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SUNSET ,FROM "POEMS, BY ALEXANDER SMITH." LONDON Sunset is ,7, like the seal of God Upon the close of day." " The Footprints of p flying Sun, whose fli Tory in the clouded N a cloven king ROGUE.) It has left In his own blood; the while the distant moon, Like a pale prophetess. whom he Leans eager forward, with most ens and dilates ; revenge completf mph throiigh tl "The sun There all the wai Reached the red west ___ Attired before in homely dun and To feed a And cOngi SECOND EDITION. Standard-office, Two o'clock, a.m. BY ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH --....--- which is ural views of the essential PARIS FASHIONS FOR APRIL. _____. .......,- Luc great novelty in silk dresses seemed to be the robe length the" Pope ... issue .y, d ice pre fa ac m h e wi famous became until at Cleopatre, perhaps the mos t e l egant d es i gn w hi c h h as his bull, Unigenetuk in a which the Jansenists' doctri nes were condemned to the in our day. It i s per f ect l y di s ti ngu e , w hil e amount of 103 solid denouncements. During the whole producing the most striking effect. There were several of last century,(with some exceptions, the Gallican Church dresses of divers colours. The Duchess de Beauffremont remained undisturbed in the enjoyment of its liberties, such was attired in a robe Cleopatra of pale lilac, the broad as they were. The bi s h ops were nominated by the King, and stripes, three i n num b er, wh i ch ornamented the b ottom by a simple ratification of the choice from Rome, and during o f the ski r t, the whole of the reign of Louis XVIII., Charles X., and Loui s of three shade s d ar k er th an th e d ress , were Philippe, the Popes were content to divided by rows of narrow d ar k green ve l vet, w hi c h , remain in the position which Bossuet had placed them. The revolution of 1848, how- lying upon the interval of lighter shade, had a most ever, bore to the surface an amount of Ultramontanism such charming effect. The Princess of Hohenlohe wore one as France had not been able to bear for two centuries. The of these robes Cleo; titre, of rose-coloured taffetas, with of socialism had frightened the community into spiri- rows of black velvet upon the lighter stripe ; and Madame The Jesuits, who had been expelled by Louis Lehon a dress of the same fashion, Pomona green, with into France from Italy and Switzerland, and black velvet also. Fl ounces seeme d to b e muc h out of that their dominion was no w su ffi c i ently -.nlce so necessary to the President of the favour, and in general the showy, stylish, though some 'At gain a victory over Gallicanism. what theatrical Spanish style of costume, seems destined out to be that a great number of to become general for the ensuing year. Thus, but few _...arcs were neither Ultra-montanists nor Jesuists, but dresses are made with bodies of the same material. attached to the opinion of Bossuet and Pascal. The great Jackets of fine black cashmere bore with Wallachian organ of the Ultra-Montanist party is the journal called the • • Univers, !conducted by the chief editor M. Veuillot and Jules trimming, or of velours moaselinc. edged with fine .. jet Goudon. The former of the se gen tl emen i s scarcely inferiorin passementer i e, are universally worn. and considered burning zeal for the Catholic faith to the editor of the Tablet. exceedingly becoming. These jackets fit close to the In an article, not long ago, upon the evils of Protestantism, figure, have merely the basques below the waist. These M. Veuillot thus wrote :—" They have done well in burning basques are edged with fringe, which falls over the hips, John Huss ; it is a great pity they did not burn Luther and all the reformers. No one can say how much blood themarvellous) y e of the and . diminishes th size Reformation has caused to be spilt ; and we may indeed, may be considered mere bodies, reaching only to soon see such a thing again." This is the journal which is the waist, and edged with lace so broad that the effect is now upholding the absolute dominion of the Pope i n all that of a double petticoat of rich lace falling over the spiritual and ecclesiastical matters; and, of course, as some of skirt of the dress. When this bodice is worn, however, our semi-Papists express it, all temporal accidents of spiritual the skirt is invariably of the stoutest quality of damask, matters, such as the conferring of dignities and benefices, very full and long, with a slight train behind. So great &c. ; but the advocacy of the Univers has been carried to such a length on behalf of P a p a l dominion • ' and the subjects which is the sudden adoption o f ornamenta l s ki rts for promenade M. Veullot (as good a C a th o li c as Mr. Lucas) has presumed to and carriage wear, that several dresses, even of plain handle, have called down upon him and his journal a fulmi- silk, were beheld at Lonchamps, with many rows of fine natory censure from the Archbishop of Paris, who is a man for jet braid, diminishing gradually in width as they ascended Gallican liberty : that prelate, who was the creation of General Cavignac in the time of the Rep u bli c , h as con d emned and towards the waist. Th e e ff ec t o f t hi s tr i mm i ng i s strik- prosecuted in his diocese this said j ourna l, an d d ec l ared the ingly original and peculiar. Madame Lehon's dust ioctrines maintained therein to be dangerous to re l ig i on. Th e col oure d s ilk t h us trimmed, with the jacket of black . v moire richly decorated with braid and jet, was greatly 0 admired. The bonnets were all made to wear very low 1 behind. Several were seen with a wreath of roses or i marguerites encircling the crown, and supported by full ii bunches of velvet ribbon, with long floating ends on 1 either side. Beneath the brim is laid a quilling of blond, b above which a delicate wreath of roses pompons is placed 1 to lie across the forehead. Gold and silver flowers in I transparent capotes, both black and white, are likewise I much worn, in spite of the opposition which the fashion t has met with on the part of every milliner of taste. The most remarkable costume of all those displayed at Long n .( champs consisted of a d ress o f d e li cate j aune pa ill e g l ac e usilk, richly ornam en t e d w i t h seven rows of em b ro i dery C its the finest coral. The jacket of the same embroidered to correspond, and the basques finished by coral fringe, II about three inches in depth. A made al' .Armenienne of black velvet thrown back to display the embroidery of the dress, a bonnet of fancy straw, lined and trimmed I with violet-colo ure d ve l vet , w i t h b unches o f sea - weed advancing very forward on the passe, composed the most I striking features of this elegant costume, and attracted much observation. Feathers are but little worn in 1 bonnets flowers of the richest hue and texture have 1 successful) replaced them for the moment. A few it attempts to revive the ostrich feather trimmings, in vogue II r some thirty years ago, w e re a tt en d e d, h owever , w i t h i success. These trimmings, used as borders to cloaks g and mantles, have been in some little favour amongst the copulent ladies of the Chau ss e e d'A n ti n . c The novelty in gloves co ns i s t s i n th e ir being made gauntlet fashion, and decorated with long tassels at the wrist. Buttons of precious stones, even brilliants, are a used to close the opening of the glove, which, according e to the new fashion, is turned outside. Bows of ribbon, r so much the fashion last month, are completely exploded, eand replaced by agraffes o f j ewe ll er y, worn even i n pro menade costume. This fashion, which would hays P shocked us some few years ago, appears natural enough n now that gold and silver are no l onger compe ll e d to seek T the glare of the ball room to excuse their brilliancy, but display themselves on bonnets and dresses even in the s 1 broad light of day. B a ll d resses h ave undergone but little change since our last. The time of Lent is unfavourable t to change. The calottes of flowers are still worn with :1 great success, and the papillon of net, covered with daisies and violets, worn by the Empress at the last ball ,ly has li of the Tuileries, p rom i ses to b ecome generally adopted. Satin dresses, entirely covered with Guipure lace, and ornamented with garlands of white roses, have been the rage for young married ladies, while mousseline de soie of every nuance is the sole article in vogue for the ball dr, HOUSE OF COMMONS. cry .... [CONTINUED FROM EZGHTH PAGE.] tual despotism. ITH CHILD considered England was the owner of the Philippe, rushed , land, and, as such, had a right to dispose of it. Mr. F. PEEL supported the bill, considering that it was a they began to think . question which ought to be left entirely at the disposal of the strong, and their influe. . . . Republic, that they In;g, The fact, however, turned Mr. Si ocal legislature Mr. NAPIER 9 rgued that the right of the Church ought to t respected ; and that, as numbers of persons had gone out to Canada in expectation of finding their religion properly admi ministered there, parliament had no right to interfere for the purpose of taking these resources out of the hands of the Church. He should oppose the bill. The SOLICITOR-GENERAL said the bill was for the benefit of Canada. Government had consulted the rights of the colony in introducing this measure, and it would be in furtherance Of their interests for the house to pass this bill. Sir J. PARINOTON considered the proceedings of to-nig disgrace to British statesmen ment in connexion with this dilation, and such contradictions of each other, that he had no confidence in them. The reserves were intended for the support of the Canadian Church in perpetuity. The late Sir Robert Peel had said, and Lord J. Russell and the Chancellor of the Exchequer had but lately expressed an opinion, that they considered the grant to be a permanent one. He asked the house what confidence would be placed in public men if such recantations took place. He considered England pledged to respect these reserves, and he should, therefore, op pose the bill. . _ Lord JOHN RUSSELL havi use divided, when there 288 . ; against 208; majority, 8( spoken in favour of the bill, the ppeared for the third reading ,ne Bishops of Verdun and Chartres. ,On the other hand, tha Archbishop of Avignon, joined by the Bishops of Moulins and Chalons, have taken the Univers under their protection, and reproved their Metropolitan Archbishop for his presumption— so there is pastoral against pastoral,—and the united flock has become two bands. The Archbishop of Paris next complains Pope Pius IX. vig of of his Arcal A public meeting in aid of this society was held last evening, to colleague of Anon, the and uiilot impertinenc , e M. Ve the masa bell hi episco i, haste p ns (Monday,) at the Lecture-hall of the Collegiate Institution, and to Rome to pray the Holy F a the r t o set hi m u was numerously p or cast him and respectably attended. The Rev. i)r. down, for he is willing to s u b m it e i t h er way. H i s humble 31`Neile was in the chair; and amongst those on the platform request has been placed befo r e th e P ope; b ut the matter is so were the Rev. R. Burgess, hon. secretary of the society, Revs. Perplexing that up to this time, as f ar as I k now, the editor of D. Anderson, J. Marland, T. C. Cowan, T. Robinson, J. the Univers has got no furth er th an t h e P ope ' s ant i -chamber. Wright, Herbert Jones, Thomas Rawson, and S. B. Sutton ; N William Jones, Esq., Edward Jones, Esq., H. J. Webster, Esq., in this most serio us ecc l es i ast i cal quarrel, in which all J. Williams, Esq., Clarkson, Esq., Adam Hodgson, Esq., &c. men see what is the unity o f t h e Ch r i st i an Church, the Emperor of the French is as a d ea d l oc k . If he takes part The Rev. CHAIRMAN, in opening the business of the meeting, with the defender of G a lli van i n d ependence, he must said—You arealready aware that this meeting is convened by the alter the Concordat w hi c h hi s uncle made with Rome friends, and on the behalf of the Foreign Aid Society; but as when he set up the Roman Catholic Church again in that society is not as well known among us as I feel it ought France in 1802 ; and, as Louis Napoleon considers his uncle's to be, I may, perhaps, with propriety give some information decrees as infallible as the Pope's, and would by no means alter concerning it, before I call upon its distinguished honorary Napoleonian ideas, he naturally wishes that M. Veuillot had Secretary to enter into some of its detailed operations . at never existed, or that he had gone and joined the Tablet in Ire (Cheers.) It is computed, and with some approximation n land before this mischief dire was brewed. But if he declines least to accuracy, that the Protestants in France amount to admit more of the Ultramontane element, and declares for above two millions. The numbers in Belgium, Switzerland llossuet and Pascal, the Jesuits, who have now possession and Piedmont may be estimated at nearly another million. tor of the education of the country ; the Grey Sisters and Black (Hear, hear.) Among these, societies have been formed Sisters, with 3379 small colonies, the brothers of different the purpose not only of maintaining true religion among degrees in confraternities assembled, will begin to enumerate themselves, and transmitting it to their children, but also fo r their services in the management of universal suffrage, the purpose of extending it among the surrounding members of and no Papal hands will put the Imperial Crown on the heads the Church of Rome. The chief societies, so organised, of their Majesties of six months' old. It is said that other de are five in number. First, the Evangelical Society Society of martds for increasing the priestly power in France, and re- France. Second, the Central Protestant o duciog Protestantism to submission, have been made as the France. Third, the Evangelization Society of__ _ Lyons, theprice of an apostolic benediction, but it may be hoped that Fouith, the Evangelical Society of Geneva; and fifthly , Evangelical Society of Belgium. The object of our . Foreign there is still spirit enough in the French people to resist these Aid Society is to assist these societies on the continent, not attempts to destroy what remains of the religious liberties of with men, but with money; not by sending any additional la- France. bourers into the field, whether ministers, or schoolmasters, or ....We regret lumina' to abridge th e l ong an d e ' , ent addre. FOREIGN AID SOCIETY. PROTESTANTS IN FRANCE AND ITALY. .e. .sfi ~ . 6V .00It tt, eSS Of _ompo'sea Mr. Burgess, whi c h was o f great value, containing nothing but s. We have recent information and facts which are intimately connected with questions at present agitating the British mind. At this stage °Utile proceedings a collectton was made, after which • , colporteurs, but by enabling these societies, chiefly r of poor people, to maintain their own laboure,.. nothing, therefore, to report of our own doing in this cause, except the remittances made to the several treasurers of these 1, Struggling institutions. These are apportioned according to , the judgment of the London committee, and are thus entered ihe Rev. W. H. WRIGHT moved a resolution to the effect on the balance-sheet of their ficcounts for last year,—From ( that the persecution of thei r b re th ren i n F rance d eman d s May I, 1851, till April 30, 1852 :—Evangelical Society of France,, the sympathy, and prayers, and succour of all who live in this privileged country. under the Protestant principles for .e62-I: Central Protestant Society, ; Evangelical Society which our Reformers died ; and that it has cause to rejoice of Lyons, e2OO ; Evangelical Society of Geneva, .t . 444 ; Evan- gelical Society of Belgium, £355. From this it will appear in the fact that the persecutions to which the Ref orm ed Ch urc h that, in reporting the operations of those societies, we on the Continent are now liable, serve to strengthen such as do are describing the work in aid of which we solicit your stand, to correct the weak-hearted, an d t o es t a bli s h t h ose churches daily which contain such as shall be saved. sympathies your prayers, and your ,-- itributions. (Hear.) ' . Evangelical . ? , (:)ciety of France i• , n labouring now for ADAM Ilonasos, Esq., seconded the resolution, which agreed to with unanimous cordiality. — ffuse the ''' - -- .1 Christi- ' , era I The doxology having been sung and the L , t flounced, the proceedings terminated at a little af i years to d city among the F has steadily main You will be funds and i ssings of Scriptur In the midst of t ediction pro- u.MAKERS,-. tbourers. In t vvhom th. Now, in 1853, it has an'in )ying 117 labourers. Tla rease of d ntral Society THE FASHIONS FOR GENTLEMEN ....re remarkable for the same luxury of ornament as that which distinguishes those for the softer sex. the cloaks and Talmas being most trimmed with rows of velvet laid on in an Etruscan pattern. Pantaloons very tight to the knee, displaying the shape of the leg ; and full upon the hips, are much worn for riding. Hats lower in the crown, and placed farther back upon the head, are generally ornamented with a narrow band of velvet and small silver buckle. Coloured gloves are sewn and embroidered in white silk. Silk stocks of large pattern, with a small bow in front, have replaced the aaricus inventions of cravats which hare been the mode Embroidered shirts are much worn, ..,,eery of the kind called felaquic, the cambric aid double in a single pattern between ; the plaits of the bosom are in general fewer. The studs worn with these are of coloured enamel. to correspond with the patter❑ of the embroidery. Watch ribbons, narrow and of bright colour, have been revived ; each ribbon holds its breloque, and we have seen as many as five of these hanging from below the waistcoat of one of our most fashionable exquisites. The spring waistcoats are all of a light and silky material. A bird's eye pattern of sparkling gold colour, on a purple ground, has been much in vogue. Canes for the promenade are carried a la Lauzun, thick and long, with a heavy gold knob at the top, and two tassels of coloured braid just beneath. Boots ala Tolede, of varnished leather, are made with heels of unusual height. GENERAL OBSERVATIONS. Shoes are worn with large flat bows of ribbon on the instep, and sometimes black or white lace is introduced ; bugles, too, are not despised, for the ornamenting of satin boots, and produce a pretty effect when correspondent with the rest of the costume. Sleeves must be opened on the outside, and fastened with a broad bow at the wrist, instead of inside as before. Dresses made entablie must be opened down each side, and the cambric petticoat, with its broderie Anglaise, be visible through the opening. All letters and invitations must be written on nankeen coloured paper, and cards no longer turned down at the corner, but folded in half when the friend you call upon is from home. Pocket handkerchiefs embroidered in coloured thread and beads are carried to balls for the sake of the cotillon, wherein the pocket handkerchief plays so conspicuous a part. Silk stockings, also embroidered in beads, are worn with coloured crape dresses. one for La Michelle and Rochefort, another for Bergerae and Jainte Foix, It has now six branches. It has pre thirty-two different localities. In liv _ communes so visited, places of worship have been erected. Three of them, at Darnetal, Tarsac, and Fresnoy, have been consecrated for use. The other two, at Estissac and Neuillac, are, as yet, prohibited. (Hear.) But I must leave further particulars to any friend Mr. Burgess, who will tell you, from his own per sonal observation, of the faith, the zeal, and the patient suffer ings under persecution, of these children of God scattered a East France ; and in the southe , .ched the old and tion, they are for some t ime past , CORRESPONDENCE. oeing wagde in France between the two parties into which the Popish Church is divided in that country. It was the policy of Louis XIV. not only to secure an indivi sible monarchy for France, but to render that monarchy as (FROM THE COURT JOURNAL.) independent as possible of all other powers, spiritual or tem- Longchamps is over. The sea l o f L ongc h am p s i s se t porat. The celebrated Boss ue t en t e red into the views of the upon our fashion s f or t h e rest o f the year, and aga i nst monarch as it respected the liberties of Roman Catholic France, the fiat no appe a l i s now poss ibl e. Much had b een done 1 and it seemed necessary to oppose some barrier to the encroach ing power of the Pope, through means of the Jesuits. In 1682, to render it more brilliant this year than it has been since in any statement of facts. the French bishops met in full congress, and, at the suggestion the Revolution of 1848 ; and as far as the number of The Editor wishes it to be understood that he does not hold of Bossuet, they established what are called the " Gallivan . carriages was concerned, and the congregation of peopl e I himself respo ns ibl e f or t h e op i n i ons or statements of his liberties." The substance of those liberties is simply this, th a t they restrict the authority of the Popes in France, and gi ve a assembled, success did ce r t a i n ly a tt en d th e e ff or t ; b ut certain independence to the bishops. But the Popes found the uncongenial weather rendered such efforts useless for defenders of their pretensions to absolute authority, and the the follower of fashion, whose curiosity was the first day doctrine of complete submission to the " Vicar of Chirst on entirely defeated by the closed carriages and many earth" (so they call the Bishop of Rome) has always been wrappers with which the fair forms of the ladies were known since by the name of Ultra-Montane, because it was a doctrine chiefly defended by partis ans o f the concealed. The second d a y was somew h a t more pro mising, while the thi r d was a ll t h at cou ld b e w i s h e d to Popes beyond the _mountains : , or Alps. Those w h o . .. . . . one favour the display of spring toilets, w hi c h a bounded in Letters addressed to the Editor should be accompanied by the real name and address of the writer, not for publication, but good faith ; this is indispensably requisite as a guarante correspondents STATE OF EASTHAM CHURCH. To the EDITOR of the LIVERPOOL STANDARD, SIR,—As you have allowed to appear in your columns some remarks on the present state of Eastham Church, perhaps you will have the goodness to grant a like publicity to the following. Being interested in the subject of church accommodation, and the regulation of public worship, I paid a visit to Eastham Church, and made some inquiry into the disposition of the parishioners towards these matters. I perceive the Church to be in some respects such as your correspondent, " A Regular Churchman," had! described—damp, cold, open in the roof, and much out of repair. I cannot speak particularly as to the colours on the walls—" rust, must, and dust" may be their appropriate names, as they are oalled by " A Regular Church man," who appears to know something of colouring ; but the interior arrangement of the Church is altogether opposed to ecclesiastical taste—ill-adapted for uniform devotion,—which 'had an injurious influence on at least matters appear to have one member of the congregation. Not having seen the clerk, I cannot judge of the arrangement of his hair—the subject of your correspondent's solemn and seasonable contemplations; but I have ascertained that Eastham Church is in the precise state that the parishioners desire; for, at a vestry meeting lately convened to consider the propriety of reparing the Church, a large majority decided that a rate sufficient for that should not be levied. purpose Though not a parishioner of Eastham, yet knowing that talk is cheap, I have ventured to tax your kindness to allow me, as well as " A Regular Churchman," to do something for Eastham Church.—l am, Sir, yours, &c., • VIATOR. Eastham, April 5, 1853. ------....,0,,..____ - LONG SERMONS AND BAD VENTILATION, To the EDITOR of the LIVERPOOL STANDARD, SIR,—You are doing great service to the public by admitting into your columns remonstrances on the subject of long sermons and badly-ventilated Churches. With regard to the does not follow that because the effects are not imme- diate, or inconveniently perceptible to the congregation, that the air of a crowded Church is not foul. On the contrary, some people can sit in a foul, obnoxious atmosphere, without being at all sensible of it : and I could point out a Church or two where the atmosphere soon becomes foul, especially in the gallery, where there is not a crevice or a window open to allow a change of air to take place. But a word or two upon long sermons. Some people are apt to think that we can never have too much of a good thing. This is a mistake : for too much of a good thing satiates and in time disgusts. We should, moreover, be governed by a consideration for the feel ings of others,—not always be guided by our own. The young, the old, the delicate in health, cannot endure a long service—it becomes irksome and unprofitable to them, and keeps many persons away from Church who otherwise would attend regu larly. It would be far better if the Church services were re duced in length, and more services during the Sunday held in each Church; and the additional services should be especially devoted to the poor, who should be invited to attend, and then it might he said " that the poor have the Gospel preached to them." lam far from wishing to be thought ungrateful for the indefatigable devotions of the clergy ; I merely seek to point out where much good might be effected, and some trifling incongruities avoided.—Believe me to be, Sir, your very humble correspondent, A LOVER OF PURE AIR AND SHORT SERMONS, Liverpool, April 6, 1853. LETTERS ON FAMILIAR SUBJECTS.—No. V. " WHAT'S IN A NAME 1" To the EDITOR of the LIVERPOOL STANDARD, Sin,—Our glorious Will Shakspere puts the above question, and answers it in a way as if he thought there was nothing in it. It may be true that a rose by any other name would smell as sweet, but if we called something of an opposite character by the same name, we should soon begin to associate our idea of it with anything but the pleasant truth. It is too much the practice at the present day to misuse terms, and call things by names which do not belong to them ; and the defence for this so long as the meaning is underst 1, it matters little about the term that may be employed. It is the thus arrived at I am anxious to dispute, as I feel convinced of the erroneous opinion which prevails in the public to the carelessness and disr tance of r Formed of the c , gs of faction tuned the style of Liberal; and this phras, MUSIC AND THE DRAMA. THE ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.—For the first time in England since the memorable achievement of Mr. W. C. Macready, Henry V has been put upon the stage on a scale of great magnificence, for which the play affords abundant scope. During the past week it has been per formed nightly to large and admiring audiences. Mr. George Vandenhoff, as the royal conqueror of Agincourt, is evidently much appreciated, although we think his delineation somewhat imperfect. His courtship with the French princess, so much relished by the " gods," is a misconception, and there is throughout a want of consist ency in the portraiture of the brave and generous monarch. Mr. Vandenhoff was well supported by the whole of the local talent, though the play developes little pristine talent, partaking largely of the character of the spectacle. That the play will have a long and successful run we doubt not; Mr. Copeland's spirited exertions are well entitled to receive the patronage of the play-going public. PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY.—The second subscription concert was given on Tuesday evening. The principal vocalists were Mrs. Endersohn, Miss Williams, Mr. Lackey, and Mr. Weiss. Spohr's "Last Judgment" (presented for the first time in its entirety in Liverpool), and Rossini's " Stabat Mater" formed the evening's pro gramme. The chorus also advances steadily ;it is be coming more accurate and compact, under the skilful guidance of its drill-master. THE LITERARY AND DRAMATIC SOCIETY will give their annual dramatic representation at the Theatre Royal, on the 25th instant, when the members will per form Sir E. Lytton Bulwer's comedy of Not So Bad As We Seem. The society expect the valuable assistance of their honorary member, Mr. Barry Sullivan. The pro ceeds will be devoted to the fund for the completion of the new schools and almshouses of the Licensed Victual lers' Association. GORDON CUMMING, the famous lion-bunter, is ex hibiting his collection in Glasgow. T/IE BENEFIT OF COMMERCE.—We have much plea sure in directing the attention of our readers to the Glen field Patent Starch manufactured by Mr. Wotherspoon, who, we understand, some time ago received a testimonial from no less a personage than the laundress of the royal household, and we believe that Mr. Wotherspoon is the only person in Scotland who has been so honoured. He has lately made extensive additions to his premises, which has enabled him to employ about 400 young and indus trious females, in a town where labour to that class of the population has hitherto been scarce and unremunerative. We hail this as a great acquisition to the town of Paisley, near where the works are situate ; there are also a great number of men employed, at good wages; this fact of itself is of great importance, and we trust will have its full weight of influence on the public mind. The recent extensive enlargement of these works enables him to carry out, on a large scale, the various improvements which his experience in the manufacture of Starch has suggested for the enhancement of that article. The last, but not the least important of these, is a simple, but very efficient and ingenious method of drying the Starch, which exerts con siderable influence in maintaining its purity and strength. We have seen several testimonials from the principal laundresses in this country, besides other competent authorities, who have made a searching investigation of the " Glenfield Patent Starch," and who all state that it is an excellent ar ti c l e. T o such testimonials no additional recommendation is necessary to convince the ladies, mer chants, &c., &c., to be purchasers of the Glenfield Patent Starch. It will be necessary, on purchasing it, to see that the name, R. Wotherspoon, is on each packet (without which none is genuine), as some disreputable makers endeavour to foist on the public worthless articles, closely resembling the Glenfield Patent Starch in outside appear ance. We understand it is sold by all the principal shop keepers in town, who deliver to all purchasers ZS list' of the testimonials we have here alluded to. here is a politica been conceded to them by those who know their which hay ness and selfis th a total f •getfuluess that its effect has been to betray numbers of unthinki that the policy of the party is identified with the attractive word which is applied to it. There could not be a more dan gerous error, and all owing to carelessness in the use of names. In matters of religion this unconcern as to the importance of names is far more apparent, and, at the same time, morelikely to prove injurious in its results. Take, for instance, the words almost u ;e Holy C; applied. In ou and yet by publ e speak of writers and speakers, ersally mis• on, we have the term almost exclusively devoted to the Romish Church, which, perhaps, has the least claim to it of any. It is part of the policy of Rome to have its claim to being and in ordinary col versati Catholic believed in; and we have ❑nwittingly favoured the deception, by conceding to them a name which it was the object of the Reformation practically to deny. Had the Church of Rome been what it professes, there had been no need of the Reformation ; best it lost its claim to be called Catholic by teaching distinctive doctrines, and overlaying the pure Catholic faith of the primitive Church with vain deceits and gross fables. The true meaning of the word, as applied to Christianity, is comprised in those doctrines which were common to the whole Church before it was divided and corrupted; and, as the Refor mation was the restoring of our own branch to the purity of the primitive faith, the Church of England has a real claim to the term Catholic which Rome has forfeited. It is, indeed, a contradiction in terms, to speak of Rome, with her mariolatry, idolatry, and other peculiar tenets, and use the word Catholic. To say Roman Catholic, we may as well say particular general, while the English Church may, with propriety, be termed so, because she teaches nothing which was not taught and believed by the Apostles and early Christians. Another error in ordi nary use is, to apply the term " the Pope" to the Bishop of Rome. The believers in his infallibility style him so; lie claims to be at the head of the Christian Church, and as such is the Pope, as distinguished from all other Pores or Bishops; but wllen our Church was reformed, we:denied his supremacy, and, consequently, his right to the title, but by conceding the latter we virtually admit the former, although we practically deny it. Had we been as jealous for the honour of the King of Heaven as for that of our temporal Sovereign, we should have repu diated the phrase; for, be it remembered, it was a political offence to apply the term King to the banished Stuart, who was better known as the Pretender. Again, there is the word Papist, which, though intended to mean a believer in the supre macy of the Pope or Bishop of Rome, implies strictly a believer in episcopacy, and would, therefore, apply to any Churchman. As Englishmen, the word Romanist should alone be used when speaking of members of the Church of Rome, and their bead should be styled the Bishop of Rome. The advantage would be that much of that prestige would be destroyed which too often attaches in weak minds to the pompous pretensions of that dangerous heresy. In the minor affairs of life, perhaps, there is less conse quence from the disregard of what is in a name; yet, at the same time, it tends to a slovenly style of language, and a cor ruption of our beautiful mother tongue. How often is it that misconstruction arises through the speaker believing that his hearers know what he means, instead of his really expressing it. It is in effect a substitution of what may be termed slang for graceful propriety ; and though, from its almost impercep tible growth, we cannot see all the mischief, we may forM some idea of `•hat our language may become from the specimens which are now and then brought to us from across the Atlantic. Absurdities and quaint conceits may serve to point a jest and excite a smile; but our youth should beware how they admit many of our modern writers and speakers to form their models for our language, or they may find the difficulties of unlearning almost insuperable, and the rich storehouse of English litera ture almost a dead letter. It would be tedious to particularise the many instances in which words are misapplied ; but I 'my especially allude to the assumption of titles by those who have no right to them. As a loyal subject, I have always considered the Sovereign to be the fountain of honour, and no distinctions to be valid but those conferred by her or by her authority; yet how often are degrees conferred by foreigners recognised here, and even the mock dignities of voluntary societies. The use of initials after a person's name often bespeak only his trade or profession, though by the rules of etiquette they should only be borne as a distinction. The word chapel is commonly applied to a Dis senters' meeting-house, though by law it only belongs to a building consecrated or licensed by the Bishop for Divine worship. I have, however, said enough to show that, despite the authority of Will Shakspere, there should be something in a name, though modern custom seems about to confound all distinctions between the real and the pretended.—l am, Sir, yours, &c., EPHRA. AN OLD SOLDIER, at the birth of a child at the dig gings, instantly seeing his chance, went round with his hat for the little stranger--the first child born at the dig gings ! The value of the hatful was found to amount to about £3,000. BLAIR'S GOUT AND RHEUMATIC PlLLS. — Extract of a letter, written by John Molard Wheeler, Esq., Collector of Customs, Jamaica, having been handed by his brother, at Swindon, to Mr. Prout, for publication :—" I know you have never had occasion to take Blair's Pills, but let me emphatically tell you, in mercy to any friend who may suffer from gout, rheumatic gout, lumbago, sciatica, rheu matism, or any branch of that widely-allied family, to recommend their using them. In this country they are of wonderful efficacy ; not only am I personally aware of their powers, but I see my friends and acquaintances re ceiving unfailing benefit from their use. I would not be without them on any account. If taken in the early stage of disease they dissipate it altogether: if in a later, they alleviate pain, and effect a much speedier cure than by any other means within my knowledge." Sold by Thomas Prout, 229, Strand, London ; and by all respectable Me dicine Vendors throughout the kingdom. l AUSTRALIA; ---POLITICAL AND SOCIAL. We extract the following particulars from a letter, which has just been received by the Great Britain. It has been forwarded to us " for the benefit of those who have not maturely considered the risk of encountering the hardships which the gold digger must endure.' As the letter was not written for publication, the apparent flippancy of the style may be excused, yet the genuine feeling and honesty of expression, added to the importance of the subject, will, to many persons, in some measure be interesting.' last week settled in Melbourne : sea sickness." To his mother he writes : " I know not what change may have taken place since I left you ; but I trust in God that you are well ; that you are still in your situation ; and that my dear little George is with you. Keep him, if possible, and see that he is sent to a good school and regular to church. With God's blessing, I will be able to send some money in a week or two, which will enable my dear Kate to en joy a little more comfort than she has done lately, and also to repay you in a short time for what you have lately done for us. I have got as good a situation as I could expect at the present time ; it is about three miles out of Melbourne, in a country place. lam out of all temptations of the town, and I shall not need to spend sixpence a month. Pray for me ; learn George to do the same ; and, please God, we shall not be long separated. Remember me to J ; I hope he looks to my little Willy, as he promised me : I shall not forget him. I will send a full account of the state of things here in my next letter. But one thing is sure, that all women can do well here. Excuse my writing, for lam writing this on my knee, sitting in Mr. Williams' tent, who occupied the next berth to us in the ship." THE REVENUE An Abstract of the Net Produce of the Revenue of Great Britain, in the Years and Quarters ended the sth of April, 1852 and 1853, showing the Increase or De crease thereof. Customs Excise Stamps Taxes Property Tax Post Office.. YEARS ENDED APRIL 5. 11852. 1 1853 X £ 18,827,828 18,513,189 13,182,69 S 13,385,493 202,800 5,910,526 6,429,025 527,499 3,691,226 3,194,271 5,283,800 5,593,043 309,243 1,051,000 1,045,000 Crown Lands.. Miscellaneous . Imprest, &c... Repayments of Advances . 190,000 192,000 522,686 252,000 271,514 714,718 62,000 79,514 192,632 749.643 1,114,548 364,905 Total Income .149,591,807 150,512,806 1,738,593 Deduct decrease. 817,594 Increase on the Year Customs Excise Stamps Taxes Property Tax Post Office.. Crown Lands. Miscellaneous Imprest, Stc.. Repayments . Sale of Stores 920,999 QUARTERS ENDED APRIL 5 1852. 1 1853. I Incr. 1 28,517 24 1, 141,764 2 0 5 6 :1 7 5 5 83 : : 0 9 21 4 8 76 8 5 17 24 1, : 6 14 1 0 5 5 ! 1 7:, 3 4 7 2 4 3 7 3 6 9 18 2,068,827 2,152,233 83,406 259,000 282,000 23,000 80,000 72,000 .... 41,733 19,518 18,631 113,558 276,687 88,608 171,859 83,251 121,810 107,538 80,655 Total 1nc0me.111,201,080 111,244,500 440,593 Deduct Decrease Increase on the Quarter .1 44,613 314,639 496,955 817,594 X 182,193 183,572 8,000 22,215 395,980 395,980 A WRITER in the Athenceum remarks :—" We may mistrust teetotalism, as a n em pi r i ca l mo de of manufac turing a virtue, t en di ng t o war p an d corr upt the victim into superstitions as deleterious as the sin abandoned, — but we have learned to look more coldly than our ances tors did on bottle-wit and philosophy, the sequel to which is hypochondriacal nausea, and maudlin penitence. The set bids as fair to become an obsolete animal in English society as the amateur prize-fighter." LANCASHIRE SPRING ASSIZES. CROWN COURT. • (Before Mr. Justice CRESSWELL TUESDAY, APRIL 5. MURDER AT LIVERPOOL.—CharIes Williams (aged P i ): indicted upon the coroner's inquisition for the murder of John Maskell, at Liverpool, on the 23rd of March, was found guilty, and sentenced to the capita l punishment. The prisoner, who went by the name 1 " Taff," in consequence of a mistaken idea that Alasifei: who was a sailor, had insulted him in Ford's singing" room, went to Stewart's public-house in Denison-stre et, between the hours of eleven and twelve on the following night, and, after sharpening his knife upon a gutter-sto ne in the entry, said to a boy who was standing closest ham'; " You'll see some fun just now." The boy asked, ' sort of fun ?" and the prisoner answered, " Why, going to knife a Dutchman inside." The prisoner, person who was with him, then called out the decease'', and the man who was with the prisoner said to the d e n ; ceased, " What did you insult me i n th a t concer t-r°9 , last night for?" The de cease d answere d, " I did not suit you." The man then struck him between the eye., and in the fight which ensued, Williams deliberately 1111- sheated his knife, and stabbed him in the thigh, saying' " Take that for a lick." The prisoner ran off, but was apprehended by Mrs. Elizabeth Miller, a washerwome n ' The unfortunate Maskell was conveyed to the Northern hospital, where he died. While the Judge was Pass l o sentence upon Williams, the latter wept bitterly, adcluti ting that he did not know who was the person agla s whom his vengeance was to be directed. STABBING IN LIVERPOOL.—WiIIiam Redrnariet, L a negro, was charged w ith h av i ng s t a bb e d M argaret S . at Liverpool. It app eare d th a t th e pr i soner was i n to' cated, and had struck the woman with a sword cane; t b j e ' cane breaking with th e bl ow , an d th e po i nt of the slo , t '. being exposed, the wo man was s li g htl y woun d e d w i t h 9'` second blow.—Guilty. To be imprisoned until the of the court.--This was the last case on the calendar. SENTENCES.—Jonathan Barber, for the manslaugl?L er of his wife, at Chorlton-on-Medlock : six months' in i f prisonment, with hard labour.—William Christy, ;°' manslaughter : 18 months' imprisonment, with hard bour.—James Myerscough, for the manslaughter of father-in-law : 18 months' imprisonment.--Lawresct Kennah, for wounding with intent to do bodily harm 15 years' transportation.—Edward Riley and James Riley' for a street robbery : ten years' transportation each." Simeon Lord, for forging a cheque : 15 years' till/Isparta' tion.—James Ward, for forging a request for The deliver! of goods : 12 months' imprisonment.—John Witleock' for larceny : three months' imprisonment.-- Geofge Hampson, for perjury : 12 mon th s ' i mpr i sonment, w it' hard labour. " November 29, 1852. " My last was dated from Moonlight Creek, or, as I persist in calling it, "Moonshine Gully." We have been most signally unsuccessful there; our loss not including time, which here is worth at the lowest valtation 10s. per diem) amounting to upwards of £l5O ; we are rapidly, however, making up the loss, and, no doubt, will soon be proportionately fortunate. Our post-office managers have not, as yet, allowed me the happiness of receiving any letters by the Great Britain, or any other vessels • the former arrived about three weeks a g o, an d h er mails are not yet assorted, without they have accomplished the Herculean task to-day. You will understand from this that 1 have not heard from you yet, and,. to say the truth, am beginning to be very anxious and very angry with all post-office authorities. " New diggings have broken out at Mount Korough Krong, about 150 miles from Melbourne, and from here, 150 miles in the interior, whither I purpose transporting myself as soon as the reports are confirmed. If Liverpool papers deign to notice us little ones at the Antipodes, you will most probably get a faint idea of the state of things here ;—the government incapable, minus energy, the con fidence of the people must either change or vanish. The other day they attempted to put on an extra 2s. 6d. per ounce on gold ; the miners very coolly told his excellency that if the said duty were levied, one man fully armed, provisioned for fourteen days, out of each party, would leave the diggings for Melbourne, for the express purpose of knocking the said city about his ears. Of course, after that, the bill stands ordered to be read again some six months hence. The London Times may sneer at the " vagabonds" of Mount Alexander, of which I happen to be one ; but I tell the Times that England cannot plant a physical force in Victoria sufficient to cont r ol u s. A t roop of " lobsters," arrived about a month ago, have deserted for the diggings,, or, as the di ggers e l oquen tl y t erm i t , h ave " sloped,' and the " sloping" of the rest is momentarily expected ; every soldier and sailor setting foot on this colony becomes at once a digger ; now this will show a rather queer state of things when taken into consideration with the hourly murders, robberies, and libertinism. " The infant colony is now grown up, and longs to act like a man. God forgive the British government if, through any of their supineness, bloodshed and ruin deso late our gold fields. Without a good stand is soon made NISI PRIUS COURT. by an energetic government, holding the good will of the people, " vagabonds" dire will be the result, and the [Before Mr. Baron MARTIN.] colony of Victoria will be lost to the British Crown. I TUESDAY, APRIL 5. have watched well, and cannot foresee any other termina- Eeentersrose v. LANCASHIRE AND Yonicsetie f tion ; every miner appesrs to be a better soldier than ever RAILWAY COMPANY.—The plaintiff, Mr. James Ander:, was manufactured in En g l an d ; i nure d t o h ar d s hi p an d son El p hi nstone, was a native of Scotland, and was ber toil, they would make a wh o l e fil e o f " l o b s t ers " s h u dd er. a b ou t 1811. I n 1836 he met with an accident occasion?' ' ! What care they for the threats of the government ? Our the loss of his left arm ; but with the exception of le'. number is now somewhere about 350,000 able-bodied me n , suffering imm e di a t e l y consequent, he had throughout _l•S' nearly all with a strong energy and fixed purpose • they life enjoyed uninterrupt e d goo d h ea l t h. O n the is.. laugh at hardships, they know th e c o un t r y, and despise October, he became a passenger in one of the defendant? the London Times. You need not fear for my safety, for trains from Hull, and left Leeds by the evening iva l ti though I shall never shrink from what I conside r my duty, train, and in consequence of a collision he was rendere, yet I shall not take the troubl e o f i nter f er i ng w i t h w h at i nsens ibl e . I n a week paralysis set in. He was now 91' does not concern me. I have lon g t r i e d t o hid e t hi s state en f ee bl e d an d s h attere d man ; he was deprived of the 11'0, of things from myself, but feel I mus t t e ll you , l es t i t o f hi s r i g ht arm an d l eg, h i s speech was impaired, and 13,1! should come to yeti through any other channel, and create memory affected. Th e pl a i n tiff' s f at h er was a respectable any uncalled-for uneasiness. They may fight as long as banker in Inverness, and the plaintiff was intended NI they like before I have anything to do with it, unless they the law. At the death of his father, in 1838, he succ eeded attempt to rob us of a trifle like 2s. 6d. per diem, which, to a small paternal estate o f a f ew h un d re d s a year; I can positively assure you, they will not get from me the creditors of the bank made claims upon the estate , except by force. Eighteen pounds per annum is quite and the plaintiff gave it up rather than have litigation enough to be taxed, without £2O or £3O more tacked He was thus thrown entirely upon his own resources: to it." b ut hi s e d ucat i on was such that he obtained diffeeeli " 18th December.—l wrote the above intending to send situations, and realised a respectable income. At th e the letter by the Great Britain, but as I discovered it time of the accident he was in expectation of a situatil would not sail until th e I s t o f next mont h , I d eferred i t un d er government, i n order to enable him to carry 0? until now. The above words have turned out partially certain surveys connected with the junction of 0 1 prophetic, even so f ar ; th e government officers have been Atlantic and Pacific Oceans, his information with regar d successfully resisted at the Ovens, one of the gold fields, to which was such that he would have been enabled r () about 200 m il es f rom M e lb ourne, and, as might have been earn a competence. He was now, however, left alroes', expected, a demonstration was arranged to make them wholly destitute.—Mr. Sergeant Wilkins said that if tits remit the license for the current month ; happily no real company could have ascertained who the plaintiff Wo e s: damage was done, b arr i ng , as P a dd y says, a little ill usage. there would never have been any trouble in arranging tfi' I intend leaving this gully on Monday for Campbell's matter. We consent to a verdict of £l,OOO. To th is s Creek, this place being so uncomfortable. I have not £2OO was added, expenses to the plaintiff consequen t heard a word from any English person since I left, so you upon the accident. may imagine the miserable state of suspense lam in. A QUINN t'. BIBEY.—The plaintiff in this case was s journey to Melbourne would be to me ruinous for six poor girl, who had been injured very much by the firing months, so I must bear it stoically ; but it is almost too of a gun on board a screw steamer, belonging to the del mach, not a single consolation in all this hardship, fendant, when leaving dock at Liverpool. It was arrange d banishment, and half savageism. * * W. M. W. to pay the girl £2oo.—His Lordship thought som e . 40 . arrangement should be made to prevent such if guns acc id e nts LETTER FROM A LIVERPOOL OPERATIVE must be fired, care should b e t a k en th a t th e v essel IN MELBOURNE. was at a sufficient distance in the river to e nsure sa fety A MUCRLOW v. WHITEHEAD.—The plaintiff, Mr. ward Mucklow, is a manufacturing chemist and ertig The following extracts are taken from a letter received grinder, and the defendant, Mr. John Whitehead, is _ s e by the wife of a Liverpool artisan, w h o i s now bleacher and dyer, his w o r k s b e i ng a b ou t th ree m il es frste Bury. The action was t o recover compensation for damage to the plaintiff's wo r k s , cause d b y the bursting " South Australia, Melbourne, Jan. 1, 1853. the embankment of a reservoir, known as the " _, dear Kate,—l am just writing these few lines in lodge," at the defendant's works. A verdict was agre e a hurry, to send by the Great Britain, if possible. Thank to for £3,250. God I have arrived safe at my journey's end, after a ver y OPENSHAW v. WHITEHEAD.—[SpeciaI Jury.: pleasant passage ; and I am further thankful that you case, arising out of the same accident as the prece, and my dear children are at home, for this place is . so verdict was taken f or £5OO. crowded with passengers, who are arr i v i ng daily, tnat GIBBS, BRIGHT, AND CO. V. THE MAYOR AND l o d g i n g lis are not to be had at any price ; the consequence ponArtow OF LIVERPOOL.—The action in this case t all the new corners are obliged to live in tents, to recover damages for injury sustained by the pi n intt.'' which they bring with them, or make them out of their through the leakage of a water pipe, whereby inj under the by the government. There are 500 tents here at Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway, in Key-street. The , and I assure you it is a most miserable life ; for vaults were three or four feet below the level of the s treet , ashen the hot winds blow th e y are smo th ere d w ith dust. and on th e 2nd o f Ap r il th e p l a i nt iff s ' wor k men discovered All the women wish that they had re ma i ne d a t h ome , an d 1 that the guano was wet. They therefore called upon eer let their husbandsnds come out by themselves. We arrived ; Jones, the superintendent, of the Railway Company, ea in the bon dnesday, December 22, and landed on examine into the matter, and he employed a mason name, Friday the 24th, and our Chrismas Eve was spent in the Martin to trace the source of the water, which he bush. About thirteen of us slept to g eth er . Everything and it was discovered that the water came from the ma' here is very dear except mea t, t ea , co ffe e , and bread, in the street belonging to the corporation. Mr. Attorney' which is 3d. per lb. Cheese is 2s. per lb.; ham, 2s. 6d. ; General Knowles, for the defendants, • contended that es butter, 2s. 6d. • cabbage, 2s. for a sin g le head : in f ac t, i n 1850 the railway company, for purposes of their owns money is no object here. They think no more of a pound here than they do in England of a sixpence. As regards made a communication with the sewer , and excavate d underneath the pipes laid do wn by th e corporation, taking my trade, I have had no chance as yet; for there are a away the substantial clayey foundation upon which the)' great many here of all trades at present, as there are not had been laid, and causing them so to decline as to w eaker ) so many going to the diggings at present, in consequence the joints, the damage was to be attributed to that cause. of it being the dry season ; but in about a month or six The learned counsel, however, relied mainly upon argil' weeks the rainy season will commence, and there will be ment--that the corporation were not responsible if they a great many going. As it is, a good many have come had employed competent persons. The jury returned down to town to spend the Christmas, and the town b e i ng a verdict for the defendants, believing that the pipes were so throng, it makes situations rather bad to be got at properly laid. present; but never mind your trade, you must turn your hand to anything. I have got a situation in a soapery, at a salary of £2 per week, with my board and lodgings, which is equal to another £2, as I should have to pay that in the town ; so my salary is £2OO a-year. I am going to. day, and begin on Monday morning. So, my dear girl, in a week or two I shall be able to forward you a few pounds, together with a long description of the country. I have an account of the voyage, which I will also send you. Thank God, I have had the best of health ; not an hour's sickness since I left you—not even Mr. Justice Cresswell rose shortly after twelve o'clock' WEDNESDAY, APRIL 6. FRASER AND OTHERS V. ALCOCK.—This action was in' stituted in consequence of an alleged fraudulent preference made after an act of bankruptcy. The plaintiffs in the case were the assignees and trustees of a bankrupt na med Robert Johnson, carrying on business es a silk dyer and draper, in Macclesfield, and the question at issue was 0 fraudulent preference. The jury brought in a verdict for the plaintiff. Damages, £B5O. SANDERSON V. HOLLINS.—This case, understood to be an action for false imprisonment, was arranged. STEELE V. PEARSON AND OTHERS.—The plaintiff svog James Steele, and the defendants John Pearson, Edwd• Jones, and John Rowlands, engineers in Liverpool. The action was brought to recover compensation for an Null which plaintiff alleged he had sustained by certain ma' chinery used in the defendants' works, which accident had arisen from a deficiency in the outer drum of a pulleff of which the defendants were alleged to have been per' fectly cognisant. It was agreed that the defendants should present the plaintiff with a sum of £7 10s., aril that he should be retained i n th e i r em pl o y a t th e ra t e of 275. per week during all reasonable hours, at such woriC as he was able to perform. His lordship considered the arrangement a very creditable one. rin l e n ‘ e ' e o r I y m rea at Sett l e , L ss f e a ct :s t V oe t h n . , Res the ° u l 3 po l defendant. N n plaintiff, s a °N b. NodA Henryah exchange. Whiteley,aßctoi action Robinson, n It troonas epe: appeared egnua g trs e eot r d i of s to o ill f that the plaintiff drew a bill on a person named Rush' worth which was endorsed by three persons, one of whorl was the plaintiff. The amount of the bill was £35 3s. 6 ,1 ' When the bill became due, £l9 was paid on account of it by two of the endorsers, but plaintiff did not contribute his share, and defendant, the holder of the bill, com menced an action for the recovery of the whole of the amount. Plaintiff allowed judgment to go by default, and in consequence was sent to Lancaster Castle. It was alleged that, as the defendant had entered judgment for the whole amount of the bill when only £l6 was actually a t t he ßti d t e la A fe n n d d i la i . :n a t ii i : due, the plaintiff had been improperly imprisoned. His lordship gave it as his opinion that the defendant had a right to do what he did in reference to the bill. The interested in an undertaking f or plaintiff was accordingly nonsuited. ARCHIBALD V. MABON. —Charles D. ...retoca,u t The p h la e in p ti l ff ain i t s iff a , a g n e d nu M eni Ta a lt n er re A: i a d b in o g n nea r Milnthorpe, and largely he ordered the defendant, 313 procuring .eioaolrnlliy.n gp _aTirr hot ono i iron r nttnio:oubr yearene t e a mtc charged o ors n gyle d ed o d n fa d ot e r r t r th y he , eNu work undertaking rktaisn Scotia. gx iln7 l 2q n th e e engineer at Manchester, to supply a set of rollers for L When the machinery was put up at the works in Nova Scotia it was found to be 'defective, and unfit for the re' quired purpose. It was therefore alleged that the de fendant had b een gu i lty of a breach of contract, and thi s formed the ground of the present action. After the plaintiff had been examined at great length, the cone" adjourned. THURSDAY, APRIL 7. In Archibald v. Mahon, a verdict was given for the plaintiff; damages, £2oo.—The case South Yorkshire Railway and River Company v. the Great Nortne o Railway Company was an action arising out of a claims made by the plaintiffs on the defendants for tolls. It %I agreed that the damages be assessed by c o nsen t a t X 355 16s. 2d., without prejudice to another action being brought.—The case Smith v. the London and North' western Railway Company, a patent case, was only par t heard when the court rose. FRIDAY, APRIL 8 . _ DAY V. THE LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN 11:0 1 ; . : WAY COMPANY.—The nominal pl a i n tiff i n thi s ac ti o n a millwright in London, but the real plaintiffs are the assessors of the late firm of Messrs. Smith and Willelrt engineers, of Liverpool, and the action was brought ° I recover compensation for th e i n f r i ngemen t o f a pa tent right for the manufacture of wrought-iron wheels f° l ; railway engines and tenders. M r . D a y h a d so ld hi s pa ten t for the unexpired term of four years, and his rights under the patent, to Messrs. Smith and Willey, of the Windso r foundry, Liverpool, for £250. I n M ay, 1852 , t h e fi r m q r Smith and Willey bein g i n i nso l ven t c i rcumstances , thei r assignees commenced th e p resen t act i on. —M r. Baro n Martin having summed up, the jury returned a verdict 0 1 ' the plaintiff, damages £1,250. This case concluded the business of the nssizes, and th e learned Baron con gra t u l a t e d th e j ury upon t h e l e ssene d inconvenience to w hi c h spec i a l an d ot h er j urors we re Pit t by the new Law Procedure Act. A HUNDRED MILL GIRLS selected by an America n speculator in Glasgow have s a il e d f rom th e Clyde to cow; mence a new cotton mill a t N ew Y or k. Th e party sale in the Mary Morris from Greenock. ?rs.) umni which may t very much al the mercy of the local executive, that is, So that where the mayor is a dutiful trength of his sir thrown _ of the mayor of the plat son of Rome, bound by all t ty in his religion, to do the persecuting pleasure of his priest or bishop, the poor Christian pastor has but slender chance of a fair trial, nor his little flock of even forbearance with their worship. It is not supposed that the Fioperor has any personal desire to encourage or countenanc, these persecutions; but his imperial majesty is rather awkwardly situate with regard to the Papal hierarchy. He is emperor by the almost universal suf frage of France; but by whose means did he get the rotes? and what does he owe to the priesthood by whom the voting urns were filled with suffrages for the empire? This might account for the state of Protestants in France. He appealed to their Christian feelings and their Christian sympathy for aid in the good cause in which they were engaged, and he was sure that such an appeal would not be made in vain. There was a gigantic conspiracy of the powers of Papal Rome against the liberties of England ; and, however some of their writers might sneer at them for their bigotry, the facts remained the same, and Rome could not deny it. He thought, however, England had given some reason for the belief that there was some inclination to receive the errors or Rome, and it was owing to her own fault. She hild not per . J. formed her high mission of spreading the knowledge of the Scriptures to all the nations round her; for had the with all liek greatness shown her adherence to the religion the Bible; it was impossible but that foreigners must have attributed the greatness of England to her Protestantism. What, however, had they seen? They had seen England in these latter days, believing in her laws and her constitution that Rome had for feited her right to the name of Christian, and yet raising to high places and offices of importance • members of that apos tacy which had been foretold in the :scriptures forbidding diplomatic intercourse with Rome, and yet being in constant intercourse; in every respect showing an utter disregard of those principles which it was their duty on that occasion to show still prevailed. He concluded, amidst cheering, by call ing on The Rev. RICH D. BURGESS, who, in a lengthened andinterest ing speech, drew a picture of the state of religion in France, where at the present moment Rome was crushing with a high hand the evangelising efforts of the Protestant section of the people. There were at the present moment 40,000 Popish priests in France, SO bishops, more than 3,000 nunneries, and at least a thousand fraternities of friars and similar institu tions ; connected with which there were hundreds and thou sands of persons, and which were supported by an enormous sum of money, amounting to not less than four millions stee ling t The Romish power in France struck at the root of Pro testantism through the control of the education of the people. Then they added to that the powers of superstition and priest hood, which he illustrated--first, in the case of the bishops' charges, or, as Cardinal Wiseman calls them, Lenten pasto rals. One bishop, whom he quoted, laments exceedingly that he could not obtain from the civil authorities the exhumation of the bones of heretics buried in the cemetery, because they polluted the ground. He says--" Why can these heretics not be contented with the ground set aside for malefactors and cri minals?" The authorities fortunately had the good taste not to accede to the request. An Archbishop says, in his charge, that the railroads have been the instruments of the vengeance of God upon the innkeepers, who indiscriminately gave meat in fast days to travellers, although the Journal des Debats reminded his Grace that the railroads had raised a new class of innkeepers, who, in consequence of those very railroads, had the opportunity of giving meat to an increased number of par ties, who travelled on fast days. He read the prefect's decree, by which, to his own knowledge, a little Protestant chapel had, on the 20th of last February, been prevented from being opened for worship —a company of pens d'armes having been sent thither to see that the worshippers did not assemble, and to order that the words engraven on a bible in the front of the building should be defaced—these words being simply " Search the Scriptures." The bishop who had caused all this to be done had likewise written a little pastoral, in which he said—" Arrest these vagabonds who come to infect our parishes with their obscene works," and to which he ad ded— "the reverend rectors will assist you with their attend ance, and so you will help to raise in your parish a barrier against the demoralising influence of the pastors." He related his personal observations in a town of the department of Cham pagne, where some of the inhabitants having sent for a pastor and founded a Protestant place of worship, they assembled in peace for a year. But this did not suit the Papal hierarchy ; the time came for the census, and out of the 2,000 inha bitants 900 attached to their names the fact that they were connected with the " Reformed Church of Christ." On the day on which lie arrived in that town, two years ago, he found the Protestants engaged in putting to the roof; the chapel was now finished ' • but when the pastor went there h e was apprehended, and told by the Mayor that he had no authority to preach, and that there were no Protestants. The pastor and his coadjutors were tried by the law, and fined in 16 francs—only 16 francs—because in this case there were ex tenuating circumstances—as was always the case in French criminal courts, even in such cases as that of Madame Lafarge, where it was stated there were extenuating circumstances, be cause she cut her victim into such very small . pieces. The . pastor and his colleague appealed to t he Chief Court in .Paris, and the result of the appeal was that the decree was sunported, which and the punishment of the provincial tribunal con firmed. This judgment was given in February last, by it is ruled throughout the whole of France that, if they attempt to spread the Gospel, the Protestants subject themselves to fines and imprisonment. This was the religious equality which was supposed, even by some of our own shrewd senators, to exist in France, and among the rest by Mr. Richard Cobden, who, in one of his recent pamphlets, affirmed that the most perfect religious equality existed in France. Were Mr. Cobden to make himself acquainted with these facts, he would not dare, in the face of that meeting, to deny the statement he made, that France may soon indeed produce its Madiai, for the circumstances of France were pre cisely the same as those of Tuscany. The speaker related many other interesting and most affecting incidents, from which it appeared that, under the new Emperor, Protestant schools and chapels were shut up—the pastors and the People apprehended, imprisoned, and fined — the word of God suppressed and dishonoured—and the toleration ba rometer ruled by the Romish ecclesiastics. His expe rience had told him that wherever there was a Romish cardinal or a Popish bishop, there was no toleration. It was on the ground more especially of this persecution, that he appealed to them on behalf of the institution which he re presented. He did not want them to do more than lend their aid to the people. He felt convinced that it was not well to do a thing wholly for a people in such circumstances. A double good arose from merely assisting the work ; for then the people were still necessitated to depend upon themselves. After a most interesting delineation of the progress of Pro testant truth in Italy ; and a glance at the recent increase of the ancient Waldensian Church, the reverend gentieman fur stiahed a 3 yery interesting explanistion of the present war . - , .-..m....---- THE JOURNEYMEN BOOT AND Sill' ING YESTF.Tin • ing of the journeymen boot and shoemakers was held in the Concert-hall, to take into consideration the present condition of the trade. Mr. Ralph was called to the chair ; and resolutions were passed to the effect, that the present condition of the trade called for their serious con sideration, with a view of better arrangements being en tered into between employers and employed—that the elevation of the trade could only be accompanied by a judicious system of organisation—and. that it behoved every boot and shoemaker, who desired to secure for him self and his fellow-workmen a fair and just remuneration for their labour, immediately to join one or other of the several branches of the trade's society. Several mplained of the it torn the tone of of the quate rate of remuttera , •••••, aav va 14-1 G should not be surprised to hear of a strike in a short time ECCLESIASTICAL. DIOCESE OF CHESTER. Preferments : The Rev. Arthur Willink to the Stipen diary Curacy of St. Catherine's Church, Tranmere, in the County of Chester, on thenomination of the Rev. Benedict Arthure, the incumbent.—The Worshipful the Chancellor of this Diocese has appointed the Rev. Henry Mildred Birch, Rector of Prestwich, in the County of Lancaster, one of his Surrogates for matters relating to the probate of wills and grant of letters of administration. Vacancies: The Rectory of Taxall, in the County of Chester, by resignation of the Rev. John Champion. Patron, Rev. J. Champion. Value £250, with a house. — The Perpetual Curacy of Chelford, in the parish of Prest bury, in the County of Chester, by resignation of the Rev. Granville John Granville. Patron, J. Dixon, Esq. Value £135. -- PREFERMENTS AND APPOINTMENTS, Rev. R. Aldridge, M.A., Curate of St. John's, Lewes, to the Vicarage of East Retford, Notts. Rev. J. C. Bagshaw, M.A., to the Incumbency of St. John's, South Adelaide, Australia. Rev. S. Bardsley, M.A., Curate of Hepworth, to the Curacy of St. John's Church, Upperthong, Almondsbury. Rev. J. Bedingficld, to be Chaplain to the Sheriff of Suffolk. Rev. W. H. Biedermann, 8.A., Vicar of Egham, Surrey, to the Rectory and Vicarage of Ramoan, in the diocese of Connor. Rev. F. Birch, 8.A., to the Curacy of King's Sterndale. Rev. John Bowen, 8.A., to the Rectory of Orton Longueville, with the Rectory of St. Botolph Bridge, annexed, Huntingdon. Rev. G. Casson, M.A., Rector of Olde, Northampton, to be a Rural Dean, diocese of Peterborough. Rev. R. C. Cavil!, 8.A., to Curacy of St. Saviour's, Norwich. Rev. J. Cockerton, Rector of Turweston, and Diocesan In spector, to the Rural Deanery of Buckingham. Rev. G. F. Cosserat, formerly fellow of Exeter College, Ox ford, to the Rectory of Drinkstone, Suffolk. Rev. R. Crosse, M.A., to the Rectory of Ockham, near Rip ley, Surrey. Rev. IV. H. Curtler, 8.A., to the Rectory of Abbotts Rooth ing, Essex. Rev. 0. W. Davys, 8.A., to the Rectory of Stilton, Hunts. Rev. R. Deeker, Incumbent of Wakerley, Northamptonshire, to the Rectory of Lyndon, Rutland. Rev. J. W. Dunn, M.A., Vicar of Dalston, Cumberland, to the Vicarage of Wark%vorth, Northumberland. Rev. J. R. Ellis, 8.A., to the Ministry of Christchurch, Wes terdale, near Stokesley. Rev. H. Fitzgerald, itiLA., to the Rectory of Bredon,with the Chapelries of Norton and Cutsdean annexed, near Tewkesbury. Rev. P. Fox, to the Stipendiary Curacy of the parish Church of Leyland, Lancashire. Re , t. R. A. Gordon, M.A., Rector of Avington, Berkshire, to the Rectory of Barley, near Royston, Hertfordshire. Rev. G. Green, M.A., to the Ministry of Duke-street Episco pal Chapel, St. James's-park, London. Rev. T. Gretton, ALA., Vicar of Pipe, near Hereford, to be Succentor of Hereford Cathedral. Rev. C. Hardwick, M.A., Fellow of Catherine Hall, to be Professor of Divinity at Queen's College, Birmingham. Rev. W. Harte, M.A., Curate of Blandford, Dorsetshire, to the Rectory of that Parish. Rev. J. R. P. Hoste, M.A., to the Rectory of Stanhoe, near Roughton, Norfolk. E. Howells, M.A., to be Custos of the College of Vicars- Choral, attached to Hereford Cathedral. Rev. - Mr. Inchbald, to beAssistant-Master to the Free Gram mar School, at Crediton, Devon. _ __ Rev. A. G: Jacob, D.D.;to be Head Master of Christ's Hospital. Rev. C. Jenkyns, to the Perpetual Curacy of All Saints', Tuckinirm ill. Rev. J. W. Loughlin, 8.A., Curate of Christ Church, Ber mondsey, to the Lectureship of St. Andrew's, Holborn, London. Rev. It. P. Manclarke, M.A., to the Curacy of Cotesbach, near Lutterworth. Rev. R. P. Mandart, 8.A., to the Curacy of Cotesbatch, near Lutterworth. Rev. M. kitchen, M.A., to the Vicarage of Wroxton, with Balscott annexed, near Banbury. Rev. J. S. B. Monsell, Rector of Ramoant, and Chancellor of Connor, to the Vicarage of Egham, Surrey. Rev. C. Moody, M.A., Incumbent of St. Cuthbert's, Carlisle, to the Vicarage of Newcastle-upon-Tyne. Rev. H. Nicholson, 8.A., to the Curacy of Slipton, near Thrapstone. Rev. M. 0. Norman, M.A., to the Rectory of Harby, near Melton Mowbray. Rev. C. Onslow, M.A., one of the Priests of Wimborne Minster, to be Rural Dean in the Deanery of Pimperne, Dorset. Rev. J. Place, M.A., to the Vicarage of Isleharn, Cambridge. Rev. W. Raven, M.A., Fellow and Tutor of Alagdalen Colleg, Cambridge, to the Rectory of Great Fransham, near Dereham, Norfolk. Rev. A. Robinson, to the Curacy of Idmiston, near Salis bury, %,% ilts. Rev. J. H. Scott, 8.A., to the Curacy of Kirby Aluxloe and Braunstone, Leicestershire. Rev. H. J. Shackleton, M.A., to the Rectory of Rothley, near Loughborough. Rev. W. L. Smith, 8.A., to the Incumbency of Radstone, Northamptonshire. Rev. R. L. Townsend, M.A., Vicar of Wandsworth, to be Surrogate for Surrey. Rev. W. G. Tucker, Chaplain, R.N., to the Chaplaincy of the Haslar Hospital, Portsmouth. Rev. E. B. Webster, M.A., to the Perpetual Curacy of Bas senthwaite, Cumberland. ADDITIONAL CURATES' SOCIETY.—At the quarterly meeting of the Additional Curates' Society, last week, the committee renewed for the ensuing year the greatest part of the grants now in the society's books, and amount ing to little less than £20,000. Twenty-three grants were made in lieu of that number, for the renewal of which application had not been made. But the society's funds, unfortunately, are not in a condition to justify any in crease of expenditure. The society at present supports in whole or in part a body of 312 curates in poor and popu lous parishes in England and Wales, and has assisted since its foundation in augmenting the endowments of forty-one poor benefices. 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