Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-11-16 00:00:00

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.--SATunne.r. LIVERPOOL. BEFORE MR. MANSFIELD. • RwruSING TO PROCEED TO SEA.—Daniel Elders, a seaman, was brought up by Superintendent Murphy, of the Sailors' Home, on a charge of having refused to proceed to sea in a amp called the Mary Anne, he having signed articles to proceed to Portobello and back, and he had received a month's advance, but he refused to go to sea that morning, and thus delayed the sailing of the vessel. Bis Worship said he wo: ld punish such cases severely. He sent the prisoner to jail or ten weeks. COMMITTAL or MaDeete ANNIE.—Anna Rosenberg, better known as "Madame Annie," who keeps an infamous house in Hotham-street, was brought up on a Queen's Bench warrant, by detective officer Thomas Smith, en the ch rge of keeping a house of ill-fame in the above street. Mr. Patterson snd Mr. Walters appeared for the prosecution, and Mr. Campbell for the prisoner. It may be necessary to observe how the pr eoner came to be arrested. It appeared that at the recent sessions before the Recerdsr, a bill of indictment was preferred before the Grand Jury, aeainst the prisoner, for keepirg the house in question. The Grand Jury found a true bill against her, but as she was not forthcoming, a Queen's Bench warrant was issued for her arrest. It was ascertained that she was on the Continent, and the warrant was entrusted to Smith for execution. This active officer found that she was on the Continent, pursuing her usual career (which will be seen), mad judging that she would return with some females, whom she had "trapped," he kept a sharp look out for her return. About three in the morning. he found that she had just arrived by mail train from Hamburg bring ing three young girls with her. It seemed that the girls were at once rent off to a private house, already prepared far their temporary reception, somewhere in Everton, or between that township and West Derby, whilst the " Madame" proceeded to her own des us in Hotham-street. The officer proceeded, armed with the warrant, to her house, where he found her in company with a pers n who keeps a large business house in Bold-street. Smith at once put her under arrest, and told her the charge, but allowed her to dress in her best, and so he lodged her in Bridewell. She remarked that it was all spite on the part of the vile English ; because she was a poor foreigner earning an honest livelihood, they envied her ! When she was put to the bar, Smith was sworn, and in reply to Mr. Patterson, ho said I know the prisoner, and arrested her on this warrant; that warrant was issued in consequence of bills found against her at the late ses;ione, before the Recorder. I was present when the bills were found against h er b y t h e G ran d J ury, for keep i ng an infamous house in Hotham-street. Mr. Campbell: Do you know who sent up the bills to the Grand Jury? - Yes. Mr Campbell : Who ? Mr. Walters and the police Mr. Campbell : Do you know who the witnesses were ? Ido not. Mr. Campbell, addressing his Worship, said, as the case could not possibly end in that court, his Worship would, perhaps, allow the prisoner out on her own recognizance to appear at sessions. His Wor,hip said, indeed, I will not. I believe it is well-known that the business of this infamous woman, is no other than entrapping poor girls over here from Hamburg, for their destruction. Officer Smith : It is your Worship, and she had only come in direct .from Hamburg at three in the morning, and she brought three young girls with her; elle managed to get them off somewhere into Everton, before I came up to the station, but I am going to lo o k after them now. Mr. Mansfield : She is a most notorious woman in Liverpool, and the police have done quite right in arresting her. Mr. Campbell : Will your Worship let her go, if she promises to leave the house within f , urteen days ? Mr. Mansfield : Certainly not ;I am only uninisterial in this case ; my duty is to committ her for trial. Mr. Campbell: Will you take bail ? Mr. Mans field : Yes, two sureties in 1100 each, and herself in r2OO, novice must be g von of the names, &c. of the bail. I now commit her to take her trial on the warrant cf the Recorder. The 21a.'!,ame" was then removed from the i laar. SAILING UvDER FALSE COLOURS —A THIEF CAUGHT A BECOYD TIME —James Masson, alai Captain Faucett, a well dressed fellow, apparently about thirty years of age, was bre - tight up by detective officer Sullivan (and Hodson of the Birkenhead force), on a charge of having obtained several sums of matey by means of false representations. The history of the dodges of this "artificer" was as follows, and it will be observed that he took a bold step at once. There were several charges against bim, bat the two following being considered quite sufficient, no other was entered on. The prisoner went to the shop of Mr. Sampson, a chronometer maker, in Strand-street, and stated that he was the captain of one of Messrs. Baines' Black Ball line of Australian ships, having on, at the time, a cap with gold lace, and the well-known ensign with the black ball in it, He said he bad just come ashore frnm Australia, and that his sextant, quadrant, telescopes, chronometer, &c., had been taken to the office of the fi m, and that these articles wanted repairing. He gave Mr. Sampson an order on Mr. McKay for the above-named articles, directing Mr. Sampson to repair them. On leavipg, he politely borrowed £2, saying he was in a hurry, and had come ashore without any money. Mr. 8. sent the order to Mr. McKay, who sent it back, with a memorandum endorsed on it, to the effect that he did not know the ' writer, and of course had no instruments belonging to Mr. Sampson gave a description of the prisoner to the police, and Sullivan followed him to Birkeuhead, and gave a description of him to Hodson, who got him on Friday—gold laced cap and all—in Market -street, where he was rapidly " trying it on" on several of the soft natives of that locality. The officer told him what he was charged with, and the prisoner said, " I admit it, and ought to be pemished for it." On the fourth inst., he patronised Mr. James Whitty, cloth merchant, Price-street, where he re. presented himself as Captain Faucett, of the ship Alice Walton, and ordered materials for clothes, and then asked the loan of twenty-five shillings, but Mr. Whitty refused, and then the prisoner begged he would sand a messenger to Mr. Cameron's, South Castle street, to ascertain the name of a street, and number of a house, where Mr Cameron had sent him to lodge, and the mes senger bringing back a satisfactory reply, Mr. Whitty thought the prisoner was respectable, and the 25e affair was renewed, but fell (like thecelebiated case of Jeremy Diddler) to the ridiculous sum of Bs, which Mr. Whiny really gave him. In reply to Mr Clough, both Whitty and Mr. Sampson said they would not have given him any money but for his representations, and the latter said it was . a common thing for captains, who knew him, when just come ashore, to step in and borrow small rites just for temporary purposes. The prisoner asked ?aim if he did not know hen? and he replied he did not. but he lent him the money on his representations. Mr, James, a gentleman fr„,ra the office of Messrs. Baines, proved than the prisoner was not in the employ of that house. There were several other victims in the court, tut his Worship said the charges cf Mr. Sampson and Mr. Whitty were quite sufficient, and sent the prisoner for trial at assizes. [lt appeared that the prisoner was only fast out of Knutsfurd Gaol, where he had served a term of irarrrisonment for having stolen a gold watch from the house ()Mr. Thomas Gilbert son, who keeps a respectable tavern at 2411 ker.head, and who is also the well-known and respected chief-steward of the Iron Duke steamer, between this port and Kingstown. The prisoner, on the occasion of that ,robbery, represented himself as a captain also.] THE DIFFICULTY AT LUCKNOW. The relief of this place, it is now said, has only been partially accomplished. The Daily Yews remarks that Oude will be our chief dinesalty. The Post thinks that it may be assumed that Sir Colin Campbell has taken the necessary measures to secure the anoplate success of our army at Lucknow. The Times is of opinion that the garrison of Lucknow nay be considered in the same position as that of Agra, 334 of one or two other places in the county. STORMING - OF DELHI. The available force for completing the operations of the liege amoun'el t) 6,500 infantry, 1,090 cavalry, and 600 artillery, Europeans :.n1 naives. On the 14th Sep at lour a.m., the different columns of the storming party fell in; the signal to be the advanct of tire Rifles to the front, to cover the heads of the columns by ski: wishing. General Nicholson gave the signal, the Rifles dashed to the front with a cheer, extending along and skrtnishing the low jungle, which at this Pffint ex (lids to within fifty yards of the ditch_ At the same moment, the heads of No. 1 and 2 columns emerged and advanced steadily towards the breach. OUT batteries had maintained a tremendous fire up to the moment o f t h e advance of the troops, and not a gun could me enemy bring to bear on the storming columns, but no stoner did these eirergo into the open field, turn a rerkc hailstorm of belles met them from the front, and rea bo'h flanks. officers, and men, fell fast on the crest of the Glaris. For ten minutes it was impossible to get the ladders down into the ditch to ascend the scarp, but the determination of the British soldiers carried all before i - , /led Pundv declirrd to meet the charge of the British bayonets; with a shout and a rush, the breaches were both won, and the enemy fled in confusion. Meanwhile the saplosion party advanced in front of the column, straight lap° the Cashmere gate. This little band of heroes had to a Vance in broad daylight to the gateway in the very teeth of a hot fire of musketry from above and through the gateway, and on both flanks the powder bags were coolly laid and adjusted, but Lieutenant S Imeld was this tale hors de corn at, with two bullets is him. Sergeant Carmichael then attempted to fire the train, but w-:s get dead, THE ORTHERN TEVIE S.-LIVERPOOL, MONDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1857 THE REV. JOHN MACNAUGHT IN REPLY TO THE REV. J. K. GLAZEBROOK. TO True EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN TINES. SlR,—From the last number of the Liverpool Courier I extract the following letter, which comes from the pen of a brother clergyman in the neighbourhood. Of course I cannot pretend to reply to every letter which men choose to write about their views of my theology. Still I shall, occasionally, take up any point or points that may be urged against me, and which I may deem important and relevant. This hint may explain my re•producing and replying to Mr. Glazebrook's publication, as follows: Ma. GLAZEBROOK'S ARG UM MR. MACNAUGHT'S REPLY TO MR. G. TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL COURIER. Sir,—Mr. Macnaught will, no doubt, meet with some one to reply to him. The bishop may not think him, very probably, of sufficient importance to be noticed, except in the way of censure, not by argument. My letter (in the Daily Post, of October 21st, 1857), has not been answered by his lordship, either in the way of argument or of censure. As to censure, what is there to censure in an English Christian man upholding respectfully before the world, that which he believes to be truth ? As to argument, I suspect that his lordship is too learned and too acute to become the champion of alleged Scriptural, (or any other) infailibiiity. No doubt, his reported expressions at the Collegiate Insti- tution, were the impulsive and partially unguarded utterance of an extemporaneous address ; and, if so, instead of censuring or remonstrating, his lordship would, of course, like an humble Christian man, be very thankful that any unintentional error should be corrected." Ills principle are donbtles3 Unitarian, as the following words prove : "Is it not clear that in such cases as these (viz , incarnation, trinity, atonement, &c) the retort is easy and valid ? The Bible errs in the narrative of Stephen's speech, and why may it not err in the apparent enunciation of an irrational version of some true doctrine?" Thus the reason of man is admitted to be the only " rule of faith," according to the Unitarian maxim. That there may be no mistake as to what in his opinion, is the " rule of faith," he says, " I take leave again to assert my solemn conviction, as of a Christian man, that there is no infallibility in the Bible." What are the principles of Unitarianism to which Mr. Glazebrook objects ? Does he wish us to infer that he himself holds ii-rational views of the Incarnation, Trinity, Atonement, &c. _Rational views on those subjects are deducible from a careful interpretation of Scripture, and are confirmed and thankfully received by the thoughtful and the pions. I have never said, nor do I hold, that the reason of man is the only rule of faith. But lam persuaded that the reason of man is the judge which must decide what is the rule of faith ; and, consequently, that the reason of man is constituted by God to be superior to any rule of faith. Will Mr. Glazabrook inform us how, except by the judgement of human reason, he knows what is the rule of faith? and yet further, how, except by the judgment of human reason, does Mr. Glazebrook decide which is the tree mean ing of that rule of faith which he accepts? Mr. G. is, no doubt, aware that there are considerable differences of opinion between Protestants and Roman Catholics, for instance, or between High Churchmen and Low Churchmen, as to what is the rule of faith. And, even when Low Churchmen have decided on rejecting the authority of Councils and Fathers, Mr. G. is well aware that there are endless disputes as to the meaning and force of some of the plainest texts of Holy Writ. I shall be much obliged, and the public will be much instructed, if Mr. Glazebrook will inform us how, ex cept by the judgment of human reason, we are to know what is the rule of faith? and what is the correct inter pretation thereof ? Unless Mr. G. can teach us some thing better, I must conclude that our Creator has appointed the reason of man to be a court of appeal tor deciding what is the rule of faith, and what is its mean ing. And, thus, it will appear that the fallible reason of man is declared by God to be superior to—because it is constituted the judge of—every other rule of faith. And then he goes on to assert, what I do not remember ever to have heard before, that " Infallibility would be a useless gift for a man ;" and he asks, in triumphal defiance of the bishop, " Of what use an infallible book could be to readers who, like himself and us, acknowledge ourselves to be infallible, and liable to err in understand ing the contents even of the Bible itself." Had I not r read this myself, I c ou ld scarce h ave b e li eved any rational man, an I especially a man like Mr. Macnaught, with so overweening an opinion of his own sagacity, could have given utterance to so great an absurdity. Our Lord, in his prayer, John xvii, 17, said, "Sanctify them through thy truth, thy Word is Truth." We have here the fact declared that the Scriptures are truth, namely, infallible; and it is also taken for granted that the truth is revealed with sufficient clearness to be discovered. How could such a prayer as that of our Lord have been uttered on the supposition that, as Mr. Macnaught states, there is "no infalliblity " in the Bible, and that it would be " useless ?" Mr. Glazebrook thinks that an infallible book wou:d be of use to the fallible mind of man ; and he thinks we possess such a book. His proof of our possessing an infallible book is that our Lord (John xvii, 17.) rays, " Thy Word is Truth." Will Mr. Glazebrook explain to us what was meant by the " Word" of God in that utterance of our Saviour Can Mr. G. shew us that the name, " Word" of God, is neier applied to any thing but the Bible ? For example, (Psalm 33, 6.) "By the word of the Lord were the heavens made, &c." Does Mr. G. think the heavens were made by the Bible ? or when (John i, 1) we read " In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the IT was God," Would Mr. Glazebrook have us believe the Bible was in the beginning with God, and was God ? But if the term, Word of God be not always applied in Scripture as a name for the Bible, how does Mr. G. know that it is so applied in John xvii, 17 ? Of course Mr. Glazebrook remembers that not a syllable of the New Testament could have been written when Jesus said, " Thy Word is Truth." But, even supposing our Savion, had sa'd—aa is said, and nizy be said with perfect propriety—The Bible is Truth ; how would this serve Mr. Glazebrook's statement? Have I ever denied the truth of the Bible ? It is the infallibility, not the truth of Holy Writ that I deny; and, surely, truth and infallibility are not synonymous. If one should say of any work on history or philosophy, that is a true history, or a true book of philosophy, would it be inferred that one meant that such book of history or philosophy was free from all error, i.e., was infallible? Until it shall be eliewn that the words true and infallb/s are synonymous, it thus appears that Mr. Glazebrook's otherwise very questionable argument is wholly , without force. Infallibility, therefore, in Scripture, is us: ful for the Mr. G. is of opinion that an infallible Bible is useful for the sanctification of the church, and it is also useful and sanctification of the church. That the Bible, each as it necessary for its preservation from doctrinal errors. is, with all its truth and all its errors, is a most blessed means of sanctifying men, is a truth for which I con stantly thank and praise the goodness of God ; but whether the Bible is infallible or not, will hardly be proved or disproved by demonstrating its sanctifying influences. But, further, Mr. Glazebrook tells us, that infallibility in Scripture is useful and necessary for the preservation of the Church from doctrinal errors." lam at a loss to conceive what Mr. G. can mean by these words. Does he mean, that in infant baptism and its contrary, in Gal vanism and its contrary, in Romanism and its contrary, in all the various opposing doctrines of the Christian Church, there is no error ? Or does he restrict the limits of Christ's Church to that one sect of which he and I are ministers ? Or does he, even within the pale of the English Establishment, narrow his idea of " the Church," so that it shall include only himself, and those who think with him in all points of doctrine ? Let Mr. Glazebrook tell us what he means by " the Church," and then we can judge how far the Church has been pre served from doctrinal errors, and 11; , w far such preser vation—if it should be found to exist—is necessarily attributable to infallibility in the Bible or elsewhere. nit till we are assured that " the Church" has been pre served from " doctrinal errors," it is rather a curious . argument to infer scriptural infallibility from its neces sity, in order to secure the Church against false doctrine ! I charga Mr. Macnsught, then, with a direct contradic tion of our Lord's prayer. The intelligent Christian reader will, I venture to hope, be somewhat surprised and hurt at tho readiness with which so grave and groundless a " charge" has been brought against me. But it seems the fallibility of men's reason is the all poweiful cause which renders the infallibility of Scriptures useless. So that the fact of man's being liable to error sometimes is an unanswerable proof that he is never right, and never can be. This absurdity shows (according to the ancient charge against theorists) what a man may be deluded enough to say in defence of a theory. Truth has been hitherto considered the great desideratum of mankind, but the light of modern genius has at last discovered this to be a mistake, and that the best condition of human nature is to be that in which our senses are mocked, and our feeble understandings befooled. I do not wonder at the Fensation excited by the utterance of such notions from a pulpit being great, though I much doubt whether many persons give credit to what contradicts our common sense. Here Mr. Glazebrook misunderstands, and, no doubt, unintentionally, misrepresents, my argument. I have never been guilty of tkP " absurdity " which Mr. G. supposes. It is, sometimes, and as I humbly think, presumptuously, argued, that God must have given an infallible record of Christianity; for, that it would be unworthy of Divine wisdom to send His Son into the world as a Saviour, and not to provide for that mission being always made known to the subsequent generations of man. Iu reply to such an argument, I suggest that we cannot tell what God must do. We can only learn what he has done, and still does ; and, as to the particular necessity which has been thus alleged to bind the Divine Being, I reply that, if an infallible Record or Bible be necessary in order to justify the ways of God to man, not less necessary, on the same principle, is an infallible mind in man in order to the right understanding of the alleged infallible Book. For, would it not be marvellous unwisdom in man if he were to contrive an infallible record of some event or some teaching and yet not provide an infallible intepreter of that record and a power of infallibly reading and understanding it. When it is shown that men have the power of infallibly understanding the signification of the Bible, then I shall feel that some weight is to be attached to the argument which, in the meantime, I beg respectfully to designate as incmclusive and somewhat presumptuous, ina-much as we cannot say what God muss do. The fact that &cripture is fallible, may indeed bl partially admitted by those " unlearned" persons who listen to the old objections enumerated by Mr. Macnaught and others of the Unitarian school, but that in such a case whatever is, is best," cannot but be doubted by most persons, in defiance of his assertions. As Mr. Glazebrook cannot be acquainted with all, or even the greater part of St. Chrysostom's covwegation, I must take leave to say that his designating that cJngre gation " unlearned persons" is rather rash and hardly called for. Let us hope that Mr. G. is more carefal and more guarded in forming and giving utterance to his doctrinal opinions, than he appears to be in his estimate of men. But, if Mr Glazebrook wishes to imply that only unlearned persons agree with me in elenyirg the Bible's infallibility, I pray him to remember that I have the avowed testimony, on this subject, of Archbishop Wftately ; Bishops Hampden, Hinds, Thi , lwall ; Pro fessors Donaldson, Towett, Baden Powell, William., Wilson, Neander, Thcluck, end a host of others. One would expect that a master of the school of scepti cism would be modest in his conclusions, and give utterance t ) them not as one who speaks " with authority." It seems, however, that, ‘. falhb:e " as he has confessed himself to be, in some way or other, ho has arrived at a " full " assurance of the truth. I make these assertions," he says, " fully believing that Almighty God has given Christ to be the one and only deliverer and Saviour of the world ; and that he has pr,-.,videntially appointed the Bible as the sacra deposit of the principles of Christianity." Will Mr. Glazebrook inform us if there be any antagonism betwixt being " modest in one's corclusion e ," and " speaking with authority ' 'Was act our Master "modest in his conclusions ? " Yet Ile spake with authority. Is not the utterance of plain, intelligible truth, with an affectionate spirit, always authoritative ? Now, what is the meaning of the Bible being "a .s no sacred deposit of the principl es o f Ch r i st i an ity," if "there 2 infallibility i n t h e Bibl e ?" for " a sacred depos i t of error " is very like a c on t ra di ct i on i n terms; i f sacre d means , in this case, emanating f rom t h e source of trut h , an d being entirely free from what is false, Mr, Macnaught appears, Unless the words " sacred" and " infallible" be synony mous, this passage is clearly illogical. The tomb is a sacred deposit of human ashes; but I have yet to learn that the tomb is, therefore, infallible. I say dust the Bible is a sacred (i. e. Venerable), though fallible deposit of the principles of Christianity. I in fact, to have been startled at his own assertions ; con- never said the Bible was a sacred deposit of error. This elusions they cannot well be called, for this would imply is Mr. Glazebrook's own, and I have nothing to do that they resulted from reasoning. with it. He is evidently self-convicted of error, on reflecting, that I beg to assure Mr. Glazebrook, that lamin no danger if he admitted that hi s v i ews o f i nsp i rat i on h a d reduce d o f " un i versal doubt and uncertainty. " The objective him to a state of universal doubt and uncertainty, and truth of God surrounds us on all sides. Man has professed to have discovered that there is no " sacred already acquired, from the Bible and from Nature, a deposit of the principles of Christianity," the very absurdity considerable amount of subjective truth, by bringing of this conclusion must prove that a flaw existed somewhere himself into harmony with facts. Each day we are in his theory. making new acquirements, as individuals and as a race, Each day we are casting off old errors, and learning more suivectiv3 truth. The boundaries of ' doubt and uncertainty," grow narrower. The region of knowledge and certainty expands before the eye to the glory of God, and to the happiness of man. Even of the Bible and of Christianity, we are beginning to understand more than men did iu the earlier and more infanzine ages of the world. Pure truth, infallibility, does not exist in the Scriptures ; and yet, marvellous to say, Mr, Macnaught has discovered it there. The greater the darkness the more eas' ly he finds his way. Light would not at all assist his feeble sight. But to explain this apparent mystery, he is good enough to go into particulars. The reason is, it seems, that the " Holy Spirit was on the Apostles and men of old, disposing and actuating them to the composition of the several -s fallible portions which they respectively contributed to the volume of Holy Writ." So that it turns out that the reason why the fallibility of the Holy Scriptures has enabled Mr. Macnanght to discover the " sacred deposit of the principles of Christianity" is, that the fallibility unto which the men of old were " disposed" originated in the Holy Spirit, and had on Mr. Macnanght all the usual effect of revealed truth. This is a greater mystery than the Trinity, and to require any to believe it is to require men "to bow down to our irrationalities." Pure (i. e. moral, and useful, and beneficent) truth does exist in the Bible, and has ever been thankfully acknow ledged by me. How pure (i. e. unmixed or infallible) truth can exist in a book which teaches that Jesus was, on his birth, carried into Egypt, and there remained till Herod's death—whilst it also states that Jesus was, forty days after his birth, taken to live for several years at Nazareth, in Galilee—is part of the problem, which I have, in vain, invited the Bishop of Chester to solve for the edification of us all. I cannot now proceed further ; but I merely quote from Hartwell Herne, p. 564, p. 2, b. 2, seventh edition, "Errors in the transcript of copies, as well as in printed editions and trap-lations, do unquestionably exist ; but the contradictions objected to are only seeming, not real, nor do we know a single instance of such alleged contradictions that is not capable of a rational solution." In the 14th chapter of John, verses 25 and 2G, our Lord said, " These things have I spoken unto you, being yet present with you. But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your rememberance, whatsoever I have said unto you." Now, in these words there is an intended and an express con trast of the partial information which the apostles possessed during the life of our Lord, with the full and perfect information, the knowledge of " all things," which was to be communicated on tho day of Pentecost. A similar contrast is repeated in the 161 chapter, verses 12, and 13 : " I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye cannot bear them now. Howbeit, when the Spirit of Truth is come, He will guide you into all (the) truth, for He shall not speak of himself ; bat whatsoever He shall hear, ie , the truth, as the Greek expresses it, (teen ale theian) that shall he speak, and He will show you things to come." Here then, again, the most important information is repeated at a short interval, that the Spirit of Truth would communicate full instructions, infallible knowledge, "all the truth,"—to the apostles —to fit them for their office of communicating the gospel to the world. But the importance of this promise was not allowed to rest on these two distinct and solemn declarations. The attention of the apostles themselve', and of all the world, to whom the gospel is made known, was fixed upon this important fact of the inspiration of the apostles, when Christ appeared to the eleven at Jerusalem. Our Lord's last words to them b3fore He was carried up into Heaven" were : " And behold, I send the promise of my Father unto you, but tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem until ye be, endued witte power from on high." But even this solemn an , nouneement of the great truth that the apostles would be fully inspired by one " who rose from the dead" to declare it, was not deemed sufficient. The apostles were, we read, commanded " to tarry at Jerusalem until they were endued with power from on high," In this command there is no cause assigned why the communication of this " Power from on high " was to be delayed so long; we are, therefore, allowed to endeavour to discover one in the reason of the thing. The natural effect of so long a delay would be to raise the expectations of the apostles, and to afford them an opportunity for forming a more adequate notion of the nature and value of the great blessing promised than they might otherwise possess. They would find how much they had lost in losing the visible presence of their Lord, and their need of His encouragement and instruction, and would necessarily long for the descent of the Comforter and the Spirit of Truth which was to recompense them for that loss. And with respect to the Church in all ages, the delay in granting the spirit to the apostles is calculated to make the importance of the gift more marked, and to bring out in prominent relief the inestimable services which the apostles were enabled to perform to that church by being " endued with power from on high." The expression employed to describe the gift of the spirit, as well as the peculiar designation of that spirit, ought not to pass with out attentive observation. The spirit is called the "Spirit of Truth," with evident reference to the object with which it was to be bestowed, namely, to " guide us to all the truth," and that this was not merely for the information of the apostles themselves, but in order to enable them to teach others, we see proved by the account in Acts chap 1, v. 8 Our Lord said, " Bat ye shall receive power after the Holy Ghost is come upon you; and ye shall be wit nesses unto me both in Jerusalem and in all Judea and in Samaria, and unto the uttermost parts of the earth." So that the inspiration of the apostles, and their being thus guided unto all the truth, was for the purpose of fitting them for their office of communicating "ail the truth to the uttermost parts of the earth." Tids is described (in those important words to which we have just directed our attention) as being " endued with power from on high." I regret that I cannot see how these sentences disprove my position. Nor can I perceive, even through Mr. Glaze brook's somewhat complicated sentences, any mark of my opinions—so far as they are accurately represented— being an irrational mystery. The only force I can perceive in this quotation is, that it acknowledges the appearance of errors in Scripture, but supposes they can be explained away. I humbly submit, that numerous apparent errors are so many direct evidences that Scripture was not intended by God to appear, or to be, infallible. In replyto all which Mr. Glazebrook says, on the promises of the Spirit securing infallibility to Scripture, I beg to refer him, and any who may be interested iu this very important branch of the subject, to " Macnaught on Inspiration, book 11., chap. 7, pages 94 to 104 of the 2nd edition. There it will be seen that those promises admit of a simple and natural interpretation without reference to the idea of infallibility ; and that they fail as promises if their meaning be forced to such an extent as that they shall imply that attribute for Scripture, or the Scripture wri' ars. What other idea, then, than that of infallible inspiration Here Mr. Glazebropk's inference is—not only that the will fully correspond with the circumstances related and Bible is infallible—but that the Apostles were the exprwsions used. The "Spirit of Truth" guides the infallible, or free from all liability to err. If Apostles unto "alt the truth," strengthening their memo- so, perhaps, Mr. Glazebrook will tell us how ries, and bringing all things to their remembrance with the it came to pass (Acts 23, 5,) that Paul said, view of enabling them to be " witnesses" of Christ to all "I moist not (or knew not) that he was the high priest?" the orld, and thus enduing them with power from on or, yet again, which of the two Apostles was right, and High, cannot moan leas than their infallible inspiration. which was wrong when (Gal. 2, 11, &a.) Paul " with- This, is, indeed, " power from on high" for " earthen yes- stood Peter to the face ?" eels," as they were like ourselves would be far from being infallible were it not for that power. What shall we say, then, to those "blind guides" who, in direct contradiction of the plain testimony of Scripture, can dare to say, with Mr. Macnaught, that the Apostles " were fallible, though inspired, because men, they had the treasures of the Gos pel in earthen vessels" of fallible humanity. This assertion is not only an error as contradicting With regard to Mr. Glazebrook's charging me with Scripture, but it is also, in itself, an impiety, or, rather, "impiety" and " the greatest blasphemy," I will a great blasphemy; for it is saying that the Holy Ghost only say that I trust he will one day learn to regret this was granted, according to the Scriptures, to give authority unkind, and, as I think, injudicious employment of epi to the utterance of the Apostles, and :,et that their utter- thets. My hope is that both he and I love the Lord Jesus antes were fallible. With reverence for the subject, let us Christ in sincerity—that we both wish to serve Him by ask, is it not the greatest blaspheuy thus to charga the speaking the truth faithfully, in love, and by acting use- Spirit of Truth with adopting an expedient so evidently fully and brotherly in the world—that we both may be calculated to propagate falsehood, and thus mislead the ripened for a glorious hereafter. church? I conclude for to day, though I intended to give a quo- I conclude by expressing a hope that Mr. Glazebrook will tation from Dr. M'Briee on in , piration, but I reserve it fcr fcrbear his quotation from Dr. lkl‘Bride, &c., until he another time.--Yours, &c, J. K. GLAZ ErROOll. shall have given us answers to the questions raised by Lower Darwcn. his letter, and pointed out by me in this communi- cation.—Youre, &e., Everton, Nov. 13, 1857. JOIIN MACNAUGHTT At LEWIS & CO IIPANY'S, Ranelagh-3treet. tOYS are CLOTHED from the Ages of Six to Twenty Year ThIPROVi-11F.fiTS IN FETTEI-LANE.—Tho bl , :ck of 110USC8 adj.seent to Clifford's-inn, L:t the Fteet-street end of Fetter lane, is t, 1)., removed Burin; the coarse of next week. The effect of the removal of these houses will be to throw open to view from Fir.et-street the new RecorcT-office, and to afford an easy approach to the Judges' Chambers and the numerous cftices connee:ed with t" em. L will also tend very much to facilithte the trifle along that hitherto most inconvenient thoroughfare. At LEWIS & COMPANY'S, Ranelagh-street. BOYS are CLOTHED from the Ages of Six to Twenty Years. MEETING OF ROIL TAMENT. —The Times on Saturday said that Parliament wculd meet fourteen days after the council to be held on Monday, and the Morning Post anticipates that the houses will assemble on December the Ist or 3rd. BENEFITS OF THE CHIMNEY.—A great deal has been written of late years in disparagement of the open coil fire and the chimney, in comparison with the stove and flue; but Professor Faraday has shown the chimney to possess very important functions in sanitary economy. Thug, a par!our fire will consume in twelve hours forty pounds of coals, the combustion rendering 42 ,000:gallons of Air unfit to support life. Not only is that large amount of deletericui product carried away, and rendered inflexions by the chimney, but five times that quantity of air is also carried up by the draught, and ventilation is thus effectually maintained. THE WIVES AND CHILDREN OF OUR INDIAN ARMY.— We deeply regret to learn that the wives and children of the soldiers recently despatched from W oo l w i c h f or ac ti ve service in India are in great di s t ress . A num b er o f l a di es connected with the garrison have, in the most praiseworthy manner, taken up their case, and formed themselves into a committee with the view of collecting subscriptions. Their efforts have been so far successful, the sum of £305 having been already collected. An application has also been made to the Lord Mayor for permission to devote to the assistance of the widows and children, the funds col lected by the Woolwich branch of the Indian Relief Committee ; and we understand that it isin contemplation to give several entertainments, the proceeds of which will be applied in a similar manner. At LEWIS & OMPA NY'S, Ranelagh-street, BOYS are CLOTHED from the Agee of Biz Twenty Year". ROTS' CLOTHINO DUDE WITH GREAT TASTE, at LEWIS and COMPANY'S,/ Itandsel-Bbreet, THE ALLEGED CRUEL TREATMENT OF A 136 BY HIS FATHER. by On Friday we gave a detailed account, as s tated boy, named Jordan, before Mr. Mansfield, at the P 011 ;: e court, of the treatment lie said ho had received from 4; father, Joseph Jor den , ofStanley-street. On Sa turday i t boy appeared aea'enst hi father, at the Court, to Europathe charge. The father was summoned for a n asa !sel and Mr. Blue's aeared to defend him. The ca se cau eito much interest, and the Court was crowded. The bo l Y, e w os is a fine, intelligent lad. was sworn and said he was of age. His father used to lock , him up in a room' he iron on hie legs, and used to beat him severely ca ei to legs and arras with a knobby , tick, and cords fasten "faS the end of it. Mr Mansfield: What did he d o it weee For nothing, that I know of, sir. Mr. Mansfield: sato, was tne last time he beat and locked you up ? 01 , a ? 105 day last, sir. Mr. Mansfield : What was that fo r to making a noise with my brother, when he order" o asef be put in chains, and I was kept there till Tawithe chained to a 5f3 lb. weight. He beat me severe - y' ess stick, foe nearly a quarter of an hour, and than I Rs; chained up till Tuesday; the chain left marks e n 15 .'iesel‘ [exhibited them], and my arms and shoulders areeeesti from the beating of the stick and r opes —Cross - 0 5 "" 0 /6 by Mr. Bleck. : It was in the morning that the ch ain t i ess put on me. My father ordered my brother to p u on ; he did not do it himself. My father beat W e e; be times before with a stick and two rop e s fastened oa/layse beat me severely that day, Tuesday last, and Ses ie deesr a the servant girl, was at the bottom of th e stairs, a e t hat I him beating me. I did not do anything w rong; f it!! knew of, to cause him to beat me so. I did not PAf used bad boys, lately, but some time ago there were bieq serer to play with, and I was told they were b a d, and rg bare did so since.—Mr. Block : For the l as t two Te e oe; y es ' you slept 20 nights under your father's roof? , sod ,;'s sir ; but I have slept out when he frightened el '' A ereS s' s was afraid to go in. I did not steal Beyer° " re stil e " money, in August, out of the till. but 0 %. f l uff when my uncle, who keeps the 1 01 1'; li; would be short at night, he would say that I tool‘ ic e i t never did, although they used to accuse me of it. ear, but to Wales one time, and took St. out of the (Ir a " to ti3e, i) ,; that was all I ever took, and I went there thinkieg „ e a my mother. My mother came one day, and a n d aft e r through the window, and I ran out to see her, ° see 109 that my father beat me terribly, for running out t c ' e eeefi own mother. [Here the poor little f e ll o w WW l ' O A affected, and cried bitterly ] I ha v e t wo brothel l ' er understand I had a sister, but she is d ea d. I ltec- el P le ti her. The servant who brought m e n and reer-fethet' used to gat beaten and kicked up in corners, by m yeits os ‘ She got married, and lives now at Woolton. To ol. r t i befor e ' field : I never took any money e x cept th e ss. I ;e l ipst° l3 .; Mr. Mansfield : Where is your mother now ? In 04' I believe, sir. Mr. Mansfield In America or this O pe l This country, sir. Mrs. Mary Duckworth, e f street, said, she had seen the boy beaten before , oe 00 4 not see his father do it. She brought the lacl;eeer to occasion, to Mr. Clough, and complained of his "lieb ° ' that gentleman. Saw marks of violence en hint- to g ° used to stop out at night, because he w as afraid too as his father would beat him ; the nei g hbours use`toel him shelter. She used to give him f oo d, and so 11 , 4 neighbours. Mr. Bluck : Did you ever see his f et eis l 7o him? No; but I saw great marks of violence on ag ea' s and arms. Mr. Mansfield : Did you ever give him so " if , No ; for I had not convenience f or hi m , but I us e l o jg e i; him food, and other neighbours used to give 11 °, 0 Ar ea and food also. He is a very well-conducted boli o ere I ever could see. Mrs. Elizabeth Brown, of t e a e i street, corroborated the evidence of the last wi tit o sr s l ion said, she never saw the least impropriety, of anY ete F IaS e the boy, and she knew him some few years. e ' l le3P, ll 7 l , with the children She used to give him food an d a s o r 4s , and she often saw him badly beaten on the legs ell ? Mr. Mansfield : Do you consider him a good bog l e t sir, so far as I ever saw of him, and I would Do t , o le'a g be with my children, if lie were not. I consider t ot honest, for my husband is a jeweller, and there „ 15 e ses 5 „ . 4 plenty of gold and silver things. that he had every' s ed ) ;;; and to the whole house, where there are silve r t ot ;, 3 broaches, rings, and a great variety of thingsd, and 0 could take, even without being at once iniss e efie 1 ,15 never laid fingers on a particle improperly• t ee l e e Atkins generally corroborated the evidence of ,fis' teev preceding witnesses. The boy, in reply to 31r. said he bad often slept out in pettys and otbere.o either after being beaten or fearing a beativg I ` te sirj father. In answer to Mr. Duck, he denied eve Tlit . ' ;i3 A broken into the house through back windows at s'g P I llit" le; bringing bad boys into the house with him. then addres , ed his Worship on what he callea t tb e i e s co e painful case. lie contended that the charm) °As. to fined to the recent case of' assault, and, ef'ce °t• f a ther't instructions received by him f rom t h e boy's to g ras er o i little fellow, he said, was the most incorrigibl e 15 1 1 ,50rP 5 1 , 6 on the face of the ear th, in fact, a morel oft,t endll'or blackguardism, conceivable and inconceive. e t 'ae fet7e would produce witnesses to pr o v e it. He said res ent etc laboured under great disadva n t age s in Due e r ee ivst stance, and there was much p u blic prejudice l ie " SPp l t h because the statement made by th e boy, when a it s elf to the bench for the summ ons , had erP eft e re hile„ e r, public newspapers. H e h ear d o ne Peret el eePetel i e that morning r ea di ng t h e case in horr l i o and that person exclaimed, " Wh at ,hip I( l,l 6' 'eg cruelty !" He was sure, ho\vever,:that His VV° r ' o ste - 0 1 decide the case cn its merits, without reference w o old else, and the only cas e t o b e d ec id e d was e last Tuesday. After some further observations, 01310 i Jessie Taylor, a nice-looking, well-dressed Yo nyg e se ee s the servant of the defendant,' who gave tbeeeeeess a nd character, but when ques t ione d as to the le was guilty of, it consisted in his being salleY 1 ,5 not going to wo r k some ti mes w h en hi s brotheted e 'be I t o An old gentleman, named Lovelady, who sai d e leiff e sli schoolmaster for forty years, gave the lad a balling pot for stopping away from school, and for quarr. f eti other boys, and also because he (liegreced 111060 learning. (Laughter.) The boy admitted tha t ( 0 e 4 e o truant sometimes. The son of defendan t e f lso 4 os tr brother of the boy), and a person named Lalnu'ors e i 110, spoke to the boy's bad conduet, but it was 13 %1) , ° ' i lo l duct than any other boy (the best in any ec ' e ci s - lare'• age would be guilty of. Old Mr. Lovelady u e- x l ell 11 he tock a pipe and tobacco once from the boy, sole 10 his oyes, was an unpardonable crime. The b e l ec li A, 5 declared that this was un t rue , as h e ne ver use' s sli c ( 00 life. Other high cr i mes an d m i s d em eanon,Yos e of dirtying and t e a r i ng hi s c l ot h es —i n deed P e eli jio that on one occasion he made away e s ev, 13 e il lo c " tions of his gsrments were proved against e': it'/ give the coup de grace to the young said his father insisted on his (Mr. Bluck) stare, t: d e li n quent , g It months before he was born, his mother left ° °- 1 05°, o°' lived with another person since, although hero dirigible supporting her all the time. He (Mr. Blti o c ivelif sll know that this had anything to do with the b i e s, ffer ° young rascal," as he was instructed to . r .„. ol `„liiP . „ f i r would leave the case in the hand of his 1 Y tte'sethe'e°o the a respectable looking man, who said he wa s o ta s tes 'h boy's mother, came forward, and said he notistesi clip boy and have him properly educated, and u t ' eri s portable engineer, provided he got the te e s 'eon s ,e, father of don e e so. He repudiated the esll ; `,eigl e ,ef t r e e the boy's mother. After a conversational u;eic's art" Mansfield said, Mr. Bluck, I shall let you '''ec e t ' ee 'sS ; e e this case, as I am sure you will do better fe''', o o ) o s E e e ' - e e than my decision in the case could do. ,' e s.se i c i tsrfr4 proposition now made, and I will adjourn to e days, and in the mean time I have no doubt S e ar ts the matter satisfactorily. Mr. Muck thank e e d e all and said he would do all in his power to sa t ' " The crowd then left the Court. d r AT BOYS' CLOTHING MADE WITH GREAT TA -1: C )MPA NV'S, Ranelagh-stre el " r ier °ll,OO A LITFRA.RY (?) CLBRGYMAN.--The -Du c lid oro' ll " te tr :;° says •—•, • A clergyman, in a country parish 0 13 " t ill o fir e , from Dundee, had occosion, the other Sabbath,;:et 0 ;1 1 0, g a point n his sermon by an allusion to 0° r ot) of it ," iab'i which he did after this fashion—` In illtisto iti- t1 8 6 " 5 g " have been saying, my brethren, I may loe nti L i ' fal V e :11 be and Christian pt:et 0 )wper, with whose beat' Ou st ° I. i 3 Paradise Lost and Paradise _Regained 9 0 1 0 gil° 6t familiar.' It may well be imagined t hat ,, t ec ° stni!e flickered over the Lees of his hParers. cia o. til t :'o l CLEVER, APPREHENSION OF A THIEF. ---.A an t.ria Lire hensiou of a thief was effected by Polie erti : i rs, , r ' o tel! Thursday morning. Lust ;Saturday, it 3 1 32 ' 0 ' f 0 636 0 1 " stone, builder, of Dartmouth, lost a quantiV cholestbel off. mail l e w p a o s lic t e rac w e e d re to mxt i e e s tools, and he believed that one of his nl'l'',, c ar' ° t, O A who left the town, was tin person who ha v" the f Bc .,:iB e t employment under M r. Henle a y te : o t t o: r e . re r "'° •, t te k tfe elj"j do ire . the hit n he could take the man, but was anxious t° . ., sl3 k ,:', to ble,st b e with the tools in his possession. Sow this." At Ler was a dilThulty that re ' d e ingenuttS• oc ials, 0;8 quire sonl o fthec s ou De necte p tl o N n vi a th n tehxepeTdoiwennt.H!liletodeassikreDia er.nell_nielfftoen:d.sfaleifl4 man up for the purpose of taking a shos:ltgt. Or. if i pi ., doers, which it was alleged was rather i5ge°,,.0,,0 0 9 ; 00 acquainted cit , itf ho d sent the man, who at once proceeded toffs th ri ; v o , t eas • his basket of tools, and of course, on h i _ x a ron iete. diately taken into custody.—Torquay " to Tivesl feilri Exclulrely for CLOTHING BOYS NYiao &on' 511' i figo LEWIS is CODIFA, tolain t 7. 'qua k j v "'y ex ] a nd fa Brok er 4iverpc ( 7 t . s C ltr ,7? be RO T I , oa d ent - Its° 4k-1.31 N._ howh ,2( ,y; F t , 'Ward ~ . 4 1 Will ' .. k i :,, 4 Yea i , 101, .1,, ttp, k F l llQ 4 4 " .......„.......52 •,._______. Tilt , a b et 44,7, N~ ~~~` or e of 1,1 4)4 De Ot los .. * 4',r h vin); kitr4,o 01 4," E , 4114 i