The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-09-17 00:00:00

Admittance, TWO SHILLINGS.

GENERAL TOM THUMB,
11..148 AMERICAN MAN 1N MINIATURE.
U 9ER the immediate• Patronage of her most gracious
que.n-ajesty the Queen H. R. H. Prince Albert, the
Dowager, H. R. 'H. the Duchess of Kent, the
by 300' and Queen of the Belgians; and visited in London
Th 'WO persons in four months.
for,,Nobility, Gentry, and Public are respectfully in-
-4eu, that the LITTLE GENERAL will hold his
At the ROYAL LIVER THEATRE, LIVERPOOL,
tom., FOR SIX DAYS ONLY.
Ge„'ENCING ON MONDAY NEXT, SEPT. 23.
ever-"eral Tom Thumb is smaller than any infant that
only walked alone, being 25 inches high, and weighing
an fifteen
pro,. Pounds' He is lively, intelligent, interest..ng,
R. a
popfeertil in his Manners, and of the most symmetrical
leen in-r's• He will relate his history, represent Napo-
greci; "111 military costume: be will also delineate the
B'e• 17 Statues, give a variety of Songs and Dances, &c.
rhich isc will also appear in his magnificent court dress,
tlajestue had the honour of wearing three times before her
hful orY, at the Court of Buckingham Palace. The bean-
ter, theesents given by her Majesty and the Queen Dowa-
.l, tiot, %Ike of Devonshire, &c. &c. will be seen.
"0 tq.aOf Exhibition, from Eleven to One ; Half-past
etlho,,"and from' Seven to Nine. Doors open half
Previous.—Admission, (regardless of age,) ls.

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EC FRTON. M.P.
A %'ShAeliNe length 'ENGRAVING' of the VISCOUNT
"ON, M.P , from the Picture by THOMAS
btistll:tor Esq.• which has met with so Tuch apd-
uY Ge "" Lor'dship's family and friends. Engrave orge
This L'aPhael 'Ward, Esq.
deriteA 'Print will be published at a price quite utnprece-
conidering the quality and size of the pla_e.
rkf ImPression may be now seen at Mr. LI.NNE-_
battles'• Ranelagh-street, who will receive Subscribers'
'4"°°/, 14th September,lB44.

nAt n3OURNED PUBLIC MEETING to P:I2:
the Cie "w CLOSING of SHOPS at SEVEN
is unavoidably POSTPONED till NVEDNELsr-
.°6old.stv l'elltlNG, the 18th instant, at the MUSIC-HALL,
,
Chair to be taken at Seven o'clock precisely.
7`own-hall, September 9, 1844.
THOMAS SANDS, Mayor.

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DS AND LIVERPOOL CANAL & DOUGLAS
NAVIGATION.
, IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the next GE-1
I'iIrINBRAL ASSEMBLY of the COMPANY of
PRIETORS of the CANAL NAVIGATION from
jo„"S to LIVERPOOL, and DOUGLAS NAVIGA-
pr,„ 4,1, will be held, at the ADELPIII HOTEL, in LIVER-
.O."L, in the county palatine of Lancaster, on FRIDAY,
Cre2nOth day of September next, at Eleven o'clock in the
or heir9°ll, when and where the Proprietors, by themselves
Proxies, are requested to attend.
By order,
SAMUEL HAILSTONE, Law Clerk.
lirarlford Yorkshire, 29M August, 1844.

No. 1151.]

AND GENERAL COMMERCIAL ADVERTISER.

-HEARTS RESOLVED AND HANDS PREPARED, THE BLESSINGS THEY ENJOY TO GUARD.-SMOLLET.

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1844.

H. G. IRELAND,

CLOCKS AND WATCHES.
GERARD DONKING,

92, 130.1.1)-STREET,
RESPECTFULLY invites the Nobility and Gentry
lA, of Liverpool and its Vicinity to inspect his
NEW AND SELECT STOCK OF FURS,
which is now quite ready for the Season, and comprises
all the Novelties yet produced : amongst the newest may'
be named

THE VICTORINE A L'ANGLAISE,
AND
THE RUSSIAN SCARF.
H. G. I. wishes to impress upon the Public the fact,
that everything is manufactured upon the Premises. under
his own inspection ; and that having an Agent always in
the London markets, he is enabled to produce the
NEWEST DESIGNS

on their first appearance, consequently he can offer
FURS

at such prices as, he fearlessly asserts, will defy competi-
tion.

In ALTERATION and REPAIRS, he flatters himself
he will continue to please, as they will be executed, as
heretofore, on the Premises, by workmen of the first-class
from London, expressly engaged for that purpose.
Ladies wishing to have a really genuine Article can se.
lect their own Skins at this Establishment, and have them
manufactured in a very short time.
Cleaning Muffs and Boas .. 2s. 6d. each.
Cleaning Capes and Cardinals.. 35. 6d. each.
OBSERVE.—H. G. IRELAND, 92, BOLD-STREET.

83, DALE-STREET, opposite the Saracen's Head,

LIVERPOOL,

Importer and Manufacturer of American, German, and
English CLOCKS,
'PLATTERS himself that, when favoured with a call,
the Public will find that the Price, combined with the
Quality, is not to be equalled in Liverpool.
On SALE, a splendid New Self-acting ORGAN.
OBSERVE—The Oliest Establishment in Liverpool,
Corner of Cheapside.
N.B.—Watches and Clocks Cleaned and Repaired ;
also Organs, Musical Boxes, and Accordians Tuned and
Repaired, by first-rate Workmen.—Trade supplied.

VENTILATING FRENCH SILK HATS.
PRICE 14s. EACH.

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[PRICE FIVEPENCE.

PUBLIC NOTICE.
AT the Dissolution of Partnership of CRIPPS and
SCURFIELD, SHAWL and CLOAK MANU-
FACTURERS, the WHOLE of the STOCK was pur-
chased by J. CRIPPS, the present Proprietor. The
remainder will be oflered at a very great sacrifice, the fol-
lowing being the
LAST TEN DAY'S SALE :

WOOLLEN CLOAKS, reduced from 30s. to 17s. 6d. ;
TARTAN WOOL SHAWLS,
from 21s. to 12s. 6d. ;
A Large Lot of PAISLEY CASHMERE DITTO,
215., worth 355. :
And a few very Rich LONG SHAWLS, Five Guineas.
Original price, Ten Pounds.
Please notice the Address,

MR. SCURFIELD
HAVING finally separated from the late firm of
" CRIPPS AND SCURFIELD", begs most respectfully
to draw the attention of the Ladies of Liverpool and
Cheshire to his Sale of French and British GOODS, in
SHAWLS,
MANTLES,
CLOAKS,
TARTAN DRESSES, &c. &c.,
ON HIS

COOKE and HODGSON have just completed the
Manufacture of an Assoitment of the above, with

VENTILATING TI PS,
and rich VELVET-NAPPED FRENCH PLUSH, to
which they respectfully invite the attention of Gentlemen.
Being porous, and allowing the perspiration and hot air
to escape, they are rendered remarkably
COOL AND COMFORTABLE,
and at once remove the cause of that oppressive sensation
so frequently complained of.
10, PARADISE-STREET, (five doorsfrom Lord-st.,)
and 49, CASTLE STREET.

NEW PREMISES,
104, BOLD-STREET.
The above, including a splendid choice of
POLKA AND OTHER MANTLES,
Will be SOLD OFF without any regard to value or cost,
in order that not a vestage of the present Stock may
remain.

W. D. SCURFIELD,
104, BOLD STREET.

ARTIFICIAL TEETH.

A/E
R. T. E. EDEN, SURGEON DENTIST, from Lon-
-1,1 don, respectfully informs the inhabitants of Liver-
pool, that he may be consulted daily at

'5l, BOLD-STREET.

Mr. T. E. EDEN having made the diseases of the
TEETH and GUMS, together with the various Defects
and Deformities of the Human Mouth, his peculiar
study, and possessing the advantage of several years' ex-
perience under his father, Mr. Eden, the eminent Dentist,
of London, (whose superior and valuable method of
supplying the loss of Teeth by ATMOSPHERIC
PRESSURE has obtained for him a long and deserved
celebrity,) is enabled with confidence to assure the
Nobility and Gentry of Liverpool of his perfect compe-
tence to afford that essential relief and comfort which few
can impart, and which cannot be obtained by any other
means whatever.
51, Bold-street.
IN ATTENDANCE FROM TEN TO FIVE.

N.B.—Member of the Royal College of Surgeons, in
London, aid formerly Pupil to the celebrated Professor
Bell, F.R.S.

H. LAFFER AIND CO.,
54, LORD-STREET,
SUPPLY READY-MADE CLOTHING
Of every description, suitable for every class of Purchasers,
and adapted to all Seasons and Climates, on the most
REASONABLE TERMS.
The Quality and Make of their Articles may be equalled
by few, but cannot be surpassed by any. For the
BESPOKE DEPARTMENT,
a First-rate LONDON CUTTER, with clever Workmen
from London and Paris, are employed.

JOHN CRIPPS,
48, Bold Street,
NEXT DOOR BUT ONE TO CONCERT STREET.

AUTUMN AND WINTER NOVELTIES.
STAIR KERR has the honour to announce his return
from the LONDON and other Markets, where he
has personally selected (and will have ready for inspec-
tion on MONDAY next) a beautiful variety of FRENCH
and BRITISH CASHMERE DRESSES, FRENCH,
NORWICH, and PAISLEY SHAWLS, FRENCH
and ENGLISH RIBBONS in the newest styles, SILKS,
SATINS, SATINETTES, ENGLISH and FRENCH
MERINOES, in e'er), colour and quality; GLOVES,
HOSIERY, DE LAINES, PRINTS, BLANKETS,
FLANNELS, LINENS, UMBRELLAS, and every
other Article in General Drapery.
N.B.—An Assortment of EVENING DRESSES, and
FRENCH and ENGLISH FLOWERS.
30, BOLD-STREET, September 14, 1844.

LIVERPOOL CLOTH ESTABLISHMENT,
99, LORD-STREET.
IT affords us great pleasure in being able to lay before
our Friends a very superior and large Assortment of
SCOTCH GOODS, made expressly to our own designs.
WEST OF ENGLAND CASSIMERES and DOE-
SKINS, the best of all the first makers in the trade;
curiously fine Broads, in every Shade; qualities not gene-
rally kept in Liverpool.

PHILIPS and HOLME.

LONDON HAT DEPOT,
73, LORD-STREET, LIVERPOOL.
JOHN WOOD, Proprietor of the above Establishment,
is again induced to appear before a discerning and ge-
nerous Public, adopting as his motto, the Best Article at
the Lowest Price—small profits and quick returns, feeling
assured that the NIMBLE NINEPENCE will always beat the
SLOW SHILLING.

PATENT WINDLASSES.
BETTELEY and ROBERTS having placed one of
their latest Improvements in WINDLASS-PUR-
CHASES on board the American Packet-ship PATRICK
HENRY," Captain Delano, they respectfully solicit from
Shipowners and Captains an inspection of the same, being
the most complete Machine ever yet put up on board
any vessel for heaving up Anchors.
BRUNSWICK ANCHOR WORKS,
UNION DOCK, LIVERPOOL.

GREAT REDUCTION

IN THE PRICE OF

PURIFIED FEATHERS,

AT THE
FEATHER BED ,- MATTRESS WAREHOUSE,
126, WHITECHAPEL,

CORNER OF GREAT CHARLOTTE-STREET.
THE Proprietor, in addition to the, usual method of
his own Premises ; and with the very great facilities he
possesses, by steam-power, machinery, &c. &c., he is ena-
bled to offer thoroughly-purified Feathers, at exceedingly
low prices.
OLD BEDS PURIFIED AND DRESSED.
BED TICKS READY-MADE.
BEDSTEADS.
SILK, WOOL, AND COTTON FLOCK.
BLANKETS, COUNTERPANES, AND EVERY
DESCRIPTION OF BEDDING.
AT 126, WHITECHAPEL,
CORNER OF GREAT CHARLOTTE-STREET.
MANUFACTORY, FEATHER-STREET.

My object is to obtain a fair trial and comparison, my
professions have already been satisfactorily tested ; I can
now, therefore, appeal with confidence to those who may
not already have given me a trial with certainty of suc-
cess, being confident that the Public will see the justness
and soundness of the principles upon which my business
is conducted.

The success which has marked my PROGRESS AS A
MANUFACTURER, proves that such an establishment was
much wanted in Liverpool, as there cannot be a doubt
much higher prices are frequently exacted from the public
than are justifiable.

. Therefore, I trust that the list, fraught with so many
advantages, will meet with general support, and that the
HATS will be such as to command the attention of
Purchasers.

s.d. s.d.
Beaver Hats. (Waterproof) .. 3 6 to 5 6
Short Nap do. do. .... 6 6 particularly recommended.
Ditto do. do. .... 9 0 and 10 6 very serviceable.
Silk do. do. 4 6 to 6 0
Gossamer do. do. 7 6 particularly recommended.
French do. do .. 10 otol2 6 regularly sold at 12s &15
To prevent mistakes and disappointment,
OBSERVE-73, LORD-STREET,
OPPOSITE MR. TUTON'S.

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CUT AND PLAIN GLASS, ALABASTER AND
CHINA ORNAMENTS, LUSTRES, CLOCKS,
AND LAMPS,

SELLING OFF
AT JOSEPH'S
FURNISHING AND FANCY REPOSITORY,
42, BOLD-STREET.
IN consequence of EXTENSIVE ALTERATIONS
to be made in the interior of the Establishment, which
will require the removal of the whole of the Stock from
the Premises, the Proprietor, in order to avoid the loss by
breakage consequent upon the removal, offers to the Pub..
lie the whole STOCK of richly Cut, Plain, and Moulded
GLASS, consisting of Articles in general use, ALABAS-
TER and CHINA ORNAMENTS, LUSTRES, &c..
Fancy CLOCKS and LAM PS. and all other Goods of a
brittle character, at an IMMENSE REDUCTION;
and, as the alterations will commence on FRIDAY,
the 20th instant, this immense advantage can only be in-
sured to those inclined to take advantage of it until that
period.

BILLS OF LADING AND OTHER PAPtho
STAMPED IN ONE DAY.
EORGE M'CORQUODALE explained in his Cir-
cular, of the 27th ult., the manner in which his
attempts to give facilities not previously enjoyed in Liver-
pool were opposed by the Stamp-office, in the Old Church-
yard. He may now be permitted to state, orders have
been given at the said Office that the accustomed charge
of three-halfpence per sheet is to be discontinued, but that
should he apply, it is to be exacted from him. G. M'C.
mentions this, not because it will in any degree affect him
—for he regularly sends his own, a better paper, to the
Head Office in London for being stamped, and is perfect-
ly independent of the Office here—but he believes such
instances of a Public Office competing with a Private In-
dividual to be unprecedented.
Having availed himself more fully of the privileges of
his License by keeping for sale Transfer Stamps, which,
untilfour or fire days after he commenced the business,
had never been sold by any dealer in Liverpool, he appeals
to the Public for support, assuring th,m, that, if he meets
with encouragement, the accommodation will be perma-
nent.

G. WC. begs to remind Merchants, Brokers, and
others that he receives Bills of Lading and other Papers
for being Stamped till Seven o'Clock every Saturday
evening, returning them, free of any charge beyond the
Stamp, on Tuesday morning, at Nine o'Clock.
BILL, DEED, and RECEIPT STAMPS sold free of
charge for Paper or Printing. Stamps above £l2 to
order.

No. 38, CASTLE-STREET, lately at Orange-court.

THOMAS WILSON'S
FUNERAL ESTABLISHMENT,

82, BOLD-STREET,
FORMERLY OF DUKE-STREET.

JOSEPH MAYER,
GOLDSMITH, JEWELLER, ,S( SILVERSMITH,
68, LORD-STREET,
J' AS the pleasure to inform his Friends, that (the Part-
-1111 of the Firm of " Wordley and Mayer"
having expired) he has taken the Premises, No. 68, which
are NO W OPENED, with a completely NEW STOCK of
SILVER GOODS, JEWELLERY, GOLDSMITH'S
WORK, PLATED GOODS, and others, in all the dif-
ferent branches of Art and Manufacture connected there-
with, to the selection and making of which he has devoted
the last three months in visiting the best manufactories
and dep6ts of London, Paris, and Rome ; and, for their
novelty and elegance of design, earnestly hopes to merit st
continuance of the esteemed patronage so long bestowed
upon him, for which he respectfully offers his sincere and
grateful acknowledgments.
68, Lord-street, August 23, 1844.

RICHARD LLOYD,
LIVERPOOL AND MANCHESTER RAILWAY

HOTEL,
OLD HAYMARKET,

CORNER OF ST. JOHN'S-LANE, OPPOSITE MANCHESTER-

STREET, LIVERPOOL,
BEGS to inform his Friends and the Public in general
that he has tiken the above Estabiishment, which,
from its central situation, will be found very convenient
for Passengers and Strangers visiting the town, being
within One Minute's walk from the Railway Station,
New Assize Courts, Theatres, &c., and contiguous to the
Postoffice and principal Docks.
R. L. pledges himself that his Stock of WINES, SPI-
RITS, ALE. PORTER, &c. shall be of the choicest de-
scription ; and he hopes, by strict attention to the com-
fort of those who may favour him with their support, to
be rewarded with that patronage which it shall be his un-
ceasing endeavour to merit.

5,000 SHOOTING COATS

ARE
KEPT READY MADE,

THE MOST NOVEL PATTERNS,

FOR
ONE POUND EA.eli,
AT B. HYAIvi'S

MIGNIFICENT
TAILORING ESTABLISHMENT,

No. 63, LORD-STREET.
0 BSERVE THE NAME.

PHYSICIANS' & SURGEONS' PRESCRIPTIONS

CAREFULLY PREPARED.

MEDICINE CHESTS FITTED UP FOR SEA.
GENUINE DRUGS AND CHEMICALS.

y PRIESTLEY, CHEMIST, Lord-street, begs parti-
-0 • cularly to call the attention„of his Friends and the
Public to the under-mentioned selection of Preparations :
THE NECTARIAN SYRUP,
for producing a delicious, refreshing, and wholesome
Drink. The good effects of Acidulated Beverages, during
the Summer Season, are so well known in quenching
thirst, rendering the skin clear and cool, and promoting
general health, that it is nearly superfluous to recommend
them.

Of all preparations of the kind, the NECTARIAN Sr..
RUP is the most agreeable ; and, as possessing the above-
mentioned salubrious properties, is particularly recom-
mended.

To Captains of Vessels, persons going abroad, or taking
excursions of pleasure, it will be found extremely useful,
being portable, and so well calculated to allay that dis-
tressing heat and fever which accompanies thirst.
ESSENCE OF RENNET,
for making delicious Curds and Whey. This wholesome
preparation is engaged to keep, and obviates all the un-
certainty of making Whey from the Rennet Bag.
PRIESTLEY'S CITRATED EFFERVESCENT

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FOREIGN AND COLON I.

AMERICXN PAPERS.

By the Acadia, we have received New York papers to
the 31st and Montreal t) the 29th ultimo.
The canvass for the Presidential election was proceed-
ing with much spirit. Large rrieet:ngs, characterized by
great orch r and quiet, were being held in every part of the
country, and the prospects of Clay sod Freelinghasen con-
tinued brilliant. President Tyler had forrnaliy withdrawn
from the contest. His retirement restores the Demo-
cratic party to its former entireness. Mr. Clay says, with
regard to Texas, that, so far from having any personal
objections to the annexation, he should be glad to see ir,
if without dishonour, without war, with the common con-
sent of the Union, and upon fair and just. terms. Slavery
he considers to have nothing to do with the question, he
deeming it to be an institution which will inevitably be-
come extinct by the natural increase of the population.
He concludes his letter by stating, that if, in the event of
his election, annexation should become a matter for con-
sideration, lie should be governed in his course by the
state of fact and public opinion existing at the time, but,
above all, he should be governed by the paramount duty
of preserving the union entire. M. Polk is in favour of
a "tariff for revenue, such a one as will yield a sufficient
amount to the treasury to defray the expenses of Govern-
ment, economically administered."
Captain Barstow, of the packet-ship Cambridge, which
had arrived at New York, picked up, on the 12th ult., the
crew of a boat belonging to the French fishing schooner
Avenie, of Honfleur, France, in lat. 4.-1 36, lon. 53. They
had been separated from their vessel thirty-six hours, by
a violent gale of wind and thick ,fog, when they boarded
the Cambridge ; and they judged themselves to be sixty
miles from their vessel. They were entirely destitute of
provisions and water. Captain Berry, of the Vicksburgh,
on his passage from New Orleans to New York, was also
the instrument of rescuing seven persons, the captain and
crew of the British schooner Orange, which had been lost
on the voyage from Jamaica to Matanzas. One boy,
named W. Roscoe, died soon after from exhaustion, fa-
mine, and exposure, they having been in the boat during
fourteen days.
The quotation of Exchange on London had advanced
to 1G94 to 110. Shipments of silver to the amount of one
million of dollars had been made.

An extensive conflagration had occurred at Boston, by
which upwards of thirty buildings were destroyed, and the
loss amounted to about fifty thousand dollars.
The usual cotton circular, of Mr. T. P. Stewart, will be
found below.

Our accounts from Montreal, to the 29th ult., state
that the following list, comprising men of great ta!ent, is
confidently asserted to be the Ministry selected by Sir
Charles Metcalfe :—President of the Council, Mr. Viger ;
Secretary, Mr. Daly; Attorney-General for Upper
Canada, Mr. Draper; Attorney-General for Lower
Canada, Mr. Sherwood ; Solicitor-General for Upper
Canada, Mr. Chabot; Commissioner of Crown Lands,
Mr. D. P. Papineau ; Receiver-General, Mr. William
Morris; Inspector-General, Mr. Merritt. It is also re-
ported, that the present Ministry do not think it advisable
that the existing Parliament should he again called
together. If this is the case a dissolution and general
election may be speedily expected.
The great public works of the province are proceeding
rapidly; but, unfortunately, are the cause of repeated
outrage and breaches of the pease amongst the Irish la-
bourers employed upon them. The prospects of agricul-
ture this year are stated to be very good. The wheat
raising in the lower province has been peculiarly success-
ful, the crops having suffered but little from the fly, the
usual curse of the Canadian farmer, and hardly at all
from rust. The accounts from Upper Canada are also
very flattering. Trade, in every branch, was dull.
The intelligence from Vera Cruz, to the Bth ult., had
been brought to New Orleans by her Majesty's sloop-of-
war Rose, which had been despatched with the English
mails which were intended for the Tay, which ran aground
on the Colorados reef. We learn that the Mexican au-
thorities were recruiting sailors for their navy rapidly.
Santa Anna had placed the remains of the unfortunate
General Sentamanat at the disposal of his family, in the
United States. It seems that there was truth in the
statements that the Mt xicans mutilated the dead body of
Sentamanat, though Santa Anna utterly disavows the act,
and has ordered Ampudia, the officer under whose orders
the outrage took place, to give a strict account of his
conduct. The French and Spanish ministers in Mexico
have addressed strong protestations to the government
against the summary executions of the prisoners taken in
the rash expedition under Sentamanat.
It is said the proposition has been made to " suspend
all the constitutional forms of government during the war
with Texas, and invest the President with uncontrollable
power to raise money and do any thing else which he may
deem necessary."
The election for a President of Texas was to:take place
last Monday. Burleson and Jones were the candidates;
the first was in favour of annexation, the latter against it.
Jones was supported by the influence of Houston, the
late President, but it was believed the popularity of Bur-
leson would elect him. Jones was openly in favour of
an alliance with England, and the establishment of a
policy unfavourable to the United States.
The New York papers give the following extract from
a letter, dated Blur fields, Musqueto Shore, South Ame-
rica:—" This port is now in possession of the English,
and a British flag is flying here. A tonnage duty of
fifty cents per ton on all vessels trading here or any part
of the Musqueto Shore is to go in force on the 31st of
August in the present year. An English man-of-war has
been here and landed a Governor and some arms. It
appears they are going to take possession of the coast as
far down as Boco del Toro. The report here is that the
man-of-war has gone down to blockade Salt Creek."
San Fernando, in South America, is stated to have been
destroyed by floods hut 11,..,,..unta are meagre.