The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-01-11 00:00:00

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Al instant, at Graysland, Moss-side, in the parish

ofi-as.ei,;;;r Bawtry, the wife of George Berry, butcher and
dog-breaker, late of Misterton, Notts, of three fine boys. They
are all living and doing well.
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to her lord,
Last week

I—are enjoying a series of magnificent invites.
the classic walls of Hatfield-house, the resi.

dence of the Marquis of SALISBURY, entertained the
right hon. gentleman and his alter ego ; this week he
tial abode of the Duke of NORTHUMBER-
So you see Mr. DISRAELI keeps

AND, Sion-

ic from very

good company ; but this was his Character
boyhood, There be those in my eye at this moment

who sat at the same lawyer'

force of 1,

of his 1

's desk with him, and who wel

n reveries. Heedl

he would frequently make the dusty

I—ring again by
At that

ence and gesticulation

th prophetic earnest

ness that he was certain at one time of being a ministe

less of mine to animadvert on the quarterly
nue-table just published. I have had these return:

:s no bu:

placed under my no

'se for mo

than a century of quarters.
est people on the face of

glit to be the ri

the earth, for the returns almost always show "an increase

S comp

acting qua

r." Bow-wow !

'n the present return I like not to see a decrease in t 1

excise, the latter 'specially, for it is the bsro-

icu the poor man's enjoyments can only be
guaged. The increase on what is called " property tax"—
I say income tax—is upwards of £lOO,OOO. The simple
reason of this is to be found in the extra badgering—
dunning it you will—of the income tax collectors (by
special order from Somerset-house) during the past five
or six weeks, and not from a rise in the earnings or
incomes of those who contribute to V

e obnoxious impost—

entially a war tax

Apropos thereto, it is the

on of

some politicians—the Times seems to be

same way of thinking—that our new CHAIV-

CELLOR Of

will demolish PEEL'S

„,,.. LU was maw a private view, and was such as far as
private views now-a-days are considered. The company,
though numerous, was select. There is a history replete
with interest attached to almost every object within the
walls of Apsley House, from the CANOVA sculpture to the
last painted picture of the departed warrior's dearest
daughter-in-law, the present gracious duchess. It will
strike the visitor that among so many precious gems of
admiration there are so few souvenirs of THE DUKE him-
self. WILKIE'S famous ” Chelsea Pensioners" may per-
haps be considered the main one. I looked in vain for
that other less famous, because less known, picture of the
despatches after a battle, also by WILKIE a
BaANDTrsn chef d',:euvre. WILKIE had fidnukeeßE writingm
com-
mand from THE DUKE to paint a picture. " The sub-
ject ?" inquired the painter. " Choose for yourself,"
replied his grace. " Enough I" In good time DAVID
WILKIE wended his way to Apsley House with the pic-
ture; THE DUKE was charmed with it, hung it himself,
went to a box, pulled out, not a cheque, but a Bank of
England note for £5OO.
I have reason to know that, on the assembling of Par-
liament, the attention of the House will be called to the
important question of Gold in Australia, and others of
our colonies, and its anticipated effects on the currency of
the realm. It is well known that numerous companies
have been formed in the metropolis, whose stated objeCts
have been to obtain and work gold fields in Australia,
under charter from Government, and that many millions
of pounds sterling have been obtained from the public
under such pretences. I myself have perused with sur-
prise, if not with indignation, some of these prospectuses.
They bear the names of men of the highest mercantile
character, great experience, honour and probity unques-
tioned such, indeed, as becomes our " merchant
princes." They state that they are incorporated by royal
charter, by which they are empowered to purchase, take,
and hold, mines and mineral grants and lands in any part
of the Australian colonies. To test the truth of this state-
ment put forth to the public, an " old miner," a friend of

my own—a man of

Ith, position, experience, and high
intelligence in all that concerns our mercantile interests—
applard to the authorities just prior to the last Govern-
ment going out. I have perused the original letters from
the Colonial-office, in which I find the following passage :
" HER MAJESTY'S Government is not prepared to
grant to any individual or company any special privi-
lege in working the gold in Australia, and that no exclusive
right can be conferred on any company of settling la-
bourers upon particular lands in any of the Australian
colonies." Here, on the one hand, is the direct. denial
on the part of the government ; on the other, the equally
positive assertion of the merchant princes aforesaid. I
will go further, and whisper to those who wish to specu-
late, caveat emphr ; for, from what I learn in the above
regard, the present colonial administration will be the
same as the last. I believe an improved system of licens-
ing will be adopted ; meantime our Canadian merchants
and others connected with those colonies are in high glee
at the reported discovery of cold in their regions.
Without wishing to " snatch a grace " beyond the
reach of my respectable and discreet friend the Court
Newsman, I may be permitted to say a word referring to
the play—or part thereof—represented by Her MAJESTY'S
servants on Friday, in the Reuben's Room, Windsor
Castle. It was altogether a family affair. The QUEEN
and the PRINCE ALBERT formed the centre of a circle-
semi ; before them, and much below, sat their children,—
the variegated stuff of auld Scotia, tartan, being predomi-
nant in their clothing. The children laughed heartily at
Bull Calf. The whole of the characters were sustained
with the nicest attention ; CHARLES KEAN took care of
that. At the termination a supper was furnished forth to
the players, most of whom were in town the same
night. The QUEEN looked remarkably well, exhibiting
an almost irrepressible gaiety of heart.

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