The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-06-24 00:00:00

e° o4 g, the produce of any British postestion abroad (ea• cot tha terrltorlea of Bengal, Madras, and Bombay), not to have the benefit of such unless the goods are mentioned in the official documents. Lords of the treasury empowered to regulate certificates of produce. Timber and wood to be piled at the expense of the impor ter, so as to enable the officers of customs to measure it, and no allowance to be made for interstices in the pile. But deals, batting, boards, and planks may be measured by the piece, and taken account of separately. Vessels that required licenses as being under 200 tons by the old mode of a dmeasurement, not to require such if under 170 tons by the new. Vessels from which goods are thrown overboard to prevent seizure, liable to he seized. Act for regulating registry of vessels in Great Britain shall extend to vessels belonging to British possessions. Repayment of duties on barilla, used in the bleaching of linen, repealed. Lords of the treasury to have the power of reducing local duties and charges upon foreign goods and vessels, in cases of reciprocity. Salted beef and pork may be exported without the restric tion of a - special bond or declaration. Commissioners of customs may remit the duties on any goods in bonding warehouses lost or destroyed by unavoida ble accident. Any goods (besides woollens, linens, silks, or cottons) may be delivered from the bonding warehouses to be cleaned, under the regulations of the commissioners of the customs. Committee of sugar-refiners to provide sample loaves of patent sugar; and sugar entered for bounty, not equal to the standard sample, forfeited. Drawbacks on silks, and on wood used in the mines of Devon or Cornwall, to cease after the 10th October next. Goods, the produce of British possessions abroad, to be certified as Such upon the clearance. No foreign gold or silver plate to be exposed to sale. un less stamped or marked at a British or Irish assay-office. Upon the schedules of duties we have here nothing to remark, as we have already had ample opportunities of expressing our opinions respecting them. We may, however, venture a few remarks upon some of the re gulating and declaratory clauses which are now for the first time before ns in an authentic form. And first with respect to those which peculiarly affect the port of Liverpool:— The regulation for permitting drawback to be granted upon wine shipped at the port of Liverpool for the con- sumption of officers of her Majesty's navy, serving on board any of her Majesty's ships, will effect the remo val of what has long been complained of as an anomaly and a grievance. Viewed in this light even, as a con cession to the claims of justice, we are thankful for it. But we would gladly entertain the hope that there is meant in it far more than this. The advance of steam navigation as one of the main sources of the national safety and strength; its application to our foreign mail service ; the comparative annihilation, by theformation of railways, of the advantages possessed hitherto, upon the score of easy and swift inland communication with the seat of government, by the southern ports of Eng land ; the known superior facilities possessed by Liver pool for the outfit and repair of steam ships :—all these warrant, at the least, a hope that this first mercantile port of the empire is destined ultimately to become, and that the Government which has made this conces sion looks forward to its becoming, an important station for vessels employed in her Majesty's mail and other services Another regulation, which we must notice, is one in which the claims of Liverpool, as well as those of the public, are, we think, somewhat overlooked. The im portation of the silk manufactures of Europe has been hitherto restricted to certain specified ports in Great Britain. Of these, Liverpool, although one of the largest ports in the kingdom for the importation of the manufactured silks of India and China, has not hitherto formed one ; and by this act, although the privilege is conferred upon Southampton, the title of Liverpool to be similarly favoured is not admitted. Why South ampton, we ask, be made a recipient of the manufac tured silks of Europe, and not Liverpool ? What great silk market is Southampton the channel for ? Not to that of London, certainly, from which the trade of the South of England is supplied. Not to any other de mand, except that of the fashionable lady smugglers of the southern watering places, who will still, we venture to say, prefer the illicit channel and its delightfully exciting hazards. On the other hand, Liverpool is the port of the central market of England for manufactured goods -; of the market to which the retailers of the en tire kingdom repair : and certainly, if it is proper that she should be permitted to import the silks of every other quarter of the globe, she ought also to be per mitted to share in the import of the silk goods of Europe ! By the way, this is not the first time in which this port has had to concede to the very inferior con sideration of Southampton. Can any off' our readers suggest the reason why the latter is so signally favoured and Liverpool so held in disparagement ? To those regulations which affect the commerce of the country generally we must take another opportunity of referring ; but we cannot omit here, on behalf of the literary world, our thanks for those regulations provided for the protection of British authors from the introduction into Great Britain of foreign copies of their copyright works. For years past, the act of the 3d and 4th William IV., by a clause in which this practice was attempted to be put down, has been con stantly evaded ; and especially in the case of works not reprinted in the united kingdom within twenty years, and which by that act were permitted to be introduced for private use. The continental press has teemed with such piracies ; and the bookshelves of half the literary men of Great Britain have been loaded with the works of their fellow authors from the publication of which no benefit of copyright has been derived. By the present measure, however, those particular clauses which have, in operation, favoured the abuse in ques tion, are repealed after the Ist of October in the pre sent year ; and the stringent adherence to the law of British copyright, by foreign booksellers, is insisted upon. It will be seen, however, that as a condition of this protection it will be necessary for authors or pub lishers "to give notice in writing to the Commissioners of Customs that a copyright exists, and in such notice to state when such copyright shall expire." We have received a copy of the Western Australian Journal, of the i sth Dec,ember last. We find in it a summary of the tenth annual report of the Agricul tural and Horticultural Society. As it is a document upon which some reliance may be placed, we present its chief features to the notice of our readers. It con firms the general opinion, that the past season has been one of the finest experienced for agricultural pursuits, the crops of grain being beyond the ordinary average; at the same time, the regular succession of favourable seasons for the growth of grain and other commodities, left it a matter of deep concern that the colonists were prevented from availing themselves of the great re sources of the colony, and to a very considerable ex tent, from the absence of sufficient hands to bring its productive qualities into use. This want had in some measure been reduced by recent arrivals, but they had not been adequate to the means of employment. The lambing season is spoken of in the most favour able terms. The fleeces were said to be got up, owing to the healthy condition of the flocks, and increased at tention of the tlockholders, in better condition than usual. The greater part of the wool of the year's clip would be forwarded to England by the Elizabeth, and there was every expectation of receiving favourable returns. The subject of the price of land being rated equally with those of other colonies is discussed, and the sys tern of the uniform sale of lands at 20s. per acre is deprecated as prejudicial to the general interests of the colony. M111......r..... . Under the head of torticulture, the increase in the culture of trees of all kinds is favourably noticed, and a recommendation is advanced of the introduction of German and Moravian families, their attention to be particularly directed to the management of vineyards. The soil and climate are well adopted for the growth of the vine, and the experience of years has confirmed the general impression, that at no distant date this will be come a wine-growing country. There are in the colony nearly 500 varieties of grape vines, many of the most delicious flavour ; and, it is stated, the whole would be esteemed if the opportunity of conveying them to India and adjacent ports were afforded. The supply of hor ticultural productions would exceed the demand. Our columns this day contain a notice of another of those gratifying results of the faithful preaching of God's holy word, which have of late blessed the anxious and unremitting labours of the clergy of this town and neighbourhood. On Sunday last, a respect able professional gentleman of the noinviist persuasion publicly read a recantation of the dark errors of that pestilent creed, in holy Trinity Ch u rch, Birkenhe ad ; and was admitt e d, b y the Rev. Joseph Baylee, into the communion of our Protestant establishment ; and several other Rotnanist s who witnessed the solemn and affecting ceremony, and who have been Sor : 3oine ti►rn in communication with this zealous minister 111 Chritit declared thermic/es taco ready thus publicly to con. form to that pure faith, of the truth of which his ad- monitions had brought them to the full and sincere conviction We point attention to this subject, not in the spirit of vain-glorious rejoicing. It convinces not us that the truth—ardently as it is preached, strong as it is in itself, and certain, ultimately, to triumph—is even yet perceptibly making head against the darkness of error. Its subtle enemy still winds his alluring coils around the hearts of thousands, unperceived and unnoted ; still crawls like the adder to poison the pure well springs ; still blasts, like the upas tree, wherever its dark shadow falls upon the vegetation which the faith ful minister of the, pure light of the Word has watered with his tears, and vivified with his prayers. We raise up from their spiritual and moral death a few chosen branches—a few reflecting, thinking, reasoning chil dren of error ; whilst Rome allures her thousands of the reckless, the giddy, and the thoughtless to drink of the Lethean stream, by whose intoxicating waters they are swept away into the depths of the darkness in which she has raised her soul-destroying empire. Why, it will be said, do we take this dispairing view of our Protestant position ? Is not the grasp of Rome upon our high places struck down ? Is not her place amongst the noble of the land vacant ? Are not our noblest institutions, our altars and our throne, sur rounded by the good and true of the Protestant faith ? Have we clot now a Conservative administration, and why then do we utter the notes of warning and lamen tation ? Reader, it is because we cannot but see a dis position to trust too much to our position; to be con tent with the strength we have secured; to stand idle and unarm ourselves and make merry, behind the bul warks of our constitution, when we should be warring in their front ! It is because we have piled our swords and spears, and are preparing to lay aside our shields, when Rome is mining the walls under our very feet ! Does her sleepless eye ever close? Is her arm ever hung listless by her side ? Look around you fellow townsmen and answer us ! Here, within an arm's length of the walls in which many of you worship, is rising a Nunnery. Here, a Chapel, which in splendour will shame the noblest of your churches. Here, in a few short years, will spring up a College, whilst around you on both sides of the Mersey smaller erections, dedicated to the inculcation of the dark errors of Rome, are being planted, to en trap your thoughtless children—to blind and bewilder, perhaps, yourselves. Rome treads no more amongst you like a conqueror ; her proud foot is no longer upon the necks of princes and peers; yet, a dark and noisome stream, she glides on still— " Labitur et labetur in omne voluminus cevum." And ,shall we be told, then, that this is a time for Protestants to hang back—for our Protestant Associa tions to slumber at their ,posts ? When your clergy are assailing the enemy within his entrenchments, and dragging human trophies—converted souls—from the Very centre of his hosts, is this a time for you to desert your trust—to fall back from the position which they and you have won ? NO The lay Protestantism of the empire must still hold fast—must still cheer on the faithful few who fight the good fight—must still present a phalanx, watchful and firm, and resolute to resist attack, whether it come with the armed hand and the defying front, or with the grasp of the false friend and the smile of the betrayer ! Well know we the wiles of Rome—her Proteus changes—her serpent windings—the weapons of alter nate blandishment and terrorism with which she works ! And, therefore, we .repeat- that the hour of incipient triumph over her is not the hour for Protestantism to slumber. Do we wish for converts from Rome ? Then, Protestantism must chew itself in its strength, for those rescued men and women to entrench themselves amongst ! If we have brought out those rescued men and women from a land of darkness and foulness—ii we have broken up their friendships, and their ties of relationship even—for with all this Rome visits her seceding children—we must have new friendships to offer them, new protectors to defend, and new advisers - to cheer and sustain. For this work, we ask, what body so well fitted as our Protestant Associations, to which the cause of truth already owes so much, and from whom it is destined, we trust, to receive so much more t We have entered upon these remarks, in connexion with the •gratifying circumstance which immediately called them forth, because—(why should we hesitate to confess it ?)—we consider our Protestant Associations the best allies of our clergy in the good work which they are pursuing ; and because we have seen in the former bodies of late an inertness which grieves us. This must not be . 1 We are politically, for the present at least, as a party, in the ascendant. To the Protes tant Associations of Great Britain we attribute much of the success which has attended our efforts. In Li verpool, we say it without hesitation, we owe nearly all to that body ! By their aid we have shown to the em pire that the tie of a common faith is the only tie which can withstand every shock which enemies or false friends can bring against it—that all other ties are a rope of sand ! We cannot, therefore, even the hour of triumph, contemplate the unbinding or the weakening )f that tie without sad misgivings of the result by which such a calamity must be attended. To our Protestant Associations, therefore, we say—STAND FAST ! Keep a firm and united front against the advancing waters, whe ther they come like the ripple of a summer's tide, or like the dash of the winter's torrent,—STAND FAST,—for it will be too late to gird yourselves for the encounter when the smiling waters have risen to your lips, or the dark torrent has borne the trophies of past victories and the hope of the future into the deep which yawns to receive them! Look around you, fellow protestants, we again pray you, at the aspect with which popery, that humbled (f) thing, even now confronts you. But a few days ago its mendicant prophet—Daniel O'Connell—declared, before assembled peers and gentlemen of England, that HE YET HOPED TO HEAR THE SACRIFICE 0 THE MASS PERFORMED UPON THE HIGH ALTAR OF WESTMINSTER ABBEY ! Turn from this boast of the impostor, and contemplate, from an occurrence detailed in another column, what manner of men they be, by whom that SACRIFICE (!) must be performed— by whom those venerable walls must be POLLUTE PRESENTATION OF PLATE TO CAPTAIN COBB, OF T SIDDONS.—The passengers of the packet-ship Siddons pre sented to Captain E. B. Cobb, a beautiful silver pitcher manufactured in London, and bearing a suitable inscription for his gentlemanly and seamanlike conduct during his las voyage from New York to this port. The plate was presente to Captain Cobb at a dinner . given to him at the Adelpi Hotel. The deputation appointed to select the plate consisted of Mr. Woolf, and Mr. Johnson, of New York, and Captain Watson. of the British Army. FESTIVAL CHORAL SOCIETY.—This society held its public meeting at the Music-hall, on Tuesday evening. The room was quite full, and intolerably hot. Handel s magnificent oratorio of " Joshua" was performed. Mr. George Eyton, leader ; organist, Mr. John Richardson ; principal vocalists, Miss Leach (from Manchester), Mrs. Armstrong. Mr. Armstrong, Mr. Richardson, Mr. Davies, and Mr. Evans, with a full band of instrumental performers and a chorus of 180 singers. The choruses were admirably performed, es. pecially " See the Conquering Hero Comes," which was unanimously encored. The tine effect was, however, quite lost, the room being unsuitable for such an immense body of sound. Mrs. and Mr. Armstrong sang the solos allotted to them with much feeling and taste, and the performers ap peared generally to give satisfaction. DEPRESSION OF TRADE. --PUBLIC MEETING OF SHOP KEEPERS.—On Tuesday evening last, a meeting of shop. keepers, retail dealers, innkeepers, and cottage owners of Manchester, was held at the Town-hall of that town, for the purpose of making known, as far as possible, the distress prevailing among them, with a view of obtaining a remedy. The chairman read letters from several shopkeepers and retail dealers, containing comparative statements of the receipts of the present and last year, which showed a great falling off in the present year, as compared with 1841. Reso lutions were moved to the effect that the present depression in trade is without a parallel, and that legislative interference is indispensable for the purpose of removing that depression. The chartists in the room then moved an amendment in favour of the charter, which caused such confusion that the meeting was at length dissolved without any definite termi nation.—[A similar meeting is, we believe, proposed to be held in Liverpool shortly, and which we hope will be attended with some more practical result. —En. L.S.] CONVERSIONS FROM ROMANISM IN BIRKENHEAD.—On Sunday last, Dr. Graham, a respectable surgeon in Birken head, publicly read his recantation of the errors of Roman ism in Holy Trinity Church. The solemn ceremony was very impressive, and evidently produced a deep effect on the minds of many Romanists who were present. The form of recantation used by the Rev. J. Baylee on those occasions is that prepared by Archbishop Wake. The rev. gentleman announced the gratifying intelligence that three others were prepared to recant on the following Wednesday. His church was attended by a large number of Romanists. Two women and one man renounced the errors of Romanism. The ser mon was from Jeremiah vi., xvi. v.—" Thus saith the Lord, stand ye i n th e old ways, and see, and ask for the old paths, where is th e goo d way, and walk therein , and ye shall find rest for your souls." It was listened to with the greatest attention, rn i u n w c aiandtt with o n whom m , at expressedt he r. utheiry conclusion a i ee o f a n has t x h i the been us service w i s h for to fo u r other Ro manists,co do the some ti same.m time in We have thus a practical proof of the value of faithful and zealous efforts to " banish and drive away all erroneous and strange doctrine con o trary to God's word." It must be no small gratification t his controversial. Mr. Baylee thus to reap the fruits of lectures. We heartily wish him to go pit and prosper. On Monday last Lord Bandon preatnitd a Whim to the Hopi's of Commons from Liverpool, praying for an inquiry into the system of education adopted at Maynooth College. The Rev. Fielding Ould will leave town this week for a short sojourn in Cumberland. The Rev. Mr. Brown, curate of Christ Church, preached his farewell sermon on Sunday last. He is going to Ireland for a temporary duty of a few weeks, but we believe he has not recived any permanent ap pointment. The King of Prussia has presented Professors Jacob and Bessel with 3000 dollars, to enable them to be present at the British Association at Manchester MR MOLINEUX'S CONCERT.-Mr. Molineux's pupils' concert took place at Mr. Lassells' Saloon, St. Anne's, on Tuesday last; It was very fashionably attended. The pupils acquitted themselves greatly to the satisfaction of those present, doing their instructor great credit.. THE BOTANIC GATIDCNS.—The plan for relieving the gardens from their difficulties by advances of-moderate sums of money secured on the gardens themselves, and paying three per cent. interest, instead of the five per cent which is now paid, makes great progress. "Upwards of 43050 of the £2700 required to place them in an independent self-sustaining po sition has already been subscribed, and we hope and believe that the remainder of the sum will be raised without, much difficulty. It would be a public loss, and a disgrace to the town, if this interesting establishment was broken up, when it can be preserved in all its beauty and usefulness by so tri fling a sacrifice. THE SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND.—The annual report of this most excellent institution has just been published. From it we learn that the number of pupils in the school on the 31st December, 1840, was 107. In 1841, 22 were admitted, and 24 quitted, so that the number remaining at the close of last year was 105. Since the commencement of the institution in 1791, to December 1841, 671 pupils, totally blind, and 413 partially blind, have been admitted into the school, mak ing a total of 1084, of whom 181 belonged to the parish of Liverpool, 243 to other parishes in the county of Lancaster, and 660 to other parts of the United Kingdom. We are sure not one word need be said in recommendation of an institution of this nature to the charitable consideration of the public. Its name is sufficient to enlist the warmest sympathies of our nature. WOODSIDE FERRY.—Our readers will perceive by all ad vertisement in another column, that important alterations to the public are about to take place, on the Ist of July next, at this ferry. After this day the steam-packets will sail from 'Woodside every half hour, from 5 30 a.m. until 10 30 p.m. ; and from Liverpool from 6 a.m. until 10 p.m. ; and an extra boat will sail from Woodside at 11 30 p.m. and from Liver pool at 11 and 12 p.m. This arrangement will prove of in calculable benefit to the public on both sides the water. TOWN COUNCIL ARITHMETIC. — During the discussion in Wednesday's council, Mr. Robinson made a grand arithme tical discovery. At the price of £6OO, the sum offered for the entire seven and a half yards of land proposed to be pur chased from the Messrs. Waterhouse, it was correctly calcu: fated by Mr . Thomas Bolton that the price per yard would be £BO. Mr. Robinson calculated that this was £ll 2s. 3d. per inch ! Query.—Would it not be well, in the next alpha bet published in the style of " A was an archer, and shot at a frog," to have " R is for Robinson, the great " rithmeti cian." BAZAAR FOR ST. SAVIOUR'S CIIURCII.—We are sorry to find this laudable undertaking does not meet with that encouragement to which we think it entitled. The room is chastely decorated, the stalls abundantly supplied with fancy articles of every description, some of them of the most ex quisite design and execution, and the fair vendors most anxious to effect sales ; but the attendance of visiters, we regret to say, is most discouraging, and we are inclined to believe the public are scarcely aware that there is at present such an exhibition in the town. Yesterday the committee most kindly invited the children of the Blue-coat Hospital to visit the Bazaar.; who, though not liberal purchasers, were highly gratified with the treat, and Mr. Brown and other friends very handsomely presented them with numer ous fancy articles for their amusement. The Bazaar will continue open for the remainder of the week. SMUGGLED TOBACCO FOUND IN POSSESSION OF A FE MALE.—A girl, named Isabella Roberts, was yesterday brought before Mr. William Rathbone, at the Police-court, ou a charge of having been found in the streets with a con siderable quantity of foreign manufactured tobacco. An officer of the customs stated that, on Wednesday, about 12 o'clock, he observed the prisoner going along Hilford-street with a bundle, and, suspecting something was wrong, he fol lowed her into Anson-street, and there stopped her. She said, in reply to his questions, that a woman had given her the bundle to carry for her, telling her to wait for her till she came up, and she would give her sixpence for her trou ble. The bundle was found to contain 461bs of foreign manu factured tobacco, and she was consequently. giveninto custody. Mr. Wardle, who appeared for the prisoner, said that the girl was employed in charring, and knew nothing of the con tents of the parcel, which she thought were clothes. She was remanded until Tuesday, when the determination of the commissioners of excise in London will be known respecting --- - FORGED BEGGING PETITIONS. — Two men, Alexander Bonner and Richard Delany, were yesterday charged with endeavouring to obtain money from several respectable par ties by means of a forged petition and another document, purporting to be an inventory of furniture belonging to one of them, which would be sacrificed if he failed to obtain the assistance of the humane. They had applied to Mr. Ed wards, of the firm of Edwards and Danson, wool brokers, and had obtained that gentleman's signature and (it appears) some money. They had afterwards gone to Mr. Danson, at his own house, and said that they were sent by Mr. C. Bushell, whose compliments they said they were to present. He suspected them to be begging impostors, and refused to assist them. The petition purported to be written by Mr. James, slater and plasterer, but was a forgery. The prison ers had also attempted to obtain money in the same manner from Mr. Johnson, timber merchant, London-road. They gave false names as their own. They were apprehended by Inspector Brown. The case being proved by the gentlemen named, the prisoners were committed to the House of Cor rection for three months. INDEPENDENT ORDER OF ODDFELLOWS.—OR Monday last, the officers and members of the Loyal Pride of the Vil lage lodge, No. 1937, Liscard, Cheshire, celebrated their fourth anniversary by attending divine service at St. John's Church, Liscard, where an excellent discourse was delivered by the Rev. John Tobin, A.M., minister, and a eollectiOn made, the amount of which was left in the hands of the wor thy clergyman, to appropriate to such charitable purpose as he might approve of. After the procession from the church, the members and their friends returned to the lodge-room, ••••-•• where upwards of 100 sat down to an excellent dinner pro vided Host Allen, of the King's Arms Inn, with his usual good taste and liberality, the chairs being filled by the respec tive officers of the lodge. The cloth having been removed, and the usual loyal toasts having been disposed of with due honours, the committee appointe - d for the purpose took the opportunity, when proposing the health of the Rev. John Tobin, A.M. of presenting that gentleman with a splendid and elaborately chased silver inkstand, manufactured by Mr. Lewis Samuel, Lord-street, in this town, bearing the follow . _ ag inscription :—" Presented to the Rev. John Tobin, A.M., ,y the members of the Loyal Pride of the Village lodge, No. 937, 1.0. F., M.U.. L.D., as a small though sincere token eft. regard for his valuable services as honorary treasurer to the lodge. Liseard, June, 1842." The rev. gentleman was rather taken by surprise at this unexpected and valuable present, for which he returned thanks in a most feeling and impressive manner. After the retirement of the principal guests, the harmony and enjoyment of the evening was kept up tc a late hour. JORDAN-STREET SeHooLs.—The annual examination of the Wesleyan day-schools (boys', girls', and infants',) in Jordan-street, in the Liverpool South Circuit, took place on Thursday last, the Rev. William Vevers in the chair; on which occasion a very gratifying instance of spontaneous re spect and esteem was exhibited towards Mr. John Davies, who has occupied the situation of master of the boys school there for the period of 21 years, in the presentation to him of a copy of the Illustrated Family Bible, and Hannay's Concordance, elegantly bound, containing the following in scription :—" Presented to Mr. John Davies, by the Chil dren of Jordan-street School and some of their Parents, as a small token of esteem and affection, lie having completed his 21st year as Head Teacher in the above Institution. June 16, 1842." The result of the examination of the three schools proved most satisfactory to the members of the com mittee and friends present, and highly creditable to both teachers and children. The following report was presented as to the number of children in the schools, their attain ments, &c Boys. Girls. Infts. Total Number of Children in the Schools 340 210 196 746 Average daily attendance .. 265 160 136 561 Average Sunday attendance...... 208 100 308 Number of Children who read the Holy Scriptures Number of Children who read one 260 150 18 428 and two syllables Number of children who write on paper Number of children who cast ac counts. 120 51 GO 231 199 100 - 299 209 100 - 309 STEALING FROM A SLAUGHTER-110USE.—Yesterday, al the Police-court, a man named William Hughes was placei at the bar. He had been apprehended on Wednesday fore• noon, while offering some lead for sale at a marine-store it Harrington-street , and which was probably stolen, but a much heavier offence having afterwards attached itself to him, the former charge was not proceeded with. It appeared that a person named Phillips, who has a slaughter house in No. 1 Court, Key-street, had from time to time missed con siderable quantities of meat, and latterly the carcass of a lamb and another of a sheep. An entrance to the place had been effected by scaling a back wall about eight feet high, and the meat taken. The animals were slaughtered on, Tues day morning and missed on the following morning, when in formation was given to the police. After he had been ap prehended on suspicion of having stolen the lead, two officers went to his house, which is not far from the slaughter-house, and found portions of the lamb and sheep, part of them wrapped in a leather apron, some hid in a straw bed, some tied in rags, and some concealed in the fire-grate. The man who had slaughtered the beasts identified part of the lamb from the peculiar way in which it was dressed, which (he being a stranger in the town) was different from the practice here, as he pointed out. The whole of the meat was much soiled with dirt, and, apparently, soot. A little boy, who lived in the court, said he was sitting up on Tuesday night waiting for his uncle, who was attending his club ' • and about eleven o'clock, be saw a man in the yard , coming down from the wall by a door. The prisoner ran away. He had no doubt of the prisoner being the same man. It appeared also that there was glass on the top of the wall, and the prisoner's hand was cut, as if by it, when he was apprehended. The prisouer attempted a defence—alleging that on the night in question he was lying drunk in a public-house, and that the cut in his hand was produced by a knife, with which a man had previously assaulted him. He called the names of seve ral witnesses to prove this, but only one woman appeared, and her evidence being by no means satisfactory on that point, he was committed to take his trial at the sessions. BOARD OF GUARDIANS.—After the usual routine of busi ness had been transacted on Tuesday last, the board pro ceeded to consider the report presented by Messrs. Stewart, Holmes, Wightman, Picton, and Cunningham ' the five sur veyors appointed to examine the designs which had been sent for approval in reference to the new schools for the work house. The report having been read, which unanimously recommended the plans No. 8 and No. 34, for the first and second prizes, it was moved by Mr. Wm. Earle and seconded by Mr. Arthur Henderson, that it be adopted. Mr. Cooper moved as an amendment, which was seconded by Mr. Kil shaw, " That the designs No. 24 and No. 8 having been de cided by the board to be entitled to the first and second prizes, if they could be executed for the sum specified, the authors be called upon to prove whether this can be done, and that the motion of last week, being irregular, be rescinded." On a division the original motion was carried by a majority of eleven to ten. The following is a list of those who voted . For the original motion—Rector Campbell, Mr. Deakin, Mr. Thornely, Mr. Henderson, Mr. Renshaw, Mr. Foster, Mr. Paton, Mr. Dover, Mr. Ackers, Mr. Rimmer, Mr. Earle. For the amendment —Mr. Hand. Mr. Kilshaw, Mellor, Mr. Urquhart, Mr. Groom, Mr. Scholfield, Cooper, Mr. Clapham, Mr. Wilkinson, Mr. Whitby. It No. 24 be included with No. 8 Mr. Clapham, that t plan for which was afterwards moved by Mr. Scholfield, and seconded by and No. 34 in ascertaining the expense for which they can be executed. This motion was negatived by a majority of 12 to 8. The following are the names the motion—Mr. Hand, Mr. Kilshaw, Mr. Groom, Mr. Scholfield, Mr. Wilkinson, Mr. Whitby. Campbell,iVir. Mr. Mellor, Mr. Deakin, Mr. Thornely,Mr. M C Cooper, p AgainstPaton,r , l i r• tAci C:. for a Dover, aemneraon, Mr. Renshaw, Mr. Foster, Mr. Ackers, Mr. Rimmer, M r . Earle. TOWN COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS A. special meeting of the town council was held on Wed nesday, at eleven o'clock, in the council chamber, within the Town-hall, for the purpose of taking into consideration and determining on the , proposed purchase of land from Messrs. Waterhouse, in order to round off the corner of the west side of Oldhall-street and the north side of Chapel-street, with the price to be paid for the same, the subject having been referred to the consideration of the council by the finance committee. The TOWN-CLERK commenced the proceedings by reading the resolution of the finance committee, from which it ap peared that the Messrs. Waterhouse had demanded the sum of £lOOO for the land in question ' • that the committee, at the instance of the surveyor, h a d offered them £600; that that offer had been declined •, and that the special meeting of the council had; therefore, been called, for the purpose of taking the subject into consideration. , Mi. GE O RGE HALL LAWRENCE, detailed the course of proCedure adopted by the finance committee, in reference to this subject. Having stated the position of the property, and the desirableness of the alteration, he said the committee had treated with Messrs. Waterhouse through the surveyor. Messrs. Waterhouse replied to the surveyor that it was im possible to comply with the request of the corporation, as they had already determined on their plans. The committee Were grieved at this determination, and he (Mr. G. H. Law rence) and Mr. Bolton called on Messrs. WaterhoUse, and requested them to reconsider the subject. Afterwards, Messrs. Waterhouse sent word to the committee that they would sell the property (7); square yards of land) for £lOOO. The committee were prepared to pay £5OO or £6OO, but when it came to so large a sum as £lOOO, they did not think pro per to incur the responsibility without further instructions. It was on this that it was determined to call the present spe cial council. He did not bl ame t h e . M essrs . Waterhouse, who had been very reluctant from the beginning : they did not wish to lose any portion of their space, which was at pre sent limited enough, and they were also fearful that they would lose some portion of their light. Mr. EARLE said the alteration could not deprive them of _ - Mr. LAWRENCE proceeded to say, that he believed Messrs. Waterhouse had over-rated the loss which they would sus tain, and if they would take into consideration the increased value of property in streets which have been widened, they must come to the conclusion, that the £6OO which had been offered was amply sufficient. Mr. Lawrence concluded by moving the following resolution :—" That, considering that it would be a great public benefit to purchase from Messrs. Waterhouse the land in question (71 square yards), before the buildings are erected ; but considering also the price, £lOOO, at which it is offered, to be more than its value, the Council respectfully declines the offer, unless the sellers will accept £6OO for the same." Mr. PLATT expressed an opinion, that Messrs. Waterhouse ought to have shown a disposition to meet the committee in their desire to carry into effect a measure which would con duce so largely to the public convenience. Mr. BOLTON seconded the resolution proposed by Mr. Lawrence. He said he had been one of the parties to the negociation, and he considered the sum offered a very ample one, and he believed that the Messrs. Waterhouse would suffer no material inconvenience by the alteration. While it was the duty of the Corporation to seek for every opportunity of making alterations which would conduce to the public convenience, the owners of property had likewise a duty to perform, in not asking exorbitant prices for property required for such purposes. The price offered for the land amounted to no less than £BO per square.yard, and he had never known such a price to be paid by the Corporation. If they were to concede the £lOOO in .this case, it would be holding forth a premium to parties to ask extravagant sums in future! In making the offer of £6OO, he thought the Corporation would stand justified in the eyes of the public. and that it would be evident that they had done all that could be done to promote the public convenience. Mr. HENRY LAWRENCE said, he thought no odium could possibly attach to the committee, but the sum of £lOOO was infinitely beyond what the land was worth. If such a sum however were to be expended, be thought that Parker-street demanded the attention of the Corporation. Mr. EARLE observed that the committee had screwed up their courage to give £6OO, and as it was of great importance that the corner should be rounded and rendered safe, it was not, perhaps, worth while to lose all the advantages for ever, for the sake of £4OO additional. If they could not get the land for £6OO, he would let the Messrs. Waterhouse have the sum which they asked, and all the odium which attached to such a demand. Mr. Earle concluded by moving, as an amendment, that the subject be referred back to the Finance Committee, with authority to purchase at not exceeding £l,OOO. Mr. RODERTSON GLADSTONE Said, no odium ought to be cast on Messrs. Waterhouse. The question was whether they ought not to pay the additional £4OO for the sake of so valuable an improvement. He admitted that £l,OOO was a very large sum, but the committee might still treat with Messrs. Waterhouse, who were highly respectable men, and it was not impossible that more favourable terms might still be obtained. Mr. EVANS regretted what had fallen from Mr. Gladstone. If the council had leisure to go to parliament, the legislature _ _ would have decided against the Messrs. Waterhouse, who had no right to ask such a price. Law, morals, and public principle were against them. He resisted the demand be cause the example was one that was likely to be followed in future. He denied that they would suffer any loss of light, and maintained that, on the contrary, they would gain light. He admitted that there would be a degree of accommodation gained by the alteration, but he denied that it was rightly characterised as a great public benefit. In conclusion, Mr. Evans said, that though be wished the improvement to be made, he did not put the high value on it that some gentle men did, and he, therefore, resisted t he amendment. Mr. EDWARDS said, that he considered it only an act of justice to the Messrs. 'Waterhouse, after what had transpired in the council, that the public should know that the late Mr. Waterhouse, father of the present proprietors of the land in question, had paid as high as £l4O per square yard for a small portion'of it. Mr. HENRY HOLMES.-011, no; only four and five pounds. Mr. SANDS said he coincided very much in the views of Mr. Earle. If the improvement were so very desirable, it would be worth while to give the sum asked ; if nut, then the offer would perhaps be sufficient. Mr. Sands concluded by seconding the amendment. After a few words from Mr. PARKER and Mr. ALEXAN DER SMITH, the amendment was put, when there appeared for the amendment 2 (the proposer and seconder) : aninst it 35 ; majority 33. Mr. ISAAC HOLMES suggested that a middle course should be taken, and that £750 should be offered for the property.— (Disapprobation.) Mr. EVANS objected to the word " respectfully" in the original motion as unusual. He moved that it be omitted. Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE had no objection to its omission. Mr. EARLE, after the decision of so large a majority, was willing to admit that the Council had come to a correct con clusion. It was, however, greatly to be regretted that the clause on this subject in the bill had been withdrawn, as it would have been highly important. The MAYOR said the fear was that they could not have passed the bill'with that clause. After a few more remarks the original motion was carried, and the Council broke up. NEW LOCAL PAPER.-Mr. Popjoy says, that the peram bulating machine which has been lately seen in the streets of this town ought to be called " The Wood-side Daily Adver tiser." He supposes that all articles, previous to appearing, must be brought before a board, and that the conductor is very ass-iduous. The Princess Royal steam. ship made an experimental trip from Dublin to Holyhead and back last Monday, accom plishing the voyage out in four hours forty-two minutes, and back in four hours twenty-eight minutes. The shortest time in which it was ever performed, we understand, was five hours twenty minutes. A. sumptuous breakfast was pre pared on board, and after the health of the captain and others had been given, the following toasts were rapturously received—" C. W. Williams, Esq., and success to steam navigation ;" " Mr. Brebner, the active and intelligent agent of the Glasgow Steam-packet Company." STATE OF THE WEATHER.—Since our last we have been visited with alternate showers and sunshine, accompanied with warm Weather. Occasionally the heat has been intense. The hay crop in the neighbourhood is partially cut, and the crop appears, and, in fact, is generally reported to be light. Some farmers, however, are delaying cutting, to allow the under grass, for which the showers which are falling are very favourable, to grow ; and upon late land the crop will per haps exceed expectation.—The wheat and oat crops look well, and the straw, which was complained of as being light, is rapidly and sensibly increasing, whilst the ear is full and looking well. We have seen some good crops of turnips, and some descrilAmns of fruits are expected to be abundant. STREET ROBBERY. -- Yesterday a man named John Pil kington was brought before the magistrates, at the Police court, on this charge. It appeared that, on the previons night, as the complainant was returning home through Bur lington-street, the prisoner came up, tripped his leg, and threw him down. While he was on the ground a companion of the prisoner's came up, and ran off with the bundle. The prisoner was pursued, and caught at the corner of Limekiln lane. The prisoner, who said nothing in his defence, was committed for triai. RIOT AND ASSAULT ON POLICE-OFFlCERS.—Yesterday, at the Police-court, Patrick Gallagher, Charles Dogherty, Michael Dougherty, and John Barragan, four disorderly young men, were charged by police-officer Pearson and seve ral others with creating a riot in Scotland-road on the pre vious night, breaking the windows and door of a shop, throwing stones at the officers, and causing a dangerous dis turbance in the street. The two last were also charged with endeavouring to rescue the others from the officers. The keeper of the shop and several other inhabitants corroborated the constables. They were each fined 40s. and costs, and in default committed to gaol for one month. THE FUNDS : WEDNESDAY EVENING.—The English funds have varied little in prices to-day; at the first opening of business there was a slight inclination upwards, which, however, was subsequently checked by one or two sales which took place. Consols for the account left off 91 ; 3 per Cents. Reduced, 911. to ri ; Bank Stock, 166 k to 167 1 1 ; Exchequer bills,premium ; Ditto, ad. issue, 455. 2d. issue, 40s. to 425. to 475. premium ; 31 per Cents. Reduced, 100 k to ; and Long Annuities, 12 to 9-16. In the foreign securities there was much sameness in value, and the appearance of the ad vertisement for the payment of the dividend in the Spanish New 3 per Cents. caused no better feeling in that market. At four o'clock they were quoted 231 to but subsequently a price is stated have been made at 23} in consequence of some offers to sell at lower / prices. S pan i s h A ct i ves c l ose d 21 to ; Mexican, 361 ; Danish, 81 t o 82 ; C o l om bi an , / / to 251 to 6 ; Chilian, 86 to 88 ; Brazilian, 102 to 103 ; Dutch 21 per Cents., 521 to I ; Portuguese 5 per Cents., 371 to 4 ; and Ditto 3 per Cents., 22 to I. CHURCH OF ENGLAND Soto°Ls.--The annual examina tion of the children receiving education in the North and South Church of England Schools, took place in the South School, Cornwallis -street, on Wednesday, before the Rev. Augustus Campbell, junior rector, the Rev. Thomas Bred, the Rev. F. Barker, and a highly respectable body of visitors. The examinations were conducted by Mr. Rector Campbell, and it was a most interesting exhibition to see the readiness and accuracy w ith which the scholars an swere d, extempora neously, all his questions: The first part of the examination in the Scriptures comprised the hi s t ory of the c hild ren o f Israel from the call of Abraham to the departure from Egypt, with the events of which, as well as with those succeeding events relating to the Saviour of which they were typical, the chil dren displayed a most intimate ac quaintance. They were next emanined in the Cate chism, and afterwards were required to produce the pas sages in Scripture on which that perfect compendium of Christian doctrine and practise is founded. We cannot suf ficiently describe the excellence with which the pupils, both male and female, displayed in this branch of their education. Indeed, these points of examination, peculiarly directed as they are to unfold the leading points of the christian economy displayed to the highest advantage the beauty of the system which provides an education for the poor, founded upon the Bible. Dr. Watts' version of the Old Hundreth Psalm, " Before Jehovah's awful throne," was then sang in a most feeling style, by the scholars ; and it concluded what we may term the religious part of the examination. The scholars were next examined in English history, geography, and arithmetic, in which they had made very satisfactory pro gress. At the close of the proceedings Mr. Campbell, ad dressing the auditory, said they could not but be satisfied with what they bad seen and heard, and he trusted that the schools would continue to receive the support which they deserved. CHARGE OF OBTAINING GOODS UNDER , FALSE PRETENCES. John Parr Gilmour, who was remanded on Wednesday week by John Formby, Esq. and Theodore Rathbone, Esq., mazistrates of this county, under a charge of having obtained goods by false pretences, was on Wednesday placed before the borough magistrates for the further investigation of the circumstances alleged against him. The case was heard by Theodore Rathbone, Esq., Thomas Booth, Esq., and Thos. Potter, Esq. The prisoner was attended by Mr. Davenport, solicitor. On being placed at the bar, he requested to be accommodated with a chair and a glass of water, which re- quest was complied wit the case having excited The court was crowded to excess, Mr. Evans, - solicitor, who appeared against the prisoner, detailed the circumstances Which he intended to prove in evidence. Mr. Evans said he was afraid he should have to draw largely on the indulgence of the court in going through this important case; first, because he was not himself very deeply acquainted with criminal law ; next, because the ma terials which he had to bring before the court were greatly diffused ; and lastly, because the evidence was not such as entirely satisfied himself of the practicability of making out the charge. The application which he was about to make was, that the magistrates would commit Thomas Parr Gill mour, the prisoner at the bar, who had been for a long time engaged in getting goods from several parties, by various means and representations. He had been engaged in these transactions during twenty years, and had in that time made use of various names ; sometimes procuring them as for the firm of Gillmour and. Co. ; at others, of John Gillmour and Co., John Parr Gillmour and Co., Thomas Parr Gillmour and Co., Henry Wilson and Co., and Tomlinson and Co. Connected with him had been his son, whose name was John Corlett Gillmour, and another younger son, who was only just initiated into these transactions. Mr. Gillmour, the prisoner, individually had gone under the names of Parr, Gill, Gillmour, and Corlett. He had carried on this strange business at Liverpool, Chester, and London, and had or dered goods of all descriptions, from a gold watch to a red herring. (Laughter.) Mr. Evans proceeded to enumerate some of the numerous articles which the prisoner had ordered in the course of his business, as brass kettles, watches, rugs, linen shirting, navy blue cloth, butter, boots, cutlery, chocolate, candles, coals, flannels, swords, tools, and all manner of goods. He had in his possession letters sent to him by various manufacturers, which had been addressed by tl chester, Birminr, burgh, Glasgow, Stockport, Leeds, and numberles - s other places. His mode of doing business was by writing letter, to the amount of some thousands in the course of a yea ordering g (Mr. Evans) had examined a. lad who was formerly em ployed by the prisoner, who had written thirty letters per day for goods to all parts of the kingdom. The prisoner must have relied upon his letters falling into the hands 01 parties occasionally who would suppose that he belonged to the highly respectable firm of Rankin, Gilmour and Co. of this town. Many, indeed, had acted upon this supposition, and had furnished goods thereupon. When pressed for pay ment for the goods furnished, he had letters to show, of various dates in 1840 and 1841, the manner in which claim ants had been put off. These letters were a sort of circulars, and he would read one of them, out of many in his posses sion, to the court. Mr. Evans here read a letter, dated Ist March, 1840, signed " J. C. Gilmour and C 0.," stating that they were involved by the failure of a house, and were com pelled to offer a composition of ss. in the pound, or become bankrupts. This letter was in the handwriting of the pri soner's son. fie had other letters, signed Messrs. Gilmour and Co. and Messrs. Gilmour, to the same effect. All the letters seemed to have been written in a bold mercantile style, calculated to deceive and to make persons believe that they came from an office carrying on a respectable business, in the usual manner. The party bad also two boxes at the Post-office, one in the name of Gilmour and Co. and the other in the name of Ilenry Wilson and Co., and the letters addressed to both names were delivered to the same person. Some of the letters in his (Mr. Evans's) possession were in the handwriting of the prisoner, with the signature of the son, and some were written and signed by each of them. In the case which he was about to bring before them, the evidence, if it would bear out the charge, was complete. The charge which he sought to establish was that of having ob tained goods under false paetences from Mr. Dunkley, of Birmingham. The latter sent a quantity of goods to Gill mour and Co. of Liverpool, which were ordered to be suitable for the New Zealand market. Mr. Evans here read a letter signed Gillmour and Co. Liverpool, dated March, 1842, ad dressed to Mr. Dunkley, requesting to be furnished with the prices to merchants of goods suitable for the New Zealand market. An answer was sent with a printed list of goods and prices. A second letter was sent, ordering a quantity of brass kettles of various descriptions which were ordered to be sent in cases marked G. 12 and 13, cash in a month, &c. The next letter acknowledged the receipt of one cask, marked as directed, and contained a further order with a request for an invoice of the whole. Mr. Dunkley acted on the faith of the parties being genuine merchants, and that the goods were for shipment. The next letter stated that the goods had come to hand, and promised to write in a few days when the partner retur —1 from the north. On the same day head one of the sons went to the railway, stripped off the d;rec tions, and the goods were all re-directed to Mr. Golding, a pawnbroker, of London. A letter was addressed ,to Mr. Golding ordering him to remit a liberal advance as before, and with the goods Mr. Dunkley's invoice was actually trans mitted. He (Mr. Evans) had sent a messenger to London to Mr.. Golding, who had acted in the most proper manner in the case, having at once come down from London on pur pose to give every facility to the inquiry. He proposed to prove the receipt of the letter to Mr. Dunkley, calling for the prices for the New Zealand market, the hand-writing of the son, the transmission of the goods, that the son went to Pickford's and re-directed the goods to Mr. Golding, at London, and to connect the prisoner with the transaction he would prove letters addressed to him, and that he was in possession of the pawn-tickets. The main question for con sideration would be, whether the post letters contained suffi cient to prove that Mr. Dunkley was misled to send the goods under the belief that the party was a merchant in Li verpool trading to New Zealand, for if so, and the goods we re immediately pledged to a pawnbroker, " as before," he thought it would be conclusive evidence that a criminal act had been committed. Mr. William Dunkley, brazier, of Birmingham, was called. He proved the receipt of the several letters alluded to by Mr. Evans. In consequence of the representations contained therein, he transmitted those casks containing various de sciptions of brass kettles as per order. They were casks marked ti. Nos. tz, 13. and 14, as directed in the letter of the 29th of March. The invoice was transmitted, the goods in No. 12, amounting to £l2 3s Gd, transmitted April 6, 1812; those in No. 13, to £lO 16s Id, transmitted May 17 ; those in No. 14, to £l2lBs Gd, transmitted May 14. He found the name of Rankin, Gilmour, and Co. in the Direc tory, and believed the prisoner to be connected with it, and knowing it to be a respectable firm he was induced to trans mit the goods. He had made application for £lO, but had never received a farthing of his money. Mr. G. F. Fairclough, solicitor,. proved the handwriting of the prisoner's son, John Corlett Gilmour, to several letters. Mr. Samuel Salt, agent to Messrs. Pickford and Co., car riers, proved that on the . 19th of M a y a young man who called himself Mr. Gilmour's son, had taken two casks, marked G. 13 and 14, to their office, and forwarded them to Mr. Golding, London. The young man wrote a shipping note there. William Clarke, of Sutton, Cheshire, stated that the pri soner lodged at his house from the 25th January to the 25th April last. His two sons called upon him from time to time. Had corresponded with his son Thomas. The letter pro duced was in that son's hand-writing. Edward Golding, pawnbroker, Knightsbridge, proved the receipt of the letters and goods by him, in London, in May last. Mr. Golding produced the head of one of the casks and a sample of the goods, which were identified by Mr. Dunkley. On cross-examination by Mr. Davenport, Mr. Golding said he had received about twenty-four letters in all from the prisoner. Mr. Woverden, a superintendent in the county constabu lary, stated that he had examined the papers of the prisoner, and he found amongst them several letters, addressed J. P. Gillmour and Co. and J. P. Gillmour, merchant, Liverpool. In one of those letters were two pawn-tickets. Stephen Wainwright, a young man who was examined when the prisoner appeared before the county magistrates, proved that he had been employed by the prisoner some time ago at Chester, when he wrote for him numerous letters for goods to all parts of the kingdom. Mr. Evans said he should like to ask some influential gen tleman present if there were in Liverpool any firm known as Gillmour and Co. He would put the question to Mr. Wm. Rathbone, if that gentleman would be so good as an swer it. Mr. Rathbone said he did not know any such firm. The magistrates here consulted together for a few minutes, when Mr. Theodore Rathbone said, he was sorry to say that the magistrates did not deem the evidence sufficient to support the charge. There could be no doubt as to the nature of the transaction, and the prisoner had better be on his guard, that he did not get brought before them again, for another case might have a different termination. The prisoner said he had nothing at all to do with the transaction. His son had recently set up in business for himself, and Mr. Potter, who was on the bench, must remember the firm of Gillmour and Co., and know that he (the prisoner) had always acted honourably. The prisoner was discharged. LIVERPOOL PROTESTANT BENEVOLENT SOCIETY The annual dinner of the members and friends of the Liver pool Protestant Benevolent Society took place yesterday, in the large room at the house of Mr. William George, the George and Vulture Hotel, Houghton-street. This society, which is enrolled according to the act of parliament, ex presses its objects by its title ; and we are happy to state, that notwithstanding the unprecedented depression of the ✓ times, it has gone on increasing in numbers as well as in funds during the past year. It is therefore in a prosperous condition, and it has our hearty good wishes for its continued ;nt and substantial dinner, under the presidency of JOSEPH :00PER, Esq., chairman of the society, and one of the re- . _ .. presentatives of Great George's Ward in the Town Council There were also present Mr. Wilkinson, Mr. Gurden, Mr Robert Jones, jun., and'a considerable number of the hono rary members of the society. The cloth having been with The PRESIDENT said the first toast would be that of her most gracious Majesty the Queen. At a time like the pre sent, when her life had just been attempted, it peculiarly be came the duty of a society like this, which professed to fear God and honour the Queen, to show their loyalty and attach ment to their sovereign. (Cheers.) He begged to propose the health of the Queen. (Great cheers.) The PRESIDENT stated that Mr. James Aspinall was pre ♦ented from attending by the state of his health, which com pelled him to visit the Isle of Man; and that Mr. Win. Potter and Mr. Robertson Gladstone, from whom he read letters, were unable to attend owing to previous engage ments. _ The PRESIDENT proposed the health of Prince Albert, who, since he had come to this country, had " won golden opinions from all sorts of men." (Loud cheers.) The next toast was the " Queen Dowager and the rest of the Royal Family." In proposing it, the president remarked that the attachment of her Majesty to the institutions of the country was well known, and needed no praise. (Applause.) The PRESIDENT next gave " The Bishop and Clergy of the Diocese," and " The Church, unity, and prosperity to her."—(Three times three.) Glee—" With a Jolly full Bottle." The PRESIDENT : The toast I am now about to give is one that will be dear to every true born Briton—" The Duke, the hero of a hundred battles." (Tremendous cheers.) The following toasts were—" The navy, the glory and bulwark of our sea-girt isle." (Great cheering.) " Sir Robert Peel, and her Majesty's ministers ;:' " The glorious, pious, and immortal memory of King William the Third." (Tremendous cheers.) Mr. War. Nimmo, chairman of the society, proposed "The health of the president, and all the other honorary members of the society, with thanks to them for their patronage." Mr. COOPER returned thanks for the compliment paid o f ever y man to do as much good as was pos him in a feeling and appropri ate s p eech. He remarked that it was the duty sible in the station in which. he was placed ; and it wa s on thatprinciplethathe i p n e, th i s a e d x l s o t i e n n e c cl society. D ur i ng the short time it had been had don e a grea t deal of good, and h e was . happy to find th a t i ts c i rcumstances we re gradually i m proving. In conclusion, he trusted that it might g extending i ts benevolence, and that the m eans for it would be liberally supp li ed. (App l ause .) Mr. G o on fromußpENreturned today day, s thankset i for the compliment paid to him as one of the honorary members. He felt proud to belong to the society, as it was based on loyalty and on good feeling. Mr. R. JONI jun., in returning thanks, observed, that f Protestant principles were the basis of a man's conduct he could not err mucn ; ana tnat unless the education of youth was based upon religious principles they w ou ld no t be iroductive of g Mr. WILICIN SON also returned thanks, and said that he every year with increased cleasnyo IT. net this sod Amsted the society would long prosper, and any service that ie could give to the society he would gladly render it. The PRESTDFNT next gave—" The President and Stewards NIMMO FIRTH, one of the stewards, returned thanks. he remaining toasts were---`! Lord Sandon and Sir Howard members for Liverpool ; " "The Mayor and Cor " The Members for Lime-street Mr. Gill, the surgeon_to the charity Rowlands, and several other toasts were proposed ANNIVERSARY OF THE NATIONAL SCHOOLS, CONNECTED WITH THE ESTABLISHED CHURCH IN LIVERPOOL. The anniversary of the National Schools connected with the Established Church in Liverpool took place yesterday, and, as on former occasions, it furnished a very high degree of gratification to the supporters of a sound religious educa tion. The children assembled at an early hour in the morn ing at their several schools; and being marshalled into little processions there, they proceeded to the yard of the Blue coat School, which was the point of concentration. From thence they formed one vast line, at the head of which marched the children of the Blue-coat School, and preceded by the Rev. Jonathan Brooks, the Rev. Thomas Moss, the Rev. Hugh M'Neile, and a great number of the clergy, they proceeded along Church-street, Lord-street, and Castle street, to the Town-hall, and the Exchange. At the Town hall the procession was joined by John Shaw Leigh, Esq., Mayor, the officers of the corporation, and several members of the Town-council; and returning by the same route they proceeded to St. Peter's Church, where it had been pre viously announced that the Right Rev. C. H. Terrott, D.D., Bishop of Edinburgh, would preach the annual sermon on behalf of the funds of these most excellent institutions. Provision was made in tiu church for the accommodation of raised . platform behind the pulpit xocession their respective s , aled with cake an were, in most cases, re dwine, the expense Divine service commenced a few minutes past eleven o'clock by the children singing the 100th Psalm.. _Mr. M. Maybrick ,bieinsiTunient the infantile choir sang the praises of their Maker with peculiar impression and effect. Prayers were then read by the Rev. Jonathan Brooks, and the " cliaunts," as well as the hymn before and after the sermon. were sung by the children. The Right Rev. Dr. Terrott, having ascended the pulpit to deliver the sermon, selected for his text the 14th and 15th verses of the 3rd chapter of St. Paul's 2nd Epistle to Timothy But continue thou in the things which thou hast learned, and hast been assured of, knowing of whom thou hast learned them ; and that from a child thou bast known the holy scriptures, which are able to make thee wise unto salvation through faith which is in Christ Jesus." The Right Reverend Bishop commenced by saying, that as he had come from a considerable distance to address them on this occasion, as he was totally unknown to them, and as he was not, strictly speaking, a member of our national church,—it would be proper, before entering upon the sub ject of his discourse, to inform them, in a very few words, what he was, and by what authority he undertook, as a minister of Christ, to preach the word of God in that place. Taking, then, for granted that they believed as he did, that the true church not only ought to be, but must necessarily be, one over the face of the whole earth, he must regret that circumstances forbid them from joining in the service of the sanctuary with any portion of their fellow-creatures, and they must rejoice.when circumstances were so changed that they could, fully and without any sacrifice of conscience, join in religious service with those from whom they were formerly divided. Now, those with whom they could conscientiously join, were those who, in their public service and their eccle siastical constitution, continued in apostolical doctrine and fellowship, and who used all the means of grace appointed by Christ himself and his inspired apostles. This was not the time to examine why we had stood aloof as mem bers of the holy Catholic Church ; he would rather direct attention to the history of his church as fellow-members with ourselves of the one body of Christ. If we were right in calling ourselves an integral portion of the one true Catholic Church, it was impossible that those who were so one with ourselves in all spiritual matters, should be wrong. He alluded to the reformed Catholic Church, under episco pal government in Scotland and the United States of • America ; the former of which, two centuries ago, and the latter, half a century ago, received their orders from the Church of England, and had adopted the English articles and that ea tended to the whole of their discipline and tl ceremonies, and all the essentials of church government — one and the same with the Church of England. Of the former of these, the reformed Catholic Church in Scotland, which was especially under episcopal government, it was his privilege and comfort to be a member and minister. From this short account they must see that there never was any reason why the members of that church should not, when in England, seek to carry this into effect, nor why the members of the Church of England should not receive them fully, as brothers ini Christ. But whilst we had always a brotherly feeling of this sort with re gard to all lay members, there existed, till very lately, a legal impediment to our receiving clergymen and admitting them to the exercise of any spiritual function with our clergy. Two years ago that impediment was removed, both as it affected our Scotch and our American brethren ; and it was under that relieving' act proposed in a catholic and fraternal spirit by the spiritual head of our church, and most readily acceded to by all the branches of our legislature, that he, as a Scotch minister; with the sanction of our own venerable diocesan, now preached unto them the words of the gospel of reconcili ation. And lie came before them, not as a volunteer, but at the request of our immediate local pastors, to plead the cause of general education in this great metropolis, under the guidance, and according to the doctrines and discipline of the established church. _ _ auction, _the right rev. bishop pro ceeded to the consideration of the subject before him . . He remarked that it was a peculiar feature in English polity that that the general government meddled as little as possible with the internal arrangements of society ; and that many mat ters—some material, and some moral—which in any of the continental states would be considered as under the direction of government alone, were here left entirely to the good will and the good sense of every local community. Which of the two systems was the best, whether they had too much and we had too little of the interference of government, it was quite was quite unnecessary for him in that place to inquire ; but whilst, as far as we were concerned, this system left a great deal to individual benevolence, it imposed on us a very deep responsibility. On this ground the right rev. doctor esta blished his argument that we were bound, if we provided the means for education, to see that it should be one founded upon true religion. He illustrated this grand principle in a variety of ways, each tending to impress it strongly on the minds of the congregation; and he concluded an able, elo quent, and most convincing discourse of about half an hour's length, with a few words of impressive exhortation to the assembled scholars. The collection at the doors amounted to £74 Os. 6d. The following is an account of the number of children now in the several schools which walked in the procession : SCHOOLS I DAILY INFANTS.I SUNDAY. Grand Girls; Boys , Girls BoyslGirlsl Total. Blue Coat Hospital .... 250 100' .. Female Orphan School.. .. 44 . . Old Church Ilunter-street St James and St. Philip's 130 80, .. 'Welsh School St. Paul's St. Mark's l2O 135 -GO Everton and Kirkdale Mill-lane School St. Simon's 138 • • Edge-hill 97 70 84 St. Clement's, Windsor 72 76 40 St. Andrew's l4O 130 70 North Church of England 343 165 125 South Ditto 155 191 170 St. Bartholomew's St. Augustine's l5O 125 60 St. Bride's 196 170 110 St. Jude's St. Catherine's St. Luke's 75 45 53 Christ Church St. John Baptist All Saints Mariners. .. 46 .. St. Barnabas West Derby Union With 66 50 .. Liverpool Ditto 260 11Q 70 1101 9' 70 12 .. ..I 105 10 901 201 31 30 69 4 . I GO 171 ill 15 Z . 260. . 210 . 474 10 515 41 455 40 6 211 '0 368 n 304 62 25 85 30 134 .. 70 40 40 I 0 60 12 761 201 86 11:1 'Ol 283 ;0 447 27 . 114 80 1C 111 25 0 515 7 402 200 40841340211637 1 1381 1 7021 There is an increase this year, over la children. JO 838 GO 613 , . 354 46 130 . 116 490 PHRENOLOGY 689111857 Lst, of eleven hundred TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. —Having received a copy of a challenge which I am informed is to be inserted in the Liverpool papers, I beg to offer a few remarks upon the same through the columns of your highly esteemed journal. The gentleman who chal lenges me is Mr. J. Q. Rumball, whom I met in public dis cussion on the same question in the city of \Vorcester, about three years ago. The result of that discussion was perfectly satisfactory to myself and those who thought with me, that 1 am a little surprised after this lapse of time to be again called upon by Mr. Rumball to defend my views on phrenology.' I beg, however, to say, that if Mr. Rumball will appoint a committee of gentlemen to confer with a committee appointed by me, I am quite prepared to place myself in their hands, and act in accordance with their determinations. I never yet flinched from discussion with any man. where I conceived the truth was at stake, nor am I disposed to do so now, al though Mr. Rumball, as a medical practitioner of some years standing, has greatly the advantage over me in a ques tion of this kind. I look upon phrenology, in principle, as thoroughly unsound, and will prove it so in the face of any man living; in practice I consider it most mischievous, leading directly to Socinianism and infidelity. Combe's Constitution of Man, in a cheap form, has now had a circu lation of 53,000 copies, and is now advertised as a school book 1 than which I never met with a more insidious admix ture of Socinianism and infidelity in the whole course of my experience. Ido not hesitate to say, from close observation extending over twelve years, that the Constitution of Man has led to more scepticism among the middle and upper classes than any other single book in circulation. Your insertion of this communication will greatly oblige me, and asslta, I trust, to place me right with the public in relation to Mr. Rumbold's challenge. 1 remain, Sir, Your obliged obedient Servant, JOHN BRINDLEY. Chester, Tune 21st, 1842. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD SIRS I received a short time ago a small case of Cham pagne, as a present, from abroad. Ca n y ou i n f orm me , it your paper of to-morrow,if, on its landing, and the landing wa i ter e xamining the same, he (the landing-waiter) is autho rised to drink , and give to those about him, the whole con tents of one bottle?—Yours, obediently, Liverpool, June 3d, 1842 A SUBSCRIBER - - [The landing-waiter was notjustified in tippling abottle of our subscriber's wine. He should bring the matter before the Surveyor-General. Had the man been a tied4rait-er,he would have been bound to stop and drink it. — E D • L. . The sale of the Strawberry-hill prints concluded on Sa urdaY, realizing in the whole the sum of X 1,400. THE /1 _ XFORD " TRACTS FOR. THE Trioxs."---The Rev. Francis T. Hill, of Cheltenham, who pledges himself for the truth of the assertion, says that " The Roraish Priests in Ireland are busily circulating the Tracts for the Times amon gst their flocks, as a pr oof that t h e Church of England is fast approximating to the Church of Rome. THEt EXHIBITION AT THE MECHANICS' INSTI TUTI ON 4 , z0 the exhibition at this it object of very general public attention, and mud tion was expressed by all who visited it. This termined the committee to open their int lar purpose during the present holidays r—un.rilv fortunate. nr.` .nan •umari., objects, but also in their quality we found several looms, from M son's fringe and lA,. copperplate nd lith engraving and bookbinding. - W cellent specimens of seal cngraN sions, executed by Mr. Isaacs. stitution for a They have pictures— •one of John Kembl 11 copper n this room are Hamlet, a well- 'work of art; also a copy from the a " Christ in the Garden," painted by N. hung with tapestry and carpeis;lier; ain also some very curious antique chairs and carved cabinets, a stocking wea ver's frame, and Indian couches. In the next room are a great variety of objects, i nc l u di ng many b eaut if u l mo d e l s of steam-engines,. and one p ar ti cu la r l y o f a saw-m ill , wor t especial notice. Here arc some fine models of ships of wa steam-boats, and other craft, most of which have been ma( by Mr. Melling. The centre of the room is occupied I ironwork from Mr. Bennett's foundry, cutlery by no and Son of Sheffield, gas-meters, and skeleton clocks the end of the room are different galva n i s i ng b a tt er i s scientific instruments, with which occasional experii are 'tried. -Professor Espy's chimney-top, for the ci smoky chimneys, as manufactured b Mr. 13enne .e troubled object worth the 'notice of tho " plague of life." Here are a dels of locomotives, and specimens tent wire rope. In the adjoining stuffed animals, birds. and fishes ; fos rals ; butterflies and petrifactions. Ir the display of works by Liverpool artists, we observe paintings already familiar to the public. Daniels ha three looking blacker and smokier than ever, but stil talent and genius. 'Walters exhibits a few clever little vies of the Cheshire shore ; Herdman some bold, broadly paint, sketches. The Ha rg re aves ' h ave several exquisitely finishes miniatures ; one of Mr. It oscoe, by Mr. Hargreaves the elder is worthy of notice a s a f a ithf u l lik eness of that clever man Bishop has two or three nirtnres : Webster. one Westcott, a portrait; Huggins, several studies of anin painted with his usual ability : the lion and lioness are tal. Here are portraits of Dr. Formb y , Rev. Hu Mr. Mulleneux, Mr. Raymond, & c . In the lot eille's pathetic pictures, illust t = •--- r = • oda, 11i.J.51,00 ness, are objects of much notice. The next apa tains curious manuscripts, cases of wa Arpcsec_ armour and arms nt res, Chi. brookedale Company. The cast room is replete with inter esting objects. The picture gallery and statue room neces sarily excite great attention. In the latter are numbers of fine plaster casts. One marble figure, by Gibson, of Cupid, is a beautiful and graceful specimen of this master's art. A fountain, in the middle of the room, diffuses a delightful freshness to the room. A stand for refreshments. supplied by Mr. Horsfall, appears to be well patronised. In the pic ture gallery we noticed many works of art of a good quality, but very few of what may be termed high art. A head of Christ, by Da Vinci, from the collection of Mr. Humble, is worthy of remark. We noticed several Morland's ; " Hunt the Slipper," by Maclise ; the " Bird's Nest," by Webster ; several Canaletto's, one Linton, a Gainsborough, and many works of the German, Dutch, and Italian masters largesepictures are by Haydon: They are remdrkabl its surprising effects, the other for its outrageous vulgarity in style and composition. The former represents "The Duke of Wellington and his Charger," the latter " The Ant' Convention." Besides these attractions, Mr. Robi hibits twice a-day his dissolving views, and a rai- The two canal are also constructed, on Which &Zperiments are In the yard of the institution Mr. Catlin has erect , pacious shed, in which his gallery of paintings, mad far west, are exhibited. This is truly an extraordin interesting sight. We are here made acquainted life of the red man, whose race is fast disappearir Catlin has spent many years amongst the Indian tribes, an, we cannot but feel grateful to him, while we admire his per severance and industry, for thus placing before us matter fo deep reflection. The paintings, or rather sketches, amoun to some 500 in number, and are all characteristic—they repre sent portraits of chiefs and warriors, fights, dances, hunting: games, and ceremonies. A beautiful model of Niagara stand in the middle of the room. A tent is an object of great ct riosity. There are cases of implements used in war an agriculture, fossils, &c., in different parts of the galler: Two persons in Indian dresses walk constantly abou describe the various objects. This exhibition is well v the notice of every man, woman, and child, posses grain of intelligence or education.—Mr. Catlin is an rican artist, who, after eight years' toilsom which he visited forty-eight tribes of the aborigin native land, and traversed many thousands of miles, apl ing to have crossed in nearly every direction the vast plains which lie between the semi-civilized border and the Rocky Mountains, has succeeded in forming a collection which lie truly terms " unique," and which ought to be so secured by the purchase of some government or other as to be rendered what he fondly calls it, " imperishable." He thus explains the. motives which induced him to undertake this labour : " Having some years since become fully convinced of the rapid decline and certain extinction of the numerous tribes of the North American Indians, and seeing also the vast im portance and value which a full pictorial history of these in teresting but dying people might be to future ages, I set out alone, unaided and unadvised, resolved (if my life should be spared), by the aid of my brush and my pen, to rescue from oblivion so much of their primitive looks and customs as the industry and ardent enthusiasm of one lifetime could accomplish, and set them up in a gallery, unique and imperishable, for the use and benefit of future ages." A proof of the utility of his undertaking is the fact that one of the most singularly interesting tribes which he visited the Mandans, who numbered 2,000 souls in 1834, have bee since wholly destroyed, not a remant of their race left, name and line, and language utterly extinct. Of the other tribe: too, many thousands have perished since the period of hi visit, by the smallpox, which deadly disease sweeps them o by wholesale, by ardent spirits, still deadlier, introduce among them by the traders and by war. The red ma seems doomed to inevitable destruction ; and despite tl philanthropist, no long period of time, it is to be fe elapse before he will exist only by the aid of the " pen." Mr. Catlin has made 310 portraits of disl individuals of the various tribes, and 200 other p illustrative of their manners, games, religious and customs, as well as portraying some of the most remarkal scenery of the prairies and wilderness. They are roughl executed, but are the more valuable as being evidently faith ful transcripts from the life. They occupy the entire of th large room of the Egyptian Hall, covering the walls or either side, whilst in the centre a long table is covered with Indian habiliments and weapons, which likewise hang with bears' and other skins in profusion from the ceiling, whilst the whole is crowned by a wigwam, a veritable wigwam , brought from the fo o t o f the Rocky Mountains. Will or can any one with a spark of curiosity, not to name enthusi asm, in his composition, begrudge a shilling for the sight? travel, dur The election of town-clerk of London took place yesterday (Thursday) afternoon. It was confidently expected that Mr. Sergeant Merewether would obtain the appointment. It is stated that Sir John Guest is about to erect and put into blast two new furnaces. This augurs improvement in the iron trade. Alderman Hooper and Mr. Jeremiah Pilcher, the extensive oil and lead merchant, of Southwark, will be proposed am sheriffs of London for the ensuing year. LIGHTNING.—On Sunday evening two fine boys, about 10 and 11 years ;old, sons of a man named Cahel, of the parish of Kilmichael, were killed by lightning. They were sitting by the fire with the remainder of the family, when they were struck with the flash and instantly killed. James Ryan was also killed about three miles distant ; the shock passed through his head and burned his hat both in front and behind.—Clare Journal. FISHING EXTRAORDINARY.--011e day this week a well known disciple of Isaac Walton, residing in this city, while trolling (with a dead gorge) in the river Thames, caught a splendid trout of the extraordinary weight of nibs.— arforo Chronicle. To PREVENT CATERPILLARS FROM DESTROYIN I GOOSEBERRY AND OTHER BUSHES.—Sprigs of broom en twined around the branches puts an effectual stop to th furthet destructive operations of this noxious insect. Th above has been tried with success in some gardens in Suther land shire. A gentleman who was very lame in one of his legs, without any outward show of any thing, having sent fur the surgeon, he, more honest than ordinary, told him it was in vain to meddle with it, for it was only old age that was the cause. " But why, then ?" said the gentleman, " should not my other leg be as lame as this, seeing that the one is no older than the other ?" AN EMPEROR BECOME A BEGGAR AND A VAGRANT.— The emperor Henry the Fourth, after having been deposed and imprisoned by his son, Henry the Fifth , escaped from prison ; poor, vagrant, and without aid, be intreated the Bishop of Spires to grant him a Lay Prebe nd in his ch urch. " I have studied," said he, " and lear ned to sin g , and may therefore be of some service to you." The request wa s de nied, and he died miserably and obscurel y at Liege, after having drawn the attention of E uro p e to his victories and his grandeur. We may couple with this the dau g h ter of James the First (who married the Elector Palatine), in her a ttempts to get her husband crowned—she was re duceeto the utmost distress, and wandered frequently God,n tlya judgment in disguise as In a mere vagrant.—Recollections of Royalty. Those whom God bath freed from „ the bo T n h d e a r g e e c O a f n be no therl. _ profession of , n the n : I e should strive to free themselves from all the remnantsthere of; Popery but if they cleave still to any of m may sn un d bring aro the me n t whole betwixt upon Popery them a a n g u a i Gospel, no more than betwixt light and darkness, falsehood , especially people and truth, God and Belial ; and therefore no reconciliation can be devised betwixt them.—Many i in their minds Popish conceits, harbour that baptism dot!' :co a n k fe n r u gra4,u r p .— on T a i l i l a b d y ifi th er e e w ne o e rk done, for they betwee n commonly a s acram ent and a sacr ifice is this, that in a sacrifi ce t h ere is an offering3'l to God • in a sacrament there is an offer made by God to us. —ArchLishop Usher. laves i -IIE INTERESTING ANECDOTE OF SIR ROBERT KEE.; made following authentic anecdote deserves, we think, to ,b il mau public, both for its own sake and for the profit weary, and ensue. A certain distinguished Irish law funeteiotno most inti conservative member of parliament, who is on t a , mate terms with Sir Robert Peel, calling P u- Bobert's study (some months ago), made his way into Sir.l . l ; on his k n ees, one day without being announced. Seeing the preofi seiess i y a s he he stood still for a moment, and then as . uu could, retreated into the outer apartment e 4 him ; an d, con period had elapsed, Sir Robert Peel : 1 2 ar ked, " Ynn were .s short scions that he had been discovered, 7 e 7. ; but of the perhaps surprised to find me at PI w hole weightAtfhtrera truth 3 which are dear I find that in reality th e , s houlders, affairs of this ' people is laid upon l' e t o re, been to t he on l y e this anecdote source of strength for help, and ~_ e " . , , r We l ive It is truly de. d it continually . requi. too weak to sustain it. 1 have,tlrfira site, and only to be obtained aa tLe ot i e s l o d ur impress it upon al as we received it from an '''' o a nov'' s i, e u e l i n this most effectu lightful to hear it; In s ir _T b i e s rt their duty and privilege t a i species of con Christian peoplseertvoaatil, a,. do.—Statesman. .....in some of the French journa' NigunoEs. n as from the island of Cuba :. BLEACHING . e . , . g ive , g l a tely been practised here. A pr cheat has der arrived with a cargo of I A strange slave -till . we find the P tended America! b e quickly disposed of ; but in .0 1 of whom whole of these negroes, al afterward s the three weeks ane night, and were never seen again. appeared probable ran; merican sailed for Jamaica, with 600 Eurc, afterwardisnlrieeocoAlleeted that, on the morning following .. i tl vas i ; a n s ' s e t n g e rs . these O n makingnegroe negroes, qituiwri:ss learnta m o n g that the planters m es most o f peen . d bought who na them had become apparentl y su b ject to a disease, which c aused various parts of thei r b o d y to turn white. A chymist c deposed that he had furnished the American captain with a large quantity of nitrate of silver. Hence it is con fidently inferred that th e pretended negroes were no other than so many vagabonds of all countries collected in the American ports, who lent themselves to this new species of fraud. This is the most likely, as, from their all speaking either English, French, Spanish, or Portuguae, none were sent to work i n t h e fields, but were employed in domestic services. Some few were appointed to be overseer or drivers, and were remarked for the severity with which they treated the negroes placed under them.—Galignani's Messenger.