16 SEPTEMBER 1837, Page 5

The Town-Council of Liverpool, on Wednesday week, unaninioutig approved of

the conduct of the Corporation Schools under what is called the Irish systetn of Scriptural education.

The parishioners of Braintree in Essex, having, by a large majority in vestry, postponed the consideration of a motion for a church-rate of three shillings in the pound, the churchwardens nevertheless proceeded to collect the same. Mr. Burder, one of the recusants, has resolved to resist the attempt of the Churchwardens; and the case is to be car- sled before the Ecclesiastical Courts ; whose decision, it is supposed, will go far towards settling the disputed point whether the right to put off the motion fur a church-rate belongs to the parishioners, or whether the application for a rate by the ehtuchwardens is more than a matter of form. The Braintree dissentients, not being wealthy, and having formidable opponents, are soliciting subscriptions in aid of their de- fence.

In the parish of St. Martin, Leicester, a church-rate has been car- Tied, by 279 to 142; and at Leek, in Staffordshire, the Church party have also succeeded, by a majority of 859 to 549. At Hereford, a :rate was refused.

The Church-rate party in Bromsgrove have suffered a complete defeat in the election of Churchwardens. A poll was taken, which closed as follows—for Ellins, Liberal, 943; Hill, Liberal, 915; Penn, Tory, 281; Edwards, Tory, 872. Such was the anxiety of the people to record their votes in favour of Ellins and Hill, that they received 180 votes each in the course of the first hour. The majority might lave been increased by 200 and upwards, if it had been worth while to lave called men from the harvest.

On Sunday week, the Reverend William Cameron, late of Dor- chester, was elected minister of the Unitarian Chapel, Westgate, Wakefield, by a majority of 54 votes over his competitor, Mr. Roberts, a young man frotn the college. The election was by the ballot ; and every person who had attained the age of twenty-one years, whether male or female, belonging to the congregation, was entitled to vote. The above liberal plan was suggested by the late worthy itlember fur Wake- 5eld.