The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-11-26 00:00:00

SHE fiiSHOPRIC or JERUSALtg

The Prussian Slates Gazelle of the 17th inst.. publishes
on exposition of the motives which induced his majesty the
King of Prussia to open negotiations with the British govern-
Ment for the establishment of a protestant bishopric in Pales-
tine. The following is the circular which M. Eichhorn, mi-
nister of religious worship, addressed for this purpose to
each of the regencies of the kingdom :
" His majesty the king has taken advantage of his partici-
pation in the preservation► of peace in the east, to procure for
the future a protection for the evangelical church in Turkey,
similar to that enjoyed by the Greek and Latin churches in
in that country. As this affair is connected with the most
important political rights, to the privation of which evange-
lical christians were heietofore exposed by the violent and
arbitrary conduct of the local authorities, the advantage
which his majesty has endeavoured to obtain for them by his
influence is so much the greater, as, setting aside scientific
interests and the advancement of religion, which inspire a
superior ardour, the progress of commerce will hereafter
attract a greater number amongst them to create important
establishments. In consequence of those considerations,
the king has not hesitated, in concert with Great Britain, to
make considerable sacrifices out of his private fortune, in
order to secure for ever for the German evangelical church,
which is the mother of all the evangelical confessions which
exist, a position in the country where christianity was pro-
duced, in harmony with her dignity and her greatness, beside
the Latin and Greek churches.
" A church will be speedily built at Jerusalem for the Ger-
man protestants. It will be opened for their worship accord-
ing to their confession and their liturgy. But to secure this
object an hospital must be constructed for evangelical travel-
lers of small fortune that scientific or religious pursuits may
attract to Jerusalem. It will be necessary, likewise, to found
a school. It is not necessary to explain the intimate relation
which exists between these institutions and the influence of
religion. His majesty has in consequence commanded, that
for the completion of this object a general collection shall be
made in the evangelical churches throughout the Prussian
monarchy. The regency is invited to take the necessary
measures to effect this collection. They will send me the
same sums collected. The royal consistory shall receive a
private circular announcing the Sunday fixed for this collec-
tion, and will appoint the clergymen who are to preside
at it."

The Minister of Public Worship, Eichhorn

THE MURDER IN EASTCHEAP.—The verdict of " Wil-
fill Murder" which was returned against the late Robert
Blakesley, is the first of the kind on record in which the
party had been previously axecuted. The nearest case in
point occurred about 60 years ago, in the north of England,
where a man murdered his wife, and so injured his son, aged
15 years, that he also died. The party was cast for death,
but expired suddenly two days previous to the one appointed
for his execution, and a verdict of " Wilful murder" was
subsequently returned against him for causing the death of
the son.