The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1850-11-19 00:00:00

Nov. 19, 1850. !Local p,rtuo. 43 ar a d morning, about one o' 6 0 clock, a gentleman on h ot __ be Woodside boat had his pocket picked of two £5 inyand three sovereigns. n Thursday night, the body of a newly-born infant, George's in a deal box, , was found at the gates of St. 61'ng,er 1 Church, E ver t on . 4 Gre at It irsdaY a child, name d J ames B eaucock, living in rnt to deatl Orford -street, accid en t a lly caug ht fi re , an d was a t. _ eer ecno 'ler has expressed himself willing to assist at the hall, mos consequent upon the opening of St. George's flee autumn. ollhild, three years old, named William Burgess, re found'll wit h his parents in Northumberland-street, was 0 dead bed on Thursday morning. er4ril Wednesday a man, named Matthew Scott, whilst kccid e r 'Y e d on board a vess el' in the Clarence Graving Dock, si, at aljy fell off a beam. He died soon after. /Citl,-;°4,1-ioUgh, captain of the flat Safety, lying in the raithli s ,l'ock, in attempting to cross the gangway, about a light on Monday , fell into the dock and was drowned. latnlchleron screw -steamer named the Grecian has been kstr o i d at Glasgow, to run in conjunction with the tinonie(!enr,, Brigand, &c., between Liverpool, Constan a triyrna. C o1 ; s 1 ulardian Society have memorialized the E ar l of lord s i c a about th e b us i ness of the County Court , and his subj ec l t P has promised to give prompt attention to the Pretbi s ' On Wedn es d ay morn i ng, a fire broke out on the Bt reet",?f Mr. M oss , j o i ner and cabinet maker, Stanl ey -Btroyed P r operty to the amount of about £.300 was de fvtorkmen i n th e emp l oy o f M essrs. S pence an d ( s 'i the Brownlow-hill marble-works, have presented w ith 1 13 . Spence, the manager of that establishment, Of th 4, "andsome and richly-chased snuff-box as a token Th e i !esteein. v• W. H. Bateson, Fellow and Bursar of St. College, l ,Pp o i n B , C am b r id ge , and Public Orator, hp been k , iii r ;:ed Secretary to th e R o y a l Commission in that si tY• Mr. Bateson was of Sh rews b ur y S c h oo l, an d ililatted with Liverpool. °p as a wednesday, Edward Weston, an Irish emigrant, ..t. t i; BBa ttlted, on the Clarence Pier, by a party of man- I N , tll . He was awa iti ng the a rr i va l o f hi s f am ily, f or 4 14 11 : 41 1e had secured passages without the services of the 1 4 0 , 4 e ate. hers. This caused great dissatisfaction, and was „ 0 - I , t in of the assault. I.4 el4' l .anday, upwards of 100 gentlemen connected with to,s'isanebester Unity of Oddfellows, and others, dined . I,(i m. .!r at the Wellington Hotel, and Mr. Thomas Luff, 4 41. Was presented with a very handsome and ikt,`,Ll,7-executed silver tea service, consisting of a salver, o u " 4 coffee pots, cream jug, and sugar basin. 14A:ruesday evening Dr. Sandie concluded a course of interesting lectures at the Governesses' Institution. ttri n e p a aject w as th e un if orm i ty o f t h e d eve l opment o f the l otn e ' es °f animals and plants. The lecturer illustrated td 4°f his views by a series of preparations, with the 43 the achromatic microscope. 11 %.„ta e tst An PROM FIRE.—On Thursday a young woman, gel% " Jane Maguire, who resided in a cellar in Great 4an -street went home drunk, and in the middle of the 4 1 ;1 4 alan ' who lived in the upper part of the house 0 4 4 , e a scream ; he went down stairs and fou n d the girl He extinguished the flames, and had her conveyed A th e He where she died. 44„_,R1L0 KILLED.—On Wednesday night, a White kitirawn by one horse, coming it is supposed from „ te ePle chase, knocked down a child named Patrick flikaY, at the bottom of Wilbraham-street. The white aqi; Was immediately driven off at a rapid rate. The ', 48 carried to a druggist's shop, where he died etly, a lll i t AN ne RINGING.—On Saturday morning the society ti t d• Peter's change-ringers, rang on their bells a true I nPlete p ea l o f gran d s i re caters, cons i st i ng of 5,111 th ' eB, in three hours and eleven minutes. The peal 41 g by them as a token of re s p ec t t o J o h n H an d, etha t t who, on the 9th of November, 1800, ran in and li dF q acted the first peal ever rung in this town, and who the only survivor of that band. „latie l k ic a.—F - rom some paragraphs which have lately Lae fa ' n u , , round of the press, those who are not aware of I tali n i.", would be led to suppose that there is no British t etiti - "Le On tbe west coast of Africa. It will be inte lle4g to those engaged in that trade to know, that John t ° „ ft, Esq. (who has been on that coast between 4 e1;,,' and thirty years,) was appointed consul about ka l e rnonths ay. Mr. Beecroft's residence is at Fer tipa ? Po, of which island he is also Governor for the itsb Govern men t. 11118!t* SIIDLOW'S MUSICAL LECTURES.—The second of of til hte resting se r i es o f l ec t ures on th e mus i ca l serv i ces Itirl k i e Church of England takes place to-morrow; and ,11 bb from the first one, we ca.n safely predict that it t e leet. e , i lli ghlY interesting and instructive. The subjeFt "e "" is The Lessons," a full history of which will teten, illustrated by the choicest compositions of Drs, S. S. Wesley, and other composers of sacred b hilh s nug by a f u ll c h o i r o f th e p rac ti ca l mem b ers o f a rmonic Society. ;lay TN tit TO MR. W. H. H AY , ARCHITECT.—On Mon ale; n umber of th e f r i en d s o f th i s gent l eman entertained leavto dinner in the Star Hotel, on the occasion of his dinburgh for the purpose of joining in bu s i ness /1 10 rather M r. John Hay, of Liverpool, a gentleman 4 tel l i, 48 extensive employment and celebrity, as a church Sti e ct• Mr. James Hill, builder, officiated as c and Mr. A. Handyside Ritchie, sculptor, as crou he be chairman paid a Ha llwe-merited compliment to Ni,: °4ll and talent of Mr. y; and the meeting, which ev ery isted of gentlemen connected with art, was in d 'worthy of the occasion.—Scotsman. THE PRIEST, AND THE PEOPLE.—On Fri ,,,`4owdeCt;„Loe Music Hall, in Bold-street, wp densely 1 "„7 1 (inz 4 large audience. principally consisting of the lasses,izulect-f, to hear a lecture on the above exciting b' u e Pr finch Mon Barthelmy St. Hilaire, a member of 'lnglist -c a National Assembly. The lecturer, who speaks ila d, i n Z it h great fluency, avowed himself a communist, :L E M e x - ~,Lip course of a very lengthy harangue, defended ,7 1 e ",',, a uled the riciples of communism, and denouncd ,„‘ a ale e°- " Il at of Louis Napoleon and his government in " 1 2te a tVred terms. The title of the lecture was little lia. ft /t L i n a mere pretext. r cgo h,,anAT PLATE ROBBERIES.—On Friday Maguire, nitt , "u been remanded, was brought up at the Police itch on been charge of having in his possession a gold Of lye which had been stolen last summer from the shop L t l t t id th ' a • tilalerna, a jeweller, of Halifax. Mr. Rushton e tea ue would now send the case before the magis burdnef llalifaxnot see why Liverpool should 'Red With the costs of a heavy prosecution, which belon d to another county. This decision was in without demur by the prisoner's legal ad t'toth.„. wir. Superintendent Claugh said that had h !silyi ease against Maguire, which was not at present Sh ad Public jnvestigation. It appeared that a. young t e a ' bought a pawn-ticket for a watch, which it was n as t jed had been in the possession of Maguire. It Yo'llia en out of town, and had been recognised by Mr. }, g a tes o f Elliott-street , as one he had m ade f or M r . ;14)12! P reston, the patentee, on a new principle, w h o It toa firm in London. c)7k Pl ae i t'AL ELECTIONS.—On Friday four elections kch s i ori e, to supply vacancies in the Council . Chamber, Ors n ee' bY the elevation to aldermanic honours of r.,,,reston, Robinson, Langsdale, and Bennett. Tn tVid er ,n'ard Mr. G. G. Hornby, with praiseworthy k:d t !divi l an, retired in favour of Mr. R. Aked, rather WaI R the conservative interest, and Mr. Walthew. 1 4 1 ,,lt eat is claims not very favourably received, sounded I)s .r itt a nd Mr. A.ked was returned without opposition. Nkilkil4l;st_reet Ward Mr. John Gladstone, jun., a highly kips f o , `it'd business-like gentleman, was induced to tO'ard at the last moment, and, though labouring t ,1 0 1)0 " o ts serious disadvantage, polled 196 votes, whist rny,, ve t ' tient, Mr. M`Millen, who was early in the fie l d, VP, 4 ,, a nlY 140. In St. Anne's Ward Mr. W. K. lop. - r ed ",_ eminent solicitor, in extensive practice, again loOtel„ tendered the electors, and received 205 votes, and e;',,cendered for Mr . Stitt. This is the largest ma ijr.„..,.tetidered for any . candidate in this ward. In ;14"4% ward Mr. W. Nic holson, tanner, was opposed 'ol:„ V ote g r adleY, su rgeon . Th e f ormer gent l eman po ll e d ttiZcl /I "; a ,nd the l a tt er b u t 60. All th e gen tl emen re the Proce e di ngs created little intereet. LOCAL MEETINGS. W Joa n 1-)tRIIY GUARDIANS.— The usual meeting of Nl' 4, was held at the Workhouse on Wedne sday. tesev fql,towilsZ Birch moved that a call be made , on h lB3. 9 1: 4 kt, e(l 4l lt „Ps of the union for the sum of 11 455 'II D - M te rates,—a motion which was Unanimously t ' lo ! l Nf . . -- The tenders of Messrs. Sheppard, for the ,Nl l l , , uour and meal for three months, was unanti :,at -2.,ceePted. The flour at 255. per 2401b5. oa - I I `th t i c , - " 9 '• Der 2401b5. ; and peas at 345. per quarter. N i t'eh ito `t ef -Air. Joseph Ledson, for the supply of pink tli el, b:, for four months. at the rate of 2s. 10d. per thkeeepte-r Christmas, and 3s. after Christmas, was ;oi4filt4t4; C O MMITTEE . — The new committee met for tlo4:63aCtne on Thursday . Mr. Parker was re-elected va. l l o4 b o ",,'let', al lt l Mr. Bennett deputy-chairman. The ;,gti' 4 e : c°4l rnittees were re-organised.—lt ap peared ne a .4 st 4 ; e Port of the inspector of nuisances, t hat since 14 e , rl'esit eet ing the removal of night soil had exceeded .th thus 10t.14g t h a t uPen the ma nure wharfs by 1.237 tons . , . 12 t te - lelic : , - ti lt i the contractor was d . iligently decreasing t e fag e alth the wharfs.—The medical o ffi cer reported that like-,,alitv be 4 the to was in a satisfactory state, the ,tie LA 'nl4 ten per " nt below the average of the ,7 1 ,(1 D e , -- 1 ; the whole + cent. of 555 deaths, 403 were in e'l,K l , 24 l, l l l lT_ci s 150 in the extra wards ; 272 were males t 4 e ( 1 , 4 .346 . '7, ; the adults numbered 208, and the Oip t 1 11 a , 'a- statement was read (required to be fur- Iti, e 4rl COrdance wi.h the act of parliament) of the tl7l4,l,4h,ofclth°n_enditure on account of the streets and 2,4, ioilowv borough up to the 30th of March last. It 12°2%1s R,l B:— Receipts on assessments ( 4 money), q t S I e ' 7 s;:i' o i, other receip . ts, £16,786 ls. 40. , tota o l n , . 2e° " t at r _i n • Expenditure :—Balance unpaid q 4 tt ia la. " .eait k ) 1 -- ',J 3 2s. fli; materi_als_ a_n_dlabour, £21,203 104 , • 1 3,8 0 zaeour (in money, ) £ 7,277 19s. 3d.; ma .l‘,Nh l'ay, 3,804 1 03. ld • tradesmen's bills, £735 18s. Bd.; 'I Pll i t ittl e a ti n t e ..t297 . ; total, £52 412 99. 44(1.; At'ke 4 '3. 6d . ' la hand on the 30th of 'March last of N t r ,e vrte•ru,,, la 44 1 , Nal f - "AL AND ARCYLEOLOGICAL . SOCIETY.— tph, th_e,,,,ti,rtoightly meeting of this society on W. ed ON; Dt es l i l . , , the chair was occupied by lyl • J A Pic ot e t 04 ,0 14111 ,`,..i!tit, and the attendance, particularly of the ideal kl7ernhers of the society, was unusually n.eue -4 ,ehf Arthur Holme drew attention to a su bje onct t i stie - trisp:!!lterest. It appeared that he had been 'to of , ' 44 (1 ii-ePoo over the new American mail steamer vie he ll e t, 'l', discovered that the iron in the engines via 4.4ttrits,llPerior finish to any he had previously seen. Ill eip 4 i tit ed to the process of manufacture adopted.. 1)44 of the evening was devoted to a ills mission on the subject, " IS the Gothic or Italian style of architecture best suited to the general purposes of the present age and country ?" Mr. fiarry'opened the dabate in a brief but comprehensive review of the claims of the Gothic ; and was followed by Mr. II P. Horner, who took what, at the outset, seemed to be the least popular side, and defendea the Italian style against the , objections urged against it. Mr. Rimmer entered the lists fot the Go thic, but the arguments were rebutted by Mr. C. Reed, the secretary, who contended for the more chaste aria highly-finished architectural productions of Italy. Mr. Joseph Boult came to the rescue of the advocates of the Gothic, but was completely routed by Mr. Picton, who vacated the presidential seat in order to have a " fling" in favour of the Italian. The discussion was eventually ad journed till the next meeting, when Mr. Frank Howard will speak in favour of the Gothic, and Mr. M'Bryde con tend for the Italian, as productive of the picturesque and beautiful. Dom( COMMITTEE, THURSDAY.—Mr. Littledale hav ing taken the chair, Mr. Fisher called attention to certain notices which had appeared in the newspapers, from which it appeared that it was intended to go to Parliament for powers to have fires and lights on shipboard, the esta blishment of an emigrants' home, and an alteration and amendment in the present act. Such powers appeared to him to amount to an invasion of the present constitution of the dock trust. He felt sure that so long as the affairs werc conducted by such gentlemen as they had at that board, there was no occasion for any alteration. He moved that the solicitor be instructed to take steps for opposing any bill having for its object any alteration or amendment in the constitution of the dock trust. Mr. Bold said what had been done merely amounted to the giving of notices, and until the bill was before the House no decided steps could be taken. Mr. Fisher thought they ought to be prepared to oppose such a bill as that in question ; and added that he knew a great deal more about it, than he was prepared to: divulge. There being no opposition to Mr. Fisher's motion, it was agreed to.—Mr. Henry Martindale was appointed one of the crew of the Liverpool life-boat.—From a report of the superintendent of the Hoylake life-boat, it appeared that a few days ago, four emigrants, who went on East Hoyle Bank, to gather cockles, were in danger of being sur rounded by the tide; they were rescued by a fishing smack, and had it, not been for the timely assistance afforded them ; 60 must have perished. The matter was referred to the Marine Committee for investigation.—The tender of Melsrs. Newton and Co. ' for clothing for the dock gatemen, was accepted . — Mr. Jones called attention to the present system of charging dock dues on steam vessels. He said the Asia, of 2226 tons burthen, paid dues for 1214 tons, being only half the tonnage, while she occupied a space equal to two ships whose tonnage together amounted to her own. After some conversation it was agreed to postpone the matter, as the Board of Trade had now a memorial before them in reference to to it.—A resolution, for giving the necessary notice to Parliament for powers to allow fires and lights on ship board, and for some amendments of a technical cha racter in the existing dock, was agreed to. SELECT VESTRY.—The usual fortnightly meeting was held on Tuesday, the Rev. Rector Campbell in the chair. Mr. Denton complained of the interference of some of the parish officers in the late municipal elections ; and it ap peared that, when appointed, they were cautioned against any active interference in such matters.—Tt was stated that at the Workhouse there were not less than 992 per sona accommodated in the vagrant sheds. There were now 1787 inmates in the workhouse, almost the precise num ber at this time last year. The cost of maintenance, how ever, appeared to be less.—Mr. Fairhurst complained that the fire-engine in the workhouse was much out of order; but it was stated that orders had already been given to repair it. This led to a conversation, in the course of which Mr. Wylie stated that he had had a conversation with Mr. Duncan, the water engineer ' on the previous day, and he had suggested that they should furnish the whole building with hydrants. This would give a pressure of 70 feet or more; in cases of fire hose could be attached, and the flames immediately extinguished. It was under stood that shortly water from the Kensington reservoir would come down in front of the building, and therefore the cost of mains to conduct it inside would be the only expense which would have to be incurred.—The minutes of the Industrial School Committee contained a letter from Professor Anderson offering to give the pupils a gra tuitous entry to his temple of magic some time before the season may close. Mr. Denton said that Mr. Coates, the governor, had suggested that the lads might be made use ful in making coffins. The Ven. Archdeacon Brooks said he had himself the power to carry any such operation into effect. It appeared that about 20 children had last week been draughted off from the school.—lt appeared from the Medical Relief Committee's report that Mr. H. C. Walton had left this country for America, and therefore his office was vacant ; that a charge of a grave nature had been brought against Mr. Callan, which had been referred to the Poor-law Board, Mr. Callan being, in the mean time suspended ; and the minutes contained a further re commendation, that as soon as two medical districts should . litcome vacant, they should be placed, as an experiment, under the charge of one stipendiary officer, who should be required to devote his whole time to the duties, and be subject to dismissal on three months' notice. After some conversation this subject was postponed till next meeting for further consideration.—The following motion of Mr. Denton was carried, without much opposition :—" That the Assessment Committee be fully authorised by this Board to inquire into the late reductious of assessment on warehouse property, likewise to inquire into the alleged over-assessment of house property, with the view to sug gest a remedy for the same. ' THE APPROACHES TO THE GREAT LANDING STAGE The authorities of Liverpool have displayed a consider ate liberality towards their Cheshire neighbours in the formation of the costly stage for the accommodation of the ferry steamers. We believe, however, that we shall be borne out by that numerous portion of the commu nity now resident on that side of the Mersey when we state that something further is wanting to promote their convenience. The two main approaches to the stage, from the centre of the town, are by way of James'-street on the south, and Water-street on the north, and efforts certainly ought to be used to render such approaches as free from impediment or risk to passengers on foot as practicable. At present there are dangers at every turn. Proceeding down James-street, we have, first, to encoun ter the nuisance of carts and waggons loading over the parapet from warehouses above, all of which, we believe, have back entrances in Moor-street, which ought to be used in preference. Timid persons are thus driven to walk in the mud in the centre of the street ; rather than encounter the danger of the accidental falling upon their heads of a sack of wheat or a barrel of flour. At the bot tom of James-street the way is impeded by a cart stand, the horses' heads in which are frequently protruded over the crossing, and the drivers of which are not the most decorous in either their language or their habits. Pro ceeding over the bridge, the path by the south end of George's Dock is generally rendered impassable by its appropriation as a locality for the discharge of Welsh tra ders, lauding bar iron or grain, and occasionally ballast. A less crowded thoroughfare than this might surely be selected for the purpose ; and we beg to suggest to our local authorities the propriety of removing the nuisance, which is really a dangerous one. At the bridge opposite St. Nicholas's Church, similar sources of annoyance exist. The qusy close to the bridge is selected as the locality for the discharge of the herring smacks ; and, at occasional hours of the day, is thronged with a mob of male and female hawkers of that fish, whose conduct and language are often most offensive. The effluvia from the sewers here are very noisome, and, no doubt, calculated to engender disease. The fishing smacks might quite as conveniently discharge at the oppo site corner of the basin, where the passers-by are less numerous. They would also be less in the way there of vessels docking. Another source of danger by this ap proach is the continual loading and unloading going on at the warehouses at the bottom of Water-street, facing the docks ; and possibly the cart-stands at the north end of the dock sheds might be differently located. A large portion of the public, we feel assured, would be most grateful to the proper authorities for a reform of arrange ments so full of danger and annoyance. PAPAL AGGRESSION TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, SIR—How is it that the intense feeling which pervades the whole community on this subject does not resolve itself into a more prompt and pointed mode of action ? In London there have been meetings not only of every parish, but of every ward, (with the aldermen presiding,) why are not requisitions got up at once to the aldermen here ? What is one meeting for Liverpool ? In the su. burbs, too, how is it that the loyal people of Everton, Kirk. dale, West Derby, Toxteth.park, Walton, and Aigburth, are not moving ? There are large school-rooms and zealous clergy in these places, and yet, although every body is in a furore, people do not meet. Is it that they are too rabid, too indignant, and must cool before they dare come together ?—Yours, ever, A CHURCHMAN TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, The letter of a " A Protestant," in your last Standard, was, I doubt not, well meant; to me, however, it ap peared severe and out of place; for, although the arrow of censure was not openly directed against the reverend speaker, on account of his " irreproachable character," he is by your correspondent closely allied to those who " love indolence and ease," and whose " love of the Bible" is questioned. _ As that gentleman has openly declared his hatred of controversy (which he may do, and yet in some cases acknowledge its necessity), I presume he will not reply to the covert attack upon his character, especially as he is apparently exempt from the charge (by courtesy ?) But there are others in the world who would enter their protest against the habit of controversy, and of which number I am one. In the ablest hands I think religious discus sions likely to produce evil. [Our correspondent here gives an instance where he thinks this was the result.] If in the hands of able polemics, men whose lives to a great extent have been devoted to the business of debate, mischief may result, how much more likely that such would be the case, when handled by those whose lives have been spent in an endeavour to avoid contentions, deeming them unprofitable and vain ; believing that they disturb and embitter the feelings, and who agree with an acknowledged orthodox commentator, that " a man fond of contention in religious things, is seldom one who has much love for the practical duties of piety." The very fact of " A Protestant" having impugned many good and conscientious Christian ministers and laymen, is likely to do more harm to the cause of Christ than silence would have done.—l am, FAN your obedient servant, ANGLICANU§t Sso._, .-- S TREET . ra tion °f LEO' sifiRTS, HIRT, RY gfttON`~ 7roeir• y - s treet , iderecT o" 319 1a 'OW at ib ree s l, Id 110, 0 al „ 11 013 y 01 1 ,erlO!' t li a'l- tinoted P a In t; it? , „.r j r/. 4 51 :1„ V i 9, e r ° l; 11,f,°10 LIVERPOOL STANDARDS Zffrtrultural anti 311ortintItural. In his very clever little treatise upon the way to lay out a small garden, Mr. Kemp, of Birkenhead-park, speaking of suburban gardens, says :—" Perhaps a small garden in the outskirts of a town should have more flowering plants mid flowers cultivated in it than would be wanted in the country, as the flowers are much valued, and produce a more delightful contrast in such situations. It is very doubtful, however, how far training climbers to town houses, in the cottage or villa style, is accordant with good taste, especially as they seldom look healthy or flower freely. Consistently with a good supply of flowering plants, moreover, a town garden cannot well have too many evergreens, for they produce liveliness and verdure at a season of the year when, in towns, the most leaden dullness often reigns in the atmosphere." With one ex ception, we agree fully with Mr. Kemp, not only in the above paragraph, but all through his work. The exception we refer to is respecting climbers, for which we have a i great fancy, and think that they are particularly consistent with the suburban villa garden. Being generally decidu ous, they have much less chance of injury from smoke and dust than the evergreens which are judiciously recom mended, and if they thrive at all, they usually produce a great profusion of flowers, which, as Mr. Kemp justly ob serves, is a great desideratum in a garden near town. Such advice as that given in the work above quoted is particularly valuable, for n 3 one can doubt the necessity of rendering the rus in urbe as gay as possible during the short season it is capable of such culture, for owing to the greater impurity of the atmosphere in such localities, plants want the vigour to bring them forward in spring, and enable them to endure the chilling winds of autumn, so well as the same plants would do in the country. In such gardens we strongly advise the owners to take more care than is usually observable in the choice of the ever greens used for decoration. It is not uncommon to see them chosen with so little taste that, instead of enlivening, they produce a sombre and cheerless effect to which na kedness would be preferable. Of late years much atten tion has been paid to the propagation and cultivation of variegated shrubs, and variegated evergreens are now plentiful. A good admixture of these would be found to have an excellent effect in the gardens described by Mr. Kemp, whose work, we hope, will have the effect of ba nishing the miserably formal and meagre style of our suburban gardeners. High keeping can be dispensed with in the country, where nature can hardly be rendered more attractive ; but the case is different near towns, where the eye is seeking for relief from endless piles of brick and mortar, and the wind delights in being reminded of the glowing country. Although we have stated our liking for climbers, we must be understood to mean only where trellised verandahs admit of their being used without im mediate contact with the walls of the dwelling, which in such houses should always be well kept, but never look well if plants grow upon them, the rain always washing off the dust which has settled upon the plants, and thereby disfiguring the walls of the building. Speaking of the impossibility of applying liquid manure to the farm with any pecuniary advantage to the farmer, the Editor of the Agricultural Gazette states, that it cer tainly ought to be collected in proper tanks, and after wards emptied upon the dung-heaps, for, as liquid ma nure, it cannot be profitably employed. He further says of sundry other modern farming appliances : " To a certain extent there is no doubt but that a manure tank, an apparatus for cooking food for cattle, and a hay-cutter may be useful. It is the over-estimate which their advocates have formed of their value that we complain of—it is their abuse and not their use that we find fault with. In many instanees the persons who Inge the immediate adoption of these improvements resemble a child with a toy ; they are everything for the moment, to be at once flung aside at the suggestion of something new. In this way more than one matter has passed from the recollection of these agricultural improvers. For in stance. we never hear the subsoil plough spoken of now, though we entertain the highest opinion of its value when judiciously used. In like manner many really useful sug gestions have been forgotten, through the disappointment which followed the extravagant idea of their value enter tained by those who originated them. The latest form which this search after novelties has taken, is the cover for the manure heaps. It would certainly be useful to provide such accommodation, but is a cover for the dung heap the first requisite of the present day ? For instance, before provieing such a building, would it not be advisa ble to provide permanent sheds for corn and hay ? The plain practical utility of such a suggestion has, we fear, little charms for the advocates of covered dunghills. Plans of farm buildings have already been published with the latter duly marked, but we have never yet seen a hint of the former, though we certainly think that shelter for corn ricks is a much more important matter than a cover for the dunghill." OPERATIONS FOR THE WEEK Stove Conservatory, kc.—ln these departments the taste of the gardener will have ample opportunity for developement. The scarcity of flowers at this season renders it necessary that these plants which still enliven with their blossoms or foliage should be arranged to the greatest advantage. If well furnished the greenhouse will not be wanting in gaiety during the winter; but in order to make the plants show to the best advantage, great care must be taken to keep them healthy by clean liness and judicious watering and ventilation. Kitchen Garden.—Sea-kale and rhubarb may now be forced, either in pits or sheds for the purpose, or what is still better, in the mushroom house. In some of the dry sheltered situations which are not uncommon even in this locality, a first sowing of peas and Mazagan beans may be made during the week. Flower Garden.—Rose borders will be much benefitted by a light mulching, which should also be applied to all newly planted shrubs. On small beds near the house, where ordinary litter would be offensive, a covering of moss is excellent, and with a little pains in pegging and binding it down with a few twigs, it may be made to look very neat, and will retain its green colour. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS J.N.—The plant referred to we suppose is a species of Massonia, there being no genus with such a name as Mussonia. F. Parnell.—Beurre de Capiamont is a very profitable market fruit, being perhaps the most prolific pear grown. it is, however, almost worthless where fruit of a finer quality is attainable. Window Gardener.—Jonquils may he cultivated in glasses if they are procured small enough, but they suc ceed infinitely better in pots, and are very desirable win dow bulbs, being deliciously fragrant. PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY.-MR. HORSLEY'S ORATORIO. The oratorio of David, recently produced by Mr. Hors ley, was performed on Tuesday evening last, at the Phil harmonic Hall, in this town, in a most satisfactory style, and to a very large audience. The whole was conducted by the talented composer himself, who, on his first ap pearance, was hailed with a welcome evidently most grati fying to him. This oratorio is, we think, though unquestionably a masterly production, open to a good deal of criticism, into which, however, we have little space and less inclina tion to enter. Our business shall rather be to dwell in our remarks on some of those delicious bits so solacing in their effects to the great concourse of people who experi enced them. We may observe, however, that the cho russes, though performed almost without exception in a most satisfactory manner, appeared to us heavy and mo notonous, and by no means so effective—we ought rather to say descriptive—as the subject gives scope for. Many may not differ with us if we express an opinion that Mr. Horsley, though a profound musician, yet lacks ingenuity as a composer. This, we think, was apparent in the tame ness in the style of the musical accompaniment to the Recitative " Why are ye come out to set your battle in array ?" and we regret to add that Mr. Machin failed to do justice to the part appointed to him throughout; and in the second choral Recitative the part sung by the latter " How can I go ? If Saul hear it he will kill me," pro duced a somewhat ludicrous effect to our ears. This, however, was not entirely the vocalist's fault—it is pro bably a most unsatisfactory part to sing as it is written. Mr. Machin was unquestionably not equal to his part— he evidently felt that to be the case. Miss Williams' voice is perhaps not surpassed in compass and richness by that of any other lady living; her most impressive intonation of the solo part in the first duet, " And none of them that trust in Him shall be desolate," will not easily be effaced from our memory. This duet, indeed, was exqui sitely given by Miss Birch and Miss Williams, and was the first part encored. And now we are at a loss for words adequate to express the delight we experienced on hearing Mr. Lockey sing the aria which shortly followed, " The Lord is my Shepherd," &c. ; and although there was in this, as in other parts, much repetition of the words, (which we consider a prevailing fault in " David,") yet we observed the satisfaction the audience felt on the return of those opening words we have quoted, which seemed peculiarly suited not only to Mr. Lockey's voice, but to his soul, for he seemed to enjoy repeating them. This, too, was most enthusiastically encored. Sub-e -quently, the double quartet by the Misses Birch, Wil liams, Stott, and Parsons, and Messrs. Lockey, Machin, Sudlow, and Armstrong, was received with great applause, and was likewise encored. Mr. Machin, in the recitative, " Why are ye come out ?" &c., again failed to please, we regret to say. The solo by Mr. Lockey and chorus pro duced the greatest satisfaction, and was perhaps what might be termed the morceau of the first part. On the opening of the seeond part of the Oratorio the march of the tribes of Israel was performed with great spirit,—the brass instruments producing a most peculiar effect in parts. The choice morsel of the second part was, perhaps, the aria sung by Miss Birch, " 0 love the Lord, all ye his saints," which she gave in a most expressive manner, and which, as may be supposed, was encored ; she did ample justice to the composer, who, no doubt, himself experienced every satisfaction on hearing it : per haps the preceding aria by Mr. Lockey was not more ex pressively sung : we may here observe that the hautboy accompaniment in this aria by Mr. Lockey was introduced with great taste, and remarkably telling effect. We will conclude this notice by a passing eulogium on the quartet sung by Miss Birch, Miss Williams, Mr. Lockey, and Mr. Machin, "Behold, thouart wroth, for we have sinned," &c: we regarded it as a concentration of the harmony of the whole piece, and it created a universal sensation of delight ! We must not close without recording the pleasure we sub sequently experienced in the rich notes of Miss Williams' voice in the aria " The Lord shall endure for ever," which throughout was sung with the same poetic feeling and great judgment that marked her previous performances. At the conclusion, Mr. Horsley received tbespontaneouspalyny acclamations of the audience, which he acknowledged with deep feeling. We hope and we think that Mr. Horsley is not living and working for posterity abane, as too many artists of another order have done, but that this great work of his Will be appreciated by tonere of me* of the Present day. We hail, indeed, with great satisfaction the recent changei in fashion that gives proper value to' modern painters, and which enables them to live and benest by their indus try; and we hope it will be found that musicians of such rare talent as Mr. Horsley pOssesses as well as their children, also meet with their d'lle; ineed of praise and support. INCREASED PROPAGANDISM OF ROME The priestly adherents of the papacy, since the insolent aggression of the head of the Romish see, appear to be increasing their efforts to subjugate tLe minds and con sciences of the British people. On Sunday last, the walls of the town were placarded with the following an- nouncement :-- " ST. PETER'S. SEEL-STREET. On the first Sunday of Advent, A MISSION Will be commenced in this Church, by the FATHERS OF CHARITY, From Ratcliffe College, under the direction of the REV. PATHRR RINOLFI." What the precise operation of this mission in "heretic England" will be we know not. The name, however, of the Italian priest, who is its mover, recalls recollec tions of the heart-burnings produced by his presence in Birkenhead, and more especially in Birmingham. MR. PAXTON'S " CHRYSTAL PALACE." A description of this stupendous building, given by the architect himself, in a lecture delivered on 'Wednesday last at a meeting of the Society of Arts, contains some statements likely to surprise the public. When plans were first invited to be sent in to the Executive Commit tee of the Exhibition, it was generally believed that one of the stipulations was that the building, whatever mate rials were used, should be perfectly fire proof. Indeed, it is a fact which we have reason to know, that some of those furnished, one in particular, by Mr. Turner, of Dublin, which was very nearly receiving the sanction of the Committee, fully realised this great desideratum. Even when, at the last hour, Mr. Paxton stepped in with his plan of a " chrystal palace," the public were given to understand that the materials were to be exclusively metal and glass; and such glass, moreover, of the strongest make, and capable of resisting any violence of the ele ments. Mr. P xton himself, in his recent lecture, almost admits this. Objections, he says, had been raised against any building of bricks and mortar in Hyde Park ; and he adds, "*.it was not until this period that I turned my atten tion to the matter, when I was at once convinced that the least objectionable structure to occupy a public park would be an erection of cast-iron and glass." So the majority of the public expected the building to be ; but in reality, as the architect now informs us, and as we are assured from othersources of information, so it is2zot to be. It is supported, indeed, by cast-iron pillars ; but if we understand Mr. Paxton's description of the house fitted up at Chatsworth for the Victoria Regia to be the same plan which is to be adopted in the construction of his " chrystal palace," the entire roof is to be of wood. " The curved rafters," he says, are "composed of several boards nailed together on templets of wood, cut to the exact curve." The sash-bars, too, of which 205 miles in length are required, are to be of wood, and very light in substance. The floorings of the galleries are to be-of wood, and the bottom floor of the entire building is to be of wood. This bottom floor, we may add, is to be of a peculiar construction, the boards being laid with half an inch of space between each, and on joists raised some feet above the ground. The object of interstices being lift be tween the boards, he tellsus, is to allow the dust to fall more readily between when swept, and the wet to run through which may be spilt in sprinkling it before sweeping. We may suggest as an objection to this feature of the plan, that the moisture from the soil below may possibly rise up disagreeably, and that an up-draft may be occasioned which will prove annoying to the female sex especially. The glass used in the roof and sides, we now learn from Mr. Paxton, is merely •` sheet glass" manufactured for the purpose in Birmingham, in lengths of four feet ; and it is stated in a recent article of The Builder to be of a very light description. To obviate the liability of this to breakage, and " to subdue the intense light in so large a building covered with glass, all the south side of the up right parts, and the whole of the angled roof, will be co vered outside with canvas or calico, so fixed as to allow a current of air to pass between the canvas and the roof." This contrivance, it is added, may be made use of to re duce the temperature of the building in very hot weather, by the canvas being wetted. We ought to have men tioned that " all round the lower tier of the building will be boarded will.fillets planted on in a perpendicular line. with the sash-bars above." Essentially, then, it must be admitted that the " chrys tat palace" is A wooden nuilding. Mr. Paxton tells us that " one great feature of it is that the whole is com posed of dry material, ready at once for the introduction of articles for the exhibition." But may it not. from its dryness, be quite as ready for combustion, shouldiany un fortunate cigar or lucifer be dropped amongst the inflam mable articles which it must contain. The canvas blinds outside would' on a hot summer's day give very efficient assistance to clothe the entire building with a covering of fire ; whilst they will not be a very strong defence against a shower of hail, or of stones directed against its brittle roof and sides by a handful of the foreign and other scamps who will be attracted next summer, for plunder or mischief, to the locality. District RelD5. The Protestant Association of Loyal Orangemen will meet at Newton to-day, to consider the late aggression of the Pope. Mr. Robert Wright. clerk and traveller to Mr. Morris, of Wigan, spirit-merchant, is in custody charged with embezzling nearly £lOOO, the property of his master. On Thursday next, a great meeting of Protestants of the parish of Manchester is to be held in the Free Trade Hall, Peter-street, for the purpose of giving expression to public opinion in reference to the recent daring aggression of the Pope. The meeting has been convened by the churchwardens of the parish, Messsrs. R. Birley, T. Clegg, and J. Morley, in compliance with a requisition signed by a very numerous and highly respectable portion of the laity of the parish. The chair will be occupied by the senior churchwarden. DISTRESSING CIRCUMSTANCE.—A person named Wil liam Starkey, of Blacko, near Colne, aged 28 years, being deaf and dumb, left home on the morning of the 19th of August last, and went by the cheap trip train to Liverpool from the Colne Station of the East Lancashire Railway. There were about 4,000 passengers, and in the confusion which they caused Starkey got separated from his friends, and was never seen by them afterwards. Although con siderable trouble and expense have been incurred, no tidings have yet been heard of him. His mother, who is a widow, has also a daughter deaf and dumb ; they are both much attached to their lost relative. REMARKABLE ESCAPE.—The Manchester Guardian states that on Friday night an ironmonger's shop in that town had a most remarkable escape from destruction by an explosion of fireworks. A large pyrotechnic, called a " wheel," about two feet in diameter, had ignited, and had burnt entirely away. It had been placed upright be tween two shelves, and its position was such that it could not turn round ; which was most fortunate, for it was sur rounded by a large collection of rockets, and other fire works, and had close to it, in another drawer, four pcunds of gunpowder exploded, sending All the parts of the wheel successively h a profusion of sparks, but the whole died out without setting fire to any of the danger ous combustibles lying around. ELOPEMENT EXTRAORDINARY The inhabitants of Bury, near Manchester, have been thrown into a state of great excitement, in consequence of a medical gentleman, of extensive practice in his pro fession and of considerable literary attainments, having suddenly disappeared from the town and neighbourhood. Various conjectures were entertained and expressed rela tive to the cause of his unexpected absence ; some attri buting it to his having business in London—others to the indulgence of a capricious whim ; whilst others were suspicious that circumstances of a more serious character, would shortly be disclosed. The latter opinion proved to be the more correct, for in a short time the Rev. Mr. Bell, Wesleyan minister in the Southport circuit, received the distressing intelligence that his daughter, who was governess in a respectable seminary in the neighbourhood of Southport, had suddenly taken her departure without previously giving notice of her intention ; and, as a gen tleman bad been observed in the neighbourhood of the establishment, whose conduct had excited suspicion, there was reason to fear that an elopement had taken place. A combination of circumstances proved that the suspicion was not without foundation, for the family of the medical gentleman, consisting of a wife and four children, was soon made sensible that the husband and father had sacrificed " home and its relations," by se- ducing the daughter of the Wesleyan minister, with whom the family had been for some years on terms of intimacy. During a period of two months previous to the elopement, the wife of the chief delinquent had been enjoying the bracing air of one of the watering places in the northern divisions of Lancashire ; and on her return home she had the mortification to find that her husband had on that very morning taken his departure, having previously disposed of his Cattle, &c. The fugitives pro: ceeded to London, where they passed under the cognomen of Mr. and Mrs. Hatton—their baggage, &c. bearing the same address. In London, the gentleman in question, whose name is Thomas Hatton Wardleworth, sold his professional practice to Mr. Fletcher, surgeon, and gave him instructions to go immediately to Bury, and take possession of the premises. Mr. Fletcher, however, con sidered that it would be very uncourteous towards Mrs. Wardleworth to take possession while she remained on the premises, and therefore Mr. Wardleworth wrote to. her, apprizing her of his intentions ; after which Mrs. Wardleworth removed to Unsworth, and Mr. Fletcher took possession of the surgery, &.c. at Bury. Mr. War dleworth, having distinguished himself as a lecturer on human physiology, temperance, &c., is well known throughout the district ; and the particulars of his depar ture are at present exciting in the minds of the population, the interest of a romance. Mr. Wardleworth is also. known as an author, and as one of the proprietors of the Bury Observer, a monthly magazine, having an extensive circulation in the locality. Several articles from his pen have recently appeared, entitled, " Home and its rela tions ;. by a asedical man." The concliuling article, llPPeartid in, print just about the titne when the authn too k hi g ;;I:eht ; and we give the following quotation how, it :•-=• "`Fe will plate h e ,,,:e your readers a character *bleb, alas! t ve em.,ature—the peevish wife and mother, w e owes to herself to owe n o thi ng is h t o oo n common it a' lind 6 1, duty 5.: p:oposed that does not sug- P7 one way that another is not g t o es a t n a y n b o o d b j y e e c l t s i o e 1 ; 1, t h n e o r t e h i l n i tc no d t on h i e n preferred. Despotic, lest she should be thought to have no will of her own, she contr a d!cts everybody else; sometimes under the specious pretext of econo refusing the family l, some reasonable gratification, for she thinks it a suffi cient indemnification if she mortifies li:rself as well as. those around her— so that even her very atonem..*nts are selfish. If she is sick, or what is more frequently the fairt. imagines she is or ought to be, the demand for sympathy, like decree of Caesar, is that all the world should be taxed ; and lioe to the defaulter in a look or a tone. Needles and pins have nd prick so sharp as her tongue, and scarcely less annoying. Ben and board, parlour and kitchen, up stairs and down stairs, are jn an acetous fermentation, and alas ! for such a brewing when the very sweet wort is turned sour, because the woman has dropped in her bitters instead of the hops. At this the world outside might laugh, ah 1 and neighbours may laugh; but the children are in tears within, and the enraged husband, worked up at last into a fit of phrenzy, curses wife cm/ home, and all that it contains. The dirty drizzling rain of the connubial hypochondriac has burst into the cooler fury of the husband, like a storm in winter pelting poor innocent home with its hailstones of fire. Of course, the weakest gets the worst of it, and real tears chase away the crocodile ones. Yet the silly wife learns no lesson from her experience; the same thing is repeated, till the actors grow weary of their parts, and of each other ; the peevish is wedded to the passionate, and they twain are as one flesh, acting and re-acting on each other, like as a moth fretting a garment, till the rent, past mending, can no longer hide their domestic nakedness from the indignant criti cism of the neighbourhood. What a precious pair such must make of themselves! and what an advertisement such are to' the public, for their children—those new editions, which being stultifies' -. " • • - or dispirited, must reach the shelf of human society, and be placed among the works that form its library, but which few women care to read. Oh, mother you lost your husband, and ruined your home; you made yourself a widow, while yet a wife, and. without the sanctity of weeds; and you are virtually childless, yea, like a stranger in a city, though surrounded with a busy, miserable mob of children." It is currently reported that Mr. Wardleworth intends to go to America ; but as there is at present considerable mystery connected with the affair, we have only inserted such particulars as are generally believed to be true. LECTURE ON PRIVATE JUDGMENT, BY THE REV. WM. POLLOCK, M.A. NOVEMBER 14TH, 1850. The Rev. G. Wm. Warre occupied the chair. The meeting having been opened with prayer, the chairman briefly introduced the lecturer. The Rev. WM. POLLOCK then came forward and spoke as follows :—Mr. Chairman, ladies, and gentlemen, my subject, as you have already heard, is that of private judgment ; and I need not, surely, repeat the observation of the chairman, that it is a subject which involves the greatest of questions and the most momentous of interests. What rights do men possess ? What duties devolve upon them in things pertaining to the faith ? Are men bound to believe, without any inquiry or examination; or are men, rather, not bound to examine and inquire before they venture to believe ? Is there, in what men call the church—is there a superior power set in authority over them whose infallible dicta are to bind in unquestioned bondage every movement of their conscience, every con viction of their judgment, every reasoning of their mind ? Or is the church rather found at all times to point to the word, and then to say to her children, " I speak as unto wise men," and, whenever they hear the word, " judge ye what I say." (Cheers.) Has every man, or not, a birthright in that word, to possess it, to love it, to study it, to search it, to read, mark, learn, and inwardly digest it, as saith our good old church of England ? Is the word a thing of light, or is it a thing of darkness r Is it a word that should be preached and cherished by all as a blessed gift of heaven, or is it a word that ought to be considered as safe only in ecclesiastical hands? These are some of the questions which we are about to entertain this evening, and may God be present with us and give us a right understanding of all things, and en lighten every judgment. This is my humble prayer, and let it be yours, I beseech you. I begin with one pre liminary observation. This matter of private judgment lies at the very foundation of our whole controversy with Rome, and not with Roue only, but just as well with her twin sister among ourselves,—her apostate daughter —I mean, of course, Tractarianism. On other subjects, perhaps, the language of Tractarianism is a little more guarded than that of Rome, but T speak advisedly when I say that on the question of private judgment Tractari anism echoes every sentiment of Rome. They are both alike,—the one and the other equally deny the very ex istence of private judgment, except only as the prolific source of all falsehoods, which they say ought to be shunned by all faithful men. Both shift the court of appeal from the Word to the Church ; each stands on the teaching of the Church. They may do it on different principles, but the meaning is always the same. Each sends us to the teaching of the Church, to antiquity, and to the consent of the Fathers; the firstquestion therefore to be settled with either is this—Has the Church thi s abso lute authority that is claimed for her, or has she not ? Are men entitled, or are they not, to test all her teaching by comparison with the Word of God ? Are men bound to bow implicitly before her, though she should teach the seven sacraments, transubstantiation, the sacrifice of the mass, the merits of saints, purgatory, infallibility of the Pope, auricular confession, or whetever else may be taught by the Church of Rome. (Cheers.) Now, sir, I think it right that I should lay before you some extracts, in order to show you that I am in no wise exaggerating assumptions of Rome in this matter. I think it with the larger and more open heresy,'. for I always like to deal with the real thing, and not wilh the sham. (Laughter.) I shall, then, proceed to lay before you a Romish document, which I think no man may question to be such. lam about to quote from the creed of Pope Pius the Fourth—that creed which is peculiarly Romish. From that creed I think you will hear such language, as will persuade you that Rome does indeed assume all power and authority to herself in interpreting the lan• guage of Scripture, and that she does indeed - deny the right of private judgment. What is called the modern part of Pope Pius's creed commences thus : "1 most firmly admit and embrace apostolical and ecclesias_ tical traditions, and all other constitutions and observances o the same church." " I also admit the sacred scriptures, according to the sense which the holy motherchurch has held, and does hold,to ivhom it belongs to judge of the true sense and interpretation of the holy scriptures ; nor will I ever take or interpret them other wise than according to the unanimous consent of the fathers." Mark, I pray you ; here is the secret of the strength of Rome. In this creed she teaches her members to say, first, that they admit and embrace traditions. Here is full and unreserved authority admitted, not to the Word of God, hut to " apostolical and ecclesiastical tradition, and all other constitutions and observances of the same church," Mark how the tone is lowered when it comes to speak of the Scriptures. It is no longer firm ; but simply says, " I also admit the Sacred Scriptures." The tone is that of condescension—so to speak ; and it is awful to reflect upon the manner in which the Scriptures are ad mitted and afterwards qualified. Pope Pius the Fourth says he never will interpret the Scriptures otherwise than according to the unanimous consent of the fathers , and I maintain that the unanimous consent of the fathers cannot be produced on any one point. ( Hear, hear.) But per haps it may be said that this is the argument of the bigot, and a strange and perverted interpretation of the principles of the Church of Rome founded on Pope Pius 's creed. Well, then, I will now read to you a statement which you will perhaps not be disposed to question : "The Catholic Church is thus as a city to which avenues lead at every side," [at the time this was written the high road to it was by Oxford —(hear and laughter]—" towards which men may travel from any quarter, by the most diversified roads—by the thorny and rugged ways of strict investigation— by the more flowery paths of sentiment and feeling; but, ar- her may enter, but one door to the sheepfold, narrow and IoW, to stoop as it r, goodiinsi of its edifices and of its billw'arks:but they cannot be absolute, unconditional submission to the teachini I said I believed you would receive this authority when you heard whose it was. You ought to receive it, because it is the authority of our now liege lord and master, the Cardinal Archbishop of Westminster. (Loud laughter and cheers.) I am reading from his first lecture on the " Catholic Church." But you begin to ask, perhaps, on what does all this extravagant assertion rest ? How, for instance, would " his eminence"klefend it ? (and no one knows it better than be does.) On what ground would he rest this denial of private judgment ? I declare to you that before I prove to you how be would defend it, I can you. Cardinal Wiseman, the new " Arcnbishop of West minster," rests, for all this denial of private judgment— upon an 'appeal, to private judgment itself in the sense of holy writ ! I will prove to you now what lam saying ; and I ask you to listen attentively to what he says. It is the only quotation I shall make. The Rev. Gentleman then quoted a long extract from a lecture of Dr. Wiseman's on the Catholic Church, in which he attempted to prove that our Saviour invested the Church with a power equal to his own ; that the Church has been " Catholic," arrives " on the authority of the Church at the inspiration of Scripture, which it is quite impossible to reach by any course of ordinary human investigation." IN OW, It is scarcely necessary to point out to you toe I.IIUII. ster fallacy put forth by this distinguished Romish authority. It simply amounts to this, that you, must take in all in all as given to you by Rome—the whole fish, and nothing less. It is the old exploded falsehood of an argument in- a circle. Here we aro told by Dr. Wiseman that the Scriptures first testify to the church, and then that the church in turn condescends to testify 44,0 ? John Smith calls 12 non me. I4A brings with him a certain testimonial. He tells me that he is an exceedingly respectable man, and in proof of it he points me to a testimonial he brings with him. This testimonial professes to come from a great man. I say, " Well and good, but I should like to know something of the respectability of the man ;" 'which John Smith says, " I vouch for his respectability —why do you dare to question it ?" And on my still persisting to find out the respectability of the party signing the testimonial, he says, "I am John Smith—l_ am highly respectable." So much for the argument. (Hear, hear.) But now I want to draw your attention, to a point of the last impor tance. Dr. Wiseman tells us that, if any man is disposed to understandand investigatethe principles of the faith in gene ral, "We begin naturally with Scripture. We take up the Gospels, and submit th em t o exam i nat i on . Now would you not think that a good Protestant was speaking? Would you not think that the right of private judgment was being powerfully vindicated ? Aye, but he is no Protes tant. He is one when it suits his purpose, and he will allow the right of private judgment when it suits his purpose, but. not a bit further.—(Hear, hear.) Mark you his whole argument. The Scriptures he says, have not, from external evidence, any authority about them. He tella aita.that they . arc fp;ffiCisat to prove Chriat's io Ind then he goes on t o t e ll us t h at t h ere are some passages in scripture which show that Christ has granted as great a power to man as belongs to himself. Aye, he says fir blasphemy, in fearful blasphemy, that Christ has granted a power equal to his titan, and that the Scriptures having testified to themselves, they are handed over to a living infallible tribunal, and that every man's business now rests with the church and not with the word, Now, we do say that taking Dr. Wiseman's own view of the case, because he himself submits Scritpure to a certain extent to our privatejudgment, we deny the interpretation which he puts upon the Scriptures, and we are ready to meet him, and show him that his is net the infallible clitirch for which he pleads. But we will ask Dr. Wiseman this question, and I pray you to pay attention. If the Scrip tures, as Dr. Wiseman tells us, bore indisputable witness g'w historical documents—if they were then sufficient to prove the Divine mission of Christ, why are they not sufficient to do more ? If they are to ba believed in the testimony whict' they bear to Christ, why are they not to be believed in the testimony which they bear to themselves ? If they are to be esbmitte.d to our private judgment in what they' testify to the church,. then why are they not to be submit ted to us in all the rest which they contain ? If we are to be subjected to them on those points in which they ptr forth the prerogatives of the priesthood, why are we not fir have access to them on those other points in which they assert the rights of the people ? Ave, but that would not do. A friend of mine is dead and has left me a large le gacy in his will, and for some reason or other he has i n . eluded in the will the name of Dr. Wiseman. Well, the Cardinal comes to me, and tells me of my good fortune,. although I knew it before.. He tells me that he is , left sole executor, and that he will see justice -' ''t to me. I one .st.., reply, " Your Eminence, I can much obliged to you, a. dont want to entertain in my mind any suspicions against you,. but if it would not be impertinent,• I should like to , see the will for myself." ( Loud cheers.) Come, now, but you must hear his answer. He says, •' Well, I have• no objection. I will show you the will, at least" he says, after a' pause •` a part of it ;" and then he reads to me two, or three passages of the will, and although I do not agree' with his construction of it, because I am not learned in the law, he says it is as clear as light, states he is the executor, shoulders up the will and is putting it into his vocket audi going away, when I say to him, " - Will you not show me the rest of the will ?" he replies, " No, you would not un derstand it." ( Laughter.) " But," I rejoin, " Your Eminence, you thought that I would understand the part you have already shown to me, and why can I not under stand the rest ? I beg your pardon, your eminence, but I understand that one of the provisions of the will is that I should see it myself," when his eminence remarks, "you are a very presumptuous fellow, and your presumption wilt be your ruin." (Loud laughter.) To which I reply, " may be a presumptuous man, but you are not an honest man, or if you were you would be glad to give me the' opportunity of proving it; but since you will not-show' me the will, I will myself get a copy from Chester. (Loud cheers, and cries of " hear hear.") Now, to proceed from this part of my subjee, having supplied you with the reasoning used by the Church of Rome in suppressing the. free and unfettered perusal of the Scriptures, and the exercise of private judgment, I trust you will be prepared to receive from me another statement, which is this—that r let men do what they will, they cannot take away from, the people the exercise of private judgment. I defy them to do it. Cardinal Wiseman cannot do it ; and if he can not, I know not who can. (Laughter.) I admit, most freely, that from the abuse of the privilege of private' judgment, great evils have arisen and are arising. I freely admit, that the Scriptures, like every other good' gift from God, are grievously perverted. The lecturer, at great length, proceeded to contend that it was-the greatest mistake to say that by lodging the Scriptures in the hands of the Church, we got rid of private judgment, because the question was, which was the Church ? Dr. Wiseman , would say his was, and so would others. Whatever was called true doctrine, must be proved as such, and that would call into exercise private judgment. But suppose the true Church to be !discovered, did it consist of the Pope, the Priesthood, Councils, or Synods, independent of the Pope ? All these considerations would ever call for private judgment, and he therefore told them that they must always have private judgment in all things. Men would inquire into these matters, whatever opposition was offered. Referring to the alleged unity that existed in the Church of Rome, he said he utterly denied it. If it was his peculiar province on that occasion he could show them that no such unity ever existed in any age of the Romish, Church. " I could show you," he said, " Pope against Pope, Council against Council ; Jesuit against Francis can, and Jansinist against Domincan ; I could show you in Ireland one form of the Church, and in Italy another ; in England one sect, and in France another ; another in- Spain. and another in Portugal. Unity in the Church of Rome indeed ! It is but the unity that some of us may have seen at an exhibition of the " Happy Family,"" where the cat and the rat, the mouse and the bat, and F know not how many other unclean things are shut up together in one common heterogeneous mass." After showing, by the most powerful and energetic arguments, that the leading feature of the Church of Rome was to keep -her members in spiritual darkness, by denying then the right of private judgment, and keeping the Bible from them,—(hear, hear, and applause)—the lecturer concluded his remarks, (which were frequently interrupted_ by unbounded applause) with the following observa tions :—" I pray you, my dear friends, that you will not regard what you have heard this night merely as a contro versial lecture, or a mere assault on Rome. I pray you rather to believe me when I say that if I feel it to be a blessed privilege to lay befdre you your right to private judg " '` -11 greater privilege no less than an obli pan you the exercise of your private judgment as a bounden Christian duty. Oh ! if I have told you anything, if God has enabled me to prove to you that your privilege of being at liberty to study the scrip tures is a blessed treasure to you, go home and love your Bible more—go and search it more diligently. On bededn knee, with up raised hands, and broken spirit, look up to Him who can aloneopen your understandings that you may know the scriptures. Take nothing on the credit of man, and especially in these days, when no one can now be trusted—when all is darkness—when no holy vows can bind—when no solemn engagements can restrain—when all honesty is trampled under foot, and when men are going about deceiving and being deceived.'" * * * Every day's experience is proving that no amount of learn ing,no solemn submission to religious impressions —that not even earnestness in striving to find the truthlwill secure men in the truth. Thedark cloud of apostacy ishangingover us, and the man is ignorant that does not see the cause of it. It was so from the outset—they turned from the Bible to, an abstract principle which they called the church—they turned to human reasoning—to the fathers, and tradi tional teaching ; and it w as, th ere f ore , th a t the sheep was left without a shepherd, the train was left without a break. They have found the national penalty—they are gone. Protestants, Englishmen, Churchmen, love, oh ! love your Bible ; and whether it be a proud Italian bishop, or whether it be a mitred cardinal, or whether it be a smooth tongued priest, or ahydra- headed Anglo-Catholic that would take away your Bible from yeu, tell them all that you know. your Bible, and that you also know their objects ; and that you will not bear their spiritual despotism nor wear their spiritual chains. (Tremendous cheering.) , Tell them. r o i n g e ht ad , n an a d ll t t h h a a t t w y i o tt u i r ti ß ie ie m bl th i a s t yo b u o r blood bought bought tit for ryo birth- you, your thoughts are the thoughts of your fathers in the gospel " There were giants in those days." (Cheers.) Tell them that without an open Bible' you would not care to live, and that with an open Bible you would not fear to die. (Immense applause.) The Rev. WILLIAM FALLOON, in moving a vote of thanks to Mr. Pollock, paid a high compliment to him for his able lecture. He felt, he said, that if such a tone as that adopted by Mr. Pollock, had been in more genera/ use amongst our people, we should not noar be startled by these roaring bulls from Rome (loud laughter), nor would England be frightened from her propriety as she gation to im press u HARMOOD BANNER Their friend A Fanoon had referred V) the recent bull of the Pope. Now, they all knew that a bull had gener ally horns, and he (Mr. Banner) thought it very likely that the Pope would soon find himself on the horns of a dilemma. _ 4 bull reminded him of the rational game of chess. The Pope, thought, had made a fatal mistake—he had pushed his bishops a little too far; and the great probability was, that our Queen was ready to check-mate him (much laughter). The motion was passed unanimously; and thanks having been voted to the chairman, the immense assem blage separated. The Pope' THE SIEVE AND THE KEY.—A vizier happened to lose two chaplets or strings of beads, which had belonged to lieved his power and his life depended. One night, very late, the vizier, with his favourite Mazar Pasha close by his side, was sitting on his cherished sofa, that inanimate witness of the late mysteries of the palace, and wts pon dering upon every thing that had so unaccountably hao pened, when all at once, rousing himself from h's reverie,, he fixed his eyes upon his faithful Pylades. " Ishmael," said he, " those chaplets have been stolen :, there must be some lurking villain in the palace, who is acquainted with their value, andkrrws to whom they belon g . Bat red individu n any o I have, however, hit upon a plan fc _ tecting the culprit. The ordeal of the ket e purpose of de shall be tried ;., confession. We will make the experiment upon Teho candars first. Thirty of the first rank shall be summon-, ed, and the key thrown among them. Guel ! Gael! " ons Ali made at the door " Ali, summon thirty of my principal guards." The order was obeyed, and the roam immediately filled.. ' Ali, fetch the key and the sieve, and on whon3soever my he is the sin beads—those beads that were lost some days ago, and which I have not been able to find again." Thereupon the Ethiopian took up a sieve, and forthwith the most ghastly horror was depicted on the countenances of those who wero about to be submitted to the ordeal, each fer vently praying to himself that he might escape the fatal lot. The deepest silence prevailed througbout the room, every one waiting in anxious trepidation. At length the silence was broken by a general shout of acclamation, anti the fingers of all were pointed towards the unfortunate Hassan, at whose feet the key had fallen. "I am intro, cent !" exclaimed the poor wretch. " I call the Prophet to witness I am innocent; but, alas ! the denunciation of the holy Prophet is realised, and has fallen upon my de voted head." All his protestations were fruitless ; his despotic master was deaf to every thing but the dictates of his arbitrary will. He ordered immediate int3iction of the punishment, and swore that every one of his servants should undergo the same, unless the culprit was disco vered. This punishment was horrid; the victim's breast was bored through, and a cotton wick passed through it, so as to come out at the back. This WAS afterwards ig nited, so thet the sufferer might, in his agony from the severity of the torture, be forced into. a cont'cpion of bi 3 guilt.-21fargolioith's Pilgrimage.