The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-12-22 00:00:00

LOCAL NEWS,

FIRE IN VAUXHALL ROAD.—On Sunday last, about
noon, a fire was discovered to have broken in the stove in
the timber-yard of Mr. Henry Williams, Vauxhall-road.
The engines were very speedily on the ground, and in a short
time the flames, which had gained but little head, were effec-
tually subdued. The loss is stated to be from £lO to £l2.
ROYAL EXCHANGE ASSURANCE COMPANY.—It will be
seen by an advertisement in another part of our paper, that
George Loch, Esq. has succeeded the late William Wallace
Currie, Esq., in the agency for the Royal Exchange Assu-
rance Company, in this town. The very moderate terms of
insurance, and the promptness of settlements, in cases of
loss, at this office, are well known, and we doubt not will
continue to be appreciated by the public.

BOOK COLLECTORS.-Our friends who are in the habit of
collecting standard works for their libraries, should apply to
Mr. Reece, who has just published his new catalogue.—See
advertisement.

SUBSCRIPTION CONCERTS.—The ballotfor seats at the next
concert will take place on Saturday next. The programme
is a very strong one. We shall draw attention to it fully in
our next.

CAUTION TO SEAMEN.—Yesterday, at the Police-court, a
seaman belonging to the Ballinasloe steamer, was fined £5,
or in default of payment to be committed to prison for three
months, for smuggling a quantity of whisky—under one
gallon.

THEFT FROM AN INN.-At the Police-court, yesterday, a
woman named Mary Garvie. was charged with stealing a
cloak, value £4, the property of her master, Mr. Charles
Musker, innkeeper, Scotland-road. The prisoner took the
article to a pawnbroker, to whom she offered it in pledge for
thirty shillings. The article, however, was missed by
another female who lived in the house, and who suspecting
something, followed her to the shop, gave notice that
it was stolen, and she was apprehended. She stated that she
was drunk at the time, and knew nothing about it. She was
committed for trial at the sessions.

WARRINGTON.—On Friday, inquests were held at War-
rington, before John Heyes, Esq., on the body of F. Knipe,
a child of the age of five years, and on another child about
the same age, at Parr, both of them having come to their
death by their clothes having accidentally taken fire.—
Verdicts, Accidental deaths.

THE CARACCI PICTLRES.—AIthough Mr. Haydon lately
(in one of his lectures at the Mechanics' Institution) availed
himself of an opportunity to " cut up" the three pictures by
" the Caracci." and styled the heads of our Saviour as being
" Greenacre heads," upwards of 2000 persons have visited
the rooms since, and we have no doubt that very few have
become proselytes to the lecturer's opinion. Mr. Haydon's
abuse has been the cause of many inspecting these pictures
who would not otherwise have done so. To add to their at-
traction a fresh picture has been‘ placed in the rooms. It is
a Madonna, by E. Serail'. 1 his painting is of extraordinary
merit. Although it has been sold as a Guido it is actually by
the artist we have named. It might easily be mistaken for
a Guido, having all the characteristics of his masterly touch.
The Bolognese school is clearly traced in the fall of the dra-
peries, the brightness of the colours, and the fine finish of
the whole performance. It is a picture which may be looked
upon for hours with delight and pleasure ; it is both beautiful
and spirituelle. The face is one of the loveliest ever painted.
The brow is clear and lofty, the eyes melting and sunny—
they are radiant with light and tenderness—the cheeks have
all the downy softness of health and warmth, while the mouth
and lips breathe with life ; the chin is round and plump, and
the neck is exquisitely turned. The skin is beautifully
transparent and approaches to perfection. The hair is brown;
a veil of a light hue envelopes the head, around which a halo
floats. The hands are exquisitely drawn ; they are round and
soft, while the tapering fingers display nails of rosy hue.
The hands are crossed over the bosom. The under garment is
of a rich carmine. The shawl enveloping the form in massy
folds is of a bright blue, and is finely thrown. The attitude
of the figure is one of deep resignation and piety. We pity
the spectator who does not view this picture with delight,
and who will not recognise it as a gem of art. So perfect
are the shadows, and so truly are they drawn, that, pass the
hand between the picture and the light, it will be found that
the lights instantly take the perfect colour of the shadows.
A project is, we understand, in contemplation, which, if car-
ried out, may perhaps be the means of this picture finding a
resting place in Liverpool.