The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-09-21 00:00:00

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say, Esq., Town Council ;
In the evening a large party ass
Hotel. The chair was
greatly eulogised Mr. Milner for the beat..,
and also the straightforward way in which ',lint). ..
the representative of Messrs. Thomas Milner and S.
had conducted the proceedings of the day ; and added tin
to himself, the importance of the invention had, from th,
commencement of the demonstration, induced him to pay
the most scrutinising attention as to the nature of the fires,
and. from his personal observation, he had testified with

filled by

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ion. Sir John served
teflon in India. His
trict.—lnverness Ad-

RIVAL SWAINS.—At Bow-street, Robert Lawrence
Walker, a gentlemanly-looking man, described as a farmer
of Teversham, near Cambridge, was ordered to find sure-
ties to keep the peace, having addressed a hostile letter
to Mr. David Mathews, a magistrate of Canterbury, inci-
ting him to light a duel. It appears the two gentlemen

were candidates for the hand of -Miss Elizabeth-Anne El-
liston, of Arlington, and the latter being the successful
suitor, was about to lead his bride to church when the
warlike epistle was placed in his hands. With wise discre-
tion ho deferred the ceremony till he had secured the de-
fendant and had him bound over to keep the peace.
COI4IMERCI AL TREATY WITH FRANCE.—The Morning
Chronicle states that it has been rumoured at St. Cloud
during the past week that M. de Persigny has settled with
the British Cabinet the basis of a treaty of reciprocal free-
trade between England and France. It is stated that the
principle of the arrangement on which the two Govern-
ments have agreed is, that all the commodities of each
country shall be admitted into the other, on payment of a
low duty—the highest impost levied by either on the pro-
ductions of its neighbour not to exceed 15 per cent. It is
added that the rate of postage between the two countries
is to be reduced to 7 sous, instead of 16, as at present.

REAL ABSENCE or MIND !—Last week, a marine cap-
tain, who has "weathered the storm" for many years,
was stepping from the wharf at the Hythe on board his
vessel lying there, when by some means he missed his
footing, and fell into the channel during high tide, and
hird time by
fall into the

some bo.

ion thi

water, and who caught hold of him and buoyed his head
above the surface. He at length got ashore, when after
shaking himself a little, and collecting a few ideas, he
exclaimed `• Whar a fool I" was ! I forgot that I could
swim," which created considerable merriment among the
bystanders,—lpsteich Express
A

PREACHER SURPRISED. - Last Sabbath there
occurred rather a curious scene in the parish church of
Campsie. The Rev. Mr. Park, of Cadder, proceeded to
the pulpit to officiate for the Rev. Thomas Monro. the
minister of the parish. Mr. Park had gone through the

en out the text, ai

ana Rea just
imencing his discourse,
Ind at the top of her voice, ex-
you, sir, an' learn your lesson—

)ause)—gae hame, I say, an' learn your sermon,
come here. We're nae accustomed wi' a man
-adin' a sermon tae us—we can read ane at hame oursel's.
(louder than before, accompanied with a
foot)—gae hame, an' learn your lesson, like
e hame, sir." She went on in this strain

e home—

Itatnn of he

a skiileb

for some time

—.Dumbarton Herald.

—A few days ago, a
irmscott, near Ship-
_
mr, upon going into one of his hen-pens, dis-
favourite hen of his daughter's tenderly brood-

ston-on-S

Prom pte,

ing her young

_ curiosity to count the
lumber Of chickens. he stooped to remove the feathered
the peCuliarity of her nature, offered
ing at the worthy farmer's hand.
her independent spirit, he thrust

)me resistance,
AnA

h surprise he suddenh

hand in contact with a

rom her

tied, in

s, from the very rev. t
;TER AND HOLYHEAD
tded the 12th Septernt

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050 129
ear, £334 Ws. 6d

IES AT B

time past, complaints have been made of robberie

head and the neighbourhood, v
vigilance of the police. Ho

information received, two persons were apprehended a
few days ago, in whose possession stolen property, or the
pawntickets of stolen property were found. Their names
are John Griffiths and Eliza Gannon, who, it is said, lived
together as man and wife. On Monday they were brought
before J. S. Jackson, Esq., at the Birkenhead Police-
court, on charges of having stolen from the house of Mr.
Schilizzi, of 9, Hamilton-square, a pair of sable cuffs, a
a black satinet jacket, &c

3d it up
nkc• of

, &.^.; from t

I with the

up, work wit

ks in the
:n as corn

,h the cult
hill to two

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I EXHIBITION

le put c

:ivator and

le use, t

OF THI

THE exhibition this year is a cons
that of last season. We have a zr,

good pictures; and, alt

ough there

ier of real

there are equa

be considered masterpieces,
of notice. A glance at the goodl
catalogue will shew at once that the
considerable interest. Turner, Jas
the eccentric Millais and Anthony,
Stanfield, Westcott, Copley Fieldi
others, make up the most promising
by the Liverpool Academy. As 1
taking a critical glance at the pictures, and noticing a fens
weekly, commencing with the large room.
No. 1 is the great cattle picture of James Ward, R.A
Great it is in every sense of the word ; its
gigantic, and the cattle, sheep, and goats a
size of life, and so life-like, that the spect
lately startled to find himself in such compam
picture has been painted several years

Ward,

Egg, Frith,

Boddington, Faed,

and a host o

list ever before issued

formerly, we propose

dimensions are

We first made its

acquaintance at one of the exhibitions of the Royal Aca-
demy ; since which, we believe, it has been on its travels,
and has visited foreign countries, where its merits have
been highly appreciated.

No. 2 is a landscape, by the late Royal Artist, Tur
It is one of the early productions of this em
and to our taste excels many of the mo
pieces of his latter career. The scene represents a cana
with boat, at night. The broad shadows
striking effect.

are given with

" Scene in Burnham Beeches," by H. J. Bod
lington. This is a pretty little piece of woodland sce

No. 3,

that we feel a want of variety in his landscapes
No. 4, " Sketch of an Old Countr
Robinson. A clever little sketch, but harsh
nished.

man," by N