The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-11-07 00:00:00

THE LIVRIIPOOL STANDARD.

CORRESPONDENCE.

LIVERPOOL CHURCH OF ENGLAND SCHOOL
SOCIETY.

ABtRCROMBY WARD.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD,

SIR,—In one of the placards of our radical friends,
before the late triumphant municipal election, they made
the inquiry, "WHO IS CHARLES BLOWER?" the now
hlappily successful candidate for Abercromby Ward ; and
as Mr. Boutflower has now become a member of our town
council, and it is therefore desirable that he should be
better known amongst us, I feel disposed to gratify their
curiosity.

Mr. Charles Boutflower, then, sir, is a gentleman, by
birth and education ; who, by his talents and assiduity,
acquired a handsome competence, after a long and labo-
rious practice as a member of the medical profession, at
Colchester; on quitting which place, he was presented
with a massive piece of plate, as a token of the grateful
esteem and regard of the principal residents in that town,
who had for so many years enjoyed the benefit of his
professional advice and social intercourse. A few years
ago Mr. Boutflower was induced, by the many valuable
religious privileges with which Liverpool is so preemi-
nently blessed, to select it as the place of abode for his
declining years—not to spend them in listless indolence
or selfish indulgence (which is so commonly considered
by the world as " °titan cum dignitate"), but in the en-
joyment of that truest of all luxuries, " the luxury of
doing good," amongst the inhabitants ; and his name will,
accordingly, be found on the subscription lists and com.
mittees of most of the religious and charitable institutions
with which this great town abounds ; and to promote the
objects of which, his time and attention have been inde-
fatigably devoted. Such, sir, is Mr. Charles Boutflower !
arid let the radicals find " THE DITTO " of him, amongst
their party, if they can. _

But, sir, Mr. Charles Boutflower is something more
than this. He is a true Christian man, and a sound con-
servative Protestant churchman. This the radicals did
not require to be told : for they already knew it full well,
from the straightforward, manly declaration which was
contained in his published address ; and from whence
alone arose the opposition which was raised up
against his election, at the eleventh hour ! But they had
" no party views," they say, in setting up Mr. Daniel
Neilson as his opponent. No party views, sir! Who
will ever believe that the radicals would propose a con-
servative candidate, as their representative in the coun-
cil, without " party views" ? Why, sir, they knew well
enough that it would be perfectly useless to set up one of
their own radicals, as a candidate for Abercromby Ward ;
and so they proposed a conservative, in the hope of divi-
ding our party, as they could not strengthen their own.
This is the true trickery of the party all over !
With regard to Mr. Daniel Neilson, I have no wish to
say one word against him. Believing him to be a gentle-
man, and giving full credit to his published declaration,
that he " neither was a radical nor intended to be one,"
I can only suppose that the statement contained in the
radical placards, that he had `•consented to sit" as their
representative in the council, "if he had been elected,"
was only "an ingenious device of the enemy." Had Mr
Daniel N

again to the inspector at his monthly visit. He ex
hibited a small hook published by the society, which
contained the address delivered to the children on their

entrance into school, the litany, and morning and even
ing prayers for the children to say at home
speaker mentioned instances which showed they were very
generally used. He also mentioned several pleasing anec-
dotes which showed the good done by the instruction
given in the schools, and the effects produced by the
monthly evening examination of the children. At ten
o'clock they were taught a writing lesson until half past,
when they were allowed ten minutes play. After which
they were taught reading for a quarter of an hour, and
after that accounts were taught until a quarter before
twelve, when their names were called over, and after sav-

nd the

ing grace they were dismissed, singing a moral so _
speaker also produced and read to the audience severa
ercises, which had been written by the scholars, on dif-
ferent religious subjects, and which would do credit to
more mature and better educated persons than the ju-
venile authors. (The reading of them produced loud
cheers.)

eilson, or any other influential conservative,
been earlier proposed, I have reason to know that Mr.
Boutflower would never have consented to his name
being used; as it was only in consequence of the earnest
recommendation of others, and from a sense of public
duty, and not from any wish of his own, that he became
a candidate.

The Rev. H. Iki`NETLE, on rising to second the reso-
lutioa with loud cheers, and addressed the

meeting at considerable length in a speech in behalf of
the society, of great eloquence and feeling, of which we
regret that our limits enable us to furnish only a brief and
comparatively inadequate outline. He observed, that the
speech they had just heard supplied him with the valuable
facts that the schools had been highly beneficial, and that

I am, sir, yours faithfully,
A. BURGESS OF ABERCROMBY WARD

--.....,..--

TO THE CONSERVATIVE BURGESSES OF

LIVERPOOL

GENTLEMEN :—About twelve months since, I told you,
through the medium of this paper, " that with proper ex-
ertion, the sixteen wards might be ours at the next muni-
cipal election." Gentlemen, that such was not the result
of the late contest I am compelled to own, has grievously
disappointed, but not surprised me, for as proper exertion
was not made at the proper time, it was wholly impossi-
ble to obtain a complete, an overwhelming victory.

But still, gentlemen, we ought to have won a-ward or
two more; Scotland, in which the contest was gallantly
fought, (albeit, we derived no aid from influence that
ought to have been exerted in our favour,) was lost by the
merest accident; a duplicate voter thoughtlessly gave his
vote where it could not be of the least possible service.
That unfortunate error lost us the ward. This I severely
lament, for I had fully calculated upon Scotland being our
Own.

_
In V auxhall ward, a gentleman not at all ambitious of
the honour, was brought forward at the eleventh hour, and
as might naturally be anticipated, we were defeated : far
different would have been the result if the late representa-
tive had only three weeks since consented to stand again:
we would have returned him triumphantly. All the local
influence of an individual who appears to have assumed
the office of perpetual dictator of Vauxhall ward would
then have been " tried in the balance and found wanting."
As to Castle-street, several gentlemen to whose opinions
I am bound to pay the utmost deference, thought it would
not be prudent to contest that ward, although the register
never stood so much in our favour as it does at present;
and if a first-class candidate had been before the constitu-
ency at an early period, Castle street ward, I hesitate not
to say, would now be rejoicing in one Conservative coun-
cillor.

The fourth ward, St. Anne's, was most foolishly lost by
dissension► among ourselves ; we forgot that " a house
divided against itself cannot stand." Our party differ-
ences were, 'it is true, made up, but it was too late; the
enemy, during our inactive state, had stormed the out-
works, and no after efforts could dislodge him. This un-
fortunate occurrence will, I hope, for the future impress
upon the minds of the Conservative burgesses of St.
Anne's ward, that, " Union is strength,' and that "United
we stand, divided we fall." Next November, gentlemen,
thirteen conservatives retire, and we must be up and do-
ing; he who has never worked must then Work, and he
who has always worked, must then work double tides, for
it will be a fearful, a desperate struggle, more desperate,
perhaps, than any in which we have been hitherto engaged.
With the enemy it will be a case of life or death, and no
means, however corrupt and vile, will be unresorted to by
the radical faction, in order to obtain a majority of the
wards. But if conservatives will only exert themselves,
there is, there can be, nothing to fear ; bring sixteen can-
didates early into the'field, and depend upon it, (and you
are now told so by one whose words have more than once
been prophetic,) you will win the sixteen wards, in des-
pite of anti-monopoly associations. of humbugging free-
trade placards, and of that greatest humbug of all, the
Anti-corn-law League.
Gentlemen, look at Stockport, the head-quarters (if I
may be allowed to coin a word,) of Cobdenism ; there,
even under the very nose of the itinerant M.P. seven con-
servative councillors have been returned against three
radicals! Glory to Stockport!

I conclude this hasty letter with an appropriate quota-
tion (somewhat altered certainly,) from the most loyal and
patriotic poet that this or any other country ever gloried
in producing :
" This borough never did, nor ever shall
Become the prey of Radical or Whig,
Unless she first cloth help to wound herself.
Let them come on—Repealers, Chartists, Whigs,
And we will mock them, nought shall make us rue,
If Tories to themselves do prove but true."
I am, Gentlemen,
Your faithful servant,
A BURGESS OF EVE RTON WARD.
Roscommon-street, 6th Nov. 1843.

MCle'tr.
The seventh annual meeting of this society was held on
Friday last, in the Lecture-hall of the Collegiate Institu-
tion. The attendance was very numerous and highly re-
spectable, and the proceedings, whether as regards the
humane and Christian object of the society, or the elo-
quence which its advocacy called forth, were throughout
highly interesting, and, we may add, deeply affecting.
For some time before the appointed hour, numbers of
carriages continued to drive up to the entrance of the
noble building, and before the opening, the room, which
is very capacious, was graced by the presence of great
numbers of the most distinguished families and indivi-
duals of the town and neighbourhood. In the upper gal-
lery, we observed also most of the pupils of the schools
in connection with the society, and other young persons,
in neat attire ; and the whole, including the crowded
platform, presented a spectacle highly pleasing to all in-
terested in the good work of scriptural education.
About twelve o'clock, the Lord Bishop of the diocese,
followed by numbers of the clergy and gentry, entered
the room, and, his lordship taking the chair, arranged
themselves around him. The front seat of the choir im-
mediately behind was chiefly occupied by ladies, and an
appropriate voluntary on the organ gave additional solem-
nity to the occasion. Amongst those present we observed
the Revs. Dr. Tattershall, Dr. Byrth, Dr. Booth, W.
Convbeare, J. H. Brown, H. M'Neile, J. H. Stewart,
J. Jones, W. Gibbons, Hughes, J. Hamilton, W. W.
Ewbank, Cragg, W. Hesketh, W. Butler, W. Hill,
T. Gardner, T. Dover, A. Knox, INl`Ginnies, T. Bold,
W. Falloon, J. Cordeaux, F. Barker, F. Ould, J. Cox,
C. Badham, T. Hornby, T. M`Gill, J. Townshend, F.
Parry, T. S. Leigh, H. Carpenter, R. Davies, D. Jones,
H. Hampton, T. Nolan, W. Clerninson, and T.
Dwyer • and amongst the laity were Alderman Griffith,
A. Hodgson, J. Alston, C. Horsfall, C. Intnan, E. Moly-
neux, John A. Tinne, J. Leyland, H. Banner, W. Jones,
J. Booker, J. Tyrer, C. Cotesworth, R. A. Payne, J.
Howard, J. Rigby, R. L. Carr, C. Groves, C. Boutflovver,
J. Sanders, Esqrs., &c. We also noticed, in the body of
the room and lower gallery, many of our influential towns-
men, including our respected Mayor.
The proceedings were opened by singing the 100th
Psalm, and, after some appropriate prayers, read by the
Rev. the Secretary,
The LORD BISHOP rose, and addressing the assemblage
as Christian friends, said that in opening the business of
the day it was not necessary for him to state that they
were met to receive the annual report of the society, or to
do more than allude to the circumstances under which it
had been formed circumstances which had greatly
changed outwardly within the last seven years. In what
degree these circumstances would affect the prospects and
support of the society they were more competent to form
an opinion than himself. Those who were acquainted with 1
the facts (and we understood his lordship to allude to the j
present improved system pursued at the corporation
schools) had informed him that though the object in view
had also been taken up elsewhere, those circumstances was r
ought to operate in favour of the society, though they ig at
might have in some degree diverted public attention from ociety
it. He hoped, however, that the society would not be et that
allowed to suffer in consequence of that change, or in , aearati,
other words from its success when it stood alone ; for it : aech thy
would be hard if, because those who supported it 1 ,cts that
. i
cou:d not now produce that excitement in the public mind they undoubtedly had a most delightfully enthusiastic n- gentlemen, and others, who he
which formerly prevailed, such an institution should not 1 meeting him at the assizes and esse.
receive that encouragement which it yet so well merited. , evil, of evil practices, and evil counsels on every side; and I ciate his benevolent character.
sector. (Laughter.) They heard daily of the spread of
In our bodily frame the consequence of strong excitement doubtless there was much in the existing state of society FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Saturday, the i,.
was reaction in an opposite direction ; but in the moral that was calculated to excite the most serious apprehen- Bickerstaffe, a fernier, living at Ditton, was
world, when we were once convinced of the rectitude of sions. There were masses of the community in a state at falling from his cart. The deceased was in the n
the principles upon which we had set forth, there ought once distressing and alarming, whether as regarded the coining to town with milk, and, on the occasion allude
to be no such diversion of purpose by reason or analoeY• best interests of society here, or their higher interests of ' was stopping in Pellew-street, when the horse took fri
What reason told them was right at one time was right salvation hereafter; masses over whose condition Chris- and in endeavouring to stop it he was thrown uncle,
throughout, and their minds ought not to run into in- tian philanthropy might weep, while enlightened patriotism wheels, and received so much injury that he died •
activity,- and until they were convinced they had been D
trembles. Such a state of things undoubtedly required far Infirmary, on Monday last. Verdict aceordinel
error, they ought to persevere in supporting an institu- more and more energy and exertion on their part; far
WAREHOUSE BREAKING.
tion based on the immutable principles of the church of more self-denying liberality in establishing more and more
which they were members. The times in which they schools, and more and more churches. The demand was beth Threlfall, alias Jones,
lived—the state of society into which it was their destiny urgent—the needful exertion was but yet begun. He re- driver, who had been examines
to be thrown—required all of them, laity as well as clergy, ferred to the endeavour made by the minister of St. Bar- were on Friday brought up
to do everything in their power in the course which they nabas to erect a school in connection with that place of
oPyilee-court, charged with breaking into the ware,
deemed right and acceptable, even though the immediate worship, stating that he had by great exertions succeeded tMeatsorostLloscokiebtst, in Suffolk-street, and stealing tl
impulse that called forth their exertions no longer existed. in raising £l2OO for that purpose, but was still short of
fromhouse was broken inototoena,saunoddother articles. The W
(Applause.) The perfection of human reason was to con- £5OO to make up the sum required to carry out so desire- house
a crowbar. The prisoners waeyre morning
committed. last,
by
im
tinue to pursue those objects which he felt assured were ble an object. With reference to the society, much, how_ of
MUSTAThe adulteration of must
wise and good. In the present case, the cause that first ever, had already been accomplished, and much had been
has now become so general, that a genuine article m
called forth their efforts in behalf of this society still ex. done to encourage their future efforts. But some objet- has
be considered a luxury. Messrs. Hollis, W
isted, and it behoved them to rouse themselves ; for while tions had been made in some quarters, and he should here-
ford, and Co., the enterprising managers of the tea es
they slept the enemy would be sowing tares, which it after make some further reference to the establishment of
blishments in Bold-street and Dale-street, have tin,'
would be more difficult to root out from amongst the wheat the society, and to the objects which it had in view. He
taken the manufacture of this article ; and, from the
than to keep clean the field by continued exertion. here remarked that he should be sorry that the influence
cimen 'we have tried,
(Cheers.) There were, he supposed, 200,000 Protestants of the society should be measured by the attendance of
pas‘ed either in point of strength or flavour ; and, as
in Liverpool, and it might be fairly estimated that there that day, which, though numerous, was less so than was
made from the new seed, this is the season at which I
were amongst such a population 50,000 young people, be- to be desired. Many of its friends, it should be remene-
at the greatest perfection.—See advertisement.
tween the ages of five and fifteen years, requiring eduea- bered, were necessarily engaged in their respective places
tion. Allowing that of this number there were 10,000 of of business at that period of the day, and could not corn- THE Doc DE BORDEAUX.—His .. ux —His Royal Highness t
a class not embodied within the objects of the society, mand time to come amongst them. The object of thefrom Scotland- Dec de Bordeaux arrived hereon Thursd
that number was reduced to 40,000, requiring to be edu- society was to promote scriptural education amongst the night, and proceeded on Saturday on a tour through tl
cated, say for ten years. If it were said, however, this children of the poor; and it could not have originated principal commercial and manufacturing towns in tl
number was exaggerated, and that ten years was too long without the pressure of a special stimulus. But stimulus north of England. His royal
a period to be devoted to the education of the children of was found in the conduct of the philosophical liberals of here at Ede-lane Hall, tie
highness has been stoppir
seat of Francis Haywoot
the poor, let them diminish that number by one half, and the Town Council, the then majority of whom were con-
Esq., of the firm of Haywood and McViecar, cotton tiro
there still remained 20,000 children left idling in the scientiously (he was bound to say) resolved to separate the kers, Exchange-buildings. He visited the " Gree
streets, and exposed to all the vices and temptations of a secular from the religious branches of education in the ' Western," the docks, and several of the public buildings
large town without moral or scriptural guidance, and with- corporation schools. They adopted the system pursued ! accompanied by the Mayor. Mr. Haywood, and man-,
out salutary restraint. It was, however, pleasing to find in Ireland. The clergy of the established church, headed ' other gentlemen, and made his appearance on 'Change
that the society was effecting great good. It had been the by the rectors, (whose absence that day he much regretted) 1 about half-past three o'clock on Friday.
1 means of bringing 2,500 children to the schools, and giving protested against such an attempt. They (the clergy) GREAT WESTERN STEAMER.—The following passage
them a sound scriptural education. Still this number endeavoured to convince its projectors that the fear of the occurs in a letter from Lieut. Hoskin, R.N., commander
fell short of the 20,000, and there was, therefore, no room Lord was the beginning of wisdoin. They put the ones- of the Great Western, which arrii,ed here on Wednesday,
( for reaction, or inactivity ; for, however much they exerted tion " What avails it for a man to gain the whole world if in twelve days and a half from New York :—"Up to the
themselves, he feared they would be unable to bring that he lose bis own soul!" They showed the error and the 28th I had every prospect of making the passage in less
number within the operations of a daily school. He con- evil of such a system. They urged that their church than eleven and a half days, but on that day fresh gale.-
sidered it a pleasing omen that the anniversary of such a was all sufficient; that it was armed alike against with strong squalls, set in from the N.E., and contitso
society was held in that room, attached to an institution too little belief,—against infidelity on one hand, and until this morning. The day I left New York the Up'
devoted to the education of the higher and middle classes against superstition on the other; and they set forth the States corvette Princeton, recently !aline)
of the community, and that in such a place they were now only way by which man was to be saved—obedience to pany with and fairly passed us, when v
deliberating on the promotion of the education of the God's commandments as set forth in the Scriptures. knots (11 statute miles.) The Princ
children of the poor. He therefore hoped and trusted, They had subscribed to the articles of that church, and a screw of the Erricsons, and drew 19 feet water.
that the blessing of God would rest upon their labours, how could they act short of what those articles enjoined. ' INQUESTS.—On Wednesday night last, Thos. Bre
and that they would yet be enabled to bring all within the If they were not to abide by them and to act upon them lan old man, an inmate of the Workhouse, went to bea
reach of scriptural education. (cheers.) His lordship why were they written: Or why had they subscribed I his usual health, and was found dead the next mornit
concluded by stating that the secretary would now read them. Was the principle they involved to remain silent The deceased has been foreman of the old Freemen
the annual eeport. (Applause.)
in the Prayer book, or was :it to be spoken ? (Cheers.) Jury before the bailiffs in inquests for many years. 0
The Rev. Fe BARKER then read the report, from which The Romish doctrines of purgatory, the invocation of Friday a jury sat upon the body, and returned a verdit
it appeared that the total number of scholars in the four saints, the worship of images, were not supported by Scrip- of "Lied by the visitation of God."—Catherine Shaw
schools was 2,517. The total receipts for the year were tune, but against it. (Cheers.) This truth he might alias Williams, a pauper, who had suffered injury sow
£1494 3s. Sd. ; the total expenditure .£1,506 ; leaving a state here, and was hailed; but saying it to the teachers weeks before, which was supposed to have accelerated'
balance agninst the account of £ll and odd. The re- who kept open door for such abominations ensured it a death, died suddenly at the Workhouse. From a
ceipts stated included a balance of the previous year of different reception. To say it here and to say it elsewhere. rtem examination, it appeared that the
£3oo,—and as one of the schools owed in July last £75, seven years ago, was a very different thing. (Cheers and 'dnie°d a natural death, and that
the total falling off of the year was about £3BO. After laughter.) Whilst (the clergy) repudiated the propaga- nothing to do with her diseolur,
furnishing some explanations relative to the collections tion of truth by the sword, they set themselves against the at the Workhouse on Frid te, r
and donations, he stated that the Rev. Jonathan Brooks propagation of untruth by the treasury. (Cheers.) All the circumstance was returned.
was unavoidably prevented from being present by his ma- was to no effect with the Council ; lout they, however, on
gisterial duties at Kirkdale, and that the Rev. A. Camp- appealing to the Christian community obtained the money SERIOUS CHARGE OF EMBEZZLEMENT AGAres
bell could not attend from ill health. CLERK.—On Wednesday last, a respectable-looking re
to enable the society to proceed. Their success showed
The Rev. W• CONYBEARE, Principal of the Collegiate that the people were with them. The next point they named George Pearson was charged before the boroug
Institution, came forward and moved that the report be gained was the changing of the majority of the Council, magistrates with having received certain sums of more
adopted, and printed and circulated. He rejoiced that and introducing Christianity into the schools. (Loud on account of his employers, Messrs. Mellor, of tie
that room was devoted to a purpose so congenial as the town, distillers, parts of which respective amounts he ha
cheers.) Some might say that the support of the society promotion of scriptural, education not only amongst the was not, therefore, so much required, but he hoped that retained, and appropriated to his own use. It appears
higher but the poorer classes, and stated that it would be in contrasting both establishments, the society's schools that the prisoner had for some time been collecting der: gratifying to the meeting to learn that the meetings of the would still be supported. The population of the town was to Messrs. Mellor, and that his duty was to collect th
so greatly increasing that they were as much wanted as
teachers of the schools of the society, which until re- moneys due by customers to the house, and to pay ove
cently were held in a room in the Institution once a ever. Some few had withdrawn their subscriptions, but the same to the cash-keeper at the close of each day, after
month, were now held once a fortnight. At these meet- not their exertions on the society's behalf, thus sheering entering the same to their credit in their books. Fron
ings points were discussed bearing on the objects of the that they repudiated the voluntary principle. The coon- some complaint made by a Mr. Cartmel, one of the cue
society, and in course of time he doubted not but that try was now imitating them in raising a fund for the Scrip- turners, of not being credited with the whole or part of a
those connected with it would be thereby enabled greatly tural education of the children of the poor : and what the amount paid by him, he was brought to account by t'
to extend the sphere of their utility. He lamented that Church at large was doing for England, their society was partners, on Monday last, and some conversation tr
per tentage of the number of children educated at the doing for Liverpool. (Cheers.) They were now raising place which resulted in his being apprehended. It
Church of England Schools in this town was smaller in
subscriptions, and he hoped they would yet repudiate the peared from the evidence that during the last, and ale
proportion than in any other place; but that circumstance, voluntary system and insist upon a government grant. I present year, he had received various amounts which
in place of discouraging them, ought to induce increased Independently of the present amount of good they were parts of each of which) be had not entered or accouu
exertions in behalf of the society. He alluded as a fur- effecting they were taking the best possible means of ob- for. A Mrs. Mather had paid him three different atnout,
ther motive to the distressing statements of Lord Ashley, taining such a grant, by making public opinion practically at different dates ; out of which he had paid in one it
in the House of Commons last session, of thefgad condi- known, and showing the government that the country was stance only £2O out of £25, £25 out of £5O, anti had ales
tion of the children of the poor in the manufacturing dis- with them. Let them go on and show a prodigious ma- made another deficit. Mr. Richard Aldred, publican,
tricts, the result of a want of scriptural education, and jority of contributions for the object in view. Let every had also paid him £7B ss. for which he had not fully ace
which disclosed scenes of vice and misery the existence of man give his shilling, or his penny, and with such a de- counted, and there were some other similar charges against
which in a Christian country was scarcely credible. The monstration of the mind of the nation the government him which were not fully gone into in this preliminary in-
government had attempted to introduce a general system must proceed in the good cause. (Cheers.) He then j vestigation—the whole deficit against him now being
of scriptural education, but had unhappily failed. That, alluded to the Bible being so much occupied with one i £l2B ss. Mr. Wardle, for the prisoner, cross-exa-
too, was an additional reason for increased activity. He nation, the ancient Jews, as affording an irrefragable tes- mined the Messrs. Mellor, with a view to show that the
lamented that the state had not boldly carried out their timony that Scriptural education was appointed by God prisoner had effected a life-insurance on himself; that he
views ; for it was the duty of a state professing to be himself. The passover spoke historically and pro heti had purchased several public-houses, the custom of whirl
Christian to bring the young flock within the fold of tally on the subject; as did the bondage of EptP -h-
-e e the firm was to have, be having paid part of the mone,
Christ. After what had recently taken place in Italy and coming of the destroying angel, and other- ' and that be had had a conversation with them imps
passages
were all •
elsewhere—after, too, the conduct of the Puseyites—they illustrative of this fact; and whatever wer the avocations mediately before being apprehended, which tie
could not do too much to conserve the principles of theirWardle) wished to construe into a sort of compromiee
or employments of that ancient people, all was by
church. It was melancholy to hear statesmen to say that lively nothing to the commands set forth forte"inmcPu7eraa-- security being (as he wished to make it appear) offered tr
they must abandon scriptural education ; but its friendsthem, and to some extent accepted be one or other of th
tion of divine truth. He then alluded to the Christian ought not to despair. Much might be done by individualpartners, by the transfer of the poncy, and also son-
kindness of the Lord Bishop during his present visit to . exertion. It was by individual efforts that against every the town, and his devotion to the spiritual welfare of all household furniture. This line of defence, howeve
obstacle—against the strong and united influence of sue- who were under his paternal care!' He (Mr. M'Neile) faged' The prisoner was accordinel-
cessive administrations, and of interested and wealthy trial,use and an application to libe-
yesterday saw his lordship interestingly engaged with a
parties—that the slave trade, with all its iniquities, was class of children that drew forth the purest sympathies of , fused.
join away. (Cheers.) The way to induce the state to his s
nature. He heard him, with sublime simplicity, but ! CHARGE OF STEALING FROM AN EMPLOYER.—At t
join their side was to show them what we could do, and with the force of the inimitable truth of the Lord Jesus, tell ; Police-court on Wednesday, James Duff, a porter in t
were resolved to do, ourselves. By this they would show them to be of good heart, for if they clung to Him there service of Messrs. Goodacre and Co., grocers and sei
that it was the paramount duty of a Christian state to la- was another asylum—an everlasting asylum—for them, merchants, Manchester-street, was charged before M
bour for this great object; and they need not despair of where sorrow and sin would be known no more. He saw Maxwell (the sitting magistrate) on suspicion of havir
the time arriving when in every parish all the young of these hel 1 female orphans surrounded by kind bene. , stolen a variety of articles from his master's premise
p less
Christ's flock would be trained up •
in the way they should factors ; and to hear their esteemed diocesan address them 1 Mr. Goodacre said that his suspicion had been roused I
go. They must show emphatically their sense of what with all the graces of the scholar and the loving kindness finding 211 b. of pearl barley, in a parcel, laid under a
ought to be done; and the time would ere long come of the Christian, was indeed an affecting scene. (Cheers.) stairs, and some other articles, as if in readiness to b
when the church, now only half-established, would be- The reverend gentleman, after alluding to the eloquent carried off. He accordingly marked the articles, are
come fully established—and the state, now only half and seasonable sermon preached by his lordship on the as each of the parties in his envie), left the ''
premises
Christian, would be wholly so. (Loud cheers.) previous day, said, he took it upon himself, without con- watched to see if they had disappeared. Teey were not
Mr. ADAM HODGSON in seconding the resolution said, suiting the committee of the Orphan Institution, (who, however, removed that night, but were missed next roorr
that no society presented more paramount claims to the he felt assured, would second him,) to request that his ing immediately after the prisoner had
support of tbe christian community, than this. Certain lordship would allow it to be published. It was so ad- Information was given to the polio
classes had claims upon them, but the class—the poor— mirably suited to the present position of the church, that mers and Kehoe proceeded to ate.._
that now called upon them for assistance, was far more he longed to see it in the hands of her pastors. (Loud house, where they found six empty sacks, nitre sacks of
worthy of their consideration and exertions, inasmuch as cheers.) He then made a powerful and touching appeal different description, 21b. of tea, four papers of sugar,
they were less able to help themselves. We unfortunately to his hearers to support the society. He drew an affect.• three clothes brushes, three squares of scented soap, and
know too little of them and their condition, and do not sue- ing picture of the infirmities andof wants the poor but other articles in two different rooms, also six sovereigns
flciently appreciate their sufferings and their sympathies, industrious parents of the children, who had neither time and two half-sovereigns, and a bank book of the Savings'
otherwise we would surely do more than we did in their nor money to give for the religious education of their Bank, with an entry crediting the prisoner with £l2, and
behalf. It had been well said that custom too often bar- children, and whose feelings were harrowed to see their several paper bags. Some of the articles were found con-
dens us to the sufferings of our fellow creatures, and that
offspring growing up in ignorance and sin ; and after sealed under a mattress. Mr. Goodacre said he believed
in neglecting to enquire into them we do not even consider dwelling on the blessed effects of Scriptural instruction in the six sacks were his, but be would swear to the nine.
ourselves wanting in humanity. But we were nowhere those he had on sale, and had
alleviating the sufferings of life, and cheering even the bed The brushes also resembled
told that we were not culpable in regarding them with
that the society the same maker's, but no private mark. The sugar also
of sickness and of death, expressed a hope apathy. On the contrary it was enjoined that who so sees would not wither on their hands, but that the debt owing resembled a quality he ba on.t. sale, of which he brought E
his fellow creature in want, and opens not his bowels of would be paid off, and the schools would be multiplied sample exactly resembling.
make' of brown paper bags
compassion how dwelleth the love of God in him ; and so throughout the town. The amount required was corona- too'wer'e peculiar
and paper, supplied from hi,
brother in Nottingham, were
long as we found poor children in want of education, and mere nothing. What was £5OO in subscriptions
ratively a
did not support the schools, long didneglect
so we toper- in such a town as Liverpool.
, Let them support the duced, and he thought the tea also the ' seies.
form a christian duty. He would say nothing of the dan- society themselves; let them mention it to heir friends dle very ingeniously croes-exatnined the witness lot
ld obt 'n rsoner, andmade it ' . out, front his
ger of leaving an ignorant population to be moulded and
when they retired of their homes and tehxeLowdouits
useafut l
wets a bare adtuiß-.
sion, at t ie.
th I
used by designing demagogues for the purpose of destroy- £5OO more before he next weekpossibility of simile • '
elsewhere : and 1 r articles being obtained
ing social harmony and order. They ought to proceed operations. (Loud cheers.)
carriedle had no claim
to the
upon other and still higher objects. Human misery must The resolution was put and unanimously. case was ~o strongly suspicious 1 • tee •' e 4
be alleviated, and the inroad of vice checked by the exer- Dr. BYRTH moved the appointment of the officers for against the '
prisoner, that the , i not poei . , 19_ ,
.. . ,
cise of christian feeling. (Cheers.) Liverpool stood
the ensuing year, which was seconded by the Rev. W. for trial at the sessions niagistrat ,
~, 1,-.7.,
the principle of educe-
Mr. Wardle ;7.,CTre .
.y
peculiarly situated in respect to Hesketh and adopted. to be returned stating that tion pursued at the Corporation Schools. That principle, stating that it was the nhp bf-the pr'
was now beneficial, but how long it might remain so it was The Rev. Dr. TATTERSHALL in proposing the thanks soner's •
wife (who was in court) whi eid --sitryi'ee,.
hard to divine ; for it would probably fluctuate with the of the meeting to the Right Rev. Chairman, urged in- therefore her own ; but Mr. Maxwell s rhittp-
,or it must be made to the Recorder. ;-•*-

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her former accider

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committed for

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gone to breakfast
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made like one he prc
Mr. Wal