The Liverpool Standard, and General Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-10-03 00:00:00

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

Stu,—l do not think many of your readers possess that
unnatural taste for mere personal controversy with which
your correspondent, the Rev. Mr. Pollock, is afflicted. I shall
do nothing to unnecessarily prolong the trumpery dispute
which he has raised in your columns. When, after every
charge has been denied (so that, if his accusation be correct,
we must disbelieve the positive asseverations of Messrs.
Wray and Pughej, we find him, boasting that none of his
" facts" have been disputed, and again inflicting on us his
balderdash about " secret accusation," &c., not many words
are wanted to sum up the case. It is, however, of some use
to note the animus which moves the opposition :
I. Note that Mr. Pollock passes by the "real question at
issue." Mere personal disputes are of but a momentary
interest. Mr. Wray having, therefore, denied Mr. Pollock's
charge, I toote occasion to call the latter's attention to this
only question of lasting importance. He refers to my letter
in terms of gratulation. He has nothing to say to its allega-
tions, but lets us know, almost in so many words, that his
sole object is to cover with opprobrium two brother clergy-

men. "It will be time enough for him to come forward
again" when Mr. Wray appeals to the public to give him
credit for speaking the truth ! This is further manifest in
that he artfully endeavours to turn my letter into another
means of damaging the reputation of Mr. Wray. Yes, Sir,
he actually scruples not to " toady" the Committee of the
" proposed church," in order to gratify his feeling against Mr.
Wray. He condescendingly assures us that we are not quite
lost to his good opinion, he has some hopes of us, seeing
that we have not committed ourselves to the acts of Mr.
Wray There is no occasion that is should give the most
positive contradiction to his hardy insinuation. It was a
strange time to make it, when one of this very 'Committee was
endorsing Mr. Wray's worst charges.
2. Mr. Pollock's great "fact" was, that Mr. Wray altered
the circular for the purpose of a mare general publication.
The charge. therefore, rests on Mr. Wray's purpose. The
only way, then, in which it can be met, is to deny the pur-
pose. Mr. Wray has done so; and to that denial I can give
the corroboration of one who was intimately associated with
him in these transactions.

3. The most colourable imputation after this, is, that the
passage about " Papal sad Dissenting error" was inserted in
this published circular "to delude the Protestant public ;"
and this is inferred because, when addressing "his own
party," " these pretexts were not resorted to." A statement
which is contrary to the fact : this passage having been pro-
mulged in the earliest editions of the circular, together with
some additional matter regarding Ile true way of opposing
Popery, taken from Bishop Burnet. So that the undertaking
was, at the onset, inaugurated with the profession of anti.
Popish sympathies.
4. The residuum of these wretebed,cluirges is, that some of
the expressions of the circular were, in its last edition, shorn
of some of their strength and " bitterness ;" and, of course,
such a charge as this is quite legitimate. Tlie public can
form their own opinion. If Mr. Pollock had confined himself
to this, be would have challenged far different comments
from men of sense, candour, and gentlemanly and Christian

feeling

Mr. Pollock rightly judges that we do not aim at the
"desolation" of existing churches. It is their present deso-
lation we would repair. Our aim is, to restore to them the
" Lord's Ritual" on the Lord's day. We can conceive no
desolation more complete than its absence. This our crime;
as Dr. M'Neile hinted at the "'Working Men's Church"

meeting, that we do not accept the sermon as supplying its
place.

The cause, then, is where it was when we commenced. The
adversaries leave us in the field. They will "not come' for-
ward again" till there arc some more opportunities of aspers-

ing the characters of its advocates. So be it.—Yours,
faithfully, ONE OF THE COMMITTEE.

ECCLESIASTICAL INTELLIG'-If,'IVCR.

PREFERMENTS AND APPOINTMENTS

Rev. C. Badham, D.D., late Head Master of the Grammar.
School, Louth, to the Head Mastership of the Birmingham
and Edghaston Proprietary School.
Hon. and Rev. S. Best, Rector of Abbott's Ann, to be
Rural Dean of the South-western Division of the Andover
Deanery. _ _

Rev. H. M. J. Bowles, 8.A., to the Incumben of St.
Paul's, Framilode, near Fretherne, Gloucestershire.
Rev. G. Carpenter, M.A., to the Vicarage of Stapleford,
Wilts.

Rev. F. W. Cobb, M.A., formerly Curate of Nettlestead
near Al aidstonP, to the Rectory of that pariah.

Rev. S. Hondas, M.A., Rediory of k'ishbourne, Sussex, to
the Prebendal Stall °Mates in Chichester Cathedral.
Rev. C. Harbin, M.A., to the Rectory of Teston, near
Maidstone.

Rev. J. Hooper, M.A., Vicar of Rolvenden, to the Vicarage
of Meopham, near Rochester.
_ Rev. James Stephen Hodson, M.A., of Merton College, Ox-
ford, Incumbent of Great Longstone, Derbyshire, to the
Rectorship of the Edinburgh Academy.
Rev. A. Huxtable, M.A., Rector of Sutton Waldron, near
Shaftesbury, to the Prebend or Canonry of Torleton, in
Salisbury Cathedral. _ .

Rev. V. B. Johnstone, M.A., to the Curacy of Herstmon-
ceux, Sussex.
Rev. A. Keene, 8.A., to the Curacy of Manningham, Brad-
ford, Yorkshire.
Rev. P. D. La Touche, M.A., Curate of Limerick, to the
Rectory of Painstown.
Rev. D. C. Mackenzie, 8.A., to the Incumbency of St.
Bartholomew's, Chichester.
Rev. E. L. Marrett, 8.A., to the Rectory of Morborne,
Huntingdonshire.
Rev. W. Melburne, 8.A., to the Incumbency of Redcar,
Yorkshire.
Rev. R. Mulcaster, 8.A., to the Curacy of Grinsdale, Cum-
berland.
Rev. J. Paul, A. 8., to the Perpetual Curacy of St. Matthew,
Twigworth, near Gloucester.
Rev. G. A. Perryn, 8.A., to the Incumbency of Sutton-
Guilden, Cheshire.
Rer. C. Pilkington, 8.C.L., Rector of Stockton, Warwick-
shire, to the Chancellorship of Chichester Cathedral.
Rev. P. M. Sankey, Curate of Westgate, to be Chaplain to
the Canterbury Union.
Rev. W. Shannahau, M.A., to the Curacy of St. Peter and
St. Paul, Clonmel.
Rev. F. A. Smith, 8.A., to a Minor Canonry in Canterbury
Cathedral. _

Rev. J. Stroud, M.A., to the Rectory of Bundley, Devon.
Rev. W. Thomas, late Curate of Swansea, to the Curacy of
Cardigan. _ _

lieir:-VV. Williams, M.A., to the Rectory of Bedwas, with
Ruddry annexed, Monmouthshire.

DIOCESE OF CHESTER

PREFEI2.3IENT. The Rev. Thomas Fenton has been
licensed to the perpetual curacy of Hugil or Jugs, in the
parish of Kendal, in the county of Westmoreland, void
by the resignation of the Rev. Matthew Isaac Finch.
Patron : The vicar of Kendal ; value, £BO, with a house.

THE NEW BISHOP OP Ktuwonz,—The Ven. Marcus G
Beresford was consecrated Bishop of Kilmore and Ardagh,
in the cathedral of Armagh, on Sunday week, by the Lord
Primate, assisted by the Bishops of Tuam and Down. The
new bishop was born in 1801, and is the second son of the
late Right Rev. George de la Poer Beresford, formerly
Bishop of Kilmore, who died in 1841.
MODERN CHURCH BUILDING.-It has been found
necessary to close Failsworth church, near Manchester, in
consequence of the failure of the works. Almost im-
mediately after its completion, in 1846, the ceiling began
to fall, and it has continued to do so ever since, until at
length it has become dangerous to assemble within it.
The floors are nearly all destroyed by the dry-rot, and they
_as well as the ceiling require to be entirely renewed.

HE POOL

ait pres

TEE 131suor or ST. D.A.VID'S had his
to him on the 24th ultimo, by the clergy of his diocese, in
testimony of the high estimation in which he is held by
them,

THE REV. JAAtts STVPITEIT HODSON, M.A., of 112E01
and Merton Colleges, Oxford, son of the Ven. the Arch-
deacon of Stafford, has been appointed Rector of the
dinburgh Academy, in the room of the Rev. Dr. Hannah,
now warden of Trinity College, Glenalmond.

TIIE BisnoP-DEsiCi NATE 0E BORNEO.—On Wednesday
morning a special service was held at the parish church of
St. James', Piccadilly, for the purpose of enabling those
who take an interest in the missionary operations in Bor-
neo to bid farewell to the Rev. Dr. M`Dougall, the bishop
elect, and the missionaries who are about to sail with-him
to that distant sphere of labour. Prayers were read by
the Rev. J. G. Cowan, and the sermon was preached by
the Rev. Dr. Jacobson, Regius Professor of Divinity in
the University of Oxford, from Romans xv. 20. " I have
strived to preach the Gospel not where Christ was named,
lest I should build upon another man's foundation."

THE PROPOSED BISHOPRIC IN CORNWALL.—A corres-
pondent of the Cornwall Gazette says that both govern-
ment and the Ecclesiastical Commissioners are favourable
to Dr. Walker's scheme ; the former suggesting county
meetings and combinations, the latter asking for an addi-
tional £25,000 for the same. This last request naturally
reminds people living in these parts of certain large
pecuniary interests in valuable mining properties, not long
since liberally given up to them by the Bishop of Exeter,
for church purposes, and leads them to hope that the
commission may return a portion to the county on an
occasion so pressing and important.
THE BISHOP OF MANCHESTER held a confirmation on
Saturday, at St. Mary's church, Rochdale, for the candi-
dates from St. Mary's, the parish church, St. James's,
and Milnrow. The number confirmed was about 500.
After the ceremony, his lordship delivered an impressive
address, and administered the rite of baptism to Mary De
Jersey, infant daughter of the Rev. Henry Cleare.
ARBROATH.—The new church of St. Mary's, Arbroath,
diocese of Brechin, was opened a short time back by the
bishop. The church is of the decorated or middle-pointed
style of Gothic architecture, consisting of nave and chancel,
with north aisle continued partly over the chancel, having
high-pitched roofs, and the whole very tastefully grouped
with a handsome spire at the north-west end of the aisle,
twenty feet square at the base, and rising to the height of
one hundred and thirty feet.
PROPAGATION OF THE GOSPEL : MEETING AT EXETER.
—The anniversary of the Societies for the Promotion of
Christian Knowledge, and for the Propagation of the
Gospel in Foreign Parts, was celebrated in Exeter, on
Thursday, by divine service in the cathedral, attended by
the mayor and corporation in state. The sermon was
announced to have been preached by the Lord Bishop of
Natal, but, owing to some unexplained cause, his lordship
was not present. After waiting till within two or three
minutes of the commencement of the service, the disap-
pointment was made known to the Lord Bishop of Exeter,
who never fails, when circumstances permit, to be present
on these interesting occasions. His lordship, although
quite unprepared for such an announcement, and there-
fore unprovided with a sermon, at once consented to fill
the place of the Bishop of Natal. The right rev. prelate
accordingly, at the conclusion of the lessons, delivered a
most eloquent and impressive sermon, taking his text
from St. Matthew xxviii. 18, 19, 20, " And Jesus came
and spake unto them, saying, all power is given unto me
in heaven and in earth. Go ye therefore, and teach all
nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of
the Son, and of the Holy Ghost ; teaching them to observe
all things whatsoever I have commanded you ; and, 10, I
am with you always, even unto the end of the world.
Amen." The address was, of course, extempore, his lord-
ship having had scarcely a moment's time to consider the
subject before the announcement of the service. The dis-
course, however, although unstudied, was particularly
suited to the occasion. His lordship, in the course of his
remarks, urged his hearers to look upon their assistance
in the support of Church missions not only as a duty, but
as a high privilege ; and pointed out to them, in language
most forcible and touching, that the assistance which was
most acceptable in the sight of God, was that which
required them to make personal sacrifices. At the con-
clusion of the bishop's sermon, a collection was made' at the
doors, which amounted to £BB 13s. 941., the box held by
Mr. Kekewich being found to contain a mite.
DIOCESE OF EDINDURGH.—A new church has been
erected at Trinity, near Edinburgh, for the accommoda-
tion of members residing in Newhaven and Trinity, under
the sanction of the Bishop of Edinburgh. " The church,"
says an Edinburgh journal, " which is dedicated in honour
of the Holy Trinity, is of the middle pointed style of
architecture, commonly termed the decorated Gothic. It
is built of Fife free-stone in random squared ruble, with
dressings of Craigleith stone, and consists of a chancel
19 by 16 feet, nave 45 feet by 20 feet, south porch and
south-west spirelet, a vestry, with outside door on the
north side of chancel. A portion of the vestry is parti-
tioned off for an organ chamber, opening into the chancel,
with a segment arch of polished stone. The nave is
divided into three bays, the westermost being occupied
by the porch and spirelet, the others with segment-
headed two-light traceried windows in each. The east
and west gables are pierced with three-light windows,
with rich tracery in the head, of different and symbolical
design, that for the chancel being more elaborate. The
chancel arch is of two orders, the inner arch is deeply
moulded and enriched with the ball-flower, supported on
carved stone corbels, and the whole surrounded with a
label moulding resting on two angels. From stone
corbels between each bay rises a principal or roof truss,
framed wilt. laminated timber, forming a large Gothic
arch; on these are laid the longitudinal bearers to which
the roof boarding is fixed. All the timber, of fine red
Baltic, is planed and chamfered, stained and varnished.
Open benches, with carved ends, occupy the nave, leaving
an avenue in the centre, laid with encaustic tiles. A
stone pulpit is fixed in the north-east angle, raised on
three steps, and finished with stone cornice and carved
heads. The chancel is raised one step, and on each side
is fixed a bench for the choir. The sacrarium is raised
two steps, and is divided from the choir with altar rails
of moulded wood work, enclosing the Lord's Table, which
is framed of massive oak, Both the choir and the sacra-
rium are laid with Minton's encaustic tiles, the latter
containing emblems of the Evangelists and the Agnus Dei
in red, blue, and yellow. A stone font occupies the
ancient position to'the left hand on entering by the south
porch. Stone crosses of beautiful design surmount the
apex of each gable, and a gilt iron one terminates the
point of the spirelet. Traceried openings pierce each
side of the belfry, which is octagonal, finished with a
moulded cornice, having grotesque heads at the angles.
The church is provided with 150 kneelings, and though
small, possesses every essential of a church. It has cost
nearly one thousand pounds, the whole of which has been
defrayed by the Rev. Walter Mitchell Goalen. A burial
vault has been formed in the chancel for the beneficent
founder and his family, which we trust may be many
years unoccupied. The Messrs. Hay, of Liverpool, who
have erected so many ecclesiastical structures, are the
architects, and this church fully sustains their well-earned
reputation.

AN AGED COUPLE were drowned, a few days ago, near
Droylesden, by walking into a canal at night. The event
was unknown until their son was passing the spot on the
following morning, when he accidentally discovered both
bodies.

A MILITARY REVOLUTION."—A local paper (the
Chronicle) says :—" Limerick has at length been totally
ungarrisoned. For the first time since the siege, the city
of the violated treaty is left in the keeping of a handful of
raw recruits. The 57th depot has gone off' to Birr,
and the 40th depot has been removed up to the new bar-
racks to replace the die hards.' The Castle barracks, in
which the 40th were stationed, has, since their removal,
been closed, and there are at present a sergeant, a corporal,
and two or three privates keeping possession of it."
PRIVATE BlLLs.—From a Parliamentary paper.recently
issued, it appears that in the last session of Parliament 362
private bills came under the consideration of the House of
Commons, of which 321 originated in that house, and 41
were brought down from the House of Lords; 269 private
bills received the Royal assent, among which were 81 rail-
way bills, 26 bills relating to roads and bridges, 23 relat-
ing to waterworks, 13 to ports and docks, and 4.3 to pav-
ing, lighting, and improvement of towns.

CAPTAIN COOK'S CHRONOMETER has been presented to
the United Service Institution by Admiral Sir Thomas
Herbert. It has undergone some adventures. After two
voyages with Cook, Lieut. Blight took it out in the Bounty ;
the mutineers carried itto Pitcairn's Island ; it was sold to
an American, who sold it again in Chili ; finally Sir Thomas
Herbert bought it at Valparaiso for fifty guineas.
A LIBEL ON THE LADIES.—A United States paper is
charged with the following libel on the " sex" : We
have noticed that five women will spread out their clothes
so as to take up the entire side of an omnibus, thus occu-
pying the room designed for eight ; and then if another
woman presents herself at the door, they will cry out—
' You can't come in here ! there 'aint no room ;' but if a

man wants to get in, they can make room easy enough

RUSSIAN CONTRACT BUILDING. Letters from St.
Petersburg state that the Czar has ordered the arrest of
the contractors who were employed to construct the works
at Bomarsund, now destroyed. The charge pretended
against them is, that they undertook to build the fortifi-
cations from base to summit, while it is now proved that
the interior was a loose rubble, incapable of opposing any
resistance to the concussions of the shot, and pouring out
of the least breach in the facings of the forts.
SUDDEN DEATH OF TILE MARQUIS OF ORSIONDE.—The
city of Kilkenny was, on Tuesday, thrown into a state of
unusual excitement by a rumour, which later accounts
completely verified, of the sudden demise of the Marquis
of Ormonde, at Loftus-lodge, county of Wexford, whither
he had gone a short time since, accompanied by the Mar-
chioness and family, to enjoy the benefit of sea bathing.
The late Marquis of Ormonde was born on the 24th August,
1808, and succeeded to the title in 1838. He married in
1843 Frances Jane, daughter of the Hon. Sir E. Paget,
second son of the late Marquis of Anglesea, by whom he
leaves four sons and two daughters. The young Earl of
Ossory (now Marquis of Ormonde) is only 11 years old.

MR. DISRAELI IN DEVONSIIIRE.—The Right Hon. the
ex-Chancellor of the Exchequer and Mrs. Disraeli arrived
at Plymouth on Monday last, being received at the
station by Sir J. B. Y. Buller, Bart., M.P., and S. Tris-
cott, Esq., of the Royal William Victualling Yard. Mr.
Disraeli is the guest of the latter gentleman during his
stay at Plymouth and Devonport. A large party was in-
vited to meet him at dinner, and on the following morning
Mr. and Mrs. Disraeli went to the official residence of
Lieutenant-General Sir Harry Smith, at Devonport, where
they witnessed a review of the South Devon Militia.
They proceeded thence to the new steamy and at Keyham,
and afterwards visited the dockyard, over which
Establish-
mentesh they were conducted by Rear-admiral
superintendent. From the dockyard they embarked and
went on board the Impregnable,l2o, flag-ship, which they in-
spected, and subsequently proceeded to Mount-Edgeeumbe,
where they were received by the Countess Mount-Edge-
cumbe and Lord Valletort (the noble earl being absent on
a cruise in his yacht), by whom they were conducted
through the beautiful gardens and park, with which they
expressed themselves highly delighted. In the evening,
Mr. Disraeli dined with Colonel Sir J. B. Y. Buller, and
the officers of the South Devon Militia, and among the
guests were Admiral Sir W. Parket, General Sir H. Smith,
E. R. P. Bastard, Esq., Captain Wise, &c. On Wednes-
day, Mr. and Mrs. Disraeli visited Mr. Bryant's sugar
refinery, and thence proceeded to Kitly, on a visit to Mr.
Bastard. On Thursday, they were guests of Sir John and
Lady Buller, at their temporary residence, Penlee Villas.

R,T)

BIRTHS;

iND G

"TIP AT

11A.BRIAGES, and DEATHS

de.
BIRTHS.

On the 19th nit., in Sefton-street, Mrs. Alexander Hay

of a so

On the 20th ult., Mrs. William Spencer, Russell-street,
of a son.
On the 20th ult., at Eastham, the wife of Mr. H. Jones,
of a daughter.
On the 20th ult., at Hampton-house, St. Mary Church,
South Devon, the wife of W. H. Tayleur, Esq., of a son.
On the 21st ult., at Brighton, the Hon. Mrs. Charles
Lennox Peel, of a daughter.
On the 22nd ult., the Duchess of Nassau, of a son.
On the 22nd ult., at Worsley Old Hall, in this county,
the wife of George Loch, Esq., of a daughter.
On the 22nd ult., at Gritnston-park, near Tadcaster, the
lady of Lord londesborough, of a daughter.
On the 24th ult , the wife of Mr. W. G. Herbert, Ren-
shaw-street, of a daughter.
On the 25th ult., at Aiigburth, the wife of John Clowes,
Esq., of a daughter.
On the 28th ult., at Kirkdale, Mrs. John G. Jacob, of a
son.
On the 28th ult., the wife of Mr. Joseph Smith, Bright-
street, Everton, of a daughter.
On the 30th ult., at Oxton, Cheshire, the wife of Mr.
Joseph G. Nash, of a daughter.