The Liverpool Standard, and General Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-10-31 00:00:00

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 184

nication of some comrade, or a scanty reply to an 114
at the War-office. ___Andeat a
15it11929, &C., FOIL THE EAST ---A COMP' e gait
the Times says :—" It was a delightful sight that _lO
yesterday morning at the London-bri(lge s
the chiefs of the different establishments for' religilanso•'
charitable ends, having marshalled their force% jade!
rily resigned their authority to a common head, ablie 00.
to secure that unity of action which alone ca,ll,"tia an
3
vernment to carry out their scheme. The "13:E Sell
Chief of St. John's House, with their mules; Mes wit!)
at the head of her Sisters ; the RODialliSt 13iUCT'itabla
the Sisters of Mercy; Miss '
Stanley,With the losP toge'
wi ~,ed
nurses whom her devoted exertions had gat"— takin;
ther, Mr. and Mrs. Bracebridge generously ncle!
,Theil
their convoy—were there to do everything that
Inch to
and zeal could suggest to help on a scheme oet
Wien, :_.,3
prayers of all England accompany, and to which the,
we may hope, augury of success."

ST. f°llBl

RUSSIAN ACCOUNTS FROM TSB ALMA 01"
lette,,, try
BURG, OCT. 3.—1 have just received two ;00
from a marine officer and the other from aoaiust 010
officer, both of whom fought at the Alma
an
linglish, and I hasten to send you the follonierrhg;`,ool6
from them. The infantry officer writes : be the
(of the Alma) was discontinued on our side Sol& i';'f
our battalions would have been exposed to the reroge.
English and French ship guns, which have a helicor forte
The battle had for us no disadvantageous rsl1y
enemy required just as much time as we did te ht 1
English, whom we had on our right wing,',. 10 2„.0. 013
Bandy ; we could not deny them our adealrnid 451
fire of the Minie rifles, with their long Mug" may
good deal of mischief, and would have done thy'
more if the enemy had had better shots aelestsl°
Our antagonist has not as yet obtained the,6lllnite'
vantage over us. The Prince (Menschikoff) " "ite I,"`
and the state of the troops very satisfactory °
sacks are constantly bringinc, in French leerVtakeoj
prisoners, but it is a fact that' have as Yet Vtcellell,„e'
single English marauder. Thewe old British,
(Lord Raglan) who commands up there must ""
up good discipline." 'ter, °f
The following account is given, by one Ivri II it t
check experienced by the Light Division, by the "lliCfeclOtib
tamed so heavy a loss. After the capture of folleo;
the Light Division followed up the hill, Wolff this „.1110
after volley after the retreating Russians. P-4
meat a compact column descended one of the "" firisg
was mistaken for a French division, and the 045,
beforerang e, tthhies supposeden error
couldF r ebnechd
discovered,
the part of the British ceased. When withilloOV
P poured airizlitigi
volley into the British ranks. Our loss here V 5 111-1
—the 23rd Regiment was nearly annihilates,
officers fell on the spot. The 17th Fusiliers wer.:"e
unfortunate. The Light Division wasll
forced to opc
and the redoubt fell into the hands of the RigisP.
more.
elumovel;edde, I°Yed in fesr`l

- 13.00L`rd),,
WEST DERBY GUARDIANS.—The Rev. NI • ~,,,d5, 0
sided at the weekly meeting of the Board en,":, pia I
The Public Works Loan Commissioners had ne:; 3 105/lA,
instalment and interest amounting to £25°,1°170 tbes"t9
£1,000; andthe seal of the guardians was affileu;;‘,o3 t°,e,l
rity for a further loan of £3,200 for further saaPAvalaili,
workhouse. The overseers of Everton havinf icia'loroo,
that there were deficiencies in the accounts ei i eti
siton
a poor-rate collector, he was dismissed from hissopear 0
Mr. Bulman, master of the hospital, was als° ce °' 0
from his office for incapacity in the perforali,t'oas,e.ily
duties. The number of inmates in the vrorunopivw
stated to be 561, against 679 last year. The '''' the
mates were 74. „,,i 10
no,vs- 0,1),
THE NEW ACT ON MERCIIANT SiIPTINCI, ..,1055'5,trr
last session, is divided into eleven parts, and coa.'La 101, 00,
as 548 clauses, with a schedule of forms to be ":‘," eoca.`ir
ing the statute—the longest of the session—ill'-,boo: it"
The Board of Trade is to superintend the raell) all' I',
ping. The first part relates to the beal-or3IP
functions ; the second to British ships, their ,„° ter4.„ of
measurement, and registry ; the third to la-veothi;es;
seamen ; the fourth to the safety and the 1%1,00,4 V
accidents ; the fifth to pilotage; and sixth Of', elPoitY
the seventh to the Mercantile Marine Fund ; Ll'be lik t 13.6
wrecks, casualties, and salvage ; the ninth to t 01.4
of shipowners ; the tenth to legal procedilre,,'. te
eleventh on miscellaneous matters. The ac - I ofl
el' 0
into operation on the Ist May next. ersg /10
Docz COMMITTEE.—The weekly meeting ,Dose ijir,
Thursday, Mr. C. Turner in the chair. The et,P:a", ea igl
present were Messrs. Shand, Steele,;Robinson,...A‘n;,7sit." 00
ham, Barber, ;Tobin, Rankin J. Holme, Roil,u—eocirdoic9i
Lockett. The sub-committeeofworks receio— 001" tilt'
rood ho ,
double doors should be provided for the interuPeosd.c4o
tion'of the dock warehouses ; that hydraulie,,e`,eoll,,°"w' 11
be erected at the south stack of the Stanley 1)6',"1-stoitTr '3.'
and that a sum of £lO be allowed to Archibalu.,tee I°o 0
had been in the employment of the coiate" 411 00
In r 0 y
years as a seaman under the surveyor. hot he tlle,,
question, Mr. James Holme explained that wasp that aLli
with reference to the Birkenhead docke y ''
would be as safe as the Liverpool docks with coe_4(
ditional depth.—The warehouse committee recited' sro
that John Martin and James Shaw be aPPlesso., re
keepers, at 21s. per week.—The tender of 38r4 orefi
and Miller, for the supply of marine chains, _ ''fas,, tbe
commended to be accepted.—A communicatle"tbotT3l4
from the principal coal merchants, requestio.g_ oitOP"
,00
Stanley and Collingwood Docks accommodate" tile tterl
provided for vessels loading with coal from uroniti)
during the winter months. Referred to the harqbe '440
committee.—A resolution was read froregtolg oef,
committee, to the effect that certain streets ab
ortioe"
tccsi couldswammwWsiiauttraeipnvcwinoeotoryngutlrifdab ir exceedinguuntipdnb eregor
tpxr2aoe2ksli..rieoa:Rnirerdier.npesjrir .
.0 h
o.jair_
itsuiantti.th:i:sh fit
ireti;:q3,:tou
41;tot,eitt;ocif:
of
ff
twhoorrkess,owloithonau. thmoriistytetormcoinmaptedly NY"'''
g fitlyt he generane
Simber VESTRY.—At the fortni
day, the Medical Relief Committee presentedl;3 o°, froel
report, vindicating themselves from J. Dinineatwoitt,
charge of inaccuracy in the returns of th,e_A coll 3 OS',
cholera. The committee denied that they "'Troia et 1;
themselves to any statement of the deal:l,4 add.j
during the weeks in question. They did 11-reeni n•
Eckersley's returns as correct ; they merely ooPtc,;•o'
simple fact of their receipt, with the relative!, forwiol!,:
they have placed them in Mr. Cooper's hen 100' 'lrOr
gation. A communication was also read frei, t 0 b col:
ton, one of the parish medical officers, iii heal 0f 001
observations made at the last meeting of. ti-'stl'pporbpoifoi
mittee, touching the part which he took In,. pr2,_.,012,
Bradley's " statement" or charge aphis-11" ~ W"" VA;
Mr. Newton denied that he had charge" "---0.1. 111.0;1 W
etil ,10001
j:tztor
that he had written the letter at the dictiouoci 0 10/,
ley. He merely gave to Mr. Bradley hie ini,tter kleeek
moray in the matter. Every word in the,:" Ss, „roc Jo
and he was quite prepared to acknowledge 17teig: la co
on moving the confirmation of the cono2%stias"ari
ings, said he thought the commimications3o,4 fes,til tile
for themselves, in spite of the animadvert. it raie,‘s .
the committee, and the attempt to, stignla"" that ot rfle
curacy ; and he t ' ught they were evideneeto 0,0 c 0 ~,
mittee had not made any statement they C°4.4 i; TateA ell
Mr. Came, the churchwarden, in vindiea'„ii" itee,,,-dee',"ol
1
mittee, also, in allusion to the Health Core'-oe " Or I
tion of sending a deputation to London, to to ildfijoil, if
who were the proper parties to look after tto Vi[tiOtaito
tion of medical ,relief, said, "As for going tbilre DeAlll
should say let them go to London; but it of Pt of o,
they take upon themselves the managerael.l,ooo,;ri 1)°,0
of the town, they had better take the roan% ol' 01
paupers also. And as it does not seem to be 01 is;
lam office, let them take along with it ill . ¢e,
ntll3l4ii,
churchwardens." 1.. o•rj ~.:4
HER MAJESTY AND THE ROYAL. FA:O,/lr 151-I",itov.
good health at Windsor Castle, taking. t": OD'
_Aoi,
exercise.-The invitations to the Royal tioln-f
1111°Toff'
the week have been very select. diecPuTil)Pele
LORD DUNALLY, a representative peer,
~ttoty„,4 13_,Atties
at the advanced age of 8(), at KilboY, ' by P- 15'
after a protracted illness. He is succeeded .. ,A.
00
Mr. Henry Prittie, son of the late 11,,1'' ,erad.,,pckhe
formerly one of the representatives of "'Pi ii e'L'aioliot
TifE LORD CHANCELLOR has appointeravof ~all,lo,lnot
Thursday, for the reception of the Lord -`";rd Li a y,t-cel'
rities of the city of Londbn, when the the IPTCII,,,nO
will signify her Majesty's approbation of ,_ ipro I.l'
elect. On the same day, at 12 o'clock, tliv 1, '' ,e,l
for will receive the Judges, Queen's Co ms 2, &C
Tog iDoc,
day being the first day of Michaelmas Ten'nineef) r
ie ;
THB COUNTESS OF STAMFORD AND feyr efasfioereo,
on Sunday week at Brighton—a severe triage 5;
~,k.e,Or
The deceased was the daughter of a Ca.re reed
Jr
and the Earl, when studying at Trinity
rriod colJ
so enamoured of her, that they were ola ot,r,
her, 1848. The marriage has no issue • soiti '
IRISH REPRESENTATIVE *PEER.--Itt.is fri_.os, iioc.fol;s
Bangor will succeed to the vacancy in tue a 7,-01,01.
.1 ,
tative peerage created by the death of Lte of,ocet.', tor
Earl of Portarlington is a candidate for li,, ~,, ill;
As Lord Bangor is a high Conservative,,,otttilo v.' tII
will probably lose a vote in the Upper ". 0011 0
p' re
ship's election.
Betel i'4,4Cl' Oftlif
THE CoLoximcv of the 67th Betel --wrecle,,' ra. F.
the decease of Lieut.-General John the 7" Et 1)1 r
which took place at St. John's-wood on of the
..,001
are now three Colonelcies vacant—those tifeßottl;
of ro I.llfe
and 67th Regiments. •
„burg, hillc„ ottte,
CHARITY IN FASHION.—Mr. Lia-- „bat joy., le Ao
makes the very sensible suggestion, ~',:_, sel.„ 11,1,,,,,,,
occupy themselves at the present time !)(faid,
.$t it
..,,,o,
the wounded soldiers in the Crimea ; '.' 0 o'ooo ','"Ati);,.
to the Times on the subject) that he dhra:wiacrbogita's.l9
soon become "quite a fashionable ~,,er,... ~, ~/
ment." A celebrated Frenchwoman " If inoo 'i,e,li
she had brought religion into fashion, worlocioe
should succeed in bringing charitailii. juice
1
among our unoccupied fair ones, he
Diogenes

0.....Pt:0110e
SERIOUS RAILWAY ACCIDENT ale., nt.-' t ,e 4
AT. P 1595), stt'Ae 1 f"
railway accident occurred at the PI, atte; tl,etiis'
Sunday afternoon, which, is likely to ;:s thiP,st do
l
fatal consequences to several. It aPPeo`iatites I'o 1,:.;;,:;:e
from Lichfield, due in Dudley at ten lod pistol, 0v ,
arrived considerably after its tiPe, 3ciug• *4,0
Valley train was on the point of len oof a oil c.'
being most awkwardly placed at the eceived %re v'f'
curve in a cutting, trains cannot be peliotoneoicas,
one hundred yards of the platform' .° both u i3l'
sequence nlaced at a bridge connnasd:l3g foretPe
- • , A.--;i1 In ,ni,„

duty it is to see the Licht:tel.,- h
ham trains leave, and to adjust t 0 ur
In this instance it must WT..- • ogie 1_„
the signals, for the Lichfield train
line upon which the Birmirf"'
conseuence was a fearful c„„_01.":" Cap—
and disabling the other. "-"A` re coo
and we

for ass %'c

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lescridec

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;is were hurt, r
ere dressed, ang

to the hotels; but fey

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.

n. the consequences

,
vri4, ‘-'OI,ONIAL I
the is for the
korelsiand iff the Pacific guar
N'e
thany different languar
seito UNIVEEsITY
kl L' ,a signified his inten
ty„"?.l4 Medal for the P.- sagemei, 'e6
11,1417ersitY of Co—'
~e 3/ „t ox Da. ~—A paragraph having gone
Nik„„"t1(1 of some zJapers stating that the Rev. Dr.
s;`,.,was a repudiator of the Queen's supremacy, and.
Ct th;',l's Statement upon a deduction From the omission
ta,"Witsgiving for the Harveit in the service at his
41 e. at Saint Columb Major, on Sunday, Ist of October,
statleinan has written to contradict the statement.
"41 ye On Sunday, Ist October, I could not myself
koild,,hlsad the Thanksgiving at Saint Columb, as I was in
keslT on that day, where I Joined in the use of it as a
4114 er of the congregation of St. James's Church, Picea-
Ig°Ll other occasions when such prayers or thanks-
a have been issued to be 'used in our churches, and
45411,Jh tatave been at my own parish, my parishioners
ptht4,64l myself have "used them in officiating in my
kSt ate-It is -my wish that in case of my absence
y,Z' . Onatimb, on any future similar occasion, no such
~111 ,ar thanksgivings should be omitted by may curate
'aer,',..,„earch. If I am present myself, I may say that
4aiiiipww be no omission of the kind, unless by the most
P'otnildltt°nal accident. So far, then, as regards the
1111) :Of attributing. to me the rejection of 'the Queen's
kr, As to the charge itself,l have-Only to say,
it tiert army ordination I wrote my subscription to the
toto ntaining the declaration of the Royal supremacy ;
,
subscription I still adhere bonaficle, and have
tzi 'lahe otherwise from the time of my ordination."
MAnniAnes. Great excitement has been
14 .4.7 la the parish of Bampton, Oxon, by a report that
tolebkleutribent the Rev. John Allen Giles, D.C.L., has
lllieafi:ised a marriage in the parish church out of cano-
4est.ottrs, andwithout banns or licence. The charge was
It ~,ug'ated 'before the Witney magistrates on Monday.
1412,eared from the evidence of Richard Platt, a shoe-
-1.40484.8., apprentice, and Jane Green, the defendant's
th
17,,vtlAr, both of whom had ,alsconded to London, but
,i,`"va_lnibsequently apprehended, that they went to
444;11tati a a little after six Velock on the morning of
hvih.%vaY3 the sth instant, and were there married by the
b414,.,7 gentleman, whose -son was the only witness
13" t The girl said that .a•doeument was shown to her
%as n, and signed "S. Oxon," as a marriage
2
kb,a' winch was to pay £3, but had not yet done
rvi tt.",me young man hadrested on the assurance of the
"it was all right,"" and had made no inquiries
.41l 4"ge matter. The 'register was signed by anothfer
esjc't the defendant, Caroline Lait, and the marriage
hhered as taking place on Tuesday, the 3rd, instead
t4klt hl,may, the sth. 'Caroline Lait also swore that it
and
tf,ce on Tuesday, 'between eight and nine o'clock,
aerBeTfat she was present, but subsequently contradicted
4'ea, and acknovnedged that she had been asked' to
hy the prisoner and had not been present. The
Ne Clerk also deposed that Dr. Giles told him "as a
till:$" that he had-solemnised the marriage as alleged,
laajittuldaY• The magistrates sent the case for trial, re-
-14.21g the defendant on bail, and it is also intended to
Tii'vtad against the witness, Caroline Lait,
l'toceedings, altogether, present a very pair
tl.Ems_ •

WALE

krrang

nts are in

•M`orning

—Prince Albert, the Chan-
'

1,1.111 y a prize

or perjury
II case.

ON OP THE NEW COUNCM—OXPORD
a*Txt, UNIVERSITY.
‘417 4t e°llv ° cafon-house at Oxford was opened an'Tnes-
'
quarter to nine, when about twenty members of
elaw
ation were admitted to their regency. At nine
,Cot,'E vOtlitgf•ot.the first section of the new Hebdomadal
eeei"44,. commenced. At half-past ten, voting-papers hiving
Coh...eaaded in to the Vice-Chancellor by 220 member' of
e%,-6regation the poll was declared closed, and in the
abotitlaalf-an-hour the following Heads of
'eclaredty the Vice-Chancellor duly electid Houses
tp. Heads. otes.
'Warden of New College ... V.
. 126
orIh••. 7tt, Master of Balliol C011ege..........- .......... 106
."4VVIEins Provost of oriel College ............ .... 101
48, ford:Dean of Christ Church ...... ............ 93
S
tr. "ettne, Master of Pembroke C011ege..................... 74
• h,
tth.—Pns, Warden of Wadham College
-14ightfoot Rector of Exeter College, 67 votes ;
1/41_7n-ter 27'esident of St. John's College, ; the
t„,clPal of Brasenose,' 55 ; and 13 others a•raore or less
--wee f •
eon tWCIVVeate-diSajOCk the voting for hrofessorfbagan, and
ktiej,„lzed till 'half-past one, when the poll was again closed,
',04,3er &brief interval the numbers wereannonnced as
getbB'"""' -Professors. Votes.
lIIISsPv -Ch a Regius Professor of "Eccle-
rfiitm7" * 140
tr. h`4BeY, Ch. ch. Regius Professor of Hebrew
f.,-"aabeny, Magdalen, Professor of Chemistry lOO
St. Alban's Hall, Professor of Ancient
99
is Wllamn, C.C.C., Professor of Moral Phi-
lp, 1,
I,[br
'University Professor of Astronomy
A"Lacebson d Dr: Macbride had about- 60 votes.
alakl,...e4alld, Mr.' Price, and Mr. Wall about 16. Mr.
'41447 24. `Same few' others a less number. The total
The Dolled was 224.]
cittd,/'°ting for the third section began at -three, and
ore at half-past four. A good deal of delay occurred
iktre the result was formally announced, caused by the
(-I,Q‘eCtf,. actuality of votes between two of the persons
,''laa,ul3, the sixth-and seventh upon the list. The Vice-
-11"ethe-415r, after -some consultation; determined that
could be •retarned, and declared the .pdll as fol-

I,members ,of Nugregation generally. `Votes.
Mansell, -St. John's College 82
ckv. Mozlev, Magdalen College ..... 71
I,ctt. • Lightfoot, Rector of Exeter College ........... 64
att. 6: Michael, Maedalen Hall 6O
Gordon, christ 'Church College ................... 60
two next upon the list were the Rev. C. Marriott,
;O Oriel College:and the Rev. M. Paftison, B. D.
';,ge College, who -hdd each 56 votes. It is said to be
`4e elation of the Vice-Chancellor to take the advise of
to it hiversity counsel (Sir R. Bethell) before proceeding
ht4ll3r notices with -respect to ha
fresh election. It-is
ti."4l here however, that within a few daysn fresh election
t(I be held for a single representative of -the
•kkt!'ection, as provided by the act in case of a casual
ttt't c::1- The Council met In consultation on the matter
oil°clE, but soon adjourned till Monday. [Thirty-.
,0f".„ Masters received -votes. The Rev. G. Rawlin-
Lel2ibitif-;xeter, College, and -the Rev. T. H. Heaney, of
'44ter" College, were among- those who had the largest;
• 255 meted.]
4.441,
OF THE REV

J. -IfALDANE STEWART.

clergymen -were better 'known, and none more
Y beloved. He has fallen asleep in a good old
dyi. tired into the heavenly garner as a shock of corn
is 3.1.;;De; but he was one of those whose steadfast faith,
serene piety 4 and Persuasiw-eTaniP toedraes-
ttlrellicee around:him .of wnich it was impossi
I‘,tgr ei_lraPorta e For many years-he was minister of
this -oal4el London,fle'd drew around him an attached
,Ilkfitlential thQr g 2ntion. It was with regret that
noexiohwas,severed but Be was called to fill ai-
fiheret4hticm in Liverpool (the ineumbeney.of
.St. Bride's),
er
e left e was equally beloved and honoured , and. whereer
be)4chind 'him a name and an example which
t.11,e remembered with reverence.
1.41 evenio ofuseful rife was spent in the beautiful
Aar; g 18 • the Surrey hills,
faibbc of 'Limpsfield, where, amidst
htar --11,1, discharged his duties as Rector, and was
.11,44,--13ogh to the metropolis to be enabled to favour his
V;:kr,-,;.4.°11s friends, as well as some of the most important
-''''rtatli'',Lees, with the Advantage of his presence, his ex-
.l4 1,,,,1118, and his prars.
'Ol4 hen his 79thyear, but continued in the enjoy-
4160fathalth till within short time of his removal.
Enjoy-
the s ago, he was in town, when his eldes.t .a.o. ,n
cla.„.•,avid D. Stewart, of Maidstone, was marriedatre
se‘qaatrter of the Venerable Chancellor Raikes, an 4,1,14 officiated at the ceremony, at St. George's; Hant
elMec,u ate' At that riod Mr Stewart's friends hau
at some 11._°P° that hispvealuable life would still be spared
0, cif atarears to the Church. He was then, ase usual,
etT;er 1,„"v benevolence ; and his influence as
tic-
k judiciously and to an extent,important.4 s `*acted
knr_tlet,
11,1;x,,rted a 'case 'which has paint-" met
ttirt man notice. But his work h,,kslee,'. nill of faith and of the H 0
1. of aPill Jesus, last Sunday, in the ...-
kke la inn., eased resurrection to eternal life.
tbtoehret/i,„,"!3 commenced about three weeks ago, when
,14 for''lng from London, where he had made
of '')111/)„4..sehurch missionary anniversary
etb. day of yin breathing
tt
i,ecior. two adifficultfterwards
01111

done; and this

oly Ghost, peacefully

are and ee

arrange•
s village;

es
stethoscope, deL
514;,'eneCs'ne cavities a the left lung.
4414 . etious apprehensionsw amon the mem
tii41.0.; but 11r- Stewart, hilst he submits
th:Ailly kost to the remedies whip}
ere.-L

This disc

readily

were applied, main

Itki§biv, OCTOBER th, iF-i:,•4.

doctor at his first interview with him, that he need not
hesitate to tell him the truth, as the day of his death
would be to him the happiest day of his life. And
to
several of those who entered his sick chamber he Made -a
remark most characteristic of his constant 'recollection of
the Redeemer as a personal friend, "Our Lord knows that
I cannot bear pain, and if there is to be pain connected
with this dise9.43, ne will say I Come up." He was most
anxious that the missionary anniversary, in which, as
tending to the honour of the Master whom he loved, he
always took a lively interest, should take place, notwith-
standing his illness. Accordingly the meetings were held,
and he was gratified by hearing that a larger collection
than usual had been made. On the following day, the
members of his family and other relatives assembled in his
room at his request, and his son David administered the
Lord's supper to him and them. It was an affecting
scene; but he expressly desired that it might not be con-
sidered as a visit to a dying man, as he did not anticipate
immediate death, but rather as a blessed opportunity
afforded by the presence of so many relatives, some of whom
had, come from a distance, for united profession of faith in
the Saviour. When the sacrament had been adminis-
tered, he delivered a short address, in which he said that
it was now about fifty-three years since the Lord had
ealled him to a knowledge of the truth. He believed, he
said, that the Lord puts special honour upon those who
separate themselves decidedly from the habits and customs
of the worldly-minded, and exhorted his children to adopt
such a nurse, expressing his thankfulness to the Lord for
the honour conferred on him as the instrument for direct-
ing the attention of Christians to the importance of prayer
for the outpouring of the Holy Spirit. He declared that
he was placing his entire dependance on the merits and
intercession of the Lord Jesus, saying, that, like his friend
Mr. Wilkinson, who baptised all his children, he had not
got beyond the publican's prayer, " God be merciful to
me, a sinner !" and he wished to make known, to the
honour of his Divine Master's faithfulness, that, though
he had met with many trials, he had been brought through
them all; and, concluding with giving his blessing to
those present, as well as to some of his absent relatives,
he requested that a favourite hymn might be sung to the
glory of the Saviou
Durk