The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1833-04-12 00:00:00

MARINERS' CHURCH.

Yesterday a meeting of the friends and supporters of this ex
cellent institution, was held on board the k loating Chapel, in.
George's Dock. The Rev. Jonathan Brooks, one of the Rec-
tors of Liverpool, was called to the chair; and in opening the
business of the day, congratulated the meeting on havingattain-
ed its first object, the attendance on divine service of a large and
numerous congregation of sailors, whose conduct in that place.
was always orderly and highly satisfactory. The Rev. Gentle-
man regretted that from want of funds the society had been
obliged to close the school, and concluded by requesting the
secretary to read the report of the committee.
Mr. Forsyth, one of the secretaries, then read the report,
which stated that the attendance of sailors at the Chapel was
full, and that, among the communicants on the days appointed
for the administration of the sacrament, there were always from
forty to fifty sailors who partook of that holy rite. That the
committee had been obliged to close the school from wants of
funds, and expressed its thanks to E. R. Arnold, Esq., Collec-
tor of the Customs; Mr. Sherlock, and the Clergy of Liver-
pool, for their valuable assistance in promoting so good a work'.
The Rev. Augustus Campbell moved the first resolution. As
one of the rectors of, the parish he considered it to be his duty
to extend the blessings of religious instruction, and more par-
ticularly to Sailors, who were destitute of any other resources.
In his own church, although situate on the confines of the
Dockti, he had often lamented that the attendance of Sailors
was so rare; it was difficult to get them within the walls of a
church, and the fact that this church was so well attended was
the. best argument that could be advanced iu favour of its utility.
The iley. Gentleman regretted the loss of Mr. Scoresby, and
also feelingly lamented that the funds of the church were
reduced to so low an ebb. He hoped, however, that those who
were present would exert their interest with their friends to
promote the objects they hadin view, and concluded by moving
"That the report he printed and circulated under the direction
of the Committee."

Mr. Eden seconded the resolution, which was put and carried
unanimously.

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The Rev. Mr. Maynard, the chaplain, moved the second re-
solution; and, in adverting to the report, expressed his heartfelt
sorrow,,that they had been obliged to close the Sunday schools.
As a minister of the gospel he had felt his heart warm with gra-
titude to Almighty God when he saw sailors " enter His gates
with thanksgiving, and into His courts with praise," and he
felt it impossible to detail the good that had been done. On
Sunday last a friend had told hiin,.that iu a crew consisting of
.twenty-ihree persons,. for the space of nine months, an oath had
not been heard in the Slip ; his friend-had- instituted-fines On
this subject, and had not been called upon to inflict one of them.
The resolution spoke of the regret that the school had ceased.'
it was impossible that any person who was acquainted with its
great advantages could feel indifferent to its success. Hn(Mr.
Maynard) was convinced, that it was from ignorance of its
blessings; and from-a want of consideration only, that the school
had been given up. He hoped that they would be encouraged
.to proo!a0, and concluded by moving, "That -while this meet-
ing acknowledges with gratitude the success which has attended
the ministratious of the church, it cannot but deeply regret
that it has been found necessary, for want of funds, to discon-
tinue the Sruiday Schools and Seamen'--s Resort."
Mr. Dobb's seconded this motion which was carried.
The adv.,:Mr.-Lawrence in moving the 'apilointment of offic-

ders for the ensuing year, lamented that the low state of the
' funds of the society so seriously affected its efficiency. As the
son of a shipowner and as a minister of the Gospel, he would
use his utmost exertions to further the objects of the Institu-
tion.

Mr. IL R. Sandbach seconded this resolution, and exPressed
his hopes that the subscriptions would soon be found sufficient
to re-open. the school, and suggested the propriety of holding it-
in that place.
The Rev. J. Haldane Stewart moved the thanks of the meet-
ing to the Chaplain, and expressed his happiness at hearink
that the number of communicants was so large.. In their own
churches they found how great the difficulty was of prevailing
on sailors to attend them, and it was, therefore, peculiarly satis-
factory that the Mariner's Church had succeeded in drawing so
great a congregation of them. In advocating the utility of the.
institution, Mr. Stewart observed that the Sou of God himself
had entered a ship and taught the multitude from thence. Them
were some doubtful subjects that might require long arguments
in their support, but this was one where none were necessary, for it.
carried with itself conviction; and they shou4d remember that it
was through the agency of the sailor that those who inhabit dis-
tant lands were united to each other. It gave him !peat pleasure
to' see the Rector of Liverpool presiding over this •rneetint.
When called upon to meet in favour of their distressed Irian
brethren, they decided that each clergyman should preach or
collect from 'house to house in their several districts, as they
thought it mostexpedient. He hoped that a similar coar.c.elsaula
be adopted on this occasion, and he felt convinced that it-would
be attended with similar success when the clergy declared from..
their pulpits the good that had been done, and.was inpregress,
to the sailor, and also in their private eircleshe could have nin
doubt as to what would be the result.

Mr. T. B. Horsfall, in moving the fourth resoltition„ said that'
he felt, as a merchant of this town, that there was rinone ..qo-
clety in existence which had
.a greater claim to his humble sup-
port than the Mariners' Church Society. He admired its
object—that of simply, but faithfully preaching the Gospel to
the seamen frequenting this part.. He admired its constitution,
being conducted by the members and based Upon the-prineiPlos
of our national Church. Not that by this. latter remark he
would be thought to entertain any unkindly feeling towards our
dissenting brethren, who had been the firtt to set us an example
in this good work ; but he was anxious that the members of the
Church of England should staudmore firmly by her than they
had hitherto clone, for he believed that wk had more to fear
from the lukewartnness of the professed friends of the Esta-
blishment, than we had either from the avowed hostility of
dissent on the latitudinarian principles of infidelity, and con-
cluded by hoping that it might not be said, that whilst we en-
joyed ourselves the light of the gospel—whilst we had bread_
enough and to spare, we refused to the perishing seamen the
crumbs frem our master's table. He concluded by moving,
"That the thanks of this Meeting be given to the Rev. Mr.
Maynard for his zealous exertions to promote the interests of
theSoCiety."
Mr. Alderman Sandbach moved "That the thanks of thts
meeting be given to the Rev. Jonathan Brooks, for his kind-
ness in presiding on this. occasion, and for the interest he has
manifested in the prosperity, of the Institution.
Mr. A. Hodgson seconded the motion, and observed this was
not a formal vote of thanks, for they all felt indebted to the rev.
gentleman for his kindness on this as well as on other occasion's.
This motion having been most cordially received, and unani-
mously adopted,
The Bev. Chairman returned thanks, and disclaimed the as—
sertion that his being there was an act of kindness. On the.
contrary, he considered it one of duty, a duty imposed upon
him by the situation which he heldas one of the rectors of this
town. He felt the most perfect conviction, that the institution
had established its own claims to support by the success that
had attended, its-commeneement. Those who had hitherto been
withholding
.their patronage, he had no doubt, would now be
foremost in its support, and he trusted that he should have the.
pleasure of seeing it established on a firm and. Sure basis. The
rev. gentleman concluded by thanking the meeting for the com—
pliment which they had just paid him.

IREANI3-,

GALWAY ASSIZES, April 3.

REX V. THE HON. F. CAVENDISH.
The Hon. F. Cavendish was arraigned upon three tills of in--
dicttnent, for so many libels published by him in the . Castlebar
Telegraph of January 30, lti33. The first was for a libel on.
the Marquis of Sligo, Lord Lieutenant of Mayo; the second for
a libel on the police, and the third for a libel on the magistraq
of Mayo.
The first indictment was that on the magistracy.
Mr. FRENCH stated the case for the down. The object of
having the case tried in Galway was to give Mr. Cavendish an
impartial trial. Had he been tried in Mayo, where the Browne
interest might be said or supposed to predominate, it might be
stated that the Crown intended to oppress the prisoner. if ever
any individuals were libelled, the jury could scarcely hate' a.
doubt that those were the magistrates of the county of Mayo.
They were charged with having entertained themselves with
doing no less than shooting the peasantry. "If there be not
something done (says Mr. Cavendish). to prevent this pastime,
the population of Ireland will soon be thin enough, without the
intervention of emigration, or sending them to Yan Diernan'a.
Land." There were several other passages to the same eftect,
all. tending to bring the magistracy into contempt and abhin-
rence. He would not trouble- the jury with any other observa-
tions, but proceed at once with the proofs of proprietorship and
publication.
Cliarles Vernon, register of newspapers-in- the Stamp-owe,
gave the usual proof of registry and publication.
John Lynch, chief constable of police.—Lives in Oranmore;
subscribes to the May Constitution, and was a subscriber to the-
Mayo Telegraph in January. The remainder of the witness's.
testimony went to prove that he received and read the alleged.
libel in the usual way.

Cross-examined by Mr. FITZG I BBON.-Ilas been a subscriber
for about three months to the Mayo Constitution partly 'ap-
proves of the principles of that paper; subscribed for about two•
years-to the Telegraph; approved of the principles of the Tele-
graph; toasted it; will not swear that he drank confusion to its
enemies ; it was not to make him a disinterested witness on:this
trial that he Pave up the Telegraph; was frequently at the•
house of Mr. Cavendish; was intimate with him, but ceased to
be so since the punlication of the present libel; it was not With.
a view to his being appointed a stipendiary magistrate that lie
gave up the Telegraph and took in the Constitution..
The case for the prosecution here closed.
The lion. F. CAVENDISH rose,
.and addressed. the' jury -for.
about three hours, and with ,greabilitv.
After some short deliberation they found a verdict of "guilty,..
but recommended the traverser to the consideration the-
Court.

Sir J. St. Aubyn, Bart., is about to introduce the systeni of
allotments on his demesne at Clowance, and the Rev. NV. Gryils,
the vicar of Crowan, has already carriedl it into effect, most sne-
cessfiilly, on a portion of the glebe land.—Coritish paper.
EXETER, April 3.—Within the last fortnight a small brass
medal has been. found in a field recently -ploughed up near
Glastonbury. The obverse represents a venerable halrlength
figure of St. Patrick, attired in a cope, with a rich Mitre on his
head. His rigat hand is raised in the act of blessing—his left
_supports the Archiepiscopal cross. The inscription _is ,` S. Patr.
Yet. Scotiw. Sey. Hib. Ap." The reverse represents tlie-half-
-length figure of an abbess, holding a-lily in her right hand,:and,
the crosier turned om- her, resting,on her left shoulder, with-
this inscription, "S. Brig. V. Hiber. SS. -Insvloa. Pat:" St..
Bridget, or Bride, died about the middle of the sixth cefOry.
We'have a series of the Canton Register at Lloyd's.
.reported that Governor Le, on his way to Canton; had been
met by an express front the Emperor, ordering his -death by
strangulation, which sentence- had been executed. There tad.
been extraordinary fluctuations in opium,-and great speculation..
Pabnor had been done as high as 960 to 980 Spanish dollars,
Benares at 960, and Malwa at 830 to 835, and the demand' had
greatly-subsided, and the-prices were reduced to 950 for Patna.
and Benares, and 800 for Maliva.
EiIiGRATION.—The Margaret lloglei Smith, left Leith bar-
hour on Thursday afternoon for Quebec with about seventy pas—
sengers; and the Tancred, Blues, sailed frem the same port
about a fortnight:ago for New York, with about forty passen—
gers. The rage for emigration appears greatly to have abated.
in this part of the country, as- by this time last year four yes--
sels had sailed from Leith, carrying nearly five times as many
,passengers as those above enumerated; but itiereinerked here,
as elsewhere, that the emigrants of this season. carry out more-
capitaLwith them than any of their predecesgors did, and ap—
pear altogether a superiorclass- of- individuals:—Ediiibuigk Ac—
vertiscr.

DUNDEE ELECTION.-Sir' Henry Parnell arrived-I'We ow
'Friday afternoon, and immediately proteedhd on his way to.
Dundee. We understand that a requisition, signecfliy6oo
the electors, has betilfprcsented to Sit Henry, which leav,es no,
doubt whatever of his eleetion.--Sir Daniel &eyte Sandford, of:
Glasgow, has gone to 'Dtindce to canvass the electors there,with a view to succeetliiik the•ilereaSed Mr. Kinloch, as thelre
representative in Parliament.,--7Wenuderstand that Sir_Dani,ll.
met with a most courteous reception at Dundee, but finding.
that most of the respectable
electors liad previously declared.
for Sir Henry Parnell, he declined enfering into a: contest,
returned here on Saturday.—Glasgow

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