The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-05-02 00:00:00

MEETI'NO AT THE TEUTONIC HALL LAST NIGHT

A very crowded meeting was held in the Teutonic Hall last
night for the purpose of adopting a petition to Parliament
in favour of Mr. Spooner's bill for the withdrawal of the
government grant to the College of Maynnoth. The ball
was densely filled—platform, body, and gallery. The chair
was taken at seven o'clock by Mr. Nickson, who, in a brief
address, introduced the subject of the meeting. The Rev.
Dr. Taylor moved the first resolution, which declared the
opinion of the meeting, that, judging from the evidence given
by Roman Catholic professors before the Howe of Commons'
Committee, the doctrines taught in Maynooth College were
of a tendency subversive of the political and social welfare of
England. The rev. gentleman alluded to the absence from
that meeting of the merchant princes' of Liverpool, whom they
had a right to' expect to see at the head of the Protestant
battalions of the town. He declared that at the next election
that question should be made the test of all candidates, and that
no man should be elected who did not promise, not only to
oppose the Maynooth grant, but, if no one else did so, to bring
in a bill himself for its withdrawal. The rev, gentleman then
proceeded to analyse the evidence of the Rev. Mr. O'Hanlon,
Rev. Mr. Moriarty, and other rev. Catholic priests given
before the house of Commons, to show that the doctrine
taught at Maynooth had the effect of placing the votes of
Roman Catholics at the disposal of their priests and bishops,
and through them of the Pope, and thus to make the Roman
Catholic religion one vast political confederacy. He dwelt
upon the fact that the Pope had power to absolve from an
oath of allegiance to any power. He traced the, effect of
Roman Catholicism on every country contrasted with Pro•
testanism, and quoted Macaulay to chew that the object of the
Roman Catholic Church had been since the middle ages to
stint the growth of the human mind. The speaker, who
spoke for more than an hour and a half, was enthusiastically

cheered.
atßan. Ratcliffe seconded the motion, which was carried by
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accMlarn;io

The Rev. M. White, who was received with vociferous
applause, and other speakers, also addressed the assemblage,
and a petition in support of Mr. Spooner's bill was finally

SABBATH OBSERVANCE—A publican in Kirkcaldy was
brought before Bailie Birrel on Monday last, at the
instance of Mr. Black, the procurator-fiscal for the
THE CHAMPION OF ENGLM'zD'S WIDOW,`
We regret to borough, and fined £1 19s. for selling six eggs on the
announce the death, at an advanced age, of Mrs. Dymoke, evening of Saturday, the sth instant (!)
the widow of the late Hon. the King's Champion. She RAILWAY ESTIMATES.—The declared estimated expense
was the eldest and only surviving offspring of Admiral for the construction of the undermentioned new lines,
Elphinstone, who was Commander-in-chief of
the as reported to Parliament, is as follows :—Dorset Central
Russian navy. She leaves two sons, the Hon. fir Railway—To incorporate company,and construct rail-
Henry Dymoke, the Queen's Champion, and the Rey. way, £lOO,OOO. Cork and irn h 1
‘ -,ng_a_ Railway-4nr prn-
John Dyinoke, to lament their loss. posed extension and works, including purchase of
AN Inow THEATRE FOB LONDON.—The season at the property and continzencies, £lOO,OOO. Carnock Mineral
Adelphi Theatre, Strind, will close in June, when the Railway—For extensions, including contingencies,
building will be taken down for' the purpose of crecling £120,090. Westminster Terminus Railway—For West
a new theatre on the enlarged site, covering the whole London extensions, power to make new railways con-
of the keeholds purchased by 111 r. Webster. In the I netting the West London Railway with the Richmond
meatiwßie the new theatre, which is to be entirely con- line of the London and South Western Railway and
strutted of iron, will be in progress in Liverpool, so as with the Westminster Terminus Railway, and for work-
to be ready for erection as soon as the site is cleared. ing arrangements with those companies and with the
Mr. Webster calculates on being able to re-open early West End of London and Crystal Palace Railway, at an
in the autumn: , estimated cost of £99,100.