The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-12-12 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD Dec. 12, 1843 . . . _ -els must , 0 bs-ss,astness, and peaceful perseverance, knowing you Coronation. I quote from Blackstone :- be comparatively slow in operation, and its results, even ch eer ! zealously affected in this good cause. (Hear, and " The Archbishop or Bishop shall say,-will you solemnly if successful, must, in the absence of miracles, be very at an _ s si l I have much pleasure, therefore, in occupying, promise and swear to govern the people of this kingdom . ~ f gradual. In the meantime, there ought, lam persuaded, liare a T. er of your annual meetings, the post which your to be some political checks in the way of defence. Ido England. and the dominions thereto belonging, according to tle a ntY has conferred upon me - and I will gladly en- the statutes in parliament agreed on, and the laws and customs not pretend to say to what extent they should be carried : eh ; ° °r to comply, as briefly i possible, with a request of the same? certainly I think to the least possible compatible with I leh h as been of as ourselves—that " The King or Queen shall say,-I solemnly promise so to do. our safety and our liberties. This has been often said wa ti i_, made me by some of yo "Archbishop or Bishop.-Will you to your power cause law lo t ,. uOn this occasion give you, in a condensed form, and justice, in mercy, to be executed in all your judgments? and reasons of too painful cogency have been assigned for da, som e of that instruction in Scriptural politics, or, in other ~ 'k ing 0.7. Queen.-:I will. saying it. In these last days, facts have supplied such a com srhici‘sein practical Christianity including political duties, "Archbishop or Bishop.-Will you to the . utmost of your power ment on these reasons, as it requires either wilful scepticism or judicial infatuation to disregard. Yet still, what is to be h._ -u It has been one of my objects to inculcate among maintain the laws of God, the . true procession of the , Gospel, and of mail,Or the last nine years. - (Hear.) The scriptural basis thn Protestant reformed l religion e o s m ta is b e lis t h o edby law . done ? What ought to be done ? What can be done ? These Plat u - sac h instruction, addressed to you as subjects, is Queen.-All e n . i - i n A g l ntriaizarepern laying 'ete_v9Mprehensive and familiar saying of our Lord, the" King t o h ' i ? Holy Gosiiels, shall say,-The things which I have here light of, but such as practical statesmen, however zealous ektduBtlaer unto Caesar the things that are Ciesar's." The before promised, I will perform and keep-so help me God; and honest in the cause, cannot overcome. Do not, my !tset ill i„ r e so familiar that they seem to be plain ; yet their and then shall kiss the book." Christian friends, think lightly of the difficulties by lie s u.g is profound, and their application, under the va- On this the editor of Blackstone has a note thus :- which your leading statesmen are now beset. It is easy Ilea c t eir cumstance s of the Christian church, is full of de- " And it is required both by the bill of rights IW. and M st. 2. for persons without responsibility to find fault. It is !hlignii a.,nd difficulty. When they were first uttered Caesar c. 2 and the act of settlement 12 and 13 Wm. 3. c. 2., that every easy for persons who do not possess the information ne eir 11, simply and literally, the Roman emperor. In King and Queen shall repeat and subscribe the declaration costar for a comprehensive view of a subject, to fancy I th e iding and transferable application, Caesar signifies against Popery according to the 30th Car. 2. st. 2. C. 1." themselves masters of it, and to feel impatient, and even Aep pe Powers that be," of whatever kind those powers may This is the first and highest step in the Christian rule indignant, because their views are not carried out ; but it ke,o to be, the civil ruler, whether absolute or limited, of this realm. But, secondly, our Sovereign rules by the is not easy, it is awful, to act with power in a doubtful elit,.,arte things which a Christian is commanded to render instrumentality of responsible advisers; and that they tel l ;‘-;zesar case, when the welfare of millions, in this world and in may be thus generally defined,-willing sub- may advise, that is, execute their part of the rule, in the the next, may depend upon that act. Let the difficulties s il e4eir a nd cordial co-operation in all things lawful. This fear of God, we pray for " the lords of the council and of the government then be made subjects of prayer in gee ;_ °n will apply to every case, requiring only a yule. all the nobility, that they may have grace, wisdom, and deed, not merely in a stated form, but with conscientious Ct ett ';' .what is referred to by the word lawful. When understanding." (Hear.) But, .thirdly, these lords of earnestness and frequency imploring Almighty God, for Ilith abs an individual invested, in the providence of God, the council rule-that is, hold their places of authority as his dear Son's sake, to pour forth abundantly upon our lil t ofpsolute power, for the use of which be is responsi. advisers of the Sovereign-according to the decisions of beloved Sovereign and her responsible advisers the spirit Cl opi ;;IY to God, then the limit of rightful authority and parliament. These decisions are come . t 9 by masorit.ies of practical wisdom and political sagacity, duly combi :44.l.an obedience has reference only to the law of God. after free debate ; and that these majorities may decide ning patience and firmness, moderation and decision, for kar t ; la no other check. It i s o n ly when such a Cmsar religiously, we pray to God to " direct and prosper all the performance of their high and solemn duties. (Ap -41 es a nds what God has forbidden, or forbids what God their consultations to the advancement of his glory." plause.) And now, a word on what in most of my ad- N'te l : r atnanded, that Christian subjects can, without sin. (Hear.) One step more, fourthly,-parliamentary majo- dresses to you occupies nearly all my words,-" Render la Heirlo yield obedience. In every thing short of this, it rides depend upon the selections of representatives unto God the things that are God's." This again is Nor duty to obey, remembering that Caesar's power is by the voters among the people. (Hear.) This is the comprehensive, requiring all that we are, and all that we th':' of . God. his is the simplest case of all. This appeal in the last . resort for the rule of the kingdom, and have, ourselves, our souls and bodies, our time, our ta seezo Position of the people of God under Nebuchad- you and others. like you should be careful to answer it in lents, our properties, to be a holy and lively sacrifice i be te :Ind Darius; they were obedient up to the point the fear of God. Every . voter, at every election,. is,. du- unto Him : that we should in all things, whether in acts !Ned Yet law of God interposed, and that point is illus- ring his appointed time, and according to his appointed which are avowedly religious, or in the various businesses thego i he history of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed- measure, a ruler; and every Christian voter, who has of this world, or in relative engagements, or in domstic is w il a t .. he furriace, and of Daniel . in the den of lions. learned from the Scriptures that whatsoever he does in enjoyments and responsibilities, or in political autos, Vet o w ,. 5 the Position of the primitive Christians under word or deed, whether he eats or drinks, he should do all cultivate the intention. and aim, and desire to do all in Mahe en Paul wrote, by the spirit, his well known in- in the name of the Lord Jesus, will not allow his conduct the way which we really believe to be agreeable to the :1 1 (ler " a !o be obedient to the 'civil power. Christians at the polling booth to be an exception to his Christian will of God our Father, God our Redeemer, God our iner ec r.en a Ciesar were often required to do what, con- life, but will endeavour, to the best of his wisdom and sanctifier. (Hear.) There are two or three special to o; b 'n itself, it would have been much better not to knowledge, to give his vote in the fear of God. (Cheers.) pies on which I had hoped to be able to say something to you to-night ; but I have already occupied a large portion hat e r , being Ili , in Divine Providence so politically si. To do so with intelligence, he must have regard both to rthey had no choice. They naturally, however, de. the revealed will of God, which is unchangeable, and to diffe r s Chan • . .. . of your time, and must for the present forbear. (Cries n „ n ee in their political position ; they desired a the balanced order of things in the realm, which has been of " No, no !" and "Go on 1") Your Secretary will .. 4 0t b e ' L k' d of Cmsar. under whom such things could found to work well upon the whole, and which ought not now read your last year's report. The reverend Chairman resumed his at amidst tw ill lawfully required. They longed for some check to be fundamentally changed without very urgent penes !',4ll), ..` Will of their absolute ruler in matters not speci. sity. (Hear.) Referring to the former, in the details of Are a _ Perovided for in the revealed law of God. Such de. religious doctrine and ecclesiastical discipline, there may multuous applause, mingled with the Kentish firai- Mr. TAYLOR, of Camden -street, then read tfri report h 4, re not wrong, neither was it wrong to aim in a exist differences which it is difficult for the most consci "bY via and the treasure ' r's accounts. From , the latter it appeared s er e s _ es . y at thei r attainment; because the Bible no- entious to adjust, which, I may Perhaps . say with truth, that the receipts for the past year had been £47 6s. 10d., evl7 abso7..cribes that every Christian government should it is utterly impracticable to reduce to uniformity : and if and the expenditure £33 12s. 9d. ; leaving a balance of ei n u t • (Hear.) As a matter of fact, such desires the candidates for our parliamentary suffrages were all £l3 14s. ld. : setting which against the debt of £25 17s. th l lliy 4 , 11 r0 e nations, in our own favoured nation, been men of avowed godliness, agreeing in every fundamental 211 d.. there remained still to be liquidated £l2 3s. lid. bail ti rmed. I will not attempt at present to show, in truth substantially scriptural and Christian, and differing The Rev. F. PARRY moved that the report be received, tten to most rapid outline, how this was done, but only where conscientious Christians . may differ; if they printed, and circulated, under the directions of the com e4l b een ' o Point outposition and duties now that it were all men who, in the language of St. Paul, " hold your . . . mittee. He hoped that God, in his infinite mercy, would al done. When Caesar is not an absolute Indivi- the head," repudiating every species of idolatry, and so direct their minds that iey should never be ashamed tll' but ~ corn Heated arran ement made by mutual blasphemy, and infidelity, and maintaining openly and of the name of Protestants, or of the principles of which Y ., B ent ' and cons p olidated into la g w, then the limit of right honestly that rulers should not only live as individuals, Plat ti t Protestantism was the badge. Long might that name ih " ° rit Y and Christian obedience has reference to but rule as rulers, in the fear of God ; then the duty of speak with energy to their hearts, and rekindle in those tleb s•arnan code, as well as to the divine law. Under voters would be simplified,-then private, personal pre- who were drooping the fire of truth, as it was in Jesus. A few years ego it would have been deemed the wildest etitrorastances occasions may arise when it might be ferences might be lawfully indulged, because, whoever . sule for a Christian to refuse obedience, although the was elected, the main points are secure. But if the ._ .g s flight of imagination, even to hint that any one would be ; co „ep„`emanded of him may have no direct or obvious { candidates for our suffrages differ on the most vital mat- ashamed of that name. But unhappily such a thing could ' , th e - 1 . ' 0 °21 yvith the lawof God. It is enough in such cases ters ; and some of them do not " hold the Head," do no longer be considered wild or absurd, for there wer e - • - s-sss Christ to be God over all, neither th o se who openly avowed that they were ashamed of the —.-. f bow Protestant name. Even amongst themselves-amongst their own Protestant clergy—there had recently not been I Moisten or nc, - i - wanting those who wer e no t as h ame d to avow t h at they !. ---s others m ........, ~...,_., _ _,..,.., were ashamed of that name . O ne b o ldi ng or d ers i n their " - rn h "rc °I a church had presumed to call one of the greatest lights and ornaments of our reformed religion, Bishop Jewel, " an irreverent dissenter I" The man who said so was he who dissented from the Articles and Homilies-from the stan dard of that religion to which he had pledged his vow, and affixed his signature. (Hear.) The assailant of Bi shop Jewel, dissented from the Bible, to which that dis tinguished divine firmly adhered. (Cheers.) He hoped, „_.,.y in the name of Protestant, out remember what it imported. It inn ... protest, and that of a comprehensive character. In the first place, it implied that we, as our forefathers had done before us, protested against the Bishop of Rome, who claimed to be supreme over all bishops and ministers, both ecclesiastically and civilly ; and if they were consis tent, they must let this protest be known; not only known, but heard; not only heard, but felt. (Cheers.) They Nero WAS a.-...-__. _ protested, therefore, against the dishonour done by the riction, he was the or apprehended I U Jll, y .... - Church of Rome to the Word of God, as if it were instil ' life or death. It there may be differences of opinion among honest any ficient for the purpose for which He had vouchsafed to fore Christians conscientious supporters of the British Constitution as it give it; and they protested against its being supplanted by 'as he directly is ; and if the candidates for our suffrages differed only on the vain traditions of men. (Hear.) And they further vexatious or such details all being, real friends of the fundamental against the Romish doctrine of human merit, and took -.tiler mat- principles of our glorious constitution, then there would their firm ground upon that doctrine-on which alone the is better he comparatively little ground of preference for one above true church must stand or fall-the doctrine of justifica 't if he another: for whoever was elected the British Constitution tion by faith alone in the merits of the Lord Jesus Christ. ound in its foundations would be safe. But if some candidates (Hear.) Aid surely they would be jealous of t+ .e Saviour 'od. present themselves of whom we know that they desire being so deprived of his attributes, and not endure that and aim at a new Charter,-(hear, hear,)-which would the crown should be taken from His head, and the sceptre give a general election every year, and a vote to every from His hand, and conferred upon another-a mere err man, and a dark ballot mask to every voter-(hear, hear, ing creature ! (Hear.) They further protested against nd much cheering)-thus destroying our balance and our the idolatries of the Church of Rome. She worshipped the Ice; and if other candidates present themselves, of creature in prayer and in praise; and praying was surely , ei we know that they cannot be true to their own an act of worship, if anything were so. In praying to the 'h and its head, without being untrue to the pledged Virgin Mary, they exalted her to the merits and powers 'ntism of our Sovereign ; and that consequently beyond what was sanctioned by Scripture-investing her ons if sincere in their religion, as it pledges with divinity. He held in his hand a book of Romish 'nst heretics, especially heretical sovereigns, Devotions, which he had procured from a relative on the incere in their allegiance to the Crown of Continent. It was in the French language, but he would w limited. And on the contrary, if they be faithfully translate the few passages to which he should in their allegiance • notwithstanding th e re f er . Th ere was a Li tany to t h e H o l y Vi rg i n, f rom ad, and indefeasible Protestantism of our which he should select one or two invocations. In these 's)-tben they must be insincere in she was addressed as " Holy Mother, pray for us!" She Tlapalism ;-(renewed cheers)-when was designated as " Source of our joy," which he consi t themselves, how can we delegate dered idolatrous and blasphemous ; for wele they no, told 'an we as Christian people, thank- that they should " Rejoice (alone) in the Lord Jesus." of peace and good government She was also called " The Gate of Heaven ;" though Jesus uersons in the fear of God ? said, " I am the way, and no man cometh to the Father ri, without requiring specific but by me." Again she was invoked as "The Refuge for , tea, and indeed objecting Sinners ;" and in various other ways, all proving that the Aged delegates instead of Church of Rome gave the glory to another, which belonged 'rtheless called in our solely to our blessed Lord, Jesus Christ. (Hear.) In of our Constitution, these days, therefore, of spurious sentimentalism and ii ld measures. The berality, and pretended charity, it behoved them to know 's of local and per- what their principles were, and to act upon them. They 1 The Ch r i s ti an m i ght be to ld that popery had lost much of its rancour ; oglected. Nay th a t it was n ot, i n fact, what it had been. But he could been grossly assure them that it was still active and rampant. And every estate what had Protestants done to arrest its malignant pro- Christian gress ? They had thrown down one bulwark after an livisions. other; opened one gate after another; and yielded con 'matic, cession after concession, and conciliation after concilia. 'nen- lion, to (he might say) a ruinous extent ; while every such be- concession had but given renewed vigour and energy to scl Popery. (" Hear," and cheers.) They bad supported the College of Maynooth ; they had granted Catholic emancipation (falsely so called ;) and all without effect, saving in aiding the evil to extend itself in every quarter. Even Daniel O'Connell himself had some years ago ad mitted the fact in his expositions of the progress of Popery, delivered in a speech of which he (the speaker) then held in his hand a passage as taken from a report in an Irish newspaper. He stated that, when he was a student in the Temple, there were but 38 Romish places of worship in this country, and then there were 500; that Ireland contained 6,500,000 Roman Catholics ; that in Liverpool, where there had formerly been but 1000, there were then 100,000; that in Manchester, where there were before but 100, there were then 90,000 ; and so ' -Isaas: Then they had in this town an order of 'ed act of obedience be posed i any thin not acknowled hncv Ana n nnr .40.• VIA icated consolidatedarTangetnent into la down to an image of him, and to divers other_ images in v .., 2- an individual, . ner vlaturuut our uonsieered Caesar. as Tbe hereditary branch of the le % e ser lt e Ponsidered in itself is not our Caesar. The re el?, is a tive branch of our 1-gislature, considered in it ti9t our Cesar. The electoral constituencies, who A l l th,, ea tlY select those representatives, are not our Caesar. lati n ` s e taken together, and considered in their mutual 1 8 111 i Os as established by the laws, constitute our CP- °e '§ is involved in certain duties to all the test 'S ci rei gn. to whom is entrusted the in of the the „ bound to execute those laws and no other; and ItliZtion, in all departments, is in duty bound to wilt" erect oenance or lion a mush may 14W ; — ktoua applause) —if some others of them, rejecting these extremes of anti-christianity and professing themselves members of a Christian Church. avowing also that as private individ •hey are h a to uals tu, oouna iive in the fear of God; do never theless as rulers, in their official capacity, sink their Christianity and make common cause and common com- we delegate power to such ? how can we exercise our part of the rule of the country in the fear of GA, if we do an xecution of the laws act tending to constitute they woult 41 u4 or to execute any diff erent. , l av e ,l t 0 submit; although the matter in on t direct bearing upon the law of God. Our posi- P jloThrrefore, is essentially different from that of the 13/4`lit,tr,,:,!.Christians under the Roman Emp erors , and the highly instrw'' ' In there are general principles sufficiently known and tried, which should be held sacred : a substantial prerogative for example on the part of the Crown, to guard against all encroachments of democracy : and well defined privileges on the part of the people of all ranks, to guard against all encroachments of tyranny or oppression. On many matters of detail affecting the anticipated improvement, P;,~ed"r• I ,"ne. and without human restriction, he was the cii • ••11 • law • his word was life or death. It in - t e l , (l ,no; °d to ''' allo w w as it to ' be so, and therefore Christians Op t lered Properly refuse to obey Nero, unless he directly . te t ;' e ssi ve ' t t iih the law of God. However vexatious or t o :!is commands might have been in secular mat eoore.B"ans were bound to obey ; because it is better o tne rw ~exation and oppression than to die; but if he (A h ' ef ,use e t ," them to disobey God, then they were bound tlalse e ',' N e eause it is better to die than to disobey God. C e p:* o o f'„' A- Sovereign of England is not absolute. ay of the constituent parts of our English tio,"%t i."'" if he attempt to act as if he were absolute, ti ah i r t o obeference to the other parts, it is no Christian dilty t e Y hiin• On the contrary, it becomes a Chris lee'toeter 0 disobey him, and to maintain the balanced , nlr Caesar, even at the extreme . cost of re ; tb,,!;)Lis volution.r e r. (Hear.) This is the hinge o o te u d Aos'ititi,4l: (Hear, hear.) James 11. attemp thlis eo tro Ile was the branch of our Caesar to whom lo o ;dlio g hi d t the execution of the . laws : but . instead . of tro: It w rust, he acted in violation of it against the %ia it ish w , a s no Christian duty to submit. On the con- Christian duty to refuse to submit, as the andlo ° h `",`"tti.. And not only so, but it was a Christian at th e at uteln the balanced character of our Caesar 1 )1 thi s cost of rejecting and deposing the sovereign, th os was Hi!! c'ood service to their country performed th el e.Fallant m'en, who invited, and aided, and accom- L e ht an'aue secession of the Prince of Orange. (Vehe irk* is Prolonged applause.) The will of our compound ho l A t htr e - i• "Pressed in law, and with us law is absolute. ore ' my friends, you would obey our Saviour, "ti "rider to. t ho Caesar the things that are Ctesar's ; t t it h e ue obedient, willingly so, to the laws, you l' o e h l etio,, " - operative, cordially so, in maintaining the h h 'reo' s ,. and supremacy of the laws. (Hear, hear.) io 4 rtei ve ; no only refrain from any breadh of the law t hi 4 o 4 the r ' bu t You must never connive at any such breach t o . k atte • It is not enough to be passively harmless in Itie,ise nt %You must be active to prevent harm. When is °' an offence, you must never shrink from.giv hoeB nee information to the proper authorities. N: of wha,nch of you r Ch r i s ti an d u t y , f or th e perform thrZuhaD ' u tie you require true courage ; because through th e s"er h uY Perversion of liberty, the character of an in tht:)frent(lB become as generally odious as the character of ke' ll kheh er • and amongst certain classes of the commu i!loi„%o „, r U,°re odious. But you must remember that Itho"‘ed a "'it not co-operate to support the laws when 4e lags others, do not deserve the protection of , s when violated against themselves. (Cheers.) end nob,'Nember also, that, in the Scripture, not the he r eon,' is c ondern ' ned;but the man also who "saw him 4it e E nter/ wi t h hi m ." And, therefore, you will not e~tnce4ls to i c o „ afortn against the violaters of the laws, when ed, in a providential way. o , "` need scarcely say ii r et fro ni l 'me Iteteocoml,suocrites in plicated ti or apprehended injury to the working of this balance, there may be differences of opinion among honest and conscientious supporters of the British Constitution as it is ; and if the candidates for our suffrages differed only on such details all being, real friends of the fundamental principles of our glorious constitution, then there would he comparatively little ground of preference for one above another: for whoever was elected the British Constitution in its foundations would be safe. But if some candidates present themselves of whom we know that they desire and aim at a new Charter,—(bear, hear,)—which would give a general election every year, and a vote to every man, and a dark ballot mask to every voter—(hear, hear, and much cheering)—thus destroying our balance and our peace ; and if other candidates present themselves, of whom we know that they cannot be true to their own Church and its head, without being untrue to the pledged protestantism of our Sovereign ; and that consequently such persons if sincere in their religion, as it pledges them against heretics, especially heretical sovereigns, must be insincere in their allegiance to the Crown of England as now limited. And on the contrary, if they be indeed sincere in their allegiance; notwithstanding the contracted, pledged, and indefeasible Protestantism of our Sovereign ;—(cheers)—then they must be insincere in their Romanism or Papalism ;—(renewed cheers)--when such candidates present themselves, how can we delegate power to them ? How can we as Christian people, thank ful to God for his mercies of peace and good government to our land, vote for such persons in the fear of God ? (Loud applause.) Thus, then, without requiring specific promises in detail from candidates, and indeed objecting on principle to the system of pledged delegates instead of free representatives, we are nevertheless called in our measure to the defence and support of our Constitution, on the general reputation of men and measures. The more minute particulars must be matters of local and per sonal inquiry as occasions arise. (Hear.) The Christian duty thus described has been greviously neglected. Nay more, the principles on which it rests have been grossly and extensively violated; so extensively, that every estate in realm, except the crown, has lost its Christi an ch cter. Hence our troubles. Hence our divisions. Hence our dangers. (Hear, bear.) From the systematic, patient, and skilfully conducted advances of Roman ism our danger is imminent, and the more so, be cause many of those who alone can effi ciently guard against it, seem determined not to see it. Our Roma nist opponents are not merely that portion of our own population who are members of the Church of Rome, — if this were so, the danger would be comparatively small, —but the whole organised system of that church, through out the whole world, is against us. Universal supremacy is the claim of that system,—a claim not admitting of abandonment, or even of modification . It is declared to be divine in its origin and absolute in itself. To say that the subjects of the Papal court aim at the establishment of such a supremacy, is only to say that they are sincere To say that they make use of all that tt NT of be ble Inc a for the attainment of their object, is To say that they a them—the Sisters of Charity Another that they t was, th lon of Parliament, two Roman 1 endeaVoured shamelessly 9 ' 0' t o (), 4 8 th. ,trtfl' he oath they had t n, that ey shou :0 the interest c i of Er This avowal had Th Bayl able jog.. ANNUAL MEETING both our common law and our statute law, utterly r ject not t o accuse t h em of any dereliction of duty. On the OP TNE the arrogant claim of the Papal Clergy to be exempt from cont rar y, h o ldi ng the principles which they bold, it wou ld the jurisdiction of the civil courts. (Hear, he ar .) B u t, b e a great dereliction of duty on their part not to attempt LIVE RPOOL PROTESTANT OPERATIVE ASSOCIATION. my friends, the instruction you wi s h e d me to g i ve y ou on t hi s consummation, which, in prostrating England, would this occasion would be very incomplete if it were confined prostrate the whole world at the feet of St. Peter's chair. to a statement of your Christian duty as subjects under (Loud cheers.) All our colonies east and west would, as -. 4311 Ttleaday evoning last the annual meeting of the the law. Another question of deep interest arises with a matter of course, fall in the wake of the mother coon appitro,testant Operative Association of this town, was held regard to Christian duty in making or altering the laws; try: the small Protestant communities on the continent commercial Hall, Gipucester-street,and the room, and also in the selection of such representatives as shall of Europe would scarcely supply a mouthful for the then Annie is very large, and, though plain, exceedingly appro- be from time to time invested with the power of making rampant Leviathan • and no steady or combined resistance part e or such a purpose, was densely crowded in every or altering the laws. On this point the Christian duty of could be expected ' from the .insulated and unorganised wi:_nt:o7tie some hundreds, probably, were excluded for RULERS demands our attention, and in considering this congregations of Protestants in the United States of me was the anxiety of the honest opera- we are not forsaking our proper practical discussion, or America. There would not remain on the face of the the 0 attached to the church and state to be present on entering upon theories in which we have no personal globe a single citadel unstormed ; not a voice of even re a'n occasion. We should think that, including the pas- practical concern; for many among you are indirectly in- monstrance against the imprisonment or martyrdom of ge . ,, there were present not fewer than two thousand deed, but still in a very important sense, rulers in this the last of the heretics. (Loud cheers.) They are bound antrund.red individuals, including a number of females ; realm. I will make this plain presently, when I have first to make the attempt : they are bound to persevere in the no . titi . tibe4lides the workmen, who formed the majority, a reminded you that it is the scriptural duty of all rulers of attempt : and we have no right to calculate on an} real ultu t iLable sprinkling of respectable tradesmen, who every description to rule in the fear of God. For so it cessation from the attempt ; however circumstances may taas.:n In harmony and good feeling with the humbler is written, "He that ruleth over men must be just, ruling from time to time lead them to restrain or modify their Wei of their townsmen. The utmost unanimity, and, in the fear of God." Here it is plainly laid down that successive demands. (Hear, hear.) Whether it be the se vera 7 add, enthusiasm prevailed th roug hout ; and the all rulers among men should not only be religious men, elective franchise in 1793, or admission to parliament in heartytio n, an sr akers were listened to with the greatest atten- living as individuals in the fear of God, but as religious 1829, or to the corporations in 1834 ; whether it be repeal allowed breathing time by frequent loud and rulers, exercising their o ffi cial authority religiously, ruling of the Irish Union in 1843, or the payment of the Irish Plaud't bout 's' as well as living, in the fear of God. (Hear.) This as a priests in 1844 ;—all have been and would be but instal took the half-past six o'clock the Rev. HUGH WNEILE general princple, is of the first importance, condemning ments—instalments, at no one stage supplying a level on kar ue chair amidst the strongest demonstrations of, we as it does, on the express authority of Scripture, those which contentment and peace might be expected, but in lai n , sa y , affectionate regard; an d amongs t those around who maintain that although all men of every station every instance acting as the steps of a ladder for gradual th e pn the platform we observed the Rev. W. Falloon, should be religious, considered in their individual cape- ascent, increasing the possibility, and therefore anima- J a „•ev• Dr. Tattershall, the Rev. F. Parry, the Rev. D. city as heirs of immortality • yet that rulers, as rulers tins the prospect, and stimulating the ambition to reach i nc r u c c l ; the Rev. John Finlay, and other rev. gentlemen, over the affairs of this world, 'have no concern with reli- the top. (Loud and continued cheering.) I have B. a s l ug Hampton, W. Hughes, E. Jones. Irving, gion. But my object now is not controversy with others, thought and read, and thought again upon this point, of -I.org on, . . 0:c , and also a highly respectable assemblage but instruction to you, ; and I have to point how with great anxiety. I have earnestly desired to clis ii_tnhee laity, including Messrs. Glazebrook, Howard, and in what degree you, or' any of you, are entrusted cern some hope of permanent security to our consti zau_es, Bouttlower, Harbord, and many others whose `; ,t ti vve did not note. with rule in this realm, and to give you some hints tution without penal statutes. I entertain as unfeigned in the way of help towards a Christian discharge a repugnance to penal statutes as any liberal politi tepreB 'e too of the room were two large flags, one of them of that trust. The simplest form of government clan in the kingdom. But I must confess that lam tSnai e i ntin g King William 111. on horseback, with the among men, that which most exactly represents compelled to the conclusion, that the British constitution tie vo i,," v ice ; the other the flag of the Loyal Orange Be- the government of God, is an absolute monarchy. When muse be destroyed, unless some political disabilities be Plav er P t 8 "oletv. On one side of the platform was die- the monarch is perfect, this is perfect. There is no risk again imposed upon Roman Catholics. (Hear, hear.) to / le , 'ti ig representing the landing of the same monarch of abuse of power, and no occasion f or any limitation of Ido not venture to say that it is abstractedly right to do of our ; and there were also two full length likenesses power; there is no risk of any lack of wisdom, and no this. Many principles may possibly be involved in the IV, sl,Pre,ent gracious' sovereign, with suitable mottoes. occasion to multiply counsellors. B u t under monarchs, question, to which I have not been able, however willing, out, eve :e uld add that the speakers were well heard through- themselves fallen mortals, this perfection is not . to . he had. to give sufficient attention. Perhaps . it may be better, at the further extremity of the room. At t ' [, There is risk of abuse, and, therefore, need for limitation. upon the whole, to sacrifice the British constitution than th en_; e request of the CHAIRMAN, the Rev. F. Parry There is risk of mistake, and, th er efore, need for assist- to impose any political disabilities even upon persons who e the proceedings with a prayer invoking a blessing ance in counsel. The modes of arranging all this are hav , a divided, or rather an alienated, allegiance. Nei theirefen,; and breathing the most Christian feeling toward various ; that is, there are various modes of distributing ther do . I ventu re . to say that it is now possible. The state reli, i ,, ',ow-beings who were unhappily opposed to them in power among different individuals in a nation, and for of public feeling in England may now . be such, that a f C,,u , and politieal views. different periods of time. But -in whatever measure, or majority of her representatives, a majority of her elect°. men Th e political CHAIRMAN then rose, and addressed the im- for whatever period power is distributed, the persons ex- ral constituences, would rather give up her constitution if b 71,. oil asserniAage nearly as follows :—Friends and fellow- ercising it are in their degree and time rulers, and, as necessary, than enact penal statutes. But I do venture a labourers i n the midst of much agitation, and surrounded Christians, are bound to rule in the fear of God. (Hear, to say, and I think it requires no gift of prophecy, but th an : a riety of movements, having for their object such and cheers .) In this realm the chief ruler, and for life, simply, a knowledge of the facts of the case with an or cbarirs in our church as would divest it of its scriptural is the SOVEREIGN, supported by the hereditary peerage, dinary measure of sagacity and candour, to enter into the alr eady Ae, such changes in our state as would destroy the who also are rulers for life ; and that our most gracious saying, that (whether for eventual good or evil) the Bri riate trembling balance of power in our limited md- Sovereign, whom God preserve !—(prolonged a pplause )— tish Constitu . tio n . cannot be maintained without defences ; ch urch , • and such changes in the connexion between our may rule in the fear of God, we pray for d iv ine grace defences similar in character to those which still surround Shilaci e „2 `!nci state, as would make the ecclesiastical power upon her sacred head and heart ; that , ' know ing whose the . throne and the woolsack,. but . greatly enlarg e d in e r:dent of, and, as I think, ultimately subversive of minister she is, she may above all things seek Go d 's gl ory their extent, and accompanied by a vi!orous propagation of sid e 'll,ll ruler, it is your privilege to be associated on the and honour." And further, that the nation may have . a the Gospel. (Much applause.) This . is the grand point, lo st . Our e x i st i ng public guarantee for this, on which they may confide . in ' an encouraged and protected Christian mission : without institutions, an humble, but honest, j pg 'lll:tient to resist, and, at least, to retard such sweep- all the Christian enthusiasm of allegiance, the following this, with its appropriate results, there can be no real aod e nanges ; and it is my privilege to behold your order questions are put and answers given on the day of each permanent peace between the countries. But I+ . tr steadfa- _ __. DOCK COMMITTEE. -THURSDAY lone can g atm ......kyta ',Pin am, in opp osition to Popery, they may also be I parliamentary notices. I ' I ] taught that our mediator is perfect God as well as perfect I the Council, and until th man, and that only through hi. .se " Those temples of His heavenly grace, zens, whilst you earnestly contend for your faith as How glorious they stand Christians. This we do by sending in our petitions. We The honours of our native place; remonstrate against comproMise on the part of our rulers, The bulwarks of our land !" firmly, yet respectfully—and we strive to return men to (Cheers.) Their enemies might say that these associa- power who will legislate on Bible principles ; this we have tions had effected no good. But had they not " reformed" done, and this we must continue to do, even though we a " reformed" corporation ? (Cheers.) Had they not fail in our effort. Physical force we utterly repudiate—it reformed the reform schools, and brought into them the is opposed entirely to our principles—" the weapons of scriptural education of the young? (Loud cheers.) True our warfare are not carnal ;" and that you should do this, they were in want of funds; but the time bad come when intelligently and soundly, we desire to cultivate amongst every one should do all he could to rally round the stan- you supreme reverence for the Bible, and a love for our dard of their faith, and bestow with liberal hand. They venerable church ; and it only needs this to bring about had, too, the Sisters of Charity to contend with ; but if a revival of sound Protestant feeling—and where is such they disseminated their principles widely, they would be a tone to be gathered but in the liturgy, articles, and more than a match for the Romish priests, or the nuns homilies of the Church of England ? Her voice is essen either. (Hear, and laughter.) These " sisters" were tially Protestant; let it be heard. In her articles, whilst going about with their little baskets with tea and sugar, we are protected against error in doctrine on the one wiling themselves into the hearts of poor silly females, side, we have fences against Romish usurpation on the many of whom they had induced, he learned, to attend other ; whilst we have man's condition by the fall, and their seminary to be taught to read and write; but when the ground of his justification before God clearly set they got them there, these pious ladies began their en- forth, we are also guarded against the fond inventions and deavours to make them Roman Catholics. (Hear,) But, blasphemous fables of Rome, and are taught that " the as Protestants, they must make a bold and lasting stand Bishop of Rome bath no j ur i s di ct i on w i thin the realm of against the man of sin ; they mu s t ra lly roun d t h e g l or i - England." It was this tone that made E n gl.- , ous banner of William the Third, and their watchword - I must be—" The Protestant religion, and the g!: berries of England ! " (Loud c h eers .) it is the revi val or tilts tone now th a t w ill k eep E nglan The resolution having been passed, on the suggestion great : and we would say to you, brethren, act out practi of the rev. Chairman, a collection was then made, to de- cally in your lives the instructions you receive—manifes fray the expenses of the room, and liquidate the outstand- the power of God's truth in your characters ; clamour am ing debt of the association. The sum of about £B. applause are easy, b u t th ey are not all ; and it is fearfu was obtained. to know that a man may loudly shout for Protestantism The Rev. Dr. TATTERSHALL then rose to propose the here, and yet on his dying bed be found without a savin second resolution, appointing the officers for the ensuing interest in Jesus Christ. Christian principle, it has beef year. After pointing out the duty of applying religion to well said, is to be found only at the foot of the cross; seel all the purposes of life, politics included, he dwelt upon it there —trust entirely in Christ—and then you can true the utility of bringing forward particular doctrines of the one another, and then y our c oun t ry can trust you. Romish church a t th ese meet i ngs, so that the audiences The resolution was seconded and unanimously car. might have something to carry away with them, and me- ried. ditate upon. He then referred to what was called the The Rev. Mr. JAMES came forward amidst loud cheers, doctrine of " intention," and quoted the canon of the to move the fourth resolution—to the effect that, whilst Council of Trent, to the effect that "if any one shall say, it was the duty of a Christian government to provide re that in the administration of the sacraments, the intention ligious instruction for the people, they should also dis of the priest is not required for doing what the church countenance the teachers of falsehood, and that the meet does, let him be accursed." From this he proved, that ing therefore hoped that the Roman Catholic priesthood however sincere or devout the parties might be who re- should not, in order to their being conciliated, be endowed. ceived any of the sacraments, unless the priest who admi- With reference to the first clause of the resolution, he nistered the sacrament had the right " intention," no urged with great force and eloquence the duty incumbent sacrament was administered, and no benefit derived. on the government to provide religious instruction, and in Having touched upon baptism and the Lord's supper, he addition to laws regulating fiscal arid commercial matters, referred to marriage, which, he remarked, vies also a sa- to give grants for the building of additional churches and crament in the Romish church. Now, however sincere a schools, and thus to provide bread for the soul as well as couple might be in devoting themselves to each other, bread for the body. It was equally incumbent upon our according to God's holy ordinance, yet if the inward in- rulers to discountenance the teachers of error. Truth was tention of the officiating priest were wanting, the parties a correct representation of facts, and the truth of God would not be married ; and though they might have lived was to be found alone in the bible. In that sacred book, together ten, twenty, or thirty years, they would still b e things we re s t a t e d as t h ey were ; those things pointed out an unmarried couple, and their hildren illegitimate. which were required to be done by us, and what would (Hear, hear.) How could any one see into the heart of take place if they did not abide by them, when they were a priest, and tell that he was sincere in administering called to their final account. It taught us that bread and these sacraments ? (Cheers.) He was not putting a wine should he partaken of at the sacrament of the Lord's consequence that bad not been contemplated. The very supper. The Romish people though they gave the bread, case he had supposed had been debated at the Council of withheld the cup, and therefore did they teach falsehood. Trent. They had actually provided for it ; and how ? Our Saviour said to the Jews, " Search the scriptures for By saying, as they did with reference to the case of pe- in them there is salvation ''; but the Romans withheld the nance, that he " would be most negligent of big own sal- scriptures, deemi ng th em as a nox i ous pasture, —nay, vation who should kno w th a t a pr i est was absolving him they had even been known to burn them. (Hear.) [An in joke, and did not look out for some one else who would instance of this, and of the prosecution of some parties act seriously." (The reading of this passage from a who taught the scriptures in Spain in 1814, was here re- Latin Romish book, and the literal translation afterwards lated.] The popish priests called upon their deluded given, provoked a b urs t o f m i ng l e d l aug h ter and indigna- flocks to say prayers in a 1ar0y,,,,„. tion.) This was the stuff for which the Romanists wished them to give up their Protestantism. (Cheers, mingled with the Kentish fire.) How much were the poor Catho lics to be pitied, who were thus fettered down by such odious doctrines! Yes : a your rig either from_ the Count . . , . o complete the Cas h or trom t - he Town -clerk. As suc to ) _ one solicitor's) general non-attendance at committee meetings, it had always been understood that the com mittee did not think it necessary for the Dock Solicitor to be present at their meetings, unless specially sum moned. lie had, however, ever since his appointment, been careful to remain in his own office during the time of each weekly meeting, in order to attend, without de lay, when requested to do rh. order to lie ooticltor then pro to explain that there was nothing in the standing „event any alteration being made in the mode of construction of the proposed docks, if made within the limits of the lines described on the plans. In conclusion, the Solicitor referred to the following passage reported to have been used by Mr. Aikin, at the last meeting:— " That the best plan of the proposed resolution would be —whereas the Dock Solicitor has done what is believed to be illegal, let him attend here and tell us whether he has done so or not." He Qn;,4 ►t,e toe imputation was calcu lated to injure his professional character generally, and also his professional reputation as Dock Solicitor in par ticular. Mr. AIKIN explained, that what he meant to say on the occasion was, that it would be strange to ask the SO- , liritnr'. • s own act forious •' He is a freeman whom the Truth makes free, And all are slaves besides." The names of the gentlemen proposed as officers were here read. Mr. HOWARD seconded the motion. He said he was always glad to meet the middle classes and working men of the town on such occasions, and to find them devoting a portion of their time to listening to such instructive truths as had that evening been so eloquently and forcibly expressed. It had been mentioned to him that gentle men had cause to be afraid to attend such meetings as these, they were so boisterous. Their excellent chairman in his admirable address, had given an ample refutation of the calumnies that had been uttered respecting the principles and objects of such meetings,—and the meet ing had, in its enthusiasm, done no more than give proper expression to their feelings. The Saviour himself had loudly expressed his feelings by singing hallelujahs as he approached the temple, and rejoicing in a proper and moderate sense was not against the divine will ; for we were told that " the joy of the Lord was our strength," and that from the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh." He cordially thanked them for the respect ful attention they had paid to the excellent remarks and instruction given from the chair, every word of which had its effect, for every word was pure gold. (Cheers.) He besought them to carry that instruction home with them, and to impart it to their children. For himself, he re joiced there to meet a body of excellent men, who not only believed the truth as it was in Jesus, but showed it forth in their lives and actions. He conclude d by cordi ally seconding the resolution, which was u nanimously passed, he CHAIRMAN here read a note from the Rev. Joseph lee : the writer greatly regretted that an unavoid engagement prevented him from attending the meet (Cheers) _ an that a cott ge in England should want a Bible v.' 1/ ICH Limy cuu not I understand. They therefore taught falsehoods, and ought to be discountenanced. He could not but suppose that our government wished that the children in our schools and our people should be taught to worship the true God, and not the idol th a t oug h t to b e " cast to the moles and the bats." Mr. Radcliffe had alluded in happy terms to the Romish ship, and her un-seaworthiness. And this reminded him that it would be well if a fleet of steam vessels were procured, and fitted with such men as he saw around him, to proceed to Italy and make an aggressive attack upon popery at its seat, calling for the countenance and protection of the British government, so that the time might soon come when the chair of St. Peter should be vacant. (Much cheering and laughter.) And then, on the first vacancy in that chair, he should wish to put their chairman into it. (Cheers and laughter.) 'England would then have nothing to fear from gome ; for he (the chair man) would elevate this country to the exalted station which she ought to occupy. We had as yet only gone half way up the hill of Zion. We must go to the top, and there rear our - national English temple, and fortress of Protestantism so firmly and formidably that there should be no papist outside or inside of the walls to assail them. (Cheers.) Mr. HARBORD seconded the motion, and it was carried. The CHAIRMAN combatted in a facetious manner Mr. James's 'suggestion for an aggressive movement upon Italy, which would be contrary to the laws of that coun try, and subject those who engaged in it to a voluntary martyrdom. He rather advocated meetings such as the present, and arguments in place of force. He then ad verted to the meeting of the Anti-corn-law League, (to take place the next day,) and showed in a clear manner that the plausible pretext of free trade, and cheap bread, was merely put forth by these parties for their own aggrandise ment, and with a view to multiply their mills, and reduce the wages of their servants. Though wages might in some instances advance, though the price of food was declining, this was a temporary operation of circumstances ; and they might depend upon it, that, as a general rule, the contrary would hold ; and that wages would fall with a fall I in the price of food. He gave several illustrations of this position, and concluded by advising those present not to I swell the number of the meeting at the Amphitheatre by attending. The doxology was then sung, and the meeti ng , w hi c h was most enthu s i as ti c throughout, separated in a quiet I and orderly manner. ly, and lie ow not believe the had so expressed himself The Solicitor was then asked a number of questions, _ explanatory of the course be had adopted, by several it members of the Board ; and, at length, on the motion of td Mr. new., seconded by Mr. TROTMAN, the following 1 1 resolution was unanimously adopted :—" That the expla xi nation given by the Dock Solicitor is satisfactory to this ig committee, so far as regards the supposed interfprp.u.. The'Rev. Mr. FALLOON then came forward and was received with tremendous cheers. He said,—Mr. Chair man, I had intended contenting myself with simply moving this resolution, for I have been suffering so much all day from an affection of the head, that I could think of nothing, but the reformation tone of the speeches just delivered has acted like medicine upon me; there must really be something salubrious about the atmosphere of a protestant meeting ; and I find myself so invigorated by breathing the air of true civil and religious liberty, that with your permission, and that of the meeting, I would say a few words. Would, Sir, that I could report on suffi cient authority, and bear out my statement by sufficiently satisfactory evidence, that such a real and decided change had taken place in the principles and practices of popery, that I could to-night, in duty to my God and with safety to my fellows, propose that our association be at once disbanded, as there is no longer any necessity for its ex istence; but how different is the tone of the resolution put into my hand; which pledges us to increased exertions, and to an enlargement of our protestant movement in this land. It would be far more satisfactory to the patriot who loves his country, and to the Christian who loves his God, that it were otherwise, for the patriot knows full well that his dear, his native land, is not, and never can be safe, so long as there dwell within its bosom, and sit amidst its councils, men who, so far from acknowledging with cor dial loyalty the 'rightful supremacy of our most gracious Sovereign within these realms, own allegiance to a foreign powee, and that power alien and hostile to the Protestant ascendancy on the throne of England, —and this state of things is no joy to the patriot,—they are fond to charge us with taking a malignant pleasure in this controversy ; they say, we hold our meetings through Protestant spite ; far otherwise is the case. We would heartily rejoice to see the fetter burst into a thousand shreds that binds the poor Romanist in such disloyal thraldom. We would hail with gladness the hour that would give to Romish millions emancipation from priestcraft and disaffection, and make them truth-born freemen—a credit to their country and faithful servants to their God. Controversy, Sir, is in evitable, but not desirable, to the patriot or the Christian ; the latter knows how extremely difficult it is to be angry with evil and yet not to sin ; he knows there is danger, lest in the excitement of the outer man the sweet repose of the inner man be disturbed, lest the calm flow of the spiritual man be ruffled by the turbulent waves of exter nal agitation, but still, being born again, he is " born a man of contention"—a witness for God, and therefore he cannot be traitorous to his master by being tolerant of error ; nor can he. for the sake of present ease, consent to link himself with those who dishonour the glorious banner under which he fights, and who would trample under foot the dearly-bought liberties of England. As an association, we hold a high, a holy, and an honourable position, standing opposed, as we do, to man's pervc sions of God's truth in doctrine, and also to man's unjt oral. tne parliamentary plans ; and .k that the case for counsel, moved for at the last meetinF at of this com m itt ee, i s, i n consequence, not now necessary. On the motion of Mr. EVANS, a resolution was then passed, to the effect that the Solicitor be directed to give his opinion as to the power of the Town Council to annul the proceedings of the committee by a simple majo t rity. ne hock Surveyor o ning Dock dry. btained permission to let the Can- A letter was read from the chairman of the Steam Tug Company, stating the readiness of the company to enter into any arrangement with the committee for the use of a steam vessel, to be at the command of the committee, for the purpose of towing out the life-boats in cases of ship wreck. After some little conversation, it was referred to the Marine Surveyor's Committee. A letter from John Farrar was referred to the Sub- Committee of Works. Mr. /strew, proposed that Messrs. Shand, Middleton, and Nicol should form a sub-committee, to carry out a resolution of the committee authorising negociations for the purchase of the land required for the new docks. Mr. AMIN proposed, as an amendment, that all mat ters connected with the proposed new work be referred to the special sub -committee. The committee went to the vote, and nine voted in favour of the amendment; only six voted for the motion. The committee then adjourned, after being in delibera tion for two hours and a quarter. The inhabitants of Tranmere have given notice of an application to parliament for an act to appoint com missioners, and for taking the trusts and arrangement of the highwayi and turnpike roads into the bands of sur veyors, and for removing the present toll-bars, or to more convenient places in the township. nd unwarrantable u Mr. Thomas Lockwood, of London -road, was, on Fri day, unanimously elected honorary surgeon to the Eastern Dispensary, vice Mr. Cheeseborough, resigned. RODNEY-STREET WARD.—On Monday evening last, a great number of the conservatives of this ward dined to- gether at the Adelphi H o t e l, t o ce l e b rate the return — of Mr. Birkett. Amongst those present were Mr. Payne, (chairman,) Mr. R. Dawson, (vice-chairman,) Mr. H. Lawrence, Mr. John N. Wood, Mr. Edward G. 'Deane, Mr. Ellison, Mr. Samuel Holme, Mr. Hesketh, Mr. Syers, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Rigby, Mr. Groom, Mr. Cul shaw, Mr. Bentley, Mr. Ford. and other influential gen tlemen. Mr. Alderman Crooke and Mr. James Aspinall, were absent through indisposition, and letters ware read from both those gentlemen regretting their inability to be present. Some admirable speeches were made during the evening, and strong allusions were also made to the atrocious attacks which have characterised the opposition to Mr. Birkett, and which, emanating as they did from the radical committee, had quite a contrary effect to that intended ; as it rendered neuter several parties who had purposed voting for Mr. Lassell, and brought to Mr. Bir kett's aid several who had previously intended to take no part in the election. One of the speakers alluded to se veral of the abominable and disgraceful attacks which had even invaded the sanctuary of domestic life; and the most determined resolution was exhibited to prevent radicalism from ever again obtaining a footing in the ward. Mr. Birkett, Mr. Henry Lawrence, Mr. Wood, Mr. Holme, and other speakers, were loudly applauded throughout; and such is the efficiency of the committee, and such the local influence of the conservatives of Rodney-street Ward, that the radicals may save themselves the trouble of con testing the ward against the present members ; and Mr. Evans (whose good feeling towards Mr. Birkett is gene rally admitted) will have the gratification of seeing Mr. Birkett the representative of the ward as long, at least, as he remains an alderman. CORONER'S INQuEsrs.—No fewer than six inquests were held before the borough Coroner, on Saturday, The first was on the body of Ann Eaton, which was fou n d floating in the water n ear th e Sandhilis-bridge. The de ceased, who was about eighty years of age, and occupied a cellar in St. Martin's -street, proceeded, about a fort night since, at a late hour in the evening, to the canal, for the purpose of gathering a few pieces of coal, and it is supposed that she accidentally slipped into the water. The second was on the body of Mary Murray, a child thirteen days old. It appeared, from the evidence of the mother of the deceased, Elizabeth Murray, of Frederick street, that, as she was on her way home, last Wednesday night fortnight, she was seized with the pains of labour in the street. She made for the house of a Mr. Baker, but, before she had time to reach there, she was delivered of the deceased. who fell upon her head on the pavement, and then tumbled down two steps ofa cellar. The witness was then taken into a cellar, where she was delivered of a second child. The deceased was severely hurt on her head and back by the fall, and died on Tuesday last. The third inquest was held on Ann Dunbar, a female 70 years of age, and the wife cif Henry Dunbar, a shoemaker, re siding in Sparling-street. It appeared that the deceased was, on Friday night, left by herself sitting at the kitchen fire, and that when her husband returned in the course of an hour afterwards he found the place full of smoke, the deceased lying on the floor with her head under the bed, and the bed-clothes on fire. She died almost immediately after. The fourth was held on John James, who died in the hospital of the Borough Gaol, from lockjaw. The fifth was on Thomas Tootle, of Leeds, who was found lying in a beastly state of intoxication on the parapet in Cheapside, and booked drunk and for safety, at tridewell, where he was placed before a fire and covered with rugs. He continued, however, to get seriously ill, and died about eleven o'clock, on Saturday, from excessive drinking. The sixth and last inquest was on the body of Eller Dempsey, a female sixty-two years of age, who occupiec the house 42, Pellew-street. It annearpa - her supper on Thursday ently. in exceller defenders of doctrine we protest equally against all forms of error, whether in the Church of Rome or elsewhere; whether it he Tractarianism, with all its polished craft and ted the c o have been of CHARGE AGAINST A CAPTAIN.-011 Friday John Cal row, the captain of the brig Mediterranean, was brought up on a charge of having, on the fith of December last, compelled one of his hands, John Hill, to go on shore at a place called Chilongo, on the southern coast of Africa, under such circumstances as caused his death, in a few days after, on board her Majesty's ship Rapid. It ap peared, from the evidence of the chief mate and one of the sailors, that the prisoner was a man of ungovernable tem per when under the influence of ardent spirits, and that, during the voyage, he ordered the mate and most of the crew to be flogged, and caused several entries to be made in the log-book to the effect that there was a mutiny on board. Hill was flogged on two occasions in the course of a fortnight. The second time he received sixty lashes from a birch rod on his bare back, which caused blood to flow profusely, and immediately after two Kroo boys were ordered by the prisoner to take him on shore in a canoe. They put off, but the surf was running so high upon the beach that they found it impossible to effect a landing, and, in consequence, they returned to the ship and informed the prisoner of what they had been obliged to do. The prisoner commanded the Kroo boys to put off again, and, if they found themselves unable to land Hill, to heave him overboard ; and Ise also said, that he would give them a watchword in order that they might know when to heave the unfortunate man out. The canoe having accordingly put off a second time, the captain sat upon the gangway and sung out five or six times, "bapry hammer," the watchword which he had just before told the Kroo boys he should give. The native Africans, however, instead of at tending to the watchword and heaving the man over, kept on their course and succeeded in putting him on shore. Hill then made his way along the sea shore to Loango, about twenty-five miles distant, where he received some kind treatment from the persons in charge of an English, and also of an American factory, but where he fell ill of fever, caused, it is supposed, by the burning heat of the climate and the fatigue and exhaustion he had undergone, and, being carried on board the Rapid, he died in a few days after. It was endeavoured to be shown by the agent for the defence, that there were several entries in the log book tending to establish the fact that the crew were most riotous and disorderly, that Hill had been treated kindly on shore by one of the servants of the prisoner, who was at the English factory carrying on a traffic with the na tives, and that after having been landed he was in good health ; but the mate and others who subscribed the en tries distinctly stated, that those entries had been dictated to them by the prisoner, and that they had subscribed them under terror of their lives, the prisoner having, all along the voyage, manifested a most despotic disposition. Mr. Rushton ordered him to be remanded until the next day, and said that he should then commit him for trial a the approaching assizes, under the sth and 6th of William, cap. 19, sec. 40, for having forced on shore and wrong fully left behind at sea, at a place out of her Majesty's do minions, one of his own crew. The offence was a misde meanour by the statute, and the prisoner might be libe rated on finding bail, himself in £2OO and two sureties in £lOO each. About half-past two o'clock on Saturday the prisoner was again put to the bar, when Mr. Ellis, the clerk, read over the informations of the several witnesses, and bound over the latter in their own recognizances of £lOO each to Anripnr *-1 The two ureties, in £lOO dwere accepted, the right heir tses. Verdict namely keeper v with the evi'ience were nything in his defenc -house 'ld Mr. R Ord Crossley withering flights of eloquence, said, that if such was the general sentiments of the Roman Catholic body, he had been wrong in all his anticipations. and that Lord Win chilsea had been right in all his gloomy forebodings. Mr. RADCLIFFE said that, though an operative, he had been requested to second the resolution, and he heartily did so, considering it his duty to lift up his voice in de fence of our glorious constitution in church and state. They were charged with being uncharitable ; but this he denied. They entertained no unkind feeling to any man, be he Jew, Turk, heretic, or infidel. But suppose a ves sel were on the point of sailing from the port of Liverpool, with her valuable cargo and her crew on board, and they happened to discover that she was not seaworthy, would it not be their duty to do all in their power to dissuade the confiding but mistaken men from proceeding with her? (Hear.) Now, they had examined the old Romish ship (loud cheers)—they had found that her bottom was rotten (continued cheers and laughter)—and were they uncharitable to the crew if they told them, as they valued their souls, to abandon such a vessel, and cornp into the only life-boat for the salvation of perishing sinners, so that they might finally arrive at the haven of eternal happiness ? (Loud cheers.) They were accused of bein g __, ___.... ... wt.) , i,ligougii ins precious mood of atone. I jected that resolution, it was binding on the Dock Corn agitators, but was not our Saviour himself an agitator, went can any sinner find acceptance with the Father, i n 1 mittee, and could not be-altered or modified. The Dock showing, however, charity and kindness in all his works ? opposition to Unitarianism. I would not, Sir, individualize ' Committee could not rescind a resolution when it had Was not Martin Luther an a g it a t or , an d did h e no t s h a k e our protest as if Popery were our only foe—our trumpet once been submitted to the Council, until the decision of the foundation of the Pop e ' s ki ng d om t o it s f oun d at i ons ? should sound as l ou d an d as l ust il y against that arrant bias- the Council had been pronounced thereon. His duty, (Cheers.) If bad men agitated, an d no t f or goo d b u t f or phe m y aga i nst H eaven ' s Majesty, the God-denying heresy therefore, required him, as Dock Solicitor to pursue the evil, should not they ag it a t e t oo ? W ou ld th ey a ll ow the o f U n i tar i an i sm. " If I durst choose between poiso n - i ns t ruct i ons contained in the resolution of the 26th of Pope and the Devil to h ave it a ll th e i r own way ? (H ear. ) cups," says a talented an d living divine, " I would take October, so long as it might be before the Council for No ; they must " agitate, agitate, agitate," until every Deism rather than Socinianism ; it seems better to reject consideration. In order to carry out the resolution of Popish mass-house was converted into a church of Christ, as forgery, than, having received as truth, to drain of the 26th of October, it was necessary to observe the rules and every Papist into a Protestant. (Cheers.) But this meaning —to use without reserve the sponge and the prescribed by the standing orders of both houses of par was being too sanguine, for such a consummation could thumb-screw, the one when passages are too plain for liament, and one of such rules was the depositin g of plans alone be effected by the Great Reformer of mankind, controversy, the other when against us till unmercifully with the Clerk of the Peace, on or before the 30th of No when he again visited the world. They owed the utmost tortured." And I say this with no unkind feeling against vember. The solicitor then, in reference to the decision loyalty and affection t o th e i r b e l ove d Q ueen ; an d so long them. God is m y w i tness t h at I would delight to see of the committee to refer the new dock plans to a special as she would adhere to and defend those principles for them sheltered beneath that wing where there is a shadow, committee, said that motion, and the subsequent a which her ancestors were ca ll e d to t h e t h rone, so long enjoying the the d owny so f tness of God the Father's love, ment of th e su b- comm i ttee, did not profess to n e gat i ve would they stand by her, and, if called upon, be ready to reposing on the bosom of his dear Son, rather than rush- or in any manner to alter the original resolution of the spill the last drop of their blood in her behalf. (Cheers.) lug on the thick bosses of the Almighty's buckler, and ad- Dock Committee. On the 28th of November he called And they owed a higher fealty to the Church, whose venturing themselves into the presence of that God who, upon the Town-clerk, and asked whether he agreed with sublime ordinan ces , w h ose re d eem i ng d octrines, whose out of Christ, i s not hi ng l ess than a " consuming fire. " him in opinion that the deposit of the parliamentary plans touching Liturgy, it w as i m p oss ibl e to contemp l ate w i th- But, sir, Popery diff ers f rom all other forms of false re- would not prevent any future alteration being made in ligion in that it a i ms a t po li t i ca l supremacy, and uses re- the construction of the proposed docks. The Town out awe and revere nce . It was p l eas i ng to b ehol d , i n the smiling landscape, th e h um bl e cottages o f the poor and ligion as an en g in e w h erew i th to exercise a tyrannous clerk entirely concurred in the opinion, but be (the soli the ralacial mansions of the rich ; but there was no edi- inquisition over men's consciences, in order to use them citor) wished to declare that, from that hour up to the lice that called forth more exalting associations than the for its purposes of political aggrandisement ; therefore we present time, he had had no further interview or commu_ little venerable village-church —no sound more delightful cannot consent to treat it simply as one of the many forms nication with the Town-clerk on the subject—that he had than that of its bell; and well might they exclaim, on of doctrinal error so fearfully prevalent—it is more; and received no instructions from the Town-clerk, and that seeing these sa cre d monuments of the piety of their fa we are obliged td t a k e civil defences against it, and to i n - h e s h ou ld not have spss..,;—.l _____ , . • thers— Moore) ann ounce d , b efore the speciously gaining g r oun d un d er t h e respectable giirts _ reverew,e for the ch urc h, or U n i tar i an i sm, w i t h fair betefalse Phil oso ph y , a sap l ess and a shrivelled creed—if creed Th e en r ;JRMAN (M r . it be—de ce i v i ng i ts pro f essors i n this life, and rendering business wag gone in ; i that th e D oc k S olicitor was in them hopeless for th e lif e t o come; building them u p i n attetid ar ie e , and wished to make some explanations. something very transparent and beautiful, but marvel- Mr. G. WORTiffiZGTON Wit; then introduded i and et fa; lously cold—a pal ac e of ice, which will presently melt ted, that in consequence of what transpired at the last around its inmate, and bear him away amidst its deluge a meeting, he wished to niake some explanation, and s the struggling creature, but a lost one. In whatever way God I better to do so, he had written down what he intended to is dishonoured, under whatever title the Son of God is re- say. H e then proceeded to read a long document i which jected, our Protestant association, with the Bible in its stated that he must distinctly avow that he had been hand, shows an undaunted front to all, and in the face of guided entirely by the instructions of the Dock Commit all boldly waives the unfurled banner of the cross, and tee in the whole of his proceedings ; that he had acted cries with that ancient Protestant St. Paul, " God forbid solely on his own judgment in carrying out the instruc that I should glory, save in the cro ss o f our L or d Jesus lthe ions of .....,,,.,,.t00 ...... ~- , • ni....,... ~ e ; he alne was responst- Christ." The re fO re i t i s . t h at, as an - association, we bTe us for w th u4 e• course committee which and had that been pu o rsued. He then mour for Scriptural education, that the children of our proceeded to state, that on the 26th of October the corn population be instructed in an untnutilated unadulterated mittee resolved that it was highly desirable that an act of Bible, so that whilst they are taught that there is but one parliament should be obtained during the next session to mediator between God and man, and one great High 1 authoris e th e d ock tr ”., —.. Priest in the ..... • - lionnar. ...L.,. -1 ie was Inst ruc t e d to prepare )urchases the That resolution was now before _ •- ~••• . • . c ry 0 fy the int of ected vela ir, ag tan.Y !don ed if had ad?, ?der