The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-01-25 00:00:00

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Well, then, there's PERCIVAL LE
yclept " the Professor," author of the Comic Lati

name—l uza. COOK.

Bat I am forgetting JERK(

r, &c., another of the " Put

men"—quiet

withal, excepting at dinner

I may safely say that the

Punch people a

artiest eaters and laughers in

the world. "Who the deuce are they,

who are making
so much noise in the next room ?" asked a Cabinet
Minister at a Greenwich fish-dinner. " Oh, it 's the
Punch-men," was the response of our friend in the
" smalls " and white waistcoat. JOHN LEECH, too,
prince of illustrators and good fellows, is another of
" Duggy's" friends. I believe that JERROLD will soon
have his claims. as an author who touches the heart-
strings, recognised by our gracious QUEEN. He got one
of his sons slipped into the Treasury two or three years
ago.

A pleasing enough drama, L. Jervais, or some name
like that, for I never touch a play bill—they dirty one's
kids so—was produced by Mr. FARREN the other evening
at the Olympic; it deserves notice,though of French origin.
MORRIS BARNETT, the adapter, has invested it with Eng-
lish interest, a rather difficult task with some of the outre
dramas of our Parisian friends,—mentioning whom puts
me in mind of JOHNNIE MITCHELL'S programme for the
forthcoming French plays. All the dons are secured, and
BOUFFE, if he get well. With regard to the prospects of
the two great lyrical establishments,—Her Majesty's
Theatre and the Royal Italian Opera,—it looks very
likely that they will be in the hands of one man
next season. I have before me nearly half-an-acre of
paper (not yet published) of intended performances at
Her Majesty's Theatre, in which that most unmusical
instrument, the auctioneer's hammer, is the chief.

LANDSLIP.—A landslip took place on the Scottish
central railway, near Perth, on Thursday morning, by
which the traffic was greatly inconvenienced.
TH Saloom, screw-frigate, has proceeded from Ports-
mouth to Cork. She is to embark there the 31st Regi.
ment, and convey them to Corfu ; thence she conveys
the 41st Regiment to Malta. embarks 740 of the 76th at
Malta, and conveys them to Halifax, and then brings to
England a portion of the 91st Regiment.

EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCE.—A circumstance of
a very extraordinary character
_occurred last week at the

'lcid at Taunton—
nlnre

prisouers' bar together. The offence was stealing wood,
and the parties were—an old woman, named Pole, aged
82; Jane Tapp, her daughter, aged 48; Ann Pole, her
grand-daughter, aged 27; and a child in arms, her great-
grand-daughter.

A GENERAL CuA Fann.—A mode of making cabriolets
less objectionable vehicles in London would be to limit the
charge (within a certain circle, as in Paris) to one shilling
only for two persons, and sixpence for every extra person
or luggage. The operation would be similar to the penny
postage, depend upon it, for many would prefer this to an
omnibus for cheapness—and many more, when they knew
at once what they had to pay. Thus the cab would be kept
generally employed even in fine weather, instead of stand-
ing half a day idling. For cleanliness and civility, the
name and number of the proprietor, large inside, would
prove partly, if not quite effective.—The Builder.

A HUSBAND'S LIABILITY.—A trial occurred in the
Court of Exchequer the other day before Baron Platt,
which throws rather a new light upon the supposed re-
sponsibilities of a husband for debts extravagantly con-
tracted. A milliner brought an action against Mr.
Trahle, for dresses, &c., amounting to £33 14s. fid. The
defence was that the husband allowed his wife a sufficient
sum for such necessities,—somewhere about £5O a- year,—
his income not exceeding £4OO per annum, whereupon
Baron Platt told the jury that the principal question for
their consideration was whether the sum of about £5O,
which it had been proved the defendant had allowed to
his wife within a period of fourteen months, was sufficient
to provide clothes for a lady in her position of life ; if
they thought so, they were bound to find a verdict for the
defendant.- The jury did not think so, and consequently
he was ordered to pay ; but husbands having extravagant
wives may find satisfaction in the law as laid down by

.: - - -
biaron Platt.
THE .51A D 1.1 •
vi,sv. last
Alliance .hrad .e'n. —A
Russell at the Foreign Office,
consisted of the Earl of Cavan, week with Lord John
Interview
'on the subject of the deputation from the Protestant
Colonel Alexander,
Rev- C. Ramble, Rev. Dr. Steane,
.._.r.
R.
B.
Seeley,
per-
secutions now carried on i Tuscany. The
KTinhneaidredp,uitia.tpio.n,
Mr. Josiah Condor, Mr. J. Cook Evans, 111
_Lord John
Captain Giberne, and Mr. John Macgregor.
Madiai, his sentiments were very much in accordance.
...
Russell said, that with respect to the particular rase of theith
those of the deputation. The prosecution had been Insti.
tuted under the law passed in 1786, which was an Y-n
enlightened time.
the late government upon the subject, and from despatches
He approved of the course pursued by
received by the present government, it appeared that Sir
H. Bulwer was still anxiously ern
with respect to any further steps which it might be ployed in the case ; but
con-
sidered proper to take in communicating with an indepen-
dent Sovereign, his lordship begged to be allowed to
reserve his opinion.--The deputation then withdrew,

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On the other side of the account—
Government securities £13,870,796 ; the same as before.
14,157,548 ; Decrease.. 863,005
9,004,185; Decrease. 805,295
The amount of notes in circulation is £23,661,370,

r securitie

being an increase of £300,685 ; and the stock of
bullion in both departments is £19,148,507, show-
ing a decrease of £617,114 when compared with
the preceding return.

ISSUE DEPARTMENT.
Notes issued .. £32,665,555 Govrnt. Debt.. £11,015,100
Other securities 2,984,900
Gold coin &bu1n.18,645,401
I Silver bullion .. 19,154

£32,665,555

£32,665,555

BANKING D
Prop.'s capita1.£14,553,000
Rest
Public deposits. 4,939,878
Other deposits . 13,284,158
7-day, &c. bills. 1,529,567

£37,515,481