The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-06-20 00:00:00

1! GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.

MR. L. DENVETEDY, of Liverpool, has been appointed
agent for transports.
Minn WOOLTON.—A provisional order has been re-
ceived from the Board of Health for the application of the
Public Health Act to the district of Much Woollen, ex-
clusive of the hamlet of Thingwall. This has been done
according to the report of Mr. Rawlinson, the government
inspector, but cannot take effect until an Act of Parlia-
ment has been passed confirming the order. It provides
that the local board shall consist of nine persons, of whom
one-third shall go out of office on the 31st of March in
each year.
TUE SHIP FITZJAMES, belonging to Messrs. Pilkington
and Wilson's "White Star" line of Australian Packets,
left the Mersey for the Antipodes on Thursday last,
under the command of Captain Hamilton. She had a
large complement of passengers, numbering 430 adults,
and for these the ship has every accommodation and space,
more especially in her between-decks, which are lofty,
and tastefully fitted up.
ScnooL Exlmuciaiort.—The children educated by Mr.
William Clarke, late of the training schools in Cornwallis-
street, were publicly examined on Tuesday before a nume-
rous company. The chair was to have been taken by the
Rev. Archdeacon Brooks, from whom, however, a letter
was received stating that he had to attend the consecra-
tion of a new church near Windermere, and expressing
the hope that the result of the day's proceedings
would be as highly gratifying to these who attended
the examination, as it would have been to him to be
present.
LAUNCH or THE FIRR-Fm—On Tuesday, a screw-
steamer, called the Fire-Fly, was launched from the iron
ship-building yard of Messrs. Thos. Vernon and Son,
Brunswick Dock. The Fire Fly is a duplicate of the
Black Prince, launched a mouth ago, namely—a vessel of
70 horse-power, and capable of carrying a cargo of 600
tons of coals. Like her predecessor, the Fire-Fly is built
for the General Iron Screw Collier Company of London,
and she will form one of a fleet of vessels now largely in-
creasing in London.
THE MAGDALEN INSTITUTION.--An adjourned meet-
ing of the promoters of the proposed Magdalen Institution
in connexion with the Church, was held on Wednesday, at
the Savings Bank, Bold-street, for the purpose of consider-
ing the report of the provisional committee appointed at
the public meeting held in the same place on the 9th ult.
Mr. John Eden was called to the chair. The report was
adopted and a resolution passed that an institution be
established to be called the Magdalen Institution. A
committee was appointed to collect subscriptions.

Two TRADESMEN have been prosecuted in Cheltenham
on a charge of using threatening language towards the local
correspondent of the Morning "et, because he had been
" rimming down the town, and the Cheltenham Great
Exhibition. " One of them was bound over to keep the
peace towards the complainant.
FRENCH MILK.-Our French neighbours have extended
their system of surveillance to a censorship of milk. All
the-milk sent up for the consumption of the capital under-
goes a rigorous examination at the railway stations and
also at the shops of the retail dealers : and thirteen farm-
ers have just been condemned to fines of 100 f. and under,
and one to eight days' imprisonment, for sending milk
mixed with water.
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HOME DIGGINus.—The Essex Standard gives an ac-
count of diggings at home. It seems that on the shore of
East Suffolk, between Bawdsey and Boyton, veins of
coprolite have lately been discovered—a valuable mineral
used in the manufacture of various fine ware, and the re-
fuse- as manure. Gangs of 20 and 25 men, women, and
children, are daily working at these diggings ; in one cot-
tager's garden £2O worth of the mineral has been obtained,
and hundreds of tons are being shipped. The veins also
bring to light interesting geological remains, there hav-
ing been turned up, it is said, relics. of enormous and ex-
tinct species of fish, animals, and shell.
TUE TABLES TURNED.—A coalheaver of more than
common command of temper was John Little, who
prosecuted his wife for assault at the Thames Police-court
on Thursday. When he was coming home from work the
previous evening his wife met him in the street, spat in
his face, and struck him on the- eye, saying, with a know- ,
ing appreciation of the state of the law, " I'll make you
hit me; and then I'll give you six months for it The
coalheaver, however, was not to be provoked into hit-
ting her, but took out a summons for assault, and the
woman was in consequence sent to prison for two
months. _ _ _

ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.—On Monday last, the Foresters
held their annual gala at these gardens, which was cele-
brated by a very numerous company, those admirers of
Robin Hood mustering in great numbers, and many of
them wearing the uniform of their society. A variety of
amusements was presented on the occasion, including the
pantomime, and the evening's entertainments were con-
cluded by a ball. The pantomime may now be said to be
in good working order; it is well put upon the stage, and
the drollery and fun of Herr Nicolo Deulin (the clown),
and Mr. Leclercq (the pantaloon), produce hearty shouts
of laughter. The graceful dancing of Madame and Miss
Louise Leclercq, who appear during the pantomime, is
also admirable. Etna bursts forth with renewed bril-
liancy and startling effect every evening, and on Tuesdays
and Fridays a ball concludes the entertainments. Up to
the present time, the gardens haie been eminently suc-
cessful, and we trust will continue so whilst the proprietor
caters so liberally for the gratification of the public.
A CANNON-BALL FROM ODESSA..—In the Under-
writers'-room may be seen a curious relic of the
bombardment of Odessa, being the first cannon-
ball fired by the Russians •on that occasion, and
which fulfilled its murderous purpose by killing
James Slater, a seaman on board H. M. steamer Ter-
rible. It is of great weight, and apparently a thirty-two
pounder. Its history will be found detailed in the fol-
lowing letter June 15, 1854.—Sin,—Just before my
leaving Constantinople, I was requested by a gentleman
to take charge of a Russian shot, marked to your address,
and also to give you the particulars of its history in con-
nexion with the bombardment of Odessa. The above
shot I received from the gunner of the steam-frigate Ter-
rible, on her arrival at Constantinople after the engage-
ment—the etiquette of the service allowing that indivi-
dual to claim it as his lawful prize. Being acquainted
with the officers, I visited the ship ; and from them I
learnt that this shot was the first that struck the Terri-
ble ; that it passed through her side about the fore-rig-
ging on to her main deck, killing in its course one man
and wounding four. The same facts were related to me
by one of the lieutenants, who came home in my vessel.
You may feel interested in knowing that, though the
Terrible had eleven shots through her, the above shot is
the only one that touched any of the crew. It may also
give you confidence in its identity to know that all the
shots belonging to the Terrible are of a much larger size
than any of the Russian shots that struck her, and it could
not, therefore, be mistaken.—l remain, sir, your obedient
servant, (Signed) Jowr MILLER, Commander s.s. Arabian.
To S. R.,Graves, Esq."
WEST DEBBY GIIA.RDIANS.—On Wednesday, at the
usual weekly meeting of this body, the Rev. W. Badnall
presided. The board directed proceedings to be taken
against Mr. Mather, of Park-terrace, Toxteth-park, a
contractor on the dock railway; for having turned out of
doors Sarah Marsh, an orphan and a relative, who had
thus become chargeable to the township. The board was
also informed that the child of Sarah Wilcock, for the
maintenance of which an order was made by the magis-
trates on Mr. Shrivall, was dead, and, in consequence Mr.
Shrivall having neglected for some time to obey the order,
the child was buried at the expense of the ratepayers of
the union.—There were reported to be 567 paupers in the
house, against 643 in the corresponding week of last year.
—A proposition to sell a piece of land, now appropriated
as a kitchen garden, was negatived.— A man named
Mecham was engaged as messenger at the hospital for
four shillings a week.—The clerk was instructed to apply
to the Public Works and Loan Commissioners for a loan
of £3,2C03 for carrying out the intended alterations.—A
statement was submitted of the extra cost of the hospital,
above the original estimate ; and, after some routine
business had been transacted, the board adjourned.

DOCK COM3IfTTEE.—The weekly meeting was held on I
Thursday ; Mr Charles Turner in the chair. The sub-
committee of works recommended that the tender of M.
Neville, to supply six tide bells, each half a cwt., at £3los.
each, be accepted. The Chairman said the next subject
for consideration- was the lock 100 feet wide, the basin to
be 500 feet long, to be used temporarily as a graving dock
for large steamers. This subject had been referred back
to the special sub-committee from the last meeting, and
after undergoing tne most careful examination he believed
the committee were pretty unanimous in deciding that the
lock should be 100 feet wide, and 500 feet long in the
chamber, as proposed last week. They did not consider it
necessary to make any alteration, and he believed the sur-
veyor was prepared to recommend something of the kind.
—Considerable discussion followed, after which Mr. Ran-
kin moved that the recommendation of the committee be
approved, with an instruction to the sub-committee to
consider with the surveyor and harbour masters as to
improving, if possible, the entrance.—Mr. Rounthwaite
seconded the motion, which was passed. The Marine
Committee recommended that the annual inspection of the
floating lights, light ships, and life boats be made on the
21st instant, and that the members of the Council, the
Dock Audit Commisioners, and the Pilot Committee be
invited to attend. Mr. North, the solicitor, then read
his report as to the legality of the grant voted to the Rev.
Mr. Dover at the previous meeting, for the support of a
clergyman at the North Shore. The leport declared there
was no direct legal authority for such an allowance, but
the Trustees were authorised to expend considerable sums
towards certain specified objects, of an analogous, and
some of them of an inferior character, and the solicitor
could not therefore think that in making this grant the
Committee would be doing anything wrong, or incurring
any responsibility. A long conversation ensued as to
whether Mr. North meant that the act was legal or illegal.
Mr. Gladstone moved that Mr. North's opinion, as read, be
recorded on the proceedings, This was agreed to. The
grant was carried, and this terminated the general busi-
ness of the committee.
HEALTH COMMITTEE.—Mr. Dover presided at the
meeting on Thursday, and there were present : Messrs.
Beckwith, Fleming, Nicholson, Johnson, Henderson, Hal-
head, Gladstone, and Moss.—The medical officer reported
that the deaths registered in Liverpool during the week
ending on the previous Saturday, were 232, of which there
were in the parish 155, and in the out-townships 77. This
exceeded by 16 the average of the same week of the pre-
ceding six years. Of 76 deaths caused by zymotic diseases,
30 were from measles, 11 from diarrhoea, 7 from hooping
cough, 6 (each) from scarlatina and croup, 3 from cholera,
5 from typhus, and 1 from small pox. 69 deaths were
caused by diseases of the lungs, the number being still
above the average. Among the deaths registered was that
of an infant four weeks old, caused by the fatigues of
travelling." Two-thirds of the deaths (155) occurred below
the age of 15 years.—Mr. M`Gowan informed the commit-
tee that, on the previous day, he had brought before the
magistrates several cases of illegal cellar occupation, under
the new act. The first set of cases consisted of the cellars
in the court with respect to which the coroner's jury gave
a recent presentment, to the effect that, though inhabited
by human beings, they were not fit for pigs. In these
small fines were imposed, the cases being the first under
the act. The second class of cases consisted of those where
the landlords, in letting places to tenants, had stipulated
that the cellars were not to be re-let, and where, notwith-
standing, the tenants had let such cellars. In these cases
alsothe magistrates inflicted a small penalty ; and explained
with regard to the meaning of the term occupation, that
it was no longer necessary that a bed should be found in
such premises, since, if the ordinary indications of living
were apparent, occupation must be considered as proved.
In answer to a question, the clerk explained that the
was imposed on the party who sub-let, not on the
peallandlordty
.—Mr.rGowan,the clerk, read a statement which
had been prepared by Dr. Duncan, in reply to the allega-
tions contained in the recently published report of the
General Board of Health. The principal allegations were
that "in Liverpool, where extensive sewers have been laid
down, reported to be correct in principle and self-cleansing,
the cesspools in houses being allowed to remain, and the
house-drains continuing unimproved, the only reduction
of the mortality effected has been from 31 in 1,000 to 29
in 1,000, even if that can be ascribed to the new sewers,
and not to other improvements ;" also, "that there is no
systematised connexion of the main sewers with self-
cleansing house drains." The facts, Dr. Duncan ex-
plained, were that upwards of 1,600 dwelling-houses had
been drained (with the improved tubular pipes recom-
mended by the Board of Health) since the sanitary act
came into operation, or 28 per cent. of the entire number,
while the proportion in the metropolis was less than 9 per
cent. The existence of cesspools, too, was the exception
in Liverpool, and not the rule as in London. The reduc-
tion of mortality in the borough, from 31 to 29 in 1,000,
as stated by the board, is in reality a large reduction, and
one which affords cause for congratulation, as an instal-
ment, at least, of what we may ultimately expect; but in
the parish of Liverpool, where the largest proportion of
house drainage has been effected (12,661 out of 16,141),
the reduction has been even more considerable, namely,
from 35 to 32 in 1,000, being equivalent to a saving of 800
lives yearly in the parish alone. Dr. Duncan also explained
that the statement as to 34,000 persons living in cellars in
Liverpool, contained in the report, referred to what took
place at the meeting of the British Association in 1837,
ten years previous to the sanitary act coining into opera-
tion, and eleven, years previous to the constitution of the
General Board of Health. A copy of the report was
Qrdered to be transmitted to the Opera Board

TICE RAMAZAN.—A letter from Constantinople of Ist
June says :—"The day which began on Friday last at sun-
set was the first of the Ramazan. On a lofty hill of the
Asiatic shore a mounted Tartar stood looking to the west.
As the thin pale crescent of the new moon came out amid
the twilight he set spurs to his horse and rode into Scutari
at full _speed. The shore was reached, where stood a
soldier with lighted match by a loaded gun. The report
thundered out, sent back a hundred times by the
wonderful echo which is formed by the winding shores of
the Bosphorus. Scarcely had it died away when every
fort along either cliff answered with a single gun. • Here
the flash was a blaze of light, and the report sharp and
loud; further on two or three together lighted up the
rocks and mingled their roar, multiplied by echo until it
died away in the distance like thunder, and, last of all,
from the Cyanewn rocks, which guard the entrance of the
Black Sea, a slight glimmer arose, and long after a faint
sound came down upon the wind. Thus commenced the
Ramazan of the year of the Hegira 1270, and for a month
European visitors will be witnesses of the most ancient
and best observed of Eastern ceremonies."
ANOTHER MIRACLE.—The Malta Ordine reports
another miraculous picture of the Virgin in the Church of
the Minor COnventualists, at Civita Vecchia. Two children
praying before it were the first to make the discovery that
the Madonna moved her eyes, a prodigy since certified by
members of every class and age, including painters and
anatomists, summoned specially for inspection. The con-
sequence is, that the chapel has become a most devout
sanctuary. "immediately after the first announcement,"
writes the narrator in the Ordine, "the chapel was filled
with people, the picture was removed from the wall and
placed on the altar, candles were lighted, prayers were
loudly vociferated, and the holy Virgin repeated the prq-
digy, and moved her divine eyes, although not all present
had the consolation to observe the movement. This was
the commencement of the affecting prodigy. The most
holy mother has continued to move her eyes, sometimes-
towards one, sometimes towards another, and sometimes
towards many together, and still continues to do so up to
the present day (18th May). The most frequent move-
ment of the holy eyes is to look up and look down, but
very often she moves them horizontally, or directs them
towards the bystanders."
A PRODIGT.—There is at present attending the Hast-
ings school, Darvel, in Ayrshire, a girl aged between eight
and nine years, who commenced the study of arithmetic
less than a twelvemonth ago. Such are the powers of her
memory, that she is now able to calculate mentally, in a
few moments, such questions as these :—How many
seconds in 60;80, 90, or 900 years ? How many ounces in 20,
60, or 100 tons ? She can multiply such a line as £894
19s. 11d. by 32, 56, or 96, as cleverly and correctly as any
ordinary arithmetician would multiply by 4,6, or 8.
Counts in long division (simple and compound) she divides
by short division, or in one line, by such figures as 34, 66,
72, 96, &e., in eight or ten seconds. The first time her
teacher, Mr. Tarbet, discovered her remarkable
was when she was showing him sums multiplied by num-
bers from 14 to 4880, which at first he thought she must
have worked on the slate below and then transferred. He
alleged as much, which she would by no means admit.
He then, to test her, told her to multiply a line of pounds,
shillings, and pence, which he gave to her, by 72. To
his surprise, she multiplied it as fast as any other person
could have done by 7. Yet this girl never learned the
multiplication table above 12 times 12 ! She can also add
up eight or ten lines of pounds, shillings, and pence, by
first adding the two lowest lines together, then the third
lowest and so on. When performing these calculations,
every limb and feature seem at rest. One day lately, the
teacher set the door open, and ordered the children to be
quiet, as he was going to give her the most difficult count
she had ever got. He then told her to walk out into the
garden, and find out how many moments there were in
900 years. She walked only about ten yards at an ordi-
nary pace, when she told the answer correctly—never
having reached the garden. " But," says one of the boys,
" she did a far bigger count than that yesterday, the big-
gest, they say, that ever was done by anybody, she
multiplied 123450789 by 987651321 and gave the correct
answer in less than half a minute, for the bet of a penny,"
which she refused to take—because her teacher had forbid.
den her in the presence of the scholars to calculate large
sums at the bidding of any person. On being interrogated
as to how he knew whether the answer was correct, the
boy replied that two of them had counted it on a slate,
and found it correct; and that the figures were so far
above hundreds of millions that none of them could read
them. The girl's name is Margaret Cleland, daughter of
'Gavin Cleland, shoemaker in DarveL—North British
Daily Mail.
FRIGHTFUL INTIMIDATION.—AIarming outrages have
recently occurred in the neighbourhood of Sheffield, in-
stigated by trade quarrels. Vengeance is vowed, threat-
ening letters are sent, and assassination attempted, by
members of the trade unions, after true Irish agrarian
fashion, against those who resist their demands. At
Lexley, three weeks ago, bottles of gunpowder were in two
instances dropped down from the tops of chimneys at
night into the fire, but exploded, happily, without causing
loss of life. At Dore, the scene of the last and most
alarming outrage, the same thing had been done a fort-
night previously. On account of this dangerous condition
' of things, Elijah Parker, a saw-grinder, at Dore, who does
not choose to succumb to the demands of the trade union,
has been obliged for a long time past to fortify his house
like a castle :—His dwelling is a new house in about the
centre of the village, strongly built of stone, with doors of
church-like strength, and shutters of impregnable strength
to all the windows. A further means of defence was
about to be added, consisting of strong iron grates at the
tops of the chimneys, to prevent the dropping down of
bottles of gunpowder. He has been obliged further to
assimilate his condition to garrison life by keeping a store
of arms and ammunition in constant readiness, and to
have the assistance of a large savage dog. On the night
of Sunday se'nnight, as Parker and his wife were going to
bed, they heard a noise on the slates outside. Parker
rushed out with a double-barrelled gun in his hand, and
suspecting a design to drop an explosive bottle down his
chimney, looked up to see if any one was on the
roof. He had no sooner raised his eyes, how-
ever, than a shot was fired from a plantation op-
posite, which lie received in his shoulder. Rushing
up to the plantation wall, he there detected the head of a
man, but before he could raise his gun, a second shot from
another quarter, shattered the elbow of his right arm,
and brought him to the ground powerless. His wife now
rushed out with a loaded pistol, which she fired into the
plantation as the assassins were making their retreat.
Parker's arm will, in all probability, have to be amputated.
Since the perpretation of this outrage a threatening letter
has been received by another saw grinder, warning him to
get rid of an apprentice. The head of the firm of Messrs.
T. Forth and Sons received a similar note a few days ago,
warning him to get rid of the knobsticks' he was employ-
ing, and threatening a personal attack if he did not
immediately comply ; accompanied by an intimation that
the access to their business premises, as well as to their
private residences, was well known to the writers. By
way of confirming this assertion, during Monday night
some person clandestinely entered the grinding wheel and
deposited a bottle containing gunpowder under one of the
boilers, causing an explosion by means of an ignited fusee.
The explosion did no mischief; it appears that the sole
object was to show the proprietors of the works that they
were within the power of the aggressors."
THE MURDER OF SIX CIIILDREN.—The coroner's
inquest on the bodies was held on Monday, last week, and
lasted several hours. The circumstances deposed have
been already detailed. The only addition is the statement
made by the woman to police inspector Biddlecombe. iris
statement was as follows:—On Sunday he understood that
Mrs. Brough had inquired for him, and he went to the
house, saw her, and asked if she wanted Biddlecombe ?
She replied, " Yes I have been relating to an officer all
about it, thinking I had been talking to you." She then
said, " I should like to tell you all about it." She went
on to say, " On Friday last I was bad all day, and wanted
to see Mr. Izod, and waited all day. I wanted him to
give me some medicine. In the evening I walked about,
and afterwards put the children to bed, and wanted to go
to sleep in a chair. That was about nine o'clock. Georgy
(meaning Georgians) kept calling me to come to bed. I
came to bed, and they kept calling to me to bring them
some barley-water, and kept calling to near twelve o'clock.
I had a candle on the chair. I went and got another, but
could not see, there was something like a cloud, and I
thought I would go down and get a knife and cut my own
throat, but could not see. I groped about in master's
room for a razor. I could not find one. At last I found
his key, and then his razor. I went to Georgy and cut
her first. I did not look at her. I then came to Carry,
and cut her. Then to Henry. He said ' Dont mother.'
I said I must,' and did cut him. Then I went to Bill.
He was fast asleep. I turned him over. He never woke.
I served him the same. I nearly tumbled into this room.
The two children here, Harriet and George, were awake.
They made no resistance at all. Harriet struggled very
much and gurgled. I then laid down, and did myself. I
cannot state what occurred for some tine after that, as I
found myself weak and lying on the floor. That nasty
great and black cloud was gone then. I was thirsty, and
got the water bottle and drank. I fell in a sitting position,
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Ia HOLSTEIN, orders, have been g►ven that all works
under six sheets are to be regarded as newspapers, and
treated accordingly. The press is,forbidden to discuss the.
present system of neutrality.
SOME DECIMAL COINS have been struck by the Stock-
holm mint on trial. The Swedish royal medalist and
mint engraver is a lady, whose talent is universally
admired.

LIVERPOOL WORKING MEN'S CHURCH

ASSOCIATION.

INTERESTING EPISODE IN THE PROCEEDINGS.

A MEETING of the Liverpool Working Men's Church
Association was held on Tuesday evening, in St. James's-
School-room, St. James's-road, the chair being occupied
by the Rev. H. Hampton, incumbent of St. James's. The
sehool-room was crowded, and, among those present were
'the Revs. Drs. M`Neile and Baylee ; Revs. W. Pollock, H.
Hampton, E. Gabriel, L. Thomas, J. Bardsley, J. Gilmore,
A: H. Hodgson, D. Barry, and J. 0. Powell ; Thomas
Houghton, Esq., Jas. Overend,. Esq., &c. &c. The Rev.
E. Gabriel opened the business by prayer ; after which the
chairman tendered his individual thanks and those of the
meeting to the Rev. Dr. Baylee, to whose exertions the
association owed its origin and its success.
The Rev. Dr. M.'NEILE then proposed the -following
resolution :—" That, feeling more strongly than ever the
necessity of supporting and extending among all classes
the sound Scriptural and Protestant principles of our
reformed Church, we pledge ourselves to encourage with
heart and hand the Liverpool Working Men's Church
Association, being assured it is one of the safest and surest
means to promote that object." He proceeded to say that
some reproach had been thrown uponthe manner in which
the clergy of Liverpool generally conduct their religious
services, and an attempt had been made. to spread an
impression that the cause of religion was not prospering
as it ought to do in the hands of the Liverpool clergy.
To that insinuation the existence and operation of this
association was a practical reply. This society, which
numbers 2,000 subScribers, has supplied money for
four additional clergymen in Liverpool by their weekly
pennies and twopences. He doubted whether England
could supply such another example. This he maintained
was. a blessing from God and a credit to the town.
(Applause.) What was the object of this association ? As
expressed in the resolution, to extend, amongst all classes
the Scriptural and Protestant principles of our reformed
church. To maintain the original principles of the truth
as it is revealed from heaven ; but we have to express those
principles with direct reference to the abuse and the cor-
ruptions of that truth by ungodly men. And as the
Church of Rome has corrupted awl abused the truth of
God, and still calls her corruption and abuse by
the name of the Church of God, we are compelled
to protest, in addition to oar direct statement of
scriptural truth—to protest against evil, falsehood, and
idolatry. (Rear, hear.) In obedience to the command,
"Go into all the world and preach the gospel," we desire
to extend the good tidings of scriptural and Protestant
principles among all classes of the community. I think
the means already adopted by this association have been
honoured, blessed, and owned of God, and the promoters
of this society will have reason to be most cordially thank-
ful. He knew that no man in England had more cause
to be thankful to God and take courage than Dr. Baylee.
When he talked of establishing this poor man's associa-
tion, he (Dr. IllasTeile) remembered how some of his friends
laughed at his enthusiasm, and said " What a strange
compound that fellow is." (A laugh.) He was in earnest,
and facts now speak it, and some of the gentlemen who
smiled incredulous at that time were now convinced by
experience, and said that they must give Dr. Baylee credit
for what he had carried out. It was for the people to
carry it out further, and let every one become a missionary
in the movement. He then proceeded—You have all
heard of a free church intended for the town of Liverpool,
where they are to have prayers every day. They do not
say there is to be a sermon every day, but prayers every
day, and no pews in it, all open, first come first served.
(Laughter.) If a poor man goes in there, he has as good ,
a place as my lady. To assist in promoting the erection
of a church, which, in addition to its many other claims,
is to be entirely free to the poor." That is a capital thing,
and sounds uncommonly well. But, then, I think the
poor man who gives a penny or twopence a-week towards
a church has a right to ask—" Pray what do you mean by
this church; what sort of service are we to have in it ?
Will it be of the right kind when it is done ? Will it
have the scriptural and Protestant principles of our
reformed church, or will it be a sort of mongrel thing
going back and falling between two stools, neither out-
and-out Romish, so that people can really bow to an
image, nor out-and-out Protestant, so that we can hear
the gospel in it, but a sort of half-way house, a sort of
bowing and scraping, without going down on the knees
altogether. (Applause and hissing.) Did I hear a work-
ing man hissing that ? ("No, no," and " Yes.") Oh,
wonderful ! That would be a strange thing indeed in
this town. (Hear, hear.) I was going to .tell you how
the Roman Catholics in earnest have the real thing in my
country. When they go down they go down on their
knees altogether before the picture. (Hear, hear.) But
there is a sort of half-way house they have made in some
of the churches of England, and when these gentlemen, as
I am informed—for I never saw it myself—but I am in-
formed, when they come out of the vestry, and when
passing the communion table, they make a sort of obei-
sance. It is not kneeling down ; it is not worship, and
yet it is something. (Hear, hear.) What is it ? Is it
worship ? Then let them bow themselves down before it
at once. (Applause.) Is it not worship ? Then why will
they bow before it ? That is what we want to know—we
want to know what is this half-and-half procedure that
belongs to what is called Tractarianism. There is a mix-
ture of Romanism that has got into the Church of Eng-
land. Some of those who belonged to this party have left
the Church of England and joined the Church of Rome,
and the apprehension about this very same church is, if
the gentlemen building it had their own way, they might
make it a half-way house. (" Hear, hear," and hissing.)
We don't want that—you do not want that. (" Hear,
hear," and "Yes.") Do you want a Protestant church?
(Cheers.) You want a house where the gospel is to be
made known. (Hear, hear.) Do you want a house where
there are to be prayers every morning without a sermon ?
(Cries of " Yes,' and " No, no.") Well, let us have one,
then. (Cheers.)
A Voice.—No poor man can do it.
Another Voice.—There ought to be prayers every day in
church. (" Hear, hear," and interruption.) it is all stuff
what you are talking about. (Great confusion, and cries
of " Turn him out.") I work close to your church. Tam
Mr. Eaton's gardener. It is all stuff what you are talking
about. ("Hear, hear," and continued confusion and
uproar.) I am a subscriber to that church, and will double
; my subscription. (Hear, hear.)

A. KING OF THE FoßEsr.—The recent tempestuous
winds felled to the ground, in. Stowe park, the most
manificent oak on the estate. The measured esti-
mate of its workable timber is 1,000 feet and its value
£lOO.

PROBABILITIES OP THE Wim—ln talking with some
generals the other day, the emperor is reported to have
said, "It would be nothing extraordinary if next year I
should find myself with my army (the camp of Boulogne)
and the Swedish army at St. Petersburg."
SUICIDE BY A. BOY.—OR Tuesday morning, a boy
namedßobert, son of John Sharp, labourer, Glasgow, com-
mitted:suicide by suspending himself to a nail at the side
of a window, by means of his cravat; The boy is only 13
years of age. And when found was quite dead.—
Caledonian Mercury.
GUANO DISCOVERIES.—The Washington correspondent
of the New York Daily Macs, writing on May 29,
says :—" News has reached here from Mr. J. Vallamail of
immense deposits of guano on the Gallipagos Island. off
the coast of Ecuador, situated half way between San Fran-
cisco and Cape Horn."
. THE CHARTERED BANE OP AUSTRALIA. have issued
their balance-sheet to the 31st of December last, prepara-
tory to the meeting of the proprietors on the 23rd inst.
It shows a clear sum of £12,278 to the credit of profit and
loss—equal to rather more than 34 per cent. on the called
up capital of £375,000.
THE CRYSTAL PALACE.—The Duke of Devonshire,.
who was unable to attend the opening ceremony on Satur-
day week,, has presented a very elegant candelabrum to
Sir Joseph Paxton, with an appropriate inscription com-
memorative of the event, accompanying his gift with a
magnificent diamond and turquoise bracelet as a present
to Lady Paxton, _ _ _

A hiENCII STEL3IER is being fitted out in the port of
Varna for purposes of scientific inquiry ; for English and
Preach interests alike demand such a scientific exami-
nation of the coasts of the Euxine. The tides, currents,
and winds which prevail there are to be carefully observed
and noted down on the charts, with the rocks, shoals, and
banks, and other impediments to navigation:
LADY FRANKLIN refuses to accept a widow's pension.
Sir John, she says, is not dead. Acting, however, in ac-
cordance with the contrary conviction expressed by the
Lords of the Admiralty, the Prerogative Court of Canter-
bury has granted probate of the will made before his
embarkation by Mr. Thomas Blanky, master of the ship
Terror.

ANOTHER MATERIAL FOR MAKING PAPER.—The
editor of the Baltimore Sun reports having just examined
some samples of paper made of reeds or cane, of -a kind
which grows in great abundance in some of the States;
and also a sample made from white pine shavings. It is
said the reeds abound upon the margin of streams, and
will make excellent paper.
EXTENSIVE CONELAORATION.—The immense foundry
belonging to Messrs. Bolckow and Vaughan, at Middles-
borough, was accidentally burnt to the ground on Sunday
week. The pipes for the extension of the Southwark and
Vauxhall, the Grand Junction, and the West Middlesex
water companies, were being made at these works. This
foundry was previously blown down when not quite
finished, on Christmas-day, 1852
COURT MARTIAL—The Bombay Times gives an
account of an extraordinary court-martial on Lieut-
Colonel Gidley, of the 22nd Bombay Native Infantry, and
his condemnation on charges of having in five or six
instances countenanced inferior officers being drunk while
on duty, and in not having interfered to prevent language
and scenes of gross indecency between the same officers,
in the room of the regiment. The Colonel was sentenced
to be dismissed• the service, " and a further court-martial
appointed to try the inferior officers, Lieutenants Laurie,
Comyn, and Fraser, and Ensigns Loft and Hammond.
,CALtronNiA. WHEAT Cxor.—There appears to be a
fear in Calafornia that the wheat crop will be too large,
and that the mills will be insufficient to grind it all.
Breadstuffs, they say, will henceforward be cheap, and the
money now sent to Chili and the east to buy flour will•be
retained in the country; thus while the price of provisions
will be low, money will be plentiful. They further say
that flour will be soon exported from California.

TELEGRAPH FOR THE BATTLE FIELD.—An electric
telegraph apparatus, to be employed on the field of battle,
for the purpose of forwarding communications of the
operations of the army from one portion to the other,
is said to be now nearly completed at the Royal Arsenal,
Woolwich, and will be shortly dispatched to the seat
of war. Each portion is fitted in a light four-wheeled
waggon, which holds sufficient wire for a length of twelve
miles. _ _

AT LISBON there were no British ships on the Queen's
birth-day, and as the Portuguese ships did not hoist the
English ensign, as usual, no one expected that any com-
pliment would be paid to the day ; but when twelve
o'clock came, up went the meteor flag of England to the
masthead of one solitary -vessel the French war ,steamer
Le Newton, whose guns began to thunder out a royal
salute, to the delight of the English, the surprise of the
Portuguese, who, nevertheless did not join in it, and,
doubtless, to the no small mortification of the Russian
minister, who has a fine view of the river from the win-
dows of his residence. - •

THE COST OF BANKRUPTCIES.—In the six years 1847
to 1852, one of the London official assignees had 307 bank-
ruptcies committed to him. The available assets, after
deducting £37,424 for payments in full to mortgagees and
for rent and taxes, amounted to £157,915. Out of this
sum the creditors have received rather more than £90,000
in dividends; the court fees absorbed £10,265 (61 per cent.),
the official assignee took £7,897 (5 per cent.), the messenger
£7,913 (5 per cent.), the broker and auctioneer. £6,937
(44- per cent.), and the solicitors £20,255 (121- per cent.),
making together above £53,000, or more than 33 per cent.!
The allowance to the hamkrupts for maintenance, &c., was
£4,761.
IMPORTANT Discovsa v.-I-During an investigation of
the ancient borough documents, contained in the muniment
room of the Town Council, by the Rev. Stantialt Steinthal
and Mr. H. C. Heard, for the purpose of selecting such as
were likely to be interesting to the antiquaries visiting
the exhibition to be held in this town in the month of
August next, these gentlemen discovered a charter of
Elizabeth's reign, conferring very important privileges on
the port of Bridgwater, not the least valuable of which is
the exemption of payment of port and harbour dues in
every other port in the kingdom, excepting London. If
this charter has not lostjts force for having so long
remained obsolete, the owners of vessels belongifig to
Bridgwater will do well to adopt such steps as shall secure
to them so great a privilege as appears to be conferred by
the charter in question.—Exeter Gazette
DREADFUL SHIPWRECK.—The Foreign News gives
the following details of the melancholy loss of 731 Peruvian
troops :—" The Peruvian transport Mercedes, bound from
Casma to Callao, with about 800 troops on board, struck
upon a tock near the mouth of Casma harbour on the
morning of the first of May. The Mercedes was accom-
panied by the government steamer Rimac, the officers of
which rendered every possible assistance, but without
effect. The Mercedes went down soon after she struck,
carrying with her 731 persons. The conduct of Captain
Noel, commander of the lost vessel, was, from the accounts
published in the papers of this city, such as must merit
universal praise and admiration. He remained at his post
to the last, and went to the bottom with his ship, and
more than 700 of his countrymen."
BILLS OF EXCHANGE AND PROMISSORY NOTES BILL.—
Mr. Digby Seymour's Bills of Exchange Frauds Prevention
Bill, now before the House of Commons, provides that if
any person shall, by any false pretence or by menaces, or
by force or other fraudulent means, obtain from another a
bill or note (or his signature) with intent to appropriate
or convert such bill or note to his own use, or otherwise
fraudulently to dispose thereof or of the proceeds, he shall
be guilty of felony and liable to penal servitude for six
years, or imprisonment and hard labour for three years ;
and the same punishment may be allotted to any one who
shall at any time knowingly and wilfully become the
holder of such bill or note. Also if any person, receiving
a bill or note (or signature) for the purpose of its being
discounted, or of a credit, advance or loan being made on
the security thereof, or for any special purpose or with any
special direction, whether expressed in writing or not, shall
fraudulently appropriate to his own use or otherwise
fraudulently dispose of such bill or note or the proceeds
thereof, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and liable to
three years' imprisonment and hard labour ; and the same
punishment may be allotted to any one who shall at any
time knowingly and wilfully be the holder of such bill or
note. In an action on the bill a judge on affidavit of the
fraud may impound the bill, and order the plaintiff to give
security for costs.
AN UNINVITED GUEST AT TUE OPENING or THE
CRYSTAL PALACE.--While the police were busy clear-
ing out all intruders from the central space, there was one
who obstinately resisted all attempts at removal. A little
dog took his position in front of a group of ladies, to whom
he evidently belonged, and exhibited a degree of passive
resistance which completely baffled his blue-coated per-
secutors. The audience, wearied out with expectation,
took a deep interest in the contest„ some asserting that
the dog, for whom their sympathies were cordially excited,
was a season ticket holder others, that he came as a
representative of the Isle of. Dogs ; and a third party as-
serted that as "a cat might look at a king," doggy had a
right to look at'the Queen, and, in solemn gravity contem-
plating the interesting proceedings of the day, our canine
friend remained till the close.
THE COMMITTEE ON FRIENDLY SOCIETIES have
resumed their sittings, and agreed to recommend to the
house that societies be allowed to be established for the
following purposes :—" 1. For relieving, maintaining, or
endowing a member, or the husband, wife, or relative of a
member in childhood, old age, sickness, widowhood, or any
natural state of which the probability may be calculated
by way of average. 2. The defraying the expenses of the
burial of a member, his wife, or child. 3. For insuring a
sum to be paid on the death of a member above the age of
10 years, to the person nominated in a writing to be
deposited with the secretary, or clerk of the society, by
such member, being the husband, wife, father, mother,
child, brother, or sister, nephew, or niece of such member,
or in default of such nomination, or in case of the death of
such nominee, to be paid to the executor or administrator,
or next of kin of the member. 4. Making good any loss
or damage by fire, or other contingency, of which the pro-
bability may be calculated by way of average, of live or-
dead stock, goods, implements of trade and tools, sustained
by any member, or for enabling members to purchase
food, firing, or clothes, or to purchase or hire any article
of use or necessity, in their trade or business. 5. For
the purpose of enabling any member, or the husband, wife,
or children, or nominee, of such member, to emigrate, and
of enabling the emigrants to purchase land in any of the
colonies, and the tools, implements, materials, or other
necessities of their trade or calling, and of advancing loans
to them for the purpose, 'and taking such security for the
repayment thereof as the trustees of the society may think
fit. Provided always, that a society established under this
act shall not assure the payment, on death, of a sum exceed-
ing £2O, or any other contingency, or any sum exceeding
£100." The clause, which regulated the money payable
on the death of a child wider 10 years of age, and that
only upon the certificate of a coroner or medical man; and
the fourth clause, rendering any person establishing a
society, except under the provisions of this act, or of the
Joint Stock Companies Act, liable to a penalty of £2O,
6 were postponed, to allow of further evidence being reeeived.
Rarttea -epposizg the same,

Dr. 111`NEILE.----I have a proposal to make, that the gen-
tlemen who promote such a scheme shall raise a fund—
The person who described himself as " Mr. Eaton's gar-
dener" again rose, and said—l live in the neighbourhood
of your church, and I was thankful a church was building
in the neighbourhood, until I came to hear the stuff that
was preached in it. (Cries of " Turn him out.")

shall be able to go every evening: I can't every morning,
for I am a working-man. (Hear, hear.)
A female in the body of the meeting.—And I hope I
shall also. (Great laughter and applause.)
At this stage of the proceedings, Dr. Ineile left the
meeting.

The CHAIRMAN said he wished to state, with reference
to the church in his district which it was proposed to raise
under the auspices of the Working Men's Association,
that there were 400 men already contributing their 2d. a
week. They had already paid £6B,.and a site had been given
them worth £l,OOO. They had also got a contribution
from the late Edmund Molyneux, Esq., of £100; and Messrs.
Hilton Halhead, Edward Cropper, and T. D. Anderson
had also contributed £lOO each ; Messrs. Christopher
Bushell, Charles Cotesworth, William Jones, William Bal-
leny, Charles Groves, and Mr. Wood had given £5O each ;
so that already upwards of £7OO had been subscribed.
(Applause.) It was intended that one-half of the sittings
should be free.

The Rev. Mr. BARDSLET seconded Dr. M`Neile's motion.
• The Rev. Dr. BarnEa supported the motion. Referring
to the scene of the evening, he regretted the necessity of
one clergyman having to denounce the views or leanings
of another ; but showed, by quotations" fro-nit-he-Testa-
ment, that the apostles even, on two different occasions,
had gently but openly rebuked one another. . - -
The motion, having been put from the chair, was carried,
only one or two dissenting.
The Rev. W. POLLOCK proposed that the thanks of the
meeting should be given to Dr. Baylee, and in doing so
said, we are not enemies to the use of daily prayers in our.
church. (Hear, hear.) Ido not know that I can do
better in the way of stating this assertion than by reading
the language contained in a letter in the Liverpool
Standard of this day, from one-of the clergy, whose name
I shall presently mention to you. This clergyman writes :
—" Let Mr. Wray and his friends find me the stipend: for
an additional curate, and I will immediately meet the
wishes of the complainants, and offer them daily prayers
and weekly communion ; for with my present staff it
would not be possible to do so without the neglect of other
and more important ministerial and pastoral work, as I
think. I most sincerely assure Mr.Wray that, so far from-
' grudging others the enjoyment,' and ' taking comfort to
myself' that my people are not pining after a daily service •
and a weekly Communion, I would praise God most heartily
could I see the earnest and spiritual desire for such serviees
kindled in the:whole mass of our population. The daily .
public orisons of 'tens of thousands harmoniously and in-
the congregation poured forth to Heaven from hearts hal-
lowed and renewed by the Holy Spirit would be the most
heart-cheering and delightful scene imaginable to my
mind." The writer of that letter is your chairman.
(Hear, hear.) He expresses, as I believe, the feeling of
all that body of the clergy who have been calumniated in
this matter—to my mind insultingly calumniated; and if
one word has been spoken here to-night by my dear friend
Dr. M`Neile that has given any one pain, I know he did
not mean to do so. Instead of having acted rashly, intem-
perately, and passionately with regard to this question,
Dr. M`Neile has, to my knowledge, acted with the greatest
possible forbearance iu the matter. I will tell you why
I say so. It is within my knowledge that, many months
ago—l fancy a year and a-half--Dr. 31`Neile received
from some unknown hand a copy of a circular which
Was signed by a person, a promoter of the free church,
which has raised this question. I saw this letter in Dr.
M`Neile's hand ; it was never intended he should see it—
(hear, hear)—it was never intended I should see it,
and it was never intended that any man of either of our
kidneys—(laughter)—should see it; but we did see it,
although we don't know to whom we are indebted for see-
ing it, and that letter, which had signed under it the
name of Mr. Wray, contained statements most disparag-
ing to the great majority—indeed, I think I may say the
whole body of the clergy of Liverpool—(hear, hear) ;—and
one expression which I am able now to recollect, though I
have not seen the letter for a long time, was that " puritan-
ism had got possession of Liverpool," and the words he
used were " the enemy must be driven out." (" Hear, hear,"
and " Oh, oh.") What is the enemy of those gentlemen ?
Not popery, against which they have solemnly protested
before God and man on their subscription to the 39
Articles—(hear, hear;)—not so much dissent, although
they are not very fond of dissent, and they do not
very much like dissenters ; but the thing which they
hate most and fear most, the enemy which they desire to
drive out, is the puritanism, as it is called, of Dr. 31`Neile
(cheers,)—and of my brethren all around me, and of the
clergy who, thank God, occupy by far the most prominent
positions in this town—(cheers)—and carry infinitely the.
most of all the hearts of the people with them. (Hear,
hear.) If ours be puritanism, at all events he was right
in saying it has got possession here in Liverpool; and I
can tell him and his friends, with God's blessing, it will
continue in possession. (Applause.) I believe that a
general agreement, as to all fundamental truths and as . to
the great discipline and doctrine of the church ought to be
sufficient for us—(hear, hear,) —and there may be shades
of difference in the minds of honest and earnest church-
men, and I would allow all that. (Hear, hear.) But when
I see men of opposite opinions coming forward to assault,
insult, calumniate those who do not agree with them ;
when I see this Tractarian party taking the stand they have
taken in Liverpool and throughout the country, I have
been compelled to feel that the time had passed for silence,
and that the time was come for every man to show his
colours, and to speak out plainly his mind. (Applause.)
Now, I say, as to this movement, in my opinion, our Right
Rev. Father the Bishop of Chester has used and exercised
an extreme exercise of his jurisdiction; but I also do not
hesitate to affirm that I believe, under the circumstances,
that extreme exercise of his episcopal jurisdiction was
called for. (" Hear," and a voice, "He was wise.")
The promoters of the new church, in my mind, ought to
have been permitted most freely to have gone to work and
to have procured subscriptions for the new church. Let
them collect subscriptions, and we should not say any-
thing in the way of hindrance ; but if they affirm what
they are doing is for the purpose of condemning all the
rest of their brethren in the same locality—if they say
what they want is something additional and different to
anything done in the town, and begin, accordingly, by
casting stones at their brethren—then I believe it is the
duty of our bishop to stand forward in defence of a faithful
body of his clergy, and to say—" I will not have, under
certain circumstances, the peace of the church broken, if
I can avoid it, in this part of my diocess." (Hear, hear.)
If that which is to be promoted on this occasion is " some-
thing additional to and something different from" what is
done in the town, it must be perfectly legitimate to in-
quire what it is that is intended. (Hear, hear.) So far
as the daily prayers go and weekly communion, I myself
say God speed the work. (Hear, hear.) I say if ever I
can find that only 30 people of my congregational district
wish for daily prayers and weekly communion, they shall
have it in my church. (Applause.) I don't believe that
Christian men can meet too often--(a Voice : " Try it")—
in the sanctuary to offer up the holy prayers that are our
heritage in the reformed church of England, and to hear
the word of God read and explained to them. Ido not
believe that we can too often celebrate together the feast
of the holy communion of the body and blood of Christ.
(Hear, hear.) I do not think we can too often eat that
bread and drink that cup by which we show forth the Lord's
death until lie come. (Hear.) And if we have not those
things, it is simply from the circumstances of the times,
from the pressure of other duties, and from the fact that
every man and even woman at present is so incessantly occu-
pied. What is the additional thing Which is wanted ? It is
more than daily prayers and weekly communion. (Hear,
hear.) I tell you what it may be. It may be that we
should have our sick beds attended by ministers, who,
:when they administer to the dying the sacrament of the
Lord's supper, will then pin up pictures of the crucifixion
on the curtains of the dying man's bed, and desire it may
be left there, within his sight, until he dies. (Hear, hear.)
I. do not wonder that a Protestant audience think the
thing impossible. (Hear, hear.) But I say it is possible,
and I say it is done, and I say it has been done by some
of our clergymen in Liverpool. (Hear, hear.) Another
thing which may, perhaps, be wished for is auricular con-
fession carried out, it may be in the same abominable and
disgusting details with which it was carried out at Ply-
mouth •by gentlemen of the same party. (Hear, hear.)
That, also, may be intended, and more perhaps may be in-
tended in the way of visiting. Within the last week, in
a house in Liverpool, a very short way from my own, a
most intelligent and dear friend of mine met another
clergyman of our church and of this party, and a matter
happened to be mentioneda marriage which was to take
place on the following morning, the marriage of one of his
sons, and something was spoken of as to an idea that had
been entertained for a moment, or that was not enter-
tained, of two clergymen officiating at the marriage cere-
mony. This gentleman went on to say he did not like
this plan; that one of them was evidently enough in the
administration of such a sacrament. The lady was rather
startled at hearing of the sacrament of matrimony. He
went on and affirmed that it was a doctrine of the teach-
ing of the Church of England in her Prayer-hook that
matrimony was a sacrament. (" Oh, oh.") I will read to
you what the Church of England Prayer-book says on the
subject. [The rev. gentleman read an extract from the
Prayer-book, excluding matrimony from the list of sacra-
ments.] That is what the Church of England says, and
one of her sworn sons was teaching my friend that, never-
theless, according to the doctrine of the Church of Eng-
land, matrimony was a sacrament. (" Oh, oh.") Those
rl may be some of the additional things that are to be taught
! amongst us ; those are some of the things " different from
and additional to" what is taught in the present system of
puritanism—that enemy which has to be driven out from
Liverpool. (Hear, hear.) Therefore I say all this justifies
what I confess with Dr. Baylee needs justification, and
that is the fact, that any one clergyman of the Church of
England speaks in any way against any one of his brethren.
(Hear, hear.) I can only say it is with the deepest pain
of heart and spirit that I make these observations ; but I
believe the time has come when we must make them, or
cease to be faithful to the best interests of the church of
our Lord. (Applause.) - _ __ , _ -

The CHAIRMAN.—It is not very Christian-like of you to
interrupt the meeting.
The same Person.—There were many parts of your ser-
mons which were not right. (Cries of "Turn him out.',)
The CHAIRMAN.—If he will be kind enough to be quiet,
I would rather he should remain. He can speak after-
wards in reply. (A Voice : " Stuff.") I do think you
ought to be orderly. I will give you an opportunity of
speaking when the doctor has done. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. Eaton's gardener.—l have lived near Dr. M'Neile's
church since it was built, and there never was a minister
in my house, and I live within 200 yards of it. (Hear.)
Dr. 31'NEfial.—I was going to make a proposal that the
gentlemen who promote an object of this sort should raise
a fund for paying poor men a quarter of a day's wages in
the morning—(" Hear," and a cry, " There's no need of
it,")—in order to allow them time for this worship, with-
out interfering with their supplies for themselves and their
families. (" Hear, hear," and a continued cry, " There's
no need for it, and you know that.") However, I rejoice
to find that even at a meeting of the Working Men's Asso-
ciation for the purpose of raising funds for supporting
Protestant ministers—(hear, hear,)—l rejoice to find that
men of all opinions, of all descriptions of feeling on this
subject, do find their way to these meetings. I have no
doubt that great good will come out of this to the object
of this meeting, as we could scarcely have expected to have
found any one differing in opinion from what I was saying.
(Hear, hear.) But we do differ, and there is a great diver-
sity of opinion; but, at the same time, all joining in this
great work is an additional cause for thankfulness that
men differing on a great many points should come and join
in an association of this kind. (Interruption, and cries of
" Turn him out.") On no account put him out. Please
not to interfere with him. (Hear, hear.) If you imagine
I am in the slightest degree,anneyed by what he has said,
it is quite a mistake—not at all. The only objection to it
is, it wastes the time of the meeting. (Hear, hear.) He
is an honest fellow to speak out his mind, if he had a
right opportunity to do so, instead of interrupting the
speaker. Let him come forward, and Mr. Hampton will
give him an opportunity of speaking.
The party alluded to.—Very well, I will. (Cheers).
Dr. M'NBILS.—Wait a little. (" Hear, hear," and a
laugh.) lam really so anxious to hear what our friend
has to say in opposition to anything -I have said to you,
that I shall conclude now, and I will be glad if he re-
deems his pledge and comes forward and says what he
pleases on the subject. (Hear, hear).
The party alluded to then came on the platform, and, in
reply to a question from the chairman, stated his name to
be JOSEPH HANMER, of Whitfield-street. He said—" I am
a true Churchman—(hear, hear),—and I waa one of the
first men who subscribed to this society we have met
about to-night. I paid my twopence a-week. (Hear,
hear.) I have subscribed towards building this new
church—(hear, hear)—because I had lived a long time in
sin and drunkenness, and never went to church, and I had
no learning. I was a widow's son, and I could not read
when I was forty years old. What little I have learned
to read is since I became a teetotaller; and I learned it
at home, in my own house. (Hear, hear.) I have been
in the habit of going to the Church of England ever since
that time, eighteen years ago—(hear, hear)—and I have
never been in any other place of worship, and I have no
desire to go to any other place. (Hear, hear.) lam a
willing subscriber—l love the Church, and am willing to
spend and be spent for Christ—(applause)—and it hurts
my feelings very much when I hear one church minister
rising up to speak against another, his brother. (Loud
Applause.) That is what hurts me, and nothing else—
only that. (Hear, hear.) We are told not to speak evil
of one another. (Hear, hear.) I learned that since I
commenced to read and became sober. We ought not to Os Friday, the half-yearly distribution of prizes to the
judge of one another, or speak evil, but to love one pupils of the Collegiate Schools took place in the presence
another, and do good to one another, as far as lies in our of a numerous attendance of parents and friends. The
power. (Hear, hear.) I hope you will forgive me." Ven. Archdeacon Brooks presided, and amongst those on
(Hear, hear.) • the platform were—the Rev. Dr. M`Neile, the Rev. Dr.
Dr. M'NsiLs.— Forgive you! you have given a most Hume, Rev. Mr. Hobbs, Rev. D. Anderson, Rev. W. R
hard knock on the head to those who have bun and Matthias, Messrs. Adam Hodgson, Chas. Inman, Halhead,
abused us. (Great applause and laughter.) [Mr. H.anmer : John Stewart, J. Nicholson, Percy M. Dove, S. Douglas,
No, sir.] We have been assailed. We are not-the assail- Robert Aked, H. H. Statham, J. M. Wood, J. Torr, Wm.
ants, I quite agree with my friend. (Hear, hear.) It is Danson, J. K. Rounthwaite, E. P. Arthnr, Sic. The Rev.
quite an improper thing for one church minister to stand the Principal, the Rev. C. W. I.3ndem and the Rev.
up and speak against another. (Hear, hear.) I would be J. Cox, Vice-principals, 3. Michod, Esq , Head Master
extremely sorry to enter into such a proceeding had we of the Lower School, and the principal . masters,
not been assailed. It has been declared in the newspapers Previous to the commencement of the proceedings,
that the clergymen of the Church of England in Liverpool voluntaries were played upon the organ ; and the Rev. J.
are not conducting the Church rightly—(A voice ;' No S. Howson, M.A., the principal, having read a portion of
more they arn't," and confusion)—and that another Scripture, the boys sung the " Jubilate."
church must be built to show us the way. Is not that The CHAIRMAN said he had much Pleasure in again
attacking us ? We are in self-defence, and I quite agree meeting them upon such an occasion, and he felt much
with my friend. (Hear, hear.) See what comes of dis- gx:atified in understanding that the progress
cession—isn't it a fine thing; oh, a beautiful thing 1 d • the last half-year most satisfactory.
, during had been
(Laughter.) They had been uniformly successful ; indeed,
for many
The CHAIRMAN.—AIIow me to mention that the churcti years past they had been increasing
for which that gentleman is subscribing is the one. 'we believed ill res tabilit
hope to raise for the. Rev. Mr. Gabriel. Is it not ?
Mr. HA.s3iss.7--No, it is not. It is the poor
church, whOr9.theN.Will be riezvice every day, 1 ) gratification of stating that
aePe V.lll/011 out 0 debt. This
I • f din numbers, and he
of the schools
y and knowledge. He had the
Pee after a long and serious toil
perhaps aPPetireCl. not ta be so
‘man's and trial, they had at last succeeded in gettin' g the insti-

The Rev. Mr. POWELL, of St. Thomas's, Torteth-park,
briefly seconded the resolution, which was agreed to, and
the meeting terminated with prayer.

THE COLLEGIATE INSTITUTION.

important to those present as it was to thoie engaged
its management, but they had found constant obstruc-
tions, from that debt pressing upon and clogging their
exertions. Its extinction would enable them to do maim
things which might appear of trifling interest, but which.
were of great importance to the successful management of
the institution. It was of great importance that all,
classes should have, in a town like this, an institution
where their children could receive an excellent education,
and he believed that that given at the Collegiate was
equal to anything that might be got throughout the
kingdom. He was also happy to state that the progress
of the young men who had left the institution and gone for
the University had been most creditable to the institutiort
and to themselves. During the half-year five of these had-
gained honours or degrees, two of them having been
elected to Scholarships at Trinity College, Cambridge, the
competition for which is open to all the world, and which.
are given only to the dignissinzus —that was, to him wha
best deserved it. So that in the course of the last half:-
year they had five young men who had left their schools
who had done credit to the place they were educated at, tap
themselves for the attention and industry they had shown.
in the pursuit of their studies, to the town from which
they came, and to the country to which they belong.
The Rev. J. S. HOWSON, the Principal, was then called
upon to address the assemblage. He enlarged princi-
pally on the topics already mentioned by the chairman ;
and stated that, now the institution was out of debt, the
prizes given in future would be of a more valuable.
character.

Mr. GRIERSTON, of Cambridge, who had come down to
conduct the examination of the pupils, said that he ha&
been much gratified by what he had seen of the attain—
ments of the boys, and he was happy to confirm what the
chairman had said, that their schools were equal to any fix_
the kingdom.

The deserving pupils were then called up in successiont
to receive their prizes, the Venerable ARCHDEACON accom—
panying the- piesentation in each case with some encou—
raging or complimentary remark.
The following is a list of the prizes :
UPPER SCHOOL PRIZES.

SPECIAL PRIZES.—Junior divinity medal: Rounthwaite.;
Certificate: J. Lowe.—Junior historical medal : G. Statham—
Certificate : Brown.—Junior mathematical medal: Wood.
Certificate : Fairclough. •
CLASSPRIZE s.—First class, J. H. Rawdon (Egerton scholar).
Certificate : Arthur.—Second class : Wainwright. Certifi—
cates: Shaw and Booker.—Third class : Reg. division, Edw arda
mid Wright. Certificates : Sinker and Pater. Mod. division.
Bartlett.—Fourth class : Reg. division, W. H. Statham. Cer—
tificate : J. Lowe. Mod. division; R. P. Aked. Certificate
Ellis.—Fifth class : Fairclough and F. Rawdon. Certificates
Wood and Clough.—Sixth class: Cordeaux. Certificate:
Jeffery, jun.—Preparatory classes: Seventh: Michod. Cer—
tificate: H. Carpenter. Eighth : Makin. Certificates: Ander.
son. Minton, H. Peel, and W. Carpenter.
EXTRA ERIZFS.—For writing: It. P. Aked. Certificates
Douglas, Jameson, and C. Cartwright.—Given by Mr. Under—
wood for French and German : Bartlett. Certificates Camp—
bell, for German ; R. P. Aked and Fowler; for French.--Giaent,
by Mr. Underwood for good conduct: Ellis, E. Aked, and
Fairclough.—Given by Mr. Ellis for Latin- poem : Arthur.—
Given by Mr. Porter for Mathematics :Edwards and Rounth—
waite. Certificate: Dove.—Given by Mr. Perter for goml.
conduct : W. Aked.—Given by Mr. Hiley for English : Michod.
transferred to H. Carpenter.—Given by Mr. Sears for French
Pater. Certificates : Caw, Jeffery, ten., Clough, and Brown:
—Given by Mr. Dove for divinity: Falloon. Certificate:
Alichod. Given by the Principal for map drawing. R. P.
Aked.