The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-01-20 00:00:00

be sanctioned by the council But, then, it would be appointed to enter upon such inquiry, and mai report, with a view to such inquiry or report being at once acted upon , too, adopt some comprehensive design worthy of this great port—worthy, in the opinion of its inhabitants, of a considerable pecuniary effort being It might made for its attainment ,—rather than y of those bit by bit expedient which so m sands, of poun sent wants only, by into the sea stice, but we are .ted by its how, if you acknow !nt of the evil, and could you vhich you and, in effect 1 here are gentlemen in the counc fear some such ultimate result of committee It not hur —we know not satisfied that no such result mover;—and to them u ledge—which you do—the vast ex the pressing necessity for its aba hesitate to enter upon 'en such foresee may be proved to be required ___ We really do think that the Conservative body in the council—we do not specul ives—have mistaken their course with respect to this question An evil is proved —a dangerous and pressii has existed for years and been ackno ledged for years and we ask, is it wise now to blink th. fact of its ex- istence, and, virtually, to give its cont for an indefinite period, by handing they have done by the refusal of a cor I existence t over—which e—to the same management which has permitted it to am so long an unsightly, an uncared for ~ and a dangerous enemy of the comfort and lives of an ent are commu- __—.— nity ? This question, we suggest to them, cannot be shelved. It has a warning and impressive voice which speaks daily to thousands. It can make, and is making, its own way unaided; and we entreat of our Conser vative friends to reconsider the course which they have taken with respect to it. Upon t -qtion our ad- vice is, throw pett ;aving to the and SAVE LIFE ! LOCAL, NEWS A new and splendid packet ship has just been launched at New York, called the Ashburton, and was to leave for Li verpool on the Ist instant. She is of 1000 tons burthen, and the cabin is described as one of the finest ever finished in that Two other large new Liverpool packets were said country to be under way LORD SANDON.—Lord Sandon left Liverpool on Wednes day morning by the Grand Junction Railway, on his way to Brighton, where he will join Lady Frances Sandon. During his lordship's stay here, he has received many de:mtations from associated bodies, and many of his individual constituents, The noble lord has taken a villa at Brighton for three months and he will remain there until the mee.' GRATIFYING TESTIMONIAL.—We stated • a few months since that the Board of Guardians had called in the valuable professional assistance of Mr. Hugh Neill to a number of cases of opthalmia which had unfortunately become prevalent in the Workhouse in this town. On the 3d instant the Select Vestry passed the following resolution :—" That the thanks of this board be presented to Mr. Neill, for his skilful and successful treatment of eye disease, in the Workhouse, since his appointment as Opthalmic Surgeon to that esta blishment in August last;" and accompanied this gratifying expression of their approval with an order on the parish treasurer for one hundred guineas as a fee. SUDDEN DEATH.—On Wednesday, an inquest was held, before the borough coroner, on view of the body of George Pierpoint. The deceased, who was a labourer, was 28 years of age. On Tuesday morning he was assisting his brother to load a furry with coffee, whe:, he became suddenly ill, and, after appearing to be fainting, fell forward on the shafts of the furry. He was caught by some men, and was found to be insensible. He was takei l to the Northern Hospital, but died on arriving there. The deceased, about 15 months ago, got crushed by a cart, and had complained of a pain in his side, but was not subject to fits. Mr. Parker, house sur geon of the Northern Hospital, said, the deceased was dead when he was brought there. On making a post mortem examination, he found a rupture of one of the blood -vessels near to the heart, which was the cause of ( 3,--"- accordingly. Iferclict OPENING OF A NEW ORANGE LODGE. -011 Tuesday last, a new Lodge of the Loyal Body of Orangemen was formed at the house of Brother Holden, Leigh-street, Whitechapel, which was most numerously attended by deputations from all the lodges in the town. All the proceedings were con ducted with great propriety and order. which, we trust, and doubt not, will ever be the distinguishing features of the Orange body. After the first toast given Anthem.— by th e W orshipful Master-4' Th e Queen" —the band struck up th e N at i onal land The next toast was , " T he Grand Master of Eng ;" after which the band played—" See the conquering hero comes."—The other toast in order—" he glorious, pious, an d i mmortal memory of the great and T King Williatn"—was followed b y the band playing .good The Dead March in Saul. The health o f t h e Worshipful Master, and success to No. 27 l o d ge ; after which the health o f the Dis trict Master was drunk, and the respective parties responded. The evening was spent in social order. MEETING OF THE DOCK COMMITTEE meeting of the Dock Committee- -- members were present :—. I‘l' Molneux, Middleton, Tobi. Aikin, Evans. Holmes, Holt, Smith, and Shand. The Sub-comm ... com mended that th e tender of Mr. J. Orrei, excavation at the Albert Dock, be accepted._ The Marins, Surveyor reported the circumstances under which the North west Light -ship had parted from her moorings during the late storm. It appeared th a t, on t h e morning of the 1 4th instant, in consequenc e of the severity of the gale, she bro the mooring chai ns b y which she is secured, and driftedke about three cables length from her station when she was eventually held by her anchors. A steam.tug was immediately de spatched to render all possible assistance, but owing to the heavy sea which was running, she could not be moved to her former station until the 17th. Great praise was due to the parties on board the light -ship, as well as the master of the steam-tug and the men generally, for their activity and per severence on the occasion. The Formby and Crosby light ships rode out the gale without sustaining the least injury. Mr. Ripley suggested that the moorings should in future be made of the best icon, which be understood was not the case at present. In reply to a question by Mr. Tobin, as to the propriety o f l ett i ng go the anchors, Mr. Horsfall said the in structions were to let go the two anchors immediately, in case the chains should break. After some further conver sation, it was decided that the Marine Surveyor should be authorized to provide moorings of the very best description for the light-ships. The Surveyor also alluded to the im portant services performed by the crews of the different life boats during the gale, who had, by their acti v i ty and courage, been th e means of saving the lives of several individuals, be longing to different' vessels which had been unfortunately wrecked on the adjoining coast. Mr. Ripley said that the life-boats, during a north-west wind, were of comparatively little use, and suggested the propriety of having a life-boat placed se board the light-ship, which might be given up to the crew of any steamer that would come for her, and which, in his opinion, would be the means of saving many lives. The Surveyor was ordered to report on it. Mr. llorsfall re commended that the consideration of the rewards to the life-boat men, for their valuable services, be referred to the committee, which was decided accordingly, as also the as sistance rendered by Captain Sarsfield to a vessel in distress, in the Victoria Channel. A memorial was received from the landing waiters of het: Majesty's Customs, requesting the committee to take into consideration the great inconvenience to which they were subjected, from the damp and dirty state of the huts on the quays, as well as the liht, the memorialists also stated that an office at of the g different depats, for the landing of goods, would be a great accom modation. Referred to the Harbour Master's Sub -commit tee. An application was made by the Paving and Sewerage Committee respecting the paving on the east side of the Salt house Dock, rendered necessary by an alteration in the level of the dock, for the exp ense o f which it was stated that the Dock Trust was answerable, but, from an examination of the Dock Act, it did not appear that the trustees were liable. A resolution of the Pilot Committee, relative to the responsi bility of pilots, and the d ut i es of their harbour master, with respect to the entrance of vessels into the docks, was read ; but, after some conversation, the matter dropped. The com mittee then proceeded to the consideration of financial matters, and soon afterwards adjourned. yrsteraay, the following .s. Horsfall (chairman), Bulley, Chilton, Bold, Martin, Nicol. R;nl-.. LONDON AND BRIGHTON BAILWAY.—A gent of the proprietors of the London and Brighton Railway resi dent in Liverpool, was held in the Clarendon-rooms, South John-street, on Wednesday, "on business of the utmost importance." There were present a considerable number of shareholders ; and Mr. Wm. Earle was called to the chair. Mr. Earle, having taken the chair, said it was well known there had been many complaints on the subject of the ma nagement of this concern : letters had appeared in the Times, and statements had been made concerning the management, but no one had done anything. He had therefore procured a list of the proprietors, and selecting from it the principal Liverpool proprietors, he had called upon them to attend a meeting at his office. The result of that meeting was certain resolutions which would be placed before the present meet ing, for them to pass, alter, or modify, as they might think proper. Some gentlemen would have to go to London as a deputation to att en d t h e general meeting to be held in Fe bruary next : it was plain, therefore, that the s i news of war ought to b e the first considerat n . It had proposed that each i n di v i dual should pay io been LI toward s the expense o f the deputation, which would produce a sufficient fund. He had himself 87 shares, and he would contribute in any pro portion that might be agreed upon. After some conversa. tion, it was agreed that those who had fewer than 20 shares should contribute 10s.. and those who had 20 and upwards .Cl. The Chairman then read the correspondence which had taken place between himself and Mr. Harman, chair of th e di rectors of the London and Brighton Railway. In man a lette r d ated the 10th inst. to Mr. Harman, Mr. Earle stated that he had been desired, by a meeting of several influential P r oprietors, t o app l y f or i n f ormat i on, whether the copy of the bill proposed to be introduced into parli ament was ready: in this bill, it was understood, the directors were prepared to insert a clause, reducing the number of the board to twelve, whilst the feeling of the proprietors in Liverpool Ras that the number should be ten, and their remuneration not to exceed £l,OOO per annum, and that the new directors Should be chosen by the shareholders on the passing of the a nk ". The lett er c l ose d b y a reques t th a t th e di rectors would ate what the wer prepad to do. On the 12th insant Mr. Harma n re y plied, e stating re that the proposed bill wast not re ady, but was in course of preparation, and would be sub rnittcd to the proprietors at the next general meeting: it was Pro Posed to limit th e num b er o f directo rs t o t we l ve , b ut the th di rectors had no predilection for any particular number, and ey would b e w illi ng to a d opt t h a t w hi c h m i g ht b e agreeable the shareholders; the future allowance to the directors wo uld, as a m a tt er o f course, be regulated by the proprie tors; and th e re d uct i on in the number wa , , proposed to be effected by not electing any new director, except in the case o f retirement by rot a ti on , un til by death, resignation, or dis qualification, th e present num b er was reduced below the future standard. In Liv reply to this, Mr. Earle stated that the erpool prop r i e t ors did nut consider Mr. Harman's letter Buti sfactory, and th ere f ore t h e presen t meeting had b een c alled, for the purpose of adopting measures to bring about the the required changes. The Chairman then read over all the l'esolutions, which were received with much applause. ..f-: 1 1,97 e W e re considerably modified in their progress, and wil! ri b ie Und, as finally adopted, in our advertising columns. ;IChairman read a letter which he had received from agenitled -11 in London, which set forth that a private meeting ia of Ast been held, in which it was agreed that the num dire ctors ought to b e reduced from 24 to 10, and that the wh ole be r e - e l ecte d a f ter the passing of the bill. On potion of Mr. Grant, thanks were voted to the chairman ° r his able conduct in the chair, and the meeting separated. , 1 meeting LONDON AND BRIGHTON RAILWAY.-We beg to call the attention of the shareholders of this line to a numerous meet ing of the proprietors, which was held at the Clarendon rooms on Wednesday last. Matters of great importance were laid before the meeting, and the resolutions advertised in another part of our paper were carried unanimously. LIVERPOOL FAVOURITES.—The D u bli n EVP2ling Mail. . . in speaking of the play of " Love's Sacrifice, just been brought out at the theatre in Dublin, says that it " Miss Julia Bennett was respectable, and Mr. Baker beyond all praise. This gentleman is one of the most useful, as well as one of the most excellent performers, in his line, on the stage." ING.- Two boys, named John and Wm. Mitchell, sere brought up yesterday at the Birkenhead Police -court, efore the Hon. Sir Edward Cust, the Rev. R. M. Fielder), and J. D. Case, Esq., charged with poaching, at Frankly, on the estate of John Robins, Esq., on the afternoon of Friday last. The magistrates convicted them in the penalty of ss. each and costs. ROBBERY AT NEW BRIGHTON.-A few days ago, a cottage at New Brighton, in the occupation of Mr. Crisp, of Slater street, in this town, was found to have been broken open, and a feather-bed, bolster, pillows, and a quantity of car 'peting, had been taken away. A hair-mattress had also been taken out of the house and placed in the middle of the yard. The house had been shut up for some time past, being a summer residence. AN UNNATURAL SON.—Charles Inglefield was charged, yesterday, at the Birkenhead Police -court, by his mother, a respectable aged lady, residing at Rock Ferry, with going to her house and using violent language, and threatening to set fire to the house. It appeared, also, that some time ago the prisoner went to his father's house, forced his way into his bed-room, where the old gentleman was dying, and used threatening and violent language, and conducted himself so violently that the interference of the police was obliged to be resorted to. The magistrate ordered him to find sureties to keep the peace; and in default, he was committed to prison. • - DEATH FROM BURNING.—An inquest was held on Wed nesday on the body of Mary O'Harer, a child of five years old. The deceased lived with ber parents in a cellar in New Bird -street, and had, it appeared, been left by herself. On Thursday, a female neighbour heard screams proceeding from the place, and on going up found the deceased in flames, which were speedily extinguished, but not bef.re the deceased was much burned over her breast and face. She was taken to the Southern Hospital, dressed, and brought home again, where she was attended by a surgeon ; but died from the in juries on Sunclay.—Verdict, " Died from the burning; but how the fire originated, no evidence." FURTHER DISASTERS TO VESSELS IN THE LATE STORM. —The ship Oceola, from the States, has arrived with decks swept of every thing.—The Oxford, for Portland, has put back, with loss of boltsprit, having come in contact with another vessel in the channel.—Yesterday afternoon, the Glasgow schooner Portland, which got on shore near South port, was towed up the river by a steam-tug. She had been entirely dismasted, and carried only a small jury foremast. Her figure-head and tafrail were carried away, and her bul warks so broken up, that she appeared a complete wreck in her upper works. As she passed along the sea-walls of the several docks at the north end of the town, she had a num ber of men on her deck, many of whom were alternately toiling at the pumps to keep her afloat. FALSE REPORT OF FIRE AT LEASOWE CASTLE.—On Friday night last, about seven o'clock, when the wind was blowing a perfect gale, information reached the Police-office at Birkenhead, that Leasowe Castle, the resid',uce of the Hon. Sir E. Cust, was on fire. The fire-engine was imme diately brought out and conveyed to the place, and the Special High Constable of the Hundred, Mr. Palmer, hastened to the spot. It happened fortunately, however, that the blaze which had given rise to the alarm proceeded from some brick-kilns in the direction of Leasowe Castle, and near Bidston. At the Birkenhead Police-court yesterday, Sir Edward Cust, when on the bench, expressed his thanks to Mr. Palmer for his activity on the occasion, and desired him also to convey his thanks to the individuals who have the care of the fire-engine, for their promptitude on the occasion. It happened fortunately the engine was not needed, but he begged to observe, he was equally obliged to the parties. THE FUNDS, WEDNESDAY EVENING. —Consols have not supported the slight advance of yesterday. For money, the quotation has gone back to 944 to 4 ; and for the account, to 944 to 4. The speculators are expressing doubts of the amicable adjustment of the Barcelona affair with the French authorities, and to back their opinions have sold stock. Ex chequer Bills closed a trifle higher—viz., 635. to 655. prem. ; Bank Stock, 1714 to 1724; India Stock, 2614 to 2624; In dia Bonds, 57 to 59 premium; Three per Cents. Reduced, 954 to 4 : Three-and-a-half per Cents. Reduced, 1014 to 102; Long Annuities, ]24; New Three-and-a-half per Cents., 1004 to 101; and South Sea Stock, 1054. The foreign stocks have not fluctuated beyond the fraction, and a very small amount of business was transacted. Spanish Actives left off'lB4 to 4; ditto New, 234 to 4; Dutch Two and-a-half per Cents., 52 to 4 ; Portuguese Five per Cents., 354 to 64:; Mexican, 324 to 4; Brazilian, 724 to 734; Bel gian, 102 to 103 ; Colo m bi an , 234 to 4; and Danish, 85 t o 86. CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOL, CORNW ALLIS-STREET— TRIBUTE OF RESPECT.—We cou ld not,in our last , report as fully as we w i s h e d th e i nterest i ng proceed ings . at the Cornwallis-street School, on th e p rev ious evening. Afte r the examination of the child ren Mr. Wilkinson, of Lord itreet, was called t o t h e c h a i r. As we stated, the object of the meeting was to present the talented in s tructor, Mr. Ny. Clarke, with his portrait in oil. This gratifying testimonial was first suggested by a letter signed " A Poor W10:107," which we subjoi n . Th e portra i t, during the exam ination, was kept from view ; but no sooner was the covering re moved than universal applause testified the f e eling of the assemblage tow ar d s th e youthful artist ' s merits. A little boy, about six years old, then stepped forward and addressed the chairman thus—" We, in the name of the poor widow, our parents and f r i en d s, b eg to ask you to present this por trait to our dear m as t er as a small token of our regard ; and pray, s i r, be ki n d enough to read the widow's letter." Mr. Wilkinson then spoke as follows :—Sir,--I may say with a great deal of truth and sincerity, that the present moment is one to me of very great gratificati on . Th e little children who have so pleasingly and c h arm i ngly presented to you a testimonial of their gratitude and esteem having delegated to me the thsk of addressing you, I do so with very much pleasure. I ought, first of all, to inform those ladies and gentlemen who are present-of the origin of this testimonial— a testimonial alike creditable to you, creditable to the artist, and still more creditable to thedonors. It was suggested bY a letter signed " A Poor Wid ow, " which I will read to you.; and surely if the widow's mite of old was acceptable in the eyes of the Almighty, so surely ought this poor widow's mite to be equally so : d Decemer, 142. " Sir,---Being a widow, " and Liverpoo I h l, 2 ave bad thre e b children in the infant school in Cornwallis -street, and have great reason to be very thankful, for the kind gentlemen have built so good a school for our children. Still Ido think, with many of my poor friends, I do think we ought to present him with something to show our thanks, to encourage him. So please to excuse me for telling you I don't know any gentleman that I have seen take so much notice of that school as you. Many will give silver, and some will give pence, if it is begun. I should like to buy him something to keep in memory of us; if you begin I should like to do it. I shall hear, and send you 2s. 6d.—l shall be your obliged, " A POOR 'WIDOW." When, sir, I look around and see the young faces I nost do ; when I reflect upon the knowledge you have imparted to their minds ; when I remember the seeds of the great truths of christianity you have implanted in their hearts, and which I pray God may bring forth abundant fruit; when I think of all these things, I do so with a joy at my heart that we live in a country where instruction is open to the poorest and most humble of our fellow-creatures. Sir, I need not tell you and those who have honoured us with their company, that in the Blue-coat Hospital —a noble establishment—many of our first merchants have received their education, and refer to their schoolboy days with pride. I hope, in after years, many of the children here, in the zenith of prosperity, who are now receiving instruction from you, may have the candour to say, " I was first tutored in Cornwallis-street Infant School; by the knowledge I there attained, I fitted myself for the Col legiate Institution, and gratefully look back to those who so kindly were the stepping-stone to my happiness." Sir, the trustees of this school must feel a pride that the man in whom they have reposed their confidence should have been thus marked out for this honour; humble though it be, it is rich in purity, as it flows from warm and grateful hearts. I can not conclude without wishing you prosperity and happiness, and that you may live so many years that this excellent por trait may become exceedingly unlike, and only remind these children when grown up, when they see it, of the debt of gratitude they owe you.—After the chairman had finished, Mr. Clarke replied in suitable terms, and was evidently keenly sensible of the favour bestowed upon him. The paint ing can be seen in one of the rooms of the building any day next week, for the inspection of the friends and supporters of the school. SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF AND DUMB.--The annual meet ing of the friends and supporters of this admirably conducted charity was held yestesday in the school-room of the institu tion, the president, the Rev. Augustus Campbell, Junior rec tor, in the chair. The Rev. R. L. Townsend, the secretary, read the report, from which it appeared that the number of pupils in the school was now sixty, being a greater number than on any previous year; and the report of the medical gentlemen, Messrs. Edwards and Neill, as to the health of the children, was favour a bl e . Si m il ar i nst i tut i ons in America gave instructions to the pupils in industrious occupations, and the committee recommended to their successors the adoption of such a plan, which had been found to be attended with advantages to the children and profit to the institutions. The report further stated that arrangements would soon be completed for the accommodation of a greater number of par lour boarders, and added that 1,600 visitors had called at the institution during the past year, some of them foreigners, and many of them h a d l e ft on record test imonials of their liberality, and of their approbation of the excellence of the institution. The report also spoke in high terms of Mr. Rbiind, the master, and approvingly of Miss Atkinson. Mr. R. Crosby Dawson, the treasurer, read a state ment of the accounts, from which it appeared th a t the balance i n h an d was £129 13s. 7d. He stated also that had it not been for the donations and lega cies during the past year, the institution would have commenced this year without any balance, which proved that the present annual subscriptions were inadequate to meet the expenses. He called, therefore, on the public to come for ward and renew their efforts on behalf of the institution. The Rev. Dr. Iliff, in moving that the report be adopted, printed, and circulated under the direction of the committee, expressed the pleasure he felt in being present on the occa sion. Mr. Alston, in seconding the motion, said the report was so excellent in itself, and the institution was so good, that it was unnecessary to say one word in support of it. He wished, however, the public to know, that there was a great deal of accommodation for additional pupils in the school; an d when they considered the number of persons . n Great'Britain, amounting to between twelve and thirteen thousand, who were deprived of the power of hearing and speech, it was very important that their accommodation should be well known. The chairman asked if no means had recently been taken to ascertain the number of deaf and dumb persons in the town. The secretary said they would be able, he thought, in about three months, to know. The thChairman. —That is the first thing we ought to look to, I ink. Mr. R. Rathbone said they had requested the visitors of the District Provident Society to get a list of the number, as they could, but it had not vet been done. A subscriber said there appeared to * be some d if f iculty in g e tti ng pupils into the London in stitution, for on a late vacancy, as many as 4000 persons had voted in favo ur o f some of the children. The Rev. Mr. seconded by Mr. J. Simpson, moved a vote of thanks to the officers for the past year, and proposed the committee for the ensuing year—Mr. Richard Rathbone to be . chairman. M r . Ri c h ard Rathbone, seconded by Mr. William Houghton proposed the th an k s o f the meeting to that th e the ladie s w ' ho h a d kindly acted as visitors with a request y would continue their va l ua bl e serv i ces monthly for the present year. Mr. Rathbone begged to remark, that one of the boys, the son of poor parents residing in Ireland, had been, by the direction of the medical gentlemen, removed to the Infirmary, in consequence of an ailment in the hand, which r en d ered the immediate amputation of one of the fin gers necessary ; mid the committee were anxious that the distant parents of poor children, boarders in the school, snhuos.usilndg,baenndia superiority aware of the great comfo r t, tenderness of of medical treatment, which distin guishes that admirably conducted institution. The operation to the which h e h ad alluded was most skilfully performed doing and boy, who b ore i t without flinch i ng, or a Inurinair is well. On the motion of Mr. Dawson, seconded by Mr. L assells, the thanks of the meeting were presented to the Rev. Th omas Bibby, for his advocacy of the cause of the institution during the year. Thanks were then voted to the president, and the meeting separated. LIVER THEATRE...4IM Honey's benefit, it will be seen is announced to take place tomorrow evening at this theatre, when she will impersonate Macheath, in the Beggar's Opera. EUTERPEON.—A fine instrument of this description has been erected and is now open for inspection at the Organ Tavern, Marybone. The proprietor will exhibit its power and mechanism, to any p erson w i s hi ng to h ear i t, tree of " which has I charge. THE INFANT SAPPl l o. — This.interesting little child has just finished a successful career at Manchester. On the last occasion of her appearance upwards of 700 persons were present. It will be seen that she will give two more concerts here previous to her departure for Dublin. We are in formed she will shortly retire from public life until her voice becomes matured; therefore those who have any de sire to hear her, must lose no time in doing so. FLOWERS.—It will be Seen by the advertisement else where, that Mr. Ledet, from Paris, who has resided here temporarily, with a stock of choice specimens of trees and flowers, is about to take his departure, and offers the re mainder of his collection at a low figure. The trees appear in excellent condition, and Mr. Ledet does not, when there is any doubt as to the genuineness of the flower, ask for pay ment until he returns after the flowers have bl own . Ama teurs are referred to his advertisement. DAMAGING PROPERTY.—A young gentleman, who was described as a clerk in Liverpool, but lodging near the New Ferry, in Cheshire, was yesterday summoned before the ma gistrates, at Birkenhead, to answer a charge of destroying a quantity of railing on the farm of Mr. Harris, at Lower Babbington, in a " midnight lark" in the company of several other persons. The young man did not appear to the sum mons, but, the case having been proved against him, he was convicted in the penalty of 40s. and costs, and the conviction was ordered to be made immediately. HOUSE ROBBERY.—Mary Hunter, a married woman re siding in Albert-street, was, on Wednesday, brought before Mr.'Rushton, on a charge of being concerned in robbing a house. Mary Lowther, wife of a cooper in Burlington-street, said, she left her house on Monday afternoon, and locked it up, no one being in. She returned at six in the evening, and found footmarks on the cellar stairs, and afterwards missed a number of articles of dress, shawls, gowns, a cloak, &c. ; the whole worth about £ll. Notice was given to the police, and that morning (Wednesday) the prisoner went to Middlebrook and Co.,'pawnbrokers, in Regent-street, and offered some articles in pledge, when she was apprehended. Some of the other articles were also found elsewhere, where she had pledged them. She was committed for trial. THE LATE FIRE IN CROMPTON-STREET.—It will be re. membered that amongst the sufferers by this fearful calamity was a man of the name of John Bushell ; and his case seemed to be one of such peculiar hardship, that a special fund was immediately raised for his relief. In a letter to James Par ker, Esq . ., one of the members for St. Anne's Ward, who interested himself warmly for the increase of the subscription, Mr. Bushell acknowledges to have received £l6B 155., and returns his thanks " to the gentlemen who came forward to assist him under his trying difficulty.", Creditable as this amount is to the generous subscribers, the poor man will, notwithstanding, sustain a very serious loss, as he estimates the amount of property belonging to him, and destroyed by the fire, at £469 10s. IMPUDENT ROBBERY.—About half-past six o'clock on Wedneaday night an impudent robbery was committed in the shop of Mr. Peter Wood, baker and flour dealer, at No. 101, Vauxhall-road. Mr. Wood bad retired from the shop for a few minutes whilst he went into the kitchen for his coat, and during his absence, a sack containing 162 pounds of flour, which was lying about three-quarters of a yard from the door, was taken away. On perceiving the loss he went to the door for the purpose of keeping a look out, and in a few minutes he saw a man named Michael O'Hara come out of Boardman's public-house, next door, with a sack of flour upon his back. He immediately took the sack from the man and collared him ; at the same instant another man, named John Wright, appeared at the door of the public house, who, seeing that O'Hara was in custody, ran off, and for the time made his escape. Police officer No. 508 coming up, he conveyed O'Hara to Bridewell. Wright was appre hended in Naylor-street, the same evening, by inspector Moore. Yesterday the prisoners were examined at the Police-court, when, in addition to the above facts being proved, Mr. Boardman, the publican, livin g n ex t d oor to t h e prosecutor, stated that he saw the sack of flour in his house and the prisoners stlnding near it, but who brought it in there he did not know. They had each a glass of ale, after which he heard Wright say to O'Hara, " Now Mick, off with that flour, he will want it to lay it to sponge." Wright then helped to raise it on O'Hara's back. The former said nothing in his defence :, the latter said he was out of work, in want, and nearly starved. The flour was valued at 14(1. per lb., and therefore was „worth £1 3s. 7id. Both the prisoners were committed for trial at the sessions. STATISTICS OF MORTALITY FOR WIGAN AND THE NEIGHBOURHOOD.—FrOM the Ist day of January, 1842, to the Ist day of January, 1843, there have been 256 marriages in the Parish Church of Wigan, being a decrease, as com pared with the preceding year, of 47. The total number of marriages in the townships of Hindley, Upholland, Abram, Pemberton, Billinge, and Haigh, including the different places of worship in Wigan, amount to 410; and this gross number, when compared with l as t y ear , s h ows a decrease of 46. The total number of baptisms at the Parish Church amounts to 998, being an increase of 51 in the year ; including the other places of worship in Wigan and the townships, the gross number of baptisms is 2,067, showing an increase over last year, of 121. The burials at the Parish Church have been 275 males, and 233 females, being an increase of 10 ; in cluding, as above, the number is 1169 ; an increase of only 3 over last year's return. Among the number of deaths, 24 have died by accident in Wigan. From birth to 1 year, 181 have been buried at the Parish Church; from 1 year to 2, 50 ; from 2 to 5, 39 ; from sto 10, 18 ; from 10 to 20, 29 ; from 20 to 30, 28 ; from 30 'to 40, 29 ; from 40 to 50, 17 ; from 50 to 60, 25 ; from 60 to 70, 54 ; from 70 to 80, 30 ; from 80 to 90, 15 ; from 90 to 100, 1. From January, 1831, to January, 1832, there were 391 marriages in Wigan and the townships named ; 1515 baptisms, 1302 burials. From 1832 to 1833, 363 marriages, 1702 baptisms, 1074 burials. From 1833 to 1834, 450 marriages, 1506 baptisms, 824 bu rials. From 1834 to 1835,434 marriages, 1587 baptisms, 1191 burials. From 1835 to 1836, 477 marriages, 1753 baptisms, 1,222 burials. From 1836 to 1837, 508 marriages, 1809 bap tisms, 947 burials. From 1837 to 1838, 447 marriages, 2164 baptisms, 1453 burials. From 1838 to 1839, 467 marriages, 1765 baptisms, 1066 burials. From 1839 to 1840, 494 mar marriages, 1645 baptisms, 1409 burials. From 1840 to 1841, 378 marriages, 1688 baptisms, 1490 burials. From 1841 to 1842, 486 marriages, 1946 baptisms, 1166 burials. WIGAN DISPENSARY BALL.—A charity ball, for the be nefit of the Wigan Dispensary, took place in the Assembly Room, behind the Royal Hotel, on Thursday evening last, and it may certainly be pronounced as one of the most splen did displays of beauty and elegance that has been made in Wigan for many years past. The room was tastefully de corated with evergreens, and flowers, formed into wreaths, festoons and devices, displaying a variety of most pleasing attractions, which were duly applauded by the company present. The band of the 72d Regiment of Royal High landers was in attendance, and one from Liverpool to relieve the others in the course of the evening. Amongst the com pany present we may notice the patroness—the Right lion. the Countess of Balcarras, Right Hon. the Earl of Balcar ras, Right Hon. Lord Lindsay, the Hon. Mrs. Lindsay and the Misses Lindsay, Mrs. Gleig and the Misses Gleig, Miss Bourke, Capt. the' Hon. James Lindsay, Hon. Chas. Lindsay, Hon. Colin Lindsay, C. R. Lindsay, Esq., Mrs. Gunning, Octavius Gunning, Esq., Miss Clerke, Peter Greenall, Esq., M.P., Mrs. Greenall and the Misses Greenall, Mrs. Bankes, Winstanley-hall ; M. Bankes, Esq., Mrs. Walmsley and the Misses Trafford, W. G. Walmsley, Esq. and the Misses Walmsley, Herman Walms ley, Esq., Capt. Gerard, Fred. Gerard, Esq. and lady, J. R. De Traffard, Esq., Chisenhale Chisenhale, Esq., Mrs. Chisenhale and daughter, Mrs. Thos. Ridway and daugh ter, Wm. Nicholson, Esq. Thelwall-hall, Warrington; Jas. Nicholson, Esq., Lieutenant-Colonel Maclean, W. Ford Hulton, Esq.. Capt. Everard, Capt. Pollard, Lieut. Price, Ensign WiCenzie, H. L. Trafford, Esq. and lady, Jno. Woodcock, Esq., Henry Woodcock, Esq. and lady, Miss Marriot, Mr. and Mrs. Hill and party, Capt. Adam, J. F. Hodson, Esq. and lady, Jno. Lord, Esq., Jno. Lord, jun. Esq. Robt. Anderton, Esq., Mr. and Mrs. Langford Brooke, Edwd. Silvester, Esq. Miss Wilkinson, Robt. Andrews. Esq., Rivinton ; Richd. Eccles, Esq. and the Misses Eccles, Blundell, Esq., C. Morris, Esq., Geo. Daglish, Esq. and lady, Jno. Acton, Esq. and lady, Reece Bevan, Esq. and lady, It. Leigh, Esq. and party, R. Daglish, Esq., sen., St. Helen's, and lady, &c., &c. We understand that a sum near £6O will be handed over, as the proceeds of the ball, to the treasurer of the institution. HAVING POSSESSION OF BASE COIN, MOULDS, &C.— Thomas Rourke and Mary Rourke were on Wednesday brought before Mr. Rushton, at the Police -court, under the following charge :—Police-officer No. 37 said, that in conse quence of information which he had received, he on Tuesday went into the cellar in Addison-street inhabited by the pri soners, and there saw the woman. He asked her if she occupied the place, and she said she did. He then asked her if she had any money in her possession, and she replied that she had a little. He searched her, and found a small metal box, which contained seven bad sixpences. He next searched at the side of the fire-place, and there found two plaster-of-Paris moulds, which were quite warm ; also a to bacco pipe, in which white metal had been melted, some of which still remained in the pipe part.—Another police-officer found another mould behind the door, four pieces of bad money, and a saucer containing plaster of Paris.—Mr. Su perintendent M`Donald afterwards found on the floor a glove, containing twelve bad sixpences. On the female pri soner being searched at the police station, four base six pences were found upon her.—Mr. Commissioner Dowling said that one of the moulds (produced) was taken from a sixpence of 1816. There was another for 1819, but it was so much defaced that he could not take it upon himself to say whether any of the sixpences of that date, produced, had been made from it. The pipe, containing a thread of white metal through it, was also produced ; likewise part of a Britannia-metal spoon, and some powder, which had been used to rub the coin with after it was cast, and which Mr. Dowling shewed, by rubbing a piece of it, imparted to it an appearance of silver.—The prisoners were miserably clad, and appeared as if they had suffered from destitution. The female had an infant in her arms, and stated that she had two other children then at the door of the court-house, one of them ill. The officers corroborated this last fact, and an old man who rented them the cellar said that he had observed the family to be in poverty and misery. The husband denied all knowledge of the base coin, or the moulds. The wife said a boy had come into the cellar and asked leave to sit at the fire, but that she had gone out and did not know what he had done in her absence.---Mr. Rushton ordered the children to be taken to the workhouse, and remanded the prisoners until it could be ascertained whether the officers of the crown would prosecute. An opinion is gaining ground that in the ensuing session of parliament, notwithstanding the success of our arms in Affghanistan, an inquiry will b e i ns tit ute d i n t o th e origin of the Affghan war, which, it will be recollected, was under taken in direct opposition to the advice, and in defiance of the emphatic protest, of the Duke of Wellington, a man better acquainted with the scene of operations than any other in the house, except, perhaps, his late brother, the Marquis Wellesley, by the late obstinate ministry. A Calais letter states that on the Bth instant three officers of the English police landed there, and proceeded to arrest a London merch an t on a warrant i ssued against him upon a . charge of havin g d e f rau d e d t h e revenue. The authorities of the town, on being informed of this violation of the French territory, immediately sent one of their own officers to the hotel where the captors and their prisoner were, and at once released him, and threatened the English policemen with the vengeance of the law if they renewed their attempt. BUSTLE Foy N D .—We yesterday picked up what we suppose to be a lady's bustle. It is built not unlike an Indian bark canoe, with the ends turned upwards like the pointed shoes worn in the time of Henry VIII., and measures two feet in length by eleven inches across the gibbous swell—containing, by estimation, about a gallon cubic contents. The fair owner can have the missing item restored to her, on calling at our office, proving property, &c.—Buffalo Corn. (When she calls at your office for the purpose of proving that small piece of property, please let us know it.—New Orleans Pic. WILD FLOWERS.—One characteristic of o ur native plants we must mention, 'th a t, if we miss in them something of the gorgeousness and lustre of more tropicalflowers, we are more than compensated by the delicacy and variety of their per fume ; and just as our woods, vocal with the nightingale, the the blackbird and th e th rush, can well spare the gaudy'fea thers of the macaw, so we can consign the oncidiums the the cactuses, and the impornreas of the tropics, for the de licious fragrance of our wild banks of violets, our lilies-of the valley, our woodbine, or even the passing whiff o f a haw thorn bush, a clover or bean-field, or a gorse common.— Quarterly Review. LAUNCH OF " THE BENTINCK" STEAM-SHIP , This magnificent vessel (the sister-ship of " The Bin dostan," now in India) was yesterday launched from the building-yard of Messrs. Thomas Wilson and Co., at the north end of the town. It was not expected that the launch would take place until next month, although the vessel was ready to be floated into her destined element some three months' ago, had that been required; but she was retained on the stocks, and the finishing of her upper-works, and other operations, preparatory to receiving her engines, gone on with in the interim, part of which would otherwise have deen done in dock. The good news from the East, we pre sume, and her consequeut requisition on her intended station, between India and Suez, induced the proprietors to put her afloat before the period originally fixed, and to hasten her preparations for sea, as she has necessarily a long voyage be fore her ere she can join the Hindostan in the Indian seas. The notice to the public was, consequently, very short and partial ; but the delight which had been experienced by those who witnessed the launch of the Hindostan, and of many of the finest ships ever built at our port by the same naval architects, tended to give the fir s t intimation the rapid pub licity of a beacon-light on a hill in the old feudal times, and " the good old town" was instantly on the qui vine to see the launch. The builders themselves were, we believe, taken somewhat unawares ; but their tact and management over came every difficulty: all that was required was accomplished with skill and coolness. Everything was ready at the re quired time, and the immense mass of individuals of all classes who congregated in the spacious yard experienced a gratification which they universally acknowledged, and will remember so long as " a pleasant day" in their lives remains unobliterated from " the tablet of memory." The Bentinck is in almost every respect the twin-ship of the Hindostan, and we are therefore spared the task—no easy one, to do her justice—of a description. She is built, in fact, from the same moulds, by the same faithful hands, and is consequently of the same burthen—which is no less than about 2,020 tons. The only difference is, that in place of diagonal timber fastenings, she has diagonal timber ceil ing —the two modes being equally approved by scientific men, and both so closely approximating to what is deemed per fection as regards strength, that argument in behalf of either resolves itself into a mere matter of taste, rather than ex perience, in their respective merits. The weather, particularly when the season of the year is considered, and the late continuous storms, was exceedingly propitious. The early part of the morning was somewhat raw and misty, without downfal ; but towards noon it became bright, and even sunny, and the Cheshire shore—before invisible, through the fog —was distinctly in view. There were but light airs of wind, and the Mersey, but for here and there the ripple of a st rong up-com i ng tide (of nineteen f ee t), showed as a mirror. The preparations for the launch were witnessed by many hundreds, even before twelve o'clock, and were the more interesting from the immense height, length, aed bulk of the vessel. At about that hour the public generally were ad mitted, and the influx was immense, including many of the most respectable of our citizens and " country neighbours." A vast number of men were employed in removing the remaining blocks below, and shores at each side, that had supported the vessel, and letting her down upon the cradles, and the whole was accomplished with amazing promptitude— the vessel being then seen, from either side, in all her fine proportions from seem to stern. A more beautiful model, indeed, was never turned out of any yard—not excepting our own arsenals. With ample bearing below and aloft, the Bentinck is peculiarly fine both in the bow and the run—a craft, in fact, in which the builders appear to have accom plished the grand desideratum of stability and safety, com bined with the quality of speed, which is difficult of attain ment. She has a fine figure-head of the distinguished individual Lord W. Bentinck, whose name she bears, and a corresponding carved stern with the coat of arms, &c., and motto, " Craignez Honte." Towards one o'clock the assemblage became immense in the yard, in which stages were erected on various sites for the accommodation of the ladies and those who accompanied them. Both sides of the yard were, however. almost equally favourable for a view, so that even the humblest were gratified. Several Glasgow and other steam-boats slacked their speed in going down the river, to see the launch ; and river steamers and row-boats, crowded with spectators, hovered near the spot. A fine ship, in the yard to the northward, and almost ready for launching, also held her hundreds, and every eminence on balk, plank, rail or roof, was crowded. We have no means of forming an esti mate of the numbers present, but we should think there were not fewer than from 5,000 to 6,000 persons. A commodious stage, clipping round the bows of the vessel, was erected for the ladies and gentlemen who were more immediately inte rested in "christening" the vessel. On this we observed J. C. Shaw, Esq., and his lady, with whom were the lady of C. W. Williams, Esq., Mr. and Miss Weller, and many others. Mrs. Williams undertook the duty of ' throw ing the bottle ;" and all being in readiness, at about twenty minutes' past one o'clock, Mr. Thomas Wilson gave the orders successively, of " out chisels"—" down shores"—" down daggers," and the immense ship, as if im patient of delay in embracing her destined fluid, glided grace fully and sublimely into the deep waters of the Mersey ; all eyes intently fixed upon her, and every voice uttering, as her huge bulk glided along, an irrepressible shout of admiration. We never witnessed a more beautiful launch. She started off splendidly, without a perceptible creak on her bed (notwith standing her weight was nearly equal to her tonnage), but went on majestically along the ways, increasing in speed, until she plunged into the deep ; and, released from her ties to land, bounded lightly, and rushed rapidly from the shore. The only real crack, indeed, was that of the bottle at her nose when she received her name. She was at the time under the command of Captain Christie, of the City of Dublin Com pany (formerly first officer of the " Liverpool," afterwards of the " President," transatlantic steam-ships), who saw her safely towed into dock The immense concourse of persons assembled, after watch ing her rapid progress up the river, until she was hid from view, gradually left the yard, much delighted with the sight, and generally remarking what a terrible vacuum she had left in Messrs. Wilson's yard, which now bore quite a naked ap pearance. Many. however, lingered behind to look at "the ways" down which she had glided, and which, we found, — including the run beyond the sea-wall supported on frame work (a length of about twenty feet)---to be, in all, not less than 260 to 270 feet. The width of the ways was from eight teen to nineteen feet. The ladies and gentlemen, who were on the stage at the bows, and the builders and their immediate friends, who were not pressed for time, partook of wine and buns in the mould room, and, we heed scarcely add, drank success to the " Bentinck," her spirited owners, and her builders. No accident whatever occurred to mar die pleasures of the day. A boy fell into the river from the sea-wall, owing boatst o the about, pressure adanger, the circum stance occasioned merely a little merriment amongst the byestanders. The Bentinck is now in the Trafalgar Dock, where she will receive her engines, now ready at the celebrated works of Messrs. Fawcett and Preston. They will be fixed on board, and the vessel fully equipped for sea, with all the ex pedition that is consistent with good workmanship. KIRKDALE EPIPHANY SESSIONS These sessions commenezd yesterday, ----- before the R ev Jonathan Brooks, (chairman)and a full bench of tnagis. trates. Th e ca l en d ar is rather a heavy one, the number of prisoners ch arge d w i th felony being s eventy-four, misde. meanors five. Of t h ese, three only can rea d an d wr i te well, twenty-five ca n rea d and write imperfect l y, n i neteen can read imperfectly, and thirty-two can neither read nor write. After the court had been opened, with the usual formalities, the following gentlemen were sworn on the RAND Y : Samuel Bishop,G the you S JUR utton, (Foreman,) James Pearson, Great Crosby„ Francis Dutton, Orrell, Michael Hughes, Shirley Hall, Thomas Robinson, Eccleston, John Stick, Ashton-in-Ma c k er fi e ld, Wm. Jameson, Ashton-in-Mackerfield, Thomas Croft, Great Crosby, John Ho ug h ton, Eccleston, Southport, Thomas Ashton, O rmskirk, John .Aspinall, Or ms ki r k , George Brotnilow, P arr. Robert Robi nson, P arr, Wm. Turn er Kidd , Prescot, Thomas Bell, S u t ton, Thomas Tunbridge, So ut h port, John Salthouse Southport, James Ellis W' N ' l i g a n w a d il ' e s 1 : h Y o u , Southport, t John Alfey, Southport, Samuel Whiteley Southport. James Williams, of Great Crosby, was excused, being above age. He stated that he had given notice to that effect to the overseers, two years ago, and the chairman called up on the assistant-overseer and reprimanded him for not pay ing attention to the notice. Henry Walker Lucas, share and was excused. Josi as C hristopher broker, claimed excepti on on the ground of non-qualification, Gambol and Mel Woodward, of Sutton, were both excused, being over age. After the jury had been sworn, The CHAIRMAN in addressing them, said he had looked over the calendar, but he did not see any one case in which they would see any difficulty. The cases where of such a nature as were constantly corning before grand juries, and as several gentlemen had before served on the jury, he did not think it necessary to make any observation to them on the calendar. Nothing either had occurred since they last met, which required any remark from him. Parliament was not sitting, and no new acts bad been passed to which he could call their attention. He would, therefore, dismiss them to their duties. On the calling over the petit jury, John Campbell, of Orms kirk , was excused, having served at the last April sessions. James Scarisbrick, of Prescot, was excused in consequence of ill health. Mr. Birchall, of Sutton, above age, was ex cused, as was also David Shaw, of Ashton-in-Mackerfield, who was in the country when his summons was served. Edward Davies, of Great Crosby, and John Atherton, of Eccleston, who sent no excuse, were each fined for non attendance. The trials were shortly afterwards proceeded with, but nothing of importance occurred during the day. FREE TRADE LEAGUERS Who were the most strenuous; opposers of the Factory Bill, thereby showing their desire to grind as much as possi ble out of the sinews of the factory child ? FREE TRADERS Who were the planners and carriers of the villanous truck system ; compelling the hands to take their trash instead of cash 7 FREE TRADERS Who send their members to parliament bound hand and foot, with pledges, so that they have no freedom of action, thought, or word ? FREE TRADERS. Who import multitudes of l ow Irish labourers, because they can grind them down to half wa g es? FREE TRADE RS . Who would destroy the " poo r man's church," under the pretence that every man should pay for his own religion, b u t in reality to save themselves from paying at all ? FREE TRADERS. Who would destroy the freemen of every town, giving as much privilege to strangers and aliens as to those born and bred on the spot ? FREE TRADERS ....v.~= - e - - O A f g F e e n v t e l e r -- e a xtensive busi s ness succeeded in corn ht into use, he i description, require no EXTRAORDINARY M E cHANICAL I w N V he E n N b T nr l ao o tu N i;g thi e a aTt tl tnini aril r m,ag e gsw s sig i no d haem i ot n see : f,onas a rful t tapmec N erh l ar ei i snn l ley t eed o vrye n eyen , iah n yrwese e ha a acir r i cads ir G ,l orswi r tte. a t. 40. itis e ed :ysane, steam power. nhadan, It may , h e th t her, and w ill continue go i ng so windinginks, be up swu when e p n l i e p d u t t o tcolgoecirs of any . long as the materials last. Right Honour a bl e TARIFF. — The LAWS AND THE the Earl of Mountcashell convened a m eet i ng of the land owners, farmers, shopkeepers, tradesmen, and labourers, of the Barony of Condons and Clongibbous, to be held at the Court-house, Fermoy, on Saturday last, at 12 o'clock pre cisely, to " Petition Parliament on the present depressed state of the agricultural produce caused by the ru i nous effects of the N ew T ar iff an d Corn Laws. The place was densely crowded by farmers from the country round, and labourers from the town. Lord Mountcashell and Mr. Montgomery Martin, each delivered long addresses; and towards the close, there wa s some con t en ti on , a nd . the meeting was adjourned until Saturday.—Cork Constitut on. CORRESPONDENCE ANGLO CATHOLIC CHURCH, AND ROMAN CATHOLIC APOSTACY. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, In this confident assertion the priest is mistaken. No rubric of our church recognises the validity of his ordination. If there be any such rubric, let him produce it; let any of his friends who set a value upon his veracity produce it. Sir, it cannot be produced; and the priest's statement be trays either ignorance of our rubrics, or recklessness of his own character. Some of our bishops have, indeed, received Roman priests into our church without further ordination; but it was done on their own responsibility, and without the sanction of any rubric, or article, or canon of our church. It was done, too, be it observed, after the priest had publicly renounced the Roman apostacy as idolatrous; and abjured the authority of the see of Rome in this realm as an usurpation. There are other assertions in the priest's letter demanding animadversion, but let this suffice for the present. Where is the rubric of our church which recognises the validity of his ordination? Advisedly, 1 say no where. Let us wait for his answer, or the answer of any of his friends. The question is not one of polemical discussion, but of matter of fact. Where is the rubric to which he refers ? If no answer be given to this, the public will know to what to ascribe it. I have the honour to be, Sir, A MEMBER OF THE ANGLO CATHOLIC CHURCH, AND A PROTESTER AGAINST THE ROMAN CATHOLIC APOSTACY. Liverpool, January 113, 1843 " ARE PAPISTS CATHOLICS TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL ST.4INDARD. Strt.,—The question between the Churchwarden and Mr. Wilkinson is a question of principle, and not a strife of words. The word Catholic, in its primary signification, means universal; and so the Christian Church was called Catholic, in distinction from the Jewish Church, which was confined to a single nation. So, the Catholic Church means all the churches in the world under their lawful bishops : a Catholic Church means a branch of that one great society. But in ecclesiastical history, the word Catholic is made to signify orthodox ; and a Catholic Christian means an ortho dox Christian, as distinguished from heretics, named from their sectarian heresiarches, such as Arians, Socinians, &e. Hence the absurdity of calling Papists Catholics. Papists belong to a peculiar society, who receive the doctrines which the Council of Trent has added to the Bible; and when we call them Catholics we call ourselves Heretics, because we admit them to be orthodox ; and they boa s t of this foolish admission of ours, and turn it to our disadvantage. They have, however, no right whatever to this title. The English Romanist is a Romish schismatic—a schismatic from the Anglo-Catholic Church, and not a Catholic in any sense of the word. I thank the Churchwarden for his vindication of a principle.—Your obedient servant, CLERICUS TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, SlR,—Although you may be well content to "leave the public to form their own judgment on the matter" at issue between Mr. Churchwarden Birkett and Priest Wilkinson, of the Edmund-street Mass-house, there are still some alle gations and assumptions in Mr. Wilkinson's letter (No. 4), so glaring, as to force themselves upon a further notice. To Mr. Birkett our best thanks are due as Protestants and Churchmen, for his conduct throughout; his firm but temperate refusal to acknowledge the usurped claim and title of the Romish apostacy, while it affirms a vital principle, appears also in advantageous contrast with the vulgar inso lence of Mr. Wilkinson's reply. The difference in tone and temper, between the letters No. 1 and 4 of the correspondence, illustrative as it is of the genius of the entire Romish system, is worthy of remark. The fawning sycophancy of its first approach, so long as there is an ulterior object in view, is speedily laid aside for the savage ferocity of its real nature, when that object is either attained, as in the case of the mis called " Catholic Emanciation Bill," or found to be un attainable, as with Mr. Wilkinson. 'Tis the same spirit that actuates the whole " Agitat molem, et magno se corpore miscet." from the highest to the lowest; from Maur Cappelari. (actuellement Gregoire Seiziene) down even to Priest Wil kinson himself. In his first letter he " begs respectfully to lay before you, 8(c.," while the more congenial epithets of " impertinent," " presumptuous," " bigotted," "intoler ant," and such like abound throughout the second. To Mr. Birkett we are indebted for this expose. Before proceeding to his assertions, (since arguments they cannot be called,) I must first notice the compliment he pays himself, at the expense of the Catholic clergy of this kingdom, when he speaks of " better pay," and unworthy motives influencing their choice of a profession. He surely cannot have read Mr. O'Croly's pamphlet on the Ecclesias tical Finance of the Romish Church in Ireland ; he must be a stranger also to the proverbial rapacity of the Romish priesthood in that country, attested by the figures and facts of that writer, himself a Romish priest, proved this very month, by a meeting reported in the Castlebar Telegraph, (a Popish journal,) of two parishes in that neighbourhood, (within a few miles of the notorious Dr. M'Hale,) to pro test against the further payment of Easter or Christmas dues to the priests. He can never have examined the evi dence whereby it has been ascertained that the whole church property in England would not afford an income of £3OO a year to each incumbent, without making any allowance for the support of curates. These petty details he has doubtless overlooked in his sublime haste to expose the ministers of a church, which is indebted to tire " laws of the realm," for nothing else than protection and support, a favour which she gratefully accepts and amply repays. But I pass to his other assumptions, and first with regard to the validity of his ordi nation, as acknowledged by the church catholic within this empire, and the self complacency with which lie affirms the eagerness with which any of our bishops would " at once appoint him to a cure." Jr. - O'Sullivan, in his learned work on " The Apostacy predicted by St. Paul, (p. 235,) admitting the fact of Romish priests being received as ministers into the Church of Eng land without re-ordination, accounts also for the anomaly : " The book of Common Prayer, he says, lays down a rule, (viz. the words, had _formerly episcopal consecration, &c., in the preface , to the form and manner of ordaining, &c. &c.,) according to which orders conferred in the Romish church, should have been held valid in the Church of England. But this rule was framed before the creed of Pius IV. had been adopted by Romanian; as a substitute for the " CATHOLIC FAITH." This point I dwell upon, not simply for its importance, but also because it is so seldom employed as it ought in ex posing the novelties and defeating the claims of the modern Church of Rome. The publication of this creed is the single neck from whence thetwelve heads of the Hydra shoot forth, and the blow which history strikes at this cannot be parried, and must be felt throughout the whole system. Observe how easily and how fatally Mr. Wilkinson's claim to the title " Catholic," for himself and Church, is smitten with the edge of this fact. Previously to the promulgation and adoption of this new creed, (which took place at Rome on Sunday, 9th December, 1564,) the Papacy, not having, as yet, foresworn, or departed from, " the Faith," was, not withstanding, the iniquity abounding, and the love of money waxing cold, within it, still a branch of the Catholic Church, and her orders, in consequence, were admissible by us; but, since that, even on her own showing, she has become apos tate, inasmuch as the first canon of the Council of Trent, as well as Dr. Delahogue, in his " Treatise we the Church," (which is a Maynooth class-book,) affirm the sufficiency of the Nicene creed, as embodying " the Catholic faith." This creed modern Romanism has effectually superseded by the substitution of her own new one. Upon this I cannot for bear quoting a passage from a visitation sermon preached before the Lord Primate of Ireland and his clergy, in Sept., 1838, at Armagh, by the same eminent divine, whose aid 1 have called in already. "We are separate (he proceeds, p. 4) from the altered, the modern Church of Rome ; but the cause of separation is at her side, not with us. It is not in our articles, in our liturgy, in our discipline. It is in her creed. We are separate, because, after our reformation, conducted on Catholic and Scriptural principles, was complete, Roman ism propounded a new creed, by which it became separated, not from us alone, but from the Catholic, and even the Ro- man Church of all preceding ages. * * * We would reject the creed of Pius IV., for doctrines such as these, as well as because of the arrogance of its promulga tion ; because, a novelty in itself, it proposes a new rule of faith, and constitutes the sect which has adopted and pro pounded it, even on the principles of Romanism, a new Church. * * * Whenever it is said that ours is the Church of Rome reformed, we should claim the honour thus indirectly accorded to us, of high antiquity : we should show that, at least,we can have no rival claimant ;—that that ancient Church, except as it survives in a Protestant com munion, is extinct; and that the modern successor, which has usurped its name, is essentially distinguished from it in properties and nature." Such are the facts, as between . . Romanism, ourselves, and antiquity; and all the " travel lers,"journals, geographers, &c., &c., appealed to by Mr. Wilkinson. can no more alter them than they can change his own condition by designating him Bishop of Melipotamus, or even Archbishop of Canterbury, in place of priest of St. Mary's, Edmund-street, Liverpool. I thought these remarks worth offering. I hope you will think so too, and.print them.—l am, Sir, still your's, LIVERPOOL MUNICIPAL LEGAL APPOINTMENTS TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD Slll, — lt is rumoured that the situation of chief clerk to the Town-clerk, and the other subordinate legal officers, the appointment of whom has been recently conferred upon the Town-clerk, subject to the approval of the Council, are to be filled by London men. If this be true it is really too bad ! To say nothing of the unmerited insult which it flings upon the younger branches of the profession here, who may fear lessly brave a comparison with the talent of any other part of the kingdom, it holds out no encouragement to them to per sevare in their efforts to become masters of their profession, and to conduct themselves with integrity and respectability. • A steady adherence to such a course, and the circumstances of their having been born and bred in the town, known to most of the inhabitants, and of their having contributed, not merely to the general burthens of the place, but to increase the income of the Corporation, in the shape of Borough Court fees, &c., might reasonably lead them to hope that, whenever any local advantages were to be conferred, they would not be altogether lost sight of in the distribution. To many, the appointments in question would scarcely be worth acceptance. To others, less fortunate, they would be de sirable, as holding out not merely a certainty in these days of innovation, but a prospect of promotion. To all it cannot but be most offensive that the chances of competition should be withdrawn altogether from the town, stigmatising them, as it unjustly does, with incompetency. But is it for the public advantage that men, accustomed to and acquainted with the local courts and usages, and with the peculiarities of the business of the place, (so different to those of London,) should be shoved aside, to make room for persons who will have all these matters to learn before they can become effi cient servants of the public ? The question carries its own answer. Away, then, with this sickly penchant for strangers, which too much pervades our public bodies and private establishments, to the discouragement of native merit. As far as our Corporation is concerned, it will only be necessary, to prove this, to advert to the appointments of Treasurer and Head Constable, which, together with numbers in the Town clerk's office, and a host of other subordinate officers in va rious departments, including a g re a t p ropor ti on o f th e p o l i ce force, are fill e d by strangers, who can scarcely be supposed to be actuated by the same desire for the welfare of the town as they to w h om s h e h as g i ven birth,with whose earliest asso ciations she is co nnec t e d, w h o h ave stoo d b y h er through good repo r t an d ev il report, and to many of whose _ iese progeni tors she o wes muc h o f h er present prou d posi t ion . T 1 things used not to be acted in the good old days w a Statham or a F os t er at t h e h ea d of affairs ; but i.ean change we had has come o'e r th e spirit of our dream." "Tempera tar, et nos mut amur in Wis. "We have ba the mutan ' Municipal Bill," God h e lp us ! an d, poor " Dickey Sams" as we !w ought to be:truly grateful for being suffered to learn that we SIR,—In your paper of yesterday I observe a letter ad dressed to one of the churchwardens of this parish, by a Roman priest resident in the town. The second paragraph contains these words,—" Though I have not entered the ministry by making the declaration required by the rubrics of the Established Church, permit me, Sir, to inform you that the rubrics of that church recognise the validity of my ordination." don't know how to manage our own affairs. But a truce with jesting. Let the Council look to the matter. They will again have to meet their constituents, many of whom will not forget any disregard of local interests, though mani fested merely in the withholding of a veto. I am, sir, your humble servant, a " Dicky Sam," who subscribes himself `• TOWNSIDE FOR EVER!" TO THE ARTIZANS OF LIVERPOOL AND THEIR WIVES. FRIENDS I have for some y ears past l onged for an opportunity of giving to you sound practical information on a most important subject, one upon a right understanding of which depends much of toe happiness of yourselves and families. You will find, I trust, such hints on the subjects I am about to lay before you as will be of much service to you. Owing to the deplorable waste of life amongst the labouring classes, go vernment has lately taken the matter in hand, and the report of the commissioners employed has been of such a 'lshii e as imperatively to call for direct legislation on the subject. if this necessity for the interference of government has been imperative as regards the country at large, it is more espe cially so as respects Liverpool ; and, for the information of my operative friends, I will furnish them with some extracts from the Report of Air. Chadwick, secretary to the commis sioners ; and, in doing this, I would also urge the subject upon the wealthier classes of society, for it will be seen by reference to the subjoined tables that the same causes which operate so injuriously upon the poor, operate also, although in a modified degree, upon the rich. Let us now take the average duration of life, in some town ; and be it remembered that these tables are not formed by guess, or at random, but from the register of deaths which occurred, and the actual ages at which these deaths occurred amongst the various classes of society ; but it would be well, perhaps, to explain to you, my friends, how these averages are taken, as you may perhaps say, " Oh, I know plenty of old people here in Liverpool ; this must be untrue !" Now we will suppose the deaths that occurred, in any place, for one week, to be ten, and the ageS as follows : Person.v. Al7O 10 160 So, the average age of the individuals whose deaths are thus stated, would be 16. Again, supposing next week 12 were to die, as follows : Persons. Age. Or, the 210 averagc age of deaths for that week would be 20. Now supposing the average ages of weekly deaths, thus cal culated, were to be as follows : Weeks Weekly Average • 18 21 20 ▪ 18 18 19 ••• • • • 16 18 22 4th sth Gth 7th Sth 10th 13th 14th 15th 24 20 20 16 13 253 Quarterly average age at death about 191 years. Having now pointed out the manner in which these parti culars are furnished, I shall proceed to lay before you the particulars themselves, and to begin at Derby. DERBY Average age of deceased. 10 Professional persons or gentry and their fa milies 49 years 125 Persons in trade, or similarly circumstanced, and their families 752 Labourers, artisans, and others similarly cir cumstanced 2l The above figures indi ca t e th e c h ances of life amongst„ the manufacturing population of districts which are not placed under very unfavourable circumstances as regards health ; yet the effects of crowding, filthiness, improvidence, intem perance, &c., are evident, and may be distinctly shewn by cotnparing the average length of lite in the more crowded manufacturing towns with a less crowded country district, where the dwelling of the poor man is better ventilated and more comfortable, and where cleanliness and temperance are not more the exception than the rule. Compare, for in stance, the town of Manchester with the county of Rutland : Average age at death. In Manehr. In Rutlands. 38 „ Professional persons, gentry, and their families Tradesmen and their families 2O .. 41 Mechanics, labourers, and their fami lies But now let us turn to our own so-called " good old town", and here it is truly startling to have to record the painful fact, that Liverpool is the unhealthiest town in England, as it will be seen by the following table : LIVERPOOL, 1840. No of Average age deaths. at death. 137 Gentry, professional men, and families 1,738 Tradesmen anti families 5,598 Labourers, mechanics, ce. Here, by comparison, it will be seen, that the life of the wealthy cotton spinner of Manchester, lasts, on an average, only thirty-eight years ; that of the Liverpool " merchant prince" averages only thirty-five, whilst that of the Rutland country gentleman is prolonged for more than half a century. The Liverpool or Manchester trademan's life is about half as long as that of the Rutland farmer, and the child of the poor est agricultural labourer, and under the most unfavourable circumstances, may calculate on more than two such lives as that to be expected by the children of the poor artisan of Li verpool. Having now proved from documentary evidence these start ling statements, it will naturally be asked, how is it that all this is allowed, and has been allowed, for so long? How is it that the same public, which would " clamour against the de struction of a few uncivilized savages some three or four thousand miles off," will remain a quiet and apathetic spec tator, whilst England is committing national suicide, by al allowing 80,000 of her children to die annually of diseases, a large proportion of which is proved to be preventible ; and it is not only by lessening the duration of life that these noxious causes operate, but also by destroying the energies of the labouring classes from frequent though not necessarily fatal sicknesses. In Liverpool, as we are informed by Dr. Duncan, one in twenty-five of the population is annually attacked with fever alone. Now, this being the case, and supposing the average duration of the illness to be only one month, what a loss of prod uc ti ve l a b our i s a l ways " on the shelf;" for whilst the poor man lies on his sick-bed, his family must live; and when he recovers he finds, perhaps, that his house has been stripped of its furniture to support himself and children, aided perhaps by a scanty mite from the parish. In future articles I shall endeavour to point out to you the causes of such a melancholy sacrifice of life, more especially as referrible to Liverpool. Happily for the health of the rising generation, our town council has wisely procured the enactment of a measure well calculated to reduce the mor tality amongst us, but particularly amongst the denizens of the cellars, courts, and alleys, which disgrace the town ; and as the committee, I believe, will sit weekly, it will be the bounden duty of any inhabitant who may be able to point out to that committee anything which may require tlie inter ference of the authorities. But it is of little avail that others help unless w e ourselves put our shoulders to the wheel; therefore, it shall be my duty in future articles to point out to you, my operative friends, how you may advantageously help yourselves ; for although you cannot, as it has been aptly said, add a cubit to your height, or a day to your life, vet you may take it off, which comes to the same thing. You may, by neglect of proper means, see your family drop ping off one by one, and yourselves prematurely aged and diseased. For the present I take leave of you, with a full intention of having more to say to you on this subject next week.—S'our's, &c., MEDICUS ACHATES Liverpool, January 17th, 1843. We are happy to inform our readers, says the Worcester Herald, that there is now no doubt of the funds necessary to effect the long wanted improvements in the Severn being forthcoming. This will be the result of a determination on the part of the Staffordshire and Worcestershire Canal Com pany, decided upon at a special meeting held on Monday last, Lord Hatherton in the chair, for the purpose of taking steps for providing the whole of the funds necessary to carry out the entire of the works : 382 out of the 700 shares into which the canal property is divided were represented at the meet ing, and it was unanimously resolved to apply to parliament .n the ensuing session for power to raise any sum of money lot exceeding £lBO,OOO, which shall be required to improve he navigation of the Severn, and for power to advance the ;ame to the commissioners for effecting the improvement. " MAN -OVERBOARD " BOAT. —The experiments made yesterday with what is called the " Man-overboard " Boat succeeded beyond expectation. She was first hoisted endwise to the yardarm of the ship Panama, 35 feet from the water, then suddenly cut loose ; she plunged but two feet, keeping right side up, and the water running out of the scuttles in the bottom. She was next hoisted 45 feet, and again cut loose to a similar effect. She was then hoisted to the great height of 52 feet, where she hung ready for a dire that would have completely destroyed a boat of any other construction; the signal " man overboard " given, she plunged from her aerial elevation, dipped the end of her bow two feet six inches in the water and bounding to the surface in an instant. She was next thrown over the bulwarks of the ship (21 feet from the water) as if some one had really fallen overboard. A man then stood on her side long enough to swamp any three ordi. nary boats, and endeavoured to press it under water, but in vain. During these experiments her bottom was open, having had two holes cut in it, each ten inches square. She is built on the plan of Francis' life-boat, and it is impossible for any boat not possessing their improvements and perfections to perform such feats. In the event of a man falling overboard they may be thrown over the side of the ship, and the man b 3 seated safely on the water in a few seconds.--New York Courier. BOZ AND THE BANKER OF STRATFORD-ON-A VOZ , Z The follow ing anec d ote has reached us from a quarter which leaves no doubt of its authenticity :—Not many days ago the celebrated " B oz " pa id a v i s i t to Stratford•on-Avon and, having letters of introduction to the mayor, established him. self at the head hotel of the place, and sent his letters to that respected individual, who is a banker. His worship's know ledge of literature, or literary men, not being so extensive as would be generally supposed in these enlightened days, was quite ignorant of the existence of such a person as " Charles Dickens," and sent for his cashier, who told him it was " Boz." " And who is " Boz," said his worship. " Go and tell him if l e wants to deposit he can send it by you, and if he wants to draw he must come himself." The cashier obeyed his master's bidding, no doubt much to the surprise and amusement of " Boz."—court Journal.—[The anecdote thus given by our courtly contemporary is certainly calculated to amuse the numerous admirers of " Boz," and to excite a smile, if not surprise, in the literary circle; for it cannot be denied that it is founded on truth. Mr. Dickens "established himself" on the occasion at the Golden Lion Hotel. But it is due to the worthy mayor to add, not only r that (as a man of business) he evinced his knowledge of books by observing that no such name as that of "Boz" appeared in the Bank books, but that he devoted the next day, after the unexpected introduction, to the service of the literary lion, by conducting him over the town, and showing him all that is so attractive to the traveller in the birth place of the immortal bard. The assiduous attention of his worship to Mr. Dickens must have been as gratifying to the latter as it was creditable to the genuine good-nature of the chief magistrate.— Warwick Adverting%] UNIV RSIT Y AND INTELT, IGENCI 'I.A.• (A'S LERICAL rk, to the ( y of St man, LL.B. Chance Resident TIIE CHURCH Imo College t. Paul .ge, and Chaplain ige of Llanhefydd ; .es of Great a Oxford, ----- THE INCORPORATED SOCIETY FOR BUILDING, ENLARG &C., CHURCHES AND CHAPELS, A meeting of this society was held, on Monday last, at their chambers, in St. Martin's-place, to receive the reports of the sub - committees and for general business. The Lord Bishop of Rochester was in the chair; - amongst the members present were J. Round, Esq., IV the Revs. H. H. Norris and B. Harrison ; J. W. Bowden, J. S. Salt, H. J. Barchard, W. Davis, James Cocks, Esqrs., &c. The Secretary, having read the reports, laid them before the general committee, who, accordingly, proceeded to in vestigate the cases referred to then, and finally granted votes of :various sums for the following purposes :—For reairing and erecti ng a gallery in the church at Hardingbarn, Noprfolk; enlarging, by rebuilding, the church at Broseb Salo larging, by re b u ild ing, the church at Beeston, Nottingham shire; building a chapel at Earley, parish of Sonning, Berks ; enlarging, by rebuilding, the church at Farrington Gurney, Somersetabire ; building a chapel in a district comprising portions of the parishes of Melcomb Regis and Radipole, Dorsetshire ; builciing a church at Hildenborough, in the parish of Tonbridge, Kent; building a church at Bagshot, in the parish of Farnham, Sur rey ; buildin g a church at Bewdley-far-Forest, i n th e parish o fßibbesford, Worcester shire. . , and M. P. From the report it appears that the polaon af ten places amounts to 41,902 p ersons, for who pu m ti church these accom modation is now provided to the extent of 13,443 sittings, of which 6,124 are free, and with the assistance of this society, 3,652 sittings will be added to the above ; of this number 3,134 will be free and unappropriated in perpetuity. One of these parishes contains a population of 12,511 persons, with only church room for 4,900 persons ; another of these parishes, with a population of 4,824 persons, has sittings for only 1,054 persons ; another, with 6,634 inhabitants, has church room for barely 2,000 ; and another, with a popula tion of 2,873 persons, can afford church room for only 253 of that number. Certificates were then examined and approved of for the completion of the erection, enlargement. B,^c., of churche and chapels in 12 p ar i s h es; an d th e committee issued war rants to the treasurer for the payment of the sums awarded in each case. The population of these 12 parishes is 44,785 persons; for whom there had previously been church room for only 8,983 ; but with the society's aid above 5,000 ad ditional sittings have been added, 2,940 of these being free. One of these parishes contains a population of 1,800 persons, with church room for only 350 of that number ; another contains 9,000 persons, with accommodation for 1 , 100; an d a third ha s 4,500 i n h a bi tants, with church sittings for only 276. To this very scanty provision 3,254 have now been added, 2,618 of which are free in perpetuity. The applications for aid were numerous, being 128 since March, 1842. In 79 of these cases grants have been voted, and nine applications are now under the consideration of the sub-committee of correspondence and inquiry. It also appears from the treasurer's report that the amount of out-standing grants is £47,480 : whilst the sum at the dis posal of the society is only £40,955, showing a deficiency of .126475. During the seven years, ending with March, 1828, the society's average expenditure was only £12,000; during the seven years, ending with March, 1835, this outlay had in creased to £14,000 per annum ' • and, during the seven years, ending with M arc h, 18 4 2 , it had extended to £22,000 each year. Among the recent donations to the Pastoral Aid Soeiety is one of £lOO, which is thus announcd :—" A part of a large share of the abundance of the late harvest, offered also in thankfulness for other special mercies since then vouch safed by Almighty God. Directed to be sent by Sir William Geary, Bart."—lt may be recollected that the hon. bart. ex perienced a severe accident a few months ago, which for some time placed his life in imminent danger. CURIOUS COINCIDENCE.—St. Paul, on his way to Rome, was shipwrecked off the island of Malta, (then known as Melita,) where he preached the gospel, and converted the natives, A.D., 58, or 1785 years ago. It is somewhat re markable that the Protestant bishop, on his passage to this island, to consecrate an English church, bearing the name of the above saint, was also wrecked on his way thither, in her Majesty's ship Formidable. It is pleasing, however, to an nounce the safe arrival of the rev. prelate there, on Wednes day, by her Majesty's ship Belvidera. CHURCH PATRONAGE.—The jtez. Dr. Walmsley, Rector of Ifanwell, the first Secretary to the National School So ciety, has just set an example of church patronage, which, if it were generally followed, would prove a great encourage ment to the junior clergy, and tend to promote the best interests of the church. In order to show the estimation in which he held the serviges of his curate, (the Rev. J. A. Emerton,) and his reliance upon his judgment, he offered him the living of New Brentford, value £3OO per annum, or the nomination to it, in case of circumstances preventing bins accepting it. Mr. Emerton has recomm;nded for this im portant and responsible position, the Rev George Harrison, A.M., Curate of Rayleigh, Essex; in whose favour he has had the highest testimony, that for fourteen years, as curate in parishes where there has been no resident incumbent, h e has proved himself " a most energetic, judicious, and useful clergyman." CHARITABLE BEQUESTS.—The will of Mrs. Maria Wey bridge, late of Stamford-hill, which was proved at Doctors'. Commons on the 13th of last month by the two executors, Mr. T. W. Browne and the Rev. T. Ferris, contains the fol lowing charitable bequests :—The Society for Promoting Christian K now l e d ge , £1000 ; the Church Missionary Soci ety, £lOOO ; the B r iti s h an d Foreign Bible So ciety, £lOOO the Prayerbook and H om ily Society, £lOOO ; t h e Deaf and Dumb Asylum, £1000 ; the Asylum for th e Bli nd, £lOOO ; the London O r ph an A s yl um , £lOOO ; the Clergymen's Widow's Society, £1000; the Clergy Orphan S c h ool, £lOOO ; the Poor Pi ous Clergymen' s Society, £lOOO ; the t Female Orph an A s yl um , £1000 : the York H ospital, West tninster, £5OO ; the Aged Pilgrim's So c i ety, Camberwell, £500; ; the M orav i an Missionary Society, £ 5OO. Airs Weybridge was the daughter and the l ast surviving des cendant of th e l a t e Si r W. Staines, who was for many years alderman of Cripple ga t e Ward, and L or d Mayor of London in the year 1801. :0411si!PioEncIoAft.thCeo-wpAehscesi when - Commission reed to a minute, 3', on the sub jects which at present agitate . the church. The minute argues As semblyMlit'MlNUTE UN: was l AOh OF rd Teli g tE n i n T Gg h Eo u Nf r E s t d ith a eA y LS , in reply to the letter from the Home Secretary, at great length the right claimed by the church for exclusive jurisdiction in ecclesiastical matters, and contends that the power assumed by the civil court is a povver not con f erred by the state. It then alludes to the other quest ions referred i s in the letter from govern men t, and, assuming that are not inclined to grant a n y re d ress of the grievances com plained of, it states that " th e l eg i slature will have an alter native submitted to them, namely, whether to force on a dis ruption of the Established Church of Scotland, with all its attendant evils, or to restore the church to the state in which she was between 1834 and 1838, when the veto act had not been declared illegal—the power to admit quoad sacra mi has since been so largely exercised, had nisters had not been challenged — and the jurisdiction of the The special commission are of opinion right should be laid before parliament, and nttchlic:vaatittlbttcelhioeeeunrcccothislma; claim w m mh i oe s idf s c i ll on ofassemblysh o u 1 d p e t i t i o both ho u calling the attention of the legislature to the grievances and applications for redress set forth in the church's claim.— Edinburgh Courant. TIE SCOTCH OwVilEißbNeMfEouNnTdAtNhDe T Q on behalf of the church by a ma jority laid before him t fi h r e T s t claimslip E a page CHURCII.—In our t g r e e n e e i u r general docu ment, expressed with u n equivocal jyo''cal plsnwithiChfirmness, but with judicious answer of Sir James Graham to j t o h r e it s y ub o g moderation the l, ai also. t e oaus:eientsbl several features, and recapitulat- It is a long and able j f e subject; awes Graham enters fully upon His views with reference bo have induced the present crisis. and the duty of government both to the position of the church which we, on Wednesday I are almost identical with those be found to have cornmuntist, expressed a belief that he would itiatory movement wicated. He declares that the in ecclesiastical jurisdicti hereby a collision between the civil and by the latter when the jurisdictions has been occasioned, was made and that to her own o assembly framed the fatal Veto Act, assigned to her power, of the constitutional limits adverse circumstance., the church is indebted for all those argues Sir James, swhich surround her. The Veto Act, peal on cases of! having been by the ultimate court of ap vtres of the disputedit jurisdiction, pronounced ultra c hurch,follows that, while resolute in main taining this illegal statute, she is d e f ac t o i n open opposition th a t all • principles of the British constitution ; which pro videsparties—whether individual or corporate, ec clesiastica of the supreme interpreter of the statutes, a nd take the meaning of tho se statutes from that authority. Until, there fore, the church by rescinding the Veto Act places herself again in civil obedience to the commonwealth, it is not possible, reasons Sir James Graham, that her Majesty's ad visers can recommend legislative interference, or act as mediators between the conflicting courts of law and spirituality. This is a brief but succinct digest of the viewthes entertained by Sir Robert Peel's cabinet , and set forth in • such letter of the Home Secretary. Various other o to f p e w o s liateral as the abolition of patronage, the definitio n n i isters to sit in judicatures, and the right of quoad sect? but m with these we assembly, are more or less touched . o , s to confine our own take at present no concern, being anxious of our readers to the principal question, regards and those which is whether or not the V eto Act shall be abandoned , or the church made a sacrifice to i ts nominal preservation? Here lies the gist of the matter.—Glasgow pap. - TESTIMONIAL TO COLONEL CIIATTERTON.—This testi monialiece o is a very massive and orn a m ental plate, stand ingp off ph two feet seven inches high, independent i nc h e s high, formed of The base is a tripod pedestal , n ine richly chased foliage surrounding. and supported on acanthus scrolls i the plateau. the inscription and arms,n dead silver interspersed d three beautifully with shells. On the pedestal stan .. t. mo delled figures, eight inches high, in . truth, liberty, and justice — the cap raised on a pole justice, figure stands a palm-tree, leaves of which droop over . the the centre of the tripod rises which spring six branches extending twelve inclis, centre being a la rge glass bowl. On dead silver, represen ing th ' • truth bolding e mirror—liberty. fee the balance. Behind each and a half inches high, the beads of the figures. From massive fo a rmed of th fl' palm-tree trunk, from acan us o tage, each nd holding candle sock a dish , and intended a et, the silver to support a one side of the pedestal are the Mrs. Chatterton , arms of Colonel Cbatterton and . on, exquisitely en graved, surmounted by a richly-chased mantel' . ing and ante. lope's bead,. The with dart transfixed. motto on the arms 4, Aree over° terin g," beneath which are severalorders On the other side of the tripod are two ins ' _ cripti ons • , which sufficiently explain the object of the testimonial. CLERICAL PROMOTIONS, Rev. George Ilarrison, M.A., Curate of Rayleigh, Essex, to the Perpetual Curacy of New Brentford. Middlesex, va cant by the promotion of the Rev. John Stoddart. 1)1) patron, the Rector of Hanwell. Rev. Charles Tower, " bridge, Curate of Loughton, Essex, to the Rector, nt i , ••_ mark, Wilts, vacant by the promotion of the Venerable Francis Lear ; patron, the Earl of Pembroke_ Rev. Thomas May, of Ormskio- Mary, Lancaster. Rev. George Thomas Pret\ Lincoln Cathedral, has succeeded as Ca.,. the Very Rev. George Goadon, D.D., Dean of Rev. John Pickleton Power, 8.A., of Queen's e. Cambridge, to the Curacy of the New Church of Birkenlit. Cheshire. Rev. James Dillon Raven, 8.A., of Magda Cambridge, to the Curacy of Deane, Lancashire. Rev. Crannier, of St. John's College, Cambridge, to the Rectory of St. Andrew's Ancoats, Manchester. Rev. George Dowty, L.A., of St. Bee's College, Cumber land, to the Curacy of Todrnorden, Lancashire. Rev. A. L. P. Snow, 8.A., of Trinity College, Debt' the Curacy of St. John's, \Vorstborn, Lancashire. Rev. John Richards, 8.A., to the Curacy of Warrington, Lancashire. Rev. John Roberts, Curate of St. Geor in Ordinary to Lord Dinorben, tothe Vicara patron, the Bishop of Asaph. Rev. P. L. I. Russell, M.A. to the Cur.— Little Eversden, Cambridgeshire. drßev. J. Armstrong, one of the Priest Vicars of the Cathe al, to the t story of St. P au l' s, Exeter, vacant by the h ofA. 'l'. R. Vi cary ; patrons, the Dean and Chapter of E xe t er. The Rev. John Groom, 13. A., of Wadham Colley,' to the Curacy of Padiham, Lancashire.