The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-12-08 00:00:00

ST. SAVIOUR'S CHURCH

As this edifice will be opened for divine service to-morrow
week, the 16th inst., some notice of its origin, style of archi.
tecture, and interior accommodations, may be acceptable to

our readers

The large and rapidly increasing population of Windso

had for ninny years appeared to the friends of scriptural in-
struction to demand increased church accommodation. Ef-
forts were for some years made to supply the deficiency, but
were rendered abortive by various obstacles, which, however,
were in the spring of the past year almost wholly sur-
mounted ; land was purchased in a desirable situation, and
preliminaries arranged.

The site obtained is on the vacant ground on the east of
Falkner-square, near Windsor.

The foundation stone of the church was laid with great so-
lemnity on the 15th of April, amidst a large concourse of
persons, including many of the clergy and most respectabie
inhabitants of the town. The ceremony was performed by
the Rev. Rector Campbell, M.A., to whom the Rev. Prince
Crawford, the senior minister of the church, previously pre-
sented the silver trowel. The addresses of both these rev.
gentlemen on the occasion were most feeling and effective.
Alluding to the old original Catholic Church of England, the
rev. rector, after commending its excellence, said :—" But, I
consider it not only as having a spiritual claim to our reli-
gious adherence, but as having a lower (though not less
well-founded, and worthy and intelligible) claim upon us—a
claim to our loyalty, as the preserver of our religious liberty
from the inroads of spiritual despotism—as the established
preacher of moral righteousness, as the guardian of public
morals in all ranks of society, after its power—as the safe-
guard of the state, by its connexion with it, and, finally, as
an integral part of the British monarchy, which, I believe,
will inevitably fall if the church is overthrown."
This edifice was originally designed by Mr. Murray,
architect, of Dublin, but owing to some difference arising
between him and the committee, the building has been
finished under the direction of Mr. Welch, architect, of Ren-
shaw-street, Liverpool, who has entirely revised the interior
arrangement of the pews, so as to extend their accommoda-
tion, and suit them more generally to the wants of the
public.

The exterior of the building does not seem so striking as
we could wish; but is capable of considerable improvement.
It is in the Roman style of architecture, and we hope ere long
may be fully carried out. The centre part of the main front
(in which are three entrance doors) is a little in projection,
arid is surmounted with a pediment. The walls both in the
filont and in the sides are relieved by lonic pilasters. Over
the pediment rises an octagonal tower, topped by an open
lantern, which presents an interesting appearance, and is well
suited for a bell tower. This, indeed, is the most striking
portion of the building.
The interior, which is cheerfully lighted, by five large and

five small windows on each side, is fitted up with gre _
and neatness, imparting at a glance a confidence of the im-
possibility of crowding. The church, indeed, ma

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any other in the town in the comfort Of its sittings, there not
being one of them from which the clergyman in the pulpit
may not be distinctly seen and heard. The pews are each
three feet in width, and are covered with handsome green
watered moreen. _ The aisles are also spacious. The gallery

is not so wide as in most churches, having (on each side) but
three rows of pews, so that the body of the church is not
darkened by its erection, as is too frequently complained of
in other churches. The organ will be very fine. The columns
supporting the gallery are of the Roman order, fluted, and
with water-leaf capitals. The front is relieved by pilasters,
and the whole of the wood work is painted in variegated oak.
The church will accommodate about 1500 persons. The ceil-
ing is partly coved, the middle being flat—very similar to that
of the Birmingham Town-hall, known to be so excellent for
the facility of hearing which it affords. As respects the ca-
pacity for sound, indeed, we think that the building will be
particularly excellent.

The pulp-it and reading-desk seem to us to be somewl

bold and hovel. They are connected together by a series of
arches, which while they conceal the steps of the reading-
desk, give a unity to the whole which has not generally been
accomplished ; and though much more decorated than the
rest of the building, they strictly harmonise with the whole.
While we cannot but give the utmost credit to Mr. Welch
for his admirable design of the interior, we cannot withhold
our high award to Mr. Beattie, the builder, for the very
superior manner in which the edifice has been completed, as
also for the extreme liberality he has evinced in presenting
the pulpit, reading desks, &c., furnished at his own ex-
pense, independent of a handsome donation to the church.
The ministers appointed to St. Saviour's Church are the
Rev. Prince Crawford and the Rev. George Stokes. The
former was at one time connected with St. Mark's Church
in this town ; and the latter with St. Augustine's.

The sermon at the opening, (to-morrow week, j will be
)reached by the Right Rev. the Bishop of the diocese, and a
iighly respectable and numerous attendance is expected on
he interesting occasion.

THE THREE CARACCI

If there is one taste, that we should be glad to see cherished

ay the public of this great town, more than another, it is that

For paintings and the fine arts. It is a love that should be
ostered and supported, on all occasions, for art softens man-
iers, and inclines the heart to turn to the beautiful and

good ; it points out the exquisite harmonies in nature, and
prompts the inquiring mind to search, examine, and investi-
gate. if ever there was a man that deserved well the thanks
of a large community, it is Mr. Buchanan, the proprietor of
the pictures which have been brought amongst us, painted by
the three artists whose names commence this notice. Mr.
Buchanan, at great risk, cost of money, and doubtless
anxiety of mind, has given us an opportunity of judging as
to the merits of these paintings, and enabling us to set up a
standard of perfection. His pictures show us what true and
natural colouring is ; they will be the means of correcting the
taste of some, while they may sow in the minds of others a
spirit which will lead to the due appreciation of the works of
other masters. The paintings by the Caracci are from sub-
jects taken from the evangelists. The first, by Agostino,.re-
presents Christ raising the Widow's Son; the second, Christ
curing the Blind, by Ludovico ; and the third, by Annibal,
Christ's Interview with the Woman of Canaan. The first
contains the most incident and power, the second the most
skill, the third the most brilliancy and grace. In the first
there are some most surprising effects ; for instance, the
figure of the half-clad man, to the right of the picture : ob-
serve the vigour and muscular power exhibited in the back
and limbs, while the bringing out of the left arm and hand is
most surprisingly beautiful. In this figure the lights and
shades are so finely managed, and the distances so exquisitely
kept, that it is with doubt we look upon the canvas and be-
lieve it to be but a " shadowing forth of imagining." How
graceful and tasteful is the white drapery! how cleverly is it
placed, contrasting with the depth of the scarlet over which
it falls ! The countenances in this picture are admirable.
Observe the surprise and curiosity of the bearer, who is
looking over the head of the bier, on observing the dead
arise ;—mark the anxiety of the mother, and the earnest at-
tention of the other faces in the group, while, above all and
before all, stands the form of our Saviour, full of grace,
dignity, and sweetness. The hands, in all the figures, are
finely painted ; the limbs are symmetrical and muscular,
while the firmness of the flesh is remarkable, and the colour
most natural. The drapery of the Saviour's figure is very
tastefully thrown ; the silk lining is just visible. A variety
of colours are distributed' through the painting, but so well
do they harmonise that none too strongly preponderate. The
figure of the resuscitated boy is a wonderful effort of the
painter's skill—it is appallingly true to nature. Taken alto-
gether, this picture, as we have previously observed, is the
most full of incident, and certainly the most intellectual.
The second painting represents the Saviour curing the
Blind. The figure of Christ is graceful, commanding, and
dignified; he is clothed as in the last picture, his under vest-
ment being red, and his cloak of greenish blue. The face
strongly resembles the other, and it is a question whether the
same hand did not paint the three faces. In the drapery of
this painting the red is the most striking colour. The figure
of the blind man is a fine study. The introduction of the
violin is a strange and quaint anachronism ; it shows, how-
ever, the occupation of the mendicant. On the head of the
bystander a red cap is placed—a most judicious and happy
thought : the colour is very fine, and brings out the head
upon which it is placed. The heads of the apostles are fine
studies ; the contrast between manhood and old age is ably
exhibited. This picture attracts great attention, and many
give it a. preference to the other two. Our favourite, how-
ever, is the third or middle picture, painted by Annibal
Caracci. The story of the woman of Canaan, whose
daughter Was " vexed with a devil," winch she besought our
Lord to expel, is well told :—" It is not meet to take the
children's bread and cast it to the dogs"—" Truth, Lord,
yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which fall from the master's

table." The supplicatory expression of the Canaaniiisl:
woman is excellently developed. In this painting the back-
ground is admirable—the sky is the most natural we ever
beheld. The Saviour's dress is a scarlet vestment and blue
mantle: the folds of the latter are delightfully thrown. The
colours are brilliant in the extreme; the blue is especially
bright. The attitude of the Saviour is, if anything, more
graceful and godlike than in the other paintings : it is deci-
dedly in a finer and more striking position—the hand comes
out well from the canvas, the flesh is natural and delicate.
The head is noble and replete with expression. The
drapery of the female figure is beautiful; the colours are
of a delicious tone. The dog is a singular portion of the
painting: it is full of life.
Such are these pictures, which are valued at £lO,OOO,
emanating from the last painters of genius that Italy can
boast of. Although Mr. Haydon has thought proper to de-
signate them as second-rate artists, these pictures, we
should think, bear the stamp of first-rate productions. Of
the three brothers, Ludovico exhibited the most taste : he
received instruction from Tintoretto. The brothers (who
were the sons of a tailor) founded a school, in which Dome-
nichino, Guido, Lanfranco, Albano, and Guiccino were in-
structed. With the Caraoci and their pupils terminated the
genius of painting in Italy.

A Cabinet Council is summoned to assemble at the Foreign-
office on Monday afternoon. It is understopd that the
ministers are to meet for the purpose of deciding upon the
day to which parliament shall be further prorogued. It is
also understood that, on Tuesday, a privy council will be held
at Buckingham Palace, at which her most gracious Majesty
will preside.—Queen's Own.
We learn fom the Augsburg Gazette, that on the 19th ult.
Prince Borghese lost his third and last son. The correspon-
dent of the above journal at Rome adds, that the sympathy
of the inhabitants of that capital was never more strongly
excited than it has been by the sorrows of this equally esti-
mable and illustrious family.—Galignani.
We have to announce the death of Sir Charles Throck-
morton, Bart., Which took place on Thursday, at his seat
Coughton Court, Warwickshire. Sir Thomas was in his
84th year, and had been married to a daughter of the late
Edmund Plowdon, Esq., but having no issue by her, he is
succeeded in his title and estates by his nephew, now Sir
Robert George Throckmorton, Bart.
Lord and Lady Francis Egerton and family leave Worsley
Hall, their seat in Lancashire, early in the ensuing week, for
Bridgewater House, with the intention 6f staying a few days
in town before going to Oatland for the Christmas. His
lordship has taken the mansion in Belgrave-square for a term
of years. Early in the next month the west point (the only
part now standing) of Bridgewater House will be pulled
down, and arrangements immediately be made for the com-
mencement of the erection of • a new mansion, under the
superintendence of Mr. Barry, the architect of the new Houses
of Parliament.

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RARY NOTICES

M. O'D

December, 1840

s particularly rich in its tales

of a tier

spirited fiction, the mot.

) quote the words of Sir Walter Scot

, good staff, but a sorry crutch."
n with Martin Zurbano" is replete
Reminiscences of the Year 1813

nilitary anecdotes, all Of which
3. 'We have seldom met with

'hich w

have perused with greater interest.
pton Court" abounds in just
uthor is evidently a man of refined
subject with great ability.
nds considerable insight
It is full of lively
" The Beauty
antic narration. The remarks "On
lisplay a penetrating mind, capable of
asophical thinking. There is a rich vein
_ s ____, running through the whole of the " Post
lortem Musings." The paper on the " Non-Intru-
kin Question" is extremely temperate in its views, and
aust carry conviction to every dispassionate mind.

few Hours at

e har

bits of fashionable life

musing anecdote

December, 1840

ith a very spirited review of
lst Novel." The critic shows
.
to this aristocratic author. " The
; or 1830, 1840, and 1850," is a
ist political history, and a glance at the

eley's I

of this country, in the attractive form
Scotch Lairds Forty Years Ago," we
narratives and laughable anec -
entitled " The Cafe de la Re-
the practised pen of Mr. George
' s-players in the world.
And De la Bourdonnais

.Iker, o

he firs
Deschal

use of Uncommons"

y production, not, however, without
It the leading quacks of the day. The
ational Literature" and the essay on
are admirable articles.
is full of adventure as

g

nd Present Prospects" is one
cal articles, which should be
has the real welfare of his

December, 1840

Banking and Currency"
present number. The

e -subject, upon the most
has thrown considerable light.
is a spirited composition. The
ar" furnish us with some highly

irticulars

.expecting the- southern parts of
view of " Mrs. Norton's Poems"

We have been highly

It entitled

Dramatic

thor is no stranger to the secrets of
In the " Rough Notes of a Rough
" we have found a rich fund of
Portrait Gallery" is adorned with
iiral Rowley—a hero of the old school.
narks on the " Scottish Church Ques-
ve a careful perusal. The continuation of
Tanists," as well as that of the inimitable

en Knorr

)m the East'

It. in

tion" (

equer's " Charles O'Malley," cannot fail to gratify
.eaders of the Dublin University.

Tait's Edinburgh Magazine. December, 1840.
here are several articles of considerable merit in
present number. The remarks on the " Condition
the Labouring Poor, and the Management of Pau-
are generally sound and unobjec-
t we apprehend that many of the statis-
s will be found exaggerations. The review
ife and Times of Montrose," while it does
.e to the intrinsic merits of Mr. Napier's work,
lys much bigotry and intolerance. The " Sketches
fe and Manners, from the Autobiography of an
sh Opium-Eater," is decidedly the best article in
-Are. do not, however, think that the au-
ded in demonstrating the identity of
nd Sir Philip Francis. The literary anecdotes
L through this narrative are highly interesting.
:ats and Fortunes of Richard the Reiver" re-
iind us strongly of one or two of the best of Wil-
xles of the Borders. "No House ; or, St.
's and the Kirk," is an amusing political
displaying all the radical peculiarities of Tait.
articles are both numerous and ex-

Ts in Scotland"

tionable,

rn's '1

statistical Account of Scotland. No. 28.
Edinburgh : W. Blackwood and Sons.
'-airable work is proceeding towards com-
mtisfactorily. We trust that its publica-
Is proved beneficial to the " Sons and Daughters
" on whose behalf it has been benevo-
. The number before us contains a
..ecuted map of Caithness-shire, and a full
ye account of the history, antiquities, topo-
parochial economy, statistics, &c., of part of
nty of Aberdeen, and part of the county of
irgh. The parishes described are Auchterless,
Drumblade, Fyvie, Peterhead, Pitsligo, Auch-
- Towie, Rayne, Glenbucket, Tally-
Monymusk, Meldrum, Corstor-

iertaken

Line, Inveresk, and West Calder. Every Scotsman,
io can afford the outlay, ought to become possessed
this inestimable account of his native land.

phrey's Clock. Part 8. London : Chap-
d Hall ; Liverpool : Wareing Webb.

work is attracting a larger share of
•_ week, as it proceeds. The illustra-

Ecient to command a very large cir-

ion. They include :some of the most beautiful
rnens of engraving on wood that we have ever

with. " The Old Curiosity Shop" furnishes the
e for the narrative in the present number. The
:h Quilp figures are highly characteristic
We long to meet with our old friends
ans again on the stage. We have no

ftt Boz has-much more fun in store for us in
In with Master Humphrey's Clock. Long
live to contribute to the enjoyment of his