The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-12-24 00:00:00

SCRIPTURAL EDUCATION

But, in the enforcement of the Scripture itself as their plan
of public instruction, government has no choice—it has no
right, no authority whatever to render it. It is no matter of
choice whether subjects or governors shall be responsible to
God for obedience to his divine revelation ; where that reve-
lation is known—they must, they shall be responsil
must all appear before the judgment-seat of Chris
an account of the deeds done in the body," am
these deeds be to take down His eternal word as till
of a nation's instruction—if a government, to acct
its policy to the crime of its subjects, choose to make itself a
party—yea, to set up its authority by law against the author-
ity of God—we can only say that all sophistry by v
would vindicate itself, sinks into contempt before the
faithful judgment even of the Christian man; at
well for men who act on such principles, even if tl
vindicate themselves before man, to consider how
stand with their criminal policy in their hand, to
compromising with the crimes of their fellow-me
thority of that God at whose tribunal they must t
appear. Do not debate, then, my lord. what you
by balancing the question between Protestantism an
Do not say in the cabinet what are we to do? If
tain the board, we have the Protestant clergy vga
we dissolve this board, and set up the Scriptur
schools, we have the Popish priests against n
are we to do? The Popish priests and the p
majority, and we cannot go against them

to give

Do not reason thus, my lord, in the cabinet.
confidently asserted before the cabinet, and before
and before all the Papacy of Europe, that this
question for the cabinet to debate.

Permit me, with all deference, to submit this ques,.—_
the British cabinet—is God to be shut out from these consul-
tations ?—are the statesmen who compose it to say that they
have no responsibility to Him in the matter? Where tl
question cor.cerns His Holy Word, and His authority
the people of this empire—not as to points, and duct,'
and opinions deducible from that word, but as to the
itself, in its own whole integrity and authority, what
may he. Is Jehovah himself to have no share in det
this question ? Put God's authority into the scale, a
does the majority predominate then, my lord ? Let every
member of the cabinet place his hand upon his heart and say
—do I believe before God that he can sanction the suppression
of His Holy Word in the national schools of Ireland ?
each do this, and answer in his Maker's sight :
the member of the cabinet—where is the m::_
self a Christian who (pardon the word—l mean it not in dis-
respect to man, but in reverence to God) would dare to vote
for the Irish Board of Education? Weigh these principles,
my lord, in the balances of the sanctuary—take then-i into
your closet, and lay them out in the sight of God, and if you
can lift up your eyes and heart to him, and call him to witness
that you believe they are false, then go into the cabinet and
House of Commons, and plead for the Irish Board of Educa-
tion. But if not, my lord—if you know and feel in your
conscience they are true, then do justice to your couscienr
and to truth, my lord, and, with the manly courage o'
Christian, admit that your principle has been wrong-
vote for the dissolution, or rather for the re-establishmL
Christian principles, of that anti-Christian system.—M`
Letter to Lord Stanley.

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GRAND TREAT FOR THE HOLIDANS.—L,
diens have an opportunity of treating
charge to see Anderson's celebrated group of state.
sisting of Tam o'Shanter on his mare, crossing the Brit...,
Doon, with the witch Cutty Sark, cut out of an immeL
block of stone, weighing at the first no less than 16 tons
The laughable group of the De'il ruuniT,' - '
ciseman ; and the much admired 6
or, the Henpecked Husband, large as life. We hat,
peatedly had occasion to notice these splendid effot
genius, and do assure those who have not yet seen t,
that a real treat awaits them at this season of the year v
all is mirth and merriment. No one can form the lease
the figures, and as everything is so minutely finish
admission money a mere trifle, we hope
a call as the exhibition will shortly close
CHICHESTER OLD BANK.-011 Tuesd(
meeting of the creditors of this bank took
debts proved were about £120,000.
a complete stagnation to business
ous cases have occured where persons in compare!,
are reduced to the most abject distress. Among
be named two aged maiden ladies (sisters), nam
and Nanny Fowler, one of whom is a cripple.
for £1,969 Is. 4d. They are left without a shillir
compelled to apply to the parish for relief, and
receipt of a miserable weekly pittance.
farmed with a large family named Smith : he n—
or his own money, and borrowed £l,OOO for the p
taking a larger farm, the whole of which he deposit(
bank for safety a few days before the stoppage. He
the occurrence been reduced to beggary. The largest ci
was Mr. Kent, training-groom to the Duke of Richn
who proved for £4,595 16s. 7d., the savings of many ye
servitude, intended for a large family. Such was the cot
deuce placed in the bank, that numbers, particularly female
deposited every pound they possessed in the concern.
STRANGE CißcumsTANCE.—During the severe storm of
Monday night last, the inmates of a house infligh•street,
Ayr, were alarmed by a heavy substance falling down the
kitchen flue, which, instead of lying stock still, proceeded to
divest itself of the sable addition to its drapery, by flying
around the room, and kicking up such a lust as might be
expected at a chimney sweep's wedding. When the con-
sternation had subsided which had been caused by the advent
of the mysterious visitor—which was not until it had fairly
tired itself out—a searching enquiry was made by the inmates
to find what description of intruder they had to deal with ;
when it appeared, greatly to their surprise, that the unruly
transgressor was neither more nor less than a cock pheasant
The poor bird had in all probability been scared from its
perch, and had winged its way towards the town, where it
had taken to roost on the top of the chimney, into which it
had been blown by one of those sudden and violent gusts of
wind that prevailed during the night. Into the subsequent
history of the " bonnie birdie, it becomes not those uncon-
nected with tax-office to pry. It is but charitable to think
he was allowed to wing his way home again • but, judging
from certain indications, he must have cast his' feathers with
fright before he fiew.—Ayr Advertiser.

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Contous CASE.—A few days ago, a corporal belonging to
the corps of sappers and miners, and who had been employe
in the trigonometrical survey in the north, and had r
to save somewhere about £36, came to Glasgow, and
his lodgings in the Gallowgate. Thinking he would
be the best banker, he resolved on securing his mom
body belt, so that it might be at all times under -
and keeping. With this view he had a ten pound
pound note, nineteen one pound notes, and two
put into the hands of a young woman in the -
to sew into his belt; but she adopted a dii
disposing of the money, and carried it wit
house, belt and all. she was, of course, sea
was on Friday night secured, with nearly
money. The curious part of the case is yet ;
female, young ss she is, is a married worn
children, and her husband is residing in the c,.,,
herself off in town as a single woman, she had
a private of the 10th foot, and Fri
usual proclamations, fixed for the
hafetearrttohfe
bad spent about £l5 in clothes for the on
about to step into a noddy to drive off to a rni
knot, when a criminal officer stepped forward
the consummation which she devoutly wished
property purchased by the stolen money has L
Previous to the apprehension of the woman, t
miner who had been robbed of his money, - -
intilloch, where he understood her husband worked a
sawyer. The sawyer, however, bad no sooner se`
dier than he bolted, and it is now found dust In is"
from the tam carps

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day night was,

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the present scale the average duty has
) 1841, ss. 6d. It is possible that such a
adopted by the government, but we think
to re-introduce a measure similar to that
,ng before the present law passed.
remunerating price, and fixed
.illing that the price in-
This caused a more rapid
lan by either the present law or the
-elf, would prove a great boon during
the Globe's speculations—for we
they appea'r in that journal ;
—Edinburgh Evening Poet.

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STATE OF TRADE

2.—Owing partly to the season,
there was almost a suspension of
tle or no business was done, except
to supply immediate wants, or forced
)re pressing pecuniary necessities. In
arse, low prices were submitted to.
been caused here by the announce-
lie house of Taylor, Boggs and Co. of
and Co. at Liverpool), who were
trade to the East Indies. We under-
uents of this firm amount to upwards
crying from £160,000 to £190,000), of
woportion is owing to parties in this
)scribed to the very unprofitable state
Ist, and the great loss on produce im-
v East India cotton,—of which the house
tent of 20,000 bales. The stoppage of
allure in Manchester, namely, that

lure of t

this firm has caus
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James Hobday and Co. muslin manufacturers,
who are creditors of Messrs. Taylor, Boggs and Co. to the
extent of £6,000; and whose engagements, we learn, amount
to about £24,000. We are happy to hear, however, that
their assets are considerable, and that there is not likely to
be much eventual loss from their failure.

ROCHDALE FLANNEL MARKET, MONDAY, DEC. 20TH.—
The demand for flannels still continue steady, and prices are
veey much the same as they have been during this last
month. There is no change in the wool market, either as
regards prices or quantity sold.
HUDDERSFELD MARKET, DECEMBER 21.—The state of
business remains much the same as for several weeks past :
at anv rate it is not worse. As a market, there was very
little done in sales, all parties evideatly looking for the new
yeas, when hopes of a revival are entertained. In fact,
stocks generally are very small in saleable goods, and are
likely to remain so, as long as the manufacturer pursues the
prudent course of making to order. Prices, consequently,
are firm. Warehouse business is flat ; but this is usual for
the season of taking stock, and preparing for the spring
trade. Bad as things are, there is no cause for despair in
this district.