The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1845-01-28 00:00:00

lan. 28. 1845. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, t h at t h e PART NERSHIP heretofore carried on by the undersigned JOHN MACKARELL,' the elder, and THOMAS MACKARELL, the younger, as joiners and builders, at Boo tle-cum-Linacre, and at Norton -street, Liverpool, both in the county of Lancaster, under the firm of JOHN MACKARELL and SONS, was determined and DISSOL VED by us, the undersigned, on the 31st day of Decem ber last, by a notice given by us to Jobn Mackarell, the younger, by virtue of a power vested in us respectively, to determine and dissolve the same, contained in the articles of copartnership between us and the said John Mackarell, the younger, bearing date the 25th day of March, 1839. Dated this 21st day of January, 1845. JOHN MACKARELL, Sen., Witness THOMAS MACKARELL. --THOMAS MORECROFT. GREAT REDUCTION IN THE PRICE OF VENETIAN BLINDS, W. LGER'S WINDOW BLIN D MANUFACTORY, 31, PARADISE -STREET, WHO has constantly on hand an extensive and well seasoned STOCK, and can furnish a House com plete with them in SIX HOURS' NOTICE. Gauze Wire and every other description of Blinds, at very moderate Prices, and superior Workmanship. OBSERVE, between the Un3li P an ARADISE-S7'REET &, tari Chap el and the Star Garter Hotel. CORRESPONDENCE LIVERPOOL NORTHERN HOSPITAL TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. SIR,--1 am one of those who met in the year 1834 to establish the Northern Hospital. It was established co the principle of limiting the period of the services of me dical officers. I have been a contributor to the Hospital ever since its commencement, and feel some interest in its welfare. The question before the public, as to the propriety of extending the period of the medical men's services. is of importance, although it does not alter the principl e on which the Hospital was founded. Before the conten-,plated alteration of Law 19 appeared in the Albion of to-day, 1 conceived that it was the intention of the promoters of the change to render the medical ap pointments permanent, and felt determined to oppose such a principle. I must confess that I came to this 'conclusion too quickly, having been led away by the many letters which have appeared in public print (all from one 'sided men, and those, too, I find,are of the medical pro `fission). The letters alluded to are, doubtless, with one 'exception, from young medical aspirants; and thus may "we account for the extraordinary fire evinced. It brings to my mind the words of a very worthy and excellent man, who acte.l as a committee-man with me at the old Dispensary in Church -street—" that when once medical men were disturbed, it was like stirring up a hornets' nest." Acting on this idea, ran but compare the parent of the letter in the last week's Mercury, and who is the leader in the &rezz, to the 'old lady, or queen hornet: from his "up and he stirrins " system, he cannot be con sidered a drone. On reading the various letters before alluded to, there is only one interest pointed at, and that is the interest of the medical profession. The public, and, what is of much more consequence, the feelings of the poor sufferers, are net considered at all. Now, in viewing the case free from all bias, it appears to me that the two 'latter interests are of the most importance. I am decidedly opposed to permanency, or even to long periods, for holding medical appointments in public cha rities. The difficulty is to determine the proper length of period, that which 'is most likely to conduce to .the two last- mentioned•isterests. I would not be understood, in the remarks 'I have made, as opposing the interest of the medical prnfetskion. It is very far from my intention to dothis. I have - always viewed that body as most in telligent and respectable —nay more, lam one to consider it a duty to advance the means of information for the profession.; and?! sha:l do so, when it does not clash with more important duties. From the various Reports of the Northern Hospital, it seems that the number of very severe accidents admitted is very great, and that the number of important operations is also very great. 'We are ;told that " the very worst description of oases are received into its wards. On irquiring further, with one solitary exception, I find that in every instance young men have been appointed surgeons. This is quite pro per; young men are the most fitted for such offices—men who are anxious to improve themselves, and in whom is plenty of activity both of body and mind. On }coking at the contemplated change, wherein it is required that the :surgeon shall bees!ected to the office of assistant: surgeon in the.first instance, and after holding this appointment .fire years, shall••become full surgeon, which office he is to hold fifteen'.yeers and then retire; so tbat.es soon as they surgeon has completed ten years, an assistant will be selected, who in - fire years will succeed to the higher office. By this arrangetnait such an officer will have an excellent `opportunity of , becoming acquainted with ilia routine ,business of the Hospital, and well fitted fur the higher ;appointment. There appears to me three good reasons , for l the proposed change. Ist. By it th e poor sufferers be benefitted, as giving the assistant the means of ac quitingfaci/iSses which can be alone obtained by prac tice. The medical officers will be of greeter benefit •to the public, by/Laving a longer time permitted them to 'in concentrate an 'experience, which can alone be matured a longer period than that of ten years. 'idly. It wiil 'benefit the medical profession, by giving theofficers the time necessary for the above accomplishment. We have heardso great deal about motives. :Nearly all tthe writers on this subject ascribe improper 'motives to the proposers of the intended change. In return, may "we not inquire into the motives which actuate the young 'surgeons in writing as they have done in the ;Nubile jour nals ? May we not naturally conceive that their object, 'in making this atteck, is to support their own. supposed interests? We do not find them attempting to set forth -;any other. I believe the other writer —the ".up and be -stirring' scribe of the Mercury —is most *invcre in his -motives; but more of this gentleman on sorne.other oc seasion. We have been toiled that the proposed alteration is " a hole•and-corner job" ; yet I have been informed, by one who was present, that this question was discussed at the •annual general meeting of the subscribers to the Hospi• •tal, a fortnight ago; it was at th at meeting, which was advertised an open .fo every sub scr ib er, that itswas de .termined to call a special general meeting, or to adjourn that general meeting. until the 29th instant, for the sole .purpose of reconsidering the propriety of makinga change tri.•Law 19. The advertisement calling the meeting was drawn up at the annual assembly, before the subscri bers, and by them .agreed to. Surely, Mr. ;Editor, we ...Cannot ascribe anything like secrecy or :under handed means to the promoters of the clutoge, for the ,purpose of carrying; their proposition ; the accu ,sation is as unjust as it is uncalled for; but totwhat will 'not men stoop to. gain an unworthy endl 11 . have too high an opinion of "the large body of subscribers t this'; Hospital to suppoae that they can be influenced b o y these , writers, now that the intentions of the promoters of • the change is known, and feel assured that they will do what they• conceive right. In writing this letter, my objectis to point out to them the necessity of considering the various interests connected with this question, arch to remind them that the paramount interest is that which most__ affects th e poor patients of the Hospital. Knowing you to be an advocate for evenhanded _justice, tofeel assured that you will oblige me by giving insertion this-letter in your valuable journal to-morrow.--Be neve me ,with every feeling.of respect, your obedient ser vant, L OOKER-ON. Januat,:y 27th, 1815. PROPERTY IN BIRKENHEAD. —THE SCOTCH TO THE ; CHURCH. EDITOR OF THE LIT',ERPOOL STANDARD. Sir, In cons, quence of th e l e tt er of your correspondent X.Z. I have inquired about the position of the Scotch Church in this place, and learn - that a majority of the trustees,honestly adhere to the conditions of their trust ; but some of them are disposed to .disregard their oblige tionsd. indeed, are said o base taken steps of the moat extraordinary description as to the property. The plot, as it has-been described to me. unparalleled ; but law and equity will cerainly defeat it, and show the par ties in their true colours. If the scheme were to succeed, there would be tiO security for property in Birkenhead : it would .time that every one holding property here should look afterthcir title deeds. lam glad to see X.Z., as one t o those who gave money to san Established Church, looking after it ; and I have -no doubt those trustees who are desirous to do their duty uprightly will be supported, aud no alienation of the church.be permitted. I am, &c., A CHURCHMAN Birkenhead, 18 th lanuary. 1845. THE GI IEAT BRITAIN STEAM-Sils/IP --- This stupendous vessel left Bristol on Thursday, at seven, p.m., for the Thames. During the whole of that night she experienced a terrific gale, even up to five o'clock on Friday morning, when she was off Ilfracombe. From her being very light, she rolled tremendously, but still very easily ; and when about 15 miles below the island, Mendous at 20 minutes past 12, s h e was struck by a tre sea upon the starboard bow, and at the same time being met on the l ar b oard bow by another sea , th e shock was dreadf u l, and for a moment broug ht , her to a stand_ as Sh e instantly, however, ' lifted ' from the sea, and on examination it was found that three of her starboard bow's bull's-eyes had been stove in, with their frames ; the diagonal bands of the forecatitle deck buckled, the wood-work started two inches upwards, a portion of her carved figure-head and the carpenter's work of the bulkhead carried away, and the iron sheathing of both starboard and larboard bows above decks ripped in two Places, Notwithstanding this shock, she, however, still held on her way point , and at 20 minutes past 1, .m., Pentire bore S. i E., di stant about 4 leagues.p 45 minutes past 2 a.m. of Saturday she passed the Eddystone, bear ing N •N•E• iE. At a quarter past 5 a.m. she was off the S tart Point, making 10 k nots with 15 revolutions of the e ng i nes. PliShe continued her voyage up the channel at from 10 to knots, and at 15 minutes past 9 a.m. when off Port land, there being a light breeze from the westward, she set all her fore and aft sails with her mainsails, and at 45 minutes past 12 p.m . , entered the Needles Channel, and passed Lyrnin,;ton at 20 minutes passed 1, making lli knots with 1G revolutions. When off Cowes, at a quarter Past 2 p -ca., sh e stopped fur three minutes to land des patch o ches. She continued her course, making an average spef 12 statute miles throughout the day, and having rounded the South Fo re l and, came to an anchor in the 40 minutes past 1 a.m., Sunday morning, hay ing performed, in ,7S homy and 55 mitipt4, 329 nautical, or 350 gatute, railea, Sunday, at 55 minutes past 7, the ship again got under weigh, and her progress through the Downs was watched by the crews of at least 100 vessels. The wind having shifted during the night to W.N.W., it was upon her beam until she entered the Queen's Channel. At 25 mi nutes past 8 a.m., she was off Ramsgate, and at 55 minutes past 8 rounded the North Foreland. At this time the wind was blowing a heavy gale right a-head ; she, not withstanding, made 9.1 log, with 16 revolutions, and passed the Nore at 30 minutes past 11 a.m., where she w'es met by a large American ship, the Prince Albert, pro reeding with emigrants to New York, who loudly cheered het as she passed them. At 30 minutes past 12 she came up with the Waterwich, Hull steamer, a very fast steamer, and passed her in gallant style, having gained about five miles on her in an hour and a-half. The Great Britain then proceeded up the river in the teeth of the severe gale, and threaded her way through the numerous craft that lay in the different reaches with the utmost facility. She reached Woolwich at half-past eight o'clock, p.m., and immediately slackened her speed, after which she proceeded at a moderate pace to her moorings at Black wall. During the entiry voyage the engines made 54,473 revolutions, with 163,419 revolutions of the Archimedean screw propeller ; and the greatest rate of speed at which she went at any one time was 15 2-3 knots from Beachy -I,ead to Dungeness. Gne hour and eight minutes after the Great Britain had reached her moorings at Blackwall the Waterwitch arrived, showing that the Great Britain had beaten her in speed by that time in a distance of 33 miles. It has been fortunate that the Great Britain should have on her first trip of any length experienced such bois rous weather, as it has completely tested the powers of the screw when applied to vessels of such magnitude ; and Captain Elosken, whose experience of transatlantic navi gation is very great, is of opinion that the Great Western would not have made so much head-way under the same circumstances by at least a knot or a knot and half per per hour. TOBACCO AND THE TOBACCO WAREHOUSE. The Liverpool Tobacco Warehouse, the exclusive der& for the tobacco imported for the consumption of the north of England, un'il it has paid the duty, while it can there be conveniently stored in readine , s for removal when wanted by the owners, was some time ago considered a piece so curious in itself that it was deemed one of the " lions" of the town. Of late years, however, our new public buildings arid the numerous et-ceteras that have sprung up amongst us, have so engrossed the general mind t' at it is comparatively thrown into the shade. The building is, notwithstanding, an object of considerable in terest to relict ting minds, as indicating by the greatly in creased consumption of " the weed" one of the mutations in the usages and manners of society; and to the student of statistics as affording a correct estimate of the fiscal emolument derivable from an indulgence by a large por tion of the community in one of the most extraordinary luxuries (so called) that ever found its way amongst civi lized - mankind. The increase in the consumption of the article has, vvith'n the last twenty years, become per fectly astounding. We remember that about that period baCkthere were but two or three small cigar-shops in the whole town—one of them in Old Postoffice-place, and then considered a very doubtful speculation. Then it was considered vulgar, if not an absolute nuisance, to smoke a cigar in the streets, and youths who adventured upon it were deemed intolerable dandies. Now, besides 22 tobacco-manufacturers and 137 tdbacconists, we have numerous cigar -divans (there being 37 dealers and im porters) in every principal street, 'fitted up with Ea ,, tern splendour, and amply stocked with all manner of cigars and fancy tobaccos and snuffs, and cigar-cases, pipes, and snuff-boxes of the most elaborate manufacture, in metal, wood, clay, porcelain, meerschaum, papier snache'e, and even (mirabile dietu !) of potatoe paste. Snuffing has greatly extended, and smoking exceeds all reasonable bounds. An extensive retail tdbecconist numbers about 50 distinct kinds of home-made and foreign snuffs ; from 25 to 30 kinds of cigars; and about 20 of tobacco—leaf, roll, wedge, or cut—home and foreign included. The import of tobacco at this port has recently so much increased, that it could not be all stored conveniently for removal in the present Queen's Warehouse, and it has therefore been found requiiite to deposit considerable quantities in transit sheds. This, however, is hut a tem porary arrangement; and, for the'better security of the article and the revenue derived from it, it is resolved, as the trade is expected still to increase, greatly to enlarge (so that the whole may be under one general surveillance) the present building, which is an immense walled shed covering upwards of 15,000 yards, or about 31 statute acres. This large space was required before the import reached its present amount, •as the hogsheads require to be placed on the ground, or at least not piled up beyond one on the top of another, and the different cargoes some what apart, so that any package or parcel may be readily got at when the proprietor wishes to take it out. The addition is to he made by extending the building in width on the west side, and also in length at the north end ; the whole new area to 'be thus gained being between 8.000 and 9,000 square yards. In order to effect the western extension, which will occupy the site of the present ma rine parade, the present river-wall will be removed, and a new line of substantial wall be'built about 13 feet outside of it. This wall is to be extended northward from'the north corner of die entrance' to the'Queen's Dock basin (which will also abut further on the river), so as to be directly lineable with the south corner of the Queen's Basin and the new sea-wall bounding the parade of•the Albert Dock. This line of wall will also embrace the property of the trustees of the Duke of Bridgewater, so that the entrance to the Duke's Dock will else; be further out. The whole length of the Tobacco 'Warehouse will then be about 670 feet; and the addition on the west side of it about 5,500 yards. The strip gained will be rather wider at the south than at the north end. The addition at the north end—extending towards the Bridgewater property, and covering the site of the present sheds, &c. —will comprise about 3,000 square • yards, making the quantity stated. It is supposed that the long line of river wall thus formed, without curve or indenture, will have a beneficial effect orvthe scouring property of the outgoing tide, which we chink probable; and it may possibly reduce or remove Pluckington Bank, which would be a great ad vantage. Workmen are already engaged in driving piles for the support of the new river-wall. The operative business in the Tobacco Warehouse is carried on by porters and coopers, the number employed being, as a matter of course, regulated by the amount of business done, or, in other words, the demand for the article for home consumption, which at present does not keep pace with the import, the quantity on hand being greater, we believe, than at any former period—the grow ers having apparentlyglutted the market. The manner of sampling or inspecting the tobacco is somewhat curious. The hogshead being reared on end, the hoops are lc - melte3 off, and the staves allowed to fall , out on the ground. The tobacco, which, being hard packed, stands up in due form, is then marked with chalk lines on the,octside ; and, with wooden wedges, is opened up or split into three or more layers transversely, each as it is lifted forming a thick circle in the form of a large grindstone. Samplesare taken from each layer, and the whole is pretty narrowly examined and smelt at, to ascer tain if all be well cured, sound, and merchantable, other wise it is not worth the duty. Parts that are damaged, or of bad quality, are eat off, and even a whole hogshead is sometimes rejected. Whatever parts or ,quantities are thus considered worthless, are put into a large furnace in the centre of the premises (the chimney of which is con spicuous), and bur n t, to, prevent its coming surreptitiously into the market, and ,injuring the revenue or the fair dealer. The quantity thus consumed is annually very considerable. Whena hogshead isaccepted by the importer, and the d u t y pa id , t h e ca k es f orme d i n sampling are placed in their former .respective positions, according to the chalk-lines, so as to; fit ; the staves are lifted, the hoops put on, and the package coopered up as best it can be—though this it must be allowed is but imperfectly, as the original cask is generally of a very ricketty and im perfect kind. Hence it is that tobacco in traraitu on sore has generally the appearance of having been,much mauled and knocked about. The Government pays a rental to the Corporation for the use of the warehouse, and the sheds at present re quired. !Ustewe DocToa.--A very large meeting of the work men employed by the Grand Junction Company at Crewe was held, on Wednesday last,.to elect a surgeon to reside among them in their " new town." Four candidates were, the field, all well recommended. Mr. Edwards, late-House Surgeon at the Eastet n Dispensary, Liverpool, and recommended by Dr. Bickersteth, of this town, was elected. The Grand Junction Company give £5O per annum and a free house and dispensary, an 3 the men subscribe as follows :—A married man, with family, 2d. per week.; a man and his wife, without family, lid. ; and bachelors and maids, ld. per week. The subscrip tions will amount to about £250 per annum. THE WHCE TRADE AT OUTPORTG..--A communication has been received from the Treasury by the Chairman of the Wine and Spirit Association of Liverpool, in reply to a memorial from the latter body, praying to be entirely exempted from the payment of duty on the whole of the natural waste whilst in bond, in like manner as is the practice at the London docks. The Treasury have now granted the following allowances in lieu of those at pre sent in force .:—Ear any time not exceedingone year, for exery 100 gallons one gallon; exceeding one ditto and not exceeding two fears, two gallons ; and so on for any number of years the cask may remain in the warehouse, provided the total allowances do not, in aner instance, exceed the following proportions, namely : A Quarter Cask Hogshead Pipe . 5 And further, that no a ll owance be made for the fractional part of a gallon, unless it amounts to 5-100dth parts, in which case one gallon may be allowed.--The trade held another meeting on Thursday, at which they resolved to transmit another memorial to the Treasury, through the hands of Lord Sandon, who was in Liverpool 1 st week. CAUTION TO LOAN SOCIETIES.—On Thursday last a number of persons, who stood in the relation of sureties to some borrowers from the Liverpool Tradesmen Friendly Loan Society, Great Crosshall-street, were summoned before Mr. Rushton for the several amounts for which they were bondsmen. In one case, where the borrower had escaped paying. for eight weeks, his weekly instal ment, the society came upon the surety for the whole amount, without any previous notice or information tliat the person for whom he became bondsman had neglected paying. After the facts of the case had been made known, Mr. Rushton highly censured the officers of the society for allowing so many weeks to elapse before giving notice to the sureties, and said that he wished it to be made known to Loan Societies generally that he would not allow such a system, which was a direct violation of the act. The sureties ought to be made acquainted with the neglect the first week after the default in the payment. I rl many instances, poor working men, who had to depend solely on their weekly earnings, were called upon to p ay l arge sums of money without having: notice given to them. The demand wits considered unreawnithle, and, tnergfore, was rot allowed, MEETING OF THE MEDICAL PROFESSION RELATIVE TO THE NORTHERN HOSPITAL. Yesterday, a meeting of the medical profession was held at the Portico, for the purpose of opposing the attempt to prolong the period of service of the honorary medical and surgical officers of the Northern Hospital, which it ap pears is in contemplation, a special meeting of the trustees of the institution having been recently called by advertise ment, (to be held to-morrow,) to consider the propriety of rescinding the 19th rule, which involves the question at issue. The attendance was numerous, there being about sixty or seventy professional gentlemen present— and WILLIAM GILL, Esq., was called to the chair. The CHAIRMAN, in opening the business, said, in effect, that it would be known that the principle of non • permanency of the services of the honorary officers was admitted, and that the purport of the new law to be sub mitted on Wednesday, was to extend the period of re taining office from ten years (as at present) to fifteen years. He had paid considerable attention to the subject of non-permanancy, and might therefore be permitted to say a few words upon it. When he came to the town, many years ago, his prospects were confined and his acquaintances few ; but he fancied himself pos sessed of some little talent, and thought of advancing himself by getting an appointment in one of the hospitals. He did not, however, think that he could procure a suffi cient number of votes, and wrote to Dr. Thompson, of Edinburgh. From that gentleman he was gratified to learn that the non-permanency system was there recog nised He (Dr. T.) considered it a system which did not damp the ardour of young men in the career of their pro fession, or hold out to aspirants a hope, by permanency, of reaping advantages not due to their own exertions and acquirements. The next question which his correspon dent (as we understood the speaker) entered upon was the time of service which it was proper to fix ; and the opinion come to was, that ten years should be the minimum, and twelve years the maximum. Similar regulations had been adopted in the Austrian institutions with the best effect. True, some might be reluctant to accede 'o the limitation ; for our desires were generally regulated by leer interests. The premier who retired from office ;n Downing-street lamented that he could remain no longer at the head of the department to which he was attached, and so it would be with others. The principle of non permanency, indeed, was sufficiently understood by those present to supersede the necessity of much remark from him. Suffice it to say, it excited a spirit of emulation amongst a greater number of aspirants, and thereby bene fitted (sae understood him) the institution and the public. Time speaker here read an extract having reference to the subject from a pamphlet published by himself some years ago, and addressed to some of the profession in France. From this it appeared, that the author was strongly of opinion thatit was preferable not tocontinueofficers too long in honorary situations at such institutions; first, from the circumstance that an improper person might he elected, who would, in the end, be a burden or disadvantage to the institution ; secondly, that, under a restrictive system, no officer could retain his situation after his faculties had become impaired ; and, thirdly, that such a system afforded a wider field for new competitors, for the advantage of the institution and of the public at large. He considered it, he continued, desirable that the existing law of the Northern Hospital should be confirmed ; and he thought that ten or twelve years should be fixed upon as the pro per period for the services of honorary professional men attached to these institutions. It was well known, that persons the most proper were not, in many cases, ap pointed to - our hospitals in England, for votes and inte rest too often carried the day. He regretted that his worthy colleague should have taken such a view of the ,übjeet as to lead him to propose that the period should be prolonged, especially as it was on the plea of the shorter time that the public had, in the outset, been appealed to for support to the institution, and had therefore esta blished it on principles of praiseworthy A letter was read from THOMAS JEFFEREYS, Esq., addressed to Mr. Ellis Jones, regretting that unavoidable absence prevented his attendance, and entirely approving of the object of the meeting. MT. HIGGINSON moved the second resolution. (This and the other resolutions will be found at length in the advertisement in another column.) Mr. ECUs JONES had great pleasure in seconding the resolution. The Northern Hospital had, as was stated by the worthy Chairman, been established on the most liberal principles. It appeared, from an advertisement, that an endeavour was to be made to do away with the salutary law of non permanency; but he hoped the senti ments expressed by that meeting would induce the trus• tees to reject the proposition. The CHAIRMAN said, that in the Albion of to-day it was stated that it appeared that a misapprehension existed on the subject. This he considered to be -a ruse of the enemy. The fact was, that the creeping on was so small that it was no doubt supposed that it would be good naturedly said, Let them have it. But it was, neverthe less, a beginning, and he hoped would he strenuously re sisted. (Hear.) The resolution was then put and carrier'. unanimously. Sir Arnold Knight, M.D., moved the second resolu tion condemnatory of the proposed change, as being op posed to the intentions of the founders of the institution. The principle involved had been so well explained by the chairman that it was unnecessary for him to dilate upon it. He felt convinced, that in provincial.bespita's, the restricted period proposed was the most conducive to the interests of the public and the institutions themselves. Many clever men, who belonged to large hospitals, with. large medical and surgical schools attachedeo them, might object to the system, but this was not the case here. In London, such was the advantage to be derived by the professional men appointed to some of the hospitals, that some of them were induced to sacrifice to them a portion of their valuable time which they might devote to prac tice ; but even these frequently relinquished their posts from the loss they thus sustained, and their inability to devote to them the attention due. The late Dr. Bailey, after thus devoting some of his services, found that he was a loser beyond his means, and properly resigned. H e himself (Sir A. Knight) had been appointed to the Shef field Infirmary, as physician, but he, after a time, found it requisite to follow Dr. Bailey's example. Finding he had to delegate his duties to the house surgeon and others, he considered it his duty to resign, and did so 14 years ago. He bad no cause to repent of that step, and had the satisfaction to find that his motives were duly and hand somely appreciated by the board.—(Hear, hear.) Mr. CHALMERS said he had great pleasure in seconding the resolution, and entered at-come length into the advan tages of the present system, in affording to young as pirants a means of solid improvement, and ensuring a fresh infusion of medical and surgical men at such insti tutions. Permanent officers were liable to take advan tages, knowing that they had a long time to remain, but en time other hand a stimulus was given to others whose test interest it became to embrace the opportunity afforded them to improve themselves, and this they could not ac complish without benefitting thednstitution to which they were attached. He considered itdaighly impolitic to pro long the period of service, and not to admit of others for the advancement of medical science. Ten years was quite long enough. It was too often said, and wrongfully, that medical men had had only their own individual interests at heart; he believed it to be generally otherwise ; but he had •beard it said that the reason forthe new law was that there was no one of that body capable of taking the place of the gentleman who now held the office. If it were so, he conceived that nothing could be more invidious, or de rogatory to the character of the profession. The , CHAIRMAN said, that if by death or resignation that gentleman should be removed, the profession, he believed, could guarantee his being replaced by one equally efficient. (On requiring an explanation .from Mr. Chal mers, that gentleman said he had merely heard the expres sion as &Tumour, and did not attaeleitto any invividual, upon which the conversation upon it dropped.) The resolution was then passed. Mr. PsegecunouN moved, in effect, that more than ten years' service to the charity woulel.be prejudicial to the profession., to the charity, and to the public, and dilated at some length on each clause of the resolution. First, officers would be more active when they knew their time would be prescribed ; and the interests of the charity were mere likely to be forwarded by thechange of offi cers, according to the present regulation, for each elec tion had the interest of novelty, and the friends of the aspirant would aid the funds. Secondly, it was for/he advantage of the profession, as it afforded a stepping stone to the legitimate and honourable ambition of at taining a higher eminence; and it was not going too far to say, that if any man did not make a favourable -impres sion on public opinion in ten years, he was not likely to make it in fifty. .(Hear, hear, and laughter.) There were also advantages to the profession arising from the office s being vacatedfrom time to time, by permitting.others to enter, thus keepiogup a school, not only of medicine, .but of surgery. The public at large were equally intex ested, because the success of the institution was also the ,interest of the patient and of the faculty. A change at short periods also secured a considerable amount of support, which the institution might not possibly otherwise obtain. He trusted, therefore, that the trustees would well consider the proposed alteration before they adopted it, and that the charity in ques tion would not only not be closed, as many of the others in the town unhappily mere, but that the example whict it would afford would se.taken up by other institu tions. Mr, V,AREORD seconded the cesolution. He too, hoped the opinions expressed would be followed up by other charities., for it was not in Liverpool alone that such in stitutions lest by want of a change of officers. He had only a few minutes before been asked to second the re solution, which he did with feelings of a mingled cha racter, for. entertaining as he did a v.ery high opinion of Mr. Banner as a gentleman, and of Lis talents as a sur geon, be ,Mr. H.) considered that he was making a great sacrifice of personal feeling for the maintenance of a great principle. The resolution was carried, nem. con. Tirnmon, Esq„ M.D., moved that time resolutions passed should be transmitted to the trustees. Mr. ROGERSON seconded, and it was agreed to. G. B. WATSON, Esq., M.D., moved a vote of thanks to the press, and complitementtd them on their able and judicious advocacy of the principle sought to to be per petuated by the meeting. Mr. AcEERLY seconded it, and it was passed. A geetlernan present said he was attached to one of the institutions in which the principle was not acted upon ; but should it ever be there mooted he should give it all the support in his power. Mr. BLOWER passed a high eulogium on the character I and conduct of the venerable chairman, and congratu lated the meeting on their having him on their side—con- chided by proposing a vote of thanks to that gentleman. The CHAIRMAN returned thanks, remarking of the subject before them that he hoped they might be victo rious, but warning them that it would require strenuous efforts to stem the under current of interest against them. The laymen did not take any active interest in medical affairs, but he hoped the arguments brought forward that day wouid not be without their effect. He then announced that the busintso bud coP3f tg g clone, and the meeting • eepareted, THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD CHURCH PASTORAL AID SOCIETY The fifth anniversary of the Liverpool branch of the Church Pastoral Aid Society commenced, on Sunday last, by the preaching of sermons in a number of churches on behalf of the most important objects which it is intended to accomplish. The churches, and the amount collected at each, will be found named in another column. The annual meeting of the friends and subscribers to the local institution was held at eleven o'clock yesterday in the Lecture Hall of the Collegiate Institution. We regret to say that the boisterous and unpleasant state of the weather prevented the attendance from being so numerous as on former occasions; but, notwithstanding this untoward occurrence, there was a considerable num ber of ladies present, and many gentlemen, warm sup porters of the institution. We observed the following clergy and lay gentlemen pre sent :—The Lord Bishop of the Diocese, the Rev. Chan cellor Raikes, the Rev. Messrs. J. H. Stewart, J. Jones, R. Davies, H. M'Neile, C. W. Lawrence, T. Nolan, A. P. Irwine, Auriol, rector of St. Dunstan's, London, Hampton, Dover, D. Stewart, W. W. Ewbank, F. Ould, Cowan, W. Rawson, H. Carpenter, J. Cordeaux, Bout flower, W. Falloon, W. Butler, B. Marshall, Chawner, Anderson, T. Lowe, of Oldham, Connor, Wolfenden, Litler, Hughes, Hunt, Adam Hodgson, Esq., John Eden , Esq., J. Howard, Esq., and J. Rigby, Esq. The Lord Bishop of CHESTER, who took the chair, (after prayer had been offered up by the Rev. C. W. Law rence) opened the proceedings by addressing the meeting as follows :—I need not say, my Christian friends, we are met together with the hope of promoting the interests of the Pastoral Aid Society. It is not necessary for me to occupy your time by stating now what the objects of the Pastoral Aid Society are; and I am sure you will not im pose so great a difficulty upon your chairman as to require from him any fresh arguments why the Pastoral Aid So ciety should be supported by all the friends of our church and of religion, because, though it woul I not at all be diffi cult to ficd arguments, it would certainly be difficult to find fresh arguments. (Hear.) Even with regard to any subject, it is difficult to prove that which is self evident ; and I cannot but think that the need, as well as the usefulness, of a society like this must be self evident to every one who considers the nature of our church, and comnares its circumstances with the circum stances of our population. (Hear.) In one respect the society has a feature of interest which I will just lay be fore you. It shews the vital powers of the church her self to set herself right in difficulty and in trial. No one who considers the state of our church in connection with the increased population of the last forty years, can hesi tate to say that she found herself in a case of difficulty and trial, in many instances, from five to even ten thou sand persons, assigned to the charge of a single clergyman, expecting from that clergyman what it is impossible to give, and the clergyman himself feeling he was bound to do that which he was unable to perform. These are cir cumstances of trial and difficulty well known to my bre thren here, and too much experienced by those who have been nominally committed to that charge. It is, in fact, something like that state of the bodily constitution which occurs when the circulation, which ought to be rightly divided and carried through every part, through some de. feet in the system fails in a particular part, and that part does not receive the nourishment it is needful to receive. We know what is the consequence in bodily circumstances. The part so neglected, and so losing its proper nourish ment, does not remain a mere inactive mass ; but it be comes an active source of evil, and unless some remedy be applied to it, will, in the end, lead to a dissolution of the body. Here is a case that should be compared with the case of the church, which, as it has been observed, expects that every individual from the cradle to the grave should be watched over by the clergyman to whom his district is entrusted. But, unfortunately, he very often proceeds from the cradle to the grave without the possibility, I might almost say, and certainly without the probability of even knowing the clergyman to whom he is assigned. (Hear.) And though it might he wrong, and would be wrong, to aver that alltbe dissent and non-conformity with our church, which we find throughout the land, arises from this circumstance singly, still there is no one who does know the circumstances of our church, especially in populous towns and districts, who will not say a great pressure has arisen fom this cause—from the incompati bility of the charge with the power of the clergyman. What the end would be if this took place in the earthly frame we well know ; and what considerable danger must threaten to the church itself, if a large portion of that whch ought to receive its nourishment, its sustenance, and assistance from them, were deprived of that which it ought to look to from them, I had rather leave for your c.:nsideration than suggest for my own. All, however, rnust know that the ecclesiastical frame would be in somewhat the same danger as the bodily frame might have been un der the circumstances I have described. (Hear.) Then I would say that the Pastoral Aid Society comes as a sort of vis mediecariz ecclesice in the very circumstances where it was required. (Hear.) Persons from a distance perceive this state of things and see to what it must lead, by the education which they have received, by the faith which they profess, and by the love towards the church which they have derived from Him who is the head of that church ; and desiring, therefore, to advance his kingdom upon earth, in order that his king dom may be enlarged in heaven, they send the assist ance which is in their power to those districts where the pressure of population is greatest, and where the clergy feel themselves most incapable of the charge entrusted to them, (Hear.) By this means, what is wanted in one part is made up by the superfluity f another. And this exchange is in accordance with what we find to have been the practice of the church in all ages, and to have been part of its very constitution. You will observe there has been always an inherent power in our church, as it were, to supply the wants of every par ticular district. We ,find it so at the very first origin of our church ; we find it so when those that were deprived of their goods and their means of livelihood, and therefore were in distress, and must have actually perished, de rived their support from the richer portions of the clergy, who came in as a sort of vis inedica biz. upon the oc anion and they were readily supplied though they were poor in possessions, and their goods sent as to a common stock. Nay, some time afterwards we have a history somewhat of the same -kind, where particular portions of the Christian church were in especial want, as we read when Judea was afflicted with famine, from Macedonia and from other parts of the then Christianized world the vis dica- Irix .came in, and sustenance was sent to the la bouring- and distressed brethren in Judea, by the hands of Barnabas and Paul. Even the apostles themselves had a difficulty of the same kind to .contend against, and it was likewise met, not indeed by pecuniary means, but by the active assistance of those who laboured withthem ;or the Gospel. The apostles themselves could not have been sufficient for all that was needed, and therefore we find Paul continual y alluding to those who helped him in his labours—continually sending his best wishes and prayers for those who had laboured with him in the Gospel, such es Aquila and Priscilla, and a multi tude of others, without whom he himself would have felt that his powers were insufficient for the emergency. In the same manner, I should say, we now call upon one part of the Christian community in England to support another part of the Christian community, the wants of which are most seriously felt. This society bas responded to the.call ; and those good men, who were its earliest friends, are to be considered among the best friends of the church, for not only have they laboured themselves, but they have produced the society which has assembled us together. They have shown what the difficulty was, and what the church has a right to demand. We have, therefore, not only this society, but we have another society for the same object ; and 1 cannot help thinking that the -example which this society set has bad a great deal to do in recommending and bringing forward that most important measure of the last session—l mean the measure for increasing the number of our churches and clergymen, sending them into districts, and supporting them for a while, till a church shall be ready and schools built : so that every person should have an opportunity of seeing what the church can do, and will do, if she get the opportunity. (Cheers.) Certainly, it exemplifies, in the happiest way, that expression of the apostle, where he speaks of the whole body "fitly joined and compacted together by that which every joint supplieth, making increase to edlying of the body in love ;" and thtzs ful filling the great purpose for which our Lord established his church on earth. (Hear.) The Rev. Taos. NOLAN then read the report, which did not contain any particulars as to the operations of the Society during the past sear in this loca ity, bat appealed for support to the Society as " the devoted handmaiden to our beloved Church, strictly observing her order on the one hand, while wisely and discreetly, as far as benevolence enables her, •slio rroceeds to supply her lack of service on the other, She acts in no rivalship to any other Society, her aim being to dig about the parent stem (the Established Church), that it may bring forth much fruit, to the glory of God and the good of men, at home and abroad." If, owing to the instrumentality of the Pastoral Aid Society, under the blessing of God, congregations have been gathered and faithful ministers located, a portion of the harvest thus raised must redound under God to the benefit of °ti t er s9cieties, so that on these grounds the Committee are , bold to ask an increased and continued support to the Church Pastoral Aid Society. The Committee allude specially to the indirect advantages accruing from the operations of the Society, deeming it superfluous to enter into the state of spiritual desti tution amongst the masses of our population that first summoned the Society into existence, but which still demands continued and renewed efforts inasmach as the evil spreads more rapidly than the remedy can be supplied, even were no deficies of past years to be made good. The principle of the Society is scriptu ral unity of "the strong to bear the infirmities of the weak, and not to please themselves, ;" and where true Church principles flourish, and Churchmen are endowed with the riches of the world, it is expected that they should contribute to the wants of their poorer brethren in remote and less favoured districts. But aow stands Liverpool in this respect? Actually receiving nearly double the amount of what she contributes to them- The Com mittee have been willing to believe that this exception to the general character and conduct of Liverpooi might be owing to m i s management somewhere, and hence the change in the time for holding the anniversary. The Rev. C. W. LAWRENCE read the accounts, which showed a slight increase in the receipts. In the course of the accounts, he particularly mentioned that the collection in St. Simon's Church had amounted to £5O 2s. 2d. Every one who knew the district of St. Sim n's must be pleased with this result, and it spoke much for the labours of the minister. He would seize this occasion to make a very pleasant announcement. He expected Lord Sandon, who was in Liverpool last week, would have been present, but he had been called away to London ; but before going his lordship put his name down as a subscriber for ten guineas. His lordship had expressed the strongest sym pathy for the success of the society. The Rev. JOHN JONES, incumbent of St Andrew's, moved the fiat resolution to the effect that the report should be received and circulated, end also appointing tbo tieilal Wert; fin the planing ye;r. Tne rev. gentler man, in the course of his observations, said there was something very touching in the consideration of there be ing so many tens of thousands in this country in absolute want of spiritual assistance, comfort, and instruction ; and in this respect he knew no society which could be placed on a level with this in point of demand upon us as churchmen. The society, had, however, undergone what Paul underwent—it had gone through evil report and good report, on which point Mr. Joaes referred, at length, to some late events in the society's history. He described how careful the clerical committee were in the selection of individu a ls to be pl a ced upon the list of grants; re marking that if it were not for such care the subscribers would not place so much hearty confidence in the management of the institutions. By the care which was taken, he contended, that the society, so far from com promising its church character, actually exemplified the spirit of the Church of England, for if there was one thing rather another which characterised the constitution of the Church of England, it was the care which was pro perly taken as to the admission of persons into holy or ders. The care which the church took was immense. But notwithstanding all its care, unworthy men would sometimes get into the Church. One unworthy man got among the twelve apostles. There was no human means of excluding unworthy men. Thi n s society acted precisely upon the same principle; all possible pains were taken to exclude every man from the suppore of the society who was not worthy of it : therefore, so far from what was considered an abjection to the society, being one, it was one of its strongest recommendations. It did not pretend to say who the Bishops should ordain ; it did not interfere with episcopol authority ; it had only to do with men already ordained, and surely when it contributed to the support of individuals, it had a right to say whether they came up to its standard. We in this town were witnesses of its advantages. How many districts were there in this town thas would be almost destitute of pistoral care but for the aid of this society ! He called attention to the statement in the report, that Liverpool received yearly from the society double the money that she sent to it. It ought not to be so in this large and wealthy town. We re ceived nearly £l,OOO fromthesociety, yet sent but about one half back in return ! He hoped that in another year there would be a different statement to make. (Hear.) His own church had done something, and he hoped it would do more herral er ; but he was most pleased with the statement respecting St. Simon's Church—a statement that ought to be a stimulus to every church in the town to "go and do likewise." If every church did what it ought to do, Liverpool would send up to the society in London £2OOO a-year. (Hear.) Mr. Jones concluded an impressive speech by urging that the condition of the manufacturing population in many parts of the diocese required the assistance of this society, and formed a very striking feature, which called for its especial support. The Rev. A. P. IRVINE, local secretary for Lanca shire, seconded the resolution in an animated speech, in the course of which he introduced several facts to show the benefit done by the society by means of its lay agents. —Tr,e resolution was carried. The Rev. EDWARD AURIOL, rector of St. Dunstan's, London, (one of the deputation,) moved the second reso lution, which expressed pain at the decrease in the Society's receipts, and pledged the meeiing to fresh efforts to carry out the great pastoral principle that every sheep should have a fold and every fold a shepherd. After some introductory observations, the rev. gentleman said he might be permitted to bring forward some arguments, founded upon statistical facts, relating to the operation of the Society. He would, then, introduce a few general statistics, as spewing how great was the extent of spiritual destitution still existing, and consequently how great was the necessity still for the existence of the Pastoral Aid Society, to help, at least, to remove it. In the first place he would look to the matropolis. A year or two ago, the Bishop of London, in a letter addressed to his clergy, called upon them to have collections in their churches for the purpose of assisting him in building additional churches in Londo i, and his lordship brought forward this state ment, that omitting all the parishes in London containing a population under 7,000, he found there was a population of 1,380,000. For these 1,380,000 there was church room afforded by means of all the churches in the metropolis for only 101,000, or one-tenth of the inhabitants. In several parishes contiguous to St. Paul's Cathedral, the popula tion amounted to 191,230, for whom there were just 12 churches, that was to say, one church for every 16,000 persons. Here, he thought was sufficient proof of the spiritualdestitution of the inhabitants of the metropolis of our own city. He would now take a view of the grants in operation to perform in connexion with the socfety. In the list for last year there were eleven grants to parishes containing upwards of 20,000 inhabitants in each ; and 51 grants to ;parishes where the population varied between 10,000 and 20,000. Another parish in connexion with the society, to be borne in mind was, the inadequacy of the stipends of the clergy engaged in the work of the misistry in these parishes. Their average income was £172 a year ; and when we considered the claims upon them be consi dered, there was strong necessity for the work which the Pastoral Aid Society was doing. He found, too, that there were 21 clergymen assisted by the society, whose clerical income was under £lOO a year; and 52 whose clerical income was between £l5O and £lOO. (Hear.) He found that 306 grants had been made in the present year; and the amount which the society had expended in grants, since its commencement, was no less than £585,000. These facts, the rev. gentleman urged, were most important arguments in favour of the society ; and he narrated instances of the good thereby effected. One of these cases was from Derbyshire, where a church hav ing been endowed with £4O a year—an inadequate sum for the maintenance of a minister—the society bad in creased it to £9O; a minister was then appointed, and schools were built for 600 children. The Church Com missioners had since endowed the church, and the society had been released in this particular parish, which, except the society had come forward in the first instance, would have been spiritually destitute. Another case was in a manufacturing town. The popu:ation amounted to 10,000, and the income of the benefice was £l3O per ann. Before the church was built, four years ago, the people were in a state of entire spiritual destitution. There was not even a school of any description within the parish. But now, through the means of the minister, and aided by the so ciety, there was an infant's school built, a day school for 155 boys and 95 girls, and a Sabbath school for 550 chil dren. After observing upon these benefits, the rev. gen tleman referred to the encouragement given by tie so ciety to lay agency, remarking, that at one of its early meetings be had the pleasure of hearing the Bishop of Chester defend its use upon scriptutal grounds At that time its int: odustion excited some prejudice; mcny per sons had their doubts concerning it; but now lie congra tulated the society upon the disappearance of all those prejudices and doubts. In fact it was the adherence to these two leading principles of the society, encouragement of lay agency, and inquiry into the character of the minis ters engaged on its grants, that had enabled it to triumph over all difficulties. For this there was great cause to be thankful. He would now allude to another fact of im portance in connection with the operations of the society, namely, that it had been the means of calling into opera tion, exclusively, muny sums which had been contributed directly for the same purpose which the society itself had in view. In addition to the income of the society directly applied to the purpose of providing ministers for destitute places. There was no less a sum than £3,000 a year se cured to this same object, by means of sums from differ ent places, given for the purpose of helping the grants. On this subject the reverend gentleman read a letter from the incumbent of a large manufacturing town, from which it appeared he had received a grant trom the society of £lOO a year for five years, but during that period the sum of £1,270 had been expended in building a school, and endowing the church ; and during the year 1813, the donations and collections for the society amounted to £ll6. One church in Liverpool received £lOO, and sent back £ll6 a free contribution. Again, 50 new grants had been granted this year; and the sums of money granted to these new places amounted to £2 815 in affording stipends to additional curates. One reason why the society's income had fallen off during last year was, perhaps, an impression that the Church Pastoral Aid Society had done its work, in consequence of the legislature having taken up the question by the late act of Sir Robert Peel. No one ought to speak with so much gratitude and satisfaction of the act of Sir R. Peel as the friends of the Pastoral Aid Society, because , Sir R. Peel had, by it, come forward to do the work which, from the commencement, the supporters of the Pastoral Aid Society had declared to be their work. The legislature had thereby acted npon the very principle adopted from the beginning by the society. So far from the circumstance of this act having come into operation rendering the Church Pastoral Aid Society unnecessary, he contended it was not at all likely to be relieved by the act. Only 13 places assisted by the society were helped by means of the act. Many populous parishes, when they came to be divided, had still left a charge of 10,000 or 12,000 souls; and, besides, new districts had been formed, containing a population of 5,000 or 6,000. The new grants, too, during the past year, were to parishes as populous and as destitute as any of those to which grants had been previously made. He would only notice that, among many others, this year additional grants bad been made to six churches in Manchester, two in Birmingham, two in Oldham, one in Macclesfield, one in Bradford, and so on. So that, after all that Sir R. Peel's act had done, there was just as much need of this society as before. — The rev. gentlemen then proceeded to address an earnest and eloquent appeal to the auditory on behalf of the so ciety. The Rev. THOMAS LONE (also a member of the depu tation) seconded the resolution in a speech of consider able interest and effect, in which he referred to two places in his own neighbourhood, from which he showed the great need there is of the exertions of the Pastoral Aid Society in the manufacturing districts. The first case was in his own parish. Six years ago, when he first became acquainted with the place, it contained 63,000 people, and the church accommodation was only 5,700 sitting., of which no more than 1,200 were free. These would pro vide for 17,100 people, leaving 45,900 people without the means of worshipping God according to their faith. A reply was made to this statement when it was published, that the church had been asleep. Roused by this, he had a calculation made, from which he ascertained that there were 39,000 Churchmen and 13,000 Dissenters from Ro man Catholics to Socialists included, and 11,000 aho pro fessed boldly and openly to be of no religion whatever. In going still deeper, he had given to him three tables, two of them from clergymen, who had visited the houses, and the other from the lay assistant of the Pastoral Aid Society. The first table stated that of 200 houses visited 54 was found to have no Bible at all; the number of children was 557 ; 73 only received daily instruction, and 341 received Sabbath instruction. The other table, which was from another part of the parish, was taken elan by the clergyman of the district. There were stated to h ave b een 283 families visited, 90 o f whom were without a B:ble ; 163 professed to be Church people ; 92 were brou r lt up as Protestant Dissenters ; 14 professed to be Roma!' Ca tholics ; 3 to be Socialists, and 11 nothing at all. In theEe families theta were 882 children, 198 of whom a'tended daily sclicols. and 383 attended no schools at al. The othrr trkle yr! mgrs fearful ip its results, and it showed a greater need for church exertion. Out of 250 families visited there were 34 without a Bible; 784 people lived in these houses professing to be Churchmen ; 475 to be Dis senters, and 169 nothing at all. Out of the Church fami lies there were 237 receivir,g Sabbath and daily instruc tion ; and from other parts of the table it appeared the dis senters were educating the children of church people. Why: Why becanse there was a laxity upon the part of the church people with regard to their own principles, which dissenters never shewed with regard to theirs. On this point, the rev. gentleman urged. forcibly, the utility of the society ; and he then proceeded to describe the present state of the parish compared with its condition six years ago. The contrast was most flattering, and it was attri buted to the instrumentality of the society. Referring to the second case, the rev. gentleman narrated the history of a parish in Derbyshire, which parish being in a desti.. tut(' condition, bad been furnished with all the means for the spiritual improvement of its inhabitants. The rev. speaker mentioned a variety of other topics at considerable length on behalf of the society, and he concluded by se coraling the resolution, which was carried. '1 he Rev. CHANCELLOR RAIKES moved the next reso lution, which impressed upon the meeting the necessity of prayer for the success of the society. The venerable Chancellor delivered an able speech in support of the reso-- lution, but most of his remarks were inaudible to the re porters. The Rev. HUGE! Nl`Neien, in seconding the resolu tion, remarked that it invited attention to the duty of prayer. Prayer, atter ail, was vv:!at we must look to for success, not only in the labours of the society, but in the performance of the duties to which we ourselves were now called. We might admit the force of the reasoning set before us during the course of the meeting; we might have been struck by the arguments advanced to show the indirect benefits arising from the labours of such an in-. stitution as this, and from all the other institutions of a similar kitid and character, whether they laboured at home or abroad ; we might have been struck with the statistical accounts laid before the meeting, especially those from the metropolis, so pointedly urged by one of the prece ding speakers; we might have been still more touched with the history of a district in this county by an eye witness, in terms not likely to be forgotten, and with the touching manifestation of feeling arising out of those scenes, which bore with it the internal evidence of an eye-witness, the spectator who had a heart as well as an eye for the occurrences going on around him ;—all this might have made its due impression upon the under standing. eWe might have felt also the touching duty of the last allusion set before us, of the measure of our re sponse of liberality in this good cause; but, after all, the world wes powerful, and it was no light matter in man to overcome the world. The attractions of the world re gained their strength ; and, when impressions which seemed for a moment to disentangle us from those at tractions, and give Christian principle the pract tory, so that we were upon the point of entering intents secret resolve to dedicate a portion or our property in such a cause as this—when these impressions had been just formed, and we were in the act of making a secret vow, or what was tantamount to a vow, there came the secret re-evil again, tie reviving thought of the necessities of a family, the exigencies of our own peculiar wants, the de mand of some temporal pressure noon us, and the vow was checked, the resolution broke down, all the effect of the demonstration that had been addressed to our under standing proved in vain to carry the man's heart, and, with the heart, his love. (Hear.) Fur, however rheto ricians might call man a reasonable animal, or believe themselves that was really the most characteristic appel lation, if they meant by this he was an anima guided by hip teason in the practice] measures he adopted in life, it was a flattering falsehood, and not the truth of the case. (Hear.) Reason did not stand at the helm in the human vessel. The man might reason well and act ill; he might know the best and pursue the worst; he might argue ex tremely well, and point out with the pen or tongue of eloquence, in the morning, all the mischiefs of intem i.e;•ance, and after dinner sink into the very evil that he had so forcibly exhibited in the morning; lie might argue argue like an angel against covetousness, and be himself a slave to the love of money. (Hear.) It was the heart that carried the man, and what carried the heart? It was at the point of prayer that victory was gained ; in the secret strivings of the soul with God—" whether in the body or out of the body I cannot tell "—in those earnest strivings within, that the victory was gained, resolutions really strengthened, and resolves, or vows without the formality of vows, pr;neiples, became apparent to the world, the Christian triurelled, and a man honoured God not with his sill:el - linens surplus, but with his sub star ce. ( Hear.) The resolution was carried After a few remarks from the Bishop, all the resolu tions having been carried. the meeting adjourned till seven o'clock, at the Music-hall. ADJOURNED MEETING, The adjourned meeting was held in the Music Hall, last night, at seven o'clock. The attendance was consi derably larger than at the morning meeting, the room being almost filled. Thomas B Horsfall, Esq., presided, and interesting spec ekes by the chairman, the Rev. C. B. Tavier, the Rev. Mr. Aur 01, the Rev. Hugh M`Neile, the Rev. A Irvine, and the Rev. Thomas No!a - t. It was mentioned by Mr. Nolan t tl e change in tle time for holding the anniversary r ices hid been attended by an improvement, to sfune extmt, in the funds. On Sunday there were no less thin 24 sermons preacqed in Liverpool on Fehalf of the Society, the collections at which amounted (one had not been sent in) to 1320. In addition, there w ere eight sermons to be prcacl:e I at corivenient times in the course of the year, the colleci nts at which would go to swell the income. Mr. 111'N, i e had given a donation to tle society of £s,—(cheers)—, n i du-ing, the met ng, Mr. S. Woods, jun. had become as annual subscriber of two guineas, and the Rev. Charles .Tones, of Waterloo, an annual subscriber of one guinea. T-e meeting terminated at nine o'clock. The public br.: k 'est will take place at eight o'clock this morning (Tut slay), at the Adelphi Betel, when the Rev. John Jones will preside. A large attendance is expected. The following are the collections at. the several churches where st ralons were prcach^d oa behalf of the society on Sunday last : St. Jude's St. John's Trinity Church.........., Christ Church St. Barn bis. St. Silas S•. Mark's.. St. JohJ's St. Bartholomew's .. • • St. Bride's.. St. Michael's West DeJby not returned, St. Thomas's (Park) Edge-hill St. John the Evangelist, no collection. St. Luke's 8 10 0 St. Paul's £5B 3 6 16 15 104 8 14 0 21 0 0 ' 20 0 O lt 3' 0' 25 13 0 24 0 0 7 1 0 28 0 0 7 0 0 305 11 1 Collected at morning meeting 10 0 0 £315 11 14 To this is to be added the collections last night. GRAND EVENING AND MORNING CONCERTS AT THE MUSIC HALL On Friday evening, the first of these splendid musical feasts took place at the Music Hall, in Bold-street, which was literally crammed with a most respectable and fash ionable audience. The principal performers were Miss Dolley, Miss E. Birch, Miss Whitnall, Miss Keale, and Messrs. Thalberg, Calkin, and John Parry. The first piece selected was a trio, (W. Horsley's, " When shall we three meet again ?") which was beautifully sung by Miss Whitnall, Miss Dailey, and Mr. Calkin. This was followed by Miss Delley's singing of Rossini's celebrated cavalini, " Una voc poco fa," which elicited warm ap plause ; after which Thalberg gave, in his own inimitable style, his New Grand Fantasia on Auber's Massaniello. "The Grecian Daughter," by J. P. Knight, was next sung by Miss E. Birch, a very sweet singer, who gave it with great taste and feelieg. John Parry gave one of his Extravaganzas ; alter which, BiAlop's fine duett, " And canst thou, mother," was beautifully sung by Miss E. Birch and Miss Dailey, followed by Bellini's " 0 divine Agnese," and "The Blind Man's Guide," very beauti fully sung by Miss Whitnall. The gem of the evening's performance came next,—The Grand Duet, from Norma, on two pianotortea, by Mr. Thalberg and Miss Keele, whom the great Profes , or had expressly selected to play this duet with him, a compliment of which that young lady may justly be proud. We may state, that on this occasion Mr. Thalberg afforded Miss Keele the very doubtful advantage, although unquestionably an Loaour, of playing upon Erard's new patent grand pianoforte,—a fine instrument, although naturally, from its newness, not so pliant in fingering as one that has been a little used,—himself taking Mis Keele's own pianoforte. The beautiful exceutian and precision of both perform ers could not be tao much admired, and a preference to either, it would be a folly for us to attempt to give. We shall only say that it drew down the most enthusiastic applause. The most admired songs in the second part of the evening's concert were—" I feel that thou art changed," which was beautifully sung by Miss E. Birch, and the " Forest glade," by the same young lady. These, with Thalberg's fantasia on " MOs6 in Egitto," were the attractive features of part 2d of Friday evening's concert. The second entertainment took place on Saturday morning, and was like that of the preceding • evening, attended by a crowded audience. The mostad mired performances, the duet (Miss Whitnall nod Mr. J. Reeves) " Mira la Biana Luna," the canzonet (Miss E. Birch) " He smiles, then sings again," which was de— lightfully sung, John Parry's " Bluebeard," and an amusing hit at the rages of tl,e day, which he sebstituted• for an encore, and the duet from Norma, by Miss Keale• and Thalherg, repeated by desire, in place of an etude from a grand sonata by the latter. The audience was even more enthusiastic than on the preceding evening. In the second part of the concert, the best received pieces were, a quartet " the early beam of morning," by Miss E. Birch, Miss Dolby, Mr Calkin, and Mr. John Parry ; " Maiden, I a ill ot'er deceive thee." finely ung a chaste and beautiful effort ; and Thalherg 'a fantasia en s was not remember any b u y er M o s J . z ltt ‘ e li v a es ; rr " h C i o T f il l ab r e ti r t g , by Miss f f: ;; . m ß a. i n rc c h e. , Vri c le h'} ‘ , N a .e e e d g,lven more riequivocal Two national airs, " Cares e'er the straatn Charlie," and " Terence's tarea-ell," were plc: singly sung by Miss con certs Dolby. in Liverpool r i t , h o e o sa tisfaction than these, or been more creditable to all the pa engaged. At the an,,ual me: ting of the Atoi-Cora- Law League, on Wednesday, Mr. Bright said that body had expended,. thn last three rriorths upwards of .£200,000 in unrcha.ing frephol is in Ncttft Chuhire, South Lulea— shife, Lod West itrkshire.