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Amongst the portraits one of the best full-lengths is that
of Josias Booker, Esq., by W. J. Bishop, professor at the
Collegiate Institution, and to be placed in the board-room
of that seminary. It is an admirable likeness, and in
every respect highly creditable to the artist.
44. A Bacchante Reclining, by Philip Westcott. There
is something rich and mischievous in the figure and play-
ful countenance of this luxuriant female, well comporting
with the lines in the catalogue from which the idea is de-
rived. The foreshortening and life-like transparent ap-
pearance of the flesh tints are managed in a masterly man-
ner.

" The Waking Smile" of a lovely infant, (No. 17,) by
Thomas Crane, is one of the finest and chastest produc-
tions in the room. The expression of the face and eyes
is replete with juvenile health, innocence, happiness, and
beauty. 39, (by the same,) portraits of a lady, and gentle-
man, and a child on horseback, in a rural plain, is also
fine. This style of portrait painting, forming an entire
scene, is an encroachment upon the usual system adopted
by Hurlers, and, we think, a pleasing one. The point-
lace tippet of the lady, and also her dress, are exquisitely
painted, showing the peculiar richness of the respective
fabrics.

No. 18, an ancient baronial interior, by Wm. Coiling-
wood, is powerful and effective.
73, a small moonlight scene, at Hampstead.with a black-
srnith'ssshop lighted, in contrast, by the ruddy fire, is a
highly successful effort, by Mr. S. Eglinton, the active
and zealous President of the Academy, whose anxiety to
promote the fine arts in Liverpool is beyond all praise.
101, a scene in Wales, with children at a spring, by the
same, is also a pleasing subject, and executed in a masterly
rummer.

The Village Coquette, (89,) by George Lance, from the
vivid description in Cowper's Task, is animated and
clever.

No. 91, The North Shore, Liverpool ; 96, Hasting's
Beach ; and 122, Fishing Boats arriving at the same place,
on a windy day, by our townsman, Mr. S. Walters, a
member of the academy, are all spirited and excellent pro-
ductions of that talented marine painter. No. 153, Muscle
Gatherers, at Hoylake, by the same, is to our taste still
more pleasing. The figures on the far-extended sands,
and a stranded ♦essel, are admirably and interestingly de-
lineated, and the shore of Crosby is beautifully shown in
the extreme distance.

" The Favourite in Mischief" (140) a Blenheim spa-
niel, caught overhauling his mistress's bandoir, and de-
stroying the contents for sheer amusement, is well con-
ceived and executed. The offender has just torn a bank
note, and is holding up his paw and looking as if sensible
of his delinquency and half assured of forgiveness.
109, The Cobler cogitating the New Poor Law Bill, by
Westcott, is excellent, and would form an appropriate
memento in the board.room of the three Bashaw Com-
missioners. A scene from Gil Bias, (110) by A. Egg,
is on the whole good ; but there are some defects in the
drawing, particularly as regards the lady's mouth. 112,
Procession of Peasauts near Naples on the festival of Pie
de Grotto, by F. Uwins, is a perfect gem, not surpassed
by any picture of equal size in the rooms. The grouping
of the figures in separate masses is most skilfully ma-
naged, and the Bay and distant burning mountain are
beautifully painted. 111 is a graceful portrait of a genteel
young lady, by F. Crane. 157, by the same, is also fine.
150, " Saying grace" in a cottage, by S. Eglinton, is full
of reverent feeling and effect. 181, Natural Affection, by
T. F. Marshall, a young native artist, is a sweet embody-
ment of the beautiful passage from the Pleasures of
Hope—

" Lo ! at the couch where infant beauty sleeps,
Her silent watch the mournful mother keeps."
A Thought of Love," (182) by A. Johnston, is beau-
tifully and chastely conceived, and admirably executed.
But we must pause until next week, when we will re-
sume our further notice. Our present remarks apply
to a few of the pictures in the large room only, and there
are many others to which we would direct attention, as
well as to many beautiful water colour drawings and spe-
r;imens of sculpture.

GENERAL ANNUAL LICENSING SESSIONS

The general annual licensing meeting of the magistrates,
(adjourned from Monday, the 4th instant,) was held yes-
terday forenoon in the sessions-house, which, from the
interest excited by its being known that upwards of 300
publicans had, during the past year, been convicted of of-
fences against one or other of the statutes affecting them,
which would, in some instances, be a bar to the renewal of
their licenses,—was crowded to excess. There were or:
the bench his worship the Mayor, in the chair; and
Messrs. John Holmes, Richard Houghton, David Hodg-
son, and Wm. Rathbone. _ _

At the request of the Chairman, Mr. Ellis, the clerk,
read the following minutes of a previous private meeting
of the magistrates :—At a meeting of the magistrates held
in the sessions-h')use, on Saturday, the 9th day of Sep-
tember, 1843, for the purpose of considering and deter-
mining upon the renewal of licenses to those publicans
who have been convicted of offences during the last year,—
present, Robertson Gladstone, Esq. &c. &c.
List of the names of all publicans convicted of offences
under the 9th George IV., 3th and sth William IV., and
sth and 6th Victoria, between the Ist September, 1842,
and the sth September, 1843, was laid before the magis-
trates, from which it appears that 180 were once convicted;
50 twice convicted, and 6 thrice convicted.
The magistrates unanimously resolved,—That those
publicans who have offended be informed that the magis-
trates are determined to enforce the observance of the sa-
lutary regulations imposed by the acts before mentioned,
and they take this public opportunity of again announcing
their determination in order that all parties interested may
have ample notice.
That though many of the cases on the list of first and
second offences would justify the refusal or transfer of the
license, yet, on the present occasion, it is not their inten-
tion to refuse the licenses of those publicans whose namee
are on the first and second lists. At the same time it
must be distinctly understood that a record of all those
offences stands against the publican's name in, the license
book.

That the licenses of those publicans who have been three
times convicted be refused.

The Mayor then said, that, although the licenses were
granted on this occ .sion to those who had offended once,
and twice, publicans must not consider this as a guaran-
tee that the same leniency would be exercised hereafter,
and it therefore became necessary that they should be ex-
tremely cautious. He then left the bench, and the busi-
ness of giving new licenses for the year to all publicans not
objected to commenced,—Mr. Houghton presiding, and
cautioning the parties in every case, who had been on one,
or on two occasions, convicted of offences under the seve-
ral acts before noticed. Each, as usual, was required to
pay a fee for the renewal of the license of is. 6d
considerable sum was collected during the day.
was gone through with alphabetically.
APPLICATIONS FOR LICENSES IN 1843

There were applications for SS new licenses within. 0

borough; for 23 in Toxteth-park ; for 6in West Derby
suburb ; for lin Kirkdale, and for 1 in Everton. Of
those for the borough only 16 were granted ; and 1 for
West Derby, and 1 for Kirkdale. The following is a list
of the successful candidates :
John Fisher, Canning-place, (a removal.)
James Lewin, Back Castle-street.
John Lea, Clayton-square.
Robert Harris, Dale-street.
Thomas Roberts, Great Howard-street, (a removal.)
Joseph Smith, ditto.
James Ratcliffe ditto,
Robert Taylor, Great Newton-street
John Green, Redcross-street.
James Crellin, Soho-street.
Margaret Thomas, Horatio-street
James Morgan, St. John's-lane.
Charles Chalk, ditto.
Thomas Jones, Vine-street.
Thomas Taylor, Wakefield-s.
James Smith, Walter-street.
Charles Austin, Derby-street, West Derby
Henry Hough, Krkdale-road, Kirkdale.

(a removal,

REDUCTION IN THE PREMIUMS ON FIRE lUSURANCE
IN LIVERPOOL.—We beg to direct attention to the adver-
tisement of the Atlas Insurance Company, by which it will
be seen that, in some description of mercantile risks, the
directors have effected a very considerable reduction of
premium ; and we are authorised to state that all the Lon-
don offices have made a similar reduction.

A letter has been received at Southampton, announcing
the death (abroad) of Mr. B. Roy, formerly M.P. for that
borough, from accident while shooting.

RECEIPT FOR MAKING CISTERN CEMENT.—ASheS
two parts, three parts clay, one part sand, mixed with oil:
it will make a cement as hard as marble, and impenetra-
ble by water for ever.

DRURY-LANE.—It is announced in a French musical
periodical, that Carlotta Grisi and Petipas are engaged at
Drury-lane, where a ballet is being got up for their ap-
pearance, entitled " The Peri.

MUSICAL SNUFFBOX.—Tamburini has been lately sing-
ing at Marseilles, where, previous to his departure, he
was presented by the dilettanti of the town with a hand-
some gold snuffbox.
THE SUBLIME AND THE RIDICULOUS.—Sir C. P.
Williams, the Bankruptcy Commissioner, observed a
bankrupt leaning upon the desk. " Sir," says the great
little man (or vice versa), " you have been sworn, and
your present attitude is neither respectful to your God nor
to me !"—Farley's Bristol Journal.

Every man has in his own life follies enough, in his own
mind troubles enough, in the performance of his duties
deficiencies enough, without being curious about the
affairs of others.

SECOND EDITION.

Standard-ojice, Eight o'cloc

DESTRUCTIVE FIRE THIS
EDGE HILL.

MORN:NG AT

This morning, between twelve and one o'clock, an

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pearance of fire was discovered in the warehouse of Mr.
Archer, flour and provision dealer, grocer, &c., Waver-
tree-lane, Edge-bill, (a short distance eastward of the
Church,) and the alarm being given by Policeman No. 71,
policeman James Muir, (539,) who was at the time near
Lodge lane, hastened to the spot, which he reached
shortly before one. The premises form the west corner
of the range of buildings a little to the eastward of Edge-
bill School, and near the Coffee House, on the opposite
side. They consist of a shop in front, at the corner of

the range, rooms over, and a warehouse of four stories
extending behind into a small street, in an obtuse angle
to the northward. Muir found several persons as-
sembled, aad observed smoke and the appearance of
flame from the second-storey windows of the warehouse.
He immediately, with the assistance of another
man, got a ladder; placed it in the direction of the fire—
which was more particularly observable at two of the
warehouse windows—and endeavoured to suppress the
flames, which soon burst forth, accompanied by suffocat-
ing smoke, by such means as were at hand, but with little
success. About a quarter before two o'clock the engines
from the Fire Station came up, Nos. 1. and 9, with a
body of firemen, headed by Mr. Hewitt. Mr. Whitty,
Mr. Fadzen, and Mr. Quick were soon present, but there
was for a considerable time a want of water, there being
but one main in the neighbourhood, and that out of order,
and had, eventually, to be broken up to obtain a supply.
The inhabitants who were roused brought water in buc-
kets, &c., but it was not sufficient, and the flames rapidly
gained head. The greater part of the goods in the shop
were removed, with the assistance of policemen, soon after
the alarm, into the road, and consisted of a considerable
quantity of flour, meal, butter, tea, coffee, and general
groceries and provisions. About two o'clock the whole
premises became one general blaze; the roof and some of
the upper floors fell in ; and the brilliant light from the
burning timber illuminated the neighbourhoo
wide for some time, an immense body of flame rising
many feet above the building. It became evident that all
that could be done was to save the adjoining house to the
east, and, through it, the whole range. Great efforts were
made to obtain water, by means of engine and hose, from
a pond at a great distance, in the direction of the railway ;
but before this could be effectually accomplished the wa-
ter from the main pipe was got at, and was found more
convenient. A considerable quantity of furniture, &c.
was removed from the two adjoining houses, the nearest
of which was, it is said, inhabited by Mr. Archer himself.
The flames had got to a white heat in the burning premi-
ses, threatening extensive further destruction, when the
engines effectually played over the house tops, and checked
its progress, even after the adjoining one had ignited in
the cock loft, to v, hich there was no access. Branches
were afterwards introduced into the shop, which presented
one mass of vivid fire ; and the water, and ascending
steam from it, soon deadened the flames, and removed at
further apprehension of the fire extending, and by three
o'clock all was safe

A good deal of flour,&c. was destroyed in the warehouse,
in which there was also a bakehouse; and there were also
valuable articles in the cellars, only a small portion of
which could be saved. The premises, which were exten-
sive, were completely gutted. We can as yet obtain no
estimate of the amount of loss, but it must be very consi-
derable. It is said to have been insured. Mr. Whitty
and the whole force under him were extremely active, and
had there been a good supply of water at the first, the de-
struction would have been comparatively trifling. The

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