The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-01-01 00:00:00

TO THE. EDITOR OF THE.LIVER,POOL STANDARD:.

Sra,,—The fall of Kars (nosv..too surely authenticatedYmnst.
cause one universal feelingz.of indignation throughout...the
kingdom. Every true Engliabman must feel a strange thrill.
of anger and regret, that the brave garrison should have been
left to• starve into surrender. The spectacle of brave old..
General Williams—the no lesaspiritedVasif Pasha—the sub._
ordinate Turkish and Englisho£rxcers and men—all abandoned..
to their fate, calls for something mere than indiplation; it
demands the sternest reprehension.

We for some time heard _rumours of the inevitable fate.of
the "beleaguered city_.;7 it, was• said by many that the bra-ce‘
defenders could not possibly hold out much longer, but we
treated it -rather as an idle tale. We imagined the gallant
defenders of Kars were possessed of lives charmed aggnst
destruction ; a second_ Londonderry was, in, fact, before
our eyes!

We now awak from our stupefaction to tl unpleasant and
galling truth, that Kars-uolonger owns the,Turkish sway,and
that the Russian, eagle now flaunts itself, over her blood-
stained walls7-a reproach to us, a triumph_ to the MAseovites.

"-'Tis true, 'tis pity,
And pity 'tis, 'tis true!".

We now discover that, after all, these gallant heroes were
but men ;, and, as . such, were bound to, satisfy, the cravings of
nature, or be reduced to the horrors .of cannibalism. The
terrible scenes of Londonderry would have been repeated,
without the relief experienced by that noted place. And now
the oliestion.comes : "How is it„that all this has occurred ?"
" Who" ( as the Daily News observes) " is the traitor ?"
Could not help have possibly been sent to these unfortunate
men? It is . for wiser heads to settle, but it strikes my
unsophisticated mind that Kara could hare been relieved, our
national pride been spared the wound it has received, and.
Atouravieff been deprived dthe success his obstinacy would.
seem to have deserved.

The story of Kars will be tow in ages to come, and in ages
to come the names of those who ought to have aided the suffer-
ing garrison will be held.up to opprobrium and disgrace. This
victory will no doubt be made much of at St. Petersburgjand,
indeed, the advantages derived are important), and who knows
how far the Czar win be encouraged to proceed after this tem-.
porary success to the Russian arms ?—I am, Sir, your's, 8r..c.,
Prescot, Dec. 2k1856. OBSERVER.

S:I',ECIDEEZCS:OE THE LORD'S P_RA.ZER.

THE following specimens of the Lord's Prayer, in the style
in use' at various periods, will exhibit the changes which our
vernacular has undergone since its formation, six centuries
ago :

A.D. 1258.—Fader ure in heune, haleweide beith thi heune,
cumen thi kuneriche thi wille beoth idon in heune, and in
erthe. The euerych dawe bried, gif ous thilk dawe. And
voraif ure .dettes as vi,vorzifen are dettoures. And lene ous
nought into temptatioun bot' delyvor ous of uvel. Amen.
A.D. 1300.—Fadir our in hevene, Halewyd by thi name,
thi kingdom come, Thi wille be don as in hevene and in erthe.
Our urche dayes bred give us to day. And forgive us oure
dettes, as we forgive our dettoures. And lede us not into
temtation, Bote delyvere us of yvel. Amen.
A.D.-1380. Oure fadir that art in hunes halowid be thi
name; thi kingdome come to, by thi will don in erthe as in
benne, geve to us this day our breed oure other substaunce,
forgeue to us our dettis as we forgauen to our dettouris, lede
us not into temptation; but delyuer us from yeul. Amen.
A.D. 1534.-0 oure father which arte in heven hallowed
by thy name. Let thy kingdome come. Thy wyall be ful-
filled as well in earth as it ys in heven. Geve vs this days
oure dayly breede. And forgive vs our treaspases, even as we
forgive our treaspacers. And leade vs not into temptacioun ;
but delyver vs from evell. For thyne is the kyngedome, and
the power, and the glorye for ever. Amen.
A.D. 1582.—0vr father which art in heaven, sanctified by
thy name. Let thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in
heaven, in earth also. Giue vs to day our super-substantial
bread. And forgiue vs our dettes, as we also forgiue our
detters. And lead vs not into temptation. But delieuer us
from evil. Amen.

A.D. 1611.—Our father which art in heauen, hallowed be
thy Name. Thy kingdome come. Thy will be done in earth,
as it is in heauen. Give vs this day our dayly bread. And
forgiue us our debts as we forgiue our debtors. And lede vs
not into temptation, but deliuer us from euil. For thine is
the kingdom, and the power, and the glory for euer. Amen.