The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-11-28 00:00:00

FREE PROTESTING CHURCH MEETING

Last night a numerous and most respectable portion
of the Presbyterian congregation, in connexion with
Rodney-street Scottish Church, met in the Music-hall,
according to intimation by hand bills, distributed through
the several seats of the chur ch, to hear the report of the
committee appointed on the 19th of October last, with
reference to the law proceedings, instituted to prevent
the induction to the vacant pulpit of Rodney street, of
any minister not belonging to the established church of
Scotland ; and, at the same time, to consult on all mat-
ters having reference to the present and future intetests
of the congregation.
Dr. M'Culloch moved that Kenneth Macaully, Esq.
take the chair.
The CHAIRMAN said, immediately after the Rev.

W. J. Gardinor, who had been specially invited, had
offered up prayer, he should be glad to hear any gentle-
man's opinions on the suhject which they had met to
discuss.

Prayer being offered up, Mr. J. A. FORREST read

the report :
TO THE CONGREGATION OF RODNEY-STREET CHURCH,
NOW ASSEMBLED.
CHRISTIAN FRIENDS,
The committee appointed on the 19th of October last, have
considered it their duty to call the present meeting, with a view
of submitting to the congregation the position in which the
church is placed with reference to the proceedings instituted by
several of the shareholders, for the purpose of restricting the
election of a minister exclusively to members of the Established
Church of Scotland.
The committee were deputed to solicit aid in support of the
committee of management, in their endeavour to set aside the
injunction ; but regret to state, that, with their best exertions
in the promotion of this object, they have not succeeded in
raising a sum sufficient to justify that committee in proceeding
further.
The committee have at the same time to report, that the de-
cision of the Court upon the points at issue could not be ob-
tained until after January next, when the seat-rents fall due;
and whilst, on the one hand, doubts were entertained as to the

injunction being set aside, on the other, the parties opposed to
the best wishes of the congregation had not hesitated in stating
their determination, that, should the first decision be adverse
to their interest, they would prosecute the suit still further,
and, by procrastination and expense, defeat the expectation of
ever opening the constitution of the church as proposed on the
7th July last.
The committee, under these circumstances, considered whe-

ther they were justified in soliciting aid in supporting an expen-
sive suit in Chancery, with means which might be immediately
required for a much more laudable purpose ; and the committee
of management, finding they could not calculate upon sufficient
aid from the congregation, have come to the resolution, on
Saturday iast, of abandoning the suit,—thereby closing the
doors effectively against any minister being elected who is not
in connection with the Established Church of Scotland.

The committee cannot close their report, without assuring
their friends in the congregation, how deeply they feel interested
in their present position ; and it is their earnest hope; that the
proceedings of this meeting may be blessed for good by that
Almighty being, who alike rules in the heaven above, and in
the affairs of men : that his providence may guide you in your
present difficulties, that he may lift on you the light of his re.
coneiled countenance, and that i❑ due time He may plant in his
vineyard a pastor, who shall be alike a staff to the aged, and to
the young a friend, who in all seasons shall go in, and out,
from before his people, a blessing to all with whom he may be
connected, is the sincere prayer of the members of your corn.
mittee.

Mr. WALKER moved as the first resolution, that this
report be submitted to the present meeting for their ap-
proval. He, for one, had pleasure in giving it his best
and most heartfelt support, and trusted that the exer-
tions and most strenuous efforts made by that committee
to secure the peace and comfort of all connected with
Rodney-street Church, would be fully established by
the present meeting.
Mr. TURNER seconded the resolution, which at first
met with slight opposition, owing to its having been ra-
ther inaudibly read.

Mr. NEI#►N (a member of the committee) begged to
acknowledge the compliment paid to that committee ;
but he regretted that in this nineteenth century men
would come from the north end of the town to disturb
the harmony and felicity of a people (whom they had no
right to interfere with) in the sacred cause which had
led them thither. He would advise them not to show
the spirit of the Duke of the North, who would, for the
satisfaction of his own capricious whims, compel minister
and congregation—young and old, stout and healthy--to
repair to the sea. side, there to offer up their mite of
adoration to that God who had taught them to worship
him in sincerity and truth.

j Mr. HASTINGS said he was little in the habit of ad-
dressing public assemblies ; but on this great and mo-
mentous question he could not refrain. He trusted there
were few there who had not their hearts with him, in
wishing success to the Free Protesting Church. (cheers.)
He did not wish it only on his own account, but that of
his family, that they, like himself, might yet have the
freedom of worshiping their great creator in the original
form of the Church of their fathers. He discanted at
some length on previous exertions of the original com-
mittee in their endeavours to procure men of such rare
qualifications as were especially combined in two of
them—but he regretted much that men were present who
had come for no other purpose there than creating distur-
bence ;—yes, men who cared as little for the religion
of their fathers as a dog would for a well-picked
bone. (Cheers, and hissing.) He concluded by exhorting
his hearers not to be contented with choice of the
few remaining men of talent who were yet to he had on
the moderate side of the question, but to decide at once
on one of the men whom he had the pleasure to hear.
At this part of the proceedings (non-intrusionism) had
made itself very visible in the person of Dr. Petre, who
endeavoured to move an amendment, but without effect,
it having no direct opposition to the original motion.
When Dr. Petre ascended the platform, Mr. Neilson
begged to invite the Rev. Mr. Brown, Dr. Petrie's
friend, also, Mr. Brown acceded. Mr. Neilson said,
this is a meeting of the congregation of St. Andrew's, (a
voice, " Is Mr. Gardiner a member P") cheers.
Mr. NEnsoN asked if they thought it consistent thrt
that this meeting should be thus interrupted by parties
who had no right to be there. Dr. Maculloch spoke at
length on the subject of non-intrusionism, but could not
submit to be thus intruded upon.—Mr. Brown attempted
a hearing in defence of his appearing there as a stranger
in Liverpool, but the Chairman obstinately refused his
being heard, which could not then be over-ruled.—Mr.
Kennedy remarked that he would have had charity
enough to hear a friend from afar • he avowed himself
a complete non-intrusionist, but this was not deemed a
sufficient apology for his interference in thus endeavour-
ing to gain a hearing for Mr. Brown.—Mr. Neilson then
pressed his original motion, which was carried by accla-
mation.

The other five resolutions were then passed unani-
mously, and apparently much to the gratification of the
whole company then present, the moderate party mostly
having left. The fifth resolution was, that a call be pre-
sented to the Rev. Donald Ferguson, of Dunnichen,
which was rapturously received. The 6th was a requi-
sition to the Committee of the Mechanics' Institution,

for the use of their lecture-room until an appropriate
place had been provided for their worshipping together.
The members present who were in favour of Mr. Fer-
guson were requested to sign their names. The Chair-
man then allowed Mr. Brown (very) briefly to explain
how he had got on the platform, but we imagine Mr.
Brown felt his halter rather short, for here he was again
interrupted. (Mr. B. sat down amidst hissing.)
The remainder of the procesdings were so conversa-
tional that a report of them would be impossible.

THE TOWN COUNCIL.—A special meeting of the Town
Council will be held, to-morow, for the purpose of taking
into consideration the subject of dock extension, in pur-
suance of the resolution passed by the Council on the
31st ultimo.

MR. HENRY PHILLIPS' CONCERT.—The numerous
parties who were disappointed of hearing the above highly
accomplished singer at his previous entertainment at the
Royal Assembly-rooms, will observe with much pleasure
the announcement of another musical lecture on Tuesday
evening next, Dec. sth, on which occasion we anticipate,
from this gentleman's high standing in the musical world,
a room crowded to excess.

EXCISE INFORMATION.—At the Police-court, on
Friday, Thomas Caffray, a licensed dealer in tobacco, was
brought before Mr. Rushton, charged with having in his
possession a quantity of foreign manufactured tobacco,
without a permit for the same. Mr. Sheriff, an officer of
the excise, stated that, from information he had received,
he went to the defendant's shop, in Lower Frederick-
street, on the 27th September, and there found four and
a-half pounds of cavendish tobacco. While there,
Caffray left the shop in a suspicious manner, and witness
followed him and found upon him six and a• half pounds
of rolled tobacco. He afterwards found Mrs. Caffray in
the act of carrying off ten pounds of the same article,
which she had brought from the cellar. It appeared that
the quantity of the latter stated did not correspond with
the excise returns, or, in other words, was also smuggled.
Mr. Rushton stated, that three days before he had to
convict six persons for this offence—and as the defend-
ant was a trader who had previously been convicted, he
should impose the full penalty of £lOO, and could not re-
commend to the higher authorities any mitigation of the
fine. The defendant was, in default of payment, com-
mitted to gaol.
CAUTION TO MARINE-STORE DEALERS.—At the
Police-court, on Friday, Richard Roberts, of the class
called " marine-store dealers" (as the dealers in old rags,
metals, ropes, and bones, denominate themselves, par
excellence, in this town), together with a man named
Culshaw, were brought before Mr. Rushton, the former
charged with having received and the latter with having
stolen a hawser, 20 fathoms in length, belonging to a
flat. It appeared that the vessel had recently, through
an accident, sunk at the Prince's Pierhead, and that the
rope in question and other articles were washed overboard.
Some of these articles were recovered, but not the haw-
ser. An inspector of police afterwards found a quantity
of rope at Roberts's store, in Limekiln-lane, resembling
that described by the master of the flat, exposed for sale,
but cut into junks, no doubt with a view to prevent the
possibility of its precise identity. There was no entry in
the prisoner's book of its purchase, as required by law.
A carter stated that he was employed by the prisoners to
convey a coil of rope to a place in Wilson-street, but
neither he nor the captain could speak to that produced
being the same, though it resembled it. The concurrent
circumstances, however, and the possession of the article
not being accounted for, left no doubt but that the pri-
soner Culshaw had procured it dishonestly, and that
-Roberts had been the receiver. Under the act of 6th
Victoria, relating to property in possession and not ac-
counted for, Mr. Rushton committed the former to pri-
son for three months, and required the latter to pay a fine
of £5 and costs, and to forfeit his license.

MONTE VIDEO AND BUENOS AO

eel
The Bremen bug Vesta, Captain Kuhlmann, Log
at Falmouth on Friday, from the River Plate, P.- bce'
sailed from Buenos Ayres on the 26th of SeP.tectijoist
By this vessel we have received some journals o,,wi
city, and subjoin a few extracts from the littlish rt 7,10
of September 23, being the last published pricr
Vesta's departure : edelete
" We have received Bulletin No. 14 of the Cod 0,0,
Army, containing a despatch from Colonel Marie io
:lee
in reference to a heavy skirmish which too* 1 090111
Monte Video on the 13th inst. The Riveristast LA,
number, were repulsed by a few companies of the ;jet
ing troops, and suffered very severely, chiefly in frcroisP
, ' From private letters it appears that Rivera ha" DIU•
the Yi, and was proceeding in the direction of Cerre
go, still pursued by General Urquiza.
tmt
hh
went s country and the neighbouring empire are St t' _..t or
am. .
n'
BraziliantWseer
iroe ugsr
seriously
yt to
ministers
compromisedtate
at
th amttohbneyt
Monte
Video,
eeirdi daelroyr,
o g relationsan t
co l/ e,...‘i r tiotpo:,
in direct;";p of
Imperial naval commander to withhold the recogn: Aro'
the blockade of that port till the arrival of fresh ffic MI
tions from the Court of Rio Janeiro. A verriiinetie
will acquaint us with the views of the Brazilian us iciest
Should
tine
eaurgidod
government
entmhboeesnetd occurrences.efcoerivtehde, t
he n:W e confidently 8111,1 6 / itg
its marked disapproval of the shameful part enacteArges•
agent, and the tender of ample satisfaction to theito it;
consequences which accrued to outrageousßrreaflzieffitrr;
with Buenos Ayres, looking at the multifarious
~, 155111'
of disorganization with which it now teems, .sc,,uhoter
considering the uncompromising and energetic' Are
of the ruler who at '
from Buenos A
tine confederation, we must say, though moraiPore, IA
than in anger, it is our firm conviction that a et
with the most ominous disaster, awaits,.,the emP"' silei
" Her Majesty's packet Spider, Lieutenant Pl'oth 1)
September.
yrepsrefsoerntmwoienldtestvheidpeooweoruofthteb..se ...00,,
" Exchange upon England 3 1-16 per dollar." iodi of
Private letters from Monte Video, dated the robe,
September, 1843. state, that the Government to tuba,
ing given up all thoughts of assistance from t clic'
since the arrival of the packet, have looked oh° sr',
where, and have at length fixed upon Brazil as 0..40
cate. A treaty, it appears, has been regularlY ~"01,ces
into by the resident Brazilian tchie',l 'frbicb
Monte Video under the protection of Brazil' 'rirestlY
Minister, ~ ..0,.. __„
was about to be taken to Rio for ratification. ''ou, 0($
swphraeorhuel
dn betweens i ons
interfereaßrera
zentertained
be
lnaoosesktAaodyetr.he
se
,Tinh breakingecas
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ff 0rp.,.. ~e:
date
..i.coeti
onsmgultnitislnaestteietheceeracisitst
letters is not quite so late as the intelligence last '-ogil fot
by way of Rio, but the facts are important ell°
notice. _..

es:Tippelißeterdißtadrniatniiisiyah,tocanaadprrtiaNvineoarittihethwAisitmtrorwricth.ainchrowYoaulicrine.ol:fosei:ll;
ton on the 16th and Halifax on the 18th instant'
There have arrived in this t during the we' (fait
Wheat
Saturday
drllast,a om Canada.
3H, 5 01 barrelspoor f! Flour from °coterie(
States ; and 900 barrels of Flour and 614
Weft'
DiEn.—On the 25th instant, at his residencetrs, Ste
maged 52 Tenaervieet
Holden Dunbabin,
Major in the Honourable East India ComPani
Bombay Establishment.
On Sunday last, a sermon was preached in ot°,,„hollei
Church, by the Rev. Wm. Falloon, Minister, en 'l"„ated
the Female Orphan Institution. The collectional3.l; that
to £27 Os. 60., which is a large amount off
the congregation there consists chiefly of the
classes of our Townspeople. ble
SMUGGLING WHISKY.—On Friday, a resPle.co-
rt
ing man, named Hall, was charged at the I,e prince'
with attempting to smuggle from on board tlic The
mail steamer, from Dublin, two gallons of so'l,4ooll'
contraband liquor was found in a keg in his
Po
for
on
rd
sale,
ahlee
,cba
ysepbuebi
auction,proved he
h e
e following
s fined.nXl2:ge a
ti a
lic
SALES OF AMERICAN PRODUCE.-There are 0w00t,4
0i
i Owlg 001‘ 371
American produce, during the ensuing "' ; roes;
_A!
boxes, 471 cases cheese ; 1,370 hams ; 62 bekego laxi"
barrelselpcaffarrioLogi
er:tduvs caEe,tm
LIVER
ToeateThit
nfent;t
hß7i
amuseoAlof
aT4thnhsßeudebumapa.dtpir—raeroenley; barrels
w,
eh fsti
or
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deethl half-barrels,
pesaey
url;-7baoeai
gdnrur:
eenaslgss
.0,105:F;a1
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0:04016:
200 kegs Canadian butter; and 490 barrels sPP
vg video
decoration, which liberal management con ,to
and was warmly received. Mr. Raymond rnrcoatiay.
We beg to draw our readers' attention to na
man's advertisement, in another column te-rnaplile',4
tissihpel
euloestnclti
ardanui dtediev,cneao,nlosldr
Awtthirhoemincsrho:fnacoprwaei csnttteuioedr.bessset,creesmenotela,drnypybiyonoff
ttthhh:e isriggelisarolie:rontoOf
morrow and following days during the wePerkiv•ateroa coarthi
PUBLICANS FINED.—On Friday, at the PliebredgP
three tavern-keepers, and five beer-sellers, VT41011(1
before Mr. Rushton, charged with the usnor fo,mrol
of the laws affecting their vocations. One th -50s•tri'
was acquitted, and two were fined respectivelY.7lo
and £5. The last fine was imposed on Witrboovear'
awfitcekr,mLiodrndigNhte,lsaonn-usmtrbeeert,
o(2fdperoonsvtiitcuttioesn,) fer ui"-Asse°
th
in
Rooms, in that street, adjoicing his beer-hense jortrionS
SUNDAY SCHOOL SOCIETY FOR IRELANI). Wet!'
in aid of this excellent society were preached an
nof jrar;
tAhiegblu9rththi,nasnt.dbiyntthheeßeevve.nißnogbeartt
sGat.ge, curate t. Ae_,,one 1:
achose, diocese of Derry, in the morning, a' Ticerrr,,,A
The collection of the former am'ounted to Xgrisl'llFeletlittoe
that at the latter to £l6. We rejoice to neeeela'otiaaek,
friends of scriptural education in Liverpool, e.ob bard
manifest their friendship to an institution 0,13,1 thex
boured so long and so
offsuccessully in dispes'au°,,,re sl_ Lren-01,
of life amongst the people lreland. We "-it Se"'
alluded to the meeting held in Christ Chute
elan
room in furtherance of the same object.
n
of the .011
DETAINING POLICE UNIFORM.--A rnan a con- Kee
of M`Guire, who had long been employe. 8- Aiocba..:b.
in St. Martin's Market, but had recently been ii4r• glee
for misconduct, was on Friday charged Wale of 4'; to
ton with having delivered up some old artle`th vibic ad
uniform, in place of the newer habiliments °broil/tit
had been last provided. Mr. Whitty, gr' ase vn
tailorhim;
oneworks
witness for thesai
dfotrhcaet,
whenpro v e dh
et
deliver up the things, or it would be worse ato „evil
prisoner said " the Watch Committee n3igh:t tng
good
He was required either to make the 0:8-i
an la
or go to prison for seven days. garope .0 0
LIVERPOOL EXCHANGE.—One of the apscati,-rietic
ters in the _New York Observer, contains a wlarsel;sr
Liverpool by an American. The followingrne of t""otar"
passage is worth extracting:—" The sclua' arbell oe'
change is a busy, interesting sight, at the Vacaot irgebelei
chants congregate. A group of statuary act 01,6i0;
cupies the centre, representing Nelson in the
feat
crowned, with death grasping at his heart. at at t", it let
stant. Four figures below are sitting chaet' aocePriod,
of the statues, for what purpose I knew rin;ffe'rent rot tb:
to convey the idea that England has, at "' tiartetroer'c
owned slaves, and made slaves in the four %at
els
globe."—[We hope it reminded the writer
" owns slaves and makes slaves" stilt] ovosacil e'etd
CAUTION TO PARTIES CONVEYING GeN.r,,d
Police Court, yesterday, Messrs. Williamsthe'th" ot. to,
brought by summons before Mr. Rushton, c'e,,ei-og
having been found carrying a barrel cnatsfilOotei to
powder to a vessel in the Prince's Dock. lb
allowed by law to carry more of this exposiv,ee-Offenc
than I etb weight. They were fined 405. for t'l

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opinion that an offer for a lot. in quantity. at
last quotations. would not be refused• 9°,t still oe 0
remaining in " statu quo," 69s to 70s bein.prjees
value. In Beef and Pork nothing "ing'
lower. Bacon 33s to 345, and hard held. 001 '
-,' 10 Ad.

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TIDE TABL •
445, oft,.
14°11"
Days. MRN. EVN. RV"-
----:-.lllPiter fleets 6/'5l
Tuesday 28 334 4 1 14 -Satnr
Wednes. 29 429 5 2 210 gt. Anarels 01;0.
Thurs... 30 535 6 9 12 ‘l, yeollS!tg9hSt
Friday.. 1 643 7t7 11 g gars "OP •
Saturday 2 759 818 AdVe°
Sunday 3 844 9 8 1 1
Monday 4 929 950 13 9

TUESDAY, N6IVOEVREZER W
29,t
1,1 18 10,
EVERYUESDAY AND PIJOLISIIg /
T 14"1

c.
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JOSHUA ANOF.L4AE,DSTD:I.HER LACD;of 53,6111ve.'SsItereeet':Pa
s
Odell; and AdvertiseSGm°l4eN°nß'tGsogfa'is4e,C,
LEONARD
aud Co.,
Warwick-square; Barker, Fleet's apd
Walbroo • R LaWs°",e, CS, go'
Birch. eynell, Chancery-lane; ~01ia
in lane; Joseph Thomas, 1, mitche VP
raGisceicavuesdOifi;orlivrt7rec:cgrtroslee;:xopii.
Lion-eonrt, Fleet street; Clarke and Lew,7 1•'010',,
court,c Threadneedle-street Garraway's; .0
petalthe ferootei,
Coffee_house, Cornhill; Chapter Coffee.ho
__„,. _,oot
row;
needle-street; and Messrs. William Frend.
.1;0` rod Oi,je.
Co., Sise-lane London; by Messrs. Johnsn
their N lam:ftl.ll.,o22ortiminba6ridi s_ltarenet;
ewspaper and Advertisement Agenelecier,,,,o
wilay, Dublin; Mr M'Phun. Glasgow.; rk.esireet,Zolv,
North and South American Coffee-Dr36.,
change-street, and. Mr C. 11. Lewis, 1411a..,r poth, ,
cliester Mr. Haddock ,:and Messrs. J. and • ire stets,
sellers, Warrington ; Mr. Clarke, Pilot-office,.
Tell/471(1:
one year, 3s. ; half-ycar. • 4 6cl•
a
14
13 s' • los.
u 3
advance—one
opent:airostnic
iefttßs
this
pcariejcl
half-year,