The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-11-11 00:00:00

rill-1E FIRST NUMBER of a NEW PERIODICAL, to be.
_I- entitled "THE CHURCH'of ENGLAND QUARTER-
LY REVIEW and ECCLESINsTicAL RECORD," will
be'published early in January, by W. Pickering,: Chancery-
a.oe, under the conduct of a Beneficed Clergyman, assisted by
!eminent literary men, both lay and clerical, The motives
which have led to the announcement of a periodical of this de-
scription must be sufficiently obvious to all who take a lively
interest in the welfare of the establishment,' The main depart-
ment is intended to consist of original treatises from the pens of
those who are most competent, from their thorough theological
and literary attainments, to do justice to its importance. The
critical office will be committed into the hands of an able and
experienced writer, who will exercise his judgment in the re-
viewing of recent publications' with impartiality, and speak the',
truth fearlessly and with sincerity,- The notices wilt:not
wholly, be confined to - theological- works, but will enthrone:
any description of literary perfortnance, an account of which
may be thought likely to interest and benefit 'the reader.
The extent of erudition, the information and research which
will he brought to bear upon tliii department, will be ,aelinontor-t.
ledge(' on perusal:, •It will' suffice to mention they could
have been obtained without colasideroble expense.
The
to
of the work is not political, except inasmuch asany a
that effect
the Church now-a-days must involve something to
slight tulip
and such subject matter cannot be 'dismisSeff with
consist of document:Si
rapid touch. The remaining contentswill cansB,c.
Under the
connected with the Church sacred poetry,.
villbo founds -summary'
e obect
head of " The Ecclesiastical Record"
ith critical remarks thereon.
Church, or affecting her interests,.,:t
s,
of metropolitan and provincial -
ie and ondasionall) from
Extracts from the' labours of slcok,rr
recent end oietrospectiVe:.
occurrences.' relating to the
theological works of ernliteleu:e_,.qw
er.y
t 1 list of new publi-
cations, and clerical integt; e
lit. I,be 'spared to render the jonrnal',
In oilier Writ the whole may I'd '
efficient in every dertoevrt:iiiee;
2e'sid-lb:64l'ect under theif•prepo -
cations, &:_e:
niore riVailahle for re.
rks scattered indifferent articles, a general
beads the various rema
No expensee
:beelielehli:ittheevneYutine 01: its' plan; independea
annual .
d• ••dual whose means will allow and
index will be annexed:. The proprietor is -inclined to
its north a national establishment, at • will imme-
diately estimates
lunteer that patronage and support to f` The Church diatoly vo ' whit h aperiodical
of England Quarterly' . of such pretensions and
ei would seem entitled to Chari!crclaim; and which he flatters hirrit:
t character, will
hits,
an d
The price'of each number will be'
the 8 ph it and recut it will exhibit, crime to be generally known-
-4lts.wfillill.i,tuStOit'tilbiall cfooirn.nithaendattnual sum of IBs. the subscriber Wig
have a complete body of theological 'item
ecclesiastical record. It is coiifiilViitly
Church of Erig,land • Qoarierly"
a n t
ilcui
pr e a t
e adn tl
that" p e leheet
will be a goOtrnic'dium for aa-
vertisemetttsi which wilt be received by- the publisher,- W.
Pickering,•Chattetry,rane: It is ' requested' that all comintint-
cations, documents books intendedjor revieW, Sze., may be-
fdru.ardeti Et-ithotit detay, -carriage and 'post 'pa-id,- to the pub-
hiller,' directed- 'to the edilor of I'The 'Mirth of England'
Quarterly ReVietv. Advertisements received also by C. Mitchell,
Redtion-tburt; Fleet-stet:e:
SOSeribers.' names received by Mr. Kay, bookseller, Liver
Imo; gri,44lii full prosPectuses may be had,