The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-06-07 00:00:00

DUPLICITY OF EARL GREY.

The accuracy of our information, in reference to the
private sentiments and recent votes of Earl Grey—re-
corded by " proxy"—in the House of Lords, being at j
utter variance with each other, has received remarkable
confirmation. Simultaneously with our own publication
on Saturday last, the following appeared in the London
Spectator, certainly the ablest and best informed of all
the destructive journals :
" Does Lord Grey wish that Lord Melbourne should be again
dismissed ? if not, for what purpose does he recommend a
mode of ministerial action, or rather inaction, similar to that
through vthich (though he and Lord Brougham were alone to
blame for it,) Lord Melbourne was dismissed before ? if not,
why does he, in every private circle, find fault with every act
of the present ministry? The public, hearing that Lord Grey
has not retired from politics, are beginning to ask why he has
not, this session, uttered a single word in the House of Lords in
support of liberal measures passed by the House of Commons.
Let it be known, then, that if he had spoken at all it would
(unless he preferred acting a double part,) have been against
those measures. Lord Grey, has, in effect, joined Lord Lynd-
hurst, almost as cordially as Lord Stanley and Sir James Gra-
ham have joined Sir Robert Peel. Except Lord Stanley, per-
haps, there is no more bitter enemy of, the Melbourne adminis-
tration than Lord Grey." * * * * "The fact is now
stated broadly and-confidently. The premier-has no worse,• or
saving the indecency of public opposition, no more active
enemy than Lord Grey. We speak on the best authority; in-
vite remark, and defy contradiction."
The eccentrid rural stroller of the Tyne Mercury,
whose habits and capacity render him a much greater
adept at the fishing-rod than the pen, entirely overlooked
our, own article—affects to disbelieve his radical fellow-
lohourer of the Spectator, and " trusts the attack upon
Lord Grey will prove altogether unfounded." That
" birds of a feather flock together" is an adaue suited to
our wandering contemporary's comprehension. What
then, we ask him, does he think of the following para-
graph, copied from the ministerial Morning Chronicle,
in confirmation of the information given simultaneously
in the Journal and the Spectator:—" Earl Grey gave a
grand dinner on Wednesday at his house, Berkeley-
, square, to the Duke of Richmond, Lord Stanley, the Earl
of Ripon, and several other noble lords." The noble
earl must, however, speedily avow himself. The peti-
t tion from the town council of Newcastle. in favour of the
Irish corporations being assimilated to those of England
l and Scotland, has been forwarded to him for presenta-
• don. His lordship's conduct on the occasion will be
narrowly watched.—Newcastle Journal.

FASHIONS IN DRESS FOR JUNE.

(From the COU7 t Magazine.)
Carriage dress affords this month a good deal of variety. We
see cambric robes made with high corsages, trimmed at the
throat with foreign lace ; and pelisses of pou de soie of full co-
lours, with the body made low, and the skirt open from the
ceinture downwards. We see also some close pelisses of dust
colour, or pearl grey pou de soie, edged with narrow blue or ap-
ple green rouleaux, with a broad ceinture of the colour of the
robes, but fringed in that of the rouleaux.
Several new patterns of printed muslins, and a great variety
of light materials, composed either wholly of fine Cashmere
wool, or of a mixture of it and silk, have appeared fur neglige
and demi toilette, but silk still preserves a decided majority for
robes of the latter kind. The most novel are the pou de sore of
a white ground, or with one the colour of unbleached cambric,
strewed with bouquets of coloured flowers or sprigs 'The new
Bros d'ete are next in requisition; they are watered, quadrilled,
or striped, with small patterns in the stripes. In speaking of
robes, we must observe that there is not the least likelihood that
tight long sleeves will become fashionable. We still see some
very large, though not preposterously so ; the only indispensa-
ble modifications are to have them tight, or nearly so, a little
below the shoulder and the wrist. We see a good many made
in four bouffants, which gradually diminish in width as they ap-
proach the waist. There are also several with the upper part
disposed in two moderate-sized sabots, and the sleeve from the
elbow to the wrist made to the exact shape of the arm. This is
a revived fashion, and one that is becoming only to those ladies
whose arms are beautifully rounded.
Some elegantes have recently appeared in summer shawls of
plain Cashmere, bordered with broad black lace of antique pat-
terns. Green, blue, and Carmelite brown are the colours of
these shawls. We look upon them rather as a passing fancy
than a fashion likely to be generally adopted. Those of white
damasked China crape are decidedly fashionable. We have
very recently seen on a lady of high rank and distinguished
taste a shawl of India muslin, with a broad border, beautifully
but lightly embroidered in gold.
Undress bonnets are generally of the drawn kind. The brims
seem to have increased in size since last month. They are com-
posed of peu de soie, which is the only silk fashionable for bon-
nets. Those of demi toilette are of rice straw, or crape ; a few,
but very few, are of Italian straw. The brims of hats have in-
creased in size, and are always a good deal trimmed in the in-
terior. The crowns are put rather backward, and for the most
part are rather smaller at the top than the bottom. The orna-
ments are placed rather low ; the flowers even fall upon the
brim. We must, however, observe that this rule is not arbitrary;
for though trimmings of this description are adopted by a ma-
jority of our fair fashionables, we see also several who have the
ornaments placed high.
Some of the new robes in evening neglige are of clear mus-
lin, lined with rose or blue gauze. rhey are of the demi redin-
gote form. Some of the prettiest are trimmed down the front
with gauze riband, to correspond iiith lining. It is arranged in
rouleaux, and disposed in demi lozenges, which increase in
width as they descend to the bottom of the skirt; there is a
small space between each, which is filled with three puffs of ri-
band. This trimming has a very novel and pretty effect. We
may cite also some evening dresses of a new summer silk, called
mascarine ; it has a brilliant white ground, quadrilled in a very
small pattern in dead white, and the ground strewed with very
small bouquets of coloured flowers. The corsage is cut square
and low, but moderately so. It is trimmed with a lappel, which
spreads out on the shoulders, and is edged with coloured piping.
The sleeve, tight to the arm, is encircled by two ruches at the
shoulder, and terminated by two others just above the elbow.
Tice straw hats are much in favour in evening dress. A
good many are trimmed with cherry-coloured riband, and two
white ostrich feathers tipped with cherry-colour, or two sprigs
of white acacia, parrache de cei ise. We see also several trim-
med'with riband edged with cherry-colour, and white lilac min-
gled with cherry heath blossoms ; the flowers are placed on one
side of the crown, and disposed in the form of an obelisk. The
bouquet is large at the bottom, and terminates by a single sprig
of lilac. Fashionable colours are the light shades of rose and
green, dust colour, straw, lilac of various shades, and some
fancy colours,
(From 4.he Lady's Magazine and Museum.)
WALKING DRESS.—Capotte of pun de soie; the front ex-
tremely large, deep, and rounded at the corners, the crown of
the capotte is not made upon a calotte or stiff foundation, but is
merely lined, and gathered into form, like the caul of a cap ; a
piece of the silk cut the cross way, and with a very small piping
at the edge, is plaited in the middle, and put on the front of the
crown. This forms a pretty ornament, and prevents the ca-
potte from appearing too plain, which 'it would otherwise do.
The bavolet is deep, and set on in gathers. A rihnd crossed
in front, and a bouquet springing from the centre, forms the
only ornament of this very elegant bonnet. Underneath the
front are placed a second bouquet of sweet pea, and a few light
bows of riband. The hair is in plain hands, a good deal parted
on the brow. Dress of white jaconet muslin. The corsage,
which is decollete (low in the neck) is made a l'eufant, that is,
full, top and bottom, and gathered at the neck into a very nar-
row band. The sleeves, hla Francois 1., are divided into six
full puffs, the bands between being of a narrow insertion ; a
small lace ruffle finishes the sleeve at the wrist. The skirt of
the dress is embroidered en tunique, two rows of rich embroi-
dery go round the bottom of the dress, and another coming
down each side of the front from the waist, goes round, forming
a: third row en tunique. Round the bosom are two rows of
worked trimming to correspond with the skirt; it is very full,
and is much deeper in the shoulders than either at front or back.
A; kind of guitnpe, or Swiss habit-shirt, is worn inside; it is
made of Wile, with two rows of insertion to keep the gathers in
form; it is finished at the neck with a lace frill, pink band, and
Nicolo buckle., Black Ones with dark kerne or dFab gaiters,
white kid gloves, cambric pocket- futiakerehief; festonng all
round ;.1 small parasol of green silk.

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PRICES OF SHARES, LIV ERPOUL, JUNE 6, 1836.
Per Share.
Liverpool Coal Gas .....
Liverpool New Gas and Coke Company, ....£100
New Shares,premium £6O
Liverpool and Harrington Water Works
Bootle ditto
Exchange Buildings
Liverpool and Manchester Railway, £lOO paid 282 0 0
• Ditto Old Quarters 25 .... 70 0 0
Ditto New Quarters
Bolton and Leigh ditto
Ditto
Warrington and Newton ditto
Kenyon and Leigh ditto lOO 110 0 0
Wigan Branch ditto
Preston and Wigan North Union Line ditto... •
St. Helens and 'Runcorn Gap ditto • • 100 .... 40 10 0
Leicester and Swannington ditto 0 .... 65 0 0
NI anchester, Bolton, and Bury Railway and Canal 48 .... 83 10 0
Leeds and S?lby Railway
Grand Junction ditto 5O .• . . 124 0 0
London and Birmingham ditto 6O .• . . 134 0 0
•
Birmingham and Gloucester ditto
Manchester and Leeds ditto 5 .... 21 0 0
North Midland ditto
Midland ditto 5 .... 9 0 0
Edhurgh and Glasgow ditto
Edinburgh, Leith and Newhaven.... .. 1 .... 310 0
London ar.d Gravesend ditto . 1 .... 1 0 0
Bank of Liverpool
Bank of Manchester
Manchester and Liverpool District Bank l5 .• .. 23 0 0
Commercial Bank of Liverpool lO .... 23 10 0
Liverpool Marine Assurance Company 25 .... 16 0 0
Oldham Gas Light and Waterworks lO .... 21 10 0
Manchester Fire and Life Assurance Co lO .... 10 5 0
Ocean Assurance Corspany
Northern and Central Bank of England lO .... 16 3 0
Union Bank of Liverpool
Commercial Bank of England 5 .• • • 7 7 6
•
Birkenhead Ferry 0 .... 0 0' C
Tradesmens' Bank £2 10.... 315 0
United Trades' Bank £3 0.... 5 7• 6
Royal Rock Ferry £5 0.... 9 0 ,0
Bolivia Shares
Royal Harrington Dock £lO 0.... 18 10 0
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Bolivar Scrip. £6 0.... 715 0
RICHARD ' DAWSON. Shareilroker.

INCREASED SPEED OF STEAM ENGINES.—A new engine,
built by Evans and Thomson, Haigh Foundry, Wigan, is now
running on the Liverpool and Manchester railway, whiCh is
said to possess greater power than any other engine on the line.
She leaves Manchester for Liverpool, with a heavy load of
goods at five o'clock in the morning, and returns again to Man-
chester by ten o'clock, thus traversing the distnce between the
Est; towns twice over, besides the delays of reloading, in the
tbort space of five hours.