The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-11-16 00:00:00

ABERCROMBY WARD.

A very full meeting of the Conservative Committee of this
ward was held last night, several new members, as well as gen-
tlemen from other wards, being present. The utmost confi-
dence and enthusiasm prevailed, every one-being determined
to use every exertion to secure Mr. Gardner's election.
Mr. T. T. GLAZEBROOK said, that being present, he could
not omit the opportunity of say in". a few words in support of
his friend, Mr. Gardner, whom he had known for above twenty
years. He knew Mr. Gardner both as a man of business and
as a politician, and he could speak with the utmost respect of
him in all the varied relations of life. A placard had been
pi ced upon the walls, in which Mr. Earle—(laughter)—called
upon the electors to entrust their interests to a man of business;
but he thought the electors would find it a difficult matter to
select an individual who was more completely a man of busi-
ness than Mr. Gardner; his business was not only of great
extent but it was of such a nature as to enable him to acquire
a knowledge of the details and minutiae of business. Some
idea of the extent in which Mr. Gardner Was engaged in busi-
ness, might be formed from the fact that he paid into the funds
of the country, through the Customs, not less than .'50,000-
a-year. He was also a zealous and consistent churchman, and
if we looked to his past conduct we should find that no occa-
sion had ever offered which he had not improved to the utmost
of his power.

Mr. GARDNER, who was received with much applause, said
that he appreciated highly the compliments that had been paid
him by Mr. Glazebrook , and if they elected him he feared
much that he should scarcely fulfil their expectations but
they should find he would endeavour to act in such a mariner
as not to lose the confidence which they were desirous of re-
posing in him. He had no doubt from what he had heard of
the return of the canvass, that they would he successful, not-
withstanding the singular opposition which had been got up
against them.

The meeting then separated amidst much applause.

DRAWING BY THE LATE MR. DERBY. FROM
LANDSEER'S CELEBRATED PICTURE OF THE
" RETURN FROM DEER STALKING-CROSS-
ING THE BRIDGE."

We have been favoured by Mr. Grundy with a view of
the above exquisite drawing from a picture, which we
cannot but regard as one of Mr. Landseer's most pleasing
compositions. The artist, Mr. Derby, has been frequently
employed in preparing copies (in water colours) of Mr.
Landseer's works, for the use of the engravers; and, in
the present instance has produced a work of infinite merit
in itself. The original, by Landseer, is the property of
the Marquis of Lansdow_. ; and the drawing was made by
Mr. Derby, because the noble owner, naturally, was un-
willing to spare so fine a work of the artist for the period
—nearly four years—which the engraver was employed in
producing the beautiful print, now exhibited by Mr.
Grundy, along with the copy.
The subject is a fine one—full of beautiful and pictu-
resque effect. In the foreground is the bridge, over which
the deer stalkers are returning in victorious fashion, and
laden with the trophies of the hunters craft. At the foot
of the bridge, on the left of the picture, a piper is
" blawin' his chanter," accompanied by a boy and two
hounds leading the cavalcade. Two shaggy white ponies
—exquisite specimens of Landseer—occupy the centre,
each having a noble deer slung on his back, accompanied
by hounds and keepers. On the right of the picture is a
party of reapers resting, with the sheaves of the gleaners
near them ; and a keeper with his guns and two dogs stop-
ping to hold talk. The distance is occupied with moun-
tain lake scenery, painted in the artist's best manner.
The whole forms a most beautiful composition, full of life
and character ; and the details are admirably finished. In
particular we may direct the attention of our readers to
the two ponies before mentioned, to the noble animal
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ORIGINAL PICTURE OF THE " OTTER AND
SALMON," BY EDWIN LANDSEER, R.A.

This is a fine characteristic picture of this celebrated ar-
tist; and formed one of the collection of modern paint-
ings presented by Mr. Vernon to the National Gallery.
The otter, especially the head, is most effectively painted ;
and the salmon is one of Mr. Landseer's masterpieces.
Messrs. Grundy have also a most spirited engraving of
this painting on view at their establishment.