The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1842-11-29 00:00:00

THEATRE-ROYAL.

Miss Mitford's noble tragedy of " Rien9: " was pro-
duced here on Friday last. It has not beeit rei.resented
on these boards for twelve years,—consequently it carne
before us with all the freshness of a new production.
In Rienzi Miss Mitford has presented us with a man of
fine, sensitive feelings—alive to insult, and a,‘,Ake to any
show of tyranny in the conduct of rulers. The same
spirit that actuated Brutus of old on seeing the career of the
"lustful Tarquin," pervades Rienzi's. breast ;, his is the soul
that opposes
" Th' oppressor's wrong, the proud man's contumely."
A man who sprung from the lower classes of life, raised
himself to be the " friend of Petrarch," as he tells Angelo
Colonna— _

" Sir, I'm the son
Of him who kept the sordid hostelry,
In the Jews' quarter : my good mother cleansed
Linen for honest hire."
Mr. Wallack played Rienzi. Amongst the fine actors—the
very few of the present time—Mr. Wallack may be reckoned
as standing in the highest position : taking his great range of
characters, his versatile talents, his ability in shadowing forth
the grave and gay, lively and severe, we may place him as
an artist before even Mr. Macready. In many characters
Mr. Wallack is equal to Macready, in others superior, and
in melo-drama he is altogether unapproachable. Where is
there a better Hamlet? Mr. Wallack is in it chaste, refined,
and intellectual—his readings in many portions are strikingly
novel. Is there any man on the stage can play Dick
Dashall, Alessandro Afassaroni, the Old Sailor in " The
Foundling of the Forest," equal to him ? He is incontestably
the best Don Felix on the stage—while his Rolla has been
admitted to be a fine performance for years. Other charac-
ters in plenty might be named in all of which he can be truly
said to be excellent. Reinzi is amongst the foremost.
In him we find our fancy embodied of the " last of the tri-
bunes" : his expressive features, gallant bearing, and grace-
ful carriage, all assist in the completion of the picture. Of
Mr. Wallack's acting we can speak in terms of high praise
—he takes nature for his model, and speaks and moves ac-
cording to her rules and laws. The scene with the people,
in which he stirs them up, and strikes down the soldier,
was full of fire and energy; his scenes with Claudia, (Mrs.
Seymour,) were charmingly acted, especially that where he
presses her to acknowledge her love for Angelo Colonna.
The fatherly attitude, the encouraging voice, the gentle pat-
ting of the back, and the bent head to listen, while Claudia
sighs her admission of affection, on his bosom, were beauti-
, fully done. The scenes with the nobles—the discovery of
the plot—were replete with character and vigour. Indeed,
the performance throughout was such as may be pleasantly
remembered as one of the very few good things on the stage
at present—it was artistical, easy, and natural; and those
who saw it, will in some after time, when told of the merits
of some new Rienzi, exclaim,—"Ah ! you should have seen
Mr. Wallack's !" What a pleasant thing it is to praise, and
praise where it is due. In this time of humbug, pretension,
and mannerism, to see such an actor is quite refreshing.
While we laud Mr. Wallack, we must not forget Mrs. Sey-
mour's Claudia. Miss Mitford draws her fair heroine as a
lovely, loving, and loveable creature, in all the freshness of
youth and innocence—and such she appears in Mrs. Sey-
mour's hands; her picturesque attitudes, her sweet voice,'
gentleness of action and manners, the evident taste she pos-
sesses, all combine to give character and effect to what she
undertakes : nor are her scenes of passion wanting of due
energy—they are forcible without being too strongly coloured.
The following lines were beautifully recited,—
" Mine own dear home !
Father, I love not this new state; these halls,
Where comfort dies in vastness; these trim maids,
Whose service wearies me. Oh, mine old home
My quiet pleasant chamber; with the myrtle
I Woven round the casement ; and the cedar by,
Shading the sun ; my garden, overgrown
With flowers and herbs, thick set as grass in fields,—
My pretty snow-white doves,—my kindest nurse,
And old Camillo. Oh, mine own dear home!"
This passage, as well as others, but this more particu-
larly, the audience welcomed with loud applause ; being
really an exquisite bit. Those who love good acting, and
those who pretend to want to have fine acting, instead of
scenery and spectacle, (though when they had stars enough
to make a milky-way, complained that they wanted specta-
cle,) should, by all means, see " Rienzi." There has been
nothing like it put on the boards this season. Mr. Nantz
we did not like as Angelo Colonna; he was cold and artificial.
Miss Cleaver made as much as she could of Lady Colonna.
Mr. J. Lunt played the little part of Old Camillo with a
good deal of feeling. " Rienzi " was played last night, and
will be repeated. on Wednesday. 'We may here remark, that
the part of Ursini was originally played by Mr. Mude. We
perceive that the " Wife," " Hunchback," and other lead-
ing dramas, are to be produced during Mr. Wallack's sojourn.
We have been told, his Shylock and Mrs. Seymour's Portia,
on Thursday last, were admirable impersonations. The de-
livery, by the latter, of the passage, " The quality of mercy,"
was perfection.

THE TRIFORIUM IN THE TEMPLE CHURCH.—Returning
from the penitential cell, and ascending the winding stair-
case of the turret, we reach a small doorway which opens
upon a Triforium, or covered gallery, formed by the " lean
to," or sloping outer roof of the Round Tower. Into this
Triforium have been removed the greater 'part of the monu-
ments which disfigured the walls and columns of the interior
of the church. Previous to the recent restoration, the huge
monuments and monumental tablets bad increased to such
an extent. as to destroy the beauty of the building, and se-
riously endanger its stability ; for, in order to fix these vain
memorials of departed mortality, incisions had been made on
the walls and columns, with a reckless disregard of the con-
sequences. When these monuments had been taken down
from their places, and the church bad been repaired, it was
found that to replace them in their original positions would
utterly destroy the beautiful architectural effect, to produce
which so much money, care, and labour, had been expended,
and it was, therefore, determined, after many schemes for
the location of them had been proposed and rejec►ed, to place
them in their present position in the Triforium. These mo-
numents were erected to the memory of distinguished lawyers,
members of the honourable societies of the inner and middle
temple. Among them will be observed the monuments of
numerous lord chancellors, councillors of state, chief justices
and judges, barons of the exchequer, attorneys and solicitors
general, masters of the rolls, masters in chancery, members
of parliament, baronets, knights, serjeants-at- law, treasurers,
readers, and benchers of the inner and middle temple, pro-
thonotaries of the Court of Common Pleas, clerks in chan-
cery. barristers, authors, poets, clergymen, and chaplains of
the Temple Church, and fellows and students of the two
societies; and amongst all this goodly company may be ob-
served the monuments of many pious, noble, and distin-
guished ladies.—Addison's " History of the Temple Church"
(just published).

BIRKENHEAD IMPROVEMENT BILL-MEETING
OF COTTAGE OWNERS.

Last evening a public meeting of a number of the owners
of cottage property in the township of Birkenhead, was held
at the house of Mr. Moseley, the Albion Hotel, Woodside,
for the purpose of establishing an association for the protec-
tion of their interests. It appears that the notice which the
police commissioners have issued, of their intention to apply
to parliament for a bill or bills embodying an immense num-
ber of objects, has excited the apprehensions of the cottage
owners. The clause in the parliamentary notice which sug-
gested the idea of this defensive combination, is as follows :
" Also to render the owners of all houses and buildings under
the annual value of fifteen pounds within the said townships,
(Birkenheerl end parts of Claughton and Oxton,) or so much
thereof as shall he within the limits of the said intended tact
or acts, liable to the payment of all rates and assessments
chargeable o❑ the occupiers of such houses and bnildings."
The meeting was numerously attended.
Mr. HUGHES said he had taken the liberty of calling the
meeting together in consequence of an intended application
to parliament, by the commissioners, in which they sought
to enforce the payment of all rates on property under £l5
a-pear from the owners. An enactment of this kind would
be attended with great hardship, snd positive injustice;
and therefore he hoped the intended association would op-
pose it. He proposed that Mr. Appleton, the greatest cot-
tage owner in the township, should take the chair. The mo-
tion was carried.

Mr. APPLETON in taking the chair said, that the object of
the meeting having been explained by Mr. Hughes, be should
be glad to hear the sentiments of any gentleman upon it.
Mr. WALKER said he thought it most injudicious on the
part of the commissioners to attempt to place a tax on the
owners of cottage property, from which _the owners of pro-
perty of a higher description were exempt. If they did not
withdraw that obnoxious proposition, he, for one, would
never cease to oppose the bill, on the ground of its partiality
and injustice. In the meantime he should be glad if Mr.
Knepper would state his sentiments to the meeting.
Mr. KNAPPER said that nothing could have brought him
to the Cheshire side of the water that night, but his deter-
mination to state to his fellow-owners of cottage property
the disadvantage of taxing the owners, instead of the tenants,
of small property. In 1831 there was a local act passed far
Liverpool, by which the owners of cottage property were
assessed to the poor's rate only—not to all the rates, as was
here proposed. That law continued in operation from 1831
to 1834, when it was found expedient to introduce an altera-
tion, for, instead of being an advantage, it created a debt of
£lOOO, and increased the rates from Is. 6d. (1831), to 2s. 9d.
(1834) in the pound. What was the reason of this aug-
mentation in the rates ? It was the fact that the owners of
cottage property, finding that they were compelled to pay
the rates instead of the occupiers, were obliged to have no
mercy on their tenants. The consequence was that the poor
people got into the workhouse, where their feelings of inde-
pendence left them, and they became a burden upon the
p Irish. In 1834, the house-owners and cottage-owners hav-
ing formed themselves into an association for the protection
of their interests, procured the repeal of that abominable,
unconstitutional, oppressive, and pestiferous measure ; and
they had subsequently defeated the attempts of Mr. Slaney,
the Earl of Darlington, Sir Charles Lemon, Sir Henry
Verney, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Burroughs, and Mr. Brotherton,
to introduce the same unjust and unconstitutional principle.
The principle for which he contended was, that rates and taxes
upon all property should he paid by the occupant of the pre-
mises. If the occupant could not pay, then it was impossible
justly to make the owner pay what he did not receive. It
was supposed that the owners of cottage property were re-
ceiving a great rate of interest upon their outlay, but it was
altogether a false idea. What with wear and tear, non-occu-
pation, and loss of rent, the property which the first year
paid perhaps ten per cent., would, on a run of from seven to
fourteen years, pay no more than five per cent. He had
himself lost from these causes, in one year—from the Ist of
January, 1838. to the Ist of January, 1839, in cottage pro-
perty under £lO rental, without taking dilapidations into
account—no less than £365, or £1 per day. On all these
grounds, he contended that it was most unjust to call upon
the owners to pay the local rates. In conclusion, be pro-
posed that the cottage owners of Birkenhead form them-
selves into an association for the protection of their interests.
Mr. HUGHES seconded the motion. He said it was well

know-n that land had been sold by the active promoters of
the bill at 10s. a yard, on which to build cottage property;
and as soon as they had accomplished their ends in that
respect, they came forward and attempted to throw upon
the owners of those cottages the payment of all the taxes.
If they succeeded in their object, the rental of cottage pro-
perty would be reduced six or seven per cent., and perhaps
more. It was grossly unfair to make this payment impera-
tive upon them, whilst the owners of property of a higher
value were free from it. lie called upon every cottage owner
to watch the progress of the bill, and to oppose this provision
with all their power. It was indeed only defended upon one
ground, namely, that cottage property was paying better
than any other.

The CHAIRMAN.—That is quite a wrong idea.
Mr. DONALDSON said it might be true with respect to two
or three owners whose workmen occupied the cottages, but,
generally speaking, it was not the case.
The CHAIRMAN observed that one question had occurred
to him, which had not been mooted in that meeting or
among the commissioners; which seemed to him of some
importance. It belonged rather to the other side of the
question, and he mentioned it only because he wished to
hear the whole thing fairly discussed. If a poor person took
a house, and paid one year's taxes, from that time he became
entitled to relief from the poor-rates. Whether it was ad-
visable for the meeting to consider only the other part of the
question it was for them to determine. He asked them
whether they would think favourably of a clause that two-
fifths of the taxes should be remitted to the landlord, if pay-
ment was made within a given number of days after the rate
paper had been delivered ?
Mr. Gilbertson, Mr. Knapper, Mr. Hughes, and Mr.
Walker, and several others, expressed their decided objection
to any provision of the sort. It had been tried in Liverpool
and failed. _

The CHAIRMAN then put the resolution, and it was carried
unanimously.
On the motion of Mr. GILBERTSON seconded by Mr.
KNAPPER, Mr. Hughes was appointed treasurer, and Mr.
Willoughby secretary to the association.
In reply to some remarks from several parties,
The CHAIRMAN stated that some time before Christmas

the whole bill, clause by clause, would be submitted by the
commissioners to a public meeting of the ratepayers, who
would then have an opportunity of expressing their opinion
upon its provisions. In the meantime, the association just
formed would be properly occupied in watching over any
clause which affected their interest.
A committee was then formed to carry the objects of the
association into execution; the rates of subscription fixed:
and other business transacted of a routine character.
Mr. APPLETON was then thanked for his conduct in the
chair, and the proceedings terminated.—The first meeting of
the committee was appointed for Monday week.

WIGAN.-MONDAY.

IMPORTANT CASE RESPECTING MARKETS

A ease of much importance came before the Wigan bench
of magistrates, at the Town-hall, this day, in the form of an
information against a butcher named John Robinson, who
was charged in it with having, contrary to the 72d section of
the Highway Act, fixed a certain stall in the Scholes last
Monday, to the injury, interruption, and personal danger of
the public. The information was laid by Mr. Georgeson, for
whom Mr. Ackerley appeared in support of the complaint.
Mr. Ackerley opened the case at some length, and contended
that there was scarcely room for one cart to pass the de-
fendant's stall, much more for two to pass each other. The
road itself was only seven yards wide—one foot more than
described by the act of parliament; and the defendant's stall
was two yards one foot wide, and a stall which was on the
opposite side of the street was of the same width, making it
quite clear that such was an obstruction, as the whole of
the room in the centre of the street would be taken up with
one cart passing.
Mr. Ackerley then called Mr. Georgeson, the informant,
to prove the facts which he referred to ; when
Mr. Scott, who appeared on behalf of the defendant, ob-
jected to his giving evidence, on the ground that he was the
informant in the case, and as such was a party interested,
being entitled to half the penalty. '
Mr. Part, the magistrate's clerk, observed, that in common
law such was not a disqualification, but merely went to his
credibility as a witness.

Mr. Ackerley contended that the objection was not at all
one which could be sustained, as every person who came to
give evidence was an informant ; and he had then a brief in
his hand of a case brought before the Court of Quarter Ses-
sions, where the informant himself gave evidence and was en-
titled to the penalty.
Mr. Scott had no objection to the complainant personally,
but his duty as an advocate was to see that the bench adhered
to those rules which were right. He alluded to several au-
thorities, and read an extract from " Chitty's Burn's Jus-
tice," in substantiation of his argument.
Before any witnesses were called to prove the stall to have
been complained of, Mr. Scott proceeded to make his objec-
tions to the information, assuming such to have been the
fact. His first objection was, that the rector, as lord of the
manor, was entitled to hold certain fairs and markets in any
part of the borough, and that Monday was his market day.
Secondly, that the magistrates had no jurisdiction where the
defendant claims a right ; and he claiming a right from having
paid the usual toll, the magistrates had no power to decide
in the case. Mr. S. then read from Lord Raymond's reports,
in the case of the King v. Speed, (page 583,) as relating to
the question of jurisdiction. He also contended that the
Scholes was a market by prescriptive right, and he could
prove that parties had paid toll for above forty years. He
then referred to several authorities in support of his argu-
ments, and cited a portion of the case of the King v. Smith,
where parties were proceeded against for a nuisance. in ex-
posing goods for sale in a street where it was the custom to
expose goods for sale for twenty years past,—in which Lord
Ellenborough observed, that he could not hold a man cul-
pable for so acting, with the belief that the place was a
market.
Mr. Ackerley observed that the question of jurisdiction
did not arise in the highway act, on which the proceedings
were founded. The magistrates had jurisdiction given them
in particular cases. One was in an obstruction of the highway ;
and in the 94th section they are empowered to compel parties
to make proper sewers. It was quite clear and easy for them
to define what was an obstruction ; and if a mere claim of a
party that he had a right to do wrong was to be taken, every
defendant would set up the claim when brought before them.
A discussion on the different points then took place with
the bench, and the evidence was gone into.
Edward Pickles was ;called by Mr. Ackerley. He proved
the facts as stated by Mr. Ackerley, and that there was so
little room that, when standing opposite, and opposite to
Robinson's stall, a cart, which passed, turned him round, by
the wheel catching him as it passed. Had lived in the neigh-
bourhood of Scholes 25 years, and never saw signs of a mar-
ket until lately. _ _

Mr. Scott called a woman, named Alice Anderson, aged
07, who stated that she had lived almost her lifetime in
Scholes, and had paid toll on Wednesdays and Fridays up-
wards of 40 years. Was proceeded against 16 years ago for
selling, and got off, when the rector's books were searched
about the markets. The magistrates then decided she had
a right to stand there.
Mr. Ackerley cross-examined the witness, when she in ad-
dition stated that, other persons 40 years ago held stalls, and
paid tolls in the same part of the town. Persons could never
go through the Scholes without knowing there was a market.
Mr. Ackerley said they could not possibly believe the
last witness, when she stated that there were markets held
every Monday from the Bridge to the top of the Scholes.
The magistrates then consulted together as to the course
they should take, and after some consideration dismissed the
case, the Mayor observing that the bench regretted that they
were unable to prevent the nuisance.

LENDING UMBRELLAS.—Iiopkins once lent Simpson, his
next.door neighbour, an umbrella. You will judge of the
intellect of Hopkins, not so much from the act of lending an
umbrella, but from his insane endeavour to get it back again.
It poured in torrents. Hopkins had an urgent call. Hop-
kins knocked at Simpson's door. " I want my umbrella."
Now Simpson also had a call in a directly opposite way to
Hopkins, and, with the borrowed umbrella in his hand, was
advancing to the threshold. " I tell you," roared Hopkins,
" I want my umbrella." " Can't have it," said Simpson,
at the same time extending the machine dedicated to Jupiter
pluvius. "Why , I want to go to the east end ;it rains in
torrents; what," screamed Hopkins, " what am I to do for
an umbrella?" "Do !" answered Simpson, darting from
the door, " de as I did ; Boutow ONE !"—Punch.

CORRESPONDENCE.

THE •M`NEILE TESTIMONIAL.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

SIR,—I was rejoiced to see the suggestion, contained in
your last Friday's STANDARD, as to the duty of the Pro- '
testants of Liverpool to give some public testimonial of their
high estimation and grateful regard to that undaunted and
exemplary servant of God, the Rev. Hugh M'Neile : for, as
he has so long and so patiently borne "the pelting of the
pitiless storm" of the rancour and malice 'of his inveterate
adversaries, it is now high time that we, who profess to love
and value him, should pour the oil and balm of our grateful
and affectionate sympathy into his bosom, to the shame and
confusion of those his enemies who have so long indulged
their malignity in "falsely accusing his good conversation
in Christ." (1 Peter, iii. 16.)
Mr. M'Neile seems to have been raised up, by the good
providence of God, at an important crisis of our church, as
" a burning and a shining light," to revive the nearly dor-
mant principles of the Reformation, and to awaken us to the
danger of those insidious inroads which Popery was rapidly
making in the minds of the igi,i, g:it, the careless, and the
lukewarm of our population ; many of whom, even amongst
the nominal Protestants, were beginning to believe in their
hearts—poor simple souls !—that the Papacy which is desig-
nated in the Word of the living God as "THE. MOTHER OF
HARLOTS," and "drunken with the .blood of the saints,"
(Rev. xvii. 5,6,) was, after all, but a very harmless, in-
offensive, peaceable, good sort of old woman, who, so far
from wishing to hurt a hair of the head of a "heretic," now
really considered them all as " dear Christian brethren !!"*
At such a juncture Mr. M'Neile was happily brought to
Liverpool, where, for the last eight years, he has so faithfully
and effectually " blown the trumpet" of the Gospel, and
"sounded an alarm" in our beloved Zion, that, through the
blessing of God upon his labours, sound Protestant princi-
ples have once more obtained the ascendancy, both in our
parliamentary representation and in our municipal council;
and TIIE BIBLE, that only true charter of our civil and
religious liberties, which had fur a little season been " cast
out as a thing of nought" from our Corporation Schools, by
" profane and impious men," has again obtained, blessed be
God ! "free course" amongst them, " and is glorified," as it
ought to be. " What," then, " shall he done," by us, " unto
the man, whom the King of kings hath thus delighted to
honour," by making them his instrument in bringing about
this great, this glorious change ? This is the question to which
you have now called the public attention.
" To render honour to whom honour is due" is both the
duty and the privilege of a Christian; and although we Pro-
testants are not permitted to make idols of our ministers,
(like the poor misguided priest-ridden papists,) yet we are
enjoined by the word of God to " esteem them highly"—yea,
1 " VERY HIGHLY in love,for their work's sake.", (1 Thess.
3. 13.) Impressed, therefore, wills a deep sense of this duty,
and after prayerfully weighing the subject in my mind, it has
occurred to me that there cannot be a more suitable mode o;
accomplishing it than by founding, by subscription, an an-
nual Prize - Essay, in connection with that noble .edifice,4
(shortly about to be opened forsthe instruction of our youth,)
namely, the Collegiate Institution;. the essay to he called
" THE M'Nuisr: PRIZE ESSAY ;" and the subjects to be
selected for it being exclusively directed, either to the eluci-
dation of some Protestant truth, or the exposure of some
Papal error. And should the amount of the subscriptions
he sufficient for the purpose, (as it cannot fail to be, in this
populous community, if Protestants do their duty,) it might
be desirable to appropriate a distinct Prize Essay to .each of
the three schools, of whichthe Institutionis to be composed.
( It will also be advisable, in order that the opportunity of
contributing to this fund may be as extensive as possible,
and particularly that our Operative friends should not be ex-
cluded, that the amount of the subscriptions should go as
low as five shillings, or even half-a-crown : and it might be
well, as an encouragement to those who may come after us,
to have a list of the subscribers deposited with the records of
i the Institution.

And now, Sir, having thus thrown nut these few hints for
the consideration of the Protestants of Liverpool, I leave the
matter in their hands, humbly trusting that it will be taken
up, as it ought to he, by some persons of sufficient influence
to carry out the object with the zeal and energy, and to the
extent, which it so well deserves, and demands from them.

I would especially appeal to the congregation of St. Jude's,
as being the most intimately connected with Mr. M'Neile,
to be the foremost in the field on this memorable occasion ;
but let them quickly be " up and doing," lest the honour of
the work should be taken out of their hands, for 1 am per-
suaded that there are a sufficient number of "good and
true" Protestants amongst us, who will not suffer the pre.
sent opportunity to be lost ; and I may add for their encou-
ragement that there are many at this moment ready with 1
their sovereigns, anxiously waiting for the opportunity of
contributing to the subscription list as soon as the opening
shall be announced.
...Wishing " God speed" to the cause, in the name of the
Lord,—l am, Sir. &c.,
A CATHOLIC, (hut NO ROMANIST-)
P.S.—I would just notice, that the proposed ptfblic.testi-
monial, need be no hindrance to any personal token of re-
gard, which it may also be thought desirable to present to
Mr. M`Neile himself.

* See the letters of Dr. Murray, the titular Archbishop of Dublin.

ALLEGED NEGLECT OF MINISTERIAL DUTY.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.

Sin,—Aware that you take a lively interest in everything
that affects the welfare of our Church Establishment, might
I solicit a corner for a very brief note in your columns of
to-morrow. But, not to be tedious, the facts are simply
these :—Yesterday morning, bearing the bell toll, I attended
a little church not quite a hundred miles from the French
prison. Having inquired from the sexton, I was informed
that divine service would commence at eleven o'clock. A
friend kindly gave me a seat in his pew, when, after waiting
for the clergyman considerably more than half an hour, the
congregation rose simultaneously and left the church. Yet,
stranger still, not a syllable was offered by way of explana-
tion, the clerk was silent, and the sexton mute, and not one
word of apology was urged in extenuation of such culpable
negligence and heartless indifference on the part of the mi-
nister.—l am, sir, your obedient servant,
PH 11,0-EPISCOPUS.
Liverpool, 28th Nov., 1832.

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THE QUEEN'S ARMS HOTEL.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD.
Stit,—lt is said to be in contemplation to do away with
the Queen's Arms as an Hotel; before such a measure is
decided upon, it would be well to consider how far the con-
venience of visitors to the town would thereby be compro-
mised. The Queen's Arms is, 1 believe, the only respecta-
ble hotel originally built for that purpose in Liverpool, all
the others having been converted from dwelling-houses, and
consequently not nearly so well adapted to the business. Be-
sides, being so contiguous to the steam-boats, thr Queen's
Arms has always been the resort of strangers visiting Liver-
pool by those conveyances; and the convenience of such,
from their numbers and respectability, is surely worthy of
consideration.
Trusting that these remarks may find insertion in your
valuable paper,
I am, Sir, yours, &c.,
A STRANGER.
26th November, 1812. '

OUR LATE SUCCESSES.