The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-06-23 00:00:00

ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS. ---
SEVENTH FETE.
THIS EVENING, (Friday,) the 23d instant,-(vreather
permitting,)
ILLUSTRATIONS OF THE CHINESE WAR,
AND

• CAPTURE OF AMOY !
_
Finishing witihox
SPLENDID DISPLAY OF/ RE-WORKS.
A first-rate MILITARY BAN will' be in attendance,
and the CAMERA OBSCURA will be exhibited during the
day.

The CENTRIFUGAL RAILWAY is in full operation
To be repeated every MONDAY and FRIDAY.
Feeding Time, Five o'clock.
Admittance—One Shilling.

BOTANIC GA.RDEN,

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THE SEdOND HORTICULTURAL EXHIBITION
for 184,3, will be held Tars DAY. (Friday,) the 23d
instant. The Doors to be Opened at Two o'clo
PROPRIETORS and ANNUAL SUBSCRIBERS F Two Gut-
NEAS and their FAMILIES, and each ANN L SUBSCRIBER
OF TEN SHILLINGS, are admitted free.
Single Tickets to the Exhibi:ion, 21), d.
Chilcitens Tickets, Is. each.

The Public will be admitted after Four o'clock at Is. each,
and the Gardeners of Proprietors free, on presenting an
order from their Employers.
Tickets may be had at the Garden, and at Mr. Clay's,
Bold-street, Courier-office, Lyceum, Athenteuna' Grapel's,
Mercury-office, Whalley 's, Crescent, Times-office, Pearson's,
Park-road, Tiernan's, 185, London-road, Skirving's, Queen-
square, and Davies s, Wavertree.

TRIUMPHANT DEFEAT OF COBDEN AND THE
LEAGUE AT HUNTINGDON.

The farmers of Huntingdonshire have again nobly done
their duty, as they always have done when danger or diffi-
culty required them to put forth their strength. Mr. Cob-
den having a fortnight ago announced his intention to pay
a visit to the county town, it was immediately resolved to
oppose him, and to treat him with a little of that practical
knowledge of which the Leaguers stand so much in need
when they come into competition with intelligent men. 'Sa-
turday last was the day of meeting, and the surrounding
county poured its population into the town, but, alas, Mr.
Cobdeu had taken the alarm at the information conveyed to
him, and dared not show his face ! On the previous Sunday
he sent a messenger to a gentleman at St. Ives, who had always
been a leading man in the Whig interest, with his compli-
ments, and he trusted he might depend upon his support
on Saturday. The answer was, that not only'Would that
gentleman not give him his support, but that he was pre-
pared to attend the meeting and answer every argument Mr.
Cobden might adduce, and then showed to the messenger the
mass of information he had accumulated ; and so, when the
day came, the great Mr. Cobden came not, but sent a sneak..
ing excuse that he was ill! However, Bright and Moore
came, and there was no lack of speechmaking. The meeting
having adjourned to the common, George Rutt, Esq. was
called to the chair, and. Mr. Bright immediately proceeded to
address the multitude in the usual strain of the free traders; he
was very well answered by James Rust, Esq., and set right
upon some commercial matters of fact by Mr. T. Bowyer, an
extensive farmer and merchant. Moore then came forward
and for two hours inflicted upon the meeting his tedious worn-
out tale; and we may take the opportunity of saying that
if this barrister (for such he is stated to be) receives his ten
guineas a day for attending those meetings, be is dearly
paid for his services, for a wore or more intemperate advocate
we never heard. As soon as had sat down, Mr. G. G. Day,
of St. Ives, rose in the farmers' wagon, and in about an hour
gave one of the most able addresses ever listened to, by such
an assembly, He took every argument of the Leaguers, and
by the satistical information he had accumulated, entirely
demolished them, tearing them to pieces and hurling theta
in their teeth ; he showed, from their own speeches and pub-
lications, what their real intentions are, and, in several in-
stances, convicted them of the grossest ignorance. Every
word told with the multitude, and never did we see men writhe
so much under the lash as did Moore and his party. Moore him
self was in a perfect frenzy, and although he had been allow-
ed to speak for two hours, kept up every interruption to the
speaker, by bawling at the top of his voice, in order to
prevent Mr, Day's arguments being heard—he looked as
pale as death, and as terrified as a shuffling
trickster does, when his sophistry is discoverd and ex-
posed, and the deliberate coolness of Mr. Day heightened to
the utmost the dreadful mortification_ they saw they were
doomed to suffer. Mooree conduct throughout excited a
universal feeling of dissattsfaetiok as calculated to injure
the best cause, and by nn means to aid a bad one. When
the period came for a show of hands, be insisted upon his
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they accordingly
aga against
them was three to one, and the announcement was received
with tremendous cheers. Three deep and dismal groans
were then given for the leaguers, and the -meetingbroke up
at eight o'clock ; the farmers and their friends being_9e trust well
pleased with the result of the day's proceedings.
their noble conduct will be an example to those in other
countries where the league may send their emissaries. This
is the first defeat they have sustained—we hope it is the
harbinger of many more.

PLYMOUTH, JUNE 19.—Her Majesty's frigate Warspike,
Captain Lord John Hay, arrived this morning in the Sound,
18 days from New York. The body of Sir C. Bagot, the late
estimable Governor of Canada, is on board, and his bereaved
lady and family have albo come in the frigate. It was ex-
pected that instructions wou have been waiting here to trans-
ship the remains into a Government steamer for conveyance
either to London or Liverpool, but it is now supposed that
the Warspike will proceed forthwith to Portsmouth.

THE SECESSION CHURCH OF SCOTLAND.—On Wednes-
day night, at seven o'clock, a most numerous and highly.
respectable meeting was held at the Scotch Church, London
Wall, for the purpose of receiving a deputation of ministers
and elders from Scotland, and of adopting means towards
supporting the new churches in Scotland. The Rev, Dr.
Cunningham, the Rev. Thomas Guthrie, and other ministers
of
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maale, who was to have presided. The object of the meet-
ing was to raise
funds.Dr.spCeuttikiniernsg;htahme afonrdmtehresaßeidv
took
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the "free church T.
Guthrie were they
principalwould require a fund of £250,000. The
Rev. Mr. Beauchamp, Wesleyan minister, seconded one of
the resolntioas. There was nothing new in any of the
speeches.
CHURCH ExTENsios7.—A meeting of the Incorporated
Society for Promoting the Building, and Repairing of
Chum bes and Chapels, was held at their Chambers in St.
Martin's-place on Monday last. The Secretary keying read
the reports of the subcommittees, the meeting granted votes
of various sums for the following purposes :—Enlarging the
church at Hampstead in the county of Middlesex; enlarging
by rebuilding the church at Little Newcastle, Pembroke-
shire ; rebuilding the church at Braunston, Northampton ;
enlarging the church at Tarrant Gunville, Dorset ; enlarging
the chapel at Hey or Lees, Lancashire; rebuilding the church
at Blackley, in the parish of Manchester; building a church
at Kimberley in the parish of Greasley, Nottingham; en-
larging the church of Evercreech, Somerset; enlarging by
rebuilding the church of St. Mary, Dover; building a church
at Godly, in the) parish of Mottram, Cheshire •, building a
chapel at Horsley, in the parish of Eladown, Northumber-
land ; building a chapel at Milns-bridge, parish of Almond-
bury, Yorkshire ; renewing the church at Longford, Derby-
shire; building a church at Upper Chelsea, Middlesex;
building a church in the parish of South Hackney, Middle-
sex; building galleries in the church of St. Mary, Hagger-
stone, Middlesex ; rebuilding the church at Uphill, Somer-
set; building a chapel at Headless-cross, parish of Hipsley,
Waawickshire ; building a church at Markinten, in the parish
of Ripon. The population of these parishes and districts is
369,184 persons, for whom there is at present church ac-
commodation provided to the extent of 23,278 sittings, of
which 7,841 are free and unappropriated; but with the as-
sistance now granted by this society, 6,608 will speedily be
added to that number, and of these 5,247 will be free. Cer-
tificates of the completion of the erection, enlargement,
of churches and chapels in ten
parishes were examined and
approved, and warrants were issued to the treasurer for the
payment of the grant awarded in each case. The population
of these ten parishes is 23,598 persons, for whom there had
been church accommodation for only 2,989 persons, including
840 free sittings; but with the aid now supplied by the funds
of this society. 3,798 seats have been added, and of these
3,157 are free and unappropriated.

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" THANKSGIVING" FOR THE WITHDRAWAL OF THE
EDUCATIONAL CLAUSES OF THE FACTORIES BILL.—
GLOUCESTER, MONDAY.—The withdrawal of the educational
clauses of the Factories Bill has been signalised in a charac-
teristic manner by the dissenters. A recommendation pro-
ceeded from head quarters to the effect that the various sects
who had taken part in the agitation against the clauses should
meet together in a place of worship for the purpose of offering
up thanksgivings to the Almighty for the " deliverance" they
had experienced. In accordance with this suggestion a
prayer meeting was held in the Wesleyan Chapel in this city,
when a considerable number of ministers who had taken part
in the previous agitation were present. The attendance of
the laity was respectable, though not numerous. Haying
had an opportunity of observing the manner in which the
subject of the Factories Bill was handled on the platform, I
was anxious to ascertain what could be made of it at a prayer
meeting, and accordingly attended. The subject was either
unfavourable, or the audience was not sufficiently numerous
to be inspiriting, or the victory was too great for expression,
for, as one of themselves said, after it was all over, " it-was a
cold affair," there was "no unction." As marking the con-
clusion of the extraordinary ferment which the Factories Bill
bas created, a specimen or two of the manner in which the
withdrawal of the educational part was alluded to on the
present occasion may be interesting. One of the ministers
said, " We offer up our grateful acknowledgments for Tby
gracious interference on a recent occasion, for having averted
the evil we dreaded, and turned our fear into thankfulness
and praise. Grant that in all future exigencies we may be
encouraged by this deliverance to put our trust in Thee."
Another of the ministers did not seem to be altogether clear
on the subject-matter of the meeting. He said...." Heavenly
Father, in this measure which has brought as together, and
which we thought would have been passed into a law, Thou
hast been pleased to permit the petitions which were presented
to Parliament to have their proper effect. so far as we can
see; but we know not whether it is better that this intended
law should thus come to an end, or whether it should have
passed into a law ; but we believe that it is right because
Thou bast done it. Oh, that we may ever exercise confidence
in Thee in the darkest dispensation, and hear Thi voice
saying to us behind the cloud, ' Fear not, it is I,' " The
proceedings lasted about an hour and a half.

CHURCH OF ENGLAND SOCIETY FORAPRO
TING CHRISTIAN EDUCATION IN
SYRIA . °-
A COURSE of THREE LECTURES-will
be delivered
by ASSAAD Y KAYAT, (a ,natfve of Beyrout, on
the Fulfilment of Prophecy ; the Religious Institutions) of
his
Music H ALuntry ;L, Bold-swith an Otreetutline, Liverpoo of *is
l Travels, &c., at the
s
Firsts FRIDAY Evening next, the 23rd instant, t
ocofmthmeeEnacesta,tin
7 pmprecisely,—The Manners and Customo
illustration
of the Holy Scriptures. His pro-
ceedings in Syria. Late events in Syria and the Holy Land,
&c.

at 7 p.m. precisely,—The differentof yria, and its
Second,—On MONDAY Evening
Sects, the
S26th instant,
Religious Institutions, &c.
Third,—On FRIDAY Evening, the 30th instant, at 7 p.m.
precisely,—The Fulfilment of Prophecy. Travels in Syria,
Mesopotamia, Turkish Arabia, and the Deserts, &c.
On FRIDAY Evening next, the 23rd instant, the Chair
will be taken at 7 o'clock precisely, by the 'Rev. HUGH
M'NEILE, M.A. Doors open at Half-past Six.
A Collection will be made on the occasion of each Lecture,
in aid of the Funds of the Society.