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Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-03-14 00:00:00

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THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD AND IS.LLNGTON P ILE SR .17 TE R 1 All'
THE RO.3LISH PRIESTHOOD. CHURCH TEA PARTY.

Titz interests of this valuable institution are 120117
considerable jeopardy, owing to an undignified dispute
among those whose position :and education should have
induced a more sensible course of proceeding. It appears
that 'the medical department is entrusted to honorary
surgeons, who are elected by the governors for a term of
years, and by one of the rules of the institution .it is
proilded that, on any honorary surgeon -resigning
the office, or having balled the term allowed, the
governors may, at the 'next annual meeting, elect him as
• a consulting surgeon. During :the year 1852, Mr.
HAMILTON, who had 'been an honorary surgeon from
June 1845, resigned his appointment, which was filled by
another surgeon resident in Birkenhead. At the succeed-
ing annual meeting Mr. HAMILTON would have been
proposed as a consUiting surgeon, but there 'being two,
that number was -thought sufficient. However, in the
year following, a vacancy occurred by the death of Mr.
ST:Evanson, and-therefore at the last annual meeting it
was proposed that, agreeably to the rule ,referred to,
Mr. HAMILTON -should be appointed a consulting sur-
geon, and the motion was agreed to. This—appointment,
it seems, gave' umbrage to some other medical gentle-
men on the establishment, and, at the next meeting of
the committee, that body came to a decision, by a ma-
jority of two, that the appointment of Mr. HAMILTON by
the governors at the annual meeting was illegal, on the
ground that it had not taken place at the annual meeting
next after his resignation, and, last week, a special meet-
ing was held-at the Town-hall to decide upon the construc-
tion of the role in question. After adesaltcry conversation,
in which repeated attempts to discuss the-eligibility of the
appointment were very properly repressed by the chair-
' man, the meeting, by a majority of 28 .to 26, confirmed
the decision of the annual meeting.
It is mu6h to be lamented that a qneetion of this kind
should be made the means of exciting personal feeling, or
of arousing sensations of professional rivalry. The whole
point in dispute turns simply upon the construction of the
rule, which says, that the Governors may at the next
annual meeting, after such resignation, elect the honorary
surgeon ,who resigns to the office of ,consulting sur-
geon. On the one side it is contended that this power,
which is permissive, applies to any succeeding annual
meeting pwhereas on the other side it is :argued that, if
the power'be not exercised at the annual meeting immedi-
ately succeeding, it ceases altogether. It has been decided
by the most eminent judges that when &law is not ex-
pressly prohibitory it must be construed according to the
dictates of, common sense. We have no opinion whatever
as to the merits of the particular appointmentin question,
nor its effects upon the relative professional position of the
gentlemen,interested, but we cannot understand how there
can be a second opinion as to the common-sense .view of its
legality. The permission to elect at the next annual
meeting necessarily implies any succeeding annual meeting
or the Institution would be in the position of being
perhaps debarred from making such an appointment at
all. In theme of the loss of the consulting surgeon, by
death- or resignation, the Governors would have no power
to elect a successor, although several who had served the
office of honorary surgeon might be eligible, unless one oj
them hadresigned within the previous year, while in any
case they woulil he compelled to take the junior surgeon
to the exclusion of the senior, who may have fulfilled-his
term of previous service years before the office of consult-
ing surgeon became vacant. The conclusion is evident,
that sot onlythe legal but common-sense construction of
the rule is, that the-term " next annual meeting" implies
any annual meetinesu'bsequent to the vacation of office ;
and this opinion, -we: are confident, would be .corroborated
by any gentleman not interested in the particular merits
of the appointmentin question. We trust, however, that
a regard for the'interests of the Institution will be allowed
to predominate over other feelings of minor consequence,
and that both parties will euffer the question to remain
where it is, and unite to carry out the noble objects that
both have in view,

FATHER GAVAZZI, A DOUBTFUL
SUPPORTER OF PROTESTANTISM.

AMONG the pecularities hich distinguish society at
the present day, no one is more singular or more signifi-
cant than the pertinacity of that admiration it accords to
a particular class of favourites. To ensure this adoration,
ephemeral as it no doubt is, the possession of great talent
is not indispensable, while a reasonable amount of sensitive
integrity is found to be a serious hindrance to success.
The chief ingredents kuisite to the formation of a
popular idol, whether of the higher or humbler classes, is
indomitable self-esteem, an indiosyncracy which enables
its possessor to look on his votaries and admirers Ertl mere
instruments to his exaltation ; and as utterly unwoy of
any consideration beyond the degree in which they con-
tribute to his aggrandisement and self-inflation. Suffici-
ently imbued with this qualification, if a little tact is
added to its management, he may abuse the public car,
insult his audience by fierce invectives against their most
cherished prejudices, or eloquently inculcate the doctrines
they hold most in detestation, and they will listen and
applaud till echo rings again. Be the favourite of the
hour a votary of teetotalism, an advocate for the abolition
of capital punishments, an apostle of Chartism, or a dis-
seminator of the " Odilic influence," so that he can render
it clear that he will have his own swing
in what he is
pleased to call his argument, and cares not a rush whether
he pleases or displeases his audience, he is sure to have
willing and admiring listeners.
The truth of this observation is fully borne out in the
singular popularity which has been wrung by Father
GAVAZZI from the Protestant community of Great Britain.
Everywhere his reception has been enthusiastic; and
among those professing the greatest repugnance to, and
detestation as well as dread of Popery and Popish insti-
tutions and artifices, his prelections have been the signal
for a furore of admiration. This was well attested in the
audience assembled to hear—it could scarcely be said with
propriety to listen—to his oration in the Philharmonic-
hall, on Wednesday evening. In that assembly, great and
influential as it no doubt was, were to be met with men
who are eloquent in denouncing Popery as the "mystery
of iniquity"—who describe the Romish Church as a device
of Satan—and who proclaim its ministers of every grade
as the foes of Cuaxsv, the enemies of human souls, the
cunning and unscrupulous instrumentS for entrapping

the unwary; who represent, and truly represent, one class
of those ministers, the Jesuits, as the impersonation of
human deceit. Men of these professions were found
swelling the applauses bestowed on Father Gavazzi. And
who and what is this eloquent orator ? A priest of the
very church they condemn ! True, he is as eloquent as
they are, and more fiery in his condemnation of that
church ; but what test have we of his sincerity ? He
remains a member of that church which he condemns, or
affects to condemn, and does not lay claim to even the
negative merit of apostasy. The Jesuits are admittedly 1
cunning as well as unscrupulous in their professions and
in their acts ; and although we have not seen Father
GANA.ZZI openly charged with being one of that brother-
hood, who shall guarantee us that, in declaring as he did,
onWednesday evening," You don't want any titled bishops
in your country," he did not covertly mean a stab at our
Established Church, and secure himself under the mental
reservation, " except those of Romer" This, we are aware,
may be called an uncharitable conclusion ; the charitable-
ness, or the contrary of the conclusion, is of little moment;
the danger of sowing such seed as that contained in'the
Father's observation is imminent. No one can be more
eloquent or less hesitating in warning the community
against Popish wiles than many of those who applauded
the sentiments uttered and the condemnation awarded to
numerous Protestant as well as Popish institutions by the
clever Italian to whom they were listening on the oeengion
referred to. Shall we consider him cunning, or believe
him disinterested in the allusions he made to the disagree-
ments existing on the subject of National Education ? It
is true he recommended that those disagreements should
be cast aside, and some general plan be agreed on ; but
all of us have a lively remembrance of that humanity
itculcated against the unhappy bailiff who was being
soused—" Pray, gentlemen, do not nail his ear to thd
pump." On the topics which most readily connect them-
selves with Jesuitism, the Padre was peculiarly eloquent ;
and it cannot be denied that he illustrated the dangers to
be apprehended from jesuitry in a peculiarly Jesuitical
manner. Take the following as an instance ;
" After so long a journey in America, and so long travel
in England, I find that the Papal army has some Protes-
tants in it also. And Ido not so much fear the Romish
Catholic Jesuits as I fear the Protestant Jesuits—not so
much the Jesuits from Rome as the Jesuits from Oxford—
and I fear not so much the Jesuits of Ignatius Loyola as
the Jesuits of Dr. Pusey. (Hear, and cheers.) Who is
Dr. Pusey ? People ask me, " What do you think of Dr.
Pasey ?" I say that he is the Romish Catholic Church
under a Protestant mask. Who is Dr. Pusey ? He is a
learned Doctor of Oxford, a canon with an income of
£lO,OOO yearly. Outside you see the Oxonian toga of Dr.
Posey. All right (A laugh.) [Here the Padre wrapped
himself closely in his cloak, and then opening it cauti-
ously, and peering into its folds, continued ;] But, if Dr.
Pusey would open his Oxford cloak, he would find—oh !
-how dreadful !—a little nest of new-born whispering snakes
prepared to spread their venom through all Protestant
countries. (Cheers.) 0 shame'! shame ! for the man and
for the community, who thought to think, acid act another
thought. Shame ! shame ! let them be all Catholics or
all Protestants, but not half and half. (Hear, hear.)
Remember that Puseyism is only a flower of the gores
Oxford Tractarianism. The great supporters of Rome are
the Tractarians, and the greatest supporter of Rome in
this country is the Bishop of Exeter. In his diocese you
find the Protestant nuns of Miss Sellon, Protestant auri-
cular confession, and odious penances. And are these
Protestants ? No, no ! They are Romanists in a Pro-
testant disguise. (Applause.) lamin a dilemma. Trac-
tarians are right, or they are wrong. If they are right,
they cannot be right but for two reasons. First, because
you have no law to stop these novelties, and, therefore,
you ought to procure a law from your parliament
to stop such fatal novelties in the bosom of your
Protestantism. Or they are right, because your English -
prayer-book and liturgies allow these innovations. THE PHILHARMONIC CONCERT, on Tuesday evening;
Therefore revise jour prayer-book and your liturgies, was attended by an audience fashionable and intelligent,
if you would prevent such innovations. My dear and so full as to crowd the splendid hall of the society.
brethren, Protestantism is not the prayer-book nor the The occasion was the second subscription concert of the
liturgies—it is the Bible—(Loud cheers.) Yon should re- season, and the piece selected the sublime oratorio of
member what St. Paul says, " A little leaven will leaven " Elijah," the masterpiece of Mendelssohn, which was per-
all the mass" ; and, therefore, if such Popish ceremonies formed in a manner worthy of the great composer, and
are introduced into Protestant liturgies,let them be re- creditable to the Philharmonic Society,and to the town of
moved. But if the Tractarians are wrong, and the Epis- Liverpool. The chief vocalists on the occasion were,
copacy and the protestants of England are silent, are you Miss Birch, Miss Huddart, Herr Richardt, and Herr
not then worthy of the reproach of Isaiah's dumb dogs Carl Formes ; the orchestra and chorus numbering two
that cannot Isaik ;yid therefore, may dear brethren, bark, hundred performers : both chorus and orchestra being
bark at the enemy. Protestantism means not only to efficient and well trained, as well as numerous and power-
protest against. Popery directly, bat to protest against ful. Having said this much, we have said as far as must
Popery in disgmse, sad Popery under the Protestant mask. convince every one, conversant with the subjea, that the
(Cheers.) Protest, therefore, against this, and you will be performance was a noble one, so much depending in an
good Protestants." oratorio, and especially one of Mendelssohn's, on the com-
, In giving the above quotation, we have retained the bined power and steady execution of the choruses.
Of Miss Birch, who was in excellent voice, it is scarcely
indications of feeling, as these tend considerably to eluci- necessary to say more than that, as usual, she displayed
date the nature of the scene on which we have been dis- her wonted taste and culture; her intonation was pure
posed to remark. Unfortunately, on the points introduced and correct—her style admirable. She confined herself
to the execution of what was set down for her, and that
with much adroitness by this itinerating orator, great
she did with the sweetness and polished grace of a finished
' difference of 'opinion, and no small amount of acrimony artiste. As a concert singer, of high class, Miss Huddart
exists and is -exhibited among members of the Protestant fully justified the favourable opinion we expressed of her
Church ; butis it not a singularly suspicious circumstance vocal talents, on the occasions of her appearing as one
that this new reformer of the Romish Church should seize of the operatic company in the Theatre Royal. Her
singing of the devotional and charmingly expressive air
with such avidity on these points, and on these points in the second-part, " 0 rest in the Lord, wait patiently
almost alone ; and that in dealing with them he should for his blessing," was a charming effort, a triumph, indeed,
give only very questionable advice ? If suspicion could of eloquent vocalisation. It embodied a fine feeling of
be made more strongly suspicious in respect to this, the earn
So completelyestnan and pathetic
te asaudienelicessdeplaulvewileauttlyie.
Padre himself would furnish a reason for it; shortly after- execution of this piece, that, malyre the etiquette of an
wards he told us, "It is an injustice to force Protestants oratorio concert-room, their applause burst forth, in
to support 3laynooth ; and it is also an injustice to make unmeasured volume,
succeeded
continued, with unmitigated
Roman Catholics pay fora church hostile to them." What ./;,trtisorf.,,,ytatwhezytls
must
admitted,
sittsylreepueftiZun:
may be the meaning of this ?As a church,-.we all know that ning satisfaction, which, if not peculiar, is seemingly, at
Popery insists upon being well paid for ; aye, but the least, native to a Liverpool auditory. If any drawbr.ck
Padre is only for -those paying to whom the church is not was
noteds oI
observable
somewhat
thtsatladzv'sosostyleexooesf
ssionfienigio,riot
energy, and
hostile. We are also led to understand that, so far as de- an effort at dramatic effect ; as a whole, however, her
riving pecuniary benefit is concerned, the Romish Church performance was so gratifying, that any such depreciating
is not hostile to any body ;it is willing to accept, nay to rerarrks
Reichardt
iassfaelyl set ddownrrase t
rather hypercriticism.
tli
insist, on contributions from Methodists as well as Quakers, great or astonishing) tenor. and
emposscesses one algilso:i
from Unitarians, or Polytheists, or Atheists, and to none quality, in addition to an excellent voice, he evidently
of all these does she, in a money-receiving sense, declare endeavours to understand his author, and to render his
herself hostile, but she does declare herself vitally hostile Viveaeninangd it was well is
received.
nthrHoeughoutT4 waso effeese;
to all Protestantism. Connecting great things with small, rendering of the music of " Elijah," . much praise has
it is also not a little remarkable that this new apostle does been deservedly lavished. To great power of execution
he added many of the accomplishments of the artiste,
not, even in the abandon, of his fervour, denominate him- and the graces of the musician ; still there was a main-
self a Protestant ! No, he is a reformer ! a name which, fest inequality in his execution. On the present occasion
of recent years, from bad associations, has acquired at least his singing was sometimes so loud as to savour of vio-
a very dubious repute. „Does he, then, really want a new lence, at other times, so lax and feeble as
nd to smack of
carelessness. Of the valuable services reered by the
Reformation (Rallis own account, that he cannot avail him-
chorus, it would not be an easy matter to speak in terms
self of that which was so effectually worked out before he of over-strained praise. The numerous complicated and
was born ; and which was shedding its blessed influence beautiful choruses were given with steadiness and telling
over the Christian world long ere he took to denouneing effect ; the various points were well and skilfully taken
p and thepre-
the abominations of " the man of sin ?" Such a reserve- vision,
andi e parts wereshowed e
amid
xecu w
careful ti ralth great
nina
tion infers at least presumption, if it does not indicate a oratorio, we perceive, is to be repeated, in the same place,
striking want of sincerity. Connect it, however, with the on Teeny next.
AT THE THEATRE-ROYAL, during the past week, the
following audacious egotismaif not positive blasphemy, drama has been placed greatly in abeyance, its'place being
and his arrogant presumption becomes undeniable : taken—we had nearly written usurped—by the perform-
"l do not favour sects—l am the man of the Bible— ances of a troupe of artistes,whose feats of dexterity must
the man of the Gospel—the man of my Lord Jesus Christ be witnessed to be credited. Much we have heard and
—and when you say to me, Go forth. I accept your ! read concerning the marvels of this description performed
prayers ; but I maintain the Bible with the interpretation ' by the Celestials • but, till the arrival and displays of
of my heart, and not of sects." ! these Orientals in 'Liverpool, we had treated the idea of a 1
Is this last sentence not as much antagonistic to the man standing with outstretched palm against a board
'principles of Christianity as its antecedents are to the while ewintirtherrmfirongma distance at
rapidity, sticklingurlsonPe°ohri more oi;rtelsi
humility of Gospel teaching ? Can that man be trusted : deeply and firmly into the wood between each two fingers,
as a Protestant champion who stigmatizes and belies our I as a matter which depended so much upon what is fami-
Church and its ministers in terms like those used by this liarly known as " travellers' license," that the narratives
" passed by us as the idle wind." Here, however, that
wandering priest on Wednesday evening -.:— 1 and much more was plainly to be witnessed. During the
"We have now among Protestants many different kinds present week " the Celestials" transfer their services and
of dignitaries. In the Apostolic Churches you will only wonders to the Royal Amphitheatre. They are, indeed,
I
find working ministers and deacons for temporal purposes. well worth seeing. An English -opera company, which
But you have privates, canons major, and minors, and ' includes Miss Louisa Pyne, Miss Pyne, and Mr. Harrison,
other grades to please a clerical aristocracy. And you Sig. Borani, and Messrs. Horncastle, and Bowler ; the three
must have an equality of salaries. There are dignitaries first-named, prior to their departure for America, cora-
who have from £7,000 to £lO,OOO a-ear, some rich in- menced a short engagement at this house last night. The
cumbents who have from £2,000 to £3,000, and worthy performance last evening was " Fra Diavolo," and the list
ministers with thirty, forty, and fifty pounds a-year. This of pieces to be brought out includes " Maritani," "Crown
is not justice. Make a better distribution, and you will Diamonds," " The Enchantress," and " The Bohemian
have much more to spare for other religions and public Girl."
purposes. And it is a great injustice which gravitates ou AT THE ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, Mr. Honey has, we
the Irish to forte them to pay for the episcopal and dis- greatly fear, been "wasting his sweetness on the desert
senting clergy. And when we find that the greater part air." Very inefficiently supported by the resident corn-
of these clergymen do not live in Ireland but in London, Irony, ho has struggled on with rich and racy displays of
or the continent, in luxurious idleness, the injustice be-
thansterlin deaf for his comic acting, and endeavoured to char
purpose, because they ouldot
m audiences
co worse
mes greater."wn
disheartening—indeed,f
As he does not pretend to say religious teaching should
quitecoln aetnoallnia to damp mis pitiable
haired ardour of
not-
not be paid for, but objects to the payment of Episcopal withstandingg
all disadvantages, ,
his(i any wr
versatility;
437 t ,
ent,
and Dissenting clergy, can lie mean any to be paid for in high good humour, and the love of his profession, have
Ireland but the Romish clergy ? borne him through what, we sorrow to think, must have
The Padre, waxing yet more eloquent in his denuncia- been to him anything but a pleasurable engagement.
NEw Music-HALL
, B OLD-STREET.—The first of anew
tion of the externals of Romanism, for he makes no such series of Saturday evening concerts, in which classical
formidable onslaught against its principles,—in fact, all music, performed by artists of established reputation, is
discussion on the essentials of Popery, and on the practices to be given at a cheap— almost, indeed, a nominal rate—
took place in this elegant hall, on Saturday
last. The
of the Romish Church, he successfully if not cautiously
audience was so numerous, and of' so hi •
ghly respectable a
avoided. He says : character, as to hold out the best encouragement for a
"It is now the fashion also in America and Europe for continuance of these concerts. The performers on the
ladies to wear crosses on their breast. That is a very bad occasion were Madame D'Anterney and Miss Jessie Ham-
I fashion. In my Italy they have crosses everywhere, and mond, as vocalists ; and Mr. Baetens, Mr. Haddock, Mr.
Now, when I meet in the G. Hirst, and Mr. W. Rogers, as instrumentalists.
in particular, over eve
grave. . , .
st t a beautiful English lady with a cross on her breast, concert was miscellaneous, and of a high order ;in parti-
I say to myself, •
Ah ' beautiful white English marble, cular, we would mention the finely artistic style in which
there is a cross, but a cross that marks a grave. The Messrs. Hirst, Batens, and Haddock gave an adagio and
bosom of this lady is the grave of true Protestanism." allegro trio, from Beethoven ; and also a violin solo from
De *riot, by Baeteus; both pieces were most admirably
When he first appeared before an English auditory, he executed.
wore himself a cross embroidered on his robe; he has CLAYTON-HAM—DRAMATICha RMEADINGB.—From an
changed that now, and his robe is ornamented by a .
FL advveeratiLmretntseitn.
es wil:1)1f be seen tt iss Grey is about to
symbolical sword. This he explained by saying that he
hall, commencing to
nttoramwatic redings in the Clayton-
(Wednesday) evening with
changed his badge in America; it was not he says "a Shakspere's fine historical play of King Henry VIII. Of
Roman cross—it was the Italian national cockade," and this young lady's qualifications as a dramatic reader, the
he is now compelled to introduce "a cockade in the form London press speaks in terms of high approbation.
of a sword in the Italian tricolour." Pray who con-
strained him to leave off the one and now compels him to
wear the other ? Has he the plea of a new revolution in
Italy since he left England for America, to call for or
this fact, trivial though it may
justify the change? Is l
la . .
seem, and this uncalled for, as ells as f unit!y, exp nation,
not a ground for narrowly scruing his pretensions ?
By high authority we are called on to beware of " wolves
in sheep's clothihg." Let us give practical value to the
admonition. The clergy of our own Church are able
as well as willing expositors of Protestant truth ; of their
lives and character we have good means of judging ; their
walk and conversation is before us. Let us not forsake
those tried lamps of gospel light, for the lustrous glitter
of an ignus fatuis, which, after luring ti from the path
of Protestant truth, may ultimately leave us in the quag-
mire of Romish ignorance and impiety,

THE concluding note from Mr. Yates will show the.
reason for our giving the readers of the Standard the
benefit of the following correspondence
TO THE PROPRIETOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.
SlR,—The Right Rev. Dr. Brown, the Roman Catholic
Bishop of this diocese, has requested me to communicate
with you on the subject of a leading article, which ap-
peared in the columns of your paper on Tuesday last, and
which contains the following paragraph :—" We could
point to instances, even in our own neighbourhood, where
a Romish priest, professing great piety, and administering
the ordinances of his religion to many young females, is
notorious for infamous profligacy, consorting with the
most abandoned characters, and with hardly the decency
to conceal his atrocious conduct."

Dr. Brown, as the prelate having charge of the Catholic
clergy of this diocese, and responsible for their character
and fitness for the sacred office, is deeply interested in the
truth of the assertion you have made ; and, on his behalf,
I have to request you will be good enough to furnish me
with the name of the priest to whom you allude, as it will
be his lordship's duty instantly to remove any person
whose conduct is such as you describe, and so prevent him
from continuing to, disgrace the priesthood.—l am, Sir,
your obedient servant, JOHN YATES, Jun.
20, Fenwick-street, 10th March, 1854.

The Editor of the Liverpool Standard presents his
compliments to Mr. Yates, jun. He has no knowledge of
any such individual as " the Right Rev. Dr. Brown,
the Roman Catholic Bishop of this diocese," and denies
the right of any person to assume such a title, or to pre-
tend to be " a prelate having charge of the Catholic clergy
of this diocese ; ' and, therefore, to have any right to make
the inquiry contained in Mr. Yates's letter. At the same
time, be begs to inform Mr. Yates, that the remark to
which he alludes was not intended to refer to any Romish
priest in Liverpool. Mr. Yates, as a-lawyer, must be
aware that more particular reference would subject the
publisher to an action for libel, although the facts may be
notorious in the neighbourhood.
Standard Office, 10th March, 18E4.

TO THE EDITOR OF TUE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.
518.,—1 will not stop to discuss with you the question
as to Dr. Brown's title to the designation which I gave
him—because, however convenient this may be to you as a
subterfuge, it is wholly immaterial to the matter at issue.
Let it suffice that he is the acknowledged superior of
the Catholic clergy of this district, and, in that capacity,
undoubtedly the fittest person to inquire into their conduct.
Your other excuse for withholding the information
asked, will avail you no better—for I venture, as a lawyer,
to tell you that, by proving the truth of your statement,
you would have a valid answer to any action for libel.
Yon have, therefore, no apology for withholding the
name of this alleged delinquent. Public morality demands
it. The vindication of your character, as a public jour-
nalist, must suggest it. A sense of justice, if not of deli-
cacy, to the Catholic clergy of the district, forbids you to
withhold it. I again, therefore, ask you to furnish me, if
you can, with the name of this profligate priest, that he
may no longer be permitted to prostitute his sacred office,
and scandalise our common Christianity.
Ichowever, you still decline to give me his name, I
must assume that you cannot, and that the article in
question is a base fabrication, manufactured to give point
and zest to an article otherwise too contemptible to be
noticed.—l am your obedient servant,
Jous YATES, Jun.
20, Feiwick-street, 11th March, 1854.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.
Sta,—l beg to inform you that, as you have not replied
to my last letter, I shall publish in the Liverpool Mer-
cury, and Northern Daily Times, of to-morrow, the
correspondence which has taken place between us on the
subject of your attack on the Catholic clergy of this
neighbourhood.
Yon will exercise your own discretion about publishing
it yourself.—Your obedient servant, Jons YATES, Jun.
20, Fenwick-street, 13th March, 1854.

MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.

Ma. JOSEPH THOMPSON, the well-known writing
master, died on Saturday, after an illness of seven years.
During that period his sons superintended the duties of
of his establishment, which wi'l still continue to be carried
on by them.
OBTAINING GOODS ON FALSE PEETENCES.—John
Beasley was yesterday brought up at the Police-office,
charged with obtaining timber at different times, to the
amount of about £2O, from Gilbert Harrison, timber mer-
chant, Parliament-street, in the name of Mr. Thomas
Pearson, with whom Beasley formerly worked. He was
also charged with obtaining locks, keys, and other iron-
mongery articles, to the amount of fifteen shillings, from
Messrs. Creasy and Parton, Great George-street, also in
the name of Mr. Pearson. The prisoner was taken into
custody on the charges by Povey and M'Culloch, the detec-
tive officers, on Saturday last. He did not deny the
Charges, and wa.t committed for trial M the assizes.

LIST NIGHT, the anniversary tea party of the congre-
gation of this church was held in the school-room beneath
the chcurh. Nearly 400 persons sat down to tea, and the
proceedings were of the most interesting character. The
tea and refreshments afterwards, both of which were of a
superior character, were supplied by Mr. J. Milbourn, of
Clarence-street. The Rev. V. M. White, 8.A., the minis-
ter of the church, occupied the choir i and amongst the
gentlemen on the platform, were—The Rev. Dr. Crichton,
the Rev. A. Cromar, the Rev. David Hamilton, of Belfast,.
the Rev. lair. Trail, of Manchester, and the Rev. F. A.
West, Wesleyan Minister. The Chairman referred, in.
congratulatory terms, to the progressively improving posi-
tion of the congreeation externally ; and sleek? of the good
effected by reunions like the present in creating a cordial,
social feeling amongst the members. The Rev, A. Cromar,
in an eloquent address, dwelt upon the necessity for. home
missions, as exemplified by the drunkenness and. immo-
rality so prevalent in Liverpool. He was afraid that,
whilst they were looking so much to foreign and heathen
lands, they were too-much neglecting Liverpool.
The Rev. D. HAMILTON then addressed the meeting,
dwelling especially on subjects connected with the Irish
Presbyterian Church. If they asked him what was one of
the principal evidences by which they would judge of the
life of a church, he should say missions, as taken up and
carried out in that church. Wherever they found a church
dead to missions, he did not care how rich it was—how
crowded its congregations-might be—it was a dead church;
and wherever they found a church, whose members had
their hearts set upon the enlargement of Christ's king- "
dom, and were giving and working to gain- that object,
they found a healthy, a living church. In reference to
Mr. Cromar's remarks, Mr. Hamilton said he need have
no fear of their attention being directed from home by.-
foreign missions. The more they did for home, the more
they would do for the heathen, and the more they did for
the heathen the more they would do for Liverpool. In
1840, the Irish Presbyterian church sent out its first mis-
sion for the conversion of the heathen. They had after-
wards established a mission to the Jews, and in no year
had so much been contributed towards missions by that
church as in the year just closed. There were two evils
to contend with in Ireland. The first was the inadequate
support of the ministry ; the second was ministerial beg-
ging for a church or manse. To remedy the latter evil, they
formed a church and manse fund. Belfast alone had con-
tributed £lOOO towards it, and other parts of Ulster about
£6,000, leaving £9,000 still required to supply the want.
The speaker then said that he had heard with regret that
there was a debt on the church in which they were assem-
bled, and he urged the congregation not merely to provide
as they were doing for paying the interest of the debt.
Now, he did not like in' ' -t. Let them pay the princi-
pal. (Applause.) No cl •._ :as justifiable in staying
longer in debt than it wa, .P,:e to get out orit.—The Rev.
Mr. WEST addressed the meeting.—The Rev. Dr. CRICH.
sox, who has just returned from Constantinople, followed,
Fidinterested the audience by a rapid sketch of the lead-
ing objects of interest in that magnificent city. He joined
there a company of English and French officers, who were
so far favoured as to get a firman from the Sultan,
permitting them to see through the seraglio and the •
different mosques. They were accompanied by a guard
of about a dozen soldiers. The seraglio he described as
a building of about four miles in length. They walked.
through all the parts except the portion of the building in
which the women were kept, but there was little to attract
attention, although there was much of Oriental splendour
and a profuse display of cloth of gold and silver. They
went next to the Church of St. Sophia, the largest church
in the world with the exception of St. Peter's, and he was•
particularly struck with its extent and magnificence.
There were about 1,000 Turks worshipping 'in it at the
time of their visit. At another mosque they had nearly
got into mischief, owing to a crazy young French mid=
shipman who had lifted a Koran, when the party were"
assailed with a y ell from the Mussulnmns, who drew their
swords, and had it not been for the guard, and for the
explanations that were rendered, very serious results might
have followed. Dr. Crichton was proceeding with his
discourse, in which the audience appeared much interested,
and there were other speakers to follow ; but owing to the
lateness of the hour, our reporter was compelled to retire. ,

MU. JOHN CALCOTT BEATTY has been appointed ensign
in the 4th or Duke of Lancaster's Own (Light Infantry)

Royal Lancashire Militia.
TOWN COUNCIL.—A special meeting has been convened.
for Thursday next, for the purpose of electing au alderman,
vice Mr. Molynenx, deceased ; the terms of office to expire
on the 9th of November, 1859.
THE SCREW STEAMER ALBATROSS.—A statement
having appeared in some of the London and Liverpool
papers to the effect that " Messrs. Wilson and Son, of
Liverpool, the agents of the Cork Steam-packet Company,
received notice on Thursday that Government would re-
quire their fine screw steamer Albatross, Captain Hansen,
engaged in the Liverpool and Lisbon trade, for the con-
veyance of troops to the Mediterranean," we have been
requested by Messrs. Wilson and Son to contradict the
announcement, there being no truth in it.
DECIMAL COIN/GE THE INSTITITTE OF ACTUARIES.
—The Institute of Actuaries, at an adjourned meeting
held in St. James's-square, last week, adopted the following
resolution on this subject :—" That this meeting is of opi-
nion that the plan recommended by the Decimal Coinage
Committee of 1853 is the best that has been proposed ;
and that the council be requested to prepare a petition to
Parliament urging the adoption of that plan; with a re-
commendation for the issue of four mil pieces, as necessary
for the protection of the interests of the poorer classes:
Thanks were voted to Lord Overstone, Mr. Brown, M.P.,
and Mr. Wood,-for the aid they had lent to the cause.
ROBBERY L'SD 13unGLARY.—Yesterday, Thomas 882,
alias Thompson, Thomas Cole, and John Harris were
brought up, on remand, before the country magistrates,
at the County Police-office, in ebyton-square, charged
with breaking into the house of Mrs. Douglas, residing
in Edge-lane, and stealing a quantity of Jewellery, on
the night of Thursday, the 2nd instant. The inves.
tigation was gone into at considerable length, and ter-
minated in all three prisoners being committed for trial.

REJOICINGS AT HALEWOOD.—On Tuesday last, at
Halewood-house, the residence of James Lowther, Esq.,
the marriage of his amiable niece, Miss Emily Moore
Lowther to Mr. Thomas Walker, son of R. Leftwich,
Esq., of Aigburth, was celebrated by great rejoicings-.
The day was ushered in by firing of cannon, flags flying,
&c. A sumptuous breakfast was given to the relatives
and friends • and the numerous agricultural labourers,
workmen, &e., were also regaled with an excellent dinner
in the true old English style. Not only were all belong-
ing to the establishment amply provided for, but the sur-
rounding tenantry and neighbours from the different
townships partook of the good cheer, consisting of roast
beef, plum pudding, &c., with an abundance of excellent
ale from the Halewood brewery. Early in the afternoon
all the children belonging to the Halewood School were
regaled, with tea, buns, &c., and allowed to sport on the
lawn and grounds. The day was most propitious, and the
pleasure was much enhanced by the presence and kind
assistance of the worthy curate, the Rev. T. Chambers,
aided by the master and mistress of the schools, and the
clerk of the church. The appearance and conduct of the
children, amounting to some hundreds, was truly gratify
rug to all who had the pleasure of witnessing the rural
and innocent scene. After the happy couple had taken
their departure, the festivities of the day were concluded
by a select dinner party, followed by a ball in the evening,
Everything passed off without the slightest alloy, and all
left much delighted with the day's proceedings.
CHAMBER OF COILIIERCE.—A special meeting of the
council was held yesterday, Thomas Bouch, Esq., presi-
dent, in the chair. The proceedings of the committee on
the subject of letters of marque and privateering were
read and adopted. The following are the resolutions of
the committee :—That no letters of marque or commissions
of privateering should be henceforth granted by-the Go-
vernment of this country ; that among other precautions
against the abuses of privateering and letters of marque
issued by foreign nations, the following should also be
comprehended, namely, that any vessel sailing under letter
of marque or privateering commission against the property
of this country, unless under the command of a subject of
a nation at war with this country, and fitted out and
having proceeded from a port or place of such nation aftet
declaration of war, should be deemed a pirate by the laws
of this country, in accordance with the principle proclaimed
by the government of the United States of America during
the Mexican war of 1846; and that public notification
thereof should be given to all nations. That it is of the
highest importance that the Government of this country
should open negotiatiOns without delay with the govern-
ments of France, the United States of America, and other
nations, with the view to obtain their concurrence in a
declaration that all sailing under letters of marque or com-
missions of privateering against the property of any sub-
ject or subjects of any nation so declaring to be, at
all
times and under all circumstances, piracy. That the fore-
going resolutions be laid before the council, with a recom-
mendation that memorials be forthwith prepared in ac-
cordance therewith, and forwarded to the proper quarters,
praying that steps may be taken at once for the attain-
ment of the ends therein suggested, so far as her Majesty's
Government may deem practicable. A memorial to the
Privy Council, embodying the above, was submitted and
agreed to. The Chancellor of the Exchequer's propositions
as to a stamp duty on foreign bills of exchange was dis-
cussed, and a special committee was appointed to consider
\
the details. A deputation was nominated to attend a
meeting in London cofthe subject of the importation of
Peruvian guano.
ST. MICHAEL'S BURIAL GROUND.—In consequence of
an order from Lord Palmerston, the Home Secretary,
stating that in future no more than one burial should:
take place in one grave, and that after the Ist of January
next the yard should be closed, a numerous meeting of
grave owners and other parishioners was held last night at
the Parochial school-room. Mr. Cookson, the church-
warden, was in the chair, supported by his colleague, Mr.
Christian. Mr. Pemberton asked if notice had been given;
to the grave owners, and also to the Health Committee.
and the Town Council ? The Chairman said that notice•
had been given by advertisement and by placards. Mr-
Pemberton said he was surprised at this order of Lord
Palmerston to close a new burial ground, in which he had
bought a family grave, and many others were in the same
position. He had paid the Corporation for this pr 95.9411
and it was a great hardship that he should be dePrirce in.
the further use of it. There was no honesty ncooriVecs
with
such an order, and he thought they ought
itch ought to
the town authorities as to the best cot:orlito effect, Mr.
be pursued to prevent its being
Spurry expressed similar opinionscarr.
nrehased, and many
interment in the grave which he had ge
Chairman stated
owners had not used them at i—e
had only had one
lie yard contained, only
that out of 1,224 graves which the
only one interment.
282 had been sold, in most of
nones
pateakalle
r. s
were Afteru someflan
i..
had taken place,
further discussion, the order, it was resolved that a de-
mons in condemning viz., Mr. Pemberton Mr.
a ntlemen,
anind
which all
mansnn
putation of three .-eJames, in company with the cliurch-
Pilcher, and CaPtaln
upon the Mayor and other authoti--
wardens, should wait
Council, in order to confer with them as
ties of the Town
bl course to
to the most advisa ethen,
resolved that 'ti e - •
a small sub scrip on e,ed
into to pay
the necessary ea pFnses, and the b
meetint neg
was adjourned.
till Thursday eVening, to receive the report of the deputa-
tion. It WA a proof of S stated, as the dryness, and copse_
quent healthy state of the ground, that some graves•hays,
ing been opened after an interval of nearly twenty years,
the coffins previously interred were found quite mind,