The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-12-01 00:00:00

We give the following extracts
" It is

stly aconceivable state of thin

his will, should be attended with temporal unhapp
that a course of well-doing should be accompani
mental disquietude; and that, in short, the consei
which under the present constitution of things
uniformly follow from sin, should be, by some ins(

esign of

connected with the fu

duty. Such a constitution of nature, although it would
cast a shadow upon our path, would render it more i►k-
some, and leave it more open to the insidious attacks of
doubt, as to the reality of God's goodness; yet it would
not therefore, as might be easily shown, obliterate the

line of our duty, or justify us in pausing i
more than now, when the Divine economy

ipily reve

cise of abstraction to conceive a relation as ex
tween religion and unhappiness, between the full,
duty and temporal misery, a relation that'svill be found
tacitly, if not expressly, assumed in almost every
of false religion which from time to time has held domi-
nion over • -f r”-- This is

ilment of

"le minds of men. _ ..)11 prec,
idea, round which all their minor consideratic—
details group themselves, as round a centre. ll9w widely
do they differ in this respect from the spirit of that teach-
ing which said, ' Come unto me, all ye that labour and
• - I^4Pn. and I will give you rest. Take my yoke

;orninatit
ong and

ire heav

for I am meek

upon you, and learn cf nu
heart : and ye shall find rest unto your soul
yoke is easy, and my burden is light.'

" Whether we shall live again after death, wa
revelation had not as yet been given, a favourite

a with min who w

vast powers of thinking. With such it was an earnest
employment to find out reasons, and to ex

ments, and to weigh probabilities in favour of that which it is stated, will entirely obviate the defect we had as-
_..,5," when they fondly hoped might still be true. Yet even to sumed. An arrangement has been made for the position I mile and a quarter from the c
those who had most strenuously fought for this hope, of the organ in accordance with ancient custom. It is to pass in the township of NA who battled with doubts, refuted objections, computed be placed in the north Pact smoip nf the olltarnh

" Abbey N

e appropriated as the
--, by the much re- ,ugh one of tar(
ill, late curate cab Hall Bleach 'd

,••—..,u‘,,,„, c., ca t),.cu cav lIS, anu silence(' gams‘:yers, 'rem a portion of the chancel to ,
there was no assurance of the hope that was in them ; but choir,—a suggestion made, we believe, i throe
when the clouds of adversity brooded over, or when the I spected and talented Rev. Thomas Mc. G. _ curate ,- -
hour of sorrow darkened their spirit, and hope melted of the Old Church, from whom the architect also re-
away
like snow before the summer's sun, 'their bright ceived much valuable information in other points which
cuttino
n, .
and dazzling speculations, the employment of a happy he has ably carried into effect. ' again taking, ti—
,
leisure, laded away like those bright tints which gild the The windows, chiefly of two lights, have been glazed by lishment.
evening vapours in the west, to he followed by the leaden Mr. James Forrest, of the Old Ilavmarket. The tracery , Near the boundary of
hues of hopeless grief and incurable despondency, leaving in the pointed arches is it.s.,l ;., ..,:,i, 5.,..., ..s. .1— ..-1..._ i

them harassed by fears, distracted by doubts, and tor- and with einciemsor ine evangeosi, ~. ..... -------
..- valley, a bri.
tured by apprehensions. Truly they lived as men without transepts. A fine oak-leaf-and• scorn border, executed in
is made available, and ano
hope ! This dreary feeling, this sense. of unmitigated the primary colours, runs round all the windows, producing which connects with some
despair, pervades those writings which nave come down a neat and pleasing effect, and the whole of the glass-work "White Coppice," formerly b
to us, in which the loss of friends, of children, of parents reflects great credit on the artist. We are of opinion, fore reaching the fourth mile, i
is lamented. Nothing can be more touchingly beautiful, however, that in windows so comparatively small. the zaik, in the parish of Boltoi
nothing of human composition more affecting, than those cotillions and tracery are rather heavy, and would have streams are led into the aqueduc
elegies, pervaded with the spirit of woe unutterable, of preferred these of much slighter dimensions, which would this ;
is the commencement of the
GREAT ANGLAZARK RESERVO
hopeless, irremediable despair. For them there was no have admitted a greater volume of light, particularly
future; and the past was but a dream—a vision, bright through the tracery, which appears to be rather too which iS about (according to the plan)
but transitory." dense.
quarter in lgth ; and d with the wat We have learned that designs for the three chancel
posited areen about eight orconnecte nine small streams,er frhe
windows were received from several eminent artists in eastern side, and two or three brooks, tr various parts of the kingdom, and that those selected as River Yarrow, (the water in which when we ~...._ most appropriate were by Mr. James Balantyne, of Edin- North Unionßailway yesterday, was extremely '
burgh, the successful competitor for the royal commission This reservoir is formed by an embato-
to decorate her Majesty's new palace of Westminster valley between the townships with stained glass. As these three windows are not yet township of Rivington ; and tl
fitted in, we cannot offer an opinion upon the taste dis- ' deviated as to run across the r
played by the artist,—who, by the way, is the author of a . the valley on the western side
neat volume on painted glass, and of a very popular work banked to pen up the w-
of a different description, entitled the " Gaberlunzy's Itivington Reservoir—is Wallet, written by Dot, and il'ustrated by Jot." Anglazark, and is nearly two miles in length. .
We cannot close this hasty notice without expressing is connected by a gut, and is supplied by several
our high opinion of the talent of the architect, Mr. John brooks. At the commencement of the township of
Hay, of this town, under whose directions this work has Anderton an embankment is made across a western
progressed towards completion so quietly and unas- branch of the vale, and another of some length will have
smilingly. It is in itself a specimen sufficient to redeem to be constructed a little lower down. At the main em-
this great commercial town from the imputations of igno- bankment connected with this reservoir, which is acr-
ranee and want of taste in ecclesiastical architecture, the valley in the township of Horwicii, there is a tz,_
generally thrown upon modern church builders. waste water weir, and four filter beds. From these filt
The church, we learn, will be opened for divine service beds, which ate eight miles item the rise of the work
in January next.
, the main pipes commence Ore 11.... -- - -

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Moors

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three

ediately be!

ne mile an

Stories of Female Heroism. London : James Burns, 1846.
A most interesting work, the perusal of- which, we
trust, will beguile the tedium of the winter evening by
many a fireside.

)gether with

Stories of the Crusades. London: James Burns. 1846

f Iltath CI

The enterprising publisher of this little volume has
furnished the lovers of historical romance with a rich
treat. The stories are only two in number, and are,
therefore, not of the bald, common-place sort usually met
with in books which bear similar titles. On the contrary,
they are well sustained romances, with much historical
information combined with romance—such "stories," in
fact, which, before the appearance of the Vaverley series,
and of the productions of the host of Sir Walter's imi-
tators, would have placed the author in a very prominent
position in the world of letters. We shall endeavour on
a future occasion to give a few extracts, to enable our
readers to judge for themselves of the author's style.

will also
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ye to be ea

below that

•MINIMIM,M.`6,I2r.O...M.ONGIS
CORRESPONDENCE.

z, ton reservoir an ember.
c 7.
~vaitie...l,,,&, ci)v_a;o h , zue,..., I provide for the deviation of a rand from Rivington.
eli
crg.- &T. 1 Anderton mill, about half a mile below the filter be,.. bp. i the River Douglas crosses the lines of pipes, but is pre-
- i viously made available in the Rivingtnn reservoir, and an
We visited this new place of worship (on the West ' extensive stream that joins the LLuglas below is diverted
ins
n fpnec ti
rapidlyo n ofipthinrgoncgrhossAessptlnlenßtonitonnairiiiddiePvrestiohneßparilowjeacty;
Derby Road, and a short distance from the village,) on into it also. At abut nine miles and a half from Roddles-
acebnriterfe
itsS a Saturday, andpar
parts.
werel
ti
s much
proceedingwortb thep
situated
in
n tbhye
improving district, which is becoming thick with princely crosses the Liverpool and Bury Railway,* ' d b •an being car-
mansions, and other tasteful rural edifices of minor dimen- tied through the centre of Hilicilev
then
over a bridge of
sions. It will consequently be accessible to a large popu- he 'Wigan and Leiah Canal, at aboutr fifteen miles
from
lation in the first instance and is undoubtedly a great the rise the pipes are laid in a cutting under '
. the North
ornament to the neighbourhood, the handsome spire being Union Railway, At the se,enteezith
mile the works
conspicuous for miles around. pass through the town of Ashton-in-Macke; field, thence
The building is in a transept form, of the earliest through the township of Haydock to the south
of
English style of Gothic architecture, of which Salisbury Stanley Hall, where they cross the canal three times. and
Cathedral is one of the finest examples, It was in this proceed by St. Helen's, the four Lane Ends, and Pres-
style that that beautiful object, " the sPIRi " first pre- cot, both of which towns arc left a little to the south.
sented itself; and its adoption at West Derby ig one of After leaving the latter town, the pipes are to be carried a
the boldest and most graceful we have seen in any modern considerable distance on the highway between this tows
edifice. If tray fault can be found with its fine propor- and Prescot ; and in this and all similar cases no lines of
tions it is that the tower at the bae of the spire seems to I deviation arc marked en the plans, it not being intended
be scarcely broad enough; but this objection applies only , to go beyond the width of the road. On arriving at the
to some points of view, and as a whole it is a highly at- I parish of Walton, the pipes pass on the highway
tractive and elegant object. The height from the ground ' between Dovecot Farm and Westfield House, from
to the top of the spire is betw..en 160 arid 170 feet. which 'lace they proceed to the present reservoir
On entering the interior of the church, a truly pretty at Kensington ; but powers are being applied for. '
effect is presented, by an open roof well decorated—a I enable the Corporation to construct additional rep-
spacious range of pews with low doors, and the elbows of and to enlarge the present one.
each pew ornamented with the old poppy head—the aisles perfectly efficacious. The
spacious—and the whole terminated by a beautiful recessed new reservoirs, one of sv I
chancel, with five lancet windows of paintrd glass, which, i much water as the present one, .._
combined with. the corresponding side-lights, impart a I severally about the quanity of both these unite,
warmth and cheerfulness to the church, truly pleasing. extreme length of the works from the River Rock..
The gables of the transepts have lofty triple lancet i worth to the reservoir at Kingstown, will be about.
windows stained in a similar manner. The colours of the thirty-two miles and twenty-six chains, twenty-four miles
glass are light, brilliant, and well harmonized, and the of which will be laid asith piping. Throughout the co-
whole are introduced into cast-iron frames of a large net- of the undertaking, nearly 30 feeders are road-
work pattern, of proportions so slender as to give each and a note on the plans deposited states .1
window the appearance of a single sheet of beautifully to take all brooks, streams, and i;-
variegated glass. No figures of saints or other persons upon the sites of the reservoir,
are introduced in the glazing, which presents a rich, uni- means easy, and the cuttings
form, and striking effect, as of tessellated or Mosaic work singly extremely heavy, a'
illuminated. cipal streams made avail'
The pulpit and reading desk are simple in character but Yarrow. and the Dour
seem to harmonize with the general style of the building. , they drain is about ni'
At the west end is a small projecting orchestra supported 1
on brackets, leaving 'the tower arch open. The pews are
most sub, tantially built, of the best pine tim/-'
.d • TV

TOWNSHIP OF TRANMERE

TO THE. EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.
"Wheel about and turn about, Arc., Jim Crow."
We understand they (the promcter' of the district lighting)
magnanimously passed resolutions to light and watch them.
selves, at the cost of the township."—Chronicle, Nov. 13.
" We candidly and frankly admit that it is proposed to rate
only the residents in the district for the expense."—Chronicle,
Nov. 27.

SlR—Pray allow me a corner in your valuable paper.
It seems that " misunderstandings are the order of the
day in Tranmere," and that a Phoenix has risen to en-
lighten us on the subject, which he does in a very long
article in the Chronicle of Saturday last. That he is
well qualified to do, being himself the author of the
erroneous statement given to the public, and which he
now contradicts " frankly and candidly." We are now
assured that the promoters of the district lighting and
watching do not wish the township to pay for their lights
and watchmen. What sort of frankness and candour his
must be, we leave the public to form their own cpinion of,
when they are told that, at the commencement of the last
article, he in effect republishes what he afterwards so
" frankly" contradicts.
The " hole and corner meeting" seems to vex him
not a little; he should have used his influence, and have
prevailed on the overseers not to call a meeting " of
those rate-payers only who were included within the
proposed district." But such a meeting having been
called by the overseers, the rate-payers within the district
met pursuant to the notice; they then demanded their re-
quisition, which the overseer refused to let them have ;
consequently they were obliged to read the printed one
which the overseers issued, end then conduct the business
or the meeting in the ordinary manner. As to its being a
" hole•and-;•orner" one, one would imagine that the par-
ties in the " public room" knew something of it, from
the fact of two of the leaders of the meeting held there
having presented to the &strict one a demand of poll,
signed by five rate-payers. How ridiculous, then, is the
pretence that the " cat was let out of the bag." The
Chronicle goes on to say, " they have carried their
boundary line so as to include—that is, to tax—many in-
dividuals who will not receive any benefit whatever from
the measure, and whom it was never intended to
benefit." This I most distinctly and indignantly deny,
and dare him to the:proof. Such imputations as these
ought not to pass unquestioned, as there may possibly be
some base enough to believe them. I assert and challenge
the strictest inquiry as to the truth of the assertion that
the promoters of the district meeting were anxious to in-
clude within their boundary those only who were willing
to tax themselves for the purpose of being lighted and
watched ; and had the slightest notice been given to them
that the tenant of Prospect House did not wish to be in-
cluded within the boundary, he would have been left out.
Unquestionably, some persons will derive less benefit
from the lighting and watching than others; but tbis is
unavoidable, the district must have a boundary some-
where. But why have a district at all ?—it may be asked
For this reason :—The promoters of the measure

to render

however, stv

ch wculd contain

ad the other three

The gradients are by no

embanking, though-not
The prin.

PLANS DEPOSITED UP TO EIC

paints In oak. nese, with sloping backs, ate s ) well
arranged, end comfortable, that scarcely one sitting in the
church is preferable to another.
The accommodation is for nearly eight hundred per-
sons ; and galleries may be added, when required, for four
or five hundred additional sittings.
This church, as we have already noticed, is built and
endowed at the sole expense of Mrs. Thornton, of " The
Elms," West Derby, of whose munificence, and Christian

nhead, LaneasL

feeling it will be a -lasting memorial. The architectural
designs were by our talented townsman Mr. Welch. The
painted glass was, we are informed,by Mr. Forrest, who has,

is instance, been eminent

hurcli wi

•
tried to make the act general for the whole of the town:
ship last year, and having been defeated, were anxious
this year to avoid all opposition by choosing, as I have
said, a district where the inhabitants were willing to tax
themselves. I may add, that the line originally contem-
plated, was the one which the writer in the Chronicle ad-
mits he "should have had no reason to complain of," and
it was only changed at the last minute, on information
being received that it would be opposed. The writer in
the Chronicle has further proved, perhaps unwittingly,
that he can not only find his way home, but also write
in the dark; for had he known anything of the subject
on which he writes, he would be aware that the promoters
of the district lighting, &c., could not tax the rest of the
township even had they wished ; and also that had he at-
tended the meeting " and representLd to the promoters of
the proposed measure the injustice, &c. of their plan,
and endeavoured to induce them to modify it, &c.," they
could not do so, however anxious they might have been.
The writer is excessively facetious on the subject of what
he calls lighting the" centre of the pool," he may perhaps
raise a laugh, but 'tis a pity those who made the centre of
the pool the boundary of the township are long since
dead ; so that the sting of his wit is unfelt.

be opened in January next. It is 1...;tt of fine red free-
stone, the walls rusticated, with the exception of the
buttresses, window sides, outward decorations of the
tower, the spire, &e.

SALE OF CADETSHIPS.—The grand jury have returned
a ti uo b,ll for a misdemeanour against John Charretie,
James Rallett, Ann Stewart, and Sir William Young,
Bart., a director of the East India Company. The first
three are indicted as principals, and the latter as aiding
and assisting, iu the sale of a cadetship in the East India
CoMpany's service, contrary to the provisions of the 49th
George 111 , c. 126.—Atlas.

RAILWAY TAXATION.—The last returns of the follow.
ing leading railways for the second half-year of 1846, give
the following comparisons and results, in round numbers :
—London and North Western, 350 miles. with a capital
or cost of £13.000,000 ; gross receipts, above £1,000,000 ;
dividing to shareholders, £543,929; paid £21,425 for
local rates and taxes, and £24,582 for the government
duty of five per cent. on passengers, besides property tax,
income, stamps, &c., being equal to about 9 per cent. on
what the shareholders divided for rates and duty. Great
Western, 222 miles ; capital, £8,000,000 ; gross receipts,
£496,000 ; divided to shareholders, £301,807 ; paid
£15,030 local rates, and £14,748, government tax, besides,
&c., equal to about 10 per cent on the shareholders' profit.
The Midland Railway, 178 miles; capital, 7,250,000;
gross receipts, £321,000 ; divided to shareholders,
£170,200; paid £7,130 for rates, and £6,645 for govern-
ment tax, besides, &e., or 8 per cent on dividend. The
Manchester and Leeds, 84 miles; capital, £3,750,000;
gross receipts. £153,000 ; 1.000,000 nasiengers ; divided
among shareholders, £86,470, after paying £4,414 moral

Perhaps your contemporary,
" Skilled to seek out and create new flaws,
And make the worse appear the better cause,'

to imitate his doggrel, may yet discover that the honour
of the press cannot he supported by '' misrepresentations,"
arising either from design, or ignorance, or both—that
personalities and base insinuations, such as "swindling,"
do no harm, and overshoot their mark.
In conclusion, I cannot help expressing my opinion,
that the Chron'cle would have better pleased the on"'
by a plain statement that
stood," than by his inge

per cen

the refined wit, choice expressions, and great knowle4e
of facts, and of the subject it displays.—Your obedient
W.

have enumerated among the number) of 1,250 miles
(or, at 10 a,res per mile, 12,500 acres) therewac paid for

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDAR

, .
meta tax on passengers, besides incomc•tax, propzrly-
tax, stamps, &c. Estimate that for a year, and we have
:C152,100 and 146,000 for these 12 railways, paid in reality
by the public, to local and general taxation. Estimating
the present railways att double that length of miles, gives
2,500 miles. or 25,000 acres, paying about 96 times more

leave to represent to the Eng public,
medium of
.y cur valuable paper, the state of
mthiTS:leu;tg:Eal ttlidebtiegstitution into which the wretched inhabit.
ants of this large and populous parish are plunged by the
total destruction of their sole means of subsistance— the
potato. The parish is situate in a very remote part of the
province of Connaught, containing a population of nearly

- -
than Agricultural land, mills, or other property, which pay
as many three-ponces as raiiways do pounds for the same
extent of land to the local taxes, &c.