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„T St- MICHAEL'S CHURCH, PITT-STREET. O-MORROW EVENING, (Wednesday,) the 18th bChurch, SERMON will be preached (God willing) in the yfor the CHURCH PASTORAL-AID SOCIETY, tlle Rev. FRANCIS CLOSE, M.A., Incumbent of Cheltenham. I vlne Service to commence at Seven o'clock. SUN DAY SCHOOL. SOCIETY FOR IRELAND. President The Right Hon. the EARL of RODEN. H E ANNUAL MEETING of the LIVERPOOL bew,A.SSCIATION Auxiliaor to the above Society, will be r u l e , In CHRIST CHURCH SCHOOL-Room Christian-street, 11;3119,EYENING, (Tuesday,) the 17th instant; when the Rev. GAGE, A.M., Rector of Magilligan, Diocese of sVIY / and the Rev. WILLIAM G. ORMSBY, A.B. Curate of c h Zu r 8 , Diocese of Dublin, will attend as a Deputa , tion. The Ouul° be taken at Seven o'clock, by the Rev. FIELDING wir-M O RROW EVENING the 18th instant, itt SERMON It ev. i t p r eached in CHRIST CHURCH, Hunter- street, by the th e rands of the Pa G. nt ORM In SBY, and a Collection made in aid of restitution. CHURCH OF ENGLAND YOUNG MEN'S SOCIETY AIDING FOR MISSIONS.AT HOME AND ABROAD. PUBLIC MEETING will be held (God willing ,A, z at the Co At 111 E ItC I A L-H A LL, Gloucester-street, THI to ujel Loveuesday,) the lith instant, to form an AUXILIARY LASE ' Society in Liverpool, at which the Rev. IRAIN CI tneti 0 ", of Cheltenham, with other Clergymen and Lai put eNvill attend and take part. .Chair to be taken by ADAM HODGSON, Esq., at Half oix oclock jeAnsfo,rmation will be given at the Meeting concerning theob tim e the above Society, which it is proposed now for the firs introduce into Liverpool. TRE ERV L FEMALEORPHAN ;-ANNIJALGRAL 1:1'1111 1 G( LYfnit !t th e G A I. I , II3_DINS will be held on MONDAY, the 23d instant !urn, ill 'Myrtle-street, at Two o'clock in the aft - • e the REPORT, and Transact the usual Busine g it will be proposed to Admit Children i°l3nw • ,t 0 .4 et, , to Meet .even Years 1 1th rebirl,,lßWOD BANNER, Secretary and Treasurer LIVFRPOOL BANKING COMPANY,._. _ THE `PROPRIETORS are requested to TAKE No held at that the GENERAL ANNUAL MEETING will IN 14 the CLARE N DON-RO' 0 1%1 son TUESDAY, the 24th instant Reeti e °7 elock ; and that a Motion will be submitted to tit tomng for an alteration of the Laws and Regulations of tb za g Pany regarding the number of Votes at any General Meet 7t h February. I R. )f the D. WILLI --------- LIVERUPC IIPL. MA NC II ESTER, AN!) NEWCASTIJ IN co INE JUNCTION RAILWAY COMPANY con _,nsequenee of the Reports that the Bill for t StaminsiNction of this Undertaking had been thrown . ont 01 Th e i r shg Orders, the Directors think it atlyisable inf . o n rn e, this t a i r ,ehdiders that the few. objections which weresastat th e d ay when before the Committee on Petitions, liar 7- '7 l l, waived' by the Standing Orders' Committee, am T His E be ordered to be brought in the House of Common v—I N O By order, , 12th ve6 r 4 ar2/, 184( W. H. INGRAM, Secretary 22, Parliament-street, __• _ _ _ -WARD of FIVE GUINEAS will be PAID tc lue tbic' , r erson who call bring utulonbted Proof that any ol Persons'are living, and where they now reside • 180 5 • 11 • AS BIRKEY, who, in a Deed dated 9th September of pr de scribed as " Thomas Birkey, son of Catherine Birkey the county of Chester," and then aged ten years t lesertb UGHTON who, in a Deed dated Ist July, 1797, ii Liverp oo . as "Ann Ho'ught4n,,daughter of John Houghton, o A' and then aged thirteen years. Pllary ° NIE, who, in a Deed dated inlBos, is described a 0 11 nne daughter of the late William Orme, of Liverpool Or e h, lire wer ' ! " end then aged six years. AEA '.! case they should be Dead, a REWARD of oNy.. GUI the ell be PAID to any PERSON producing a Certificate o A z* al of PA ID of them. streZLlCallOrt to he made to Mr. JONAS Juan, 10, Wilton . ver ' °1 ! Mx. G. WHITLEY Solicitor, 24, Basnett-street, Pool. , Ri the. Undersigned, carrying on business unde sn the Firm Of Ar lIIADDY, GREENHOUSE, and CO. RS Cip anufacturers, line this day DISSOLVED PAW! KIP bY mutual consent. W. MADDY. JOHN GREENHOUS 411 ----g-mERNARD MARTI... Il tr :Je,btS will be paid and received by W. MADDY ; and 4 1A,64ti1e business will be carried on under the Firm of %V and Co., as formerly. • • NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the PART- Sgne,,NERSHIP heretofore subsisting between us, the under nier,Fll,AßLES POWNALL, the younger, , and ISAAC orth;"INGTON, under the style or firm of , Pownall and ttre et Tgton," as Stock and Share Brokers, at No. I, Oldliall ditsoein Liverpool, in the county of Lancaster, was this day Da t e by mutual consent. buAdr~and fo. ISC. WORTHINGTON. --'rve that the Signature of the proprietor,. "G. C. Serjeant," is written on the Government Stamp- y' I LTEANT'S LOTION, the only effectual Remedy b against Rheumatism, Rheumatic Gout„Sciatica,aud Lurn vl?. Sold by the Proprietor, G. C. SEILIEANT, No. I, Lo- L 4court, Paternoster-row, and 2, Bell-yard, Temple-bar, Vidon ;, and by all Venders of Medicine. Price 2s. gd. per ‘.attle. astonishing success which has crowned the application e°t_this external Medi cine in the m os t h op eless and deployable ,ees, the when the unhappy sufferer had despaired of ever gaining °thleast relief, and this a ft er the ablest advice and every Vktion al t ,7r Ineans the ha completely failed, mos t j us tly entitles it to the of d afflicted. tens excellent Medicine,. so universally esteemed, is unat havn',, with the least danger or inconvenience, and hundreds riNiZT)erienced its happy and salutary effects . since it was 'ns I hb are the propertiei of this invaluable Specific that per- L n atic ailing under the most distressing Rheumatism, Rhea "'sisti7, and Lumbago and rendered thereby incapable of ; Aitioh° " l ernselves, have ' been relieved in a few hours. ' 4 s feet Many which are being daily received are the follow lonials 4, Paternoste b il . ltr as:Aaving been informed of the surprising cure of . Mr. Paul's Churchyard, who was so severely atllictcd petr A T l !4sni, the intense pain auxin' delirium, that he w as to be confined by a strait waistcoat to toprevent considered en berielly L t rg e a s n s t w o hosece ascertain the particulars, and t ji tt al i Ik B e ati sfied Of the truth induced information, encourage , : Qere e 14 of your most invaluable Medicine, entertamm, s of success havino• been many years so severe a suf 'l:od tried many 'said to be very valuable remedies. lam Lltriv a e lPY in being able to add iny testimony of the benefit a7,7,ecti, • after a few days' application the use of my limbs are 4,2Jestored, and I am now able to attend my business, 1 , ;; 1 2g an allowance for my age, never was better in my fe el . ,'"e, however severely afflicted and hopeless their ..iave been pronouriced, I beg of them to make a trial, 1/ 411 4, Tr t e satisfied they will be restored to the use of . their is orti the severe cases that have yielded to this Medicine. i n ane wh o a great blessing to those who can enjoy it, lint_ to s or / 0 ar e deprived, none feels it so severe as the lade and for as it generally causes . loss of business, an tot it on families. I shall at all times feel it my duty to mlown to those afflicted, to evince how grateful I am estoration, and am, Sir, yours truly, ° el o 6 er 20 , 1844 GL•'ORGE POLLARD, ,„ Well-street, Cripplegate. De h - ttlie ti - ,'' 4l :f been several weeks confined to my bed by Gout 4 i l- 'srki —a uslu, not a part from my head to my feet free from t 've, I as hes as an infant : noe even a finger could I s l unglh i l l att e n ohi leasant situation I was informed by my me , ght re ,,,, s ual? , t he had applied all the usual remedies , and that hio, l3 rtor ta i", 44 l mouths in my deplorable situation. cg t e be e etY your remedy was made known to me, L. ti to th• 0 , 8 day confined to my bed. After four days, my troublesome companion began t, capable of walking about my ro, -severance in the use of your 11f I might ; in e ke Zsuota h w er eek 1 Iv --, to leave London. 'lse to send six bottles, .1 am, Sir, your obedient i 8111 Ifee l in duty b oun d ß to e knowleagt, ;' Ihe tit !' Pains from Sciatica, oi 9 'severe Rheum try hi n,,,i TT andstoorth iad, Oct. 26, 1844. that after stiff( tiree„" , en t 6 r """L Imung deprived of rest, 1 was persuaded ' O 4 Peation, and have the pleasure to say that afte I sh tw ati ons I was restored to my usual health ; and, al N.'S: O Years have passed, I have no return of the disorder gratefully 'o.4u°; et ndl pktrei. by EDWARD NOYF:S. ii 41 11)14 Ho garth e urY, Russell-street Titherinoton Oxford; ,„ 0 1' W it i 4 1 0 1 1 t, arkeks ( t iret4 George - street ; Fisher, Bold-street irt Gerrard, Oldhall-street; Parkinson 4riti e "Ppoifi e 'r,?ad; Neal, Scotland - road ; Simpo'n, Scotland: in . 4 , 4, e on , ot• Martin's Market ; Mackow, Vauxhall-road; IViti;.Lttre„! r i pl . Hule-street and Haymarket ; Smith, Great - - - ; ‘-;OX, Fox-street ; Richmond-row ; Low, ve, cot. ' _ alker, London-road ; Parry, Christian-street 'xreat George-place ; Smith, Woodside Price, Wa- n•••!._".1-••m_wp v. 0. 4 Loss of Nair, and wonderful Restoration, 1 1 .4 - 0 1 tle m Church-street, Whitby, Oct. 19, 1841. IaZ,IU-Nittlekll,—(lf the last supply of OLDRII)GE'S . BALM of_ Airi s e Ma,„ e 'ery bottle was sold immediately on receipt, and 'giv e ' I W A : More bespoke, only waiting for a further supply, Doer,D you will send without the least delay. Orders YerAl 1144 Q-bin more than ever since the pow7ful effects of th , e ,Ni,„ereoib i e en so decisively demonstrated in the cases of st.- k` l oa a,, ' e and respectable inhabitants of the town. One v4tlathe;`,l°og others which have attracted particular atten ,NtialY ye a ,::!e,_of a gentleman who had had little or_no hair for ;11ehe t ely ne had tried numerous preparations in vain, and Vie q i 4l n il (41. 4 s head shaved, and wore a wig. At my recom -44 re qi „ e tried the Balm • and after using it according to 'ow as for a short time, the young hair appeared, and he one a head of hair as any person in Whitby. 1 0, 1 „, To grours, & c., JOHN KILVINGTON. pi:,strao;!, essrs Kennaby Brothers, ~_40)$.1)1t1441,11-bnil(lion.s, Aldersgate-street, London. et ~oh Drev e ,„: BALM causes Whiskers and Eye-brows to INtalige-';'.tne Hair from turning grey, and the first appli- I,ettfr9,,, fa curl beautifully, frees it from . scurf, and i s , jl )4 1414, Ling off. Abundance of certificates of the first ‘, koh l 4,r,e, shown by the Proprietors, C. and A. OLD- N' (lad h?"111ton-street, Strand, London, where the Balm Most of the respectable Perfumers and Medicine r ieh h re t. 4 k 4e. IN q OLD 1,-,slol;o_s..r..l)GE'S BALM OF COLUMBIA, 1, WEL , 'Y tuf,e's,r•ET, STRAND, LONDON. deetable Chemists, Perfumers, and Stationers re o(1)0 "jel l ytig- 38. es and 118. per Bottle. • No other prices are to. d t roll" Del a ,r_e_ t'iot ___ _J , - - _ _ _ .... _ _ _ - _ _ ._ _ _ ti4:ll ~I 17'13 . 1 . l c " •-—on P r i d a Bryan Seery was executed at ~ e iVt soe shooting ai l : with intent to in . arder ::j n. tiltenee H opkins . The prisoner died pro•esting. hist4t.n t t 'ti k t ii , 'he most solemn manner. The inhabitan ts th e tr ßn - 1 : :Ou t h n , d do not believe him guilty. and hard ly 'ltiit' 4lo l:;?' e el 3 t the military nt tetnled the execution. , A ll te r i e tt, ' ll the town were closed . and the streets w. 're i t l i e The dav wa ' s ramrket.day, end though It 4 1, ' fii.rt hotter rrisrk-t in Leirster, there was not , , a Nstelliti` .Culon,(l,l-7('Nht to t;•ark e t that &iv. The If es , - 4 4 4 °I. c t 0 1 h% s —"The oi-ips of a I the Itotnan N h hee of r :ader s w et :, i-oo.ed during,i the in, m i ni , in our tht.4lilii,,:i. d'rec!hat Riven fror the altar of the chapel on t 1, 4t ek,.... tii,‘. where it yin % il - 1j t.. 4 , v1 to ri to t ,_ en, ) . t et,!a , n red a ~ n ortal sin to witne" l'he proi.olo were top %Pin t V wag n "' nn li,", Se.r.Y• grid that their wit- Is t l :1 .. Its . e xe ,... ‘t , of n , t e,it .vte,.irn, a them heavy purga (47.okiii,sinr:-e.;41 Ivs on.d ndlict on , ~,,,. their Wit . ti e quentiv very lea' , c" t h.-68 the Lital Beene." Feb. 17, 1846 CHURCH PASTORAL AID SOCIETY. The annual meeting of the friends and supporters of this society was held last evening, in the lecture-hall of the Collegiate Institution, which was crowded to excess with a most respectable audience. A few minutes after six o'clock, the worshipful Henry Raikes, Chancellor of the Diocese, accompanied by- a number of influential gentlemen, entered the hall, and was received with loud cheers. Having taken the chair, he called upon the Rev. Thomas Nolan, who opened the proceedings with an impressive and appropriate prayer. The Worshipful CRAIRMAN then proceeded to ad dress the meeting, but in consequence of the position in which the reporters were placed, not one halt of what was said could be heard by them. We understood him to say. before he proceeded to call upon the Secretary to read the report of the operations of the society during the past year, he felt it due to himself to explain the cir cumstances which led to his appearance in that position that evening. There were many reasons why it was most gratifyirg to see a layman in the chair ; but in consequence of Mr. Horsfall being prevented .from attending, it afforded him an opportunity of showing his adherence to, and approbation of, the cause: (Cheers.) At - the same time he felt, upon these occasions, in that society, the chair could never be so properly filled as by a layman ; for it was formed by laymen for the benefit of the clergy, and the good of the church a t large. He, therefore, rejoiced at seeing the chair filled by a layman, in order that the clergy might have an opportunity of testifying to them the warm feelings of gratitude by which they were actuated for the assistance and support of their lay bre thren. (Applause ) But he might take the liberty of saying that, when det.rived of the assistance of a layman to occupy the chair, they could hardly find amongst its members a warmer friend to the society than the humble individual who then addressed them. (Cheers.) He was therefore willing, upon the present occasion, as he had always hitherto done when an opportunity presented itself, to bear his testimony to the usefulness of the so ciety. Had it not been for. the operations of this society, the church, in this diocese at least, in its endeavours to supply the spiritual wants of the population, must have met with such an amount of inefficiency and difficulty as almost to overwhelm it. (Hear.) , Through the agency of the Pastoral Aid Society they had met the difficulty in part, and let the society only be supported as it ough , to he, and there was hardly any thing it would rOt be able to accomplish. In truth, he trusted he spoke to those who felt the value of its operation—in fact, their com mon interests were concerned in its success—laity and bourers in t heir master's servic v were but agents for the good of the laity, and just in propor tion as they both arted together would success attend their efforts. (Loud cheers.) Before he sat down he hoped they would allow him to observe, that whilst the present aspect of affairs presented much cause for apprehension, and much fear for future consequences, he wished to impress upon all the importance of the so- It pleased the : Almighty disposer of: events to work by means, and whenever God had an object to pro mote—whenever there was an end to be accomplished— means were to be used, and such means as were most likely to accomplish the end in view. Thus, when the increase of . . Church to meet it, t this society was set to work, a few individuals met, the !Clan was formed, and when be looked at its operation he could not refrain from •concluding that God had blessed the means, and that it was the purpose of God, by means of it, to enlarge the usefulness of the church, and to show how wonderfully it was adapted to met the wants of the population. He loved the society not merely for the good it had done in what was to be expected from it, but in a higher sphere of action, as a sort of pledge from God that he would still make the Established Church a bless ing to the land, a security for the happiness and welfare of the people. (Loud cheers.) The Worshipful Chair ma►► concluded by calling on one of the clerical secreta ries to read the report. The Rev. C. W. LAWRENCE then read the report, of which the following is the substance : The committee expressed their thankfulness to God that the funds collected in this town would fa 'l only a few pounds short of the returns of the preceding' year, a donatio❑ in 1844 having swelled the returns of that year to an extent which thee feared would not be realized this )ear. They were labour- in g not only to increase the number of ministers, but to main tain those alreaey employed in necessitous cures. There were parishes containing thousand • and tens of thousands of souls, wlOch, if they satisfy the eye of a benevolent man when he com paFes the shepherds with the dimensions of the fold, only do so while the hand of the society supplies the means of subsistence, and should that hand withdraw its aid, the nice proportions are gone, the lights will fail in the prospect, and the darkness of death rest upon the moral landscape. The committee adhere to the principle and plan cf the society. It was at this conjunc ture of the church that men were wanted to enter upon the fields %tante for harvest. The society has been the means of sending, not only the ordained minister of God into the vine yard, but the lay agent ; and it was her privilege to contend for the employment of humble but devoted men, who, simply, but under the ordet s of the incumbent, might warn the unruly, com fort the afflicted, arid instruct the ignorant, and it is now her privilege to see a society instituted for the same sp:cibc purpose, sending forth similar men into the streets of the metropolis, under the high sanction of the Diocesan. As much depen ed on the character of a minister, the society were careful tvhom she employed, and sent such only as gave guarantee to walk the steps and preach the Gospel of the Lnrd. If the open Bib! be the privilege of the Protestant—if the power to understand its contents be recognised in the laity of the church—it there be a wholesome result, as we should expect, in attending to the Lord's command to the people, " Take heed what ye hear,"— . then was that procedure of the society as scriptural as it was wholesome, by which the spiritually enlightened ear and eye of the laity of the church are brought to bear upon the character of those ministrations which they are instrumental in providing for their fellow countrymen, and transmitting to their children. There are few better preservatives from the leprosy of popery than the just resentments of the people at large, when directed into such channels as that society presented, which, true to the church of which she is the scion, esteems a protest against error unessential feature of an h 'nest altegi-ince and of truth. The committee rejoiced that the Dish p of Oxford, the son of Wm. Wilberforce, had cordially expressed his approbation of the so. ciety. In Liv. rpool the society supported ten curates and two Scripture readers. One incumbent says : " Our Scripture reader had not been long at work before the effect was visible in the seats which are assigned o the poor. tie is now engaged in visiting others who yet feel a reluctance, or who are kept back by want f clothing. The filthy courts, the wretched babita -- tines, in which a lirge mass of the population lives, the un wholesome atmosphere they breathe, the sickness and distress which abound, render his labours as difficult as self-denying. Yet good is doing, and the clereyman discovers that the lay age, t has a much easier access to the poor than he can possibly hive—that they are mere communicative with him than him self—and that through his instrumentality he learns more of ne I their actual condition, their wants, their knowl dge, and their subject of third services in chtirches, your c mmittee think it would b^ well if such more frequently occurred, as the wants of many might thus be supplied who cannot attend the other ser v ces. In St. Simon's the grant received was £lOO, and the amount returned £ss. In Edgehill, the grant .E5O, the amount returned £B5, so that in the latter case there was a gain. At tention is next called to a pl tn of increasing the parent soc;e ty's funds, which had this year fallen short by nearly £lOOO as compared with the previous year. .It had been proposed by the Rev. H. M'Neile (whom the committee highly compliment), to raise £5OO, by obtaining promises from individuals of donations to the amount of such a sum ; such promises not to be called upon till the sum promised amounted to the sum proposed. A sum of X 27,0 had been promised, and it remained f•;r the friends of the sotety to complete the promises in behalf of the object. The report concludes by an earnest scriptural appeal, and a prayer that it may be effectual to the setting forth of the glory of God, and the increase of His kingdom. THE Rev. Canon M'l` T __ first resolution, and was received with loud and continued cheers. When they had subsided, lie commenced by ob- EILE then rose move tude of thoughts crowded into his mind on the subject of the Pastoral Aid Society as an auxiliary to our church. Its name sufficiently expressed its objects. It is an aux iliary to our Established Church in one of its most im portant functions,—the supply of competent and efficient pastors. Our church requires such help, because the po- p . !dation to whomit is a debtor for s 7riptural instruction, and pastoral superintendence, his largely overgrown her original and stated resources. They were aware, and none more so than the chairman, that vast multitudes in our manufacturing and mining districts, are in a condition utterly deplorable in a land called Christian—they hare riot the opportunity, if they had the will, of receiving Christian instruction; they are as sheep scattered abroad without a shepherd. He was thinking that the skeleton frame-work of a national church was still scattered over the land, whilst the principle of a national church is vir tually repudiated in much that concerns the spiritual wants ' ----- o, -ne people, anti .nrown upon the voluntary principle. It was, however, a good thing to have the frame-work, because every new church, school. iastor which was ebtiblished same immet, frame-work. But it was deplorable to see a number of vacant spots on that frame-work, the more so because they were not altogether empty. There was something in those places congenial to the condition of man. There were men in this country, as in all countries, anxious to upset the present state of things in order to better their own con dition. Such persons were not scrupulous about the means they would use. Weapons which they themselves despised, if successful, were used without scruple. Hence it was that infidelity was wielding superstition with great effect, whilst she was looking with contempt and scorn upon the ; ignqrance that could be acted upon by such instrumen-• tality. (Hear, hear.) The society, then, in whose behalf they had met, was an auxiliary to the church in sending to the people the only efficient remedy. There was, and could be, no efficient remedy but in the gospel of the grace of God, and as it had pleased him to adopt human instrumentality for the spread of his truth, therefore they might truly say, there could be no remedy but in the adequate multiplication of competent pastors. This was the only remedy which could reach the real state of man's disease, in our most thickly populated districts. Nay, more, in carrying out the sacred medicine of the Gospel to the bed-sides of the sick and dying poor, the Church Pastoral Aid Society was a proved and tried friend. (Loud applause.) It was simply on these grounds they presented it to them for their support. (Continued applause.) He was thinking on these things when he found that he had undertaken a very difficult task, and that was to move the adoption of the report without making a speech. The rev. gentleman then read the resolution as follows : " That the report now received be adopted, printed; and circulated, under the direction of the committee; and that the following gentlemen comprise the committee for the ensuing year." He looked to the other side of the paper but found no names. (Laughter.) He looked to his reverend brother. the secretary, and found he had no names. He was so satisfied they were so well acquainted with the society that they would re collect the names of those who formed the committee for the past year, and therefore lie had lett the list at home. (Laughter.) They would. perhaps, naturally ask e by he came under such a very ticklish euxagement. He would tell them. lie was lately at Cheltenham fur this very society, and at Chelterihrini they made. him the eios—(cheers)—and therefore be made a ve r y l ong speech. It would not become him to say it was a good one, but the people of Cheltenham seemed to think so. (Applause.) Now the Cheltenham lion had conic to Li verpool. (Loud and continued cheers.) And be was content on the present occasion to be a much smaller animal, he would be the mouse that Dibbled the cord, that loosed the net, that freed the lion. (Tremendous laugh.. ter and cheers.) Before he sat down he wished to te them that this noble animal would not only address them that evening, and in giving that notice he desired them to forget all that was amusing in what had passed, whilst lie told them soberly and solemnly that the Rev, F. Close would on Wednesday evening preach in St. Michael's Church. (The reverend gentleman resumed his seat amid loud cheers.) The lion and Rev W. MONTAGUE VILLIERS, Rector of St. George's, Bloomsbury, one of the deputation, seconded the resolution. After a few words of introduc tion relative to the foregoing speeches, and that part of the claims of the society respecting which he had yen tured to speak in his sermon on the preceding day, and which were very indistinctly beard at the inconvenient corner where the reporters were placed, the reverend gentleman said. that in addressing a Liverpool audience he was well aware that he was addressing a people inti mately acquainted with figures, and to whose minds itwould be easy. by their assistance, to convey a clear and distinct idea of a few important and startling facts bearing upon the claims of the Pastoral Aid Society, upon their esteem and support. There were few persons, he would venture to say, who knew better than the rev. gentleman who had just sat down, how to combine the amusing with the solid, and never transgressing propriety ;—(applause)—and he believed there were few towns which possessed more eloquent preachers, or more churches in which the Gospel was preached ; and they would agree with him that it was a solemn subject to speak of such immense numbers of their fellow-creatures who were in an uncon verted state, without God or hope of salvation, and without any knowledge of the blessed Saviour; and having, then, to speak on those points, he entreated their kind conside ration that night. (Applause.) The course of events now was different to what it was some years ago. He was not going to re-echo what had been called an old woman's tale, namely, that there were no times like the old times, or even that the old times were better than the present ones ; but he must allude to a difference in the present times with regard to its treatment of popery, which favoured in some degree the progress of the fatal superstitions of that religion. In t mes gone past it was considered fair and right to speak of things by their right names, and if they found anything worthy of censure, no man was blamed for speaking in truthful terms of it. But now, by a kind of bastard philanthropy, their mouths „ were closed. It, in speaking of Borne a nd her abominations, any allusion was made to Sodom or Babylon. it was stig matised as unkind or uncharitable; but he had not learnt to be more charitable than the word of God. (Applause.) lie desired to speak the truth, but he would do it in love. Maynoozb was received last session, as an exemplification of this fact; and the Protestants, both laymen and clergy, ought to unite to truthful men, •wbo would proclaim the Gospel as it was in Jesus, to the winning of souls from that system which had destroyed so many souls. (Cheers.) With this carelessness of speech there was combined an other fact ; a::d that was the increased exertions making by the Papists at the present time. He bad no doubt Liverpool•as he perceived in his own neighbourhood. He could scarcely stir abroad without meeting, two by two. their sisters of charity, or of mercy, or nuns, or V WIG awn, cuaas.ovr ta, %I.AVII temporal warns, and never failing to excite their superstitious fears and feelings ; and he could not but help feeling some re spect for their zeal and earnestness. This was only to be met by more zeal among themselves, and he l oo k e d t o the Pastoral Aid Society, in sending out godly men, to feed the people with the true milk of the word; and those who had to spare of this world's goods should take better care of the bodily wants and comforts of the nnnr. (Applause.) In order to show the great usefulness of this society, he would now go to another point, whi c h h a d been alluded to before, namely, the great in grease of tepopu lation. With that increase there had been some ad_ ditional means—how much he would shortly tell—but he believed it was totally inadequate to the population. All that had been done during the last five years had not even met the increase of the people during that period. He would first mention a few facts with regard to London. Some would perhaps think it very unnecessary lot him to come to Liverpool to speak of London ; but if they re collected themselves, they would find few families which, indirectly or directly, were not connected with London, or which had not sent some poor youth into that great Ba bylon, or, perhaps, they themselves were in the habit of visiting it. It therefore became a matter of great import.. ance to see what amount of spiritual instruction there was provided for those youths or for themselves. Take Lon don as it is marked out by parliamentary enactment. a district of eight miles around St. Paula, and, in 1841, its population was two millions, or rather more. This more than doubled the amount of population in 1801, and showed an increase since that period of 30,000 a year. Let them mark that fact, that there was added to the po pulation of London every year, a number equalling the whole population of the city of York. Let them take all the cathedral towns in England and Wales, where the churches were pretty thick and the clergy pretty numerous, and their whole population amounted but to 678,943 ; this would perhaps give them a very great idea of a population of two milllions. If they added to I the episcopal cities all the country towns in the kingdom. and add to them the populations of Liverpool, Manelies: ter, Birmingham, Leeds, and Sheffield „ they would more than half that of London. [l aving given them some idea of the vastness of London, he would show them how it was provided with spiritual accommodation. The whole amount of acco►nmoda!ion in 1843, taking churches and dissenting chapels, was but sufficient for 601,418. so that of five-eights of the whole population which might be reckoned as able to attend a place of worship, more tha❑ one-half could not, for want of room, if they would. It was a well-known fact that every Sunday morning and Evening, a number of persons larger than the population of the chief towns and cities of the kingdom. wilfully absented themselves from any place of worship. If London was compared with New Zealand. it would be found to be mostly inferior to it, in godliness and religion. After some further statistics, spiritual destitution of London, a destitut showing th. ion w Westminster alone, it would take 45 churches, each capa ble of containing 1000 persons to ,supply, he described the state of the manufacturing and mining districts, which were in a similar dreadful condition. In South Durham there had been an immense increase of late in the coal trade, and ew towns were R, with populations varying from 1,000 to 5,000 destitute of churches, schools, anu religious instruction of any kind. In South Wales not one in 50 of the adults c , uld read. In Bradford and Leeds, although the parents expressed themselves anxious that their children should be taught to read, they would not consent to deprive themselves of a small portion of their earnings to give them time to be taught. In Lancashire and Cheshire, it was stated by Mr. Kennedy, few of the colliers attended divine worship, and in general cared nothing mhatever about religion, being ignorant as beasts of the state of their souls ; that the children never attended school or a place of worship, nor could read or write. One clever lad, about eleven years old, stated that he had heard of hell down in the pit; that he had never heard of Jesus Christ; that he bad heard of God in the pit, when the name was employed in imprecations to send the souls others to hell: (Great sensation.) In order to show that something might he done even with a class of people so much in ignorance, he read a statement of the condition tecc years ago, from which it e and solitary life, that they were violent and debauched, and the terror of the surronnding neighbourhood ; that their Sabbaths were spent in rural games or vicious ir rekularities ; that there were neither churches nor chapels 11 a clanish except on the outskirts, arid schools were unknow n . Now the gospel of Jesus Christ had been carried there, and so great a change had been effected, that the colliers were exemplary in every moral and religious duty. T 1 task of r.:formation had been undertaken by the Dissen- ters, whose perseverance had at length been rewarded by a total change in th , . character of the people. The Dis senters bad worked zealously, and raised the means to build an immense number of chapels. These me ns had been drawn from the pockets of the farmers, not usually the most liberal people—from the. small shopkeepers, . whose power in general was limited ; and lastly, from the working classes themselves, by the adoption of a plan which could quickly realise the £5OO promised to be raised by their friend, Mr. M'Neile. The plan was by penny subscriptions. (Applause.) They had thus seen what the Dissenters had done, and he trusteC had in it the desire to do as much or more ; that they would take the lesson, and remember the words of Him who said "Go thou and do likewise." (Applause.) He must be excused for giving them one or two more of these statistical facts ; he felt that they spoke more to the pur pose than if he gave them words of his own. Of the two millions of inhabitants in London, a far greater number than they would expect had no homes. they lived for the most part out of doors, and at night they took up their abode at a lodging-house, where they generally paid about 3d. per night for part of a bed. In mane, many cases, there would be perhaps six in a bed. The poor man, by this means, saved a great portion of the expense of separate lodgings, which generally cost at the lowest, about 4s. 6d. per week. Thousands and tens of thousands had no homes, except their lodging houses. In a report published some years ago, on the best means of establishing a constabulary force in Eng land and Wales, these lodging-houses were spoken of as the greatest obstacles to the morality of the people. They were filled with the dregs of society and professed thieves and beggars, and were perfect hotbeds i f vice for the poor children taken to them by their parents. He described a room in one of these lodging houses, a place 18 feet by 10 feet, with beds of straw arranged on each side ax thick as possible, in fact, the floor was like one great bed ; and in that space the night before. the person from whom he had the description, visited it,:there were twenty-seven adult males and fent des,thirty-one children, and twodogs sleping in it. In the top room of the same house were six beds,and in these 32 human beings slept; the w i n d ows i n these places were seldom opened, and the pesti'ential and noisome atmosphere which pervaded these dreadful places actually compelled the visitors to retreat, and often produced vo miting. It might be asked what could be done with such a class of human beings as this; tiler were too bad for the Pastoral Aid Society to reach; but he replied they were not too bad, that they had been reached. There were a number of laymen at work at the (.resent time visiting these noisome abodes, and reading the eternal Gospel of GA to the miserable inmates; and many had profited by the word lead. lie was quite sore, in that town, cele meal loi its ministers; for its number of elognerat men who preached the Gospel faithfully—(applaos'e)— it would be unnecessary for him to dwell on the !rawer which might ccornpany a single sentence of the Wold of God ; to define how far it would go, or when it would blossom and bring forth fruit. He would, however, state that during the last year there had been held in these lodging-houses 132 meetings for the exposition of the Scriptures, at which 1600 persons bad been Present; and he was happy to say he knew of some parties, who, he felt, by the means of these readings, were as sure of going to heaven as if they were there already. (Applause.) He then dwelt at some length on the necessity of ac companying their exertions with prayer, if they wished them to be productive of good, and went on to spew that as the people would not come to hear preaching, it was necessary the message of the gospel should be car ried to them. He alluded to the excellence of the cot tage lecture plan, for the establishment of which the✓ were so much indebted to their excel'ent diocesan, and proceeded to declare that the money given to that society would be laid out with a most scrupulous regard to Protestant truth. If any minister employed by the society were found to be doing the contrary, he would at once be struck off the list. The money would not be given for Protestant purposes and used for papistical practices. (Loud cheers.) He then concluded by combating the objections he had heard against the so ciety, and which he said were actually in its favour; and appealed to all present, as they felt the deep responsibility which would devolve upon them, to contribute liberally. (Applause.) . The motion was then put, and carried unanimously The Rev. HALDANE ST . , . . increased by the excellent speech of the reverend gentle man who had just addressed them. As there were two other reverend gentlemen to follow him, he would not trespass upon their time longer, but would conclude by expressing his trust that the society would go on in in- creasing use The Rev. A. P. IRVINE seconded the resolution, and entered into some remarks upon the vast importance of this society. which was quietly and iaobtrusively of fecting so much good for the Louis of men. He then en tered into some statistical details from the association' published report, showing that it provided for 258 pas tors, preaching the gospel to upwards of two millions of souls, the average salary of each pastor being £93 per annum. In addition to this, it aided the incomes of between 4 and 590 clergymen, and expended considerab:e funds in other works prorwtin4 the spread of the gospel. We regret that our space will not allow us to follow the rev. gentleman through these details, and the very inte- resting matter which he adduced to show theworking of th society. _ . unanimously Tile Rev. P. NoLAN, Honorary Secretary, here said hat there had been 31 services this year in the town and ieighbourhood in behalf of this society. Last year there and amounts :vertou Church s. d. ,40 0 0 St. Mar 28 0 0 St. Jud £ s. d Christ Church A igburth !.t. An, rew's St. Thor St. Bride's Seafcrth St. Sircon'i St. Clement St. J ames's, St. John's St. Luke's St. Mark's , Tox. P.i o 0 St. Paul's.. : ... : 0 0 Christ's. Waterloo 15 0 I St. Silas' 8 5 6 11 11 0 The reverend gentleman announced that the sermon in St. Michael's, for the same object, would be preached on Wednesday (to-morrow) evening, by the Rev. F. Close. (Applause.) He concluded by stating that a collection would then'be made, and that while it was proceeding a - hymn would be sung, which was accordingly done. The Rev. F. BARKER said he had been requested to move the last resolution, which be read. It was to the effect, that the meeting concurred more and more in the N, F.II.POOL STANDARD. sound ceeded ; that they felt grateful to - God for its 'success hitherto, and prayed that it might pehmote His honour and glory. He fully agreed in the sentiments conveyed by the motion, and ac the operations of the society had already been explained by the previous speakers, he should simply advance one thing, which he thought ought to be strongly impressed upon the meeting—which it' - not been by those who bad preceded him—and that was, that to Liverpool yet belonged the reproach of having re ceived from the funds of the society rather than aranted had been discreditably inadequate. A good deal had been said about allowing the Botanic Garden to fall into decay. He had heard a gentleman say that it was disgraceful to the town t be given up, and that it could only ennure for a few more years, as the land must be broken up for building. This was .called very discreditable. The Church of England Schools, too, it was equally discreditable to leave in such a state. It was certainly discreditable -that those who shouted so lusily for the Bible at elections, did not sup port those schools, where it was taught, and that one of them had consequently to be given up. It was remark able, and highly discreditable that when the Society began their grants, the town withheld that support which was in gratitude due to as exertions and liberality. The Society had given them £lOOO, and they returned only £6OO. He was glad. however, to observe that this year the reproach that had attached to the town appeared likely to be removed. (Cheers.) He then alluded to Mr. M'Neile's proposition to raise £5OO by promises, to be realized in the event of the whole being thus promised. They now wanted only £250 of that amount;' and were ther - e not twenty persons present who had not yet sub scribed? Were there not twenty ladies who would un dertake to raise it? O twenty young persons who would come forward for that purpose. He trusted they would not lose the £5OO from any backwardness, for he was sure it could be raised. He concluded by saying that he gloried in the society ; that it was the brightest star in the firmament of Protestantism; that it had brought thousands upon thousands from darkness to the light of redeeming truth, and that he hoped and prayed it would, in the language of the resolution, yet promote the hono .r and glory of God. (Applause.) 'lire Rev. Canon APNEILE here rose, and good bu mouredly said lie was going to confess. (Laughter.) lie concurred with the last speaker in all he had stated, tieiency of that item, it was not the town, who was to blame. (Hear and laughter.). he had gone from hope, and had not had an opportunity but himself, The fact was, of applying tor the umerence ; out ne neneved it only wanted a little exertion similar to that he had exercised in the onset, to raise the sum stated, or even, be believed. twice the e 'rtie Rev. F. CLOSE was received oil loud applause upon rising to second the resolution. He a lid he ap peared before them an illused man. (Laughter.) His next observation was lost, but he was understood to al luue to some of the observations Of the Rev. H. M'Neile, as be proceeded to say that his venerable friend, the Rev. Mr. Stewart, bad beautifully disposed of all about the lions and mice. He (the Rev. Mr. C.) did not treat the Rev. IL M`Neile as he had treated him. He told him before he came to the meeting that he was the lion, and supposing the ratio ud absurd(m to be true, the lion did not get up ill five minutes before nine o'clock. He there• fore considered himself in that respect an illused man; and again, instead of being a lion he was only one•third or a lion, two others had divided the spoil with him. (Laughter and applause.) His last t r o u bl e was , th a t h e f I ever could speak unless there w s a collection after It was like wasting his breath on the desert air, if tiler, was no money after. (Continued laughter.) Bu on the screw so a: to make them feel they had not done out, and gave him ose who Trim had efficiently done the part they came there to per. form. Most important was the info rmation given by Mr. Villiers, and he hoped it would ne ver he forgotten. He rejoiced at the few observations he had made at the be ginning of Ins spech, touching the mawkish sensibility on the subje( _ melt• great enemy, Rome, when, if they spoke out, and called things by their right names, they were called harsh and uncliarPahle. Those who objected to their calling Rome Babylon, did not scruple to speak of others in language as harsh. Say a word about Rome, and they say she is venerable and must not be touched, 'hough she has devoured souls, swallowed up souls, and imprisoned souls, and was the vilest supeisti•ion that ever Satan supported. His reverend brother, Mr. Ir wine, had spoken of the great labours of this society, and also of the labours of the i,isse nters . H e (M r . C.) wou:d also bear testimony to that in another nart of the. . - country, which had been lett in total destitutiun but fur their Di,sentii g brethren. Ile was not of the opinion of those who would rather leave men . to the doctrines of nature than have them ins ructed by Dissenters. It bad been his duty to travel to the Land's End, in Cornwall, where he visted the mines, and he met with a most intel ligent and cultivated people —no drunkenne-s, nor any thing of that kind. this was effected principally by the Calvanistic ISlethodi,ts. Until they went down, the Cornish miners were known as Cornish wreckers. 'He had also visited the interesting island of Iturland, where lie found sn old mall standing and working on the ledge ola rock. tie spoke to the old in in, and said—" This is a dangerous occupation." The old man said " Yes, but we do not mind it much." " Have you not many accidents ?" " Yes; last week I hid as fine a son as ever lived crushed to di ath ; but thanks be to God be was a pious man ; for I would sooner follow all of my children to the grave with the hope of immortality than they should lead a life of immorality and sin (Applause.) Alluding to the statement made by Mr. Barker as to the deficiency in the subscription, he said that although there was likely to be a change this year, they must recollect that they had back debts to pay ; they must look hack, and their secre tary would tell thetn how many years they had bee-n re ceiving more than they had been giving. They must redeem themselves, and place Ikt-ins:lves on a respectable footing. As inhabitants of this town, they ought to place them selves on a respectable footing with all, but especially wi,h the Church Pastoral Aid Society. (Applause.) The rev. gentleman then read the resolution, which, he said, at five minutes to nine he was called neon to spi ak to, although lie was told the meeting must be concluded by nine. He could not say that this motion had just been put into his band, without being aware what he was to speak upon, for his friend, the Secretary, wrote to tell him the substance of his resolution—that it wou'd refer to the crisis of our church. Now, what crisis slid lie mean? [IOW was he to know what was the grea• wisis tion to take up, our his belief thia these words were most true arrived a to FA}, crisis. t) c; i4er 'e. in ties, in thugs s-euti, iii twn it the tr4l, , tio:t :We Lnd God alone kw.; it woulil kid them to; or wh re civil; p olitic d , and t.. p i r i t u a 1 hitt rests of thi3 most excited.countiy, might b , driven, until they settled down into a more c o ol and permanent condition. He should confine his observations to the church alone, and bid the state and country adieu. There were a great many cheer ing circunistauces — that meeting was a cheering eircum stance; and he was also assured of this fact, and believed he was correct in saying, that he did not think, since the days of the Reformation, there were so many of the clergy of the Church of England preaching the pu e, unadulter ated gospel. (Applause.) Never were there greater exertions made by the church and country to meet the appalling evils of which they had heard. Yet admit ting this to be true, and looking around, he could not sup press his fears that they were in a state of imminent Peril ; and if he were asked to what he more especially alluded than to anything else, he at once, in one concen trated name, told them it was Popery. (Loud cheers.) He knew that infidelity was at work too. He agreed with Mr. M•Neile that infidelity would s oop to take the a:- sistance of superstition, and that also super.titton would condescend to take the help of infidelity. Although these sts wou things appeared to be antipodes, or, as the chenlib say, bore a lateral antipathy to each other, yet a a most duced and reproduced each other. A beloved brother of his said, the natural production of Popery was a corrupt Protestantism : corrupt and degraded Prct!stanti:m. on - which the corrupt worm y won( IP land er was t I be God s not by when Alluding they should not have taken possession o waters of which they had heard much. B' they had not done so; and the they could be prevented from doing it to the spread of popery, lie said it went on its it insinuated itself into the bosom of the social circle. Vk. ggerated picture ? Had they not hey he drawing an exa of the daughters ai!el children of pious clergymen being stolen from them by the priests if Rome? lie read ex tracts from Mon:. Richelieu, in whirh were held up a fearful pictur,r of the most appalling licentiousness and aickedne.ss of the Romish Church present crisis had three characteristics, defection, treachery, and left behind in the church the spawn of a t.nperstitious princi- He dwelt at some length on these h [bounced surplices, chanting, intoning and other portions of the church ordinances which he said were Puseyistic !dofyopery. lie then argued that the Church Aid Society was the most efficie that could b devised for meet tabernacles in which to worship. tioning one other proof of iis efficiency, which was, that they could not take up a Tractarian newspaper, from the Englist: Murchman dow The rev. gentleman resumed The resolution was carried unanimowly of the_Dozology, the SPEECH OF SIR HOWARD DOUGLAS IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS ON FUIDAY. Sir H DOUGLAS said it was his intent , on, in the few observations he should address to the 1 . ason that had induced him to vote ag iruri3 British agricultur 2‘e. to state th )axiintir logland Abe en- He had o❑ several occasions nd hqd , uniformly expressly avowed these opinions, voted against the motions brought forward for the repeal of the corn la +s, more particularly for that which had been recently proposed for the abolition of the import He . had given the great ( laws his calm and deliberate consid tion, a whatever whatever arguments he had heard in the curs present debate, his opinions were, if possible, strengthened in favour of continued protection to British industry. He should, with the permission if the house, review the ffects of the corn laws and their result upon the general egarded ills which he was in some mea- int. Tests of the country, and more lau 1 their co sure acquainted, and which he regretted to represented and but little unders'ood it Iv were not the figures of the right hon. baronet at the head of the government, arid he would remark that the period taken by the right hon. baronet was far too short on which to the country. It was quite true that the exports of tish end Irish produce which in 1844 amounted to only £47,300,000, had risen in 1845 to 58,581,000 ; but it should 5e borne in mind that from 1839 there had been a decrease every year up to 1814, and althot yet the difference between the period when the decrease began to take glace and 1845 was only three millions. He was ready to admit that the repeal of prohibitory . duties hid been productive of beneficial effect ; and when he had first appeared at Liverpool he had expressed very fully his sentiments on the subject of protection, and had advocated a relaxation of that system according to the altered circumstances of the country, as being calculated to promote the general interests of the country. But the measures they were then called upon to adopt were, that without waiting for the full development of the results, and because the exile timent of the relaxation of certain duties had been found satisfactory, therefore they were to throw overboard altogether the principle of protection (Hear.) Now he maintained that without ti tion of tl rincip!e of protection a would be impossible to protect the lute! ests of the artisans of this country from that sever ression whicli resulted where employme appeared they were of foreign countri was not steady anclpermanent I British at t.l protmed inc only exposed him to the competition of eapit hut to the protected indt stry (f other 1 _ and no one, he thought, could deny that that would h highly injurious to the operative classes of this count. y lie would not enter into a dis:•ussion with regard to thi relative prices of food and labour, because much of that, he thought, depended upon the stale of the lai;our mar ket ; but he would maintain that unprotected labour was incapable of competing with capital. He was firmly of opinion that much distress hod buffeting to the working vernment. He did )lace the zoods k that they would be able to di at a 1 rtation of ad any natural connection counTry. In 1840, 1841 he pros -1842, the importation of rn had reached it in two to three r as of guar 18 in a pro and it cook that, in run, the best customers of England would i the home market. ( Ilear, hear.) The right )n. bar proposed to introduce m:asures founded ciples of trade might be foun no doubt in the abNtract free but he had not found that foreign countries were disposed to carry out the principle to the same extent. They had not been e United States, by France, or by G nnan)i, in met hv a a corresi the Pres riding spirit ; and he ventured to ents of the United States from Ni that could be cal El nos hi of obtainin ing British labour to depression. The hon. and d to quote tuber then r Adam Smit purpose of justifying ti imposition of duties u couragement of domes v. The Yorksiiir memb-r for the west rid Lord 'Mar- peth) had well observed that there was a for providing for an increased and increas but it was a new proposition to him to• c way to increase !induction was to d (Hear, hear.) There wa , - should wish !o tee fully introduced he alluded to that which might e- species of frtle trade which he selves— en this country es themselves. Be had voted for the Canada Corn Bill witb very great e freely mitted that Great B t corn duty free. H, fely admit Canadia thin might had heard member vtl,er night file at the Canadian with great dissatisfaction and surprise for Montrose (Mr. I-I owe) rise in his p to express great solicitude for the cob saute tim Coro Bin was a compact erttered into bet vt eon two le gis'ative bodies. (Hear, hear ) This legishoure, as well a; the Canadian legislature. were parties to th .t compact, which they were both bound to preserve. He had no he si,ation in telling the ht:use that from the. inoment this rnewitire passed into a law, hick was to car r 3 out the to tal abolition of protection, they would not be only extin gui,hing the Grnada Corn Bill, but they would be extin guishing their whole colonial system itself (hear, hear) The colonial system was one cf protection, which they were Vedged to 6rry out (hear , If this principle he once given up, he told them that though their ships might guard their coasts, and their troops garrison the in terior of the country, the question the n would come home to them with full force—of what use ro r e their colonies ? In that moment Great Britain would cease to be the chief of that imperial lepgue. lie had often heard Mr. Hos kisson quoted in this house as an out-and-out free-trader. Notiting could be fur; her from the fact. When he was hi America he - had carried on a correspondence with Mr. Huskisson, in which that eminent sta , esman had strongly advocated free trade, as far as their colonies were c,n cerned, but had never, in the slightest degree, given coun tenance to the principle being extended further (hear). If free trade were extended so RS to amount to the aboli tion of all protective duties, wbat was to become of the sugars? There would be an end of all hope of extending the cultivation of sugar in the East Indies. How had we treated that country in other respects? We bad super seded the cotton manufacture by our mechanical power ; we, therefore, ought to show favour to the raw material. The hon. and catkin' member again referred to the opi nions of Mr. Iluskisson, an d hosted that the expecta tions and intentions of his right Is , n. friend—honestly and faithfully devoted, as he knew they were, to the best of his judgment, to promote the welfare of his country— realised to the fell( tn , g t hoped that Ins own ot,itUi xtent. He since.,ly of this At . , r. istin rcf•rect rue working ght turn out to be erroneezf: thfit tll Imbourtr t:rt;lit 1. social condition of tt IN'otile of this country ronl.l not be airrlioreted that agrieul ure would be se l rioualy injured, and that cinsequently. our • matmlectures, commerce, and na vigation would equally suffer. Above all. that . these great pillars of the sta.e would be in danger. Altiough in some respects be gave a reluctant and painful vote, yet upon the whole and at the same time he mcstwillingly, confidektly, conscientiously, and consistently, voted against this peri lous, and, as it appeared to him, unnecessary experiment —an experiment from which there was no retreat—(hear, hear);—a movement from which there was no receding; an experiment which, if successful, could scarcely add to the prosperity, welfare, honour, and glory of this country, but any failure in which must prove the ruin of the em pire. (Hear, hear.) A. SCENE IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS On Friday evening Mr. house against the premier's commercial scheme, which, he said, if it afforded adequate protection to native indus try, and dealt tenderly With important interests (cheers), he would Berlin have given his support to the right hon. He believed them to be founded upon different F. Scott w ssing the baronet locus opposition (0 He was ever the opponent of a ,igh pro hon. baronet proposed to had the right law of 1842, believing ttiaiii; Rericulture would render t/ h;, wnnla hnvp hppn cheaper, ly object of protection was to borne growth--- mount of Sir R. Peel, who !diately a hich ming, "Am Ito be thus que] 3y the right confusion, Mr. SCOTT (still labour d with great warmth) s r mutt citement, how do I a ; pear as pinions (cheers). I I• , I am free to give pinions I I Will' efore the y or in ty of purpo ow that nt t, the ye under it still, if i the question .nation, - but in too low ut a direct charge had been ly he had been mis • warmth into which he had - le conceived the measures I classes, an equality in con on the Continent. s nothing less in his estimation They had of the house of " free pt her house a noble duke rtl " what was the mean- y I,Nd all heard Many travellers, L - 2nt day. were in favour of " free trade in the abstract." (Laughter.) Why he himself was in favour of free trade in the ab stract. (Laughter.) But when hon. gentlemen insisted king of fre .bstract, he should ry in the abstract. ) If it were cor k of this em- ien they were at when their rela plicated as they of apply- underti meant the abolition of all cu ''ere they then prepared to abandc ;s, and give u r if they were F o resolved upon would they ye up .1 ..3,000,000 of excise; for the continuanc sider t mount of taxes must be collected every year; and then take away and how were they to make u £13.000,000 ? Was it by ficiency roperty tax 30 per cent? ,000,00 I), and upon the they must pay the in er How were they to do so very year. hoW were to compete niih ol h were free from such an encumbrance lists, as champions ec !e in the same e roan who had a e man who was free, unencumbered, and unembarrassed ? It was unfair, un- I, he would add, impolitic, to enter both men into same lists, to require from each the same task, and ) him on whom they placed a large burden tot to give any counterpoise. * The oh eryation whom are you couns was " For A STATEMENT OF R PUZZLING Q EASONS, AND A STION On Friday night, in the of Co s, on the Lord NORTHLAND journed s which mea-ure remained t ! duty, i been :nt op him in reed with the y nllg le forestalled, but I tisfactory an adjustment (01 rived, and he felt triatii; y ought of EOgland . Lie thought 3 the country, tr, hear). The s rernaiped crisis had ar- f the fa rmers s and laughter), lly settled. He _ (liner the riga hon. baronet the First Minister of the Crown, or the noble 'ord the member for the city of London, must settle this question. He said it with the greatest respect, but he bad no confidence in that noble lord (laughter). He had great - F the First Minister of confidence in the right hon. the Crown, (renewed merrit country (ironical cheers into consideration The right hon. baro c tan'Aisiteri h. seat amid great laug'iter.) Mr. FERRAND.--I sho the noble lord The hob ed out of the Coul- cca-ion Lord NORTHLAND r 0: lord resumed his what confidence let when he was for him on a late seat, but resumed it kN INDEPENDENT CHURCH We last week notic ion independent of the proc documents, in Frenc derived our iuforn ud, aris , ut of RI on, we t to render that institn:, From one of the numerous tained in ren Council coming itself a " detr ditionally valuabl After statinK t sity of s from - N following pas- 1. Dru from certain of the clerg State Church, or f the ‘ho templated Its. The sich styles t account -ad- M. Druey proct than the se upon it inevitabl nd those [r limits. d under tt d liberty r de pen- d. by re- always been an o,ganisation—a power—coniposed of risen on whom devolved the framing of laws, and the issuing of orders and prescriptions." And again,— _ . nt of the ee than at The superior cheer&4 sed to aiost himself ; 'but prc Cheer, snmptiori with their fellow.lal The mess proposed h of the constitution trade in the abstr-ict ;" (the Duke of Wellington), much of " free tante _ _ -in Mentor and Telemachus d 0.% n to the r bstract vie reput hat rel gious liberty is not more t brrty it'el every system of governmen fn places of woiship called ' State. Lest every one I which would bring about complete anarchy action, the most dreadful despo:istn, there ha: tern be in reality ITIDI e, so free er of lil ever)' 1J " if the Church were r State, would her mi Would !lay even authority of such a .church, composed of laymen and clergy, or of o e or other of these classes, wculd not be less a human authority. Their laws, their regulations, and their other dtcisions, would to-corne bindirg on the minority and the ministers, even where they were pposed to them, and that, too, conscientiously. There was no thing to prevent such laws from becoming arbitrary—ray, tyrannical,—ol which the history of the Christian Church, and that of the Protestant Church in particular, furnished txamples. In order to escape from this despotism, there would be no other resource but new alruptions., separa tions without end, or a return to the protective authority of the State. The province of the State is not, therefore, to sanction propositions which, especially in the actual condition of souls, could only !miller embarrass or render worse the state of affoirs, and preuipitate the church into a crisis which would not permit its ministe:s to perform in pence their important funct:cns. The true liberty of the Evangelical minister corsis , s less in certain adminis tra ice forms of the church than in the free pP aching and free exercise of his pastoral functions within the church—a liberty fully enjoyed by the clergy of the national church. _ Christian life may floutish in the he State as well as in the same manner waste the latter as churches regnlhted and prt.tccted as atilecEr gilt. tl. above mere t.xternal ilreK \V I be:4.yr t Li•lJenrp rti:t s,d from N highly .... article of geveral imp nation. , is tact, delicious, and rn totally different in flavour to anything Enghal), ttat 10 words can describe their peculiar excellence. known. it Buck whe k.ri•othe derabl