The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-07-03 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL ST4IfDARD.

SlR,—Your inserting the following letter in your Journal.
will, it is sincerely hoped, be conducive to the best interests
of the churches alluded to; and that this our appeal and.
protest will not be made in vain.—We remain, &c.,
WILLIAM ROBERTS,
JOHN BRISCOE.

TO THE TRUSTEES OF THE CHURCH ENDOW-
MENT OF THE BOROUGH OF LIVERPOOL.
AND THE WORSH IFEULTHE MAYOR, ALDER-
MEN, AND TOWN COUNCIL.

" If the Reformation was worth establishing. it is worth main-
taining : and it can only be maintained by a constant vigilance in
•uppo-t of those principles, which effected it in the 16th sentury."
—BISHOP BARRINGTON.

GI,:NTLEDIEN,—Our attention has been seriously drawn to
the report of an intended arrangement of the endowment
question, which has lately appeared in the public journals of
this town; whereby, it seems that St. Paul's Church, after
the voidance, &c. of either of the present clergy, is to be de-
prived of one of its ministers, without an allowance sufficient
to etiable the one, and only future minister to engage a
Icitiornasten.e4coefssieriisltyhtiempinirethdeatditsesacihtteucobf t;heativairtusimmtnitstiarate-
connexion with the ecclesiastical district and school thereto
appertaining.
Without wishing to arrogate to ourselves too great import-
ance, or to magnify the office of wardens, or guardians of the
interests of St. Paul's Church, and commissioners of it and
St. John's Church; the interests of the former being most
especially in our care, the charge of the same being legally
entrusted to us, we cannot allow such aproposed arrange-
ment to be prematurely entered into, without feeling our-
selves publicly called- upon to declare our humble, but
earnest protest against such an arrangement; and respect-
fully beg permission to lay before you, and the public of Li-
verpool at large, our reasons for so doing.
1. Because, under the authorities of the two acts of par-
liainent, by virtue of which St. Paul's and St. John's
churches were erected; it is therein legally provided, by the
piety and munificence of our Protestant ancestors, that the
services of two ministers should be continued at St. Paul's
Church in perpetuity.
2. Because, it is also provided under the 21 Geo. 1, cap
68, sec. 25, that the ground floor of St. Paul's Church shall
remain free for ever, and that therefore the congregation
thereof, who merely occupy the pews in the gallery, cannot
be expected of themselves, (besides paving half yearly the
reserved, or tenants' rentals of such pews, the same gallery
pews being the private property of individuals, and on
legally subjected to such reserved rent,) to be enabled to
make a suitable provision fur the respectable maintenance
of two clergymen at that church. Neither can the poor who
occupy the free pews be expected, much less required, to
subscribe their pence, towards such maintenance of the
clergy.
3. 13ecanse, at this church. (the adorning characteristic of
our municipal ward and ueighbourbood.)there are now three
full services performed every Lord'sday, and one full Service
of a Thursday evening, during the winter months : cure or
souls, an ecclesiastical district, and a day and Sunday school
are also attached to this church. That it is situated in the
midsauipifoan
a veryspacidoeunssep,laanndandprodsel.erigboia, requiring great ex-
ertion poor population;
butte
ertion of the officiating clergyman to be heard by the con-
gregation; and, therefore we are well convinced, from our
intimate acquaintance with the localities of this church and
neighbourhood, (for one of the undersigned has resided
nearly 40, the other 12 years in the immediate vicinity of
this church; one of us, a member of this church upwards of
20, and the other six years; the second time also of both of
us serving the honorary office of churchwarden of St. Paul's)
that the numerous pastoral duties required at this church,
when the same are faithfully perforated, are too bortheusorne
for any one minister to undertake: the said duties being
now performed by three clergymen, (no legal provision
being however made for aohavvinfugtucruere Sofunsodnals,
Lecturer), one minister only
respectable
Church,
resi-
dence enjoined in his appointment: convinced that the con-
scieetious discharge of the said pastoral duties, requires the
joint, and efficient labours of two district ministers, each
having cure of souls, and residence within the parish of Li-
' verpool enjoined them, and a suitable provision afforded
also for their maintenance, becoming their high and import.
an4t.caßlelcinagu,sea,nads
membersthei rrankofaandrrsilial
ittiaerniainn
as lovers of those institutions which the Providence of
Almighty God has happily established in this land; "for the
'' • tension, and perpetuation of which the
ptesertation, ex Pro-
testants of past times contended so valiantly and so success-
fully," we are not, therefore, ashamed toconfess that we feel an
aEnsidecni
eint
society-
4.
anxiety that the blessings and privileges of our holy religion
(which we believe to be, under God's blessing, the best sup.
port and safeguard of our country) should be handed down
unsullied to our latest posterity, and that therefore we can.
not remain neutral spectators to the proposed measure pass.
otfluishulrand
pass-
ing into a law ; a measure which appears to us, fraught with
considerable mischief to the continuance of the Protestant
religion, as the common Christianity of our beloved country,
5. Because the prescriptive Protestant privileges enjoyed
suf..
at this church for three-quarters of a century, cannot be
fered to he compromised; the Protestant poor deprived of
one of its legally appointed ministers; nor the church at
large consequently injured, by finally adopting the contem_
plated measure.
The bright page of history records, that at the period of
the vlorious reformation, when darkness and superstition had
ably
l g est supported p:xneirteeidsi
exercising
by
almost overspread the land; that the pure light of the gospel
was eagerly sought after by the people; doubtless, because it
"was precious in those clays." But in these dais, when
churches are multiplied, aria almost brought to out doors,—
when our worthy and esteemed Diocesan,
referred'
the Clergy and Laity, are using great exertions tii increase
the usefulness of the established church; the Clergy and
similarl.ait y o thisf
means,
that Protestant
the
,nationiie,,:lionai
politic
tpstui,teoidsnict,:oe,,,vaieri
tra)h).l,,,diwytilhrie,
eil
religion
eiiirnt
mayible_..,
be extended throughout the length and breadth of
are aill ato
surely neither the commissioners of these t as„
ji.chhnu,srchetensire,sinae.'i
tr.:ilatiell).‘: consent se the
nt tPous)tueisaliali t
legalized sacrilege as herein
to. Otherwise our Protestant posterit% ni.iy have just calls,
to repioach us for having wilfully neglected)
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meetingle els-
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,t Its,tu:icsrittlyia,ttultilehliainpgriitilt,tstrsi
loin
a s commissionets of St Paul's and St
aril in,;ependent of our duties as churchwardens ot' St.'
Piiiil'., (both situations being honors 1
or thelc-
•nt,rtain a cheering hope, that a special
int:sinners of th: se two chorales will be speeitik „my 'TT
t) lake into their niiist serious consideration the lA.,' "„P`
oieasure of the Trustees of the Etolioiment and •1.,,t,r.'1-11-ti;::-",-.
n reteenrrieede
nil, now !aid berme the pubic. and to adopt such pr,,, r tin.
as :ill best ',rowel the interests of either, or bath „f these
iron,irta I branches of the spiritual Zr n uf ,cur laud, —es,:
suffering in the general Valaitil:‘'ib:LthleAruliaißd
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idi:Nife respectfullyzinuiti.ie, roei .:'ll ra" g e .
to. We remain. Gentl,iii..o,‘
Your obedo.to B,.manta,

Liverpool, 2d July, 18''8.

THEATRE ROYAL.—Every exertion is made by the
Monsieur
management of this theatre to present a continual series of
novelties to the public. Mademoiselle Celeste continues
melo-dramatizing and dancing; and this week the vocal
a proof of
attractions of the Misses Smith are added. Tairlioni is en_
gaged for ns.-,..:, Monday and Tuesday.
.We shall grow quite
saaans in ..`ancing. Afterwards Curioni, Lablache, and
Madame Centi Damoreau, will lend the aid of their vow
abilities, and Mons. Bochsa, the harpist, and
d-street con-
Doctder, the pianist, their unrivalled instrumental skill for
the amusement of the public.
THE QUEEN.—A copy, in water colours, of Chalon' meg.
nificent whole-length portrait of her Majesty, also
the
6i engraving,
nol, 1 mayoo
pboelds.
Bold-street,
ezt
il4.olrr.oLneacdeayy'solntieyr
osintl_eof
Arts, ,
n 8-
dav, July 3d, from 9 a.m. till 6p.m.
e,"atenltoinmeD,lnd the
other
the Valley of Chainouni. The pictures are both tams two hoenepoifo
changeable.
St.ram pa
enteor,
and exhibit the effects of light and shade in avery striking
-
able figures are very ingenious, and cleverly managed.
ATTEMPTED ROBBERY.--Last night, about %lc half-past
eleven, the servant left in charge of the premises of Messrs.
Franklin, the bullion exchange, at the top of Lord-street,
house.
was alarmed by a noise i . On goi ug to see what
it was she discovered a man on the top of the stairs, and im-
mediately ran fur the police. Three or four policemen short'
arrived, and on searching the premises a young negro was
found concealed. He bad been observed lurking about the
whole of the day. The man's name is Carter, and he came
over to this country from the United States as a sailor in the
Powbattan, now in Princes Dock. One of the policemen
said be had discovered the same fellow concealed in Messrs.
Y ates and Hess' premises last week, but he was allowed to
go away.

Ltvfitt TIIEATRE.—At this little theatre, several striking
ballets of action are brought out with the clever aid of Messrs.
Brown, King, and Gibson, assisted by Madame Rosier. The
searcher after amusement will there find a resting place.
PaltarrlvE METtionfST TOWN M ISSIONARY,,,SociEry.—_
Last evening, a meeting of the ftiends of the above society
-
was held in Maguire-street Chapel, Mr. Michael Ashton In
the chair, for the purpose of advancing the objects of the
society, namely, obtaining increased resources for sending
missionaries amongst the lanes and alleys of that densely
of the
peopled neighbourhood. to lead its inhabitants from the
thoughtless pursuit of vice and forgetfulness of God, to have
some care fir eternity —a missionary field of exertion wide
enough for the overflowing euergi.s and pockets h
christian world, for the salvation of the souls of our imme-
diate brethren., and which ought surely, from eonsiatef9 t
christians, to obtain as much support as missionary efforts
the saving of the souls of distant and unknown heathe
n nar
or
lions of Africans and Hindoos. We were glad to see
chapel well filled. A number of appropriate and
sthe
speeches were delivered, audit collection wade in aid
of theg
funds of the society.

The Duke of Northumberland has liberally offered a thou-
sand pounds towards the cost of the reduction or the observe.
tions of Sir John Herschell, in the southern hemisphere,
The Hey. Mr. Cotton has resigned his office of chaplain of
Newgate.

By the promotion of Lord Dundas to the Earldom of Zet-
land, his lordship's eldest son, the Hon. Thomas Dundee,
M.P. for Richmond, will take the title of Lord Dundas.
Ationg the subscribers to the military memorial of th
Duke of Wellington, is the Archbishop of York for 100
guineas.

fißra rrot
t;
It is rumoured that our neighbour, Sir F. L. Wo
Dungannon
will be added to the H.‘use of Lords, by the title of `peed,
G alrirhoewHb yzeDonfn castr
Lords Chron*
have
derided that Lord Dui
and the Earl of Arran had established their claims
the election of Irish Rtt to vote its
presentative Peers.
Lord Nugent has established his claim to vote for Irish
representative peers. It seems the original of his lordship',
the
Ct'"n.„„ns by. At present, on the Lord Strafford ; on
title has been lost, as it cannot be tound among the muni..
meats of the Grenville family.
It is not grnerally known that the House of Lordsemo memory
ys its
f
w:b
pwhippers-in ashi
Whigs, the
e „ffice s filled
s h
the other side, by Lord Redesdale.
The Hull Operative Conservative Society, which has been
established just a year, already numbers 255 members.
Theauhk iatve.h.:nwenats
raetinoSvte.d yesterday week.Jarries's Palace, in m
Mr. P. Thomson has given notice thht the new regulations
on the exportation of sugar will come into operation on the
10th of October next.
THE NEW LORD OSBORNE.—They say at Westminster
Hall that the Marquis of Carmarthen succeeds to the Peer.
age in right of his wife. The Marchioness is a Roman Ca.
thulic. The Marquis is not.—Post.
Loco CA STLERRAGH.—IIis lordship is progressing slowly
towards convalescence; he has suffered much from fever.
arising from his wound. . .

G._,
attain ,
consequences of
temporal splendour,
can
nuemje.r—coGnufeart,rethalouhgahppit mayines happiness.
The evil
our crimes long survive their commission, and, like the ghost,
of the murdered„ for ever haunt the steps of the malefactors
The paths of virtue, though seldom those of worldly_ greatness
are always those of pleasantness and peace.—Sir Baiter Scott.
Joseph John Gurney, the well-known English Quaker, is
expected to be present at the approaching yearly meeting of
Friends to be held in New York.—Ncto York Paper.
The marriage between Viscount Milton and Lady Frances
Douglas, daughter of the Earl of Morton, is finally settled
to take place in about two months,

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