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

TO THE MAGISTRATES OF LIVERPOOL

GENTLEMEN,—I have read, in the Liverpool.A/bion of this
day, the resolutions passed at a meeting of a portion of your
body, held at the Town-hall on the 3d instant, respecting
certain remarks alleged to have been made by me, relative to
the granting of licenses, at a meeting of Conservatives in
North Toxteth Ward,

Tnjustirceto myself, and to many gentlemen on the bench
of magistrates, whose characters, both public and private, I
highly esteem, I must distinctly state, that the words attri-
buted to me, in the report of the proceedings of that meeting
to which your resolutions refer, were not uttered by me, nor
do they convey the sentiments which I intended to express.
I shall not at present, acting, as I am, under legal advice,
in consequence of the course you have adopted in this re-
spect, say more ; but had the chairman of your bench ad-
dressed me in the first instance, and not your law clerks, I
should have replied to him more explicitly, and with that re-
spect which I consider is due from me to every bench of ma-
gistrates. _

I have the honour to be, Gentlemen,
Your most obedient servant,
ALEX. SMITH, JUN
Exchange-buildings, 7th Dec., 1840.

POPISII PRIEST v. POPISH BARRISTER

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD

SIR,—On Thursday evening I find the Rev. M. Wilcock,
a popish priest; speaking thus at a meeting of the Catholic
Benevolent Society, J. Rosson in the chair—" If he might
be allowed to step a little aside from the cause of charity, he
thought there were not among any class of Christians more
decided advocates of the cause of civil and religious liberty
than the Catholics. The freedom they wished for them-
selves they would cheerfully accord to others."
On Tuesday evening I find John Rosson, a popish barris-
ter, and chairman at the above meeting, speaking thus at a
meeting of the Protector Society—" There should be some
legal and constitutional means taken to check the proceed-
ings of the men who, under the guise of religion, were doing
their utmost to set fire to the four corners of the empire.
If such means were not speedily taken, consequences the
most disastrous must follow. He knew the subject would be

solemnly taken ap in Parliament in the ensuing session,
and some plan devised to put down a set of frantic bigots,
not six in number, if counted on the fingers,—who had de-
serted_ their own ( "

good livings in this

untry in order to procure rich wives or

- May I -ask, sir, which is the infallible authority of these
two oracles—the rev. gentleman or the learned barrister.
The rev. gentleman being a priest of the infallible church, is,
I presume, the infallible authority; but then I also find the
following notes in a Romish Bible published in Dublin, in
1818, under the sanction of Drs. Troy, Murray, &c. :
" The sweches, preachings, and writings, of heretics, are
pestiferous, contagious, and creeping like a canker ; tl;ere-
fore Christian men must never hear their sermons nor read
their books." Note on 2 Timothy, ii. 17. Again—" A.
Christian man is especially bound to burn and deface all
heretiCal books, and, therefore, Protestant Bibles, Prayer
Books, &e." Note on Acts, six. 19. So that, after all, the
barrister seems to have the best of it, according to the
Romish church..

But perhaps some of your readers, better skilled than my-
self in Popish mysteries, could explain this incongruity to an
unsophisticated Protestant.

au►, sir, your obedient servant,
J. (

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 Windsor
had for many 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 respectable
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 or 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,
and is surmounted with a pediment. The walls both in the
front 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 great taste
and neatness, imparting at a glance a confidence of the im-
possibility of crowding. The church, indeed, may
any other in the town in the comfort of its sittings, there no
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 pulpit and reading-desk seem to us to be somewhat
bold and novel. 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 ;f 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,)•will be
preached by the Right Rev. the Bishop of the diocese, and a
highly respectable and numerous attendance is expected on
the interesting occasion.

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