The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1835-09-01 00:00:00

NEW NATIONAL SCHOOL AT BOOTLE.

On Friday last the first stone of a national school was laid at
Bottle, near this town. The day was fine, and there was a nu-
merous attendance of the friends of education in that neigh-
bourhood to witness the interesting ceremony.
The following is a copy of the document enclosed in the bottle
deposited under the foundation-stone :
'"This first stone of a national school for the instruction of
the poor children of the township of Bootle-cum-Linacre, in the
principles of the Establisked Church of England was laid this
28th day of August, A.D. 1&35.
-John Gladstone, A.M., Minister of St. Mary's.
Wi ll
Robertiam W ilson Theakstone,
Wardens of St. Mary's.
,
Charles Okill, Treasurer. Samuel Rowlands, Architect.
John Mackaret Contractor. John Johnson, Builder."

The Rev. J. Gladstone shortly addressed Mr. Theakstone,
requesting his assistance in laying the foundation-stone of a •
national school fur the children of their township.
Mr. Theakstone, in a brief but appropriate speech, expressed
his readiness to co-operate in the
,promotion of any work which
had for its object the good of their neighbours. '1 he ceremony
of laying the stone having been performed—
The Rev. J. Gladstone then said—Let us now implore the
blessing of Him by whom alone our work can prosper-
" 0, Almighty and everlasting God, whom the Heaven of
Heavens canuot contain, who yet humblest thyselfto behold the
things that are in Heaven and Earth, from whom proceed ail
holy desires, all good counsels, all good deeds, we praise and
magnify thy holy name that thou bast put it into the hearts of
thy servants to erect this building. In the Christian inseruction
of those, who in their infancy, were dedicated to thy service,
grant, 0 Lord, that the whole building may lie fitly flamed and
joined together, Jesus Christ being the chief corner stone; that
thy holy word may be faithfully taught, at, diligently heard
within these walls ; and that the blessed seed of thy word may
be sowed in willing and grateful hearts, and produce an abuti,
dant harvest of true religion and useful learning. Visit Kith the
rays of Heavenly light those %%Ito are lost in the mists of igno.- •
ranee and sin; turn the hearts of the disobedient to the wisdom
of the just, so that the knowledge of the I,ord may cover the
earth, as the waters cover the sea. Prosper, 0 Lord, with thy
especial blessing those and all the efforts (ditty humble servatat;
in the furtherance of thy kingdom on earth, through Jesus .
Christ our Lord."

The Earl of Breeknock, only son of the Marquis Camden,
was married on Thursday, at Bromley Palace, to Miss Murray,
eldest daughter of the Bishop of lioehester,

LORD BYRON'S OPINION OP REPURIACS.--In one of Lord
Ilvron's MS diaries, begun at Ravenna in May 1821, we find
the following :—" What shall I write ? Anotherjournal ? I
think not. Anything that comes uppermost; and call it 'My
Dictionary.' Augustus.—l have often Keen puzzled with his
character * * And 'et it is difficult to say whethet
hereditary right nr popular choice produce the worser sove reigns.
The Homan consuls make a goodly show; but then they only
reigned fore year, and were under a suit of personal obligation ,
to distinguish themselves It is still more d'llicult to say which
form of government is the worst—all are so bad. As for demo-
cracy, it is the worst of the whole : for what Is, in fact, democra-
cy? An aristocracy of blackguard."
Wakley, the "burning and shining light" of Finsbury. was
teaching a god-son of his, a little shaver of some ten years
growth, the other day. Having laboured in vain to get the
younker to understand the "Catechism of the /Corn Laws,"
written by poor Pay-rhino Thomson, he exclaimed to his juve-
nile namesake, "Tom, Tom, I am afraid you will never set the
Thames on fire!" "No, god-father, (was the buy's reply) I
should be very sorry to do anything so wicked." Wakley blew
his nose violently, and was observed to look hard at the insurance
plate on the opposite house for some time, to conceal his

At Oxford Assizes, Mrs. Anna Maria Wathen, a lady of most
elegant appearance, whose age was stated to he 37, was charged
with stealing a flower-stand, the property of Mrs. Ann Maria
Thompson—Guilty. M re. Wathen was again indicted for stealing
a silver spoon, the property of James Nliddletou.—Guilty. She
was sentenced to be imprisoned for six months in the house of
Correction. There were several other indictments against this
lady. but they-were not proceeded with. Mrs. Wathen was under-
stood to be connected by marriage with a family rank in England;
and to be related by blood to a noble earl iu an adjoining county.

ASSASSINATION AT CALCUTTA.—Extract of a letter from
Calcuttn,i.dated April2:—" We have just received accounts
from Delhi, of the murder of Mr. W. Fraser, the tonuniiioner
on the part of government in that part of the.coontrv. Ile had.
been out to pita a visit, and was returning homewards on horse-
back, with one mounted attendant behind hint. A naive, also
mounted, joined the attendant, and talked to hint for a little
while, then rode forward, and on coming up on the left side of
Mr. Fraser levelled a blunderbuss and fired, when that gentle- ,
man fell instantly dead from his /ose. The horse of the attend-
ant reared at the fire and report, and threw his rideriso that the
murderer escaped. The body had been struck by sevetut slugs,
and one had
.passed directly through the heart. Mr. Fraser was
a man of daring courage, and, though a civilian, was all his life
fond of partaking in military adventure. Ile had the official, or
brevet rank of Major in the Ileginient of First Local • Hose,
under commaud of the celebrated Colonel Skinner.

LADY WARRENDF.R v. SIR GEORGE WARRENIIER.—The
judgment in this importing case was given in the House or
Lords by Lord Broughatn nn Thursday. A considerable num- •
ber of Peers attended to hear it. Ilis lordship slated the cirenm-
stances of the case, which are bricCy these : Sir George War-
render, a Seotchman, in the year 1810, wank d Ann Eoscauen, .
daughter of Viscount Falmouth, a lady born and educated in
England, and who never was in Scotland before her marriage.
The marriage took place in England. In ISI2 Sir George was
appointed to a scat in the Board of Admiralty, and resided at
the usual official residence.from that time to Ibl9, when a final
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separation took place .between him and Lady Warrender,
From the separation till the ear 1t34 they
aPart. Ladv
\t'arendcr spending her time ehiefiv on the Contint nt. In 1534.
Sir George sued a divorce in the Court Session in Scotland
upon the ground of adultery, alleged to have been committed by .•
her when abroad. To this actin n she pleaded that the marriage
having teen contracted iu Englund,
acid she being all English-
woman, it could only .be disst,lved by Act of Parliament. After
some proeeedinvs the Court of ,
"lessiou repelied this objceticn,
and lot ud that they had power to dissolve a marriage so eon-- •
tracted ; and the case was appealed to the Ilirise of Lords.
Lord Brougham now reviewed at great length the laws and
practices prevailing in France and other countries urn n the-
same subject; the general principle of the whole of which seem-
ed to be, that, where nothing was expressed to the contrary,
parties marrying out of their own country must he viewed asr
entering into the coutiact with a view to their own c:cruicile .
and to their own laws. It was a principle t oth of the Roman
and the Scotch code, that no laws of (twits bent to those of for-
eigners. On these grounds his lordship moved that the decision
of the Court of Session should be aftiinied.—Lord Lyndhurst
thought it unnecessary. after the full and clear review of the
state of the ease read by Lord Brougham, to trouble their lord-
ships at any length. lie agreed with Lord Brougham that the
decision of the Court of Session should be affii med. The ques-
tion was then put, and the judgment affirmed.
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The glit>s were fired at Aln wick on Monday morning last, on
the arrival of the news of the town. of Aln.vick having been.
withdrawn from the corporation bill, and a large party of the
freemen met in the Town-hall in the evening to celebrate the
event. The corporation of Alnwick is a private one, and es
excises no municipal privileges.—Netrcastle Journal.