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Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-10-05 00:00:00

examined at the inquiry, a girl of twelve years of

his oration ma

impossible,—

gentlemen, to

present subject to a fearful approach of a wild, un-
bridled democracy," and his hearers laugh with
him; and then he utters some Conservative-sound-
ing sentences, and professes his attachment to the
Constitution, and so forth. But Lord JOHN and
his friends misunderstand, or affect to misunder-
stand, the charge which Lord DERBY and the
National Conservative party bring against him in
this matter. They do not say that he is desirous to
see and aid in the triumph of wild democratic prin-
ciples, that he longs for revolution, or that he has
an against the Constitution 6rthe country.
But they do say that he and his family colleagues,
in order to keep or regain office, are ready to put
themselves in the power of men entertaining the
most subversive political principles, and the most
dangerous projects of " wild, unbridled democracy."
How can his lordship think of the Chesham-place
confederacy and honestly say "Not guilty" to such
a charge ? Let us ask him—first, whether there
exist not in this country, as well as in all the other
countries of Europe, elements of " wild, unbridled
democracy ;" and whether there be not men who
would not scruple to stir up those elements for their
own nurposes ? and then let us put this question to
him—" Would not you and your colleagues enter
into a compact with such men for the purpose of
turning and keeping Lord DERBY'S Government
out of office ?"

If Lord JOHN should evasively reply, that though
he might unite with such men for this one purpose,
he would never assist them in carrying out any of
their democratic schemes, we should only warn him
that so dangerous a liaison must of necessity end in
his own discomfiture and ruin.

A PRIZE MEDAL has been awarded to Mr. McGibbon,
boot-maker, North John-street, for his very elegant case
of boots and lasts, he being the only exhibiting
maker in the Great Exhibition from Liverpool
AWFULLY SUDDEN DEATH.—On Saturday
noon, John Macintyre, 65 years old, a ware
who has been latterly residing

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Mr. Watmougli, superintendent of Cleveland-square

The inquest will be held this da

SALE OF A CLIPPER SHIF

—We beg to call the atten

he Bishop, in his " judgment," or whatever

1 the following 1

" If I am asked whether Mr. PRYNNE has ex-
ercised a right discretion in permitting a child of
twelve years to come to him to confess the sins of
which that child was guilty, I would have said,
before I heard that child's confession, I, for one,
should hesitate before I should think it prudent.
But I have seen that poor girl. She has made re-

velations of her own self—she has, in fact, borne
(evidence to the) truth of those tremendous offences;
she has told us in a way that, I am sure, has

wounded the feelings of us all. It was perfectly

t was too shocking, I assure you

t unnecessarily before any of you

So, therefore, receiving the girl to confession—an
act which the Bishop would have deemed indiscreet
a priori—became discreet by the subsequent disco-
very of the " tremendous" wickedness of the peni-
tent. Had the girl turned out less wicked, the
clergyman might have been liable to censure. '
BISHOP of EXETER is indeed a bold man to ven-

tare on such an insult to the common sense of the

public as such reasoning implies. It may be re-
marked, that the unfOrtunate child just alluded to
distinctly stated, in the course of her evidence, that
she made her confessions in answer to questions of
Mr. PRYN NE'S. Now, whether or not such ques-
tions were—as was suggested by the Bishop, on
Mr. PRYNNE'S behalf,—merely put in order to
enable her to explain herself, we care not. We ask
simply, whether it be consistent with the duty of a
clergyman of the Protestant Church of England to
examine into the details of " tremendous offences,"
such as were referred to ? If it be, we can only say
that the Church wants more reformation. But we
look in vain for any avowed teaching of the Church
which would sanction an affirmative answer to the
panic that we are at question.

It is very necessary, however, that these matters
should be brought repeatedly and prominently before
the Protestant people of Great Britain ; because

something more must be done than to express dis-

gust and indignation at practices so mischievous to
society, and so much at variance with the principles
of the Reformation. Proceedings must be adopted
in the proper quarters, which, combined with the
general expression of public indignation, will effec-
tually prevent the recurrence of such scandals to the
Church of England, and to English society,as those
revealed at the PLYMOUTH INQUIRY.