The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-11-08 00:00:00

PRAYERS AGAINST WAR AND CHOLERA-

TO TUE EDITOR OP THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD-ART
SIR,—It must, I think, strike every reflecting Me—. n
of the Church of England, that there has been an onaissirno
in our prayers in not having one suitable for the circa
ed
stances in which we are at present situated—threaten
war ; as the one ordered to he used in " Time of war, :Is°
tumult" is not fitted to our present situation; atiday)
that there has not been a Sunday (not to say a weel.irly
set apart in which prayer might be more lortieu
ich
offered up for deliverance from the cholera, with w
we are now threatened.—l am, Sir, tit ND.
A MEMBER OF THE CHURCH OF
Liverpool, Nov. 5, 1853.

NOTES, NOTICES, AND Opi2lolV-S•

BY JOHANNES RUSTICUS.
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XIV. SERVANTS' HOME.—Liverpool is already I.lod
her institutions ; but there is one wanting, which be
be second to none in usefulness, and would, PerbaY,„"'ply,
more beneficially and extensively felt than any—na.— ts
a Servants' Home—an institution where domestic serve,,,,
out of place, or coming from the country to seek a Pl'l7d
could find board and lodging on the cheapest terms, and
be sheltered from the contamination, and misery,
filth, and vice of the miserable courts and hovels wnerai
they now take shelter. It has become an almost universd,
complaint that there are few good servants to be &unto
Drunkenness, lying, and dishonesty are so common os, a
be the rule of conduct, rather than the exception. ;'.e
how can it be otherwise when servants, out of place' t.
driven to the courts and purlieus of Ma bone and SO
Mary bone
e°"le
land-road to find a lodging, where, of course, they e the
familiar with every species of vice, and are exposed to
companionship of the very worst characters—often too,ure'iw
doubt, contracting debts to be repaid tenfold, at a fut
time, with the spoils of their masters and mistressuid
Now, all this may, and ought to be remedied, and it n°
require no very large amount of money to set on foot ese
institution which would, in a great measure, remedy the
evils. Let us suppose that there are in Liverpool "111, of
immediate neighbourhood about 10,000 servant ma'—',.Far
whom we may calculate not less than 500 are cons—
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out of place. Of these 500 we may assume that not lee
than one-half may be induced to enter a Servant? 1-11
provided they could be boarded and lodged as ebegirle
there as elsewhere—a number sufficiently large to en"•
amdeanfnorer.
iarnraanhgigemhleyntsto
be
satisfactorym
should be no private or individual speculation, but as in,"'
a public institution as the Sailors' Home, and should
carrying
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not only at,keeping its inmates out of harm's way, b"" le
,
making them god and efficient servants. It is iroPc'sib
'O..
to estimate the amount of good which such an estabo or
ment, if well conducted, would be sure to produce,e
how many hundreds of families would, in a short c 0 tic
of time, be indebted to it for a large increase of domes
comfort. Let me hope these remarks will meet the eg
of some philanthropic clergyman, or some benev°lect
lady, who will take the trouble to talk over the sub34.o
with their friends, and propose some public movement
the accomplishment of so desirable an object.

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THE REV. DR. 3.IWEILE AND TJ

EDINBURGH REVIEW.

Tun following letter has been addressed by the Rev Pr'
M`Neile to the Rev. W. J. Coneybeare
Albury-house, Liverpool, Nov ror
DEAR SlB,—Since the appearance of the last nunwe„,o
the Edinburgh Review rumour has ascribed to yon,,,
the article on " Church Parties" which it contains. ttett
unwilling to believe it possible that you could have wri
parts of it ; and I now charitably hope that, before
wrote pp. 292-293, with their foot note, you had forgotw
what is written at p. 284.
handy",
Our mutual friend Mr. Howhasovne hasthe
sinnfodrinneseds rae'
wthietxthaaeuyntthl,o,asrthohefnet,shraeeyqsau,rtealnetyley.borueactoh of confidence, that " are
tu let me
know on what evidence you char e m for, ju Yeurnthe ,
it is a charge, and a grave one—g with being a member
real/
leader—the ablest leader, of what you are ploaSea '-
the Recordite party in the Church ? t hY
On the good taste of designating your brethren, 11°
any theological or ecclesiastical peculiarities, real or S.: up'
posed, but by a nickname derived from a newspaPerqe.
make no comment • De gustibus, kc. With the Vita' ve
or injustice of the description you give of the partya
no personal concern—that is your affair ; but since y e
or
have introduced me, by name, as the leader of a Part!gy
which you have given such a description, I think XA-4
most reasonably expect that, as a gentleman, you will
refuse to ve our proofs.
Of the party in question you say (p. 284), " Its distoe:
tive doctrines are derived from those of the Evangelise-
school, by pushing each of these to extravagant c 0 to
quences. Thus, from justification by faith, the Beee'
infers the worthlessness of morality." fo/'
Here I pause. I might, indeed, select any of the {c
ce.
lowing clauses for comment, but this one shall S' yOti
When you say, "the Recordite infers," I prestua-wise
mean that he gives expression to his inference, other._ts,
you could not become cognizant of it; he speaks, or Pfregg-
or both, i. e., he teaches, as an inference, the svort'sacli
ness of morality. It is not that his accuser drawsuid be
an inference from some of his statements. This w°-• 13)•
intelligible. The great Apostle felt this (see Beim 7 'the
But your charge is that the Recordite himself draw
inference. You say, " the Recordite infers," and with
you open your description of a party in the Churr",hiess•
the deliberate statement that they teach the wort es
ness of morality. An attempt to screen yourself,
this, by pleading that to infer does not mean to 044
would be too obviously a special pleading. If your
do not mean this they mean nothing. haVe
There may be some persons who so teach. There 00.0
unhappily been Antinomians in all ages. Some re ell'
whom you call Recordites may be guilty of
though I imagine you could find nothing of the ft,l,",it,
the Record itself. Indeed, it seems pretty plain b.'„)49.0f.
you could have cited evidence to sustain this clause 1",, said,
indictment, you would have done so. But, as I lriac„-iiject!
this is not my concern. On some very important e;thif!"
I entirely differ from the Record, while, on others, ..ry
it has done good and faithful service. But my iattnui &sr
on what evidence you have felt yourself at liberty ""agyou
me before the public as the leader of a party, r(11?1 ? If
allege, teach, or infer, the worthlessness of morality oer
you can cite any passage from any of my books, laar,casa,;
mons, or speeches, justly exposing me to such an ts""
tion, I shall feel bliged by your doing so, and I snSitiool
care to have the mischief expunged from the nestir-her
with a penitent acknowledgment of the past need
ever nndesigned. But, if you can find no such Past
and if my publications abound, as they do, vat.lV-oPee,t
directly the reverse, then, I think, I have a right aggi
that you will acknowledge your fault in. bring-jag, yea':,o
a brother clergyman—an acquaintance of rsail',,tert'g
standing, for whom you have always professed to
sentiments of Christian kindness, and who 11, rchloc,
entertained the same towards you—an accussllit to ~c 1
you are utterly unable to sustain. I have a rgoess,oe,
pect, further, that, in all fairness, and uprig".'.. 0$ yo of
equity, you will make your confession as public;
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fault ; i. e.; that you will have it inserted in th
the Edinburgh Review. ot °{j
I cannot doubt your willingness to do this, more
tice, because I cannot as yet hold you guilty °,,ter• /out
an inadvertence, though of a very grave chard fed.
The temptation was too great to be rear the t;iree
associations lingered around Liverpool, and
.„e sego.ola
influence which you say (page 293, note) I have 101,0
by my eloquence over the second town in °-
made me an object too prominent to esesPe,,,- you
were hurled at random against " the Evangeo`,,gain,' foe
But when, by way of compensation for the "",4‘ Del to
made upon me, you acknowledge (ibid.) that y°oo- ,
me to be a thoroughly sincere and honest Ine borne 4 0
have done much good," you should surely havinion) the
mind, that as I am an able leader (in your eP,...aitY,
party who teach or infer the worthlessness of r_ff
more sincere I am, and the more eloquent In of ato he.
more influence I have thereby acquired, inn- muses
much good, the more intolerably mischievouS —cte
Inconsistency with himself is the proverbial to feig_
of a witness from whom the accused has notnltofienialce
and of whom an intelligent jury soon leer!'
suitable estimate.—l am yours, faith
riu-an
statam ,
THE SULTAN OF TURKEY'S NEW PALACIL;R,
is now building a new palace at Dolma .16...0s3rotenaiir
front to the Bosphorus. The architect is a,"n France the
the son of the Sultan's builder ; he studied _able
a short time. The palace is of stone and
extends
workmanship is very common ; the frontagst!rTasli,filio
the Bosphorus from Dolma Baktcht, to Be,
must have a facade of upwards of 1,000 fee,t_;;; ev'
is exquisite. The palace is more like greet' erisl
covering in the rear something exorbitantly hp?
was here that Mr. W. J. Smith erected 10 11,47,1 it 011.1.`ci
majesty a winter garden and koisk, and furins..upog„
European style, with crystal fountain, eahaeces are of
chandeliers lighted with gas. The chimne%e r
fieo- ;,,ef
crimson-coloured crystal and painted china; $
china; and the basin of the fountain eha'-11 floor eetif
exquisitely painted with flowers. The prine'litost ee5,,,t1
prises vast halls and apartments fitted up ina wig
manner in gilding and painting, executed by
natives. The taste of some of the interior full
questionable. The baths are fitted up
with 'i'dtaft
ll
alabaster. The roof is covered with lead ; theeta'. TDThepalaces, and only these, are covered with that in
1
palace is built on piles. The great staircase i;s,ii,lf;
a large skylight of crimson-coloured glass. 'Tains
aped
areenerally low. The harem of the palace CO n__proach
meats for 300 or 400 women. The palace app
through a costly trumphal gateway.—/holder