The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1854-02-28 00:00:00

L s.I di s.
Captain Witt. .
Henry P. Priest
T. Blackburne, Goree.. 1 0 Mr. M`Kinslay
Captain Atkinson, (ship Little and Erskine 0 10
The Duke)
A Friend, per G. Kendall 1 OJ. C. Dreaper 0 10
Nicholson and Whittle 1 0 A Friend, per J. Taylor 0 10
James Boadle 1 OE. H., ditto 010
Charles Spence 1 OJ. Dunn
William Olterhead .... 1 Oi.k. Dunn
William Greame
F. A 0 10 Capt. Lan, per J. Taylor 0 10
S. Bowden
John Caddy OlO burton
J. S., per S. Sutton -.... 0 10,R. L. C., ditto
S. Beckwith, jun
William Nicholson .... 010 Thos. Roe, ship Prompt OlO
J. B. Cooper
Samuel Farrar
A Friend, per J. C. L... 010 S. Percival
R. Healey
James Campbell
R. J. Tetley
J. H. Thomas 0 10 Rodger Taylor
Mander and Allender .. 0 10!Patrick Doran
P. S., per J. Sutton .... 0 1018. F. Belchar OlO
Benjamin Fowler
John Jones 0 10 J. Horsley
John Newsham 0 10'B. F. Oliver 0 10
A. Robertson 0 10 Aspinall and Brook .... 0 10
T. Dunsford
A Friend, per Exchange William Lott 0 10
Club .
John Simpson
Captain Wylie
J. Rigby, Henry-street 0 10 .lolm Roberts 0 5
J. P., per Courier-office 0 10 1 Friend, per J. L. Cat-
Rev. W. Maynard OlO trail
Subscribed,perF, Shand 0 10 J. C. G. .... . . ..,
James Blake .......... 010 Mr. Chamberlain 0 5
vy
George L. Fosbe .... 010 Mr. Martin 0 5
A Friend, per 3. Sutton 0 10;31r. Newlands
William Lund • 0 10111 r. Herd 0 5
W. H., per 3. Sutton .. 0 10'3. C. Blyth 0 5
J. K., per Robt. Horsfall 0 10 Mr. Bewley.. 0 5
J. C., ditto 0 10jWm. Evans 0 5
R. Larmaar
W. Darlington
Mrs. D. Green
G. Pollexfin ~ 0 la! Esq.
R. Hodson 0 10IJ. Weir 0 5
A Friend, per J. L. C... 0 10Capt. B. Franklin. 0 5
Mr. Marsden 0 10 A Friend, per W. !Untie 0 5
-James Green
Captain D. Brown, ship Wm. Reid
Henry Reid 0 10 Charles Baker
Mr. Marropivodata.... 010 s. d.
Mr. Watts, Stockport .. 010 Sundry collections (per
Robt. Christie, jun 0 )0I S. L. Coffee) - 13 6
Mr. Scioper 0 10. P. J. Cavafy
J. Walsh
James Jump
H. Goulding
F. M. C., per J. Taylor 0 101 Wm. Frankland 2 6
Richard Green - 41 1 , Mr. Vaugn , 2 6
M. Lee
G. Pim , , , 0 11:0. H. Bennett 2 0
F. Bingham 0 WA. Poor Man, per J. L. C. I 0
2 6
G. Lynch , 0 10IP. S
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W. Bingham 0 101
M. Drakeford 0 10

LIVERPOOL, GRAND STEEPLE CHASE.

to
MR,vitisiiiFn!ELiNveYrpoboelgosn thienfoocrcammotnheo'fGretlsetmeepeine
Chase, that his NEW ESTABLISHMENT, SLATER-COURT,
CASTLE-STREEW (three doors from the corner of Dale-street),
is now in full operation, and that he will be happy to see
again the large number of gentlemen who on former occasions
favoured him with their support. Every facility will be
provided-for the despatch of Luncheons and Dinners before
genclemeirproceed to the course; while those who may visit
the establishment on their return will find a most substantial
and elegant Bill of Fare from Four to Eight o'clock.
TheTrper Saloon in the Merchanti New Dining Rooms
is onettualled by any similar rooms in ,the kingdom, for the
magnificence of its decorations, and its general comfort and
elegance, being lighted anti well ventilated, and being per-
fectly.tree from the smell of the:cuisine. The Joints are
takent-lot to each Table, and served by a professional Carver,
at the discretion of the Customer.
*Hats of Fare, for each dsy, are posted at the entrance gate
at Eleven o'clock a.m. Soups ready at Eleven o'clock.
FIRST SAJLOON
DINNERS FROM
10d JOINTS,to POULTRY, GAME, Stc:,
From . Is. 6d.
UPPER S.A-LOON.
Dinsier, inc'uding Soup, Joint, Vegetables, and Cheese.. 1 .
,Ditto, with soup, Fish, Joint, and Sweets
WIRES.
(Port and Sherry—Octave. 6d.; Half-pint, is. ; Pint, 2s.
Bottle, 4s.
'Superior Ditto—Ditto, Bd. • Ditto, is. 3d. and 2s. 6d.; 'Tints,
35.; finale', ss. 6d.
ALES, P-O.RTER, &c.
-Burton Pale Ales, 2d. per Glass; London and Dublin-Porter,
2d. per glass.,
'llalf-pint Bottles, Me and-Porter' 34.; Pint Ditto, 6d.; Quart
Ditto, Is,
Cup of Tea or Coffee, 4d.; Ditto. with Toast or Muffin, 6d.;
Plain Tea or Coffee, is.; Ditto, with Cold Meat or Chop,
Is. 3d.
car SLATER-COURT, CASTLE-STREET,
(Three Doors from Corner of Dale-street.)

PREPARATIONS FOR WAR

TEE steam-ships Orinoco, Ripon, and Manilla; with the
battalions of Grenadier and Coldstream Guards on board,
which embarked on the 22d in the docks, Southampton,
got under way imrnediatelytafter day-break the following
morning, and sailed for eheir destination. The wind,
which the previous night :blew in heavy gusts from the
south-west, had veered round to the north-west, and these
fine ships therefore start under most favourable, auspices
with a fair wind down: Channel. Much discomfort and
inconvenience have been aveided by the ships haking an-
.chored in the river for the tight. The Ripon and.Manilla
will call at Gibraltar for-coals on their way to 31alta, but
the Orinoco will proceed to that island direct, and, after
landing the Coldstreams there, is under engagement to go
to Gibraltar, to take an 'board the 44th Regimentedestined
do form a portion of the auxiliary army.
The government have chartered the Australasian Pacific
Mail Company's new screw=steamer Kangaroo for the con-
,-,7eyance of troops to the East. The Kangaroo is of 1,600
,tons burden, and will shortly be ready for sea.
An order, unprecedented fin extent, was received last
kurreek at the Royal William •.„Victualling-yard,
00 Plyer.ob uth ;
15,000 bags of biscuits (1001 b. in each bag), 1,0001. of
feour, and 100 bushels of -peas, are to be prepared forth-
' with for transmission to Gosport.
1 Upwards of 250 naval :volunteers have been sent to
Landon from Liverpool in theeourse of the present month.
About 48 took their departure on Thursday evening.
Commander Skinner has -been, ordered to open a rendez-
vous at Holyhead, and to forward the volunteers thence
to Liverpool.
.it is confidently stated that the new camp will be
formed early in May next. Beyond one or two line-regi-
ments it will be almost entieely-composed of militia,which
force, it is said, will be mustered to the extent of .30,000
0r.22,000 men. The Open .downs, in the neighbourhood of
the Military College of Sandhurst, is, according to present
arrangement, the locality ,fixedeupon ; and, from all we
have heard of the nature of the ground, the choice appears
more judicious than that inadolast year. Drilling up the
men and getting the smartest young fellows to volunteer
for regular service in the East, ;is:said to be the immedi-
ate object which the authorities. have in view.
TROOPS BY erre CAMBRIA.-011 Friday, at eight o'elocli,
the head-quarters of the 50th regiment, with staff, colours,
and bead, were paraded and inspected in the Palatine-.
square.of the Royal Barracks, Duhlinein heavy marching
order. Precisely at half-past nine o'clock the troops;
formedfour deep, and commenced their march towards
the Westland-row station. The bands of the 33rd, 63rd, •
and 91st irgiments, having obtained permission to escort .
them, took the lead along the north sideef the quays, and.;
they proceeded over Essex-bridge, 'through Dame-street,
Nassau-street, and Leinsterestreet, to Westland-row,
where two special trains were in readiness at the railway-
station, tceeenvey the regiment to Kingstown, for which
three companies Started at ten, and the. other three at
half-past ten o'clock. At half-past ten o'clock the first
train reached, its destination. The .second train arrived
shortly afterwards, and the business of ..embarkation,
which was conducted under the superintendence of Capt.
Bevis, R.N., Admiralty agent, wasat.ouee proceeded with,
and completed within a period of an hour abed a half,
cheer after cheer being raised as each company passed
.through the gangway into the steamer, and a .universal
shout of applanse when the colours of the 50th- were dis-
44.ayed on the deck of the Cambria. The Cantbria (the
property of the Ounard Company) is a strong compact
exessel, of 1,850 tons burthen, and is workedby twe engines
of immense power. !Besides an immense sitting and din-
ing apartment, and rooms for the accommodation .cl the
seamen and ship's offieers, there is a dairy, bakery, but-.
cher's house, and kitchen, and berths in sufficient number
eta receive more than 6(10 passengers.
-A corps of videttes will accompany the British con-
, tingent to the East, composed of 600 troopers made up
fronrthe Bth Hussars and 17th Lancers, and to be copa-
-1 mended by Lieut.-Colonel Lawrence of the latter corps.
Owing.to the additional dumber of horses required for
officers about to proceed to Turkey, government have been
obliged 'to contract for more transports. The staff will.
consist,of no less than 60 °fivers, and will take along with
them -70 horses.
Recruiting in Dublin -has men so signally successful
that, in order to cheek the military ardour running so
high, the ,standard of height Juts been raised. In the .
course of a fortnight about:1,000 recruits have been sworn
in before, he magistrates of thateity.
The Royal Sappers and Miners are to receive an increase
of 440 men.
Lord Raglan, the Duke of Cambridge, and other staff
officers, will proceed to Constantino* rid Marseilles.
76,000 rounds of ball cartridges left the Royal Arsenal,
on Wednesday, fur Southampton, for the use of the
Guards, and au order has been received to have 6,000,000
ball cartridges ready packed for the East within the next
fortnight. Upwards of 100 boys have been taken on to
work, and every building in the lboratory being occupied
in preparing the munitions of war, tents have been put up
in the-square to give increased accommodation.
Her Majesty's steamer Vulcan left Portsmouth Har-
;Jour on Saturday morning, at eight o'clock, with the Rifle
Brigade (2nd battalion), for Malta.
SECOND INSTALMENT OF TROOPS FOR TVEKEY.—We
have every reason to believe that the following regiments
are wider orders to prepare for their departure to the Me-
diterrenean :—the Ist Foot (Royal Regiment), the 7th
Royal Fusiliers, the 19th Foot, the 23rd Royal Welsh
Fusiliers, the 88th (Connaught Rangers), and the 95th
Foot. The Bth Hussars and 17th Lancers are likewise
under orders.— United Service Gazette.

Trtz Icz-Bourin VESSELS.--A correspondent at Ba-
thurst, writing under date of February a to the Mira-
michi Gleaner, says:— "Twenty-nine of the seamen
landed from the vessels in the ice at Caraquet were
forwarded to St. John by the instructions of the Lieu-
tenant-Governor. The poor fellows appeared gratefiil for
this act of attention and liberality on the part of his
Excellency. The three vessels from which they were
landed were last seen passing the north side of Miscou
Island, so that, if not lost, they must be about the Gulf of
St. Lawrence."
TILE CHINESE EMPEROR'S REASON FOR TARING A
WIFE.—" Absorbed day and night by the vast occupation
heaven has entrusted to me," says the Emperor in a public
document, " I have need of an assistant actuated by the
same spirit as myself." Nin-lou-Rou, the lady he proposes
to raise to this high position, is a lady of honourable ex-
traction, who is highly esteemed in the palace, where her
exemplary character is shown by the exactness with which
she performs her domestic duties—not even shrinking
from washing either fine or coarse linen with her own
hands. She is, therefore, to be in the Imperial costume,
and to be at the head of the ladies of the "six pay Dim."