The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1844-11-05 00:00:00

SPAIN.

The following important news has been received by ek
press from this quarter.
" MADRID, Oct. 27.
" A fresh conspiracy has just been discovered. General
Narvaez was to have been assassinated at the ;ate of the
French Embassy, wile! e he dined. General Prim icls,
arrested this morning. Other arrests were made 10'
night and this morning."
" BARCELONA, Oct. 27
"At 8 o'clock this afternoon two assassins were ars
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rested at the moment they were about to attack the
de Meer, who was alighting from his cart iage at the the!.,
tre. They were rescued from the guard which was eacoralt
ing them to the Atarazanas by a mob, consisting of
least 500 armed men.
4, BARCELONA, OCT. 28. a
" Four or five hundred persons, wearing red caps
their heads, proceeded to the Rambla, and seized toe.;
Alcadeand'his deputy, who were rescued by the Mosof,P°.
the Foreign Legion. Other troops arrived, arid f,
rioters were dispersed. The Baron de Meer on leavo6
the theatre proceeded along the Rambla. Forty Peri
were arrested. Two officers and a gendarme were stab
with knives."

EARLY CLOSING OF ATTORNEYS' OFFICES. at
attorneys of Ormskirk commenced closing their otflos
seven o'clock in the evening, on Monday, the 28th 61`.
MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.—We subjoin the return_.,,ef
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the Municipal elections of a few of the neibo w-
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towns.; At Manchester thirteen Radicals and three
servatives were returned : at Bolton seven conser" sacl
and five radicals : at Lancaster four conservatives ido
two radicals : at Wigan all conservatives, and on Frivio
when the three radical aldermen go out the council, ~a rl
be wholly conservative : at Leeds three conservative.-
eight radicals : at Preston all conservatives. 7,0 f
GUNPOWDER PLOT.—This day is the anniversary
the happy deliverance of king James 1., and the three %.
tates of England from the most traitorous and bloody 10.
tended massacre by gunpowder, and also of the liaPaf
arrival of his majesty Kin William, for the deliveraneeo
our church and nation," We understand that in Will
fortuity with the requirements of the rubric, there and
be divine service this morning at St. Jude's Church the
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in the evening at St. Simon's Gloucester-street. Lige.
latter occasion a sermon will be preached by the
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David James, in aid of the funds of the Protestant
rative Association.
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IRISH SOCIETY.--A meeting of this society 'clthaa
held in Liverpool on Monday week, and more day.,
twenty sermons will be preached in its behalf on 9,1_!, re•
the 17th instant. We rejoice that such a society Pi:: Otr
ceived the promise of such support in Liverpool. ywbacl
ject is to instruct the Irish-speaking population of iie've
in the Scriptures in their own tongue, and already it„to
been instrumental in teaching multitudes, many of "ilia
are living witnesses of the happy results 'of searching rd
Scriptures, and making the sacred volume the stall"
of doctrine and rule of life.
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FAST SAILING.—On Tuesday last, the new pilo''',3„ter
George Canning, No. 7, recently launched by Mr.
Cato, Brunswick Dock, made her trial trip to test 'a6
sailing qualities in competition with No. 12, hitherto the
swiftest sailing boat of the fleet. The two boats lefL si
Prince's Pier-head together, the wind blowing strong fool
S.S.E., and proceeded up the Mersey to Rock FerrY.so,
from thence back and round the Crosby Light Sliio
beating back against the ebb tide and strong wind. 13%
George Caning acquitted herself to admiration, bee; at
No. 12 in every point of sailing; and when she arriveu,.„
the George's Pier-head, No. 12 was a considerable o't
tance behind. The George Canning is a beautiful sPects'
men of naval architecture, well finished, and refiec
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great credit on her builder. Her appearance excited
universal admiration ; though a little out of trim, she l,
proved herself the fastest boat in the service. •
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THE ROYAL MERSEY YACHT CLUB..—The Secreta
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of this flourishing Club has received separate and sPects
warrants for upwards of twenty vessels belongingto
members, authorising them, under the hand and sesl of jet
Lords of the Admiralty to carry the Blue Ensign of 11,..
Majesty's Fleet, with the distinctive mark of the Clitof
the Crown and Liver. We have now therefore a Cl" bag
our own town, having the honour and privilege of tlf;,he
the national flag, irrespective of any other yacht club. ,a
promptitude and condescension of the Lords of the
miralty in thus attending to the wishes of the Chris. elf-
veyed through their honorary secretary, affords a g"ti of
ing proof of their desire to encourage the fine scienees.it
building and sailing ; and if we may judge from the selieid
in which the matter has been taken up and patrottll
here and elsewhere, we may venture to say that they "cea
have no cause to repent of the confidence they have ril„,o
in the members. The monthly meeting will take P7ai
place this evening, when a large number of additi° al
members have to be ballotted for, and about an 01°-
number are to be pioposed.
, Esq.,
COLLEGIATE INSTITUTION.—George Godwin, - don
F.R.S. , F.S.A., the Honorary Secretary to the L?' „re
Art Union, to whose energy and talent the public :ea
mainly indebted for the eminent success of that I'4 the
and refining scciety, as well as its exemption fro!, V.
penalties of the Lottery Act, is now delivering 10ga,.,,
successful course of lectures, upon the History of Are,o,
tecture, at this institution. In his lectures of Tuesday
and Friday last, he has traced the progress of architect_
from the earliest record of it in Genesis, to the period i7..`
its most successful application by the ancient Greek_siiful
lustrating his remarks by a great number of het„hi,
diagrams, representing the best specimens of the
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lecture of the ancient nations whose ruins are n°
vi°,7ch
Two lectures only remain undelivered, in ' tine,
Godwin proposes to consider the Roman, Byes° f
and Gothic architecture—summing up with a revieW
the present state of architecture, and especially as it ar
pears to exist in our town. We are glad to find W
Godwin's audiences to be increasing, a sure sign of al',
preciation ; and we' trust that it is not the last time P"
will honour us by his presence at this institution.,'
Amongst the audience on Friday we noticed the Bev.
M`Neile and family, and several of our town-councillors
arid aldermen.