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atiE gi3B • grleriir Fi T Y T ;:i.lieie r fere should thev - avail themselves of this n.; sown to prove the siocerity. and consistency of that cry. ( Hew -) As to the question itself, it deserves the support - equally uiirl if I did - not ask-" where are any-other class,' -might it not t"' taken as.a, compliment: to the liberalS? 'From' this being a ) eral..cause, the, were peculiarly -called upon - to interfere. cheers.)- 7 • , • Mr. ,Bonny.—( have simply to say that Mr. McNeile said that the liberals have taken away a test, will he explain ? (Hissing,) • Mr. McNeile again • rose. Most- gladly would I explain if there w ere But if our dear friendswill Sit down and,give 111 half an hour I w ill most gladly explain.. It is not a clues lion. Whit:li can be replied to hastily. (Great cheering.—When it had subsided Mr.:. NleNeile continuer' ) Well then. I say' this-then ;. I-drew-a distinction between asking men` to support by a direct tax, the religion of the country they live in, what ever it may be, and askit , ' men to be partakers tor, in the rights of that religion. I say.a government has a right to com mand a -tax• from every man that claims the protection of the laws of that. government —to demand* tax for the support of the religion on which these laws are founded. (Hear from Mr. 1-I')wes.) Therefore say that it was a right thing in-the Bri tish government, while they left every man at liberty to worship after his own' Manner, to•require a tax from every man to sup- Portthat religion w hi c h i s the basis of British law. ( Hear, 'hear ) On this groud I maintain that there is no persecution whatever in the demand made for the•established church of this `country We ask no•man to worship within our.pale who has any conscientious objection: • We say worship as you-will; but, you live in this laud; you are protected by our laws; our laws are founded on this religion. We think that in supporting the :religion we support the laws; and it you a re ben e fi t t e d b y the _laws, y ou are bound , to support the religion whic h maintains t h e law s- (Cheers.) • Now I say further, that heathen govern _aneuts would have a right to say to Britons, or any other indi viduals living in their ilorninious—' if YOU content-yourselves with the free liberty here to worship (sod as you please, you have the advantage •of the protection of our laws, and you pay .a tax for our religion." W e ll, you' would not have much to -complain of, if that is all that is required of you. But if you. " I " to us and a s k t o be admitted to situations of honour and; P , uwe r in our government,-we must tike a pledge from you that .wou haie no hostile intentions to our government. The pledge , Z e re quire is a religious .test. Not in order 'that you-may be• You are free already; but in order that you may be en- , wed itk our - Power with safety to us. So in my judgment stands - say, what is commonly call s( 1. es t liet" in this land; those " li berality" has broken down that principle.say Pers " B who have sueeeeded iu getting rid of that prin suceess.--.1 '-say -IPLe7sa llti• therefore some Praise due to thern for it for their those 'persons were - peculiarly called upon, by -every Claim of consistency, to be present here when -a meeting was co nvened to reinove - a grievance which appe a rs to be o f the same character as . that, the removal of which, they call success at home- It is the reonival of a test. The test in the one case wa s inapos e d by our Lord and Saviour—" do this in rettient "nte 9r:14'6 in 'the -other - 44e' tegriiit-impased by British atitt ority, savi t p, "go to idol's templeg, kneel down, or you Ihd ' ilmf t lie our service.' ' ' I say then, we are arrayed against a . l est of falsehood. And if risen are so delighted with-getting vu if they got rid with joy of a test of tight, these are the ,, i nen, I say—" Wh e re are they to-day?" • (Great clieerit.Y,.) 1. he C HAIRMAN then - announced that Mr. Geo:Cropper had ki ndly consented t o rema i n and receiv e any con t r ib u ti o ns for their national object and the meeting broke up shortly before Eive o'cl e a . 7 . SUNDAY SCHOOLSOCIETY FOICIRELAND. ktneetitig of the Liverpool Associ.ition, RUXiliary.to the above . 2 ?. 6 et.Y. via§ held at the Music Hall, on Tuesday evening last. I itomns SaNps Esq., in the chair. . Thelte•: . . F. Out.u.opened the business of the meeting with ah appropriate prayer. After which,, j The Cu A I f;NtaiXaddressed afew preliminary observations to the meeting, tithe course of w hi c h h e expatiated on the objects of the society, which' were of a character to merit the individual exer tions of every one . presentin its favour. The chairmanconcluded "Y calling on the ltev.. Mr. O'Neille to read the repot t of the a ssociation-for the preSent year. The rev: gentleman then read the subjoined The committee' of. the- Liverpool Society, auxiliary to the "Sunday School . Soeiety forlreiand," iu presenting an annual report of their institution, feel a sincere-pleasure in returning to this gratifying duty. ;They are thankful to the Author of all good that he has spared mid supported them another year: but, above all, that the work- of scriptural instruction in the sister country Continues to make happy-and steady progress. Befor e en t er i ng on a brief review of the state of, your auxiliary "ciety,•it ma `nut be deemed amiss, or-out of place, to offer a few rentarksliq the cceisideratiou of their friends, connected with the instruCtion,afforded in the Sunday schools of Ireland. Re, ligious in s truction, based-on the pure and untnutilated word of God, is the prime object of the parent institution ; and the •end at which it aims iS—THE §Ar.vATIoN Ql."11 - 1E IMMORTA L SOUL When the circumstances of the people of any country are inves tigated with a view to their spiritual and temporal amelioration, alas, be.foundlhat too many live regardless of the public worship, of God, ignorant of-divine truth, and indifferent to the salvation of their iitunin•tal souls. To ieniedv such evils as these, the at tention of fallen man toust be directed-to the source of life and light—thos'e holy,scriptures ich have God for their author, sa i lvation for their end, aua truth wituout any mixture of error for their matter,. Let Christ,. God manifest in the flesh—the salvation of souls,-arid the benefit of-our fellow creatures be the three supreme objects of our existence. The pure unadulterated wised of,,fi o d ,will guide Ile -to the first—the careful use of the means of grace prescribed therein secure -to us the second —the lessons of holy wisdom will inspire us with a love of the third. The religion of the Bible opens springs of consolation all along the path .of•the vale of tears, whose waters, adapted to every condition shall never fail. Chosen in youth as our guide, companion,_audfriend; she will attend us through all the journey of life; will go with us where - we go, and dwell with us where w e dwell. • In seasons of perplexity she will guide us to the fountain of life : when oppressed with care, will, place us nu the rock of. ages; - the storms of affliction will cast forth for us the anchor' of hope;, and in time of dreary desolation will enable us, by faith, to see the land which is afar off--even the land of promise and rest. , • Our deaOtedeetner has said. "feed ritylambe."—The commit tee of the parent stithetv, in obedience to this precept, have laboured for. 28 years, and the innumerable, advantages that have resulted from the operations of the society, prove that they have not labouredon vain. A-brief extract from the last report of,the,institution, read at the annual meeting, held in Dublin on the 25th' of last April, will tot doubt be satisfactory to the friends of scriptural education. iii Liverpool,-as affording unequivocal evidence that God has blessed the work,-y.ea, and will bless it to his own glory, and the eXtensiorrof his 'Son's - kined om on theearth, • • , . Yuur committee now present the following recapitulation of the nu m b er o f sc h oo l s, sc h o l ars ~and gratuitous teacherS in con nexion with your society, in each province, on the ISt January, 1838. PROVINCES, NO. of Schools, No. of rz N " i of Scholars Teachers. 158,814 15,485 32 270 3,100 7319, G 52 15;761 1,728 • - 214,164 20.8R5 Provrace of uLsTEit 2 037 LEINSTER 457 CONNAUGHT.— 169 ' MUNSTER 276 Total ISSUE Vi? l 5) a. -- , _ The nu m be r ' of LoakS gran ted gra t u it ou sly, and sold at re clueed. prices, during the past year, has therefore been -5784 Bibles, 3081 Fteeman't; Cards for Adults 20 ,519 T I 'T estaments . 217 of the Book of Hints for 18;317 Spelling-books, No. I. 12,881 s c ebn in d v. Sunday Schools Minute Books . . 1 4 ' 114 1g-books, Nu 2. 406 " it u o d l u l 6 i399 Alphabets, - 3661 Class Books. II'CONIE OF THE SOCIETY. The receipts 'during the past }ear and `been e. received for the sal ii e r : i i a Of this sum, £596 13a. 4d.ar amount to L 3057 I, sd. delivery of books issued b lia :' y if s ubscriptions and dona 1 our suciety—leavimz £2160 Bs. 2d. as the ainoont i titoeti's "' ry were enabled, in con tributed by the public . The Liver Po"lA r ida the credit of the pa- The committee (A.:. year; t o forward i t t t o ucting the expenses of the course of the p " of £l l2 s'' after deducting of subscriptions and rent society the s o:it . mission mi t. . nd, however, that was coo- Printing, and th l e bni .„, in mind, .. ,18?6 To tern thatj remitted in the previous _, . uts- It than not toirace it to any want of in terestsiderably less than for this, we have are supported the society in former account fairo ~,( 1 ,7 , ,,h0 .. . in those tro7 , to he attributed to a otioutiun of income Is but the . , it':tainiut, churches forcollectious, owing to the }'ears, failure in the ° nds o f a local and piessin., 11 • o• ature. This view numerous l e !r„, u - r fonds will, it is hoped, prove a further sit of. the stall- of and increasing- efforts on the part of the mulcts to • le to come to the help•of a society which has for its Lord's 1 - ;i i ( 1? moral and religious improvement of the long-ueg object habitants of Ireland; that by Toplus or the Sunday lecced lu . tablished there - be instructed and en seho„ _es • . - ~, the poor may . which d'for'theinselves to search those set - mimes reveal to ttbi - and th • to drink or world the nf•God in-Christ, us a usually • •'vino stream of life, it flours through an; human . the re" ^ c h a nnel, but as it gushes pure and fresh from.the fountain-bead o f the waters of salvation. ' your citinthittee have much pleasure in recording the recent formation of a ladies' branch, society, in-connexion with . your auxiliary, andahrotarh the ht r stuutiess of the respected ministerof Sr, Andrew's, Mr. i "n"s, the benevolent individuals. who Hint, the Counnitteeoire permitted to meet periodically ip the school measures room, for tashe purpos e of dev ~ isin, and c ff , e arrving into ecl, such ""a ellculmed, under the Divine blessing, to -at tain the objct: they . v i other in view by affording information: and . encouraging each otuer in th . • : Rorkof and labour of love. this wor faith ' In conclusion, fur derin g their grateful • emionit tee take this opportunity . of ten hitherto helped the 'icknowled2me"!' to 1 hose friends who have l '''''h.e measur e ,: f w w ith the silver and tin. go ld, - and to others wearied zeal i n r , wisdom, and un- P e r'"nal co-operation and „ , , cuininittee to kr" r •dinV. the objects of your auxiliary. • i our . therefore, humbly- but cafnefitly ' hope-'that many others, front a deep and constraining sense of what they owe to the Saviour, will 'mutt fotwatil and assist in this work Of mercy ; f or the sake of liim who loved them and gave hitiiself for them, to whotn with the Father and the_ holy Spirit, be everlastin g p ra i se and glory aseribed, both by the church aboce nd- the e "reh helge wo rld without end. Amen. The I st resolution., '.• That the report be adopted," was then ninved by the Ite.v. F. C i: A iVrl) RD. in an able speech, in the . course of Which ' he feelluely alluded to the ignorant and de •,gra.a6d state of th e o•reat 'ho:iv of the Irish nation, in conse quQnce of the want of spiritual instruction :with the exception . of such as . was proffered by the litonish Church, which might justly be denounced .as " a c,:orch without a religi oo • The Rev. ALEXANDER .1:F„ rector of Bagnoment Ireland, EQChildull 'the reS o lO t i on. The- rev. oentleman dwelt upon the ocom proinisi up; chara c t er o f the society. in refusing to acknow - ldge any system of education as safe; vvhi.th was not bayed on " ' e "mutilated word - of God. Ile represented the extreme • "Verness with which the Irish peasantry a vailed themselves of !ittpotunities of scr i ptura l instruction, and gave many striking Otgfances or the immediate benefits resultilig from the esta iiti . .I ,shi uent of S un d ay ' sc h ools in the rural districts of Ireland. ri" fey': gentleman sat down amidst tremendous applause. The report havintr'been adopted unanimously. Mlle itvV. ROBERT DAVIES in moving the Fecund resolution, tore teitianonv to the great benefits which had arisen to Wales, 1.1 *" the establishmenfof Sunday schools. We regret we can not, from want of space, give either his, or the speeches of the -other Rev. Gentlemen at length. The resolution was as fol lows.:t_.- ' . • "'I hat this meeting vie w tritl-, gratitude and thanksgiving to the:Lord, e xert i utig which have been made in Ireland, by means ' ( ' f, /L P" w , le kre, to an a cqua i ntance with the un t uutilated wind of .--tne only titre snwee of Al rehgth t o th e y eeng , and comfort to the•old; ant - i Which alone reveals 'Jesus, as the way, the truth, And the life." It isaa seconded hp hits Ifev, TIII/MAS . DItEW, who in a 1)0- Li, t , .‘IY r.•rpv-nt address, Still with an honest. fervour of manner, voien elicited' the deepest ;Me tit 'oft from his auditory, dwelt : i t !'" 1 11 P great eiiiciencv,cf f. , 11 oda ..1 schools in Ireland, wherever V had been e ,, t , ,t,;;;lteri, and entered I•- ly into their . •.ru „e de tails A. .. t00n...r. )11%e'r interest ing p ar t ii . 'uiars, unit some graphic hnecTues, he mentioned fhat the small sin of 3d. per head per V num w at "ilirietit iii n•cet the expen Os of edtication at the . - trib' ziA;:phy m. 14 , i,b3. ni.: alluded in pathetic terms to the e:s- Irvine sufferings, whi.lt so4of the Itish clergy had under one. OH °ugh the iniquitious cohspiracy to deprive them -of their tithes; and to the , enerous conduct of the English nation, in af fording them relief in such a inauuer as to situ me the govern ment Into treasures fur the recovery of their Just rights. The rev. Gentleman was.. greeted with rapturous applause. The CHAIRMAN thought the hest way in Which they could follow.up the motion, .would be to maJte a collection. • After the collecting plates bad been carried round and brought to the chairman, The .Rev. RICHARD DAVIES proposed the third resolution, in a short but impressive speech:— " That the following.be the ollicerS of the Liverpool Associa tion, auxiliary to the Sunday School... Society for Ireland : COM NI l'f Rev. R. P. Buddicotn, Mr. T. Hendrick, Rev. John Jones, Mr. A Hodgson, Rev. Dr. Raffles, Mr. S. Holine, Rev: William Rawson, ' Mr. W. Jones, Rev. Dr. Stewart, Mr. J. Philips, Rev. Thos. Tattershall, Mr. T. Itirnmer, Mr. G.'Batley, Mr. Thomas Sands, Mr. J. Chapman, Mr. Thomas Sherlock, Mr. 'l'. 0. Cooper, Mr. G. Withers, Mr. M. Edwards, 1 Mr. Worrall. Treasurer—The Borough Bank. Secretary—LThe Rev. Fielding Ould." The Rev. F. OULD seconded the resolution, but our limits forbid our giving the able address' which the Rev. Gentleman delivered. • When he had - Concluded, the doxoln , y, "Praise God from whom-all blessings flow," was sung; and the Rev. F. OULD having pronounced a benediction, the meeting separated. Above 1600 individuals were present. THE-APPROACHING CORONATION On Wednesday a public meeting of the Inhabitants, called by the• Mayor, in compliance with a requisition, was held at the Sessions HouSe, at 2 o'clock, for the put pose of adopting pre liminary measures for keeping . the day of the approaching eor ronationi in a Manner becoming the town of 'Liverpool. The large room of the Sessions House was g'reatl'y crowded, and at the hour aop , iinted, the'Mayor, followed,by several of the Town Council and other gentlemen of the town entered, and were greeted with hind cheering. The TOWN C LlinK, at the remiest of the ,Mayor, having read the requisition to him to call the meeting.. ' • - • - The MAyoR then rose and said,Gentlemen, in consequence of that requisition, I feel it my duty, understanding that it was the wish of the town at large, that we should have a meeting'arn this occasion, 'and'l rejoice that it is so; I- feel called on to convene the present meeting. It is often the case, that our ob ject is to :lifter; and it ) s necessary that we should do so. Con stituted as society is, it necessary that there should be politi cal parties; and it is necessary that those parties should fight for.what they think isj'or the'benefit of their country. '(Hear.) But, there,is sometimes ftiuncl neutral ground, on where we all may unite (cheers) ; and, it is therefore with particular satisfac tion, that : l preside ever this fleeting, where but one feeling ex ists—to make arranvementS to do honour to her Majesty; to he not merely loval--4 am an old man, gentlemen—but to have a little of gallantry mixed with it. .(Che4S.) There are so many speakers to address you, that I will 'not long detain you. It will be my duty to bespeak an impartial hearing for every one. I believe; however, that like Parkgate, we are all.on one side, (a laugh.) Mr. Straluel Holme will propose the first resolu [ion. • (Great applause.) Mr. SAMUEL Host rose to propose the.first'a-esoletion, and was received with an enthusiastic burst of applause which was continued for some minutes.. When it had subsided, he said,. Mr. Mayor, I have attended here this day, Sir, for the purpose ofproposing a resolution for the acceptance of this meeting, and when I conceive, Sievl should be guilty of a libel upon the loy alty, intelligence, and good feeling of my fellow-townsmen if it were necessary for me to use many arguments to induce them to adapt it. (Cheers.) Often, Sir, its I have been called upon to address public assemblies, I believe that it : has never hap pened before, that l have addressed men of various political principles, and of .various 'shades of thought; and I feel that I am acting in perfect accoidance and consistency with those principles I have advocated, in joining a number of gentlemen, with whose principles I widely differ, in doing honour to the, illustrious Princess, that Divine - Providence Ls called to sway the sceptre of this mighty empire. - (Cheers ) I think on an occasion like the present, it • is much more magnanimous: to merge every party feeling, and to divest ourselveof every po litical bias, and join heart and hand in celebrating the Occasion which has brought us together. I think it manly and straight forward to co-operate manfully and heartily with the public au thorities in the town,. whenever I deem them in the right, as much as I have felt 'it to be my'duty, temperately and respect fully 1 hope, but firmly, whenever 1 have thought it my duty to oppose them. (Cheers.) But, Mr. Mayor, here, as you have just observed, is neutral ground; here is ground. on which all parties may meet wai:Mt thele'ast compromise of principle, and without the least sacrifice of feeling. It isourdt)ty . 1.0 do so, and I think here we may meet like the rival warriors of the Peninsular campaign, when during the cessation of hostilities, they met in peace and amity to fill their canteens at the same sparkling fountain. (Great cheering 7) Sir, I do not look upon the,coro nation of our gracious queen as a useless pageant, or an un meaning ceremony- - -as a mere placing of the diadem on her fair and southful brow amidst the aeclamations of thousands, for the gratification of a vain and idle curiosity; but I take a loftier view of the subject. I. view it as the ratification of a sacred compact, entered into between the sovereign of a free and mighty nation and the people over whom she is called to. reign—the one party entering into a solemn engagement before God; in that splendid national temple which is hallowed by the recollection of by: ages, and in the presence too of the as .sembled nobles• and lawfully-constituted authorities of the realm, that she will preserve, pure and inviolate, that nohle constitution which she has received i'roin her ancestors, and those gloriouS inStitutioiti which have ever proved, and will, I hope, long prove to be, the best bulwarks of the preservation of the civil and .religioUs privileges and liberties of the people; —(cheers.)---and the other party engaging, by their representa- - tives; to render to the sovereign the obedience and the alle• glance to which her illustrious station and lofty rank so justly entitle her; and whieb—L wish to speak with becoming respect—l trust she feels that she possesses. not for the purpose of personal aggrandisement, but for the general welfare of the millions of her subjects. - (Loud cheering.) I am, therefore, de sirous of seeing the day on which these important events will occur, observed in a amanner suited to the intelligence, the to ltc, th,e,. wealth,. and the public spirit of this g re at commu nity. ! hist that all ranks will join in its celebration, and I am anxious that the artizan and the mechanic, as well as the humblest of my fellow townsmen, may have an opportunity of testifying then loyally, and patticipating iii (he joyous feelings which such an interesting occasion, is calculated to produce. (Cheers.) In accordance,. therefore, with those monarchical principles Which' I 'have always avowed, I beg to propose the resolution which I now hold, and I shall indeed be much disap pointed if, in this large assembly of my fellow-townsmen, it meets with one dissentient voice. (Mr. Holme then sat down amid a renewal of that general and enthusiastic cheering with which he Was received.) Mr. WALMSLEY next rose and was received with general plaudits. He said, Mr; Mayor and gentlemen, I may, lam sure, on this occasion, content myself with simply seconding themetitin which has been proposed by Mr. Holme; and I doubt not it will receive the unanimous approval of all the gentlemen present. (Great applause.) rle d b N e l then rose and said—Gentlemen, this is as it sshould—AYXiiughter)—l don't mean that the short speech of : my friend Mr. Walmsley is. as it should be, for I should have been pleased to have heard him at greater length. (Iteu.ewed laughter,) gentlemen,. when .1 see the chairman of the Tradesmen's Conservative Association 'moving, and the chair man of the Tradesmen's Reform Association seconding, this resolution. I see that which induces the to say ibis is as it should be. (Great applause.) The mayor then put the. reso lution (which with the others will be seen in our advertising columnS), in favour of which all hands in the crowded court were held up. . . Mr. 13LAKBURN their rose to propose the next resolution, but was very imperfectly heard; as near as we could collect, he spoke to the following effect:—He said, the honor of moving the second resolution had somewhat unexpectedly deVolved i upon him; but he very cordially concurred n - those noble, ge neriius, patriotic sentiments which had fallen from 'Mr. Holtne. (Hear, hear.) In the way he had taken up the question he•(Mr..Blackburn) was disposed to . concur.. He con fessed, by neglecting any such occasions of festivity and joy, he thought they mould he acting in a manner ; inconsisteut with their professedattachment to those institutions under which they had the happiness to live.; and he trusted, by. joining together in the celebration of such an event, they could do it without the, compromise of any principle. (Hear, hear.) It might not be uninteresting. to consider for a moment what they understood by. that principle of loyally. In the Celebration of the accession of another member of the line of the house of BrUnswick, to the throne of these realms, they did not exhibit any thing like ,f t fiudal vassalage, nor a blind devotion to the individual seated on the throne,. nor a mere senseless, unmeaning attachment to the family to which, in the order of Providence, the line of succesSion was limited, but an enlightened attachment to the institittiMiS of their limited monarchy, in which the exercise Of the'kingly prerogative was necessary to cheek and guard the other legislative branches. There attachment. therefore, was to the constitution under which they lived; and the monarchy, lie was: firmly purSuaded, was essentially necessary • to pre serve their rights 'and privileges inviolate: (Hear, hear.) It was the attachment of a' free people 10' the' institutions which had beet' tried and tested for ages. (Great applause.) They contemplated. thegovernment .under, which they had the happiness to live, as steering in a happy medium, in ft higher degree of perfection, perhaps, than the world has in any other iustance witnessed, between the grinding ty runny of a single despotism n the one hand, and the•feehleness and insulliciency . .anti instability of, a republic on the other,-( applatise)-thuS uniting, m a • happy manner, yigour in the executive_with se ' curi , vand freedom to the people. These were the perfections •of or government; and by long experience, and by the con tentious of Our forefathers—contentions in which they had en gaged to secure the liberties they now enjoyed, they had a con stitution which gave an equal power, to all patties, and secured the enjoyment of happiness to the whole. They Were there fore testifying their joy and liberality on the glorious occasion , before them; they Were .shewing their attachment to the.con stitut ion of the .country in all its parts. '(A my of question" was here raised, followed by some confusion,) He trusted he was streaking to the quieStion, and not . wandering from it. . , The MA volt said, it was one of the doties of the chair to con fine the speaker, if he did *ander from the question. He was not aware that Mr. Blackbtirnhad. Mr. BLACKBURN continued. He trusted that he was not, wandering, from the question. (No.) Ile trusted; that in stat ing the reasons on whiCh their lamlty was founded, and shew jug that it was (Minded on'a rational principle, he was not wan dering froth the quesliou'; they were met that day to discuss, and in showing that it was an occasion for joy and recreation. He trusted, in the joyous-eelebration which we mark this day,. that this would he the feeling whiCh would prevail; that it Would he an enlightened attachment to the constitntien under which we live, in all its parts,, and that it Would be the expression of an enlightened attachment to the Queen. (Applause.) Ile concluded ,with proposing' the second resolution. ilr SANDS Joecouded the motion. He observed, he need hardly say that he had great pleasure in acceding to the request to second that motion. - .There they haa'no party feeling; they had met to give evidence of their attachment and loyalty to the throne, and he was sure that, like the other resolution, would meet a ready adoption with that meeting. The resolution was carried unanimously. Mr. R. DA wsoN rose to move the third resolution, to the effect that a subscription be set on foot to defray the necessary expenses attended on the celebration: of the day of coronation. Mr. HENRY HOLMES seconded the motion, and it was agreed to unanimously, The MA volt then rose and said, as example was worth a thou sand precepts, he begged to put his natne down fora subscrip tion of twenty guineas. (Tremendous apPlause.) 'slr. WILKINSON - next proposed that. Adam Hodgson, Esq. be requested to become their treasurer, .which Mr. JORDAN briefly seconded, expressing a hope, that provi lion would he made that all classes should be able to participate, in the day's festivities. Tlie motion was carried unanimously. • Mr. A. tionGsoN then rose toproposea vote of thanks.to their chief .magist rat e for his conduct in the•chair, and he paid a tri bute of cotometidation to the mayor for his conduct, not only, tliat kit . on every other public occasion on which he had had an opportunity of witnessing the mayor's He trusted that their gallantry •t the Qieen, to which the Mayor had so well alluded, ini , ht he the gallantry well described by a 'dis tinguished lady "honest gallantry of the heart." (Applause.) THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD THE&TRE-ROYAL, LIVERPOOL, FOR THE BENEFIT OF MR. W. FARRE:V, Of the Theatres-Ri)yal, Drury-lane and Covent Garden, on which occasion he will appear in FOUR OF HIS ORIGINAL CHARACTERS. HIS present FRIDAY, the 15th instant, the entertain ments will commence with the new drama of THE BENGAL TIGER. • Sir Paul Pagoda. Mr. W. Farren (as originally performed by him in London.) Edward Henderson Arthur Onslow. . •Mr. W. H. Bland. David - Mr. Baker. Miss Yellowleaf..Mrs. Clarke I Charlotte.. Miss Faucit. After which will be produced, for the first time here, a new farce, called '- ADVICE GRATIS, As performed with distinguished success, last "season, at the Olympic Theatre. - Mr Odbodv....(his original character) ...Mr. W. Farren. Mrs. Eventide—Mrs. Clarke. I E en.. Miss Grant. In the course of the evening, Mr W FABBF.N will sing the "OLD ENGLISH GE LEMAN." To be followed by a new farce ever acted-here, called MY YOUN WIFE, AND MY OUT) UMBRELLA. Gregory Grizzle.. Mr. W. Farren, as orginally performed by him at the Theatre-Royal, Haymarket Augustus Tonikins Mr. W. Howard. Dinah.... Miss Grant. To conclude with the farce of UNCLE FOOZLE ; na, MY WIFE'S MOTHER. Uncle FOozle..Mr. W. Farren, as originally performed by him. Felix Bud Mr. W. Howard. Ned Waverley Mr. Chaplin. Mrs. Bad Miss Faucitt. - Mrs. Fitzosborne, Miss Cleaver I Mrs Quickfidget, Mrs Clarke Houseinaid Mrs. Webster. MADEMOISELLE CELESTE, Of the Theatres-Koval, Drury-lane and Haymarket, and the principal American Theatres, is engaged for TEN NIGHTS, and will make her appea . rance here on MONDAY next, in Two Dramas written expressly for her, and performed with the greatest success at the Theatre-Royal, Haymarket. The En tertainments will commence with the new Domestic Drama of ST. MARY'S EVE. Madeline, Mademoiselle Celeste. AfZer which, the farce of FORTUNE'S FROLIC. To conclude with the new Drama, called SUZANNE._ Suzanne, Ma demoiselle Celeste. . . TO THE PUBLIC. At the suggestion of several of our friends, we have been induced to POSTPONE THE ENLARGEMENT OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD until the 3d of July, in order that we may not break in upon. the half-yearly files of our subscribers, and that the new series may commence with the-first number in the second half-year. TO CORRESPONDENTS. Owing to the length of our local reports, we have been obliged to postpone several communications. The verses by " William Graham" shall appear in our next. We shall insert the letter respecting a certain Town-councillor and his " tlagellatirw propensities" in our next, if we can so shape it as to avoid involving our. correspondent in an action for libel. trbe Eiberpooi ,tantiatb• FRIDAY MORNING, JUNE 15, 1838. The Publication of the STANDARD commenced this morn- ing at 5 o'clock. THE IRISH MUNICIPAL BlLL.O'Coniiell has once more asserted his ascendancy over the imbecile ministry, by insisting upon their compliance with the terms ;which he chose to dictate to them in reference to the amount of qualification. under the Irish Municipal Bill.. The over tures made by Sir, Robert Peel, with a view to the, so called, settlement of the Irish questions, and which were, at first net by Lord John Russell in a spirit of apparent candour and conciliation, have issued, as might have been confidently anticipated, in the disgraceful humiliation of the ministerial party, who have been compelledtoaccede to a " compromise" far different in its character to that which was proffered on the part of the Conservatives. The conduct of Ministers on this qUestion will afford an instructive lesson to the opposition. It will teach them the utter futility of attempting, by any pacificatory mea sures, to satisfy the dominant faction in Ireland. It will teach them to avoid reposing any confidence whatever in the good faith of the present priest.ridden cabinet, whO, as lOng as their official existence depends upon the support of "the tail," are impotent for good and omni poten for evil, in reference to every subject connected with the government of Ireland. It will likewise teach them that their real tittength.consists in offering an un compromising opposition to every scheme which obtains the sanction of O'Connell and his associates. It is well known that nothing less will satisfy tht Po pish faction than the entire destruction of the Protestant establishment in Ireland, and the total subversion of Bri tish influence over the internal policy of that ill fatedcoun ty. These are the grand objects for which O'Connell has continued his agitation—these form the basis of every mea sure which the ministers have introduced in obedience to the will of the great dictator. The Irish Tithe Bill is a measure of this description. Its avowed object is to crip- ple the resources of the Church, as a preliminary step to the alienation of its revenues, and their subseqUent ap propriation to the maintenance of the Popish clergy. We may be called alarthiSts for indulging in such lan guage ; but are we riot amply justified in thus expressing ourselves ? Has not O'Connell, on numberless occasions, openly avowed his pillaging designsagainst the Church ? Has he not repeatedly told his countrymen that he will not relax.in his efforts until he has removed the "nui sance" of the established Church froM his country ? Has he not also told his countrymen that the priests have an indubitable right *to the tithes now devoted to the main tenance of the Protestant faith ? HaS he not confidently predicted that his eXertions will ultimately prove success ful in the attainment of that end ? Is it not, therefore, plain that any plan which he may approve of, as a tem porary settlement of the tithe question, mustbe considered as a means for facilitating the final accomplishment of his schemes of plunder ? Are the Conservatives then not justified in resisting, vi et armi4 all such plans? It is perfectly idle to talk of conciliating or entering into any "compromise" with the detestable faction of which O'Connell is the mouth-piece and representative. Resistance is'the only safe policy to which the Conserva tives can resort. If this policy had been acted upon con sistently during the last ten years we should not have had the mortification to witness the aggravated assaults to which the Established Church of Ireland has been re cently subjected—we should not have to record the dis graceful fact that upwards of forty members of the British House of Commons had been repeatedly guilty of the abominable crime of perjury—we should not have to re flect upon the baneful ascendancy of democratic principles in the senate and in our municipal_ councils—we should not have to lament the numberless encroachments which have been made upon the venerated institutions of our countrvencroachments which threaten to sap the:very foundationsof our national prosperity, and to involve in irremediable ruin the glorions fabric of ourconstitUtion. We see no utility in mincing the truth, and we, there fore, maintain; and shall continue to assert, that all the evils and embarrassments under which the country has been labouring for the last seven years,, as far as they can be traced to any distinct political origin; are atti ibu. table to the rash concessions made to the Popish faction; and we do not hesitate to assert, further, that, if this country had been at all aware of the ulterior designs of . the Papists and their allies, the Emancipation Bill would never have been passed. The Protestants of England were grossly imposed upon in the matter. They were misled by the solerim asseverations of O'Connell and the Irish priests and bishops of the Romish persuasion— asseverat ions which would not nowbe considered as worth a straw, even though ratified by the additional solemnity of an oath. The Popish party are now endeavouring to delude,the British public in a similar manner. O'Connell and the Priests are seeking to persuade the Protestants of En gland that they merely ask for municipal institutions, assimilated in their character to those of England and Scotland. This, however, is an empty pretence—a base trick—a false profession. The real object which the Papists seek to accomplish is, to render the power con ferred upon the Irish corporations subservient to their own political designs—designs which have, over and over again, been proved to be incompatible with the ex i4tence of Protestantism, and the exercise of British' in fluence; in Ireland; The mere qu'estion of qualification, in connection wit!' the.lrish, municipal bill, is one of a secondary character, in comparison with the 'grand principle of resistance to Popish ascendancy. Even should Sir Robert Peel suc ceed in obtaining what is termed a bona fide ten-Pound qualification, the bill will prove far from innocuous in its operation. Unless some enactment can be introduced into the bill which will put an effectual stop to the bloody and accursed system of intimidation, practised through out Ireland towards the Protestant electors, it-will be in vain to insist upon any increase in the amount of the franchise. The Popish party will be sure to avail them selves of the ready instrument of terrorism, to deter the Protestants from voting, and thus render the hill an auxiliary to Popish ascendancy. Those who are aware of the personal, risk which the Protestants would gene rally incur by asserting their municipal rights, will readily believe us, when we say that very few indeed would have the physical courage to exercise the fran chise. The field would, in the majority of instances, be left clear to the turbulent demagogues who might obtain favour with the murderous mob of Papists. There are also other evils in the bill which a ten pound franchise would by no means contribute to re move. To these we may, perhaps, hereafter refer, as the several clauses are discussed in committee. Much stress has been laid by Mr. O'Connell and others on, the alleged inconsistency of imposing a higher qualification upon the Irish municipal constituencies than upon those of England and Scotland. The cunning jesuit, who is pleased to take Lord John Russell and his associates under his protection, avows his willingness to accept a ten pound franchise on certain conditions; but then it must be such a franchise as will leave the door open to perjury and fictitious voting. "If this is re fused," he exclaims, " then give me the English or Scotch franchise." Now the English franchis. would please us much better than the much-vaunted "bona fide ten pound" qualification. Here all who have been rated for three years, and residents in the borough for the same Period, and who are not in arrears for their taxes, have the privilege of voting. Let it be so in Ireland, and let the Poor Law' Bill be taken as the test for rating. We believe that holders paying a rental of £5 w ill not be rated at all under the liish Poor Law Bill ; at all events we believe that this is not enacted in reference to large towns. Give us, then, a bill allowing all who are rated to have the municipal franchise ; hut, then, let the other conditions which we have enumerated, as apper taining to the English municipal bill, be imposed upon the rate-payers. Let diem be compelled to prove that they have been rated. for three years; let them pay up their arrears of taxes, and let them prove their residence in the borough fur the requisite period. Such a bill would be like the English act. But such a -bill would never satisfy O'Connell, and for this, among other rea sons, that it would bo impossible for it to come into operation until after three years from the passing of the Irish Poor Law Bill. THEATRE ROYAL -M r. W. Farre❑ has been playing during the week in some of his principal characters. It will be seen by the advertisement that this veteran comedian takes his bene fil.to night, when we hope The appearance of the house will he on a par with the estimation in which he is held by the public as the first comedian of the age. Mademoiselle Celeste suc ceeds him next week. The managers appear determined that we shall have a constellation of stars. PENN'S BATHS.—The bathing season having commenced, we take an opportunity of drawing the attention of the Many stiangers now in town, to the excellencies of Penn's Baths— They are at once an ornament and a credit to Liverpool. Every convenience conducive to comfort may be found in them, either for the invalid who seeks a restoration of health, or the valetudi narian who luxuriates in an occasional dip. The absence of all danger must render them to the timid, a great attraction. A large timber ship, the Majestic, bound from St. John, N.B. to Liverpool, and which is said to have been abandoned so long as eighteen months ago, had drifted cff the Berlinques, and was it suet with there and subsequently towed in by the Trinculo, brig of war, on the 25th. The Portuguese war steamer Terceira was sent out to try to tow her in, but did not succeed, and damaged herself in the attempt. The Majestic was entirely dismasted and water-logged, and it required great exertions to bring her in. She is a very large vessel, 130 feet long, and 600 or 700 tons burthen. • She had been stripped of all the iron, and of every thing which could be carried away. It is reported that another large vessel has been seen in the same neigbourhood in a simi lar situation.— Letter front Lisbon. PRESENTATION OF PLATE TO MR., EGERTON SMITH.—A very handsome and valuable service of plate was, on Wednes day evening, presented to Mr. Egerton Smith, as a testimony of regard to himself, and as a token ofthe general feeling enter tained towards him for his benevolent exertions in founding the permanent Night Asylum for the Houseless Poor. It is well known that Mr. Smith was the first originator of the above named institution, and that the example set by Liverpool, through his instigation, has been followed by Many other towns in the empire, the metropolis included. About fifty gentlemen, 'subscribers to the testimonial, sat down to dinner On the occasion at the house of Mr. Horne, MerSey-hotel, Old Church-yard. The dinner was sumpttious, and the nines excellent. The service of plate is really very beautiful and it does extreme honour to all parties concerned. ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.—Vesuvius belched forth from its bowels a second eruption of smoke, sulphureous flame, and molten lava on Tuesday evening, and, we must do the mountain the justice to say, that, like other actors of less note, it has greatly improved by practice. Its preparatory and accompany-. ing groans and flashes of lightning showed this improvement in an astonishing degree. The Bay of Naples too, owing. we pre sume, to an increased supply - of water and fresh caulking, pre sented fewer shoals, and was therefore snore effective. The at tendance could not have been less than three or four thousand persons, all of whom appeared to he highly gratified with the exhibition, which would have been more numerous but for the doubtful state of the weather. There will be another eruption this evening. ENoursous PLATE OF IRoN.—We were - on Tuesday shown in Messrs. Fawcett, Preston, and Co's.. yard, two plates of iron, which are said to' be the iargest erer made. They measure 10 feet 7 inches long, 5 feet t inch wide, and 7-I.fiths of an inch thick; and weigh between 7 and S cwt. They are intended for the bottom plates of two steam generators on Mr. Howard's plan, and were made by the Coalbrook dale Iron Company, Shrop shire, who, we were informed are the only company its (we may say in the world,) that can snake plates of this size, or even approaching it. LIVERPOOL ASSIZES.—The Assizes for' SOuth Lancashire will be opened in this town on Thursday the 9th of August, be fore Mr. Baron Alderson and \l r. Justice Williams. Mr. Baron Alderson will preside in the Crown Court, and Mr. Justice Williams in the Nisi Prius Court. This is the first time Mr. Justice Williams has come the Northern Circuit since his pi o motion to the Bench. The commission for the Northern Circuit • will be opened at Lancaster on Saturday the dth of August. AS'PHALTE FOOTWALK IN CHIJRCH-STREET;—SOMe months ago an application was made, by Claridge's Asphalte Company ' to the Highway Board, to permit a portion of the footwalk in Church-street, opposite to St. Peter's Church, to be laid with asphalte, the new material used (and it is said with great suc cess)' in the composition of roads. The intention of the appli cants was to convince the Board, and the inhabitants of Liver pool generally, of the value of the material, but for some reason or other the experiment was delayed. On Tuesday, however, the workmen commenced their operations, which were regarded with great curiosity by a number of individuals. Several yards of the footwalk were completed in the course of the afternoon, since then a large portion has been completed. Judging from this Specimen' however, we hardly think it will be a substitute for flags in a country where flags are cheap. In the first instance, there is a layer of brick work which we should imagine more expensive of itself than flagging, and this is covered with a layer of about an inch thick of the composition, which appears to be a mixture of boiled pitch and pounded gianite. The result will. however. prove its utility. TRINITY 'COLLEGE, DUBLIN.—On Tuesday the following gentlemen were elected to vacant Fellowships :—Jas. Malet, • Robert Dixon, S. Suck. Premiums were awarded to W. Lee, G. M'Dowell. J. Moran, William Atwell, James Booth. The following were declared St holars :—C. Bickmore, H. F. Neely, Richard Longlield, C. C. Power, W. J. Thm nhill, Jas. Smith, Win. Stackpoole, 11.'1'. Wheeler, F. Keoruey, F. King, A. Daly, G. bee, 'Win. Magee, A. Purcell, J: Ringwood, .1. Hamilton, Win. Bassett, A. Read, J. Gaggin, G. Stone,.C. S. Ralph, Thomas Tracy. ATLANTIC STEAM NsvIGATIoN.—We understand that the British and AMerican Steam. Navigation Company, owners of the splendid steam-shin British Queen, have contracted with our townsmen, Messrs. Fawcett and Co., for a pait of engines 78 inches diameter of cylinder, and 7 feet stroke for their second steam-ship, to be calleil the Pre.ident. a vessel of I,Boos tops measurement, building expressly for the Li ver p oo l an d N ew York trade , and that the manufacturers have undertaken to put these engines i Couipaity will n operation st .h tehefi sftoiteo b t e ti fi n i rdeo establish b n others, t t whaitth tiai elian f be o o r the of fessup suitable ai spirited Packets a regular 'steam communication with America, and their arrangements are so far advanced for building additional vessels, that therei is every reason to suppose, i n th e c ou rse of next year they will be able to fulfil the intentions expressed in their prospectus, (published nearly three years ago) of sailing their Packets. from Liverpool .and London, to New York alternately, on the Ist and 16th of each month. "ROYAL WILLIAM" STEAM-SlllP.—Lieutenant Swainson, R.N., to whom the Cityof Dublin Company have confided their Steam-ship , the •Royal for her intended 'voyage to New York, conies favourably recommended to the notice of the public, by his command of several ships out of Liverpool, of which town he is a native. Capt. Swainson was for many. years, during the late .war, employed on the American Coast, and hence became familiar with the port of his present destination. He was subsequently employed off Long Island and Sandy Hook, (New, York) in his Majesty's Ship, Dragon, Captain (now Admiral) Sir Robert Barrie, C.B. Since the termination of the war,.Capt. Swainson. has been engaged in the command of several vessels from Liverpool to the East Indies. In the • course of his Services he made five voyages to India, and one ' to New York, in command of the Albion, belongingfto Messrs. Cropper, Benson, & Co. He also commanded the Othello out to India, and.subsequentiy made two voyages to Madras and Calcutta, in the St. George, of •601 tons, belonging to Messrs. Acramau of. this town; after which, he was again called into his late Majesty's service,• being appointed to. command the naval establishment in Lower Canada, and thence to New York. In 1835 he was'appointed to the command of the • Enmore to Madras, Calcutta, Singapore and china, and returning in 1836, he has since been engaged in making himself familiar with the peculiarities of.stearn-navigation, to qualify himself for his pre sent command.—Capt. Swainson is in possession of a handsome tribute of respect, from the passengers by the St. Gehrge to the East Indies, and we do not know an officer better qualified-for his new.apPointment, either in urbanity of manners, or as an exOrienced seamen. We wish him ,every success ,iii his'com marid of the first steamer out of his native port, fur the United States. POLICE INTELLIGENCE. AN IMBIBING INDIVIPUAL.—Yesterday, at the police-office, one of the sailors of the " Leouora" was placed, before the magistiates charged with 'being drunk and disorderly. The usual mandate of "freedom," not "to the slaie," but to the slave to drink, "discharged," had scarcely been pronounced, when one of the Bkidewell constables got up to prefer a charge against him. "This man, Mr. Hall, came about five o'clock in the morning in a very purturbed state of mind. He'd im bibed a hirleal—(laughter)—that he shOuld not live throughout the day—that he saw spirits and smelt brimstone—(loud laugh ter.)—and he pointed what he called spirits out to me, but I seed no spit its, neither spirits o' wine nor spirits o' darkness, but he smelt very strong o' spirits, so I told ohm as he hart plenty o' spirits down to keep his spirits up—that he had swel tered the spirits and they would'nt swatter him, and to spirit himself off. But he said I smelled o' briMstone, so I tuk hint into Bridewell—(Great laughter)—which he said was bell fire; and pointing to the Bridewell-keeper, said he was the devil himself. ( Loud laughtef.) After a bit he was quiet, and I sent an officer to take hint tojtis ltidgings, hut his lodgings being at a beer-house, when they g ot there, there was a smell of beer ; and he said to the o ffi cer, he thought he smelled a very strong smell o' brimstone; (continued laughter.) so the officer thought he'd better bring him back again, as be could make nowt on him. Mr. Parkinson said they had the surgeon to him, and he said it was from the effects of drink. . Mr. Hall.—" Go your way home, and see if you can keep yourself sober." The sul phurous individual then walked out otconrt. MOTHER and SUN.—Yesterday, at the police-office, a goodly dame of about 55, whose complexion, age had not added bril liancy to, and who as is the wont with good dames, had grown out to a respectable lateral rotundity, appeared to prefer a charge against her son, Arthur Skerrett, coach-painter, for grievously ill using her and breaking her best china. , Mrs. Skerratt, like Goldsokith's Miss Wilheltnino Amelia Skeggs, had a peculiar penchant for hard words, wl.ich she pronouoced in a manner peculiar to herself. Not having, however, suffici ent confidence in her flowers of eloquence, she had feed Mr. Venables, the barrister, to come and plead her cause for her, who " opened the case" by a " brief" statement of the facts. that the son was a very bad young man, earning 7s. a week, with Mr. Gurst, coach-builder, and that he was in the habit of ill-treating his mother; and on Monthly night last, had broken all her best china, for which, the crashing of the crockery espe. cially—she wanted to get rid of him Having premised thus far, the complainant was requested to tell her tale of woe.— Complainant—Well Salt, on the hoccashun of Mundey, he never came home to his dinner : so I persevered it for him on the top of the huv'n, and his tea like-wise, for henever came home to tea. So when he came home I ses, " Well Sah, which do you mean for to take, your dinner or you! tea." He ses, Marin. I shall take what I please. He takes a part of his tea and washers himself, and puts on a clean shirt to go out and see a girl as he's paying of his dresses is and he never comes home till 11 o'clock at night, when he knocks at the door and shouts out, "do you come down and get me same beef." No, Sah: ses I, it is not a proper hour, and then he flew out. Mr.• H At.r..--Where did he fly to? Complainant.—Oh —to the public-house; and then he came back to get some bread and butter— ME. VENABLES.—Whai did he do ? Complainant.—Then he went into a back-rnnm and demo lished, my best china; but I don't mind that; I think its best for us to part. He's abused nie perpelterally. He's too lazy to work or he might gel a potind a week. Mr. H ALL (to defeutlant)-11ovr came you to behave in that way? Defendant.—Why I came home from attending a temper ance meeting ; and I'd tour pieces of bread and butter, and took two before I went out; I couldn't tek no more as I eatin a hurry, and me happetite was hover-come. (Laughter.) Mr. tiA1.1,.---Newer mind your appetite. Defendant..—So when I came back one of the pieces of bread and butter was gone— Mr, liat.L.—l wish you would come to the point; never mind the bread anti butter. Defendant,—Well, I'll come to the point. When I came home and shouted for beef, its my belief she was in bed with a lodger—(a laugh)—for when I sung out for beef I heard him grumble, under the bed clothes " go to and these is the tricks she plays; its all to get me out o' the way for the sake of the lodger. • Complainant.—Oh ! did hirer? Ilivery time he comes into the house he ill uses me; and he's tilers a connabbiting with a young, woman as keeps him away. Mr. HALL said he appeared disposed to behave very ill to his mother, and he should make him tiud sureties for his good behaviour towards her. He was then ordered into custody. CAUTION To CHILDIMN PLAYING WITH KNlVES.—Yester day, at the Police-office, a servant girl appeared to prefer a complaint against the ion of a respectable carver and gilder, with whom she lived servant, fir cutting her in the arm with a carving -knife, whereby she had lost the use of two of her tinge's. It appeared that the son had been -romping with the servants ; and had been presenting an unloaded pistol at them, at which one was frightened, and the other took it from him, when he seized a carving -knife and begun cutting about and playing with it, .when it caught the poor girl on the aria and gave her a dreadful gash, which had completely taken away the use of her fingers. Mr. Hall said the boy deserved severely punishing, for he had been warned by the other servant to put down the imite. The father endeavoured to shield hiS son by saying it was an accident. Mr. Hall said the poor girl was lamed for life; he would give him an opportunity of making compensation to her„otherwise he must severely punish the boy. The lathei agreed, we understand, to give the girl £7 10s., and the complaint was dismissed. SPORTING INTELLIGENCE. NEWTON MEETING,-WEDNESDAY. The annual races on Newton Common commenced on Wed nesday. The stewards for the year were the Hon. R. Bootle Wilbraham, M. P., and William J. Ireland Blackburne, Esq., M. P. Both the ula members were present, and, in addition, amongst other noblemen and gentlemen known to the sporting world, we noticed on the grand stand Lord Eglington, Sir H. B. Hoohton, Bart., Col. Leigh, T. Trafford, Esq. Col. White, Col, Raitt, P. Greenhall, Esq., T. A. Worthington, Esq. , Wm. T )akin, E-q., .1. Ferguson, Esq., T. Geddes, Esq., and aptain Fairlie. Lawton, "mine host" of the Rainbow, at Liverpool, ovided for the " creature comforts' of the guests of the grand stand. We need hardly state that both his wines and eatables gave the highest satisfaction. The first race was for The TRIA L STAKES of 10 toys. each, with 25 sovs. added ; three years olds to carry fist 71b, four Bst .11b, five Bst 121 b, six and aged, 9st 21b. One mile and a quarter, which came off as follows: Mr. E. Peel's gr c Saul, 3 veers .. Mr, R. Hudson's b g The Potentate, 6 yrs. (Lye) 2 Mr. E. Buckley names b c Compensation 3 yrs...(Dodgson) 3 A SWEEPSTAKES of 20 sous. each, h. f; colts Bst Gib ; fillies Bst 21b. The Gulborne Coarse. A straight halt mile. Lord Stanley's Velocipede walked over. A SWEEFSTAKES of 53 soya, each, h ft, for the proauce of mares covered in 1834; colts Bst 71b, fillies Bst 41b. One mile and a half. •• Mr. W. Turner's b c by Battledore (S. Darling) walked over, Three horses paid forfeit. A GOLD CUP, value 100 sIIVS. the gift (dare Lord of the Manor, added to a HANDICAP SWEEPSTAKES of 15 sovs. each. The winner of Chester, Liverpool, or Manchester Cups to carry 41b extra. Two miles and a distance. Mr. F. R. Price's br h Wentworth, 5 yrs (M. Jones) I Mr. Fowler's br h Ileron. 5 yrs (Calloway) 2 Lord Eglinton's bk h Black Diamond. 5 yrs Lord Stanley's ro c Parolles, 4 yrs. Mr. Bell's ch I Golden Drop, 4 years A PLATE of £7O for horses, &c., that never won £5O. Heats, two miles. Mr. Davies's b c St. Leonard, 3 yrs (Whitehouse) 1 5 .1. Mr. W. Walker's h c Goldhurst, 4 yrs 'Mr. Dawson's ch f Misfit (late Prattler) 3 years Mr, R. Jonnson's,br h by Robin Hood, 5 yrs Mr. Houlsworth's b f by Vali°, 3 yrs Mr. Eddison's br c Lyndhurst, 3 yrs Mr. Bower's b c Lord de Rossiugton, 3 yrs ' 0 0 d Sir T, Stanley's ch c by Bay Halton. 3 years 2 d Lord Stanley's ch f Rodora, 3 yrs ! 4 d Mr. Paten's hr c Percy, 3 yrs The races were over shortly after seven o'clock THURSDAY. . . The ST. LEGER SYA kEs of .25 sovs each, with 25 sovs added, • for three years old colts. Bst Gib ; fillies, Bst.2lb. One utile and three-quarters: The Owner of the second to receive back his stake. Mr. F. R. Price's ch"f Zillah, by Reveller Mr. G. Ogden's br e Harpurbey, by Voltaiie The GOLBORNE STAKES of 20 sovs each, for two-years old, colts, Bst sth ; fillies Sat 21h.. The Golborne Course. Mr. howler's eh fby Emancipation, dam by tint, or Scud 1 Mr. Dawson's hr f Sweet Jessy, sister to Fair Jame -2 The BOROUGH Cue, value' 1(X) toys., added to a Sweepstakes of 10 sovs each. Three yrs old, 6st 31b ; four 8.4 21h; live, Bst 101h;.six and aged, 9st. One mile and a. half. The Winner of a Cup or Piece of Plate, value 100 sovs., or of one Stake to that amount in 1838, before starting, to early 416 extra, and maidens 4 yrs old aud Upwards, at starting, to be allowed 51b. Mr. Meiiclam's b f Modesty, by'Mitlek, 4 yri Lord Eglinton's bk Ir The'Blaek Diamond, 5 yrs Mr. Worthington's b c by Battledore, dam by Filho, 3 yrs 3 A PLATE of £7O, three years.old, 6st 81b; four Bst. 51b.; fillies and geldings allowed 31bs. Heats, one mile and a half.— The winner of a Plate this year, 31h. extra, of two Plates, a Gold Cup, or her Majesty's 'Plate, 51b extra. Mr E. Peel's ch. c. Gadfly, 3 yrs 1 1 Lord Stanley's br. c. Argante, 4 - yrs. ASCOT HEATH - RACES-TUESDAY. The following return of the sport will show that, although abundant and good, the field, owing to the number of horses, lame or otherwise amiss, were small. . The,Oatlands Stakes ,of 30 sovs. each, h. ft. and only 5, &c., with 100 added; second to save his stake. Fifteen subs, owe of vs horn declared. Two miles and a half. Lord Exetei's Velure, 4 yrs 7st. 10Ib. (Conollv) I Mr, Dolphin's The Staker, 5 yrs. 7st. 51h. .. 2 Mr. Wickham - s Pincher, aged, Bst. .. • • • • • • 3 Mr. M. Stanley's Willesden, 5 yrs. 7st. 911). .. 4 Duke of Richmond's Bracelet, 3 yrs. sst. 10ib. .. 5 A Plate of 504 for maiden horses: three-years, 71b. 41b.; four, Bst. 81b.; live and upwards, 9st. 21b. Mares and geldings allowed 31b.. • Capt. Williamson's Mervan, 4 yrs. .. (S. Man) 1 Capt. Garduor's c.. by Gaburlunzie, out of Cinderella, 3 yrs. 2 Mr. F. Craven's Brockhaintou, 3 yrs. .. 3 Duke of prafton's Unique, 3 yrs. .. • 4 A Gold Vase, value 200 sovs. given by her . Majesty, added to a Handicap , of 25 soya. each, for three-year olds. SwinleY Course. Eight subs. Lord Exeter's Mecca, Bst. 71h. (Couelly) Mr. Greville's Morella. 7st. 91b. .. • • • • 2 Lord G. Bent.inck's Seth, Bst. llb Capt. Gardner's Bandboy, 6st. 71b. .. 4 Lord Suffield's c. by Dr. Eady, d by Reveller, 7st. 411) ! . 5 Sweepstakes of 50 sous. each, h. ft. for two•year old•-colts, Bst, 71b.; and fillies; Bst. 31b. Last three-quarters of a mile. Nine subs. Mr. Wrefoid's b. c. by Camel, out of Margellina Day) 1 Mr. J. Dixon's b. c. by Camel, out of Maria .• • • .. 2 Lord Suffield's Alan .. .„ „ 3 Lord Alhemarle's Tyrius •.• .• • • . 4 Her Majesty's Plate of 100 guineas . ; three. vrs. 7st. 21b. ; four, 9st. 21b.; five, lOst; six and aged, lOst. Sib. From the New Mile Post, once round and in. Sir G. Heatbcote's Valentissituu,6 yrs. (Chapple) 1 Lord Chesterfield's Bretly, 3 yrs. .. .. • • • • .. 2 Capt. Pearson's Munchausen, 3. yrs, . : • • . 3 Mr. Garrard's Hibiscus,•4 yrs... . • ••_ • • • . 4 Mr. Knight's b. g. by Cetus , out of sis to Cobweb, 3 yrs. ~ 5 Capt. Wi!liainson's Nieman 4 yrs. .. • • • •-• Sweepstakes of 100 soya_ each, h. ft. • for three - y r-old colts Sat. 71b. and tillies.Bst. 31b. Oce mile. Lord Jersey's Pheenix . .. (Robinson) I Mr. Vaosittart's c. by Ilotni,tiro,' Clinker, d. by Abjer 2 Amato was in this tace,'but ou •Monday information was re ceived at Ascot, from Sir G. Ileathcote,that,he would nofrun. Her Majesty left the course immediately after the fifth race, amidst loud cheers.' .6. / .11 ). ' : r: If .(.„4 CORRESPOATDEII'C ' SHARE-BROKING. - " I have heard tnuch Of the beauty of truth, but it is a beauty no one likes to look Upon. To find it out; is only to find that you havO been duped in every possible manner; an d t o hear it, is only to havo a friend give way to his temper, and to say something disavieeable to you." OLD CHRON. MR. EDITOR,--I waited patiently to see who or bow many would reply to my let'er. which appeared in your paper of the Ist instant, and was almost content to allow the only two au swers which were attempted, to remain unnoticed,—inasinuch as the one furnisnes a complete rejoinder to the other, and both are to a great extent confirmatory, of all I asserted as to the crooked dealing of certain share-brokers. - 1 could have wished and certainly did expect to see some powerful member of their body step forth, prupria persona, to juitify if possible their proceedings and to plead their cause; when lo! the only champion whom the whole association could produce, appears to possess no higher title than the empty one of " nothing ;"—and even he, being unable to enact the valor ous character which he assumed, simply becomes the uncon scionable Godfather of all their sins past, present, and to come ; and, with a conscience as ample and accommodating as ocean . itself, boldly asserts that not one tainted fish exists among the whole tribe ! • • • • Hence his advocacy of their cause amounts to nothing, profits them nothing, is worse than nothing; hence may be applied to him the apposite description of nothing, as given by a witty Irishman—that it is a " footless stocking without a leg"—and to his arguments, the just remark that they have neither leg nor foundation to rest upon; how, indeed, could it be otherwise when we are all agreed as to the truth of the aphorism—"Er nihilo nihilfit?'' • But cypher or nothing though he be, , I have not yet quite done with him; and first, I will tell him, iu plain terms, that my object was, and is, and shall be to see every such nonentity, nun-responsible, or valueless 0 extirpated from , our Stock-Ex.: change; that we want to see it stocked with men possessed of something—and that such alone ought to find a footing there. — In the prospect of such an event, I would seriously advise him to return to the school whence he came, and sedulously to teach himself—what he is strangely deficient in--;the art of writing his own language intelligibly. Never, indeed, was the school- , master shewn to be so completely "abroad" as is this Pedant broker iu his language, his arguments, and even in his surmises. With the latter—especially a s t o " alto the writer is"—! will now assist him, so far as to tell him not exactly who I am, — but what may equally answer his purpose—who I am not. Well, then, I am no " Hebrew-principal smarting under the , recoil of my own irregularity," &c.; 1 am not an "unsuccessful candidate for admission into an association as honourable, as intelligent, and embracing as much integrity as any in the kingdom;" 1 am not and never have been a seller of shares , ''having a defect in their titter I sin no "Solon in commer cial ethics ;" lam no "libeller" how keenly soever the truth of my accusation may have pricked the guilty •conscience; laoly; and most assuredly, I am no broker, whether as a highly privi leged individual luxuriatino "within the pale" of the associa tion, or as a deeply disgraced " outsider writhing under the defeat of rejection;" no, no, I am no broker, and, thank Pro vidence, I have az. present no occasion to become such ; but should every other business and profession fail me—the same kind Providence may peradventure direct me—in the altered state of the poor-law and workhouse reliet;—to seek an asyllitn, "within a pale," which is likely to become—if it is not already —the last refuge and resource of the needy and the unfortunate. It', on the other hand, fortune should continue to befriend me; and to direct my steps to the share market, I shall attend to au advice of this man-of-nothing, although it is by no means " fa cile of accomplishment"—l mean as to the selection of a broker, " in whom confidence might and ought to be placed,"—to this end, he must needs expect to see me some 'day at noon travers ing the precincts of the Exchange, armed, us was the philoso pher of old, with an auxiliary light in quest of the man. May its benignant rays, aided by those of the sun, guide me, safely past his door, and to that of the worthy " Share Broker" who is the writer of the secohd letter in reply, and on whom I' will bestow a little of my present attention, perhaps much of my future patronage ! Unlike the, empty bubble—now well nigh broken, I opine— Share Broker writes as a man of sense, a man of business, and a gentleman ; admitting the justice of my complaints generally, and deprecating the continuance of a system which he knows to he bad iu itself and still worse in its too probable consequences: To him, hoe ever. I would say, before employing him in the transaction of my business, "you m u s t n o t put off fur mouths payment of such shares as yob sell fur me, simply on your plea of (Toss transactions occurring between brokers;'" with this; principals having nothing to do, and wilt, if I mistake not, have still less to do iu future. I assure you, Sir, it will no longer be tolerated; and if attempted with me, you will certainly meet with a most disagreeable outbreak of that " petulant humour" which vou have disceYered in me—the great reformer of your abuses—but which, after all, is only a characteristic of reformers generally. With him I would say to the brethren, " occupy yourselves during the present calm state of the market (which I verily bey lieve my letter has produced,) in instituting fresh rules for the government of the association, & c:; set your houses in o rder', y appointing one or two settling days in each, week;, above all, impose on each member of your society a certain test in the shape of an ample security—on the •faith of which the public may then, with mane degree of safety and propriety, look to a broker as " responsible fur the return of either money or docu tnents,"—a responsibility which, in too many instances, it is now idle to talk of or expect. He says my remark as to the not unfrequent arrest of a broker is a trespass upon truth and opposed to my statement of the " general respectability" of the body. Now, hark ye! friend— not one word is to be found in my letter as to their general re spectability—the whole of my remarks on that tender subject amounting to this—that the few older ones generally, and some of the younger ones particularly, are respectable, &c. but that it was fur the public to say whether these constitute the majori ty or minority. As to the trespass upon truth, and before again giving my remark even So gentle a negative, I would advise him to "move for a return" of all those who were brokers some' two years ago, but are such no longer—and on how many of their doors have been, or may now be seen, the inscription— " non est inventus" If he cannot, then let their godfather " Nothing" answer where. In conclusion, Mr. Editor, I •would, excite your risibility by describing, as I myself laughed heartily in observing, the extra ordivary sensation caused among the:fraternity by the appear ance of my letter in your journal: It was evidently a bitter pill to swallow; and I cannot present. to your imagination a more correct or faithful picture of its effects than is to be found,' most opportunely, in the last number of the famous. history of the Nickleby family, as recorded by the glorious Boz. You will find it in the eighth chapter, page 67, wherein the youthful hero of the story is introduced to the school-room of Professor Wackford Squeers, and made to behold the worthy spouse of the pedagogue, administer to the hungry pupils a copious dose 01 brimstone and treacle. The wry and rueful faces thereby produced (vide frontispiece illustration by Phiz) were nothing distorted, as compared with those which were witnessed, to the infinite amusement of all beholders—by the gentle exhibition of the ponder done up in your paper! Let us hope that the same chehp, economical, and salutary sort of medicine—which mine certainly ens, will produce the same good effects, as did the brimstone and treacle, cleansing and purifying and extend ing its healing influence to each and all the thin skinned, un sound members i.f the .component whole! That such way be the happy result is the sincere wish of their friend and yours., A SHARE DEALER. THE GREAT WESTERN STEAM SHIP. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STIINDARD., Great-Western Steam Ship Office, 13ristol, 11th June, 1838. Si u,—ln your paper of last week you have been instrumente I in conveying to the public an idea that one of the boilers of the Great Western was, bona out. I do not believe the fairly earned fame of the Great Western and her machinery will be at all damaged, or that the ship's interests are likely to suffer through the statement; but in these times of steam companies advertising and contending for superiority, the directors of the company which has•been the first to carry out scientifically the grand experiment, have a right to look to support rather than. to expect attacks from the editors of journals, either in the scientific or the commercial world. • The Logs of the Great Western are about to be published, and " Playfair" ! !I or " Condenser versus " brine pump" will then have an opportunity of satisfying himself of the splendid' results of the latter, and he.will also see a correct description of each boiler, to the state of which from actual observation' I Call speak. —Yours, &c., CHRISTOPHER CLAXTON, Managing Director. TOXTETH-PAI(K BRIDEWELL. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. Stet,—The. inhabitants of Windsor and Toxteth-park com plain (grievously the want of accommodation in • the neigh bourhood for turbulent, . mischievous, and ill-minded people. T here is not a lock-up -house within a mile and a half of their locality; thus, while a policeman is bearing off a captive to durance rile, they are left quite unprotected. Windsor, June 1.1. , HECTOR TIMID. [The inhabitants should petition the Watch Cominitteed— E. L. S. . • THE DISCUSSION IN DUBLIN. TO THE EDITOR OF TILL LIVERPOOL STANDARD. Ste,—You will perceive that a subscription is•commenced in Dublin, by the friends of Protestantistp, for: the purpose of testifying to the Rev: T. D. Gregg their approbation of the man ner in• which he has so ably conducted ' the late controversy and also with an intention of evidencing their joy and gratitude for its successful termination.. ••• • • t ; • As the treasures which are contemplated will occasion consi derable expense, and as Mr. Gregg, by his triutuphaut exposure of error and corruption in the Homish church, has rendered a service, not only to Christianity .in Ireland, but also to the cause of God in England.and throughout the world, would it not be well for all Protestants to manliest their attachment to the true church, by contributing their mites towards this tribute of affection, respect, and thankfulness to the unflinching and . successful ampion of the gospel ?. Any further remarks, would, , l think, he superfluous. If one or two places were named for receiving subscriptions,• they. would. .1 feel convinced, pour in front all quarters. • Happily‘ the time has not arrived, when men have lost their attachment • to that church, in which were embosomed the affections of their fathers—that church which has sent forth martyrs to.the stake, glorying in their sufferings—that church , which, in friendly union with the government of this kingdom, hasimproved the morals, and guarded the, safety of Britain through successive ages, and elevated her to her present seat amongst the nations: Long exist the union between Church and State !i Excuse me for, concluding thus.—l am, S:c., 1)111LO. Liverpool, July 14, 1838. • Forty-four public and private bills received the royal assent on Monday. • • • • The Hull, town council have invited the, British ~Association of Science to hold their annual meeting in 1840, in that, town. Lord Sandon returned,to town.on Friday, from the family, seat, Sandon Hall,. id Staffordshire, where the noble laid had been •attending._ the ..obseques of Isis revered ,nrothet• The . mourners, ltr. i-:!•.•• the noble lord, %vele, the Hun G. D. Ryder, Hon. J. J. Wortley, Hon. •Geo. Fortescue, Captain Saurin; H. N., arid.Mr, ttugh Fortescue., ..• • . . The Duke of Wellington's entertainment on the 18th inst. is to be more than usually magnificent. Since the last meeting , at Apsley House, on the vnuiversary of Waterloo day , tour of. the officers have gone to "that .bourne from which no tuavcllet.. returns." These places are to be supplied by four junior utlieers. It is expected that about 70 will be present on this occasion. lii Pocntsv.—The world is a masquerade, in which the devil: appears in various disgtrises, but always mischievous; never so mischievous, however, as when he plays the religious hypocrite, or the fraudulent agent of the law.-- I ,Sir Egerton Beydges. . the Lord Bishop of Limerick has been honoured with a gra d eious invitation from the queen to attend hei 111ajestI'li co m a.. tiou. Limerick , _