The Express.
London, England, 1863-10-17 00:00:00

THE REV. H. WARD BEECHER AT

LIVERPOOL.

LIVIMPOOL, Pamir Mawr.

This evening the Philharmonic-hall was densely
crowded to hear a lecture from the Rev. H. W. Beecher oc
the American war. In the coarse of the day placards were
posted co the walls dessioncing Mr. Beecher, and a general
disturbance was anticipated. The majority of the audience
was undoubtedly friendly to Mr. Beecher, but the
Southern sympathisers mustered very strong, and the pro-
esedinp were at times so very noir, that it was with dim.
eulty that either Mr. Robertson (the chairman) or Mr.
Beale, could be beard.

Mr. BFACHIR argued that even as a matter of profit sad
political economy it was the interest of England to procure
the abolition of slavery, sad that it was the unalter-
able policy of the South to extend slavery front
the Atlantic to the Pacific, and for this Texas was
&alarmed and Mexico invaded. A little liwming, Nosey, and
a few whips were all that slaves and slaveowners amid take
front England. He denied that Southern indepeodeace
would produce light tariffs, and said that the first American
tariff bad its origin is Soutkera WeillnleaL If it had not
been for the war the North would have declared for free
trade, and would do so when pesos came again to his coon-
try. As for Southern independence, what did it mean ?
Eight millions of white men fighting to keep as slaves
four millions of blacks. Lin.it the great area of
slavery and it would die of its own accord. The
South knew this,and benoe seceasion,whieh legalised slavery
sod trade it the fnndamental law of the Confederacy.
Take away slavery from the South, and is no respects
would she differ from the North. He likened the sym-
pathy of England for the weak South to sympathy for a
• thief in the hands of three policemen. The North was
; figbtlag for union, knowing that that insured smancipa•
tic. Because the South believed that union was against
I slavery, they left it. As to the " black laws" in Northern
States, they were passed when Southern emigrants had
power is the free States ; bat in time, if Americans were
! left to themselves, all odious personal distinctions would
be abolished. He bad often been salied when
j would the war sad ; be answered, not until
the cancer of slavery bad been cut oat by the
root. He thought peoples of the same race
and tongue should not be alienated, and new that the
North learnt, from the speech of Earl Russell and the
action of the British government, that Britain was not going
; to interfere in their domestic struggle, all bitterness of («l-
ion would pass away, sad England would always Gad in
her firstborn and wet illustrious child a constant mislaid
ally, reedy to 'assist her in fighting for liberty and civilise.
Jim

The procesdisp terminated without aoy serious du' Aar.
Leans, and with s vote of thanks to Mr. Beecher.

Tux Powr-omcs.--Sir Rowland Hill having
been compelled, by the state of his beelth, to obtain leave
of absence for six months, Mr. Tilley, the senior assistant
secretary, will, by direction of the Postromter•Geoerel,
perform the duties of secretary of the Pristrothce, as action
searetary, &Moe Sir Rowland Hill's abeeece.
DILATII of MIL DAVID WADDINOWN. —This gen-
tleman, who was some years ego and for several years
chairman of the Eudora Counties, now the Gloat Eastern
Railway, died on Monday. et the age of 53, after a abort
illame, at his house at Biekley. Mr. Waddington was a
mac of a strong active mind, and possessed an miasma
energy and an untiring industryin whatever he under-
took. He was not what could be called an eloquent,
bat wee certainly au earnest, energetic speaker. He
seldom spoke upon any subject with which he was
not well onveramit, and hence be commanded at-
tention. and see a powerful advocate and a for-
midable appeases. Mr. Waddiegtoe had bad great railway
experieeee and bees coasected with several railway coat-
i 1:4011S. He bed been obeirrosia of the Manchester and
' Weighs= Railway, and at- his death was chairmen of the
Bittiegbouree and Sheerness Railway, the state of whom
affairs be had ardently devoted bine& to irepressa sad ease
about to present a Materneet of whew his pretwatere end
cut short his labours. His death, therefore, meet be a
serious lose to the compeer. For some years he repteeseted
Mahlon is the House of Coo:aorta —I/crapes/es Journal.