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BAINBRIGGE, Honorary Secretarie JOHN LIGHTBODY, 4 1 `Or Particulars, address the LADY S Rodney street. 'ERINTENT SOUTH AUSTRALIAN BANKING CO3l - PANY, Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1847. The -at .1, 11 of Directors grant LETTERS OF CREDIT and BILLS The ey D a ----, ya siglit, upon the Company's Bank at Adel' xchange on sums above .elO is now at a Pre , - ' r ge Of TWO per Cent egotiated and Bello ANA • Y Apprt lected. at the Com.-- n, or at the Li v Earc Illvimsn. and GRAY L ondon, let Dec ANY'S OFF BOROUGH BANE )3 it, W 2 3' , North John-stre ILLIAM PURD' CHESTER Al UNION.—The -A',.11 General Meeting of the CHB CHURC H UNION, held Decem n Published : ; 'That having seen the declaratii ' 4 which the subscribpr. tn D MANCHESTER CHURCH lowing RESOLUTIS 't regular, it is .e C atholic Chu kno ns ;„ t. T h u' any matt th. , at this rnee itt the Cho,ns desire of on . nip Ch actor( si ...e time whet ca""as, without be strictly ro _ oaTht it is the Pres. pect of the l~odesirable that t tl. A, with a butation. ST. AIDAN'S (THEOLOGICAL) COLLEGE, BIRKENHEAD. PATRO • : His Grace the LORD ARCH BISHOP of CANTERBURY VISITOR: The Right Rev. the LORD BISHOP of CHESTER. PRINCIPAL: The Rev. JOSEPH B.kYLEE, D.D. The LENT TERM Opens on thel4th day of JANUARY next, and LECTURES commence on the MONDAY following, upon which day all Students are required to be in residence. Application for admission to be made to the PRINCIPAL. St. Aidan's, December, 1833. COLLEGIATE INSTITUTION, ABBOT'S GRANGE, CHESTER. The ANNUAL DISTRIBUTION Of PRIZES and DELIVERY Of SPEECHES will take place THIS DAY (Tuesday), the 20th instant, between the hours of Two and Five o'clock. In the Evening there will be the usual performance of Vocal and Instrumental Music by the Pupils, commencing at Seven o'clock, when Dr. BRINDLEY will feel honoured by the pre sence of all who take an interest in the prosperity of the School. _ . The Pupils will be inspected on Parade punctually at Two o'clock. The Vacation will terminate on WEDNESDAY, the 25th of January , 1854. JOHN BRINDLEY, LL.D., Principal PREPARATORY SCHOOL, in connection with the COLLEGIATE INSTITUTION, ABBOT'S GRANGE, CHESTER. A PREPARATORY BRANCH, the want of which has long been felt, will be Opened, after the Christmas Vacation, at the LOWER HALL, TARVIN, which was built and fitted up by Dr. Bet ND LEY expressly for that purpose. This Establishment will be under the solecare and direction of the Rev. E. H. and Mrs. PRICE, who have had several years' successful experience in the teaching and Management of pupils. Prospectuses will be forwarded on application to Mr. PRICE, Tarvin, Chester. QUEENWOOD COLLEGE, near STOCK BRIDGE, HANTS. PRINCIPAL GEO. EDMONDSON. MATHEMATICS AND NATURAL PHILOSOPHY—Dr. THOS. A. HIRST, of the Universities of Marburg and Berlin. CHEMISTRY—Dr. HEINRICH DEBUS, late Assistant in the . Laboratory of. Professor Bunsen, and Chemical Lecturer in the University of Marburg. CLASSICS AND HISTORY—Mr. JOHN S. MUMMERY, L.C.P. MODERN LANGUAGES AND FOREIGN LITERATURE—Mr. JOHN HAAS, from M. de Fellenberg's Institution, Hof wyl, Switzerland. GEODESY—Mr. RICHARD P. WRIGHT. PAINTING AND DRAWING—Mr. RICHARD P. WRIGHT. ENGLISH AND JUNIOR MATHEMATICS—MP. WILLIAM SINGLETON. Dtrro—Mr. EDWIN COOMBES. Music—Mr. WILLIAM CORN WALL. TERMS: For Boys under 12 years of age .....€4o'per Annum. ff from 12 to 16 above 16 £6o „ For further information, see Prospectus, to be had of the Principal. 8:7- The First Session of 1854 commences on the 19th of January. ST. MARTIN'S CHURCH.-CHRISTMAS EVE.—On SATURDAY next, Divine Service will com mence at Eleven o'clock at Night, when a SERMON will be Preached and the HOLY COMMUNION administered, and Carols sung in the early morning of Christmas Day. On CHRISTMAS DAY the Service will be at a Quarter before Eleven a.m.; in the Evening at Half-past Three ONLY, with a SERMON. QT. PETER'S CHURCH DAY and SUNDAY SCHOOLS, EVERTON.—The ANNUAL TEA PARTY on behalf of the above Schools will be held at the CONCERT HALL, Lord Nelson-street, on W DNES DA Y, the 4th of January next. Tea on the Table at Half-past Six o'Clock. Addresses will be delivered by the Rev. J. R. CONOR, Dr, HUME, Rev. J. MACNAUGHT, Rey. H. MARLEN, Rev. W. F. TAYLOR, and other Clergymen and Gentlemen. Choice Selections of Sacred Nlusic:will be Sung between the Speeches. Tickets One Shilling each, to be had at the Standard-office; Mr. HOWELL'S, Church-street ; Mr. Kt NNER', St. George's bill, Everton • Mr. CARRUTH E a's, Scotland-road ; Mr. BUNT ING% Kirkdale-road ; and Mr. WILDING'S, Druggist, • St. Anne-street. QIIERIDAN LITERARY AND DEBATING SOCIETY.—The usual ANNUAL SOIREE and BALL of the above Society will be held in the ROYAL ASSEMBLY ROOMS, Great George-street, on FRIDAY EVENING, the 30th instant. Tickets, (including Refreshments,) Single 65., Double 10s., may now be had at the Committee-rooms, 11, Russell-street. WALLASEY LADIES' CIIARITY.—The ANNUAL BALL will be held on TUESDAY, the 17th of January next, at the HOTEL. EGREMONT. JAS. GLYNNE BATESON, Secretary. B IRKENHEAD MODEL YACHT CLUB BALL. Lady Patroness, Mrs. F. PEM BROKE JONES, Highfield. COMMITTEE. F. Fembroke Jones, Esq., Chairman. John Holme, Esq., Treasurer. John M. Hannay, hsq., Honorary Secretary. Alfred Bower; Esq. Henry Parsons, Esq. A. E. Byrne, Esq. G. S. Sanderson. Esq. John Cadell, Esq. William Scott, Esq. Edwin Haigh, Esq. IT. Wilkenson Tetley, Esq. Henry Melling, Esq. John Watkins, Esq. Robert Moon, Esq. Seymour Willoughby, Esq. Henry Wood, Esq. The ANNUAL BALL will be held on THURSDAY, the 12th January next, at the MoNits' FERRY HOTEL. Tickets, Gentlemen, tos. 6d., Ladies, 55., may be obtained from the CHAIRMAN, IREASURER, or SECRETARY. As the number of Tickets will be limited, early application is requested. JOHN M. HANNAY, Hon. Sec. OYSTERS ! OYSTERS ! ! OYSTERS !! ! CHRISTMAS PRESENTS. 79, MANOVER-STREET.• GEORGE DUFFEY (late M A RC ROFT'S) respectfully informs his Friends and Customers that he is prepared to SELL the LONDON NATIVES at Six Shillings per Barrel, or One Shilling Der Score; RED BANK or Genuine LI • SADELL'S, at Five Shillings per Barrel. 79, Hanover-street, Church street. Insurance Notices. INSURERS in AGRICULTURAL DISTRICTS are reminded that the ATHENYEITNI FIRE OFFICE REDUCED the Rate of Insurance upon FARMING STOCX at Midsummer last to 3s. per cent., without the AverageClouse; the propriety of which step is apparent from the fact of the combined Offices having now followed the example. The Athenaeum offers similar advantages to Manufacturers, Warehousemen, and Merchants, upon many descriptions of risks, both at home and abroad ; the lowest rate being charged consistent with the actual risk incurred in each case. CHIEF OFFICES. 30, SACKVILLE•STREET, PICCADILLY, LONDON BRANCH OFFICES Athenaeum-buildings, Princess-street, Manchester ; Tithe barn-street, Liverpool; 110, Grafton-street, Dublin; and 69, Muhren, Hamburg. CAPITAL, £2.000.000. HENRY SALTER, Manager. Agents for Birkenhead—Messrs. H. W. CA RR & Co. Application for Agencies, accompanied by references, to be made to the Manager. ANCHESTER AND LONDON LIFE 11 ASSURANCE AND LOAM ASSOCIATION, No. 77, King-street, Manchester; No. 454, West Strand, London ; and No. I, Cavendish•row, Rutland-square, Dublin. TRUSTEES. Robert Sharp Barlow, Esq., Bolton. Philip Pleydeil Bouverie, jun., Esq., London. John Platt, Esq., Oldham. The business of this Association is that of 1. Life and Survivorship Risks of every description—Civil, Naval, or Military. 2. Loans, of and upwards, on Equitable Terms, Life Assurance being contemporaneously effected, on ap proved Personal or any other sufficient Security. 3. Assurance upon Half Credit Ccale of Rates. 4. Endowments for Children, on Non-returnable or Return- able Premiums. 5. Policies payable to Bearer. 6. Whole World Policies, being perfect securities, payable to Bearer, or otherwise, at moderate additional isles. 7. Policies, without extra rates, to Persons in the Militia, or others, not forfeited if killed in defending the country from invasion. 8. Notices of the Assignment of Policies Registered. 9. Medical Referees paid by this Association. 10. Age of the Life Assured admitted on all Policies, reason able proof being given. 11. Stamp Duty on Policies paid by the Association. * * a Four•fiftls, or Eighty per Cent., divided, every Five Years, amongst all Policy holders entitled to Profits. 'Secretary, Manchester—Charles Henry Minchin. Actuary and Secretary, London—Wil iam Jas. Strickland. Applications for Agencies to be made to the Secretary, at either Office. • THE LIVERPOOL AND LONDON FIRE ANIJ LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY. CAPITAL, TWO MILLIONS. ESTABLISHED IN 1836. Empowered by Acts of Parliament. OFFICES. 37, CASTLE-STREET, LIVERPOOL, AND 20 * 21, POULTRY, LONDON. TRUSTEES. Sir Thomas Bernard Bit ch. Bart. Adam Hodgson, Esq. Samuel H2^• :y Thompson, Esq. DIRECTORS IN LIVERPOOL. Chairman—Thomas Brocklebank, Esq. Deputy-Chairmen. Joseph C. Ewart, Esq. and Francis Haywood, Esq. Thomas Boot' Esq. George Hall Lawrence, Esq. B a an, Esq. Harold Littledale, Esq. V.";"i:m ' - L q. William Lowe, Esq. Ceorge Ct tr^,- Esq. Alexander Macgregor, Esq. Tiiorn:s Esq. John Marriott, Esq. Francis A. llamiliou, Esq. !Thomas &liar, Esq. Robert Esq. Charles Saunders, Eaq. George Hot, ; Esq. John Swainson, Esq . . Hugh Hornlty, Esq. iJames Aspinoll Tobin, Esq. Secretary—Swinton Boult, Esq. DIRECTORS IN LONDON. Chairman—Matthew Forster, Esq. Deputy-Chairman—George Frederick Young, Esq. Edward Barnard, Esq. Ross D. Mangles, Esq., M.P. William Brown, Esq., M.P. Hon. F. Ponsonby. Sir Wm. P. de Bathe, Bart. John Ranking, Esq. William Ewart, Esq., M.P. Edward Thompson, Esq. Frederick Harrison, Esq. Swinton Boult, Esq., Secretary Donald Larnach, Esq. to the Company. Resident .Secretary—Beniamin Henderson, ESQ. Auditors—Thomas Buddicom Blackburne, Esq., and Daniel James, Esq. CONSTITUTION. Liability of the entire body of Shareholders unlimited. FIRE DEPARTMENT. PROPERTY INSURED AGAINST Loss OR DAMAGE BY FIRE IN THE UNITED KINGDOM, THE BRITISH COLONIES, AND IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES. The Premiums received In 1837 were £11,987 in 1842, £23,804. In 1847, £49,402 in 1852, £98,655. LIFE DEPARTMENT. LOANS GRANTED ON LIFE AND REVERSIONARY INTERESTS. INSURANCE EFFECTED IN ALL ITS BRANCHES, Including the issuing of Policies the premiums on which may cease after a atipula'ed number of payments, varying from 4 - to 20 years; and others providing for the sum insured being paid at a given date. or sooner in the event of death. ANNUITIES, IMMEDIATE OR DEFERRED. POLICIES ISSUED FREE OF STAMP DUTY. Peculiar advantages are afforded the Assured, residence in the Australian Colonies being allowed, without payment of extra Premium, and great facilities are afforded in the pay ment of Renewal Premiums through the several Agencies throughout the Colonies. Permission is also granted the Assured to reside in the United States of America at the ordi nary Rate of Premium, and the license as to travel has been greatly extended. Moderate Rates for the East Indies and Foreign Countries. The Premiums received on Life Policies amounted In 1837 to £1,755 it 1812 to £3,163. In 1847 to £21.197 in 1852 to £50,800. THE BONUSeS OF THE COMPANY ARE GUARANTEED WHEN THE POLICIES ARE ISSUED. Persons whose Fire Policies with this Company expire on the 25th instant, are respectfully reminded that receipts for the renewal of the same will be found at the Head Offices in Lirerpool and London, and in the hands of the respective Agents; and those who, preferring the security offered by this Company, may desire to remove their Insurance, are informed that no expense will be keit:red by such removal. Further particulars maybe had on &i-,!'cation at the Offices, 37, CASTLE-STREE . ', Liverpool; ant, 20 and 21, Poultry, , London; or to env r , ' • i. SHIN ON Secretary to ibe Company. BENJ. H RNOLRSON, Resident Secretary, London. AGENT FOR EIRKRNHEAD : Mr. ROBERT HUGHES, Brandon-street, Hamilton-square December, 1853. GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY COMPANY OF CANADA. ROTiCd is hereby given, that the Directors have made a c 3.11 or .£2 10s. on each and every Share of the A series of the Company, and a call of 10 per cent. on each class of the De beMures of the Company, payable at the Bank of Messrs. GLYN, MILLS, and Co., Lombard-street, London. The said crl:s are due on MONDAY, the 6th of February, 1854. If not paid on or before that date, interest at the rate of 6 per cent. per annum will be charged on those in arrear. Shareholders have the power of paying up the whole or a portion of their Shares in full, and intere_t at the ntte of 6 per cent. per annum will be allowed on all sums paid in anticipation of calls. The Directors itrther give Notice, that, by a recent Order in Council of the Government of Cursda, the Debentures of the Province will be issued in January next to those Sl' -e -holders who shall pay to Messrs. Glyn, Mills, and Co. e 5 per Share (that is, £2 lOs. per Share in addition '0 the ca'l now advertised) on each of their Shares, and in full on the Deben tures of the Province to which such Shares are entitled. By order of the Board, WILLIAM CHAPMAN, Secretary. 2, Leadenhall-street, London, Dec. 3, 1853. GRAND TRUNK RAILWAY COMPANY OF CANADA—CONVERTED QUEBEC and RICH MOND and ST. LAWRENCE and ATLANTIC PAID-UP IN-FULL SHARES.—Notice is hereby given, that the IN TEREST, at the rate of six per cent. per annum, accruing on these shares up to the 31st Deceml.er, 1853, will be PAYABLE at the bank of Messrs. Glyn, Milk, and Co., 67, Lombard. street, on and after Monday, the 9th January, 1854. Such holders in these stocks as have already had their shares con verted into grand Trunk paid-up-in-full shares will please send them to this office on or after Monday, the 2nd of January. The shares will then be registered in the books of the Grand Trunk Company at the London office, and the cer tificates will be returned to the proprietors with warrants for the interest due. oft The paid-up-in-full shares of the Quebec and Richmond and antic Companies not yet sent in for con ng . forwarded to this office, be exchange p in-full Grand Trunk shares, and war ie on them will, together with th on, and after the 9th January for converted paid rants for the interest -By order of the B..nard, WILLIAM CHAPMAN, Secretary :es of the Grand Trunk Railway Cotopany of Canada 2, Lea.denhtol-str.eett LoAd.9ll ) PET, 16, U.5)3i, Itherpoot tastbarbf TUESDAY MORNING, DEC. 20,1853 , BEFORE we shall again address our readers, the glad season of CHRISTMAS will have commenced, and we therefore take the present opportunity of offering a few remarks as to the obvious duties which ought not to be neglected. This is one of the especial festivals of the Christian Church, instituted to commemorate the birth into the world of the SAVIOUR of mankind, and, by common con sent, sanctioned by long practice, is devoted to general festivity, the union of families and friends, and the endeavour to realise the message of the the angels to the shepherds that the glad tidings should be to all people. Every return of the season should remind us of our Christian duties, and those whom Providence has blessed with the means should remember that there can be no true joy for them, if the poor, whom they have always with. them, are forgotten in the distribution of good gifts. Let it also bo horse in mind that it is the time for general reconciliation and forgive ness of all injuries one to another, and that, if this duty be performed, the new year will be com menced with more of that mutual good will and friendly reeling which it was one of the special objects of our Savroun to promote. We appeal to many who need no arguments to enforce the truths so readily comprehended, and in the full confidence that, while the privileges are enjoyed, the duties will be performed, we conclude by wishing to all our readers the enjoyment of A. MERRY CHRISTMAS WE are now beginning to experience something more of the difficulties which it was predicted would result from the strong infusion of the demo cratic element into the Constitution, through the operations of the Reform Act. In the good old Tory times, so much maligned by modern Liberals, and during which England rose to her culminating point of national greatness, the country had the advantage of a responsible head, and a change of Administration was an event rare enough to create a more than ordinary sensation. But during the last twenty years England has witnessed more Ministerial changes than perhaps during any pre vious half century, and now it seems difficult to get over more than one session of Parliament without a move in the Cabinet which breaks up all previous arrangements, and renders some new combination necessary in the modern craft of statesmanship. It was only two years ago,—in December, 1851,—that Lord PALMERSTON was unceremoniously dismissed from the office of Foreign Secretary, on the eve of Lord JouN RUSSELL'S proposal for a new Reform Bill, and the excuse made was that he had acted too indepen dently, and had recognised the coup d'etat of LOUIS NAPOLEON without consulting his col leagues; but not a word was said about his objec tions to the RUSSELL scheme of Reform ; so that the Radicals continued to believe him to be the very pink of Liberalism. The foreign excuse answered the purpose. Lord JOHN made his promised pro posal_ for a new Reform Bill ; but the scheme :ell from hi_ 'ips still-born, exciting laughter and con tempt rather than serious opposition. The Ministry fell, and the Earl of DERBY formed a Conservative Administration. In December, 1852, the Conser vative. Government was defeated through the treachery of the PEELITES, and Lord PALMERSTON once more accepted °lnce, though in a new capacity, with the very colleague who had previously dis missed him. Another year has passed, and now in December, 1853, and while the promise it- still unperformed of another new Reform Bill by Lord JOHN RUSSELL, Lord PAL3IERSTON has once more resigned, and is now a gentleman at ease to spend his Christmas without the cares of office. The resignation took place as far back as Wednesday last, but it was not untie Friday that the public were made acquainted with the fact, and then only through two of the London morning papers, both of which were profuse in their assertions of the sole causebeing his objections to the proposed new Reform Bill. The over-carefulness with which the denial of differences on foreign affairs having had anything to do with the resignation was asserted, has led to the not unnatural suspicion that the real cause is a dispute in the Cabinet with reference to the course to be pursued in the quarrel and it will need the assertion of a more Turkey truthful authority than the everything; by turns, and n( ,etween Russia and Times, which has been long, to convince he intelligent portion of the British public :that Lord PALMERSTON an any one point of British policy, or that ti ,e pressure from withoul, a all Notion S.ecretary, It is, however, amusing to witness the- readiness with which the Times allows its ancient grudge against the ex- Minister to appear, by reiterations of the assertion that, whatever may have been. Lord PALMERSTON'S ultra-Liberalism in foreign affairs, he has no such tendencies in home politics,.and that all the specu lations on his support indulged by English Radicals were an utter delusion. Let us, however, for the: sake of argument, assume the version which has.been so industriously and semi-officially put forwardlto be the correct one, and it may afford us a subject of congratulation amidst the chaos of political parties. It affords a key to the solution of the watery so industriously concealed two years ago, and may, perhaps, be attended with similar results. There is an old saying, that rats will leave a falling house, and it may be that Lord PALMERSTON, foreseeing the defeat of Lord JOHN RUSSELL on his new scheme of Reform, is willing ta be- in readiness to take advantage of the chapter of accidents when the ill assorted coalition shall experience its inevitable fate of falling to pieces like a rope of sand. In the event of such a catastrophe, it would be diffi cult to say what new combination would be attempted, though every real Englishman would gladly hail such an event as at least a relief. It is clear that, with the present House of Commons, a restoration of the Cabinet of the Earl of DERBY would afford no better prospect than a year since, when they found themselves in a minority, but it may be that some few who then sold their prin ciples for place may have since discovered their mistake, have grown wiser by experience of the strange associates with which they found them selves connected, and become willing to retrace their steps, in order, if possible, to regain the height from which they have fallen. It may be that some who then held aloof from supporting an avowedly Conservative Ministry will, see the necessity of carrying on the QUEEN'S Government with some reference to Constitutional principles, and forego their several individual crotchets, in order that the important interests of Great Britain may not be quite at the mercy of political charlatans, bidding for popularity by concessions to democracy. It would be premature just now to enter into speculations as to probable or possible Ministries, but we can imagine there are many true Conser vatives who would not object to see the hands of the Earl of DERBY, as Premier, strengthened by the accession of Mr. GLADSTONE, Mr. SIDNEY HERBERT, and even, perhaps, of Lord PALMER STON, whose objections to Lord JOHN RUSSELL'S Reform schemes would prove a recommendation. Political treachery has almost destroyed all con fidence in public men, and therefore we cannot hope to see such a Cabinet as would realise our ideas of what an English Government should be ; but at least some approach to it might be made until :he time when the electoral body shall show :WT• due appreciation of their principles by return ing- Conservative representatives. The Morning Post of Saturday , which may be considered the mouthpiece of Lord PALMERSTON, I I entered into an elaborate denial of the statements made by The Times, without in reality denying the assertion that the main cause of the resignation was to be attributed to the difference of opinion as to the terms of the new Reform Bill. It carefully avoided any allusion to Foreign affairs, and con fined the refutation to those details in which the ministerial organ so freely indulged. Lord PAL• MERSTON did not from the first object to all re form ; he was willing to go so far, but would not be dragged through the mire in which Lord JOHN RUSSELL was anxious to lead him, particularly as, his position of Home Secretary, the duty devolved upon him to support, and carry out the details of the measure. A just complaint is made that The Times should be enabled to divulge the secrets of the Cabinet, by its statements of the Dill having been referred to a committee of five ministers, of which Lord PALMERSTON was one ; and a further complaint that such false charges should be so positively stated, although several weeks must elapse before Lord PALMERSTON will have the opportunity of entering into any explanation before the only competent tribunal—the Commons House of Parliament. On Thursday Lord PALMERSTON left London on a visit to the Marquis of LAF SDOWNE, at his seat, in IVllshire ; and on Saturday reports were cur rent that the latter nobleman also contemplated resignation. The rumour may have originated in the visit of Lord PALMERSTON, but, whether true or false, is not of so much consequence as some people would be inclined to imagine. The Marquis of LANSDOWNE enjoys only the nominal position of a seat in the Cabinet ; he has no office to vacate ; no other than nominal duties to perform, such as giving " advice gratis," and his removal would involve no other change than an order at the Council-office not to place a seat at the Board for Lord LANSDOWNE. The vacancy in the Home-office by the retire ment of Lord PALMERSTON- was, it is said, offered to Lord JOHN ItussELL, whose previous position having been merely nominal, rendered such an appointment by no means unlikely. It appears, however, that he prefers to serve with Lord ABERDEEN as a volunteer, rather than under him as Home Secretary ; and, therefore, refused the office, which has since been offered to Sir GEORGE GREY. It must not be sup posed, however, that the Ministerial difficulty is so easily got over. Among the various contrarieties which made up the Coalition Cabinet, it was gene rally admitted that Lord PALMERSTON was by far the ablest Minister ; and the inference is obvious, that if with his assistance they could barely keep together, his separation must be fatal to their longer continuance ;n office. The instance of two years ago is almost a parallel case, with this striking difference, that the Conservatives form now a much more powerful minority than they did at that time, and with, nothing to recommend the present Ministry to popular favour in their policy either at home or abroad, we may reasonably calcu late upon soon being able to make the gratifying announcement of the resignation of the whole Cabinet. IF it were possible to admit the necessity or propriety of any change being made 'n the system of Representation, even accord;ng to the views which have been mt forth by the organs of Minis terial policy, we should find that the Conservatives have the least reason to raise any objections from reasons of party interests. Au alteration that would diminish the small boroughs and augment the county electors and county representatives, would considerably add to the strength of the Conservative party in he House of Commons ; and should this be the dritl, of the measure now in embryo, it may be Lord JOHN RJSSELL'S repentant efforts to repair some of the miscidef which .'ais whole political I;fe has been spent in perpetrating. It would be an evidence of his tact, - oecause io Radical could with consistency oppose a scheme for which he has been always insisting, though it may be but a modification of his demand for an extension of the suffrage and electoral districts The Constitution would indeed be in safer hands than it is now, when the preponderance rests with of small towns, who sell their f to the highest bidder, and know no other principles than their pecuniary interests. It was this the vot ranchise cetrayal it important trust which threatened disfranchisement: which , weuld break up the strong-holds- of. Whiggery and pocket in fluence. It' is the confident belief of many of the Conservatives that:• a reform in the direction of enlarging the constituencies, by reducing the limit of qualification for county voters, and giving the additional representation• to. populous districts, would prove an- advantage ;, the only drawback to which would he the miSchievons precedent of making changes in the system of representation without an inevitable necessity. A further im provement might be the disfranchisement of those Irish constituencies under the influence or intimi dation of Romanist priests,, a measure which would of itself help to purify the House of Commons. It is, however, perhaps-useless to speculate on any change, now that-the Coalition Cabinet has com menced dropping: to pieces; and further, for the simple reason that Lord JOHN RUSSELL has utterly failed in: getting up any pressure from without, to intimidate the House of Lords into giving their consent to his. Bill. WE stated last week, upon the authority of the Albion, that the petition against the return of Messrs. HORSFALL and LIDDELL had been with drawn, and the report has since been confirmed. Our radical contemporaries have laboured hard to multiply reasons for this obvious acknowledg ment of defeat, but have studiously concealed the only true cause—that the- petitioners had no case. The Liverpool limes had the honesty to acknow ledge that our representatives were free from all suspicion of blame, a fact with which every elec tor was long previously acquainted, for it is idle to suppose that even the most sanguinary Radical ever imagined that the petition had the slightest chance of success. It was only presented in order to carry out a rash threat made by Mr. ROBEIZT SON GLADSTONE ; and, with a full conviction that it must involve the parties to it in heavy costs, for making charges which they knew to be frivolous and vexatious, the first opportunity was gladly seized upon to retire from the foolish project. We are amused with vague threats about the disfran chisement of the Freemen of Liverpool ; but their character for electoral purity received so trium phant a vindication in the protracted investigation into the election of Messrs. TURNER. and MACKEN m, that the legislature would never sanction so ruthless a violation of constitutional rights. Such a measure would not, however, serve the turn of the Radicals, for at the last election there was a large majority of Conservatives, independent of the votes of the Freemen. IT is one of the most pleasing facts which we learn from English history, that our greatness as a nation commenced with the Reformation of the Church of England, and has since kept almost a sirogar rate of progress with that of the perform ance of our duties, as the great head and centre of Christianity. Before the reign ofQueen ELIZABETH, the political position of Great Britain was of little, if any, more importance than the space which she occupies on the map of Europe. The glorious work of the restoration of the national faith to its primitive purity had been commenced, but its progress had been suddenly checked by the bigotry of the first MARY, and it was not until her sister, the maiden Queen, was seated upon the throne, that the Reformation became an accomplished fact. From that time England commenced her career of commercial greatness, confirmed and strengthened by her naval and ;military prowess, until, at the close of the last long war, she had attained the topmost pinnacle, and reached a height of national supremacy to which all history presents no parallel. It would, indeed, appear that she had been in trusted with the mighty mission of awakening the , attention of the world to a knowledge of Divine truth, and, like :,he chosen family under the fast disnensit'ukn, been appointed the witness and keeper of lloly ti , e fountain of civilisation, and the great bulwark against error and superstition. In the Ailillment of the important duties with which she w3is intrusted ; 71u:, ji,tle was done so long as her deliverance of the message to the heathen was confined to isolated missionary efforts ; but the glorious work - was commenced ir earnest when, by the establishment of the Colonial Episcopate, the Church began really to lengthen her cords and strengthen her stakes by the legitimatl* recognised means of the three orders—Bishops, Prieete, and Deacons. It is more than fifty years since the first step was taken in our North American Colonies ; but within the last twenty years the greatest progress has been made, owing chiefly to the munificence of a few private individuals, who responded to the call of the late Primate, with a liberality worthy of the days when our cathedrals were built and endowed. In 1787, the bishopric of Nova Scotia was founded ; in 1793, that of Quebec ; in 1:14, Calcutta ; and in 1824, Jamaica and Davbadoes. But since 1835, less than nine teen years, no fewer than twenty-three Colonial Bichoprics have been founded, comprising the vast possessions of England in North America, the West Indies, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia, and i New Zealand. But not only has such rapid progress been made yin what may be called the materials for carrying out the high destiny of England, but the choice of those men who have been appointed to the Colonial Dioceses has been most happy. With new and arduous duties to perform, totally dissimilar from all previous experience, and involving fatigue and labour of no ordinary kind, the majority have proved themselves eminently fitted for them by the possession of those gifts and graces which could alone render their mission successful. Our own Bench of Bishops, which is now equalled in number by those of the colonies, does not present an array of more piety, more zeal, more learning, and more determination to accomplish the task before them, than do the pioneers of christianity and civilisation who have gone forth to plant the Church in the wilderness, and spread the glad tidings of salvation among the ryots of India and the sealers 5.1 :ho back woods, until the pro- phecy shall be realised, that " The earth shall be fell of the knowledge of the Lord, as the waters cover the seas." Of ar she progress which is boasted by modern intelligence, none is so truly satisfactory, none has been so really successful, as the establishment and extension of :he Colonial Episcopate, and it is to be hoped that exertions will not be spared until every spot which owns the sway of England's Sovereign will also enjoy the supervision of such men as nave already been chosen to carry the Jlessings of the Church of England to the farthest corners of the earth. HANDEL'S MESSIIII.—The demands for tickets for the Oratorio at the Philharmonic Hall, this evening, have been so numerous that very few, if any, remain to be disposed of. This musical testimonial to Mr. Sadlow will be one of the events of the year. ST. PETER'S CuiauEs.—The subscription in behalf of the fund for the restoration of the chimes of St. Peter's Cbr”ch, has so far progressed that the committee have applied for tenders to perform the work. Further aid is, however, required to cover the anticipated expenditure. HOLMES' BANS.—In our last appeared a notice, by order of the Governor, ordering the holders of Holmes' notes held by each, on or before inursuay inquiry we find that the return made to the bank and branches 0: making a total of £25,567 of notes his over-Issue ities to upwards of £15,000; THE MAJESTIC CHORUSES HANDEL'S MESSIAH THREE HUNDRED PERFORMERS, AT THE PHILHARMONIC-HALL, THIS EVENING (TUESDAY), THE 20T n INSTANT. (See Advt.) TO CUR liS PON I )14:NTS Letters addressed to the Editor should be accompanied by the real name and address of the writer, not for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith ' • this is indispensably re quisite in any statement of facts. The Editor wishes it to be understood that lie does not hold himself responsible for the opinions or statements of his correspondents. I accords with Lord PA I duties of a Foreig amounts to £24,367 Dumbell hold £I,V) we uni ON-Wills landed r will, of course, incr led, last Session, to so many investigations into of his notes the systematic corruption practised in small mirnister at Madrid7area boroughs, and formed the ground-work for that 13th WA., after a severe illness and reduce the assets to that amount. It is the sury of all parties that the banker should have taken out 4.. .+.4-.A license for but £lO,OOO. if he knew the i ler of 0 St. Leonard's-ou-Sea, on the EXECUTORS - AND TRUSTEES AMONG -the wants which may be considered to belong exclusivelY to the refinement of civilisation, the guardian ship of property designed for the benefit of others is not only one possessing the most importance, but, singularly enough, it is one for which perhaps the least attempt has been made to effect a remedy. There are numerous instances in which a._ man with ample means to provide for his widow and children finds his greatest difficulty is in so entrusting the administration of it to others, as to secure the due perfdrmanee of the chief object which he has in view. To take the simple instance of a man making his will, by which he seeks to:secure a provision for his widow, and at the same , time to guard against any misappropria tion of the principal, so that his children may ultimately receive it. Ilismill may clearly state his intentions free from legal defects, but his difficulty lies in the appoint ment :of an executor. He may have many friends, but those of honour- and substance, whom alone he could trust, would hesitate to accept au. office involving much trouble and responsibility, without any profit ; while there may be none willing to undertake the duty in whom he could place implicit confidence,. and at the best his family would be subject to contingencies against which no prudence or foresight would avail. If he resort to the common expedient of appointing his widow executrix, he runs the hazard of a second marriage alienating her in terest from that of his. children ; so that, with the best intentions to provide seeurity for the future maintenance of his offspring, ha feels tliat, after all, it is a mere matter of chance. In the case of trusteeships where more active management is- required, more responsibility incurred , and more discretionary power necessarily exercised, the difficulty is stillgreater ;. and there are few who, from the nature of their- property, find it necessary to leave it in trust, who do not experience obstacles, in some cases insur mountable, in the selection of persons sufficiently respon sible, and at ttle-sam.e time willing to undertake the duty. In the more common instances of trustees for marriage settlements the difficulty is almost as great ; and the same remark will apply with equal force to similar pro visions for charitable purposes, the mal-administration of which has become notorious, so as to call for 'the especial interference of the Government. In all these cases the evil must be admitted, and it is rather a matter of sur prise that se little uttempt has been made to effect even an approach to a remedy. It is true that the South Sea Company, finding their vocation gone in the payment of dividends ola their stock, which the Chancellor of the Ex— chequer had converted or paid off, applied to the Legislature•. for powers to undertake the duties of Trustees, but Parlia ment struck out the requisite clauses in the bill, so that the scheme fell to the ground. Our attention has, how ever, been called to the proposal for a company which is being established to supply this obvious want, and. the marvel appears to be that it has not been attempted long before. The principal requisites are legal talent„ a re sponsible board of directors, and an ample guarantee.fand, in order to ensure public confidence; and, if we may judge by the prospectus which has been put forward by " THE EXECUTOR AND TRUSTEE COMPANY," these indis pensable means of efficiency seem to have been well pro vided. The Honorary Council comprises the Right Hon- Sir J. PATTESON, and two late Chief Justices of India : the Executive Council includes two Queen's. Counsel, three Members of Parliament, and others of station and cha racter, while the legal officers are men of high standing in their profession. The capital proposed to be subscribed is One Million, of which £lOO,OOO is to be paid and invested as a guarantee fund against possible con tingencies. We need not remark on the probable profits to shareholders in the projected company, be cause they must be obvious to all, considering that the investment of the capital will, of itself, afford the ordinary rate of interest, beyond the charge for business performed, which may be upon the most moderate scale. The chief advantage, as far as the public are con- cerned, will be in enabling those who have relatives and friends to provide for either by Will or Trust-deed, to entrust it to those by whom it will be efficiently and se curely managed. It will supply a want which has long been deeply felt ; it will relieve many from an irksome and thankless duty, which they have unwillingly con sented to undertake from motives of benevolence; it will secure many a widow and orphan from the sad conse quences which too often result from the incapacity, inex perience, or dishonesty of trustees and executors ; it will save many an estate from being wasted in expensive and fruitless litigation ; and it will smooth the death-bed of many an anxious husband and father to know that those whom he leaves behind him are placed as far as possible beyond the reach of such contingencies as those to which they are now liable. These considerations lead us to hope that the Company will prove successful—a result which tha ph.r., , tpv of nu.a who have embarked in it has placed almost beyond a doubt. MUSIC AND THE DRAMA ♦ AT THE THEATRE ROYAL, during the past week, Miss Fitzpatrick has repeated several of her favourite characters, and by her talents confirming the good opinion formed of her style of acting. On Thursday evening Miss Cushman re appeared, after a considerable absence, before a Liverpool audience. As was to be expected, she met with a genial and gratifying reception. In her performance of Bianca, in Millman's tragedy of " Fazio,' she displ.►yed her wonted energy, discrimination, and tact, and was warmly applauded. This accomplished actress, it will be seen, is to appear to-morrow evening in the character of Meg Mer tidies in the national drama of " Guy Mannering." This, it will be remembered, is a character in which Miss Cush man has earned a wide-spread fame. The Christmas Pan tomime, is, we understand, in a forward state of prepara tion at this establishment, and its production is looked forward to by the juveniles with such expectations of de light as buoyant youth alone can entertain, AT THE ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, Pablo Fanque's troupe of equestrians continues to draw good houses. Among the performances there the brothers Ellis, on the double trapiz, are deserving of particular mention ; they are graceful and daring, and afford an interesting contrast to some of the other performances. Two juvenile day fetes are, we per ceive, to be given by this company in course of the week, one to-morrow, the other on_Friday. ItorAL PAnic THEATRE.—The only local Pantomine of the present year, we understand, will be produced at this establishm3,ut on Monday next, and bids fair to become one of the leading attractions of the forthcoming festive season. It is written by a clever young townsman whose previous success in " Ye Siege of Liverpole" is a guarantee for its excellence. The new piece is entitled " Ormshead The Great ; or, Harlequin and Jenny Jones and the Fair Flower of Snowdon," and will contain beautifully painted views of Snowdon, Llangollen—the Ormsheads—and other well-known spots in North Wales. To guard against the attacks of those who would strictly exact the precise date and locale of each incident, the author thus facetiously prefaces hiswork " The author, upon his own ' authority,' has availed himself of this favorable opportunity to demon strate in a series of pen and ink sketches, his own "very" peculiar notions of scenery and locality, in the exposition of which he has evinced a laudable contempt for the absurd A. B. C'isms of the "beaten track" of history, and soared far above the levelling influence of Geography. Every intelligent Briton is acquainted with the latter, and as the " direct object" of our " stage" productions should „ be to "direct" the " objects" of their " effects" towards. effec , ting" or developing an " advanced stage" on the high road of literature and art,the author flatters himself (an ego tistic II mark of "personal distinction" that cannot be " overlooked," when the " loftiness" of his production is taken into consideration), that he has furnished a new chapter in the history of Wales, which is calculated to astonish the world in general, and Liverpool in particular." Mr. Appleby, from the Theatre Royal, will be the clown, and the cast of the opening will include Miss Marriott and the entire corps dramatique. ho C.l - _,•anist of the Blind Institution, has introduced a novel feature at his musical repository. He has announced that every Wednesday afternoon he will play the dance music of some popular composer. It will be a good opportunity for amateurs to learn how such music ought to be played. FATAL ACCIDENT ON BOARD THE MAIDEN CITY. — On Friday night, between nine and ten o'clock, as the Maiden City steam-ship, plying between Liverpool and Londonderry, while the vessel was in the Irish Channel, the plug of the feed pipe of the boiler was suddenly blown out by the force of the steam. A coal trimmer, named Michael M•Loughlin, being in the immediate vicinity, was so severely scalded by the steam and boiling water, as to cause almost instant death. Another man, named Kennedy was also very severely scalded, and now lies at the Northern Hospital. An inquest on the body of the deceased was held yesterday, from which it appeared that the pressure of steam on the boiler was not more than ten lbs. to the square inch at the time of the occurrence; that the boiler, which was comparatively a new one, was cc all appearance in good order, and that the safety valve was loaded to twelve lbs. to the square inch. In this case, a verdict of " Acci dental death" was recorded. The deceased was about 19 years of age, and a native of Londonderry. [ADVERTISEMENT. 11 MERCHANTS' NEW 1) NING-ROOMS, SLATER-COURT, CASTLE-STREET. Mn. FE NY at the dose of the first week of his op erations at his new establishment, begs most gratefully to acknow ledge the truly unexampled support he has met with from hiA frianric has far exceeded his ex- But whilst thus conveying his thanks for the encourage ent he has rPePivini_ he fees that he is . also indebted to aaal...a.. WIC 1 C,CI \MU, those who have favoured the new roomswith a visit, or the forbearance and kind c onsideration they have shown in making allowances for any inadvertenciea or omissions which • pon.blishment_ mut necessarily arise in the worxing ..... have been rendered still more unavoidable by the great influx of patrons during the week. The Kitchen -range has been found too small to supply, with the necessary rapidity and completeness, the demand of the numerous customers who have favoured the New Dinh , - rooms with a trial, but Mr Feeny has the satisf nouNce, that pruu.,,t measure. ..e uuviate every deficiency; and, whilst requesting the indulgence of his friends, he hopes that, in a short time, the experience of the first few days will enable him to render the Merchants' New Dining-rooms perfect in every respect. WAVER TREE COMMISSIONERS' OP HEALTH. Lisx night, an. adjourned meeting of the Wavertree Commissioners of Health was held, in accordance with a resolution passed at the last meeting, to receive a report as to the expediency of joining with the neighbouring townships of Allerton, Garston, Childwall, and Woolton, in an endeavour to procure accommodation for a cemetery. There were present, belonging to the Wavertree Board, the Rev. W. Badnell, chairman, presiding; Davis, Picton, Rishton, and Witham Mr. ANDREWS, assistant overseer of Garston, intimated that the inhabitants of that township were in treaty with Mr. Lightbody for a piece of land adjoining the church, for the purposes of a cemetery. The OVERSEER of Allerton and Woolton said that no movement had been made in that township, and he had attended merely for the purpose of acquiring information. He might mention, however, he said, his own impression that the- two places he was connected with would join Garston lessrs. Bowers, From Childwall it was intimated that the inhabitants expected to effect a purchase of land suitable for their wants, on their own account; and a letter was read from Mr—Holland, Much-Woolton, stating that there a Burial Committee-had been formed, and they were acting inde pendently. On consideration of this state of matters, the Waver tree Board agreed that it was inexpedient to proceed fur ther in the affair, and, on the motion of Mr. PICTON, it was agreed to call a meeting of the town ship for Friday evening, and recommend that further con sideration of the subject be postponed for the present. ORDINARY BUSINESS. The first ordinary business proceedel with, was consi deration of a resolution, passed at last meeting, ordering the Board to give notice to the proprietors of Oliver-lane to have that thoroughfare paved and sewered ; and The-LAW-cLEBK was requested to explain how the Board was to proceed for the purpose of having this reso lution carried out in unison with the general plans pro poSed by Mr. Newlands. Mr; Prewrox said, if in all such small matters as this the board was to have reports from, and consultations with Mr. Newlands, or other engineers, it would be found a very expensive mode of procedure. It might be well enough for the board to order alterations; but it would be found the proprietors had to pay for them,—a , condition of the arrangement they would not like. mixed conversation ensued, in which several mem bers took part ; in the course of which it was stated by the Law-clerk, that the board was entitled to take any thoroughfare and declare it a highway, if satisfied with the condition in which it was, if they chose to take it as a matter of adoption ; but if the proprietors insisted on its being so received, they must first satisfy the board that the conditions of the statute had been fully complied with. The conversation ended by , 3ar.. PlcxoN giving notice that, at next meeting, he should move that the resolution in question be rescinded. PROGRESS OF SANITARY ARRANGEMENTS. A letter was read, addressed to the chairman, by Mr. C. Macaulay, Secretary to the General Board of Health, re questing to be informed when the Local Board would be in a condition to abolish the use of cess-pools ; when the combined works for drainage and water supply would be completed ; and also to be fnrnished with information as to the general state of the works in progress under the charge of the Local Board. The Law Clerk was instructed to reply in general terms that the works in question are making satisfactory pro gress towards completion. PUMPING THE TANK Aletter from Mr. J. Blaikley, contractor for the sewerage, was read, denying his responsibility for keeping the tank clear of water, or for any damage which may arise from its accumulation, Mr. PICTON said he had been informed that Mr. Young, if permitted, was prepared to make a cheap temporary sewer, the expense of which he understood would not exceed £3O ; and which would effect the removal of any back-water, or fl( o ling in the cellars. Mr. Yov was called in to explain his plan, which he said would consist of a temporary sewer of about 100 yards in length, extending from near the tank to the bottom of Mr. Chaffers's garden. This he said would effectually prevent the back-water from ever accumulating to a greater depth than 18 inches in the sewer. The expense of it, he thought, would be about ss. per yard at the deepest part, but its general expense would not be more than 4e. per yard, and in all would not exceed £25. The sewer was ordered to be carried into effect, and the meeting adjourned, LIVERPOOL BANKRUPTCY COURT, YESTERDAY. Before Mr. Commissioner PERRY.) RE PEVEREL.Lr. — ADJOURNED LAST EXAMINATION. In this case, which had been frequently before the court by adjournment, Mr. Pemberton appeared on behalf of the bankrupt, who was opposed by Mr. Yates. In answer to questions by Mr. Yates, Peverelle said he could not give any better account of the state of his affairs than that contained in his balance-sheet ; he also said that he could not give any further account of the papers which had been produced before the arbitrators in reference to the claim he had against the Insurance Com pay, viz., that they had been destroyed. Mr. Yates said that in the course of the present and previous examinations he had put all the questions to the bankrupt which he considered right. It would be for the court to say whether such an account of the bankrupt's affairs had been given by him as would fulfil the require ments of the statute, and entitle him to pass on his last examination. The property of the bankrupt, he remarked, might be stated as of three kinds, that which had been destroyed by fire ; that which had been partially injured, and on which salvage had been paid ; and that which had sustained no injury. Of the latter class, property worth about 4600 say £592 15s 10d, had been in the bankrupt's possession after tne auu u.a wxyuiltml Ayr 300. The accounts, he considered, were altogether of a very unsatisfactory character, and under the circumstances he should submit to his honour what was the best course to be adopted in the case. Mr. Pemberton said the accounts given in were the best which could be got under the circumstances ; and, as for the papers sent from the arbitrators' office to the bankrupt, and on which Mr. Yates appeared to lay so much stress, they were of little or no value. They con sisted chiefly of invoices. His Honour a case as this. But invoices are very important in such Mr. Pemberton said the wife of the bankrupt and the boy who was in his employment burnt the papers referred to, under the impression that they were of no value. He explained that the goods represented as being uninjured were, in the first instance, believed by the bankrupt to be so, and valued accordingly. Subsequently they were found on examination to be materially injured, and in actual value were not more than had been accounted for. He called Louis Bland, a youth about eighteen years of age, who had been in the employment of the bankrupt.—ln August last a basket containing papers was brought to Mr. Peverelle's, but he did not know where they had been brought from; although he saw the basket and papers in the office of Mr. Banner. In a few days after they had been brought to Mr. Peverelle's, the basket and papers were taken up stairs into a top-room, where they remained till Peverelle removed to new premises. The basket and papers were taken by witness to the new premises, and after he (witness) had made an ineffectual attempt to carry them up stairs, they were taken into the kitchen, and by Mrs. Peverelle examined. She then gave them towitness, who burned them,on the representation that they were of no use. All that were in the basket were burned in Mrs. Peverelle's presence. Mr. Peverelle was out when this done. Was in the employment of Mr. Peverelle before the fire. He kept books, probably five or six, as nea r ly as witness could tell. They were usually left on the counter at night. The invoices were kept on files hung up in the shop. Witness was in the shop the morning after the fire, and saw one file partly burnt. All the books were burned but two. [Witness was shown four small books, but said none of them were the books referred to by him.] Wit ness does not know what accounts were kept in those books, but saw them in the shop two or three days after the fire. The two books referred to had been before the arbitrators; but witness did not see them in the basket. Witness saw nothing burned but papers. Mr. YATES contended that under such circumstances the bankrupt had no right to expect that he should pass his final examination, when he must know that there were two books in existence which he had failed to produce or account for. His Honour said that, under the circumstances, the examination must be acljourned. H e wou ld sugges t th a t the assignees should institute a prosecution against the bankrupt for not producing the books referred to. He also said that the court could direct a prosecution against the bankrupt for having given a false statement of his affairs, and he should direct such a prosecution to be raised. The adjournment would be for four months, and he should not grant any order for protection. The other cases before the court were not of general interest. CORPORATION NORTH SCHOOLS TIIE usual half-yearly examination of the children in these schools took place yesterday, in the presence of the several gentlemen of the Committee, the Rev. I. Holmes, Rev. T. Robinson, Rev. W. H. Duck, Rev. G. F. Mathews, and a large number of the friends and parents of the children. Owing to the unavoidable absence of the re spected Chairman of the Educational Committee of the Town Council, Mr. Alderman Molyneux, Mr. Councillor Fleming occupied the chair. The infants were examined at - ten o'clock, and acquitted themselves remarkably well : at the conclusion of which, they were feelingly addressed by Mr. T. D. Anderson, and Mr. Alderman Gardner. At eleven o'clock, the boys and girls were examined. The boys by the Rev. Isaac Holmes, and the girls by the Rev. T. Robinson, in the sacred Scriptures, and in the other branches of their education they were examined by the head master and the head mistress of the schools. On the termination of the examination, Mr. Alderman GARDNER, after speaking of the very satisfactory manner in which the children had answered the questions put to th e m, gave a very encouraging and animated address to the parents of the children, and called upon them, as they loved th!ir,children, to second th e exerti,- s oI . committee and the teachers of the schools in endeavour ing to do the greatest possible good in promoting the education, as well as the comfort, of the children ; and he further urged upon them the necessity of taking every advantage of the baths and wash-h to them by the Corporation, that th selves may be long spared and be pt After some very handsome Bibles were given to the tisis so freely offered it children and them sperons in the world, most d. D. Am upils by Mr. Alderman Gardner, Mr. 'I d the Rev. L Holmes, the ?roceedini were brought to a close in the usual manner, by singing God save the Queen." The schools will be re-opened on children in the Corporation South Schools Cuuncu.—The collectio: charities. at the above Church. on Si iNQUESTS.—There were only three held before the ironer last week. In the precedin g ; week there were twenty-seven TUESDAY, DECEMB ER, 20, 1853. THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, AND GENERAL COMMERCIAL. ADVERTISER.