The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-01-23 00:00:00

Jan. 23, 109,

• Egyptians and Romans. The venerable Bede abc;.,,ip
same period relates the story which does not tend wiv
out the priority of the British Church, viz., that c
therus, Bishop of Rome, received an application fro
;3-0
British King Lucius, for instruction in the
,„,,C'.,l
religion, and by it was converted to the faith. -Val3
fe
supposed to have occurred in the reign of the Dmy
Aurelius, in the second century. As, however,..4.
Tremens and Tertullian speak of the founding of ebf'evty
in Germany at this time, it is reasonable to conclun,,e;
Britain, from its nearness, would attract the nn'ey)
missionaries ; and more than this we cannot CO
These points are investigated in Usher's Eccles td
' Antiquities and in Rapin's History of the Third Cen`4
Milner has the honesty to observe, Of the Britishl,
little is recorded, and that little is obscure and uncelo
It is rather from the natural course of things and do*
analogy than from any positive unexceptionable nito
mony, that we are induced to conclude that the 4' )1
light must have penetrated into our country. ite,
anecdote is given by Sulpitius Severus, the on 0
Gallic historian of the foil- 'h century, exemplify'
simplicity and disinteresteuaess of some individual;
tish bishops, but proceeding no further. So we Pa;%l
the sixth century. when the mission under Augusti%o
sent by Pope Gregory to our shores. Whatever is '144
fal about the then religious state of the island, thus _
is quite certain, that, owing to the Saxon invasio'i
Gospel had declined for the space of 150 years ; ths
Britons made not the slightest attempts to convertrt.;o'
conquerors--a fact betokening a dead or callous 1:`,1
and that, except in Cornwall, some parts of \Vale-igt,!
of Scotland, Paganism was universal. Thus I en.,l
acquiesce in Bede's honest remark respecting the itc) tlO
mission,—" Much worthier pastors were sent by
a
Divine goodness, through whom those whom Gottli
foreknown might believe to salvation." This is n°ol
language of modern Popery : but the fact is, ;11910'
accustom ourselves to involve in one sweeping con° of
tion every person and thing bearing the impress of 11°14
forgetting that in fact the system of the 16th centurY
developed in iniquity from that of the 6th to a vasty,
tent, and that Gregory XVI. was no necessary enliAd
part of Gregory I. Supposing that certain Welsh bir?
did oppose Augustine'F3 wish to introduce alteratioo_o
the time of observing Easter, we know that his tonetio
the proceeding was mild and evangelical, and his Ino°,
for uniformity, viz., a wider platform for evangelizin,o
heathen, very lauable ; to which their opposition 01,
more frivolous than reasonable. Besides which, 6(.00
jects of our defence may be neither more nor less 0:
Pelagians, Wales being the native country of that hip';(Pelagius being only the Latin of Morgan), an 10
doctrine having been widely diffused there. Hence
to
~
are not justified in transferring our animosities t°i?
early age, and in deciding either that every Roman
r,J
sionary must be an usurper, or that every opponet'fi
his must be a friend of Christ. Suffice it for us thst,4
dissented from the English Church of 900 years ben
she had dissented from the Bible, and that we gl°lo
conformity to the Bible rather than to an ancient Bij
Church possibly more unscriptural than Rome beiry
whom we left. And if, on the other hand, other PO 0
• I
tants affirm their right to dissent from us as we did t,
Rome, let us say little in reply, and do much. chrl'o
manifested image in men's lives wins over others
than books and platform speeches, and it is high tioleq
should assume weapons not carnal. With regard to
thren who, with the best intentions, would fain harPoi,
nize historical facts with preconceived wishes, we
though in a friendly spirit,—
" Non tali auxilio nec defensoribus istis
Tempus eget."

A MANCHESTER INCUMBENI

Everton, Jan. 13, 1849,

MR. GRUNDY'S REPOSITORY OF WORD

We have been favoured during the past week, at 1
Repository of Mr. Grundy in Church-street, with a!le,,
of four splendid paintings, now in course of engrao,
from which we have derived a greater intellectual
than even this spirited patron of the fine arts has e
before provided for the Liverpool public. We select
ty
the first which we shall notice—although not first
order of merit—a work which recent favours, confe,sr
upon our town by the fair original, will render espec!7,4
interesting -at the present moment. The work to W
we refer is a beautiful

PORTRAIT OF JENNY LIND, after a picture by -16' r ..re
Solomon, from the daguerrotype by Kilburn, in the 1
session of her Majesty. Madlle. Lind kindly face tt
the artist with a sitting for this picture, in order that i;
truthfulness of the daguerrotype might be fully presery
and we can confidently state that the picture, thus Ee
r
duced, is the perfect vraisemblance of the amiable
nal. It is being engraved by William Holl, Esq,,
101 by 81 inches ' • and from the price of the engraviag
a guinea and a half for proofs before letters, a guinea.
proofs after, and half a guinea for prints —a liken $
this fair child of song is now accessible to her hosts
admiring friends.
HAGAR AND ISHMAEL, by C. L. Eastlake, Esq., •-1,-14
in the possession of J. C. Marshall, Esq., of Kesvitc:g,
one of the most splendid efforts of this talented arty:.,
The scene is laid in the desert ; and a more striking rv,i
ture of the sterile magnificence of desert scenery ear're
be imagined. The illimitable waste of dreary, verdsp
less sand stretches away and away, with scarcely an u.s4.
lesion, until the prospect mingles with the distant lion 1„
In the foreground, which is most artistic in all its deb'
,1(
Hagar is reclining on the arid soil, her eyes appsrSi
scorched and red with the potent heat, holding a Pi'se
to the lips of her half-fainting boy. The figures
strikingly grouped ; and the introduction of a falleu,l3;ol
tree, withered, its branches broken and their leaves er,II
up, adds greatly to the effect of the painting. A scant)
supplied pool of water in the immediate background t 1
oasis in the vast wilderness of sand—points out to tl' q
source from which the timely supply for the parched Je's,
of the travellers has been derived. Mr. Eastlake has re'
celled himself in this production. It is being engrs
very successfully in line by M. Bridoux, of Paris.
THE IMPENDING MATE, and MATED, by Frank •,
—two pictures—is a most pleasing subject delighteTii
treated. In the first, a youth and a maiden are seatd
chess, but we can scarcely say playing at chess, i
being evidently playing a more momentous game.
the position of the men on the board, the youth is 0":4
dently in danger of being mated. In the second Ine't9
the story is concluded, and the game played oat, ,to
youth being a kneeling suitor at the feet of his cot-1(101'W
These pictures are full of talent, and tell the story 0f,,,)
loving hearts most graphically. The engravings, sy'v'r
form a very pleasing pair, are published under the suPoi
intendence of the Printsellers' Association, and are 'I
ready.
THE ROYAL FAMILY, by Winterhalter.—Our reap)
will remember this magnificent painting of our amiss
r
Sovereign, her Consort, and the young Princes and re
cesses Royal, painted by a German artist of eminea..„
In consideration of the length of time which will be 5
quired to complete the line engraving, her Majesti,.s
consented to allow a lithographic impression to be ta).;e,
which is now on view at Mr. Grundy's, and will be P,{
sented to each subscriber for a ten guinea impressiel,344
the line engraving. It is beautifully executed, and con
fully the spirit of the original picture.

A NEW LEGAL TERM.—The Dublin correspondeo
the London Times, in giving his report of the proceeds ii
of Mr. Duffy of the Nation, heads his notice " Conwig
sion of oyer sans terminer." The term is certainly lo
apropos of all Irish legal proceedings, especially °AO
conducted by Whig-Radical lawyers against their quoll•voi
allies in incendiary agitation. " The law's delay' A)
been proverbial in our own country; but in Ireland'o
the hands of a Whig attorney-general, the law hosd
quired a forty-horse power of delay. A man's hair N,
grow grey, in the midst of demurrers and other siiP_d
technicalities, before any further penalty than gentle/0:j
incarceration and the payment of his counsel's foes
reach him. .

THE BRUNZWICR CLUB.—This club, although it if
only just completed its first anniversary, may be raft
amongst the successful and useful institutions of Li '
pool. The Brunswick Club is properly a literary ass
tion, but its directors, with a laudable appreciation ibt.,r,
popular taste, do not exclude, but on the contrail ry(
mote, recreative and amusing games, which are ail ii
the surveillance of the able secretary, Mr. Lloyds. ,
object of the club is to blend the elements of menta,oll
physical training ; and this aim Mr. Whiteman has., 01
in view, irrespective of expense, as may be seen ":15i1
elegant and spacious news-room and library, as well
the apparatus of the different fashionable_ game` ttd
amusements, which may be practised here with 4
..
greatest conceivable case and comfort. The ads's„" e
attendant on the holding of a ticket to thi4 club, g'",to ?
numerous as to preclude their enumeration here. wri,
,l$!
SUMMARY WAY OF DISMISSING A WIFE.—On..!."
a pretty-looking young woman, with an infant 10.0
arms, named Stephenson, charged her husband, or?
Simpson Stephenson, with having turned her out of do d,
The husband, being asked for his reply, coolly obserser
"0 ! I am annoyed by her friends." Mr. Rusbtdl
" Is that a reason why you should thus act towaroil
young girl who has trusted and married you ? To t.lll/1!
good-looking girl like this into the street is to worl,t
ruin. It might be so. Do you repent of your conducfly
Stephenson ; " No." Mr. Rushton, with great warV
" Then you may depend upon it I will make you. or,
him into custody." When in the dock Stephenson sff
he had mistaken the meaning of the question, an' rf
sorry for what he had done. Mr. Rushton " jet,
perly so. Take her home and behave kindly towards
But you must enter into your own recognizances
for your good behaviour for twelve months. And
(the wife) never upbraid him with this, but live bo`
together, regardless of the interference of relatives. 01
THE REV. F. CLOSE.—We have referred in soclioi
paragraph to a shamefully false charge published all
this gentleman in reference to one of the Chelteoo,
charities, and the churchwardens of his parish, toge,,/,
with many other of the most respectable inhabitants, 10j,
published an indignant disclaimer of an equallY.k;
statement published in the Times, the nature of will' 17
sufficiently indicated by the following reply fro.raoi
churchwardens, &c. :—" The rev. gentleman is dell°,, 011
a course of lectures, on the Sunday evenings, nine,
Old. Testament; on the occasion referred to the trj
subject was the birth of Isaac, and so far from maku!''cr
rite of circumcision any part of the principal sublet
his discourse,' it was only briefly alluded to, and o',
the most incidental manner. The statement of your.,
respondent that the rev. gentleman dilated uPniii
Hebrew rite with 'precision' and with ' disgusting ,
is absolutely false. We beg to add that having for siiev:
siderable time attended upon the ministry of the exce 0",
pastor who has thus been so grossly traduced, ss'eoor,
meet with an equally decided contradiction the eel
general statement that Mr. Close has more than 9/00"
ay, more times than I can enumerate, grossly vl°
delicacy and decency.' "