The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-06-09 00:00:00

Third, that, believing the trustees will be anxious to
ad expressing

,r,
our strong opinion that it is their duty to'do so, the Com-
mittee decline to insert the clause A or the alternative
clause B relative to the landing stage.
All the clauses were then agreed to, and the bill ordered
to be reported on Monday (yesterday).

Tha Cheshire Yeomanry Cavalry will assemble in Ches-
ter to-morrow, under the command of Col. Egerton, for
right days permanent training.

'On Wednesday, the Rev. Hugh M`Neile preached a
sermon in St. Mary's Church, Birkenhead, in aid of the
Society for promoting Christianity amongst the Jews.
The foundation stone of " St. Mary Magdalen's Asy.
lout" was laid at Woolton, on Thursday, by Dr. Brown,
" V.A." of the Lancashire district.

On Saturday, Mr. Adam Gladstone was elected a
member of the Dock Committee, in the room of Mr
Smith, deceased. Mr. Ritson was pat in

nination, an

polled thirty votes ; Mr. Gladstone numbering seventy-
three.

AUSTRALIAN WHEAT.—A bunch of Australian wheat
was exhibited in the Exchange News-room this week. It
was grown on the farm of Mr. Harold Littledale, Egre-
mont, and was sown in the first week of December. The
length of the stalk is about five feet, and the ears are par-
ticularly fine and lull.

VALUE OF SOOT.—At a meeting of the master chimney
sweeps, on Friday, resolutions were passed preparatory to
the uniform scale of the fates at which soot will in future
be charged, as the demand for that fertiliser is expected to
be much increased in consequence of the discovery by
Professor Liebig that soot is a perfect antidote to the po-
tato disease.
PRINCE ALBERT.—The wish of the committee is, that
the banquet may take place on Thursday, the .30th of
July, and the laying of the foundation-stone of the Stfilors'
Home on the following day. The prince on the same day
(Friday) is expected to open the Albert Dock. We have
reason to believe that the proceedinirs, throughout, will
be on a scale of magnificence never before witnessed -in
Liverpool. Mr. Lynn, of the Waterloo, has been orderd
to provide a banquet for 250 guests.
It is said that on the occasion of Prince Albert's visit to
Liverpool he will visit Chester, and be the guest of the
very Rev. the Dean (Dr. Anton.)

Or•ASGOW PIG-IRON TRADE.—Note of the Shipments
of pig-iron from Port-Dundas, Kirkintillocb, and Clyde,
from Ist January till Ist May, 1846, including both fo-
reign and coasting vessels :

From Clyde.:
Port Dundas .. 42,315
Kirkintilloch .
The above includes all the pig-iron sent to Grangemouth
in scows, or otherwise. Large quantities are shipped,
especially to Liverpool, under the denomination of a gene-
ral cargo, wh:ch are not included in the above statement.
CHEAP WHITRWASH.—Foor poor people, we quote
the following cheap mode of whitewashing, viz. :—" Put
half a peck of lime into a tub ; pour in some water by
degrees, and stir it well with a stick that is broad at one
end. When the lime and water are well mixed, and the
thickness of mud, strain it through a sieve into another
vessel, when it will settle to the bottom ; skim off the
little water that remains at the top, and when you are
going to use it, mix it up with cold water to the thickness
of thin paint." A small quantity of size, very thin,
should be also added with it—or buttermilk will do.
MR. ROWLINSON'S ILLUSTRATIONS OF ENGLISH
SONG.—On Saturday evenine. this eentleman rave a lee-

wmi Illustrations, upon the titstory of the Engh
Ballad, at the Concert-ball, which, considering the e
treme heat of the weather was well attended. Mr. R.
new as an- exhibitor of his attainments in public, this bei

dently a large acquaintance With the principles and schools
of English music, considerable power in placing his views
before an audience, and sang most of his 'well-selected
budget of melodies very tastefully. His next lecture, we
observe, is to be upon the Scottish Ballad.
THEATRE-ROYAL, ADELPHL—The Misses Cushman
have been engaged at this popular little theatre during
the last week, and have performed some of their best im-
personations. Of the Romeo and Juliet of these ladies
we have already spoken, as well as of the Meg Merrilies
of Miss Cushman. We had an opportunity on Thursday
of seeing the Lady Macbeth of the latter lady—an equally
great performance with her gipsy woman. Misi Cushman
pourtrays to admiration, and her figure and styli afford I
her aids to do so, the stern and ambitious wife of the nor-
thern thane ; and, in some portions of the piece, electrifies
her audience with the passion and startling power of her
acting. Mr. G. V. Brooke's personification of Macbeth
was, with a few inequalities and faults, a fine effort.

SHOOTING AT A POLICEMAN.—On Friday;. a stripling,
who gave his name as James 14laydew, was placed before
Mr. Rushton, on a charge of attempting to shoot at police
officer No. 625, on the previous night. It'appeared that'
at a late hour on the previous evening, the officer found
the prisoner in Bootle-lane in the act of dressing. himself
in a shirt over his clothes. He entered into conversa-
tion with him, and be. not giving a satisfactory account of
himself, the officer asked what he had in his pockets.
when the prisoner said—" I'll let you knOvr, you b—h."
took out a pistol, and presented it to the officer, who
knocked him down, and assistance being procured, he was
deprived of his murderous weapon, which, however,
proved to be loaded with powder only. In the pocket of
the prisoner was found another pistol, and a book entitled
" The lives of all the notorious highwaymen and robbers."
There was also found two pawn-tickets of goods pledged
at Bristol, and in consequence of some dark hints he had
given about himself, he was remanded for a week.
WEST DERBY HOTEL AND BOWLING-GREEN. 7-011
Thursday evening last, the opening of the bowling-green
attached to Mr. Fielding's, the Derby Hotel, Zoological
Gardens, was, celebrated by a number of gentlemen,
friends of the host, by a dinner sumptuously provided by
that gentleman, in the large and elegant room of the'esta-
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