The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-05-10 00:00:00

EAST HAM CHURCH

To the EDITOR of the LIVERPOOL STANDARD.
Sin,—A writer in your paper, under the signature of "A
Regular Churchman," in noticing my letters on ventilation,
&c., called attention to the state of Eastham Church, adding a
request that I should pay a visit to that edifice. This I have
not been able to do. Unconnected, however, with the ventila-
tion of that building, I have heard a good deal about " East-
ham Church"—the non-residence of its Vicar—the neglected
state of the parish in consequence—with an account of some
very extraordinary proceedings respecting the erection of an
organ. In the hope of inducing some faithful son of the
Church, resident in that neighbourhood, to furnish particulars
of these matters (to which I am sure your columns would be
open, and the publication of which might be salutary), perhaps
you will be so good as to publish this note.—l am, Sir, yours,
&c., THE EARNEST CHURCHMAN.

LIVERPOOL, WATERLOO, AND SOUTHPORT
RAILWAY.

To the EDITOR of the LIVERPOOL STANDARD.
szn,—You did good service in giving publicity to my note in
your last number. The subject merely required to he placed
prominently forward to enlist other contractors to speak out,
and the local papers, with few exceptions, have lent their
valuable aid. I quite agree with the writer in a contemporary,
that the contractors should call a public meeting, and invite
the shareholders to be present ; and, while seconding such a
step, let me urge upon some of the more influential gentlemen
who are contractors to this line to step forward and call the
meeting, and identify themselves with the movement. The
annoyances on this line are admitted by all ; why, then, not
come forward in a body and seek their redress. It is all very
well for a few of us to call attention to them by writing in the
papers, but such a step alone will not remedy the evil; and I
again call upon the more influential contractors to step for-
ward, —among whom, let me add, are magistrates, professional
men, bankers, merchants, &c.—l am, Sir,
'Change, May 9, 1813. A CONTRACTOR.

THE CASHIERSHIP OF THE PARISH OF
LIVERPOOL.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.
SIR,—In the Albion of this morning there is a letter signed
by a "Vestryman," in which he states that the appointments
caused by the promotion of Mr. Nathan Litherland "smell of
jobbery," and he takes the liberty of using Mr. Earle's name
in such a manner as to lead the public to understand that
Mr. Earle has the same opinion. Now, allow me to state from
my own knowledge, that the candidates likely to be appointed
to fill the vacancies in the parish offices are both long tried
and approved servants, and that their success will depend
mainly and solely upon their ability to fill the offices, as well
as their priority of service in the parish, and not to jobbery.
With reference to a "bond," which "Vestryman" states to
exist betwixt one of the candidates and the Vestry-clerk, I
understand upon good authority that the statement is incor-
rect. From the tone of the " Vestryman's" letter it is evident
he has some friend whom he is most anxious to serve, and that
to do so he does not hesitate to throw out hints that might be
construed detrimental to more deserving men. To prevent
this is the only reason of my requesting you to insert this letter
in your valuable columns.—l am, Sir, your obedient servant,
Dale•street, 9th May, 1853. OBSERVER.
♦
VENTILATION OF CHURCHES.

To the EDITOR of the LIVERPOOL STANDARD,

SlR,—Absence from town, and a pressure of engagements
since my return, hare prevented my continuing the series of
letters on the above subject. The several communications
which my former letters called forth I read with great pleasure.
The purport of this is merely to call your attention to Mr.
Gladstone's very sensible remarks on ventilation, at the meet-
ing of the Town Council on Wednesday last. It is satis-
factory to know that even one of our leading men has shown
himself conversant with a subject to which so little attention
has been paid, and from ignorance of which so much suffering
is inflicted. Mr. Gladstone, too, is connected with one or two
churches in our suburbs, in one of which, in a most salubriou
neighbourhood, the ventilation is most defective. Instead of
there being supplied three cubic feet per minute for each indi-
vidual, which Mr. Gladstone—if I remember rightly—stated to
be the quantity necessary to sustain health, I do not think
there is one cubic foot per Sunday supplied for each, notwith-
standir g that the church has ventilators in the roof; these,
however, are generally kept closed even during service, and,
not only so, but between the services*, of which there are three
each Sunday, and during the week the windows of the church
are never opened, in consequence of which the atmosphere
inside has become vitiated to a most unwholesome degree.
This is the more to be regretted, for this church is one whose
services are free from the "mingled extravagancies and frigi-
dity of dissent, as well as from the semi-idolatrous absurdities
of Puseyism,". and "in which the pure Word of God is faith-
fully taught, and the sacraments duly ministered"—:, church,
in fact, against which no other complaint can be made than that
the deficiency of air therein prevents the full enjoyment of its
services. It is much to be wished that Mr. Gladstone would
pay us a visit and instruct those to whose management these
matters are committed, and use his influence to bring about a
better state of things.-1 am, Sir, yours, &c.

AN EARNEST CHURCHMAN,
* Lord Sefton.