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The Rev. HUGH M`NErez, in coming forward to se-
cond the resolution, was received with loud applause.
The Jewish subject, he said, was one with which he ought
to be familiar; for he had been speaking upcn it, directly
and indirectly, for twenty years, at least two or three
times a week. It pervaded the whale Scriptures; and he
believed that one of the greatest blessings attending it,
in this or any other community, was the attention that it
fastened upon the Old Testament Scriptures. (Hear.)
The New Testament was short: its principles were
general. Short general principles might be twisted
by human ingenuity into almost any results ; and
where was the rectifying interpreter of those prin-
ciples to be found ? A rectifying interpretation had
been greatly desired Persons claiming the New Testa-
ment as the basis of their sentiments, differed exceed-
ingly in the sentiments they educed therefrom, and
there bad been a very earnest cry for some rectifying
interpretation. Recourse had been had, as we were
aware, to a supposed living tribunal invested with
authority to decide. The church had been rerf rred
to as supplying that rectifyer. The Chairman was
fully aware, and he had succeeded in showing all who
looked with affection and respect to what he wrote as
well as to what he said, that the Church, in the sense
now referred to, was not to be depended upon as a rec-
tifying interpreter. Where should we find that rectifying
interpreter of the principles of the New Testament? What
if it had pleased God to lay down in great detail a plat-
form of Gospel doctrine ? What if, before he gave the
New Testament. he had given all the principles of it, in
plans, sections, elevations, (if he might so speak,) nay, all
the working drawings in mosaics ? He did do so. The
Gospel according to Moses was the Gospel anatomized.
We were invited to scrutinize its ligatures. All its
sinews were laid bare. The Book of Leviticus had been
compared by one of the fathers of this society to a watch-
maker's board, upon which the' pivots, and springs, and
wheels, and cylenders, were spread out to view, where
each might be examined by itself ; and the Epistle to the
Hebrews to the watch complete, always going, and always
going to true time. Truly it was, but it was to the
very uncertain testimony of the Christian Church.
The rev. gentleman remarked that our own beloved
church did not separate the New Testament from the
Old. but there was in her services a distinct recognition
o New Testament interpret ition,and not to be thrown upon
Old Testament in whose wheels we should find a rectifyer
of their oneness. She had combined a reference to the
Old Testament in all her se.vice, with reference to the
New, and therefore there was in her children a greater
knowledge of the Old Testament than in others. Mr.
M'Neile here adverted to the utility of supporting the
Jewish cause in this respect. It was fruitful, he said,
both in defence of truth and in detection of error: and
he entered at great length upon a scriptural argument to
spew the valuable lessons from this subject in its eccle-
siastical aspect.
The resolution was carried.

The Rev. Mr. EWALD and the Rev. Mr. GOODHART
text addressed the meeting at considerable length, and at
he close of their observations the proceedings termin-
Jed.

The public breakfast takes place this morning, (Tues-
day,) at the Adelphi Hotel.

BIRKENHEAD AND HOLYHEAD JUNCTION
RAILWAY AND MOLD i'.XTENSION RAIL-
WAY.
TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.
SIR,—I was exceedingly surprised to read an article in
the Railway Times of the 20th instant, attempting to de-
preciate the merits of the above railway, while in its no-
tices to correspondents, in answer to a question I asked
the editor, he speaks in favourable terms of it. I can
only suppose that the article was written by some irre-
sponsible pariy, or that they bad bet n misled by a corn•
munication from a rival company.
I am, Sir, yours respectfully,
A SCAREHOLDER.

Liverpool, 22d Sept., 1815

SPAIN.—Our private letters give a sad picture of the
state of Madrid—one of them says " Public credit, such
as it was, is at an end. The government is without
money, and the Bank of S. Ferdinand refuses to lend
without better security than it has hitherto had. Nar-
vaes has, through M. Mon, menaced and coaxed alter-
nately, but all has been of no use. The President of the
Bank, replied—You know well that I wish to serve yon,
but our shareholders are uneasy—they have no longer
any confidence in your stability.--Globe of yesterday.
THE REGISTRATION. —ill EWCA STL E-UPON-TYNE.
The League have been exceedingly active in this district,
in prefer, big objections and supporting claims. Upwards
of 100 objections were made to freemen on the list of
voters for this borough, 80 of which were sustained. The
Conservatives appear to have been completely inactive.
After revising the borough lists, the revising barrister pro-
ceeded with those of the county, and as far as the revisal
has been conducted the result has been favourable to the
Liberal and League party, thus showing the vigilance by
which their proceedings are characterized.

PROGRESS OF THE RAILWAY SYSTEM.—The rapid
progress of the railway system may be inferred from the
number of announcements of new schemes which every
morning appear in the daily papers. There is another
equally conclusive indication of the fact which has not
yet been alluded to in the public journals. We refer to
the numerous railway ffices which are to be found in all
the leading streets in the neighbourhood of the Bank of
England. Moorgate-street is crowded with these offices.
It promises to become as celebrated for its railway offices
as Lombard-street has long been for its banking estab-
lishments.—Railway World.
A SPECIMEN OF A MASTER OF A WORKHOUSE.—The
Andover enquiry, which has occupied so much of the
public attention, has disclosed some facts which ought to
satisfy the public as to the kind of morals which the New
Poor-Law Commissioners consider essential in one of
their officials. We give here the evidence of one witness,
as to the sobriety of the master of Andover Workhouse :
Mr. T. Pontin examined.—l am landlord of the Ma-
sons' Arms-inn. Mr. M'Dougal has frequented my
house. I have seen him drunk several times, perhaps
twenty, during the three years and a-half I have kept the
Masons' Arms. By drink I mean that he was not capa-
ble of taking care of himself. It was in the evening, and
principally on Saturdays. I should say 1 had seen him
incapable of taking care of himself eight or ten times.
By Mr. Prendergast,—Antony, the porter, would come
for him sometimes, and young M'Dougal sometimes, and
finally Mrs. M'Dougal would come and fetch father, son
and porter. I don't mean to say that the son and porter
were tipsy. (A laugh.) She could see them all out and
follow him. Sometimes the son would could come first,
and wait half an hour or an hour, and then the potter
would come, and wait sometimes an hour, or perhaps
more, and then the mistress would come. This won't'
take place at 10, 11, or 12 o'clock, and on one occasion
it was later than that. He was rather inclined to sing on
those occasions.

A nice gentleman this, with his other propensities, to
have the shield of authority thrown over him !
THE EXPERIMENTAL SQUADRON.—The Dublin Re-
porter brings some additional particulars of the probable
movements of the fleet :—" It is expected that the fleet
will leave this harbour on Saturday, and that its destina-
tion will be Plymouth, where probably the Queen will
remain as guard. ship; the other vessels of the squadron,
whiise sailing powers have not been sufficiently tested,
proceeding after a short time upon their cruise. Since
the fleet commenced their experimental voyage, they have
not had what seamen would term a gale of wind ; but, as
in the months of October and November strong winds
generally prevail, a favourable opportunity will probably
present itself of ascertaining the respective sailing powers
of the several ships."—Since quoting the above, we
have found the following in last night's Times :
" The eight line of battle ships, composing the experi-
mental squadron, under the command of Rear Admiral
Hyde Parker, C.B. with that gallant officer's flag flying
on board the St. Vincent, 120, Captain Rowley, arrived
in Plymouth Sound during Friday night from Cork. On
Saturday morning several of the ships reported defects,
which will be immediately attended to by the dockyard.
The fleet sailed from Cork on Thursday afternoon. Rear
Admiral Parker is still very unwell in his cot, on board the
St. Vincent. He will strike his flag at Devonport, and
Rear Admiral Sir Samuel Pym, K.C.8., the superinten-
dent of the dockyard, will hoist his flag on board the St.
Vincent, and assume the command. Sir Samuel Pym
was appointed to the command-in-chief by the Admiralty
on Friday."
UNION OF YORK AND LANCASTER.—Wbo would
imagine that our matter-of-fact railroad system would
reproduce one of the romances of I istory ? Yet a " line"
is to play the part of the Princess El zabetb, and to unite
the claims, happily not conflicting ones, of York and Lan-
caster. Doubtless it will prove for the welfare of both.—
Illustrated London New:.

Models and plans of the vessel were laid out in the mould
room, and excited much attention. The form of the
vessel is very well adapted forthe object intended, and she is
expected to steam seven or eight knots without sails, and,
though lightly sparred, she will, no doubt, be a very fast
sailer. The average rate of sailing will not, therefore, be
far short, if at all, of the regular steamers, besides having
the'advantage of carrying large cargoes at a light expense.
After the ceremony of rearing one of the midship ribs on
the keel plate, the party examined the models and plans
of the vessel, and others in the mould room. Here, too,
was shown a beautiful model in brass, of Mr. Woodcroft's
patent screw prop ller, which may be readily set to any re-
quired angle or pitch, for greater or less speed, as the sail
set aid the locomotion of the ship may, from time to time,
require. A model of a new and apparently most efficient
windl ass was also shown, and the inspection of the whole
occupied an agreeable half hour. The company then sat
down to a sumptuous dejeune, and wines, given by the
builders, and provided in his accustomed arid superior
style by Mr. Skane, of the Rotunda Hotel. On the viands
being removed, several loyal and appropriate toasts were
drunk, which drew forth many interesting remarks on iron
vessels and their superior adaptation for steamers, and on
the screw for propulsion, in preference to the clumsy
paddle wheel.

Mr. SANDS and Mr. W. RATHBONE stated their opin-
ions as being strongly in favour of these new projects, and
anticipated from them many beneficial results.
Mr. GRANTHAM spoke at some length on the import-
ance of iron ships in connection with the screw propeller.
All the prejudices against iron ships were fast dying away,
and that of fouling was now the only feasible ground of
objection left to their opponents. But it was discoverer'
that fouling did nit take place except when the vessel was
becalmed, or at rest ; and this would not be the case where
steam was used. He had succeeded in removing one of
the greatest objections that had existed against the screw,
by applying the engines direct to the propeller shaft; thus
obviating the necessity for spur wheels or bands. He add-
ed that within the last week, the government bad issued
specifications to the several extensive builders for a large
number of engines, of three hundred-and-fifty and four-
hundred-and-fifty horse power, to be worked on the prin-
ciple he had advocated. _

'Mr. 111`TEAR observed that he hRd for a long time seen
the advantages of this system, and highly approved of the
plans on which the vessels were to be constructed ; he ob-
served that a good coat of tallow was an excellent remedy
against fouling, but, on the whole, there was nothing to
apprehend from it. He also spoke strongly in behalf of
iron as superior to wood for steamers, instancing the fact,
that inmost wooden steamers, requiring new boilers, the
sides were found to be charred by the heat and had to be
renewed, while the sides of iron steamers remained sound
and uninjured.

Mr. fosEPu EWART, whose health was drunk, as a
Elirector of the Peninsular and Oriental Co., expressed
his conviction that iron ships, and the screw, would ulti-
mately prevail.
After passing a most agreeable hour, the chairman rose
and was followed by the rest of the company, who took
leave of Mr. Hodgson, highly gratified with what they
had seen and heard.

Another large vessel for the Brazil trade, almost ready
for launching, is also building by Messrs. Jas. Hodgson
and Co., from Mr. Grantham's plans, and has been much
admired; she is also to be worked similarly to the New
York vessels.

BIRKENHEAD AND HOLYHEAD JUNCTION
AND MOLD EXTENSION RAILWAY.

TO TIIE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD

SIR,—At the close of the leading article of the Railway
Times, of the 20th instant, in rather smaller type, and an
entirely different diction, there appeared a paragraph,
warning the public to beware of any undertaking of mag-
nitude connected with the rising town of Birkenhead, not
emanating directly from Messrs. Jackson, Potter, Laird,
&c. The article in question, with the half cloak of editor-
ship, then proceeds to analyse the scheme of the Birken-
head and:Holyhead Junction and Mold Extension Rail-
way, after having " looked over," certainly not on, " the
prospectus," otherwise it must have been " between sleep-
ing and waking," for in the dreams of the writer he has
fancied insurmountable difficulties ; the first stated as
operating against this company, " they will have to pur-
chase at an enormous cost,! land at Birkenhead, to com-
mence their labours, land the most valuable in the town-
ship, running from the docks, through the densest of the
population," this first objection being untrue, must fall to
the ground, as I have seen the plan of the line, I can con-
fidently assure the public there are only a few straggling
houses, a very few ; where this railway approaches Bir-
kenhead, what applies to the public at large, will apply
with equal justice to the shareholders, not to be
frightened out of their property. The continuation
of objection is, that it is proposed "to carry the line
through sandhills. along the coast of an almost unin-
habited country," which, were it true, must be an
advantage contrasted with the remarks in the previous
part of the paragraph, as land would be cheap, and thus
equalize the value of property through which this railway
will pass. The country, however, is not a line of sand-
hills, but one containing a fair amount of population, a
considerable traffic, and the extremity. a districet offering
the most favorable opportunity to be made grow, (as
Birkenhead had been reared,) to an immense popu•
lation, both as sea bathing resort, and permanent
suburb of Liverpool and Birkenhead. No rail-
way is expected to pass through a continuous tract
of dense population. Again, the writer in the Railway
Times says the capital is too small, absolutely
paltry, £500,000 ! ! half a million sterling ! ! ! a trifle to
an enlarged mind. But Birkenhead has risen by three
men, only three are named, with two, &c., to reduce it
to a rule of three question, what was the capital employed ?
the capital which made this place so overgrown ! ! that is,
forming " Docks the largest in the world, a park which
in two short years rivals those of the Metropolis, streets
and approachable roads, equal to any in England, a
supply of water and gas inexhaustible ; in hort, every-
thing that can conduce to the wants of an immense
population, this is the most unkind cut of all,"
having got an immense population, to deny them the free-
dom of goinz where they will, and by what conveyance
they wish. There is a railway to Chester, why not one to
Mold ?—there are omnibuses to Hoylake, why not a rail-
way ? Steam packets laid the foundation for Birkenhead
by ingress, and by steam carriage the inhabitants are to
be denied egress, except the despot leaders of Birkenhead,
according to the Railway Times, choose to take them.
Unfortunately for the arguments of this Railway Times
correspondent, in alluding to the " Birkenhead and Ho-
lyhead Junction liailway," it is said " were such a thing
to come out under the auspices of the " Chester and Bir-
kenhead Company," "it might be feasible." Why ? are
there no brains except in the craniums of these directors ?
—no money but in their purses?—or are they worth more
than what belong to others? The Birkenhead and Holy-
head Junction Railway has the good will of the largest
landowners through the district it passes on the Cheshire
side of the Dee, and the entire approbation of that
rich mineral proprietary on the other side. With
these advantages, and the opinion of one of the
ablest engineers in her Majesty's service, of the practica-
bility of the scheme, combined with that of the gentle-
men employed by the company to carry out the project,
there is little doubt this line must prove successful, not-
withstanding the petted littleness of the present attempted
childish opposition.—l am, sir, your most obedient
servant,
Liverpool, 22nd Sept., 1845. "RAILS."

The Bishop of Chester intends forming another arch-
deaconry in his diocese, which will be called the " Arch-
deaconry of Lancaster."
FODDER COOKING.—A very ingenious and certainly
excellent boiler for steaming the provender for cattle has
just been erected by Messrs. W. Jones and Co., at Mr.
Sparks, in Porter-street, who is so convinced of its efficacy
that be will willingly show it to those interested. The
advantage of steamed over raw foods for cattle is now
generally admitted, and the want of some means of over-
coming the difficulties of providing the former is all that
has prevented its universal adoption. The apparatus will,
we think, remove all difficulties, and it is certainly worthy
the attention of Many of our extensive cart owners and
'battle feeders.

Inner Temple, Sept. 12, 1845

. .
A die'
A foreign fiddler to whom the Queen present 2: s
mond ring is stated to have sold it to a Jew for X•i*
d Of
The Aughsburg Gazette says that Prince Fen:lina" at
an Coburg, d his son, Leopold, who are esPect-ed
Vienna, will soon visit London and Lisbon. „ion/
The Landon and South Western RailsaY '-'4lf,';'r the
announce a " great reduction" of fares, on and 8.
Ist of October. of
We have heard it estimated that the present PrT" Di
Messrs. Pickford, as carriers on the London n:45 S4O
mingham Railway alone, are something betvieen
and £3),000 annually.—Railway ExP rees
The Directors of the Eastern Counties , 11
ties;; that
decline to revive the system of season tickets urn, oalf
of day tickets has been fairly tried. They state ts'"
24 season tickets were applied for last year. r f the
ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.—The performao-e nu'
legitimate drama at this theatre continues to atclierteieinotes
merous and, as the company is b no means
delighted audiences. The bill ofy fare for the ens
week is very attract .- oat
a] eat
NORTH UNION AMALGAMATION.—An arran
has at length been come to by the directors of ti,j3Grant
pang, with the Manchester and Liverpool 90" being
Junction IJ,ited Boards, by the North Unteel
guaranteed 10 per cent. Agri`
papers The
of id
mostria, receivedmyportti b
important matter
our ordinarytterref
referred to in the • 016
express 4 St•
disease by which the potato crop has been par r'avce
tacked in Europe and America. The alarm in tl
was subsiding ; even in Belgium, it would anll,r"daf'
evil had been greatly exaggerated.—Times of res`l,-;ber,
hops.—Our hop market was full ss. per cwt ",-frote
and no wonder, with such very unfavourable rePnr;cotae
the plantation, the crop being represented ashasun7,otber
to a stand, without any prospect of its making s;,';.. the
start; and, with the most favourable weather dor'"i'opot
remainder of the month, it is thought the duty e-
Wso tbet
reach £12,000. Picking has not vet commenced, °fa 6
our market will not be supplied with any new bops
fortnight or more.—Worcester Journal
ORANGEISM REVIVED.—The Repeal agitation meel 0
sink under the well-guided power of the Peel goverscert
The Repeal agitation is as flourishing and foolish asii-e old
and another is about to spring up in the revival of
Orange Society, under the auspices of Lord Roden* „s to
elo ae intentionthe
law s oto
iso
openlyshape avowed.the pla n ofv e theriy a rt. oil,. Rot bi eenrt,"!e(l
is the tinker who makes two holes in stopping
rather he has improved upon that workmanslq 0.°613/
degree of making the two holes without stoPP'n°
one.—Examiner. the 15t‘11
FATAL SHIPWRE.CR.—A letter from Brest oi
instant mentions, that at 7 o'clock p.m. on the l'r,ele,;anet
evening, the war schooner Doris coming for Mar."'Wsllo,
was laid on her heamends by a sudden squall, ..”3,1; sad
was entering the roads of Brest, and instantly
sink. Boats were immediately sent out, which fac"; the
28 men, and four others had swum ashore. A°o of th,ts
ship;drow neEdnswigterieGLiriaenndte,ntahnet
second officer;
eceorrgodoiveill.ficjareoli
the surgeon. The Doris had onBB board'arcr3eswhn9falr-efcobeceli
the
ed
81h8opreasosielntgheersside0off
Bihree'sste, and
so that 46 were missing.—Tmes ofps
Yesterday seoosnnt estri Claat Yo.f Lail°
e t°
Mr. Hudson visited Bristol last week in refere,:re the
the purchase of the Bristol and Gloucester Frio 'ra'syor
North Midland, and the change of gauge. Ilegreti
and corporation took the opportunity of asking the °;
man's advice and assistance as to how the oonnr,„,- ataa'
the port, which seems to be stationery, might be Pru-nj the'.
There is some dispute connected with the docks, Af'e"r
corporation seeks to possess itself of them, to ciP-1
the tonnage duties may be reduced. Mr. 'Hods° 'OO ei
is reported by the local press with all the mlan,te:pleahi;
detail that attaches to the movements of so grey e. P-
potentiary and with suitable diplomatic deferenee:to tb
mayor asked leave to relate Mr. Hudson's views
next town council, which was graciously accorde"' ho
joseP
DIED. —On the 21st instant, aged 20 months,
son of Mr. D. Brownsworth, Birkenhead.

TELEGRAPH OFFICE, SEPTEMBER 2..

n ng;
Wind at Holyhead, N.N.W., strong breeze, re°-r -nifig. •
40'
ditto. N., ditto, noon ; wind, ditto. N. moderate, ev:Aina,
Off Holyhead, at two p.m., No. 756 barque
--
graphed,) from Africa ; 543, ship St. Patrick, from -rhineubriP
The Engineer steamer, apparently with her Ma- coil
maged, was towed into Beaumaris Bay, by tl'e
.
steamer, at 3 30 p.m. 1,00%5
Off the port, at 5 30 p.m., two barques and two

22. 4,
NORTH HAY MARKET, SEFTs". d• j. 6
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s. d. s. d. I
Hay, old 2' lb Oll @ 1 1 Potatoes, 1
golb•I 7 •-• i 5
new
Vetches 0 0— 0 23- Short Tops • • I 5 ,0 :
Grass
a 0 0 ;
Straw, Wheat 0 4 0 63 Turriips, v ton '0 0— 7 1.:4
Oat 0 4- 0 5 'M a n ;Manure
5 6 --/---
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