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a mockery, because the worst principles of human nature
were set to work, by both sides, to warp his judgment

and steal his reluctant, or perhaps his besotted, suffrage.
The light of heaven sas filched from him in his home,
and no path left smooth for his feet, but that of yielding
himself and his a prey to dirt, disease, and to a degrada-
tion moral as well RS physical.

somest promises can eff•ct the we

are of the

people. Their opponents have not bee:,
"fortes in talm'as,"—to borrow a term of Oide..
but it can scarcely be questioned that they have, thot4,
too timid of changes, generally occupied themselves labf
riously and steadily in fulfilling " liberal" promises
ph of

S a class,

netic of their actions, by the eloquent party ! flowever, to be rising to the real height of its position, and to feel
let all who have the town's welfare really at heart, rejoice the true dignity of its calling. (Cheers.) But this the
that a nobler grasp of public duty is recognise''., and must Tuscan, the Genne6e, the Venetian may have done ; the
not only be promised, but performed. Our municipal worthies of our English commerce are content to be mer-
parliament meets in the heart of its constituency ; its de- chants, without being princes. If we have our princes,
bates and decisions are open to public scrutiny ;—their they are not intent upon seeking alliances with the thrones
praise will be commensurate with their labours. of Europe. But they feel that it ought to be now their
I remain) Sir, yours, truly, sole aim to raise to the same level of knowledge, of happi-
GEO. C. WATSON, M.D. ness, of virtue with themselves, the whole body of the
Bedford-street, Oct. 24. people. (Cheers.) I rejoice that in Manchester, beyond

411 dispute the first city in the ancient or

_ern
world for manufacturing enterprise and mechanical skill,
you have not been content with that display of wealth
which may jostle in the street, cr may be piled in your
warehouses. You have not thought it sufficient to raise
factories tier upon tier, or magazines that will accommo-
date the traffic of the world, but you have thought it your

THE PROTESTANT ORPHAN SOCIETY OF

IRELAND.

The annual public meetings in behalf of this society
were held, on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings last,—

the Rev. Fieldit

School-house, Christian-stree
in the chair. The weather being unfavourable
tendance, though respectable, was not so numer
the last anniversary, the room being but about t

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g Ould for inn-ocent enjoyment, for useful instruction, for grace-
'he at- ful accomplishments, for lofty thought." His lordship
subsequently alluded to the industrial schools of Man-
-6 chester, the weekly half-holiday at the warehouses, the
e. early Closing movement, thP --1-" ' qths, and

After an appropriate prayer

washbouses

c parks,
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culture,

the advan-

society for the year 1845, as s,
Seventeenth Report, adopted at
Dublin, in April last, and now piug
dix containing a list of the subscribers
names, and the amounts given by each

hlished, with an appen-
' -nd donors'

The Archbishop of Dublin next addressed the meeting
on the advantages to he derived from the Athenaeum as
an educational institution. He stated that he had been
eges of

connecter

with instruction in the schools anc

income o

he pus

ews an increa

all sources. The increase in the ordinary sources—sub-
scriptions, donations, and collections—was about the
same as in the year preceding—something over £lOO ;
and for the increase in legacies the society was indebted
to the trustees of Cave's Charity, who had vested the
sum of £l,OOO, the interest of which only was to be ap-
plied in aid of the fund for the fees of apprentices, and
which (£32 10s.) would but meet the fees of three or
four apprentices. The total income for the year was
£4361, including interest of the apprentice-fee fund. Of
this the auxiliaries had by their united exertions produced
£2157, and amongst them St. Mary's (Birkenhead) had
raised £3O lls., Christ Church (Liverpool) £29 19s. 8,1:,

was i mpossible by keePing'rnen in darkness to keep them
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were certain to be tempted in some way. A knowledge
n
f
af
labouring man, and perhaps a little more knowledge
of
wouldot hrely
cultivated intellect was a bad man, he was of course more
dangerous than he was before his intellect was cultivated
—a man who had the use of his limbs would be more
dangerous than a cripple, and a man who had eyes would
be more dangerous than one who was blind, or a deaf
mute. He wished to be distinguished from those persons
who thought that the mere diffusion of knowledge consti-
tuted the whole of education. He did say that it was a good
thing, but he did not say that it was the whole of educa-
tion. He warned them against the dangers of ill-balanced
knowledge; for if a person devoted himself to the culti-
vation of his intellect and neglected his morals, that was
an injudicious and hurtful education. It was not the
knowledge of tome things that did the harm, but the ig-
norance of others. He had had difficulties to encounter
during the fourteen years that he had been engaged in the
work of education. They would understand that he al-
luded to the introduction of national education in Ireland;
but he was happy to say that in spite of all the storms
that had arisen, they were advancing towards the right
path ; and he believed that under the blessing of Divine
Providence, the national system of education in Ireland,
when it should have had time to be felt throughout the
beneficial
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of should have
the
greatestve felt
bles-
sings to the whole empire.

and St. Jude's (Liverpool) £l4 I 5..7d.- The such..
proceeded to say that those whom he addressed bad been
accustomed to do something for thib
and it had this year more than ordinary claims upo,
their attention. A gentleman who had been accustomed
to address them on these occasions, and who had always
left a delightful impression upon their minds, had since

excellent society

their last meeting been called' from his earthly labours
He alluded to the Rev. Thomas Gregg, late honorarl
secretary of the society, who, after a few days' illness
died deeply lamented by a large circle of friends, and

what would have affected him still more, amidst the tears
of the orphan, of whom be had long been the affectionate
and unwavering friend. That valued person possessed
considerable property, a large proportion of which he
expended in acts of charity and benevolence. He (the
chairman) related several instances of the devotedness of
the deceased to acts of disinterested kindness, amongst
others his refusing all professional advancement, through
an influential member of the government, and preferring
in lieu that one orphan boy should be supported and
educated through this member of parliament, which was
done. Mr. Gregg had visited them from their commence-
ment as an auxiliary, and had left them a legacy in the
orphans, whose welfare he had so warmly at heart. The
society had increasing claims upon them, by the position
of Ireland, the encroachments of popery, and the cala-
mity which had visited that country—half of the popula-
tion being in want of food, and almost solely dependent
upon government for the necessaries of life. The orphans
were as much the objects of God's protection as before.
There were 338 orphans (male and female) to be sup-
ported, religiously taught, and fitted for suitable stations
in life by the society. The funds, without the aid of
England, could not accomplish this desirable object ;
and they should remember that " he that giveth to the
poor lendeth to the Lord." Ile called on one of the
gentlemen of the deputation to address the meeting.
The Rev. B. CLARKE, in a speech of considerable
length. called upon then to sympathise with their Pro-
testant brethren in the sister country, and considered it a
privilege granted them to be enabled to give their mite
towards the object in view. It was an honour to form a
Protestant union with their fellow-Christians in that ill-
fated land. Like the daughter of Pharaoh, who drew to
land the infant Moses, and provided a nurse, for it, the
society drew the Protestant orphan from danger and
moral death, and procured him a nurse, thus rescuing
him from the destructive influences of Popery,

The other speakers were G. Dawson, Esq., Lord
Ebrington, W. Chalmers, Esq., John M'Gregor, Esq.,
of the Board of Trade, and W. Brown, Esq. A vote of
thanks was passed to Lord Morpeth.

The ball that followed, and for which the Hall was
leered, was numerously attended by the elite, of the free
nd the fair, and was altogether a delightful entertain-
For the further accommodation of the guests,
the theatre was also thrown open.

Socinian-

ism, and vice.
The Rev. RICHARD CONNOLLY, of St. James's, Dub-
lin, impressed upon his hearers that there was no work
more acceptable to God than the care of orphans, and
their nurture in the saving truths of the gospel. He ad-
duced instances in which the Roman Catholic Orphan
Asylums insidiously took up Protestant orphans, even in
preference to their own, and instilled into their minds all
the pernicious and debasing doctrines and superstitions of
, Popery. The society had originated in the discovery of
I this practice. A Protestant widow left with two children,
and without means to suoport them, was induced to give
up her son to one of these Popish societies, which were
found to be numerous in Dublin, and which zealously
strive to withdraw destitute children from the faith of
their fathers. To meet this evil the Protestant Orphan
Society was instituted, the originators of which were in
very humble stations in life, and commenced with a fund
of only a few pence; but by perseverance the society now
had 338 children under their care, Al with their respec-
tive nurses, which, with 197 will had bren apprenticed,
40 who died, and 84 who were given up to their friends
or otherwise provided for, made a total of 656. to whom
the society had afforded an asylum. There was no society
that did more goof upon such small means. The average
expense of maintaining a child was but Is. 10d. a week,
or £3 10s. a year,—a smaller sum than they could be
supported for in the workhouse, where they would be in
contact with a degraded class, and moreover exposed to
the machinations of Popery, for seven-eighths of the offi-,
cers of poorhouses in Ireland were Roman Catholics. In
these places 69 Protestant children had been converted to
Popery in two years. The Romish missal was constantly
in their bedrooms. He explained the regulations.of the
society—the manner kn which proper nurses were selected
in the different counties ; the apprenticing of the boys to
tradesmen, and sending the girls to service, both with
fees ; the premiums
given to the orphans for goodconduct
and attention; the superiority of the clothing given to
them; their being regularly visited and looked after in'
the different counties by the Protestant clergymen ; the
finish they received at the Dublin Asylum before being
sent into the world, &c. He concluded by relating me-

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HIGHWAY BOARD.—A. letter was ordered to be sent
to the parties who are building the premises in North
John-street, ordering them immediately to repair Prin-
ces-street, otherwise proceedings will be commenced
against them. The Chairman stated that the wall in
Boundary-street bad fallen in consequence of the late
heavy rains. Orders for repairing the same were given.
It was also ordered that the alteration recommended by
Mr. Kaye at the previous meeting to be made at the top
of Dutten-street by Oldhall-street be made, and that the
work be immediately proceeded with. A letter was read
from W. Duncan, stating the progress of the works at
Green-lane. The roof of the boiler-house was not yet on ;
another eight days will be required to complete the iron-
work. The letter also stated that 250 yards of the 9-inch
main had been laid down along Byrom-street, to the
baths in Paul-street, and through Messrs. Tinne and
Kaye nc;:otiations had been entered into with the Har-
rington Works for supplying the water. The baths were
expected to be opened in eight days. Great delay had
been occasioned by the recent bad weather.
SELECT VESTRY.—There was a full attendance at the
weekly meeting on Tuesday last, all the members but two
or three being present. The Workhouse Committee pre-
sented a quarterly summary, ended Michaelmas of the
present year, of the number admitted into and discharged
from the house. At the beginning of the quarter (mid-
summer) the inmates were 1142, and there were admitted
during the quarter 1947, making 3089; of these 1936 were
discharged ; leaving, on 26th September, 1153. Some
statistics follow, showing the number of those who re-
spectively (admitted in the quarter) could read and write
(677); who could only read (389) ; and who could not
I read (821). The greater number had before received
'parochial relief, and a considerable number were children.
Out of the 969 females admitted, 170 were under 15 years'
of age, and 799 above. On comparing these numbers
with the corresponding period of last year, it would appear
that the number of single pregnant women has been,
relatively to the entire number of females admitted,
nearly 34 per cent. less this quarter than that ; whilst the
number of prostitutes exhibits an increase both numeri-
cally and relatively. The number of women confined in
the house had been 41-30 single and 11 who said they
were married ; being, compared with the same quarter
last year, 32 per cent. less. Fifteen deserted children
were received, two of them sucklings—an unusually large
number. The deaths during the quarter were 156. The
whole number in the house at present is 1220. Mr.
Riding mentioned that a house had been temporarily
engaged in Soho-street, at the rate of £4 per week, for
the reception of fever cases, and that a nurse bad been
appointed at a salary of £2O per annum. A letter was
read from the medical officers, alluding to the great excess
of duty which they had to perform during the prevailing
epidemiF, and soliciting some pecuniary aid, in order that
they might engage assistants. It was stated by Mr.
Scholfield that more money was paid for medical relief in.
, Liverpool than in any other town in the kingdom. It was
ultimately decided that a letter Should be sent to e-
medical officers, informing them that the s e
been considered, and requesting them to wait e e
longer.
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