The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-06-03 00:00:00

ST. PAUL'S CHURCH SCHOOLS.

A sermon in behalf of this institution, after which a collection
will by made, will be preached on Sunday next, at St. Paul's
Church, by the Rev. J. H. Stafford. His worship the Mayor,
whose example we hope will be followed by at least some of the
members of the body corporate, has signified his intention of
being present.
There are but very few, if any charities in this town connect-
ed with the education of the poor, whose claims upon the sup-
port of the friends of scriptural education are more worthy of
being enforced. On this subject we cannot perhaps do better
than transcribe the following passages from a circular pub-
lished by the minister and churchwardens of St. Paul's.
" There are at present in the schOols, 212 boys and 126 girls,
receiving sound moral and religious instruction, according to the
principles of the Established Church, together with other
branches of useful education. In consequence of the congrega-
tion consisting principally of the poorer classes, (there being
reserved for their accomodation nearly 1200 free sittings) and
from the removal of the rich, from this portion of the town, the
committee cannot raise sufficient funds, to meet the neces.iary
[expenditure, from those in immediate connexion with St. Paul's
m.lre thre wants
of the town, an,
ts known to the wealthier nisi,inhabitan tug,
a Christian public will afford them such assistance, as will enable
them to continue to extend to so many children of the poor, the
blessing of a truly religious education."

GOVERNOR OF JAMAICA.-It was generally rumoured in the
city yesterday, that Lord Sligo, the Governor of Jamaica, had
resigned, and that his resignation has been accepted. We did not
learn the date.— Times of Wednesday.
EXCUSE FOR A HOLYDAY.—T he Winchester (American) Re-
publican has the following neat article :—" Our office has not
been cleaned for two years. In order to begin the year like
civilised people, we have determined to have a general cleaning,
to wash and scrub the faces of our types, and to put a fresh shirt
on our devil, &c. In consequence of these doings, and to allow
all hands a chance of keeping Christmas, we have issued only a
half sheet this week."

DREADFUL FIRE AT PRIOR-PARK CATHOLIC COLLEGE, BATH.
—On Monday night last, a fire broke out in this celebrated col-
lege, which was burning with terrific fury when the mail left for
London. The passengers who arrived this morning say that
the atmosphere was lighted up for miles around; but, of course,
the extent of the damage sustained could not be told, it having
only just broke out as the mail was about to start. It was a
splendid building, in which 100 catholic students received their
education, under the professorship of Dr. Baines.—Standard.

HEADINGLEy PITT CLLB,—On Saturday last, the members
of this club held their third meeting at the Oak Inn Headingley,
near Leeds, on which occasion Mrs. Clark provided an excel-,
lent dinner. Mr. Wm. Wells presided, and Mr. Thos. Sidney
was Vice-president. Amongst the toasts given during the
evening were the following, most of which received marked
applause :—" The King," "The Queen," "The Princess
Victoria," "The Immortal Memory of the late Right Honour-
able William Pitt," drank in solemn silence, all the company
standing, " The Duke of Welliugton," "Sir Robert Peel, the
greatest Statesman of the age," "The Vicar and Clergy of
Leeds," " Lord Lyndhurst and the House of Lords," "The
Ladies," "The Earl of Eldon," " The Earl of Cardigan,"
"The Right Hon. Sir J. Beckett, Bart.," "The Earl of
Harewood," " The Memory of the late Michael Thomas Sadler,
Esq.," "The Earl De Grey and the, Yorkshire Husiars,"
"The Chairman," "The Hon. John Stuart Wortley," "The
Earl of Roden and the Conservatives of " Messrs.
West and Hamilton, and thanks to them for their perseverance
in ridding Dublin of the disgrace of being misrepresented by
the Big Beggarman," " George Hayward, Esq., and the
Conservatives of Headingley," " Wm. Tottie Watson, Esq.,
and the Conservatives of the Leeds Reformed Corporation,"
"Radford Potts. Esq., and the absent Members," "The Vice
Chairman," "The Leeds Operative Conservative Society, and
may success crown their efforts," " George Lane Fox, Esq.,
and the 6259 Conservatives of the West-Riding." It is almost
needless to say that the greatest harmony and enthusiasm pre-
vailed throughout the evening. The meeting did not break up
till after eleven o'clock, when the company separated highly
delighted with the evening's proceedings. As a proof of the
increased and increasing prosperity of this club the number
of its members is double that of last year.
Tux MELBOURNE FAux PAS.—The action brought by Mr.
Norton against Viscount Melburne, to recover damages for
trim. con., is set down for trial in the Court of Common Pleas
for the Middlesex sittings after this term. The damages are
laid at 1;10,000. it is expected that the trial will take place on
the 19th or 20th inst. A special jury is to summoned for the
occasion.—Tinter.—ln a cause in the Common Pleas. to the
progress of which public attention has been attracted in an un-
usual degree, the. balloting for the special jury has taken place.
On referring to the numbers in the list, it was discovered that
Sir R. Peel had been balloted. Yesterday the slefendant's so-
licitor struck out the name of the right honourable baronet.—
!Worsting Post.—The much-talked of correspondence, left be-
hind by mistake, furnishes daily anecdotes in the world of fa-
shion. It is said that a nephew and uncle were equal favour-
ites, at the same time with a third party, who was removed by a
high appointment. The characters and actions of individuals
are confidentially canvassed with more truth than caution; and
those of a relation and a convenient female friend have some-
what suffered by discussion. The head of the family is reported
to say that nu consideration shall prevent a trial requisite
to remove the chance of succession from one unworthy to
support it; and a peer of the highest rank, whose son mar-
, ried against his consent, is said to be indignant to the greatest
degree at the disgrace recently added to the conuection.—Morn-
' iszy
PLOUGHING BY STEAm.—Solue experiments were tried
lately at Red Moss, near Bolton, in this county, in the presence
of Mr. Handley, M.P. for Lincolnshire, Mr. Chc.pnian, M.P.
for Westmeath, Mr. Smith, of Deanston, and other gentlemen
interested in agriculture, with anew and very powerful steam-
plough, constructed by Mr. Heathcote, 11f.P. for Tiverton.
About six acres of raw moss were turned up iu a few hours,
and turned up in the most extraordinary style, sods eighteen
inches in breadth and nine inches in thickness being cut from
the furrow, and completely, reversed in position,..the upper
surface of the sod being placed exactly where the lower surface
had been before. The possibility of ploughing by steam, haS
thus beep established, though, as the emplOymenlof the steam-
plough in. preference to one drawn by horses will depend on the
comparative cost of the two,powers, apd'on that of the imple-
ments used, and as there are not at present any sufficient data
for judging what the !lifferenee of the cost will be, it is not
possible to say hew far, Steam is likely to be applied to this
department of .agriculture. • The plough of Mr. Heathcote,
though a very powerful machine, appears to us to he much too
complex and costly for common agricultural purposes, though
we have little doubt that it might be used not only with effect,
but advantage, in reclaiming large portions of moss land-such,
for instance, as the bogs of Ireland. Indeed, it is the opinion
of Mr. Heathcote himself, that it would, not at present answer
'to employ it in reclaiming a smaller portion of bog than 1500
or 2000 acres, though it may probably be cheapened and sim-
plified, so as to make it ultimately useful on a smaller scale.
IMPORTANT TO DEALERS IN GUNS.—Langlidge t'. Levys.
—This was an action brought at Somerset Assizes, by the
plaintiff to recover a compensation in damages, Tor the fuss of
his (the plaintiff's) son's,seryices, under the following circum-
stances :—The defendant, exposed a double-barre!led gun for
sale, which he warranted to hi made by Nock, and to be a
sound, safe, and perfect gun; it terneil out the gun was an
inferior one, that it- was not made by Neck, and that it burst
and shattered the _left hapd of the plaintiff's son; rendering
amputation necessary; the plaintiff was therefore in Cou,se.
quence deprived of his services. The Case was gone into at
great length 'on both sides, andthe jury returned a verdict fur
the plaintiff—damagea.--EBO.