The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-09-15 00:00:00

lOREIGN INTELLIGBNCI. FRANCE. , alarm was created at Paris, on Thursday, he f;,overninent had resolved on completing of the city, and that an ordinance, appro millions for that purpose, would appear in The funds fell on that report nearly 3 he Three per Cent. Stock went down to 71. in; but war was talked of—many declaring • would not proceed to so extreme a measure linty that hostilities were imminent—and all rfnl was at hand. Our corre o its source, and mnethi •om the fact, that government, ititc of powder in depot at Yin- prepared, into which be removed. The word ication, and thus, like the three having an additional powder mega icled by a complete fortification. the plxri of fortifi'cation, which ild not be, executed under three of the report will be at once odnel contains the following official docu tays it has received from a secret correspon ia. They are worthy attention, particularly of the four consuls, as in it are explained which :Mehemet Ali is to be tempted to ins of the conference. 'OUR CONSULS OF TIIF CIRCULAR OF HIS EXCELLENCY BOGHOS BEY. undersigned have noticed the circular of his Excel lios Bey, dated the 18th instant ; they cannot corn the wishes expressed by the viceroy, with regard to s of Syria, as, according to article 11 of the conven luded at London. on the 15th July, between the Austria, Great Britain, Prussia, and Russia, and [me Porte, that province, with the exception of the of Acre, is to he considered as returned under the ent of the Sublime Porte, and they are called on to ncourage and support by every means in their power those ibiects who manifest fidelity and obedience to their sore " LAURIN WAGNER HODGES COMTE MEDALII. Iria, 17th Aug. (21 Dzemzaziel ahir, 1256.)" FROM TIIE FOUR CONSULS TO HIS HIGHNESS TETE VICEROY " The rsigned having been invited on the part of his Viceroy of Egypt to state to him in writing the . . reflections and observations which they have to make to him on the serious occurrences of the present moment, hasten to xis wishes, and have the honour to submit to him document on the subject. The only object of ned is to withhold nothing from the knowledge ,ess which may tend to enlighten him as to his , and to avert from him, if possible, the dangers will expose himself tw an absolute refusal to •minations conic to between the four Lime Porte, for the pacification of the -be ,, his highness to accept on this cession of their profound devotion. " LAURIN WAGNER HODGES COMTE MEDEM. Alexandria, August 19." the folio sion the exr e tone of the whole Paris press is warlike, and the feel people likewise have become excited by the pro sof Commodore Napier on the Syrian coast. It is we want to hurry on matters so as to prevent all , und that our real plan is to exasperate the Pacha ) something- desperate, in order that the Russians should Th e old story of Copenhagen is revived, as well as by which the perfide Albion can be reviled. _al papers go still further, and denounce the .ient for not avenging the insult offered to the rights 'ions by Commodore Napier, and they contend that war ie can place France in its true position before Europe. The French government, it was said, received on Thursday, for the first time, a copy of the quadruple treaty. Whether it was communicated by any of the parties to it, or obtained by irregular means, our correspondent does not say. ings of a alleged that adjustment, every other toy The ultra Tiber SPAIN We have Madrid papers of the 3d. The peace of the city is for the moment preserved, but there is no depending on the continuance of that tranquility. The provisional autho rities were doing their duty. The municipality expected that several large towns would declare in its favour. EGYPT :t is stated in a letter from Alexandria, of 26th ult., pub ied by the Quotidienne, that the French brig Maree, and from Cyprus to Syria, was visited, while on her voy by a cutter, sent by Commodore Napier, and that the )f a French vessel of war on that station demanded nation from the commodore upon the subject. The 1 message, that he was not aware of the French ship. The French captain was verbal message, and requested that the mmitted to paper, which Commodore not sa stater Naoic FOREIGN AND COLONIAL MISCELLANY, .ke shook the town of Hartford, Connecticut, e 9th August, and so terrified the inhabitants, ngregations rushed out of the churches. states the harvest to be completely .:eland, and that during the nnabitant the crop was never more 'bout Switz r in the English language has been commenced Its title is the 11/lan:aria Shark, or Oriental is to be published three times every month. 1% found a considerable quantity of gold in the near Aurillac. The rock on which it occurs The matrix contains lead ; 2681b5. troy con- RU S.—We have already reported the loss of the .ng a heavy gale, near Port Essington. The fol ic names of eight of the crew that perished when shore :—Mr. Kelly, gunner ; John Kennedy, Taylor, armourer ; John Lyon, John Bond, Pa and James Hancock, seamen ; an d D av id Bay _ 7% Id Spanish general, has lost eleven nclutling his mother and two sisters, )f the Christinos. His last son was ►bella about a fortnight since. IN GERMANY, —The autumnal a grand camp of the Bth corn of the German y began near Nuremberg on the 2d instant. )f visitors have flocked thither to witness INFERNAL MAcniNEs.—The Gegette du Midi says that armourer of Marseilles, who had been trying in vain to get !' government to purchase some new inventions of his for rions kinds of arms, has gone off with fourteen workmen endeavour to join Abdel•Kader Russ' IN THE LEVANT.—The Augsburg Ga in consequence of orders from the St. Pe il of Admiralty, eighteen vessels of war were ronstadt for the Mediterranean, to join the British • ' pford will then have under his orders namely, twenty-two English, eighteen four Austrian, and four Turkish. The British fleet Admiral St also to be increased by four ships of the line.—Courier. TILE, FIRST NEW ZEALAND NEWSPAPER.—We had the ;asure yesterday of seeing the first newspaper printed in nv Zealand, of date 18th August. It was conveyed by via Liverpool, where desptches from the new colony have this week been received by a Sydney vessel. The paper "-d The Neu , Zealand Gazette, and consists of four It is got tip with great taste and neatness, style. It was printed at Port The advertisements number forty-four, and names of the advertisers are familiar to us. There is tso a price current, besides a variety of intelligence which ' , een anticipz.:tvtl hi this country by Mr. Wakefield's des- Part of the sheet is occupied with the provisional agreed on by the settlers ;—a sort of compact and protection.—Scottish Guardian. ii toile pages quite in a bush' 'he Hanover Gazette announces, that the operation of .china was performed on the Prince Royal on the 4th inst. s pupil of the eye had been re-etatablished, but it could not yet be determined how far the Prince would recover his it. His Royal ilighnoss was as well as could be expected. ;iIIPWatiCK ON TilF, COAST OF NIENVIOUNDLAND.—The ton 9urier contains an account of a deplorable ship wreck, which happened on the eastern coast of Newfound land, on Aug. 9. The brig Florence, of and for New York, from Rotterdam, struck on the rocks during a dense fog and instantly tilled. There were on board, beside the crew, 79 passengers. The second mate and fifty of the passengers lost their lives ; the others appear to have escaped to land, en tirely destitute of the means whioh they had provided for their settlement in a strange land. Prompt and:most praise worthy exertions were ►wade in St. John's N.F., to alleviate their sufferings and provide for their immediate wants. ACCIIMNT IN RUSSIA. —ST. PETERSBURG, —The day before yesterday a frightful accident ened on the railway to Zarskoje-Selo. At eleven • •' train of eighteen carriages, conducted by, set out from Zarskoje-Selo. Notice had nurning to Mr. Maxwell, in person, that lii at a certain point to wait for that which Pet-rAurg a!so ; Mr. Maxwell, who now s that he had forgotten this notice, instead of stopping proceeded onhe met the train from St. Pet ers b urg. Both attempted to stop, but in vain. The locomotive met with a violent shock, and the eighteen carriages from St. the train was to Petersburg were crushed : three of them from Zarskoje-Seio. were very much damaged : six persons in the latter (tour men and two women) were killed, arid 21 wounded ; and six :verely in the other L W E AT II AND THE CROPS.—The weather durinir has been everything that could be desired, darvest has now become general throughout this _ward district. In favourable situations considerable irnfess has been made in leading and stacking, whilst in the reaping has been entirely finished. The flue to recei ve , i n respec t t o th e quality of satisfactory, and the yield, it is thought, greater than was anticipated. The straw is upon the 'II, but the produce is excellent. Several samples -seen brought to market, and they thrash out well. The weight and qua e said to be much superior to that of last rivate letters from the south confirm the .0 olsewhere publish. In Devonshire, and ithern and western counties, the harvest is lied. The same may be said of many parts ere the crops are very abundant. —Newcastle nd the veral instances ain, are ry have 1 tN SCOTLAND.—ScotIand is the ch the advocate s o f secular education elustrating the effect of i n t e ll ectual cul -- -I mankind ; and boundless have .d upon the moral virtues, steady kit habits of that once held th e most i n- We European population. Doubtless as i an agricultural or a pastoral country, based upon religion, when the school _ he church, and both trained up the same afterwards were to repose in the neighbour !, Scotland was a virtuous country, and its Tvetily stood high in the scale of European since manufactures have overspread its great pulation has grown up in certain places—edu tt ith the 'means of religious instruction, and CKtit t._! of religious principle—the character his r es p ec y has entirely changed ; and it is progress . of crime has been more British dominions during the last part in Europe. It appears, from e combin a ti on comm ittee, last -es progress of felonies and serious .ring the last 16 years, has been beyond Ang, the population having, during that :lima 70 per cent. while serious crime has cent. Crime over the whole country is ad rapid rate, and far beyond the increase of In England, the committals, which, in 1818, nau 'en, in 1837, to 23,612 — t h at is to say, they This a!:lvance will probably be eon alarming i n t h e neigh )st per:gins as sufficiently .gdom ; but it is small, compared to th e p rogress ScOtland (luring the same period, where serious ~,es have advanced from 89 in 1805, to 3418 in 1838 ; being n increase, in four-and-twenty years,. of more Una flirty ' -Alison's Pri ke ipt es of Pordetwi• that ti ipled in 24 yeArs THE UNITED STATES AND BRITISH NORTH AMERICA By the arrival of the steam-ship Acadia, Captain Miller, we have received New York and Boston papers to the Ist instant, and Halifax papers to the 3d instant, both inclusive. The Acadia sailed from Boston in the forenoon of the Ist, and from Halifax at eleven on the night of the 3d instant. She arrived in the Mersey at midnight on Sunday, having accomplished the voyage from Boston in twelve days and a half, and from Hali fax in ten days. The passage from Boston to Liver pool is the shortest on record. She had to encounter very boisterous weather, with strong head winds, du ring the greater part of last week. The number of passengers which she has brought is seventy, all of whom were highly delighted with the accommodations of this splendid vessel, and with the conduct of her skilful commander. We proceed to give the principal articles of intelligence from the various papers which she has brought. Our extracts are chiefly made from the New York Morning Herald of the Ist instant, which was forwarded, by special express, to Boston. NEWS FOR ENGLAND, Herald-office, New York, Tuesday Morning, 4 o'clock, Sept. 1, 1840. We make up our paper to-day almost exclusively for the English market, and give, in the different columns, all the intelligence of interest, from all parts of America. This will be sent by special express to Boston, to go by the Acadia to-day, thence to Liverpool. _ . The whole country is in a state of intense excitement in relation to the coming presidential election in November. Nearly all the recent state elections have gone against Mr. Van Buren, and there is more than a probability to believe that General Harrison will be our next president. This will give an entirely new turn to business matters, and specula tions of all kinds will once more flourish. We are at peace with all our neighbours, except the Florida Indians ; but there is great excitement in the south on account of the interference of Great Britain in the social insti tutions of our southern planters. And out of this will grow a very serious question immediately after the presidential election. Business of all kinds is gradually reviving ; and those who were prudent during the years of speculation, are now doing a safe and profitable cash business. Everything in the way Of trade appears to be obtaining a firmer and more extensive basis than ever. Money is plenty in this city, but can only be obtained on the most unexceptionable security. The crop of corn will be greater than ever was known in this country. The cotton crop is expected to be very large, although some judges think it will fall short of last year. The country is healthy ; the politicians of both parties are running over the country, making stump speeches ; there is as much drinking as ever; the whigs are in high spirits; the locofocos are no less sanguine of success; the Wall-street papers are going to destruction ; the New York Herald never was more flourishing ; and every body is happy, except a few miserable politicians, and disappointed office seekers. STEAM-SHIP PRESIDENT.—This noble vessel sails to-day at two o'clock, with sixty passengers, and a large cargo con sisting principally of flour and to bacco. During the last week, no less than 27,380 persons visited her. There has been no fete given on board of her, and altogether the agents here have mismanaged her concerns. Had they understood their business, she would have gone out with a full comple ment of passengers. THE BOUNDARY QUESTION.—The general feeling of every American still is, that in less than one year the United States will take peaceable possession of the whole of the dis puted territory. The report of Messrs. Mudge and Feather stonhaugh is universally laughed at in this country. Our commission for exploring the territory, and reporting there on, is under full headway. Our government has provided them with ample resources, and as soon as Professor Cleve land's successor is appointed, Professor Renwick and his associates will proceed to business. EMIGRATION FROM EUROPE.--Emigrants by hundreds are daily arriving at all our sea-ports from all parts of Great Britain and the continent of Europe. The tide of emigra tion to this country this summer, so far, has been unprece dented for the last ten years. SUPPOSED SLAVER OR PIRATE.—We recommend to the British cruisers to look out for a clipper built brig called the Melek Adhel, which it is supposed by some, has gone to the coast of Africa on a slaving expedition. We have already described her and her movements very fully. Gov. Poulett Thomson is in a miserable state of health, suffering from a severe rheumatic attack. IMPORTANT FROM MEXICO, There are indications of highly important movements in Mexico. All our intelligence of the late revolutionary move ments at the capital, has hitherto come through the central ists. Their statements, of course, put the most favourable colouring upon events for their own side of the question. Though, even from their own admissions, it is manifest that the Federalists were making formidable and triumphant movements. A letter written from the city of Mexico, after the breaking out of the revolution, by a private citizen, re ceived at New Orleans, contains representations decidedly favourable to the success of the Federalists. The revolt in the city of Mexico had been joined by the common people, rising almost en masse, and the majority of resident foreign • era. In the capture of the citadel, several Mexican generals were taken prisoners and shot. Among others, the name of General Fornel is mentioned. Among the Centralists suspi cions and jealousies prevailed, the leaders not knowing whom to trust, and afraid of being betrayed by their best friends. FRENCH TRIPLE LINE OF STEAM PACKETS TO AMERICA (From the Times.) The time occupied, in these several passages will be : Days. 1. For the line of packets from Havre to New York 16 2. For that from Bordeaux to Martinique l9l 28 From Martinique to Havannah 9 3. From Marsei:les to Martinique From Martinique to Havannah 9 4. From Havannah to Mexico 5. From Martinique to Central America.. l6 6. From St. Lazaire to Brazil 25 7. From Rio de Janeiro to La Plata 7 The number of vessels required for the service of these different lines has been estimated as follows : For Havre the minimum is four and the maximum five, if we wish to prevent all interruption ; we will therefore state it at For Bordeaux For Marseilles For Nantes 4 For the two secondary lines of the Antilles .... 3 1 5 For the secondary line of Brazil The line from Havre to New York is to be undertaken by a free commercial company, receiving an annual fee of 8801. per horse power, forming an amount of 1,600,000 f. for the post service, the product of which, duly valued at 600,0001., will belong to the state. With regard to the other principal and secondary lines, they would be undertaken by govern ment, and the expences defrayed by the treasury. The es tablishment of these steam-vessels will require the disburse ment of 28,420,000 f. ; and the service, once instituted, will cost annually 12,000,000 livres, in compensation of which a return of 4,000,000 livres is expected, which will increase annually. The annual fee determined on is 880 f. per horse power, or 400,000 f. per vessel of 450 horse power. Such an indemnity may appear considerable ; in the original projected law it only amounted to 240,000 f. The commission of the Chamber of Deputies has, on the request of the President of the Council, increased and nearly doubled it. To this measure we give our entire approval. It is a measure of prudence to provide against the failure of the first companies intrusted with those labours. Such an event would not only occasion a loss of time, and time is precious, but a loss of money, and thence forward capitalists would be timid in engaging in another at tempt of a similar nature. Tile 14 steam-vessels destined for South America, and the Antilles constructed by government, will be adapted to carry guns in case of necessity. This is stipulated for in the first paragraph of article 3. Vessels thus burthened by their pecu liar method of construction will be enabled to receive less merchandise than such as are devoted to commerce only ; this, however, will be their only inconveniency, as their swiftness will be the same. STATE OF TRADE LEEDS.-At both the market days since our last, the sales of balk goods in our Piece Halls have been extensive, exhibit ing a manifest improvement upon some recent markets. An improved tone seemed to pervade both clothiers and mer chants ; but we regret to say that the unexpected failure of an enterprising merchant during the week has given a shock to the confidence which had recently grown up. As the gen tleman in question had recently purchased extensively, it is feared that many of the clothiers will be embarrassed by his stoppage. _ _ _ BRADFORD MAILKET.—Our market on Thursday was not so brisk as we have recently witnessed it, yet on the whole there was a fair business done, the principal demand being for Orleans Cloths, Alpachas, and figured pieces. There was no change to note in the Yarn Market, either as to the ex tent of the sales or prices. For some time past the demand has been limited. In the Wool Market the principal sales were of low and medium sorts of Wool ; but the reports from the Bristol and other influential - Wool Fairs tended to keep down prices. BARNSLEY LINEN TRADE. —It gives us pleasure to state that the Linen Trade in all its branches, at this place, is mo derately brisk, and the weavers one and all are and may be fully employed. HECKMONDWIKE BLANKET HALL. We have had a fair attendance of buyers at the Market this week, both on Mon day and Thursday. The demand for goods continues favour able,, so that the but there is no improvement in p r i ces manufacturers are not materially benefited by the increased demand.—Leeds Intelligencer. LANCASHIRE. —The calico block printing in the neigh bouring towns of Manchester, although rather slack, is better than is generally the case at this season of the year. At some few places there are,two sets of hands, one for the day and another for the night, but the wages of the operatives are by no means so good as they were a few years ago. Machine printing is moderately brisk, and that branch of business is increasing.—The woollen cloth trade at Saddleworth has been in an unsettled state for the last eighteen months or two years past, but we are glad to state it is slowly improving, and that there is a moderately good demand for some sorts of goods for home consumption. There have also been more favourable accounts from America ; operative dyers and weavers have generally moderate employment, but wages are lower, and manufacturers profits less, than they were a few years since : masters will only make goods sparingly for pre sent orders.—Preston Chronicle. Tna GLOVE TRADE.—Considerable orders for manufac tured b ed e g e o n o i d n s a were received at Yeovil last week, and hopes are entertained of a spee d y i mprovement i n t h e b us i ness , which ba very depressed state.— Worcester Journal. CLEVER DETECTION or A THIEF.—Last week, a gentle man, who arrived in Bristol by the Great Western train from Bath, found, on alighting, to his great consternation, that he had been eased on his passage of bank notes amounting to £l2O. He made known his loss to the engineer, giving also a description of the person, very, dashingly d resse d, w h o m he suspected, and who had sat next to him in the carriage. The engineer, after a few minutes irquiry, recommended the sufferer to allow himself to be strapped (for safety) on an engine, without a train, which started for Bath and arrived there in 114 minutes. The gentleman, as instructed, lost no information to the Bath police, who waited h in im gi a v t in t g he station till the train from Bristol (which had arrived. An adept of the London s wti t mithe d in return to Bath before the gentleman took his de parture out of the carriage; was to his par swe t i u l re m great then n e n ntified by the plundered gentleman and bank notes were found in his pocket, a n d h e i s searched ; the on nb surpriseththe ntl (.) abiding the day of trial . now in Ilchestor gaol patio Bristol Jourita. THEATRE-ROYAL, LIVERPOOL Last Week of Mr. MACKAY, of the Theatre-Royal, Edinr burgh; and of Mr. PAUL BEDFORD, of the Theatres-Royal, Covent garden, Drury-lane, and the Haymarket. THIS present TUESDAY EVENING, the 15th instant, will be performed the Scotch Drama of THE HEART OF MID-LOTHIAN.. Laird of Dumbiedikes Mr. Mackay. Black Frank.. John, Duke of Argyle .... Mr. Gray. George Robinson Reuben Butler Mr. W. H. Bland. Queen Caroline Jeanie Deans lire. W. H. Bland. Effie Deans.. Miss Grant. I Madge Wildfire.. Miss Cleaver. To conclude with the Musical Play of GUY MANNERING. Dominie Sampson Gabriel Colonel Mannering Henry Bertram, Mr. Barker. I Dandie Dinmont, Mr. Slaiter. Julia Mannering Miss Grant. Lucy Bertram, Mrs. P. Crowe. Meg Merilies, Miss Cleaver. Flora Mrs. Tellet. On WEDNESDAY, for the BENEFIT of Mr. PAUL BEDFORD, the popular Drama of JACK SHEPPARD. Abram Mendez, Mr. Mackay . ; Blueskin, (his original cha racter,) Mr. Paul Bedford ; Jack Sheppard, Mrs. Tellet ; Owen Wood, Mr. Baker ; Jonathan Wild, Mr. W. Howard ; Mrs. Wood, Miss Cleaver.—To conclude with \Veber's Opera of DER FREISCHUTZ. Caspar, Mr. Paul Bedford; Ro dolph, Mr. Barker; Killian, Mr. G. Horncastle ; Agnes, Miss Grant; Anna, Mrs. P. Crowe. On THURSDAY, a variety of Entertainments, in which Mr. Mackay and Mr. Paul Bedford will perform. On FRIDAY, for the BENEFIT of Mr. MACKAY, a new Drama, never acted here, called REDGAUNTLET.— After which, the Second Act of ROB ROY.—To conclude with GI LDE ROY. The Public is respectfully informed that the entire of the FRENCH COMPANY OF PERFORMERS, from the Prince's Theatre, (late St. James', London,) are engaged for a Limited Period, and will make their appearance here on MONDAY next, the 21st instant, in favourite French Dramas, which will be expressed in future Bills and Advertisements. EXHIBITION. WILL SHORTLY CLOSE CAPTAIN SIBORN' S MODEL OF THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO. 91HE celebrated MODEL OF THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO is NOW OPEN for EXHIBITION at the GALLERY OF THE UNION ROOMS, Slater street, Bold-street. Open from Ten in the Morning till Ten at Night. Ad mission, One Shilling each. ASTRONOMY ON MONDAY the 21st, TUESDAY the 22d, and WEDNES DAY the 23d instant, Mr. M. HOLDEN will deliver a Course of ASTRONOMICAL LECTURES, in the LIVER THEATRE, Church -street, and repeat them on THURSDAY the 24th, FRIDAY the 25th, and S;Tultrosa the 26th instant, illustrated with his beautiful Transparentkrrery. 21 feet in diameter; also, a great quantity of splendid Scenery, Tele scopic Views of the Sun, Moon, Planets, Comets, Stars, Nebulae, &c., shining as in Nature, enlightening all the place. Tickets may be had of the principal Booksellers, and of the Lecturer, at No. 10, Clarence-street, Liverpool. For particulars, order, &c., see the Syllabus. _ Doors to be opened at Half-past Six, and the Lectures to commence at Seven each Evening. Boxes, 3s. ; Pit, 2s. ; and Gallery, Is., each Lecture. GREAT MEETING ON THURSDAY, Ice have :mle arrangements for giving, in our nest publication, a correct and ample Report of the inte resting and important Meeting of the CHESTER DIOCESAN BOARD OF EDUCATION, which will be held in the Amphitheatre on Thursday. The well-known ability of the several speakers will, no doubt, produce a salutary and lasting impression upon the auditory, who will wish to preserve the sentiments uttered on the occasion ; and as we have recently had many applications for the STANDARD on the evening of publication, which we could not supply, our friends will particularly oblige us by obtaining the Paper as early as possible. TO CORRESPONDENTS EXPERIMENTAL OPENING OF THE CHESTER AND BIR KENHEAD RAILWAY—We had prepared an account of the trial trips which took place on this line on Thursday and Saturday last, but are compelled to postpone it in conse quence of the length of the report of the interesting pro ceedings at the Amphitheatre last night. elit Etbrrpoot &tanbarb. TUESDAY MORNING, SEPTEMBER 15, 1840 On Wednesday evening last the Papist Alderman Sheil presided over the annual meeting of the Liver pool Tradesmen's Reform Association. The report of the Mercury states that he was called to the chair with acclamation. We find in this circumstance, trifling as it is in itself, a fresh evidence of the strong compact which exists between the liberals and the Papists. The nondescript association to which we allude is chiefly composed of political Dissenttrs, Socialists, Infidels, and Papists, together with a sprinkling of renegade churchmen. What the feelings of the latter must have been when Mr. Sheil was called to the chair we cannot divine. All we can say is, that they richly deserved the deliberate insult offered to their church by such a proceeding. After Alderman Sheil had been duly installed in the chair, he proceeded, in his usual magniloquent style, to deliver himself of the absurdities which he had conned for the occasion. Among these absurdities one of the most laughable was the assertion that the whig. radical faction " professed principles which tended to promote and extend the interests of the great mass of the community to the exclusion of none." The whole career of the whig party, since their accession to office, has afforded a beautiful and instructive commentary on this boast. Whose interests have these hypocrites promoted ? They have certainly taken care of . their own ; but we venture to say that there is no great class in the community, agricultural, commercial, or manu facturing, whose interests they have not basely and scandalously sacrificed. After Mr. Sheil had sufficiently amused the meeting by his rant and fustian, Mr. Councillor Gravestone Bolton got up to express a hope that the electors of Lime-street Ward would again return Mr. Blackburn as their representative to the Town Council. Of Mr. Blackburn personally we have at present no wish to say anything, labouring as he is under a domestic ca lamity which has naturally called forth the universal sympathy of all parties : but this we feel confident of— that a staunch conservative will be chosen at the next municipal election, to represent the ward in question. " John Rosson, Esq.," the Popish barrister, (how prominent these Papists are at all the reform gather ings !) next addressed the meeting. This gentleman 'indulged in his usual style of abuse towards the Pro testant clergy of the town, and insinuated that the Rev. Hugh M'Neile uttered an untruth when he said that " the Saviour came to spread, not peace, but war upon the earth !" If Mr. Rosson had as much know ledge of Scripture as an ordinary charity school boy, he would have known that the language which he de signated as "an abominable tirade" proceeded out of the lips of the Divine Redeemer. His allusion to the late trial of Hearne v. Stowell was equally unfortunate. He charged our contemporary the Courier (who will, no doubt, answer for himself) with " uttering a string of the most detestable libels that any Christian—he might almost say any anti-Christian had ever uttered against his fellow-man." In one sense the comments of the 'Courier were certainly libellous—they were dis agreeable and damning truths, calculated to bring the character of the Romish priesthood into merited dis repute. The more generally such unpalatable truths are brought before the public the better. The de grading practises of Popery cannot be too frequently or too forcibly exposed. The next important proceeding at the congress of the Liverpool loco focos was, the election of a presit dent for the ensuing year. This important trust has been delegated to Mr. James Brancker, whose chief qualification for the office is, that he has bled freely on many former occasions. We do not know what to think of the declaration of Mr. Rathbone that he had " grown both blind and gray in the service of the reformers." We can better understand his boast that he did not belong to the aristocracy of the reform party, as " his father was a man that worked in his own sawpit." Mr. Rathbone has no ambition to be thought one of the elite of his party : he is simply content with the distinction of being top-sawyer among them. If there had been any previous doubt on the subject of the recent accessions to the registry for this borough, Mr. Rathbone has completely removed it, by declaring► most unequivocally that the " aristocratic" reformers had done their duty by " coming forward to assist those who could not pay their taxes." We now know positively whom to thank for the future additions which will be made to the burden of our local taxation. However, the game which the reformers have been playing through the agency of the Protector Associa tion has only served to stimulate the Conservatives to increased zeal and more strenuous exertions, the effect of which has been signally successful. Mr. Rathbone acknowledges that the Conservatives have " stolen a march" upon the reformers " which it would require their greatest discretion and their greatest energy to counteract." After all, it is not unlikely that the money expended upon this Protector Society has been so much money thrown away. Sir Joshua is not one whit nearer the object of his ambition than he was twelve months ago. Mr. Rathbone's furious charge against the parish officers, like other charges in which the Radicals are so prone to indulge, is entirely groundless. His threat ened vengeance will turn out to be nothing more than the angry ebullition of a weak-minded and disap pointed man. Mr. Rathhone will have no chance at the next municipal election. His seat for Pitt-street ward is in imminent danger. Hinc We lachrynue ! Hence his grievous lamentations over the state of the registration lists. We perfectly agree with Mr. Rathbone that we are " upon the eve of one of the most important struggles in which this town was ever engaged —a struggle not merely affecting our municipal relations, but the Par liaMentary election also." This language is but an echo of what we have insisted upon for many weeks past. Upon the issue of the approaching municipal election will most materially depend the-result of the next parliamentary struggle. Let our conservative friends bear this important fact in mind, and let it operate as a fresh stimulus to their zeal and activity. Mr. Sawpit Rathbone's sneers at Lord Sandon and Mr. Cresswell are only calculated to provoke our mirth. It is truly laughable to witness an individual of such very small pretensions as Mr. Rathbone ven turing to criticise the abilities of such a man as Mr. Cresswell. It would he a matter of surprise, indeed, if a reform gathering were to pass over without afibrding an op portunity for the Mayor's " man Friday" to make a fool of himself. This he did on Wednesday last, when he said that "mushroom voters had been created with a rapidity unparalleled in the history of party," within the last few weeks ! We thank thee, Jew, for teaching us that word " mushroom,"' as applicable to the rabble put on the register by the protector Society. We join with Mr. Atkinson in the hope that these "funguses (query fungi?) may be cut do,vn in the registration courts." We trust that measures are in progress which will afford ample gratification on this score to the ex-secretary of the Reform Association. Nothing could better please us than to see so patriotic a wish carried into execution. After Mr. Tinpot Atkinson had blustered his short and fretful hour on the platform, we are informed by the report of the Mercury that there were " loud calls for Mr. Spence," which Mr. Spence responded to by declaring that he had " renounced and relinquished everything appertaining to political interference"—that " his political career was closed"—and that he had " come to the determination of abandoning everything connected with politics." We know nothing about Mr. Spence's motives for taking a step which occa sioned so much surprise in the meeting; but we pre sume that his secession from the ranks of his reform ing friends was occasioned by sheer disgust at their outrageous proceedings. We know that this feeling has led hundreds to desert the banner of reform— stained, begrimed, and disfigured as tharbanner has been by the most profligate bribery and corruption. We hope that they will soon enrol themselves under the standard—the pure and spotless standard, of Con servatism. We cannot conclude these cursory remarks without observing, that the Radicals seem now to be heartily ashamed of their reckless tampering with the registry, and that they have now no resource left to cover their disgrace than that of abusing the Tories for out-ma nceuvering them. We are not sorry to see them writh ing under the agonies of disappointment and vexation. They have brought their troubles on their own heads. The Morning Herald of yesterday furnishes us with an authentic copy of the Quadruple Treaty of the 15th of July, and of the additional articles connected with that convention. We are sorry that we cannot find room for the whole of these important documents. The following is a summary of their contents : The first article of the convention states that, in con sequence of the agreement of the Sultan with the four powers of Great Britain, Austria, Prussia, and Russia, on the conditions of the arrangement with reference to Mehemet Ali, the four contracting powers "engage themselves to act with perfect accord, and to unite their efforts to determine Mehemet Ali to conform to this arrangement, each of the high contracting parties reserving to itself to co-operate to this end with the means of action which each of them can dispose of." The second article stipulates that in case of the re fusal of the Pacha of Egypt to adhere to the said ar rangement, the four powers engage to take, at the re quisition of the Sultan, the measures concerted and agreed on by them, for the end of putting the arrange ment into execution. In the meantime the Sultan having invited his allies "to join him to assist in interrupting the communication by sea between Egypt and Syria, and to prevent the expedition of troops, horses, arms, &c.," from one part of these provinces to another, the allied powers pledge themselves to give immediately to this effect the necessary orders to the commanders of the naval forces in the Mediterranean. The third article stipulates that if Mehemet Ali, after such refusal, should direct his forces either by land or sea towards Constantinople, the high contracting parties, on the requisition of the Sultan, " agree to answer the invitation of that Sovereign, and to provide for the defence of his throne, by means of a co-operation con certed in common, for the purpose of putting the two straits of the Bosphorus and Dardanelles, as well as the capital of the Ottoman Empire, secure against all aggression." The forces requisite for this purpose are to remain at the disposal of the Sultan, as long as their presence shall be required, after which they are to re tire simultaneously, and enter into the Black Sea and the Mediterranean. The fourth article states, that the co-operation of the allied powers shall not be considered but as a measure "exceptional," adopted "at the express desire of the Sultan, and solely for his defence." This article then proceeds to state, that " it is agreed that this measure will derogate in nothing to the ancient law of the Otto man Empire, in virtue of which it has been in all times prohibited to vessels of war of foreign powers to enter into the straits of the Dardanelles and the Bosphorus ; and the Sultan, on his part, declares by the present act, that, with the exception of the eventuality above mentioned, he has the firm resolve to maintain, for the future, the principle invariably established as the ancient regulation of his empire, and as long as the Porte is at peace, not to admit any foreign vessel of war into the straits of the Bosphorus and Dardanelles." The con tracting parties engage to respect this determination of the Sultan. An Additional Act annexed to the Convention em bodies the conditions of the.arrangement with reference to Mehemet Ali. According to the first article of this " His Highness (the Sultan) promises to accord to Me hemet Ali. for him and for his descendants in line direct, the administration of the Pachalic of Egypt; and his Highness promises, moreover, to accord to Mehemet Ali during his life, with the title of Pacha of Acre and the command of the fortress of St. Jean d'Acre, the administration of the southern part of Syria, of which the limits are designed by the follow ing line of demarcation : " This line drawn from the Cape Ras-el-Nakhora' on the shores of the M e di terranea n, extending from thence directly to the mouth of the river Seisaban, northern extremity of the Tiberias, along the western coast of the said lake, following the right bank of the river Jordan and the western coast of the Dead Sea, extending from thence in a right line as far as the Red Sea, and resting on the northern point of the Gulf d'Akaber, and following the western coast of the Gulf d'Akaber and the eastern coast of the Gulf of Suez, as far as Snez." The article then states that the Sultan attaches to these offers the condition that Mehemet Ali accepts them within the space of ten days after they are com municated to' him, and that at the same time he de posits in the hands of the Sultan's agent the necessary orders to the commanders of his forces to retire from Arabia, from Candia, the district of Adana, and all other parts of the Ottoman empire not comp r i se d i n t h e limits of Egypt and the pachalic of Acre. According to the second article of the Additional Act, if the ten days should pass without the compliance of Mehemet Ali, the offer of the pachalic of Acre is to be withdrawn. The third and fourth articles relate to the payment of tribute on the part of Mehemet Ali. Toe remaining articles describe the future relations in which he is to stand with reference to the Ottoman empire. We have no space left for an analysis of the remain der of these documents. These, with our own com ments thereupon, we must defer until Friday. SOCIETY FOR PROMOTING CHRISTIANITY AMONG THE JEWS The celebration of the twenty-first anniversary of the Li verpool Auxiliary Society for Promoting Christianity among the Jews commenced on Sunday last, and will terminate to morrow evening. On Sunday sermons were preached ap propriate to the occasion, and collections made, in St. An drew's, by the Rev. W. Pytn, M.A., rector of Welwyn ; in St. Augustine's, by the Rev. T. S. Grimshaw, M.A., vicar of Biddenham ; in St. Bride's, by the Rev. H. Raikes, M.A., Chancellor of the diocese ; in St. Mark's, by the Rev. D. James. incumbent of St. Mary's, Kirkdale ; in All Saints', by the Rev. J. H. Stewart, M.A., incumbent of St. Bride's ; in St. Luke's, by the Rev. T. Byrth, D.D., F.A.S., rector of Wallasey ; in St. Simon's, by the Rev. J. Newton Peill, M.A., Fellow of Queen's College, Cambridge; in Christ Church, by the Rev. F. Ould, A. 8., incumbent; in the Mariners' Church, by the Rev. B. A. Marshall, A. 8., curate of St. Mark's ; in St. Bride's, by the Rev. T. S. Grimshaw, M.A. ;in All Saints', by the Rev.-W. Pym, M.A. ;in St. David's, by the Rev. A. M'Conkey, M.A., minister of All Saints' ; in St. Jude's, by the Rev. Hugh M‘Neile, M.A., incumbent; in St. Simon's, by the Rev. J. R. Connor, M.A., minister; in West Derby Chapel, by the Rev. R. Davies, M.A., incumbent of St. David's ; at Edge-hill, by the Rev. W. Pym, M.A. ; at Seaforth, by the Rev. W. Rawson, M.A., incumbent ; at Prescot, by the Rev. T. Tattershall, D.D., incumbent of St. Augustine's; and at Runcorn, by the Rev. H. S. Joseph, chaplain to the Liver pool Workhouse. ANNIVERSARY MEETING Last evening the anniversary meeting of the society was held in the Royal Amphitheatre. The whole of the spacious edifice was filled in every part, and a glorious spectacle it presented. Amongst the clergy and gentry upon the plat form, we observed—Sir Deane, of Cork; Sir J. S. P. Salusbury ; J. Rigby, Joshua Edwards, T. Greenall, T. P. Pemberton, Keeling (Runcorn), M. Edwards, Esqrs. ; the Revs. Chancellor Raikes, Dr. Byrth, H. M'Neile, H. Stowell, T. S. Grimshaw, J. B. Cartwright, J. H. Stewart, R. P. Buddicom, W. Raws'on, W. M`lvor, R. Davies, W. Williams, E. Morgan, H. Jones, Mon creiff, F. Barker, Thos. Byrth, Smith (St. James's), Jones, —M`Gill, A. M'Conkey, J. E. Bates, David James, R. Williams, T. G. Driffield, C. W. Lawrence, F. Ould, B. A. Marshall, J. Picton, H. Carpenter, Woods, W. Fal loon, T. S. Coles, D. Roberts, W. Pigeon, W. Pym, H. S. Joseph, W. Maynard, J. Wright, Chalmers, Hassell, T. Rawson, C.J. Richards, Siddons, Banner, France, W. Fenton, J. Baylee, G. Stokes, T. Dwyre, J. N. Peill. The Chair was, taken by the Worshipful and Rev. HENRY RAIKES, the Chancellor of the Diocese. The CHAIRMAN, in opening the proceedings, said—My Christian friends. I trust that there is but one feeling in this great assembly, that the work in which we arc engaged is a work too great to be accomplighed by any power of man ; but. that for its success we must depend upon the blessing of God. Therefore, let the first step we take this evening be a solemn act of prayer to implore the blessing of God upon the work in which we are engaged. The Rev. H. S. JOSEPH then offered an appropriate prayer. The CHAIRMAN then said—l feel at a loss, my Christian friends, when I behold this immense assemblage before me, whether I ought to congratulate the Society for Promoting Christianity among the Jews upon the v as t num be r o f f r ie n d s whom I see collected in its cause. (At this period the Rev. Hugh Stowell entered the platform, and his appearance excited numerous rounds of applause.) I humbly request, my friends, proceeded the venerable chairman, to remember that altho' we are assembled for a particular purpose, and in a building that is dedicated to other purposes, it is not desi rable to carry the habits of the theatre into an assembly like the present ; and I do earnestly hope the hearts of all are prepared to hear the statements that will be made to them this evening with very different feelings from those which usually display themselves in that noisy form of approbation which is common to edifices like this. I was going to say, I literally felt at a loss to know whether I ought to congratu late the Society for Promoting Christianity among the Jews upon the business of this assembly, or whether I ought not to direct my congratulations in a different direction, and con gratulate the town of Liverpool upon the interest she takes in the important proceedings of that interesting society. And I do not know but what the congratulations which I feel must be due in one quarter or another, must be most justly due to the community which has sent forth such a re presentation of its feeling as that which is before me at present ; and this I say, from a firm and deep con viction that has been formed by the experience of some years, that just in proportion as Scriptural religion flourishes in a place—and by scriptural religion I mean the only religion that is a sound and a real blessing to those who possess it—just in proportion as scriptural religion gains a hold upon the hearts of the community, so far does the interest belonging to the Jewish cause develope itself likewise among that community. Otherwise it must be a problem not very easy to solve, that whilst during the past ages, that whilst christianity has had its hold upon this country, and whilst this country has produced writers of great distinction in the christian cause, that while we must feel many things lovely and of good report have been produced among us, there has still been comparatively such a co ld, l angu id, and inefficient feeling with regard to the Jewish people. If we look back upon past ages, we shall see some efforts made on behalf of the heathen world, but literally none on behalf of the Jewish people ; but I do believe that one of the best tokens in the present day, one of the most conclusive proofs that the Bible is really studied and felt is, that I see upon every side an increasing interest in the welfare and condition of the Jews. So long as our religion is a mere system of ethics, and a mere tissue of metaphysical abstraction, the Jews hold no part in the system of that religion. There may be a religion beautiful in its scheme, beautiful in its code of morals, but which shall have so little to do with the Bible, that the Jews, as a people, shall have no hold upon the hearts and affections of the persons who hold that religion, and shall be regarded like some distant abstraction, in which they cannot possibly take any deep or lively interest. But when once the Bible begins to be read, when once the old testament, as well as the new testament, are laid as the foundation of all our religious belief, from that moment the Jewish people ac quire an interest in the hearts of believers to exercise an influ ence upon them from which it is not possible for us to es cape. And thus I feel convinced that of all the signs of the times—and the signs of the times are so many, that it is hardly possible for any one to fail remarking them— there is hardly one which promises better for the healthy tone of religion in this country, and for the Scriptural char acter of the belief of its inhabitants, than the universal in terest which is taken in the welfare of this interesting people. You may remember, perhaps (for the passage is commonly quoted), what our great moralist, Dr. Johnson, in his Tour to the Hebrides, said, when he visited the ruins of lona : giving vent to the feelings which the place excited, he said, the man was to be pitied whose patriotism did not grow warmer upon the plains of Marathon, or whose pity was not excited by dwelling upon the ruins of lona. It has often struck me, whilst reflecting upon the subject, that if that great man, gifted as he was, capable as lie was of discerning the workings of the human heart, could have derived such sentiments as these from the ruins of lona, had walked through the ruins of Judah, he might have derived a warmer and a deeper feeling than those which the ruins of lona were calcu lated to produce. The fact is, that the religion of that man, and, I grieve to think, the circumstances in which he was born and lived, had crippled his powers, or he would have allowed his mighty imagination to wander over the ruins of Judah, and have derived from the hands of the Jewish peo ple a warmer tone of sentiment, a deeper feeling of piety, than any that can be calculated upon from the plains of Ma rathon, or from amidst the ruins of lona. It is, however, our privilege to be born in different days, and to enjoy greater advantages than he did. It is our privilege to have the whole Bible set before us, and to be led from the begin ning to the end of it, as the birthright to which we were born, and to catch from the history of the Jewish people a deeper and a livelier interest than that which can be borrowed from any adventitious circumstances besides. And I rejoice to see a meeting like this, formed and collected as it has been, for it comes with a conviction to my mind, that the Bible has been read—more than that, that the Bible has been felt, by the families and individuals of whom this great assembly is composed. Therefore let me lift up my heart in devout thank fulness to God, that he has permitted us to take this interest in the welfare of the Jewish people, convinced as I am that in the fortunes of that people mighty dispensations are in volved, and that the more we are interested in promoting their welfare, the more we are connecting ourselves with the work of Providence, and bringing down upon us the blessing of our God. The venerable Chairman then called upon the Secretary to read the annual report of the Committee. The Rev. H. S. Joseph then read the report : REPORT. _ . It is with thanksgiving totheooa and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, that the Committee of the Liverpool _Auxiliary Society for promoting Christianity amongst the Jews, pre sent to their subscribers and friends the report of their pro= ceedings on the occasion of this their twenty-first annual meeting. The encouragement which God has been pleased during the past year to vouchsafe, by His continued blessings on the cause which they have had in hand, and the increased num ber of friends whom He has been pleased to raise up to unite in this work of benevolence, require their deepest gratitude. From the satisfactory increase also in the funds of your Auxiliary, which your committee have the gratification of announcing, they are graciously given to feel, that " the sil ver and the gold also are His." For these mercies they would ascribe all the praise and glory to Him who saith, " Salvation is of the Jews." The committee would most affectionately congratulate their subscribers and benefactors on the present state of their elder brethren of the House of Israel. Their labour in the ancient vineyard has not been "in vain in the Lord." Many sons and daughters of Abraham have through their instru mentality been brought into " the fold of Christianity," to be again children of the kingdom, through faith in the once rejected Messiah. Your committee, however, are not disposed to estimate the excellence of any cause merely by the measure of success which may attend it. If such a standard had been generally adopted—if it had been in use in the days of primitive Chris tianity—where would have been the Christian religion at this day ? Success and duty must ever be kept separate from each other. Duty we maintain is ours : success is God's. If in the discharge of duty He is pleased to give us proofs of His approbation, by vouchsafing any measure of success, to Him, and to Him alone, be ascribed all the praise : but, if He please to withhold it, our obligations are not, th ere f ore , diminished; our path is not, th ere fore, to be forsaken. If the principles in which we have associated ourselves together, for any benevolent purpose are scriptural, and the means adopted for carrying out those principles are agreeable to the divine will, we need not fear the result. The committee cannot allow the present occasion to pass without adverting to the late most distressing persecution of the Jews at Damascus and Rhodes, and to record their full belief that the charges are altogether unfounded. At the same time, they desire to express their deep sympathy with the sufferings of that afflicted people, and willingly pledge themselves to use every effort in their power to vindicate them from so unjusCanlaspersion. The PROSPECTS also of the Parent Society are bright and inviting: proofs of the Divine blessing resting upon their la bours, are daily multiplied. Prejudices on the part of the Jew (hitherto au almost insurmountable barrier) arc gradually becoming relaxed, and the desire of the pure and infallible Word of God in Hebrew, greatly excited, and widely extend ing. The FUNDS of the Parent Society have, during the last year, been considerably augmented. The aggregate amount of contributions received during the past year, towards the general and special purposes of your society, i5..C22,420. Ss. 7d. being an increase of £1915. 9s. sd. above the receipts of the preceding year. With respect to the proceedings of the parent society during the past year, your committee are glad to report that the distribution of copies of Hebrew Scriptures and tracts are as follows : _ _ Hebrew Bibles, Bvo. 1203 1 -- - f 3986 Do. do., 12mo German, &e., Old and New Testaments. Hebrew New Testaments, Bvo Do. Pentateuch arid Haphtorah Do. Liturgy Do. Scripture Portions. - Syriac New Testaments __ _ 2253 140 455 The " Old Paths, " English, Hebrew, and German 1130 " Israel Avenged," parts 1,2, and 3 lOOO Tracts EPlscorm. CHAPEL — During the past year, six adults and fifteen children have been baptised at your Episcopal Chapel, making a total of twenty-one Israelites added to the church. There are now 300 baptisms recorded in the bap tismal register, of which 102 have been baptised as adults ; exclusive of greater numbers baptised elsewhere. The He brew service on Sunday afternoon gains increasing attention among the Jews, and fully justifies the expectations under which it was commenced. HEBREW SCHOOLS.—Into your Hebrew schools boys have been admitted during the year, and three hav been bound apprentice to different trades. One was removed by his parents on account of bad health, with the consent of your committee. There are at present forty-nine boys in the school. One is about to proceed to Jerusalem, under the superintendence of Mr. Hillier, who has been appointed to take charge of the erection of the church and mission pre mises. Into your school for Hebrew girls, two have been admitted and six have gone to service or been removed by their parents, during the year. There are at present twenty seven girls in the school. MISSION IN LONDON.—With reference to the emnlov- ment of your missionaries in London, Dr. M`Caul has been engaged during the year in the important literary labours assigned to him, and has undertaken the charge of your newly-established Hebrew College. The Rev. M. S. Alexander has been much engaged in visiting auxiliary societies, by the appointment of your com mittee. He states—" In many places I had opportunities of conversing with Jews, and in some I preached to them. During my stay in town, I have daily had intercourse with Jews, either by visiting some at their own houses, or by their coming to me. I make it an invariable rule never to send an Isrealite away without speaking with him about the great truths of religion, nor without supplying him with suitable tracts, and occasionally with portions of the Word of God, although they sometimes come simply to ask for pecuniary assistance. It has pleased God to bless in an especial man ner my intercourse with the family of the Rabbi Wolff, whom I instruct with a - view to baptism." The Rev. J. C. Reichardt continues to superintend the Operative Jewish Converts' Institution, the last report of which is inserted in the " Jewish Intelligence" for April. During the year 1839, the institution had thirty-two in mates for a longer or shorter period. Of this number, 18 were baptized—eleven previously, and seven during the year. Ten left of their own accord, and thirteen remained in the institution. Since the opening of the institution, 101 Israelites have been admitted, and of these, 66 were baptized -30 previously to their admission, and 36 afterwards. Of this number, 27 were baptized at your Episcopal Chapel, and nine in other places, but all in the Church of England. Mr. Reichardt states,—" With regard to my missionary labours, the institution's report furnishes the principal materials, but not all, since I am constantly visited by Jews not connected with the institution, and have much intercourse with them daily." Your committee hope, at no distant period, to see this in stitution incorporated with your society, and form a branch of its labours. AtLiverpoul, the Rev. H. S. Joseph continues to conduct a weekly Hebrew service, instruct and baptize Jewish con verts, and to watch over the spiritual interests of a small body of Christian Israelites. He occasionally visits Manchester, in order to preach to the Jews of that town, and has been ad mitted to friendly intercourse with several. He has likewise assisted in visiting auxiliary societies in his immediate vici nity. Six converts have been baptized during the past year, making a total of twenty-nineduring hisresidence in Liver pool. Mr. Lazarus has charge of the depository. and also visits the Jews under the superintendence of Mr. Joseph. The committee might have proceeded, to lay before you considerable details of the society's labours both in the con tinent of Europe and in that most interesting of all spheres of its operations—the holy city Jerusalem. They are, how ever, aware, that statements will be made on the present oc casion of more recent date than any accounts to which they have access, they forbear, therefore, to trespass further upon your time, and conclude their report with reminding you of the blessing pronounced upon those who "pray for the peace of Jerusalem 7 they shall prosper that love thee." . The Rev. JAMES HALDANE STEWART, in rising to move the adoption of the report, said—When I consider the place in which the Providence of God has sent us, and more par ticularly the very large assemblage that are now met together, I could not but be reminded of those delightful words of the Apostle Paul, " Wherefore, seeing that you are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us run with pa tience the race that is set before us, looking unto Jesus, the author and finisher of our faith, who,; for the joy that was set before him, endured the cross, despising the shame, and is now set down at the right hand of the Majesty on high." It is, my beloved friends and Christian brethren, in the cause of this adorable Saviour, that we are now met together. It is not for any parochial concerns, it is not for any trifling matters of business, but it is to promote the salvation of that people, of whom it was said, " that the receiving of the Jews shall he as light from the dead to the Gentiles." In prose cuting this object we do not proceed upon an individual scheme, or any private notion of our own, or any peculiar interpretation we may give the prophetic Scriptures, but in obedience to the command of our blessed Lord, when those gracious words proceeded from his lips, that repentance and remission of sins should he preached to all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. Oh, was there ever love like this ! These three words may be said to contain a fountain of never-ending love, for whilst in the proclamation of princes the peculiar leaders of treason are generally excluded in the proclamations of amnesty, here the very people who shed his precious blood upon the cross are the very people to whom he says the gos pel is first to be preached ! It is our consolation that this command of our blessed Saviour has never yet been re pealed; and that, `therefore, as he says, "it ye love me keep my commandments." Although we may be en couraged by the signs of the times, although we are animated by the prophetic Scriptures, yet we shall re quire none of these things ; as we love the Lord Jesus Christ, we shall each say, " I must think of the Jews ; I must begin at Jerusalem ; I must begin at that very place, or with that very people to whom the Lord directs me first to preach his word." I mention this, because in such a vast as sembly as this there may be some who have not much inter fered in the Jewish question, and who may have considered it rather as a speculative thing, whereas it is founded upon the commandment of Christ. It is that command which is the basis of this society ; and in promoting Christianity among the Jews they are promoting the very thing which our blessed Saviour directs them to do. • There are at this mo ment very peculiar encouragements to proceed in this work ; but I do not enter into them, nor do I intend to detain you longer,‘for having been a friend of this society now for about thirty-three years, I have learned there are times when we are called upon to speak, and there are times when it is best for us to know how to be silent ; therefore, as there are many friends who have to state those things which are peculiarly interesting. I make way for the secretary of the Parent So ciety. I lift up my heart to God with praise and thankful ness, that the assembly is beginning in such a Christian spirit, that it reminds one of the temple of Solomon when there was no noise to be heard in it. It is said the words of the wise are heard twice : the Spirit of God can move every heart in this assembly to feel the importance of the subject upon which they are assembled ; and it is my earnest prayer to God that this night it may be proved that the Jews are indeed a blessing to the Gentiles. And if there are any unconverted sinners now present, they may say through it, " Blessed be God for this meeting for the conversion of the Jews : I never read the Bible, I never began to read the Bible, I never earnestly prayed to God to convert my soul, till 1 heard what was declared in it concerning the people of Israel." May the Lord thus begin with us ! May he enable us to realize the great and glorious purpose for which we are met, and may none of this assembly here be omitted ! May all meet together before the throne of God ; and then, as we have begun with prayer, so let us close with thanksgiving— " Worthy is the Lamb that was slain, to receive wisdom and power and glory and dominion, now and for evermore." (Cheers.) The Rev, J. B. CARTWRIGHT, secretary of the Parent Society rose, amidst loud cheers, to second the resolution. After a few general remarks upon the magnitude of the assembly, the rev. gentleman said, he would not, on this occasion, attempt to go much into detail with regard to the general operations of the society. They had with them one who had but recently returned from Jerusalem itself, and whatever they might have been in the-habit, in times past of hearing, it was always more delightful to hear from one who had just returned from the holy land what he had seen and heard. There was, however, one feature in the present state of the society to which he (Mr. Cartwright) was desirous of directing attention, and that was the deep interest which had been manifested with regard to the persecution of the Jews at Damascus and at Rhodes. With regard to the persecu tion at Rhodes, he was happy to inform the meeting that it was now brought to a conclusion, an official letter having been received from Lord Palmerston, by one of the deputies in London, informing him that the Jewish persons there had been pronounced innocent of the charge against them. (Cheers.) He had no doubt that when the affair at DamasCus was investigated a similar result would follow. (Hear, hear.) At the same time the persecution there had produced very remarkable results. When we looked at the state of the Christian world, we found great excitement, not only among religious people but throughout the whole world. Every eye seemed to be turned to Damascus, and every ear to the Jews. There was something wonderful in this. It was not tenears ago that there was a pretty gen era l p ersecu ti on of the Jews in Europe itself. He recollected, in Breslaw, Ham burgh, and in most of the principal cities of Europe, the Jews degraded, persecuted, and obliged to be protected by the soldiery from the fury of the mob. There was then no general sympathy for the Jews, nor was it the first time they had been persecuted ; but what , was remarkable was, that at the present moment the eyes of all Europe, and of the whole Christian church seemed to be turned towards these events. The effect of this upon the Jews themselves was remarkable. It had produced during the past year a greater change than in the ten years preceding ; it bad brought about a spirit of friendliness towards us, and shewn them that we were their real friends. At Jerusalem two learned rabbis had furnished a certificate there with regard to the circulation of the Scrip tures at Tiberias and other places, and had altogether disowned the treatment which a missionary had experienced there ; they had given a document to Mr. Nicolaison, to send to that indi vidual, and they had exhorted the Jews to receive him kindly, because he came from friends. In England the same spirit was being manifested. The Jewish Intelligencer, for instance, had an increased circulation amongst the Jews themselves. It was furnished, at the present moment, to a number of re spectable Israelites, several of whom regularly subscribed to it. A statement had been published by Mr. Peritz, of the state of things at Damascus, containing the result of his own investigations made upon the spot. This statement was published in the Jewish Intelligencer. It was afterwards copied by a distinguished individual of the Jewish nation, and published in a separate, but more expensive form, by Mr. Salomon*, the late sheriff, who introduced in it his deep thanks to Mr. Peritz for his statements. Mr. Periti having left Judinism, and embraced Christianity, could not be a suspected witness, and for his statements Mr. Salomons said he was entitled to the thanks of the community. Again, a few days ago, a Jewish newspaper, published in the German l i language, at Frankfort, was put into his hands, and to his great surprise he there found a review of two works, one of which was Mr. Peritz's statement, and the other was Dr. M'Caul's statement with regard to the affair at Damascus. The editor, Dr. Yosst, a very learned man, spoke of both works with approbation, and expressed the satisfaction of the Jewish nation at their Christian defenders. Here, then, was a decided token of a decided change having taken place amongst the Jews themselves. AtJerusalem, when the Jews were in great danger from the fury of a Mahometan, and even Christian population, the Rabbis actually went to consult Mr. Nicolaison as their friend ; and it was at their request I that Mr. Peritz was sent to Damascus, to investigate the affair himself. At the same time, there had been a remark able corresponding feeling of sympathy excited in the chris tian world—those who knew what were going on, would know what he meant. They knew that it was not in England alone, but in Germany, and in the Mediterranean ; he had seen it himself in Smyrna ' and Milt', and all parts of Eu rope, and all see me d d eep l y interested in this one particular event—the recent affair in Damascus. It was well known what a large space it had occupied in the newspapers of this country—that the attention of christians had been turned to truce the Jewish and the Christian mind, and all seemed to cry with one voice, " Oh ! Lord, save the remnant of the House of Israel." The work of the society was to im prove this feeling, in dependence upon God's blessing. Another result was this, that - the Talmud , or book of the Jewish traditi ons , h a d been thoroughly sifted. The assertion against the Jews was, that they mixed up blood with the bread of salvation—the passover ; and though it was well known that the Bible did not enjoin any such mixture, yet it was thought by some that the Talmud did. It became, then, necessary to examine the Talmud ; and' it was quite cu rious to see how closely it was examined to see what it did con tain. Much had been written upon the subject. The Jews felt deeply indebted to learned christians for having investigated the subject for them, and for having rescued them from this calumny. It has been found that the Talmud, bad as it is, nowhere enjoins the use of blood. Upon the contrary, the Jews expressed their abhorrence of such a practice. At the same time it must be confessed that there were many things contained in that book which did not appear to be supported by the authority of the Bible. In this way the Jews were obliged to look at the nature of their own traditions. Those who know the state of the Jews would think it one remark able sign - of the times that these things were taking place sere. He held in his hand a translation of a prospectus, ecently issued, for the formation of a new Temple' As- Here we have Jewish minds striv an evident proof of dissatisfaction with those cation in England traditions, whereby they had been led astray. This prospec tus be had from the Jewish newspaper to which he before referred, as being conducted by Dr. Yosst, at Frankfort on the Maine, and it was founded upon a letter from London, dated the 25th of July last. The writer says ready, from authentic You Lave ctinK the .egations, more especially by a very learned Israelite at Frankfort, and stated by influential opinions in this country. "It is not only openly and unreservedly discussed, but steps have already been taken to bring the plans into execution. The wish for reform is pretty general. Many of the Portuguese, . and, among them, some very respectable fathers of families, together with some of the German congregations, have mu tually agreed upo n th e necess ity o f an ateration in the form of worship, if we at all will think of gaining for cur youth the religion of their fathers, while they enjoy the more libe ral European education now generally imparted to them." The meeting. observed here the same testimony as to the pro gress of Christianity amongst the Jews, for it was said that this New Temple association was rendered necessary to keep the Jewish youth to the religion of their fathers. " Expe rience has but too frequently shown the result of maintain ing certain forms that are completely at variance with the spirit of the times, as being that the children were rather educated in accordance with the rules of.byegone days, and destitute of the higher improvements of mind and manners, in order to afford their parents a security against the possi bility of their stepping out of the path of strict conformity to religious rules and precepts." Here the writer acknowledged that the Jews had been compelled to bring up their children in - ewhat stricter Rabbinnical notions than pproved, lest they should in any way be led ef their forefathers,--in other words, lest Lney should become Christians. (Cheers.) " Neither party yielding, a rupture was unavoidable ; and it becomes wider from day to day. To prevent the progress of this is the end in view ; and the reformed synagogue is the means by which. that object is sought to be attained, by our seceders, who are, however, already condemned by many as schisma tics. The leading idea of the reform wanted is, a simplifica tion of the doctrines and forms, and the removal of ail pre tensions—that is, those which rest upon no sure authority." This was a very good beginning, and we must pray for God's blessing upon it. "It is purposed to reduce the prayers which have been excessively enlarged from their original simplicity." Then he went on to say, that the consciences of those who called for this reform, and who were by no means indifferent to religion, must be left to the minister who was to be at the head of this congregation. " The atten tion of all is therefore arrested by the importance of choosing a person fit for this office, possessed of sufficient energy, of the necessary erudition, of acknowledged ability, of unflinch ing firmness and indubitable integrity.; for, if one of these qualities be wanting, the congregation itself must be led astray." In other words, they wanted a suitable minister to instruct the Jews upon these principles. They said that only a man of firmness and discretion could labour effectually. He must be a man of eloquence, and fully mas ter of the English language. The field was a large one, and he (the speaker) prayed that it might bring forth fruit in abundance. The prospectus added, that the members of the new congregation had subscribed four thousand pounds, which was chiefly to be applied to the building of the New Temple. He had read these to show the mighty movement now taking place among the. Jews in England. Surely, wet ought to follow it with ardour, in sending the Scriptures amongst them ; surely, we ought to redouble our diligence, for they were groping in darkness—they had been led, in a most striking manner, by the affairs of Rhodes and Damas cus, to look into the Talmpd, to see the folly and absurdity of its traditions, and to turn to something better. In con clusion, he thanked God that they had been led to do this by the efforts of this society. The reverend gentleman then sat down, and the resolution was carried unanimously. The Rev. T. S. GnistsElAW rose to propose the second re solution. Before he entered upon those details which had been already referred to by his reverend friend, he said he should not do justice to the feelings under which he laboured on that occasion if he did not express his astonishment at the prospect before his eyes ; and when he recollected that at the first commencement of his connexion with that society, a b o ut 28 years ago, how truly that was the day of small things. he congratulated himself and his reverend and dear friend, Mr. Stewart, that they had lived to see the little grain of mus tard seed grow up, expand, and spread its branches on every side, and that they witnessed a feeling on behalf of Israel which he could not express by any stronger or better term than surely this is one of the days of the Son of Man." He prayed God that that feeling might increase, that it might per wade every town and city oft heir empire. But he would not waste any of their valuable time, but would proceed to the task which was allotted especially to him, that of recording what he had seen and witnessed in the countries of the East, A subject which is connected with the enlargement of the church of Christ, the glory of God, and the salvation of hig own ancient people Israel. He would at once take them to that portion of the East called the Levant, and he would re mark with respect to that portion of the world, that there was a most strange excitement amongst the Jews, a kind of expectation, though rather an indistinct one, with regard to some impending events really being at hand, which involved their own restoration to their country—Jerusalem, and that there were many circumstances to confirm that impression on their minds. It was remarkable that there was one very great impresion with some that the year 1840, the very Yen r to which they had arrived, would be signalized. by the return of the Jews to their own land. He inquired in Greece: Smyrna, Constantinople, Egypt, and Palestine, what ground there was for such an expectation, whether there was Of scriptural argument that could be brought forward, whether, there was any thi ng th a t cou ld b e b roug ht f orwar d , to lest , them, as men of sense, to concur in such an expectation . All he could learn was that it was a universal expectation , no man knew where it came from, unless they came to the conclusion that it came from God. He therefore would re mark though he conceived any probability of their return i 0 the year 11'40 was fallacious, he, would draw the conelusien that the time was approaching, and that a general impression could not prevail without having reason to suppose that i t must come from God. When he heard of one prevailing opinion, in the Levant, found it propagated in Greece, COes, firmed in Constantinople, and talked of in Palestine—he did think that if there was a prevailing impression before the; coming of their Lord, th a t a grea t even t was a t lisucl , ": that there would be a revelation from above,—and tha t the purposes of G o d were to b e accomplished by a oir sion to a lost world, and that.all Pagan writers concurred In it, lie did think that was the hand of Qed-p re ' l nv; the vole' of the Lord. He would state one ground that was at less authorised in their opinion, or very materially confirmed by the present state of the Turkish empire. There was a gene ral impression in the east that that empire was approachi P c t . the term of its dissolution. It was maintained that a pow:, that could not subsist by its own inherent strength, by ta t wisdom of its couucils, and th e strength of it s navies, o' s , was entirely dependent for it s ex i s t ence o d f ore i gn po wers and European. policy, that that policy was t oo muc h di/la id by separate interest s , it was p oss ibl e t h at t h e empire ee'l'a not remain without exciti ng th e am bi t i on o f some o r IL of those power s , an d th a t th e T ur ki s h emp i re wou ld allowed to remain only till those who suppssted her now wr i t ; prepared to di v id e th e s p o il among t h em. O n go i n g Egypt he felt interested to know what might be the exPe c t : tations of the Pacha of Egypt with regar d t o suc h an even t i He met with that distiuguished scholar, 'distinguished o° ., only by high and commanding talent s , b u t b y th e conve rsior , of those talents to the glory of God, t o th e cause o f Christl t anity, benevolence, and duty, wheresoever h e wen t, h e mo l _, the Rev. Dr. Duff. He conversed with him on thi s subjec'' and they at length both determined on their arrival at All, ; andria to solicit an interview with the P ac h a , an d ascer tain sentiments on that subject. They had understood that tb Jews were migrating to Palestine from the different parts °, the country ; that parties were leaving E ng l an d, an d the; were informed that not less than 40,000 Jews had arrived: o Alexandria ; it was therefore important to ascertain the vie, of the Pacha on the subject, as connec t e d w i t h hi s s i tua tiou r They were presented to him by Colonel Campbell, and alb a few formal remarks he (M r . G r i ms h aw ) requested Pei, mission to offer a few obser va ti ons ; h e ma d e his 0110 cation for doing so, and was i ntro d uce d as an Englita clergyman, and bei ng suc h h e did not exc i te a l3r 4 from the supposition that he was influenced by political feelings on the subject. After staring the circefr n , stances, he begged to inform hi s hi g h ness , th at i n t h a t co'l ss try from which he came, there was a strong impression n' s the minds of the Jews that the time had arrived when th were most likely to return to the land of their forefathe.' oo and that, in consequence of that, a considerable migrat i had already taken place, and was lik e ly t o b e i n progr.e b , o, He added, that it was not for him to speculate with his hag ness whether there was any authority for such an interP.',',4 tation, announcing that the time was come, but to cont himself simply to the matter of fact, that su c h was the S, —that the Jews were returning to Palestine in very CO derable numbers. He asked if he (the p as h a ) was fav°., able to such an interpretation—if he was lik e l y t o t h ro w L 6, A pediments in the way—or if his highness would offer , facilities as would secure to them th e p ro t ec ti on o f th e ir P7 S e , sons and properties, in the event o f th e i r m i grat i ng the;;;; and resting in that land? He (Mr. Grimshaw) obser l i o that that question excited th e paella's curiosity, and !ll those penetrating eyes that belonged to that little man 7( a mighty mind, he seemed t o surve y hi m w i t h great i n ter l 's and being satisfied, he sa id, " Th e quest i on submitte see me is this, that the Jews cons id er th e ti me i s arr i ve d oi is t they must return to their own l an d. I agree w i t h hint t, it is not fit to enter i n t o th e di scuss i on o f t h e aut h o rit, o the expectation ; and with regar d t o th e ques ti on, I beg,l, e t 3 be to reply most unequi v o ca lly t o thi s p ropos i t i on, t h at if ,es Jews are dispo se d t o re t urn t o th e i r own l an d , they are e s come. I will throw no i m p e di men t s i n t h e way ; I will' s ill the contrary, o ff er ever y f ac ili ty i n my power. There s o , I be protection to their lives, their persons, and their rr°,P m e ties, and I will return them into the land of their birth.' k tf plause.) He (Mr. G.) must confess he thought that a 'Ol important admission ; but whether success would enla tj ot from it it was not for him to speculate ; it was sufficier,,,t toe him to know that Palestine w as th en i n th e h an d s 0,, Pasha of Egypt. When he was going along the Aledit" ii ,e nean, his mind was occupied with this subject ; he asked , jr self how tgr it was in accorda nce w ith G o d' s purpose a nd sign, how far it was scriptural, and how far he Was exceeci i the limits of his duty. He asked how far - die was acting," accordance with the conclusio ns o f soun d sense, but ret o ' i s I in unison with scripture, and th e groun d on w hi c h he nisse particularly came to the conclusion that he was acting v isti rectly, was that God employed one great instrument il: s e raising of the temple, Cy rus o f o ld ; h thinks them all in ti- ,10 0 ments ; he made use of th e c h urc h, an d hi s peop l e ; isrf makes use of those n o t hi s p eop l e ; h e ' ma k es t h e goverisse, of the world subservient to hi s o wn p urposes , an d if he '" e l ployed a Cyrus of old, he can now employ a vieergte Egypt. He (Mr. Grimshaw) sa id h e was muc h o blig sp ei the Pasha for his condescendi ng answer , an d h e was Will/ to ask him further. H e sa id th a t many o f t h e J ews were a very destitute condition, depending on the liberality t 0 others, and that they were not more degraded than m o od land of their forefathers, and he solicited to know vote al' his Highness wou ld a ll ow t h em a port i on of the lan d to ose tivate, and gran t t o th em t h e pro d uce of their own Inl'iof imposing of course a tax fo r th e l an d. Th e P ac h a ' s be after repeating the words of the question that there nog" t oe no mistake ; " I have no land that I can appropriate to, Jews for such a purpose ; I have a gen era l an d f inanc ial 71 over the whole, but I am not an indi v id ua l occup i er o f le° have none to dispose of ; it belongs to the various preS o l tors, who have, no doubt, given an equivalent for it ; say, that if the Jews are willing to buy and the others to 0, I will grant the execution of a covenant of the saner grant to them also the production of th e i r own indes;SO There the matter rested, with a deep fe e li ng o f thankfw..lo' on his (Mr. G.'s) part that he had been success f u l in oh';ei ing from the Pacha so explicit a statement on sentime n t . truly important and dear to the Jews at large. lif te s br, rode back to the place of ordnance, he said to Col. Csolgr that he just wanted to know what degree of reliance,'" be placed on the assurance and declaration that 1 12,11 01 made by the Pacha in the interview that had just. thi, place. He wanted to know, as the colonel resided In o country, and 'knew the Pacha, how far he could rely ° pop declaration. The colonel said that he believed the ' was sincere, and that he might rely upon him and his p t ration, which was made i n hi s ( t h e colonel's) prelsenott; consul-general ; for he might be exposed if he wer e s oo / adhere to it. Sir Moses Montefiore waited on WTl' s , an' time before, and made s i m il ar propos iti ons, w hi c h go' swered in the same way, and he believed those were t t b e e f timents of time Pacha, a n d th e g reatest re li ance Og e es! placed on all he said. H e (M r . G r i ms h aw ) then 100,celliii up the Nile, and ex pl ore d th e ru i ns o f th e anc i ent Me' ;s! c o, he then visited Goshen, yet, did not b e h o ld one nsein°o3ple_s departed greatness; for if they wished t o lee th o se to jo pr they must have gone first of all to Alexandria, where they themselves