The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser. — Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-01-28 00:00:00

"Z_ '* 11E . iROYAL- CHRISTENING of mat .3eforc i k t Ad Etrwa his nom( nd, The lies in this land of Iv erto unfam mid-day t , ede its c royal cavalcad i•arm prepossessions. Edward was the s father, the late Duke of Kent, which td to her and if olden historic associations ides it will be vividly not to experience impres- Tuesday, when the imposing sacra. which we should hope a new Edward :ings, was celebrated in that chapel of :dward 111., and by him dedicated to order of the Garter ;—Edward 111., Edward 1., by whom, for the precious 11 those over vaboni he had the title of Prince of Wales be father of that glorious en well and poetically said, no means an auspicious aspect sun shone I left the the royal infant and the the north aide of ded along tacle was extremely beautiful. The and the life guards were drawn up on le space appeared to be occupied by The magnificent truck up the National Anthem, until the royal carriages had past tteway, on their w , ty to St. George's ame time a royal salute was fired by a small ary splendou Sued in the park, and the trOo es In the procession s of her Majesty. iced, at Cardinal Wolsey's I Chancellor and Lord Lowther. of Wellington in his full sham, and Lord al persona ate carriag rrt, the Duke of Bucki another the Marquis Lansdowne ; in ae Duke of Richmond, and t A Sir H. Harding Aber Lord Dorman ar Bishop of London ; in of Canterbury arid York were carriages containing the foreign r persons of distinction, and also those emen in waiting on her Ma- I Prince George of Cambridge ,and were loudly cheered on and in the carr ss. Lehzen and another lady. and indeed it became Brough) held the indow so as' to give a good neral 5e (Mrs who may destined, in th (far distant b ge contained the Countess rid then came her Ma. e to thos nts, to b f Wal jects. The ne and other lathe Dr. CI from her devotion whet state carriage; drawn by a pair of th our lent of t asions. On med. In another state carriage the Duchess of Cambridge, and Last of all came, also in a state le King of Prussia, who wa.also as recognised. About one o'clock at the castle had entered the chapel, there were forthwith commenced. THE CHAPEL. George's Chapel were thrown open at eleven o'clock ; the southern entrances ving nearthe entranc animals became restive and almost time, during which her Majesty some anxiety. He was, however, ns, and at length quieted, and the I route. Her Majesty and Prince well, and repeatedly bowed in siastic greetings by which they Ide wel( )f Ken ;ed by those who bad been fortunate enough for nearly an bour before. The arrange he accommodation of spectators were con- rcurnuribed sr r being Tgan-loft and two Dther iii the south aisle set apart for those who, either ssist at the cere- scoured representatives of the public press, kind and courteous attention of the Lord admitted under the organ-loft. The best apel, and where all could be distinctly seen, 3 for her over the altar, w g room 38- 7 erected to prevent their at was performed, cornpara- enabled to catch even lg and gorgeous spectacle seats in the galleries I south aisles had a near and com- ne or other branch of the procession as it the ceremonial had commenced, and until rocession, they could form but a faint con id and imposing solemnity of the day. r of the choir were chaste n the extreme. The I work and delicate v stalls, and organ gallery, 1. The windows also had 5 and elaborate car . , d, and when the sun shone upon them, ater portion of the service, new bril- g emblazonry The floor carpet manufactured for the occa the star of the Order of the Garter ~nield of St. George. A platform having _tending from the nearest stalls to the railings and on a level with the floor of the communion -^Pted, as were also the aisles, in a similar placed semicircularly on the it'S of the altar six chairs of state richly 'red with superb purple silk velvet, and and seat with the star of the Order of aotstool, in scarlet, was placed be and in the middle of the platform, Jod the baptismal font, on an ottoman lvet, with a deep bullion fringe around merited t pas wer ald, or f ignificent piece of plate consists pro- Koided salver, on which rest a pedestal ci at the christening of Charles 11., regilt and )v Storr and Mortimer for this occasion. From a second golden pedestal, surmounted by ig the richly chased and costly gold font in ess Royal was baptised. The communion he whole service of the Chapel Royal, St. as that of St. George's, comprising, among costliness and splendour, six salvers, three isions, eight large tankards and flagons, two aller vessels, of gold or silver gilt. The filets Companions of the Garter, suspended scarf, and arms of each, also served to and animation of the scene; and when Ives took their stalls habited in the full ien the Ministers of State and the when the King of Prussia T Albert, and their at it may well be supposed magnificent and animating and the Queen, Princ peared on t among the distinguished f. He was immediately fol- Marquis of Lansdowne, the Duke of Richmond, the Duke of Earl of Haddington, Lord Wharucliffe, the Earl Howe, the Duke of Buckingham, ert Peel, Count St. Aulaire, )urn, Lord Fitzgerald, the 1, Sir 1, the Earl rewcastle, I Duke of Suther Earl of Aber- esby, the Duke of Hamilton, Sir Willough- J. Macdonald, Sir. G. Quentin, .Sir W. ,rton, as Attorney-General of the Duchy, 1 Sheriffs, Sir J. Hansler, Su 11 in t sor uniform Knights occupied the front benches, of the Garter Among the ioir we observed the Duchess of sra of brilliants, the Duchess of Buccleuch, and Mrs. Harcourt, ld Mr. G. Hayter were present, by corn- king skei . ches for pictures comme- the sound of the military stationed ailing of the procession from the afterwards entered altar, and s tely joined by the p of London, and the Bishop s of Winchester and Oxford, as for of the Order of the Garter, stood, th, the other on the north side of the altar, nd badges of office. Between these two, n the rail round the communion table, were eans and Canons of Windsor, the Hon. and t, the Rev. Mr. Canning, the Rev. Lord Wri- H, the Rev. Mr. Proby, the Rev. Mr. Mark the Hon. and Rev. Mr. Moore. to one the royal procession, after leaving _ . hall. and on entering the passage 'leading to the crated, the Queen and his Royal Highness Prince ttendants filing off and entering the choir to the right. The King of Prussia and his r left, approached the platform by a corre on the left of the south isle. His Ma ssed in a field-marshal's uniform, entered seat nearest the font. Her Royal High who vas led by the King of Prus ty's right hand : next came Duke of Cambridge, and the a her IVlaj Cambrid in a few seconds after, made her its Royal Highness Prince Albert the Garter, and preceded b 3 Master of the Household ly rose and remained stand i from " Joseph." robes of Sovereign of the •clet, earrings, and neck- descr4 id his Royal Highness Prince George of i Leopold of Saxe Co e Duke of Wellington ['porting the Sword of Susses z the ceremo❑y ;nsiderible weight sting the train in r Queen had risen lg ceased, the Archbishop of Cant erbur y , 1i Y stan ding, proceeded to read the baptis- m• God's tug upon the solemn ordi- W' • carried ‘kie rrince of ales was Duchess of Buccleugh, and presented ht rev. prelate immediately proceeded to name the lice by the names of Albert Edward, and then rii.kled the holy water, which had been brought „ • ,, L Jordan, said, " 1 ch . 'e A TuER, and o f t h e S ON , His grace then continued the ly from tF r:ceive this child into the congregation of Christ's du sign him with the sign of the Cross, (the arch- ALLOW `he sign 6f the Cross on the' forehead of in token that hereafter be shall not be ashamed to confess the faith of Christ crucified, and man fully to fight under his banner, against sin, the world, and the devil ; and to continue Christ's faithful soldier and ser vant until his life's end. Amen." " Seeing now, dearly beloved brethren, that this child is regenerate, and grafted into the body of Christ's Church, let us give thanks unto Almighty God for these benefits, and with one accord make our prayers unto him, that this child may lead the rest of his life according to this beginning." His grace then handed the infant Prince back to the Duchess of Buccleugh, who gave his royal highness to'the nurse. The Archbishop then proceeded with the service. As soon as it was over her Majesty and Prince Albert, having bowed to her royal visitors, retired with the royal cortege in the same Manner as it had entered the chapel. Her Majesty and Prince Albert and his Royal Highness the in fant Prince, in the arms of its nurse, proceeded to the Chap ter room, which was elegantly and handsomely fitted up. Again the sounds of artillery and military music were heard, and gave evidence that the procession was returning to the castle. His Majesty the King of Prussia paid great attention to the ceremony, and from his great devotion in the Protestant cause, it must have been one of great interest to him. Not the least interesting portion was the infant prince, a fair and lovayschild, who was about to be initiated into the principles of th*Christian faith. and to buckle upon him the armour by which alone he could safely fight the con test of life and death, and, insuring for himself an eternity of happiness hereafter. be at once the safeguard and the stronghold of Christian principles in this great land, over which he is one day destined to rule—but be the time far distant,—making it the sun and centre of the Christian faith, until its rays are scattered over every land, and religious light is given to the whole habitable world. The royal infant went through the ceremony exceedingly well, though we thought he winced `Slightly when the cold water was sprinkled on his face. The scene, as a spectacle, beautiful as it was, was by no means so brilliant as that which was exhibited at the Chapel Royal on the occasion of the wedding of her Majesty. Perhaps it was in mime measure owing to the in vitations having been so limited in number, and the chapel consequently so thinly attended. Very few of the seats at the western end of the chnir were occupied. Every facility was afforded to the public. A gallery was erected in the organ loft, from which a good view of the ceremony could be had by those who had obtained tickets. The water from the River Jordan in the royal font appeared to excite great interest, and it was very soon exhausted by numerous fair fingers, dipped into the font. Many handkerchiefs were also saturated - with it,.and one little boy we overheard telling his friends that be had well wetted his handkerchief that he might squeeze the water out into a bottle. Some of the same water was also, contained in a pilgrim's bottle and a stone and glass bottle, all of which had been hermetically sealed', and so brought from Syria, and thus its genuineness guaranteed. The ceremony altogether was one of deep solemnity and surpassing interest, and such as must live in the memory of all who profess and feel deep veneration for the beauties and the holiness of the Christian faith, which has sustained, and will sustain, in undiminished grandeur this our native land, so long as its principles are worshipped in simplicity and truth, and received with the same spotless innocence as shone with a glorious lustre around the brow of the royal infant prince. THE BANQUET. The next attraction of the day to the visitors of Windsor quet to be given in the evening in St. George's-hall, by her Majesty, to her royal and distinguished guests. The followink is a description of the plate, which is valued at between £1,500,000 and £2,000,000, with the manner in which it was displayed in the hall :—At each and of the hall buffets had been erected, covered with crimson, and encased in light Gothic screens. On these buffets the finest gold shields, salvers, vases, tankards and cups of the royal col lection were displayed among candelabra and sconces of silver gilt, fitted with wax lights. The table for the banquet, which was laid between these buffets, had a succession of gold can delabra and epergnes, reaching from one extremity to the other, together with a great variety of vases and other orna ments of gold plate. The candelabra, which were of large size, contained wax lights: that in the middle of the table, opposite to the Queen's seat, was larger than any other, and is known as the St. George candelabrum, the upper division containing the combat of St. George with the dragon, in full relief. The lower division has four figures, in full relief, supporting shields, bearing the arms of England, Scotland, and Ireland, and the Prince of Wales's plume. Near this candelabrum were two others, one on either side, having a representation of the garden of the Hesperides. The epergnes were embellished with sculptured subjects, many of them from Flaxman's designs, and all of the most superior execution ; dancing nymphs, pilring fawns, and several allegorical marine pieces were amongst the number. Covers were laid for 140 persons, and the tables absolutely groaned under the weight of the gilt silver - plates deposited upon them. For each guest a servant in the royal state livery was in waiting, and even before the guests appeared the scene in the hall was full of animation and splendour. When the dinner was served, and the various viands were placed on the side-tables, under the care of experienced carvers, a flourish of trumpets gave notice of her Majesty's approach. At 20 minutes to eight o'clock her Majesty entered the hall, led in by the King of Prussia. The band immediately struck up the national anthem, and continued playing it till her Ma jesty and the royal personages who are now her guests were seated. Her Majesty, who wore a splendid tiara of diamonds, which sparkled like stars, and which were surmounted by a snow-white plume of feathers, was followed by her royal un cles and other noblemen. She took her seat between the King of Prussia and the Duke of Sussex ; opposite to her was Prince Albert, who sat between the Dukes of Cambridge and Wellington. _ _ _ _ A short time before the dinner was concluded' the bag pipes of the 72nd regiment played a cheerful tune, and at the conclusion of it two of the:pipers marched round the room, playing one of their national melodies. At a quarter before nine o'clock dinner was over, grace said, the cloth removed, and a magnificent dessert, containing every delicacy both in and out of season, was placed-upon the table. Several pieces of most exquisitely prepared confectionary, modelled under the direction of Mr.:Mawditt, were then served up, and from the profusion of flowers with which they were decorated, it seemed as if a gay parterre had suddenly sprung up among the other gay illusions of the scene. The wine sparkled on the board. The Lord Steward then announced as a toast, " Ilis Royal Highness the Prince of Wales." The company then rose and drank it standing, her Majesty and the Prince standing at the same time, and bowing their thanks. The bands then played " Rule Britannia." A few minutes elapsed, and the Lord Steward announced the next toast— " The King of Prussia." The company then rose, the King of Prussia standing at the same time and bowing thanks. The Duke of Sussex stood awhile after the other guests were seated, and we could not help suspecting that his Royal Highness was inclined, in spite of court etiquette, to favour the company with a speech. At last he, too, sat down, and the wine proceeded, the band playing the Prussian national anthem, " Vaterland." The Lord Steward gave, as the next toast, " Her Majesty the Queen." Again all stood, her Majesty among the num ber, returning her thanks by the most graceful and animated bows. The band played " God save the Queen." The next toast was, " His Royal Highness Prince Albert," when the same ceremony was repeated by all present. The band played the " Coburg March" in exquisite style, the bugle notes being most skilfully introduced. At a quarter to ten o'clock her Majesty rose from table, and this was a signal for the ladies of her company to do the same. Her Majesty waited till they were grouped around her, and then returned to the grand reception-room. His Royal Highness the Prince Albert then took the chair which her Majesty had vacated, between the King of Prussia and the Duke of Sussex, and the wine circulated freely for a short period. LONDON MONEY MARKET AND TRADE REPORT. WEDNESDAY EVENING. — The funds have been quiet and firm to-day, with little business. There is no want of cash, and the investments by the public, in the absence of other operations, were just sufficient to support prices. Consols for money closed 89A buyers ; Ditto for the Account, 804 to ; Exchequer Bills, 17s. to 19s. premium ; Bank Stock, 1674 to 168 ; India Stock, 247 to 248 ' • Three per Cents Reduced, 891 to 4; Three and a Half per Cents Reduced, 994; Long Annuities (expiring Jan. 5, 1860), 12 11-16 to 4 ; and India Bonds, 10 to 12 premium. The Foreign Securities were but little attended to ; the few purchases in Spanish increased the value of that security, and the Actives left off at 251 to 2. ; Mexican, 201 to 30 ; Danish, 801 to 811; Colombian, 22 to 4 ; Brazilian, 64 to 65 ; Portuguese Five per Cents, 331 to 34 ; Ditto, Three per Cents, 20 to 4; Dutch Two and a Half per Cents, 514 to ; Ditto, Five per Cents, 101 to 4. In shares Cheltenham and Great 'Western were done at 14 to s ; Great North of England, at 80; ,Great Western, at 84 4 ; 'Liverpool and Manchester, at 199 ; Brighton, at 36i ; Black wall, at 11 ; Birmingham, at 169 ; Ditto, new, 28-1 ; South Western, at 59 ; Croydon Trunk, at 12 ; Manchester and Leeds, new, at 311; Midland Counties, at 80; Northern and Eastern, at 33 : York and North Midland, at 92i Colonial, at 201 to 27 ; National Provincial Bank of Eng land, at 35 ex div. ; and Ditto, new, at 10 ex div. TEN. — The sales adjourned from Monday, closed to-day; 8,869 packages passed, of which about 5,000 packages were sold without alteration in prices ; 179 packages of Assam tea were included, which sold at the following prices :—Bohea, Is. 9-.1-d. to Is. 101 d.; Congou, 3s. 4d. to 3s. sd. ; Cainpo, 2s. Vd. to 3s. 01d. ; Souchong, 2s. 3d. to 4s. 3d. ; Souchong, 2s. 0, 1 :d. to 45.; Hyson, 3s. 6d. to 3s. 6,A.; and young Hyson, 2s. Ild. to 2s. 3d. Company's Congous are ls. 10-id. per —On the spot the price is quoted at 48s. to 48s. 64., and for February and March, 48s. SUGAR.-Therc-has-be-en a good demand to-day for West India, and the sales were 450 hhds. at about 6d. advance. 7,000 bags Mauritius, being mostly objected to as sulphury, sold heavily at a deduction of Is. to 2s. per cwt. ; good to fine, 68s. to 695.; yellow and gray, 58s. to 665.; 800 bags Bengal sold at former prices, good and fine, 70s. to 735. ; mid. to gOod brown, 465. to 50s. 6d. COFFEE.-200 casks and barrels plantation, chiefly Ja maica, partly sold at 635. to 81s. 6d. ; 653 bags Ceylon, 70s. 6d. to 735. for good to fine ord.; 260 bales Mocha, of which 150 were taken in at 108 s„ and the remainder were withdrawn ; 900 bags Porto Rico were taken in at 60s. 6d. to Us., being high rates. The market is very firm. COCOA.-2 2 0 bags Trinidad were sold at 40s. to 425. 6d. A 7s; lA .-1,560 - chests sold at about is. to 2s. decline, middling fetching 745. to 755. Gd. SALITETRE.-400 bags Bengal were all bought in, mid. gray, refraction 10i, 265. to 265. 6d. AWFUL VISITATION.—On Monday last, towards noon a sudden and awful dispensation of Providence occurred to Mrs. Elizabeth Hirst, wife of Mr. Samuel Hirst, of High street, Huddersfield. She had been most busily engaged during the rnorniog in her household avocations, and her pre parations for dinner were somewhat retarded; in order to hasten the meal, she sat down to blow the fire, but in a few minutes was seized with an attack of apoplexy, rose from her chair, and staggered to the opposite side of the apartment, sank down between two chairs, and, before any medical aid could be procured, she breathed her last. She was 39 years of age, of domestic habits, sober, and remarkably industrious. She has left two young children of six and four years of age, a son and a daughter, to lament her melancholy end. A FACETIOUS WITNESS.—In a trial at our quarter ses sions, on Saturday last, for stealing a watch from the bed room of Mr. George Poynter, at Willingham, the following conversation took place, on cross-examination, between the prosecutor and Mr. Byles, counsel for the prisoner :—Mr. Byles.—Where do you live? Mr. Poynter.—At Willingham; but lam not a Willingham man. What are you I—Au en giaeer ; I was apprenticed to Henry Maudslay, partner to Sir isambert Brutal, of Thames Tunnel notoriety. Well, what else are you ? Why, lam a gunsmith, locksmith, and bell-hanger, iron-arm and lathernaker, edge-toolmaker, watch and clock maker and repairer, rnathematical-instrumentma ker, weighing-machine, scale,& steelyardmaker, knifemaker, and grinder, publican and licensed-victualler, and an old man of-war's man, and was engaged in the glorious action between the Shannon and the Chesapeake. In fact, lam half-brother to Caleb Quotem. Are you not a conjuror as well ?-011 ! yes, that I am : Monsieur Testot was a fool to me; and, if can are willing, I will show you on e or two tricks. W hat you do ?—Well, if you will allow me, and not consider I am insulting, 1 will tell you. Oh! certainly ; go on.—Then, if you will just take off your wig, and get the gentleman next you toany one else. grease your head, I will swallow you whole, and then you will he no more trouble to yourself nor (Loud laughter, in which the court and the learned counsel joined.) Mr. Byles.—You may stand down, sir.—Cambridge Independent. FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 23, 1842 The approaching meeting of Parliament, of so much moment to the nation for various reasons, is extremely interesting in a theoretical point of view, as the first for sessional purposes, since the passing of the reform bill, in which the Conservative party are decidedly pre dominant in the House of Commons. It can scarcely be denied by the most zealous of reformers that the bill of "reform," par excellence, had a most deterio rating and injurious effect upon that assembly, and that in the first and subsequent specimens which it afforded of the " collective wisdom" of the nation, there was a prodigious amount of collected folly. How many eloquent gentlemen obtained seats from newly emanci pated boroughs in the first enthusiasm of victory, who must have been most amazingly surprised to find themselves invested with all the privileges and dignity of parliament men, it would now be a difficult task to calculate ; but every succeeding year made some seri ous reduction in their number. The nation gave many symptoms of liking neither their method nor their manners ; many of the worthies began to discover, on their own behalf, that the discharging of parliamentary duties diligently and effectively was a much less easy or profitable task than they had supposed,—and that declamatory speeches and protracted debates, wholly unaccompanied by measures of substantial utility, were far from giving unmixed satisfaction to their constitu ents. The waters began to settle after the revolution, and by degrees the dregs, turned up by so much agi tation, sunk to the bottom and disappeared. The re formed House of Commons becomes at length tho roughly Conservative, and we are now about to witness the operation of reform machinery successfully worked by conservative hands—Conservatives and Radicals in new characters, or, at least, in new places—and, we should hope, a restoration of the good old times of order, decorum, measured and moderate debate, with much dispatch of real business, and all such improve ments in its conduct as time and the march of events may have suggested or rendered necessary. That the self-styled reformers will, in point of num ber, constitute an Opposition of great physical po tency, is. a fact which cannot by any means be gain sayed ; their morale is another affair; in this point of view we are not aware of anything at all formidable about them. Their morale was too rotten to keep them, of itself, in othce; and now that they are out of it, we know not what purpose it can serve, but to hang like a millstone about their necks. An Opposition made up of such heterogeneous, ele ments has but a single principle of cohesion, and that is the common desire to possess themselves of the good things of " place ;" but from a combination pro duced by such a cause, they gain no weight in outward estimation. They must have, for this purpose, some proclamation of popular measures—some catalogue of grievances to be remedied, of rights to be established, or of flattering hopes to be realized ; and their moral force will then greatly if not entirely depend on the amount of pressure which, by the acceptability of these ensigns, they may be able to get up from without. Lord Palmerston, Lord John Russell, and Mr. Daniel O'Connell constitute, it may be admitted, no ordinary, or, if you please, quite an extraordinary triumvirate ; but separately or conjointly, as chiefs on the adverse part, what are they, without a declaration of principles or of measures, to invite the nation to support them And of this we have seen nothing but the abortive cry of cheap sugar, cheap timber, and cheap corn—of which the " three displaced" may stand as the repre sentatives, in whatever connection, seriatim, the reader may think proper to assign them. " Free trade" is, in fact, the single topic of which the Radical Opposi tion can hope to avail themselves for the purpose of making any impression on Sir Robert Peel's adminis tration. And even with regard to this solitary item, how very remote will they find themselves from being encouraged in its advocacy by an eternal support of any real power or importance ? The frenzied and fa natical brawling of the Anti-Corn Law League has long since emptied that solitary faction of all their energy and all their influence ; the country goes not with them; their fallacies have lost ail power to de ceive ; and a parliamentary opposition which should hope to do great things with such a lever would find itself miserably deceived. What then haVe the trium virate to rely upon ? The distress of the manufactu rers and the " commercial difficulties of the country, whatever they may be, are none of Sir Robert Peel's, or of Conservative causation ; and the nation is in clined to think that, with respect to the remedies ne cessary for their removal, the case is in quite as good hands as it well can be. Unfortunately for the Oppo sition, the country is now in a very calm state, and therefore extremely well prepared to give just appreci ation to discreet and moderate measures. It is a happy effect produced by the personal influence of Sir Robert Peel and his colleagues ; and this without a promise— scarcely an intimation of any sort as to their future plans, nor will those plans, when they come to be . announced, militate in any degree against that influ ence, because they happen to be of a limited and pru dential character. In short, as the ministry of the right honourable baronet had its origin in moral force, and in the simple confidence which is created by talent as sociated Nl;ith integrity, so we_ are convinced it will continue to gain strength, and achieve greater victo ries, by a series of measures and course of action in accordance with those powers. From an Opposition so defective in all these important particulars, it has nothing to fear. The contamination of O'Connellism is upon them ; they have even renewed their compact, it is said, with that arch-disturber; and so much the better for ministers ; for it is. a damning fact against any party to be in alliance with that individual. The nomination speech delivered by Mr. Gregory at the Dublin election fully justifies the conservative party in their choice of this gentleman, and shows him at once to be a man of talent and a very pdwerful speaker. The " lord mayor" taunted him with his youth, and dwelt at great length on Lord Morpeth's superior age and experience. The "age and experience " test, how ever, was shewn, by Mr. Gregory, with much force and tact, to be anything but satisfactory in the case of his opponent. It may be a misfortune, certainly, some times, to be young and unknown, but it is not so great in any case as to be " old, and not trusted." The worthy " lord mayor " stands forth himself a perfect exemplification of the fact. We cannot account for his offering himself as the seconder of the absentee nobleman upon any other principle than that of his entertaining a secret animo sity towards him. He probably looked upon the elec tion of any liberal as altogether a bad job, and there fore with the more alacrity undertook to do irreparable damage to the cause of the noble lord. It is impossible at all events to read Mr. Gregory's very effective speech without believing that such was the fact ; he shows that if there was any sincerity about the old buffoon of the " red cloak and cocked hat," Lord Morpeth is one of the last men whom he ought t ) support. Could the old Jesuit have overlooked the fact that Lord Morpeth is not the only one of the hated " Saxons," and not a repea ler, but of the pure blood of what the antiquated Ther sites has designated the " scoundrel aristocracy " of England ? Could he have forgotten all his own vituperation unsparingly poured out upon his lordship for refusing to support his (O'Connell's) bill for a sweeping enfranchisement in Ireland ? And could he' have either forgotten or forgiven the several occasions (of which he was carefully and exactly reminded by Mr. Gregory) in which the noble lord evinced his determined, and as yet unrepented of, opposition to the favourite scheme of the arch-demagogue—his one and indispensable remedy for the grievances of his country ? The inference naturally deducible from such premises, is, that O'Connell was hypocritical in his pretended support of the noble lord, and did not care how soon, or how well, all his immediate creatures or dependants became aware of the fact. There is yet another ground for this supposition, in the seeming hopelessness of " Sir Daniel " being able to reduce the inheritor of the blood of the Howards into servile dependence upon himself, so that he might count him no more than an ordinary joint of his tail, like his son Maurice or any other of his nominees. It is incon ceivable that Lord Morpeth would ever so degrade himself as to become a puppet in the hands of such a man; and of this O'Connell must have felt convinced. Had he been sure of the return of a Liberal, Lord Morpeth is not the man whom he would either pro pose or second. The election of a member of the Dock Committee to supply the vacancy occasioned by the retirement of Mr Chapman will take place on Monday next; and we beg earnestly to call the attention of the ratepayers to the importance of securing the services of a gentleman discharging that i m portant trust. capable of efficiently Mr. Chapman, we understand, has expressed his dis inclination to be again proposed ; and the Conservative ratepayers have selected as. their candidate William Mann, Esq., of the firm of Stringer and Mann, an extensive merchant and shipowner, a sound Conserva tive, and in every respect a gentleman calculated to become a valuable member of the Committee. The Radical party, we believe, are also prepared with asan didate;in the person of Mr. Benn, late alderman for St. Anne's Ward, and a member of the Committee; and we can confidently inform the ratepayers that a strong effort will be made to secure his return. We cannot too strongly impress upon our Conser vative friends the importance of unity and energy of action upon this occasion. They may be told that an election of a member of the Dock Trust is not a party matter:.. We can assure them, however, that it is a party matter, and must be a party matter. Upon the eve of the election of a parliamentary representative, it is of the utmost importance that we should show to the world and to the legislature that the Dock consti tuency—the commercial body in the town—is, like the borough constituency, eminently and decidedly Conser vative. M a moment like the present we can admit of no hesitation upon this point ; and we call upon the ratepayers of the town, as one man, to give their sup .port to the Conservative candidate who offers his ser vices to them. From his standing in business, his energy, and his general and known ability, Mr. Mann, on merely per sonal grounds, possesses claims upon the Conservative constituency quite equal to those of Mr. Bonn, his liberal opponent ; and we do trust that our friends will not he led by any appeal that may be held out to them into a display of apathy and indolence on this occasion. The contest, at such a crisis as the present especially, must, we repeat, be a party contest. As such it is viewed by our opponents; and as such, we do not hesi tate to say, a victory secured for the Radical ex- Alderman, by the neglect of Conservatives to do their duty, would be represented to the prejudice of the Conservative reputation of the borough at large. We entreat, then, of every Conservative rate-payer, to be at his post on Monday, and DO HIS DUTY. We thit day present to our readers a report of the proceedings at the Annual General Meeting of the Liverpool and Manchester Railway Company, held on Wednesday last, in the Cotton Sales Room, Exchange buildings, the results of which we have no doubt will be highly gratifying to the shareholders. We regret that we cannot give entire the very able document read by Mr. Booth, their secretary, explanatory of the past proceedings of the Board, and defining most satisfac torily their views with respect to the proposed junction of the Liverpool and Manchester with the railways south and east of Manchester. Its substance, how ever, will be found in the summary which we have given ; and we have pleasure in stating that it was received with the almost unanimous approbation of the shareholders present ; and that, with respect to the junction to be formed in Manchester, it fully corrobo rates the views which we have from time to time maintained in the columns of the Liverpool Standard upon this important subject. To ourselves, as journalists, this identification of opinion upon a question so momentous in itself, and with respect to which the motives and even the per sonal honesty of the entire Liverpool and Manchester Board have been unduly and, we think, shamelessly attacked, is especially pleasing ; for, although in the remarks which we have felt bound to make, in advo cacy of the very course which the Directors are pur suing, it has been assumed by a London contemporary (the Railway Times) that we spoke as the organ of the Board, we can assure our contemporary that we have never had the slightest official communication with that body upon the subject, or received even a business preference at their hands, although we cannot altogether plead guilty to some knowledge of the opinions gene rally held amongst them. We took up the question, as we do all other questions of public interest, upon public grounds, and exercised upon it our own mibiassed judgment. That we have been correct in the views which we took the report now published will, we are convinced, satisfy an impartial public ; and we do think that, after purusing that report, even the Railway Times will scarcely persist in his present one-sided ad vocacy of the proceedings of the very self-complacent gentlemen who compose the Manchester and Leeds Board and their very presuming officials. Upon one point our contemporary insisted very strongly in his last notice of our remarks upon this subject—viz., the offer of the Leeds directors to gua rantee their present amount of dividends to the share holders of the Liverpool and Manchester line, in con sideration of their making the proposed junction. We really cannot conceive how our contemporary could suppose that the proprietors of a large and well ma naged undertaking, such as the Liverpool and Man chester Railway, could for a moment entertain the idea of giving up, to the directors of a new and untried concern, the entire management of their property, which appears to be the only mode by which the proposal of the Leeds and Manchester gentlemen can be legally carried into effect. To lease the Liverpool and Man chester line to any set of directors under the sun is about as preposterous a notion as we ever encountered ; and the gentlemen who could make such a proposal. would certainly have no hesitation, on the score of mo desty, to propose leasing the Liverpool Dock Estate, farming - our Corporation property, choosing our, mayor, aldermen sand council, town-clerk, mace-bearers and all, and would even take off our hands the trouble of choosing our two parliamentary representatives. 'We are not yet quite prepared to be dragged at the heels of our magnificent Manchester neighbours after this humiliating fashion. Our Radical friends are very fond of proclaiming the entire absence of party feeling at the various boards and committees where they are the presiding genii, and are incessant in their assertions that no instance can be adduced of any political partiality being evinced by those who belong to their side of the question. We ask, however, if such be the case, why it is that such an extraordinary discrepancy appears in the amount paid for advertising in the Conservative and Radical press by the Board of Highways for the past half-year? The sum of £23 18s. 4d. has been 'raid to our opponents, whilst the whole of the Conservative journals have only received £ll 9s. 6d. Is there no partiality here ? Are these favours showered without distinction ? We wait for a reply, and shall perhaps have something further to say if we obtain it. On Monday next the Conservative constituency of Liverpool will meet together at the Assembly Room at the Queen's Arms, to determine upon a fitting can didate to supply the vacancy in the representation of the borough, created by the elevation of Mr. Cresswell to a seat upon the bench. Need we mention the honoured name of the gallant officer who will on that day present himself once more to the notice of the electors ? We need not. We venture to say that from the first hour in which the retirement of our late member was known amongst us, the eyes, and the affections, too, of nine-tenths of the loyal Conservatives of Liverpool have turned towards him who has already twice, and that, too, in days of difficulty and danger, fought the battles of this constituency; and that on Monday the Voice of all that is loyal an.l conservative within our loyal town, will be prepared to hail the name of Sir HOWARD DOUGLAS as that of the future representative of this important borough. Upon the eminent qualifications of Sir Howard we need not enlarge. They have already been twice re cognised by" the electors of Liverpool. As a soldier jealous of the hOnour of his country—as a statesman intimately acquainted with our colonial empire—with high connections—of eminent talent and unswerving, integrity—and above all, of undoubted Protestantism —Sir Howard Douglas possesses all the qualifications required to enlist the suffrages of the electors in his favour, if even we had no memory of his past services to his country, or of his past devotion to the interests of Liverpool herself—if we could forget that it was his name which, in connexion with the honoured name of SANDON, was first offered to us to aid in breaking down the power of the Whig faction over our repre sentation. We trust, however, on Monday, and by the issue of the approaching struggle, to he able to con vince Sir Howard, the public, and our opponents in particular, that we are not thus forgetful—thus un grateful ; and that under the banner of their gallant candidate the loyal Conservatives of Liverpool will crowd together such a triumphant array of sound hearts, and tried, and strong, and resistless hands as will be sufficient to put down and defy all that craven, abject, crestfallen Radicalism can bring forth to combat it withal. But will that pitiful thing, Radicalism, have the folly to lift up its bruised head, or to lash its disjointed tail, against us ? That is the question, we must confess, which most interests us at the present moment. Is there spirit left in the poor insects that still swarm upon the putrefying carcass of Liberalism to dare us to brush them into the mud ? We fear not. The small spechifyers who rant and rave in music-halls and tap rooms—the small-beer orators, frothy and acetous, who hold forth weekly to bemused auditories upon corn laws and currency, salt junk, monopoly, and penny postage the Heyworths and Rathbones—the Hol lands and Joneses—have, we are afraid, no more fight in them than the leaves in a thrice-drawn temperance teapot, or the hides and horns of those sweet.smelling cargoes which occasionally perfume the dock-sheds of our port. The poor lost things will run about and " look unutterable things" at us as we pass in triumph to the poll with our gallant candidate ; but most as suredly they will attempt nothing of a more serious navire. And yet there is one man amongst them—one dis tinguished man —upon whom we have a claim to fur pish us with a little recreation—Sir Joshua Walmsley, Knight; where, pray, is he at this momentous crisis ? Step forward, thou paragon of patriots—thou most knowing of knights—and tell us what magniloquent pen it was which, on the 30th day of June last, subse quent to the ever-to-he-remembered defeat of its owner, recorded this solemn promise. ~ard the present contest—which, so far as I am. concerned, shall not be the last—as but the begin ning of a series of contests, that shall not cease until the abolitiou.„of all restrictions on industry and trade shall either have been achieved by the party, who pro test against their injustice and impolicy, or wrung un willingly from those who now profit by them, and who would persuade others that they are the source of ge neral welfare as they are of individual gain." In this strain swaggered Sir Joshua Walmsley six months ago. He, good man, would do all this ; and most re spectfully and earnestly we ask of his friends WHERE IS NOW SIR JOSHUA WALMSLEY ? No where, good reader ! The forfeited pledge of the anti-corn-law knight will be sold, with other simi lar rubbish, at the approaching anti-corn-law bazaar; and the conservative electors of Liverpool will be allowed by this blustering party, to walk, unopposed, to the poll, and to glad the ears of the empire with the triumphant cry " Hurrah for our old friend and our tried friend—for our friend in ill and weaI—HURRAH FOR DOUGLAS THE BRAVE ! !" MARINERS? CHURCH READING-ROOMS.—On Tuesday evening, as will be seen from an advertisement, a meeting will be held for the purpose of placing before the public the claims which this excellent institution possesses upon the liberality of all who feel interested in the welfare of that too much neglected class of our fellow-creatures, the seafaring population of this great maritime town. The advocacy of Mr. Nolan, and the other speakers announced to take part at the meeting, will, no duubt, induce a considerable audi ence to be present. - - INQUESTS.—An inquest was held yesterday before P. F. Curry, Esq., the borough coroner, on view of the body of John Barker Nottage, a child of 13 months old, son of Dr. Nottage, of Oxford-street. The deceased had on the previous night been put into bed, apparently well, by a servant girl, and a short time afterwards was found to be quite dead. From an examination of the body, it appeared that the de ceased had died from suffocation. The jury returned a ver dict to the effect that the disceased was suffocated, but how or from what cause there was no evidence to show.—On Wednesday an inquest was held on the body .of Thomas Hoy, a man aged 50, who was found dead in the tunnel of the Ma:xhesier and Liverpool railway, with fractures of both legs. The jury returned a verdict accordingly, with the addendum that there was no evidence to show by what means death was caused. LOCAL NEWS. notikg.—tlibliopolists will perceive that Mr. Rees, of Leece-strcet, has just published his new catalogue of books. An excellent opportunity is noa- afforded of adding many valuable and scarce books to a library. CAUTION TO HOUSEKEEPERS.-011 Wednesday week, in the afternoon, the house of \lr. Hawksworth, in Lawrence street, was entered by some daring thief, during the temporary absence of his daughter. It appears that she had quitted the house by the back door, which she left on the latch, for the purpose of purchasing some article of domestic use, at a shop not twenty yards distant, and was . absent only a few mo ments. On her return, however, she discovered that she had had an unwelcome visiter, who had decamped with a copper kettle, containing boiling water, and a cloth cloak. Housekeepers cannot be too cautious in. properly securing their doors, however brief may be their absence from their dwellings. SHOPLIFTING. — Margaret Crawford was charged before the magistrates on Tuesday, with having stolen several rolls of valuable ribbon from the shop of Mrs. Agnes Hodgson, smallware-dealer, Richmond-row. Mrs. Hodgson stated, that at nine o'clock that morning she was in the room behind the shop, taking breakfast, when she saw the prisoner standing at the counter. She went to her and asked her business. Shesuld she had called to see if Mrs. Hodgson would buy any capis. Mrs. Hodgson told her that she did not want any. She then went away, when Mrs. Hodgson missed several rolls of ribbon from a drawer which stood on the counter. She went to the door to look after the woman, when a man picked from the street a roll of ribbon and gave it to her. She immediately sent two girls after the prisoner and they brought her back. Several rolls of ribbon were found in her possession. She was' given into the charge cf a constable, who took -her to bridewell. The prisoner had nothing to say in her defence. She was committed for trial. FINE EAST INDIA COFFEE, Is. 10d. -Particularly reeomnzendyd. This descriPtiori is much esteemed in r. any and France, and has for many : years formed excl . vely t .e,bulk of con sumption all over the Continent o urope. R • . ROBERTS and Co. NOTICE.—We have no bran , shop, or connexion with any dealers in Liverpool, Or is there any one allowed to *elicit Families on. o account, but the person who is in charue of our 'reel, VAN; - he is authorised to take orders al 1 r eive money. `We have been rep t-. ly requested to make this public, by Families residing in ington and neighbourhood, whose messengers have been - misled by others of the same name.. Bakal Bank Buildings, Jan. 25, 1842. CELEBRATION OF THE BAPTISM OF THE PRINCE OF WALES, AT AUGHTON, NE AR ORMSKIILE.—IarIy on Tues day morning, the day of •the celebration was announced to the inhabitants of Aughton by a peal on the parish bells, add a display of flags upon the parish church. An excellent din ner of roast beef and plum-pudding was given to the Sunday Schooktcholars and teachers, to the number of 149, in the School-rooms. Suitable toasts were • given, and drunk by the Childrai with great enthusiasm. A very appropriate prayer for the *ensign was composed by the. Rev. W. H. Boulton, rector Aughton, and read to the seholars, teach ers, and parishioners, by the master and the mistress of the school. After dinner, the scholars ' teachers, and a great number of the parishioners, formed themselves into a pro cession, headed by a splendid band of music, and visited several of the principal places in the parish, where the na tional anthem was played with great spirit. The scholars returned to the School-rooms, ; where each had a bun, and then went order 4 home. After Wards the parishioners ad journed to the Ring of Bells Tavern to dine, and spent a very pleasant evening. Every one Was much gratified with the proceedings of the day, which reflected great credit upon those ladies and gentlemen who had the honourto super intend them. . PROTESTANT OPERATIVES' NEWSROOM.—We are very glad to perceive, by an advertisement in• another column, that the protestant and conservative operatives of Liverpocl have now a fair rallying point, by the establishment of a reading and news room in the centre of the town, at a very moderate. charge, and under such management as will ensure its being well conducted in every department. Such an in stitution cannot fail to be of essential service to the good cause, and well deserves the support and encouragement of the wealthier classes, as it cannot be expected that.the very small quarterly charge will cover the expenses. We would strongly urge our operative friends to step in at 38, Church street, with which they are already pretty well acquainted, by its being the office lately occupied by Mr. Joseph Crisp, and also by'its being the place of meeting of the Royal Stan , dard Building'Society. TOXTETH-PARK PROTESTANT OPERATIVE ASSOCIA TION.—The monthly meeting of this association was held on Tuesday evening, in Toxteth-hall, Mill-street. The Rev. Thos. Nolan presided, and, with the Rev. William Falloon, addressed the meeting on scriptural education. The excel lent speeches of these gentlemen were listened to with great attention by a crowded audience. The following resolution was proposed by Mr. R. M'Clay, in a very eloquent speed), and seconded by Mr. W. Bleasdale :—" That the thanks of the association be presented to those members of the town-. council who have restored the corporation schools to Chris tian principles; but we regret to observe, that some of those members of the council who call themselves churchmen should have proposed or supported any other resolution than the very proper one proposed by the chairman of the Edu cation Committee; and this meeting respectfully urge upon the electors of those wards which are unfortunately rePre sented by those gentlemen, that, when a vacancy occurs, they will Support only such candidates as will faithfully and fearlessly protect and defend our established protestant reli gion and the liberties of England." After singing the doxo logy, the meeting separated, apparently much interested in what they had heard.—We are glad to observe that this asso ciation increases every monthly meeting. There is now an excellent library for the use of the members. CHRISTENING OF THE PRINCE OF WALES.—Tuesday being the day appointed for the christening of the infant prince, who is probably destined to be the ruler of the British empire, the occasion was pretty generally observed in this town as a holiday, though no formal announcement or re commendation to that effect had taken place. The fact of the government offices being all closed naturally put a stop to business at the.docks. The Town-hall, the Exchange News room, Underwriters'-room, &c., were also closed. During the forenoon many of the shops in the leading thoroughfares remained unopened during the entire day, and in the',ourse of the afternoon the holiday became general, almost every shop in the town having for the time suspended business. Meanwhile, the crowded 'State of the streets, along which men, women, and children pressed forward in crowds, showed that the poorer classes had determined on a holiday from the commencement. The town then presented an appearance of great animation, which was much increased by the demon strations of rejoicing in several quarters. The royal Stan dard, for instance, floated on the Town-hall, the ships in the harbour were rendered gay with fluttering flags and stream ers of all colours and of all nations, while from the windows and flag-staffs of the newspaper-offices, and many other build ings, a gay display of ensigns, union jacks, broad pennants, fancy flags, and colours of all descriptions waved too and fro in the passing breeze. The bells rang merry peals through out the day, and the bands of the teetotallers parading the streets, added greatly to the noise and bustle, if not to the attractions of the scene. In the evening several parties illu minated their premises. At the Liver Theatre the drama of " The Christening" was acted, and the entertainments con cluded with a grand display of fire-works. After the per formances at the Amphitheatre, a fancy ball took place in that edifice, which was, by an ingenious contrivance, quickly con verted into a ball-room. Several private parties, particu larly amongst the natives of the principality, were held in various parts of the town, in the course of the evening. Amongst others, Mr. Towers, of the Angel-inn, gave a ball to his friends, and thus evinced at once his loyalty and his hospitality. HOUSE ROBBERY. — Between the hours of eight and nine o'clock; on the night of Sunday last, the house of Mr. Swan, in Basnett-street, was entered and robbed of a quantity of wearing, apparel, which was deposited in a drawer in Mrs. Swan's bed-room. All the family happened to be at Chapel at the time. Shortly after, Officer 199 was going along Cot-, ter-street, and heard an unusual noise proceeding from a cel lar, inhabited by a female named Sarah Lorrison. Having previously heard of the robbery he made a search, and disco vered .six boys and girls, aged from ten to eighteen years„ all of whom are noted thieves. He then procured a candle, and in the back part of the premises, found a bundle containing a variety of articles, which were subsequently indentified by Mrs. Swan as the property of her husband. Morrison and and the other prisoners were brought before Mr. Rushton at the polite-office on Monday, when the former said the dress found in the bundle was her own, and that she was making it up for her niece who was going to a teetotal ball. Four of the other prisoners also claimed portions of the property in the bundle. Officer 104 deposed that he had made a subse quent search in the cellar, and found a lot of skeleton keys and an iron bar, designed for the purpose of forcing doors and drawers open. One of the keys would unlock Mr. Swan's front door. A gentleman stated that his house situated in Edge-lane, had been broken -open, and that a quantity of blacking and other articles had been stolen thereout. The blacking and the articles were also found in the prisoner's cellar. Two of the female prisoners were put back, and all the others were committed for trial. Mr. Rushton said there seemed to lie an absence of diligence on the part of the police, seeing that the stolen property had been conveyed from Bas nett-street to Cotter-street, in the Park, without detection. SMOKE NUISANCE.—Taking no small interest in the abate meat of the nuisance from smoke, we insert the following very satisfactory correspondence :—" Waterworks, Hotham street, 19th Jan. 1842.—Dear Sir,—Annexed I have the pleasure to hand you an extract from the proceedings of the proprietors of these works, at their annual meeting, held on the 14th instant. I am, dear sir, respectfully, your obedient servant, THOMAS THOMPSON, manager.—Mr. Eyton would, no doubt, inform you how well we are going on at the Park Station : the great increase in the quantity of steam is still more observable at this station than even at Soho-street. C. TV. Williams, Esq., City of Dublin Company, Water street."—EXTßACT.—" The chairman of the board of di- rectors reported to the meeting that Mr. C. W. Williams's' patent..for...thp prevention of smoke had been adopted at the company's stations inViltiam Henry-street, Liverpool, and Water-street, Toxteth-park, ,sith perfect success." RIOTOUS PAUPERS. — The dock of the Police-court on Tuesday was filled with a new class of offenders. No less than 19 women were brought from the Workhouse charged with riotous and indecent conduct in the Workhouse. It appeared by the statements of Mr. Dowdall, governor of the Workhouse, and of Mr. 1-leathcoate and Mr. Benson, offi cers of that establishment, that the prisoners on the pre ceding day had, with the other inmates of their department, a dinner of scouse. They were not restricted as to the quan tity which they should eat • but if they thought fit to choose a certain portion from what was upon their plate, and re quest to be served again with a supply of hot food, it was complied with, and this was repeated as frequently as they pleased. One of the prisoners, Mary Roberts, was ob served, while at dinner, picking all the meat out of her scouse and putting it into her pocket. The servant who supplied her with a fresh quantity remonstrated with her for this, but she pushed the servant from her. The officers in terfered, and upon hearing what had occurred they desired her to produce the meat. She refused • upon which the offi cers' were about to take her through the door, when the pri soners all rushed forward in a body, thrust the two officers forth into the yard, and there taking off their clogs, beat them severely. , Mr. Rushton committed the prisoners for 21 days. - PRESENTATION OF GOLD MEDALS, &C.-By the subjoined copy of a letter, posted at Lloyd's last Friday, it will be seen that the French government have presented Captain Sharp, of the ship Clifford, belonging to Messrs. R. and A. Hen derion, of this port, and to Captain 'Ward, of the Mysore, belonging to Messrs. Chapman and Willis, also of this town, each with a gold medal, for services rendered to the wrecked French frigate Magicienne ; in addition to which, we learn that the owners have been remunerated. This is creditable to all parties :—" Admiralty, 17th Jan., 1842.—Sir, —My Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty having received, through her Majesty's Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, two gold medals, which have been conferred by his Majesty the King of the French upon Captain Sharp and Captain Ward, masters of the British merchant vessels the Clifford and the Mysore, in testimony of the services rendered by them to the French frigate Magicienne, which was wrecked in the China Sea, Nov. 29, 1840, I am commanded by their lordships to transmit to you the said medals, and to request 'that the committee for managing the affairs of Lloyd's will cause them to be forwarded to Captains Sharp and Ward re spectively, and the receipt of them acknowledged. It is stated that Captain Sharp's address may be found at Messrs. Pixie and Co., Curnhill, but that of Captain Ward is not known. I am, sir, your obedient servant, SIDNEY HERBERT. To the Secretary, Lloyd 8. THE CnAst.—The Cheshire !mind's will meet to-morro% t Bucklow-hill, at half-past ten. MADAME DULCKEIs —This extraordinary pianqfortiste to-morrow, at the Portico announc it concert to take pla Uoom. The programme appear Duleken is almost equal to Thalber Atractive Madaibe VAUX 11 A 1.1, WARD.—We perceive that a meeting will be held to-day, in St. Bartholomew's Church School-room, for the parpOse of obtaining a fund to relieve the great destitu tion at preseut existing in Vauxhall Ward. Perhaps in no district in the town is such a movement more imperatively called for than in this locality, where the distress and misery are most appalling. SHOPLIFTING. — Catherine Button was placed at the bar of the police-court. on Tuesday, charged with having stolen a pound of Berlin wool, the property of Messrs. Jeffrey and Monist) ' of Church- s t ree t. I t appea r e d, f rom t h e ev id ence of Isabella Mundy, a shopwoman in the service of Messrs. Jeffrey and Morrish, that the prisoner went into the shop, and looked over a quantity of Berlin wool, of which she pur chased three ounces, but which she did not pay for. While looking- Over the goods, she contrived to secrete one of the parcels under her cloak. She was detected by Mrs. Mundy. A police-officer was sent for, and she was sent to bridewell. The prisoner had nothing to say in her defence. She was committed for trial. THE WANTONNESS OF WANT.—TWO young men, whose appearance indicated that they were in deep distress, were on Saturday placed before Mr. Rushton. charged with having broken a square of plate glass in the shop window of Mr. W. Peacock, Kanelagh.street. Mr. Rushton, when he had heard the charge, observed, " I have nothing to do with its being plate glass ; yclu can only recover for common glass." The complainant stated that the prisoners must have committed the damage intentionally. On being questioned, the men acknowledged that this was the fact, adding that they wanted to get into prison, as they had no money, had had nothing to eat for two days, and did not like to steal. They were both weavers. The complainant was asked what was the value of the pane. He replied £6 ss. less 15 per cent. discount, which would make the actual cost £5 ss. The magistrate then remarked, that under the act of parliament he had no power to proceed, if the value was above £5, and the only remedy was by an action at law. "And suppose I could proceed," he added, " I could only send these lads to gaol, It is one of those cases with which one hardily knows how to deal, and proves that hunger will break through stone walls. Misery has driven them to this, and I am afraid you will have to bear the loss." The complainant no doubt thought that if the only object of the young men was to get into bridewell, they might have broken a less valuable square of glass. The prisoners were sent to the parish office. - EXAMINATION OF MASTERS, MATES, _&C., OF MICR CHANT VESSELS.—On Tuesday, at twelve o'clock, a meet ing. was . held at the rooms of the Shipmasters' Associa te in Oldhall-street, fOr the purpose of adopting a me morial to the Board of Trade, requesting the establishment of competent committees for the examination of individuals to serve as masters, mates, &c., of merchant vessels. The chair was occupied by William Potter, Esq. Alexander Smith, Esq. urged the necessity of some such regulation as that proposed. He called attention to the loss of life and property by shipwreck, and to the, lamentable consequences accruing from ships being entrusted to ignorant or incompe tent persons, and moved a resolution expressive of the opi nion of the meeting that all masters and mates to be here after appointed ought to pass an examination before taking charge of British merchant vessels, which was carried unani mously. A memorial embddying the objects of the meeting was then resolved upon, and is to be forwarded to the Board of Trade. The following gentlemen were appointed the com mittee to carry the resolutions into effect:—Mr. W. Ashley, Captain Atkinson, Mr. J. Formby, Captain Hunt, Lieute nant Oldham, R.N., Mr. W. Rowett. Captain David Smith, Mr. James Spence, and Lieutenant Smith, R.N. MISS WHITNALL'S CONCERT.—Miss Whitnall gave her annual concert, at the Portico Room, on Monday last. The audience was highly respectable, and the performances ap peared to afford much satisfaction. Miss Whitnall secured the services of Miss Bassano, Mr. Crouch, Mr. Thomas, and Mr. E. Smith, (a pupil of Mr. Molineux's,) who pre sided at the piano -forte. The first thing worthy of notice, as being well sung, was the eternal " Meeting," by Miss Whitnall and Miss Bassano. Mr. Thomas's solo on the violin was executed with great taste and feeling. It elicited loud applause. Miss Whitnall sung one of Mr. Crouch's ballads, " The widow to her child," in an excellent manner. She appeared to feel and give expression to every word and note. Barnett's madrigal, Merrily like music's measure," was sang with gopd effect. The second part opened with an instrumental trio—violin, Mr. Thomas ; violoncello, Mr. Crouch ; piano-forte, Mr. E. Smith. Mr. Thomas accom panied with ,great chastness. We must not omit noticing how extremely well Mr. E. Smith acquitted himself in the trio; he does, credit to his pieceptor. The only faults we could find with this trio was, that it was too long, and not quite suitable for a concert room. If the first and second movements only had been played it would have been more judicious. Mr. Crouch was encored in his own ballad of Aileen Aehtore,. He sang better thin we have yet heard him. " The Me rma id," b y Miss Bassano, was sweetly sang. Mr. Thomas's fantasia, introducing Welsh airs, appeared to be much relished. Miss Whitnall and Miss Bassano sang very cleverly, and with much taste, the duet of Deli Conte, from " Norma." Several other songs made up the evening's entertainment. The concert altogether was a good one, —perhaps we may say the beSi that has been given this season. DIORAMA AND PANORAMA, LYCEUM -ROOM, BOLD-ST. — This exhibition consists of both a panorama and a diorama. The first—which is moveable—presents the spectator with a series of twelVe. views, illustrative of a tour through Syria and Turkey, and alio of the storming and taking of the far-famed St. Jean D'Aere by the British, under the command of the gallant Napier, and the Turks, under Rear-Admiral Walker Bey. This series of views are most excellently painted, and reflect great credit on the artist, whom we understand is Mr. Gompertz ; where all are, excellent it is difficult to make a selection, Ibut our favourites _are " The open sea with the British fleet," " The ramparts of St. Jean D'Acre" during the action, and the last view exhibiting the town of Acre and the explosion of the magazine. This is particularly well painted, and the effects well managed. The second part is the diorama. The first view or effect—the Tower of London before the late fire, seen by day -light, with two persons walk ing in the foreground, &e. Night gradually steals on, and the picture becomes only dimly visible by a sickly moon light : a light is seen through one of the windows of the Bowyer tower ; this gradually increases, until the whole building is in flames. On looking at the picture now every part is changed, though no alteration palpable to the specta tor hati been made, the foreground is covered with a multi tude mingled with engines, carriages, &c., where, but a few minutes before, was seen only'the two figures. This diorama surprised us, and we thought the force of the wonderful in dioramic painting; " could no further go," but we were doomed to be still more electrified by the third part of the ex hibition, which represents the diorama of the holy shrine of the nativity. We alMost fear to attempt a description of the effects, as our words could not convey an adequate idea of them. They must (as the show-folks say) -be seen to be be lieved. At first the chapel of the Navitity is seen by day light—the manger in which Christ was laid lit by the perpe tual lamps, as also is the altar where the star 'that preceded the wise men of the east rested : all is in repose, not a living being is to be seen, lamps of gold and of silver bang from the roof and are then unlit very' gradually ; the shadows deepen ; all becomes darker until midnight is supposed to occur: nothing now is seen of the picture but the spots illu minated by the perpetual burning lamps around the shrines : the bell tolls for midnight mass ; the pendant lamps are lit up, and the picture presents a view of number of monks at their devotions. A view is then placed before , us with all the dee,„o effects of Rembrandt and the lights of Gerard de Notte. AN INGENIOUS DEVICE.—On Wednesday last, a young man, of the name of. James Birchall Astley, was placed at the bar of the Police -court, charged with having obtained the sum of .60 from the Loyal Duchess of Lancaster Lodge of Odd Fellows, under false pretences. Mr. Dowling said the prisoner had obtained the money under the singular pretence of representing himself and wife to be dead. He happened to be a member of the lodge in question, and produced docu ments, bearing the forged signatures of the officers of the lodge,,in one of which it was stated that his wife, and in an other that himself bad departed this life, and by this means obtained ..the £3O. John L. Shadwell, the secretary, was sworn. He deposed that the prisoner was a member of the society; that it' his wife had absolutely died, he would have been entitled to the sum of £l5 ; that.he presented a certifi cate of her death to his (the witness's) clerk ; that the clerk bad given him an order on Henry Morris, the treasurer of the society, for £l5 ; and that the signatures of the several officers of the society to the certificate had been forged. It was necessary, in order to the payment of the • money,' that three of the officers of the society should sign the certificate, and the prisoner had accordingly attached their names to it, without their knowledge or consent. It was also necessary that it should bear the seal of the society, and this also had been attached by the prisoner, who formerly acted as 'secretary to the society, and might have had the seal,in his possession since. The seal was generally affixed in the presence of the officers of the society, but witness had never seen the seal affixed to the .certificate in question. Mr. Davenpert, who appeared for the prisoner, argued. that, because the, society was not enrolled un d er act o f parliament, the officers had no right to come before the court and make a charge:against the prisoner, but Mr. Rushton said that circumstance did not prevent a magistrate from inquiring into a case in 'which money had been obtained under false pretences. Thomas Christopher deposed that he had been in possession of the seal, but that he was not in possession of it at present'. It was usually kept under three keys, but latterly it was only under one. The seal to the certifi cate i n.question was a ge nuine one. Upon one occasion the prisoner had come to witness, and informed him that his brother had been refused admission into a lodge, at Boston, where he resided, because of not producing proper credentials, whereupon witness affixed the seal to the corner of a letter the prisoner was wri ting to him, in order that he might be admitted. Mr. Rushton censured the impropriety of affixing the seal under such circumstances. The treasurer proved the payment of £35 to the prisoner, upon the order from Shadwell's clerk. Inspector Cotter deposed that he bad seen the prisoner's wife that morning alive and well. Mr. Dowling said there was a second case against the prisoner, that of representing himself to lee dead—(a laugh)—and thereby raising an addi tional £lb, under precisely similar circumstances. Shad well's clerk said the seal to the second certificate was genu ine, and stated that the prisoner had been a short time since in the lodge-room, and that the landlord had found the secretary's desk, which contained the seal, broken open upon that occasion. Witness believed that it was the prisoner himself who had come the second time with the certficate of his own death, but was quite sure that he had come the first time with the certificate of his wife's death. He gave him the order for the .#315 thd second time, and it was paid by the treasurer. The signatures to the second certificate were also forged. Tha prisoner having declared that he had nothing to say, Mr. Rushton committed him for trial. AWFULLY Low ESTIMATION OF Two EMINENT LOCAL PHILOSOPHERS. — We are credibly informed, that at a recent auction of engravings in the borough of Liverpool, which he formerly represented and dignified by the splendour of his talents, a guinea line engraving (subscriber's copy) of Wm. Ewart, Esq., was actually knocked down for the small sum of Is. Gd. ! whilst his f e ll ow luminary, Mr. T. D. Thornely, u r e in w fo o r r i t n h a i n es t a him tb s r e e l e f p , a en conservative, ol y O generouslyreacli e Gave each ll of the l n i l k in e t p li o t i i . e t rsati to its s boef bidt e w p o b e d y e o fu n n d c t t h e p a p t r r i i c o e t s s a w t e w r e h t i c o i o i t portraits of h e r e a e v t I c y h f c e e o d pet poodles were readily marketable. How are the mighty fallen Amongst the many gratifying demonstrations of loyalty and good feeling which the neighbourhood of Liverpool will, we have no doubt have supplied, in celebration of the christen ing of the Prince of Wales, it gives us much pleasure to be enabled to record the following. A cir cu l ar was sen t i n th e course of la s t wee k by the Rev. Wm. Hesketh, of St. Mi chael's, Toxtetla-park, to th e members of his congregation, informing them that a collection would be made at the doors of the church on the following Sunday, for the purpose of supplying to the poor of the district at their own houses, and according to the number of each family, portions of meat and bread, on the morning of the christening. To the purport of this circular a most liberal response was made, and by means of the sum collected, amounting to £35 Bs. 4d., 90 families, consisting of 520 persons, received, by ticket sent to their own a pound of m ea t and a loaf of bread each ; whilst out of houses,o thesme fund a considerable quantity of blankets and other articles of warm clothing were also distributed, to the sick and aged of the district, and to such others as were known to be destitute and deserving of relief. We hope sincerely that this demonstration was by no means an un common one, for seldom has there been any occasion more worthy to call forth the feelings of loyalty, or a season better calculated to commend the manifestation of those feelings, after the manner we have described. THEITR :LOYAL, LIVERPOOL, UNDER TUE MANAGEMENT OF J. H. ANDERSON and W. J. HAMMOND, who haVe become the Lessees of this Establishment, and of the Theatre-Royal, Manchester. THE SEASON WILL COMMENCE IN LIVERPOOL On MONDAY next, January 31, 1842. The Public is respectfully infoimed;that it is the intention of the Management, in compliance with the expressed wishes of numerous Friends of the Drama, to establish a SECOND PRICE, as customary at the Theatres-Royal, Drury-lane, Covent-garden, and Haymarket, which will be taken at the termination of an Act, generally between Nine and a Quarter-past Nine o'clock. ON MONDAY, January 31, 1842, will be performed _Shakspea•e's Trag,4lv2f_ HAMLET, PRINCE OFNMARK Hamlet, Mr. G.V. Brooke, (his itst appearance at this Theatre.) The Ghost of Hamlet's Father, sir. R. Younge, (from the Theatre-Royal, Drury-lane.) Osrick, Mr. Bellingham, (from the Theatres-Royal, York and Hull, his first appearance here.) First Gravedigger Mr. W. J. Hammond. Ophelia, Miss Julia Bennett, (from the Theatre Royal, Southampton, her first appearance here.) To conclude with the new Farce of THE BOARDING SCHOOL, As a t 'Theatre-Royal, Haymarket; with the greatest success. James (principal iger to Mrs. Gros de Nap's establishment), Mr. W J. Hammond The Box-office will be Opened on MONDAY next, the 31st instant, when Places may be taken of Mr. COOKE, from Ten until Three o'clock. No places can be secured unless Tickets are taken. Doors to be open at Half-past Six, the Performances to commence at Seven o'clock precisely. Lower Boxes, :4s. ' • Upper Boxes, 3s. 6d. ; Pit, 2s. 6d.:; Gallery, Is. Second Price. —Lower Boxes, 2s. 6d. ; Upper Boxes, 2s. ; Pit, Is. 6d. ; Gallery, 6d. A limited number of Season Tickets, not transferable, and not admissable on Benefit Nights, maybe had, on application to Mr. COOKE, at the Box-office. On TUESDAY next, the Comedy of THE SOLDIER'S DAUGHTER. After which the Musical Interlude of THE WATERMAN. To conclude with the Musical Farce of A ROLAND FOR AN OLIVER. On WEDNESDAY, Shakspeare's Tragedy of OTHELLO. To conclude with the Popular Farce of the IRISH VALET. The celebrated BOLENO FAMILY are engaged, and will make their ap pearance on THURSDAY, in a favourite Ballet. *** In preparation, and will be produced on MONDAY, Feb. 7th, an entirely original COMIC PANTOMIME, with new and splendid Scenery, Machinery, Tricks, Dresses, and Transformations, called the WORLD of COINS; or, HAR LEQUIN SILVER SIXPENCE AND THE GIANT PENNY PIECE !'Written, Invented, and Designed by Mr. G. DOR RINGTON, who is engaged expressly for this production. ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE, GREAT CHARLOTTE-STREET, LIVERPOOL Under Use Management of Mr..Eyerton, Sole Lessee. REMEMBER! a,ll DUCROW'S SPLENDID SPECTACLES D UN EQUALLED i EQUALLED SCENES OF THE CI E WILL SHORTLY CLOSE. THIS present FRIDAY EVEN G, the 28th, and TO-MORROW (Saturday), he 29th instant, the Performance will commence wit r. DUCROW'S new Lon don Grand Military, Historical questrian, and Dramatic Spectacle, founded on the m t eventful epoch of British History, (with new Scenery, Gorgeous Decorations and Ban ners, and every accessary of Splendour, introducing the Treble Company and numerous Stud,) entitled WARS OF OLIVER CROMWELL; Or, ENGLAND'S MONARCH and the ROYAL OAK. CharleS the Second.... Mr. W. 1). Broadfoot. Oliver Cromwell.. Cockle Mr. H. Beverly. To be followed by an entire Change of DUCRONN"S SCENES OF THE CIRCLE ! AND UNEQUALLED FEATS OF HORSEMANSHIP. The whole to conclude with the laughable Burletta of THE GENTLEMAN IN - BLACK. Principal characters by Messrs. H. Beverly, Nunn, Gates, Lennox, Mrs. F. Carman, and Mrs. Emery. Entire Chavr i alnLiikl l ßo i t i i 3 cp r of Novelties, FOR THE BENEFIT OF LE PETIT DUCROW, THE EQUESTRIAN PRODIGY. ROYAL LIVER THEATRE, CHURCH-STREET, LIVERPOOL FOR THE BENEFIT OF MRS. And positively the Last Night of her appenranee, being engaged to perform at the Theatre-leyal, Dublin, on Monday next. • Mr. BALLS will bear for till) ,ig<tonly, on his way to Dublin. V - THIS present FRIDAY, Jan. 28, 1842, the Evening's Entertainments will commence with the Operatical Extravaganza, never acted here, entitled HERO AND LKANDER. Leander (with songs) Mrs. Honey , By particular desire, Mrs. Honey will sing, in character, her celebrated song, " MY BEAUTIFUL RHINE." To which will be added, the laughable Farce, called CORK LEGS. Charles Paragon.. Mr. Halls. I Kate O'Brien.. Mrs. Honey To be followed by the laughable Interlude, called THE FANCY BALL. Captain O'Dedimus Mr. R. M. Raymond. To conclude with a new Farce, never acted here, entitled .WOMAN 'S THE DEVIL. Lady BriHint . Mrs. Honey ! Spanish Dancer Captain Bombshell Mrs. Floney ! ! TO-MORROW (Saturday), DESERTS OF SIBERIA, TWO HUSBANDS, and SERGEANT OF HUSSARS. On MONDAY next, Mr. COLLINS, the celebrated Vocalist, from the Theatres-Royal Drury-Lane and Covent- Garden, will make his appearance in the popular Drama of PAUL CLIFFORD, being engaged for Six Nights only. Zilmrpool it9tanbarb.