL.kne, Vicar of B o lt on- l e- M oors, pro posed that this meeting desire that the whole plan of the Institution should be accomplished, an d i n particular that middle or commercial and agricultural schools should be brought into full operation, and th e y earnestly request the attention of the friends of educatio n t o t h e advantages which would be derived from this part of th e i r scheme Liverpool, and supported in an able speech by the , ES Wor q s . h . ip of - gave a deplorable ac count of the state of the population of a manufacturing is trict, where the education afforded was no t under thdirec-- direc tion and control of the Established Clergy, The motion having been carried, Sir S. R. GLYNNE MY. p r oposed the thanks of the meeting to th e R ev. the' Dean, for his conduct in the chair ; which, being secon d ed by the Hon. and Rev. 11. Powis, was carried by accl amat i on. The proceedings then terminated. bY1401) OF. TFIE OiliabYTßalit4 Oitatelit IN ENGLANO TUESDAY The annual meeting of the Synod of the Presbyterian Church in England commenced on the afternoon of Tuesday last, at St. Andrew's Church, Rodney-street, and was at tended by a large number of the clergy, from various parts of England, and friends of the Scottish establishment, respecting which much interest has recently been manifested in consequence of the recent controversy in the sister kingdom. The proceedings commenced by a fervent prayer by the Rev. Dr. Patterson, the Moderator of the Synod for the past year, which was followed by an impressive sermon by the same divine. The text was taken from Revelation, 2d chap. last clause 10th verse, " Be thou faithful unto death, and 1 will give thee a crown of life." At the conclusion of the discourse the reverend gentleman descended from the pulpit to the chair provided below, and, having again implored the Divine blessing, the business of the meeting proceeded by the Rev. Mr. Rennison, a ppointed interim clerk in the absence of the Rev. .Mr. Munro, calling over the roll of the Synod. Amongst those present were a considerable num ber from the Presbytery of London—others from various parts of the north of England, including the respective representatives of this town, Woodside, Manchester, Bol ton, Bury, Newcastle, Berwick-on-Tweed, &c. &c. The Chairman then said, that availing himself of the usual privilege awarded to the retiring moderator, of nominating a successor for the ensuing year, he should propose as such the Rev. John Park, minister of the church in which they had assembled, on whose character as a man and a Christian he pronounced a high eulogium. The nomination was warmly seconded by the Reverend Dr. Brown, of London. The Reverend James Hamilton proposed as an amend ment the name of the Rev. Mr. Murdoch, of Berwick, on whose qualifications he briefly dwelt. He heartily joined in the commendations pronounced on Mr. Park, assigning as his sole reason for his preference, the fact that while the office of moderator had frequently fallen to members of the Lancashire Presbytery, Berwick had not yet had the honour conferred upon it, and that the activity and services of Mr. Murdoch, to the cause in which the Synod was embarked, strongly recommended him to the favourable consideration of the meeting. A Member seconded the proposition, on the same grounds. The Rev. Mr. Clelland, of Bolton, and one or two others, expressed a hope that the retiring Moderator would not nominate his successor, but leave the Synod free and unshackled to make the appointment. Se veral members expressed an opinion that the usage was not to be complained of, inasmuch as the Moderator who had served them was well qualified to judge of the qualifications required in his successor, and that it would be wrong to de prive him, while he remained chairman, of the privilege of nomination, which was open to any other member of the Synod. Some conversation ensued, from a remark of Dr. Brown, as to whether the amendment did not tend to the disparagement of Mr. Park, but this was denied by the par ties in favour of Mr. Murdoch, and repudiated by Mr. Park himself. Finally the votes were taken, and there appeared— for Mr. Park 15, and for Mr. Murdoch 19. The latter gen tleman then robed, and, having taken the chair, returned his cordial acknowledsements, and expressed his deep anxiety to perform to the satisfaction of the Synod, and, with their aid, the arduous duties that devolved upon him. The minutes of the proceedings of the last annual meeting were then read in short by the retiring clerk, the Rev. Mr. Munro, copies of which, in an abstract form, had previ ously been printed, and were in the hands of the members. The Rev. Mr. Sawers complained that the pamphlet did not contain a copy of the overture made to the Synod from a presbytery in Ireland, requesting that a correspondence should be established between it and the synod. It was, he said, merely stated that this was agreed to " in terms of the overture," but what these remarks were, were not set forth. A member moved that the overture alluded to, and another document also omitted, should be printed in a pamphlet of the proceedings of the present year ; but on an explanation being given by the clerk and others that the printing of such lengthy documents would swell the book to a large volume, and absord the funds at the disposal of the synod; and that members might procure abstracts by application to the clerk. This motion was withdrawn. A motion was then passed, to the effect that the minutes be sustained and adopted. A committee of the synod, to meet daily in this town du ring the stay of the synod, was then appointed, consisting of the Rev. Mr. M`Lean, Mr. Park, Mr. Lamb, Mr. Camp bell, and Mr. Rennison.—The moderator then suggested that the valuable services of Mr. Munro, the clerk for the past year, should be gratefully acknowledged, and that he be requested to continue in office for the present year. Mr. Munroe returned thanks, but declined the honour from want of time from other immediate occupations. It was finally moved and agreed that he should so continue, associated with Mr. Rennison, of Risley, a gentleman well qualified to assist him in the duties. Mr. Munro expressed his ac knowledgements for the honour, expressing his willingness to act with Mr. Rennison to the best of his ability for the benefit of the cause in which they were mutually engaged. —ln consequence of divine service being to be performed in the church on the same evening, and it being then half-past five o'clock, the meeting was then adjourned. WEDNESDAY, The Synod met again on Wednesday morning, at ten o'clock. There were present, shortly after the commence ment of the proceedings, the greater part of the seventy-three ministers, and twenty elders composing the roll of Synod, as well as a considerable number of ladies and gentlemen belonging to the Prebyterian Church. HOME MISSIONS After the transaction of some less important business, the Moderator (the Rev. Alexander :Murdoch) called on the gentlemen from the different presbyteries to read their reports on the home missions. The Rev. JAMES CHALMERS BURNS, of the London Presbytery, gave a report of the progress of the home mis sion in London, which showed that five new stations had been formed, and expressed a hope that these would speedily become new and flourishing churches. The Rev. Hyatt CAMPBELL, of Manchester, gave the report of the Lancashire Presbytery. He said that in Wigan a most excellent missionary had been appointed to the congre gation there. His own conviction was, that in a few months they should find it to be their duty to ordain that missionary, and appoint another missionary in the place. Next year they hoped to have a new church erected in Bolton. In Liverpool, it was the intention to establish a mission in a very populous part of the town, in which a great number of presbyterians resided, and with the intention, he believed, of having a church there at no very distant period. The Rev. Dr. PATERSON, of Sunderland, (Newcastle-on- Tyne Presbytery,) said that a very efficient home missionary had been introduced into Newcastle-on-Tyne, from whose labours much good was expected to result. The Rev. PETER SAWERS, of Newcastle-on-Tyne, said that the greater part of the population of that town, many of whom had formerly been presbyterians, seemed to have sunk down into utter appathy and neglect of religion. Out of a population of 116,000, there were 92,000 who never entered a house of God. The missionary now at work was confined to a single locality of the town, in order that a clearer idea might be formed of the good which resulted from his labours. The Rev. Mr. MuNit°, of Manchester, said that they had been cheered by the statements of what was being done in London and other places; but the report from Newcastle-on- Tyne was more deeply and painfully interesting. He felt convinced that there had been some great neglect towards it in the christian world. B e lf as t and Newcastle-on-Tyne were originally almost all presbyt er i a ns, and they had grown uppari et hadr ea lt i the sreAlitgi trong oneous conditionperiod,hold in Newcastle - on - Tyne, and he say thirty or forty y ears of the two place s was paaau;awg but the religious condition of the two places was widely edi uff therefore thought it was their duty to do something for its spiritual welfare. The MODERATOR, vacating his seat, read the report of the Berwick Presbytery on home missions, which stated that until they had a missionary of their own, they had determined to aid the Presbytery of Newcastle-on -Tyne, the claims of which place they considered vastly more urgent than their own. The Rev. W. GRAHAM, of Newcastle-on -Tyne, who had been resident there for five years, expressed his belief that the gloomy state of the town had been much exaggerated. He said that his congregation, which, when he went there, assembled in an old chapel, that would only contai❑ 100 per sons, had built a chapel capable of containing between 300 and 500 persons, and it was well filled every Sabbath. The Rev. Mr. SAWERS said that the statistics presented by him had been given by three different religious bodies, and that their results all concurred within a few hundreds. The same statements had been made in the newspapers, and had never been contradicted. The Rev. JAMES HAMILTON, of London, after some ob servations on the relative number of persons that might be expected to attend church on Sunday, said that they might ♦ery properly go on the supposition that the bulk of the la bouring population, in all our large towns, was virtually heathen. If they expected to see their congregations thrive, and Christianity progress in this land, they must set out on a new principle. They must not think only of the scattered members of the Church of Scotland. If Presbyterianism was good for Scotland, it was good for England. If it had once such a hold on England that the great bulk of the peo ple belonged to it ; if the bulk of their standard works in di vinity were the production of Englishmen, why should they not see again what England had seen ? But to accomplish this, they must give up their pulpit etiquette, and go out into the lanes and hedges : they must look to the labouring population, and to the lower portions of the population, so low that other denominations overlooked them. lie believed that a blessing would rest on such an aggressive movement, and that the result would be the gathering of many souls into the fold of the good shepherd. It was only in such ways that presbyterian principles and their presbyterian church could make head in this land. The Rev. JAMES LAIDLAW, of Bewcastle, read the report of the presbytery of Northumberland. The statements and reports were adopted as those of the respective presbyteries. LADY NEWLE'Y'S CHARITY The Rev. J. C. Bortivs read the report of the Synod com mittee on Lady Hewley's Charity. The committee con sisted of the Presbytery of London, who received instructions to watch the suit, and to raise funds for any proceedings they might think necessary to undertake. They accordingly raised £llO ss. and engaged counsel to appear on behalf of the English Presbyterian Synod. The hearing of the case came on before the Vice-Chancellor, in the month of Febru ary. The interests of themselves and of their brethren in the north were ably represented. A strong opinion was expressed in favour of their claim, both as respected the administration and enjoyment of the trust. A decision had not yet been given, but it was confidently expected that it would be speedily given, and that it would be favourable to them, and conformable to their claim. In case there should be an ap peal to the House of Lords, it would be for the Synod to in struct the committee as to what should be done. The money raised by the committee was found sufficient for the emer gency. • A; it appeared, from questions put by the Rev. Dr: Brown, that the London Presbytery had neve r me t as a su b speciale purpose of r e p or ti ng on th e c h ar it y ' report should b e rem i tte d to the it was committee decided for the tha t th con vener, in order that the committee might meet and report theipi i ua r r i p , h s oa , s e s . , OLD SCHOOLS AND CHURCHES. It was stated that there was no report from this committee, and the convener was ordered to summon them to attend in the vestry of Rodney-street Church at five o'clock in the evening. The Rev. J. HAMILTON stated that Mr. Matthews had by which a very large hands of the Unitarians, s f n b l : ° ' t wi e .. r in 1% n I A suit was about propertydhai s d eo b v e to be commenced for the recovery of this property. discovered dl andeft the f o will Presbyterian library,r oe The Rev. Dr. BaolyN suggested that a standing law com mittee should be appointed. The Rev. Mr. HAMILTON thought the suggestion a good one, and observed that the_committ ee m i ght attend to legis lative proceedings—such, for instance, as t h e F actory an d Education Bill of Sir James Graham. UNION OF PRO TESTANT EV ANGELICAL, CHRISTIANS. The Clerk of the Court r ead an overture, th a t th e Synod so speedily Yas possible, t a k e measures for joining in an uullido, n as of f Protestant Evangelical Ch r i s ti ans , o f diff eren t i denominations, for the protection of themselves against their common enemies. is ir s , e s n te t a e d ra of The Rev. Mr. GRANT moved th e adoption of the overtu l e . gl azd country i , under which odofc d o e u n r o s e t h hE e isn ing an united body, like be e i s n a c i l d u d thate d , t w h e e r e D , with and hindered each ot her. They were frequently j n e a c t t i o ( t r l m t h e e m P b r r eces.b and I t i e d r : 3 n ft s e instead of helping, interfered taunted of by the Puseyites and Romanists with their diversions. A boast had recently been made that two-thirds of the Church GI kiiiitirtd (MN, wor Pus* tsll &la it WU Mil, 4norn that they hel4 that thera waa ric; asicTition in the Frintlykt.h.n Church. The anxiety and zealousness of this class (the I'useyites) to make converts was notorious, as well as the amount of success which had attended their efforts. Perhaps the bill just alluded to (that of Sir James Graham) was the result of a scheme on their part. They were making efforts to secure that the rising generation should be trained up in their own sentiments, and if so, there was no doubt that they would by and bye extend their regards to grown-up persons. All Dissenters, therefore, should be like a strong, united, and fortified city, in order that they might oppose their enemies. It was contemplated that this union might em brace Independents, Baptists, Lady Huntingdon's Connex ion, the Calvinistie Methodists, the United Church of Eng hind and Ireland, and perhaps the General Assembly of Ireland, and should a division take place in the Church of Scotland, then, perhaps, the seceding body also. The Rev. ALEXANDER MUNRO, chief clerk of the court, read a letter from the Congregational Union of England and Wales, held in Liverpool last year, suggesting to the Synod the desirablenes of such a union as that proposed in the overture. The ietter was signed, en behalf of the Congrega tional Union, by the Rev. Dr. Leifchild, the Rev. Algernon Wells, &c., and contained the resolution passed by that body. The communication was laid before the meeting. The Rev. Mr. HAMILTON said that he did not know ex actly the extent to which the overture went. It was a very simple thing for thorn, as individuals, to meet other indi viduals, or bodies, and say that, as members of different churches, they were agreed on some certain point or points ; but it was a more serious and difficult matter, and calling for anxious deliberation, before any ecclesiastical body could make such a movement. He wished to know whether Mr. Grant designed that the Synod should take any steps towards an ecclesiastical identification with other bodies, or whether, for instance, they, in their synodical capacity, were to de clare that the Congregational Union was essentially one with them. The Rev. Mr. GRANT replied that it was not intended that any of the bodies should compromise any of their peculiar views. They might have annual, biennial, or triennial meetings for the communication of information by the rep resentatives of the various bodies, and the adoption of measures for the more successfully resisting the efforts that were making to put an end to what was called schism in our land. The Rev. Mr. CAMPBELL did not think that the explana tion removed the difficulty. They could not force an union between different bodies. This must come in the good provi dence of God, and if they attempted. by artificial excitement or human skill, to force on such an union, the result would be greater disunion than now prevailed. He would leave every member of the court to act as he liked ; let them indi vidually meet other bodies, and fraternise with them as far as they could ; but let them not attempt, without any con ference or form of union laid down, to form an union between different denominations. They acted in a corporate capacity ; all their decisions were binding on every member of the court ; whilst they had no such body on the other side to meet them. He should oppose the overture. The Rev. Boor. WALLAcE, of Birmingham, opposed the, overture. The Baptists held the doctrine of universal re demption, which their church considered unscriptural and heterodox, and he could not consent to an union with them. Other arguments of the same kind might be advanced. The MODERATOR said that the overture was not for an union in doctrine, but for an union to resist their enemies. Dr. BROWN concurred in all that had been said by Mr. Campbell and Mr. Wallace. There was a want of de finiteness in the proposal of the congregational union, and what there was of definiteness in it was objectionable. Ultimately, the synod declined to adopt the overture, and appointed a committee to draw up a respectful reply to the communications laid before them by their chief clerk, reci procating the general spirit of those communications. 81-CENTENARY UV WESTMINSTER DIVINES An overture was brought before the court, by the Rev. Mr. Campbell, proposing that the Synod should take mea sures for the celebration of the bi-centenary of the Westmin ster Assembly of Divines, to be held on the Ist of July next. The overture was adopted ; a committee was appointed ; and representatives of the different presbyteries were nominated to attend the meeting. SLAVERY Au overture from the Presbytery of Berwick next came under consideration. It proposed that the Synod should co operate with other bodies of Christians in endeavouring to put an end to slavery, by issuing remonstrances, when they were at all likely to be attended to. The Rev. JOHN GARDNER, of Woodside, said that this subject was connected with so many political movements, and as he should strongly condemn any interference with politics on the part of the synod, he should at once propose that the overture be not adopted. The Rev. JOHN WATSON, of Belford, moved the adoption of the overture, contending that no political feeling whatever had actuated the members of the Presbytery of Berwick, and thought they ought to imitate the conduct of the Society of Friends and other religious bodies, in doing all they could to put an end to slavery. The Rev. Dr. Bai)wx seconded the motio■ of Mr. Gard ner. He contended that all the great political parties in the state, as well as the great body of the people, were earnestly and anxiously desirous to do all they could to put an end to the abomination of slavery, and that there was, consequently, no plausible grounds for a religious body like theirs taking a new movement. The Rev. Mr. MuNRo said that he also was of opinion that they should keep themselves free from anything having the semblance of a political movement. This distinction was not always obvious ; but one which presented itself to his mind was this :—Whenever a legislative question directly affected religion, then they, as courts, had a perfect right to interfere; but when any piece of legislation, positive or ne gative, touched religion only indirectly and inferentially, he did not conceive that they, as courts, were required to come in with their particular addresses. They left the ques tion, whatever it might be, to the general feelings and senti ments of christianity which they diffused amongst their people, and if the subject was in opposition to those senti ments. the people would remonstrate against the evil. For instance, in the matter of the corn-law. The corn-law, say the advocates of its repeal, does affect religion, because it impoverishes the people, and thus prevents them from at tending the house of God ; but the fact was, that this effect was inferential and secondary, and therefore, as a court. they should do wrong if they interfered in the matter. But if the question were as to the establishment by Govern ment of schools wherein were to be taught religious prin ciples directly opposed to what they conceived to be true, then, as a court, they should have a right to interfere. He did not know that slavery affected religion directly. That it did indirectly, was evident from the fact, that wherever slavery flourished it was hostile to virtue and to the graces of religion. There was no precept in the gospel that abolished slavery ; but who imagined for a moment that the religion of our blessed Saviour intended that the souls and bodies of men should be bound in chains ? On these grounds he thought that they should be travelling out of their way to entertain the question of slavery, more particularly as it had been removed from their own doors as a nation. In America, many of their own and of all other communions were desirous of removing this stain ; but we might be interfering in a way that would thwart, instead of promoting the object they had in view. Yet their opposition had this advantage, that it was guided by a direct and practical know ledge of slavery in all its details ; whilst we, coming on with a clumsy and half-ignorant measure, could do no good, and would probably do harm. Let them encourage their brethren in the faith of the Gospel, and round and round the pendant world, as this Gospel circulated, freedom, valued freedom, would also circulate, and, as a natural consequence, the fetters would drop from the hands of the slave. The Rev. Mr. SAWERS warmly supported the overture. He observed that many members of their own communion brandished the whip over the back of the slave, and held to his lips the bitter cup, and that it was, therefore, incumbent on them, by earnest remonstrances, to do all they could to prevent members holding slaves. He contended that legisla tive provisions and the force of the law would be utterly in efficient for the abolition of slavery, unless there was a moral preparation to act in conjunction with that law. The Rev. Mr. WATSON, after some further conversation, proposed that the motion should be thus worded :—" Where as slavery, though opposed to the spirit of the gospel, is still enforced by professing members of the Church of Christ, it is humbly overtured that the synod take steps to co-operate with other religious denominations, both in this country and in America, to denounce this unchristian practice, by send ing remonstrances to those chargeable with the offence, when this may be expected to be of avail." The Rev. Mr. WALLACE received the motion thus modi fied, and it was put to the vote. There appeared for this mo tion, 25; for the amendment o Mr. Gardner, 8. ELDERS AND DEACONS The clerk of the court next read an overture from the Pres bytery of Lancashire, that a law should be passed that in fu ture all ruling elders and deacons should, in accordance with the original practice of the Church of Scotland, be set apart to their work by the laying on of hands. The Rev. Mr. CAMPBELL proposed the adoption of the overture. The Rev. Dr. Baovvrq asked whether Mr. Campbell con sidered this essential to the validity of the office of deacon and elder. The Rev. Mr. CAMPBELL said that he did not consider it essential ; but, at the same time, he should not like to take upon himself to say what was essential to the constitution of a church. He thought that the proposed form was a better form than the present one, inasmuch as it was the Scriptural form. The Rev. Dr. BROWN observed that Mr. Campbell had failed to point out any good result which would follow for the adoption of the overture. The Rev. Mr. HAMILTON proposed that, as the overture was a very important one, it should be printed, and lie over for consideration at the next meeting of Synod. The Rev. Mr. CAMPBELL pointed out that the laying on of bands was only departed from, at the period of the Re formation, with the intention that it should be temporary, and said that there were many passages of Scripture showing that, in the time of the Apostles, deacons and elders were appointed to their work by the laying on of hands. He said it had been cast against them that they had laymen officia ting in a ministerial capacity; but such was not the fact. The elders were really ministers—men set apart for the mi nisterial work. After some further conversation, the motion of Mr. Ha• milton was agreed to. The business of the day concluded at a few minutes before five o'clock. A public meeting was held in the Music-hall, on Wednes day evening, to receive an explanation of the principles and proceedings of the Church of Scotland. The business com menced precisely at seven o'clock, at which time the large room was densely filled with a very respectable auditory. On the platform there were a 'considerable number of the ministers at present in Liverpool, in attendance at the Synod. The Rev. ALEXANDER MURDOCU, moderator, was called upon to preside. The CHAIRMAN returned his acknowledgments for the honour they had done him in electing him to preside over a meeting of such respectability, assembled for the object of meeting a deputation to explain to them matters connected with the interests of civil and religious liberty. They were all aware that the liberties which had been enjoyed by the church, and enjoyed by the church of their father land, and which were supposed to be inalienable from that church, and inseparable from the existence of any inde pendent church, presumed to be a church of Christ, had been called in question ; but the Church of Scotland had made a noble, high-principled, and vigorous stand in defence of the liberties of her Christian people, and of the gteat principles of her own government and discipline, and for the good and salvation of souls. (Cheers.) All this they were well aware of, and that the church now stood in the same appearance as did the burning bush in the wilderness before Moses, when it appeared to be enveloped in flames, and yet to stand without being consumed. The Church of Scotland, he trusted, appeared to the eyes of that great and important meeting in the same light, though enveloped in the flames of persecu tion; for that she was so, was not now a matter of question. They believed that—her principles being founded on the Word of God, and her rest being on her great head, the Rock of Ages—she would come out of the flames unscathed in principles; and that whatever might be the result in regard to her mere temporal interests, her spiritual interests would flourish, and that she would yet be honoured in her father land to be the instrument of good to the souls of men. The Rev. Mr. HAMILTON offered up prayer. The Rev. Dr. CUNNINGHAM, of Trinity College Church, Edinburgh, having been introduced by the Chairman, stepped forward amidst applause. He said he had the honour of appearing before them as one of a deputation of the Church of Scotland, whose duty it was in the peculiarly I;ylai paliton is vhis Breit ChurA wu a 4 prtant placed, aVali 011Melf06 Of fsay ppputlMlty which tnrcnigh God's providence they might enjoy of explaining the prin ciples for which that church had been led to contend, and the position in which she was now placed in consequence of her contending for those principles, in the hope and with the expectation that those principles, based as they were on the word of God and the ancient constructions of the church, and in substance the same as their forefathers laid down their lives for, would generally meet with cor dial acceptance from Scotchmen arid Presbyterians, and make them feel that in the present position in which they were called on to declare their concurrence in those prin ciples, and give their aid, countenance, and assistance to those who had been contending for them. He regretted ex ceedingly that one or two of his esteemed friends, who were expected to be present, were not there, and that lie had con sequently, instead of having only a portion of the subject to deal with, to take up the whole of it, and thus make a larger demand upon their patience, Ile presumed lie might take it for granted that a large portion of the audience were not very familiar with the controversy in which the Church of Scot land had been recently engaged, and that they still needed to have this subject brought in a plain and simple way before them. He presumed he might take it for granted that they had all heard something of the disputes in which the church had been involued, and thought many of them had heard a great deal of what had been said and written against them — against those men who had been taking an active part in this important controversy. The periodical press and conversa tion teemed with misrepresentations of their character and conduct. He presumed he might also take it for granted what the leading charges against them were, that they were very seditious and rebellious men, who would not obey the law of the land, and who were set in opposition to that law, and who had declared that no decision of the courts of law, nor acts of parliament, would bind them, and that they would pay no attention to them whatever. Another notion :was, that they were a set of turbulent agita tors, who were turning the world upside down, and keeping the country in commotion, in order to enforce views of their own, and get a large share of power into their own hands. He wished to remove the prejudices thus occasioned, by ad verting to the circumstance that there were the identical charges which in every age and every country had been brought against all men who were labouring for the promo tion of what they conceived to be truth, and for the advance ment of the kingdom of God and of his Christ, and that there were charges which had been brought against our Lord and Master himself, and his inspired Apostles. This coincidence in the representation given of their conduct was singularly alike, and, though of course no proof that they (the speaker and his associates) were right, was yet sufficient, he hoped, to secure for them a fair and impartial hearing. Having re ferred at length to the passages in which Jesus Christ was represented by his enemies as one who forbade the people to pay tribute to Cmsar, " saying that he himself was Christ a King," and that they had found him " stiring up the nation, teaching all the way from Galilee to this place," he briefly dwelt upon the unbounded nature of the accusations, and then showed that precisely the same process was pur sued with respect to the Apostles. Now, the head and front of their offending was just that they said, as Paul and Silas had said, that there was no other king than Jesus ; and they had asserted no principles and adopted no course of proceedure, which they did not think that they could prove to be a legitimate and logical re sult of those very principles ; and for that reason, and that only, was the accusation commonly adduced against them that was adduced against the apostles, when they were repre sented as men that were turning the world upside down, and doing contrary to the decrees" of Cmsar. They had always been willing to render to the civil powers all the submission to which they were legally entitled. It had been stated that no controversy was to be allowed at that meeting; but he was not sure that they could explain and illustrate those principles without something like controversy. They were in the position that a large number of ministers of the Church of Scotland had resolved, within a very brief period, to re nounce their connection with that establishment, to abandon all the privileges and emoluments they enjoyed as ministers of the established church, in a thorough belief that while they retained their present convictions as to the duties of the civil rulers, they could not honestly remain in that position, consistently with the principles for which they had resolved to contend. This was an important decision, and one likely to exercise an important influence ou the Christian world; and it had not been come to without care and deliberation, and strong and stringent grounds. He must remind the meeting of the leading outlines of the controversy in which, for the last few years, the Church had been engaged. This was the origin of it all, that in 1834 the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland adopted a solemn resolution that they would never again intrude a minister on a reclaiming congre gation; that was to say, whatever man might be appointed by a patron, and whateuer qualification he might have for the ministry, or other office, that in the event of the congrega tion coming forward and decidedly declaring that they would not have that man for their minister, that man should not be settled amongst them. (Cheers.) They thought that reso lution was a right one,—a resolution which they could fully defend. It was first of all demanded by consistency. Dur ing the reign of the moderate party violent settlements were common things. No regard was had to the popular voice ; that was entirely trampled under foot ; and on several occa sions ministers were settled by the moderate party at the point of the bayonet. The evangelical party had always op posed this, as contrary to Scripture an d th e d oc t r i nes o f th e Church. They were then a small party. At length they came to have the ascendancy in the Church courts, and then, in accordance with the principles they had always professed, they declared that principle to which he had referred, and took means to have it carried into effect. They thought they could unanswerably defend their conduct. They said that no patron, nor no presbytery, had a right to thrust a minister on a re claiming congregation, on a body of Christian men who had souls to save, consciences to exercise, faculties which they were bound to employ, and who were the parties mainly in terested in the formation of the pastoral relation. They held that this was Popish tyranny, lording it over the heritage of God, an interference with the discharge of duties which Christ had given to the members of his church. It was the duty of each man to say whether he would enter into pastoral relations with an individual ; and as that was the duty of a single man, it was the duty of a body of men—of a congre gational union. They must form an opinion of the man, for the sake of their own consciences ; and for the discharge of this office they must have the right of private judgment, of making up their minds, calmly and deliberately, whether this was a man under whose pastoral care they could rightly place themselves, and with whom they could cordially enter into this important and interesting relaiton. The substance of the whole matter, so far as concerned the expediency, and its bearing on religion, had been expressed in a single word by one of the old worthies, Dr. Witherspoon. He said that " a minister will do a people little good if they don't like him, and no good at all if they won't come and hear him." (Laughter and applause.) And the truth of this position had been fully tested by the violent settlements which took place in the course of the last century. Parish churches had been dissolved, the people having been driven from them by having thrust upon them a man to whom they could not confide the care of their souls. And then they (the speaker and his friends) had proved, again and again, that this prin ciple was clearly contained in the constitutional standards of the Church of Scotland—the first and second Books of Dis cipline. There the principle of non-intrusion was laid down, and, as they had said long ago, the only ground that could in consistency have been taken up by the moderate party in the church would have been to have met the motion for non-intrusion by a motion for the repeal of that part of the second Book of Discipline in which this principle was clearly and distinctly asserted. This they had not ventured to do, and there it stood yet. The reverend gentleman then referred to some of the authorities on which the evangelical party based their opinions on this subject. He contended that this was the practice of the apostolical and primitive churches. Clements said that the apostles always settled a minister with the consent of the whole church. That this was the doctrine and practice of the primitive church was admitted by many who did not approve of the princi ple itself. He quoted, to this effect, the testimony of several distinguished authorities of the Church of England— Bishop Bilson i Dr. Field, and the vene ra bl e H oo k er. Th e testimony of the latter might be considered as the testimony of one who, if not opposed to the principle, was very willing to find an excuse for its non-observance. Hooker, after announcing the principle, went on to say that it was, in effect, carried out in the Church of England, inasmuch as, where a minister was nominated•by a patron, the people might be considered to have delegated the power of choosing the patron. (Laughter.) Hooker, however, was not here so satisfactory in his reasoning as he generally was, or he would not be entitled to the estimation in which he was held. The same principle was distinctly laid down by the whole body of reformers. It was no objection to this principle to say that it interfered with the right of patronage. A mere argument from existing law and practice was no proof de jury that the thing was wrong. Even although it overturned patronage from the foundation, that would prove nothing. It must prove it to be illegal, and attended with some diffi culty in the enforcement; but it was no proof whatever that the thing was wrong and inexpedient. They contended that the principle of non-intrusion, acted on properly by the courts, was not inconsistent with patronage, or with anything that by th 3 law of Scotland patrons had a right to. This would not however, affect the question whether it was a good rule or not. By the statutes of the land, the Church was en titled to put order to all matters ecclesiastical, according to the discipline of the kirk, it being a matter of unquestionable certainty that at the time this principle of non-intrusion was in constant and vigorous operation. His objection to it was that it did not give to the people all the power they ought to have,—that it did not exclude patronage altogether. The virtual consent of three parties was required before a minis ter could be settled,—that of the patron, the presbytery, and the people,—and he said that the people and the presbytery ought alone to have anything to do with it. (Cheers.) The one single object of the veto law was to secure that in all time coming this principle of non-intrusion should be acted on. It brought out this principle from the neglect with which it had been involved by the moderate party. By pas sing the veto act, the Assembly pledged itself never to intrude a minister again on a congregation. That pledge had been honestly redeemed, and hence all their difficulties. The celebrated Strathbogie case, of which the au di ence must have heard much, resolved itself into this, that as the Church could not honestly and consistently intrude a minister herself, so she was equally bound, in honesty and consistency, to see that her servants should not intrude ministers—that none subject to her controul should act contrary to the feelings and principles of christian con gregations. In the Auchterardar case, the church refused to intrude Mr. Young on a reclaiming congregation ; in the case of Marnoch, she would not intrude Mr. Edwards on a reclaiming parish ; and in the Strathbogie case, she would not consent to let the presbytery intrude a minister on the reclaiming parish. If she bad been willing to settle those men, her present difficulties would have been re moved, and her danger averted ; and even now she might escape from them, if she would just consent to the in trusion of those men, and reverse the proceedure required in consequence of that determination. The question of Arclitarardar was brought into the civil courts by the pre sentee. Of course he was actuated by the best of motives, and was perfectly prepared to say, if he could succeed in making the presbytery ordain him, that zeal for the honour of God and desire for the salvation of souls was his chief in ducement to enter on the ministry. It had been objected to them that they pleaded in the court, and that then they refused to accede to the sentence, Even one of the judges accused them of profligacy, and of thimble-rigging tricks. Now, the fact was that they obeyed the court so far as thez ever admitted its jurisdiction. They admitted the ri g ht _ the courts to say whether the parish was vacant; and thatwhether presentee;theysaid so far as this action might be directed to t he object of finding denied the right of minister of Auchterardar, they openly hreeamsonnatfhoer rejection, wlether t h a e n t h o pp osi tionnot notwithstanding h t s h t e a pe o p l endi g w that a s a ea s g o o n o , d , ptlr]oedcigoauoryt a to m',thimble-rigging • when, at the en entertain the point. They were gduilttyheofjonaoto carried out the principle which they had av owed from the first, viz., so far as they allowed h e that jurisdiction follow o i n f g t hoeu t court , s . e a n n t d e n o cf not a ttending it, in so far as they obj ec ted to its jurisdiction. proceeded to act as thou g h there had been a vacancy! In The oh ut church 1839 she resolved, no th w ithstanding the decisions ofr civil courts, to act o n the principle of never again thrusting the st t i h n i g s a minister on a r ec l a i m i ng parish. Her grounds for were-Ist, the supremacy of the divine law ; and secondly, of ly, that the law of th e l an d oug ht n ot to regulate the busi ness Christ's ki ng d om , an d t h at , as f a r as regarded tha t, they were under no o bli gat i on to o b e y the law of the land. Th ey were bound thoroughly to disregard it, and to look ot a o s t. the mere opinio n o f certa i n par ti es . They were a br anch the Church of Christ, notwithstanding their connection with the s t ate ; an d i f so, t h en th e y were bound to themselves oftb apply to e a ff i ra othe Christ's expect and demand that all who regarded them in that igh should also feel called upon to apply to them the principle,' church, applicable an d e t n o ti t t i l i e e e re gulationto 9glotilo th. Chatt , i+ elitist was Ow only king ,itact that the Wor 114 1 1 0: UV' Lpti g i t i t • dard by which Christ's house shotdd ecclesiastical office-bearers, and not civ the persons to interpret and apply Cl it •i management of Christ's house. And th understood and properly applied, settle, and made it manifest that they could n they had done. On these grounds, ii courts had been in accordance with law come to any other conclusion in I/ Their opponents were not in the hag they seemed to think that an establisT submissive to the state, and that an eQ little more than a municip:•' the law of the land. They (the " Is this established church of will,. Christ, or not ?" Their opponents, heir), a church of Christ, were obliged to say said, " If this is so, this is the aspect in regarded, and these the principles by wiii gulated." Then, again, their opponents lished church could not be independent that was quite true in a certain sense ; never dealt in express and categoric r dependent on the state for all that made from any other church. Their depend , and no further; they should remain taken away all that formed that d admitted the extreme of Era voluntaryism on the other. 1 li. They did not admit that the state s over, ecclesiastical things ; but they . n. ought to be the object of the magistras attention.) (It was erastianism to ascrib. jurisdiction in ecclesiastical matters; it to say that he should exercise jurisdiction the honour of the welfare of Christ's church. 'l. distinction. Those who held the authority of the find it difficult to explain what precise degree of of authority in ecclesiastical matters the sect rity of the crown implied. The better po of the Church of England honestly and c plained it away, whilst the more secular an were very willing to admit that it did involl of ecclesiastical jurisdiction in the manag. Church. There were three grounds on wh selves warranted to disregard the de, in so far as it said that they were bound 1 Young on the reclaiming parish of Auchtc first place, they said that the law of the lan between the Church and the State_ not impose, or profess to impose, intrude ministers on reclaiming con no such obligation. They said tha, foundation, and that they knew of no, treat it as a right one. They were not They knew of no law that obliged t of the Court of Session in this matte. elusively final, and of course the House of of appeal, could have no higher power than mon. In civil matters the courts of lax c ll o l o e r c d c i l n e a s t i ca with th matters eci, i t l h e c o C u o r u t s r t . of } A ,i s y s e e them, and they willingly submitted to the judges, e Scottish aßnedn c t h o se o five nc e rr t e h d w a t l h es t t h e a m n and inmost opinion, and denounced the decisio n o f th e i r b re th ren to t h e i r f ar opposition to the spirit and letter of the law, and ' violation of the constitution of the ki ng d om . quoted, in support of his statement, the stroll , by Lord Moncrief. After some further ohs part of the subject, the rev. gentleman bega the attention of the audience the importam— question, and spoke of the careful and d e lib era t e cons tion which it required from them. It had, he observed ' beautifully said that the ministers of the Scottish Church t. taken up a position on the well-trodden battle-field of, saints and martyrs. This was quite true, and the quest for the consideration of the meeti.ig was, whether thosetp , ciples were true, and whether they had , in the main,. asserted in a proper manner. , The rev. gentlem an conc h ] a speech of two hours duration, amidst loud and long. tinned bursts of applause. The meeting was afterwards briefly y the W. B. Kirkpatrick, of Dublin, the Rev. npbell Rev. Mr. Gardner, and the Rev. Mr. Run's. A vol thanks was passed to the Rev. Dr. Cunningham, and a lar compliment was passed to the chairman. rt' the 124th Psalm was sung, the benediction was pronou and the meeting separated at a quarter past ten o'clock corpor slit or, tl n of ti ion of t )n on t were sn to pr addressed b Mr. Car THURSDAY. The Synod resumed its sittings this morning, the Rev. William Murdoch, moderator. The Court was opened, in the usual manner, Y Pres i N t w - th and prayer; after which the Synod took into consider s l'pi the best means of increasing the Mission Fund : and agreed that the ministers and elders of ever a view r- to increasingshould be t urgently he s yd recommended Fund, the ultimate l t t o i m a a d t o e p a t n t d h beste great which is the advantage of the Mission Cause. o meanobjet e . On the suggestion of Mr. BARRON, of Manchester, , spoke strongly in favour of it, it was resolved that Moderator and ex-Moderator, with a lay assistant, be respectfully requested to visit the several Presbyters, enquire enquire into the state of the various Missions, with increasing their efficiency. REPORT ON BILLS. The Report on Bills, by the Rev. Mr. read and agreed to ; after which it was Synod should adjourn at half-past five o'clocir. THE FACTORY BILL. Mr. LAMB laid upon the Synod the following tions on the Factory Bill now before Parliament : I. That the Synod view with alarm and sor f row tI ranee which prevail s among a large proportion o the in classes of this country, and would cheerfully c any legislative measure calculated to remedy ,- evil. no measure can be adequate to t 11. That which does not provide a Scriptural as well as i cation,whilst, at the same time, in respect to sp instruction, due regard must be had to the civil liberties of all the subjects of this realm. 111. That the synod havin g had its attention direct,. educational provision s contained in the bill of now befo, liament for regulating the employmen t children i tories, is compelled to declare its disapprobation of the s, embodied in those p rovisions, but especially in regard the following particulars :- Ist. The constitution of the Board of Management. 2d. The irresponsible power vested in the Clerical Truster as to the selection of books for religions instruction. 3d. The privilege conceded to the Clerical Ttustee, a' not to the minister of d any f other communion of gious eon& ting divine service, an o co mmuning reli competent struction in the school -room to the adherents of his e in ° g ln to tl t church. 4th. The power of charging the cost of books fo, instruction selected by the Clerical Trustee, :don, the ordinary expenses of the school, upon the po, tot other any correspondent privilege being cones, to other bodies of Christians, nen• even to the °the. schools whose certificates of attendance, are proposed te be admitted as legal. ai r e n q n u i c i r a j t u e g r o e f l i g t i h o e u schoolmaster iiis tr ucti o n a t c o c n b r e d sth. T co h m e catechism and liturgy of the Church of England, and 'e subsequently hi s appointment to the veto of the bishop, by which it is in effect declared that none but a member of the Church ofEngland can be eligible to that °file, 6th. The non-adurssion of certificates of attendance .• schools conducted by Protestant dissenters. upon ith. The injurious effects likely to be produced upon t' Sabbath - sc hools of all classes of dissenters, „:-_ which, during more tban half a century, have prods the best effects upon society, and have tended greatly the lack of education among the poorer classes , supplyrer elasse • which have been carried on with a zeal and disinterested nesss ' worthy of the highest commendation, but broposed bill w which b - the regulations of the p .1 favour of mild be a h„ 3 not entirelyodestroyed, destroyed,i i glect of this important duty has until very recentl --- - y been almost inexcusable. t th Iv. That, in order to mee e exigencies of the liberal and comprehensive scheme of education case, a after due deliberation, to be established underth ought, trol of the government; and, in the opinion of the e eon nod, the plan recently a opted in Ireland, w.th S y ., modification, would be best adapted to the I ' son ' e and circumstances of this country. necessities V. That the Synod petition parliament in terms of these reso l u tions, and recommend it to their congregations se forwar d p etitions as speedily as possible. to These resolutions were laid on the table, ordered to and be taken in to consideration at a future sitting. DEPUTATION FROM THE CHURCH OF SCOTLAND. Th e Rev. Mr. CAMPBELL, one of the deputation from the Church of Scotland in England to the General Assembly of t h e Church of Scotland, was then called upon ; and he that the deputation had been received with the great stated diality and kindness. The General Assembly h a d ap est cor a deputation to represent her at this session, cons; pointed Dr. Cunningham, who was present, and several others, who. from various causes, had been unable to attend. _ who, gentleman concluded by introducing to the Synod The rev The Rev. Dr. CUNNINGHAM, who der ivered a able speech explanatory of the exact position of the' country In Church of Scotland and the ••1 - q" -- civi courts country. In elucidation of this question, he l • of that Synod a variety of documents, historical and laid before the the pm • ileges of the church ; and he forcibly urged 'hewing, , undert civil cou rts could not, according to the• • that the U n ion, iuterpose between the church andspirit of the Act of lie concluded b y announcin g that, her ancient rights. all the circum stances, a separation had been determined ma jority of the General Assembly. upon by the The Rev. Mr. CAMPBELL then moved, and it was second ed,the Synod, having heard from a reso lution to the effect that . t h e s tatement of the deputation the ' and the documents being l a id „ Church of Scotland, deepest sympathy with the present the the table, expressed the and resolved that that feeling lent condition of the church, ration from the Synod to the Generalswuld be expressed by a clepu- Dr. BROWN, of London, in Assembly. expressed opposite view s to ti a speech of much length, and made an earnest appeal those of the General Assembly, to the Synod not to consent to a separation. After some discu • ssion, the motion was agreed to, and the paders were ordered to lie on the table for a report ther eon by the committee ; and, in Sy n od were voted to D the meantime, the thanks of the r. Cunningham. resolved that ) great special utions REPORT m O u F THE IRISH DEPUTATION. in: Church Rev. Mr. r h i o a f s t t h • in Ireland satisfaction e T pt euhrsteipaaitßuri in e it a D r o t o c H .t h e b i r ig o (e, u ng g ea h r,a t , el , u tas p spel t ne l al l h e s li pleasing g e o p fa o ct r hc t oe of the rt t e l ,o e_ f stating upon the darkness . k lionsnTt Anti-Christ. - e C R h r e i I s , e t hsa c st h a u it rch, and said he had the greatest h dwasdestitutionmaking t ofe greatesttheregai ea s re o s f .t .Jos i A s WILSON, from the Presbyterian t Chur the ch in Belfast, then addressed the Synod, on the par of deputation of which he was a member, and said that he s hould go back warmed and refreshed with Godly edification by the proceedings of this Synod. He menaned that the mission aries sent forth by the Belfast Synod had met with the greatest success in 3he South and West of Ireland; and they had in many places established churches for the worship of the living God. The Rev. Mr. KIRKPATRICK, a member of the same de putation, stationed in Dublin, next addressed the synod in an encouraging speech, and mentioned several facts, showing the extension of the Presbyterian Church in the south of Ireland. The Rev. Mr. PATT ERSON, of the Irish deputation, next addressed the synod,after which the deputation were formally thanked by the Moderator for the information they had coup municated. THE DEPUTATION FROM THE WELSH AND nEronT OF CALVINISTIC METHODISTS. The Rev. JAMES HAMILTON presented this re f which the Rev. Mr. EDWARDS, and two other //- made each a suitable relply. The Synod adjourned at half-past five o'cloc' In the ev ening a meeting on missions was which the Synod resumed, and remained sitting %vim, wt went to press. with prave h n 1 A .-.e.. seems. making considerable progress. what is denominated in Scotland " the Dis .a? 1 comm►ttee sits at N 0.7, North-street, weekly apaper, which is • Edinburgh, and issues is circulated a x f 3. re o e o,o P do r p e . shy T te h r e ia p n la C ns hu fo r r el b i Erdajtjulitously.among the friends of the church. The eighth communication is now before us : it proposes to erect forth with t T setb h ain e id c i a , :s cease f o v documentvarwus showsct o directions eil forcollecting earnest, ca cad pbwreer whole ,and ios h elf en , oor f in ney, &C. MilOufi in the cause they have espoused. l iv a i n 't d h , 6 a oo t church areTgbivee