The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1851-11-04 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 1851.

Clutration,

THE WIFE of a CLERGYMAN, residing in the
Village of Harhorne, three wiles from Birmingham,
engaged in the TUITION of a limited number of BOYS, be-
tween the ages of seven and thirteen, will have FOUR VA-
CAN(IRS at Christmas.

The Course of Instruction comprises Greek, Latin, Euclid,
and the general varieties of a Boy's Education.
The Pupils enjoy the advantagp,ora comfortable Home. with
careful religious training. -Anna tion is considered healthful.
Terms, Forty-five G as per Annum.
References are y permitted to the Ven. the Archdeacon
of Worcester, esowen ; Rev. Joseph Baylee, Principal of
the Theolt al College, Birkenhead; Rev. Charles Maunder,
Kingwood Parsonage, near Bristol ; Rev. J. H. Stewart,
Limpsfield. Surrey; and the Rev. J. E. Riddle, St. Philip's,
Cheltenham.

until these are pushed up to an exorbitant price,
and then they are forced to have recourse to the
securities of foreign states, or to railway and other
like speculative investments; and thus capital is
drawn away from the country, and very frequently
never returns. Trade suffers incalculably by the
operation of this Law of Partnership, and gross in.
justice is wrought upon the innocent. Any one
who can be proved to have lent on the condition of
having a share in the profit, is made liable to every
one of the borrower's creditors, although he has
no means of protecting himself from so uncertain
and overwhelming a responsibility. The case of
the Monmouthshire Bank just now exhibits the
working of the law in a striking light. The credi-
tors may recover the full amount of their debts
from the unfortunate shareholders, while these,
who consist of professional men, widows, clergy-
men, and small shopkeepers, will be utterly ruined,
although they had no control over the management
of the establishment, and are perfectly free from
all moral responsibility beyond the amount of their
shares, This question, then, of unlimited respon-
sibility in Partnership, is another of those that tie-
mand the serious and instant attention of Parlia-
ment; and we trust that independent members
will not allow the Government to evade taking it
fully and honestly into consideration.
The question of the Steam-mail Contract Service
is likewise one that must he immediately discussed
and determined. If British Merchants are to be
exposed to the competition of the world, at least
they are entitled to have every facility given them
for carrying on that competition successfully—at
least they should be allowed to enter the contest
free from unnecessary restrictions, and released
from those fetters which palpably check their ener-
gies. There are several other mercantile subjects
which demand the instant and earnest considera-
tion of Parliament, and we hope that no mere party
scheme, and consequent long debates, will be per-
mitted to intervene, and so prevent the real busi-
ness of the country from being done. Political
questions are all very well at the proper time ; but
just now the vital question for England is—how
can her drooping commerce be revived, how can
her languishing manufactures be invigorated, how
can her exhausted agriculture be relieved, how can
her sickly industry of all sorts be restored to a
sound and wholesome state. Parliament must
settle that paramount question first. It must have
precedence of all tinkering with the Constitution.

ESTABLITIMENT IN L'VERPOOT: OF A
CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCRIPTURE
READERS' SOCIETY.

Yesterday, a most interesting and important meeting o
the clergy and laity was held in the Clarendon-rooms
South John-street, for the purpose of establishing
" Liverpool Church of England Scripture Readers
Society." The attendance was numerous and highly in.
fluential. Amongst the gentlemen present we noticed—
The Ven. A .chdeacon Brooks, Revs. A. Campbell, Dr.
M`litile, J. Poser, R K. Pain, Fenton, H. Hampton
Rtad, S. Minton, Gardner, C. W. Law
rence, A. C. Wilson, H. Stafford, J. Crump,B. Cheetham,
H. Carpenter, J. Hassall, J. R. Conor, W. F. Taylor. J.
Jones,w. I.D.
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Clare, C. Bushell, S. adme, T. B. Horsfall. A. Hodgson,
Collett, J. Parker, J. Grantham, D. Hodgson, C.
Cotesworth, H. Halhead, E. Woods, R. Fry, J. Steains,
R. L. Jones, E. Higgin. C. Grayson, W. Casey, C
Menan, Elias Amami, T. D. Anderson, W. Mill,
Banner, C. Groves ; Lieut. Hodder, R.N.
The Venerable Archdeacon Brooks, and the Rev.
Augustus Campbell, rectors of Liverpool, presided.
The Venerable ARCHDEACON, in opening the business,
observed that the great majority of his rev. brethren in
the town were advocates for this pioneer system of appoint-
ing scripture readers in the town, as it was thought this
would work more effectually than if their duties were to
devolve upon an additional number of clergymen being
appointed. He would read to them the basis upon which
the sleiety contemplated was to be formed.
[The circular, read by the chairman, and drawn up by
the rectors, will be found advertised in another column,
along with the resolutions come to at the meeting.]
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and he hoped that under God's blessing it might he made
the means of supplying that increased spiritual instruction
which was so much needed. His lordship wished to be
informed on what scale the donations had been made.

Mr. ADAM HODGSON spoke of the great scriptural des-
titution amongst the people, and urged, as an imnerative
duty, on the laity to come forward and assist the clergy in
affording to the people that which they so much required.
One great way in which they could do this wa• through
pecuniary contributions, and another way was, after that,
they (the laity) had discharged their business duties due
from them towards their families, to devote a portion of
their time to the same object. He most cordially rejoiced
in the plan proposed ; and he hoped his lay friends would
come forward and show that they were in earnest in the
matter.

The Rev. Wm. PoLtocx observed that a gentleman, to
whom he had just been speaking at the door, had under.
taken to bear half the expense of a scripture reader for the
district of Vauxhall-road.

The Rev. Rector CAMPBELL suggested annual subscrip-
tions, say for three years, in preference to donations, as
this would enable them to go to work in the cause with
better heart.

The Rev. Archdeacon BROOKS, in answer to a question
as to the probable expense of working the society, said
this would, of course, depend upon the support they met.
The population consisted of 400,000 people, and he was
one of those who thought that the clergy could not reach
the great body of these. They might probably find ac-
commodation for them in their churches, when they had
spread among them that information and influence which
would induce them to frequent church. It bad been said by
some, that those churches which had been built for the
lower classes were not filled. He, however, begged to
differ with this to a certain extent; but it was a misfortune
that the churches for general purposes had been built in
knots, and had not been sufficiently spread throughout
the town. To carry law and order to the doors of the
people, they must carry also religion.
Mr. SAMUEL BOLME, in a pertinent speech, dwelt
upon the great importance of the object of the meeting.
If they valued their privileges as Christians and Church-
men, nay, if they valued them as Englishmen, for the
purpose of having a moral population, to preserve their
institutions, and to prevent placing the country on the
vortex of a volcano, they would see it to be their duty to
come forward in this cause.

The Venerable ARCHDEACON suggested that perhaps
the best way would be at once to enter into a subscription
now, and make that publicly known, and then the body
of subscribers, at a subsequent meeting, could elect their
committees to carry into effect the necessary details.
The Rev. Rector CAMPBELL remarked that it was the
principle of the society that no Scripture reader was to be
intruded into any clergyman's district without the consent
and concurrence of such clergyman.
In reference to this observation, the Venerable Rector
BROOKS read a letter from the Archbishop of Canterbury,
in reply to an application made to him to become the
patron of the Scripture Readers' Society in the county of
Kent, which society contemplated the appointment of
Scripture readers by a committee, independent of the
sanction of the clergymen. His lordship regretted that
this principle rendered it impossible for him to give his
patronage, but that if this rule was altered he would gladly
afford his aid. The alteration was made, and the Arch-.
bishop was now the patron of the society.

The. Rev. Dr. APSTEILE suggested the desirability of
having among the Scripture readers persons fully con-
versant with the Romish controversy, and that classes
should be established at which their Roman Catholic bre-
thren should have permission to attend and to ask questions.
Mr. CHRISTOPHER BUSHELL suggested the desirability,
when a certain amount of subscriptions had been obtained,
of convening a public meeting, which would give an op-
portunity of explaining fully the details.
Mr. INMAN thought they should at once come ter some
resolution. It was not merely meeting there and putting
down their names, that would send the matter before the
public.

Mr. MOLYNEL'X moved that a society should then be
established on the basis proposed.
This resolution was carried ; and it was resolved, that
the resolution, with a list of the subscriptions, and the
number of the honorary secretaries, should be advertised
in the newspapers.
The meeting then separated.