The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-05-04 00:00:00

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COLONIAL BISHOPRICS

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NEW AND EXTENSIVE

CARPET, FLOOR CLOTH, AND PAPER HANGING
ESTABLISHMENT. _ _

ILand I. SMITII respectfully inform the Inhabitants of
* Liverpool and its vicinity, that they have OPENED
an ESTABLISHMENT in the above branches of Business,
WELLINGTON-BUILDINGS, 44, SOUTH
CASTLE-STREET.

The CARPET DEPARTMENT comprises an extensive as-
sortment of BRUSSELS, of the Newest Patterns, and of
excellent quality; their KIDDERMINSTERS are made by
the First Manufacturers in the Kingdom, and, upon inspec-
tion, cannot fail to please. Scotch, Damask, Venetian, and
Hemp CARPETING; HEARTH RUGS to Suit; Printed DRUG-
GETS of a beautiful quality ; Plaid Ditto, three and four

yards wide.
London and Bristol FLOOR CLOTH, for Halls, Rooms,
Cabins, and Lobbies. Table Baize, Dish Mats, Hassocks,
Carriage and Door Mats, &c.
The PAPER HANGINGS exhibit a great variety of rich
and elegant Patterns, suitable for Drawing, Dining, and
Bed-rooms, Halls, Passages, Lobbies, &c.
Experienced PAPER HANGERS sent to all parts of the
Town or Country.
In announcing the opening of the above Warehouse,
R. and I. SMITH pledge themselves to use every endeavour,
by a careful selection of Goods, of the best fabric and style
of Pattern and Colours, and a strict adherence to the system
of charging the Lowest Price, to merit a share of that pa-
tronage and support they respectfully solicit.

THE PARISIAN SILVER
WILL BE FOUND TO BE THE BEST SUBSTITUTE FOR
STERLING SILVER.

THIS BEAUTIFUL METAL, so nearly resembling
REAL SILVER as to deceive the BEST JUDGES,
has been discovered, after years spent in experiments, by
MONSIEUR BERTHOULD, THE CELEBRATED
CHEMIST OF PARIS. In the composition of this USE-
FUL METAL every ingredient is carefully excluded that is
injurious to HEALTH or disagreeable to the TASTE.
B. L. JOSEPH,

OF THE FURNISHING Sr FANCY REPOSITORY,
42, BOLD-STREET,
has been fortunate enough, on his late visit to PARIS, to
purchase the SOLE RIGHT of using this SPLENDID
INVENTION for THIS COUNTRY and DEPENDEN-
CIES. He having just finished and ready for Sale a variety
of USEFUL A RTICEES, equal in FINISH and at about
ONE-TENTH the COST OF SILVER, begs to recommend
the use of them to Owners of STEAM-VESSELS, HO-
TELS, and PRIVATE FAMILIES.
It is as easily KEPT IN ORDER as REAL SILVER.
Fidd!e Extra Thread King's

Pattern. Strong. Edge. Pattern.
Table Spoons, per doz., 15s. 0d.... 215. 0d.... 31s. 6d..... 355. Od.
Table Forks, „ 15s. 0d.... 21s. 0d.... 31s. 6d..... 355. Od.
Dessert Spoons, „ 10s. 6d.... 16s. ed. ... 235. 0d..... 255. Od.
Dessert Forks, „ 10s. 6d.... 168. 0d.... 235. 0d..... 255. Od.
Tea Spoons, „ ss. 0d.... 7s. 0d.... 9s. 6d..... 10s. 6d,
Gravy Spoons, each .. 4s. 0d.... ss. 0d..... 55. 6d.
Fish Knives, „ .. 85. 6d.... Ils. 0d..... 12s. Od,
Soup Ladles, „ .. 9s. 0d.... 11s. 0d..... 12s. Od
Cruet Frames, four rich cut glasses 335. Od.
five rich cut glasses ... ^^

V And
other articles in proportion.
MERCHANTS and
ADE CAPTAINS, for EXPORT, and the
TR SUPPLIED.
OLD SILVER TAKEN IN EXCHANGE.
NO BUSINESS DONS ON SATURDAYS TILL EVENING.

FOR COUGHS AND ASTHMAS !
EGGLESTON'S OXYMEL of HOREHOUND has the
extraordinary property of giving immediate relief in all
Asthmatic and Consumptive Cases, Hoarseness, Difficulty
of Breathing, &c., promoting gentle expectoration, giving
ease and freedom to the Lungs, and is justly considered un-
rivalled as a Universal Family Medicine. Those who are
deprived of rest at night by incessant Coughing, will, by
taking one dose, find immediate ease ; and a small bottle
will, in most cases, effect a Cure.
Numerous authentic Testimonials, and References of the
highest respectability, may be had of the Proprietor,
J. V. EGGLESTON,
Chemist, Copperas-hill, corner of Rupert-street.
Sold in Bottles at Is. lid. and 2s. 9d. each, the 2s. 9d. size
containing four of the smaller ones.
tar The Genuine Oxymel is sold only by J. V. EGGLE-
STON, Chemist, Copperas-hill, corner of Rupert-street, Li-

verpool.
WONDERFUL AND GRATIFYING DISCOVERY !!
EGGLESTON'S VEGETABLE PASTE, a safe, per-
manent, and instant Cure for the most agonizing Tooth-
ache, Ear-ache, and Tic Doloureux. Invented and sold only
by J. V. EGGLESTON, Chemist, 52, Copperas-hill, corner of
Rupert-street, in pots, ls. each, or three pots for 2s. 6d.
We can, from experience, highly recommend Mr. Eggle-
ston's Vegetable Paste as a cure for the Tooth-ache.”—

Liverpool Standard.
" One application of ' Eggleston's Vegetable Paste' cured
a most inveterate Tooth-ache, which had deprived me of rest
for three nights. " JOAN POYNTZ.
" 10, Dance-street, Rupert-street, Liverpool."
" My daughter, Elizabeth Pritchard, was troubled with a
most excruciating Tooth-ache for three weeks : the first
application of ' Eggleston's Vegetable Paste' gave immediate
ease, and in the course of two hours she was completely
cured, and has been free from pain ever since. •
ELLEN PRITCHARD.
" 25, Marlborough-street, Liverpool,
" May 15th, 1840."
Mr. CROPPER, Publican, St. Andrew-street, Liverpool,
was cured in less than a minute.
NOTICE.—For the accommodation of the Public, the Pro-
prietor of the Vegetable Paste has appointed the following
Chemists and Druggists as Agents for Liverpool and its
vicinity :—Mr. Priestly, Lord-street ; Watson and Dickin-
son, St. James'-treet ; Mr. Cox, Fox-street; Mr. Barnett,
Edge-hill; and Mr. Smith, Woodside.
*** Observe the Stamp round each Pot has the signature
of " J. V. EGGLESTON.

BY COMMAND

STEEL PEN MAKER TO THE QUEEN.
Precept dated April 13, 1840.
JOSEPH GILLOTT, PATENT STEEL PEN MANUFAC-
TURER, Victoria Works, Graham-street, Birmingham
has been for twenty years engaged in the manufacture of Steel
Pens, and during that time has devoted his unceasing atten-
tion to the improving and perfecting this useful and necessary
article ; the result of his persevering efforts, and numerous
experiments upon the properties of the metal used, has been
the construction of a Pen upon a principle entirely new, com-
bining all the advantages of the elasticity and fineness of the
quill, with the durability of the metallic pen, and thus ob-
viating the objections which have existed against the use of
Steel Pens.
The Patentee is proud to acknowledge that a discerning
public has paid the most gratifying tribute to his humble,
though useful labours, by a demand for his Pens far exceed-
ing his highest expectations.
The number of Pens Manufactured at the Works of Joseph
Gillott, from October, 1837, to October, 1838,

was 35,808,452
or 2,984,0373 dozens.
or 248,669 gross 9 dozen and 8 pens
And from October, 1838, to 1839,

was 44,654,702
or 3,721,225 dozen and 2-12ths.
or 310,102 grossl dozen and 2-12tlis

CAUTION.—J. G. regrets to say, certain disreputable
Makers have tried to impose upon the Public a spurious
article, hearing the misspelled name of the Patentee and sole
Manufacturer, thus " CaLoTT," by omitting the L ; and in
some instances the final T is omitted, thus " GILLOT," so as
to retain the sound—but the Public will please observe, ALL
THE GFNUINE PENS ARE MARKED IN FULL " JOSEPH
'Gil ,LOTT ;" and Vendors are desired to note that his Cards
of Pens are made up in Packets of one dozen each, and have
a label outside with a fac-simile of his Signature, thus

We adverted in our last to the great ►neeting held in Wil-
London, on Tuesday, the 27th ult., and gave a
ered into at the instant:

we now subjoin the chief points in the speeches of his grace
the Archbishop of Canterbury, and the Bishop of London,—
as both the subject and the occasion, it will be readily allowed,
were of the highest interest.
The Archbishop of CANTERBURY rose and expressed his

• great gratification in seeing so large an assembly. He could
regard it in no other light than as a manifestation of the
deeply-felt importance of the subject which they were about

of their

country. Tbc church without a bishop might truly be said
to be undeserving of the name of an episcopal church. When
he (the Archbishop of Canterbury) was Bishop of London,

he had a nominal authority over the colonies, but he found
himself perfectly helpless, for there was no one in authority
to refer to ; but all evils of that kind would be removed when
there was a bishop on the spot, and such an appointment
would have an immediate influence both of a moral and re-
ligious kind upon the people. When he said that, he spoke
from experience, having observed the great change which had
taken place in those parts where bishops had been appointed.
Indeed, nothing could be more 'striking than the change
which was observable in the West Indies since the establish-
ment of bishoprics in those parts. New churches had been
built, the number of the clergy had increased, and the moral
and religious character of the population was strikingly im-
proved, and all this had taken place in the course of twelve
years. (Applause.) One of the causes why our holy reli-
gion had not prospered so much as might have been expected,
was unquestionably that these things were too little thought
of. (Hear, hear.) This country did not follow the example
set by France, who sent out bishops, with efficient staffs ;
but we were content to send to the colonies a few clergymen
only. This tended inevitably to the decline of religion in
the colonies. This mistake was, however, discovered after
the settlement of peace with America. That country was
lost to us, and our statesmen of that time showed their con-
viction, that one of the causes of that loss was the want of
episcopal superintendence, by establishing bishoprics in
Canada. (Hear, hear.) Such a state of things had certainly
been suffered to continue too long ; but still, thoggh the re-
medy was applied late, yet he believed there could be but one
opinion as to the results. It was, however, not so much to
lament what was past, as to consider of a remedy to be ap-
plied to present circumstances, that he had called a meeting.
His object was to supply the colonies with as many bishops
as migh be necessary, and to complete the ecclesiastical es.
tablishments in the infant colonies now iu course of forma-
tion. The question was not whether an episcopal church
could do without a bishop, but whether the actual spiritual
wants of the people were such as imperatively required the
establishment of bishoprics. Our church was in a worse con-
dition than other communities, for they had no legitimate
substitute even for the bishop. Their principal object was
to erect bishoprics in those parts where there were multitudes
of inhabitants, who, he trusted, would, by these means, be
converted to Christianity—in other words, the object was to
enable this country to perform her duty to the natives in a
manner worthy of a Christian church and a Christian nation.
There were other dependencies of the British crown which
did not come under the denomination of colonies. He would
merely refer to the Levant. Now, in those possessions there
were many persons resident who were serving in various mi-
litary capacities. Those persons ought not to be deprived of
the spiritual benefits which, as members of our church, they
would enjoy at home. Our indifference to the interests of
our own religion was a blot upon the national character.
Our possessions in the Mediterranean brought us into con-
tact with the Eastern Church, once so deservedly celebrated,
but now in a state of depression. Those people saw, on every
side, splendid establishments springing up, whilst in con-
nexion with the Western Church they could only find con-
gregations without clergymen, or with clergymen, many of
whom were not subject to episcopal authority. The only
church they knew was an episcopal church. We should as-
sert our claim to be called a church by the establishment of
bishoprics in the Mediterranean. This, be conceived, would
tend greatly to the benefit of the church universal, which, as
Christians, we ought never to put out of our thoughts when
acting for the honour of our common Redeemer. (Applause.)
There could not be an opportunity more favourable than the
present time for the commencement of this necessary work,
the proper seat of the bishopric having been all but deter-
mined upon by the erection of a splendid church at Malta,
at the expense of an illustribus lady—(immense applause) ;
an illustrious lady, who was not more exalted in her rank
and station, than respected for her virtue and piety. (Re-
newed applause.) The object was to promote harmony and
good will among all Christian churches ; and while pursuing
this object, they must feel great additional pleasure if they
could gratify the feelings of the illustrious lady he had alluded
to by a steady, but sure promotion of the great ends he had
in view. (Hear, hear.) The object was not proselytism,
but the establishment of a friendly intercourse with the East-
ern Churches ; nor was it meant, in sending bishops to the
colonies, to make war with dissenters—(applause)—but to
put our church upon a proper footing, of which surely no one
had a right to complain. They did not look for large incomes
for the new bishops. They would be satisfied with such a
competence as would enable them to live without the neces-
sity -of having to practise that distressing economy, which,
though in some cases it might be a virtue, yet in theirs would
be calculated to impair their efficiency. (Hear, hear.) He
wished that they should be enabled to maintain a 'decent
rank, have the means of defraying the expense of journies,
and of exercising that moderate hospitality and charity which
in their station could not be dispensed with--(applause) ;
and having effected this, they would leave the realization of
their good designs in the harkds of Divine Providence. (Great
applause.)
The Bishop of LONDON, in rising to move the following
resolution, viz., " That the Church of England, in endea-
vouring to discharge her unquestionable duty of provining for
the religious wants of her members in foreign lands, is bound
to proceed upon her own principles of apostolical order and
discipline," said he rose under the influence of feelings of a
contrary kind. It was impossible that he should not be
thankful for the opportunity afforded him of taking a part in
a meeting which hail for its object the carrying out of a prin-
ciple which lay very near to the foundation of the Christian
church—a meeting which was therefore calculated to render
great assistance to the efficiency and usefulness of that church.
It was impossible to deny that neglect had been shown on
this subject with regard to the colonies. It was impossible
to deny that a neglect on this head had existed for a century
and a half ; and one of its results, it was impossible to deny,
had been the loss of their American possessions. Let them
cast their eyes to the West Indies, and see the invaluable
effects which a religious and moral example had had upon the
slaves of that country. See how great had been the addi-
tional advantages arising from the emancipation of the slaves
in consequence of their having been imbued with a proper
sense of religion. He believed, if relie'ion had not obtained
a standing in those colonies, that thedangers of an emanci-
pation granted to the slave population would have been very,
very far greater than what in the end they had proved to be.
Indeed, had it not been for that fact, so dangerous would
have been the experiment, as to have rendered it a matter
of the greatest difficulty to grant so extensive and so inesti-
mable a boon. (Hear, hear.) With regard to the mainte-
nance of the established religion in the colonies, the question
did arise by whom were those duties of the church to be per-
' formed ? Were they to, be performed by the state, or were
they to be borne by the church itself, or by members of that
church ? (Hear, bear.) At all events, the duty was so pa-
ramount that at whatever expense, or by whom that expense
might be borne, it must be performed. And if it were to
turn out that the state, whose natural duty it might he ex-
pected it was to see that the religious wants of her subjects
were provided for, declined to make the necessary provision,
it was clear that the means mnst be found by the church
herself, under the conviction that it was an not which could
act with any feelings of propriety, moral or religious, be left
undone. He had always thought it was the duty of every
Christian state so to provide, that every Christian subject
should have the full means and opportunity to perform those
Christian duties which his spiritual welfare demanded. He
should ever be forward to contend that they could only look
for the fruits to be gathered in at harvest time where the
seeds had been previously sown, and when this had been
done they might hope that it would rise up clear from those
noxious weeds which, without due care, were too apt to
spring up with it. The long course of neglect of the duty on
the part of the state to provide the necessary means for this
purpose had caused tens of thousands of the public money to
be expended. (Hear.) The second part of the resolution
said that the church of England was bound to proceed on her
own'principles of apostolical order and discipline, that was to
say that the church, in the performance of her duty, was
bound to act according to her apostolical principles. They
were her own principles, for the church was based on the
foundation of the apostles and the prophets, and Jesus Christ
was the corner-stone. If the church did not act on those
principles she would not be faithful to that trust—she would
not fully answer the end of her institution, because she did
not fully carry them out. The title of bishop, or overseer,
implied active superintendence over theministers under him,
and the moment that superiority and superintendence ceased,
that moment the church would cease to be an episcopal
church. He had always maintained that an episcopal church
without a bishop was neither more nor less than a body
without a head, and the church was said to be an episcopal
church when its head had ceased to exist. Ecelesia est in
eviscopo. He would refer now to the backward conduct of
their own church when compared with that of the church of
Rome. In those places where their church wanted the office
of the episcopacy, the Romanists had ever taken care that no
such want should exist on their part. Wherever a settle-
ment was made, there did she send an episcopal authority.
Where their own church had ten bishops the Roman Catho-
lic church had no less than twenty-three ; and, indeed, he
believed he might ade to that number; for within the last
five weeks she had established a bishop at Gibraltar, and she
had sent out a bishop to New Zealand, with thirteen or four-
teen priests under him. That this example might induce
greater exertions on their part, he sincerely trusted. (Hear,
hear.) These were facts for the existence of which they
might take shame to themselves ; but which, however much
they might regret their existence, they could not refute.
Let them hope thht this state of things would not continue
to exist. To put an end to it—with that view, and in order
to give a completeness to their arrangements, the present
meeting had been called. The heads of the church were endea-
vouring to take advantage of what they conceived to be a
most favourable crisis at a time when there was a more im-
proved state of feeling in the church, and a more enlightened
understanding amongst its members to give a moral effect
and application to those sentiments which had animated the
prelates and rulers of the church from the time of the Revo=
lution to the present day. To show bow necessary it was
that an episcopal head should have an existence in the colo-
nies, he would mention a case which had lately come to his
knowledge. He had received a letter from the Bishop of
Australia stating that he had found it impossible effectually
and satisfactorily to himself to carry out the purposes of his
sacred appointment without the assistance of three or four
more bishops. From Ceylon he had frequent applications
for the appointment of a bishop. From settlers in the Cape
of Good Hope he had similar applications, and, indeed, were
he to go on he should multiply the number of applications to
an extent beyond anything that could be conceived. It was
obvious that the church of this country was the reformed re-
ligion of an empire which bad established for itself settle-
ments in almost the uttermost parts of the globe : its lan-
guage had become familiar to almost the remotest inhabitants
of the earth ; and the religion and members of her church
had been wafted to all its quarters. (Hear, hear.) That
being the case, it was not possible to conceive that she was
not a missionary church appointed by the Divine Being to
spread throughout the earth the principles of the true reli-
gion. (Hear, hear.) Being a missionary church, it became
therefore important to see how such mission should be con-
ducted and most effectually carried out, with a view to the
establishment of that most important system, which was in
im:rediatc connexion with the church. There were already
two missionary societies, which had carried out, as far as it
was in their power, the principles of a missionary society ;
but there had not been that uniformity of operation between
them which it was necessary should be a characteristic of
societies by whose exertions a great end was to be attained.
Now, it occurred to him that a plan might be suggested by
which that difficulty might be overcome—viz., by placing
their operations in conjoint superintendence with themselves,
as it were, with the united heads of the church of the united
kingdom. (Hear, hear.) He was inclined to think that the
objects of the Christian religion might thus, with regard to
the spiritual interests of the inhabitants of the foreign pos-
sessions of the country, be more easily attained, and accom-
panied with better and higher results. By these means the
church would be enabled to present an united and bold front
to the whole world, leaving it to the individual exertions of
individual societies. (Hear, hear.) He promised himself,
that if this suggestion were to be properly acted upon, the
best results must accrue, and thereby they would ere long
have the incalculable gratification of completing the good
work they had that day met to commence. (Loud cheers.)
The right rev. prelate concluded by reading the resolution.

The Earl of ILcnEsTER., in seconding the resolution, said
he was firmly impressed with the necessity of making the
exertion which was the object of the present meeting. It
was necessary, if possible, to overcome the effects of the ne-
glect with regard to the support of religion in the colonies
which had been manifested-by the state. It had at length
been discovered that there was something mm e requited for
the well-doing of those colonies than the mere principle of
commercial partnership. (Hear, hear.) Their spiritual as
well as their temporal prosperity had, he was happy to say,
become a matter of consideration. He with great satisfac-
tion acknowledged the hint which had been thrown out by
the right rev. prelate as to the necessity of a perfect uni-
formity of action with regard to religious missions, and he
unhesitatingly said he joined in the sentiments which had
fallen from bis lordship on the subject. (Hear, hear.) In
this instance the church had set an example to the country
which he was sure would not be lost upon her.

[We have already mentioned that the meeting was subse-
quently addressed by Mr. Justice Coleridge, Mr. W. E.
Gladstone, M.P., and several others, and that the sum of
£28,000 was subscribed before the meeting separated.]