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

LATEST FROM SPAIN.

Madrid journals and correspondence of the 4til instant
have been received. The Gazette publishes a despatch,.
addressed by the Minister of War to General goncali,
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 he stopped by the
fear of any acts of retaliation which the insurgents of
Alicant might threaten, for although her Majesty should
view with grief the victims that the fury of the rebels
might sacrifice, yet the absolute necessity that the lair end
public vengeance should be a reality weighed still more in
her royal mind."

An attempt at insurrection made at Requena, had bee
suppressed by the authorities of Cuena.
It appears that the insurrection had some ramification
in Valencia, for on hearing of the events at Alicant, tale
Political Chief had ordered the arrest of several inhabi-
tants suspected of being in correspondence with the chiefs
of the movement. General Romali has reorganized the
National Guard of Valencia, and was to leave on the Ist
with all the disposable troops for Alicant, where he es-
pected, in a few days, to concentrate 10,000 me.
Brigadier Concha, brother of the General,n marched
from Madrid with his brigade of cavalry for Ocana on the
4th. The General, who had gone to spend a few days 14
Aranjuez, was, however, expected in the capital.
The Corresponsal finds fault with Mr. Bulwer for hav-
ing invited to his table Messrs. Arguelles. Ferrer, and
Ttjada, the intimate friends of M. Olozaga.

HOUSE OF COMMONS.-SATURDAY.

In consequence of the non-attendance of members on
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 JastEs GuAriAss 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 them,
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
England, and he had introduced into this bill a provision,
by which, on application being made within forty day?
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, but
• 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 Pectreu,signified his satisfaction at the course
proposed with respect to the Gilbert unions,
Mr. T.. DUNCOMRE expressed himself to thesame 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 DENrSO'N, Sir WALTER XAMES, and
other gentlemen intimated their gratification at the pro-
posed improvements.
Sir JAMES,. GRAWAM gave explanations, in answer to
several questions ; and after the intervention of a few
words on the subject of prison discipline, the poor law
bill was brought in and read a first time.

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

Tun FEBRUARY' SESSIONS FOR THIS BOROOI3If
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 goodson false pretences, was
yesterday traversed to the next sessions.

STEPAING 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 ar
man named John Grumbly, on Sunday night in Hill--
street.

FREE' PRESBYTERIAN- CH Intelf.—This body, worship.--
ing at present in the Mechanic's Institution, intend in
ducting the Rev. Donald Ferguson, to-morrow, to the-
office of pastor, whose future scene oiz 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, had an interview
with Sir R. Peel, on Saturday, at his of residence in
Downing-strset. Sir Howard Douglas, 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 Lon-
don, Chester, &c., on warming and ventilating rooms,
may be now seen at Mr. Bennett's, Sir Tbomas's-build.--
inge, -.who dad:gibed them to no, _ and wines.. a4l who alg
visit'them, in a, manner that cannot fail idiot
those who have not given the subject a consideration.
The screw ventilator is simple and effecti-ae.
ADULTERATION OF TonAcco. —We were furnished
last night with a report of a case heard at the Bolton
police-office yesterday, in which the Excise were the pro-
semitors, 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 mated that the oil had escaped
from the machinery. The magistrates, however, con-
sidered the case proved, and fined the defendant £l5O.
It is stated that this is the first of a series of detections of
frauds in the tobacco laws.

SUNDAY SCHOOL SOCIS-TY FOR IRELAND.—we beg
to call the particular attention of our readers to the an-
nouncement of a sermon and meeting in aid of this valu-
able society, which will be found in our advertising column
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. We
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 atten-
tion of our readers to the anouncement of the sermon
and meeting.

PICTURE OF THE EXCHANGE, WITH.DISTINGUISHED-
CHARACTERS.—TiIiS picture, to be seen at the artist's,
Mr. Norman's, 43, Bold-street, is now fini,hed, 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 so
many mercantile men, and others known to fame, s 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, Tobin, Taylor, sari. and jun., Huson,
M'Gill, Lawson, Mann, Rodon, Cooke, W. Rushton,
Reynolds. Buchanan, Jennison, M:Gath, Rushton, Gar-
nett, Turner, May, Howard Hart, M'Devitt, Smith,
Robt. Horsfall, S. Martin, J. Myers, Jones, Frost, .Lieut.
Parsons, Bevis, &c., &c. Several parties have wished.
to purchase this painting, but, in order to give moregene-
ral satisfaction, the proprietor has determined to dispose
of it after the manner of Boys' Art Union.
THE PIIII,IIARNIONIC SOClETY.—Yesterday evening,.
the 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 attendee:, the body
and the lower gallery being, filled to repletion, and the
upper gallery (which is not so favourable for bearing)
about three-fourths occupied. A miscellaneous selection
of music was performed. The opening overture, by
Mozart, was effectively payed. The music appropriated
to the witches in Macbeth followed, and was well accom-
plished,:in the vocal department by Misses- Foster and
Leach, and Messrs. Armstrong and Barnett—the latter
engaged from Manchester, and a pleasing singer. A veil
pretty and pathetic glee, the music by Callcott, was. tb'
sung by Misses Stott and M. Swain, and Messrs. Il•
Sudlow and Armstrong. Miss Stott appeared to us to be
in extremely good voice.- A trio, by Beethoven, on the
violin, violincello, and piano, followed, of great length.
and somewhat tame and languid. We would not advise
its repetition, if the great author stated has been properly
understood. There was a very long interregnum between
the first and second part, a practice which, we think, in
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LIVERPOOL:
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1844,
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