Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-09-27 00:00:00

SOCIETY - FOR THE PROPAGATION OF THE GOSPEL IN, FOREIGN FARTS. Last night, the annual meeting of this excellent society was held in the hall of the-Colleoiate Institu tion. The meeting, ,it was announce. would be addressed by the Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of St. Helena; the Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of. Brisbane, Austrplia,; the Itev. C. E. Driberg, M.A., a missionary recently 'returned from Calcutta ,• the Rev. David Willios, M.A., rector of Nannerch and' Hon. Canon of St. Asaph; and the Rev. W. C. Dowding, M.A., diocesan secretary. It may be proper to state here, that the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts has been engaged. since 1701 in endeavouring to plant the Church of Christ among our countrymen abroad, and among the heathen. Its first missionaries were sent to 'North America, in 1702: Since then its opera tions have been extended gradually- to the West Indies (1710), : Australia, 11795), India (1818), South Africa (1820), New Zealand (1839), Ceylon (1840), and Borneo (1849) - . Mere than four hundred clergymen and seven hundred lay teachers and students are main tained wholly or in part by the society. There was a numerous and respectable attendance ; but the, hall was by no means so crowded as we have seen it upon former occasions. At half-past six o'clock the REv. RECTOR CAMPBELL took the chair ; and amongst the gentlemen on the platform, we observed the Right Rev. tjie Lord Bishop of Brisbane, the Right Rev. the Lord Bishop of St. Helena, the Venerable the Archdea con of Liverpool, the Rev. Canon Williams, the Revs. W. C. - Dowding, a W. Warr, J. North, Dr. Taylor, H. Lomas, Cleminson, T. Pain, C. W. Lawrence, J. llowsln , T. Wall, R. Haines, T. Maddock, Titley, Portance, Leveson, J. Evans, T. Owen, Ireland, J. Pickles, T. Gardner, Power, C. H.... Burton, T. Harker, T. Redhead, J. Moore, Sampson, Vernon, C. Wray, T. 0. Powell. J. Twist, Cotter ; also, Messrs. Adam Hodg a m, TQmlinson, J. Eden, &c., &c. The. meeting - having been Opened with prayer, offered by the'.Rev.' G. W. Yvarr, _ The CHAIRMAN said, as they would shortly be ad- dressed by some practical labourers in the missionary field, the relation of whose personal experience would be more interesting than anything he could say, he should not treipass upon their time ; but would endeavour briefly to pre-engage their sympathies, in behalf of the Society for the Propakation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts. Since it was established in 1701, it had been labourin& faithfully and consistently in promoting the Redeemer's kingdom throughout the British provinces for nearly one hundred and sixty years. That was no small claim, he thought, upon their sympathies. The annual report contained a list of 414 ordained missionaries, supported wholly or in part by the society, in addition to upwards of 700 lay teachers, students, and catechists. During the year, £15,874 was contributed for the eXtension of missions in India. The report also recommended the extension of the colonial episcopate, by the erection of the new sees of British Columbia—(ap plause)—which were endowed at the sole cost of that noble individual, Miss Burdett Ccutts—(Loud applause) —St. Helena, Brisbane (Australia), and Waiapa (New Zealand), making a total at present of thirty-eight colonial bishoprics. Large additions had been made to the missionary allowances for the dioceses of Capetown, Grahamstown, Colombo, Mauritius, Borneo, and Colum bia; and new missions had been established at Singapore, on the river Pongas; and in Independent California. Five new missionaries have already commenced their labours in India, oaf adras, Delhi, and Moulmein; and the society an nounces its intention to occupy Lahore, Patna, and. Bombay, as well as Milnapore, Allahabad, Bareilly, &e. (Applause.) They saw by that, that the operations of the society were very extensive, and most gradually , extending; and he had recently been told, and heard it with the greatest possible satisfaction, that in this town its merits were beginning at length to be better appreciated than they were formerly. (Applause.) Five and twenty years ago, when a friend of his was secretary .of this society, the receipts amounted to the miserable sum of .£7.5 in the town and neighbourhood of this vast port. They now amounted, he believed, to £2,000. At that time there were only six colonial bishops. Now there were 38. H. thought they had reason to thank God for this. (Applause.) He should conclude with but one obser vation,—that if any suspicions should have been intro duced upon their minds with respect to the Protestant character of this society, he thought he might venture to assure them that they might dismiss them as idle tales. (Loud applause.) In short, the mode of its government seemed to him to prevent the possibility of any such reality. It was governed by all the bishops of the Established ChurCh. Its missionaries, he believed, were ehosen by a committee . of clergymen appointed by two Archbishops and the Bishop of London ;—men, he should think, above suspicion. (Applause.) He was convinced that upon enquiry they would find what he told them was true ; but if - they wished to be satisfied without enquiry, he thought they might be satisfied by hearing of the men who supported the society. It was supported, not merely by the official patronage, but by the cordial and friendly co-operation of our own bishop, the Bishop of Chester,—who was not a very suspicious character, he believed. (Laughter and applause.) And moreover, it was supported by the cordial and friendly' co-operation of a venerable ftud venerated man, who was once bishop of this diocese, and is now Lord-Archbishop of Canter uury. (Applause.) ire thought, tlierefire, they might dismiss all fears with respect to the Protes tant character of this society. Faults -it might have, And, indeed, The society that was administered by fallible men could escape faults ; but whatever faults it might have, he, thought they were more than compensated by the absence oanything in the shape of sectarian bias, and by the presence of truly enlarged and catholic spirit of the Church of England.. (Loud applause.) A letter from the Lord Bishop of this diocese was then read, stating the pleasure he should have felt in attending the meeting, but that his confirmations prevented him. The LORD BISHOP of BRISBANE , who was the first speaker, proposed the following resolution :—" That the success which has attended the past " ll . i ale labours blessing the society abundantly proves that ha 'accompanied the -6eney emplo e yed', and that propor tw.:. us the facts of missionary work are known, its friends and supporters will increase, both in numbers and in zeal." The right rev. prelate spoke o' length upon both points contained in the res . ~ .se whiph had nt+- my stopped t ,lution. As pd the east remark - that if it had been otherwise, if no measure of success had been vouchsafed to its labours, he was not prepared to acknowledge that it would have been any argument against the society or the agency it em ployed ; .because he believed God, by delaying the fruit, often tried the faith of his ministering servants. And whether, for those at home who took an interest in the missionary work, or those who at the call of God left their kindred and lands, and went to distant parts of the world,—for both, he believed the plain rule of the Gos pel was this,—they were to work in their day, and leave it to GO to vouchsafe a blessing upon their work when He should see fit. But great and abundant had been the measure of success with which God, in the course of his Providence, had seen fit to bless the labours of this aged missionary and handmaid of our. church. He should call attention to a few simple facts, as an instance of this. In a distant county from this, he was about to attend a meeting on behalf of this soc i e ty, find going to church, he asked the lady of a brother clergyman, with whom he was staying, for a Prayer 1390 k ; and, picking up one, she said that is- not quite a Prayer Book : briiig you And what was that book which he took to the House of God, and used in our beautiful service of even i n g .prayer ? It was not exactly and strictly a Prayer-book of the English Church. There were some alterations in it. It was the Prayer-Book of th e knericaii Church —and what a missionary lesson was tad to him,--tha't he could take up the Prayer-book of a great country like the United States, and use it in our e rening service, because it was almost identical with our own. America had received f rom us not only-that richest of all blessings, God's Word , but had taken from us also the Prayer-book, one leading to the the ot fact - that theher. Was there it a measure of success here, in Church of England, the church of this little s p eck in the world, should have been the instrument in God's ha id of sending the Gospel to that grea t portion of the d world, the United States ? (Applause.) He woul take another instance of the success which had attended the past labours of the society, and should point to our West India possessions. They were inhabited by the tool. negro population, slaves from the African coast but the society, hand in hand with the Government, at the time of the abolition of slave torture, built churches and opened missions for the conversion of these poor' In our West Indian possessions, there wer , Christian portions of the world like our e" same might be said, almost without excer' cor ner of the earth. • kmiali3e.\ p the country there were now tie our own. The , xception, of every 'e might point to neetingi diocese of Capetown, the diocese of Grahamstown, and the diocese of Natal. Again, there was the measure of success with which God had 'semi fit - to bless our endea vours in the 1 ndian Empire-, - - Would that we had there done more in God's service ! He believed that, if the Church of England had been more awake and alive to her missionary responsibilities,we should never have heard Of that mutiny and outbreak which had made so many hearts sad. (Applause.) In the midst of all, there was one spot which remained tranquil, and at peace. There was a shield cast over one part of our Indian Empire. What part was that ? The district of Tinnivelly . (Applause.) And then he asked, w hy was Tinnivelly peaceful, whil s t the rest of our Indian Empire was torn and distracted on every side ? The answer was : there the Church of England, by her two missionary societies, had been active in God's service; there God had blessed her endeavours, and had afforded His protection and presence in the hour of need. God had spoken abundantly and told us,—"lf you had attempted in the rest of India what you have done in this part, you should have had no mutiny, no outbreak." God had warned us in this. For a time He shook our empire. He then restored India to our power, hoping we might use India more faithfully; and might He give us grace to do so for the time to come ! But time would fail him to point out the success of this scclety in past years ; and he should close that part of his subject by one simple fact. What was the condition of those countries in which the society had been' . labouring, when it sent forth its first missionary, with the blessing of peace ? He believed that in those different countries, there were not more than twenty ministers of God's church to be met with. It had gone on, and quietly laboured in this great work of love ; and what was the condition of those countries now ? Instead of twenty ministering servants, there were now more than 3,000, who had gathered around them their several congre gations. He said, could any other branch of God's Chu r ch sow such a measure of success as this Society of the Church of England could ? But how were they to reconcile the figures hehadgiven with the statement made by the chairman, that the society had 400 ministers abroad, whilst he stated that they had 3,000 ? He had to tell them of the principle on which the society acted in making each colony self-supporting, and withdrawing its aid from a colony in proportion as it was able to maintain its own church, and transferring that aid to other colonies, which had since sprung into existence under the same fostering care. The right rev. prelate then proceeded to discuss the second part of the resolution, that in proportion as the facts of missionary work were known, its friends and supporters -would increase in numbers and zeal. If in this town of Liverpool there were any not friends and supporters of this great mis sionary society, and yet had hearts earnestin mission work, it must be for this plain reason that they had not taken pains to inquire what the society was—what the work in which it was engaged; and how, in dependence upon God's blessing, it carried on its work. (Applause.) The great and desirable object was to make the society known. He had to speak, not of suspicions, but of simple ignorance in regard to the work in which the society was engaged. In the diocese of Salisbury, with which he was twenty-one years connected, the at tention of the clergy was called by their bishop to the claims of the society. The first year 32 associations were formed, and £230 sent to its funds. They then began I to have missionary meetings in their villages ; and five years ago, when they met at their anniversary, they had increased to 342 associations, and a contribution of £4,090. (Applause.) They would find the church extend at home in proportion as she fUlfilled her work abroad. He wished that those who thought this a doubtful society, would read its reports. His lordship next made reference to his approaching departure for his own diocese, and made a stirring appeal to the audience for pecuniary support in the work in which they were engaged. He could not forget, he said, whilst he was ipaaking to them in his native land, there were more than thirty of his brethren in the episcopate, in different colonies of England, engaged in their ! own dioceses, doing at the present moment their proper work; and, in pleading for the society,' he was pleading on behalf of them, and the infant churches which they were attempting to strengthen and form. ' What was the diocese to which he himself was sent ? It was a part of the great Australian Empire, 1,500 miles from north to south, and more than 1,500 from east to west. It was occupied by the poor Eng lish settler, by the poor Australian savage, and by poor coolies imported from China. Colonial Bishops were often blamed for lingering in England rather than going to their dioceses; but the fact was, that the Church of England which sent them out made no provision for their support, and they were obliged to remain here and make appeals on behalf of themselves and those whom they . were to have in charge. When he asked what pro vision there was for him ? his answer was, " You will find three churches and three clergymen when yod get there, and you must go and look for support." There were in his diocese ten parishes, each 6,000 square miles in extent, and seven of those parishes would be without pastors unless he courd take them out fro= England. The Bomish Church acted in a different way. Since he had been consecrated bishop of that diocese, there had been a Catholic bishop sent out, with the same title as himself. The Catholic Church provided the means : the Church of England did not; and that was the reason they saw' colonial bishops going about from spot to spot. The right rev. prelate concluded, amid applause, by a further earnest appeal on behalf of the society. .' The Rev. C. IT DOWDING, honorary secretary to the institution, seconded the motion, and in doing so, he said he might be permitted to say a word or two that the 13i5hop of Brisbane had' omitted to state, no doubt from a feeling of modesty, as the remarks he was, about to make related to himself, When he (Mr. Dowding.) was first appointed to the ministry, he was put under his char:re, and the pleasure he felt in labouring as it were under his protecting wing, would never be forgot ten. He might say that the people had been stirred nn to the VA work by the bishop himself in thp diocese dilubi6ti to and though . gifts were small, the amount was considerable when taken altogether. (Hear, hear.). It was owing to his exer tions that the diocese of Salisbury occupied the position which it does at present. (Applause.) As regarded the whole existence of the society, it had been a splendid success. In its early days of mission life, it had many difficulties to contend with. Men at the present time said that a hundred years ago the society was not very iety was either for good or for evil, andwa's onnected with the Church of England itself. When a man said that the society was less active than it should have been he simply said that the Church of England was so, because the church and the society were co-exten sive. If a dark cloud bad come across the church, then that cloud had passed across the society, for the simple reason that the rulers of the church were the rulers of the society. (Applause.) Allusion had been made to the American Church. They had heard a great deal on that subject last year from two eminent gentlemen. He had never been a missionary in the United States, but he had travelled a good deal in that country, and he knew the feeling that existed between the American Church and that of England, and that feeling was love. He had heard the Bishop of Lichfield say, that if the Gospel Propagation Society had done nothing else than plant the American Church, the world owed it a debt of gratitude ; and, at the same time, he stated that those who abstained from helping the society were without excuse. The mention of the American Church reminded him of the way in which a mission, if thoroughly planted, would reproduce itself. America had sent missionaries all over the country, into the far west, axd even to Africa. Of late their minds had been disturbed by the dreadful news from China, and America had managed to maintain a much more neutral position than England had been able to do, and he had no doubt Ame r ica would lite able to do God's work in I that great empire. In Japan also there eras much I reason to believe America would be successful L, as was shown by a long letter in one of the Liverpool papers. He agreed with. the Bishop of Brisbane, that no success did not show that there was no blessing ; and, he had to say, that the society was altogether free from party spirit. Dr. Livingston, who, although not of the Church of England, had gone to the University of Cambridge for the purpose of telling what he had seen in Central Africa. He there stated that the Church of England had opportunities of doing God's work ; and, he'said, he had opened the door, and they should take care, under God, that it should never be dosed, A great meeting was held, and Cambridge asTeed to start a mission, and Oxford joined than. This was not a rival society, but one that was in perfect harmony with s no the Propagation o f the Gos p el Societ y . (A pp lause .) not was ue pleas,deddectolam P pinn vag He a Y t o t r h y a , tas their had e o t n i n e h w were sa an, were now able to tell the people what, became of their -(Triptions. (Hear, hear.) He thought missionary were not likely to go down, as some people .14611 fnnrba of thn soeiet. ..a whichhisrright7everend brother z would, said, f€4* it had been shown tam buv •""""‘,........ ...---, e measure, be more Conneeted,,Africa and the Isle had been increased three - fol d in three years. a Lon- Helena. lie might point to the missions in the don alone, the increase in four years was £20,000. lie NORTHERN DAILY TIMBS. concluded by seconding the resolution, and was warmly 'applauded on resuming his seat. • ' A collection was then taken up on behalf of the society, during which time the audience engaged in singing Bishop Heber's missionary hymn. The Bisnor -of ST. HELENA was called upon to move the next resolution, which was to the following effect :---" That the meeting desired to record its thanks to Almighty God for His havin g , in recent years, moved th e Ch urc h a t h ome t o ex t en d its labours so, that the number of bishoprics have increased to 38, whilst the funds for gospel, purposes have been nearly doubled." He said the resolution committed them to an expression of their thanks to God. It was a solemn doing to say that they desired to express their thanks to Almighty God for having moved the Church at home to a certain work: He had the. greatest satisfaction in proposing the resolution, for he believed that : they might well record their thanks to God for having moved the Church of England to the work, and he believed the work had been done rather against than by_ the assistance of man. It had not been done by the State, _ nor by public opinion ; it had been done against difficulties insurmountable to all but God, the real head of the church. He would try and ,show them that it was God's work. lt was not owing to the name of any bishop, as none of them were anything but human, and no more members of the Church than were the parties he addressed. They had heard from his right rev. friend a desire to increase the labourers in the vineyard. Christianity as it was in the Chu-ch of England, he held to be the soundest form of government. (liter, hear.) The n um b er o f c l ergy were increased four-fold, and the chief pastors were increased in a corresponding degree. He thought that nothing but the love of souls could induce these men to leave dear old England. (Applause.) The Church of Englaad was.destined to hold a high position in the work of God in this world. They were in the habit of saying that the Church was Catholic and Apostolic. That was true; but they should act in a spirit of Catholicity. That society, as had been said, was always glad to work hand in hand with a society which had the same cause at heart; and he was proud to say that the best society C had followed the example they had set. They rightly, claimed a share in the the good done by the Church Missionary Society, and they were not hostile to each other. The people in , England were not to sit down quietly, and keep to themselves what they knew.; but they were to send that knowledge across the seas, as Christianity had at first reached in this There was a gre a t d ea l o f i n fid e lit y growing up this land, and it was only to be removed by going to its source. People who were opposed, or careless about missionary work, should go to distant lands, and see what was the state of the people. He often wished, when he heard men talk, that they could be taken to a distant place, and sec the difference between Christianity and Heathenism. Something had been said about the poor man, and he wished to say that the strength of the Church was the poor. Their object was not to save the souls of the few, but of the many. The Church of Christ was open to all, high and low, rich and poor ; and altogether constituted the body of which Christ was the head. He had to apologise to them for not being present on Sunday to preach on' behalf of the society, as he had promised. He had found that the vessel in which he was about to sail, would leave much earlier than he at first anticipated. He had arranged to• preach his farewell sermon to his people on Sunday Week ; but he found that he would likely be far away at the' sea on that day, and he could not refrain from taking theciiily opporLl tunity which was left to him to bid them farewell. He then related a touching scene at his separation from his people, and concluded a very eloquent speech, which want of space prevents us from doing justice to, by pro posing the resolution. The Rev. C. A. DRIBERG, missionary from Calcutta, seconded the resolution. He said that he had been 26 years a missionary in India, and having•been for so long a time in the country, he had adopted the language of the people, and therefore in that respect his language to Eng lishmen might be considered defective. When a missionary left India to re-visit his native land, it usually took more courage to go back a second time and resume his labours, than when he first set out. However, whenever his health was restored, he was willing to go back and serve his God to the end of his days. Many a man had died in the discharge of this duty, and perhaps that might be his fate. (Hear, hear, and loud cheers.) The rev. gentleman, at considerable length, gave the results of his experiences in India; and after-congratu lating the audience on the success of Christian missions in that country, he urged upon them the necessity of individual exertion. in order to maintain the end wh they all had - in view. Those who• had been en gaged in missionary labours in India, had undoubtedly been successful ; but the government had almost entirely discouraged missionary efforts. They would not even allow Christian tuition in the schools ; and, therefore, it was, that unless, from individual effort, they endea voured thoroughly to christianise the country, they would soon see India a nation of intelligent infidels. The rev, gentleman concluded by an eloquent appeal on behalf of missions in India. The resolution was carried unanimously, The Rev. Mr. CROFT next came forward, and moved a vote of thanks to the chairman. He felt that this resolution would with greater propriety have come from one of the local clergy, or from some amongst the wealthy portion of the community ; but, having been called upon to propose the resolution, he should not shrink from it. (Cheers.) He felt, however, that the recto? scarcely needed their thanks, for he told them at the opening of the meeting, that he had lived to see the annual subscriptions on behalf of the society swelling from a small to what might now be considered a large sum. Mr. TOMLINSON (of the firm of inirie and Toyulinson) seconded the resolution. He was sure that their zorth . :l rector commanded the respect of every one. Re was always read when called upon, to take part in such a et v 7 meeting 9.S the present, The motion having bteii tarried amidst 1 The CHAIRMAN rose to acknowledge the compliment, and was received with prolongei applause. He said he was very much obliged to them for the compliment which they had paid him. At the same time, he was sure "they would agree with him that in taking mul cheering the chair that night, he was only performi appertaining to the position which he held, cerely told them that the present was the missionary meeting which he had ever atteri_. _ addresses at such meetings were often of a declamatory nature, without revealing any practical object; but 'he was glad to say that that had not been the character of the present meeting. • At a meeting conducted as that had been, whenever the state of his health permitted, he should be ever ready and glad to attend. The meeting closed with the benediction, which was pronounced by the Rev. G. W. Warr. easantest COUNTY COURT -YESTERDAY, [Before W. A. Huvrox, Esq., Judge.] COMMITMENTS.—The • following parties were com mitted to gaol , for the periods: as under, for not comply ing with the orders of payment made by the :court Edward Williams, 4 Court,,Eccles-street, 15 days ; Mary Ann Walker,"Park-road, .10 days,. in a month; John Junot,,B Court, Fisher -street; 14 days ; -Andrew Hussey, 59, Henderson-street, 15 days ; James M'Allister, 39, Watkinson-street; 18 days, in a month ; Robt. Clarke, Court, Eskholnie-street, 18 days-; William Rigby, 118, Wolfe-street, 14 - days ; William Wade, 10, Temple buildings, Dale-street, 15 days. BREACH OF CONTRACT.--O'BRIEN U. BLACKLEDGE. —ln' this ease the plaintiff, Patrick O'Brien, a dealer, sought to recover £7, 14s. 9d. from the defendant, James Blackledge, flour merchant, Great CroSshall-street, on account . of the defendant having. failed to deliver 231 flour .barrels, which. the plaintiff had bought; asd in consequence of. the non-delivery, a loss had been sus tained to the amount claimed. Mr. Hine appeared for the plaintiff, 'and Mr. Grocott for the ,defendant.. It . . appeared fro% the evidence of the plaintiff, that he bought 600 empty flour barrels.from the defendant on .the Ist July last, at 15. 9d. each. Of the number contracted for, 269 had been delivered, and the remaining 231 were refused. The.plaintilf had found a profitable market for these, if he could have got them. It was urged for the defence that the barrels had been sold without any statement being made as to the number that were to be delivered ;. but as it was admitted than the defendant offered to lye up £1 of deposit which he held,- his • Honour decided in favour of the plaintiff for the full amount. SCOTT v. TILBURN.—This was an action brought , by John Scott,. butcher, against Win. Tilburn,- innkeeper and graizer, to recover the sum of £4 125., the value of four lambs, which the plaintiff had put on the de fendant ground. Mr. Grocott supported the claim, and Mr. Himo - defended. The plaintiff was examined, and stated that he bought a number of lambs on. the Ist of June last, .and sent ten of them to be graized on the defendant's ground. On going to.. get them, he found four were missing; and, as Mr.. Tilb urn had re fused to pay for them, he had brought : that action to re cover their value. It was urged .by Mr. Mime that a public notice was hung up in the bar of, the defendant's mn, that cattle and sheep were at the owner's risk. The plaintiff denied having . seen the notice,. and a verdict of £4 as compensation was given in his favour. . CHRISTIAN I.UDWIG WATER v. Ross -T. SMITH AND Co"."-The pinintiff in this action was the owner of the ship.. Adolph, which bad been consigned -to the de fendants with a - cargo of flour, from Pamboucf; and the action was brought to .recover £8 as demurrage. • Mr. Hime appeared for the plaintiff, and Mr. Almond for the defendants. The evidence for the plaintiff went to show that the vessel was in a landing berth' on the .sth July., and could have commenced to ilischarge on the 6th, but did not discharge any till the 7th, and in con sequence the ship was detained two days longer than the time allowed for discharging in the bill of lading. Mr. Almond produced several witnesses, who deposed that the sailors refused to work, and in consequence .of this the cargo was not put on deck to be landed by the consignees, who were obli g ed to put on 'their own men to do what was the duty o f the captain to have 'done. Himc contended that the defendants could only furnish a set-off to the amount of expenses iucurted by the negligence of the captain or the crew. His Honour took this view of the case, and gave a verdict for the plaintiff. -4.--_ LIVERPOOL' POLICE COURT.-YESTERDAY [Before Mr. Maas ASSAULT UPON A WlPE.—Anthony Horan, a cab driver, residing in a court off Prussia-street, was charged with having severely wounded his wife . . From the evi dence, it appeared that the prisoner. and his wife had been attending a christening on Sunday, and both of them had a little drink. When they reached home, the wife wished to go out, but the husband refused to allow her to do so, and the consequence was that a quarrel ensued, in the course of which the prisoner gave his wife a push, and she fell against. the- stair rails, and received a severe injury on the head. She was conveyed to the infirmary, and the surgeon who attended to her said that she had suffered severely from loss of blood, and at one time he had ()Teat fear for her life. She fainted several, times. :The. prosecutsix. said that her husband did not strike her that night, nor had he ever —Mr. Mansfield hoped that the occurrence would be a warning to both husband and beaten her befor If the woman had happened to die, the prisoner might have been transported for manslaughter. As it was, there seemed to' be some . accide n t in the matter, and he would therefore discharge the prisoner. A PUBLIC-HOUSE QUARREL.—Thomas Knight was charged with striking one William Corless on the head with a poker. The prosecutor andi youn;o 3 . lady were in a public-house in Dale-street, on Sunuay evening, when the prisoner came into the . same apartment. He was eating apples at the time, and offered the young lady one: This was net relished by the sweetheart, and, according to the evidence of Knight, Corless set upon him and almost killed him—in self-defence he had taken the poker, and he could not deny using it.L-Mr. Mans field considered the case one of self-defence, and dis charged the prisoner. SINGULAR CHARGE OF OBTAINING MONEY ON FALSE PRETENCES.—AIice Collins ' a young, clean and decent-looking woman, was placed in the clock on the following charge :—Miss Euphemia Rowan said thai she resided at No. 13, Baker-street, Low-hill. Her mother had been on a visit to Southport, for the benefit of her health. Two 'clays previous to Mrs. Rowan coming back to Ll7erpool, the prisoner came to Miss Rowan and told her that she bad seen her mother in Southport ; that she had prepared some herb medicine, and was re quested to leave it at Baker-street. The young lady believing that such was the case, took in a jar, ,ye the wom s she 'said that was vt )btained f THE LORDS' COMMITTEE ON CHURCH RATES.—The report of the select committee of the House of Lords, appointed on the 4th of July, on the motion of the Duke of Marlborough, "to inquire into the present oparation of the law and practice respecting the assess ment and the levy of church rates," has been printed. After the preliminary meqing, it appears the committee sat eight times. It consisted of the following mem bers :—The Archbishop of Canterbury; the Bishops of London and Oxford ; the Lord President and Lord Privy Seal ; the Dukes of Devonshire and Marlborough ' • the Marquis of Salisbury ; Earls Derby, St an hope, 11 ?2• 1 h g t e e e b n ef. r ien Number : whom the. Braintfee ease was fi rs t tr i ed in th e Consistory Court, Spencer, Romney, and POWS ; Viscount Eversley ; L or d s Po r tman, Stanley of Alderley, Mont eag le o f Brandon, Elgit, Wensleydale,. and - Lyveden, th e _ wi vi tnze n s Dr, exLausinhined ton h w , e t re e and whose judgment - As SilAlly confirmed by the de cision of the House of Lords ; two members of the House of Commons, Mr. Alcock and Mr. Estcourt; two Archdeacons:-=Hale, of London, and Sandford, of Coventry; the rural dean of the deanei y of Charing, diocese of Canterbury ; five incumbents fr om Birmit ham, Notti ng h a m, Liverpool, and Nuneaton ; one ch ute - warden, of Atherstone and Mancetter ; the vestry clerk of Marvlebone ; the Earl of Romney, a member of the committee, who was examined as the largest pro prietor in Maidstone; a Wesleyan minister ; two members of the executive, one being the chairman of the par liamentary, and the other a member c! tie general committee of the " Society for the . Thberalion of Religi on from State Control ;" act', a pr! , vate assewer, of the Independent sect, foimerly domiciled in Finsburi. .The effect of the evidence elicited from these witnesses will be most conveniently summed up under the following • .• existing practice ; 3. Actual results of the cessation of Church-rates and probable effect of their total abolition; 4. Grou n d s Of opposition to the Church-rite, and ulti ;l fa "0.4 -L . :4. "rtnnn fe • 5 ThA Tirnm, enlption - of Diss nters from th volUntary system ; 7. Suggestions for future 1( bad been agreed on. SI two sums of money, viz., ss. tions. When Mrs. Rowan car her a the transactions, her mother opened, and home, h Is of cures 1 of vines jars were Information was given to the police on the 12th September last, but they - could gain no clue to the prisoner's whereabouts, and it was only on Monday last that she was arrested on another and much grosser cha The prisoner was committed for trial at -t1 BASE COIN.—Ann Walker and William Robson were charged with passing haie coin. On Friday last, the female passed a base shilling in the public-house of Mr. Richardson, Scotland-road. On Saturday, the male prisoner attempted to pass another base shilling ; and as they were in each other's company, they were given into custody. Detective-officer Skaife said that, on searching the cellar occupied by the female, in Upper Canada, some court off Gay-street, he found twelve base shillings, some moulds, a galvanic battery for electro-plating, and some plaster of Paris— in fact, all the aparatus for coining. In tie house of Robson three base shillings were found, All the Shil lings bore the date of 1816, and were very well exe cuted—indeed, it would require one skilful in currency to tell them from the coins issued from the Mint.—Mr. Cobb appeared for the prisoner Robson, and endeavoured to shOW that his client was a victim ; that the woman had given him the base shilling—that, in fact, he was not aware that it was spurious.—The prisoners were remanded for seven days. STEALING A CIIEESE.—MicheI Fox and Ellen Fox, husband and wife, were charged with stealing a cheese from the shop of Mr. Cookson, Circus-street. Mr. Bluck appeared for the husband, declaring that he was innocent. On Saturday night, the male prisoner returned home from work about ten o'clock, and gave his wife his and being tired, he went to bed. The wife went - 0 , out to market, and returned home after midnight in a state of intoxication, and it would seem that she , had stolen the cheese, and put it under the bed. The husband' knew nothing of the transaction until the police came to his house, and arrested him in bed.—Mr. Mansfield said there was no evidence to connect the husband with the . theft. The wife pleaded guilty, and, as she had been repeatedly charged with felony, the sentence of the Court was, that she was to be imprisoned and kept to hard labour for six months. HOLLOWAY'S OINTMENT ANDrILI !posits in the lungs, joints, and tissue or morbid en contended aless formidatle enemy. It 1g 'et they p: y beneficial, 26 I medicines yet kliown. MARKETS COMMITTEE 'The-fortnightly meeting of this committee, postponed from last week in consequence of the, lamented death of Mr. Alderman Chilton; was held yesterday, at theirown-hall. Mr. Johnson, the chairman, presided, and the other members present were--Messrs. sidley, Shimmin, Mel lor, and Haydock. Mr. Hutchinson, the general market superintendent, Mr. Weiglitman, Cie surveyor, and Mr. Tweedie, the treasurer, were in attendance. Returns were submitted, showing a large increase of revenue from St. John's Market. From the Fish Mar ket the receipt& for the past month were £ll6 17s. Bd.; against £56 6s. Bd. in the corresponding month of last yehr. The wage&in the same period last year, were £25; thiS year, only £l4 13s. 6d. From St. John's Market proper,. the receipts last month were £623 odd, against £499 in the corresponding period of last year. Mr. WEIGHTMAN, the Surveyor, explained his plans for the renovation and enlargement of the public weigh ing machine in the Old Haymarket. With the improve ments contemplated on Shaw's-brow, it would:become Ifemsaly tv remove the old machine house, and perhaps • • set it back a little. Mr. Preston offered ss. ioa. per week for the butcher's shop No. 20, in. St.. John's Market; another butcher 6s. ; and then there was a second offer from Mr. Preston of 6s. 3d. The superintendent was instructed to make inquiries, and the matter was left in his hands.. ) 1 ' It was agreed to post in every market a notice re questing the public not to employ any porter without a badge. THE MARKET RENTAL HOOKS. The Treasurer submitted the following report upon the subject of the market rental, and in reference to the books : ST. JOHN'S MARKET. Arrears at commencement of the quarter ... £6 9 11 Total rental for quarter, if fully o ccu pi e d ...1712 12 0 Cash received £1719 1 11 1239 18 4 Leaving uncollected £179 3 7 Explained thus—Unlet during quarter:- Shops, El 17s. 3d. ; butchers' stalls, £29 Is, 3d: ; butter stalls, £8 18s. 9d. ; egg stalls, 4s: 7d. ; fowl tables, El Bs. ; flower stalls, El 7s. ; space, £3 ; tables (hucksters' occupied,) £307 16s. 7d. ; tables (far mers occupied,) £123 Bs. Total, £477 Is. sd. Arrears to next quarter, £2 2s. 2d. - - .The lota receipts for St. John's Market in the quarter being :- For weekly rents „ casual tolls._ £1239 18 4 . 750 11 9 Making altogether , . FISH MARKET. Total rental for quarter Cash received (account weekly rents) Difference arrears, &c., carried forward The total receipts for the Fish Market being For weekly rents (as above) „ casual tolls; weighing, &c £1990 10 1 .£259 14 5 . 258.18 0 r £0 16 5 .£258 18 0 89 9 2 Making altogether £348 7 2 The committee will observe that the system upon which the books have been made up is as follows : • The tttal amount of the rental being ascertained by charging each shop, stall, &c., at a weekly value, and this being taken as the charge against the manager each week, the difference of short payment is required to be explained either by the unlet shops, stalls, &c., or by arrears to be collected in the next week —a statement being made up each week and appended to the account. The committee having ordered that those books shall be laid before them at each meeting, their attention, as also the atten tion of the inspector, will be regulary drawn to the subject. At the end of each quarter the total differences are carried out, showing the loss by unlet tenancies on the quarter, the arrears to carry forward, &c. It may be as Well to observe that the amount shown as repre senting unlet space, ,&c., John's Market—the amount £307 16s. 7d. for huckstets' tables, and £123 Bs. for farmers' tables, together £431 4s. 7d.---must be credited with £B5 of the £750 Us. 9d. received as casual tolls during the quarter; this latter amount being boa& up in part by casual lettings of the hucksters' and farmers' tables. The auditor, Mr. Rhind, has expressed himself satisfied that the method upon which the books have been made up is capable of showing satisfactorily the working of the market, and also that it will much facilitate him in checking the ac counts. . The committee's attention is drawn to the privilege claimed by freemen to occupy stalls, &e., at half the amount of rent paid by other tenants in the market. At the present time the amount of this abatement is £45 3 - i. 6d. per annum—viz., St. John's, £ 2B 7s. Bd. ; St. Martin's, £l5 Ps. 10d. ; St.' James's £1 Bs. ; total £45 Bs. 6d. Aaeup. TWEEDIE R Treasurer. The CHAIRMAN observed that there appeared from the report a large amount of unlet property ; but he thought the returns were not accurate as to the amount of the casual tolls. Mr. SHIMMIN attempted to renew a motion which he had made on the 20th. of July last, in reference to the form of the rent-roll, and the mode of collecting the market tolls,*but was stopped by an intimation from the Chairman that such a motion would be irregular without notice being given. Mr. Shimmin stated that he should never be satisfied till the system of accounts was perfect. This was thewhole of the general busine s s ; an d th e committee soon afterwards adjourned. CRICKETS, ANTS, COCKROACHES, OR BLACK BEETLES.—Their effectual exterroinationby Greer's Patent Anti-Vermin Solution, 3d.; 6d., and is., at the Anti-Vermin Office, 49, 33rownlow-hill. RATS, MICE, AND COCKROACHES.—Their extinction in one night, or a few hours, by Greer's Patent Anti-Vermin Mixture, 2.1. ad., 6d., and Is., at the Anti-Vermin Oftiee 49, Brownlow- - , . . TILE BED-MCG AND FLl4.—Thbir immediate extirpation by Grcer's Patent Anti-Vermin Lotion, 3d., 6d., and Is., at the Anti-Vermin Office, 49, Brownlow-hill. Mom I Fulls, AND FLEAS ON DOGS.—Their prevention and cure, by Greer's Patent Anti-Vermin Lotion (Camphorated), 3d., 6d., and Is., at the Anti-Vermin Office, 49, Brovixlow-hill. To MOTHERS AND NURSES.—To supersede the tardy use of the line tooth comb in the nursery, and to cleanse the hair and skin, preventing animalcule°, obtain Greer's Patent Anti-Vermin Lotion (perfumed), 3d., 6d., and Is., at the Anti-Vermin Office, 49, Brownlow-hill. INSECTS ON TREES, SHRUBS, AND PLANTS.—lnstantly and effectually destroyed, and futurely prevented, by Greer's Patent Anti-Vermin Lotion, ss. per gallon (sufficiently strong di.uted with six gallons of water), at the Anti-Vermin Office, 49, EXPORTS OF BRITISH AND IRISH PRODUCE.--The Board of Trade returns for the month and eight months ending the 31st of August, 1859, were issued on Satur day. We subjoin a statement of the total declared value of the exports of British and Irish produce and manu factures during the month and eight months, including only the ." enumerated" articles : For the month. For eight months. 1857 L 19,750,149 1853 10,385,349 1859 11,269,341 Including the "unenumerated" articles, the aggregate exports stand thus For, the month. For . 11,638,805 . 11,134,763 . 12,117,275 eight months, 84,666,718 75,596,564 BREACH OF PROMISE OF MARRIAGE.—WILLS V. GIDLET. —This action, which was referred by order of the Court of Queen's Bench, at the last summer assizes, came on for hearing before Baldwin Fulford, Esq., the arbitrator, last week, at Great Fulford. The plaintiff is a middle-aged damsel of 68, and the de fendant an old gentleman of 70. It appears that some two years since, defendant executed a marriage settle ment, by which he gave plaintiff an annuity during her life ; from that time he has neglected to fulfil his con tract, while she has been hopelessly grieving at the loss of her prospective husband, or, as the defendant says, of - her annuity, he declaring that he has been ready to marry, but that she, preferring his money to himself, would never • "come to the scratch." Several witnesses were examined, and the arbitrator having heard the facts,. has reserved his decision.— Western Vines. DEATIt OF PROFESSOR ALISON OF EDINBURGH.— We regret to notice the death of Dr. - William Pulteney Alison, late Professor of the Practice of Physic in the University of Edinburgh, which took place at Edin burgh in the end of last week. The deceased, who was born in 1790, was the brother of Sir Archibald Alison, the historian, and was the son of the Rev. Archibald Alison, an Episcopal clergyman in Edinburgh, who about the end of last century obtained a considerable literary reputation by the publication of his Essays on Taste. Dr. W. P. Alison," who had while yet a young man shown the highest talent in and devotion to his profession as a medical practitioner, was as early as 1820 chosen by the Edinburgh Town Council to fill the chair of Medical Jurisprudence in the University there, and was successfully promoted to chairs of still higher importance until in 1842 he was appointed Professor of the Practice of Physic. This chair he held till 1855, when he resigned owing to ill health, being succeeded in it by Dr. Thomas Laycock. The deceased was not only for many years one of the heads of the medical profession at • Edinburgh, and gained for himself a wide reputation by the publication aho his own v op a thy r iinloant hrimmediateworks,op y. s bi oh t re rs heo some was eyhy eisa ur s sn t i bb l l oa uc bkne,dtsetude suffering be erni negv known in benevolence ceer a lingering illness which he endured with much resigna tion, he had necessarily withdrawn from active profes sional pursuits, and lived in retirement in a quut su burb of the town. Now that he is gone, his memory will long bo cherished with a degree of affection and admiration which are the posthumous inheritance of few. He will long be remembered as one of the most humane, the most upright, and the most amiable of men. SEPTEMBER 27, 1853 THE WATER COMMITTEE. This committ ee me t yester d ay, at t h e usua l h our , in. the Town-hall. M r . H o d son pres id e d ; an d t h ere we re present—Messrs. Crellin, Turner, Farnworth, Mellor, iJeffery, Woodruff, Wagstaff, and Bennett. SUPPLY OF WATER, The following return was submitted : Quantity of water received from Rivington during the week ending 24th September, 1859'—Into Rivington, 36,328,305; into Audley-street, 15,109,337 ; into Park-hill, 11,108,000 :-- 62,545,692 gallons. Quantity or water pumped from the wells :—At Bootle, 4,293,500 ; at- Green-lane, 14,143,027 ; at Water-street , 2,829,450; at Windsor, 5,919,000:-27,183,977. Total quantity from Rivington and wells, 89,730,669 gallons. Quantity of water in store week ending 17th September, 1859, 11,891,373; do., 24th September, 1859, 13,038,318; consumed , __in the week, 1,146,945 gallons. Used in washing out mains, sewers, &c., 2,500,000 gallons. Delivered at Bootle unmixed, 2,590,000; mixed, 83,583,724 : _86,083,724 gallons. Proportion of Rivington to well water as 62 to 27. THE LAWTON-STREET FIRE The following report from Mr. Duncan, the engineer, was read := LIVERPOOL CORPORATION WATER 'WORKS. • 19th September, 1859. In compliance with the resolution passed at the meeting 'or the sub-committee of works at Cornwallis-street, on Fridays the 16th instant, the'engineer has to report :--- The Lawton-street fire, it appears, was first discovered shortly before eight o'clock in the evening of the 14th instant. The accompanying plan exhibits the positions of the mains, service pipes, aadlydrants, and the statements of the water works turncocks will inform the committee of the particulars of action. It will be seen from the plan submitted that the positions of the mains and appliances are particularly favourable for afford ing a ready and copious supply of water to a fire in the locality' where it occurred ; and the fact of the fire brigade being able to' bring sixteen jets to bear, is, proof of this. The statement that the supply was defective, was therefore' made in error. Whittingham, fire turncock, reports—l was at home ins Blake-street ; heard of the fire a little before eight o'clock ; g ot down with Pritchard, night turncock on duty, in not more than two or three minutes; prepared for the fire brigade at Ranelagh-street by Great Charlotte-street, considering it the' most favourable position ; had four plugs ready ; it was several' minutes before an engine arrived, and' when it did it went into Renshaw-street, opposite the end of Lawton-street; I lin- - mediately went to it and opened the plugs there ; there was' some time spent in getting the hose laid down ; when it w:.* laid down it burst on, the water being turned on ; thi s o C cu rre d twice ; I don't thi n k that the water reached the fire until after new lengths were obtained : this occupied, I should say, about ten minutes ; Pritchard had left to open for the fire-police in Cropper-street and Newington; •I stopped by the plugs, and assisted to get the hose attached. I told Douthwaite, of the fire brigade, of our plugs by Great Charlotte-street, were I had been and opened them, but nothing was done with them. This batch of plugs was not used at all. I have never seen a better supply of water at any time. William Nolan, fire turncock, got to the fire as the hose were being attached ; at Renshaw-street, saw them burst twice — assisted to get down hose in Newington, then in Back Bold street. There were at least sixteen plugs down—never saw 0 , better supply of water at any fire. James.Grice, turncock N. 3, got to the fire at ten minutes past eight; found Whittingham, Laidlaw, and Bold; opened two hydrants in Lawton-street; was there before the fire bri gade began to play; found the hydrant opposite the gate to Kilpin and Montgomery's yard covered with boards ; got it cleared ; left Owens, No. 9 turncock, with Laidlaw and Bold, at the hydrants in Lawton-street, and assisted in other places. Thomas Laidlaw saw the fire when out with Bold; came to the office with police-constable (thinks it was) 221 ; took down our own hose ; it was put down opposite the ga t e , an d p l a yed from during the night. Thomas Price, foreman, was also in a tt en d ance f rom n ine o'clock until midnight, and confirms the above. Mr. Owens, from the dock supply office, was also present. The engineer would here take the liberty of directing the attention of the committee to a portion of a report submitted by him on a similar occasion so far back as Janulry, 1852, a copy of which - was ,transmitted to the watch committee. All his experience from that time has only,tended to confirm the views he then expressed ; and he is cinvinced that if reels, hose, and turncocks' tools wer e pl ace d t h roug h od t the town a t particular positions during tke night, many fires would be extinguished before intimation could, under present arrangements, reach the central or district fire brigade estab— lishments, and thus much property would be saved. The engi neer needs hardly state that• instant application of water on discovering of a Are is of the utmost moment. The CHAIRMAN said it had been stated in one of the papers that there was some little delay in obtaining' water, but the turncocks and all their men were there a quarter of an hottr before the engines arrived. Mr. WOODRUFF called special attention to that part of the report which recommends turncocks' to ils to be placed in different parts of the town; and it was agreed on his motion, seconded by Mr. Jeffery, that a copy of the report should be sent , to the Watch Committee. THE RIVINOTON WORKS. Mr. DUNCAN then submitted his report as-to the condi tion and progress of the works at Rivmgton. This stated that the rainfall for the week ending the 24th inst. had been 2.30 inches, and there had been a rise in all the reservoirs, except the Prescot. PROPOSED IMPROVEMENT S NEAR CHAPEL-STREET. The general business having closed, the reporters were about to retire, when Mr. Jeffery wished them to remain, as there was one matter of considerable im portance to be- considered. The following letter from Mr. Picton•was then read := TO THE CHAIRMAN OF THE WATER COMMITTEE DEAR SIR—I beg respectfully to bring the following facts under the consideration of your committee. Mr. William Brown has recently expended upwards of £lO,OOO in the rebuilding of premises on the south side of Chapel-street, belonging to a member of his family, the rever sion of which belongs to the Corporation. Acting as his ar chitect, and being aware that the- Pilot-office, also belonging to the Corporation, would be in the market, I communicated with the town surveyor on the subject, and laid out the plans with a view to obtain a frontage to the Old Churchyard, and a passage through between the two streets. This also would have required an additional outlay of several-thousand pounds to the ultimate benefit of the corporate estate. In consequence of an unfortunate misunderstanding, we not being aware 01 your committee being in the field, the property was not pur" chased at the Corporation sale- This circumstance leaves our, plans incomplete, and prevents a considerable outl a y w hich would eventually revert to the borough funds. Under these circumstances, I respectfully submit to the con sideration of the committee, whether any other site could found eligible for the shipping office for water supply. It ACW' be seen from the above statement, that it is not merely private interest, but an enhancement of the value of the corporate estate, which is in question.---I am, dear sir, yours trulN Liverpool, Sept. 17, 1859 J. A. PiCioN Mr. JEFFIaty said he had met Mr. Picton accidentallY in the street ; and, in conversation, he had told him that Mr. Brown's plans had been matured with the view of purchasing the property. He had mentioned to him the limits of his bid. He (Mr. Jeffery) thought it would be well to refer the question to a special sub-committce• He had since received a note from Mr. Picton :—" gr . Brown has a property in Canning-place, fronting the quay and near the Custom-house, in a far more eligible situation for a water-office than the Old Churchyarl, and I have no doubt arrangements might be made for its occupancy or purchase." - Mr. WOODRUFF thought there would be no objection that Mr. Brown should have the property at the price which they had given for it. Mr. WAGSTAFF expressed himself as most decidedly opposed. -He had had. his eye upon it, from its eligibility. as a water-office, for a long time. Mr. TURNER said thiS was really a matter of finance' It involved personal considerations, and he suggested that it could be discussed with more freedom. in private- It was a question of a delicate kind, and, he though t, ' hardly one to discuss before the public. Mr. BENNETT said they must all feel. that a great debt was due to Mr. Brown ; and it might be, that when :Nix' Wagstaff saw the premises offered in exchange, Ile would see no ground of objection. Mr. WAGSTAFF—Oh, but I do object. Mr. TURNER said they Could not transfer a barga i : from a public company to a private individual ; and to, only course, if the Water Committee were willing, surrender the property, would be to put it up to a uction and let all parties bid for it. d The TOWN-CLERK, appealed to, said if they coul a party to give them a suitable office, he did not see l ull ' objection to their making an exchange. A protracted and somewhat angry discussion follei v o t principally upon the point, whether the question 0 1 be referred to a special committee, or to the sub-c o o r, " te course etee on nf the works,—Mr. o „ s ground,— had formed a foregone conclusion. Fer The committee divided, when there appeared ' deo , its reference to a special committee, Messrs. Bennett, and Woodruff; for its reference to the re,., ir th . comm ittee of works, all the . othe r seven membero P that Mr. Jeffery objecting agWsWagstaff,, itsto theoail lo a sent .. The financial business was then proceeded nt h ' the reporters withdrew. pos l tal liE co G nt L ra w ct A , lr the P N A 7 ) North ern belieie that no delivere . nie :—: contracts can in any way nti. signed,_ sealed, and delivered by the ministers of 1 . _ . ' 1 ,,, Crown on the one side, and the directors of the coroo* 7 , on the other. We can imagine no more fatal m.5t.:11,.,.. to our Liberal administration than would be their a . , _ dorsement of any report of the committee prejudioc Lott; the Galway contract • and we cannot fora ni ni S i s t ou flr T rbt O ih,t l I th. ge e e h es losanomygiser committee h tut e , e,a.:grr nek ic or: as e , t :0 1 1 10 believe that such men as Lord Palmerston, Lord s . . J° _ l l Russell, acid Lord Carlisle would lend their as i s st r .; e to a scheme which, politically, would be of e meansto them, .of materiallywh i le,on intihoeriontghtehretainudn,uietner iuoll e b j e a lir