The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1850-10-01 00:00:00

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Fe te SC. , 5 the IrCle ° f of tOWIIOi, ,iverr;ce Ch u' tl) „,z o r of nYo!' 0 1 " cil , w it! ) ;til er .1 ier 9 iy tote the • ,41 )IIF u lto g ql o e pe p . l o o o t oe lee ce oeo fov Oct, 13 1850. E out! pews. wil lag'a‘i„?lilicil meeting to-morrow, Mr. Thompson silltrke-tfuruig forward his motion for the ,41eacl erry. Ev ert ' o ‘ 1 ehster, joiner and builder, Boundary-lane, tial ta i,,' has been made to pay for a stuffed dog, the di )3a.,;;ak'ng it for a live one. Who was the artist? tlitli'i; de Goldstnid has been chosen chairman of the .alleeyn:\erad,l)oek Company, in the room of the late Mr. It as -, r• ) ided 3 b een resolved to form a new Roscoe Club, p o r n o- - li tril T a t s : ti ffi rs c da e y n t n n ig ti h m t, b a e n r o a f g persons can be found to c Ile_los. each towards preliminary expenses. Itili e i ° , n ; who resided in Lime -street, died of minc e_ ed female, named Mar . gar ie e s t / iqiisd s , ne had received in falling down stairs on the p It iss l; *gr eat r.• Romta.—This young lady has already become !season! araurite at the Surrey Theatre, now devoted, for ei(,,' t,° opera. Her Valentine, in the " Huguenots," A fe w general praise. Ih ' i s" 7 daYs since a child five years old, named Lockhart, ' a Great Ho rd street fell over tl railings at ;::iocittrolt.tlia al h so e r.k fo xii o n t of Howard-street, stairs, and' received such injuries ke died on Monday.MA•s.—On the 24th inst. Captain late master ofLord George Ben late ter Live; ool,and Mr William Tapley Stooke, ItialiT s 4 le of the Ta n pley," Of Liverpool, were found i Ei g i,i' f°!* second-class masters. % 4 3 hi children were poisoned on Sunday week, by eat ltr''°n°as fun i which they gathered in te fields til e "eat Derb g 'd, believing they were mushrooms. tli ili wer ri e t,alieitt r o na the Infirmary, where, proper renrie te4.l4, a \ i 4' i _ee . n applied thewer soon out of dange . two tr, a ` i l eitie t , "May, as Mrs. Lord,. of Walton, and t tt 'th e' : were proceeding in a p - ne n e w to s n y, clown Londpn and in Elliot -0 t4,;erse took fright, and ran th`N Parties were thrown from the vehicle. Mrs. elda%everely injured ; her leg was fractured, and her le ts p lik'sis,located. TheHenrytlecm.en were slightly injured. Pidgeon, Esq., the ta- E ll ;fise are c ,laY evening kl t,- ° f a e ' a rY of the Liverpool Academy, delivered the C e rte sse °, ll l:se . of two lectures on the fine arts, at the I,lBesvoltnstitution, Rodney-street. The first . lee 0i ~ to c . omposition, and the concludinglec- OL lt 'eight, will treat of light, shade, and colour. li t t:e gre 4:rE s ON A MARKET.— ket, 0 grocers and others having A stalls in Birkenhead fe s w days ago, several i g.felrl , from ed t o a b d their articles distrturted upon . for poor-rates, ki oof . sti e .re e a d p z a f r o s r t t o he e use of tam standings . in the mar k 0 4 0 11 , 1 _ Proceeding'. if t 4 oltd 'aY week, Thomas Davies, Ile 01. ell-street, whilst employed in [ ' ll the le,,a some doubt respecting b residing the totettapa4l;, Charlotte, in the Prince's dock,a stretchingr tih., e'er Yard, about twenty feet, and was killed on the i;ton ias , , !t of . the jury—accidental y death. The de et \v„rlt a wife and child entirely unprovided for. 1,1 : Yel at'j nes d.ay, a man namsd M'Kendrew turninc , a large winc . h, e ., ,b y ;tie Birkenhead dock n s s I ,e . d froe_ni ii s eciden t tal a , in the instrument was control and m an e d the poor fell w e stuck kzr:i e , e Gown theinconro breast, smashing him in a e kiStt..c Instant death was the result. Ciitr,?llAcTons AND WORKMEN.—The Birkenhead t ) ,.. .e,,,,ta ci e, on . 14 b d ' e s de 'd d Monday, that men employed by kr,, Ti: e ` ctor have no claim against the head-contrac sub-contractor, named ki v N e , c ase arose out . of it. '"tkill absconded . The men claimed £3B from Mr. % 'l l i 4 1.1 or illr sday last, a young man, about twenty-five tlva,,,a°nge, named S amue l W arren , who was y ,6 driver at the new dock works, while engaged the tr a g one of the loaded waggons along a portion rail t tehrailwav stumbled over a stone and fell across Ong-iet.'e wa,..z'ons . passed over his. body and nearly Th u :",°. He died immediately. eli lik wer e C'.ay., at the dock works, Birkenhead, as some ' o th gave otsting a block of stone weighing six tons, the ik ihi g h w aY, and fell on six men. One of them had N t '. arid s broken, a second received a fracture . of the tti t , eoli,a third had his legs very much injured. These 'Oroe. ve Yed to the hospital, where they lie in a very 7 ; 1 4 th e sitate. The remaining three were cut and bruised G ot :lead and other parts of the body. iT t iti 'A A RMoNic A.—We observe from an advertis' it a tliB 4 an°the r Part of our paper that the next cont 'attes, I , f til society will be hel_d at I R yal AssE k e 4,ef,,pt George -street, on F c tast e It •society for the promo 'do t ie evening next. ri tio y n of musical tale! le t keti,•"aa never been formed ; and the opportunie I\kkble2-leg afforded to amateur performer,' 11- 1; 44 qteol!lelrth e storm, on the morning of Saturday week, Nilleamed the Charles, was overpowered and sunk N i hnd 8 Point, Holyhead. She left this port on Fri- Vita, 48 laden with coal, for Du'blin. All on board, Of the ca a • ( Thomas Heath), his wife two an , tiN b,, three men,perished. The vessel was , part th e of t r i gs Captain, and the other half by Mr. Samuel 4' 1 1' 41 ' 4 „,town. We believe she was not insured. Rrl` 4 , men employed at the north docks still I t hr e c n ulty in getting quit f the immense body of sPringing up durin o g the progress of the iv ate !es their operations considerably. The quan ,wst4lyitbir must have been immense, for one of the 1N, 441 D8 4 d so much that it required zen men to keep ` 4 st,"' to , 4311 stantly at work, and other labourers with en ee,eserve the place so far free from water that Zlo li Ne r , l d get the foundation stones laid. RT RAILWAY.—This line will be opened With The length just finished from the ear the East Lancashire is three miles, and pas air now take the train at Tithebarn-street and yheeet,tio Southport. . There will be eight trains e t sli 14 r p " owing, we believe are to be the yearly con 'lß assengers --From Southport, £2O ; from • ' 4s * • • L , from Waterloo, £10; from Seafortb, ile n „Po al , f rom Bootle, £5. t hpSlTE.—The Lords of the Treasury L te .;tilia d Y,decided to have the new post-office erected itt o‘ ll v ovi a Asylum, London-road ; the purchase of that ini.g been virtually effected." In an official let tll4rY 4 say s Brown. Esq., M.P., the Secretary of the th'' t s , ^ 4 ol e,tl l My Lords consider that situation to be, hnd , e most convenient of any for the postal k Bit eter,, A le accommodation of the public." Such is I l'lii:llod a ,'„shewn by the Whigs to public opinion. tl,, dis k ,,"n thus slighting the wishes of the whole e n l e eful, and we hope will not be forgotten. 4 1 t1 1 Poratr‘kaNey.—A local paper currency issued by 4tql!e based on its magnificent estate, and for bi g e ,fr(quently contended, is not unprece- I'l ",.`owri, as we have now before us a five Ol k _iv ei . (4 1 which the following is a copy :—" No. ?,‘ G a ,l ) .)01 , 9 July, 1793. On demand I promise , r !lt of lai A e r t l e Stirling, or bearer, Five pounds, accord klthe p e • o f Parliament passed in the thirty-third t141 1, `-orp e lt ll . of his Majesty King George the Third. Nku l a ct ration of Liverpool, Thos. Earle. John lte,k4 4l. ri ak • Entd. T. Reeish." THE CONCERT-HALL-LORD NELSON !, children belonging to the Bluecoat Hospital 04, 11 4 ) „ le .sire of the proprietor, invited yesterday th e sit the Panorama of the River and Falls of k, ll l te !le, an ast and wonderful Mammoth Cave, the lq:kt o other very interesting objects. The chil ill eedin. • e int y delighted with the beautiful paint lit I t, exbPesting description given of them by the Ot At i'd i t 2 01 tor. The panorama is highly deserving tlt;tiOsti e 'TIY be safely said, that every one who sees beyond his expectations. ou t . bk ?rtlY aft er t en o ' c l oc k on M on d ay n i g ht, a op, the shop of Mr. Curry, stationer, Moor v, li l a ir- Curry's daughters had been in the 14.it e d go i S. candle, which fell and set fire to some Pi ti A 1 1 4 ,4 ee stock destroyed is valued at some £5O, ter t() T u „,the Property is about £2o.—At . two '1; r 4 . t, ,, 1 1 ., , k eat ,:"_.f1Y morning, a fire of a more serious foN 4I I A' r e l in Gill -street, at the cement works of i!p4 th: latb,caer. This originated in a storeroom, stf4e ;7'aper, ropes, &c. It was two hours pmtottaa ~4 8 subdued, and the stock destroyed is Itt 'lob '.4 4 00 to £3OO, and £2OO is the estimated 4 4 k let l Nlut n 0i4 .4 9 E a tlts I.". — The other evening, one of the g 'opp 't a gentleman residing in Birkenhead C o 0 t i) ed b y 11 11(1, a " a man in Conway-street, when re ,_ht e ve' 4l Nve l gave up her money, under fear that lNwo b at mdo her some personal injury,. But g t ' 1 9 4 e4 r 41 ways go scatheless : for on Tuesday did s the gentleman named Lodg e. who resides at ft ° Perl „ 1 -11 -bY a fellow who sprang out of a Urcli, and demanded his money. Mr. ile h rlve t rPeo to have much cash about him ; Vit 4 4 41 at he was fully a match for the foot tic hi, r e ad t firt-rate purnmel'ing, with which the pt Pollot, ° depart, carrying sundry with marks 11 4 4 l 'to' "ace. e ngr s Cu l e st \A 4 ved r ullen, CHORLEY.—The Architect 1,4 tho le Re Tresentation of this edifice designed lo tl llte tu 4. ork e d u ' of this town. Our contemporary ki t Aoy 4 , b!, B great credit to Mr. Reed and the Na t' ) (1: 1. ond : - `9ligs• He adds :—" It is very easy o ti4 gri a Out of some book, but it is . not I% t°f 11.0 1 v 1 .,! .( 1ing where the financial require t,,,t4 ask , i tast shall be complied with, and the t lie t se lle es witi e , oh eyed• Mr. Reed has succeeded hli tlt h Oltie s 0 , out attemptingtte too much he has met te l ~ 1s the The style is simple, the 4 1 41 -4 1 5 °,,, 4 tr k te , f ew, the composition varied, and olop , `7l4;ed i n t , l aryet very judicious. Considerable ( 4 llt , t lora i ' and 0 ; 1 2s latter feature., and the open lan ep:t•oewtiNila nietii'rtalleular pyramidical termination at b/ sA 2SqUelfi n i s h.” %, j r , v , two ..4.POINTMENT.—An aged couple in k" '''Ei "ati "Is settled • tip 4 e t (l a o a9 ed in Australia, who, after thiq4 0 41. yof revailed upon them, though it was t 444 4 11 lit er : to a I l e , to transfer themselves and their 11t114411d re jam" bun the Antipodes. But their ea tl r siness, which must be relin eaaiarnedii.ProPerty converted into cash, or eia k `utab i ured I ,d b e tn l n e i s for exyort, before the import- I S ht e This was done, and about ,p ot kl: .l l • 4 l V 4 o , d t s i , we-rlea.,ca;ll, and rather a larger amount I ,N i s whoPerePared for the voyage. Affairs tNy wb ert l l arty of six took leave of their iq 4 d in i t Plaßled ot:i the last Saturday evening ,t th e t e y a eir ,Teelings of regret and affection Pli'(;l4 to te ' n laba r k f e le ef . social and attached friends. .o 4 4,, Oi l. s ,CI I wis , „or Australia on hoard a vessel in tt le ittl deathtti a r'"eah e tig o av u , few ho Y proceeded on the Monday st e ß th e , and the five of the six met with an l et, l ll s ,llig ed n aked gent e whole of their valuables were ,te f i f leMan (about titlid for la the 1 d aa , out seventy-one years f c4 r. , el s is n euters, and property, " all at .% rv a ta a i s Platt, ao other than our respected t 4 11 ' 4 O) • tl eholo a u use ov l)oe set 'la In metal' erwhelming loss was no of°ll fo ot B Unsp ea k B ," the wreck of the Orion, L e ea to Th e affliction, affliction, a subscription re c e i ve d Q a ' n aY d or has headed the list with With p ce l ea f s u he ni _r t , 'ltinkYe sumwhich may be benevolent purpose athi duly acknowlednd. ST. JOHN'S SCHOOLS.—St. John's Schools, now erect ing in Liverpool, include an infant school on the ground floor, thirty-seven feet by twenty-one feet ; boys' and girls' school on the two upper floors, forty-nine feet by thirty feet. There is an open arcade in front seven feet wide, with a passage at each end, five feet wide, leading to the playground. The staircase is octagon, in the centre of the back elevation, and has two separate and distinct sets of stairs in the same well. The front is being executed in Caen stone, filled in with Uphelland flag rubble. All the timber throughout the building is Baltic ; the roof of thb upper school is to be open and stained. Mr. Hay is the architect. Mr. Miller is the contractor for the whole, and his estimate, exclusive of fittings, is:Xl,3ss.—Bnilder. ECCENTRICITIES OF A JEALOUS HUSBAND.—An old pensioner who lives in Boundary-place, and keeps a green grocer's shop, gained a good deal of notoriety and was the cause of some alarm on Thursday last by his singular con duct. It appears that he quarrelled with his wife on the morning in question, and after exhausting his ire in words, went out and purchased an oaken coffin, which he had brought to his house. In vain he ordered his rib to lay herself out in the wooden tenement; she flatly refused to accede to her husband's wish, and took refuge in a neigh bour's house. Whilst this was going on, the coffin was got out of the house, when the assembled crowd soon reduced it to fragments. The chagrined husband shut himself up in his own house, and amused himself by de stroying his furniture. The following morning brought t and mortification for having indulged in his failing at such a serious cost. PROTESTANT ORPHAN ASYLUM FOR IRELAND.—The annual meetings and sermons in aid of this valuable society will take place next week. The object of this society is, to provide diet, lodging, clothing, and scriptural educa tion, for the destitute orphans of deceased Protestants, and to app ~,ntice them to Protestant masters or mistresses, of approved religious principles and conduct. No child is taken under the protection of the society either of whose at the time of his or her decease was a Roman ^se surviving parent is a Roman Catholic, or — 1 :wain. The orphans adopted Parent Catholic, . , hose mother has m society are placed in ceuntry parishes, in the county of Wicklow, with Protestant nurses of good cha racter and in comfortable circumstances, who are sub jected to the superintendence of the respective parochial clergymen, and the inspection of the committee. Care is taken that they should be resident within a convenient distance of some scriptural school and the parish church. It will be seen that hundreds of orphan children have been cared for, and provided with a means of support, by this a few weeks since a young man, who is now mate of a ves sel trading between this port and the East, and who re ceived for some time the benevolent aid of the society, left two pounds at our office as a donation to its funds ; and he gratefully assured us that whatever he contributed was a very inadequate return for the constant sympathy and support afforded to him on all occasions by those who have the direction of the society's operations. .—On Saturday last a match was played be tween a mixed eleven chosen from the Edge-hill and Liver Clubs, against the second eleven of the Liverpool Club, on the beautiful ground of the latter, which resulted in favour of the former with Sixty runs The following is the score : CRICKET to spare EDGE-HILL: IST INNINC Mr. G. W. Martin, ct. and bd. Mayd 17 „ C. R. Bell, run out „ J. C. Broad,et. Fletcher, bd. Maydl2.. bd. Potter 7 „ S. B. Greig, bd. Potter 52.. L. B. wt. bd. Tarbetlo „ James Payne, bd. Mayd l. bd. Tarbet 2 2ND INN IND. bd. Mayd ,; H. Couphind, run out , A. Dentith, L. B. wt. bd. Potter ~ J. Hall, st. and bd. W. Langton ~ W. Baker, ct. Archdall G. Shaw, not out 24.. not out 1.. bd. Mayd 1.. bd. Do.. 8.. bd. Do. . 2.. bd. Do. 16-145.. wide 5, bs:s. 2ND INN! LIVERPOOL: IST INNINGS Mr. W. Langton, ct. Martin, bd. Payne 1.. bd. ( „ T. Chilton, bd. Payne . „ A. Fletcher, bd. Martin S. Mavd, bd. Bell 13 it 20.. bd. Do. 47.. bd. Bell 9.. bd. Greig 4.. bd. Do. by, bd. Psyr wis, bd. Bell ct. Shaw, bd. G 0.. bd. Bell 0.. bd. Do. 11.. bd. Greig 2.. not out Capt. Franklin, bd. Do, J. Neilson, bd. Martin W. Tarbet, bd. Do .... Wide balls 3, byes 1.. 4-149 ASCARD MODEL. FAr' mi —The dairy stock on ti Littledale, near Seacombe, acipally of the large Y it. Of the cattle, plenty Of light and the they are ration. During the summer d on cut clover, It eceiving a ed four times a h at a time. y at regular intervals, t too tr In winter they have brev and marigold, hal half of &c., when the green food runs Short. Their fodder in winter is a mixt cut and steamed in a couple of steaming-boxes which hold a ton each. These are connected by a pipe with th boiler of the steam-engine, the steam, as it issues fror the pipe, being received under a false bottom of th steaming-box, of perforated cast-iron, throu which it ses Itself am the cut mix :ture, cooked in less thaii an hour. Five tons a week of tills fodder are consumed during the winter, the horses being likewiSe supplied With it: 'The extent of ground lash y which furnished food for the stock was as follows : acres of vetches, 18 acres of Italian rye-grass, part of it cut four times and all of it thrice, having been regularly watered with liquid manure (collected in tanks from the and stables) after each cutting, and 25 acres cow-house Italian rye-grass cut once, after a hay crop had been pre viously taken. 35 acres of swedes, part of which ar consumed by sheep. and 20 acres of yellow globe man gold, supply the winter food. The stock consists of S, mulch cows and 15 farm horses. The cows are milker twice a day-4 a.m. and 31 p.m. The milk is chiefly disposed of in the neighbourhood—that being the most profitable plan. What remains is kept two days till it is soured, when it is churned. A 10-horse steam-engine thrashes, churns, bruises grain, linseed, &c., grinds flour, and cooks fodder. The farm as regards manure is nearly self-supporting, the constant houEefeeding a great supply.—Times' Comnziesioner. COUNTY COURT, FRIDAY.—PHILLIPS AND ANOTHER V. BROWN.—The plaintiffs in this case were millwrights and engineers, at Warrington, and the defendant was an engineer, in Lydia Anne-street, in this town. The plain tiffs sold their establishment in Warrington to Mr. Brown for a sum of £69 ls., £2O odd to be paid on the delivery of the goods, and the balance at the to ,ffording o nination Ca • of three months. The sum of £2O had been paid, and 'the action was brought to recover payment of a balance of £4B 4s. 6d. The defendant pleaded a set off against the plaintiff Phillips, and the whole question turned on the point whether a partnership existed at all between Phillips and Langshaw, who were brothers-in-law, and the latter of whom had advanced £2OO to carry on the business, for which he was to be paid 5 per cent. interest, and a share of the profits. In closing the case, Mr. Yates, who appeared for the plaintiffs, observed that he was perfectly satisfied to leave the case to the jury, as he felt satisfied he was entitled to their verdict.—The Judge : You are very sanguine, I think.—Mr. Yates : Two gen tlemen have sworn they were partners, and not a word had been said contradicting them.—The Judge : We are not bound to believe everything that parties swear. Mr. Martin then addressed the jury, contending that no part nership ever existed between the plaintiffs, and that their object was to defeat the claim of Mr. Brown, and having done so, to play him a trick by absconding. Mr. Brown was subsequently examined by the judge as to the nature of his set off. Mr. Yates, in addressing the jury, said, that this examination was to prejudice the case.—The Judge : Do you mean to say that to the court ?—Mr. Yates : No ; but it was the effect of it.—The Judge : You had better be cautious in your observations. When sum ming up the case, the judge referred to Mr. Yates's address in the following terms :—Before I go into the case, I will make a single observation on the rather heated address you heard. I don't quarrel with an advocate being zealous for the cause of his client, but I think he had better not offend the judge on the bench. Anything I did in the matter was done with perfect good faith. He had better not make any violent attack on the court; but when you have a bad case it is very easy to get up a grievance. The jury retired for a short time, and returned into court with a verdict for the plaintiffs for £43; but it is likely that a new trial will be applied for. SERIOUS FIRES.—On Saturday evening two fires oc curred in this town, one resulting in loss of life, and the other in the destruction of a considerable amount of pro perty. The first occurred about eight o'clock, in a public-house in Cumberland-street, at the Dale-street end, occupied by Mr. Thomas Cullington, who is also a cigar manufacturer. The flames were discovered in a bedroom at the back of the premises by the servant girl, who had, shortly before, taken one of the children, a boy four years of age, to bed in the same apartment. The poor little fellow was completely surrounded by flames, and his screams was most heartrending. Mr. Cullington, on hearing the alarm which was raised by the servant, rushed into the room and succeeded in rescuing the boy from the fire. He was dreadfully burnt about the legs and back, and his life was despaired of. Information was immediately conveyed to the fire-station, and, an engine having arrived, the flames were speedily subdued, not, however, before damage to the extent of £l5O was done. The child lingered in great suffering until four o'clock on Sunday morning, when death put an end to its existence. We nelieze Mr. Cullington's stock is insured in the Liverpool and London office.—The second fire, which was one of the most serious that has taken place in Liver pool for some time, broke out in the oil-works of Bancroft and Co., in Upper Frederick-street, about ten o'clock at night. The works were locked up shortly after nine, at which time it was deemed that all was safe. Not quite an hour had elapsed when flames: suddenly burst forth in the vicinity of the boiler-house, and almost immediately the whole building was in flames. By the time the engines arrived the destructive element had gained complete pos session of the premises, and a great portion of the roof had fallen in. There was no hope for the works, and the efforts of the brigade were directed to save the surround ing property. The shops in St. James's-street were at one time thought to be in considerable danger. The fire continued to rage until eleven o'clock, and the works were completely gutted. The West of England engine was first on the ground, and did good service. Altogether ten branches were playing on the fire. Mr. Rushton, Mr. Dowling, and others were soon at the scene of the dis aster, and were unremitting in their exertions. The premises belonged to Mrs. Yates, the widow of Mr. Ellis Yates.—Owing to the indisposition of the fire-offices to effect an insurance, in consequence of the condition of the premises, and the extra risk attaching to the business, Messrs. Bancroft have not been able to insure the stock ; but the loss will not be nearly so great as was expected, the stock of oil being secured in iron tanks under ground, and the article has been found to retain all its purity and clearness, not having, in fact, sustained the smallest in jury. A considerable quantity of lard and other articles had fortunately been just sent from the premises. THE I TUE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. THE HAYNAU AFFAIR IN LIVERPOOL.—A bookseller and agent for radical newspapers, wishing to push himself into notoriety, lately called two meetings at his office in order to raise subscriptions towards erecting a monument to " Barclay's blackguards" The attendance, it is need less to say, was very scanty, those who were present being attracted solely by curiosity and a love of fUn. The whole proceedings were a complete farce, and we fancy that they " patriotic" newsvender will find that the inhabitants of Liverpool have too much sense to countenance his non sensical proceedings. A contemporary gives the following account of the last meeting, held on Monday last, in a room which would with difficulty accommodate a dozen people :—A full hoar elapsed before it was thought that business should commence. Mr. Evans, who was present again through curiosity, was nominated to the chair, but declined the honour. After considerable pressing, a Welsh gentleman, Mr. Peter Jones, consented to fill that onerous situation. It was proposed, by way of making the proceedings complete, to take down the names of all in attendance. On this there was a sudden and unac countable rush into the lobby, and the entire meeting was reduced to some five or six. Mr. Evans announced that he had a sixpenny donation to deliver, and asked what the total proceeds were. Mr. Rogers calculated, and declared that the amount had now reached nine shillings and three halfpence, besides some two or three shillings which he believed his neighbour opposite, Mr. Shaw, held. The chairman being unusually quiescent, Mr. Rogers asked if any gentleman present had any suggestion to make as to the best time and place to hold a public meeting in pro- motion of the object. No response was given. - - THE LIVERPOOL DOCKS.—We have received a copy of the accounts of the trustees of the Liverpool Docks,.from the 25th of June, 1849, to the 24th June, 1850 i from which we collect the following particulars :—The number of docks, basins, and graving docks in Liverpool is thirty eight. The telegraph from Liverpool to Holyhead is up held at a cost of £1125. The income of the Dock Estate during the last twelve months was £211,743 7s. 7d., of ch £116,541 7s. 11d. was derived from tonnage, and In 1848 reductions to the extent of I in the amount of dock dues ; 1 from goods in Si . VP3I? werc 1844 a reduction of 33 per cent was made in tonnage on .Is, and of 18 per cent. on the aggregate foreign dues ; and in 1836 of about 381 per cent. on the whole dock rites. The income of the docks for 1850 is larger than that of 1848 by £14,000; and less than that of 1849 by about £15,000 a-year. The falling off is chiefly caused by the decline in the imports of cotton, owing to the short crop. The amount of tonnage on which en paid, during the last five years, was as 1848, -1846, 3,096,444 tons ; 1847, 3,351,5 3; 1849, 3,639,146; 1850, 3,536,337. Going i, at intervals of ten years, the tonnage was as 1,958,984 ; 1826, 1,228,318 ; 1816, from 18 follows n 183' 779,243; 1806, 507,825. In the first year of the century the tonnage which paid dock dues in the port of Liverpool was 459,719; the amount of dues, £23,379. Last year the tonnage was 3,536,337 ; the amount of dues, £211,743 No instance of such an increase has ever been therin the present or any own in any other port, ei The debt of the Liverpool Dock Estate amounts to £4,349,058. The amount of cash at present in the hands of Arthur Heywood, Sons, and Co., the bankers of the Dock Trust, is £89,817 12s. 3d. The sum borrowed during the last year was £496,105 18s. Bd. The annual interest of - the dock debt is £172,027 lls. The amount of debt paid off during the last year amounted to £61,547 7s. 2d. The expenses of the various offices are dow :—Surveyor's, £6,984; Secretary's, £1,650: urer's, £4,090 ; Marine Surveyor's, £950 ; Solici £l,2lo. OF A NOBLEMAN.—On Friday even ing a very serious accident befel the Marquis of Hastings which had well nigh proved fatal. His lordship holds an NARROW ESCA giment, now in garrison After dinner on that evening his [one, anc into ti .e neighbourhood of the docks 3revious d The pro MMIZW.:!MUPS3 lodging-houses ? it would be entering unfairly into cam petition with them. Mr. Bold thought it would not inter fere with respectable lodging-house keepers ; and all must be aware of the rascality carried on against emigrants in most of the houses. The Chairman said that evidence came before the sub-committee, showing that the plunder carried on against poor emigrants was beyond everything. in almost every ship emigrants were plundered to the extent of £6O or £7O. Mr. Bold remarked, that up to that day (Thursday) 121,000 emigrants had been shipped. Mr. Tobin thought that the Borough Gaol might be con verted into a place for emigrants.—The proceedings of the Parliamentary Committee were then confirmed. LIVERPOOL GOVERNESSES INSTITUTION.—The first annual meeting of this institution, was held on Tuesday last, at the Rooms in Rodney-street, the Venerable Archdeacon Brooks in the chair. The report was read by Mr. Bainbrigge, the hon. secretary, from which it appeared that the house in its present state has accom modation for twenty ladies, though only ten beds have as yet been provided. Since the opening, in February last, fifteen ladies had been received as inmates, four of whom had returned a second time and been re-admitted, making a total of nineteen receptions. Of the above fifteen ladies fcur were permanent residents, being occupied as daily governesses, and nine had obtained re-engagements through the instrumentality of the insti tution. There were at present six ladies in the estab lishment. These are now enjoying the comforts of a well appointed home, together with the reciprocal ad vantages of the society of their own circle. The average number of ladies resident during the last three months has been eight. The book of registration, which is gra tuitously open to all governesses, has been found of equal utility to parents and guardians. By its means, out of ninety-five applications, fifty-seven engagements had been formed with great diminution of trouble to the contracting parties, and to their mutual satisfaction. Those parents and guardians who had united with the goverenment members in supporting the establishment, had also reaped corresponding advantages, in the greater facitity of selection, investigation, assurance of character, talents and accomplishment : while in guarding the highest interests of their children, the dearest interests of the parent were secured. The statement of the accounts showed that the donations in 1849 had been £BO4, in the present year, £49 ' • the subscriptions in 1849- were £255 ; this year, £371. Payments from the gover ness inmates had been £93. The total receipts, less subscriptions not yet collected, were £1,879. The total: expenditure, for furniture, housekeeping, rents, salaries, &c., had been £728, showing a balance in the hinds of the bankers of not less than £1,150. The report was adopted. It was agreed that of the £4lO received from the old society, (with a stipulation simply that an annuity to a Miss Halliday, which the old committee had granted, should be kept entire,) sufficient should be added to make the benevolent fund £550. A committee and secretary were appointed. THE RHUDDLAN ROYAL EISTEDDFOD, WA The Eisteddfod began on Tuesday under most favourable auspices. Rhuddlan Castle, the scene of the present Eisteddfod, was an important fortress in its day. It was built by Edward 1., and was one of the strongest border castles between England and Wales. At this castle Edward published the memorable Statute of Rhyddlan, which, while professedly consolidating the rights and pri vileges of the Welsh nation, effectually brought the coun- try under the subjugation of the English Crown. Tt was here that the title of Prince of Wales was for the first time conferred upon the son of an English prince, in the per son of the infant son of Edward 1., who was born at Car.. narvon. The Castle was demolished in 1646, by command of Parlicment, and little but the walls now remain. The he I town or village of Rhuddlan, or Rhyddlan, is a very_ poor 'lace, which, but for the ruins of - the castle, won' Utterly destitute of interest The busy crowds attractec by tie ceremony of the Eisteddfod, however aspect of life and animation to the place, which added to Ltuation on the banks of'the Clwyd the sombre prominence of the dilapidated ruin, as princi pal feature, offers a scene by no means uninteresting to witness or unprofitable to contemplate. The arrange ments in the great court-yard of the castle, destined for the ceremony of the Eisteddfod and the musical perform ances, are on an extensive scale. The usual poetical prizes were contended for. The grind prize, which en titled the candidate to the distinguished honour of being seated in the bardic chair, was accorded to Ynyswr Cyn ddyn ab Cynfarchc (the Rev. Evan Evans, of Christhton) fora poem on the a" , ct of the Resurrection ; five guineas and e. -iedal were the premiums awarded There were twenty-eight competitors for this d;.•" inction and seven of the poems were highly praised by the judges. Two were pronounced equal to anything in the Welsh language. To the second, written by the Rev. W. Wil liams, of Llanrwst, a Dissenting preacher, was awarded a premium of £5. After this Lord Powis addressed the meeting, proposing the usual acknowledgements to the President. Lord Mostyn. The Eisteddfod was opened on Wednesday, the at tendance being again exceedingly numerous. The num ber of ladies on the chairman's platform, and the noble men and _gentlemen of Wales, was larger than that of the . The president occupied the chair. edings commenced by the reading of poems The Von. Archdeacon of Cardigan then addressed the Eisteddfod, at considerable length, on the state of civili zation in Wales during the time of the Romans. PRIZES.—For the best `• Marwnad," in Welsh, to the memory of the Rev. John Blackwell, a premium of £3. Awarded to Mr. Evan Jones, of Cardiff.—For the best account. history, or biographical sketch of those indi- the army or navy, or as statesmen: lawyers, or divines, from the accession of the house of Tudor down to the present time. The Gobledd and Deheubarth Hirlas Horn, with a premium of £l5. Awarded to .Ir. Thomas Stephens, of Merthyr Tydvil, author of the " Literature to' the Cymry."—For the best " Awill," in Welsh, to the memory of Queen Boadicea, a premium of £5. Awarded to Mr. Ellis Roberts, of Llanllyfni.—For the best " Awdl," in Welsh, to the memory of the late Rev. Walter Davies, the most eminent Welsh bard and anti quary of his time, a premium of £lO. Awarded to the Rev. William Williams, of Llanrwst.—For the best Essay, in English, on the Advantages of Resident Gentry, a premium of £6. Awarded to Mr. Thomas Stephens, of Merthyr Tydvil. A grand concert on the harp for a gold medal, a silver harp, and a gold brooch harp took place. Mr. Ellis Roberts won the medal. Miss Lucombe. Miss M. Williams, Mr. Sims Reeves, and Mr. Machin sung at a concert at night. On Thursday the Eisteddfod was virtu9lly closed . ; but, about one o'clock, the proceedings were interrupted by a platform behind the chairman .(dying way. Several ladies were precipitated below, and one of these, Mrs. Thomson, of Liverpool, daughter of Mr. Fletcher, of this town, had her leg broken. The president's platform in a few minutes afterwards, gave way, fell in, and of course, carried the chair along with it ; but the venerable nobleman had vacated his seat the naommt the alarm was given, and fortunately was out of danger. It was thought the unfortunate accident would bring the Eisteddfod to an abrupt termination, but it was determined to proceed with the concert in the evening. _ — The Rev. David James, M.A., of Kirkdale, addressed the audience for upwards of an hour, on the subject of the perpetuation of the Welsh language. In the course of a warm and impassioned speech, he said there were two things for which he would lay down his life,—the first was his religion, and the second was the perpetuation of his native language. The rev. gentleman was most vo ciferously cheered during the delivery of his speech. A committee has investigated the cause of the acci dent, and, in a report, blame the architect and builder, who, they state, erected the platform in an unworkman like manner. On Friday morning, the platform was again erected, this time in a strong and proper manner, and confidence being restored, the performance of the " Mes siah," for the first time in Wales, went off with great eclat—upwards of 3,060 persons being present, including the principal nobility and gentry of North Wales. The vocalists Miss Lucomhe, Miss Williams, Mr. Sims Reeves. and Mr. Machin, as well as the band and chorus, exerted themselves most effectively. A grand ball took place at night. TO THE' CHAIRMAN OF THE DOCK COMMITTEE. SIR,—In all the important discussions that have been going forward respecting dock extension and dock accom modation for shipbuilders, I do not recollect having ob served any allusion to one feature connected with these subjects, that appears to demand grtat consideration—l mean the probable increase in the number of screw steamers for the foreign and coasting trades. Many may be inclined to look upon any notice of this subject, with reference to the change that may result from it, as speculative, contingent, and premature. The same, however, may with equal fairness be said of dock extension. For instance, let us consider, first, what are the arguments for the dock extension that has been pro jected. Simply that, judging from past experience, and taking an enlightened view of what we see around us, we have been led to devise a provision for the future. Upon the same principle, it is simply exercising a prudent foresight to direct attention to what has been going on with respect to an improvement that is engaging so much attention, viz., screw propulsion. When the question first came under the public notice, its importance was generally admitted ; but every one waited to see others carry it out practically. A few small and imperfect ves sels were built, which added little to the real advance of the system ; but by degrees confidence has been given, and numerous screw steamers are now successfully at work, and goods can be carried by them nearly as cheaply as by sailing vessels, and in less than halt the time. Shipowners, however, have still a lesson to learn. Look at the Mediterranean trade, for instance. Those who formerly possessed this trade opposed the introduction of screw steamers, till they have allowed several new par ties to enter the field, who will now probably successfully share the trade. So it will probably be in all cases. Screw steamers will be generally employed in all the best trades, and by degrees will most likely be used even for the heaviest and most bulky cargoes. In fact, a similar transition has taken place in railways, contrary to the most general predictions, where the most bulky and weighty materials are conveyed, in successful competition with water carriage. That this result may be expected, may also be reasonably inferred from the fact, that these vessels are rapidly replacing our coasters and sailing ves sels in the English and Irish Channels, although such a result was not anticipated for many years. I also know that most extensive plans for screw steamers are now under consideration, and only waiting for a more settled state of trade, and for men to have recovered from the late depression, to be matured. Numerous very large screw vessels are now on the stocks in the Clyde and elsewhere. Add to this the fact, that cargoes are now insured in screw steamers at half the premium that is charged on sailing vessels. Reasoning, then, from what is going on around us, M==E= this matter no longer appears to be speculative or contin gent. It is, in my opinion, a settled question ; and, therefore, should not be lost sight of in discussions con nected with our docks. Believing, then. that this system will supersede the ordinary sailing vessels in all the best trades, what result is to be expected as regards dock ac commodation ? I think it will tend to diminish the rela tive requirements for dock space. Steamers are too valuable to admit of any loss of time by lying in dock ; and not being dependent on the wind, the habit of regu larity has always been maintained. The *usequence is, that the screw steamers, on the average, do not remain in dock above one-third the time that sailing vessels do; requiring, therefore. only one-third the dock space. It will be said that steamers require more room than sailing vessels; but this is not necessarily the case with screw steamers ; and iron vessels, with their engines, carry nearly as much cargo as wooden ones without engines; besides which, these vessels will be on a larger scale than the average of sailing vessels, thus relatively occupying less space. I am not so sanguine as to suppose that can be so rapid as materially to interfere v shipping generally, but for future much capital will no doubt be diverted into.this channel, and it will become of sufficient importance to render it a prominent feature in the question of dock extension. Fram this view of flip T shnnlrl infar that_ plums --‘••• La lc CUUJG,U, / ativuita Amon Luc., ~Gal should the trade of Liverpool continue to , increase, the requirements for dock space will not increase in an equal Should this view of the question be correct, it also gives fresh interest to the subject of our building-yards ; for, in proportion as iron ships increase in number, so will shipbuilding be restored to this country. While on this subject, I may relate one circumstance which will, in a direct manner, shew the prejudicial effects that have arisen to ou r shipbuilding trade from the re moval of the building-yards. At the time whets Mr. Wilson, Mr. Vernon, and others, were-last turned out at the north end of the town, there was a considerable amount of engineering and steamboat ward. I had to superintend contrac of the builders at one time, two of s mad to erect 'rout this new nremises, and the other to extend h cause all the vessels were delayed, some nearly twelve months. The owners were dissatisfied ; penalties were inflicted ; and although the prices given were good, yet no one made any profit. All went wrong and the dire was to do the builders, I may add, ffect, which I can distinctly tr he owners, and myself, considerable injury hat the two yards built at that time are now closed, a ainense sacrifice to the ow I am, sir, your obe, JOHN GRA POETRY WHO IS MY Thy neighbour? It is he w Hast power to aid andbic Whose aching head, or burl Thy soothing hand may pre Pour? 'Tis the fainting Whose eye Whom hung is from door to doo: cour him. Go then, and ibour? 'Tis that weary rr Whose years are at their brnn, Bent low with sickness, care, and pai Go thou, and comfort him. NTHAM Widow and orphan helpless left— Go thou, and shelter them. Thy neighbour? Yonder toiling slave Fettered in thought and limb, Whose hopes are al Go thou, and ran , eyond the gray ne'er thou meet'st a human form, 1 than thir Thy brother, orjthi&;; Oh pass not heedle: P.rh.,,Q ihnl• "....... •t from r Go, spare:that lot with him ! possible, tians, in our occ MISCEL. he triumr nr, 188 ; TO ARCHDEACON WILBERFORCE _VENERAI3LE SIR, I have just seen, in the Morning Herald of yesterday, aletter without any date, addressed to me, and bearing_ your signature. It purports to be an answer to mine of the 9th of this month, and I conclude you are indeed the writer. I wish you had apprised me of it and authenti cated it, by private transmission with your vame, as I did mine to you. What nse of as briefly as personal in it, I will nis, You bring three charges _ you cannot vindicate yourself withott feience of our principles* ;ainst me, because It noticing the dif- The first is, that I contradict the plain words of the Baptismal Service. The second is, that I "even propose that the Prayer Book sh ou ld b e bracketted." And the third is, that I have " always asserted " the Church of England to be " only a well-endowed sect."' To the first and third I return simple neve you will find upon inquirs, that I have never said or t a change I done anything to justify you in advancing either of these; ' . once what plainly refutes them both. I cannot doubt that, on inquiry and reference, you will he sorry for haying rashly written this part of your letter. Concerning the second, I Dm obliged to you for giving me the opportunity of saying few words. Not for th e ,• _ _ t a my own conscience— [e in the matter— 4 am than but for cor to say it re- to include in ou National Church many excellent Chris o are cordially with . us in all essential truth, and kept consci- ready to subscribe our Arti entionsly separate from us, but who arc k)57 means of certain passages F did venture to propose that Fcould be m ed by can authority, and that the discretion already Ministers to read or not to read, or comet and at other times not to read, certain septet__ _ lects, should be extended to the passages so marked_ This I did, and, under all the circumstances of cur Church and country, I still think it *mild I 'owed. to our officiatini s to react a wise and .eferred to, A in mine, are it our 'ch Un Lnd has evert sentence, mean, n his ramble wandered About eight o'clock the policeman on duty in Nova-scotia, whilst at a short ;e beyond the bridge crossing the gut leading from s to the Canning Dock, heard a splash in the direction, towards Canning Dock, He irnme- lately afterwards a cry of distil lined grapples and a light, but the pers diately t merseil was so exhausted as not to be able to take he )ffered help. A gentleman on the quay then ! himself to the water, by means of the grapple nd, having seized hold of the drowning sufferer, m afloat until a boat was procured, into which - he t and removed to the receiving-house at the end of ‘-ot bath, and afterwards encased in blankets, Catherine Rush, the keeper of the re- Lid considerable attention to her patient, of a couple of hours he appeared to be elf again. About half-past eleven the iage arrived, and from the inquiries of to bed of her 'vent Mrs. Rush learned the nan he knowledge of this fact tended not in t,h ,t to diminish the extension unfortunate guest 'rvant brought 1 lordship a , i3Fel, in which having clothe ul leave of his beriefaetr and was driven to the bar vas heartily welcomed by his comrades in ' -qtitude to the woman who had Ted to his wants in distr the moment, for on Saturday evening he called upon Mrs. Rush: to express his gratitude and to inquire relative to the persons by whom he had been rescued from drowning. It would appear that his lordship being a stranger to the locality. in which the accident oecurred, in walking for- uard-chain surrounding the gut rsition, it deavouring to extri- lordship v in the king when a er for nearly ten lv exhausted himself with stance ca LOCAL MEETINGS. WEST DERBY.-At the weekly meeting of the Board of Guardians, on Wednesday, it was agreed that the clerk advertise for separate tenders for alterations to be done at the workhouse.—Mr. Harrison stated that the board had fifteen lunatics in the Denbigh and Shrewsbury Asy- lum who had not been visited foi: several y rnittee of t 1 e was appointed for the purPos. 'enders for the supply of various articles for tiie workhouse wer accepted, with the exception of flour and oatmeal, th contracts for which were deferred. HEALTH COMMITTEE.-At the weekly meeting, on Thvrsday, licenses were granted to several slaughter houses which had been altered in conformity with the act. On the subject of the health of the town, the medical officer reported that during the last week the mortality had been 299 deaths-138 in the borough and 62 in the extra-parochial wards, being the same number as the pre vious week, and 22 less than in the corresponding week of last year, deducting 193 cases of cholera. Of the total deaths 121 were children and 72 adults. The mean tem perature of the week was about the average for the last two weeks, being 62i degrees the reading of the baro meter, 29.98 inches. The chairman (Mr. Parker) ex pressed his opinion that the Health Con.mittee would shortly supersede the doctors altogether. On the motion of Mr. Godfrey, a resolution was passed prohibiting the officers of the board from making appointments or increas- ing salaries at their pleasure, as had hitherto been the case, without the sanction of the committee. THE ROSCOE CLUB.—A further meeting of the mem bers was held on Wednesday evening, at the club-house, Clayton-square, for the purpose of receiving the reports of the committee appointed to deliberate on the financial difficulties of the club. It appeared that with respect to the proposition made to the shareholders, thirty-nine only out of 114 bad consented to subscribe £5 each. A long discussion ensued as to what was to be done, as the expenditure was greater than the income, and every day was increasing the embarrassments of the club. It was ultimately resolved to close the club-house pending the arrangements now in progress for liquidating the debts ; and that the special committee of the 11th inst., continue their functions and report to a special general meeting of the members to be called hereafter. After the proceed ings had terminated, a meeting was held for the purpose of forming a committee of such persons as were willing to form another club, similar to the Roscoe one, who should each subscribe 10s. in liquidation of preliminary expenses. _ _ _ . THE DINGLE MISSION.—On Tuesday night a crowded, fashionable. and enthusiastic meeting was held at the Great George-street Assembly-rooms, in promotion of " the Dingle and Vestry Mission," which has for its ob ject " the promotion of Protestantism and the protection of converts from Porery in that district." The Rev. Dr, M`Neile occupied the chair. He said the immediate ob ject of that meeting was to give information concerning the existing state of things in the south-west of Ireland, ' to awaken the sympathies of those present, and engage on behalf of the converts their practical benevolence. The Protestant Reformation had largely progressed in the west and south-west of Ireland. There was not less than 2500 converts in the scripture schools in Galway. Then in England there were 1200 converts from the Church of Rome. The Protestants employed remonstrance and prayer, but the weapons of the Romanists were the sword, the pitchfork and the stone. (Loud applause.) He ap • pealed for the proof of these facts to the personal experience of the Rev. S. H. Lewis, who had endured persecution. Mr. Lewis, accordingly, who is chaplain to the Dingle Mission, delivered a speech in which he unfolded his ex periences, and several other speakers afterwards addressed the meeting. DOCK COMMITTEE, THURSDAY.—The general business sub-committee recommended that the office at present used by the marine-surveyor be added as additional space to the Postoffice, until the determination of government relative to the removal of the Postoffice should be come to.—The chairman said the adoption of the suggestion would do away with the unsightly building about to be erected at the bottom of Mersey-street, and it would be well to consider whether, by adding the office of Mr. Marks and the adjoining building, they could not perma nently retain the Postoffice where it is. The suggestion of the sub-committee was approved of.—From a report of the Parliamentary Committee it appeared that, in accord ance with a recommendation of the Dock Trust of the 29th August, application will be made to Parliament to extend the powers of the dock acts in reference to granting fires and lights on board ship, under such regulations as may be found necessary. Application will also be made for an extension of time to complete the dock works now in progress ; to establish a home for emigrants in the vicinity of the docks ; and for an alteration in reference to some clauses in the present dock act of a local character.--11r. Robinson suggested that powers ought to be tr:ken to remove the powder magazines, as, in case of accieient, the Dock Estate might be injured.—Mr. Tobin said he was more largely interested in property near the ; magazines than any one there, and he had no fear. Thr is e gentlemen -who had some little property there, atv:i felt so much alarm, must be dreamers, and there was no soundness in their ideas.—Mr. Bent asked whether t.}. l e establishment of an emigrants' home would not intr.:dere with existing Chronicle POLITIC majority f BRIDGE UNIVERS. TY Er. h no furti I Mr. N r. Cowlir 'igram, it .d, I can onls as withdrawn from the ci the life Lord Melbourne ieve it We (Times) b who said that no tidings brought him more trouble than the death of a bishop. s to introduce, next S Lord St. Germains Bill for legalising. mar: into the House of Lords North Northumberland is one of the few divis counties in which there is an increase of voters on the current electoral register. ages with a decease " The working roan, says Mr. Oastler, foreign corn, and resists the introduction of foreign labourers into England, is not an honest man." Mr. 9 " having ergeant Aiurphy, ers religion a re the s oral power. Whett or false, it cannot 1- ived confirmation from 11 ltion to retire Fagan of his Date try shall be available," has announced his in tention to commence his canvas of the constituency o the " beautiful city" on his return to Cork in a few days ECONOMY IN HIGH PLACES. Ou reading that the Government had discontinued the Idmirally Semaphores Though the Whigs have i We must own that, in putting the n Of retrenchment they now give a sip TO THE REV. DR Rrv. SIR Not having con parties to whom your letter is in reply, what occurs to mysel prise, that you or any one who co g Is sur ter ofimportance sboiild be contented to ment in questions of faith to ten m's opinions are tru doubtful that he teac s them a 5 a clergyman of a English Church, because her Majesty examining them, has pronounced in his favour Council, afte he would - not be able thus to t authority had pronounced against him. And if our Lord' Divinity, or any other article of the Creed, were brough into question, we see by this decision that it would res with the Priry Council to hear, examine whether it shoUld or should not be taught by ministers of the Church of England. Now this was not the rule of the holy apostles, nor of Him who taught us to " render to Caesar the things which are Caesar's, and to God the things which are God's." Yet your letter calls upon all, whose conscience rejects such a claim, to leave the Church of England. For this is not a question which affects the clergy alone, since to accept the true doctrines of the royal supremacy is as necessary to communion as it is to office (Canon 17). Those Rho contradict the plain words of the baptismal service, and even propose that the Prayer Book should be bracketed for the convenience of parties who are conscious they disbelieve it, are not very consistent surely when they would exclude all who cannot acquiesce in this novel claim. But I will abstain from recriminations on this subject, for it is not in anger, but in sorrow, that I engage in the pain ful task of personal controversy. And if I refer at all to your own opinions, it is only because I cannot vindicate myself without noticing the difference of our principles ; for if I looked upon the Church of England as you do, should feel no more difficulty than you seem to contem plate in renouncing her. If I supposed her to be only one among the sects, distinguished from the rest by the circumstance that she was favoured by government, I rea dily allow that I ought to leave her the moment the royal authority imposed any rule against which my conscience witnessed. But my different estimate of the Church in- volves different consequences. I believe her to be a spi ritual body—a body which is in this world but not of it; responsible only to its Divine Head, and ANIMATED BY THAT SACRED SPIRIT which is the sole guide to truth. This is my notion of the Church universal ; and the claim of the Church of England has ever been that she is the same Church sojourning in this land. To your first ques tion, then, how I can deny the fitness of a claim which is sanctioned by the laws of the land ? I answer, that I owe a previous obedience to the law of Christ. I might, in deed, refer to the example of yourself and many others, who have never thought yourselves precluded from de manding the alteration of laws which you disapproved. But it is plain that no hrrnan law can oblige either a mem ber or minister of the Church to violate God's command ment. Otherwise St. Paul should have renounced his faith, or at atl events his office as an apostle. You ask, secondly, How I can continue then in a Church which requires me to acknowledge the royal supremacy ? I answer, that the royal supremacy may mean two things —the ancient authority, which was restored to the crown, or the modern authority conferred upon it. The very purpose of my declaration was that I admitted the first, but denied the lawfulness of the second. Were I called upon to take the oath of supremacy afresh, I should assert that this was the only sense in which I could accept it; and on this assertion it remains for my ecclesiastical su periors to pronounce. For the oath of supremacy is not left to the guardianship only of private conscience ; it is secured by penalties, which those in authority are bound by oath and promise to enforce. The canon expressly requires that "all bishops shall cause to be observed and kept of all others all and singular laws and statutes made for restoring to the crown the ancient jurisdiction." From the force of this law I have not attempted to shield myself, for the first person to whom I sent the declara tion was the Archbishop of York. As a matter of con science I am persuaded that I only vindicate the Church's true position, and the ancient political constitution of this land, when I deny that her Majesty possesses that right of deciding in matters of faith which she has lately exer cised. _ as ene l dm c w o th rn oe II m fi l n as a gi t i o he l y ai t o n u cia r u ci t se h hr i t r ha d ien question at ism h dee o s w p el willr o a n st g he o? I w s y h t o a h l ue l contend for this right on behalf o f th e Ch urc h o f England, ChFch of England to acquiesce in that new position which is assigned to her by recent statutes, and will thus demonstrate ,that she is what you have yourself always asserted her to be—only a well-endowed sect. I answer that this is a point on which I altogether refuse to enter; because to forecast the disgrace of my Church seems to me as undutiful as to anticipate the crimes of a parent. In saying this, I seem to you to be actuated only by those mercenary motives with which you taunt me. But those who look upon this great nation, and think how fearful would be the evil if it should lose that tie which binds it to the Church Universal—those who love the memory of the great men who have flourished among us in times past, and appreciate the blessings which they have con ferred upon their country, will form a more favourable and more just estimate of my conduct. —Your obedient servant, ROBERT J. WILBERFORCE. 11 human compc be stumbled then, we scarcely attain to the New Testament standard of charity, when we exact such rigid compliance as to cast Gut of the Church all who cannot with a safe conscience adopt our every word. It may be retorted that they act uncharitably in requiring us to. relinquish any word which we value. Doubtless. But they make no such requirement, nor did my proposal. My proposal was to abate all such rigid rkluiretnents„ and thus to approximate to the Apostolical rule in such matters—matters short of essential truth. cannot atial to either CI all the ministers of the Christian CI all the ipsi, ,rch should be compelled, invariably, to usa ims verbs of our baptismal and burial services. They are not used in the Roman Catholic Church, nor in the Greek Church, nor in any of the Reformed Churches, except our own. How can they be essential to Christian truth ? And if not, are they not most legitimately open to a wise and considerate manage ment of Christian moderation ? But we prefer them, and must not be deprived of them ? Be it so. I did not propose to erase a letter of them. But Christians, as upright and enlightened as any of us, do not prefer them, and I cannot but grieve that such men should, for such things, be compelled to be dissenters. In all this, lam not i ` E things," for personally I desire no change tivating sympathy in the thi•igs of others Returning to your letter, I must ex my own. I am cal- ess my regret that it contains no attempt to define what you mean by " the temporal accidents of spiritual things." My inquiry on this point was too prominent in my letter to have escaped your observation : your silence, therefore, must be ascribed to some other esnq. But vou ha- D given us a definition of the C :h, and bmit for your co e her to be that Sacred This, you say s your notion of the C and then you a, And the claim of the Church c What can the same Church, in t but the Chun And what can be the mean- Church Universal, sojourning in this land ? Surely, the Church of England has never advanced any such claim as this. Her claim is to be a branch of tho ing of t Church 1 P iversal, not the same Church. , further; the Church Universal, as a visible body, n a spiritual body, though it has always never b( contained some spiritual r It always con— tained unspiritual members thians and Docetse of the first centu Romanist and rationalising from the bap to the i c of the nir cb, lik 1, 1 bers, that it is an abuse of language • of guests, ted to the the rest e—the known sible Church Univers uch a mixture of it [ritual body Id bad (St. both good me 'outwara and v inance baptism of water. The Church Universal, as a spiritual body, has been visible or known to man ; its existence is I ds a matter of faith, but its boundaries have never been defined, nor its members distinguished by man, from the counterfeits by whom they are surrounded. branch, like every other branch of this contains men, known only +- me essential truth nd 1, contains member• tritual Church Um, believing the b.. Est of mankir be baptism rated from the r y the same inward and the Holy Ghost, of these you intend. It is difficult to determine v ): our words, as a w do not apply to either But to come to the matter practically in point: you to our cot cannot con to le-avo the settlement in matters of faith to and claim it for the Church herself. May I ask what Church you mean ? The visible Eng lish branch of the Church Universal consists of a large oroportion of the population of England, lay and clerical. the appeal lie of right to them collectively ? This What then ? Who shall select a court uding some members of the Church ? And In a court 50 selected be called the Church? elsewhere, have recourse to the princi- is not pretended a what s pie of representation? Then the question at issue de scends from the high ground of abstract principle, t limited to what is the best manner of choosing the repre sentative body, and of whom should it consist ? This has icing since been determined here in England. Our Sovereign is not a heathen, or an infidel, or anti- Christian Ctesar ; but the chief member of de English Church, as well as of the English State. And if an appeal. lie to the Church, not collective but represented, of whom. can the representative body more properly consist, than the Sovereign, aided by the two Archbishops ? Our 36th canon is decisive— " The King's Majesty, under God, is the only supreme g,ol vernor of this realm, and of all other his highness's dominions and countries, as well in all spiritual or ecclesiastical things Observe, in all spiritual things or causes, and in all ecclesiastical things or causes, as well as in all temporal things or causes. Here are not only temporal things, and the temporal accidents, whatever they may be, of spiritual things, but spiritual things themselves ! I pray you mark this. I observe that the Bishop of Exeter has given an inter pretation of this, and exhorted his clergy to understand it as " So expressed chiefly for the purpose of excluding every claimant of the supreme government in such things or causes within this realm, except the lawful Sovereign thereof." I accept his Lordship's version, and exclude every claimant of the supreme government in spiritual things or causes within this realm, except the lawful Sovereign thereof. This excludes the claim of every other member of the Church except the Sovereign, to exercise that high function of supreme government—to wit, final judgment ,n appeal u * Ch is the existing state of our law, and to this you are bound by oath and subscription. The parallel there fore fails, which you attempt to draw between your posi tion while seeking to have this state of the law altered, and mine while seeking the alteration of laws which I dis approve. You _ _ - . - "To your first question, then. bow I can deny the fitness of a claim which is sanctioned by the laws of the Oland, I answer that I owe a previous obedience to the laws of Christ. 1 might, indeed, refer to the example of yourself and many others who have never thought yourselves precluded from demanding the alteration of laws which you disapproved." My question was not how you can deny the fitness of a claim which is sanctioned by the laws of the land, but of a claim which is sanctioned by a law to which you are bound by oath and subscription. And the justice of your parallel fails because I am not bound by oath and sub scription to any law which I wish to see altered. The Legislature have, indeed, passed laws which I fear are detrimental to the best interests of the Church and the country,—such, for example, as . the national endowment of Alaynooth College—but I am nor bound by oath or subscription to this law, in any sense or interpretation of it. I could no t b e so . N ot hi ng ear thly co uld induce me. If entering into, or ma i n t a ining, communion with the Church of England required this, I could do neither. I rejoice in the improving privilege of free-born Britons, to petition for, the a o l b t j e e r c a t t , i n a n n n d f d a i n s y c u l a s s w , ag which itate, and el a i n ev d e to be at variance with the word of God, or the real good of their count , - but not after they have voluntarily bound themselve that law by oath and subscription. It would not become me to go in any way between you and your Diocesan, or to comment on the manner in. which you dare his Grace to the strife. But I may be permitted to say, that the forbearance of the Archbishop of York is doubtless of a catholic impartiality. You have experienced it; and I think it probable that had Air. Gorham been appointed to a parish in Yorkshire, the Church would have been spared the present scandal. To conclude : I asked how long your attempt to have the law altered was to last, and to keep your conscience at rest, supposing it to fail through successive sessions and successive parliaments. You answer, that this is a point on which you altoge ther refuse to enter, _ " Because to forecast the disgrace of my Church seems to, be as undutiful as to anticipate the crimes of a parent•" You will please to observe that this is a complete beg ging of the whole question. Instead of forecasting our Church's disgrace, I was forecasting her honour, in such a stedfast adherence to the existing state of the law as shall compel all those who repudiate it, after having sworn to it, either to retire from her pale, or to remain. in it under circumstances of such painful suspicion as it grieves me• to my heart to see attaching to your father's son. Your obedient servant, lIUGH ZsI`NEILE. Liverpool, 27th Sept., 1650.