The Liverpool Standard, and General Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-12-12 00:00:00

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Lustralian ; and 1 SOCIETY FOR PROMOTINtx
1 MENT OF ADDITIONAL CURATES,

of this toy

THE annual meeting of the
,erday, in the Board-room of ti
Ireet. The chair was occupied by the Lord

Chester, and there were also present the Ven,
deacon Brooks, the Rev. A. Campbell (Rector of Liver-
pool), the Revs. G. Dover, C. Morrall, W. F. Taylor,
C. H. Burton, G. W. Warr, H. T. Hecker, D. T. Barry,
R. V. Sheldon, J. Bardsley, and A. J. Tomlin ; Messrs.
A. Hodgson, J. B. Brancker, John Stewart, C. F. Came, &c.
The Rev. Rector CA.MBELL commenced the proceedings

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The Lord Bishop of CHESTER expressed the gratification
he experienced in being called on to preside over the
annual meeting of a society which, like the present, was
so efficient for rendering aid in forwarding the great
work of the ministry. While tendering his thanks to
those who had conferred on him the pleasing honour of
presiding on this occasion, he could not omit allusion to
those gentlemen of the laity whose names were not only
to be found as contributors to this society, but who were
also liberal contributors to every society or association
having for its object the spiritual or temporal well-being
of the community. To those gentlemen he begged to
tender his individual thanks, and with his thanks to
unite those of the clergy of Liverpool and of his diocese,
for their disinterested countenance_ and aid. In allu-
sion to this subject he might be permitted to express
a hope that the example thus set by them might be
the means of inducing others to contribute their share of
assistance in the good work. In speaking of the exer-
tions of the society, he would of course be always under-
stood to allude to exertions made for the purpose of
spreading the religious opinions of the Church of Eng-
land, and meant not to speak of those who differ from the
Church in regard to the tenets by which some of their
views are regulated. Of Protestant Dissenters generally,
he wished to speak with kindliness, and in a benevolent
spirit. It was in a high degree desirable to secure the
co-operation of the working classes, and their attention
and interest, and this he thought could be well effected
by the exertions of this society. In referring to this part
of the subject, he could not without painful feeling express
his regret that many of those classes were in a great de-
gree destitute of the means of enjoying religious teaching.
As already stated, he did not mean those who were under
the care of Christian Dissenters, who, however much he
might regret the differences which divide them from the
Church, he could not but look on as Christian brethren,
directing their efforts to the same object as themselves. He
referred, and referred with regret not unmingled with
fear, to those very numerous individuals, who, so far
as could be seen, were under no spiritual teaching, and
submitted themselves to no pastoral care. He considered
that by the employment of additional curates many of these
people could be reached, by the means of rooms licensed for
the purpose of accommodating religious ministrations among
the poorer and less generally accommodated classes. He,
for one, was inclined, in a considerable degree, to attribute
that growth of dissent, which all must have witnessed with
regret, to the want of a sufficient number of clergymen,
who should go about among the poor in discharge of the
ministerial office. If an active and numerous body of faith-
ful ministers had been maintained in homely and friendly
intercourse with the poorer children of the church, he
made no doubt that those who have follomed dissent would
have remained attached to the church!" It was not for
those, however, who adhered to such teaching, that he was
most truly afraid. His chief fear was for those who, fol-
lowing no religious guidance, were the fruitful sources
whence crime was chiefly derived, and from among whom
the great enemies of society were mostly to be looked for.
To reclaim such as these, the Additional Curates Society
offered peculiarly suitable means. It could not be said to
interfere with, but rather to be a kindred institution with
the Pastoral Aid Society, and both of these societies were
calculated to effect much good, if engaged in co-operation.
He wished to speak in no exclusive spirit, and would at all
times deprecate any attempt to raise party banners in the
church. He hoped at an early period to see all Christians
united under the great banner of the Church of Christ.
He wished to speak in the kindliest spirit of the Pastoral
Aid Society, and at the same time to impress upon it and
on this society the benefit of an exercise of mutual for-
bearance, and a faithful rivalry on each in the discharge
of their respective duties. In reference to that duty, it
must be obvious that harmony of action, and benevo-
lence of feeling, must constitute important elements
in their chances of success. He had no fear upon the sub-
ject himself; still, it must be obvious, that if they planted
down in any particular district two clergymen of con-
flicting opinions, and if those opinions were obtrusively
insisted on by each, the conflict of opinion thus manifested
would speedily become visible to those by whom they were
surrounded, and this would greatly impair, if it did not
entirely destroy, their usefulness. This was so self-evi-
dent, that he trusted he would be pardoned for not
dwelling on it at greater length. To the clergy of Liver-
pool, he begged to offer his warm thanks for the kind co-
operation he had uniformly experienced from them, and he
begged also to convey the same expression of gratitude
to the clergy of the diocese generally, and for the same
reason. He likewise offered his warm acknowledgments
and sincere thanks to the laity of Liverpool, for the
disinterested and liberal aid they had always afforded
in carrying out the Christian and benevolent intentions of
himself and the clergy. It now only remained for him to
allude to the value of the Additional Curates' Society as
one whose endeavours were of the most comprehensive
and beneficial kind. Of its character it was not ne-
cessary for him to say much—that was known to all
present ; of the extent of its importance he considered
that could only be limited by the amount of means placed
at its disposal. Having made these few observations, he
called on
The Rev. A. J. Twain-, the secretary, who read the
following REPORT
" It is impossible that any member of the Church of
England should be ignorant of the fact, that there is a
great and earnest effort going forward at the present
time in every branch of the work of Christ. In almost
every parish, the stimulus given to education is leading,
or has led, to the erection of new parochial schools ; and
diocesan training institutions are receiving large voluntary
contributions towards their completion. Church building,
and Church restoration, are also absorbing large sums from
voluntary offerings. The meshes of that great net which
spreads over the country are gradually becoming closer,
and its texture firmer, as the increase in population, the
ignorance of multitudes, and their vicious habits, are
better known and more deeply felt.
" It is a cheering fact, and one which should be borne
in mind by all who are engaged in the great work of
evangelising our home population. The conviction that, in
ordinary cases, there is a Church at each interval of three
or four miles, and a parish priest to every thousand or
twelve hundred parishioners,; a minister of the Gospel of
Christ, who is using his endeavours to civilize the people
committed to his care, both for this world and for the
next, is calculated to sustain the spirit in the task of
making provision for the dense masses which have accu-
mulated here and there in our large towns. For there
must surely be a great principle of Christianity often
brought forward by the clergy to the laity in its very
highest application, with' respect to the fearful spiritual
destitution of Christ's sheep, huddled together in our
large towns,—" Bear ye one another's burdens, and so
fulfil the law of Christ." No clergyman who has known
what it is to warn, to rebuke, to encourage, to bring home
the truths of the Gospel to the hearts of a parish manage-
able in numbers—no parishioner who has the blessing of
a teacher of true religion so granted to him, can fail to
compassionate the minister and the flock in a district of
seven, or ten, or fifteen thousand inhabitants.
" The Committee of this Society are deeply sensible of
the support which has been granted to them in former
years, and of the valuable aid derived from all classes in
the gigantic work which is before them. The Society has
been enabled to maintain its number of 331 grants during
the past year, and there is satisfactory testimony in
most cases, from the Rural Dean, the Archdeacon, and
the Diocesan, that the design of extending the parochial
ministrations of the Church has been efficiently carried
out.

" But, during the current year, the appeal made at its
commencement has not been attended with the success it
justly merited. At that time, 200 overburdened clergy
entreated for aid. The number of unaided applicants has
increased to 265, and so far from having gained the abi-
lity to meet any of these cases, the Society's available
income has fallen short of the income in 1852-1853, by
the sum of £1,203 15s. 2d., the amount this year being
£16,102 3s. 6d., exclusive of £2,201 9s. 4d., restricted to
special objects.
" The hope of increased means, and consequently of
extended usefulness, has been "painfully disappointed,"
and the prospect of reducing the number of grants—(for
the alternative of selling a further part of the reserved
fund to cover the deficiency can scarcely last long)—is
so forcibly expressed in the report of the Parent Society,
that the committee beg to quote the words at length.
See page 7.—[We regret that the extracts from the Report
are too long for our space.]
" The committee are painfully sensible that the diocese
of Chester bears a considerable share in the decrease of
the society's income. During the year the sum actually
remitted to London:And applicable to the general purposes
of the Parent Society, has fallen from £7OO to £530.
In one point of view this diminution is very dis-
couraging, for it results from a cause which could hardly
have been anticipated—the omission of annual sermons by
the friends of the society, and the forgetfulness of clergy
who derive aid, respecting the exact period at which the so-
ciety's accounts are closed for the reception of contributions,
namely, Easter in each year. There are several donations
which have not been replaced,and the society has to regret
the loss of one of its oldest and most valued supporters—
the late venerable Lord Skelmersdale.
" Yet, upon the whole, the work of the society has not
lost ground permanently, it is hoped. Already some
omissions have been repaired ; and, if the income has sus-
tained a temporary gross loss of about £220, new friends
have added about £140: so that, if the friends of the society
will kindly make the effort so urgently needed, the com-
mittee yet hope for a considerable increase of means before
next Easter. _ _

" Ina work of this kind success depends upon the sus-
tained and united support of every friend of the society.
" Probably the apparent increase of means in 1852-3 has
led to the postponement of the claims of home missionary
cause to those of others which seemed to be more pressing
or more exciting. And yet this should not surely be the
case. If Christian England is to maintain the proud pre-
eminence_which she has reached in the scale of Christian
nations, more earnest, more extensive, and more united

and systematic efforts are needed to overtake the changing
character of our population. The Bishop of New Zealand,
when pleading the cause of foreign missions, declared that,
in order to bring home true religion to our own people,
the clergy should be not less than one in a thousand.
When we are told that an arrival of Christian emigrants
in New Zealand often causes dread rather than satisfaction,
because of their irreligion—when we are told that recruits to
our army taken from manufacturing towns do not know
to what religion they or their parents belong, except from
the circumstance of their baptism at church-_-it is surely

time to lay aside differences of opinion, to awaken indiffe-
ence into zeal, in order that Englishmen may not have to
learn religion for the first time in the military schools, or
on the shores of a distant colony. To provide a remedy, a
vast increase of clergy is needed ; 264 are now supplicating
for assistants, and, to effect this increase, a hearty and
united effort is urgently called for. _

" Your committee do not shrink from the task they
have undertaken as representatives of this society ; but,
at the same_ time, they cannot forget that the responsibi-

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lution was also carried.
The Rev. GEORGE DOVER moved the third

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nown the claims of the soc

the subscription lists." in an el
the rev. gentleman enforced the claims of the society
illustrated his arguments by a great array of stab
all bearing upon the usefulness of the society's operations
The Rev. G. W. WARE seconded t
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society are due for their kindness in distributing amongst
the clergy the report and occasional papers. This method
of appeal seems to be so entirely consistent with the neces-
sities of the church and the constitution of the society,
that your committee do not hesitate to repeat their
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H. T. HECKER moved t
tion. " That the vacancies

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deaneries this plan nas Peen _
vicinity of Liverpool there are only one or two churches
which are not contributing to the home missionary cause
through one or other of the societies, and several are
aiding both. But it is to be regretted that in some
deaneries only one or two churches contribute to either.
" The number of curates employed in this diocese, and
connected with this society, is twenty-four. The amount
granted is £1,185 per annum. This sum calls forth local
contributions to the extent of £856, restricted to the loca-
lities in which they are raised.
" There are eight unaided applications from the diocese
before the society.
"In Liverpool eight curates are now on the society's
list, a second curate for St. Philip's Church having been
placed on the list under the Society's 6th rule. In
the district of St. Barnabas, the first grant from
the Liverpool Special Fund, continues to produce the best
results. Many of the inhabitants have become regular
attendants at church, after attending service at the
licensed school-room. The statement of the Rev. D. T.
Barry is highly gratifying.
" The second statement of the incumbent of Kirkdale
also gives evidence that the work of preaching " the
gospel to the poor" has produced a change in the
state of that very large district. The Rev. Mr. Lester,
who laboured so efficiently at St. Barnabas and Kirk-
dale, has been promoted to the incumbency of a
densely populated district in Manchester, where he has
already gathered a congregation of.§oo, and many commu-
nicants, in a licensed school, preparatory to the erection of
a church. If Mr. Lester's removal from Liverpool be a
subject of regret, it is hoped that his services will be fully
appreciated in another part of the Lord's vineyard. The
grant of £l5 made to Mr. Dover has been met through
his exertions by a further sum of £55 to complete the
stipend of his additional curate.
" In Trinity district, much difficulty was experienced at
first in finding a room suitable for service; but your com-
mittee felt justified in appropriating part of the sum
which had accumulated in their hands, to the rent of a
room in Wilde-street, where service has been held regu-
larly twice every Sunday for six months. The statement
of the curate is very interesting. A proposal has been
made by the curate of Trinity Church to take a small
share of the parochial visiting of the district with Mr.
Tomlins, and to give the use of Trinity Church for au
afternoon service, upon condition of receiving assistance
at the other Sunday services, and it is thought that some
arrangement may be concluded.
"Your committee beg to express their thanks to the
committee of the Welsh School for the handsome
offer of the use of their school-room for a Sunday
service. Several small sums were expended in this
room for repairs before it could be used for public
worship. The failure of this service is a matter of great
regret, especially when masses of people are living "in vice
and neglect of all religion." Nevertheless, the statement PUPILS' CONCERT.—COLLEGIATE INsTITUTION.—Last
of the curate shows that an extensive system of house to night, a concert was given by the pupils in the Lecture
house visitation has been effected. Hall of the Institution, for the benefit of the Patriotic
"Your committee beg to reiterate the statement made Fund. The Hall was crowded to excess in every part, and
last year, that there are no schools in either of these dis- the performances were of such a cast as to reflect credit on
tricts. Together they contain 13,000 inhabitants, and in the musical culture of the juvenile amateurs. His Wor-
the adjacent district of St. Anne's, containing 8,000 people, ship the Mayor, and T. B. Horsfall, Esq., M.P., besides
chiefly of the working classes, there is no school. One other gentlemen of distinction, honoured the assembly by
benevolent member of the committee has offered £5O their presence.
towards the erection of schools in this locality, provided THE SERMONS in behalf of the Church of England
the remainder of the requisite fund can be procured. Schools, which were to have been preached in St.
"The fifth grant of £55 has been given to the incum- Michael's next Sunday, are postponed for the present.
bent of St. Matthias's Church, in augmentation of a The Mayor, who kindly promised to attend, will accom-
grant of £45 from the parent .society. After active pany the judges, as usual, to St. Georges church next
employment for a few months, the curate ordained to this Sunday.
district has been removed to the incumbency of a new SUDDEN DEATH--On Saturday, Mr. Geoffrey C. Sher-
district, formed out of the district of St. James, Toxteth lock, a gentleman aged 68, fell down in a fit, in Lord-
Park. His successor has only recently entered upon his street, and was removed to the Northern Hospital in a
duties. hopeless state, from which he never rallied, and died on
" The local committee are permitted to give publicity Sunday. An inquest will be held upon the body this day.
to the appeal of the incumbent of St. John the Baptist's A DECEASED SERTEA.NT of the Royal Lancashire
Church, Toxteth Park, with a view to assisting, under Militia Artillery was interred at St. James' Cemetery on
certain limitations, in obtaining a curate. Sunday afternoon, the funeral being conducted with
"If the Bishop of New Zealand's computation be taken military honours.
as a rule, that no clergyman can properly discharge the DISASTERS IN THE CHANNEL.—A letter from Pwllheli,
duties of his office with more than 1,000 parishioners, here received in Liverpool, announces that, on the Bth and 9th
is occupation for fourteen incumbents. If the minimum instant, it blew a gale from the North West, accompanied
Of population to which a curate is granted by this society, with hail and rain. The new American clipper-barque
namely, 3,000, be taken as the rule, here is room for four Pride of the Sea, which cleared from New Orleans, for
incumbents and four curates, and a district of 2,000 left Liverpool, on the 11th ult., with 3,437 bales of cotton,
unprovided for. Within a few years, the district of St. was driven on shore near the Causeway, seven miles from
Thomas has taken off 12,000 souls from the responsibilities the Barmouth. Part of the crew deserted the ship, but
of this clergyman ; and St. Paul's, Prince's Park, has re- the captain remained on board. A telegraphic despatch
lieved him of 8,000; yet, he is now alone in the midst of announces that the unfortunate vessel took fire on Sun-
-14,000 souls, and the increase of population is estimated at day evening, and remained burning at last accounts.
1,000 per annum. All efforts to establish dissenting con- The Culloden, Wallace, from St. John's to Liverpool, also
gregations in the district have failed, and, with the excep- , drove on shore, on the West end of the Causeway, and
tion of a few hundreds, the people are nominally members , was expected to become a total wreck. All hands left the
of the Church of England. Surely this is a state of spi- , vessel when she struck, but, on a moderation of the gale,
ritual destitution, which no Christian community ought the captain and part of the crew boarded her in the life-
to permit. Let any Christian man traverse the streets of boat.
that district, and it is much if his heart be not sickened MYSTERIOUS DEATH.—An inquest was held on the 6th
with the fearful sense of responsibility, and let him reflect inst., on the body of Edward Good, a pensioner, residing
that many of the inhabitants have refused to becoma dis- in McGee's buildings, Vauxhall-road; and, from the evi-
seaters when solicited,ltheir old attachment to the Church dente produced, the jury returned a verdict of accidentally
needing only to be awakened. What can one man do killed. The body was removed to St. Martin's cemetery
amongst fourteen thousand ? for interment ; but, from further evidence laid before the
"In former reports the poverty of the clergy in the coroner, the interment has been prohibited, and the case
newly-formed towns was brought before the friends of the will be re-opened this day (Tuesday), when, it is supposed,
Church. This year no reference will be made to the sub- some startling disclosures will be made. Several persons,
ject beyond the citation of an example, which finds a pro- including those who gave evidence previously, are in cus-
minent position in the Report of the Parent Society. The tody. Evidence has been shown that some of the
Incumbent of St. Michael's, Burleigh-street, has raised witnesses have committed perjury, and the charge against
£7OO for the benefit of his church, and his exertions are them will be heard before the magistrates this day. Their
put forward as an example for imitation. names are Bridget M'Mann and Patrick Lynch, for per-
." In concluding this report, it is impossible to refrain jury. James M'Mann, Patrick Blezart, and James Cuff
from appealing to the compassion of the whole church, are also in custody, for kicking and abusing the pensioner.
her wealthy clergy, and her wealthy laity:," If one mem- Sr. BARNABAS' Cnuntn Scnoors, GREENLAND-
her suffer, all the members suffer with it." The suffering STREET.—The children of these schools were examined in
must exist, whether the body should be too insensible to the various subjects of their education on Thursday even-
feel the pain, or the pain should excite the instant sympathy ing last. The spacious schoolroom was crowded by the
which produces the effort to relieve. The Rector of a large parents and friends of the pupils, and were highly de-
parish, who received £5O a-year for a curate's salary, has lighted at the very creditable manner in which the latter
recently resigned the grant, after having been stimulated acquitted themselves in the searching and lengthy exami-
to build two new churches and schools in his parish. One nation to which they were subjected. The Rev. D. T.
of these churches has already contributed to the funds of Barry, the incumbent of the district, examined in Holy
the society, and the Rector is now maintaining two curates Scriptures ; the curates, the Rev. G. Dobree and T. Smith,
from his own income, which is by no means large. The in History and Mental Arithmetic ; two of the apprentices
noble contribution of one of your own wealthy bankers, in Geography ; and Mr. Popple, the master, in Grammar.
and the subscriptions by which it has been met, are yielding Between the subjects several pleasing pieces were sung
a large spiritual blessing. These examples furnish the in a very effective manner by the children. Such exami-
best comment upon the words with which this appeal nations are sufficient to prove that our church schools are
may be concluded Now ye are the body of Christ, capable of giving an excellent education to the children
and members in particular.'' of the poor man, under the present difficulties of irregular
The LORD BISHOP said the diocese had lately sustained and ever-changing andsatndnce, and great deficiency of
a great, indeed, an incalculable loss, in the death of the funds in poor districts ; could a regular and prolonged
late Chancellor Raikes, who, was an ableand zealous clergy. attendance and ample funds be secured, the most ardent
man, a sincere Christian, and a truly good man ; while friends of education would have little to desiderate. The
lamenting the loss of him, it afforded him (the Bishop) clergy and teachers of St. Barnabas deserve great credit
great pleasure to see at his right hand his venerable for their exertions to give a sound and efficient education
friend, the Archdeacon of Liverpool, whom he hoped in their poor and very populous district.
long to see labouring in a career of usefulness, and whom
he would call on to move the first resolution.
The Venerable Archdeacon BROOKS moved the first
resolution, that " the report now read, be adopted and
printed, and circulated." In doing so, lie expressed his
concurrence in the opening remarks which had fallen so
persuasively from the chairman, and also remarked that
the report contained so much valuable matter that it
could not be fully understood from merely hearing it
read He remarked, with regret, that the London So-
ciety had been necessitated, through straitened means,
to curtail its allowance, but hoped ere long that that
cause of regret would be removed. As to the utility of
such a society, there could not be any doubt ; and, if any
one had a doubt on the subject, a glance at the large and
increasing population of such towns as Liverpool, com-
pared with the means of affording religious instruction,
would speedily remove that doubt. He was old enough
to remember the time when there were not more than
six or seven churches in Liverpool, but then the popula-
tion was comparatively so limited that the relative
amount of church accommodation was greater than at
present. Indeed, when one looked on so large an aggre-
gation of people as four hundred thousand individuals,
the idea was somewhat appalling, if contrasted withlthe
means of Christian instruction. The benefits conferred on
the public by having the people continually reminded
of the necessity for attending on church ordinances, as
more particularly alluded to in the report, was generally
admitted, and thus the value of the present so-
ciety became more obvious and appreciable. True, we
now have about forty churches for our four
hundred thousand inhabitants; but this is by no means
an adequate number to meet the wants of the commu-
nity; and we learn with satisfaction from the report that,
by the exertions of this society, many have been induced
to attend church who never before thought of such an
attendance. This, if there were no other evidence, would
prove the great utility of this society, which has already
done much good. He concluded by expressing a hope
that it would still receive such an extent of encourage-
ment and countenance, as would increase its usefulness,
and lead to its conferring yet more important benefits.
He had much pleasure in moving that the report be
adopted, and printed, and circulated.
Mr. J. B. BRINCKER seconded the motion, and in
doing so remarked on the advantages to be obtained by a
hearty co-operation in seconding the efforts of this society.
As a matter falling somewhat within the range of his
ordinary avocations, he might be permitted to make an
observation on the value of numerous small contributions.
In illustration of this, he might say he had seen a state-
ment to the effect that, if every parish in. England were
to contribute the sum of fourteen shilling and ninepence
annually, it would amount to a fund sufficiently large to
support a hundred and twenty-nine curates. Again
urging the importance of numerous small contributions,
he concluded by seconding the motion, which was carried.
The Rev. Rector CAMPBELL moved the second resolu-
tion :—" That the decrease in the income of the society,
and of the portion derived from this diocese, and from
Liverpool, is a subject of great regret, and that, with the
approval of the Diocesan, the co-operation of the Are'

Esq."
The Rev. D. T. Thinur seconded. the motion, which was
carried. _ _ _ _ _ _

On the motion of C. F. CARNE, Esq., seconded by the
Rev. R. V. SHELDON, the thanks of the meeting were voted
to the Lord Bishop for his kindness in presiding; and
after the blessing was pronounced by his Lordship, the
meeting separated.

LIVERPOOL LITERARY

AND PHILOSO-

PHICAL SOCIETY

THE fifth ordinary meeting of this society was held last
night, in the Royal Institution, Colquitt-street ; Dr.
Dickinson in the chair.
The SECRETARY (Dr. Thomson) read a communication
from the Rev. Dr. Hume, threatening the council, trea-
surer, and secretary, with an action at law, if they pub-
lish, with the Transactions of the Society, a work on the
Fauna of Liverpool, by Mr. Byerley.
The CHAIRMAN said that the council had taken legal
opinion, and had decided that Dr. Hume's notice of motion
was of no avail. No rule of the society was infringed by
the publication of Mr. Byerley's work, and it world be
delivered with the Transactions. Dr. Hume said the book
was a very valuable one, but he objected to the irregular
mode of its proceeding.
The following were ballotted for and elected members
of the society— Mr. S. H. Thompson, Mr. A. Milveen,
Dr. Mitchell, Mr. Charles Millward, Mr. G. H. Puckle,
Rev. H. Griffiths, and Mr. John Andrew.
The CHAIRMAN announced the following donations to
the society—a volume on the " Botany of the Eastern
Borders of Scotland," by Dr. Johnston, of Berwick-on-
Tweed ; and the " Proceedings of the Astronomical
Society." _ _ . . .

Mr. HIGGINSON exhibited two stuffed specimens of the
Java musk, and also a specimen of coarse paper made
from couch grass.
Several other members exhibited objects of interest.
The Rev. H. H. HIGGINS announced that a work was
in preparation recording all the works known to Have
been printed in Liverpool before the year 1800, and
solicited assistance. _ _

A paper, by Mr. T. C. Archer, "On the Phenomena of
Smell," was postponed on account of the absence of that

gentleman.
The Rev. J. ROBBEIIDS read a paper on "The Personal
Character and Scientific Labours of the late Dr. Dalton,"
describing his early life, and forming a very fairly-drawn
biographical sketch. In the coarse of the paper, Mr.
Robberds read an extract from a biography of Dr. Dalton,
containing a profane allusion to scripture, in announcing
the grant of a pension to him.

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appeal for more generalassistancethroughout the Diocese
He proceeded to say that, viewing, as every Christian mi
nister must do, the thousands who, in such a population
as this of Liverpool, wander about like sheep without
shepherds, the prospect, as remarked by the Venerable
Archdeacon, was indeed an appalling one, and one calling
for lively effort on the part of every one for effecting a sa-
lutary change. He was glad to hear from his Lordship in
the chair the declaration that he made no distinction be-
tween the two societies to which reference had been made,
and further to hear that both were usefully engaged in an

MARSEILLES, Saturday.—The Thabor, with dates from
Constantinople of the 30th ult., arrived here at noon to-
day. She brings intelligence from Balaklava down to the
26th ult., at which time the weather in the Crimea was
wet and stormy. The Russian fire against the French
position was very violent, but fresh guns were being dis-
embarked, and quantities of ammunition. The Russians
made incessant sorties, but the French repulsed them all,
and were advancing. The French outposts had been
pushed much nearer to Sebastopol. The Russians were
constructing huts for their troops in the valley of the
Tchernaya.
The following telegraphic summary of the news brought
by the Thabor has been received in Paris :—lt is positively
asserted that at a Council of War held on the 28th ult.
General Canrobert had decided that a great battle should
be fought on the 2nd of December, The army was full of
enthusiasm. The fire of the batteries against Sebastopol
had been resumed with vigour, the last parallel had been
finished, and the works had reached within a hundred
metres of the place. A general assault was considered as
very near. On the 23rd, after a sudden attack, the English
surprised and spiked 16 Russian guns.
The Minister of War has received the following
despatch from the General-in-Chief of the army of the
East
" BEFORE SEBASTOPOL, Nov. 25. The weather
has decidedly set in for rain, which interferes greatly with
every description of conveyance, and with our operations
before the place. Nevertheless, the construction of our
new batteries and the modifications which we are making
in our old ones, proceed rapidly enough. It is not cold,
and the Russian army must suffer more than we do from
the rain. The bringing up of its supplies by roads which
have become very difficult is a work of great labour. We,
on the contrary, are largely profided. The fleet is in safe
. shelter."
In an anticipated sitting, the Germanic Diet, on Satur-
day, acceded unanimously, with the exception of one
voice, which abstained from voting, to the additional
article of the treaty of Berlin of the 20t1t of April.
A correspondent writes from Frankfort, December 7 :
" Public opinion takes the liveliest interest in the suc-
cess of every proceeding which tends to bring Germany
and the Western Powers together more completely, and on
this account it has warmly applauded the conclusion of
the treaty of the 2nd of December. No one doubts but
that the Diet will give its assent to the additional article,
and to all the measures proposed by Austria. Prussia
has pronounced in this sense, and she will draw with her
all those States whose policy has as yet been hesitating.
It is believed the decision will be made before the end of
the week."
VIENNA, SITURDA.Y.—A despatch_ from Bucharest,

dated yesterday, Dec. 8, states that the whole Turkish
army had re-crossed the Danube._ 35,000 men were to be

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important, though ex _
church which, like ours, recognized the right of private
judgment, differences of opinion on minor points must
necessarily occur ; but all must agree with his Lordship
that such differences of opinion must not lead to conflict-
ing operation.
The Rev. C. H. BURTON seconded the motion, and in
doing so bore willing testimony to the gratifying harmony
and cordial co-operation which prevailed in those instance;
which came within his knowledge, where curates ap
pointed by both societies worked together, happily in car

s occupying
e Dobrudscha, and Kalarasch and Giurgevo had re-
ceived Turkish garrisons.

BERLIN, SUNDAY.—A telegraphic despatch from St.
Petersburg, dated yesterday, announces that Prince Men
schikoff, in a report to the Emperor dated Dec. 1, states
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