The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-03-02 00:00:00

March 2, 1847. ESTABLISHMENTS IMPORTANT 1 DISCUSSION. On Friday night, a public discussion toot .!e a —le Concert-hall, Lord Nelson-street, relative to the con :nexion between the Church and the State ; and the im portance of the subject for debate, and its bearing upon various religious opinions, as well as the fact that the dis .putants were considered by their respective supporters to be able and elequentinen, (and justly so in one instance at least) imparted to the proceedings, or the anticipation of them, a more than usual interest. The demand for tickets (requisite for admission,) was so great, some days 'previously that four times the quantity, had there been room for a larger auditory, could have been disposed of. As it was there was not a ticket to be obtained after Wed - nesday, the greater portion having been disposed of in a 'few hours after the announcement of the meeting reached the public ear. The body of the room, the gallery, and every avaliable place, :even for standing room, were 'crowded to excess. The disputants were Edward Miall, Esq., of London, the gifted editor of the Nonconformist, the organ of 'a large section of dissenting communities ; and the Rev. Joseph Baylee, a clergyman of the Church of England, in Birkenhead, an accomplished linguist, and a close 'reasoner on any subject which he has hitherto' taken up, "ejpeci,illy on controversial topics. The general impres sion therefore was that it would be " Greek meeti n g ‘ireek," and hence the interest excited. The origin of the discussion may be briefly conveyed. Mr. Miall and his friends lately held a public meeting here to advocate the propriety of abolishing the connexion between the Church and the State. The meeting happened, to be rather turbulent, and Mr. Miall took occasion to challenge any clergyman in Liverpool, or the neighbourhood, to meet him in discussion on the point at issue. Mr. Baylee accepted the challenge; preliminaries were arranged, and the discussion commenced as stated. On the platform were the Revs. Fielding Ould, D. James, J. R. Connor, W. Maynard, D. S. Wylie, D. Thom, D. J. Hirsch, W. M. Falloon, D. Anderson, M Crornp, Roberts, M. Beswick, H. L. Brown, Wm. Clark, Wolsley, D. R. Stephens, G. H. Hackin, &c. Chas. Robertson, Esq., acted as chairman for Mr. Miall; and the Rev. Mr. Pollock for Mr. Baylee, Mr, Lockston, Independent Minister, was chosen as Moderator by mutual consent of both parties. Mr. Pommel( opened the business of the evening. He lamented that one of the laity had not come forward to preside, owing, perhaps, to the holding of another meeting that evening of The Health of Towns' Association. He could not, therefore do less than stand by his dear friend, Mr. Baylee. The simple question was—in what way shall the power of the Gospel of Christ be made most conducive to the welfare of men, and most conformable to the will of God. Both the argumentors, he rejoiced to say, had agreed to adhere to the law and the testimony—each re cognising the Scriptures as the baths of Christian Doctrine. The Rev. Mr. BAYLEE then offered up an appropriate Prayer. Mr. Councillor ROBERTSON then introduced Mr. Miall, who was received with much applause. After the two dis putants had shaken hands Mr. MIALL said, he was impressed with the solemn nature of the devotional engagement into which he had entered, and considered it his duty to preserve the cour tesy and meekness of a christian. He was prepared to receive any remark from the other side which a sense of duty might lead his reverend opponent to make. He rejoiced that his opponent and himself were substantially agreed as to what constituted true christianity. He re garded it as that manifestation of the mindof God through the Mediator, by which the great ruler of the universe seeks to win back to his government those who have re volted from it—to make them, instead of rebels, willing subjects—to bring them into hearty subjection to his moral and spiritual government—to unite them—to harmonise their spirits, their will, to himself and to his own, so that in the highest sense it may be said of Him and them, that they are one, He believed it was not opposite to the will of God as laid down in the Scriptures, nor opposed to the general tendency of the Christian scheme, that religion tlild be ma i n t a ined and extended by voluntary efforts. 3 wa s the first effort he would make—to support the to churches, to maintain the expenses of Divine worship, and e xtend the Christian Kingdom, by missionary enter prise. This, he conceived, was due to us, independent of the state, and in obedience to the voluntary impulse of the minds of men. Such an effort was perfectly compatible with the whole genius of Christianity. In Liverpool, there were many churches of the Estab. lishment supported by voluntary contributions ; and he felt assured that the effort made by the Church of England to extend religion over the world was supported by voluntary contributions. The Scriptures enjoined upon • them to go forth in the exercise of voluntary effort, whe ther by personal exertion, or by pecuniary contribution, and to stretch out to a wanting and a perishing world those means and ordinances, which would not be sus tained but for their intervention. According to the New Testament, in respect to the extension of religion, all that Was positive leant to voluntary effort. Jesus Christ sent out his disciples among their brethren, the Jews, ,to Preach the Word of God, and laid upon them the com mand,r._ " Freely ye have received ; freely give." In fipe , oa the express precepts the Apostle gave to his converts, La them that are taught communicate in all good things to them that teach." From this and other examples, he came to the conclusion that, so far as the New Testament direction upon this point was positive—so far it leant very considerably to the voluntary principle. He would take the general spirit and scope of the sacred writings, and he thought the conclusion must be, from analogy, that the gospel should be voluntarily dispensed. Owing to the natural corruption of men's hearts, and their alienation from, and consequent aversion to, the holy principles of Christianity, was it likely that their prejudices should be overcome, or that the hardness of their hearts should be softened by applying to them the rigour of human law ? It were best to quarter ourselves upon the resources of depraved men, in order that Christian opinion might be promoted and maintained. It would serve no good purpose to trample upon the preju dices of human nature. It was opposed to the object in view to set aside the will of men in erecting our machi nery, and then endeavour to direct that machinery so as to bring the will into entire and cordial consent. They did all that could be accomplished to reclaim man. It addressed itself in an emphatic manner to all mariner of human beings. The whole tenor of Christianity was in terfered with, when they relied upon the compulsory sys tem. That system did not make its appeal to the sympa thies of man, but to the arm of the magistracy—it rested not upon the intrinsic verity and force of Divine truth, but upon parliamentary law, and upon those appointed by the legislature for carrying out the acts of that law. It was entirely based upon physical—the ultimate rock upon Which it rested ; it brought into the warfare of moral and spiritual evils carnal weapons. It opposed itself directly to the best sympathies of human nature, and stirred up Were spirit of resistance that men always felt when they :re sensible of being exposed, to injustice. The compul v.P3' system was opposed to Christianity. There were ;:rious opinions on the question of the kind of religious ' l , B truction that ought to be given by the state to the neo re, and who were to decide what that instruction should ,a. If it were the duty of " the powers that be " to se !fet the religious instruction that shall be supported by the general pay of the people, then was it the duty of a subject in all cases to submit ? If not, they came to this very curious contradiction, that it was the duty of the civil Magistrates, in some instances, to command their subjects, in some cases, w h en it was not t h e d uty o f t h e su bj ects to ohey. How could th e mag i s t rate d ec id e as to the various creeds of various parties ? It would be admitted even by Church of England men, that great errors might in this re- LT system arise. wHiethboeultiedvierdecitti impossible to carry out the pre aunstyme. He believed it did dis honourtiadoivri_duals talked about to time Creator. the impossibility of mainta inin g but for resort to a compulsory system. din A n a g s e r P e t a f e t l re ' ed lig . s i u o e n g individuals were doing their own church a He believed if it were left entirely independent of ustulTE; connection, cast upon its own resources, the piety, energy, faith, zeal, love, of its own members, it would flourish more successfully, vigorously, triumphantly, than it has ever done since its connection with the state. After some -remarks in behalf of the courtesy that ought to be ob- Served in such discussions, so that sound argument might _lead to truth, he concluded by saying—" For my own Part, Ido not believe it. I believe a large portion of so ciety is sufficiently candid, unbiassed, and unprejudiced in this matter, to listen to truths urged upon both sides, weigh, examine, and come to that conclusion which laey think will be sustilined in the judgment of the Last may." (His hour having expired, Mr. Miall retired amid considerable applause.) The Rev. Mr. Poeeocx briefly introduced the Rev. 'Joseph Baylee as a faithful minister of the gospel. The Rev.,Mr. BAYLEE expressed his di.sappointment that his talented opponent had not supported his argu rnent by chapter and verse, which he (Mr. B.) had ' 4 Pected. He and his opponent agreed as to the cha racter of true Christianity, but he ' (Mr. B.) varied in ?pinion from the deductions drawn. According to the Old Testament, God's appointment, in those days, were in favour of the compulsory principle, as they were now. Certainly, much might be done by voluntary means, and they were under an obligation to do so. The Old Testa 'pent (to which his opponent did not allude) abounded in ' fiats in support of religion as supported by the state, and there were many passages in the New Testament having the same tende n cy. He quo t e d f r o m th e 9th chapter of 'uorinthians, " E ven •s o b a th th e Lo r d or d a i n ed," &c. ; and said, that if one passage made that law, there was an eternal principle applicable to all men and all times. His tinkpovnoeionnthradaid,tha t the • leaning of Scripture was to y Principl e, but what passages bore this out ? that th e compu l sor y principle rested upon contend ed :Diviee truth, Ensipported by Parliamentary law. The Church of England, ho we ver, rested upon no act of . Parliament for its. He believed it to be the true Church ; and he openlys itrmofsertblca,tiltinloitat if he lived in It a l y he should consider in conscience to P ay to the support of the Roman ,custom was due."t that Catholic Church, on the Christian principle of " rendering tribute where tribute 4 , 11. " due, and. cotom .to who believed .the word of God was not so uncer w ta o i s n n b o u s t n i c a i t we i that, in fact could- tell what •it proved ; that there ; Tleertainty as that stated by his opponent lucre was no difficulty in the matter. He would be the England man to compel any person to belong to the Church of • :ngland ; but he would contend that it was the duty O f ' T-4 teSnien to provide for the support of a church by state flactments and pecuniary endowments, He could prove 7 scripture that compulsory payments in support of a tate church were in accordance with the law of Moses 4 °E l of Christ. This was consistent with God' s hol y , l nr d• All which he, and those with him, looked for Wan the state, was what the ar ticles of the Church of England strictly enjoined. Many thought that we shou ld he guided by what were called rights of conscience, on .1 which point he believed many errors were' abroad. Let It be remembered that we should not hereafter be judged "3: our consciences, but by God's word alone. Crimes alight be committed—and had been—under the ilea of c onscience ' • but no man had a right to oppose his con 'tinge to the established law of God. " Unto the pure 4( piaci all things are pure ; but unto them that are defiled and unbelieving is nothing pure ; but even their mind and conscience is defiled." We, of the Church of England, believed the revealed word of God was to be found con jointly in the Old and the New Testament. In reference to the former, the Apostle Paul referred to it as illus trative of the Christian dispensation. In the 9th chapter of Ist Corinthians he showed the right of the Christian minister to obtain support for the church. The mind of the Apostle was continually in unison with the fact that the Old and New Testaments were to be identified in principle. The 10th chapter of the same book instructed us, upon that point,—" Moreover, brethren, I would not that ye should be ignorant, how that all our fathers were under the cloud, and all passed through the sea; and did all eat the same spiritual meat; and did all drink of the same spiritual drink ; for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them ; and that Rock was Christ." In the 3rd of Ephesians, 6th verse. this fact was confirmed. He therefore appealed to the Old Testament, to show that the union between church and state was in accordance with the Mosaic dispensation. It was further shown by Job 31st chap., 26th verse, and by the 14th chapter of Genesis. Where was the nation that did not unite the church with the state ? True there was one, but that was not one hundred years old, and how long it might continue in its present state time alone could show. Was Abraham a foolish man when he bowed to King Melchizedek, the prince and priest of the High God? Was Moses an unwise legislator when he united the church to the state—was Solomon a foolish king when he built and endowed the temple of God, and established a suitable priesthood, or were they deprived of their com mon sense ? It was, therefore, abundantly evident that G6d had expressly revealed the framework of an esta blished church as a blessing to the people of every well ordered community. The reverend gentleman next re ferred to the Scriptures in proof of the principle of en dowed establishments of religion, and observed, that from the Bible it was abundantly evident that, at some time in the world, God bad provided for the union of the church and state--that for fifteen hundred years he approved of the supremacy of the chief magistrate in his church. (Cheers.) It should be distinctly borne in mind that the Christian dispensation was not an anti type of the temple service as dissenters asserted, but of the parochial system as exemplified in their synagogue service. He then referred to a variety of passages from Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Ezra, and the minor prophets, proving that many of their predictions referred to the Christian dispensation, as exemplified in the union of church and state, and concluded by calling upon Mr. Miall to prove his position from the Bible, and to give chapter and verse for his assertions. (He resumed his seat amid tre mendous cheers.) Mr. MIALL on rising to reply was received with loud applause by his friends. He said be begged to be under stood as being no enemy whatever to the reference of all disputes in theological quarters to chapter and verse, "more especially if the chapter and verse be relevant to the question at issue. He did not know that it was an old complaint—perhaps it was somewhat novel in the ad vocates of the compulsory system to find fault with their opponents for not resting exclusively on the scriptural arguments developed in chapter and verse." Why, it seemed to be taken for granted that they looked with con tempt on Judaic dispensation. Judaisim was absolutely necessary, in order to make way for Christianity, but it would be impossible for man in these days to understand the mind of Christ in his intervention for the people ; btit because God saw it absolutely necessary thus to interfere, in order to develop his will among men, and be himself had set aside his own institution ; let them not, at all events. regard themselves as under an obligation to go back to it, further than to illustrate those truths which were taught to them under that better covenant which commenced with better promise. (Cheers.) The first reference which was made illustrating the church and state principle was the Book of Job, where it is written that Job declared if he should have been guilty of offering adulterous worship to the objects of nature before him, then the magistrate should punish him. It would not be disputed amongst them that, under the Judaical dispensation, idolatory was punished by death. Either let us have Judaism, with all its powers and privileges, or Christianity, with all its moral beauty and freedom. Then, allusion was made to Abra ham and Melchizedek, as illustrating the nature of church and'state. He was sorry he could not exactly see how the gift to Abraham, of a tenth of the spoils obtained in war, was an argument in favour of, or a fact preshadowing the compulsory principle. If Melchizedek bad taken the spoils—if he had said, " because lam a servant of God in both temporal and spiritual things, I claim a tenth part of that which belongs to you," then he (Mr. Miall) would have seen some relevancy in the application of chapter and verse ; but it did not seem to him that chapter and verse told favourably for the compulsory principle as one sanctioned by God. He believed there were modes in which kings and queens, in their official authority, could do far more good than by controverting' the powers and doctrines of the word of God. When God charged Cyrus, Cyrus, of course, did right to obey. When God did not charge Queen Victoria, Queen Victoria bad no right to enforce. Let him see the authority for it is as plainly as the authority of Cyrus in respect to that one particular transaction—let him see the authority of Scripture on which the kings of the present times based their standing, and then .he would submit with all thankfulness. Mr. Miall resumed his seat amidst loud applause. M. BAYLEE replied. He complained that during the last thirty-five minutes his opponent had not brought for ward a single text of Scripture in support of his position. He would not be diverted from his purpose by proving whether the Church of England was or was not the Church of Christ, but he was ready at any time to meet any Dissenter, and bring that question to the test of Scripture (hear, hear). He would argue the question whether English dissent, or separation from the Church of God, could be justified by Scripture. He believed that Dissenters read the New Testament almost entirely to the exclusion of the Old, and he accused his opponent of ha y ing made several irrelevant allusions. He defended what he had previously stated about Melchisedec and Cyrus, and contended that money for the support of the Mosaical priesthood was to be exacted, even from the hea then. The question was not whether the Church of Eng land was entitled to tithes and taxes, but whether the Word of God warranted the union of Church and State. (applause). The prophetical writings did not foreshadow such a union, but they actually declared the union was in existence even in the time of Christ. There was both negative and positive evidence in the New Testament in favour of the union. With respect to the negative evi dence, there was nothing said against the connexion be tween the Church and State. There was one, and only one passage - adduced against it, namely, " My kingdom is not of this world ;" but when rightly understood, this passage was not opposed to his views. The positive evi dence began with saying, that the kingdom we had now was a Jewish kingdom transferred to us—the Jewish Scriptures and the Jewish spirituality that enabled them to look forward to the doctrine of the resurrection. He then referred for the positive to the 19th of Matthew, and 28th verse, the 13th of Romans, the 2nd of Peter, and the Ist of Revelations. He denied that Christianity had been successful during the first three centuries, and said there was not one corruption of faith or doctrine, the buddings forth of which we did not find introduced at that time. The Church of the first three centuries contained such errors and heresies as were not added to any great extent in subsequent ages. He concluded by alluding to the opi nions of Owen, Howe, and Matthew Henry, the last of whom had stated that that man was not to be listened to who would tell us that the Church and State should be dissevered. He summoned the apostles, the prophets, and the spirits of just men made perfect, to bear witness that the connexion ought not to be dissevered ; and he denounced the language of those who charged injustice and tyranny upon the men who imitated the God of Hea vm_e revere nd oA e i n s . tilste T tni h te e baufstier as ttienc apo g v e ci n al t ou l cs e ke m : an resumed his seat amidst the c t ,t le er D p o a x g c e d . ogy was sung, and the discussion adjourned to Monday (yesterday), a report of which w ill b e found in an MONTHLY RETURN pF IN IMPORTED, arethe emaliNn factsßofEt ENTERED FOR CONSUMPTION,-- u st E o m i. s N ' D REMAINING return The following of the importations and entries for consumpti on durin the month ending February sth, and the quantity remain! ing in warehouse on that date. Of Grain, we imported from foreign countries 240,230 quarters, 1 bushel ; from our colonies, 9,752 quarters ; total Corn and Grain, 249,982 quarters, 1 bushel. Of this quantity , 131,481 quarters, 4 bushels, consisted of Indian Corn. Of Meal and Flour, we imported from foreign countries 213,647 cwt. 0 qrs. 10 lbs. •, from our colonies, 39,721 cwt. 0 qrs. 24 lbs.: total Meal and Flour, 253,368 cwt. 1 qr. 6 lbs. ; of which 27,986 cwt. 2 qrs. 3 lbs. were Indian Meal. The quantities entered for home consumption were, of foreign countries' Grain, 526,187 qrs., 4 bushels ; from our colonies, 13,231 qrs., 1 bushel : total, 539,418 qrs., 5 bushels. Of this quantity, 132,317 qrs., 1 bushel, con sisted of. Indian Corn. The quantity of Meal and Flour entered for consumption was, from foreign countries, 383,797 cwt. 2 qrs. 18 lbs. •, from our colonies, 48,238 cwt. 3 qrs. 25 lbs total, 431,036 cwt. 2 qrs. 15 lbs. ; of which 30,157 cwt. 3 qrs. were of Indian Meal. The quantities remaining in warehouse on the sth February, were : Corn and Grain, from foreign countries, 67,946 qrs. ; from the colonies, 993 qrs., 4 bushels : total, 68,939 qrs., 4 bushels ; of which, only 406 qrs., 6 bushels were Indian Corn. The quantities of Meal and Flour from foreign countries were 310,939 cwt. 2 qrs. 23 11)3. ; from the colo nies, 7,300 cwt. 3 qrs. 2 lbs. : total, 318,240 cwt. 2 qrs. 7 lbs. ; of which, only 1,090 cwt. 2 qrs. 16 lbs. was Indian Meal. The entries for consumption, it must be borne in mind, coming up to the sth February, embrace only nine days since the Corn Laws were suspended, viz., from the 26th January. Since that period, the importa tions have been considerable ; but the quantity remaining in warehouse is probably not increased. The duties chargeable at the time of the suspension of the Corn Laws, on the 26th of January were as follows : Foreign. colonial. s. d. s. d. Wheat, per quarter 4 0 Barley and Bere, Rye, 2 0 Pease, and Beans.... • • Indian Corn and Buck Wheat • - 1 0 Oats Indian Corn and Buck 1 Wheat Meal, per cwt. 1 04} Wheat Meal and Flour Oatmeal and G t roa s .... 011 13-121 Barley Meal Rye Meal and Flour -7 Pea and Bean Meal 0 9 l5-17 JATURDAY EVENING Cox - m.7%—On Saturday evening last, Mr. Field gave an exceedingly interesting entertain ment, illustrative of British bravery, at the Concert-hall, Lord :Nelson-street. The audience though not unusually large, was most enthusiastic, receiving the entertainment, which is replete with anecdote and song, in the most favourable manner. CHURCH immiMi. rincipal St. Al dor& ned on ctor of Church- Town adance, Her. rgeant, H. W. Ponty :er and. ere is a. vithout lost ae 1 John , it was anger ; hester. ampia of the Lords. e pre to the h, and y have shop is ng his casion. Tri. of the M.A., 43t.. II the which ter of tombs I con datiou to an lought n ad• a of a room , d on he se e gal , who their ieellor ta tor in s were tatute to (for owis), after • • erally which g read - him. pert," votes with. Mon. Gout d the ?rince Earl on his the ,i(ler 'rince Ear/ Earl e Al the t was to 10. vas at an to )1' the voted • Earl ;eson, Jus= jority e was ;, for ,atest under oises, ies as ether .tst in )ppo was n• the , the early sy, of, 3 ana .etty ; ; the sides .19 the crwers many intb TIE LIVERPOVIL STA3DARD. oral pews. The Liverpool , Guardiaz Gas Bill has passed the stand ing orders. On threetlays last week, 250 vessels left the Mersey for various destinations. A quantftrof fresh pork was received from New York, by the Oxford packet ship. BIRKENHEAD DOCKS.--J. B. Lloyd, Esq., has been, appointed -by,the Birkenhead Dock Commissioners, Soli citor for their two Dock Bills now before parliament. The total-quantity of soup made from the opening of the soup establishments to the 20th instant was 631,602 quarts. Forty-threa.lrish paupers were put to break stones at the Industrialßchool on Saturday week, and on Monday morning only three of them returned. The rest were not to be found. On Monday; a. man named Thomas Syers fell from the stage of a vessel lying in the Brunswick Dock, and re ceived a severe injury of the head, which caused his death about seven hours afterwards. At a special vestry meeting at Walton, on Thursday, the resignation of Mr. T. B. Musker, as schoolmaster of the grammar school was accepted, and a committee was appointed to supply the vacancy. About a fortnight ago, a young woman named Mary C. Alexander was severely burnt over her face, chest, and neck, in consequence of her clothes taking fire. She lin gered in great agony till Tuesday. On Monday John Ramsey, of Prince William-street, was in the act of. eating some bread and drinking a little water, when he suddenly fell down, as if in a fit, and died almost immediately. Death resulted from choking, a piece of bread having lodged in the windpipe. On Tuesday, Thomas Dowling, an infant two months old, whose parents had recently arrived from Ireland, died suddenly in. its mother's arms. They had taken lodgings in Lace-street, and on looking at the deceased when they got inside the house, found he was dead. The cause of death was the want of sufficient food. FIRE.—On Wednesday a fire broke out in the elegant *suite of offices erected by Messrs. Waterhouse and Sons, at the corner of Oldhall-street and Chapel-street. It originated in the sample-room occupied by Messrs. Cuth bert and Grindley, a portion of the floor and roof of which were destroyed. The damage is estimated at £2OO. On Tuesday two men were committed for trial by Mr. Rushton, charged with coining base shillings in Enner dale-street. They were discovered by the police in the very act, and a plaster-of-paris mould for casting shillings; and several base specimens of that coin, were found on the premises. Tim Rev. Dr. M`Leod, of Edinburgh, has received from Miss Rankin, of Liverpool, two very . valuable bales of clothes, the value of £55 sterling, being a donation from an association of ladies in Liverpool, connected with Scotland, to be transmitted to some of the most destitute localities in the Highlands. LIVERPOOL FLAT DACE, WEDNESDAY, MARCH 3. IB47.—The following is the entry :—The Snob, 5 yrs ; Idolater, 5 yrs ; Infringe, 3 yrs ; Nottingham, 3 yrs ; Brown Fly, 4 yrs ; Robin Burns, 5 yrs ; Cascade, 3 yrs ; Lady Lurewell, 3 yrs ; The Highwayman, 5 yrs ; Ukraine, 4 yrs ; Woodranger, 5 yrs ; Jovial, 3 yrs ; Tom Tough, aged. SUICIDE.—On Wednesday, a woman named Catharine Griffin, who had been for some time lodging in Smith down-lane, put an end to her existence, by cutting her throat with a knife. She was heard talking to herself in the bed-room, and in a few minutes afterwards some per son belonging to the house went up stairs and found her lying under the bed, in a pool of blood, with her throat cut. JUVENILE DEPRAVITY.—A miserable-looking child, named John •O'Brien, apparently not more than ten years old, was placed in the dock at the police-court, on Friday, charged by Woods, one of the constables of St. John's market, with stealing 411. b. of veal on the pre ceding night. The boy was put back, "and Woods was directed to endeavour to find the owner of the stolen property. BIRKENHEAD CATTLE FAIR.—The usual quarterly cattle fair for the sble of cows, pigs, horses, &c., was held on Tuesday last, in Pilgrim-street and the vacant ground adjoining. There was a good supply of pigs and cows, with a fair show of horses, for which there appeared to be a brisk demand. , The attendance of buyers was good, and, we understand, a considerable amount of business was transacted. _ _ Mr. Ambrose Waln, of the firm of Lloyd and Wall, solicitors, a gentleman of respectable standing in the pro fession, has been appointed Law Clerk to the Commis sioners of Birkenhead,—to succeed Mr. Mallaby. The salary is henceforth to be £l,OOO per annum ; but Mr. Waln is to give up private practice, and devote himself entirely to the responsible duties. He is also to reside in the township. A. meeting of the shareholders of the Liverpool Loan Company, was held at the Clarendon Rooms, on Thurs day week. From the report read by the Secretary, we should say this company is in a very prosperous state, and one in which parties either to borrow or invest capital may do so with security. It will be seen, upon reference to advertisement, that they are paying a dividend of 20 per cent. out of the profits reallsed during the past half year. NEW STEAMERS FOR THIS PORT.—A fine iron steam vessel of great speed has been ordered for 'the Liverpool and Carlisle trade. She is to have a light draught of water, suited to the shoal water of the Solway, and to be worked by oscillating engines of 300 horse-power. A similar vessel has also been laid down by Messrs. Vernon and Co. for the Whitehaven trade, to run in conjunction with their beautiful steamer the Queen. Both vessels are to be built under the directions of Mr. Grantham. _ • Mr. Joseph Scott, a young gentleman from Liverpool, attempted on Monday last, while in a fit of delirium, to leap out of a railway carriage between Folkstone and Lon don-bridge. He was with difficulty prevented and was taken into custody for safety. His mother was written to, and she commissioned a gentleman named Kelly to re ceive and conduct him home. Mr. Scott attributed the paroxysm by which he had been seized to over excitement on reaching his native shores from France. LAMENTABLE ACCIDENT.—On Thursday a large stone was being hoisted in the usual way to the top of St. George's Hall, by means of the shears, when, from some cause not yet ascertained, the bolt which connects the head of the shears gave way, and the stone consequently fell to the ground. In its descent it came in contact with a scaffold on which two men (William Watson, and Peter Loughlin) were standing, broke part of it away, and pre cipitated them to the ground, a height of about 140 feet. They were both killed on the spot. Sir Thomas Fremantle, chairman of the Board of Customs, has been visiting this port and neighbourhood during the past week. It is generally understood that his visit refers to recent propositions relative to making Runcorn and Birkenhead into separate and independent ports, both having heretofore formed part of the port of Liverpool, just as the Southwark side of the Thames forms part of the port of London ; or as. Devonport, with its new bonded warehouses, forms part of the port of Plymouth. COLLEGIATE INSTITUTION.—The directors intend giving another Polytechnic exhibition during the midsummer vacation. It will be a difficult matter to equal the former one in extent or grandeur, but the friends of this institu tion are numerous and their resources are vast. A slight effort from each will, therefore, produce a great result. The undertaking has our hearty good wishes, as we be lieve that such exhibitions tend to refine the people; and we shall be glad to aid the cause in any manner in which our efforts may be available. FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Thursday, Anthony Murphy, and another man were working on board of a vessel called the Martha, in the Victoria Dock,—getting cotton from the vessel, and rolling it on shore upon a stage. While Murphy was rolling a bale along the stage, with a cotton hook, the bagging tore, and Murphy, who was pulling at the hook, fell over into the dock, and struck his head against the side of a boat, and cut his forehead. The wound was large, and he sank in a few minutes, before assistance could be given. He was got out in about ten minutes, quite dead. He never moved after getting into the water. He was twenty-four years of age. DEATHSof fhtai ee ps.l4 S. Rowland , Rh o ,o F dwi r ead A n u toi s to n ynpe O ho r uf r s t i fh c e E ev u ear s 7 . — iastt On iitsWedne sday,relieving 111 c officers having been at his usual duties th at the Parish-office, Tuesday week last,or eoyn and was sent home in a car. street, Kirkdale. His illness was of short duration, he i lfirl i t time, he complained when,for most c . ons zv e lat t id was a most towardstorap(ileveftpoor, and most untiring in his efforts the humane, excellent officer, them from dying of want since the late alarming influx of of Irish paupers commenced. This is the third officer con nected with the parish who bas been carried off by typhus fever within the last month • and two others are now ly ing dangerously ill of that dreadful malady. We under stand that all of them caught it at the Parish-office, by coming into immediate contact with the wretched recipi ents of relief there. HUNGERFORD BRIDGE.—It will be recollected, that there was a great deal of gossip in Liverpool' last spring about the purchase of Hungerford Bridge, London, by Messrs. W. Jackson and W. Potter, of Birkenhead, and others, and of the payment of a large sum by those gen tlemen to be off the bargain. It would seem by the re port of the directors of, the Hungorford Bridge Company, read at a meeting of the proprietors, held last week, that Messrs. Jackson and Co. have yet an interest in this pur chase. The following extracts from the report are con clusive evidence :—" * * * It will be necessary to have the shareholders of the company completely registered, and every precaution taken to secure a prompt and equit able division of the money to be paid by Mr. Jackson for the purchase of the bridge."—" Your directors are pro ceeding in parliament with the bill to enable them to con vey the bridge to Messrs. Jackson and others." INQuEsTs.—On Tuesday four inquests were held before the borough coroner. The.first was on view of the body of Thomas Weldon, a man 58 years of age, who met with an accident on Friday week, which ended in his death. He had been engaged in the cellar of a warehouse in Cooper's-row, getting out six casks of tallow. One of the casks fell against his leg, and crushed his foot very severely. He was conveyed to the Northern Hospital, where mor tification set in, and he died on Saturday.—The second was on James Leech, an infant six months old, who lived with his parents in Sussex-street, Toxteth-park. It ap peared that he died of congestion of the lungs, most pro bably arising from having been overlain.—The third was on Alexander M'Dougall, who, whilst working on board the Albion, at present lying in the Clarence Dock, fell from the topmast on the deck. He was taken up in an insensible state: his right thigh was broken, and his fore head was injured. He had a compound fracture of the right thigh, of which be died on the 20th instant. —The fourth was on Maria Roberts, of Collingwood-street, 50 years of age. She sold women's caps, and had not suffi cient to eat during the last fortnight. It appeared, how ever, that she had been relieved four times at the Parish office, and that Mr. Rowlands had visited her three times giving her money on each occasion, and also a card to go before the board. Her cause of death was bronchites, but there was no doubt that her death had been accele rated by previous exposure to cold, and want of food. Tiama Princess Helena, aanewironatearna bailt by. Mr. John Laird, of Birkenlatad, and the engines by Messrs. George Forrester ands`: Co:, of thia tewn Imadeler first trial trip on Tuesday. Her time-was taken from the Rock Lighthouse to the Belliluoy, thence. to , thealslorth-wesa Lightship, and back toathe Rock by - the -Bell Buoy,—a distance of 32 miles, whieb she per formed in two hours and two minutes. As this-ii the first ` time the vessel has been out of dock since lamiched, and the-.srst trial.of the engines, the result may be considered very- satisfactory. The Princess Helena is a• sister vessel to the Princess Clementine, which we so lately , noticed as• havingieft our port for the South-Eastern and Continental Steam Packet Company. VOCUNTARYISM CARRIED OUT. Some Six. or seven. years age, a member of a dissenting chapel not a: hundred miles from this town, who had heard so much of Volun- I tarysm dinned in his ears, at length arrivedat-the conclu sion that-the preacher ought to minister to-the congrega tion voluntarily and without pay at all. He thought there ought to. be voluntary preachers as well as voluntarily paid preachers; but, on making known his sentiments to several of his co-worshippers, and the-principle begin ning to extend amongst them, the poor felkaaavaabrought before , the deacons of the chapel, who, finding' he would I not bnpersuaded from his opinions, actually-expelled him from their fellowship, and what they termed the fellowship of the Gliureh ass truce breaker. Here is a fine specimen, of the respect paid by these boasters to the rights of con science! Here is a specimen of the mode in which those who despise "the beggarly elements of the world" are treated!: POPULAR ENTERTAINMENT. — At the particular- request of the Rev. H. Hampton, our favourite townsman, Mr. W.-Ms Fisher, delivered a deeply-interesting lecture on astronomy on Monday evening, in the Royal Assembly Rooms, in behalf of the poor fund. The charge for ad mission was double that of his last lecture for the Church Missionary Society ; and though there• were numerous meetings and attractive concerts oo the same evening, yet the rooms were completely crowded with ladies and gen tlemen, among whom were several of the clergy and me dical profession. The subject throughout was characte rised by lucid arrangement, elegant language, and jai- cioas selections, which embodied an intellectual treat of the highest order to the admirers of the most sublime and attractive of the physical sciences. Mr. Fisher's new achromatic lanterns are really splendid, capable of pro ducing a large disc, with clear and accurate definition. The taste and judgment displayed in. exhibiting the dis solving views and the chromatropes coald not possibly be excelled. The variety of celestial and terrestrial scenery was truly wonderful. At the close of the entertainment, the Rev. H. Hampton paid the lecturer a very high com pliment, and returned his warmest thanks for his benevo lent exertions on the present oocs.sion, and then the whole company testified their unqualified approbation and de light by giving Mr. Fisher three hearty bursts of applause. We rejoice that the efforts of this talented gentleman to wards such a laudable object have again, as we fully anti cipated, been crowned with abundant success. THE IRISH FAMINE. —ITS. IMMEDIATE EFEECTS UPON LIVERPOOL.—At the select vestry meeting, on Tuesday, it appeared, from returns made by the parish officers, that the expenditure for the relief of the Irish immigrants, now averages £5OO per week. Under the new system of administering relief, at their own tempo rary residences, after enquiry by officers specially ap pointed for the purpose, two facts have been made evi dent :—First, that under the former system of relief a great deal of imposition was practised upon the parish ; and secondly, that the overcrowding of the population in certain low localities of the town, in consequence of the influx of paupers, has superinduced an alarming amount of sickness, which has rendered necessary a much greater amount of relief. Although, in the first place, a number alleged to amount to 24,000 per day, were relieved at a cost to the parish of about £378 per week, the cost to the parish for the last week, upon one-third of the number, amounted to £443. The great reduction in numbers is accounted for by what has since proved to be the fact, that in the first instance, the children of the lowest class of Irish residents were lent out for the purpose of ex citing commiseration. The additional expense to the parish for extra examining and relieving officers, amounted to £45 per week ; so that, to use the words of the chair man, the Rev. Rector Campbell, " the plain fact which ought to be made known is, that the parish of Liverpool is expending £5OO per week at the present time, upon the Irish immigrants ; and, in addition to that, through the public charities of the town, £250 more per week, is de voted to the relief of the same class of persons. What further sum may be expended in private charity, of course cannot be known, though there can be no doubt that it is very considerable." The arrivals of these poor creatures during the last week, amounted to 4,043. It further ap peared that the Irish who arrived in Liverpool, and emi grated thence to America, since the Ist of January, without any assistance from the parish, amounts to the unprecedented number (for this period of the year) of 9,000. MR. C. S. ROWLAND.—The remains of this excellent and humane parish officer, whose death of typhus fever is announced in another column, was removed for interment from Morley-street, Kirkdale, on Friday last, the 26th instant. There have been few men of his station in life so worthily lamented at his death, and for whom such ex pressions of sorrow and sadness have been manifested. An hour previous to the corpse being removed, a crowd of poor people, much apparently distressed at their loss, congregated themselves around the door, a spot well known by them, where many a heart-rending appeal bad been made, and many a distressed widow and orphan had pressed their pathetic tale upon his ear, even in the few hours of his retirement. Gratitude and affection, princi ples which live within the bosom of many a tattered and care-worn tabernacle, led them there, to pay their last and only tribute of esteem. It reminded us of that saying, " The poor ye have with you always, but Me ye have not always." A considerable number of the officers and members of the Liverpool Protestant Benevolent Society, of which he was the president and treasurer for several years, attended on this occasion, and preceded the hearse and mourning coaches, walking two and two. Amongst the relatives and friends of the deceased, we noticed the Rev. D. James, of St. Mary's, Kirkdale, his beloved mi nister; also, Edward Gray, Esq., Messrs. H. Simpson, Williams, M'Clelland, and several other gentlemen con nected with the parish offices, who were much attached to him. The procession moved on to the ancient church yard of Walton. The Rev. D. James read the service, and in such a manner as bespoke feeling in all present. His remains were lowered into the ground, amid the sighs and sobs of many around ; the tears of many a widow and orphan, mingled with those of his relations and friends, mixed with the kindred dust of that lonely grave. In every circle in which he moved, his loss will be severely felt, but to nofie so much as his beloved wife and family : that loss never can be repaired. In him, without guile, was found the kind, warm-hearted, unflinching friend, the attached advocate of Protestant principles, the devoted husband, and the kindest parent ; in the exercise of his arduous duties, it appeared as if he had always be fore him, as an apology, the language of our poet— " Taught by that Power that pities me, I learn to pity them." FEVER IN LIVERPOOL.—Fever is making such rapid progress in this town, that the Fever Hospital is much too small for the accommodation of the large number of patients who ought, if possible, to be received within its walls, and a temporary hospital is about to be fitted up for the - accommodation of fever patients. The details presented by the medical district officers to the parochial authorities are of the most fearful kind. In St. Martin's district, the number of patients on the books on the 18th was 142, and these, in the course of two days, increased to 190. The medical officer reports that some of the courts and houses in his district are densely crowded with large families of children ; that in one house, in Moscow street, there are between 26 and 30 inhabitants ; and that fever is increasing and assuming the typhoid character. In Vauxhall district, the number of patients on the books on the . 16th February was 392, and these gradually in creased till the 20th, when the number was 506. Fever rages to a considerable extent. In one instance, a child was lying dead, and the father and mother were pros trated in the same bed, with two other children, and no one to nurse them. In addition to fever, small pox is extending in every direction. In the Dale-street district, fever has been very much on the increase during the late mild weather. Out, of 23 medical orders given in one day, 15 were for cases of fever. In Islington district, the number of cases on the books is about 200, and these are principally cases of fever. In Atherton-street and Thomas-street, slow fever also prevails. It arises from dysentery and diarrhoea, occasioned by the low diet of the poor people, the filthy state of the houses, and the impure air breathed i n th e i r h a bi tat i ons. In St. Thomas's dis trict, which comprises Great George-street and Pitt-street wards, there are several streets occupied almost exclu sively by the poorest class of the Irish ; in these, the influx of Irish during the last six months has been very great, and in a corresponding ratio has sickness and mor tality occurred. In the streets occupied by artisans, and persons engaged in regular etnploynient, such as Green land.street,- Pitt-street, Upper Frederick-street, Jordan street, &c., the sickness, during the last six months, has been little, if at all increased, but during that period, in the streets occupied more particularly by the Irish,—such as New Bird-street, Brick-street, Curtis-street, &c.—the sickness and mortality have been trebled. Fortunately, so far, the fever which has prevailed has not been gene rally of a malignant character, though, from the conti nuance of the causes, it is impossible to predict what may be the results—the worst are anticipated. The prevailing disease has been, and still continues to be, a diarrhoea, attended with loss of blood, and which is evidently caused by the watery, relaxing vegetable food, such as turnips, cabbages, &c., which forms the principal diet of these people: At St. Joseph's R om i s h Ch urc h , he number of death s amongst t h e unfortunateGrosve Grosvenor-street, t p r congregation, announced every Sunday, has lately been from seven to twelve, and the number of those danger ously ill, from fifty to sixty. On Sunday last prayers were offered for the souls of seventeen persons who had died during the week, and for ninety others who were danger ously ill. The district is not a very extensive one, but it includes a very poor neighbourhood, inhabited principally by the Irish, or people of Irish extraction.—Mercury. HALL's STEEL PENS.--We have tried a sample of pens manufactured by Mr. Hall , and have found them excellent ; indeed we had no idea t h at in Liverpool there was a manufactory capable of producing such articles. Their excellence is proved by the fact that for many years these pens only have been used by the Grand Junction Railway Company, at all their stations. The school pens too are all that can be desired. PRESENTATION TO HER MAJESTY.—The magnificent and truly elabOrate production of the needle, which we noticed in our last as about to be presented to our lovely Queen, was presented on Saturday through Lord Sandon. At the exhibition of embroidery and needle-work held during,the past week, of which it has been the leading attaetion, there have daily been crowds of visitors--and this, as well as the many other splendid specimens of work in which Mr. L. has displayed so laudable a taste—have been much admired. Our fair friends will, we doubt not, rejoice to learn that these eallibitiotus are to be held perio dically, LOCAL MEETINGS. Docx Comm-rim, TaIIIRSDAY.—The chief superin tendent reported that there were ten thousand bags of saltpetre in store at the Albert Docks, and five thousand more on board ship. Ho requested instructions as to the storing of it.—Referred to the sub-committee. A list of persons applying to be enrolled as master porters having beer; read, Mr. Tobin said he thought they ought to stop adding to the number, unless the merchants agreed to discharge other vessels besides their own. The chairman said they did discharge other vessels ; and the different associated bodies had now under consideration the dif ferent rates for discharging ships, with the view of fixing rates, which the merchants generally would doubtless approve of. Such an arrangement was out of the pro vince of the Dock Committee, but if it were carried out it would remove a great deal of complaint. The receipts at Runcorn for harbour and light dues for the last month were £54 15s. 4d. on 203 vessels of 11,171 tons, being an increase of 52 vessels, 3300• tons, and £l6 14s. Bd., as compared with the same period last year. A letter from Messrs. Cotesworth, Wynne, and Co., suggesting altera tions in some of the dock regulations, was referred to the harbour master's sub-committee. It was referred to the Sub-Committee of Works to consider the propriety of appointing some persouto take charge of the landing stage, to follow out Mr. Cubitt's instructions as to the moorings. WEST DERBY BOARD OF GIIARDIANS.—The weekly meeting of the board •of guardians was held on Wed nesday, Mr. Robertson in the chair, when, amongst other communications from the Poor-law Commissioners, was one expressive of the regret of the board at the fatal ter mination of the fever caught by the late medical officer, Mr. William Fell, in the discharge of his duties. It was agreed to recommend to the Poor-law Commissioners an increase in the salary of Mr. Parnell, assistant-collector, and overseer of the township of Kirkdale, from £7O to £lOO per annum„ owing to the additional duties devolved upon him, arising from the increased population and as sessment in his district. William Robinson was appointed baker to the Workhouse at a salary of 245. per week. A letter was read from Mr. D. Chalmers, medical officer of the township of Everton, requesting an increase of salary, on the ground of having additional duties to perform, and that he was not paid equally with the officers holding similar offices, in other parts of the union. Mr. Shaw gave notice that he would bring the subject forward at the next board. Mr. H. S. Taylor was appointed,. pro tem., medical officer to the fever-house. The chairman called the attention of the board to the description of coffins furnished for the interment of the poor ; in many cases they had broken from the mere weight of the bodies, and had to be tied together. Some conversation took place on the subject, and it was understood they should in future be examined, and if. found of insufficient strength thrown into the contractors' hands. HEALTH OF TOWNS' ASSOCIATION. The second annual meeting of the members and friends of this association was held on Friday evening, at the Music-hall, Bold-street. The attendance was more nu merous than was expected, considering that a discussion, the announcement of which had excited much curiosity, was going on in another part of the town. The MAYOR (G. H. Lawrence, Esq.) was called to the chair, and on the platform were many of our most respected townsmen, in addition to the speakers hereafter named. The CHAIRMAN was enthusiastically received. He stated that he had to regret that he had not taken so prominent a part in promoting heretofore the objects of the association, but his lukewarmness had not arisen from any indifference to those important objects, but to the pressure of important engagements of a public character during the last few years. Dr. DUNCAN read the report. It appeared from this that the great object in view had been fully realized here and in other towns, an increased and still increasing in terest in the health of the working classes having been roused throughout the kingdom. Similar associations had been formed in various districts, and information had been furnished to them; founded on the experience ob tained here. The government had also been roused, and had sanctioned two bills on the subject of sanatory regu lations. The last bill, it is understood, will be superseded by a general bill to remove nuisances. The sanatory bill came into operation in January, and its importance could not be too highly appreciated. Reference was made to the supply of water, and the Council had taken measures for bringing a copious supply into the town. The Health of Towns' Advocate, under the able editorship of Dr. Sutherland, had been productive of the most beneficial results, and also the lectures of Dr. Grey, of King's Col lege, London. Several other lectures were stated as about to be delivered by various scientific gentlemen, on subjects connected with the public health. Many other matters of detail were referred to, the most prominent of which were a communication on the subject of Mr. M`Kinnon's bill relative to interments in small towns, and the evils arising from the practice in Liverpool,—the burial clubs, and their sanatory effect on the working classes,—and the practice of conveying the bodies of children in cars and coaches to places of interment, besides the practice of slaughtering cattle unfit for human food. The report concluded by a reference to the exhausted funds of the association. But the Committee's recent appeal had been liberally responded to, and they trusted that their opera tions would not be allowed to languish for want of funds. J. H. MACRAE, Esq. read a statement of the accounts, from which it appeared there was a balance in hand of £39 6s. Bd. The Rev. H. H. HIGGINS moved the adoption of the I report. He concurred with the facts it detailed, and ex patiated upon them. He hoped the association would ere long extend its operations over the whole town, and throughout the entire population. Sir ARNOLD KNIGHT seconded the motion, which was unanimously carried. S. HOLME, Esq., moved a resolution to the effect that the meeting received with satisfaction the influence and progress of the association. Its influence had been brought to bear on the public body to which he had the honour to belong, and he felt assured there was not a man who would stand up in the Council-room and object to the course they had taken in the matter, but would agree with him in opinion that what they had done was exceedingly proper. The question was one which affected all ranks of society, and a deep responsibility rested upon all, more especially the wealthier classes, to come forward and as sist in carrying out the views of the association with which they were connected, He furnished some interesting statements on the general question. In conclusion, he called the attention of the medical gentlemen to the ne cessity of considering whether it would not be better to substitute an animal soup for that now given to the poor, which was vegetable, and which, he thought, had rather a tendency to increase the fever than otherwise. The Rev. W. BRYAN, in seconding the resolution, complimented the association on its exertions and success. The resolution was unanimously carried. The Rev. H. M'IsTEILE then came forward, and was received with loud marks of approbation. It was the first time lie had been able to avail himself of the opportunity of taking part in the proceedings of the association. He proposed a resolution to the effect that the meeting were convinced of the necessity which existed in Liverpool for the association, and hoped that by an increase in its funds, ite operations might be more fully and beneficially ex tended during the ensuing year. The matter was a prac tical one, and called for practical treatment, and it was only by acting upon that principle that they could ever hope to command success. Mr. Higgins had stated that its object was well known. He-believed there was a ge neral impression abroad on the question, but the great point was, whether men's minds had laid hold upon what the object was, and what was to be done. In every en terprise it was a part of wisdom to _have a definite object in view, and it was only by intelligent and comprehensive views that proper measures could be adopted. The great object they had in view was to improve the dwellings of the working classes, and preserve their health, give an en largement of their comfort, and a prolongation of their lives. In this there were many difficulties to be encoun tered as regarded the means they were to adopt, and he thought there was one point on which there was a defici ency of information, and that was with respect to the owners of the dwellings occupied by the poor. He had never yet seen that part of the subject touched. If they attempted to overbear the owner, and carry on the asso ciation in such a way as to make enemies of them, they might retard their object for years. The only way was to co-operate with them, and engage them to co-operate with the association. Their humanity must be just to the owners as well as to the occupiers, and it was unreasona ble to expect the former would voluntarily undergo a loss, and make improvements that would involve an outlay without return for their money. He proposed that any alteration required to be made in the dwellings of the poor should not altogether be made by the owners, but that the Corporation should advance the money for such purpose, and charge it to the owners to be repaid in small instalments through a series of years. He called upon the Corporation to set their friend Mr. Holme to work, and the thing would be done. (Mr. Holme.—they cannot employ me.) He (Mr. M`lsteile) was sorry for that. as, if he were to do it, it would be done well. (Cheers.) A word alto to occupiers of houses : if those parties would only have better, dwellings, and pay a. little more, they would be gainers by having less sickness, and consequently less expense amongst their families.. Besides that, they must abstain from going to the gin shop, and by that means they would save equal to two rents. He called on the Mayor to take the matter up, and bring it before the attention of the Council, and he had no doubt it would re ceive that consideration to which it was entitled. (Cheers.) Thos. BLACKBURN, ESQ., seconded the resolution. Great advantage had resulted from the association in its influence on the public at large, and it was with that view , the society was formed, and not with the view of urging the matter on the Town-Council ; and had it not been for the existence of the association, that body would not have got the large power they now possess, without some oppo sition. For his own part, he considered a large portion of the town too bad to be mended, and there was no remedy but pulling it down and rebuilding -it. (Hear, hear.) The density of the population was such, that it was impossible ever to mace the dwellings healthy while in their present state, and no improvements of the landlords would make them better under any circumstances. As a proof of this, he referred to the buildings in Lace-street, Brick-street, and other places, more especially in the vici nity. of Vauxhall-road, and trusted the Town-Council would ere long go to Parliament for powers to borrow half a million of money for the purpose. (hear, hear.) This would entail a tax of £2OOO on the inhabitants, but this sum would be saved in the smaller amount required for the public and other charities. • The resolution was carried, The Rev. G. DOVER moved thanks to the Committee, which was ably seconded by JAS. PARKER, Esq. In the Council everything that could be done had been done, and his humble exertions should never be wanting in any great cause such as the sanatory improvement of the town. The motion was carried unanimously. A voUl of thanks was then passed by,acclamation to the Mayor, who, in reply, said that the Council woald do their utmost to forward the objects of the association. The meeting then separated. CORRESPONDENCE. WATSON'S ROMAN CATHOLIC RELIEF BILL. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. Sra,—l feel it is unnecessary to offer you any apology for trespassing on your valuable time for a few moments, while I draw your notice to the dangerous character of the above bill, inasmuch as you will freely acknowledge as a Protestant and Englishman, may claim your able advo cacy in this crisis of civil and religious freedom ; and when I use the word crisis, I do so advisedly, and am fully con vinced, there is no exaggeration in using that term. You are no , doubt acquainted with the principal provisions of bill;this end and object of it is to allow all orders of Jesuits to settle in this kingdom, and that without any restrictions, hounds, or limits whatsoever. The question then comes —Can we, as Englishmen, jealous of the civil and reli gioas liberties of our beloved land, allow a class of men (sworn enemies of all civil freedom, and determined op ponents of a free liberty of conscience) tamely and quietly to take root in English soil, when they have been ex pelkd from all other countries, whether Protestant:or Roman Catholic, from the simple but astounding fact, that their doctrines, spirit and practice, are and ever have been totally antagonistic to every semblance of freedom, whether in a civil or religious view. Who will attempt:to prove that they are not the jealous patrons of those doc trines which tend to exalt ecclesiastical power on the ruins of civil government ? Do they not contend for the entire independence of the ecclesiastic of the civil magistrate ? Do' they not hold tenets concerning the duty of opposing princes who are enemies of the Catholic faith (and have acted on that doctrine within the last few years, as the Continent can testify) as countenance the most atrocious crimes, and tend to dissolve all the duties which connect princes with their subjects. And against Protestants have they not used every art and employed every weapon ? Have they not incessantly stirred against them all the rage of ecclesiastical and civil persecution ? Where is the man who can with any regard to truth and history deny that such is not the case ? It is indeed time then that all who value the-happiness and liberty of their country should be up and stirring ; and my object in addressing you now is to throw out the suggestion that a meeting on a large scale be immediately called, and a petition embodying our objections to the measure be prepared and sent (with an urgent appeal to our representatives to support the prayer of it) to Parliament. This bill is inrinitely more dange rous than the Maynooth Grant.—l have the honour to remain, your o edient servant, AN ENGLISHMAN AND PROTESTANT. TIIE DISCUSSION BETWEEN MESSRS. BAYLEE AND I'IIALL. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. DEAR Srn,—l don't know whether you were present on Friday evening at the Concert Hall, when the discus sion took place between the Rev. J. Baylee and Mr. Miall. I was : and a privilege, in many respects, it was to be there. I hope Dissenters felt it so :—for I am sure, they have reason t o th an k M r. B aylee whilst they live, for giving them such full information upon a portion of the Bible upon which they seem so wofully dark—viz., the Old Testament Scriptures. I feel certain, from what I know of their system, that most of them have not heard such a sermon from their pulpits, or from the lips of their teachers, for many a year. Surprised, they must have been ; instructed, they might have been ; convinced, tbey ought to have been. It was a remarkable fact that, though the Word of God was the acknowledged standard of reference for both. Mr. Miall, in his opening speech, lasting for one hour, never once touched the Old Testa ment at all—never mentioned chapter or verse in the new —and in his concluding address only took his Bible in order to allude to some of the passages in the Old, con cerning which Mr. Baylee refreshed his memory. If he be the champion of Voluntaryism, and this be the manner of Goliath's defence, then it is evident to me, that the vo luntary system is not founded on Scripture, but is based on some sophisms and fancies of origin not divine, but human. I was also struck with this fact, that bad man ners showed themselves amongst the Dissenters present; for whereas Mr. Miall was heard without sounds of oppo sition in his second speech, Mr. Baylee was honoured with repeated hisses, as he poured forth his tornado of scriptural eloquence. The pebbles from old brook Cedron, flung by the hands of an Old Testament Christian, fell hard and heavy upon the bucklers of the Nonconformists ; the genius of the voluntary was no match against the ar tillery of Moses and the prophets. I would also observe, that Mr. Baylee stuck to his point and to the subject, whilst the Dissenter frittered away much of his time in vapoury declamation. When Mr. Miall was done, the instinctive expression of my mind was, and is this all that can be said ? ! ! lam thank fully persuaded, that the noble Church of England will suffer no damage from the assaults of Mr. Miall, and sus tain no harm in the defence of Mr. Baylee. The discussion is adjourned till Monday, and I regret it extremely, for I think the question should have been con sidered as set at rest. Perhaps you will be there, arid let us have as much of the discussion as you can make room for, in your valuable paper, on Tuesday.—Yours very truly, A CONSTANT READER AND 27th Feb. 1847. SUBSCRIBER. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. SlR,—Allow me, through your paper, to acknowledge the receipt of £5 175., sent to me by Mr. Hames, in the name of the Quintette Society of Crewe, Cheshire. I take this opportunity of offering my sincere thanks for this welcome aid to our funds, and, I am sure, may express the deep gratitude of the distressed and starving people among whom it will be divided.—l remain, sir, your obedient servant, STEPHEN DICKSON. Vicarage, Dungarvan, Waterford, Feb. 23, 1847. 3istrirt pttuo. • The subscription for the soup kitchens at Warrington amounts to £6OO. Mr. Daniel Grieve, Comptroller of the Customs at Clay, in Norfolk, has been appointed Collector at Runcorn, and Mr. James Philips, Comptroller at Bridlington, has been appointed Comptrolle r a t R uncorn . The potato stores belonging to several farmers in the neighbourhood of Warrington, have recently been exten sively pilfered, and, through the inquiries of the police, quantities of the stolen articles have been discovered in various cottages, the inmates of which have been corn, mitted for trial. ROBBERY.-A few evenings ago, three men with black masks entered the provision shop of an old man named Mills, at Lower Whitl e y, near Warrington. Mills is 90 years old, and his wife is nearly the same age, and they live with a stepson aged 60. They were supposed to have some little money, and the robbers broke open a cupboard and found £6. AN OPINION.—The Manchester Guardian gives the following opinion of Miss Cushman's performance of May Merrilies :—" Our opinion of Miss Cushman's perform ance of this character has been so recently expressed that we need not again dwell upon it. It is melo-dramatic clap-trap, not legitimate drama. As usual, the proprieties of the scene were repeatedly . violated that she might give certain effects, especially at the last, where she is dragged off by Dandie Dinmont, that she may have time to wash her hands and face, and show the audience, when called before the curtain, that she is not old and haggard !" The Leigh Short-time Committee have transmitted a memorial to Lord John Russell, expressing their grati tude for his valuable aid in carrying the second readino. of the Ten-hours Bill, and earnestly entreating his lordship to support, in committee, the ten-hours clause, and thus bring about a final settlement of the question, and put a stoi to the present agitation which retards the progress of that good feeling which it is desirable should subsist between the employers and the employed. The vicar has prepared, for transmission from the same quarter, a me morial on the same subject from the clergy in that neigh bourhood. A petition from a portion of the parish, iR favour of the bill, signed by five clergymen and 2,600 persons, has been presented to the Commons. PLOUGHING MATCH AT HOOTON.—The ploughing match for premiums given by Sir William Massey Stan ley and John Stanley, Esq.,-came off at Hooton on Tues day last. There were twenty-three teams entered, and it was admitted by very competent judges that a finer col lection of horses had not been seen for a long time assem bled in one field : those of Sir William Stanley and John Somerville Jackson, Esq., attracted great attention. Those who sent teams were Sir William Stanley, Charles Stanley, Esq., John Stanley, Esq., J. Somerville Jackson, Esq., Messrs. Walker, Hey - es, Bell, Hampson, Hughes, &c. The day was very fine and dry, but remarkably cold. The judges were Meisrs. Simpson and Charles Ellis, both of Bromboro', whose decisions gave universal satisfaction. The.first class prizes were awarded to Mr. W. Walker, of Storeton—first and third ; to John Somerville Jackson, Esq., Eastham—second and fourth. Second class : Mr. Hampson, Mr. Charles Hancock; and J. S. Jackson; Esq. The ploughmen had each a quart of ale,. and as: much beef and bread as they could eat, provided for them at the Stanley Arms Hotel, Eastham, after they had finished their work, at the expense of their generous friend, Sir William Stanley. SINGULAR INGENUITY OF A SHOPLIFTER.—A shop lifter, named Edward Marsden Chadwick, has been com mitted to trial at Manchester, charged with shoplifting to an extraordinary extent. The culprit has a shop at Ashton-under-Lyne, where he sells cigars and snuffs, and he has been in the habit of going to make his pur chases at wholesale shops in Manchester, and, though sus pected, could not be detected. On Friday week he went into the shop of Mr. Newby, tobacconist, Manchester, and a watch was fixed upon him. He had entered with a small brown paper parcel under his arm, and this he placed on the counter while he made inquiries about goods.. On leaving, he took up his parcel ; the shopmen were sure he had taken nothing off the counter but the parcel he put on it, and still there was a box of cigars deficient. Mr. Newby, however, seized the mysterious parcel, and the mystery was at once revealed. 'The 'parcel was a tin case, a size larger than a cigar box, nicely covered with brown paper, and corded on three sides to resemble a parcel. The fourth side was open, and the shoplifter car ried it under his arm, with the open side or mouth down wards, and on entering a shop, placed it over a box of cigars. He was given in charge, and the police, on going to search his shop, found 42 boxes of cigars which had .been stolen from Mr. Newby, and 48 boxes stolen from Mr. Nevin, tobacconist, six barrels of snuff, also stolen from Mr. Newby, a large quantity of pigtail tobacco, stolen from the shop of Mr. Campbell , a nd other Upwards articles, in all nearly a cart load of goods , an d valued at of £l2O. with coughs with o h Koritti egffi r col C d o s Ln ea s n A n N o n t C do ott b o c u tt s a cheap, safe, pleasant, and agreeable and innoxious ev en t o g a cough or er. must ci coouosglL remedy;ozenges,— T tb h an se supplyt"ub troubled themselves d removing thtyh,ebeufftectmsosotf e a ffi co ca l e d i . ous m in stopping e speak k i advisedly of a remedy, probatum est.—Wesleyan, Feb. 10.—(See .advt.) 3! • 64 f;s4' On mired esty's ► and ►uncil