The Northern Daily Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-11-25 00:00:00

L AZ I EST INTELLIGENCES FRANCE PARIS, MONDAY EVENING. I9tellioenee has been received here, from Con tantjnople, d a t e d th e 14th, which informs us of be total destru c tion of 600 houses at Pera, by fire, ti "ed to have been the work of an incendiary. tih" a uthorities and Sisters of Charity had found th elt el' for those persons and families who had b een suddenly rendered houseless. 4 4 9%er incendiary fire had also broken out at to ,riatiople, causing great destruction (as stated) b oth life and property. 1 1 , 1 44 d other account states that the fire at Rhodes ex b een caused by lightning having struck the of ' 4B iVe powder magazine, situated in the caves it, itthe Ancient Knight Chevaliers. The Turkish T he Constantinople has been entirely destroyed. Constantinople Journal informs us that a 4 . * e r l a n company has already made the purchase .°ll 3' steamers. GERMANY. FRANKFORT, Nov. 22 4 41 the sitting of the Diet, held on the 2 0 th, the I)re sentativ es of Austria, Russia, Bavaria, and d : l eb, informed the Assembly that the Anabassa -B°f their Courts, at Berne, had taken steps 1 4 ed . ou by the Federal resolution. THE FRENCH FUNDS • PARIS, MONDAY EVENING. t 4 1 :‘' the close of business on the Bourse this day, ; f ollowing. were the closing quotations:—Three k t 'eents, 67f 90c. ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. p e ; rZ were promised, last night, something of a treat, in the ttl ance of " Gay Manneriog," in its original form of %Italical drama; but " There is many a slip b, Between the cup and the lip." 1, 14 . 1 -4 groupe engaged for the occasion had been " starring" th - W eek in Dublin ; a portion of them—despite foul wea -14 13 g' " Rage, rage, thou angry storm," and put out tt lei erll ° B 4 the stormy water"—these were, all honour to 1 4 :Rood faith, Mr. Weiss, Mr. Allan Irving, and though ,let least, two ladies, Mesdames Weiss and Enderssohn trZ t Mr. Sims Reeves, the " delicate tenor," could not the e l ements , as h e b ecame i n di s p ose d i n D u bli n , t o t i t n , fact h e himself certifies in the following, which was „ t44 !‘t:ed in the theatre : t11 .4 4°P3 , of a letter from Mr. Sim Rev t es e to ar A t fr e . J t o i T e , o em Z it ePreneur of the engagement, s on e the p f 4 D=ar`" Morrison's Hotel, Dublin, Sunday Morning. tot Doctor ,—I am so thoroughly knocked up with kise s ." and hoarseness, that it will be impossible for' eto lin;' ° 'antne days. I fear it will be Saturday befefe I can O''''`X our's truly, J. Sims REEVES.' eig; Regretting the occurrence, and the occasion of the IltilTP °ll,l tnaent, Mr. Copeland requests the attention of the 4 to the above statements. Net% Sims Reeves letter is unaccompanied by any b 40 .1 1. certificate (in consequence of the s.earner leaving A tta i n immediately after its receipt by Mr. Joy), and in his llo Ir "Ore, the only e xplanation Mr. Copeland has it his e r to offer." lit to be r egre tt e d that Mr. Reeves' illness is likely to fat / at leatit, until next Saturday, which is the date he fixes 1 6 11i8 Convalescence. it is also to be regretted that he did t}: %pear, in accordance with announcement, before t h ta °l4 patrons who gave him a lift on to the first round of (4 6 11 ladder. So we had no Harry Bertram, consequently, ;t.°llll we don't exactly see the essentiality of the l t : el: tee) no " Guy Mannering." Mr. Copeland did all ;v 4l ; % tad be done under the circumstances -he at once t l l3ll nced the state of the case—had it ci r c u l a t e d on *Sin - ge--and in the principal parts of the to wn —l owere d tttt t lltices to the ordinary rates, to those who still wished to n and returned the money of those who felt the absent r Was the real attraction. lustead of the Opera, of " Masks and Faces" was given, and after a Concert, in which all the arrived artistes appeared. li e , p l ay Went very well, if except a fault, which shou'd t • .o rr ,ected, viz., that the actors do not speak laud enough, tt ; 'a the dress circle many points are missed. It is one of 4 ra ' 4105 1 elegant, feeling, and instructive of our modern t ie ; 4 i. The weight of the piece fell on Mr B a k er , i n the ki t 2 ai nter, Triplet; which he embodies like life, in all its ate e motion ; causing oar hilarious laugh at one moment, 114_ 4114 sympathetic tear the next. Miss Page, as Peg 511 - " l i t) eon, was deserving of much praise ; clearly feeling Ol e ' a dmirable traits of the merry, generous actress. But litit 4er aPeaks her part in such a manner, as often to wither ot er - h wise natural deliniations. uld te r the play came a Concert, the programme of which N: 4 ' contain much novelty. Madame Enderssohn sang . 1 411; 4fr°111 " Lucia" and " Traviata," both very florid, which the2 a2 ed her facility ; and in the ballad, " Over , tki ' e a," she was all that could be wished. Mr. 4adarne Weiss sang two duetts, with their 4celience, particularly that from " Lucie where ,N4le4exhibited much genuine feeling, and the gentle .titticceived a welt deserved encore in the old song 44 6 Wolf." Mr. Allan Irving made his first appearance s ' l le possesses a baritone voice of very fine quality, tst it Wady in the upper notes; he has it under tolerable 4 (4° 1 ) but obviously wants experience. He sung Il h.Cand a ballad, with discretion and intelligence, such r, co nipositions merited. ' 4 l,i' l4 e , ht the "Rivals" and a Concert, supply the place of i'vlaennan 0 411 C0n,.. , '. 0) ,„, -4 , 6 LI Ki7l SAFETY INKSTAND, we can bear i vitness, secures to all classes one which will keep always clean and good. Price. ls. Bd., 2s. 6d., Os t 1 1 4 (19 . 61. eacb.—Advt. Pram AT ST. JOHN ' B, NEWFOUNDLAND.—T he titatillt Ocean Steam Navigation Company's screw t 40;, 3 ", i P North American brings intelligence of a fire in t 8, Newfoundland, on the sth inst., by which over tie were destroyed. Loss 50,000 dollars. 4 11 .3 4qa.laßLE PocKETnoox.—A German gentleman, kikittes 8 t passenger from Melbourne by the James ght, of gc pocket picked in Liverpool, on Saturday t 4 4 0 ,7,,a pockethook containing Australian bills on a i - iank for £lO,OOO, bank notes to the amount• of 0 .1 4,,""ki a number of letters of introduction. Clij, h 7 y we had very boisterous weather, the wind qlk o ; 14 strong from the N.W., arid as the p.m. tide k 4 oi t il k ed (9.58) it became worse, blowingla terrific gale. k 1 , 1 . 111 "le Woodside ferry boats ran into a schooner L crossing the river, and carried away her bowsprit, ltp` u ° steamer also ' received damage to paddlebox, t b 'ue h What extent could not be ascertained. kli t lekt ° „ l , l t ' s INQUESTS.—Yesterdav the Coroner held 4 ikedZ:n the following cases :—On the body of a man il:eile,"icion,who died in the Northern Hospital, in conse, 4stair i iiijuries received by him at the Huskisson Deck, 4 or t h e 4 in our paper of yesterday. Verdict, accidental age` oll the body of a bov, named Brown, seven years 4 1 a,, 0 was killed by accidentally falling down a ware tht,vt:". Verdict accordingly. HALL,--The gifted B - ousil family continue 'a Perfo rmances at this house during the present week. 44 i Ren u • . 5 i kt trine discoursing , of exquisite music, under extra -44" ci rcumstances, it is almost impossible to imagine 4"'Ss. IS b etter. It is not as " youthful prodigtes" that ii r b t lu ted young people have to be viewed, but as actual 0 ,7, a.C.7.9f the greatest works in music. The house has Vst "tIY filled during the past week, and we make no th at the of kr! popularity the family will increase RES b ttl/121/41 to 4 ecome Mory known. Barwics lirt4easantly varies the enta ItZttrtainment,Miss and allows ea e pose to the juveniles. There are day perform beig Wednesday and Siturday, at half -past two, VI:0 04 10 i AND TOXTETK HOSPITAL.-011 Sunday last, titr e Preached in St. Barnabas ' s Church, Puha %Ole rii " e L, by the R ev . Dr. MTeile, in aid of the funds l it 't Of ti ° l B t valuabl e i ns tit u ti o n. Owing to tee unfavourable t4t°41,1 have weather, the attendance was not as numerous _• Lia,!'e been wish e d. The rev, gentleman.took his tue 6th chapter of St. Matthew—part of the 47th gipW hat ..t cli4v. do ye more than others ?" and, after a most '4N - ,, - "„ °uT ce which lasted one hour, the sum of abort Nr u ere " u nected. His Worship the Mayor and several °f the L council assembled with their frie nd s in the lepo ta ti,, 64l, uattoni Greenland street, and walked in 04 - : tae" t o the chu rc h . W e n o ticed the following Present .:—Charles Turner, John Stewart, J. fob ht on• • 114 bertson Alexander Shand, Cameron, J. ( : , 11 11 I t• Christie, jun., Pletcher, Daniel Clarke, k A., attrall thc_J ames 1101 me, R. L. ,Tones John Rogers, " 4 14 Farnworth, and John E. Patterson, Esqrs Cook, R, ec. COLONIAL CHURCH SOCIETY. rn- ~e AND SCHOOL The anniversary meeting of the Colonial Church and School Society, was held in the Collegiate Institution, at half-past six o'clock last night. The attendance was not numerous. The chair was taken, amid loud applause, by Thomas B. Horsfall, Esq., M.P. Among the clergymen and gentlemen on the platform were : —Rev. Dr. Taylor, Rev. J. Herbert Jones, Rev. C. W. Lawrence, Rev. H. Martin, Rev. A. M'Conkey, Rev. J. R Conor, Rev. R. W. Wolseley, Rev. Gilmore, Rev. James Kelly ; Mr. T. D. Anderson, Mr. Edward Heath, Mr. I. K. Rounthwaite, Mr. H. J. Webster, &3., &c. The proceedings were opened by prayer, delivered by the Rev. Mr. Wright. • The Chairman then said : The object of this meeting may be stated in a very few words. It is well observed in the last report of the Colonial Church and School Society, that the relations of a Chistian nation to her colonies are analogous to these of a Christian parent to her offspring. (Hear, hear ) It is the recvnition of that principle which has called into existence the Colonial Church and School Society, whose anniversary we meet to commemorate te-night. It is very gratting to find that, al hough the society has not been many years in existence, it has gradually increased its number of friend=, it has gradually increased in the amount of its receipts, and has now em ployed no lees than 39 clergymen, 101 catechists and scripture readers, and 42 female teachers. Still that is little compared with the requirements of our colonies. I need not tell you that England has a larger extent of colonial possessions than any other country, and I need not tell you that Liverpool is deeply interested in the prosperity of our colonists. I cannot, therefore, but think that a society such as this has very great claims upon the inhabitants of this commercial town. (Hear, bear.) Hitherto thiS society has directed its efforts chiefly to North America, and to some parts of the Continent ; but calls have been made from various parts of the West Indies—calls which it has been unable to meet from want of the necessary funds. I may just mention one class of the population of our \Vest Indian colonists which, I think, has hardly been brought sufficiently under the notice of the people of this country. Ido not allude to the Negro population ; I do not allude to the colonists themselves; and perhaps those who are not immediatey connected with the colonies may not be aware of the class to which I do allude. A few years ago a great want of labour was found to exist in the West Indies, and, under the sanction of the government, a system of emigration was adopted from China and th- Fast Indies, and now annually, under the section of Government, and under the inspection of emigration officers, a certain number, amounting to many thousand Coolies from India, and Chinese from China, are imported into the West Indian colonies. These emigrants enter into an agreement to remain for a certain number of years, some five, some seven. They are industrious workmen, and at the end of the period they have engaged to serve, they take back with them their well- earned savings. Well would it be for them, and well would it be for those who have the responsibility of having them under their charge, if they took back with them, at the same time, the blessing of the Gospel and of civilisation. (Hear, and applause.) It was only within the last few days that I received a newspaper from Demerara, with a short paragraph in it ; which met my eye, having reference to this subject, which shows, at least, that that class of labourers are industrious people, and that we ought to feel anxious that they should take back with them, as I have said, something beyond their own hard earned savings. The paragraph says—" The Empress Eugene left for Calcutta and Demerara with returned Coolies on the 17th instant. She carried away 156 men, 67 women, 15 boys, 13 girls, and 9 infants ; in all 260 people, who took with them 20,540 dollars." That is a very large amount for these industrious people to have taken back with them. Now, lam aware that there is an impression, and perhaps to some extent a just impression, that the colonial legislature provides clergy for the different parishes in the colonies. They do this, and very much to their credit, but the clergy will find their own population are more than sufficient for them to take the pastoral charge of, and it is only through'such societies as this—through the instrumentality of our missionary societies—that that class of people to whom I allude can be taken care of. It this society, or any such society, could see its way clearly to providing labourers to take charge of those emigrants, on their arrival in the West Indies, it appears perfectly c'ear to me that we should confer upon them, and the countries to which they return, an inestimable blessing. (Hear, hear.) I have ventured to throw out this suggestion in the presence of my friend, Mr. Thomas, one of the secretaries of the society, and I have no doubt that it will receive his attention. I have only further to express our regret that we are deprived this evening, of the presence of more than one of those whom we expected to have bad among us, We had indulged in the hope that the Bishop of Ruperts. land, who has just returned from that country, would he here. He has, however, been unavoidably detained in London; and we are, unfortunately. deprived unexpectedly of the services of our friend, the Rev, Mr. Pollock. Bat we have lyre, those whom I am sure you will be glad to see, and pleased to hear address you ; and to whom, I am sure, I need not ask your attention. We have our friend, Mr. Thomas, the secretary of the Parent Society; we have our friend, Mr. Ryle ; and last, although not least im portant, our long tried and valued friend, Dr. M‘Neile. (Cheers.) With these few remarks, I now call upon the secretary to read the report. The secretary, Rev. Mr. Wright, read the report, as follows : REPORT The secretaries of the Liverpool Association of the C olo nial Church and School Societ) have much pleasure in again seeing around them their friends and co-workers, at their anniversary meeting. They desire, at the outset, to express their unfeigned thanks to Almighty God, for the blessing lie has vouchsafed to their endeavours in this departmuit of labour during the year that is past, and for the hope, with which, by His good providence, they are enabled to look for ward to that which is to come. Perhaps there is no place in England where the Colonial Church and School Society should be able to appeal for support with brighter prospects of general success than in Liverpool. Favoured very largely as to reli gious privileges, she stands in the forefront among provincial towns in the matter of commercial prosperity—a prosperity, he it remembered, in her case, largely dependent on the very people for whose welfare this society toils. That Liverpool shares very largely, therefore, the responsibility of the mother country, as regards our vast colonial empire, is at. once apparent. What that responsibility is, no serious person will for a moment doubt. The colonies are ours, not simply to fill our harbours with ships, our regiments with soldiers, or our treasury with funds ; not simply to give us a national import ance, an enduring name, or a resistless sway; not simply to make our merchants princes, and.our princes among the most powerful on the earth. Oh, no! If they have their uses in regard to us, we have our duties in regard to them. if the colonists send us their gold, we should give Orem back our Bibles. We should set up among them a standard for the Lord. We should send them faithful and self-denying pastors, devoted and single minded catechists and scripture readers and well trained teachers for their schools. We should, in short, ply them with every agency which may seem calculated, in our prayerful judgment, to win them to Christ; and we should see to it, that, vhile we dwell in our " cieled houses, i ' and are basking, so to speak, in religious privileges, they do not carry to the judgment seat this record, that in the wealthy and so. called Christian England "no man cared for their souls " And if this is true of the 160 millions nearly of immortal beings in the British colonies, it is true especially of those six or seven millions of nominal Christians among whom our society, not exclusively, but more especially labours. Respon sibility, we learn from an infallible teacher, is proportional to privilege; and we cannot doubt that the condemnation of those who are called by the name of Christ, though they do not love Christ, or strive to he like him, will be immeasurably greater at the last, than that of those who never heard His blessed name. Nor is it of slight importance to remark that the operations of this society are carried on in strict conformity with the doctrines and discipline of our church. While the great principle is maintained that none but earnest, evangelical men shall be employed—men firmly attached to the great principles of the Reformation —men who put Christ first, and forms and all else second - still these agents are as strictly under the jurisdiction of the Bishop of the diocese, and defer as anxiously to his authority, as they would if correspondingly placed in any diocese in England. The episcopal testimony borne from time to time to the society's operations is conclusive on this point. A society which has the support of the two arch bishops, and several English bishops ; which has the wannest possible approval of the excellent and venerable metropolitan of India, and his brethren of Madras, Bombay, and Victoria— which can point to the earnest testimony of such men as the bishops of Rupert's_land, of Sydney, and Sierra Leone, may well challenge criticism as to' the conduct of its ecclesiastical proceedings, and the general character of its management. And while the society has such testimony as to its orthodoxy, it has most valuable lay testimony as to its usefulness. And this is the more to be noted, as it is the unsolicited commenda tion eye witnesses of the society's work, and that of indivi duals altogether without profession in its favour. rho testimony of such men as Captain Alebar at Nova Scotia, of Mr. Evans at Montreal, and of Commodore Trotter at the Cape, as given in the society's last report, to mention pp others, must, be particularly gratifying to all friends of the society, an „I is a strong guarantee of the great good which, by God's blessing, is being done. The varied character of the society's work, toe, la a featry:e not to be overlooked. Its mission among the 700,000 French Canadians is one which must commend itself to every Protestant Englishman, while that to the free coloured population in the same neighbourhood possesses points of interest, which belong, perhaps, to no other Missionary of ,rrt whatever. And in this connection the tuentieri of the exertions use 4 in behalf of British seamen frequenting foreign ports, must find a place. immorality of this class h as he long been a scandal to England, anel a great fe:r to Missionary 'uPePass. The society has agents specially employed among such in diff eren t p ar t s , a nd it is hoped that much good has resulted from their very indefatigible labours. A thong the priest-ridden and very superstitious in;raleita nts o f M alta, too the society set s up its standard of evangelical and Protestant truth, *bile at nearly twenty places of &iglish reEort on the Continent the same standard is reached, and the gospel preached by chaplains i n whole or in fart Eustained by this society, where otherwise in its fullness and its freeness it would be unknown. Nor in this brief recapitulation of the NORTHERN TEVIES.-- Colonial Church and School Society's operations, must her efforts for the young be forgotten. The schools which she has been happily instrumental in organising or in maintaining, are far from being the least successful after manifold efforts for good. Male and female teachers have been largely employed, and incalculable benefits.have resulted on every hand. What has been effected by this single agency in the one diocese of Newfoundland, may fairly be taken as a sample of what could have been done in others, had the pecuniary means been only at command. A society then which aims at, and really effects so much, may fah ly claim the most ready and liberal support. That support, how ever, is tardily rendered. Pressing calls for aid are pouring in from the West Indies, from the Canadas, from South Africa, from Rupert's-land, and from numerous other places, but which calls the committee are unable to answer for want of funds. Will the Christian public of this great country allow this state of things to continue? Will they content themselves with the mere barren petition " Thy kingdom come?" Will they do nothing to bring it about? Will they let thousands upon thousands of their fellow sinners, aye, and fellow countrymen perish, while they stretch forth no hand to help? It is hoped not. It is hoped that the re sults of this meeting, both immediate and ultimate, will prove that there is still—at least in Liverpool—a strong yearning after the salvatio❑ of our fello'w men, and no small measure of self denying liberality and prayerful diligence, if by any means we may compass so glorious a result. It may be proper, just in conclusion, to say one word about the socit-ty's funds. Since the year 1851, when the society was instituted on its present basis, the income has risen from £6,979 l9s- 31., to £15,694 15s. 9d,, towards which a large and continually in creasing sum has been annually contributed by the colonists themselves. The Liverpool contribution for the year ending March, 1856, was, it is satisfactory to know, largely in advance of that for the year ending March, 1855. It being £2lO in 1855, and more than £3lB in 1856. The amount for the current year cannot, of course, now be ascertained, but it is hoped that it will at least he equal to that transmitted in 1856. There is little prospect, however, that it will much exceed it, unless a vigorous effort is at once made. Surely it requires but to be known, that there is still griev.;us spiri,ual destitution in the colonies—that there are large fields of labour yet un occupied—that men, women, and children are daily dying, and going to the judgment seat without any knowledge of Christ— to make Liverpool rise up to her high privilege, and do sumo thing worthy of herself in this great and glorious cause. The Rev. Mr. Lawrence came forward, at the su7gestion of the noble chairman, to offer a few observations. •He said he would not occupy the position in which he then stood but for the unavoidable absence of his dear friend, the Rev. Mr. Pollock. (Hear, hear.) He had received a letter from that gentleman, and he would take the liberty of reading it to the meeting, as it would, in a chief measure, supply the observations which he (the rev. gentleman) had to make to the meeting. He then read the following letter : Bodford-street, Nov. 24, 1856. My Dear Friend,—l am sorry to say that, being called out of town nn urgent business, I shell be unable to attend the meeting this evening. I regret this the more, becausel should have felt it a privilege to take part in the proceedings. And I was anxious to have explained that, although I have felt some difficulty hitherto, it seems to me that the time has come when I should openly give in my adhesion to your good and holy cause. I have watched with interest and attention the progress of the Colonial Church Society, and however I might personally desire the alteration of a sing:e regulation, still I see the management falling into such safe and honoured hands; I read such unreserved testimony to the labours of the society on the part of many of the ColoHial Bishops, the best and most faithful of them all ; I observ6 so fixed a determination to propogate the Gospel in its purity; and I perceive God himself so distinctly owning the work, both in the Colonies and at. home, that I can no longer • hesitate to offer my humble aid, lest, haply, I should be found to separate myself from that which is of God. I pray that His presence may be with you to-night, and at all times in this labour of love, and am, my dear friend, your's most sincerely, Wax. PoLLocx. He had little more to add than to re-echo the observations of the chairman, who had so well and so ably expres ed the motives and objects of the satiety. It became a duty on their part to scud and extend God's truth to the colonial inhabitants, not only for God's honour, but for the salvation of immortal souls, who were scattered abroad in the vast territories under the sway of our gracious Queen. (Hear, hear.) He had a conversation with his dear friend, the Bishop of Sydney—(hear)—who was a warm and zealous friend of the society—and his lordship informed him that, but for the assisfance,of a few thousands from the society for the working of the mission, he would have been thrown back in his labours for many years. (Hear, hear.) Fortified by that, ho.vever, he was enabled to go on, and, with God's blessing, would continue to go on in the good work. (Hear, hear.) But for that nest egg he would have been thrown back, but, happily, that nest egg sustained him in his efforts, and he trusted it would never fail. (Applause) The Rev. Mr. Thomas next addressed thettssem6lage. He said it was an object of great gratification to him to take part in the anniversary of that society in Liverpool, because he was particularly anxious that the truth and the facts of the case should be brought prominently forward before that highly influential population. There was no doubt that that society had claims which had never been understood or app eciated in their length and breadth as they ought to be, and as they invariably were where - they were fully made known to the Christian laymen and clergy of the country. The chairman had very briefly, and yet thoroughly appositely, introduced the subject of our meeting. The report, which followed, touched with sufficient detail the different points of interest in connection with our operations; and their dear friend who preceded him had touched upon one or two points of interest, to which he (Res , . :Mr. Thomas) might he permitted to refer in the course of his observations. There was no doubt that they ought to hear in mind the truth with which the chairman opened his address—that this was the mother country, and that the colonies were the filial dependencies of England. (Hear.) England was not to cast them off to seek for themselves the bread of life, and to perish for lack of the bread of life. (Rear, hear.) There were thousands in their different colonies at -that moment without any opportunities of hearing the glad tidings of salvation, to whom the gospel of Christ was not preached from Sunday to Sunday, and who perhaps remained for three months, twelve months, or two years, without ever once having had a single opportunity of listening to the message of mercy from the lips of the ambassador of Christ (Hear, hear.) The mother country beneficed in temporal things from the colonies, The mother country should return in spiritual blessings the advantages which she derived in temporal things. It should be his business that night to endeavour, with brevity—and yet he was told by some of his friends around him, he must not be too brief, because he had a large field of operations over which to travel, and there was an immense mass of information, which, if he could fully bring out before them, be should, clearly to make out his case—it should be his business to endeavour to establish two particular positions. First, that the Colonial Church and School Society was worthy of the growing confidence and support which it received from the friends of the Evangelical missions of the !Church of England. Next, that the need of the operations of the society was not only undiminished, but that it was annually increasing. These two propositions he should endeavour, depending upon the assistance of God's spirit, to make evident to their under standing and consciences this evening. Liverpool indeed, was in the forefront, as it were, of the emigration move ment. Liverpool sent firth hundreds of thousands of persons to their colonies from year to year. Liverpool derived a great portion of its wealth from the colonies ; Liverpool had many pesonal claims upon its Christian sympathies, in connection with their colonies, Tie had but to touch upon the subject which had been referred to already, of Ruperts land, the Mauritius, and Sydney, to touch the feelings of some Christian friends there on behalf of the eminently holy and evangelical bishops who, by the providence of God, bad been sent forth to labour in those distant vineyards. (Applause.) Each of those bishops had received considerable support from that society, and on the ground of that support, given to them among others, the• society had to-night, in some measure at least, a claim to their sympathy,' their support, and •their prayers. - (Hear,. hear.) He should now proceed to the first proposition which he would endeavour to establish, namely, that that society was worthy of the growing confidence of the evan gelical members of the Church of England. The report mentioned that the society had been growing both in patronage and income during the last four or five years. Ten years ago there was not a single bishop found upon the roll of the patrons of the society, while it was called the Colonial Church Society. There were under 200 clergymen found supporting it, Its income was something like 43,000 a year. Now, after an interval of ten yews, having previously existed for twenty years, they found not only six of the English bishops, but some fourteen or fifteen colonial and foreign bishops ; they found some 1,500 of their clergy sup porting it ; they found the laity rallying round it in increasing numbers throughout the country—those at least who loved the truth as it is in .TesusL--those who loved the Protestant and evangelical character Of that movement were all gradually gathering round the society and strengthening its steps. (Hear, hear.) Their society then claimed support and confidence; first, on the ground of its character and of its principles. The public were sometimes told that such and such a society was a church society. Many people were in the habit of saying that some four or five were church societies, as though all the others bad no claim to that designation, would meet that assertion simply by anise ther assertion, for one assertion was as good as another, that that society had a claim to the title of being a church society as much as any society could possibly be. (Hear, bear.) The late Archbishop of Canterbury—when the rules and regulations of the society were laid before him by -a noble Ford, a friend of the soeiety,--after reading thorn care folly over, declared that any satiety acting upon such rules was duly and properly a church society. He did not now mean to lay so much stress upon the fact of its being a church society, as be did upon the fact of its being a faithful society Of the phurvh of England, (Hear, hear) He did Maintain that that society, in its very ' copstit9- tion, was framed in " 'thorough accardancer with the principles of the Reformed Church of .England arttl (island. (Rear, hear.) it wa s , in that respect, precisely 1144 the Church Missionary Society, like the Pa - storal Aid Soeiety, and like all the evangelical societies of the Church of England, which, like their own society, were now increasing year by year as well in funds as in the confidence LIVERPOOL, TUESDAY. of the country. With regard to the principles of the s ciety, that was a matter which they ought never to speak of lightly. It was a deeply serious matter. The object of the society was—and it should never be forgotten—the salvation of perishing souls through the preaching of the truth as it was in Jesus, the sending forth to the colonies of men prepared to preach the great fundamental doctrine of justification, by faith in a crucified Saviour, the need of originating the work of the Holy Spirit in the heart of the pen hiag sinner. These were the great points which the society was anxious to have preached throughout the length and breadth, of the colonies, and it was for the maintenance of clergy and catechists, who were instrumental in making known the truth, that the society existed, and for which they claimed support in Liverpool. On that ground then he appealed to the meeting, as. being composed of those who had the privilege of listening to evangelical teaching from Sunday to Sunday in that vast town. (Hear, hear.) He appealed to them, whether a society, based upon such principles, and possessing such a character, had not a true claim, a real claim upon their confidence and t* eir supp )rt. (Hear, hear.) But not only did he claim s th oe lr t s l upport upon that ground, he would also touch upon anwh , r matter, which was brought out in the report, namely, the variety of the character of the operations of that _ The importance and the varied . character of its operations oeght to be very distinctly laid before the meeting. In that respect, he could not do better than just go through, seriatitn, the different details of operation .vhich the society undertook to discharge. The first, and most important one was, to send faithful clergymen. catechists, and teachers, to the English speaking colonists of Britain; to the English speaking fellow subjects they had in the vast colonial empire, and in foreign lands generally. French Canada was mentioned in the report ; at present there was a very large field there, and at that time it was rendered more deeply interesting in consequence of the French Alliance. Some century ago,. nearly, when Canada was first possessed by England, she found there 60,000 French settlers, who were Romanists. This country pledged itself, he would not say how correctly, not to interfere with the religion of the Romanists, and conse quently, through a misunderstanding of the terms of the union, Borough a misunderstanding of the act, no effort had been made by the Church of England to disenthral their French-Canadian fellow subjects from the tyranny of the power of Rome up to the present day. The 60,000 Canadians had now grown up to 700,000. A widow, some time ago, resolved that she would carry out an object which lay very near to the heart of her departed husband. She re:saved on building and partly endowing a church, where a minister should labour, with especial reference to an aggressive movement upon the Roman Catholic population, upon the estates she had in Canada. Far some two or three years a good man, a native of Switzerland, laboured there with more or less success; but the widow was anxious that the work which she had commenced in the day of small things should not be left in her hinds singly, but should be transferred to some responsible body in Canada or England. She made overtures to that society, to the effect that if they would undertake the superintendence, she would, in addition to the expense she had previously incurred, set apart £lOO a year, partly for a school, and partly for a lay reader, it they would meet her by a grant in aid of the movement generally. Their Protestant friends in Canada warmly took up the subject. In Quebee several hundred pounds were raised last year. At Toronto, in London (Canada West), and even in New York, Brooklyn, and Philadelphia, large sums were contributed by their English speaking neighbours to strengthen the hands of the soeie so that, like the Irish Church Missionary Society in Ireland, it might be instrumental in Canada in bringing the truth before those 700,000 people who had been so long neglected, and for whom the Church of England, until the present day, had made no effort to set before them the truth as it is in (Bear.) The movement there was most interesting, because so many of the long-oppressed slaves, who had escaped from the bondage of the United States, were found in large and increasing numbers in the whole of tho western portion of Canada. Every month, even to the present clay, in consequence of that most iniquitous Fugitive Slave Bill— (hisses)—numbers of those poor people were escaping at all points into Canada from the United States. 50,000 of them at least, were there found located in the different settlements. They arrived from week to week in utter wretchedness. They hod to travel by night and to secret themselves by day. They were often hunted with dogs, and, if ever captured, they were taken back and treated more infamously and more cruelly than before. The rev, gentleman here norrated some instances of the escape of slaves, and their happy settlement in Canada. There were 7,750,000 natives of Africa, descendants of natives of Africa, still in bondage in the Western Con tinent of America ; and while these were thus in bondage 7,750,000 of these people, there were only about 2,620,000 that were free, so that the work before them was large ; but God was on their side. Let them move on in faith, and let them strengthen the hands of this little mission, believing that the oppressed children of Africa will yet walk in the light of the Gospel of Christ even as they themselves now 'lid. (Hear, hear.) Then, again, there were the Red Indians, an exceedingly interesting race, in Canada, whose children were under Christian instruction in three or four settlements there. In the West Indies they had the emancipated negroes and their descendants, who were the objects of the continued care of the society. There were 40.000 of these, and the society was endeavour higApienlarge its missions among them. In different parts of obr colonial empire the society also employed clergy men and laymen to visit British sailors. He might inform them that, some twenty years ago, a pious captain was a very rare person to be met with. It was almost an unknown thing in many a foreign port to meet with a captain who professed to have any regard for his soul. Now, amongst the two millions of the seafaring population of England, the United States, and the colonies of England there were at least 10,000 sailors who were regular communicants, and at least 800 who were acknowledged to be pious con verted captains. (Applause.) What a blessing to the merchant service of England and the States to have such a body of men in its cause, or what better claim could the society have for the support of the mercantile com munity ! On the continent of Europe, too, there were a vast number of English residents, as well as English travellers, who claimed the attention of the society. There were fully 100,000 English persons dwellipg in different parts of the continent of Europe, and another 1 00,000 annually travelling there. He found, from the official returns, that, in 1855, 313,000 people left England for France and the continent, but the annual average number was 200,000. These 300,000 English speaking people had a very strong claim on those who were anxious that their church should not be misrepre sented on the continent—the Church of Rome should not be able to point to an unworthy character as a represen tative and minister of the Church of England, as was the case the other day, when a Roman Catholic bishop laying the foundation stone of a new convent, not far from the coast pointed with scorn to an English clergyman, officiating in that district as the representative of English Protestantism. Lot them set to work then, and wipe away that reproach, by providing true and faithful men to be the chaplains in the different parts of the continent of Europe. (Hear, hear.) He had thus endeavoured to make good the claim which the society put forth, on the confidence and support of the evangelical members of the Church of England. and he would now speak a little of the character of the agency which it employed. The rev. gentleman then read extracts from the letters of Admiral Trotter and other gentlemen, in proof of the fitness of the 'society's agents for its work, and observed, that the fact of fourteen) colonial bishops having written their testi mony in favour of the society, and that the colonies con tributed; 5,000 a year to the funds of the society—more than two-thirds of its entire income—was the best proof that those who had the opportunity of witnessing its operations fully appreciated its value. In conclission, he declared that this need for an increased support still continued, and that, if the society had ten times the income it now enjoyed, it would not have sufficient to meet all the applications that were made to it from time to time, in the most urgent manner, from distant places in the colonies. The rev. gentleman resumed his seat amid general applause. The Rev. J. C. Ryle then came forward to address the meeting, and was warmly applauded. He said it afforded him great pleasure to come before them for the purpose of pleading the pause of the Colonial Church and School Society, as he had always been a member and friend to it. (Cheers.) He heard Mr. Thomas say that at first there were not more than 200, or from that to 300 at least, of English clergymen, who were found to support the society, and he was one of those. (Hear, hear.); For the last 16 years there had been• great difficulty in supporting the society, hut, notwithstanding that, the society had gone on in prosperity, although they had met with coldness from some, and the cold shoulder from others, yet'they had prospereq. (Hear, hear.) The question bad been frequently asked by persons who were solibited to support them; Why should we be called on for support t and as a reason why they should not, it was alleged that the society was a schismatical and disorderly one—(hear, hear)—but these, and such like charges and hard words, broke no bones. He would ask what was there schismatical or disorderly in the society Treason treason, was shouted in the 4oyal House of Judea, but the Queen who 'raised the cry, and exclaimed loudest, was the most treasonable amongst the traitors, and amongst the conspirators there was not found a greater one than Athelea herself. (Hear, hear.) He did not know why each charges should be brought against the Colonial Church and School Society, because the body has the support and sanction of all the colonial Bishop, and of the English Archbishops and Bishops they had six with them, and these not counted the worst on the bench. (Hear, hear.) They had the patronage of the queen and, if the body was schismatic or disorderly, they would not have the ,sanction, privilege, and pat r onage, of such e xa lted authorities. He did not know why such a cry was raised—were they not free in Great Britain, and were they not free to carry out the evangelical truths of the gospel to their own countryman in other places 'ban at home, and that by the free support of themselves and others ? He could not sae how the society could be called schismatical and disorderly, because they required support on the broad grounds of Christianity. Those who 'refused their support, did nut examine the principles of the society, They did all openly, they bad nothing ' to coma]. or lieep has from the public. The report Woilld prove that. (Hear, hear.) They ask for support aud privors, for the help of those who much seed them, that God would enable the society tq spread the truths of the gospel. They eought for support on behalf of the colonist; who speak the same language, and who are spi=ead over fifty or sixty dependencies of Great Britain, from the uttermost ends of Africa and Australia, to a small bit of an island Heligoland—in these dependen cies they found sixty millions of people speaking in the same tongue, and he was sure every B itish heart beat high at the thought of having the pure gospel preached to that vast number of fellow-beings. (Cheers) The Colonial Society cared for theSe beings the same as they cared for these at home, and the colonists were as grateful to them for the blessings bestowed on them, as they were to the old mother country itself. (Cheers.) Who could tell, before another hundred years passed away, what these coloni:s would become. (Hear, hear ) The United States of America were not known a hundred years ago, and they all knew what had happened in the last 100 years, and what had been done, and what avast amount of influence the States of America now possessed in the affairs of the whole world. What was in the womb of time to be brought forth in another hundred years no man could tell. In allusion to this subj ec t, h e qdoted M'Auley's idea of an artist sitting on Waterloo bridge (in the course of time), sketching the ruins of St. Pauls. He (the rev. speaker) did not think such would happen, but, again, no man could tell what a hundred years would brieg forth. Therefore, as no man could tell what the colonies might yet come to, it became a serious question whether the old country was not in duty bound to stop the p r o gress o f i mmora li ty , infidelity, superstition, and all the other evils that was sure to follow in a rev colony, like Australia. (Hear, hear.) Whether the colonists were to band dawn these things to their pee erity rather than the pure Word of God's Gospel. (Applause.) The Colonial Church and Sch ol S aciety was formed to prevent such frightful oil s He said this country, too, owed something to the colonist for former bad government and neglect—for, in the olden time, they were governed bad, indeed ; and, whilst this country rendered them soma little justice for past errors, was their nothing to be done for their souls? (Hear.) He then quoted from Chateaubriand, who stated that the first thing the Spanish did, when planting a new colony, was the erection of a church, a monastery, and a nunnery. When the Freneh planted a colony they opened an ope a house, but when the English settled down, the first thing they did was to build a gin shop—(hear, hear) — as if drir k, drink, drink was the only thing they cared about. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) He then alluded to the labours of George Whitfield and J9hn 'Wesley in America, and the letters that had been written to the Bishop of London deprecating their labours. It was time that this country should pay the debt due to the colonists by diffusing the true Word of God amongst them. In reference to how the colonies were populated from England, he instanced the case of his own parish, which, in 1841, contained 287 inhabitants, and in 1851 it had increased to 289, having gained just two in ten years. He said the marrieges and births had increased, bat he accounted for the decrease by showing the emigration that had taken place to C inada, Australia, and America, and gave an interesting account of the want of ministers in the colonies, and stated that in the bush in Australia persons live for years without seeing a clergyman, or attending a church ; and he showed that it was to remedy such evils that the society laboured, and pointed out the vast benefits it had already done in the salvation of souls. He next dwelt on Germany and Switzer;- land, where their ancestors were sheltered when they had to fly from " Bloody Mary," and c , nteeded that some clergymen were sent to preach the Gospel iu these places, but were not qualified for the task, so that the do trine of Cranmer, Luther, and Jewell could not be recog nised. (Hear, hear.) He complained of the approach that some ministers were making towards Romauism, and said whilst these appeared to be Protestants without, they were Romans within. (Hear, hear.) In support of this he held in his hand a copy of a sermon preached at Port Elizabeth, in South Africa, by a clergyman of the Church of England, and the fiat thing he said was, the more the bible was cir culated, the more Christianity decreased. He (the reverend speaker) would say that as Satan took advantage of every opportunity, it required authorised interpreters to expound the bible ; and, on Ns point, he argued that the society should have properly qualified persons. They did not want tractarians—they wanted tie distributson of the truth that is in Jesus. He cmcleded an elevent, eddress _ of all to subscribe liberally, and voted two lines froim clerk at Norwich, which were, he sail, applicable in some instances "The hand ever ready to rk eeive, is alwals fumblieg when to give." (Cheers and laughter.) by. bezzin, A hymn was here sung, dur'ng which the usual collection was made. The Rev. Dr. M'Neile then rose and was enthusiastically received. He said : Sir, it will not, I think, be necessary for me to say nonch, but I have a little to say upon a subject which has not been touched upon to-night. I would think it vain and needless to attempt to follow the secretary through each of the operations of the society, or to add anything to what Mr. Ryle has said on the subject of the principles of the society. But with reference to the support of it, you have heard an objection strongly put, that the colonists may fairly be required to take care of themselves, but I do not think that a sounl, a strong, or a satisfactory answer to that objection has been given. OW, Ml' know, as well as I - do, that the people in this gr concerning whom so much has been said to-night, in have large sums of money to give, are not in this room, and that if they learn what has passed in this room, it must he through the instrumentality of 4hose gentlemen (the reporters) see writing. This objgition, 1 have no doub', occupies a place in the minds of a very large proportion of the people I refer to. They think and they say— these colonists are rich in many respects, and they ought to provide for themselves. They are not like ignorant heathens, who know nothing about Christianity, and they ought to provide themselves with churches as well as with all the necessaries of this praent life." And I must candidly confess that I think there is a great deal to be said on that side—(hear, hear)—and that if the opera tions of this society, as regards our colonies, were pro pounded as a permanent thing to be persevered in, to ho continued, so that Christianity in the cOlonles was to be stereotyped as a thing of pauperism, to be sustained by donations from without, I think very serious objections might be made to the scheme. Why, I would ask, should it not be hinted (aud here I would take the liberty of sending a hint all the way across the ocean to some of those colonists), why should it not be hinted to them that they should follow the example of the mother country, in esta blishing their church in the colonies? shear, hear.) Why should the church in the colonies be supported continually by voluntary contributions from the mother country ? What are the occupiers of land doing with the land in the colonies ? lelas it ever entered their minds that it is a Christian duty, in men holding land under the crown of England, to appropriate a portion of that land, after the example of their forefathers in England, for the support of the Church of England ? Has it ever entered the minds of those gentlemen, who have received beneficial grants of land under the crown, to imitate the men who received grants under the crown at the Norman conquest, and - set apart one-tenth of the land they so held under the crown for the support of the brightest jewel of that crown—the Church of Christ ? (Applause.), Ido not mean to say that the colonists are in a' condition all at once to do this—to give the one-tenth part of the land which they are now reclaiming from the bush and the forest, for the support of the Church—but Ido venture to say, that while we come to their help, in their comparative infant state, we ought to intimate to, them—that it is but for a time; and, if I understood our valued friend, the Bishop of Sidney, when he was leaving us, he said, it was only for a time that he wanted our help. (Hear, hear.) " I shall not promise," he said, "to do the work that ought to done, immediately; give me help—a little while— till I feel my way, and then, I hope, we shall be self supperting •, and not ask for your help any m ore . , " (Hear, hear.) I think the same should be done in all the colonies, and that the help we hold out to theta from a society like this, or from the mother country, should be viewed as a temporary assistance. (Hear, hear.) Well, lam glad to find that our fiends, the old and tried supporters of this society agree in this—(hear, hear)'—and the more so, because I think that if this view of the case be properly set before your friends on 'Change by you; sir—(!aughter)-- they will be more likely to give substantial support for a definite object, and for a time. than to go on indefinitely subscribing to a soceiety of this kind. (Hear, hear, and applause.) This is what I had to sly ; and now I have said it, and I think I had better have done, because it is very late. But that is just what occurred to me daring the meeting to add, and if our friends (the reporters) have taken it down, it should be gently whispered upon the flags by our respected chairman and noble repre sentative here. (Applause.) It may answer this purpose— it may gain us friends here in Liverpool, seeing that it is only for a time we want them, and it may suggest to some of the holders of land in the colonies that all the land is not their own. They have taken it on beneficial terms, on a small nominal head-rent under the Crown of England. I do not • know the :exact nature of the tenure, but I believe a large proportion of it is freehold, They have it in the, way that many of the settlers of the Norman conquest received and held laud in Etre. land under the Crown of En g l a nd, and ' I would refer them, through the pages of the newspapers, to the early chapters of " Blackstone's commentaries," where they will find a graphic description of the manner in which the holders of land under the cro mu of England al. lotted a portion of it an every one of their estates for the maintenance of clergymen to teach in their cacties. (Hear, hear.) That was the beginning ,of our parochial system. Our church was not established by the Parliament. (Hear, hear.) The tithes were not given by Act of Parliament. (Hear, hear.) The tithes were voluntary donations by holders of land under the crows. (Applause.) They were taken in charge by the Parliament a f terwards as national trustees; but they were never given by Parlia ment, (hear, sear.) Let the colonist take 4 hi n t, and if they think well of the mother country, let them go back far enough to tinge of our great great grandfathers and methere, stud do as th ey did , an d establish a Ouch in the colonies, and not be a paper cherub, gathering up sixpences, shillings, half crowns, and five pound notes from life members here amongst us, who have so many other things to do with our money. (Hear, hear.) I think th a t i s a hi nt for the colonies. Some of them have lots of gold to send over here. (Hear, hear.) What do they do with it ? W e ll, 10 them take thet) hint, for rt. 4-..1111,C12.2i and the sooner they establ (Applause) On the Motion of Mr. J. K 14untir Sr : Payne, the thanks of the meetir nation to the Chairman eeonc?rd by -., voted by The Ch tirman, v in acknowledging the compliment, referred to the sermon quoted by Mr. Ryle, and observed that they would'be glad to learn that the society were about to send out another clergyman there. (Hear, hear.) As t) the desirabl eness of the aid of the society being but temporary, be hoped that their friends outside wo.dd take the troub'e of reading in the papers Dr. M'Neile's remarks, and would act on the hint given in them. (Hear, hear.) The blessing was then given, after which the meeting separated. KIRKDALE WORKING-MEN'S ASSOCIITION MR. Norm's LECTURE ON THE ENGLISH B A LLADS List evening the members and friends of this association met at the schoolroom, for the purpose of hearing a lecture delivered by Mr. Picton, on the above subject. The school-room was writ filled by a highly respectable company. Mr. .J. Molvneux presided at the piano-forte. and Messrs. Armstrong, Dodd, Haswell, and George, were present, and kindly sung several songs in illustration of the lecture. Mr. Joseph Kitchen occupied the chair on the occasion. He said—He thanked the meeting most cordially for the kind welcome he had received that evening, particularly as he might be considered as almost a strabger amongst them. He also most cordially thanked them for the honourable position they had placed him in. He assured them that he was delighted at the progress their concerts had made, and he thought that much of their success was to be attributed to their esteemed and working pastor, the Rev. Mr. Leicester, and he did hope that the working elosses of the district would appreciate the efforts he had made, and give him their support ; for he did not know that there was anything that had a ten dency to promote the social and moral advancement of the people, than meetings such as these. He would not occupy their time by any lengthy remarks, but he could not ,help, befote he sat down, alluding to Mr. Piston's exertions for the public good, in establishing public libraries and museums. They had all seen the exertions he had made in that department, not alone by the establishing of a library in the north end, but also at the south end of the town, and he trusted that they would still have another monument to his fame, by having a library and museum on Shaw's-brovr. (Cheers.) He concluded by expressing a hope that the working classes would appre ciate the exertions that gentleman had made for their advancement, and give him a hearty reception. (Applause.) Mr. Picton, on coming forward, was most enthusiastic ally received, and after offering a brief apology for being rather late, proceeded to say—that this was not the first time that he had had the pleasnre of meeting that com pany, and he was happy to say, that within the last twelve months, the interest taken in the society had not in the least abated, although he was aware that some great difficulties had to be encountered in finding lecturers, and subjects to talk about. For his part, he was one of those who thought that, if eaoh individual was to do their best, and contribute their mite to the general good, some little instruction and information might be the result. He then commenced reading his lecture, pointing out the beauty of poetry, as a study, and the amusements it had always afforde 3to the people. He said the subject that he was about to lecture on was the ballad poetry of England; but, by excluding the ballads of Scotland and Ireland, he had to exclude some of the greatest gems of the lan guage. There was a difference l).tween the ballad and the song, the former being usually applied to a narrative or legend, and the latter to the expression of sentiment. Poetry, then, had always been at every period of the world's history, in every language bat • E,l-12•Iish er the battle - of Lowis, in t yo:x 1204. This tad tate lecturer read, as he also did sa me o f th e b allads ^ lath century, the period of Robin Hood and hia These called before their minds'elye the England of yore ' with its vast forests stocked w ith d eer . The latter end of the 14th century was the date of the incidents related in the noble ballad of the " Chevy Chace." The 15th century was not particularly rich in ballads, owing, in a great degree, to the distracted state of the country durine the wars of the Rases, hut one of the best was, " The King and the :Sillier of Mansfield," which, for versification and humour, possessed - considerable merit. It was supposed to relate to an adventure of Henry IL In the latter part of the 16th century, the genius of English song poured out its full tide of sweetness and power, the Earl of Surrey and Sir Thomas Wyatt led the van, and then followed Spencer, Ben Johnson. Carew, and the greatest of all—Shakespeare. al Having given a great many illustrations of the ballads of those periods, ho next alluded to songs ;of love and war, giving specimens of each. The latter were very numerous in this language. They were particularly rich in sea songs, the earliest of which dated about 250 years ago, and the number kept on continually increasing. Many of the finest songs in the language related, to, the sea, but the greater part of then were by authors unknown to tame, and many of their names had not been preserved. The songs of Charles Dibden were next touched upon by the leesurer, and, as a specimen, read the " Arethusa," He said Scotland might excel England in some varietiefs of ballads, but in sea songs this country stood unrivalled but the difficulty was to make a selection from such authors as Gay, Garrick, Stevens, Sheridan, Rushton, or Arnold, but those of Charles I)ibdin enjoyed the largest share of popularity ou shore. He next took a glance at songs and ballads of country life, which were very nume rous and very beautiful, and there was a downright jollity and careeslness in the English pastoral ballads. The miller had always been a favourite character with song writers. Field sports had always been popular in Eng land, and there was a large collection of songs and ballads connected with hunting, _shooting, and fishing; from the time of Robin Hood to the present day. There was something joyous and bracing in the fres air and manly exereiseawhether on horseback or on foot, which hardens the frame and sends the blood tingling through the veins. The pursuit of the fox and the hare was but a secondary question, simply giving the motive for exertion. The songs were bold, hearty, and free. (Sae song was a great favourite amongst the country labourers. called "In the season of the year.' Fielt!, sports, and the love of nature were closely comaa e a, and where could they find the features of nata - i.e in her various moods more beautifully depicted than in the English songs. Of convivial songs, he would not say much, for he trusted the age was fast passing away, in which songs and music were to be the incentive to intemperance and vice. There was a large class of taglish songs, consisting of those embodying a sentiment, many of which be particularised, and regretted that ho could not quote them more tully, but time would not permit. There was another class of ballads to which he would allude, aqd that was the pathetic. Humorous and satirical songs were very numerous in every age of English literature, some of which were very witty and clever; but frequently coarse. Having alluded to the songs of Byron, Shelley, Wordsworth, Southey, Macauley, and Tennyson, he concluded by expressing the 'regret he felt at not having been able to do greater justice to the subject, but it he had given them amusement, he waii, satisfied. boll outlaw The ‘c National Anthem " was then sung by the vocalists„ the company joining in the chorus. The Rev. Mr. Caiter then proposed a vote of thanks to the lecturer, and to the Chairman for the evening, which was seconded by Mr. Draper, and most heartily re• sponded to. Mr. Nittsllen briefly responded for the compliment paid him, and expressed a hopo that qv! society - voul6, go_ on and prosper. Mr. Picto R also returned thanks, ote of thanks to the voea proposed The evening's arnnsetr vocalisls, w by the ea by the company DARING HIGHWAY ROBBERY BY TWO WOMEN. art, bn Saturday, Mary P' . dred at the bar without , ell known to the pollee, __, ...OA the following daring loury, in tonjunction with another female named .1' who on Thursday last was charged with the same offence l On which Rho was remanded till Thursday next:—lt appeared from the evidence of Mrs. Jane Tipping, the proseeutrix, a married woman, who resided at No. 3, North-street, Manchester-Fgeare, that on WEdnes. day night, after having gone to see her mother, she was returning home, when, in passing Craw furd-place, Crawfurd-street, Marylebone, wh ere there fem a al m es an. andwhnitlee she was on the n collected, sh e was knocked down e d v o e w r 'l a i by pave ment the female, Buckley, held her by the arms, and at the same time the prisoner placed her knee on her st eh oma , so that she was unable to rise, and she lost her bonnet. Mr. Lang : Who took your bonnet ? Complainant : I am not able to say, your worship. T J. siru g rde Ito get and when , ( up , I succeeded, I se i ze d h old of . the man who koocked ma down, ard . as I hid hold of him, I called out, "Police!:"" Murder !" I recei ve d assistance. I was taken to 4 house in the neighbourhood in a state of insensibility, and my face was covered with mud. Police-constable guuse-, D 85, an active officer of the division, said, that on Wed nesday night, up on rece i v ing information of the rob.. boy, and a description of the prisoner , he went to the, house wh ere t h e prisoner Buckley lodged. He found her under the bed she ,had been laying in. On Friday, night, be saw the prisoner Wiggings, in CI leen-street i she observed him, and ran away. lie pursued and stopped her. He asked her why she ran away. She replied, " For nothing." He then,told her the charge against her, when she stated that Poll Buckley had split against ber, as she knew that she (the prisoner) took the bonnet. If the pri soner was remanded, he would bring a witness forward who would prove that she (the prisoner) stole the bonnet. The prisoner declined to make any defence, when she was remanded to Thursday next, on which day further evidence will be produced against her and Buckley, by which time there is no doubt that the man by whom she was knocked down will be taken into custody. )11e Pollee- a bonnet o ~ and why► cir church t