The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-06-13 00:00:00

knows human nature in

are happily done

most palpable

Traits and Stories of the Irish Peasantry. By W. Carleton

Walmsle

This number contains the continuation of the " Midnight
Mass." Mr. Carleton is deeply versed in the Irish charac-
ter. It is frightful to find that such scenes as he details can

have occurrence,

Ancient Liverpool. By W. C. Herdman. Holden, Rane-

lath-street, Liverpool

This month's part contains five spirited and highly-inter-
esting views, viz., Liverpool Castle,—Castle-street,—Old
Mansion House in Moor-street,—and two Views of Bank
Hall, Kirkdale. The front view of Bank Hall is a charming
work of art—it is executed in first-rate style, and does Mr.
Herdman infinite credit. The Old Mansion in Moor-street
must be within the recollection of many of our townsmen,
and the sight of it will recall old times,—
" When life itself was new,
And the heart promised what the fancy drew."

This work increases in interest as it progresses. and reflects
great honour upon Mr. Herdman, whose talents and in-
dustry deserve to be, (as we are glad to hear they are,)—

rewarded the subscription-list to this work is swelling every
day. This number is a particularly good one.

The Farmer, Sportsman, and Belle Assemblie

Contain many articles worth reading. We see that Mrs.
James Gray (late Miss Mary Ann Browne) is this week a
contributor to the Belle. This number is illustrated by
a sweet engraving, entitled " The Young Olympiea." The
Sportsman has a portrait of " T'ould Mare " (Beeswing),
with an account of her performances. The other illustration
is entitled " The Last Act,"—two greyhounds contemplating
the lifeless form of poor pussey. Nimrod contributes an
article on ";The Warwickshire Foxhounds." The pen o
this sprightly writer is now lost to us, and we must there-
fore feel au interest in every thing that comes before us with
his name attached. Touchstone, Boxer, Calder, Campbell,
Halifax, and others, occupy the pages with amusing and in-

structive matter. There is an elaborate " Essay on the
Origin and Progress of Hunting," by Mr. Richardson, which
is well worth perusal. " Tricks on the Turf " should be
read by all who aspire to become "knowing ones." The

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necess
that r

dds these sentences :--
rile Rubric requires that the ceremony shall he per-
formed, 'either immediately after the last lesson at Morning
Prayer, or else after the last lesson at Evening Prayer,' and

that his Lordship did not think it

as the Rubric i$ so clear upon
ield—after statine that the

ate communication with the

planation of his print

Lo great as to render the strict o

be number of I

servanc

he congregation

tisims is

3iFhop has refrained from laying any posi-

tive injunctions upon the clergy in this particular,-seeing that
so much inconvenience is likely to arise from the practice;
and therefore leaves them to follow their own discretion as to

the time of administering baptism, but binding them iu the
most rigid and proper manner with respect to the place."—

Mr. Haverfield proceeds to illustrate the great inconveni-
ence of the practice in populous parishes ; but he sees no
alternative but proposing a new Rubric—to allow the per-

formanee to be

" Administered after the service (as is not nnfrequently
the practice); notice being given thereof before the congre-
gation depart, that such of them as choose might remain to
witness it."—p. 35.

In this case again we beg leave to observe, that most, if
not all, of the inconvenience arises, not from the original
Rubric, but from our alterations of the services. In the
first place, the Rubric directs that this rite shall be performed
in the middle of the "Morning and Evening Service"—that
is to say—according to the strict letter, not with the Litany
—not with the Altar Service—not with the Communion—not

with the Sermon, and it is when any of these are added to
the Morning or Evening Prayer, that the superaddition of
the Baptismal office extends so inconveniently the length of
the whole service. The ccnsequence is, that on the Sunday
mornings Baptisms have been rarely performed, on Sunday
evenings they are less frequent, particularly when there is no
sermon. Now, seeing that the Rubric in its utmost strict-
ness only " admonishes" (not enjoins) that the rite shall take
place on Sundays and holy-days as " most convenient"—
and whereas it is required that timely notice of baptisms
should be given to the minister—it appears to us that the
Clergy are not blameable for having exercised the discretion
of performing the rite so as to be " most convenient,"in-
stead of persisting in doing so at a time when by change of
circumstances it became " most inconvenient ;" hut we
agree with Mr. Haverfield, that if there is to be any authorita-
tive explanation of the Rubrics, it would be desirable to ex-
plain this Rubric so as to give the ministers a distinct discre-
tion as to the time of celebrating the baptismal rite according
to the local circumstances of the parish—the celebration,
however, to be always in open church, and preferably, with
the largest congregation that can be " conveniently" and
voluntarily assembled.

* The Church. of Rome is called a Catholic Church, and
the Bishop of Rome a Catholic Bishop ; yet other Churches
and other Bishops may be as Catholic or more Catholic
than they.—Arclibishop Bramhall's Just Vindication, P. I.
Dis.

THE WEATHER AND THE CROP

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mine abundaric

lite crops pro-
ws present a more luxuriant ap-
pearance than they have exhibited fur Years. In many parts
round-Edmonton, Tottenham, &c., the grass is nearly two
feet in height.
The 41h. loaf is selling in Worcester at 43d. and 5d.; but

rye that in conse(

he excessive rains, which

suierahle anxiety, the price
The meadows on the banks of
_flowing Avon," from Pershore to Tewkesbury, are
lin inundated ; and the waters of the Severn are still lying

of flour is c^
the " sc

the increase

on much of the land on each side of its banks betweenjthi;
city and Tewkesbury. The season is at present unfavourablest,
to the prospects of a good harvel, as well of grass, hops,

&c., as of the grain crops ; bu
nd " hope all things "

we trust in a godd Pro-
-Worcester Journal of

-At the last meeting of the Horticultural
~;iety, it was stated that the quantity of rain for the month,
from the 2d May to the 6th
.J:upF, from the register kept. at-
the gardens at Chiswick, was b:ao inches. The proportion was
equally large in many parts of the country during the month
of May. At High Wycombe it was 5.89 inches, Uckfield,
in Sussex, 5.69 inches, Bath 4.10 inches, Clathick in North
Britain 3.60 inches, Walworth 5.21. inches, Thwaite in Suffolk
twenty.r,ien This succession of rains has beening produce, particularly to pease,
3.21 inches, and Hereford 3.47 inches. The average number
of rainy days was

arious to

whilst dahlias and -other plants which have been turned out
have suffered severely. Early potatoes have been destroyed
in many places, and many forest trees have been severely in-
jured.
DESTRUCTIVE FLooD•—On Saturday last the river Tivy
(Cardigan), being swelled by the late very heavy rains, over-
flowed its banks to such an extent as completely to destroy
all the corn and grass on its banks. The loss to the neigh-
bouring gentry and farmers is immense, and may be estima-
ted at several thousand pounds—whole fields of wheat, bar-
ley, oats, hay, &c., having been entirely swept away ! The
turnpike-road was completely inundated, so that the mail-
coach was obliged to change its route to Cardigan. and, in-
stead of passing through Llechryd, took the upper road by
Cawrcuse and Llangrawis. The booth in which the Druids
dined on Thursday was very nearly covered with water. The
flood reached so high at the village of Llechryd, that several
houses were filled with water, and their inmates obliged to
force their way through the roofs to save their lives.—Swan-
sea Journal.