The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-12-22 00:00:00

LITERARY NOTICE

Christmas and Christmas Carols. London : T. B
Sharpe ; Liverpool : G. H. and J. Smyth.

This is ti.juclicious. selection of Christmas songs, ex-
quhnltely Illustrate' by a number of must beautiful wwiti
engravings. The carols consist of the well-known hymns
so frequntly chaunted at this season ; and their beautiful
woodcuts will serve to impress their meaning on the
minds of the young especially. A well• written account of
the original introduction and object of this clsss of compo-
sitions forms the commencement of this pretty little work.

SOUTHERN AND TOXTETH HOSPITAL.—On Sunday,
the annual sermon in aid of this most valuable institution
was preached at St. Barnabas's Church, by the Rev.
Thomas Nolan, A.M., incumbent of the church and the
honorary chaplain to the hospital. The Mayor, accom-
panied by his father, (Charles Lawrence, Esq.,) the Town-
clerk, the Clerk of the Peace, and several members of the
Council, walked in procession to Divine service, and were
preceded by the officials of the Corporation in regalia.
The church was so densely crowded by a respectable
congregation, that there was not a single vacant sitting.
The reverend gentleman selected for his text the third
chapter of St. Paul's Epistle to Titus, and part of the
eighth verse, and delivered one of those beautiful, im-
pressive, and eloquent discourses upon the fruits of faith.
as exemplified in the life and character of the believer, for
which his public ministry has ever been distinguished.
His appeal was of a most touching and powerful nature.
He also stated that 643 patients had been admitted into
the hospital from the Ist of January, 1845, to the Ist of
January, 1846, and that 1489 out-patients had been
attended to ; making a total of 2132. Forty-three had
died. From the Ist of January, 1846, to the present
time, 551 had been admitted, and 1393 out-patients had
been attended to making a total of 1944. Twenty-eight
had died, The number in the hospital at present was 57,
being only five less than the beds there will accommodate.
The collection amounted to the liberal sum of £B7.

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On Wednesday, at St. Silas' Church, after a sermon by
the Rev. Hugh M'Neile, the sum of £2l was collected
for the Lying-in Hospital.
The Rev. William Duncan Long, M.A., Minister of
St. Matthew's, and Afternoon Preacher of Trinity Church,
St. Anne's-street, has been appointed to the Incumbency
of the District Church of St. Bartholomew, Birmingham.
NORTH CORPORATION SCHOOLS.—Yesterday forenoon
the annual examination of the children educated at this
excellent establishment took place in the School-house,
Bevington Bush. Amongst the visitors present we ob-
served Messrs. Alderman Horsfall, C. W. Reade, G. G.
Ilornby, and the Revd 3. Rector Campbell, J. R. Connor,
Campbell (son of the rector), and W. Dover; also a
number of ladies, including the Misses Hornby and Mrs.
Reade. The infant scholars were first examined—about

190 in number, mostly girls. They were all neatly, and
some of them tastefully dressed, and appeared to be quite
pleased. After singing Christmas carols, they proceeded
to answer questions on Bible history with readiness and
accuracy. In the simpler rules of arithmetic they showed
astonishing quickness; and the same may be said of their
replies to questions in geography. After further exercises
on scriptural subjects, they repeated and sang in a feeling
manner, " Friends and teachers, fare ye well !" and after
it, "Dearest parents and relations !" The Rev. Rector
Campbell, who presided, said that the attainments of the
children so far were highly sati,factory, and their appear-
ance most interesting, conferring great credit on them-
selves and their teachers, to both of whom it was their
duty to give every encouragement. Here the principles
of true religion and morality were instilled into the minds
of children, and their parents and friends could not do
better than encourage them in their progress. Mr.
Alderman Horsfall signified his gratification in accordance
with the reverend gentlemen. Many of the children's
parents were present, and were deeply affected. On the
company leaving the room, the little ones sang the
National Anthem with good effect. The examination
of the elder boys and girls then took place in the
large upper school-room, which is very appropriate for
such an occasion. They sang a hymn in an admirable
manner, and a prayer followed. The boys, and afterwards
the girls, read portions of Scripture, and afterwards ably
replied to numerous questions on the same, put by the
Rev. Mr. Dover, showing that they had all been well in-
structed in the meaning of the several passages, and had
in memory the principal facts of revelation, &C. Rector
Campbell, who had business to attend to elsewhere, said,
before leaving, that he was extremely well satisfied with
the proficiency exhibited, which must also be a source of
gratification to their teachers, and their parents and re-
lations, many of whom were present. The latter ought,
he thought, to be grateful for the opportunity their children
had of obtaining a sound religious education, and ought to
do all in their power to keep them under so admirable a
system of tuition. The pupils, who were all clean and
neat, were then briefly examined in arithmetic, history,
geography, &c., and acquitted themselves most creditably
throughout. The writing was shown in the lower large
room, and included excellent and bold specimens of pen-
manship. There was also a well-executed lithographic
print by one of the scholars (Samuel Webster) who had
left, and had become apprentice to a lithographer. The
examination closed with " God save the Queen," sung
with great effect by the whole school. Buns and oranges
were distributed to all, and while they discussed them,
the Rev. Mr. Connor addressed them in a feeling manner.
A large number of the parents and relations of the scho-
lars were present, and were deeply and proudly interested
in the proceedings. Prizes of books, and, in some in-
stances, clothing were then made to several of the most
proficient—chiefly of those whose friends were the
poorest. There were present 220 girls ; and 337 boys out
of 400 whose names appear on the books.