The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-08-04 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD,

cessful progress of the undertaking which has now been
so auspiciously commenced. We acknowledge that
without thy blessing all human efforts are vain, and that
we can do no good thing without thee. Prosper, then, 0
Lord, this work to a happy termination, and grant that
what has now been begun in thy name, may be continued
and ended in thee. Thou hast commanded us to love one
another ; we render unto thee our grateful thanks that
thou host put it into the hearts of thy servants to esta-

Wellington, had raised it; and to him was due the credit
of the peace that now prevailed, for he had led them from
victory to victory, until he accomplished on the plains of
Waterloo the deliverance of England from an iron yoke.
The gallant gentleman then stated the gratification he felt
is been so I in th- -(1 hi. -'

prefacing the toast with an address illustrating the pro-
gress of British arms, and calling on the senior member
of each service present to reply. (Continued cheers.)
Sir HOWARD DOUGLAS, M.P., rose amidst great
applause, and said that it fell to him as the senior general
of the army present to reply, and the best response he
could give, and he trusted the most gratifying to the
assembly, was to assure them that the British army
retained that full efficiency to which that great man.

blish an institution intended as a means of increasing the
comforts, supplying the wants, and helping the infirmi-
ties of those of our fellow-men who go down to the sea in
ships, and occupy their business in the great waters, and
who under thee, are bumble instruments of that pros-

perity with which this great commercial town
signally favoured. May they *ho have been most ac-
tively engaged in promoting this work of mercy be spared
to witness its completion, and when, in thy good time,

,ne proceedings of the day, and expresst._ is attach-
ment to the institution, the laying of the first stone of
which they had met to celebrate.

ELlENSonbehalf of the navy) said he

-iers, raise up, we pray

[en into better

thee, a continued succession of benefactors that, soffit

tution may never be wanting to encourage and suppc
And as to those who are to he the fntnre inmates of

house, grant to them, V Lord, that it may prove to them
a sure refuge in the day of trial, that when the storms and
perils of the ocean are passed they may find it a haven of
peace. Grant that it may shield them from those temptati-
ons to which, upon their period

return to their na

will be here provided for them, may be the means of bring-
ing many of them to Thee, of preserving them from sin here,
and from the effects of sin hereafter. May they be
rooted and built up in Jesus Christ, established in faith,
zealous in every good word and work, and abounding
ever more and more in thanksgiving to thee, and in gra-
titude to their earthly benefactors. May thy fatherly
hand ever be over them, may thy holy spirit ever be with
them, and solead them to the knowledge and obedience of
thy word, that they may be accounted amongst the num-
ber of thy faithful servants. Lastly, we pray that both
they who give and they who receive may be united together
in one holy bond of union, and when earthly things have
passed away, when their respective duties have been din
charged in this world, and their mortal race is for ever
closed, may they at last meet together in thy heavenly
kingdom. These our prayers we offer unto thee in the
name and through the mediation of thy blessed Son
Jesus Christ, our Lord and Saviour, in whose perfect
form of words we conclude our petitions.
Our Father, &c.

His Royal Highness joined in the responses. Three
cheers were then given for the Queen, and his Royal
Highness drove direct to the railway station. tile arrived
at twenty-five minutes to four o'clock, and the train
started at ten minutes to four o'clock. While it was
getting ready his Royal Highness walked leisurely
through the yard. None but his suite and the officials
were present.

Hii Royal Highness Prince Albert returned to Buck
ingham Palace at a quarter past-ten on Friday night.

THE SEAMEN'S DINNER.

In accordance with the announcements previously made,
the dinner given to the seamen of Liverpool took place at
the Albert. Warehouses, after the laying of the first stone
of the Sailors' Home by his Royal Highness Prince
Albert. Three o'clock was the time appointed for the
dinner to be placed upon the table, but owing to misma-
nagement in some quarter, or perhaps to the fact of the
ceremony at the site of the projected institution being
unavoidably delayed, the " good things of this life" did
not make their appearance until a considerable lapse had
transpired. At half-past three the guests were not ad-
mitted, although they swarmed round the entrance, and
testrried their impatience in unscrupulous terms; indeed
the waiters had not, at this time, finished their prepara-
tions about the tables. The room presented the same
appearance that it did on the previous day, when the
ajeuner was given to the Prince. Lord Adolphus Fitz-
clarence and the captain of the Albert were in the room
before the company was admitted ; they walked about in
deep conversation, apparently admiring the style of the
the tables, and afterwards joined two other naval officers,
who, with James Aspinall, Esq., stood at one end of the
room. Shortly afterwards the Rev. R. Davies, minister
of St. Paul's, entered theroom, followed by James Aiken,
Esq., chairman of the committee of the Sailors' Home,
Major-General Warre, and Colonel Wemyss. The com-
pany entered the room at half-past four, and soon appro-
priated the vacant seats. We should judge that, with the
sailors, there were more than eight hundred present.
About five o'clock the Mayor entered, arm in arm with
the Rev. H. M'Neile, and followed by Sir Howard
Douglas, the Rev. Jonathan Brooks, the senior rector ;
Dr. Tattersall ; W. Brown, Esq., M.P. ; Mr. Sands,
Mr. Tyrer, and other gentlemen.
James Aikin, Esq., occupied the chair, supported on
his right by the Mayor, and on his left by Viscount
Ingestrie. The chair at his Worship's right hand was
reserved for Lord Sandon, who did not arrive until the
dinner was almost concluded. On the left of Lord
Ingestrie was Lord James O'Brien. Lord Adolphus
Fitzclarence, Sir Howard Douglas, the Rev. Jonathan
Brooks, and W. Brown, Esq., sat in succession to the
right of the Mayor; Major-General Warre, the Rev. H.
M'Neile, and Colonel Wemyss, sat to the left of Lord
James O'Brien. The Rector, in the solemn manner
which is peculiar to him, asked a blessing. Mr. Cun-
ningham, the architect of the Sailors' Home, was present,
as was also Mr. John Bramley-Moore, Chairman of the
Dock Committee.

We noticed amongst the assembly the following clergy-
men :—Revs. Dr. Tattersall, Canon M`Neile, Thomas
Nolan, Connor. Maynard, Parry, Cordeaux, Barker, Dr.
Raffles, J. H. Stewart, Edward Jones, J. H. Jones, Chas.
Jones, H. FL Hampton, James Buck (Floating Chapel),
Cuthbert, E. J. Nixon, E. Roberts, B. A. Marshall, D.
Anderson, Robt. Davies, Davies, and J. Todd Brown.
After the other portion of the company had entered and
taken their seats, the doors were again thrown open, and
about 300 jolly sons of Neptune, consisting of the crews of
the royal yatchts, and a number of the seamen connected
with the temporary Sailors' Home at present established
in Bath. At first they took their seats just where they
could get them, preferring evidently the first port where
they could anchor. By the directors, however, of Captain
Chrispin, of the Victoria and Albert yacht, they were at
length arranged exclusively at the two tables on the east
side of the room, a boatswain being placed near the head

the other end to reply: .the'jollyfelTo;sl appeared hear-
tily to enjoy the scene, and, from time to time during the
evening, astounded the ears of the landsmen with a ge-
nuine British cheer.

JAMES AIKIN, Esq., the Chairman of the Committee
of the Sailors' Home and also chairman cf the dinner,
rose amidst the most enthusiastic cheers, and commanded
the assemblage to charge their glasses for a toast he felt
confident they would drink with unusual cordiality ; he
would rot have occasion to use many words in prefacing
any toast he should propose, and he was confident when
the one he should suggest was given without the slightest
comment, it would be drunk with enthusiasm. It was
the Queen, in a new and acceptable shape—" Her Majesty
the Queen, our Patroness."

The gleisinget;il;eni;tve in solo and chorus,
save the Queen."

" God

The main portion of the company having become some-
what enthusiastic, the Chairman called their attention to
the Boatswain's Whistle, and stated that as the evening
was fast advancing, he would not, he feared, be able to go
through the whole of the toasts; there were, however, a
few that could not be omitted, and the one he would then
propose was one of the most benevolent ladies England
could boast of—a lady who bad given freely on this and
other occasions, and whose generous disposition was so
fully known as to require no long description from him.
He gave "The Queen Dowager," which was received
with three times three.

After the cheering had subsided, the CHAIRMAN again
rose, and, in proposing the next toast, said that he feared
its reception would be so enthusiastic that the cheers
would drown his voice. He had a gratification in giving
the toast, and that gratificatiOn was increased by the glo-
rious reception its illustrious object had received during the
last two days, for the time he had bestowed and the conde-
scension he had shown was fully estimated by the people.
It was grtttifying to look around him and find on his right
& left officers of the highest rank, captains, merchants, and
sailors, all powerfully aiding the objects of the institution,
and it was equally satisfactory to see that however free
they were, there was a link of connection between the
throne and the lowest inhabitants. If ever he gave any-
thing with sincerity, it was the address he had that day
presented. It was so fully merited that he would not
wish one word lessened or one sentence condensed, for
the conduct of Prince Albert was beyond all praise. lle
had rained his name in the hearts of the people by giving
his sanction and support to the religious, scientific, and
philanthropic institutions of the country. He concluded,
after strongly commending the character of our royal

At the tbrmination of the vociferous cheering,
Tile MAYOR' after describing the manner of parting
with his Royal Highness, stated that previous to his
leaving, he distinctly stated, " Do make it understood
how greatly I am gratified with my reception in Liver-

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pool." (Cheers.) And to forward the interests of the
institution he had' left £lOO as a donation. (Cheers.)
The CHAIRMAN then gave, " The Bishops of the
Diocese," describing, without individual allusions, how
greatly they were indebted for the forward state in which
the institution stood to the clergy, and eulogising the
eloquent and touching prayer which had that day been
given by the Rev. Rector Brooks, connected his name
with the toast.

The
Rev. Itector BROOKS on behalf of the clergy of
the diocese, returned his sincere acknowledgments, and
as with the toast they had been pleafied to connect his
name, though he was not aware he deserved it,—when,
however, he looked forward to the many benefits the
establishment of a Sailors' Home would effect, he had
the interest of the institution at heart, for it would
improve the condition of that body, and whether in a
moral, temporal, or eternal view, be felt satisfied it would
be beneficial. He had been for within two years of half
a century fulfilling a pastoral duty in Liverpool, and he
knew well the liberality of her merchant princ'es, who
were ever anxious to forward the interests of the British
seamen. He had watched Liverpool syringing from
insignificance to the second port in the world ; and to the
British sailors were we indebted for this, by carrying into
execution the enterprising plans of our merchants. No
class of men was more important to England than her
merchant mariners, for we were but an island, situated as
it were in the middle of the ocean, the great source of
the wealth and the importance of which were solely attri-
butable to our British seamen. (Cheers.) .England's
great protection, too, had been her British sailors ; for
when the flaunting eagle was borne triumphantly from
the shores of Italy to the North of Russia, their leader,
dared not pass the British isles, for there he knew ha
would meet the indomitable British tars. The reverend
rector then dwelt at some length on the munificencP, of
our merchants, and expressed his confidence of their
giving their cordial support to the Sailors' Home.
The CHAIRMAN then save the " Army and, Navy,"

labour they could undergo. By the part which his Royal' telligence to make them available. He has studied h
Highness has been graciously pleased to take to-day, author carefully, and aimed, not at merely rendering tla,
we are encouraged to indulge the hope that in years yet text eff-ctively, but at portraying the character of th
to come, when hundreds of England's sailors shall be en- brave and impetdons Percy. His utterance is sometime

joying the protection, and the peace, and tl
a home in this town, and when the parent,
and early Christian pastors of those men

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