The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-11-17 00:00:00

GAME THROUGH THE POST.—Last week a fine woodcock
was transmitted from the neighbourhood of Denbigh, through
the post-office, directed to a wealthy banker in London. The
postage came to two shillings, not being pre-paid.
POST-OFFICE ORDERS.—Notice has been issued ky the
postmaster-general to facilitate the transmission ot money-
orders, that on and after the 20th instant the commission
charged on money-orders for transmission will be reduced on
sums not exceeding £2 from Gd to 3d, and on sums above £2
and not exceeding £5 from is Gd to 6d.

NORTHERN IlosurrAL.--The report of the committee of
this institution for the year 1839 has just been published. We
regret to learn that during the year there was a considerable
diminution in the amount received from sermons in behalf of
the charity, donations, and legacies, which together with the
want of the usual benefits from the triennial musical festival,
would have involved it in difficulties, but for an increase in the
subscription list. From the published account it appears
that the subscriptions amounted to £1445 8s 9d, the dona-
tions, legacies, &c. to £269 17s 3d, the collections at St.
Jude's, Lime-street Chapel, St. Mary's Church, Bootle, and
from the Hebrew congregation, to £65 8s Od, which, with a
balance of £229 8s 7d, on account of 1838, interest, and
other sources of income, make a total of £2126 19s 11d. The
expenditure during the year was £2235 13s sd, leaving a
balance of £lOB 13s 6d against the institution. Considering
the extensive benefits rendered by the Northern Hospital, in
a neighbourhood peculiarly requiring them, we hope that the
knowledge of this circumstance will lead to increased exer-
tions on the part of the benevolent, and the public generally
for its efficient support.

A NEAT SPECIMEN OF ORTHOGRAPHY.—A letter, bear-
ing the following superscription, was received on Thursday
week, (by post), at the office of the Grand Junction Rail-
way :—" Mr. Johne Hagan, liverpule Reale Way grand gun
Chone fitter upe worker in the Shope ife hey dues note worke
ine ite if you wode be soe kinde toe send ite toe hime wheare
hey is ie wode bea abliche toe they fore mane ife youe wode
send me word millers streate 19 to thommis doyle neare they
gapine goose manchester."

FATAL COLLISION AT SEA.—The brig Hopewell, of Cork,
was totally lost on Wednesday se'nnight, in the Bristol
Channel, near the Naas Lights, about ten miles from New-
port, by coming in collision with the brig
.Yauden, belong-
ing to Gloucester, and five persons were drowned.

List of passengers by the packet-ship Garrick, arrived from
New York :—Mr. Paron and lady, Mr. Thomas Lees and
lady, Mr. Alexander Prole, Mrs. Short, and Mr. Phelps,
New York ; Mr. Donaldson, lady, and child, Cincinnatti,
Ohio; Mr. A. R. NV Henery, Philadelphia; Mr. Charles
Phillippe Tashereau, Quebec; Mr. William Harris and lady,
Mr. Wm. Key, Mr. James W. Gibbs, lady, and two chil-
dren, Mr. H. W. Jackson, Mr. J. Thompson, Dr. Wm.
Young, Mr. C. Adshead, Mrs. Wetherail, Mr. Francis Mor-
ley and lady, and Mrs. Buckley, England.
MR. AND MISS VANDENHOFF.—We perceive, by the
Boston papers received by the Acadia, that Mr. and Miss
Vandenhoff had just concluded a successful engagement at
the Tremont Theatre, in that city. The Boston critics speak
in very flattering terms of our friend's and his daughter's
acting. Mr. and Miss V. had visited the British provinces
during the summer, and had, of course, won " golden opi-
nion" from the playgoing public. They were about to leave
Boston for New York, and would, probably, run as far south
as New Orleans, for the winter. The health of Mrs. Van-
denhoff, we are sorry to hear, was so indifferent as to render
it probable, that the family would not stay so long in the new
world as they bad contemplated, but that they would return
home early in June next.

TRINITY-HOUSE RULE FOR STEAMERS.—We noticed last
week the new rule promulgated by the Trinity-house, and
sanctioned by the Admiralty, for the guidance of steamers
meeting at sea. A special meeting of the Liverpool Steam-
packet Association was held on Friday last, Mr. S. Perry in
the chair, when the said rule having been taken into consi-
deration, it was resolved that, on and after Thursday next,
steamers sailing to and from Liverpool should observe the
following regulations :—" When any steam-vessels, on dif-
ferent courses, must unavoidably or necessarily cross so near,
that by continuing their respective courses there would be a
risk of coming in collision, each vessel shall put her HELM
TO PORT, SO as always to pass on the LARBOARD side of each
other. A steam-vessel passing another in a narrow channel
must always leave the vessel she is passing on the LARBOARD
hand."

A lecture on a most interesting subject is to be delivered
in the Music-hall, 80ld-street, on Thursday next, by Mr.
M'Kenna, the secretary of the Tradesmen's Literary Insti-
tution. Mental arithmetic and concise calculation arc of the
greatest use to a trading community. and wherever such
knowledge is to be had, persons employed in trade should not
be absent, nor should any one who can possibly attend lose
the benefit to be derived from this lecture, particularly as
Mr. M'Kenna proposes by his advertisement, to which we
refer, to explain the rules so that any one attending the lec-
ture may afterwards apply them during life.
HARNDMN's ExPESs.—Our enterprising fellow-citizen,
Mr. Hamden, has made arrangements to open a branch of
his establishment in Liverpool. Mr. D. Brigham, Harn-
den's active assistant in New York, has become a partner in
the business, and will leave Boston in the Acadia. The plan
of daily expresses at first started by Mr. H. has been ex-
ceedingly useful to the community as well as profitable to the
projector.--:New York paper.

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MENTAL ARITHMETIC.-Mr. James M`Kenna has an-
nounced his intention to deliver, in the Music-hall on
Thursday next, a lecture on the History and Philosophy of
Numbers, Mental Arithmetic, and the shortest possible mode
of calculation. These are most important topics, and we hate
no doubt the lecuturer will produce a large mass of improving
matter concerning them. We trust, therefore, he may meet
a crowded auditory.
THE PAINTINGS BY THE CARRACCI AT THE UNION
NEWS ROOM.—We have not had time to pay attention to
these paintings, but they are works of the highest order of
art, and have attracted thousands of persons wherever they
have been exhibited. The cognoscenti of this town may
consider themselves fortunate that they have an opportunity
of seeing them. We believe these pictures—and one in Lou.
don by the same masters—are valued at thirteen thousand
guineas.

PATRIOTIC BUILDING SOCIETY.—We are glad to perceive
that these societies are daily increasing in Liverpool. They
are productive of great benefit to the humble classes, as being
trong incentives to save money. Any person laying by 2s 6d
each week, and paying the lOs per month into this society, at
the end of about ten years, will become possessed of £l2O,
thus realising cent. per cent. for his money. In the meantime,
opportunities of purchasing property may arise, by which a
comfortable independence, through the society may be se-
cured. The Patriotic Building Society appears to be in a
highly flourishing condition, and the number of its members
is rapidly on the increase. The room where the meetings
are held is capable of accommodating 250 persons.

TOXTETR-PARK OPERATIVE PROTESTANT ASSOCIATION.
—Last evening a meeting of the members and friends of
this association was held in the School-room belonging to
St. James's Church on the mount. The Rev. Mr. Jones pre-
sided. The proceedings having been opened with prayer,
the rev. chairman stated that the object of the association
was to disseminate the true Protestant faith ; and he entered
into an interesting historical argument by which he established
the fact that we are not indebted to the Roman Catholics for
the introduction of Christianity into this country—that, in-
deed, it was known here long before the time of St. Augus-
tine. From this argument it was evident, he said, that this
country had never held spirituar communion with the Church
of Rome, and that, from the tyrannical, persecuting, and
bigoted principles she exhibited at this very day, we never
could. Mr. Ratcliffe next addressed the meeting in a speech
replete with manly eloquence. He expressed his conviction
that the Church of England, as a human institution, was in
danger from the combined efforts against her of popery, infi-
delity, and radicalism, but as a divine institution she stood
secure. He took a rapid glance at most of the topics sug-
gested by this proposition, and congratulated the Protestants
of Liverpool upon the success which had crowned their exer-
tions at the late municipal election. Further efforts, he
observed, were still wanting if the system of education pur-
sued in the corporation schools was to be placed on a sound.
Protestant and scriptural basis. Mr. Maclean spoke at con-
siderable length on the general question, and also commented
with great acuteness on a sermon vindicating popery, pub-
lished some time ago by a popish prelate. The next speaker
was Mr. Watham, who addressed the meeting in his usual
animated style, and was loudly applauded. The proceedings
termnated before ten o'clock, the meeting having first unani-
mously responded to the three watchwords of Protestants,
namely " Scriptural Education, Church Extension, and
repeal of the Emancipation Bill."
BLINDNESS.—We beg to refer those who are afflicted with
the distressing malady of blindness to Mr. Baxter's adver-
tisement, which appears elsewhere. We have taken the
trouble to inquire into the merits of two of the cases, and found
that which Mr. Baxter states to be perfectly true. We have
seen one patient under his care ; his method appears simple,
it is quickly perfected, and far from being painful. The pa-
tients, whose cases are alluded to in the advertisement, are all
in humble life, and appear grateful to Mr. Baxter for his care
and attention. Our readers can institute inquiries, which
will no doubt prove satisfactorily.
MR. HILL'S PICTURE IN BOLD-STREET.—Although the
weather has been of late so inclement and wet, it has not de-
terred numbers from inspecting the exquisite picture of "The
Pretender entering Edinburgh," now on view at Mr. Lacey's,
in Bold-street. This painting wins upon the spectator, and
induces him to inquire into the history of every figure before
him. Who can fail to be charmed with the graceful and
chivalric bearing of " Prince Charlie ?" What noble fea-
tures and person he possesses ! We cannot but draw a com-
parison between him and the stalwart figures around him,
who have done him good service by flood and field. Remark
that exquisite woman and her beautiful children, standing on
the steps ; and notice how well'pourtrayed is the aristocratic
bearing of the Marquis of Tullibardine, and the group around
him. There is not a face nor a figure that does not convey
some well known or admirable expression. This picture
leaves Liverpool on Saturday, and we earnestly recommend
a visit to it. The engravings to be taken from it have been
liberally subscribed for in this town.

MERCURIAL PUFFS.—We find the Mercury of Friday
last, as usual, puffing itself off as the best medium for house-
keepers and servants making known their wants and require-
ments. We will boldly assert, that for every person who
procures a place by advertising in the Mercury, ten gain em-
ployment by advertising in the Standard. In the first place,
the highly-respectable circulation of the Standard ensures
an advertisement the certainty of its being read and attended
to ; and secondly, its very appearance in our columns is a
strong recommendation.

ROYAL AMPHITHEATRE.—ThiS very popular place of
amusement opened for the season last night, with the new
drama of " Jane of the Hatchet." This piece has had
a considerable run in London, and will doubtless draw
equally well here. It has great capabilities for " effects,"
situations," and " pictures." We shall notice it at length
in our next.. It was eminently successful. Mr. W. J.
Hammond was warmly greeted on his appearance. The
acting of Miss Daly, and Mr. Egerton, and Mr. Weston
was excellent. The regiment of female warriors was much
admired, their military evolutions were gone through with
great precision. The new drop scene attracted great atten-:
tion, it harmonizes admirably with the other parts of the
house. The afterpiece of the " Railroad" went off capitally,
Mr. W. J. Hammond was glorious in it.