Northern Times. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-12-04 00:00:00

FIVE QUIRES CREAM LAID or Blue Wove 1:` ROTE PAPER for Tenpence, at CHARLES WILEmEE'S WHOLESALE PAPER WAREHOUSE, 19, SOIITH JOHN STSEET.. ENVELOPES, 4s 3d PER THOUSAND.— Now on Sale, a lot of capital YELLOW Wova ENVEL , PEQ, Full Letter Sire, Four Shillings and Threepence PER THOUSAND, at CHARLES WILLMER'S WHOLESALE PAPER WARE HOUSE, 19, SOUTH JOHN-STREET. ® CUNARD, WILSON & CO., S. .YORK-BUILDINGS, LIVERPOOL 40_6' AND sg, FENCHURCH-STREET, LONDON, BROKERS FOR THE PURCHASE AND] SALE OF SHIPS, SHIP VALUE,I,S, &c. Ott Salt FOR SALE, the w e ll known American barque -111 MA R Y AND SUSAN ; 392 tons register, copper fastened yellow metalled. This vessel was built at Boston, U. S. in IE2B ; was opened last year and found t ,133 sould ni in rood order, had new upper deck and topsides and hai 'twos t decks hid ; she has been employed in the South Sea fls!d trade for upwards of 15 years, and the materials of which she is co n pose i has bean so saturated - with oil as to render her almost improvises to decay. Lying in the Iluskisson Doclr,—For farther particul I's apply to CUNARD, WILSON and CO., Brokers for the Purchase and Sale of Ships, 5, York Buildings, Dale-street. FOR SALE, the well known Ship MARY ax BIBBY, 299 19-94ths tons register; length 104 feet, breadth 25 feet 10 inches, depth 16 feet 10 inches; built • • iftW, at Liverpool in 1825, and originally classed at Lloyd's ten years A 1 ; is yellow metalled to 13 feet, has a half poop, good cabin, and store-rooms complete. This vessel is in capital wo. kng order, and may be sent to sea in snort notice, at a trifling expense ; is well found In stores, and is admirlfoly adapted for the West India or Coast of Africa trades; lying in the Toxteth Dock. r'or laven'or es an I farther particulars, apply to Messrs. Mnrrays, Loxiale & Co., Merchants , or to CUNARD, WILSON & Co., Brokers for the Purchase and Sale of Ships,s.York-bnildlngs, Dale street. 4 7 , FOR SALE, the fine new brig PEN EL PE ; ,Fif- , * l 197 tons oar., 126 tons register. Length, 81 feet; 1 :447 breadth, 22 feet; depth, Ili feet. Built at P. E. Land • ' under the special inspection of Lloyd's Surveyor a nder i. As u- •• v whdoi she was iron kneed, and clas.ed 4 years; has good sailing qualities, easy draft of wa•er, and sails without ballast, and is well worthy of inspection. Lying in the Birkenhead Dock. —For inventories and farther particulars app y to CUNARD, WILSON, & CO. Brokers for the Purchase and Sale of Ships, 6, York-buildings, D ale street, Liverpool. • FOR SALE, the barque HARRIET SOPHIA, Att; 245 tons regist r, 'en2th 103 feet 8-10ths, breadth 27 feet i *,,,. 1-10th, depth 13 feet 2-10ths. Built at Ptigwash, Nova , _ - 7-4-r..,_ 'cotia, in 1856, to class fuur years. She is flat In the . 2.nr, and carries a full cargo of deal's on 11 feet. Lying in the Clue( n's Dock.—For inventories and further particulars apply to CUNA:II3, WILSON, and CO., Brokers for the Purchase and Sale of, Ships, 3, York-buildings, Liverp .01. Commentat salts. ..... ......... WW• THIS DAY. On account of whom it my concern. This DAY, Dm 4th Instant, at Half. past One o'clock, atthe Broker's Office, Corn Eachinge-buildings, Brunswick-street, About. 500 Bushels Damaged WHEAT, _ _ _ ex Pride of Canada, from Montreal; lying on t'e (limy, Bramley- Moore Dock.—Apply to 11. H. GOLDING, Broker. NEXT WEEK. Oa account of whom it rnsy cjnceru. On MONDAY next, the 7th instant, at Ote o'cicck, at the Broker's Office, 11, Eachange•bnildings, About 500 Bales COTTON, all f.nits, saved from the wreck of the Lexington, from New Orleans.—Apply to J. & M. JOYNSON, Brokers On account of whom it may concern. On WEDNESDAY, the 9th instant, t t One o'clock, at the ub ic Saleroom, Exchange-buildings, About 251 Packages very valuable DAMAGED MANUFACTURED GOODS, consisting of Woollens, Pain and Printed Cottons, Cotton Thread, Hosiery, Boots at,d Shoes, Saddlery, &c., landed from the John Bagshaw, from Liverpool to Buenos Aires, put back from sea. Also, so bales WOOLLEN,, and 1 Bale GUNNY BAGS, landed from the Ellen Radford. from Live. pool to Valparaiso, put back from sea; lying a: thJ Sheds for Wrecked Goods, north east side of Pr nee's Dock. And about 40 BoLes Stlton CHEESE, ex Royal Cha ter, from Mel bourne; lying at Messrs. Gibbs, Br.ght and Co.'s Virarehou'e, Atherton-buildings, Dale-street. And 40 Bales BLANKETS.— For far.her particulars app'y to - PERCIVAL, CAMPBELL & CO„ Brokers to the Liverpool Underwriters' Association. On TLICII.3DAY next, the 10th instant, at Twelve o'clock. at the Brokers' Oolce, 5, Exchange-buildings,: 193 a .Tierces Carolina RICE, ex Yenlasseo, fro n Charleston ; lying in S.anley Dock Warehouse.— Ap? yto Messrs. Leech, Harrison, and Forwood, Merchants ; or to SALISB 1 1 11 Y, TURNER, & GREY, Brokers. On Tunasnar next, the 10th instant, at Twelve o'clock, at the] Commercial Sa'eroom, 1000 Boxes 2 Bunch Muscatel RAISINS, in layers, ex Steamers - 1060 4-Do. 60 Boxes Jordan ALMONDS, ex Tajo (s.s.) 130 Cases FIG CARE, ex America (6.8 ) 180 RaActts DITTO, ex Ebro (s.s.) 100 Cases DITTO, ex Lizzie Lee. 2'oo and i-Drums Turkey FIGS, ex Acadia (s.s.) 1600 Da. Do: DITTO, ex Phcebe (s.s.) 30 Cases, containing boxes. DITTO. a Phceoe (s.s.) 800 Drums Sultana RAISINS, ex Orontes (s s.) 140 Cases Turkey Red DIT I 0, ex Areadia (s.s.) 80 no. Da. Do. DITTO, ex Taurus (Ls.) no Do. Sicilian PRUNES, ex Danube (s.s.) 100 Vost!zze CURRANTS, ex Apps (s.s.) leo Cases Apply to GEO. BADEN ACEI and SON, Brokers. On Sale. SODA. ASH, BLEACHING POWDER, VITRIOL. BIGLAND, SONS and JEFFREYS. 20, Exchange-buildings. App'y to MADEIRA WINE. Old London partlenla,r and line Old Dry Sout'a Side, In ho ;heads, quarter casks, and octaves. For farther particulats, apply vt) UN WIN & CO , Brokers, 11, Ramford-place. LAST NIGHT. MALONE RAYMOND, MISS KATE SAXON. CONCERT HALL, TO.N GHT. GREAT EXCITEMENT. F A. REWELL NIGHT, for the present, OF MR. MALONE RAYMOND, AND MISS KATE SAXON, THIS EVENING (FRIDAY), THE 4TLI INSTANT, AT THE CONCERT HALL, After a trial/int and most prosperaus engagement, these attractive and talented Artistes conclude their Popular Soirees Tub Evening, but will return in the course of a week or two, when an entirely novel and unexampled attraction will be presented to the public, for THE BENEFIT OF MISS KATE SAXON. In the meantime these elegant and mirth-inspiring Entertainments will be given at the following places during the next week Eirltenhead, on Monday, the 7t`t instant ; Crewe, Tne•day, the Bth, and Wednesday, the 9th; Runcorn, Thursday, the 10thi and St. Heien's, triday, the 11th. " MALONE RAYMOND, MISS KATE SAXON, Will give their admirable and joyous ENTERTAINMENTS at Eirkeuhsad, on Manley, the 7th instant; at Crewe, on Tuesday, the Sth, and Wednesday, the 9th; at Runcorn, on Thursday, the 10th at St. Helen's, on Friday, the 1 Ith ; shortly again in Liverpool. GREAT EXCITEMENT. FAREWELL N IG H T, for the present, OF MR. MALONE RAYMOND, AND MISS KATE SAXON, THIS EVENINGI(FRIDAY), THE 4Tis INSTANT, AT THE CONCERT HALL, After a brilliant and most prosperous engagement these nttractive and lalented Artistes ecnclude their popular Soirees This Evening, but will return in the course of a week or two, when an entirely 'novel and unexampled attraction will be present* i to the public, fcr THE LENEFIT OF MISS KATE SAXON. In the meantlme these elegant and mirth•inspiring Entertainments will be Liven at the following places during the next week :—At Birkenhead on Monday. the 7th instant; Crewe, Tuesday, the Bth, and Wedr.e3day, the 9th; Rancorn, Thursday, the 10th; and St. Helen's, Friday, the 1 lth. Exelasively frr CLOTHING BOYS froth Six to Twenty Years LEWIS & COMPANY thanelagh-streat. NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS. 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LIVERPOOL, • FRIDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1857 UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD MIDDLE CLASS EXAMINATIONS. MEETING AT THE COLLEGIATE INSTITUTION. A meeting was held last night in the Board Room of the Collegiate Institution, convened by circulars issued by Rev. Mr. Howson, principal of that institution ; Rev. Dawson Turner, principal of the Royal Institution Schools, and other gentlemen, for the purpose of adopting such resolutions as might seem desirable, in reference to the proposed scheme of middle-class examinations in con nection with the University of Oxford. There was a numerous attendance, the following gentlemen being among those present:—Alderman Samuel Holme, J. W. Riley, Dr. Ibne, W. Gregson, J. T. Danson, J. Aikin, J. G. Jones, Mr. Burrell, Rev. Dr. M•Neile, Rev. J. Harris, Rev. J. S. Bareb, Rev. R. Wall, Rev. D. Turner, Rev. Mr. Howsen, Rev. J. Cox, and the Rev. K. Pughe. At seven o'clock, the chair was taken, on the motion of the Rev. Mr. Howsen, by Mr. Alderman S. Holme. The Chairman said Gentlemen, in consequence of physical incapacity, I have been unable for the last few years to take the chair at any public meeting, or to take part in any of those public meetings in which there is much excitement. And I should not have consented to come here to-night, but rather have confined myself to the quiet debates in our Council Chamber, if it had not been that I was strongly urged to do so by my respected friend on my right hand ; and loslieving that on a subject like that of education to the middle classes, my being here to-night might be beneficial to .the object which we have in view, and as there is no rule without an excep tion, I venture to present myself before you, according to the request which has been urgently made upon me. And, gentlemen, I frankly tell you that I have been urged by another and a strong motive. Within the last few weeks I have been twice summoned to the brink of the grave—in one case to follow the remains of an intel ligent son, and in another of a dearly beloved brother, who has just been cutoff in the very prime of life and of usefulness ; and I learned this lesson when standing at the, graves of these two relatives, to make the best use of the time which remains to me, because " the night speedily cometh when no man can work," We are living in an age of great exertion. Progress is dilated upon by every tongue and by every pen. On our Rialto, in our municipal chambers, in our Athenaeums, in our place , of public resort, and around our own domestic hearths, .progress is one of the all-absorbing topics of conversation in these exciting days. Progress in science— progress in legislation—progress in commerce—progress in manufactures—and progress in colonization, together with the progress made in our army and navy,—these are the subjects which thrill every breast, and occupy the attention of every one. Thoughts are being now rapidly developed, and communicated to thousands on the wings of the press ; and knowledge seems flying all over the earth, making good, as it were,. the saying that " men shall run to and fro, and knowledge shall be increased." If this is the case—if progress is the subject of conversa tion to all classes—shall it not be to the philanthropic ? shall those who Ire actuated by philanthropic impulses, and by a desire for the amelioration of the condition of their fellow creatures, or for the progress of intel lectual or religious knowledge—shall they lag behind the worldly man ? shall they lag behind the commercial man ? Shall they not use every exertion in their power for the purpose of promoting those objects which will be all-important to the human race ? On the subject of education, you will permit me, for the sake of dividing my topic, to speak of mankind as being divided into three great and leading classes. I speak of the noble, the rich, the landowner possessing his estates, as one class ; I speak of the commercial man, the manufacturer, the tradesman, the shopkeeper, as another great section of the community ; and I speak of the third class, as being the artizans of our land, as being our agricultural peasantry, and the labouring classes in general. Now, in the matter of education, the rich man can take care of himself. His wealth gives him the means of cultivation, of travel, and of improving his mind. Our universities open wide their portals to all who can afford to pay for tho education—magnificent education, as it is—ot' those who enter them. Besides, those universities grant dergees, which give men a status in society, and this is an inducement for even the rich man to throw off the lasiness and indolence which wealth frequently superinduces, and he has an inducement in the titles which are given him by the universities, to use his exertions in order to obtain such a prize. Then, again, the poor have beea cared for by general consent ; and if in our large towns and in many of our country districts there is a single poor boy in the present day does not get education of some sort or other, it must in great measure be either his fault or it is the fault of his parents, or those who ought to look after him, because the exertions which have been made of late years in the cause of education have brought it to every man's door—and there is room 3 et for increase, and we hope advantage will be taken of it. The Committee of Council on Education has, with reference to the education of the poor, made large provision for that class, and in the schools under government there is an inspection under which many of the children of the working classes are absolutely receiving a better system of education and a better degree of education than a very large number of those who belong - to the middle class of which I have spoken. (Hear, hear.) Belonging as I do myself to that class which forms the strength of our nation, which unites the upper and the lower strata of society, and forms that great and noble pyramid of English society, which mainly chooses our members of parliament, to which is committed the choosing of our municipal and parochial representatives ; which urges on the one class which is above them, and gently drags forward the class which is below them, I am exceedingly desirous that it should have that stimulent to knowledge which the wealthy and the upper classes can command, and which the beneficence of our legislature has provided for the children,of the poor. It does appear to me, from reading a few extracts which Mr. Howsen has put into my hands, that there is a want, with reference to the children of the middle classes, which it is right and proper for us. to fill up. If our universities are to maintain their distinguished position, they must not now be slumbering while all the rest of the world seems to be awake. They must stand at the head of the educational movement. They must give an impulse to that movement in the right direction. I am rejoiced to see, by the reports put into my hauls's, that they are now prepared to do so. or it is in education as it is in the common business of life, that the hope of reward sweetens labour ; a*d if the mercantile man is stimulated by the hope of gain, so likewise must the children of the middle classes have a reward to stimulate them to an exertion in intellectual pursuits, which will be of signal benefit to them. (Cheers.) The universities now, I perceive, penpose an examination which will t es t th e schools as well as it will test the efficiency of the scholars. The bulk of the middle classes seed their boys to schools expecting them to obtain an education which avill fit them for commercial purposes. A. great many of them are disappointed in the results in the se schosls ; and although it is far from my iutentiou to say one word to decry many of the schools, which are kept by honest, industrious, and deserving men, yet I am painfully conscious of the fact, that a great number o'f' men to whom is committed the education of the children of the middle classes, would themselves cut but a very sorry figure if they had to submit to an examination, even in the elementary princi ples of the various subjects they profess to teach. (Cheers.) I was exceedingly struck by a passage from the works of Dr. Arnold. bearing upon this subject, which although it is rather long, I shall take the liberty of reading The masters of our English or demmercial schools labour under this double disadvantage—that not only their moral but their intellectual fitness must be taken upon trust. I do not mean that this is at all their fault ; still less do I say that they are not fit actually for the discharge of their important duties ; but still it is a disadvantage to them that their fitness can only be known after trial ; they have no evidence of it to offer beforehand. They feel this inconvenience themselves, and their pupils feel it also—opportunities for making known their proficiency are wanting alike to both. It has long been the reproach of our law that it has no secondary punishments; it is no less true that we have no regular system of secondary education. The classical schools throughout the country have universities to look to : distinction at school prepares the way for distinction at college, and distinction at college is again the road to distinction and emolument as a teacher ; it is a passport with which a young man enters life with advantage, either as a tutor or as a schoolmaster. But anything like local universities—any so much as local distinction or advancement in life held out to encourage exertion at a commercial school, it is as yet vain to look for. Thus the business of education is degraded; for a schoolmaster of a commercial school, having no means of acquiring a general celebrity, is rendered dependent on the inhabi tants of his own immediate neighbourhood ; if he offends them he is ruined. This greatly interferes with the maintenance of discipline ; the boys are well aware of their parents' power, and complain to them against the exercise of their master's authority. Nor is it always that the parents themselves can resist the temptation of showing their own' importance, and giving the master to understand that he must be careful how he ventures to displease them." In that passage you have the gist of what I wish myself to convey. Now, gentlemen, permit me before I sit down to say a word or two upon a subject which I con ceive to be highly important. Some persons object to these proposed examinations, which are suggested and sanctioned by the Universities, on the ground that they involve the concession of 'a vital principle —a principle which has always been identified with the Universities of our land, namely, that religion should be amalgamated with every step of education, and that it should be the basis of, and interwoven with the whole superstructure. They point to that paragraph which states that the examination in the rudiments of faith and religion, shall not be compulsory upon any candidate whose parents or guardians shall have declined it on his behalf. An important topic, and deserving of the most serious con sideration. (Hear, hear.). Now, while I agree with the objectors in the abstract, I differ with them in the mode of dealing with the question, at the same time I confess it is to my mind a very difficult one. I think all educa tion is incomplete which treats man only as an intellectual being, and forgets his immortal condition, his immortal part. (Hear.) In all study the great fountain of light and of knowledge should be kept steadily in view. Mans accountability to God, who gave him his reflection, his perception, his memory, his anticipation, and who breathed into his ncstrils the breath of life, and made him a living soul, should be interwoven with every act of Iman's life as well as with his education. But, Ibelieve that among the thousands who will avail themselves of the examinations, few, if any, will really be found to object to the general examination on the principles of Christianity; and the faith in which the large masses of the people of this country are so happily united. I cannot, therefore, cast away a positive good for an imaginary evil. (Hear, hear.) The same objection might be raised to all the events of business, and of commercial and daily life. Religion ought to be blended with all we do, and all we say, for we are all accountable beings; I mean not that spurious thing, mis-called religion, which is a mere empty profession—which is hypocritical towards God and offensive towards men, but I mean that vital principle which dwells in the heart, which regulates the life and the conduct, which makes men forbearing, charitable, and honest, and stamps their every action with sincerity and truth. But we cannot impart that to others—we cannot, at least, force it upon others—and if I cannot do all the good I could wish, let me at least do all the good that I can. (Hear, hear.) I must not sit down, fold my arms, and do nothing in these days of enterprise and of energy ; and he who spoke as never man spoke, when the poor widow cast her two mites into the treasury, has rendered her name immortal by commrnending her in these words—" She hath done what she could. ' (Hear.) Men are much easier per suaded than they are driven ; and if we are to do nothing until all men are agreed upon every doctrinal point, then depend upon it that nothing materially good, or for the general benefit, ever will be done. (Hear, hear.) The plan proposed is upon a broad basis, so that those who differ from the Church of England in form or in discipline, willinot be excluded from participation in that which is desired for the benefit of the whole. Let me ask why should they ? It is our object in the present day, in car rying forward the work of benevolence, to bring as many as we can within the fold, to participate in the benefits which we desire to confer upon all; and our Uni versities will do more to extend christian knowledge by acting liberally than they would by wrapping themselves up in an exclusive dignity and doing nothing but pursue the system they have pursued for many years. (Hear.) The system, then, now proposed involves no compromise of principle ; and if I thought it did I for one would not be seen here to-night. (Hear, hear.) But it leaves one point to the consideration of parents and guardians, and with that point I am not disposed to interfere. Our plan is sanctioned by the names of hundreds of the most dis tinguished and most pious men in our churches and our colleges, and it is rather an augmentation of a benefit than it is an abandonment of a religious principle. As one, then, of the middle classes, I demand for that great class to which I myself have the honoar to belong the best education which it is in their power to obtain, and I trust that all parents in that class will take care that their children shall partake of the inestimable benefits which , the enterprise, the benevolence, the zeal, and the learning of the present day brings so closely to their doors. It would be wrong for me, in the presence of so many gentlemen much more able is grapple with this subject than I am, to occupy any more of your time now. I shall, therefore, leave it to others to go into details, merely with these few general and hastily thrown-together expressions of my sentiments, urging upon you that you join us in this and in every other work which shall benefit the rising generation—which shall improve their minds—which shall make them better subjects, and, as I fervently trust in God, make theta better sons, better members of society, and make them beneficial to the whole human race. (Hear, hear, and loud applause.) 'she Rev, Dawson Turner proposed the first resolution, and, in doing so, commenced by referring to the great want of sufficient stimulus which schoolmyters were able to hold out to the great majority of their scholars at the close of their school career. At present, he observed, the majority of lads knew that, at the age of fifteen, or there abouts, they would be taken from school and placed in some merchant's office, and that the only studies in which it was necessary they should be proficient were writing and arithmetic, with, perhaps, a slight • knowledge; of French and German. if they knew, however, that, at the end of their school career, they would have to pass an examination, and that, if successful, their names would be published and their distinction proclaimed, a stimulus to study would be held out to them, andscondition of things would be brought about in which the schoolmaster would be enabled to put more into the pupils and get more learning out of them. Despite of the strictions in the Saturday's Review, he was of opinion that, in the proposed scheme of middle-class examination, was the gem of great good, and he, therefore, felt great pleasure in moving the resolution which approved of that scheme.' (Hear, hear.) Mr. W. Gregson seconded the resolution, and in doing so, expressed his opinion also that the scheme was likely to be productive of great good to the country at . large. While the religions faith of all was considered in the plan, all that the members of the Established Church would require for themselves was provided, and, therefore, he considered that no one could object to it. ( Hear, hear.) The Rev. Mr. Howson, in supporting the motion, lave a history of the movement which led to the now proposed scheme of middle-class examinations, and then referred to the advantages which it was likely to afford. It would give a stimulus and reward to the school-boys, because it would prevent them from flagging in their studies, just at the moment that their minds are opening and more ready to imbibe the knowledge that was being imparted to then:. Again, the certificate of examination would be the best testimony to character which a boy could produce, and the moral discipline which such an ordeal would call for, while making the boy diligent and studious, vgould make the man a useful and high-toned citiz.m. (Hear, heor.) It would be a protection and reward also to the schoolmaster, for while undoubtedly there were many schoolmasters in the middle class of life totally unfit for their duties, there were also among them many con scientious and able men, and whose talents only wanted a wide field for display, in order to have it generally recognised. (Hear, hear.) The proposed examination would at one proie the competency of the teacher, and in it also the parents would find the best guarantee for honest and bona fide teaching, It would also most likely lead to a general and comprehensive scheme of middle class education, and thus the inconvenience now experi enced on removing a boy from one school to another would be removed, for in all schools the same system would be taught. As to the religious view of the subject, it should be remembered that it was one of examination, not education, and that had the University made an examination in religion essential, it would be practically to exclude all the dissenters in the country. In his judgment an examination on religion involved an exami nation on doctrinal points; if it excluded doctrine, •it would be an examination simply on morals. For himself, he would like that an examination on religioa could be passed by alt, but as the subject of religion in connection with education was one surrounded by many difficulties, and was one on which it was almost impossible all could agree, he thought the plan in respect of religion proposed by the University was the wisest under the circum stances. (Hear. hear.) The Chairman was about to put the motion, when The Rev. Dr. M'Neile rose and begged to be allowed to make some observations. He said—Mr. Chairman, I heard nothing of this movement until I received the priuted circular containing the names of Mr. Howson, Mr. Turner, and a few others, but I felt the moment I read it that it was indeed a great movement; and I feel now, that should this meeting be so constituted as that I shall find but a feeble response to any observations that I may feel i , my duty to make, yet still, in watever unfavourable position as to externals a man may find himself standing among a company of Englishmen,, if he can but say that he is conscientious in what he is about, he will receive at least fair play at their hands. ( ar, hear.) I feel that it is indeed a great movement, anl I feel that it would be most improper to treat it lightly, as Mr. Howson said, or, to use his words in an earlier part of his speech, to dis pose or reject it carelessly. I am prepared to go with him in much that he has set forth on the practical benefits to be derived from the scheme, though I think that it is pos sible to be too s inguine as to the immediate result in that direction, because it will require some time before the middle classes of the country can be brought up to any thing like an ambition for a certificate or degree of A. A.. But waving all that, and allowing to the fullest the prac tical benefits that will eventually be derived from such a scheme as this, supposing it be cordially embraced by the country, I must now proceed to say that I believe I would not have felt it my duty to interpose in any way had there been no reference whatever in the scheme to religion of any kind; but I candidly confess that I do feel constrained to protest against the manner in which Christianity is treated in the scheme. I do not refer to the clause already treated by the Chairman and Mr. Howson, which contains an illusion to the rudiments of faith and religion, and an examination on some parts of the Bible and prayer book, it is not to that especially I refer, though to that I have.. an objection. You have already heard from Mr. Howson what bad judges in many respects parents are—how they allow incompetent masters to teach their children and waste their time, yet here the University of Oxford pro pounds that parents and guardians shall be the judges of whether their children shall be examined in religion or not • that is to say, as the parents are so the children are to be. Is this progress ? This is an age for progress, we are told, but here, on the contrary, if the parents of the children bappen to be Christian, their young men are to be indulge - d in an examination on Cnristianity, bat if they happen to be infidel, the infidelity of the father is to be stereotyped in his offspring; and as the father was, so the child is to continue for anything the University of Oxford has to say to the contrary. The University of Oxford offers her honours, her certificate signed by the Chancellor, her degree of A. A., without the slightest abatement in that honour on account of the' infidelity of the candidate ; but what is worse, and"what has brought me here to-night, is contained in this clause of the regula tions—" The fact that a candidate has passed the examination in the rudiments of faith and religion will be entered in his certificate, although it will not affect his place in the list." Now here is what I venture to consider ill treatment before the whole country of this great sub ject of religion. (Applause.) This appears to me to treat. Christianity with practical contempt —excuse the strong language, but what else is it ? The University of Oxford cannot allow even a single mark for the candidate on account for proficiency in religion. So that if a candidate should reject religion altogether, or if he should attempt it and fail in it, and show that he is totally igno. rant of the subject, his position on the list of honours wil l be no worse; and if he should prefer a religious examina tion, and prove himself highly proficient in Christianity, his position in the list of honours will be no better. What is that but to treat Christianity as a servaat,..aud as useless servant—in the house of literature, instead of giving her place she is entitled to as the mother and mistress and queen of all education? (Ap plause.) Sir, I know very well that practical men and busy men, who feel that time is precious and that talk is cheap ; I knew they dont like to go back into general principles, and open up abstract questions; but I would ask with reference to this scheme, as now pointed out—is Christianity true, or is it false ? Is it what it professes to be, or is it a cunningly devised fable ? If it be not, then to introduce it at all into this scheme is an absurdity; and if it be what it professes to be, and what I submit it is ;to treat it in this way is profane. (Hear, hear.) I believe, and I suggest to my fellow townsmen to consider it seriously. I believe that man is so situated in this world, as fallen man, so alienated from God, that cultivation without alteration—that is—education without religion, quickening and stimulating the material, as you. have it without first attempting to alter the character of that material, is upon the whole, a curse, and not a bless ing. (Hear, hear.) I have heard yourselves (the chair man) say the same; I have heard you eloquently declare this on former occasions, when twenty-one years ago, the scheme of education, in which Christianity was not to be a necessary, was attempted to be forced on the poorer classes in the Corporation Schools. (Hear, hear.) That scheme failed, and 1 cannot bring myself to believe that if Liverpool was tested, it would accept from the university of Oxford for the middle classes what it rejected from tho Town Council for the poorer classes. I believe that cul tivation without alteration is not for good but for evil. I believe that civilisation unattended by religion, however more fair in aspect before men, is more fertile in crime, polished, varnished crime—that it is more attended with hypocrisy—that it is more characterised by resistance to the secret workings of the spirit of God, and that, there fore, it is more detestable in the sight of God, and leads to a greater and more overwhelming punishment, with heavier and more numerous stripes, than the open atro citieS of unreclaimed barbarism. (Hear, hear.) I believe that on that day to which the chairman invited our attention when he led us to the brink of the grave—l believe that on that great day,it will be more favourable for the heathen savage who had never had a lesson in chemistry, geology, or christianity, than it will be for the Doctor, or Bachelor, or Master, or Associate of Arts of the University of Oxford, who made himself acquainted with all the languages of the ancients and all the science of the moderns, and who died without the saving know ledge of the grace of God and Jesus Christ—(applause)— and, therefore, I cannot say that 1 approve of a plan coming forward with all the power and all the prestige and authority of the university of Oxford, and throwing itself among the middle classes of England, which shall treat christianity as this plan does. I would rather they had said nothing about it at all—l would rather they had left it out entirely as a portion of education at home, and that they had distinguished between examination and education. But they have introduced it, and in- troduced it to disparage it, and, therefore, I cannot agree—though I should stand alone—l cannot agree that this scheme from the University of Oxford do receive our approval. (Applause.) I do not know at this moment whether these is a single gentleman in the room that will second the amendment which I shall propose, or whether it will fall through from the want of a seconder. I would rejoice to see this scheme for quickening and stimulating the middle classes, if it were done in this way—if an examination in the Word of God, without man's note or comment, were made imperative on all. Does not the Bible deserve that at our own hands ? Has God Almighty spoken, or has he not? If He has, how dare we treat 'what He has said, with indifference and ignomony ? As regards Dissenters, they will be absolutely precluded from ever showing themselves for religious examination, because, what is proposed here, is not merely the Bible, but also an examination in the Prayer-book and Catechism. The proposers then, of the scheme, have gone too far. They ought to have arranged, so as to have taken everything that could be sectarian out of the examination, and when it was reduced to the bare Word of God, it should then bacome compulsory. (Applause.) The rev, gentleman concluded, by proposing the following amendment : " Having examined the plan now before us. emanating from the University of Oxford, for the promotion of middle class education, by means of examinations to be held and distinctions conferred in various par s of the kingdom : perceiving with deep regret that religion forms no essential or imperative part of the proposed education, but is left optional with the parents or guardians of the candidate, and that where the option is in its favour it is disparaged, the candidate's place on the list of honours being in no way affected by it, so that though he should reject it altogether, or acquit himself very badly in it, he is nothing worse, and though he should prefer it and acquit himself with high proficiency in it, he is nothing better, Resolved,—' That while we venerate the Uni versity of Oxford as the ancient and renowned' seat of sound learning and of the true religion established in this realm, and while we would unfeignedly rejoice in an extension among our middle classes of distinctions derived from her fountain of honour, such as would give an effec tive and wide-spread stimulus to the highest and best improvement in any department of a Christian education, we feel conscientiously precluded from availing ourselves of a proposal which denies to Christianity the place to which we consider it entitled in every scheme of education calculatedito do real good to fallen men.'" aißev.:'Mr. Pugh seconded Dr. McNeille's amendment, observing that by the proposed system, a course of reli gious instruction would not only be no advantage, but an absolute disadvantage, inasmuch as a boy who took up a number of subjects of study, minus divinity, would, necessarily, ccetaris paribus, have a greater chance of success than one who included divinity in his studies. Mr. James Ryley declared that he was a Quaker, and trusted that he was a Christian also. (Cheers.) He would not succumb to any man in love of the Tital religion, but it seemed to him that Dr. McNeille made Church of Englandism Christianity. (Cries of hear, hear, and no, no.)_ _ _ Dr. McNeille : Quite the contrary. Mr. Ryley said tho examination as proposed by Dr. McNeille would debar any of his sins—and he had a good many of them—from taking any part or deriving any advantage. lie honoured the Bible, and was devoted to it. Dr. McNeille : The Bible is all I want. Mr. Riley said he wanted the examination to be such that every one could take part in them. (Cheers.) Aye, even the infidel. Ho was not one of those who• thought education a bad thing, even for the infidel. He believed education must always tend to purify men's minds, and that the educated man was better than the uneducated savage at any time (Hear, hear.) He objected, therefore, to any examina tions being introduced, of which all could not partake, believing education to be a refining process which all ought to go through. (Hear, hear.) Mr. J. T. Danson said, if anything could add to the strength of his conviction, that the introduction of the topic of religion at all into any scheme of that description, was almost, if not quite, certain to destroy its utility, it would be what he had heard within the last twenty minutes• (Hear, hear.) He had watched, during the past twenty years, the efforts made by the best men of the country, at the very foundation-stone of real progress, and he had seen their efforts fail at every step, by one enemy appearing in a thousand forms, and that enemy was sectarianism in religion. (Hear. hear.) His impression on the present occasion was, that when Dr. M'Neile threw down the apple of discord there, he had done signal service to the object most of them had come there to forward, by showing precisely the effeet which came by introducing the topic of religion into such a scheme. It was not in the power of such a meeting to a meeting to offer any material opposition to such a scheme so introduced and supported. But it was in their power to point out in what originated the dangers they were running upon. (Hear, hear.) He believed that by the introduction of that single article upon religion, there had been planted that which would spring up to choke and destroy the crop of the looked for. The more he sought out the root' of the Sectarian difficulties to popular education, the nearer he came to the conclusion that the author of Christianity never meant it to be regarded from an intellectual point of view. They did religion a grievous wrong when they called upon men to prove it by an intellectual test. (Hear, hear.) A man might prove himself the most deeply read in divinity who ever breathed, without convincing his hearers that he had one spark of religion in his soul. (Hear, bear.) To put a boy on a form, and examine into his acquaintance with Genesis and Exodus—not to descend even into the minor, and in that regard more mischievous details of Church Catechism and Litany] was no test of his religion. . Although he belonged to the Church of England himself, he regretted to say that it. was only the Church of England in the sense that it was the dominant sect. (Hear, hear.) Strongly, therefore, objecting to the introduction of an element which could only result in secterian difference ; it was his intention when Dr. IWNeile's amendment had been disposed of, to propose another amendment to the effect, that whilst the meeting recognised with pleasure, and would support to the utmost of their power, the general intention manifes ted in the scheme before them, They much regretted that the article of religion had not been altogether omitted. The Rev. Mr. Howson put it to Dr. M`Neile and to M Danson whether it would not ba well to withdraw their amendment, on the simple ground that the scheme was absolutely unchangeable for three years, and to pass an amendment would merely be to declare that Liverpool rejected the scheme for that time, or until amended. This he thought too serious a responsibility for them to under take. He regretted that they should have got into most serious and important theological qua stions, upo❑ which he could not possibly then embark. In all his remarks upon the general question, he quite agreed with Dr. .111'Neile ; and in the latter part of his ob servations, he quite differed with Mr. Ryley. Ile did honestly believe that a bad man, highly educated, was a more dangerous man, than a bad man without educa tion. But, how could the University, by modifying the scheme, make an infidel parent accept it ? The scheme, at present, was more likely to be accepted by those inclined to be irreligious, than if the religious e:ement were made compulsory. He urged that there was a great difference between examining and educating, and that there was any analogy between the present question and that of the Corporation Schools referred to by Dr. M'Neile. He asked how could Dr. Mlsleile's proposal be carried out without sectarianism ? They had had an instance that night, in the speech of Mr. Ryley, who had so hoheatly declared his: views. Suppose they had to examine a Church of England boy and a Quaker boy, how could they possibly examine on the question of baptism without disorganising the whole system ? Could they examine in the bible and leave out the question of baptism? Could they examine a Church of England boy and a Baptist boy without reserve on the question of infant bap tism ? What were they to do with the Roman Catholics ? because although the latter might not in any case largely avail of the scheme, yet, when cohsidering the whole sub ject, they must take every point into consideration. He admitted that there was some force in the remark of the Rev. Mr. Pugh, but be believed the answer made at Oxford to similar objections was, that they were satisfied the feeling throughout the country was so strongly in favour of having religion a part of the school system they had no fear of any evil resulting from the examinations in that respect. That was the answer given —whether it was satisfactory or not he would not undertake to say. He again urged upon Dr. McNeil to withdraw his amendment. Dr. M•Neill declined to adopt Mr. Ho w sen's suggestion, and urged that the fact of having it forced on them for three years, ought to make them hold off from it altogether at present. He reminded them that they had not the Rector or auy of the other authorities present, and that it would be a premature step to approve off-hand of the scheme. The Rev. Herbert Jones expressed a similar opinion. The Chairman denied that there was any analogy between the case which Dr. M`Neill now put and the case which occurred some years ago ; and be begged distinctly to say that, if a similar case to that should arise again, Dr. M'Neill would find him on his right hand as ready to suppnrt him again as he was before. But on a mere question of examination, rather than one of education, he could not see the face of Dr. M'Neill's observations. Dr. McNeile replied that if the University of Oxford had confined itself to examination, and had left out the religious element altogether from the whole scheme, he did not think he should have been present that night. It was the manner in which Christianity was treated that urged him to speak. Mr. John Aikin, while concurring with the Chairman as to the want of analogy between the cases mentioned, suggested that Dr. M'Neile's offer for delay should be adopted. The Chairman then put it to the meeting whether there should be an adjournment or not. A show of hands was then taken, and the majority being in favour of the affirmative, the meeting adjourned. MONETARY AND COMMERCIAL. LIVERPOOL, Thursday Evening. The Cotton Market was slightly more active to day, and prices were well supported. The sales were fully 6,000 bales, including 1,500 on specu lation and for export. The Liverpool Share Market has shown further tendency to advance, especially in Midlands, but does not close at the best. Caledonian, 381; Great Western, 511; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 91k, 911 91, 911, 901; London and North Western, 95%, 951, 951, 951 c., 05 ; do. one-eight Shares, 1, 1-16 d ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 361, 36, 361, 36; Midland, 841, 841, 848. 841, ma, 84t, 85, 848; North Eastern, 23! ; Dovers, 18 15-16, 19, 19 1-16 ; Grand Trunk of Canada, 9 13-16, 94. 9 13-16, 9 16.16 ; Great Luxembourg, 6 1-16, 6*; Great Western of Canada 18 7-16; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, three-quarter per cents, 621 ; Liverpool and London Fire and Life, 7 15-16 p. The following wore the closing quotations -Blackburn, 9, ; Chester and Birkenhead, 641, 65; Caledonian, 331, 381; Chester and Holyhead, 16, 161; Eastern Counties, 11, 11*; East Lancashire, 871, 881; Do. 9/. Shares, par, 1 ; Great Northern, 231, 234 ; Do. A, 91, 10 ; Great Western, 51, 511; Lancashire and Yorkshire Stock, 901, 91 ; Do. 9/. shares, par 1 p ; Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport, 181, 181; London and North Western Stock, 95, 951 ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 359, 36 ; Midland Stock, 841, 81/; North British, 111, 111; North Staffordshire, 41, 41 d ; North Eastern - Berwick, 23 1 1, 231 ; York and North Midland, 401, 41; Leeds Capital Stock, 244, 251 ; South Eastern and Dover, 19, 19 1-16 ; Dutch Rhenish, 5. 5 g, 51 d ; Great Western of Canada, 18%, 181; Do. new shares, 21 2% d ; Great Luxembourg, 6 1-10, 6 3-16; Grand Trunk of Canada, 9%, 9*. There was a fair demand for Money to-day, and rates of interest were well maintained. Messrs. A. F. and D. Mackay, in their Circular, just issued, make the following interesting remarks on the present state of the Money Market :- Within the fortnight which has elapsed since the date of our last circular, commercial matters have remained in nearly the same condition which they had then, and for some time previously, assumel. The state of the money market, without having in almost any degree improved, has not become worse. Recent advices from America represent money as more plentiful on the leading Exchanges of the United States; and specie to a considerable amount has been remitted thence for the purpose of meeting engage ments in this country. In England it is pleasing to know that some of the large houses which were forced to succumb to the monetary pressure, have upon a searching examina tion of their affairs, been found to be in a position so very nearly approaching solvency that they will be able to pay all their debts in full, after the lapse of comparatively brief periods of time. These are unquestionably satisfactory points of information; yet, gratifying as they undoubtedly are, they unfortunately indicate an approach to future prosperity, rather than give an assurance of present or even very immediate improvement. Trade of every kind remains in a torpid and languishing condition. The re moval of the Bank restriction has proved only a temporary remedy for the pressing evil, and its casual and somewhat irregular operation shows rather what might be expected from a permanent relaxation of that law, than frnishesu evidence of the utility of such passing infringement of its provisions, Money remains as difficult to be obtained, even on first class securities, as ever, and the exorbitant rate at which alone it can be at all procured cripples trade and paralyses exertion. This is keenly felt on all hands ; the .pressure being so great as to have induced the leading mercantile institutions in the country to step forward and declare their conviction of the entire unsuitableness of the present laws which regulate the trade in money. The Chambers of Commerce in Liverpool and Glasgow have taken the matter up, and in a tone of earnestness, in a spirit of usefulness, and with the autho rity of intelligence, have enterei their protests, in common with those of other mercantile communities, against the present arbitrary and unjust laws which derange rather than regulate transactions between the money capitalist and the enterprising trader. Such an anomalous state of matters, every one feels, cannot long be permitted to exist. It has been denounced on all hands, and various reasons have been pu forth to justify the condemnation ; but all of them embrace the one complaint, that the law, as it at present stands is inoperative, except as a means for aggrandising the moneyocraey, and that at times when legitimate trade is least able to bear the burdens thus artificlly put upon it for behoof of that limited though powerful interest. Since the commencement of the com mercial storm, great reliance his been placed on a belief, that, acting up to the spirit which had suggested to them the necessity of suspending the Bank Act, Ministers would recommend, through the speech from the throne, a thorough reconsideration of that Act ; e much anxiety was evinced as to the nature of the terms in which the Royal Speech would allude to the recent commercial crisis. The document has been receive', and a perusal of it has occasioned general disappointment, as the crisis has been in it dismissed with merely the most formal notice. No allusion whatever is made to a revision of that Act ; but it is believed in well-informed circles, that an acceleration of the steps pursued by the Committee of inquiry into the operation of the Act, which has now sat for two sessions, without apparently doing anything, will be forced on the speedy attention of Ministers. The representatives of most of the commercial constituences in the kingdom have been urged to forward completion of such an inquiry, and many independent members of the Legislature are also pledged to the adoption of a similar course. Tito Market for the Public Funds was very firm this morning, but towards the afternoon it became and Consols declined from 90i to 901, at which figure they closed. The London Railway Share Market was very firm to-day, but closed rather lower than the best quotations of the day. The following were the closing prices :—Caledonians, 761-, 77 ; Eastern Counties, 541, 55k; East Lancashire, 88,90 ; Great Northern, 93, 94 ; ditto A, 79, 81; Great Westerns, 50/ 511 ; Great Western of Canada, 181, 181 ; Grand Trunk of Canada, oi, 9d ; Great Southern and Western, 97, 99; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 902, 9li ; London and N or th W es t ern , 95 , 951 -; London and South Western, 88, 891; Leeds Northern, 501. 511; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, 352, 361 ; Midland Stock, 84i, 'B5; North British, 471, 48 ; South Eastern and Dover, 62i, 631; York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 94 93 ; York and North Midland, 811, 82 ; —The following were the nominal quotations after official hours :—Caledonians, 761, 76,1; Dutch Rhenish, 62i, 634 ; Eastern Counties, 10 15-16, 11 1-16 ; Great Northern, 93, 94 ; Do. A, 79, 80 ; &cob:lE6,4ly for CLOTHING BOYS from Six to Twenty Years LEWIS So COAIPANI, ttauelogwocrtx, Yg~Great Westerns, 50k, 501; Lancashire and tOI shire, 90k, 918 ; London and North Western, 95i ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincolnshire, °/ 36; Midland Stock, 84a, 84k ; North Br itish, :tt 48 ; York, Newcastle, and Berwick, 92 k , 93i; I° and North Midland, 82, 83. ' oc o' In consequence of the temporary susP ensi the laws on interest, the Bank of Prussia is lellor on shares and bonds at 8 per cent., and on chandise at 7. bb ye It is said the Railway Companies of F ranee, agreed with the Bank of France as to the coals, on which they can obtain advances on obligan°o • The correspondence from Hamburg gi ve s ol•• most alarming account of the 'Monetary Panic top' embarrassment. Numbers o houses are sively involved from Bills unexpectedly re,irro probated from abroad, or the unforeseen fauti"coor houses in Great Britain. Business being that pletely at a stand-still , the consequence 38 d the many of the factories have suspended, 9 %00 sudden discharge of great numbers of Nor and the panic in the lower classes, has e r dsl s 'all run during the last few drays there on t he Banks. 15,000,000 dollars in Exebecitle r diog ordered to be created for the purposa of nau'dor, relief, were completely exhausted on the first LIVERPOOL COTTOJK MARKET. —D p, one There has been a quirt market for cotton to -day, so 50 about the same as v,sterday. The sales—includig, siats2p narnbueo at 71J, 500 Bahia at 6id, to 6i ), 150 EgyptiasUoir and 1,500 Surat at 3id to aid—are reported 6,000 bales , ' 3 ' are on speculation and for export. LIVERPOOL PRODUCE MARKET--- 131 %;;; O P Stroaa.—We have no change to notice. 9) itha .i % ci rt. haie brought 40s, and 2,500 bags Pernams in bond 2 " P,70.0 1. MOLAB3ES AND Rum —No further transactions are r e, do sed COFFEH.-50 bags Rio at 41s per cwt. the 110 Ilics.—Of the Bengal offered by auction this mornittg , c o re portion only found buyers ; by private, 2,3G0 bags 41 los 3d per cwt. at IS . LOGWOOD.-20) tons Jamaica have also [been so:a per ton. 3. DO' AGRICULTURAL PRODUCE MARKET. -. d . 6. k 3 0 Per stone, 201bs. Per OIL!. !', O to 3 0 s. d. s. 4. Potatoes, Seedlings 0. 4 t0 3 i Flay, 01d...... o7to 0 74 Ditto, Kemps .. ••! 3 to 3 1 Ditto, new.. Ditto, clover Green Clover ' Grass 0 0 to 0 o!Ditto, cattle ...... 0 • 41 ° Straw, wheat 0 3 to 0 3i l Fer top. tO - 0 Ditto, oat 0 3 to 03i Turnips IS CI to 0 1 .. . il - ~ Ditto, barley .... 0 2 to 0 24 Carrots 24 " to • I 0 t, 6 Oats, in straw .... 0 0 to 0 u,Mangle wursel Manure 5 MANCHESTER TRADE REPORT. — 13146 s oar We had an extremely dell tay in our market to-claillop consequence of an almost total cessation in busanss, t" gained in the earlier part of the week has been lost. MANCHESTER CORN MARKET—DEc;:toIi There was an average attendance of buyers at o sr inar' c i c earoi The best samples of English wheat were firm at an ;0011 1st, 25 per quarter, and Foreign 2d to 33 per bushel. soro fl sur demande I as advance from 6d to Is. but t , er3 wa s 4,o7,e any inquiry for t'•.e article. Oats and Oatmeal were st e " week's rates. Ineian can brought an advance of from IS quarter. 3. Of LONDON PRODUCE MARKET.—Doc' Suc,ls.—There is much business doing, and the Cur reg o odc; sustained, especially fur better qualities, of which supply D as P r Refined sells readily, and rates rising, low to good luzaPN or and wet lumps, 518 to 53s per cwt. _ fa 0 0 0 CoFFEE.—Although not much business doing. yet tallied, few parcels being on offer. Stock of coffee in So .-- to and last year, 28,160. doiStsit Cocoa.—Sellers at rather lower rates, and little blifidet llis or;sr Tga.—Better sorts of congou are wanted, and bring O. common a slow sale at Is cash, and usual terms. is id to ports of tea for the week ending 26th Nov., 70,660 lbs. s ong I rw- Rim—Full rates asked, but less dsmand, low to midu,-- of Bengal, cash Rs to 9s 9d ; and Madras 7s Gd to Sc 6d. Oias.—Linseed less wanted, and 293 Gd taken on the SP id a slow sale. Foreign refined 445 6d, and tzown 41s. S"i ? METALs.—Iron less in request, and niters of Scotch P cash. Spelter a slow salc, at .t 27. Stock 2,528 tons ; only 1,410. Tin wanted, East India brings I9Bs to 1148. LONDON TALLOW MARKET—Dsc : 3 ',pot Only a small business. P.Y. Candle Is 502 6d to 50s NO all the year, and 512 6d to 52s 6d January to March. LONDON WOOL MARKEL—Dgc. 3. iis sl o i The sale hag ben moderately attended to-day, and nos of impro:ernent to notice in the bidding; however over two /10 valei have foand buyers at the decline already noticed. wools will ba offorel nest week. BIRMINGHAM CORN MARKET.—Dsc There was a short supply of English wheat, and tine sataP:lliti There rA fully Is per quarter dearer. Barley was dull and rather was more doing in oats at former prices. Peas so id r former rates; but beans still tend downwards. 3. _ vt il DUBLIN CATTLE MARKET.—D E , C i as t 07;0 The supply of beef and mutton was not so large 94 i ts vois, o o Prices ruled about the same rat?s The pig nlo" b y no • Ws° ecw..i larger; prices same as last quoted, but the buying, v ory active In the provision market the supply 01 tbe f 6* ba s y oon produce was larger. In bacon, the rates firm to • ruled the Market last week. In wool, the biz. unsteady. SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE' LIVERPOOL, Elan WATEn—Morn, 12 48—i ARRI Contest Dacirmars 4. is ft, 6I S Even. 1 14—Heigh t ' TED. r............................ Ranee ................. Branscombe .......... Highland Chief ........ Manhattan ...... . ...... A .0 ,01 eta ............... • )i ° Penthea ........... .. • Ch. Cope ......... I , 4 •'i f foo A ll ej K:ngalock ....• •• • .13V 1,0 0 Caroline ........ . • •• • Rosalie ...... " • • Ororli l l Stud ................ Severna ........... Mary Davies .................. Mary and Ann ... •• • Jnne ................. .iblostv Marion Lass ......... Grace ................ Evangeline Calcutta Mirzapore Madras Peony Rangoon James Jardine ll . ,chibucto Crimea .. , ..Qnebee Mirkean St. Nazaire . , Alexandria Fortuna Parodi Girgenti Selina Lisbon New Era Newfoundland Samarang St. John, N.B. Stremshilk Leghorn Dec. 3, Delktght Quebec Rosetta Demerara Rages. Pill gwenlly Seville Dee. 3. Ili Gs I .Yii4lf' r riptree .............. ...,,s t i, Y 0 . kshire ........ •• • • 110 1 ; Cornelia Lawrence•••' 0 ,,,0tw Middlesex .................. l oeanica...... ....... oti .2 OUTWARDS. .6 0 j66# .. Or # Dec. 2. l Nazaire .................. 0 y A Zambesi Bombay I'llam9s ........... .rie ft orj West Derby Calcutta Compromize .. ..... ....St; D osT a s Camilla . Corfu Adel,gunder ....• • ' ....... qio ll.- Hans Copenhagen, &c Volutina ......... ... Bergmcnn Coquimbo Robert ............. " . 40 Danube (s.s.) Genoa, &e' 09 ENTERED FOR LOADING. . P ;e'f Or i (1; Dec. 2. i te'usan Rinks ....... Nelf o ~4 Simeon Hardy Barbadoes Conqueror . ..... •• '" rie o td Hammonia CartharnnP.. Robinson ... • ." . 111 .4e anp Susan Ann .. ...Dordt, &c. Stephen Crowed •• .• ..•"' or Marino Faliero Ueroa North American.• " . r . ,110: i 0t. 4 11 Karnak (s.s.) .rAler f e c o Berthe .. ........ Guatemala Taurus (5...)... •• • • .Ir 4 " Balbec (5.5.),........ ...... Havre John Duncan .... •• "‘ .•„., "lp Bionics Maracaibo Franco Fint.. • • • • ".. Ir ° ' or Arabian .. Melbourne, Re. Echo ............ • ' : . 1.15 14 Woodfield ... 01. 5 6 OUTPORTS. 'OK: - V Dec. 2. Only Son Tito Janeiro Thom Smyrna Northumberland Alicante CLEARED - • Ho'yheal, Pee. 2—Put io.—Th! Santana, froul 4Divan n a h—Chieftain, from Quebec for Lancaster -- st' §. i, Liverp: ol for Valencia. 13er Ael Falmouth, Dee. 2.—A , rived—The Elletea, fromrs.• Louise Anne, ( dessa—Young England, and Thoula' ft ° • both fl om London. oft° . fat Crookhaven, Nov. 30. A rrived—The Northern cpei # Calcutta— frie ino, Ibrail, lAeaumaris.—Arrived the Jane Tudor, Jones, froga Conway. MARITIME EXTRACTS. o°,o ol LIVERPOOL, DEC. 3. . 4 ill g. The Contest, Johnson, arrived here from Maceio, tso f i l i s ° - % 0 last night off Crosby Light Ship with a large .A.rae r iarb., IP' , lost mizenmast, foretop•gallantmost, stanchions on : 0 , P . ,01 Ise. ; the ship proves to be the Semarang from St. T 10v only received slight damage. 1, 0 0 pits sof': The Streonshalk, Rose, arrived here from Legho rn op, 0- foietopmast, maintop•gallantsail, 4c. ho ot.: El A considerable quantity of cotton, spnarently ,`,„g b" A l part of the Howadjh's cargo, was passed in lat 47, +."-- ow Samarang errived hero. god P e ots The Centurion sloop, of Amlwch, drifted on shore - fl° 4 1 ' at Puffin Island, and is totally wreciied ; craw saved' 8 fr 0 ,11 3„ 10 Plymouth, Dec. 2.—The Coquette, Reid, arrived bloc P• 140 0 1, with copper ore, was abandoned iu a s.nking b long 8 • crew arred here. D e ere Weiteord, lice. Iv—Several large parts of North Der° 90 1$ a bore Vie copper and copper fastened, have been washed as ~„0 . , „IP two days, from the direction of Arklow Bank.— D,, Nap sul.poerl to be from the wreck of the Sir Cho' 194 po Liverpool gol• to Sierra Leone, wrecked on Kish Bank, - col CO I VESSEL'S REPORTS. f r etti 0., Re; ort by the Evangeline, Fairiem, arrived he re l' o P $ , sailed Aug.2l. fa 13' ' A 0 1 4 S oke. 4 r 0 t. 5.. Loch Lomond, from Penang for Lordoe.•3s - 91 47 a '''', 1• A 41_ e (Oct. ct. 18 - iaGio ury , from A kyab for Falmouth •••• a0 34 pa 5. ll r 00 Nov 4.. Canada- fro ai Greenock for A: our titts••4, i'2, iy . P Nov. 27.. Pelting, for C rk.... • . • • .......... • • • • -1 41 '. Nov ::9.. J. Breth, from City Point for Lim:ries ...a • Nov. 30.. Miramichl, from Quebec for Glasgow. oair t itti i , ,,/ rd ~ oak., lst• 1 0 II Report by the Marha Rance, Carr, a•rived ter- Al /4.'35 Spoke. ; pr oo0 1 •; 1 OP Oct. 9.. Stornoway, from Foo Chop Foo for 1 .. 17 „, -- ,, - 0 0 0 .' 6 Oct. 2,0 .. Courier, from Bombay for Antwerp , 3 °, "„`"' fl , Oct. 26 ..Shepherdees, from A lgoa Day for Lona-. . 04 pr o a 0: 1 0 ; o r' Report by the barque Western Sea, Taylor, _„ 0 _ frotO ~, Boston. Sailed on the Ist of November, with a es,b g ales 0 V il!a t b h er an n a n e in as e t, d a A n ys t tihnictkheLl=el, with . et r f ::: . 0 . , a ipar 6l° or s Nov. 23, spoke the ship Consul, of Bristol, Cork, isgh ..stree 1# At LEWIS & COMPANY'S, Ron a z; TOO- ;;,r.r, BOYS are CLOTHED from the Ages of SII"'" ___---- ---- FL, D - ---- - Printed and Publi s h e d b y CHARLES WI I.J .gg gst sO co w/ street, at hi% Ge nera l P r inting ant Sta ti 19, So - Ath, 3.lhTv.atrent, Liverpool. A WI. FRIDAY, DECEbiBES mi NO, Nv-Al 4 I, OD Iv! 4 - On that, Aged- , t ie CLI J. R. Coz THE