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'est, iild. the it of and the iess• with .fired the 'lnds )mes that ence lined kens iveys es of thick lut is Might othe nong the as ion pent, ea dly from cora )- the ich is ich 1 :e the have eve' wind , re en- duty', n d, to Or the Iwo - I feel )ffer • ationg 1 bale lut, I ly raf ;h mat ads: r CM OU '.lCinell nation ;e Br° seedS of dii airablo e pro" linelt hat "iv lber of Lis it DA, which I have made and what have I then ?" But educate them with reference to both worlds, for heaven as well as earth, and then, when time and change shall have passed away you have prepared them for eternity, in which you hope henceforward to be fellow,dwellers with them, and in the sight of that eternal being in whom was the full ness and the perfection of their happiness. But the reso lution went on to say the meeting were called upon to educate as members of the Church of England the middle C lasses of society. Here he confessed at once a strong sense of duty with some mixture of shame, for whilst he believed that the church to which he belonged was the first daughter of Christ's holy catholic church, and however well others might have done, she had surpassed them all, he still thought there was something in which she had been deficient with reference to the education of the middle classes. Let us remember the great importance of the middle classes—what they were—that they stood be tween the lower ranks and the higher—that the lower were continually pressing themselves into the middle class, and that from the middle class were continually arising those who classes occupy stat i ons . i n t h e high er. I n s h ort, t h e m iddl e asses were the shaft of the column, the lower orders were the pedestal itself, and the higher orders, as told by the great master of eloquence, were the Corinthian capital of the col umn- If the capital was to stand, and if the pedestal was not to be a mere ruin, the shaft itself must be strong—polish it if you please, and flute it, but let it be strong— ataskyeousucelsinrterials as you find, but work them as well otherwise that which was intended to be the support of them, one to stand upon the other, the w hole would b e an inharmonious object, the beauty would be .or unsightly and ruinous affair. He hoped he might be al wed to exp ress hi s conv i ct i on, t h at if an e d uca ti on su it a ble to the middle classes was to be provided for them, it must be Something like our ordi n ary and old-fashioned grammar aehools, upon which should be engrafted such improvements as the rapid strides in science made necessary, and as was due to the a d vancement of the age. Such an education as use d to be given but which was now almost passed away. He Could reme mber the relics of that former age, and men b r ought up in th e grammar-sc h oo l s i n t h e nor th o f England, tarmers and petty statesmen, who could take their Horace out at dinner time, and their geometry, and solve quadrate equations under a hedge, and who were not a whit less fit, as tartness and citizens, for their duties. That race of men had now passed away. Those men ranked with the Saurians and tmegatheriutns of oth er d ays : th e y w ere gone, but we must t as h try to get th em b ack. We must have some suc h e d uca tion as is. There must be an education—a spiritual and reli go education , which mould not allow us a fashionable anode .ec of educati on, b ut demanded the t h oug h ts , m i n d s , an d af t moms of men t oextendthemselves into the vague an d vagran t g e neralities, to wander in the darkest regions of theoretical and practical atheism. We must have a spiritual charge, with intellectual education, which by a sweet'.ind curious but powerful convergency should direct all to the great point of love to God. It was thus wd must act. W e must not a ll ow them to have an , edueationawhich would. carry every man upon the wings of his own selfishness, whither those wings might carry him, but which would make the community just like God's people, when journeying through the wilderness, When each arranged hiniself under the standard of his tribe, and all around the ark of God, and when the ark stopped t hey e topped, and when the cloud and par of fire went before them;so the whole went in beautiful ill and exact order towards the promised land, whither they were directing their s teps. Such he said was the education we were called upon to - give to the middle classes. It must be an education Which, if he might be allowed the expression, would give some antagonist development to those developments which Were now so continually brought before us. Those develop ments concerning either the lower passions and appetites, or antnething relating to the intellectual faculties ; and these were being brought forward and exhibited and developed, to to the danger and detriment of others of far higher moment. And we must call out the benevolence, and the hope, and the Co nscientiousness, and whatever was necessary, not merely to give beauty, to exhibit the beauties of form, tune, order, time, and so on ; language if you pleased, but which should coun teract them whensoever they were dangerous, and give them their true directions and noblest impulse whenever they were properly directed. If this were our duty with reference to the education of the middle and lower classes of society, it must be asked what was the instrumentality wherewith we should do this work. He answered it was the instru mentality of the church. What did he mean by the church Did he mean something vague and undefined, something of an etherial nature and an invisible and impalpable cha racter, something of which there must be a high and grow ing estimate formed in the mind as of many other unsub stantial realities, but which no man could grasp and pass through their fingers like quicksilver? Did he speak of something which the Son of God had himself ordained, grounded upon himself as the chief corner stone, upon the apostles and prophets, himself being the chief corner stone --an institution meant to shew that God had a kingdom upon earth, and to bring man into it, not as a kingdom of meat and drink, but which was righteousness, peace, and joy, in the H o ly Gh os t? Thi s was t h e object f the church. And what was the church ? Not the bishops and arch bishops, and clergy, the priests and deacons merely : they were effectually and necessarily part of it, but it had been well observed by the Bishop of London, it was the artisan in his workshop, the merchant in his office, the pleader in the court of justice, it was every man and woman in every place in their station, from the Queen upon the throne to the lowest peasant in the land. (Cheers.) This was the church—the catholic church, and that portion of the catholic church which Christ had established in these realms —the Church of England. (Hear.) She was called upon to be the ark in which the truth of God was placed, even as the tables of the covenant were placed in the chest beneath the mercy seat in the Holy of Holies ; therefore it was her duty to spread the knowledge of that truth. Oh ! if they could send as ministers a greeting every man of them to their households and their congregations respectively, an address to the church in that house, it would be a very easy thing to educate the people. We should then find that every man would be a prophet, a priest, and a king in his own family—. that he was'doing the office of prophet according to God's ordinance to teach them the way of life, and the truth, as well as useful learning ; of priest, to carry the intercessions of pity and love to the throne of grace; and of king, to go vern the family according as the laws which God had appointed. It would then be delightful to go and enter that house, say ing, " Peace be upon this house," knowing that the blessing of the Son of Peace rested upon it, and that it was go verned according- to his laws and regulations. And then we should see that every family duty would be made snore endearing by tht spirit in which it was discharged, branche a referenc and every family - trial lessened . by being borne V in con formity with 'the r family enjoyments would be doubled by being so assimilated, and family divi sions would be held as it were as a kind of schism in the body of Christ, which men would shun and shrink from. But it was not so ; and as the church was the depository of the truth, it was her duty to extend that.truth; as the witness for God, it was her duty to extend the knowledge of Jesus; and as she was the mother into whose care was committed every child received into her embrace and pale by baptism ; so it was her duty to hear continually God's word, which said, " Nurse this child for me ; not merely for a trade, for au occupation, for a scientific discovery, for place high in letters or arms, or whatever ground of distinction you please ; but nurse this child for me, and I will give thee thy wages in that child's present comfort and usefulness as it grows up, in its suitable and fitting membership with the great body of Jesus Christ, and in its future prospects as an heir of glory — nurse this child for me." This was the language of the Church of England' with regard to her children generally, and certainly so with regard to the education which was to prepare them, as consistent members of her body, and in an especial manner of the body of Jesus Christ. Now religion, Which was the mistress and superintendent of all right in struction, according to what they had heard from the Chancellor's recital, _must alsabe .the superintendent of general education ; and he would ask, into whose hands should that education be most fitly entrusted ? Should it not be entrusted as to its supervision to the clergy of the Church of England ? He spoke as one of them, and so with reference to the common good of this great matter, would magnify his office: Should it be said that the clergy of the Church of England should feed, according to the Saviour's can:mend, the sheep of the fold of Christ, and not also feed the lambs of Christ, according to the same command ? If they were worthy of being ministers, to supply the grown People with the stronger meat of higher gospel truth for prac tical and experimental religion, should they not also be thought worthy of supplying the milk whereby the babe should be freely nourisned up to its high destination? He repudiated the charge brought against the clergy of the Church of England, of being hostile to the advancement of knowledge. The advancement of knowledge had been de rived from our universities—from those universities one of which had educated the hon. gentleman near him, who had expressed his hope that she might be a fountain of blessings, spiritual, civil, and political, to the present and future times, to this and other lands. From this and the other university which the Chancellgr had mentioned, his own beloved Alma Mate, , was owing the protection and extension of knowledge; through many a slumbering century they were the cradles in which that knowledge was nurtured, and now they wished to communicate it throughout the length and breadth of the land, under the blessing of God. The rev. gentleman then proceeded to comment most eloquently upon the efficiency of the church as an instrument of education—a position which he clearly established ; and he concluded by moving the re solution. W. E. GLADSTONE, Esq., M.P., then rose amidst very marked and lengthened applause. He said—The resolution which I have undertaken to second, in the presence of this great and influential assembly, has been already read to you by the rev. gentleman who preceded me, to the effect that the education of. the middle and labouring classes ought to engage the diligent attention of the established church. ,Now, this is a proposition which, in the eyes of some of those pre sent, and at the present stage of the business, may have the appearance almost of a truism ; and yet, notwithstanding, I will venture to say that it is one containing a sentiment which involves every question now contested between the friends and opponents of scriptural and religious education. (Hear, hear.) It is not held by any great or influential party, that education ought to be communicated to men without the ac • companiment of religion .;—we have not yet arrived to such a height of audacity as that any party maintaining such a pro position, should meet with'any considerable amount of ac ceptance from Englishmen. On the other hand, we have not now to contend with the honest prejudices of some of those who were once inclined to believe that we are to seek, in the ignorance of the people, for the safety and permanency of our institutions. We do not believe that man can be benefited by the continuation of ignorance—that good can be generated by the torpor of those faculties which God has given to us. Go where e e will, we find it generally admitted that the peo ple ought be educated, and religiously educated too. The question at issue—the question on which the result of all these schemes of education depends—the question on which hangs the alternative, whether education shall issue in the greatest blessing or the most terrific curse that can befal man kind, is whether religion ought to be treated as a single and isolated science, as a mere matter of scientific attainment, or whether it ought to be a vital principle pervading every ele ment and topic of instruction, as the soul to which every other topic is as the body. (Cheers.) Now, it is because we main tain strongly the one of these alternatives, and because we deprecate the other, that the resolution I am now speaking to is to-day proposed to this meeting. If it be true, as it is often asserted, that religion may separated from the general matter of instruction, then, indeed, it does not appey- on what ground we venture to assert that education ought to engage the at tention of the church. It is said by many, whose delusions on this subject I have ever deplored, " let the church teach that which belongs to her ; let her not intrude into a pro vince which does not belong to her ; let her instruct the people in the doctrines of genuine Christianity, but not attempt to engross in her own hand the general educa tion of the kingdom." A more plausible sophism was never uttered. It comes attended with many winning considera tions, with promises of peace and harmony on the one hand, _ and with a representation on the other, that if we persist in contending for the union of religious and general education, we shall be persisting in maintaining among the people a cause of perpetual discord. lam not insensible to the insi nuating nature of this representation ; but, nevertheless, I Say that to that cause which is the cause of truth we must give the first consideration, and that that which is the cause of truth will likewise be found to be the cause of peace, and that that. which promises to be the cause of peace and cha rity, and which disregards those principles from which peace and charity can alone flow, will ultimately be found one of the darkest delusions with which the human mind was ever afflicted. Why is it that we are called upon to resist the plausibility of those who contend for the division of religious and general education ? Nothing can be more equitable than theintentions of many among the number of those who con tend for the division ; nothing can be more perilous than the general argument they urge, because it is just that degree of reasoning that is likely to take those who pay little attention to the subject. They do not say that education should be without religion ; but they say, " Let the church give to the children of the church that education which she thinks pro per; only let her confine herself within certain bounds, and leave the rest free from her influence." That is plausible ; but it is what we ought to resist to the utmost extremity. (Much cheering.) I will not attempt to go at large into the reasons on which that opposition ought to be grounded; but I will endeavour to give these two reasons for the course which I have recommended. In the first place, I admit that in certain branches of culture knowledge may be communi sated without religion : that, for instance, to make men phy ;cians or engineers, or to instruct them in many useful 1 of learning, is a thing that may be done without .ny direct reference to religion. But even this is not true of the highest branches of secular knowledge. While speak ing of things inanimate, of the powers of nature—how they may be subdued, and enlisted into the service of man, you may escape, though through great injustice, from any refer ence to religion; but is impossible that you can escape from to Nature's God. But when you come to the sciences which involve the nature of man—when you come to the sciences which involve his destiny—when you teach man to learn the lessons of wisdom from the re cords of experience—when . you come, not into the re g ions of moral philosophy, but of history, you are then reduced to one of two alternatives, either you must have the pupils in structed by those who have a sense of the truth of christi anity, or you must abandon them to practical infidelity. It is in vain to teach men history, or anything concerned with human hopes and destiny, on ' principles of neutrality. (Cheers.) The experiment has been tried, and a greater failure was never exhibited. It must be taught with a sense of religion, or they will be irreligious. But that it should be taught with a direct mention of religion may be inferred from one of the precepts which havebeen given for our gui dance, namely, that whatever we do, we are bound to do it to the glory of God. (Cheers.) I say that if we are bound to do small and mean things to the glory of God—if we are told even to eat and drink to the glory of God, how much more does the command hold good when we talk of subduing the powers of nature, healing disease, or of putting into ac tivity the benevolent operations of art—above all, when we ascend from the regions of matter to mind, and deal with the faculties which God has conferred upon us, and with respect to which man was declared to be made in the image of God. To refuse o recognise religion in these branches, is at once to deny that allegiance which we owe to this supre macy. (Applause.) Now, the principle on which I contend that religion ought to pervade all systems of education, and that no system of education can permanently raise either the intellectual or physical condition of man, which is not con nected throughout with religion, is the principle ,which not only approves itself in the abstract to our understandings, but has ever been acted on since the foundation of the ehris thin church. I defy any man to name a period since the christian church existed, at which she has not been the great promoter of education, (applause,)—and in saying this, I do not except from the proposition even those ages of darkness when the mass of men were almost wholly destitute of in tellectual culture. Even then, small ae the amount ofm=ist ing knowledge was, the great portion of it was to be found in the seminaries of the church. I say, without fear of offence, that the monasteries, which afterwards became sinks of i pol lution and corruption, were in their origin established for, aod. n some degree effected, the maintenance of learning and civilization ; and that through a long and dreary period, when the generality of mankind were enveloped in darkness, those monasteries did rear and send out some of the greatest men that the world had ever known. But I now And afterwards, when it was emgnasßcsi hmfuoeoaifogvullt iwhedtaa to come to a more popular and obvious illustration, derived n from the reformation ; and I ask, what was the effect of the reformation on the measures which were then taken for the cultivation and advancement of knowledge ? In the first place, it is fair to say that the reformation gave a facility to those measures, by the revival of learning ; and I refer to that as a proof of a proposition of no small importance to maintain and keep in mind, that the revival of learning was eminently favourable to the maintenance of Christian truth. But what followed the reformation with respect to the re vival of learning? If we study the subject of endowments in this country—and a very curious one it is—we shall find, on the whole, that this is the case. At the period of the reformation, so far from a check being, given to religious benevolence, the benignant stream, on the contrary, for a century and a-half afterwards, flowed more freely and fully than for the preceding century and a-half, but that it took a different direction, namely, the founding and endowing of schools—the very object on which we ourselves are this day met. (Cheers.) Trace the history of those grammar sohools which have done so much for the intellectual culture of this country, and you will find that while few werefounded in the reign of Henry VII., more were founded in the reign of Henry-VIII., very many more in that of Edward Vl. that they went back in the reign of Mary, and advanced in that of Queen Elizabeth—(great applause)—and through the whole of the lith century there was a constant course of benefactions directed to that great and valuable purpose, thereby testifying the sense of those who were attached to the reformation, as it was seen in the Church of England, and their strong conviction that learning ought to . be aided in connection with'the church. In the constitution of the church there were embodied regulations which show how completely this principle had been accepted and recognised throughout her whole progress. Even when the chapters were founded, it was considered one of the duties of the clergymen there assembled to devote themselves, not only to the teaching of scientific theology, but to the general educa tion of the people. necessary, instead of dividing the task amongst many, to concentrate it in one person, an officer was appointed in every chapter, one whose duty it was to advance the insttuc tion of the people. And that officer was—and there is a peculiar propriety in referring to it, from the . fact of there being one gentleman present on whom the title has been appropriately conferred—the chancellor of the diocese. (Cheers.) And I must say that if we are to take the speech which he (the Rev. Chancellor Raikes) has this day deli vered as a specimen of his general intentions with respect to education, or as a specimen of his powers in pleading its cause before a great assembly, we cannot but be satisfied ; and I cannot wish any better security for the performance of the . duties . which the title of his office implies, than the fact of its having been conferred on a man so zealous and able. been( pp l u a r u g s e e d . ), a n I d f, n i n opposition opposition to to th the e r ee reasons d e ate whichwh i which have have cited, those who disapprove of our p p linciples and advocate novel theories on the subject of educat r ioz, ;hall prls t cu to re h a e tatanationalilooltnenchurch,oseparatedpuritiatootis fnin s reto e msoon n t: nab t etneiet o gi acsiwia\ll. the iel;t by :or] yey f o 0 dltmp on s tut roi d octrine th at r o aeas n tui sac, generalaer ee a spi n aoct d runo ai t patt h ethr i a ha t onsetcnc s g i t as e i erp;n o penl reli gion evcii rtegaocai.i. was that it form the foundation of the 'character of man, and be the guide of every action ; and if It is to be regarded in any other light—if it is to be treated as a merely speculative thing, it becomes no better than an antique curiosity —one of those monsters Of bygone days which were referred to by the reverend gentleman (the Rel , . Mr. Buddicom), and we might as well renounce and repudiate it altogether, as to say that we can retain religion by separating it from the rest of know ledge, and base the rest of our life on other principles than those of the Christian religion. We may well say that the institution of these diocesan boards come to us commended not only by an abundance of reasoning, which our own minds can supply, and of authority which is derived from' universal practice; and I, for one, am perfectly persuaded that these institutions will extend, that they will remain, and that all those theories which go to the inculcation of knowledge with out religion may also remain, as evil is not to be banished entirely from the world ; but that they will never overcome that true principle on which we stand, that a Christian coun try can have no stable advantage which is not penetrated and pervaded by religious education.. It i s true, indeed, that the interest and excitement of a meeting like the present do not avail to overcome the difficulties which lie in the course of those who have an interest in this great work. We, who ap pear before you to-day, and lend our humble efforts to this cause, are not those on whom the heat and burden of the day falls. It falls on the humble schoolmaster in the remote vil lage, it falls on the clergyman in his cure, on such gentlemen as the one who has undertaken the super intendence of the training college of this diocese, on such men as my honourable friend the secretary, whose unwearied energies are supported by the hope of your ap probation, as well as of future and more enduring rewards. (Cheers.) Let them persevere in the task which they have undertaken. Knowledge, I adtnit, may do something ; I admit 'that scientific pursuits, apart from religion, may do something to restrain the grosser excesses of v ice. But it is in vain to apply a palliative to the evils of human nature ; it it is in vain that we resort to other ways than those which the Divine authority commands, and whatever may be done for a time, however we may be deluded by partial successes, in time the old disease of hunianity recurs with increased violence, and in a more obstinate‘and aggravated form. To that disease, we earnestly and humbly desire to apply the re medy which God appoints, not because it is the one which we deem right and expedient, but because it is the one which He has appointed. And because it is the one which God has ap pointed, we are not to be discouraged by opposition, preju dice, or lukewarmness, even if that had been greater than it has been, but are to persevere in confidence with the work undertaken according to the will of God, through the in strumentally of that organization of the church which He himself has ordained—that work which has received the uni versal sanction of the wisest Mee in all countries and through out alrages, and which however obscured by temporary dif ficulties and obstructions, in the end must be successful in that measure and in that time and degree which God himself has ordained. (Great applause.) The resolution was then unanimously carried. The. Rev. CHAIRMAN mentioned, that in the list of gen tlemen who were absent from the meeting in consequence of prior engagements, he had not read that of Lord Stanley, the reason for which was, that the noble lord had no previous engagement, but had a full intention and desire to be present. He, however, was absent through . illness. He was confined to his bed yesterday. when he had lost his voice; but he did not till the last moment forego the intention and pleasure of attending, thinking that he might that morning (Thursday) be so far recovered as to be able to be here. -That hope and expectation, he (the Chairman) was sorry to say, had been disappointed ; but he was glad to say that another gentleman had kindly undertaken, on the spur of the moment, to sup ply his lordship's place he referred to the hon. secretary. The Hon. and Rev. HORACE Powys, Rector of Warring ton, then stood up amidst applause, which, having subsided, he said,—Was there ever, I may ask, a more unfortunate se cretary ? My li c on. friend (Mr.' Gladstone) says that I have to do the work behind the scene's, and it now seems that I have also to do something before the scenes; for I have to come forward, as on the last occasion, under circumstances most extraordinarily trying. Last year, I had unexpectedly to fill the place 'of Lord Francis Egerton, who, with Lord Stanley, 'was to have been here on the present occasion, but has been prevented ; and now that it has been announced that my noble friend (Lord. Stanley) is too ill to comeamong us, at least with his voice—and to have him here wi thout his voice would be still more painful—l am again called upon to fill the situation of an absent' speaker. I hope, therefore, that you will make all necessary allowances, if, on the spur of the moment, as the chairman says, I rise to take a resolu tion which was not originally intended for me ; and you must excuse me if I scrupulously avoid, as I intend to do, all those exciting topics which are usually most popular in a public meeting, and come down, in the office of secretary, to the mere explanation of facts, and put my audience in possession of the details of this society, the principles of which have been so largely put forth, and-.which, in the resolutions passed, you have declared your willingress to support, by promoting education in connection with religion, and to let that religious education be in connection with the established church ; by not confiningthat edueation to the labouring class, or any particular class ; but at the same time declaring that the middle classes demand and deserve from the church the greatest degree of attention. The resolution which I have so rashly undertaken is this—{The speaker read the resolution, which was to the effect that well-trained teachers slid an improved system of tuition were requisite for carrying out the plans of the board.] Arc we, then, to conclude, from the necessity of such a resolution being proposed to such meeting as the present, that there is. a deficiency of well-trained teachers to conduct- edueation on. -well-grounded principles ? Whether Jou may he disposed to g o w ith me or not, I c annot say ; but the conclusion I have come to, from some little acq uaintance with the matter,.is is, that there is a most lamentable deficiency of well-trained, spirit ua lly- m i n d e d teac h ers . I t ma y, then, thatchurch be very' naturally asked, " Wh o i s t o bl ame f or t hi s ?" We c have nil church, lamhs t a h n a d t , t a h s a you sap, is commissioned s to-day been spoken to teach n f as ever willing to undertake the duty imposed on her by her. Divinehead. s It was also intimated that there has been for s ome time in connection with that church a National Society, of which the head of the church is- a le a di ng mem b er ' • but in spite of all that, it is a lamentable f ac t, th a t th ere i s a great and deplorable deficiency of competent and spiritual-minded men and women to undertake the management of the church schools. Do I say that the blame. rests on the National So ciety ? for the deficiency has . been talked of, n o t on l y i n th e present day, but in bygone ti mes. I answer, in the name of the society,—" No ; the blame does not rest there." The National Society has been placed in this position:—lt has had to supply the great educational needs of the country ; but her means have been so limited that it was totally impos sible for her to undertake more than the mere multiplying of schools, trusting to the clergy and local managers to conduct them on church principles. The society has done its best, and if the blame lies any where, it lies on the shoulders of the nation at large, which has not, either through its repre sentatives in parliament, or by private contributions, afforded means to the society to work out the plan which was originally devised. This plan of the diocesan board, is, in fact, the original plan of the National Society ; and therefore, you are now called on to carry out that which would long ago have been done, except for the lack of funds. The society has multiplied schools to an amazing extent, and even within this very district. I believe I speak correctly when I say that within the diocese of Chester, within a very few years, she has distributed upwards of X. 37,000. (Hear, hear.) But some persons may perhaps be disposed to say, " You are too hard, Mr. Secretary, when you pass so sweeping a condem nation on a very large number of schools and of school teachers." I hope lam ; but I must tell you that I rather glory in being the schoolmaster abroad." lam constantly inquiring into the character of schools and schoolmasters, and consequently into the effect of teaching, in the results of the schools inquired about; and I am perfectly certain if I were to state here the facts which I know, and which rest on the most indisputable testimony, you would not only be con vinced of the truth of my statement, but be alarmed for what is going on in the schools of which you may have so very good an opinion. My search has brought me to this conclu sion, that there can be no practical separation of religious and secular education without wedding secular education with infidelity ; and I could prove, from the very place in which I speak, that through the opinions of the schoolmas ters, through their practices out of school, and through their known infidel opinions, perhaps not expressed in schools, but certainly out of them, they openly propagated rank blas phemy and most deliberate infidelity. There are institutions throughout the country, high in the estimation of the public, in which there is actually a restraint placed on those who were the teachers in those schools, so that they were bound down, in accepting their offices, from teaching those truths which they in their consciences believed to be inseparable from salvation. Perhaps you will be startled when I tell you that in one of the most wealthy schools in this country —I believe I may say the most wealthy—the master, a cler gyman, was bound in a written agreement with the trustees not to teach Christianity. What do I mean? I mean that in that town—for it was not in this—there being a large number of the Jewish persuasion, who wished to have the benefit of a good education for their children, it was deter mined to admit them into this school, and the master was bound down not to teach Christianity to them. Whether, on the other hand, he was bound down not to Judaize the Christians, I cannot say. Schools such as this were princi pally for the middle classes ; and in this diocese, from in quiries which I have made, I have ascertained the lament able fact that the * education of the middle classes is for the most part conducted by persons holding Unitarian or Socinian opinions. It is also a fact that the schools in connexion with the church are only as one to four in com parison with those not connected with the church. The mid dle classes know and acknowledge this ; but they say that they must have for their children an education suited to the requirements of the age, and if the church will not provide it, they must send their children where they can get it at a reasonable rate. The consequence is, that they . have fallen into places where, if they are not brought imp the religion of the church, they are brought up in no religion at all, or tutored in infidelity. Then, if you come down to the national sscchhoooollsm,alstecra.nltceallmyeoiunttohamtyypoaurissehetobte;oacreh Cyohurisat,snlaattniobnsafl ; but I could not ; I had no school. I raised a school. Year after, I got master after master ; and year after year, I con tinued to look too closely into their conduct—for themselves I mean—and year after year I was obliged to dismiss them. S om etimes they complained that, being efficient teachers, I had no right to dismiss them, and said that I had nothing to do with their conduct out of doors. But the result was, in my own parish, that the children, instead of being brought up in godly habits, in veneration for the church, and re spect for the clergy, were completely neglected on those points, and I had to suffer, from year to year, the great est and most grievous disappointments. Hence 1 myself became an inquirer, and from an inquirer a schoolmas ter, and from that I became a little anxious to examine into systems of tuition, and I found what is here stated in the report, most boldly and plainly, that what is called Bell's system of education, was most lamentably deficient in establishing truth in the minds of children, and bringing them up in holy and righteous practices. For instance, I went into my own school, as I have gone into many -others—but 1 would rather show up my own school than that of any one else—and I took a class and made them read the parable of the prodigal son. They had read it so often that they knew it by heart ; and at last I told them to put down the book and answer a few questions. I put the most simple interrogato ries to them, but they could not answer one. I found that they had been taught by rote to answer " Yes" or " No ;" so I got one of them, and said, " Come, my little boy, shall I tell you? The young son said to his father, lam hungry, give me a great lump of bread. Was that it ?" Yes, sir." I followed up this system, to convince myself beyond a doubt that they were not properly educated. " Well, a book and a piece of bread are the same thing, are they not ?" " Yes, sir." So I took hold of the boy and said to him, " Here, my little man, take this book and eat it." This brought him to his senses, and he began to feel that he had been taught mechanically ; and when I explained to the whole class that most beautiful story, and the mystery of love involved in it, I never saw children more affectionately bend their minds to receive the first precepts of D ivine truth. Now, this is only an illustration which I have given you, because I thought it might interest our poorer and mechanical friends. (Hear, hear, and cheers.) I found, from an examination of the whole school, that they had been taught to read and write ; but when I asked them what they believed, or what their belief practically led to, they were utterly destitute of that knowledge which was to le a d them to salvation, or to point out the path to it. Hence I became a schoolmaster, and then the secretary of this society ; and, having had so much experience, I recommended to the board, and they wisely adopted the suggestion, that before they erected schools or obtained school-rooms, they should procure e number of persons well qualified to teach, and to ground the children in religious belief. What, for instance, would be the use of your building in this town so many churches, if you had not such a body of clergymen as you have to offi ciate in them ? What would be the use of your building, if you had inefficient or immoral clergyinen ? Would it do good ? No ! harm ; for it would bring disrepute and dis honour upon the service of God, and lead all who knew them to dishonour God with them. Would a master of a family say, " I want there to have my offspring educated ; I care not about the principles of the tutor or of the governess ; let them have a great deal of knowledge, and bring up my children to play well, and to behave like gentlemen and ladies, and I shall be satisfied ?" Would not the man who so spoke be called insane ? And shall we treat the children of the poor in a way that we would not treat our own children? (Cheers.) Would we say, " Never mind the principles and practices of the man that is to teach these poor lambs, so long as he is able to arrange his class, and to make his monitors do the drudgery." The thing would be insane; and therefore we have in the first instance turned our minds anxiously to them who alone can carry out our efforts—to the education of those who hereafter are to teach. We have now laid the groundwork for introducing throughout the diocese an improved system of education, in lieu of this monitorial system. Don t misunderstand me ; don't think that I condemn the system altogether, because what is mechanical in a school, may very well be conducted by monitors ; but what is spiritual must come from agents of a spiritual mind. The heart of a teacher must be in his work. If he would make spiritual children, the master must be spiritual himself. What little boy is fit to teach those divine truths which are to lead souls towards heaven ? There must be some more effective mode, if we are to lead boys to comprehend those things which are to lead them to everlast ing life. And if a clergyman himself is not able, to under take that himself, it is the more necessary for him to provide in his . place a man or a woman in whose religious principles, and in whose consistent religious practices, he can conscien tiously and fully depend, ere he commit to them the training of the lambs under his charge. The step by which we have endeavoured to provide for the religious wants of the church in this diocese is, firstly, our training school, which is our first and main object, and we have endeavoured to establish that at Chester. This site has been objected to as inconvenient, and on this point I would make a feW remarks, by way of public answer to the objection. Ido not think that any one would think au inhabitant of London a very wise person, who said, " I derive no benefit from the. Thames, because I do not live at the source ;" nor do I think that an inhabitant of Liverpool would be disposed to exchange the advantages of his position, at the sea end of the Mersey, for one situated at nearly the source. It is not al ways those who are at the source who derive the advantages they themselves wish for. At Chester will be the educational establishment of those who are to teach. Our next object is to establish in every portion of the diocese, in the most ac cessible portions we can find, schools in which those educated at Chester can carry on the education of the district schools. It is not at Chester you will see the fruits of all this, but in your own neighbourhood, where the trained pupils will come, and where they will be licensed to teach. Now, in obtaining this institution at Chester, the report has stated that the plans have been drawn, and that a site has been very nearly ob tained. That is to say, the building committee have been attempting to enter into a contract with the owner of a piece of ground there. Since the report has been published, I am sorry to tell you that almost all hope of obtaining that site is at an end ; and I think it is either the sixth or seventh site which has been snatched from us almost at the moment when we thought we were beginning to build. A price was asked, in the instance referred to in the report, which the Diocesan Society thought that they were not able to meet. Having said so much on the words of the resolution, and knowing that there is a great deal in the shape of business to be brought forward, but which will fall into abler hands than mine, I shall now leave the reso lution, by first of all reading to you the opinion of the Na tional Society with regard to the difficulties with Which this -board may be expected to meet In the progress of 'the work which it has undertaken. [The rev. gentleman read the ex tract referred to, which stated that the chief difficulty which would have to be encountered would be the impatience of the people to, see the sudden results from the great pecuniary grants which had been made, when those results ought not to be expected but in the course of years.] Let me, then, now leave business matters, which I know must be very dry to the audience, and appeal to you one moment as a christian people, and a church people, whether this shall be the danger with which the National Society has to contend—which shall cloud, and perhaps thwart cur efforts. I trust that the response from this town will be in the negative; I trust that b t sc h ceuh s sialotn o oi l ln d sisai s ndd ay oae i iyn i v i . g iry w n ill be remembered, that " Rome was slot o l t tohri trust nng ,a ntdae because wseil district,i it does not as t b h y i n n ao k tint at t a a t oc In t ec h :e e bp D ul a i t o c rd trust that yo usgp:ir.:ol,bnu n wvogsce ai rpi l f} ioei wtsth Gh.whose examine ooibndsnueoct tfoa o t ni fs h mrano e i eettmihhs tueitoiicornha principles eiwtxsn hiutteouchnscs o ed: hnswsewh, principles chohwi education, c uah h rri eccthhhwe working du is s oeur riaftvoyaeultslynhd, you urs e t eer d tllloi ist has promised to, bless if acted upon, saying that he will be with his church, if she fulfils her duty, to the end of time. (Cheers.) But let me also remind you, and not so much in the shape of appeal a s i n th e s h a p e o f ad monition, from a weak Instrument indeed, but one who is ordained to speak, on the highest authority, to' those who ou ght to maintain everything connected with the temporal as well as the spiritual welfare of the church—suffer me to admonish you, in days like the present, not ,to leave your clergy to fight the good fight of faith—not t o l eave t o us alone the work , as it is our duty and not our ho n o ur t o wor k, t h oug h honourable as it is in his service for whom we per form all our duties—suffer us not to bend all our energies in your behalf in vain ; but remember that that is a high and holy talent with which we are entrusted, and that if we ne glect those committed to our charge in this world, their blood must, in the next world, be upon our heads. Remember, also, that talents are committed to every member of the church, high and low, rich and poor ; and do not let it be said, in this diocese, that the Chester Board of Education is not able to carry out the great design on the principles they were determined to act upon, for want of those means which ought to flow in on her almost without asking, from a Christian population. I call on the inhabitants of the town of Liverpool, in the name of. the Diocesan Board, and in the name of the church, to pour out of the abundance of their wealth some talent, which may be but a trifle, but which, if many trifles are put together, will enable us, hu manly speaking, to do all we want. When first the claims of this board first advanced before the public, I calculated that, if, only in thissiiocese, taking the poor. and the rich to gether, we could average .£5. only, we should have enough to do a good portion of what we undertook to do. But after a year and a half of no inconsiderable exertion, I am bound to say that the average has not come up to anything like that sum. Now, will the town of Liverpool hear a statement like this, and go away, and say, " We have heard one or two good speeches from so and so ; we are sorry that we have not heard Lord Francis Egerton, and more so that we did not hear Lord Stanley, and therefore the meeting was less inte resting than we expected ?" I hope not ; but that you will go forth from this place, and say—" The church calls on every one of ur for support ; she is acting on high and good principles : she and her clergy will work out what is most to our own advantage ; and she is in want of assistance. But look on the side of our opponents, and see who is against the church ; there, however, you will find no lack of money." Politics will sometimes draw out money, when principles will not. (Hear, hear, and loud cheers.) Here stands the church upon her own foundation, anxious to make no com promise of principle with any party—nay, determined not to do so, but leaning on faith for success; and on the opposite side stands—who ? Note church, not those agreeing on any one church principle, but those who have a bard and fast bond of union—opposition to the church, and a determina tion to destroy her if they can. And when we see, as we now do see, protestant dissenters, members of the true catholic church of Christ, shaking hands, politically and cordially, with those who have separated themselves from the church, of Christ, and so clothed themselves with incrustations of error, that you can scarcely trace anything like a proper principle of religion amongst them—need I say that I allude to the Romanist dissenters ?—and when we see protestants, and those who speak against popery, and yet, in the matter of education, say, " No ; the church shall not have that ; we will cut off from the church that source of influence and power, and thus enable us to pull down the church itself," is it not incumbent upon every one of us to exert ourselves to the utmost ? An Unitarian minister at Bath said, " Give me the choice of the schoolmasters ' and I will soon work any reform I please in the church." Come to our aid, then, all who value truth ; come to our aid, all who would wipe off error; join hands with the church, which has been the great breakwater against error and infidelity ; come to our aid, all who value the religious education of the country—all who look to the exaltation of the nation, which shall grow, by di vine permission, out of righteousness ; give your hands to us ; hold fast sound spiritual truth ; give us of your money ; sup port your church liberally ; act on your principles of faith, and wait to see the result ; hut, oh ! let us not fight, in Christ's name, the spiritual battle alone. (Loud cheering.) The Rev. Mr. PARR, vicar of Preston, seconded theresolu tion. After a few appropriate introductory remarks, the rev. gentleman said—l think it my duty in seconding this propo sition, to declare my full concurrence in the terms of it. These are not times, ladies and gentlemen, in which any busi ness or any body of persons can afford to stand still. " For ward " is the word upon every side! " Advance! Advance ! is the cry, and that with a rapidity unprecedented in any former times. We are not desirous to stand still ; we are desirous to go forward ; but we cannot go forward without asking " where are we to go, in what direction, in what road ?" If heavenward, if in the direction to which truth and religion,, point forward, if you please, as soon as. you please, and as fast as you please ; but we must consider in what direction you are propelled. Again, we must consider whether we are to go forward in a manner becoming the church. If we are to go forward let us go with caution and consideration against the dangers and the difficulties of the way, and with that provision for attaining the end we have in view, which has characterised the church in all ages. Well trained teachers and an improved system of education are essential to the ex tension of an useful education. It is time that the efficiency of a school must depend entirely upon the teacher ; it is not enough that it should be connected with the church, that it should be well superintended, that it should have books and methods of teaching that are approved. It must have a living soul to animate it. Intellect must speak to intellect, heart to heart, and the master must be able to give in the school an impress of himself. If so, he must be a sort of man whose impress it is desirable we should have—he ought to be the model to his scholars; therefore it is important to secure such persons to be instructors in the schools of this board. The rev. gentleman, after a few further remarks seconded the resolution, and it was carried. The Rev. HUGH MeNeres, on rising to second the reso lution, was received with several rounds of enthusiastic applause. He spoke as follows—Mr. Chairman, I am a participator, and a sincerely grieving participator, in the disappointment which we have experienced to-day—l mean the unexpected and much deplored absence of my Lord Stanley. (Cheers.) lam personally grieved in this matter in common with your secretary, for I had hoped, as will be seen by the managements for the meeting, that the noble lord would have proposed the resolution now entrusted to me, and that I should have been called upon merely to follow up his descriptions of the plans adopted by the Chester Diocesan Board, as to its operations and principles. lam called upon to move, instead of second, the following reso lution—" That the Chester Diocesan Board of Education, in connection with the National Society, has adopted a plan, which in its principles and operations is eminently calculated to secure, under God, the diffusion of true religion and useful learning." In contemplating the success in any project it is necessary to look not only at the means employed, but at the materials upon which those means are to be employed. Now, sir, much has been said to-day upon the subject of some of the materials in question, namely, the middle classes of society ; too little, I think, has been hitherto said concerning a large class, which it shall be my duty, a painful one, to bring under the consideration of the meeting—l mean that class rapidly increasing by thousands, I might almost say by millions, in our large towns and cities, and in the manufac turing districts of this county, who are in the very lowest stage of moral degradation—masses where vice has spread all her temptations, sensual pleasure all her seductions, folly all her allurements—where guilt is encouraged by the prospect of impunity, where profligacy is fostered by the frequency of example. Sir, the statements laid before the public with regard to the mass of the community to wh'om I now refer are truty appalling ; they have served to arrest the attention,. and to awaken the interest alike of the philanthropist, the politician and the Christian. We hear, for example, from our most accurate inquirers, that a tenth part of the popula tion of London are paupers, and that about 20,000 persons rise every morning, in our metropolis, without knowing where they are to lie down at n i g ht ; we learn that about 30,000 persons are every Saturday evening in a state of brutal drunkenness in the city of Glasgow ; we learn that 60,000 persons passed through the fever hospital of Dublin in one year ; and a celebrated foreign examiner of our statistics has put it upon record that, within the last thirey years, the number of persons accused of serious crimes hes increased in England five times, in Ireland six times, and in Scotland twenty-nine times. Sir, it is impossible for men , actu ated by Christian principle, tamely to behold this state of things, and, like the priest or Levite in the parable , c ar el e s s l y pass by' on the other side; and it is equally impossible for such men to confine their efforts to legislative restraints and penalties, whereby they, indeed, may, in some degree, guard the more orderly persons in the community from the spread of the contagion, but leave the masses of human corruption in all their inward depths, without even an attempt at ameliora tion in this life, or preparation for a better. Efforts are called for—strenuous efforts—wise in their design and arrangement —vigorous in their adoption—persevering in their applica tion. To penetrate the mass itself ; to contemplate its com ponent parts with compassion rather than with indignation ; to approach them kindly ; to take advantage of parental feel ings on the one side, and infantine doc ilit y on the other ; to awaken what rem a i ns of tenderness in a father's or mother's heart, and snatch their beloved offspring from the vortex of the destroyer ;—thins, stir, is an enterprise worthy of the high est ambition of Christian heroism, and in this enterprise it is our high and animating privilege to be engaged. (Cheers.) The plan adopted by the Chester Diocesan board is mainly, as to any thing that distinguishes it in op eration, to bring christianity in the p ure, plain, scriptural aspect in which it is presented by our church, to bear upon tho se masses of the community. (He ar .) I hope, sir, to be able to show, by another line of argument, somewhat different from those. various and valuable strains to which you have already listened, that it is only the application of christianity to the mass that can penetrate its depth, that from the nature of its component parts it is impenetrable to any other application , and that consequently, only the plan adopted by this board and by the National Society, viz., the church plan, can take the first step towards the diffusion among that part of the population I no* refer to of true religion or useful learning. I feel, indeed, the justice of many of the remarks and argu ments of those who say we cannot meet the exigencies of the case by the best education we can give carried to the greatest extent we can carry it. I believe, sir, that left to the agency of such associations as th e N a ti o nal ociety and the Diocesan Board, supported by voluntary contributions, or even assisted by the state to the amount of doubling those contributions, we never can succeed in bringing even the outward appli ances of our educational system to bear upon more than a fraction of the population. The evil consequences of this do not confine themselves to mere numerical deficiency. They extend in the shape of vastly increased difficulties experi enced with those whom we do reiteh. The influence ex ercised by the school has to contend not only against the propensities of our fallen nature in the individual children attending the school, but also against the overwhelming tide of contaminating corruption in the surrounding multitudes who attend no school, but are ready daily to mingle with the schoolchildren the moment they are dismissedto their wretched homes. A national system of education, I mean a system vi gorously made national in deed, and not in name only,would re move these extra difficulties, and would in one waygreatly re duce those opposing influences whereby our educational efforts are now hindred from having fair play., But, sir, even if this were done, and if numerical deficiency could no longer be complained ofel-even if we were supplied with the means for extending our efforts over the whole length and breadth of the population, and for penetrating the masses already refer red to,—even so it is impossible we should meet the exigen cies of the case in any other way than by strictly Christian education ; and for this reason, applications to the under standing of men only will never meet the exigencies of this case. The bulk of mankind have a very melancholy medi ocrity of understanding compared with the vehemence of their passions. There is; in uncultivated, unconverted man. a practical ascendancy of the animal instincts over the sugges tions and the claims of reason. The gratifications of the ani mal instincts are immediate; and elle pain consequent upon their excess, though certain, is remote. The suggestions of reason do not wear the aspect of present gratification, but of threatening restraints. Her claims, instead of inviting to present enjoyment, demand a present sacrifice. Now this is precisely what the bulk of mankind resist, yes, and even re sent. They cannot make such a sacrifice. Obliged by the necessities of their condition to endure bodily toil every day to a certain hour, the instantaneous reaction at that hour is to bodily indulgence. This assumes various aspects of ani mal enjoyment in various individuals ; and what I am pre pared to maintain is this, that it is impossible successfully to combat enjoyment by restraint. " Naturam expellas fur* tamers usque recurret." I give this as a classical comment upon the eloquent speech of the honourable member, with whose address you were all delighted. You cannot control present indulgence by restraints, or the prospect of good, which gives no pre sent enjoyment. The thing is lodged in the basis of human nature. Before intellectual knowledge can become an enjoyment, many a painful sacrifi ce must b e ma d e, many an hour of hard study must be undergone. Intellectual enjoyment i s the result of intellectual cultivation ; but how, upon the mass we are now speaking of, is the process of cultivation to begin ? How are you t o approac h t h e i r i n t e ll ec t? They are preoccupied ; they are engaged in animal enjoy ments, and their mind will not receive an application which is simply intellectual. This reasoning applies not only to the scheme of scientific and intellectual attainments, but to all cold, forced systems of ethics. It applies to all bargaining systems, miscalled re li g i on, w hi c h requ i re th e performance of duty, or the endurance of suffering, as pre requisites for the enjoyment of peace. But, sir, it does not apply to the gospel of the spirit of God. The gospel of Jesus Christ brings present enjoyment. It creates a new affection. It originates a first love. It achieves its purpose by transforming the man, not by demanding those penalties which, however powerful to irritate, are impotent to reforrse ; but it transforms the man by communicating gracious enjoy ments, instantly carried home, warm upon his heart, by the the Lamb o f G o d . I n the l anguage o f immediate energy of Scripture, " the love of God is shed abroad in our hearts by the Holy Ghost given unto us." There is a meaning in what David says that this refers to, " My heart and my flesh cry out for the living God." There is an enjoyment in religion —i n true religion—that comes even into the animal part of man. lam bold to say there is a present enjoyment which will combat, and which alone will in the first stage success fully combat, the cravings for animal enjoyment in the masses I allude to. It is very possible that those who have never experienced anything of this enjoyment of Christianity may be tempted to an incredulous smile, at the enthusiasm of saying that it possesses sufficient power to counteract the animal instincts of the poor. But, sir, its efficacy is no longer a matter• of opinion; it is matter of history—it is matter of fact. We have read, we have heard, we have seen its power. We have observed it in the haunts penetrated I b e li eve only, or nearly so, by the clergy, who Wow them- elves into the depths of the most degraded-of the popula sion, to tell this truth. We Lave seen it in schools. You hEve heard an instance of it to-day. You have heard an instance of how the preoccupied minds of those little chil dren were arrested ; how their animal enjoyment was con trolled t=r a moment, and a better enjoyment originated in them, while their pastor expatiated on the tenderness of Christian love, and upon the manifestation of God's love towards the returning prodigal. Yes, wherever the gospel has been plainly and faithfully declared, there have been illustrations of what our Christian poet sang concerning the success of the missions in Greenland : " The wretch who once sang wildly, danced, and laughed, And sucked in dizzy madness with his draught, Has wept a silent flood ; reversed his ways, Is sober, meek, benevolent, and prays; Feeds sparingly, communicates his store, Abhors the craft he gloried in before, And he who stole has learned to steal no more Yes, Sir, Christianity is nut a theory only addressed to man's understanding, but a life incorporating itself with his re newed affections and active habits and most satisfying enjoy ments. lam well aware that this view of Christianity, that this representation of it, as possessing a living, present, power of enjoyment, has been too frequently decried and avoided as something enthusiastic and sectarian ; and that we have been considered more proper, more prudent, more judicious, more orthodox, and more genteel, when we have confined ourselves to what, after all, deserves nothing more than the mere name—the ethics of Aristotle mingled with language desecrated by the union. But in so treating the gospel, we have been defeating our own object ; we have been depriving it of its power to reclaim for time, as well as of its power to save for eternity. Among the middle, and espe cially among the higher classes of society, where artificial wants are many, and artificial motives strong, ihere may be much that is orderly, and there may seem to be much that is moral, without any Christian principle, and without any Christian enjoyment : but among the masses of society to which I have referred, and for whose improvement we are now associated. Christian feeling—aye, Christian feeling, I am not afraid of that word, though I know how it has been abused—l say, Christian feeling, that dictated to the Psalmist, " My heart and my flesh crieth out for the living God ;" that Christian feeling which restores us to God, and is the only effectual pioneer for the introduction of all that is valuable among men. (Cheers.) These are some of the high grounds upon which we ask for Christian instruction ; and, to make the term more definite, and the meaning more precise, in these days of doubtfulness, we ask for church instruction. (Cheers.) Our church has never paralysed the gospel into a frigid system of ethics—into a cold code of morals, thereby depriving it of its power to impress the masses of the poor. On the contrary, she presents it in all its warmth, energy, and tenderness, in all the winning because pardoning love of the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sins of the world. (Cheers.) Our church has never prostrated her children into slavish traffickers for righteousness; thereby keeping them at a distance from their father's bosom and the fatted calf of their father's house, in the vain attempt to work out for themselves a title of admission there. (Cheers.) No : she gloriously declares that " we ate accounted righteous be fore God, only for the merit of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, by faith, and not for our own works and deservings." (Loud cheers.) I need not expand this further, sir; but it is refreshing, in these days of accommodating compromise, to reiterate these statements of truths, in defence of which our glorious army of national martyrs willingly embraced the stake, and patiently endured the burning faggot. (Loud cheers.) But it may, and ought to, be said concerning our church, as it is written concerning her Lord, that " the common people hear her gladly." (Cheers.) To win your assent, therefore, to the terms of the resolution, 1 think it is sufficient you should be informed that you should he sa tisfied, first of all, that the plan adopted by the Chester Dio cesan Board, in union with the National Society, is, in its principles and operations, strictly a Church of England plan. We have all learned that the master makes the school, and all our best friends will rejoice to hear how our Diocesan Board describes her master, the only description of masters she desires to employ.—[The rev. gentleman then read an extract, but owing to the honorary secretary declining, as stated above, to furnish us with it, we cannot print the pas sage, which we regret the more as it was interspersed with some valuable comments.]—l think, proceeded the rev. gen tleman, the observations I have offered are fully borne out as completely applicable to this plan, in its principles and operations, by the description given here of the teachers (in the Diocesan Schools.) They are men qualified to set forth that living energy of the gospel which is, at once, the only power to make the first impression upon man, and the say ing power to carry on the impression, until man shall be transformed into the image of his God. It is in the enjoy ment of God that the character of God's children is formed. They are not called upon to form their character fitted for that enjoyment, and then receive it. That is what the law said ; but the law is weak through the flesh. They are in vited to come as they are, because God has come to them. " Behold your God—this man receiveth sinners." The man who will set forth Jesus Christ is bringing God to receive sinners, in order that being received and enjoying communion they may be transformed into his likeness, they may be blessed into holiness—not driven ; that they may be in the enjoyment of their Father's house. That is the man to go among the poor, to win their hearts, to win them from the ale house and the gambling-table, and to win them to better enjoyments. (Hear, hear.) But, sir, the members of our church, and especially the clergy, have been accused, as has been already adverted to, and in no measured terms, of being enemies to the education of the people ; they have been ac cused of being hinderers of improvement, of being patrons of ignorance. These are some of the flattering titles we have received. It is not enough in answer to these to refer, as we have heard to-day to our universities, because the accu sation and the taunt is not that the clergy kept themselves ignorant, but that it was their policy to keep the people ignorant. What is the plausible ground, the only visible ground upon which this charge is advanced? It is that for a season we were comparatively inactive with regard to the education of the people. Now, let it be frankly granted that there was a period of comparative inactivity, and let it be asked, who were inactive ? Did the inactivity of that period especially characterise the church, or was it not equally cha racteristic of her accusers? (Hear.) All slumbered; and almost slept together for a season : and when the wak ing time came, who, I ask, waked up first? (Loud cheers.) Who moved soonest ? (renewed cheers,) and who kept fore most ? (increased applause) when the government took an education grant from parliament of £20,000 a year, and dis tributed it through the National Society and the British and Foreign School Society, in sums proportioned to their re• spective voluntary contributions, who, I ask, got the bulk o the money ? (Immense applause.) And now-that the tam system of proportionate distribution is to be resumed, who I fearlessly ask, will get the bulk of the money ? (Cheers. The funds of the National Society are in process of rapid am most encouraging increase. (Cheers.) No sir, the charge although industriously propagated and circulated, was utterly unfounded. We have ever been friends, the tried and deter mined friends of the advancement of all useful knowledge, especially which is most valuable, because valuable for eter nity, the knowledge of the one only true God, as he is in Christ Jesus. That is the crowning branch of the tree of knowledge, which will bear fruit in endless light, and love, and glory. All other knowledge, without that, is, at the best, but as the corruscations of a meteor, giving a deceitful and temporary glare, and ending in the blackness of dark ness for ever. (Cheers.) If there be any knowledge incom patible with the knowledge of God in Christ our Lord and Saviour, we are enemies to that knowledge. If there be any system of instruction which excludes, or neglects, or even places in an aspect of secondary importance, the knowledge of God in Christ Jesus, we are enemies to that system ; not to everything which may be taught in that system, but to the system itself. They may teach many things which are useful in themselves, and such as we also teach, but by depreciating what is most useful, they set us in opposition to them as systems. We derive an illustration of this subject from thecus tom, in former times, for kings to lead armies. We represent the whole circle of knowledge by such an army, under its royal general. The king himself stands for the knowledge of God, as given in the scriptures. His commissioned officers stand for the higher branches of science, as astronomy and mathe matics,—the non-commissioned officers, for the lower attain ments of mechanics, geography, and the languages,—and the privates, for the knowledge of the common handicrafts of trade, and arrangements of domestic life. Our desire is to teach the whole range, beginning with the general, and all down the line keeping up, and pointing out, the progressive links of subordination under the general. In this connexion, we are ardent lovers of the most universal knowledge. We cultivate science in every branch; we urge forward every practical improvement in mechanism ; we enlarge and cor rect our geographical observations; we study and impart a variety of languages ; in every step, to the lowest link of the chain, having paramount and practical respect to the highest. But, suppose a school, established for the purpose of com municating knowledge concerning every link, except the highest; or, a school in which knowledge of the lower links is made the main object, and dissociated from direct and habitual reference to the highest,—a system such as the Lon don University, from which revealed religion is avowedly excluded,—or a system nearer home sir, like the Corporation Schools of Liverpool (cheers), where, after all that has been denied on the subject, the truth still is, that the first and grand link in the chain, the first source of authority, the general over all, is kept quiet until evening, kept still till the hour comes, when a man upon one side, who says his face is black, and another, upon the other side, who says his face is white, come, and both are allowed in the school; each takes a section of the children; one of them tells what must be false, for both cannot be true. It is impossible. I can show you in a very few words, although I do not wish to be ver bally controversial, where the black is and where the white is. Against such a system we protest loudly, honestly, un compromisingly. The whole system is one of insubordina tion and mutiny ; an army without a general, and can lead only to ultimate confusion and ruin. Give us the ge neral over all, and his authority pervading all ; and we gladly join in all the alacrity of obedient loyalty. But remove the general, or dissociate his authority from the ranks, and we separate and protest against the rebellion. What, then, is oar answer to those who bring this accusa tion ? Are we enemies, of knowledge among -the people ? No : by no means. Let the knowledge of God in Christ precede and pervade all other knowledge, as it of right ought to do, and we -are friends of all knowledge, and cultivators of all. But are we enemies of godless knowledge ? We are : we never denied it, and I hope we never will. We are, undoubtedly, determined and vigorous enemies. Godless knowledge is what the devil delights in—a sharp instrument by which he lacerates the unbeliever, having cultivated him into an increased capacity of misery. But, sir, theri is an other point on which, with your permission and that of the meeting, I desire to make a few observations. As the Dio cesan Board appeals only for private contributions, it may possibly appear to'some, that to make allusion, at a meeting of this kind, to the duty of the state in the matter of educa tion, would be in some degree out of place. Ido not think so ; because the necessity for our appeals would he in a great degree superseded if the state performed its duty in this matter. (Cheers.) In the full foresight, then—or rather, 1 should say, in the matured experience of most vehement accusations of bigotry, I have no hesitation in affirming my conviction that it is the duty of the legislature to decide upon some uniform system of education—uniform in principle I mean, and to supply means for making it national indeed ; and that it is not and cannot be their duty to countenance and support fundamentally opposing systems. (Hear.) Our petitions and arguments upon this subject appear to have been misunderstood, and very clever replies have been given to what we have never advanced. I allude particularly to language reported to have been uttered in the House of Commons last session. A debate arose upon some petition against the continuance of the grant to Maynooth College. The noble lord, her Majesty's Chief Secretary for Ireland, is reported to have said—" They (the petitioners) started with the proposition, that it was wrong to support a religion of which they disapproved. That might be a very good opi nion to hold; but it appeared to him that any one who cell scientionsly held that opinion was bound to support the voluntary system. How any one could, in common candour, say that it was wrong to support a religion which they thought , erroneous, and vet exact the very same support for another religion of others who equally thought that erroneous,—how they could allow the great majority of the people of this country to impose upon the va st majority of the people of Ireland the duty of supporting persons to advocate the tenets which the' majority in Ireland deemed wrong, he could not conceive. It seemed to him to be utterly at variance with every notion of consistency, of candour, and of sense. In this sense, the laws which required the payment of church-rates from persons of ell persuasions ought to be instantly repealed." This was very clever against a certain opinion but who aver held that opinion ? Who were they that ever held it was wrong to support a religion of which they did not approve ? I cannot, of course, say of which particular petition the noble lord spoke, as, I am happy to say, there were a great many of them • but I may say for the friends of the church, that w e ne ver alleged it was wrong to support a religion, or a.system of education, because we disapproved of it. It was of this the noble lord made so much ; remove this, end th e elver. :Cheers volving tl 'less, which so adroitly retorted upon it, becomes very harm less. It is not because we disapprove of it, or we say that it _ ~...... , . is wrong to support it, but because it is opposed to the word of God. (Cheers.) If the legislature say to us, "Multitudes of your fellow-subjects deem it in accordance with the word of God ;" and who is to decide between you and them? our ...... 64 answer, with all respect to the legislature, is, You are to decide ; you are providentially placed in a condition and sta tion of influence for the good of the country, in which it be comes imperative upon you to decide many questions con cerning which the population of the country are divided. To be able to decide is a part of your qualifications as senators — to use your best abilities, and your most anxious and perse- ring inquiries, in order to qualify yourselves, is a part of your duty, as a conscientious representative, a patriotic sub ject, and a honest man. Upon other subjects you do this. You study the science of political economy, and take upon you to decide in the matter of corn-laws, on which the people are divided. You study the nature and operation of munici pal governments of large towns, and come to decision upon the subject of cot porations. You examine the complicated interests of our colonial union, and decide upon questions in ' ' respective powers and privileges of local legisla- tures and in the imperial parliament. cide, and it is right you should decide In all things you de !. You are not kept from decision by the indecision of the people, or by any dif- ference of opinion, and_l should_ say, that any man - who can- not make up his mind because his fellow-countrymen differ in opinion, because his constituents differ.. in opinion, or from any other cause, ought to give up his seat. (Loud cbeers.) We claim decision at your hands ; and if you answer—` Well, the only way in.whicb we can decide is by a majority ; and are you prepared to abide by the decision of a majority in ►natters ofreligion and education ?' The reply is, ' Whether , - we ire willing or not it is your duty to decide.' " (Cheers.) We claim decision, even if that decision should be against ourselves. We claim decision from the legislature, and say to the country we demand it on all great questions • The ms- jority, after all, must govern, right or wrong. They must rule, though men shuffle for a time. (Cheers.) And the ma- jority would rule immediately if men were straightforward, honest, and decided. (Cheers.) Better decision than inde- cision. We invite decision, even though that decision should he against ourselves, and against our church. Better have the majority 4o decide, proclaim the nation infidel or idola trous, and place the church in the position she was under pagan Rome, thus keeping clear and clean the lines of demar cation between truth and falsehood. (Great cheering.) Bet ter this, than by the present system of indecision and incon- sistency, to go on supporting opposing systems, voting money for schools which teach the anfilltoni - ar;ist formularies of the Church of England, and with the other hand voting money or schools which teach the peculiarities of the Church Of Rome. By deciding in any way, they will displease some men : but by not deciding at all they dishonour God by a dereliction of their duty Cby supporting opposing systems, they stultify their own enactment. They are the keepers and trainers up from infancy of two bands, not only of theolgical, hut of moral and political gladiators. (Cheers.) Sir, this is not too strong language.„ We charge the legislature with being the fosterers of children fromlbeir inf . :tie) , in opposing systems, religious. moral, and political. They vote a grant of money, a part of it for us who teach the christian doctrines; who teach . the nature of sin ; and who say that the figment of venial sin is opposed to the mind of God • who are pledged by our ordination vows to teach that the doctrines of purga tory, penance, transubstantiation, and all the other hetero- geueous mixtures of the middle ages, which Romish rubbish have heaped upon the gospel. (This sentence was inter rupted, and its termination lost by loud cheers.) They vote money, also, for the training of children from their infancy, and for the employment of teachers to train them, that purga tory is a doctrine of the christian religion, that the relics of saints are to be had in honour ; that in a piece of bread there is truly—and I desire now to speak inn serious manner — present the body, soul, life, and divinity of Jesus Christ. (Hear.) Our legislature are guilty, in the sight of God and of man, of encouraging, by . grants, both the " white" and " tilack". '—the truth aid the falsehood—the Christianity and the anti-Christianity—the Church of Christ in England and the apostacv of anti-Christ that is striving to usurp her place. (Loud Cheers.) They teach both—they encourage )th—they endow both. We turn upon them, and say, Gentlemen, decide. Why will you decide upon corn-laws, pon laws for the amendment of the registration of voters." Sir, I sin sorry that we have not my Lord Stanley here—l should have been very glad to have told his lordship of the manifestation of your decision, nobly, boldly, firmly, and ainly shown, with only a few clays'--Itwo or three days' no- tice, afforded us by the delay of the question for a week, in. this very place. (Loud cheers.) This house was then more densely packed with gentlemen only than it is now with both ladies and gentlemen ;—(loud cheers)—and but one expres sion animated the whole of decision, decision. (Cheers.), Let England cry to her senators, decision. Let us have no more indecision. Let us have no more Penelope-web legisla tion. (Loud cheers.) But, sir, England has decided. (Im mense cheering.) Look back at the decision of former times, and be consistent with it. England has, by an immense ma jority decided, and the country is with the church, as the church is with the bible. (Cheers.) The supremacy of the bible in all legislation is the banner to be raised. The su premacy of the bible in all legislation ! Would that hon. and right hon. members of parliament would not be ashamed to attend to this, and not be ashamed to take a lesson from a parson. (Cheers and laughter.) The supremacy of the bible in all legislation ! This is the banner now to be raised, and if raised in the proper hands, it will call forth such an expres sion and such a response as will cause the enemies of old England, to the ends of the earth, to quail before the powers of the resuscitated giant. (Loud cheers.) It is for want of this that our power is paralysed. It is because there has been trimming instead of decision ; it is because there has been shuffling instead of decision ; it is because there has been evasion instead of decision that the giant has been lulled upon the lap of Dalilah. The lock has been discovered. The scissors of Anti-Christ have been carefully applied. Oh, sir, is the lock gone—is it cut—or is it only discovered and threatened ? if it be cut, England must fall, and, like the fallen giant al luded to, though may fall with her the pillars that support the basis of all society in this hemisphere and through the world, though she may prepare the way for the coming of the great King, who will set up a kingdom and a government that can never be pulled down, still her own Jories are gone. Ichabod is written upon her walls, if the ock was cut by the act of 1829, if the lock was cut when the )rote.stant prhiciple was taken 'out of our constitution. But I hope better things, and that the lock of Sampson remains. I hope that the country has been awakened from her slum ber, and that the giant is still able to put forth his strength— that he is still able to go,forth in the strength of God to coin - - hat his eaemies, ind to make the Philistities'reerfEitt still Old England is herself again. (Loud cheers.) I have now one word to what has been said by the hon. and rev. secre tary, that the people of this town will not suffer themselves to do themselves the injury of allowiiw, their consciences to be lulled by the pleasure they have derived from the meeting of this day ; but that they will follow it up, and remember that the object in view, in making a question of this sort po pular, is to better the condition, to elevate the moral habits, of the people around ; that this is to be done by means, and that we throw ourselves upon the public for the means to do it. Failing a national provision, waiting if, peradventure, we should find decision in our legislature, we, in the meantime, ask contributions from you, that we may be able to multiply masters properly instructed, schools properly prepared, that the children of the poor may come into those schools, and be instructed by those proper masters. For this we ask help at your hands. I would fain hope that you require only to be reminded of this, and the difference between this and some of the meetings that have been held here ; that, whereas you have been addressed from the pulpits of many of our churches on behalf of some institutions, and have assembled here af terwards' this is the only opportunity you have fol . this insti tution. The reverend gentleman, after a few further obser vations, resumed his seat amidst loud cheers. P. AINSWORTII, Esq., M.P., rose to second the resolu tion. He said,—l have been called upon unexpectedly, Mr. Chairman, to second the motion of the reverend gen tleman who has just sat down. As a churchman, I came here with very great satisfaction to support the present diocesan schools of national education, in the principles and doctrines of the established church. I come here free from any political views. I understood that at this meeting, and all meetings connected with these diocesan schools, no reference should be made by any individual to politics; and not wishing that the subject of politics should in any way injure the cause of the established church, I came here solely for the purpose of expressing my perfect satisfaction at the manner in which this society is proceeding, and terco-operate with you, and with every individual in this large assembly, in promoting to the utmost of my power, the moral and religious education of the country, in the doctrines and dis cipline of the established church of the country. (Hear, hear.) After the various speeches which have been addressed to you with so much eloquence and force, nothing, I think. remains for me to say but this, that I have great pleasure in meeting this large and influential audience, and that at all times, either in my private or public capacity, it will be my pride and gratification to promote the interests of the society, and the spread of the principles on which it is founded. (Cheers.) The CHAIRMAN, 'after putting the resolution, stated that the business of the meeting was now concluded. CHARLES HORSFALL, Esq., said, he was sure the meeting woad agree with him, that they ought not to separate with out acknowledging the valuable services of the chairman. He would, therefore, move that the thanks of the meeting be given to the Rev. Rector Brooks, for his kindness in presiding, and for his conduct in the chair. The motion having been seconded, was put to the meeting by the Rev. H. POWYS, and carried with much applause. The CHAIRMAN said he begged to return them his heart felt acknowledgements for the vote that had just passed.. He could assure them that it had given him great pleasure and satisfaction to take the chair on that occasion. He should much have wished that their respected diocesan had been there, to have taken it himself. In the absence of the right reverend prelate, it became his duty as rector, and it was no less his inclination, to preside. He would only add one word before they separated, in reference to what had been said with regard to their support of thatsociety. He did not doubt that they cordially approYed of the principles that had been advanced, and that they had exptirienced great gra tification.from the manner in which they had been advocated. He hoped and trusted that the feeling produced would not he evanescent, evaporating with the meeting, and vanishing before the morrow, but that each and every one, as far as his ability might extend, would gladly support the society by his contributions, and encourage others, by his example, to con tribute also. (Hear.) He had. to tell them that any one of their clergy would gladly receive their names as annual sub scribers to the institution, and he trusted that numbers of them would adopt this mode of enabling their clerical friends to carry into effect those plans and purposes to which they had that day given so emphatic an approval, and which were so well calculated to improve the temporal and spiritual con dition of the great body of the people. (Much applause.) The meeting then separated, having lasted from eleven to about four o'clock. It will be perceived from an advertisement that the new steamer Caledonia will leave this port to-morrow, for Halifax and Boston. We wish her the same success that has attended her predecessors. NEW AMERICAN CONSUL AT LIVERPOOL. —The recent American papers state, that Mr. Philip Schuyler, of New York, has been appointed by the president to succeed Mr. Francis B. Ogden, as American consul at this port, who has resigned the office. The commission of the new consul comes into operation on the 15th of October next. RECRUITING FOR THE N A VY .—The wa ll s o f Li verpoo l ar e covered with bills, inviting seamen to enter on board the Britannia, of 120 guns ; the Howe, of 120 ; the Calcutta, of 86 ; and the Southampton frigate, all fitting out at Ports mouth, and Plymouth. Similar means are no doubt adopted in other ports. The Vanguard and the Rodney have both been manned by volunteers thus collected from London and the outports. We observe with regret that a portion of the land on the south side of Cook -street is just about to be built upon theon cc. old line of the street, foundations being already commenced. d was The indispensable necessity of widening this seen many years ago, at North John -street, opposite has l been and one-third of the lengtthstbree 'inning Temple; widened. The convenience of the . public would be much e w nt up to Castle promoted by continuing the line of impro . street. It is understood, from the . discussions that have expense of this taken place in the council, that the e improve ment is the sole obstacle ; the pla'lPaenswer to this is, that the corporation owns the north sidienof Cook-street, - facing the whole length of the proposed improvement, and there fore the corporate estate would benefit directly to the'extent of at least half the improvement. There is perhaps not any Cook-street which connects such street of the same lengttho:sn: mportant parts of the . a distance of the P • eentrated in North John-street 1 town , situated as it is within so. short principal docks, and the large traffic ton n-street and ita vicinity. ARRIVAL OF THE PRESIDENT STEAM- This vessel, which (we need scarcely remind our reader is the largest propelled by steam which has yet traversed the ocean, arrived here yesterday from New York, after a pas sage of about fifteen days and a half,—taking into account stoppages outside of our harbour, to deliver her mail bags to a small steamer; and to await the top of high water, so that she might go into dock without previously casting anchor in the Sloyne. Very considerable anxiety had been excited amongst all who are interested in the navigation of our port, for the arrival of the President,—the more particularly as the Acadia, of the Halifax Steam Mail Line, had accomplished the voyage in the short and unprecedented period of 10 days. Apprehensions, indeed, were expressed that some accident had befallen the President, or, at all events, she was a com paratively dull sailer. The possibility of the first contin gency we by no means deny, —as a breakage in machinery, however apparently secure it may seem to be, may arise in nfarine, as well as in land or stationary engines. With re gard to the second,—we by no means incline to accede to any prejudice that may arise in the minds of individuals as to the comparative merits or isvopulsive qualities of the President, and the Halifax liners, the whole of the last of which are of equal size, and almost of equal build, and precisely of equal steam-power. They are beautiful vessels, calculated for speed. The President is also abeautiful vessel ; but she is calculated not for e speed alone, (although she has perhaps accomplished more in one hour, when in ballast trim, than any of the Ha lifax line),—but she is adapted also to carry a very consider able cargo;—and every practical man can understand the ad vantage which a transatlantic steam-ship, carrying only her coals, and becoming " flying light," before she has accom plished half her voyage, has over a heavier vessel, with pro portionately less power of steam, and which conies into dock, after a long voyage, with a large and valuable cargo. We notice this merely with reference to the present voyage of the President, as compared with that of the Acadia,—inasmuch as we do not consider one or even two voyages of either ship—and particularly as they sailed from different American ports, as by any means affording a decided proof of their comparative speed. We would neither apolo gize for the one, nor eulogize the other, as regards their first voyages ; for we know that two vessels sailing on the same day, from the same port, and to the same destination, may meet with very different reins of wind, and states of the ocean, which may retard the one and accelerate the other. The President was signalled as being off Holyhead (and considerably to the S.W.) at six o'clock this morning. The day was stormy, with occasional showers of rain, and the wind from the N.W. The Wm. Fawcett, Birkenhead steamer, pro ceeded from George's Pier soon after 11 o'clock, having on board the agent and several of the directors of the British and American Steam Ship Co. to meet the President. There was a heavy sea running outside, with an up-coming tide • and she consequently did not proceed far ; but found the ship off the Magazines, and received the mail bags, and a few of the passengers, which were landed at George' s Pier almost si multaneously, with the passing of the President in the river immediately opposite: Amongst those whOanded from the William Fawcett, was Captain Fayrer, of the President, who immediately , hurried to the Custom-house, to report his cargo, principally flour, on which the duty would rise con siderably this day. Despatch was therefore of the utmost importance, and with considerable exertion the needful was accomplished. The President, on coming up the river, looked splendid. Her speed was very considerable, though she showed not the slightest cloud of smoke. She passed along the Cheshire shore, and her huge length and bulk excited much adwira- tiou. Her main and - wizen topmast were lowered, and she had the appearance of a large ship of war under jury-masts. 'When opposite Woodside, she rounded to wards the Lancashire shore, and (it being high water) was soon afterwards safely docked in the Coburg, amidst the greetings of thousands of spectators. She appears as fresh and beautiful, both exteriorly and in her spacious ca bins, as on the day she sailed. She is considerably down by the stern, from (we suppose) the coals being principally forwards. . LIST OF PASSENGERS, PER STEAM-SHIP " PRESIDENT," from New York to Liverpool.—Sir Simon H. Clarke, Bart., and servant ; Sir Claude de Crespigny, Bart. ; Thomas R. Lowry, Andrew Normand, Lewis Lyman, George Haight, W. 0. Bockee, F. Palm°, J. Lorenzon, W. M. Leman, and R. Cochran, jun., New York ; J. H. Oberteuffer, H. Wil liams, C. W. Churchmen, R. Creighton, and E. M. Davis, Philadelphia ' • W. Barker, Charleston, S. C. ; C. Auz 6, Mobile, Alabama ; Rev. W. Ritchie, Upper Canada ; Louis Boue, Priest, Louisiana; R. G. Nicholson, Ireland; Henry M`Failane, London; A. Gutierrez and servant, Havana ; Charles Moore, Liverpool; Samuel Cassin, England ; H. C. Indge, Barbadoes ; Capt. W. Kennedy, 2nd W. I. R. ; Lieut. B. O'Brien, 2nd W. I. R. ; Louis Hoffman, Leipsic ; A. L. Montant, D. Cutter, and B. Desobry, Paris ; N. de Genlis, J. Defayne, C. Castagn, and A. Mayet, France ; A. Blanc, Lyons; J. Coates, Paisley • E. Serening and G. Setley, Philadelphia; F. Rodewald, Baltimore ; J. Taylor, Stockport, N. Y. ; William Jones, England ; J. de Castro and servant, St. Thomas, W. I. ; P. Curtis, Jacksonville, E. Florida; J. H. Cockburn, Scotland; William Crowther, England ; A. Mayor, Switzerland.—Ladies : Mrs. Jones and two children, England; Miss Jones, do. ; Mrs. Creigh ton, Philadelphia ; Senora and Senorita Gutierrez, Havana ; Mrs. N. Scholes, New York,; Mrs. Hamilton, U. Canada. Total-55 gentlemen and ladies, 2 children, and 3 servants. Her cargo consists of 2500 barrels of flour, 33 serons of cochineal, and 100 tierces foreign tobacco. A number of Custom-house officers came on board, and narrowly inspected the luggage of the passengers, to some of whom who wished " to be off" by the railway, they caused some little, though perhaps unavoidable delay. The crowd assembled round the Coburg Dock was greater than was ever known at that comparatively remote but improving part of the town. On the day before the arrival of the President, the passengers paid a deserved compliment to Captain Fayrer and his officers, and also to Mr. Hough, the Providore of the vessel. At a general meeting in the saloon—on the respective motions of Sir Simon H. Clarke, and Sir Claude de Crespigney, seconded by acclamation, the passengers expressed their entire satisfaction with the gentle manly and seamanlike manner in which Captain Fayrer and the officers of the vessel had exhibited throughout the voyage ; and their strong and unanimous opinion that a more commodious or better sea-boat than the President never crossed the ocean. This was afterwrds embodied in a handsome letter to Captain Fayrer In a second resolution, the whole of the passengers expressed their equal satisfaction at the liberal and sumptuous manner in which they had been served during the passage by Mr. Hough, the Providore, who supplied them with viands Ikc—and with wines of As the President left the American shores on the ,y as the Acadia, she brings no further political news of immediate interest. We cannot close this brief notice without expressing our thanks to Capt. Fayrer for his,kindoess and attention in not only filling our news bags with papers to the latest dates— (to.which we shall probably recur) but in furnishing us with a pre pared list of the passengers and the following the best quality same da ABSTRACT OF THE LOG. Sept. I.—Hauled out of dock at 2 45 p.m. Abreast of Sandy Hook at 5 p.m.; packet-ships Cambridge, St. James, and Utica in company. 2.—Wind, W. to S.S.W. ; distance, 160 miles ; lat. 40 20 N. ; long. 70 40 W. Remarks—A.M., light airs and west, passed a barque standing to the N.E. ; 6 P.M., exchanged numbers with the American ship Wellington ; a ship in sight, supposed to be the United States. 3.--Wind, variable, S.W. to N. ; distance, 223 miles ; lat. 40 59 ; long. 66 18. Remarks—A.M., fresh breezes and clear, with lightning; P.M., squally ; 2 p.m., N.W. ; MIDNIGHT, fresh breeze and.rain. _ _ _ _ 4.—Wind, S. to N. ; distance, 190 miles ; .lat. 41 19 • long. 60 0. Remarks—A.M., 7, wind shifted to the southward ; MIDNIGHT, fine weather and light. s.—Wind, N.N.E. to E S.E. ; distance, 210 miles ; lat. 42 06 ; long. 57 38. Remarks—A.M., light breezes and tine weather ; P.M., calm and clear. at 2, spoke the Oseola, Ame rican ship, twenty-eight days from Bangor, bound to Boston, and six large ships standing to the S.W. 6.—Wind, N.E. to S.E. ; distance, 206 miles ; lat. 44 05 ; long. 53 31. Remarks—A.M., fresh breeze, fine, and smooth water, at 6 15, exchanged numbers with the Shannon, of Kennebunk, running N.W. 7.—Wind, S. to S.S.W. ; distance, 230 miles • lat. 45 46 ; long. 49 48. Remarks—A.M., strong breeze and cloudy, a brig passing to the westward, and a three-masted schooner at anchor ; 6 P.M., two schooners at anchor. B.—Wind, S.W. to N.E. by N. ; distance, 238 miles ; lat. 47 16 ; long. 44 59. Remarks—A.M., heavy squalls, with rain; MIDNIGHT, strong breezes and loudy. 9.—Wind, N.E., E.N.E., N.E. by E., E. ; distance, 163 miles • lat. 47 52 ; long. 4 0 52 . Remarks — A.M., brisk gales and cloudy, a brig standing to eastward, and a ship to west ward ; NOON, a brig to S.E. ; P.m., several vessels in sigitt ; MIDNIGHT, light winds and heavy N.W. swell. 10.—Wind, E.N.E. ; distance, 172 miles ; lat. 49 46 ; long. 37 25. Remarks—A.M., light airs and heavy N.E. swell, at 6 30, exchanged colours with an English barque, steering west. 11.—Wind, easterly ; distance, 200 miles ; lat 50 50 ; long. 35 03. Remarks—A.M., light airs with heavy north-easterly swell on. 12.—Wind, N.W. to N.E. ; distance 246 miles ; lat. 51 17 ; long. 26 56. Remarks—A.M., fresh breeze and squally. 13.—N.E. to S.S.W. ; distance, 22G miles; lat. 51 21 ; long. 21 35. Remarks—A.M., 5 30, spoke the John Den nistoun, of Greenock, for Bay Chaleur, left on the 26th Aug.; P.M., strong breeze with drizzling rain. 14.—Wind, N.W.,N.N.W. ; distance, 267 m il es; lat. 56 46 ; long. 15 30. temarks—A..M., fresh gale, heavy sea ; NOON, north-westerly gale, much sea ; P.M., strong gale, heavy sea, at 11 15, passed the Great Western. 15.—Distance, 215 miles. Remarks—A.M., strong breeze and cloudy ' • P.M., off Cape Clear. 16.—Off Arklow ; severe gale, N.N.E. 17.—Got a pilot at 9 A.M., off Point Lynas. EXTRAORDINARY CHANGE.—There have been this week employed on one farm on Chat Moss, 80 reapers, principally engaged in reaping wheat, though twenty years ago the whole six thousand acres scarcely produced a bushel of that kind of grain. HYACINTHS.—There is not a more beautiful flower than the hyacinth ; there is not one more interesting to watch in its growth, or that requires less care. Way by day its pro gress may be noted, and when the flower itself begins to form, bud, and blow, the fragrance it sheds around is un equalled. There are many other bulbs which may adorn the apartment in the winter, and which are pleasant, indeed, to look upon when all without is dreary and desolate. We have been led to make these remarks from having seen some very beautiful bulbs in the window of Mr. Cuthbert, Clayton square, to which we draw our readers' attention. HINTS POR THE. RADICALS.--Colonel Thomson has writ ten a letter to the radicals, in which, after alluding to that profound ignorance so general amongst the working classes, which renders them liable to be imposed upon by the speci ous sophistries of self-styled " liberals" and " reformers,'' who vainly imagine themselves more enlightened than their neighbours, and therefore best calculated to be the great po litical regenerators of the age, he advises the chartists to look keenly after every man who ever called himself a " good re former," or uttered the word " tory-radical." " Depend upon it," says the colonel, " he was Lone that helped to ideal your pig."—Halifax Guardian. SINGULAR FRIENDSHIP. — About a month or two ago a person in Perth received from the country a jay; but being apprehensive that a cat in the house would pounce upon it, puss was for some time carefully watched, but the slightest disposition to annoy the bird, which had the liberty of a room, she never evinced. After being a while together the two became the best of friends, and on many occasions did the cat actually carry a collop to her feathered companion, not partaking of it until the bird had fed ; and the two often slept together, the bird on the bosom of the cat. The other day, however , the j a y died, and puss appeared to be incon solable for the loss ; for twenty-four hours she lay beside the dead bird, and refused to move or partake of any thing that was presented to her. At last the bird was with difficulty taken and thrown over the window, and poor puss has scarcely yet got over the loss of her companion.—Perth Courier. IMPORTANT TO THE NAVY.—The following order, about to be issued in the navy, will be hailed with great pleasure by many of the members of a deserving class of men, espe cially those who have only their pay to keep up their rank and station in the profession they have chosen :—" Admiralty Order.—lt having come to the knowledge of their lordships that an extravagant mode of living has been adopted in the messes of the qua r t er -d ec k petty officers in some of her Majesty's ships, which may lead to much inconvenience to the discipline of the service, and must be very hard upon those individuals who have only their pay to support them, my lords therefore desire it to be intimated to the respective captains and commanding officers, that their lordships dis approve of such extravagance being allowed in those messes, and direct that Means may be taken to prevent this occur rence happening for the future. The cleansing of the sanctuary—that is, the completion of the wliole period from Daniel to the commencement of the Tr illenium, 25,066 iears-:—Will 'take price in 1843.—Epieopol Magazine.