The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-12-02 00:00:00

13eEswiNo.—A finely-painted and moat trite portrait of
" T'ould Mare "—the glory and pride of the north—is now
exhibiting at Mr. Bielefield's, in North John-street. The
artist is Mr. Herring, the celebrated animal painter. He
has placed the animal admirably for effect. This work is to
be engraved.

THEATRE LAZARY.—It will be seen that this place of
amusement is to be closed after Monday next, the proprietor
having taken the large room at the Hop Pole Inn, Chester,
where he intends remaining for a short period. The mechan-
ism is extremely curious. The scenery is very prettily got
up. It is altogether a harmless and amusing exhibition.

MAINZEIt'S MUSICAL EDUCATION. -It will be seen
from an advertisement that Mr. Mainzer will give two lec-
tures, on the evenings of Monday and Tuesday, in this town,
explanatory of his system of musical education. We perceive
from the Edinburgh and Glasgow papers that Mr. Mainzer
has met with great success in those towns. The system dif-
fers in several respects from that of Wilhem's, and is con-
sidered by an Edinburgh journal to be superior; but we shall
be better able to judge of this after hearing the lectures which
Mr. Mainzer has announced, and which we shall in all proba-
bility publish briefly.

MEETING OP THE Docic CorIMITTEE•—The Dock Com-
mittee held their usual weekly meeting, yesterday, when the
following members were present—Messrs. Sands, (chairman,)
Horsfall, Barclay, Holt, Smith, Holmes, Molyneux, Nicol,
Aikin, Bulley, Evans, Boyden, Tobin, Bold, and Shand,
The sub-committee of works reported that Canning Graving
Docks were ready for occupation. Some conversation took
place with regard to the Clarence Graving Dock, but it was
inaudible to the reporters ; the surveyor, however, stated
that he was proceeding with the work as fast as possible.
Mr. Shand mentioned that complaints were made by some
of the pilots, that the pier-masters did not wear their uniform,
and, in consequence, great confusion occurred whilst vessels
were docking. The complaint was referred to the Harbour
Masters' sub-committee. This being all the business the
committee separated.
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The London Times contradicts, by authority, the reports
that the Jews had resolved not to appoint another spiritual
head in the room of Dr. Herschel!, the late Chief Rabbi.

DESTRUCTIVE Fine NEAR BRISTOL.—About seven
o'clock on Tuesday Evening, a destructive fire took place
upon the premises of the Messrs. Budgett, at Kingswood-
hill, near Bristol. The Messrs. Budgett are among the most
extensive flour, sugar, tea, and general merchants iu that
part of the country, and several establishments in Bristol.
The warehouses were totally destroyed, together with a
large quantity of sugars, cheese, coffee, &c. The proprietors
are insured to the amount of £B,OOO.
FIRE,:.—On Tuesday night, shortly after eight o'clock, a
fire took place in the premises occupied by Messrs. Fowler
and Davis, ironfounders, Jordan-street. The internal part
of the building was entirely consumed. Immediately after
this was extinguished, the engines were hastened off to Mr.
Jones's timber-yard, where another fire had broken out.
The flames were quickly mastered, and the damage done very
inconsiderable.
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FATAL ACCIDENT.—On Wednesday night, at six o'clock,
a man of the name of James Ackerly, a mason, left his house
at 'Weston Point, near Runcorn, intending to pay a visit to a
neighbour. The night was very dark, and by some means he
lost his was and fell into one of the quarries on Weston Hill,
and was precipitated to a depth of thirten yards. His thigh,
arm, and jaw bone were broken, and his head was severely
cut, and the poor man was almost dashed to pieces. He
lingered until the following day, when he expired, leaving a
wife and six small children to lament his loss.

THE MAYOR'S FIRST GRAND DINNER.—The Mayor
gave his first grand dinner to a party of upwards of sixty
gentlemen, at the Town-hall, last evening. The following
gentlemen were present :—The Rev. T. G. Leigh, the Town
Clerk, Messrs. Wm. Shuttleworth, Thos. Moss, Archibald
Kelso,: Braithwaite Poole, Thomas Shaw, Francis Shand,
David Hodgson, Isaac Holmes, William Thornhill, William
Preston, Henry Copeland, Joshua Edwards, John E.
Thompson, Henry Holmes, Thomas Sands, John Holmes,
Hugh Elornby, Ebenczar Rae, Sarni. Holme, John Priestly,
Wm. Fawcett, Thomas Toulmin, James Lawrence, Thomas
RoYden, Joseph Cooper, John Nelson Wood, Wm. Birkett,
Christopher Bushell, John B. Lloyd, Robert Rigby, John
Kilshaw, James Parker, Robert Jones, Thomas Brassey,
James Plutnpton, George H. Lawrence, Simon L. Trotman,
John Platt, Alexander Smith, John Sheppard. Richard
Harbord, Thomas Holt, Thomas Bulky, Wm. P. Freme,
Sir Thomas Braucker, Messrs. Thomas B. Barclay, James
Moon, Richard Houghton, William Nicol, Richard Griffith,
John H. Turner, Thomas Chilton, John B. Moore, Edmund
Molyneux, Richard S. Crook, Henry Lawrence, Thomas
Corrie, and Benjamin H. Jones. The party spent a very
pleasant evening; and every one appeared extremely gratified
with the sumptuous mode in which his worship commenced
the hospitalities of his distinguished office.
THE FUNDS.—WEDNESDAY EVENING.—The funds have
not varied much. There were few dealings, and none of them
of sufficient importance to influence quotations beyond the
fraction. Consols for money were quoted at the close of
business 941 to -a ; ditto Account, 94 to 95 ; Bank Stock,
171 to 172; India Stock, 264 to 265 ; Exchequer-Bills, 51s.
to 535. premium ; India Bonds, 48s. to 503. premium ; Three
per Cent. Reduced, 94; Three-and-a-Half per Cent. Re-
duced, 100/ to I ; New Three-and-a-Half per Cents., 101/
to / ; and Long Annuities, 12 9-16 toll. This was settling-
day in foreign securities, but it brought no new feature. The
fluctuation in Mexican was what the jobbers had most to
contend with, but it occasioned no great difficulty, since it
would seem they had prepared themselves for the winding up
of the account. Mexican left off 304 to 31; Spanish Actives,
171 to 18 ; ditto Three per Cents., 22/ to ; Portuguese Five
per Cents., 37/ to 81; ditto Three per Cents., 221 to 23 ;
Dutch Two-and-a-Half per Cents., 52/ to ditto Five per
Cents., 1001 to 1014 ; Danish, 83 to 84; Colombian, 211 to
; Brazilian, 651 to 663 ; and Belgian, 1011 to 1021.

AMPHITHEATRE.—The Amphitheatre has been well at-
tended during the week, in consequence of the attraction of
Mademoiselle Camille Leroux, the French equestrian, whose
first appearance we noticed in our last. It is seldom that
we have an opportunity of seeing female riders in the arenas
of our theatres, and those we have, with the exception of
Mrs. Ducrow (late Miss Woolford), have possessed very
humble pretensions to skill, grace, or agility. In Madlle.
Leroux, however, these three qualities are eminently com-
bined. With a pleasing face and well-proportioned figure;
she dances on her horse with all the facility that another
artiste would do on the stage. Her footing on the animal, as
Knowles says, is

" Stable as the earth."

Her dancing the eacitouaa is extremely beautiful. She ap-
pears a perfect sylphide, and executes the various pas with
all that swimming motion so peculiar to the dance. The
applause she obtains is immense. Mr. Northexecutes many
remarkable feats on the horse : his attitudes are very pic-
turesque and striking. He is evidently an accomplished
artist. Mr. Sands' fearless and dashing style of riding, and
his dexterity in " backing the fiery steed," command at
all times a general round of marks of commendation. He
is a clever and graceful rider. What with the drollery of Mr.
Pentland and his coadjutor,—the extraordinary gymnastic
exercises of the Rivea family,—the exhibition of the Tranca
Hispaniola by Mr. Derious, (a surprising feat,)—the sing-
ing, and banjo playing by Mr. Sweeney,—a very amusing
evening's entertainment is made up. The company, we be-
lieve, are about leaving.

CONSPIRING TO OBTAIN MONEY.—On Wednesday, a man
named James Dixon, who was dressed as a porter, was
placed at the bar of the police-court, on a charge of having
fraudulently demanded 4s. from Mr. Parry, a druggist in
Renshaw-street. Mr. Parry was in attendance, and along with
him was a young man who said his name was Thomas Crisp.
The complainant stated that about five o'clock the previous
afternoon, Crisp called at his shop, and stated that he had
recently arrived from Newport, and had taken lodgings some-
where in the neighbourhood, but that the goods in his land-
lord's house were about to be distrained for rent; as he was
afraid of his trunk, which contained valuable clothing, being
taken, he should feel obliged if Mr. Parry would allow it to
be deposited in his shop. Mr. Parry said he had no ob-
jections, whereupon Crisp went away. Soon afterwards the
trunk was brought by the prisoner Dixon, who said there was
4s. to be paid upon it, as it had come from Stockport. He
then asked whether "Mr. Crisp" did not live there; he was
told that he did not, but that as " Mr. Crisp " would call he
should be informed of the amount of the charge as soon as
he arrived. Seeing that he could not obtain the money he at
last consented to leave the trunk. There being some suspicions
excited, the trunk was opentd by a police-officer, and it was
found to contain nothing but a few old rags and some brick-
bats. The prisoner said all lie had had to do with the matter
was to deliver the trunk, which he did by the request of
" Mr. Crisp." "Mr. Crisp," on being asked what he
had to say, said it was not done with any intention to de-
fraud : he had been in Mr. Parry's company for the last day
or two, and was in expectation of receiving a situation from
him. 'Mr. Rushton immediately ordered him to be taken
into custody. When in the dock he continued his state-
ment, and said he did expect a box from Newport, and he
had asked Mr. Parry to pay 4s. upon it for him, which he
said he had no objection to do, as he was in his way for
Preston. Mr. Parry said he had made no such promise,
and that the whole was a regular transaction to swindle him
out of 4s. Mr. Rushton said he had no doubt of it. The
prisoners were remanded ; and on being brought up again
yesterday, they were both committed for trial at the next
sessions.

RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—On Tuesday evening last, a mos
atrocious attempt was made to throw the London mail train
off the Birkenhead and Chester Railway; and it might have
been attended with the most disastrous consequences to
human life, had not the machinations of the party been hap-
pily frustrated. The train left Birkenhead on the evening in
question as usual, a few minutes before seven o'clock, to pro-
ceed on to Crewe, where it joins the Grand Junction London
train, which arrives in London about five o'clock in the
morning. On the train reaching Heath Lower Bridge, near
the Sutton Station,:about half way between Birkenhead and
Chester, a fearful concussion took place, and, the cause of it
being examined, there was found a large beam of wood, called
a sleeper, about nine feet long, which had been placed in the
ground at an angle of 45 degrees, so as to cause the opposite
end of it to come in contact with the engine ; and it had actually
penetrated the engine, but most fortunately not the boiler,
or it must haveburst. As it happened, however, the injury to
the train was not so extensive as tri,,prevent it passing on to
its destination. Information was 'soon conveyed to Mr.
Alfred Yarrow, the engineer to the line, who immediately
proceeded to the spot where the accident happened, when he
found the piece of wood which had caused the accident as
already related, and which had been broken in two by the
force of the collision. There was also a pick, supposed to
have been used for the purpose of placing the sleeper, lying
on the rails. Near the spot, were the footmarks of a person,
and these were traced a short distance along the line, up the
embankment, and near to the cottage of a labouring man,
named John Morton. In consequence of this he was taken
into custody, and the boots he had on exactly fitted the
marks above mentioned—one of them having a curious
shaped patch on the sole. On Wednesday, Morton was
brought before J. H. Harden, Esq., a magistrate of the
county, at the Town-hall, Birkenhead, when the above facts
were given in evidence by Mr. Yarrow, and James Booth,
one of the Birkenhead police. One of the railway
constables named John Davies stated, that he was in the ser-
vice of Mr. John Graham, railway contractor, who had con-
tracted to keep that part of the line in repair, and that in the
performance of his duty he passed along the line where the
accident happened about half-past six o'clock, and all was
then safe. About six o'clock the prisoner called on him, and
asked what time he was going on duty. Witness replied in
about half-an-hour, on which he went home. After passing
along the line witness reached the Sutton station about
twenty minutes before seven. The witness then deposed to
hearing of the accident about a quarter-past seven o'clock,
and to noticing the footmarks as alreadyrelated. On the day
previous to the concussion, the prisoner came up to witness
at the spot where it took place, and in the course of conver-
sation said, " I wish the rails were turned upside down and
the sleepers topmost—it would make some work.'' This
being the whole of the evidence at present forthcoming, and
Mr. Yarrow stating that be had reason to believe he could
adduce further facts tending to implicate the prisoner, he was
remanded until Saturday.

THE BOURBON EXILES.—The Constitutionnel contains
a private letter from Vienna, of the 19th inst., stating that
the marriage of Mademoiselle, daughter of the Duchess de
Berry, with the Archduke Palatine of Hungary, had been
definitely agreed upon by the Aulic council. Austria, it is
said, contemplates, at a future day, to erect into a palatinate,
for the young couple, the provinces of Bosnia and Servia,
which, she expects, will fall to her lot in the partition of
Turkey. According to the same letter, M. Hyde de Neuville
had been called to Goritz, for the purpose of negociating the
marriage of the Duke of Bordeaux with a daughter of the
Emperor of Russia, which is, it seems, a favourite plan of
the Duke of Angouleme.