The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-04-05 00:00:00

LOCAL NEWS•

SAILING OF THE GREAT WESTERN.—This splendid
steamer sailed, on Saturdarafternoon, from Kingroad, Bris-
tol, for New York. She carried out about 70 passengers,
among whom was M. Baraigne, the French Ambassador to
the United States. Her freight of goods was much smaller
than usual. The Great Western will leave New York instant
for this port.
Professional Gentlemen and Strangers attending the Assizes
are respectfully informed that every description of BATH,
Warm, Shower, Sulphur, Vapour, and Medicated, as used so
generally in London and on the Continent, may be obtained
on the shortest notice, at the Victoria Baths, Cases-street,
three doors from Clayton-square, near the Railway Offices
and St. John's Market.
LIVER THEATRE.—Friday night next this theatre closes
for the season. Mr. Raymond takes his benefit on the occa-
sion. Mr. Raymond has laboured hard to please the public,
and we trust that the public will not be forgetful of him.
He deserves a bumper, and. no doubt he will have it. The
entertainments are of a very varied characier.
PARISH AFFAIRS.—Qur teaders no danbt havelbeen sur-
prised that we did not give, the results ott4e late parish elec-
tions in our last publication. Having perceived in all our
contemporaries official' notices of those results, we expected
that we should be favoured with them in the usual course of
business. Why we have been left out remains, to be shewn
We now give the close of the poll

Persons. Votes.
For Mr. Birkett . 111.. 290
Mr. Cowgill 42 .. 121
For Mr. Hart's re-appointment HG .. 315
For the amendment that the offices of
Treasurer and Rate-book Clerk be, in 20 .• 40
future, divided
LITERARY, SCIENTIFIC, AND COMMERCIAL INSTITU-
TION, ST. ANNE-STREET.—Mr. J. D• Russell delivered his
second lecture on English literature, at this institution, on
Friday evening. The lecturer gave a succinct but compre-
hensive view of the literature of the Elizabethan era and that
of Queen Anne. His observations on the writings of Shak-
speare, Bacon, Spenser, and Milton, evinced a sound critical
judgment, and a thorough appreciation of the genius of those
unapproachable writers. The delivery of the lecture occu-
pied nearly two hours. and was listened to throughout with
intense interest by a most intelligent audience. Mr. Russell
closes his interesting course on Friday evening next.
LONE SALMON.—This delectable Fish, formerly con.
signed to an Agency at Preston, is now regularly transmitted,
immediately on its leaving the water, to JOSEPH NEWTON'S
Wholesale ,and Retail Fish Establishment, 14, St. John's
Fishmarket, so that the nobility, gentry, and the public in
general, may now obtain fresh Lune Salmon (equal, if not
superior, to that of the river Severn) three hours after it is
taken out of its native element. No other person will be
able to supply the public with Salmon equally fresh, as
JOSEPH NEWTON is the sole lessee of the Skerton and Lune
Salmon Fishery. Crimped Salmon to order, at the shortest
possible notice.
NEURODYPNOLOGY.—On Friday last, Mr. Braid, surgeon,
of Manchester, delivered a lecture on the science to which
he has given the above name, at the Templar's-hall. It was
announced that the lecturer would explain the mode of mes-
merising animals, but this was rendered impossible by tile
surgeons,furious
zeal carried them far beyond the bounds of discretion, one
of them going so far as to impute swindling to M r. Braid,
for which he was afterwards compelled to apologise. Seve-
ral of the patients were thrown into the cataleptic and rigid
states, and a young ladyth
e
first sang part of a song whilst in
first stage. Mr. Braid being unable to finish his lecture,
and to introduce the new experiments, another lecture was
announced for Wednesday (to-morrow).