The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1833-09-17 00:00:00

FASHION, FACTS, AND FICTIONS.

The King came to town on Wednesday, when Lord Welles-
ley, having resigned his white staff as Lord Steward, was de-
clared Lord Lieutenant of Ireland in Council. The Duke of
Argyll received the staff of Lord Steward, and was sworn of
the Privy Council, having on Saturday been honoured with the
Grand• Cross of the Guelphic Order.
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On Tuesday the ex-Empress of Brazil, and her Royal daugh-
ter-in-law—by the grace of Lord Palmerston, Queen of Portu-
gal—arrived at Windsor Castle, where they remained until
yesterday, when the illustrious ladies repaired to Portsmouth,
to wait the issue of the contest which is to decide their fate.
Meanwhile their Majesties, our King and Queen, during the
visit of this "instrument of royalty," as the Times phrases it,
have exhibited the greatest kindness and attention towards the
illustrious strangers.
THE NEW LORD STEWA rtn.—" God bless the Duke of Argyll!"
So say the sawnies, upon particular occasions. We hope his
grace will be able to bear his blushing honours, which have
crowded quick upon him, with becoming dignity. - The " Angle-
sey petticoat," of course, had no influence in his grace's appoint-
ment, via the old Marquis.—Age.
There is nothing like women for looking after the main
chance; if you observe, they never look upon bank-notes ai
money. How happy would it have been for England if it had
been governed by the wives and daughters of ministers, instead
of the husbands and sons.—C obbett's Register.

RA PH AEL'S SK CLL.—It having been long acknowledged that
the skull of Raphael, preserved in the Academy of St. Luke, is
not the genuine skull, the members of the Academy, in con-
junction with the members of the Archaiological Society ha% o
,applied for permission to examine the tomb of Raphael in the
'Pantheon, in order to find the genuine skull, and collect all that
'may yet remain of the bones of the immortal artist. The Pope
has already given his consent to this plan.—ltalian paper.
Ron ROY'S CI, A Y MORE.—The favourite claymore of this ce-
lebrated outlaw has been presented by Mr. Ryder, of the Aber-
deen theatre, to Mr. Alexander Fraser, the young Laird of
Torbreck. The present is accompanied with the following cer-
tificate of its authenticity :—" This was the favourite claymore
of Rob Roy. It was presented by him to his particular 'friend
and near relative, Mr.. Campbell of Glenlyon, and remained in
that family until Francis Gordon Campbell, of Troup, succeeded
to the title and estates of Glenlyon."

COBBETT.—" I think it likely that I shall go to the south of
Frafice ; for I want to see, with. my own eyes, what sort of state
of things it is which the doctrinaires wish us to imitate. For
my part, my progress hitherto has shown me nothing so good
as England and English people, always meaning to include
Scotland in the word " England." lam very hard to believe
that I shall find any country a tenth part so good ; I am sure
that I shall never find any
,people a tenth part so good, and
shall never see a government a tenth part &good as that which
our forefathers left.us; and that it is our duty to restore, or to
die in our efforts to restore it."

GARAT THE SlNGER.—During the troubles in Paris, this ex-
quisite artist was one evening stopped at the barriers, having
omitted to furnish himself will his civic papers, on an excur-
sion into the • country. -" I am Garat !" cried he, " let me
pass."—" How do we know that?"—" Nothing so easy to
prove:" and he, immediately began singing a popular air.—
.. Right, right," cried the crowd, which now collected; " no-
body but Garat could sing like that! Let him pass."

The members of the liberal press are busy in their specula-
tions respecting changes which they pronounce as about to take
place, in consequence of the change in the Irish Government-
Sir William M'Mahon, they will have it, is to retire from the
Rolls, and one of the Barons of the Exchequer to be placed
on the retired list, in order to make room for the present,Attor-
ney and Solicitor-Generals; who, according to our speculators,
are to be replaced by Mr. Anthony Blake and Seiyeant
O'Loghlin! Some rumours announce. Colonel Merick Shaw,
others the Rev: Doctor Tiguolles, as the new Private Secre-
tary. Some will have it that-Sir William Gossett will retain
his present berth. This is denied by other on dits. That Lord
Anglesey did not retire at his own instance from the Govern-
ment, but was actually recalled, now appears all but certain.
But, among all those changes, we have not learned what warm
corner Daniel is to occupy.—Dublin 1I order.

We understand that at a special meeting of the committee of
the society for the relief of widows and orphans of shipwrecked
mariners, held in this town yesterday, a sum, amounting to
nearly fifty pounds, was voted to cases arising• from the late
severe gales.. Many further claims will most probably be mado
upon the society's funds, in consequence of the great number
of ships hitherto unaccounted for, a list of several of which,
together with the names of their crews, was laid before the
committee.—Newcastle Journal.

NAVA 1, Pouci.—ln consequence of the numerous depreda-
tions which have lately been committed in his Majesty's different
dock-yards, it has been determined on by. the Admiralty to
adopt a new naval police for the protection of the various
stores. A naval police has recently been established at Chat-
ham, and, should it succeed, it is the intention of the Lords of
the Admiralty to adopt the same system in all the dock-yards
iu the kingdom.

BANKlNG.—Private banking was commenced in England by
Mr. Francis Child, of Fleet-street, in 16.15.500 n after which,
Messrs. Snow and Dean opened another bank in the Strand.;
These establishments continue on the very spot where they
commenced business nearly 200 years ago, unshaken monu-
ments of the prudence and integrity of their conductors. It was
not until these houses had flourished for upwards of forty years,
that any public bank was known in England. In 10.1, the
Bank of England, originating in a loan to government, was
established by an act sth and- 6th William and Mary. For
years after further subscriptions were raised, and it was enacted •
that no other bank, nor any other corporation, fellowship,
nor constitution, in the nature of a bank, shall be united,
established, permitted, suffered, countenanced, nor allowed by
act of Parliament within the kingdom." The first years Of the
bank were not very prosperous. The 6th Anne (anno 1707),
however, did the company important service, for after reciting
that great numbers of persona had, by pretence of deeds and
covenants, united together and presumed to borrow great sums
of money, and to deal as a bank, it enacts, " that from the
29th of September, 1708, and during the continuance of the
Bank of England, no company united in partnership ex-
ceeding six in number, shall take up on their bills payable.
under six months."—Farreu'i Rios no Stuck Bank,.
rAKINGTON ANT) WEST WORCESTEIZSIIIRE.—Manv of -
our readers will remember that Mr. Pakington, who was nomi-
nated on the Constitutional or Conservative interest at the late
contest in West Worcestershire, was then, as he is now, absent
in America. No less than 1,278 electors, hoWever, recorded
their suffrages iu his favour, and we rejoice to find that Mr.
Pakington -has lost not a moment in acknowledging so Proud
mark of unsolicited confidence. From New York he has ad-
dressed a manl. spirited letter to his supporters, which wiil
give him new claims Upon their exertions. After enumerating
the advantages possessed by the adverse faction, Mr. Peking-
ton continues :—" When I find that such a combination of ta-
vourable circumstances could obtain for my opponent a majority
of only 91, from 2,647 eleetorS who voted, I infer with plea-
sure not only that what I hold to be sound constitutional prin-
ciples arc yet strong amongst us, but also that our spirit of in-
dependence is roused, and that the Whig party will not be able
to maintain that in""PIY of representation at which they
appear to aim." This is as it should be. Let but the other
Tom candidates at the last general election evince a similar '
spirit, and the Greys and Goodies will again fructify as "
Majesty's Opposition,"

INCEIWIARISNI IN DURHAM AND NORTHUNIBEFILAND.-7-II 14
with deep regret that we record two diabolical acts of incentii...
arises, perpetrated in this neighbourhood within the last week.
In one case, almost the entire property of Mr. Matthew Collin,
a respectable and industrious farmer at Monckton, near South
Shields, and overseer of the poor, consisting of buildings.,
farming-stock, and agricultural produce, has been consumed,
The local associations for the prosecution of felons have held a
special meeting, and passed a series of spirited resolutions,
expressive at once of their deep detestation of the offence, and
their determination to leave no efforts untried to bring to justice
the Malignant criminal. With the latter view they have offered
£lOO reward, and a memorial has been transmitted to govern-
ment requesting aid and assistance ; and sincerely do we trust
the diabolical wretch will be discovered. The other case is
the entire destruction of a house, the pro' ertv of M. Bell, Esq.
M.P., and the ltev. It. H. Branching. In this instance, also,-
one huudred pounds have been offered for the apprehension of
the incendiaries; .hitherto, we regret to add, without producing
the desired result. It was only last week we recorded the
ignominious deaths upon the scaffold of a, wretched man awl
woman convicted of this frightful crime, and in reference to
whose fate a howl of commiseration was. set up by some of the
London' papers. We are not insensible to the rigours of our
criminal code, nor are we advocates for the infliction of capital
punishment in every instance allowed-by: the law. But the
midnight incendiary is equally worthy of Arath with the- assas-
sin—the one- destroys life,' the other, in too many instances,:
inflicts upon his victim the horrors of poverty and starvation,:
and sends Many a deservingfather and husband broken-beiirte4-.
to the grave.--Nriceastle JOurtial.