The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-09-10 00:00:00

NAVAL AND MILITARY BIBLE SOCIETY.

We beg to draw the attention of our readers to an adver-
tisement- in another column, announcing a publiC meeting
on Friday evening next, in behalf of the'above-named
im-
portant and venerable society, which was established in .
1780, and which has been engaged, we understand, in the
distribution of the Holy Scriptures fore the past
,59 years to
the naval and military population of the kingdom ; and has,
during the past year, furnished 3,944 copies to 51 regiments,
besides free grants to barrack and guard-rooins, -wards 'of
hospitals in various garrisons, and to regiinental schools.
To 27 men-of-war 1,178 copies have been granted gratui-
tously ; to merchant vessels, seamen of the navy, and mer-
chant service, fishermen, river, and canal boatmen,- 7,431,
making a total of 12,553 copies during the past year, and
344,186 copies since the formation of the society.
The society has auxiliaries and associations in almost every
large town in Great Britain and Ireland, and through the
medium of agencies at the various ports, endeavours to pro-
vide effectual !means that our seamen shall be visited from
vessel to vessel, and the-Scriptures offered for sale, besides
supplying copies gratis to every vessel that floats, as the
property of the vessel for the general vise of the crew ; and
having the countenance of government, it possesses Peculiar
facilities and advantages for supplying -the seamen .ofhe
navy, as well as soldiers generally.
As it respects its operations in this port; it has cirenlated
nearly 7,000 copies of the Scriptures to the seameii since
1832 ; and when we consider the number of sailors who fre
quent this port in a year, being on an average 80,000; and
the circumstances in which they are placed, being debarred •
from the public means of religion, we know of no Society
which has strongevelaims for the support of the'shipowners,
merchants, and the public in general, and we trust that the
efforts which are now making to bring this cause forward,
will call forth the willing and cordial assistance of all who •
desire the welfare of cur seafaring population., .•

THE ANNUAL EXHIBITION OF PAINTLNGS.—Our readers
will perceive that the annual exhibition of paintings in ,Post-
office Place is now open. The collectionis exceedingly gocqi,
and embraces several pictures of a very high order of merit..
We have not yet had an opportunity. of preparing ,any ex-
tended critique, but shall do so in n few days.
About fifteen thousand of the• ladies of Liverpool,have
" proved their regard for their characters'-' by signing4the
address at present in course, of, signatnre,exp.yessive of the
gross insult offered to the Queen by the I)rd-el-Mt-lion of
Robert Owen, and we anticipate that: about doyhk that ,
number of names will be found attached to the sheef,S when
the whole of them are returned. The ladies
,sleergi the .
highest praise for the zealous anxiety they'have evinced in
this matter.---what a significant answer does the letter of
Mr. Baylee ;erted in our publication of` last Tuesday)
afford to the oft-repeated 'boast of Mr. Finch; that he is •
ready to meet any twelve of the." priesthood" of theChurche, •
of England
The Collegiate Institution progresses favourably. A meet-
ing of the promoters was held yesterdaY, and,' though we are
not at liberty to state the proceedings in detail, we are able
to say that the report was most satisfactory, and -everything
appears to favour the contemplated erection of the building.., •
THE CHESTER REGATTA.--We perceive that„the
on the Dee is announced to take place on the 13th instant,
(Friday next,) when, our Cestrian • neighbours promise us,
much amusement may be anticipated. We hope the weather
will be fine.
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WRESTLING.—A wrestling match has been made between
John Nichol of Bottle', and Jas. Hague, of .Scriggar-housesi
near Carlisle, for £5O. a side, to come off at Liverpool, in
October next, when £25 will be given by the Association,
open to both counties.—Carlisle Patriot.
It may he useful to many of our readers to know that news-
papers directed to Wiesbaden, and we suppoSe to other places
also in that vicinity, with " via France" written at the top,
and " Germany" omitted, and on which twopence has been
paid in England, cost only twopence more on delivery there,
going by Paris quite as quickly as by any other way ; while,
if sent by the German mail, through Ostend, the charge is
2s. 6d.

ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.—This place of amusement is
undergoing a thorough repair preparatory to its opening under
the management of Mr. Ducrow. It will be painted and
beautified in the most popular style. One of the earliest-
novelties will be a representation of the recent Tournament
at Eglinton Castle,--in the arrangements of which Mr. Du-
crow
himself assisted. There is very little doubt, from the
acknowledged talent of the artist, that Mr. Thicrow's pageant
will outstrip the original in every thing calculated to make
such an exhibition interesting and effective.
LAUNCH.—On Saturday last was launched, from the build-
ing yard of Mr. Oliver Chapman, Chepstow, a beautiful
barque, called the Charles Jones, burthen 336 tons, intended-
for the East India trade, and to be commanded by Captain
M`Fee, late of the ship Aliquis. . This noble vessel, as she
glided into her destined _element in gallant style, was hailed
with cheers by a numerous body of spectators.. She is named
after Mr. Charles Jones, optician, of this town.
RAILWAY CASUALTY : THREE COWS KILLED.-oil Sa-
turday evening one of the' railway trains from Liverpool to'
Manchester, when near Rainhill, came in contact with seve-
ral cows which had, by some means, got on the road, and
killed three of sham. Two of the carriages were thrown off
the rails ; but, fortunately; the .engine was stopped without
any further damage having been sustained. Another train,
proceeding from Liverpool, and the second-class train from
Birmingham, were detained four -hours by- this accident;
THE ASPHALTE NUISANCE AGAIN.—About 2 Months
ago, the manager of the - Asphalte Company's works, in
Boundary-street, Vauxhall-road, pleaded guilty to an inform-
ation exhibited against him, before Mr. Rushton, for a nuis-
ance in manufacturing the asphalte. It was then understood
that the company were about to try a new mode of preparing
the bitumen for use, and which, if it were successful; would
completely abate the nuisance. If the process has been tried
it has totally failed; for during the past week, the nuisance
has been greater than it was before the informations were
laid. The Town-hall authorities must, therefore, not only
look after the asphalte works, but the other works at the north
end of the town, or it will soon be, rendered. puite uninhabit-
able, unless people can live and breathe among smoke, and
stench, and noxious vapours.—Albion.
FORTUNATE ESCAPE FROM DEATH Mr DROWNING.—
The. William Fawcett, steamer, \Tas stationed; `on•Saturday
night, at the George's Pierhead, for the purpose—should'she
arrive—of conveying - the passengers. by`--thb. Liverpool on
shore. During the height of the storm, between nine and.
ten o'clock, a boy, in the-service of Me.: Pollock, the-esteem-
ed agent of the Transatlantic Steam' Company,• fell between
the vessel and the quay. ,The pour little fellow shrieked most,
dismally, and thereby alarmed the, persons on -stoke- and -in
the steamer, who made every exertion. -to rescue hint. from
drowning. A rope was thrOwn to him, and fortunately, the '
brilliant light cast on the spot' by the gasAight placed jillt
above the edge of high water enahled'the youth to Pee and Ito• -
catch hold of the rope. lie was immediately drawn out of '
the boiling surge, carried to a house near George's dockland
soon restored to health.
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MERIT RRWARDED.—It must be fresyri,,thie • reinory iof
our readers, that in April last,, a police eqx°l #, Aimed
Bailey, was murdered in the diseharge of hi'.* 0
~-,taniel •
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Cole. On that occasion, a captain' of tin 0.70 OykrsSel,
named Rigg, came forward, ia a verY.l4 p. ~ . yOted
manner, to the assistance. of the dec4Se ,-1,. fo Vgti
mate the sense the Liverpool POlic-e-Tdrce enter gin of the
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conduct of Mr. Rigg, they have Prescilted. loin with a very
elegant silver snuff box,with. the follotfin- inscription upon it: -
-" Presented to Captain Rigg, by the ()iliccrs of the Li-ver-
pool Police, as a testimonial of their estent for lii: conduct,
in the apprehension of Daniel Cole, for the inui•dcr of Police
Constable Bailey, April, 1839." The box \‘'L-,.; presented to
Captain Rigg, at the North StatiOn, Rose Ilia, by. §,win-
tendent Edward Tyrrcl,. who, in a neat and appropriate
speech, delivered it tolim, in the presence of the Tread Con-
stable, and several -of the Inspectors and , Officers, who
cheered the captain on the: ecasion. In acknowled6'menfthe
captain made a short, straightforward, and seamanlito reply.
'Albion. - , :

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We have frequently had the pleasure to acknowledge the
kindness of various parties, in gratifying the rising generation,
and yesterday "iy invitation from the proprietor, theteachers
and children e St. Paul's Church Sunday School were per-
mitted to view " Danby's grand picture of the Opening of
the Sixth Seal," at No. 25, Bold-street. It would have af-
forded the highest gratification to any bystander to have wit-
nessed the feelings of mingled surprise; delight, and 'awe,
which pervaded the faces of these juvenile spectators and it
may be asserted, that none of them will ever forget the scene
in which all the kindreds of the world will be engaged. . ee;
MR. LUNY'S PICTURES.—We deem it a duty.-wi Otketo
the many patrons of the fine arts in our ". good old'toien"
of Liverpool, to direct our attention to a most interesting
collection of paintings, now-open to public inspection, gratis,
at Mr. Palmer's gallery, 12, Berry-street :These beautiful
works of art, the faithful transcripts of nature; are from the
talented pencil of that distinguished marine painter;' the late
Thomas Luny, Esq., of Teignmouth, who, for upwards of
thirty years devoted his time to the strlyo Marine subjects.
How far he has succeeded in this difficitlty branch of the
art, the public will judge for theraselVeS•; but, were we called
upon to say, that for brilliancy of -exedution,'without being
laboured, and fidelity of representation; Wilhoutliting need-
lessly minute, he has never yet been excelled•lifally artist of
modern times. Nature was his -master, and-riath?e drily did
he transfer to the canvas. The majesty of the storm—the
sweet repose of the calm—the devastating fury of the hurri-
cane—the golden beams of the rising sun, struggling through
the fleeting mist of the morning—the placid moon dispelling
the gloomy shades of night—the exciting scenes of the battle
vividly. displaying the invincibleness of England's glory, her
" wooden walls," are here placed before the view. The
four principal pictures are wonderful delineations of four of
the most memorable naval victories gained •by the British,
viz. St. Vincent, Camperdown, the Nile, and Algiers. It is
an utter impossibility to convey to our readers au accurate
description of these splendid works of art, withont going
far beyond our limits, but to tie duly admired and appreci-
ated, a dozen visits would scarcely suffice. We'therefore
strenuously recommend all our friends to embrace the earliest
opportunity for seeing them.
COPPER ORES IMPORTED into the -United Kingdom lathe
year ending January 5, 1839 ;-25,7787-21,cists. - .
FINE COPPER EXPORTED from the United Kingdom In
the year ending January 5, 1839 :-7,451 tons 13.ewts. 0 nrs.
21 lbs..
Sir' Charles 'Shaw, who served in Spainviith considerable
credit, has been appointed commissioner of tblibe for -Man-
chester.—Cupid.
The number of passengers on the Newcastle and North
Shields Railway for the week ending August 30th was 17 114 , .
Several slight shocks of an earthquake are said to have
been felt in Cardiff, and the neighbourhood, during the night
of Sunday last.—Merthyr Guardian. •
The talking canary, which has excited some astonishment,
died last Saturday evening, at Brighton. - The owner states
that she had refused 600 guineas for the bird. It had been
exhibited only 22 weeks.
Boghos Bey intends setting up a journal in Alexandria,
and had selected for its editor a Frenchman, who had' re-
paired to Egypt for the purpose of establishing a silk hand-
kerchief manufactory !
The Marylebone vestry is engaged in tracing out persons
charged with mutilating tombstones and interPolating parish
registers, having reference to an estate at Bermondsey, worth
£BO,OOO. .
It appears from the London Catalogue, that 25,000 vo-
lumes of books have been published in London within, the
last 25 years, not including successive editions of the seine
work, or editions not recognised by the trade.
Cunsous FACTS. Oft WINE.—" It is estimated," says
Morewood, an excise officer; who published awork on inebri-
ating liquors, " that one half of the port, and fivb.-siiths of
the white wines consumed in London, are the produce of the
home presses." Many thousand pipes of spoiled eider are
annually brought into. London from the country,. for the
purpose of being converted into fictitious port wine."—
Wine Drinker's Manual, 1830. A Frenchman, Making the
tour of London, writes to his friends in Paris to the follow-
ing effect-:—" There is a liquor sold in this -country which
they call wine, (most of the inhabitants call it wind;) of what
ingredients it is composed I cannot tell ; but you are not to
conceive, as the word seems to import that this is a transla-
tion of our word yin, a liquor made of the juice,of the grape ;
for I am well assured there is not a drop of any such juice
in it. There must be many ingredients in this liquor from
the many different tastes, some of which 'are sweet, others
sour, and others bitter • but-thOugh it appeared so nauseous
to me and my friend, diat we could not swallow it, the Eng-
lish relish it very well—nay, they will often drink a gallon of
it at a siting • some times in their cups,,for it-intoxicates,
they will wantonly give it the names cif all our best wines."