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THE Ktberpool tatibarbt TUESDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1855. CHURCH POLITICS. WE all know the use that has been made, and we can all guess the - uses that will be made, of the last Census returns—doctored as they were to make it appear, that dissent possessed a full half, if not more, of the whole population. Even if such were indeed the case, we see not hot it could make any difference in the course pursued by statesmen towards the Church, if only they were accustomed to act upon principle. But, alas ! expediency has taken the place of_ principle ; and not a few of our leading men would sell the Church's Head, as did Judas of old, much more the Church itself, if by so doing they could advance their own present interests, and secure a new lease of political power. And, such being the case, it is most desirable that the prevailing erroneous im pression should be corrected. Erroneous we feel certain that it is. Setting aside the Romanists, who are chiefly immigrants, or the descendants of such, we do not believe that dissent possesses one-tenth of the population. We do not claim the remaining nine-tenths for the Church, for well we know that too large a number are in fact nothing at all—Christians unattached, as some one has wittily called - them : while others are practically heathens, in all but name. But, as upon the one hand, we do not claim these for the Church, neither upon the other will we permit dissent to claim the half of them. Their very existence affords an additional argument for strength ening the Church, and largely increasing the means which she has at her disposal ; but none for crippling her. For want of means she is utterly unable in many places, in Liverpool for example, to labour among them in such a way as to hold out any reasonable prospect of their conversion ; and yet we are threatened withChurch-spoliation,because it has been groundlessly asserted that half the population is given over to dissent. However, as so many are apt to take up a cry . without particularly examining the logic of those from whom it emanates, it becomes a matter of some importance to show that the assertion is groundless. And it appears that an opportunity of doing this is about to be offered. A correspondent of •the London Guardian writes to that paper as follows :—" I am informed that forms of queries will shortly be issued to the clergy, requesting them to return the number of baptisms that have been performed by them during the past year, or upon an average of years, I trust the clergy will have no hesitation in making this return, which cannot but be of infinite advantage to the cause of the Church, for it is an undoubted fact that ninety out - of every hundred baptisms are solemnised by the Clergy of the Church of England. If, however, as a body, the clergy do not fill up this return, it will be comparatively worthless in a statistical point of view, and the friends of the Church in Parliament will lose an excellent opportunity of defending her interests." Something of this kind was done, we recollect, after the census of 1840, the return required from the clergy including• burials, if not marriages, as well as baptisms. So far as • the question at issue can be decided by the number of marriages solemnised by the Church, as compared with that of legal unions, the annual returns of the Registrar-General are amply sufficient, and show an immense preponderance of the former : a preponder ance so great, that it seems incredible that any one should ever have had the impudence to claim half the population for dissent, or that any should have been found sufficiently gullible to concede the claim. But, as regards births, the Registrar's returns are worthless for our present purpose. They merely record the fact, that between such and such a date so many boys and girls came into the world. They afford no i.forination as to the reiious principles of the parents. But giving us, as they do, nearly the total number of. births, the return of baptisms will enable us to approximate to the true proportion of Church people in the whole population. It must not, however, be forgotten, that the number representing the difference between births and baptisms will have to undergo several deductions before it can be taken to indicate the total number of dissenters. First, a deduction must be made for the estimated number of Romanists ; and, secondly, for baptisms celebrated by the Church, but not entered in her registers : and when we recollect in how many places a fee is illegally demanded for the registration, there is reason to fear that this send deduction ought to be a very large one. • The Guardian of Wednesday last contains another letter, elicited by the one already quoted, the writer of which heartily concurs in - his predecessor's remarks ; and he then proceeds to urge the necessity which exists for the, clergy throwing off. " the political apathy which is slowly, but surely, surrendering the Estab lishment to its assailants." They might, as he justly asserts, be one of the - most poWerful bodies in the country; and that, without at all neglecting their high and holy duties, or compromising their priestly character. We are aware that it is a commonly re ceived axiom, that the clergy should not meddle with politics'; but it is, we believe, a most mischievous one. It has been urged by the Church's foes, for their own purposes, while their own preachers and teachers have notoriously pursued the very course which it 'condemns. It is as if the Russians were to succeed in persuading us that fighting is too undignified an occupation for men: of talent and education ; while, at the same time, their own forces were abundantly supplied with the" ablest generals in the Empire. As the man who be comes a priest does not cease to be a citizen, so, we conceive, he has a full right to meddle with politics to any extent 'which does not interfere with his special duties. We do not say that he ought to do so, nor, that it would not "frequently be wiser not to do so; but only, that he has a perfect right to do so. If, however, as is frequently the case, the interests of religicn are involved in any measure brought before the country, then we say, that he is bound to exert his influence ; and that, in not doing so, he is guilty of positive dereliction of duty. Let us look at things as they are described' by the writer last referred to : " The Irish Bishoprics are gone—the Church revenues are gathered up, ready for spoliation, by the Ecclesi astical Commission—the Canada Reserves are gone— the first outworks 'of Oxford have been taken—the Church,rates are all but lost,—Mr. Heywood has got his fangs fixed in the Act of Uniformity—and Dissen ters, both in England and Ireland, do not scruple to avow their expectation of an early division of Church plimder." Under such a state of things, the clergy are bound to bestir themselves, and to strain every nerve to avert the threatened evils. We, as Church men, ask not for any privileges which are not pos sessed by all ; 'but we do demand to be continued in the enjoyment, of what is rightfully our own ; and, abovu — altrwe demand, what at present we do not possess, fair play : and we have a right to expect not only that the clergy will direct any movement that may be 'necessary for the Church's safety and welfare, but that they will lay aside those prejudices and jealousies which at present keep them asunder and cause them to present so miserably divided a front to an untiring and united foe. across th FALL OF A BRIDGEAn occupation bridge railway from Bishop Auckland to Crook, and near the Beech burn Station, suddenly fell in on Tuesday last. Six farm horSes, with three men and boys, were passing along i t, and they were all precipitated to the botto ofn to th the e railway. One of the horses was kille d on the s . , but others escaped, and only one of the men was seriously injured. It was a wooden bridge, having metal plates along it, and had been for some time in a tottering state, the timber, after the fall, appearing in many places quite rotten. The lives of the men and boys were saved owing to their not falling through. The mail train from Crook was detained about half an hour until the way was cleared. The bridge was of considerable length, and about 40 feet in height, Newcastle Jouinal. RESPONDENT. MONDAY MORNING. THE past week has been one of which the occurrence of stirringly popular events has not been the leading character istic. The Cabinet riddle has been so far read out that all the unoccupied seats have at last received incumbents. The clever, though crotchety, Duke of ARGYLL having formally under taken the surveillance and management of the Post-office, has handed over the Privy Seal to Wade - keeping of"the'Earl of 1 1-innowßY, who, in return, has given place to Mr. BAINES, as Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster; and Lord STANLEY, of Alderley, withont (materially changing hii position in the Ministry, has received a seat in the Cabinet. So far, then, the Cabinet hand has been completed, the only new card added by the new deal being Mr. LABOUCHERE. The constitution of the Ministry is, on all hands, admittedly a sickly one; and even - the Most arduous supporters of Lord PALMERSTON'S Ad ministration content themselves with limiting their expression of confidence in its efficiency to a somewhat hesitating inter rogatory as to what his lordship could have done better, in the circumstances. These parties, feeling the entire weight of the ministerial responsibility in its merely personal sense, com pletely ignore all consideration of the circumstances which placed Lord PALMERSTON not only in the position of Premier, but which induced him to set aside the co-operation of Lord DERBY, and the Conservative party, in forming an adminis trtaion which would have secured the confidence of the coun try, by arraying in its service the talent, as well as the repu tation, of its leading statesmen. The self-willed and short sighted leader of the heterogeneous band made his election of colleagues in the face of the strongest practical admonition- Every step towards consummating the arrangements which he -- had only half planned has involved him in accu mulating difficulties. The ill-assorted band, of which he hailed himself the chief, were jumbled and pegged toge ther with some care, but no adhesive quality, and the first jolt of the machine threw the whole bevy into disorder. C'est le premier pas qui coute, our worthy allies tell us in a proverb applicable to the ordinary affairs of life, the first hitch in the PALMERSTON Cabinet seems to be of that enduring cast which will make its effects adhere to the body so long as two joints of it remain together. By the recently completed arrangements, the chairs around the Cabinet table have all received occupants, but every one feels painfully that the public departments have not, therefore, received compe tent administrative heads. Tame dulness is the predominating characteristic of the Ministry. Lord PALMERSTON himself, with scarcely another exception, is the only one who pos sesses the capability of placing even a common subject clearly before the legislature and the country, and it is generally, admitted that, as at present constituted, the House of Com mons cannot be guided by such ability as the Cabinet can bodst of. In these circumstances, the parties who ingeniously employ themselves in spinning ropes of sand find ministerial safety in a dissolution of Parliament; and that appears, at present, to be the panacea depended on for relieving the dead lock achieved through administrative incapacity. That it will be speedily resorted to, seems an article of popular faith at the present moment. How it will benefit the floundering mediocres Rho aspire to govern this great country, is by no means so clear. The able men of all parties are well-known, and they are already in Parliament. A new election is less likely to change their views than to confirm their convictions, and they are admittedly hostile to the pretensions of the 'men who are ranged under the banner of Lord PALMERSTON. The want of debating talent is felt and acknowledged to be a weak point of the present Administration—a greater defect is known to be the absence of statesman-like views, and ad ministrative ability. How anew election is to supply them with any of those missing qualities, is a difficulty which, no doubt, has occupied the attention of the noble Premier, but whether he sees his way through it or not, seems locked up in that limbo of human vanities, the bosom of a checkmated and ambitious leader, who cannot procure a decent following. The experiment it seems to be generally admitted is about to be tried._ It is at least, under the present circumstances of the case, a kill or cure remedy. If successful in mitigating the urgent circum stances of the Ministerial malady ; the nerveless and emaciated patient may drag on a hopeless and helpless existence for a‘ brief space longer; if unsuccessful in affording even such tem porary relief, the veteran prize-fighter of the political ring must retire to Broadlands, and henceforward content himself with that kind of view of politics which is said to confer enchantment on the landscape. This latter alternative is the one most currently believed in well-informed circles as likely to ensue, and in contemplation of it all parties are busy in their preparations. While domestic politics have occupied a large share of public attention in the metropolis and elsewhere, during the past week, they have not so exclusively formed the subject of dis cuss;ee as to shut out the consideration of other fnnirc Ott the contrary, much interest has been manifested on several other matters, which, under 4 other circumstances, are not generally lopked on as of such absorbing interest. Conspicuous among those events which have demanded and received public interest have been the arrival and reception of the King of SARDINIA, who landed on our shores on Friday morning, and shortly after noon made his advent in the metropolis, from Dover, whence he had proceeded by railway. At the station he was met with the courtesy and consideration befitting his exalted rank, and the noble spirit he has evinced. in joining the-Weitern Alliance in their endeavours to restrain within due bounds the restless and dangerous ambition of Russia.. He was met by Prince ALBERT and the civic authorities in state. On emerging from the railway, and in his progress through that portion of London which he had to traverse in passing to the station of the Great Western Railway,he was re ceived with the most enthusiastic plaudits by the vast assem blages who lined the road, and occupied every point whence even atolerable view of the cortege could be obtained. His reception by the British people was in all respects worthy of the occasion, and the distinguished recipient of the honour, In VICTOR EMMiNtrEL, who, for the first time,visited our island on. Friday last,the people beheld, not merely the spirited monarch, who,at a critical moment, espoused the cause which they are deeply committed to, but in him they also saw one on whom the eyes of his own countrymen were fixed as the champion. of liberal opinions and constitutional government before they hailed him as their sovereign —one who, with a firm hand, and an en lightened mind, repelled the blighting influence which jesuitry and priestly domination had established-among his countrymen. His career, though brief, has not been undis tinguished ; and in military exploits he has already proved himself a skilful and valiant leader, having commanded a division of the Piedmontese army in the celebrated Lombard campaign, in which capacity he did his duty with great gal lantry and prudence. In his visit to our gracious (41,LERN he is accompanied by two of his leading statesmen--the Counts AZEGLIO and CA-VOUR, the first an able advocate for true liberty, which, with his pen, he disseminated a knowledge and appreciation of, and subsequently, with his sword, vindicated in the field. If Friday was rendered remarkable by the reception accorded to the KING of SARDINIA, Thursday was made more Memorable still by a meeting held in Willis's Rooms, for the purpose of originating au hospital in.honour, and to be under the superintendence, of Miss .Npaixxiscar.n. The chair of this interesting meeting was occupied by his Royal Highness the DUKE of CAMBRIDGE, who acquitted himself right royally on the occasion. The chief speakers, besides the royal chairman, were the MARQUIS of LANSDOWNE, Sir W.. HEATHCOTE. Sir JOHN PAKINGTON,. Lord STANLEY, and the DUKE of ARGYLL. The addresses-delivered were gene. rally of a practical order, in which business took the lead :of rhetoric, to the manifest, advantage of the purpose for which the meeting, was convened. As was to have been expected in such an assemblage, the disinter ested zeal and intelligent benevolence of Miss NIGHTINGALE were the theme of every speaker, and each vied with his pre decessor in bestowing on her au acknowledgment of the general gratitude. Details of the, project 'were wisely avoided in the meeting, its general purpose being confined to a recog nition of the principle of Miss NIGILTII'VGA.LE'S great merits, and the desire to commemorate these iu a memorial which shall be pleasing to her azd,useful to the community to whose. well-being she has so sedulously devoted her time, her mar gies, and her wonderful tact and benevolence. One object of the proposed institution,is understood to bathe establishment of a training school for nurses, who by their initiatory educa tion shall be fitted to supply the places so often and so detri mentally occupied by the Mrs. GA up family of harpies. The meeting was numerously attended by a brilliant and highly influential assembly, and the subscription which was by it recommended to be opened has started under such favourable aaspices as to afford fair - ground of hope for its entire success. Towards, the conclusion of the year it not unfrequently happens that the judges in our criminal courts see fit, as it were, to,revi6/ some principle of our criminal jurisprudence, and, as also sometimes happens, to deliver themselves of singu lar dicta in reference to the principles reviewed. One of these has just occurred in the case of JOSEPH BERRIDGE, who was convicted on his own confession of an attempt to shoot the Rev. Mr. BRowx, at Leatheringstone. BERRIDGE and the clergyman, it appears, had, some twenty years ago, been on terms of great intimacy. BERRIDGE has since then married, and become the father of several childsen, and he has become the victim of a delusion that the Rev. Mr. BROWN is the father of those children, although it also appears that that gentleman had hardly ever seen Mrs. BERRIDGE. Under the delusive impression referred to, BERRIDGE wrote several threatening letters to Mr. BRowN, and ultimately he resolved to shoot him in his pulpit, inti. mating to Mr. BROWN his intention of so doing. In proof that he meant to do what he threatened, he entered the church provided with balls and percussion caps, and likewise kNIMMININNINIIMM 9~ with a bag, which be had brought from his inn in mistake for his own, which latter was, on examination, found to contain a loaded Minie pistol. This induced the Reverend Gentleman to have the dangerous delusionist placed under restraint, and, as already stated, he pleaded guilty to the charge, when his counsel admitted that .there was not the slightest ground for the delusion under which the prisoner laboured. The prisoner himself expressed a different opinion from that stated by his counsel, therebY showing that his delusion still existed. The judge; lioivever; Mr.* jiiitke EELS, appears - to think he' knows theicase better than either of them ; for after remarking that he seemed rational on every other subject, exhorted him to exert himself to overcome the miserable delusion whichhe was labouring. With this exhortation be dismissed BERRIDGE on securities that he would be surrendered for sentence in the event of making any other attempt to injure the Rev. Mr. BROWN, or even threaten to do so. Small consolation this, truly, to Mr. Bnowsr, who is thus merely assured that he is not to be threatened any more, and that if any mischief is meant towards him, it will manifest itself without warning. Another instance of judicial singularity has just been afforded by Mr. Justice.COLERIDGE, in the case of Lieutenant AUSTEN, the dismissed Governor of Birmingham Gaol, who was con victed of various acts of cruelty to EDWARD ANDREWS, a prisoner, which terminated in the latter committing suicide. Several other suicides had also, it appeared, resulted from the cruel system of discipline pursued by AUSTEN. In passing sentence, Mr. Justice COLERIDGE, ipse facto ignoring the conviction of the jury, said, "If the defendant had erred, he had erred by the excess of his zeal in carrying out the discipline of the prison," and he sentenced him to be imprisoned for three months. If he had erred, says the judge, it was through excess of zeal. The jury, leaving the question of mere error out of view, pronounced him guilty; but the judge considered it was "excess of zeal" which led to his error. Excess of zeal pointed the sword for the massacre of St. Bartholomew—excess of zeal kindred the fires in Smithfield—excess of zeal is the apology set up for the tortures of the inquisition. None of these, however, so far as is yet known, have been so fortunate as to have Mr. Justice COLERIDGE for their apologist. Among the literary events of the week, the chief...has been the advent of Dickens' tale of "Little Dorrit," the first number of which has just been issued. Of course it is fin ' possible to tell or even guess the quality or purport of a tale, in twenty parts, from a glance at the first one. So far as can be judged, however, from the small means afforded, the story promises to be fertile in incident and rich in character. Several of the scenes sketched are hit off with Dickens' usual felicity of delineation, of which the following may not prove unacceptable to your readers. Its title may be put as " The English in Quarantine."—" No more of yesterday's howling, over younder, to-day, sir ; is there I have heard none.'—' Then you may be sure there is none. When these people howl, they howl to be heard.'—' Most people do, I suppose.'—' Ah ! But these people are always howling, Never happy otherwise.'—' Do you mean the Marseilles people ?'—' I mean the French people. They're always at it. As to Marseilles, we all know what Marseilles is. It sent the most insurrectionary tune into the world that was ever composed. It couldn't exist without allonging and mar shongiug to something or other—victory or death, or blazes, or something.' The speaker, with a whimsical good humour upon him all the time,,looked over the parapet wall with the greatest disparagement of Marseilles ; and taking up a deter rained position, by putting his hands in his pockets, and rattling his money at it, apostrophised it with a short laugh. Allong and marshong, indeed. It would be more creditable to you, I think, to let other people along and marshong about their lawful business, instead of shutting 'em, up in quarantine!' Tiresome enough,' said the other. But we shall be out to day.'—' Out to-day !' repeated the first, ' It's almost an aggra vation of the enormity, that we shall be out to-day. Out ! What havAe ever been in for ?'—' For no very strong reason I must say. But as we come from the East, and as the East is the country of the s plague—'—' The plague! repeated the other. 'That's my grievance.. I have had the plague continually ever since I have been here. lam like a sane man shut up in a madhouse; I can't stand the suspicion of the thing. I came here as well as ever I was in my life, but to suspect me of the plague is to give me the plague. And I have had it- and I have got it.'—` You bear it very well, Mr. Meagles, said the second speaker smiling.` No. If you knew the real state of the ease, that's the last observation you would think of making. I have been waking up, night after night, and saying, now I have got it, now it has developed itself, now I am in for it, now these fellows are making out. their case for their precautions. Why,, I'd as soon have a• spit put through me, and be stuck upon, a card in ar . collection of beetles, as lead the life I have been leading, here?— ' Well, Mr. 3leagles, say no more about it, now it's- over, urgeu a eneerrui remunne voice. Over ! ' repeated_ Mr. ffie - a'- gles,. who appeared (though without any ill-nature) to be in that peculiar state of mind in which the last word .spoken by any body else is a new injury.. 'Over and why should Limy no more about it because it's over!' It was Mrs. Meagles who had spoken. to Mr. Meagles and Mrs. Meagles-was, like Mr. Meagles, comely and, healthy, with a pleasant English face which. had been looking at hoMely things for five-and fifty years or more, , and shone with a bright reflection of them. `There!. Never mind, Father,.never mind V said Mrs. _ _ _ Meagles. For goodness sake content yourself with Pet?— ' With Pet ? ' repeated. Mr. Meagles in his injured vein.. Pet, however, being close behind him,louched him on the shoul- der, and Mr. Meagles immediately forgave Marseilles from the bottom of his heart. Pet was about twenty. A fair girl with rich brown hair hanging, free in natural ringlets.. A lovely girl, with,s frank facc3 and wonderful eyes ; so large, so soft, so bright, set. to such perfection in her kind:-good head. She was round and. fresh and dimpled and spoilt,. and there was in Pet an air of timidity- and dependance which was the best weakness in the worid,..audga;e her the ()ay crowning charm a girl.so pretty and-pleasant could have bean without. Now,. I ask. you,! said Mr. Meagles in the blandest confi- FROM OUR THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD dence, falling_ back a step himself, and handing his daughter a step forward to illustrate:- his question : I ask you simply _ - as between man and man,,you know, DID yoik ever hear of such damned nonsense as putting_ Pet into quarantine ? " The preceding_sketch, it,will, beperceived, is replete with the tenderness of handling and minute fidelity for which the writings of " Bee' acquired.se deserved a celebrity.. - The "Midsummer Night's Dream" has been,re-produced at Sadler's-Wells Theatre with good effect. In the-part of Puck IliiSB Kola EDOIIIN has made a "hit," as his-also Miss JANE DlAnssox in the character o Hermia. _Bottom, Mr. PHELPS was eminently successful, his performance being. fall. of racy humour. At, the Princess's, Mrs.. INCIIBA.LD's, comedy. " Every one has his Fault" has been revived with a strong, cast and good: sate' ess. MadP.p3o. Jznrzur Lzlfit GOLASCHMIDT has arrived in London, and, will make her ret. appearance on Mondv next in the. Oratorio of the " Creation." USES OE'SLT. GEORairS'-114.LL. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARII. see it noticed in some of your eontemperariestliat certain Town Coot hors are opposed to the grauting, : of St. George's-hall for : the meetings of say societies, except-thosi to which the 'public at large shall have unrestricted ; adniis sion. This suggestion certainly has the merit of originality, for it has not been supposed hitherto that the, rabble in the streets of a great port were inclined to seek intellectual provement, or that they would contribute much, to the com fort and reiularity of a meeting, even if they:were. There is nothing more certain than that when St. George's-hall grew out of the-idea of a mere music-hall, a prominent ideawith the public was-that it should be-a sort of home, for learning and the fine-arts, affording facilities for their promotion and culti vation such as are greatly wanted in this town. It would appear that,.after an expenditure of money, the fulli extent of which God only knows, we are , to go back to. a mere music -hall, afford.no facilities for literature or science, and rely for the ele vation of taste and character on what our Scotch neighbours tersely call the "Kist whistles." Every one has heard of the.dog in the manger which could not eat hay, and would not permit the oxen to.do so ; and the conduct of those mem bers of our municipal body who. intend to obstruct human, progress (it is to be, hoped they are few in number) is of the. same kind. Their- ideas of a palle.institution are evidently taken from a public house ; all ideas of the effect, primary and secondary, being ignored, and nothing looked to but the fatal facility of admission. 'The. late Mr. Ewbank, of Everton, once delivered a lecture on " Common Sense" at the Collegiate Institution. It is, a pity that it was not published, or some copies of it might have been advantageously bestowed upon those Town Councillors who propose to "advance backward" in the latter half of the nineteenth century.—Yours, cto. 26th Nov., 1855. ONE OF THE PUBLIC. CIGARROS FABRICA DE HABANA. ROYAL INSURANCE COMPANY. (FROM THE "MORNING CHRONICLE.") Tins company was set on foot ten years ago, and as it is un questionably the most successful modern institution for the entertainment of life and fire risks set on foot in these later times-or, rather, since the passing of the Joint-Stock Com panies Registration Act (7 and 8 Victoria)-it may not be un interesting to the general reader to glance at its origin, and the nature, extent, and amount of the operations upon which the opinion just enunciated is based. When the "Royal" was set on, foot the leading design. of the promoters was to transact a purely " fire" business ; but, upon second thoughts, they deemed it advisable to carry on a "life" business in addition ; for the extra cost would be small in amount, and, under careful supervision, profitable in the ex treme, as the result has sufficiently demonstrated. Before the " Royal" was set on foot there was a popular notion, quite as absurd as such popular notions or prejudices sometimes are, that no great Fire Company could emanate from any part of this land with any chance of success, except its portals opened into one of the leading thoroughfares in London-the metro polis of the world ! This question had often been asked by the men of Liverpool, an d rema i ne d unanswered until the period we speak of-" Why should not Liverpool, the second city in the British empire, have its brace or more of Fire-offices, born in the place, directored by the most respectable and wealthy of its citizens, and, spreading their arms far and wide, encom passing whole districts, chock-full of commercial wealth, with in their protective embrace ?" This question, twenty years gone by, would have been voted absurd by all the gentlemen connected with all the ancient Fire-offices. The "Liverpool and London," the senior Fire-office in Liverpool, has achieved a great and durable success since that time-has battled with difficulties of no ordinary complexion-has overcome them all, and in strength and renewed energy ranks amongst the first Fire-offices in the land. Bye and bye, we shall trace that office from its outset up to its present full development. It is our present purpose to speak of a kindred, not a competitive, scheme-one which now occupies no second place among the race of institutions to which we are referring. - At the commencement of this Company, a loud cry was raised by the gentlemen interested in the established Fire offices-and very industriously fulminated all over the land -that even under the most auspicious circumstances no new Company could ever obtain the confidence of the public to the same extent as that well earned by the elder Fire Companies; that, indeed, it would be positively dangerous for the public to encourage new projects of the kind, inasmuch as whilst the public might damage the elder Companies by withdrawing some portion of their support, they could not possibly derive greater benefit from the new conceptions than that they here tofore enjoyed. They offered, it was said, no new feature ; and one disastrous year of fire risks would break their strong box, spread dismay and ruin among their too confiding share holders, and, in a word, "put up the shutters" of each and all of them. This fallacy has been completely uprooted. Why, in the brief period of ten years-a small space - in the life of a new Company-which may be said with truth to court nearly the whole world for customers-the " Royal" has- acquired an income of £1.30,000, which places it second only to the great est Fire Companies in the land, some of which have been established more than a century ! The Americans are generally styled "a go-a-head people." Liverpool lies somewhat nearer the United States than the metropolis, and the inhabitants, as all the world know, are men of sharpest industry, keen witted, not easily dismayed by obstacles which would annihilate the energy of weaker men, less trained to business habits, and less gifted with the Saxon quality-of indomitable perseverance-that kind of unmatch able industry which, if a good and worthy end be the guerdon to be achieved, and tie labour required worth the sacrifice, pushes on resolutely to the promised goal. Perhaps geogra phical contiguity with their good cousins across the Atlantic' make the men of Liverpool-such is the force of example as excellent progenitors-of great undertakings as the London capitalists. But the " Royal " had high claims upon the support of Liver pool and the Western world across the Atlantic, where, welearn, its fame is of the best and most durable . character. The new companies, set on foot in aceordance with the behests of the Act referred to, are compelled annually to register their accounts. The eider race of kindred institutions do nothing of the kind, they do not place, and possibly do not desire- to place, their , financial position before the'. world ; ; ' so that their colo ssa l wealth, so much prated about, may after all have dwindled away instead of accumulated. We do not say it has ; but secrecy in the conduct of public institutions , ---and Assurance bodies partake essentially of this character-breeds suspicion and distrust, even where least deserved. What, then, is cer tain,Nvith regard to the financial condition of Companies like the "Royal," is, in truth, a mere matter of conjecture as to some of the' elder provident institutions-more especially those which entertain fire risks. The public have greater faith in institutions that open wide their meeting:doors to the repre sentatives of the press, and which periodicallypub o th ia T e i ; garbled balance-sheets, than in those whose annual c are held in secret-whose meeting-doors are " hermetically sealed." indeed must be that - man's faith who places n y in a bank of whose monetary condition and engage- I l s nT °e s he knows- nothing, or with respect to which he - never cares to inquire. The "Royal" commenced business in June, •1845; its-fire rates are - moderate-and safe; its life premiums under those-of the mass of elder offices ; its principles- are salient in the highest degree, and all the requirements of the provident community, in regard to life and fire insurance, are catered for and answered to the full. The paid-rip capital at the outset was £166,000.- At the close of 1848 - ian investigation resulted in the discovery that a clear profit had been made (vv.. atia abuvu an nauntues, and after providing for every reasonable' contingent'circumstance) of £108;644. Of this, £89,280 was- appropriated as a bonus on the paid-up capital, making the actual paid-up capital of the Company £288,140-thus constituting a bonus of 50 per cent. upon the original sum so - paid up. £2 was the sum called upon each share, and, in the course of nature, possibly - no further contri bution may ever,be askedfrom the shareholders; each of whose shares are now valued„. and are indeed soldia, the market, at £4. The public are not, however, aware of the fact that money invested in the shares of good Assurance Companies has proved more productive than money sunk in any other investment on record. The shares of the "Rock " a very old -Life-office-on which 10s. was originally paid,are now worth, £7. 155.; those of the "Imperial" (210 paid), 220; those of the "Law Life " (210 paid), 257:59. ; those of the "Atlas "' (R. 5 'lss. paid), £l9 10s. These are- old companies. This new one has realized a profit of £269;089 in less than ten -years-a quarter of a million sterling, and its shares are at a premium of one -hundred per cent. ! Our chief object in referring to the " Royal"' at this time, is to draw attention to the fact that new companies, set on foot on right principles, and with a sufficiency of capital to afford security to the public, and to give force- and effect to their operations, and, moreover, conducted by honourable , men well. versed in the work they enter upon, stand a reason able chance of success; and, in saying this,. to-direct attention to the recent division orprofits by this company in particular.. After retaining an ample reserve fund out of the amassed, profrts e in addition to that. afforded by the- accumulated share capital, £23,459 was apportioned to the policy-holders andi shareholders. We quote -the practical effhet of this division from the directors' report:- "'The result to the proprietors is an addition to their divi, dend from this source alone of 34 per cent. (making, with the ordinary dividend from general profit ana'..loss account, in all 134 per cent.) upon the-capital originally paid up ; and to the policy-holders a bonusaf 22 per cent. upon the sum assured,',. in respect of each participating policy, issued: before the Ist of. January, 1853, for every entire year that such policy has been in existence. This gives- an addition of 18, per cent. to the - amount of every policy issued in the year 1845, the first year of the company's existence." The valuation of the funds was simply-made at the low rate, of £3 per cent., which may with truth be-termed a safety-rate, especially at a period when money is realizing so large an amount of interest. , The Reporter, the. monthly journal. de-- voted • to Provident Institutions, furnishes the following com ments upon the bonus referred to :- • "Perhaps the reader is not aware that this, the first bonus, of the 'Royal,' is larger in amount and far more beneficial in its nature, than any of the late bonuses declared by. that marvel-that magnificent mutual Mite-tile 'ScottishWidows; or, indeed, we believe, by any or of all the ScotchceS; and everybody knows what magnilicent institutions ha •Seetc, ° Iv are— or: , world-wide is the ir fame—how great, the amount of good conferred upon, the• community. This bonus, too, is equal to, if not larger, than: that declared at a n y, time by most English offices-even the 'Law Life,' whose divisional profits and thumping bonuses, every now and then,startle cautious people who know, othing of the expansive nature of Assurance funds ; and think there must be.-something cabalistic or-talismanic within- the walls of these. wonderful institutions-1 Indeed, the bonus of the ' Royal may, be pro nounced to he larger than any yet declared by the Mass- of the English offices. Here is aziew office, which in,ten,brief fleet ing years,yiekls a fairly earned and wholesome reversionary bonus of 80 per cent. in its Life branch, and, in regard to Fire operations, can make this. very enviable boast, that in these. ten years-it has exceededthe Fire business of all, but two of the London Fire-offices..-viz., the receipt of- nearly £130,000 per year .in Fire premiums alone-some- of which ancient offices-have been in existence for a century,! Equally suc cessful and singular in both departments.. Indeed, the Life department may be-said to present results, equally as worthy -of mention and memorable-as a singular-instance of a modern office, so organized ; and well managed,, and with such opportu nities of realizing good interest on its, large invested capital, o'ertopping, thus early, its ancient compeers -presenting a strong indication, indeed, that the future. business will exceed in amount those payable by all the-old, establishments of the country. Some new offices spend, from, 50 to 70 per cent. ofs• -their premium receipts; but we think the premium -and that is Ta per cent. of the gross premium receipts: should be held intact for claims and bonuses. How ever, the early years of all , new Companies of this nature have heavy charges• thrown upon them ; and if the lives be carefully selected, the premium receipts will bear in their opening years, when the risks are new and slender, greater pressure to feed the vital springs of cur rent life than in later years. Be this, however, as it may, this modern Company has been so well managed that £l5 per cent. has been the maximum cost of carrying on the business up to this period ; and moreover, all the- preliminary expenses have been defrayed. No millstone of this character hangs round the neck of the ' Royal.' With Mr. Holme, who addressed the meeting, we may well ask, ' whether the public can have a better security than now offered by the Royal Insurance Office of Liverpool ?' " The cumulative value of Assurance Policies effected in sound, well-managed offices, to whioh class the " Royal" especially belongs, will be quickly gathered from the sub joined little table:- MESSRS. ESTERO AND COXPANY, 41, NORTH JOHN-STREET, NEAR LORD-STREET, LIVERPOOL, Have been induced to Open the above Establishment for the Sale of FOREIGN CIG .IRS only, and to suit Pri vate Consumers. Messrs. E. and Co. sell them in Cases from One Pound and upwards, at 2s. 6d. per lb. Titey being Manufacturers in Havana, are enabled to obtain the most choice Leaf for their Cigars, together with the best Brands of other celebrated Houses, and in condition suitable for immediate consumption. Thus the Public will have the advantage of obtaining GENUINE HAVANA CIGARS, without the necessity of Purchasing, in Bond, Cases of from One to Two Cwt., and without paying those extra vagant charges usually demanded for small quantities. An Extensive. Supply always on the Premises and in Bond for Exportation and Ships' Stores. The Trade, Hotelkeepers, and others have now an op portunity of supplying their customers with a genuine Havana Cigar, which has been until now so very difficult to procure in convenient quantities; they will, at the same time, be,liberally treated with. Parties at a distance sending Post-office Orders for 1. 2.. 6d. will, per return, receive a Case containing One Pound of CIGARS. In sending Orders, please state tf Mild, Medium, or Full Flavoured is required. SAUL DAVIES, AGENT. LIFE BRANCIL-EXAMPLES. . Date of Sum Policy. A g e ' A ssure d . Premium. Bonus. ---.--. I: . s. d. £ 1845 29 1,000 £ 242 18 4 180 1846 24 1,000 194 5 0 160 1847 33 2,000 480 15 0 320 19 300 46 lB4B 22 100 14 84 2 0 40. 10 1860 I 27 500 56 18 4 40 In bringing our notice of this great and exceedingly suc cessful modern Assurance Company to a close, we must not omit to state that the Company owes much of its success to the unwearied exertions, from first to last, of ➢Tr. P. M. Dove, its talented actuary and manager, who fostered and elaborated the original conception with an ardour and a perseverance rarely met with in dry matters of business and finance. IRELAND. [DECEMBER 4, 1855• ECCLESIASTICAL INTELLIGENCE' ----5..------. TICE Earl of Listowel had a narr ow escape l ast week. , j His PREFERMENTS AND APPOINTMENTS. lordship had a large trap constructed for destroying foxes in Rev. H. Bromfield, to the Vicarage of Blockley, near Ch i P r Convamore ; this was so well and ingeniously concealed that, Campden. having walked on it unawares, he was very nearly tr a pp e d Rev. T. Bromley, 8.A., to the Incumbency of St. Paul's, Tip himself. In his efforts to escape from being tumbled into ton, Devon. Rev. W. R. Brownlow, 8.A., to the Curacy of St. Bartholareev the pit under the trap-door, his lordship dislocated his shoulder. Two more agrarian murders have been perpetrated in the Moor-l ane . RevT.B B utler D.D ,to the Curacy of St. Jude's, Whitetl4i county of Armagh. In the first case, a man named Grant, a Rev. W. H. Caparn:B.A., to the Curacy of St. Bartholoa le farmer, was barbarously put to death -at a place called Silver- Gray's-ion-road, St. Pancras, bridge, betwven Ne w t own h am ilt on an d C rossmaglen, by a Rev. G. T. Coth am , 8 . A ., to the Curacy of St. hfary's, iCe'''' number of ruffians, who battered his brains out. The cause ton. T Re v. F. Elmer, 8.A., to the Incumbency of St. Paul's , t* abley, Cheshire. of this fiendish outrage is said to have its origin in some dis , ti y, Rev. W. T. Freer, to the Rectory of Houghton-on-N e ' pute about land .- The other victim was a man named Murra whose murder was accomplished on the road between New- Leicestershire. T.,,ifya ) ; townhamilton and Keady, on the same evening. Deceased Rev. L. G. Gordon, 8.A., to the Curacy of All Saints, s ,-- „,,rin Rev. H. Hampton, M.A., to the Incumbency of the Tear had been at the fair of Newtownhamilton. As he was return- Rev. York-place, Barnsbury-place, Islington. ing to his home, he was surrounded by eight or nine persons, . Ile Rev. S. B. Harris, 8.A., to the Assistant Curacy of S.• ' who assaulted him with so much violence that his death re- lebone. eff suited. Several individuals have been arrested on suspicion. Rev. G. B. Hill, 8.A., to the Rectory of Collingtree, - DEATH OF COLONEL BLACKEIL—The papers announce the Northampton. ell death of Colonel William Blacker, J.P. and D.L., of Carrick. Rev. C. Hillman, 8.A., to the Curacy of St. Mary's CIIIP ease, Holloway road, Islington. house, Armagh. The deceased, who was in his 81st year, .40 1 ' formerly filled the office of Deputy Vice-Treasurer of Ireland, e fief' Rev. C. Holder, 8.A., to the Curacy of Castle From . . shire. ~iiA and was, perhaps, one of the oldest members in connexion. Rev. R. Hughes, M.A., Second Master of Ruthin Gra- hir e, with the Orange Institute in Ireland. He held the command School, to the Curacy of Llanbedr Dyffryn Clwyd, Denbigi'V of the _Armagh Militia for a number of years, but feeling th e R ev . W . L eeper, 8.A., to the Vicarage of All Saints , - infirmities of age, he resigned the post to younger hands on Lynn, Norfolk. the recent embodiment of the corps. In early life Colonel kin, M.A., to the Incumbency of Herrello . Blacker served in the line, and for some time held a commis; Glouc e ste r sh i r e . M‘ sion in the 60th Rifles, when styled the "Royal Americans." Rev. F. A. Anally, Marsh,' M.A 8.A., to the Curacy of St. M ary lebone.o , to the Incumb enc y o f Ch r ist Ch His extensive estates' Rev. D. devolve on a nephew, Mr. Stewa r t Milt on next Gravesend. • Blacker, of' Dublin. Rev. F. H. Marsh, M.A., to the Rectory of Cavrstoadilif THE BIBLE Buna'rxon—The charge of burning the Holy Reepham, Norfolk. Rev. 3 . Maskell, [not Marshall, as s ta t e d l ast we ek] , tO 110 ,A Scriptures, brought agai ns t F a th er Vl a di m i r P ec h er i ne (a Curacy of West Lulworth, Wareham Dorset. CO native of Odessa), was heard on Wednesday at the Kingstown Rev. W. Monk, B.A. to the Cura cy . of Christ Church , Police -court. It was proved that the priest hired two boys bridge. 0 with barrows to wheel ou t i n t o th e c h ape l- yar d a l arge quan- . Rev. R. Morton, M.A., to the Vicarage of Rothwell-wit g 0 tity of books, amon gs t w hi c h were cop i es o f th e Old an d New . Northamptonshire. 11 Rev. e .l l;io F ii Note, to be Chaplain of the Workhouse for t he t . Testament and the Protestant 'Prayer-book—that the heap 1 thin of books were burnt in his presence, and that scorched frag- R:v. C. F. D. Priddle, 8.A. , to the Perpetual Cures' ° it. mente of the Bible were picked out of the burnt mass by two Luke's, Liverpool. or three persons; but there was no positive evidence that he Rev. O. M. Ridley, 8.A., to the Rectory of West Holing' , ordered the destruction, or that he was cognisant of the fact ' folk. Rev. T. Sharp, M.A., to one of the Curacies of the it 7 t , of Bibles and Prayer-books forming part of the condemned Church, rev B . a th. stock. The boys supposed that they were burning a lot of. H B' Smith, M.A., to the Curacy of St. Paul% co novels and other bad books. There being no defence entered, garden. Father Pecherine was bound in recognisaneea—himself in £lOO Rev. J. T. Smith, 51. A to the Curacy of Camden VP' and two sureties of £ 5O each—to abide his trial at the next Camberwell. " „ left commission.—Apropos of this Bible-burning scandal, the sub. Rev. H. H. Still, M.A., to the Rectory of Cattistoe ., ject was warmly discussed at a - mee ti ng o f M eat h pr i ests, held Dorchester. at Dells-, on Saturday we e k, f or the purpose of taking mea- Rev. J. Strickland, 8 . A ., to the Curacy of St. Matthist,Ter reen. sures to insure the r e t urn of Bishop Cant we ll' s nominee. The nal- Rev. A. Stragnell, 8.A., to the Curacy of Christ CbarC bf chairman upon the occasion was the Very Rev. M r . ]l/1 `Evoy, mondsey. ,fie a namesake of the popul ar can did a t e , w h o was also in attend- Rev. A. B. Suter, BA., to the Curacy of St. Dunstin' s .01 , "mice, in order to make a full con f ess i on o f hi s politico-religious, West. xidel' Rev. J Thomson, MA., to the Curacy of St. MarY, faith. After some preliminary remarks of the ordinarycharacter ,„, J . „ o re of all electioneering speeches, the Kingstown auto da fg, nary. nes-. J. H. Underwood, , M.A., Vicar of Bosbury, to a'- came under the notice of the very rev.. chairman, who said in the Cathedral Church of Hereford. , r Ke i ' "We have seen those pious and learned and laborious ministers, Rev. W. Windle, M.A., to the Vicarage of Kirtling, ke - who have within the, last few weeks given the benefit of the market. flee priceless blessings of their ministrations to the people of Kings, Rev. T. Woodward, M.A., to the Rectory of Thundridg e, ~, town, those ministers' of the altars, those sanctified servants of forr . ire. H lifs ir the Lord about to be sent into the dock upon a charge which-. J Young, M A To the Rectory of Kirkby Leicestershire. e•• • •' these good men have' again and again declared to be false. (Hear, hear.) Would you know what is the nature of that: charge ? It is that of committing to the flames a thing which pretends to be the Bible, bat which is a vile and blasphemous perversion and corruption of the Word of God. It is for com mitting to the flames a volume which, if I myself, in the absence of Attorneys-General and Solicitors-General, were going to commit to the flames, I should take it up with a pair of tongs for fear of soiling my fingers (tremendous cheering), and so with the tongs would I hurl it into the consuming fire ! (Renewed cheering.)"—The' Newry Examiner supplies the following information with respect to the missionaries whose names are so disagreeably associated with the recent proceed ings- at Kingstown. It is almost superfluous to mention that the'Newry paper is a fierce champion of the Romanist party. " Father Vladimir Pecherine, the 'priest charged with burning Protestant Bibles at Kingstown, is a Russian by birth, and a native of Odessa. The other fathers of the same order are also foreigners, with one or two exceptions. Fathers Bugg enoms and Vanderaa are Belgians, Fathers Theanie and Leon are' Greeks, Father -Bagshaw is an Englishman, and Father Harbison an Irishman, and we believe - a native of Dungannon. The Irish house or content-of the order is-at Limerick, and if this prosecution were carried out in that city it would require all the - troops in Ireland to suppress- an insurrection there, such is- -the reverence in which these priests-are held by the people a large. Even at Kingstown things look bad, enough already. Their chapel is open from 5 o'cackin the morning till 9 at night, for the accommodation of the working people, and at every-hour of the day is crowded with devout worship pers. It is , rather unlucky that the only member of the order who is a Russian should be the man against whom this prose cution_ is directed, for it will excite Russian sympathy in the people. On the whole we consider it a most . indiscre et . prose cution ; for R r will create a general fee li ng o i ndigna tion thr d o p u e g r h h o a u p t s l n r o e t la wi nd t , h l o v u h t ie u h n w pl i e ll a n sa t b e e o a n l s la e y g e u d- en f e o e r s , e lOng t i me,' and REVIVAL OF' ALTA:IC DENIINCIATIONS. - -In the advertising 1 columns of the Preemun's Journal, there appears -a long let ter, addressed to the inhabitants of Navan, by Mr. Charles • Farrell, a Dublin auctioneer of some note, and a member' of the Romish Church. As an elector of the county -of Meath, Mr. Farrell, it seems, was presumptuous enough to imagine that, without compromising his religious opinions; -he was at liberty to record of votein favour of Mr. Meredith, the Liberal , Protestant candidate; to whom individually he was-under many' heavy obligations. - How far' Mr. Farrell was astray in his ro mantic notions of . freedom of election may be judged' by the following extract from his , appeal to his fellow townsmen :-- "26th November, 1855. "Having attended at thoeight o'clock mass yes-rday,morn ing in your town, judge of my surprise and indignation when. I found myself obliged quietly to listen for half an hour to a most uncharitable and unmannerly tirade from the altar, deli vered by the officiating.. priest, the Rev. Mr. Blake, who de nounced, through all the moods and tenses of Billingsgate,. every man—and myself in particular—for daring to -support a Protestant candidate-forthe representation of yonr - county in preference to a Catholic nominee of Dr. Cantwell. Disgusting 'and scandalous as the.-Rev; Mr. Blake's harangue was,-.I am assured, by persons who attended the subsequent masses, that the- language of Father Caller' was even worse,. in so much that some of the congregation left the chapel foaming. with. rage, before mass was- over, rather than listen to such filthy declamation from the- altar of God. These political sermons., havemade a sufficient impression on your minds without recall ing.them at any length -to your recollection; but alew elegant extracts,rnay not be, however,. here out of pine.. Ybu were told to bewa re of the cra ft of Mr. Meredyth's supporters, as -it was- usually at night time- they went about eanraesing,likee - prostitutes and thieves, ashamed of their deeds i,open day— that you knew the calling or business which each-of these fol - lowed, and you should.not employ for the future,any - person. who would presume to• beard: the bishop in his own parish, for. it: was his well-known wish that they should vote for and re-- turn a Catholic, rather-than the- best Protestant in all the land; and after desiring thapeople to kneel down to holy Comnau-,-- nion„ the Rev. 3fr. Blake again bethought himself, for, with, the chalice partly iu his, hand, he announced that a special.. train had .been hired to-convey the parishioner& of Nsman to, the meeting that day in Kells, where it was the , desire of Dr:-. Cantwell they should meet in thousands. Smarting with in-- dignation during the delivery of this unhallowed and uncon.-- stitutional denunciation; Ithank God I refraim.ed, with consi derable difficulty, from replying in the chapel, to.the misstate ments. I was obliged to listen to ; nor can I hope that an appeal of mine to the bishop, Will obtain me any redeessoeeing that: these scenes are enacted in, his own parish, and in no other• through the diocese,—of oourse, by his special, command and authority. I have no other way open to me, therefore, tovin- dicate my cause and my character than to address you thus,] publicly ; and, if scandal cometh from this publication, let the. sin. be visited on the- man who threw the first stone within a consecrated building; vhere the accused hadeso power ofreply. It is some consolation to know that tyranny of this kind is op posed by the edicts and, canons of our holy faith, an t itt any other diocese would. not go unpunished for- a single mament." ' CLERICAL OBITUARY. Nov. 21, suddenly of disease otthe heart, tbe Rev. Cane, of the Grove, Witham, Essex - . f ell. 4 1 Nov. 21, at East Ber g h o lt, S u ff o lk , t h e R ev. Wm. Tun.., Nov. 24, the Rev. James Allan Harrison, only remains" of Captain James Harrison, of Leamington,-aged: 49. ALLEGED .PEACE N_E'GOTIATIOZAS: (Tatou TUE PRESS,) For the last twelve days Her MajeSty'S government. have &rem busily negotiating peace on terms deemed.-by, the Emperor of the , Reeneh to be satisfactory ; and thus, if the. present,. prospect of peace be defeated by any lac - hes on our part, Her Majosty would have to dissolve parliament, not against Mr. Gladstone, or even agginst Mr. DisraelL but against the Emperor Napoleon; and the politia-issue before the people of England' would be, whether they would. carry on the war against Russia without the.. concurrence,. and against the advice of our great, our prudent, and our. faithful. Ally. The proposals.for peace have certainly not been, delivered to the Emperor Napoleon by the Russian minister at Paris, for there is none;: nor, we scarcely need add, .laavo. they arrived from St. Petersburg by the post. But proposals. for peace have been submitted to the Emperor of the French, and approved by him. It is quite unnecessary to .state by the inter vention of what ,government. this took place ; whether by Sweden or Belgium, or some other power., We shall not be piqued into communicating what may be inexpedient, to satisfy the curiosity of our less-informed contemporaries.. They will scarcely pretend that either the French or the British governMent, after what passed at Vienna,_ would revive nego tiations without not only an assuranee•of the sincerity, but of the practical sincerity of Russia. Accordingly, after a period of active communications between Paris and London, our readers may rely that, on Monday,, the 19th of November last, the proposals to reopen negotiations for peace, on " satis factory" terms, were.formally delivered to the British Govern ment, and that, in consequence,, a Cabinet • Council was sunk awned, and sat thenext day (Tuesday) for upwards of three hours on the subject. From, that moment until the present, unceasing communications haVe- taken place between all par ties and powers interested, and, we have reason to believe, with a far more favourable effect than in our last number we presumed to. anticipate. , _ • ' TAB Queen has presented the Rev. E. Eardley ore , vicar of Kenilworth, to the living of All-S o ul s , Langb a ,,? l ica l i London, vacant by the resignation of the R ev . W. Tr e : a se Dn: LIISH/15GTON is to give his jUd g ment in tq v ctor s Westerton v. Liddell, in the Consistori a l Court ,. Commons; to-morrow. _f,i• re, 11 ' TIM Rsv. R. Pr GnE , cura t e o f a par i s h i n R a dnorsw, lt het been sentenced to five years' suspension by the Court of a nd for drunkenness. On a previous occa s ion he was 54 ' for two years. • T Ilec' P -HE Bishop OF CHESTER _ has presented the -.4 3 asi Temple, BA, to the .perpetual curacy of_ Holy .EP I d tbl Church, Ladle, near Ch es t er . Hi s l or d s hip has licell, e ,„ f 6J. Rev. F. Eimer, 8.A., t o th e i ncum b enc y o f St: Paul's 7 Over Tabley ; •and th e R ev . C. F. P r iddl e , 111/V., to the (-;.la bency of St. Luke's Church, Liverpool. ; '1 the ls ' , ST. MATTICIFVT'S CHURCH, Brixton, of whica _ t; 1 1 2,, few days the Rev. Dr. John Vaughan was the inc . untne ll ep tea been sequestrated, the Bishop of Winchester the resignation tendered hY the rev. gen tletoalt, _ -1- Ar e i bi s hof had pe' which is worth 2500 - a -year, 18 in the gift °""' t o of Canterbury. It was-given to Dr. Vaughar,-w! , 18 41, bf viously been curate of St- Cl emen t Danes, Strand; iii Archbishop Howley. tittit i°s ' THE FRIEND (3 - 2 , C LKEGY .—This excelleutbaS .of established for the purpose of granting pensions to the h el d and daughters o f c l ergymen o f th e Established Church,p; meeting on Thursda of its- friends and suppo r t ers; at the don Tavern, for the-.purpose of electing f our, in aatu"- those already u p on th e funds. Mr. R. Baxter presided, allael! opening the business- , of the day, expatiated at some 104 upon the necessity of 'such an institution as evidenced bY) large number of unsuccessful candidates at each election , further pointed out the great advantages which had alfSi resulted, concludia.-by expressing a hope that such acce- 6 :0 might be made to the-funds-as would enable the cormeittP:,s admit all the candidates. From a very long list of eandidr e four were elected, and after the declaration of the result of ti ballot, the thanks of the meeti ng were unan i mous l y accorl f to thechairman, as also to the Rev. J. E. Cox, and the scrutineers, when the proceedings closed. f oe THE BISHOP OF NEW ZEILAND.—The numerous--to of the Bishop of Ne w Z ea l an d, a nd all who wish well missions of the Church of England, will be glad to be'",, o roS;, he arrived safely at Aucklandon the 6th of July, b aft:r ;ise, perous voyage of 98 days. " We were all takfinfroYm Y:nglanat says our informant, " - not having heard a wor i d . The firs of his intention to come-by the Duke intimation that he was-on board the of Por tiall o r was fact that a strange ship had threaded all the intricaei u 4 ,4 harbour, and rounded., the North Head before the g tha t for the pilot. There was not a breath of wind eithe%nsob;rd the people began to say - 'Mere must be some one of a carry' . b who knows what he's about, and all the tides an, - ,enottg ' the harbour ; and who-so likely as the bishop ° ni l, sa y tile „ aw e in an hour more the- custom-house officer Ja-vra s bishop was on board,, and- that the Southern Cra her-way following him?? English vess _ es 0,114 DECREASED CONSUPArriox of BEES.--The large decrease in the use of beer, shown within the last two years, cannot be attributed to the increase in the quantity of any of the other articles, even taken together. Beer has fallen off about 74;901,094 gallons. Now, by a liberal calculation, reducing coffee; tea, and cocoa into liquid measure, reckoning. 11b. weight to make a gallon liquid, the increase, including the use of rum and British spirit, does not exceed 17,430,414 gallons. THE American merchant ship Spitfire, of 1649 tons register, put into Plymouth Sound on Wednesday, in consequence of strong 'easterly winds. She left Foo-Chow-Foo for London on the 24th of July, with a cargo consisting of 1900 tons of tea, contained in 18,000 packages,. and valued at about £250,000. On the 23d of August she anchored in the Straits of Alias, and in consequence of the strength of the current the chain was brought under the fore foot and keel, which tore off the copper and strained 'the ship so that in four hours there were 22 inches of Water in her. Undaunted by this leak, and notwithstanding he was short-handed, Capt. Airey proceeded on his voyage down the coast towards Anjer. The pumps were kept going, the ship was trimmed by the stern one foot more than the ordinary draught by bringing the cargo aft, and sail was shortened when by the wind, so as to keep,her upright, and prevent damage to the tea. In this condition she passed the Mauritius, encountered a heavy gale off, the Cape of Good Hope, and put into, St. Helena with the crew sick on the 7th of October. - Here the United States' consul and others considered that the cargo .should be dis charged and the ship repaired, but the agent for Lloyds, who went on board and examined her, the pumps, and log-book, and questioned the officers, gave the captain written autho rity to continue the voyage. Additional hands being engaged to make the complement 40—officers and men all told—the Spitfire left the island on the 9th of October, and is now in the Sound, the leak not having increased or decreased since she left the Straits of Alias. COURT - AND , FASHIO.Y•• we cod THE Earl and Corms:,. of Wilton, L a dy Kathe l ; ye .g c t Egerton, and the Hon. Captain. and Lady Elizabet'., r fro , " arrived in Grosvenor-grace;. on 'Wednesday eve°'"" 'Melton Mowb ra y. their der'j VISCOIINT AND VISCOUNTESO, 14. dei Li 040 suite,. and accompanied by Lord. De Tabley and Mr. I , " r 31$`' sailed from England oa , Taiesda.y morning, en roue` fo seilles and India. of 0 0 APPROACHING marriages-in high life include the, Ad.s l e • Sir Robert Peel with a daughter of the Marquis o f T rl 0 1. ! the- Lady. Augusta. Ifr.y leer 11, eldest daughter of the '''e' t f Countess of Ki nn oul,andthe Hon. John TwistletOO eldest son of Lord Says and:Sele-; the Lady ElizaDerc o io_ e sister of the E ar l o f Darnley, and Mr. Cust, sou the Hon. Peregrine Cast ;: the Lady Bertha Pailtof l ' daughter of the lVfarabionese- of Hastings, and Mr:* younger brother of Mr.-Talbot Clifton. 1 , 0 Liz marriage of th e , M arqu i s o f Wi nchester with t,'; Miss Montagu, daughter of Lord Rokeby, was solenuPlP St- James's Church, Piccadilly, on Thursday mornin' g',lV: e past eleven o'clock. The bridiemaids were, the two 1 100 :, 5 0 11 1 ; Montagu, sisters of the bride ) , Miss Grosvenor, Lad7. o °,.„,"fae . Egerton, Miss Askley i and Miss Spencer Montagu. , L a i tsg.'; ately after the ceremony,.the happy couple went 0 , '7, e itnef t : house, when the company assembled partook of- d eft At the conclusion. he noble bride and bridegroonl Amport-house, St.. Mary-hill, near Windham. - ble DEATH 07 AZFOTHER LADY-NIIRSE.—Anot.e -r life has been sacrificed at the shrine of duty, that-of 3.l fLpiw loughby Moore, lady super i ntendent of the eXteers' ~ . at Scutari. Mrs,.Moore- was the widow of that gallant 5 ; 3 0 6 Col. Willoughby M oore ,. who Perished i n th e -E u roPa, ' o , ere . than forsake thebrurning ship so long as any of- his rn o „; to in it. She w en t ou t l as t sum mer with a b an d of nu0,,,0l . organise and superint en d a hospital at Scuta r i for sielqs, wounded officers, similar to those for the men under 24_1,0 Nightingale; and the unequivocal testimony of those 4 were under her care, proves the zeal, the•diggence, an hip judgment evinced by this devoted lady. kdysenterY, lasted three weeks, proved fatal, and she died on Thtirso" the 22nd ult,.to the deep regret of all around her. tarleft United States mail steamer Baltic, left LiVcarg ° ' Saturday for New York, w ith 154 passengers an d 3 been THE Hen. Mrs. Hay, of Clyffe-hall, Warrington , ft, acsoi severely. hurt. The horses attached teller carriage f ir and she, jumped out, and, falling on, her head, bee sensible. 'O 4 NEBCOWSTY MAGISTRATE.—At4IIe intermediate selfi held at the Court-house, in Preston, on Friday,. Mr" Brklson,of Southport, qualifi e d as. a, magistrate of the Nvmnziz of spurious five-shilling, pieces have latelf f ed passed in sarious shops in Chureh-street. They area ,o r bad imitation, and may b e detected, by their weight, 100 ring. 0 5 T . to, SCOTCH CHURCH, OLDHA.Ai r srgiRT.—INDra- t oe- TILE REV. P. T. FORFAIL—On Sunday last, the Rev. Pi rre s ; T. Forfar, who has been ordained to this charge by th; h bytery of Dunfermline, was inducted into the church W I usual religious ceremonies. The introductory serro°'„ late preached in the forenoon by the Rev. Cornelius Giffel.l.! test minister of the church. The rev. gentleman took for bi g ', ife Ist Thessalonians, 2nd chapter, and 4th verse—" Bu t ey e° were allowed of God i to be put in trust with th e g osPel, of so we speak, not as.pl eas i ng men, b ut G od, which Vie.' i ,ttSf hearts." After speaking of th e respons ibi l i ties of the and arguing that a preacher unfaithful to his trust o,f e ive' of one of the highest crimes that could possibly be CO ite he said that, ha v i ng b een requested to introduce the ot re Mr. Forfar to the charge of that co ngrega ti on , h e could 11- '0 them he did so with feelings of no ordinary pleasu re ,jo s° l wished it had f a ll en upon one of larger experience to 0 though he could assure them that no one felt so deethe heartfelt an interest in the occasion as he who addresseus theft Three months had only elapsed since be spoke to theol 4 o. minister for the last time, and during that period he fe' r eiei' the charge might be given to one better capable of diselO t P e t , i the duties than he had been. Now they had p u t one DL t ifi t one who had proved himself a workman, and he was gad of in being abl e t o i n t ro d uce hi m amongst them. He P';folii remark on his high qualifications, seeing that the 0 1 2; have an opportunity of - hearing him, and judging f° r ce • , selves. Though he also had not had mu c h e xperieo sar ic would, no doubt, prove himself an able minister of tuary, and he asked the congregation to receive hill , ' port him, and, in all friendliness and affection, assist ,„ i colv his word's sake. He needed all th e countenance and vduot ls ragement which his own in exper i ence, an d the ar,. 9 01 4 ' nature of his duties, so str ong l y c l a i med a t theirto Their new pastor laboured under the same difficulti e experience which he had done, though he trusted, fr,.beiti qualifications, he would have to draw less upon their g' un ioli ance. In conclusion, he expressed a hope that the bo tis . which had now been formed would be beneficial Ova, pastor and people, so that at the great day of th e w LI? coming they would be found on the right hand aro, people.—ln the afternoon the Rev. P. T. Forfar pre!e: 0 10; introductory discourse. He took for his text Ist li f b r os' s nians, sth ch a pt er , an d 25 t h verse—`! Brethren, pray we A r Both discourses were elo q The Chu"' uent and impressive , a nd ..„l l listened to with the deepest attention. numerously attended. I , .ialIC