The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-01-26 00:00:00

not rest till it is resusl

—the enemies of torture—the ladies of Liverpool in
ticular, for assistance in raising a small sum for that

cover all
expenses, including the pay of a steady and active officer.
I will cheerfully subscribe my mite, and tender my free
services as an assistant in any way, except as treasurer,
who :oust, in my opinion, be connected with the news-
paper press. Should this suggestion be adopted, I will,
4S a volunteer, furnish you with my address ; and am, &c.,
Liverpool, 23rd January, 1847. A..n. B.
P.S.—I have not yet done' with the carter above
alluded to.

Another morning performance will take place at the
Amphitheatre on Friday next. The equestrian exercises
are of the first order, and all our juvenile readers will be
glad of another opportunity of witnessing them.
STATUARY, PAINTINGS, AND WORKS OF ART.—An
advertisement appears in our paper to-day, annoimcing
the disposal, by allotment, of an immense assemblage of
works of art, which our lulnited space prevents us notic-
ing this week. We shall, however, reserve a corner on
another occasion ; and, in the meantime, advise the pa-
trons of sculpture and painting to visit the Gallery, 19,
South John-street._ _ .

A sweep for the Derby has been started at Mr. Alder-
sey's, Dansie-street, the advertisement for which an-
nouncing particulars appears in another column.
IMPROVED DRAWING PENcus.—Messrs. Rowney and
Co., of London, have introduced some lead pencils, which
are extremely well adapted for drawing purposes, and
being sold at an extraordinarily cheap rats
into extensive use. Tt" .
and the manufabturers

must come

he leaC

from persons well q

possess numerous testimonials
ified to form an opinion as to their
I general value for the ttrrinq. of

freedom from gri

sketching, &c: They al
understand are sold by 1%
dale, of this town.

re very neatly finished, and we
Grundy, and Mr. M'Corquo-

experience both in London and in this town of the excel-
lence of this beautiful table-lamp, when used with the
patent oil, and can recornniend our readers to adopt it

commission

ne last item of interest in the ministerial proceedings
of the week is the scheme pf Lord John Russell, for
amending the working of the new poor law system. Lord
John thinks that the commissioners have exercised their
is excellent, powers to t) be d that their ad-

ae „of their judgment, an _
ministration has been conducted upon sound principles
Parliament, however, he regrets to find, have sometime
thought otherwise. He proposes therefore, in order ft

facilitate the process of their being whitewashed from to time by parliament—to avoid such straits as the
late home secretary was driven to by such troublesome
norsrms fts Mr_ FPrra.nd—tn rin who+ )

central
!entre,

Lord John imputesthe un.
'oners to the fact of their

popularity . of the conituiss:

offices, but who are not to interfere with his dicta, any
more than his colleagues do with the President of the
Board of Control. The head of the new commission, in
fact, is to be a king absolute! Ile is, moreover, to have
two secretaries, one of whom is to have a seat in-Parlia-
ment—provided always that he can get it. There is also
to be a separate administration of the poor law in Ireland.
In that country there is to be a President of the Board,
associated with the Secretary for Ireland ; and the Lord
Lieutenant is to have f

ordere there pos

That this precious
the people of Eng
strong disgust agai
system—
Takin

le same authority to make general
d at present by the Queen in council.
cheme can ever be carried out—that
gland can be driven to 1

uown their
this unconstitutional and heartless
—we cannot believe.

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Government of Lord John Russell have certainly not,
either in the liberality or the wisdom of their proposed
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