The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-08-16 00:00:00

BY SPECIAL APPOINTMENT

TO HER MAJESTY AND THE ROYAL FAMILY.
4.2 CHWEPPE'S SODA and POTASS WATERS, and
AERATED LEMONADE. The continued preference
of the Public for the above preparations, celebrated for their
superior quality throughout the last half century, calls for
the respectful acknowledgments of the Manufacturers, who
beg leave particularly to CAUTION their Friends and Cus-
tomers in general against an imposition continually practised
by unprincipled persons filling SCHWEPPE'S bottles with a
spurious composition, and passing it off as SCH IVEPPE'S
manufacture. The imitations contain no alkali, and are alto-
gether destitute of those medical qualities which have contri-
buted so materially to establish the credit of the former, and
to secure for it the approbation of the Faculty.
None are genuine without a label, representing the name
of their Firm.

J. S. and Co. are continually receiving, from their Agent
at the Springs, fresh supplies of German Seltzer Water, of
which they are the largest importers.
Export Orders manufactured especially for Warm Climates.
The following are their Agents for Liverpool and Neigh-
bourhood:—T. Nixon, jun., J. Deane, R. Lathbury, Castle-
street ; J. Priestley, Evans, Sons, and Co., Lord-street ; T.
Thompson and Son, J. H. and S. Johnson, Win. Rawle,
Church-street; Mann and Crosthwaite, Wm. Lloyd, J. Hiles
Parker-street; J. Woodville, R. Clay, Hope and Wheeler,
Gold-street ; Wm. Procter, Ranelagh-street ; Wm. Jones,
Perry-street ; G. Wood, Pitt-street ; G. Aspinall, G. Web-
ster, St. James's-street; Wm. Wagstaff, W. Bromley, Great
George-place; Thos. Hogarth, M. Redhead, Great George-
street ; F. B. Sykes, Upper Parhament-street ; G. Balder,
ston, Mill-street ; J. M. Syers, Park-road ; E. Pearson,
Fair View, Aigburth ; G. H. Howell, Dale-street ; James
Gerrard, Oldhall-street ; E. Bradford, Old Haymarket; D.
Scholefield, Queen-square; Jas. Owen, E. Tiernan S. Ball,
London-road ; W.W.W.King, William Henry-street, Soho-
street; James Fergie, Brunswick-road; E. Tiernan, Everton;
Joseph Ball,
West. Derby-street ; James Pendlebury, R.
Fries, Brownl9w-hp ; C. W. Shaw, Russell-street ; E.
Bradford, 'l'. Titherington, Oxford-street; S. Maskery, West
Derby; G. Dare, Set.tcombe ; John. Eastwood, W. Higgins.
Birkenhead; R. Smith, Woodside; G. Wainwright, Wa-
°riot), - .__

PLATE, PLATED GOODS. AND JEWELLERY.
THOMAS DISMORE, SILVERSMITH and JEWELLER
to the QUEEN, 35, BOLD-STREET, respectfully informs
Merchants, Exporters, and the Public, that he supplies the
best Manufactured Goods at the same Prices as if purchased
in London. The following is the Price per Ounce of New
London stamped SPOONS and FORKS, of the plain Fiddle
Pattern. The Weights may be either heavier or lighter, at
the option of the purchaser :

£ s. d.
12 Table Spoons 30 oz. at 7s. 2d. per oz., 10 15 0
12 Table Forks
12 Dessert Spoons . 20 „ 7s. 2d. ~ 7 3 4
12 Dessert Forks .... . . 2O „ 7s. 2d. „ 7 3 4
2 Gravy Spoons . 10 „ 7s. 2d. „ 311 8
1 Soup Ladle lO „ 7s. 2d. „ 311 8
12 Tea Spoons lO „ 7s. Bd. „ 316 8
4 Sauce Ladles .
4 Salt Spoons, Gilt Bowls, (strong) . . 1 0 0
1 Pair of Sugar Tongs 0 15 0
1 Fish Knife
If for Exportation, a drawback of ls. 6d. per oz. will be
deducted.

............._____.
The PLATED Goons are of a superior manufacture, and,
having Silver Edges, arc, with confidence, recommended,
particularly as the same quality has been proved to wear
thirty to forty years without showing any appearance of being
Plated.

Parties having purchased common Plated Goods, or having
any which, from long use, require Re-plating, are informed
that they can be Re-plated by the new Electro-process,
Specimens of which may be seen.
As Messrs. DISMORE and SON confine their attention ex-
clusively to the Manufactory in London, Mos. DISMORE
has greater advantages for executing orders in the newest
fashion (so important in Jewellery) and with better work-
manship than he could otherwise offer; and, at the same
time, begs to observe that, as it is not his object to astonish
the reader by the low prices at which Goods can be made, be
feels confident that, the quality being considered, the prices
will be found extremely moderate.

entration.

EDUCATION,
COMBINED WITH THE COMFORTS AND ADVAN-

TAGES OF HOME.
A GENTLEMAN, thoroughly accustomed to Scholastic
11. Duties, and possessing some little independent Property,
having taken a delightful FARM RESIDENCE in the
ISLE OF MAN, has decided upon adding to his Family
Circle Six YOUNG GENTLEMEN, to whom he will give
a sound Classical and Commercial Education, at £25 per
Annum, including all Extras, Washing, &c. &c.
Apply to Mr. JOSEPH CRISP, Clerical, Medical, and
School Agency Office, 20, Slater-street, Liverpool.

PROSPECTUS OF
THE CHESTER SCHOOL,
Established for the Education of One Hundred Resident

Pupils, preparing them by
SPECIAL INSTRUCTION
FOR THE UNIVERSITY, THE MEDICAL PRO-
FESSION, THE LAW, THE SEA, AND FOR
MERCANTILE PURSUITS.
CONDUCTED BY MR. JOHN BRINDLEY,

Formerly Head Master of the Oldswinford Hospital Endowed

School for the Maintenance and Education of
One Hundred Boys.
TN the CHESTER SCHOOL it is proposed to furnish a
I- COMPLETE EDUCATION to ONE HUNDRED
BOYS, between Seven and Sixteen years of age; giving
them a sound course of Classical and Mathematical Reading,
in addition to thorough instruction in the French and German
Languages, Navigation, Oratory, Practical Accounts, and the
usual routine of English Instruction ; and to combine with
these advantages, unceasing attention to their moral and
religious improvement, with strict regard to domestic com-
forts.

For fourteen years Mr. Brindley was actively engaged in
Tuition, being successively Master of the March Endowed
School of One Hundred and Eighty Boys, Second Master of
the Brigg Endowed School of Sixty Boys, and Head Master
of the Oldswinford Hospital Endowed School, where he had
the entire superintendance of One Hundred Boys, who were
boarded, lodged, clothed, educated, and entirely provided
for, from seven to twenty-one years of age. From that situ-
ation he retired in 1839, that he might devote his whole
energies to the suppression of the then rapidly advancing
evils of Socialist infidelity, which. under the divine blessing,
is now as a system broken up and exploded.

Mr. BRINDLEY will be assisted by the following Masters:—
FIRST ASSISTANT MASTER-with the degree of M.A.
SECOND Dirro Dirro—with the degree of B.A.
THIRD DITTO DITTO—a native of France or Germany.

FOURTH DITTO DlTTO—for Scale Drawing, Perspective and
Design.
FIFTH DITTO DlTTO—for History, Geography, and the
English department generally.
SIXTH Dirro DITTO—a Military Serjeant, to superintend
the Gymnastic Exercises, and other out-door recreations.
In addition to the above, who will be resident, a Master
will attend, at least once a week, to give Instruction in Huh
lah's System of Singing. A Medical Officer will also be ap-
pointed to furnish a weekly report of the health of the
Establishment.

Exclusive of the usual round of Elementary Knowledge, will
be given the following
SPECIAL INSTRUCTION
To those whose career can be determined upon.
UNIVERSITY CLASS—Latin and Greek, Mathematics,
French, Bible History, Oratory.
NAUTICAL CLASS—Navigation, Mapping, Astronomy,
French.
MEDICAL CLASS—Latin and Greek, (Celsus., Gregory, and
the London Pharmacopoeia) French, Chemistry, Botany.
LAW CLASS—Latin and Greek, French, History, Oratory.
MERCANTILE CLASS—French, German, Practical Accounts,
Drawing, Design.

The whole School will assemble for Prayers and Religious
Instruction every Morning and Evening at a quarter before
Eight o'clock.

POPULAR LECTURES
On Astronomy, Geology, applied to the Arts,
Natural Theology,Chemistry,
and other useful branches, will
be delivered during the winter evenings.

SCHOOL LIBRARY AND APPARATUS :
A well-selected Library of useful and entertaining Books, of
a sound moral and religious tendency, will at all times be
open to the Pupils, under proper regulations. There will
also be furnished Botanical and Geological Cabinets, Che-
micapparatus, Y, Globes,Telescope, and Mariner's
l A an Orrery,
Compass.
TIIE ANNUAL EXAMINATION WILL TAKE PLACE IN JUNE.

TERMS.
For Board and complete instruction according to the fore-
going outline, with Washing, Stationery, Printed Books, use
of School Library, Gymnastics, Singing, and all those items
usually denominated extras :
Under Twelve Years of Age...... Forty Guineas per annum.
Above Twelve, and under Sixteen, Fifty Guineas per allo'll.
Payable in advance, either Quarterly or Half early. September
A limited number will be admitted on the 30th of

nest, when the First Ctuartcr will commence.
Mr. BRINDLEY will be glad to receive, as early as con-
venient, the names of those intending to enter in September.

VACATIONS :
Four Weeks at Christmas, Six Weeks at Midsummer ; no
intermediate Vacations at Easter or Michaelmas.
Chester, August 1, 1842.

MECHANICS' INSTITUTION.
PO-MORROW (Wednesday) EVENING next, the 17th
instant, at I half-past Seven, Dr. KOMBST will de-
deliver his FIFTH LECTURE. Subject—Sketch of the
German Language and Literature.
Admission to Non-Members, One Shilling.
SPANISH CLASS.—On THURSDAY EVENING next,
Mr.,DE LA CRUZ will Open a CLASS for SPANISH.
Terms, One Guinea per Annum.

W. B. HODGSON, Secretary.

MUSIC FROM STONES !
THE NEW ROCK HARMONICON ! ! !

15R. JOHN DAVIES, Organist of Childwall Church,
will exhibit the ROCK HARMONICON, at WA-
VERTREE, TO-MORROW, (Wednesday,) the 17th instant;
in the Assembly Room at the Wavertree Coffee-house ;
also, in the Music-hall, LIVERPOOL, EVERY DAY,
except Wednesday.
Admission, Is.—Children, 6d.

BUT ONE WEEK MORE IN LIVERPOOL.
TABLEAUX VIVANT INDIENNES.
PORTICO, NEWINGTON.

R. CATLIN'S LECTURES on the NORTH AMER-
-ICAN INDIANS, Illustrated by Twenty Living
Figures, in Full and Splendid Indian Costumes, forming
GROUPS and TABLEAUX, will be given on each Even-
ing THIS WEEK, at Eight o'clock, and for the accommoda-
tion of People living out of Town, they will also be Repeated
on WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, FRIDAY, and SATURDAY.
Mornings, at Twelve o'clock,
Admission, One Shilling. Front Seats, Two Shillings.
Programmes may be had at the Rooms.

ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.
THIS Popular and pre-eminently attractive Resort is
OPEN Daily, from Seven A.M. till Dusk : the GRAND
EVENING FETES take place every MONDAY and
FRIDAY during the Season. with the ROMAN FESTA ;
at Dusk, the GRAND ILLUMINATION OF ST..
PETER'S. This inconceivably magnificent Spectacle is
succeeded by the Pyrotechnic Vv'onders of the GIRAN-
DOLA OF ST. ANGELO, with all its splendid incidents,
terminating with the Gorgeous Cascade of Brilliant Fire,
and Tremendous Flights of Rockets.
The famous performing Elephant RAJAH will promenade
the Garden, drawing a splendidly decorated Car, with the
attendants in the full Eastern Costume, during the After-
noon.

To enliven the Evening's Promenade, Mr. STUBBS'
ROYAL HARMONIC BAND will Perform a favourite
Selection of Music.

The Gardens are illuminated with beautiful tripod Gas
Lamps.

FIRE ON BOARD THE MAIL STEAMER TEVIOT.

(From the New York Daily Express.)
HAVANNA, Jinx 14.—1 am sorry to advise you of another
unfortunate accident to one of the English royal mail steam-
ers. About nine'a.m. to-day, the Teviot was discovered to
he on fire. She unfortunately lay some distance from the
city, in the upper harbour, and it was full an hour before
sufficient succour arrived. When the boats from the Spanish
men-of-war came alongside, the commander, Croker, and the
greater part of the crew of the Teviot were below endeavour-
ing to extinguish the flames which were raging to the en-
gine-room. A Spanish officer immediately took command of
the upper deck, and, slipping her cable, she was towed to the
shore and grounded. Meanwhile the crew, at work below,
cut a hole in the side of the ship near the water's edge, for
the convenience of getting water, and, with the assistance of
three or four engines from on shore, succeeded, after three
hours' incessant labour, in subduing the flames.
The fire originated in the engine-room from a heap of
packing, which, it is supposed, ignited spontaneously, and in
a very short time the whole of the light wood-work and ceil-
ing were in flames. The stairway to the fire-room is com-
pletely burned away. Several of the timbers and deck beams
are burned about half through, as also the plank of the lower
deck over the engine. Fortunately none of the machinery is
at all injured; and the furnaces which were full at the time,
did not take fire, otherwise the boilers would have been
burned through before they could have been filled. The
state rooms of the officers and apartments of the servants
and crew are completely broken up. The powder was first
put into the boats, and after that the specie and the furni-
ture of the boat. None of the state rooms for passengers,
nor cabins, were injured otherwise than by smoke.
The damage is estimated at twenty thousand dollars, and,
I should think, would fully equal, if not exceed that amount.
The boat was to sail to morrow for England. She will now
be detained, and as yet .it is not decided if she will proceed
without some important repairs, Capt. Eliot (of Commissioner
Lin celebrity) was on board, and was very active and efficient
in his services. He proceeds to New Orleans, on his way to
Texas, shortly. There is no other English steamer in port,
and the mails will, therefore, be detained.
(From the Charleston Courier.)
We learn from Matanzas, that the British steamer Teviot,
reported in our paper of Saturday last as having taken fire at
Ilavana from the spontaneous combustion of her coal, was to
leave that port on the 19th for Nassau, N.P. she having
received no material injury.
[The Teviot arrived at Falmouth on Friday. The Falmouth
letter says that she has sustained much damage.]

Mr. William Martin, the Christian Philosopher and Poet,
has completed the model of a boat to be driven by what he
terms " swan foot paddles."
The town of Knittelfeld, in Styria, was on the 26th ult.
so dreadfully ravaged by a ffre, that 56 houses and 60 farm
buildings were entirely consumed, and six persons lost their
lives.

MENTAL CAUSES OF APOPLEXY.—Such is the power of
the mind, there is scarcely a passion which has not, by excess
of action, terminated existence. Love has done it; anger
has done it ; grief has done it ; and also joy. But there is
one mental emotion which, in our experience, never struck
the human body with a fatal blow ; it is hope. Hope, when
well grounded, never creates evil ; it is a true anchor. The
other passions may agitate the soul, as the angel Bethesda's
waters ; but hope rather resembles the healing influence that
angel left behind.

A MYSTERIOUS MEETING OF COLLIERS.—On Monday
last, the inhabitants of Halifax were surprised by the appear-
ance of an •unusual number of colliers in the streets. It
appeared that a public meeting was arranged to be held by
them in the Oddfellows' Hall. It was calculated there were
about eight or nine hundred present. What was the end or
object of the meeting we could not learn precisely, as we
applied for admittance to report the proceedings, but were
denied. We have since been told, that it was a preparatory
meeting to a general strike amongst all the colliers, and that
delegates attended from Sheffield, Wakefield, and other
quarters; but so secret were they in their proceedings that
they turned out all stewards and banksmen from the meeting.
The object to be gained is not so much a question of wages,
it is said, as the formation of a general union, to act in-
stantaneously, and stop machinery, railways, &c.—Bradford
Observer.

COMMISSIONS OF LUNACY.—By a recent act of parliament
considerable alterations in proceedings under commissions of
lunacy will be effected. It received the royal assent on
Friday week, and is entitled " An act to alter and amend the
practice and course of proceeding under commissions in the
nature of writs de lunatic() inquirendo." It authorises the
appointment by the Lord Chancellor of two commissioners,
being sergeants or barristers of ten years' standing, who are
to be styled " The Commissioners in Lunacy," and to whom
all commissions of lunacy are to be directed. The commis-
sioners are in future to perform the duties in lunacy hitherto
referred to the masters in chancery. There are also to be
ex-officio visitors of lunatics under the existing laws, and
their proceedings are to be regulated by the Lord Chancellor,
who can also appoint special commissioners, and is likewise
empowered to make general orders regulating the practice
respecting commissions of lunacy. The number of jurymen
is also to be fixed by the Lord Chancellor, but not to he less
than twelve. The salary of the commissioners is to be each
£2,000 per annum, and the office of "clerk of the custodies
of idiots and lunatics" is abolished. There is a provision
for retiring annuities to the commissioners, compensation to
the officers, &c., and the salaries of the clerks, &c., to be ap-
peinted,aret
o be fixed by the Lord Chancellor and the lords
of the treasury.

MELANCHOLY DEATH RY
of Mr. John
afternoon, wl
announce the melancholy death, by
drowning,ch l of Castlecomer.
DROWNING. —W e
ho haven a
dtno
and seneschal
He arrived from Castlecomer on Thursday . where
Dallas Edge, barrister-at-law,
and two children on a visit
he had been, leaving his lady
In the course of the with the family of his father.
's
-street, evening, between 7 and 8 o'clock,d friend, Mr. M.
' 11!il1e
com-
pany with his brother-in-law an
_tunes
ahe was walking in same
when they met Mr. Hamilton, of J
Brown small row-boat on the mill pond of . Mount Bwn distillery.
The entire party resolved to amuse themselves for a while
towards the centre, rowing. The boat was moored
~.
~.. and a line
with a grappling-iron was used by Kir. tiamilton to bring
her to land. The line slipped out of his hand, and Mr.
Maunsell stripped and went in after it. He recovered it,
and, fastening it to the boat, was switlirning to the shore,
when his feet became entangled in the weeds. He called for
assistance, and the lamented deceased in an instant divested
himself of his coat, and went to the assistance of Mr. Mann-
sell, and pushed him out of the weeds to free him from his
danger.immediately capsized The boat being near them, both caught hold of it,
and it . M
Mr. Edge resumed his swimming to the shr. IVlaunsell held on, and
ore, when, on
reaching the same body of weeds from which he had extri-
cated his friend, his legs became entangled. On seeing the
situation of Mr. Edge, Mr.
M'Mullen rushed into the
water but before he could reach him with assistance he
bad unfortunately sunk to rise no more. In the mean time
Mr. Maunsell held on the boat, and some persons passing
succeeded in rescuing him from his perious situation. Drags
were then procured, and the body of Mr. Edge was not re-
covered for more than forty minutes. —Dublin paper.
STATE OF JAMAICA.--The prosperity of Jamaica may be
said to be nearly at its lowest ebb. Her glory has immerged
beneath her natural horizon. When it will again culminate
is a question that few will pretend to answer, fewer predictd
be proceeding onward
because a degree of certainty. We may
because we cannot retrog
li us. These
rade much further, but our progress
is imperceptible, and we are without thehope
of
e
approxi-
mating a goal which will either delight or
mercantile eve
change.
must be some political to bring about a
Sugar and rum so depressed—wages so high and exorbitant—
servants
idle—money scarce ; and no At the same time,
prospect of labour sup-
plies to bring down wages.extravagant
study how to bring wages to
a medium, are those who are
the very persona who ought to
ndeavouring to raise them to
endurance.
But there is a vast want of
a maximum beyond
country;
each seems to be endeavour-
ing to cheat each other,
union throughout the
aiid
all are equally losers in the end.
Of what avail are the
rich resources of this fine country ?
Of what avail is the industry of its proprietary, without the
means of their d
lopment. Our labourers are a species of
gentlemen ; they in
eveherit at least the vices of their Superiors ;
they ride each his own own watch, andcan sit rather than
own vi
work under hist_ le. We shall en-
deavour to show bow this has taken place. In the dawn of
freedom, errors innumerable arose with respect to the new
1 t 1 ave been
-hich oug it o i adopted for the protection
lc vi
holder's property. The
policy hind _ laws were hastily framed,
and that
led to several imperfections. The distinction of
.
right—and, that of p ossessior I was ill defined. The labourer
imagined that his fee simple was never to end—that it was
to hold to him and to his heirs for ever, instead of his being
considered a mere tenant at will, and nothing will eradicate
that impression but a total deprivation of all lands, and a
new paction being formed between the employer and em-
ployed. A system is recommended by the colonial minister,
which is called " Metairie," by which the labourer becomes
a small farmer, paying produce instead of rent, but which
we are certain would not do here; for, the moment be found
any other vent that would bring him a farthing more per load
for his produce, he would disappoint the individual to whom,
for everything, perhaps, he was beholden, and carry them to
another market. Unless, indeed, the proprietor intended to
abandon planting altogether and leave it to his labourers,
this scheme would prove completely abortive.—Cornwall
Chroxic/e.