The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-10-09 00:00:00

[OCTOBER 9, 1855.

broke through the previous stillness of the scene'
followed, and several successive peals impressed the
with an unusual character. On reaching the ton2Y,l;
was placed in the vault, and the Bishop went tnrf.e)r
part of the service appointed to be read at the get,
of the bystanders appeared to be deeply Oben 000
them to tears. The last words of the service Int:the
been concluded when the thunderstorm came on 7471
violence, a heavy shower of rain fell, and the cel
soon cleared of its living occupants.
The body of the deceased is enclosed first in siejlere,i'°:
leaden coffin, and on the outside an oak coffin C° follow
black cloth. The inscription on the pateaS
of
" Jonathan Brooks, Archdeacon and Senior Recto!„s6,
pool, born September 1, 1775, died September 290
The arrangements for the funeral were entrusted o'
Haigh and Gregory, undertakers, Bold-street.
It is due to Major Greig, the head
the procession an horseback, to say
been better than his police regulatiw
superior officers and men of the force
lations were admirably carried out.
ther were employed in this duty. Th
wardens, Messrs. Woodruff and Shay.
the vestry, in making the necessary
public, ought not to be overlooked.
To mark the degree of respect
Archdeacon Brooks was held by his
roux public offices, lay and clerical,
meetings of nearly all of them were
interment of the venerable gentleman,
were adopted, expressive of respect f'
row for his loss, and also embod:
attend his funeral in their public
bodies who thus exhibited their vei
Vestry, the West Derby Board of G
of the Hundred of West Derby, th
England, the members of the Athena
committee of the Liverpool Dispensk
The parish church of St. Peter's, w'
Archdeacon Brooks had ministered k
Sunday, crowded to excess on the occas)
mon, which had beer: announced to be
Rev. the Lord Bishop of the Diocese,
the congregation were in mourning,
seemed to pervade the sacred edifice.
table, and other portion* of the interii

The morning service was read by
and the communion service- by the Rig.
Chester, assisted by the Rev: William /
Cemetery.
The BISHOP of CHESTER preacneo fel
Hebrews. xi. 4. "He is dead, yet speaketh. toy tbil
In the course of his sermora after alludieLtelj
ceremonies on Thursday, his lordslit •-
not soon to be forgotten. Such a)
reiThcte honour alike on the good, le(
toe his pave with this demonstrati
good. kind people of Liverpool, who
shown.their sense of his long sere'
for his-sterling character. These ti
he himself will not be forgotten b;
him in. the intimacy of private lif
who have been associated with hii
range of his duties s not by the me'
to whom-he has sent forth the pure
doctrine and example; not by the
received oomfort from his kind voice
ml hand o not even by the passing
with his manly form and genial cot
day by dayothestreets, bound on st
mission of Christian love. Few men
so extensively- or effi.niently as be
sures and institutions of public usen
tance. But all. these exertions
subordination: t this of&o. as a mini
the paramount obligation; the pervl
point from which-all- other efforts
was there a minister more eonstienti
devotedly attacheito the Church of
to its liturgy. Hesnever sought to
or Formularies with subtle interpret
with plain, substantial, and scriptir
its forms of public worship. I hay(
its Liturgy in terms-not merely to
admiration, but of the deepest revs
ever heard him read in publi
Church, with impressive solemnity
mess, must all have -felt that his heal
He taught salvatimonly throseglifaith
but it was through faitheworlane, by k
reality of faith was to be tested net mere)
. profession, not merely-by self-abserbed
feeling, but by the solid fruits of piety al
in hi:daily life and. conversation. CheerlatLer: P`ei
wave benignity and moderation te OAS oven elo-ra,ch,
cchaarririedtabalevainytionletoranneCeex. ess,infreceerealatiketatif:us'i:dc re
of controversy, and the -strife •atullnarrogr-mio't- too 4,i'
Church did not preventhim from. recogrnisinr,' „,3.„-nt iPd'A
the right of conscienoc end the •likerty of
men who differ from ottocommuniom Hethou,' sist;tf
hopefully, of all who,. though differing: on ulin°l,l
ag-reein the great principle ofjustit:mtion throe"
Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Acting thus 03 the P
of charity to those without; our pale,,he acted on d 1:0
of conciliation to all within. Sincere himself, 3'",,t
no-middle course, he sought by example-and prec' re"
the. bitterness of party'spirit, and strove to proisot.e„orlitii
unity in the church, without compromising sincetwo
This principle of piety and charity gave an imptilOAA eir,
r
actions. He was aliberalsupporter and earnest rwit,V
most of the great religious societies- connectl, dOx(r.
church, both in the country at large and in tfi
and if he had been seared, it was his • " P 1 tib,
preached this day from this very pulpit if, 'offs,
clety
far the PropagaCion of the ijos 010,. ottoq tit)
rnthethm
Blessed is that servant whom his masto' 0112„ecteu'',e
this tdhoe
vilo,ocalnottufat_,csieoscopriuctbatreiiieolo:4
finds thus minded. Beat if from the wide".. 010
diocestowanns,ocinietwiehis
which
he
ot
parted brother's name?:- In-the Blue,' ~ ecte' 01,
tional Schools, the Indr.strial Schools .for cone mot,
s the
the- School for the Blind, in all the institutio° of oti
our church for the education of the childreabi; eoso.,‘;
was constantly rendering aid not only bY,'"disiolls, we ".
patronage, but by vigilant supervision and 3411
ervef
And what a catalogue of other inctitutiol'ibe 60ceele
subjoin? Our Dispensaries and Ir.firmaq, for the rib
Institution, and the establishment formal, c, its °, ifj
distressed needlewomen, and entirely covini;poaei!A
Min. But the bare enumeration of these, a kb.
charities, would carry me to too great a lenZarit3be,p
though not strictly in the same sense a f the ff)
tution, yet as an institution productive 0,.0,.,110.,
benefits to the industrious classes in. the
of life, I ought particularly to mention the c0e.06
of Liverpool, of which, forty years ago,
asi tse leotf.d,
with a few friends. of kindred spirit, he ijose,e,°, ,
4. oP;)
Notwithstanding the diversified nature of Ws en
was enabled, with God's blessing, to perform ,01i$Ptle,4
perform them ably,..to the last. This. he acc°"; olea
careful economy of time, by punctuality, stj
arrangement, by the calm self-possession of, by Ove,
mind ; and by doing one thing at ootime, eou pe 0 ly
to do it well, that it - might not have to bed 0,..,;e for
There was a solidity• in his moral' and intellect;i4l
and in the form of the outer man. He did 07. Ile
sake of ostentation, but for a desire to be useful ePVS
no praise for himself, but delighted to bestow 1 0,
I never heard him say an unkind word of anOToDifss°l,o
heard any one say an unkind wend. of him. benottoloyf
God • he was a man of peace. I have often les 4fe
that 'he countedit one of the greatest hapeine' 001L17/1
that he had been so long associated, and for 0.1.00,
'"
with his brother rector, in the care of this vast PVts,
heard him speak in terms cf well-deserrojAve
affection of his.brother rector, and dwell espel7lo/0,,
cumstance that in all the years.they had bees' jeSoP
together —I believe upwards.. of five-and-tare% tV`
never beers a word of difference between theytiO di!!
grant that all His ministers may act togethe rte'
spirit of Chrhtian brotherhood. )0
I;ee",'
I mentioned, I th'nk that our departed frier
in this totzn for upwards fifty years. It ears giSi[l,l
very day,, this very month, six and twenty t river,
removed from St. George's Church, in this te! is r
here. Ord all that time hshas filled his O' 064:0 r
fidelity to God, faith in our Lord Jesus Christi, foi_cel
his congregation, to all the people of LiverPtA cnic
kind. He rests from his labours. His deePen'i, so" thedif?,
be heard no more pleading the cause of religli.o"re/
calm.in the midst of angry contention; e°111„:. 1711,,
the afflicted, the poor ; encouraging the Yon 'To vioti,;,,etYl
the aged. His voice will be heard no morefree4s,rs,'
circle of his friends, where his social cheer e of it be ry;
greater brightness and greater charm beemlsone'lfseht4i,oe
of moral purity aed religious feeling. Ilis,csoe S!
no more from this pulpit, where he has so " ssifroor'niths
words of truth and soberness, of ChristiaoooA it sf,ej
love, and eternal life. His voice will be l'e9cshca..,oorl of
sorrowing members of his family, who rev :b31.0„ tvtl!
gentle tones of love. But even now, by 'oil 1-/
words and his example, he seems still to 1
that happier world, where, by following in

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composed
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wereupe
Church
haci
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slightest
deg,t ditetihoxo the Rev
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existed
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Bac., Oxon. The words, from the irnlNTthe ~is 11,.: C4_ I'f'
and appropriate order. The compositi° ttsia-the i' rlle
Hackett, and its performance added gre°- Pell' itf()
character of the service and the do
CO srea' gre
pct of
tbe jot; 0,
course of his sermon, referred to the deloioe:oell a $,, ii
deacon Brooks. He made a touching seen 111;0, t'l,lloagy
deceased, extending over a period of tnar',"iptien it, hie feel"
of the
Ilnatceounrteinhreaetioonn,ofs hehisarraemetaerrr, Pa theiatio i
317 there 44'
which animated his conduct through a
hz,frigouid
,nnotoo!o,,die
oio el',
as well as private life. gonl' ric .6, osjit
' JB. " 0 e'l ;4' • tii,
At St. George's Church, the Rev- •fato arj a oec
intimate friend of the Archdeacon „ / headopirit,"
preached from Revelations. xis'. 13;ave alba SP jo ftylli
Heaven saying unto me, write, blesso saith ,arkg we A
in the Lord from henceforth : Yea and their
‘',,itiontea itil
they may rest from their labours;
~_e coogre! to_,.,oteipo
them." At the conclusion he said tn_ bad be':o a507);5.0
pamreovniogsust
rtehmeamricsanwdiththheisy
well aware that a good ands reat tie
ly bother t root,"
as} he ~-ate los Zero
he should make must be very bleLooreenued to Y-o.frej i
feelings,—his sorrow being a „,'; nroceeilm,ot ti,oolill,
to enlarge upon the theme. -";_ir, towna`,o the pre.,, 5
eulogium upon the late Archdeaetihe 'oo tlo cliri tr
that the charitable institutions of
the se the ~ c"
his death. During the course.
need,° tow3r,_ )faa,
appeared to be deeply affected, 11l
__.,farther.
ftli
was apparently unable to proceed aw
„elected' dil .4
congregation were likewise A ~stria.t'e r:;°0
nts of I".boat 14°4'
ernme-• dell
sret
Cruxors DISPUTE.—The gov a ,atec 0
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emhouTeehnatteßngoagroe,"riled,_undejtille A ex) pi lor 0,
'n ll tb Deil,
0 a 110 I t 00 0
Belgium claims it because it riTs re
n tile 0.-4 fact °rel(
deoauthld.
possession of Belgium for cent treaty
b, is.
silo
also
011 i
lir
isting no treaty or article of
annexedt Q '
13elgirsecieentpraee irre
her right. When France
maand sui diaal
,iN 09
session of the Chiesa dell'Ani 1 ''urn Car -41"
to the ul3
been appointed to examine In
named Jean de Fister. Austria,.(e),
and the
shsoo
oo:
‘il
pSoeendreencotgofnistehde the right t of
.ne gl tter.

d constable, who n
r that nothing co °'V
)ns. It is also due d
e to state that thce;
0
About 2 roa ql
r
he exertions of tbetii
aw, and the corol'i
,„f
ary arrangetneatl
in which the eiegiff
Lis colleagues ill tb,e
1, which he bel.°,l:d
ere convened prig
man., at which reel
t for his menial, !
Wing a detertair°lei,
c capacity. A,lOO
eneration were 11
iluardiats, the
se clergy of te 0,
,
amain COtalotee
larks.
where tile' WI
for so many
!casion of the' f A
be delivered biYA
The greater
VI
, and an airo,
t 04
• The pulPl
rior were huv,
ue,0,17,1
r the— Bev.
Right Ref, P./it"'
in Bannister, ro
, 000
Lched the
-Lt. ,t‘ll,

ip said,—"TVo
tribute of PL.
kind old man, rsoi
Hen. of respect,
he have thus
vibes, and their
things-will.ot Deafiri
by those who
Life; not bi I!AiSo
im the scl—ot
e word ,of trots,' f
ie pow- who
,ce, and relief 117,4
crowds, who. to
mate nauce`,".
,!fic,
some call or ;;;gedv
m have }Jerre otiori
be was in PrDeirjl'eltiri
fmaisosdsfutbtitelurdchnria
strain
.8. otyn. Pyls of iii
Cev were
nin en's`
:1,,:a41 it:
It)
itiously, and en
f England, to A
etations, but revllelt
;ural situp
re often heard
of approval, n°l:7
rverenee. The)e•• ; 000 rd
Ale the serve
17 and truthf!ilioti
heart went siriti'so
:lath in that be! lotfto,
)3, love. In I,t5J
merely by fors,' °a'u'f
bed abstractios
ty azd holiness,
pheerfaiflfe/r/