The Northern Daily Times.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-12-15 00:00:00

STARCH MANUFACTURERS TO THE QUEEN.

DROWN AND POLSON'S
_l3 is the ORIGINAL PATENT POWDER STARCH,
and has all along maintained a decided superiority over the
many imitations of the article which have been and still are,
being offered to the public. It requires no boilng, is clear and
transparent, and being quite thin and limpid when hot, does
not lie on the surface of the eloth, as thick, clammy starches
do, but enters into every fibre of the thread, and is thus pro-
tected from the influence of the atmosphere, and also from
contact with the iron in dressing, which is a source of so much
annoyance in many starches.
To be had of all Grocers, Druggists, &c., in Packages of
2 oz. and upwards.
Brown and Poison's PATENT WHEAT STARCH, put
up in Loaves of 4 to .5 pounds, and in Packages of 4,8, and
IS oz. This starch is well-known throughout all Scotland.
It is a first class Patent Wheat Starch, and for quality
challenges comparison with any in the Kingdom.
Brown and Poison, Starch Manufacturers to the Queen,
Paisley.

Comm ta fa' alrg.

THIS DAY.

THIS DAY (Thursday), the 15th instant, at One
~ in the Commercial Saleroom, Temple Court,
400 half-Drums }
Old SULTANAS,
400 quarter-Drums
13 Butts 6 Pipes Fine 1851 CURRANTS,
Also Turkey and Malaga FIGS, Muscatels, Bunch and
Layers, Valencia, and Black Smyrna RAISINS, PRUNES,
and French PLUMS.
Apply to THOMAS PARRY, Broker, 1, Temple-court.

,P.srtynn auto.

THEATRE ROYAL.
Williamson-square.

MISS CUSHMAN, being engaged for ONE NIGHT ONLY, will
appear THIS EVENING, as BIANCA, in the Tragedy of FAZIO.
—Last three nights of the engagement of MISS FITZPATRICK.—
This Evening, Thursday, Dec. 15th, the Performances will com-
mence with Millman's Tragedy of FAZIO. Bianca, Mies Cushman.
After which, THE SOLDIER'S DAUGHTER. The Widow
Cheerly. Miss Fitzpatrick.—To-morrow (Friday), for the BENEFIT
of MISS FITZPATRICK, the LOVE CHASE. Constance, Miss
Fitzpatrick. And the MARRIED RAKE. Mrs. Trictrac, M'ss
Fitzpatrick.—M R. BARRY SULLIVAN, who is engaged (or FIVE
IsrintiTS Only, will make his First Appearance on Monday, the
lush instan.. re—.. 4e
25.; Gallery, Is. The Box-office is open from Ten to Three o'clock
daily, for securing Seats and taking Private Boxes, under the
direction of Mr. T. Shuttleworth. Children in arms will not be
admitted. Doors open at half-past Six, the performance to com-
mence at Seven o'clock precisely.

ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.
Sole Lessee, Mr. W. R. Copeland, 15, Great Charlotte-street
IMMENSE SUCCESS OF PABLO FANQUE'S CO:IIPANPI
GRAND ROUTINE OF EQUESTRIAN NOVELTIES,
Another Change of Performance TR I s DAY (Thursday). and following
days. TWO GRAND DAY JUVENILE FETES Next Week, on
Wednesday, Dec. 21, and Friday. Dec. 23. Doors open at One, to
commence at Two. In the Evening the Doors open at a quarter to
Seven, and Perfel mance!' commence at half-past Seven. Prices of
Admission : Dress Circle, 3s. ; Side Boxes, ts, 6d. ; Pit, is. 6d. ;
Stalls, Is. 6d. ; Gallery, 6d. Second Price—Dress Circle, 25 ; Side
Boxes, Is. 6; Pit. Is.. no seam(' price to Gallery or Stalls. Second
Price, to ➢oxes and Pit, at nine o'clock.

ROYAL ADELPHI THEATRE,
Christian Street, Islington.
Tors EVENING (Thursday), ALICE GRAY. To be followed by
THE FATHER'S HEART; or, YOUNG JOE AND OLD JOE.
To conclude with YE LT, THE MILLER'S DOG —ln preparation
the Magnificent New Comic Pantomime, which will be produced
during the Christmas Holidays, with Gorgeous New Scenery by
Messrs. Mathews and Rarnsden, Machinery by Mr. Atkins, and
Appointments by Mr. Gibbs, entitled THE VALE OF GEMS t or,
HARLEQUIN AND SINBAD THE SAILOR, AND THE FAIRY
of CORAL GROT. Sinbad. the sailor, Hiss Carre, from the Theatre
Royal, Haymarket. Harlequin, Mr. C. Brown. Pantaloon, Mr.
Jackson. Columbine, Miss E. Gibbs. Clown, Herr Teesale. Sprite.
Signor Sylvani.—Centre Boxes, 25.; Side Boxes, Is.; Pit tici.; Gal-
lery, 3d.

ROYAL PARK THEATRE.
Parliament Street, near St. James's Market.
Taxa Evaivirga (Thursday), A VARIETY OF ENTERTAIN-
MENTS.—To-mortaow EvxtelNG (Friday), for the BENEFIT of
Mr. W. R. WALDRON (Sh.ge Manager), will be presented a New
Romantic Drama, entitled the FIELD OF DEATH; or, THE
FORTY FOOTSTEPS. Francis Vere, Miss Marriott. The Laugh.
able Interlude of THE IRISH LION. Tim Moor, Mr. W. R.
Waldron. To conclude with the LIFE OF A MECANIC.—In
Rehearsal, the New Grand Local Christmas Pantomime ORMS-
HEAD THE GREAT; or, HARLEQUIN AND JENNY JONES,
AND THE FLOWER OF SNOWDON. Columbine, Mademoiselle
Rose; Harlequin, Sig. Guarrino; Pantaloon, Mr. P. Anderson;
Inimitable Clown, Mr. J. Appleby.—Doors open at half past six,
commence at seven o'clock.—Admission. Private Boxes, 2a.; Boxes.
Is.; Pit, 6d.; Gallery. 3d.

HIGH WATER IN THE MERSEY.
Tins DAY—Morning, 1111. 4m.... Afternoon, 11h. 24m.

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1853.

THE defects and disorders in our social and
political systems which led to the introduction
of the continental system of police have not been
in the slightest degree removed or prevented.
The bludgeon and the tread-mill—the mask and
water-gruel—the straps, cats, and all the other
implements of torture, punishment, and death,
have failed to correct loose habits or to prevent
mime. When the introduction of the police force
now in existence took place, the most solemn
assurance was given to the public by statesmen
enjoying the confidence of the country, that it
was a branch of the civil service which should at
all times be held under the most rigid restrictions,
and never suffered to infringe on the constitutional
rights of the subject. The probability, and indeed
possibility, of any such promise being kept, was
looked upon at the time it was made with great
doubt, and in many cases, with a positive certainty
of its open and flagrant violation.

The police once established, the pledge was
speedily forgotten, and legislation soon found
means for extending the power of the force
beyond all constitutional limits. And what do we
find ? The good old English aphorism "my house
is my castle" is but a dreamy delusion, which any
scoundrel receiving a pound a week from the
pockets of the public may at a moment demon-
strate with the utmost impunity, by breaking in
one's door or walking in at a window. Our mer.
chants and traders, the very sinews of the Empire,
are classes which were once jealously guarded by
the legislature ; but now a shadow on a wall re-
sembling the ghost of something tangible, and
which looks anything but what it really is—is held
to be a sufficient justification fur a policeman to
walk into a counting-house and drag its inmates
to the Brideweil, like common thieves. Our shop-
keepers are the indispensable adjuncts of com-
merce, and their taste and enterprise give grandeur
to our cities, while their character imparts a high
moral tone to society. And yet a tradesman or a