The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-02-13 00:00:00

Feb. 13, 184-I.

LATEST FROM SPAIN.

Madrid journals and correspondence of the 4th instant
inve het-n received. The Gazette publishes a despatc.t
addressed by the Minister of War to General Roncall,
directing him, in the name of the Queen, to shoot the 30
insurgents taken prisoners at Alcoy. The Minister re-
quests him to forward to his department an account o,
their execution for the information of her Majesty, and
enjoins him not " to allow himself to be stopped by the
fear of any acts of retaliation which the insurgents of
Alicant might threaten, for although her Majesty about
view with grief the victims that the fury of the rebels
might sacrifice, yet the absolute necessity that the law Oa
public vengeance should be a reality weighed still more LA
her royal mind."
An attempt at insurrection made at Reqnena; had been
suppressed by the authorities of Cuena.
It appears that the insurrection had some ramification
in Valencia, for on hearing of the events at Alicant, the
Political Chief had ordered the arrest of several inhabi•
tants suspected of being in correspondence with the chid'
of the movement. General Roncali has reorganized tie,
National Guard of Valencia, and was to leave on the ,
with all the disposable troops for Alicant, where be es'
pected, in a few days, to concentrate 10,000 men.
Brigadier Concha, brother of the General, marched
from Madrid with his brigade of cavalry for Ocana on the
4th. The General, who had gone to spend a few dale at
Aranjuez, was, however, expected in the capital.
The Corresponsal finds fault with Mr. Bulwer for ha!:
ing invited to his table Messrs. Arguelles. Ferrer, and
Tejada, the intimate friends of M. Olozaga.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-SATURDAY.

In consequence of the non-attendance of members 01
Friday last, the House of Commons was unable to proceed
to business on that day • and thus, there having been no
opportunity of moving the usual adjournment from the
Friday to the Monday, the House was under the necessity
of meeting on Saturday.
Sir JAMES GRAHAM took that occasion for stating
briefly the alterations he intended to propose in his bill for
the amendment of the Poor-law. As there was consider-
able difference of opinion on the abolition of the Gilbert
Unions, he would not now propose to abolish thenit
but would move, on another day, for a select
committee to enquire into their operation. The
bastardy law in its present, shape had occasioned
great dissatisfaction in Wales, and in the north of
i England, and he had introduced into this bill a provision,
by which, on application being made within forty days
from the birth of the child, there should be power given
to two magistrates to make an order of maintenance on the
putative father, operating not only against his goods, bat
against his person. This order would proceed upon the
oath of the mother, fortified by some corroborative evi-
dence. Another subject which needed the interference of
Parliament was the want in large towns of some place of
refuge for destitute persons, who now had no shelter but
under walls and porticoes. He would propose to establish
asylums, where such persons should receive not only
shelter, but food at night and food in the morning, on con-
dition of working for four hours.
Captain PECHELL signified his satisfaction at the course
proposed with respect to the Gilbert unions.
Mr. T. DUNCOMBE expressed himself to the same effect,
not only on the subject of the Gilbert unions, but also on
that of the bastardy enactments, and that of asylums for
the destitute.

Mr. BECKETT DENISON, Sir WALTER JAMES, and
other gentlemen intimated their gratification at the pro-
posed improvements.

Sir JAMES GRAHAM gave explanations, in answer to
several questions ; and after the intervention of a feat
words on the subject of prison discipline, the poor law
bill wac brought in and read a first time.

COMMERCIAL HALL.---it will be seen by an advertise-
ment in another column, that a ball will take place at this
now popular room on Monday next.

THE FEBRUARY SESSIONS FOR THIS BOROITGII
closed yesterday, about one o'clock. The trials have been
of little or no public interest. The case of John Mulhol-
land, charged with obtaining goods on false pretences, was
yesterday traversed to the next sessions.
STEALING A WATCH.-At the police-court, yesterday,
two females, Browne and Jones, were committed for trial
at the sessions on a charge of stealing a watch from a
man named John Grumbly, on Sunday night in Ml'
street.

FREE PRESBYTERIAN Cu MlCH.—This body, worship-
ing at present in the Mechanic's Institution, intend ductingin-
the Rev. Donald Ferguson, to-morrow, to the
office of pastor, whose future scene of labour will shortlY
be in Hope-street, near the Baptist chapel, where a good
site has been provided for the erection of a church.

A joint deputation from London and from Liverpool,
relative to the subject of the tea duties, bad an intervic!,
with Sir R. Peel, on Saturday, at his official residence in
Downing-street. Sir Howard Douglas, M.P., Mr. Pot-
ter, and Mr. Duckworth, formed the deputation from
Liverpool; Sir George Larpent, Mr. John Abel Smith,
M.P., and other gentlemen, attended the London depu-
tation.

WARMING AND VENTILATING Rooms.—A number of
the models used by Mr. Day, the inventor of the wind-
guard, to illustrate the lectures he has been giving at Len-
don, Chester, &c., on warming and ventilating rooms,
may be now seen at Mr. Bennett's, Sir Thomas s-build-
ings, who described them to us, and will to all who maY
visit them, in a manner that cannot fail to interest eve'
those who have not given the subject a consideration.
The screw ventilator is simple and effective.
jS
ADULTERATION 4F TOBACCO. —We were furnished
--,
last eight with a report of a ease heard at the 1300--
police-office yesterday, in which the Excise were the pro.
secutors, against a tobacco-manufacturer in Bolton. The
witnesses for the prosecution proved that the defendant
had mixed oil and sugar in manufacturing his tobacco.
The defendant's foreman stated that the oil had escaped •
from the machinery. The magistrates, however, con-
sidered the case proved, and fined the defendant £150•
It is stated that this is the first of a series of detections 01-:
frauds in the tobacco laws.

SUNDAY SCHOOL SOCIETY FOR IRELAND.—WC beg'
to call the particular attention of our readers to the a 0•
nouncement of a sermon and meeting in aid of this vale•
able society, which will be found in our advertising colurall
of this date. Distinguished as Liverpool is for the support
which it has afforded to the cause of scriptural education,
we feel persuaded that on the present occasion there will'
be here a cordial and liberal response to the appeals about
to be made by the Rev. Dr. Drew, from Ireland.
have seen the report which records the gratifying fact that
there are at present in connnexion with the Irish Sunday
School Society about 3000 schools, attended by 241,129-
scholars and 22.922 gratuitous teachers.—We leave this
fact to speak for itself, whilst we merely call the Late's.
tion of our readers to the anouncement of the sercuoo
and meeting.

PICTURE OF THE EXCHANGE, WITH DISTINGHISIOP
CHARACTERS.—This picture, to be seen at the artist's,
Mr. Norman's, 43, Bold-street, is now finished, and is
in point of drawing, as well as in the admirable likenesses
of the many characters assembled in the area, a spirited,
interesting and extraordinary production. How the
artist has, by necessarily casual sights of the parties, con-
trived to catch the figures, faces, and usual attitudes of 50
many mercantile men, and others known to fame, is more
than we can divine. They will all be recognised by
those to whom their appearance is at all familiar. Amongst
them are the following :—Messrs. Barton, Myers, Duck-
worth, Dixon,awso n T
R,
Taylor, ,en d d
Cooke,
Reynolds, Buchanan, Jemisou, M`Gatli, Rushton, Gar-
nett, Turner, May, Howard Hart, M`Devitt, Smizb,
Rat. Horstall, S. Martin, J. Myers, Jones, Frost, Lieut•
a j‘"Vn W. Rushton'Hul°3
m,G
Parsons, Bevis, &c., &c. Several parties have wished
to purchase this painting, but, in order to give more gene"
ral satisal:tion, the proprietor has determined to dispose
of it after the manner of Boys' Art Union.
THE PHILHARMONIC SOClETY.—YeStercby evenings
Vie first undress concert for the present year of this so'
ciety was given in the Lecture-hall of the Collegiate In"
stitution. The theatre was very fully attended, the body
and the lower gallery being filled to repletion, and the,
upper gallery (which is not so favourable for hearing)
about three-fourths occupied. A miscellaneous selection
of music was performed. The opening overture, by
Mozart, was effectively played. The music appropriated
to the witches in Macbeth followed, and was well acconi; -
plished :in the vocal department by Misses Foster o'l
Leach, and Messrs. Armstrong and Barnett—the latter
engaged from Manchester, and a pleasing singer. A very
pretty and pathetic glee, the music by Callcott, was then
sung by Misses Stott and M. Swain, and Messrs. 0
Sudlow and Armstrong. Miss Stott appeared to us to 11;3,t
in extremely good voice. A trio, by Beethoven, on
violin, violincello, and piano, followed, of great lengin:o►
and somewhat tame and languid. We would not sigiv
the first and second part, a practice which, we think, in
its
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justice to the ladies present, who have to sit patiently
throughout, " were better honoured in the breach than,
the observance." At the commencement of the second
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played an overture from " Der Frieschutz,” by the master
composer, " Weber," and, we think, did it justice. Being
part,htha the second part (which appears
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ourselvesiolgreiurosetaatnede eafit i.c i
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main longer, but we have since heard that the whole .on. •

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