The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-02-21 00:00:00

is evident that there will be little or no decline in
home securities (consols, perhaps, excepted, as in
the early part of this century), while there may
probably be a steady advance. We annex this
day's prices :—Caledonians, 27 61 4 1 • Eastern
Counties, 131 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 66i- 6 ;
Liverpool, Crosby, and Southport, 15 ; London
Stock, 104+ 4 ; Midland" Stock, 63 21; Newry and
Warrenpoint, ; Dover Stock, 18 11-16 ; York,
Newcastle and Berwick, 171 ; York and North
Midland, 241.

PRODUCE.--The markets during the week have
been comparatively quiet, very little business hav-
ing been done, and prices with only trifling alter-
ations. TO-DAY there is scarcely anything to
notice in Sugar, the busineis being confined to a
small parcel of Cuba Muscovado at 365, 6d., and a
few hundred bags clayed Manilla at 225. 6d. per
cwt. Nothing has taken place in Malasses or Rum,
and of Coffee, only 20 bales Mocha are reported, at
655. to 745. per cwt. The Tea market is without
change, and onlf a few hundred chests common
Congou sold at is. id. per lb. Of Rice, 5,200 bags
Arracan have found buyers at 15s. 6d., and 200
tees, very low Carolina at 16s. to 16s. 3d. per cwt.
700 bags Saltpetre (to arrive) have been purchased
at 345. 6d. to 355. 6d., and 60 bags East India
Ginger at 18s. per cwt.
WooL.—This market still remains in an inactive
state. The business of the week has not been ex-
tensive, and prices are without alteration ; the
trade being at present occupied with the public
sales now proceeding in London, causes this mar-
ket to be very quiet. English combing Wools
have given way from 10s. to 15s. per pack within
the last fortnight, while Foreign descriptions (such
as long Turkey, Scopia, Servia, fine Bosnia, and
Oporto), which come into competition with them,
are much the same, but in- this inactive state of
the market may be expected to give way a shade.
On the continent there is little or nothing to be
done, unless at lower rates, than can be obtained
here. Imports for the week, 1,901 bales, viz.:-
669 Russian ; 186 Mediterranean Ports ; 136
Buenos Ayres ; 569 East India ; 152 Peruvian; 99
Australian, and 90 Scotch.

THE CHURCH PASTORAL-AID
SOCIETY.

ANNUAL MEETING LAST NIGHT.

THE anniversary of this very valuable Church Society
took place on Sunday last, and the annual meeting was
held last night, in the Collegiate Institution. There was
a very good attendance. The Right Rev. Dr. Graham,
the Lord Bishop of the Diocese, again graced the oc-
casion by his presence and presided, and the deputation
consisted of the Rev. W. Cadman, of St. George's,
Southwark, and the Rev. Joshua Hart, Vicar of Otley ;
and, amongst the gentlemen present, we observed
Revs. H. M`Neile, W. Cadman, J. Hart, F. Ould, F.
Barker, F. Parry, H. Jones, W.H. Wright, W.M. Falloon,
J. Jones, W. Rawson, J. Crump, H. Hampton, W. Pollock,
H. Carpenter, J.Evans, W. H. Duck, J. Conor, Dr. Hume,
G. Dover, J. Macnaught, S. P. Boutflower, T. Ingham, G.
Read, W. Leveson, C. Hamilton, R. Wolsley, E. B. Chal-
mers, T. Robinson, S. Fenton, S. B. Sutton, H. W.
Warre, W. H. Vernon, E. Gabriel, P. Gell, E. Jones, H.
Marlen, J. 0. Powell, W. S. B. Matthias, C. W. Lawrence,
T. W. Moeran, W. Hughes, Jos. Bardsley, J. Marland, Job
Lea ; Messrs. J. Grantham, E. Higgin, R. A. Payne, H.
Webster, J. K. Rounthwaite, H. Moore, S. Holme, Levi-
son, Adam Hodgson, Thos. Ball, and Geo. Holden.
The meeting having been opened by prayer,
The BISHOP said—Ladies and gentlemen, before I
call upon the Secretary to open the proceedings formally
by reading the report, I wish to express the pleasure I
feel myself in meeting you again in support of the Pas-
toral Aid Society. On former occasions I have spoken to
you of the necessity that there was for some further
provision to meet the spiritual wants of the popula-
tion of this great town. We were all sensible of the
necessity of such provision from the general aspect of the
case, but there have lately been some statistical accounts
published by official authority, which brings the religious
condition of this town under our notice in a more palpa-
ble and tangible form,—l refer now to the report on
religious worship which has been lately published in con-
nexion with the general returns of the last census. Of
course the numerical returns that are given in that re-
port cannot be expected to be perfectly correct, but, at the
same time, they may be fairly taken as the best approx-
imation to the truth that the circumstances of the case
admit of. Now, from the report, it appears that, in the
town of Liverpool, the Church of England makes
provision in its schools and the several licensed
places of worship in connexion with them—that it
provides accommodation for somewhat more than 16
persons out of every 100 of the whole population of the
town. It appears also from the same report that the
other places of Christian worship have, of all denomina-
tions taken altogther, provided accommodation for not
quite the same number, not quite for 15 persons out of
every 100. Now I hope I have been for some time so far
known to you as to make you sure that I do not wish to
speak of other religious denominations in any narrow or
uncharitable or ungenerous spirit. (Applause.) I look
upon them as differing from our churches in various
points of greater or less moment, but I still think
that the points in which they differ from us are secondary,
in their nature, to that great point on which I trust that,
in the main, they all agree with us, I mean the great
point of placing all our hopes of salvation on the mediation
and merits of the Son of God, our Lord and Saviour Jesus
Christ. (Applause.) lam myself attached, and sincerely
and fervently attached, to our own Church, by the con-
victions of my understanding and the affections of my
heart ; but I respect in other men the right of conscience
and the liberty of judgment which I claim for myself ;
(hear, hear, hear) and as many as fix their hope
of salvation, where I humbly fix mine, on the cross of
our Lord Jesus Christ, I look upon them all, notwithstan-
ding minor points of difference, as being my brethren in
the Lord. Yes, I should be glad—l should rejoice—if
they were, even as I am, members of the Church
of England; but if they cannot be, I do rejoice
that they are my fellow-Christians, and that they are
members of the same household of Christian faith.
(Hear, hear.) It is not, therefore, for any pur-
pose of invidious comparison that I have referred to these
statistical account, of which I have spoken. Far from
that. It is fora very different object. It is to show you that,
notwithstanding what the Church of England has done,
here—notwithstanding what Christians of other denomi-
nations have done here ; and let them have their credit
and their praise ; but, notwithstanding that, time is still
much room, much need, and an urgent call, for further
exertions to meet the spiritual wants and necessities of
this town. I fear that there are many, especially of the
poorer classes in this town, who never attend any place
of religious worship,—l fear that there are still very many
in this town who never receive any religious instruction.
Do not say that this is entirely their own fault. It may
be to some extent their own fault ; but let me say it is
also to some extent their misfortune. There may be, in
some cases, no church or no place of worship near them,
where they could be certain of finding a seat, even if they
were to go. There may be no minister of religion near
them, within whose range of pastoral visitation they come,
in such a manner as to receive any effectual benefit.
Now, all this, said his lordship, is a sad state of
things. lam thankful to know it, the people of Liverpool
have made in past years, and are still making strenuous
exertions to remedy this state of things, and supply this
sad, deficiency. New:churches have been built, new minis-
ters employed, a large staff of Scripture readers employed,
and so on ; and all this is well, all this is an improvement
in the right direction ; and 'this Pastoral-Aid Society, in
behalf of which we are met, steps in to give you most
valuable assitance in one of the most important branches
of this great and truly good work. The Pastoral-
Aid Society furnishes to Liverpool the stipends of many
of your assistant curates, and of some of the Scripture
readers in their place. Ido not know that there is any
religious society that has any greater or juster claims upon
your favour. In supporting other religious societies, which
I rejoice you do as you do,—in supporting them as you
do, you give your money freely for the benefit, for
the most part, of those who are comparatively strangers
to you,—of the poor emigrants who are going from your
port,—of the poor seculars in our distant colonies,—of the
benighted Heathen in our Indian Empire, or the Coast of
Africa, or in all other places. Do I say, that you should
not give, because they are strangers to you—do I say there
is no return for what you do ? God forbid I should say.
that. I trust that it is returned to you a hundred-
fold better than that, and more than any com-
parison like that can express, I trust it is all
expressed in the blessings of God's grace upon your-
selves. But, in supporting the Pastoral Aid Society,
let me say that there is this distinction. Whatever aid you
give to it, you give for the aid of those who are your own
fellow townspeopl^ who are employedin your service or toil-
ing for your comfort, or walking about your streets, or cross-
ing you as you pass along your doors. They lie about you,
close to you, and are bound by the ties of neighbourhood ;
and here let me say whatever you give is returned in
the most literal sense,—nay more than returned. I
believe, if my memory does not fail me, that, from
the state of things, this year corresponds to the
last. I believe that all the contributions for the
Pastorial Aid Society amount to something like £1,500
or £1,600 a year, and that the town of Liverpool received
last year from the society, and the secretary can
correct me if I am wrong, somewhere about £2,500. That
is to say, they received nearly £l,OOO more than they
gave. (Hear, hear.) Now I admit that the Pastoral
Aid Society was originally established with a view to
the benefit of the large towns of England, and I know
no reason why Liverpool should not be entitled like
other towns to claim its fair share; but still you
will pardon me if I say I should be glad for the sake
of Liverpool, for the sake of its public spirit, for the sake
of its Christian spirit,—l should be glad if in time we
could melt down that balance which now shows us such
large debtors to the society,—l should be glad if the time
came when we gave asmuch tothe society as we takefrom it.
Ido not despair of this. I know that the calls upon your
Christian charity are great and many ; but I have ever
found the gentlemen of Liverpool, and let me add to this
the ladies of Liverpool also (applause), were ever ready to
respond to every call of the kind with an open hand and
cheerful heart ;—(loud and continued applause)—and I am
sure that I should do the people of this place great in-
justice if I did not express my confidence that they will con-
tinue to do so, and that I may look forward with hope to
see the balance to our society turned a little less to our
disadvantage. (Applause). His lordship afterwards con-
cluded by briefly calling attention to the programme of
the evening's proceedings.
The Rev. T. C. CowAN, the secretary, read the
_ _ IMPORT.

The Committee of the Liverpool Auxiliary to the Church
Pastoral Aid Society have the gratification of announcing, in
their fourteenth report, the continued and increasing pros-
perity both of their own branch and of the Parent Institu
lion. The immtance of the society's work, and its great
value as an assistant to the church, are now fully recognised
an each aucceesive year i and unilere arc they more the-

roughly appreciated than in our own immediate neighbour-
hood.
One sign of its general prosperity may be found in the rise
of the yearly income. In 1851 it increased by £2,500, and in
1852 by .4'6,133 ; the whole receipts in that year amounting
to £40,228. Yet even this large sum is barely sufficient to
maintain the existing grants for 338 curates, and 135 lay
assistants ; and there are at this very time 57 pressing appli-
cations on the society's lint, waiting—and waiting in vain—
for aid.
In the state of our Liverpool Auxiliary there is also much
to encourage. Five years ay it was supported by 23 of the
local clergy ; the number this year is 54. At that time there
were but seven branches. or separate associations ; now there
are 27, five of which have been formed since our last meeting:
The anniversary list five years ago containe.l only 12 churches
this year the list of churches is 37, end the number of ser-
mons 65. In the same way the funds of the association,
which in 1848 were only .R 746, amounted last year to £1.547,
being an increase of nearly £3OO on the preceding year. In
fact, so rapidly has the Pastoral Aid cause extended, that the
small report, which formerly was quite sufficient, must now
be abandoned for one of larger size.
Yet, notwithstanding these signs of prosperity, the situ-
ation of the Liverpool Association, with respect to the Parent
Society, has become more unsatisfactory every year. New
grants have been made from time to time, until the number
has risen (rotn 15 in 1848, to 33 in the present year. Of these
21 are for additional curates, and 12 for Scripture-readers ;
and the whole annual charge on the general fund for main-
taining all these grants is £2,595. The result is, that the
Liverpool Association receives from the Pastoral Aid Society
(when all thegrants are occupied),.el,o t 9 more than it returns.
This state of things is the more remarkable when con-
trasted with the relative situation of other towns. The Bristol
and Clifton Auxiliary raised, last year, £1,449, and received
in grants, £B3O. The Bath Auxiliary raised £386, and
received in grants £290. So that these two associations, be-
sides supplying the wants of their own localities, provided a
surplus of more than £1,200 for other less wealthy places. In
fact Bath and Bristol are called upon to make up the deficiency
of Liverpool.
It is not easy to assign the reason for this inadequate sup-
port of a society whose claims are so strong and so generally
admitted. To churchmen it displays a list of 18 bishops, 6
deans, 21 archdeacons, and nearly 3.000 clergy-a greater
number probably than any other society can show. To the
friends of the poor it points to a numerous clergy and an
effective band of lay assistants stationed in the worst and
most neglected districts, and often meeting with great bless-
ing on their labours. Subscribers are encouraged by the
society's proved adherence to its original principles, and by
the care which it takes in all pastoral-aid appointments, to
add anothersafeguard to the general precautions of thechurch.
No undue economy is practised, no attempt made to extend
the society's operations at the expense of the labourer it sup-
ports, but every clergyman maintained by a pastoral-aid
aid grant receives a fair stipend, equal if not superior to the
general scale.
When to these just recommendations is added the unde-
niable fact that in Liverpool there is no society whatever
which gives such effective assistance to the church ; and that
without its aid a large part of the poor would be left destitute
of pastoral care; no motive seems canting to insure for the
pastoral aid cause the warmest and most liberal support.
The committee do, therefore, most earnestly appeal to the
richer classes for more annual subscriptions and subscriptions
of larger amount. They hope, also, that many more of the
less wealthy will give their valuable aid as secretaries of
congregational branches and as collectors in their various
districts; and from all—rich and poor, one with the other—
they will ask for a deeper interest in this great home mission
and more of that effectual fervent prayer which goes up for a
memorial before God.
The committee have only to add their regret that the senior
secretary, the Rev. W. Brewster, has been compelled by ill
health to resign his office. They beg to tender him their
cordial thanks for his valuable services, together with their
sincerest wishes that his health may soon be restored. They
have also to announce that the Rev. J. M`Natight, incumbent
of St. Chrysostom, has accepted the vacant secretaryship.
The Rev. Dr. M'NEILE, who was received with ap-
plause, moved the first resolution for the adoption, &c., of
the report, and the appointment of a committee. He
believed that it was as good a cause as ever they were
moved in, .and we had the highest authority for saying
that we should always be zealous in a good cause. The
Church Pastoral Aid Society had happily selected its
name,—it was descriptive and explanatory—it im-
plied that we had a Church and pastors, but
that they required aid for the accomplishment of the great
work that it seemed to imply. The aid was in accordance
with the discipline and government of our Church. Dr.
M`Neile then referred to his lordship's statistics, which he
thought revealed a most deplorable state of things, and
continued :—" Where is the remedy ? We all find there
is a remedy in the Gospel, so freely supplied to us of God.
Whose duty, let me ask, is it to supply the means of
grace ?. You will assent readily to the great principle of
the Divine equity, that from those to whom much is
given much shall be
..required. You readily believe that
privilege and duty go hand in hand—that wherever
it has pleased God to confer the one, he has in so doing
entailed the other. This principle applies to mankind in
their corporate or national capacity, as it does to them in
their social and individual capacity. It is the duty of a
Christian state, I venture to say, favoured of God, with a
reformed religion, a Christian Church, a translated Bible
in its own language—it is the duty of a Christian state,
so favoured, to take measures that shall secure the read-
ing of the Word of God by all the people in the country.
I do not say that it is the duty of a Christian state to say
whether people shall be taught other things. I think it very
questionable whether gratuitous education in other things
shall be for the good of society, whether secular education
shall not be made to keep pace with industry and pros-
perity, and whether in pressing it gratuitously upon the
lowest claases where there is no property, you may not •
undermine the foundations of society. I will not under-
take to say whether that is so or not, but as to the know-
ledge of the Scriptures there can be no question. We
have every reason to know where they are known
good is done. They are the elements which God
himself has placed to combine and to form for the
healing of the sore places in man's character. It is, then,
whatever may be said about secular instruction, it is the
duty of a Scriptural state to see that Scriptural education
shall be given amongst their people. • They cannot secure
the hearing of the faith among the people of God. They
cannot secure the means of grace, but they ought .to
secure every means. But suppose they won't ? (Hear.)
Suppose by their own action they are brought into such
a collision that they cannot ? What becomes the duty of
Christian men, if they find themselves in a Christian
country which finds itself incapacitated in its corporate
capacity for the discharge of this high duty? Surely, if
we cannot do it in a corporate capacity, we should not
throw it up and say, we won't in our individual capacity.
Surely if we cannot do everything we would, we should do
what we could; and voluntary contributions, voluntary
societies have come to fill up the lack of service in our
Christian state." (Applause.) Dr. M'Neile then went on
to say that he remembered some years ago when in Lon-
don a society was formed for promoting Church ex-
tension by votes of public money ; but that had all
gone by ; nobody dreamt of such a thing now. It
was as right as ever it was, but people had aban-
doned it because it had ceased to be practicable,—so
many of the members of the legislature had ceased to call
the Church of England a national church, and only a fa-
voured sect, and so many members of parliament had
joined in that liberal view, that a grant of parliament
seemed hopeless. Our church was in the condition of a
spouse who had made a bad match with a mate (he meant
the state), and it had been in consequence a painful and
distressing union. (Applause.) This view Dr. M`Neile
elaborated with great ingenuity, and concluded by a very
powerful appeal on behalf of the society to the religious
feelings of his audience.
Mr. E. HlGGirr, in a few telling remarks, seconded the
motion, which was put to the meeting, and carried, of
course, unanimously.
Mr. SAMUEL HoLME, in a very eloquent speech, but
which the lateness of the hour precludes us from giving
as we should have desired, moved the next resolution,
which was to the effect—that the meeting heard with
great regret that the society receives from Liverpool
£l,OOO less than it bestows, and that the circumstances
called for further support. With his usual ability, Mr.
Holme shewed the necessity for spiritual ministration
amongst the humbler classes ; and dwelt at some length
on the evils which beerhouses and drunken habits, &c.,
inflict upon the community. He was loudly applauded.
The Rev.. Mr. CADMAN, of London, seconded the
the resolution, appealing strongly to the generosity of
Liverpool hi support of the society. He showed the
spiritual destitution of his own parish, in Southwark, and
the good which had been effected by the assistance ren-
dered to him by the Pastoral Aid Society. There were
11,000 people in his parish who ought to be preached to,
but for whom the Church did not afford accommodation.
It was a painful fact that the hold of our National Church
on the working-classes, in large towns, was well-nigh
lost, and this deserved serious consideration. Infidelity
was extensive, and there were thirty-three discussion
classes of such a character in London. Tailors and
shoemakers seemed particularly to be prone to infidelity.
He advocated the propriety of open air meetings, which
he knew from experience to be attended with the best
results, as he and his churchwarden witnessed one which
was attended by over 300 men, who never heard the
Gospel. He showed that the early closing movement,
which was so warmly advocated, was taken advantage of,
and that which was intended for the best purpose—the
improvement of the mind—was spent in immorality, and
implored his hearers to give the society their best aid, in
order to stem this demoralizing current.
A hymn, composed for the occasion, was sung during
the collection, after which
. The CHAIRMAN said the Rev. Mr. Hart would move
the next resolution.
The Rev. Mr. HART then addressed the meeting, and
alluded to the very able manner in which the Rev. Dr.
M`Neile advocated the duty of the State to provide for the
education of the people, and the necessity of voluntary
contributions. When he (the speaker) was made vicar,
he found a little parish, which had ten townships, and
but one vicarage. He then applied to the Pastoral Aid
Society, and they instantly granted him two curates. One
of these took up his residence at Burnley, and very soon
established a bible class there, which was attended by a
large number, and quickly a beautiful church, which raises
its finger to Heaven, directing mankind to place their affec-
tions on things above, enhanced the scene. He and the
other curates then devoted themselves to the formation of
scriptural classes, and their labours were soon crowned
with abundant success, as was evinced by the erection of
another church ; so that there are now two churches, and
two vicarages, as pretty as any in England. (Cheers.)
It has been objected that the curates employed by the
society are too frequently changed ; but this charge, in his
opinion, afforded the strongest ground for the practice, as
it gave an opportunity of carrying out the peculiarities of
each. He then instanced the various ways in which these
were manifested, and the benefits which accrued from the
adoption of some. He concluded by impressing upon all
the shortness of time, and urged upon them the necessity
of casting themselves upon the merits of that Redeemer
who died for their sins.
The Rev. Mr. COWAN seconded the resolution in a few
words.
The LORD BISHOP then pronounced the blessing, after
which the meeting dispersed.
The following sums were collected at the various
churches, in behalf of the society, on Sunday last :—All
Saints, £l6 75.; St. Andrew's, £53; St. Augustine's, £5O;
St. Bartholomew's, £l2 ls. 4d.: St. Bride's, £B7 105; St.
Jude's, (morning collection,) £34 ; Christ hurch, Hun-
ter-street, £23 ; Christ Church, Everton, £35 ; St. James',
Toxteth, Z2B; St. John's, £22; St. Luke's, £ll 65.;
Mariners' Church, £6 10s.; St. Mark's, £6B Bs.; St.
Mark's District Church, £2 145.; St. Mary's, Edge-hill,
£29 ls.; St. Matthew's, Toxteth, £7; St. Paul's, £6 16s.
I.od. • St. Paul's, Prince's-park, X 111; St. Peter's, Ever-
ton, 126; St. Silas, £2O ; St. Stephen's, Crown-street, £9;
St. Thomas, Seaforth, £26 2s. 7d.

NORTH-WESTERN ROEBERT.—At Marylebone Police-
office, London, on Wednesday, Thomas Goalen, remanded
from last week, was committed for trial, for defrauding
the London and North-western Company of 42,184 16s. 44
pu4 £4601 104, 74.