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bee. :31, 1844 b Oburation. BURDON respectfully intimates that he has 33 " e taken ST. CATH A RINE H OUSE, Abercromby-square, re he purposes OPENING SCHOOL on WEDNES j, the 15th of January. at T lll Particulars may be known by personal application Great Newton -street, any day during the Holidays, aetween Te n an d O ne o ' clock. -Oecember 30, 1844. "MS of Mr. SKERRETT'S ESTABLISHMENT, 7, CROWN -STREET, LIVERPOOL. 4-‘ erRUCTION in the ENGLISH and LATIN LAN GU AGES HISTORY, CHRONOLOGY, GEO AR'HY. the USE of the GLOBES, WRITING, ITFIMETIC, MATHEMATICS, BOOK-KEEP -Bce• Lectures on Chemistry, Botany, and Natural 1 ,,,,,,`,°rY will be delivered, suitably to the capacities of the an ,,''" B . Pupils under 10 years of age, Eight Guineas per ahn l ll, ; Pupils above 10 years of age, Ten Guineas per R A LLWOOD HOUSE ACADEMY, near Runcorn, p, Cheshire, will be REOPENED onTnuItSDAY, the 'ich January next. —Terms and further particulars may be known on appli non to Mr. BAILEY, the Principal. T" GREEN HOUSE ACADEMY, AUGHTON, I:7ti "ar Liverpool, will RE.OPEN on FRIDAY , the elJanuary next. trrns and further particulars may be known on appli ,AVll. to Mrs. C UNNING , a t the Seminary, or at the 'Juice of this Paper. CLASSICAL, COMMERCIAL, AND MATHEMA TICAL EDUCATION. tILUMB'S HOUSE ACADEMY, WHISTON, near Prescot, will be REOPENED for the Instruction of 0 1 ING GENTLEMEN, in the above Branches , on . TißsnA l r, the 23d January nest. i t For cards o f terms an d ot h er p a rticulars apply at the .4eren ry . office ; to Mr. CANNELL, Stationer , Castle - Street; or by letter, addressed to Mr. KEYS, Principal of the Establishment. A JUNIOR, ASSISTANT WANTED. EDUCATION. m 34, VICTORIA-PLAICE, WOODSIDE. R. J. PRICE'S stated LECTURES on NATURAL I / HISTORY will not be Resumed during the Winter °l ltlis; but Schools, or Parties not less than twelve, y at any time (with due notice) bespeak either Single Lectures or Causes, on a variety of subjects. C LASSICAL TUITION as usual. H AIVIILTON-SQUARE ACADEMY, BIRENHEA IN th K is Ertabl•shment, formerly con D. ducted by the Rev. •,„ 4 , P. Ross, and now by Mr. WILLIAM STEWART, schoolmn resumed Assistant Masters, the duties of the Wil pete l be after the vacationope TUESDAY, ins January. H amilton-Square, Birkenhead, 26th D. cember, 1844. DANCING. ONS. JOSSET having returned from London, 'where be has been instructed by Mons. Coulon in t he M azourka, lately introduced at P ar i s, w ill, w ith M ons . °Alt, give LESSONS in the MAZURKA VALSE nu QUADRILLES, at his Academy., , l, Devon-street, la Well as in the VALSE A DEUX TEMPS and LA MAZURKA, VALSE, A CELKRIUS, &c., &c. A DAME DUVAL has the honour of informing her Pupils and 4v Friends that she leaves Town THIS DAY, rthe p urpose of visiting the French Capit a l, an d pro littnag from Monsieur CELLARIUS celebrated MA riKKA , and such other Continental Novelties as are i . iitthe present time the fashion in Paris. Due notice wi'l given of Madame Du Val's return,.until which period Cr Pupils w;11 receive the instruction of Monsieur Duval. Academy of Dancing and Calisthenics, 8, Rodney-street, Dec. 31, 1844. INSTRUCTION IN PIANO-FORTE AND SINGING. R• TURVEY, PROFESSOR of MUSIC, No. 2 IVI PRINCE'S -TERRACE, GRANGE-LANE, BIRREN. `14, 10. la Attendance at Schools and Failies, both at irken ea d Liverpool. o References, m if required, to B severe . re sident families of respectability. A Card of Terms at " the above address. N.B•—PIANO-FORTES for HIRE. I NSTRUCTION ON MUSIC AND PIANO-FORTE PLAYING AND'SINGING. R. MOLINEUX mostyrespectfully informs his xi Friends and the Public that the ACADEMIES, 1, HARDMAN-STREET, IifVERPOOT, and No. 10, BRIDGE -STREET, BIRKENHEAD, Will RECOMM ENCE no the 10th January, 1845. On MONDAYS, at Two, a GLASS of LADIES will be received for VOCAL NIUSICIZEADING, on the Wm- UEU METHOD. so modified as to preserve the more dis tinct English nomenclature for - the sounds—to avoid the derangement which its indiscriminate application tends to Produce on the voices of 'Ladies and Young Persons, and on real Tenor Voices, and to introduce the means to ac quire a scientific knowledge of musical harmony. Just Published, s'.II.STLINES OF THE NOTATION AND THE I LNE OF MUSIC, designed to assist Soprano and Tenor • J. Mot S ingers in the Art .of Vocal Music Reading. By INE TO be bad of all Mnsicsellers. (One interest.) CLASSICAL, COMMERCIAL, AND MATH E -2 n MATICAL ACADEMY. ' ORNWALLLS-STRERT, Corner of DUKE STREET, LIVERPOOL. MR. RICHARD HOUGHTON, M.A., (Successor Le to Mr. J o h n •Sorley,) respectfully intimates, that will RE-OPEN the SOH 001..0n MONDAY next, the ?th of January, and hopes, by continuing diligently and faithfully to carry on the satnaplans so successfully pur tilted by Mr. S., to scoure:the continuance of the support hi ch has been so long and liberally extended to the ..z,stablishment. will receive into .his,Family a limited number . 13 __t Boarders, to wh ose b es t interests he will apply himself w !th unremitting attention. The domestic arrangements will be superintended by Mrs. and Miss Houghton. The `2_?use is in an o p en an d h ea l t h y s i tuat i on , an d i s rep l e t e , i v th every conven i ence w hi c h. can . con t r ib ute t o th e com i" of a Family; and in the Play-ground, which is ex naive and strictly private, an excellent Gymnasium has wen erected. 1-1 7rospectuses and printed Testimonials from the Pro -1 '• - ors of the various branches of Literature may be had P i ihe Academy ; and reference is.kindly permitted to the h 9 i , owing Clergymen:—The Rev..T. Tattershall, D.D.; i ev .,.,•-i• Jones, M.A. ; Rev. F. °old, M.A.; Rev. C. G. .1 ; ;-&-irifileld, M.A. Vicar of Freseot_; Rev. T. Raffles, "J., LL.D. ; Rev. Joseph R. Welsh, A.M. TARVIN HALL ESTABLISHMENT, NEAR CHESTER, pop. THE EDUCATIO.NOF RESIDENT PUPILS 11 , ONLY, under the superintendence and tuition of 4 7 following resident Masters.:— Lft 43 4tez.PAL.—JOHN BRINDLEY, of Magdalen Col f6u. .Cambridge, ; M.A. of the University of Giessen, VY:telly Second Master of the Grarnmar School, t and Head Master of the Oldswinford Hospi 41.enthsvcd School, Worcestershire. 1. 448 1.-iftsx.r.—CHARLES JONES, Trinity College, RTAL AND MATICEMATICAL _MASTER.— i n . BROOK E, 8.A., Pembroke College, ; Ca m b r id ge , d MASTER AND ASSISTANT G,ERMAN MASTER. BOIN, 8.A., of tbe University of P ar i s . .NG.I4 str 'MASTER. —CH ARL ES H ANS 'GUNN. 'utiNtott.M.AszEa.—R. K. BROWN E. lf3ttrts, MA.STER. and Play Ground Supezintend en t.— RGEANT t tCOX, late of the 40th Regiment. ' 0 ER11164 , 41 MASTER.—Professor BERTINCHAMP. ?RAINING 1 1 / 4 1ASTER. — Mr. T. BAILEY.. MA-sTsa.—Mr. R. SCARISBRIC,K, of the N•athedral Choir , .Chester. D ester kNcING M.A,STEIa. Mc. EDGAR WE,BSMER, ). te ,, , ), TING SeRGEON.—Mr. GEORGE FIAgRISON, The objects aimed at in this Establishment are. 1...4- To insure a thoroughly Scriptural and Gentlemanly ueation, under Masters of high Classical and Mathe 7,tical attainments. qz , To provide a sour dfdassical and Mathematical Edo te:on for pupils preparing for the Universities and d Professions—and an equally sound course of law. tip;e42 instruction, with daily,practice in the Modern Con- V1i,31 Languages for Mercantile scholars. to maintain in every department the strictest Di:- 4 0 ,1 e, united with kindness and moderation, and the ki", e nce-ef corporal punishment, cxcept in extreme cases, Ord then to be inflicted by the Principal only. vi d 4 : T 0 treat the Pupils as members of the family, pro tosling thtgia liberally with domestic comforts at the same ,'Ea`g i . e with the Principal and Masters. To jnelude under one cha'pe every expense both in itreational and Domestic departiments, that there may n„.. e .nras for:Stationery, Washing, Medical Attendance, under any, pretext whatever. lJ TERMS : Ar , der Twe l v e ears of ae . Forty Guineas per annum. and. under g Sixteen years of age,. Fifty Gui- Ab o r 'a Per annum, Aixteen years of age.. Sixty Guineas perannum. And young Gentlemen are received as Private Pupils, % l i Ore allowed separate Bedrooms.. One Hundred - ea B Per annum. Year 141 ENit- IN ADVANCE, either Quarterly or Half -Behoot dudes will &e resumed on the 18th of og ee for Patents of Inventions and Registrations of Peosions, 14, Lincoln's Inn fields. PrintA INSTRUCTIONS gratis, and every in 'lNVl,"rn'atifm upon the subject of PROTECTION for Art '' N TIONS, either by Letters Patent or the Designs ( 14 114 Y b e h a d b y app l y i ng persona lly, or b y l e tt er 1 .11 1 e t o u l i) to Air. Fiel A ds. LIZTV:PAII p v *Nclz, tbp Alec, 14, u 6 ltin CHESHIRE AND SHROPSHIRE JUNCTION RAILWAY FRom CHESTER TO SHREWSBURY. THE PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE have the plea sure to inform the SHAREHOLDERS, that the PLANS, SECTIONS, and BOOKS of REFERENCE of this Line of Railway have been duly Lodged, and the Nctices Served, as required by the standing orders of Parliament. They have also further to state, that the Shares are all Allotted, the Capital Subscribed, and they are in all re spects prepared to proceed to Parliament in the ensuing Session. ....,.„... WILLIAM JACKSON, Chairman. Birkenhead, 26th December, 1844. KILKENNY JUNCTION RAILWAY AND GREAT SOUTHERN AND WESTERN RAILWAY. (VIGNOLES'S LINE.) NOTICE. THE PROVISIONAL COMMITTEES of the above RAILWAYS HEREBY GIVE NOTICE, that the Subscription Contracts required by Parliament, and the Subscribers' Agreements, are now ready for the Signa tures of the Shareholders, and that a Copy of the same will lie at the office of Mr. JOHN WILLS, 5, Royal Bank buildings, Sweeting-street, Liverpool, from MONDAY, the 30th instant, to MONDAY, the 6th January, 1845. EDWARD BILLING, Secretary. London, 26th December, 1844. SHEFFIELD, ASHTON-UNDER-LYNE, AND MANCHESTER RAILWAY. CALL FOR THE THIRTEENTH INSTALMENT ON THE ORIGINAL £lOO SHARES. THE DIRECTORS of the SHEFFIELD, ASH TON-UNDER-LYNE, and MANCHESTER RAILWAY having resolved to make a CALL, under the provisions of their Act of Incorporation, for an IN STALMENT of FIVE POUNDS PER SHARE upon the ORIGINAL ONE HUNDRED POUND SHARES, NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the several Proprietors of those Shares in the Capital Stock of the said Company, are required to pay the said Call, or Sum of Five Pounds, upon each of their said respective Shares, on or before the second day of January next, to one of the Company's undermentioned Bankers, at their respective Banking Houses, namely : At Sheffield .. To the Sheffield and Retford Bank. Manchester The Union Bank of Manchester. Liverpool.. Messrs. Leyland and Bullins. London.... Messrs. Glyn, Hallifax, and Co. _ London.... The London and WestCninster Bank. Interest, after the rate , of Five Pounds per Centum per Annum, will be charged on all Calls which shall be in arrear after the said second day of January, and during such arrear Shareholders will lose their claim to Interest upon any previous payments of Capital. The Directors take this opportunity of stating, that it is their intention to make further Calls upon the £lOO Shares, until those Shares shall be paid up in full. By order of the Directors, JOHN PLATFORD, Clerk and Secretary. Manchester, Der-ember 4th, 1844. LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER RAILWAY. ALTERATION OF TRAINS AND ADDITIONAL DEPARTURES. THE Public are respectfully informed that on and after WEDNESDAY, the Ist of January, 1845. the following will be the "Scheme of Departures from LIVERPOOL ma MANCHESTER respectively_ FROM LIVERPOOL. I.:sa• 6 45 Third Class (Road Train.) 7 15 Second Class Do. N. U. '8 0 First Class. 13 45 First Class. N. U.lO 15 First Class. 10 30 Second Class (Road Train.; 12 0 First Class. P.M. 2 0 First Class. N. U. 2 15 Second Class (Through Train.) 2 30 Second Class (Road Train.) 4 0 First Class. INI2U. 4 30 Second Class (Through Train.) 5 30 Second Class (Road Train.) 6 30 Third Class. Do. 7 45 Mixed.f FROM MANCHESTER. A.M. 630 Third Class (Road'Troia.) 7 15 Second Class Do. N. U. 8 15 First Class. 9 0 First Class. N. U. 10 30 First Class. 11 15 Second Class (RoaciTrain.) 12 15 First Class. P.M. 2 0 First Class. - N. U. 2 30 Second Class (Tnrorgh Train.) 2 45 Second Class (1:, , el Train.) N. U. 4 45 Second Cla , sKThrmnA Train.) 5 0 First Class (parr: - :# 445 at Parkside.) 5 30 Second Chis. , Train.) 6 30 Third Class (Ito, , !':; Train.) 8 20 Mixed.f tStopping at Huyton Gate, 11% raiil, St. Helen's Junc-: h ' tion Newton, Park,ide, Kciry4., Junction. ilury-lane ' and Patricroft. .'N.B.—By the Trains marifeel'i- 7 ... U., being especially! North Union Trains, Passengers r Mamhester or Li-; verpool will be detained una-v-..; ,, ..'b1y a short time at Parlcside. ON STJND.N-S. FROM LIVERPOOL. -A Ai. 7 30 Third Class. 0 ixed. *4 45 Mixed. '5 30 Second & Third Ch 37-'45 Mixed. M A NC H ESTER. 77 1 :...) 'Third Class. 8 Mixed. :5 1134ixed. 5.C1 -Second & Third Cla ss' M ixed. I:Stoppinr on oihe'r days. TO PRESTON ANE WIt3AN. FROM LIVERPOOL. ;NTTt3M M ANCTIESTER. `645 Morning 3d Class Tri 6' 30 Morning 3d Class Trn 8 0 „ Mixed Do. Bik „ Mixed Do. 10'15 „ Mixed Do •10 30 Mixed Do. 2 , 15 Aftrn. Mixed D ' 27•30 Aftrn. Mixed Do. 4130 „ Mixed Do. 4.45 „ Miied Da. 6 3 0 3d Class Do.i 6'30 „ Sd Class Do. 7A5 Evening Mixed Do. 8 , 20 Evening Mixed Do.• ON SUNDAYS. '8 0 Morning Mixed and 8 15 Iforning Mixed and Third Class Train Third Class Train. 445 Aftrn. Mixed Do.. 5-0 Aftrn. Mixed Do.' 530 „ 3d Class Do. 's'Bo „ 3d Class Do. 7 45 , Evening Mixed Do. 2WEvening Mixed Do.' lODURSUANT to a Decree of thelligh Court of Chan eery made in the causes Boyden against Golightly, &Ida. against Stanton, anti nßovdell against Morland, the creditors of JOHN GILDART, late of Liverpool, in the county of Lancaster, gentleman, deceased. (who died in the month of August, 1818,) are forthwith to come in and prove their debts before Alinar.w HENRY LYNCH, Esquire, one of the Masters of the said Court, at his Chambers, in Southampton-buildings, Chancery-lane, London; or in default thereof they.will be excluded the benefit of the said Decree. -GEO. PLEYDELL WILTON, _ 1, Raymond-buildings,. Gray's Inn, Agent for Messrs. MILLER and TEEL, Liverpool, Plaintiff's Solicitors. CA m;E LISTS.----COUNTY OF LANCAST Eit• VT :[FOURTH PUBLICATION.] ARRANGED AND PUBLISHED BY ;I. SYMONS, SURVEYOR DV STAMPS AND TAXES, MANCHESTER. PERSOAS WHO HAVE OBTAINED GAME CERTIFICATES FOR THE YEAR 1844. GENERAL -CERTIFICATES, AT £4 Os. 10d. EACH. Barnes Bennett Rohr. Barker. Gorton Berry Th0ma5......,. North Meols Bonny James ....Clayton-le-Moors Bradley Charles 11..,.. Ludworth Bramwell John ....... Hesketh Burrows William ..,. Mrigan Borough Gerrard Robert ...... Ashton Granville Lieut.... Habergbain Eaves; Greatbead, Capt. E.H. Coine Te st • n G nest . !Pennington Richard .. Hindley 'Petitjean John Francis. Manchester Pilkington William .. Blackburn Pilling William Trawden Preston Francis Ardwiek Hargreaves Thomas Altham 1 Hartley James Blackburn (Radcliffe John .. Leyland Hind ------ . Hornbv Wm. Henry.. Blackburn IRigbye Rigbye 8..... Wrightington Howard -Cephas Edwd.Heaton Noreis Rosson John Aughton Howarth Blames .... Broughton Rushton William H Blackburn Ryley Charles Barton Eccles Jackson J.ohn_ Ty Idesley Jeffries Richard Weat Derby Sager Seth Jenkiuson Thomas.... Pemberton Seddon James Skelmeredale Shaw William, sen Ormskirk I Halsall Smith Jonathan .. Colne Newton Snell Robert .... ... Leyland Great Harwood Stephen John ......... Pemberton Warrington Stretch Joseph Warrington Aughton Melling Tinsley James.— Rixton Moon William Tyrer George ........ Downholland k 1 Whyatt Grge, jun ... O penshaw Naylor William Todd., West Derby Whyte GeorgeG Scarishrick Woolfe John ~ Warrington i Wright John .. „ .. Clayton-le-Woods Clarke Robert.... .... Salford Clarke Robt Bibby.... Warrington Clough George ......:Burton Wood Croft John ..... Warrington Cunliffe John, jun.... tergiand Davies Peter, jun..... Warrington Denman, Hon. Ricbd. West Derby Dewhurst Thomas.. Clayton-le-Woods, , D.udgeon Patrick:W. W. Manchester Leigh Richard.. Leigh Thomas,... . Lomax Thomas Lowe Thomas, Lydiate George Lyon William.. Ellison Edward Upholland Ellison Henry Uphailaud Ellison Tobtnas .... Vpholland Field= Joseph Wittou Fennell J. R... • ... Haberghatn Eaaes i Fader, .J. W., 70th Regt. Foot Gardiner Lot Gerrard Sir John, Bart. Ashton 1 lOwen Thomas atil me Oxley William.... Warrington GAMEKEEPERS BEING ASSESSED SERVANTS, AT £1 7s. 6d. EACH. Bolton George Cuerdley—appointed by Sir Richard Brooke, Bart., for Cuerdley, and lands in Penketh. Chew Theophilus Great Harwood—by James Lomax, Esq., for the manor of Great Harwood. Whittaker John Great Harwood—by John Lomax, Esq., for the manor of Great Harwood. LIST OF PERSONS LICENSED TO DEAL IN GAME. Ball John , ••• •• • Everton Hoskin.; Joseph. Fordham Letitia Manchester I Taylor John . ... ____ Made up to the 24th of December, 1844.—8 y order of the Board of Stamps and Taxes, CHARLES PRESSLY, Secretary. PENALTIES.---The Commissioners of Stamps and Taxes hereby give notice, that every person taking, killin g , or pursuing game, without first obtaining a certificate, incurs a penalty of £2O, and is also liable to be surcharged in double the amount of the certificate duty. Any person in pursuit of game, refusing, on being duly , required, to produce his certificate, or to permit the same to be read, or a copy thereof to be taken, or refusing to declare his true name and place of residence, also incurs a periatim of £2O. Gamekeepers are desired to take notice that a certificate at the sat e o f £1 7 s . 6d. will not authorise any person to kill game ti.lcyund the limits of the manor for which he is deputed ; and, in order that a certificate at such rate of duty may protect 4i gamekeeper, it is requisite, not only that he should fie 4eputed by some lord cr lady of a manor or reputed miinor,L.,t also that such deputation should he registered with the derk of the peace, or the gamekeeper will be liaLle to be ettrui:tiTged in double Op dAty of s4 Ps. I°d., and glgc% be prelercit:d by any cot, ty 9;1 jurpinat; for the penalty of TH LiVERPOOL STANDARD. EXCELLENT MODERN FURNITURE. MR. T. BRANCH Has on SALE, by PRIVATE CONTRACT, At the Hanover-rooms, A very extensive Assemblage of FASHIONABLE FURNITURE, Of almost every description, At very considerably REDUCED PRICES. TO THE CHARITABLE. THE ADVERTISER, w h o i s now i n hi s s i xty-eighth year, and has been twenty years resident in Liver pool, having been unfortunate in businsss, (which he con ducted in this, town for a considerable period,) through circumstances which he could not provide against, is now with his Family, amongst whom he has had sickness for upwards of fifteen }ears, reduced to the greatest distress and suffering extreme privations, so that, though painful to his feelings, he is obliged to appeal to the charitable and humane. Any small sum left for him at the Standard-office (where any information will be given respecting the advertiser) will be most thankfully received . TOWNSHIP OF WEST DERBY. WEST DERBY UNION. COUNTY OF LANCASTER. ATOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a MEET ING of the RATEPAYERS in this Township, and of the Owners of Property therein entitled to vote in person or (as respects Owners) by proxy, pursuant to the provisions of the two several Acts of Parliament of the 4th and sth Wm. IV., cap. 76, and the 7th and Bth Vic., cap. 101, will be held at the Commissioners'-rooms, Harper-street, Low-hill, in the said Township, on THURSDAY next, the 2d of January, at Eleven o'clock in the Forenoon, for the purpose of giving the consent of such Meeting to the Guardians of the Poor of the said Union selling the following Premises, that is to say, The Piece or Parcel of LAND, situate in Low-hill, in the said Township, with the M ESSUAG ES and BUILD INGS erected thereon, and formerly used as a Workhou se , under the provisio ns o f an A ct lass -d in the fifth and sixth years of the reign of his late Majesty, intituled " An Act to facilitate the conveyances of Workhouses and other Property of Parishes and of Incorporations or Unions of Parishes in England and Wales ", in such manner, and subject to stich rules, orders, and regulations touching such sale and the conveyance of such Property, and the application of the produce arising therefrom for the permanent advantage of the said Township as the Poor law Commissioners for England and Wales shall in that behalf direct. RICHARD SHACKLADY, Chapelwarden. PETER YOUD, Overseers of the THOMAS HARRISON, Poor of the THOS. AUGUSTUS GRAN- Township or VILLE DOLLING. Weet Derby. Dated this 28th day of December, 1844. THE FHREWSBURY, OSWESTRY, & CHESTER JUNCTION RAILWAY. Provisionally Registered as required by the Act of 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. 110. CAPITAL, £400,000, IN 20.000 SHARES OP £2O EACH. DEPOSIT, £1 PER SHARE. PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE. W. 0. Gore, Esq., M.P., Porkington. Townshend Mainwaring, Esq., M.P., Marchwiel Hall. Sir J. R. Kynaston, Baronet, Hardwicke. T. N. Parker. Esq., Sweeny. Rev. C. A. A. Lloyd, Esq., Whittington. Edward Harvey Lloyd, Esq., Aston. Robert Roy, Esq., Brymbo Hall. J. B. Ross, Esq., Edinburgh. J. V. Loam., Esq., Belmont. Thomas Penson, Esq., Oswestry. The Rev. S. Donne, Oswestry. Peploe Cartwright, Esq., Oswestry. John Jones, Esq., Oswestry. The Rev.• John Loxmoore, Llanymynecb. Thomas 'Lovett, Esq., Fernhill. Edward Tench, jun., Esq., Ruabon. David Harrison, Esq., Stalybridge. Geo. Madkintosh, Esq., 27, Upper Seymour-st., London. Adam Duff, Esq., Blackheath. Charles Wardell, Esq., 43, Westbourne-terrace, London. Charles Heathcote Smith, Esq., 10, Melcombe-place, Dorset-square, London. William Forbes, Esq., 10, Gray's-inn-square, London. Sir S. Walker, Chester. Thomas Dixon, Esq., Chester. John Williams, Esq.. Chester. John Rogers, Esq., Chester. William Brown, Esq., Chester. John , Rovle, Esq., Chester. William Wardell, Esq., Chester. (With power to add to their number.) 'RANKERS. Messrs. Dixon and Wardell, Chester. The London Joint Stock Bank. The London and Westminster Bank. ENGINEER. Henry Robertson, Esq. - SOLICITOR. Mr. Kelsall, Chester. "HIS Railway will 'form a continuation of 'the North Wales Mineral Railway, and will complete the direct aline of Railway from Shrewsbury to Chester; it will con nect the important towns of Shrewsbury and . Oswestry, and the adjacent rich and populous districts in the neigh bourhood of Newtown and Welshpool, withthe Mineral fields of North Wales and with Chester; by the Birken head Railway with Liverpool and the projectedqlocks at Birkenhead; by means of the Holyhead Railway with the coast of North Wales and with Ireland ; and by the contemplated Railway from Chester to Preston-brook, with Manchester and•the manufacturing districts of Lan. cashire and Yorkshire, and the North of England. To the South, it will afford the means of communication from the districts which have been enumerated, with - the south ern and western counties of England and Wales. It is a line called for by the local wants of the country through which it passes, and is not a competing line with any existing Railway. The length of line itt , 2.31 miles ; and to connect Chester and Shrewsbury by any other line (without making use of existing Railways) will injure the construction of more than 36 miles of railway, and that over an agricultural district thinly populated. The existing passenger and goods traffic is , very consi derable ; and the mineral traffic in coal, lime, slaves, stone for building purposes, and also in timber, is,very great, and must largely increase, when a railway is constructed. The traffic in general goods, from Bristol and Birming ham on the one side, and Manchester and Liverpool 'on the other, towards the ,central districts of Wales, to rexham, Ruabon, •Llangollen, Ruthin, Oswestry, "Welshpool, Newtown, Bala, Dolgelly, and all parts of Montgomeryshire, Merionethshire, and Denbighshire, is 1 .-very extensive, and must•be carried along this line. The cost of construction•will be moderate, as the coun ,-try abounds in materials of the best description. There :are only two points of the line where the vrorksere of an ezpensive description—tbe,-crossing of the Dee and the Ceriog—but including thine, the cost of the line, taking into account the whole length, will be below an average. ,Application for Shares, on,•or before the 6th oflanuary .next, to be made to Mr. KELSALL, Solicitor, Chester ; Mr. SCARTH, Solicitor. Shrewsbury; Mr. EDGWORTU, Solicitor, Wrexham; And Mr. THOMAS Linz, Oswestry. And parties applying must state their names and ad dresses in full. ANTICIPATED BREVET. The report of an early brevet daily gains ground ; in deed, when we look over the army and navy lists, and recollect the ages of the superior officers in either service, it becomes evident that we need some younger men to be raised to the higher ranks in both. In the navy, as we remarked 19st week, there are scarcely five men under 60 years of age among the first fifty on the list of captains; and the greater part of this number, it has been shown to us, are above sixty-five. The same, we believe, may be said of the next fifty on the list ; thus, it must be manifest that the next promotion of flag officers, whenever it may take place, will, as we have heard is the intention, include the captains of 1810, which will be just forty-three, even if it does not go lower ; and this number, former prece dents, together with the death of so many admirals (fifty, we think) since the last brevet, will fully authorise its being extended to. In January, 18:37, the number of captains promoted to rear admirals, was In June, 1838.... In November, 1841 Hence, as upwards of three years have now elapsed since the last promotion, we have every reason to expect that the number of captains to be promoted to be flag officers will at least amount to 43, even if it dces not equal the number that have died since the previous brevet. We might further remark, in support of the necessity of making the promotion of flag officers thus extensive, that one of the first fifty captains on the list we have been informed that there are scarcely ten who have commanded sea-going ships for any period of time during the lest twenty-five years and upwards; and, that moreover, nut of the first two hundred there are full one hundred and fifty who stand in the same situation. Thus, with every sense of the gallantry and former professional reputation of these officers, we humbly think that after being from twenty-five to thirty years on shore, they would not desire to be again brought into active employment at sea, where every thing would appear so changed as to make their duties irksome and unpleasant to themselves, and aerionaly inconvenient to the public see vice.—Naval and Military Gazette. LIFE IN A FISHING SMACK. On Friday the Coroner for West Kent held an inquest on a boy named Morgan, aged 16, an apprentice on board one of the Barking (Kent) Smacks. The deceased died on board of the Dreadnought, Seamens' Hospital ship, and the surgeon of that vessel said that when brought on board he was quite insensible and cold. Another profes sional man was sent for, and every means was used to restore him, but be died early on the following morning. He was incapable of giving any account of himself. The lad wbo brought him said be had been much ill-used. There were marks of violence on his body, and also of sea-bites, and of apparently blows. It appeared that deceased had been bound apprentice, from the Marine Society's ship, to a Mr. Smith, of Barking, and that for the last month he had been at sea, on the roast of Hol land, in the smack Gem. A boy, (Barlett, aged 14) who had been similarly apprenticed, and was on board the same vessel, said that deceased and he were quite well on leaving home. There were seven of a crew including the apprentices Morgan was taken ill on leaving Gravesend, and complained of his knees and of ill-usage. He also said the master had kicked him. Deceased did his work until he became so ill that he could not walk. They left Holland on Sunday, the 14th inst., and though deceased, who had gone below, could then scarcely move, the captain ordered him on deck again. They had no bed at all—only a blanket and an old rug to cover them, and bad to sleep on wet worn-out nets. They were not undressed all the voyage, being obliged to wear their clothes ; and sometimes they were kept without food, as the master said they were last'. A fisherman, who was on board, deposed to the miserable state of the vessel— without fire or beds—and the extreme cold. The master has since been discharged by the owner for having caught so few fish. Witness said the owner could not get chaff for the boys beds. The coroner remarked they ought to have some better. The owner, (Smith,) a publican, was then examined, and said he had fifteen apprentices and three smacks. There were, be said, chaff beds in the Gem, and they were. changed once a year. He could not be answerable for what the master had done. (This wit ness gave his evidence in an impertinent manner—accusing the others of swearing falsely.) The case was adjourned for further investigation, and we have given the above compressed particulars, in order that attention may be called to the treatment of youths in the Barking smacks. GOLDEN RULES FOR MENDICANTS. (From 'Croikshank's Comic Almanack.) 1. Always carry a box of Lucifers in your hand. It is the iEgis of a beggar's life, and shields him from the in vasionof policemen. 2. Never be lame and blind together in the same town. One infirmity at a time is enough for the coldest sympathy. 3. Run seduqously after Quakers and fat ladies, espe cially if you , have with you at the time a wife and a large family. 4. Never fail to sing out well in cold weather. If you have three , or four little boys and girls of mixed sizes, to sing with you, all the better. Always choose the middle of the street to give effect to your voices. 5. You must be " frozen out" regularly every winter, and mount duty in the streets, with a pitchfork, tipped with a cabbage, over your shoulder. 6. Your costume in each se ison must be the opposite of that usually worn ; that is to say, during the winter, a pair of very thin trousers and a corazza will be all you require. Shiver violently and chatter your teeth as often as a person passes you. A sailor's hat, striped shirt, and canvas frowners are never bad in a.country town. 7. Mind, in your orations. you " h aven ' i t t aste d f oo d for three days," and make a practice of picking up bones, or old crusts, out of the gutter, and gnawing them, if there is any one looking at you. 8. Neverbe too modest, if any one has relieved /ou, to ask for ",an old coat, or a pair °fold shoes." Recollect, Holywell,street is not too proud to purchase the most worthless of wearing apparel. 9. Take care, if you are deaf and dumb, not to answer any one. Suffer yourself to be taken into custody rather than notice the impertinent questions fan officer of the Mendicity Society. _ 10. Take care cf long crossings, if you are very lame. It is extremely unpleasant, as well as infra dig., to , carry your crutches and run all of a sudden, if you happen to have at your heels a mad bull or a racing omnibus. 11. Chalk writing is unprofitable, and belongs to the old school. If fOll are driven to it, don't mind about spelling incorrectly, and be sure you are " starving." Quiet spots like Gower-street or Russell-square, are the best markets for this branch of the profession. In great thoroughfares you will have your fresco or caligraphy rubbed out every unfeeling passer-by, and be obli ge d ultimately to " " walk your chalks. Lord and Lady Francis Egerton .are entertaining ,a select circle st their seat near Cobham. His lordship gave his servants a ball and supper at Christmas. THE CAMDEN SOCI RTY.—The Bishop of Exeter, in a letter dated Dec. 26, says :—" So little do I sympathise with any Papaiizing party in the church, that a few weeks ago I withdrew my name from the list :of members of a society to which, (on account of its original object and of its founders) l.had considered it an honour to belong— the " Camden Society" at Cambridge —on discovering that its zeal exhibited the Virgin Mary crowned, with the infant Saviour in her arms, and attended by two saints not recognised in her own calendar. This I deemed to be, at the least, a most injudicious insult to th- feel ngs of Protes►tants at this crisis, against which it was my duty to protest." • DR. PUSEY AN.Dtrli.E BISHOP OP Ex ETER.--The bishop in one of his many recent letters rays, " I gave no general licence to Dr. Pusey to preach in this diocese; that the facts were Mese —The incu m b en t o f Ilfracomb applied to me in the course.ofthe last summer, asking. hether I should object to his availing himself of the occasional as sistance of Dr. Pusey in the pulpit during his temporary sojourn at Ilfracombe. I had no hesitation in leaving this clergyman at :liberty to act according to his .own dis_ cretion—adding that I doubted not, that if Dr. Pusey should preach there, his own good feeling and good sense would make him abstain from preaching on any topic which would give the slightest offence or excite any alram." TWELFTH NIGHT CAKE.—A reference to ao advertise ment will show that Feeney Brothers have manufactured a cake similar to that which last year elicited a flattering eulogium from the Liverpool Albion, of which the fol.- lowing is a brief abstractl- 44 The Cake of Cakes, the great Leviathan, the Monster Cake, which was capacious enough to swallow up all the rest, was exhibited in the window of Feeney Brothers, St. James's-street. Having heard some, as we considered, exaggerated reports about this prodigious production, we ascertained from the proprietors that there was no mistake whatever about it, but that, according to their account, it we'ghed one ton, or, 22401b5., and that it contained twelve solid gold rings, of the value of half-a-guinea each, which they had pur chased from Mr. Bott, jeweller, of 67, St. James's-street. CONSIKOIENCES OF ENFORCING OBSOLETE REGULA TIONS.--Tbe late Lord Lyttelton, when an under-gradu. are a pp e ared in the High-street of Oxford, wearing a cauliflower wig. Presently the proctor approached him to inquire what he meant by wearing so grotesque a dress? " Do you mean my peruke, sir?" he replied, with an ap parent incredulity ; and, producing the statutes, which he had concealed under his gown, pointed out to the asto nished and discomfited proctor the statute which enjoined it. A VOTER. IN THE UNTIED STATES.—A German, who was unable to speak or understand a word of Engli s h, on _ dertook to vote in the upper part of the city at the late election. " What is your name ?" said one of the judges. '• Polk and Dallas , " said the German. '• How long have you been in this country ?" said the judge. " Polk and Dallas," said the German. " Have you got your natu ralization pipers ?" a yid the judge. " Polk and Dallas," said the German. " You can't vote," said the j u d ge. " Polk and Dallas," said the German. '' Move him ~ said one of the bystanders. " Polk and Dallas," said the German.—Louisville Journal. CURIOUS EXPERIMENTS IN OPTICS.—II is known that tartaric add exerc , s” rotary p7er over th e li g ht, and imparts to it i ts saline combinations; paratartaric acid, on the contrary, although of the same pon e era l com position, does not possess this property. M. Mit cherlish, a Prussian chemist, has examined whether this would be the case under circumstances in which the two b o dies would be siml!ar, not 9nly in their chemical com position, but in their crystaline form and their physical properties; the result has confirmed . the est a bli s h e d prin ciple and thus )says M. Mitchel - 40) we have two bodies i n w hich the nature and number of the atoms, their ar rangement and their distance, are the same, and which are, tievertheless, distinguished by d iferent optical pro- Napazine. perties,-41:CCh2 biC? THE EIGHTEENTH OF DECEMBER AT LON DONDERRY. In our last we announced the commencement of our great civic anniversary of the shutting of the gates. At dawn, on the " Glorious 18th" (Wednesday last), the roar of artillery and the pealing of the joy bells were heard as usual, and the flags waved in the customary places—the city flag (1688) on the Testimonial, Royal standard on the bastion beneath, the Irish Society's ban ner in the south-west bastion, and the virgin banner from the east end of the cathedral. At eight o'clock the 'pren tice boys had assembled at the Linen Hall, and thence proceeded round the ramparts with eight field pieces, firing salvos at each of the following points in succession —Mall Wall, Artillery Bastion, Royal Bastion. At 11 o'clock the apprentice boys, together with a vast number of persons interested in the celebration, formed in pro cession and walked to the cathedral, in order to take part in the customary services of the day, and to hear a ser mon, which, it was under3tood, would be preached by the Rev. James Graham, with reference to the occasion. The procession was met at the cathedral door by the Dean, the Rev. James Graham, and the Rev W. Stack, when J. W. Gregg, Esq., President of the Apprentice Boys, claimed permission, on the part of his brethren, from the dean, to erect, within the cathedral, a shell which had been thrown into the city during the siege, and which contained a written proposal for a surrender in the following words : TO THE SOLDIERS AND INHABITANT ' S OF DERRY. " The conditions offered by Lieut. Gen. Hamilton are sincere! the power he bath of the King is real ; be no longer imposed upon by such as tell you the contrary. You cannot be ignorant of the King's clemency towards his subjects. Such of you as choose to serve his ma jesty shall he entertained without distinction in point of religion. If any choose to leave the kingdom they shall have passes. You shall be restored to your estates and livings, and have free liberty of religion, whatsoever it be. If you doubt the powers given to General Hamilton by the King, twenty of you may come and see the patent with freedom, under the King's hand. Be not obstinate against your natural prince ; expose yourselves no Langer to the miseries you undergo, which will grow worse and worse if you continue to be opinionate ; fof it will be too late to accept of the offer now made when your condition is so low that you cannot resist the King's forces longer.— July 10k h, 1689." The shell was suitably mounted on a metal pil'ar, cast at the foundry of Captain Coppin, and to it was affixed a brass plate, with an explanatory inscription. The dean having given his assent, the procession entered the church, when their banners were p l aced on each side of the mayor's seat. A very large and respectable congregation was collected en the occasion. After the morning service, Mr. Graham preached a most excellent and instructive sermon from Phil. ii., 4—" Look not every man on his own things. but every man also on the things of others." The rev. gentleman taught his auditory that no feelings akin to bigotry or party spirit ought to be awakened by the event of 1688, or by its annual celebration in this city, the defeat of James and his foreign mercenaries being the defeat of arbitrary tyranny, as %ell as the pro tection of the laws, and the salvation of our civil and religious liberties. He then contrasted the revolution of 1688 with that of France, and after enumerating the blessings which flowed from the ever memorable event of the siege, concluded by urging the duty of cultivating kind and Christian feelings towards all. The sermon occupied an hour and an half in the delivery. After the congregation had retired from the cathedral, the apprentice boys proceeded to bring their field-pieces again to the Mall Wall, where a royal salute was fired, and three cheers given for Queen and Constitution, after which the artillery was finally deposited in the Linen Hall. An immense assemblage was by this time col lected on the ramparts and in the streets contiguous to the Testimonial, to witness the burning of Lundy, whose effigy, extremely well executed, hung from the capital of the column. This portion of the day's proceedings went off as usual, amidst the cheers and buzzes of the specta tors, not less than from eight to ten thousand were as sembled. In the evening the summit of the Testomonial was very agreeably illuminated by a device of the British crow❑ and the motto " 1688." This spectacle afforded very great gratification to all who witnessed it, At the usual hour the several clubs met at their respective rooms, and the remainder of the evening was spent in innocent hila rity, and the expression of loyal feeling. Nothing occurred during the entire day tending to give d;:satisfaction or offence to thnsa who formerly looked on our annual celebration with reprobation. There was no display of party emblems—no music or banners ; all pas. sed over with the utmost hilarity and good humour, and at an early hour in the eveninz the city assumed its usual quiet aspect.—Londonderry Standard. THE TRAGEDY AT ASHFORD.—The coroner's jury have returnal a verdict of " wilful murd.n. as to the death of the woman, and relo de se in the case of the man." THE Foe IN LONDON.—On Sunday morning, a few minutes before 12 o'clock, the metropolis and its environs were visited with so dense a fog that, though mid-day, it bad the appearance of night. At many of the churches and chapels it was necessary to have the lamps lighted to enable the clergymen to proceed with the service. The steamers and other vessels proceeding up and down the river dropped their anchors, it being totally impossible to discern objects ten yards distant. About two o'clock the wind shifted, when rain commenced, and the fog dis persed. THE FOG IN PARIS.—The Presse states, that an in tense fog covered Paris on Thursday morning. It was dispelled at the moment the King quitted the Chamber of Deputies and returned to the Tuileries, but it became s o heavy from 2 to 6 o' c l oc k t h at t h e authorities were obliged to forbid carriages to c ross any of the bridges. It was difficult, and indeed impossible, to drive a carriage through the thick fog which covered Paris a t that time. Towards 6 o'clock the Place de Carousel presented a sin- Ruler spectacle. Persons who wished to cross the, place found themselves in an opposite direction from that they wished to attain. Coachmen who had lost their way were heard to demand assistance, and for fear of accidents they remained stationary. Immediately a number of boys, furnished with flambeaux, made their appearance, and for a trifling gratuity ex t r i ca t e d t h e pass ngers from their difficulies. At the same hour more than 100 carriages were collected near the Pont Neuf, where they were obliged to remain, the coachmen from their seats not being able to discern the heads of Meat horses. Ou the Boulevards the fog was scarcely perceptible. A CATALOGUE OF MISFORTUNES. -- Last week we mentioned the case of a grandson of Mr. Anderson, shoe maker, High-street, who was so severely burned by his clothes catching fire as to cause death in a day or two thereafter. We have since been informed that the fol lowing calamities have occurred in the same family within the last three weeks :—A sister of the deceased boy had her leg broken while descending from a cart, and has not yet been able to bear removal from her bed. A brother, while melting some wax at a candle, happened to let a portion of it fall upon his mother's hand, which has since become so inflamed as to create apprehensions whether it may be preserved to her; while the same brother ltely nearly lost his life by some boys sliding down upon a his head as he was ascending a ladder, his cheek having been cut to the bone. A second sister, on the day of her late brother's funeral, tell asleep by the fire, and losing her balance, grasped the bars with her hand, and was dread fully burned ; and the grandfat her, Mr. Anderson, in at tempting to save his late grandson, had his hand and arms so severely scotched as to have disabled him from using them since. A very wide-spread sympathy is felt for the misfortunes of this family.—Perthahire Courier. - CATHOLIC BEQUEST ACT.—The Gazette notifies the appointment of ten perstms, five of whom are Ro man Catholics, to act as commissioners of charitable donations and bequests for Ireland agreeably to the provisions of the net 7th and Sth of her Majesty, cap. 97. The lb:low-- M e are the names and titl es given in the Gazelle.—" The Most Rev. John George, Lord Archbishop of Armagh, and Primate of all Ireland ; the Most Rev. Richard, Lord Archbishop of Dublin; the Most Rev. Archbishop Wil liam Crolly; the Most Rev. Archbishop Daniel Murray; the Right Hon. John Heley, Earl of Donoughmore, K.S.P. : the Right Rev. Bishop Cornelius Denvir ; the Very Rev. Henry Pakenham, Dean of St. Patrick's Dublin ; the Right Hon. Sir Patrick Bellew, Bart. ; the Right Hon. Anthony Richard Blake ; the Rev. Pooley Suldha m H enry, D .D. " The Dublin Freeman makes a grievance of this notice on the score that, whilst the dioceses of the Protestant archbishops ire given, the Most Rev. Dr. Crolly where," whilst Doctor Murray is "styled Daniel Murray," Archbishop of some place, it is to be presumed, but our conciliatory Government knows not where." This carping seems, to say the least of it, a little ungracious, when the simple facts are these ; for the i first time since the enactment of the penal laws, Rona n Catholic prelates have been recognised by their titles, in an official document emanating from the Queen in Coun cil and published by authority. It will also be observed that not only do the Roman Catholic bishops get their titles, but they also get precedence according to rank. Thus Archbishops Crolly and Murray take rank before the Earl of Donoughmore, and the Right Reverend Bishop Denvir before the Protestant/Dean of St. Patrick's. The Dublin Mani or states that there is a diffeience of opi nion between Mr. O'Connell and the majority of a com mittee of the Repeal Association, on the subject of the act. The Irish crown lawyers, Messrs. Smith and Greene, having been consulted in reference to the operation of the act on the reeular clergy, have given an opinion exactly contrary to that of Mr. O'Connell. They say, "We are of opinion that the 10th George IV ., cap. 7, does not, either expressly, or by implication, render a devise, donation, or bequest to a member o f such religious order unlawful. A devise , donati on, or bequest to a member of such religious order, for his own use, or upon any trust not contrary to law, would, in our opinion, be valid. 2d l y, We a re o f opinion that the 7th and Bth Victor i a, cap. 97, has not in this respect made any alteration in the law, and that it is not calculated to prejudice or raise any do u bt, b y i mplication or otherwise, as to the pre-existing rights of any member or members of such religious order or community." At a meeting of the opponents of the bill, held in Dublin, on Wednesday se'nni g ht, M r . O'C onnell, after referring to the Catholic prelates on the board in terms of respect and veneration, said. " It (the measure) was a triumph of one portion: of the Catholic community over another, and he was one of the defeated party. He regretted not being able to agree in opinion with these venerated prelates; but, after all, they were, like f.imself, only fallible men, and, with great respe c t, h e expressed his opinion that they were in error." Archbishop Murray has published a pastoral address on the subject of the act, in which he re proves some of Iris oppon en t s , f or " angry discussion " "misapprehension," and "mistakenzeal" Ileadmitstlitat the act contains defects, which may be remedied by parli went, but he sa y s t h at t h e benefits it confers are im portant. and that its defects are comparativtly of little toOment. LOCAL NEWS. BAIL FOR WALTER BLOUNT.—Yesterday, at the Police Court, an application was made to Mr. Rushton to accept bail for the appearance, at the sessions, of Walter Blount, who, it will he remembered, was last week committed for trial on a charge of embezzling £5, the rraperty of his employer, Ali.. Lane, brewer and spirit dealer. Mr. Rushton, after reading the communication addressed to him, acquiesced. Mn. WILSON'S SCOTTISH ENTERTAINMENTS.—Last night Mr. Wilson gave the first part of his selections from several of his Entertainments on the Songs of Scotland, at the Royal Assembly Rooms, Great George -street. The company was numerous arid fashionable, and testified their approbation of the talented and pleasing singer and lecturer. The seco d series of selections will be given at the same place this evening. "LIVERPOOL SHIPPING LIST."—We refer our readers to the advertisement announcing the forthcoming of the first number of this publication on the Ist of January proximo (to-morrow) The prompt supply of authentic shipping information is of the greatest importance to the commercial world, and we hail every facility for affording it ; and should the resources of this publication exceed those of the Telegraph, (which will be seen on com parison,) we have no doubt of its ultimate success. SERIOUS CASE OF STABBING. —On Saturday night, at about a quarte r b e f ore twelve o ' clock, two porters, John Cowley and Stephen Sullivan, quarrelled in Cleveland square, and, after fighting for some time, each of them drew a knife, or other sharp instrument, and inflicted serious reciprocal wounds. Cowley was cut on the head, and also stabbed in the lower ribs, and was so dangerously ill, at his own residence in Frederick -street, yesterday morning, that he could not appear at the Police Court, and the c : s e was postponed, to surgeon's certificate being handed in,) until Thursday next. We understand that the fight was not witnessed by any third party, but that both admitted it, and gave their names. THE ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE. —This deservedly popu lar place of amusement, at which may be witnessed splen did equestrian stage and ring performances—Mr. Batty's fine stud of horses being amongst the novelties—has been throngly attended during the past week. " The Chinese War" still continues to be in nightly demand, and is most tilentedly got up, with superb " firing" at the close of each act. Yesterday a fashionable equestrian afternoon performance was given for the entertainment especially of the younger branches of families and their friends, who cannot well attend at night, and the assemblage was nu merous, and expressed their great satisfactio . and de:ight. We observe that similar day performances will take place to-morrow (New Year's Day), and also on Friday. THEATRE -ROYAL.—We take this opportunity of re ferring to our advertising columns, in which Mr. Sands' announcement appears of the opening of the Theatre_ Royal for a series of equestrian performances, by the ta lented company under his direction, whose previous visits here were attended with the most brilliant success. The company of artistes won "golden opinions from all sorts of people," whilst at the Royal Amphitheatre; they now come with increased resources, and we have little doubt but a prosperous season at our Theatre- Royal will reward their exertions. A novel feature will be introduced by having the stage exclusively appropriated to the arena, thus affording every visiter to the theatre a complete view of the entire performance. We are informed that the perfection to which Mr. Sands and his infant brother have arrived, bids fair to rival the celebrated Professor Risley and his son, and will form a pleasing interlude to the ring performances ; and we uederstand the two most renowned vaulters in the world will, in the course of the season, on the same evening exhibit their peculiar excel lencies. In short, the management are determined that whatever they produce shall be the best of its class. A NOVEL WAY OF OBTAINING CUSTOM. —The re cent publicity given by the Liverpool press to the " Woolley case," for the evident purpose of enhancing the business of the public-house, has stimulated other publicans to resort to a somewhat similar kind of adver tisement. On Thursday morning last, all the cars within half a mile of St. James's stand were, much to the annoy ance, surprise, and inconvenience of the neighbours, con gregated in front of a tavern not a hundred miles from Toxteth-park. As a matter of course, many inquiries were made as to the meaning of so motley and strange an assemblage ; in answer to which the landlord said that the carmen were waiting for the Most Noble the Marquis of Waterford, who was about heading a procession of cars through the town. This necessarily caused an influx of customers, who were anxious to obtain a glimpse of that worthy nobleman. It is needless, perhaps, to say that the noble marquis did not appear, as he has long since abandoned his former vagaries, and is now located amongst his happy tenantry at his princely seat of Cur raglimore, in Ireland. The consequence of this trick of the cunning Boniface was, that no inhabitant of the Park, or, in fact, any other person, could obtain the hire of a car from St. James's Market stand : thus for the sake of him the public were inconvenienced, and the car_ owners defrauded. INQUESTS BEFORE THE BOROUGH CORONER, MR. CURRY, YESTERDAY.—On view of the body of Mary O'Neill, aged 62. Deceased heed in Wapping, On Sa turday night last, at half-past nine o'clock, deceased was found in her house insensible and apparently in a fit, in which state she remained for a quarter of an hour, when she died. The deceased was addicted to drinking, but was then sober. Verdict, " Died from excessive drink ing."—On view of the body of Thomas McLean, aged 32, a seaman of the brig Monarch. now lying in the Queen's Dock. On Thursday morning last, at six o'clock, when the vessel was off Point Lynes, inward bound, the de ceased went to take his turn at the helm, and appeared quite well, complaining only of his hands being cold. He took the wheel, but was almost immediately missed from it, and was found lying on the deck quite insensible. He died in about ten minutes afterwards. The body was brought to Liverpool, and an examination being made by Mr. Deane, surgeon, it apeeared that deceased had died from inflamation of the heart, the result of natural causes. Verdict accordingly.—O n the body of Charlotte Pearson, aged 33, who lived in Mill -street East. On Saturday morning she complained of being poorly with a difficulty of breathing, and a little whiskey made warm was given to her. After lying down on two chairs, she cried ' Oh dead !" and died in about five minutes. Dr. Gill exa mined the body, and said that death was caused by cone gestion of the lungs, arising from natural causes. Ver dict in accordance, MR. J. STEELE'S PAINTINGS OF THE MIRACULOUS DRAUGHT OF FISHES, TOBIAS AND THE ANGEL, AFTER RtianNs.—We have been admitted to a view of the above splendid paintings by a townsman, Mr. J. Steele, who has for some time been studying at the Institute of Malines, in Belgium, of which he is an effective member. The paintings in question, comprising three subjects, are in compartments (en jointes), after the mariner in use in the Flemish churches,—the centre, and largest, being " The Miraculous Draught of Fishes," and the side pieces. "Tobias and th e A ngel, " and " The Tribute Money." In height they are, at a rough guess, about nine feet. The style and treatment of the subjects we need not attempt to describe. It viii be sufficient to state that they are certified by n document, under the bands of the Baron de Steinbault, Mayor of Malines; Armand de Per cival, Secretary ' • Joseph V aan h ory, T reasurer; and the President of the Institute of Fine Arts of Malines, with a number of the most eminent painters of that country, amongst whom are Charles Wanters, Kuhlman and Mo rison, to be " exact copies, in size and details," of the originals, by Ruhens, now placed at the back of the high altar of the Collegiate Church de Notre Dame, at Ma- Jines. As such, they are well worthy of the inspection of the lovers of painting,the otieinses being so far beyond our reach, as well as being celebrated throughout tliecon tinent. We may mention, that in the church of Notre Dame, at Malines, they are only to be inspected upon payment of a fee of Is., the price at which the authenti cated copies can be seen in Liverpool. The colouring and finish are highly creditable to Mr. Steele • and they dis play moreover a b o ld ness of style, and thoroughi appre ciation of the manner of his distinguished original, which bespeak for him a future excellence in the school to which he has devoted himself. It will be seen by the advertise_ merit in another part of our paper, that these paintings may be seen in Mr. Burton's rooms, Great George-street, daily, from ten to four. ROYAL LIVER THEATRE, CH TIRCH-STREET.--Tbe opening performances of the operatic company at this theatre, during the last three, days of the past week, have fully borne out the announcement of the management, and afforded to the public a rare " musical treat." W e have seldom seen the " Beggars' Opera more efficiently cast thrcuglieut titan on this occasion, and certainly never played with greater effect in the provinces; and the result has been crowded and enthusiastic houses, which we have no doubt will continue to reward similar efforts to cater liberally for the public taste, which, it cannot he denied, is inclining more and more to a love of opeswic perfor mance, to the neg l ect, equally, of the more regular drama' and of the flimsy productions which have recently been substituted in its place, The Macheath of Mr. Reeves, although a hold and dashing impersonation, was perhaps a little too lightly played. The sons, however, allotted to him were well sung, without that apparent strain upon his powers which we have noticed during his engagement at the rival establishment. Miss Gardner also, as Lucy, sung with much greater facility and evenness of execution here than at the Royal; and her Apollo especially, in the burletta, was inimitable. As the star of the company, however, we must award the palm of excellence to Mrs. Alban Croft, whose Polly Peachern was a chaste piece of acting, and whose singing throughout was b , antiful. This • lady possesses a fine rich voice, under the most complete management; and although she never electrifies, or even ' strives to do so, she does what is far better, and wins - upon her audience by unpretending sweetness, accompa_ vied by almost faultless taste and execution. Airs. Croft is an acquis , tion to our stage; and we trust that the libe ral encouragement of the public will enable the manage ment to retain her services. The Messrs. Lunt sung the pieces assigned to them respectably ; and the remaining characters iti the opera were Pbly supported, especially those of File by Mr. C. F. Marshall, and of Peachem and Lockil by Messrs. Fitzroy and Fishwick. Mr. Fitz roy Peacherrs was yeti' good, and would. have been thought still more so if we could forget the excellence which has been displayed in it in the more flourishing dsys of the drama. Yesterday evening Weber's popular Alban ° er oeflo4fDt,er Freischetz" was produced, in which Mrs. as Agnes, played and sang Spknally, ex hibiting far greater powers of voice than in the songs allotted to her in " The Beggars' Opera," and was ably supported by Miss G;: dnt-r and Messrs. Reeves. Mor ley, andLunt, the later of whom excelled his or,linary Merit. The early hour at which we are now oompetledta go to press prevents us from giving more than a mere passing notice of this piece. TWELFTH NIGHT CARP. —Mr. Horsfall, of Church street. :Advertises in our paper of to-day—hi s Cakea for Monday next, llis reputation as a confectioner will en sure their quality. t 1 s '~. 4 a