The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-06-13 00:00:00

RAILWAY TRAVELLING.

Comfortable ! Why, the innocent content of; our
ancestors seems to me a thousand times more comfortable!
Their day's journey went quicker, I fancy, than two hours
with us ; and it was full of freshness, circumstance, and
difficulty—from pleasant intercourse to active adventure
—when the sun still went round the earth, and the night
could come on huge to belate them, with all her old sha-
dows and inscrutable stars—till the moon rose on their
road as they sought it, their weapons glimmered by,
and they gained their hostelry at last. There was then a
glow in the wood-fire that is not now in rubies—a flavour
in the ale-horn that Burgundy might envy—a force in
human speech, a worth in looks and acts, a strain of fine
accident, and a spontaneous sagacity, which I would give
all our civilisation to know ! * * * The time of the
mail-coach made the road romance, till an outside seat had
a charm perfectly inexpressible ; the guard's bugle had an
exquisite music in it, to every sport-loving association of
an Englishman—his fondness for horses, air, good cheer,
his very love of nature—that was the perfection of
arrangement and equipment. You then found, indeed,
"warmest welcome in an inn ;" the turf was in its
your its heightofpopularity,glory,. the club at when politics
were in every mouth, commerce flourishing, war at an end,
above want.
and travelling the ambition of all who were
Suddenly the entire system shook, exploded,eand was gone
for ever ! There is neither amusement,distinction,__ . refresh-
ment, nor any association dear to thebiantunkcsyjninufe. railwayTo
travelling ; it is the very weariest of a.ll
talk of romance in connexion with it is a. piece of desperate
cant, save as in whatever the human mind has. to_do w.
The heart and imagination will find occasional coinci-
dences ; but they are rare exceptions, to*whlch.t,his
we may
d
leveller is a relentless enemy. * " e .
look on the effect of it all as moral. We shall like travelling
__
the less, though perhaps urged to it oftener. One will.not
so live to travel as travel to live. Business, recreation,
and repose—the three great necessities of an Englishman
—balance themselves better through these facilities,
although the means may seem to grow monotonous. He
works more, more thoroughly feels the depth of what
nature is left in him, and, above all, begins to value the
true worth of home. Really, we may talk of the serious-
ness of a journey to our forefathers—for the time, the
money, the inconvenience, and the hazard it cost them—
but a modern journey is immensely graver, frequent as we
make it, little as we need spend on it, and with every
result of science pressed into its service. Why, the emptiest
man has to look, to think, to speak, to exclude the dread-
f 4 yacancx somehow,--neither winking, smoking, or

occupying the box-seat with idiotic stable-talk to
the tolerating coachman, depraved winks of familiarity to
every young woman by the road, supercilious airs to all
beside, and his sole thought of the future, that of dining
in the afternoon. Even
he must be aware, however vaguely, that of all modes
of locomotion, the railway is the dullest. The last
railway accident, and his own insurance-ticket for a
thousand pounds, show that it is at present by far the
most perilous. Make its system as perfect as you please,
one touch may shoot you in a moment beyond the stars
into eternity. The neglect of a single man, his folly, or
one glass too much. Nay, what were Dick Turpin on
Black Bess, pistol in hand, to the blind malice of the
dullest clodpole with a stone, or the merest pebble from a
foolish urchin at sport !
The conducing articles are a crushing rebuke
of the self-sufficient 'presumption of Mr. Ruskin,
in which the writer defends the architectural
beauty of the modern Athens, and a protest
against the attempt of Mr. Gladstone, in the Oxford
University Reform Bill, to deprive Glasgow Univer-
sity of certain exhibitions.

Kidd's Own Journal. London : Groombridge.
The present number of this entertaining periodi-
cal contains numerous interesting articles in that
particular department of literature to which it is
devoted. We may call attention to an article on
the common house-fly, which is just at this season
calling attention to itself, and to some remarks on
the cruelty practised by what are called " Fly-
papers."

Chambers' Journal. London : Chambers

The monthly part, just issued, contains four more
chapters of " Wearyfoot Common," by Leitch
Ritchie, which is really an interesting story, and
two more chapters of " Things as they are in
America," in which the narrative is brought down
to the visit to New York. There are also several
entertaining minor articles, including a description
of the glories of the Crystal Palace at Sydenham.

The Ulster Journal of Archceology. Belfast.
This periodical has now reached its sixth quar-
terly number. The contributions to the present
are of great interest, and sustain the high cha-
racter which this journal has maintained since its
commencement. The first paper is " Captain
Bodley's Visit to Lecale in A.D. 1602-3," written
in Latin, and in many parts with much humour.
It gives a lively picture of Ulster in those days.
A translation is given in a parallel column, and
explanatory notes appended. The next paper is
entitled " Results of Excavations in Sepulchral
Cairns in the North of Scotland," and is illus-
trated by sections of the cairns and of objects
discovered in them. The third paper, " Relics of
Antiquity at Youghal," is beautifully illustrated
by obverse and reverse engravings of a pectoral
crucifix the size of the original, and by three
engravings of the Madonna shrine and image.
Besides others, the volume includes also an interest-
ing paper on " Rustic Proverbs current in Ulster,".
and concludes with a " Biographical Notice of
George Walker, Governor of Derry during the
Siege."

NEW MUSIC.
The Warrior's Adieu. London : Jullien.

Amidst the many new songs which are con-
stantly being presented to popular notice, it is
often difficult to point out any peculiar features
which distinguish one from the other. This is not,
however, the, case with the one before us, which
for the sweetness of its plaintive melody commends
itself at once to all who can appreciate a truly
English song, and will prove a long and lasting
favourite, inasmuch as it is not indebted for its
charm to the skill of the singer. The words,
s:hich are by Thomas Blake, Esq., a liberal patron
of the divine art, we have given in our poet's cor-
ner, and the music by Iguace Gibsone, who has
here shown himself to possess that true genius
without which no composer can be really success-
ful. It is a song which may be easily learned,
and few will tire of hearing it often repeated.

OPENING OF THE CRYSTAL PALACE,

AT SYDENHAM.

ON SaturdaylHer Majesty the Queen opened the Crystal
Palace. The ceremony was witnessed by the Prince Con-
sort and the Royal Family, by the King of Portugal, and
his Royal brother, the Duke of Oporto, by the Foreign
Ministers, the leading members of the Administration, a
large number of Peers and members of the House of Com-
mons, and by an assemblage of about 40,000 spectators.
In attempting to describe the extraordinary scene, a
writer in The Times says :—lmagine, now, the building
ready for the reception of visitors, the arrangements all
made, and the time come for their advent ; picture to your-
self the great area of the centre transept and the long
sweep of the gigantic nave covered with a mass of red
colour which flings up in every direction the lofty and
semicircular roof, adding immensely to its aerial and stu-
pendous effects. And, now, mounting to the top gallery,
105 feet from the floor, where human beings move about
like Lilliputians, step out upon the leads adjoining it, and,
if you have the nerve, watch the streams of spectators
flowing by different routes from the hazy girdle of the
great metropolis to their future Palace. A more wonder-
ful prospect can hardly be imagined. As the day advances,
the long line of carriages grows more continuous; where-
ever roads converge, policemen, mounted and on foot, re-
gulate the order of precedence and prevent confusion.
Under your feet, at the west front, thousands of onlookers
are watching the company as they arrive, cheering the
Turkish Minister and the members of the French Imperial
Commission, and enjoying their own discomfiture when,
at a distance, the Lord Mayor's carriage is mistaken for
that of the Queen. On the east side of the building, with
many a puff of white steam and many a sob from the loco-
motive, long trains are bearing passengers from the Lon-
don-bridge terminus along the new line to the south wing
of the Palace. Making fair allowance for the occasion,
admirable order prevails. The pleasant valley of Lower
Norwood and Dulwich bustles with animation as it never
did before. Even to the providing of stables for the im-
mense number of horses, the wants of the public have
been anticipated ; and we may mention here, parentheti-
cally, that the Queen's grooms were much astonished to
find 50 stalls let to them by the Company for the day at
ls. 6d. each. It was remarked, as a curious feature of the
scene out of doors, that the humbler classes had assembled
on the line of the different roads to Sydenham, as is their
wont on the Derby day.
Soon after one o'clock the majority of the visitors had
assembled, and the vast interior of the building presented
a sublime spectacle. The area of the centre transept,
filled with a grand representation of English society, and
having the throne in the midst, was in itself a remarkable
sight. On the north side the semicircular orchestra
swarmed with the celebrities of our musical world—the
instrumental performers below, the vocalists, with old
Lablache in front, on the upper benches, a military band
on the crest of this harmonious " mountain," and below,
Costa, with Miss Clara Novello by his side. The members
of the Corps Diplomatique, in their official costume, ga-
thered on the right of the throne, while beside them our
own and foreign commissioners, executive committeemen,
and others prominently connected with industrial exhibi-
tions, recalled by many a well-known face the pleasing
souvenirs of 1851. On the left of the throne were the
great Ministers of State and the Head of the Church in
his robes, attended by his chaplain, ready to invoke the
blessing of Heaven upon the undertaking. In front were
the directors and chief officers of the undertaking, in
court dresses, which appeared to add more to the gaiety of
the spectacle than to the comfort of their wearers,—others
had made themselves formidable in the uniform of deputy-
lieutenants, or learned, in the doctor's cap and gown, or
diplomatic, in the costume of the civil service. Close to
the directors and heads of departments who bustled about
in the open space before the throne were seated in civic
pomp the Lord Mayor of London, with his brother of
Dublin on his right hand, and his brother of York, accord-
ing to the due order of municipal etiquette, on his left. The
aldermen and sheriffs, and the mayors of a large number of
our leading corporate towns, were grouped at the same
point. Even the remote borough of Tain had sent its chief
magistrate, a portly representative of local self-govern-
ment, to do honour to the occasion. The ground floor
of the great transcept on the south side was filled with the
friends of the directors, with the shareholders and their
families. and with the members of the chief learned
societies and their friends. There were, also, at either
corner leading to the nave, special reserved 'seats for dis-
tinguished individuals, and among these some of the
Eastern princes at present visiting this country were, with
their attendants, picturesquely included. They wore mag-
nificent Oriental costumes and were the objects of much
attraction, but none of them ventured upon the bold coup
de theatre of the Chinaman at the Great Exhibition, who,
being looked upon at the moment as at the least a special
commissioner from the Celestial Empime, edified and
amused every one present by the style in which he made
his obeisance to the Queen. The lower galleries of the
great transept, on the south side, were occupied by the
members of the Legislature and their families, the House
of Commons being on the left, and the House of Lords on
the right. Small galleries were also reserved for the
friends of the contractors and officers. The rest of the
available space was left freely open to season-ticket holders,
ith the exception, that ladies had the front seats ; thus
serving as a gay verge and binding to the crowds that had
established themselves along the intended line of the pro-
cession. The leading impression produced upon the
minds of the spectators as they waited patiently for the
arrival of Her Majesty was the effect of the building.
Undoubtedly, it is the paramount feature of the company's
undertaking.
Except, perhaps, the Britannia tubular
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wings includell, 3,476 feet in length, or about three-quar-
ters
of a mile from end to end, being thus 1,628 feet
longer than the old
Palace in Hyde Park. Its cubic ca-
pacity is greater than that of its original by one-half. It
has a superficial area on the ground floor and galleries of
843,656 feet. The Monument, placed under the
superb recessed arch of the grand transept, would
not reach within two yards of its summit ; the glass
acres of ground, and
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title would, if placed end to end, extend 242 miles. If
you were to stretch out in the same way the light columns
which lift the ethereal fabric to the sky, they would
measure more than 16 miles. The type of a new order of
architecture, in which strength and lightness are wonder-
fully combined with mathematical regularity of proper-
Yitro9ll4 side tyallAre only 1-13th Q an inch

thick. The pillars, which look so frail and are so strong,
are hollow like the bones of a bird, and few of the
thousands who traversed the floor on Saturday were aware
that beneath their feet lay 50 miles of piping, ramified
like an arterial system, to feed with vital heat the vegeta-
tion around them. In constructing this marvellous
palace Mr. Henderson and Mr. Cochrane had many diffi-
culties to contend against, which it is only fair in the
hour of their triumph to record. Among these may be
mentioned most unfavourable weather—the engineer of
the company absent from ill health—the site inconvenient
of access and exposed to high winds all presenting
serious obstacles to progress. There are also to be borne
in mind the unequal character of the foundations—the
perplexities of adapting the parts of an old design to those
of a new one—and the increased magnitude of the palace,
with its three transepts and arched nave. Taking all
these drawbacks into account, and remembering that the
work has been accomplished in 20 months, Mr. Henderson
and Mr. Cochrane may well be proud of their building.
One very serious accident marked the course of its con-
struction, and we allude to it because it is well to remem-
ber reverses in the day of success. On the spot above
which the Queen proclaimed the palace open, 12 or 13
workmen, precipitated from a great height by a defective
scaffolding, lost their lives.
Punctually, as usual, Her Majesty arrived at three
o'clock. She was received at a private entrance prepared
for her on the right of the grand trancept by the directors
of the company. Within, the cheers of the multitude
outside proclaimed the fact, and at once there was a move-
ment of heightened interest throughout the building. A
short time previously the police had quietly made all the
arrangements for giving full effect to the procession by
clearing the broad avenue of the nave. When, therefore,
preceded by the directors and secretary of the company,
and more especially ushered in by Mr. Laing and Sir
Joseph Paxton, the royal party appeared in the grand
trancept,the whole assemblage, rising to welcome them,
thundered forth its cheers with electrical effect. They
proceeded at once to the raised dais, where the Queen
took up her position, with the King of Portugal and his
Royal Highness the Duke of Oporto, the Duchess of Kent,
the Princess Royal, and the Princess Alice on her right,
and with his Royal Highness Prince Albert, the Prince of
Wales, Prince Alfred, the Duchess of Cambridge, and the
Princess Mary of Cambridge on her left. Behind stood
the Duchess of Sutherland, the Duke of Wellington, the
Earl of Bredalbane, the Marquis of Abercorn, the ladies in
waiting, household officers, equerries, and other person-
ages usually upon such occasions in attendance upon
royalty. They all appeared in full dress except Her Ma-
jesty and the royal children, who wore morning costume.
Scarcely had the illustrious party taken their places,
and the cheers with which their arrival was wel-
comed subsided, when the music of the National
Anthem was rolling in rich volumes of sound over
the length and breadth of the Palace. The solo
parts were sung by Clara Novell°. with most thrilling
effect, while the reverberation of a Royal salute fired from
the park served to mark with an additional grandeur the
powers of the great orchestra and chorus. Never, perhaps,
was this noble anthem heard with more overwhelming
effect. Many shed tears, many more found it difficult
to restrain them, but one result was even more
remarkable. There is a rule that under no circum-
stances shall a policeman uncover while on duty. The
strains of the
.National Anthem, however, were too
much for them on Saturday. One letter communicated the
contagious influence to another, until a large• proportion
owned the power of present Royalty by taking- off their
hats. While in this state an awful glance :frour Captain
La Balmondiere reminded them of their breach of dis-
cipline, and the head-pieces were at once resumed.; but it
shows the effect of the music, and was nearly as• great a
compliment to Mr. Costa and Miss Novello as the conde-
scending recognition which the former subsequently re-
ceived from the Queen. When the performance of the
National Anthem had terminated Mr. Laing came- for-
ward, and, having ascended the steps of the dais, though
still " standing afar off," read to Her Majesty an address
describing the chief object of the undertaking.
To this address, which Mr. Laing presented to Her Majesty,
the Queen made the following most gracious reply :
" I receive with much pleasure the loyal and dutiful address
which you have presented to me upon the present occasion:-
" It is a source of the highest gratification to myself and to
the Prince, my Consort, to find that the Great Exhibition of
1851, which was so happily inaugurated under our auspices,'
suggested the idea of this magnificent undertaking,which has-
produced so noble a monument of. the genius, science, and
enterprise of my subjects.
" It is my earnest wish and hope-that the bright anticipa-
tions which have been formed-as to its future destiny may,
under the blessing of Divine Providence, be completely rea-
lized ; and that this wonderful structure, and the treasures of
art and knowledge which it contains, may long continue to-
elevate and instruct, as well as to delight and amuse, the-
minds of all classes of my people."
Mr. Fuller, as managing director, then had the honour of
presenting to Her Majesty a fine series of medals struck by
Messrs. T. R. Pinches and Co., to-commemorate the opening.
Mr. Laing again addressed Her Majesty, and said—
" May it please your Majesty,—Sir Joseph Paxton, to
whose genius we are indebted for the design of the palace,.
park, and, waterworks, will now, with - your Majesty's per-
mission, have the honour of presenting- the General Hand-
Book, descriptive of this undertaking,an undertaking which
owes its existence in so great a degree to the unparalleled
zeal and ability with which lie has superintended its progress."
When Sir Joseph, who was loudly, cheered by the assem-
blage, and favoured with a most gracious recognition from
the Queen, had presented his Hand-Book, the Chairman pre-
sented, in turn, the other heads of departments, who
presented their respective Hand-Books to Her Majesty.
While this part of the ceremony was in progress, the vast
assemblage- amused themselves by watching the manner in,
which the blushing authors of the handbooks went through.
the difficult process of retiring from the royal presence down
two flights-of steps without turning their backs. Sir Joseph.
Paxton, in designing the dais, had probably not foreseen the
formidable obstacle he was raising in. the path of loyal gen-
tlemen unaccustomed to perform such couttly evolutions
with small swords slung by their sides, or perhaps he in-
tended it as likely to afford some practical fun by way of
set-off to the chairman's speeches, which, however well ex-
pressed and just, nobody could hears. Happily all came-
down safely, though two or three had very narrow escapes,
and one distinct case of stumbling was followed by a preci-
pitate and unceremonious retreat, much to the amusement
of the spectators.
The moment had now arrived for the procession round the
building, and it was duly marshallediin the followinz order :

Superintendents of Works and Principal Employes.
Contractors.
Architects of Industrial Courts.
Principal Officers and Heads-of Departments.
Directors. _ .

Sir J. Paxton. Mr. Laing.
THE QUERY.
His Royal Highness Prince ALBERT.
The King of PORTUGAL.
The Royal Family, his Royal Highness the Duke of Oroamo,
and their respective suites.
The Archbishop of Canterbury.
The Cabinet Ministers.
The Foreign Ambassadors and the Foreign Ministers.

Departing down the south nave, the procession moved
awakening everywhere the most deafening symptoms of en-
thusiasm.. Except where placed in marble vases, on the ponds
slowly round the great central transept, the north nave
within, or in the terraces and ground plots outside, little
could be seen by the procession.of the flower show with which
Paxton had brightened up the palace and park in special
honour of the day and of royalty. There was a want of
water also to play the fountains. But it is not given to any
human enterprise to be complete all at once, and in their tour
round the building the illustrious visitors must have seen
more than enough to satisfy them with what has been,accom-
plished in the meantime. Their return to the grand transept
was welcomed by its favoured occupants with loud acclama-
tions, which the musicians,.waving aloft their books, swelled
into a perfect paean. Then the 100th Psalm was performed,
that simple but sublime exar.ple of sacred musicOmpressive
and touching alike, wherever it is heard—in the obscure
village church or in the stately cathedral, or even,, as on
this occasion, in a building the nave and transeptl which
arenot the only appeal& to the devotional element of man's
nature. At the close of the psalm his Grace the Archbishop
of Canterbury, standing forward on the left of the throne,
offered up the following prayer :
" Almighty and everlasting God ! who dost govern all things
both in heaven and earth, incline Thine ear, we entreat Thee,
to Thy people, which call upon Thee, and graciously receive
our prayers. Without Thee nothing is strong, nothing is
holy. • Except the Lord build the house, their labour is but
lost who build it.' And now we entreat Thee to bless the
work which we have accomplished in this place, and to
render it the means of promoting Thy glory. May those
who admire the wonders of nature which are here displayed
be taught to perceive in those the vigour of that creative
wisdom by which all things fulfil the purposes which they
are designed to serve ; enable those who supply the wonders
of art and industry which surround them to remember that
it is by Thee that knowledge is increased, and science made
to minister to the benefit and comfort of mankind ; for the
spirit of man is from Thee, and the inspiration of the Almighty
giveth him understanding; therefore, Not unto us, 0 Lord,
not unto. us, but unto Thy name be all the praise.' While we
contemplate the remains of former ages and the monuments
of ancient greatness, enable us to profit by the examples they
afford of the instability of earthly things, and ever to bear in
mind that according to Thy providence nations flourish or
decay ; tbat Thou bast but to give the word, and the richest
may become poor, and the proudest be levelled into dust.
Therefore, 0 Lord, we entreat Thee so to regulate the thoughts
of our hearts, that they may not be lifted up, that we forget the
Lord our God, as if our power or themight of our hands had got-
ten us this wealth. It cometh of Thine hand, and is all Thine
own ; both riches and honour come of Thee; and Thou reignest
over all, and in Thy hand it is to make great and to give
strength unto all. Now, therefore, 0 Lord, !we thank Thee,
and praise Thy.glorious name, and beseech Thee to grant that
the many blessings vouchsafed to our nation may dispose our
hearts to serve Thee more faithfully, and in all that we under•
take to seek Thy honour and glory. Above all, teach us so to
use the earthly blessings Thou givest us richly to enjoy that
they may not withdraw our affections from those heavenly
things that Thou halt prepared for those that love and serve
Thee, through the merits and mediation of Thy Son, Jesus
Christ our Lord, in whose prevailing name and words we fur-
ther call on Thee."
The Archbishop concluded with the Lord's Prayer,
The orchestra then performed the Hallelujah Chorus with
immense effect, and when its triumphant music had ceased,
Her Majesty, through her Lord Chamberlain, the Marquis
of Breadalbane, declared the Crystal Palace open.
Once more the notes of the National Anthem swelled
through the building, and then the Queen retired, followed
by the cheers of thousands of her subjects.
The barriers which bad kept the nave and transept clear
having been thrown open, the public were allowed to circulate
freely throughout the palace and park,. and of this privilege
a large proportion of those present availed themselves, for it
was late and evening was closing in before all had departed.

TnE CANADA, Capt. St one, sailed for Halifax and
Bostcn about ten o'clock on Saturday, with 160 passen-
gers and a full cargo ; the Atlantic, Capt. West, will sail
about one o'clock to-morrow for New York.
ALLEGED CELTELTY TO A DOG.—At the Police-court,
on Thursday, Patrick Downes was charged with cruelty
to a dog. It appeared from the evidence, that a day or two
previous the prisoner seized the dog, and, lifting it up. by
the hind legs, dashed its brains out by striking it against
the ground. For the defence it was contended that so
killing the dog was not an offence under the Act for the
Suppression of Cruelty to Animals. In this view the
magistrate concurred, and Downes was discharged.
THE STEAMER, CLEOPATEA.—The State of Maine, a
daily paper published at Portland, says :—" The editor of
the Montreal Gazette, who never loses an opportunity of
saying the ugliest things possible of Lord Elgin, the pre-
sent ministry of Canada, and the Canadian Steam Navi-
gation Company, takes occasion to say a good word for
the Cleopatra, after having visited her on Friday last.
He now asserts that she is a very fine vessel, with excel-
lent accommodation ; the second cabin and the state-
rooms are equal to those of most of the river boats, while
the first cabin is superior to that of the Cunard steamers.
The third cabin is a large and airy room, with apparently
sufficient means of ventilation. The saloon is very beauti-
fully fitted up ; and altogether the ship seems to be any-
thing but an uncomfortable place to spend a fortnight in.
He found Captain Salt a very agreeable man, and very
1 courteous to a throng of visitors. As the Gazette has
been the channel of all the fault finding in regard to the
steamers, this At.114.1§i94 lia§ additional forc9 And Take."

PROPOSED CHURCH FOR DAILY

PRAYERS, &c.

TO THE EDITOR OP THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

SlR,—Allow me to suggest to the Subscribers to the
fund for erecting in Liverpool a Church for the cele-
bration of the daily and all other offices of the Church of
England, without omission or curtailment—at least to
those who can afford, by God's blessing, to do so—that
they can in no way better secure the success of the object
they have in view, than by at once undertaking to double
their subscriptions, in the event of the scheme being at
once proceeded with, while the present most eligible site
for the building is open to us. lam under the impression
that if the church be built and provided with the neces-
sary endowments, that, after due notice, the Bishop will
be under the necessity of consecrating it. If this be the
case (which, perhaps, some of your correspondents will
inform me), the only real obstacle that I can see in the
way is the want of adequate funds ; this would be ob-
viated, if my proposal were acted upon.
After what has taken place, to which it is unnecessary
for me more particularly to allude, I think it a duty in-
cumbent upon all who take an interest in the - romo Lion
of sound church principles in this locality, to eiert t hem-
selves to the utmost to secure the erection of the pro-
posed church.
I shall be most happy to do what I have proposed to
others, and sincerely hope the proposal may be acceptable
to the subscribers in general. I am, Sir, yours respect-
fully, A SUBSCRIBER TO TILE BUILDING FUND.
P. S. Might and ought not the " Working Men's
Church Association" to assist in promoting the erection
of this church ? which, in addition to its many other
claims upon their sympathy and support, is to be "entirely
free to the poor for ever !"
Liverpool, 9th June, 18:54.

PROPOSED FREECHURCH IN
TOXTRTH-PARK.

TO THE EDITOR OP TUE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

SIR,—It is with extreme reluctance that I obtrude
myself again upon public notice. I had hoped that my
first would have been my last letter on this subject. But,
with your kind permission, I will occupy a small space
the columns of your next publication.
Mr. Wray and his friends propose to erect a church
almost on the boundary line of my district, and with a
radius of a quarter of a mile to strike a circle enclosing,
as they say, 20,000 persons, and yet Mr. W., on behalf of
himself and friends, "disclaims any intention to interfere
with St. James' district," although they make this vast
population the plea for the whole plan. It is quite true
that the statement of numbers is very grossly exag-
gerated ; but, under any circumstances-, the district they
seek to form- must derive its present population chiefly
from St. James. I cannot, therefore, actinit the disclaimer
of interference and discourtesy.
Mr. Wray proceeds to say, We are contending for a
great principle." Connecting this admission with what
he states in the last paragraph of his letter,.l fear thereis
more to be dreaded in this intrusion than at first appeared—
" We cannot help taking a very different view of the
religion of the- Church of England from that which is
current in this- town." This is an important admission.
I had thought we had been contending about forms—as
to the expediency of a church for daily prayer,. weekly
communion, Sce:,. in the losality selected; but- if to these
is to be added some. "great principle" not at' present
current in Liverpool,.why then the matter assumes a more
serious aspect. It behoves all my brethren, as well as
myself, to be on- their wateh..towers. If this avowal had
been made known to the bishop, no wonder that he should
be disturbed by "mistrusts and fears," and labour to allay
them, and preserve-the peace- of the Church.
Believing Mr. Wray honestly and sincerely to belong to
that party in our Church.commonly known as Tractarians
I regard it as an imperative duty, by every fair and; legiti-
mate means, to warn my people of the danger of those
tenets, and to guard them fromithe influences of "another
Gospel, which is not another?' " For lam jealous over
them with a godly jealousy."
It is much fairer to admit at once the chief ground of
my alarm at Mr. W.'s scheme. I candidly confess that:it
arises from those- semi-popish- novelties in worship and
doctrine which the• Tractarians have introduced into our
reformed Church,. and which they, are so assiduous in pro- -
pagating. Although, under the-circumstances, I should
have objected to the erection of a church on the site
selected, even by the most evangelical committee that
could have been found; or anywhere within half-a-mile,
because of the one - projected and partly carried on by'
myself and others residing on the-spat.
When, in my first letter, I used the expression of " the
Book of Common Prayer in its integrity,'. I only meant
that on Sundays, and other days on which service was
performed in St. James's Churchy I did not mutilate the
forms by omitting or curtailing the customary service. .
If. I were inclined to retaliate for-the insinuations con•
tained in this part of Mr. Wray's letter, I should not be
without ample " stones for my sang ;" but as I do not,
regard myself without fault, I will).not provoke him to pelt;
me further.

Mr. W. further tauntingly obsevies that little sympathy,-
and co-operation could be expectedfrom consulting me mt
reference to increased opportunitias for public prayer and..
communion. I meet this taunt with an honest and instant•
answer. Let Mr:.Wray and his friends find me the stipend.
for an additional curate, and I win immediately meet tll3
wishes of the complainants, and offer them daily prayers
and weekly communion ; for with my present staff it.
would not be possible to do so,. without the neglect of.
other and more important ministerial and pastoral work,.
as I think.

I most sincerely assure Mr. Wray that so far from
"grudging othors the enjoyment," and "taking comfort.
,to , myself ' that my people are not pining after a daly,
service and weekly communion, I would praise God most
heartily could I see the earnest- and spiritual desire for
such services kindled in the whole mass of our population..
The daily public orisons of tens of thousands harmoniously
and in the congregation poured forth to heaven from hearts•
hallowed and renewed by the Hbly Spirit, would be the
most heart-cheering and delightful scene iinaginable•to.
my mind. •
Mr. Wray thinks he caught me tripping, because • I
observed that " until they made known their wishes, they
could.not say they had been rejected," which he designates
as " throwing the responsibility" of my people's indiffer-
ence upon themselves. The question, I think, was raised,
by Mr. Wray himself, who comes forward to show that the
people have been awakened, to their responsibilities, and
in their zeal to fulfil them did not go to their legitimate•
pastors, but flew to the extreme end of the town for his
assistance.

I cannot agree with Mr...Wray, that it is the positive
or dogmatic teaching of our Church that the Lord's Supper
should be celebrated every Sabbath day. It would be
endless to enter into proofs, but I am not without them.
I am,,however, equally ready to concede that it is optional
for him to do as he does, is e., to have weekly communion.
With my present convictions, I cannot feel the force of
his sweeping and unuualified sentence, " that the Lord's
day-cannot be duly honoured without the offering, of that
sacred memorial which Jie ordained as the peculiar service
of His religion." And I reject, on behalf of myself and
brethren, the accusation that we are guilty ota," disgrace-
ful abridgment of the-Church's office three- Sundays out
of four," or that we are deserving of the 'reproach" with
which he would stigmatise us on such grounds.
I cannot quit the•subject without noticing. .one point in
this scheme which.has been dealt with rather ingeniously,
and ought not to be overlooked. In their memorial to the
bishop, they state that " the site is a considerable distance
from existing churches, being a third of a mile from the
nearest in the same parish." I ask, is it ingenuous and
English to divert attention from the fact that St. Bride's
church is within 130 yards of their site, and that their
quarter-mile radius must take it in, and with it the greater
part of St. Bride's district ?
I will here add, that measuring up, Stanhope-street the
proposed site is not 500 yards from. St. James's church,
and only 220 yards from the site, fixed upon for Christ
church, the new edifice for which we are raising funds.
Where, then, is there a sufficient plea for Mr. Wray's
church ?
As Mn Wray's whole scheme,. and especially his letter
in answer to mine implies that large numbers out of the
southern half of Liverpool would, be likely to avail them-
selves, of the privileges of daily prayers and weekly com,
munion, I would ask whether his experience at the north
end justifies his expectation at the south end ? Is MS
church so largely frequented by that class which composes
the multitude, as to afford a fair hope of success among
them here ? I regret this close reference, but the case is
in point, and perfectly legitimate.
I have endeavoured to avoid any language which could
give offence to Mr. Wray and his friends ; but should I
have exceeded the rules of courtesy, I very sincerely beg
their pardon.
I am, Sir, yours, &c.,
St. James's, June 8. HENRY HAMPTON.