The Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1860-04-18 00:00:00

LOCAL INTELLIGENCE.

The .Herald suys the failure. Of. Messrs. Thorburn
larothers and CQ., of Liverpool, will be for about tlO,OOO. The. principal deficiency,'efter the cotton is
zealised, will-have to be provided bv the drawers of the
hills;Xiiierica, who are represehted as responsfblo
parties.'

"AtOinnYT AT BIREIIINREA.D.--Y6Sterday, a labourer
at the Birkenhead doek works, named Michael Kelly,
was* taken 'to the hospital in Hamilton-street, having
tamed eevpie injuries from a large quantity of clay
falling upon him in one of the excavations connected
With the great low water basin;
, AI7iST BIRE.V.4II.TAD.—YOUTday Churton
!"..eld at inquest at Birkenhead over the body of John
Vek, aged years, a rivet bay In the employ of Mr.
The deceased fell down one of the graving
"115-at-tht -Birkenhead-iron-works, on Monday; and
11Y survived-the injuries that he then received a few
-aors. Verdict, "accidental death:"
COUirffe6trilt 17ESTr b./Y -(lefore IV. A.
•
I.)—The-following were committed :—James Wilson,
Prince's-terrace, Smithdeven-lane, ten days ; John Wat-
tone Stanley,conet, Market-street, ten days; Cuthbert
faileY, driver fee R. C. Gardner, Dale-street, fourteen:
;IYS; John...W.Nulty, 45, Jordan-street, fourteen days;
Martin Smith, 23, Harper-street, Millqtreet, fourteen
~771; Meighen, 46;. Queen. Ann-street, fourteen
t.:eTas ;_,Jose.p_h Diekenson, 4 court, Pembroke-street, four-
. Itiackuballyrsa,.pwiatilel:am S. Coleburn, 9, Blackburn-terrace;
• ; sixteen days; in a -month; Thos. Cos-
-ceseplace, Robert-street, Park, fourteen
s„.oi ill. nion'th ; Abraham Bendar, 2, Deuglas-street,
)o,s tlegen fourteen days, in a month.
,th:litdevet,..;ional meeting was held last night on behalf of,
;eev• 4. •Phillip, M.D., D.D., who is about to nro-
-oeld:rtoorePignalestine as medical missionary for. the British
Missionary Society: Dr. Raffles presided.
deputation from the Parent Society, made a
remarks on the present position of the Jews in_
Palestine, stating that pecuniary aid and edneatiOnal
rfthetnes were useless among persons who flocked to that
nriYite3dieelii the land 9f their forefathers. Medical
ranee was, however, eagerly for among the
;.'vvs; and:the 'society, taking that fact into considera-
rni?zi' sent out Mr.. Phillip, who was, the only medical
liillsionary employed by it. Mr. Phillip' reviewed the
;,04,,,t°rY of recent missionary efforts; and !poke his per-
.,'"'Lpi, feelings very briefly, inviting his friends at home
herstaYftearaci"3i on
his behalf. The
a .erwards addressed the congregation, which was
I)l'tt3, latg
v.4CT VT`STIVY.—The first meeting since the EaSter
hoga c,r Y. took place yesterday morning at the Parish-
Brownlow-hill, the Rev. A. Campbell in the
*Messrs. Owen, Scott, Hughes, Whitty, Cook,
/351coacre,
Bairstow, A. Byford, E. Byford,
Ifekm; F. L. Jones, Lightbound, Syred,
proc'°ulli
CritchleY; Williams,and Hand were also present. The
trHgs of the Workhouse Committee were con-
Th evi) without opposition, on the motion of Mr. Donton.
tezereniiiiti,tadeebeen no meeting of the. Industrial Schools
esilaee the last meeting of the Vestry.--On
ITAquon of Mi. Bairstovir the -proceedings of the'
ordered
Conamittee were confirmed, cheques
_being
motion to be drawn . upon the treastirer:e.',-On the
pinallml of :NIL Owen the committees, were, o"-
minted-.
14ee Coinmittee: Messrs. Bairstow. - Cooke,
ehton, nand ,
-ettraca,
Worichou6e co, -utugiacs,
..,cred, and A: Byterd.
and LT-3,1-"e breoMe, Dentreti, Oak,
s-riu Wire-
.;aseonna, tirenditere, E. Byford;
dinmittee : ,Messrs. Cooke,
,wfitee' Wm. Whitby, Whitty, Williams, .Jones,
csiveittpi, Loime_oti pfopesitien
t resolved that. a.,Onatnitte,e 401iite to
Le ci3tisaarifiCgt- a bill iikti6clueed before the
reit; ature on the entice*. of the Poor-law medical
edic drew to improve the position of the
t' o and to secure a more efficient medical
~ -
%xeli Ile poorer classes. _
oitunLtvill4TOY. COURT, Yssrzuna.Y.---(Before Mr.
eT4rhtii:,teaantl!;.:ieerrio,oPel,rreya.)m—e/nn .pre Morison -and Abelin.—
. .„ .
street, -,,Pta; who were ship store dealers in-rride-
.applicatien itk their
cod ar,• Squar.ey fok the assignees,
cot/IvLie' toe allowanCe oh several grotinds----vir„
biisineas idthout capital, improvident
behalf° an bad book-lteePing:—Mr. Martin, on, , their
*ad
cro combted the charges made by: the, assignees,
tourttendadat that there . was no evidence !before the.
to bi of imvident trading. He adulated they we
ame foread k • f ks• and with regard to-
sheet,-on/m balance='
eing':-business without capital, their.
the files showed that they-had some capital.—
jicraonr thought that bad book-keeping 7afreleafl, y.
'refuse but, as the assignees merely pressed for,
h of a first class certificate, he 'shdtild not cousider
gie other grounds of objection, and Would, therefore,
n
oat them immediate certificates of the second Olt,ss+.--=
Re Leab Bro,thers : The last exarchnktion. of these
nkrupts; formerly commission merchants In Liverpool,
Was further adjourned till Thesday next, to-afford the
goees time to 3 investigate the' accounts. Mr. Evans
41)13eItted for the assieemes, and Mr. Collins fore the
'9

EYTON'S CONCERT AT THE LIVER-
- PoOL INSTITUTE.

, Inis evening Mr. Eyton, long one of the violinists of
the Philharmonic Society, and who has been orgat4t
in various churches, as well as being eitcnsively.known
as a good teacher of music in Liverpool and the neigh-
bmtrh, lir'ill take a benefit concert at the Liverpool
Institute. :r.te will be assisted by: Miss Hiles, Miss
Clara Hiles, Mr. Alfred Graham, Air. Armstrong, Mr.
Cl Eyton, inn., .and a select chorus from the ranks of
the Philharmonic Society. Mr. C. B. lierrnian on the
violin, Mr. Wilberforce on the viola, Mr. navies on the
violoncello, Mr. Aikin on the flute, Mr. Streather on the
harp, and tir. George the
n the organ, will alsO
leKtd their assistante and give on'
of an excellent
f
concert.

14VERPOOL PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY.

cHandel's serenata, " Acis and Galatea," was given
ei!piogohlt, as the fourth subscription concert of the
rendered
brPhilharmonic Society. It was admirably
Itiddart
Madame Catherine 'Hayes, Miss Fanny
1 r. George Perren, and Mr. Weiss, with the
of and chorus of the society. The second part
°rn the concert was a miscellaneous selection, corn-
( eneing with the overture, to Meyerbeer's new opera,
ephinaorah," which is constructed on the novel principle
go, 'long a chorale. introduced into it. Miss Fanny
uctart excited
111 great. enthusiasm by her singing
'o ais song—" The Storm", --and she was made
~,rePeat Madame Catherine Hayes sang the
110sInance2" from "Guillaume Tell," and "The Last
roost °f Ramer;" and Mr. G. Collins plaied a
kr.
„,effeetive fantasia on the violoncello by Servais.
saal Perren and Mr. Weiss were in good voice, and
anAg various operatic airs and duets in very good sqle;
quelvocal portion of the concert finished with "Ecco
fiero istente," the popular quartett by Costa. The
played le,ne, which Was very full and fashionable, were
i Out with the overture to " Taiicredi."
44arne Catherine Hayes, Miss Fanny Huddart, Mr.
A:trerg'l' Perren. and Mr. Weiss, had appeared at the
rade Hall in Manchester, on Monday last. Miss.
tile-142e:tsk_ as also there giving poetical readings
wug.
icriti\z
°RAH AT THE THEATRE ROYAL.

. - •
they '11°1.411" was repeated last night, and we believe
thßtllepti opinion was, what we feel bound to confam,
aCter:k '8 a very dreary work. The plot and the char-
terestZeveli that of the distracted damsel—are unin
2re 11.0"'olaind ill-managed. The choruses in the overture
'esultdide!'' without the advantage that might have
°f 110-6, 4413:they been used to describe the destructionbe
Beenes ---.lllel, and other events which give rise to
attemptedll the opera; but nothing of the kind has been
tie,itlof..• The comic terrors of Cotentin only distract the
behalf"orn the pathos which should have been_ emoted
even. -DO • She excites no pity herself, an.d
thth 'we -
rown 48 'joint of her recovery of her senses is
th "LwaY, and the duett between her and he lo
the.-,a occasion is of the. most tame and commonplacee_.s
heeacyter, The finale to the first act, 'when
_Sio
%,,ingiiik°i}ri,_llg to detain Gorman, who hears. _kb h
-13ara,'ib.s.1142nd; is 'perhaps the best vocal'portion-of the
°tett beauties of which must be said to lie in the
lecoliCl7, .Miss Piling's song was .less' effective onta
!late 44ear_l,ng• " The. Shadow. Song," " The Sane
;.?asa;/, "a a quartett without accompaniment, sung by
b'ratteeitlwall, Miss Pilling, Mr. St. Albyi?,% and M
th- -0-elly,and encored, were the mostappl Mr.
but
Tat the,pwliole• work is so disjointed. and unconnectedatlt
n is one of great disappointinen
arld Air ilat singers' Miss. Louisa Pyne, Harrison,
;I:llcl.witi, • Corn, all exerted themselves to tla utmtist,
°at the' at `much success as their opportunitieseaffoerdweeds,
erowcier were few and far between. The house
" Itoni This evening Mr. Henry Leslie's operetta.
''ritte:llee," for which Mr. Palgrave Simpson
hutes
Sot, the words will be played, with 4endelsso _
4`,l:totoV Stranger'." V% need not give the plot of
el roan for .it is so simple, and develops itself
y
tokit 4-,,,,..„tl;:teetfzmaennee proceeds„thai we should'only-
LIVE
u any more.
- r°ol, POLICE COURT.--YESTERDAY.

: - •'• -
and
~odf -•e MONEY FRAODULENTLY, h
..04-rA';,;,,- ' - (Before Mr. RAFFLES.)..jOSeph ,
e of fraudulently
tebt.,!_e7 Campbell Were brought up on a C Cahill
Ite-,:Zg 6s. by a false • order
one the Learaddifeos: .tShbedepniraiskoenres:
Can lent 68eiety. Mr. c
h, gliL. lt kn..
- Oin the ...,,arhd , that on the SrelPoPre:A
Dreai, ..e treasurer 6s. by an order which purp b .
the
dent of the rPril,- 'Cahill obtained.e
"4eigned hT the seeretarr • Mr: Slade, and stamped 1'
vith
~.._
othet eociety,
person, presented an order
,s. to the treasurer,
for IZI•e - .1.).(41,e4' and a third
.011. the same day, he in company
r4irghsiadteitneet. were not'
t the
who discovered. that the • stamp and
an! - A ..Pr()cee. c, ' •
•-• hended at
They .11 "nullified; banudt .PC7l.lPileileairVidte t"hesi.othei•
unmechately Caen v - Cahill Was apple
Mandhester, 4, d • away ' Mr. Pluck (to the
treasurer) : , lni . canipbell at Chester.
In 1";
'.l3iurb. liCl_iiir,',..llluk :I:itheBr6ediest- Society
:registered
.i:flitecreel l
T;le'raesattsreui;:ri,:
.se. Mr. ti , - keep the house perhaps?
Treasurer : "es, sir. Mr.
: You
r : sir.
of fuddling a Co
cia.i ;. Bluck : And these were. in the habit
Dl r. Garrett Connor, tilt
that the stamps
were false. Mr. Bluck •e President; proved .
3'eur house? Treasurer No,
:Mr. Cornier •
to registeris it is
- • we are not bound
Because W 11.17 is not your society r.egister.ed.?
Optic:inn' with us. Mr. Bluck
'And if . s•ammens Was taiken
eat against you for no
PaYment a ~, you would plead
that the society was not eisteredo.f monies,
eCOnnor .
bably.we would. The'prlsonc„
were • Very pro.
BT4LING ORANGES ---,TWO
natTlOTucker and B ennett,
eteploycd by Mr. Adam's, North John-street,
committed for trial ..t•
and Back Gorse,
~ere eharged'with stealing two boxes of Oranges ; and Diary
u triPP, alias Mary Hanlar, was
.ohargcd with receiving the
'Nen proPerty fi laniouSly. It' aPPears that on Friday the
tt."ll. nuit.e.priscinersbroke the leek of the w. rehouse, took away
Zi°ll.4e„,•_s of oranges, and conveyed %fun by a carter named
, 'vaid titighes, to the St. John's Atarket-place,
L‘b-Id them to the female prisoner for ft,___ 6ent to the sessions,
bail beiNs' taken for the appearance of the font
1
rna e.
' 014 s. • - ROBBERY --,1
bear . ,ctE OP. ASBIOLT AIN D
.. eines where they
Malone, a
charge-heise keeper, • Salthouse, lane, was brought tip on a
alui of violently assaulting a seamartnamed Thomas Brown,
t.,,,, INlibirtg 'him- of £2 6i. or £? is., From. the .prosecutor'S
I)4:ne. it appeared that during a previous stay 'at the
conict4teitelise, he left in the daughter's handE27,•svhich he
the ~pt $5. eturned— On. arriving in. port on Wednesday,
tettivsta soner desired him to board at his house, but prosecutor
whett tht° dn'se;. He was enticed to his heuse on 'Saturday,
bery.r.-I,Pri,seaer . struck him 'down, and committed the rob-
lideel.,,
,' that
Clark, prisoner's daughter, was called, and she
.- the:assault took place ;. and,. a man named Kelly
'4l lar *viclence-The pr sprier Was remanded.
c., -,;• .

THE CAMBRIDGE LOCAL EXAMINATION.

LORD STANLEY IN Lll4,i(VbOL.

Yesterday aftelnoon the Aight Hone' ;Lord Stanley,
nreeided it the distribution of priies to the
suceeesfill candidates at the late Cambridge .Local
Examination in Liverpool. There was A ifitOwded
attendance at the meeting, which. *as held in the
small concert room at St George's-hall. Amongst
those present were his Worship the May4r, T. D.
Anderson, Mg., Alderman S. Holnie,
_William Brown,
Esq.,Lloyd, Esq., IL A. -Made, Esq., the Rev.
Renter Cairithell,':Gilbert Henderson,. Mader,
the Ruv...T."6: 'Howson, the Rev. H. Wall, C. Parker,
Esq., N. Waterhouse, Esq., 0.-R.-Hall, Esq., 7.,Tyrer,
Esq., Wrh. Greg eau; ESq.,
.The Right Eon. .Chairman, on rising, was loudly
le.eerecl. He said—Ladies and Gentlenien, I have great
pleasure in- :coming here to-day, not only because it is
always Un-agreeable employment to assist in theretteie
lion and the reward of personal Merit, but also
because in this neiv system of local examinations,
I thinle,,l see the' means of. supplying what .is
at present ?dc important want in the educational
arrangements of this country. Probably most of those
whom I address.are aware that these examinations were
fitseestablithed two years ago, and that up to the present
time only. four of them have been held-,two under-the'
management of • Oxford and two under that of Cain=
bridge, The plan- therefore -is still new, and a More
enlarged experience of its working is required. Changes
may hereafter require to be made, and on that account
I think it may: net be out of place to say a wend or two
here as to its intention and necessity. Now the organ,
isation of the system I take to be this : What we
commonly call the middle classes, altholigh iii this
country where one class is so mixed iri another that to
talk of 'classes is to use langhage whith is althost unmean-
ing, but the class lying bet Ween these whose sons attend
the great public selloolston, Harris*, and Rugby—,
and those whose children' attend the village schools,
Whioh are under government superyisionthe -great
middle cl.s.e.s of ilate years' have, begun to . feel their
position in regard 'to school teaching for. their children
as not altogether satisfactory. In the tipper or richer
class you kntivr A • pod sehcol from. a bad one by a
simple and a, conclusive test—bow haie the lads who
went up fromethere.done at the universities ? What
honours have they taken ? What do the college authoe
rides think of them?' in the lowest class you have
quite a different test, far less satisfactory, but still worth
something—l mean that afforded by the supervision of
the government inspectors of eehools. There may be
great differences of merit.; but a school is not an utterly
bad, one if it can stand the proof of inspection, and
become entitled to its share of the grant. But the man'
who wants something considerably above the village
scboel, and yet can't afford to send his son to Harrow
or Rugby, has no 'authority to appeal to; nothing_ to
help him in his, choice. late is, Reliably, ititte aWaii
Of the diffibulty. He has not himself ibilch book learn-
ihg, thmigh plenty of phetical sagacity ; he, has not
much leishre ; his business experience has taught him
that there are tricks in all trades,' and `7
Wants to buy an article of w' ' PanT "" '6 •
is almost,sure to
116 to net hinisdf a judge
,
d sea O. boa bargain. Ile wants to find?•;°6 ..4106i=-410* is he to Choose ? Theft iS 4, re4:4644.s
fireAlitstion.--a qttestion. it tVolild is odd ithedid,
not ask--441.a questibii till lately, it was not easy
tCi.ansWeh for-ttiefe really wa'S so test. wads ithd went
off selOoltto business were led sight of ;,,Only„t,hpir
friends knew hOW they tUrhecloit;.no,one heard whether:
their :eatly:smari had tech waited ,or tint Abd
'the iTilpossilpility formix judgment, a sort
or rough iVeregti. 'wasstruck : the goad school got, pro-
bably, credit than it deserved—the bad school got
certainly More. And it would not be human nature if
this state of things did not react on the school teachers,
and lessen the feeling of healthy emulation that ought
to exist between them. Accordingly, it is a common
belief that, .comparing what they profess to teach with
what they do teach, the middle-Mass schools of England
have fallen, relatively speaking, below both those of
the upper and thete OT the labouring class. Such , evil
these local elaniihations ere' meant te h toldreac redress.
They give an assurance to every intelligent .an 4
getic -teacher that, he le svoricin;', in..thelitltt And hiit
in darkness, that his work' bt , ty. public
opinion,,-and that, iffin as ordinary luck in the quality
Of..the _re,* material.:which passes through kis..hands, his
iu-Ceesiand his reputation will be in a tolerably accurate
ratio to his abilities and to his exertions. So much for
the effect dif-thetdicher; 'now as -to those-taught---I
don't think many of us who are. past- the age of school or
college realise how intense is the stithului applied when
a young boy of talent and spirit is first placed among
otheril of his own standing; and told to do 'his best. We
are not, as a nation, much given. to speedlatiOn dr to
study fey its own sake. I Lralee it that with us English,
as with itost energetic races, the two strohgest instincts
*e have are the love of working and the love of fight-
ing. (Hear, hear.) Now, Sehool or college competition
gratifies both those tastes. It brings into a pursuit for
which boys in general have no great liking, all the
excitement and the interest of' real life. • Theclifference
between-a; boy who is reading by himself; because he is
told he ought to read, and one who is reading among.
fathers, with the prospect of a struggle for his place in
the class list, or for a prize, is just the difference between.
one who is doing . as much as he must and no more, and
one who is doing the utmost he can. And that is the
second result of these examinationS. They not only
Create more efficient teachers, bit they Make More
Willing and sealous pupils. If asked in What respect I
think these yearly intinfries into the State of knoWledge
among young men leaving school will operate to change
the- character of the teaching. given, I should say that
the chief effect would be, e not to extend the range of
what. is taught, but to give greater accuracy and certainty
of knowiedge. In almost all schools, high or low, of
which I know anything, the fault, is not at present 'on
the side of 'aiming at too little. On the contrary. the
danger is rather the other way, that too much is aimed
it—that , too little time is taken, and that a great deal
is half learnt, only to be scion forgotten. To that state
of things I can conceive no fitter remedy than that which
is applied by the close, eevere, and searching system
by which. theuniversitieS Measure all mental acquire

meats. We hold at Cambridge (and I don't doubt' it is
the same at Oxford), that a Man is not to be considered
to know anything except What he can, without books,
without note or reference, and without assistance, set
down on paper in clear and intelligible words. Half
knowledge goes for nothing ; inaccurate knowledge goes
for nothing ; and if the examiners understand their busi-
.

ness, mere cunning—the mechanical reproduction from
memory of what is not understood—will be of no avail.
(Applause.) If, then. these examinations continue and
succeed, so as to draw the majority of private middle-class
schools within their range, I stispect the result will
be, that in those schools less will be professedly taught,
but that which is taught will be more thoroughly, more
acenrately known than it is now. (Applause.) There
is an objection which' I ought to notice, as I have often
heard it brought forward, while, to my mind, it is utterly.
unfounded. It, is. argued that the effect of this emula-
tion between school and school will be, that all the care
of the master will be given to the best pupils, while the
rest will be neglected. No doubt, if that effect follows,
it will be a Serious mischief; but I don't think it likely,
because all sensible parents, in choosing a school, will
look not to the master'who has assisted one or two lads

to get prizes, but to him who has sent the largest num-
ber through their trial with something more than an
average amount of success. Both results arc taken into
account, and there' can be no doubt which of them
a sensible parent will think most important. I say
nothing here of, these risks to health and to morality
Which some people imagine to belong to a system of
seliool or college competition. Emulation and envy are
two very different feelings; college rivals are often friends
for lift--(hear, hear) ; and as to health, where one youth
hurts his constitution by too much mental exertion, a
dozen hurt theira by giving way to the temptations which
beset the idle at the most critical period of life. (Applause.)
I will only add; upon the question of health, that of
those who take the highest honours at the universities,
so far as my experience goes, the great majority.are not
sickly students, bUt men in strong and vigorous health.
No others' in fact, can stand the training ; and candi-
dates for high college honours and success soon learn
the necessity of husbanding their strength—of keeping
themselves p'iysically, ,as well as mentally, in good
working condition. (Hear, hear.) Now, as to the
'manner in which these examinations are conducted,
others present can speak with more accuracy . and
,authority. But this I will say, that the test applied
appears to have been real and severe. 487 entered in
the last year for the Cambridge examination ; 219 failed,
leaVing 268 who have passed. Of these, lam *lad
to see, .52 -are from Liverpool, against 22 Who,laave
failed, ' showing an average of success very much
above that of_ the country at large—(hear, bear) --
for our successful-are more than two-thirds of those

-- -
who tried, while the. average success is not much
more flanope-half.. (Applause.) That is creditabre
to' the intelligence and energy of the people
of these djstricts and I am glad to see that, ea
Lanca.shireholds a good position compared to Eagland,
so Liverpool holds an equally good relative position to
Lancashire. (Loud applause.) I have stated what, in my
belief, are the two results to be expected from these
eXaMinations; they will make teachers more zealous,:
and pupil's more willing. But it may be asked by some,
reven by those who are qualified to succeed, " What
'Shall we gain in practical life by • success? Who cares
business for a prize got at school ? " That is a ques-
tion_whick•accerding to the meaning which it bears,
admits of two answers. 11fit is meant, "Will having taken
prize be accepted as a substitute for business habits,
'arid shall we find our fortunes ready made ?" I
.say,
.nd and you-ought not. (Hear, hear.) But
if .it is meant to ask, "Will success in these trials
place you in a good position before employers and the
public,—will it create a reasonable belief that 'Ol.l
do well,---will it be accepted as worth dozens of those'
iestimouials to , character which everybody gives and
nobody cares'-for?" Then, I say, I think it ought, and
it will. (Hear, hear.) It is an advantage in every pro-
feision I know to begin with the reputation of a-good
degree at college; an advantage, no7doubt, easily lost
one Wit' Ven't do to trade on for life, but bie whiith, at
the outset, iiiiorth a, good deal,''for, it is just at the outset
that distinctionli most difficult, and that success seems
most distant. (Hear.) 'While, therefore, I don't want to
extiggerate the value these prizes have, I say: that they
have a substantial value, and that no one who has
worked hard to acquire them will
,have to repent of
. 'time wasted. A single word more, and I have dons.
We. have at present two yearly examinations here and
at other places : one conducted ,by Oxford, the other
by Cambridge. I hope some plan may, before long,
be' devised to get rid of what seems a needless expen.
diture of labour. (Hear, hear.) One,yea,rly trial is
quite eno,igh ; and it would be better if the appear-
ance - of rivalry between the two universities—though
an appearance only—were avoided. There are three
possible methods of enabling Oxford and Cambridge to
act together—one, by holding the examinations under
the management of a joint committee from both ;
another, by alternate yearly examinations held by each ;
the last, that of dividing the country between them, each
taking some districts, and avoiding mutual interference.
Something is to be said for all those methods: I incline
to prefer the last. (Hear; hear.) It is the simplest ; it
leaves' ach university with its own .work and its own
responsibility, and it avoids the inconveniences -which
usually attend the united action of independent bodies.
(Hear, bear.) BUt this is a subject which will boar eon-
sderation hereafter. I only throw out a suggestion
which -may be further discussed ; and I now wish all
. happiness and prosperity, to those who have appeared
here to-day to receive their first honours in life. (Loud
applause.)
His LORDSHIP then preeenied the prizes to the suc-
cessful candidates, whose names have been already
published'in our columns.
After the prizes had been deliVered,
The Rev. Rector CA-NIPBELL said—Lord Stanley,

ladies' and. gentlemen, I have great pleasure in moving
the - to That -ox
local examinations, now held fetlietinice id Liverpool,
supplies continued reasons far gialitil,de to the aniversil
ties,. for having devised s 4 teed-a eflcouraging
land guiding school education." As it is -expedient.that
the clergy should, as. far as they can conscientiously,
take part in any popular movement for the promotion.
Of. social progress, and as I haVe_4o, pprehension
that mental .cultivation and intelleetuatadvancethent,
*lien properly regulated, can be otherwise than
beneficial to the interests of. religion. (Hear, hear,
,and
Abets.) I therefore, have great -plea are in co-operating
with the present movement, and readily consent to
' move a-vote of thanks to the Universities of Oxford and
Cambridge for the assistance they haye rendered and are
rendering us in, extending the means of Seedier know-
ledge to these Mothers of the Middle classes.iii the pro-
vinces with whorl we are 'eonneted, and who ate
prexelifed neeessazily from seeking it at the fountain head
of the universities themselves. lam not, of course,
insensible to the dangers that arise from mental cultiva-
tion end mere intellectual advancenient ansanetified by
religion, and therefore., I rejoice that Cambridge
makes an examination in religious knowledge co-ordinate
with that in secular knowledge, and that Oxford also
gives a mark of distinction for the same; but when I
lcnow_that the wisest men and profoundest philosophers
-Boyle and Bacon, Locke and Newton—have bowed
their reason before the Word of Ged.'and have been con-
tent to acknowledge that there is a point where reason ends
and faith begins. "I feel," as Sir Humphrey Davy has well
expressed it, "that profound minds are the most likely to
think lightly of the resources of human teasori, and that
it is thn pert, superficial thinkei• *4O is *enettillystiongest
in every kind of unbelief; that ae Many natural
as it were, have been brought .to light in science, that
the physical inquirer is seldom diSpesed to assert confi-
dently on any abstruse subjects belonging to the order of
natural things, and still less so on those relating to the more
.Mysterious relations of moral events and intellectual
natures," and that it is partial knowledge, therefore, or
that "little learning" which has been so justly denomina-'
ted "a dangerous thing" which leads to wordly pride,
and se to infidelity. (Hear, heata. It is with no
small safiefactien, therefore, my lord, that we wel-
come you here as a fellow-labourer in the cause of
popular education, and rejoice to see you not wasting
your time in "vain deluding joys, the brood of folly
without father bred," but doing credit to your noble and
royal descent, and adding lustre to your historic pedi- ,
gree by consecrating your talents, not only to tho'cares
of state, but to the cultivation of the liberal arts and the
advancement of that sound and useful knowledge which
cannot fail, I trust, while it refines the manners and
elevates the intellect of the people here, to fit them,
under divine grace and proper religious teaching, for
that higher destiny to which, they,shaitiel
_be taught to
aspire hereafter. (bond aiiilitise:) I beg te Move the
teettitiofi,
Nirat.feef BROWN, Esq., seconded the motion, which
was carried by acclamation

GILBERT HEIMP.REON, Eso the Itecorcler then
—nnded - • . , -
vu nenalf of tno universittes, The examination
desety_ed, all the_praise._that_had been bestowed upon
theikfar theirelfeets uoilld tot bilt dtatitttgexitis ih
the higliest' degfeb to tile Wee of edliceitithi.
liciPexklioiieveri thy would not feet iipfm thelf tigfd;
but enlarge their siilaCie He., the_
sentiinerit great 1394 :cif the niernbers of the
universittes,,tvbeii he,aid,-that they .were meansinsensible, to the .wise .of anptoval their fellow
coluitryiiiiiii oieh fiteciiiiticili 6it.4 Wei
hh.et received that day from the public of Liverpool
would bo a great spur to them to persevere in the
examinations that they had introduced. •
Alderman S. HOLME moved the second resolution,
which was a vote of thanks to those noblemen and
gentlemen who had generously enabled the committee
to give prizes to the most distinguished candidates.
(Applause.) On the part of the committee, he made the
recognition publicly, Ind tetideted the best thanks al the
comniitteb to those boblenicti and getitietilen. At the.
Outset the committee rebeFFed ;Veit encouragement from
the Earl of Derby=-(great elmeritig)---Lord Stanley
(.pplause)„,,,rand many‘other..gentlernen,•in tlke ilifte of
gifts of moneY to be experided itipilies to a given to
theie birididags wlt6, after passing through a, severe
examination, proved that they had merited a substantial
reward. The speaker then alluded to the stimulating
effects of these examinations, and expressed a hope that
the universities would be able to pursue these eamina-
dons, without one shade of difference to cloud the pros-
pects of the pupils. (Applause.)
C. Parker, Esq.; seconded the motidn, which was
carried by acclamation.
7.Attmitot•GnEasox, Esq., moved a Poe,,ef thanks to
the Corporation of
.I.:ivetpdol, >; se of.
Georges-hall on the occasion of the last Cambridge
examination. • .

It. A. MACFIE, Esq., seconded the motion, and in
doing so said-he believed- arrai7ements.were being made
to cement the two universities in carrying out the local
examinations.

The motion was carried-amidst applause.-
His Worship the Mayor, T. D. ANDERSON, Esq.,
moved a vote of thanks to the right hon. Chairman, and
alluded to the auspicious circumstances under which the
meeting was to-day held. He thought they had every
reason to be gratified, if not to be proud, at the result
of the'stamivation which lifo taken place;, and
which had lhed.the establishments' of the
town in a very enviable position before the rest of the
ttbantrv. The Mayor concluded by tendering to the
right lion. chairinan a hearty welcome whenever his
lordship should feel it convenient to come over to Liver-
pool and manifest an interest in any of our public asso-
ciations; (Loud cheers.)
• J. Tom.R. Esq.., seconded the motion, which was car-
ried by acclamation.

Three hearty cheers were called, and given for the
Earl of Derby.
The Right Hon. CHAIRMAN, in acknowledging the
vote of thanks, directed attention to the happy and
healthy faces of the young gentlemen before him as an
evidence that there was _no foundation for the ory that

injurious effects aroEn, physically, froit over-coniiieititien
and o-Oer=stlmulating the minds of young men and boys.
His lordship strongly urged the pupils before him to
combine study with the practice of the fine old manly
sports of true English school boys. (Cheers.)
The rroeting thew broke up.

WESLEYAN METHODIST MISSIONAR Y

80CIttY.

The annual meeting of the Liverpool branch/of this
society was held last night in Mfss-street Chapel.
There was a very large and respectable attendance—the
pews being all filled, and many persons unable to obtain
seats. _ _

In the absence of Sir Culling Eardley, who. was
announced to preside on the occasion, Richard Crook,
Esq., was unanimously voted to the ohair. In opening
the Meeting, he expressed his regret that the noble
baronet who had been announced as their chairman for
the evening had been prevented from attending by the
serious illness of his wife. Ho would net detain them
by any remarks of his own, but call at once upon the
secretary to read the annual report.
The report was then read. From the facts which
it embodied, it appeared that there had been an increase
in the number of members of the society. The mis-
sionary enterprise had progressed well in Gibraltar, also
in France and Switzerland. In the latter places the
preaching- of the GoSpel had been greatly assisted by
the distribution of religions bocles. In Africa the good
work had made rapid strides; and extensive missionary
organisatione were now being actively carried out. In
the district of Natal there was little to be regretted
considering the small number of labourers. With
regard to India, the committee regretted that
their operations in that country were not on 60
extensive a scale as was demanded by the importance
of the interests concerned. Still, their efforts in that
quarter had been' blessed with great success, more espe-
cially in the district of Madras and, the neighbourhood.
In some cases the message of the gospel was rejected,
but upon the whole the result showed that all that was
needed was a larger staff of workers. The income of
the society from donations during the past year was
£40,137 ; of this £654 hadbeen contributed fronaLiver-
pool. The income of the society this year showed an
increase of £207. over, that of last year.
The report having been read, the Rev. Mr. Osborne
moved iterideption._ 'He felt that the resolution which
he hast.been appointed- to move was a most appropriate
one to commence their present meeting with. He saw in
the report_eschich. had beenzead great. cause of thankful-
ness to God. Their success had been great ; but they
must remember that that success was not owing to any
worthiness of their own, but solely through the grace of
God. The old- Viresleyans acted upon the principle
that the whole world lay in darkness, and that the
gcispel .was the only thing which could raise it into a
position of purity and godliness. If that principle was
a goon one, Christians should not now relinquish it.
But things had greatly changed since the times of the
old Wesleyan. We possessed many advantages of which
they had no idea. Many of the impediments and dim-
, eultiea which then obstruded the diffusion of knowledge
had now been removed. Miesionaries had gone to the
most distant parts of the earth, and learnt the barbarous
languages of the place, so that the natives could now
teed the blessed word. of God in their own language.
Seeing, then, that these improvements had taken place,
it was necessary that a corresponding increase should be
made in'the support which the present society received
from its friends at home. He wished, therefore, earnestly
to impress upon them the necessity that each should do
his diity well. -He remembered that, many years ago,
a friend of the. society stated that be would never
be' satisfied . until its income had turned £30,000
ered great
obtainto
am rn °
which per annum. But now they had, through the mercy of
out the God, turned £40,000, and they still needed more to carry
e ,tatrustdeadrekstnuhs mights,esattha and
wouldc
r
d
b lands er e
, f andie theh
society.
thatwer
eth r mer H
gospelely in of Jesus
that thus the blessings of Christianity would be diffused
through the uttermost parts of the earth.

The motion was ably seconded by Mr. Ackroyd, and
carried unanimously.

The next motion, which was to the effect that the
meeting should exert themselves to aid the societi, was
moved by the Rev. John Baker. This gentleman
referred to the alarming, symptoms of war on the Con.
tiuent, and said he was glad to-see so many British hearts
ready to defend their country. What they wanted in
religion was volunteers imbued with a similar spirit_
volunteers who would brave any danger to defend their
Lord and Master Jesus Christ. He hoped that the time
was not far distant when swords would be beaten into
ploughshares, and the world be at peace. Until that
time did come they must trust to God and pray for
strength. He was pleased to see by the report that
the society was now in a comparatively satisfactory
position, although much still remained to be done..

The motion was seconded and carried.
After addresses from various speakers, the meeting
terminated with a vote of thanks to the chairman.