The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-11-03 00:00:00

THE LATE REV. DR. TATTERSHALL.

When a good man dies, we too oftea discover, for the
first time, his value. If this is true abstractedly, it is
certainly so in the case of the rev. gentleman of whose
career on earth we are about to attempt a humble me-
moir. We have had the Rev. Dr. Tattershall amongst
us for many years, labouring faithfully and unostentati-
ously as a minister; and it is only when we are deprived
of his talents and zeal, that we learn how much they have
been prized both by his friends, and by those in religion
and in politics opposed to him.
The late Dr. Tattershall was the son of a Wesleyan
minister. He was entered as a sizar at Queen's College,
Cambridge, and took the degree of B.A. in 1816, standing
amongst his clever competitors, Dr. Whewell, &c., as the
7th wrangler. Upon this part of his career an intimate
and rev. friend thus remarks : . .

"It was in 1814 that I first became acquainted with
Dr. Tattershall. He was then an undergraduate of
Queen's College, Cambridge. We frequently met at the
rooms of a mutual friend. Althoughvery young, his clas-
sical and mathematical attainments were considerable ;
and great expectations were formed of his ultimate success,
both by men of his own College, and others who had the
happiness of his acquaintance. I remember on one occa-
sion, while breakfasting with that profound mathema-
tician, Dr. Milner, the Dean of Carlisle, and Master of
Queen's, that my late friend became the subject of con-
versation. The Dean, in his characteristic manner re-
marked, that he was greatly mistaken, if that lad did not
prove more than a match for most men of his year. Nor was
he much wrong in his anticipations ; for in the January
examination of 1816 for his B. A. degree, he attained the
distinguished place of seventh wrangler, when competing
with such men as Jacob of Caius, and Whewell of Trinity,
and some others scarcely less eminent, and was made
Fellow of his College. During his undergraduatcship,
at least, that part of it, in which I was resident in the
University, he was most regular in his attendance to all
the rules of the College, and bore the character, not only
of a moral, but of a religious young man. He never
shrunk from avowing his sentiments, while he was never
offensively forward in making them known. From the
liveliness of his disposition, his good-humoured affability,
and his sterling good sense, he was a universal favorite
atomic, his friends and companions.
"On leaving College, I lost sight of him until our
acquaintance was renewed on his coming to Liverpool.
It is well known with what ardour and enargy he entered
upon his charge at St. Matthews' in Key-street ; how
soon his schools became among the largest in Liverpool,
and how attached and affectionate were the congregation
among whom he ministered ; an attachment and affection
in no way diminished by his removal to St. Augustine's,
where he closed his earthly career.
"Dr. Tattershall was a man ready to do every good work.
To his power—yea, beyond his power—he laboured for
the benefit of Jew and Gentile ; and many, especially of
the seed of Abraham, will call him blessed.
" As a scholar, he was profound rather than brilliant ; as
a reasoner, clear and perspicuous; as a friend, affection-
are and constant ; as a Christian, holy and devout ; as a
minister, active, energetic, and useful. He descends to
the grave embalmed in the affections of his brethren and
friends, and honoured and beloved by all who knew him."
The concluding portion of this communication is the
tribute of a faithful friend, and contains not a line which
is not honourable both to the deceased and to him.who
offers the record of his worth.
On leaving college, which was not until four years after
taking his degree of B A., during which time he was a
private tutor—and at the present day some of his quondam
pupils look back with pleasure upon the information de-
rived from his geometrical lectures delivered by him in
that capacity—he took a curacy, we believe in Glouces-
tershire. His father and mother he buried in the church
yard of All Saints, Huntingdon. In 1820. he took the
degree of M.A., and in 1821 was elected fellow of his
college. In 1838 he took the degree of D.D.
When he first entered upon his ministerial duties in Li-
verpool, in 1824, there were difficulties for an evangelical
clergyman to struggle against, which now happily, through
God's blessing, have been rexaoved. He, with two more
dear friends—one of whom is still spared to his flock—
stood in a manner quite alone; and surely no better
testimony could be tendered of his simplicity in
preaching, Christ, than the crowded aisles of St. Mat-
thew's Church ; especially when the poor and destitute
condition of the people in that district is considered. He
was instrumental in establishing day and Sunday schools
for that part of the town, and nothing gave greater plea-
sure to his benevolent mind than, on the recurrence of
the annual meeting of the teachers and friends of these
schools, to be able to join in their anniversary of gra-
titude for the Lord's mercies. Even after he had removed
to his later sphere of duty at St. Augustine's, to which
he was appointed in 1830, he was not forgetful " of his
first love." His extensive charity led him to countenance
and support most of the institutions in the town, which
have for their object the temporal or spiritual welfare of
man, based upon true Christian principles, and not
opposed to the spirit of God's holy word. There
are few clergymen in Liverpool who have been found so
accessible,,when called upon to lend their hid to any work
of charity, or to preside over any effort to ameliorate the
condition or advance the temporal or eternal happiness of
his fellow-creatures. To the call of the Bible Society, the
Jews' Society, the Church Missionary Society, the Pro-
testant Association, and other similar appeals upon a
Christian minister, he ever readily responded; and his
countenance was in every case heartily greeted by men of
every persuasion, as is evidenced by the frequency with
which he was called upon to preside over such meetings in
the capacity of chairman, and the marked deference
which was always paid to his opinions on such occasions.
In this sense the lamented deceased had no bias, party, or
religiouri. He was the friend to every man who sought
to find God, or to confer a benefit upon his kind.
Upon his performance of his ministerial functions
in Liverpool, we need scarcely offer a word. His
early proficiency in mathematics and geometry we
have already referred to. He was undoubtedly a first-
rate geometrician ; and in fact this may easily be inferred
from his discourses in the pulpit, their characteristic being
deep thought combined with close reasoning. However,
the chief value of his discourses consisted in the setting
forth of Jesus Christ and Him crucified—the doctrine of
justification by faith alone—and good works as the neces-
sary evidence of a saving faith.
In his decease the Church has lost a standard bearer;
the rich, a kind but faithful reprover and instructor; the
poor, a sympathising pastor. His beloved wife has been
called to lose a most tender and affectionate husband ;
his children have been deprived of a loving and pious
father ; and the district of St. Augustine has to mourn
the loss of a faithful minister.
The rev. gentleman preached on Sunday week, much
against the wish of his friends, a sermon in behalf of the
schools connected with St. Augustine's Church, in the
prosperity of which he was deeply interested, himself tak-
ing occasionally the direction of a class. In the evening
he was seriously indisposed ; and on Thursday morning he
breathed his last, his complaint being, we believe, in-
flammation of the kidneys.
The deceased will be interred this (Tuesday) morning,
at Everton Church, and no doubt numbers of his bereaved
flock and friends will follow his remains to their last
earthly resting place ; and on Sunday morning next the
Rev. Hugh M`Neile will preach his funeral sermon at St.
Augustine's.

The services at St. Augustine's, on Sunday, were taken,
in the morning by the Rev. Dr. Booth, late Vice-Principal
of the Collegiate Institution, and the Rev. Mr. Towline.
We regret to say that the shock of the decease of his
revered incumbent had seriously affected the health of
this gentleman, and his physical powers were considerably
taxed by the labour of reading the morning service. The
sermon was preached by the Rev. Dr. Booth, from Ist
Thessal. chap. iv. ver. 13. In the course of the discourse,
which was a review of the support given by Christianity
to the saints under affliction, the Rev. Doctor alluded in
most feeling terms to the irreparable loss the congregation
had so suddenly been called upon to sustain. They might
succeed, he said, in replacing their lamented pastor by a
more eloquent minister, but one more affectionate, pains-
taking. and learned, he boldly said it, it would be impos-
sible to find. The Rev. Doctor improved the occasion,
we hope to the spiritual comfort of all who heard him.
Not one dry eye was in the church ; and the weeping and
tears will continue with many " till time and death shall
be no more." The melamcholy event was improved in all
the other churches in the town—the Rev. John Jones, of
St. Andrew's, paying a special tribute to the memory of
his old and highly esteemed friend.

Dr. Tattershall, though a forcible writer and an acute
thinker, had not the ambition of appearing before the
world in the professed character of an author. Never-
theless, the persuasion of his friends, and the desire of
the public, brought him into print, though not so often
as, for the cause of Christian literature and of science,
we could have desired. Many persons must recollect the
earnestness with which, in numerous speeches at the
Music-hall, the Amphitheatre, and in other places, he
defended the principle of religious education against the
Irish system—a system of whiqh we well Femenfeer him
predicting, that it would be httended with no results
commensurate with the risks of the tremendous change it
involved. His addresses at the various Protestant meet-
ings have frequently been reported in this paper, and they
may yet be referred to as models of sound doctrine, con-
veyed in the best language. The following is a list of his
published works, as far as we know. The list probably
is imperfect; but it contains all, we believe, that the
Doctor published during his incumbency of St. Augus-
tine's :
The Deity and Personality of the Holy Ghost.
Justification. A Sermon preached in St. Andrew's
Church, Liverpool.
The Scripture Doctrine of Election ; being the Sub-
stance of Five Sermons, preached in St. Augustine's
Church, Everton.
The Right of Private Judgment. A Sermon preached
in St. Michael's.
The Integrity of the Canon of Holy Scripture main-
tained against Unitarian Objections.
On the Lawfulness of Rulers Employing their Official
Influence for the Promotion of True Religion. A Sermon
preached in St. Augustine's Church, Everton, at the re-
quest of the Young Men's Established Church Society.
The Scripture Doctrine of the Atonement.
An Elementary Treatise on the Differential and Inte-
gral Calculus.
Dr. Tattershall's reputation as a scholar may be inferred
from the fact that scions from noble and aristocratic
families were for many years confided to his care. Some
of his pupils have already achieved college distinctions;
others are progressing in that difficult but enviable path ;
and all will, we hope, reflect the lessons they received
from their lamented master in a life of virtue like his.

A splendid new ship, to be named the "Serapbina," wil
be launched from the yard of Mr. Royden, Baffin-street
Queen's Dock, at a quarter past ten this (Tuesday
Mottling.

Nov. 3, 1840.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.
(BY EXPRESS.)

LONDON CORN EXCHANGE.-YESTERDAY.

A change of wind and more settled weather has brought a
large arrival of foreign Wheat, Barley, Oats, and Beans, and
several vessels got in this morning, in addition to the reported
quantity, which caused buyers at this day's market to act with
more than ordinary caution. The English supply of Wheat was
only moderate, the trade opened dull, and our millers bought
sparingly, but at the c ose the stands were pretty well cleared
at a reduction of about 2s per quarter. Free foreign Is lower,
but at this decline there was a good demand for shipment to
Ireland, also for barrel Flour at a proportionate reduction.
English Barley 2s, foreign 2s to 3s, Malt is lower. This large
arrival of foreign Oats has greatly depressed the trade; and
even at a reduction of is per quarter Irish were neglected, and
foreign only in limited request, the feeling of the dealers and
consumers being that they shall shortly make their purchases
on still lower terms. Beans and Peas in fair consumptive de-
mand, without any change in value.

SMITHFIELD CATTLE MARKET.—YERTNRDAY.
The supply being more than the wants of the dealers, the
Beef trade was in a very depressed state, at a decline in the
quotations of 2d. per Sib., and a clearance was not effected.
The droves from the north comprised 2100 short-horns; from
the western and midland districts, 000 Herefords, runts, De-
vons, &c. ; from other parts of England, 700 of various breeds;
from Ireland, 00 ; and from Scotland, 120 Beasts.
The numbers of Sheep were not so large as those exhibited
on Monday last ; yet the Mutton trade was in a sluggish state,
and the currencies declined 2d. per 81b.
In Calves, the supply of which was good, very little was
doing, and the prices had a downward tendency.
Pigs moved off slowly, on easier terms.

CASE OF DISTRESS.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE STANDARD.

SlR,—Will you, by kindly inserting these few lines,
call the attention of your benevolent readers to the fol-
lowing case :—T. R., who supported himself, wife, and
seven children, by the earnings of three horses, has, since
January, 1843, by a succession of reverses, been reduced
to the verge of destitution. The following is a summary
of his trials. viz., a very severe fracture of his leg, the loss
of three horses in succession, a long and serious illness,
and, lastly, a second ucident:hut no bones broken.
The heavy debts incurred unavoidably for forage, stable
rent, &c., have been added to by the seizure of his two
horses by one of his creditors, and their detention for
several days, till redeemed by a gentleman who providen-
tially became acquainted with the circumstances. T. R.
has now but one horse. It is hoped that a sufficient sum
may be raised to purchase another horse, and to pay off
his debts ; thus, as it were. setting him on his legs again,
and securing him, with the favour of God's providence,
from the workhouse. Nearly £lOO will be required to
effect this, for which contributions will be thankfully re.
ceived at Mr. Perris's, Church-street, and at the office of
this paper, where inquiries as to character, &c., will be
satisfactorily answered. H.
170, Grove-street.

THE CisURT (1• FASHIONABLE WORLD.

Her Majesty will leave Windsor in a few days on a
visit to Arundel Castle, the seat of the Duke of Norfolk.
His Royal Highness the youthful heir apparent's natal
day, on Thursday next, when he will complete his fifth
year, will be celebrated by public dinners at Windsor, &c.
The Earl and Countess of Sefton, after spending a few
days with the Earl of Eglinton, at Eglinton Castle, have
arrived at Croxteth. The noble earl is much improved in
health from his sojourn in Scotland.

On Sunday, the Cyclops steam-frigate and Pottinger
steam-ship got on shore off Cowes, but were fortunately-
got off without damage.
By the Royal Tar, which arrived at Southampton on
Saturday evening, at six o'clock, from the Peninsula, we
have dates, Lisbon 24th, Oporto 26th, Vigo 27th, and
Corunna 2Sth ultimo. They bring nothing more than
might have been expected. The insurgents of Oporto
were in possession of the town and the government war
steamers. The Miguelites were of course on the alert to,
take advantage of the disastrous state of things. A large
proportion of the population appeared to be favouratle to
Don Miguel.
Those who want really good and well fed native oysters
should visit Mr. Duffey's rooms, in Hanover-street.
Messrs. Peter Metge and Co. advertise some rare Irish
malt whiskey in our paper to-day. Their connexions in
the sister country enable them to get it genuine as
distilled.

L NTHAM—the celebrated Latham—commenced his
tripe suppers on Tuesday last. The number present ex
ceeded fifty ; and the fare was such as to call forth not
only admiration of the assembled company, but an ex-
press toast for the welfare of the house and its tenants.
Mr. Poore has removed from his recent premises to a
new and complete establishment, on the west side of
Castle-street, where, in order to meet his necessary busi-
ness, he has made many considerable and beautiful
alterations.
THEATRE ROYAL.--Mr.Jacobs has again, throughout
the past week, attracted crowds to witness his amusing
and wonderful performances. This, we believe. is Mr.
Jaco7.s' last week, thocgh if he continue to "draw" as Be
has hitherto don', we would advise him to ride upon the
tide so long as it flows in his favour.
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incidents,
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kept the house in one continued roar of laughter.
NOVEMBER FASHIONS.—Those who have not yet
inspected the fashions for the ensuing winter', should
peruse the excellent coloured work published by Mr.
Pdreolgilre:
iry
Walt-Insley. of Church-street. It is decidedly the best
shilling fashion book published, and as the novelties it
contains are numerous, it is worthy the attention of our
fair readers.

LA
- THE PICTORIAL ALMANAC.—This is a most delegsn:
and useful publication. It is embellished with a lards
number of beautifully-executed engravings, and eb"nof
in every page with important information for the man_
business, the gardener, the farmer, the sportsman, and
the naturalist. We have had many cheap almanacs, but
this is the cheapest of the cheap.
PATENTS FOR INVENTIONS, AND REGISTRATION or
DESIGNS.—We direct attention to an advertisement 111
our present number, announcing that Mr. J. S.
Walker'
of the office of this paper, will furnish any parties oPPIY:
myto him with all requisite information relative to th`',
obtaining of patents, or of registration (under the sets/
for inventions and discoveries. i
THE RIVERSDALE ESTATE.—A prospectus of the tr
tention to bring out this estate in lots suitable for build.
ings of a superior class, appears in our advertisinlif
columns. The mode of disposing of the lots seems On'
pie, efficacious, and likely to meet the wishes of pu".
chasers. A most beautiful lithographed plan of tu"
estate, with designs for the buildings, has been execute'
and is on view in the window of our publishing office.
SATURDAY EVENING CONCERTS.—The Concert-ha,
was densely crowded on Saturday evening, and 40a3"
hundreds were unable to gain admission. Mr. Braham
and his two sons were the great attraction. The
vocal powers of the veteran Braham become wonderful'
es he advances in his years exquisite taste improve.;
and, though his voice is weaker than formerly, Lit
powers of modulation are equal, it not superior, to ill":
they were when in the height of his professional career
We understand that, in consequence of the disaPPill
ment of those who were unable to gain admission, the r;,
rectors have again engaged him to appear on the 16th la
stant. Mr. Alexander, professor of elocution, recited
" Mark Anthony's Oration," and a comic piece, between
the parts, both of which were loudly applauded.