Northern Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1857-08-25 00:00:00

CHURCH EDUCATION FOR IRELAND.

Last evening, the annual meeting of the above society
'Ras hell at th Hope-halt, Hops-street, on which occasion
the Rev. A. Campbell, the Rector of Liverpool, presided.
On the preceding day, sermons on behalf of the society
were preached in several of the churches of the town, after
which colections were made in behalf of the funds of the
society, and were most liberally rep ended to on the part
of the respective cmgregations. The deputation on the
part of ihe society who attended the meeting consisted of
Arehdeaern Waterford, and the Rev. 0. Sidney Smith,
D.D of Trinity College, Dublin. Oa the platform we
observed Messrs. M. W. Collet, W. Jones, J. K. Ronnth-
weite, A, Hodgson, Rev. G. W. Warne, Rev. H. Wray
Haw, Rev. W. C:ementson, Rev. F. Harker, and the
Rev. 11. Woodward, Rev. John Moss, Rev. Joseph Bards-;
ley. The business of the meeting was commenced with
singing and prayer, atter which
The Rer. I3entir CAMPBELL, said: Ladies and gentlemen,
not having the ability or the inclination to trespass on
Jon. time on the presut occasion, I feel I have an apology
for not, doing so, for two reasons—because, in the 'first
place, when I had the honour of presiding at a similar
meeting to this, I went at very great length into
the subject, and I then explained the reason I
felt it to be my duty to advocate tire claims
of the Irish Educational Society. I then told yon that I
supported the scciety oa a principle which is much talked
of on the present day, and of which we, as Protestants,
take a deep interest, and that is the libarty of conscience.
(Hear, hear.) I claim for my neighbours in Ireland the
same privilege that I enjoy myself—the liberty of an opera
Bible—the privilege of having the Ribtle read in their
schools, without the forfeiture of the Government grant.
(Hear, hear.) The natienal system of education in this
country is, that the Bible is allowed to be read to the
children in our schoels; and what I ask for is, that the,
Bible should be open to all ; and I respectfully claim for.
my Irish brethren the same privilege that we in England'
erj y. I also claim this on the principle of faint play.
The Reman Catholic is exempted from the right
of the open Billie, and I do not wish to exclude
him trom that exemption. He may have that exemption
and receive the grant, but then i do think that it is not
fair to compel the Protestants to surrender their right to
the gran', because they wish to hare the bible open. I
do not think that is fair play, for if conscience is to he
respected on the one side, it has a right to he respected on
the other side. Then, injustice, I ask for the Irish clergy
the same justice that we in England enjoy, and I think it
is a justice that ought to be conceded to them. I believe
—and the Archdeacon will set me right if I am in error-
-that the Irish clergy are compelled to keep tip a school in
his parish ;the is bound by his oath of institution to keep
apthe school. Now, let them look ar, the income of the
Irish clergy, •and let us see how they have to keep their
schools up, In the first place, the legislature claimed one-
fourth of their income, so that when a clergyman had £lOO
perannnm, that was reduce I to £3OO ; he is also, taxed to
suppay the deficiency in the church-rates, sometimes to
the amount of from three to five per cent. ; and again, he
had to contribute towards the pox-rates; and yet, with all
these drawbacks on his income, he was bound to keep up
the school, and at this very time the government deprive
them of the privilege—a privilege that was allowed in the
Kildare schools—unless they would consent to close the
Bibles in their schools. I can't think that thaeia justice
to our Irish clergy; and for them I claim the same privi-
lege th .t we eejiy—the privilege of receiving the govern-
ment grunt, and, at the same time, that we may have the
Bible epee in our schools. (dear, hear.) 'The prime
minister has been hind enough to say that the
Eaglish clergy may hive co iscleaces, and he has
also, when speaking on the Divorce Bill, said that we
shall not be asked to do an act which is contrary to our
consciences, adding at the same time, that he hopes we
shall not presume on that concession that has been made
to us, to endeavour to establish domestic irqaisitions in
England. We shall never make such an attempt as that,
for I am sore the people of England would at once
repudiate it, and would rise up against it. But, however,
Ido hope that the Irish clergy will, as the principle has
been admitted, that the English clergy have a c :nscien-
onsness, that the same will be permitted to the Irish
clergy will hate the same privileges grented them, and
that they will be allowed to have the Government grant,
and also, that they will have the privilege of having the
Bible open in their schools. I will not trespass further
on your time, but express the pleasure I feel in giving my
support to this society.
From the report of the Treasurer it appeared that the
income of the society was £199 15s. 61, of which £174
had been received by collections at the church of St.
'Erich's, St. Jude's, St. Luke's, Sr. Mary's, St. Paul's, and
St. Silias, and the remainder by contributions from private
persoes.
The Venerable Archdeacon BELL, in a powerful speech,
on behalf of the society, moved the adoption of the
accounts, which was seconded by Mr. W. M. Collett, and
unanimously adopted.
At this juncture of the meeting, the Rev. Rector
Campbell, atter expressing his 'egret, at being compelled
to do so, quitted the chair, which was taken by Mr.
Adam 11,,dgsr,n, and the meeting was subsequently
addressed by the Rev. Dr. Sydney Smith, and other gentle-
men, friends of the society. The meeting, the attendance
of which was very limited, was concluded in the usual
manner.

At LEWIS & COMPANY'S, Ranelagh-street.
BOYS are CL',THED from the Ages of 6 to 20 Year

.AN APPEXL TO THE BUTCHERS, Scc.

TO TGE EDITOR OF THE NORTHERN TIMES.

Sir,—lt is well known that the butchers will
make no abatement in the price of their meat, even
up to closing time on a Saturday night, and in
such bad keeping-weather as the present,. for
" obvious reasons." Would it not be far better,
then, for them to give so much of it to the charita-
ble institutions of the town, as they would otherwise
have to throw away to waste, as they are doing
this present Monday morning. The same obser-
vations also apply to the fishmongers, who might
be alike charitable in disposing -of such of their
stock of fish as would, to a certainty, be unfit for
sale after the time in question (Saturday night )
How many . hearts might they thus conjointly
rejoice on a Sul:1(14y, without any extra loss to
themselves, or without their liberality in any way
affecting their prices.
August 24. 1857

A WORD FOE, SHE POOR.

M LEWIS COMPANY'S, Ranelagh street,
BOYS are CLO fHED from the Ages of 6 to 20 Years.

EXTENSIVE FIRM AND GREAT LOSS OF
PROPERTY .IN LONDON.

During the night of Saturday and Sunday, the firemen of
the. London brigade were actively engaged at various fires
that took place in different portions of what is termed the
metropolitan district. The following were the most seri-
ous. One fire happened in the premises belonging to Mr.
M. Pixie, boarding house keeper,.2B, Bury-street, St. 2ilary
Axe. The engines having arrived, they were at once set to
work, and were enabled to scatter,vaaious streams of water
-upon the exterior, as well as into the interior of the blazing
building, but without making any visible impression upon
the violence of the conflagration, and at one period it was
feared that the whole of the extensive warehouses belong-
ing to Messrs. Favell and Bousaield, which nearly
adjoin the ill-fated property, would have been consumed,
as well as several other houses in Greyhound-buildings.
The firemen, however, in order to cut off the farther
extension of the fire, laboured in a most praiseworthy
manner, and having mounted the roofs of several of
the adioining houses, were enabled to direct the water
to the exact seat of the conflagration; «ant whilst thus
engaged, a large portion of the joistings and upper floors
having been destroyed, caused the upper rooms to fall
with a tremendous crash. The firemen having a minute or
two previously mounted the roofs of the adjoining houses,
were enabled to escape the risk of a horrible death. The
firemen having stuck to their posts, they were eventually
enabled, but not until an advanced hour yesterday (Sun-
day) morning, to get the flames entirely extinguished,
and not before the premises and their contents were
nearly consumed. The origin of the disaster is at pre-
sent unknown. The occupier of the house was insured
in the Ler cashire Fire Office. About two o'clock on
Sunday morning a fire, that for a short time showed a
tremendous light in the atmosphere, took place in the
premises belonging to Mr J. Tyward, earnish manu-
facturer, situate in Dodman's-field?, Rotherhithe. It was
caused by a copper of varnish boiling over. The engines
i
of the London brigade were soon
‘,n attendance, and the
fire was quickly extinguished. A are likewise broke out
in the premises of Mr. G. Warrington, No. 4, East-
street, Stroud's-vale, Maiden-lane. Battle-bridge. The
engines from Farrington-street, Holborn, Crown-street,
and other stations, were remarkably early in arriving,
but the fire could not be extinguished until considerable
damage was done to the building, and also the contents;-
and unfortunately, the sufferer was not insured. The
origin of the fire is unknown.

NEW Pa/ans.—The Daily News says it is confidently
asserted that Lord R, Grosvenor, Lord Harry Vane, and
Mr. Compton Cavendish are to be immediately raised to
the peerage, and that the
i write for Middlesex, South Dnr-
Aam, and Becks, will be issued before the prorogation.