The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-12-13 00:00:00

LOCAL NEWS,

The Cheshire Foxhounds meet to-morrow (Wednesday),
at Mere Hall; on Thursday, at Tabley ; and on Saturday,
at Tarven ;—each day at half-past ten.
MccHANics' INSTITUTION.—It will be observed in the
advertisement of the Mechanics' Institution that Mr. Henry
Russell, the popular vocalist, will appear to-morrow evening,
and sing many of his excellent compositions.

THE LATE CHARLES BIRCH, ESQ.—A handsome mural
monument of white marble, in the form of a sarcophagus,
surmounted by a sepulchral urn, has just been erected to the
memory of this gentleman, in the interior of St. Mary's
Church. Edge-hill.

Major-General Nott, of the East India Company's service,
who has recently so gloriously distinguished himself in India,
is a Welshman, and was educated at the Mathematical Aca-
demy at Cowbridge, under the care of that exemplary man
and much honoured preceptor, the late Mr. Thomas Williams.
CHARLES WI LLMER'S AMERICAN NEW S -LETTER.—
:We have seen a copy of this new publication, and consider
it will be highly advantageous to the mercantile interest on
the other side of the water. The latest intelligence is con-
tained in it almost to the time of the steamer sailing.
COLLEGIATE INSTITUTION.—Mr. Wareing Webb is about
to publish a line engraving on steel of this beautiful build-
ing, from a drawing by Mr. Elmes. We have seen a proof
impression, and though small, it gives a correct idea of the
noble institution. The engraver is Mr. J. H. Le Keux, who
has great eminence in the art.
THE GREAT FIRE.—COMPTON HOUSE.—It will be seen
that our spirited townsmen, Messrs. Jeffery and Morrish,
have been the first in the field in purchasiag part of the large
stock of Mr. Joseph Norton, the manufacturer at Clayton
West, near Huddersfield, whose premises were lately de-
stroyed by fire. This purchase is to be marked at extraordi-
narily low prices ; and we recommend ladies, this December
weather, to be early in the day in making their visits to the
Compton House Establishment.

FALSE REGISTRATION.—Mary Hall was placed before
Mr. Rushton, on Saturday, charged with having defrauded
a registrar of births, marriages, and deaths. It appeared
that the prisoner had twice, since the beginning of August
last, given false information to Mr. Edward Lovatt of the
deaths of two children, on each of which occasions she re-
ceived a shilling. She attempted the fraud a third time, but,
suspicion having been excited, inquiry was made, and the
frauds were discovered. The prisoner was committed for
trial.

RETURNED EMIGRANTS.—AIthough it is usual, during
the latter part of the year, for numbers of persons to return
in the steerages of the ships from New York, this year the
number has been much greater than usual. The majority of
them are people who emigrated early in the year, and who,
disappointed on their arrival in the United States at not
getting employment, have returned, many of them in a state
of utter destitution. The Liberty, which arrived in the early
part of the week, brought 120 in the steerage, and the
Hottinguer, which arrived on Friday, brought 200. From
the scarcity of employment in the cities on the seaboard, it
is likely that hundreds of disappointed emigrants will yet
return.

THEATRE-ROYAL.—At a general meeting of the proprie-
tors of this establishment, held on Thursday last, at the
office of Messrs. Foster and Lloyd, it was unanimously re-
solved, that legal measures should be immediately resorted
to for the protection of this establishment from all infrac-
tion, of the patent rights exclusively granted to the proprie-
tors of this theatre. Notices to this effect were, on Friday,
served upon the managers and different members of the un-
licensed theatres now in Liverpool. At the same meeting,
the proprietors, in the most liberal manner, agreed to a con-
siderable reduction of the rent now paid for the theatre. We
congratulate the lessee, Mr. Hammond, upon this arrange-
ment, and trust, after the many difficulties he has had to
encounter during the past year, that he will now enter upon
a prosperous career as manager of our theatre.—Joternal.

PUBLICANS AND BEER-SELLERS FINED.-At the Po-
lice-court, on Friday, ten publicans and four beer-sellers
were brought before Mr. Rushton, for various infractions of
the regulations affecting them, particularly selling at illegal
hours on Sunday morning. A few were acquitted, and the
rest fined 60s. and 40s. as their cases appeared. One of
them, a Mrs. Chisnall, made a spirited appeal to the magis-
trates against the novel practice of sending policemen in the
disguise of sailors to watch publicans, enter their houses, and
fine them. She considered such a practice very unfair, as
any sailor might come in and represent himself as a police-
man. She added that they came in that guise without any
stick or badge of authority. Mr. Rushton admitted the com-
plaint to be proper, and said he would make inquiry about it.

THE FUNDS.—SATURDAY EVENING.—The market for
public securities has not exhibited much business to-day.
Prices in the case of Government stocks were as they closed
yesterday—Consols for the Account being quoted 938 to 94;
Bank Stock, 1724 to 174 ; Exchequer Bill, 51s. to 535. pre-
mium ; Three-and-a-Half per Cents. Reduced, 101 ; India
Bonde, 455. to 475. premium ; Three per Cents. Reduced,
9-IL to i; and Long Annuities, 128. In foreign securities
there were few buyers. Spanish stock closed flatter on ac-
count cf the unfavouaable intelligence from Barcelona. The
Actives closed 17k to 18 ; the New Three per Cents., 23 to
; Portuguese Five per Cents., 38 to 11; ; ditto Three per
Cents., 224 to 3 ; Mexican, 308 to 31k; Dutch Two-and-a-
Half per Cents., 524 to 8; ditto Five per Cents., 101 to 1- ;
Brazilian, 69 to 70 ; Colombian, 214- to i; and Belgian, 102
to 1.

TOXTEEN-PARK OPERATIVE PROTESTANT ASSOCIA-
TION.-At a meeting of the committee of this association,
on Friday evening last, we understand that the following
motion was passed;—" Resolved, that this committee views
with deep regret the step which has been taken by G. H.
Lawrence, Esq., and those who supported him in his motion
respecting the new plan of education, in which is seem a com-
promise of God's truth, and a plain proof that they care
more for the bodies of the poor Roman Catholics than they
do for their immortal souls. And in the face of their
boasted love for the Church of England, which says in her
22d article That the Church of Rome teaches doctrines not
grounded upon any warranty of Scripture, but rather re-
pugnant to the Word of God.' They purpose giving secular
instruction to the children upon the condition that their pa-
rents take care that they are taught these doctrines which
the Church of England condemns; and it believes it is quite
evident to every sound churchman that these gentlemen have
betrayed the very principle which sent them to the council;
therefore, this committee entreats humbly and affectionately
the electors of these men to request them to resign, and send
others who will not tamper with the enemy of all that
Englishmen ought to hold dear as their lives—' the unerring
Word of God.' which says, "Train up a child in the way he
should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it."'