The Liverpool Standard, and General Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-07-04 00:00:00

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Champ:
.tting off a Shall

On rounding, t

two leading boats became gradually
e separated, and finally reached the winning flag.
Wee Jessie 5.20.45
Squib . 5.2230
The Champion having given up, but receiving at the con-
clusion almost as much applause as the winner. Wee
Jessie was worked by Mr. Laird, and steered by Mr.
Nevins ; the Squib by the builder and a friend of the
owner.

The prize was presented in a complimentary address
from the Vice-Commodore to Mr. Hamilton Laird, who,
in acknowledging the compliments paid to him, stated his
belief that ere long these matches in the great float will
rival those of the large class on the Mersey.

WORKING MEN'S PROTESTANT REFORMATION SO-
CIETY.—On Friday evening, the weekly lecture was- deli-
vered by Mr. C. P. WCarthy, on " the Church of Rome,
the Mother of Heresy and Schism," in the Society's Room,
Lower Beau-street, which was filled on the occasion. The
lecturer read a list of various orders and denominations of
religionists in the Church of Rome, above forty in num-
ber, and showed how widely these differ in their religious-
opinions and practices. He commented on the fierce con-
tentions and conflicts which. have been occasioned by their
hostility to each other through their antipathies. A Ro-
manist who was present several times interrupted ate'
lecturer, who answered the objections raised .with quota-
thins from Romish historians, At the conclusion of the
lecture, the chairman, Mr. Parsonage, invited any Ro-
manist to discuss with Mr.. M`Carthy. The Romanist
before alluded to aaid he IVES•unprepared then, but he was
understood to intimate his intention of being prepared
for next Friday evening. Theehairman then said, what-
ever bitterness the Jesuits and'Jansenists, the Dominicans
and Franciscans, might indulge in against one another,
they were all agreed in opposition to the Word of God.
He further said, the Pope and the ecclesiastics of Rome
generally are agreed to fine, banign or even hang Protes-
tants when they have the power; and thus, what-
ever individual members of the Church of Rome
might feel or say,lßome was and Ls-the enemy of civil and
religious liberty, and the Papacy has been at all times
plotting .against constitutional government and influencing
despotic powers to crush all who dare-to rebel against her
authority. Thus, by crushing freeinquiry, she keeps up
the appearance of unity. This (he• said) Mr. M`Carthy
had ably exposed, and would further demonstrate next
Wriday evening, when he hoped some Roman Catholic
would meet him. A vote of thanks.to the lecturer was
unanimously passed ; and, after singingtbe Doxology, the
meeting separated.
TITE BASINGSTOKE AND ANDOVER: BRANCH of the
London and. South-Western Railway was opened for
general traffic-yesterday. Its inauguration took place on.
Saturday, upon which occasion Mr. Brassey, the contrac-
tor of the works, invited the whole of the officers con-
nected with the South-Western Company, and a large
party of friends, to a splendid dejeuner •at Andover. A
special train, conveying the party, left Waterloo at half-
past twelve, - and arrived at Basingstoke- in due course,
where several gentlemen from Southampton, Portsmouth,
Dorchester, Spc.., joined. The train reached Andover in
Bomethingless than three hours from Waterloo, and its
arrival was duly welcomed by the good folks of the ancient
borough.