The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — 1848-12-26 (Liverpool, Merseyside, England)

CHEAP'GRS.—At a meeting of the City Commissioners of sewers, held on Tuesday, a letter was read from the Pacenix FCmndry, Clerkenwell, offring to enter intcra contract for the term of 21 years, to provide the necessary works, main pipes, and supply the City with gas of the finest and best: quality at 3s. 6d. per thousand cubic feet A few mornings since a boy, five years old, the son of a• needle stamperat Feckenham, Worcestershire, whom his parents had left asleep in bed, awoke,...and perceived on the table a bottle,- containing half a pint of brandy. He climbed on a chair, and thus succeeded in reaching the brandy, which he swallowed, thereby causing his death within two hours.  THE HON,  Mr. Baptist Noel's " Essay on Church Slid §tittS just issued from the press. The following prefaCe tains a portion of the reverend writer's apology (tit with= drawing from the ministry:—  It has been finally arranged that the magnificent library of Stowe shall be sold in January next, by Messrs. Sotheby. The sale is expected to occupy twenty-four days in completion. The -ntimbi,r of volumes is estimated to be near 30,000, the number of lots being 6,111. It is expected to produce £2O 000. The Stowe manuscripts anti the rare collection of engravings will be sold' soon after the termination of this sale.  DREADFUL SUICiDE.—A Jew named Cohen, living at Birmingham, was married on Thursday last to a Jewess, whose parents reside. in Lower Temple-street, in that town. Early next morning. he roge frnm hpd went int.  " Asin the following work I have frankly attacked the union between the Church and State, I feel constrained to bear my humble testimony to the piety and worth of many who uphold it. I have stated, without reserve, the influence of the system upon prelates; but how many stances occur in which men, raised to the most ensnaring honours, have successfully resisted their temptations? Of those prelates with whom I have the honour to be acquainted, some I admire for their simplicity. benevolence, and liberality ; and others still more for eminent piety. Most wisely in many instances, and most conscientiously I doubt not in all, have the present government administered their ecclesiastical patronage. " Still more anxious am I to do justice to my beloved and honoured brethren, the Evangelical ministers of the Establishment. Having acted with them for many years. I can speak of their principles with confidence. Numbers of them. whose names I should rejoice to mention here with honour, are as sincere in adhering to the Establishment as I wish to be in quitting it. Of many of them I am convinced that they surpass me in devotedness to Christ. Worthy successors of Romaine and John Venn, of Ne!ton, Cecil, and Th)mas Scott, of It)binson and Simeon, I hope that, remaining conscien i usly in the Establishment; they will have the respect and affection of al good men. May they enj IT increasing comfort and usefulness to the end of their ministry ! While I con demn a State prelacy, I honour each pious prelate v; while I mourn the relations of godly pastors to the State, I no less re.hice in taeir godliness.  " The reasons forseparation appear to me clear; but I do not expect others to think as I do. In claiming my own liberty of judgment, I learn to respect theirs. To remain in the Establishment with my views would be ellnainal—with theirs it is a duty. " If by any of iny expressions I have unnecessarily wounded the feeling, of any Christian brother, I ask him to torgive me. If I have unconsciously fallen into any ex•iggeration. I deeply deplore it. Throughout the work 1 hay- made a clear distinction between Evangelical and on-Evangelical clergymen—between those who preach the Gospel and those who do not preach it. No spurious liberality—no fear of censure—shout'l obliterate the distinction.; yet many, doubtless,. who are not ranked among the Evangelical party—who do not support their institutions, and who do not usually act with them—may be converted and faithful ministers of Christ.  Lastiy, I must express my regret that I have not done more for the welfare of a friendly,- considerate, and willing Church, to which I have been for twenty-two years a pastor,. and with whom I hnped to have spent the remainder of my days. Sterner duties, which the study of the Wort of Gni has forced LIIKn my attetttion, have to be fulfilled. But I cannot quit them without earnest prayer that my successor may receive• mucbgrace to build them up in piety, nor without, my grateful thanks for their abundant and unvarying kindness. " Hornsey, December 14."  THE CHRfnIIfAS MARK  Tr( t do not remember, for many years, tobave observed so large a collection of the good things of this-life adapted for Christmas festivity a:v on the present notwithstanding the acknowledged t di-jointMent of the times  hich, however, we begin t;) augur are• verging fast towartls amendment. Be this as it may, and hopingfor the best, we proceed to give abrief notice of some of our principal public marke  r—giving  credit, at once to our principal caterers in these este blishments, for a very worth exertion on their parts to provide, • as for years past, alt :the possible substuntials anti delicacica-that fall within their important province. St. John'S market, the largest'and • most central its the town, was replete with all that thw most fastidious gourmand could desire. On Friday night, what with the abundance of viands, and the tastelet decorations throughout the avenues,-it was next to impossible, owing to thecrowd of intending purchasers, and the stillgreater throng of spectators, young and old, to crush, one's way through the dense multitude. without damage to the clothing of the adventurer. Neither buyers nor sellers, indeed, could' push a traffic without inconvenience—the great rush being almost confined to a cursory inspection, of the Christmas decorations, the place being brilliantljN illuminated with gas. This curiosity partly died away on Saturday, and purchasers were enabled to aceom modate themselves without much inconvenience. It were almost invidious to particularise particular standings in any department : but we may state that the Ihrgest show of heat` which we observed was that of Mr. Tomlinson—animals that bad been highly fed, •and of great weight. The stand was hand..  on his knees and cut his throat with a _knife. He was immediately removed to, the hospital, where he'died in a few hours.  vy a uruiuunting etass crown, wi h the letter " "in the centre. Mr. Denton had also fine beef; and Ali.. Meadows one of the finest young bullocks in the market, brought from y railway.