The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-08-21 00:00:00

THE LivEnPoet MTANDARI.

THE LIVERPOOL AUXILIARY TO THE IRISH

CHURCH EDUCATION SOCIETY.

The Anniversary of this Society was held last evening,
at the Collegiate Institution—the Lecture-room was
crowded in every part by a most respectable audience.
The Chair was taken at half-past 6 o'clock by I'. B. Hors-
fall, Esq. A deputation attended from the parent society,
consisting of the Venerable Archdeacon Bell, Archdea-
con of Waterford, the Rev. Dr. O'Sullivan, and the
Rev. Dr. Singer ; on the platform were also the Revds.
Dr. M'Neile, F. Parry, D. Anderson, W. J. Purdon, J.
Gossett, W. Pollock, T. Baylee, Dr. Carpenter, T. Green,
J. Martin, Thos. Nolan, W. Falloon, T. Whalley, H. M.
Mosse, D. D. Stewart, T. Butler, V. Ryan, B. S. Clarke,
Wright, G. W. Warr, F. Power, H. H. Higgins, W.
Hughes, G. G. Osborne, S. P. Boutflower, J. Meredith,
R. W. Wolselev ; John Moss, Esq., Otterspool, T. For-
syth, J. Eden, T. T. Glazebrook, Saml. Holme, Dr. Fal-
loon, J. J. Moss, Esq., and T. Green.
The CHAIRMAN opened the proceedings, after prayer
had been offered up by the Rev. T. Nolan, by ad-
verting to the unhappy state of I reland, which had been
the anxious difficulty of both the statesman and the Chris-
tian. The former had been straining every effort to pro-
vide, for the unhappy people of that country, food, the
latter had been equally strenuous in providing for them
the bread of life, the word of God. It was not his purpose
to forestall information which would be given to them in
due course, but he might say in connexion with his pre-
vious remarks, that the society whose claims were being
advocated, supported not less than 1,861 schools, giving
instruction to 120,000 children ; the average attendance
at these schools was not less than 73,000. And although
this society was a Church Education Society, it ought to
be said in proof of its Catholic and Scriptural character,
that more than half this number were the children of
Roman Catholics and Dissenters. (Loud applause.) The
Chairman then introduced
The Rev. Mr. PARRY, who moved the first resolution,
which was to the effect that the 'meeting cordially re-
sponded to the appeal made by the Irish Church Educa-
tion Society to their brethren in England. Mr. Parry
considered himself in the place of a junior counsel, to be
followed by his leader (Dr. Bell), he therefore would not
detain them with a long speech. The rev. gentleman's
remarks had for their object the exposure of the false
principle of the National Society, and the importance of
sustaining the Education Society, as the one calculated to
instruct her youth in the pure, unadulterated Word of
God. He deprecated the withdrawal of their support
from this society, by the government of the present day as
well as that of the governments which have of late
years been in power in England. (Loud cheers.)
Before calling on Archdeacon Bell to second the resolu-
tion, the Chairman expressed his regret at the absence of
the Rev. W. Rawson, of Seaforth, who was prevented
from attending through indisposition.
The Venerable the Archdeacon of WATERFORD, on
rising to second the resolution, was warmly welcomed by
the audience. When silence was restored, he proceeded
nearly as follows :—I feel myself happy in being permitted
to take part in the proceedings of this evening, although
not unconscious of the weakness of my advocacy, and
especially in contrast with the importance of the cause I
have undertaken to plead. I esteem it a great privilege
to find myself officially connected on such an occasion
with brethren of whom I shall not indulge myself to speak
as I think and feel—with one of whom are connected
many of the happiest and tenderest associations of days
long past, and for both of whom I had early been taught
to cherish a feeling of admiration and respect, which suc-
cessive years have strengthened and increased. lam also
encouraged by the remembrance that I address those who
have already taken a noble stand upon this very subject of
Scriptural education—who have already met and turned
back the tide of false liberality and latitudinarian policy,
which had set ie from Ireland, and which might ere this
have deluged England, if Liverpool had not uttered the
thunder of its glorious protest. You are aware that it has
been the policy of our rulers to establish in Ireland a sys-
tem of national education, which was designed to combine
the youth of all religious denominations in the same
schools, communicating to them such instruction as it was
supposed or expected would meet the religious feelings and
prejudices of all classes of our population. It is not my
intention on the present occasion to enter upon the
history of that institution further than to remind you
that at a moment when, through the instrumen-
tality of various societies, some of them receiving
aid from the public funds, Scriptural education was mak-
ing rapid progress in Ireland ; when more than 3,000
schools existed in connection with societies of such a
character, educating about a quarter of a million children,
and when, in addition, there were between 3,000 and 4,000
private schools under Roman Catholic teachers, in which
the Scriptures were more or less employed—at such a
moment a terrible experiment was attempted, which pro-
nounced that the obligatory use of Holy Scripture had
been a vital defect in the existing institutions, because at
variance with the teaching of the Church of Rome.
Thus, in the vigour of their usefulness, the Scriptural
schools of Ireland were condemned to destruction, so far
at least as it could be effected by the withdrawal of the
countenance and support of state endowment. It seems
passing strange that the clergy of the Church in Ireland
should have been expected to give in their adhesion to
such a plan, and introduced under such circumstances—
that they should have been expected to descend from their
high office as ministers of the Gospel, and spiritual pas-
tors, to be the secular schoolmasters of the country. But
so it was ; and even to this hour not merely disappoint-
ment but indignation is expressed, because the great body
of the clergy in Ireland have withheld their concurrence—
insomuch that the acknowledged abuses and the Popish
tendency of the system is not unfrequently ascribed to
their contumacy, instead of to its true cause, its own
essential evil, which has made it impossible for them to
give in their adhesion except at the expense of principle,
of conscience, and of duty both toward God and their
neighbour. Having made repeated remonstrances in vain,
having endeavoured to point out to the rulers of a Chris-
tian people their duty to the people oyez whom they were
placed by the providence of God, having implored relief
to no purpose, the Church Education Society for Ireland
was at lengthformed,thesimple principleof which is this—
to combine with the secular instruction which we are
willing to communicate, acquaintance with. the Word of
God—adding, for members of the Church of England, in-
struction in its peculiar doctrines and formularies. Upon
such a society our public men of all political parties have
hitherto frowned. A cold repulse, a cruel taunt, has
been the reply, followed up by something which candid
minds will consider a grievous persecution. Perhaps it is
all well. Trials are designed to purify those who are the
objects of them. This treatment has led to a. more fre-
quent and close examination of the subject,. and of the
motives by which we have been actuated in this struggle.
Further, it has divested our proceedings of every sem-
blance of political and party warfare. Every political
party has in its turn repulsed us ; and we have taken our
stand upon principle and conscience against power and
patronage by whomsoever wielded. There is One who
has not forsaken us in the contest. God has-not with-
held his blessing,—else were our course dark indeed, and
our future prospects cheerless. Our schools-have pros-
pered—the numbers of children have increased—our
friends and brethren have,. to a surprising extant, proved
steadfast—a great and effectual door has been• opened to
us, though there be many adversaries. During the last
session of Parliament, about 1,600 out of 2,000 of the
clergy again solemnly.committed themselves to the great
principle of Scriptural education in their petitions to Par-
liament. We have lived to hear the very same system,
against which we have solong protested, condemned uni-
versally, and by men of all parties, as unfit for the popu-
lation of England. It is something that public men con-
descend to borrow our arguments and to report our
statements, even while they persist in refusing our claims.
The last report of the Church Education Society presents
the following details :-1,861 schools ; 120,202 scholars—
of whom 58,122 belong to the Church of England, 15,713
are Protestant Dissenters, and 46,367; are Roman
Catholics ; the increase upon the former years being
3,224, of whom 1,729-tare Roman Catholics. As a system
of United Education for which the National system in Ire-
land was avowedly established, it has failed; signally, con-
fessedly failed. So much so, that the commissioners are
fain to point out the attendance of children.of different
religious persuasions in the Poor-house schools, as favour-
able specimens of their system—an attendance which, be it
observed, is compulsory upon all, while,.in a late report,
they declare that their united system was-not designed to
combine different classes of children in the same schools,
butoutof different kinds of schools under the same board !
Perhaps there is no country but Ireland where schools of
exclusively religious denominations would be gravely put
forward as examples of united instruction !. if there be
any real value in united instruction,. the object has really
been attained in our Church Education Society. Not only
does the general summary of the society present such a
result, but it is found in individual schools.. The published
intelligence of the society proves. it.. I can state that in
the diocese in which I myself reside, there is not a school
in which such a result is not attained in a greater or less
degree. I shall give you two or three instances of it, in
letters which were addressed tamyself during the present
month. (The rev. gentlemen. read some letters to this
effect) and continued. And so far with respect to the
willingness of the great body of the people, the Roman
Catholic peasantry, to send their children ; and when we
perceive such a readiness, are we to be made the instrue
meats of wresting from their hands the bread of life
Must we, as the only cordition of public aid, be com-
pelled to forego these opportunities of usefulness, fraught
with present and perhaps eternal good to these children,
as well as with peace and blessing for our distracted
country ? It may be asked, do we want English liberality
to maintain scriptural schools in Ireland, and to relieve
us of the burden of their pecuniary support ? It is not
so. The income of our society last year was about
£37,000, including the local contributions for the support
of particular schools; of that sum about £2OOO was sent
from England, leaving £35,000 contributed upon the spot
for this sacred purpose. We do ask you indeed to help
us. It has been, stated that out of a great diminished
income arising from the pressure of poor-rates, &c.,
the contributions of the Irish clery last year for scriptural
education exceeded 10 per cent. of their gross income.
Under such circumstances they come with confidence to
appeal to your warm sympathy and generous support. It
is painful to be compelled to ask an alms, where we think
we are entitled to a measure of public aid. We think it a
grievous hardship that we are contributing our propor-
tion as payers of taxes to the very fund from which the
Roman Catholic schools of England derive support, whilst
we cannot obtain such terms for our Scriptutal schools as
are granted to them. We think that this is too flagrant
injustice to be for ever perpetrated. We hope that the
remonstrance of our English brethren will yet obtain for
us what has hitherto been denied to us, and we confi-
dently expect that at least so long as justice is withheld,
youy honest indignation and your Christian sympathy
will secure to us such pecuniary resources as shall enable
us to persist in communicating the word of God to those
who are willing to receive it at our hands. The reverend
gentleman resumed his seat amid great applause.
The Rev. Dr. &NORA rose to wove the second resolu.

tion, and in doing so regretted that he should have cause
to regret any thing that had been said by their valuable
chairman. Yet he must say it was with regret he heard
his name called as one of the speakers. It was not from
choice that he or his brethren had left their avocations in
Ireland to come there as paupers to ask them for their
Christian sympathies. Nothing, he could assure them,
but a sense of the importance of the object and their im-
perative duty could have induced his brethren to leave
Ireland at this season of the year to come to England and
to Liverpool to make a complaint of the Legislature and
the Government of the country, and to ask them to
assist in laringing a force to bear on that Government
and on that Legislature, by which justice might be
done to Ireland. The Rev. Dr. animadverted on
the false principles that influenced the Government
in supporting the national system, a system which
he was there to oppose as unscriptural, and which he
would oppose on that ground as long as he was blessed
with health, and in so doing he considered he was only
discharging his duty.—The resolution, which breathed the
same spirit as its predecessor, was here read, and the rev.
speaker continued his address. He appealed to them to
aid the cause of the society, on account of its impoverished
condition, and explained the principles which governed
its operations, viz., the imparting of sound scriptural edu-

cation with as much secular knowledge as was practicable.
He rebutted the imputatiol of political motives, and con-
tended that in their opposition of the national system the
clergy of Ireland were actuated solely by a sense of the
obligation they were under of securing to the youth under
their charge instruction in the pure Word of God. The
charge of religious enthusiasm he pleaded guilty to, and
in justification of enthusiasm he would point to their
schools in Ireland, and to that meeting. He believed their
cause was a sacred one, and that like Moses they were going
forward to a promised land, and he invited his hearers to
go with them. The whole of the patronage and the whole
of the government funds were actually, by the national
system, diverted to purchasini the small favour of consent
from the clergy, and in such a province as Ireland it might
be conceived that this was not a light power. In proof of
the integrity of the clergy in resisting the bait of prefer-
ment so cheaply to be purchased, the rev. doctor adduced
instances of clergymen's sons working during the late fa-
mine in the capacity of day labourers, to earn a subsistence
for their mothers and sisters, and of clergymen who, after
travellinglong distances in the discharge of their ministerial
duties, returned home without the means of satisfying the
necessities of nature, in two cases which came within
his own knowledge ; one was that of a clergyman who
found a draught of water was all that was in store for hi-n
after such a visitation, and in the other the only nutri-
ment was an egg ; yet these men were as firm in their
opposition as the wealthiest of their brethren. Dr. Singer
at considerable length expounded his views, but we regret,
from a variety of causes, we are prevented giving that
extension to his speech that it deserves. The purport of
it was that the national system was an instrument in the
hands of Popery by which the Established Church was
being undermined ; that it positively threw advantages in
the way of voting funds to promote the objects of the
priests, while it withheld similar boons from the Pro-
testant Church ; one proof of this position was, that
with the exception of Dr. M`Hale, and a few of his
clergy, who dissented on very different grounds from
that of the absence of scriptural instruction, not a
single priest had opposed the board, while on the con-
trary, many hundreds of the Protestant clergy had pro-
tested against it. So well did the priesthood know that
the government were their friends, that, when a petition
was in process against the godless colleges, one of their
dignitaries asked his fellow priests what they wanted, and
pointed out the numerous favours that had been conferred
upon them ; and it was Dr. Singer's opinion that the
£lOO,OOO which had been granted to Ireland, would,
upon the demand of the priests, be doubled, or even
trebled, under the plea of the cause of education. He re-
butted the charge of the society's schools not being popular
by referring to the previous statement, showing rhat more
than half the number of children attending them are
Roman Catholics, and by numerous proofs of the esteem
in which the schools were held by the Roman Catholic
peasantry. (Loud cheers.) At the close of his address,
he spoke strongly of the conduct of the government of
England, who, he contended, had, from mistaken and un-
fortunate views, impeded, by their measures, the progress
of Scriptural education in Ireland—that education which
would have ameliorated the condition of people in every
respect—not only as regarded religion and morality, but
their loyalty and their general prosperity and happiness
in life. England was comparatively prosperous. She
owed her preservation, amidst the political and religious
comn.otions in Europe at the present time, to her support
of Protestant principles. (Great applause.)
A hymn was then sung, while a collection was made.
It amounted to £3O.

The CHAIRMAN having then said that Dr. O'Sullivan
would second the resolution,
The SECRETARY gave notice that the reverend gentle-
man would preach a sermon in behalf of the society, at
Christ Church, on Wednesday (to-morrow) evening.
The Rev. Dr. O'SULLIVAN was received on rising with
loud and long continued applause. The Rev. Gentleman
commenced by observing on the difficulty of his position
in appearing before the assembly on behalf of a society
which was discountenanced by the government of his
country. To deter the clergy from supporting it, a rule
had been adopted for the distribution of Church-patronage
in Ireland, whieh excluded from the prospect of prefer-
ment all but those who would consent to adopt the Na-
tional System of Education. That rule was known to be
in existence formore than a year. The reply which the Irish
clergy had given to its ignoble menace was contained in peti-
tions to the two houses of parliament, expressive of unalterable
attachment to the principle of Scriptural education, and signed
by more than sixteen hundred of the Irish clergy. But the
threat of disfavour from the State, carried out as it had been,
mercilessly, into effect, was not the only form in which war was
waged against Scriptural education in Ireland. That unworthy
threat having proved abortive, advocates being found undimi-
nished in number or in zeal, for the system of education in
which the word of God has due honour—a measure of graver
severity is devised—the authority of the Episcopate is strained
in order to complete the task which the government proscrip-
tion left undone. and pulpits are denied to ministers whom
clergy and congregations invited to preach. against whose doc-
trine or morals no imputation is insinuated, against whom,
indeed, only one objection is urged, namely, that they-are advo-
cates of " Scriptural education, and adverse to that national
system in which the Bible is denied its honor."• These are-
strong expressions of censure on the society, and the system
against which they are uttered. Censure wears- perhaps as
much the character of persecution as the times we live in would
permit. They render it imperative on the advocate of the-
Church Education Society to give proof that the society does
not merit them. Perhaps the most convenient form in whieh
our defence can be made will be that of consideringstatements
put forth recently and with the highest authority, in favour of
the national system of education in Ireland, and thus, infer-
entially, in censure of such of the clergy as refuse to aid in the
administration of it His Excellency the Lord Lieutenant of
Ireland had recently, in an address to the teachers of the
National Schools, taken occasion to describe the system, and
make it the subject of warm eulogy. He described it as espe-
cially suited to the circumstances of Ireland, as having been
conceived and framed in a spirit, especially careful that thee
religious feelings of no party should be offended. His Excel-
lency declared further that no such rule as prohibited scripture
from being read in the schools was laid down-by the national
board—that no bar was set up by them to impede religious exer-
cises. and he declared that if there were, or if the bible was prohi-
bited. the national system could have no more uncompromising
opponent than he would be himself. Such is- the description
given of the national system by the Lerd Lieutenant of Ireland,
and such his profession of faith. It is a system adapted to the
circumstances of Ireland, and it does not force any rule by which
Scripture was prohibited. Having thus protested against the
supposition that he could lend himself to countenance a system
by which religiose was obstructed or Scripture disparaged, his
Excellency may naturally claim the greater respect for his
assertion of the positive merit by which the national system of
education in Ireland was recommended. Itwas " based," he
said " on the principle that when children of different religions
were brought up together they would, as men, entertain feel-
ings more kindly and tolerant than if from their earliest years
they were separated by their creeds, or taught to view each
other with that sectarian aversion which is the sure pre-
lude to political rancour and hostility," (Hear, hear.)
In this statement, the Rev. Speaker continued, we may learn,
the notions entertained by his Excellency respecting the na-
tional system. He represents it as a system in which children
are taught to• entertain kindly and tolerant feelings towards
each other—are net separated from each other by their creeds,
and are not taught to view each other with that sectarian aver-
sion which heevery properly describes as-the natural prelude to
political rancour and hostility. When his Excellency believes
this to be the character of the national system, and believes
also that it does not prejudice the interests of Scriptural
religion, it is not wonderful that he should support it,
or that he- should censure the clergy of the Established
Church for their backwardness to join him in carrring its
means of good into effect. If the system be in every respect
contrary to the favourable representation made of it by his
Excellency? if it be not entitled to praise for having sectarian
divisions?' if it be liable to jest censure for the injury it inflicts
on religion—is it not most unjust aid intolerant to censure and
punish the Irish clergy for not giving in their adhesion to it?
Does it tend to promote feelings of reciprocal benevolence be-
tween the children of different denominations? Does it give
due freedom to scriptural education? Here the Rev. Speaker
entered into proofs that the national system taught. strife and
religious intolerance, and established his charge against it by
various examples, and by citations from books used by Roman
Catholics, and sanctioned for- their use by the Board during
the hours of seperate instruction. He then entered upon the
fetters imposed on holy scripture, and showed that the
conditions on which it was admissible to the. schools were
precarions and disparaging—that the parents' authority
was exalted above the divine command, and that to become
connected with a parent who would deny his child the benefit of
Scriptural instruction would not be to enterinto partnership
with him for the child's benefit, but into a conspiracy against
his best interests. Ile did not dispute the right of a parent to
educate his child according to the dictates. of his own con-
science ; but if education were provided by public taxes or pri-
vate benevolence, it was not irrational to say that the interests
of the child deserve consideration rather than the prejudices of
a parent. Independently of the case of the Roman Catholic
children, he thought that of the Protestants also worthy of con-
sideration. And he contended, that if the Bible were admitted
into the schools at the cost of degrading or profaning it, there
might be perhaps more injury done in familiarising them to re-
gard the sacred volume with disrespect than the instruction they
were likely to receive in it was calculated to neutralise.
His Excellency the Lord Lieutenant must have been misin-
formed as to the character of the National Schools :—they were
in principle and efficacy very strongly contrasted with his de-
scription of them. But he did not wonder at the mistake—it
was natural. His Excellency formed his notion of the schools
from what lie had seen in his own neighbourhood, and from
the well-known and often-cited letter of Lord Stanley. This
letter was cited repeatedly as containing a description of the
National Schools, and had been pronounced by the commissioners
of education as the charter of the constitution. It was a de-
scription to show what the schools were intended to be. It
was a charter to be violated. The rev. speaker continued
to show, by various illustrations and examples, how very
wide was the departure from that well remembered let-
ter. It was manifest that Lord Stanley offered his system
to the land as a boon tendered for their acceptance.
The national system, under the board which had the
charge over it, was a system which the State forced upon
a people, of whom very many were indisposed to receive it.
the national system, as Lord Stanley proposed it, was to be an
experiment to be tried under certain specific conditions, and
was not to be tried unless the prescribed conditions were agreed
to. The National Board stood convicted of having disregarded
every one of these conditions, and yet proceeding with the
experiment as if they had been all duly observed. Why were
they not observed 3 Because, as a commissioner of Irish Edu-
cation stated, there could not be raised up in Ireland twenty
schools in compliance with them. But why did Lord Stanley
insist upon them? In order to have proof that the system of
education offered by the state was acceptable to the Irish peo-
ple—to ensure that the schools so founded should have the
benefit of good local superintendence. To this end he required
that preference should be given to applica t ions from two rel egious
deuomivatious—that the Board should exercise a strict Control

over all books of instruction—that provision should be made to
repair school houses—that a fixed salary 'shall be provided for
the master—that a sum sufficient to furnish books and school
requisites shall be provided, and that where building
aid was asked for the schools they should be vested in com-
missioners. All these conditions, the rev. gentleman should
show, on documentary evidence, had been violated. The rea-
son assigned for carrying on the system and dispensing with
the conditions was this, that the people of Ireland would not
accept the schools on the terms. The system was not, there-
fore, what Lord Stanley desired it should be. It had not the
safeguards which he required, and accordingly had not the sa-
lutary influence he expected from it. But why were the minds
of the Irish people averse to the system ? Because the com-
missioners had changed the spirit and character of it. Accord
ing to the terms of Lord Stanley's letter, it was to have been a
system of freedom—a system in which the law of compulsion,
on which preceding systems had been established, was to be
abrogated. The system previously in operation required in
every school that the Bible should be read. The societies I
previously in existence had adopted, as.their governing law,
that they would did no school in which Scripture was not
read—Lord Stanley's letter gave power to annul this law and
to frame a system in which aid might be given to schools in
which the scriptures were not read. The commissioners of edu-
cation in Ireland enlarged the permission thus given into a power
of making a rule, that wherever the Bible was read in the schools
no government aid was to be given. What they should
have done assuming that the principles of Lord Stanley's letter
were just, was this , they should have effaced the rules of the
educational societies then existing, and set up no contradictory
rule in its place. They should have left the Scripture free, free to
he read in the schools—free to be laid aside. Had they done so,
their system would have been a system of freedom, they made it
one of compulsion. In former days patrons and pupils were
bound by the law which recognizes the supremacy of the Divine
word, and enjoined that all should be acquainted with it—nn-
der the new system. The pupils are left free to disregard the
same word. The patrons of schools are fettered by the obliga-
tion to respect that dangerous freedom. Under the rule of
Lord Stanley's letter patrons and pupils would alike he free—
some patrons using their freedom to exclude the divine word—
some to introduce it—and none; responsibleifor the chasms
which others made, and none constrained to acquiesce in any
rule by which his conscientious convictions were outraged.
Lord Stanley's letter declares a system which was to be based
on a principle of neutrality. The National Board have founded
it on Romanis m. Lord Stanley's would be at the worst a lati-
tudinarian spstem. Sectarianism is the character of the Na-
tional Schools. The reverend doctor, who was often warmly
cheered throughout his eloquent and argumentative address,
resumed his seat amid long-continued manifestations of enthus
siasm.

The resolution was then read and put by the chairman, and
carried unanimously.
The Dr. M'NEILE proposed a vote of thanks to the Chair-
man, in most eloquent, forcible, and complimentary, but deli-
cate terms. (This was received with loud applause.) He then
proposed that something should be done beyond mere applause
• m behalf of the cause for which they had met. He suggested
that the Chairman should be requested to write to Lord Stan-
ley to inform him of the feeling existing in Liverpool on the
subject, as expressed that evening. (Hear.) It was clear, as
stated by Dr. O'Sullivan, that the noble Lord's instructions to
the Commissioners of Education in Ireland had been disre-
garded, and when that nobleman again became a member of
the administration—and he might be prime minister ere long—
(loud cheers)—he would, he doubted not, inform the Commis-
sioners that the system must be mended. The noble lord
would scarcely believe that Dr. O'Sullivan had vindicated his
plan, which could only be carried out through the inhabitants of
localities showing their approval bygiving contributions for the
support of the school. He hoped the chairman would also
write to the present representatives (or misrepresentatives) of
the borough,—(laughter)—who ought to do their duty in this
respect. Why should they not fight over again the battle which
they had fought in behalf of the borough schools of the town.
(Cheers.) He had to make another suggestion if they would
not. Who was more deserving of the votes of the electors than
the gentleman who had that night presided over him, and who
was ever foremost in promoting all good charitable and benefi-
cial movements in the town, Let those who heard him set this
in their hearts, and they would succeed in electing him, and
might depend upon him. (This suggestion was taken up with
tremendous enthusiasm by the meeting, who seemed to vie
with each other in their marks of esteem to the chairman, and
in a determination to give practical effect to the allusion of the
reverend speaker.) His motion would not be seconded, for
there would be no time. The moment he (Mr. M‘N.) turned
his back, that gentleman would reply. (Vociferous and pro-
longed applause.)

The Chairman shid he thanked the meeting from the bottom
of his heart. The last speaker had done him more than justice.
With respect to writing to Lord Stanley and the representatives
of the town, he should be glad to do so; but he could not help
saying that in his opinion the object would be better attained
by the rev. gentleman writing himself, expressing what had oc-
curred in his own forcible and felicitous language. (Cheers.)
The meeting then separatad about a quarter past ten.

On Sunday, sermons were preached at several of the churches
in town, when the following collections were made :
St. Barnabas' £33 15 6
St. Bride's l6 18 0
St. Clement's 6 11 0
St. Jude's 4l 0 0
St. Luke's l2 0 0
St- Mary's ,Edge-hill
St. Mark's - 15 0
St. Paul's, Prince's park B3 13 8

LATEST FROM AMERICA.

ARRIVAL. OF THE STEAM-SHIP EUROPA.

The British and North American Royal Mail Steam-ship
Europa, Captain'Lott, arrived in the river yesterday morning,
about ten o'clock. She left New York on the Bth instant, and
Halifax on the WM; and has, therefore, made the passage with•
the usual speed and regularity established by these noble•
steamers.

The 'money market at New York remained easy, and an
abundant supply of capital was seeking investment. Sterling
exchange was not very active for the steamer; best bills on
London are quoted•nto 9 per cent.
The cholera remains much in the same state. In New York
the deaths were fewer by eleven than the week previous.
The press and the people of the States continue to express
themselves in most unmeasured terms of indignation and ab•
horrence at the French interference at Rome, and at the con-
duct of Russia in endeavouring to put down the brave Hun-
garians.

The Indians still continue their depredations in Texas_ A
party of five traders were attacked near Corpus Christi. Two
were killed, and their goods stolen.
The elections for repesentatives to Congress were proceeding,
and so far as they had gone it was likely that the Whigs would
have a working majority, and be able to secure the Speaker and
the committees.

A good deal of excitement had prevailed throughout the
country, caused by the-alleged abduction of a Spaniards named
Francisco Rey, from New Orleans to Havana, where he is said
to have been guilty of violating his trust as the keeper of a
public prison by releasing one or two political prisoners, and
escaping to the United States in their company. It appears,
however, that no abduction was committed or thought.of, and
that Rey went voluntarily back to Cuba.
A Mexican Commissioner has arrived at Santa Fe, and has
issued a proclamation to those M.2cicans who do not wish to
become citizens of the United States by remaining in .the terri-
tory of New Mexico, inviting them to cross the frontier and
take possession of lands:•which the Mexican Government will
assign them in compensation for the farms and houses they
shall abandon.

In Canada, the British League has closed is labours)for the
present, and adjourned after having prepared an address to
the people of the Provinces. The burden of it is a complaint
against the Free Trade-policy of England and the abolition of
the former special privileges of British Colonies in the mar-
kets of the mother country, and against the rebellion losses
bill. The result of free-trade, we are told, is monetary pres-
sure, bankruptcy, and distress in Canada, while the rebellion
losses measure has rekindled the hostility of races, and Lord
Elgin's sanction of it has brought the Royal authority into
contempt. To get things right again, the League demands
a high Tariff, and consequently the upsetting of the pre-
sent Free Trade Government. To get the difficulty be-
tween the races smoothed away, the alleged outrages
which the same Government has committed on Constitu-
tional law by its distribution of electoral districts-and its ap-
pointments to the Legislative Council must be amended. But
the essence of the address is in three recommendations it makes
to the people. These•are, first : A union of all the Provinces of
British America in order to lay the foundations of a great na-
tion ; Second, retrenchment in the salaries of public officers
and other expenses ;-Third, a Protective Tariff:- In all this
there is not a word of: Annexation to America, but the idea most
prominently put forward is Canadian Independence.
From Mexico and South America we have nothing new. No
further advices have been received from California.
The West Indian steamer, arrived from Havana, reports a
number of vessels in quarantine, among which a deal of sick-
ness! prevailed. _ _

The schooner Ferdinand, from New York to San Francisco,
is said to have been•lost six days' sail from Rio. The report
was brought to New. York by two men, who said they had es-
caped in the boat, and that all the rest on board—thirty-seven
in number—perished. The report is doubted..
A dreadful railroad accident occurred on the 2d instant, near
Princeton, N.J., by which two persons were killed, and more
than twenty seriously hurt.

A large number of emigrants have left Santa Fe for Califor-
nia. Joseph King of Missouri was murdered at San Miguel by
Robert Stanfield. Seven out of nine men belonging to parties
destined for California, under Green Marshall, were killed.
They were attacked on the 20th March by 200 Apache Indians,
on the Rio Gila. They succeeded in killing 35 or 40 Indians,
when the remainder fled. Mr. Marshall and Robert Ward were
literally cut to pieces, but they managed ta save their lives and
to reach Guyamas on the Gulf of California. They subsisted
for 14 days on.what they could pick up on the road.
A letter tram St. John, New Brunswick, dated August 7,
says:—" A special meeting of the Governor and Council took
place at this. city, a few days since, to-consider nproposition
from the Canadian government, relative to a reciprocal free
trade between the United States and all British North America,
together with a federal union of all the-colonies. The delibera-
tions of the Council are understood to have been favr.:urabl.,,
and a meeting, to be composed of two members of the Council
from Canada, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward
Island, and Newfoundland, will take place in a few days hence,
at Halifax, when it is expected delegation will be appointed
to proceed n
to England to advocate the proposed measures. It
is conjectured that this movement of the Provincial Govern-
ment is-designed to head off the Canadian League."
An incidental topic of dispute. seemingly between the British
authorities and some American. citizens has been commented
upon by some of the newspapers. A charter having been
granted by the government oS Nicaragua to some American
citizens for the exclusive navigation of the river San Juan by
steamers, H. M. B.'s consul in the city, W. A. Barclay, has
written a letter censuring the-American parties there.

COMMERCIAL SUMMARY.
New York, August S, 1849.
The business world has continued quiet, and without
important features excepting a continued advance in Cotton.
The prevalence of the cholera has checked all disposition to
operate, except. for immediate wants. The Dry Goods im-
porters are partially busy, as jobbers, whose dealers live in the
far West and South, are filling up their assortments. It is
generally anticipated that there will be a large business done
in the Fall after the cholera has abated.
Freights to Liverpool have been dull for a few days, and rates
have declined. Cotton is nominally id., Flow Is., Corn 30.,
heavy goods 18s. to 20s. There is very little doing for any
quarter.
The market for breadstuffs has been firm, notwithstanding
the unfavourable nature of the news from England. Our home
demand has absorbed nearly all the supplies, and the quota-
tions generally have advanced. The stocks here are quite
small. Western Canal Flour is 4 871 a $5, Ohio $5 a 5 1211
Alexander, Baltimore, Georgetown, &c., 518 a 5 23. In Indian
Corn Meal, 83 a 3 12f, Indian Corn Mixed, 61c a 62c per
bushel; yellow flat, 62c a 63c ; yellow round, 63c a 64c.
Wheat is scarce and firm ; Genesse, 125 c a 130 c. Ohio prime
110 c a 115 c per bushel.
The provision market has been inactive and rather heavy.
The stock of Pork is large. The quotations are, prime S 9,
mess 10 75 per bbl.—Beef, prime 11 50, mess 13 50 a 814 per
bbl; prime mess, new, $l7 al7 50 per tce. Lard 6f a7c per lb
dull. Shoulders 4f a sc, hams 6 a 7c, very firm.
The upward tendency of the cotton market has continued,
Since the last steamer arrived holders have put themarket up 4c
per bale, and the amount of sales are 1,000 to 2,500 bales per
day, mostly for the North of Europe.
The total receipts of Cotton at all the shipping ports are
2,681,359 bales, against 2,255,545 to same dates last year—an
increase this season of 425,814 bales. The total Foreign Ex-
ports this year is 425,853 bales more than last, say 287,341 bales
increase to Great Britain, 76,831 increase to France, 45,545 in-
cproerat sse. to T
hNeor tshhioomf
oEout ofpr
from
nsdo lo7t,hle3r6oincrease
tt
eortoh epr
rt foreigns re
131,540 bales more this season than last', Oa there is a decrease
in stock of 58,280

Aug. 21,
DP'
--.OvERLAI'
INDIA AND CH1144.-=-Thx. ,ilies our
s;
We have received by express freitt oin
from India and China, in anticipstitlit egX:drag ,
Bombay and Calcutta on the 2nd of Jfilk.„2".„fluil'A
the same month, and Hong Kong en the wiu._eviebn.
The tranquillity of India had only been tr. in
tb!g)
surrectionary movement on a very small scale
territory. Two or three of the leading chiefs,
would seem, by the absence of the usual ainooo'ere
force, had taken the field, but sufficient troolo
lected, under the command of Lieut.-Col. Grad some
the principal stronghold of the insurgents, an"
-,Ad
forts which they endeavoured to defend. ll
Rumours were, however very current that e
against Gholab Singh Would be undertaken as s'entelp
proach of the cold season rendered the movem__be
possible. The conduct of the chief, it will be roof:in 1
extremaly ambiguous throughout the last strugg'..ri,oll,,
jab. Although he owed the possession of the te. boo':
favour he received at the hands of Lord Hard
ky
active part in the suppression of Shere ,10019
is more than probable that in case of a reverse poiaP f
placed his army at the disposal of that chief, ,V.
him in his attempt to drive the British from the .Iso
has ever since continued to increase his omit,. Imo,
Sir C. Napier arrived at Simla on the lot" Were si'"so
expected to go on to Lahore, where the trooPs eclat
severely from the heat. Lord Dalhousie retol"-,..rse s 7 ~0
The trial of Moolraj was still proceeding. The
prosecution was considered to establish his c°""'"
murders of Agnew and Andersen. fi3
CHINA. tlie
itong A
We have received intellience from Hong „rely'
of Juneau The colony is described as slowly but sure bad
ing. A considerable accession of Chinese settlTotiedy
place, and nearly all the shops in favourable set„„eri,,,
been occupied. Nor have the European stor`,`,`erisfo
without a share of prosperity. The position 01:),"9,0N,4
favourable for supplies to California; ninny ship had tot
the place had been swept of all kinds of stores that mid"
were loading. Considerable
thought suitable. Wooden houses in vast number Po/10:
constructed and sent to the diggings, and one f'sc, fronlo
to time arrived, but, as yet, none of it as returns „03t
on English account from China. These were da.Tessoteet
and, if favourable, a considerable amount of htl,sl"The
ed
done in the supplies that had recently arrival.
,„witt
quantities of
returns for godaA
bar, however., to prosperity was the piracy c"'iratesoi°
native craft in the adjacent waters. That the Ile 00111
to be deterred by example seems evident from 'lion sc. ,
within view of the gallows.
piracy occurred on the morning of the last Oxen ,
at • to'.
We learn the imprisonment by the Portuguese,!ereeceistk;
an English gentleman for refusing to paljeforced„
procession of the "Host," and his rescue, Or tainas!"
by a body of seamen and marines, under the cender, joof
Hon. Captain Heppe], of her Majesty's ship gea,erjeasg ,
affair a Portuguese soldier was kilted, and a J3o'
guard wounded. ,-.„ns rill°
At Canton all had been quiet. The new *.,-„Ef it .5 !nit,
ring, had hitherto met with no interruptioa,ssire Vehogt
inclined to consider the Chinese as a very inotle"„s,
Sickness had again broken out among the tr°l4,l
of whom were in hospital ; few deaths, however,

GENERAL TRADE REPOlt'igb°
~t'
moncla,„deP:,
The anticipations of a further improvement's
~rest
the removal of the Danish blockade, have insAe depot,
sure ended in disappointment, the benefits wee Poi
from that event having been anticipated by the t lie
chases made, two or three months ago, by elOr '
,
on speculation. so 'O,
The foregoing remarks apply particularly t°,4peli die
which there is not that active business doing_;,"olo:4,
looked for by some parties ; and since the l'-onS sod
market has been quiet, and we have no sales of 00,,.ee
sequence to report. There is more enquiry Ce'j
sales have been effected at rather higher, ernensiions,°ol
continues in demand, particularly export deser'r firm
higher prices are asked. The tea market is yen'
dtices
thThe Amermiere is not
packet brings intelligence dist . th
is a 0
tier
e f her
per Cambria produced little effect in the rast't , ehst qt;E'eri
United States, except as regards cotton ; 60 i mar ja
articles have been little affected in the Liverpoo not
oi
by the arrival of to-day. Money was very sorer o,
New York. Exchange on London by this sled tit
advanced, considerable sales having been effect
oriee eho
We quote the following from the Morning
.. of fr:it
New York Enquirer, as another demonstrels, i"
we are to expect from our free-trade moveinee lei
brief, but significant : dolis
:: be
"There is no probability that any legislation bate-3
by the Congress of the United States, which she
effect of compensating to Canada the evils of the to ti
system of the mother country." Wes
Mr. Glynn's speech at the London and North 41,4
meeting, to the effect that the depression of tuncot bbd
had seen its lowest depth, and that they coulLt in t
always pay their 7 per cent dividend, but te'thisteite
opinion we should see again the prices of 1817,
Glyn not being given to make rash statements' 4io-0
satisfactory report issued by the Midland I'videnceel
Committee, has, in some measure, restored nottnd
pt
the share market, and buyers have inereased big
advanced materially. 010
The arrival of the Europa has produced eelt,beee
excitement in the cotton market to day, and .1„ tor
been a large business done, with a great dispositi?",poly
chase, but a disinclination on the part of sellers near,;
price. Upwards of 14,000 bales were disposed of,
one half which was for speculation and for exP°t'peltlei
can descriptions realized fully id. per lb, more teato'oolo,,
on Friday, and all other kinds were dearer. '° spec,
changed hands on Saturday, including 400° t° 'clets,ri'bee
tors and exporters, at steady prices. For flinr`"Apa '*'
particulars we refer our readers to our article bee"'
11"
Cotton Trade," in another column. riceA,
Our Iron Market is rather fiat, althoughhigivo
looking up, particularly manufactured. ane,it'
mixed numbers, are quoted at 455. to ..tss- "'"
Glasgow.
Business continues firm for Wool; but as s„tfcatligiss
light, there is not much to work upon • consl-0 "oe
cannot say thcro is much activity. 1)3P"
will commence here on the 29th inst. , and w"
a good assortment of East India, &c. Corti de,
Brunswick-street is quiet to-day, Indianobe t,
lower. With respect to the general bearing '9`‘,ponddltl;
we quote again from our Newcastle nntr`;oo "to
regarding, as we have previously stated, his-oeticpe
respect to the nrobable results of opening the P.' ben
asaluable. He says— ~.ppd, the
"The raisin,. of the blockade in the Baltic has a....."-rt
attended by beneficial results. In almost ever, jer
kingdom commerce seems to be recovering; and
lity, where the mining interests have been labc4"-Oistl°
neralgrea dreepvriemslsioinn,traadsler
btyimatiporrodvienmg ein.nteirseaaapepdareeire_tploriireseoo,4
the labouring classes, must concurrently occasl."
demand for breadstuff's; and as in no part of the -IbefPe
t
nor on the Continent, can we find the crop estitna-eci boi
an average, we can see no danger in risking and e...c,,eals;pll
over harvest,fine old Wheats at present prices. It 00%0
dent that neither France nor Belgium will be enablrni oishive
this country.so liberally as heretofore, and. takil 81,100
into consideration, it is our decided opinion that tm 05
touched their lowest point for the present." we moo
The latter portion of this paragraph, howevert,dees
treat with suspicion. Doubtless, the more kehle peeve,
stand against a falling market, the greater is b`:a001, of
bility of sustaining prices ; but, at the present 3 ciel°,
we should say the experiment is . dangerous, tbei; be se
the British crop and the amount of foreign iinP°rs fetrof
at present an uncertainty, and free-trade being. %
unsolved problem, some new intricacy of- 'cvblo 11
days may at any time develop. of Ilnd
The anticipations of improvement in the vageAden,iltli
Butter have not been realised; and after a liinite-day
during the week, the market closed on Settl,,r 6161 pi•
languor : the quotations range to-day from Vs.teeic'or
for " Wexford, Carlow," to 645. @ 68s. for ; fait
Bacon and`Hams moveoff slowly ; but Lard is in
mend, fine keg, 38s. @ 40s.

LATEST INTELLIGEN'
(BY EXPRESS.)

iftt•
Af• t
LONDON MONEY hIARKET.—YEsrSII,IIIOreiIto
t having Consols opened firmly, but there has been a verYri'for $OOO,
The rate of Transfer has varied from 92j to "f a 0 c,eo •
prices.na e
be
rangedFe
nor
93 1.
New
4E4Txs
c. Three- asensr.thir
premium'
stria
ituran
Its! ;pa 04
from 92i to 93. The foreign intelligence is not 0 r per_tdo
influencelt iht et
little rates
Bonds-were 745. to 755. premium. it
Pt` • and be
LONDON CORN MARKET.—YEsTEO to t
Scarcely any old English Wheat was in, the marketerne oil,
(rotations ruled almost nominal. The millers 0: to , 0,e3
very short of stock, yet they evinced no• dispositi ierabl)ediOlie
large purchases. With foreign Wheat we were 1;r,
but not so largely supplied. Selected qualities ot..!.es. .150•0
white moved off slowly, at about stationary Prl,4,sioe' 4
middling and out-of-condition sorts scarcely 110 Y
transacted. " Tre ofs
00
With all kinds of Oats, especially. English, at. ids 0 ,
scantily supplietl. Fine sound Cora was steadY9lo_,
instances,ti
6d. per quarter more money. All oth „e, oay fee`
r:e,
quite as dear as on Monday last. Beans, the suPr
was small, moved off slowly.. at last week's pril,e.rt
were not lower, yet the inquiry for them was in 57; vie
Indian Corn and Meal were held: for more 1.10 10 ,f
small • e
amount of business transacted in them was „on •,; .or
only a limited business was passing, at the late varlet'
We were very scantily supplied with Englis:arterly $
samples were taken at from 30s. to 325. Der,,, sac,'
foreign was held at full prices. In other kill"'
business was reported.
The show of Malt samples was very small. g de
SMITH Fl ELD CATTLE MARKFT the de
" ede, fonpf'
The Beef trade, as the number of beasts exce
Jason
)
of the butchers, was in a very sluggish state, at
paid
on „,t
quotations, being-2d. per 811 a. below those 10',..c1
Prior to the close of business, a total clearance u•
effected.

11/,
Mehemet Ali died at Alexandria on the 2nd lists"
Pt°
interred at Cairo with great respect. were 11.5` e'
On Friday, at Chatham, as the Royal Artillery ,ent too
ing musket ball firing, the gun of one of them 1 iaSP 5,
dentally, and a gunner named Hepper was kille
at reri,
ously. nat fe01"
Advices from Vienna inform us of the conderohree, o,e
burg. of a lady of rank, Madame UdvarnokY,tbo¢n
Jfis
imprisonment, and Anne of .€5,000, for having;Tokle
ot
munication with the Hungarians. Madame tith in °he f
mother of eight chikb en, and two of her sons t
of the Hungarian army. She is now imprison.'" forre,
tress of Theresienstadt. ane pi/.
MUSICAL NOVELTY.—Amongst the novelties illiri;pcf_l,,tir,-,
is a neat instrument designed by J. Edgar, lith is Pict
street, for the Philharmonic society. Its br° a con -of is
feet 6 inches. It stands on a linth, to WO 00,paP.,56
desk, by which means the conductor has the,c coon;ope
id
whole of the voices under his co umand. 11' The
three and a half octaves from F in bass to ac lt. jris,
very rich and powerful. last' 9 c''rtlititoll:
CAUTT.ON TO CAR DRIVERS.—On Thursday _iway co
was dismissed from plying for hire at the WI: Nicet,t
Lime-street, in consequence of being guilty °f to botPio
mon among that class. He had been ent,c•aged wanothe'o,
gentleman to the Angel Hotel, but drove him tot
there floe
and on being remonstrated with, declared thil___,,i,aer,to
such inn as the Angel in Liverpool. The,27i.rvell sere?
ever, was not to be duped, and insisted on beluzvithout
paAtrntoegpmenl
p,etatson
rdbsev
being made
taken theretthoetianakntes hilength,mt"o butsopri
en:oeont other ob oe siefco,tiei
r;0
of cars bringing travellers to their housesr ;e ,
so. We hope the punishment inflicted in thisr
a warning to the drivers of cars and such ()the ;1, Or
DIED.—On the 28th June, at Bombay, agown.
fourth son of G. S. PARSONS. R.N.. of J)is t

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