The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1851-03-25 00:00:00

THE PAPAL AGGRESSION.

It is reported that the Archbishop of Canterbury has
invited all the English prelates to a conference at Lam-
beth relative to the Papal aggression.
A large and influential meeting was held in Glasgow,
on Wednesday, the Lord Provost in the chair, to petition
parliament against the late offensive proceedings of the
Pope. _ _

ft is said that the Peel party harbour a design which
will startle the public—namely, that the Roman Catholic
Church in Ireland should be endowed, and if possible made
obedient to the state.

The Roman correspondent of the Times makes known
the extraordinary fact that Dr. Wiseman was gazetted
there as " Archbishop of Westminster" so early as Jan.,
1848, and he forwards the extract from the Roman
Gazette announcing it.
RELIGIOUS LIBERTY AT ROME.—The American Con-
sul at Rome has been compelled to deliver up to the
Protestantenand bibles,dencn ipteraintwedithiunt
tPhaep a I
Republican
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G3Ove2rnm
Consul for safe custody;

Pkitvta.T9.—The number of perverts to Rome from
Cambridge University amount to forty-three. Those
from the sister University amount to ninety-two; from
Trinity College, Dublin, five; Durham University, one.
Total, one hundred and thirty-six. Of the Cambridge
perverts, nineteen—and of those from Oxford, sixty-three
—were in holy orders.
The letter of the Duke of Wellington to Father Fitz-
gerald has been published, from which it appears clear
that there was no ground for the statement that his grace
had promised to support the prayer of a petition against
the Papal bill. On the contrary, the Duke declined to
present the petition on the ground of having no con-
nection with the place from which the petition emanated.
COMBINED MEETING OF PROTESTANTS.—A meeting,
convened by the Protestant Defence Committee, was held
on Tuesday morning, in London, to consider the desira-
bleness of uniting in some action the different bodies of
Protestants in opposition to the present aggression of the
Church of Rome. The Right Hon. Lord Ashley pre-
sided, and was surrounded by Lords Roden and Ducie,
Sirs C. E. Eardley, H. Verney, &e., and by the Revds.
M. Villiers, Champneys, Auriol, Dr. Beecham, (Presi-
dent of the Wesleyan Conference,) Binny, Stearne, Mor-
rison, Tidman, and Campbell ; Charles Prest, T. Vasey,
R. Herscell, Stoughton, and others. After a lengthened
and careful deliberation, a committee was appointed to
prepare a draft of a plan of action to be submitted to
another meeting.
ECCLESIASTICAL TITLES BILL.—The Claughton Pro-
testant Association held a meeting on Tuesday evening;
and, after stirring addresses from Messrs. Palmer, Keats,
Damson, and Hibbard, passed resolutions denouncing
" the base and unprincipled corcession which has been
made to Popish clamour by her Majesty's Ministers, in
striking out of the Ecclesiastical Titles Act Bill those
clauses which alone rendered it worthy of support ;" and
expressing, as the opinion of the association, that the
time has come when " her MAesty's Ministers should at
once introduce a bill which would effectually prohibit all
territorial titles, prevent all synodical meetings of Romish
bishops, suppress all confraternity and monastic insti-
tutions, and put an end to all pecuniary support of Roma-
nism by the state as a sin against God."
RESIGNATION OF TUE REv. A. PERCEVAL —The
Rev. A. Perceval has contradicted the statement of his
having been dismissed from his office of chaplain to the
Queen, stating that in the present extraordinary crisis to
which Lord John Russell has brought her Majesty's affairs,
it seemed to him that he could render her Majesty more
efficient service if released from the restraints of his office,
than by continuing in it, and that therefore he requested,
of his accord, her Majesty's permission to retire, to which
her Majesty was graciously pleased to consent. He then
quotes the chaplain's oath of office You swear by the
Holy Evangelists, and the contents of this book, to be a
true servant unto our Sovereign Lord, George the Fourth,
of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, King.
You shall know nothing that may be in any wise hurtful
or prejudicial to Isis Majesty's royal person, state, crown,
or dignity ; but you shall hinder it all in your power,
and reveal the same to his Majesty's lord chamberlain, or
to one of his Majesty's most honourable privy council.
You shall serve the king truly and faithfully in the place
and quality of chaplain in ordinary. So help you God."
The rev. gentleman then proceeds as follows By
virtue of that portion of the oath which I have under-
lined, I consider myself bound, by oath, to defend the
Queen against the treason of her own privy councillors as
much as from any other quarter. In their conduct of her
Majesty's ecclesiastical and Irish affairs, especially in their
intercourse with Rome, which has now been going on
ever since 1844, I could not doubt that they were in-
volving the,nselves in misprision of treason, and acting
most injuriously ' to the person, state, crown, and dig-
nity of our Sovereign Lady the Queen.' When I sought,

in the discharge of my oath of office, to caution her Ma-
jesty, by direct communication, against their treasonable
practices, they persuaded the Queen that she was not
constitutionally at liberty to receive direct communications
from me, her own sworn chaplain. When I sought to
caution her Majesty through their hands, with one con-
sent, successively, they refused to be the medium of such
communication. My continuance in office, under such
circumstances, would have been only a snare to my own
integrity, and a source of fruitless annoyance to the
Queen. I, therefore, requested permission to retire,
which her Majesty was pleased to grant. Nor do I see,
as an honest man, what other course was open to me."
SPIRITUAL AND TEMroßAL.—Suppose there was the
declaration by ecclesiastics, that the system of national
education established in Ireland NI
and that any person belonging to

angerous to faith

sisting upon carrying into effect should be excommuni-
cated, should be deprived of the rights of religion, would
that be maintained to be a matter purely spiritual ?
(Hear.) But suppose they should go a step further, and
say, as regards the police and the soldiers—(loud cries of
" oh, oh," from Roman Catholic members)—suppose it
to be said, " these persons cannot remain in the police or
the military under a Sovereign who has sanctioned such
measures"--(repeated cries of " oh, oh," from Roman
Catholic members.) I hear hon. members say " oh,"
and " that is a matter that would not be allowed., ' Why,
that is what 1 expected. You cannot, I say, rest satis-
fied with the declaration of another, that a matter is
merely spiritual or ecclesiastical ; but you must judge for
yourselves whether it be so or not. (Cheers, and cries of
" oh, oh," from the Roman Catholic members.) I hear
another hon. member say "it would not be done." Ido
not know that. I think history will not bear out the as-
sertion ; but looking to what has happened in most recent
times, I say, that trusting to the moderation of Rome
with respect to the division between spiritual and tempo-
ral power, is one of the worst securities you could have.
(Cheers.) 'Yesterday, in looking over the correspondence
that took place in the years 1816 and 1817, between the
Pope and the King of Naples, I found the King of Naples
saying to the Pontiff—" I may be wrong in refusing you
tribute for certain lands which you claim ; but you can
hardly be justified in menacing me with spiritual censures
because I oppose you in temporal matters." The Pope
thought otherwise—that the temporalities had much to
do with his spiritual power; and now, I say, that if you
trust to Papal authority, depend upon it you will soon
hear of the spiritual authority extending far beyond that
of which you now have any conception. (Prolonged
cheering.) Is it to be said that we are to admit every-
thing that the Roman Catholic clergy may choose to call
spiritual ? This was said, amongst others, by my right
hon. friend, who declared that the language in the brief
and the pastoral were arrogant in the extreme, and need-
lessly offensive to the people. Now, m 3 right hon. friend,
who has studied this,question a great deal, has mistaken
some of its material points. I must call his attention to
the character of the rescript. I must, however, first re-
fer to an article, written by Dr. Wiseman, in the Dublin
Review, in which he declares the 25th of Henry VIII. to
be an act of usurpation—a nullity, and void in all its con-
sequences. This is an assertion, to this extent, and lam
not now noticing its historical fallacies—but this is an as-
sertion that an act of parliament is null and void in all its
consequences ; and therefore, that the Archbishops of
Canterbury and York, and the Bishoprics of London and
Westminster no longer exist, and that the appointments
therefore made to them are therefore void. (Hear.) On
this, then, follows the rescript of the Pope, which, after
naming the Archbishops and Bishops, says, "all general
and special enactments notwithstanding," and " notwith-
standing all the rights and privileges of the ancient sees
of England." (Hear.) You have then the formal de-
claration of Dr. Wiseman, which he would not have made
without authority ; and you have then this rescript sub-
stituting the Archbishop of Westminster and the Bishop
of Southwark for the Bishops of the Protestant Church,
which Bishoprics are declared to be null and void, and as
such are entirely abrogated and annulled. (Hear.) I
ask does this come fairly within the scope of a foreign
sovereign.—Lord John Russell's Speech on Thursday.

ADDRESS TO THE AR
UCHBISHOP OF CANTER-
BRY.

The lay address was on Wednesday presented by Lord
Ashley, accompanied by a deputation of clergy and laity,
to his Grace the Archbishop of Canterbury. It was signed
by 239,860 lay members of the Church of England, and
deprecated the recent Papal assumption, as well as all
innovations on the prescribed and accustomed services of
the Church. The memorialists implored his Grace, "in
this season of danger and apprehension, to take all such
measures as the constitution of our Church has provided
for the rectifying of evils, and for supplying the masses of
our population with Protestant ministrations, and for
protecting them against the seductions and contamination
of Popish delusions."
The venerable and apostolic Archbishop returned the
following answer :
" At a time which you justly characterise as a season of dan-
ger to our church, both from external aggression and from
internal divisions, I derive no slight comfort from an address
like that which you now present to me : which, important as
it is from the number of its subscribers, is still more important
from the authority belonging to their names.
" Still, it must be matter of regret and humiliation that the
assurances of attachment to the church, which the address
conveys, should have been principally called forth by circum-
stances within the church itself, occasioning alarm and requi-
hr ianvge ctohieTme cstei
lovne.s alt to
vl,ei ldl
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ta win
et oa
gdgerneys
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vhea
mt oeua rs
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thes
part of Rome against which thwishcoulnhtrayveisapprpoetaersetidngo,f havelate
been encouraged by symptoms of approach towards Romish
doctrines and Romish usages, which
years within the Church of England. It is also certain that
the principles which have been loudly maintained and zealously
propagated, under the equivocal title of church principles,
have a tendency to lead those who embrace them to reconcili-
ation with the Church of Rome, as the church in which those
principles are most perfectly carried out and established.
" I therefore cordially agree with the sentiments expressed
in the address, and believe that the bold and open mainte-
nance of the distinctive doctrines of the Reformation, which
are the doctrines of the Gospel, will be the surest safeguard
against Romish error at home and Romish usurpation from
abroad.

" Your address appeals to authority, and desires that it may
be exercised in preventing such practices and innovations in
public worship as have their origin in error and superstition.
I have much satisfaction in assuring you that I may speak of
my colleagues on the episcopal bench as generally agreed upon

this subject. The practices which are justly condemned hag
been introduced with no approval on their part ; thougiptbe
many instances, through the uncertainty of rubrics a" to
intricacies of ecclesiastical law, power has been wantillich
prevent or prohibit them. But the community at large, t„" ci.
is naturally alarmed at these indications of a return to in, I,
plea which the nation has renounced, may rest assured tlf ~,e
and those who are united with me in the government 0 id
church, discountenance the usages to which you allude, an
nr
are anxious to repress them by such means as are within "
power.
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" I cannot conclude without thanking you for the kin e
pressions of confidence which you have addressed to me, an d
be
assuring you of the encouragement which I receive, in
responsible situation to which I have been called, from lin°
ing that the principles which I have long endeavoured to rnal0.
tain are the principles of such a body of persons as have „
sil.o,
scribed their names to the address. Our church has now :3,
greatest need of such defenders. By their prayers, thei ms •
obtain for her that Divine support, without which no cb
can flourish. By their influence, they may multiply 05
means of spiritual superintendence and Scriptural instructs
which will prove our best defence against the aggressive nr
signs of Rome."

A depubn of noblemen and gentlemen had an inlet.;
view with Sir Geo. Grey on Thursday at the Home-01511
to present an address to her Majesty against the agrlo
sion of the Pope of Rome, and the Tra.ctarian
lately introduced into the services of the Church of PI
land. Lord Ashley, in presenting the address, mentioned
to Sir George Grey that it had been siffned by 63 Peer`'
NO
108 members of the House of Common's, and by 321
other lay members of the Church of England, all of whom
had signed their own names, with their residences affixed-.
The following noblemen and gentlemen formed
_part
i°o
the deputation, viz. :—Lord Ashley, M.P., Lord ChaP'a
Russell, Lord Henry Cholmondeley, Hon. A. Kinnair
Mr. J. Plumptre, M.P., Mr. H. Compton, M.P., Mr. (11`
S. Waddington, M.P., Mr. J. Tollemache, M.P., 3..11.'
Charles Moody, M.P., Captain Trotter, Sir Peregrole
Maitland, Bart., Admiral Hope, Admiral V. Harconl°
Mr. J. D. Paul, Mr. W. Gregson, &c.

SCENES IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS

_
In the House of Commons, on Thursday, Mr. Henry
Drummond, M.P. for Surrey, roused the ire of Roma°
Catholics in the course of his remarks in favour of the
Papal bill. He said—

People were accustomed to hear statements that the public
food and everything else might be sacrificed to the denial's of an interest that complained. But now a body- was going et,
be pr)tected under different circumstances. " Who," it %I:
said, "asked, or had asked for this protection ? " Did the
negro slaves come to ask protection? Did the factory chitdrell.,
Did the poor girl, locked up in that prison till she was start%
diu
or flogged to death, till the priests should get her money,—
she want protection ? (Cries of "Oh I oh !") Why raise tee
cry of " Oh" 7 He spoke from what he had seen with his 0
eyes. Nunneries were either prisons or brothels ; hon.
Mem-
bers might take their choice of the expression. (Cries v
"Ohl oh 1")
The Earl of ARUNDEL and SURREY rose to order. He 111
but that moment entered the house; but he understood tu.,
hon. member to say that a nunnery was either a prison or
brothel. He asked whether it was in older to refer to tllle.
nunneries, in which resided ladies (loud cries of" Hear, hear„.
devoted to the service of God, who endeavoured to attain ri;
the perfection of the evangelical precepts—whether it was
order for members to refer to those nunneries in terms so ch.'
graceful (Cries of " Hear, hear.")
The SPEAKER said that nothing had fallen from the l'or•
member inconsistent with that freedom of debate allowed to
all members. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. GRATTAN rose, and was intimating his intention to make.
.
some suggestion to the hon. member for Surrey, when he
interrupted, and resumed his seat.
Mr MORE spoke to order. He would merely suggest tO
the hon. member for Surrey that the subject of his obsero:.
tions was likely to excite retort and retaliation, and that it Ws;
not consistent with the dignity of the house to pursue a cours"
which would lead to such results. (" Hear," and " Order.'l
Mr. H. DRUMMOND was very much obliged to hon. Mei/
bers, but as they had been so good as to interrupt his arguil
by their exclamations, he hoped they would hear it to an '
when they would see whether it was that evangelical perfec'
tion was sought, as the noble lord said, by the inmates of 01-
neries, to which they were advanced.
The hon. member then proceeded with his argument'
hut had not got far when he was again assailed by
Romanist interruption. We copy from a London paP"
the uncalled-for interruptions.
Air. DRUMMOND continued.—The people were at presen.!
willing to abide by the decision of the leaders of the parties I:,
which they looked up, and to abide by the decision of 1 114
house. But if those leaders were to throw them over, if ~te"f
house were to refuse to give them sufficient protection, tvto
would take the law into their own hands; s.nd the only way.
preserve the public peace would be to give them a bill with
,
adequate powers for ensuring the objects they bad in vie'gd
Of course when the nation was excited (laughter, and cries
hear, in a very loud and jeering tone from a few of the Roms,.fi
Catholic members)—when the people were excited, men w%
influenced by various motives; but if there was any one fe',.
ing in which the people were more unanimous than in any other'
it was in an honest John Bull hatred of imposture (hear, ileac)
and of impostures, and in pity for their dupes (derisive chee_l
from the Roman Catholic members). Were they going to 119:
hear,o f liquifying
in this country cargoes of blinking statues, of bleeding picture
„roe-
Mr. O'FLAit E wry rose to order. He was not a very --(to
fom t the sblood,smeomf VemirgbienrsM).ary's milk? (loud cries of hear,
rienced member of that house; but he respectfully app.-ale, .1,
the English House of Commons—to a body which he haU,LI,
ways understood to be composed of men of gentlemanly
ing—of men who would not permit any portion of the niernl34r,.
of that house (loud cries of hear, hear), or any portion of,st
Majesty's subjects, professing no matter what creed they lo,'!'00
conscientiously believe to be right—who would not permit tbat
to be wantonly insulted ; and he did hope that even at 'ect
moment there would be some expression of feeling with rest?..o
to the language which had been held by the hon. g,entleil'.:',s
whom he called to order. (hear). He believed that gentleinu"
language was worthy of his taste as well as his judgment. ha
Sir G. GREY here rose, but immediately gave way to Ow
members who seemed eager to address the house.
-Mr. J. O'CONNELL moved the adjournment of the hOUse.s
Mr. -P. Hownao seconded that motion (cries fi
Order.)

Of hon. members net
. But at the same ti rOO
. _on a question of so much delicacy as this,ugy
s matter which relates to the religion of a portion of her ..,
jesty's subjects, hon. members will abstain from all expresso)"
of an offensive character (cheers).
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by
An RUMMOND again rose, but was for a moment Wet.
r
lAPitre'd
Hon. MEMBER on the benches occupied by the Itom-a
iy
Catholic party, who exclaimed—" We are not here to be
suited."
Mr. Dnu Tri
mmoNn then proceeded to say, that an hon. e o .be
bad last night pointed out to them the fact that cardo.ot:
Wiseman had specially selected—The bon. gentleman had n
concluded the sentence, when
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s ell''
.1.1-
Mr. J. O'CONNELL said that the hon. member for
_,
havin,, keen reprimanded, ought in common decency to ar •
gise. (Oh, oh.)
of
The SPEAKER said—The hon. gentleman is himself guilSof
a breach of order. I did not call the hon. member for STiiio
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to order, nor did I venture to reprimand him. I only too
liberty of expressing a hope that the hon. member, in'ot.
course of a debate so delicate, and so exciting as the pres ..
would abstain from using expressions likely to cause irritatlti"'
(Hear, hear.)
Mr. MOORE rose to order. (Criesof " Order," and " Cludi,",o
The expressions used by the hon. member for Surrey were,,'Or
merely disrespectful to the religious feelings of some menwo
of that house, but would be out of order in any Christi
assembly. (Great confusion.) der
The SPEAKER.—The lion. gentleman is clearly out of or a j
Mr. GRATTAX.—I am an old member of the house, 00,.00
call the lion. member for Surrey to order in consequence 01 A I
improper expressions he has used. I have a right—ano.
know it has been done—to move that his words be taken do," ~e
I ask the noble lord at the head of the government, and 4
older members of the house, if I am noton order, and. if Yu
predecessors, sir, have not taken that course ?
Mr. DRUMMOND rose to speak, but the uproar was SO area
that he resumed his seat.
,
Mr. GRATTAN again insisted that he had a right to Imre 08
words taken down

PEAKER said—Let

SPEAKER.—The hon. gentleman is clearly rnistelctitled
his view of the rule. The hon. member for Surrey is en ro.
by the rules of debate to use any expressions he pleases, Pr or
vidtd he uses none personally offensive to any hon. member of
one disrespectful to the house. All that I said was by veL
caution and not as a ragpeairimand.
Mr. Y. O'CoNNELL n rose and insisted on his right
address the ho amidst the eatest confusion. tte
The SPEAKERS- greatest
I must call on hon. members to support
(loud and protracted cheers, which lasted several second3)' 0
have already stated that the hon. member for Surrey wag tilt
out of order, and I beg now that we may proceed With
debate (renewed cheers).
Mr. DRUMMOND said-1 was not out of order, and I was hire
reprimanded, but I was provoked by repeated and offe_o;pt,
interruptions to say the things which, in the heat of arguroot
escaped my lips. I have not been reprimanded, and I "Yen
in substance retract one word, but I say, that if I have
offence, whether merited or unmerited, to any individuahe
humbly beg his pardon (hear, hear). Now, I will go to anntfod
subject. Cardinal Wiseman has told you that his model :4,
example is Thomas 5. Becket, in his footsteps he would tr4o,
The fate of Thomas 5 Becket (continued the hon. menvLief
cruel and unjust as it was, was only the end of a long 0%;00
of disputes, the object of all which was to do what is 'rr,
attempted—namely, to create a hierarchy and establish a
tem which should exempt the priesthood from the contr;eo
the temporal power. The Protestantism of England had, 00
characterised as demoniacal (oh, oh). Oh they did 11°.tiplu
to bear retorts; but he asked " semper ego auditor ta.n.
nunquam reponam 7" (a laugh.) His belief was that 010 ,ie
as far as Ireland was concerned, was manifestly unji!,pill
uncalled for; but he thought they must pass a law to Per-itfisti
cardinals from living in this country (hear, bear). The), Dui;
pass a law to make all deeds done under this canon lav 000
and void de facto. They must enact a law, as to convents 6'
monasteries, similar to that existing in Bavaria, and not Pdia
mit vows to be taken; and he would extend Mortloye(
Acts, so as not to allow any dying man to be robbed, whate
might be his sect.

CHARGE OF FRAUD AGAINST A GENTLEMAN•
Ii
Monday, Mr. Edward Wemyss, a young man of dis'ed
guished appearance, son of General Wemyss, was cherfief
before the Brighton magistrates with obtaining Tl'l°4o
under false pretences. It appeared that, on the 0
instant, the defendant had called upon a Mr. IC,ill.,g'fOr
butcher of Brighton, and asked him to cash an orce:000
five pounds, drawn upon Messrs. Hamburgh and 106 tli
of London, signed Edward Wemyss. Mr. King dire :14,
afterwards sent the order to London by a railway gtl 00
who returned an answer by electric telegraph 033'40
cheque was refused. The defendant was afterwards g
into custody ; but, at his examination, Mr. Roger;l9,
partner in the above firm, stated that he had freque,"oo
advanced sums of money for the defendant, and.rolf
likely would have done so in the present instance If
explanation had been given. The charge, consegtieVP
fell to the ground, and the £5 was handed over to
King.
THE COLLIERY EXPLOSION NEAR GLASGOW• ow'
Scotch papers add little or nothing to the accounts Poo,
lished in the Standard of Tuesday, respecting ppd
dreadful explosion in the Nitshill colliery. No o°°olo
has been heard, nor appearance discovered, which 00
indicate the presence in the pit of another survivor oof
'catastrophe,
'
catastrophe, and it may therefore be concluded that 5',,,114
one persons in all have perished. The labours of tO
men employed to repair in some measure the effects ,
the explosion on the shaft of the pit are incessant.
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the damage is so extensive, that a considerable time
elapse before the pit can be put in working order, or
before a passage can be cleared down to the botto aii
the shaft. The broken machinery, shattered walls, 04
other abris which choke every avenue leading °if
chambers in which the unfortunate men were evg,"
when the explosion took place, present a serious obs'dieo;
tion to the operations for the recovery of the dead b° op
The two men, Cochran and Colville, who were go"iot"
alive, still remain in a very weak condition, portic°ools,
the latter, who has sustained much greater injerY orliu
his companion. The Edinburgh Courant of
states that on Tuesday night several bodies were ocr
vered and brought to the surface. They were
burned, and it was difficult to identify some of ' O

Narch 25, 1851.

?Loral patio.

atn infant five years old, named Creer, was burned to
,P 1 a few days since in the absence of its mother.
atun Friday a man named Tomley, aged 53, living in
WM.:AY-street, fell down stairs and fractured his skull.
been addicted to drinking.
Of Monday a sailor named Jones fell from the rigging
nethe barque Grace in the Brunswick Dock, and received
1"1,11 injuries that he died in a day or two.
tiis•Che turn out sailors at Manchester have had serious
eolgreements about alleged misappropriations of the funds
„i ected returned support. A great number of them have
"fle.refore to Liverpool in disgust.
grand piece, of the spectacle description, written by
gelid
theatre:ll
m:n of Liverpool, will be produced at the Amphi-
Ildendour. Easter Monday, in a style of unwonted
ka9.11 Thursday a young man was fined ten shillings for
to."flii twice passed through the contractors' gate at
Coodside ferry without payment, under the pretence that
"";.I'ree a contractor.
~.itsfl Monday last, Bridget Burns, six years old, residing
f,:th her father in Thomas-street, accidentally caught fire,
4, the effects of which she died at the Northern Hos-
VI n Wednesday.
rnuemes Prescott, a man in the employ of Lord Skel-
ersdale. at Latham near Ormskirk, died at the Infir-
mary on Wednesday, from the effects of injuries acciden-
tally on the 22nd ultimo.
f e report of the Liverpool Industrial Ragged Schools
Atisthe week ending March 19, states that 89 boys and 53
d.„ were on the books, 72 boys and 40 girls in average
id
attendance, b 4
boys and 5 girls on the sick list, and
pand 1 girl have obtained situations.
80inue Public are cautioned against a fellow who is now
pe_re about the town pretending to be a rat-catcher, and
timP
.es,e,nting himself to be employed by government to
1:11 Lae custom-house and other public offices of vermin.
le the modesty to offer to kill rats at 4s. per day .
0211911 RELTCS.—On Tuesday a short stick, loaded at
bray nd with about half a pound of lead, was picked up
4:one of the Cheshire ferries. where it had doubtless
of -`° dropped by some enthusiastic " Paddy ," whose idea
kolt,ll7,eePin u the day of his patron saint consisted in
11"1flg dog
_rip who differed from him.
LATEWRAILWAT ACCIDENT AT KIRKSTALL.—We
of blrs ~,tn.hear that Miss Leyland, of Liverpool, (sister
received mckols, of the Joppa tan works, Leeds,) who
tht very serious injuries at the Kirkstall station of
eeds and Bradford railway on the sth inst., is pro-
Ifresain z favourabiy,
A few d'Ys ago a hare made its appearance on the shore
some
Trantnere and Rock Ferry. It was observed by
,titne labourers, who immediately went in pursuit. The
dive
fl titers dashed through the mud, to the great amusement
ni.lTTlber of spectators, but the hare ultimately made a
rrsion t
aer pars eo the fields near Rock Ferry, and thus baffled
On T rs.
uesday upwards of sixty Hungarians and Polish
~„ureees sailed from this port for New York. Somewhat
more than half this number belonged to the refugees who
aaal°w in Liverpool • the others came here from London,
tb; ,'''ave been for soli% e time in this country. There were
th-el.l Ilolsteiners and several German emigrants on board
osnarne vessel.
at th.fiteday as Daniel Atkinson, a bricklayer, employed
*bogldYvalton New Gaol, was carrying a hod upon his
tame .er along the scaffolding of a third storey, the handle
shock 14 contact with a portion of the build
an ig. The
thirt threw him off his balance, and he fell height of
to tirl feet uPoo his back. He was immediately conveyed
satita.e Northern Hospital, where he was found to have
hijaplenes d fracture of the ribs, and very severe internal
the co
e lies in a very precarious state.
AucTioars.—Some neeful facts were elicited in
Lon on-r.,se of an application which was made to Mr. Rush-
‘° ho which ought. to act as a caution to those
leWellery °0 induced to attend mock auctions of watches,
PaPier-mache articles, &c. The whole system
Lee ji° be one of roguery from beginning to end; and
11014 Y.,eflo etrectual way to put it down is by the public re-
4te itjahuuncing the fraud, and exposing those who
zut ettors.
the Tn. HAbflOT LAMP.—In our last publication, under
litQAleQdeeeings of the Polytechnic Society, we furnished
.
ties,
retails of the principle, action, and general quail-
dage of the Hadrot lamp—an elegant and artistic appen-
say the table. It is unnecessary here, therefore, to
eheatfleorre of the lamps than that they are considerably
..
Alleytllt P an
candles, and afford a much superior light.
geme"'
of Parker-street, it will be seen by an adver-
Pool. La another column, is the sole agent in Liver-
Tut
Vette,. N.DIAN CHIEF.—The following is an extract from
:key. received by Richard Rathbone. Esq., from the
he Copway, (Kah-go-ga-goh-bowh, chief of
r2asreh",lBsweiY. tribe of Indians,l dated New York. sth of
In .°OO a •—• Congress has closed, and appropriated
Bnf. dollars to collect all the north-west Indian tribes,
aueut ..,,sl°°er next, and hold a general council with them,
agent, I.ocentratine. and I expect to go as one of the
60 far entertained
govern-m' ent. I am
ANT ertained. glad that my plans are
as some
owtert,he, TRlAL.—A_few days since
hig6fleistin'en, employed at Messrs. M. ilners' works,
reo g Safeweighing 15 cwt., into one of the
4rticle Tts th
Pared e rope suddenly broke, and the ponderousl
a dirt and tremendous force on some very
.uneven y
con —ee of It was feared that the safe, having fallen
flarsiderahle -111
,2!ards of twelve feet, would have sustained
doolr" n°t ; but after the most minute as
the
lightest injury could be discovered : the
smoothly on its hinges, not a rivet was
lolidity of
'sand the misfortune has furnished another proof
the workmanship executed by the

. .
.oprun
,„.
nf th:
Date,te_.
I;lll)''sarriNG.—A strict search is now being made audeessiny
1`,4,,L erpool for'the apprehension of a woman ,11
a Thesetn parties
Latli PhY, and a man named John
farelueen servants with Mr. Sim
hit efr iti the neighbourhood of Eananiii‘'skelaaiene,. a Within the
tjapic'e't, weeks they absconded, taking with them one of
trace,,e a children, and £l.O in m. oney, and have been
tare' to this town. Mr. Clarke is rather anxious for the
of 4 of nie child, in consequence. of an. illegitimate child
ownedUr ~
h., 'B, who was also inhis employ, having been
314 whilst minding his cows, an on
__n
netPli
,lark Y was heard to threaten that she wouldleave Mr.
Ile equally childless as she had been left.
--../4 OVAL OF THE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH COMPANY.
this eeosPquence of the present premises. occupied by
tlio4°P3Pany in North John-street being found inconve-
effiee„l has been resolved to remove to more commodious The „''',lll Dale-
street, adjoining the Wellington Heeitteel: tentTit:l(4os, which are now undergoing the 9"el;s7erystreet
beit, s, are four in number • the one fronting a -
It fitted
; ii , aPPro riatelv for the reception of messages.
aivi
'ions . eZtain a Psemi-Circular counter, with
over 41e-1:1'141)e lighted by one large windo7geiratsesnding
will be 1;"°,11e aide ''' the arartinent. A new line of wires
ogees
ain-d".0,w0 frofli eLime-street Station to the new
-B,..teßad of fe,Te.trier'estiwi ill be imbedded in gutta percha,
hasl... 8 meegt't Pipes.
T ' —The model
wso far „ I" OF THE DOCKS AND -OWN.
.48 laid uPProached completion that, on Wednesday, it
pre out for private view in the long room over the
41reades of Mr. Milner, in Lord-street. As we have,
kote tYhOoticed it
to b "an that at some length it is unnecessary to say
It e add__, . , even now, _
although many details are yet
thWa,,,, visrite,tltrealizes to the full of our foreshadowings.
Ire IJock by his worship the Mayor, the chairman of
Committee, (Thomas Littledale,
the Esq.,) the
leading
'4l,ellreet,lll‘e Archdeacon' Brooks, several o
.4[l. ""'S of the tow and about 500 ladie.fsand gen.tles-
Of The • • n' •us in their expression
kite; . visitors were unanimous tetier ratton theure at the beauty, correctness, and
, Twat effect of work. It4ii: ef the directors of the London and North-Western
el
el 444' inspected St. George's Hall, on Friday, withaTte-
bhoa,,,Poining the site where the statue of Mr. George
:``"er-t`lt• Two positions appeared especially clip_ lac.
lemires 'Lie northern entrance, which is spacious and P,
the
litalti,e, or the south vestibule. entering from
.t Iva 1 POrtico, where the light is particularly_ good._lere
I)lti„A:eg„riallY determined that, as Mr. Gibson will be hero
;`,'ol. p'utse of the summer, his opinion takenshould.be_
'itee-"ling t any conclusion. The statue will be e -
,tepl:,. itaLlio-foorthcOming exhibition of the royal acade.-
1 1;41,7 to a sitting posture, of the heroic size ; and is
fi'''.l' -4Y sPoken of as a work of art. . .
;rea't Cross CHURCH SCHOOLS.—This
tbui.ldinig, in
It has
Zbobierossliall-street, is now nearly compleed
,7tliltettipect, and is divided into three stories, and sur-
"lt tli "Y belfry. There is an open arcade in front,
itn"tthti-tletleet'eolatet.",lis depl.y moulded, with an. appropriateubild
der! way 10,, the string coursing,—" Train up
otithrt froth itypuld go, and. when he is old. he wilalnot
Prone ,e_ ground The building includes an infant school
i!v,_ :Lied hb. ‘.! floor, and a boys' and girls' school, ap-
ar Wall...'....B,eptate octagon staircases inserted in the
peer'? 8 I,lll4r9atitty feet by thirty feet, on the two upper
school fist Y-ground is. ben-eath. The roof of the
Iverllß' Baltic is
°en and stained, all the timber employed.
~:,_
_killer be' The schools were built by subscription,
,:t"ol we , ing the contractor ; and his estimate of the
tt„, ,ric, eXclusive of the fittings, was £1,350. . :th ; 'IuNGARIAIC REF G ES.—The worst forebodings
date ie,sgatel to these men. REFUGEES.—The
to__ be realized, and expo-
tit redo re'clueold, with a miserable allowance for food, &c.,
Iltio eed them to a state of almost bordering on.des-
tttd n• It
4irk etoplo aPPears:that some of the refugees are tailors,
tkli Ytoent has been found for those men. In other
etwi crafts
i so some few more have met with employent
litititlieTt,,eight or ten have had situations offered them
soapsf then,- Which they have accepted ; but the great
heels,„ • nsomewhat over two hundred, are in the
ittle to Oriel-str W understand that it is pro-
eLkils ti°ll .vdr_af.t some_Of the 14,4 will refugees off to the different
,giand, where it is expected their syrnpatlii-
s 00., IPPort them• On Wednesday night a meeting
t.44t Of tle:',.°l.with a dramatic entertainment for the bene-
e'an-caeli , poles was held at the Brunswick hotel, Mr. C.
t.'s.on Airn. too! chair._ The committee reported they had
forma'4° 'Petand,
.with whom they had concluded an
,eernent,i,for takng the theatre for the proposed per-
At/nltl t k I hey had resolved that the perfor_mance_
v•Prii. to place at the Theatre-royal, on the 2nd of
tae, 4,he entertainments will commence with apro-
tillteotleo,wNten expressl for the occasion by a resident
,-Pl, to be spokeYn by Mr. Barr Suivan. This
bylollovved b
hY 4.- in Which tlyieCeiratill's admirabe
Icomedy of "John
Rive': ateors.
Aftermachatriiiicters will be entirely played
h le of the refugees will
41" some
musical performances.lyie ° T o this will succeed
"kaWslcal plav
Of " The Waterman," in which some
Droe,nrs Well known to fame will appear. There is every
or er,et of the house filled toverflowing. Seven
bier 4tht of e being the ed a varier refugees are excellent musicians, and
me re,
~y of airs, which were much applauded by
W cetio
kOtelltb, g• We learn, too, that there is amongst them
',"‘te "tnall who was once, connected with the Polish
4 the 44(1 is ale
oltIllt) Roulteu ort.l capital opera dancer. He will assiste
Of th2era of 41ePerntsertrce. Three or four of them ar
'`ltti ' a I profession and more than one
all Men of liberal education,

HORTICULTURAL CURIOSITY.—There is at present in
the Fairfield Nursery a seedling Rhododendron in flower,
the indiVidual flowers of which are nearly two inches in
diameter, and the truss of bloom large in proportion, and
beautifully round. It is one of a large number raised by
Mr. John Smith, foreman to Mr. Whalley, who has for
the last five years paid great attention to the hybridising
of this beautiful genus. The result of his labour is a
whole forest of fine young shrubs, of which the lovely spe-
cimen above-mentioned is the first that has bloomed. It
is a hybrid from Rhododendron arboreum album and R.
campanulatum. It has a beautifully-formed campanulate
corolla, of perfect form, and a bright warm flesh-colour.
Being perfectly hardy, it will become a most valuable
plant, especially for conservatory decoration. An artist is
engaged in taking a drawing of it, so that we may soon ex-
pect to see it figured ; it certainly cannot be known too
extensively.

GRAND BAZAAR AND FLOWER SHOW.—The bazaar
and flower show which is to beheld next month, in behalf
of the Sailors' Home, will be the most splendid and allur-
ing, and, we sincerely hope, the most productive, affair of
the sort ever held in Liverpool— the great fancy fair in the
Prince's Park alone excepted. It is under the highest
patronage in the land • its arrangements have been con-
ducted by the most influential parties in Liverpool, and
the business, the real business—the traffic department—
has been undertaken by ladies who are ever ready to pro-
mote every work of benevolence. The building is beauti-
fully adapted for the purpose, and its capabilities will be
turned to the best account. The advertisement reads like
a fragment of romance, descriptive of some gorgeous
eastern gala. Spacious halls, enriched with many-coloured
flowers, delicious music, curiosities of various sorts, varied
amusements, and sumptuous refreshments, are only a few
of the allurements which will be held forth. Altogether
the bazaar promises to be most successful, and to fully
realize the object of its projectors.
A LION'S CUB.—At a symposium of the Irish Catholic
Club, Liverpool, on St. Patrick's Day, the Very Rev. W.
Browne, P.P. of Carranamon, county of Mayo, presented
himself—very irreverently we should say—as " a cub of
the Lion," and treated the company to an infant roar,
whereby it is net hard to surmise what was under his
skin :—" He told the first minister of the crown, and he
told him as a cub' from the Lion's fold,' that rather
than give up one single gem that adorned their bright
crown of immortal religion—rather than yield one inch of
the privileges which had cost them so much, and which
were achieved by the sacrifice of thousands of martyrs—
he told them that if he dared to lay hand on the Catholic
hierarchy, every altar in Ireland will be turned into the
shrine of an a'Becket, every bishop a martyr, and that the
priest, and the people, and the church would be so bound
together that their liberties should only be violated amidst
the ruins of the British empire. "—(tremendous applause.)
This is a fearful bray; but John Bull is not so easily put
out of his way as some Irish lions imagine.
YACHT CLUB BALL.—The ball in connection with the
Royal Mersey Yacht Club took place on Thursday even-
ing, at the Philharmonic Hall, and drew together a most
fashionable assemblage. Amongst those present were—
Thomas Littledale, Esq., the commodore, B. Heywood
Jones, Esq., vice-commodore, Jonathan Grindrod, Esq.,
rear-commodore, H. Melling, Esq., secretary, and other
gentlemen who take a leading part in the affairs of the
club. Mrs. Littledale officiated as lady-patroness. The
arrangements were on a scale of elegance appropriate to
the occasion. Mr. Gribbin's band occupied the orchestra
in the ball-room, and in the hall was placed the band of
the Gist Regiment. The supper was laid out in the sa-
loon, under the superintendence of Mr. Castle, of the
George Hotel, Dale-street, and the arrangements in this
department were on a scale of liberality seldom equalled.
All the resources of the confectionary art were brought
into requisition, and besides the more substantial viands,
numerous ornamental devices were introduced with admi-
rable effect. Amongst the most prominent of the repre-
sentations were a wind-mill, several Chinese pagodas,
sailing yachts, and other craft decorated with flags, the
Rock Lighthouse, and several other objects of local inte-
rest. On the table were also placed several silver eups
and other ornamental plate, being some of the valuable
prizes won by the Sultana, the Bacchante, the Drift, the
Vision, and other yachts ; also many of her Majesty's
plates given at the yacht club regattas at Cowes, Kings-
town ,Cork,&c. The saloon presented a most brilliantappear-
ance. The magnificent hall was very tastefully decorated
with a large number of most splendid banners and flags.
IMPORTANT DISCOVERY.—At the last meeting of the
Horticultural Society, London, various dried vegetables,
such as peas, haricot beans, Brussels sprouts, carrots, and
turnips, &c., were exhibited from Peyrusset. Moller, and
Co., of Paris. These were stated to have been dried by a
process peculiar to M. Gannet, the celebrated embalmer
of animal substances. This process is understood briefly
to consist in dividing the larger vegetables into pieces,
and placing them in an apparatus into which dried air is
driven, until they have parted with all their water, and
have become perfectly dry. In this condition they may
be preserved for any length of time, and it is said that
their flavour is not at all interfered with, inasmuch as no-
thing is taken from them except the water they contained,
and that, after they are cooked, they are just as good as
when fresh gathered. If these facts, therefore, are borne
out by experience, the discovery is a very Important one,
even as regards vegetables, more especially to shipowners,
for they can be furnished in this state in quantity, and at a

very cheap rate ; but, in addition to vegetables, fruits, as
apples, pears, apricots, &c., and even flowers, may be
dried and preserved by the same process, and, owing to
the rapidity with which the drying is conducted, the lat-
ter retain their natural colours almost as brightly as when
first obtained from the garden. In confirmation of this,
several dried specimens were shewn to the meeting ; and
it was stated that others would be present at the great
Exhibition in Hyde-park, when it is hoped that addi-
tional information will be furnished on the subject.
THE " KOSSUTH," NEW EMIGRANT SHIP.—The total
length of this ship is 170 feet ; breadth, 31 feet ; and
depth, 28 feet. Her register is 1,260 tons. Her lines
forward are sharp as those of a pilot-boat, diving promise
of future fame as a fast sailer. At her head is a full-sized
figure, representing Kossuth, attired in the national cos-
tume of Hungary, and in the act of drawing his sword.
The vessel has a sharp and clean run abaft ; and the stern
is richly ornamented with a half-length figure of Kossuth,
the Hungarian flat and a variety of other emblematical
and appropriate designs. The timbers of the ship are ex-
ceedingly firm and strong, the beams being only five feet
apart throughout. She is constructed to carry about 600
passengers, and no expense appears to have been spared
by Mr. Tapscott in making the interior fittings commo-
dious and comfortable. The importance of maintaining
thorough ventilation in the temporary abode of so many
hundreds of people, must be at once manifest ; and the
arrangements of Mr. Tapscott to effect this desirable ob-
ject are certainly admirable. At the fore part of the ves-
sel are two pipes, 14 inches in diameter, which run perpen-
dicularly through both the upper and lower decks, and
rising on the outer deck to the height of several feet,
flange outwards. These pipes serve to light the lower
part of the vessel, but that is not their prime object.
Down them rush currents of fresh air, which permeate the
whole of the space between decks from stem to stern, while
the impure air ascending through two pipes of precisely
similar construction in the after part of the vessel, the at-
mosphere within is kept clear and wholesome. The neces-
sary conveniences are complete, and constructed upon
principles which, as far as possible, will conduce to com-
fort and cleanliness. A useful but somewhat unusual
accompaniment to vessels has been placed on board the
Kossuth. It is a fine engine, to which a portable hose
can be attached throughout the whole length of the ship,
and the decks completely flooded. The engine is worked
by a couple of handles, one on each side • when not other-
wise needed, it can be usefully employed in raising water
for passengers from the barrels in the hold. The masts
are " sticks" of the'most sturdy descriptions, the main-
mast and fore mast being three feet two inches in diame-
ter : all the leverage timbers, too, on deck, and the an-
chors. are solid and massive.

DELAROCHE'S PICTURE.—We had the pleasure yester-
day of viewing Delaroche's picture of " Napoleon cross-
ing the Alps," the suggestion being taken from the fol-
lowing passage in Thiers' " Consulate and the Empire" :
" The arts have represented him bounding across the
snowy Alps on a fiery charger ! but here is the truth un-
varnished. He ascended Mount Saint Bernard mounted
on a mule, dressed in the grey coat which he always wore,
conducted by a guide of the country, displaying in the
most difficult path the abstraction of a mind occupied
elsewhere, discoursing with the officers he met here and
there on the road, and then at intervals conversing with
the guide who accompanied him, making him talk of his
life, his pleasures, and his troubles, like some idle tra-
veller who had no better occupation." The artist has
represented the great captain in one of these fits of ab-
straction. The lines of the face are firmly set, and an
expression of calmness pervades it, while the eye appears
as if the dim and shadowy future was unveiled before its
intense gaze. The air of thoughtfulness which is im-
pressed on the countenance is wonderful, and the relaxed
position of the body, and the apparent dangers of the
defile along which he is passing, make this introspective
mood more evident to the beholder. There are but three
figures on the canvas, and all of them seem to grow out
of it, to the eye—their delineation is so exquisite, and
grouping so natural. The mule upon which Napoleon
rides is guided by a weather-beaten old man, whose em-
browned and aged face proves, even in its thoughtful
character, a strong contrast to the more elevated senti-
ment which lives on the countenance of the man of des-
tiny. The handling of light and shadow, in placing these
two figures in the canvas, is superb, and the closest criti-
cal scrutiny fails to detect an error or crudity. The
background of the picture is a mass of mountains,
and the atmospheric effect of snow driven about by
a furious wind, gives a tone to the picture which admir-
ably harmonises with the evident purpose of the artist.
They who look on this effort of art will be struck, more
than all the rest, with its unusual effect as an embodi-
ment of sentiment. It is not merely the delineation of
an event as it actually occurred,—not the representation,
only, of a man in a dangerous situation—not the mere
limning of the features, so that one might say, " that is
Napoleon, and the scene a representation of his crossing
the Alps." As a work of art it takes a much higher
ground, and is impressed with the spirit of genius. The
artist has sought to impress upon the features the stamp
of the mind within, and in the simple accessories of the
picture has brought together and mingled the elements
of a sublimity which naturally links itself with him who
startled the world by the power of his genius. There is
a majesty in the very simplicity of every detail, and by
the absence of all the common symbols of royalty and
power, he has made the presence of greatness:and autho-
rity more manifest in the character of the face alone. It
is a great work of art. We have not spoken, except by
implication, of the artistic finish of the painting. There
are evidences of the fact, indeed, that painters have at-
tained expression and character even while they violated
the rules of art ; but in this work by Delaroche, there is
the freedom and harmony of every part, the evidence of
a power to conceive as well as to realise conception, and
in that realization to bring to bear all the resources of art.
He is a finished artist, and the painting of the figures is
admirable,