The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-07-23 00:00:00

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

LIVERPOOL JULY RACES.
FRIDAY.

The rain commenced very heavily early in the morning,
and continued, with very little interruption, throughout the
day, which rendered the course exceedingly heavy, and the
attendance, consequently, very meagre, being principally
composed of sporting men. There were several break downs
on returning to the town, but, fortunately they were not
attended with any very serious results. Several of the
booths erected behind the brick stands were unroofed during
the storm. _ _ _

The Know sley Dinner Stakes, of 100 sovs each, h ft, for
three year olds. Once round. 10 subs.
Lord Stanley's b c Charlatan, by Physician Lye 1
Lord Westminster's cby The Saddler—Flighty.. Holmes 2
Hon EM Ll Mostyn's b c Hugh Lupus Darling 3
5 to 4 on the Marquis of Westminster's, who made the
running at his best (a very poor) pace to the last turn, where
Charlatan took up the running, and won in a canter.
The Stand Cup, value 100 sovs in specie, added to a Handicap
Sweepstakes of 15 sovs each, 10 ft. Once round and a

distance. 26 subs.
Mr Denham's b c Compensation, Bst 51b.. G Whitehouse 1
Lord Miltown's ch m Cruiskeen, 5 yrs, 6st 131 b .... Lye 2
Mr Holker's ch m The Maid of Monton, 5-yrs
Mr F R Price's br g Captain Pops, 4 yrs, 7st 51b
Mr. Ogden's br c Harpurhey, 4 yrs, 7st 51b 5
Lord Stanley's br f Velocity, 3 yrs, 6st 51b 6
2 to 1 agst Compensation, 5, to 2 agst The Maid of Mon-
ton, 5 to 1 apt Harpurhey, and 8 to 1 agst any other.—
Compensation made all the running, followed by Harpurhey
and Captain Pops to the canal, where the latter two were
displaced by Cruiskeen and The Maid of Monton, who
maintained these positions to the finish, Compensation win-
ning a very fast run race by full three lengths.
The Grosvenor Stakes, of 15 sovs each, 5 ft, with 50 sovs
added, for three and four year olds. One mile and three
quarters. 16 subs.
Mr NV R. Ramsay's br c Lanercost, 4 yrs .... Cartwright 2
Mr Allen's b f Antigua, 3 yrs..
10 to 1 on Lanercost, who took the lead, and kept it to
within a distance and a half of home, when Antigua headed
the horse by better than a length, which gave the layers of
the odds a fearful shake, but in the end was beaten by three-
quarters of a length,, after a very beautiful struggle.
The Stanley Stakes, of 20 sovs each, h ft, with 30 added, for
two and three year olds. TY C. 3 subs.

Lord Stanley's bl f Hoyden, 2 yrs Lye .. walked over
The Selling Stakes, a Sweepstakes of 5 sovs each, with 70
sovs added. Heats, once round. The second horse to
receive 10 sovs, and the winner to be sold for 150 soya.
Mr Etty's hr c The Quack, 3 yrs Lye 1 1
Mr F R Price's b f Lady Abbess, 3 yrs
Lord Milltown's ch c Leprechaun, 3 yrs.. Cartwright 2 3
Mr Dixon's b h Anvil, 5 yrs

The Quack the favourite.. Both heats won easily.
The Cocking terminated as follows :—Cheshire, (Potter,
feeder,) 15 mains 5 byes; Lancashire, (Hines, feeder,) 15
mains 3 byes.
There is a Match made, for the next July Meeting, between
Lord Stanley's bl f Hoyden, Bst. 41b, and Lord Eglington's
br c Dr. Caius, Bst 71b, for 500 sons, h ft, one mile and a
quarter.
Major Yarburgh's Charles XII., and Mr. BoNtes's Hetman
Platoff, left Aintree on Friday morning, per van, for Pigburn,
near Doncaster ; and, on Saturday morning, Sir T. Stanley's
horses, for Hooton.

TATTERSALL'S—THURSDAY.
A thin attendance, and very little doing.

GOODWOOD STAKES.
9 to 1 agst Mr. Bell's Miss Eliza
11 to 1 „ Mr. Meiklam's Wee Willie (tk)
13 to 1 „ Lord Exeter's Romania (tk)
16 to 1 „ Lord Jersey's Joannina
20 to 1 „ Lord Eglinton's St. Andrew •
25 to 1 „ Mr. Bluck's Bristolian
30 to 1 „ Duke of Grafton's Chemist (t 35 to 1.)
DONCASTER ST. LEGER. •
5 to 1 agst Major Yarburgh's Charles XII.
25 to 1 „ Marquis of 'Westminster's Lord Mayor.

MR. O'CONNELL.--THE WESLEY AN

METHODISTS

(From the Dublin Evening Mail.)

At the late Romish meeting in London, the foul-mouthed
demagogue—whose profession is defamation and whose trade
is plunder—Mr. O'Connell—proclaimed that in England
" bigotry is accumulating—religious rancour is augmenting,
the foul fiend of aNo Popery cry is raised." These are all
good tidings coming from such a quarter, and may be con-
sidered as the harbingers of safety to the religion of the coun-
try and the constitution of the empire. But Mr. O'Connell
reserved as the climax of his annunciation of ills which he
proclaimed • o be in existence, the following :—" The Wes-
leyan Methodists are abroad !" Yes, thank God! they are
abroad. They are more ; they are up and stirring, and
making public profession of the " faith that is in them." When
the Agitatoi made use of the words quoted, he was not aware
that those faithful allies of the Protestant church—those
Christian friends, who, in good report and in evil report,
have held fast by the Establishment, and supported its per-
secuted ministers, had assembled in Manchester, and in a
series of resolutions as remarkable for meekness as they are
distinguished for firmness, denounced the arch-hypocrite who
had dared to address them, and repudiated the advice he had
presumed to offer. It is our privilege to be the first Irish
journalist to lay their resolutions before the Irish public ; and
we feel pride in transferring them from the columns of the
Watchman to our own.

"At a meeting of the Manchester Wesleyan Education
Committee, held on Monday, the 15th July, in the Stewards'
Room, Oldham-street—the Rev. John Rigg in the chair :

" A letter addressed `To the Ministers and Office-hearers
of the WeAleyan Methodist Societies of Manchester,' signed
' Daniel O'Connell,' having been read—
" It was moved by James Wood, Esq., seconded by George
R. Chappell, Esq. :
" I. That this committee declines to take any notice of Mr.
O'Connell's letter other than is comprised in these resolu-
tions.

" 1. Because that letter contains the most false and ca-
lumnious imputations, as well upon the personal character
and conduct of the late venerable John "Wesley, as upon the
general spirit and habits of that seFt of Christians which now
bears his name, and to which the members of this committee
deem it an honour to belong.
" 2. Because the whole argument of the letter proceeds
upon the most bold and palpable misrepresentations of the
document to which it professes to reply.
"3. Because the letter. is an obvious, and, as this commit-
tee considers, a dishonest attempt to propagate, by means of
a controversy with the Wesleyans of Manchester, some of
the most absurd though dangerous dogmas of Popery ; and
"4. Because Mr. O'Connell's character as a controversi-
alist and a public man generally, but viewed more especially
in reference to the oath taken by Roman Catholic members
of parliament, disqualifies him for the office of a public
censor, and at once releases this committee from all obliga-
tion to meet his challenge, and compels it, for the sake of its
Own reputation, to refuse him even the usual courtesy of a
reply.
11. That this committee takes this opportunity of repu-
diating certain sentiments which, though referred to in Mr.
O'Connell's communication, yet have been also attributed
to this committee by persons of great consideration and influ-
ence, and claim, therefore, its respectful notice.
" 1. This committee denies that it has sought to procure
the national support for any system established or approved
by the Wesleyan body for the education of the children of
Wesleyans, while 'it has, at the same time, deprecated the
extension of that support to other religious sects. On the
contrary, this committee, acting, as it believes, in perfect
harmony with the Wesleyan body generally, has expressly
recorded its opinion that, under the existing circumstances
!of the country, it is inexpedient to adopt any new system of
National Education, and has thus declared its' willingness to
submit for the present to the disadvantage of entire exclu-
sion from ail national educational provisions, rather than to
the evils which any immediate alteration of the formsr sys-
tem appeared to this committee to involve.
" 2. This committee equally denies any sympathy with
those sentiments of opposition to the principle of national
religious establishments, which, in utter disregard of the
clear and cautious terms of their recent memorial, have been
imputed to the Wesleyans of Manchester. That memorial
placed the opposition to the then project of her Majesty's
government, on the strong 'grounds of conscience, and of
our right to full religious liberty.' It then proceeded to
show how that project violated the principles of religious
liberty, by its seeking to tax the Wesleyans, for the teach-
ing and maintenance of systems of religion, which they, in
common with the vast majority of their fellow-countrymen,
believe to he false and injurious.' This committee still
maintains its protest against an exaction so unrighteous.
But the Wesleyans of Manchester have never expressed any
objection to be taxed for the teaching and maintenance of
any sysiein of religion, which can present to them the two
characteristics, first, of conserving and propagating those
great views of Christian truth which all orthodox Protestants
unite to hold—and, secondly, of commanding the general
supp r; and sympathy of the majority of their fellow-coun-
trym n.
3. That this committee takes the earliest opportunity of
recording its conviction of the perfect identityf in the inten-
tion of tae projectors, in the violation of public religious
feeling, and in the probability of the most mischievous
results, of the system of education which has received the
sanction of the House of Commons with that particular
scheme against which the efforts of this committee were
directed ; and declares its determination, in the fear of God,
and in reliance upon His blessing, to persist iu opposing
every system of national education which, by attempting to
meet the case of all classes of religionists; shall compromise
the principles of liberty and truth, and sacrifice the interests
and wishes of the really pious and sincere to the pretensions
of every usurper of the name of religion for the purposes
of ambition or of gain. " Jon RtGG, Chairman."

BIRMINGHAM AN DERBY RAILROAD.—This line will
be opened the 12th of next month.

FIRE PREVENTION.—Recent accounts from St. Peters.-
burg speak of some very successful experiments having been
made in that city by the British agent of the Fire Preventive
Company, in presence of the Governor of St. Petersburg, the
government architect, the military staff, and a large body of
scientific men. These experiments, which are of a similar
nature to those made by the company in London and Man-
chester, have given so much satisfaction to the Russian go-
vernment, that orders have been given for applying the fire-
proof cement to various public works in St. Petersburg,
amongst which are the Imperial Glass Wirks and the Por-
celain Manufactory. In a Country like Russia, where the de-
vastating qualities of fire are so often and so severely felt, a
safeguard of this nature must prove of invaluable benefit. In-
deed it is not to Russia alone that this remark applies, for
our own experience warns us almost daily of the necessity of
resorting to this means of preservation of life and property.

MYSTERIOUS CASE OF, DROPSY AND MIRACULOUS
CURE.—A female named M-rg-t G,ll-n, who was of the
Romish persuasion, came to reside in this city about sixteen
months ago. Her regular attendance at the confessional and
seeming devotion attracted the notice not only of the Priests,
but of some of the most strictly religious of the laity.—Every
morning was sure to find her among the earliest visiters to the
chapel, where on bended knee she told her beads, and re-
peated her Pater and Ayes with an earnestness that far sur-
passed all others who attended matins ; and before she pressed
her pillow at night a considerable time was spent in devo-
tional exercises. Being in humble circumstances, some of
the more wealthy of her own communion who had observed
her sanctity took her under their special protection, and con-
tributed a certain sum weekly to make her comfortable ; to
which they were the rather disposed, on account of the deli-
cate state into which her health had latterly fallen, as she ap-
peared to labour under a severe dropsical complaint. The
late Priest M`Donough is said to have been among the first
whose bounty she shared, and his successor continued to
treat lwr with similar kindness. Her health, however, still
declined, until at length, after an effort to obtain adthission
for her into the infirmary had proved unavailing, her case
began to be considered hopeless. On Monday night last,
being in extreme pain, some of the women who were in the
habit of attending on her, after a consultation, thought that
a warm bath might afford her temporary relief ; but while
they were preparing warm water for the purpose, one of them
was attracted by a peculiar cry proceeding from the bed on
which the patient lay, and running in haste to see what was
the matter, she found that the virtuous scapularian had given
birth to a fine child ! It is stated that the hypocrite denied
having ever had connection with the other-sex, nor can she
be prevailed upon to declare who was the partner in her guilt.
The circumstance has given rise to a great deal of scandal and
merriment in the street where she lived, particularly among
the fetaa.les.-rDerry Set4rl.