The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-10-05 00:00:00

events proves the inspiration, i. s., the immediate and super-
natural agency of God himself. With the Bible then in our
hands, its truth authenticated by rational evidence to our
understandings, and its power impressed by the Holy Spirit
upon our hearts, we look with unutterable horror upon the
whole systenl of Papal rebellion against the Bible. (Loud
and protracted applause.) After what von have heard from
Mr. M•Ghee I will not attempt any additional documentary
evidence to prove what are the unchanged principles of the
Papal system. I will rather adopt our friend Mr. Gregg's
hint, and show you a specimen of the results. For this pur-
pose I will now mention a circumstance which occurred in
this town a few days ago. The following statement taken
front the poor woman will explain itself:—
" Last Friday morning, 21st September, was a very rainy
morning, in consequence of which I put out a tub to catch
the water, and my door was left open : by this means the
neighbours saw that my husband and I had some flesh-meat
for breakfast. As lam yet considered a Roman Catholic,
(though, blessed be God, the truth has begun to dawn upon
my soul,) this was, I suppose, considered equal to having
given up my religion entirely ; and the first thing they did
was to throw the tub of water over the table. My husband
(who for the space of twelve years has shewn himself a true
Protestant Christian and a most affectionate husband) went
out to remonstrate with the people. His appearance imme-
diately created a tumult, and in a few minutes not less than
from two to three hundred Roman Catholics were assembled,
many armed with stones and sticks, and one with a pitchfork;
they were all furious against me and my husband, because
he being so orderly and peaceable a man, they said I might
have won him to the true church, instead of deserting myself.
One stone struck him on the neck : he has been confined to
bed ever since, and to-day is so ill from the usage he met
with, I was obliged to call in a doctor. A woman left her
sick bed and ran barefooted into the street: making straight
towards me, she caught me by the top of my head, and
aimed a blow at. my face. On asking some one near to run
for a policeman, they said that if I sent they would dash my
brains out. It is but a few weeks since that I was knocked
down, trampled upon, and dragged by the hair of my head,
because I had "Father Clement" in the house, which was
lent for my husband to read to me. At that time I should
surely have been murdered, but, by the mercy of God, my
husband came in time to rescue me.—This is the simple truth,
as it occurred in one of the public streets of this Christian
country.
" 24th Sept., 1838. Liverpool."
Mr. 111'Neile then proceeded to state, that through the as-
sistance of some friends the poor man had been enabled to
obtain a house in a neighbourhood where he would have Pro-
testant neighbours. But this was an instance of the working
of Popery even in Liverpool. The reverend speaker then
noticed a pamphlet lately brought out by the Rev. Fielding
Ould, exposing the means which had been taken to mislead
the public on the school question, and in which he (Mr.
M`Neile) had been brought forward as a party unknowingly,
a gentleman in the employment of government having called
upon him, representing himself as the private friend of Mr.
Fielding Ould, and asking his opinion on the school ques-
tion; and the friendly- conversation then entered into with
him he had afterwards made the subject-of an official com-
munication to the Town-hall and the government. After
strongly animadverting on such conduct, and on the cause
which required such advocacy, he concluded amidst very
great applause with seconding the motion.
The CHAIRMAN, in announcing the. conclusion of the
meeting, hoped that, as they had begun with prayer, so they
would unite with him in closing with praise.
The Rev. F. BARKER said, the meeting was not quite con-
cluded. There was still a duty to discharge—a most agree-
able duty to him, and he doubted not it would be equally
agreeable to the meeting. This was, to return thanks to the
Rev. Dr. Tattershall, for his excellent and valuable services
that day.
The motion was seconded, and carried with much applause.
The CH AIRMAN returned thanks. A doxology was then
sung, and the meeting separated, having lasted about live
hours and a half.

THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE AGRICUL-

TURAL SOCIETY.

The annual meeting of this society took place yesterday.
The cattle show was held in the Old Infirmary Yard. \Ve
have heard that the show of cattle, horses, and sheep, was
superior to that on any former occasions. The show of pigs
was nut so good. \Ve unfeignedly regret that the awkward
occurrence of another and important meeting yesterday, has
prevented us paying that attention to the anniversary of the
society which we otherwise should have done. We were fur-
nished at about two o'clock this morning with a list of the
prizes. From its great length, the lateness of the hour of our
receiving it, and the crowded state of our columns, we are
obliged to omit it. We shall, however, give it with a report
of the dinner, (which, from one of those casualties which will
happen, and which is explained below, we are unable to ob-
tain,) in our paper of Tuesday next.