The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-08-04 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

THUNDER STORMS IN LIVERPOOL

most rare eloquence, when used by parties of a cer•
tam class to each other ; and Daniel is astute both
in speaking and comprehending this mute language.
It is enough, however, that he is satisfied and happy;
and when that is the case, it is wisdom in men
who have straightforward and honest objects in
view, to look before them and prepare their defen-

ye armour

Do we see any such alertness on the part of

lovers of their -protestant Church and its pure
faith ? We do not. The mass of the constitutional
party throughout the kingdom are laying the flat-
tering unction to their souls, that Whig-radicalism
has pared its claws, and is innocuous. A Russell

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Peel Ministry; ergo, they argue it may be trusted
ith the defence of institutions, which it has shown,

d destroy

We present to our readers this day the fullest and
Ist authentic particulars which we have been ena-
d to gather, of, the interesting proceedings

luring the visit of the Royal Consort on Thursday
Lnd Friday last. A few- mistakes may have been
ommitted, for which we apologize to all who may
eel aggrieved. Reporters, however numerous a
taff may be engaged, cannot be everywhere or
Lear and see everything. They do wonderful things

They encounter fatigues and difficulties which par-
ties, expecting to see the labours of the previous
night laid upon their breakfast-table at an early

in- r in the morning, seldom dream of

We can,

however, conscientiously say, that whatever may
be found to be our and their sins of omission or
commissio .1 on this occasion, we have neither omit-

ted nor " set down aught in malice." There are
times when the honest journalist can lay aside alike
party and personal predilections; and this is surely
such a time.

In the course of our description we have en-
avoured to do justice to all engaged in the

our royal visitor, during this memorable occasion.
We may, however, be excused, if here we ven-
ture to repeat our remarks, in .a more con-
densed form, and to repair any omission, which
we may have made. And first, in order, we must

record our satisfaction with the exertions and con-
duct of the Mayor. His Worship, on this occasion,
has had most onerous duties to perform, unpleasant
duties too, on account of which he has been as-
sailed with much reprobation, and many complaints,
both printed and spoken. The Mayor has had to.
bear the brunt of the imagined or the unavoidable
and unintended sins of omission and commission of
the Committee, of which he has, after all, been only
the overworked member. We most candidly say
that we should not envy him a repetition of the of-
fice, which he has had to fill, the " arduous duties"
of which, a gentleman not usually considered his
friend, Mr. William Earle, most honourably, and in
most excellent feeling, wished him well through.

We must also acknowledge, as royalty has already
cknowledged, the correct and dignified manner in
vhich the preliminary arrangements for the re-

ception of the Prince having been gone through—
his subsequent entertainment was conducted by his
Worship. This was faultlessly done ; and re-
dounded highly to his credit as a gentleman and as
the Chief Magistrate of this important town. _ _

The able Chairman and the gentlemen of the
Dock Committee.come next in order for our humble
meed of praise. • None can say that they have not,
in all their arrangements for the public convenience,
as well as for the credit of the town in the eyes of
Royalty, deserved it well. There may have been
some who have obtained admissions to the Albert
Docks less worthy of such favour than some who
have not received them. Such parties, in many in-
stances, have themselves to blame. Modesty has
been the fault of some; remissness of others ; mis-
apprehension of many. On the other hand, there
has been obtrusiveness, which none could beat off.
The Dock Committee, we know, did their best to
be impartial to all, and they could do no more.
The Chairman of that Committee, we do not say
above his colleagues, but, in his prominent position,
exercised his functions admirably. We know few
of our leading merchants who would have proved
themselves better qualified to support, on such an
occasion, the honour and dignity of his onerous
office than Mr. Bramley-Moore.
Equally efficient and equally admirable, through.;
out the whole of the proceedings, have been the ar-
rangements and conduct of the Chairman, Mr. James
Aikin, and the Committee of the Sailors' Home.

Nothing could have been better than the former;
and_ the gentlemanly, considerate, and ingenuous

conduct of Mr. AM-0, as Chairman of the Sailors'
Dinner on Friday, was_above all praise. Mr

Aikin

trong politician, holding many opinions op-

posed to our own, and to some of the guests over
whom. he presided and treated with such gentle-
manly courtesy. On this occasion, however, he
could afford, like a high minded man, to spurn the
littleness of party—to do justice where justice was
due. We shall, however, not awake matters which

trust will, as they ought, be obliterated from
Mr. Aikin will understand us, without
entering further into particulars.
We cannot conclude this hasty review of the
events of the week without paying our humble tri-
bute of praise to the humbler classes of our fellow-
townsmen—to all ranks. Nothing, we are sure,
could have contributed more to the extreme grati-
fication of Prince Albert with the entire proceed-
ings during the period of his visit, than the orderly,
the respectful conduct of the countless thousands
assembled to do him honour. Here, no vast bodies
of military were necessary to line the streets and
protect our Royal guest at once from outrage and
obtrusion. We had fifty extra policemen supplied
us, to be sure. We wanted not their services. The
good and loyal old town could have kept its unruly
spirits within bounds, without either a soldier or an
extra policeman. _ _ _ _

memory

Weknow that this gratifying and honourable
fact will, by this, have reached the ears of our
Queen. We know that by this her mind has been
resolved to honour a people, who have so honoured
one whom she loves; and that, as the result, we
shall not long be deprived of the opportunity of ex-
hibiting towards her own person, that same kindly
affection and steady loyalty, which has ever dis-
tinguished the people of Liverpool.

FREE TRADE REJOICINGS AT MANCHESTER

(From our Correspondent.)

Yesterday (Monday) was observed at Manchester as a
pneral holiday, in comemoration of the passing of the
Act for the Repeal of the Corn Laws; and a more niagni-

lin this town. BuSiness
; not only the retail concerns, but
louses remaining closed during the

event, was never before witness

was entire
the factor;

le of the day

' "nners bearing appropriat

Flags anu

and mottoes were to be seen

st every house and public building ; whilst
the crowd of persons that thronged the public streets ren-
dered it very difficult to force a passage at even a moderate
pace. The procession of the Corporations of Manchester

from al

and Salford, the late Anti-corn-law League, gentlemen of
the boroughs, the Fire Brigades, and the various trades
and societies in the town, was formed at eleven o'clock at
Lark Hill, Salford, and dispersed, after having moved
through many of the principal streets, in St. Ann's-square
shortly after 2 o'clock, the weather during a portion of the
time being very unfavourable, the great numbers & length
of this procession may be inferred from the fact, that
nearly an hour and a half had elapsed from the time of the
first band, entering Market street, to that of the last
vehicle arriving opposite to the Exchange. The banners
and flags catried by the different bodies, were very num-
erous, and bore suitable incriptions in favour of free trade
principles ; amongst others were noticed, " Long Life
and Happiness to our Free Trade Queen_ Victoiia,"

" God bless Sir Robert Peel, the poor man's Friend,"
&c. From the late League rooms a rich banner was
suspendad, having the motto of. The League triumphant,
June 26, 1846." In the evening the illumination of the
various public buildings, and many of the great factories
and warehouses, was on an extensive scale • particularly
FA the Free Trade-hall, the Theatre Royal, Salford Town-
hall, and the warehouses of Mr. Potter, Mr. Cobden, and
Mr. M'All. A public dinner was held at Salford Town-
hall last night to celebrate this auspicious event. It was
presided over by the Mayor, Mr. Kay, and very numer-
ously attended ; and furnished a very happy close to the
nteresting proceedings of the day.

THE PRESTON AND TYRE EXTENSION AND DARWEN
JUNCTION RAILWAY COMPANY.—A meeting of the share
holders in this undertaking, was held at the Star Hotel,
Deans-gate, Manchester, on Monday, (yesterday) at one
o'clock in compliance with the provisions of the Act
for the dissolution of Railway Companies, for the pur-
pose of determining whether the Company should be
dissolved. The meeting was convened by Mr. Joseph
St. John Yates, a mmber of the committee of man-
agement, and was attended by Edward Tootal, Esq.,
chairman, the Rev. Mr. Birley, Captain James Penton,
J. B.Vickers,
and others. It was determined to
Esq.,
dissolve the company, the chairman stating that the whole
of the deposit would be returned to the shareholders ; but
as there as not a sufficient amount of scrip represented
Saturday neat.

On Saturday evening, about five o'clock, Liverpool was
visited with a heavy thunder storm, accompanied with a
tremendously heavy shower of rain. Prior to the rain
coming on, a whirlwind swept round the town and carried
clouds of dust to a considerable height in the air, so dense,
that many supposed parts of the town must have been on
fire, and that one man in particular was induced by the
singular appearance of the surrounding atmosphere, to
convey an alarm of fire to the station, for which, after-
wards, it appeared there was no other foundation than that
caused by the whirlwind. The appearance presented upon
the river was a most singular and terific one. The storm,
as it came down from the south part of the town, brought
with it in its course, clouds of dusty vapour, and at
Bootle and all along the Cheshire shore, the sand was
drifted in vast quantities, and follawed by a shower of
very large hail. A friend, who was bathing at the moment
of its approach, describes the effect of the latter as so
smarting, that he was obliged to crawl to his bathing
machine with as much as possible of his person under
water.

The almost unendurable beat which was experienced
on Sunday, and the eistant claps of thunder which were
heard about midday, showed plainly that the atmosphere
was charged with vast qaantities of electric fluid ; but it
was not until about a quatter past ten on Sunday night
that the storm, in which the flashes of lightning were more
vivid, and the peals more frequent and audible than we
almost ever remember to have seen and heard before.
One peal in particular burst right over the town, so dread-
fully loud that it carried terror to almost every heart. We

are 'happy to learn that no injury to life was done, although
several persons were knocked down in the streets, and
that the damage to property has been, comparatively
speaking, trifling in amount.
Superintendent Leverett, who was going down Seel-
street about eleven o'clock, was struck, and for a time
was quite stunned and overpowered. Officer 176 (Slack)
who was in Duke-street, was also stunned. Officer 224
was knocked flat on the ground in Upper Parliament-
street, and was found by a publican in such a st, te of
stupor that he was obliged to be conveyed 'mine. Another
Officer in Upper Parliament street, Windsor, was
knocked down, but was sufficiently recovered to proceed
home in a short time. One of the Bridewell-keepers
(Wilson) was struck by the electric fluid in Jordan-street
hridewell, and remains confined to his room ever since
from the effects. The lamplighter in the same street also
suffered from the same cause ; and very many persons
who were walking along the streets at the time, but with
whose names we are unacquainted, were also struck to
the ground.
At about 20 minutes past eleven a terrible flash of
forked lightning was visible, and almost immediately
after electric fluid struck a chimney in the centre of Mr.
Pemberton's, the upholsterer's house, at the corner of
Colquitt street and Duke•street. After striking part of
the fluid went down the chimney and in its passage filled
all the rodms of the house with soot and sulphureous va-
pour. The parlour was covered with soot to the depth
of three or four inches. Another portion of the fluid
struck the outside of the chimney, descended through the
roof, and, breaking one of the rafters, it then appears to
have passed in a slanting direction along the edge of the
rafter, and to have gone out of the house about two feet
from the gutter of the roof. The inmates were greatly
alarmed, but providentially they all escaped uninjured.
Two panes of glass were smashed in the window of a
house in Harding-street, Windsor, and the chimney of a
rice-mill, recently erected at the corner of Bolton-street
and Bedford-street, was struck and a large hole was made
through cite of the stones of the building. Several other
houses in various parts of the town and suburbs were also
struck and windows broken, but the damage was in every
case, as far as we could learn, very small. The storm
ceased about twelve o'clock, but there was a return 01 it

abou 4 a.m, on Monday morning', which was not, howe-
ver, so long in duration or of so alarming a nature. We
believe it was general all over the country.

LIVERPOOL PACKET FOR CHARLESTON.—A ship of
800 tons burthen is in rapid progress of construction at
the shipyard of Levin H. Duncan, Baltimore intended for
a packet between Charleston and Liverpool.
LAUNCH.—On Saturday next about half-past ten
o'clock, a splendid iron steam-vessel, of about 1,300 tons
burthen, built for the Peninsular and Oriental Company,
will be launched from the building-yard of Messrs.
Thomas Vernon and Co., Sefton-street.
Between seven and eight hundred of the police, includ-
ing some of the Manchester force, were provided, during
the festivities, with refreshments at Mr. Whiteman's, the
Brunswick Hotel. Their meals, which were served up in
two spacious rooms, that have just been completed,
were substantial and excellent : Beef, Lamb, Salmon,
Bread and Cheese, &c.. with Coffee and Good Old Ale.
FEMALE ORPHAN ASYLUM.—On Sunday last, a ser-
mon was preached in aid of the funds of this institution,
at St. Barnabas Church, by the Rev. Thomas Nolan,
M.A., incumbent. About forty of the orphan children
were present. The text was taken from Jeremiah, cap.
xlix, v. 2, " Leave the fatherless children, I will presume
them alive; and let thy widows trust in me ;" which was
eloquently treated by the rev, gentleman. After the ser-
mon, a collection was made,-which amounted to £3O.

THE DIVISION ON THE.SUGAR BILL.—The following
members connected with this county and neighbourhood
voted in the majority for the reduced duty, viz. :—Peter
Ainsworth, J. I. Blackburne, Dr. Bowring, J. Bright,
J. Brotherton, W. Brown, W. Ewart, Sir P. H. Fleet-
wood, Lord R. Grosvenor, W. Marshall, H. Marsland,
Viscount Sandon, T. Thornely, J. Towneley, General
Johnson, C. Ilindley, T. Gisborne, M. Philips, and T.
M. Gibson. The following members voted against, viz.
—Sir H. Douglas, J. M. Gaskell, Capt. Lindsay, and E.
Stanley.

TOWN COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS.-At the usual monthly
meeting of the Council to-morrow, in addition to the ordi-
nary business, the new rules for the government and
regulation of the Botanical Gardens will be taken into
consideration and discussed. The Council will have to
appoint four members of the Dock Committee in the room
of Messrs. Bramley-Moore, Horsfall, Henderson, and
Middleton, who retire by rotation, one of whom will be
chairman. The Mayor's communications will comprise a
letter from Mr. Alex. Ryan respecting the construction of
a new landing stage near the Cockle-slip, Toxteth-park ;
and a letter from the Mayor of Manchester, enclosing an
address from the committee in that town appointed to
promote the Cobden Testimonial Fund. Mr. Procter has
given notice of a motion rescinding the resolution of a
former Council to build a goal on the Wavertree-hall
estate; and Mr. W. Rathbone has given notice of a mo-
tion to the effect that all local rates ought to be laid on
the owners and not the occupiers of property ; that there-
fore, a bill should be applied for next session to that ef-
fect; and that a committee of five members be appointed
to arrange such a bill. _ _ _

INQUESTS.—Yesterday, four inquests were held before
the Borough Coroner. The first was on Johanna Daly.
The dead, who was two years and three months old, and
who was left alone by her parents in Peter-street, was
discovered on fire near the door of the cellar on Saturday
night. She was so severely burned over different parts of
the body tbat she died the following day. The second
was on Thomas Price, a lad nine years of age. It
appeared that, on Wednesday afternoon last, he
went to the steps of the Prince's pierhead to fish for
crabs. The line slipped out of his hand and floated
a little on the top of the water, while he was twitching
to get it clear of a weir he overbalanced himself and was
drowned. The third was one Margaret Freeman, a child
2 years and eight months old, who resided with her pa-
rents in Lace's-street. Whilst she was in the act of taking
some fish of the fire she upset a tea pot containing some
hot tea, which went over her cheat and scalded her so
dreadfully that she died soon after. The fourth was on
Elizabeth Cenny, a child eleven weeks old, who died after
having partaken of some narcotic. The inquest in the
last case was adjourned until Thursday, to afford time for
Dr. Brett to examine the contents of the stomach. In
the three other cases verdicts in accordance with the evi-
dence were returned. _ _ _ •

POCKET PICKING.—On Saturday the following persons
were committed for trial :—Sarah Connoley and Mary
Grady, for having robbed a man of the name of Single-
ton, a labourer from Cheshire, whilst he was going down
Chapel-street, on Friday night. Thomas Thorpe and
William Smith for having picked the pocket of William
Thornely, a man from Hyde, in Cheshire, of the sum of
four sovereigns. It appeared that he was standing at the
corner of South John-street and Lord-street, when the
prisoners, who were standing close by, picked his pocket
of the four sovereigns. He discovered his loss immediately,
and two London officers, Messrs. Vickers and Whieler,
took them at once into custody.

DINNER AT THE BRUNSWICK HOTEL.—A very splen-
did dinner was given in honour of the visit of the Prince, at
Mr. Whiteman's, the Brunswick Hotel, Hanover-street,
on Thursday evening. It was served up with the host's
usual ability, and displayed not only the choicest delica-
cies of England's produce, but rich dainties of other
climes. It was laid out on a horse-shoe table. Mr.
Walker, of H. M. Customs, occupied the chair—the
vice-chair was filled by W. L. Green, Esq., solicitor.
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we regard our Queen as a wife, a mother, or a monarch,
she was universally adored, beloved, and respected. The
company then sang " God save the Queen." The next
toast the Chairman proposed was Prince Albert, not as
the guest of the evening, but the guest of the people of
Liverpool. He felt satisfied that the reception that the
Prince had that day received would illustrate to him the
kind feeling and cordiality with which his name was asso-
ciated. Short as had been his career in England, he
seemed to have entwined himself into the hearts of the peo-
ple, and he did not know one act that did not tend to ad-
vance their respect—his conduct was unsullied, he was
never identified by patty, and he was the patron of the arts
and sciences. More especially as the husband of our
Queen he felt satisfied that in drinking the toast they
would make the House of Brunswick echo with their enthu-
siastic cheers. The " Queen Dowager, and the rest of the
royal family " followed. The Vice-chairman then gave
" The Sailor's Home," introducing the toast in a beauti-
ful and affecting speech.—Mr. R. Walker replied. The
Chairmin next gave " The town and trade of Liverpool."
He described the delight lie felt in viewing the comparative
state of our town now and a few years ago. We then
saw it a few straggled houses and a black tower ;
but now the shores of the Mersey were becoming crowded
with residences, and public buildings, 'magnificent in de-
signs, are springing up in every direction. Liverpool was,
in fine, becoming a second Venice. This toast was drank
with much enthusias,n, and several others were after-
wards proposed, which were equally well received. They
included the worthy host ; the press, in connexion with
Mr. Walker, &c., &c. At about eleven o'clock the party
broke up, all highly delighted. The band of toe 36th
regiment was in attendance.

SPLENDID WORKS OF ART, &c., AT THE
JUDGES' LODGINGS.

We were yesterday favoured (the bustle being
over) with a brief view of the whole of the apart-
ments in the Judges' Lodgings, where the Prinze found
hospitable quarters at such intervals as he could command
during his stay, and slept one night. The house is very
large and commodious in every story, and in itself com-
paratively plain in the decoration of the rooms, was fitted
up with splendid furniture, and costly decorations in
works of art of high value, curiosities, &c. The drawing-
room, on the lower floor. is especially enriched, as
is the dining•room behind it, with fine paintings.
In the former, amongst numerous interesting pro-
ductions by the first-rate masters, is a sylendid Teniers,
of great value, from the collection of Christopher
Leyland, Esq. Opposite to it is a rare and fine portrait
of Queen Elizabeth, by Zucherro, sent by our worthy Re-
corder. Beneath this is a rich delicious wooded land-
scape, by Solomon Rysdale, which, as well as the first-
nerned, are stated to be worth £2,000 each. The last
was, we learn, sent by his worship the Mayor. In this
room is also the fine picture of " The Fatal Meeting,"
belonging to Mr. W. Burland, of Church-street, who
placed the whole collection.
In the Dining-room is a fine original picture of Mary
Queen of Scots, signing, per force, her abdication to the
throne, by, we believe, Allen. Undoubtedly the finest
and most interesting in this apartment is a nearly full-
length portrait of the celebrated Hogarth, with his eazel
and brushes. in the act of considering his next touch.
This, which is splendidly drawn and warmly coloured, is
the more valuable from being painted by Hogarth himself.
It is, we are informed, the property of our chief magis-
trate. There are other fine pictures, and, in some of the
rooms, splendid prints, but we have not space to notice
the whole. There was a grand piano-forte in the draw ing-
room, on which the prince, on one occasion, played with
good taste and execution, to the astonishment and delight
of the distinguished parties around him.
The house is kept in splendid order and cleanliness by
Mr. Wharton, who, under instructions of the Corporation,
has introduced many improvements. The vestibule, stair-
cases, &c., were adorned with beaatiful shrubs and flowers,
in pots, from the Botanic Gardens, tastefully disposed by
Mr. Tinning, the CorporationiGardener, so as to give the
several passages, &c., a cool and delightful arboric effect.
Mr. Wharton, the keeper, provided a handsome book
for the signature of such of the distinguished parties as
slept in, or visited the house. The royal visiter, on being
respectfnlly applied to, graciously and instantly headed
the list by writing his autograth in bold distinct characters
—" Albert." This was followed by the signatures of the
noble Men of the retinue present,—" Abercorn,"—" H.
H. Anson,"—" F. Hugh Seymour,"--" Francis Sey-
mour,"—" George Lenox," &c. It is intended hereafter
to request the Judges, and other eminent parties who may
hereafter visit the house, also to sign their names, so that
in a few years the book will become valuable.

The Prince sent a polite message to the keeper, express-
ing his delight with the comforts and arrangements of
the house, as well as the attention of all the attendants
and servants. His Royal Highness—and nq wonder—
was so much fatigued by Thursday's proceedings, to begin
with, that immediately after entering, from the Grand
Banquet, he most /politely declined to repose, for even a
short time in any of the state-rooms, and retired to rest
in his chamber, to recruit himself for the labours of the
following day; and, to the shame of all sluggards, be it
said, he was up and stirring by seven in the morning.