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

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'ile Proofs of their absurdity. When pseudo-Churchmen
toligratulated themselves on the success of their hostility
a Church-rate, they foolishly thought that all the con-
nilence would be a suspension of the Choral Services,
e.jvcePt at the expense of those who approved of them.
e Should be sorry to believe that they contemplated any

Worse result, or no condemnation wog
each baseness. Tia-
clerks
of St. Nicholas , St. Peter a,
Was intelligible to the meanest
'44ergrowl of Radicalism betoker
the grumblers, who had
time, vituperating the churchwardens for not supplying
nte time of day, at their own cost, to the liberty-loving
.7ureh-haters, who cared little whether the churches
nwere closed, so long as they enjoyed all the advantages of
ieh they had ever availed themselves. Had this been
Z`e worst mischief arising from the refusal of a Church-
te, ' it might have been submitted to for a brief season ;
Unfortunately, the evil has struck deeper, so that, un-
-8,4 remedy be speedily applied, the growth of religion
erPool will be fearfully retrograde.
~,t
4e called attention some weeks since to the condition
St. John's Church, the wardens of which had been un-
Ir'eetedly involved in debt against which they had no
oret,

1d" be too strong for

e first

effect was the stoppage of the

Lnd St. Paul's churches

sttree bat an appeal to volunto

apacity, and a strong

ed the discontent which

only themselves to

aid, and which had

t:nobly responded to by the working-classes who fre-
lent that church. This was bad enough, but the case of
th Pail's Church is infinitely worse. In St. John's, if
41,c°112;regation be poor, they are very numerous ; but
l't• Paul's there is a double difficulty to contend with,
(4.
the congregation are not only poor but few in number,
e the incubus of debt which has to be discharged is
th Feat and as pressing
etefore, comes before the public under circumstances of
facts ter urgency, and we are more particular in giving the
t_' because sundry mis-st
-7,subject.
Zthen the Church-rate was refused last Easter, it was
ills.kiered that provision for the general maintenance of
e Service at St. Paul's Church could be legally
ed Upon the compulsory rate of 2d., and that the
""s of Parliament under which this Church was built
tit L.endowed would authorise the Parish-wardens in ap-
itpt74Elng the £6OO voted at the vestry meeting to
support. Such was the impression of 'the Parish-
'ens, who stated to the Wardens of St. Paul's Church
itheir income would not be affected to the extent of
re than £9O a year, so that no attempt was made to
hoset any greater amount of reduction in the expenditure.
culties have, however, arisen as to the legality of the
311ents which were at first contemplated ; and now,
rzhe
11 the salaries and other expenses are due, instead of
tile er being
wine
funds for the decent and orderly celebration
ts "wine worship, the Wardens of the church are in-
Llllled that no money can be paid by the parish for
tist, choir, vergers, ringing bells, providing the
tramental elements, cleaning the church, and other
tal Charges. As soon as this unexpected decision was
IN, the authorities of St. PauFs Church consulted
t4Rtileether, and as there appeared to be no means of meeting
the items of expenditure on the scale which then existed,
ett4; 111 justice to all parties interested, gave notice to all
'tars immediately to disconEnne either their ser-
Vices
or other causes of expense. The choir and organist
*ere
phi
,usnaissed' and the gas company, amongst other
slles
notice given to their manager to stop the
liPly of gas
The •
responsibility of paying the' claims of the various
and
a" .rested on the Wardens of St. Paul's Church,
eotk!.B
„..44 months' liabilities were incurred before a stop
hare tut to 1/ expenses for which a Church-rate should
afrl•Orided, it was not to be expected that the debt
em
Upon the .Church should be suffered to increase,
en
1;„1117: there was no prospect ,of honestly meeting the
4li fie,
Attempts have, however, been, and are being
tr,'l44e, by means of collections and voluntary contributions

The case of St. Paul's Church

Is have been made on

raise a sufficient sum to meet the present debt, which
amounts to about £lOO.

We have beer

g the facts of the

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AY NT

buoyancy when the intelligence of the capture of.
Sebastopol was believed, has since declined, though
but slightly, as it is confidently expected that the
ultimate success of the allied armies in the Crimea
is only a question of time. It has, however, been
far more affected by several failures of rather a
large amount, owing to over speculations in ship-
ping, though an easy settlement of the difficulties
is spoken of with confidence. The Bank returns
show a larger diminution in the stock of bullion,
owing, probably, to the fact of the recent arrivals
of gold not having been brought into the account.
There is also a very considerable increase in the
amount of " other securities," showing that the
Bank has been largely extending its accommodation
to the mercantile world.

In the early part of the week there was consi-
derable improvement in the Cotton manufacturing
districts, owing to the reports of successes in the
Crimea, and the favourable advices from India. The
recent failures have, however, since operated to
create distrust, and prices are not so well main-
tained. In the Woollen trade business has been
almost neglected.

The Coin markets durinr, the week have been
dull, holders being unwilling to sacrifice, and the
new crop being, as yet, but slenderly brought into
consumption. The arrivals at most markets have
been short, and the business confined to demands
for immediate consumption. _ _

The returns of the Board of Trade, for the month
ended sth September, show a falling-off in the
exports of British produce and manufactures to the
amount of £449,130, as compared with the corres-
ponding period of last year. The principal items
of decrease are Metals, £177,079 ; Haberdashery,

£108,997 ; Linen manufactures, £94,573 ; Woollen
manufactures, £63,891; Linen Yarn, £63,861; Silk
manufactures, £59,333 ; and Cotton Yarn, £45,197.
There is, however, an increase in Cotton manu-
factures, £106,892 ; Wool, £56,889 ; and Coals,
£16,670 ; with other items of smaller amount.

In the quantities of imported commodities taken
for home consumption there is a falling-off in
almost everything but Rum, Sugar, Spirits,Tobacco,
and Tea, the materials for drink. The imports of
raw materials for manufactures show also a de-
crease except in Hemp, the quantities for the
month being as follows :

214,372

134,447
180,408

122,176
588,779
649,624
14,923,409
.110,629

350,835

512,143

12,808,387

60,893