The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-08-06 00:00:00

PROTESTANT MEETING

A most crowded and enthusiastic meeting was held, in the
Royal Amphitheatre, on Wednesday night, for the purpose of
hearing an address from the Rev. T. D. Gregg, who had been
invited, by a numerously signed requisition, to meet the Pro-
testants of this town. _ _ _

On the motion of Mr. THOMAS BALL, James Parker,
Esq., one of the members of the Council for St. Anne's
Ward, was unanimously called to the chair.
The proceedings having been opened with prayer, the
Chairman read the following requisition :

" We the undersigned, Protestants of Liverpool, viewing
the committal of the Rev. J. D. Gregg, for his promptness,
at the nunnery in Dublin, to persuade a straying Protestant
to return to a mother's roof, and a sound scriptural church,
as an outrage upon our Protestant liberties, as well as a dan-
gerous violation of the rights and liberties of the British sub-
ject, in order to bend to the iron grasp of Popery, which is
trying to reduce Ireland to a moral wilderness—request a
meeting of those friendly to the sentiments of this requisi-
tion, at the Amphitheatre, on the 3d day of August, 1841, at
seven o'clock in the afternoon, to hear the Rev. J. D. Gregg
deliver an address on national religion, and the present work-
ings of Popery in Ireland."
The CHAIRMAN said he would, in the first instance, an-
nounce to the meeting that the requisition just read was
signed by upwards of one thousand of the Protestants of
Liverpool. (Cheers.) It would ill become him to occupy
i.nuch time with observations ; but although he had been
called upon to preside at a very short notice, he could not
avoid expressing the sentiments which were uppermost in his
mind. They were met on that occasion to sympathise with
one of the greatest champions in the cause of Protestantism—
(cheers)—an individual who had suffered, and was ready to
suffer again, for his principles—yea, one who was ready, if
need be, to deliver up his existence in the cause of Protestant-
ism. (Cheers.) As a tradesman of Liverpool, closely con-
nected with the Protestant operatives, he could not but con-
gratulate those classes upon the immense assembly which he
saw before him. (Cheers.) He thought it his duty, standing
before them, to express his sentiments upon a system of
education carried out in this town, which was, more than any
other, anti-Christian in its principles, and which tended,
more than any other means, to the spread of popery. (Hear.)
He alluded to the system of education adopted in the Corpo-
ration schools, a system which had driven the Protestant
clergy from the superintendence of those schools, and caused
many of our operatives to withdraw their children from
them, upon conservative principles. The single fact that
upwards of 380 popish children went from the North Corpo-
ration School to the Roman Catholic chapel every Sunday
morning, whilst only 110 Protestant children went to the
church, was a sufficient proof that those schools were rapidly
becoming altogether popish. (Hear.) He, as a member of
the Common Council, had entered his solemn protest against
the system ; and it now rested with the Protestant consti-
tuency of this large community, to say whether a system
to which, as Protestants, they were conscientiously opposed,
should be carried on in those schools or not. (Cheers, and
cries of " No, no.") November was fast approaching, and
they must then decide the question. (Cheers.) After a few
further observations, the chairman concluded by calling upon
Mr. Gregg.

The Rev. T. D. GREGG, when the applause which greeted
him had subsided, said that he felt proud and privileged at
being allowed to address that large, intelligent, and respec-
table assembly. He could not avoid saying that it was em-
phatically the meeting of the Protestant operatives of Liver-
pool ; unassociated, uninfluenced, they had collected this
meeting—they alone decided on its being held—supplied the
funds to pay the expenses of it—and had invited him to
attend. He could not avoid saying that it was a demonstra-
tion of the operatives' power—(hear, hear)—and that they
who could originate such a manifestation of public opinion,
and give it effect, could accomplish any measures which truth,
wisdom, and prudence might recommend. (Cheers.) But,
if their power was considerable, so was their responsibility.
If they could accomplish measures it was fit that they should
be decided as to what measures they should carry. He was
before them that evening to give them his opinion on the sub-
ject. (Hear, hear.) He felt grateful to them for the mode
in which they bad spoken of him in their kind requisition—
he alluded to his imprisonment—(hear, hear, and cheers)—
and, although it had not been his intention to dwell long
upon that affair, he was compelled from the tone of the
meeting to alter his purpose, as he clearly saw that it would
be agreeable to them that he should do so. (Cheers.) The
rev. gentleman here gave a detail of the affair between him-
self and the magistrates, growing out of his endeavours to
restore a misguided girl to her friends. It was heard with
the greatest interest, and led the meeting to the conciusion
that nothing short of the decided stand made by the rev.
gentleman on the occasion would have vindicated the rights
of Protestants and of the clergy. He was cheered throughout.
That was the whole business. He rejoiced to know that he
was not condemned in it by them. (Cheers.) He would
glory in their acquittal. (Cheers.) He came to the matter
in hand. He had to bring before them the idolatry of the
Church of Rome to show them how that wrought to the in-
jury of Ireland, and to consider what measures were neces-
sary to rid them of the great evils under which they all la-
boured from Popery. (Hear.) He held in his hand a book
of the devotions of the Roman church, taken without selec-
tion from the mass of such books. It was " The life of St.
Joseph," the husband of the Virgin Mary. It was a fair and
favourable specimen of the class. That book gave a very
full account of the events of the life of this saint. How did
they think it was gathered ?—in the main from dreams or
visions exhibited to nuns and such devotees, hundreds of
years after the man had died. (Hear, hear.) It was
a fact. They remembered the amusingly ridiculous
tale of the life of St. Philomela, which he had given
them in that very place—her history, it appeared, was
learnt from the dreams of nuns, so was that of St. Joseph.
It was the principal mode of discovering ecclesiastical facts
at Rome. Well, here was not merely the life of St. Joseph,
but the devotions rendered to him, and the results of these
devotions in surprising miracles. The rev. gentleman here
gave from the book in question several " legends, " relating
what may, without any breach of charity, be called mock mi-
racles, ludicrous and contemptible, which accordingly excited
the laughter and contempt—and we may hope the pity—of
the house. A nun was, in a dream, rubbed by St. Joseph
with " heavenly ointment," and thus recovered from a
pleurisy. A young man was touched by a cloth which had
touched the aforesaid nun's side, and swallowed a piece of
paper with the name of "Jesus " written on it, and was
cured of a swelling. (Laughter.) A man gave a gift of wax
candles, a " votive picture," and nine days' devotion to the
saint, and saved nine of his family from death. There was
Popery and sorcery at the same time. These miracles totally
differed in nature and object from those of Scripture. (Hear,
hear.) The miracles of Scripture were of two kinds,—first,
miracles of power, as those of Christ and his apostles ; and
secondly, miracles of providence, as those recorded in the
history of Joseph, David, and others. The first were ne-
cessary to establish the faith, and closed with its establish-
ment. The latter were still in the church. Every true
Christian still experienced the interpositions of providence
in his favour—guiding him in his path, defending him in his
dangers, and upholding him in his difficulties. (Hear.)
These miracles still continued in the church, and were sought
for through prayer, through the cultivation of pious affection,
but above all through an enlightened faith exalting the soul,
purifying the heart, and giving true ideas of God Almighty.
Not removing the necessity for human exertion, on the con-
trary, demanding it, but looking for success in it through
the divine mercy. (Cheers.) Far from the Christian be the
debasing idea that God was to be conciliated by swallowing
" pieces of paper with the name of Jesus written on them."
(Hear, hear.) Or by giving wax candles to St. Joseph.
(Laughter and cheers.) He would ask if the people of Liver-
pool were capable of such folly—would Liverpool be what it
was ? If they were so besotted as to employ themselves or
their money in making presents of wax candlesto St. Joseph.
(Laughter.) Would the Liverpool docks be in existence?
(Loud cries of " No.") No, certainly. There was evident
cause and effect here. True miracles led to enlightened
faith, false miracles led to a lazy looking for of wonders from
absurd and superstitious practices. Hence the pilgrimages
of Ireland. Thousands of Irishmen went yearly to Lough
Dearg, and there practised the antics of Popery, drank large
draughts of " wine " as it was called, that is, the water of
the lake made scalding hot,—(Laughter)—knelt in the place
where " St. Patrick conquered the devil's mother,"—(con-
tinued laughter)—and looked for the cure of all their diseases
by eating the clay of dead friars. It was fact. (Hear, hear.)
He contended that such false miracles and dependence on
them besotted the mind, and were utterly inconsistent with
national greatness. (Hear, hear, and tremendous cheers.)
Away with such stupid bamboozlery, it degraded the people
whom it victimized. (Cheers.) But let them look at the
worship rendered to this St. Joseph, and the like. Here
the rev. gentleman read a long passage from the Romish
Litany, clamorously invoking the intercession of all " the
saints." He contended that was a setting up of many medi-
ators, and as such, was idolatry offensive in the eye of the
jealous God. The Roman Catholics said it was not, because
they worshipped these saints with a lower worship ; but the
gods of paganism, called demons, or the lesser gods were
worshipped with a lower worship, yet they were called
" gods," were really false gods, and as such, positively de-
nounced in Scripture. (Hear, hear.) In like manner the
saints were not the less treated as gods, because they were
only worshipped with the lesser religious worship. (Hear,
hear.) The rev. gentleman here quoted several passages of
Scripture, showing that idolatry was a mark of the great
foretold apostasy. How could Ireland be otherwise than
miserable, while so degrading a system prevailed in it? How
could England expect impunity when she fostered, favoured,
and extended it. (Hear, hear.) Let them conceive the
British nation solemnly swearing that Popery was blasphe-
mous, idolatrous, and anti-christian, and at the same time
expending its treasures to inculcate and spread it. (Hear,
hear.) Was it to be wondered at that poverty, distress, dis-
content and complaining abounded? No. These very
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hear. A Voice—" Repeal the emancipation bill," followed
by loud and continued cheers.) He (Mr. Gregg) was de-
lighted to say Yea and Amen to the sentiment, but let it go
abroad that it did not come from him but from that vast
meeting. (Cheers.) Five thousand men of Liverpool spon-
taneously raised the cry for that repeal. They were not
merely passive respondents to an agitator leading them
to it, they originated it themselves. (Cheers.) Therefore,
he was certain it would ultimately be achieved. (Hear,
hear.) Why were Roman Catholics admitted into parlia-
ment? The reason was, because parliament had abandoned'
its most sacred duties, and the nation had, through its un-
faithfulness, actually forgotten what they were. What
were the proper duties, the highest duties of the parliament?
To exalt the national character—to promote, foster, and
elicit the national piety and virtue. (Hear, hear hear.)
The book he held in his hand showed the duties
of the parliament of England—it consisted of the Bible,
the Prayer-Book, and the Homilies bound together. That
Bible was translated by act of parliament—(hear)—that
Prayer-Book and the articles of our faith were compiled by
the church according to act of parliament (hear), and those
Homilies, controversial sermons in fact, were written by act
of parliament. (Cheers.) He asked, what was the object
of these acts of parliament? It was to make Englishmen
honest, just, and true. (Cheers.) To make them love God
and love their neighbour. To root superstition, folly, and
absurdity out of their minds. To raise them above the
weakness of being gulled by the bamboozleries of Popery.
(Loud cheers.) By such lying trumpery as "the life of St.
Joseph." (Continued cheers.) It was the acts of parlia-
ment to which he alluded which made Englishmen wise, and
England great, glorious, and free. (Cheers.) But our parli-
aments had abandoned their duties. Instead of legislating
with a constant view to maintain the Christian character of
the nation and evangelise the empire, they had become com-
pletely secularized, and the highest objects of their considera-
tion had become hedges and ditches, roads and footpaths,
railways and canals, ports, harbours, markets, fairs, the light-
ing of streets, and such like, or else mere worldly policy—
and why should nat Papists—nay, Jews, Turks, and Atheists
be admitted to such deliberations. (Cheers.) It demanded
no religion to treat of such matters. They were of common
right and all might consistently share in them. Hence, when
the national deliberations had lost their true character, Pa-
pists were admitted, and thus the dereliction of duty, which
had been accidental, was made systematic. (Hear, hear.)
Consequently, at present, if a member presumed to touch
upon any moral subject, his mouth was instantly gagged with
the cry—" That is a religious question," and, however im-
portant, it was dropped. (Hear, hear.) 'What was the re-
sult ? He answered, irrelieious and uncharitable anti-Chris.
tian laws. Let them look at the new poor law. That was

an emanatioa of a Papist parliament--a parliament that
flung the Bible from its shelves. The' Protestant poor law
made all contribute to the fund for the support of the poor,
and then, if any was reduced to ask for aid, gave it unclog-
ged by any debasing conditions, the new semi-Popish law
made poverty a crime, and the poor prisoners. (Hear, hear.)
It well became parliament which had abandoned its noblest
feature, genuine Protestantism, and which had thrown the

Scriptures overboard. (Loud cheers.) They wanted, then,
Christian laws, and they wanted a Christian parliament,
e cause no other parliament would or could give them
Christian laws. (Hear, hear.) They were Tories of the old
school. Such Tories as were described by that noble of na-
ture, Richard Oastler. (Cheers.) Popery, with its mind-
enslaving absurdities, never made so free a soul as Richard
Oastler. He was happy to call him friend, and to say that
their politics agreed together. He would read them Oastler's
definition of Toryism. He was addressing the Duke of Wel-
lington. " Toryism means, my Lord Duke," said he, "' a
place for everything, and everything in its place'— ' a fair day's
wages for a good day's work.' " (hear, and cheers)—the
king happy, secure, and venerated in his palace—the nobles
happy, secure, and honoured in their castles—the merchants,
bankers, and manufacturers happy, secure, and beloved in
their mansions—the tradesmen and shopkeepers happy, se-
cure, and respected in their houses—and the labourers happy,
secure, and as much respected as the best of them in their
cottages—(enthusiastic cheers) ; and also that all should be
able nationally and scripturally to worship the God of their
fathers." (Prolonged cheers.) He would strongly recom-
mend them all to procure and read the " Fleet Papers,"
now publishing by Mr. Oastler, who was,. he did not hesi-
tate to say, a martyr imprisoned for the cause of the poor.
(Hear, hear.) What would a Christian parliament do ? It
would carry out the national principles on a great scale. It
would legislate to exalt and magnify the character of the
people, and to overthrow popery in Ireland. What was the
Irish Society ? It was an association of a few hundred per-
sons to circulate the Irish scriptures among the Irish-speak-
ing people. It was a noble object, but it was an object for
the nation. (Cheers.) A Christian parliament would plant
an Irish-speaking clergyman in every Irish-speaking district
to preach the gospel to the Irish people. (Cheers.) The
Hibernian Society of London was a Christian society. Its
object was to establish schools to teach the people of Ireland
the whole Bible, without admixture of Popish lies. It was a
noble object, but it ought to be a national one. It was the
work of a Christian parliament. (Cheers.) The Reforma-
tion Society had for its object to promote discussions on the
subject of Popery. It was a noble object, but it should be
taken up by the great council of the nation. (Cheers.)
M`Neile should be made a national officer. (Tremendous
cheers.) He should be sent by the nation, with his fame,
his abilities, and his holy zeal, to preach the gospel amid
assembled thousands of the Irish ; and all the priests should
be invited to attend, and answer if they could. (Cheers.)
Dukes, marquisses, earls, barons, and all the great function-
aries of the country, should be commanded by the nation
by their attendance to give their influence to the gospel mes-
sage. (Cheers.) Brindley should be made a national func-
tionary. (Loud cheers.) Brindley was a noble Protestant.
Popery never produced such a man. It was a scandal that
he should be compelled to beg his way, in order to confer the
greatest benefits upon the nation. (Cheers.) Still Socialism
had, like every other heresy, some truth in it. Socialism said
that all the evils of society arose from men having a bad cha-
racter. So said scripture. Well, what remedy did it pro-
pose ? It proposed to give men a new character, by enclosing
them in parallelopipedons, and making wives, children, sons,
daughters, and property to belong in common to a joint
stock company. Here was the error. This plan never could
give the required character. No. character fitted for society
was only derived from gospel principles, and the gospel did
not make all things common, but made every man happy in
his own place. Caused each to sit under his own vine, and
under his own fig tree. (Cheers.) Give them Christian
laws, and all the evils of society would be removed or in-
definitely diminished, by the promotion of Christian sym-
pathy, Christian feeling, Christian wisdom, Christian be-
nevolence, and Christian truth. (Loud cheers.) Christian
laws would make men happy, great, and glorious, and ex-
terminate Popery in Ireland. (Cheers.) He was proud to
say, that he was the first man to apply the word "extermi-
nate" to Popery. Mr. O'Connell made the word notorious
by pretending that they wanted to " exterminate" Papists.
God forbid. (Cheers.) By his calumny, however, he called
the national attention to the word " exterminate." He
would force men to enquire what they meant, and to learn
that Popery was to be " exterminated," not by force of
arms, but by the power of truth. (Cheers.) By the way,
he had been placarded on the walls—something to him quite
comical—it stated that Father Tom, his late vanquished op-
ponent—a very able man, no doubt, but still, unfortunately,
more remarkable for the lightness of his heels than the weight
of his arguments—(laughter)—was about to visit Liverpool.
He was really sorry he could not stay to greet his arrival.
But still, if he desired to see his face, he (Mr. Gregg) would
promise him his attendance at a moment's warning. (Cheers.)
The fact is, Father Maguire ran away and no mistake at all.
(Laughter.) A beaten champion well became a beaten
cause. (Cheers.) Was it because of his (Mr. Gregg's)
superior abilities he (Mr. M.) was beaten? No; in point
of ability he yielded the palm to his opponent : it was truth
which triumphed in his person. He brought the ark into
the temple, and the Dagon of Popery fell down before it.
(Loud cheers.) He fought the battle on church grounds,
and thus he gained the day. (Cheers.) He was so busily
engaged handling Popery in Dublin that he could not tarry
to see his old frriend, but he would leave behind him, in the
columns of the Standard, and of the Mail, a billet-doux
for him—(Laughter)—which he hoped he (Mr. Maguire)
would read, and which would show the people of Liverpool
what manner of man he was. With some further observa-
tions, after speaking for two hours and a half, the reverend
gentleman sat down amid tremendous cheering, waving of
hats, &c., again and again renewed.

Mr. EVANSON said he rose with great pleasure to propose
a vote of thanks to Mr. Gregg. He observed—Shall Eng-
land bend to the iron grasp of Popery, from which the glo-
rious doctrine of the reformation set her free—England, the
arbitress of the world, the mistress of the sea, the renown
and the prowess of whose arms have been carried to the ex-
tent of the globe—who has raised trophies of victory in every
country and clime—who sent the thunders of her cannon
along the mighty ocean, at the Nile and Trafalgar, and spread
dismay, terror, and annihilation amongst the enemies of
freedom—before whom the power of France quailed at Cressy,
at Poictiers, at Salamanca, at Talavera, at Badajos, on the
banks of the Garonne, on the heights of the Pyrenees, at the
gates of Paris, on the crimson plains of Waterloo, where the
artillery of Heaven's thunder outvied and outroared the ar-
tillery of earth—for God, " the Lord mighty in battle,"
fought for England—the sun shut out his departing rays on
the embattled lines as they advanced to the charge, led on
by their redoubted charge, the illustrious Wellington, the
conqueror of the conqueror of the earth. Protestant. bible-
reading, oath-respecting, promise-keeping England, shall
she quail before Popery ? Her scriptural church, the no-
confidence declaration of her parliament, the voice of the
late elections, this great, respectable, energetic. spirit-stirring
meeting answer in the voice of astounding thunder—No !
Mr. BALL seconded the vote of thanks, after which Mr.
GIGG proposed that the chairman leave the chair, and Mr.
Evanson be called thereto, when the thanks of the meeting
were voted to Mr. Parker for his conduct in the chair, and
the meeting separated.

INSTITUTION FOR THE RELIEF OF WIDOWS
AND ORPHANS OF DECEASED CLERGYMEN
WITHIN THE ARCHDEACONRY OF CHESTER.

The anniversary of the Institution for the Relief of the
Widows and Orphans of deceased Clergymen within the
Archdeaconry of Chester, was held in this town yesterday.
It was attended by a large body of clerical and lay members,
and friends to its valuable objects ; and the proceedings, as
far as they were made public, excited universal interest.
The celebration of the anniversary commenced as usual
with divine service, which took place in St. Peter's Church,
the preacher for the year being the Rev. WILLIAM EVANS,
rector of Tarvin. Prayers were read by the Rev. JONATHAN
BROOKS, senior rector of Liverpool; after which, Mr. Evans
ascended the pulpit, and delivered an admirable sermon—
which we regret we cannot insert, owing to the demands
upon our space—from the 6th chapter of the Gospel accord-
ing to St. Matthew, and the 33d verse But seek ye first
the kingdom of God, and his righteousness, and all things
shall be added unto you."
After divine service the committee retired to the Adelphi
Hotel, where the general business of the institution for the
year was transacted. A. report was read from the managing
committee and confirmed, of the proceedings of the year.
Great satisfaction was expressed with this document, and
we regret the less not being able to publish a copy of it, be-
cause the principal features of it were subsequently stated,
viva voce, by the hon. and rev, secretary. The report of the
branch association for the education of female orphans of de-
ceased clergymen was also read and confirmed. J. Wilson
Patten, Esq. M. P., was appointed president of the associa-
tion for the year ensuing, and the Hon. and Rev. W. Her-
bert, Dean of Manchester, the preacher. The business of
the committee occupied till past three o'clock.
About half-past three, between eighty and ninety of the
members and friends sat down to dinner, in the Assembly-
room of the Adelphi Hotel. The repast and wines did infi-
nite credit to the purveyorship of Mr. Radley, whilst the
personal attention of himself and the waiters, left nothing
to be wished for Qn the part of the guests. The Hon. and
Rev. Horace Powys, honorary secretary of the association,
took the chair, in the unavoidable absence of the Earl of
Sephton. Amongst many others we noticed the following :
Hon. R. B. Wilbraham, M.P., of Leathom,
Wm. Hulton, of Hulton Park, Esq.,
Hugh Hornby ;
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---r•eY, Esq., of Swinton Park,
Rev. Prependary Slade, Rector of Bolton,
Wm. Ford Hulton, Esq., of Hutton Park,
Rev. Cecil Wray, Canon of Manchester,
Rev. F. Hopwood, Incumbent of Bury,
Rev. E. F. Leigh, Rector of Cheadle,
Rev. C. K. Prescott, Rector of Stockport,
Peter Clare, Esq., of Warrnington,
Charles Inman, Esq., of Liverpool,
Charles Groves, Esq., of Liverpool,
R. L. Carr, Esq., of Liverpool,
Rev. Jonathan Brooks, Rector of Liverpool,
Rev. Augustus Campbell, Rector of Liverpool,
Samuel Taylor, Esq., of Eccleston,
Rev. J. T. Horton, Vicar of Ormskirk,

Rev. Wm. Yates, Rector of Eceleston,.near Preston,
Rev. Cecil 'Wray, of St. Martin's, Liverpool,
Adam Hodgson, Esq., of Everton,
Rex. W. Henry Prescott, of Bradshaw Hall, near Stockport,
Rev. Richard Parkinson, Canon of Manchester,
Rev. Richard Statham, of Tarporley,
Rev. J. Lingard, of St. George's, Ilulme, Manchester,
Rev. R. L. Townsend, of Toxteth-park,
Rev. 'P. 0. Bold, of Liverpool,
Rev. R. Davies, of Liverpool:
Rev. T. Blundell, of St. Ann s, Liverpool,
Sir Thomas Brancker, of Liverpool,
Rev. N. W. Gibson, of Ardwick, near Manchester,
Rev. Mr. Stewart, Incumbent of Hale,
Rev. Thomas Blackburne, icar of Prestwich,
ot Liv.erpool,
Thomas Dover, Esq., , of .4iverpool,
Thomas Birkett, Esq.
Rev. W. E. Hesketh, of I.oxteth-park,
Rev. J. S. Bowstead, of Liverpool,
J. Stanniforth, Esq., of Liverpool, &c., &c. &c.
The cloth having been withdrawn, and thanks returned,
The PRESIDENT begged to give the first toast always given
upon these occasions, one which seemed to combine every
interest in the country, both temporal and spiritual, namely,
" Church and Queen. (Great applause.)
that next to the queen in the atfec-
The PRESIDENT said,
tions of the country came a person of distinguished talents,
and one whom the country had long known and loved. He
scarcely need say that he alluded to the Dowager Queen
Adelaide. (Hear. hear.) They were in the habit of praying
for that illustrious individual in common with other names ;
and he felt assured, that the meeting would approve of his
union with the toast of the name of Prince Albert, from
whom the country had much to expect, and who, he believed,
was holding out as much promise
as could be anticipated
from a
person in his situati,ou. He begged to give, "The
Dowager Queen Adelaide, I rince Albert, and all the royal
family." (Cheers.)
The PRESIDENT said the next toast he should give would
be
this the healnstitution. (Hear' th of the Lord Bishop of the Diocese, the patron
hear, hear.) In giving the name
of i
of the diocesan, it wss unnecessary for him to state what he
believed every clergyman and every layman in the diocese
was aware of, namely, that no bishop we had ever had in this
diocese had given up more time, shown more hearty zeal,
or was more entirely devoted in heart and spirit in his
exertions, for the spiritual and temporal welfare of the church.
With these observations he begged to give the health of the
Lord Bishop of the Diocese. (Cheers.)
The PRESIDENT
next proposed the health of the Right
Hon. the Earl of Sefton, the president for the year, whose
absence from this anniversary was caused by his attendance
at the bed of a sick brother in Loudon. The toast was
drank with loud applause.
The PRESIDENT begged to propose the health of the
preacher of the day, the Rev. Mr. Evans. He was very sorry
the rev. gentleman was not present, for his sermon in the
parish church of Liverpool, seemed to have been so excel-
lent upon the subject of this charity, that any thing which
might have dropped (ions 11U11 extempore in returning thanks

for the toast of his health, would have been as valuable as
the sermon itself. In his absence he begged to give the
health of the Rev. Mr. Evans, reFtor of Tarvin. (Applause.)
The PRESIDENT said the next' toast involved the neces-
sity of his entering upon something like a statement, but it
was a statement which would be interesting, not only to that
meeting but to all who had at heart the interest of the asso-
ciation for the relief of the widows and orphans of deceased
clergymen. )Hear, hear.) Indeed, he only wished the
statement were ten times more satisfactory than it was, and
he knew it would be so if the institution were more widely
known and extended. (Hear, hear.) In preparation for the
toast he should, as simply and as shortly as possible, read a
statement of the accounts, prefacing it, as he always had,
with this caution, that as the accounts were settled among an
amazing deal of talking, whilst gentlemen were eating and
drinking. (Laughter.) Some allowance must be made, if,
in enumerating the figures, there should be some little dis-
crepancy between the accounts he should now give and the
published statement. (Hear, hear, hear.) The balance
in hand from last year was £132 7s. sd. ; arrears of
subscriptions £ll Ils., and he could not pass by this
item without once more calling attention to the fact,
that the amount of arrears in the subscriptions of this
society was most extraordinarily trifling (hear); one year's
dividend upon investment £ll9, 15s. 4d. Subscriptions re-
ceived at the meetings £875, 12a. 6d. ; collected at St. Peter's
Church, £47, 4s. sd. ; and collected at different churches
through the archdeaconry, £ll9, 15s. Bd. (Hear, hear In
announcing the last item, he should mention that it was only
during last week that the intention of the last meeting with
regard to collections in churches, had become generally un-
derstood. "Very late in the day he issued a circular with a
brief statement of the objects of the charity, to a great pro-
portion of the clergy in the archdeaconry. The success of
that circular had been much greater than he expected, it had
produced a sum larger than he anticipated ; but he had been
informed by a number of clergymen, that if they had
received it sooner, so as to have made more use of
the facts contained in it, the collection would have increased
five fold. He was disposed, at any rate, to read the
amounts collected at a few churches. From St. Barnabas's,
a church only just opened in Liverpool, he had received a
collection of £9 Is. Bd.,—a very large collection, they would
admit, when they knew it was obtained without any sermon,
by the minister giving notice. From St. Peter's, Manches-
ter, he had received £7 12s. 10d. ; from Mr. Elias Chadwick,
on behalf of the minister of Swinton, £7 10s. ; from the Rev.
N. W. Gibson, of Ardwick, £7 Os. 4d. ; from St. Martin's-
in-the-Fields, Liverpool, £5 17s. 6d. ; from Mr. Border, on
account of various churches in Manchester, £7l 14s. ; alto-
gether making a total, from this source, of £ll9 15s. Bd.
(Hear, and applause.) He had also to announce a donation
from the noble president to the amount of £25. (Hear, hear,
hear.) Lord Sefton accompanied his draft for this amount
with the needless apology, that he was sorry the sum was
so small, but that really he was called upon to contribute so
largely to charitable objects, that it would be inconvenient for
him to swell his donations. (Hear, hear.) The next item
he thought would call forth some marks of hearty approba-
tion. He had now to announce a donation from Mrs. Mary
Watkins, of Ardwick Green, Manchester, through the Rev.
N. W. Gibson, of the sum of £l5OO. (Hear, hear.) This
benevolent lady had been pleased to place the society in a
most welcome difficulty with regard to this donation. It
had been a rule of the committee, in consequence of remarks
having been generally made upon the wealth of the society—
an objection in which he could never sympathise, and which
he had been told caused a number of subscriptions to be with-
held from the society, because it was supposed it did not
want them—that any superfluous balance in hand, after meet-
ing the expenditure of the society, should be devoted to the
objects—of which the meeting would hear something here-
after—of the branch institution for the education of
orphans. Now, Mrs. Watkins wished this sum to be
funded, and the society received her wishes with the greatest
possible pleasure and satisfaction. (Hear.) He had also to
acknowledge another donation through the Rev. N. W. Gib-
son, from Miss Marshall, of £l5. (Applause.) The re-
ceipts altogether would make a total, he believed, of
£3,056 12s. 11d. (Cheers.) The disbursements including
£2O paid to two necessitous widows in the course of the year ;
£855 to thirty-six other widows; and £525 to thirty-five or-
phans ; the investment of Mrs. Watkin's donation, and other
items, amounted to £2,925, leaving a balance in his hands of
£l3l ls. lid., which would go to the assistance of the branch
institution. (Hear, hear, hear.) This was the only charity
he had ever been mixed up with, in which he had not to
complain of the difficulty of raising money ; but great as its
success as a charity had been, and great as had been the in-
come arising from the liberality of the public, lie must
still say what he believed was nothing more than the
fact, that if the objects of the charity were old\ made
more extensively known, that if the clergy would only
take pains to make them known in Liverpool, and
throughout the archdeaconry, as they ought to be—for
they were literally not known at all by the generality of
the people—their congregations would most gladly contri-
bute to the necessities of the clergy, and the support of their
widows and orphans. (Hear.) With very little labour, he
was sure, the income of the society might be doubled.
(Hear.) There was his apology, if apology was necessary,
for proposing the health—and a greater degree of health than
God at present had been pleased to prosper it—of the institu-
tion for the relief of the widows and orphans of deceased
clergymen within the archdeaconry of Chester. (Cheers.)
The PRESIDENT, before proposing the next toast, would
mention a few facts. At a former meeting in Liverpool, it
would be in the memory of some gentlemen present, and if
not, they would perhaps remember the following facts, which
he had cut out of a Liverpool newspaper, that a committee
was formed to inquire into and to form a proper plan for the
establishment of a Female Orphan School, for the education
of the female orphans of the clergy, as a collateral branch of
this institution, and to lay the same before the subscribers.
The report from the committee had been laid before the
general committee. and approved of by them, but neverthe-
less he would briefly repeat the facts. For three years the
committee had not been idle; they had been making all the
inquiries they could ; and in the meantime, whilst they had
been making inquiries, the public had not been idlein giving
them the means of proceeding. (Hear, hear.) The result
was, that at the end of three years they were enabled to an-
nounce that all difficulties with regard to promises had been
altogether removed, and the amount of money given, which
enabled the committee at once to do that which every friend
of the institution desired to see done, namely, to build a
creditable institution, with the requisite accommodation for
the education of those whom they were about to take under
their care. (Hear, hear.) He should state that which had
given this project a great deal of popularity throughout the
diocese when it was formed as a branch institution of this
society, was that it should be open to the children of the
poorer clergy in the diocese at the smallest possible cost ;
(hear)—that their children should there be educated, whereas
now they had scarcely the means of educating them
at all, that the orphans of the clergy, along with female or-
phans, who might be sent to be educated there, should be
educated in such a way as to be enabled to perform the most
responsible duties of schoolmistresses in the diocese. (Hear,
hear.) Remarks had been made to him here and there, that
it was rather it!fra dig. to educate the children of clergymen
for schoolmistresses, or with any idea of them occupying
such a post. As to its being infra dig., he could enter into
no such feeling whatever, for he considered it the highest
point of honour to be engaged on that duty in which every
clergyman was engaged. (Hear.) He could not think that
any clergyman's daughter would be found to shrink from
engaging in the work of teaching the lambs of Christ's
flock. (Hear.) But when he stated that this society was ,
doling out its funds to clergymen's daughters who were '
working in factories, whose only resourse was to be married
to persons among the labouring classes, that some were
brought up as milliners, and some married joiners, and so
on, and that in the Clergymen's Orphans' Asylum in Lon-
Jon (we believe), it was the regular practice to bind them
apprentices as schoolmasters and schoolmistresses, he did not
think it would be beneath the dignity of a clergyman's daugh-
ter, so placed, to be engaged in the spiritual nurture of children
which her father had himself undertaken. (Hear.) The ac-
counts of this branch institution stood thus—balance in hand
from last year £1379; donation from Mrs. Mary Watkins,
the Rev. N. N. Gibson £soo—(cheers);—the other items
of interest, subscriptions, and donations, making the total
receipts of .£3307 10s. 6d. (Loud applause.) Mrs. Wat-
kins' money, at her request, was invested, leaving in his
hands the sum of £2807 10s. 6d. (Cheers.) He had now
only to state that he had taken the opinion of architects with
regard to the erection of a building for the institution, and he
had collected as much information as he could with regard
to the similar instituiions in Brighton, Bristol, and London.
He understood that the ono in Brighton was the most con-
venient, and, therefore, he sent an architect from London
there to see it. He had also made application to Mr. Ireland
Blackburne, the member for Warrington, : for a piece of
land most commodiously situated, in the middle of one of
his farms, perfectly apart from the town. Mr. Blackburne
had not the powet to sell, but he had gone to the full extent
of his power, having granted a lease for 999 years, consenting
to receive only whatever deduction he might be compelled to
make to the tenant. (Cheers.) They were now provided
with a site, and also with a plan, and from the testimony of
an experienced architect from London, they had ample
means to go on with the building. The hon. and rev. gen-
tleman then mentioned the various estimates made, and said
that it had been resolved to erect a building at the cost of
£2370, which would accommodate sixty orphans, and leave
ample room for extension. He had in hand towards it already
£2BOO, and, therefore, if the estimate were anything like
correct there would yet be a large balance in hand. Under
the circumstances Mr. Stanniforth, seconded by Mr. Parkin-
son, had moved in the committee that these plans be adopted
and the building proceeded with upon the site now obtained.
(Hear. He hoped next year to be talking to them about the
roof instead of the foundations. (Cheers.) In conclusion
be begged to propose "Success to the branch institution for
the education of the female orphans and daughters of
necessitous clergymen, who are officiating within the arch -
deaconry of Chester." (Applause.)
The Honourable R. BOOTLE WILBRAHAM, M. P., in
some appropriate and complimentary remarks, proposed the
health of the honorary secretary, and president of the day,
the Hon. and Rev. Horace Powys, whose exertions on be-
half of this and the Diocesan Society, and his discharge of
his duties as a parish priest, he highly eulogised. (Cheers.)
The Rev. CECIL D. WRAP, sen. canon of Manchester, said
that the building alluded to would probably be two or three
years in erecting, and he wished to know whether any tem-
porary provision would be made for the education of orphans
and the children of. necessitous clergymen?
The PRESIDENT ventured to say that the roof would be
on the building before the society met again next year.
(Cheers.) He did not, therefore, think it would be necessary
to throw money away in fitting up any temporary place.
(Hear, hear, hear.) _ -

A GENTLENIAN, said, he was sure this might be done, for
in Liverpool another church would be begun next Monday,
and be in work by next September. (Great applause.)
The Rev. J. T. HORTON proposed to drink the health of
Mrs. Watkins, as a small return forher munificent donations.
Mr. TAYLOR suggested that the grateful thanks of the
society be conveyed to that lady through some gentleman.
The Hon. and Rev. POWYS returned thanks in a feeling
speech for the compliment paid to himself, and said, he would
take care that the feeling of the society towards Mrs. Watkins
for her splendid donations should be made known to that lady
in the most acceptable way. (Cheers.) The Hon. and Rev.
President then said, let nothing interfere with the merit
which was due to those who had grown grey in the service of
the church in Liverpool, and who, as nitydi as any men
living, had served the purpose and interests of the church.
(Cheers.) He begged to propose the healths of the worthy
rectors of Liverpool. (Cheers.)
The Rev. JONATHAN BROOKS, on the part of himself and
his reverend colleague, Mr. Campbell, returned thanks. It
was now about forty years since lie had been in the habit of
attending the meetings of this institution; lie remembered
its progress in its earliest infancy,
and he was delighted to
find that its objects were received with such a degree of
ap-
probation. The worthy president had stated that it would
be gratifying to him to be enabled to double the amount of
payment to those persons for whom they felt so warinan
in-
terest, from their being left in a state of destitution.
(Mr. Brooks) responded to that sentiment witht he
committee,reatest
delight and satisfaction. He had always, in the
advocated an increase when they were able t
wasma pkeaittd,
to
of
the
the
poor (for he must call it poor) pittance which
widows and orphans of those who had grown
ser-
vice of the church, without the means o gray
providing in the
for those
they left behind. (Hear.) He did not believet
was any institution more in the hearts of e people
which in
this, and he was convinced that it ieedevoenryly
e increase known
order to enable the committee to make i
had been suggested. (Applause.)
The PRESIDENT, after some commendationsuproposer
thoefheathitehis
of the laity who had promotedf
„%hier.
their
zeal, activity, and liberality in this case
b.e
fsoortfht,hwe,haossseociation,
tostj
connecting with it the name o
charac-
ter he highly eulogized. anti
Mr. STANIFORTH briefly returned thanks. He alluded, in
feeling term, , to his advanced years preventing lino from

being so active as he could wish, but, he said, his heart was
still warm. lie had kept till he was almost good for nothing ;
nevertheless, what there was left of him, he should gladly be-
stow upon the society. They must not, however, look to
him for much.

The Rev. Prebendary SLADE proposed the health of \Vm.
Hutton, Esq., a warm friend of the church and her ministers.
Mr. ITULTON on rising to return thanks was much ap-
plauded. lie paid au eloquent tribute to the merits of the
clergy, and expressed an ardent wish for the permanent
prosperity of tilis institution.
Sir THOMAS BRANCKER proposed the healths of the
Members for the County.

The Hon. R. BOOTLE WILBRAHAM returned thanks.
The PRESIDENT proposed " Success and Prosperity to the
Trade and Commerce of the Port of Liverpool."

Sir THOMAS BRANCKER returned thanks.

The Rev. JONATHAN BROOKS proposed the healths of
.Wilson Patten, Esq., M.P., the president for the year, and
the Hon. and Rev. the Dean of Manchester, preacher for the
year. The toast was loudly applauded.

The President then quitted the chair, and the meeting se-
parated, having spent a most agreeable evening.

EVERTON and KIRKDALE FLORAL and HORTI-
CULTURAL SOCIETY'S MEETING.

The Meeting of this Society, for the show of Carnations,
Fruits, Plants, Vegetables, &e., took place yesterday after-
noon, in the spacious marquee, in the pleasure grounds be-
longing to the Derby Arms, Kirkdale; and whether, as re-
gards the richness of the show, or the attendance, was as-
suredly the most splendid and interesting that has hitherto
taken place at the same ground, or, we may add, in any part
of the north of England.

The tent was opened to the subscribers and the public at
two o'clock, and from that time up to six, the time of closing,
was filled by continued and successive crowds, including the
beauty and fashion of the town and neighbourhood, and many
of the most distinguished growers and amateurs in the dis-
trict, and those that surround it,----the competition being
open to "all England." and the fame of the Society, in its
former exhibitions, having extended itself far and wide, and
excited a generous spirit of emulation. The tent, filled with
exotics, and home productions of the rarest varieties, formed
a delightful conservatory, and Mr. Stubb's Harmonic band
being in attendance, the whole assumed (the adjacent plea-
sure grounds being opened), the appearance of a splendid
fete champetre.

The Premier stove plants were remarkably fine. Amongst
them was Ervthrina Herbacea, from C. S. Parker, Esq.,
Aigburth. The Ipomeea Tyranthyna, from Mr. Skirving's,
a splendid plant lately introduced from Mexico, obtained the
first prize. The flower is of puce colour at present, but will,
when full blown, present different tints.
The Premier Greenhouse prize was awarded to T. B.
Molyneux, Esq.. Newsham House, for a beautiful specimen
of the Datura Arborea. This is a most commanding plant,
having very large leaves, of the ivy shape and hue, and a
white trumpet-shaped flower, about a toot in length,
The Orehidcecius Papilio, or " Butterfly" Plant, the
flower of which strongly resembles that insect, in wings,
head, anteuw, &c., the wings of an amber colour, spotted
with bright yellow, attracted much attention: This rare
variety of the plant, from Mr. Skirving's, obtained the first
prize. A specimen of the Fuchsia Corymbraflora, a Mexi-
can plant of great size and beauty, from the same successful
grower, gained the first greenhouse prize. The Auricaria
I mbricata, or Chili Pine, and the Auricaria Exulsa, a native of
Norfolk Island, from the same grounds, were much admired.
The latter in its native country attains a height of 150 feet.
There was shown by R. Leyland, Esq., of Walton, a fine
specimen of the Hoyer Carnosa, a climbing plant, with
bunches of small flowers, resembling wax-work, and each
having a central red spot, like a bead of coral. A drop of
honey is every morning formed at the point of each leaf of
the flowers.

The Fruits, notwithstanding the late unfavourable state of
the weather for ripening, were of the finest quality, and of
extraordinary size. They consisted of Pine Apples, Black
and White Grapes, Melons, Apricots, Pears and Apples,
Strawberries, Gooseberries, Cherries, and Black and White
Currants.

The Flowers were beautiful. A splendid specimen of the
Geranium, of exceedingly rich blotched flower, from Mr.
Davies's, of Wavertree, 'bore off the bell' in this departtmeut
floriculture.

'rhe Carnations were superior to those of any former show.
The Pansies were also tine, including those of Mr. New, the
landlord of the hotel, growing on the grounds. Some fine
specimens were also shewn by Mr. W. H.Goore._

In Heaths the first prize. was awarded to S. C. Parker,
Esq., of Aigburtli.
A prize of a case of pruning instruments and a Kentucky
axe, given by the President, was won by the Earl of Derby,
for the best collection of fruits and vegetables. An extra
prize was awarded to the only other competitor.
The first prize for Herbaceous Plants was won by It.
Leyland, Esq., for his Phlox Omniflora—a very fine speci-
men.

There was a beautiful bloom of Dahlias, considering the
premature period of the year.
The Vegetables were uncommonly fine, particularly Cauli-
flowers and Cucumbers.

We also noticed several splendid baskets of Plants, exhi-
bited by various individuals.

The following is a list of the prizes :
CA RNATI ON S.—Premier Prizes-Ist pan of 7 varieties,
Mr. Lodge; 2d do., Mr. Soorn ; 3d do., Mr. Gaskell.
Scarlet Bizarre-1, Mr. Soorn ; 2, do. ; 3, do. ; 4, Mr.
Lodge ; 5, Mr. Lowe.

Pink Bizarre-1, fir. Lowe ; 2, Mr. Roby ; 3, Mr. Win
Evans ; .1, Mr. Soorn ; 5, do.

Scarlet Flake-1, Mr. Lowe ; 2, Mr. Lodge ; 3, Mr. T.
Roby ; 1, Mr. Soorn ; 5, Mr. Lodge.
Pink Flake-1, Mr. Lwe; 2, Mr. Roby ; 3, Mr. Evans ;
4, Mr. Lowe; 5, Mr. Evans.

Purple Flake-1, Mr. Lowe; 2, Mr. Lodge ; 3, Mr. J.
Windward ; 4, Mr. Soorn ; 5, Mr. Windward.
Fled Picotee-1, Mr. Soorn ; 2, Mr. New ; 3, Mr. Soorn;
4, Mr. Roby ; 5, Mr. Soorn.

Purple Picotee-1, Mr. Soorn ; 2, Mr. Lodge; 3, Mr
Roby ; 4, Mr. Evans ; 5, Mr. Soorn.
Maiden Growers' Prize-I\lr. J. B. Leatherbarrow.

BEST STOVE PLANT—Erythrina herbacea, Mr. Parker.
BEST GREENHOUSE PLANT—Daturea arborea, Mr. T. B
M olyneux.

STOVE.—Ist Prize, Mr. Skirving ; 2nd do., R. Alison,
Esq. ; 3d do., C. S. Parker, Esq. ; 4th do., J. G. Wood-
house, Esq.
GREENHOUSE.—iSt Prize, Mr. Skirving; 2nd do., Ditto;
3d do., R. Leyland, Esq. ; 4th do., Thomas Davies.
PELARGONIUMS.---18t Prize, Thomas Davies; 2nd do.,
Ditto ; 3d do., Ditto.

ERICAS.—fst Prize, C. S. Parker, Esq. , 2nd do.,lhomas
Davies; 3d do., R. Leyland, Esq.
HERBACEOUS.-Ist Prize, R. Leyland. Esq. ; 2nd do.,
Messrs. Whalley's ; 3d do., J. C. Shaw, Esq.
ORCHIDEAS.-Ist Prize, W. Skirving ; 2nd do., C. S.
Parker, Esq.; 3d do., R. Alison, Jun. Esq.
PANSIES.-Ist Prize, I'. Davies ; 2d do., Mr. O'Grady ;
3d do., Mr. Thompson.
DAHLIAS.-Ist Prize, H. Moss, Esq.; 2d do., W. Smith,
Esq.; 3d do., Mr. Thompson.
BASKET OF PLANTS.----ISI, Prize, Mr. Skirving; 2d do.,
Messrs._Whalley's.

CUT FLOWERS.-ISS Prize, W. H. Goore, Esq.; 2d do.,
J. C. Shaw, Esq.
BOUQUET.—It. Alison, jun., Esq.
PINE.-Ist Prize, W. R. Preston, Esq.; 2d do., Mr,
Jennings.

AlET:oNs.—lst Prize, W. H. Goore, Esq. ; 2d do., H
Moss, Esq.; 3d do., J. Southern.
PEACRES.—H. Garnett, Esq.
NECTARINES.—IIitto.

APRICOTS.—ht Prize, Thomas Harrison ; 2d, do., W.
Smith, Esq.
BLACK GRAPES.-ISI Prize, Ditto ; 2d, do., Mrs. Phil-
lips; 3d, do., J. G. Woodhouse.
WHITE GRAPES.-Ist Prize, Ditto; 2d, Ditto.
BLACK CURRANTS.-ISt Prize, W. P. Freme, Esq.
WHITE' Do.—Ditto.
RED, Do.-11. Garnett.

CHERRIES.-ISt Prize, R. Alison, Jun., Esq. ; 2d, do.,
H. Garnett; extra, do., T. B. Molvneux, Esq.
APPLES.-Ist Prize, J. Soorn ; 2d, do., H. Moss, Esq.
PEARS.-ISt Prize, J. C. Shaw; 2d, 0., Thomass Har-
rison ; extra, do., H. Moss, Esq.
PLUMS, extra, W. R. Preston.
RED GOOSEBERRIES, W. P. Freme, Esq. ; White Do.
W. R. Preston, Yellow Do. Ditto, Green Do. Ditto.
ONIONS, Autumn, W. E. Meakin ; Ditto, Spring, W. P.
I'. Freme.

CELERY, ISt, W. J. Gandy; Ditto 2nd, W. P. Freme ;
Ditto extra, T. B. Molyneux,.
CAULIFLOWERS, Ist, J. Gandy; 2nd, R. J. Brooks.
LETTUCE, Ist, J. B. Leatherbarrow ; Ditto 2nd, W. E.
:Makin.

CUCUMBERS, Ist, H. Moss, Esq.; Ditto 2nd, J. Sothern ;
Ditto 3rd, Ditto.

VEGETABLE MARROW, T. B. Molyneux, Esq.
CABBAGE, R. Alison, Jun. Esq.
RIiUBARD, Extra.—W. H. Goore.
CARRoTs.—R. Leyland, Esq.
TURNIPS.—Rev. J. Brooks.
STRAWBERRIES, Extra.—Mrs. Squires.
KIDNEY BEANS, Extra.—H. Moss, Esq.
PELARGONIUMS; Extra.—T. Davies.
BASKET OF PLANTS, Extra.—J. C. Shaw.
Fuclisz.A. FULGENS.—W. Skirving.
MELONS, Extra.—Joyce.
APPLES of 1810.—W. J. Gandy.
PRESIDENT'S PRIZE awarded to Mr. Jennings, Gardener
to the Right Hon. the Earl of Derby, Knowsley- Hall.
EXTRA PRIZE for the above awarded to R. Leyland, Esq.

Theodore Hook declares that he cannot see upon what
principle the teetotallers make water the god of their idolatry,
since water is universally allowed to have been drunk from
time immemorial.

NO SUBJECT FOR LEVITY.—Her majesty has commenced
holding her levees. We wish her ministers would discontinue
their constant levies on the pocket of the community.
A TAX ON WlG.—Some persons complain of the tax on
hair powder, but we think the most unbearable and unjust
of all taxes is that which we are forced to pay on account of
the IV (h)
The papers say there are a good many bad sovereigns. about.
Happily for us, their circulation is principally confined to
the continent !
MYRTLE A SUBSTITUTE FOR SUMAC.—M. Colancon has
substituted, it is said, with success, the myrtle leaves dried
in a stove and powdered, as an application in the arts of the
sumac of Sicily.
EXTRAORDINARY CROP OP WHEAT, SELF-SOWN.—Mr.
W. White, of Hnd's Farm, Bolton, in the parish of Silver-
ton, in this county, has a field of wheat, of four acres, which
has sown itself from the corn falling from the ears at the
last harvest. Mr. White's intention was to have sown this
field to turnips, but conceiving that the ploughing up such
blades of wheat as presented themselves would be a species
of destruction, he determined to risk the matter, and the result
is a crop of wheat such as has not its parallel in the parish,
some of the ears being nearly a quarter of a yard in length.
The most respectable judges calculate there will be from 2u
to 30 bushels per acre, and curiosity leads numbers to the
spot to view it. It will be sufficiently ripe to cut in less than
a fortnight, should the weather prove favourable.—Devon-
port Telegraph.

On Saturday last a very interesting and edifying scene pre-
sented itself in the Episcopal Church here, when there were
present an American bishop, two clergymen of English ordi-
nation, and two of Scotch ordination, all of whom took part
in the services of the day. This coincidence is worthy of
being recorded, not only from its being quite accidental, but
also from the well-known fact, that the Episcopalian Church
of the American States derived her episcopacy partly through
English, and partly through Scottish ordination. The per-
fect harmony in which all these met together on cornmon
ground, "in unity of spirit, and in the bond of peace," was
pleasing and impressive in nu ordinary degree.
Ame-
rican prelate, we understand, was the Bishop of Virginia and
andone of the English clergymen, the Rev. Mr. Stowell, of
Manchester.—lnverness Journal.
COMMITTALS AND CONVICTIONS Or CRIMINALS IN THE
THREE LAST YEAas.—From a very elaborate parliamentary
abstract just printed we take the following totals :
ENGLAND AND WALES-
-1838. 183 g. 1840.
Committed .
Convicted
SCOTLAND—
Committed 3,418
Convicted .......... 2 •,
,679 3,40 g . 3,872
. ,9-15
IRELAND—
-2,615.

Committed ]5,723 26,392 23,82211,194
Convicted .

The King of the French has issued a royal ordinnance, cre-
ating, for the College de France, professorships for the lan-
guages and literature of Germanic origin, and also for those
of southern Europe. _
The friends and admirers of Lord John Russell in the city
have it in contemplation to invite the noble lord to a grand
banquet previous to the opening of the session of parlia-
ment.

At the weekly meeting of the Repeal Association in Dublin
a letter was read from Judge Doran, the president of this
transatlantic society, in which, amongst other statements
equally veracious, was one to the effect that, if necessary, the
sum of £30,000 could be raised immediately in America for
the promotion of the demand for repeal. This "bounce"
was received by the meeting with prolonged cheering.
ECLIPSES.—There was a total eclipse of the moon yester-
day morning ; but, as the moon was below our horizon
during the eclipse, it was, of course, invisible so us. It
would be visible from beginning to end in Mexico, Califor-
nia, the Gallepagos, Sandwich, Society, and Friendly
Islands ; also to New Zealand, and the eastern part of
Australia. The sixth and last eclipse of the year is of the
sun, which will occur on Monday, the 16th instant, in the
afternoon ; it will be invisible in every part of the northern
hemisphere.

Lord William Paget has been bound over to keep the
peace towards Sir John Pollen, whom he twice endeavoured
to provoke to a duel, in consequence of allusions made by
Sir John Pollen to the trickery and bribery by which Lord
William's seat for Andover was gained.
Since cotton was first grown in Egypt, the entire country
never produced more than 190 quintals, and that only once
(in the year 1821,) but this year the Pacha expects to receive
400 quintals off his private property
During some excavations recently made in the church of
St. Benigne, at Dijon, the bodies of Philippe-le-Nardi and
Jean-sans-Peur, the famous Dukes of Burgundy, have been
found intact and in good preservation, with their robes, and
the various articles used in embalming their bodies.
SNOW IN SUMMER.—On Thursday morning week, snow
fell on the high ground between Delph and Huddersfield, a
phenomenon extraordinary at this period of the year.
The extension of the London and Black wall Railway, front
the Minories to Penwick-street, having been completed for
the reception of passengers, and undergone a proper survey
by order of government, was opened on Monday to the
public.

VIRGINIA WATER.—The fishing temple at this delightful
place is undergoing a thorough repair and redecorating, and
it is understood that her Majesty and the Prince will pay fee-
-1 quent visits there during the stay of the court at Windsor.
I A new floating bath has also been prepared for the use of
Prince Albert on the lake; and the small frigate, in which
the royal pair is expected to make frequent excursions, has
been already launched.— Windsor E.zpress.
At the Durham assizes. Mr. Crawford, son of the late
member for the city of London, obtained a verdict of £l5O
damages against the Durham and Sunderland Railway Com-
pany, for injuries received while travelling on the line on the
3d November last. His cheek-bone was broken and forced
into the socket of the eye; and though he had not a gray
hair in his head at the time of the accident, within a month
after, the whole hair became perfectly white.
James Bowers, a labourer employed on the Manchester
and Sheffield Railway, met with his death under the follow.
ing circumstances :—About half-past six o'clock, on the
morning of the 7th July, he was proceeding along the line
with two empty waggons, drawn by a horse ; and, hap-
pening to turn his head to look at something, he stumbled
over a sleeper, and before he could get up again, the near
wheels of the waggons went over his body. He died on
Thursday last in consequence of the injuries he had sustained.

SUBURBS ot• LONDON.—The vastness of suburban London
distinguishes that city eminently from the continental cities.
A mile beyond Paris you are in a wilderness of sandhills,
gypsum quarries, sterile rocks, and windmills ; beyond the
walls of Rome there is literally an immense expanse of desert,
whereas London, if we may borrow a bull, surrounds itself,
suburb clinging to suburb, like onions, fifty on a rope. The
suburbs. which George Colman described emphatically as
" regions of preparatory schools," have a character peculi-
arly their own ; once seen they never can be mistaken. They
are marvellously attached to gardening, and rejoice above all
things at a tree in a tub. They delight in a uniformity of
ugliness, staring you out of countenance with five windows
in front, and a little green hall door at one side, giving to
each house the appearance of having had a paralytic stroke—
they stand upon their dignity at a distance from the road,
and are carefully defended from intrusion by a body guard of
spikes bristling on a low wall. They delight in outlandish
and ridiculous names ; a lot of tenements looking out upon
a dead wall in front, and a madhouse in the rear, club to-
gether and introduce themselves to your notice as Optic
Terrace ; another regiment is baptized by the christian and
surnames of Paradise Prospect, while a third lot, standing
together two and two, after the manner of the Siamese Twins,
are called Mogg's Villas, Bugsey's Cottages, or Gemini
Place. The natives of these outlandish regions arc less
wealthy than genteel; like Beau Tibbs, they live hers for
the benefit of their health—and fortune. When you visit
them, they are eloquent upon the merits of an atmosphere
surcharged with dust, which they earnestly recommend for
your inhalation, under the attractive title of "fresh air."—
Blacktm)d'a Magazine.

GARDENING OPERATIONS FOR THE WEEK.--.VEGE-
TABLE GARDEN.—Cabbage. Sow seed of any approved
sort. The true Venack is the only sort for general use ;
there is a very small sort called Bruce's Early Dwarf, hardy,
and of a most excellent flavour, which merits consideration.
—Cucumbers. If seed was sown as before recommended,
pot off as soon as the seed leaves are fully developed ; if
intended to be planted in boxes in the pine stove, one plant
in each pot will be sufficient. Keep a good heat in the bed,
but give plenty of air in fine weather, to prevent their being
drawn. Endive. Make another sowing for winter and
spring use ; continue to plant ont from former sowings.—
Lettuce. Make another sowing to produce plants for use
in October; plant out from former sowings.—Onions.
A good sowing of Strasburg inay now be made to stand
the winter. The piece of ground chosen for the purpose
should lay dry, and not be very rich.—Parsley should now be
sown for winter and spring use.—Radishes. Sow turnip and
salmon : also white and black Spanish,—Spinach. Make a
good sowing of Flanders ; that being by far the best sort for
winter and spring use ; the ground should not be very highly
manured, or if tie winter is severe, it is apt to suffer.—Tur.
nips. Another sowing may be made.—Seeds of vegetables
that are ripening must be protected from birds, as in a few
hours they will do much mischief. Continue to plant out any
crops for autumn, winter, or spring use as ground becomes
vacant. In dry weather earth up celery; cut down the stems
of artichokes as the heads are gathered for use. Stir the sur-
face of the ground between all crops, particularly after heavy
rains.—FLOWERS. The seed of biennial plants should be im-
mediately sown if not yet done ; continue to propogate herb-
aceous plants ; sow mignonette in pots to flower in the au-
tumn and winter ; take oil and pot offsets of Auriculas; keep
the flower-beds hoed and raked.

FRENCH-ENGLISII.—The English language, which has
hitherto made but slow progress in this country, is gradu-
ally becoming more fashionable ; and it now forms a part of
the education of the youthful aristocracy. At court, in par-
ticular, there is very good English spoken ; and likewise
among the medical profession. Some few of our words, by
much use, have been incorporated into the French language ;
for instance, " comfortable, and disappointment," are now
deemed as completely French words, as we consider " eti-
quette" and " reconnoitre" to form part of our own vocabu-
lary. Each nation also borrows words from the other, which,
though not yet transplanted to their dictionaries, are in very
general use ; thus, as we say soiree, the French have taken
up our worn-out name of " route," which (to give our pro-
nunciation) they spell raout ! An amusing difference, how-
ever, exists between the style of these " counter-changed"
words, viz., the English seem to have selected their French
phrases from the drawing-room, the French to have adopted
expressions from a very inferior source. Thus, while we use
such words as "manine'e masicale," " soiree dausante,"
bat pare,„ " ennui/',„ " distinqui," "recherche'," the
French employ " rosbif," " punch,'' " bifstek," " bull-dog,"
" jockey," ' bowling-green," " boxing," " grog," and words
of that class. It may be supposed this remark refers to hum-
ble life only. Such is not the case. A woman of fashion
tells you her canine favourite is " uneharmant bouldogue :"
another in praising her lawn, terms it her " boulingrin ;" a
third promises to send a book by her "jockie ;" and a fourth
declares the best cute for a cold is " un bon grog.—Corre-
spondent of a Morniny Paper.
An honest farmer in the state of Pennsylvania married a
miss from a fashionable boarding-school for his second wik.
lie was struck dumb with her eloquence, and gaped with
wonder at his wife's learning. " You may," said he, "bore
a hole through the solid airth, and chuck in a millstone, and
she'll tell you clean to a shavin' how long the stone will be
goin' clean threw. She has learnt kimistry and cockneyology,
and talks a heap about ox hides (oxides) and comical affini-
ties. I used for to think that it was air I sucked in every-
time that I expired ; howsomdever, she tolled me that I had
been sucking in two kinds of gin—ox-gin and high-gin (oxy-
gen and hydrogen). My stars! I'm a tumbledown tee-
tawtal temperance-man, and yet have been drinking ox-gia
and high-gin all my life.—American paper.
MR. 0 A STLER'S VISIT TO FF,ARGUS O'CONNOR.—I Could
not be in York, and fail to visit the prisoner. One of my
attendants obtained an order that I might see O'Connor. I
was requested to send my name. I wrote, " Richard Oast-
ler, and two Queen's officers." Whilst that was conveying
to my friend, six prisoners returned from court, and passed
' me. They had just received their sentences—some were
weeping—they were bound,—chained together. Such sights
move me. I was sick when I saw six human beings in such
trouble, when I could not help them. What were their
crimes, I know not ; but Ido know, that much crime in Eng-
land is now caused by oppression ! Whilst I was musing
about these six poor unhappy brother mortals, the messenger
from O'Connor arrived, with the words, "Walk forwards ;"
—and a weary walk we had, through long passages and stair-
cases, amidst the clank of iron doors. At length we reached
the condemned cell, in which O'Connor is confined I The
officer, who accompanied us, knocked at the iron door.
(These officers are much more civil than our prosecutors.)
O'Connor said, " Come in." We entered. The prisoner
was dressing. We shook hands, and immediately entered
into an animated conversation.—But I was disgusted ! Ty-
ranny has done its worst, sir ; it shall have no quarter ! That
cell is a low, dark, gloomy spot ; but a spark is lighted there,
which, if I mistake not, will, not long hence, make a blaze
in England ! There dwells O'Connor, for publishing souse
foolish speeches made by other men ; whilst the traitors who
resolved " to pay no more taxes," and " to behead the king,
if he refused their demands," are advanced to ministerial
offices, and bask in the sunshine of royalty ! O'Connor was
intended to be sacrificed, to please the giant traitor O'Con-
nell ; but God has spared whom traitor whigs condemned !
I paid O'Connor two visits. Wo conversed about the poor,
and gloried in the defeat of their enemies, the whigs. He
does not look well: confinement has given him a sallow,
paste-like appearance. Solitary confinement has made his
aspect unlike that of other men. The effect of that most in-
human and intolerable system on the human features is in-
describable ! That accursed torture must no longer bit al-
lowed in England ! The whigs will rue the day on which, to
please their tyrant master, they subjected O'Connor to it.
On the 14th of November, I expect the pleasure of a visit
from O'Connor in this cell.—The whigs will hear of hint
when he comes out. Normanby may then expect what he
will not relish, or I mistake. The lord and the prisoner
will, that day, be on equal terms.—Fleet Papers, No. 32.
A CHAPTER ON FLOWERS.—FIowers of all created things
are the most innocent and simple, and most superbly com-
plex ; playthings for childhood, ornaments for the grave, and
and
the companion of the cold corpse in the coffin. Flowers, be-
loved by the wandering idiot, and studied by the deep-think-
ing
g things arc
man of science ! Flowers that of
most
Flowers,perishing,
th athat
of human joy,
and, to man, their cheerful looks—partners_
uynecteaosfianlgileyaretxhplayntdhiitlogs
jaaerPaetripir Inti:Oe-Sitrhgeraavteenfulyl:
welcome to crowded
umph, of the young bride's blushes;ayes
! Flowers are in the
smoothers of human sorrow ; tit embl eof the victor's
halls, and and graceful up
dreary desolate place
nboe t afifoawc face
rasi
tht h e-
the volume of revelation. What volume of nature, what the tshoelietlirf.rfastrsi:n " God is love " is in
starsofohfeaGvoedn,s?
flower without
wouldta s bmenae world4feaswithoutt w
oautattflhanewwseetirnic!ocmt let structure
oAoufrlead
andiiw er
s manifestations the
are emblems
they are the means and ministrations
One
t anres
cannotofthe elaorotkh ,a
closelyn di ta e no t
man'slove to his
fellow-creatures ; for they first awaken
of
• d a sense of the beautiful and the good. The very
in his min
of flowers is their excellence and great beauty ; for
inutilityead us to thoughts of generosity and moral beauty, de-
tachedlloovveintgo itthe eTrehaetYior.lt
superior to all selfishness ; so that they are
pretty lessons, in nature's book of instruction, teaching mail
theyi from, and
that he liveth not by bread or from bread alone, but that ke
bath another than an animal life.—FloNiSes Magazine.

'ME VESPER HYMN

111,e following stanzas, from Dr. Beattie's " illustrations
oo..witzerlantl," may serve as a specimen of the Vesper
Hymn, which is still heard undulating from cliff to cliff, when
the sunloes down, and the shepherds of Apenzell accompany

ting with pra

Brothers ! the day declines,

dacier brightens,
igh flunkwyl pines
rhe vesper halo lightens ;
orn hamlet, rock and chalet,
Your grateful songs be poured,

s.
stain,lake, and with
ho—Praise the Lord

The sun sleeps in the west ;
The stars gleam light and cold,
And bring the hour of rest
To the shepherd and his fold ;
Now swell the mountain chorus,
To him our sires adored,
Whose glorious works before us
Still whisper—Praise the Lord !
And hark ! below, aloft
From cliffs that pierce the cloud,
From blue lake calm and soft,
Lulled in its twilight shroud—
Fresh strength our anthem gathers ;
From alp to alp 'tis poured—
The song that soothed our fathers—
Ye shepherds—Praise the Lord !
Now from forest, flood, and fell,
Let the voice of old and young—
All the strength of Apenzell—
True of heart and sweet of tongue,
The grateful hymn prolong,
And tune the spirit's chord,
Till yon stars take up our song,
Hallelujah to the Lord !

LITERARY NOTICES.

Tht Dublin University Magazine for August
Curry and Co., Dublin.

The recent elections, which have agitated the country,
have afforded matter for a multitudinous quantity of scrib-
bling from writers of every stamp, and in the number before
us, the plan devised by ministers, by which the public were
to be mystified and a feverish agitation excited throughout the
manufacturing districts, is exposed with considerable ability,
and the protection of the mighty interests that have been
saved by the conservative majority, which has now been
returned to parliament, is properly appreciated and attri-
buted to the instrument to which we are indebted for the

of those i

viz. : " To the Church of Eng-
rtiele, a series of atrocities, which
t almost all the Irish contested elections, are put
d we believe they can only find their parallel
t paroxysms of the French Revolution. We
have several more chapters of " Dramatic Doings." detailing
of misfortunes into which a disciple of Shakspeare
finds himself plunged through his own imprudence. The
of Charles O'Malley are continued ; and
llery" contains an etching of W. H. Max-
Esq., author of " Stories of Waterloo," &c., together
a graphic portraiture of the leading incidents of his
The conclusion of the life of the venerable and pious
her forms No. 12 of the " Gallery of Illustrious Irish-
This magazine has a deservedly large circulation
amongst the Protestants of Ireland ; and we hope it is win-
ning its way to the favour of the English public : we have
observed it with pleasure on the tables of many gentlemen

in the ye

a num

Portrait C

in this town.

'raser's Magazine for August, 1841

This is a valuable number of this truly valuable magazine,
and we never remember having risen from the perusal of any
of the preceding numbers with such real satisfaction and
solid profit. It is impossible to bestow any lengthened notice

upon each of the articles, but we cannot refrain from remark-
ing upon the sterling, nervous Protestantism which runs
through two of them. The well-merited lashing indicted
upon the Popish hierarchy for their hearty approbation of the
sohl-destroying doctines, embodied in " Bonaventure's Psal-
ter," is cheering, and peculiarly well-timed. The Romish
Church is here charged with, and proved to be, guilty of the
idolatry and not all the ingenuity and sophistry of
Daniel Murray, of Dublin; Daniel O'Connell, of Derrynane;
and Daniel French, of Hammersmith three renowned
Daniels—can disprove, or even decently excuse, the awful
blasphemy and idolatry which are here fathered upon them.
The writngs of Bonaventure—even the blasphemous Psalter
—are fastened on the heads of the Church of Rome, and the
attempts of the priests (who are ashamed of so large a
manifestation of their idolatrous practices appearing, before
the public are ripe enough to receive them) to show that the
Psalter is not a genuine document, are ably exposed and
refuted. Let every Protestant read this article, there is a

fund of information, startling and fearful ; in every page.
Another valuable paper is styled the " Felo de se" of the
whigs, a short extract from which enriched a recent number
of the Standard, and will serve to show the bearing of the
arguments. The question, " Whether Ultra-Protestantism
or High-Churchism is more likely to advance the cause of
ConSerVatisp," is there satisfactorily answered. It is en-
couraging to find the " queen" of periodicals labouring to
disseminate the same principle's which we, at a great distance,
alt to advocate. " Sewell and Hewell" is
a masterly expos of the system of puffing and trickery
adopted. by the rival shopkeepers of the present day. " Con-
fusion worse confounded" contains some rich and laughable
illustrations of several incidents connected with the late dec-
ides will prove interesting, and we are
orry not to say a word upon each.

tion. The other art

Smallwood's Magazbe, August. Smallwood, London

" Extracts from the Diary of a Country Clergyman, by
Muckleston," is continued. It is a Newgate calan-
derish sort of story, which the admirers of that school will
greatly appreciate. " The History of Venice, by Dr. Shep-
herd,",is clever. " Hope's Invocation" is a charming little
poem, by Mrs. Morris. " Mrs. Biffin's Water Party" is e.
happy " skit" upon-such affairs : the dilemmas are rayther
too numerous. Gabriele Rosetti contributes two Italian

` The Impenitent" is greatly out of place : it is more

fitting a theological periodical ; but as this is only the corn-
mencemeht, we shall not hastily decide. It seems so far
wtitten cleverly. " Old Harry's Scrap Book," by Blue Fire
Fi,tizball, will be greatly relished by those who love diablerie.
" The Warrior of the Caucasus" is continued with much
' The Two Churchyards" is also clever. The Cri-

tirine 'on the German Opera Company, much as we dislike
patronage to foreigners, is most illiberal. We fancy the ar-
ticle has been written by some disappointed fiddler.

No. 32

The New Statistical Account of Scotland
Blackwood, Edinburgh.
The present number of this very valuable and extremely
useful work contains a portion of the history of Stirling. In
.t.we find records of the parishes of Falkirk, Fintry, Gar-
gunnock, Killearn, Strathbane, Buchanan, Drymen, Denny,
Kilsyth, Baldernock, Aloa, Polmont, Botlikennar, Muir-
vonside, Logle, Campsie, Keppen, Slamanan, Airth, Bal-
Ninians, all situated in that county. The his-
-ory of each of these parishes has been drawn up by the
ministers or " writers" residing in them, and of course may
b 'regarded as authentic. The statistical details appear to
have been collected with a great deal of care, and are very
full of information. Unlike most works of a statistical na-
tur!e:,iliiS is amusing, and written throughout in a style that
copveys instruction most pleasantly, and without being dry
or tedious. To those who are interested in Scotland, this
work Will 'be valuable. It should have a place in every li-
ay
~,
br.

fron,. S

C'c'uikshank's Omnibus

August. Tilt and Bogue,

Conductors

This publication is decidedly improving. It contains this
rt articles and papers. One of the
' Tiger Hunt." " The Discovery of

ost amusing is the

' Frank

Van Demon's Land " is well told and illustrated
Heart*ell " is continued. It is a most interesting story
The illuitrationi are all very clever, and replete with humour

id merriment. If the " Omnibus

be well supported, there

is no question that it will be found a very great convenience
en the high road of periodical literature. The short stages
are_the pleasantest, after all : one does not become weary on
the road, and our fellow-travellers in them are generally
chatty-and agreeable. So with the " Omnibus,"—there is
nothing to tire, and we regret only the shortness of the
journey.

oacoe's Wanderings in Wales, Part 7. Wareing Webb,

Liverpool

We'find in this part of Mr. Roscoe's charming work, a

description of Llanberis Lakes. • The author also gives us
an account of his journey up Snowdon, and his visit to the
slate quarries at Natalie. The illustrations consist of a View
on the Penmaehar Road, the Entrance to the Menai Straits,
Rhiade Crom, the Snowdon Hills from the wall of Harlech
Castle; Harlech Castle, and the Falls of Machno. These
views have been sketched by D. Cox, and engraved by Mr.
Radclyffe, and are done in the usual good style.

Burnaby Rudge. By Charles Dickens. Part 16. Ware-
ing Webb, Liverpool.
Truly this is a most original tale, and of a verity " Boz"
is a most original writer. His brain must be• most prolific,
and teem with. " thoughts that breathe," to give vent to
" words that burn." Not a jot of the interest in this story is
abated. The working up of Lord George Gordon's history
and his proceedings, is a most original idea, and if the truth
be only adhered to, with a sufficient quantity of fiction to
make the recital palateable, " Barnaby Rudge" will be, not
my one of the most remarkable, but one of the most valuable
ohs of the day. Lord George Gordon's career was one
h created extraordinary excitement, and one of the
of the time ; there is abundance of
iaterial in his life to be most highly wrought up, particu-
,w-hill, when the distillery was broken
into, and the streets ran with liquor. Mr. Dickens vivid
pen, will, no doubt, dash off that circumstance, amongst
others connected with his lordship. In this number of
p
" Barnaby Rude" are several passages filled with pleasant
thoughts, and conveyed in language of extraordinary beauty.
Thndescription of Barnaby's feelings in his country ram-
ble~is delightfully expressed. The
the
ee
life,c ounhteryt
squire, we think, is overdrawn. It may be
we'should hope the originals are scarce. Tesciesnee
rbieethwheietn.
old `Varden,. Dolly, Mrs. Varden, and ,
M;ggs, illustrations
The attaok of liaredale is powerfully told. The
are excellently done. The vignette view of thet widow's
'cottage cottagaris a .sweetsketch, and executed in the firstrs
ate ':This number is replete with interest ;
Inet-sice, -as the plot thickens. the next will be

'line c

larly the riot ill Sao

SKETCHES OF THE RIVER SHANNON,
WITH AN ACCOUNT OF A TRIP BY STEAM FiIDM
LIVERPOOL TO LP

;ERICK

BY A STRANGER IN IRELAND.
FOR THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.)

No. II

Arrival at Limerick front Torbert-
-Congratulations at _Friends-

—Approach to the City
—An Irish Welcome—

Limerick, its Public Edifices,
As we had entered Tarbert in the night, guided after leav-
ing Kilrush by the lighthouse at the former harbour, we had
seen the shores of the Shannon merely as clouds on the
horizon ; and being anxious to lose no opportunity, during
my intended short stay, of taking (as a sailor would say)
what observations I could, I therefore lost no time in gain-
ing the deck early in the morning, roused by the " didder-
ing" noise, and tremblement, caused by the suction in the
flues of the furnaces, indicating that the steam was getting
up. Shortly afterwards the anchor was smartly weighed,
under the direction of Captain Kennedy, now in command
of the vessel in his native stream, of which he is an experi-
enced pilot ; and we started off " for Limerick, ho ! " at
about half-past four o'clock. The weather was, however,
drizzly and hazy ; and though the prospect, as we neared
either shore, was occasionally rich and beautiful, it would
be doing injustice to the Shannon to endeavour to describe
it under such a disadvantage, and I shall refrain from parti-
cularising until I come to notice my subsequent trips be-
tween Limerick and Kilrush. Suffice it to say, that, after
our stormy sea-voyage, the occasional views of the varied
landscape, variegated by gentlemen's seats, castellated ruins,
towers, hamlets, and cottages, on each side of the river,
which now widened into a lake studded with islands, and
contracted to a narrow strait, were altogether refreshing and
delightful.
We had on the previous evening observed that the shores
of the estuary below Kilrush, though producing pasturage
for sheep, were almost destitute of trees, the saline prevail-
ing winds from the westward being injurious to their
growth. Now the verdure continued to increase, and the
woods to thicken, as we advanced into the interior, until all
the proximate lands, backed by undulated acclivities or
swelling mountains, assumed a charming appearance of rural
warmth and fertility. The sombre aspect of the ruined
towers, castles, and religious houses, that had once rung
with the clash of arms or the shout of revelry, or given echo
to the song of the devotee,—peering on the tops of hills, or
reposing on wooded sites on the low grounds,—peculiarly
attracts the attention of the contemplative stranger who first
visits this interesting locality, and calls forth reminiscences
of the feuds and forays of the olden time, in which there is
an indescribable admixture of the pleasurable and the melan-
choly.

" The Knight of Glyn," as we passed his castle, saluted
us by firing a gun from his battery on the lawn. We had
two fine cannons on deck, and strove to return the compli-
ment, but found, to our sore disappointment, that we had
been unable, during the gale, to " keep our powder dry."
We, however, " lived to fire another day." As we pro-
ceeded the weather slightly improved, and Begle Castle, Bun-
ratty Castle, and Carrig-o-gunniel Castle became successively
objects of interest. Further on we passed Cooper's Hill and
Trevce, two tine seats, and soon afterwards obtained a pleas-
ing view of Limerick—its quays and warehouses, the shipping
and Wellesley Bridge—the lofty tower of the Cathedral, and
the buildings around it on King's lslandjeing conspicuous
in the back ground. The impression co red by this view
is not, however, commensurate with the size and importance
of the town, comparatively little of which is embraced, from
its being, for the most part, built on a nearly level site, but
little elevated above the level of the river.
A number of handsome seats line the shores on each side
the stream below the town, and the freshness of the verdure
Of the woods, lawns, and parterres that surround them, indi-
cate a purity of atmosphere rarely found in the immediate
proximity of large towns, and impart a pleasing appearance
of the ma in urbe. After threading our way through several
vessels, anchored in the here spacious river, a few moments
steaming brought us alongside of the steam company's wharf,
near the southern termination of the line of quays. We ar-
rived a few minutes past eight o'clock, having performed the
run from Tarbert (a distance of about 32 English miles) in
two hours and forty-one minutes.

The pier was crowded with spectators of all classes, who
gave us joyous greeting, strong apprehensions for our safety
having been entertained both here and at Kilrush ; the gales
we had experienced have been severely felt in the west of
Ireland, and particularly on the coasts of Kerry and Clare.
A vast number of visiters carne on board during the day,
including many ladies, and all were struck with the fine ap-
pearance of the vessel, albeit, her upper works were consi-
derably damaged and sea-beaten. So large and fine a steamer
had not before been seen on the Shannon, and her spacious
decks and elegant accommodations, became a matter of no
little wonderment and admiration. On landing, for the first
time since we left Liverpool, we observed the effects of the
storm on the outward appearance of the ship ; her figure.
head, representing Erin, was minus a portion of the helmet,
and part of her head rails were carried away. The bulwarks
and paddle-houses were also stripped of some of their board-
ing, and she presented on the whole, the appearance of a
craft that had been roughly treated by the faithless sea, though
her hull was sound and uninjured. Some repairs were con-
sequently necessary, and no inconsiderable application of the
paint brush, so that she might make her debut on her des-
tined waters all trim and tight; and as these operations oc-
cupied a week, 1 had an opportunity, before accompanying
her on her first trip, of rambling through the town and out-
skirts, and of enjoying an excursion down the Shannon by
the Garry Owen, her sister ship, as well as of partaking,
with Captain and Mrs. Christie of the frequent hospitality
and kindness of Captain Kennedy, and his amiable lady and
family. It was quite amusing to overhear William, the
steward, who had assumed his accustomed sprightliness, and
was well known to many of the visiters, recounting the "hair
breath" scapes we had had by flood and wind, to anxious en-
quirers. He seasoned his narrative so strong with a spice
of the marvellous, that but for his true Milesian dialect one
might have taken him for a native of Yankee land.—" Sir,"
said he, to one, "do you see that foremast ?" "Sure I do,"

was the reply. "Do you see half way up it ?" " I do,
William." " Then bad luck to me, sir, if a big thundering
say did'nt many a time come clane over us as high as that
fore and aft, and we were all drowned and kilt•entirely !"
After a hearty breakfast on board, our first impulse was, of
course, to write to our friends on the other side of the
channel, a short intimation of our arrival after our boistrous
passage, leaving any anxiety they might have entertained
respecting us, to be dissipated by the reflexion that " All's
well that ends well."
The weather was exceeding fine, and the air temperate and
calm for the season, during the greater part of my stay in
the city. I frequently met my shipmates at the house of
Captain Kennedy, who, indeed, throughout loaded us with
the most hospitable attention. We immediately found that
the pursuits of the naturalist had long occupied his leisure
hours,—his neat and well-furnished domicile, replete with
every comfort, partaking largely of the appearance of a
museum. Handsome models of vessels, fully rigged and
equipped, pictures, fossils, and articles of virtu, home and
foreign, were arranged on the walls and tables of the larger
room, and amongst other curiosities we noticed a slab of
Irish marble, a vein through which, by some accidental freak
of nature, which the superstitious might readily mistake for
the handiwork of " the good people," or fairies, to whom
tradition has assigned many a favourite and enchanted haunt
in the neighbourhood,—presented a delineation of the stream
of the Shannon for miles below the town, which would have
done honour to an hydrographer of the last century ! A front
room below, too, was converted into an aviary, with a large
branching holly-tree in the centre, serving as a perch for a
numerous and somewhat noisy collection of canaries, larks,
linnets, and other small Britsh singing birds, who have the
full range of the apartment, and fly about, singing and
chirping with as much apparent happiness and good fellow-
ship as if the were at large in their native woodlands. Two
fine parrots meantime kept up a friendly chat, in their way,
in the adjoining parlour, and were only removed when, like
learned doctors in disputation, they disagreed, and began to
high words, and threatened to drown all conversation but
their own, a monopoly to which even Sir R. Peel, whateVer
his opinion of the corn and sugar questions, would give no
toleration. I may add that every part of our friend's house
was appropriated to some purpose of utility or ornament.
The windows were shaded with flowers, and even under the
arch, supporting the steps from the street to the door, we
observed, some feet under the level of the ground, a shrub-
bery of evergreens and decorative plants, that flourish in
the shade.