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TUESDAY, DECEMBER, 27, 1853. Nebo Vublications. Lately Published, price 3s. 64., cloth hoards. SIIRGICAL REPORT on LITHOTOMY, with General Remarks on Operations for Stone, and on Diseases of the Kidneys, Bladd e r, and Urethra. By J. NOTTINGHAM, M.D., Liverpool, Author of " Surgical Report on Cataract and Artificial Pupil." CHURCHILL, London: DEIGHTON &LAUGHTON, Liverpool. POPE'S YEARLY JOURNAL OF TRADF 1854, 24th Edition. Price, to Snl- - Non-Subscribers, 13s. To be issued h Crane. Secretary, 5, Blumfield.street, Lando.. "This no other work even attempts. Des, instruction, the wonder is, not that merchants t i_,TneS calculate wrong, but that they should ever c rigt."—Edinburgh Review. icribers, lux January. B AGENT FOR LIVERPOOL: JOSEPH WADE, Accountant, 16, Lord-street This DayliPublished. price ss. 6d., TDIARY OF A LATE PHYSICIAN. By SAMUEL WARREN, D.C.L. F.R.S. Complete in One Volume, with a Frontispiece by UtLBERT, handsomely bound in Cloth. The above forma the First Volume of the Cheap Edition of Mr. WARREN'S Works, now publishing in Monthly Parts at One Shilling. WILLIAM BLACKWOOD & SONS, Edinburgh and London Sold by S. P. CHEOWIN, WEBB and HUNT, and the Booksellers, Liverpool Just published. price One SidHinz A N INTO THE MANAGEMENT AN of the LOWER SCHOOL, COLLEGIATE INSTITU TION, containing the whole of the CORRESPONDENCE littd the written EVIDENCE adduced on the occasion of the remarkable investigation which took place relative to the Very serious charges brou2ht against the Head Master: to gether with Explanatory Remarks and other matter of grave iMportance, By GEORGE L. ARMSTRONG, For the last six years Math. Alas. of the Lower and Evening Schools, Collegiate Institution. Liverpool: EDWARD HOWELL. 6, Church-street. This day is published, in one volume, royal Bvo., with illus• - - . 'trations, price .£1 53.. ADESCRIPTIVE ACCOUNT OF LIVER POOL, as it was during the L ‘sr QUARTER of the JtRiHTEENTH CENTURY-1775 to 1300. In addition to information relative to the Public Buildings Statistic., and Commerce of the Town, the Work some curious and interesting particulars, which ha been previously published, respecting the Pursuit and Amusements of the Inhabitants of Liverpool d Period, with Views of its Pubtit Edifices re never Habits, ing that By RICHARD BROOKE, Esq., F.P.A. London : JOHN RUSSELL SMITH. 36, Soho-square. Liver pool: J. 51AwnsLair and Sos, 4, Castle-street. Second Edition, price 2s. 6d. 3s. per post. .ON THE CURE OF BLINDNESS FROM CATARACT, with a Practical Summary of the Best Modes of Operating, Continental and British. By Huou NICILL, F.R.A.S., Senior Surgeon in the Liverpool Eye and Ear Infirmary. This Work shows the results of Mr. Neill's ;Praetice in 1,000 Hospital operations, during a period of Eighteen Tears. Workshy the same Author :—On Deafness, 41 "ith the Modern Method: of Cure. Four Editions: out of 'Print: Clinical Report on Diseases of the Eye. Two Edi tions: out of Print. Liverpool: DEIGHTON and LA 110 ['TON. Manta. TAW Prnc with ---WANTED, a SIIARE in a respectable :ice in Liverpoal or its neighbourhood.—Ada_ al 'name, terms, &c., to K. L., Standard-office, WANTED, a PUBLIC-HOUSE, centrally situated in the Town. It must be free from Brewers, and Rent, Incoming,&c. moderate.—Address A. X., Standard- SCHOOLMASTER and SCHOOLMISTRESS WANTED.—The Guardians of the West Derby Union are desirous of appointing n SCHOOLMASTER and SCHOOL. MI,qIIESS for the Workhouse Schools of the West Derby Union, who will be required to enter upon their duties at the latter end of the month of January next. Salaries, for the Master .£6O, for the Mistress £3O pe► annum, with separate Apartments and Board. Unmarried Persons will be pre ferred. Applications, in the writing of the candidates, to be sent to me on or before TUESDAY, the 3rd of January next, No apt licant need attend personally unless specially re quested to do so. Canvassing of the Guardians, either per sonally, by letter, or agent, is strictly prohibited, and will be held to be an entire disqualification.—By order of the Board, WILLIAM CLEAVER, Union-clerk. 2, Elliot-street, Liverpool, 22d Dec., 1853. HANDSOME.CHRISTMAS OR NEW YEA Now ready, elegantly bound in cloth, gilt, S PRESENT 84 pages, with 25.&1.. Forty-four Illustrations, price ROME THOUGHTS for 1854, Tales—Essays—Poetry—Historic Contrasts— Weal Sketches of Eminent Men—Loiterings row. —Papers on Science, Natural History. and Extracts from New Books—E___ Netting, with Diagrams—Useful Domestic Hints—GardentnA Notes—Chess and Draughts, with Problems and Games— Arithmetical Questions—Ridlles and Charades—and a variety of instructive and amusing matter. " One of the most welcome of fireside visitors."—Bln burn Standard. HOME THOUGHTS is also p , iblished in Monthly Nr price 2d., each containing 32 pages of letter-pre, Wrapper, and Engravings. Nos. Ito 12 are now man,. The January Number (No. 13) will c , ntain the first chapters of a New Tale, by Mrs. Geldart, Truth is Ever thing," &c. London : KENT & Co., Paternoster-row and all Br-- nil the Arts—Notices liihroidery. Crochet, and or How to I SCIENCE OF LIFE 1 and What to Live for; with ample Rn!es for Diet, men, and Self-management; together with instru securing perfect health, longevity, and that sterling happiness only attainable through the judicious 01.8 of ii`well-regulated course of life. By a PHYSICIAN. " The instructions contained in this little work, embody , the result of the experience acquired in a long and most ex tensive medical practice, in which theauthor has availed him self of his unusual opportunities to study the habits and the physical peculiarities, constitutional or acquired, which in luence life and health at all ages, and in every social grade. High critical authorities have pronounced the treatise to be an admirable book—one which ought to be in the hands of every adult in the empire, more especially of the managers and heads of families."—Sunday Times. Also, by the same Author, price 23. 6d., post free, 3s. 6d., A MEDICAL TREATISE; ON NERVOUS AND CONSTITUTIONAL WEAKNESS, with Practical Ob -servations, illustrated with Anatomical Plata in Health and Disease. "The perusal of this work is particularly recommended to those persons who may entertain douhts of their physical 'condition, or are conscious of having hazarded the health, happiness, and privileges to which every man is entitled. To latch it will prove invaluable."—gra. ..,London: JAMES GI LBEAT, 49, Paternoster-row ; HANNAY, 1 2, Oxford-street: MANN, 39, Cornhill ; and all Booksellers*, ri w sold by A. HEYWOOD. Oldham-street, Manchester; and itYFYON, Church-street, Liverpool. THE NORTHERN DAILY TIMES, a Commercial, Political, and General Newspaper, 11 S HD EVEY MORNING, ad IS deli vere PUBLI S d at the RESIDENCE of Subscribers by MGM' O'CLOCK. in any Part of Liverpool, or within the -districts of 1% ew Brlgorms,- itgremont, seacombe. Woodside, Tranniere, Rock-ferru,Waterloo, Seaforth, Bootle, Walton, Revlon, Fairfield, and Aigburth. Subscrip ion, in advance, for a year, ; six months, -46'1 118, 64.; three months, 19a. Gd.—For the Proprietors, CHARLES WILLMER, PUBLISHER. CHAMBERS'S JOURNAL of Popular Litera ture. Science, and Arts.—The Second Series of HAMBERS'S EDINBURGH JOURNAL will close with No. .522, on December 31, and the First Number of a NEW PERIODICAL with the above title will be issued on Saturday, 7th January. 1854. Resembling the existing Work in its • external form, the new one will exhibit such features as will afford, it is hoped, a pledge of the wishes of Messrs. Chain 'hers to adapt their efforts to the improving tastes of the age. In particular, there will be presented a higher class of Fiction, 'commencing with a TALE OF MODERN Live, by Mr. Leitch Ritchie, which will be continued in weekly chapters till com pleted; also a MONTHLY REVIEW OF THE LIBRARY AND STUDIO, in addition to a Monthly Record, still more care fully drawn up than formerly, of the PROGRESS OF SCIENCE AND THE Usitrur. ARTS. Among expected contributions of importance, may be mentioned a series of Articles on THINGS AS THEY ARE IN AMERICA. by Mr. William Cham bers, who is at present travelling in the United States and Canada, for the purpose of personal inquiry and observation. It will be the constant study of the Editors to maintain in the New Work all those general features which for Twenty. two Years have given their Journal its extensive popularity - -a cheerful Light Literature, comprehensive Information, Sound Ethics, and enlightened views of a Progressive Social Economy, without the admixture of controversial matter of any kind. Issued in Weekly Numbers, at lid; Monthly Parts, at 7d and Sid; Half-Yearly Volumes, at 4s 6d. The Second Series of Chambers's Edinburgh Journal will form a complete work, in Twenty handsome Volumes, well adapted for Popular, as well as Private Libraries, for Emigrants, and for Presents; price £3 7s in sheets, or 10s houn d in cloth. Price of each volume separately, in cloth. 4s 6d. Published by W. and R. Chambers, 3, Bride-court Passage, Fleet street, London; and 339, High-street, Edinburgh; J. ll'Glashan, Dublin ; H. Campbell, Glasgow; and all Book sellers. IMPORTANT . TO SHOPKEEPERS. Just Published. price 28. 6d.. THE SHOPKEEPER'S GUIDE, designed to give stability to the interest of the Shopkeeper, by in structing him how to place his business upon a secure foun dation ; but especially to guide persons, who, from ill health, or from reverse of fortune, may seek to obtain a livelihood by Shopkeeping, in a path which will contribute to certain success. CONTENTS : 1. SHOPKEEPING.—CAUSES OF FAILURES OF SHOP KEEPERS. 2. THREE WAYS OF LIVING. 3. QUALIFICATIONS FOR A SHOPKEEPER. 4. CHOICE OF A BUSINESS. 3. SHOPKEEPERS' STOCK LIST'S. 6 . HINTS TOWARDS THRICHOICE OF A BUSINESS. 7. DIFFERENCE OF REMUNERATION IN THE TRADES AND PROFESSIONS. 8. MONEY, CREDIT, BILLS OF EXCHANGE. LEGAL ADVICE REGARDING BILLS AND PROMISSORY NOTES. LETTERS OF CREDIT, STAMPS, INTE REST TABLES, BANKS AND BANKING, &c. &c. 9. BOOK-KEEPING.—OUTLINE OF A SIMPLIFIED SYSTEM ADAPTED TO A RETAIL SHOP. 10. LAW OF PARTNERSHIP. 11. MISCELLANEOUS ADVICE FOR THE CONSIDER ATION OF THE SHOPKEEPER. 12. THE LAW OF LANDLORD AND TENANT. 1 3. EXAMPLES OF PERSONS WHO HAVE BEEN SUC CESSFUL LIFE. 14. NUMEROUS IN RECEIPTS FOR ARTICLES IN CON STANT DEMAND, WHICH MAY BE PUT UP BY ANY SHOPKEEPER, AND SOLD AT A CONSIDER ABLE PROFIT; WITH AN ACCURATE STATE MENT OF THEIR COST, AND THE PROFITS la. RESULNG FROM SALE OF THEM. A LIST OF THE PROFITABLE AGENCIES OFFERED TO THE PUBLIC IN THE PAGES OF ALL THE DAILY PAPERS DURING THE LAST TWELVE , MONTHS. ' , oridon : HOULSTON and SroziEmAN, 65, Paternoster-row, gild d neat every Bookseller th2s. roughout the kingdom. Price 6d., oanly. MONDAY EDITION for all interested in the prices at MARK. LANE and SMITHFIELD MARKETS. Vrice 6d., free by post, enlargett to twenty-four folio pages, (each ieirly volume complete in itself,) THE GARDENERS' CHRONICLE AND AGRICULTURAL GAZETTE; a Weekly Record of 'Rural Economy and General News. The Horticultural Part a di r ted by Dr. LINDLEY. In accordance with the .wishes of Farmers, Mille l. th ers interested in the Corn Trade, an Edition will ie pub- Wed in time for post every Monday Afternoon from the .P ot mencement of the New Year, containing a Full Report of he Mark-lane and Smithfield Markets of that In consequence of the Adve Irliten off by Government, the ..2sernents in THE GARDENER T I TRAL GAzwrrn have been.r( iid very extensive sale of ' .a ;4 11 .11 AGRICULTURAL GAZE 7 k a Landed Aristocracy rr ` e rannel for all Advertisety 4 43, Particularly for Adv , tates and - Farm Stock, t Implements, Cor • Seeds, Manures, P q ol.. al ?tag . e is, that the • aily out constant vig at edlY ar tinder tl . aPpe in b\ lines and unde r Eno uP to twenty, 6d.; ` (7,:),, 01 Pla pagce e, .e 8 not rno Ba. At if i t rarom thelast publis 5 „ PPears that " P i led to p- -- all aver-- .semetit duty hay r:, and •ges for Adver- L 1 AND AGRICUL HE GAR9ENI:VS' CHRONICLE It " ..L er FerTe,236; ; r. 114_ 01 ,. 3, 54 ; Dail gt.lnnta, 3,151; Chrrmi iuttil, 2,1 ; Gardener and HP. GARDENERS' 6 d.. is tion of ( t. a, a .... won on M isrilititolism maybe be bad o f the ir ord e ordem intending t o commen ce day's Editio to at once, sr q o xls, 5, n.—Office i VPPer Wellint 'l9ut extra charg Journal PHILHARMONIC-HALL. GRAND OPENING NIGHT of THOMAS'S SHILLING CONCERTS, on MONDAY next, Jan. 2. BAND OF SIXTY - PERFORMERS, (See Programme.) IMPORTANT INFORMATION.-MEDICAL ADVICE. —72, RonNEY-STREKT, LIVERPOOL.- DR. BRODIE, Member of the Royal College of Surgeons, London and Paris, may be consulted at the above address on all cases of Nervous Debility, Irritability, Trembling of the Hands, Indigestion, Involuntary Blushing, Delusions of the Mind, Depression of Spirits, &c., &c., whether produced by seden tary employment, residence in the tropics, or otherwise. Dr. Brodie has also given a great portion of his time to the study of Scorbutic, Skin, and other Diseases ;Ns method of treat ment is very expeditious, and involves no actual restraint either in diet or occupation. Observe-72, Rodney-street : Private Entrance to Surgery, 43, Knight -street. Hours of attendance from Ten till Three, and from Five till Nine. Sundays from Ten till Two. (`TREAT FIRE AT THE GUPTA lA PERCIIA COMPANY'S WORKS, AND DEFEATED BURGLARIES, THOMAS AHLNER and SON have sincere pleasure in communicating to their Friends and the Public the following new endorsements to the claims of their HOLDFAST and FIRE-RESISTING SAFES. The Fire at the Gutta Percha Company's Works was of the most intense character, as may well be conceived from the nature of its food. Gutta Percha, Oil, Naptha. reducing the buildings to a pile of gutted red-hot walls. The Safe has been most severely tried, as the letter testifies, and brought its contents out of the Furnace without a singe upon them. " Gutta Percha Company's Works, " City road, Lotuton,Sth June, 1853._ • " SIRS,—We consider it only our: dury — tb . inform yciu of the entire preservation of all the books and papers* contained in the large safe you recently supplied Its with, although exposed during Sunday last to a fire which destroyed the larger part of our works. This is the more remarkable, as the intense heat line in many parts melted the outside of the safe. " We are of opinion that so successful a vindication of the merits of your invention cannot, on public grounds, be too generally known ; and we therefore leave you at liberty to use this letter in any way you may wish._ " We are, Sirs. yoiir ol•edient servants, "THE GUTTA PEItCHA COMPANY. "HENRY FORD BARCLAY "To Messrs. Thomas 'Milner and Son, 47A, Moorgate-street, City, London." * Including £5,000 vrorth of Cash and Bills. "Scotland-road Mills, Liverpool, Bth June, 1853. "GENTLEMEN,--Some time back I was indebted to your strong Holdfast and Fire-resisting Safe for the protection of a large amount of cash, against the violent and persevering attempts of burglars at my steam-mills, in Woodstock-street, and I have now the pleasure of informing you that I have lately found the same impregnable security in the one I had lost from you for my provision warehouse in Brownlow hill. The floor was all trodden over around the safe, as if the thieves had been at it for many hours, after which they got it out into the back yard, and as it could not be picked or broken open, they then filled the key-hole with gunpowder, thinking to gain admission by explosion ; but in which they were again foiled. "I feel it due to your invaluable safeguards to give you this testimonial, and shall strongly recommend them to all my friends. Please send me another of the same size for my house. " I am, Gentlemen, yours respectfully, "THOMAS LEICESTER. " Messrs. Thomas Milner and Son." MILNERS' PHCENIXSAFE WORKS, WINDSOR, AND 54. LORD-STREET, LIVERPOOL 1../HRISTMAS has ever been rendered dear to the lovers of friendship and hospitality from the many charming socialities connected with it. The exuberance of the feelings, amid scenes of gaiety, induces the fair and youthful to shine to advantage under the gaze of many friends, and therefore to devote especial attention to the duties of the Toilet. It is at this particular season that the auxiliaries of health and beauty ROWLAND'S PERSONAL REQUISITES a'. for preserving the Hair in all in and Complexion transparent in their pearl-like lustre. The and the high appre : well-known infallible em a celebrity unparalleled. Ind Seasonable Present. are more than uluall its decorative charm patronage of Roy cmtion by rank A few words on tl ROWLAND'S MACASS and transparent preparati vigorator and beautifier beyond the hair nothing can equal its eff bly soft that it will lie in any dire appropriately follow S delightfully fragrant e Hair i . and as an in precedent. In dressing rendering it so admira- ion, producing beautifully endent lustre it imparts, nchanting. Price 3s. 6d. ; nAtil 10._ 6d. and climb!. Skin and Complexion, mab!e qualities. The unsightly appeai•ances, render During the frost and bleak , s of chilblains or chapped skin, ROWLAND'S 't from Oriental Herl nd beautifying. the - giving sweetness and 3nly Gennine of each rs the name of " Rowlands' " preceding that of the article the wrapper or label.—Sold by A. ROWLAND and SONS Hatton-garden, London, and by Chemists and Perfumers. Kiberpoot tanbarb. TUESDAY MORNING, DEC._ 27, 1853. THE season of Christmas having just com menced, and all men's minds being occupied with the accompanying festivities, and the works of charity and mercy which are so appropriately brought to their recollection, we might be fairly excused from disturbing their thoughts of peace with any of the hard realities which belong to the strife and turmoil of political parties. Even the affairs of commerce undergo a cessation by the suspension of public sales, while books are being blanced and the accounts of the year brought to a close. While we write, all Liverpool, in common with the rest of the kingdom, are keeping holiday ; so thE tical discus a would strangely jar with tl .oughts and feel devoted t good-will towards ion, and it is one Eburation. EDUCATION OF THE DEAF AND DUMB. —The PRINCIPAL of the LIVERPOOL SCHOOL for the DEAF and DUMB has VACANCIES for a few PRIVATE PUPlLS.—Applications and inquiries to be addressed to Mr. BUXTON, at the Institution, Oxford-street East, Liverpool. K ING WIF S LII. , 3 I I A ' T COLLEGE, The Rev. GILMOUR HARVEY continues to Receive into his House a Limited Number of YOUNG GENTLEMEN, who hare the advantage of Education at a Public School (the pupils of which have highly distinguished themselves at the Universities, and the Naval and Military Colleges), combined with domestic comfort. Mr. HARVEY'S Boys Pre under his personal superinten dence; and his eatatlished character of 20 years' standing enables him to refer, with satisfaction and confidence, to parents of rank and high standing who hate bad, or still have, sons under his charge. College Proapectaes may be obtained upon application to CHARLES B. BUCHANAN, Or D. C. BUCHANAN, 2, Rumford place. L:verpool. QIIMENWOOD COLLEGE, near STOCK BRIDGE, HANTS. PRINCIPAL G EO. EDM ON DSON. MATHEMATICS AND NATURAL PHILOSOPHY—Dr. THOS. A. HIRST, of the Universities of Marburg and Berlin. CHEMISTRY—Dr. HEINRICH DEBUS, late Assistant in the Laboratory of Professor Bunsen, and Chemical Lecturer in the University of Marburg. CLASSICS AND H ISTORY—M r. JOH N S. MU MMERY, L.C. P. MOD ERN LANGUAGES AND FOREIGN LITERA tURE— Mr. JOHN HAAS, from M. de Fellenberg's Institution, Hof wyl, Switzerland. GEODESY—Mr. RICHARD P. WRIGHT. PAINTING AND DRAWING—Mr. RICHARD P. WRIGHT. ENGLISH AND JUNIOR MATHEMATICS FREDERICK MIFF, M.A., late Scholar of Trinity College, Cambridge, and M.C.P. DITTO—Mr. WILLIAM SINGLETON. • • Music—Mr. WILLIAM CORNWALL. TERMS: For Boys under 12 years of age .... £'4o per Annum. ft from ;2 to 16 . £5O „ 119 above 16 £6o „ Far further information, see Prospectus, to be had of the Principal. C:75. the First Session of 1834 commences on the 25th of January. Neinlusic. " P ASSED AWAY TO HEAVEN.: ful, joyful Spring."—" The Spring and the Sumnier both are past."—" Say, my heart, can this be love." By W. VINCENT WALLACE. Price 2s. each. " These four songs, within the compass of a moderate ----, 7 --- in - _ _ :i s tii =o--a7-01 2l::._ af:• - ..._ _....--- " 0 lovely Peace, with plenty crown' d." NOYELLO'S CHEAP MUSIC is sold by every_ respectable Music Seller and Bookseller in this Town and Neighbourhood. Catalogues post-free on sending six stamps to 69, Dean-street, Soho, London. PHILHARMONIC-HALL. GRAND OPENING NIGHT of THOMAS'S SHILLING CONCERTS, on MONDAY next, Jan. 2. BAND OF SIXTY'PERFORMERS (See Programme.) BOROUGH OF LIVERPOOL. JOHN BUCK LLOYD, Esq. Mayor. DECIMAL COINAGE. PUBLIC MEETING. I have received a Requisition very numerously and re spectably signed, of which the following is a copy : " Io the Worshipful the Mayor of Liverpool,—We. the undersigned, respectfully request that you will call a Meeting of the Inhabitants of this Town, for the purpose of making more generally known the evidence that has been taken before a Committee of the House of Commons; and its report as to the advantages that would arise to the Nation at large from adopting a Decimal System of Coinage." In compliance with this Requisition. I hereby appoint a PUBLIC MEETING of the Inhabitants of this Boro..gh, to be held in the SESSIONS-HOUSE, CHAPEL-STREET, On WEDNESDAY, the 28th DECEMBER instant, at Twelve o'clock at Noon, for the purpose above stated. JOHN B. LLOYD, Mayor. Town-hall, Liverpool, 19th Dec., 1853. j . IVERPOOL ART-UNION.-- TheSUBSCRIBERS to the LIVERPOOL ART-UNION are respectfully informed, that the DRAWING for PRIZES will take place on TUESDAY next, the 3rd of January, at Twelve o'clock, at the Exhibition-rooms, Postcffice-place. JOHN BUCK LLOYD, Esq., Mayor, will preside. Subscriptions will be received by the SECRETA ay up to Ten o'clock, p.m., on MONDAY next, the 211 d. Subscribers will be admit►ed on showing their Receipts. WILLIAM FOULKES, Secretary. ART -UNION OF LONDON.—The exquisite and truly National ENGRAVING for the CURRENT YEAR, (1853-4.) of "TILBURY FORT," (Wind against Tide,) by WILMORE, A.R.A., after STANFIELD, R.A., is now ready, a. d can be seen at the OFFICE, 62, CASTLE-STREET. NuTlCE.—Members in the Country who pay the Subscrip tion (One Guinea) before the Seth of January, 1854, will receive the above Print in the following February; otherwise it cannot be had until the next general dispatch. The PRINTS, " SURRENDER of CALA . Lt" and "CHRIST LED TO CRUCIFIXION," are now ready for delivery. Also, the REPORT, 1853, and the ALUM , ACK for 1854. Prospectuses and other information on applicati3n to the Hon. Sec. for Liverpool. JOHN R. ISAAC, 62, Castle-street. M ADAME A M E D.E 4 Of Madame Amedei's voice it may be said, without hesi tation, that since Alboni came out at the Royal Italian Opera, a purer, more satisfactory, and beautiful voice of its class has not been heard."—The Times, Nov. 24, 1853. "A finer contralto voice has never been heard; richer in quality, perhaps, than any upon record."—Morning Herald, Nov. 24, 1853. "She has one of the finest contralto voices we have ever beard. and her style is that of a biAly accomplished musi cian."—lllustrated London News, Nov. 26, 1853. " In the beauty of her contralto voice, she fully rivals Al boni; and her personal appearance and energy of declamation inclines us to believe that on the Italian stage she is Alboni's superior."—The Spectator, Dec. 10, 1853. THE SONGS SUNG BY THIS EMINENT VOCALIST ARE, Lament of the Rose Praeger. 0, do not chide me Smart. Say, my heart, can this be love Wallace. Scenes of my youth Benedict. DUETS SUNO BY MADAME WEISS AND MADAME AMEDEI, Good night . Smart Water nymphs Walter Maynard, We are wandering o'er the mountains.. Wallace. Hearth of Home Loder. MISS ARABELLA GODDARD. THE FOLLOWING PIECES PERFORMED nY THIS ACCOM PLISHED PIANISTE AT THE LONDON AND PROVINCIAL CONCERTS: Sultan's Grand March, composed by Ross's/ ; arranged by Benedict. Les Faunales Caprice Maritana Fantaisie Wallace. London : CRAMER, BEALE, and Co., 201, Regent street, 67, Conduit-street. curls, and, by t is th that size, 21s. ROWLAND'S THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, AND GENERAL COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER. 'WORKING MEN'S BRANCH of the . PRO TESTANT REFORMATION SOCIETY, established under the natronaxe of Aldermen Edmund Molyneux. LECTURES on ROMANISM will he delivered every TUESDAY EVENING, at Half-past Seven o'clock, in the TOXTETH-H ALL, MILL-STREET, until further notice. Roman Catholics are invited to Discussion. J. PARSONAGE, J. BENNETT, Hon. Secretary Pregident EVERTON CHURCH MISSIONARY c ETY REPOSITORY SALE.—The Twelfth A SALE of USEFUL and FANCY ARTICLES will take place To-mottliow (Wednesday), the 2stli instant, at the EVERTON NATIONAL SCHOOL ItOnal, Mill-lane, EVertnn-road: and will continue during THURSDAY, the 29th. and FRIDAY, the 30th instant, commencing each day at Ten o'clock. Any Contributions to the Sale will be thankfully received by Mrs. EWBANK, Evertors ; Mrs. MACNAUGHT, .Everton road ; Miss M'MILLkN, Everton and Kirkdale Schc Mrs. THomrsoN, Everton National School, Mill-tat ton-road ST. PETER'S CHURCH DAY and SUNDAY SCHOOLS, EVRRTON.—The ANNUAL TEA PARTY on behalf of the above Schools will be held at the CONCERT HALL, Lord Nelson-street. on WEDNESDAY. the 4th of January next. Tea on the Table at Half-vast Six o'Clock. Addresses will be delivered by the Rev. J. R. CONOR, Dr. HUME, Rev. J. MACNAUGHT, Rev. H. M ARLEN, Rev. W. F. TAYLOR. and other Clergymen and Gentlemen. Choice Selections or Sacred Musiewill be Sung between the Speeches. Tickets One Shilling each, to be had at the Strodard-office ; Mr. owimes. Church-street ; Mr. K NNER'• St. George's- bill, Everton ; Mr.CARRIITH re! mo's, Kirkflale.road ; and Mr, _ . S, Scntlanti• react; Mr. BUNT '. WILDING'S, Druggist, St. Anne-street, IVERPOOL ECCLESIASTICAL , _MUSIC A SOC.! ETY.—M E i iIERS are informPrl that the SECOIsTI? OPEN NIGHT will take place on FRIDAY nekt, the 30th instant. when a SECOND PAPER will be rea.l by the Rev. AUGUSTUS CAMPBELL, A.M., Rector of Liver pool, and a Selection of English Church Music performed. - Clergymen and others not members of the Society may obtain Tickets at Messrs. DEIOHTON and LAUGHTON's, Church-street, upon producinz their Address Cards. ry WM. MATHISON. Hon. iPec CHRISTMAS, 1853.-HORATIO LEWIS; 67, CHURCII-STREtT (corner of Park( r-s!reet), begs to intimate that he has ON SALE an extensive assortment of MEERSCHAUM BOWLS (both plain and mounted), of the newest designs. CIGAR CASES. CIGAR TUBES, and every requisite for the Smoker or Snufrtaket, suitable for CHRIST - - MAS PRESENTS. PROPRIETOR. OF THE ROYAL MERSEY YACHT PIPE. Agent for Bush's and Milo's Colouring( Clays, Yerbury's Patent Diaphragm Pipes, Staite's Patent Tubes, &c. N.B.—All articles supplied at the lowest remunerative prices. INTERESTING EXHIBITION OF WORKS BY LIVING FRENt H ARTISTS. R. WINSTANLEY'S GALLERY, 14, BASNETT-STREET, LIVERPOOL, ADmlssios 6n., INCLUOINO CATALOGUES The EXHIBITION of FOREIGN.PICTURES of EXISTING ARTISTS is a novel feature in the Provinces, and only of two years' standing in the Metropolis ; and this has hen gtt np by a French Gentleman erensively connected with the Arts in this Country : his object being the introduction of Wo►ks by living French Artists, for Private Sale, in the hope that the result will lead to an Annual Consignment from France, the distinctive character of their productions being such as in no way to interfere with native Art. Among the Works at the present time submitted to his care may he enumerated : "THE ENTOM MI ENT," a costly end iliztilVexpiess - ive work of the treat Aru Scheirer with two exnuisitely refined illustrations of Goethe's "FAU . ST," and two Studies from the same band. "THE DISPERSION OF THE APOSTLES." reduced in the studio and Under the care of Garet from his still larger work of the same sul,ject, b.lonrinz to the French nation. "THE LIGHTHOUSE OF HONFLEUR, IN A STORM," by Isabey. "THE STUDY FOR THE HEAD OF NAPOLEON. AT FONTAINBLEU," (lent for the occasion by the Earl of Mb fielil,) and another " SKETCH," by P. Delaroche. Fine "FANCY HEADS." by Dreux Dorey, Decaine, 31a, (laud, Brock'', and Landelle. A Pair of grand Portraits of "MARTIN LUTHER" and "MELANCTHON," by Lahouchere. Two beautiful "FLOWER PIECES," of the favourite Grnolari. LANDSCAPES, by Hortf , Jardin, Gannery, and Aligny. "ARAB AND STEED," by the great colourist Delaeroix, Two exquisite Drawings, by Schlesinger ; other, by Boa. Langer, &c. ; with beautiful Heads in Pastel, by Brochart and La.:cram At the same time will be ON VIEW and SALE. the Grand Picture of "JOAN OF ARC." by the late William Elly. R.A.. and just returm.d from the Dublin Exhibition. And "THE WIDOW'S MITE," exhibited in Westminster-hall, in 1847. by Millias, A.R.A. THE LICENSED VICTUALLERS' ANNUAL CHARITY BALL, UNDER THE IMMEDIATE PATRONAGE OF THE WORSHIPFUL THE MAYOR, Will take place at the Tows-HALL. On WBONESDAY, the 11th JANU.4RY NEXV. Tickets (including refreshments), lOs. each, may be had of the following Committee :—Messrs. John Allinson, chairman, St. James's-street ; Law Sykes, vice-chairman, Cobunr Dock Hotel; Robert Dryden, Upper Pitt-street; J. C. Nl‘Kenzie, Rathbone street; T. Carter, Hanover-street : John Atkinson, Hurst-street; John Evans, Upper Dawson-street; Benjamin Sykes, Great Charlotte -street; A. M'Kenzie, Dale-street; R. Graham, Great Nelson-street North ; R. Weston. l'ark-lane ; E. Griffith, Lime-street ; Walter Crosse, St. John's-lane ; J. Bolton, Rathbone-street ;. J. Ashley, Springfield-street; at the Music Shops, Newspaper Offices, and the Institution, 59, St. Anne-street.—By order, GEORGE GRIST, Secretary TO CORRES POND IiNTS, tty , We shell be happy, at all times, to receive communica tions on subjects of local or general interest. Boons. &c., FOR REVIEW, may be left at Mr. C. Mitchell's, Redlion-court, Fleet-street,.. London, addressed '• to the Editor of the LIVERPOOL. STANDARD," when they will be forwarded and receive attention. Letters addressed to the Editor should be accompanied by the real name and address of the writer, not for publication, but as a guarantee of good faith ' • this is indispensably re quisite in any statement of facts. The Editor wishes it to be understood that he does not hold himself responsible for the opinions or statements of his correspondents. The ANNUAL SUBSCRIPTION to the LIVERPOOL STANDARD is 20s. in advance—or 225. on credit. expense should be borne either wholly by the State, or conjointly with the aid of individual con- tributions One of the greatest difficulties to honest industry of those who have once been con- If necessity were the first strong emptation to err,, it has become stron the punishment inflicted opportunit 1: for he who had little of obtaining employment when_ hip. by the retirement of Lord PALMERSTON have beex unsuccessful, the breach has and the :eep his place with apparent nouncement ad reached us iat Viscount by the Cow Hoyt The Ti faction to has not been definitive the tIIC SECRETARY OF STATE been patched over SECRETARY induced t esterday, speaki de the following an TON has we nave now t n of Lord PALN ings which are, or should be " peace on eNrti t is t 'ais considera which the majority of our readers will be sure to apprecia which prompts ego for a while our intention to enlarge upon the prospects of time hence mus leeupy the serious attention of 51atui iould else have shown that the virtuous indi ) loudly vaunted by pro- tectora from bribery id corruption nasmuch flimsy being destitute of every other claim to distinction than that afforded them by their wealth, it is always resorted to when the- occasion erves, and that more Ministerial votes have been gained in the House of Commons by actual pur chase than were ever added to the Conservative cause by the same means. We might also have shown, from the antecedents of the retired Home Secretary, that an erroneous estimate has been taken of his character in believing that his foreign policy with reference to the complicated state of affairs in the East would have won him a larger share of popular favour than has been earned by the effete Premier. These subjects may, however, safely be left until another opportunity, and the more so because we feel convinced that, after the experience of the last few years, and the repeated changes which have taken place in the Govern ment of the country, an intelligent British public will be inclined to listen to the arguments of sober reason rather than be guided by the passion of party feeling, which has not inaptly been said to be the " madness of many for the gain of a few." THE question of Education is one of such vast importance as affecting the welfare of the com munity, and, indeed, the future stability of the State, that . it is not surprising a more than ordi nary share of attention should be devoted to it, especially at this season of the year, when we are almost upon the verge of another Session of Parlia and when, also, the mind is most disposed to turn to questions affecting the interests of humanity rather than the stern asperities of poli tical strife. At a recent lengthened examination of the Wolvesey Training-school for Schoolmasters, held at Winchester, Lord ASHBUETON announced that at the next Easter examination a scholar's prize would be awarded for the most extensive know ledge of common things, and two teachers' prizes, most effective teaching of common things. In the course of his address, Lord ASHBURTON referred to several attempts which were being made in other parts of the country, and having explained his views to his numerous auditors, said for the he app6al ed to their assistance to show not only by their lessons in school, but still more powerfully by their example out of school, how the garden could best be cultivated, how the dwelling might be most efficiently and economically warmed and .entilated, upon what principles food and clothing hould be selected, and how chronic ailments might 1)e averted by timely attention to premonitory symp- tons and recourse to the.physician. They could teach ti measurement of work, the use of the lever, the pulley, and. the windlass. They could, in short, expound those methods, suggested by ever-advancing science, by which toil might be lightened and subsistence economised." The hig position which Lord AmmtritmoN has occupied renders his motives above the suspicion ictated by the mere desire of acquiring t we may question the soundness of his judgment, and the propriety of making such matters as those alluded to by his lordship the objects of any system of. National Education. It of bein popularity may be, and no doubt is, advantageous to the children-of the humbler classes that they should bedome acquainted with the things which belong to the every-day affairs of human life, and it would be equally advantageous to them to learn some useful trade by which they might obtain the means of their future subsistence. It does not, however, become the duty of the State to apprentice every poor aspiring youth, because he might be benefited by so doing ; nor would it be politic, whether the means were attained by a grant from Parliament or the aid of voluntary contributions, inasmuch as it would weaken, if not destroy, the sense of independence which is indispensable to healthful action, and place such children in unfair competition with those of the class immediately above them, who may not choose to avail them hel% es of such alio A.. 5 for the knowledge of common things, or articles in common use, it is acquired by a kind of intuitive perception, the result of observation and reflection, rather than by any method of school teaching. A point to which sufficient weight is not given in every considera tion of this question is, that the only duty which really attaches to the State is the instruction of the rising generatidn in their moral duties as Christians and good subjects, and all beyond this more properly devolves upon the parents, the natural guardians, or those who, from motives of benevolence, may choose to extend the instruction of poor children into what may be called the accomplishments of civilised life.. When all men were of one faith, it was a duty which belonged to the Church, and it may be that the neglect of its performance led to the growth of Dissent, which has now rendered its due observance almost imprac ticable. We must not, however, too hastily adopt the conclusion that the people among whom educa tion is the most diffused are on that account the better subjects. Both in, Prussia and Scotland education is more general than it is in. England ; but none will attempt to assert that either country produces more loyal subjects than our own beloved land, where loyalty is a duty and a privilege in a greater degree than any where else. It was well observed by a speaker at the festival of St. Simon's Church schools last week, that in the examination of candidates for the local police, it was generally found that although the Seotchmen had been better educated, the Englishmen were the better men, and this he attributed to the latter having been better trained, while the former had acquired a greater amount of human knowledge. This view of the case ought not to be left out in any conside ration of the question of popular education, because it touches nearly the important object, which ought to be moral training rather than mental cultivation. We have entered upon this subject more at length just now, because it is a time when our attention is more properly turned to the wants of our poorer fellow-creatures, and it is to be hoped that in the approaching session of Parliament it will meet with. that amount of consideration which its impor tance justly deserves. WHILE statistics are brought forward to show that the increase of crime has not kept pace with that of the _population—owing something, it may be, to the extension of education, but more perhaps to the greater efficiency of police operating as a preventive as well as a detective force—it must be acknowledged that there is at the same time a greater precocity of crime, and that the records of our Police-courts display a frightful prevalence of juvenile delinquency. It is a subject which presses forcibly on the attention of every one who regards the well-being of society, and has led to a con ference in the town of Birmingham a few days since, which was graced by the presence of several leading members of both Houses of the Legisla ture The report states that the meetings, which were held in the spacious Town-hall, were attended by several thousand persons—a fact which may be owing to the opportunity of hearing the speakers on the platform. The conclusion to which the meeting came was the advantage and propriety of establishing reformatory asylums for discharged prisoners such as now exist in some parts of th character was comparatively good, has far less chance of retrieving his position when discharged from gaol, with the additional disadvantage of contamination from evil associates. Such an indi vidual is thrown back upon society as an outcast, with no other resource—however willing he may be to avail hiinself of the instruction which he has received in prison, and however anxious he may be to return to an honest course of life—than to resort to evil courses for a means of living, until he has again to undergo a similar punishment, to be followed by similar results. Such a position is one deserving of the deepest commiseration, and there fore demands the application of the most practica ble remedy which can be devised. The attempt which has already been made by the London Philanthropic Society, which has an establishment at Rtfkill, in Surrey, and also by means of refuges for discharged prisoners, has been to a certain extent successful ; but their operations have been confined by reason of the small means contributed for their support. The most feasible course appears, therefore, to extend this means of refor mation b 3 assistance from the public purse, and it will readily be admitted, on consideration, that it is good policy, from motives of economy as well as common humanity. In dealing, however, with the many cases of mere children, who too often are not only encou raged, but actually compelled by their inhuman parents to steal in order that they may indulge in idleness, and, in the event of conviction, be relieved of the responsibility of maintaining them, more stringent measures should be taken to involve the parents in the consequences of their children's offences. In every instance wher'e magistrates are compelled to send such offenders to prison, the par ents should be compelled to contribute towards their maintenance, and it may be that this would operate towards a more careful supervision of their con duct, and a restraint against such inhuman prac tices. Much has been said about the advantages of education, but it is of little avail unless it is purely Christian instruction; whereas the tendency, particularly in our large manufacturing towns, is to make it more and more of a secular character. Those who have investigated the subject have arrived at the sad conclusion that education has served rather to change the direction of crime than to lessen it ; so that cunning and ingenuity have taken the place of open violence against —a change by no means bene- person and property ficial to the welfare of the community, because, in ordinary cases, more difficult of detection. It is to be hoped that the movement commenced in Bir mingham will be persevered in until brought to a successful issue, and that the Legislature will be convinced of the necessity of using all the means that are available, as well for the reformation as for the punishment of criminals. A CASE was brought before the London Court of Bankruptcy last week, which involves a most important question with respect to Foreign Bills of Exchange. It appears that on the application of a bankrupt for his certificate, an objection was made by the London and Westminster Bank, on the ground that they were the holders of a bill for £3OO, which they had discounted in the ordi nary course of business, accepted by the bankrupt, but not being on a stamp, inasmuch as it purported to be drawn at Natal, they were unable to recover it, because the bill had really been drawn in London, at the office of the bankrupt, who had accepted similar bills to the amount of about £4,000. The Commissioner, in commenting upon the case, said that the party who appeared to him most to blame was that CHANCELLOR of the Ex- CHEQUER who had sanctioned the stamp its present state. The London and Westminster law in having advanced money on the bill honestly and bond. when they attempted to prove on the bill against the estate of the acceptor, met by the stamp-laws, which said, "You shall not prove your debt,however just it may be, because the bill on which you seek to prove has not the legal stamp." It was a serious matter, as the effect of such a system, if suffered to go on unchecked, will be to render all foreign bills in this country not negotiable, because such tricks may be constantly played with bills in Eng land without any remedy. It was, therefore, a serious matter, which Government ought to look to at once. We can readily agree with the Com missioner as to the importance of the subject, inasmuch as it is one which strikes directly at the root of our foreign commerce, so as to render difficult, if not impossible, all our monetary trans actions connected with it, supposing the view of it taken by the Bankruptcy Commissioner to be the correct one. This, however, may be open to ques tion, as such functionaries are not always the most trustworthy exponents of law. It is an axiom of British jurisprudence, that no man may take ad vantage of his own wrong, but this would not be the case if a man accepted a bill on unstamped paper—knowing it to be drawn in this country, and yet, from being dated in a foreign country, appearing to a third. party to be a legal document —and then availed himself of his own wrong doing to escape his liability to the payment of the draft. We should rather incline to the belief that such a man would render himself amenable to the penalty incurred for his breach of the stamp-laws, and at the same time liable to the satisfaction of the innocent holder. If this be not the case, it is certainly full time that the Legislature interposed an efficient remedy, or bankers and others will be fully justified in a general refusal to discount all foreign bills, a step which will have a serious effect upon our commercial transactions, not only with foreign states, but with the colonies. We still adhere to the opinion that the Commissioner of Bankrupts was wrong in refusing proof to the London and Westminster Bank in the case we have alluded to, because it is directly offering a premium to an acceptor to avow his complicity in such a transaction ; but should a change in the law be necessary, it should not only be effected as early as the forms of Parliament will permit, but it should be of the nature we have pointed out. The parties to the fraud, whether as drawers or acceptors, should be liable to innocent holders for the amount of the bill, and, at the same time, should be rendered amenable to the law for the full penalties incurred by their breach of the Stamps Act. The question might profitably un dergo the discussion of our Chamber of Commerce and should be pressec upon public attention, in order that it may speedily receive a satisfactory decision. MINISTERIAL CHANGES, ciFTER a interval of ten days, during which all exertions to fill up the gap in the coalition cause air will retain—we can hardly say resume—his former position in the present Administration. Explanations, honourable alike to all the parties concerned in this transaction,. have been exchanged, and, as the difficulties which had. arisen between Lord PALMERSTON and his colleagues were limited, as we have already stated on a former occasion, to the question of Parliamentary Reform, as dealt with by Lord JOHN RUSSELL, it has been found possible, without any sacrifice of principle, to place the Government again on a united and, we hope, a perma nent basis. To-be candid, there had been too much pre cipitation on- all sides in this matter. Lord PALMERSTON expressed his intention to resign as if some vital of the constitution were in dispute and the proiisions'of the new Reform, Bill were irrevocably settled, neither of which suppositions was true. This difference of opinion was thought to be more serious and more fatal to the union of the Cabinet than it has since proved to be by those member of the Government who alone were in full possession of the case. The Morning Post has also an article on the subject.notifying the consent of Lord PALMERSTON to resume his duties at the Home-office, and leav ing it to be inferred that the cause of quarrel was disputes about the Reform Bill, while, with consi derable ingenuity, an opening is made for the impression that Lord PALMERSTON did not ap prove of the Eastern policy of the Government. Our contemporary states that the details of the proposed Reform Bill are allowed to be still un settled, so that the Ministerial differences may have been the means of strangling this Legislative abortion. iwn tha ST. GEORGE'S-HALL nus magnificent structure is now approaching comple tion, and, according to present arrangements, it is intended to be opened early in the month of Septtmber, with the performance of an oratorio for the benefit of the local charities. It is already known that the British Associa- invitation to hold their next annual meeting in this town, but it is not intended that their occupation of the hall shall take precedence of the formal opening, which we have mentioned above, and which will, no doubt, prove one of the most brilliant assemblages of rank, beauty, and fashion ever held in the united kingdom. The orchestra will comprise the stars of the musical world, including, probably, the renowned JENNY LIND, now Madame Gou:t scumtnr, and the attractions will be such as to give an eclat to the affair of more than ordinary importance. We understand that the total cost of the building will be about £200,000, a sum not so grew ' when the vastness and are taken into consideration while it must be admitted that it is worthy of the greatest commercial emporium in the world. COLLEGIATE INSTITUTION. r DISSENSIONS AMONG THE MASTERS OF THE LOWER SCHOOL. ♦ Wiru extreme regret we learn, from a pamphlet just published by Mr. ARMSTRONG, lately one of the teachers in the lower school of the Collegiate Institution, that serious misunderstandings have, for some time past, existed among those gentlemen, threatening, in no small degree, to im pair the usefulness of the school. The real state of the dispute we have no precise knowledge of, but from the pamphlet referred to, which is obviously ex parte, it is sufficiently evident that Mr. ARMSTRONG is very desirous of making the best of his own case ; and in this effort, candour compels us to say, his accusations are much more general and sweeping than the evidence One fact forces itself upon our notice, from first to last, in Mr. ARMSTRONG'S statement ; and that is, that he makes his appearance as an agitator ; and we are sorry to add, that he finishes as the sufferer in a self-inflicted martyr- and the charges which he has brought against Mr. Mt c HOD, even although unsubstantiated, are calculated so deeply to injure the school, that, for the sake of the institution, 'as well as for the comfort of the last named-gentleman, it is highly desirable that they should be thoroughly sifted and, if possible, rebutted. If inquiry is at all made into the conduct of the teachers of this school towards the pupils, we doubt not other singularities will, without much difficulty, be brought to light. BIRKENHEAD HOSPITAZ As this is the season when many seek to imitate the example of their Divine Master, who went about doing good, our readers will fcol obliged to us for calling their Dispensary, which needs additional aid, in order to render it efficient for the wants of a fast increasing population. It must be needless to enlarge on the advantages of the assistance offered by such institutions to the poorer classes, in cases of suffering from sickness and from accidents, to which working men are more especially liable in the vici nity of a busy seaport. These must be evident to all, and we would now only remind them that the managers of, this well-conducted Institution are often reluctantly comP pelled to refuse aid where it is much needed, from the want of the requisite accommodation. The size of the building is inadequate to the demands upon it, and a fund is required to enable more commodious premises to be taken for the purpose. It should be remembered, that in thus caring for the poor, the rich do not forget themselves, for wherever an hospital is established, there the medical men, from their greater experience, are far more skilful in their treatment of the sick: and Liverpool, in common with many other places, is now experiencing the advantage of well-ordered hospitals. POST- OFFICE IRREGULARITIES. ♦ Tun following is a copy of a letter which' we received on Thursday, from a highly-respectable subscriber. The card to which he refers was that of a baker in Scotland road, Liverpool. Upon its receipt, we forwarded it and another letter, (also complaining of the non-delivery of the Standard,) to the Postmaster in this town, and we sub join his reply, which is by no means satisfactory, as it must be evident to any one that the substitution of one paper for another must have taken place while under the coutroul of the Post-office officials : Tintwistle, Manchester, Dec. 21,1853. " Suz,—On opening your wrapper this morning, I found the Liverpool Chronicle of last Saturday enclosed. It was very dirty, and was written upon (arithmetical calcu• lations). It is very evident that your paper has been abstracted, and that substituted ; also that it was done by a very bungling hand, as it was very badly folded. On opening the paper, the enclosed card dropped out, which may, possibly, afford some clue. Have you a clerk of that name ? Or, if not, perhaps they have at the post-office. " I leave the matter with you to investigate, if you think proper. _ I remain, Sir, your:, &e To the Proprietor of the Liverpool Standard." Post-office, Liverpool, 24th Dec., 1853, " Snt,—l beg to inform you, that the newspapers to which you refer, in the enclosed letters, are not recollected in this office, and I am assured, if they were addressed as stated, and posted with the rest of the newspapers from your office, they would be duly forwarded from hence by the first subsequent despatches. There is no person in this office of the name of " Wood," neither can I find that any person here has any connexion with him. - "I am, Sir, ...... " Your obedient faithful servant, " C. B. BANNING, Post-master To the Proprietor of the Liverpool Standard." SPECIAL MISSION TO ROMAN CATHOLICS, ON Tuesday evening last, an interesting ceremony took place in St John's Church, Old Haymarket, in this town, when nine adults, formerly Romanists, publicly renounced the errors of Romanism, and were received, by the Rev. W. F. TAYLOR, 11LA , Incumbent, into the Apostolic Church established in this country. A sermon was then preached from the Second Lesson of the Evening Service, 2 Peter iii. 18, "Grow in grace and in the knowledge of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ," in the course of which the Rev.. W. P. TAYLOR pointed out from the context—first, the circumstances which gave rise to the precept—the errors and wickedness of those unlearned and unstable men who wrest or per vert the Scriptures to their own destruction, a text which he rescued from the misinterpretation put upon it by the Romish Church ; secondly, the nature of the precept, which consisted in a growing conformity to the image of Christ, in fact, " a growing up into Him in all things o as our Head" ;—and, thirdly, the best means whereby to obey the precept —a desire for, and frequent use of, " the sincere milk of the Word," accompanied with earnest prayer to Almighty God for His enlightening grace to un derstand it. The conga of the church stened with this chu day evening •e circulated )r given aw WORRALL, is constantl; minds of our own poop] Men's Auxiliaries to have been recently fc 'ration was large ; th rking men, wh An inq Protestan We commend the work to the prayers a n d cor di a l sup _ _ - National Faith_ , ort of the lovers of ( MUSIC AND THE DRAMA. • COMPLIMENTARY CONCERT TO MR. SIIDLOW.—Th, valuable services rendered by Mr. William Sudlow, in connexion with the concerts given under the auspices of the Philharmonic Society, i induced the ladies and gentle men connected with the institution to give a testimonial or complimentary concert in favour of that gentleman.. The performance took place in the magnificent hall of the society on the evening of Tuesday last ; the attendance was large, and embraced an extensive portion of the elite of Liverpool society. The chief vocalists on the occasion were Misses Birch and Eyles, and Madame Weiss; Mr_ Benson and Mr. W. H. Weiss : the choruses were given by an extensive and efficient choir, supported by a full orchestra, numbering 300 performers, and the powerful and skilfully applied aid of the fine organ. The piece selected for performance was Handel's magnificent oratorio, " The Messiah," which was given in a style and with a success worthy of the character of the society. The choruses and orchestral effects, upon the majestic grandeur and sublimity of which the character of the oratorio mainly depends, were managed with much steadiness and precision„ the parts being generally well taken up, and the charac teristics and light and shade of the music being happily displayed. In some points, no doubt, the fastidious ear might detect an overforce of individual sound, detractive from the harmony and combined beauty of the composi tion. This was particularly observable in the grand chorus " For unto us," where, in a misdirected effort to produce an effect upon the word "wonderful," instruments and voices seemed to go in opposite directions, resulting in a series' of percussive sounds, which grated upon without filling the ear. Notwithstanding which blemish, so com— plete and effective was the general rendering of this chorus, and also of the "Hallelujah," that, in defiance of etiquette and regardless of convenience,' the audience called loudly and enthusiastically for their repetition, which, after some hesitation, was complied with in both instances. The " Pastoral symphony," so sweetly sug— gestive of sylvan scenery and pastoral del: with warbling - Ts. melody —was givt fights —so imbues sounds an( _love, Taceful delicacy and telling expression. The vocat ere generally good, the most brilliantly effective hat of " Rejoice greatly," by Miss Birch; the y's rendering of the fine recitative, "And he was and of the beautiful air " But thou didst not - , cl pathos of its the rap— with b. solos were b being that of same - lad l e--- et :or" avishing in the sweetness d almost justified the audi turous burst of.applau Ind in t by which it I was , accompaniments in this piece were very ae,,, combining with, and heightening, as well as adornin g and bell-like clearness of Miss Birch's fine " And the eyes of the blind," met rather than honoured. The flu 'sly managed. the silver The recitati with expressive and del Miss Eyles, and t execution in the hands of shall feed hiw following a] WaS Sli with - purity Of Slad Air. Weiss,' it is but fair to say t 1-fonned with the perf nanees were exc have retired highly satisfied from t numbers had to leave before the cone: a proceeding as little comnlimentar But NO )rio . as it is rep I beyond the - bout The annual dinner of the Society took place on Friday, at• the .A.delphi Hotel. The chair was occupied by Hugh Perkins, Esq., Chairman of the Testimonial Committee., and the vice-chair by William Hetherington, Esq. Mr. chair I. After the. said ley had em— ,t c justice to Mr.. Sudlow• sat to the nigh usual !0. - al 'toasts, the el inan said. ' raced that o William Sud ; and he then proceeded to remark on the many claims which Mr. Sndlow possessed to the goodwill and kindly feelings of the members of the Philharmonic Society, especially of the practices' members. He expressed the gratification he felt at being the instrument of pre- ame of the Phil— harmonic Orchestra and of t Testimonial Committee. purse and its contents, Mr. William Sudlow's was enclosed in a neat purse, on which was the following inscription :—" Testimonial Concert, Tuesday, 20th Dec., 1833. This purse, containing £387, presented to Mr.. Wm. Sudlow, by the Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra." Mr. Sudlow, said he begged to express his gratitude for xtremel- He the ty flattering present he had just received. had long cordially co-operatel with the practical of whom he himself was one, and he was overpowered b 3 their kindness. He was proud of his connexion with the Philharmonic Society, which was looked up to as as authority, not only in' Liverpool, but also in London and. ................ H. ments of gratitude, for he had no words to express them.. He could only thank them from the bottom of his heart-- Several other toasts followed, interspersed with ex glees and solos, and the company separated about eleigir o'clock. AT THE THEATRE ROYAL, Mr. Barry Sullivan has. ' been delighting his numerous admirers by the represen tation of a short round of his favourite characters, to ap plauding audiences. On Wednesday the house was a bumper, attracted by the earnestly-solicited appearance of Miss Cushman in her greatly-admired character of Meg Merrilies, in the national drama of " Guy Mannering,." In her delineation of this character, Miss Cushman has: acquired so extensive and high a reputation, as to subject any fault-finding to the risk of being condemned as hyper criticism ; at the risk of this accusation, however, we wilt adventure a remariWto some extent, at variance with the general voice. In the representation of Meg Merrilies; we consider this able and accomplished artiste to depend, too exclusively on the physical peculiarities with which, she invests her heroine, and to place too little reliance on. those mental attributes to which the author ascribes her influence over her wild and lawless companions and sub ordinates The character, as conceived by Miss Cushman. is executed by her with faultless fidelity and startling power ; her costume is picturesque and striking to a. most impressive degree ; and the wild energy and tem pestuous passion with which she invests Meg Merrilies, are high indications of histrionic skill and power. The personation, once .witnessed, rivets itself on the memory with a pertinacity which refuses removal, andwill not yield to the influences of time or forgetfulness ; still, we ad here to the idea that Miss Cushman's Meg Merrilies iso too exclusively a creation of the stage, and savours un naturally of the " foot-lamps." The great Magician of the North drew a woman of bold and masculine intellect, combined with physical daring of such an unyieldina' nature as could only be derived from mental power r_ and, by a union of the two sources of power, conferred on her an amount of influence bordering on. superhuman, and carefully garnished by all the appliances of superstition.. In his hands she was, indeed, picturesque in her attire:. abrupt and mysterious in her manner; but these were only the subordinate instruments of a subtle and reflective will. Her movements were the result of design; and ha. intellectual strength and mental resolution, she was air overmatch for the schemes of the wily and unserupuloust. Glossin, united to the savage and relentless selfishness and ferocity of Dirk Hatteraick. In Miss Cushman's repre sentation we desiderate nearly all the intellectual traitr,, and have presented to us instead, merely the reso lute, courageous, and reckless woman. NotwitManding these depreciatory remarks, we join in willing homage tor the power and effect of Miss Cushman's representation o£ this very difficult character, and in cheerful acquiescencet subscribe to the general estimate of her talent and dis crimination. Of the other characters in the play we dap not feel inclined to say much. The piece was advertised to be performed with all the original music ; and so far an the vocal display went, we are prepared to admit its ori ginality. Shade of James Dewar ! couldst thou have hear(! thy fine chorus, " It is our opening day," as performed oa this occasion, with what singularity of transport wouldst thou have also declared its originality ! EMIGRATION FROM LIVERPOOL.. --.,...- THE number of emigrant ships which have taken their , departure from this port, during the past mouth, for and Australian ports, has been fourteen, of all aggregate tonnage of 17,684 tons, and with a total number of 3,681 souls on board. Of these the following were for the Australian colonies : Destination. Vessel. Melbourne Salem .., ff Persia .. Miltiades Australian totals Tonnage. Passengers: - 915 202 - 674... lO2 The vessels for the American ports, with• their tonnage-, number of passengers, and destinations, were as follow : Destination. Vessel. Tonnage. Passengers:- New York Continent „ ......Great Western ... 1669 // J. A. Westervelt. 1534 l9l /3 Liverpool. 1129 429 If Saranak 13 Roscius „ ...... Lucy Thompson 1754......... 20, - ; 2 I Niagara Isaac Webb... Boston Staffordshire New Orleans... John Howell American totals 1443 1817, 830 Grand totals The Niagara, which took her departure on the 17th, waft: wrecked at Limerick on the 19th. All the passengers amIL crew were saved, The vessels entered for the various Australian ports from the 29th ult. to the 20th instant, numbered eleven, with an aggregate tonnage of 6,776; and the total loading on the 22nd instant was thirty-two, with an aggre ga t e , registered tonnage of 22,252.—A1bi0n. Pi LOVER' CLEANLINESS ; writing to itra77 , mseaaer o y f ou th r e r f e a ad eu e l rs ty7 i res ll b id e in s g urr ot sed to learn many miles f rom Byrom-street, whilst himself and family reside int th e upper part of the house, instals his horse in thee kitchen." TILE CANADA, British and North American Royar Mail steam-ship, Captain James Stone, sailed on Saturday afternoon, for Boston and Halifax, with the usual mailsfor the United Stat es and British' possessions in North. merica, and a fair complement of passengers and cargo. CHRISTMAS SHOW OF MEAT AT ORMSKIRK. — Thurs.- Ly being the last market day previous to Christmas, then etchers of Ormskirk exhibited an excellent quality of ;ef and mutton, the fronts of the shops of Thomas Shar— ck and Rd. Newsham were hung with meat the whole Wednesday night, illuminated with gas, and richly Corated ; but 'the beef and mutton shown in the shop or obert Orrell were highly spoken of for their beautiful Klux I _ AXE EVENING SCHOOLS.—The children nad their usual annual treat of tea, buns, & c., on Tuesday last ; the girls on the former- and the boys and Mrs.: , rtin, anti Rev. J. Bush, vi really I The pleas' ure itened through le schools were of the boys' entertainment was IL Pilk with a magic lanthorn, and slides uoutaining interestin g . views of places in the Holy Land and our native land (both elucidated by the Rev, gentleman's vivid description), afforded much valuable instruction to all present. ton, of Halsall, and. In ti 1 Mr. Benson, and several p I precis, hall; as it was. gnarit to individual feel of conve is were As a whole, Lt for the unduly.- s, every one would sion of the concert, ance is thoughtlessly