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bee. :31, 1844. aittration. NIL BURDON respectfully intimates that he has taken ST. CATHARINE HOUSE, Abercromby-square, !here he purposes OPENING SCHOOL on WEDN ES %I', the 15th of January. 41 . 1 : 111 1 particulars may be known by personal application b etween Ten and One o'clock. December 3(11, 1844. TE RMS OF Mr. SKERRETT'S ESTABLISHMENT, r, 7. CROWN-STREET, LIVERPOOL. IN STRUCTION in the ENGLISH and LATIN LAN. GUAGES, HISTORY, CHRONOLOGY, GEO. -rtApHy. the USE of the GLOBES, WRITING ARITHMETIC, MATHEMATICS, BOOK-KEEP. br'r, &c. Lectures on Chemistry, Botany, and Natura .1 story will be .delivered, suitably to the capacities of . t l pils. Pupils under 10 years of age, Eight Guineas per .""n 1 ; Pupils above 10 years of age, Ten Guineas per Qinurn, ALLWOOD HOUSE ACADEMY, near Runcorn, 46th Jan Cheshire, will be REOPENED on Tx RSDAT, the uary next. Term s an d further pareculars may be known on appli cation to Mr. BAILEY, the Principal. THE GREEN HOUSE ACADEMY. AUGHTON, lieu. Liverpool, will RE.OPEN on FRIDAY, the iith January next. Terms and further partiLlars may be known on appli cation to Mrs. CUNNING, at the Seminary, or at the office of this Paper. CLASSICAL, COMMERCIAL, AND MATHEMA TICAL . lILUMB'S HOUSE ED ACADEM UCATION Y, WHISTON, near Prescot, will be REOPENED for the Instruction of Y OUNG GENTLEMEN, in the above Branches, on THURSDAY, the 23d January next. __For car d s of terms and other part i cu l ars app l y at th e Mercury -office ; to Mr. CANNELL, Stationer, Castle eet ; or by letter, addressed to Mr. KEYS, Principal of the Establishment. A JUNIOR ASSISTANT WANTED. EDUCATION. Mr 334, VICTORIA-PL 4CE, WOODSIDE. "- . 1. • PRICE'S stated LECTURES on NATURAL HISTORY will not be Resumed during the Winter Months; but Schools, or Parties not less than twelve. day at any thee (with due notice) bespeak either Single Lectures or Courses, en a variety of subjects. CLASSICAL TUITION as usual. HAMILTON -SQUARE ACADEMY, BIRKENHEAD. IN this Establ shment, formerly conducted by the Rev. P. Ross, and now by Mr. WILLIAM STEWART, w ith competent Assistant Masters, the duties of the School w ill b e resumed after the vacat i on, on T UESDAY , Ith Ja nnary. Hamilton-Square, Birkenhead, 26th D, amber, 1844. DANCING. MONS. JOSSET having returned from London, where he has been instructed by Mons. Coulon in the Iklzourka, lately introduced at Paris, will, with Mons. 131 /git, a give LESSONS in the MAZOURKA VALSE 41 Id 'QUADRILLES, at his Academy, I, Devon-street, ast, OLIC well as in the VALSE A DEUX TEMPS and LA r, MLE MAZURKA, VALSE, A CELARIUS, &c., &c. ADAME DUVAL has the honour of informing hey. f r , Puils and Frieds tht she leaves Town Tuts DAY " t ' the p p urpose of v n isiting a the French Capital. and pro , from Monsieur CELLARIUS his celebrated MA ZU and such other Continental Novelties as are !it the present time the fashion in Paris. Due notice wit he given of Madame Du Val's retttrn, until which period tier Pupils will receive the instruction of Monsieur Duval. Academy of Dancing and Calisthenics, 8 , Rodney-street, Dec. 31, 1844. INSTRUCTION IN PIANO-FORTE AND SINGING. MR. TURVEY, Pli OFESSOR of MUSIC, No. 2, PRINCE'S•TEREACE, GRANGE -LANE, BIEREN 13EAD. h Attendance at Schools and Families, both at Birken ead and Liverpool. References, if required, to several resident families of respectability. A Card of Terms at 11 1 e above address. N.B.—PIANO-FORTES for HIRE. IN STRUCTION ON MUSIC AND PIANO-FORTE PLAYING AND SINGING. MOLINEUX most respectfully informs his Friends and the Public that the ACADEMIES, NO. if HARDMAN-STREET, LIVERPOOL, and No. 10, BRIDGE -ST REET , BIRKENHEAD, will RECOMMENCE O n the 10th January, 1845. On MONDAYS, at Two, a CLASS of LADIES will be received for VOCAL MUSIC READING, oh the 'Wm llEst 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 be introduce the means to ac quire a scientific knowledge of musical harmony. shed, OUTLINES OF Just THE Publi NOTATION AND THE SCIENCE OF MUSIC, designed to assist Soprano.and Tenor Singers in the Att of Vocal Music Reading. 'By Motawsux. To be had of all Musicsellers. (One interest.) LA SS --SSICAL, COMMERCIAL, AND MATHE MATICAL ACADEMY. ' ‘ -O RNIVALLIS-STREET, Corner of DUKE STREET, LIVERPOOL. MR. RICHARD HOUGHTON, M.A., (Successor h t' Mr. John S or ley,) respectfully intimates, that will RE -OPEN the SCHOOL on MONDAY next, the of January, and hopes, by continuing diligently and faithfully to carry on the same plans so successfully pur sued by Air. S., to secure the continuance of the support Which has been so long and liberally extended to the stablishmeat. Mr. H. will receive into his Family a limited number o f Boarders, to whose best interests he will apply himself w ith unremitting attention. The domestic arrangements : 4 'ol be superintended by Mrs. and Miss Houghton. The W ith is in an op en an d h ea l t h y s it ua ti on , an d i s rep l e t e every con ven i ence which-can contribute to the corn tUrt.of a Family; and in the Play-ground, which is ex tensive and strictly private, an .excellent Gymnasium has oeen erected. f I "ruspectuses and printed Testimonials from the Pro eaiors of the various branches of Literature may be had f " the Academy ; and reference is kindly permitted to the 'Re y •AT Jones, M.A.; Rev. F. Ould, M.A.; Rev. C. G. h . •„I ) riffiehl, M.A., Vicar of Prescot ; Rev. T. Raffles, —•"-. LL.D. ; Rev. Joseph R. Welsh, A.M. TARVIN HALL ESTABLISHMENT, NEAR CHESTER, PO R THE EDUCATION OF RESIDENT PUPILS 4, ONLY, under the superintendence and tuition of e following resident Masters : P rtiNeurAL.—JOHN BRINDLEY, of Magdalen Col fege, Cambridge, ; M.A. of the University of Giessen, formerly Second Master of the Grammar School, t ri gg ,• and Head Master of the Oldswinford Hospi al endowed School, Worcet.tershire. A SSISTANT. —CHARLES JONES, Trinity College, babli n. FIRST CLASSICAL AND MATHEMATi4AL M A STER.— r S. CROOKE, 8.A., Pembroke College, Cambridge, double honours. FRENCH MASTER AND ASSISTANT GERMAN M ASTER . . -- MONSIEUR BOIN, 8.A., of the University of Paris. ENGLISH MASTER.—CHARLES HANS GUNN. dursitott MAsTart.—R. K. BROWN E. a PRILL MASTER. and Play Ground Superintendent. -l IGEANT COX, late of the 40th Regiment. 2tltmAti MASTER.—Professor BERTINCHAMP. DRAWING MASTER.—Mr. T. BAILEY. ,-a t MAsTEtt.. h --Mr. R. SCARISBRICK, of the hedral Choir, Cester. D ANCING MASTER. — Mr. EDGAR WEBSTER, Ch ester. ING URGEON. . ViszT S —Mr GEORGE HARRISON, t. The objects aimed at in this Establishment are, *j• To insure a thoroughly Scriptural and Gentlemanly b7eation, under Masters of high Classical and Matbe -4,;i0al attainments. To provide a sound Classical and Mathematical Edu ea 113 a for pupils preparing for the Universities and a i n ioed Professions—and an equally sound course of bu ilt:" instruction, with daily practice in the Modern Con. t,al. Languages for Mercantile scholars. ei. ro maintain in every department the strictest Di g _ %C l ue, united with kindness , and modtration, and the In i - d e nce of corporal punishment, except in extreme cases, then to be inflicted by the Principal only. To treat the Pupils as members of the family, pro t4ng theist liberally with domestic comforts at the same ~e with the Principal and Masters. To include under one charge every expence both in ti o u catii,n a l an d Domestic departments, that there may tiore4lreB for Stationery, Washing, Medical Attendance, Iltider any pretext whatever. TERMS : A i:ue r T we l ve years of age . Forty Guineas per annum. °l 'e Twelve and under Sixteen years of age.. Fifty Gui- Ab o ll ea.i per annum. to "ie Sixteen years of age.. Sixty Guineas per annum. kid (4 Young Gentlemen are received as Private Pupils, Q ui are allowed sep ara t e B e d rooms .. O n e Hundred ha t A i p ll eas per annum. :MENTs IN ADVANCE, either Quarterly or Half . 4t Tit o Schoo l du des will be resumed on the 18th qf Os e` tA,, NOTICE TO INVENTORS. for Patents of Intentions and Registrations of 111 1 „, Desigkis, 14, Lincoln's Inn Fields. , Print e d INSTRUCTIONS grat i s , an d ev ery in iNt,Vrnation upon .4e subject of PROTECTION for ( Att . E'NTIONS, either by Letters Patent or the Designs Pre,, ° hY he had by applyigg personally, or by letter 4 4i1,," 1 , i 9 to sir. A r.ExAj, , ,pp. PluNcE, at the Office, 14, '- ` llO § Ficl4§- CHESHIRE AND SHROPSHIRE JUNCTION RAILWAY FROM CI-TESTER TO SHREWSBURY. THE PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE have the plea -11- sure to inform the SHAREHOLDERS, that the PLANS, SECTIONS, and BOOKS of REFERENCE of this Line of Railway have been duly Lodged, and the Notices Served, as required by the standing orders cf 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, 261 h December, 1844. KILKENNY JUNCTION RAILWAY AND GREAT SOUTHERN AND WESTERN RAILWAY. (VIGNOLES'S LINE.) NOTICE. THE PROVISIONAL COMMITTEES of the above te 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 Stork 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 Westminster 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, December 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,lB4s, the following will be the Scheme of Departures from LIVERPOOL ind MANCHESTER respectively: FROM LIVERPOOL. A .M. 6 45 Third Class (Road Train.) 7 15 Second Class Do. N. U. 8 0 First Class. 8 45 First Class. N. U. 10 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. N. U. 4 30 Second Class (Through Train.) 5 30 Second Class (Road Train.) 6 30 Third Class. Do. 7 45 Mixed.j FROM MANCHESTER. A.M. 630 Third Class (Road Train.) 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 (Road Train.) 12 15 First Class. P.M. 2 0 First Class. N. U. 2 30 Second 'Class (Through Train.) 2 45 Second (lass ( Itrad Train.) N. U. 4 45 Stc , nd (TI ‘rough Train.) 5 0 First ( pas es 445 at l'arkside4 5 30 Sc , :mldC'as , c 'nail Train.) 6 30 Third Cla,s (I- .).4d Train.) 8 20 Mixed.t (Stopping at Huvtnn Gte, Lion, Newton, Park-ide, and Patricroft. N.B.—By the Trains rnari e ' N. U.. bring espedially North Union Trains, Passtig , - for hlanrhester or Li verpool will be detained un idably a short time at Parkaide. St. Helen's Jitne n Junction, liury.4ane ON SIR\ '.YS. FROM LIVERPOOL. FROM MANCHESTER. A.M. 7 30 Third Clms. 8 0 Mixed. P.M. :4 45 Mixed. 5 30 Second & Tided Cies :7 45 Mixed 7 30 Third Class. 15 Mixed. 5 0 .Mixed. 30 Second & Third , Class 1 . 4 4 .1:l 20 Mixed. IStopping a• on other tlitys. TO PRESTON AND WIGAN. FROM LIVERPOOL. FROM • MANCIIESTWR. 6 45 Morning 3d Cl- ss Try 6 30 Morning 3d Class Trn 8 0 „ Mixed 1)0. 815 „ Mixed Do. 015 „ Mix. d kiDo 10 30 „ Mixed Do. 215 Aftrn. Mixed 0,, 230 Aftrn. Mixed Do. 430 „ Mixed 4 . )0. 445 „ Mixed Do. 630 „ 3d Class 1)o. 630 „ Ed Class Do. 746 Evening Mixed Do. 820 Evening Mixed Do. ON SUNDAYS. _ _ 8 0 Morning Mixed and 8 15 Morning Mixed and Third Class Train Third Class Train. 445 Aftrn. Mixed Do. 5 0 Aftrn. Mixed Do. 530 „ 3d Clasg Do. 530 ~ 3d Class Do. 7 45 Evening Mixed De., 8 20 Evening Mixed Do. PURSUANT to a Decree of the High Court of Chan cery made in the causes Boydell against Golightly, Boydell against Stanton, and Boydell against Morland, the creditors of JOHN GIiJDART, late of Liverpool, in , the county of Lancaster, gentleman, deceased, (who died in the month of August, 1S18,) are forthwith to come in and prove their debts before ANDRE.W HENRY LYNCK, 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, Itaymond-buildings, Gray's Tnn, Agent for Messrs. MILLER and PEEL, Liverpool, Plaintiff's Solicitors. fl G IME LISTS.-COUNTY OF LANCAST ER. [FOURTH PUBLICATION.] ARRANGED AND PUBLISHED EY J. SYMONS, SURVEYOR OF STAMPS AND TAXES, MANCHESTER. PERS - OAS WHO HAVE OBTAINED GAME CERTIFICATES FOR THE YEAR 1844. GENERAL CERTIFICATES, AT £4 Os. 10d. EACH. Barnes William Bennett Robe. B ar k er G or t on Granville Lieu'.... Hahergilam Eaves Petitjean John Francis. Manchester Berry Thomas. North Meols Greatheld, Capt. E.H. Colne Towti iPilkington William .. Blackburn Bonny James ...... Clayto n -l e -M oors G uest William Stretford Pilling William Trawden Bradley Charles R.... Ludworth ' Preston Francis Ardwick Bramwell John ...... Hesketh Burrows Wiliiam ... Wigan Borough Hargreaves Thomas .. Althorn Hartley James ...... Blackburn Radcliffe J o h n L ey l an d Hind Habergham Eaves Richmond Cbrstr. sen.Thoreton Hornby Wm. Henry.. Blackburn 'Rigbye Rigbye 8..... Wrightington Howard Cephas Edwd.Heaton Norris Resson John .. Aughton Howarth Thomas .... Broughton Rushton Wiiliam H... Blackburn yley Charles Barton Eccles Jackson John ........ Tyldesley I Jeffries Richard ...... West Derby Sagar Seth . ..... Read Jenkinson Thomas.... Pemberton Seddon James Skelmersdale ;Leigh Richard , . • Halsall :Smith Jonathan .. Colne Leigh Thomas,. „ .... Newton Snell Robert .... •• • Leyland Lomax Th omas . ..... Great H arwo od Stephen John .... Pemberton Lowe Th0ma5........ 'Warrington Stretch Joseph Warrington Lydiate George .. Aughton Lyon William.. Melling ,Tinsley . • •Rixton Moon William .Tyrer George Downholland Ulnes Wultan I Whyatt Gere, jun enshaw Naylor William Todd—West Derby Whyte Geor O ge g G.. S O c arisbrick Woolfe John 'Warrington Wright John .. Clayton-le-Woods Clarke Robert_ Salford Clarke Robt Bibby. . „ Warrington Clough George .. Croft John Cunliffe John, jun Leyland Davies Peter, jun Warrington Denman, Hon. Riad West Derby Dewhurst Thomas.. Clayton-le-Woodsl Dudgeon Patrick:W. W. Manchester Ellison Edward Upholland Ellison Henry Upholland Ellison Tohn3as . Upholland Pie!den Joseph .. Witton Fennell J. R... • ... Habergham Eaves Fader, J. W., 70th Regt. Foot Salford Gardiner Lot Gerrard Sir John, Bart. Ashton r Owen Thomas Oxley Willia m Hu lme 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 Joh() I Hoskins Joseph.. Pordbarn Letitia 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, killing, or pursuing game, without first obtaining a certificate, incurs a penulty of £2O, and is a lso 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 penalty of £2O. Gamekeepers are desired to take notice that a certificate at the rate of £1 7s. 6d. will not authorise any person to kill game beyond the limits of the manor for which h e is dewed; and, in order that, a certificate at such rate of duty nay protect, A gamekeeper, it is requisite, not only that he should be fltputed by some lord or lady of a manor or reputed manor, but also that such deputation should he registered with th e c l er k o f t h e peace, or the gamekeeper will be le to be fprPharged i n double thg duty of Pr. 10d., anti also be. p rawn :p i ] b y any common nlnT,llner fpr the Qf 4?0, TI - IC 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, who is now in his sixty-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 be could not provide against, is now with his Family, amongst whom he has had sickness for upwards of fifteen years, 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 DRUNION. COUNTY OF E L ANCASTER. NTOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that a MEET -1.11 ING of the RATEPAYER S 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'-roorns, Harper-street, Low-hill, in the said Township, on THURSDAY next, the 2d of January, at Eleven o'clock in the Forencon, 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 MESSUAGES and BUILD INGS erected thereon, and formerly used as a Workhouse, under the provisions of an Act pass: 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 such 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 lownship as the Poor :ow Commissioners for England aad Wales shall in that behalf direct. RICHARD SHACKLADY, Chapehvarden. PETER YOU!). Overseers of the I THOMAS HARRISON, Poor of the THOS. AUGUSTUS GRAN- Township of VILLE DOLLING. West Derby. Dated this 28th day of December, 1844. THE SHREWSBURY, OSWESTRY, & CHESTER JUNCTION RAILWAY. Provisionary Registered as required by the Act of 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. 110. CAPITAL, £400,000, IN 20.000 SHARES OF £2O EACH. DEPOSIT, £1 PER SHARE. PROVISIONAL COMMITTEE. W. 0. Gore, Esq., M.P., Porkington. Townsbend 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. Lovett, Esq., Belmont. Thomas Pennon, Esq., Oswestry. The Rev. S. Donne, Oswestry. Peploe Cartwright, Esq., Oswestry. John Jones, Esq., Oswestry. The Rev. John Loxmoore, Llanymynech. Thomas Lovett, Esq. ' Fernhill. Edward Tench, jun., Esq., Ruabon. David Harrison, Esq., Stalybridge. Geo. Mackintosh, Esq., 27, Upper Seymour-st., London. Adam Duff, Esq., Blackheath. Charles Wardell, Esq., 43, Westbourne-terrace, London. Charles Heathcote Smith, Esq., IQ Melcombe-place, Dorset-square, London. William Forbes, Esq., 10, Gray's-inn -square, London. Sir E. S. Walker. Chester. Thomas Dixon, Esq., Chester. John Williams,•Esq.. Chester. John Rogers, Esq., Chester. William Brown, Esq., Chester. John Rork, Esq., Chester. William Wardell, Esq., Chester. (With power to add to their number.) BANKERS. Messrs. Dixon and Wardell, Chester. The London Joint Stock Bank. The London and Westminster Bank. ENGINEER. Henry Robertson, Esq. SOLICITOR. Mr. Keltall, Chester. rHIS Railway will form a co n ti nuat i on of the North Wales Mineral Railway, and will complete the direct line of liailway 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 We)shpool, with the mineral fields of North Wales and with Chester; by the Birken head Railway with Liverpool and the projected docks at Birkenhead; by means of the Holyhead Railway with the sea 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 •eashire 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 aline 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 is 234 miles; and to connect Chester and Shrewsbury by any other line (without makinguse 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, slates, 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 Wrexham, Ruabon, Llangollen, Ruthin, Oswestry, Welshpool. Newtown, This, Dolgelly, and all parts of Montgomeryshire, Merionethshire, and Denbighshire, is very extensive, and mast 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 works are of an expensive description—the crossing of the Dee and the Ceriog—but including these, the cost of the line, taking into account the whole length, will be below an average. Application for Shares, on or before the 6th of January next, to be made to Mr. KELSALL, Solicitor, Chester ; Mr. SCARTH, Solicitor, Shrewsbury; Mr. EDGIVORTH, Solicitor, Wrexham ; And Mr. THOMAS 'KUL, Oswestry. And parties applying must state their names and ad are- sses 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 last 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-fire. 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, 1837, the number of captains promoted to rear admirals, was In June, 1838.. .............. ...... ... In November, 1841 4l 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 does 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 last twenty-five years and upwards; and, that moreover, out 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 seriously inconvenient to the public service.—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, hut he died ear ly on the following morning. He was incapable of giving any account cf himself. The lad who brouaht him said he had - been ►ouch 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 coast 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 apprentice.. 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 had 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 lazy. 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 gat 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, he said, chaff beds in the Gem, and they were changed once a year. Ile 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 Cruikshank'B Comic Almanack.) 1. Always carry a box of ladle's in your band. It is the .zEgis of a beggar's lifc, and shields him from the in vasion of 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 sedulously after Quakers and fat ladies, espe cially if you have with you at the time a wife and' a large family. 4. I'g( ver 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 effeet 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 castunse in each season 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 of ten as a person passes you. A. sailor's hat, striped shirt, and canvas trowsers are never bad in a country town. 7. Mind, in your orations, you " haven' t tasted food for three days," and make a practice of nicking up bones. or old crusts, out of the gutter, and gnawing them, if there is any one looking at you. 8. Never be too modest, if any one has relieved you, 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 your-rlf to be taken into custody rather th.n 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 you are driven to it, don't mind about spelling incorrectly, and be sure you are " starving." Quirt 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 by every unfeeling passer-by, and be obliged ultimately to " walk your chalks." Lord and Lady Francis Egerton are entertaining a select circle at their seat near Cobham. His lordship gave his servants a ball and supper at Christmas. THE CAMDEN SOCIETY.—The Bishop of Exeter, in a letter dated Dec. 26, says :—" So little do I sympathise with any Papalizing 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 origin,d object and of its founders) I 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 the feelings of Protestants at this crisis, against which it was my duty to protest." o P f U h a i E s l m . A a N ny D r T e ri c E et ß it l ie gn i E says, flEßga.—veTnloiegbeinsehroapi in D ot it ie . license to Dr. Pusey to preicii in this diocese; that the facts were these :—The incumbent of Ilfracombe applied to tne in the course of the last summer, asking whether 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 alarm." TWELFTH NIGHT CAKE.—A reference to an 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 abstract :—" 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 weighed 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. CONSEQUENCES OF ENFORCING OBLETE REGULA TIONS.—Tbe late Lord Lyttelton, when an under-gradu ate, appeared 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?" be 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 VOTED IN THE UNITED STATES.—A German, who was unable to speak or understand a word of English, un dertook to vote in the upper part of the city at the late election, " What is rur name ?" said one of the judges. '• Polk and Dallas," said the German. " How long li - ave you been in this country ?" said the judge. " Polk and Dallas," said the German. " Have you got your natu ralization men. ?" said the judge. " Polk and Dallas," said the German. " You can't. vote," said th e j udge. " Polk and Dallas," said the German. " Move him," said one of the bystanders. " Polk and Dal l as," said the German.=-Louisrille Journal. CURIOUS EXPERIMENTS IN OPTICS.—It iS know!' that tartaric acid exercises rotary power over the light, and imparts to it its saline combinations; paratartaric acid, on the contrary, although of the same ponderal composition, does not possess this property. M. Mit clicrlish, a Prussian chemist, has examined whether this would be the case wider circumstances in which the tao bodies would be similar, not only in their chemical com position, but in their crystaline form and their physical properties ; the result has confirmed the established prin ciple ; and thus )says M. Mitcherlish) we have two bodies in which the nature and number of the atom., their ar rangement and their distance, are the same, and which are, neverthelesa, distinguished by dtreTent optical pro perties.—Merbgiriae Aragazine• 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 thessouth.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. 'loyal 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 INHABITANTS OF DERRY. " The conditions offered by Lieut. Gen. Hamilton are sincere! the power he hath of the King is real ; be no longer imposed upon by such as tell you the, contrary. You cannot be ignorant o f th e Ki ng ' s c l em ency towards his subjects. such of you as choose to serve his ma jesty shall he entertained without disinction 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, wlntsoevar 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 longer to the miseries you undergo, which will grow worse and w ,, rse if you continue to be opinionate ; for 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 10:11, 169." The shell was suitably mounted on a metal pillar, 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'accd on each side of the mayor's seat. A very large and respectable congregation was collected on 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 well es 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 even' 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 huzzas 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 crown and the motto " 1688." This spectacle afforded very great gratification to all who witnessed it, At ,the ust.al 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 dissatisfaction or offence to thee, 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 evening the city assumed its usual quiet aspect.—Londonderry Standard. THE TRAGEDY AT ASHFORD. —The coroner's jury have returned a verdict of " wilful murder as to the death of the woman, and fele de se in the case of the man." THE FOG 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 had 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 so heavy from 2 to 6 o'clock that the authorities were obliged to forbid carriages to cross any of the bridges. It was difficult, and indeed impossible, to drive a carriage through the thick fog which covered Paris at that time. Towards 6 o'clock the Place de Carousel presented a sin aular spectacle. Persons who wished to cross the pl-ce found themselves in en 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 extricated the pass ngers from their difficulties. 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 the . r horses. On 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 lately nearly lost his life by some boys sliding down upon his head as be was ascending a ladder, his cheek having been cut to the bone. A second sister, on the day of her late brother's funeral, fell 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 scorched as to have disabled him from using them since. A very wide-spread sympathy is felt for the misfortunes of this family.—Perthshire Courier. CATHOLIC BEQUEST ACT.—The Gazelle notifies the appointment of ten persons, five of whom are Roman Catholics, to act as commissioners of charitable donations and bequests for Ireland agreeably to the provisions of the act 7th and Bth of her Majesty, cap. 97. The follow ing are the names and titles given in the Gazette.—" The Most Rev. John George, Lord Archbi s h op o f Armagh, and Primate of all I re l an d ; the Most Rev. Richard, Lord Archbishop of Dublin; the Most Rev. Archbishop Wil ham Crolly; the Most Rev. A rc hbi s h op Daniel Murray; the Right Hon. John Heley, Earl of Donoughmore, K.S.P. : the Right Rev. Bishop Cornelius Denvir ; the Very Rev. Henry P a k en h am, D ean of St. Patrick's Dublin ; the Right Hon. Sir Patrick Bellew, Bart. ; the Right Hon. Anthony Richard Blake ; the Rev. Pooley Suldham Henry, D.D." The Dublin Freeman makes a grievance of this notice on the score that, whilst the dioceses of the Protestant archbishops are given, the Most Rev. Dr. Crolly " where," whilst Doctor Murray is " stylee. Daniel Murray,' ' Archbishop of -- some place, it is to be presumed, but our conciliatory G, vernment knows not where." This carping seems, to say the least of it, a little ungracious, when the simple facts are these ; for the first time since the enactment of the penal laws, Roma 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 Bisho Denvir before the Protestant:Dean of St. Patrick's. Thep Dublin Moni or states that there is a difference 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 regular clergy, have given an opinion exactly contrary to that of Mr. O'Connell. They say, 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 of such religious order unlawful. A devise, donation, 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. 2dly, We are of opinion that the 7th and Bth Victoria, cap. 97, has not in this respect made any alteration in the law, and that it is not calculated to prejudice or raise any doubt, by implication, 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' nnight, Mr. O'Connell, after refer ring to the Catholic prelates on the board i n terms of respect and veneration, said. " It (the measure) was a triumph of one portion of the Catholic community over anotl er, and he was one of the defeated party. lie regretted not being able to agree in opinion with these venerated prelates; but, after all, they were, like himself, only fallible men, and, with great respect, be expressed his opinion that they were in error." Archbishop Murray has published a pastoral some address on the subject o f th e act, in which he re proves of his opponents, for " angry discussion," • misapprehension," and " mistaken zeal." Headmit s that the act contains defects, which may be realedied by parlia ment, but he says that the benefits it conifers arc im_ portant, and that its agrees are comparatively of little moment. 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 t r tperty of his employer, Mr. Lane, brewer and spirit dealer. Mr. Rushton, after reading the communication addressed to him, acquiesced. MR. 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 compel} , was numerous end 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 1:4 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 th e resources of this publication exceed those of the Telegraph, (which will be seen on com parison,) we have no dcubt of its ultimate success. SERIOUS CASE OF STABBING. --On Saturday night, at about a quarter before 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 inqrmeent, 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 se was postponed, (a 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 AMPHITITEATRE.—This deservedly popn lar place of amusement, at which may be witnessed splen did equestrian stage and ring performances_ Jr. 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 le most ttlentedly 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 delight. We observe that similar day pert ,rmances will take place to-morrow (New Yea' 'a 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 stteeess. The cotnrany 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 bavirg 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 peifectiou 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 understand 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 [Homing 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 end 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 a 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 raghmore, 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 ti red 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 art 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, compl a i n i ng on l y of his hands being cold. He I took the wheel, but was almost immedi 'tely 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 appeared th a t d eceased had died from intlarnation of thei heart, the result of natural causes. Verdict eccorelingly.—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 con 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 RUBENS.—We have been admitted to a view of the above splendid paintings by a townsman, Mr. J. Steele, who bat 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 manner in use in the Flemish churches,—the centre, and largest, being " The Miraculous Draught of Fishes," and the side pieces, "Tobias and the Angel," 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 Till be sufficient to state that they are certified by a document, under the hands of the Baron de Steinhault, Mayor of Mt:lines ; Armaud de Per cival, Secretary • Joseph Vaa n h ory, T reasurer; and the President o f the Institute of Fine Arts of Wines, with a number of the most eminent painters of that country, amongst whom are Charles Wanters, Kuhlman and Mo . risen, 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 M a -. lines As such, they are well worthy of the inspection of the lovers of painting, the originals being so far beyond our reach, as well as being celebrated throughout the con 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 • end they dis play mor eover a b o ld ness of style, and thorough' appre ciation of the manner cf 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 ment 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, CHURCH -STREET.—The 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 throughout than on this occasion, and certainly never played with grater 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 canent be denied, is inclining more and more to a love of operatic perfor mance, to the neglect, equally, of the more regular drama and of the flimsy productions which have recently bees substituted in its place. The Afachewh of Mr. lieewes. although a bold and dashing impersonation, was perhaps a little teo lightly played. The wines, however, allotted to him were well sung, without that aarent strain upon his po wers w h ich we have noticed durin g his enagemen t et the ri va l establishment. Miss Gardner also g , as . uey, sung with m uc h greater facility and evenness of execution hete 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 excellenc e to Mrs. Alban Croft, whose Polly Peachern was a chaste piece of acting, and whose singing throughout was beautiful. 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 nied by almost faultless taste and execution. Ales. Croft is art acquisition to our stage; and we trust that the libe ral encouragement of the public will enable the manage merit to retain her services. The Messrs. Lunt sung the pieces assigned to them respectably; and the remaining charaets rs in the opera were ebly supported, especially those of Filch by Mr. C. F. Marshall, and of Peochem and Lockil by Messrs. Fitzroy and Fist:wick. Mr. Fitz roy's Peachern was very good, and wall have been thought still more to if we could forget the excellellet) which has been displayed ht it in the more flourishing dp c'eY:acoff Ilh'eDedriarrnraeiscli j Y l e t s z trday evening Weber's 'popular was produced, in wl.ich Mrs. Alban Croft, as _Agnes, played and sang s p l en di dly, ex bib ting far greater powers of voic e th an in the songs allotted to her in " The Beggars' Opera," and was ably supported by Miss Gardner and Mess's. Reeves, Mor ley, and Lunt, the bitter of whoa, excelled his ordinary men t. The early Incur at which we are now compelled to go to press preven's us from giving mole thau a were passing notice of this piece. TWELFTH NIGHT CAT:F.—Mr. Horsfali, of Church street, advertises in our paper of to-day—bis Cehes for Monday next. His reputation as a contectioner will en- Sure their quality. 0 but p to and stand ield• ----• ;mall eigh' .......0 _---' CE 29th could Erect st of isioo 0 se .d be .t the [low- enter don. 7r3u, [CY d at 9th able ro• end ~as