The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1850-02-05 00:00:00

CLERICAL INTELLIGENCE.

Her Majesty has appointed the Rev. Edmunfl Luby, to
the perpetual curacy of Glasson, near Lancaster, the same
having fallen to the crown by lapse.
Dr. Hinds, the successor of Bishop Stanley, has accepted
the office (vacated by Dr. Stanley's decease) of President
of the Norfolk Auxiliary of the Bible Society.
The primate of Ireland has presented his private secre-
tary, the Rev. Alexander Irwin, to the important rectory
of Armagh, vacant by the death of Dr. Elrington. A
better appointment could scarcely have been made.
The Tablet says that ground has been taken near St.
John's Wood, London, for a new convent, in which fifty
poor women will be received, and about a thousand girls
educated, and a chapel will be provided for Oho whole
establishment.
THE QUEEN'S SUPREMACY.--We understand that at a
special meeting of the committee of the London Church
Union held on Monday, for the purpose of considering the
case of Gorham v. the Bishop of Exeter, a sub-committee
was appointed to deliberate and report upon the question
of the royal supremacy, and its legal effects upon the
church in finally determining questions of doctrine. The
sub-committet are in daily deliberation upon the point.—
Tractarian paper.
The Archbishop of Canterbury received on Friday, by
appointment, at Lambeth Palace, a deputation of the
Metropolitan Church Union. The address, to which 863
signatures of the clergy and laity were attached, was read
by Dr. Biber. After a conversation upon the subject, his
Grace stated that he could hardly be expected to give an
immediate answer to an address upon a question so ela-
borate, and that he would send a written reply at an early
opportunity.
A. very interesting letter, dated Teneriffe, Nov. 28, has
been received from the young Chinese who left this
country with the Bishop of Victoria to labour among his
countrymen as a spiritual instructor. The young man
expresses many thanks for the enlightenment he has
received, and asks the prayers of the people of this
country, that "he may show forth the glory of God
among the millions in China who sit in darkness and the
shadow of death." On the passage he teaches the bishop
and his lady the celestial language, whilst Dr. and Mrs.
Smith, in return, train their disciple in the English,
French, Hebrew, &c., languages.
THE GORHAM CASE.—The decision in this case is vir-
tually given. Had it not been for the peculiar view of one
member, Sir Knight Bruce, the judgment would have
rested on the unanimous opinion of the court, fortified by
the unanimous opinion of the two Archbishops, and the
Bishop of London. The first spiritual persons in the
Church, thus uniting with the first judicial authority in
the state, in expounding the existing law of the church,
as applicable to the case before them, all reasonable men
in church and state will be satisfied. The Tractarian
party will, we doubt not, show their unreasonableness by
kicking against it. The bishops, or even the archbishops,
are only " Christ's vicegerents" on earth, when they are
of the mind of the Tractarians. The judgment requires
some time to be made out, but we expect it will be offici-
ally announced next week. There seems to be no doubt
as to the party who will institute Mr. Gorham. We be-
lieve that if Sir H. Fust had decided in favour of Mr. Gor-
ham, the duty would have devolved on him. As it is, and
as it is unnecessary to subject the Bishop of Exeter to- the
additional mortification of the service, it may be performed
by the Primate.—Record.
RESPECT FOR EPISCOPACY.—The tractarians profess
high regard for a bishop's opinion, and when it coincides
with their own, they affirm that it should be looked upon
as reverently as if uttered by Christ himself. But when
a prelate delivers a judgment which opposes their prac-
tices and notions, immediately his Lordship is abused as
no other but a tractarian could abuse him. The
" Additional Curates Society" was formed in sheer
opposition to the Church Pastoral Aid Society, because
the friends of the former society professed their reluctance
to join the latter on acccount of its rules not recognising
sufficiently in their opinion an appeal to the bishop. The
secretaries of the Curates Aid Society now, however, issue
a report declaring " that it is alike incumbent upon those
who sympathise with the grievances now complained of
and those who are anxious for the future prosperity of the
society to direct their combined efforts to procure such a
modification of the society's practices as, consistently with
the integrity of its fundamental principles, shall preclude
the exercise of an extra-episcopal and arbitrary power."
The greevances complained of are simply a refusal on the
part of the Bishop of Manchester to consent to a renewal
of a grant in a parish where he conscientiously believed
the clergy paid higher regard to forms and obsolete usages
than to the spiritual interests of the parishioners.
ALTAR DENUNCIATIONS. —Altar denunciations have
been nearly as frequent as the mass in the chapels of
Dingle and the surrounding parishes for some months past.
The return of the Rev. Mr. Lewis to Dingle to take per-
manent charge of the mission was the signal for the most
vexatious annoyances the priests could devise. They have
openly avowed that their object is to drive him from
Dingle, and have told their flocks " not to molest their
converts at present, but to hunt him down as they would
hunt a mad dog "—to call him " Parson Lucifer," and
many other opprobrious names. Wherever he goes he is
dogged day and night by four men, who are said to be
paid daily wages for doing so. These men go before and
behind him through the streets and lanes, announcing
him by whistling and shouting—" There goes Parson
Lucifer:" "There he goes." By this means riotous
mobs are raised who follow him hooting and calling the
names they have learned in the chapels : and on ape oc-
casion, a few nights ago, they pelted him with stlrnes at
the door of Priest Sullivan, where the most violent mobs
are generally assembled. The boys of the monks' school,
and the servants and relatives of the priests, are the ring-
leaders of the mobs ; and on one occasion Mr. Lewis was
hooted by a mob headed by one of the priests. The per-
secution he is daily enduring could hardly be exceeded in
the most barbarous country in the world; but from time
immemorial the priests of Dingle seem to have had the
special privilege of doing as they please with immunity.—
Dublin Herald.

LABOURERS IN THE VINEYARD.-It has been said
that Irish clergymen are not acceptable labourers in the
English portions of the Lord's vineyard. This, if true at
all, is only so, with a distinction. The Bishops—with
two, or, perhaps, three exceptions— of the English Estab-
lishment are adverse to the Irish University; and where
Oxford and Cambridge are deficient in their supply of
candidates for Holy Orders,—which they generally are.—
they are fain to put up with a class of men whom they
call literates, rather than share the labours or the rewards
of the mission with the highly educated graduates of the
Dublin University. On the other hand, the Irish clergy
are most acceptable to the laity, and are considered, in
general, a better educated, a more zealous and eloquent
class of ministers, than the generality of their English
brethren. Some of the most distinguished preachers of
the day, in England, are Irishmen ; and we need but note
the commanding influence, in Liverpool, of such men as
the Rev. Hugh M'Neile and the Rev. Thomas Nolan to
prove the honour in which they are held, as well for their
abilities, as for their works' sake. Our attention is par-
ticularly drawn to this subject by the documents of mutual
esteem and regret which have recently passed between
the reverend gentleman last named and the congregation
of St. Barnabas, to which he ministered, for many years,
as " an earnest Evangelist, a devoted pastor, an unwea-
ried watchman of their souls." They present an inter-
course well worthy of all imitation. " Happy are the
people that are in such a case,"—still happier the minister
of a congregation so well disposed to receive his instruc-
tions and profit by them.—Dublin Evening Mail.

Feb. 5, 15111

om°,
Sir G. H. Smyth, Bart, has somewhat
_nd, 1,
suggestion, a deputation has been appoint _
cark
Lord John Manners, to ask him to become 5
signed the representation Of Colcheaterj t3,OP
Y;
and he has consented.
FAAcrRvERFERsE?E-- TIRnAtDhIeN
House
GOFuOsReEOI
on Thu?
„,tof,
Stanley said—" When he looked at the al.tu_:ind,
exports, there were various circumstances !PI
jw_.`: blil'
that the increase of prosperity—not reach_l,9o,lt'
nearly reaching the amount of ad'r trade in jl,is,4'3ndi•
and previous to those distressing years of 1154i,„ror'
and arose from totally different causes (ehqr2ps „inr),
remarkable fact that, of their exports of eahTettiP,l,
there had been an enormous increase of sow.,olef',
had been wholly independent of their free-trade Do
of Lords,
128.000,000 of yards in the present yeartrn.;ooooi
89,000,000 of yards wore exported—where? l ipt i°`
where free trade had been established ? No; portiel,
tish India (loud cheers)—and a very small Pun near
deed of their calicoes had gone to those eeLe tri
ARING o,t
had adopted the principles of reciprocal It'
met'"
(cheers.)
The - 1,11 FREE-TRADE MEETING IN DUBLIN.-- , nu,,, ,
the free-traders was held in the Rotunda, aii,o-e,
Monday. The building was crammed. Th,e 0 lilt,
took the chair at half-past one. The firs'.rdjable',
favour of free trade was proposed, amid cons' sot"
fusion, by Mr. Coffey, and seconded by Mr' ~, silt°,
the wealthy brewer. Mr. Galway, barrister, alif_psf!,
favour of the resolution. Mr. Butt rose, at ifne,
o'clock, to move an amendment ; but here a,-__eipo;
roar and tumult arose which defies all 'V/00
groaning, hooting, mingled with cheers, which
trade'
nearly an hour, during which some of the fre,`,ent:f
ders endeavoured in vain to obtain the learned !tore
a hearing. Mr. Butt continued to weather the "Ngl:,
undeniable courage up to near five o'clock, atirib'el,,
he contrived to make himself heard as far 85 i,ed:
the cobfusion continued. Mr. Butt's amena.;3oo'
lost. A similar fate attended the other awe
The meeting broke up at eight o'clock. Pi
cane could permit him. The Earl of MaYO foilloent!
mr 11.
THE PRIDE OF WEST SUSSEX ! ! !--Irif. , for
the honorary secretary to the Petworth Socie`lb,d
Protection of Agriculture and Native IndustrP 6°,
good service to the cause of truth, by publishieV
executed lithograph of Richard Cobden 's Pafoool
estate. The lithograph is accompanied by the,J
graphic description of this splendid property '1,5;
celebrated and magnificent estate, comprising n°, of
144 A. 2a. 4p. of clayey and sandy soils, con sislsb
2R. 36r. of woods and plantations, and two super
• one of which, containing 21A. 2R. 18p., is in llle nt
tion of Mr. Mills, a miller, and the other, °lsl."
32A. 3R. 33P., is in the occupation of Mt. , iI:
shopkeeper. The liberal and spirited proprietav iv
lieved to have expended not less than ss. Yar„,oe
improvement of the farms for the benefit of his "--rl!,;,
tenantry. The rents are £2O and £2B 103. Yeap,,
the farms are supposed to be worth no less 0014"
per acre ! ! The highest praise that can be`-tijal
upon this vast estate is, that, like the landlord,
plenty of room for improvement." • , ,/°
L
EARL GREY AND THE VALUE OF AN-,, plo',
course of the debate in the House of Lords ontuL
~ 00"-is
for an address in reply to her Majesty's Messag`•cleolsei
opening of Parliament, Lord Stanley noticed ieel of''-
an observation made by Earl Grey, at the titeed
pgsing of the measure for the repeal, of the .r,,r, fis
that immediately those laws should be repealea:pak
raise his rents. Earl Grey explained that what '"•ii-
was that he would regard his property as of I be
value after the repeal of those laws • he added tha i
, . .1,1,
so regard it, and nothing had yet occurred to 10.4
in the slightest degree to change his opinions "lie
point. Whatever the noble earl's standard of vl' ;
be. this does not accord with the facts transPirloel
on his own property in Northumberland. How, tilt
noble earl account for the circumstance that P", 0,,
linquishment of farms in this county they remain V
in the market, and even his very best farm, 1'; l•
mouth, will not reach its last rental by nearly se") ' 1
1.0
dred pounds a-year, or more than a third of the
merly paid.—Newcastle Journal.
~,..
OUR COLONIES.—FREE-TRADE CONSISTENCV
readers cannot fail to recollect that, within the
months, the free-traders, one and all of them, reP',
'
our colonies as useless and expensive encuol" it
which we ought to get rid of as fast as possible, 1 0
events which we should not retain if they wante
rid of us. We are gratified now to learn from the
mist that, since these provoking slaves will not P 5., •
fast enough, there is a fair chance of some of the I
colonies being taken under the
protecting wing.%
chester. " Our hopes," says the writer, "lie 10, f
different direction (from Indii) ; we look to °ll.tert
Indian; African, and Australian colonies, as the (liefil
from which, would government afford every Pegs°, Pt',,
lity—(we ask and wish for no more)—we might, eel,'
draw such a supply of cotton as would, to say t,h
,-e f
make the fluctuation of the American crop, and Vito;
ing proportion of it which falls to our share, ow V,'
consequence to our prosperity than they now are •id 10;
is a precious fellow ! Six months ago he well„ It
,e 1
handed over our West Indian colonies to any 01,'"A
henceforth
hioeocrentatsentotehenferpo.
rrbdteeehsgl
President,
di deliverance.
wrne
to fail,
only
nfaleaeln.
iy.
ld,
would have taken them, and expressed himself t"nlieP,
look to their social condition ! The message of 1',," 0
Now,mhAtehamerimarket
ereriwtiet
abaci
ready
nymowofthori ileAsicluowirirr.gidseti
°mini
geateroiryceaoeds
rituilt: c, 1
since fallen like a thunder clap on the appalled eare,,,,.
hoped to gain a large increase of consumption
sees the plain advantage of protection.—BiackLF

RAILWAY

AFFAIRS,

During the past year 750 miles of railway were
1,1/
for traffic in England, 731 in Scotland, 114 in Iren
making a total of 937 in 1849 against 1,207 in 1R0',,,,,41
Damage to the amount of about £2,000 has bee,
,
tamed by a fire at the Colchester Railway ternahle-:(11,,,
building, which was of wood, burned with great raprriefr
Two locomotives, and other valuable property, '
stroyed.
The London Central Committee of shareholders is.rer
Caledonian Company have issued a circular to rbelbe4
proprietors, in which they state that the directors er
agreed to resign their seats on condition of the shstr66,Dr
chases made by the directors being adopted ; and bed
be raised on loan to pay off liabilities for which thOotir
rendered themselves personally responsible. Then,
mittee recommend the proprietors to adopt the e°
mise in order to avoid litigation. Sstl;
FATAL RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—At Newcastle on eije0
day, a very remarkable and, unhappily, fatal Of pi'
occurred on the railway near that town. About h3l .
as fr.l;
five o'clock in the evening, whilst a goods' train `c,,,,0t10
ceeding south along the line, the boiler of the lne°'d, I
attached thereto exploded. The fireman was ki"e for
ne
driver and guard were seriously injured, and the in boj
considerable time was completely blocked uP °I le
ev>an
sides. Next morning the railway hal been finallY c
An explosion of a locomotive boiler has hitherto be
almost unknown casualty. .1"
At the half-yearly meeting of the East Lae cs Po0
whichCo paintyapapreeaproerdt
thatw was
tshuabingriattesadratocatihpteapfraorptrhiee ba.
torli_yterd
were £15,426, and the net revenue, after defraYiss ;
expenses, and paying the interest on the debenturedir6
and preference shares, £45,586, out of which the 4tb
tors recommended the payment of a dividend "
original shares at the rate of 2 per cent. per annuiejol`
report also recommended the creation of a new' eaPliiple4te
£304,000 upon preference shares, in order to co repoo,
the line, and provide for its efficient working. Theriviti
was adopted, with the exception of that part refer
dirt
the new capital, and the dividend declared. A Cow i
was then appointed to consult with the director
part of the report not adopted.
teure'o
THE BRITANNIA BRIDGE.—A novel and ver.,--nst vefi/
ing process in connexion with this structure has illoie
brought to a successful termination, that of the? SFT4
one of the wrought-iron land-tubes on to the o'l'ol itfv,
in the recess of the tower, by lowering its ext.reweigeA
inches on to its permanent bed place, whereby its., to'li
of 650 tons, acting as a counterbalance over thctobe,rd
had the effect of raising up the centre of the nieln,,f Cit.!!
1,600 tons weight, by upwards of two inches, anu, 'recird
adding materially to its rigidity and strength. Ploodi
similar operation has to be performed with the centr4
terminal tube on the other side, and by which °flier ft)/
of each of the grand spans will be raised altoge' ted
inches. The preparations for this are nearly ctlEnsillvd
the workmen, as usual, being engaged night laid p
The rails for the trains through the tube arweer
longitudinal timbers, like those on the Great
Railway. ,

nc,•
SOUTHPORT RAILWAY.—The fifth half-Verb' eva°
of this company was held on Friday, in the Clair, ficri
rooms. In the absence of the chairman, W. Ecir,fitg pl
presided. The report stated that, notwithstsav,o3,eco
confidence the directors have in the present mans;er''lte
of the company's affairs, they have secured the repo"
of Mr. Beloe, a professional accountant of high.diclittl
tion, to examine the accounts, in addition to the-,etaq
The working stock is in good order, and arra)t do
have been made for keeping it up. The directo7i, het
consider it expedient to declare any dividend t 01
year out of the balance to the credit of reverla toiw
recommend that the amount be carried forward °I
current half-year, and that the declaration of fhis
deed be deferred until the expiration of 12 In"' of 'et
to r borrowing
the payment of the last. The inability of loft
shareholders to pay up the sums due, rendered am do.
call necessary to supply the deficiency in the 9,,a pa Woo
half capital required to be paid up and expen“-v to
thepexroeprcriiseitnogrs
extent of £75,000. A bill will shortly be subrndriiire
amalgamation
Yorkshire Company. The directors, in conch' cooPtlit
upon the proprietors the necessity of promptly t
powewrsithof
tthhee
LcoemricaP.3s:;:tiont,o,;tl
ing the line to Liverpool. The capital tteeeltl 'Joe
31st of December last, showed that £96,97 balance
received, and £120,185 expended, leaving as „ the4r
to bankers and others of £23,210, together "ll 00 t't,
bilities for the purchase of land of £11,826, andollA
stauction account of £2,064. The revenue acrecejacis
the 3lst Deem-111)6r, states that £6915 had bee,n xi6t
and £3773 expended in working the line, anuxt of rile
payment of dividend, leaving a balance to creulAeoill
nue of £1458.—A conversation male as to the ",d 0,101
ness of completing the line to Sandbill-bridge, a''irite?
whether the traffic would lie sufficient to pay the but,"
of the money to be borrowed for that purpose'
~,,hogoi
was satisfactorily explained by ChaPrnatiL.affie .jr
an estimate of the present omn4aus and other tbe,bef
further said, that the question of going on un‘ ;$O4
had been settled at the last half-yearly meeting'
were bound to go on atrrth it. The adopfion wile P
was then moved and carried unanimous'''.
_,`J-
au • fie
retiring directors, H. Hornby, W. Nicol, 40 re
Esqrs., were re-elected. The directors wereA;o9o,
to borrow the requisite sums, not to exceed
quired to complete the line.