The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-11-13 00:00:00

DAY OF GENERAL THANKSGIVIN'

FORM OF PRAYER. f 04'
A rono of Prayer and Thanksgiving to Altmg-ti nd ecl
be used in all Churches and Chapels in ELIO-a, 0
Wales, and in the town of Berwick-upon-Tee,,, the
Thursday, the 15th day of November, 1849, be,b.igliti
day appointed for a General Thanksgiving to Aw'(),
God, to acknowledge His great goodness and Theroot
removing from us that grievous disease with whic"
parts of this Kingdom have been lately visited.
BY HER MAJESTY'S SPECIAL COMMAS°'
The service of the day shall be the same with the joed,
office, except where it is in this office otherwise tiPP°

THE ORDER FOR MORNING PRA-Ybel‘;es"
Let him that ministereth read with a loud voice rtatioo
tences of Scripture ; and after them the Esh°
" Dearl beloed Brthen, &c.
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tot be thankful.
hevLord,eorye" righteous ; for it becOetli
O let us magnify the Lord our God;
before His footstool ; for He is holy. hereof Irt
The Lord bath done great things for us, w
rejoice.

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Instead of the Venite exulternus. . ise
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0 give thanks unto the Lord, and call upon Ws
tell the people what things He hath done.
0 let your songs be of Him, and praise Him'
your talking be all of His wondrous works. °rei ''''
Rejoice in His holy name ; let the heart of theol
that seek the Lord. a 0
For His mercy is greater than the Heavens: 55 ,
truth reacheth unto the clouds. ;d all'
In the time of our trouble we called upon the Ur
He heard us. e a Otlf
The Lord heard our petition ; the Lord reels'
prayer. a l''c'
When fearfulness and dread came upon us, and
rible dread overwhelmed us, t 61
He delivered our souls from death, and our feepolo
falling ; that we might walk before the Lord in the
the living. Jr
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Theretbre will we give thanks unto Thee, `" wig the
among the people ; we will sing unto Thee gign
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nations.
Unto Thee, our strength will we sing: for 1111/1/'
God, art our refuge and our merciful God.

Glory be to the Father. &c.
As it was in the beginning, &c.
Proper Psalms, xci. ciii.
First Lesson, Jonah iii.
Te Deum laudamus.
Second Lesson, St. John, v. to ver. 15.
Benedictus. et,
The Creed, &c., to the end of the Lord's Prilhallo
Instead of the Collect for the Day, the following 5'
used. 1,00
Accept, we beseech Thee, 0 merciful God, the Pt es'
and thanksgivings of Thy people, whom Thou 51c1:'
ciously relieved from the sore judgment of grev°u'iAnd'
ness and mortality which has lately afflicted our
Incline us to devote to Thy service the lives whica 5 siP
bast spared ; and so enlighten our understanding 00
purify our affections by Thy Holy Spirit, that weve
learn from Thy judgments to fear Thy wrath Tiled
things, and may be lead by Thy goodness to locui ord,
with our whole heart, through Jesus Christ our

Amen.
Then shall follow the Second and Third Collects far
Prayersoring Prayer, and the Litany. theft
After the " We humbly beseech Thee, 0 Fader,
shall the following be added. er 0
Almighty God, our Father and Judge, whose 10%tire
creature is able to resist; who hast in Thy disfe'erci
brought us down to the gates of death, and in DIY 10
hast stayed the course of that pestilence, for which,ice.
was no help in man : to Thee alone we ascribe our de`,ll
ance : in Thee only do we trust, to'preserve us b°ee` to
body and soul. And now 0 Lord, we entreat 111 to
make the chastisement which Thou has sent effeettioa orks
produce in us a more lively faith in Thy word, and aug
entire obedience to Thy commandments. Make.ntsi. fly
duly sensible of Thy mercies to this nation, in Inall;ritr
ing our domestic tranquillity, and in granting a P•-0:14
return to the labours of our husbandmen, that We coy
show our thankfulness by an earnest endeavour to of
form to Thy will, and to advance Thy glory. tciphel4
the frequent instances of mortality which we have ""tis so
remind us all of the nearness of death, and dispose into
to number our days, that we may apply our heartsmoo4
wisdom : that whether living or dying, we may be ",o1
faithful disciples of Him who has taken away the st,',l3le,
death, and opened the gate of everlasting life to all end
lievers. Hear us, 0 Lord, for Thy goodness is g!" :hes
according to the multitude of Thy mercies receive `O.
our petitions, through Jesus Christ, our Lord. Anie,,id
Then the general Thanksgiving, to the end of gor"
Prayer.

THE COMMUNION SERVICE. bore
After the Collect for the Queen. " Almighty God,
kingdom," &c., shall be read the Collect used 10 01
Morning Prayer, " Accept, we beseech Thee," 13'c''

then shall
For the Epistle. Numbers, xvi., v. 42 to 4S.
The Gospel. St. Luke, xvii., v., 11 to 19.
Then the Nicene Creed, and after that the Sermon'

Then shall be read the following sentence
Whatsoever ye would that men should do net°,,,bets;
even so do unto them, for this is the law and the P!°,,r en
a
Blessed be the man that provideth for the 90%,1,1e,
needy ; the Lord shall deliver him in the time of trZircii
After the Prayer for the whole State of Christ's C"
Militant, &c., the following shall be used:
A Prayer for this Church and Kingdom. 04
0 Gracious God, who art kind to the unthankiil`oi,
the evil, we humbly acknowledge that we have not girl'
fested a due sense of the numberless blessings, both vect
tual and temppral, which we and our fathers have r',c,e%1119
at Thy hands, and of the mighty deliverances wil!c0111;
power hath wrought for this Church and 0'
Through our neglect of Thy ordinances, and moti,',olcl;
Thy bounties offences have been multiplied in the 'urea
and in our prosperity we have not sufficiently, 111°,e1,0
Thee, the Author and Giver of our blessings. 'Yet l°rTlic
us not, utterly, 0 Lord, our Redeemer, but continue olds
loving-kindness to Thy servants as in the days the
Send thy heavenly blessing on our Sovereign La' and
Queen, and on all that are in authority under ber'reli'
direct their proceedings to the advancement of trgof tbo
gion and piety, and to the peace and prosperity °got!
realm. Pour,forth the gifts of Thy Spirit on alt Pal`-itivi
and teacheii of Thy flock, that they may be clothe 4110
righteousness, and that Thy word spoken by their In!
may never be spoken in vain. And to all oraeru're
degrees of men amongst us vouchsafe such a met'
Thy grace, that righteousness may flourish in c'tr.iefl
with abundance of peace ; and that, being reconti, (.011
Thee through Thy Son Jesus Christ, and united Wit" .rlif
other in charity, we may be an acceptable people inoel
sight, and make known to the ends of the earth the the
of Thy mercy in Christ ; to whom, with Thee as ever.
Holy Ghost, be all honour and glory for ever et
Amen. et
Almighty Almighty God, who hast promised to hear the P, Or"
of them that ask in Thy Son's name, we beseech
mercifully to incline Thine ear to us that have ota t thr
our prayers and supplications unto thee; and 0111;01;tilt
those things which we have faithfully asked accoru'f oe,
Thy will may effectually be obtained, to the relief ~°OO‘P
necessity, and to the setting forth of Thy glory,
Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. .014
The peace ,of God, which passeth all underste,"ooo.:
keep your hearts and minds in the knowledge and 'a th:
God, and of His Son Jesus Christ our Lord; epa tb
blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the Son, 8:100'
Holy Ghost, be amongst you and remain with Yeti
Amen.

THE ORDER FOR EVENING PRA-"ii. „ ,eo#
Let him that ministereth read with a loud voice tbettloP
tences of Scripture; and after them the Ellor
" Dearly beloved Brethren," &c.
etlz
Rejoice in the Lord, 0 ye righteous ; for it be
co"-
well the just to be thankful. fall 4011 a
0 let us magnify the Lord our God; and
before His footstool ; for He is holy.
The Lord hath done great things for us, when,— ,
joice. rro
The hymn appointed to be used at Morning
instead of Venite exultemus, shall here also be use"
the proper Psalms :
0 give thanks unto the Lord, &c.
Proper Psalms. xxxiv., cxvi. d.
First Lesson, 2 Samuel xxiv., v. 15 to the e
0 sing unto the Lord a new song, ittc•
Second Lesson, Romans xii.
God be merciful to us and bless us, Sic' ,
Then the Creed to the end of the Lord's ProY,-,seu
Instead of the Collect for the Day, the Collect

the Morning Prayer shEi'll be read

Then the two Collects-for Evening Prayer, 84°'1'8: btf
end of the Prayer for the Clergy and PeeP,livie or
Then the Prayer used in the Morning Service, ",,;" refer fat
God, our Father and Judge," &c., and the rolo
this Church and Kingdom, " 0 gracious God, ,d,
kind," &c., as in the Communion Service. fWO
Then shall follow the Prayer for all Conditions° tie
the General Thanksgiving, &c., to the end of e
ing Prayer.

AN UNPLEASANT RECOGNITION.—Our
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remember that in July last a transport, named " ;of 'iv
Grimwood, escaped from our borough gaol, as t Pig
done before him. On Tuesday last, at the sessionsbiCU e 9
a man, described as Thomas " Smith"—a name !cerafo
many men delight to honour in times of adversintlinf
placed. at the bar, and pleaded guilty of stealing'ist.lotee A
tides.
.Superintendent Mason was in court, a?" ood '
recognized him as the veritable Frederick Goal" odergo
communication of the circumstance was quiff unatebel
authorities, who have decided that he shall "."-acl
five months' imprisonment for the first offence, Inforvao
be transported. Since his recognition he has,';ving 1)0
the police that he made his escape in his shirt, ststettle
his person no other article of apparel. In !b!9„
passed over the fields to Claydon, and arrivineorcliTir
village at an early hour, sought refuge in 90ceerit
Here he was for some time puzzled how top deter 440,
prehending every moment that he should be ,otch,
At length he observed at one end of the ore'literoC'
scarecrow" fixed on a cherry tree for the Igitelfre
scaring away birds from the fruit. It imEnet.'coisoti
curred to Grimwood that in his desperate eir 00,110
ces, the " scarecrow" could be turned to better Of ';i01
and so mounting the tree, he possessed W05%011°04
to him turned out to be a valuable prize ; en"
dressed himself in the " scarecrow" trowserel perA title
hat, he started off, as grotesque a figure iTas ec‘.,ecsro', sr'
appeared in the quiet village of Claydon.
observed, and proceeding to the domain Of
Belt to 6b
Middleton, Bart., at Shrubland, concealed lonld up v'e °"
woods. Thence he emerged the next night. a° 00%0'
time of his committal to Bury gaol, 00 tb°r
housebreaking at Westley, had rambled ofe 01)
Cambridgeshire, Huntingdonshire, and Esser'
entirely on plunder.—lpasairh Express.