The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-01-27 00:00:00

LOCAL NEWS.

CHARGEOPMANSLAUGHTER.-011 Sunday week,"Jane
Osborne, a woman who resided with her husband, in Dan-
aie-street, died from what was stated by the surgeon to be
erysipelas. It appeared that on the 9th instant the de-
ceased and her husband, Henry S. Osborne, had a quar-
rel,. and some blows were struck. On this being known,
Osborne was taken into custody, and a post mortem exa-
mination made of the body of the deceased, when certain
appearances were discovered leading to the conclusion
that death—the immediate cause of which was erysipelas—
had been produced by violence. A verdict of man-
slaughter was returned against Osborne, and he was com-
mitted for trial.
SELECT VESTRY. On Tuesday, the Rev. Rector
Campbell presided. Mr. Hart, with reference to the pay-
ment of the chaplain's stipend, read a letter he had re-
ceived from the poor-law commissioners. On referring
to the provisions of the 34th clause of the local act, in
conjunction with the interpretation clause (the 64th), the
commissioners concur in the opinion of the select vestry,
that the select vestry are exclusively empowered to regu-
late the salary of the chaplain. The chairman facetiously
remarked upon this letter, that it showed the amazing
power of the church. Mr. William Harper, relieving-
Officer, was ordered to be dismissed, and Mr. Thomas
Marshall was appointed in his room. A letter was read
from the poor-law commissioners, approving of the ap-
pointment of Mr. and Mrs. Gardner as master and mis-
tress of the infant-school. In a second letter the com-
missoners expressed the gratification they felt at hearing
of the zeal of the vaccinators of Liverpool, and their re-
gret that the profession should have had opposition to
encounter on the part of the poorer classes. The chair-
Man read a letter from Mr. James Eckersley, the super-
intendent registrar, saying, that if some office were not
Provided for him on or before the Bth proximo, the vestry
Would have to pay at the rate of £lO a month for the
Office he at present occupied. After a brief discussion,
upon the motion of Mr. Bright, seconded by Mr. Whitby,
the following resolution, drawn up by Mr. Lowndes, was
adopted :—'• That the superintendant-registrar be in-
formed that it is the intention of the select vestry to erect
at the Workhouse, in Brownlow-hill, a suitable building
for register offices as soon as they can do so, &c.”
TOXTETH-PARK.—On Wednesday, a meeting of the
ratepayers of this township was held relative to the Town
Council and Commissioners of Paving and Sewerage hav-
ing each given notice of their intention to apply to Parlia-
ment to rescind the Toxteth-park Paving and Sewerage
Act, and to determine upon the propriety of prosecuting
an application to Parliament to obtain distinct powers for
Toxteth-park. Mr. Alexander Ryan, the chairman, stated
that a copy of the bill for which they proposed to go to
Parliament had been drawn up. and it embraced the best
provisions of Lord Lincoln's bill.—Mr. R. Harbord
thought there might be an abundant supply of water if the
management was in the bands of the Corporation, and
suggested that a consultation should be held with the
Town-clerk and the parliamentary committee of the Cor-
Poration.—Mr. Appleby thought nothing would be gained
by a coalition with the Corporation, and contrasted the
immensity of the seweraging of Liverpool with that of
Manchester.--Mr. Plaw supported and Mr. Sheppard
opposed such an amalgamation.—Dr. Harbord hoped they
should not be brought under the provisions of Lord
Lincoln's bill ,• that they -would consider well before they
expended £2OOO for obtaining a bill, which would incur a
rate of 4d. in the pound ; and supported the suggestion of
conferring with the Council.—Mr. Stewart moved a reso-
lution to the'effect, that the commissioners be requested
to make application to Parliament for distinct powers.—
Mr. Plaw -moved as an amendment, that the trust of
Tortetb-park be united with th Coporation.—Dr. Har-
bord seconded the amendment ;e and after an irregular
conversation the original motion was carried by three to
one:—It was then resolved that a rate of 4d. in the pound
be levied for expenses in going to Parliament.
WEST DERBY BOARD OF GUARDIANS.—At the weekly
Meeting on Tuesday, a letter was read, from the Secretary
of Public Works, making a call on the union of the sum
£419 125., being in payment of interest on money ad-
vanced.,__ by Government for the building of the Union
Workhouse viz., £163 14s. 11d., and towards a liquida-
tion of the principal sum yet owing, (4093,) an instalment
of £255 17s. Id. This call is to be in by the 9th of next
..ta_onth.—From an answer received from the Vicar of
Ealton, it appeared that there is a portion of ground in
Walton churchyard where poor persons having a legal
settlement within the parish may he buried.—A letter was
read from the Poor-Law Commissioners, stating that
they did not see how they could give any assistance to
Mr. C. Watson, who complained of the decisive steps ta-
ken by the overseers of Toxteth-park, on assuming pos-
session of the books, and dismissing biro from his office
of Rate-Book Clerk.—A new arrangemeutfor the dis-
pensing of outdoor relief to the poor in the Union was
submitted by the Poor-Law Commissioners. The scheme
proposes a division of the Union into three districts, to
!Etch of which shall be assigned a relieving officer • and it
Is proposed that the twenty-three townships ;hall be
classed as follows :—First District—Toxteth-park, Aller-
tan, Childwall, Garston, and Wavertree.—Second Dis-
tict—West Derby, Evertco, Kirkdale, and Bootle.—
Third District—Fazakerley, Kirkby, Walton, Aintree,
Great and Little Crosby, Ince Blundell, Litherland,
Lunt, Netherton, Orrell and Ford, Sephton, 'ft:orator)

and Crorteth-park.—The variation on tn►a
dered by the Commissioners for the choice of the guano
Tana, consists merely in the removal of Bootle from the

111(0 Lne mint (mulct ; ana a transpose
zakerly, Kirkby, and Walton, into the second

THE GYMNASIUM IN TARLoN•STREET.—The gym-
nastic season, at this place of healthful, elegant, and in-
vigorating exercise, was commenced on Saturday afternoon ;
a meeting of the pupils of the talented and active instructor,
Mr. W. G. Creagh, and their friends, having been invited
on the nreacinn_ The

uucabsin. hue attermance was numerous and
-nighty respectable, and the feats of strength and agility
performed by the pupils were far beyond our previous ex-
pectations, favourable as they were to this principle—
revived, and improved, we presume, from the athletic
Fames of the sturdy Romans of old. Mr. Creagh has, we
le.arn, upwards of one hundred and fifty gentlemen under
his Physical tuition. A great number of them were in
attendance, and surprized the visitors by their extraordi-
nary performances, which embraced every variety in exer-
cises of strength calculated to develope the utmost extent
of muscular power and activity, and consequently of =-
Proving the constitution and endurance of the human
frame in all who partook in them. We cannot. within the
limits of a paragraph, enter into details, and it moat suffice
to Say, that leaping' over elevated horizontal poles and
Flishions, even higher than the heads of the performers ;
14 Scaling roves hung from the ceiling ; in swinging, in

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aPParently perilous positions, up to the lofty ceiling with-
out aid ; in balancing; and in various feats in which great
,13,;cogth and aptitude of the limbs were required, his pu-
Os acquitted themselves in a manner highly creditable to
'aro as a teacher, and to themselves as emulators to excel.
We fancy, and we believe we are in the right, that many
of these now muscular young gentlemen joined the este-
'"iislirinent in delicate and precarious health, and that not a
few
of them of short stature have, like their agile master,
become little Herculeses. His own performances were
peculiarly elegant and easy. We were induced to remain
beyond our intended time, and never did the conv!c-
Fou come upon us more strongly, that wholesome exercise
is far beyond all the drugs in the pharmacopoeia. If the
Youth of England be thus trained generally, we need have
ll° tear of the "rumours of wars' that are floating about;
one man will be worth two or three of the ordinary
igud, who never find .out of what powerful stuff, if well
Zerked up, they are made of; and we should be enabled,
, the prowess and activity of ur men. to cope with, and
io drub to their hearts content,o any and all of our pugna-
cious foes, be they Yankees or who they may.
HIGHWAY BOARD.—The usual weekly meeting of this
board was held on Thursday. Upon the proceedings of
.IPe last meeting being read, Mr. Higgins took an objec-
tion to the framing of the latter part of the resolution
pproposed by Mr. Denton, with reference to the letter
roposed
the Bootle Waterworks Company, being referred to
the Parliamentary Committee, and the power apparently
given them of negociating for the purchase. He consi-
dered the business was exceedingly irregular, the motion
D
ot having been read after it was taken down by Mr.
s "lie. A warm discussion ensued, in which Messrs.
k,avvrence. Higgins, Proctor, Tinne, Cooper, Denton,
and Walthew, took part. airing the discussion, it was
uPr_oposed and seconded that each gentleman should here.
!te.r write down his resolution, and submit it to the
chstrrnan.—Mr. Denton moved, and Mr. Brancker se-
conded, that the proceedings of last week be confirmed.
7—Mr. Higgins moved an amendment, which was se-
re Lawrence, that the latter part of the
read to
referred to be rescinded, because it was not
to the meeting, nor was it intended to give such
Power to the Parliamentary Committee.—Upon the vote
being taken, there appeared eight for the motion and six
for the amendment. For the amendment—Messrs. Guy-
t?", Gladstone, Tinne, Lawrence, Higgins, and Kilshaw.
For the motion—Messrs. Brancker, Morris, Copeland,
Cooper, Walthew, Proctor Kaye, and Denton. Messrs.
Gladstone and Guyton, two o of the directors of the Li-
"erPool and Harrineton Water Works. viitine in the mi-

•-•
nority. On entering upon the proceedings relative to the
Bootle Water Worrcs, Mr. Proctor moved that the re-
Porters withdraw, on the ground that it would be a breach
of confidence on the part of the board to make the fin in-
cial statement known. Upon a show of hands the motion
was carried. During the absence of the reporters, a re-
tort was read, signed by Messrs. Brancker, Cooper, and
ltrroctor, relative to the negociations entered into with the
,00tle 'Water Company for the sale of their Works.
nhe cpany asked £200,000; they were offertql
4,1E4,6160m , which they rejected; the offer was then i n-
creased to £186,000, which was accepted. The purchase
ti.)l°n;,Y to be paid in instalments, by the commissioners'
the mean time, and bearing interest at the rate of £4 10s.
per time,
The works to be taken as they stand on the
41st October, 1846. This report was adopted ; an
amendment,moved by Mr. Tinne, and seconded by Mr-
th hitbY, to the effect that the report be referred back to
e committee, and that the subject be postponed,
the view the of furnishing the requisite evidence relating to
state and condition of the works, the quantity of the
"'vin likely to be afforded, and the mode of obtaining it,
g been lost by six to ten.
a Mr. Keating, of St, Paul's, who has obtained so great
_ecotoriety with the public for his Cough Lozenges—the
o"fr ts of which in curing disorders of the pulmonary
, are trulyteVis astonishing, and to which we can bear
:_pe unony—is now beginning to reap the benefit of his
,_noulation of introducing them. We, are given to under-
•is !.4 q, that there is such a demand for these Lozenges, it
with difficulty he can keep pace with it : some of the
first wholesale houses, who were at one time contented min
n:lg for their dozen boxes, now require almost as
ore)gross to supply their country orders. Need we say
with cOne word! If any of our readers are afflicted
I:iugh, whether recent or of long standing, let them
have rtecourse to these Lozenges at once, and we will yen-
?n _ assert they will thank us for our timely advice.—
'4O don Merchant, January 21, 1846.

CORRESPONDENCE.

EVANGELICAL ALLIANCE.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

SlR,—Permit me, very shortly, to reply to " Specta-
tor's" observations on the Rev. Mr. Ewbank's address.
1. Dr. Cox is not an embodiment of the Alliance.
Supposing that what Dr. Cox said was contrary to the
declared resolution of amendment, to which Mr. Ewbank
alludes, what then ? Must every society be judged by a
speech from one of its members ?
2. But did Dr. Cox say, that in conscientiously oppos-
ing the system of the Church of England, he would feel
bound to use all uncharitable and unscriptural bitterness,
and misrepresentation, and unfairness? Did be engage,
in short, to use, in speaking of the Church of England,
such language as that employed by Mr. Campbell, who
has not joined the Alliance? Certainly not. Let Dr.
Cox conduct his arguments against the Church of Eng-
land with temper and fairness : let him speak what he be-
lieves to be the truth, in love; and there is no honest 'and
truth-loving churchman who will not be willing to enrol
him amongst the number of his friends. Are the ser-
vants of Christ to keep themselves apart from each other,
and not to join for united conflict with sin and the devil,
because they cannot agree on such a question as the union
of church and state?

3. But does" Spectator" expect that every member of
the Evangelical Alliance will be perfect at once ? I dare
say that " Spectator" is a good man and a real Christian.
I dare say that he has confessed his past sins to God, and
resolved to amend for the future. But will " Spectator"
never sin again ? Nay, may there not be some things
really wrong, which worthy " Spectator" does not yet see
to be wrong, and which, therefore, he is not yet prepared
to give up? Let Dr. Cox be judged as kindly and fairly
as " Spectator" would judge himself, and then the doc.
tor's sincere humiliation may be quite consistent with the
doctor's sincere determination to oppose what he believee
to be wrong in the Church of England.
For these three reasons, or any one of them, I think
that " Spectator" is quite wrong, and the Rev. Mr. Ew-
bank quite right. Allow me, sir, to say, as a member of
the Church of England, that I have so good an opinion of
my church, as not to be afraid of anything which may be
said against Ler by Dr. Cox. True,she has serious abuses
within her pale. I cordially join with Dr. Cox in de-
nouncing them. Let the vile be taken away, and let the
precious remain.—l _
am sir, your very obedient servant,
tk. SOUND CHURCHMAN.

[Without siding with either of our correspondents,it is
only fair to observe that the observations of " Spectator"
by no means implied that " Dr. Cox is an embodiment of
the Alliance." On the contrary, •' Spectator" expressly
said "The principle laid down by Dr. Cox was ratified by
the Conference, and has since been adopted generally by
the members of the Alliance. It is officially announced
by the London Branch of the Provisional Committee."]

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD,

SlR,—Many parties have blamed the Rev. H. M`Neile
and those other evangelical clergymen who have refused
to join the proposed Evangelical Alliance. But, I think,
Mr. M'Neile's reasons for not doing so ought to satisfy
every unprejudiced mind. I have felt confident all along,
since the thing was first proposed, that it was utterly im-
possible for Churchmen :to co-operate.with Dissenters—
men who have such deadly hostility to our Established
Church, and who labour and pray for its overthrow. And
I am now more than ever confirmed in this opinion, from
reading an article in a small periodical, just published,
called The Christian's Penny Magazine. It is a dis-
senting publication, under the sanction of the Congrega-
tional Union of England and Wales, and may therefore
be regarded as expressing the sentiments of Congrega-
tionalists generally. Will you allow me, sir, to give a few
extracts from the publication in question, in order that
those clergymen and laymen who have joined the Alliance
may see what " The Congregational Union," think of
them and their church.. The article from which I am
about to quote, is headed, "Why I dare not conform to
the Church of England," and then follows eight reasons
for nonconformity ; and such a tissue of falsehood and
misrepresentation I never read in my life. But, sir, you
and your readers shall judge. The first reason commences
thus : " Because it is not a proper Scriptural Church, but
a political system, instituted by worldly men for worldly
ends, and is altogether a worldly body." This is a fair
commencement, you will say, Mr. Editor; but to pro-
ceed, " The Church of England is a society formed by act
of parliaments and made up of all sorts of people. The
ministers, or priests, as they are profanely called, are very
few of them faithful men ; Puseyism, or Popery, in place
of the pure Word of God, is preached in many of the
buildings, ignorantly called churches ; while a rite, simi-
lar to the Lord's Supper, which Papists and Churchmen
call the Sacrament, and try to persuade men (oh, awful
delusion !) it will, if properly given and taken, save the
soul, is offered to people the most' wicked, therefore it
cannot be a true church, &c." Again, " But that it is no
church, I prove, secondly, from the Bible." This is in-
consistent with what is stated before, " It is not a proper
Scriptural Church;" but now "It is no church" at all.
" But let us ha the proof from the Bible. Christ says,
My kingdom IF not of this world ;' but the Church of
England plainly is." The article then proceeds to
give reasons for saying that the Church of • Eng-
en- I land is "no church," and, amongst other hard things,

as dealers in a mar:
a parish

says, " The parsons trade for livin„
ket, and keep, or exchange, or sell the souls o

like worldly goods." Hear that ye good, charitable
clergymen, who have joined the Alliance ! Further—
" Luxurious lords and foxhunting squires, as ignorant of
real religion as the heathen, oftentimes put, for companion-
ship in sin, men of like mind and habits with themselves
into a parish pulpit, to blind by their teaching am'. deprave
by their example the poor slaves of their spiritual power."
I had ' I se-- - -11 I thought of

market. _ _.al other extracts, whicn _ _ _
giving, but lest I should take up too much room in your
valuable paper I will only cull out a sentence or two, so
that your readers may judge pretty nearly of the tone of
the remainder of the article. Hear the following—" A.
trifling and religious mummery and an irreligious for-
malism, and not a worship of Him, who is a spirit, &c."
" It teaches the awful untruth that its ministers can save
souls by baptism. This is solemnly avowed before God,
when a babe is christened, as people paganly term it."
" It exceeds the sin of Korai), Dathan, and Abiram, whom
God destroyed in anger." " This church makes its mi-
nisters assume to be God, for in the rite of confirmation
and ordination its lord bishop (poor sinning mitred mortal)
pretends
_to give the Holy Ghost."

There is agreat deal more of this kind, of what I cannot
but call blasphemous misrepresentation ; but enough,
surely, sir, to open the eves of the derv., of our church.

who have been induced to give their countenance to the
proposed Evangelical Alliance ; and to justify the conduct
of those who have stood aloof from it.
I am, Sir, yours truly,
CANDOUR.
January 19, 1846.

IMPROVEMENT OF THE TOWN,

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD,

SIR,—I perceive, with regret, from the tenor of Mr.
G. H. Lawrence's remarks, as Chairman of the Finance
Committee of the 'Council, that we are not to expect a
very extensive improvement of the town for some years
hence. I cannot see the propriety (from a niggardly
economy) of deferring for an indefinite period, an object
urgently required, and of paramount importance to the
community at large, for which the public voice is now
being raised in a tone which cannot be misunderstood. I
presume that since the Municipal Reform Act became
lawithe hands of our Common Council are not quiet tied
up, so as to be unable to proceed with measures of great
public utility. If so, the sooner we return to our former
position the better. Surely a wealthy body, similar to
our corporation, might raise half a million sterling in a

case of emergency, to be applied in widening and rebuild-
ing many of the miserable courts, &c., with which
Liverpool unfortunately abounds. No pecuniary con-
sideration should be an impediment to the amelioration
of the wretchedness of a large portion of our townsmen
living in abject poverty, bereft of the means that would
render their bumble abodes attractive, by not having
better and more comfortable habitations provided. Let it
be borne in mind that the money there expended for the
promotion of the health and convenience of our popu-
lation would revert to the coffers of our Council in an in-.
creased ratio from the enhanced nature of the residue of
land, and a variety of combined circumstances brought
about and put into operation from the improved aspect
of the locality where so desirable, a change has taken
place. _ ,

Should the plan I have suggested be acted upon, it
would suffice for carrying out many very indispensible
improvements ; to wit, salt water swimming baths, with
private hot, cold, and vapour baths attached; likewise
public parks and cetnetries; taking down and rebuilding
old delapidated cottages and other tenements, upon the
most improved principle for health and ventilation ; as
also widening narrow crooked streets and alleys. Ido
not intend that the sum borrowed should be laid out in
a twelvemonth, but be disposable or taken up on interest

for the purposes aforesaid; at the rate of £4O or £50,000
annually for the space of ten years, having it thereby at
command when any favourable opportunity for compassing
1 points in question cau be embraced
61/2 January, 1816

A BURGESS

P.S.—I omitted to state that a complete metamorphose
might be effected, provided a vigorous effort were made to
remove the stigma from Liverpool—from being a most
unhealthy town, it might become a pleasant, healthy resi-
dence, if a well concocted plan of improvement were
carried out. This is now essential. The Dock Trustees
seem determined to make the port first-rate (probably in
the world), by affording extra accommodation to shipping ;
it therefore behoves the civic authorities
.to use corres-
ponding exertion as to internal arrangements, on a scale
commensurate with the wants and wishes of the inhabi-
tants.

An exhibition of anti-fire-proof cement took place at
Manchester, on Tuesday, in the presence of the Mayor,
&c. It was successful. The Guardian says :—One of
its most remarkable properties is, that of its being the
most extraordinary non-conductor of heat we have seen.
It is elastic also, capable of great expansion and contrac-
tion ; and, in short, seems to possess a more extensive
combination of good qualities as a fire protector, an adhe-
sive cement, and an artificial stone or marble, than any
substance with which we are acquainted.
In calling the att, ntion of our readers to the excellence
of Lambert's Asthmatic Balsam, we cannot forbear the
pleasure of stating that we fully agree with our contem-
poraries, when they ask us the cause of our public streets
being so clear of persons suffering from asthma, influenza,
coughs, colds, hoarseness, shortness of breath, and other
affections of the chest and lungs ; we have no hesitation
in stating it must be owing to the excellence and efficacy
of Lambert's Asthmatic Balsam ; we recommend it with
confidence for the ahove distressing complaints, as an un-
failing remedy, givingimmediate relief, and a cure will
most assuredly follow the use of it.—See adv.