The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-05-14 00:00:00

tion :

" Presented, with a full Suit of Canonicals and a Gold Watch
and Chain, by the Congregation of St. Barnabas' Church,
Liverpool, to their esteemed Pastor, the Rev. Thomas Nolan,
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A.M.; May, 1844."

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The compliment so deservedly conveyed by this present
to one whose ministerial diligence, sound doctrines, and
truly kind and Christian deportment to •all who have
fallen within the sphere of his official labours or acquaint-
ance, derives additional interest and value from the fact
that the subscription was entered upon, and the grateful
work completed, during his absence from the town for a
fortnight, while the church was undergoing some im-
provements for ventilation. Even the poor among his
congregation, on hearing of the intention of their wealthier
fellow-hearers, came, unsolicited, forward in a handsome
manner with their contributionsf-which, though neces-
sarily smaller in amount, cannot be less gratifying, or less
honorable to the esteemed recipient,—who would thus be
encouraged to resume his labors amongst his affectionate
flock with, if possible, increased vigour and anxiety.
MR. NORTH AND MR. BLACKBURN.-1O order, if

possible, to prevent the angry feelings that would almost
necessarily be occasioned by the re-agitation of the schoo
question in the council, Mr. North, (having been solicited
by his friends to take a leading part in opposing Mr.
Blackburn's motion,) on the 25th ult., addressed a letter
to Mr. Blackburn, stating that his object " is peace," and
appealing to him as a Christian not to enter upon a con-
flict perilous to charity—especially as "the convictions
on both sides would remain the same," and the retouch-
ing of the subject trould only revive animosity, which is
fast dying away. Mr. Blackburn, in reply to this con-
ciliatory communication, states that he would have con-
tented himself with protesting against the plan on which
the schools were now conducted, without exciting discus-
sion, but that the council, under the guidance of the
Town-clerk, refused him a hearing, and compelled him
either to be silent, or to adopt the course he had done.
He adds that a tame acquiescence in the present system
would be equivalent to a tacit sanction of what he con-
ceives to be a grievous wrong ; that he shall not cease to
appeal to the council on the subject after every new elec-
tion ; and thanking Mr. North for the courtesy with
which he addressed him, adds that he cannot adopt the
course which that gentleman's obliging note is intended
to suggest. It would thus appear that those gentlemen
who have so frequently the words " peace" and "charity"
on their lips, are the very last to take any steps (even
when solicited by an opponent to do so) for the advance-
ment of those Christian graces.
THE LIVERPOOL HOUSE OWNER'S GUARDIAN SO-
CIETY.—II will be known to most of our readers that Mr.
Colville, M.P. for South Derbyshire, has recently given
notice in the House of Commons of the introduction into
the bill for the amendment of the Poor-law, of a clause
by which the payment of the poor rates, and other rates.
should be imposed on the owners of houses, of the annual
value of £2O and under, instead of (as at present) on the
occupiers. The house-owners have, as might naturally be
expected, taken the alarm at what (so far as we can un-
derstand the subject) amateur legislative proposition, and
meetings of house-owners have been held in many towns
condemnatory of the measure, and amongst others, a
meeting took place on the 3d ult. in this town, when it
was resolved, that a society to be called " The House
Owners Guardian Society " should be established. The
committee appointed at the meeting have since published
their views on the subject in the form of a circular, set-
ting forth the various and well-known frauds imposed
upon house-owners by unprincipled tenants, and setting
forth the necessity of keeping a register of such particu-
lars as will enable the members to beware of such delin-
quents, and through the funds of the society to sue them
at law, should that be deemed advisable. An active and
experienced secretary is to be engaged ; and the committee
purpose to watch the proceedings in parliament, and to
oppose measures similar to the proposition of Mr. Col-
ville, so that they may not in future be taken by surprise.
To
carry the views of the society into effect the acquisi-
tion of members and of
committeepecuniary
of opinion that an annual
assistance are, of course,
necessary, but the comm
subscription of ss. each, will at present be all that is
required to constitute a member, and should any increase
be required, a meeting of the members will be called to
sanction it for their mutual protection. It will be found
by the advertisement, that the society has already estab-
lished an office in Bank-buildings, Lord-street, where
every information may be obtained.