The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-12-18 00:00:00

MUSIC AND THE DRAMA.

GRAND CONCERT AT THE THEATRE ROYAL.-011 Friday
evening a grand miscellaneous concert of vocal and instru-
mental music was given in this theatre, by Madame Clara
Novello, Miss Messent, Herr Reichardt, and Signors Sivori
and Piatti, and Arthur Napoleon. The theatre was well
filled by a fashionable and applauding audience, and the
various pieces, constituting a very inviting programme, were
given in a style worthy of the reputation of the different
artists.

ORATORIO AT THE ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.—The oratorio
of the " Messiah" was given in this theatre, on Saturday even-
' ning. The principal vocalists were Madame Clara Novell())
Miss Messent, Mrs. Scarisbrick, Herr Reichardt, and Mr.
Winn. The orchestra and chorus were complete and efficient
and, under the able conduct of Mr. Land, the oratorio was
skilfully and beautifully performed. The house was well
filled, and the audience gave testimony of enthusiastic de-
light during various portions of the performance,
AT THE THEATRE ROYAL, active preparations are on foot
for the presentation of the new Christmas Pantomime, which
will be produced on Wednesday, the 26th inst. The subject
is local, and the title " Harlequin Steam, or the Old Swan and
Knotty Ash," promises lots of fun, and plenty of local squibs.
During the present week, the chief attraction is found in the
surprising feats of Madame Labarere, the Lion Queen. This
lady goes thiough an extraordinary array of performances with
a troup of lions, lionesses, tigers, bears, and dogs.
SOIREE ORCHESTRAL—Mr. Henry Lawson gave his annual
soiree musicale at his residence, in Duke street, on Thursday
evening last. The pieces selected for performance were of a
highly popular character, and they were performed in such a
manner as to command warm applause from a numerous and
intelligent audience.

GRAND EVENING CONCERT.—ThiS evening a grand mis-
cellaneous concert will be given in St. George's Hall, by
Madlle. Eloise D'Herbil, the celebrated Spanish pianiite,
assisted by the most celebrated resident musical professional
artists. The programme is an attractive one, and, from the
sensation produced by the youthful pianiste on her previous
appearance, a high treat may be anticipated,

THE Hon. Mr. Justice Wightman and Lady Wightman
attended divine service, on Sunday morning, at the 'Church
for the Blind.
MR. THOUS TaiLINSON has purchased from the 'trustees
of Mr, Myers, of Liverpool, 100 acres of the Moor Hall
estate, at a cost, we learn, of £24,ooo.—Preston Chronicle.
LOCki. W a ZTEMS.—The steam-ship Niagara arrived at
this port early•on Friday, from Kingstown, with the Galway
militia, who are to be despatched to the camp a% Aldershott.
To-day•the same steamer will leave here for Dublin with the
4th Lancashire militia. A batch of naval 'volunteers were
forwardedlo London on Friday, by Captain Bevis. An officer
from the Admiralty arrived here a few days ago, for the pur-
pose of examining a large number of applicants as engineers
in the royal navy. He has been assisted by Captain Bevis,
'and his' chief clerk, Mr. &nest.
Mn.,loHN COWLING, off' the 'Northern Circuit, died about
midnight on Wednesday, at his house it Albermarle-street.
His death was utterly rmeipected, and is attributed to some
spasmodic affection of 'the heart. He was in his 54th year,
and born in Lancashire,; the only son "we believe, of a physi-
cian. He became Senior Wrangler inibe year 1824, and was
'till -his marriage a Mellow of St. John's College. He was a
'member of the Middle Temple, and,called to the bar on the
-9th.of November, is a, and went the northern circuit, where
`he 'was universally 'respected. 'On the last vacancy in the re-
presentation of the University of Cambridge, Mr. Cowling,
Who was a Conse..vative; announced himself as a candidate,
and would have received powertid support, but he withdrew
in favour of Mr. Wigram. Mr. Cowling enjoyed a very large
'and lucrative pretctice. He was distinguished for hiswientific
:.and profound knowledge of law' and the accuracy and logical
ability with which he brought it to bear on every case in
which he was engaged. He was of a remarkably shy and
diffident temper, and characterised uniformly by simplicity of
character and 'honour in both private and professional life.
For the last'ftw years he has been spoken of ri-likely to be
raised to the bench.
HocusSiVG AND VioLENTSTREET ROBBESClY.—Yesterday,
two men /Tithe garb of boatmen, named Williati Henderson
and John Parry, were charged before the police magistrate,
with hocasiing, assaulting, and robbing a young man who
gave his 'mane as Henry on Sellingor. From the evidence
it appeared that the prosettitor, who is steward of the ship
Empire, i hich arrived at Liverpool last week, from New York,
had just Mine on shore cm Thursday, and had immediately
hied himself off to a public-house, where Ile..=got drunk. He
then adjeurned to another drinking establishment, where he
fell in with the prisonas, whom he did net know, and could
not even now identify. With them he had-some more drink,
and they further proceeded to the house of 'Mrs. Rossbottom.
Here lthe prisoner' asked for a glass of whisky-punch, into
whichqle put some miff and gave it to the prosecutor'to
drink, who was too oblivious to know what was going to ;
but 'the landlady having observed the transaction, interfered
and prevented the prosecutor from drinking it. In return for
this friendly act, the c)rosecutor became,very indignant,: and
leftaiie house. Hewes shortly after followed by the prisoners,
andin a brief space •of time was knocked down and severely
injured. His assailants robbed him of a gold watch, of the
value of-Z3O. He veald give no account of who the fatties
were who robbed him, but said he felt satisfied that ire was
robbed by the menaeho left the publie-house with him. The
prisoners were remanded till this day.
• ILECTURE ON ZII3 NEWSPAPER Pxcuss.—Last night, a lee-
' tare was delivered in the Tuckerman Institute, Lower. Bed-
feed-street, by M. P. W. Rathhone, on the subject of the
Newspaper Press. The attendance was good, though not
very numerous, and the audience indicated their appreciation
of the subject hydiscriminate applause. The lecturer traced
•tke origin of the newspaper, almost as far back as the art of
• printing, gradually eliminating the alevelopment of the actual
newspaper; from its appearance as the Gazette to the present
time, when it embraces so •wide mannge of sub** and so
;able a corps conductors. He -stated the origin of news-
paper writing to have sprung oat of the combined talents of ,
'Defoe,--Sir Richard Steele, and'Addison, opposed to the united
-abilities of Swift, Atterbury, anclaGay;. recounting illustm-
"-tive anecdotes 'of all-of those eminent men. He--then pro-
r-ceeded to narrate the influence exercised upon the public
-mind through the Newspaper Press, the writings of Dr.
• ~,Tohnson, and,above all, of Junius. The art of newapaper re-
-porting, and its peculiar value to-society, was next pointed
• out ; -and heneracludedbydeelaring conviction- that the

press of this •country is above the-reach of venality—that it
`has exercised; and continues to.ezere_se, a power irre?ressible
for good, and -co admirably self-poised as to be incapable of
,deliberate esial. One, and only one. check, appeared to him
,likely •to impede its utility. That was the danger of the
artist in oves.lnishing his piebure—of the advocate super-
-sediug the calm deliberation •and maawerving impartiality of
,the judge. He declared his 'firm belief in the incorruptibility
and indispensable value of the press as the palladium of our
civil and religious liberty, which-to these is liketie air we
litreathe, and 'knout which we die.

CAPTURE 07 AN ABSCOND DEBTOR.—On :€aturday
:Inspector Bates-fffected a clever capture. On the 4th:instant,
,George Foster, provision dealer, .absccaded from Nottingham,
:leaving various debts to the amount of about £5OO, having
also 'deserted his,wife and four thildroa, preferring the attend-

ance of a young, woman, of considerable personal attattions,
who it was ascertained had accompanied him As his mtife. On
t.bis papers being.eearched a letter was dis covered. from. Messrs,

TapicOtt,and Col., of this port, containing particulars iv. refer-
rence to the American ship Tapscott,:a.dvertised to leave. Live-
rpool for New.Yerk, on Sunday. Itlr.John Willey, of Notting-
hare, a creditor to the amount of £82;156., came • to .Liverpool
and placed thecasein the hand of Inspector Bates, giving rim,
also, for his guidance,.a daguerreotype likeness of Foster. Bates,
armed, with anabscoaing debtor's warrant, proceded in search
°flint. On Friday afternoon he was crossing the canal Midge,
in•Oldhall-street when he met a man, evidently the original of
the photograph, in! his ;pocket, accompanied by a well-dressed,
good4zoking young woman. Sure of his .nnarry, he followed
in their wake, and trace them to the office of Messrs. Tapscott
and eo.,,in 'Waterloo-n:4a, where the man •two berths, en
board the Tapseott, booked in the name of George Brown., anti
Mrs. Brown, He a officefternrwarß;stleefyso:olwnoshvhoeodarertdthuetrtnhneefdTrlLtloilvtezpwo
ohl
where
their lodgings,.when, he:proceeded to the Telegraph-office, atai
cS°aintultarryi,caotwied viweitnht
with
they found iheabscondingdWotor and his pseudo. vile. Brown,
or rather, Foster, was taken Into custody, and yeeterday nwas
forwarded to Nottingham. ;It:appears that he and Us mistress
had travelled framlthat town to Liverpool in a awing cart,
selling provisions by the way, and that, on arriving
in Liverpool, they had sold the horse and ,cart for
£7. Not the least singular part of the affair is the
fact that the woman iis Fosters own cousin, and was travelling
under her name. It au said that,tradesmen in Manchester:are
creditors of Foster to the extent of-several hundred pounds.
VOLUNTARY RATB.COMMIZTRg.--4rhe committee appointed
to collect and apply the voluntary rate of 1853 met at the
parish office on Saturday, present—Messrs. Luff, H. Molyneng,
B. Jackson, Bradley, M. liJaightsand B.Johnson. Mr. John-
son being called to the chair, the minnter of the last meeting
were read and confirmed. AD themotiou.of Mr. Luff, who had
at the request of the committee investigated the case, £3O was
voted to the widow of the late Mr, Lawrence, relieving officer,
who w.fia severely injured in the bread riots of February last,
.and who died soon after, to enable her to maintain herself and
five young children, by the business of ,confeetioner.—The
clerk reported from the select vestry that, in accordance with
the recommendation of the voluntary rate committee, the
vestry had, for the sum of £42 per annum., to be paid out of
the poor rate, insured the lives of its six relieving officers for
£2OO each. dki the event of their leaving neither widow nor
children the sun; to revert to the parish funds.—The list of
paupers eligible for emigration, moved for in September last,
was ordered to stand over until March next. —An application for
£6los. Irons thefinaneecommittee,to enablel3disabled German
emigrants to return to that country, having been sent back by
the authorities of the United States, was unanimously granted.
—The chairman and vice-,chairman of the committee having
been threatened with legal proceedings by Messrs. Atkins,
Hobbs, Liversidge, and Dr. Collins, if the funds at the disposal
of the committee were applied to any other purposes than the
payment of their further claims as members of the parish
parliamentary water committee, it was resolved "that a
sum of £l5O be reserved to indemnify the chairman and
vice-chairman for any legal expenses to which those par-
ties might subject them in any attempts to exact a fur-
ther sum from the ratepayers than the very large amounts
they have received, in full satisfaction of all de-
mands, as testified by their several receipts."—A renewed
application from the finance committee of the select
vestry for £lOO for the services of Mr. Wainwright was
met by Mr. Jackson with a request that the committee might
be informed as to the nature and extent of those services.
These being stated by the vestry clerk and members of the
committee who had acted on deputations to London, and
derived very great advantage from the assistance of Mr.
Wainwright and the conveniences of his office, it was resolved
unanimously that £lOO be paid Mr. Wainwright. It was at
the same time observed that as this was not voted at Easter
last, according to custom, the usual allowance had been
actually reduced by one-half, and that unless a new rate were
agreed to at Easter next the committee would not feel justified
in voting a further sum from the limited funds as its disposal.

—An application from the widow of the late Mr. Sim.pson,
relieving-officer, who died in the early part of the year, from
disease contracted in the (liseharge of his duties, was left over
for further inquiry.

COMMERCIAL and MONETARY NEWS.

MONDAY NIGHT.

THE Money-market during the week has presented
little worthy of note, the general tendency being
favourable rather than otherwise, notwithstanding the
adverse influences of rumours respecting the war, and
the diminished stock of bullion in the Bank of England.
Some little depression was also created by the payment
of an instalment of 15 per cent. on the Turkish loan,
and the preparation for the payment of the final 10
per cent. on the English loan, which will fall due to-
morrow. This led to a somewhat increased demand
for money towards the close of the week, but other-
wise money for commercial purposes was tolerably
easy. _ _

A notice has been published in the London Gazette
by which the government authorise the directors of
the Bank of England to increase their securities in the
issue department by the sum Of £475,000. This is in
accordance with the provisions of the Bank Charter
Act, by which the government was empowered to
authorise the extension of the limit of fourteen millions
to the extent of two-thirds the amount discontinued
to be issued by other banks ; and as this exceeds
£712,000, the permission referred to has been granted.
It will have the effect of increasing the reserve of notes
unemployed by that amount, without a corresponding
increase of bullion.
The returns of the Bank of England, published on
Friday, show a decrease in the stock of bullion of
£147,529; but as the returns of the Bank of France
for the past month, which have just been published,
show an increase in bullion of £295,000, with a dimi-
nution in the note circulation of £856,000, it is believed
that the drain of bullion has been checked for the
present. The Bank of England circulation has
diminished, arising probably from the payments for
acceptances falling due, as shown by the decrease in
" other securities" of £727,488, and in private deposits
of £515,608. This large diminution is owing to the
week including the 4th of the month, when the greater
number of bills fall due ; so that the changes observed
are no more than might have been anticipated. The
decrease in the circulation has caused an increase of
£253,700 in the reserve of notes unemployed, which
now amounts to £5,759,185, and will be further in-
creased by the authorised £475,000 to be added to the
issue department ; so that the available surplus may be
considered ample for all probable contingencies.
The return from the Bank of England for the week
ending the Bth December gives the following results,
when compared with the previous week :

Public Deposits ... £4,416,231; Decrease... £23,358
Other Deposits ... 11,719,180; Decrease... 515,608
Rest ... 3,193,028 ; Increase... 7,440
On the other side of the account :

Government Securities.. £10,264,376; Decrease... £11,104
Other Securities ...... 18,141,269; Decrease... 727,488
Notes unemployed ...... 5,759,185; Increase ... 253,700

The amomit .of notes in circulation is £18,680,340,
being a decrease of £394,745, and the stock of bullion
in both departments is £11,079,578, showing a
decrease of £147,529 when compared with the preced-
ing return.

ISSUE DEPARTMENT.
Notes issued ... £24,439,525 Governmt. Debt £11,015,100
Other Securities 2,984,900
Gold coin & bu11'n.10,489,525
Silver bullion ...

£24,439,525 i

BANKING DEPARTMENT.

£24,439,525

Prop. Capital ... £14,553,000 Gov. Securities £10,264,376
Rest ... 3,193,028 Other Securities 18,141,269

Pulite Deposits 4,416;231 Notes vv
.. 5;759,185
Other Deposits 11,719,180 Gold & Silver Coin 640,053
-7-day & other bills 923,444

£34,804;8831 £34,804,883
fOur SHARE MARRET has been 'remarkably quiet
'during the past week, with little variation in price.
There is not much zeal business doing. To-day we
Ihave- improved on Saturday's quotations, on another
'rumour of peace. We•close at the best, 52 offered for
Great Westerns. Caledonians, 27i :; Edinburgh and
Glasgow, 251 ; Lancashire•and Yorkshire, 771 71- ;
Liverpool, Crosby,:and'Southport, ; Sheffield Stock,l
231- ; Midland Stock, 644 I- -I.; South Eastern, 17 3-16 ;
Dutch Rhenish, 1d; Great Western of Canada, 24-4 ;
Liverpool and London Tire and Life Insurance, 6p.

Corrort—There'has been a considerable amount of
business dome dming-the week at fully previous prices,
the trade being free buyers, owing to the very short
stock of really -marketable qualities and the short
arrivals of fresh-s unifies, owing to adverse winds. The
sales for tile week, sup to Friday, :amount to 56,200
bales,of 9;510 were taken on speculation and 5,490
for export, leaving 41,200 for-the-trade. To-DAY, the
advices brthe, Canada were received with accounts of
drooping markets and large receipts.; notwithstanding
which the•raies reached 0,000 bales, all to the trade,
and prices remain without change. The quantities at
sea are estimated at 145,000 bales American. The
followingis a compaiison of present rates with those
of the correspon'ding period last' yew._ . _

New (Orleans, middling
„ fair
Upland, middling

1864 1856
.. 5 5 11-16
61-
.. 4 13-16 5i
51

SALES.

IMPORTS. (STOCK

iirSCRITTION. 'PRICES.[ Week Previl
rending I ously
Wee. 14;thisyr.

Dec. 14 Year.
Week -- This
ending Decil4
/819;1 61143.3

Sea island
Stained
Boweda

7it 28 150;1 27540
1 - - l7OO
4i 01 135000;'741100

Mobik
14 6 9990 334270;
New ()rlewl.— j 44 7i] 1;4160 10779501
PernanGsAc 154 74; 1160 462001
86c.
Afaranliam
DernerargAtc — . 700'
ESYPtiam
Cotri.W.Witc 54 40 7390
Surat
Madras . 44 41, :50 5300
Bengal — ..... 3020

135620

t V 409, 870460
:233, 56271 21370
/15 35057, 15710
31939, 15980
831. 380

104057 51700

?1,87, 6433 2610
) .. ; 253609 90580