The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-09-30 00:00:00

THE FESTIVAL.

The town begins to present an unusual bustling, and animated
appearance; parties of strangets are flocking in, and lounging
about the streets, examining the finery with -which the•various
shop windows are beginning to be filled. The shops in Bold-
street, Lord-street, and Castle-street. in which fancy dresses
are exhibited, attract crowds of admirers around their windoWs.
Already great numbers of tickets have been bought, and the
busy note of preparation is every were sounded. The arrange-
ments making fir the. Fancy Ball, are on an unusually splendid
scale. It is intended to connect. the Exchange News-room,
and the Underwriters-ream, which • has been ht,erally granted,
by galleries, with the entertaining-rooms, in the Town-hall.
.There will be two diStinct galleries.extending accross the area
Or the Exchange; one or which will connect the Underwriters-
room, and •the principal halt-room of the Town-hal`, and the
other, the back of the Exchange News-room, through the win-
dows, to the windows of the Town-hall; the whole will then be
coanected together ea suite, so that parties first entering the
magnificent entrance 'saloon, need not retrace their steps until
they have comp:eted the whole circuit of the rooms, a protn,i-
node of nearly of a quarter of a mile in, length, the whole
forming &suite of apartments unequalled by any in the kingdom.
The committee have made every exertion to obtain substitutes
fur the loss of Madame Malihran and M. de Beriot; by the late
most melancholy death of the former; awl, as will-be• seen by
the announcements, have already engaged Madame Caradori
Allan, who most handsomely 'placed her services at the disposal
of the committee on their first application.
The music which wilt be brought Out will, we doubt not, raise
our festival much in, the opinion of the musical world,. and will
render it inferior to none of the provincial festivals ; but we trust
will place us, as we ought to be at the head". '['he new .".Ora-
toria of S!..•Paul;" by Mendelsshon, will be brought out- here
for the firsi time in this country. 'The manner in 'which it iS
spoken of in the.musical critiques of the day, give promise of a
high treat to those .who intend patronising the festival. :The
other musical selections haVe also been made with much jiidg-
went, and we doubt hot Will amply fulfil the expectations which
have been raised.

TOXTETII:PARK BAZAAR:

Yesterday the bazaar, for which the industrious fingers_ Ofthe
ladiei of Toxtetb-pirrk and neighbourhood have for some time
past been busily employed, the proceeds of which are to-ba
propriated to the benevolent purpose of erecting a National
School to be attached .to St. John the Baptist's Church 'at
Toxteth-park, was opened at the Union News Room, Duke-
street. The district of Toxteth-park is inhabited by several
thousands of poor, who at present are but inadequately proVidecf
with mental fool; in ord-r to raise funds for building a school
to obviate this mental- dearth, the Rev. J Hassell and se-
veral of his congregation have been indefatigable in Proniot-
nig the present bazaar, and we may add, so far as we can
now form an opinion, their efforts have. been crowned with
splendid success. So far as the' bazaar itself goes-, and the
attractions exhibited to.,,lure willing contributions from the
puries of the Visitors welt-aye never seen the present surpassed.
The innumerable' ornaments which usually ctaistitute 'a
bazaar are here many of them of a very superior deseript ion, and
reflect the highest credit on the fair artists. We feel almost at
a loss which gems 'first to note and describe to our readers. The
most piuwinent, and one of the most attractive_tables, bears the'
present of her gracious Majesty the Queen, who has conde-
scended to honour with her patronage this exertion in the good
cause. It consists of an exceedingly -handsome embroidered
cushion, a pair of embroidered bell-ropes of similar pattern, two
richly-embroidered work-bags, aird an urn stand, also of em-
broidery. The whole are intended to be put up this day, to be
raffled for in 300 tickets, at
.10s. each. We need not add that
the richness of the prize, the remembrance of the Cause for
which it is given, and the hope of obtaining some of the work-
manship of the reigning Queen, draws ready subscribers to the
raffle. Nearly the whole of the tickets have already bien dis-
posed of. Near this splendid present is a very handsome-Otto-
man, which is also intended to be raffled for to-day, made, by
Lady Skelmersdale, and on the smile table are number. of
fancy ornainents, the gift and workmanship of Lady Sandon.
To the right of the entrance are two exquisite modellings in wax
of a Turkish chief and a Circassian ladv in full costume, the
work of Mrs. Banner, which is to be raffled for. Passing round;
on Mrs. Sheppard's table is a model, in wax, of the champion
of England, dressed, as at the Coronation of George IV., in a
complete suit of armour, on horseback, and having on each side
two equerries similarly habited—the whole very beautifully
finished. This is intended to be raffled for to-day, and is va-
lued at five guineas. A scene from ShaksPeare's " Mid-
summer Night's Dream," representing several fairies in
the wood, and a nursery scene with the figures in wax, both
made also by Mrs. Sheppard, are deserving of particular notice.
At this table there is atso some very splendid embroidery work
intended for a screen, by Miss Hindley, and a very beautiful
landscape drawing -by Miss Woodville, also a quantity of
very, superiorly finished work by Miss Broughton—all of wnich
do -each of these ladies much credit. We should not forget to
mention a number of very finely finished flowers by Miss
Hindley. Their manufacture evinces perfection in the art.
At the next table is a very splendid embroidered cushion on
white silk canvas, by Mrs. Augustus Campbell. Passing on is
a beautifully embroidered ottoman, by Mrs. Hargreaves, in the
centre of another table of endless varieties. The tables of Mrs.
Trotman, Miss gird, and Mrs. Ortt also exhibit many handsome
and costly ornaments of ladies workmanship. A very excellent
band of music is stationed behind the building, which enlivenes
the scene with many beautiful airs, and in one corner of the
room is a very handsome set out of refreshments, confection-
aries, &c. From *the openilig,, at eleven-o'clock, until five the
room continued crowded, especially from twelve o'clock until
four. Lord de Tabley and Sir Phillip Egerton and party vi-
sited the room during the day. The total amouut collected at
the doors, yesterday, was about £80; we have not ascertained
the proceeds of the day's sale, but believe the sum to be coos'
derable.

My dear Brethren,—You already know the cause of our de-
parture this evening from. our usual course of scriptural inter-
pretation. You are apprised by public notice, that it is my
intention to address myself this evening to the members of a
society formed amongst us, called. the Church of England
Benefit Society. But none of you need on that account eater the slighest apprehension that I shall not address-myself to
you. If there were any thing in the constitution of the society
in question, in its present position, or the objects which it con-
templates to,carry into effect, to render an address to the mem-
bers of it at all incompatible with the preaching of God's word
to you all. I would never consent to address them from this
place ; but there is - tip such thing, on the contrary, I have
good -hope, through grace, that the society in question, will
afford a valuable opportunity for addressing to the members
of it, and to you all, sense of the vital truths of the everlasting
gospel of the Grace of God. .
The, Church, of England Benefit Society was instituted in the
year 1807, the object that it contemplates, is here stated in its
original address : . .
". We the memberS of this, society (considering the many ac-
cidents men in this transitory life are daily subject toeand as it
is corrunendatele to alleviate as much as possible the visitations
.0f Provideisea) do resolVe to adhere to all and everyone of the
relies here fellow inge hoping by this . means. we may be, enabled
to supjscsrt each other, in relieving,, our sick, , burying ;out deed,
and: relieving the widoefaud. (he fatherless: for which purpose
we `have 'forined ourselves into a society, to be celled. ' .1.,
church or. England Benefit Society;' trusting from the purity
of our intentions, and by our prudent ruleS and stated meetings,
we may promote the advantage and happiness of each member,
soften their cares, and render life more pleasing and happy."
Persons admissible as. members into the society are thus de,
scribed —" Respectable tradesmen, 'Mechanics, clerks, -ace.,
between theeages of .18 and 35, are admitted into this society,
provided they are of "good mot al character, sound health, .:And.
members of file established church of Engleted."eT49.;.ulgs.aje
too long to he read nosy. , Printed copiesmy4o ~q444,44,(rf0rt
the secretary of the society by. any persoterysteciereeteeeejeeteeouka.
come a member when vacancies occur. esiiir444,PliaMet4.4r,
however that in consonance with an '4la9i , 1hir944914414i.
tituled "n 4 A 419 Consolidate aMI iiin,Ch, til..ti • tvgicielAm
t)fle
friendly societies,"of the, rehen the existing• rules 'fillkits
1 land SOciety were, on the tith' day of July,- 1 1, alie.resteaelef
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amended ace erdingeto the previsions of elatae.4, nod the rielcei sr
amended were certified by the clerk ot`the peace. ,4lj
Such, in brief terms, is the society which solicits our. motme!
this evening, and a considerable portion of the members of
which are now sat amongst us.. To them and to you all 1 would
now-address with solemnity and affection the language, of our
Lord Jesus Ch! ist, as related in our aexte-e". Lay, net, up fir,
yourselves treasures on earth, where the rust and moth cloth eor-!
rupt, and where thieves break through and steal; but lay up for,
Yourselves treasures in' Heaven, where neither rust nor - moth.
loth corrupt, and where thieves- do
.not break through and.
steal." ' You observe in these words which Jesus ;speaks that
there-are two descripti nos or treasures. The, first earthly, awl
such as may be corrupted or stolen ; the second Heavenly, which
cannot be corrupted or stolen.. But he plainly cerumaitds his
disciples not to lay up for themselves the fernier,- and as plainly
commands them to lay for themselves the latter, and then
he adds a very important reason for both of these com-
mandments, namely, " That where their treasure is there
will their heart be also." Now every man has his trea-
iiire, in the present or in the anticipated enjoyment of
which he takes delight; and whatever this treasure is, or
wherever it is laid up., ,it has an attractive power over this man's
heart, and draws the, heart towards it. The actions of the
heart are in thoughts and feelings; awl, as these. thoughts and
feelings get into motion, their tendency is to, go towards the
treasury. There is an affinity - ref rwationship between the
treasure and the heart, and the heart points out the way of the
thoughts and the feelings,
.and wherever the treasure-is there
will the heart be also. . Now, the state of it man's heart is the
main Pointaees the heart is, so is the man in the sight of God.
As the heart should be, so. must the man.be throughout eternity,
both body and soul. Therefore L is not a light matter, but a
matter of eternal consequence to - every one of you, that yoir
treasure should be of the right kind, and that' it should be laid
up in the right place; for, wherever it is, your heart is going
after it, and • the state of your heart is the main. point. 1 want
you just tsi consider that plain truth, first of al. That any
object or that any passion should be entitled to a place in a
man's affections ass to afford a comfort to his heart and
produce such influences over his life as to occupy his thoughts
continually„_it ought to be both suitable and suffieient—it ought
to be suitable for the supply of his wants, and it ought to be
sufficient. to supply them .all. If you will bear these two cha-
racteristics of a rel-treamryin your minds, you will see plain-
ly the kindness as vveil as the reasenableness of our Lord's
commandment in the text. It is ;really kind if him to com-
mand us to have a right treasure; it is like commendine ,us to
be happy—commanding us to put our hearts on the right thing
which will make us happy at last. • Now that a treasure should
be suitable and sufficient, must depend upon two things—first,
the character of the treasure itself, and then the nature and
circumstances of the person to whom it belongs. For example,
a very beautiful collection of pictures would be a very unsuit-
able treasure for a blind man ; and a single morsel of bread
would be a very insufficient treasure for an hungry man. Con-
sider, I say, this contrast, plainer still—consider the beasts.in.the
fields; they find there a suitable and sufficient treasure, the hid-
den roots of the grasS in compliance with the secret but Almighty
rt,zency of the living God, or, as our philosophers say, of nature,
imbibe the juices of the surrounding soil, and the mysterious
process of vegetation is carried on, the small blades spring
forth—the field is covered with verdure—and in that rich sup-
ply—in the waving grass and in the running stream by its side
the cattle find a suitable and sufficient treasure to supply all
their wants; they eat and drink, lie down and rest—their whole
being is satisfied-their treasure like themselves is of the earth
—earthly. But you are not like them. There is a vital' and
essential difference. I tell you what you are in order that you.
may see plainly what sort of treasure it roust be to be suitable
and sufficient for you. First of all you are immortal creatures,
although all flesh is grass—although your life in flesh in this
present state is fleeting and shall soon pass away and be no
more scut, yet are you immortal : you must live for ever: you
have no choice—you cannot help yourselves. I suppose there
are few if any of youevho would wish now to give up inunortallity :
but we read of some Who desire death and cannot find it, anti it
you pass out of your present s'ate of being, any of you, with-
out being reconciled to God, in his Son, you would give a
million of worlds to be able to annihilate yourselves; but it is
impossible, you are limn eeel in . spite of yourselves, every
soul of you must have elements of sensitiveness. In the next
place, you are dependant creatures, absolutely at the sole dis-
posal of God, at every moment of time to do with you as he
leaseS . One single independent movement is an essential
impossibility in any creature. There is not
.a pulse that
vibiates ia the spiritual, or sensitive, or animal world, not one
heat of it, but is immediately,and from moment to moment sup-
plied from Hint who is the au'hor, and giver. of life—from the
waving of the archangels wing, when he goes forth on the high
behests of Jehovah, down to the little fluttering insect retrial is
impalpable in the water you drink—all is immediately, from
moinent to moment, and to perpetuity God's. You are de.
pendant then—dependant creatures. It is a good thing ti
know this. Alas! how proud min vaunts his independence,
and how he struts and blasphemes against the very hand
that is supporting him—against . the hand of
,long-suffer-
ing- love, which lA' supplying, him with the very breath
which he vents in rebellion against God. You are, thm,
dependent creatures. 1 pray you, my dear .bi ethren, ende i-
your to realize the meaning of these words as we go on. You
arc next guilty creatures; you have transgressed against God's
commandments; you are righteously exposed to his judgments,
his indignation, his wrath. This is a very solemn charge.
Though it be so common a one, the subject is familiar to youa
minds; but you have got into the habit of hearing without to-
eeiving any deep. impression. It is a terrible thing to be guilty
against God; it is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the
living God. You feel guilt against a fellow-creature more than
you do against God; you tear the risk of detection by your
friend if you have told what is not true; you tear the risk of de-
tection by your own children more than you feel your exposure
to eternal damnation. IS not this very strange ? I will tell you
the reason of it; it. is this :—you are not guilty creatures by
mere accidental trausgiession, such as you can avoid .in fu-
ture, and for which you ern make compensation to God;
but you are guilty, in the root as well as the branch, in your na-
ture.as well as in the deed. You are corrupt creatures, cons
ceiVed in sin, born in iniquity—going astray from the womb,
habitually, instinctively at enmity against God. It is as much
the nature of man's heart to he at enmity against Goo in, his
heart as'it is the nature of man's lungs to imbibe the atmospheric
air he breathes. "The carnal mind is at enmity against Gred.".
Now,•tshall not argue this us if I were addressing unbelievers.
1 am addressing members of the church of England, and though
Many of you maybe unconverted—none of yon ate unbelievers.
By becoming members of the 'church of England, you avow
your belief in this truth; for net hing can be more plainly stated
in the formularies of the church of England than this most
important paint. Seeing then, this, you.are immortal creatures
—guilty and corrupt creatures, where can a suitable and suffici-
ent treasure be fund for you on which to lay your heart? Evi-
dently not in the world, in its present state—assuredly not ; for,
Make it the very best, suppose you possess the riches of the whole
world e when we mike use of this expression it is beyond the reach
Of conception, it is beyond idea. Suppose a man to be in posses-
sion of the rental of England, or, to come more within imagina-
tion, supposing one of you were in possession of the wealth of
this great town—that it was all-your own ; and suppose you had
it sn secured that neither moth nor rust could corrupt it. nor
thief break in to steal any part of it. This is a great supposition;
make this then fully—that you are living in the enjoyment of
all this wealth and: find in it every happiness and have in it
every enjoyment from week to week, and month after
month, awl' year after year, and on will be content to
go on living in this way; but still you are going on
so, and you must go on and go on. Now let your I
thoughts go on, and see where you get to. Go on, try, and I
think, I beseech you try • where , your thoughts will take you.
Help me to preach ! You can help me if 'you are in earnest
with yourselves. Immortal God! inake the people in earnest
make them to know this plain matter of .fact, they must die !
Yon must stand before God. Now then bouud and corrupted
creatures—his purity, his holy purity, would be intolerable ; the
purity of God would be a nuisance, an intolerable nuisance, to
your vile habits, and being a guilty creature, you would: be ex-
posed to his wratheebeing a dependant creature, you could not
escape from his .power—and being an immortal creature, you
could never cease to feel his anger and its consequences. Oh !
where shall you find a suitable and sufficient treasure ? Evi-
dently, my brethren, only in eternity. A treasure that is not
eternal can never be sufficient for you.. Immortality and each
of you are twin born, you must be together, and the treasure
that is not immortal will fail you and lease you a beggar. Be
determined then to look towards eternity for this treasure.
* 1' * * a a *
Hear the apostle of the Gentiles, how sweetly he proclaims
this in the synagogue of Antioch—" Be it known unto you,
therefore, men and brethren, that through this man is preached
untobelieve
you the forgiveness of sins. And by him all that
arejustified from all thine's from which he could not be justified
by the law of Moses..' By this man Jesus Christ is preached
unto you the forgiveness of sins, and by him all that believe are
justified. This is a present blessing, it is an eternal treasure
now; bestowed in time-.--now in thifi present time are justified
all that believe on Him from all things. Hear again how he
speaks of this truths—" But now the righteousness of God,
Without the law is Manifested, being witnessed by the law and

REPrinsErgrArroN OF BATIL—A conservative candidate for
this long-neglected city, which has suffered herself to be sunk
in the mule of radical liberalism, and its important interests to
he compromised by encouraging for so long a period the mists
of philosophical whip hypocrisy to reign over her, has been
found, we are happy to learn, in the person of Mr. Ludlow
Bruges, a gentleman of the English bar, who, from all we have
been enabled.to collect, possesses a high reputation for unde-
viating consistency, as regards his public principles, and emin-
ently qualified, by his mental acquirements and the integrity of
his private life, to sustain the honour and interests of a city which.
Was once deemed the seat of polite literature—the seat of the
affluent and infirm, and the centre of good breeding and moral
deportment in Britain's, classic isle. That Bath should have
fallen from her high pedestal into the maze of a false philosophy
—she who possessed but a few short years back the genius of a
Wilkinson, is somewhat astounding; but it proves the insta-
bility of all human securities, unsustained by principle ; and
the necessity for perpetual conservatism, on the part of those
who do not rest satisfied with viewing the surface of things in
general, bpt having explored the depths of nature and entered
into the temple of truth herself, are resolved that theory shall
not usurp the Place of reality in that which relates to human
happiness and honour, even in time. Gratifying, then, must it
be to the friends of order, that Bath, the repose of that aristo-
cracy to which she chiefly owes her elevation, her beauty, and
her wealth, is about to shake off the trammels which have lat-
terly spoiled her reputation, and sullied her fame, as the pro-
vincial queen of our isle, the fair Florence of Britain.

REGISTRATION FOR THE CITY OF GLASGOW.—The whole
claims lodged with the Tosan Clerk were about 746 given in by
the conservatives, to which may be added one-half of about 112,
being parties who lodged their own claims—making in all 802.
The " liberal" party lodged about 598, which, with the half of
the above 112, makes 65,1. Of the whole. there were rejected
and withdrawn 187, of which 102 were of the conservative party,
and 85 of the liberals. There have thus been sustained for ttAt
first party 641, and for the secondsl3. Of about 15(K) objections
take►i by the constitotionil party against voters on the roll who
had*ectune 1147 were sustained. The other party
had not lodged any objections'against persons enrolled. Seve-
ral impOrtant points were ably discussed in the Appeal Court.
Among others, it was.fixed by-tt majority that an alien claiming
as tenant bad un claiM; also, that a party was not entitled to
be enrolled in two different districts, in either of which he might
vote • and by chiming of new in a separate district from that
in which he ste,,d on the roll, he was held as departing from his
first enrolment : this last 'decision partly accounts for the with-
draWal or rejection of the conservative claims.—Glasgow Cott-
rier.

A horiible crime has just been perpetrated at Orleans. An
Englishman .and his Wife resided at a country house in the
neighbourhood of that town. A young man, named Demartel,
who was brought up at the military college of St. Cyr, but ad-
dicted to debauchery in such a manner that he had become the
pest of the 'le ighbourhoed, became enamoured of the handsome
EnglishwoMan, but could not succeed in his advances. On the
21st instant he repaired to the country house, and, after some
conversation With the lady, stabbed her twice. The husband,
who- was in an adjoiningmartment, rushed to her assistance,
but lie :was also stabbed, and dropped doWn dead by her side.
Demartel then drew a pistol from his pocket and blew his brains
out.—Journal du Commeree.—Another account of this affair says
that Scottowe is the name of the above-mentioned unfortunate
Couple, and that the husband has not been murdered, having re-
turned froth Paris taut the .day after the assassination of his-wife.