The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-10-27 00:00:00

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The sessions prosecutions, together with the fees of the
Clerk of the Peace, and the magistrates clerks, and the ex-
penses of the gaol, coroner, &c. are a charge upon the
borough fund, as the price for the indemnity of the parish
and townships of the Municipal Borough from county rate.
Besides the sessions prosecutions, are the assize prosecu-
tions, which are conducted by Mr. Crooke, but they are not
comprised in the statement, because " assize prosecutions"
would, in the former time, have formed part of the town.
clerk's department, and have been included in his annual in-
come of £7093 14s. 4d.
STATEMENT E.

Saving by both departments.
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Prosecuting Solicitor's ditto, as per statement D 1004 0 0

£4761 0 0

Mr. LEATHOM moved that the report of the town-clerk
be adopted.
Mr. BENN seconded the motion.
Mr. G. H. LAWRENCE had no objection to the town-clerk's
report, but he thought this was a proper occasion to ask the
cause of all this hurry on the part of the dock committee to
force this application on the notice of the council ? It cer-
tainly appeared very strange that they who were approaching
the last stage of their municipal existence should be called
upon to sanction, now, this important application. Had he
not known the promoters of the bill to be gentlemen who
had hitherto boasted in their firm and strong reliance upon
the constituency, he should have thought that they were ap-
prehensive that the result of the election on Monday next
was likely to interfere with the success of the measure. Be
that, however, as it might, he thought it was not too much
to ask them, as they were accustomed to pay so much defe-
rence to their constituencies and to popular opinion, to pause
a little—to request them to postpone their proceedings at
least for a fortnight or three weeks. He declared he was
not unfriendly to the bill in its general features, that he was
anxious to have the question settled, and that he was desirous
of sparing the town another protracted struggle in parlia-
ment, and its concomitant expenses. He thought, therefore
that all this would be best attained by asking them to pursue
the course of fairness which he now proposed. (Cries of
" move, move.") He intended to move. He was satisfied
that the attempt to obtain the bill, in its present shape, would
be in vain, and that it would give fresh arguments and fresh
hostility to their opponents in parliament. With these feel-
ings he should move, as an amendment, that the further con-
sideration of this question be adjourned to this day three
weeks.
Mr. Busnum, seconded the amendment. Entertaining
as he did similar opinions to those of Mr. Lawrence, he was
not opposed to the erection of warehouses, or to the leading
principles contained in the bill; but with Mr. Lawrence he
thought the promoters of it were forcing it upon the council,
at their very last meeting, when they could gain nothing by
it—for they did not gain a single day. They had given the
dock rate-payers an opportunity of expressing their opinions
upon the measure, and why should th now deprive the
burgesses, [rate-payers Mr. Bushell said as a body of the
same privilege—those who would have to pay all the expense
of it ? Before the burgesses had had an opportunity of
forming their opinion, would they go on forcing the bill, at
this late period of " the session," so to speak, upon the
council ? If the opinion of the town was found to be in
favour of the measure, thay might then go before parliament
with more power and effect, and oppositionfter their deci-
sion would be a warehouse owner's opposition. In order,
therefore, to ascertain the sentiments of the. burgesses, it
would be better to postpone the bill till after the coming
election.
Mr. EVANS said that in speaking to the amendment he
should reserve his right to speak afterwards on the dock
warehouse question generally. The amendment involved
only an isolated proposition. He had heard the arguments
of Mr. Lawrence and Mr. Bushell, and nothing in the world
could be stronger in favour of going on with the bill than
what they had said. They had used every argument t
lled
hey
could to show the propriety of going on, yet still they ca
out for more delay. He should be glad to know upon what
ground this council was to acknowledge its inability to pro-
ceed ? Was not the present council as good a council as
that which preceded it, and had they not a fair right to con-
sider themselves as good a coun :il as that which would exist
after the Ist of November? He could not therefore, see
the slightest reason why they should not go on, because this
was an election not of the whole council—which would offer
a verY different argument,—but an election of only sixteen
members, of whom it was very likely that not one-third
would be new members. But even if they were, the question,
it must be remembered, had been before the council for the
last three years; the question had already been done justice
to, and it was utterly impossible to suppose that any other
council would be better qualified to decide it than the pre-
sent. With regard to the rate-payers, Mr. Bushell had
called upon them to delay in deference to the very men who
had already decided it.
Mr. BUSHELL.—No, no.
Mr. EVANS.—They had unquestionably decided the ques-
tion at the very election to which Mr. Bushell had alluded.
Mr. BUSHEEL.—When I spoke of the rate-payers I meant
the burgesses ; I could not have meant any other.
The MAYOR explained that Mr. Bushell had first spoken
of the dock rate-payers, and had subsequently called the bur-
gesses rate-payers. The burgesses were what he meant.
Mr. EVANS said he had misunderstood Mr. Bushell. He
then proceeded to say, that literally it was not possible for
the council to come to any other decision than that to which
it had already arrived. Let the coming election go how it
might, it could not possibly produce any change in the votes
of the council on this question. There must be a majority
Pledged to warehouses and Dock Committee management.
It had been observed that this was not haste without utility.
for every one who knew anything about parliamentary pro-
ceedings, knew that the requisite notices must be given within
a certain time.
The MAYOR said the question might be easily settled.
The Town-clerk informed him that it could not be delayed
without rendering it impossible to bring the bill forward in
the next session.
The TOWN-CLERK stated that the standing orders of the
last session required that notice should be given of the inten-
tion to apply for the act three successive weeks in October
and November, or either of them, in one or more of the
newspapers of the county, and in the London Gazette,
and that the notice for the Gazette be delivered two clear
days before the day of insertion. The Ist of the next
month being Sunday. there would not be time if there was
and delay.
Mr. LAWRENCE replied that he could easily remove this
difficulty by altereing his amendment thus : " That the fur-
ther consideration of the recommendation of the Dock Com-
mittee, on the subject of the intended Dock Bill, be post.
boned 'till Monday, the 15th of November, the committee
having permission to give the regular notices."
The TOWN-CLERK—That will do.
Mr. COGLAN, after having observed that it was more a for
the present than for any future council to decide the clues-

tions, expressed his conviction that the next election would
be favourable to the propositions of the dock.committee.
Mr. COOPER should suppport the amendment, in the hope
that the worthy Alderman (Mr. Evans) who had already put
his hand so deeply into the public pocket to carry his favo-
rite project, would see the necessity of settling the question
in Liverpool and not in London. He knew that he had the
whole of the parish authorities against him on the rate pay-
ing classes ; he knew that he might settle the ware-house
question in a manner satisfactory to the town, and if he in-
tended to disarm opposition to the bill he ought to settle it
in Liverpool rather than London. There were in the pre-
sent bill the very same clauses which last year created oppos-
sition from the churchwardens and highway-board—to whom
the town was greatly indebted for their conduct on that oc-
casion. Under these circumstances he (Mr. Cooper) wished
some arrangement, satisfactory to the public, would be come
to with all the parties concerned; if not, he was satisfied—
another £ll,OOO would be spent without the bill being ob-
tained.

Mr. J. S. LEIGH concurred in the views expressed by Mr.
Lawrence, and he should support the amendment.
Mr. SMITH also supported the amendment.
Mr. GEORGE HOLT expressed his conviction that the op-
posion to the bill was a warehouse owners' opposition, and
nothing else ; and that the subject of warehouses on the dock
quays had long ago been decided to be highly desirable.
Mr. JOHN HOLMES observed that there seemed to
be no objection to the giving of the usual parliamentary
notice. Now, he wished to know whether the bill, when It
was in parliament, would not have to come before the coun-
cil again ? If so, there was no use in discussing the question
now. _ _

The MAYOR believed it would not.
The TOWN-CLERK added that the bill would not have to
come before the council again. If the committees to whom
especial references were made, should have occasion to report,
as they would have, upon those references, their reports
would come before the council, but the bill would not. It
was, however, in the power of the council to supersede pro-
ceeding with the bill.
Mr. RATHBONE thought the present council best able to
discuss the the provis►ons of the measure, and if the next
should disapprove of the bill, it would be very easy for them
to withdraw it. At present, they were splitting straws and
discussing trifles.
Mr. HUGH HORNBY said if he thought that by the discus-
sion to-day the council were depriving the burgesses of an
opportunity of coming to a decision upon this question, he
would vote for the amendment ; but as it would be in the
power of the then council to stop the progress of the bill if it
should think proper, he should support the original motion.
He thought it only right that the present council, which had
so much to do with this vexata questio, should give its opini-
on upon it before the next election.
Mr. ISAAC HoutEs conceived that there had been in-
decent haste in bringing this question forward. In the course
of a few days the present council would be no more, and it
was rather too much to call upon them when they were in
the pangs and throes of dissolution, to give their opinion
upon the bill. He felt very confident that a great alteration
would soon be made in its complexion. The worthy alder-
man (Mr. Evans) had observed that the election would only
be of sixteen ; true, but he had forgotten that at the last
election there were three ties, in consequence, of which three
gentlemen holding radical sentiments, were placed in the
council. The whole majority, by which the bill had been
carried was only five ; therefore, it had been carried by those
three individually ; for if three conservative votes had been
given, there would have been a majority of one against the
measure. Several of the wards too had appealed against this
question, namely, Abercrombie, Rodney-street, Pitt-street,
and St. Pauls, therefore he conceived the council were
wasting time uselessly in arguing upon a measure, which
whatever might be its fate to-day, would be in some respects
changed and altered. Like the Chinese puzzle they were
playing at putting it together, merely to take it down again,
if they now discussed the bill, as many of the clauses would
be altered. Already had 1.:11,000 and upwards been ex-
pended for this.gingerbread measure, as it had been justly
called. The term, indeed, was a just one, for it had been
ginger to the council and leypayers, and bread to the lawyers
and hotel keepers.
Mr. BOLTON said the question was this, whether the pre-
sent council familiarized as it was with the subject should
now decide upon it or wait two or three weeks for the deci-
sion of those who were strangers to it. In the name of com-
mon sense, then, be pronounced this the best council to ar-
rive at a correct decision. The gentlemen who urged the
propriety of delay, no doubt calculated upon the advantage
they would enjoy if new members of their party should be re-
turned. Now he contended that if the discussion were
longer delayed, it would be impossible from want of time to
do justice to the subject. That was one strong reason for
going on, and another was, that the council having been
summoned specially, had come prepared to decide the ques-
tion. The common sense, therefore, of the motion was, to
proceed now.
MR. W. W. CURRIE entirely concurred in the view put
forth by Mr. Hornby and added that as it was most impor-
tant to gain time he was in favour of the council proceedings.
MR. FREME asked the town clerk whether it would be
competent for any member in the new council to move that
the bill be discontinued ?
The TOWN CLERR.—Certainly. The committee of docks,
with regard to this measure was the same as any other com-
mittee of the council, and it was in the power of the council
upon regular notice to put an end to their authority to pro-
ceed with the bill.

•
MR. G. H. LAWRENCE then rose to reply. He had no
doubt that this council was not precluded from discussing
the question, but there would have been a greater possibility
and prospect of arranging the matter amicably if the bill had
not been attempted to be forced upon it.
The MAYOR then put the question when there appeared—
For the Amendment 12
Original motion 33

Majority -_2l

For—Messrs. J. Holmes, I Holmes, Houghton, Wright,
Cooper, Robinson, Wood, Bushell, Rigby, G. H. Lawrence,
Leigh, Smith.
Against—Messrs. Thornhill, Case, Frankland, Mellor,
Pilcher, Bolton, Priestley, Woolwright, Bright, Rathbone,
H. Hornby, Yates, Lassell, Morecroft, Coglan, Platt, AP
Kee, Jordan, Duncan, Currie, Mather, Booth, J. Hornby,
Roskell, Leathom, G. Holt, Benn, Mooa, Evans, Barclay,
T. Holt, Freme, the Mayor.
Absent—Messrs. Hodgson, Quayle, Preston, Sandbach,
Barton, Sands, H. Holmes, J. Lawrence, Lawrence,
Carson, Gladstone, Blackburne, Seger, Jones, Shiel, Jones,
Earle, Bulley, E. Harvey.
The TOWN C LIM IC then proceeded to read the several
clauses in the bill, which were all agreed to without discus-
sion. After he had concluded, some conversation took place
between Mr. Pilcher, Mr. Robinson, Mr. Benn, Mr. Evans,
and others, on some clauses which ended in those clauses
being referred to the committee.
The TOWN CLERK, after the whole bill had been gone
through, said that it was right that he should mention, that
the clauses had been struck out of the present bill, which
were in the last, giving the dock committee power to let the
warehouses to be erected on the quays to private companies.
A formal resolution, drawn up in strict legal form, was
then adopted by the council, approving of the bill, and autho-
rizing the dock committee to take the necessary measures for
converting it into law.
The council then separated.

CHURCH PASTORAL AID SOCIETY.

The annual meeting of the Liverpool Auxiliary of the
Church Pastoral Aid Society was held in the Amphitheatre
last night. The house did not present such a brilliant ap-
pearance as on several recent occasions, but the attendance
was numerous and highly respectable. We regret that we
are compelled to curtail very materially our report, not only
on account of the shortness of time, but because our space
was preoccupied...with matter which we could not conve-
niently postpone. On the platform, we noticed the Revs. F.
Ould, B. A. Marshall, H. S. Joseph, R. Davies, J. N.
Connor, C. W. Richards T. Hornby, J. N. Peill, Vin-
cent, Smith, J. E. White, Coles, Dibdin, Charles
Groves, Esq., and John Rigby, Esq.
On the motion of CHARLES GROVES, Esq., seconded by
the Rev. C. W. LAWRENCE, the Rev. Dr. TArrEnsnam.
having been called to the chair, in opening the proceedings
of the evening stated that it had been the uniform practice of
the society whose interests they were met to promote, to
commence their operations by supplicating the Divine bless-
ing, and he called upon the Rev. Mr. Lawrence to offer up a
prayer.
The CHAIRMAN said that he must apologise for his unfit-
ness for the office of chairman : although not a member of the
society, he was nevertheless well acquainted with its object
and its proceedings, both of which he cordially approved of in
every sense. After a few brief remarks, the rev. chairman
called upon the rev. secretary to read the report.
REPORT.
The committee of the Liverpool Auxiliary of the Church
Pastoral Aid Society, in presenting their report for 1840,
cannot refrain from directing briefly the attention of the
subscribers to the strong ground which the society has occu•
pied, and the consequently strong claims she possesses upon
the support of every. churchman and Christian in the land.
If England be the centre of intelligence, whence all science
radiates through the world ; if the white sails of her com-
merce are seen in every sea ; if sorrow of every kind finds
refuge in the wealth of her children, and in the protection
which her laws afford to the meanest who has once touched
her shores ; if God's ancient people find in her a ready sym-
pathy. either for their spiritual or temporal misery, and the
heathen are now in every direction receiving the word of
truth,—to what must she attribute these great features.
which commend her to the world, but to those institutions
which form the characters of her children? And to which
institution among all must she specially attribute this power
to fashion character ? Doubtless to the church of God in
the land, in which the Lord reigns, by whose ordinances and
ministers He fashions the hearts of her children. Here,
then, our society presents herself as infusing by her supplies
new energy into that institution, which, under God, may be
called the iron pillar which supports the whole fabric.
With much thankfulness, therefore, to Almighty God,
they proceed to state the increased efficiency of the Liver-
pool Auxiliary Association. Yesterday, in six of our
churches, and in one church in the neighbourhood, the
cause of the society was advocated ; and previously three
churches had sent in contributions to her funds.
But while your committee dwell with satisfaction on this
increase of interest felt for your society, they would not hide
from themselves and from their fellow-townsmen, that the
sum received in grants by the town still far exceeds the
amount of the contributions made in her behalf. How sin-
gular is the position which the Church Pastoral Aid Society
occupies with regard to Liverpool, when compared with that
occupied by other societies ! The society—or, it should be
said, the church of Christ through the hands of the society—
bestows on the necessities of the town between £5OO and
£6OO, in seven grants made to as many churches ; whilst the
town has sent back in the last year, in return for such grants,
a sum short of £l5O.
Your committee trust that the increase of zeal which the
statement of to-day will discover, is the pledge of exertions
which shall reverse the account between the town and the
society ; and would now mention the receipts of the sermons
of yesterday :—Christ Church, £3l ; All Saints', £2O Ils. ;
St. Luke's, £l5 ; St. Bride's, £2, St. Michael's, £42 ;
Childwall, £l7.
The grants which have been made by the society have
given the valuable assistance of efficient curates to Christ
Church, St. Michael's, and All Saints'. In St. Paul's it is
now pleasing tb see the lectures in the Welsh language re-
vived, thus giving to the natives of the principality residing
in that densely-peopled neighbourhood, an opportunity of
employing for their worship the beautiful liturgies of the
church, in their own tongue. It is worthy the church thus
to afford additional opportunities for preaching the Gospel
to the Welsh. Neither do your committee despair of one
day witnessing the poor Irish among us enjoying the same
privilege of using forms of prayer, not in English, frequently
difficult to be understood by them, still less in Latin, but in
the expressive and much-loved accents of their, native tongue.
Your committee think you will be interested by the brief
statements they have selected from the interesting materials
which one of those clergymen, who, through the instrumen-
tality of the society, are labouring in our crowded neighbour-
hoods, has collected to prove the value of the services he is
enabled to offer. [The letter stated, amongst other things,
that in one of the streets in the district of St. Simon's, out
of 379 adults, 319 never attend any place of worship, whilst
T
31 only attend occasionally. The letter ,also presented a
lamentable picture of the immorality of the district.)
And now they commend this branch of the Church Pas-
toral Aid Society to the good providence of God, trusting
' that he will kindle within their fellow-townsixten that zeal
for his honour, that concern for the salvation of souls, which
will not suffer them to rest till they have exerted themselves
or beyond their
up to their power, power, to carry out, in
their own and other towns, the object of the society, whic'h

is the salvation of souls, with a single eye to the glory of
God, and in humble dependence on his blessing, by granting
aid towards maintaining faithful-men to assist the incumbents
of parishes in their pastoral charge.
The Rev. HORACE MOULD, the travelling secretary to the
society then rose to address the meeting. The rev. gentle-
man, after mentioning the purposes of the society, drew at-
tention to the great increase of population that had taken
place, and the want of both church accommodation and pas-
total care, neither of which had progressed with the increase
of the population. The society had been established four
years and a half, during which time large grants had been
made. The Bishop of Chester bore restimony to the excel-
lence of the objects of the society, and felt himself a debtor
to it, for it relieved him of many difficulties under which he
often laboured iu the case of clergymen applying to him re-
specting their onerous duties. The rev. gentleman related
an anecdote respecting two colliers, who by their own efforts
raised amongst their neighbours £5O. for the purpose of esta-
blishing the worship of the Church of England in their vicinity,
and other anecdotes to show how eager the working-classes
were for religious instruction. The rev. gentleman then drew
attention to the benighted state of the bargemen upon the
canals. Many of them, he was sorry to say, made no differ-
ence between the week day and the Sabbath. He stated that
the Trent and Mersey Navigation Company had given the
use of their warehouses for the purposes of public worship,
and that the result had hitherto been highly beneficial.
He afterwards mentioned some particulars relating to
the great progress which had been made upon the Bristol
railway amongst the labourers, who, as it is notorious. are a
most immoral and ignorant set of men. When the clergy-
man appointed to that district stated his intention of coming
amongst them, one man said that he sho old throw stones at
him if he came preaching, but he did not ; the man
attended as one of his congregation, and the utmost success
had been the result of his labours. The rev. speaker then
read part of a letter from Mr. Goulburn to Lord Ashley, in
which the destitute state of the Brighton Railway was men-
tioned, and the fearful state of crime existing amongst them,
showing the want of pastoral aid. After stating that up-
wards of 26,800 per annum bad been expended, and that
grants to 294 clergymen had been voted by the society, the
rev. gentleman showed the necessity for assistance on all
sides to support them in their labour of love. The rev. gen-
tleman occupied the meeting some time with most interest-
ing statements, and in conclusion urged the meeting to assist
the society in every possible manner.
The Rev. J. COLLEY, of Shrewsbury, rose to propose the
first resolution, which he supported in an energetic and ex-
cellent speech, bringing forward many circumstances which
clearly showed the necessity of the excellent society. The
rev. gentleman referred to the sums of money annually spent
in what are termed amusements of the people, which if ap-
plied to better purposes, would be productive of great bene-
fits ; and drew attention to the fact of five millions per
annum being spent in gin, which produced the government
five and a half millions of revenue, a sum that would build
and endow 1700 churches. The rev. speaker mentioned an
instance of persevcrence and religious feeling in the case of a
poor pedlar named James Davis, in Wales, who noticing
the religious destitution of the people in one of the mountain
districts, had, by his own labour and zeal, been the means of
getting a place of worship and a school erected. The rev.
gentleman held up the conduct of tiro poor pedlar, and hoped
the meeting would go and do likewise. (Loud cheers.)
Rev. JOHN JONES, incumbent of St. Andrew's, seconded
the motion in an excellent speech, which elicited frequent
cheers.

JOHN RIGBY, Esq. moved the next resolution, which he
prefaced with a few observations.
Rev. Dr. BYRTH in seconding,—delighted the meeting
with an eloquent and energetic address--in the course of
which he urged the meeting to support that party only who
would support religious education.
The Rev. F. OULD, in seconding the next resolution,
remarked that the Pastoral Aid Society had been called into
existence just at the moment when its operations were most
called for. The rev. speaker, in the course of his eloquent ad-
dress, proved the evil of Dissent, and showed the way in
which that evil was to be diminished, viz. by the efficient
ministrations of the clergy of the church of England. He
then showed by several instances the success which has at-
tended the zealous preaching of the gospel in the c.iurch
of England, and particularly in connection with the Pas-
toral Aid Society. He then showed the evil of Popery,
and read an affecting description of the religious condi-
tion of a district of Liverpool, in which the Pastoral Aid
Society supports a teacher. He then showed the progress
which Popery is making even in our populous towns,
through its manifold and subtle agencies. He next pointed
out the evil of socialism, and showed that this debasing sys-
tem chiefly finds its disciples among those classes of the com-
munity who are almost exclusively accessible to the agents of
the Pastoral Aid Society. He then proceeded, in a
strain of eloquence, to describe the enormities of socialism.
He showed that this infamous system was diametrically op-
posed to the word of God, and showed the folly of the at-
tempt to contravene the primeval curse " By the sweat of
thy brow shalt thou eat thy bread." If we wished to avert the
evils of Dissent, of Popery, and of Socialism, we should en-
deavour to promote the objects of the Pastoral Aid Society.
The rev. speaker then showed the danger of leaving the po-
pulation destitute of the means of religious instruction, and
read several statements, showing the want of pastoral super-
intendence in various parts of the country.
The Rev. C. LAWRENCE and the Rev. R. DAVIES re-
spectivgly moved and seconded the next resolution, after
which the Doxology was sung, and the meeting separated.

SUNDAY SCHOOL SOCIETY FOR IRELAND.—We beg to
call the attention of our readers to the announcement of the
annual meeting of the Sunday School Society for Ireland,
which will he held in the Amphitheatre on Friday evening
next. In order to recommend this excellent institution to
the support of the friends of scriptural education, we beg to
give the following statement, taken from their thirtieth re-
port, adopted at the annual meeting of the society, held in
the Rotunda, Dublin, on the Bth April, 1840 :—Your com-
mittee now present the following recapitulation of the number
of schools, scholars, and gratuitous teachers in connexion
with your society, in each Province, on the Ist January, 1840 :
No. o
Population No. of No. of
gratuitous in 1831. Schools. Scholars
Teachers.

Provinces.

Ulster
Leinster
Munster
qnnaught ..

2,012
464
378
153

167,060
33,314
19,03-1
7,983

16,006
3,106
2,050
630

T0ta1........ 7,767.4011 3,007 1 227,3911 21,792
Music SALOON.—Messq Ilime have just opened a very
handsome saloon as a show i•ooni for their piano fortes—we
recommend our musical friends to visit it. Their stock of
pianos is a very extensive one—the pianette is a very charm-
ing instrument.
LITHOG RAPHY.—In drawing attention to Messrs. Maclure
and Co.'s advertisement which appears elsewhere, we do so
confidently recommending them to our friends. We have
seen specimens of their works in lithography, which for
elegance, beauty, and neatness, we never saw surpassed, we
may say equalled in its peculiar branch. A very exquisite
specimen of their work may be seen in our office window.
MR. LYNNE'S BENEPIT.—Mr. Lynne's benefit, we per-
ceive, is announced to take place on Wednesday next. The
delightful play of " The Hunchback" will be performed, the
part of Sir Thomas Clifford by an amateur of whom report
speaks highly. We are gratified to learn that the box list for
that evening is rapidly filling. Mr. Lynne, although a
stranger comparatively speaking in Liverpool, has won many
friends by his talents and gentlemanly conduct. The
" Musical Pasticcio" will introduce a great favourite and ex-
cellent singer to the audience—Miss Leach. A treat may be
expected. The " Wreck Ashore" concludes the entertain-
ments. A very good house may be anticipated.
CLERICAL EXAMPLE.—We are informed that the parish
of Welshpool is abr ut to be subjected to a great privation
and loss, by the retirement of the Rev. J. G. Longueville
from the curacy, under circumstances so meritorious that
they surpass every thing we have yet heard. It appears that
some years ago a church was built by a relation of Mrs. Lon-
gueville's, at Hoylake, on the Cheshire shore, and the en-
dowment, by some mischance or other, has ceased. The
spiritual wants of an extensive population have been, in con-
sequence, for a considerable period, not supplied, and this
truly pious man, regardless of every pecuniary consideration,
voluntarily resigns his curacy at Welshpool, to render gra-
tuitous services at Hoylake.—Salopian Journal.
The Earl of Hillsborough, and his amiable and beautiful
countess, were staying at the Adelphi for three days last
week. They sailed on Wednesday night for Belfast, en route
for the neighbourhood of Hillsborough Castle, where they
intend sojourning for three or four months, the castle being
under repairs. The Earl and Countess's stay in Liverpool
has not been for the sake of pleasure, but in anticipation of
the wants of the poor in their vicinity during the ensuing
winter. They have been making large purchases of flannel
and other warm materials for clothing, which they intend
distributing as it may be required. Such conduct is worthy
of imitation amongst our richer nobilitj in that unfortunate
country.
FATAL COMBAT BETWEEN A ROBIN AND A TOAD.—On
Thursday se'nnight, as two gardeners in the employ of Mrs.
Earle, Smithdown-lane, were at work, they were surprised
to hear a noise, not unlike that of a child crying, and, on
looking round to ascertain the cause, they saw on the hedge-
cop, about fifteen yards distant, a robin and a toad in deadly
combat, and so fierce was the conflict waged by the bellige-
rents, that the robin succeeded in killing his antagonist, and
literally pulling him in pieces.
Miss GRANT.—The benefit of this young and rising vocalist,
at the Theatre Royal last week, attracted one of the most
crowded houses of the season—a just and well-earned tribute
to the splendid powers which she possesses. Thc, perfor-
mances opened with the English version of " La Sonnain-
hula," the principal character (Amine) being represented,
for the first time, by Miss Grant. This was a most arduous
undertaking. The music requires a complete mastery over
the art, whilst the acting, if it be well sustained, calls into
exercise all the versatility of the party engaged in it. We
have great pleasure in bearing our testimony, that Miss
Grant's execution of the character left little to be wished for
—that every point was well developed, and that in many of
the situations a graceful originality was observable. As the
fair object of our plains leaves Liverpool next week to make
her debut at the theatre royal, Covent Garden, we will take
this opportunity of venturing to prophecy that she will wor-
thily sustain the bright reputation she has acquired both here
and in Manchester, and add another to the many proofs of
the discriminating tact of Madame Vestris in the selection of
her engagements.
PALMER'S PATENT LENS CANDLE LAMP.—This is truly
the age of invention : every day some novel contrivance
makes its appearance to enable us to pass life pleasantly
away. Of the many inventions which have lately courted
public favour, there is not one that seems to us of greater
utility, or more agreeable, than the Lens Candle Lamp, by
the aid of which persons can read, write, or sew at a distance
from the light, and thereby save the eyes from that unplea-
sant glare which is experienced by exposing them to the im-
mediate influence of the flame. ' The light they give is bril-
liant, yet very pleasant. For those who indulge in the luxu-
rious habit of reading in bed, these lamps appear to have
been especially invented,—as they can be placed on a table
at a distance from the bed, so that no danger can possibly
arise, while the light freely streams upon the book. The
Lens Lamp is handsome in appearance, and very cheap.
The light of the candle burnt in them is equal to the light of
two common moulds. We pronounce these lamps superior
to the best oil lamp ever constructed, not only for cleanli-
ness, but also for comfort. Oil lamps are sometimes very
provoking : first they want trimming—then it is discovered
they require fresh cotton—next oil is necessary—and, after
a deal of fuss and no little messing, from some unknown
cause the light is so dim that you have " darkness visible ;"
and perhaps in the midst of your rubber, or in the middle of
your comfortable supper, you are regaled with what Trinculo
calls " a most ancient and fishlike smell." Mr. Palmer's
lamps are entirely free from all these annoyances. The most
stupid person cannot but understand the management of
them : the commonest care is only necessary to keep them
in order. Referring our readers to Mr. Hunt's advertise-
ment, we shall close our notice by briefly describing the
lamp. The Patent Lens Candle Lamp is an invention for
increasing the quantity of light, in any required direction,
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having a dome shade, and a contrivance for receiving one,
two, or more lenses, that may be applied round the flame as
wanted ; so that as many as eight persons can sit round one
lamp, and each have a strong light cast on their work or
books.
Last Tuesday morning, upwardi of 250 persons proceeded
from Londonderry, per the Robert Napier, steamer, for
Liverpool, from which place they intend to embark for Aus-
tralia. The greater part of them are small farmers from
Fermanagh.—Belfast Vindicator.