The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-01-13 00:00:00

INAUGURAL ADDRESS

OF TEE
RIGHT HON. W. E. GLADSTONE

The following are a few, amongst the many, e
pressed opinions of the journals which we have se
on the subject of this noble and eloquent nddr...._

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Whatever Mr(F
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says is2ini
deration. However one may differ frot.
conclusions, one cannot help respecting t
and sincerity which dictate his general
admiring the talent with which he supports thew there is generally so much to admire in what he s
that one willingly forgets or overlooks whatever
be questionable or superfluous in the objects fr
his speeches are delivered.
Mr. Gladstone commenced his addrellb
merited compliment to the sense and intelligence of the
middle classes, and their strenuous exertions in the
cause of education, which neither the uncertainty in
the political relations of the country, nor the embarrass-
ments of commercial speculation, had been able to
limit or impair. He then proceeded to say, that tl•
time had arrived when we " ought to give a broad b'
to public institutions, and to challenge for then
support of the mass of the intelligent con-
He next reminded his audience, in earnest and
terms, that " the existence of that institution wc.
permanent testimony to a great indestructible princi-
ple--namely, to the principle that education, if it was
to be effectual, must be a religious education ---
a religious education must be founded upon •

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(From the London Standard.)
The education of man is the formation o
being, and miserably defective and narrow
education which contents itself with fitting tl
immortality to play his part for a brief span up stage of earth. The only education worth a thou
is that WHICH FASHIONS AND MOULDS MAN H SELF, 'and this is an education not.indeed inconsistent
with literary and scientific accomplishments,—far from
it, but independent of them. With this impart as
much knowledge as possible; the more the better; but
without this, knowledge will be a curse to the individal
and to society. It is a glorious thing, and full of hope,
to see a minister of state, and one of the most pro-
mising young men of a generation the most promising
that England could ever boast, the champion of such
principles. The other parts of Mr. Gladstone's speech
are equally gratifying. There is a spirit of boldness,
and of approbation of enquiry, pervading the whole,
illustrative of the truth that the most thoroughly con-
vinced and most sincere Protestant Christian is of all
men the best entitled to the name of " free-thinker."
In the spirit of Locke and Butler, Mr. Gladstone
advises strict obedience to the apostle's command—
"prove all things," confident with these great and
good men that the result of careful and candid investi-
gation must be to lead men to the knowledge of that
which is right. We could willingly dwell at length
upon an address, every line of which is valuable; but
we need not recommend it :---all but the advocates of
religious indifference on one side, and the pro-Romanist
dissenters, who would limit education to implicit sub-
mission, on the other, will estimate its importance, and
extend its circulation.

(From the Liverpool Courier.)

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No one who listened to the beautiful and impressive
address of Mr. W. E. Gladstone—an address so full
of fine feeling, of sound thought, of Christian zeal,
and, at the same time, of Christian charity—could
conscientiously say that it left anything unsaid that
ought to have been said, or that anything that was said
could have been said better. Had there been, indeed,
any real cause, on this account, to regret the want of
Lord Stanley's presence and eloquence, there was much
to compensate for it, in the fact of Mr. Gladstone being
a native of Liverpool, and therefore most appropriately
associated with an event which marks one of the mos
important epochs in her history. As it was I

.erpool

has a double reason to be proud, first of the magnificent
edifice, reared by public spirit and public beneficence
for an object of such vast public utility, the solemn
dedication of which was that day witnessed; secondly,
that she has a son whose splendid talents and exalted
position in this life were capable of investing the cere-
mony with so much of interest and dignity.
The temper of Mr. Gladstone's speech, alike re-
moved from the haughtiness of bigotry and the laxness
of indifferentism, was exactly in accordance with the
design of the Institution, which aims at extending its
benefits to all, so far as it can be done without a sa-
crifice of principle. There was the utmost possible
liberality, without the least tincture of latitudinarian-
ism. The view which he took of the connexion of
education with religion is one that must commend itself
to the undesstandings of all candid men, as well as to
the prejudices of churchmen.

(From the Liverpool Times, radical.

We have given in another page a report of the pro-
ceedings at the opening of the new Collegiate Institu-
tion in this town, formed chiefly by the voluntary
contributions of the members of the Established
Church„ and intended to communicate a religious
education according to the princil
the children of those who belong to its communion
with some relaxation as far as relates to the formularies
of the church, to those of dissenters. It will be seen that
the inaugural address was delivered by the Right Hon.
W. E. Gladstone, in the unavoidable absence of Lord
Stanley; and although the opening of the Institution
may have lost somewhat in brilliancy by the cha

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orsiors, it lost none of its interest, for the Vice-Presi-
n
dent of the Board of Trade, besides being a man of
superior general talents, is sincerely and zealously
anxious for the moral and religious instruction of all
classes of the community, and he spoke on the occa-
sion with an earnestness and force of conviction which
would have rendered the remarks of a much less ac-
complished speaker thrn himself interestir g. The
chief fault of the speech as a composition, namely, the
sermonizing tone of certain parts of it, arose from the
anxiety of the speaker to discuss the main question on
religious grounds ; and though there will be differ-
ences of opinion as to the correctness of some of his
conclusions, there can be none either as to the sincerity
insolentc,an
of his convictions or as to his disposition to state fairly,
to discuss with temper and to treat with respect the
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opinions of others who differ from him. In point of
temper the speech could not have been improved, and
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[This admirable address, along with others on the san
had at the
STANDARD we have printOffice,ed as apr pamphlet, which may now I
ice 2d.1

Dr. Wiseman is very fond of amusing liberal Protestants
by promises on the part of Popery of concessions for the sake
of peace and unity; but the Morning Herald states, that
they have ascertained, from a source most unlikely to be in
error, that it is quite a mistake to suppose that Dr. Wiseman
enjoyens the confidence of the Pope or of the Papal Cabinet ;
regarded at Rome siml as a useful missionary amongst
the learned clergy of our church, and his conservations are
just
Dats, unofficial as those oNf. FatherxN7her
ea charity
Mathew.
giveEn for a generalß benefit of a parish, it had been agreed by
having been
the parishioners, with the sanction of the court, that part of
the income should be applied for the purpose of education.
The court refused to sanction a scheme by which it had been
proposed, with the view of suiting the different sects prevails
in the parish, that selections only from the Scriptures
'should be read, and the school be closed on a Sunday ; the
court saying that it could provide for no other religious edu-
cation than that which was according to the Church of Eng-
land ; but it allowed a provision for excusing from attendance
at church the children of dissenters. It was assumed on all
hands, that religious instruction must necessarily form part
of the
nschema of education. (Attorney-General v. Cullum.)
—Youg and Collyer's Chancery Reports.
THE WEEPING WILLOW AT WALMER CASTLE.—NOW
that Walmer Castle has been rendered more interesting by
the visit of the Queen, it is strange that the weeping willow
on the grass Plot of the garden has not been alluded to. This
willow has grown from a slip which was presented to the Duke
of Wellington by a gentleman who cut it from the willow
overhanging Napoleon's grave at St. Helena. The great
Conqueror of that wonderful man cherishes this tree with pe-
culiar care ; and her Majesty and Prince Albert were observed
to regard it with the deep interest which its historical charac-
ter cannot fail to inspire in great and reflecting minds.—
Kentish Paper.

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fEr vitriol-throwingr Ec.r a oFißor oc::-k-,
water, or.soomn
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wherever
oh te-raesvhe ,r whichthe vitriol
'Harney, in a letter to the Cork Re-
porter,
that if I\lrh
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dissolve inwould
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no injury what
ever would have occurred to his e.e, or any
part of his per
has saved manson, or his clothes." . The writer adds, that he
y of
his workmen from the evil effects of vitriol
accidents, who
for the would have been most severely injured but
pain, burn, erapplicationmark
of the alkaline solution, which prevents
of any kind.
The E
Dur-
ham ARTIIPS ORBIT.-Professor Chevallier, of the
University,Dur-
has given a decided contradiction to the
statement of the American Philosopher, to the effect that the
inclination of the plane of the equator to that of the ecliptic
was sensibly diminishing. The learned Professor says, " I
may mention that the very small changes which are well
known to take place continually in the inclination of
and
the
plane of the equator to that of the ecliptic are periodical,
are confined within definite limits; and that in any portion
of the long period required for the completion of the whole
cycle of changes, no sensible effect upon the seasons
ever occur." The other statements contained iu the ac-
count of the " eminent gentleman connected
earne with Yale
College" are also satisfactorily refuted by the Learned Pro-
fessor.
RAIN.-The following is a correct account of the quantity
of rain fallen at Messrs. B. Gott and Sons' factory, Bean
Ing, in each month of the years 1840, 1841, and 1842 :-
1840. 1841. 1842.
Inches. Inches. Inches.
.2.782 2.104 1.354
. 1.342 0.677 0.616
. 0.366 0.732 2.977
,1.043 0.878 0.146
3.563 3.318 2.086
June ............ 2.074 3.025 1.025
........ 2.330 2.976 3.563
July ....
-81 2.641 1 9
August .......... 1.! _93
September ...... 3.48 3 2.897 2.385
October ........ 0.970 3.928 0.976
November •• • ... 3.636 2.854 2.782
December ..... .. 0.360 1.476 0 .5011
Total,-in 1840, 23.736 inches; or 1.978 • , ' -
inches avers
month. ge per
1841, 27.488 inches; or 9 29
PI. month. - 1 inches average per
ow, 19.703 inches •
~ or 1 642 .
month.-Leeds Ai.. . inches
-"euraverage per

January

February
March ..
April.. • •
May..-.