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treet, where be played at marbles with some other boys, everything around them a natural tendency to change ;
nd some of their marbles were stolen. An alercation all human works were changing, many beings were has-
alace as to Riving back the marbles, at which time tenine into eternity, and on one day during the last week he

he (rile prisoner) was taken into custody

guson had in his ministerial capacity attended:ae funeral rites

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stated that he had been on an errand for his mother, and in connexion with twenty bodies in one district, and when
was playing at marbles with the boys in Campbell-street, they took into account that the same was going on in
as stated by Snyder, when they were taken into custody, other districts in other parts of the country. and that
and' charged with throwing the vitriol. He denied all millions of human beings were entering eternity and ra-
knowledge of the charge preferred against him. The pidly passing from this world, and there was nothing but
magistrates ordered the prisoners to be remanded in order the Bible and its truths for the salvation of souls, how
that further evidence might be produced as to their iden- great was the responsibility which devolved upon them,

tity. They were both idinitted to bail, and Mr. Hay and how necessary was it that they should come forward
intimated that he could speak as to the good character of and support the society which had for its object the dis-
Snyder when the proper time arrived. semination of the Word of God. He called attention to

CHARGE AGAINST A YOLICE.OFFICER.—YesterdaY 9 the necessity of looking (especially in a large se,port town
a man appeared before the magistrates, Messrs. Hough- like this) to the interests of one class especially, and that
ton and Harvey, to prefer a complaint against police- was the sailors. From the report he was glad to perceive
officer Kinnear, (61,) for having assaulted him. The that great attention had been paid to that class of men,
man stated, that on Friday night he was standing at the and he knew there had been instances of divine success
corner of Lord-street, between seven and eight in the arising out of the distribution of the Holy Scriptures to
evening, talking to a friend, when the officer came up, those individuals. He mentioned one or two cases
and without any previous intimation, struck him on the which had come within his own experience, where
side with his stick, at the same time calling him a d--d thA Rihlr that had been given to the seaman had

Irish rascal, and adding that if they did not go he would saved him from the eternal ruin which must other-
break some of their legs. The complainaint was about to wise have awaited him. He called their attention to
call a witness to prove his statement, when Mr. Dowling, the necessity of using their efforts to obtain an amalgama-
addressing the magistrates, said—" This man is one of the tion of the societies' funds, and stated a circumstance
most notorious scoundrels in Liverpool. and so is his wherein a poor woman belonging to one of the southern
friend." Mr. Houghton—lf he is a scoundrel he must lighthouses had appropriated a sovereign to the purposes
have justice. Mr. Dowling said, he had mentioned the cf the society, which had been left by a lady, although she
circumstance in consequence of the magistrates having had been advised by her friends to retain a portion of it
asked who the complainant was. The complainant then for herself. The lady having beard of the circumstance,
stated that he was employed to solicit orders for. a offered her a situation in her establishment. This the
person who was a cigar dealer. A witness. on being I poor woman respectfully declined, fearing it might
called corroborated the statement made by complainant. interfere with her religious duties. This so pleased
The officer stated that the complainant was one of a set of the lady that she sent her a check for £2O, and her
men called " duffers." well known to the police. He was daughter also inclosed one for £5. The lady to whom he
standing (as bad been stated) with his friend, and they had alluded, was no other than the Duchess of Kent, and
were ordered off to prevent any intt rruption to the foot- her daughter, the present Queen of England. He con-
walk, but refused to go, at the same time giving a great
deal eluded with an anecdote of a gentleman, who had been in
of abuse. He then pushed them, but did not strike
tl e habit of giving £lO annually to the Bible Society for
at all. The statement was corroborated by Police-officer several years, and on one occasion he only gave £3, re-
-360. Mr. Dowling said, that between the Town-hall and serving the £7 to himself. The person was shortly
Bold•street, there were sometimes forty of those fellows an er wards robbed of the £7, and he acknowledged himself
occupying the footwalk, and requesting parties to buy ci- to have been righteously dealt with on account of his hay_
gars, handkerchiefs, &c, and other things which were not
ing, kept hack t I e £7. when his means would have allowed
at all what they were represented to be; their object was to hint to have gi, en £lO. He urged upon the meeting to
catch parties whom they suspected to be flats, and take cline forward liberally in aid of a society which had ac-
them in. Mr. Harvey—l am sorry to hear you say they complished. and was now accomplishing, such an amount
only take in the flats, because they have attacked me as of good, by the dissemination of the Holy Scriptures to
well as others. (Laughter.) Mr. Dowling—They found all, without any distinction whatever.
you not so flat as they expected. (Renewed laughter.) The Rev. J. B. OWEN, one of the deputation, in se-
The magistrates cautioned the parties that they were not conding the resolution, remarked upon the fact that a
to stand upon the footwalk to the interruption of the portion of On tom wu not adequately filled, and ea-
passengers, and immediately dismissed the sulfa.