The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-12-16 00:00:00

A. PRESBY

noble and venerable hi

in the old feelings of the people. Its clergy, mingling t
accomplishments of the aristocracy with the condescensil

of Christian pastors, rivet together the different ranks of
society, as with crossing bars of iron. Its bishops have ex-
hibited many of them the pomp of the prelate in beautiful
union with the spirit of Christ's meekest martyr. Its mas-
sive learning is the bulwark of Christianity. Its exquisite
Liturgy, second in divine composition only to Scripture itself,
ready at all times to supply the needs of the fainting soul,
and fitted, in its comprehensive devotions, aptly to embody
every different individual aspiration, binds in one chain of
prayer the hearts of its members, and the hearts of generation
after generation. From its pulpits, no longer occupied by
slumbering watchmen, the true doctrines of the Cross are
proclaimed, as with the sound of a trumpet. The costliest
offerings for the cause of Christ are poured in generous pro-
fusion into its treasury. The zeal of the missionary, that
finest token of apostolic origin, has awoke within its bosom ;
and bishops are going forth, making of the crozier a pilgrim
staff, in order to proclaim amongst the Gentiles the good
tidings of salvation. Well might the members of any other
nes.r. ... •

communion excuse the generous feeling which would awake
these words of Holy Writ, concerning her whom the best of
her sons have rejoiced to call their Mother Church of Eng-
land, " Many daughters have done virtuously, but thou ex-
cellest them all."—A Tract for the Times, adapted to the
position of both Churches. By William Penny, Advocate
of Edinburgh.

SELFISHNESS OF THE LEAGUERS.—The leaguers are a
selfish crew. Do I libel them ? Hear them speak. One
says, " I give £250 to the league, not to promote the interest
of justice, humanity, and religion, but lest I should lose all
the rest that I possess."—Another of these worthies, who
figures in Manchester amongst the very pious ones, declared,
" I came with the intention of giving only £lOO, but, as £250
and £3OO have been put down, I will I

Then comes the statement of the case, without any prevati-
The three hundred pounder continues—" The ques-
tion for decision is, whether the aristocracy shall ride the
manufacturers down with their money, or whether the manu-
facturers shall ride the aristocracy down with theirs." So
that, on the showing of themselves, the question with the
leaguers is not one of RIGHT, but a mere contest for POWER
—a resolution on their part "to ride the aristocracy down
with their money," and thus overthrow the institutions of
England; for no one will be foolish enough to suppose
that the crown can outlive the aristocracy. Revolution,
then, being the goal of the leaguers, the selfish, but very pious
leaguer, adds, "For my own part, I will make the greatest
effort I can to save myself, and, if I die, I shall have a strug-
gle for it first." This smacks of physical force, as well as
money. Again, another bright example of a leaguer speaks
out still more boldly, openly declaring, " If the people of
Manchester only knew - •

it is their interest to

have the powe

to repeal the corn law in spite of the 1
ores." If this is not an excitement to rebe'
, what is ? The rebel continued—" It is nothin
matter of money ; and if the manufacturers have not m
Ido not know who has." The impudence of this leap
as striking as his treason.—Fleet Papers.
A WOODEN LEG AT COURT.—HIS Majesty (Geor
is in delightful health, and much improved
agree he never looked better. The loyalty of all this place
is excessive; they have dressed out -
of " God save the King ;"
doors ; all the children wear it in their caps, all the labourerb
in their hats, and all the sailors in their voices, for they never
approach the house without shouting it aloud, nor see the
King, or his shadow, without beginning to huzza, and going
on to three cheers. The bathing-machines make it their
motto over all their windows; and those bathers that belong
to the royal dinne"- -

pray, sir,

nd all U.

wear it in bandeaus on their bonnets, to

go into the
waists, to encounter the waves

a, and have it

and no sho,

ldeaus and g.

lies, have

nymphs, it

ance; and when first I surveyed these
ith some difficulty I kept my features
all. Think but of the surprise of his

in order

Majesty wh,

, the first time of his bathing, he had no
sooner popped his royal head under water than a band of
3, concealed in a neighbouring machine, struck up " GOd
great George our King." One
or and b

with the

leave to kiss h

, who stood

iispered

however, that he took no no-
Queen's hand erect. As he