The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-01-30 00:00:00

TRACTARIAN DISHONESTY

The Mail of Saturday last quotes, or, rather, shame-
fully misquotes, a portion of a leading article which ap-
peared in our last. The object of our contemporary was
apparently to make our remarks apply to the magistrates
of this county, whereas, had he given the quotation fairly.
the public would have seen that we specially excluded
them. The following is the extract as given by the Mail:
"It is notorious that the power of erecting and maintaining
county bridges—the purpose for which the act of Henry VIII.

was originally passed—has been converted, in too many
stances, into a means of perpetrating privet jobs, and pro-
viding for the county bench a valuable source of local patronage.

have serve(

to encourage game-

law prosecutions,

gal profession."

The following is the passage as it appeared in the
Standard. We have printed the words dishonestly and
intentionally omitted, in italics :
"It is notorious that the power of erecting and maintaining
county bridges—the purpose for which the act of Henry VIII.
was originally passed—has been converted, in too many in-
stances, into a means of perpetrating private jobs, and pro-
viding for the county bench a valuable source of local patronage.
In most of the agricultural counties, and even in some of the
most densely populated manujactuting and mining counties,
these rates have served to encourage game-law prosecutions,
and to enhance the gains of the pettifogging portion of the
legal profession."

LIVERPOOL COLLEGIATE INSTITUTION.—The lecture
season of this institution commences this week with a
course of three lectures on Voltaic Electricity and Elec-
trical Light, Pneumatics, and the Application of Steam to
Locomotion, by James D. Malcolm, Esq. A number of
other interesting lectures are announced for delivery during
the year, among the first of which are—Eastern Travels
and Mission to Bokhara, by the Rev, Dr. Wolff ; Ancient
and Modern Astronomy, by the Rev. St. Vincent Beechey,
M.A. ; Travels in Egypt and Palestine, by the Rev. H.
H. Higeins.

THE WEATHER.—During the greater part of the last
week the weather was unusually dry for the season, and
the dust for some days was blown about as if we were in
a favoured period in the month of March. On Friday
night, however, a good deal of rain fell, and on Saturday
evening, after dusk, a considerable quantity of snow
mingled with sleet and rain. Wind generally N.W.
Sunday was what may be termed a wintry day, with a cold
northerly wind, and frequent showers of heavy rain and
sleet. Yesterday morning a frost had hardened the
ground and produced a thin coating of ice on the neigh-
bouring ponds. The sky was clear, the wind from the
N.N.E., and rather biting.

SUDDEN CLOSE OF THE THEATRE ROYAL.—The
Theatre Royal was abruptly closed last evening. The
following announcement was posted on. the doors. "Tn
consequence of the sudden disappearance of Mr. Aldridge,
the theatre is closed for this evening."
we understand, in consequence of some arrears of salary

The company,

play, and hence the im

possibility of o

pening

the house. - The refusal did not proceed from -the " stars,"
but from the ordinary members of the corps. Mr. Ald-
ridge, since the commencement of his brief season, has
had to struggle against many difficulties, and this termi-
nation of an unlucky speculation cannot be less a source
of grievance to himself, than to his numerous friends and
ad mirers.— Chronicle.
ENTERTAINMENT.—On Thursday afternoon, Mr. Peter

Stubbs gave a dinner at Mr. Whiteman's, the 'Brunswick
Hotel, Co a number of his friends, including several mem-
bers of his Royal Harmonic Band, chiefly in celebration
of the welcome contradiction of a rumour, which had pre-
vailed for some days in the town, that Sir John Gerard,
Bart., had died suddenly at his seat, in this county.

About twenty guests sat down to a substantial repast,
prepared in the usual style of the worthy host. Mr.
Stubbs occupied the chair, and Mr. Whiteman the vice.
chair. Amongst those present were several gentlemen
belonging to the press. After the loyal toasts, (which
were drunk with musical honours, tastefully given by the
professionals present,) " The strangers present" was
given, and ably responded to by Mr. Goodall. Mr. John
Walker, in an eloquent address, in which he conveyed

eulogium on Mr. Stubbs as a musician and a man of
philanthropic feeling, proposed that gentleman's health,
which was, we need scarcely say, received with enthusi-

. .
nesses and consideration- -.which he had received
evening was afterwards passed pleasantly.
THE PATENT RECIPROCATING HYDRAULIC ENGINE
—We yesterday saw at work a model of Messrs, Green
street and Paton's Reciprocating Hydraulic Engine, an

were much gratified with its operation, which is si
as regards the cylinder and piston, to the common steam-
engine, the difference being that in place of steam as the
motive power, the pressure of a column of water is em-
ployed, which, when a portion of it has done its duty on
one side of the piston, is by a peculiar and ingenious sys-
tem of valves, introduced at the other side pith equal

effect, the water. after such use, being let off as waste.
The construction is simple and economical, There can
be no question but that great power may be obtained pro-
vided a suffieinnt hnriv and hninhf of rlrivinn wat or ran h.

obtained also. The inventor; consider that as a tidal
engine it would be efficient (employing surplus water from
a dock or docks) to force an abundant supply to the higher
parts of the town for sanatory purposes, or for the extin-
guishing of fires. Of course the water required to work
the engine would be much greater than that elevated;
but this is of no consequence if such a large body can be
supplied from the docks, which it could, especially after
high tides—the " waste" being allowed to run into the
river when the tide fell.