The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-02-22 00:00:00

Sir Howard Douglas had an interview with Lord Stanley,
on Saturday, at the Colonial-office.
The British and North American royal mail-steamer Acadia,
Captain Ryrie, sailed from Liverpool on Saturday for Hali-
fax and Boston. She carried out the mails and passengers
belonging to the Caledonia, as well as a large additional
quantity of letters and papers and several new passengers.
ROBBERY BY AN APPRENTICE.—At the police-court,
yesterday, Benjamin Harrison, an apprentice to Mr. Neville,
of Back Lime-street, brass-founder, was committed for trial
at the next sessions. on a charge of having stolen 12 lbs. of
metal, the property of his master.
DISTRESS IN PAISLEY.—We are glad to learn that the
collection in the Scotch Church, Rodney-street. after a ser-
mon by the Rev. John Park, last Sabbath, amounted to £B5.
We hope that this good example will be followed by other

congregations

AMERICA.—The New York Packet-ship South America,
Capt. Faber, arrived at this port at an early hour o❑ Friday
morning, bringing papers one day later than were brought
by the steam-ship Britannia. Accounts at New York from
Philadelphia, give the opinion that the interest on the state
debt will not be paid. State Stock had falle❑ as low as 45
dollars. The exchange on England had advanced a shade,
and considerable business had been done at the increased
business.

LITERARY SCIENTIFIC, AND COMMERCIAL INSTITU-
TION.—Mr. W. Farmer, the secretary to this institution,
will deliver his first lecture to the members on Friday even-

ing. We are unacquainted with the talents of this -gentle-
man, not having had an opportunity of hearing him lecture ;
but we understand that he was secretary to a literary institu-
tion in another part of the kingdom some few years since,
and have no doubt that, in his lecture on Friday evening, he
will do credit to himself and to the institution with which
he stands officially connected.—See Advt.

DEATH FROM APOPLEXY.—An inquest was, yesterday,
held before Mr. Curry, on view of the body of Thomas Fair-
clough, a builder and joiner, residing in Oldhall-street. On
Saturday night he went to bed in his accustomed health, and
was found in a fit in bed on Sunday morning. A medical
man was called, but before he arrived the deceased had died.
The surgeon, Mr. Blower, gave it as his opinion that the
deceased died from apoplexy, arising from natural causes,
and the jury returned a verdict accordingly.
CHEAP TREAT TO ALL CLASSES.—It will be seen by the
advertisement, that Mr. Anderson's celebrated groups of
figures in stone, large as life, which we have so often ad-
verted to, are removed from the former place of exhibition,
5, Ranelagh-street, further up. Induced by the reduction
in the price, which is now one penny only, crowds of persons
have inspected the figures; the week before last upwards of
4,000, and last week no less than 4,250 persons having been
admitted. Mr. Anderson, we believe, has in hand several
works of a similar character.

LIVERPOOL SHIPMASTERS' ASSOCIATION.—Those inte-
rested in the welfare of our seamen should by all means at-
tend a meeting of this association, at the rooms, on Thurs-
day, when a subject of deep importance to that numerous
and hardworking community will be brought forward. The
evils of the " crimping " system and the general good of the
sailor will be discussed, with a view to an important improve-
ment which has been suggested.
NEW PATENT " REPEATER" PIANO-FORTES.—PUbIiII
experience has confirmed the importance of the many im-
provements in piano-fortes introduced by Messrs. Collard
and Collard, it is therefore with confidence they announce
the accomplishment of others, of great consequence to the
effective performance of piano-forte music of the modarn
school. This new order of composition. which develops
effects of a very striking and novel kind, not only demands
refined delicacy contrasted by great power, but also a cer-
tainty in that rapid repetition of individual notes, to which
many of the bravura passages owe their sparkling brilliancy.
These demands upon the touch and graduating power of the
instrument, are by the present patent invention completely
answered, and by means as durable as they are effective.
The intelligent performer will readily perceive that other and
very important advantages follow from the means which pro-
duce the effects above alluded to, such, for example, as a
facillity in making close, bold, or graduated shakes, of ex-
ecuting tremulus passages where the fingers are not lifted
from the keys, and of expressing those delicate lights and
shades which characterise music of refined sentiment or deep
feeling. The amateur will be gratified to discover that on
these instruments he can execute rapidly, repeated notes
with the same precision and decided articulation as first rate
performers have alone been capable of doing after long prac-
tice ; and the student, that, although he is saved half the
fatigue usually experienced after practice long continued, yet
that the touch possesses all that crispness, firmness, and de-
cision which characteristic execution demands. In a word,
all obstacles from the mechanism of the instrument are re-
moved, and the performer left to the free use of the talents
with which nature has endowed him, and which are too often
retarded, and even crushed by mechanical impediments.—
See advertisement.
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LECTURES ON EDUCATION, PHYSICAL, MENTAL, AND
MORAL.-011 Friday evening last T. W. Renwick, Esq.,
surgeon, brought his interesting course of lectures to a close,
J. N. Peill, 8.D., in the chair, at the Literary, Scientific,
and Commercial Institution, St. Anne-street. In each lec-
ture he seemed to gain upon the good feelings of his auditors :
each lecture seemed to afford increased pleasure and to e xcite
increased interest. Unequivocal expressions of cordial
approval were given during every lecture. A vote of thanks
was carried by acclamation. The subject of Mr. Renwick's
lectures is one of deep importance. His line of argument is
out of the common track, and he makes good his ground as
he proceeds. His anecdotes are most happily appropriate,
and at once, illustrate his subject and highly amuse his
hearers. His language is beautifully simple and correct.
We are happy to learn, that Mr. R. is giving permanency to
his well digested views, and will afford an opportunity to all
who choose to become acquainted with them, by thepubli-
cation of his lectures in the form of a pamphlet, a phamphlet
which every lady and gentleman should possess at all inter-
ested in the subject of education, which every parent, especi-
ally every young mother, should possess. Mr. R. took his
farewell in a way that showed his good taste and feeling.
Should he ever revisit Liverpool, the members of the Lite-
rary, Scientific, and Commercial Institution will feel happy
and honoured again to have an opportunity of listening to
him as a lecturer.
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A correspondent suggests that if riot should occur in the
manufacturing districts through the seditious proceedings of
the Corn Law League. and the people were fired upon by
the soldiers, the very object that is now desired by the radi-
cal party, in order to have a new subject ,of abuse against
the present Government, would be attained.— Times. [Un-
doubtedly the suggestion of the Times correspondent is
worthy of notice; and we take the liberty of offering another
suggestion which is equally pert.nent. We would strongly
recommend that the commandant of any military force which
may be unfortunately called upon to act in the suppressio❑
of an anti-corn-law riot, should wait upon the nearest Whig
magistrate who may have been a prominent spouter at anti-
corn-law or anti-monopoly gatherings—whether it be Sir
Richard Potter, Knight, of Brill Hill, or William Rathbone,
Esq., of Greenbank—in preference to any other magistrates ;
and compel such worthies to head the troops and witness the
consequences of their frantic and factious agitation. Per-
haps the government may udlimately be induced to inquire
with what safety such hot-headed individuals can be per-
mitted to remain in the commission of the peace which they
have laboured so energetically to disturb.
THE QUEEN'S SHAWLS.—The following is a list of the
manufacturers whose shawls were selected by her majesty,
with a note of the prices :

Robert Kerr
Do.
D 0.....
D 0......
Do. ....
Robert Rowat

1 £lO 0 0
2 18 0 0
2 14 0 0
16 0 0
15 0 0
I 2 5 0
2 10 0 0

Dick and Son, of Roxburgh and Sons' ma-

nufacture....
H. J. M'Arthur

2 6 10 0
16 6 0
2 1; 0 0
1 2 14 0
1 2 10 0
1 1 11 6

AP Kerrell and Morgan,
J. and J. Robertson ..

Charles Burges
Hugh Wallace..

In all
We have much pleasure in stating that the shawls chiefly con-
sist of Paisley Indian imitation, and others, the peculiar
production of the Paisley loom. Her majesty, as we before
observed, was highly delighted with their beauty ; and we
observe, from the London papers of Wednesday, that fac
*imile Paisley shawls to these selected by her majesty, are on
sale at an eminent house in the city, and they may be also
obtained at Mr. Pringle's shawl emporium, Bold-street, Li-
verpool. _ _

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GUANO, FROM THE CHINCHA ISLANDS.—It is from these
well-known islands in the Pacific Ocean the Peruvians have
for centuries past supplied, and do, at the present time, al-
most entirely supply themselves with this invaluable manure.
Some sixty vessels are now constantly employed in carrying
Guano from thence to the main land, which, by its fertilizing
qualities, produces the most abundant crops of wheat, maize,
and all other vegetable productions, whilst, without it, little
or nothing would be obtained from the soil. Guano, from
Chincha, has lately been introduced into this country by
Messrs. W. J. Myers and Co., of Liverpool; and, in offer-
ing it to the British agriculturist, it is deemed right, in con-
sequence of the introduction of one or two cargoes from the
coast of Bolivia, to say that they, with Messrs. Alexander
Macdonald and Co., St. Milfred's-court, London, and their
accredited agents in the country, are the only parties in
England frrm whom the Guana, from Chincha, can be pro-
cured. On application to any of-them the article may be had
genuine, and warranted the same quality as is used by the
Peruvians, who esteem this Guano, so highly that with the
utmost difficulty was the Government of that country induced
to allow its exportation to Europe, for fear of doing an injury
to their own agricultural interest, which could not be remedied
should the Guano be all exported. Guano has been applied
in this country, with the greatest success to the growth of
wheat, barley, hops, turnips, grass lands, potatoes, and in-
deed, every description of vegetable production, in the whole
of which the increase of crop was most apparent and highly
satisfactory, and it only requires to be known to secure its
general use by agriculturists.

THEFT FROM AN INN, AND COMMITMENT OF THE OF-
FENDER.—A respectably-clad young man, named James
Martin, was on Thursday placed at the bar of the Police-
office, on a charge of stealing several articles from an inn.
Mr. Hodgson said her husband was landlord of the St.
George's Tavern, in Great Charlotte-street. On the 2d
instant the prisoner became a lodger in the house, and re-
mained until Saturday last. He, however, returned, and
slept there two nights subsequently. On Sunday she missed
a piece of fawn-coloured satin Turk cloth, of 15 or 16 yards,
and stated the fact to the prisoner, who remarked that it was
very strange who would take it. It was taken from a drawer
in a room opposite to that in which the prisoner slept. The
drawer was locked, and the key was placed in witness's own
room. She had seen the silk on the day previously. Infor-
mation was given to the police, and a bill announcing the
robbery was printed.—Mr. George Richards, pawnbroker,
London-road, said that on Saturday the prisoner pledged
the silk now produced with him, together with two silk
handkerchiefs, and that he had lent him 30s. upon them.
He had not discovered until that morning that the article
advertised was the same, and immediately gave information
of it.—Mr. Walker, police-inspector, said that from what
he had learned he went to the prisoner, whom he found at
the house of the first witness that morning. He told him
the charge on which he apprehended him, and he (the pri-
soner) said it was a serious case, but that he was innocent.
He found five pawn-tickets on the prisoner, who afterwards

requested leave to go into the yard, where witness immedi-
ately alter found a pawn-ticket torn in five pieces. This was
proved to be the ticket given for the silk and two handker-
chiefs, which were in the same drawer, and which were iden-
tified as the property stolen. The prisoner, who had recently
been in a respectable station in life, declined to say anything.
He was committed for trial at the sessions.
REMARKABLE COINCIDENCE.—It is worthy of remark
that at the present period there are three countries in Europe,
the existing Governments of which have just been firmly es-
tablished in power by the vote of their respective Legisla-
tures, We allude to Great Britain, France, and Spain, all
near neighbours of each other. In Great Britain the minis-
try of Sir R. Peel have just been confirmed in office, as it were,
by the vote of of an overwhelming majority of the representa-
tives of the people on the important question of the corn laws.
The very next arrival from France brought the news of the
defeat of M. Ducos's motion in the French Chamber of Dep-
uties, and the consequent accession of strength obtained by
the Ministry of M M.Somulatdarnid, and
tGeutihzeote.ffeeLtastthst h
Lastly, thete samepost brought news from
ques-
tion of Ministerial strength was decided by the vote of the
Spanish Legislature on the address in favour of the Gronzales
Cabinet, which is now secure—at all events for some time to
to come—from any danger of defeat.