The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-02-04 00:00:00

THE NORTHERN TIMES.-LIVERPOOL, WEDNESDAY.

28th of January last, between the ages of eight and
fourteen.

The motion was agreed to.
A letter was read from Mr. W. Jones, resigning his
office as vestryman.
Mr. Bairstow gave notice that at the next meeting he
would move the appointment of a successor to Mr. Jones.
After disposing of some
.routine business, the vestry
then adjourned.

TOXTETH PARK LOCAL BOARD OF HEALTH.

The usual weekly meeting of the members of the board
was held yesterday morning, at the Public Offices, Park
Place. Mr. Alpass, the chairman of the board presided.
The other members of the board present were : Messrs.
Boult, Rogers, Siddeley, Hughes, and Urquhart.
The Clerk read the minutes of the last meeting, which
were read and confirmed.

FINANCE COMMITTEE.

The proceedings of this committee since the last meeting
were read, they contained recommendations to pay the
various tradesmen's bills, which had been incurred in
carrying out the works of the board, and were confirmed
without comment.

BIRKENHEAD COMMISSIONEIIB.

The usual monthly meeting of the Birkenhead Com-
missioners was held at seven o'clock last night, in the
Public Offices, Hamilton square, JOHN LAIRD, Esq., in the
chair.

Other members present—Messrs. Gough, M‘Whicter,
Willoughby, Baylis, Verelst, Meaken, Bell, M Donald,
Hinde, Parke, Keightley, Bailiff, Rae,lCook, and Bradley.
The minutes of the last meeting were read and con-
firmed.

WATCH COMMITTEE.

The minutes of the Lighting and Watch Committee were
also read and confirmed. They contained nothing of in-
terest.

MARKETS COMMITTEE.

The proceedings of this_committee were read. The only
subject of interest to which they referred was as to a pro-
posed alteration in the Town Halt, which was generally ad-
mitted to be inadequate for the amount of business trans-
acted in it. The subject will be [found referred to in the
Finance committee's proceedings. The proceedings were
confirmed.

LIVERPOOL SUNDAY SCHOOL INSTITUTE.

REV. MR. BROCKLEBANK'S LECTURE.

The weekly lecture of the eleventh winter course in con.
nection with the Liverpool Sunday School and Literary
Institute, was delivered in the theatre of the Liverpool
Institute last night, by the Rev. T. Brocklebank. The
attendance was not very numerous. The chair was taken
at half-past seven o'clock by his worship the Mayor, Francis
Shand, Esq.
The Chairman, in a few words, introduced the subject of
the evening. He observed, that every one must have become
impressed of late with the extent of ignorance which prevailed
throughout that civilised country, where thousands and tens
of thousands of its inhabitants passed from their cradles
to their graves, untaught, uncivilised, and unchristianised.
This was a matter of deep regret, but the very fact that it
was of late made so certain by statistical calculation, would
of itself tend in some measure to the correction of the evil.
They bad, however, begun many things in that town which
tended directly to the amelioration and benefit of the lower
classss. To begin with a very low degree, they. had their
baths and wash houses, their ragged schools—which he
could wish to see carried out to a much greater extent than
they were—and their juvenile reformatories. Then, rising
to something beyond the classes most affected by such
institutions, they had their Botanic Gardens, their
excellent Free Libraries, their Museum, which the president
of the institute for that year ietended, in the most
benevolent manner, to extend for the benefit of his
fellow townsmen. They bad there cheap concerts, where
excellent music attracted many classes. Then came the
libraries, which such institu ions as that supported ; and
the very interesting and valuable lectures which were de-
livered there. Hs hoped and believed that all these things
would tend to produce good results, would tend to promote
the harmony of human nature, and to open the benefits
given by God to mankind in general.
The lecturer, Rev. T. Brocklebank, then proceeded to his
task. He opened by stating that the full title he proposed
for his lecture was "The Harmony of Nature ; or, an
argument for the divine wisdom and goodness by the com-
pensatory arrangements ix the atmosphere and the animal
kingdom." He declared that if nature was to be contem-
plated aright, her full beauty perceived, and her enigma
solved, she must be studied Bible in hand. They
must walk through her galleries with the inspiration
of Almighty God giving them understanding. The
modern system of refined infidelity, which regarded
Jehovah as a great absentee Creator, who never
interfered in the ordinary course of things—the blend-
ing of old Swedenborgian doctrines with German Pan-
theism—demanded that the true harmony of the laws of the
universe, under the ever present guidance of the Creator,
should be for ever impressed on the understanding. With
this object for his leading aim, the lecturer delivered an
instructive discourse, to show how in those portions of the
creation he had selected was exemplified the harmonious
adaptation which told of a directing and ever present
creator. He was listend to with deep attention, and often
loudly applauded.