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TO THE EDIT,

1 OF THE LIVERPOOI

!St way to

SIR,—It would seem that th
parent triumph in a paper war, at least when your

is a gentleman, is to abandon
civility. This will, probably, hay
out of the field in disgust; and

wings, and crow he ()V

a beaten enemy. And

after many inquiries ,he saw one _
he was under condemnation as a murder€

course which Mr. Pollock has pursued towards Mr

'nage, be ob►taijed an

He has treated him in a way in which no gentleman would
treat another ; and Mr. Wray declines, in consequence, to
have anything more to say to him : nor can any one blame

versant with the native race and lei _
interview with the man the day prOteding his execu-
tion ; and he asked him, "Do yOu know Jesus ?" He
answered in hig own siMpit words, "Not very well." He
then said to him "Do you know where you are going 2"
and he replied,l " hope to Jesus Christ. Shall I see him to-
night." Re felt as if our Saviour himself were answering,
" To-day thou shalt be with me in Paradise." And this
Was the fate of the poor miserable unit, the remnant of the
race which had once occupied the whole country ; the
remnant of the race whom our settlers had hunted down
like dogs ; that man was doomed to suffer the penalty of
laws he had never been taught to obey—was sent into the
presence of God. whom he had never learnt to love or
fear. (Sensation.) That was the cause which led to their
holding a greatimissionary meeting in the year 1850, in
the city of Sydney, which was attended by all the bishops
of the Australian provinces, six in number, and by a large
body of the laity, and at which the whole meeting was
moved, as a single man, to the determination to devote
their substance thenceforth to ameliorating the condition
of the native population of the various districts into which
the gospel was carried. It was determined at that meet-
ing to take the word of God to those regions which still
remained populous. The Bishop of Newcastle and him-
self were appointed a deputation to visit the islands in
the Pacific, the native inhabitants of which still remained
unconverted; and to adopt measures for training up their
young men to be missionaries and teachers to their own
people. And it was full time that something should
be done ; for the white adventurers on these islands
had proved themselves reckless and lawless men,
cutting down the sandalwood, and shooting like beasts
those who opposed; thus engendering in the minds of the
natives such a deep hatred against the white men, that if
one set his foot on an island in the Pacific he was sure
to be massacred, as was the case with John Williams.
They all knew who John Williams was ; a man in whose
steps he was often thankful to find himself walking—
(cheers)—a man who, though belonging to a body not in
communion with themselves, he believed hereafter would
be found among those who had done their Master's work
according taigsmc,e. which was in them. Having nar-
sacre of the Rev. J.Williams, on the island of-Eromirigo,
he said he had since visited that Island again and again,
and at the very place where Jno. Williams died, these simple
minded men had gone on board his (the right rev. speaker's
little vessel, a schooner of 21 tons, because they saw that
his errand was peace, and that there was not such a thing
as a weapon of any kind to be found. A year or two after
that, some young men of another tribe were taken on board
Sin,—l was very much amused in reading the letter of your
his vessel, and subsequently educated ;and he remembered
correspondent " Veritas," which appeared in the columns of
returning with them to Eromingo, where he experienced
kind treatment from the tribes. Thus, when the London your paper on Tuesday last. lie states that he admires the
Missionaries went to that island with native teachers, they policy of the Rev. Mr. Pollock, whieh has instigated him to
found the people ready to receive them. Having traced the retire from the field, ere his defeat becomes more signal—for
results of these missionary efforts, which had received the in the very same column, just above the amusing production
blessing of God, and had borne full fruit to his glory, the of " Veritas," appears a letter from Mr. Pollock, affording a
right reverend bishop mentioned an affecting and touch- practical proof that he has not given up the field to his oppo-
ing incident attending the education of a youth from this nent, but he is, on the contrary, ready to write again, "when
same island, whom he adopted as his son, but who died
one of his facts have been disputed, or one of his proofs set
subsequently at Sydney, after he had been introduced
to the son of John Williams, as a descendant of the aside, or one of his arguments replied to." lam firmly per-
savage tribes whom a barbarous and cruel treat- suaded that there are not many members of the Church of
ment had incited to the massacre of his father. This, he England, in Liverpool, either among the clergy or laity, but
continued, would be the work of the society called " The feel truly grateful to the Rev. Mr. Pollock for the very able
Australasian Board of Missions," whose operations he manner in which he has exposed the miserable shifts and
trusted would soon be self-supporting, so that that the disingenuous conduct of the Rev. Mr. Wray, and his very
great societies in England could then transfer their liberal
zealous and modest curate, Mr. Mackenzie Pughe, in their
and valuable assistance to new fields of foreign effort,
which, in their turn, would also become self-supportm' g. vain attempt to stigmatise the evangelical clergy of this town
Thus the societies in England would be planting the as "Puritans," and as guilty "of wanton indifference to their
whole world with the seed of life, in such way that the ordination vows."
crop would be developed a hundred-fold, and its influence In reading the correspondence between Mr. Pollock and
be extended through all parts of the earth. (Cheers.) Mr. Pughe, it is gratifying to observe that, notwithstanding
If they wished to carry out the objects of their society, Mr. Pughe's insinuations against Mr. Pollock, and the use of
they must not depend on extraneous aid. They could not language amounting to impertinence, Mr. Pollock has not
hope that the requirements of such an enterprise could be
suffered himself to be drawn aside to notice personalities, but
carried out by missionary aid, for they could not provide
ministers in sufficient numbers to work out the evangelisa-
tion of 500,000, 000 heathen. To effect this object,they must tent questions involved in this correspondence. None of
have native agents, and by their assistance they would, your raiders will be at all astonished that Mr. Wray has
under God's blessing, be able to complete the good work. formally retired from this controversy, or that Mr. Pughe's
Was it possible for a country like England, possessing last letter should mainly consist of admissions of " nninten-
only 17,000.000 of inhabitants, to send out missionaries in tional misstatements," and laboured explanations, which no
sufficient numbers to meet the exigencies of 600,000,000 ? one would ever have heard of, but for the fearful exposure
Instead of attempting to accomplish this impossible
of their Jesuitical proceedings, of circulating privately and
task, let them at once send out bishops, with the
krowledge nd grace of God in their hearts, and by
ils underhand what they did not dare to give to the public, until
that means they would see new parishes rising up, and its most offensive and objectionable charges and statements
new ministe spreading a knowledge of the gospel in had been greatly modified or altogether suppressed.
those benighted lands. if this were followed up they Alluding to this document, Mr. Pughe, writing to you on
would see blessed results in many quarters, as he had seen the 13th of July, says, "It was certainly neither written nor
in the wide country over which he had been called to ex-
printed for circulation among the Puritan party, but among
ercise a spiritual control. There the people had evinced
the warmest sympathy in promoting the interests of the those from whom help might be expected, or, at least, sym-
Church, and in forwarding the objects of its institution. pathy ;" at another time he reminds Mr. Pollock that this
They had said they were willing to do whatever they very document "was handed to the Editor of the Mail, and
could—to give what they had; they had nothing but land, by him published in full, at the time when the'scheme was
but what they had they freely gave.— (Cheers.) They first advertised in the local papers." How these two state-
were willing to write out a deed of conveyance, by which ments can be reconciled, I cannot understand; hut Mr.
they gave this land to the Bishop of New Zealand and his Pughe hopes to escape from this difficulty by acknowledging
successors to found and build a church, and to build and that he had made a misstatement. But this is not all after
w endo a college in which the youth, both English and v in ;
a. Pollock had brought to light and published your paper
native, might be brought up in the faith and knowledge of
Jesus Christ, and faithful and obedient subjects to our this very instructive letter of Mr. Wray's, which was not
sovereign Queen Victoria. (Applause.) The right rev, originally intended "for circulation among the Puritan
elate resumed his seat amidst loud and prolonged party," Mr. Pughe does not hesitate unblushingly to affirm
that it is only a different edition of the same letter, which had
appeared in the Mail," varying in no essential particular,"—
that both contained the " same unpalatable truths," and were
equally "offensive to the Puritans."
I most sincerely pity the individual who could make these
statements, after reading the analysis of the two letters given
by Mr. Pollock in his letter, in which the two letters are
placed in parallel columns; it proves, in a most remarkable
way, how infatuated men may become by defending a bad
cause ; let me request your readers to reperuse the following
passage from Mr. Pollock's letter : " It will be observed at
once, by every attentive reader of these two remarkable
documents, that they are anything but identical. The one
had been privately circulated as a letter among the supposed
sympathisers with the writer, from May, me. The other
appeared as a prospectus to the public, only in September,
1853. The latter was, indeed, offensive enough, but yet it
was gentleness itself compared with the former. It studiously
omitted much ; it mitigated and toned down more; it intro-
duced fresh matter, such as seemed convenient. The whole
of the first paragraph of the letter, and the whole of the
seventh, had absolutely disappeared in the prospectus. Not
a word was now said of ' the rebuilding of the walls of our
Zion,' laid low by sacrilegious Puritanism. Not a word now
of 'the decayed beauty of our sanctuary;' not a word now,
by this member of the United Church, of 'the large propor-
tion of clergy,' at whose door was the unpardonable sin
that they had ' come from Ireland.' Perhaps this
grievance would not quite have commended itself to
the Churchmen of Liverpool. Not a whisper again was
any longer heard of that 'charitable' (t) supposition of Mr.
Wray, that the ' irregularities' of his brethren were ' the re-
sult not so much of wanton indifference to their ordination
vows as to the present unsatisfactory state of Church disci-

him for thus avoiding to lay himself open to further insult.
I, however, do not profess to be so sensitive, and must,
therefore, beg leave to say a few words in reply to Mr. Pol-
lock's last, the self•complacent character of which reminds
me of your other correspondent, " A Churchman of Liver-
pool," and makes me suspect that he and Mr. Pollock may
be identical.

Mr. Pollock speaks of my "confessions and explanations
being such as it would be absolutely ungenerous to dwell
upon." Let me beg him not to allow any fancied feeling of
generosity to interfere in the matter. lam quite willing to
listen to all he has to say, and (provided it be ad rem) to
reply to it. In one point I inadvertently mistook Mr.
Wray's meaning, and admitted Bity error as soon as I per-
ceived it. I asserted at the time, that even if Mr. Wray had
charged the Puritan Clergy as well as Dissenters with hold-
ing that the Prayer Book contains a large amount of covert
Popery, he would have charged them truly: and this Mr.
Pollock has not attempted to gainsay. As I read the Pro-
spectus, I thought the charge had not been made ; but, even
if made, I said, it would be true. It was made: and stilt I
assert it to be true. My error, therefore, does not affect the
real point one iota. Nor does the other error into which I
fell, through my ignorance of the fact, that more than one
edition of the Prospectus had appeared : for, though I was
formally wrong when I asserted that the Prospectus quoted
by Mr. Pollock had been printed in the Mail, I was virtually
right. What appeared in the Mail was essentially the same,
and afforded just as complete a reply to all the rhodomoutade
uttered by Mr. Pollock as the other would have done.
But the fact is, that the questions raised by Mr. Pollock do
not really touch the merits of the case; and he would do his
party better service by showing that the charges contained in
the Prospectus are false, than by railing against the spirit
and manner in which they are brought forward : and to this
task I would recommend him to bend his energies. When
names, places, anti Miter given to prove tiartarTfigrtgbk 'VW
no slanders, but true of the Puritans as a party.—l am, Sir,
&c., K. 51ACKENZIE PUGHE.
Liverpool, September 14, 1854.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD

Plaudits.
The Rev. V. W. RYAN, Bishop-designate of the Mauritius,
seconded the motion. He commenced by observing that
it was his privilege to preface the few remarks he was
about to make to them, by ackowledging the gratifying
kindness with which his lordship of Chester (the chairman)
had received and recognised him. He then proceeded to
say that the two prayers used at the beginning of the
meeting had been drawn up especially to apply to the
present state of missionary labours, and had been printed
in order that they might be distributed among and used
by families. He went on to say that when he looked at
the situations of the modern fields of missionary labours,
we should see that they were placed in the most favourable
positions for gaining access. For instance, we had mil-
lions of people in India, to whom we had access by that
immense river, the Ganges, and the tone of those who
wrote from the banks of the Ganges was most encourag-
ing. It was hoped that in another century the whole
of the Hindoos in that quarter would be brought
to a knowledge of Christ. (Hear, hear.) Speaking
with reference to the sphere of his intended labours,
he said,—We found there were in the island of Mauri-
tius 193,000 inhabitants, who were made up with nearly
100,000 Indians, who came from the Malabar coast, and
who performed the greatest part of the manual labour
of the island. In India these men were taught to know
Jesus Christ, but on landing in Mauritius they found
none to take care of their souls. The average of these
arrivals, for some years past, had been 11,700, while the
departures did not amount to 8,000 per annum, which
showed the necessity there was for missionary labours in
their behalf.—(Hear, hear.) He might mention many
instances of their zeal and energy in endeavouring to
supply their spiritual wants. On one occasion, in par-
ticular, when a family were leabing for the Mauritius,
they invited their friends together, and determined to
pay a catechist of their own. Now, with regard to the
more extended operations of this mission station, he might
allude to the testimony of Dr. Pratt, who had said that
he regarded this appointment as of great importance to
the slaves of Eastern Africa, for by its operation they
might soon get a native missionary agent for that locality
also. The speaker then enlarged on the benefits likely to
accrue from extended operations, and afterwards spoke in
terms of gratitude of the kindness lie had always experi-
enced in this town, when connected with the Collegiate
Institution, concluding by supporting the motion, which
was carried unanimously.
The Rev. Rector CAMPBELL, in moving a vote of thanks
to the chairman, said he could not have consented to pre-
side over them on a better occasion than the present. This
society had been the means of diffusing a pure religion—
s religion entirely Protestant. (Loud applause.) He had
felt that the word " Protestant" had aroused their sym-
pathies. (Reiterated applause.) This society would never
be found wanting in promoting the Protestant interests
of our Protestant Church. (Applause.) If ever:he could
have felt any doubt on the subject, it must have been
dissipated by the proceedings of that evening. He was
not suspicious of himself, and how could he be suspi-
cious of a society which he saw supported as well as he
had seen that society supported this night. To use a
familiar commercial simile as a phrase for conveying his
meaning, he might say, when a. merchant was tendered
a bill of exchange, he looked closely at it, to see whether
it was properly endorsed, and when he saw there were
good names on it, he accepted it. Now, how could
he look with suspicion on, or think Tractarian, a
society which was endorsed by the Bishop of Lon-
don, by the Bishop of Chester, and last, but not
least, by the Archbishop of Canterbury ? (Hear, hear.)
Let them, therefore, join heart and hand, and east suspi-
cion aside. (Applause.) He did not mean to quarrel with
any man for being suspicious in the present day. Alas
We had had too much reason to be suspicious. But there
was an utter suspicion which created the evil it was
intended to counteract, which tore men asunder, caused
misunderstandings, and made men consider themselves
enemies where they should be friends. (Hear, hear.) He
hoped their good wishes would cheer the future paths of
their former fellow-labourers, now Bishops Barker and
Ryan. (Applause.) He then formally moved the vote of
thanks to the Chairman.
CHARLES GROVES, Esq., seconded the me ton, and
after it had been carried with acclamation,
The CHAIRMAN returned thanks in appropriate terms,
and dismissed the meeting with a blessing.
The proceedings terminated at a quarter before ten
o'clock.
Collections in aid of the society were made at several of
the churches on Sunday ; but the sums collected have not
yet been correctly ascertained. The collection at this
meeting amounted to £54.

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SATURDAY EVENING CONCERTS.—These really deserv-
ing popular entertainments continue to be conducted in
such a manner as to win and merit extensive patronage.
Variety, combined with good taste and sprightliness,
lending additional charms to the attractive entertainments.
Woonnes CARPET BAG.—The entertainment given by
Mr. Woodin, under this title, which proved so attractive
in London, and has been spoken of in such highly eulogis-
tic terms by the Times and other Metropolitan journals,
may be seen in Hime's Music-hall, Bold-street, every even-
ing during the week. Experience in Liverpool has proved
that in London Mr. Woodin's talent has not been over-
estimated.
FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Thursday, John Bebbington,
aged 61, carpenter, while assisting to put a roof over a
boiler and an engine at the new north docks, got jammed
between a beam and the side of a water-tank, and was
killed on the spot. At the inquest, on Saturday, a
verdict of " accidental death" was returned.
THE NEW BEER ACT.—The police returns show that
the most beneficial effects are observed in Birkenhead
since the restriction of the hour to ten o'clock, on Sunday
night's, fix tbQ lipeping opoz Qf public-UM%

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pline, and to the belief, entertained als
Dissenters, that our venerable Book of Common Prayer con-
tains a large amount of covert Popery.' It was thought as
wise, too, to say nothing now of ' bracketting' the Prayer-
Book. Again, some hard phrases were replaced by softer
synonymes. The dark conspiracy' to buy up churches had
become no more than a legitimate 'combination.' And we,
poor Puritans, be it well observed, were no longer described
as 'The Enemy;' this chief town' was now but in the
hands of those (aad I protest they are among us but as
myths to me) who clamour for a revision of the Prayer-
Book.' Lastly, amidst the fresh matter of the prospectus
not found in the letter was one remarkable passage which
intimated that the proposed operations were to be carried on
against Papal pretension on the one hand, and Dissent on
the other.' This was to the public of Liverpool—a politic
appeal to our notorious Protestant sympathies, and our
enlightened Churchmanship. But when the writer was ad-
dressing himself to his own party in a policy as deep, these
pretexts were not resorted to, because they would have been
thrown away. The mask, on the other hand, was openly
flung aside, and war was proclaimed only upon one 'enemy,'
and that neither Papal nor Dissenting, but within his own
communion—the so-called Puritanism of his brethren."
Further comment upon these letters is wholly unnecessary.
It is truly interesting to observe the marked difference in the
tone of Mr. Pughe's letters before and after this dreadful
exposure of himself and his incumbent, Mr. Wray. Witness
the self-confidence and the triumphant air in which he
informs the people of Liverpool, through your paper, that he
shall dissect and refute the speeches of Dr. M'Neile, Mr.
Pollock, &c. And, again, at the close of his letter of July
20th—" And now, Sir, I have done with the meeting at St.
James's School-room, and am perfectly ready to comment
upon any future proceedings of the same kind, if the party
please to give me an opportunity," &c. Contrast all this
with his last letter, in which he confesses to have " made
unintentional misstatements," &c., respecting which Mr.
Pollock's kind forbearance prevents him from doing more
than remarking "that Mr. Pnghe's confessions and explana-
tions are such as it would be absolutely ungenerous to dwell
upon." "How are the mighty fallen !" I feel certain that
Mr. Pollock will receive from the great body of the clergy and
laity of this town their warmest thanks for the good service
he has done in defending the clergy of Liverpool from the
unfounded charges preferred against them by the clerical
promoters of the intended " Free Church." In saying this,
I do not forget that Mr. Pollock is a clergyman "from Ire-
land." Liverpool has no cause to be ashamed of the Irish
clergymen who minister in her churches. A more noble
body of clergymen I do not believe can be found in England;
they
have filled many of our churches ; and I apprehend that
Mr. Wray 's extreme dislike of them is because they are
almost to a man Churchmen, and not itornanisers; and that
the laity of the Church of England in Liverpool prefer an
evangelical Irish clergyman to a Tractarian English clergy-
man, will be evident to any one who will attend Divine
service for a couple of Sundays at St. Mark's church and t.
Martin's-in-the-Field, and contrast the attendance on each-
occasion.—l remain, Sir, yours,

AN ENGLISH LIVERPOOL CLERGYMAN.

Sept. 16, 1854

AN INFANTILE OPIIIII-EATER.—An inquest was held
before the borough coroner, on Saturday, on the body of
Anne Kirkbride, aged twenty-two months, who had died
from the effects of eating opium. The child's mother, who
lived in 21 Court, Upper Henderson-street, had been ac-
customed to chew opium, which she had been in the habit
of buying by pennyworths at a time. On Tuesday she left
about one-third of that quantity in a can, and the deceased
got to it. On the fact being discovered, the usual remedies
to cause the ejection of the narcotic were used,, but with-
out effect, the child dying at the Southern liospitill con the
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