The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-04-24 00:00:00

not at all inferior to that. of S;gnor Emili, who ex

t in the musical world some years ago.
CHURCH.—On Tuesday last this place
of worship, which was completed a short time ago, was
consecrated by the Lord Bishop of Chester. Amongst
those present on the occasion were the Mayor, the Rev.
Archdeacon Brook", Re-v-:-Rcctur--Cmytpbeil, with--tethers
of the clergy, Alderman Swainson, Councillors Thom-
son, Ferguson, Briscoe, Wagstaff, Itimmer, &c.
usual formalities haviry, been gone through, an appropri-
eachal by the Bishop, from Matthew,
A collection was made, to be divided

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c., v. 19

between the schools attached to the church and the society
for promoting the employment of additional curates in
popular places. The collection amounted to £2O 14s. Bd.
The church is situated on the west side of Great Howard-
street, at the corner of Porter-street. The style of ar-
chitecture is that known as the early English, of which
the building is considered a very perfect specimen. The
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spire, at the south-west corner, is of moderate altitude,
and though, in appearance, of a plain character, presents
many architectural beauties. Tzie principal entrance
door-way is also a handsome piece of workmanship. The
interior is neat and commodious, and there is sitting-
room for about 1000 persons. It has not been con-
sidered necessary at present to erect a gallery, except for
the organ and choir, at the west end. At the east end of
the building, which faces Great Howard-street, there are
several splendid stained glass windows, designed and
executed by Forrest and Bromley, of this town, whose
efforts in this difficult branch of art have already gained
for them a high reputation. The principal window over
the altar is divided into three compartments,—the centre
one contains the arms of the Bishop of the diocese, im-
paled with the See ; and the other two those of the rec-
tors of Liverpool. Two smaller windows contain repre-
sentations of the Nativity and Crucifixion ; besides these
there are small windows in the vestries, in one of which
is introduced the arms of the Rev. R. Walker, the in-
cumbent of the church, and in the other the arms of Mr.
Arthur Holme, the architect, from whose designs the
church was erected. All the windows are decorated in
the style peculiar to the architecture of the church, and
the colours present all that mellowness and blending of
shadows which is so striking a feature in ancient works of
art of this character. The church is built of freestone,
and the design, as well as the workmanship, (the latter
executed by Messrs. S. and J. Holme,) is such as to
reflect the highest credit on all parties concerned in its
erection. There are spacious well-ventilated and conve-
nient school-rooms underneath the church, for the edu-
cation of the rising generation of both sexes, in the
populous district of Great Howard-street. The gallery
of the church is occupied with a handsome organ, built
by Mr. Bewsher, of this town, the decorations of which
are in keeping with the style of the church.

EXTRAORDINARY WEArTiEß.:Liiuling nearly the
whole of last week, we had a severer visitation of cold for
the advanced period of the year than our oldest acquaint-
ances have any recollection of having before experienced.
As the circumstance is remarkable, we note a few diurnal
particulars, which some of our readers may consider it
worth while to preserve in their scrap-books. Yesterday
night week (Monday, the 16th) was cold and cloudy.
Tuesday—Bitter cold, with frequent showers of rain ;
wind high, from north-east. Wednesday Heavy
snow and hail in the forenoon. which lasted - -
intermissions, until

two o'clock ; some relaxation of the
g, but again colder towards
astonishment

temperature in the evenii
midnight. _On Thursday morning, Eon)

was created by the appearance of from two to three inches
(or more) of snow, which had fallen in the night—cover-
ing, in virgin whiteness, the roofs of the houses even in
the warmest parts of the town, where it adhered great
part of the day. The wind, for the most part, was from
N.E. ; and during the day there fell several showers of
snow and of hail, or both intermixed. At nine, par.,
hail and snow, or rather thick snow,. which again fell
from eleven, p.m., to about one o'clock next noorninE
Wind N.N.E. On Friday morning, the/
town and on pools in the outskirts ;. it lu
thickness of a sixpence, and a littl

was ice in the

cl frozen to the

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