The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-01-19 00:00:00

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PRESENTATION OF PLATE.—On Friday, the congrega-
tion assembling at St. Bartholomew's Church, in this
town, presented their respected pastor, the Rev. George
Dover, with u piece of plate and a purse, of the value of
£lOO, as a testimonial of the high esteem and respect
with which his labours have been viewed. The presenta-
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-room, Naylor-street, Mr.
After a few remarks, he

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Ited him with th

!rifleman in suitable terms, and pre-
splendid testimonial, in the name of

Lae congregation. Atr. mver,in returning thanks, found
how inadequate the power of language was to give utter-
ance to his- feelings. He said 'he was embarrassed, be-
cause he thought it necessary to do what he would have
gladly avoided, which was, to speak of himself—not to
show, indeed, that he deserved, or was entitled to, any

such mark of their est

and affection, but to justify

a review c

Christian Ministry in its relationship to God, to Jest

Christ, and to the church of Christ, and said he had en-
deavoured to fulfil this important trust to the best of his

power, while he confessed how tar Ins efforts tell short,
not only of the standard set up in Holy Scripture, but also
of what his own desires would have led him to do. He
spoke of the valuable position of the Church of England
for the purpose of teaching divine truth, and after men-

tinting that the difficulties with which St. Bartholomew's
Church had to contend on account of the locality of its
situation, had been overcome. he rimpliirh.l

the blessing of Heaven on the congregation and
members of their families. The remainder of th,

all the

ceedings gave the highest satistiOntOali-presents

COURT AND FASHION.

The Queen and Royal family returned to Windsor, on
Thursday, from Claremont.
Lord and Lady Stanleyand family arrived in St. James's=
square, on Thursday, from Knowsley.

'The'Earl of Aberdeen, accompanied by the Hon. Ar-
thur Gordon, has artived at Drayton Manor, on a visit to
Sir R. Peel.

The late Marchioness of Westminster has left the whole
of her personal estate, valued at £16,000, to her youngest
son, Lord Robert Grosvenor.

Mr. Dyce has been commissioned to paint, on the walls
of the staircase of Osborne House, in fresco, on a large
scale, anitistorical, or rather poetical, subject,--rNeptune
yielding to Britannia the sovereignty of the seas." The
finished study for the picture has been submitted to the
Queen and Prince Albert, who have expressed their satis-
faction by ordering its immediate execution.
Prince George of Cambridge has been a visitor at Sir
William Stanley's since Friday week. On Saturday week
the worthy baronet's hounds met at the hall. The field
was attended by his Royal Highness and other of the
noble magnates of the land, who are partaking of that
friendly hospitality for which Hooton Hall is so justly
celebrated, at this season of the year. On Sunday his
Royal Highness attended Divine service at Easthani

parish chiirch, accompanied by Lords Duncannon and
Francis- Gordon. On Monday the royal and noble ,party
had a grand battue .amongst the pheasants, hares, slid
rabbits of the viell-sthe.ked ures.rveG of V." .t.

flootou and

The Lion. Miss Lister,
.eldest. daughter
Lord Ribblesdale, ann the late Lady 'John
nd consequently step-daughter of the Premier,
laurice Drummond, third son of Mr. Charles
the opulent banker, and .nephew of the
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ELOPIZIEN

young Indy left the hum

uardian in town, and

(Weeded to France, whither they were lulu,-
ced by the Messrs. Drummond, and brought
lie marriage had taken place. The lady is ill