The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-06-07 00:00:00

RANDOM THOUGHTS ON WEDNESDAY'S
COUNCIL.

t and foremost, gave expression to their
and devotion to the throne, by voting an
ulation to her Majesty on her escape from
,sassin, whom we would hang on the first

the hands of an
lamp-post—and no mistake
Mr. G. It Lawrence gave a lucid account of the proceed-
ings of the Finance Committee, and of the bills now in pro-

gress through parliament, notwithstanding he said he only
" hinted at things darkly through the woods and forests."
We could wish he were always as clear as on this occasion.
The next thing worthy of notice fell from that oracle of
" Mayor," about the Judges'
F is of opinion it was more economical to
.re to purchase it ; and, moreover, you ought
fu, are unless you first bought a house 1"
centr—ed wisdom of Castle-street Ward ! Every
_.,ilts a house ought also to hire furniture ! Here
the man " wot draws too much water for the port of Liver-
pool" interposed, and asked Mr. Bolton if he hired the
furniture in Great George's-square, or if the house was his
own?

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Roars of laughter followed the announcement of taking a
Mr. Isaac Holmes on trial, in which the worthy councillor
and namesake joined heartily. A member near us said, in
an undertone, he hoped the young Isaac might prove as good
as the old tried one.

The taunts about the want of education, sneeringly thrown
out by Mr. Aikin, show a want of breeding, and a degree of
unbearable insolence quite in character with the tyranny
inseparable from radicalism. \\Thence sprang a Cartwright
and a thousand other shining lights, which have conferred
honour, wealth, and greatness on their country? They were
endowed with great natural talent, which they brought to
bear for their own and country's good, in spite of the non-
eyistence of mechanics' institutes. Comparisons are odious,
or we would make one ; so, vanish, you conceited and vain
growler !

Mr. Birkett mixed rather too much cantharides in the dose
for the retailer of blisters to the council. " Insidious! "
fiercely exclaimed the blister man, and sank on his chair. It
was too bad 'of Mr. Lloyd to knock him down again so soon
after ; his utterance became choked, and the words died in
his throat in the hasty attempt to apologise. Poor Mr.
Earle ! Physiologists tell us, a pound and a quarter of iron
can usually be extracted from the blood of one man. How
much could be extracted, we ask, from Mr. Earle ? We
guess all his veins are full of the lytta vesicatorious, and
void of all fluid substance. Congestion of the brain he has
long laboured under.

We thin

Ir. R. Gladstone's declaration was not a pru-
dent one, because more may, by inference, be drawn from it
than this distinguished gentleman intended; for the rads are
agitating on the strength of this to keep the Roman Catholic
childred from the schools.

The rook pies from old frank was very funny, and the wit
about the poaching really killing. How is it the witty gen-
tleman ranks as a conservative, and votes against them ?
We think the council acted a shabby part about the model
of the courts of law. It is worth the money if it were only
to gratify the public during the completion of tha building.

Sir Joshua never made the sun to stand still ; but he caused
gas to shine, and undertook to pay for it, which, shame to
the knight, he never fulfilled. Aldebert, who pretended to
have received a letter from our Saviour in the eighth century,
direct from heaven, was not a greater impostor than our Sir
Joshua.

Why are the Roman Catholics ashamed of the name of
Raman ?

The closing scene of the council was truly grand. It may
not be generally known the council patronizes Wilhem's sys-
tem of singing in classes, now so much in vogue ; and, by
way of improving the oratorical powers of the members, as a
finale, they all rose and adopted the same plan, by one and
all speaking at the same time. One member, however, of
somewhat diminutive stature, jumped with all the elasticity
of a pulex irritates (which he very much resembles) upon a
chair, and vociferated, " Mr. Mayor, you can't see me 1"
" No," rejoined his worship, " but I bear you." Poor
Richard Vaughan ! we have been assured the leap was caused
by an involuntary motion of the muscles, owing to the recent
daily practice of his standing on a chair to an artist, as a mo-
del for the statue of Achilles for the New Park. On one of
these occasions he exclaimed, " A horse! a horse! my king-
dom for a horse !" This suggested the idea of an equestrian
statue, which, by the way, at the request of his friends, he
has consented to sg for, provided the artiat can model him—
in what do you think—his gaiters, and on his own war horse!

THE REVIEW OF THE CUEEN'S CHESHIRE
YEOMANRY CAVALRY.

The Queen's Cheshire Yeomanry Cavalry, consisting of ten
troops, which have been on permanent duty in this town, were
reviewed on Bootle Sands, near the Landmarks, on Friday,
by Lieutenant-Colonel Marten, 3d Dragoons, now quartered
in Manchester. From the extreme loveliness of the day, a
great number of persons were on the ground ; more, we
should say, than on any former occasion. The scene was of
a most animated and interesting description, particularly
when the regiment was executing the various movements.
veral carriages filled with fashionable parties.

We observe,
The Cheshil

Yeomanry may compete in point of discipline
and appearance, whether as respects horses or men, with any
other cavalry in the kingdom. Cheshire may be proud of
her yeomanry. The movements executed were nearly as
follow :

PARADE MOVEMENTS.
1 Rear Rank take Order.
2 Eyes Right, Draw Swords, (Officers Salute.)
3 Rear Rank take Close Order.
4 March past by Squadrons.
5 Form Troops, (Trot.)
6 Form Close Column.
7 Rank past by Single Files.
8 Advance in Column of Troops from the Right to Trot

9 Wheel into Line

SWORD EXERCISE.
1 Single Files from the Right of Threes (March
2 Right Prove Distance.

Slope SworC

Distanc

7 First Divisiot

(March.)

WORDS OF COMMAND FOR FIELD