The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-09-21 00:00:00

every one who wishes well to the interests of the
Established Church, and who is anxious to promote the
spiritual welfare of his fellow subjects; especially when
it is considered that the Whig-radical ministers of the
day, in deference to the commands of their Popish
masters, have diminished the grant to the clergy of the
church in the Canadas to the amount of three thousand
pounds. We trust that British generosity will more
than supply the deficiency thus created, and provide
for our fellow-subjects in those colonies the blessing of
an adequate supply of Christian pastors.

THE EXHIBITION OF PAINTINGS

We redeem our promise, and proceed to give a detailed
critical notice of the various paintings in the Exhibition.
Unbiassed by any favouritism, we shall give to each painting

its fair desert of approbation or censure; premising, that
such paintings as scarcely deserve notice, we may pass over,
and our charity may sometimes induce us to he silent respect-
ing those paintings which are remarkable for nothing but
defects. We are aware that the task we have undertaken is
an arduous one, and one of titne; we shall, however, proceed
with the units, undaunted by the hundreds which remain,
to give a fair notice of each.

No. I. " Portrait of Dr. Raffles," is a good painting, by
Illidge, of this town, and, from what we remember of the
original, a good likeness. He is represented in the robes of
his sacred office.

No. 2. " Coast Scene, mouth of the Conway," is a gaudy,
bright coloured, tracy painting, of no great merit.
No. 3. " The infanteMoses," is like the picture of any
other infant. It is a small characterless painting.
No. 4. " The Spider's Web," by Mr. J. A. Carey, of
Westminster, is a painting of considerable merit. It repre-
sents two ladies under a v►ne tree, wrapt in admiration of the
ingenious and beautiful texture of the out-door spider's web.
The faces are well drawn, and the expression natural and
good. The drapery over the wall is also cleverly painted.
The idea of the painting is taken from Pope's Essay on

Man :

" The spider's touch how exquisitely fine,
Feels at each thread, and lives along the line."

No. 5. " The Eagle Rock," appears to be an amateur
painting, by the Rev. J. Thompson, of Duddington. It is a
dark, ind►stinct daub; and being placed in a bad light, does
not at all improve it.
No. 6. " Hauxley Sands, Northumberland, with Shrim-
pers." This is a gaudy, streaky painting, and very stiff.
Every thing is as precise about it as ou a newly set out din-
ner table. . _

No. 7. " The Sultana" represents an Eastern lady's face,
as expressionless as can be well conceived. We could
scarcely imagine a face so unmeaning. Whether this he the
painter's imagination, or his want of art, we do not pretend
to say ; but the dauby character of the neck and bosom would
induce us to say the latter. The artist can never have stu-
died the light and shade, and beautiful formation, which na-
ture has given to the necks and bosoms of the fair daughters
of Eve.

No. 8. " The Saints' Day," by J. P. Knight, A.R.A., is
a really fine painting. The idea is taken from, an ancient'
custom, still extant in some parts of England, of the aged
inmates of the different almshouses, on part►cular saints'
doss and holydays, arranging themselves round a table, on
which is a money box, dressed in t heir best, to receive the

alms of the charitable. One part of the picture represents a
number of ancient females thus arranged. Their various
countenances, and that hue, and expression, and complexion
which old age, with its "grained face." in its different stages,
puts on, are admirably pourtrayed. The rest of the painting
is taken up with a group, one a female directing a boy to
give a penny to the box, and another boy purchasing fruit.
Every part of the painting, which is of large size, is elabo-
rately and beautifully finished, and betokens great care and
pains-taking.
Nos. 9, 10, 11, and 12, are small landscape paintings, in-
differently well executed.
No. 13. " Sloop towing on the Medway—light airs and
calms," is a small paintint, by Seafotth, the sea painter, and
is distinguished by many of his excellencies of style. It is a
very sweet painting, and•is a perfect picture of that which it
represents.
No. 14. " Coast Scene," by 14..fustom, just astonishes us
how ii got there. It is a gaudy daub, and the scene devoid
of interest. • . .

No. 15. " Blackfriars' Bridge, London," by I'. Cresswick,
is an elaborately finished painting. The foreground repre-
sents a busy quay scene, and is very well executed. In the
back ground is dimly seen Blackfriars Bridge and great St.
Paul's. The colours are rather glaring. .
No. 16. " A Looking-glass Reflection," is an exceedingly
clever painting, and one of the best in the Exhibition. It
represents the interior of a fisherman's cottage, and the aged
fisherman, who has been mending his nets, asleep in his
chair. Around are scattered the implements of his occupa-
tion and of the household, and through the window the beams
of the sun are streaming. Two or three mischievous urchins
have got the looking-glass, and are reflecting the sunbeams
upon the old man's face. In another part of the cottage, the
fisherman's grown-up daughter is just discovering what they
are after, and is chiding them, and warning them to desist.
The natural disorder of the interior of the cottage, the mis-
chievous expression of the faces of the children, the reflec-
tion of the sunbeams, and their play on the features of the
old man, and on a cat asleep on the chimney-piece, are ex-
ceedingly cleverly painted.
N 0.17. "Portraits of Mrs. Samuel Holme and Daughter,"
is a well executed painting, by Mr. Illidge.
No. H. " Near Tal-y-Llyn, Merionethshire," is a pretty
bit of Welsh landscape, and well drawn.
No. 19. " Amalfi, kingdom of Naples," is a well painted,
bold coast scene.

20. " Recollections of Scenery on the Banks of the Wyre,"
is a lovely landscape view, we suspect coloured by those ad-
ded charms which recollection is apt to throw around dearly
remembered spots, charms which nature has not given to
them. It appears to be a fine painting, but is hung too high
for very accurate observation.

CHANTER AND CO.'S PATENT SMOKE-CONSUMING Fur

NACE.—We yesterday had an opportunity of witnessing the
new Patent Smoke-consuming Furnace of Messrs. Chanter
and Co. working in Messrs. Grantham and Sutton's boiler-
making yard, who are acting as the agents of Messrs. Chan-
ter and Co. We saw the furnace of a large boiler supplied
with fresh coal, sufficient to produce dense volumes of smoke,
and yet the smoke which was vented from the chimney was

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not more in quantity than issues from a kitchen chit-nney.
The fuel is placed on an inclined plane, and thus falls into
the furnace by the force of gravity as fast as it gets consu-
med. The smoke is then carried over a large surface of fire.
and before it arrives at the vent is completely consumed.
We have seen several testimonials of the efficiency of the
plan as adapted to marine and locomotive as well as to other
engines. The saving to locomotive engines is stated to be,
very great, as, with this furnace, coals may be advantage-
ously substituted for coke, and the difference of the cost of the
two combustibles is very considerable. Even where coal is
used it is stated to be a considerable saving; by creating a
more complete combustion of the coal, and a more intense
heat, and thus generating steam with greater rapidity. We
heartily wish to see the general adoption of some such contri-
vance to lessen the smoke nuisance which is greatly on the
increase with increasing manufactories.
"UP TO THE FOREST."-It is by such compositions as " Up
to the Forest" that Barnett's fame will be extended to every

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corner of the civilized world: there is not a passage in this
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beautiful Cavatina which does not bear the impress of his tow-
ering
genius: with nature and Mozart (her musical interpre-
ter) for his models, let him go on producing such music as
"Up to the Forest," and he may smile at the puny attacks of
his envious and ignorant detractors. We had been wading
through some dozen or twenty compositions (?) of the new
Italian school, when Barnett's Cavatina first fell under our
notice, and to us it was welcome as is the glorious burst of
sunshine breaking through the gloomy atmosphere of a No-
vember day, we felt our weariness depart as we revelled in
the beautiful and joyous melodies—the rich and varied com-
binations of harmony to be found in this charming song: our
labour became pleasure, and in the enthusiasm created by
this offspring of his genius, we sat down to record our opinions
of John Barnett and his Cavatina " Up to the Forest."—Mu-
steal Gazetteer.

TRANSATLANTIC STEAM SHIP COMPANY: THE ROYAL
WILLIAM AND THE LIVERPOOL.--We understand that
Harold Littledale, Joseph C.. Ewart, and Thomas Booth,
Esqrs., have been chosen as a Managing Committee of Di.
rectors of the Transatlantic Steam Ship Company in Liver.
pool. The Royal William, Captain Swainson, R.N., sailer
yesterday at two o'clock, on her second voyage to New York

Every berth was engaged. Several berths' are also engaged
for the company's steam ship, the Liverpool, Capt. Fayrer,
R.N., which will sail on the 20th of OctoJer. Notwithstand-
ing the accommodations afforded by the steamers, the packet-
ships continue to obtain a fair number of passengers.
NOTICE TO MAniNEas.—We deem it proper to apprize
all owners of ships, that by an act of parliament passed last
month, they are required, under a penalty of five pounds, to
give immediate notice, in writing, to the Collector or Comp-
troller, at the port of registry, of the loss of any British
vessel, or if taken by the enemy, burnt or broken up, or
otherwise prevented from returning to the port to which she
belongs, or shall have, on any account, lost the privileg,es of
a British ship, or shall have been absent from her port of
registry for the space of three years, stating the cause of
such absence.

BAPTISM of CONVERTED JEWS.--We understand that
on Sunday evening next, a sermon will be preached in St.
Simon's Chapel, Sir Thomas's Buildings, to which the
children of the House of Israel are affectionately invited,
and on which occasion three additional converted Jews will
be admitted by the ordinance of baptism into the Church of
England. After the sermon a collection will be made in
behalf of the London Society for Promoting Christianity
among the Jews.—We are glad to find that a refuge has been
opened in this town, in connexion with this excellent society,
for the admission of inquiring and converted Jews, where
they will obtain temporary relief, when deserted by their
brethren. The three converts to be baptised on Sunday,
have, we believe, been inmates of this institution. They
will make a total of twenty-two baptised in St. Simon's
Chapel, under the ministry of the Rev. H. S. Joseph.
MARRIAGE HoAx.—ln our last publication, we had a
paragraph stating that a cruel hoax had been inflicted on a•
young lady of respectable connexions, through the medium
of the Liverpool Chronicle, in falsely announcing her mar-
riage, and that Mr. Ross, one of the proprietors of that paper,
imagining he had discovered. the author of the announcement
in Mr. William Davies, clerk to Mr. Davies, wine merchant,
had applied to the magistrates for a summons against him.
We have been informed, however, that Mr. Ross' impression
was incorrect, and that some other party has been guilty of
this witless hoax. Under these circumstances, therefore, we
do not for a moment hesitate to exonerate Mr. Davies from
all participation in the transaction; we merely reported Mr.
..Ross' application at the police-office. Whoever may be the
person guilty of this assasin-like joke, it is a disgrace to him.
THE GREAT MAGICIAN.—Mr. Anderson, whose fame as'
the great magician--the extraordinary conjuror—is already
beginning to be widely extended—has had his little theatre,
the Liver, nightly crowded. He exhibits some extraordinary
feats of legerdemain. We hope, when opportunity offers, to
be able to give a more detailed account of his doings.
THEATRE-ROYAL.—Last evening, at this theatre, Shak-
speare's beautiful tragedy of "Macbeth" was represented.
The character of Macbeth was performed by Mr. Cooper, of
the Theatre-Royal, Drury-lane, who played a hard though
not uncommon part—that of regicide and suicide. He most
horribly murdered Macduff, and most dreadfully murdered
"Macbeth." Verily, he was like a steam-engine piston,
which for a day together will go at so many strokes per hour.
His whole performance was a mouthing mannerism. Except-
ing a slight difference in modulation of tone of voice there
was no possible. difference in feeling or passion between his
first entertainment of the thought of being king, on hearing
the prognostication of the weird sisters, his meditation before
committing the deed of murder, and soliloquy "Is this a dag-
ger that I see before me," his remorse after committing the'
deed of blood, his horror at beholding Banquo's ghost,
his expression ef sorrow and feeling at his wife's death,
or in his announced determined and desperate resist-
ance at the approach of the English forces. All was one
monotonous singing: feelin Riess, passionless, expressionless,
and cold. It inspired no feeling, and was a mere rehearsal of
words. Mr. Cooper has a fine voice, and good elocution;
but till he can feel that which he wishes to represent and
represents that which he feels he will be no actor. We
do not call the mere rehearser of sentences an actor. Miss
• Cleaver, as Lady Macbeth, played better than we have be-
fore seen her;'she seems to have a good conception of the
character. We have not time for a close dissection of the
representation, else should we feel disposed to cut it up root
F and branch. The houses during the week have been tolerably
good.