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state carriage; drawn by a pair of th

our

lent of t

asions. On

med. In another state carriage
the Duchess of Cambridge, and
Last of all came, also in a state
le King of Prussia, who wa.also
as recognised. About one o'clock
at the castle had entered the chapel,
there were forthwith commenced.
THE CHAPEL.
George's Chapel were thrown open at
eleven o'clock ; the southern entrances

ving nearthe entranc

animals became restive and almost
time, during which her Majesty
some anxiety. He was, however,
ns, and at length quieted, and the
I route. Her Majesty and Prince
well, and repeatedly bowed in

siastic greetings by which they

Ide wel(
)f Ken

;ed by those who bad been fortunate enough
for nearly an bour before. The arrange-
he accommodation of spectators were con-

rcurnuribed sr

r being

Tgan-loft and two

Dther iii the south aisle

set apart for those who, either

ssist at the cere-

scoured representatives of the public press,
kind and courteous attention of the Lord
admitted under the organ-loft. The best
apel, and where all could be distinctly seen,

3 for her

over the altar, w

g room 38-

7 erected to prevent their

at was performed, cornpara-

enabled to catch even

lg and gorgeous spectacle
seats in the galleries
I south aisles had a near and com-

ne or other branch of the procession as it
the ceremonial had commenced, and until
rocession, they could form but a faint con-
id and imposing solemnity of the day.
r of the choir were chaste
n the extreme. The
I work and delicate
v stalls, and organ gallery,
1. The windows also had

5 and elaborate car

. ,
d, and when the sun shone upon them,
ater portion of the service, new bril-

g emblazonry

The floor

carpet manufactured for the occa-
the star of the Order of the Garter
~nield of St. George. A platform having
_tending from the nearest stalls to the railings
and on a level with the floor of the communion
-^Pted, as were also the aisles, in a similar
placed semicircularly on the
it'S of the altar six chairs of state richly
'red with superb purple silk velvet, and
and seat with the star of the Order of
aotstool, in scarlet, was placed be-
and in the middle of the platform,
Jod the baptismal font, on an ottoman
lvet, with a deep bullion fringe around

merited

t pas wer

ald, or f

ignificent piece of plate consists pro-
Koided salver, on which rest a pedestal

ci at the christening of Charles 11., regilt and
)v Storr and Mortimer for this occasion. From
a second golden pedestal, surmounted by
ig the richly chased and costly gold font in
ess Royal was baptised. The communion
he whole service of the Chapel Royal, St.
as that of St. George's, comprising, among
costliness and splendour, six salvers, three
isions, eight large tankards and flagons, two
aller vessels, of gold or silver gilt. The
filets Companions of the Garter, suspended
scarf, and arms of each, also served to
and animation of the scene; and when
Ives took their stalls habited in the full
ien the Ministers of State and the
when the King of Prussia
T Albert, and their at-
it may well be supposed
magnificent and animating

and the Queen, Princ

peared on

t among the distinguished
f. He was immediately fol-
Marquis of Lansdowne, the
Duke of Richmond, the Duke of
Earl of Haddington, Lord Wharucliffe, the
Earl Howe, the Duke of Buckingham,
ert Peel, Count St. Aulaire,
)urn, Lord Fitzgerald, the

1, Sir

1, the Earl
rewcastle, I

Duke of Suther

Earl of Aber-

esby, the Duke of Hamilton, Sir Willough-
J. Macdonald, Sir. G. Quentin, .Sir W.
,rton, as Attorney-General of the Duchy,
1 Sheriffs, Sir J. Hansler, Su
11 in t

sor uniform

Knights occupied the front benches,

of the Garter

Among the

ioir we observed the Duchess of
sra of brilliants, the Duchess of
Buccleuch, and Mrs. Harcourt,

ld Mr. G. Hayter were present, by corn-

king skei.ches for pictures comme-

the sound of the military stationed

ailing of the procession from the

afterwards entered

altar, and s

tely joined by the
p of London, and the Bishop
s of Winchester and Oxford, as
for of the Order of the Garter, stood,
th, the other on the north side of the altar,
nd badges of office. Between these two,
n the rail round the communion table, were
eans and Canons of Windsor, the Hon. and
t, the Rev. Mr. Canning, the Rev. Lord Wri-
H, the Rev. Mr. Proby, the Rev. Mr. Mark-
the Hon. and Rev. Mr. Moore.
to one the royal procession, after leaving

_ .
hall. and on entering the passage 'leading to the
crated, the Queen and his Royal Highness Prince
ttendants filing off and entering the choir
to the right. The King of Prussia and his
r left, approached the platform by a corre-
on the left of the south isle. His Ma-
ssed in a field-marshal's uniform, entered
seat nearest the font. Her Royal High-
who vas led by the King of Prus-
ty's right hand : next came
Duke of Cambridge, and the

a her IVlaj

Cambrid

in a few seconds after, made her
its Royal Highness Prince Albert

the Garter, and preceded b 3
Master of the Household

ly rose and remained stand-
i from " Joseph."

robes of Sovereign of the
•clet, earrings, and neck-

descr4

id his Royal Highness

Prince George of
i Leopold of Saxe Co-
e Duke of Wellington
['porting the Sword of

Susses

z the ceremo❑y

;nsiderible weight

sting the train in

r

Queen had risen

lg ceased, the Archbishop of Canterbury,
1i Y
standing, proceeded to read the baptis-

m• God's

tug upon the solemn ordi-
W' • carried

‘kie rrince of ales was
Duchess of Buccleugh, and presented

ht rev. prelate immediately proceeded to name the
lice by the names of Albert Edward, and then
rii.kled the holy water, which had been brought
„ •,,L Jordan, said, " 1
ch. 'e ATuER, and of the SON,
His grace then continued the

ly from tF

r:ceive this child into the congregation of Christ's
du sign him with the sign of the Cross, (the arch-

ALLOW

`he sign 6f the Cross on the' forehead of
in token that hereafter be shall not be

ashamed to confess the faith of Christ crucified, and man-
fully to fight under his banner, against sin, the world, and
the devil ; and to continue Christ's faithful soldier and ser-
vant until his life's end. Amen."
" Seeing now, dearly beloved brethren, that this child is
regenerate, and grafted into the body of Christ's Church, let
us give thanks unto Almighty God for these benefits, and

with one accord make our prayers unto him, that this child
may lead the rest of his life according to this beginning."
His grace then handed the infant Prince back to the
Duchess of Buccleugh, who gave his royal highness to'the
nurse.

The Archbishop then proceeded with the service.
As soon as it was over her Majesty and Prince Albert,
having bowed to her royal visitors, retired with the royal
cortege in the same Manner as it had entered the chapel. Her
Majesty and Prince Albert and his Royal Highness the in-
fant Prince, in the arms of its nurse, proceeded to the Chap-
ter room, which was elegantly and handsomely fitted up.
Again the sounds of artillery and military music were
heard, and gave evidence that the procession was returning
to the castle. His Majesty the King of Prussia paid great
attention to the ceremony, and from his great devotion in
the Protestant cause, it must have been one of great interest
to him. Not the least interesting portion was the infant
prince, a fair and lovayschild, who was about to be initiated
into the principles of th*Christian faith. and to buckle upon
him the armour by which alone he could safely fight the con-
test of life and death, and, insuring for himself an eternity
of happiness hereafter. be at once the safeguard and the
stronghold of Christian principles in this great land, over
which he is one day destined to rule—but be the time far
distant,—making it the sun and centre of the Christian faith,
until its rays are scattered over every land, and religious
light is given to the whole habitable world. The royal infant
went through the ceremony exceedingly well, though we
thought he winced `Slightly when the cold water was sprinkled
on his face. The scene, as a spectacle, beautiful as it was,
was by no means so brilliant as that which was exhibited at
the Chapel Royal on the occasion of the wedding of her
Majesty. Perhaps it was in mime measure owing to the in-
vitations having been so limited in number, and the chapel
consequently so thinly attended. Very few of the seats at
the western end of the chnir were occupied. Every facility
was afforded to the public. A gallery was erected in the
organ loft, from which a good view of the ceremony could
be had by those who had obtained tickets. The water from
the River Jordan in the royal font appeared to excite great
interest, and it was very soon exhausted by numerous fair
fingers, dipped into the font. Many handkerchiefs were
also saturated-with it,.and one little boy we overheard telling
his friends that be had well wetted his handkerchief that he
might squeeze the water out into a bottle. Some of the
same water was also, contained in a pilgrim's bottle and a
stone and glass bottle, all of which had been hermetically
sealed', and so brought from Syria, and thus its genuineness
guaranteed. The ceremony altogether was one of deep
solemnity and surpassing interest, and such as must live in
the memory of all who profess and feel deep veneration for
the beauties and the holiness of the Christian faith, which
has sustained, and will sustain, in undiminished grandeur

this our native land, so long as its principles are worshipped
in simplicity and truth, and received with the same spotless
innocence as shone with a glorious lustre around the brow of
the royal infant prince.

THE BANQUET.
The next attraction of the day to the visitors of Windsor

quet to be given in the evening in St. George's-hall, by her
Majesty, to her royal and distinguished guests.

The followink is a description of the plate, which is valued
at between £1,500,000 and £2,000,000, with the manner in
which it was displayed in the hall :—At each and of the hall
buffets had been erected, covered with crimson, and encased
in light Gothic screens. On these buffets the finest gold
shields, salvers, vases, tankards and cups of the royal col-
lection were displayed among candelabra and sconces of silver
gilt, fitted with wax lights. The table for the banquet, which
was laid between these buffets, had a succession of gold can-
delabra and epergnes, reaching from one extremity to the
other, together with a great variety of vases and other orna-
ments of gold plate. The candelabra, which were of large
size, contained wax lights: that in the middle of the table,
opposite to the Queen's seat, was larger than any other, and
is known as the St. George candelabrum, the upper division
containing the combat of St. George with the dragon, in full
relief. The lower division has four figures, in full relief,
supporting shields, bearing the arms of England, Scotland,
and Ireland, and the Prince of Wales's plume. Near this
candelabrum were two others, one on either side, having a
representation of the garden of the Hesperides. The epergnes
were embellished with sculptured subjects, many of them from
Flaxman's designs, and all of the most superior execution ;
dancing nymphs, pilring fawns, and several allegorical marine
pieces were amongst the number.
Covers were laid for 140 persons, and the tables absolutely
groaned under the weight of the gilt silver-plates deposited
upon them. For each guest a servant in the royal state livery
was in waiting, and even before the guests appeared the scene
in the hall was full of animation and splendour. When the
dinner was served, and the various viands were placed on the
side-tables, under the care of experienced carvers, a flourish
of trumpets gave notice of her Majesty's approach. At 20
minutes to eight o'clock her Majesty entered the hall, led in
by the King of Prussia. The band immediately struck up
the national anthem, and continued playing it till her Ma-
jesty and the royal personages who are now her guests were
seated. Her Majesty, who wore a splendid tiara of diamonds,
which sparkled like stars, and which were surmounted by a
snow-white plume of feathers, was followed by her royal un-
cles and other noblemen. She took her seat between the
King of Prussia and the Duke of Sussex ; opposite to her
was Prince Albert, who sat between the Dukes of Cambridge
and Wellington. _ _ _ _

A short time before the dinner was concluded' the bag-
pipes of the 72nd regiment played a cheerful tune, and at the
conclusion of it two of the:pipers marched round the room,
playing one of their national melodies. At a quarter before
nine o'clock dinner was over, grace said, the cloth removed,
and a magnificent dessert, containing every delicacy both in
and out of season, was placed-upon the table. Several pieces
of most exquisitely prepared confectionary, modelled under
the direction of Mr.:Mawditt, were then served up, and
from the profusion of flowers with which they were decorated,
it seemed as if a gay parterre had suddenly sprung up among
the other gay illusions of the scene. The wine sparkled on
the board. The Lord Steward then announced as a toast,
" Ilis Royal Highness the Prince of Wales." The company
then rose and drank it standing, her Majesty and the Prince
standing at the same time, and bowing their thanks. The
bands then played " Rule Britannia." A few minutes
elapsed, and the Lord Steward announced the next toast—

" The King of Prussia." The company then rose, the King
of Prussia standing at the same time and bowing thanks.
The Duke of Sussex stood awhile after the other guests were
seated, and we could not help suspecting that his Royal
Highness was inclined, in spite of court etiquette, to favour
the company with a speech. At last he, too, sat down, and
the wine proceeded, the band playing the Prussian national
anthem, " Vaterland."

The Lord Steward gave, as the next toast, " Her Majesty
the Queen." Again all stood, her Majesty among the num-
ber, returning her thanks by the most graceful and animated
bows. The band played " God save the Queen."
The next toast was, " His Royal Highness Prince Albert,"
when the same ceremony was repeated by all present. The
band played the " Coburg March" in exquisite style, the
bugle notes being most skilfully introduced.
At a quarter to ten o'clock her Majesty rose from table,
and this was a signal for the ladies of her company to do the
same. Her Majesty waited till they were grouped around
her, and then returned to the grand reception-room. His
Royal Highness the Prince Albert then took the chair which
her Majesty had vacated, between the King of Prussia and
the Duke of Sussex, and the wine circulated freely for a short
period.

LONDON MONEY MARKET AND TRADE REPORT.

WEDNESDAY EVENING.—The funds have been quiet and
firm to-day, with little business. There is no want of cash,
and the investments by the public, in the absence of other
operations, were just sufficient to support prices. Consols
for money closed 89A buyers ; Ditto for the Account, 804 to
; Exchequer Bills, 17s. to 19s. premium ; Bank Stock, 1674
to 168 ; India Stock, 247 to 248 ' • Three per Cents Reduced,
891 to 4; Three and a Half per Cents Reduced, 994; Long
Annuities (expiring Jan. 5, 1860), 12 11-16 to 4 ; and India
Bonds, 10 to 12 premium.
The Foreign Securities were but little attended to ; the few
purchases in Spanish increased the value of that security,
and the Actives left off at 251 to 2. ; Mexican, 201 to 30 ;
Danish, 801 to 811; Colombian, 22 to 4; Brazilian, 64 to
65 ; Portuguese Five per Cents, 331 to 34 ; Ditto, Three per
Cents, 20 to 4; Dutch Two and a Half per Cents, 514 to ;
Ditto, Five per Cents, 101 to 4.
In shares Cheltenham and Great 'Western were done at 14
to s ; Great North of England, at 80; ,Great Western, at

844; 'Liverpool and Manchester, at 199 ; Brighton, at 36i ;
Black wall, at 11 ; Birmingham, at 169 ; Ditto, new, 28-1 ;
South Western, at 59 ; Croydon Trunk, at 12 ; Manchester
and Leeds, new, at 311; Midland Counties, at 80; Northern
and Eastern, at 33 : York and North Midland, at 92i
Colonial, at 201 to 27 ; National Provincial Bank of Eng-
land, at 35 ex div. ; and Ditto, new, at 10 ex div.
TEN.—The sales adjourned from Monday, closed to-day;
8,869 packages passed, of which about 5,000 packages were
sold without alteration in prices ; 179 packages of Assam tea
were included, which sold at the following prices :—Bohea,
Is. 9-.1-d. to Is. 101 d.; Congou, 3s. 4d. to 3s. sd. ; Cainpo,
2s. Vd. to 3s. 01d. ; Souchong, 2s. 3d. to 4s. 3d. ; Souchong,
2s. 0,1:d. to 45.; Hyson, 3s. 6d. to 3s. 6,A.; and young Hyson,
2s. Ild. to 2s. 3d. Company's Congous are ls. 10-id. per

—On the spot the price is quoted at 48s. to
48s. 64., and for February and March, 48s.
SUGAR.-Therc-has-be-en a good demand to-day for West
India, and the sales were 450 hhds. at about 6d. advance.
7,000 bags Mauritius, being mostly objected to as sulphury,
sold heavily at a deduction of Is. to 2s. per cwt. ; good to
fine, 68s. to 695.; yellow and gray, 58s. to 665.; 800 bags
Bengal sold at former prices, good and fine, 70s. to 735. ;
mid. to gOod brown, 465. to 50s. 6d.
COFFEE.-200 casks and barrels plantation, chiefly Ja-
maica, partly sold at 635. to 81s. 6d. ; 653 bags Ceylon,
70s. 6d. to 735. for good to fine ord.; 260 bales Mocha, of
which 150 were taken in at 108 s„ and the remainder were
withdrawn ; 900 bags Porto Rico were taken in at 60s. 6d.
to Us., being high rates. The market is very firm.
COCOA.-220 bags Trinidad were sold at 40s. to 425. 6d.

A7s;lA.-1,560-chests sold at about is. to 2s. decline,
middling fetching 745. to 755. Gd.
SALITETRE.-400 bags Bengal were all bought in, mid.
gray, refraction 10i, 265. to 265. 6d.

AWFUL VISITATION.—On Monday last, towards noon
a sudden and awful dispensation of Providence occurred to
Mrs. Elizabeth Hirst, wife of Mr. Samuel Hirst, of High-
street, Huddersfield. She had been most busily engaged
during the rnorniog in her household avocations, and her pre-
parations for dinner were somewhat retarded; in order to
hasten the meal, she sat down to blow the fire, but in a few
minutes was seized with an attack of apoplexy, rose from
her chair, and staggered to the opposite side of the apartment,
sank down between two chairs, and, before any medical aid
could be procured, she breathed her last. She was 39 years
of age, of domestic habits, sober, and remarkably industrious.
She has left two young children of six and four years of age,
a son and a daughter, to lament her melancholy end.

A FACETIOUS WITNESS.—In a trial at our quarter ses-
sions, on Saturday last, for stealing a watch from the bed-
room of Mr. George Poynter, at Willingham, the following
conversation took place, on cross-examination, between the
prosecutor and Mr. Byles, counsel for the prisoner :—Mr.
Byles.—Where do you live? Mr. Poynter.—At Willingham;
but lam not a Willingham man. What are you I—Au en-
giaeer ; I was apprenticed to Henry Maudslay, partner to
Sir isambert Brutal, of Thames Tunnel notoriety. Well,
what else are you ? Why, lam a gunsmith, locksmith, and
bell-hanger, iron-arm and lathernaker, edge-toolmaker, watch
and clock maker and repairer, rnathematical-instrumentma-
ker, weighing-machine, scale,& steelyardmaker, knifemaker,
and grinder, publican and licensed-victualler, and an old man-
of-war's man, and was engaged in the glorious action between
the Shannon and the Chesapeake. In fact, lam half-brother
to Caleb Quotem. Are you not a conjuror as well ?-011 !
yes, that I am : Monsieur Testot was a fool to me; and, if
can
are willing, I will show you one or two tricks. What
you do ?—Well, if you will allow me, and not consider I
am insulting, 1 will tell you. Oh! certainly ; go on.—Then,
if you will just take off your wig, and get the gentleman next
you toany one else.
grease your head, I will swallow you whole, and then
you will he no more trouble to yourself nor
(Loud laughter, in which the court and the learned counsel
joined.) Mr. Byles.—You may stand down, sir.—Cambridge
Independent.

FRIDAY MORNING, JANUARY 23, 1842

The approaching meeting of Parliament, of so much
moment to the nation for various reasons, is extremely
interesting in a theoretical point of view, as the first
for sessional purposes, since the passing of the reform
bill, in which the Conservative party are decidedly pre-
dominant in the House of Commons. It can scarcely
be denied by the most zealous of reformers that the
bill of "reform," par excellence, had a most deterio-
rating and injurious effect upon that assembly, and that
in the first and subsequent specimens which it afforded
of the " collective wisdom" of the nation, there was
a prodigious amount of collected folly. How many
eloquent gentlemen obtained seats from newly emanci-
pated boroughs in the first enthusiasm of victory, who
must have been most amazingly surprised to find
themselves invested with all the privileges and dignity
of parliament men, it would now be a difficult task to
calculate ; but every succeeding year made some seri-
ous reduction in their number. The nation gave many
symptoms of liking neither their method nor their
manners ; many of the worthies began to discover, on
their own behalf, that the discharging of parliamentary
duties diligently and effectively was a much less easy
or profitable task than they had supposed,—and that
declamatory speeches and protracted debates, wholly
unaccompanied by measures of substantial utility, were
far from giving unmixed satisfaction to their constitu-
ents. The waters began to settle after the revolution,
and by degrees the dregs, turned up by so much agi-
tation, sunk to the bottom and disappeared. The re-
formed House of Commons becomes at length tho-
roughly Conservative, and we are now about to witness
the operation of reform machinery successfully worked
by conservative hands—Conservatives and Radicals in
new characters, or, at least, in new places—and, we
should hope, a restoration of the good old times of
order, decorum, measured and moderate debate, with
much dispatch of real business, and all such improve-
ments in its conduct as time and the march of events
may have suggested or rendered necessary.

That the self-styled reformers will, in point of num-
ber, constitute an Opposition of great physical po-
tency, is. a fact which cannot by any means be gain-
sayed ; their morale is another affair; in this point of
view we are not aware of anything at all formidable
about them. Their morale was too rotten to keep
them, of itself, in othce; and now that they are out of
it, we know not what purpose it can serve, but to hang
like a millstone about their necks.

An Opposition made up of such heterogeneous, ele-
ments has but a single principle of cohesion, and that
is the common desire to possess themselves of the
good things of " place ;" but from a combination pro-
duced by such a cause, they gain no weight in outward
estimation. They must have, for this purpose, some
proclamation of popular measures—some catalogue of
grievances to be remedied, of rights to be established,
or of flattering hopes to be realized ; and their moral
force will then greatly if not entirely depend on the
amount of pressure which, by the acceptability of these
ensigns, they may be able to get up from without.
Lord Palmerston, Lord John Russell, and Mr. Daniel
O'Connell constitute, it may be admitted, no ordinary,
or, if you please, quite an extraordinary triumvirate ;
but separately or conjointly, as chiefs on the adverse
part, what are they, without a declaration of principles
or of measures, to invite the nation to support them
And of this we have seen nothing but the abortive cry
of cheap sugar, cheap timber, and cheap corn—of
which the " three displaced" may stand as the repre-
sentatives, in whatever connection, seriatim, the reader
may think proper to assign them. " Free trade" is,
in fact, the single topic of which the Radical Opposi-
tion can hope to avail themselves for the purpose of
making any impression on Sir Robert Peel's adminis-
tration. And even with regard to this solitary item,
how very remote will they find themselves from being
encouraged in its advocacy by an eternal support of
any real power or importance ? The frenzied and fa-
natical brawling of the Anti-Corn Law League has
long since emptied that solitary faction of all their

energy and all their influence ; the country goes not
with them; their fallacies have lost ail power to de-
ceive ; and a parliamentary opposition which should
hope to do great things with such a lever would find
itself miserably deceived. What then haVe the trium-
virate to rely upon ? The distress of the manufactu-
rers and the " commercial difficulties of the country,
whatever they may be, are none of Sir Robert Peel's,
or of Conservative causation ; and the nation is in-
clined to think that, with respect to the remedies ne-
cessary for their removal, the case is in quite as good
hands as it well can be. Unfortunately for the Oppo-
sition, the country is now in a very calm state, and
therefore extremely well prepared to give just appreci-
ation to discreet and moderate measures. It is a happy
effect produced by the personal influence of Sir Robert
Peel and his colleagues ; and this without a promise—
scarcely an intimation of any sort as to their future
plans, nor will those plans, when they come to be.
announced, militate in any degree against that influ-
ence, because they happen to be of a limited and pru-
dential character. In short, as the ministry of the right
honourable baronet had its origin in moral force, and
in the simple confidence which is created by talent as-
sociated Nl;ith integrity, so we_ are convinced it will
continue to gain strength, and achieve greater victo-
ries, by a series of measures and course of action in
accordance with those powers. From an Opposition
so defective in all these important particulars, it has
nothing to fear. The contamination of O'Connellism
is upon them ; they have even renewed their compact,
it is said, with that arch-disturber; and so much the
better for ministers ; for it is. a damning fact against
any party to be in alliance with that individual.

The nomination speech delivered by Mr. Gregory at
the Dublin election fully justifies the conservative party
in their choice of this gentleman, and shows him at
once to be a man of talent and a very pdwerful speaker.
The " lord mayor" taunted him with his youth, and
dwelt at great length on Lord Morpeth's superior age
and experience. The "age and experience " test, how-
ever, was shewn, by Mr. Gregory, with much force
and tact, to be anything but satisfactory in the case of
his opponent. It may be a misfortune, certainly, some-
times, to be young and unknown, but it is not so great
in any case as to be " old, and not trusted." The
worthy " lord mayor " stands forth himself a perfect
exemplification of the fact.
We cannot account for his offering himself as the
seconder of the absentee nobleman upon any other
principle than that of his entertaining a secret animo-
sity towards him. He probably looked upon the elec-
tion of any liberal as altogether a bad job, and there-
fore with the more alacrity undertook to do irreparable
damage to the cause of the noble lord. It is impossible
at all events to read Mr. Gregory's very effective speech
without believing that such was the fact ; he shows
that if there was any sincerity about the old buffoon of
the " red cloak and cocked hat," Lord Morpeth is one
of the last men whom he ought t ) support. Could the
old Jesuit have overlooked the fact that Lord Morpeth is
not the only one of the hated " Saxons," and not a repea-
ler, but of the pure blood of what the antiquated Ther-
sites has designated the " scoundrel aristocracy " of
England ? Could he have forgotten all his own
vituperation unsparingly poured out upon his lordship
for refusing to support his (O'Connell's) bill for a
sweeping enfranchisement in Ireland ? And could he'
have either forgotten or forgiven the several occasions
(of which he was carefully and exactly reminded by
Mr. Gregory) in which the noble lord evinced his
determined, and as yet unrepented of, opposition to
the favourite scheme of the arch-demagogue—his one
and indispensable remedy for the grievances of his
country ? The inference naturally deducible from
such premises, is, that O'Connell was hypocritical in
his pretended support of the noble lord, and did not
care how soon, or how well, all his immediate creatures
or dependants became aware of the fact. There is yet
another ground for this supposition, in the seeming
hopelessness of " Sir Daniel " being able to reduce
the inheritor of the blood of the Howards into servile
dependence upon himself, so that he might count him
no more than an ordinary joint of his tail, like his son
Maurice or any other of his nominees. It is incon-
ceivable that Lord Morpeth would ever so degrade
himself as to become a puppet in the hands of such a
man; and of this O'Connell must have felt convinced.
Had he been sure of the return of a Liberal, Lord
Morpeth is not the man whom he would either pro-
pose or second.

The election of a member of the Dock Committee
to supply the vacancy occasioned by the retirement of
Mr Chapman will take place on Monday next; and we
beg earnestly to call the attention of the ratepayers to
the importance of securing the services of a gentleman
discharging that important trust.
capable of efficiently
Mr. Chapman, we understand, has expressed his dis-
inclination to be again proposed ; and the Conservative
ratepayers have selected as. their candidate William
Mann, Esq., of the firm of Stringer and Mann, an
extensive merchant and shipowner, a sound Conserva-
tive, and in every respect a gentleman calculated to
become a valuable member of the Committee. The
Radical party, we believe, are also prepared with asan-
didate;in the person of Mr. Benn, late alderman for
St. Anne's Ward, and a member of the Committee;
and we can confidently inform the ratepayers that a
strong effort will be made to secure his return.
We cannot too strongly impress upon our Conser-
vative friends the importance of unity and energy of
action upon this occasion. They may be told that an
election of a member of the Dock Trust is not a party
matter:.. We can assure them, however, that it is a
party matter, and must be a party matter. Upon the
eve of the election of a parliamentary representative, it
is of the utmost importance that we should show to
the world and to the legislature that the Dock consti-
tuency—the commercial body in the town—is, like the
borough constituency, eminently and decidedly Conser-
vative. M a moment like the present we can admit of
no hesitation upon this point ; and we call upon the
ratepayers of the town, as one man, to give their sup-
.port to the Conservative candidate who offers his ser-
vices to them.

From his standing in business, his energy, and his
general and known ability, Mr. Mann, on merely per-
sonal grounds, possesses claims upon the Conservative
constituency quite equal to those of Mr. Bonn, his
liberal opponent ; and we do trust that our friends will
not he led by any appeal that may be held out to them
into a display of apathy and indolence on this occasion.
The contest, at such a crisis as the present especially,
must, we repeat, be a party contest. As such it is
viewed by our opponents; and as such, we do not hesi-
tate to say, a victory secured for the Radical ex-
Alderman, by the neglect of Conservatives to do their
duty, would be represented to the prejudice of the
Conservative reputation of the borough at large.
We entreat, then, of every Conservative rate-payer,
to be at his post on Monday, and DO HIS DUTY.

We thit day present to our readers a report of the
proceedings at the Annual General Meeting of the
Liverpool and Manchester Railway Company, held on
Wednesday last, in the Cotton Sales Room, Exchange-
buildings, the results of which we have no doubt will
be highly gratifying to the shareholders. We regret
that we cannot give entire the very able document read
by Mr. Booth, their secretary, explanatory of the past
proceedings of the Board, and defining most satisfac-
torily their views with respect to the proposed junction
of the Liverpool and Manchester with the railways
south and east of Manchester. Its substance, how-
ever, will be found in the summary which we have
given ; and we have pleasure in stating that it was
received with the almost unanimous approbation of
the shareholders present ; and that, with respect to the
junction to be formed in Manchester, it fully corrobo-
rates the views which we have from time to time
maintained in the columns of the Liverpool Standard
upon this important subject.
To ourselves, as journalists, this identification of
opinion upon a question so momentous in itself, and
with respect to which the motives and even the per-
sonal honesty of the entire Liverpool and Manchester
Board have been unduly and, we think, shamelessly
attacked, is especially pleasing ; for, although in the
remarks which we have felt bound to make, in advo-
cacy of the very course which the Directors are pur-
suing, it has been assumed by a London contemporary
(the Railway Times) that we spoke as the organ of the
Board, we can assure our contemporary that we have
never had the slightest official communication with

that body upon the subject, or received even a business
preference at their hands, although we cannot altogether
plead guilty to some knowledge of the opinions gene-
rally held amongst them. We took up the question, as
we do all other questions of public interest, upon
public grounds, and exercised upon it our own mibiassed
judgment. That we have been correct in the views
which we took the report now published will, we are
convinced, satisfy an impartial public ; and we do think
that, after purusing that report, even the Railway
Times will scarcely persist in his present one-sided ad-
vocacy of the proceedings of the very self-complacent
gentlemen who compose the Manchester and Leeds
Board and their very presuming officials.
Upon one point our contemporary insisted very
strongly in his last notice of our remarks upon this
subject—viz., the offer of the Leeds directors to gua-
rantee their present amount of dividends to the share-
holders of the Liverpool and Manchester line, in con-
sideration of their making the proposed junction. We
really cannot conceive how our contemporary could
suppose that the proprietors of a large and well ma-
naged undertaking, such as the Liverpool and Man-
chester Railway, could for a moment entertain the idea
of giving up, to the directors of a new and untried
concern, the entire management of their property,
which appears to be the only mode by which the proposal
of the Leeds and Manchester gentlemen can be legally
carried into effect. To lease the Liverpool and Man-
chester line to any set of directors under the sun is
about as preposterous a notion as we ever encountered ;
and the gentlemen who could make such a proposal.
would certainly have no hesitation, on the score of mo-
desty, to propose leasing the Liverpool Dock Estate,
farming-our Corporation property, choosing our, mayor,
aldermen sand council, town-clerk, mace-bearers and
all, and would even take off our hands the trouble of
choosing our two parliamentary representatives. 'We
are not yet quite prepared to be dragged at the heels
of our magnificent Manchester neighbours after this
humiliating fashion.

Our Radical friends are very fond of proclaiming the
entire absence of party feeling at the various boards
and committees where they are the presiding genii,
and are incessant in their assertions that no instance
can be adduced of any political partiality being evinced
by those who belong to their side of the question.
We ask, however, if such be the case, why it is that
such an extraordinary discrepancy appears in the
amount paid for advertising in the Conservative and
Radical press by the Board of Highways for the past
half-year? The sum of £23 18s. 4d. has been 'raid
to our opponents, whilst the whole of the Conservative
journals have only received £ll 9s. 6d.
Is there no partiality here ? Are these favours
showered without distinction ? We wait for a reply,
and shall perhaps have something further to say if we
obtain it.

On Monday next the Conservative constituency of
Liverpool will meet together at the Assembly Room
at the Queen's Arms, to determine upon a fitting can-
didate to supply the vacancy in the representation of
the borough, created by the elevation of Mr. Cresswell
to a seat upon the bench. Need we mention the
honoured name of the gallant officer who will on that
day present himself once more to the notice of the
electors ? We need not. We venture to say that
from the first hour in which the retirement of our late
member was known amongst us, the eyes, and the
affections, too, of nine-tenths of the loyal Conservatives
of Liverpool have turned towards him who has already
twice, and that, too, in days of difficulty and danger,
fought the battles of this constituency; and that on
Monday the Voice of all that is loyal an.l conservative
within our loyal town, will be prepared to hail the
name of Sir HOWARD DOUGLAS as that of the future
representative of this important borough.

Upon the eminent qualifications of Sir Howard we
need not enlarge. They have already been twice re-
cognised by" the electors of Liverpool. As a soldier
jealous of the hOnour of his country—as a statesman
intimately acquainted with our colonial empire—with
high connections—of eminent talent and unswerving,
integrity—and above all, of undoubted Protestantism
—Sir Howard Douglas possesses all the qualifications
required to enlist the suffrages of the electors in his
favour, if even we had no memory of his past services
to his country, or of his past devotion to the interests
of Liverpool herself—if we could forget that it was his
name which, in connexion with the honoured name of
SANDON, was first offered to us to aid in breaking
down the power of the Whig faction over our repre-
sentation. We trust, however, on Monday, and by the
issue of the approaching struggle, to he able to con-
vince Sir Howard, the public, and our opponents
in particular, that we are not thus forgetful—thus un-
grateful ; and that under the banner of their gallant
candidate the loyal Conservatives of Liverpool will
crowd together such a triumphant array of sound
hearts, and tried, and strong, and resistless hands as
will be sufficient to put down and defy all that craven,
abject, crestfallen Radicalism can bring forth to combat
it withal.

But will that pitiful thing, Radicalism, have the folly
to lift up its bruised head, or to lash its disjointed tail,
against us ? That is the question, we must confess,
which most interests us at the present moment. Is
there spirit left in the poor insects that still swarm upon
the putrefying carcass of Liberalism to dare us to
brush them into the mud ? We fear not. The small
spechifyers who rant and rave in music-halls and tap-
rooms—the small-beer orators, frothy and acetous, who
hold forth weekly to bemused auditories upon corn-
laws and currency, salt junk, monopoly, and penny
postage the Heyworths and Rathbones—the Hol-
lands and Joneses—have, we are afraid, no more fight
in them than the leaves in a thrice-drawn temperance
teapot, or the hides and horns of those sweet.smelling
cargoes which occasionally perfume the dock-sheds of
our port. The poor lost things will run about and
" look unutterable things" at us as we pass in triumph
to the poll with our gallant candidate ; but most as-
suredly they will attempt nothing of a more serious
navire.

And yet there is one man amongst them—one dis-
tinguished man—upon whom we have a claim to fur-
pish us with a little recreation—Sir Joshua Walmsley,
Knight; where, pray, is he at this momentous crisis ?
Step forward, thou paragon of patriots—thou most
knowing of knights—and tell us what magniloquent
pen it was which, on the 30th day of June last, subse-
quent to the ever-to-he-remembered defeat of its owner,
recorded this solemn promise.

~ard the present contest—which, so far as I
am. concerned, shall not be the last—as but the begin-
ning of a series of contests, that shall not cease until
the abolitiou.„of all restrictions on industry and trade
shall either have been achieved by the party, who pro-
test against their injustice and impolicy, or wrung un-
willingly from those who now profit by them, and who
would persuade others that they are the source of ge-
neral welfare as they are of individual gain." In this
strain swaggered Sir Joshua Walmsley six months
ago. He, good man, would do all this ; and most re-
spectfully and earnestly we ask of his friends

WHERE IS NOW SIR JOSHUA WALMSLEY ?

No where, good reader ! The forfeited pledge of
the anti-corn-law knight will be sold, with other simi-
lar rubbish, at the approaching anti-corn-law bazaar;
and the conservative electors of Liverpool will be
allowed by this blustering party, to walk, unopposed,
to the poll, and to glad the ears of the empire with the
triumphant cry " Hurrah for our old friend and our
tried friend—for our friend in ill and weaI—HURRAH
FOR DOUGLAS THE BRAVE ! !"

MARINERS? CHURCH READING-ROOMS.—On Tuesday
evening, as will be seen from an advertisement, a meeting
will be held for the purpose of placing before the public the
claims which this excellent institution possesses upon the
liberality of all who feel interested in the welfare of that too
much neglected class of our fellow-creatures, the seafaring
population of this great maritime town. The advocacy of
Mr. Nolan, and the other speakers announced to take part
at the meeting, will, no duubt, induce a considerable audi-
ence to be present.
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INQUESTS.—An inquest was held yesterday before P. F.
Curry, Esq., the borough coroner, on view of the body of
John Barker Nottage, a child of 13 months old, son of Dr.
Nottage, of Oxford-street. The deceased had on the previous
night been put into bed, apparently well, by a servant girl,
and a short time afterwards was found to be quite dead.
From an examination of the body, it appeared that the de-
ceased had died from suffocation. The jury returned a ver-
dict to the effect that the disceased was suffocated, but how
or from what cause there was no evidence to show.—On
Wednesday an inquest was held on the body .of Thomas
Hoy, a man aged 50, who was found dead in the tunnel of the
Ma:xhesier and Liverpool railway, with fractures of both
legs. The jury returned a verdict accordingly, with the
addendum that there was no evidence to show by what
means death was caused.

LOCAL NEWS.

notikg.—tlibliopolists will perceive that Mr. Rees, of
Leece-strcet, has just published his new catalogue of books.

An excellent opportunity is noa- afforded of adding many
valuable and scarce books to a library.

CAUTION TO HOUSEKEEPERS.-011 Wednesday week, in
the afternoon, the house of \lr. Hawksworth, in Lawrence-
street, was entered by some daring thief, during the temporary
absence of his daughter. It appears that she had quitted the
house by the back door, which she left on the latch, for the
purpose of purchasing some article of domestic use, at a shop
not twenty yards distant, and was. absent only a few mo-
ments. On her return, however, she discovered that she
had had an unwelcome visiter, who had decamped with a

copper kettle, containing boiling water, and a cloth cloak.
Housekeepers cannot be too cautious in. properly securing
their doors, however brief may be their absence from their
dwellings.

SHOPLIFTING.—Margaret Crawford was charged before
the magistrates on Tuesday, with having stolen several rolls
of valuable ribbon from the shop of Mrs. Agnes Hodgson,
smallware-dealer, Richmond-row. Mrs. Hodgson stated,
that at nine o'clock that morning she was in the room
behind the shop, taking breakfast, when she saw the prisoner
standing at the counter. She went to her and asked her
business. Shesuld she had called to see if Mrs. Hodgson
would buy any capis. Mrs. Hodgson told her that she did
not want any. She then went away, when Mrs. Hodgson
missed several rolls of ribbon from a drawer which stood on
the counter. She went to the door to look after the woman,
when a man picked from the street a roll of ribbon and gave
it to her. She immediately sent two girls after the prisoner
and they brought her back. Several rolls of ribbon were
found in her possession. She was' given into the charge cf a
constable, who took -her to bridewell. The prisoner had
nothing to say in her defence. She was committed for trial.
FINE EAST INDIA COFFEE, Is. 10d.
-Particularly reeomnzendyd.
This descriPtiori is much esteemed in r. any and France,
and has for many:years formed excl . vely t .e,bulk of con-
sumption all over the Continent o urope.
R • . ROBERTS and Co.
NOTICE.—We have no bran, shop, or connexion with any
dealers in Liverpool, Or is there any one allowed to
*elicit Families on. o account, but the person who is
in charue of our 'reel, VAN;- he is authorised to
take orders al 1 r eive money.
`We have been rep t-. ly requested to make this public, by
Families residing in ington and neighbourhood, whose
messengers have been-misled by others of the same name..
Bakal Bank Buildings, Jan. 25, 1842.

CELEBRATION OF THE BAPTISM OF THE PRINCE OF
WALES, AT AUGHTON, NE AR ORMSKIILE.—IarIy on Tues-
day morning, the day of •the celebration was announced to
the inhabitants of Aughton by a peal on the parish bells, add
a display of flags upon the parish church. An excellent din-
ner of roast beef and plum-pudding was given to the Sunday
Schooktcholars and teachers, to the number of 149, in the
School-rooms. Suitable toasts were • given, and drunk by
the Childrai with great enthusiasm. A very appropriate
prayer for the *ensign was composed by the. Rev. W. H.
Boulton, rector Aughton, and read to the seholars, teach-
ers, and parishioners, by the master and the mistress of the
school. After dinner, the scholars' teachers, and a great
number of the parishioners, formed themselves into a pro-
cession, headed by a splendid band of music, and visited
several of the principal places in the parish, where the na-
tional anthem was played with great spirit. The scholars
returned to the School-rooms, ;where each had a bun, and
then went order 4 home. After Wards the parishioners ad-
journed to the Ring of Bells Tavern to dine, and spent a
very pleasant evening. Every one Was much gratified with
the proceedings of the day, which reflected great credit upon
those ladies and gentlemen who had the honourto super-
intend them. .

PROTESTANT OPERATIVES' NEWSROOM.—We are very
glad to perceive, by an advertisement in• another column,
that the protestant and conservative operatives of Liverpocl
have now a fair rallying point, by the establishment of a
reading and news room in the centre of the town, at a very
moderate. charge, and under such management as will ensure
its being well conducted in every department. Such an in-
stitution cannot fail to be of essential service to the good
cause, and well deserves the support and encouragement of
the wealthier classes, as it cannot be expected that.the very
small quarterly charge will cover the expenses. We would
strongly urge our operative friends to step in at 38, Church-
street, with which they are already pretty well acquainted,
by its being the office lately occupied by Mr. Joseph Crisp,
and also by'its being the place of meeting of the Royal Stan,
dard Building'Society.
TOXTETH-PARK PROTESTANT OPERATIVE ASSOCIA-
TION.—The monthly meeting of this association was held
on Tuesday evening, in Toxteth-hall, Mill-street. The Rev.
Thos. Nolan presided, and, with the Rev. William Falloon,
addressed the meeting on scriptural education. The excel-
lent speeches of these gentlemen were listened to with great
attention by a crowded audience. The following resolution
was proposed by Mr. R. M'Clay, in a very eloquent speed),
and seconded by Mr. W. Bleasdale :—" That the thanks of
the association be presented to those members of the town-.
council who have restored the corporation schools to Chris-
tian principles; but we regret to observe, that some of those
members of the council who call themselves churchmen
should have proposed or supported any other resolution than
the very proper one proposed by the chairman of the Edu-
cation Committee; and this meeting respectfully urge upon
the electors of those wards which are unfortunately rePre-
sented by those gentlemen, that, when a vacancy occurs,
they will Support only such candidates as will faithfully and
fearlessly protect and defend our established protestant reli-
gion and the liberties of England." After singing the doxo-
logy, the meeting separated, apparently much interested in
what they had heard.—We are glad to observe that this asso-
ciation increases every monthly meeting. There is now an
excellent library for the use of the members.
CHRISTENING OF THE PRINCE OF WALES.—Tuesday
being the day appointed for the christening of the infant
prince, who is probably destined to be the ruler of the British
empire, the occasion was pretty generally observed in this
town as a holiday, though no formal announcement or re-
commendation to that effect had taken place. The fact of
the government offices being all closed naturally put a stop to
business at the.docks. The Town-hall, the Exchange News-
room, Underwriters'-room, &c., were also closed. During
the forenoon many of the shops in the leading thoroughfares

remained unopened during the entire day, and in the',ourse
of the afternoon the holiday became general, almost every
shop in the town having for the time suspended business.
Meanwhile, the crowded 'State of the streets, along which

men, women, and children pressed forward in crowds, showed
that the poorer classes had determined on a holiday from the
commencement. The town then presented an appearance of
great animation, which was much increased by the demon-
strations of rejoicing in several quarters. The royal Stan-
dard, for instance, floated on the Town-hall, the ships in the
harbour were rendered gay with fluttering flags and stream-
ers of all colours and of all nations, while from the windows
and flag-staffs of the newspaper-offices, and many other build-
ings, a gay display of ensigns, union jacks, broad pennants,
fancy flags, and colours of all descriptions waved too and fro
in the passing breeze. The bells rang merry peals through-
out the day, and the bands of the teetotallers parading the
streets, added greatly to the noise and bustle, if not to the
attractions of the scene. In the evening several parties illu-
minated their premises. At the Liver Theatre the drama of
" The Christening" was acted, and the entertainments con-
cluded with a grand display of fire-works. After the per-
formances at the Amphitheatre, a fancy ball took place in that
edifice, which was, by an ingenious contrivance, quickly con-
verted into a ball-room. Several private parties, particu-
larly amongst the natives of the principality, were held in
various parts of the town, in the course of the evening.
Amongst others, Mr. Towers, of the Angel-inn, gave a ball-
to his friends, and thus evinced at once his loyalty and his
hospitality.
HOUSE ROBBERY.—Between the hours of eight and nine
o'clock; on the night of Sunday last, the house of Mr. Swan,
in Basnett-street, was entered and robbed of a quantity of
wearing, apparel, which was deposited in a drawer in Mrs.
Swan's bed-room. All the family happened to be at Chapel
at the time. Shortly after, Officer 199 was going along Cot-,
ter-street, and heard an unusual noise proceeding from a cel-
lar, inhabited by a female named Sarah Lorrison. Having
previously heard of the robbery he made a search, and disco-
vered .six boys and girls, aged from ten to eighteen years„ all
of whom are noted thieves. He then procured a candle, and
in the back part of the premises, found a bundle containing
a variety of articles, which were subsequently indentified by
Mrs. Swan as the property of her husband. Morrison and
and the other prisoners were brought before Mr. Rushton at
the polite-office on Monday, when the former said the dress
found in the bundle was her own, and that she was making
it up for her niece who was going to a teetotal ball. Four of
the other prisoners also claimed portions of the property in
the bundle. Officer 104 deposed that he had made a subse-
quent search in the cellar, and found a lot of skeleton keys
and an iron bar, designed for the purpose of forcing doors
and drawers open. One of the keys would unlock Mr. Swan's
front door. A gentleman stated that his house situated in
Edge-lane, had been broken -open, and that a quantity of
blacking and other articles had been stolen thereout. The
blacking and the articles were also found in the prisoner's
cellar. Two of the female prisoners were put back, and all
the others were committed for trial. Mr. Rushton said there
seemed to lie an absence of diligence on the part of the police,
seeing that the stolen property had been conveyed from Bas-
nett-street to Cotter-street, in the Park, without detection.

SMOKE NUISANCE.—Taking no small interest in the abate
meat of the nuisance from smoke, we insert the following
very satisfactory correspondence :—" Waterworks, Hotham-
street, 19th Jan. 1842.—Dear Sir,—Annexed I have the
pleasure to hand you an extract from the proceedings of the
proprietors of these works, at their annual meeting, held on
the 14th instant. I am, dear sir, respectfully, your obedient
servant, THOMAS THOMPSON, manager.—Mr. Eyton would,
no doubt, inform you how well we are going on at the Park
Station : the great increase in the quantity of steam is still
more observable at this station than even at Soho-street.
C. TV. Williams, Esq., City of Dublin Company, Water-
street."—EXTßACT.—" The chairman of the board of di-

rectors reported to the meeting that Mr. C. W. Williams's'
patent..for...thp prevention of smoke had been adopted at the
company's stations inViltiam Henry-street, Liverpool, and
Water-street, Toxteth-park, ,sith perfect success."
RIOTOUS PAUPERS.—The dock of the Police-court on
Tuesday was filled with a new class of offenders. No less
than 19 women were brought from the Workhouse charged
with riotous and indecent conduct in the Workhouse. It
appeared by the statements of Mr. Dowdall, governor of the
Workhouse, and of Mr. 1-leathcoate and Mr. Benson, offi-
cers of that establishment, that the prisoners on the pre-
ceding day had, with the other inmates of their department,
a dinner of scouse. They were not restricted as to the quan-
tity which they should eat • but if they thought fit to choose
a certain portion from what was upon their plate, and re-
quest to be served again with a supply of hot food, it was
complied with, and this was repeated as frequently as they
pleased. One of the prisoners, Mary Roberts, was ob-
served, while at dinner, picking all the meat out of her
scouse and putting it into her pocket. The servant who
supplied her with a fresh quantity remonstrated with her for
this, but she pushed the servant from her. The officers in-
terfered, and upon hearing what had occurred they desired
her to produce the meat. She refused • upon which the offi-
cers' were about to take her through the door, when the pri-
soners all rushed forward in a body, thrust the two officers
forth into the yard, and there taking off their clogs, beat
them severely. , Mr. Rushton committed the prisoners for
21 days.
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PRESENTATION OF GOLD MEDALS, &C.-By the subjoined
copy of a letter, posted at Lloyd's last Friday, it will be seen
that the French government have presented Captain Sharp,
of the ship Clifford, belonging to Messrs. R. and A. Hen-
derion, of this port, and to Captain 'Ward, of the Mysore,
belonging to Messrs. Chapman and Willis, also of this town,
each with a gold medal, for services rendered to the wrecked
French frigate Magicienne ; in addition to which, we learn
that the owners have been remunerated. This is creditable
to all parties :—" Admiralty, 17th Jan., 1842.—Sir,—My
Lords Commissioners of the Admiralty having received,
through her Majesty's Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs,
two gold medals, which have been conferred by his Majesty
the King of the French upon Captain Sharp and Captain
Ward, masters of the British merchant vessels the Clifford
and the Mysore, in testimony of the services rendered by
them to the French frigate Magicienne, which was wrecked
in the China Sea, Nov. 29, 1840, I am commanded by their
lordships to transmit to you the said medals, and to request
'that the committee for managing the affairs of Lloyd's will
cause them to be forwarded to Captains Sharp and Ward re-
spectively, and the receipt of them acknowledged. It is stated
that Captain Sharp's address may be found at Messrs. Pixie
and Co., Curnhill, but that of Captain Ward is not known.
I am, sir, your obedient servant, SIDNEY HERBERT. To
the Secretary, Lloyd 8.

THE CnAst.—The Cheshire !mind's will meet to-morro%
t Bucklow-hill, at half-past ten.

MADAME DULCKEIs

—This extraordinary pianqfortiste
to-morrow, at the Portico

announc

it concert to take pla

Uoom. The programme appear
Duleken is almost equal to Thalber

Atractive

Madaibe

VAUX 11 A 1.1, WARD.—We perceive that a meeting will be
held to-day, in St. Bartholomew's Church School-room, for
the parpOse of obtaining a fund to relieve the great destitu-
tion at preseut existing in Vauxhall Ward. Perhaps in no
district in the town is such a movement more imperatively
called for than in this locality, where the distress and misery
are most appalling.

SHOPLIFTING.—Catherine Button was placed at the bar
of the police-court. on Tuesday, charged with having stolen
a pound of Berlin wool, the property of Messrs. Jeffrey and
Monist)' of Church-street. It appeared, from the evidence
of Isabella Mundy, a shopwoman in the service of Messrs.
Jeffrey and Morrish, that the prisoner went into the shop,
and looked over a quantity of Berlin wool, of which she pur-
chased three ounces, but which she did not pay for. While
looking- Over the goods, she contrived to secrete one of the
parcels under her cloak. She was detected by Mrs. Mundy.
A police-officer was sent for, and she was sent to bridewell.
The prisoner had nothing to say in her defence. She was
committed for trial.

THE WANTONNESS OF WANT.—TWO young men, whose
appearance indicated that they were in deep distress, were on
Saturday placed before Mr. Rushton. charged with having
broken a square of plate glass in the shop window of Mr. W.
Peacock, Kanelagh.street. Mr. Rushton, when he had heard
the charge, observed, " I have nothing to do with its being
plate glass ; yclu can only recover for common glass." The
complainant stated that the prisoners must have committed
the damage intentionally. On being questioned, the men
acknowledged that this was the fact, adding that they wanted
to get into prison, as they had no money, had had nothing to
eat for two days, and did not like to steal. They were both
weavers. The complainant was asked what was the value of
the pane. He replied £6 ss. less 15 per cent. discount,
which would make the actual cost £5 ss. The magistrate
then remarked, that under the act of parliament he had no
power to proceed, if the value was above £5, and the only
remedy was by an action at law. "And suppose I could
proceed," he added, " I could only send these lads to gaol,
It is one of those cases with which one hardily knows how
to deal, and proves that hunger will break through stone walls.
Misery has driven them to this, and I am afraid you will have
to bear the loss." The complainant no doubt thought that
if the only object of the young men was to get into bridewell,
they might have broken a less valuable square of glass. The
prisoners were sent to the parish office. -

EXAMINATION OF MASTERS, MATES,
_&C., OF MICR-
CHANT VESSELS.—On Tuesday, at twelve o'clock, a meet-
ing. was . held at the rooms of the Shipmasters' Associa-
te in Oldhall-street, fOr the purpose of adopting a me-
morial to the Board of Trade, requesting the establishment
of competent committees for the examination of individuals
to serve as masters, mates, &c., of merchant vessels. The
chair was occupied by William Potter, Esq. Alexander
Smith, Esq. urged the necessity of some such regulation as
that proposed. He called attention to the loss of life and
property by shipwreck, and to the, lamentable consequences
accruing from ships being entrusted to ignorant or incompe-
tent persons, and moved a resolution expressive of the opi-
nion of the meeting that all masters and mates to be here-
after appointed ought to pass an examination before taking
charge of British merchant vessels, which was carried unani-
mously. A memorial embddying the objects of the meeting
was then resolved upon, and is to be forwarded to the Board
of Trade. The following gentlemen were appointed the com-
mittee to carry the resolutions into effect:—Mr. W. Ashley,
Captain Atkinson, Mr. J. Formby, Captain Hunt, Lieute-
nant Oldham, R.N., Mr. W. Rowett. Captain David Smith,
Mr. James Spence, and Lieutenant Smith, R.N.

MISS WHITNALL'S CONCERT.—Miss Whitnall gave her
annual concert, at the Portico Room, on Monday last. The
audience was highly respectable, and the performances ap-
peared to afford much satisfaction. Miss Whitnall secured
the services of Miss Bassano, Mr. Crouch, Mr. Thomas,
and Mr. E. Smith, (a pupil of Mr. Molineux's,) who pre-
sided at the piano-forte. The first thing worthy of notice,
as being well sung, was the eternal " Meeting," by Miss
Whitnall and Miss Bassano. Mr. Thomas's solo on the
violin was executed with great taste and feeling. It elicited
loud applause. Miss Whitnall sung one of Mr. Crouch's
ballads, " The widow to her child," in an excellent manner.
She appeared to feel and give expression to every word and
note. Barnett's madrigal, Merrily like music's measure,"
was sang with gopd effect. The second part opened with an
instrumental trio—violin, Mr. Thomas ; violoncello, Mr.
Crouch ; piano-forte, Mr. E. Smith. Mr. Thomas accom-
panied with
,great chastness. We must not omit noticing
how extremely well Mr. E. Smith acquitted himself in the
trio; he does, credit to his pieceptor. The only faults we
could find with this trio was, that it was too long, and not
quite suitable for a concert room. If the first and second
movements only had been played it would have been more
judicious. Mr. Crouch was encored in his own ballad of
Aileen Aehtore,. He sang better thin we have yet heard
him. " The Mermaid," by Miss Bassano, was sweetly sang.
Mr. Thomas's fantasia, introducing Welsh airs, appeared to
be much relished. Miss Whitnall and Miss Bassano sang
very cleverly, and with much taste, the duet of Deli Conte,
from " Norma." Several other songs made up the evening's
entertainment. The concert altogether was a good one,
—perhaps we may say the beSi that has been given this
season.

DIORAMA AND PANORAMA, LYCEUM-ROOM, BOLD-ST.—
This exhibition consists of both a panorama and a diorama.
The first—which is moveable—presents the spectator with a
series of twelVe. views, illustrative of a tour through Syria and
Turkey, and alio of the storming and taking of the far-famed
St. Jean D'Aere by the British, under the command of the
gallant Napier, and the Turks, under Rear-Admiral Walker
Bey. This series of views are most excellently painted, and
reflect great credit on the artist, whom we understand is Mr.
Gompertz ; where all are, excellent it is difficult to make a
selection, Ibut our favourites
_are " The open sea with the
British fleet," " The ramparts of St. Jean D'Acre" during
the action, and the last view exhibiting the town of Acre and
the explosion of the magazine. This is particularly well
painted, and the effects well managed. The second part is
the diorama. The first view or effect—the Tower of London
before the late fire, seen by day -light, with two persons walk-
ing in the foreground, &e. Night gradually steals on, and
the picture becomes only dimly visible by a sickly moon-
light : a light is seen through one of the windows of the
Bowyer tower ; this gradually increases, until the whole
building is in flames. On looking at the picture now every
part is changed, though no alteration palpable to the specta-
tor hati been made, the foreground is covered with a multi-
tude mingled with engines, carriages, &c., where, but a few
minutes before, was seen only'the two figures. This diorama
surprised us, and we thought the force of the wonderful in
dioramic painting; " could no further go," but we were
doomed to be still more electrified by the third part of the ex-
hibition, which represents the diorama of the holy shrine of
the nativity. We alMost fear to attempt a description of the
effects, as our words could not convey an adequate idea of
them. They must (as the show-folks say) -be seen to be be-
lieved. At first the chapel of the Navitity is seen by day-
light—the manger in which Christ was laid lit by the perpe-
tual lamps, as also is the altar where the star 'that preceded
the wise men of the east rested : all is in repose, not a living
being is to be seen, lamps of gold and of silver bang from the
roof and are then unlit very' gradually ; the shadows
deepen ; all becomes darker until midnight is supposed to
occur: nothing now is seen of the picture but the spots illu-
minated by the perpetual burning lamps around the shrines :
the bell tolls for midnight mass ; the pendant lamps are lit
up, and the picture presents a view of number of monks at
their devotions. A view is then placed before, us with all
the dee,„o effects of Rembrandt and the lights of Gerard de
Notte.
AN INGENIOUS DEVICE.—On Wednesday last, a young
man, of the name of. James Birchall Astley, was placed at
the bar of the Police-court, charged with having obtained the
sum of .60 from the Loyal Duchess of Lancaster Lodge of
Odd Fellows, under false pretences. Mr. Dowling said the
prisoner had obtained the money under the singular pretence
of representing himself and wife to be dead. He happened
to be a member of the lodge in question, and produced docu-
ments, bearing the forged signatures of the officers of the
lodge,,in one of which it was stated that his wife, and in an-
other that himself bad departed this life, and by this means
obtained ..the £3O. John L. Shadwell, the secretary, was
sworn. He deposed that the prisoner was a member of the
society; that it' his wife had absolutely died, he would have
been entitled to the sum of £l5 ; that.he presented a certifi-
cate of her death to his (the witness's) clerk ; that the clerk
bad given him an order on Henry Morris, the treasurer of
the society, for £l5 ; and that the signatures of the several
officers of the society to the certificate had been forged. It
was necessary, in order to the payment of the • money,' that
three of the officers of the society should sign the certificate,
and the prisoner had accordingly attached their names to it,
without their knowledge or consent. It was also necessary
that it should bear the seal of the society, and this also had
been attached by the prisoner, who formerly acted as 'secretary
to the society, and might have had the seal,in his possession
since. The seal was generally affixed in the presence of the
officers of the society, but witness had never seen the seal
affixed to the .certificate in question. Mr. Davenpert, who
appeared for the prisoner, argued. that, because the, society
was not enrolled under act of parliament, the officers had no
right to come before the court and make a charge:against
the prisoner, but Mr. Rushton said that circumstance did
not prevent a magistrate from inquiring into a case in 'which
money had been obtained under false pretences. Thomas
Christopher deposed that he had been in possession of the
seal, but that he was not in possession of it at present'. It
was usually kept under three keys, but latterly it was only
under one. The seal to the certificate in.question was a ge-
nuine one. Upon one occasion the prisoner had come to
witness, and informed him that his brother had been refused
admission into a lodge, at Boston, where he resided, because
of not producing proper credentials, whereupon witness
affixed the seal to the corner of a letter the prisoner was wri-
ting to him, in order that he might be admitted. Mr.
Rushton censured the impropriety of affixing the seal under
such circumstances. The treasurer proved the payment of
£35 to the prisoner, upon the order from Shadwell's clerk.
Inspector Cotter deposed that he bad seen the prisoner's
wife that morning alive and well. Mr. Dowling said there
was a second case against the prisoner, that of representing
himself to lee dead—(a laugh)—and thereby raising an addi-
tional £lb, under precisely similar circumstances. Shad-
well's clerk said the seal to the second certificate was genu-
ine, and stated that the prisoner had been a short time since
in the lodge-room, and that the landlord had found the
secretary's desk, which contained the seal, broken open upon
that occasion. Witness believed that it was the prisoner
himself who had come the second time with the certficate of
his own death, but was quite sure that he had come the first
time with the certificate of his wife's death. He gave him
the order for the .#315 thd second time, and it was paid by the
treasurer. The signatures to the second certificate were also
forged. Tha prisoner having declared that he had nothing
to say, Mr. Rushton committed him for trial.
AWFULLY Low ESTIMATION OF Two EMINENT LOCAL
PHILOSOPHERS.—We are credibly informed, that at a recent
auction of engravings in the borough of Liverpool, which he
formerly represented and dignified by the splendour of his
talents, a guinea line engraving (subscriber's copy) of Wm.
Ewart, Esq., was actually knocked down for the small sum
of Is.
Gd. ! whilst his fellow luminary, Mr. T. D. Thornely,
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Amongst the many gratifying demonstrations of loyalty
and good feeling which the neighbourhood of Liverpool will,
we have no doubt have supplied, in celebration of the christen-
ing of the Prince of Wales, it gives us much pleasure to be
enabled to record the following. A circular was sent in the
course of last week by the Rev. Wm. Hesketh, of St. Mi-
chael's, Toxtetla-park, to the members of his congregation,
informing them that a collection would be made at the doors
of the church on the following Sunday, for the purpose of
supplying to the poor of the district at their own houses, and
according to the number of each family, portions of meat and
bread, on the morning of the christening. To the purport of
this circular a most liberal response was made, and by means
of the sum collected, amounting to £35 Bs. 4d., 90 families,
consisting of 520 persons, received, by ticket sent to their
own a pound of meat and a loaf of bread each ; whilst
out of houses,o thesme fund a considerable quantity of blankets and
other articles of warm clothing were also distributed, to the
sick and aged of the district, and to such others as were
known to be destitute and deserving of relief. We hope
sincerely that this demonstration was by no means an un-
common one, for seldom has there been any occasion more
worthy to call forth the feelings of loyalty, or a season better
calculated to commend the manifestation of those feelings,
after the manner we have described.

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