The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-11-30 00:00:00

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to the season a security, there is not an individual in the
kingdom, rich enough to lay in a stock of such articles, and
not too rich to despise the economy of his family, that will
not find himself materially benefitted by the invention, or by
the adoption of the process. This, however, is but one of
the many advantages to be derived from the invention. It
offers us incalculable benefits in the equipment and victual-
ling of our fleets, and in providing for the health and com-
fort of the floating defence of our country, as well as of that
meritorious class of men to which the nation owes so much
of its prosperity. There can be no doubt that whatever pro-
mises an improvement in the condition of every order of men
who subsist on the ocean, must be considered as an object of
national concern ; and it becomes the imperative duty of go-
vernments, and also of every individual, to lend a helping
hand to promote the success of an undertaking, which has
in view an object of such an important and praiseworthy na-
ture. The provisions cured by this process cannot fail to be
looked upon as an invaluable acquisition on board of packets
and steamers of every description carrying passengers, and
more particularly for those engaged on long voyages, where
economy of fuel, saving in stowage, and clear and clean
decks, are objects of great moment. The very circumstance
of being able, without the least bustle or annoyance to the
passengers, without even the appearance of cooking on board,
to send up a dinner, in any part of the wide ocean, compri-
sing in the bill of fide every luxury and delicacy which hu-
man ingenuity can devise or more genial climes than ours
produce, must be sufficient inducement for the general adop-
tion of such provisions on board of all passenger vessels ;
more especially as we are credibly informed that they can be
introduced at one-third less cost than the present indifferent
and inconvenient system of victualling.
SINGULAR RECOMMENDATION. " Catholic Church,
Copperas-hill.—To be let or sold, a seat in the front gallery.
It commands a full view of the grand stained glass window,
recently put up under the direction of Mr. Pugin."—The
writer of the above advertisement, which appeared in the co-
lumns of the Journal of Saturday last, beats George Robins
hollow. How consolatory must it be to the sinner or the
devotee, who may be fortunate enough to obtain this favored
seat, to be able to turn his eyes from the mummeries which
are enacting below, and to gaze in devout adoration upon the
GRAND STAINED WINDOW ERECTED BY MR. PUGIN ! Pity
that he cannot have, as well, a peep into the organ loft.
MR. BRINDLEY'S LECTURES.—On Thursday and Friday
evenings this eloquent opponent of error brought before the
public the blasphemies and frauds of the Mormonites or
Latter-day Saints • and although opposed on the former
evening by the Yankee apostle of Mormonism, Adams,
successfully established, in the presence of numerous audi-
tories, the swindling and infamous character of the system.
The lecture of Saturday was devoted to an examination of
the merits and practicability of Chartism ; and the lecturer,
although we were sorry to observe him labouring under
severe exhaustion, the effect of his indefatigable exertions
throughout the week, entered fully into a discussion of the
probable working of the " five points," upon which this
panacea for " all the ills that flesh is heir to" is based, in
the course of which we were glad to notice the enthusiasm
with which his arguments Were received by the right-minded
working classes of Liverpool. During the proceedings, an
attempt was made, according to the usual tactics of Chart-
ism, to create interruption, which was, however, promptly
put down by the voice of the meeting. At the close, a
strange-looking mortal, calling himself Jones, who was stated
to be the accepted champion of Chartism in this town,
introduced himself upon the platform, and handed in to the
chairman, with a prodigious flourish, a challenge to Mr.
Brindley, to discuss with him the Chartist question on some
future occasion. The audience, however, were of opinion
that the best time for discussion was now; and the orator
was, therefore, requested at once to proceed with his subject.
After about half-an-hour's" desultory speechifying, however,
during which a prodigious quantity of declamatory " sound
and fury, signifying nothing," was poured out by the erudite
Mr. Jones, the audience became
_impatient ; and on the

question being put, the advocates of Chartism present were
outnumbered by a forest of hands being held up in favour of
the cause of good order and the constitution.

LECTURES ON SHAKSPEARE'S PLAYS.—Mr. Stuart, the
leading tragedian of the Theatre-Royal, has now ready a
course of six lectures on Shakspeare, including the plays of
Lear, Hamlet, Othello, Richard, and Macbeth, and a con-
cluding miscellaneous lecture, embracing the characters of
Wolsey, Timon, Jacques, Touchstone, and a variety of our
great poet's characters. These lectures are remarkable for
their language and effect, and, we doubt not, they would be
highly attractive if delivered at any of our public rooms.
WATERLOO COURSING MEETING.—It will be seen by the
advertisement that this celebrated meeting comes off on
Thursday next. Mr. Towers provides the substantials, and
no doubt every comfort and luxury will be prepared. It will
be seen that an extra prize is offered this year.
LITERARY, SCIENTIFIC, AND COMMERCIAL INSTITU-
TION.--On Friday evening Mr. Thomas Venables gave his
third and last lecture on music. The subject of this lecture
was the music of the Druids, and also of Wales ; like the
preceding one it was very interesting, showing great re-
search and abounding with anecdote, and copiously illus-
trated with both vocal and instrumental melodies. Among
the former were " Ar hyd y vos," " The rising of the lark,"
the words by Mrs. Hemans, and " Nos Galan," or " New-
year's night," all delightfully sung by Miss Sarah Venables.
The latter were so numerous that we cannot particularise,
but only return our thanks to Mr. Venables for the splendid
manner in which he performs them. At the conclusion of
the lecture Mr. Venables returned thanks to his numerous
audience for the kind manner in which he and his daughter
had been received.

AMPHITHEATRE.—A new drama called " Susan Hopley,"
was produced on Thursday, and has been performed during
the remainder of the week. From the commendations be-
stowed on this drama by the London press, we expected
something more than common, and were not prepared for the
trash it turned out to be. The only redeeming feature in the
whole piece was the scene of Susan at her mother's grave,
which was beautiful. The principal characters by Mesdames
Emery, Boroughcliff, and Carman, and Miss Beverley, and
Howard, were better performed than such rubbish merited.
A ballet in which Madame Rosier and Miss Gilbert exerted
themselves to the great satisfaction of the audience followed,
and was succeeded by the usual excellent ring performances ;
the entertainments wound up with the talented Mrs. Car-
man's clever drama of the " Death Grasp." This week
more novelties are announced. The manager deserves to be
encouraged, if only from his evident desire to cater well for
the public, and the variety of his dishes.