The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-12-06 00:00:00

some years ago;

ministers pf the day—then as now—not being far-seeing,
fancied the vulgar, insignificant, and ill-devised pepper-
box surmounted edifice now called the National Gallery
would be sufficient. The Royal Academy, too, claimed
the lion's share, which they had no right to ; hence the
nation was choused, not alone out of a suitable gallery.

but of many magnificent works, which I know would ha;e
been bequeathed to the country, if there had been a proper
place for their reception. But if the spirit of improve-
ment to which I have referred continues to prevail, we
shall have plenty of pictures, and a befitting, as well as
an abiding, place for them.

To a foreigner the prorogation of Parliament, with
maimed rights," viz., by commission, seems a remarka-
bly dull ceremony, if you judge from the apparent disap-
pointment manifested by more than one present on the
recent occasion. The three commissioners, very ordinary,
looking men—Lord CAMPBELL was one of them—l mea•
ordinary-looking without the cocked hats and robes,-
clerk and his wig in the body of the house, with a sprit,.
ling of giggling girls—l use the word far from offensively
—a_door-keeper and another clerk, representatives of the

"faithful Commons," the Deputy Usher of the Black Rod, !
the visitor has before him the Majesty of England,—not
in person, certainly, but vicariously. When the Sovereign
is present prorogation is a very different affair; the grandest
ceremony—short of a coronation—in the world ! I really
think that artists and workmen of all descriptions, from
BARRY down to the cobweb brusher, will never have done
,with the Houses of Parliament, some portions of which
are absolutely like hot-houses. I am aware that Her MA-
JEsTr's state-coach, though scarcely used more than twice
two hours a-year, is continually kept at fever-heat, to keep
dry-rot at a respectful distance, and probably it is neces-
sary that a vast and low building, situated on a sand-bank,
and always wet by the muddy waters of the Thames, should
be kept well-aired," as a good hostess speaks of her
beds,—but the everlasting heat and gas-burning of the
" New Palace at Westminster" are by no means advan-
tages. Returning to the ceremony of the prorogation, it
did not last many minutes, and "at it" again went the
artists and workmen. A great number of new statues of
Sovereigns and others have been added, and more are
coming. Poor NOLL CROMWELL still remains without an
advocate, so, chronologically speaking, the period of the
Protectorate is blank, as far as the History of England
published by the New Houses of Parliament is concerned.
Until last Thursday evening, the metropolis—London,
the emporium of the world, was without a music-hall, for
all the other places where " Sounds which delight and
hurt not," are heard, with the exception, in a small degree,
of the Hanover-square rooms, are entirely unfitted for the
a0n.0,0.v. vocal, ~,n Hardly of instrumental music.
I Some time ago there came out of the Royal Academy an
elive—a lad by name kluLLAff,he regretted much—talked
more of, the want of musical education amone' our tYlm ?min

, people, by which phrase I include all workinc, people,
whether by head or hand. It was not so in Germany,
Switzerland, Prussia, and other places abroad. Human
had an idea, got it communicated to the council of educa-
tion, with that—now deceased unfortunately—sagacious
' conservative peer, Lord WHARNCLIFEE, at its head. His
Lordship was not slow in listening to young Human'.
WHARNCLIFFE was a grand specimen of the English lord,
open, free, bold, and, though bland, could show his teeth ;
in Yorkshire ! at quarter sessions, he was a terror to evil-
doers, and a protection to those who did well ; he was fond
of music as well as of yachting. HIILLAH talked of
" part-singing"—a fine art,—WITABNCLIFFE, no cold-
hearted patron, spoke to Queen ADELAIDE,—the affair
was set agoing in no time. The Earl of CARLISLE, too,
then Lord MORPETH, gave a lift. One step led to another,
and we now have by these exertions thousands of our me-
tropolitan youth musically educated, and a hall—delicate
as the ear of DIONTRUS. On the evening stated the great
building was severely tested; the finest compositions of
HAYDN, HANDEL, GLUCK, BEETHOVEN, WEBER, and
MENDELSSIION, were presented by executants of thel'first
order. The great characteristics of the new hall (situated
in Long Acre) are these, that the effect is neither distin-
guished by reverberation nor " deadness," and I here use
the phrase of a first-rate musical scholar, judging at the
same time by the avouch of my own sense of hearing. A
great crowd was present at the opening.

POLICE
.COURT.-YESTERDAY,

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STEALING SCRAP COPPER.—Patrick Doherty and John
Washington, two lads, were charged with stealing, on
Saturday afternoon, from the Canning Graying Dock, a
quantity of scrap copper, amounting to about 101bs. On
noticing the dock constable coining towards them, the
prisoners threw most of the copper into the water, but a
quantity was found in their possession when they were
taken into custody. In explanation, D"^rtv'

_done_ saki tne3
were picking up rubbish in the graving dock, and two or
three pieces of metal were amongst it. No owner of the
property appearing, they were dismissed with a caution,
not again to mistake copper parings for rubbish.
STEALING MONEY FROM THE PEESON.—Margaret
31`Ghee was charged by John Pike, a seaman •

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laving robbed him of four shillings on Sunday morning.
From the evidence of the prosecutor, it appeared that
about two o'clock on Sunday morning he met the pri-
soner and another girl, and was enticed to the prisoner's
lodgings, where he was robbed of the sum stated. The
prisoner stoutly denied the accusation ; when taken into
custody she had two shillings and eightpence in her pos-
session. She was discharged; but the money found on
her was ordered to be given up to the prosecutor.

ANOTHER DEFALCATION has been discovered in the
goods department at the Liverpool station of the London
and North-western Railway, to the extent of about £6OO.
THE EARL OF ABERDEEN has been suffering from in-
disposition during the last few days, and has not been able
to attend to his office.

HERCULES J. ROBERTSON, Esq., Sheriff Depute of
Renfrew shire, is appointed a Judge of the Court of Ses-
sion in Scotland in the room..of Lord Fullerton, resigned.
Mr. Robertson will take his seat as Lord l3enholm.
THE FIRE AT ST. GEORGE'S BAZAAR.—A committee,
under the presidency of Mr. J. R. Jeffery, has been or-
ganised for the relief of those who have suffered loss by
the recent fire in St. George's Bazaar. The Mayor has
contributed £lO, and Mr. Alderman B. Moore £5. Subscrip-
tions will be received by any of the banks, newspaper-
offices, newsrooms, and the following gentlemen :—Mr. J.
R. Jeffery, Church-street; Mr. Reay, 87, Church-street
Mr. Luya, St. John's Market ; Mr. Jonas Gleave, 69,
London-road; Mr. S. A. Hurton, 7, Queen-square; Mr.
W. Crosse, 2, St. John's-lane; Mr. Critchley, 103, London-
road ; Mr. Lee, Basnett-street ; Mr. James Johnson,
London-road ; Mr. .T. A. Picton, Clayton-square ; Mr.
George Riding, London-road ; Mr. Thomas Haigh, Fraser-
street ; Mr. Langley, Commutation-row ; Mr. Chureod,
Queen's Hotel, Lime-street ; Mr. Hunt, Mulberry-street ;
Mr. George Taylor, St. John's Market ; Mr. Porter, Great
Charlotte-street; Mr. Sorton, Dale-street; Mr. Hutchins,
St. John's-lane ; Mr. Lawton, Bee Hotel, Queen-square ;

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Mr. Sweetman, St. John's-lane : Mr. Thomas Wylie;
Cases-street ; Mr. Strawson, chemist, Islington ; Mr.
Alltree, Basnett-street ; Mr. Thomas Clarke, Cable-street;
Mr. Radley, Adelphi Hotel ; Mr. Lynn, Waterloo Hotel ;
Mr. Martin, Neptune Hotel, Clayton-square; Mr. Martin,
Union Hotel, Clayton-square ; Mr. Brown, Temperance
Hotel Clayton-square ; Mr. Henderson, Feathers Hotel,
Clayton-square ; Mr. Specier, Victoria Hotel, St. John's-
lane ; Mr. Griffiths, Grapes Hotel, Lime-street ; Mrs,
Owen,- Commercial Hotel, Lime-street • Mr. Martin
leorge Hotel; Dale-street : 'qstle TN

_rs. Ua. welling,
Dale-street ; Mr. Bairstow, Bull Hotel, Dale-street ;
Whiteman, Brunswick Hotel, Hanover-street; Mr. Thomas;
Stork Hotel, Queen-square ; Mr. Ford, King's Arms, St.'
John's-lane ; Mr. Holden, Crooked Billet, Exchange-street
East ; Mr. Cunningham, Mersey Hotel, Old Churehyaid.
The public are requested not to give any subscriptions to
any one unable to produce a collecting-book. A meeting
of the committee was held in Compton House yesterday,
Mr. J. R. Jeffery presiding. The treasurer, Mr. Rae, of
Church-street, reported that he had, from the amount of
subscriptions realized, been able to lodge in Heywood's
Bank, on behalf of the sufferers, the sum of £2BO. The
-eting then adjourned till next Monday, and, as the Ba-

zaar will be ready for opening on the 24th instant, it is
expected the next will be the last meeting which the com-
mittee will require to hold. In furtherance of the objects
of the committee, it is to be hoped that the stall-holders
in the other markets will contribute as liberally as is con.
sistent with their means in favour of their _suffering
brethren.