The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-02-04 00:00:00

The Venus, which sailed from Valparaiso on the 30th of
October, and arrived here on Tuesday night, has brought
186,000 dollars on freight.

The admirers of sacred music are re-
qovello's announcement elsewhere. He is
fine compositions, suitable either

SACRED Must(
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now publishing some ver
for public or private use,
Miss STOTT'S CONCERT.—This charming little singer is
about to leave Liverpool for a residence in London, for the
purpose of gaining instruction in '` the art divine" from the
first masters. We hope those who have any wish to serve
the young lady will now come forward, as the proceeds of
this concert will be appropriated to her advancement in
London. The members of the Philharmonic Society will
doubtless ably support her on this occasion. The programme
is very full of the " wealth of song."
SALE, or BRONZE3.—The attention of connoisseurs and
the lovers of the tine arts is particularly directed to a sale of
very beautiful articles of vertu, which is about to take place
under the auspices of -Mr. Winstanley. A great quantity of
beautiful glass, of• foreign manufacture, will also be put up,
besides armour, &c. Those who have. money to spare, and
wish to adorn their dwellings, should by all ineans be in at-
tendance on the occasion.

QUADRILLE DUEYFS
composed by Mr. St. Maurice, have
ance, under the auspices of Mr. Inuit
for two players, for •the pianoforte. '.
sprightly, and occasionally sparkle with b
of originality and melody. We can sz

set of quadrilles and a waltz,
ust made their appear-
They are arranged

very gay and
passages, full
y recommend them,

either for practice or to dance to.
MR. CROWE'S LECTURE ON WILIIEM'S
Crowe's lecture on Wilhem's method of teachini
livered in the Music-hall on Monday night, was extremely
well attended, arid was highly interesting. A report of it
which was in preparation is necessarily withdrawn, owing to
the pressure of election and general news. We perceive that
Mr. Crowe has commenced giving instructions in the system.
Few men have better qualifications fur such an undertaking.
The Earl of Lichfield has broken up his establishments at
Shugborough, Runton Lodge, and St. James's-square. In-
structions nave been sent from Naples, where the earl and
countess and family are passing the winter, to let the man-
sionin St. James's-square, as the family intend to travel on
the Continent for two or three years. • Runton and its noble
preserves have been taken for a term by Sir Joshua Walmsley,
of this town.

g music, de-

BLUNDELL v. GLADSTON E.—The Lord Chancellor stated
ou Tuesday the course he proposed to pursue upon this ap-
peal. A very large amount of property was in question, in
consequence of a bequest by Mr. Blundell, of Yorkshire, in
favour of a son of Mr. Weld, of Lulworth. It became ne-
cessary to consider a very important point of law relative to
the admission of parol evidence in the interpretation of ae
auibiguity in a will. His lordship said he should therefore
request. the assistance of two learned judges at afresh argu-
ment upon it, and Mr. Justice Pattesou and Mr. Justice
Maule would give their attendance some day previous to the
commencement of the circuit.

PENMANSHIP, &c.—ln another column will be found an
advertisement of Mr. Thompson, the celebrated instructor
in writing, short-hand, and arithmetic. Mr. Thompson's
system is a most excellent one, as thousands who have re-
ceived instructions from him can testify. Those who at
present have but a limited acquaintance with the useful arts
Mr. Thompson professes, and are desirous of obtaining a
ready and perfect knowledge of them, will do well to avail
themselves of the services of so able a teacher.
TILE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS.—We perceive by an ad-
vertisement that a fine young chimpanzee has been added to
the collection of extraordinary animals in these gardens, and
have no doubt that much curiosity will be excited to get a
glimpse of this satire upon humanity. The following dona-
tions have also been received by the proprietor :—Captain
Cornforth, ship Majestic, a grey squirrel; Captain Downing,
ship Louisa, a red howling monkey.; Miss Ellis, a scarlet
macaw; Mr. Fishleyn, a large tortoise; Captain Garrett,
drill or black satyr ; Mrs. Halton, an agouti ; Captain Hall,
a jackall ; Thomas Jones, Esq., a monkey; Mr. M`Leod,
an alligator ; David Walton Price, Esq., a dog-faced baboon ;
Captain Roweth, barque Grecian, a grey fox ; Smith,
Esq., a monkey ; Captain Turner, brig Calder, an American
monkey ; Captain Young, ship Heywood, a pair of mandrills
or blue-faced satyrs.

Yesterday, a very handsome schooner, named the Topaz,
was launched from the building-yard of Messrs. John. Scott

and Sons

This vessel, which competent judges describe as
unsurpa3sed by any in the Clyde for beauty of model and
symmetry of construction, and as likely to be a remarkably
fast sailer, is intended to ply between Glasgow, Greenock,
and Liverpool, in conjunction with the Amethyst, Comelian,
and Sapphire, with the other fine vessels belonging to the
same company, and of which Messrs. M'Arthursand M`Brair
are agents. While we rejoice at the. success that has at-
tended the splendid steam-packets upon this station, we are
glad to see that there is still a portion of the trade left for
the smacks, which were the first to establish a regular line
of communication between the Clyde and the Mersey.—
Greenock Advertiser, February 1, 1842.

THE PRESIDENT STEAMER.—Two of our local contem-
poraries published a second edition on Tuesday, to convey
to their readers the following important information, ex-
tracted from a Hamburg paper of the 28th ult. :—" Von Ba-
rendson, one of the booksellers of this place, will shortly
publish an account of the loss of the steamer President, from
the journal of the Rev. Mr. Coockson, who was one of the
unfortunate passengers lost in her. The manuscript was
found last November in a bottle picked up by an Indian boy
on the shore of Cape Breton. This island lies to the south
of Newfoundland, whence it was sent up to Montreal, from
which place Von Barendson has received a German transla-
tion of it." Of course this very credible story is from first
to last a very stupid hoax.
GRAND ORDER OF MODERN DRUIDS, LIVERPOOL DIS-
TRIer.—A financial committee of the Loyal Orphans' Pro-
tection Lodge, No. 183, was held at the house of Host James
Hampson, Printers' Arms, Fleet-street, N. G. A. Newcombe
in the chair. The business of the evening commenced by the
auditors' report being communicated to the members, which,
we are happy to say, was very satisfactory, and passed una-
nimously. This being a new lodge, it already numbers up-
wards of 40 members, all of them of great respectability,
the worthy host and treasurer having strenuously exerted
himself in bringing the lodge up to a position as, we feel sa-
tisfied, will elevate it second to none in the Liverpool district.
During the evening the healths of the past and present offi-
cers,„together ..with the auditors and treasurer, were drunk
with the usual honours, and nobly responded to, especially
by the worthy host, whose eloquent appeal to the members,
on carrying out their truly philanthropic object, will not
easily be forgotten. The members belonging to this order,
we believe, number nearly 3,000 in this district, there being
upwards of 40 lodges, whose funeral fund is enrolled accord-
ing to act of parliament.
MARINERS' CHURCH READING-ROOM AND SCHOOL,—
The annual meeting of this valuable institution was held at
the Religious Book Repository, Slater-street, on the evening
of Tuesday last, and was very numerously attended. The
chair was occupied by the Rev. Mr. Maynard, who opened
the proceedings in an excellent speech, explanatory of the
objects of the institution. Its chief design was to promote
the welfare, spiritual and temporal, of seamen ; to provide a
comfortable room with books, where they might repair in the
evenings ; and to have a daily school for the education of
their sons and daughters. It appeared that on an average
about 3,000 seamen availed themselves of the benefits of the

institution every year, since its establishment, three years
ago ; that between 70 and SO boys had been instructed in na-
vigation last year ; and that the Sunday school was proceed-
ing in a manner highly satisfactory. The receipts during the
past year had amounted to £ll9, and the expenditure to
£ll2, leaving a balance of £7 in the hands of the treasurer.
Many instructive and gratifying anecdotes were detailed dur-
ing the course of the proceedings, illustrative of the generous
qualities of seamen, and showing the advantages which accrue
from the Christianising of them. We have seldom, if ever,
witnessed a meeting more harmonious, and wishing well to
their cause, we cannot but regret that the objects of the so-
ciety are not more known. The meeting was very eloquently
addressed by the Rev. Mr. Nolan, Lieut. Tracey, R.N., and
other gentlemen, after which the doxology was sung, and the
meeting separated.
ROBBERY OF. AN OLD MAN BY Two " DUFFERS"—
THE OLD TRICK NEATLY ACCOMPLISHED.—Yesterday,
at the police-court, a very stout-built man, named James
Keid, apparently about 35 years of age, and respectably dres-
sed in black, was placed at the bar on suspicion of being one
of two individuals who had contrived to fleece an elderly gen-
tleman—a stranger to the legerdemain of such customers—
of a considerable sum of money. The complainant, a little
grey,beaded man, in the neighbourhood of sixty, said that he
Was registrar of the diocese of Elphin, in Ireland, and, on
his way to London on business, he arrived here on Wednes-
day morning by the Nottingham steamer, from Dublin. On
board of that vessel, a fellow-passenger entered into conver-
sation with him, and ingratiated himself with him on the
passage, by acts of extraordinary kindness, which he (witness)
then appreciated, as, it appeared by his admission, that he
was afflicted with watery sickness. His new friend made
several inquiries, and, amongst others, asked him where he
was going. His reply was, "To London"—" And so am
I," said the other, " and we can go together at a cheap
rate." immediately on landing, the complainant's " dis-
interested friend" took him to an eating-house in White-
chapel, where, he said, they could get a good breakfast at a
small expense. lie left complainant there, and returned in
a quarter of an hour with the prisoner (James Keid), who
entered into conversation with witness. Prisoner said he
had acquired a handsome property through the death of an
uncle, and which he recovered at law from his eldest bro-
ther, who was illegitimate. lie talked (said witness) of
going over to Dublin that evening, to sport some of his mo-
ney, and asked me to give him an account of the city, which
1 did. During the conversation, the prisoner pulled out
what appeared to be. a roll of bank notes from his breast
pocket, and asked use if I had any money. I said I had. He
said, 1 have shewn you mine ; let me see yours. I thought
this very foolish altogether, but I shewed him my purse, con-
taining twelve sovereigns. The prisoner gave his notes to
the other man to roll up for him in a parcel, which he did
with a piece of blue paper. The prisoner then opened his
watch pocket, and desired me to put iris parcel there. I did
so: The prisoner then said, let me see your money rolled
up in the same way, and put into your pocket for safety. My
fellow-passenger reached out his hand, and I gave
him my purse and money to put in paper. He put
something, which I thought was my purse, into blue
paper, and then put them into my breast pocket.
The prisoner then said, I will present you each with a sore.;
reign, I am so pleased ; which he gave us to pay our fares to
. Birmingham. We all then left the house to proceed to the
railway station, and when we got near St. John's Church,
my pretended friend said he had to call at the Post-office,
and would follow me to the railway; and be and the pri-
soner then left me. I waited upwards of an hour for them,
and being told by a gentleman at the railway that I had
better go by the four o'clock train, and directed by him to
Mr. Price's lodging-house, in Bridport-street, and pro-
ceeded thither. Almost immediately after I had arrived
there, 1 discovered that I had been duped, and that the blue
paper contained only thirteen. halfpence! He found means
of giving information to the police. Yesterday morning I
saw the prisoner in custody ; identified him, and selected
him from a number of others.—Martha Ward, a female em-
ployed at Mr. Baker's eating-house, Whitechapel, said that
the complainant was at the house on the previous morning.
He said he was waiting for a friend who had gone to the
Post office. While preparing breakfast she was told it was
for three. She took it up stairs, and found there the com-
plainant and two others at the same table. One of them was
of the same size and appearance as the prisoner, though dif-
ferently dressed. She believed the prisoner was the man.—
Robert Dawson, police-officer of the Main Bridewell, said
he received information of the robbery, and from the de-
scription given by the complainant he knew the prisoner.
That morning, (yesterday), about three o'clock, he went to
his residence, and took him into custody. He told him for
what he apprehended him. The prisoner said he had not
been out the day before, except at the next door; and he
then took him (witness) aside and said—" You are surely
joking." He (prisoner) then placed two sovereigns in his
(witness's) hand, and said, " Make it all right ; you go, and
I will follow you," He took the prisoner to Bridewell.
Witness produced the two sovereigns. The prisoner, on
being cautioned as to what be might say, said, " I know
nothing about it," and refused to sign his deposition. He
was committed for trial, and the complainant's journal to
London, for the present was stayed,in order that he might
appear against him on Monday next at the sessions. The
prisoner's name has before been recorded in the annals of
the police-office.
THE CONVICT DELAHUNT.—It is expected from some
expressions that have fallen from him, that this convict has
some revelation to make relative to the poor Italian organ
boy, who it will be remembered was murdered some little
time since at Dublin, and the trial for which Delahunt was
the principal witness, and equivocated considerably.