Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1859-01-14 00:00:00

THE NORTHERN 2'l VIES,. FRIDAY, lAISrVARY''I4,-.1856

world, its statements being, no doubt, calculated to mis-
lead persons at a distance, (Hear, hear.)
Mr.-Tobin said, so far as the statement he had made.
was concerned, it was borne out by the harbour-maSter's
-report-. -He simply stated what he found to be the ease
when he visited the docks. It was quite true, no doubt,
that vessels had entered the Coburg dock, and, being
anxious td get to the Toxteth dock, did not, perhaps;
make application to discharge in that dock; -butrwhen
they found there Was no chance of getting. to the Toxteth
dock, they made application. He ivould''say; because he
considered its Allowance was an injury to commercefithat
if there was one dock in Liverpool where empty- vessels
should not ,be allowed to remain, it was in the Toxteth
becanse half a dozen empty vessels entirely destroyed
the-u
•se .of it. Empty vessels ought nat_to_he allowed td
remain thm,^. as they greatly restricted the usefulness of
the' dock.
asked to hear read a printed letter;
Mr: Farnworth
had sent round to the different
which. _Mr. Challoner
1 round,in Mr.
members of the Board. . •
Thei chairmannan said, ~the lettn Was sent .
Challoner's circular of the date Dee. 01 st.
Mr—Fairnworth said, the letter had bee.. 7 üblished in
-
p
the Newspapers: •
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The leitei was read and stated, that during the Tear
the timber trade here had fallen otf from 12 to 151- pei
- -
cent.

Mr. Farnworth said; it Was alleged .in the letters
of' Mr: Cladßoner, ' that the falling Off was' attribtitable
to the inconvenience to which the timber trade
- -here- had- been put during the - past-- year, - - He- differed
with that inference a week age ; and as he knew the
- letter would go throughout the country, he .Nlt it his duty
to state what the facts were. -LaA week ha wa.S.not: in'a
position to do 'so, but he now had information which
enabled him to reply to the statements of Mr. Challoner.
_lf was quite true; that the timber trade in 1858 had fallen
offl3* -to 15 per cent in Liverpool. Upon that they
were perfectly agreed, but note with regard to Mr. Chal-
loner's explanation, it, as he stated distinctly that the
-latter was the falling off in the mahogany trade; and he
cast inipiitatiOns Upon, his. (Mr. Farnworth's) assertions.
That evils had existed, and that the timber trade had been
inconvenienced for years past, was well known to him-
self ; but that Mr. Clialliiner was worse off than any one
else, he - denied - the inconvenience '' 'could not apply
- especially, to -the mahogany -trade. He said -lie was
prepared to prove that while the general timber trade
had fallen uff;as he had stated, it could not.apply to the
mahogany trade, as the falling...off was much greater.
But that any falling off at all had arisen from want of
facilities, was a statement which- he -considered should
be corrected at once. The falling 'off Was not in conic-
-oenee of want of facilites in the-Liverpool Docks, but
consequence' of the depressidh ortrade,,arising froM
the Panic of laSt year, and other causes, which injuriously
_effected not ouly. the timber trade, but every. other branch
of commerce. At other ports where there were facilities,
and where there was no dock board, and no such difficul-
ties as existed here —or as were alleged to exist—in the
.Clyde, for instance, where every facility was said to be
granted for coMnierce, there the falling off in the timber
trade, last year, was 593 per, cent, (hear, hear) ;. and in
London, which was considered the model port, and was
held up to other, places for admiratien, the falling- Off was
114 per cent. The statistics from( Hull and the Bristol'
Channel he had been unable to obtain, but' had little doubt
about their ,nature. 'The decrease in'the mahogany trade
in Liverpool and London,' he' would now state, and the
fact of this being the State of the matter in Loadon ivas
sufficient. to prove that it did not arise, for. want of
faculties. In Liverpool, that trade had fallen off 40 per
cent. in the past-year, and in London 314 per cent. As
those were the two great mahogany markets; they might
well believe they had been 'similarly operated upon by
similar causes. (1:1A.54r_ 1 TT. boa fi,„„..1,4.

to correct a misstatement wiiich had been published, and
which, if allowed to go uncontradicted, might seriously
mislead.

Mr. Boult seconded Mr. Lockett's motion, and said, it
was his feeling, after having sat at the inquiry yesterday,
that Mr. Challoner had no just cause of complaint
whatever, if he had availed himself of the facilities
open to him. It might also be well to state that in
removing empty vessels from the Toxteth Dock, which was
an isolated dock, great expense had to be incurred in
ballasting and tug hire, an expense;ein all cases, it _would
not be wise to incur, as they would positively exceed
their dock dues ; yet they were almost expected to do
that in order to allow certain persons to use .one particular
dock. The complaint could not Le sustained, and must
fall to the ground. (Hear, hear.)
The proceedings of the committee also recommended
that the hydraulic cranes be allowed to lift 12 tons per
lift at, 20s.
The prOdeedings were confirmed.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The , proceedings of - the ' Master Porters' Committee
were read and confirmed.

£3O was ordered to be contributed,- as usual, to St
Ann's Dlspensary: _

A letter from sir. J. Leslie, asking the price of a piece
of land at Birkenhead, was referred to the works
committee. -

A letter was read from Captain Brown, of the ship
J. H. Boardman, claiming £lO ss. for expense incurred
in consafuence of having been improperly waiting outside
the Birkenhead Dock. Referred to the dock and quays
committee.

Mr. Laird gave notice that, nest week, he should !hove
that a committee be appointed to confer with the Customs
authorities as -to how far it may be desirable- to
extend the present working hours' at the custom-house,
and how it-is possible to increase the working power on
the docks and quays.
In answer to Mr. Monde], Mr. Hubback said the
platform scales at Stanley Dock, would be duly accredited
in a day or two.
This concluded the public business.

LICENSED VICTUALLERS' ASSOCIATION.
The monthly meeting of the committee of this body,
was held yesterday forenoon, at the Society's Office,
Basnett-street, Mr. William Coward presided. There
was a fall attendance of members.

At the last monthly meeting of the committee, it was
resolved to concentrate the whole trade of England, to
influence, as far as possible, Members of Parliament who
were favourable to the abolition of the billeting system,
and this was adopted by the present meeting.
Mr. Atkinson remarked that there was now accommo-
dation at Rupert-house for 160 recruits, and the recruit-
ing staff of Liverpool. The beds and other necessaries,
for the men, were far better there than in the low
common lodging-houses through town, and yet the re-
cruitingstaffandrecruits preferred the latter to the comforts
of the former, for although 160 men could be well lodged
in Rupert House, yet not more than 40 beds
were occupied nightly. There were six staff recruiting
sergeants in 'Liverpool, and only three lived at Rupert':
house ; the others preferred going to billets, for twenty-
'?ht nights, for the express purpose of seeing

how much money they Could inalie out of it ,
and this (lie said) explained the reason why ser-
geants and recruits preferred going to pnblic-
houses, where they got sums of money, for what was
called the "paying out." This was a subject that the
committee should turn their serious attention to, and
communicate with the Secretary at War in reference
to it.

Mr. Lomb said he had a man billetted at his house in
Vauxhall-road for 31 nights, a short time ago ; he got a
bed, and in the morning be asked how much money he
would get to go away ? His (Mr. Lumb's) sister-in-law
told him he would not get any money; as lilac was a
bed for him, and that was all he would get... He then
gave her all sorts of insolent abuse. There was no doubt
that the object of the recruits was to get money in the
way stated.
Mr. Howe bore testimony to the facts stated, and
advised the publicans, by all means, to provide beds for
recruits, and by no means to " pay.them out." Besides,
there was a penalty of £5 on any publican so dgijig.,
(Hear, hear.)
On the motion of Mr. Atkinson, it was rwlyetl that
the Trade Committee of the society be directed to
communicate with the Secretary of War on the subject.

AST:gVERSARY OF THE
THE ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTIETH
110...PITALbg FOUNDATION.
Anniversary.of the Foun-
dation not be
Hospital,B
the trustees
el is
I 7t
!or
fd
atyClie°l4ALeiiTilltphoeollrlutle
determined that 'so important an c;ectuno;:
allowed to pass over unmarked by any kind ofeetion•
Accordin;!Y7 measures were taken to ensure an appro
priate celebratou -
the Bishop of Chester having been
io •-b preach at a
applied to, kindly and reatt,.., consort t
special service in honour- of
_the: event.. Yet.. -
ay. at
eleven o'clock in the forenoon, the §e "vice took
place at St. Peter's Church. Previous to th::t hour
a procession was formed at the Town-hall, in whictL the
Mayor, the Bishop of Chester,, the Rev. Rector Campbell,
the.. Recorder,- the trustees of the Instittition,.:the co'rpo-
rate officials, a large ,number of Town Councillors,- and
the pupili
.and inmates ,of the pNb'Coat Hospital took
their places: ''The procession . moved. toward St. Peter's
Church, which was filled by a large concourse of persons.
A special service was performed, and the Biskop_ of Ches-
ter preached the following

. , SERMON. r
His lordship selected his text from the 3rd verse:of, the
sth chapter of the•Lainentations of the Prophet Jeremiah
—" We are .orphans and fatherless." - • -
His Lordship said —We are assembled .here, in :the
it ouse of God, to render thanks to • him fez' all his
merclei;,.and, in a more especial manner, for the, long-
continued prosperity with which he has blessed our
Blue-coat Hospital for orphan boys and girls. This
it the one hundred and fiftieth anniversary of its
tution. • When we look. back through that:long vista of
years, what reflections crowd upon our. minds ?. What
calls for thankfulness have the inhabitants of Liverpool
for thatrapid influx of presperity' which 'has made their
town one of the- most populous and -opulent in the
kingdom—their port one of the greatest centres of com-
merce in the world. The noble vessels continually
entering your river, the long lines of masts that fill
your docks, the busy scene of life and motion on your
landing-stage and in your streets-:--all bear
_witness to
your prosperous state. Long may it continue ; still
may it increase ! Among many; obvious reflections sug-
gested by such a scene, we may remark.how striking ail
example it affords of the bcnificent., operation of God's
Providence in the ordinary government of the world,
and the daily course of human ,affairs. . The rich and
the poor meet together ; the merchant, carrying on his •
schemes of honourable gain • the labourer, earning with
the
AtWeat of hit brow his gain;
'bread; each actuated
by motives of private and personal advantage—yet
both contributing to the:common stock of social comfort .
and general happiness arid national wealth, cis effectually
as it they had no other object in view than the.promotimi
of the public good. . Thus,.even self-interest becomes the
handmaid to social happiness. Some in this way acquire
fortune; multitudes gain their livelihood. But, beneath
this general strface of prosperons industry, how many
casesef privation and suffering lay concealed ? To speak
for a moment, in passing, of the lowest class of all: .
What numbers are there, unable to work for the support
of their 'families? At 'tithes it May be (harder still) bOth
able and willing to work, but unable to find employment. ,
The mild and gentle spirit of our laws has provided, so
far as is practicable, a remedy for these- evils. Whether
in poverty or in 'sickness, in the deerepitude of age, or
the helplessness of infancy, there is no native of this
country, not one, not: even the lowliest of the low, but,
Uy the merciful, provision of the law, can have, food to
Support and a roof to cover him. Not only is relief thus
afforded to the: bodily wants of the destitute, but care is
also taken to give to the children of this class of the poor
the benefit of a useful and religious_ education. This is
an instance of enlightened policy, no less than of
Christian benevolence. It is not merely a remedy for
present, but a preventitive of future, evils.- Without such
timely care the children of the poor would grow up in
ignorance of all that is good, and would eventually prove
not only la burden, but a pest to the community.
Whereas now they are trained up in useful knowledge,
orderly habits, and sound principles, so as .to be capable,
Under God's blessing, of proving ;serviceable and peace-
able members of society. Bat there are other classes
of the young as destitute almost as those of whom
'I have now spoken, yet challenging, from - peculiar con-
siderations, some more gentle and delicate provision
than the law has made for the common necessaries
of the lowest description of the poor. There are many
cases ,of- families who have occupied a creditable station
and maintained a decent appearance in the world.
The parents may have been industrious, and prudent,
and respectable ; and yet, before they could lay by any
savings, or Make, any provision for their children, they
may, both of them, have been taken away by early
death, leaving behind them a family Of helpless orphans,
without a protector or a friend. Ur even when there is
not this total bereavement when the mother still sur-
vives—yet, what desolation, what distress is in the
dwelling, when the father, on whom the family depended
for support; enters no. More at the, accustomed. hour, with •
light step and cheerful countenance, and happy heart, to
to meet tile welcome that rewarded all his toils ! Or if
it be the other parent that is taken away—though the
father still survives to toil—yet how great, how sad the
loss to the 'children, —no • mother's eye to watch over
them—no mother's gentle hands
.to check their thought-
less wanderings— •

No mother's care
To shield their infant innocence with -prayer

It is to relieve such cases of distress as these ; to afford a
refuge:to the orphan, the' fatherless, the motherless," hat
this hospital throws open its doors and gives its kind
welcome. At its first' commencement, indeed, the hospital
was not confined to this class of cases, but had a more
general object, It was intended generally as a charity
school for poor children. The commemoration of this
day earries back our thoughts to its origin, and invites
us briefly to trace its early history : at once the simple
annals of,the poor; and the memorial of a good man's life.
One hundred and fifty years ago, a merchant of Liver-
pool, Bryan - Blundell, honour to his name, acting in
concert with one of the rectors of the parish, obtained
subscriptions_ from the Mayor and some of the respectable
inhabitants 'of the town to establish a school for the
children of the poor. Apparently there was none in
LiverpoOl at the time. lie led the way. in this great
line of Christian benevolence. With what he collected
and what he gave himself, there was built (smile not at
the small beginning) a little school room, which cost £35.
Fifty poor children were received into it, to he taught
and clothed. Bryan. Blundell was, as I have said, • a
merchant, the captain of his owtt-trading* vessel; and,
being frequently absent on long voyages, he was unable
to undertake management ONhe chatity himself.
His friend, the. rector, was appointed treasurer of the
funds ; bUt lived to hold that office only -four. years.
"Anximis for the success of the new institution, goOd Mr.
Blundell left off his sea-faring -life, that he might take
the concerns of the little school under his own imme-
diate care. Shortly afterwards, having seen sonic of the
seholars begging in the streets,, because their parents
were_too,poor to give them bread, he formed the idea of
renioVitig them from their *retched hoMes, andktting
'them bread and lodgings as well as clothing, and instrue-
don. He appealed again. to the Christian liberality
of his fellow-townsmen ; obtained fresh subscriptions ;
and by means of them the more ancient part of the pre-
sent hospital was built,' at a cost of between two and
three thousand pounds. At this period, he gave to the
charity £750, being, to use iris own words, " a tenth part
of what it had pleased God to bless him with ;" and he
also determined in his mind to continue to give the same
proportion of whatever God should add to his store in
the time to come. He goes onto say, in a little record
which he has-left of his proceeding's, ". So great, has been
the mercy and providence of God in prospering me in
business, that-I have made up the £750 to £2,000 ; and
my children, six in. number, the youngest of them now
more- than thirty. years of awe, are so far from wanting,
or being worse for what nave- given to the school, that
they are all benefactars. to it; some of them of more
than £lOO at a time, I may truly say, whilst I have
been doing for the ehittlreu of this, school, the good pro- ,
vidence of God bath been doing for mine ;, so that I hope
they will be benefakors to this chilaity when I am in my
grave." A beautiful picture Ws' of a pious and benevo
to men. By con-
lent mind ; grateful to Gq4,
tinned perseverenee he s
of scholars to one l'aundred—seventy boys and
.thirty
•
girls —" a got:, he had much and earnest y desired to
see ba!,re he'died." Having held the 'office of treasurer
for forty-three years, this good man closed his peace-
ful, useful life. Two of his 'sons filled in succession
the same office, and followed their father's good example
in their zeal for the proniotion of the charity. M.
friends, I think this is a little history, in which every man
in Liverpool may look back with pleasure. ";fie see
the merchant of former days, the captain of his 'own good
ship, but a man with a heart as large, as warm, as
generous, as noble, let me say, to crown all, as truly
Christian, as beats in your own breasts now. Who has
been a benefactor to Liverpool, if he has not ? Whose me-
mory deserves to be cherishecl,whose name to be
change.honourtfi
-
if not his ? In one respect his institution lut3 ndergone
a partial lt is not P.'414• open indiscrimi
nately to all classes s pq,h Children. Such little
objects of compassion bte saw begging in the streets
for bread have now,
sion made for th
to Pao said before, a sufficient provi-
it,. maintenance and education by the
public laAiv 5-1 the land. The hospital, by a judicious
luo4ific'4l'on of its original design, is now appropriated
orphans of whom I spoke ; whose parents have
y(O.-_,,e a good character and filled a decent station, but
have been unable to leave behind them any maintenance
for their children. Last year, there were in the hospi.!
t:,l 356 children-250 boys and 96 girls—of which nums
for 91 had lost both parents, 250. were fatherless, one

motherless, and there are four who have both paretitg
living, but have been admitted under aped-ill circum-
stances, as exceptional cases, In the hospital they find,
a home, are clothed„ and fed, and lodged ; are sheltered
from the hardships and shielded from the teniptations of
the world; are trained up in useful knowledge snch as may
fit them for the duties of the life that now is, and especially
in the knowledge which is able to make them wise unto
salvation, and fit them for the life that is to come. Their
admission into the school has ' nothing- in it to degrade
them. Rather, it is a mark of credit ; an indication that
they have been born, though of poor, yet of honest
When they dam • they are
p4ents.
receiired with kindnes; ; whilst they' refutan in it, they
are treated with kindness ; and when they leave it, there
"re friends of the school who still keep them in sight;
them froni time to rtinie:in their new Abodes ; pilot
visit first launch into _the world with friendly
them at '• oer _ them -with generous _encouragement.
counsel, and . followed by kind farewell. Year
Thus kind welcome ii t -;one forth frimn the schoJl to
after year many haverthus b methbkrA' society,
become, ;by. God's .bles,ingritb. ' Own in toinfort
and have- lived to-train up families Of - some
and credit, in honesty,. and purity, and g:odllu-
ss•even, by industry, by integrity, by superior ability, have
raj.: el themielves to distinction. If, -with6ut violating ;
the humility-,-of the-Christion character, rzOl's heart
May fora moment be permitted to kindle with a glow of
honest pride,- none, I think, can have more ng, to
indulge such amen:Lotion, than they who can look bo.se'';
from their present prosperous condition to tbe• schonA
of their. early years, and feel that they have reflected

credit
_nn_ it by
_their_ good_ conduit__ and _ success:
Certainly, nothinc, can be more graceful' and honourable
than the
,requital which some of them have made by
becoming themselies benefactors to the, 'Hospital, rn
thus gratefully repaying its fostering care, Ido not
like making comparisons between the., claims of our
numerous and various • charitable institutions. iII rejoice
to plead for them. all. But I may
.sap that there is
no cause Which has a stioriger 'claim, than the cause of
the helpless orphan. Lam .happy to add,. there is none
which receives from you a more prompt and kind
response.Orif3;—g- this piWed'hy the—liberal support
always given to the Blue Coat Hospital: it has bean
proved also, in a most conspicuous manner,,hy the recent
establishment of another asylumn, in the higher part of
the, town, through the liberality of many kind contri-
buters,-but <mainly through-. the exertions <and< liberality
of , one, whose name, though I forbear mentioning
_it,
will be mentioned in future jubilees of that institution,
with honour such as we pay to the name of Blundell
now. But whether we look to that. Orphan Asylum, or
this Blue Coat . Hospital, or to Whatever* charitable
institution we look, we find in the list of contributors
a large proportion of the names the same in every case.
They. are names that have become stereotyped in our
charities. • They shine in every subscription list.
Would that the light of that examplentight:lead.. others
to follow in the same track. There are 'many who might
join-in these good works, 14, do not. lam not saying
this in the tone of censiire.,or x:eproaoh. I belie—
...
reason is, not \t their -

-.yr LL _ ...arts are closeu against the
sympathies of humanity, but that, amidst the din of the
busy world, the faint cry of the orphan escapes
their ear.
,In.- regard to them, some word of ex-
hortation might be appropriate—might be.
able, might even be taken kindly ; : but they an.
not the persons of whom this congregation is. composed.
Your presence is in itself a proof that you already take

season-

an interest in this institution, and do not need to have
its claims pressed on
.your notice. Yet, lest I should
myself seem wanting in the zeal that Such a cause ought
to inspire,' let me dose with'n few Words'in commenda-
tion of its object. Many of you are parents.---God has
blessed the vine upon your walls, and the olive branches
round-about your table. It is •in your hoMe: that you:
find your happiness; where every toil arid care of the
busy day is sweetened at its close; where every joy of
success is made brighter, because reflected from the
looks of- those you love. You delight to see around you
the children who are growing up in the freshness of.
youth, advancing in goodness as in age, in wisdom as in
stature, and, as you pray and hope, in favour with God
and man. Bright, peaceful scene of domestic union.
Far distant be the loaf that shall cast a shade over this
sunshine of happy hearts. And yet the hour must come
to all of us. How soon, we know not. My friends,
I would hot touch one chord of tender feeling in your
breaSta than does not 'vibrate in my own'. hspeak as a
parent to parents. Were it, then, the will of Providence,
that any .of us should now receive the summons to• set
onr house in order, and prepare for our departure no
doubt it would be our first duty, and, I trust, our first
impulse also, to look up to God with reverent submis-
sion and with humble hope through faith in the *atone-
ment of our Lord and. Saviour Jesus Christ. But while we
thuS looked up, we should also tenderly brid fondly look
around on those we leave behind. While life and sense
remains; the fluttering heart still beats; the last fond
look of a parent's eye is turned upon his children ; the
last accents of his faltering voice breathe blessings on
their heads. The closing scene may, through God's
mercy, be full of heavenly peace ; irradiations of comfort
from above may cheer the bed of death ; yet still, let
me not say an anxious, but a teo4er sadness must be
mingled with the parting hour;, vrhen we leave our
children .to the trials, the temptations, the vicissitudes
of this changeful world. Our support is in the' hope
that our prayers for them will be heard ; that though
their earthly parents are removed, God's fatherlyrhaud
will hover over them, his holy spirit ever with (Mtn, to
protect, to guide, to save, And by the bounty of his
providence most of us are able to have—not wealth,
indeed, that may be far from our lot—but such a com-
petency of this
.world's goods as may place them above
want, afford them the decent comforts of life, and the
benefits of a good education. We leave them, too,
with friends and guardians, able and willing to supply in
some degree (faint it must be) the loss of our own
affection and our care. But what must be the harrowing
feelings -Of the parent who leaves his young family
without provision, without protection,—destitute, home-
less, friendless. lie sees no path marked out for their
future courses, no refuge provided for their- present
want, except the shelter of the common workhouse.
And yet his station in life encouraged him to picture
to himself a happier, prospect for his children.; en-
couraged him to cherish a reasonable hope that, if
he had been spared -to them, he 'might, by honest
industry, have trained then up in credit and respect,
till they were able to make their own way. in the
world, and, after his example, prove useful Members
of society. If there is anything of earthly comfort that
can cheer his anxious heart and solace his last hour, it is
the existence of such an institution as the Blue-coat
Hospital. There his -orphan, may , find relief •without
humiliation.. There gentle pity will soften the. abrupt
transition from their former homes ; there Christian love
will watch over their tender years ; will teach them the
words of eternal ,life ; will, with the blessing of Divine
gram, train. them up in the fear of God, in the faith of
Christ, in the wayS of piety and 'peace.
After the service,' a substantial dinner of roast beef and
plum-pudding was provided for the children of the insti-
tution, -- - - - - -

DEJEUNER AT THE TOWN HALL

The Mayor having invited a large number, of those
who took part in the ceremonials of the day to, a 'defamer,
after the conclusion of the service, a numerous party
assembled In the Town Hall. ' After the company had
partaken of an elegant and well-appointed champagne
dejeuncr, the chair was taken by his Worship the Mayor.
The Chairman gave " The Queen, and Prince Albert,
and the rest of the Royal Family," which were received
with enthusiastic honours,

, . .
The Chairniali 44ii4 the next toast which h should
have the honour to propose, was One'which would receive,
no doubt, the cordial response of the geiitlemeu assem-
bled. It was, tc The health of the Bishop and Clergy of
the diocese."' (Applduse.) The Bishop of Chester was
ready upon all occasions to lend his valuable aid
and assistance in promoting all object's which involve 4
the [social moral, or religious --interests of the
country. (Hear, hear, and applause.) They were all
very much indebted to his lordship forthe kind and eloquent
addl.-vs which he had delivered that. morning, ally he Mt
no doubt that the charity weal honeP2. .by. it. (Hear.)
With respect to the clvtrv.
of Liverpool, no voice
could sufficiently euloria^, thefr faithfulness; their devoted-
ness; and their successful labours. (Hear, hear.) He,
therefore begged to propose ,t The Bishop and Clergy
of '.7;le Diocese."

The toast was drank with all honours and amid loud
applause. _ _

Isis Lordship, the Bishop of Chester, on rising, was re-
ceived with renewed applause. He said he heartily
thanked the Mayor and the gentlemen assembled for
the kindness which had been shown to and the honour
which had been conferred upon the clergy and himself by
the manner in which the toast had been proposed and
received. So far as the Mayor had spoken of the clergy
of Liverpool as being faithful, devoted, and untiring us
the performance of their duty, he begged leave to echo
the sentiment. (Hear, heal.) For himself, he could
only say that the Mayor had eulogised more than it
deserved the readiness which he felt to make himself
useful; so far as he could, in every public
object which could promote the social, moral, or religious
welfare of the town of Liverpool. When the request
was sent to him to come over upon the present occasion,
he felt it both a duty and a pleasure to undertake the
charge which was urged upon bum, provided he could get
clear of all other engagements. Ile accepted the duty,
not bemuse he attached any importance to himself
sonally, but because; 'holding the office lie did. he het
that it •was his '.• - -
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