The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-05-28 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD

Dana SIR,—I shall feel much obliged by your inserting
the following letter to Mr. M'Crea, in reply to his which
appeared in the Albion of Monday.
I feel the more desirous you should do this from my un-
willingness that any communication of mine should appear
in .the columns of a paper advocating the civil nnii rpligirma
opinions put forth in the Albion.—Faithfully yours,
Parkfielcl, May 27, 1811

JOSEPH BAYLEE

TO THE REV. J. B. M'CREA

SIR,—In a letter to me which 'appears in the Albion of
this day, you designate the Church of England as the " vain-
gloriOus first-born of the mother of harlots." Before I
reply to any other points iu your letter, I beg to ask you two
questions.
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1. Is that sentiment put forth by you as the opinion of any
body of persons with which you are connected, or is it the
mere expression of individual opiniou ?
2. Have you, within the last twelve months, consulted
with a Liverpool clergyman as to the possibility of obtaining
orders in our church ?

I feel assured, sir, that every person of real integrity of
principle will admit, that except this latter question can be
satisfactorily answered, I am right in declining controversy
upon the other subjects alluded to in your letter.
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I beg to restate my third proposition to Dr. Butler. I
regret that it must give offence to many whom I value as
Christians ; but I believe the interests of truth are para-
mount to all other considerations.
THE CHURCH OF ENGLAND IS THE ONLY BRANCH OF
THE CATHOLIC CHURCH EXISTING IN ENGLAND.—I
remain, Sir, your obedient servant,

JOSEPH BAY LEE

Parkfield, Woodside, May 25, 1841

TRIBUTE OF RESPECT,

The following correspondence, which will explain itself,
hits recently taken place between the Rev. S. Fenton and
the ladies of Knotty Ash :

" The ladies of Knotty Ash, hearing of the Rev. S. Fen-
ton's immediate intention to relinquish the duties of St.
John's, desire to express their thanks for the many kind
attentions volunteered during his ministry; and although
they are aware of their inability to offer any suitable testi-
monial, they cannot allow the opportunity to pass without
presentini, a small token of respect in the accompanying
purse ; and,b in taking a present farewell, they wish himself
and family every happiness, both spiritual and temporal.
" Committee-room, Girls' School, Knotty Ash."

" My dear Sir,—You will oblige me by conveying my
most grateful acknowledgments to those kind and excellent
ladies who requested you to present me with a packet con-
taining a purse of gold, and, what was of much greater value
in my estimation, a note expressing their friendly regard
towards me, their sense of my poor services, and their
wishes for the best interests of myself and family.
" I assure you that these handsome testimonials of their
approbation, and the warm-hearted individual whom they
deputed to present them, are and ever will be most gratifying
to my feelings ; but that neither the above nor any other
circumstances will ever be able to compensate for the bitter
disappointment I have suffered in being torn from them and
others at Knotty Ash, to whom I have had the pleasure and
privilege of ministering the Gospel, and had fondly hoped
that I should have been continued as an ambassador for
Christ.

" Earnestly praying to God that they, yourself, and family
may be given all things that pertain unto life and godli-
ness,' and may be ' filled with all joy and peace in believing,'
and deeply sensible of the favour and honour done me, I
remain, my dear sir, ever their and your truly obliged and
faithful friend and servant, in the best of all bonds,
" SAMUEL FENTON.
" Duke-streel, Liverpool, 13th April, 1841.
" Thomas Molineux, Esq.,,Aderhey,
Knotty Ash, near Liverpool."

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL
STANDARD.

SIR,
The enclosed was wrote by one of my boys, and I
only wish you could hear him sing it. He has a beautiful
voice, and we all joins torus. You 'll be sure to put it in
the paper, tho'.

Your servant,
AN OLD CONSERVATIVE

Blues, who have with Sandon won—
Blues, whom Peel relies upon—
Welcome to your set of sun,
Or to victory I.
Now 's the day, and uow 's the hour !
Mack the front of battle lour—
See approach O'Connell's power,
Priests and slavery !

Who will be his country's foe—
Leave her fields with weeds to grow—
Fill the farmer's house with woe ?
Traitor, turn and &e l_ _

Who for England's queen and creed,
England's fame and freeman's weed,
-Nobly wills the freeman's deed,

Let him on with me !

By the negro's woes and pains—
By our country's fertile plains—
We'll not swell th' unhallow'd
Of mills and factory !
Pa the vile adhesives down—
Leeches in the channel thrown—
Liberty your ♦otes will crown—
On for victory !

IMPORTANT TO ATTORNEYS.—The lease and release act
received the royal assent on the 18th instant, intituled, " An
act for rendering a release as effectual for the conveyance of
freehold estates as a lease and r.elease by the same parties."
By section 1 it is enacted that every deed of release of a
freehold estate, which shall be executed on or after the 15th
day of May, 1811, and shall be expressed to be made in pur-
suance of this act, shall be as effectual for the purposes
therein mentioned, and shall operate, in all respects, as if the
releasing party had also executed a bargain and sale or lease
for a year, although no such deed of bargain and sale shall be
executed—proviso that the stamp duty payable on the lease
for a year is to be chargeable•on the release.

ATTEMPT OF A MOTHER TO DROWN FOUR CHIL-
DREN.—During last week a woman, living at Sauverney,
near Gex, on the frontier of Switzerland, who was then mo-
ther of five children, and, as believed, enciente with a sixth,
left one of them with a neighbour, and took the rest with
her to the banks of the river Versoix, and threw them all in.
They were carried down by the current to a mill, but for-
tunately the flood-gates being shut, they were stopped from
being drawn by the fall under the wheel.. A young man,
with admirable courage and humanity, plunged in, and
brought three of the victims to land, whilst some woman,
who was washing in the river, succeeded in saving the fourth.
Proper means were promptly taken, and they were all hap-
pily restored. Meantime the mother disappeared, and no
intelligence of her could be learnt. Some apprehension of
further disaster was entertained, as the eldest of the chil-
dren, who is only eleven years old, has declared that she had
uttered threats of burning down the houses of her enemies.
Little doubt was entertained of her insanity.

MIRACULOUS ESCAPE.—One day in the beginning of last
week three gentlemen were engaged shooting crows at Kip
penross, and two of them had a providential and narrow -es-
cape from receiving the contents of the third gentleman's
gun. Two of them were standing near
wa
to one another in the
act of charging, while the third, who using a double-
barrelled gun, after having loaded one of the barrels, was
approaching the other two, letting down the dog-heads upon
He ignorantly down the dog-
beadthe nipples as he advanced.
of the empty barrel very cautiously, while he carelessly
let down the charged one, considering that it empty. The
consequence was, that the shot passed thron between the
two. and part of the contents lodged in the stock of their guns.
Had they
been ten or twelve yards distant, they must both
have received parts of the contents of the shot ; but as they
fired, were only distant about three yards when thegun the
shot had not time to spread. Those who seldom em
guns. practice
shooting cannot be too cautious in making use
Nei-
ther of the gentlemen will very soon forget the awful dangeruper
they were so miraculously preserved from.—Stirling paper.
THE NEW ROYAL STABLING, &C., AT ASCOT.—Tile ex-
tensive stabling and coach-houses at Ascot for her Majesty's
carriages and horses, when the Court proceeds to the rac
which have been in the course of erection for some time past,'
will be entirely finished by the end of next week. The slating
of the roofs is already completed, and nothing is now -re-
quired to be done but the fitting up of the interior, which
will be executed in the most plain and simple manner possi-
ble. The buildings are situated within a few yards, and on
the western side, of the Royal stand. There are two ranges
of stabling, each of which is 176 feet in length and 14 feet
wide, capable of affording temporary accommodation for up-
wards of 100 horses. The coach•house is between the two
lines of stabling, with a carriage-way around it, 20 feet wide.
It is 116 feet long and 16 feet in width, and will hold more
than 20 carriages. There is an entrance at each end, but the
principal one (on either side of which are small lodges for the
accommodation of the coachman, postilions, grooms, and
others) is on the eastern side, nearest the Royal stand. It
is not intended to fit up the stables with either racks or
maigers, as her Majesty, when the Court visits the course
threedirl n g
the races, scarcely ever remains more than two or
hours on the heath. A well, within the enclosure, has
just been gunk, and a fine spring of water, flowing profusely,
has been discovered at the depth of nearly 80 feet. The
buildings cover a space, from outside to outside, of 176 feet
long and 84 feet widelt is computed that the whole cost of
these erections will be defrayed in three or four years by the
saving which will accrue actually, in the expenses which have
hitherto been incurred by the temporary stables and coach-
houses that have to be erected for the use of the Royal car-
riages and horses during the races. These buildings con-
sisted of extensive wooden framework, covered with tar-
pauling, and the cost of their erection generally exceeded
£l5O every year.