The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-11-11 00:00:00

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. LIVERPOOL TIDE TABLE.
' Itfrn. Ern. 1
____--- Festivals, csle.
, Nov. T. M. U. )1., P. 1.
\v" 8 10 29 10 17 3 Saturn in conj. with Moon,
Ti,"4,,esclaY.. 9 I I 7 11 26 18 4 Venus rises 21i 57m morn,
Frifra;aY •!1° 11 44 19 7 Saturn rises 61117 in morn
Sa turd Av. 0 025 19 6 St Martin
1.)
SUNDNI• • 046 1 9 18 10 Cam. Term divides. mid.
Mondayl3 3l' 156 17 5 24th Sunday after Trinity
2 251 15 9 Jupiter rises 10117 in even

On Wednesday, the 2dinat DIED.
age, Sarah, relict of C.uthbetiZql,r residence, Bath, at an advanced
ame day, Hatton, the ordy ,hihiam, Esq., of this town.'
Great Sankey, aged 5 years and 5 rno'nitiT,e2hn Tus. rner, Esq., M.D.," of
Or. SatUrday last, aged 3.
ems, yeara,
Mr. John Ewart, of his Majesty's Custe ei,l,iti,esit:.langhter of
, at this port, and formerly
of Berwick-upon-Tweed.
Dt sundae last, Alicia. second fln.,,fhter of
burnt?, Esq., formerly of Did. bury, In this county. • 'me Black_
Ofe Tnesday last, in Norwich, Miss BolUrbroke, sister to Mrs.
Cooper, Rodney-street.

FIRST ANNIVERSA Ric OF THE LIVERPOOL
PR,OTESTAN ASSOCEiTION.

On Tuesday last the Liverpool Protestant Association held
its first anniversary at the Amphitheatre, in Great Charlotte-
street. 'rile advertisements convening the meeting announced
that the Rev. R. J. Ill'Ghee and the Rev. Mortimer O'Sullivan
were expected to attend, and from the well-known talents of
those gentlemen, a great , desire was generally prevalent to
attend the meeting. The Amphitheatre having before been fre-
quently used for similar occasions, it is almost unnecessary to
give a description of it. Suffice it to say that the whole of this
spacious building, lookina at it from the front of the stage, pre-
sented one dense mass of human beings. Pit, boxes, and gal-
leries, from. the most-remote corner at the bottom to the very
ceiling at the top, were excessively crowded. On turning round
and looking towards the stage, the same scene presented itself.
In the whole of the back of the proscenium was erected a kind
of gallery, tier above tier, from the stage floor to the ceiling,
which was densely crowded with ladies, being set apart exclu-
sively for them. The stage itself presented the same crowded
appearance; on it were assembled the clergy of the town and
neighbourhood to the number of sixty or seventy. We need
hardly state that the whole building, when thus filled by about
4,000 persons, many of whom were of great respectability, and
great numbers of -whom were females, presented a most magni-
ficent spectacle. The admission into the theatre was by ticket,
on which was printed that the parties obtaining them were ex-
pected to accede to a pledge nut to interrupt the business of the
meeting, and to maintain order.
.The orchestra was appro-
priated-to " the gentlemen of the press," and every accommo-
dation was afforded to them. We have to tender our thanks for
the conveniences provided for us. It was announced on the
advertisements that after tile • meeting a collection would be
made at the doors fur the benefit of the protestant schools. The
doori were opened at ten o'clock, and the house was almost im-
mediately filled. Precisely at eleven o'clock the Rev. Morti-
mer O'Sullivan and the Rev. H. M‘Neile entered on the stage,
and were greeted with loud cheering. Immediately afterwards
C. S. Parker, Esq., the treasurer of the association, was moved
into the chair.

Among the gentlemen on the platform was the Rev. C. Glad-
win, T. Tattershall, M. Hawtrey, C. Lawrence, J. Jones, J.
Bates, J. 11. Stewart, J. H. Stafford, E. Sp_eucer, T. Garrett,
W. 'rvrer, J. Power, R. Wilson, J. B. Wiustauley, W. H.
Tuer,-W. Waunop, IL. Davies, Dr. Ralph, J. Lyons, C. Wray,
J. Maughair, 11. M`Neile, J. North, Dr. James, Mr. Alder,
F. Barker, A. Knox, W. Rawson, Mr. Lugger, R. Davis, jun.,
R. Blacuw, J. Hodson, Mr. Gibson, Mr. Wright, F. Ould, 'l'.
France, Mr. Cheetham, and Mr. Bunbury.
The Cuatumast then said, before commencing the business
of the meeting, he trusted they were all prepared to unite in
seeking the blessing of Almighty God ; so that all their pro-
ceedings being overruled by his spirit, peace, and wisdom might
attend •to animate them in his glory, and for the good of his
church. He would therefore call on the Rev. Mr. Stewart to
offer up a prayer.
The Rev: -hir." STEWART, incumbent of St. Bride's, then
offered up an appropriate arid solemn appeal to the Deity, in
which the andience joined with devout attention. After which
The CUAIRSIAN said, at the important meeting which had
been held within those walls some time before, the Protestant
Association had taken its origin. The only officers than ap-
pointed were a secretary and a treasurer.' To the former the
committee had assigned the duty of reading their report, and
they had requested the latter, according to the usage of those
societies similarly constituted without a president
,to take the
chair at its annual meeting. Whilst he acknowledged with un-
affected humility his utter unworthiness of the honour they
had clone him in not withholding their sanction from the ar-
rangements they had just heard, be had acceded io it at the
sacrifice of very strong personal feelings. Had the meeting
been convened for ally other object, nothing could have in-
duced him to have taken an .office, of hiS' incapacity fur which
he was painfully conscious; whether he looked back at the
talents and station of those who had preceded him in that chair,
whether he looked around him at that vast assembly of his
fellow-townsmen, or whether he looked forward to the ability
and eloquence of those who were to address' them that day.
But it being their high privilege to maintain the supremacy of
the word of God—(cheers)—to contend earnestly for " the faith
once delivered to the saints," it would ill become the most
feeble and untried soldier of Christ to desert his post. (Cheers.)
And yet would they bear in mind that they were commanded
by the same authority to speak the truth in love—to speak evil
of no man, but to be gentle. He should now best consult their
convenience and the gratification of his own feelings by pro-
ceeding to the business of the meeting, and call on their secre-
tary, Mr. Edwards, to read the report. -
Mr. EDWARDS then proceeded to read the retort of the com-
mittee of the association for the past year.