The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-06-03 00:00:00

THE SCHOOLS

The last subject on the paper was the following notices of
motions which bad been given by Mr. Yates :
" I.—That a special committee be appointed to inquire
into the acts of religious persecution alleged to have been
committed by Mr. R. Stone, in ordering the children of Ro-
man Catholics and dissenters, in the corporation schools, to
learn and teach the church catechism and to go to church ;
and if he be found to do so, to inquire further, whether be
was instructed by any person or persons to do so ; and also
to inquire whether he neglected his duty in the manner al-
leged ; and that the evidence taken be laid before the council.
" 2.—That compensation be granted to those apprentices,
formerly in the corporation schools, who were bound under
regulations which showed respect to their religious opinions,
and promised them valuable instruction' and who were turned
out of the schools when they refused to be bound to a master
whose orders they could not conscientiously obey, and who
refused to give, or was incompetent to give, the instruction
promised.
" 3.—That a time-book be kept in each school, in which
the superintendent and all the masters of that school shall
enter the hour and minute when they arrive, and the hour
and minute when they leave the school."
Mr. .1. SMITH moved the adjournment of the council until
the first Wednesday in next month.
Mr. EARLE thought such a lengthened adjournment un-
fair towards Mr. Yates.

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Mr. BUSHELL said it was exceedingly fair. He had given
Mr. Yates credit at the last council for purity of motive ; but
the notices he had since put upon the books—notices which
must have the effect of opening the whole education question
—had a strong semblance of faction in them; and he seconded
the motion that they adjourn for a month.
Mr. BOLTON concurred in the motion, but trusted the word

" faction" would be withdrawn by Mr. Bushell. He had
known Mr. Yates for forty years, and a more kind, pure, or
benevolent man was not in existence. _ _ .

Mr. BUSHELL repeated that he had given his weed of praise
to Mr. Yates at the last council. He was sincere then—he
was equally sincere now. The course Mr. Yates had taken
had induced him to change his opinion, and he would not
withdraw the word.

Mr. YATES solemnly declared that if ever he did a thing
disagreeable to his feelings, it was in reference to the present
question. He abhorred from his heart the crimination and
recrimination which took place in the council from day to day,
and nothing but his duty to God and the sacred cause of re-
ligious liberty would have induced him to come forward.
The state of things which existed in the schools was such—
(several voices " no, no.")
Mr. J. SMITII.—We cannot allow that.
Mr. YATES.—It ought not to exist for a single day.
Mr. EARLE.—WeII, any five of us can call a special coun-
cil any day.

The MiYoß.—So you can.
Mr. BIKKETT.—But your party can 't raise two and twenty
members, and therefore there cannot be a council unless the
conservatives attend. (Hear, hear, and a laugh.)
Mr. J. SMITH.—This question has been before us so*often
that it has become a perfect burthen. I move that Mr.
Yates's motions come on after the business of the commit-
tees and the mayor's communications at the next meeting.—
Agreed to.
The council adjourned at half-past three o'clock till the
first Wednesday in July.

ATTEMPTED ASSASSINATION OF HER MA-
JESTY.-PUBLIC MEETING IN LIVERPOOL.

Yesterday a most numerous, respectable, and influential
meeting was held in the Sessions-house, in compliance with
a requisition addressed to the mayor for that purpose, " to
express our gratitude to divine Providence for the preserva-
tion of her most gracious majesty the Queen from a'sssas-
sination, and our abhorrence of this attempt against the lite
of her Majesty; and of offering to her Majesty our heartfelt
congratulations upon her escape." The court-house was
crowded in every part, and the utmost enthusiasm marked all
the proceedings. At a quarter past two o'clock (the meeting
having been called for two) the mayor and the principal re-
quisitionists entered the court, and their appearance was
greeted with loud and general cheers.
The MAYOR having taken the chair, said,—lt is almost
unnecessary for me, gentlemen, to state to you that I have
been called upon to convene this public meeting, or the pur-
pose of it, as I am sure there is no one who can fail to be well
acquainted with the grievous occurrence which has lately hap-
pened to her majesty. (Hear.) All must take a lively inte-
rest in the happy escape she has had from the hands of an
assassin, and express their condolence at the event, and their
congratulations upon her safety. (Hear.) I shall, therefore,
not make any further comment upon the occurrence which
has taken place ; but I shall leave to other gentlemen to ex-
patiate more largely upon it. (Hear, hear.)
The Rev. AUGUSTUS CAMPBELL, junior rector of Liver-
pool, then rose, amidst much applause, to move the first
resolution, which was to the effect that the inhabitants of
Liverpool viewed with the greatest indignation and abhor-
rence the late atrocious attack upon the lives of her most
gracious Majesty and her royal consort, and felt the greatest
joy and satisfaction that, through the interference of Divine
Providence, such traitorous attack had been averted. The
rev. gentleman, having read this motion, proceeded to say—
I am sure that, in endeavouring to press this motion upon
the acceptance of the meeting, I need not express myself,
or exact from those who bear me, any needless professions
of exclusive loyalty. (Hear.) With regard to myself, I
can only say that loyalty is a part of my religion. (Hear.)
As I fear God, so I honour the Queen. (Cheers.) But,
here, not only is my constitutional ruler, not only is the
hereditary sovereign of these realms, the representative of a
long line of monarchs, and of that family in particular by
whom our liberties have been preserved, but she is the re-
presentative of that power "by whom kings reign," respon-
sible no doubt for the exercise of her authority as a consti-
tutional sovereign to the laws of that constitution which she
is called upon to administer, but responsible for the exercise
of ber prerogatives to God alone, " the King of kings and
Lord of lords." (Loud cheers.) And, sir, wbat 1 claim
for myself I claim confidently for all who hear me. Loyalty,
I think, is the characteristic of Englishmen. (Hear, bear.)
As the monarch is a part and parcel of the British constitu-
tion, so loyalty, I think, is entwined with the fibres of every
Englishman's heart (renewed cheers) : this, too, sir, because
he is a lover of freedom : Worshipping liberty, he reverences
the monarch as the sanctuary in which that liberty is en-
shrined : and this, too, sir, lthink, without any reference

to political considerations.. (Hear.) I am sure, sir, you
will do me the justice to suppose that I cannot allude,
upon the present occasion, to politics in any invidious
sense ; it would be very unworthy in any man to do so, still
more unworthy would it he in a man who, as a minister
of the Church of England, ought to have no party politics at
all. (Hear.) lam sure, sir, we are all loyal upon princi-
ple, and that there is not one man in this assembly who will
not with heart as well as with voice cry " God save the
Queen !" (Loud cheers.) But when in addition to these
religious and national reasons for loyalty to our Sovereign,
I consider who that Sovereign is, and what claims, what pe-
culiar claims, she has to our reverence and love; when I re-
gard her not only as a monarch but as a woman, not only
protected by that " divinity which doth edge a king," but
surrounded with that atmosphere of attraction which youth
and beauty cannot fail to confer ; when I regard her as a wife,
not married according to the old maxims of state policy, but
married to a Prince of her own choice, a Prince who has won
such golden opinions from us all by his sympathy with our
feelings and customs, and by the attractions of his graceful
humility (cheers) ; when I regard her still further as the
the mother of our future kings, and, I hope, the mother of a
long line of monarchs who will protect and preserve the pri-
vileges and liberty of our children's children ; when I regard
her, sir, in this light, I cannot but regret that my own feeble-
ness should confine me to the expression of such languid sen-
timents of loyalty. Animated as I would fain be with the
enthusiasm of Burke, I am compelled to have recourse to his
eloquence to express my feelings, when he says, " I am sure
the age of chivalry is not so far gone by that if her life was
in danger, ten times ten thousand swords would start from
• their scabbards in her defence." (Great cheers.) Indeed,
when we look at the object against whom the assassin's hand
has been directed, we cannot but wonder that even madness
opiynioen
itselfcr. should be capable of contemplating such an atrocious
of this atr •
mlaulei; (Hear.) And upon the subject of madness I hope I
permitted to say one word, not to express my own
, not to prejudge the unhappy individual who is ac-
cused
of crimes or attempts ocious crime, no
would ill become
what I once heard me as a minister of the gospel—any mea-
sures of severity • ,but simply to state, that
t to recommend—which
whenever I hear
I ever met with r
excuses such criminal
mdpts like this, I cannot help calling to mind
The
by one of the most skilful physicians
very many people who are be law ought to be very cautious how it
crimes, but quite sane enough
the score of insanity, for there are
mad enough to perpetrate atrocious
if they knew they
to abstain from their perpe-
trationwould be hanged for it." (Hear.)
Therefore I do say that I 3;
er MaJestY's precious life must be

jealously guarded, that the feelings of her loyal and attached
people must not be outraged wrth impunity, that some pre-
cautions should be taken, if any precautions can be taken, to
enable our beloved sovereign to show herself to her attached
people as she was wont to show herself, without being ex-
posed to the risk of such outrages as this. (H ear, hear, and
great uproar.) But lam fully conscious that such precau-
tions are difficult ; I know, as all here know, that though
"man proposes God disposes ;" and it is only,lafter all, to the
protection of Almighty Provdence that we can consign the
life of our beloved Sovereign. (Hear.) I thank God her
life has been preserved; 1 trust by God's mercy her life will
be preserved, and that she may see her children's children in
peace and prosperity. (Cheers.) I will not detain you any
longer with any observations of mine , but content myself
with moving the resolution which I have read. (Great ap-
plause.)__

Mr. WILLIAM BROWN seconded the resolution, with
which, as well as with the sentiments that had fallen from
Mr. Rector Campbell, he heartily coincided. He was quite
satisfied that the sentiments of the resolution would be par-
ticipated in not only by the whole British people, but by the
hundred millions of her Majesty's subjects, (cheers) and,
indeed, that they would be responded to by the whole
civilised world, (cheers) as soon as they heard of her provi-
dential preservation from the hands of an assassin. (Re-
newed cheers.) It was under the full impressions which
such an event must occasion in every loyal breast, that he
begged to second this resolution, and to say, as he closed his
observations, " Long live the Queen !" (Great cheering.)
A Mr. THOMAS JAMES HALL, a respectably-dressed man,
here asked whether the getting up of such meetings as this
might not induce some one at a future time to commit this
kind of offence. He was convinced, he added, that bad Ox-
ford been duly dealt with, either by imprisonment, or hard
labour upon the tread-mill, or by a sound flogging, no furtber
attempts of this kind would have been made ; but so long as
these sort of meetings were got up they might depend upon
it that these attempts would be made. (Uproar.)
The M A.YOn.—I am sure that there is no other individual
in this room who would allow that any person guilty of such
an atrocious act as toattempt to assassinate any individual, no
matter whether that individual be the Queen or not, or who
can conceive it possible that the mere flogging, which this
gentleman would fain give to the assassin, would suffice.
(Loud cheers.) I conclude that the resolution as read is
adopted. (Cries of " Yes, yes.") Then I may take it that
it is carried with the exception of one. (Renewed cheers.)
Mr. HALL.—O, you are, perhaps, disappointed in not
being knighted. (The tremendous uproar which followed
this impertinence caused the disturber to sit down.)
The resolution was then put and carried amidst general
acclamations.
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Mr. WILLIAM RATHBONE, in moving the second reso-
lution, said, Mr. Mayor, and fellow-townsmen, I rejoice
that there are occasions upon which we may all meet as upon
neutral ground, on which all political distinctions are laid
aside, and when we may unite in loyalty to our Sovereign,
and in expressions of satisfaction with that glorious consti-
tution under which we live, and upon which party politics,
as was well said by the Rector, should not be allowed to have
any entrance whatever. The resolution lam about to pro-
pose refers to a fact of which perhaps some gentlemen may
not be aware,—namely, that there was an attempt upon the
life of her Majesty upon Sunday. On Monday she refused
to allow Lady Portman and some other ladies to go out with
her, stating that if there was danger, she should not wish to
subject them to any fear or apprehension at all. Mr. Rath-
bone here read the resolution, which expressed the highest
admiration of the magnanimity displayed by her Majesty on
this occasion, and continued :—That is the resolution, gen-
tlemen' that I have the honour to propose to you ; but I
should hope that, in our abhorrence of the crime, we shall,
at the same time, not martyrise the individual. I agree with
the gentleman who spoke from the body of the room (Hall),
that a great deal of evil falls upon society by giving people
notoriety. At the came time Ido feel that this is an occa-
sion upon which we should come forward to express our
loyalty and attachment—our thanks to Divine Providence
for the escape of the Queen, (Hear.) I should wish the
meeting to believe that it has been insanity which has led to
such a crime as th;s, and that it will afford to us all an awful
lesson ; for I am inclined to believe that this young man,
from a course of dissipation, had so vitiated his mind, that
he bad this growing appetite for notoriety. lam sorry aye
have to take this as an instance of that which encourages all
these evils to society. Gentlemen, we remember that some
time ago a young boy threw himself from the Monument.
It was blazed about in all the papers, and there was a great
curiosity to see the body of the boy. The consequence was,
that numbers desired to do the same thing, in order that
they might have a sort of post mortem honour conferred
upon them. I cannot help, too, referring to the disgusting
exhibition made by the murderer Good upon the last day be-
fore his execution. What was the effect which it had upon
his mind ? Why. when he should have been preparing for
eternity, he was thinking in what kind of dress he should
appear before the Lady Mayoress! (Hear, hear.) These
exhibitions, he agreed with the gentleman who had just
sat down,—though he did not say one word to mitigate
the general abhorrence of the attack upon her Majesty,—
whet the appitency of the public mind to do every-
thing to raise the criminal into a martyr instead of consider-
ing him to be a criminal, having the greatest calamity that
has befallen human nature as the reason, as the only ground,
upon which an Englishman could think of attacking his So-
vereign, and attacking a woman, too, whoinwe all believe is in
the family way at this moment. I am ready to take very simple
evidence that the man was insane at the time he did it; but
that does not prejudge the question of how he should be dealt
with afterwards. Whether he is to he hung, or put on the
treadmill, or kept to solitary confinement for life, is a very
difficult question, which I shall not here discuss; but let it
not be with a martyr's name, but with indignation and pity at
such atrocious crimes as this. I need not describe, after what
I have already said, the courage, and, above all, the consi-
deration which our gracious Queen has shown to those
around her, to induce my fellow-townsmen to concur in this
resolution. It is an example of courage, of disinterested
courage. Courage belongs to men physically perhaps, but
consideration, disinterested consideration, belongs to woman
alone ; and I hope that this example of her Majesty will read
to us all a lesson of what we ought to do in the performance
of all our duties one to another. (Cheers.) I beg leave to
propose the second resolution.
Mr. J. C. EWART seconded the resolution. He only re-
gretted that words were not afforded to him to express, as
strongly as he wished, the indignation and abhorence, which,
in-common with the whole country, he felt at this atrocious
attempt. Her Majesty had made herself so popular among all
classes of the people that there could not be a difference of
opinion on this subject. All would rally round her, and cry
now as he did, " God save the Queen !".
The resolution was then read, and carried unanimously:

Sir THOMAS BRANCKER moved the third resolution, which
was to the effect that an address of congratulation be pre-
sented to her Majesty. Sir Thomas read the address, which
formed part of the resolution.
Mr. Alderman EVANS seconded the resolution, observing
that he could not add one word to the excellent remarks of
the previous speakers.
The MAY on put the motion, and it was adopted unani-
mously.

Mr. WILLIAM BROWN then proposed a vote of thanks to
the Mayor for having called the meeting, and for his able
conduct in the chair.
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The Rev. CHARLES HAYDON, Wesleyan minister, said,—
There being one person who, from the body of the meeting,
has tried to express a doubt as to the propriety of this meeting
beingbeld, I should feel obliged if youwould allow me to second
the resolution of thanks to the Mayor for having called this
meeting. Ido this the rather as I happen to be, as far as I
know, the only dissenting minister, the only Wesleyan minister
in this town who is present here. lam happy to stand as-
sociated with a body of people who are second to none in
loyalty or in devoted attachment to the constitutional sove-
reign of this mighty empire, and to the laws by which it is
governed. With what I think the greatest propriety the
Rector introduced the business of the day, and expressed so
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justly the sentiments in which the whole of this meeting must
upon consideration concur; and I feel, if I am thus allowed
to second the resolution of thanks to yourself for complying
with the requisition presented to you, I shall be only dis-
charging my duty. Sir, every sentiment, and every feeling,
whether it relates to humanity, whether it relates to our feel-
ings as Britons or as Christians, must be roused into the deep-
est indignation at so attrocious an attempt as has been made,
on this occasion, on the life of her sacred majesty ;—(cheers)
—and, Sir, if there be any feeling of hankering after noto-
riety,—if there be the apprehension that such a hankering is
to be fostered by meetings of this kind, I would venture to
express my opinion that such meetings as these ought to be
everywhere convened, in order to collect the unanimous sen-
timents of one entire nation, expressing its deepest indigna-
tion at such an atrocious crime, and at the disposition of
hearts that could for a moment conceive the attempt, and
our deepest lamentations that there should be such a perver-
sion of intellect that could permit the deed to be attempted.
(Cheers.)
Mr. Alderman TURNER moved that addresses, similar to
that to her Majesty, be presented to their Royal Highnesses
Prince Albert and the Duchess of Kent.
Mr. FREME seconded the motion, and it was carried unani-
mously.
The MAYOR then acknowledged the compliment paid to
him.

Three cheers and " one cheer more" made the hall re-
sound, and with this demonstration of their loyalty the meet-
ing separated.

MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT.-LOSS OF LIFE

(From our Second Edition of Tuesday.)

We have just heard (though we are not yet in possession
of the full particulars), that a boat was upset in the Menai
Straits, on the afternoon of yesterday. The boat (an open
one) was, it appears, on her way from Carnarvon to Bangor,
with a load of cockles, to be sent to Liverpool by one of the
steamers, and had on board thirteen or fourteen people.
When she reached what is called the Swilly, (not far from
the Menai Bridge,) where there are some rocks, and fre-
quently a dangerous sea-way, the boat upset, and twelve of
the men on board' of her were drowned, one or two only
being saved. The steam-boats plying from this port to
Bangor and Beaumaris having sailed This morning, we have
not been enabled to obtain any details, or the names of the
sufferers ; nor can we vouch for the precise accuracy of this
brief account ; but from the rumours we have heard in se-
veral quarters, we fear the fact of the fatality to be but too
true.