The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-12-10 00:00:00

LOCAL NEWS.

DISCUSSION ON SOCIALISM AT HUDDERSFIELD.-It ap-
pears, from the Halifax Guardian Extraordinary, that Mr.
Brindley, the powerful opponent of Owenism, has held, du-
ring the past week, a public discussion on that extraordinary
compound of immorality, blasphemy, and atheism, misnamed
" Socialism." The potent arguments of Mr. Brindley pro-
duced a powerful effect upon the audience, who agreed almost
unanimously to the following resolutions :—" That Mr.
Brindley has satisfactorily proved to this-meeting- that the
fundamental principles of Socialism are unsound."—" That
Mr. Brindley has made good the charge of immorality, blas-
phemy, and atheism, as previously preferred against the prin-
ciples and practices of Socialism.f'—" That Socialism having
been shewn to be so absurd and wicked a system, it is the
bounden duty of the people of Huddersfield to use all scrip-
tural means to root out from amongst them a system so de-
structive of the best interests of society for time and for
eternity."—A vote of thanks to Mr. Brindley was then moved
by William Brook, Esq., the magistrate, and seconded by
Mr. Hollick, the Social advocate, and carried with acclama-
tion.

ISLAND OF ACH ILL MISSION.—A very interesting public
meeting was held last night, in the large school-room in
Oakes-street, Daulby-street, in connection with St. Jude's
Church, for the purpose of enabling the indefatigable head
of the Island of Achill mission, the Rev. Edward Nangle,
to make some statements to the inhabitants of Liverpool of
the origin, the present state, and the future prospects of this
important work. The spacious room was well filled by at-
tentive listeners. After a very appropriate introduction, the
rev, gentleman detailed the circumstances of Popish degra-
dation and spiritual ignorance in which the inhabitants of
the island were found in the year 1831, and the efforts made
by a worthy minister of the Church of England to remove
them. A grant of land was obtained on which a missionary
settlement was erected, and, notwithstanding innumerable
obstructions, even to violence, bloodshed, an loss of life,
it had gone on in its good work with eminent success. The
difficulties, however, might in some measure be inferred
from the fact, that on the origination of the mission there
was not a single Protestant upon the island. As to its pre-
sent state, he was happy to say that one of the churches at-
tached to the mission was attended every Sabbath by 150
persons, the other by 40, and that the desire of the people to
hear and receive Protestant truth was rapidly spreading.
But in opposition to it was arrayed the whole of the super-
stitions and the malice of the Church of Rome, most appal-
ling instances of which he recited. On this account, as well
as on, account of the physical circumstances of the place, it
was necessary for the Protestants of England to aid in sup-
porting the mission, in order to plant in one of the most
sterile and desolate parts of the kingdom, aknowledge of the

true means of Salvation.—The candid, yet striking statements
of Mr. Nangle, as well as his incidental exhortations, made
a deep impression npon the auditory ; and eventually the
meeting separated with an increased conviction of the evil
effects of the doctrines and system of Popery in the Sister
Isle.

THE ROYAL LANCASHIRE OBSERVATORY.—:We have
great pleasure in stating that that long admitted desideratum,
the establishment' of- an Observatory, in this county, may
now be considered as certain, the subject having been taken
up by a number of scientific gentlemen of Manchester, who
have put forth an ably-written prospectus of the intended
building, with a list of required instruments, on a scale com-
mensurate with the objects in view. Astronomy is justly
considered to be one of the most sublime sciences to which
the human mind can be directed, whether as developing the
wonderful works of creation, and thereby illustrating the
power and wisdom of the Creator, or, as furnishing the means
of national intercourse over " the waste of waters," with re-

mote regions of the earth, and carrying to less favoured lands
than our own the blessings of religion, civilization, and com-
merce. In the Observatory, to be constructed on a suitable
site on Kersal Moor, (Higher Broughton)—it is proposed
to unite the kindred pursuits of astronomy and meteorology :
magnetism Will also be an adjunct. It is stated that it was in
Broughton that an obscure person named Crabtree, made the
observations that enabled Newton to arrive at some of his
most valuable discoveries. So much for the immediate
locality of the intended site; but as the institution is for
" Lancashire," and patronage solicited for it from every
quarter of the county, we may remind our Liverpool friends,
in urging its claim to their support, that Jeremiah Horrocks,
of Toxteth Park, also an humble individual, ill supplied
with books and instruments, was the first to discover the
transit of Venus over the Sun's disc,—a discovery from
which Newton derived some of the sublimest facts in his
solar system. The amount required for the building and
instruments is comparatively small, and the subscription,
constituting a member, is comparatively moderate.—See
Advt.

CHESTER DIOCESAN TRAINING COLLEGE.—This College,
we perceive, will be opened on, or as soon as possible after,
the 13th of January,
.1840. We are glad to learn that ar-
rangements for the accommodation of applicants for instruc-
tion are in a state of considerable forwardness. As the
number of pupils admitted at the first examination will be
more than can possibly be received in the temporary Institu-
tion at any one period hereafter, it is desirable that the
opportunity should not be neglected by those whom the
clergy may deem qualified in character and attainments to
become candidates for admission. The general scheme of
instruction in the Training School includes English Gram-
mar and Reading, Geography and History, Writing
and Arithmetic, the Elements of Geometry and Algebra;
Book-keeping, the Theory and Practice of Teaching,
Music, together with instruction in the Holy Scriptures,
the Evidences of Christianity, the Church Catechism, the
Daily and Occasional Services of the Liturgy, the Thirty-
nine Articles, in Church History, and the History of the
Reformation. We understand that instruction may also be
given, at the discretion of the Principal, with reference to the
capacity of the pupil, and the situation for which he is de-
signed, in the Latin and Greek Languages, Natural Philo-
sophy, Trigonometry, Navigation, Linear Drawing, Mapping,
and the French Language. For further particulars we must
refer our readers to the prospectus of the Training School
Committee. This College is destined to confer a lasting
benefit upon this diocese. It has been long wanted, and will
be generally appreciated. We cannot avoid expressing our
cordial wishes for its prosperity,—See Advt.

IMPUDENT ATTEMPT AT IMPOSITION.—A few nights ago
a man, who had the appearance of being -an engineer,
knocked at the door of the residence of the commander of
a steam-packet, and stated that the gentleman had sent him
for 16s. Bd., and that the vessel could not put to sea until he
(the man) returned with the money t The gentleman's son,
fraud was attempted, but the scoundrel made his escape be-
fore an officer could be procured.
The packet-ship Oxford, Captain RL.thbone, which sailed
from this port on the 21st of October, arrived off Neu York
on the evening of the 12th November, thus making the pas-
sage in the short space of 22 days.
CONCERT.—" At the request of many admirers of musical
talent in Glasgow, Miss M'Farlane, on Fridry evening, gave
a concert in the Trades'-hall, previous to her departure for
London to prosecute her studies at the Royal Academy of
Music. The first part of the excellent entertainment con-
sisted of a grand overture to " Zampa," and several grand
waltzes by the beautiful hand of the Queen's Bays, led by
Mr. TUCKWELL, recently from London, music-master of the
2d or Queen's Dragoon Guards ; glees by Messrs. Turnbull,
Johnston, and D. M`Farlane; a cavatina and a Scotch ballad
by Miss M'Farlane, in which she was greatly applauded; a
Scotch song, by Mr. Turnbull ; a concerto on the clarionette
by Mr. Tuckwell, and a fantasia on the trumpet by Mr. G.
M'Farlane. The second part opened with a rand overture
to " Semirami&' " by the band of the Queen's Bays, which
was played with great precision and effect. Mr. Tuckwell
fully sustained the character for ability which he acquired
from his performances at the Eglinton Tournament. Several
songs and glees were sung by the other assistants, and upon
the whole, the performances were such as to gratify the nu-
merous and highly-respectable audience assembled on the oc-
casion.',—[The able. leader of the Queen's Dragoon Gurrds
is sustaining_ his reputation. As Mr. Tuckwell has " troops
of friends" in the North of England and the colonies, the ap-
preciation implied in the above extract from the Glasgow
Courier, will be gratifying to their kind recollection of an
efficient musician and worthy man.]
AN ATTORNEY CONVICTED OF FELONY.—At the Salford
sessions on Thursday last, Charles Harwar, attorney, of
Ashton, was tried on an indictment charging him with felo-
niously receiving goods, the property of Mrs. Ann Broad-
bent, of Ashton, knowing them to be stolen. The case arose
out of an unlawful seizure of furniture. at Ashton, by two
bailiffs, named Joseph Buckley and. John Holt, who were
prosecuted at the New Bailey sessions in May last, and found
guilty. It was then found that the seizure was made at the
instance of the prisoner, Charles Harwar, and indictments
having been preferred against him at a subsequent sessions,
charging him first with inciting the bailiffs to the act, and
secondly with receiving the goods, knowing them to have
been feloniously stolen. The prisoner was . tried on the in-
nictment for receiving, and the jury found him guilty. The
sentence of the court was, that he be committed to her Ma-
jesty's Castle of Lancaster, there to be kept to hard labour
for three calendar months.
HEBREW PHILANTHROPIC SOCIETY.—A numerous body
of the subscribers of this institution met to celebrate their
twenty-ninth anniversary, on Wednesday eveninglast, at the
Angel Hotel, Dale-street. The chair was most ably filled by
the president, Mr. Henry Hiams, supported by many of the
oldest and staunchest members of the society. The several
loyal and customary toasts having been drunk with due ho-
nours, the cause of "Jewish Emancipation" was advocated
with great fervour and eloquence by the honorary secretary,
Mr. D. W. Marks, and produced a strong and marked im-
pression. The speaker was loudly cheered during the whole
of his powerful address, and resumed his seat amidst the en-
thusiastic plaudits of his co-religionists. The treasurer, Mr.
John Daniel, made a highly flattering report of the state of
the society's funds, and announced several liberal donations.
The best possible feeling, called forth by the humane pur-
poses of the charity, characterised the whole of the pro-
ceedings of the evening. Prior to the chair being vacated,
Mr. Towers, the spirited proprietor, received the well merited
thanks of the company for the excellent dinner provided.
THE WINE AND SPIRIT TRADE.—We have been desired
to state, for the information of those engaged in the wine and
spirit trade, and innkeepers in general, that it has been a rule,
for the last eighteen months, at the Customhouse here, to
charge the duty on the increase in bulk upon all rums and
brandies whilst in bond, making the allowance for loss in
strength ; the loss in spirits being according to the length of
tithe they may have been in bond, and being in a damp or
dry cellar. Owing .to the vapour which constantly arises
in a damp cellar, slid, penetrating through the wood, the
damp increases the bulk and diminishes the strength, so much
so that a puncheon of rnm has been known to lose as much
as forty gallons, and increase eight gallons in bulk.—Chro-
nicle.

LIFE INSURANCE.— Our attention has been directed to
two new features of the CALEDONIAN LIFE AND FIRE
INSURANCE COMPANY, especially adapted to old corporation
leaseholders and master mariners. Our surprise is, that we
should be indebted to a Scotch office for a plan of security,
meeting the conditions of such a vast portion of the inhabi-
tants of Liverpool. Our readers must be aware that the old
corporation leases are held upon three lives ; this company
effects insurance upon the three lives, payable at the death
of the longest liver ; thus, by paying a small portion of the
rent, the leaseholders secure their interest in value when
their leases expire. This company insures the lives of ma-
riners, who are exposed to the vicissitudes of the sea, the
tempest, and the influence of foreign climates ; so that cap-
tains of vessels and others, by paying a small portion of their
income, will have a " shot in the locker" for their wives
and families, when the tempest or other influence may have
taken them from " whence no traveller returns." While we
lay the above before the public, we are struck with another
point which we recommend to the fair portion of our readers,
because it shows those ladies whose property must be settled
on them at their marriage, how their husbands may have the
command of two-thirds of their fortune, whilst the original
is secure : thus—Suppose a young gentleman, 33 years of
age, be engaged to a lady whose fortune is £3OOO, and the
whole be required to be settled on her at their marriage ; let
£lOOO be vested in trustees, and with the annual interest in-
sure £2OOO on the life of the husband. The gentleman will
thus obtain the command of £2OOO, and the original fortune
of £3OOO will be secured to the lady. In short, this com-
pany seems, by their still modes of insurance, to meet the
circumstances of every class of human society, from the
man of fortune to the artisan., We recommend the plans of
the company to the consideration of the prudent and care-
taking sons and daughters of men, especially to those who
are living up to their means, having families depending on
them.

Parliament will assemble, for the despatch of business,
on Tuesday, the 16th of January.
Lieutenant Gray, who distinguishel himself in repressing
the disturbances at Newport, •has been " promoted to a
company unattached."