The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-06-28 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, TUESDAY,

LIVERPOOL FLORAL AND 'HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY.
—The second exhibition will take place at the Botanic
Gardens, on Thursday next.

A WHIT7.,-RINGED SNAKE.—In discharging the Charles
Jackson, in this port, three weeks ago, a live snake was
found amongst the logvrood. It is 22 inches in length,
with a white ring round its neck. It is still living.
A TERRIFIC THUNDERSTORM prevailed in Manchester,
on Thursday afternoon, from half-past four till five.
The lightning knocked down several people, but fortu-
nately no fatal accident occurred. Various houses were
also struck and damaged.
THE REV. DAVID JAMES has had conferred upon him,
by the University of Heidelberg, the degree of " Doctor
of Philosophy," in consideration of the learning which
he has displayed in his published works—" Ob eruditionis
specimina."

ILLEGAL WEIGHTS AND MEASURES.-011 Wednesday
the Mayor presided at the Sessions-house, for the purpose
of hearing informations against persons charged with
having in their possession illegal weights and measures.
Sixty persons were fined by his worship.
Mu. GREENE, the engineer, who was enraged in
making the Ormskirk Railway, has a " national" dispute
with Senor Salamanca, in Spain, who bad engaged him
on railway works. Mr. Greene's house was invaded, and
his engineering drawings carried off.
THE CHILDREN OF THE FEMALE ORPHAN ASYLUM,
on Friday week, were treated to a sail to Rock Ferry, and
a view of the Chinese Junk, on the invitation of Messrs.
Crippin and Forster, the proprietors. Messrs. Crippin
and Forster have liberally determined to invite, at inter-
vals, all the children connected with our charitable
institutions.

EAST LANCASHIRE RAILWAY CONIPANY.-1. special
general meeting was held at Bury, on Monday week,
which approved of two bills now before parliament, one
to extend the East Lancashire Railway from Clifton
(where it now joins the Lancashire and Yorkshire) to
Manchester, a distance of four miles; and the other to
extend their railway to Southport and Rainford, and to
make arrangements with the St. Helen's Canal and Rail.
way Company.
TRIAL TRIP TO DCELIN.—The paddle-wheel steamer
Argentina, belonging to the South American and General
Steam Navigation Company, on a trial trip, sailed for
Dablin on Saturday afternoon to return last evening. The
Argentina was tried for the first time on Wednesday last,
and her performance was very satisfactory. She leaves on
Friday next for her destination, the River Plate, calling at
Lisbon, Madeira, St. 'Vincent, Pernambuco, Ilafria, and
Rio Janeiro, and presents a very favourable opportunity
for pasengers desirous of a pleasure trip to those countries.

Txs Rev..Tonx .c-ANs, M.A., the respected minister
of Portland-chapel, Bath, having been appointed to the
incumbency of St. Mary's Church, Grassendale, near
Liverpool, his congregation have presented him with a
handsome testimonial, consisting of a silver coffee-pot, of
exquisite workmanship, and a purse of sixty sovereigns.
Mr. Evans bears to his new sphere of labour, not simply
the love of his congregation amongst whom 'he has faith-
fully ministered for five years, bnt the respect of all our
fellow-citizens.—Bath Chro”ie.ti.

THE CONVENTION AT Mtn:PHIS V. LIVERPOOL.—
In the great Southern Convention at Memphis, resolu-
tions have been adopted favourable to a railroad to the
Pacific=to the Tehuantepec route across the isthmus—to
the eftabiishment of commercial steamers between ale
southern ports and Europe=to supersede the monopoly
of the cotton trade by the northern cities of the United
States and Liverpool, as fur as .possible—to encourage
and extend home manufactures in 'the south, &c. Iteso-
lutiuns in relation to a possible annexation of Cuba -were
lost.

ROYAL AMPHITHEY.TRE..—The most completeeticcess
Crowned the new play " Civilization," produced at this
house on Wednesday night, Mr. James Anderson playing
the principal part. The piece, we are pleased to observe,
will be thrice repeated lifting the present *reek. On
'Saturday evening, Mr. Anderson appeared in '"lacheth;"
last night in " Richard the Third." His -engagement
extends, we believe, over the present week, last night
an additional attraction-Wes presented in the celebrated
danseuse from the 'Lyceum, Miss RosirraiVright,Whe
appeared here for the first time.
NUPTIAL PESTItVItIES. The marriug'e of Thomas
Mellor, Esq., of Hayman's-green, West Derby (of 'the
firm of Mellor and Eason, merchants, Water-street',„ to
Miss Elizabeth Pearson, sister of the wife of his brother,
Mr. S. Mellor), took place on Tlmrsday-at Nottingham.
The event was celebrated the same evening by a large
number of gentlemen, who sat down too-a mott ertellent
supper at the house of Mr. Bulger, Sefton Arms, West
Derby, in honour of the marriage. A supper was also
given at the house of Mr. John Hughes, of the Hare and
Hounds, where a considerable number of persons assem-
bled to do honour to the nuptials.

A LIVEIVPOOI, ATTORNEY COTifiVIITTtD FOR "EMBEZ-
ZLF.MENT.--,tr rriday last, at the police-court, Thomas
Pattinson, an attorney, pract,lsinginthis town, was placed
at the bar, charged with having obtained money from Mr.
James Hankin, stonemason and builder, at Kirkdale,
under false pretences. Mr. Hankin stated that he applies
to the prisoner, as an attorney, at the end of last month,
to bring an action against Thomas Southern, publican, of
the Black BUIPInn, Kirkdale, ro' tte recovery of .£l4 75..
The action 'was to be brought in the borough court.
Under what afterwards appeared to be a false pretence
that the case was going on, Pattinson,' who was often in
a state of inebriation, duped Rankin out of 15s. The
prisoner was committed for trial.

NEW CLYDE-BUILT STEAMER,
TEUEGIt.tPir, which is now running between this port and
Belfast, left the latter place oil Wednesday evening, with
passengers-and cargo, and arrived at the'Bell-Buoy, off
this •perrt, in ten hours and ten minutes, showing a speed
of fourteen- knots, or upwards•of sixteen statute miles all
the way, a fact which vouches'for her speed, and needs no
comment. -The Telegraph is commanded by Captain
Leitch, late-of the Canard -service,• brother of the re-
spected commander of the Thiladelphia and Liverpool
.of Manchester. The Telegraph is the pro-
of - the Belfast Steam •I'acket Company, arid her
.cents here are Messrs. Grainger, Bristor:, and Johnston.
She will leave each port twice a week.

steamer

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EREIGIT OF THE SEA

_t RICAN CLIPPER
..1 be-remembered that on the passage between Ne\
York and -San Francisco she attained a most extraordinary
speed, having on one day logged the unprecedented num-
berof 436 miles in twenty-feur hours. The accounts by
the last steamer stated that the-Sovereign of the Seas was
then about to sail from New -York for 'Liverpool, so we
may expect to see her in the course-of -a week. She is the
largest merchant vessel afloat. The 'Sovereign of the
Seas will form one of Messrs. Bowman,'Grinnell, Sc Co.'-s
line of pael:et-ships between-this port and New York, 'lt
is very gratifTing to observe-so many,hne ships sent to Li-
verpool, ate. it proves the eminent position which we hold
as a shipping port. We have a more -splendid class of
vessels sent-here than to any other port ia the world, for,
when a ship has attained a good character at Liverpool, -it
is a potent-recommendation everywhere.

WELSH, MEETING IN LIVERTOOL. ESENTATIOW TO
THE REV: Ravin JAMES, PE. D.—On Friday evening,
a numerous meeting of the Welsh inhabitants of the town
and the friends of the Rev. David 'James was held at the
Bible Depository, Slater-street, to present that gentleman
with an adciress, previous to his departure from this town,
to enter upon his duties as principal of the college of
Llandovery, in South Wales. Mr. "Evans, solicitor, oc-
cupied the chair, in the unavoidable absence of Mr-
Robert Wynne, who was to have presided.—The Chair-
man remarked on the fact; that Mr. James was about to
enter upon 'much more important office, for which he
had been selected from numerous applicants who sought
the honourable post to which he had been appointed.
(Applause). He did not know a gentleman better quali-
fied by his learning, his talent, his devotion to his coun-
try and its language than Mr. James was forthe institution
over which hell.ad been called upon to preside. (Applause.)
—Mr. I:Hs:Jones moved the first resolution., as follows :
" That this meeting sincerely congratulate the Rev. D.
James 041 his appointment as principal of .the College of
Llandovery, believing him to be eminently qualified for
the arduous and responsible duties connected therewith."
*-The resolution was seconded by the Rev. T. W. Jones,
of St. Paul's, aupported by Mr. T. L. Sturgeas, and car-
ried unanicaously--Mr. Robert Roberts moved the second
resolution.--" That though we unfeignedly rejoice at the
enlarged sphere of.usefulness opyned to the rev. gentleman,
we cannot refrain from expressing regret at the loss Liver-
pool will sustain by his removal, and that as a memento
of the high estimation in which he is held, an address be
presented to him, signed by the chairman, on behalf of
the meeting."—Mr. Robert Thomas seconded the resolu-
tion, after which poetic effusions appropriate to the occa-
sion were recited by Mr. E. S. Jones, Mr. :Lewis. Mr.
Edwards, and Mr. Hugh Hughes.—The chairman pre-
sented to Mr. James the address, which the rev. gentleman
.eloquently and feelingly acknowledged.

CHILDWALL FLORAL AND HORTICULTURAL SOq:ETY.
—The sixth annual exhibition of this thriving Society
;was held on Thursday last, ider an immense marquee in
the field adjoining the churchyard. This beautifully pic-
turesque locality is alone sufficient to insure success., .ec-
,peally on such a fine day as-that on which the show vas
:held. More than five thousand persons visited Childwail
on that day, and everything .passed off with great spirit,
:and-much to the satisfaction of all parties. The leading
feature of the exhibibition was, of course, the Pelargo-
eriume,.which, as usual at this zeasen, were in great per-
fection. There were very few novelties, and the general
growth of the plants was of such an average excellence as
to admit of few special remarks. V. Walker, Esq., of
Calderstones, had a very fine specimen of Banksia Serati-
folia, well:flowered, which excited great attention. Mr.
Morton, •the gardener to that gentleman, stated it was
a seedling ,raised by him within four years. We also
noticed a .renrarksbly beautiful variety of gloxinia, called
Wilsanii, a sealing raised by Mr. Thomas, gardener to
Charles Wilson, Esq., of Allerton, and now in the posses-
sion of Mr. 'George Davies, of the Nurseries, green-lane,
West Derby. Several remarkably fine collections of Ex-
otic Ferns were exhibited, amongst which one shewn by
Mr. Robinson, gardener to Edward Molyneux, Esq., of
Chi!dwall-hall, was especially worthy of notice, and so also
was a splendid collection of Lycopodiums shewn by Mr.
Cahill, gardener to Julius Focke, Esq. We have never seen
these beautiful plants in greater perfection. Chas. Wilson,
Esq., had some beautiful stove plants, and an Aphelexis
macrantha purputa, shown by J. Focke, Esq., was
unique. A large collection of wax flowers, shown by Miss
Newton, drew crowds of admirers, who were astonished
at the perfection to which this clever artiste has brought
this elegant accomplishment. A large collection of rare
and choice plants was exhibited by Messrs. T. Davies and
Co-, of Wavertree nursery, and added much to the gene-
ral effect. Nothing could exceed the good management
with which all the orrangements were conducted, and the
crowds of elegantly dressed visitors had ample opportunity
of seeing the beautiful specimens without inconvenience.
The band of the Zoological Gardens was in attendance,
and enlivened the scene with capital music ; and an effi-
cient body of police, judiciously applied for by Mr. Rim-
mer, of the Childwall Abbey, prevented that concourse of
low characters vending fruit, &c., which too frequently
gives an air of dissipation to these rural festivals. The
pressure on our space prevents our giving the usual list
of prizes; but we must not omit to mention that the Cot-
tagers' prizes, for which the Childwall show has always
been remarkable, were fully equal to previous ones, and
the general character of the exhibition showed a decided
orogyess, which is due to the spirited ezertiens of Wm.
Davies, .Esq., the acting secretary.

A SHIP, of 447 tons, new mels!,vement, --7!!,:d the
Mimosa, has 7'2=l launched at Aberdeen. She is intended
for the Liverpool and South Amerie3n trade.
A WOMAN from Liverpool was killed, on Wednesday
Nst, at the Ordra!l-17vie Station, Manchester, by falling
under the wheels of a'-"n.

A FIRE broke out, at a !ate hour on Sunday r!ght, in
the upper pert of a dwelling-house, in Atherton-street,
but it was extinguished without doing much damage.

THE ACADIA, formerly belonging to the Cunard line,
end sold to the Germen Confederation, has been bought
to trade between Bremen and New York.

A RAILWAY WAGGON, filled with copper, passed over
the body of Joseph Gerrard, a fireman at St. Helens,
on Monday evening week, and killed him on the spot.
THE WILLIAM TAPSCOTT and KOSSUTH, which sailed
hence on the 11th May, arrived at New York on the 10th
June, making Sandy Hook on the 9th, and beating every
ship from Liverpool which had sailed between the 2nd
and 11th, and the passengers were landed all well.
DOCK-OFFICE.—The following gentlemen were, on
Saturday, at the Town-ball, elected commissioners of
audit :—Messrs. Joh:i Gordon, Henry Dawson, Charles
R. Taylor, David Rae. Joseph Mondel, James Brebner,
J. A. Clint, and J. A. Black ; and these gentlemen there-
after appointed Mr. H. B. Hornby their accountant.
MERCHANT TAILORS' GRAMMAR SCHOOL, GREAT
CROSBY.—The half-yearly examination was conducted
by the Rev. G. W. Snowball, M.A., of St. John's Col.
lege, Cambridge, and on yesterday week the prizes were
awarded by John Myers, Esq., of Crosby-house, who
delivered an excellent address.
TRANSATLANTIC STEAMERS.—The Royal Mail steamer
America, Captain Leitch, took her departure for Halifax
and Boston on Saturday morning about eleven o'clock,
with a full cargo of fine goods, and upwards of 132 pas-
sengers. The. United States mail-steamer Atlantic, Capt.
West, sails for New York to-morrow afternoon, with pas-
sengers and a full cargo, having also had to shut out goods.

Sr. PAUL'S, LIVERPOOL.—We would direct the atten-
tion of our readers to an advertisement in another column
relative to the proposed building of a school in connexion
with St. Paul's Church. The case is there fairly stated,
and we should think, at least, sufficiently proves the ne-
cessity that exists for such an institution. 'We hope the
friends of scriptural education will avail themselves on this
occasion of practically giving evidence of the sincerity of
their opinions and good wishes.
QUICK WORK.—The new steamer Mona's Queen,
Captain Quayle, made the quickest passage on record,
between Liverpool and this port, on Monday last. This
fine vessel left Liverpool shortly after eleven, and arrived
here a little after four o'clock, having accomplished a run
of seventy-five nautical miles in five hours and ten mi-
nutes ! the shortest passage ever made. The Mona's
Queen brought between three and four hundred passen-
gers.—Manx
ZOOLO'GICAL GARDENs.—This favorite resort continues
to be thronged each gala evening with visitors. The en-
tertainments provided by Mr. Daranda appear to give
universal satisfaction. During the past week vocal and
instrumental concerts, followed by dramatic performances,
have taken place, a very talented and effective company
having 'been engaged ; and we .perceive from the advertise-
ment that several favourite farces are announced for this
week. The fireworks are quite as beautiful as ever, and
on Tuesdays and Fridays a ball concludes the evening's
amusements. Such a variety of entertainments, in addi-
tion to the several amusements of the gardens, cannot fail
to be uppreciated. For to-day the grand annual fete of
the Temperance Societies is announced. We are informed
it will be a very brilliant affair, numerous extra attractions
having been prepared for this occasion.
The REV. JAMF.'S PHiLiP SAEPPERD, the curate of 'the
North-shore district, Kirkdale, has been appointed to the
curacy and lecttreship of South Mohan, Devon, and in
the diocese of Exeter.; but, from some suspicion enter-
tained by the bishop as to'the soundness of the rev. gen-
tleman's views, a correspondence was opened which has
been carried on with unyielding decision on both -sides.
The point at issue proposed by his lord Ship was " sacra-
mental grace," especially that of baptism (regeneration).
Accordingly a full and candid statement was -sent by Mr.
Shepperd,:appealing toScripture and the writings of the
Reformers to corroborate his sentiments ; in answer to
which the bishop, regretting that unsoundness on the doc-
trine of sacramental• grace is regarded by so many persons
as of little moment, pronounces the-statements forwarded
to be very unsatisfactory, and, therefore, refuses to grant
a license or to admitthe rev. gentleman into the Exeter
diocese.

J-OWN 3iAC3:IONA:I,D; THE AttfIOANIBT • Cirt.:MPION,
brought an action at the Liverpool -County Court to re-
c3ver from Air. "John White 'the sum of `ZS. for loss
which the plaintiff alleged he had sustained by reason of
a breach of contract on the part of the defendant. Mac-
donald stated that he had engaged and paid the !requisite
tlepsit for the use of the Tabernacle, 'Bispitam-street,;
on the evening of the 29th of 'April ; and that, on pro-
ceeding thither en the night in question, he found a
-crowd assembled at the door and the place closed. He
went to the dffiee of Mr. `White, but it was -Closed too ;
and the upshot ins that he had to procure another room
in'Circus-street, which was smaller than the Tabernacle,
and thither part of the crowd ,ariourned. This was the
meeting to -which the plaintiff • had challenged the Rev.
Dr. M'Neile to a public discos ion. Tile arrangements
hod, it appeared, been made with Mr. Bailey,'llr.White's
clerk. The defence was, that the plaintiff was told he
ceccild deposit of 6s. at Mr. White's office
:Id use the room for the first meeting, and
of fulfil his part of the contract. 'The judge
-Ea verdict for 42.

must pay a

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CHURCH OF ENGLAND EDUCATION
SOCIETY.
GREAT MEETING IN THE AMPHITHEATRE.

A most influential public meeting of " persons interested
in the education of the children of the poor in the Pro-
testant and Evangelical principles of the Church of
England" was held on Thursday last, in the Royal
Amphitheatre, at twelve o'clock. The admission was by
tickets, and the attendance was numerous, a tolerably large
proportion of the audience being ladies. The following
gentlemen were present :—The Revds. J. C. Ryle, 8.A.,
rector of Helmingham, Suffolk; Edward Girdlestone,
M.A., vicar of Deane ; Hugh M`Neile, D.D., William
Pollock, M.A., William Henry Wright (one of the
honorary secretaries), J. Herbert Jones, W. M. Falloon,
H. Hampton, W. Maynard, J. B. Law, D. James, W. F.
Taylor, Dr. Hume, S. P. Boutflower, W. Rawson, H.
Carpenter, F. Barker, J. R. Conor, W. E. G. Carr,
St. Helens ; Ellison, W. Brewster, T. Robinson,
C. W. Lawrence, S. Minton, F. Parry, W. B. Mathias, F.
Ould, W. H. Duck. G. Read, J. Leicester, and J.
England ; Messrs. Alderman Molyneux and family, Chas.
Inman, J. M'Cormick, R. A. Payne, T. D. Anderson,
G. H. Horsfall, J. Booker, Alderman Parker, Edward
Cropper, W. Maples, C. Cotesworth, T. Carson, W.
Jones, W. Hall, J. K. Rounthwaite, Bernard Hall, John
Campbell, F. Mill, Captain Gardiner, R. Wright, R.
Williams, T. E. Glazebrook, E. Higgin, J. Hakes, E.
Tennant, T. D. Ileadiam, 31. W. Collit, John Eden,
R. A. Payne, A. Steains, J. Woodwall, J. P. Mather,
W. Statham, R. Wright-, G. Marsden, J. S. Skipper, &c.
Mr. CHARLES INMAN was called to the chair, and read
a letter from the Mayor, expressing his sympathy with
the society, but declining the request to preside on the
occasion, as being inconsistent with his general practice
as Mayor. Their vice-presidents, Mr. Adam Hodgson
and Mr. Horsfall, could not be present, for they had both
been absent with their families for some time from Liver-
pool ; the former at Landudno, the latter on the Con-
tinent. "The society," said Mr. Inman, "to which I
hope you will this day add a Liverpool auxiliary, has the
extension of education—sound scriptural, Protestant
education—for its design : and it appears to me that there
is abundant room for an auxiliary in this great commu-
nity, where I find only 112 subscribers of 21s. and up-
wards to the National Society in this town and neighbour-

hood, and 15 subscribers of a smaller amount."

The Rev. W. H. WRIGHT, one of the honorary
secretaries, stated the origin of the meeting, which had
arisen out of a preliminary meeting held on the 27th of
May last, at the Clarendon-rooms, at which statements
were made by the Rev. E. Girdlestone, on the subject of
national education and the present position of the National
Society.
The Rev. Wtaetwei Poeeocx, in a long and eloquent
address, moved the first resolution, which was as follows :
—" That there exists an acknowledged deficiency in the
provision made for the education of the children of the
poor, and that it seems highly desirable to increase that
provision accordingly, and in doing so to secure, as far as
possible, the inculcation of those holy principles of Pro-
testant and Evangelic truths which are the legacy of the
church from the fathers of the English Reformation."
Mr. Pollock said they were well aware of the position they
occupied that day, which was one involving great respon-
sibility, and stood therefore in need of a proportionate
justMcation. They were met in no new cause, but for an
old cause, the good cause, of scriptural education—a cause
consecrated to them by the recollection of many a sacred
struggle and many a gracious triumph. The question
presented itself at the outset, had they not the National
Society for the education of the children of the poor in the
principles of the Church of England ? But difficulties as
regarded the National Society had been long and severely
felt by many members of the Church—(hear, hear)—they
had long weighed upon their hearts and burdened their
consciences before God ; and Wince the meeting of June,
1852, a committee, consisting of 54 members of the
Church, combining among them names of the highest re-
pute, both among the clenge and the laity, had been
sitting in anxious deliberation upon this very point.—
" Can we,l3y any possible amount of effort, of union, of
expenditure, of godly sacrifice,—can we effect our purpose
—the purpose of securing to the people a sufficient and a
sound education in connection with our church—can we
effect that purpose through the medium of the National
Society'?" And after many an anxious deliberation,
after, he believed, many a prolonged and prayerful meet-
ing, the committee to which he had alluded came most
reluctantly and most-sac:ly to the conclusion that the Na-
tional-Society, in its present position, and as at present
constituted, was not available for the purpose that they
had in hand. (Hear, hear.) The funds were most im-
paitially distributed; but they found that -practically the
management of the National Society was now in the
heads of a few individuals, and that those individuals, so
far from fairly representing the whole Church of England,
represented only one section of it, and that section the
tractarian. Moreover, they found that these parties could
Trot be overcome, the society being managed by a close
corporation, whom- it was impossible to-remove or defeat.
-Besides they found, above all, that the whole income
of the society was derived from anneal subscriptions
—and a wretched income it was.; ,it was an income
.which. from its paltriness, at once recorded a vote
of distrust against the society ; ft was a miserable
income of £9,600 a year. (Hear, hear, hear.) That
£9;000 was utmost all of it exclusively given to the
support of the training schools, which would not alto-
gether bear investigation, and one most be distinctly set
down as the very seminary of tractarianism, of which some
of their friends thought the object was to get rid of the
Itechism. They did nothing of the sort. They did not
't to be compelled to teach the little.Eaptist, the Quaker,
'ndependents or the Wesleyan—if they happened to
be in the schools—to tell by compulsion a positive un-
`ll ; they had either not been baptised at all, or, if so, it
was without sponsors ; and, therefore, when they asked
little Elihu, littleOTabez, little Prudence, or little Grace,
his or her name, they did not want to put a lie iiito the
mouths of those children, and say—" You shall assert
that you received those names from your godfathers and
yoer godmothers, and your bishops :" and, therefore,
where the catechism was inapplicable, they did not want
to teach it. Nor did they want to do they
with the
bishops, a 3 some' said ; the thing nearest their heart at
that moment was, how could the bishops come over to
their side ? And they had got one already, (the Bishop of
Manchester,) and he had no doubt they would soon get
more. The speaker then urged that, having entered on
the good work, they must not now pause or hesitate, or
they would be thraven back again, and have to endure
nsaity years of d=isunion and perplexity: but if they went
boldly forward, then his heart told him they would sue-
d ; the country would go with them, and he believed
thercOuntry was still Protestant -at its chre. (Applause.)
He bad been slow to assume the attitude in which he
found himself. It w-es possible a suspicion might exist
of his position being identified with disorder, love of
separation, or change ; but he had mine to the conclusion
I that they must no longer consult their own idiosyncractee,
but give up much of feeling and friendship, and give their
supper.
et for Christ and for His truth's stake. (Applause.)
•
After referring, to what had taken place in the Church in
the lae:!. twenty. years, during which doctrines had been
propagated which led 'to the aposticy of many, and
heresies had worked -their way amongst the cleygy and
other ranks of the camnatmiry, he contendcd that the time
, for action had arrived, :and they must meet union with
I union, organisation with organisation, society with society,
and, he would venture to add, order with order;—they
must stand together as ,one man for the defence of the
gospel, ifthey would not go back to a system-I; hich compro-
mised mazy of the soul-destroying errors, while it did not
present the consistencies, cf the system of apostate Rome,
(Applause.)
Mr. EDWARD CROP?

,Euzi.conded the resolution, which

was put to the meeting, and adopted unanimously:
The Rev. EDWARD GIROLESTONE, ALA-, Vicar of
Deane, moved the second resolution :—" That, as long
as free action is secured to the Church in the discharge
of her solemn responsibilities in the matter of public edu-
cation, it appears to be her ob-,,ious duty and interest to
maintain, as far as possible, harmonious relations with
the State." After referring to the importance of Liver-
pool, and the truly Protestant spirit which it had evinced,
he said it was only right she should be foremost in the
great work of pnblic elementary education, on ,Protestant
principles, as represented in that education society. It
might seem strange, but it was no less true and gratifying,
that Liverpool was actually before London as regarded
theformation of an auxiliary society.; and he rejoiced to
think that the preliminary meeting was likely to obfaln
full confirmation at the great and imposing meeting being
held,that day. _ _

Mr. E. Hiun.t seconded the resolution, commending
the soeiety in the strongest terms to the meeting.
The resolution was carried unanimously.
A collection was here made. and during the collection
the audience sang a hymn.
The Rev. Dr. M'Namic, who was loudly applauded on
rising, mated the third resolution. He said this was a
very serious movement in which they were engaged.
The cause was indeed a great one, involving interests and
issues vast in their compre::ension, vital in their charac-
ter. They said it was a.ca,use of national education, and
so it was primarily and directly ; but it was more. It
was the cause of our reformed church—(hear, hear)—
whose stability and prosperity must depend, under the
,blessing of Almighty .God, upon the scriptural education
cf the people of this country. (" Hear, hear," and
applause.) They -utterly repudiated the shibboleth of
pmestcraft that ignorance was the mother of devotion.
(I,,wd applause.) No; ignorance was the mother of
prostration, of slavery, of blind obedience on the one
side, as it was the mother of pride. and tyranny, and
arbitrary exaction on the other side. (Loud cheers).
It was more still ; it was the cause of our constitutional
monarchy, it was the cause of our civil liberties. All
these stood together, and with these it was the cause of
liberty, civilisation, and Christianity all the world over.
(Hear, hear.) It was impossible, he thought, to exag-
gerate the importance of the movement in which they
were now embarked, and he cordially congratulated the
chairman and the meeting, especially his rev. brethren
around him, on the manifest progress of the modern re-
formation. (" Hear, hear," and applause.) He must
not forget also to congratulate his rev. friend and brother
who opened the meeting upon the speech he made, the
tone lie took, and the manly stand he declared himself
ready to make in support of protestant and evangelical
principles. (Hear, hear.) There were three sides with
reference to any protestant movement. There was a side
concerning whom it was said, " Oh, you are sure to have
them." There was another side concerning whom it was
said, " Oh, they won't go ;" and there was another side,
concerning whom they said, " Well, I am not sure,
perhaps." (Laughter.) Now, there was nothing be had
a greater horror of than to be ranged among the men of
" perhaps." (Applause and laughter,) The resolution
which he had been requested to propose was this :—" That
this meeting rejoices in the recent institution of the
Church of England Education Society, which, from the
nature of its constitution, the moderation of its plans, and
the purity of its principles, is fully entitled to the confi-
dence of the sound members of the church." He showed
that there existed a want, and that this society was of the
right kind to supply that want. In the course of his
speech he urged the change which had come over the
National Society as a reason for not reading the Queen's
letter, which was not now the constitutional letter that
they once delighted to receive and respond to. To reuse
to read it would be no indignity to the Crown, but a re-
buke to the unfaithfulness of the minister who recom-
mended such a step to the Sovereign.
The Rev. J. C. Raux, 8.A., rector of Helmingham, ;
Suffolk, seconded the resolution. lie trusted that they