The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-09-18 00:00:00

VALEDICTORY ADDRESS OF THE DEPUTATION
FROM THE CHURCH IN UPPER CANADA.

HAVING been deputed, with the Rev. Benjamin Cronyn,
by the. Church in Upper Canada "to make known to the
" Archbishops, Bishops, and Dignitaries of the United Church
" of England and Ireland, the destitute state of her mem-
bers in the Canadas, and, with their permission, to take
" such steps as might he found most expedient to interest our
" brethren, both of the Clergy and Laity, in our favour, and
" excite in their hearts a desire, as they have the ability, to
" assist us iu supplying the spiritual wants of our people, and
" in building► up a branch of the United Church in those ex-
" teusive provinces ;"—and being now on the eve of my re-
turn, it ir•ill not, I trust, appear inopportune, briefly to state

the results of our mission -
The lamented indisposition and subsequent demise of our
belbved Bishop (of Quebec) rendered a direct communication
with his Grace the Primate indispensably necessary to our
proceedings. I have felt it my duty to maintain uninterrupted
that communication, by transmitting to his Grace copies of
(-very letter of importance which I have either written or re-
ceived. it is scarcely necessary to say chat his Grace has un-
ceasingly manifested the liveliest interest in our cause. From
the other Archbishops, and from many of the Bishops, we have
received similar assurances of sympathy, and full permissiout
to preach and hold public meetings in their dioceses. We
have presented our humble memorial to our most LJacious
sovereign the Queen. To the Imperial Legislature our
petition for relief has been submitted, which in the Elouse of
Peers gave rise to an animated and interesting discussion.
With her Majesty's Government I have used every legiti-
mate effort to procure a Bishop, and some alleviation to our
spiritual wants. We have brought the state of our Church
personally under the attention of about two thousand of our
Clergy, and one uniform expression of interest has been the
result. The. Universities of Oxford, Cambridge, and Dublin
have given public proof of their pet-Suasion that the prospe-
rity of the colonial members of the Church is necessary to
the well-being of the national Zion. The Members of both
Ho-uses of Parliament have been supplied with a Copy of
the " History of she Church in Upper Canada ;" and from
many I have received unequivocal testimony that the subject
is considered by them as worthy of most serious considera-
tion. Several members of both Houses have openly espoused

the interests of our deserted Zion. Many of the first news-
papers and periodicals in the land have directly, and ably,
and gratuitously advocated our cause, given publicity to our
proceedings, and drawn attention to our printed statenients.
About three thousand copies of our " History" have been
circulated, and nearly two hundred thousand Appeals. We
have peached and held public meetings, in more than one-
half the dioceses in England, and have travelled little less
than six thousand miles. From many of the places we have
visited petitions have been presented to Parliament. I have
now openings in Cornwall, Devon, Dorset, Somerset. Glou-
cester, Wilts, Hants, Surrey, Berks, Warwick, Suffolk, Lin-
„i", gaud Voris °floc,. words, lab...dant .4uoup.stivra fox
another near: but I am induced to decline any further pro-
ceedings for reasons which appear conclusive to my own

mind :
First,—l believe that the great object of our mission has
been attained; information has been circulated, and the pub-
lic attention has been consequently drawn to our destitute
state. Relief, therefore, cannot long be delayed.
Secondly,—The " Society for the Propagation of the
Gospel" has taken up the cause of the British North Ame-
rican Church in good earnest, has pledged itself to send out
forty Missionaries; is now occupied in holding meetings, and
sending preachers throughout the'country ; and, as I under-
stand, purposes to employ a Clerical Secretary in every
diocese, in order, that by a systematic parochial arrange-
ment, the energies of the Church may be called into action.
No real lover of his Church can *ad. the published account
'of the proceedings at Willis's rooms, in June last, without
unfeigned gratitude to God for the prospect of a speedy alle-
viation to our Colonial destitution. (1 cannot refrain from
remarking here, otr a most unaccountable mis-statement
which has been put into the Bishop of London's Speech,
viz., that we, in Upper Canada, " have already built three
hundred and sixty churches, at an expense of £2OO each." I
have written, and preached, and printed, and pleaded, that
WE WANT that number of Churches. Such an error ought
not to have appeared under the authority of the Society.) I
should fear now, under this altered and most encouraging
position of the Society, lest the prosecution of my individual
labours in England, might be interpreted into an interfer-
ence with the plans of the Society.
'Thirdly,—lt is now certain that a " Queen's letter" has
been granted for collections in all Churches and Chapels,—
the proceeds to be distributed by the " Society for the Pro-
pagation of the Gospel." About a year ago I made a most
urgent appeal to his Grace the Primate to obtain such a,
letter for Upper Canada exclusively. We shall doubtlessly
have our share in the national bounty, and therefore it might
not be considered expedient to anticipate, by my own private
efforts, this public appeal.
,Fourthly,—The " Upper Canada Clergy Society" has in.
creased the number of its missionaries. I trust the auxilia-
ries and agencies which I have formed and established for the
society will be diligently visited. I understand from the
treasurer and secretary that the committee are resolved to
carry on the labours of the society with every possible energy.
I am anxious to give publicity to this statement, inasmuch as
under an erroneous impression received at a committee meet-
ing, I observed, in my "History," that the society would
cease to exist as soon as the " Society for the Propagation of
the Gospel" had succeeded in effectually relieving the spiri-
tual necessities of the Province.
Fifthly,—My own flock in Upper Canada have reiterated
the expression of their desire, to which expression my Dio-
cesan, the Bishop of Montreal, has given the sanction of his
assent, that I should return to my labours amongst them.
They have patiently endured an absence of eighteen months:
and few parishes in England could have more cheerfully sacri-
ficed to the public good, the ministrations of their appointed
pastor.
On taking leave of our numberless friends in England, I
may be permitted briefly to place before them, and the public
generally, the actual state of spiritual destitution of Britain's
population in Upper Canada, the vast majority of which are
of the poorer classes, and consequently utterly unable to pro-
cure spiritual instruction for themselves. Upper Canada is
equal in extent to England and \Vales, and is partially
inhabited throughout this entire extent of country. The
roads are always bad and frequently almost impassable. The
population' exceeds 500,000. The efficient Clergy, (I say
efficient, for many have spent their years and strength in
their "labour of love") amount to about sixty. To judge
aright of our destitution, it may be necessary to speak of
England's spiritual riches. The population of England may
be estimated at fourteen millions, and the Clergy at jrfleeh
housand. Assuming the facilities of communication to be
iqual in both countries, our proportion of Clergymen, accord-
ng to the relative state of the population of the two coun-
tries, should be six hundred. We have, therefore, sixty
attempting in a sphere occupied in England by fifteen thou-
sand. to do the work of six hundred. Or thus: take away
thirteen thousand five hundred Clergymen front the ChOrcii
of England, and then would the destitution here be equal to
that which our fellow-countrymen and fellow-churchmen are
enduring in Upper Canada. These are very plain but very
appalling facts. Ought these things so to, be? Let th'e
Church in England distinctly say No ! I venture to suggest
and urge on the attention of the Clergy and Laity of the
Church, the absolute necessity of forwarding petitions to the
Imperial Legislature. One may be expected from Upper
Canada. The Universities of the land will, doubtless, take
the lead. Let every town and congregation follow the ex-
ample. We need a Bishop. No Bishop—no Church. Is
it right that the Romish Church should have a Bishop and
Priests maintained at the public expense in Upper Canada
where their followers form but a small fraction of the popula-
tion, and that encouragement should be given to various
sectaries in the province, while to our National Church the
right and privilege of a Bishop should be distinctly refused ?
I know we have one Bishop in Lower Canada;-but is he
sufficient to take the Episcopal charge of a country 1400
miles in length, three times the size of England, and con-
taining a population of 1,100,000 souls ?
We need assistance in the maintenance of ministers, the
restoration of the "rant to the "Society for the Propagation
of the Gospel," ande' an annual grant for clearing portions of
the "Clergy Reserves." for glebes, as the growing wants of
the colony require. Let Christian England be reminded,
even by every hamlet, of its high and holy duty to provide
for the spiritual instruction of its subjects, to the remotest
boundary of its possessions. Let all remember, that the evil
we complain of is continually increasing. In every petition let
the prayer be strongly expressed that the Imperial Parlia-
ment would forthwith proceed to the settlement of the ques-
tion of the "Clergy Reserves,"—because so long as the sub-
ject remains in its present state there can be ma peace in the
province—because the Legislative Council have unanimously
and repeatedly deprecated the agitation of the question in
the province, and a large majority in the House of Assembly
have constantly dissented front the method of disposal pro-
posed by the majority, and because the Imperial Legislature
alone can definitively decide the question. The public need
only read the Act, (31 Geo. iii. c. 31 § 35-42) to be per-
suaded, that to the Clergy of the Church of England alone
these lands belong. I am prepared also to show front the
correspondence of the Government of the day, with General
Simcoe, the Lieutenant-Governor of the Province, that such
Was the only construction of the act then thought of. Let
no "appropriation clause" be forced upon us. The Bishop-
ric of Sodor and Man was saved by petitions. It was my in-
tention, had 1 remained in England, to have published at the
opening of the next session of Parliautent, a form of petition
embracing these several objects, but I am persuaded these
suggestions will be abundantly sufficient.
In conclusion. may 1 be permitted to express the hope that
some of my brethren in the Ministry, who, in our personal
interviews have exhibited the most lively sympathy in our
need, will be led to offer themselves as labourers in this most
deserted portion of the Lord's vineyard ? How thankful
should I be to renew our intercourse in Upper Canada, and
to assist them by my experience of the country, in entering
on the sphere appointed for their future ministrations ! May
the great Head of the Church inspire the members of his
body here with the spirit of sympathy and love towards His
destitute members in our Colonies.
WILLIAM BE'I"I'RIDGE, B. D.,
Rector of Woodstock, Upper Canada.
London,- September, 12th, 1838.

A " LONG YARN."—The longest "yarn" ever spun is now
manufacturing at the ropery of Messrs. Haggle, at Gateshead.
This rope, when finished, will he four thousand eight hundred
yards in length, extending to nearly three miles. An invita-
tion has been given to all those strangers to inspect it. in the
course of spinning, "who may have a taste for lung and tough
spun yarns."
We refer with the liveliest satisfaction to the meetings at
Greenock and Dunoon, to receive Dr: Chalmers. The meet-
ing at Greenock was most triumphant. The house was
crowded to the outer lobby, notwithstanding the torrents of
rain that fell on that day. - The provost and magistrates oc-
cupied a pew in the front gallery. Every one who heard Dr.
Chalmers, speaks of his address as unanswerable; and we are
informed that it made a deep impression on many dissenters
who attended. The meeting at Dunoon was also very suc-
cessful. This week the rev. doctor meets with the presbyte-
ries of Irvine and Ayr, the former at Kilmarnock, and the
latter at Ayr, where great assemblies are expected.—Scottish
Goat dian.

STEAmPL9UGH.—Among the new inventions in France,
is one which is much talked of among speculators and manu-
facturers. It is a steam plough of very peculiar construction,
with which, it is said, four miles of ground can be excavated
with an engine of only eight horses' power, to the depth of a
foot and breadth of two feet, in a single hour. The projector
of the canal from Orleans to Nantes, which, under ordinary
circumstances, would require at least five years for its con-
struction, pretends that in one year, the whole would be com-
pleted by the use of this machine, and that the saving in mere
interest of capital would amount to forty thousand pounds
sterling. A friend of mine, who is one of the best engineers
in Europe, tells me that he has seen the instrument, and that,
with some ameliorations, he believes it would accomplish all
that has been stated. The earth, as it is turned up, is thrown
into a sort of sail, which throws it to a distance of sixty feet.
Correspondent of the Globe.
ltAnic AL :MEETING AT EDINBURGH.—A meeting of the

i tie eteirettrertrats-wris—trot d—tatt—nignr;--nti- th e
Iliil, for the purpose of nominating a delegate connected with
the Mid-Lothian Universal Suffrage Association, to attend
the meeting which is appointed to take place in London on
the 17th instant. Mr. W. S. Sankey was called to the chair.
The rpeeting was addressed by Mr. Sankey, Mr. Finlayson,
Mr. Fraser, hnd Mr. Abram buncan, the latter of whom de-
nounced the present movement against the corn laws, as an
expedient got up by the whigs to distract the attention of the
working classes from more pressing and more useful agitation.
On the motion of Mr. Hamilton, seconded by Mr. Sutherland,
it was unanimously agreed to appoint Messrs. Fraser and
and Duncan as delegates to attend the meeting in London.
In their advertisement, which will be found in our thiid page,
they describe the assemblage as having amounted to 20,006
persons. We are assured upon the best authority, that this
is" at least 17,0(X) above the actual number !! ! Various com-
petent judges, to whom we have spoken, estimate the num-
ber present at between 2,000 and 3,ooo.—Scotsman.