The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-07-11 00:00:00

THE COLLEGIATE INSTITUTION.

The Polytechnic Exhibition, we are happy to say, still
continues to be more and more attractive, and has been
visited during the week by a vast number of persons who
had not before seen it, as well as by many who have re-
solved, in the gratification of their curiosity, or their de-
light in beholding what is extraordinary, ingenious or beau-
tiful, to take another and another view of the vast and va-
ried collection. The concerts, the panorama, the fire
cloud, to be seen in the lecture-hall have also been,
as they well deserve, more numerously attended, and the
opinion we first expressed is confirmed by all—that the
whole surpasses in value, diversity, and extent, any exhi-
bition ever before submitted to the public.
We resume our review of some of the principal objects
in the several rooms—beginning in the third story of the
building.—" The Baronial Hall," contains a variety of
richly carved ancient furniture of oak and other woods,
chiefly gothic, including cabinets, bedsteads, and chairs,—
also figures of stalwart knights clad in armour. No: 3, a
splendidly carved sideboard; and 13, a carved casket, are
fine specimens. Here, too, are some curious old paintings,
and the whole imparts to the mind of the spectator a re-
spect for the taste and ingenuity of our forefathers, and
recalls historical reminiscences of " the deeds of the days
of other times."

The room appropriated for articles of taste and vertue
(contributed by Messrs. Promoli and Hausburg) is re-
plete with articles of great richness and beauty. An In-
dian ivory workbox (13) is curiously and elaborately
carved. The Amazon on horseback attacked by a panther,
a bronze casting in the middle of the room, is exquisitely
modelled. The antique Dresden clock (30), the China
vase (26), and the model of Rheims cathedral (for a time-
piece), are also beautiful. There are also superb speci-
mens of enamel, paintings on papier mache, &c.
Room 28 is replete with interesting illustrations of his-
tot y of our own town—charts, views, plans, manuscripts,
busts of, and productions in art by celebrated natives,
&c. Here, too, admirable likenesses of visitors are ra-
pidly cut on paper by Mr. Walker, at a trifling charge.
There is a fine picture of Liverpool taken from a spot near
Wallasey Pool.

The Natural History Room is large, and the specimens
of stuffed birds and animals, and of fossils, plants, mine-
rals, &c., are very numerous, valuable, and well arranged.
One room is appropriated for mercantile samples, &c.
Here the cotton tree may be seen growing, and samples of
all the cottons, and raw mercantile materials in the world.
There are also some tine pieces of needle-work, particularly
two by Miss Linwood, " Bonaparte at the age of 30,"
and "The Dead Bird," both having the appearance and
Tcti-oimilitudc uf The lad, Is
now, we learn, ninety years of age..
In No. 27 there are some fine specimens of iron and
papier mache manufacture, beautifully painted in enamel,
from the manufactory of Messrs. Jennins and Bettridge;
also many superb articles in iron. moulded as fine as if
they were of ware, from the Colebrook Dale Company.
There are here, too, some fine paintings. In the centre
of the room stands the apparatus which conveys to nu-
merous auditors the oraculous sayings and repartees of
" The Invisible Girl," who, from time to time, affords
great amusement to the company.
The Chinese Room is filled with all :manner of speci-
mens of Chinese industry and art—showing the people of
that empire to be, if not amongst the bravest, amongst the
most curious, ingenious, and industrious in the world.
Some of the manufactures are beautiful—as is the piece
of needle-work. The visitor will observe some copies of
English oil paintings, &c., which are extremely good. No.
28, a water color drawing, and several views of seaports,
with British shipping, &c., will be viewed with interest.
Here there is an excellent large Kaleidescope. The cu-
riosities, toys, &c., are very numerous, showing innume-
rable patterns of flowers, &c.
The Happy Family, in room 25, is very attractive.
Here are a variety of animals naturally entertaining a
deadly hatred of each other, associated in the utmost har-
mony and playfulness in one cage—a striking proof of the
power of education.

In No. 23 is deposited a variety of philosophical and
mechanical apparatus. The whole art of pin-making is
also shown by a man and two girls, and there are ingeni-
ous artists in glass blowing and glass cutting. Here, too,
are two excellent astronomical models showing the posi-
tions of the planets on any given day, and their relative
magnitude, by Mr. G. P. Payne.
No. 21, Antiquities and Curiosities, is one of the most
interesting rooms in the building. To enumerate the va-
rious articles occupies up cards of thirteen pages of the
catalogue. The curious may here linger with delight for
at least a couple of hours, and will not then have seen the
whole. Those who are in a hurry will do well to request
the polite keeper to point out the most wonderful relics,
&c., which include the Shakspere Cup, made from the
mulberry tree planted by himself,—beautifully carved ;
a candlestick of wood used by G. Burns the poet; the
silver-mounted leather tankard that belonged to Washing-
ton; also his account book with "The United States;"
point lace-work of Queen Elizabeth ; Admiral Benbow's
snuff-box; a ring worn by Nelson; Queen Charlotte's
snuff-box ' • Napoleon's pistol, shirt, towel, &c. ; a splen-
did snuff-box presented by the Emperor to his brother
Joseph ; Byron's cap and gloves, Rob Roy's brooch,
Queen Victoria's slippers ; warlike instruments of all ages
and countries ; ancient MS. Bibles ; numerous medals ;
African manufactures in cloth and metals; the autograph
and garment of John Wesley ; Roman antiquities; a pis-
tol encrusted with sea shells, dropped in Gibraltar bay
when the Spanish junk-ships were destroyed by General
Elliot ; a basket made of cloves, &c.,
In the Fringe Room, the weaving of fringe and gimp,
and the making of tassels is shown by the workpeople of
Mr. Woods, of Bold-street, and there are here many rich
specimens of carpets, rugs, &c., from his stock.
The Autograph Room contains about 200 autographs of
monarchs, celebrated warriors, statesmen, and authors,
of every civilised country. Amongst these are manu-
scripts by John Calvin, the reformer, Cranmer, the Mar-
tyr; the original MS. of Bishop Heber's Missionary
Hymn, " From Greenland's Icy Mountains," &c.
In the Figured Silk and Stocking Weaving Room, the
weaving of articles in these respective branches is shown
by expert workmen.
We have yet but noticed one room in the upper story,
namely, the West Picture Gallery.—There are on the
same floor, in several rooms, sculpture; anatomical
models and preparations; architectural rawings and
models ; beautiful papier niaci; picture-frames and en-
richments, from Mr. Bielefeld's manufactory : another
picture gallery ; water colour drawings, and, lastly, en-
gravings,—but we have not room to particularise. Suffice
it to say, that they are all well worthy of inspection, and
that those who do not avail themselves of the present op-
portunity will certainly lose a treat.
We are glad to find that from its being found that those
many parties whose means are limited, and who from their
avocations can visit the exhibition only in the evening, the
committee have (as was last week suggested through our
columns) agreed that on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday,
and Saturday, after five o'clock, the admission will be re-
duced to sixpence. The admission to the concerts is also
lowered. This is, we think, a seasonable relaxation in
behalf of a large and useful body of our townsmen, and we
hope and trust thousands of them will take advantage of
the occasion. For ourselves we can but say that our fre-
quent visits, in place of producing a feeling of satiety, tend
to render us more eager to return, and we never enter any
of the rooms without seeing something new and interest-
ing, which we had before overlooked.

Tits LATE DD SL.—On Saturday Mr. Bodkin. made an
application to Mr. Justice Coleridge for fhb discharge of
Mr. Gulliver ont of the custody of the police, to which
he had been committed by Mr. Wakley, the coroner. As
there was no opposition on the part of either the coroner
or the magistrate, under whom Mr. Gulliver is already
under recognizances to appear, Mr. Justice Coleridge
L granted the application, when the Earl of Match, the
Hon. Horace Pitt, Colonel Richardson, and Captain
Oliver were bound'over in the sum of £250 each, and Mr.
Gulliver himself in £5OO. A report was in circulation in
London on Saturday, that Lieut. Munro had crossed
over from France and surrendered himself, bat this was
untrue. The remains of Colonel Fawcett were interred
at the Kensall-green cemetery with the strictest prittiCT,

Eittraturt.

POETRY.

CORN LAW SONNET.

(For the Liverpool Standard.)
omus one day, after much godly greeting,
Jnst peep'd into an anti corn-law meeting,
And said, ' By Jupiter! I plainly see,
Before's been here nor I nor Mercury !
' Total. immediate repeal!' " Destruction!"
' Unselfish manufacturers !' " All suction !"
The revenue not suffer I"' Hanging kill 1"
' Free-trade will quickly treasury coffers fill !'
" Clouds without rain bring fatness to a land !
Make clear your points, the gods can't understand !"
Waiting he stood, but Momus heard no more
Than argument quashed many a time before !
" Ammon and Juno ! what my godship sees !
" A great Cob-gander leading flocks of geese !"

J. G.

The following beautiful passages we extract from " The
Blind Wife, or the Student of Bonn, a Tragic Romance,"
by Thomas Powell. Published by W. E. Painter,
Strand, 1843 :