The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-06-27 00:00:00

• SUNDAY SCHOOL ANNIVERSARY.

The anniversary of the various schools connected with
the established church was held on Wednesday. The
children, to the number of about 16,000, assembled shortly
after ten o'clock, and walked in procession through
Church-street, Lord-street, and Castle-street, to the area
of the Exchange. The streets through which they passed
were thronged with spectators, and the neat and cleanly
appearance of the childrea, with their orderly demeanour,
was the theme of general remark. Some very neat flags,
on which were inscribed the names of the particular schools,
were carried in the procession. The children of the Blue
Coat School, who are such general favourites amongst our
townspeople, took the lead. At the Town-hall the chil-
dren were joined by his Worship the Mayor, several mem-
bers of the Council, and a number of the local clergy ;
and also the corporate officials bearing the regalia. The
procession then moved on to St. Peter's Church, where a
sermon adapted to the occasion was preached by the Lord
Bishop of St. Asaph, from the sth chapter of St. Luke,
and the sth verse :—" And Simon answering said unto
them, Master, we have toiled all night and have taken
nothing : nevertheless, at thy word I will let down the
net." The collection, which is usually made on the occa-
sion, amounted to £55. The following statement will
show the number of children in attendance at.the various
schools :

Sunday i
Daily. Addi- Infants Total.
Schools. tional.
- - ---___
Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls Boys Girls
Blue Coat Hospital.... 250 100 .. .. 1.. .. 250 100
Female Orp. Asylum.. .. 129 .. • • • • 129
Old Church llO 112 6 5' 86 40 202 157
Hunter- s t r e e t
St. James' l7oj 150 10 10 .. 1.. 180 160
Wels a Charily 230 I 110 .. .. 72 50 302 160
Kverton & Kirkdale 2OO 145 20 6 60 54 280 205
Mill-lane
St. Mark's 9Ol 95 20 201, 70 50 180 165
St. Andrew's
St Paul's
Edge-hill
Bt. Jude's 176 114 39 83' 70 61 285 208
St. Augustine's
St. John Baptist's
North Ch of England 240 193 110 140 100 110 450 443
sotto, --Ditto - 333 ,-.20-1,
St. Bride's l7O 128 34 28 100 80. 304 236
St. Catherine's 7O 91 2 7, 88 76 160 174
St. Luke's 75 62 12 8 71 86, 158 106
I
St. Mary's, Kirkdale B4 88 82 70 .. i.. 166 158
Christ Church 254 200 86 98 86 70 376 363
All Saints' Church..
.. , 90 94
Mariners'
St. Bartholomew's lBO 160 30 22 110 90 320 272
St. Clement's, Wind l6O 113 60 70 110 90 330 273
St. Simon's
St. Barnabas'
St. Silas'
St. Martin-in-Fields 127 86 50 60' 60 60 237 206
St. Thomas's, Tox'th 221 190 65 50 159 111 445 351
St. John's l3O 120 80 50 .. 1.. 160 170
W Derby Workhouse 125 93 .. .. 19 13 144 106
Liverpool Industrial 4901 378 .. .. 138 97 628 475
,
Total . ....... .... 5012 483111069 1123 2292 1850 8378 7810
THE Two REFORMATIONS.—On Friday evening, a lec-

THE Two REFORMATIONS -On Friday evening, a lec-
ture was delivered in St. Mary's National School, Kirk-
dale, by Dr. Serjius Loewe, of the university of Dorpat,
on the first reformation under Luther, and last night a
second lecture on the recent reformation in Germany.
The attendance was highly respectable, and the chair was
taken by the Rev. D. James, who introduced the doctor
in suitable terms. The doctor drew in his opening re-
marks a truthful picture of the deadly effects produced by
Popery, which he said could not be understood in its true
character in this country, where it assumed an aspect
which puts the unwary off his guard. The true features
of Romanism could only be seen by visiting Roman Ca-
tholic countries such as Spain, Italy, Poland, &c. He
then referred to the causes which led to the reformation,
viz., the state of things in the 'church which became the
more oppressive the longer it lasted; the unlimited power
of the Popes ; the great wealth and extensive landed pos-
sessions of the clergy and monastic orders ; the endless
imposts levied in the name of the church ; the pride and
insolence, coupled with the grossest ignorance of the
clergy and the monks ; their infamies, excesses, and
crimes, &c. The lecturer then went on to notice in
graphic terms many of the superstitions and impostures
of the middle ages and the scenes of wickedness which
took place during the pontificate of Leo. X., whose char-
acter he set before his audience as drawn by a Ro-
mush historian. The impieties and frauds connected
with the sale of indulgences were also narrated, as
proving sufficiently the gross venality of Papal Rome;
these roused the indignation of Martin Luther, whose
mighty spirit broke through the system and worked its
way with every new step to a greater degree of freedom
and independence. The power of his language and ac-
tions produced an electrical effect on the whole of Ger-
many and the civilized world. The doctor then vindicated
the character of Luther from the misrepresentations which
have been urged against him, and placed in their true light
the various occurrences which took place ere the reformers
were freed from the trammels which Popery had laid upon,
them. In his second letter the doctor related the im-
portant events which have recently taken place in the
Roman Catholic Church on the continent. The lectures
were listened to with earnest attention. At the close, a
vote of thanks moved by the Rev. D. James, and seconded
by John Walker, Esq., was heartily accorded to the lec-
turer.

TIDE TABLE.
DAIS. MORN. EVENG.IIIGHT. HOLYIIAYS, ETC.
" June. h. m. h. m. ft. in.
Tuesday.... 27 732 8 7 14 6
Wednesday.2B 838 9 9 15 4
Thursday .. 29 937 10 2 16 11
Friday .... 30 10 28 10 53 17 11
Saturday 111 17 11 41 18 4
Sunday .... 2 - 0 3 18 8 2d Sunday aft Trinity.
Monday. ... 3 025 046 18 7

LATEST DATES AT LIVERPOOL.
Direct. Indirect. Direct. Indirect.
Australia .. Feb. 2 8 Lima
Bahia .. May 6 Maranham.. ' .. 29
Barbadoes .. 27 Mauritius .. . • .. 18
Bombay ..
.. 12 Mobile I .. June 5
B. Ayres .. .. March Monte Video .. April 13
Calcutta .. .. May 3 New Orleans .. June 5
C. G. Hope. .. April 8 New York ' . . 13
Charleston . .. June 10 Peniambuco.' .. May 13
China .. April 25 Rio Janeiro..' .. April 28
Demerara
Havana .. 31 St. Helena .* .. May 3
Jamaica .. May 22 Valparaiso .. , .. April 3
La Guavra 22Vera Cruz .. ' May 29

METEOROLOGICAL REGISTER,
BY MR. C. H. CHADBURN, 71, LORD-STREET.
ATMOSPHERIC 'll ~i
Daily Diree- tt S
Temperature
tion
in Humidity at Fall of
Pressure at shade by self-1 Noon.
registering Difference of Of Wind
at
Nine •
Nine Six thermometer Wet and Dry Rain. Noon. ~.7„ •
a.m. p.m. Max. Min. ' bulb. ..., •-,
=
?4 •
P In. In. Deg. Deg. Deg. In.
29 30'20 30'13 68 58 6 S.E. 67 55
21 30'10 ! 30'12 67 58 4 N. 65 55
22 30'02 29'92 73 60 6 s.byw 72 58
23 29'82 29'68 69 55 7 o'2o E.S.E. 69154
24 29'50 29'50 66 57 5 0'24 E. 64 56
25 65158
26 301)5 30• 7 S.E. -

THE WEATHER.-20th: bright.-21st: morning, misty;
bright.-22nd: bright breeze.-23rd; bright and clouded;
strong breeze; night, heavy rain.-25th: morning, clouded;
afternoon, bright.-26th : brilliant ; afternoon, clouded; even-
ing, showery.

Jane $7, 1848.

District eto 5 .

The new market at Lytham'was opened on Saturday.
Several children were playing at the Rochdale Canal,
last week, when one fell in and dragged in his brother.
who had hold of his hand. They were both drowned.
Several estates were sold at Chester lass week, by Messrs.
Churton, at amounts considerably above the valuation.
This is a good sign of improvement.
About one o'clock on Monday morning a fight took
place in the Wallgate, Wigan, which resulted in the death
of a man named Peter Meadows, who is supposed to have
been killed by being brutally kicked on the head.
A fight took place at Runcorn last week between James
Montgomery and Thomas Stanley, chain cable makers,
which ended in the former's death. A verdict of man-
slaughter has been returned against Stanley, and against
another man as abettor.

EXTRAORDINARY CROP OF RYE GRASS.—In a field on
Longton Marsh, Lancashire, belonging to Mr. J. Pye, such
has been the extraordinary yield of the same, that from two
acres of ground, 24 large loads of hay have been taken, the
acres in question being 71 yards to the rod !
THE BOILER EXPLOSION AT PRESTON.—We regret
to find that three more persons (making seven) have
perished by this sad calamity. The cause of the accident
appears to have been, the negligence of the engineer in
not properly supplying the boiler with water. At the
inquest a verdict of accidental death was reLurned.
EMPLOYMENT IN MANCHESTER.—The return up to
Tuesday last is of an unfavourable character, owing pro-
bably to the imperfect resumption of work after the
'Whitsuntide holydays. There were 882 fewer hands on
full time, 502 fewer on short time, 1043 more out of em-
ployment.

On Thursday week Sir Philip Egerton, Bart.. M.P.,
gave a dinner to the Forest Troop of Cheshire Yeomanry
Cavalry, the command of which he has lately relinquished
to accept promotion in the regiment as Lieutenant-Col.;
Earl Grosvenor succeeding him as Captain of the Troop.
The scene of the festivity was the Red Lion Inn, at the
rural village of Eaton, near Tarporlev.
Sir George Grey, the Home Secretary, has intimated
that he can see no sufficient ground to commute the sen-
tence passed on Conolly and O'Brien, for the robbery of
the Rev. Mr. Germon. It is said that the additional
evidence adduced tends to show that the whole four
parties—the two convicted at Chester of the Adlingtou
murder, and the two convicted at Liverpool of the rob-
bery of Mr. Germon—were closely connected ; that they
were all, in fact, concerned in the robbery, and that they
had been co-partners in many daring outrages.
FESTIVAL AT BEESTON CASTLE.—The annual festival,
held on the romantic site of Beeston Castle, took place
on Monday and Tuesday, in aid of the Widows and Or-
phans' Fund, in the Peckforton District of the Manches-
ter Unity of Odd Fellows. About 1500 were present on
Monday, 600 of whom sat down to the tea-tables, which
were arranged in a spacious tent erected for the occasion.
The receipts realised about £l2O. John Tollemache,
Esq., M.P., visited the happy party, and was received
with those demonstrations of respect which so kind a
landlord and courteous a gentleman justly enjoys among
his tenantry

ENCAMPMENT OF TROOPS AT MANCHESTER.—A novel
sight is to be seen near Manchester—a grand military
encampment on the old race-course at Kersal Moor.
The camp will probably remain on the moor for the sum-
mer. It will consist of the entire strength of the 9th
Regiment, and three companies of the 63rd. There has
been no military encampment on Kersal Moor since 1812,
when the Louth, Royal Buckinghamshire, and Stirling
regiments of militia were concentrated on that ground.
Tents have been sent down from the ordnance stores,
London ; but they will not be pitaed until the arrival of
the soldiers, who will immediately on reaching the moor
proceed to make the camp.
The annual meeting of the Salford Protestant Associa-
tion was held on Tuesday week, in the school-room,
Hulme-street. The attendance was numerous. The
chair was taken by the Rev. Hugh Stowell. From the
report which was read, it appears that the association bad
distributed 24,000 tracts during the year, and that the
books of the society's library had been more read than in
any preceding year. The chairman addressed the meet-
tng, exhorting his audience to renewed exertions in behalf
of Protestantism, The Rev. J. Currie believed the time
was coming when all true Protestants of every denomina-
tion would be driven together to contend as one man for
the faith once delivered to the saints. When that time
did come, should Protestantism itself be polled, be (Mr-
Currie) would venture to say that there was not a true
Protestant either in Manchester or Salford who would
not vote for the chairman (the Rev. H. Stowell) to be the
leader of the united body. Shortly afterwards the meet-
ing separated,

ROSSALL HALL SCHOOLS.

LAYING THE FIRST STONE OF ARCHBISHOP SUMNER'S