The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-05-02 00:00:00

above the roar of battle. then will we have reason to bless
even the miseries of war.

The collection was here made, during which a hymn
was sung.
The Rev. J. B. Lows rejoiced to witness the order as well
as the interest of the meeting, which had been, indeed, a mo-
del one. They had had the advantage of hearing one in all
respects conversrit with the subject he treated of, without
being intruded on or hampered by the remarks of those less
acquainted with the subject. He could not deny himself the
opportunity of expressing satisfaction with the aid offered to
this society, notwithstanding the numerous home and gene-
ral societies whose claims upon all of us are so imperative.
This cause had some of the strongest claims upon our sympa-
thies. It was to maintain Protestantism on the continent,
similar to our own exertions at home. How much of Popish
principle and practice, he might ask, come hack upon Eng-
land from the continent of Europe? Have we not, then, an
interest in aiding the spread of true religion on the continent?
Even politically this is a matter of great importance. The Pro-
testants of France always manifested a wholesome sympathy
with English feeling, and never joined that ferocious anti-
English spirit, which from time to time had broken out in
France. The old watchword of the Bible must be our motto
of action, blessing God for all true Christianity. Heconcluded
by moving that this meeting desires to renew its expression
of Christian sympathy with the pe: scented Protestants of the
continent.

The Rev. S. MINTON seconded the resolution. In doing so
he alluded to the insidiousness of Dr. Cahill and others of his
coadjutors in their efforts to obtain concessions, on pretext of
the services rendered by Popish soldiers in their alliance with
the French.

The meeting, after a benediction from Dr. M'Neile, broke
up.

AT ST. AIDAN'S DISTRICT CHAPEL, Regent-road, on
Wednesday, the collection amounted to £3 75., after ser-
mons by the Rev. Richard Dandy. _
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THE FAST DAY was observed M Manchester in the usual
way, the churches being open and most of the shops being
closed. The collections at the various places of worship
amounted to £952 15s. M.
APOTHECARIES' HALL.—The following passed their
examination in the science and practice of medicine, and
received certificates to practise, on Thursday last —Henry
Pratt, Montreal, Canada ; John Williams Hayward, Liver-
pool ; Charles Beresford, Congleton, Cheshire.
THE LIVERPOOL AND ST. JOHN, N. 8., packet-ship
John Barbour arrived hence at St. John, N. 8., all well, in
twenty-seven days—the quickest passage of the season.

WAR MOVEMENTS IN LIVERPOOL. —The Cunard screw-
steamer British Queen sailed hence on Saturday morning,
with eighteen horses, and five staff and several ordinary
cavalry officers, under the command of Major Macyolt.
After receiving about 500 troops on board at Cork, she
will proceed direct to Turkey. The screw-steamer Baal-
bec also saili hence for Cork this morning, to embark
troops for the East.
THE MILITIA.—On Sunday the militia, now assembled
for drill, at the barracks, Everton, attended divine service
at St. Simon's Church, Gloucester-street. They marched
to and from the church in regular military style, with
band playing, &c.
PREVENTION Or SMOKE.—On Friday, a series of smoke-
annihilating experiments took place at Mr. Molyneux's
mill, Bootle-lane. The method tested was that patented
by Mr. C. W. Williams, director of the City of Dublin
Steam-packet Company, to whose vessels it is now applied.
Air is admitted through small orifices in front of the boiler
into the body of the furnace, which, being mingled with
the gases, causes the smoke to be so reduced as to occasion
no inconvenience. The plan was put to severe tests.
Heavy charges of fuel were placed in the furnace and
ignited; dense volumes of smoke were sent from the
chimneys, but, immediately upon the apparatus being
brought to bear, the smoking ceased, and the effect was
produced several times with equal success.
COLLEGIATE SCHOOLS.—The upper school has been
highly honoured during the past week by the award, at
Cambridge University, to two of its late pupils of scholar-
ships in Trinity College, a distinction of the highest
character, and one which cannot fail to exercise a salutary
influence upon the exertions of both masters and pupils in
the Collegiate Institution. The names of the prizemen
are Webster and Rigby, both belonging to Cheshire, to
whose friends the intelligence must have been extremely
gratifying. They are the holders of the Gladstone and
Canning exhibitions, awarded by the Collegiate Institu-
tion to its most distinguished pupils, the value of which is
£4O per annum.
MAIL POR AIISTRALIA.—Notice has been given by the
owners of the Red Jacket, that arrangements have been
made to delay the sailing of this vessel until to-morrow,
Wednesday, in order to afford merchants an opportunity
to forward duplicate letters of those dispatched by the
Great Britain.

THE AMERICAN MINISTER, Mr. Buchanan, was on
'Change on Thursday, with his worship the Mayor. He
had been stopping since Tuesday at the Adeiphi Hotel,
his visit to Liverpool being for the purpose of receiving his
daughter, Miss Buchanan, who arrived on Friday, by the
Atlantic. Owing to questions of delicacy pending between
England and America, he wished his visit to be private ; and,
in avoidance of all national or political displays, he declined,
with reluctance, to accept the Mayor's hospitality. He
went out only once, to meet a few select friends at dinner,
at the mansion of Mr. Bramley-Moore, who eagerly reci-
procated the kindness he so amply experienced on his re-
cent visit to the United States.

Naw STEAMERS.—On Thursday, Mr. John Laird
launched from his Birkenhead yard the beautiful screw-
schooner, built for Mr. Macgregor Laird, under contract
with the Admiralty, and intended for the exploration,:
during the ensuing scmmer, of the African rivers Niger
and Tchadda. The ceremony of naming was performed
by the daughter of Mr. James Bristow, banker, of Bel-
fast. The Pleiad isone of the prettiest vessels afloat, resem-
blingsomewhat in appearancethe celebrated yacht America,
and reflects great credit on her designers and builders.
She is 260 tons, old measurement,is fitted with engines of4o
horsepower, by Messrs. Humphreys and Co., of Woolwich.
On Saturday Mr. Laird launched at the Birkenhead Float,
a beautiful screw vessel called the Tchadda, intended for
the exploring expedition to survey the interior rivers of
Western Africa, during the ensuing summer. The Tchadda
is, from her style of mould and rig, a great novelty on the
iron vessels usually built here. She is, in fact, a schooner-
rigged yacht, of about 150 to 200 tons, very much resem-
bling in form the celebrated yacht America, but, of course,
having a less depth of hold, to fit her for the shallow waters
of the African rivers.

ACCIDENTS.—On Thursday night, George Johnson,
living at 23, Chapel-walks, went home in a state of intoxi-
cation, and lay down near the fire. His wife left the house
for a short time, and during her absence he rolled so near
to the fire that his clothes ignited, and he was speedily in
flames. His cries brought assistance, but he was so fearfully
burnt all over before the flames were extinguished that he
died at the Northern Hospital on Saturday morning.—On
Saturday Win. Turner, Rose-place, Scotland-road, plas-
terer, while at work at a building behind the Northern
Hospital, was struck on the head by a portion of falling
scaffolding, whereby concussion of the brain was produced.
He was carried into the hospital, where he is not expected
to recover. On the same day John Youds, of Collingwood-
street, a porter employed at the East Lancashire Railway-
station, was assisting to discharge a case of machinery,
when it fell upon him, crushing his head, and literally
tearing off the scalp. He was also taken to the Northern
Hospital, where he lies in a dangerous state.
SUICIDE UNDER SINGULAR CIRCUMSTANCES.—On
Sunday morning a young woman, named Mary Done,
servant to Mr. John Palin, butcher, Trafalgar-street,
committed suicide under the following circumstances :
The deceased, who was about 19 years of age, was servant
in the family of Mr. Palin, who had on several occasions
missed sums of money, which he could not account for,
and for the abstraction of which he had begun to entertain
suspicions of the deceased ; but nothing of a very confir-
matory character occurred till Saturday. On that day,
having to pay a sum of money, he went to a repository in
which he had lodged £32, principally in silver, when he
found a very large deficiency, On this discovery he
asked the servant if she knew anything about it ; but she
denied all knowledge of it. Subsequently, however, un-
der the belief that the police were to be employed in
investigating the matter, the deceased confessed that she
had taken a portion of the missing money ; but would not
confess what she had done with it. A search was insti-
tuted, and, after much trouble, the sum of £2O, all in
silver, was found secreted in the chimney of Mr. Palin's
brother's bed room. It was then resolved by Mr. Palin,
that Mary Done should be sent over to her relatives in
Chester, as he did not wish to expose her. Overcome by
the sense of shame, and the dread of discovery, it would
appear the unfortunate girl committed nuclide. She was
found lying dead in the pantry adjoining Mr. Palin's kit-
chen. A rope was found attached to a hook in a beam,
the other end, which had broken off, being about her
neck, which was dislocated. She was quite dead. No
other cause could be assigned for the rash act. An in-
quest will be held on the body this day.

BRUTAL ASSAULT BY A HUSBAND UPON HIS WIFE.—
On Thursday, Thomas byres, a strong-built man, was
charged by police-officer 431 with having assaulted his wife
on the previous evening. Mr. Brooks, a gentleman who
was passing at the time of the outrage, said that about
seven o'clock he was proceeding up Brownlow-hill, when
he observed a crowd collected. On going up to ascertain
the cause, he saw the prisoner strike his wife a violent
blow. Mr. Walters, of the magistrates' clerks' office, said
he was passing at the time ; the prisoner kicked his wife
most severely behind ; knocked her down, and threw her
on the pavement like a sack, and then dragged her by the
neck up an entry. The prisoner wished that his wife,
who was not present, might be called. It was stated that
the woman was confined in gaol on the charge of drunken-
ness. Mr. Wybergh explained that by the new act it was
not necessary that the wife should be paesent,—the act
made the case of ai assault upon a wife an exception to
common assaults. Sentence : one month to prison, with
hard labour.

AST UNION OP GLASGOW Pon 1854.—1 t may not be
generally known, that the committee of the Art Union of
Glasgow are extending the advantages derived from the
possession of a large number of subscribers to Liverpool,
for which a highly influential local committee has been
formed. A number of very valuable paintings, which
will be distributed as prizes this year, are now on view at
the Exhibition-rooms, in Postoffice-place. Amongst them
is a splendid painting by L. Hague, " The Audience-
chamber at Bruges," valued at £350; and some fine spe-
cimens by G. Hering, H. McCulloch, R.S.A., G. Harvey,
R.S.A., Gilbert, Saul, C. Vacher, Boddington, Copley
Fielding, &c., which will well repay a critical inspection.
An excellent engraving on steel of Landseer's " Return
from Deer Stalking," is presented to each subscriber.

JAMBS MONTGOMERY, the poet, died on Sunday after-
noon, at his residence, The Mount, Sheffield, aged 82 years.
MAY DAY.—Yesterday being the Ist of May, most of
the horses in the streets of Liverpool were gaily decorated
with ribbons and streamers. The Wavertree and Gate-
acre omnibus had a team of six smartly caparisoned horses,
which attracted much attention.

LIKELY ENOUGH.—" Hallo 1" said Mr. Rathergreen,
" what's this ?" pointing to the telegraph wires, " a clothes
line ?" " Yes," replied the friend who was with him
" here is where they hang the sheet lightning." Mr.
Rathergreen was struck, but he thought it might be true.
A LADY'S REFLECTIONS.—What a pity it is that men
keep their politeness and gallantries as we do our best
silks—for wearing before company.—How can men object
to our being so fond of looking in the glass, when they
fall into raptures about the Mirror of Nature ?
SETTING lEEE RIGIIT.—A lady passing along the street
during the frost, noticed a little boy scattering salt for the
purpose of clearing off the ice. " Well, lam sure," said
the lady, " this is real benevolence,' "No, it ain't,
ma'am," replied the boy, "it's salt," •