The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-04-26 00:00:00

14R• WILLIAM HEALINts
member of the Dock Committee

was on Friday elected :a

E MAYOR AND MRS. HOLME gave a soiree at the
4own-hall, on Tuesday night, to about 300 ladies and
gentlemen.

• JOHN BRIGGS has been sent to jail for three months,
or robbing his lodgings and practising impositions upon
Ur. Raffles, and other gentlemen.
1, THE NEW ISLE OF MAN STEAMER, :krona's Queen,
'49 permanently taken her station on the line between
this port and Douglas.
ROBERT DUDGEON, ESQ., late of this town, has pur-
chased the estate of Cargan, parish of Frogheen and
Stewartry of Kirkcudbright, for £26,000.
AN EEL FIGHT.—& boatman, at Southport, having
caught two large eels when fishing, put them into a cask
of salt water, when they commenced an attack upon each
other, and fought until they died.
TS:soionas certain prize essays of the A
successful c ompe-
lit,s, t is proposed to summon another general meeting
of thst body, and to again formally dissolve the association.
THE MANCHESTER DETECTIVE POLICE have sent the
first specimen of the illustrated Hue and Cry to London.
;be daguerreotype of the person wanted is said to be a
'striking likeness."
HA PIECE OF PLATE is now in the shop window of Mr.
t• ausborg, Church-street, which is intended for presents-
-011, by the members of the Liverpool Hunt Club, to W.
Duncan, Esq.
A few SILVER CUP has been presented, by a
friends and fellow-servants, to Mr. Thomas Rams dale,
late station-master at St. Helen's Junction. Mr. Brown,
of Lord-street, was the manufacturer.
THE FRIENDS AND NEIGHBOURS of Mr. R. Thompson,
!otationer, St. James's-street, who is about to emigrate
Australia, have presented him with a magnificent gold
enteh and appendages, and a complimentary address,
grossed upon parchment.
ess
THE EB& BRAHE.—The injuries sustained by this
el are more serious than at first anticipated, and she
Will have
ve ato be tted with a new keel and bottom planking
starboafird side. Her passengers are being for-
warded in other vessels
" TRE Can, r,
lc, of the 15th current, remarks upon
the fact that " Nathaniel Hawthorne is to be expected
me...of these days as the new American Consul, and asks,
.the Liverpool people have wit enough to give
Aa haniel a dinner ?"
bJOHN ICER.RVISH, missed from the smack Mary, of
sey, a fortnight ago, was found drowned in a pit
btween Scotld and Vauxhall-road on Tuesday.
Deceased had a laand-roa m amount of money in his possession
When last seen, and foul play is suspected.

. •
LONGEVITY.—The only deaths that taok place last
Week at the village of Formby were those of Mary Bolton,
tiT3C-g ; Ellen Wright, 84 ; and Margaret Cooper, 78.
They' have been widows for some time. They were all
Industrious hard-working women till within the last few
Year!.
t:NFt LITERARY AND PHILOSOPRICAL SOCIETY of
tlnerPool have been expending £2O more than the income
d'lng the last seven years. There is still £l2O in the
Oc1( bonds to the credit of the society. A meeting will
be held to consider whether the subscriptions be raised
blithe
th, publication of the society's proceedings dispensed

rCONSIDERATE EmrLoYEits.—On Wednesday, the work-
eri employed by Messrs. M.-Rae and Sons, sugar re-
eners, Batchelor-street, numbering two hundred, met to
in4.l3r,!ss their goodwill and gratitude to their employers
:te— Lae many boons conferred upon them, including an
ensive free library, an hospital, a recent advance of
Na °fl" given without solicitation, and, in addition, a de-'
Sit
a
gement for them to be economical.
theft, the-Qtsth of January last, we learn fYoin
,wateh itch the commanding officer .of 'the
itnagrlir;eh:itPitel'Ztithinenramandisi,of Batavia, sent a sloop after 'the
to chant vessel William Simpson, with orders
Crewon to
rey_i_c.are..enter., who was accused of inciting the
beebrßoal'i"li9l7'n'"
was
shot
and
The' crew of the merchantman resisted ;
eventit another woundeU, and
the tnglish sailors placed in irons. They will
light to trial.
SSa2a.u.
ORD I-10t.St ON THE MEE:say—Tin ithucitEss
D
R'S • &row-E.—The Critic remarks.--" Mrs. Stowe's
elleach vvas heralded by magnificent rumoursof Stafford-
bclise,removing. to the honoured bank of the'llersey (as
i'irntin-wooti 'removed to Dunsinane) to greet the
,ensEile-apostle of black emancipation.; but,possibly the
.4eW 'revelations tlf the overworking of the 'Landon needle-
Women (not 6f 'Carlyle's kind—that couldn't
sew),3i c) andthe
Ztalk °Utile-application of the Ten 'Hot-
tahlishment of the west-end milliners, '47:ve modified
er Grace the 'Duchess's enthusiasm, Sirs'am-wood did
litt remove tokPunsinane !"
.Brx •Sie-Afmnat have been sent to jail
.add ?lard labour for
twelve weeks, 'by the Liverpool magistrates, for
insub-
ordination on board the ship Colonitt, on her voyage
her from --&-ew Orleans. Two of the ringleaders are
Still at large. The conduct of these' fellows appears to
bays been of a most disgraceful character. Several ex-
tracts from the log were read by the eaptain, from which
'lt appeared that the men had used oi:scene and violent
'language 'Whim ; that they had amtsel themselves with
pistols,firing to the intimidation of the officers, and that
on one occasion at least a knife had-been drawn upon the
'Captain.

THE::ZCOLOGIE AL GrATZENS hale been greatly im-
proved by their new proprietor, 'Dlr. Durandu. The
opening eftthis favourite summer meet will take placelie
en early day. The unsightly Tiling surroundhs the
-grounds has given place to a stone wall ; a colossal picture
of the Temple of Janus art Rome will spread its beauties
lehavelhcrliike ; a beautiful transparent panorama, •infil-
trating the -chief victories of the Tetke of Wellington, will
be exhibited nightly; seats and erections throughout the
!rounds have been re-modelled.; a gymnasium and a
nnize,'',er Cretan labyrinth, are among the fresh attrae-
-41-,Ztitin'ihr- Voger is engaged to introduce his unique
g.gallery ; while Mre'dohn.ltkins, one of thefirst
Pyrotechnists in the world, inter& this season toecoeed
himself in regard to brilliance and effect.
i St-J-.l;otrles CHURCH PROTEP7A.NT lesrtrere.—The
41;lieural meeting of the above society was held 'in
"Ylde-street lecture-room, on Monday evening last, at
bvhich the Rev. W. F. Taylor, incumbent of Steffehn7s,
e'esided• A statement of its peinciples, objects, mode of
o.opeFatiou, and rules were adopted. We recommend tills
betetY to the notice of the public, and in doing so would
eti,ro thet though congregational in its denomination,
vail the -door of meushership•is npen to persons from ell
prt.stf the town. The necessity of such an institute is
tni"ris to env one who reflects 'upon the various aspects
which error appears in,the present day, and there-
frivset. needs to be exposed. The fact that a "Catholic
wei tt,ut'e" bas been recentiropened in Liverpool-should
in„Ril mere than the mast lengthened advocacy, with the
~ of -truth to at once ,come forward and give their
' themselves enrolled as mecaberzeif-tliis
0%40...1iving
A
CAN.
lathier DA. MAILS.—A. line of mail-packets, establieked
lay a -contract made by -the Covernrnent of Canada,
koccßilivenced running between Liverpool and 'Quebec.
,paces -are ,made up for 'conveyance by these ,contract
,paces
and such correspondence forwarded by them as
Vh,/,,' be specially addressed -"My Canadian an-ail-packet."
a leirstagerapon letters sent by these pac is-4c -for
,eeder ofteneeeding loe. in weight, 2s. fora letter•er-
te 44:13-bee. and not exceeeine loz., and so CAL, according
leetie scale-for charging inland letters, and each letters
i. 17 pan advance, or forwarded unpaid, post theep-
ea.e,Pf the-vender. Upon books, the rate of pgeof
tor a;-packet not exceedine jib. in weight, Is. fora
Will be exceeding Vb. and not erceeding lib., and so on,
e chargeable. Newspapers will be freest' postage.
sent,s and, newspapers, as well-ns letters, intended urbe
ta„' °Y thece vessels, must he-specially adclateased'"lße
"lichen mail-packet."
Itkee„
..-^ALDNAVARTER SESSlON£.—These SeSSlelle•corn-
a
t'need.on Tuesday last—W. Ilan , in
d`La di Sena-of the Ven. Archdeacox, Brooq
ks. Thepresidi
Angrch-
Cacao was chosen chairman, in the place of Lord Skel-
14rectale
, deceased. In the matter of the late iteamshay
nquirl, and the refreshments for- the bench and the bar,
a letter was read from Mr. Wilson, -the county treasurer.
t) the effect that after the vote come to at the annual
„enerateessions, at Preston, disallowing the
ts
s. 6d. for expenses incurred for refreshmen hoedould
feel called upon not to pay the bill for the usual refresh-
leents at 'the present sessions. It -was agreed, after a long
sliseussios„ that the visiting justices be requested to pro-
vide refreehments, as usual, for the -magistrates and the
bar, at the ;present -sessions. Mr. -Thine complained that
a large number of constables were taken from Kirkdale to
Aintree races, and,after some discusiaon, it was agreed
trate: committee he appointed to confer
tendariV the Watcb•committee of-Live:pool
to assist the; % eufficient body of police at the Aintree races
Bridgemasteg:ZentY constabulary. 'lt appeared from the
pl tenders invited ioerPc'tt't
bhUans havelaeen prepared and
and Down Holland. teat
g Mairscough bridge, Lydiate
4
3aesday. The calendar,
thear irninal busines began on Wed-
names of 77 Prisoners.vier than usual, contained the
tßomeelesCeesteeics.—At a
DR. Al' NEILE AXD ERRE
Qoiree on Tuesday evenieg, in
t. Aueastine's Na.ttie Re
towards
Netle said he had
tional School-room,
love Dr,
teen charged with want of tow
HeCatholics.
th loved
ut those who said so misanaerstoodahtr,
thou mistaken people, and because he loved
Et:tinted out their errors. The language of theChuerrah
&tome vas " Do and suffer ;" but the language ofief
*Ccltiarrl'odf
Was faith in himself. One wanted Christian clizematenrilststost
PtOduoe forgiveness—the other pat forgiveness
eharaeter afterwards. It was not antagonism to
at individuals which prompted him in his opposition to
the Church of Rome, but a desire to inform them of the
serious religious errors into which they fell. He saw the
evill,l and he spoke out plainly and honestly, and for this
been abused. But his feelings had never changed.
j," had felt the necessity, and had acted up to it. He
io 4'l /Ile
t, t enemies ; but every man must expect to get them
lii„ms world. There were those who twisted and doubled
to- serPents, and milk-and-water-men, as they were. got
roan a corner out of the way ; but he liked, and it was
Practice, to go straight forward. What should they
That
to a system which kept God's Word from the people ?
;:toctint was the plan of the Church of Rome. That Church
i ot
t cheapen the Bible—their own Bible—even with
• es, , .
land They resisted the circulation of the Bible in Ire-
oem France, and elsewhere. A circumstance had just
Ce24'curred which showed their determination to oppose the
atbirnt.e,r,es. Most present had read " Uncle Tom's
Briep, Many would be surprised and others would be
neinnaelert,o hear. that the Roman Catholic priests in Bel-
tio4 thosedishonestly
parts which referred to the Bible. It was
4other denounce, such a robbery as this. There was
pp publication in this country which was a still greater
1),.-a re fraud.
e'en prin. The " Pilgrim's Progress" had actually
Pagan tea in this country, where the name of Pope and
Who did changed to Mahomedan and Pagan. Those
qes°•,ll4 this were knaves, call them what they would.
thi 'me love
tlg. was not a soft, tender, unimpassioned
Ale w__ it was holy and jealous ; and jealousy was severe.
tI4 not a loving man who was destitute of angernainit

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