The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1848-03-07 00:00:00

AIR. SMITH.'
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he inn, cor

Elpick, the principal landlord, said that if his majesty
preferred the quiet of a private house to an inn, his house
was at his service, as well as his carriages and horses.
The King, with many thanks, declined the hospitable
offer, as '

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s lie and the queen were comfortable where they
were, and the latter felt disinclined to remove. " Truly
happy and thankful, indeed, am I," the King said, " that
I have once more arrived in England, and which I will
not leave again- "'" pullets were striking. the window

CHURCH EXTENSION IN LIVERPOOL

-,, and what was sill' wanting to cot
must be left to the liberality of the cone-
they would, by so doing, be eng._
and in the service of God, and real's.
David, when he said, " What can I re,
for all the benefits he bath shown to me ?
was made at the doors in aid of the church b

Ted-in a

an admirable and more than usually po

The collections amounted to £45

to suppl

D the Lot

A col ler

There is an unusual degree of interest attached to St
Simon's Chun'', from the indefatigable exertion of thi

incumbent, the Rev. J. R. Conor, who has not only created
an overflowing congregation out of the debris of infidelity
and dissent, but by a wise and skilful excitement in the

dense destitute and disunited population of the district, has

arawn nearly three-tourths of the costs of this ecciesiasti
cal structure in halfpence, by well regulated and timel
subscriptions. The church itself is a highly creditabl
specimen of ecclesiastical architecture, technically know]
as geometrical decorated, or of the early middle pointe

gothic, a

nobly appreciated by the conareg'ation; r

jrtiiupl:

tiona b-eliches have been provided in every corner and
avenue—even the communion steps have been fitted as
sittings since it was opened. Though situated in a secluded
street, the graceful and finely proportioned spire rises
majestically over some of the principal thoroughfares, in-
dicating, in the suitable text of the venerable prelate,
that " whosoever will, let him take of the water of life
freely." We cannot close this notice without paying a
tribute of praise to the committee who have so harmo-

niously supported the reverend incumbent in 11;s effort
as well as to the architect and the tradesmen who have
zealously performed their duties, and who have so
rally. testified- their esteem for the work in. which the
were engaged_ by the gift of two beautiful Stained_ gla

windows, for the chancel and west end of nave; and ove
and above this, we understand that th

tructur.e has co

which 'is nearly £4,0007 It is the intention to decorate
the interior, and relieve it from tie rather monotonous
tone of colour that it now presents, so soon as they can
gather a fund of £5O or £6O, which, though beautifully
and effectively simple in its lines, is susceptible of striking
and suitable embellishment.

lelighted the e.

.r of the rem(

gallene

have been attended with additional expence, but we think
the money would have been well laid out. The interior
ST. SIMON'S PARISH CIIURCH. we think chaste and beautiful, whether we look at the
This beautiful edifice was consecrated, on Wednesday, to light and open framing of the roof, the great expanse at
the service of Almighty God by the Archbishop of Canter- the junction of the nave and transepts, or the massive but
bury, the Most Rev. Dr. J. B. Sumner. This being the first tasteful treatment of the chancel arch and the ceiling be-
parish church which has been consecrated for many years, yond—all harmonizes and is in good keeping, and although
coupled with the fact, that the interesting ceremony was our contemporary of the Mail terms the reading desk and
to be performed by the distinguished Prelate who has pulpit a box of obstruction ; to our mind, we never saw a
been recently elevated to the highest office in the church, more compact arrangenient, or one which looks better in
caused a numerous attendance, and . the church was execution ; its situation is central, it is not too high, and
crowded to excess. Several gentlemen. friends and sub- from every pew in the Church, the minister can be seen
scribers to the building fund, occupied places near the distinctly and at the shortest possible distance. The font
pulpit. The Rev. Rector Brooks took part with the is an elaborate piece of masonry, octagonal in form, with
Archbishop in the consecration service. The Most Rev. beautiful and delicate tracery and carving, with shafts at
Prelate took for his test the 17th verse of the 22d chapter the angles and sunk and carved pannelling ;it is cut from
ofßevelations,"Whoeverwill,lethimtakeofthewateroflife a single block of stone, and is highly creditable to the
freely." After defining the nature of the water which form- mason, who we understand was employed three months
ed the subject of the text, which was spiritual, and only to in its execution. We trust, however, it will not be al-
be realized by the bleSsing of God, through the redemption lowed to remain where we saw it—on a platform Of wood
of Christ, he proceeded to show, under three heads, in a on the side of the reading desk—there is a very suitable
very clear and forcible manner, how the blessing was to place between the back of the pulpit and communion rails,
be secured, who were the recipients, and oh what terms where it would stand on the encaustic pavement. The
the object desired could be gained. The principles enu- chancel, with its encaustic tiles of blue, buff, and red—laid
merated in the text were enforced by many appropriate in fret work—is truly beautiful •, these tiles, we learn, are
and judicious illustrations. In conclusion, he observed the gift of H. Minton, P.sq.. of Stoke-upon-Trent, who
that a building had been raised in this lower world where has bestowed much time and money in perfecting this
the weary traveller might resort, and find comfort for his long-neglected
.style.of flooring. The communion rails
soul tid "

ff'ord large s

into panels, with rich tracery, and
The end or chan-
Ltd in the tracery,
% fine opportunity for the glass-stainer.
e church is a fine specimen of modern build-
]g
being uninterrupted
The pews are large and
'era

idoW of five lights is well arran

nd present

is each it

rig an(

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in the most remote part of the buil

us to en

)rily proved on the

aver end, but
the church
nature in the
can be heard

This was very

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the consecration, *hen

the most powerful, was
11 in every part. Our limits will not allow
an a further description of the building, bat

the beat

ing to t}:

h is being adopted.
is hot water, circa_

Tnccoied
_in flues constructed underneath

air wt

rough

toe wnote length of the
—each pew having about 12 superficial feet of grating,
or 700 superficial feet for the whole. The cold air 19
mitted to the pipes by six different apertures, any one
may be closed to suit the direction of the wind.
the extracting, or foul-air shaft, will be formed in the
tower, where it is intended to have a fire or gas-ring, so
as to maintain a steady upright current. This system of
ventilation is similar in principle (but in re extended) to
that adopted in the new gaols, now being erected in vari-
ous places, the efficacy of which has been clearly esta-
blished. A powerful organ is being built by Mr. Bewsher,_
of this town, from specifications made out by the archi-
tect—it is expected to be completed in about two months.
The church was designed and superintended by Mr. Ar-
thur Holme; the builders Messrs. S. and J. Holme; the
masonry executed by Messrs. Dempster and

dification of the
mistake. and

wish to rectify

Nilson, and
ssrs. James and Hughes. The report

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's plan or design. TLia
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