The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-12-14 00:00:00

Ducrow and his unrivalled troop are engaged to appear at
Norwich during the Christmas holydays.

Poor Grace Darling is likely to be brought from her peace-
ful abode in the hyperborean regions, and placed upon half
the London stages. Already has she been dramatised at
several of the minors with unequivocal success. Liberal
offers, it is said, have been made to her to exhibit in a piece
called "The Spirit of the Wave."

Mrs. and Mr. Charles Matthews are daily expected from
New York. Orders have been received at the Olympic to
prepare for their reception.

Ellen Tree is going through the United States, paying fare-
well visits. Her last appearance in America will take place
at New York at the latter end of May, after which she em-
barks for London. She has had offers from the principal
establishments, the most flattering one being Webster's, but
declines making any engagement till her arrival. Her suc-
cess has been unprecedented.

Taglioni has been engaged by the Imperial Opera at
Vienna, to perform there for six months, commencing Ja-
nuary 15, at a salary of 12,5001. per month, in which, how-
ever, is included the remuneration to be given to her father
for two new ballets of his composition.

We are glad to learn that Mr. Rooke, the composer of
" Amelie," has an opera ready for the Garden, which will
be produced after Christmas. It is likely that Mr. add Mrs•
Wood may appear in it
Rice, the American actor, is in London, once more to
" jump Jim Crow."

The celebrated tenor, M. de Candia (the son. of a late go-
vernor of Nice), whose debut has been so long announced,
is stated by the Paris papers to have made it on Friday night,
under the incognito of Mario, and in the character of "Robert
le Diable." His reception at the Academie Royale, it is
added, was enthusiastic, and his success complete.
A report having gene forth that the accepted friPiea y en
_do _E!u!ajeet.of the death olAL2Fittlxicl been 11411dt:4** from,

between Mr. 111 acFea-d-Ta :trriVa nr; ire can state coV-
fidently that such is not the fact. The best understanding
exists between the manager and-the author, and never was
for a moment interrupted, even to the extent. of a difference
of opinion. The tragedy has only been withdrawn to,ailow
time for the alterations which, in the judgment of both parties,
are calculated to improve it as an acting play.—Morning
Herald.

DOVER, DEC. 10.—A number of men and boys,. volunteers
for the nary, had embarked on board the Experiment, for
conveyance from hence to the Nore, within the last few days.
—Kentish Gazette.

Fifteen apprentices were entered in Chatham dockyard on
Monday—five shipwrights and l 0 caulkers; and orders have
been received for five apprentices to be entered at the death
of every shipwright, until the establishment of 40 be corn-
pleted.—Kentish Gazette.
Distress warrants were granted by the county magistrates
against 70 Radicals of Chatham, who have refused to pay
their church-rates, It will thus be seen whether the law of
the land or the philosophic Radicals in question are the
strongest.—Kentish Gazette.

A letter from Rome asserts that 900,(YJOf. have recently
been transmitted to the Papal government from that part of
Spain which is under the Queen's authority, for dispensation
and other religious objects.

At the meeting of the Royal Geographical Society, held
on Monday last, it was stated that so much has the value of
land increased in Australia, that Governor flindmarsh, for
two plots for which be gave £BO each, obtained no less than
£lOOO on leaving the colony.

A student of Guy's Hospital (Mr. W. E. Johnson), re..
cords in the London Medical Gazette for November, a case of
twins still-born, united at the sides from the third rib to the
hip.

THE REVOLUTION AT BAHIA.—The particulars stated in
this and otherjournals, under date of the 28th of October,
from Bahia, of a revolution having broken out there, are not
confirmed by advices to any of the merchants who correspond
with that part of Brazil; and there is reason to believe them
wholly without foundation.— Times.
CURIOUS DECLARATION.—The following is a copy, verba-
tim et lite7atim, of a declaration tendered the other day before
the magistrates. The words in italics distinguish the written
declaration from the printed form, of tvhich it formed a con-
tinuation. "I, ---, of Liverpool, in the county of
Lancaster, in the united kingdom of Great Britain and Ire-
land, labour, do solemnly and sincerely declare, that I ave in
say peesion a Prair Book with my father's wrighttny in it wick
shoes that i was Borh` on the 27 Day of March 1802 i believe
someware in the County of Cent but I Donut know wheare. and
that i make this solaria Declaration to Enableme to join a Sertin
Benifitt Socity or Lody of odd fellows." In the corner of the
declaration, a witty functionary.wrote "The declarant is well
entitled to be an odd fellow."
TRANSATLANTIC BOMBAST.—Of the nature of the de-
spatches sent to England we have heard nothing. It is said
that Governor Arthur represents to the cabinet of St. James,
that nothing but a declaration of a general war against the
United States will preserve the Canadas to the mother
country, or prevent the subversion of every aristocracy in
western Europe. If it comes to Ibis, conic on. The United
States are not in France—as France was in 1792, when
Europe united to put her down. We have four millions of
fighting men—a country unrivalled under heaven—and all
the elements of independence within our own limits. If all
Europe want to repress our freedom of thought and feeling,
let them come here and try it. We care nothing for Canada,
it is a cold, dirty, vagabond country—it is not worth fighting
for. We have .1,200,000,0 W of acres of choice unoccupied
land in this Republic, enough to cut six Upper and Lower
Canadas: but if the aristocrats of Europe want war, by the
Great. God of Battles let them come on ! That's all. Deeply,
most deeply will the House of Lords yet regret the vote that
forced Lord Durham back to England.—New York Morning
Herald.
BILL OF FARE ON THE GREAT WESTERN.—As a specimen
of the dinners provided on board the Great Western, our
readers may take the following bill of fare :—Breakfast-6
dishes broiled ham, 2 ditto fish, 6 ditto mutton chops, 100
eggs in omelets, 6 dishes devilled legs poultry, 6 dishes Indian
meal. Dinner-6 tureens mock turtle, 2 dishes venison, 4
roast turkeys, 4 couple of ducks, 4 dishes roast beef, 4 ditto
cod fish, 4 couple of chickens, 6 dishes fried oysters, Sm.. 4
ditto stewed oysters, 4 ditto boiled mutton, 4 ditto maccaro-ni,
6 dishes baked mashed potatoes, 6 ditto mashed turnips, 6
ditto potatoes, 6 ditto parsnips, 6 ditto plain potatoes, 6 plum
puddings, 6 custard ditto, 6 raspberry pies, 6 apple ditto, 6
cranberry ditto, 2 cherry ditto. Choice wines in abundance.
—Bristol Mirror.

The malignant interest (shown by Russia in the Canadian ,
insurrection is not confined to the remote posts of New Arch-
angel, or the banquet-contributions of Admiral Kupreseman,
which have been mentioned in the French papers, and in
the Times of yesterday. We have the best means of knowing
that direct overtures have been made by a Russian agent in
New York, under the disguise of a Polish refugee, to the
Poles in this country. Money was lavishly offered to convey
recruits to the frontier, and to equip them in the United
States. The party of the Canadian Patriots was insidiously
identified with those sacred rights of national independence
which have more claim than any mercenary cause upon the
sword of a Polish soldier. Fortunately, the character of the
agent was not unknown to the Poles iu England, and their
good sense and proper feeling led them to reject with con-
tempt proposals evidently suggested by the desire of embar-
rassing the British government in North America on the
one hand, and of rendering the Polish cause unpopular in
England or the other.—Times.

A NAME.—The Woods of Lancashire are a distinguished
family for character, wealth, and talent; the eldest son, John
Wood, has been returned member of parliament for Preston
several times, and proved himself a steady supporter of civil
and religious liberty. A laughable circumstance once took
place upon a trial in Lancashire, where the head of the
family, Mr. Wood, senior, was examined as a witness. Upon
giving his name, Ottiwell Wood, the judge, addressing the
reverend person, said, " Pray, Mr. Wood, how do you spell
you name ?" The old gentleman replied,--
0 double T
I double U
E double L
Double U
Double 0 D
Upon which the astonished lawgiver laid down his pen, say-
ing it was the most extraordinary name he had ever met with
in his life, and, after two or three attempts, declared he was
unable to record it. The court was convulsed with laughter.
—Gardiner's Music and Friends.

The man named Elliot, whose name was much bruited
about recently, as connected with a raffish duel, in which he
killed a person named Alirfin, has been pursuing the same
practices at Boulogne which made it convenient for him to
select that town as a place of refuge. A few days ego he was
playing at billiards with a French gentleman, when a differ-
ence of opinion arose as to a point of the game, and not being
able to convince his parti of the error, he immediately assu-
med the demeanour, and tone of the Piccadilly Saloon, and
blusteringly asked the gentleman "If he knew who he was."
Yes," replied the latter, "1 am acquainted with your his-
tory, and I know you have been the principal in an affair dis-
graceful to morality, and offensive to decent manners." El-
liot became very angry at this reply, and threatened unutter-
able things about annihilation and a recourse to arms; when
the other person asked him to await his return, and he would
convince him of his error. In about five minutes he came
back with the commissary of police and four gendarmes, and
told Elliot that if he did not conduct himself with propriety
during his stay at Boulogne, and abstain from exciting brawls,
the officers would be instructed to escort him to Dover, and
give notice beforehand of their coming to the English police.
Elliot was not aware that his opponent was a son of the Pre-
fect of the department of the Pas de Calais.—Sunderland
Her ald.

THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON.—On the return of the ex-
pedition from Hanover, Major-General Sir Arthur Wellesley
was appointed to the command of a brigade of infantry,
stationed at Hastings, in the Sussex district, to the discipline,
manoeuvre, and minute details of which he paid the most
scrupulous attention. An intimate friend having inquired
in familiar terms of him, n hen at Hastings, how he, having
commanded armies of 40,000 men in the field, having re-
ceived the thanks of parliament for his victories, and having
been made a Knight of the Bath, should submit to be reduced
to the command of a brigade of infantry! "For this reason,"
was his answer—" I am nimmukwallah, as we say in the
East; that is, I have ate of the king's salt, and, therefore, I
conceive it to be my duty to serve with unhesitating zeal and
cheerfulness when and wherever the king or his government
may think proper to employ me." This maxim has the more
force, from there being officers in the army who unfortunately
for them, having declined subordinate employ, from flatter-
ing themselves with superior pretensions, have repented their
decision during their professional lives; and it is for this
reason that the compiler has presumed to draw the attention
of those who may hereafter be placed in similar circumstances
to the great military principle as well as to the example of
the Duke of Wellington.— Gurwood's Despatches of the Duke
of Wellington.

IRISH RAILWAYS.—The committee which has been sitting
at the Commercial-buildings, Dublin, for some weeks past,
upon the subject of railways in Ireland, and which is under-
stood to represent the views of private enterprise, in contra-
distiction to the Charlemont House committee, which inclines
to the government plan, has, it seems, agreed to 'a report,
which was presented to Lord Morpeth by a deputation on
Saturday last. Sir S. O'Malley, Bart., Messrs. James
Dwyer, St. George, Bermingham, &c., formed the deputation,
and explained the labours of the committee. and the con-
clusions arrived at: The interview lasted more than an hour.
Lord Morpeth is reported to have expressed himself deci-
dedly against any grants of public money for railways, and
to have characterised the hope of such a thing as a mere
delusion. He added, however, that he thought the introduc-
tion of railways into Ireland might be encouraged by loans.
The deputation, as we are informed, withdrew with a convic-
tion that the scheme, if ever it really existed, of making
railways in Ireland at the public expense, has been utterly
abandoned by the Irish government.—Times.