The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-06-22 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL NATIONAL SCHOOLS.

ON the 18th of June, 1850, the number of school children
who walked in procession was under 17,000 ; on Friday
last it was over 18,000. The increase is at the rate of
about 750 per annum, showing an increase in the popula-
tion of course, and in the school accommodation probably.
This is not a sufficient increase ; for, in order to keep pace
with the requirements of the population, our educational
facilities should be rapidly extended. In this subject,
however, the town of Liverpool has never taken a sufficient
interest, and there have been, besides, topics both of local
and of general interest which have interfered with a due
attention to elementary education. A special effort will,
perhaps, be made within the course of two or three years,
and this may in part meet the difficulty.
Of the 46 schools which assembled at St. Peter's, and
which are enumerated in a printed list, all are Church
schools ; in other words, there were none present which
are superintended by Roman Catholics or Protestant Dis-
senters. If we regard the united pupils of the latter as
amounting to 9,000 in all (and they probably fall below
this number), there are 27,000 children of the poor under
education at present, within the borough of Liverpool.
It has been calculated that in any given population there
should never be less than one in six attending schools for
the poor; so that we ought to have 27,000 at school if the
popu'.ation were 0n1y152,000. But it is currently estimated
at 400,000, in which case 66,000, or two and'a-half times
the present number, should be receiving education. One
thing is clear, therefore, either thet thousands of the poor
receive practically no education at all, or that being obliged
to take their turn of school with others similarly situated,
the education is lamentably deficient.

The analysis of the 18,021 pupils of church schools
gives us 6,448 boys, 5,620 girls, and 4,194 infants attend.
ing daily schools; and only 789 boys and 970 girls ad-
ditional, who attend Sunday schools merely. These last
numbers are surely very unsatisfactory. Of the thousands
of young who are occupied with weekly labour, who are
engaged in household occupations, who have no settled
residence, or whose parents are unable to pay for them at
daily schools, is it possible that only 1,700, or one in ten
as compared with the other children, can be drawn
together for Sabbath instruction, from our teeming popu-
lation ? Perhaps the explanation is, that there are more
in actual attendance, but that not more than this number
could join the procession.
Of the 44 schools enumerated, 8 are supported by the
public at large, and 36 are merely congregational. If th
latter plan only were followed, church
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PTO THE PROTESTANT ELECTORS OF
I LIVERPOOL, OF ALL DENOMINATIONS.

BROTHER ELECTORS,—We are now on the eve of the
election. Parliament will be dissolved next week, and
the writs issued immediately. Are you prepared ? Have
you buckled on your armour ? Have you made up your
minds whether you will support the present Protestant
Government, or play false to yourselves and your chil-
dren by voting for your quasi-Popish candidates ? These
may be thought harsh terms, but is it not nevertheless
a fact '

The present is an uncommon epoch in the his-
tory of this country. The Roman Catholics are not satis-
fied with civil and religious liberty and toleration. No !

they must have supremacy ; and all their acts, from those
of the Pope downwards, ought to convince us of this.
Are you prepared to vote for Mr. Mackenzie and Mr.
Turner, two staunch Protestants, or to return Mr. Card-
well, the great mouth-piece of the Peelite faction—which
faction, should it unfortunately get the lead once more in
the councils of her Majesty, are bound to offer a heavy

blow and great discouragement to the Protestant cause ?
Who can doubt this after the speeches and votes of Sir J.
Graham, Mr. Gladstone, and others, including Mr. Card-
well's conduct on the Popish Aggression Bill ? and let
me ask, is not the latter gentleman the nominee of the
Roman Catholics of this town ? Do not his party boast
that if they have lost hundreds of votes from conscientious
Protestant Dissenters, yet they are gainers by his sophis-
try and trimming, that they will be supported by the
whole of the 1,400 Roman Catholic electors ? Protestants
and Dissenters, is not this significant ; what-proof beyond
this can you require to prove that Mr. Cardwell is the
Popish candidate ? But it cannot be. Mr. Cardwell must
not be returned to misrepresent loyal Protestant Liver-
pool. The result,however, is in your hands—do your duty
fearlessly.—l am, &c., A BROTHER ELECTOR.
'Change, 21st June, 1352.

MR. F. MACKENZIE'S VOTE ON THE
FROME VICARAGE MOTION.

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The following letter has been received by the Rev. S
40, Duke-street, St. James's, London,
17th June, 1852.

Minton

MY DEAR SIR,--T returned from Birmingham too late
to write to you last night. Mr. Mackenzie's vote on
Horsman's metion was quite right. Mr. Horsman said
he grounded that motion entirely on the fact of the
Bishop of Bath and Wells having wrongly instituted Mr.
Bennett. This (if true) the House of Commons could
not enquire into, except in the way of impeachment,
which Mr. Horsman did not propose. Mr. Goulburn
moved, as an amendment, for a committee to enquire into
the state of the law relating to the institution to benefices.
This Mr. Mackenzie, Mr. Newdegate, myself, and
several other strong anti.Puseyites voted for, as the only
possible way of getting the whole affair fairly before the
house and the country. The forms of the house when
not understood might lead to the belief that the vote we
gave was against enquiry—but really we voted for the best
way of enquiry. My friend Mr. MI ck nzie is as strong
an anti-Papist and anti-Puseyite as I am, and stronger
cannot well be. I trust you will get him in for Liver-
pool, for next session must decide whether Rome is to
triumph or not. Excuse haste, and believe me very
truly yours, R. SPOONER.
Rev. S. Minton.

THE BATTLE OF WATERLOO AND THE
QUEEN'S ACCESSION.

THE fifth of November is a double anniversary, for it
reminds us at the same time of the discovery of the
Gunpowder Plot in 1605, and of the arrival of William
111. in 1688. One church service is appointed for both,
which we may call the first and last Scenes in one Act of
the Popish Drama. There is another act in progress on
the boards, and the first scene has been played skilfully ;
vill see the curtain fall again as it

we or our successors

did before.

The past week has not presented us with a double anni-
versary ; but it has brought two important ones upon the
attention of the public. On the 18th of June, 1815, the
battle of Waterloo was lost and won,—the " first and last
of fields, king-making victory." On the 20th of June,
1837, VICTORIA, by the grace of Gotl, Queen of these
realms, succeeded her royal and deceased uncle. In the
midst of political excitement, of offensive attack and
bitter retaliation, it is pleasant to be able to look upon a
green spot in our national history, where conten3ing
parties can lay down their arms, and join in an honourable
truce of kindly sympathy. Whig and Tory, old and
young, rich and poor, feel their patriotism stirred by the
former event, and their loyalty warmed by the latter.

'Whatever we may think of war in the abstract, it is in
some degree necessary to decide on each individual case;
for great as the evil is in itself, it is sometimes infinitely
less than those which mere passive submission would
bring in its train. The exile of Elba had himself to
blame, as the aggressor on the peace and liberties of
Europe ; the nations of Europe rose in their own defence
and vindication, to put down the aggressor. In the sense
in which the Peace Societies speck of war, this is not a
case in point ; it was merely an act of policy on an unusu-
ally extensive scale. So long as the venerable hero moves
among us, who bore the most prominent part on that
occasion,—great in peace as he was great in war,—he
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mingle with the present generation ; but succeeding
generations will continue to celebrate the anniversary and
to read their story, whatever themes of local or temporary
excitement may happen to distract them.
For more than a thousand years, no Queen regnant has
left issue to succeed to the crown. The earnest expecta-
tions of MARY TUDOR were not realized, ELIZABETH was
unmarried, and ANNE died childless. We have at pre-
sent good hope that the existing line of succession will not
soon be broken. The mild reign of our present sovereign
is best seen by the condition of her subjects, si monionen-
turn meth eireumspice. We have no rebellious pro-
scriptions or military despotisms ; no covps d'etat, flog-
ging of women, deportations of patriots, or gagging of the
press. Take it all in all, we are not ashamed of the
history of England. Let the advocates of clerical despo-
tism in Europe, and of levelling democracy anywhere, say
as much, if they can. _ _

An interesting event is said to connect the two anniver-
saries to which we are directing attention. WILL/or IV:
was not expected to live over the 18th, but was kept alive
two days longer by judicious stimulants. It is said that
he expressed an anxiety to live till the 19th, lest his death
should interfere with the annual Waterloo rejoicings.
There may be something apocryphal in the tradition ; but
it is one so characteristic of a King of England, and espe-
cially of a gallant sailor King, that we would not willingly
have it disturbed. So well and wisely is our monarchy
limited, that no Saliriuc law is necessary here as in France
or Hanover. With more individual character than ANNE,
and with less masculine firmness than ELIZABETH, we
can feel that our present sovereign is a Queen without
forgetting that she is a woman. May her reign be long
and prosperous.

CRICKET.-BIRKENHEAD PARK AND

WIGAN CLUBS

A match between these clubs :was: played on the pictu-
resque and beautiful ground of the former on Thursday
last. Both clubs had, during the present season, been
successful in all their matches, thereby causing a more
than ordinary degree of interest to be felt in their respec-
tive localities. Subjoined is the score, which gives a
general view of the game. Individually, the batting and
wicket-keeping of Mr. E. Ross calls for especial notice ;
also the batting of Messrs. Horner and Simpson on the
Birkenhead, and Messrs. Baldwin and Atkinson on the
Wigan side. The bowling of Messrs. Willis, Horner,
and Atkinson, Ras well up to the mark. It being a one
day's match, it was decided by the Ist innings:—

BIRKENHEAD PAR}
E. Ross, Esq., b Atkinson
G. Simpson, Esq., run out
IV. Warner, Esq., c Wilson, b Atkinson
F. Perera, Esq., 1) Atkinson
P. Wright, Esq., b Ditto
C. Willis, Esq., b Wilson
W. Lyon, Esq., b Ditto
J. Thompson, Esq., c and b Atkinson ..
C. Owen, Esq., b Wilson
P. Martin, Esq., not out ..
J. Branch, Esq., b Atkinson
Widcs i ; byes, &c., 16

WIGAN.--FIRST INNINGS.
Baldwin, Esq., c Willis, b Horner
Seddon, Esq., b Branch .
Atkinson, Esq., b Willis.... ......
J. Standish, Esq., b Ditto ..........
Thomas, Esq., c Ross, b Ditto....
Wilson, Esq.., b Ditto...
Martindale, Esq., b Simpson.
Palmer, Esq., not out..
Giskell, Esq., b Simpson
Woodcock,NNrrit Esq
, Il.dEc.
Ob; Dittoi3y e Dittos .
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