The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-05-23 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL AUXILIARY BIBLE SOCIETY.

The annual meeting of the supporters of the Liverpool
Bible Society was held on Friday evening, in the Music-
hall, Bold•street. There was a very numerous attendance,
including, among other clergy and gentlemen, the following:
—The Revs. Chancellor Raikes, Dr. Berth, H. Carpenter,
E. Bickersteth, R. Davies, J. Cordeaux, C. W. Lawrence,
H. Hampton, W. Ackworth, F. Parry, Evan Jones, James
Lister, Dr. Beaumont, John Peill, Whitley, John Kelly,
and Thomas Carter; and Messrs. Isaac Harrison, Adam
Hodgson, T. 0. Cooper, John Priestley, W. Brocklebank,
John Jones, Wm. Rushton, Thomas Rimmer, John Eden,
John Godfrey, Moore, and Wm. Kay.

The Rev. Dr. BYR,TII, in the absence of the Chancellor of
the Diocese, was called to the chair; and, in a powerful
address, he urged the claims of the society upon the com-
munity of Liverpool.
The Rev. R. DAVIES then read the thirty-second annual
report of this auxiliary, from which we make the following

extracts :

" With respect to the labours and operations of the Liver-
pool auxiliary, your committee report that the annual sub-
scriptions during the past year amounted to £343. is.
being £2O. Os. 9d. less than the previous year, which was
also less than the year preceding. The donations were
£39. 7s. 6d., being £93. 12s. 7d. below the last year. The
Ladies' Branch Society contributed in the last year £220.
being £35. 7s. more than the year before. But this has not
by any means raised that department of your institution to
the position it formerly held, and this can only be attributed
to the want of ladies' collectors to carry on the operations
of this important section. By the sale of books there has
been received at the depository during the last year the sum
of £525. is. 41d., bei►:g £33. Os. 61d. more than the previous
year, and that was a year of increase; so that, compared with
the report of the year 1840, £Bl. 14s. 41d. more has accrued
to our funds from this very sure and certain indication of the
value of the Bible Society, for in this case we have positive
proof of the increasing desire of the public to possess them-
selves of the Holy Scriptures. In giving a Bible to any one,
we cannot be assured that the gift is properly appreciated ;
but when that volume is sought for, and paid for, we may
entertain a reasonable hope, at least, that it is properly va-
lued. The country associations have contributed to your
funds the following sums :—St. Helen's £7G; Prescot £5O.
From the Mechanics' Association there has been obtained
£8 ss. 5d., being £1 10s. sd. more than last year. Your
committee cannot but believe that a very considerable sum
might annually be obtained from this source, if the proprie-
tors of extensive establishments would permit and encourage
the formation of associations among their workmen. Ho-
nourable mention might be made of gentlemen who have done
this, but to notice them by name might appear to be invidi-
ous, and would, most probably give pain to those benevolent
individuals who have thus distinguished themselves. The
Welsh Branch Society have in the past year contributed
4163 7s. lid. to the funds of the society, being less than last
year by £4B 6s. 3d. But this dimunition is not to be attri-
buted to any decreasing zeal or interest in the cause, for this
branch endeavours to supply the need of the Welsh popula-
tion of Liverpool, without trenching on the funds of your
auxiliary : and the Welsh schools are supplied with Welsh
bibles and testaments without drawing upon your depository.
It has been a subject of astonishment how so large a sum is
raised by the Welsh community of our town. The question
might be answered by replying that they are deeply conscious
and have a lively sense of what they owe to the Bible. But
this is not all. Admitting the full force of gratitude for so
inestimable a treasure, they have brought this feeling to
operate strongly on every individual. A reference to the
appendix of the report of the last year will show that, not
content with a subscription from the head of the family, the
wife also contributes her subscription, and each member of
the family, according to his means, eve❑ to the youngest
child, is enrolled as a contributor to the Bible Society. This
will solve the problem, How is it, that while the auxiliary em-
bracing th wealth of the merchant princes of Liverpool obtains
from the English portion of the community in subscriptions
and donations only £382 Bs. 7d. The Welsh branch has raised
£463 7s. lid. ? Your committee trust that the statement of
this fact will create a holy rivalry in the breasts of those who
in this cause of Christian benevolence have not donn what
they could. The total number of copies of the Holy Scrip-
tures distributed by this auxiliary and its branches in the
past year amounted to 9309, making a grand total of 237,558
copies issued since the
,year 1811. The following is a par-
ticular statement of the issues during the past year :
To the Ladies Branch Society 650 464

„ St. Helen's ditto
IP Prescot ditto .. ..
„ Mechanics' Association ..
„ Schools
„ Subscribers -
„ Non-subscribers at cost prices, and
copies claimed by subscribers
Various grants

66 101
62 178
13 004
437 505
219 052

2550 3186
138 681

4135 5074

Mr. PAYNE then read a statement of the accounts

The Rev. HENRY CARPENTER moved the adoption of the
first resolution, in a speech of considerable length, during
which he reviewed the objections commonly urged against
the institution, and said they only served to increase his at-
tachment and reveration for it. During the rev. gentleman's
address, the Chancellor entered the room, and took the
chair, which Dr. Byrth vacated.
The Rev. W M. A CKWORTH, a deputation from the Parent
Society, seconded the resolution. He commenced by ob-
serving, that the support which Liverpool gave to this ex-
cellent institution was by no means commensurate with its
importance ; after which, he drew several pictures of the
awful destitution with regard to the Scriptures prevailing
both in Manchester and other large towns. Following this
branch of his subject, he described the great work which yet
remained to be done in our eastern dependencies, making
that the ground for a powerful appeal for support, and then
giving a description of the want of the Scriptures in Italy
and France, he strongly urged that they alone were able to
stem the torrent of popery which was over-running those
lands. The details into which the rev. gentleman entered
were too discursive to be reported otherwise than at a length
which we cannot devote to them. He next described the
success which had attended the efforts of the society in va-
Hons parts of the world, particularly in Australia and New
Zealand. and lie terminated his address amidst loud cheers.
The Venerable CHAIRMAN, in passing the resolution,
apologised to the meeting for not havipg been able to arrive
sooner ; and he expressed his decided approbation of the
principles and objects of the society. The resolution was
adopted unanimously.
The Rev. Dr. BEAUMONT, after an energetic speech, in
which he warmly contended for the circulation of the scrip-
tures without note or comment, moved the next resolution,
expressing an earnest prayer to God that he would continue
to bless all the efforts made to advance the cause of the
Bible Society.
The Rev. EDWARD BICKERSTETti, amidst lonrs, ,
seconded the resolution. He wee truly glad? he saidd coeci
to meet

his friends on this occasion, and to see such a number of them
gathered together; and though be had c une to Liverpool on
behalf of another society—[the Church Missionary Associa-
tion]—lie rejoiced to have an opportunity aff irded him of
pleading for this. (Hear, hear.) He cordially loved the
Bible Society. (Hear.) He rejoiced to say that he had be-
longed to it now for between thirty and forty years, and he
had never yet repented of belonging to it, hut, on the con-
trary, he had cordially blessed God for having a part and a
share in that magnificent plan of communicating to the whole
world the Inspired Book, that every nation might read " in
their own tongue the wonderful works of God." (Hear.)
He rested the duty of labouring in the cause upon the plain
direction of God's word, that having freely received, we are
freely bound to give. (Hear, bear.) The command of our
Saviour was " Go into all the world, and preach the Gospel
to every creature ;" and this society gave abundant oppor-
tunities for extensively fulfilling that command ; it was not
an agent of evil, but it was an agent of good, that was seen
flying in the midst of heaven, having the everlasting Gospel
to preach to every nation, kindred, and tribe upon the face
of the earth. (Cheers.) The Bible Society, he conceived,
was a mighty instrument of God for accomplishing the mighty
.work that could not otherwise have been so effectually ac-
complished. Other institutions there had been which had
tried this, and God had blessed their labours to a certain
extent. The Scotch Bible Society, which separated from the
British and Foreign Bible Society, had been honouring God
in a limited degree by diffusing the word of God. If he
turned to the translation society, the Christian Knowledge
Society, it had been honouring- God to a certain and limited
extent in diffusing the sacred scriptures in different languages.
The Trinitarian Society, which acknowledged the Trinity,
and began with prayer, (which he trusted the grand majority
of the friends assembled ever felt to be a most important
principle)—they, to a limited extent, had been honouring
God in diffusing the Scriptures. The Baptist Translation
Society had also done something in a similar way ; but how
feeble and limited were all these efforts, and of other societies
hi foreign lands, compared with the mighty work to be done
to give to every nation the inspired volume ! (Hear, hear.)
When he looked at the British and Foreign Bible Society he
saw efforts more corresponding to the great necessities of our
fallen race. (Cheers.) It was a delightful fact to know that
this society had been distributing, in thirty-nine years of
operation, fifteen millions of copies of the Scriptures directly
from the society, and ten millions more indirectly, through
other societies ; so that twenty-five millions of copies of the
Holy Scriptures had been distributed through the agency of
the Britian and Foreign Bible Society. (Loud cheers.)
Besides this, the Scriptures had been distributed in 161
different languages through this society. (Cheers.) It was
such a magnificent delightful scheme, so full of promise in
every way, so connected with the promise of God's word,
"My word shall not return to me void," that he could
not but wish the British and Foreign Bible Society good suc-
cess in the name of the Lord. (Cheers.) He would admit,
indeed, that there were, and there would be, great imperfec-
tions in every human institution, and every human exertion.
(Hear.) In all translations of the inspired volume, there
being no promise of inspiration to the translator, there must,
of necessity, be imperfection and improvement, by degrees. i
(Hear.) /one of them had put in a claim of nfallihility—
they left that to the Pope of Rome;—(cheers)—nor did any
of them want human tradition to make complete the inspired
volume. (Great applause.) Let it be- remembered that the
great apostle of the reformation, the glorious Luther,—
(cheers)—by an imperfect translation—by the Vulgate—had,
through the mercy of God, given to him the light of reforma-
tion truth (!) Let them then, at first, endeavour to obtain
what was substantially, and in the main, the word of God,
and circulate it far and wide, with the full assurance that our
Heavenly Father will abundantly bless it. (Hear.) He felt
then that as yet they were but in the beginning of this great
work. Twenty-five millions of copies of the Scriptures had
been distributed, it was true, but of those twenty-five mil-
lions not one million had yet been distributed among the
heathens ; the twenty-four millions had gone among pro-
fessing Christians. (Hear.) Six hundred millions of hea-
thens had not yet had, from this society, one million copies
of the Holy Scriptures ! (Hear.) What a mighty and urgent
appeal was there for all their exertions! (Hear.) Should
we be cavilling about this trifle and that trifle, disputing
about this question and that question, when six hundred
millions of our fallen race were waiting for divine light?
(Hear.) Here there was a very weighty and powerful claim
upon us. And he could not but also feel that the more the
Holy Scriptures were distributed and read—and read as it
had been suggested with the blessing of God, looking upward
for the teaching of the Divine Spirit—and the more we might
hope Christians would be united together. (Hear.) He
could not but forget that amid the apparently multiplying
controversies, and the increasing earnestness and zeal of
those controversies, real Christians were more and more in
unity together—(hear ;)—real Christians were more and more
saying " Grace be with all them that love the Lord Jesus
Christ in sincerity and truth ;" more and more determined
that the human name shall be lost, and the name of Christ
magnified and declared ; more and more determined to cease
from man " whose breath is in his nostrils," and cry " Glory
to the lamb that was slain to receive riches, and honour, and
power, and wisdom, and glory, and blessing, and salvation to
our God and the Lamb for ever and ever." (Cheers.) He
felt the great need of this re-union—(applause)—for they had
mighty enemies upon every side raised up against them. Infi-
delity was taking every advantage to multiply its attacks upon
them ; a spirit of lawlessness and insubordination was
raised, and spreading in its efforts and attacks. We lived,
perhaps, upon the surface of a hidden volcano, as many had
justly remarked, at the annual meeting in London; but their
old enemy especially, the Pope of Rome,—(hear, hear)—as
a giant refreshed with nerve, was awakened, and exerting
himself with unequalled and unparallelled activity. It was a
very striking fact, that large societies had been formed
among the Papists—one comparatively of recent formation,
namely, in 1822, raised about £lOO,OOO a year—for the pro-
pagation of popery. (Hear.) Then there was the exertions
of this society throughout Europe, and its revival of the
most abominable corruptions. (Hear.) He had in his hand
a newspaper giving an account of the charge of the Arch-
bishop of Lyons, with the most astounding statements
of the idolatry of Rome. (Hear, hear.) In another
part of the paper there was an astounding description
of the worship paid to the virgin, published in Rome
itself. It was surprising to see how in every part of
Europe the agents of Rome increased in among the open
idolators of the apostacy. When he looked at their exertions
in every society, exertions made with an energy unequalled
in sending forth missions to all the meetings of all the great
Protestant societies, seeking to rear the work our God had
prepared and blessed among the heathen ; when he looked
again at the exertions of the Papacy in our own land, and con-
nected with this he could not but deeply mourn the spread of
papal principles in our own church—a modified form of po-
pery, had therein been proposed in direct opposition to the
standard of faith in the established church of this realm,
which it was most grievous to see—how, he asked, was all
this evil to be met? (Hear.) By rallying round the great
principles of the Protestant reformation, (loud cheers) the
holy bible, the word of God, the only standard, the divine
rule of faith and practice. (Renewed cheering.) Rally round
that standard, and by the grace of God, through divine truth,
we yet trusted to overcome all our enernies—nay, by their
very attacks to be quickened and roused and animated to
more exertions, and to more devoted zeal for fliin who has
bought us with his blood. (Hear.) He could not but feel
confident that the Bible Society had now special claims upon
us. Let infidelity, let popery, let lawlessness, let tractarian-
ism, let every form of error only lead us more and more to a
bold confession of that precious sufferer who has redeemed
us with his blood, and to an entire devotedness of heart to
him that communed) with all who live with him in sincerity
and truth ! (Cheers.) The resolution was then carried.
The Rev. JOHN KELLY moved the next resolution, which
thanked the passed officers for their services, and re-elected
them. He grounded his attachment to this society on two
points, the first of which was the principle which it distinctly
regarded, of the sufficiency of the scriptures, and next upon
the unequivocal testimony there had been given of the
practical good results from its operations.
The Rev. Dr. BYRTH seconded the resolution, and it was
unanimously adopted.
Thanks were then voted to the Chancellor for presiding,
in reply to which lie expressed his convictions of the great
utility of the society, after which the meeting separated

The anniversary of the Royal Agricultural Association for
1844 has been fixed to take place at Southampton.
A verdict of wilful murder has been returned against
Edward Thomas and his wife, for the double murder by
poison at Laleston, Glatnorganshire.
NEW MAGISTRATES.—Fifty-eight gentlemen have been
added to the commission of the peace for the West Riding of
Yorkshire.

The Rev. Sydney Smith, who it seems is one among the
innumerable sufferers by the bad faith of the repudiating
States of the American Union, has published an address to
the Congress at Washington, in which he sets forth in pecu-
liarly forcible language the infamy and fatal consequences of
such conduct, not only in a pecuniary, but iu a moral and
political sense.
DEATH FROM A FIGHT.—The death of a man named
Charles Ferguson, a bookbinder, in the employ of Mr.
Whewell;of Little Bolton, was occasioned on Monday, the
Bth instant, by that brutal mode of fighting tor which Lan-
cashire, especially that part of it, has been so long signalised.
At the clroner's inquest a verdict of " manslaughter" was
returned against four persons, and they were committed for
trial at the assizes.

The experiment of an "elephant-battery" has been suc-
cessfully tried at Dual- Dutu. Elephants have now, for some
years, been used with the guns in Assam, Sylbet, and Arra-
can, where they have been found most efficient, and are pre-
ferred to any other description of draught cattle. Their
application to ordinance draught is considered a great im-
provement, and they may be expected to completely super-
sede bullocks in Bengal. Assam, and all the adjacent districts,
or in fact wherever artillery is required in jungly or mountain
country.

IMPORTANT SALIM-Our pages to-day exhibit, both in
quality and in quantity, sales beyond anything that it has
ever been our good fortune before to announce to our nu-
merous and wealthy readers. The landed property alone
approaches in value one million sterling, and its eligibility is
so intelligibly stated, that we will not weaken Mr. Robins's
arguments by any observations of our own. In pursuing this
splendid list of property, its variety will be as apparent as its
intrinsic worth. The estate of the Earls of Ducie and Berners
alone are estimated, with the timber, at half a million of
money. Then comes the North Mymws Park Estate, bo
long in the enjoyment of Alderman Heygate, with an Eliza-
bethan mansion worthy of an emperor, and a park of 1,000
acres of land. With these three estates Mr. Robins seems
to entertain no doubt that three seats in parliament will
necessarily follow. Next we perctive, in Scotland he an-
nounces the sale of the two entire islands of Rasay and Rona,
in the Western Hebrides, extending to eighteen thousand
acres. Then he draws rather severely upon those who do
not move at a railway pace, for he invites the speculating
capitalists to a freehold estate in North America, and twenty
thousand acres of finely timbered lands, situate on the east
bank of the mighty Mississippi. This property abounds in
mineral wealth, and will be a secure source of investment,
with most brilliant prospective advantages. Returning to
England, he invites the capitalists, and a little army of sport-
ing gentlemen, to the innumerable seats, with their domains,
in which there will be found field sports to their hearts' con-
tent. Then again some thousands of acres of fertile lands.
" Here verdant pastures wide extended lie,
And yield the grazing herd exuberant supply;
Luxuriant waving in the wanton air,
Here golden grain rewards the peasant's care."
Again, the Weddington Castle, recently inhabited by the
Earl of Hillsborough. The entire freehold estates of John
Winter, Esq., the solicitor to the bank at Acton and Ealing ;
the Orchard Hill Estate, in Bucks ; two valuable farms, near
to Billericay, in Essex ; and in Leicestershire, a castle and
2,000 acres of land not far removed from the town. In the
Isle of Wight, Lord Spencer'S celebrated marine villa; and
at Bonchurch (at the back of the island), an Italian villa ; at
Horndean, near to Fareham station, a snug abode with
parkish grounds ; at Cheshunt, the renowned gardens upon
which it is said £5,000 was consumed by
the late W. Harri-
son, 11 pan the lawn only, in rare exotics; he was accounted
the first of botanists: the other villa is in the Elizabethan
style. Then into Kent. the non-pretending abode and grounds
of Lieutenant-Colonel F. W. Bellis ;—but we must take
leavii to pause. orsour readers may be fatigued before the task
is half accomplished. Our great- surprise arises out of the
cirinnostance of Mr. Robins's felicity in doing justice to each,
'and in such glowing ternrs, without being fairly charged with
plagiarism ; it really must be a work of labour, and aided he
considerable tact. In conclusion, we promise our monied
readers a treat in the perusal, begging, en passcnt, they will
not overlook the announcement of the Hon. Mr. Vellson's
extraordinary display of stock, which is upon the Didlingtou
estate that is to be sold in June (the live stock remains until
September). By
.the way, we have overlooked Emanuel
Brothers and Co., whose
gold and silver is estimated
,t,0,000, sod to be sold is July.—From tine Sun, May 18'

DREADFUL AND DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.

(From our Second Edition of Friday last.)

This morning, at a quarter before threein)o'tteele t
l,ocak' an
nxcut,tiiiic, alarmnegr
ero)ef,
of Fire in Jackson's-lane, between Union-street
s 'ani Queen-
street
r e acht:
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tah
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fil Orr:
s(tiaistitoannc;eantod
itnhea Nfe.wEm. (f u
fire engines and water carts reached the ground. Ti fi
originated in a warehouse on:the east sole of Jacks
known as "Jackson's," and near the south end of Jackson's
-lane.
there being hut one house, occupying the corner between it
and Union-street, that next to the Government Errigration
warehouse
the
fire contained
originated cotton
(fromin they, ,h
acte 1 inaar.n, ,
ea and
°here,fficeit is Ti'e
believed
not yet known). It blazed up with great furye and rapidity,
and Jackson's-lane, which is very narrow, soon became-
filled with a dense black smoke, which completely darkened
the air, and opposed the efforts of the firemen. Mr. Rush-
ton, the police magistrate, Mr. Leverett, and many other
superintendents, were immediately on the ground,
considerable force of fire and ordinary police; but, r
half an hour elapsed before water could be got in any effec-
tive quantity from the mains, and in the mean time the fire
progressed. In a short time the second story of the ware-
house had caught:fire, and from its containing a large quantity
of saltpetre, the worst apprehensions were entertained, and
great caution was necessary. Luckily, however, a series
of slight shocks, resembling a cannonading, preceded a grand
explosion, which last may be said to have blown up
the greater part of the warehouse, the ruins of which fell
partly into the street and partly, the north wall, upon nu
adjoining shed, also containing saltpetre, which it effectually
and luckily crushed in, so that the material iipsti,sisisli,ooawny
shooktscarcely
warehouse
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neighbouring
remained
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Wrights"—on the west side of the lane, soon
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byde s t ihn e
half-past
from the doors
Lane.
It is lamentable to state, that though numbers of idle
strong men were about, none of them could be prevailed
theth e
poorer
upon, though offered good pay, to work the engines ! and the
fbruigthtift'u lis acnceovuenrtthe olfes tshdee mploorraalbh statet rn ofe.
police officers had to be sent for from various distant parts of
town.
Phiscilassiess a,
Water was conveyed as rapidly as possible from;the Fire-
station and elsewhere by the water carts, in the default of
that from the water company's pipes.
Shortly before, and about four o'clock, the blaze, together
with the successive explosions was terrific, and we may add,
sublime. About five o'clock all hope,,of saving Wright's
warehouse being at an end, after every possible exertion and
great danger to those employed near it from the falling of
materials, the cat-head coverings in Union-street, &c. ; an
attempt was made to cut off the progress of the fire in the
range of valuable warehouses adjoining on the north, and
running all the way (six s • in height)
but thistones
was found to be impossible
next warehouse, and the
of accomplishment in the
this object on the warehouses firemen directed their efforts towards
is to be hoped they wil further north, in which it
Great part of the warehouse succeed.
first burnt, fell upon the back
of the houses, on the
crushing in the yard walls,
suth side of it, in Union-street,
andi,r, filling many of the rooms
with smoke and flame. The
as they could, in great alarm, theanclisita made their escape
nts
furniture, fixtures,
books, &c. were carried out, or thrown out by the windows,
piecemeal. A considerable quantity of books,
ok and
papers,
loose and in drawers were also got out be tiles' police,
exertions were great. It is now 6 o'clock, and we whose
shall
hereafter report further progress. Wright's warehouse is
now nearly all in a blaze. It stands partly isolated at the
pet
end to Union-street, and as there is also salt re in the
cellars, apprehensions are entertained of another explosion,
and a falling of the walls.
EIGHT O'CLOCK.—Soon after six o'clock we found the
Mayor, Mr. Councillor Sheppard. and several other
men in authority, who had joined Mr. Rushton. " Wegelint'l-e-
-warehouse, before noticed, was burned down half its height,'s"
or three stories, and the smoke and flame had begun to '
in volumes from some of the lower doors in unit: sue
street, and the windows in Jackson's-lane. As it osn;
understood that there was a quantity of saltpetre cud‘a
spirits in the cellars, (which are, however, fortunately
vaulted,) while great exertions were made to arrest the
progress of the fire from above, equal, or greater efforts
were exerted to prevent an explosion from below, which,
from the narrowness of the two streets on its angle, on
the east and south, and the great height of the building.
must have been attended with serious consequences to en
engaged at the engines, as well as to the neighbouring houses.
Up to half-past 7 o'clock, the walls still stood nearly erect, and
being well built, gave no indication of a fall, beyond a
very slight projection of the lofty pediment, surmounting
the end fronting to Union-street, which may have arisen
in the original building. The police were exceedingly active
in throwing water into the highest windows and doors which
they could reach, and for this purpose hose pipes were taken
up to the opposite third story windows of Union-street, and
also to the top of the corner prernises—a lodging house—in
the corner opposite that street and the lane. Water was
also copiously poured into the cel
found
in first
and also by the cellar doors—the waste water being dammed
up by damaged cotton in the street, so that it found its way
into them. The water thrown in from the elevated branch
pipes from the windows
went andt
roofs)
wit mhin thust haeve
walls. T been most
•he
effective, as every drop of 1
warehouse and its contents were before doomed ; and the
wareh
danger became of the probability of the heavy masses of
great
fallieg with the floors,
cotton, &c., some of it half consumed,
and from its weight and swelling, with the wateratnhrown upon
it, bursting out the lower part of the wa_llso,
longer d tus pro-
jecting the whole pile into the streets. • I\h r was at
this time apprehended from an explosion met e cellars, which
appeared to be effectually flooded. It b
caomteeersvidet, at
length, that the efforts of the firemen and others
were no
longer available, either to save the
d orPr'elisesand Mr. property
(nearly the whole) that was store_ within; . , • Hewitt,
• this probability beforehand,
of the fire-police, foreseeing
everal of his
had sometime before got, with s , ,
top of tee next extensive
at great peril, upon the
n the north —the wind
warehouse, of equal height,
on
1 d eastward, blowin s th
being unluckily from thesouthwar a 1
thward, which f'c
e
fire in the direction of the whole range
material.r Notwith-
standing a vast quantity of valuable rawrt
ies on the roof to to':
standing the great exertions of the pa
e the flames t
off the fire, it caught the next warehouast.,
ea
e. b d was fiatbut
bursting out at the top window. The -d, caught tire soon
short distance from it to the north, ~
and
tiesritt on th
after. A very short time before,
we
ssw. " how the • e
fire
very outer peak of the cat-head roof, looking
blew", and directing his men• tle to the south of it, was
The street (Jackson's-lane) a lit
ite, in which th
piled wick the ruins of the warehouse opp
- :feet. We ha e
fire broke out, to the height of 15 to .
of ,
~ have
accession explosions
stated that in the latter warehouse a st
losion (which was
from saltpetre took place. The terrific)greaasexP
bad a most
soon succeeded by another almostton the houses adjoining,
alarming and destructive effec
at the corner, and the
and particularly on "Mr. Chalk'sliouses behind it were
more contieuous, The out-
blast nil the falling
' ' 'the united
thrown down by
hack apartments ruined by the
of the materials • the ,
' weer : burned. ass nn, aria
explosion, as if by gaoP° id Even the cellar
the window frames smashed
%tit., was similarly dealt with'
window, under the front a
P- r outside blown into the street
and the shutter fixed upon On
Theceilings and plaster-work
like a tompion from a gun. 11-
partly on fire, though silli
were also torn off, and the hokuse
The fire is here and thee'
standing, is a complete wrec ._
drenched with water that the
smouldering in it, but it is so
cellars were nearly a foot deep.nlereen
, perceiving that the
Mr. Rushton and other ge T. , the range
of
ware-
fireorth part o""
was extending to the n
ekson's-lene, went round about
houses on the west side of Joa
Queen-strcet, to direct opera-
half-past seven o'clock int
we found the whole street filled
tiops in that quarter. Herevake.
The third warehouse had
with a suffocating timber-s 0
li holes had been made in the
effectually caught fire, thoug
work in all directions, all
• were at •
roofs, and engines bring put into requisition.
town
those available in the
the
warehouse on the east side,
Next to the shed, adjoiningd
from which the explosions had
which had first ignited,
and
also filled with a large quantity
proceeded, was another s
db such men as could be got on the
of saltpetre in bags, an
ad to carry it out into a yard in
emergency, were employ
y of cotton in small hales was also
Queen-street. A quan-t' y of the third warehouse, now
carried out of the and each
n bale was carried on the back of
on fire at the top, and e
eaed beneath the load.
a single man, who stagger.
t,
oi Oldhall-street, was amongst
Mr. 111.`Guff e,
drul4Cl'rendercd most active assistance.
the first at the fire, an
t. the licnourable Frederick Fitz-
Capt. Bounker, and Lieu
came
to the ground at half-past
ray, of the 15th Infantry,of
6 their men were most active in
five o'clock, and witb 4 the several street ends. The fire
keening off the idlers at
,niock_
not yet known how. Mr.
broke out about three o
ihees_
' ealeage agent, was, as usual,
Maxwell, the Insurance o t
energetic.
The warehouses in
at his post, and
wan e
called "Wright's," and are all yet
the range alluded to are a
in danger. and 355 Dixon, where the
orong,
Police-fireman 255 Arnie
e varehouse next to that consu
top of the 1 -
first who got on the r was severely, but not dangerously
med. One P°li".°lficesi. warehouse in Union-street falling
wounded by a brick in t e .
co. We have heard of no other
and cutting hint in the toreli
accident. active in breaking open the doors
A policeman was most
l ouses to admit the throwing in
and windows of the ware
i
Inf police indeed, on
officers o
and
of tine water. The who'e - edthe expects every ma to d :in
men, did that which Bugle
the hour of peril.
rig bt the front of the large warehouse
At a quarter past
at crash into Union-street, struck a
came down with a great i ,g part of the corner of the house
house opposite, and carry i
but the engines
ht fire, being brought
along with it, it cog on got under.
to bear upon it, it A-ass°
ount of property destroyed is about
We understand the ans
any
insured in the Liverpool, the
£45,000, which is prinelP Corporation Fire Insurance-offices.
Loudon
Globe, and the L 0......„........„,,„„„„..........
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• , f Dublin corporation on Wednesday,
At a meeting 0 elected treasurer of the corporation of
Mr Costigan was •
Dub. lin l members of the council, who had voted for
. Severs
vious occasion (the election having
Mr. Guinness on a Pre
11,0, declared that they had been influenced
been declared
by the " pressureo
from without" to vote for Mr. Costigan.
Q121..•E5,s paisoeo—CeSSATION OF THE RULES.—The
regulations, under the act sth Victoria, cap. 22, for consoli-
dating the Queen' Secretary Fleet, and Nlarshalsea Prisons,
d by the of State, have been distributed,
sanctioned
and the classification will now take place. The act was pass,
sed on the 31st of May last, and in a few days the " rulers "
must take up their residence within the walls. as prescribed
by the 12th section of the act, which etates, " that after the
• f this act, it shall not be lawful for the marshal or
passing 0
keeper of the Queen's prison to grant any day rule, or to
grant the liberty of the rules to any person except for the
purpose of continuing the liberty of the rules of the Queen's
Bench Prison for such time as the marshal shall think
thnts,
riot more than 12 calender months after
therete paseingt oof_
ti.ne
act, to those persons who shall be in njoymeu_r
sofn 1.,
liberty of the rules of the Queen's Bench of Fleet
u .to the
cus!
the time of passing this act; and that all
Per-sl'berty of the
to whom the 1 ~
tody of the marshal or keeper, have been tranrw
rules of one of the said prisons shall not
those
persons to
vdion,
before tine passing of this act, and aelsdo d.orei the passing of
such liberty shall have been g
'rant. 11 of such liberty, shall
this act, after the next deterininiartemmeen
's Prison, and that
be confined within the walls
.oft,itny (.2
such prisoner be suffered
it shall be deemed an escape ht ,
,riso,n except as hereinafter
to go beyond the walls of !will expire ire on WednesdaY week, the
provided." The perioil •hielin'have existed in one shape or
31st inst., when tines rulesl
h w
were attached to two prisons,
other will
cefne. I'e 13ench and were enjoyed by persons
the Fleet and
-,,neen s
for them, Some progressive steps
who could afford to
pay
Ye
Legislature to abolish the privilege
have been adopted by t
-I iilitate against the interest of creili-
as it has been fowls. to n
who
were in the rides of tire Fleet and
Those prisoners •
pursuance of this act
tors• he prisoners in
removed kith the °!- •11l re, rind the day is fast approaching
were granteo the pr,v, ti... . , ,
The interior o: the Queen's Prison
for their annihilation. .
five classes, and it is expected that on
has been sheared into
ken-winch from the passing of the not
the "Pinitimi of
the
twe.effected. A , material dnction w ill
the separation will be .
oilers remanded by the insolvent
take piece in those priss i
host.
who refuse to file schedules
Debtor's Court, as well a.
1 r',v their creditors. Since tr
under vesting orders obtainet. . ,
1 had i •
- veral prieoners it
10 re, n yes
passing of the act be
) to tine Insolvent Debtors'
confinement have rippliet
~
and FM spiiiii^..-.
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Ithis unnecessary addition to the price of food. Tbere was a '
great difference between the condition of the labourer in
England and in Canada, and yet we were proposing to in-
-rease the price of food to the English labourer, and not only
__l-, but we were actually doing so by means of a tax levied
omrnittee, entirely for the benefit of Canada. The house should pause
the clause before it encouraged the investment of capital ou the faith of
Towushend a protection which must ere long be swept away.
'-iat they Mr. GLADSTONE supported the motion of Lord Stanley,
contending that the house was pledged by its tacit assent to
the expectation held out that if Canada should adopt certain
..end, but he measures relative to the importation of American grain, her
introduced into own grain would be received on more favourable terms into
who was not yet of this country. Canada did adopt the measures thus pointed
ie child of the mar- out, and it was but justice now that the pledge held out
as at a loss to know should be fulfilled. He did not think the bill would lead to
at all, as when the smuggling, for the amount of duty bore no proportion to the
`o pass another bill bulk, and it would not therefore answer the purpose of the
He regretted smuggler. The right hon. gentleman then proceeded to
IC ti ' reply to the arguments used by the several honourable mem-
e of bers who had during the evening opposed the proposition of
all Ct Lord Stanley, and contended that the measure. if passed,
,d was would have the effect of fostering the agriculture of Canada,
simile., without materially affecting that of Great Britain. The
growth of Canada was not sufficiently extensive to produce
had take any effect upon our home markets, however important it
r. Marge might be to Canada to find for it an advantageous market.
. Margetts if the The whole question was a small one as regarded England,
lownshend should but it was one of great im e
ouportance to Canada. In this view
The exce- of the case he was bornt by Lord Sydenham, who had
nc two years ago expressed his opinion of the importance of ad-
'e witting Canadian produce into England duty free. He was
of opinion that no reasonable objection could be stated to
ort was ordered the measure, if fairly considered ; for there conld be no ques-
tion but its tendency would be beneficial both to this country
and to Canada.
The debate was then adjourned.

UNIVERSITY AND CLERICAL NEWS

At a congregation on Wednesday last at Cambridge, the
following degrees were conferred :—Honorary Masters of
Arts: The Hon. George Francis Stewart Elliot, Trinity
college, son of the Earl of Tinto ; the Hon. Walter William
Brabazon Ponsomby, Trinity college, son of Viscount Dun-
cannon.—Bachelors of Arts : George John Boudier, King's
college ; William Bryce Watson. Trinity college ; John Au-
gustus Tulk,
Trinity c Trinity college ; Richard Snow Mortimer
Buckingham, college; ; Ferdinand Ernest Tower, St.
John's college; Charles Alsager Tryon, St. John's college;
George Stallard, St. John's college ; Jo4n James Hall, Cor•
pus Christi college ; Thomas Whitehouse, Sidney Sussex
college.—And at Oxford a congregation was held, when the
following were conferred :—Masters of Arts: H. M. Rich-
ards, Christ Church ; W. Lempriere, Christ Church ; Rev.
Marshall, Worcester college; Rev. Rudall, Pembroke
college; Rev. E. C. Holt, Brasenose college; T. Jones,
;Magdalen hall; H. E. Adair, St. John's college; A. A.
Barker, Magdalen college ; Rev. R. St. John Sheriff, Wad-
barn college.—Bachelors of Arts : H. Dawson, Baliol college;
J. D. Gray, Baliol college ; F. Byron Baliol college ; J. II aw-
ker, Baliol college; H. G. Hoskins, Baliol college; W. B.
Lott, Baliol college ; Hon. H. Irby, Trinity college ; W.
Paxton. Trinity college; J. Hussey, Exeter college; J. D.
Grenside, Exeter college; W. Wodehouse, Exeter college;
J. Williarns, Queen s college ; Lord H. Loftus, Oriel college,
Grand Compounder ; A. R. Pain, Pembroke college ; H. E.
Havergal, New college ; G. Houghton, Lincoln college ; T.
Ipepgien
;g , Brasenose
J.
R andß.
pciol 1,1 e er
a;
Wilson, Brasenose college; C. 13. Jackson, Brasenose col-
lege;J. J. T. S. Cocks,
n college R.
White, Brasenose college ; J. B. Taunton, All Souls college;
ritsenFo'seG.cToll
F. Leigh, Magdalen hall ; F. A. Weekes, Wadham college ;
H. Watson, Wadham college.

The Venerable Archdeacon Law has presented £lOOO to-
wards rebuilding the north aisle of Weston-supermare
Church, near Bath.
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CONVERT FROM JUDAISM.—On Sunday, the 7th instant,
Mr. J. M. Joseph (brother to the Rev. H. S. Joseph, of
Liverpool) was baptised at St. James's Church, in this city,
agreeably to the injunction of the Special Commissary of the
Diocese.—Bath Chronicle.
A commission of " preliminary" investigation, which sat
six hours, was opened yesterday in the Chapter-room of
Bristol Cathedral, to enquire whether there were grounds for
carrying into the Episcopal Court a cumplant of breach of
church discipline, in the marriage of Wm. Redgers and Char-
lotte Durban in Redeliff Church on 29th January last. The
proceedings were instituted .ex officio by Venerable Arch-
deacon Thorp, who conducted his case in person, and arose
out of the following circumstances. The two persons, pro-
perly parishioners of Nailsea, were married, as above stated ;
the female is the sister of the deceased wife of Wm. Redgers ;
and it was contended that the Rev. Dr. Irvine (curate of St.
Mary Redcliff) had sufficient notice both of consanguinity and
of their not being of the parish. Citations were therefore
served on the Rev. M. R. Whish, vicar, and on Dr. Irvine,
curate of the parish, to meet this proceeding. The vicar
handed a protest, declaring his preferments to be in the di-
ocese of Bath and Wells.

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ATTEMPT TO ASSASSINATE A CLERGYMAN.—A diaboli-
cal attempt to assassinate the Rev. Thomas Page, the offici-
ating minister of Christ Church, in the immediate vicinity
of Virginia Water, close to Windsor Great Park, was made
a few nights ago, between eleven and twelve o'clock. The
rev. gentleman and his wife were retiring to rest, and at the
moment Mr. Page (whose shadow was thrown upon the win-
dow) had approached the dressing-table at the window of his
bedroom, to extinguish the light, a loaded musket was dis-
charged at him from the garden, and, from the sound, evi-
dently at but a short distance from the house. Upon exa-
mining the window, a large slug, upwards of an inch in
length, was discovered to have been lodged In the wood-
work which di% ided the two sashes of the window, and in
the precise direction of the spot where the rev. gentleman
was standing. Indeed, had it not been for the fortunate and
providential circumstance of the slug lodging in the double
portion of the frames of the window, the aim of the villain
would, most unquestionably, have taken effect. A portion
of the glass was broken, and the shattered fragments knocked
inwards upon the dressing-table beneath.
HINTS TO CLERGYMEN' GODFATHERS, &c.—The Rev.
Mr. Stowell, in his speech on the Education Bill, at Man-
chester, mentions the following startling fncts :—" In one
year out of 360 young persons committed to the New Bailey
Prison under 17 years of age, 72 could not say the Lord's
Prayer; 39 could say the Lord's Prayer and nothing more ;
21 could say the Lord's Prayer and the Creed ; 3 could say
the Lord's Prayer. the Creed and the Ter. Commandments;
none could say their duty to God and their neighbour ; none
could say the whole of the Church Catechism. Of the whole
number, 117 belonged to the church ; 243 to different de-
nominations of dissenters, which was as two to one in com-
parison to the church." Would this state of society be such
were the following directions of the church duly observed :
. .

` The curate of every parish shall diligently, upon Sundays
and holy days, after the second session at evening prayer,
openly in the church instruct so many children of his parish
sent unto him as he shall think convenient in some part of
this Catechism. And all fathers, mothers, masters, and
dames, shall cause their children, servants, and apprentices
who have not learned their Catechism to come to the church
at the time appointed, and obediently to hear and be ordered
by the curate until such time as they have learned all that is
here appointed for them to learn."

NEW CHURCH AT PENZANCII,—We have recently had
presented to us a specimen of what the Cambridge Camben
Society are intended to produce, recently given at the open-
ing of a new chapel at Penzance. There was " the approach
to the chancel by three bold and well executed granite steps."
Then a rail, " or rather screen ;" and within the rail three
more steps. Then the reredos, and seven sedelia and the
credence and piscina. Then, "on the first altar-step are
two elegant candelabra, fire feet and a half high ;" con-
taining candles of wax, "fourfeet and a half high :" making
ten feet in all. Then, " the service is read from a lectern,
which is situated on the upper chancel-step." "The Lita-
ny is said from a faldstool placed on the second chancel-step,
and looking towards the altar," The lessons are read from
4. a brass eagle, which stands on the pavement of the choir."
We have then a description of how no fewer than nine cler.
gyrnen contrived to divide the service among thesis ; the
whole "effect" of which is said, again and again, to have
been "impressive," and "most impressive ;" but of which,
it is abundantly obvious, the chief peculiarity must have
been, the distracting and dazzling effect of the whole glitter
and parade, and perpetual changing of the dramatis person ,
inevitably making quiet and abstracted devotion almost
im-
possible. Three of these clergymen, we are sorry to say,
were members of the Church Missionary Society. There is,
however, another part of the system which demands atten-
tion. It is this : divers parts of the service are to be " saA"
or " chanted" within the chancel, and looking towards the
alter ; i. e., at the distant part of the church, and with the
minister's face turned from the people. Thus he is no lon-
ger, as now, one with the people, and leading their prayers ;
but he is the mediating priest and intercessor, who is gone
into the holy of holies, there to offer up prayer for them.—
[One of the clergymen who preached two of the sermons at
this church on its opening was the Rev. Robert Aitken,. who
a year or two since obtained in this town considerable noto-
riety, and who, a short time prior to his removal from hence,
officiated in St. John the Evangelists Church, Hope-street,
in this town.] —Ed. L. S.
EFFICIENCY OF THE PASTORAL Am SOCIETY.—I do
not think dissent from the church a small evil. 1 have too
many opportunities of knowing the evils that arise from it to
ake such a course. But my object is to set forth what the
take such a course. But my object is to act forth what the
clergY and the country should do with respect to the dissent
which does exist. Should they not rather seek to take away
the. causes of Dissent than to oppose the effects arising from
those causes? Should they not rather undermine the fortress
than seek to take it by storm ? Is it not wiser, instead of
going to the very middle of the current and trying to stop it,
to dry up its sources ? Dissent had its rise in the peculiar
circumstances of the country and the population, and was
increased thereby ; but if the clergy wish to oppose that
hich too often certainly opposes them with a vehemence,
ofw which we have seen within the last week more examples
than we could desire to expect, they must do it according to
principles of one who spoke when be was not a Noncon-
thewhat be thought would be the best preventive
agaforcini:tt'N?ofnconformity—" Outdo, outpreach, outpray them."
r if we were to ask the leading Dissenters of the land, who
Ilk"; Dissent even for its own sake—for some do this, I fear—
wh would most dread, the opposition of argument, or
itt tll';or reproach, or the opposition of pious men labour-
caz 'n districts where Dissent prevails, I think we need have
very little doubt of what would be the answer. Suppose we
their choice of having 100 octavo volumes on
nciples launched against them, or 100 little paniph-
cgiebavtuseracLasarnis they their
the evil of schism, or 100 pious, faithful curates,
who would do the work of the church in the spirit of the
which would they prefer ? I think they would reply,
t your octavos, circulate your pamphlets, but don't
syour curates. Establish another Star-chamber,
f.
eh
npuydrr church, 1
forth
p
lease, for that will promote our cause, but don't
establish your Church Pastoral-Aid society." Ido not say
anything, then, in the way of apology for Dissent, but en-
deavour to account for a state of things which otherwise it
would be difficult to xplain, how that with her excellent
which is admired and approved even by those whe
do Liturgynotloin in it,—with her scriptural Articles, which are
acknowledged to be so by many who do not subscribe to
them,—and with her clergy, now scattered through the land,
men of education, self-devotion, and self-denial,—there
should be so much dissent from the church. Indeed, it
would be a phenomenon not to be accounted for, except on
the grounds I have stated. The Liturgy of our Church is
nothing to those who do not hear it ; and the most pious
clergyman is of no value to those who live four or five miles
from him, and see him, perhaps, but once or twice a-year.
I consider, then, that this Society has the greatest claims,
both upon the church and the country at large, because its
principles cannot be promoted without the principles of the
church being promoted ; and because it is srst in discovering
where our wants and difficulties are, and in pointing out and
ding the remedy .Speech of the Bishop qf Chester.
provi

IlEa MAJESTY'S BIRTH-DAY.—A paragraph hat appeared
in some of the papers, stating " that to all appearance the
natal day of our gracious Sovereign is likely to pass off
very languidly' in the metropolis, and that there will not be
any drawing-room on that day, as is customary." We are
authorized to state that a day will soon be named for the ce-
lebration of her Majesty's birth-day, as well as for the draw-
ing-room, which will be followed by the usual official dinners
There is every reason to believe, that although some appre- '
bensions have existed respecting the prospects of the Lon-
don season, those apprehensions are without foundation
It is expected that the christening of the infant Princess and
the marriage of the Princess Augusta of Cambridge are
incidents sufficient to afford opportunity for more than the
ordinary proportion of magnificent entertainments during
the ArasOnf and for the nobility to dieplsy their loyalty in a
Manner poky slttOpti4 td.opttito Is M itiattlltli to ttithifto