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Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-02-05 00:00:00

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This is a noble painting, and will bear the mi-

nutest examination. This picture was once in the possession
of Marshal Soult, from whom it was purchased by Mr. Bu-
chanan.—Rubens was born at Cologne in 1577, and died at
Antwerp in 1640, aged 63 years. He is often styled " the
prince of Flemish painters." On all subjects he was con-
versant. and applied his brush with equal facility. Land-
scape, portrait, and animal, allegorical, or historical paint-
ing, he was a complete master of. His versatility was asto-
nishing. His colours are glowing, and his execution perfect.
Vandyck, Jordaens, and Snyders were his pupils. He was
thrice married, and was highly educated. Rubens was not
only remarkable for his genius as a painter, but also for his
diplomatic abilities. He was entrusted with several mis-
sions, all of which he executed with satisfaction to his em-
ployers. He visited England in 1628, during the reign of
Charles the First, and arranged the differences between
England and Spain. He enjoyed the friendship of many of
the sovereigns-of Europa.--Charles the First knighted Rift. •
—Vandyck was .born in 1599, and died in 1641, aged 42.
He was the pupil of Rubens, and, if not his equal in subli-
mity, was his superior in design. He is more chaste, though
not so vigorous. His figures are easy, graceful, and unaf-
fected. There are many works of Vandyck in the country,
all of which aro held in high estimation.
No. 4. Jan ,Seen—" The Effects of Intemperance." A
picture of much humour in design, and beautifully painted.
It represents a Dutch boor and his " vrow " taking a nap
after dinner. The remains of a plenteous repast exhibit
their love for the " art gastronomic." Taking advantage of
their " temporary absence," the cat is seen at the casement
attacking the bird,—the dog is on the table at the pie,—the
monkey is examining the ink-bottle,—while the children are
diving into the vrow's pocket, and the servant lass and lad
are entertaining themselves with a wine-flask in the back-
ground. This painting has great merit in all its details. It
is not only a fine work of art, but bears a moral with it. All
the subjects are well and most naturally expressed. This
picture is from Mr. Beckford's collection at Fonthill.
No. 5. Annibal Caracci—" Santa Barbara." The sub-
ject of this picture is taken from a Roman legend. In this
small picture may be traced the characteristics of the Bolog-
nese school.—Annibal Caracci was born at Bologna in 1560,
and died 1609, aged 49. He received the first principles of
art from his cousin Ludovico. He studied with great care
the works of Correggio, Titian, Tintorett, Del Sarto, and
others, from whom his happy mode of colouring and expres-
sion are doubtless acquired.
No. 7. Fra Bartolomeo—" Virgin and Child." No. 11
is on the same subject, and by the same master. These two
paintings are perfect little cabinet gems. The colours are
brilliant.
No. 8. Sebastian del Piombo—" Christ bearing his Cross."
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This picture exhibits the very extreme of human suffering—
not only mental, but bodily. The subject is taken from the
affecting incident of the peasant taking compassion upon our
blessed Lord, and offering to bear his cross. The peasant
appears lifting the weighty timbers, while the attendant sol-
dier looks upon him with scorn and contempt. The face of
the principal figure is finely painted : a thorn of the crown
is deeply piercing the forehead, which almost appears to
quiver with the pain. A splendid light is thrown upon the
drapery, which is of a delicate blue tone. The hands are
finely painted, exhibiting the strain that is upon them. The
arm of the peasant is wonderfully drawn and painted : it be-
trays the muscle and power of a giant. The face is also re-
markable. The prevailing colour of the picture is a brown,
of great depth and firmness. There is a fine breadth about
this picture, and it may rank in the first place in this collec-
tion. It was sketched by Michael Angelo, and exhibits all
the vigour and savageness of his powerful and active mind
and style.—Sebastian del Piombo was born at Venice in
1,485, and died in 1547, aged 38. He was intimate with Mi-
chael Angelo, and frequently painted from his designs. He
studied under Giorgione. His picture of " The Raising of
Lazarus" was sold in London for 3,500 guineas.—Michael
Angelo was born in 1474, and died in 1564, aged 90. Michael
Angelo painted chiefly fresco. His sculpture is of the high-
est order. It is asserted by Mr. Buchanan, in his clever
work " Memoirs of Painting," that there are very few, if
any, of this master's works in oil.
No. 9. Titian—" Ecce Homo." This painting exhibits
meekness and humility, mingled with acute pain and suffer-
ing. It is a fearful subject, and is treated in a masterly
manner. No one can look upon it without a shudder. The
flesh, as does always the flesh of Titian, appears to have the
blood running in it. Titian's figures are all full of life. This
painting is from the gallery of Lucien Buonaparte.—Titian
was born in ]477. and died in 1576, having thus lived nearly
a century. He studied under Bellini. His works are nu-
merous, and at all times command the attention of amateurs.
He may be considered a model for the imitation of all paint-
ers. His execution is brilliant—his imagination vivid and
poetic. Titian painted in two manners—one is styled " the
golden," the other " the silver." The colours used by him
are never of a glaring nature. His portraits are unequalled
for expression. It is said that he laid on his masses of co-
lour with his thumb.
No. 10. Marcella Venusti—" A Holy Family." Painted
with much brilliancy of colour, and great expression. It is
a highly-finished performance. Venusti studied under Mi-
chael Angelo.
We have now gone through about half the numberof these
exquisite productions, and our notice of the remainder we
reserve for Tuesday.

STRANGE ADVENTURE.-SUPPOSED CASE OF
FRAUD."

An article under this head, which appeared in our publica-
tion of Friday last, and was copied from the Manchester
Chronicle, contained several serious misrepresentations cal-
culated to do great injury to the character of a most deser-
ving and upright individual. We are, therefore, anxious to
correct or retract them, and we think we cannot do so more
effectually than by giving the following statement of facts.
which have been supplied to us by one of the principals of a
highly-respectable mercantile firm in Liverpool, on whose
authority we can place the most perfect reliance. No blame
whatever can be attached to Captain Frietas, than whom,
we are informed, a more courageous or honourable man does
not exist :

" TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD
_ . . .

SlR,—The Activo, Captain Frietas, sailed from hence on
her voyage to Lisbon, on the 30th October, 1840. She had
a prosperous voyage up to the 3d November, when most
tempestuous weather came on, which continued up to the
17th, when she shipped a sea, that, with the loss of the mate
and three men washed overboard, left her a complete wreck.
On the 19th, in the morning, the Danish brig, Sex Sondes.
kende, Captain P. J. Junker, came in sight, and providenti-
ally saved Captain Frietas, and six of his remaining crew, all
in an exhausted state, and some bruised and wounded. Capt.
Junker succeeded on the Ist December to land Captain
Frietas and his men, not in some Spanish port, but at Faro.
Such was the manner of the abandonment of the Activo.
" The Activo was afterwards met with on the 23d Novem-
ber, by the Danish barque, Johanna Maria, Captain John
Christman, and was towed by him to between the islands of
Porto Santo and Madeira, where, after having transhipped
part of her cargo into his own barque, he then rigged the
Activo with jurymasts, &c., and placing on board of her his
taste and some men, directed her to proceed, as it is said, to
St. Croix or St. Thomas. Captain Christman then made
sail to Madeira, where, without mentioning what had haP-
pined, attempted to sell the goods taken out of the Mayo.

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were seized, and the captain fined two thousitml..a- red
uiilreas—say about £6OO.
" The preceding facts speak for themselves. The asser-
tion that it was sworn in the papers sent home by the cap-
tain, that the Active had been seen to go down after she was

abandoned, is false, and cowardly the inuendo ! !
" Captain Frietas is well•known in Liverpool, and had
been in the service of his late empioyers for more than 15
years, He had on board, of his own, about £lOO (he often
insured, but not last voyage), and by the abandonment of his
vessei he lost all.

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it, is false—scandalously and cowardly false.—Yours,
" DUARTE BROTHERS and Co

REMARKABLE BIRDS.—A person in this town is exhibit-
ing some wonderful little birds, which perform all sorts o
curious and really clever tricks.
THE BRITANNIA STEAM-SHlP.—This fine vessel, Captair
Cleland, (one of the four Halifax and Boston mail s
sailed yesterday evening, at seven o'clock
ment of passengers, and an immense qu
newspapers, &c. The Britannia, which v
line that run with the mails, recently and
overhauling at Glasgow, and is in every respect in ti
order. The vessels are not exceeded in c -
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THE ROCK HARMONICON.—The Rock Harm°,
spite the unfavourable weather, has attracted many
to listen to its dulcet tones. Since Mr. Davies'
ced performing upon it, the original players
improved. The variety of airs they execu'
less : all tastes are readily suited.
ask for an air, and quick as thought i,t
style. Mr. Davies contrives to extract most pi.
from the Harmonicon, surpassing even the inventor '4.
On Monday evening Mr. Davies will perform, to enable th,
who are not able to attend during the day to hear this mak
cal musical phenomenon. Who would have thought of
musical stone ? The head of Memnon, it is said, sound:
when the first beams of the morning strike upon it—we do
not believe it—nor should we have believed a recital of the
wonders of the Harmonicon, if we had not heard it played
upon.

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THE SDPPOSED MURDER AT WICHBOLD.—The followi:
is the verdict returned by the jury in this case last night
Found Dead.— Worcester Guardian.

SPRING !—On Tuesday last, some young ladies, whilst out
walking, picked several full blown primroses on the side of a
hedge. Crocuses, single and double primroses, forget-me-
nots, and pansies, are also in bloom in the garden at Brony-
gaer, near this town.—Carnarvon Herald.

Last week, as six young men were going down a coal-pi
in the neighbourhood of Llangollen, to their work, the chair
broke, precipitating them to the bottom ; the shaft being
about 80 yards deep, they were all killed on the spot.—
' Cheater Chronicle.
THE ARCHIAIEDIAN SCREW.—Had the severe frost which
we have lately experienced continued a few days longer, the
Humber would not have been navigable by steamboats on
the present construction : the ice would have prevented the
working of the paddle wheels. By substituting the screw,
the difficulty would be obviated, as it goes through its opera-
tions several feet beneath the surface, and at a depth which
no ice is likely to reach. Might not a steamer, furnished
with a screw and strongly built, be of great use in keeping
canals free from ice ?—Hull Rockingham.
It is with unfeigned regret, that we have to announce a
distressing event which has thrown the family of Warner
Henley, Esq. into the deepest affliction. It appears that on
Thursday evening last the third son of Mr. Henley, e'
13 years of age, had been shooting on the estate at Water,
perry, attended by his father's gamekeeper, and on their
return home, the young man being a little in advance, the
gun of the keeper by some accident went off, and the whole
of the charge entered the body of his young master. The
unfortunate gentleman lived in the greatest agony for about
three hours, when death put a period to his sufferings.-
o.rford Journal.
REIGATE BOROUGH ELECTION.—Three candidates are in
the field for this borough—Lord Eastnor, Mr. d'Arcy, anr'
Mr. Bedford ; the latter is an out-and-out radical. '
this Mr. Bedford is nobody seems to know, but he has p.
forth placards and expressed his determination to give the
electors of Reigate an opportunity, as he says, of asserting
their independence, by voting for a liberal candidate. He
has taken up his quarters at the Crown, and his supporters
says that he is determined to go to the poll. The returning
officer has fixed this day for the notiiinetion, and in the event
of a poll being demanded, it will take place to-morrow. Lord
Eastnor will of course be elected.
THE LIBERAL PRESS.—Two conditional orders for crimi-
nal informations against Mr. Barrett, proprietor of the
Pilot newspaper, were yesterday granted by the Court of
Queen's Bench—one at the suit of Mr. Coffey, proprietor,
and the other at the suit of Mr. Dunlop, editor of a certain
liberal journal, which we are pledged never to condescend to
name, supposed to have been established by Al r. Purcell, the
coach 'owner and government contractor. Oh ! these libe-
rals, these liberals ! let them gnaw each other's vitals by all
means. If the law had not stepped in to chasten their r"--
their end would be like that of the Kilkenny cats,
tails only survived their mortal combat.—Dublin Pa.
THE EATON FAMlLY.—Yesterday morning se'nni
special train was engaged for nine o'clock in the morning
convey the Marquis of Westminster and party from t.
Chester Station of the Grand Junction Railway to London.
An entirejy new first-class carriage was provided by the di-
rectors for the occasion, built by Mr. Truss, the companys
coachbuilder at the Chester works. It is a most elegant
structure. A second-class carriage was placed between it and
the engine tender. The party consisted of the Marquis,
Viscount Belgrave, Lord and Lady Robert Grosvenor, John
Uniacke; Esq., and two Miss Uniackes. The 21 miles to
Crewe was worked in thirty-two minutes, being at the rate
of forty miles an hour. The noble marquis and all the party
expressed themselves much gratified at the trip. Mr. Murray
Gladstone, the engineer who constructed the line, was also
with the train.—Chester Courant.
THE STATUE OF MR. WILBERFORCE.—The statue of the
late benevolent and pious William Wilberforce, which was
shown to the public in the collection of statues and busts at
the exhibition of the Royal Academy last summer, has been
placed in Westminster Abbey, and now forms one of the or-
naments of that venerable cathedral. The statute repre-
sents the venerable philanthropist seated in an easy chair ;
one hand holds a book, which is probably the Bible ; the
other, the left hand, is placed on the breast of the figure,
which is hahited in a sort of morning gown, and by clothing
the figure in which'fhe angular outline of modern costume
is avoided, and yet tha identity of the original is preserved.
The legs of the figure are crossed, arid on the feet are slip-
pers. The whole attitude is indicative of repose and reflec-
tion. The head and features preserve a strong likeness of
the original. The statue is placed in the north aisle, near
the transept, and next to the old monument of Lord de
Courcy, and very near to Chantry's monument of Sir Stam-
ford Raffles, which is also a seated statue.
FATAL ACCIDENT.—THREE LIVES LOST.—A melancholy
and fatal accident, attended with loss of life to three indivi-
duals, occurred on Saturday morning last, on the line of the
Manchester and Birmingham railway, at Holmes Chapel,
Cheshire, where a viaduct is being erected over the river
Dane, somewhat similar to the one at Stockport. About
seven o'clock on Saturday morning, three youths, named
John Riley, John and Thomas Butterworth (brothers), and
a married man, whose name our correspondent has not been
able to ascertain, were pushing a waggon, loaded with bricks,
along a temporary wooden bridge laid across the Dane, when
one of the large timbers composing the bridge broke, and the
whole fabric fell with a tremendous crash into the river below,
carrying along with it the above four individuals, and several
others who were on the bridge at the time. All the four
above-mentioned, with the exception of John Butterworth,
were killed by the materials falling upon them, and he was
seriously injured. The body of Thomas Butterworth was
buried under the ruins which fell in the river, and was not
found at ten o'clock on Sunday morning. The whole of the
unfortunate persons resided at Stockport previous to the
commencement of the viaduct over the Dane.—Manchester
Guardian.

ECCLESIASLICAL APPOINTMENTS.—The Worshipful th
Chancellor—Rural Dean of Chester ; the Rev. C. A. Thur-
low, Rector of Malpas—Rural Dean of Alalpas, and the
western part of Nantwich ; the Rev. John Armitstead,
Vicar of Sandbach—Rural Dean of Middlewich, and part of
Nantwich ; the Rev. George A. Elliott Marsh, Rector of
Bangor, in the county of Flint—Rural Dean of Bangor, in
the diocese of Chester; the Rev. Charles Kenrick Prescot,
Rector of Stockport—Rural Dean of Macclesfield North ;
the Rev. J. Thornicroft, of Thornicroft—Rural Dean of
Macclesfield South ; the Rev. Joseph Hordern, Vicar of
Rostherne—Rural Dean of Frodsham East ; the Rev. Rich.
Greenall, Incumbent of Stretton—Rural Dean of Frodsham
West.—The Rev. Wm. John Kidd, late Incumbent of St.
Matthew's, Manchester, has been licensed to the Perpetual
Curacy of Didsbury, in the county of Lancaster.—The Rev.
David Chas. Stewart has been licensed to the Perpetual Cu-
racy of Hutton Roof, in the parish of Kirby Lonsdale, in
the county of Westmoreland, on the nomination of the
Vicar of Kirby Lonsdale.—The Rev. James Wm. Charles-
worth has been licensed by the Lord Bishop to the Curacy of
Woodhead, in the county of Chester.—The Rev. St. Vincent
Beechy has been nominated to the Perpetual Curacy of
Christ Church, Thornton, in the parish of Bispham, Lanca-
shire, by the Trustees of the Church.—The Rev. Thomas R.
Bentley has been licensed by the Lord Bishop to the Church
of St. Matthew's, Manchester, on the nomination of the
Dean and Canons of Manchester.—The Rev. John Dobie
has been licensed to she Perpetual Curacy of Royton, in the
county of Lancaster.
EXTENSIVE SEIZURE OF STOLEN PROPERTY
Thursday last, Superintendent Beswick, of the Manchester
police, from some information he had received, went, accom-
panied by Sergeants Livingstone and Lomas, to Halshaw
Moor, near Bolton, and proceeded to a house there occupied
by a person named Andrew, otherwise Roscoe, a butcher.
There was only a girl in the house, who said that her father
and mother had both gone to Manchester. The officers
searched the house, and up stairs, found a bag containing 50
pounds of indigo. They then searched an outhouse, and
found in it a further quantity amounting altogether to 5901b5.
They also found a box containing a large quantity of jewellery
and cutlery, the value of the whole of the property being
nearly £3OO. Mr. Beswick then sent Lomas to the railway
station to watch for Andrew, and directed Livingstone to
stay in the house, while he himself watched outside. Andrew,
however, never made his appearance ; but his wife came home
about eight o'clock, and was instantly secured. The property
was brought away in a cart; and the prisoner was brought up
at the Borough Court, Manchester, on Saturday last, when
Mr. Beswick stated the above circumstances, and said, that
on the preceding Monday night, or early on Tuesday morn-
ing, the preinises of Mr. Bignold, dyer, of the Mount, Peter-
street, Manchester, were broken into, and a large quantity of
indigo, corresponding in quantity and quality to that found
in the prisoner's house, was stolen, but witnesses were not
then in attendance. The prisoner, when asked what she had
got to say, replied that she knew nothing of the indigo, and
that the jewellery and cutlery belonged to a person named
Graham, who lived in Bolton.—She was remanded until yes-
terday, when she was again brought up, and Mr. Beswick
applied for a further remand, saying that the husband had
not been apprehended. She was then remanded until Satur-
day.—Manchester Guardian.
REFORM IN THE COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS.—The fol-
lowing is an abstract of the report presented by the reform
committee appointed by the Colleges of Physicians and Sur-
geons and the Society of _Apothecaries. It refers only to the
first-named body. It states the grievances complained of to
be—the want of a general registration of licensed practition-
ers ; the absence of uniformity of medical education and
qualifications to practise ; self-election as regards the coun-
cils of the colleges and le court of assistants ; the exclu-
sion of licentiates of the College of Physicians from the li-
brary and museum ; the non-licensing of chemists and drug-
gists ; the non-establishment of a board of public health ;
and the absence of some restrictions on the sale of quack me-
dicines. The committee having carefully considered these alle-
gations, recommends that all graduates of British universities,
26 years of age, now in practice, should be admitted as licen-
tiates of the college, without examination, on paying certain
fees to be hereafter determined; the licentiates to nominate
annually a certain number of their body, one-half of whom
to be eligible as fellows, the 'nomination to be conducted by
ballot ; the licentiates to have access to the library and mu-
seum ; uniform medical qualifications to he required at all
the British universities, and a degree thus obtained to qualify
for practice in the three kingdoms, the graduate becoming a
member of the College of Physicians in the county where he
resides; graduate of such universities as have not assimi-
lated their course of study, to produce testimonials of hav-
ing fulfilled such a course, and to undergo an examination
before the censors. There is to be only one board of exa-
miners, and one uniform system of examination, and the
class of extra lieenoiates to be abolished.