The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-03-03 00:00:00

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T he reachirl r ecoverl, heir trial' th pa per, e ) have r e le Prates. urch• lys, It it d priests, d ad 10 - erely 015 riests Bad / contain! ! s son an tv of p c) " og i bout s had gon e ' sear A sea r ire m arka lake was body, to 'be corP B6 e u gurd A an d I 1 5 ous difre• The ol a Cat bobc• .nhovance: nested to at home a stO rg ' cribersto re nders di q3 ose orgg n ' )d as M r ' that tb be places re pealer t , s pontler i al c riculn .accounts a%e De! rowo di r that he done the , e o3rd o f bas been d un dr . e ;x/Y-n ine e n y e l ths so large •;ll ,t gib the • cO v open , 06' ch jer O to rder P t h °' tie c ) t: f j o s . lacO eo o , iP td r ° e f es to_ retw'ici March 3, 1846. floral aitb Vrobinrial 'On Tuesday, a man named Campbell, while being sha 'led at a barber's shop in Great Howard -street, fell down and expired. b On Friday, a seaman, on board the Shenandoah, named bacco. 'eell, was fined by Mr. Rushton £lOO for smuggling to- At the fi rs t annua l meet i ng of tale Liverpool and Dub lin Steam Shi p C ompany, power was g i ven to the di rectors two build one or t wo screw s t eam vesse l s i n a dditi on to the Lwo already building. hi e& few days () ago. Grace Fletcher, an inmate of the Alms use, St. Mary's-lane. when opening the door of her • w elling fell down and hurt her hip. She died from the Injuries on Wednesday. BURGLARY AND ROBBERY. During the night of last the panel of one of the office doors in Canton buildings, Id a ' Inge \N ater-street, was removed, and the sum of 38 r os. Was stolen out of one of the desks. at T h e Packet-ship Queen of the West arrived from New on Monday, with a cargo of 8,070 p ickages, weigh -111,00 tons. This was all put out and passed the Q u e en's scales in something less than forty hours. I : • With that libe ra l s pi r it w hi c h di rec ts all his arrange , e n's, Mr Brindlev engaged Mr. Vandenhoff to deliver rav e 4ectures n Elothe cuti week onary befor Exp e last. ression to the pupils at 41 tev / in H a il ScSchool , O Sunday wk, two vessels were wked nea Wex- Icrej n , One (the Jecob Pennel) was a rec large ship, hound for Liverpool, laden with fruits and wines; the other (the r ide) was bound for the same place, and was laden with cottor e The hand-loom weavers of the north of Lancashire are naw daily being discharged in large numbers, and of those still retained, most of them are only partially employed, Whi lst nearly i n ever y case the w eavers are limited as to the amount of work they are to perform. 'On Tuesd ay a fi re was di scovere d i n the timber-yard of it rr. Lee, i mme di a t e l y b e hi n d th e Royal Standard Hotel, Ttanmere, but it was got out without do -1.4 much damage. It commenced in a drying stove, and 18 supposed to have been caused by over-heating. Mr. Clay, of Workington, (late of this town,) had a ewe 3 1 the improved Leicester breed, which last week yeaned fine healthy lambs; and as he took no means to secure t ails' lambing, and his sheep being out all winter, his suc cess /nay be attributed to the mildness of the season. At the Council meeting, to-morrow, Mr. Wm. Earle irN submit a motion for the appointment of a special eurninittee to consider a comprehensive plan for the im iirTuvernent of the borough. At the same meeting the ,OI.Yor will su b m i t a commun i cat i on re l a ti ve t o the s a le of t he botanic gardens to the corporation. The following resolution was carried by a large majority N. 1, Stock-Exchange-room, Manchester. on Wed zesdav ,—" That the admission of a member be reduced e l r .° Lu £lOO to £SP, on and after the 3 , 1 of 111 arch next ; oltad th at t h e room be kept open from 11 a.m. t o 4 p . m . „ 41 , 1 Y (Saturday exce pt e d). No business to be transacted "` of the room on penalty of exclusion." th 13 p -...v. 4UCATIONAL NsTITUTION.—Soe time ago tritroducto D ry lecture at l the above institutio m n, by the oe'r• Jordan Davies on mental culture, excited min h atter). . °u • lie is to make a further development of his views :that important subject, in another lecture in the school -71441s of th e i nst i tut i on , on Wednesday evening next, " ich will no doubt be well attended. BUILDINGs. —At the Birkenhead police ‘!.tltt, Mr. Barton was charged by Mr. Salter, surveyor i l ) , b uildings, with having a cornice attached to some tit u a u t ses he was building in Oliver-street in a dangerous o ie , e• After a long investigation, the cornice in question f ordered to be made secure in 14 days, under a penalty per day afterwards. witXTENsiVE Puncireses —J. Abel Smith, Esq., e rPo last week purchased from the executo•s of the late h us ePh Harrison, Esq , the old quay, with the ware li°ruses and other adjeinieg property at the Marsh End, Flee also the Tulketh Hall estate from Sir P. 11. theeetvrood, Bart. This will give Mr. Smith the whole of wharfage from the Marsh End to the Willows in A shton, b eti T i ELetectiore - DEATH. — On Thursday night, Eliza read , Roberts, aged 68, who resit!, d at 68, St. Domingo thereiZent to the Paginini Neer-house, near Evertor) and t 0 fetch her husband home, but did not find him,. ltd• i t r leaving the premises by a door on the north side, sort ( aPeeared, lost her way and f iren into St. Domingo ~ ',he was soon afterwards missed from home, and Le m pi the neighbours (her husband having returned t er e Int oxicated) made search and found her in the wa qui'e dead. Skeitree:, EVENING CoNCERTs.—Mr. Pearsall gave 'oieat e n t er t a i nment at t hi s p o p u l ar i ns t itut i on en e ee , at u i rd'Y evening last, consisting of selections from the aft '" of Haruki, Haydn, Mozart, and others. The In was not so numerous on this occasion as it is ', ll general. Mr. Pearsall's entertainment is of an elevating rt fined character, and on the whole gave great satis "ctiun• Improvements are still making in the hall. A ;r elegant clock has been fitted up within the last week. e understand Mr. Robert Jones, of Renshaw-street, is the maker. WEST DERBY UNION . —The usua l wee kly me eting was held on Tuesday. A letter from the Commissioners was read, which terminates the recent dispute as to the divi 'urr of the union into district s , an d appoi n t men t o f re lieving officers; the Commissioners decide in favour of firstof their own schemes.—lt was resolved !hat on I t ruestl a y the Board proceed to the election of relieving of tieers accordingly.—Mr. Smith gave notice of a motion to eff ct that with respect to the re-election of Mr. ei o u rbord. as medical officer for Toxteth-perk. the resolu te;:,st making that election and augmenting the emolu- H o s be rest indcd. trio, I ,l,UtteG A BULLION OFFICE.—On Thursday, Pa two ,l'utnons was charged wit t havit g stolen severity_ ne Nrud coins, called " Eagles," from the buiion office be en "s• Durand. in Waterloo-road. The prisoner had ev en a PPrehendcd by Superintendent Abrams, and the th e e lce went to show that lie (the prisoner) had broken and . . i i "ow of the prosecutor by thrusting in his hand, tr ``that he had carried away the money. Mr. Rushton. ,tter.at folly it is to exhibit the gold in this way amidst Ri nd d Population. You should have a guard to your % h i d uw so th at i t cou ld no t b e b ro k e n." The prisoner the he was a stranger in the town, and being badly off, looney tempted him. The prisoner was sent to trial. Co ur , -LeINT AGAINST TILE OFFICERS OF AN ODD- LoouE.—On Tuesday, at the Police Court, of o ,, a rd Brooks, a member of the Royal George Lodge Lk] Paid him that the officers of the lodge Wed Paid him his sick money, stating that about £lB ek e ' "Ile to him. lie had. received but 4s. a week in til e) ? of 12s. for twenty-six weeks. The transaction was ru l d' l t ; e to he based in gross fraud on the poor applicant, ga t "tr. Rushton, after strongly commenting on the dis eeeiMul conduct of the officers, told the secretary of the e ee ete that if he did not immediately pay the amount t ; he woald sell the bedstocks from under him. irtielGaeceerie CONDUCT OF A SHIP ' S CREW.—On Kle in at the police torahcout, Captain Fleming, of the 2ei e t t ue Bowes, appeared swer the claim of James arr oe °l son. a seaman on board, for £l2, the amount of le; 8 Stated to be due to him for a voyage from Value and upon which the claims of other seamen rested. re eh as clea r l y prove d , h owever, t h at t h e w h o l e of the sea lie",e,had behaved in a most mutinous manner. Mr. tra eec uu said their conduc' had been cowardly and dis 'qu-Cul No ptini,htnent he could inflict would be ade rnette tu the natu r e of th e ir off e nce, arid he trusted the nre e s e r would be taken up in another quarter. lie then Pd them out of court to OUSE CARPENTERS ;ND JOINERS.—A public rivet hew; the, operative house carpenters and j itters was te e , 00 Wednesday, at the Concert-hall, Lord Nelson 'l.ell:t• Mr. john . Forteith was called to the chair. Mr. p r oposed the first resolution, and moved in a speech ear -hri e length, durine which he declared that the house tl e P "*rs and joiners wire not sufficiently remunerated. th e ': ll uatel to the system of parties being introduced to li e jade after a servitude of only two or three years. 6e . " r °Posed to raise a building fund by contributions of tet ' ) , ( '„ 1. week ; out of 3000 of their profession they might di,,p nnernbers,—from those they might calculate on Of Z t i ng of 4000 s h ares w hi c h wou ld rea li ze an am ount cot ta i j° Per annum. The money should be laid out in Vet e ." Property, which would realize, in 12 months, fifty se e ' a s electors f or representatives in parliament, and by scal e a course they would be raising themselves in the e tits, ; ) t society, an d promot i ng, not on l y t h e i r own inter n c out the b est i nterests of the commun i ty genera ll y . I,4li: i ncluded b y ex h ort i ng t h em to un i on, as the best ear e i e s d uf Promoting their interests. The resolution was AT ASSAULT.—Four persona, named James Nv ere eY, John Meehan, John Lear. and William Lindon, ~, N )tir t° Friday placed before Mr. Rushton, at the Police uu a charge of aseateting a working man, named teel e - e ' e a s Sheridan. It appeared that, about half-past 12 tedi o 'the previous nieht, he came down stairs from his e ee the purpose of getting a drink of w . ater, when st '' r ee ; uroke into the house where he lived, in Preston set,er`rtand asked fur a light for his pipe. tie told the Fri l ii - iaar e4 ,e ought to have knocked and asked for the light, tam e ;' of breaking open the door ; when the prisoner ser e , d furious attack upon the complainant, struck him tno s . s . the face with an iron poker, and then cut his head Lolls eeve sf. re lY• The other prisoners then rushed into the hi sas joined in the attack. His brother then came to , s t rlce or T,atice, anti had it not been for the timely attend he b e Lue Police he believed they would have killed him. urtle etch fitted the defendants £5 each, and in default fo r -re'l ti•hard t 'ern to be imprisoned and kept to labour fi ati l V e ul utiths, and at the end of that period Coney to 4 . rld fa n , himself in I:30, and two sureties in £l5 each. 'he ed ' 1 ! 0 ";te r to do so, he was ordered to be further impri e our months. t t 'Prol op , ON BIZANDY.—It is quite evident, from the telie t advanc e in the price of Foreign Brandy in bond, fifty per cent., that the English consumer will nO„,, tpeantfitted by the proposed reduction in the duty, ;T i ed le , eti n s ' . _ eventually take place. At present the assu :::ifeee vi :_ r i e lu a t PPerrs to be only productive of profit to b ri n la rkt . : ' Preprietors in France, and the importers in if the supposed advantage in the lessen boes` were not thus anticipated, the inevitable effect it! distl7jedetertoratien of quality. The peculiar sod in t „ arid, Pro d u ced ognac, from which alone that particular which has attained such a high cha fr''sted t ' so limited in extent that a demand has always hI ba,?the full amount of the growth ; and any failure, s h i ee. /, asons, has invariably caused great increase of se, di ve . I S, therefore, to be feared, that the lowering of i tife ' ri 7ul becom e a premium to adulteration ; and that r bt iPti on ur Brandies of France, distilled from every de- Xt 4re "f vegetable matter, will soon destroy, by ad- And the' quality and good name of the Cognac Brandy. us, Rett's Patent Brandy, the basis of which is the s e n e kli k h.,;:efled spirit that can be obtained from the beet l et P e , !gait, will enin by comparison, with the adultera -94 elite D_ ane . % tl4 e, t. iyie, and so become more valuable than tr e :l ; itive with Cognac, no inferior Brands can its consumption mast proportionately in- The directors of the Grand Junction Railway are shortly about to comply with the request of the merchants of Li verpool, praying for a morning express train. It will leave at six in the morning, and reach London about twelve. THE RECENT FAILURE.—On Monday last. the credi tors of 'Messrs. Stockdale and Sons had their first meet ing, and the disclosures have taken the mercan'ile world by surprise. The liabilities are £250,000, and the assets to meet them are set down at £132,000. The firm, in matters of trade, are indebted principally to importers of palm oil, the highest debt being about £19,000 ; the ave rage amount due to individual houses, however, not ex ceeding £B,OOO. But the most astonishing fact had refe rence to the Borough Bank. The debt due to this bank is £126.000. For £26,000 securities are held ; for £lOO,OOO there is no security. The banking house is said to meet this loss without any inconvenience, for it has a reserved fund of upwards of £lOO,OOO. STATE OF C RIM F. IN LIVERPOOL. Mr. Parkinson, the active and industrious keeper of the main bridewell, has completed his returns under this head for the past year. The number of prisoners in 1814 was 15,284 ; and in 1815, 16,143. In the number of prisoners for felony there has been a great diminution. In 1814. the number for felonit.s was 4 582; and of those 3,138 were wales, and 1.444 females. In 1845, the male felons were reduced to 2,509, while the female appropriators of neglected trifles was 1,380,—a diminution in the latter of 64, and in the former of 629. In 1814 the cases of drunkenness were 7.376; last year, 9.365. In 1811 Mr. Rushton fined 3,385 of them in the sum total of £944 12s- Gr . .; in 1845 he im posed penalties to the arnountol.tl,64B on 6,239 drunkards. The fine is ss. each, and the number of repudiators mho went to prison was 3,216. The number of cases to be heard during the past year was i❑ all 13,611 ; of which 16,713 were cases of prisoners, 10,931 informations for penalties under the dock and local laws, and the remainder for assaults and sundries. _ HIGHWAY BOARD.—At the meeting on Thursday, a report from a committee was adopted, recommending that the wages of the reasons in their employ be increased 4d. per day, and of the labourers 2d. per day. This increase will cause the wages of the masons to be 4s. 4d., and the wages of the labourers 2s. 10d. per day ; the employed in future, to be paid on Friday evening in each week. A de putation from the Grand Junction Railway was admitted. They staeed that the company in consequence of certain improvements which they were making „at the sta tion in Lime-street, wished to interfere with the pro perty in Gloucester street. Owing to the rise in Glou-• cester-street, all their carriages had to come in and go out at the same gate, and to obviate this, they wished to take a certain porti9n of the street, and make a level entrance from Lime-street to the end of their tunnel. The ar rancernent would interfere afew feet with Gloucester-street; but they intended to make every thing as convenient as possible, and the work would be surrounded by a hand some iron railing. It would be a great public advantage if the board would sanction it. A committee was ap pointed to confer with the directors of the railway and to report. CoNNExioN BETWEEN POVERTY AND CRIME.—On Saturday, at the police-court, a grown-up lad, who had evidently been respectably brought up, was charged with having broken one of the street larr.ps on the previous night. " I admit,'' said he, " the charge. But why, why, Mr. Rushton, have I committed the offence? I was hun gry—l was ill. I called twice at the Parish-office to pro cure a pass to my native land, Ireland, but, without giv ing me time to tell that I was ill, I was ushered out cf their office and forced into the street. I then sought the Police-court, sir, to make you acquainted with my suffer ings, but the police-officer on duty at the outer-door re fused me admittance. I made a second attempt to get in to you, but he repulsed me. What, then, could I do? Driven from the Parish-office and the Police-court, what was I to do ? Why, wandering about the streets, last night, friendless and hungry, I bethought myself of breaking a lamp, in order to draw public atten tion to my case. The result is known : I broke it ; and here I am, in the last stage of distress." This story excited the sympathy of all present, and Mr. Rushton having made enquiry, and found it to be true that the prisoner had been repeatedly repulsed from the court, said that no person, however wretched must again be impeded from coming before him. Both the magistrates and the parish authorities sat daily, and the most wretched of the whole community have a right to come before them and tell their tales of distress. He would not punish the prisoner under the circumstances, though he had done wrong. He then ordered that the prisoner should be taken care of, and passed hone to lie!and without delay. The prisoner seemed much 1 , affected by the kind treatment of his case by the magis trate. LIVERPOOL LICENSED VICTUALLERS' PROTECTION. — On Tuesday evening, the first annual dinner of the Licensed Victuallers' Protection Society took place at Eastwood's Royal hotel, Dale-strect. Mr. Timothy Parkinson, the chairman of the society, presided, and Mr. Wightrnan and Mr. Godfrey, acted as vice-chair men. About seventy-five members were present. The dinner was excellent, as were the wines; and Messrs. Stott and Andrews enlivened the evening's amusements be the exercise of their vocal talents. Tire chairman, in allusion to the late triumph of the British arms in India gave the toast of " The Dread of Foteign Powers, and the admiration of the World—our British Army arid Navy," which was enthusiastically received. "The Mayor and Magistrates of Liverpool," in conjunction with the " health of James Aspnall, Esq., and the other Members of the Town Council," %‘ - .s next drunk with great cheering, Mr. Godfrey remarking that Mr. Aspi nail was one of the greatest fiends the publicans ever had. The Members of the .Borough" followed. The Chairman, in proposing " Success to the Licensed Victuallers' Protective Society," remarked that the so ciety was not instituted to oppose the magistrates, but to lay cases in their true colours before them ,—not to kohl up the spirit of protection illegally, but with the object of caming on their business in a legal manner, and of shielding none but the legitimate trader. Tire toast was drunk with nine times nine cheers, followed by the glee of " Will;e brewed a peck o' maut." Mr. Godfrey ably responded to the toast. The society was established to protect its members from frivolous and vexatious informations, assaults, and depredations. It had already been joined by 300 members, and had ef fected a great benefit to the trade at a small expense. Many cases had been successfully defended. After al luding to the great disparity in the number of licensed public houses in this town as compared with other large towns, the committee be said hoped that a check would in future be put to the indiscriminate system of granting new licenses in parts of towns where they were not re quired. As one of the originators of the society he felt proud that in its first year, its success had exceeded their most san guine expectations. One object of the society was to watch the proceedings of the legislature, and interpose in any case of emergency; and it had joined the United Town's Association, which would do away with useless deputa tions to London. Another object was, to obtain that de gree of parliamentary influence which their numbers, as a body of tradesmen, entitled them to possess. With re gard to local matters, their attempts to place members in the Common Council, favourable to their interests, had been very successful, and he had no doubt but that, at the next election, they would be enabled to send some of their own body into the local legislative chamber. The health of the Chairman was received with warm plaudits, and eloquently replied to. Mr. Godfrey, on his health being given, also tasponded in an animiated strain. The health of Mr. Atkinson, the secretary, was also drunk with enthusiasm, and that gentleman replied at some length. taking a review of the society's proceedings since its commencement. Many other appropriate t..asts were afterwards given, and ably re s ponded to, aad the meeting separated about eleven o'clock, highly gratified by the proceedings. HEALTH OF TOWNS ASSOCIATION. The first annual meeting of this excellent association was held on Friday, the Worshipful the Mayor, David Hodgson, Esq., in the chair. The M AYoft opened the proceedings by stating that the meeting of last year was attended by his predecessor, and that he had, with great pleasure, adopted the exam ple of James Lawrence, Esq. He hoped that the report and the speeches of the evening would redouble their energies in the good cause for which they had assembled. All division of party feeling was he re set aside, and there was but one object in view in which all could join. Up on the wealth of nations much had been written ; but up on the health of nations very little had been written. Theories, good in themselves, had often been propounded ; Therefore, while the enlightened men of this and other towns came forward to plead far better by example than precept for a better description of habitations for the poor, it was for others to second their exertions. lie felt that, upon the ground of personal considerations, he ought to have remained at home ; but he desired, even at the sacrifice of some eersonal comfort, to lend the society his best support. (Applause.) Dr. DuNcAs read the report, which stated that the association had not, as had been stated, been established for the purpose of opposing the local authorities, but with the view of diffusing knowledge upon the important sub ject of public health, and, by doing so, suggesting reme dies. The report at great length gave a history of the establishment of the society, and the diff , rent means which had been adopted to accomplish the objects. The committee circulated pamphlets and other publications on the subject, caused lectures to be delivered, and distri buted gratuitously 1.500 copies monthly of the Liverpool Health of Towns Advocate. The report alluded to the lectures of Mr. Granger, Mr. Harbord, and others, as furnishing important facts. The TREASURER read the accounts, from which it ap peared that there was a balance in the bank of £ll5. ADAM HODGSON, Esq., moved the adoption of the report. The society now assembled had no legal or ad ministrative power. It had no funds. But the line of conduct it had pursued was fairly and fully set forth in the report. There was, however, one omission in the report, and that was with reference to the zeal and abili ties devoted by the medical men of the committee. (Applause.) The reason of th a t om i ss i on was , b ecause one of the medical gentlemen had himself drawn up the report. He then proceeded to state the object of the so ciety, and the principle upon which it was founded. He said there was an immense amount of disease in England. He did not mean to say that all disease could be pre vented ; but he contended that a portion of it might he prevented. In the country, 18,000 a year died ; in the towns, 25,000. To what, then, was this to be imputed ? To the want of cleansing, drTnage, and water. Tire so ciety had circulated papers, in which it was proved that Liverpool was the most unhealthy town in the kin g d om . The over-crowding of the population in tire town was also another cause of disease. In Loudon, one in 690 died ; and in Liverpool, one in 407 died. The mortality in Li verpool was twice as great as it was in Birmingham. He was not raising up a fanciful picture, hut he was showing what was going on daily in the streets of Liverpool. He then proceeded to explain the effects of poverty in the shape of moral demoralisation. The ague, and also fevers, THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD. had been immensely abated; but, if this were so, so also might other diseases be abated. Habits of cleanliness should be inculcated. He expressed a hope, that this question would become the great question of the day. W. RATHBONE, Esq., seconded the motion. The Rev. THOMAS NOLAN said, that, as the minister of a district in that town which, as much as any other in it, stood in need of the good Offices of this association, he could not but feel more than ordinary interest in the de tails and success of its proceedings. Giving him credit, he supposed, for that feeling, the committee that kindly entrusted to him a resolution at the former meeting last year, under the presidency of the then chief magistrate, had again assigned to him the honour of taking part in that meeting, under the presidency of a gentleman equally respected. He contended that the best method of im proving a man was, to endeavour to make him respect himself. The object of the society was noble and valuable. Upo❑ the present platform there were men who differed on a variety of subjects ; and if the society conferred no other good than this—that it tended to mitigate the as perities of classes, it would be of immense service. He contended that the only way of ameliorating the condition of the poor, was to be convinced that the disease existed. Facts were now before the public; and therefore, it was for the public to take up the subject with spirit and energy. He felt he should best consult, for the interests of the association as well as for the convenience and edi fication of the meeting, by declining to occupy any longer the time which was that night more than usually precious. And that the rather, because he was to be followed by one, the very mention of whose name, by spontaneous association, called forth notions of venuine philanthropy, and pure, disinterested, generous benevolence to every member of the human family, without difference or dis tinction. And in bearing that humble testimony to one that he was proud to call his friend, he spoke that which he knew, for it was his privilege to be c nnected with that gentleman himself in the details of an institution with objects not foreign to those of that association. Nor was there any one whose sympathies ought more properly to he employed in any effort for the prevention of disease than he whose services, cordial and efficient, had already been employed in mitigation of tl'e horrors of it, as at tested ty the part he had taken in the establishment, the support, and the contemplated enlargement of the Southern and Toxteth H , spiral. Though the likeness might be perceived, he would leave to the chairman the pleasure of naming the respected individual. J. B. YATES, Esq., in a long speech, seconded the motion. The next motion, recorded the gratitude of the meeting to those gentlemen who had directed public attention to the great bjects contemplated by the Association, and appealing for more vigorous co-operation, was moved by the Rev. W. BEVAN, and seconded by CHARLES RO BERTSON, Esq., and carried unanimously. The Rev. H. HAMPTON moved the next resolution. He had been a beggar fur sometime past, and should continue so for the next year or two, and he supposed that was the reason why be had been entrusted with the motion. Mo ney was essential for all objects, and surely it was better to expend money on such an association as that rather than on hospitals arid dispensaries, though they were all requi site. Did time permit. he would refer to some interesting statistical facts, collected by Dr. Duncan, and which showed that the average life of the people of Liverpool was only 17, whilst in London it was 27. The rev. gentleman, after referring to some facts respecting disease having ari sen from malaria, and particularly from the practice of conveying the bodges of children to the grave in cars and coaches, concluded by moving a resolution commending the future operations of the society to the liberal support of the public. Sir ARNOLD KNIGHT sec-nde3 the motion. . _ The apoointmt.nt of the officers was moved by R, SlitEr„ E,q., and seconded by J. BROMLEY MOORE, EN., and carried. Mr. SAMUEL Iloudg moved the thanks of the meet ing to tire Mayor for presiding, which was seconded by Mr. H. Ilarbord, and carried with acclamation. TESTIMONIAL TO THE REV. R. P. BUDDICOM, PRINCIPAL OF ST. BEES COLLEGE. On Thursday last, the students of St. Bees College, Cumberland, presented to their valued Preceptor, the Rev. R. P. Buddicorn, the splendid silver waiter, a de scription of which we gave in the STANDARD a fortnight since. Th;s gratifying testimonial of the r love and gra titude to the estimable Principal of the College was ac companied by thr following address: — TO THE REVEREND R. P. BUDDICOM, M.A. In approaching you, Reverend and dear Sir, to beg your ac ceptance of the accompanying salver, we arc anxious, as far as possible, to avoid any lengthened remarks, which, while they tailed to give full expression to our feelings, would, we are sure, be eminently repugnant to yours. We cannot say anything that will more favourably recommend this testimonial to your ac ceptance, than that it is the spontaneous and unanimous offer. ing of those who, during the time that in the providence of God you have be,n placed over this College. have witnessed the exalted piety, comprehensive ability. and untiring . ze il, which have raised the College to its present poslion, and who have uniformly received from you not only invaluable instruction rs a teacl er. but ever ready sympathy as afr end. The office which, by God's blessing, you have been enabled to fill wi:h such distinction to yourself and such benefit to others, is one which, in the dignity of its object, and the vastness of its re. sponsibility. yields t none. To s nide those who, in the provi dence of God. are themselves to be the guides of other , ; to be their instructor, who hope to instruct in turn, is surely a high and re ponsillc duty ; but when we consider that the path. along which you have had to uide those committed to you, is that which leads to heaven, and that the instruction which you have had to give is that which slot e can make wise unto salva tion, and bring a man peace at the last, it is clear to every capa city that the responsibility increases with the loftiness of the subject. If, however, we have telt the greatness of your re sponsibility, and the d'fliculties of your station, we have seen you not only equal, but superior to them all; and in testimony of this our unanimous conviction, we beg, Rev. and near Sir. to offer you this small token of our affectionate regard, as , ured that you will receive it as an evidence of what we would offer if our affection and esteem could assume a more substantial form. And now, Rev. and dear Sir. before we take our leave, we would again offer you our sincere thanks for the many benefits we have received, and would express our earnest desire that the Almighty would graciously bless you with renewed health and strength, that you may be !cog continued among us, and that when we who offer this memo: ial for your acceptance shall, in God's providence, he called to labour in Ilis vineyard, , lhers may be partakers of the privileges which we enjoy. And we sincerely pray that lie who, dating your life vast, has so eminently blessed you, would continue over you His fatherly care, and so guide you and yours through the waves of this troub'ous life, that you and they may hereafter ba brourht into the haven of Ills eternal rest. Signed on behalf of the College, W R. B. ARTIIY, ( hairman of the Committee. CHARLES PITMAN LONGLAND, :ieere:ary. SAMUEL FLOOD. Treasurer. The reverend gentleman returned the following grace ful reply : TO THE STUDENTS Co , THE CLERICAL COLLEGE, MEETING OF THE CHURCH MISSIONARY SOCIETY. An intermediate meeting of this society was held last night at the Concert Hall, Lord Nelson-street. The at tendance was highly respectable The Rev. H. CARPENTER opened the meeting by an impressive prayer, and the Chairman, Cu AS. INMAN, Esq., in a short address, stated the object of the meeting. The Church Missionary Society meetings were originally but small ; they had now, however, so increased that it was necessary to hold between their annual assemblies an intermediate meeting ; and on that occasion they would be addressed by able gentlemen on two subjects ; by one on the present state of China and the opening here presented for spreading the word of God through that mighty land ; by the other on the duty of Christians to address themselves to the uncivilised world. The Rev. W. W. EWDANK rose to address the meeting amidst much applause, and stated that in delivering, in conformity with his engagement to the Church Missionary Society, a lecture on the past history, present state, and future prospects of the empire of China, with special re. ference to the spread of the gospel there, be proposed to give nothing but a faint sketch, with which he trusted they would be so interested as to be anxious after wards to fill up the outlines for themselves. The reverend gen tleman, after remarking that the Chinese historians attach no credit to those marvellous times of fable of which many English writers have treated, gave some in teresting particulars connected with Chinese history from its commencement down to the Tartan dynasty which has now possessed the throne of China nearly 200 years. Notwithstanding foreign invasions and intestine troubles, though dynasties have changed, yet China is China still. Her language is unaltered, and ancient peculiarities still separate her from all the other nations of the earth. The Chinese empire, including Chinese Tartary, Thibet, Cochin China. Burmak, and Siam, covers an area of no less than 3,000,000 square miles, arid the population amounts to no less than 360,000,000 of souls, according to that eminent missionary Mr. Medhurst, who arrived at the result after the most patient investigation of native calculations combined with extensive personal observa tion. The religions of China are three. They are the systems of Confucius, Laon-tsze. and Buddha. The religion of Confucius is the most honoured, both by the government and the learned. Those who make any pretension to literature pride themselves on being the dis ciples of that philosopher; but, in truth, in the real sense of the word, the system of Confucius can scarcely be called a religion at all. It is merely a collection of moral and political precepts, without any clear reference to the Supreme Being. But, defective as it is in essential prin. eiples, there is much in it which is good. It lays down the golden rule of doing to others as we would they should do to ua. It exhorts men to excuse and feel for others just as they would for themselves. Especially, it insists ' most strongly on filial piety. This duty stands first and foremost in the system; and it has been well observed by Mr. Tomlin, that, in this respect at least, " Confucius surpassed in true wisdom Plato, Socrates, and Seneca, in laying the foundation of all his social and political system in the radical principle of filial obedience ; which has proved a vital and un ting principle to sustain and preserve the na tion for a longerduration than any other upon earth." This is a very important consideration for the Christian mis sionary. He will feel thankful that there is a ich a principle in the breasts of the Chinese, and he will strive, by the grace of God, to lead them forward from parental reverence to the pure worship of Him, who is the Father of our spirits. Confucius, atheist as he was himself, is now adored in China, as a god. About 1,600 temples are erected to his honour ; and, at the spring and autumnal sacrifices, there are offered to him, at the expense of government, 6 bullocks, 27,000 pigs, 5,800 sheep, 2.800 deer, 27,000 rabbits, and 30,0e0 pieces of silk. The second religion of China, or the system established by Laon-tsze, is of a very different nature from Confu cianism. It is full of superstition. Its advocates profess to have constant intercourse with the spirits of the in visible world, and to control them by the powerful magic of their charms. The sect is governed by a leader, who is supposed to be immortal. and who, in the opinion of his followers, exercises despotic authority over subject spirits. It is his to appoint and remove the deities of various districts. Without his special mandate no divinity can claim the worship of his votaries. His handwriting is an amulet which dispels all evil, and no sincere believer will ever rest securely in his habitation, till he has fortified himself against the angels of darkness by the possession of one of these mighty autographs. Such is the religion of Laontsze. We might easily increase the list of its lying marvels. We might WI you of the elixir of immortality, which has poisoned emperors ; the anti dote to death ; the expulsion of troublesome ghosts ; and the marching of the priests of Taon over burning charcoal. But we have said enough to convince you that neither the infidelity of Confucius, nor the superstition of Laontsze, can contain any comfort for the wounded soul, or lead their blinded votaries to pardon, and hat piness, and peace. One other religion remains, and it is the most widely extended of the three. It exercises its baneful influence over the large mass of the population of China. It is the religion of Buddha. It originated in India, and was not introduced into China till the year 66 after Christ. In that year, the emperor having been informed that there was a Divine personage in the West, of the name of Baddha, sent messengers to learn his doctriues and obtain his sacred books. And thus was imported into the empire the miserable supersti tiom which now enslaves its millions. Let me state to you, in few words, its principle, and one or two of its ab surd practices. Its principle is the blessedness of annihi lation. There is, indeed, a heaven, but there is a bliss above heaven, and that bliss is absorption into Buddha. This happiness is to be obtained by constant repetition of the name of Buddha. We are told in one of the sacred books, as a proof of this, that, during the Sung dynasty, a blacksmith of the name of Hwang was in the habit of repeating the name of Buddha, with all his might, at every stroke of his hammer. Suddenly, one day, he was rewarded for his perseverance by a miraculous absorption into Buddha. The reverend gentleman here detailed the particulars connected with one of the most absurd but Curious of the Buddist superstitions, called the annual feasting of the spirits, and proceeded—China is now full of Buddist temples, and the priests of Buddha swarm the land. They are scorned by the learned ; they are desp'sed by the followers of Confucius and Laontsze ; but they are the priests of the people. Such are the superstitions which the gospel is destined to overthrow. Already, in many instances, have they sunk before its might. Only let us be strong and of a good courage; let us place ourselves under Christ's advancing banner, and China shall ackow ledge the sanctifying and civilizing power of the gospel. The efferts which have been made to introduce Christianity into China may be traced up to very ancient times. It is recorded, on very probable testimony, that the goseel was preached on the shores of the empire, even within the first century of the Christian faith. A very remarkable marble tablet was discovered in the year 1685, bearing an inscrip tion, which informs us that, about 600 years after Chri s t, a Christian teacher visited the emperor, and so wrought upon his mind, by argument, that he authorised the preaching of Christ amongst his people. Then followed a period of persecution. The Buddhist priests, fearing an eclipse and downfall of their superstition, vehemently set themselves against the cross. But Christianity, though weakened, was not destroyed. In the reign of Kaon tsung, about the year 700, an imperial edict went forth, at the prompting of the Nestorian Christians, that every city should be supplied with Christian churches throughout ten provinces of the empire. But, alas ! in those dark days, Christianity herself was superstitious, and, therefore, ill calculated to make successful head against the corruptions of heathenism. Then came the missionary exertions of the Roman Catholics. The Por tuguese had passed round the Cape of Good Hope, and es tablished themselves at Goa. Thence were despatched missionary embassies to China. There it was, about the year 1552, that the eminent and ardent Roman Catholic missionary, Francis Xavier, burning eith desire to con quer the heathenism of China, was just able to land upon its shores, and breathe out his life, at the very threshold of his mission. We cannot, of course, enlarge upon the history of Romisb missionary enterprise. But we may be allowed to say of Rome's missionaries, in the words of Dr. Milne, that " their ardent zeal deserves to be imi tated by all future missionaries." We may, with him, believe that " many of them, in spite of the questionable Christiauity which they aught, are now wearing the crown of those who spared not their lives unto the death, but overcame by the blood of the Lamb, and by the word of his testimony." And it must not be forgotten. that it was by Roman Catholic missionaries that the larger por tion of the New Testament was first translated into Chi nese, and that it was in a Harmony of the Gospels, trans lated by a It omish priest, that the Protestant Morrison first studied the language, and prepared for his important labors. It is difficult to ascertain the precise number of Rdman Ca tholic natives at present in the various provinces of China ; but it is stated by Marchini, that, in 1810, they amounted to 215,000. presided over by six bishops and twenty-three priests; and Mr. Medhurst was assured, not long since, by a Canton merchant, that the Roman Catholic superiors of the missions negociate bills on Europe to the annual amount of £40,000. We have now reached the period, when, by the blessing of God, the Protestant Church be gan to awake to a sense of her heavy responsibilities with regard to China. Alas ! that for nearly 300 years after the Reformation, she should have slept in forgetfulness of her Saviour's charge, " Go ye into all the world, and preach the gospel to every creature." At last China was remembered by her, and some Christian hearts sighed over the recollection of her perishing millions. It was the London Missionary Society which was honoured of God to lead the way. t,llear, hear.) It was the first Protestant institution that compassionsted the wants of China. In 1805. its directors resolved to attempt the translation of the Holy Scriptures into the Chinese language, and the God of missions raised them up an in strument for their work. This, as you well know, was Morrison, the friend of China. He devoted to her ser vice. or rather to Jesus Christ, for her good, the labours of his life. He entered upon this great work with a pa tience, which refused to be conquered, with a diligence which knew not weariness. He vanquished the enormous difficulty of a Chinese dictionary with its 60,000 words. Unaided, be translatedthewhole of the New Testament, and then, with the assistance of the able Dr. Milne, be accom plished the translation . of the (mg Testament likewise. That bemightbecomeinttmately familiar with the language, he used it in his secret prayers at the throne of grace. His faith was strong. Thus he wrote to the society at the commencement of his mission: " Your missionary is sitting on the con fi nes of this empire , learning the language of the heathen ; and he will go onward, because it in the cause of Him who can and will overturn moun tainous difficulties, that may oppose the progress of the glorious gospel." And so he died. In his last letter from China, he says : " The Lord reignetb, and if the kingdom of God our Saviour prosper in China, all will be well." So he died, as he had lived, full of faith and zeal, and panting for the evangelization of China's multitudes. In 1815, during the life and by the advice of Mr. Morri son, was founded at Malacca, on the Malayan peninsula, the Anglo-Chinese college. This institution has proved a ,most important one. It was forme! with the intention of aiding the studies of European youths in Chinese, and of giving Chinese youths every facility for the acquisition of English. In the year 1837, Fix pious Chinese were preparing for ordination in that college. We might, if time allowed us. tell you much of the successful efforts of the society in the island of Penang, and that wonderful creation of modern commerce. Singapore. For several years unwearied missionaries have been preaching there the gospel of Christ. But we hasten to notice those missionary voyages which have been undertaken from time to time along the coast of China. That eminent Prussian missionary, Mr. Gutzlaff, led the way in 1831. He had the courage to commit himself to Heathen sailors, in a junk, which was sailing to one of the northern pro vinces. We may judge of the peril to which he was ex posed when we hear that, during the voyage, the crew deliberated whether they should kill him and throw him overboard, to possess themselves of his large box, which they believed to be filled with dollars. Ignorant of his acquaintance with the language, they debated the scheme in his presence. Mr Gutzlaff requested them to open his box, and it was found well stored with Chinese Bibles, and tracts, and medicines. At one of the places where they touched on their course, a shopkeeper offered to pur chase the missionary from the captain of the junk for 2,700 dollars, in order that he might exhibit the wonder ful "son of the western ocean" to admiring crowds, and so attract customers to his shop. But he was safe in all his dangers, under the protection of God, and returned in peace to his mission at Macao. He afterwards became interpreter to the Lord Amherst, which sailed under the command of Captain Lindsay, who bears testimony to Mr. Gutzlaff, that he conversed with the natives with the fluency of the Chinese •themselves, and that that people were everywhere delighted to be ad dressed by an European in their own mother tongue. In 1835, a regular missionary vessel was provided, and Mr. Medhurst, with another missionary, visited the same places at which Mr. Gutzlaff had before landed. Mr. Medhurst's narrative of his voyage is a most interesting one. Everywhere did he find the most anxious desire, on the part of the natives, to possess themselves of his Scriptures and tracts. As soon as a book was held up, he tells us, a rush was made at it, and in many places the Chinese police were obliged to beat off the applicants with cudgels. Even Confucian mandarins were not ashamed to receive instruction from the " outside" strangers. Sometimes the pressure was so great, that the distributors of the books were obliged to escape from the people, by climbing a rock or hill. On one occasion, as the mission ary vessel was leaving the harbour, the people swam out to her, and clung to the tackling, and declared that they would not leave it till their wants were supplied. " And thus," said Mr. Medhurst, in concluding his interesting description, " we have gone through various parts of four provinces, and have given away 18,000 volumes, of which 6,000 were portions of the Bible, amongst a willing people, without meeting with the least injury, having been always received by the multitude of the people with a cheerful smile, and, generally, by the officers with politeness." Such is a very brief account of the princii al efforts which have been made by Protestant missionaries, as a commencement of the great work of China's evan gelization. These efforts are still continued, and ee trust, as England becomes more alive to her privileges and responsibilities, will constantly be increased. At the important city of Ningpo, Mr. Mc Gowan, a zealous American missionary, is labouring, with his wite, an English lady, with pleasing prospects of success. Mr. Medhurst, of whose labours we have just spoken, with the Christian physician, Dr. Lockhart, are busy in the noble work. In Chusan, with its million of Chinese, Mr. Milne has preached to multitudes, and many join him in Christian worship. In Hong Kong, so lately the residence of a few poor fishermen, but which now, under he protection of British laws, contains more than 20,000 inhabitants, you may see temples of Christian worship, built by Christians, and filled to overflowing by Chinese congregations. There, Sunday after Sunday, are Mr. Shuck and Mr. Dean exercising their useful ministry, and there, also, our own church missionary society has at last commenced her labours. Her missionaries, Mr. Smith and Mr. M'Clatchie have taken their posts, and have sent home to us a most interesting and encouraging report of their earliest proceedings. Mr. Smith writes:—" China is open beyond my expectations : the most cheering pros pects invite us. The Hai Hong, or principal magistrate of Amoy, has expressed his wish that the people may re ceive Christian i• struction. British intercourse is desired. In the spirit evinced by the people and the rulers, no obstacles at present exist to proclaiming the unsearchable riches of Christ." How encouragingly ought such ac counts as this to fall upon the Christian ear ! And. indeed, in additicei to the kindly feeling towards us, which seems at present to triumph over the jealousy and suspicion of centuries, even in the court of Peking, t h e re is much in the circumstances of the Chinese which ought to inspire the missionary with hope. One of these encontaz,ements ought not, even in this brief review, to be omitted. It is the very extensive diffusion of a knowledge and taste for reading throughout the empire. It has been estimated that nine-tenths of the adult males are able to read ordinary books, though, alas! not one-tenth of the female population. And then, the most important fact, that the printed book is equally intelligible in all parts of China, even though the author, in speaking, may be confined to a single dialect, muse. stand promi tiently forth amongst our encouragements ; and the Chi nese not only can, but will read. There is scarcely a house so poor, but some well worn and valued book may be seen occupying its shelf. It was by books that Budd hism first made its entrance into the empire, and by books that it won its way into the remotest provinces. Morri son felt this, and the thought cheered him during years of patient toil. This thought encouraged the Bible Society largely to help bim in his arduous undertaking. 0 may the seed of the word, then, be thickly strewn over a pre pared soil, and may the fruit be abundant ! The reverend gentleman then, in an impassioned strain, pointed to the time when Confucius, and Laontztt, and Buddha will cease to enthral the minds of sinful idolators—when Chi nese women shall assume their proper places as compan ions and friends of their husbands—when infanticide shall cease—when Christian churches and schools shall bless that immense empire —and called upon Liverpool not to be backward in honouring the Lord of Missions with an increasing portion of her commercial wealth. He alluded to the formation of the Young Men's Society for aiding the missionary societies, and assured his hearers, that though difficulties might be in the way, the Gospel had not lost its might. No one could limit its triumphs. Mr. Ewbank resumed his seat amidst great applause. The Rev. H. HAMPTON, whose rising was greeted with much enthusiasm, commenced by alluding, in terms of high commendation, to the mass of valuable information afforded by Mr. Ewbank, and stated that in the remarks which he should make, he would glance first at the general object of the Church Missionary Society, which was to christianize, and thereby civilize, the whole world. This must not be regarded as the mere offspring of fanaticism, or enthusiasm. The aspect of half the world is already changed by missionary efforts—islauds and territories in their altered appearance—in their rapidly advancing civili zation—in the smiling aspect of fields and continents re claimed from the waste—in the cultivation of the useful arts—in the formation of peaceful villages, each clustered around the house of prayer—in the casting away of idols and the ceasing from corrupt and degrading customs—all these prove to the calculating worldling that the efforts of missionaries are and have been and will continue to be productive of vast temporal good, so that as philanthropists they might rejoice in the object they had in view from its results ; but these changes in the temporal were infinitely surpassed by those which had taken place in the eternal condition of individuals and tribes ; a mightier encourage ment to christian men to persevere in those labours which God had promised to bless was afforded in the great moral changes that had taken place—in the multitude of souls that had been rescued from death. Their aim was to ' drive the heathen from his idols to serve the living and true God ; and Christianity alone, said the reverend gentle , man emphatically, could effect this. The light of nature and philosophy has been tried, under every advantage which learning and the patronage of power could bestow upon it. In the golden and Augustan eras of Greece and Rome. under the fostering hand of the great, the wealthy. and the wise, it was tried, and found wanting. But what is the light of nature? Is it the character of God dis- played in his works? Is it the manifestation of power, wisdom, and goodness we meet around us ? Is it this which is sufficient to subdue the proud, rebellious heart of the child of nature? We admit that it is so for beings who have never sinned ; but for Us l for the poor, blinded heathen! alas, alas! of what value is it? It teaches no pardon for guilt; and whatsoever else it may be calcu lated to teach, we have no disposition to learn. So the light of the natural sun is sufficient for the purpose it was ordained to serve. It would do no good to make another sun. But what kind of sufficiency is this to a blind man ? Does he see any better on that account ? So Newton's Principia are sufficient to make a mathematician. But this is no comfort to a man who cannot read—who knows nothing of numbers—who has not intellect enough to un derstand the book. Test the theory by fact. What kind of sufficiency does the light of nature bring to the Hin doos, Hottentots, the New Zealander, the savage canni bals of the Pacific Isles? I admit that these are extreme cases ; they are drawn from nations in which the intellec tual powers seem nearly extinguished. But where else ought we to look ? what instances more in point to show the utter inefficiency of the light of nature ? For surely if the light of nature be sufficient at all, it were strange that it should be insufficient for the children of nature. But take a different set of examples. Go back to ti e reign of Heathenism, in its days of bright intelligence and inspiring philosophy. Explore every nook and corner of antiquity for evidence. Select, if you will, the most pro found and venerable sages who ever flourished under the dynasty of unaided reason; and what have we gained then ?j We gain the testimony of Plato, that it is not pos sible for mortal man, without a revelation, to discover anything concerning religious truth. We find Socrates teaching, that men cannot know even what to pray for in a right manner, unless God reveal it to theta. We hear Alcibiades, Aristotle, and Plutarch, confessing the neces sity of a special message from heaven, to clear away the darkness of nature. But why multiply proof? What was the object of the numerous forms of pretended revelation scattered through all antiquity ? What meant the oracles of Apollo, Dodona, and Jupiter Ammon ? What was M- I tended by the mysteries of Ceres, Bona Des, and Eleusis? If they meant anything, they indicated the necessity pf a revelation, not only for religious purposes, but for the political government of the state, and the welfare of the people at large. This was the wisdom of heathen philo sophy, viewed in its best attire, and under the most fa. vourable aspect. .We have no disposition to under-rate the intelligence of a Plato, a Socrates, or a Plutarch—we would not despise the eloquence of a Demosthenes or a Cicero—we can scarcely afford to banish from our schools the captivating imagery of Homer, the pointed sarcasm of Juvenal and Horace, and the illusive fictions of Virgil— we would not touch a single laurel which decorates their brows. We admire their talents, we respect their virtues, and cherish their memory. But that they were sufficiently acquainted with the truth, I do not believe; for it is not the fact. Look where we will,' into the purest of their creeds, whether of fabulous, civil, or philosophical the ology, we find some or all of them comprising doctrines from which, as Christians, we ins inctively recoil. The indulgence of licentiousness was allowed—the sensual appetites left unrestrained—a community of wives sanc tioned —the right of suicide enforced—the revenge of in juries taught and exemplified. Such was Heathenism its its refinement. And can you look unmoved upon a pic ture like this, taken from all the deformity and all the awfulness of actual life ? Dare any one tell us with a se rious face, that the light of nature is sufficient—that the gespel of our Lord Jesus Christ has not reclaimed the human mind from degradation, and human hope from ob scurity and conjecture? If so, let him coolly sit down and calculate the miseries which that gospel has terminated— the ignorance it hasinstructed —the excesses it has abolished —and the wide and withering moral desolation to which it has said, " hitherto shalt thou come, but no further." The reverend gentleman then, in an animated and elo quent strain, pourtrayed the blessed privileges and ad vantages conferred upon ourselves by the precious gift of the everlasting gospel, as well as its attendant 11,ssings itit less favoured climes. Already, he said, have the miseries of Christ began to smother the widow's funeral pile, to arrest the immolations of Juggernaut, and to iedrem the endearing loveliness of woman from the degradation to which every country but christendom his consigned her. The night of heathenism is far spent; the day is st hand; christianity is awakened from the slumber of centuries, and moving on with acc-lerated triumph. Genius, and learning, and zeal are weaving laurels for her brow. Oa every shore are displayed the banners of the cross. You may see them waving from the frozen ledges of Green land to the burning sands of Sierra Leone ; from the Isles of the Pacific to the banks of the Ganges; from the snows of the Poles to the scorching suns of the Equator. Tire Indian is burning his Shaster, the Arab his Koran, and the Hottentot his consecrated relics. The tenant of every soil is cheered by the tidings of pardon, arid the complexion of every climate irradiated by the hope of immortality. The gospel—the everlasting gospel—the gospel of the Go.l of peace and love, is beginning to extend ; and it will extend, and extend, and extend, till the ruins of sin, amidst the last blaze of the last con ; flagration, shall be lost in the.splendonr of eternal day. And for effecting this grand scheme of banishing the darkness and superstitions of heathenism, for which he had shown the wonderful adaptation of the gospel, Eng land was likely under God to be the chief instrument If ever there was a nation that possessed facilities for the conversion of heathen lands, that nation is England. Her political pre-eminence, her unrivalled commerce, her undisputed empire on the main, those stupendous energies which she can call forth and exert in periods of difficulty and danger,—all these accumulated advantnsei stamp her a missionary nation. For, think you that these varied blessings have been heaped upon her merely f temporal purposes, merely that she may grace a brill ant page in history, merely that she might be the mother of nosh . ) , nations, who shall perpetuate her language and institu ioas, when her own empire and influence shall have pa sed away ? Not so, not so, " Occupy till I come," is Christ's command, not only to individuals but to nations. The day of account must be solemn to Britain, as cn r of the most opulent and influential nations of the Write. Her earthly victories have been matchless. Her genius, and activity and industry have all been crowned with eminent success. Scarcely a people exists whose en treaties for aid she has not listened to—few are the monarchs whom she has not assisted either with blood or treasure. Victory has followed her flag from the Norman conquest to the field of Waterloo, and from Waterloo to Affghanistan and Ferczepore, on the banks of the Sut lij, in the plains of Lahore. But what, 0 what ! have been the spiritual conquests in comparison with what they ought and might have been ? The rev. gentleman then alluded, in most affecting terms, to the very lamentable less ol life which has recently taken place on the plains of India, and then enlarged on some of the reasons why Liverpool especially ought to contribut. more largely than we have yet done to the great and glorious work of evan gelising the heathens throughout the world, al d thus imitate the munificent Reynolds, of whom it was beauti fully said, "That he exported his fortune before him to Heaven, and is gone thither to enjoy it." Again, look at India, which has been an inexhaustible mine of wealth to England. Owe we no debt here? Is not India—its thrones—its sceptres—its treasures—its territories ours? Are not its people, in a higher and stronger sense, ours ?—our own fellow-subjects—subjects of the co• of Christian Protestant Britain, and are we not, there fore, bound to provide for the spiritual nec‘ 83141 of her children ? Oh ! that all who profess the faith of Jesus were melted down by divine love—fused into one mass— actuated by one spirit—and raising one universal shout, " Let us march against the common enemy of man—let us fight for the spiritual li erties of the world ; in the cause of the Redeemer let us conquer or die !" Will this be branded as wild enthusiasm? With righteous indigna tion we repel the charge. Is it lawful for the British pa triot's heart to vibrate with an indefinable thrill of ecstatic joy, when he listens to the poet's song of the meteor flag of England, which " Has braved a thousand years The battle ann the breeze.'' And is it not a higher and holier enthusiasm in the patriot citizen of Zion to exult when he bears aloft the flag of the everlasting covenant, which for six thousand years has withstood more than the shcck of a thousand navies manned by earth and hell? which stilt shall brave " the battle and the breeze" of conflicting moral elements— which shall survive the funeral obsequies of sin, and death, and the grave, and finally wave in triumph over the citadels of the nations, when all their pomp and gran deur are swallowed and lost amid the overpowering glories of Messiah's reign? Mr. Hampton concluded amidst much applause. The doxology was then sung, and the meeting separated. ST. BEES. My dear Friends,—Allow me briefly and most inadequately to return my grateful tha ks for the unexpected memorial, with which you have honoured my connection with St. Bees College ; and for the most obliging and fr.endly letter with which it was accompanied. It is impossible not greatly to ad mire and appri ciate the beauty of the gift, and the Pfllctionate tone expressed by the givers. Each is remarkable for its worth —the one for cos.tiness of material, and elegance of execution ; the other for its goodness, and kindliness of feeling. I deeply and painfully know that both are very undeserved. My part in the affairs of the College has been tar below its importance and requirement ; but I should be thankfu to have been thought not entirely useless among you. The zealous and able labours of the Vice-Prircipal and the Lecturers, to eti er with the spirit of love, which has been your own impulse and go'cle throughout your College course, have left me only to fall back, with touch respect and retard, upon both : and in this estimate I would Alike include the clear friends who have lett, and those who yet rema'n among us. Pray he good enough to accept the assn. ranee of my deep obligatHn to your uniform kindness, and my earnest hope that your individual happiness m y be linked by God in gracious union with your abundant usetulness as Mi nisters or his holy Church That you may abundantly receive the presence and blessing of God, and radiate around you the good things which Ile bestows upon yourselves, is the sincere desire of, My dear Friends. Your much obliged and affectionate R. P. BUDDICOM. St. Becs, 7 7 th February, :845 TIIE POISONING CASE AT WEST DERBY. On Wednesday. the inquest on the bodies of the family earned Gilton, at 'West Derby. who were poisoned from drinking water from a well, was resumed. The Rev. Mr. Gilton and Master Gilton were again in attendance. Thomas Crosby deposed that he was authorized, on Monday, to make a strict examination of the draM. lie first caused the main drain to be bared about five feet from the surface ; and on taking off the covering -stone he found that the drain had fallen in, and in consequence the water was held up. He found another drain which he traced to the dwelling-house, through the colour-imuse, and within a yard and a half of the well. This he caused to be filled with water from the uutnp in the back kitchen. He then caused it to le stuffed with clay to see how it made its way, and he found it ma 'e its way into the well. lie, that winning, examit.ed the dra'n, and found it per fectly dry. From the examination he inade, he was satis fied that part of the contents poured into the drain would make its way into the well. There did not appear to be any removal of the pumps or pump leads for a consider able period. Peer Palin, of West Derby, corroborated the witness as to the water from the colours passing into the drain. The coroner then briefly summed up. tie said it must be satisfactory to all parties to know that the unfortunate calamity had been produced by causes purely accidental. The jury found a verdict to the effect, that the de ceased, John, Jane, and Margaret Gilton, had died in consequence of having, on or about the 7th instant, drank a quantity of water from a well on the premises, which well was, accidentally, casually, and by misfortune, im pregnated with a solution of arsenic, the said solution having oozed into the well from a certain drain contiguous thereto, and attached to the colour or chemical works be longing to the family of the late Mrs. Gilton. A juryman inquired whether it was the coroner's in tention to give any instructions as to how the works should be conducted fat the future, or as to how the water in the well should be kept pure. The coroner replied that he had it in his power to order the well to be stopped up. He believed, however, that it was the intention of the surviving members of the family to stop it up witlyiut delay. The Rev. Mr. Gilton observed that the whole of the domestic affairs of the family were in his hands at present, and that it was his intention to take care that the water front the well was never used again, except it was for the business carried on in the colour house. The surviving members would not occupy the premises very long—i n fact no longer than they could procure land elsewhere on which to erect a suitable factory. The jury wt re then discharged. The bodies of the five sufferers by this most melancholy accident are now deposited in the family vault at the Ne cropolis, Low-hill. The mother and youngest son were buried at the time their deaths occurred. The other son and two daughters were borne to the grave on Tues day in a hearse. They were followed in a mourning coach by their only surviving brother and the Ray. Mr. Gliton. THE BRIG "LADY SALE." short gt eet se au t hor i t i es ta a togefod, the w h aeb was int account Lhaea d 7 coastofs a regularl eoa tf rading of thi s i g chna al T seizureh port,tbb ry g i and the e d a a s, condemn ati on owrteu n voyage for palm oil, ivory, &c., and was not only most wantonly and improperly seized in the first instance, but the whole proceeding, with respect to her subsequent con demnation, exhibited such an utter disregard of the tights of British subjects, that the matter was immediately and very properly taken up with great spirit by the body of merchants engaged in the African trade. The interest has not abated by the arrival. in this country, of the captain and crew of the Lady Sale, all of whom, it will be seen by the subjoined account, are willing and anxious to be taken into custody in order that the legality of their detention may be tested. No one, however, seems willing to share in the risk and responsibility which the Portuguese authorities have incurred, and we have per haps one of the most singular cases on record of twelve men sent home to this country as prisoners, with no one daring even to bring a charge against them before a British tribunal. We understand that ample representations have been made to Lord Aberdeen on the subjt-ct, and little doubt can be entertained that his lordship will demand the most full and ample compensation not only for the owners of the vessel but for the captain and crew, who have been thus deprived, by a wanton act of Portuguese aggression, of the earnings of a long and hazardous voyage. We copy the following from the Morning Post of Ft iday last : THE SEIZURE OF AN ENGLISH VESSEL. BY THE PORTUGUESg. The ship Duke of Cornwall. which arrived yesterday in the Fast India Dock from St. Helena, has brought home the crew of the brig Lady sale. of Liverpool, which was seized on the coast of Africa by a Portuguese man-of-war on suspicion of being fitted out for the slave trade. The Lady Sale belonged to the respectable house of Charles florsfall and Son, of Liverpool, and was fitted out for the Congo to get oil of palm and I' ory, but had not been able to obtain either, and was on her way to Ambret to ship a cargo of copal. when she was boarded by a Portuguese man of-war, and seized in cons( quence of her having on board twenty.six casks of wa ter, several bags of rice. a I opper and some bars. The Portuguese authorities, however, condemned the vessel. and the matter has been taken up with some spirit by the Liver pool mar. hants. The crew cf the Lady Sale were detained for some time by the Portuguese, and afterwards sent to at. Helena. Tue e thee!, of st. Helena sent them home in charge of an offi cer in the English navy, who left the Duke of Cornwall three days ago at Deal. and nothing has since been lie.t , d of him. The owner of the Duke of Cornwall waited upon Mr. Broderip at the Thames Police-court on Wednesday, and requested his irterference. The magistrate referred him to the superinten dent or the Thames division cf police. who declined taking the men into custody. unless some specific charge was made against them. The owner of the Duke of Cornwall declined n eking any charge against the crew of the Lady Sale, and said they had been sent home as passengers in his ship in charge of a mate in the navy, who quitted her at Deal. The owner was only anxious to be released of •the men, for whose passage he was to receive '15.0 from her Majesty's government. Mr. Evans, the superintendent of the I hames division, communi cated the arr.val of the II men to the Board of Admiralty, anti also to the Cr mmissioncrs of Police, but received no authority from either patty to arrest the crew of the Lady Sale. ledeed neither the Admiralty nor the Commissioners knew anything of the matter. Yesterday, on the arrival of the Duke of Corn wall in the dock, some parties connected with the ship request ed Mr. Evans, jun., an inspector of Thames police, to take the men into custody, which be refused to do unless some tangible charge was made. The crew of the Lady Sale still remain oil board the Puke of Cornwall. and are very anxious for sc me officers to toke them into custody, and that the question as to the legality of their detention should be tried. It is expected they will leave the ship this day, and put their case into the hands of a proctor or attorney, unless the Board of Admiralty order them to be taken be ore a magistrate. No witnesses have been sent to England to give evidence against the eleven sea men. Several gentlemen went yesterday to the Thames Police court and inepired after the crew of the Lady Sale, and were much surprised to find that n order had been given to remove them from the Duke of Cornwall. They expressed a strong opinion of the illegality of the seizure, and'eame prepared to bail the men if they had been in any legal custo dy. We believe a strong representation relating to the seizure and condemna tion 01 the Lady Sale has been made to the Portuguese Ambas sador by Lord Aberdeen, and the case is likely to become a matter of discussion in both houses of parliament. On Friday, the captain of the Lady Sale, with his officers and crew, attended at the Thames police-office. Their object was to obtain some investigation into the circumstances under which the Lady Sale had been con demned as a slate trader by the Portuguese authorities. Mr. Ballantice stated that he had no jurisdiction in the matter; and the captain departed, alter declaring his readiness to appear at any time, and answer any charge. APPLICATION BY THE COLLECTOR OF EXCISE.—On Tuesday the collector of excise made application to Mr. Rushton for an order against Mr. John Atkinson, soap boiler, for duty owing to the revenue, amounting to £2,425. A person appeared for Mr. Atkinson. and state, _ _ that that gentleman wished to know the latest date it,- ,- could be paid. Mr. Rushton—'• According to law he is, entitled to eight days, and I shall make an order to 'W,\ effect." ,