The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-01-17 00:00:00

COURT .AND FASHION.

WILLIAM MALTBY, a cousin of the Bishop of Durham,
librarian of the London Institution, in which office he-
succeeded the eminent Professor Porson, expired on the
sth instant, having reached his 90th year.
THE ADMIRALTY have determined to despatch the
screw-steamer Phcenix in the ensuing spring, to Beechey
Island, to communicate with, and to convey supplies to,
Sir Edward . Beicher's expedition in search of Sir John'
Franklin.

Mss. W. E. GLADSTONE, the wife of the Chancellor t
of the Exchequer, gave birth to a son on Saturday, at the
official-residence of the, right hon. gentleman in Downing-
street. The same evening the right hon. gentleman
gave a dinner party.
THE DEATH OF THE EARL OF PORTSMOUTH took
place at his seat in Hurstbourne-park, near Andover, on ,4
Monday, last week. The deceased peer, Newton Fellowes, .1
was born in 177, and had succeeded his brother but a ~?
fewmonths. His only surviving son is now in his 20th year.

DEATH OF FIELD-MARSHAL VISCOUNT BERESFORD,
—On Sunday 'week, at Bedgebury-park, near Gond-
hurst, died General Viscount Beresford, G.C.8., G.C.H.
It is generally supposed that this distinguished soldier
was born in the year 1770; and, though there is some
reason to believe that he was at least two years older, it
is certain that he entered the army in the month of
August, 1785.
RECALL OP ADMIRAL SIR FLEETWOOD FELLEW.••"° -
The Admiralty have superseded Sir Fleetwood Pellew in
his command in China. It is rumoured that Sir James
Stirling has been appointed to succeed Admiral Pellew iu
command of the British ships of war on the East
India station.

EPISCOPAL PEERS.—There will, in the approaching
session, be two Bishops sitting in the House of Lords by
right of temporal baronies : the Bishop of Sodor and
Man, by right of the Barony of Auckland; and the,
Bishop of Tuam, by that of Plunket. The Bishop of
IClllaloe is Lord Riversdale in the Irish peerage ; but, of
course, simply as such, has no seat in the House of Lords.
The Bishop of .Tuam, then the Right Rev. and Hon. T.
Plunket, sat in the last parliament by rotation ; he was
generally opposed to Government. The Irish prelates in
the next session by rotation will be, the Primate, and the
Bishops of Qssory, Cork, and Down.
THE COURT.— On Thursday a dramatic perform arre
took place in the presence of the court at Windsor Castle'
The play selected was Sir E. Bulwer Lytton's cornel
"Money." Among Her Majesty's visitors were the Ear
of Aberdeen, the Lord Chancellor and Lady Cranwortbr
the Marquis and Marchioness of Salisbury, the Earl and
Countess of Derby and Lady Emma Stanley, the Ear'
of Mulgrave, &c.
THE DUCHESS D'AUMALE was confined on the sth inst..
of a second son, which received the title of Duke de Guise-
-French paper.
JENNY Lirrn.—Mr. Mitchell has, it is said, concluded an
engagement with Madame Goldschmidt (Jenny Lind) to
appear in concerts for six months, during the approaching
season. The preliminary terms are stated at £25,000.
A COLD RECEPTION.—At the recent reception at the
Turneries an English lady, finding it very cold in the
antechamber, put her satin mantle, which was lined with
ermine, under her feet, saying, at the same time, most
audibly, that she would complain to the Emperor. This
British boutade has highly amused the Parisians.
MEETING OF PARLIAMENT.—The following circular
has been issued to the Radical Members of the House of
Commons :—" Sir,—The meeting of Parliament having
been fixed for Tuesday, the 31st inst., and the present
situation of public affairs rendering a full attendance
peculiarly desirable, I take the liberty of earnestly re-
questing your presence on that day.—l have the honour to
I be, sir, your faithful and obedient servant, "J. RUSSELL.',

THE CABLTON CLUB.—The old Carlton Club, for man 9
years the rendezvous of political partisans, and gossips of
all shades of Tory and Conservative principles, is being )1
pulled down. Some two or three years ago, a new house
was begun by the club, for increased accommodation for
the members, and Buckingham- has been taken bY
the members of the club while the old premises are pulled
down and rebuilt. The new building, we understand,
will be uniform in its external appearance with the new
house built next to it, and which is adorned in front with
polished granite pillars. When finished, the Carlton will
in its extended and improved condition, be a great orna-
ment to the architectural beauty of Pall-mall.

COLD TONGUE.-At Halstead, a child was standing oa
the town bridge, watching his companions sliding on tle
river, when, happening to put his tongue on the iron 01.1,7
ing for a minute, he found, to his astonishment, that
was completely frozen to it. Some hot water was imnie"
diately procured, and the little prisoner was released with-
out much injury.