The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1843-06-23 00:00:00

No carnal weapons those ye bear,
To lay the aliens low ;do not spare,
Then strike amain, and
There's life in every blow.

Life ! more than life on earth can be ;
All in this conflict slain
Die but to sin' sin.
The crown of life to gain.
0 fear not, faint not hbeot n
;alt now
Quit you like menha's votaries
, strong
To Christ shall Budd bow,
And sing with you this song :

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" Uplifted are the gates of Wass,
The bars of iron yield ;
Behold the King of Glor ss field.;'
,
The Cross bath won the
JAMES MONTGOM

The Mount, Sheffield,
THE WATERLOO BANQUET

The Duke of Wellington, in consequence of the anniv,
s_ary of the battle of Waterloo occurring this year on a Sun-
dsaany, the actual day of the week on which that glorious but
guinary conflict was fought, gave his annual banquet at
Apsley-house on Monday, to those officers who shared the
dangers and honours of the field on the 16th, 17th, and 18th
of June, 1815.
A vast number of persons congregated at the entrance-
gates of Apsley-house, and on the opposite side of Piccadilly
a crowd assetnbled, so that, what with the arrival of the car-
riages and the vast concourse of people collected, it was with
the utmost difficulty that a passage could be obtained for the
different vehicles in that generally thronged thoroughfare.
There were nutny noblemen and gentlemen on horseback,
whoe took up their position on the western side of the eastern
ofl!trance-ga position which commanded the recognition
those distinguished officers entitled to join the festive
board of the noble and gallant duke.
His Royal Highness Prince Albert arrived precisely at ten
minutes before eight o'clock, and his presence, it is unneces-
sary to say, was the occasion of the most enthusiastic cheer-
ing. Colonel Buckley (a Waterloo officer) and the Nlarquis
of Exeter (Groom of the Stole to his Royal Highness) were
in the same carriage in attendance on the Prince.
The Duke of Wellington received his Royal Highness im-
mediately on alighting from the royal carriage.. The crowd
consequently had an opportunity of seeing His grace, and a
burst of enthusiastic admiration from without was the result.
The band of the Grenadier Guards was stationed in the
ante-room leading from the vestibule to the grand staircase.
His Royal Highness was conducted by the Duke of Wel-
lington to the saloon, where the the
of the officers had
assembled preparatory to entering the gallery in which the
banquet_ was served.
on
Duke of Wellington, of course, presided. supported
left the right by his Royal Highness Prince Albert, and on the
_e by General Washington, who, by the way, had never be-
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attended this annual festival, from his residence of nearly
22 years in Prussia. The Marquis of Anglesey sat on Prince
Albert's right.
n3agnificent silver plateau presented to the Duke by
the King of portugisl, 27 feet long, and 4 feet wide, as usual
at this dinner, occupied the centre of the table, each end ter-
Theminating with the splendid marble candelabra, a gift to the
noble host from the Emperor Alexander of Russia. The
service of plate used was alternately gold and silver, and the
noble
Dresden porcelain dessert service was a present to the
oble and gallant duke from the King of Prussia. At the
northern end of the gallery the beaujet was arranged, and the
sideboard presented a most costly and gorgeous collection of
gold and silver
ornamental plate. can-
northern
the superb shield and .
delabra, testimonials the citizens of Loti on, forming
Prominent objects in themvaluable Mixture of elaborately de-
signed plate.
The military band, as the company' passed into the gallery,
played " The 'Roast Beef of Old England ;" and on the guests
being seated at the banqueting table, was placed in an adjoin-
ing apartment, and played during the dinner.
Covers were laid for 85, sworeSl sat down.
The Duke of Wellington his uniform as Colonel of
the Grenadier Guards ; and his Royal kligh""' 'though a
Field-Marshall in the army, appeared as Colonel ot the Scots
Fusilier Guards.
Prince Albert, attended by the Marqnis of Exeter and
Colonel E. Buckley, retired at a quarter past ten o'clock,
and the party iminediatel2 1:11 will e the most
DON cAsTza. Cur.—This piece of Plate
interesting sporting prize ever given. It is to be a statuette
of the Duke of Wellington, and the artist who has been se-
lected to execute it is our great sculptor Bailey, who has
already received three sittings from his Grace for the pur-
pose. "
, It is rumoured in military circles that the colonelcy of the
2d regiment of life guards, vacant by the decease of Earl
Cathcart, will be given to the Marquis of Londonderry,
whose successor in the command of the lOtli hussars, report
adds, will either be a prince of the blood or a distinguished
Peninsular officer, who holds a high position iu the adminis-
tration of military affairs.

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INCIDENT IN THE LAST lIIISII R,E. O.ELLION.—We are
credibly informed that there is nio, ovulg in Waterford a
hellion, was senior ap-
man who, at the time of the Irish
prentice in a printing,•-office,
(according to his instructions)' a .
and ir.etbrat crayoafeitay
let;er,teinbeeid.
- ),;..Pn.rpitt, prime minister
ting the people to rebellio, to v'1...--
of England, and received it back with corrections made in
his own handwriting. Let
strnction from this incident.--C i
'/ ellen/gam Free Press.
the Irish Repeaters derive in..
APPALLING CIELCVAISTA.NCE . .
--OD Sunday morning some
ildren were b thin in the river
fields Li 'ka g adjotning the Quakes
f 9 merle..., and on gutting
ereuce arose between named 0 Neil en-
fields out to dress some Title
dif-
deavottred
A miscreant standing by
ordered
hi to appease their an :
it ont, or rfeit of his life.
to desist, insistuctrinat the children should find
O'Neil,r that the former WOU PaY
ntinued his endeavours to
the fo
sake . e regardless of the threat, co _ose ___,,,e we hove
ax peace. when the man alluded to, cv.ii !'fi"'
not ascertained, snatched a clasp knife trom his pocket and
plunged it into the bowels ot his un
ho fortusate victim. Small
pes are entertai dof 0
little satisfaction— C/ Jour-
'Neil's recovery het--and
what
etehe delinquent is in custody. are

nal.
THE MACREADY TRSTIMONIAL,---Willis
foro f
theth e
d rootria were
thronged an -M-oudaY by a-distinguished asseravbenlaegje
friends and l'idmirers of Mr. Nlacready, con a
pcirpose of presenting to him a superb piece of plate, ao
tribute of their admiration, and a testimonial of their ap
proval of his unwearied efforts to revive the legitimate dranaa.
The Duke of Cambridge was ushered into the room shortly
before one, and was quickly follovced by. Mr. Macready, who
was received with every demonstration of respect and
esteem• In short. the cordiality of his reception could only
have been equalled by that which he met with on his farewell
night at Drury-lane on Wednesday last. His Royal High-
ness, as soon as the cheering had subsidd, presented the
testmonial to Mr. dy, in an appropriate address, in
whicha he termed Mira well-merited tribute of admiration
nd respect to the best actor of the present day, whose pri-
vate character is well worthy of his publ'c farne."-Mr.
Macready then came forward, and was receivedi with a burst
of applause, which lasted for several minutes. He mani-
fested much feeling during the delivery of his short and very
appropriate address, and was frequently interrupted by the
vast assembly with the most enthusiastic acclamations. The
testimonial is a magnificent group. resting upon a kind of
concave triangular base, beautifully chased, and wrought
with the finest artistical taste. It stands about two feet high,
and is estimated at about 500 guineas. The group repre-
sents the figure of Solkspere elevated on a pedestal, at the
base of which • seated a figure of Macready, in the costume
of the ancient drama, attended by Thalia and Melpomene,
engaged in the restoration of the original text of Shakspere's
plays. and in the for the representation of them in a
pure and classic form• The muse Clio is also introduced,
recording the restoration• Apollo, with attendants, cele-
brating the praises of Shakspere from the back part of the
group. Upon the three sides of the base are represented re-
spectively, the senate in Othello ; the prologue scene in
.Henry the Fifili ; and the senate scene in anus• On
the angles of the base are introduced three boys, with tab-
lets, on which are represented the storm scene in fang Lear ;
the meeting of the witches, from Macbeth : and a scene from
The Tempret. The inscription, which is beautifully ex-
ecuted, is as follows :—" To William Charles Macredy, in
commemoration of his management of the Theatre Royal,
Covent Garden, in the seasons 1837.8 and 18:38-9, when his
Versouation of the characters, his restoration of the text,e, and
his illustrations—by the best intellectual aids—of hsto-
rical facts and poetical creations of the plays of Shakspere
formed an epoch in theatrical annals, alike honourable to his
Own genius and elevating in its influence upon public taste,
Trills testimonial is prissented by the lovers of the national
1 ma-"—This inscription has reference only toe Mr. M•'s
haargement of Covent Garden theatre. The ttimonial
now been for some years in progress, and was finished,
as far as the inscription, previsusly to Nlr. Nlacready's un-
dertaking the management of Drury-lane.