The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1850-09-24 00:00:00

275, 46 22 N. lat., 5
and fine weather ; 2.00 p.m. Cape

3 24 VT.

N:, course North 57 East, dis. 26
47 52 W. lon. Steady breezes and fine
Sept. 17—N.N.W., course North 62 East, dis. 2
103 N. lat., 41 05 W. lon. Steady breezes and fine

3, 48 44
weather.

Sept. 18—W„ course North 64 East, dis. 284, 53 07 N.
lat., 34 03 W. lon. Steady breezes and fine weather.
Sept. 19—N.N.W., course North 77 East, die. 295,
54 11 N. lat., 25 55 W. lon. Strong squalls of wind and
rain.

Sept. 20—E., course North 79 East, dis. 300, 55 09 N.
lat., 17 47 W. lon. Strong breeze and much rain • 220
p.m. made Tory Island ; 11 40 p.m. passed Royal Mail

Steamer Cambria.
Sept. 22—S.W.

course various. At 4 a.m. passed
Man ; arrived in Liverpool at 10 30 a.m.

Calf of

An inquest will be held by the borough coroner to-day,
on ihe body of a man who expired on Sunday in the Infir-
mary, from the effects of injuries received about a weel
ago, from being knocked down and driven over by a cab
LL SAINTS' CHURCH, M

ATION OF

ANCHES-

her was partially destroyed by fire some months ago, has
just been rntored to its original state. Divine service will
be performed within its walls on Thursday next, to cele-
brate this gratifying event. Among the clergymen who
will take part in the proceedings may be mentioned the.
Ven. Archdeacon Rushton, Dr. Burton (incumbent), and
the Rev. C. Burton, of Liverpool.
ANOTHER EFFECT OF FREE TRADE.—TiIe British
sugar refiners are now suffering severely from the compe-
tition of the Dutch manufacturers, as immense quantities
of sugar are continually arriving from Holland, which,
although refined, is now -liable to a duty of only 225. Bd.
per cwt ; and as the Dutch government virtually gives a
bonus to the eXporters by making a greater allowance for
drawback than is proportionate to the import duty,a great
stimulus is afforded to the Dutch trade, and nearly all the
grocers at Manchester, this town, and the neighbourhood
are supplying themselves accordingly.
APROPOS TO THE POWDER MAGAZINES QUESTION.
—The Overland Mail brings the following, which is inte.
resting as bearing upon the question of stowing, or carry-
ing gunpowder in an undefended state :—" Another ex-
plosion. of an ordnance flotilla occurred on the Ganges,
near •Chuprah, -on the 10th of July. The fleet consisted
of about thirty boats, of which upwards of half were loaded
with gunpowder. Twelve boats are lost—seven, with
1,800 barrels of gunpowder on board, exploded, and five
sunk. The crews discovered the fire in time and escaped.
Suspicion attaches to the native boatmen, from the cir-
cumstances of their having received their pay in advance
at Dinapore, and having all escaped injury. A committee
of inquiry has been instituted to investigate the matter."

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OBSERVANCE OF THE SABBATH.—There are certain
parties who attempt to show that the present generation
is too religious, too sanctimonious, or too pharisaical—
which you will. They contend, that if piety be not ge-
nuine among us, there is a superabundance of outward

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prOfession—an undue regard to the observances of reli—
gion. With how much truth this charge is made may be
ascertained by a little observation of Sunday doings. On
Sunday Bowdon wakes commenced. Bowdon is a rural
village about seven miles south-west of Manchester, and
to accomplish this distance every available vehicle was put
into requisition, besides monster trains, which flew
to and fro throughout the day. The whole line of road
was thronged with carts, the poor horses attached to
which were. shamefully overtaxed by their human loads.
The most disgusting scenes were exhibited at night : the
carts, crammed with drunken men, women, and children,
were driven at such a rate as to imperil the lives not only
01 the disgusting wretches themselves, but of every person
in their vicinity. The fear of a Sabbatical mania is yet
remote. _

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CONSECRATION.—On Wednesday the Bishop of Ches-
ter consecrated the new church of St. Anne, Birkenhead.
The chuich, which is a handsome and commodious struc-
ture, is built of stone, from designs by Mr. Cole, the ar-
chitect, of Birkenhead. It contains seats for upwards of
700 persons, and has no gallery. One third of the sittings
are to be entirely free, or let at low rents. The endow-
ment consists of the pew rents, and the interest of one
thousand pounds invested in the funds, in addition to
which a sum has been invested as a repair fund. The
church has been endowed under the 1 and 2 William TV.
c. 38, and subsequent acts of Victoria; and under the au-
thority of these acts the patronage is vested in the Rev.
Andrew Knox, the incumbent of the Mother Church of
Birkenhead, for life, and, after his death, in Thomas
Brassey, Esq., his heirs and assigns. The inhabitants of
Birkenhead are indebted to the active and unremitting
exertions of the incumbent of the Mother Church, and to
the munificence of Mr. Brassey, the well-known railway
contractor, for the consecration of the church as a place of
worship in connexion with the Established Church, it
having, although originally intended as such, narrowly
escaped devotion to other purposes, in consequence of
embarrassments occasioned by the recent state of affairs
at Birkenhead. There are handsome and commodious
schools in connexion with the church, in behalf of which
an eloquent sermon was•preached by the bishop, and-a sum
of 418 and upwards collected. The Rev. R. Wall is to
be the incumbent.