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ant Wet-liven of the Church of England in the good work,
and said that all who regarded the good of the country,
and desired that idolatry should be put down, would give
their aid to the society.
The resolution was unanimously carried.

The Rev. Mr. CARTER, Chaplain of the Borough Gaol,
moved, after an appropriate address, a resolution to the
effect that the general aspect of affairs, the state of this
country, the increased efforts of popery, the progress of
education, and the facilities afforded for the circulation of
the sacred volume, called loudly upon all the friends of
the society for individual and collective exertion.
Mr. J. T. BOURNE (of the parent society, and latterly
from South Africa) seconded the resolution. He charac-
terised the Liverpool Bible Society as the stablest, the
firmest, and the most energetic of any in the kingdom.
He had long been absent from them in a southern clime ;

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upon them. The society had received" in the gross, last
year, £ll7,ooo—the largest fund yet entrusted to them by
the Christian public. The issue of Bibles the year before

last had been a million and a half, and last year 1,400,000.
Thus, within these two years, more than two millions of
persons had been taught the means of being rescued from
Satan to God, and made heirs of eternal salvation. Many
high and honourable men, including many of the bishops,
had joined and aided them ; and he was delighted to hear
Sir R. Peel, at the recent meeting at Tamworth, so
warmly and sincerely espouse their cause, his conviction
apparently being that England was: destined to be the
grand fulcrum on which the world was to be evangelized.
They had assuredly the strongest reasons to take courage

frotri the past, and to make new exertions for the future.
The political elements abroad, and the' threatenings of
hostilities amongst the nations, rendered such a course
doubly imperative.

Mr. BROWN entered into a detail of some part of his
journeys in the Cape of Good Hope and South Africa,
and concluded with an eloquent appeal to those who know
and feel the truth, to come forward and assist the society in
visiting the district, and distributing the word of God

among-the poor and destitute

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Mr. BOURNE stated that he would give further informa-
tion as to his journey at subsequent meetings, one of which
will be held this evening, f
Hackin's-hey Schools

pt. Pail's district, in

FULL DRESS CONCERT OF T.

HE LIVERPOOL

PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY LAST NIGHT

So immediately after the attraction of Jenny Lind's
performances at the Theatre Royal, it was scarcely to be
expected that even the above society, liberal as its
committee are in their efforts to provide their subscribers
with every musical treat within their reach, would have
attempted, or could have succeeded in providing one of
so recherche and interesting a character. Last week, we
had the charming and famous nightingale, with Lumley's
operatic corps, in their most admired pieces. Yesterday
evening, we had the opportunity of comparing with them
the Covent Garden company,—of comparing Grisi with
the new rival to her throne ; of assuring ourselves of the
superiority of Mario over the new tenor, Gardoni, of lis-
tening to the wonderful tones of Alboni, and hearing Cor-
bari, Tamburini, and Signor Rovere, one of the best
buffos of his day. The additional attraction of an instru-
mentalist of no ordinary talent in the person of Mr.
Lindsay Sloper was announced, but he did not appear.
A more splendid audience we never saw met to welcome
any performers than those assembled in the Collegiate
Institution on this occasion. Every part of the institution
was crowded—almost inconveniently so,—a proof at once
of the numerical strength of the society and the taste of
its members. Nor were they fated to be disappointed of
their anticipations. The overture from " Anacreon," by
Cherubini, was finely played ; after which, a recititive
and quartette, from " Bianca and Faliero," announced
for the first piece of part 2nd, was sung by Mille. Alboni,
Grisi, Mario, and Tamburini, and very finely sung. An

aria, from " Don Giovanni" was next sung, with much spirit,
by Signor Rovere. One of the greatest treats of the even-
ing—a cavatina from Rosini's "I 1 Barbiere,"una voce, in
which the magnificent voice of Mdlle. Alboni electrified
the audience. The richness and powers of this lady's
voice are unapproachable. She was encored enthusiastic-
ally. Grisi followed with a cavatino from Bellini's " I
Puritani," Qui la voce, which she sung in her usual un-
approachable style ; was encored, substituting another
favourite. Tamburini came next with a cavatina from
Rosini's "La Gazza Ladra," very chastely sung.
Grisi, Mario, Tamburini, and Signor Rovere then sang a
quartette from I Puritani, " A to o cara," and drew
down a perfect furore of approbation. Mario, in this
piece, was magnificent ; and, upon its being encored, sung
the aria which he has made his own, " Come it gentil" in
unapproachable style, amidst rapturous applause. The
accompaniment of Grisi to this piece was very fine. As
a whole we never witnessed anything more enthusiastic
than the reception of this favourite voluntary.

Part 2d commenced with a terzetto from Anna Boleno,
(Donizetti,) announced for the opening piece of Part Ist.,
which was splendidly sung. by Grisi, Mario, and Tambu-
rini. An aria from "La Nozze de Figaro," (Mozart,)
" Trio the sapete" was next sung by Madlle. Corbari very
sweetly, and received an. encore. Madlle. Corbari is a
chaste singer, with a fine voice, and gave the song with
great feeling. She was encored ; and with more practice
and confidence will take a high station. The gem of the
evening was the next piece—a duetto from "Semiramide'
(Rossini,)—Ebden a to feiesei, sung by Grisi and Alboni.
It was beautifully sung, the rich contralto tones of Alboni
harmonizing well with those of the more finished vocalist,
Grisi. If any fault could be found, we could have pre-
ferred observing in the latter a wish now and then to ob-
scure her new rival. A little less of the ornamental in
Grisi would not have diminished the harmonious effect of
the: whole. For the aria of Donizetti, (La Favorite,)
which was set down for Mario, he substituted a French
song, which was inimitably sung and encored. Tambu-
rini and Rovere next gave a Buffo Duetto, from Cima-
roso's Il Matrimonio Segreto, which elicited hearty
laughter and applause. The concert concluded with a
quintette—the only flat performance of the evening.
Throughout we observed the best of humour in one of
the most numerous audiences the society, has ever drawn
together. •To-morrow (Wednesday) we observe that
the same distinguished vocalists will appear ; and on
that occasion the Committee propose to add to their
well earned character for liberal catering, by admitting
the public to participate in the treat which they have pro-
vided, and which has never been exceeded in Liverpool.

EARL FITZ-WILLIAM ON THE STATE OF IRELAND.—
It has always appeared to me, whether sitting in parlia-
ment or in great meetings of Englishmen, whether in
town or country, among the aged or the young, that there
is marvellous ignorance of the state of that country (Ire-
land), and of the deep calamity which has oppressed it.
It is marvellous to hear some persons ascribe its state to
the conduct of man rather than the inscrutable designs
of Providence. To the latter lam disposed to ascribe it.
Without entering into other questions, there is no doubt
that a great failure of the food of man has been inflicted
on that country by the will of the Almighty.—(Hear,
hear.) It is the duty of every individual proprietor inthat
country—for the relations they bear to the people are
somewhat different to what is found here, even in. the re-
lations of such large proprietors as the ord of Hallam-
shire—to alleviate the distress as much as possible. But
they cannot remove it altogether, because they do not pos-
sess the means to fill up<that deep cavity which has been
made. But if it be the duty of individuals to do as much
as they can for the inhabitants of their individual estates,
let me suggest to you. whether I, the owner of so many
hundreds or thousands of acres in the county of Wicklow,
am bound by this duty—is it not yoUr duty, as English-
men, to regard the whole of Ireland as the estate of
England ? Whether Ireland has not a right to look to
England as her landlord. If particular districts have a
claim upon their landlord, whether Ireland at large has not
a right to look to England as her landlord ? (Cheers.) I
say this, because one little word slipped from my learned
friend,—he spoke of Ireland being aburden upon the people
of England. Ido not find much fault with the expression,
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nor with the tone in which he used it. But it is often used
on this side St. Georges Channel in a tone which I deeply
regret, because it has a tendency to blind men's eyes and
blunt their feelings as to the extent of their duties toward
that country. You have advanced some nine millions to

Ireland during the last year, of which four millions h
been given and the rest lent. Now, I read t'
sometimes, and. I see a deal of credit taken for generosh,
not for the four millions given, but for the four or five
millions lent. I must observe, gentlemen, that generosity
is not the virtue usually ascribed to a money-lender. The
money-lender expects his money back with interest, and
therefore has no great claim to the credit of generosity on
account of the loan. But, gentlemen, I beg to start this
question, whether the conduct of England towards Ireland
has not made her a large debtor to Ireland ? How many
acts of parliament have been passed to discourage the
agriculture, and destroy the manufactures of that country ?
Agriculture has been discouraged, diminishing the value
of property, and manufactures have been put down to
appease the jealousy of England. To Ireland England
owes a large debt, not only a moral debt, but a pecuniary
debt. The four millions given are nothing like the
I amount of the debt, if properly estimated, as the result of
your legislation.—Recent Speech at Sheeield;

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