The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-01-22 00:00:00

AUSTRALIAN SHIPPING MOVEMENTS.

THE ROYAL MAIL PACKET, for Melbourne, will be
despatched this day at noon. It is the Sardinian, Captain
Sheridan, and is one of the celebrated " White Star", line.
The Sardinian is an exceedingly trim-looking vessel, built
upon beautiful lines, and so nicely rigged in proportion to her
build as to give assurance of excellent sailing qualities ;
indeed, these have been already tested in her exceedingly
rapid voyage from America to Liverpool, and also her quick
and pleasant run from San Francisco to New York, in which
she eclipsed the Sovereign of the Seas. These qualities, com-
bined with the superior style of her passenger accommodation,
and the experience and gentlemanly conduct of her commander,
have rendered her a favourite with passengers ; and she
carries out with her a full and fair average of passengers,
together with a large and valuable cargo, and a very heavy
mail.

On Friday morning, about eight o'clock, the new auxiliary
screw steam propeller ship Royal Charter, Captain Boyce,
belonging to the Australian Steam Navigation Company,
started on her first voyage to Melbourne. This fine ship
having been built on the approved lines of a clipper, and being
furnished with powerful steam-engines to propel her when the
winds fail, she is expected to make a very rapid passage, and
the news of her rate of sailing is looked forward to with
much interest. She carried out a fair compleAnt of passen-
gers (250 in all), of whom 54 were first-class. She had also a
full cargo, 300 tons having been left behind for want of stow-
age room. Although there was a mail ship left this port
twelve days ago, the mail carried by the Royal Charter was a
very large one, consisting of about fifty bags.
The next mail to arrive from Melbourne will be by the
Champion of the Seas,belonging to the "Black Ball" line, which
was to have left Melbourne on the 25th of October last, making
her now 88 days out, so that, judging by her run, under Capt.
Newlands, to and from Melbourne, on her first voyage, she is
now considerably over due, and is looked for with anxious
expectation.
The Salem, one of Messrs. Magee, Levingston, and Wal-
thews's "Liverpool" line, is on the berth taking in passengers,
and is advertised to sail in a few days. She has a large cargo
already on board, and is filling up well.
A notice has been posted at the General Post-office, Sydney,
stating that his Excellency the Governor-General has been
pleased to appoint that the vessels of the " Black Bail " line
shall leave Melbourne with the return mail on the 25th of
each month, and the vessels of the "White Star " line on the
10th of each month.

ST. PAUL'S CHURCH ANNUAL

TEA PARTY.

TUE annual tea-party and Protestant demonstration in
connection with St. Paul's Church, was held last night, in the
Concert-hall, Lord Nelson-street, and, notwithstanding the
unfavourable state of the weather, there being a cold drizzling
rain all day, was numerously attended. The refreshments
were provided by Mr. Milbourn, of Clarence-street, and were
as usual of first-rate qualty.
The Rev. GEORGE REED, incumbent of St. Paul's, was iu
the chair, and, when Grace after meat had been sung in a
very creditable manner by the choir, commenced the proceed-
ings in a brief address.
The Rev. V. M. WRITE said he regretted that, owing to
another important engagement, the time he could devote to
them was so very limited. When called upon to attend a
death-bed, he never questioned what church the sufferer had
attended, his only concern was that faith in our Saviour
which was the religion of Protestants. He read in a publica-
tion the other day about the triumph over Protestantism
with reference to Bible-burning. He did not know what
Protestantism bad to do with it; they did not burn Bibles,
nor had they any thine, to do with the prosecution of those
who did. It was conducted by a Romanist Attorney-General,
and a pretty mess was made of it. He contended that
Protestantism reverenced the Almighty, while Romanism
honoured the creature more than the Creator ; and thus was
rank idolatry. He liked Protestantism, because it was the
bulwork of civil and religious liberty, while Romanism was
the nursery of tyranny and despotism. He liked Protestantism
also, because it directed the sinner to the only remedy, the
fountain which had been opened for all sin and uncleanness.
Mr. White then explained that, owing to the enormous
number of tickets which had been taken for the meeting at St.
George's-hall, this day (Tuesday), exceeding the means of ac-
commodation, he had, on his own responsibility, engaged that
building for those who would not be able to obtain admission
to St. George's Hall.
The CITAIRMA.N said he regretted that, owing to a severe
cold, they were deprived of the advocacy of the Rev. Dr.
Hume, who would have been present. The meeting had been
called in support of the schools connected with St. Paul's
Church. They had not many wealthy persons in the congre-
gation, so that they were compelled to make a special appeal
to pdblic sympathy, mornparticularly as by the refusal of a
church-rate, out of which the choir was formerly supported,
they had had many additional .xpenses thrown upon them.
A hymn was then sung by the choir, during which a collec-
tion was made.

The Rev. J. BARDSLEY, alluding to the remark that true
Protestants were united, said it was a charge against them by
the Church of Rome that they were divided into so many
parties they could not belong to the true church. He said the
only true Catholic Church consisted of true Christians, wher-
ever they might be found; whereas the Romish Church, while
it had uniformity, had no unity. In the Christian Church
they must have unity of heart, unity of feeling, unity of sen-
timent ; but in Rome they had none of this, for no one was
allowed to think for himself. They did but agree in repeating
creeds which they did not understand; and like the man who,
on the point of death, said he believed all the Romish Church
had taught, all it did teach, and all it was going to teach, their
unity was belief without comprehension. He denied that
Romanists believed alike on the dogmas of their own church ;
and he could show many instances in which they were totally
opposed to each other, notwithstanding their boast of unity.
The Church of Rome vaunted its being always the same ; and
yet, on the Bth of December, 1854, the Immaculate Concep-
tion was declared to be a point of faith, so that he who denied
it before that date might have gone to heaven whilst he who
denied it after that date was certain of perdition. Such was
their sameness, such was their unchangeableness. He was a
Protestant, and he loved Protestantism, because it was the
religion of the Bible. The Bible was the foundation of their
faith, the ground of their hope, and their all-sufficient teacher,
and Protestantism was founded upon the Bible. He entered
at some length into the contradictions and inconsistencies of
the claims set up by the Church of Rome.
The CHAIRMAN read notes of apology from the Rev. S.
Minton, and the Rev. Dr. Hume, on account of unavoidable
absence.
The Rev. S. B. SUTTON said frequent reference had been
made in the course of the evening to the word Protestant, a
word very dear to every man and every woman's heart who
feels any interest in the well-being of the country and the
people among whom they live, or who has any anxiety as to
the safety of their own souls. The most faithful servants of
God in every age have been Protestants, and never till there
is an end of everything which tends to dishonour God,
must that word be laid aside. Protestantism is an active,
not a negative principle. It is practically, after all,
only another name for Christianity, and is, in • consequence,
a diffusive principle. These are wonderful times of perplexity
and change—times of extraordinary contraries. There is now
the largest amount of intelligence and the largest amount of
ignorance and of wickedness. Look at the extent of our
commerce ; no sea is to be met between the Ganges and the
Mississippi over which English -ships do not float; yet at no
time was there ever more ignorance, vice, and irreligion in
this country. Education is widely diffused, not only among
the wealthy members of our community, but also among the
middle classes,yet in all our towns we find numerous individuals,
indeed large bodies, who are entirely ignorant of their duties
towards God and towards each other. One of the wisest and
greatest of men says ignorance is not good for the soul ; and
one of the peculiarities of Protestantism is its desire for in-
quiry and its eagerness for information. In this respect it
offers a marked contrast to Popery, which is at all times op-
posed to free inquiry. Protestants have by great and praise-
worthy efforts been instrumental in disseminating upwards of
forty millions of copies of God's Holy Word. The circulation
of every bible is a matter of deep importance to every Pro-
testant, as it opens wider the field of true religion. The
Gospel is the power of God unto man's salvation, and
looked on in this light, it is of the greatest possible
importance to forward missionary enterprise. The field is
large and the openings in it occur through the providence of
God, and through His mercy we are allowed to send
missionaries to such widely diversified fields of operation.
As Protestants we must not depend exclusively upon the
prayers we offer up or the scriptures we read, but on the
amount of practical religion we inculcate. In England and
Wales there are seventeen millions of inhabitants, and out of
these there ought to be ten millions of persons in attendance
every Sunday on the public worship of 'God in some of the
churches or chapels of England and Wales-; yet what was the
result shown by the last census ? Not more than five millions
were employed in that worship. This was not caused by
deficiency of the upper classes, but was mainly attributable to
the absence of the working classes. In a considerable degree
this might be attributed to the dissemination of Sunday news-
papers. Newspapers are valuable every day in the week but
Sunday. The sale of intoxicating liquors on Sundays is another
and fertile source of irreligion and immorality. It is said that
there is a pubic-house to every hundred and thirty individuals
in Liverpool, and that the sum of money spent in England on
intoxicating liquors is something which almost exceeds belief.
The remedy for this particular evil is to be found in a proper
exercise of our elective franchise. Why cannot we have men of
piety and common sense in the House of Commons, instead of
the descendants of great lords and dukes ? Such an evil cannot
be altered but by the instrumentality of our legislators.
On resuming his seat, the rev. gentleman was greeted by
several rounds of the Kentish fire.
An anthem was here sung, after which the benediction was
pronounced, and the meeting separated.

CHARGE OF BURGLARY AGAINST Two TICKET-OF-LEAVE
MEN.-At the Police-court, yesterday, three men named re-
spectively Thomas Garnett; John M`Bryde, and Robert Ro-
berts, the two first-named ticket-of-leave convicts,were charged
with burglary. From what transpired in reference to the case,
it appeared that Povey, the detective-officer, accompanied by
McCulloch and other detectives, in consequence of information
they had received, went in search of the prisoners on Satur-
day night, in the belief that they had been concerned in the
perpetration of several burglaries which have recently been
committed in Liverpool. In course of their inquiries they di-
rected their steps towards Sun-street, and about eleven at
night they were attracted to the premises of Timothy Gill,
who occupies the upper part of a house in which )Ir. Gil-
bert has a provision ship. On arriving at Mr. Gill's, they
found that he had secured the prisoner Roberts. who was de-
tected in the lower part of the premises ; the other two, who
were seen with him having made their escape, carrying with
them a coat and waistcoat belonging to Mr. Gill, and a pair of
boots belonging to Joseph Ashton, a lodger in the house. On
running away the two left behind them some articles of wear-
ing apparel by which they were traced and identified ; among
these were a pair of boots, furnished to convicts, and marked
with the government mark. They were identified as belong-
ing to the prisoner Garnett, who, in exchange for them, had
taken a pair of slippers from the house of Mr. Gill. After
some difficulty, M`l3ryde and Garnett were apprehended, and
the stolen property found in their possession. They were All
three committed for trial,

PRODUCE.—There continued to be very little
inquiry for Sugar until the probabilities of peace pro-
duced a firmer feeling, but the sales have been
limited. In Coffee very little doing. Tea also dull,
and sales at very irregular prices, the demand being
chiefly for common. Congous. In Rice little doing,
and prices 3d to 6d per cwt. lower. Rum dull.
About 22 tons Ivory sold at an advance of £5 to £7
per cwt. in fine qualities, and all at full prices. In
Palm Oil very little doing. Tallow lower, Peters-
burg, Y.C., 68s to 69s per cwt.—To-DAY an improved
feeling prevailed in our Sugar market, and both re-
finers and grocers, especially the former, evinced more
disposition to do business, the sales since Friday com-
prising 3,000 hhds. Demerara (being a low cargo) at
an average of 395; 500 hhds. Antigua, at 40s 6d • 300
bags Bengal, at 41s 6d; 600 bags Ceara, at 38s to
40s 6d; and a small cargo of white Pernams, for the
Mediterranean, at 33s per cwt. Nothing has occurred
in Molasses, Rum, or Coffee. A good inquiry exists
for most descriptions of Tea, at fully previous rates.
We have no sales to report in Rice on the spot, but
200 tons Bengal have been purchased for arrival, the
price of which has not transpired. 300 bags Salt-
petre have changed hands at 36s to 38s for 21 to 11-
per 'cent. refraction ; and 150 boxes Pearl Sago, at
26s 'to 27s per cwt. At auction, 70 tons St. Domingo
Logwood realised £6 12s Gd per tor.
WooL.—At the public sales, which commenced on
Tuesday and closed on Satmday, we had a very good
attendance of both home and continental buyers.
The quantities offered were as follows, viz. ;-9,695
bales East India ; 579, Egyptian : 1,193, Turkey,
Smyrna, Sfax, &c. ; 996, Russian ; 210, Chili and
California ; 189, Lisbon and Oporto ; 105, Buenos
Ayres and Cordova ; 462, Sundries :—Total, 13,429
bales.—We bad a fair competition throughout, par-
ticularly for East India wools, of which a larger pro-
portion than usual was taken for export ; prices
opened the s.ame as the last London sales, but on the
announcement of the nuifie news from Russia, and it
becoming known that the w°lll4 make no altera-
tion in the rate of discount, a (A::. d improvement
took place, and an advance of Id. per lb. was paid on
some descriptions. For Egyptian, of truce bTI,.
quality, there was a fair demand, and such sorts sol'
freely at current rates, while inferior sorts, mixed
with Syrian, were neglected. Turkey, Smyrna,
Syrian and other Levant Wools were not much
inquired for, and a portion was withdrawn ; sales,
however, have since been made by private contract at
again leave our
mhiagihnedrerrawteitshdthraainvn. werenoeffsestre eslaiat:uction. A small
parcel of niinlitv, sold at 81d., re-
'market very bare of wools, as,. withe the exceptjon of
East India, the imports continue very light-46:a-
-ports for the week :---1,645 bales Peruvian ; 1,178,
East India ; 361, Australian ' - 3p 7 Mediterranean ;
92, Buelws Ayres; and 47,Irish, rTgtal, 3,630 b ef.