The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-02-10 00:00:00

SPAIN.

Itht MADRID, FEB. 7.
hiec't[6_nservatives have prevailed in the municipal
ear 1111.• M. Mon's departure is announced to be
-°l4ll
-K M. Gonzales Bravo is unwell. His
• yagland is deferred.

lth ItljBBlA, FE,A.NCE, AND NAPLES.
ue b
—..
,tile P"'t Zeitung says that the intended journeybe
t,''tzlelZ,,lllPerer of Russia will most probably
itT(ldle—%t° Paris, where he will arrive in the
ie °' April. He will only make a ehort stay
f
", at ,y he Post Zietung adds that the state o
liefli:ef;'aPies has been fur some time the object
t\i'q'sbui, negotiations between Paris and St.
4 .3
ll tig' and that important results under
(le:
0- are expected from the journey of Alex-

. .s. .
A 211 E MASSACRE AT CANTON.
Ft Qenib
l4"er 111 the dated the 16th fro Chinese seas, - • de la
u,°tte, .• el', and published in the M. onzteur
I;,:y*ithr4';',,elv aenstoacinrn details relative
showingenew that the damage sustainedhad
"44 - lereign ' h ts was not so great
t o the late
146, stated
L.
thein ere, merchants
tf:viart,,__
Oil!
h. r_
San-Illng, the residencec-
ounts. It appearsatehatof
stale er4) 1W which se
i lay!
pm 17°Peaus is composed, five .
have been d
44111/4 store was said that of t
ft liclia, „ winch existed at only nine,
ign factories.
beCBaontfoonre,
Nart,t• M 'Llie lllritish Consulate, escaped the con-
it' I°ll---th* •
1144:°11, eiat.'rabsl' 211 This
li 4lig6caentlg. it states, is an error. Of the 80.
doubt, but it is much less
have been burnt down.
Nuillt reioert°d•ss' nolt appears there existed
o
bil'll6,°°'ttt_a,ftoa,tieng population of from 25,000
411'44 ar6e.i. es anal vagabonds—refugeesth from all
English ships emu-
% eed th,site• Ag
.soon as
itt,!,9.llera,i_r,.*e, thege
.men,tea anintatege
the
Nti",,64l,l;_marin, rushe: largei taking
bodies
h%rhetore-l'a,"'? and having
I,lnfirst
The British Admiral,
pillaged the Euro.
htilt344ii IN,Lat set fire to them•r ,
k 44,,, to ben_ going forwa ci brought two of his
4%teiT tilers," on the pillagers and sent some shells
Y, th,"-11 Which caused them to .9. • v shot
frorn the British shipP:s3 increased
.Unfortu-

the fire lighted by the vagabonds. The captain of
the French frigate Virginio sent a detachment of
150 men on shore with four light howitzers, to
complete the discomfiture of the pillagers, who
fled in every direction, leaving a number of
their body dead in the streets. The French
seamen were labouring indefatigably in ex-
tinguishing the fire, which they in a great
measure accomplished As to the Chinese town, it
suffered horridly, as well by the fire of the English
ships as by the native robbers. Of the twelve
great factories belonging to the Hong merchants,
and which were situated near the Tartar town,
Dino were destroyed by the first attack. The Eng-
lish merchants interested in those establishments
suffered considerably by that disaster. At the
latest dates, the British Admiral having occu-
pied the Chinese military position, had no
more opposition to expect, but a new irruption of
the thieves and vagabonds was apprehended. A
great number of merchants had emigrated to
Shanghai, but the 500,000 inhabitants of Canton
cannot so easily dispose of themselves.

TrALLASEY CHURCH-MEETING LAST NIGHT.

Yesterday evening, a meeting of the parishioners of Wal-
lasey was held at Egrewont ferry, for the purpose of con-
sidering the best means to adopt; for the purpose of re-erecting
the church which was recently unfortunately destroyed by
fire. The Lord Bishop of Chester was called to the chair,
and the meeting was most respectably attended.
His Lordship, on taking the chair, congratulated the meet-
ing on its extent and respectability on the occasion, but he
deeply regretted the occasion that had called them together
He was sorry indeed for the loss of the old chinch, he would
be sorry indeed. for the loss of any church, but there
were circumstances which made the loss peculiar. Ire
was in the habit, in summer time of stopping, with
his family at Nom.7 Brighton, and he used to attend tLe fine old
church, and he vas therefore well acquainted with if., and with
the kindly feelings of the congregation. He felt an attachment
for the old church, and no doubt the parishioners had peCuliar
feelings in reference to it, as no doubt many of their associa-
tions of joys and sorrows were connected with it. ([fear,
hear.) They had come there to consider the best means of
re-erecting the church. There was one consolation amid the
regret. felt by all at the loss they had sustained, and that was
the church was insured to some extent. They could,
no doubt, have wished that the amount had been
larger; but he thought, under the citcurnstaeces, that the
churchwardens deserved much credit for having insured the
church, even to the extent they had done. (Hear, hear.) The
Insurance Company were ready to come forward• and pay the
amount liberally. (Hear, hear). The whole amount insured
was £2,000, £3OO of which was on the organ, so that
left about £1,700, so that they had that sum, which would,
perhaps, go far to the expenses of what might be called the shell
of the church ; and it was now to be considered what was the
best course to adopt in order to raise the balance, and what the
expense would be. He Mentioned Mr. Hay, of Liverpool, the
architect, who had given great satisfaction through the
diocese, and a rough estimate was made by him for the
re-building of the church, with seven or eight hundred sittings,
and the expense of that would be £5,000. (His lordship then
read three resolutions, which lie said had been drawn up for
adoption.) He said it was preferable to build the church by
voluntary contributions, rather than resort to compulsory
measures of the law. His lordship was an advocate for the re-
building of the church, so as that letting seats by buying and
selling for ever be done away with. After some further
observations, his lordship called on any gentleman who wished
to address the meeting to do so.
Mr. Bouch said : After the very able and lucid manner in
which his lordship had stated the matter, he had little to say.
The estimate was only a rough one, and probably the cost
would be more than £5,000. The contemplation was to
re-build it for 800 sittings ; but as the parish was increasing
every day, he was of opinion that the church should be built
to contain at least 1,200 seats. He advocated free sittings for
the poor in the church, as that class were often excluded in
consequence of the lotting of seats ; and ha trusted that
the wealthy parishioners would assist them heart and hand in
procuring the extension of the church for the poor. (Hear, hear.)
Ho stated that the insurance (Sun office) had, after surveying
the ruins, said they would pay the full £2,000, and leave the
salvage in the hands of the churchwardens. (Hear, hear.)
After a conversation, Mr. James Harrison moved the fol-
lowing resolntion, which was seconded by Mr. Hughes :
Resolved,—" That this meeting deeply lamenting the calamity
which has befallen the parish, in the destruction of the ancient
church, and fully sensible of the general duty of restoring the
same, are unwilling, nevertheless, that the power of the law
for the assessment of a rate upon the parish for that purpose
if that course can be avoided. They therefore resolve, that
an appeal be made to the spontaneous liberality of the parish,-
ioners for the necessary funds to re-build the church!'
Sir Edward Cost moved the following resolution, and said
he felt great pleasure in doing so, although he had a seat in the
church, which belonged to the lord of the manor a hundred
years ago. He advocated the freedom of the church for the
poor, and was totally opposed to the motion of excluding the
rows of the people who might not have seats; and if lie had any
right, he would most gladly surrender it for the benefit of the
poor. (Hear. hear.) Resolved : " That in the opinion of this
meeting, subscriptions should be solicited and paid, and the
church be re-built, o❑ the clear understanding that all right to
property in pews shall be abandoned, and that the right of
sitting in the church be wholly free to the parishioners for
ever."

Mr. North feared that the calamity was almost a judgment,
for the sin of having neglected to provide accommodation for
the poor, and it was almost a blessing that an opportunity now
presented itself of remedying the evil, for they could now
provide for the poor in the church, where all wore equal in
the sight of GA. (Hear, hear) He seconded the resolution.
Mr. Justice Pollock (of the County Court) suggested that
if the amount subscribed did not reach the sum required, and
a compulsory vote should be resorted to, that the subscribers
should receive back their donations. He begged of them not
to resort to a compulsory vote, and the church warden, in
reply to his Lordship, the chairman said in case of a rate the
subscriptions should be returned. (gear, hear.)
His Lordship then put the resolution, which was carried.

Mr. Birch said the churchwardens would not proceed until
they had received the money and lodged it in bank, and he
trusted that prompt and liberal subscriptions would be at once
entered into. (Hear.)

The following committee was then appointed to carry out
the previous resolutions : Sir E. Cust, Rev. F. Haggitt, Rev.
L. L. Howell, D. C. Buchanar, William Chambers, William
Coulborne, J. C. Ewart, Charles Groves, J. Harrison, T. K
Hassall, T. B. Hughes, G. H. Laurence, N. Littledale, Wm.
Mann, D. Neilson, J. North, J. Parry, J. Pollock, W.
Picking, W. Rowson, J. Repley, &c.
His Lordship then congratulated the meeting on the
unanimous feeling of goodwill that prevailed, and a warm vote
of thanks was proposed by the Rector to his Lordship, which
was heartily responded to ; and his Lordship having thanked
the assembly, the meeting separated.