Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-12-29 00:00:00

AMERICA. ARRIVAL or THE AMERICA. The Royal Mail steam-ship America, Captain Lott, which sailed from Boston on the 103:11, and Halifax, N S., on the I 8;11 inst., entered the Mersey ahor7ly after 5 o'clock yesterday morning, bringing 70 passengers, the usual mails, and specie on fre:ght amounting to £120,308. The Europa (s) arrived at New York, on the 14th inst., and the Canada was at Halifax, en route to Boston. The America brings four days later intelligence. Con gress was still in Session, but the proceedings which had taken place were not of any particular moment or importance. et .... gi.oo vre learn that the President does not regard the breach between the Adtninis tration Lute Senator Dangles as irrepariole. H. •-considers the Senator's speech mere ael a corn mernaiy upon the Kansis and Nebraeka bill than upon his Message, and as that measure was Mr pauglas's own, he ceitaiely bad a light az criticise it. The President had peremptorily altemisse 1 Mr. Stanton tram the Secretaryship of K meas. The reason assigned fur this step was the fact of Mr. Stanton having issued a ,proclamadoh ceiling a special session of tht.. Lecompton Legislazure to meet ou the 7th ins - . 'Gen. Denvir, Cemnaissioner of fileiaa Affairs, is to be Mr. Compten's suceesser. It WAS reported at IVashingtou that sloes the adj2.urnoleat of the Lecompton Convention the Free ,tats male of the territory have held several meetings, a: variou, points, to express their opposition to the Coustith tion framed by that bogy. The iollowing is tea latest intelligence froth Washiegton, telegraphed to the B zstoa papers of the 16.11 Govento) Walker will, according to the assertions of his must intimate friends, s on withdraw altogether from [hi- Governorship of Ka zss, and will, in tendering his •resignation to tile Pet-eidetic, sate h:s reasons a the course, designing, however. not to use an) 'language which may have a tendeeey to (astute, their present friendly relations. Jadge Douglas's enabling„ bill is altogether eitmlar.iti ics details cu that of Mr. Toombs, with the adeitional clause that the Constitutien, when termed by the conveetion shall be submitted entire t o t h e peop l e oz Kansas., Senator Gwin has received a large ',umber or let ters f om California, in weicli the writers express al, intense desire to be mustered into the se, vice 01 the United atates tigAtiSt the Maroons and it, is mentioned that they h are emissaries throughou the State, and are thou ht to be meditating most serious mischief. Some of the senators are pre paring speeches on the Kansas question. Tee Southern in ail brirga nu trews of interest. Th statement from private despatches reeeived here that Gen. Slitelds end Mr Steele had been elec to the U.S. Senate from Mienesom, is without • foundation. At the latest dates no election had taken place.'' The steam-ship Star of the West, with the Cali- fornian mats and 2,700,000 dollars gold dust aa arrived at New Y ek. -Quartz [Melia; was beztee prosecuted through California with gloat vig.zur, but river rumine, owing to recent heevy rains hee been surnma, ily ended for the season. The vv.-her bal risen with such rapeley as to sseep ati flumes and an immense amount of intmeg m iteriat Fuini;ial affairs in Cali - ornia were very eneentia• Produce mat•ktes were iminervieg. Di y goats quiet and unchanged. Boas and shoes bei,cer, wttu at, improved demand, Domestic spirits dud,ane put ten fluctuating. Matey vessels had arrived from th - United States, brin!itig, large, ad:Wiens to tha stook of eastern itterehatazi; but, says the Alta California, trade does not appear to have bee., stimutated b, these arrivals. General Walker had lauded at Gcey Town. The following are all the particulars kuuwa of the matter On the the 24th of November, a small steamer, called tha Fashion, apple , ed off the port, It did not attempt to enter, but ran (lowa to the Gilaralo rivor, where General W liuded fifty men. On the foil° wing day she came into Greytown at full speed, with only ten men on deck, ran alongside a hulk, and bsf. we the boats ..f the U. S. stop Baratva eouid o rd her. Walker and his party, amount ing to 150 men had landed. At Mr. Scott's, Captain Chatard of the Saragota ordered them away from Mr S.'d premises, and has Liken G , eytown and the peoperty belonging to the Transit Compel) , under his protection He has also inform() 1 Walker that he will !EA allow any depredations to be committed in either place. Oa the Feehion's papers being overoauled, it was found that she regularly cleared from the Custom House at Mobile. She is now here'(Aspin w all ) The Bei WI war steamer Dee is also here, wi.h despatches for the senior officers of the British fleet on this station, and also for Commodore Paulding, of the Lt frigate Wab 1 , h. C:stillo and VtvaLc.) are at Arequipa, but as yet had managed to avoid a collision Costa Rica had appoin.ed commistioners to proceed to Nicaragua for a settlement of pending difficulties. General Walker landed 300 men at San Juan del Norte, and took possession of the t.wn. A lieutenant of the Saratoga, who happened to be on shore, was ordered by Walker to go on board his (the tentenant's) ship. On the eveuit g of the 3rd, the frigate Waba.h, together with the English ship-of -the-line itrunswiek and steam frigae Leopard, sailed for San Juan, which place they would blockade. They would also probably take measures to prevent Walker's troops trom passing no the river. Oae hundred and forty-one landed on the hulk on the point opposite Greytown, making 186 in all ; Walker, at the head of all, scrambled over the side of the hulk anti from thence to dry lad. They aro ail well-armed with Minnie rifles. Tne party or 45, landed at the mouth of the Colorado, is c)mnanded by Cep% Frank Anderson, who was one of the origtnat 36 who went from California with Walker in his first invasion of Nicaragua. Upon landing, the party , mtnedtately proceeded up tne Colorado to its junction with the San Juao, twenty miles train Greytown, and took possession of the warehouses of the Transit C tmpaey, and began to appropriate lumber. They were ordered cif by Capt. Ciiaiard, of the Se atoga, and they then took possession of some native huts. Lieut. Cihey attemped to land on the point with two men, on a gunning excursion. He was ordered off 'ay Walker. (Alley replit d that he was an Amtrican citizen, and had as good a right there as Walker. Walker answered, "I have here 150 men to your two. If you do not leave imtne lately, I will arrest you." Cilloy left. News from Fort San Carlos and Castida Rapids is to 28th November. The fort was still blockaded by Gen Cantry, in the steamer San Carlos, with 50 men. It was held by 250 Nicaraguans, one half of whom were sick. About 400 Costa tiacana held tee Rapids, about half of whom only are fit for duty. Provisions were scarce. We have adviccs feorn Mexico by the America, Which s:ata that tha position of Government was much firmer titan list reported, acid that the forces of the revolutionists' had been defeated 1). the government troops at Puebla and other pain .s. Campeachy was still besiege.l, and the inhabitants were suffering severely from want of provisions The Port of Nairdad had been declared open to commerce. The news from other quarters is not of any moment- The Commercial advices by this arrival inform us that business affairs continued to improve, and loans on call were none at 5 to 7 per cent. ; paper was difficult to negociate, and the rates irregular, say from 12 to 18 per cent. The cotton market was dull and heavy, buyers generally held off, in expectation of later advices from England. Middling Uplands was quoted at 11 0 , good midiling and middling fair 11Z-0 The Etiropes advises caused a hotter feeling in the breadstuff' market, and holders of State and Western flour were lookinp for higher priee3, wheat and ludiau were also a shade steadier. Th.: markets for all kinds of cured provisions were rather quiet, and there was not any material variation in price There was more activity in freights. Wheat t. Great Britain, was shipped at 5 1 c to fic, in bags. Flour, Is. 9d. ; cheese, 225. 6d:; cotton, 5-32 d. Flour to London, 2s: COMMERCIAL IN rE LLIGENCE New YORK, Dec. 15. MONITARY.—Since our advices of the 8 h instant, and from Saturday last, the Banks of the City of New Yolk have r,sume t specie payments. As this measure was only announced the day previous, it created some surprise, a n d was thought by ma n y persons to b e precipitate. Never-. theless, they resume un ter favourable circumstances which appear to jastify this step. The uneasiness which was felt as to the condition of the European money markets, and particularly thst of London, has just been dissipated by the news received to day, from Liverpool to the 28th Novem b:r. This should naturally result in a recove ycf coLfi dace, whiA in facilitating the negotiation of bills of THE N ORTITERN TIMES.--LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY, DECEMBER lbs. Western, 115 c to 1403. Cana'ian, 1203 to 130 c. Western winter red and mixed, 1103 to 120 c. Western Spring, 983 to 105.. Southern red, 120 e to 130. INDIAN CORN—In limited demand and prices tending downward ; there are however but few parcels of old now in the market, and the new hitherto ffered is not in shipping condition. Yellow, 78c to 80c per 5G lbs, White 79c to 81c. Western mixed, 70a to 71e. Rvz-75c t 7 77c per 56 lbs. BAR66Y-803 to 833 per 48 CORN MEAL-3 dots 25c to 4 dole 503 per brl. Floctotirs —To Liverpool have slightly advanced. To Liverpool, for cotton. 5.321 per lb. Fiour, is 'lid to is 9d per brl. Grain, 51 to 61 par bushel. To London, Flour, 2s to 2s 31 per brl, To Havre, cotton, is per lb . EXCHANGE ON ENG4AND—WiIt a moderate demand previous ratesare fully maintained. say, 107 to 1091 per cent. Bills on France. 1.5 20 to f 5 40 WOTHERSTJON, KING3FORD & CO. Paovisroxs.—The markets for all kinds of provisions were rather quiet, and prices have not varied materially. Pork: No change iu Fices has taken place, there being no demand whatever. Dressed Hogs are the turn firmer, they being sold at 6c to 61c. Cut meats of good quality are scarce. Hams are held a' 91c to 10c, and Shoulders at 7c to 71c. LArd: Heavy receipts have depres , e l the market lc, and the market closes du:l at 100. to 104 c with plenty offering for January at 10c. and ~nder. Beef Hams are lower. Best Chicago brands are offering at 16 duls 30c. Beef is heavy and tends . downward. Butter is lower; Ohio lle to 16s; Sate, 14c to 20c; Cheese inactive, at 6c to Bc. NAVAL STORES —Under the foreign advices per Europa, Spirits of Turpentine have improved in tone but are not quotably higher; close, however, firm. Sales 500 brls in shipping merchantable orcer, at 39ic to 40e. Common R) sin : 1,700 brie common, afl gat, sold at p t., said to be at 1 dol 25c per 310 lbs. Finer grades are neglected. Crude Turpentine is quiet, at 3 dole per 280 lbs. Ons —Crude Sperm is firmer, and we hear of a sale of 250 btls a-, the East on private terms, but understood to be at an advance on late prices. Linseed, 52c to 54; 2,000 Ib3 Tallow Oil, &c. EICE.—The market wag quiet /It 3a to 31-C. Sunmt —The sale by auction to-day fairly sustained the market; 249 hlads Attakapas sugar sold at 6c to 6ie full prices, quality con .id ere d. A t pr i vate t h e sales include 310 hbda Muscovado 5/ to 61e, and 200 boxes Havana at 7c. FRZIGHTS firmer. To Great Britain, 6,206 bushels of wheat were shipled as 51d to 6d in bass. and a bin was taken at 53 ; 1,000 brie. flour, It 9d ; 300 boxes cheese, 22s 6d ; some cotton at 5 32d. To London-1,500 brie flour, 21. To Rotterdam, 1,000 brla rosin, 3s. 3d. "9, 1857. exchange on E:. e pa, will reect favourably on the expor tation th ehaef products of this country, ani came a gradual 'curn towards the ordinary current of c':; e im erce, The Banks of the i n t er i or o f the &ate of Yew York, of Boston, and of New Haven, Conn , have likewise resumed specie payments. Those of Philadelphia and Baltimore appear unprepared, at present, to foll o w this movement. Oar Stock Market, since our last advices has gradually declined, and the amount of transactions is very small . The translantic news, without creating much activity, hag given more tone to the market, and cancel a pretty general advance. In State Swag little has been done ; principal business in Missoui 6's at a decline of 1 per cent. ; in Tennessee 6's of 11, an I in Virgit_ia 6's of 4 per ceut. City Bonds : ransaetions in these have been very limited, some few Milwaikee 7's sole at about 60 for Railroad issues, and from 73! to 75 fur muaicipal issues; as. also, some Peoria 7's at 85, Railroad Bonds : The only trans actions of importance have been in Illinois Central Constructions. which close at 3 per coat. advance. and in Michigan Central 8 per cent. mortgage at well sustained prices. Reilroed Share.: The decline in these was general, but since the arrival of the steamer they have advanced and close tlrm . 'lite principal business has been in Ere, closing at kt decline of if ; New York Central of 1 ; Uhteag ► ant R tck Island of ; and Illinois Central of 2 cer cent. A leo in Reeling which closes at a rise of ; Michigan Southern of 12; and Cleveland and Toledo of per aint Money with ut charge at from sto 7 per cent. tor loans on call. Paper is d , fficult to negotiate, and the rates ate irregalar, say froai 12 to 18 per cent. Da COPPlirr & CO. COTTON. The transaci - ms during the past week in this market taxe been confine] to small uar,els picked up by spinT ers et abtazt llic per lb for g ,od Middling Uplands. Tnere is vary little on the market the arrtv.lls c.) tinne on a very moderate scale, and the quAlitv all ranges above Middling H ldars do not press sales, and business closed dull yesterday, at my last week's quotations. The -ales from the 8 h Instant I estimate at 1,500 bales ; the export diving the same time has been to—Liverpool, 550 ; vre, 6 . 8. T.+te.l 1 208 bales. C ITT •N IN TR tNSITU. Nothing done in frosting cotton during the post week, holders are not offering the limited guano y now here. - SOUTHERN DIARKETa.—AII are lower, eatped by the tint .vuu..able aceoi,u , s from Liverpool, d.ificulties in nog >elating, &c. A large proportion of tin business has b-en.done for ( ther foreign markets than Great Britain The same remark will apply to the business transacted for a week later, as reported by telegraph The exchange ~u yers in iNew Orleans and at other sea board markets are much more particular of late in their scrutiny of names offered as bill rawars. Ntcw Oitmc Dec 11t1;.-:-Receipts for the week 64,000 bales same week last yam.. 64,000, Decrease in re:kipts at this p trt compared with last year 152 000, and at all the •ow horn ports 341) 000 titles to-day 3 000, an , l for the wetk 31 000. Ibltddhno lOic to lOic per lb. Export for the week —to Liverpool 7 000; klavre 7 000. Freights to L verpovl 7 161 pe lb 1211 Bales to-day 3 500 bales— market dull. prices unehang:d. MOBILE, Dec lth. —Re eipts for the week 17,000 bales, same week last year 32 000. Sales for the weer 10,000 Miodling 10c per lb. Export: for the week to Great tsritaiu 3,000 Stock on hand 80 000 Exchange on London 100 per cent. Freight to Liverpool d per ib. Cheer, -ETON, December 14.--Sales to day, 1,500 bales at a dee ine of lc to do per lb. Me markets of - avaneah and Anga,to were depressed, and a decline of le to is t iok place. CII.UP.--/ am e - mfirmed in the op ni in expressed in my 14.1; circular on the nhj,ct or crop. In &owe parts of the - 4 on;h-wesrern cotton r gton bolls ()pane at'er the f , ost of 19ch nd 20th or Nov and the top crop of a Large portion of the cotton growing Sae would ba saved. The weather since the fio,t hay generally been favourable for picking Itircilirrs at the Ports br the waek amount to 112,000 bales against 12 ( ,),000 bales la t year, and 141,000 bales the yes pc.:-vii.us The deficit in tonal recepts has in creased and is now 318 ouo bales, At New o:leans fir week late-, the rece , pts are he same as in the cmres poLoing week a last year say 640U0 bales. While at Mobile they were but 17,000 bales, against 32,000 bales same week list year. We are now arid shah be until the end of January next, comparing with the heaviest weeks of last year. EXPO'KTd —The exports to Gseat Britain are larger this week thou we expec e:1, amounting to 43 OJO bales, and increasing to 54 WO bates, the to at amount sent to her since I.t Sept last, as compared with last year. France his taken 11,00) agstast 13000 bales to the c.irresponding week last year. There is a &felt to France in the total export of 35,000 bides, bat to other foreiga ports the deep sase is only 4 003 bales. The following is a statement of the movement in cotton since the lit September, as cJinp.tred with the previous four) ears : 1857. , 1856. 1855. 1451. 1853. Keceipts at the Ports 725,000 1,076,000 1,138.0001 707. 0 00 659,003 Exports to G. Britain 235,000; 21 ,0 0 387,000 262,',0 186.00 J " France. .. 67 0 ill 103, 0 ,, 13•x,000 1 78 000 45,0.0 " other For. Pts. 41,000! 4 ~0 t g 1,0901 35 00 42,000 Tota; Exhorts. .... :376000 36t 00 617,303 j 376 0 273,00 Sr() kn . aod ...... 379 300 550,000 46. 000; 343.000 352,030 Ut which duriti, , tire pAst wee c, ittelud , A iii !ii, above : Re4.:Odtb at the Voris 112,100, - 120 ,0206 144,000 ; 87 000 90,000 I Exports toG lintel!, 43,0 .0j 9,000 60 ; , 001 39,0J0 31,0 , 0 Fra ce 11,000 i 13,000 12 0001 10, ,, 00 10,000 " other F. Port 6 , 001 5 000 1 18 030; 2,000 4,000 Tota' Exports 60,00 'I 57,000 i 100,000/ 51,000 45,000 SUMMARY.—Receipts: Decrease at the ports compared with lest yeti., 348,000 bales Exports : Increase to Gceat Britain, 51,000; decrease to Fre ice, 35,000; decrease to cellar foreign pints, 4,000. Total increase in exports, 15,000 bales. Facioues are very dull, at 4cl to 5.32.1 per lb for cotton to Liverpool, and ic to Revere Fxcueect s —Specie has the preference over bills for remitting ; B inker's rates vary from 1081 to 110 per cent tin Parte, 5.221 to 5.30. The fell , wing are perticuiers of operations in the prin cipal Southern markets s'lnce my last circular:-- New ORIAANS —Receipts for the week ending Dsc. 4th, 50,720 bates. Exports —to Liverpool 29 495 bales ; Qu3eastiwn and a ne trket, 1,807 ; Havre, 9 897 ; Bremea, 1,740; Amsterdam, 1,336; Hamburg)), 955; Barcelona, 693 ; B 'tele aux 240, Vera Cruz, 526 ; Sisal, 4. The rue ket un Saturdev opened heavily, well sales of 3,500 bales. Monday, 8 500, at slightly easier rates. Tuesday, 8,500, market quiet Welnes , lay, the transactions had p.ocoeded as f,r as 3 500 bales, when the news per _America was muds public, a-id entirely put a stop to oustuess. On Thursday about 1,000 bales were disposed of, at a decline of ic to lc per lb. On Friday, parties appeared to be awaiting ta:er European advices ; sales 5,500 bales, as a fur. her de: the of ic. Total sales, 3 0 500 bales, teken most y foe France and the Continent of Ete-ope. The market closes wi h too much irregularity to make quotations reliable, although the balk of the business since the arrivel of the Aeneriee's accounts was on the basis of 10,Ic te 11c for Middling. Freights to Liverpool, id. Moniee —Receipts for the week ending Dec 4:h, 23,184 bales. Exports —to Liverpool 6 341 bales. Oa Saturday there was a limited dem and which resulted in sales of 1,500 bales; Mom ay 2 200 bale at slightly easie, prices ; Tuesday 900, market cult ; Wednesday, previous to the receipt of the America's news, 3,500 bales were sold, at as improvement of ; 1 1 ,:ursdsy the eire3t of the foreign news was manifested by an almost complete suspension of brininess 300 bales ceanged hands at a reduction of 4c. On Friday a better feeling prevailed and 1,390 bales were sold. Leal sales 9 700 bales, mostly fir France and the Continent of Europe, market closing firmly .at our quotations which are revised to conform to the decline above noted. Freight to Liverpool id. SAVANNAIL — Receipts for the week ending Dec. 10th, 8.276 bales Up , and 191 S. I. Exports —to Liverpool, 2,360 Up. ; Fleetwood, (Eng ) 2,178 Up. Daring the fare part of the past week this market was characterised by extreme depression consequeut on the advices per America. On Monday, however, a better feeling was manifested, and sales to a fair extent were reporteel at better prices. Subsequently the Baltic arrived, since when the transactions have been extremely small, and at lower rates. Sales for the week, 5,028 bales, market closing dull at quo ations. Freight to Liverpool, yd. CHAALISTON —Receipts for the week ending Dec. 10th, 10,802 bales Up.. and 302 S. I. Exports —to Liverpool, 2,290 Up , and 37 S I.; Glasgow, 1,453 ; Falmouth and a market, 199 Up. ; Barcelona, 578 Up. There has been, during the week under review, a moderate demand only for cotton, and, under the unfavourable news to hand per Baltic, prices have still further declined. Total sales, 8,002 ba'es, market closing tamely, with a downward te e dency at quotations, which are again reduced ic to k., per lb. Freight to Liverpool, id. WILLIAM P. WRMEIT. BREADSTUFFS FLOUR —The receipts continue en a liberal scale, and the demand being moderate, prices have given wsy to the extent of 5c per barrel, in common slipping qualities, and 103 in extras. 80336 considerable quantities are going into store, and there are also some shipments to England team first halds. Western Canal and State, sups' fine, 4 dole 55c to 4 dols 65c per barrel. Extra, 4 dole 75c to 5 dole Ohio, Indiana, &c., extra, 5 dole 25c to 5 dol 851. Ca na d a 5 d o l s 52 c to 6 dole 50c. Southern, 5 d>l9 25! to 6 dols Sc. 2 Fancies and high extras, 6 this 50c to 7 dole 50c, and 8 dols 50c. %exp.—The supplies and stocks are both light, and prices have advanced daring the last three days 1 to 2 cents per bushel. Southern White, 130„ to 142 c per 60 BY TBL,.GRANI NEW Youg. Dee. 15, P.in:J-1;s, sales 40 brls, pot 6 dols, pearl 5 dols 75c. Cotton lc lower; small sales 101 e for Upland. Flour lower with a moderate business for export ; 8%433 10,000 brls ; cam to straight Sate 4 dole 45c to 4 dole 50c, corn to good Ohio 5 dols 15c to 5 dols 50e ; extra Genesee 5 dolts 60c to 7 dole ; Southern heavy and lower, sales 1,200 Ms, mixed to good 4 dole 95e to 5 dols 25c, fancy and extra 5 dols 30c to 7 dole ; Canadian inact 7 ve; sales 500, extra 4 dais 90c to 6 dole. Oate, ~Western 40c to 45c. Corn in fair demand. part for export; sales 30 009 bushels, white Sauthern and new 60c to 66c. Pork lower, mess 15 dole to 16 dols, prime 13 do!s 50c to 14 dols. Beef heavy, country mess 9 d )1s to 10 °ob., prime 5 dole 75c to 6 dols 75; repacked Chicago 11 dole to 13 dole, prime mess 22 dole to 21 dole. Lard weak and Laver. 2,0 hrls 91c to 10; Hams 73c to 10c, shoulders 7c to 7c. Butter, Ohio 11c to 16c State 14c to 21c. Sugar firm. Linseed oil firm at 533 to 55c. Spirits tu , pentine 403. Hides, sales 1,000 B A. on private terms, 2 900 Rio Oran'e 19c. Rice 3c to 31c Tallow, 25 000 los I c. Freights to Liverpool firmer, flour is 101, grin 51d to 61d. PASSENGERS per S. America from Boston, Capt. Lott.— Hon. G. Pemberton. Mr James Pierce, Mr. James Ouch bertson, 4 r . H. F. a3lh hap, Rev. H. Lamphier, Mr. Geo. Beattie, Mr. J. Sheigs, Mr. E. H. Amindour, Mr. Bsxtgr, Mr Hy. Parker, Mr. Fred. Parker, Mr Chas. Parker, Mr. Thos Chsrlton, Rev J. H. Bateman. Mr. W. H. Tillsoo, Mr. W. G. Russell, Mr. Cnas. Dusenberg,-Mr..o Langan t;ere, Mr. Geo Wintz Mr. E. Evans, Mr. John Elliott, Lieut W. F. Marson, Mr C. Fdlan, wife, and servant. Mr W. A. Rsymond, Mr. Jas. Orkeley and wife, Mr G. King, Mr. J Belie, Air A. Reynolds and son, Mr G- , 0. Taylor, Mr. Conrad Leipal, Mr W. Chadbourne, Mrs. Patten, Mr. Edwin Wild. Mr. W. Wilkie, Mr. J. Mtgil nistki, Mr John Brownlee. Mr. W. H. Brown, Mr Edward Turner. Mr. J. F. Golfe, Mr J. Seatten and wife Mr. P. W. Campbell, Mr. Builase. Mr. P. J. Folan, Mr. A Knox, wife and three children, Mr. E. Culmansi, Mr. J. Jerolle, Mr Miller, Mr John M . Laclan, Mrs. Snook, Mr. Peter Richard. Mr Flaws, Mr C. M. Gibbon, Mr W. M'Lean, Mr E. Henan, Mr A. Illsenhall, Mr J. M. Dickson, Mr E. Gerald, Mr H. Pace, Mr Davenport, Lieut Daley and servant, Lieut Bateson, Mr Green. THE LAUNCITPTG.WAYS AND CHECK-TACKLE OF THE LEVIATHAN. The difference between the manner in which these ways were con , tructed and that described is very great, as the following account of them will show. The first step in preparing for the launch was to clear away the mud and dirt to a regular inclination of I in 12 from the ship down to low water mark; after which, the five rows of piles forminz each way, and varying from 25 feet long near the ship, to about 6 feet near low-water mark. were driven ; the two outer rows on each side of each way were pitched three feet apart, and at a distance of 20 feet inside them another row ; but these inside rows, three in number, were pitched 6 feet apart. so that the breadth of each way, viz , 80 feet, was divided into five stripes, of 20 feet wide, extending from the bottom of the ship down to low water mark. To the sides of these piles, just below their tops, balks of timber, called waling pieces, each about 12 inches sqlare, were bolted, on the outside of each row only, by inch iron bolts, and the surface of the mud over the area of 80 feet wide, was then covered with a layer of concrete, barely 1 foot thick, upon which other balks were laid, about 2 feet aoart, and in lines parallel to the rows of piles : these balks were also about 1 foot square, and concrete was then put into the empty space between them, and levelled to an even surface with their tops; so that instead of the ways being constructed on " 2 feet of concrete, the whole superstructure is carried upon only " 1 foot of this material, and the support derived from the bolts in the waling pieces against the heads of the piles. As an instance of the amount of calculation and foresight exhibited throughout this famous launching exploit, it may be mentiened that when the ways were completed it was "found" that they were not wide enough ; that is to say, they were not sufficiently strong to carry the great weight about to be "lowered" down them, and the consequence was, that each way was increased in width by an addition of forty feet ! which was done by drivine a row of piles on each side of each way, at a distance of 20 f ee t f rom each outer one, thus making the rows of piles each way seven in number, and concrete, balks, waling pieces, &c., were added, as was done in constructing the part already completed. What addition'this made to the first estimate for the launch would be an interestin g item ; but there can be no doubt that the total cost wilt form a valuable record for the archives of the Institution of Civil Engineers, where they might be enrolled as a sort of thing to be avoided, with a salutary effect. As to the "check tackle" and machinery, so far from their efficiency having heel proved, or their having in any way been shown to he of the slightest utility in chocking the ship, the contrary is satisfactorily proved by the fact, that when the ship stopped after her first movement, and at the moment it was reported ;hat she was held by this check tackle, there was at least one foot of slack between each cradle and check-drum. Another circumstance has proved the complete uselessness of these costly appen dages, viz.—that at every renewed attempt to launch, and with everything slack, and nothing to stop her but " friction," it has been found nearly impossible to start her, or keep her in motion with the overwhelming power applied to get her along. Instead of carrying on a set of vaearies (dignified by the title of experiments) with a couple of pieces of balk, some rails, and a few tons of iron, in order to discover (?) the amount of friction of metal upon metal, which, by-the-bye. I remember was done some 30 years since by Morin and ethers, it would have been far better to have profited,- in this instance at least, by the experience of others. I should think Mr. Scott Russell must feel happy in having no share of the responsibility of this disastrous experiment in launching resting upon his shoulders.— adrrespondent of the Builder. SHOCKING MURDER IN SCOTLAND. A satutge murder was perpetrated on the afternoon of Friday last. at a small mining village, called Whitelgg, ttbout two miles north east of Airdrie. Thres miners, named Bernard Kennett; 'l'. Waters, and J. Carman, left their employment in one of the nits on the morn ing in goes iou and proceeded to drink in the store connected with the workiat Whiterigg. Is the course of Ve afternoon tha party quar relled, when Kennedy was ttnocked down by the other two, who both kicited him repeatedly, an i Waters, who wore beery iron•ahod shees, jumped on his be.ly se , eral times, and pounded the prostrate man so cruelly and savagely, that his bowels wers farcei out into the grjin, and some ribs were broken, which are supposed to have psnetrated the list . The wounded man was taken Lome, and Waters and C moran were apprehended, but stem afterwards liberated on &trotting pledge. Mea Ivabile Kennedy, after detailing the circumstances ut der which he had been so savagel • beaten, died about half-past three o'clock on sa•urday afternoon last. The news of the death, no doubt reached the culprits without much delay; for when the police went to recover pos,essiou of the men they had already let slip through their fingers, they were not to be found. A r.ew fortnightly illustrated Art-Review is announced r''r the beginning of the year in Paris. The title will be Gazette des Beaux Arts, Courtier Duropeen de l'.4rt et de la Curiosite. The chatinguisbing charactoristie will be a special art correspondt nee froth all parts nt Parope. THE REV, 3. K. GL kZEBROOK TO TIM I and charity,. snil theist twe t—cee eet ever united. Am I, I ask, sineieg against then; tee, graces of the Holy Spirit, when I exclaim " Grave hyp ierisy !!" Bat lam for getting Mr. M 's example in the mater of dealing with Sitr,—ln shelving the total incompetency of Human infidelity. I ought to say, not that Mr.-M. is an infidel, or Pearson to be the supreme rule of faith, in my letter of hyprocritical, bat that he is o a philosophical writer," who December 5, I gave a short abstract of t'te opinions of the ie flourishing about ihe middle of the nineteenth century. infidel Woolston, from Hartwell Horne:—s- Mr. Woolston, Really. Mr. Editor, I cannot but sympathize with you in who, in his discourses on the miracles of our Saviour your labours in contending with your thousand adversaries under pretence of vi n dicati ng t h e a ll egor i ca l sense of on the bullion question. Are you not often tempted to lay Scripture—endeavours absolutely t o i n s t. ' . ,y the truth of down the pen in utter despair, and exclaim, " I must gate tie facts recorded in the Gospel. This writer asserts that it up"—" plus neg deg plus negabit" Now, though Mr. he is the farthest of a n y man from b e i ng e n ga g ed in the M'a absurd opinion, that the reason of man is constituted cane* of infidelity ; that infidelity has no place in his by God superior to Scripture, has been refuted, adnauseum, heart ; that he writes for tae honour of Jesus, and in y e t here (Bth December), it is again, and in order to prove defence of Christianity ; and that his design in writing is it, he adduces Scripture, and, as might be expected, to advance the Messishship and truth of the Holy Jesus," perverts it. Now, by the reason of man, Mr. M. means to whom he says, "be glory for ever. -Amen ;" and yet not of one man, but of all, and for the purpose of proving that o the Gospels are full of incredulities. impossibilities, his position, he quotes Hub. viii 8, who e, according to Mr. and absurdities ; that they resemble Guiliyerien tales of M.'s own account, God says he would " put his laws into persons and things, winch, out of remances, never had a the mind of his people, and - write them in their hearts." being ; that the miracles recor d e d in t h e G os p e l s , taken The promise, then, we see, only extends to God's people literati e, will not abide the test of reason and common eense, —it is lmited in its effec.o, and does not prove that all but must be rejected, and the authority of Jesus aloey with men are t h us enlightned. B it, besides this. Mr. M. has them and at the same ti me t o cas t th e mo st scurrilous re- totally omitted an important Scriptural truth—that it is jlections on Christ."— H. Horse, " The Necessity and by the instruinrntati yof the Word, preached or written, that Advantage of Div ne Revelation v o l. I, page 23 7ch the people of G :ere ma le acquainted with Divine truth. edition. When I first adduced this specimen of the total Tee great Apostle of the 'Gentiles informs the Romans imbecility of human reason in matters of religion, as a and all the worlil through 'ham, ROM. x and 17. "So proof how utterly absurd i' is to assig n to it the place of then faith come hby /smiting, and hearing by the Word of the supreme rule of faith, I cotA net hde from myself the God." The instrumentality of the Scriptures in the rage general resemblance which exi s ts betwe en the principles of neration of man's soul, is also declared by St. Peter, Woolston and those of the Macnaught school, if, indeed, 1 Pet 23 "Being bora again. not of corruptible seed, but there be many persons who do not see the falsity of h's of incorruptible by the Word of God, which liveth, and principles. Th .ugh Woolston declared the Gospels to be abideth for ever." Tae same dectsisie is taught. by St. " full of incredulities." and no better than 't Gulliverian James. Altar having acid verse 17, "Every good gift, tales," yet heater; he is no infidel. and wrote in defence of and every perfect gft is from ale eve, and cometh down Christianity, and for "the honour of J e s us ," th oug h at from the Fath er o f Li g h ts , w i t h whom i s no var i a b leness the same time he "casts the most scurrilous refleciions on nor shadow of turning," he goes on to say. v. 18, "Of Christ." Mr. Macnaught is, of course, very indtgeant at I his own will begat he us with the Word of Truth,' thus the ebaege of inflielity, and professes in his letter re-peer- i declaring that the spiritual instruitinn and the regeneration lag the Bishop of °nester's speech, groat reverence for the lof man, a-e effec ed by mean. of the Word of Truth Bible. "I, accord•ngly." he sate, " reverence Ihe B hie, as The absurd d , gma of the Maurice School, respectiug containing. in the providence of G td, the big ant; snd most Letter and Spirit, is here contradicted. Mr. M. implies, effectual spilitual teaching with which the world is and I may in teed say, states this spiritualist d-gma, when blessed ;" and yet, in the ve r y same ' sitar , he decline hot he says, Deo 8, ° Mr. G. m.in'ains the supremacy of a belief that the Scripture writers were fallible in reltiou, law written on paper I maintain the sovereign-y of a and more than intimates that they give "irrational t la v engraven on the mind or reason of man" Now let versions of the tree doctrine concerning Inc/minion, us look at the feats- of tse case—is it not an incredible Trinity, Atonement" &c. Now. I cannot see. that to absurdity fir any man in his sane mind, to maintain the speak thus of the Religion and Theology of the Bible is at existence of such a law, when he considers the infinite all lesa blasphemous, but rather much more bias hemoun variety of opinions prevailing This very dispute proves than the deal -ration of Woolston, that the Gospels the absurdity of the po iti in. Way do I and Mr M "resemble Gulliverian Tales." Another instance of Mr cliff ras we do, " toto n0e1,," on almost every doctrine of M.'s blasphemy may be seen in p. 200 of Macnaught .n religi:n. Why is he " not in opi'iion a clergyman of Inspiration. "We gravely." he says, o though humbly the Church of England ? Unless indeed there be, think it possible for a rood Christian (Wo ,teion says he whieh it is bl a phew to •uppose contradictory revelations wrote `for the honour of Jesus') to ioubt whether the to the mind or reason of man. Not to press this fact, Evaegelists were not inis/ed by their own angry which, of coerce. renders at utterly impossible for any recollections or by the error of sue', traditions as Luke sane man to h 'ld Mr Macnau,ght's opinion on this point, tells us he followed. &c when of Him (Chris , ) they say let us I eat to the iexi on which he relies for the establish that he bias ed a fig tree with his curse, becatfs e as it is meat of his chimeric .1 distinction (xxvi. 3 —6), " For specially recorded it hail no figs on it, when 'the time of the letter killete, but the spirit g veth &c. Dr. A. figs was not yet' (Nam. xi. 13) —wh-ut of our blessed Lord Clarke gyms a commen sense and Scriptural interpreta they say that He caused swine to be needlessly destreyed tien of this passage in his commentary. The Apostle in •thousands, that He upset the tables of the money means "that the New Testament gives the proper meaning changers, and drove men ow of the precincts of toe of the old; -or the old covenant hid its letter and its spirit : Temple with a scourge, and that He designated the rulers its literal and its spiritual meaning." Instead of taking of His country 'foxes,' hypocrites,' and a generation of this coennoe s nee and cat:welly accu-a`e view of this text, vipers.'" Is not thi. quite in the blasphemous spirit of Mr. Msenangli', manages, to use Quaeimodo's affected Woolston, who cast the most scarrilous reflections en term, to "eliminate" a fancied antithesis between the Christ? " spi• it of man told the "letter" of a nook. Verily with Mr. Macneught. by rehrting to believe the narra'ives of g-eat rich, sail Sydney smith—" Genuine nonsense is the Gospoi respecting Christ, and referring them to the more puzzling 'hen true wit." For my own part, I find angry recollections of the writere, or to actual error, more words utt rl. fed nee in endeav girth g to express the than insinuates that they were unbecoming the character tif profound scorn and contempt with which the mystical and Christ, and would, if true, have be-n greet &times. Now, tel echo ol of inier i raters or rather pa verters, of Sir, our blessed Lord said to his discip es John xiv. 26, Serialise, should, in [by poor opinion, be regarded. " But the Comforter, which is the lady Ghost, whom the "S. lemn nonsense" is the correct title of its d .gmatie Father will send in my name ; Ile sh alt teach you all teaching. 0 the teachers of spiritualist absurdities we things, and bring all things to your remembrance whatever may say, es St. Paul mid of some who desired to be I have said unto you." And yet, in di. ect cotora,olietiou to teashers of the la?: in his time, bat they elevate " the this promise of iuspiration, Mr. Mecsaught, we have seen, leash "of sees ab ova Scripture, " understeedina neither does not hesitate to declare that the' Evangelists mar have what they say, no r "hereof they sffirm " 1 Tim. 7. When been misled by their own angry recollections, or by the they say with Mr. Meenaught Dec. 8), " thus in Chris error of tradaionsa' and that this blasphemous denial of tianity ere hursan reason and human affection exalted far the fulfilment of the promised aid of the Holy Spirit may above any bet k," i.e. the Bible be made by a "good Christian." Such are the confuses., But it is time to proceed to another important point, contradicting and impious notions with which following viz, the "sameness of C'hri,t's essence with the Fisher." the light of reason as the supreme rule of faili has led Me Now, if Mr M be se ucere i his psofes-ion (Dec 12,) that Woolston and Mr. Macnaught In what te,pac; the in his belief " C fist is the Supreme Jehovah," it is im blasphemy of Mr. la!Cecnaueht differs from the sift against p esihie u, di• c ,ver what difficulty there can be in *Anew the Holy Ghost, I must leave him and others to e )n,ei.ier. le iging that he is of "the Name essence" One God surely But it seams, Mr. Editor, that I have no right to draw must have one essence. It is the distinction of Persons conclusions of this condemnatory character, and that it is that is beyond our c inception, and f,,r the belief of which, unbecoming a professedly Christian minister to charge we depsni entirely in she Word of God. This point has upon Mr. Macuaught ‘• blasphemy, falsehood perversion, been strongly put in one of the admirable letters of Mr. or Judas like treachery." In the same spirit of a temple Wynne. It is to be wished that the logical reasoning charity we have just seen Mr. Macnaught saying that a healthy, moral sense, and scrirtural orthodoxy of Ma good Christian may doubt whether he who said .• bless and Wynne s letters, may have some talcs in removing the curse not," could have d signated the rulers of his c , untry heretical dale tiole of Mc. %f.'s mini Mr. M affects to "foxes," "hypocrites." and a ° generati nof vipe-s " t-eat the declaration of the Nicene Creel, that Christ is And ye', sir, we have the inspired authority of the livl,ll- of one suhaanee with the Father, as of no importance, and gelists that these very words of our Lord " were brought yet very incensisti tidy refuses to admit its truth. Now to their remembrance when they wrote the Sacred Bcr p• let us see what is the history of this article of the faith, ture." Infidelity then, it appears from Mr. Mecoanght's as given by Dr Naves', on toe Three Creeds, p. 260. The instruction, would be more ch iritable than our L ird Arians drove the Compilers of the creeds to profess himself. Oa this principle of pseadoscherity. God that they held the Father anti Son to be censubs'antial; cannot be, as Scripture tells ns ho is, angry with they would have subscribed every Article of the .Apostles the wicked every day." (Peal. vii. 11) On a shun .r prin. Creed, even of the N cane Creed, but such as declared the ciple how can Mr. M. believe that it is said in Mat. au; Godhead of 'he Son lobe the tie' y same as that of the Father, 41, our Lord will at the last day say to th ose on his left They w mid freely have admitted that Christ was God hand, "Depart front me, ye carted, into everlasting fire and lord ; the Son of God, begotten before all prepared for the devil and h's angels." The truth is that age., the only begotten of the Father ; but still a infidelity is promoted, bo'h by our ill informed teason and secondary or inferior God; a created ;in our imperfect moral sense which objects to the deelasatioas sh o a of a d;ffetent substance. ETEe00:1010; RXXOTAVOUTIn of Him who is infinitely .nice, holy, jest and good Wnen, for these we-e the to ms need It wss necessary to br ng in my letter of the 6th December, 1 referred to Woolston,them nearer to the point. that the anciest public l'ermula- I remarked with reference to Mr. M.'s infidel objections to 'ii S should not be ;ismer.° I. It was necessary to try Scripture--'t It is these daring presumptions attacks upon theta by the p tsitive declaration that the Son was of the revelation that place their authors de torvedly in tae rank ve - y swatenee of the Fattier begotten not male, beirg of of infidels ;" and I was somewhat anxious to knew hew one substance with the Father. a Here." earn Dr. Vinc ent , Mr..M. would deal with Woolstonnt case. In his reply, tivy dissenter front the i hurch immediately, and no recon_ Decembse Bth, he affects to doubt the truth et Hartwell ci'iation ever has. or can take place between us and them." Horne's account, and instead of scowing the J ,des-Itke hierm 3. profession of love to CAtier, by one who casts the most scut, Nov. Sir. it is very remarkable that it is on this very rilous reflections on Christ. he says, "I should be slow to pint that we have at last huntel Mr. M out of his believe that a man who thus disowned infidelity and thus equivocations and that set this very point he. like the ascribed glory to Christ, could be so profane, or scurriku , Arians, evi le lily " dissents from the Church.' In answer as Messrs. H and G. assert." Mr. Me canccio'ts of hie t . our donla qu-sr, oning's as to his orthod. xy in the own profanity, to which we hare referred ie doubting th t sameness of Cheist s essence with the Father, he rep ied truth Gospel narrative and the fulfilment of Christ's protease in apparently viremus iodiena ion at such un worthy of the special assistance of the Sprit most poibtihly teener, insolea ions against his sincerity. "Of course I hold the him the infidel tendency to Wo Astor). In the sann3 Homo-ousiou or oneness of substance between the Father spirit he speaks of th at bl as ph emous an d scurrilous isfi lel and cite Son. If not. how could I repeat the Nicene Creed?" only as a " philosophical writer of the egiuning of the In my sooty Dec 9 1 a-ked what does Mr. M. mean by lest century." It appears, then that in eve -y case in (names, ?" If by this term he means only 't similarity," which it has been proved that Mr. M. was gitilty of per he has his sob ilatship," by so translating the version. felshood, and blasphemy ;as it has beel prayed. teehilicel term, " Hieno•ousion." we ought not, either in charity or in truth, so to express the Now, Sir, it is evident that I mean what I say here, that conclusions to which un 'oubted facts lead us. t , Ut to if i4I s M )ran lates " h nre , tension" in the sense of content ourselves wi h s aying that Mr al is a philesephi. .`ei.o larity." he has imperilled his scholarship. Mr M cal writer of about the middle of the 19 la century. That hie the eff-ontery to mike the false charge, that I is all that Mr. M. seems willing to allow us to say. But obj , cted to the term " oneness," and net to the heretical whether we consider the word philosoplly to mean the aria 8 ocitran ineaniog of •• similarity" attached to the of wisdom or the actual possessnon of it, I, fur one, shou d right trensleti in by the term oneness—(ylr. M's letter, resolutely refuse to rank Mr. M. amorgst philesopl asrs . D ec 12 .) O a th i s occasion, then. I have to speck of Mr. He cannot in reality love wisdom, for he refes.es to rec e i ve Lai a., lea as a phil o ophitial writer of tse 19th century. the infallible wisdom of Holy Writ. " This is the curt NIr..AI will no; approve of my mentioning either perversion damnation," said oar Lord, " that light is come into the or felsehoo f New, sir, what turns out to be the real state world, and men loved darkness ra.hor thin light, becaese of the eae- ? U ,der all this apparently virtuous inligna their deeds aro evil," (John iii , 19.) He is not whe, for tion and freed en from equivocatien, there lies concealed real he elevates human reasoe and hum in 1 arning above the heterodoxy. Wrote requested, and. in a manner, compelled infallible teaching of the Spirit of Truth in Scripture He to explain whether he meant be "oneness of substance," is not wise, for perversion seems to be the natural charac. saneness of essence, he has been obliged to confess (Dec. teristic of his mud ; and he appears to be unable, in na any 12) that "he does not see mule use or much piety, or instances, to perceive the truth. Argument is entir e ly much instruction in this part of our Church's belief," and powerless against his delusions, and any attempt to reason that. instead f holding the Catholic faith on this point in with him is as hope'ess of success as with the corifi,med ; all its integrity. he is "content 'to hold his " peace." " I monomanist. I should at this moment have declined to lam perfectly content," he says, "to ho'd the Homo. continue the correspondence, had I not been called upon to ousion (sameness of essence) as at least an:article of peace." answer Mr, M.'s misrepresentations and falsehood. and so After this forced confession of Mr. M.'s. may we not well far as regards myself, I wish this lener to be final. I repeat his own exclamation as made in the very paragraph shall willingly leave the question in their hands who arts cam. preceding this confession, " Prob, pudor ! proh mores." patent to j uclete between us, some of whom have had euffi sieut s hemele-s and unprincipled, indeed, is such a confession. experience of Mr. M.'s characteristic presence ef mind to Mr M. d ies not, however, think it an act of hypociisy in convince them that argument is useless, and that the only him to repeat the Nicene Creed every Sunday, though he wise way of dealing with him is to "let him alone." I had askel in a pnev.ous letter how he could possibly do so They have, very prohab'y, found, as I have also found, by if he did "not bold the Homo-ousion." He does not think experience, the truth of Dr. Feussett's opinion, already • it an act of dishonesty to receive the wages of a Church of quoted, that "it is an irksome task to trace the mazes and I which he is "not in opi n i on " a m i n i s t er . S o f ar f rom unravel the entangled web of sophistical reasoning." It I this. in - deed. that, on the contrary. in the Second Book of will now be perceived, I imagine, that the ais a strong I Mormon Piles Macnaught on Inspiration," he has family resemblance between the infidel Wocleton ana Mr. I dedicated a chapter to the consideration of those qualms Msensught Wcolston objects to the miracles of the ,wh oh nrght arise in weak consciences as to the honesty Gospels, "that they wilt not abide the test of reason : and piety of holdine preferment in a church from whose and common sense." This is acting on the priDO , cle so doctrines we dissent as being irrational. For this Jesuis ob-tinately maintained by Mr. M.. that " Reason is the I tical purpose, then he commits the impiety and blasphemy supreme rule of faith," cud is entitled to judge—by this Lof end,. vourirg to sanction hypocrisy and fraud by the he means condemn and reject—the Scriptures ; and this ' example of our Ler I himself. This specimen of " mon is, indeed, the primary principle of all iefidelity, as it is i sir .us" mind blasphemous comment on our Lord's ministry the inspiring principle of "Macnanght on Inspire ion "' is really 't toe b id" almost to be imagined But let the The other points of strong resemblance, and almost of "B rot of aleeo,en" speaks for itself, p 204, "Now, if identity, between Woolston and Mr. M. in g oss con re- Carist i. to he our example, and our teacher, should we diction* and glaringly hypocritical pretensions of " writing not obey and imitate Him in this. Should we not, as fir the honour of Jesus and in defence of Christitteity," as ministerts and teachers, be content to abide in oar several Woolston says, hwe been already shewn. It will, there- high vocations, as long as they who bear the rule will fore, be seen with what chew of jostice (Dec 8) allow us ? if they expel us for teaching what we conceive says :—" I must gravely protest against Mr G.'s quoting . to be itnpe•tant truth and what, therefore, we are bound at second-hand from those who have themselves quoted at not to suppress, let the responsiblity of so tearing them second-hand, some other man's denunciation of the. dead ; selves aw-av from some of the members of Christ's mystical moreover, - I proteit against the waste of time ..nd the body the sin of such schisms—let it rest with them, and distraction of a reader's thoughts. which are caused by the not with " Well may Mr. Wynne, and any honest introduction into an argume nt o f such irrelevant met or as limatieh mind at er contemptuous scorn at this " playing this discussion of Mr. G.'e, concerning the infidelity and the pert of a tninistes " at this pions fraud, and sanctimo scurrility of a writer whom I have neither quoted nor °len he poerans, 'and inconceivable blasphemy. Wools ',on read." Now, sir, em I going beyond the bounds of truth him:, r= ed not Ii me rut ered a viler or more blaeplie- REV. J. MACNAUGHT. mous slander against our Lord than this. Now, sir, bar I drawn an honest conclusion in this matter, or am I only entitled to say that Mr. Macnaught is a philosopher of the nineteenth century ? But let us just inquire what is meant by signing tr. articles "as articles of peace." Dr. MacOride, on Articles, p. 3G, says an irreligious and ist1111; dinarian age, an opinion was sta r t e d, th a t the Article d were only Articles of Peace, that is, that thol who signed them on 7 . i/ engaged not to contradict this assertions. This appears to me to be no better thsl", , transparent fallacy by which persons, whose worldly interf s :, as tutors or incumbents required their conformity to-t W. standard of doctrine, endeavoured to pacify their el k s sciences. Such, when they preach, must at best silent on tenets, on which they dissent front judgment of the Church to which they P, fess to adhere ; but what society would satisfied with neut ality ? Surely Churchmen hare a 1 1 9; 1 to demand that the doctrines of their church should merely be not opposed, but that they should be expl i i i and enforced." Such is the decision of the profon learned •and the evangelically pious Dr. Macbrido , contrasted with the Jesuit principles of Mr. Mimeo ' Tae Tile question vary naturally arises—How many o f Articles does Mr. Macnaught hold merely as article , peace ? The first Article, "of Faith in the Holy Trinitli the second, " of the Word or Son of Gal ;" and the ne m :,_, "of the Holy Spirit"—these he can only hpld as arti_ a n of peace —the sixth, " of the Sufficiency of Holy Scrip!To for Salvation," he can hold only in the same Jesniu' s • way, for he doss not " prove" his principles " thereby,'" be Reason, and not Scripture, is his Supreme Rule, anc l _J, disputes the canonicity of some of the books the' declared canonical. What are Mr. M.'s principles on the doctrine (41 Atonement ? What does the following blaspheel., o , irsinuations against the truth of that doctrine, in l all M.'s letter, (Dec. 4), mean :—" Is God, as some lel terribly seem to imply, a dreadful }ling, who reclu i "d blood before he can be placated ?" Who but a man, o perverted mind, and a daring infidel, would, or could'', blasplvrnolsly in'srermsent the doctrine of the Atonetne e o (Sae Gal. i. 19,20.) " For it pleased the Father tha t % ) hint should all fulness dwell, and, havi ng ma de Pell through the blood of Ms cross, by Him to reconcile 1 0 things unto Hirweif; by Him, I say, whether they things on earth or things in Heaven" But, sir, it is time to conclude at present—time an. tP sci , forbid me to add more. I have en d eavoure d t o s how ca ll s why I h ye used what Mr. M. t er m s " h ar d wor d s ," 601; in his opinion, made unjustifiable charges. I willingly W e i the question to the decision of the candid end noprejil ie , and I tsk, " Who's the traito r ?" F or m y ow n lan i' ,/ have learnt from Scripture 'hat th ere i s a s i n o f u nbe nt Our Lord himself said, " This is th e con d emna tion, I ' o light is come into the world, and men loved clariolo rather than light, because th e i r d ee d s were evil."--J ° lo l iii. 19. And after his death he appeared to his diseiP „ for iha especial purpose of giving them their commission; preach the gospel ; and be eeclared, "He that believe o i not shall be domned."—M ar k xv i. 16. I, th ere f ore , e 31 1 , 111, imitate that sickly sentim en ' a lit y ai d l a ti tu di nar i a n 10 " 0 j ference which regards infidels like Woolson,g . '! o . those who call th e m se l ves S oc ks •ne, to in a safe cond i ": j Mr. M. charges me with a v i o l a ti on o f c h ar i t y, jf apprehend it is no parr of charity to utter falsehood. ,, j I have brought sufficient proof that Mr. M. is, like a il an unfsi!lifol member of the Chu rc h—th a t h e h a s u ri tte- o il b'aspheinies against our Lord and against the 1101)' u eft —am I deserving of the r.-bake implied in Mr. M.'s retitl e , that I should ke , p ms tongue from evil speaking, tle ° lol ing, ? No, sir, unfortunately for Mr. M., he O il . impoie upon all his r ea d ers by hi s gross taisrepresno to o lions, perversions, and falsehoods. 'These are re numerous, that it is wear i some beyond itiei-d st '0 have t o ex p ose them. Ore, with refe reo o to my charging Mr. M. with a lo'asphemous and ie ß ilt s sneer against the in com p re h ers ibili ty o f the MI-fi essence," Mr Wynn e h is very c l ear l y exposed, and t gives me confi fen ce t o b e li eve t h a t I may sa t-Ay troe• d ia matter to those w-h,se judgment alone I value, the CIO and the well-informed believers in the infallibility °,OO religion. and the theology of Se ipture antl e who are of enough to know the weakness, fallibility, and ignoran e o the human mi n d, when oneriligh'ened by that SPirit,,bei enables us to understand God's holy word and te e ; us by its in-trumentality. J, K. GLAzanno ° ' Lower Darwen, Dtc. 24'1!, 1857. THE MACNAUGHT CONTROVERSY. Sir,—l think a clergyman of the Church of VI; lend—the anonymous writer of the " Dial °ll l ,4 between Robert and Th omas " — would consult', own dignity of character, if he would refrain e '; pressing his opinions on the controversy betwt e t t Mr Macnaught and Mr. G!azPbrook, till t l4. controversy is concluded. Anonymous clerical interference is cowardly 613 • unbecoming. The anonymous scribbling of to " Clergyman with no Eyes," ashamed openly confess his principles and doctrines. is s ill3P sneaking, dishonest, and disgraceful. I enclose you my card, and if the a nonro f c'ergymau will crawl from his o b scur ity, Yonrs, December 28, 1857. so will A. TO TfIE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN TIMES' Sir e —ln to•day's NORT HERN T IMES there .. f ig d• letter from " Yentas," who implies that Mr. naught is the writer of those smart Dialogues if, a clergyman of the Church of Eagland. Yon 1 ‘,., 3 , - 0 0 Sir, that Mr. Maenaught is not the writer of thee' Dialogues, Dialogues, and that he has nothing to do wi , h T et - You know, Sir, and probably Mr. N Smith at'', - f g brook, the surgeon, of West Derby, also 1 ° 1 ,1;0 very well who " Veritas" is, and also who it is, disguises himself in order to cast unfounded putitions. of Yentas" will perh a p s see the wisdow allowing the disputants to wo r k ou t the controv e 'r to their own satisfaction without further interr,lid tion or foolish m e ddli ng f rom e i t h er s id e ft W eerbe impossible for either of the disputants to ati s tt ei all corners, and therefore th e co n t rovers y had b e , e o be left to th e t wo R ev. gentlemen tuld to t" 0 - te alone. I shall feel obliged if you place this o pt? in your next issue, and oblige your obedient ser i " Monday. 28th Dec. 1857. A I,oclcEa °l3 r r t [We tak3 this opportunity o f stating ths-dtte Macnaught is n o t th e au th or o f the Pi"' ,„ 0 9 , between " Thomas and Robert," published 11 0 0 It is written by a e l tr y . vman residing many :- miles from Liverpool.—E 1. NORTHERN TIMES THE NEW 111EDIC4L REFORM Bar, On Frliey, the 11 , h oe this mo n th, M r . Cowper, vice•Pr e lafe Tjt A,P lill e the council of education, st t ted in th e House of eommlns' to a question frtm Mr. Kinna rd, that it was hi s i n t eit tionl l ,olo l :;) Christmas rec •ss *co in+rodnce mess ire rrgul the qc l4 '' to be reqnired hereafter from p erson , a d m it, e d i nto 'lie tewol profession in the United-Kingdom. We a re now ena b, e d to the bill will be introduced at the end of February or heel, (Pi 'torch, with Ve view of its being s p ee dil y passe t, and 1114'1°d differ only In minor d-,tails rrom the measur e introity!el I 00; l y;11 by Mr. Headlam, and carrel through a second reading b_ . ./ 10Piff majority of the House of Commons. The Government ",:t i ed4 o t po*session fa I the Intim:let on nece , sary to enab e them to a good measure ; and after nearly thirty years' a s i at on on 1 !:11 0° of such vi al importance to the publ•c, th e bill tropose d to . cluesd will probably in a few months become law. BREACH OF THR COLLIERY ACT Al BLACKBURN. At the county petty sessions, a collier, n amed J o hn Wu' ..010 tvii, charged with having employ d a boy under ten years Of e 'poig i bt Duckworth Col'Lou. Oswaldtwistle. It appeared that the to the defendant's own son, and was killed by the exPlos ien t the/ 0 mine on the 3 h October. Mr. Bolton, solicit - ir, at ted the :o r o r sent procee ing was instituted by the c o mmis s ioners ARP ( c r,,telet, carry oat the act of pa , liament, with the sanc ti on o f the t o nos Sta•e, and he was procee :ing to call witnesses to prol that t w en Mr. Clough, who a pp eare d f or th e defendant, sl to es e , it! deceased was only employed as a drawer d u ri ng the ',„, t t W‘der elder brother, who had s i nce died, and th a t th e defends t t o. very poor circumstances, and he trusted that the bench, tier s et mercifully with him. Mr. Bolton said the lowest Pen a ` l ' a yo o :oos bench could impose was 45, b u t h e th oug ht th a t tile r ot a 40 costs won d, under the circumstances of the defendant, " 0. tor v" the case. A line of £5 was im:oad, to be remitted wo es are paid. EXTRAORDINARY SUPERSTITION• ~n e rlet °l ; We have now to record a novel me thod of terrifying thl t r;"; of the soil. Nothing less tha n '• witchery" and incan ta ' w t n ,cli e nti to be spell-bound, nay, hit death is to be compassed by at sen4te We are narriting no idle tal t. A rewe table geotlerna n :, er" t e the following particulars respecting an occurrence N'lL' e ,"i i ee i a ‘‘A mme than ordinary surprise, :ind whleh lately tea. ci c i wtsviosf pa 1.11 of Ballinakill, ba ony of Leitrim, and county or tbe,ti gentlemen in this parish let his lands in th- famine titae ti ; tenri t / figure of 123 per a^re. Twelve months ago he sercl d i , wed' Lit with notic-s that he woniti i ,, crease the re t o f "'` t hree Yip N o vember, 1856, otlerwise h e wou d A v e e ,ch tenant ra rent for leaving it. All the time they held it at this low iedr o tp never laid out one on improveets—a lew wit paid the incre,se of rent. 'fhe others were srrved ,elr quit a few days ago, and a l so ejeetments for the next re s .zo ther W v e. this was being don e , th ey got out two querns, gat hered o f W $ women, and Children to the highe•st hill. had two eftlAr''' colnnled to onegrind, for the shoutinir landl g ord thethl .. ot sh he cry and clappingr fcr his bailiff they then ri ground in the devil's name—w shing the eillzio th g utter fa 00 devli's name — go t a stre tcher and sheets , and had a had d ebt procession to one of the houses ; held a wake there, of pipEs anti tobacco. Thy buried the imaginarf soma time in the night. If VI, place was known they th l bat°arm 4 th would not take effect. In their superstitious minds ti n e Laid i,,, , ct • the effigies begin to rot Ills parties ground bailiff) will get sick, and Will eventually die.—Lrw"' i ktb t~t , I El/ DR E k k vEL .k 1 nn to a ( " ??4:"Y 11.4141:111 o't 4 BA I ° ' ht. 1,1 of F I.] Otis Li O ti Yet I lra, 'otct. Ex: % co. ~......_