The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-01-10 00:00:00

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Richard Ellts—(l6)
dington.
William Forster—
Hunt

" The farrier's shop."•

William Forster—(26)—
Collingwood.
Lawrence Frost—(2l3)—" A sluice."-
Samuelng() Boys fishing." , Beckwith—(166)—" Gipsey haunt.' dington.

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It may be stated as a favourable omen, that the extensive
cottonfactory, on Friars' Green, Warrington, which has been
shut up for the last two years past, is now undergoing a
thorough repair, prior to its being put in full operation.

THE THEATRE ROYAL, THE LIVER AND THE ANIPHITEIE-
ATRE.—Proceedings have been commenced by the lessee
of the Theatre Royal against the managers of the Liver
Theatre and the Amphitneatre or an infringement of his
patent. The cases will be heard at Kirkdale on Friday nen.
GRAND MASQUERADE.—An entertainment of this des-
cription is announced at the Royal Amphitheatre, on Tues-
day evening the lith inst., under the immediate direction of
Signor Nagel from Stockholm.—See advertisement.

ENGLISHMEN ABROAD.—We learn from Galignani's
Messenger, that on the 26th ult. about 250 Englishmen
foremen and workmen, employed on the Paris and Rouen
Railway dined together off the truly English fare of roast
beef and !plum pudding. Mr. Eyre acted as chairman and
Mr. lEtherington as :vice president. Mr. Brassey one :of
the contractors, and Messrs. Robson Chevalier, and Osburn,
Engineers were present. The names of several of these
gentlemen are well known in this locality.

THEATRE-ROYAL.—A very pretty drama, called " A
Night in the Bastile," has been got up, and will be repeated
to-night; in which Mrs. Seymour impersonates Madtle. de
Brienne with much pathos and ability. Her earnestness and
perfect abandonment to the business of the scene make the
spectator often forget that she is merely acting. Unlike
many actresses, she appears to feel intensely the subject of
the part she represents. The Pantomime goes off capitally :
the new clown is one of the Grimaldi school—full of life,
bustle, and activity. A judicious curtailment has taken
place, which enables visiters to leave at an earlier hour than
on its first representations. Several novelties are in prepa-
ration, and some of the metropolitan stars are engaged.
LIVERPOOL INFIRMARY.—The annual meeting of the
trustees of the Liverpool Infirmary, Lock Hospital, and
Lunatic Hospital was held yesterday, in the board-room of
the institution, in Brownlovv-street, for the purpose of tran-
sacting the business of the house and the election of officers
for the ensuing year. The chair was taken by the president,
Edward Gibbon, Esq., and a statement of the accounts was
read by Mr. E. W. Jackson, the treasurer, from which it
appeared that, after paying the bills now due, there will be a
debt on the institution of about £5OO. Several routine mo-
tions having been disposed of, on the motion of the Rev. J.
B. Monk, it was resolved, that upon each future vacancy in
the asylum the senior physician to the Infirmary should
vacate his office and he appointed physician to the Lunatic
Hospital. Dr. Formby was then appointed physician to the
Lunatic Hospital. The annual appointments of physicians
and surgeons were nest made; after which, on the motion of
Mr. Aspinall, seconded by the Rev. J. B. Monk, Mr. Thos.
Brandreth, house-surgeon to the Infirmary, was elected
surgeon to the Lock Hospital, in the place of Mr. Simon,
resigned, to whom a vote of thanks was given for his services.
The meeting then separated.

FURTHER EXPERIMENTAL TRIAL OF FIREPROOF BOXES.
—The boxes constructed by Messrs. Milner and Son having,
on the late trials, been eminently successful, several further
tests were yesterday made to ascertain how long they were
capable of preserving, without damage, combustible mate-
rials ; and also to ascertain the comparative merits of this
invention and a common brick chamber, the walls, roof, and
floor of which were nine inches in thickness. At half-past
seven yesterday morning a fire was ignited under the brick
chamber, and another under one of Milner's gunpowder
safes—i.e., a circular case, having three chambers, contain-
ing zinc tubes filled with a chemical fluid, and surrounded
by a non-conducting substance. The outer chamber is
three inches in thickness, the middle one two, and the inner
one one inch,—in all, six inches. As soon as the fluid con-
tained in the tubes attains boiling heat, the steam escapes
through valves opened by its own pressure, by which the
non-conductor, as well as the manuscripts, are kept in a
state of moisture which prevents ignition. After being sub-
jected to a strong coal fire for six hours and a half, the box
was withdrawn, and its contents, amongst which was a packet
of -lb. of gunpowder, were found to be as perfect and as cool
as when first introduced. A. greater portion of the liquid in
the outer case or chamber was discharged, but the middle
and inner ones did not seem to he in the least degree affected.
The brick chamber, which had been subjected to about a
similar strength of fire for exactly the same period of time,
was opened simultaneously. Its contents were greatlylre-
duced, and the moment air was admitted, ignition became
general. Milner's box was then again inserted in the fire,
which had now become almost white hot, and remained there
for three hours, when, on withdrawing it, at which time the
greater portion of the outer case was red hot, the documents
within were quite free from heat, and in no way discoloured.
Several further trials of their preserving power were made,
the results of which were perfectly satisfactory. Mr. S.
Woods, who has superintended the whole of these depart-
ments in a most able and impartial manner, will bring the
subject before the Polytechnic Society this evening,—when
the whole of the testimonials of the committee of trial will
be read, and the various principles of preserving documents
from fire fully developed. The meeting will, no doubt, be
well attended. The subject is a most interesting and im-
portant one.

CHARGE OF MISCONDUCT AGAINST Two POLICE OF-
FICERS.—ONE OF THEM DlSMlSSED.—Yesterday, a feeble-
looking old woman, was brought before Mr. Rushton, on a
charge of assaulting a police-officer with a pair of tongs
The case was likely to go against the poor old woman, when
a young man in the court, apparentlyla mechanic, came for-
ward, and opened out a very different version of the affair,
from which it appeared that several police-officers had con-
ducted themselves very improperly, two of them in particular
—one of whom was drunk at the time, and had been so re-
ported by his inspector—to be dealt with by the police com-
mittee. The old woman was accordingly discharged, and the
officers complained of, (who were not in the court) as well
as the inspector, who had been on the spot soon after the al-
leged affray, were sent for. A considerable time elapsed be-
fore they were all got into court from various parts. Several
witnesses were called for the complaint. It appeared from
their evidence, that there had been a christening on Sunday
evening, in a house in Taylor's-court, North-street, but that
the parties had concluded the ceremony, and were quite quiet.
Some of them had gone out to the bottom of the entrance to
the court, and amongst them the daughter of a Mr. Gilligan,
aged 18, who lived in another house in the court. While they
were standing there about ten o'clock, police-officer Cunliffe
(No. 170) came up drunk, and made use of some language so
gross and indilicate towards her, that the witness declined to
repeat it in court, though one of them (Edward Brown) said
he would write it if he had pen and paper. The latter told
him that he was no gentleman to use such language to a
young girl—others said it was a shame ; whereupon the offi-
cer ordered the parties to their houses, and some demur being
made, called the assistance of some others. The witness,
Brown, said he was struck by one of them, 263, (Crastree)
with his stick. The females, being alarmed, ran into the
house, and being pursued, the girl bolted the door inside.
The other officers then went violently to the door, and not
finding immediate admission, broke it in with their
sticks. A general attack, it appeared, was then made
upon the inmates, including an old man and the old
woman, and had norpolice-officer, 98, happened to come in,
some of them would probably have lost their lives. Besides
breaking in the door, they proceeded violently up stairs, where
they broke a table, and a quantity of crokery, &c. thas
upon it. Officers Cunliffe and Crastree were mostatactive
in the outrage. The female afterwards took one of the male
complainants to the station-house in Vauxhall-road, and
the girl went with him, on being told that she was wanted.
They were, however, both diseharged, the keeper hav-
ing remarked that Cunliffe was in liquor. Inspector M 'Donald
afterwards visited the premises where the destruction had
been done, and spoke to the damage, but did not know
the value of the articles, which were afterwards valued at
eight shillings. He had reported Cunliffe as being drunk
that night, and his case had yet to be heard before the com-
mittee. The two officers implicated attempted a defence,
but it was not satisfactory.—Mr. Rushton said that Cunliffe
(170) must be dismissed from the force, and must, moreover,
pay Bs. and costs for damage. The other officer, Crastree,
was ordered to be suspended until a full investigation of the
whole affair, as affecting him, should take place.

LIST OF PICTURES SELECTED BY THE PRIZE-
HOLDERS OF THE FUND FOR THE ENCOU-
RAGEMENT OF MODERN ART.

Prizeho/der, Geo. Holt, Esq.—No. in Cata, 25
Subject, " Dutch boats beating into the Scheldt. lo gue
"—Ar( tis)t's
name. E. W. Cooke.
Gen. Holt, Esq.—(433)--" Pastoral."—J. Wilson, jun.
King Ellison—(424) —" Mending the net."—W. Shaper.
King Ellison—(l44) —" Banks of the Medina, Isle of
Wight."—A. Vickers.
Mar s
Gog—all'.(3o7)—" The cotter's Saturday night."
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—H. J. Bod-

(2)—" Old gateway, Ambleside."

The nook at Ambleside."

—J. Stark.
"—T. Crane.
"—H. J. Bod-

scene, Evening."

James Wordley—(3s9)
W. Watts.
A. bl. Kinderman—(ll7)
Miss M. Duckworth—(B9,
T. P. Marshall.
Rev. W Badnall—(l36)—" The loch
W. Watts.
Robert Henderson—
P. P. Poole.
Edward James—(3B`
R. Percy.
Mrs. R. Rathbone—(lsB)—" Valley of Langdale, Cum
berland."—Miss J. Nasmyth.
Liverpool Academy—(33l)
P. Phillips.
Mrs. Atkinson—(ll)
beach."-8. Walters.
Edward Molyneux—(7o)-
-W. Have

`' Girl at a sprint ."—T. Crane
1—" The dilatory cobbler."—

at Windsor."

" The mountain rivulet."•

" Gathering water-cresses."—S