The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-10-02 00:00:00

GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.

THE Presse intimates that it is intended to prolong the
Boulevard de l'Hotel de Ville to the Louvre, under the name
of the Boulevard Victoria.
A LARGE COUNTERFEIT GOLD•DUST .MANUFACTORY. has
been discovered in San Francisco, the proprietors being
Yousof Bey, a Turk, and William Dususeau, a Frenchman.
MADAME ERARD, widow of the pianoforte-maker, has pre-
sented the grand piano in the style of Louis XIV., exhibited
by her late husband in the nave of the Exposition, to Prince
Napoleon, " to contribute to the solace of the army in the East."
VISCOUNT MANDEVILLE having become a peer of the realm,
the speaker of the House of Commons has given notice in the
Gazette that he will, at the end of 14 days, issue a writ for
the election of a new member for the county of Huntingdon.
THE magistrates of South Shields have fined several plate-
layers ss. each and costs, for working on the Pontop and Shields
Railway on Sunday. A stonemason, named Heppell, has been
also fined ss. and costs for the same offence.
AUSTRALIAN GOLD-DlGGERS.—Seventeen gold-diggers
from Melbourne, Australia, were landed from the ship
Northumberland at Torquay, a few days ago, having with
them, it is stated, upwards of 400 ounces of gold.
BARON ALEXANDER VON HUMBOLDT has just celebrated
the eighty-sixth anniversary of his birthday. Notwithstand-
ing his great age, he still unremittingly continues his impor-
tant labours.

AN AGRICULTURAL LABOURER, formerly of Trumpington,
near Cambridge, has written to his friends to say that he is
now earning, in Australia, £3 per week, and in Trumpington
his wages were only Bs.
AT AN IDIOT ASYLUM in the north of England, seven out
of ten of the patients are the children of parents related to
each other by the laws of consanguinity.
THE ARMENIAN ARCHBISHOP OP LEMBERG, Samuel
Stepanowitsch, the Nestor of Christian priests, has just com-
pleted his 105th year.
THE EMPEROR ALEXANDER has conferred a sacred image,
enriched with diamonds, on the Metropolitan Agathangelos,
who, by his prayers and benedictions, animated the troops to
devote themselves in the defence of their country at Sebastopol.

A GENTLEMAN named Inches, who had gone on an excur-
sion to the top of the hill of Dunguaich, Scotland, lost his way
and perished. His body was discovered a few days ago by a
shepherd.
AN EXTRAORDINARY EMBASSY from Birmah is said to be
on the point of setting out for France, being the first that the
Emperor of the Birmans ever sent to any power in the world.
General d'Orgoni is to be at its head.
Amos BARRETT, a commercial agent, committed suicide
on the 6th August, at San Francisco, stating in a letter found
after his decease that he was impelled to the act by the ap-
pearance of a paragraph in an interior paper, reflecting on his
character.

THE GAZETTE publishes a Board of Trade notice, stating
that a decree, recently published in Portugal, imposes a fine
of 400 milrees upon any master of a British ship who may
receive passengers without passports, or who shall omit to
present the list of passengers.

M. LE MeouT, a chemist, who has acquired some notoriety
for his observations of the barometer, as affected by a distant
cannonade, states that he announced the cannonade and the
assault of Sebastopol from the changes effected in the mer-
cury. He adds that it takes an hour and forty minutes to
receive the impression of the guns of Sebastopol on barometers
in France.

IF ARCHITECTURE improved in proportion to the number
of new churches built, we should soon see the revival of a lost
science. From 1841 to 1851, there were 1,197 churches built
in Great Britain. In London alone there are 1,114 archi-
tects !

THE CHARITY COMMISSIONERS propose to remove the
pictures in Dulwich Gallery to the National Gallery—a cen-
tralisation of art, but an injury to Dulwich. A new church
is to be built with the spare funds, and two open schools are to
be erected.—Athenceunz.

"IT IS RUMOURED," says the Siecle. " that a company
is to be constituted with a capital of ten millions of francs
for the purpose of purchasing corn in foreign countries, and
selling it in France without profit, reserving to itself merely
5 per cent. on the capital invested."
HENRY BOOM AND EDWIN WILD have been sent to
prison for a month by the Sheffield magistrates for attempt-
ing to defraud the Midland Railway Company- by getting
into a train at Chesterfield without tickets, and when within
a little of the Sheffield station getting out, and purchasing
tickets for the remaining short distance.

Tim KEEPER OF A Grx-saor in Fox-and-Knot-court,
Snow-hill, London, has baffled the city magistrates by selling
gin within the prohibited hburs on Sunday just outside his
house. The magistrates could do nothing on a summons
under the recent Beer Act, as the house was not open, but
suggested that it might be an offence against the Excise.

FOUR ANGORA. GOATS have just arrived at the Jardin des
Plantes, in Paris, and are remarkable for their silky white
hair, which descends nearly to the ground in ringlets. A
young lion has also been received there, sent by General
Daumas ; and Abd-el-Kader has presented the institution
with some " Karamanlis," or sheep from Asia Minor, parti-
cularly remarkable for their enormous tails, which, when
boiled, yield about fifteen pounds of fat.
MURDER AT CAIS-TOR.—On Tuesday, a charge of murder
came before the sitting magistrates at Rollesby. Joseph
Underwood, a bricklayer, was charged with having murdered
Robert Green, a labourer, about 38years of age. The prisoner
had been drinking in a public-house, and on leaving it attacked
the deceased without any provocation, and struck him a
violent blow at the back of the ear, which caused his death
next day.

.ABD-EL-KADER dined with the Emperor at St. Cloud on
Saturday. The principal object of the Emir's journey to
Paris was to solicit the Emperor to release him from the
promise he had made to reside at Broussa, that place having
become intolerable to him since the earthquake. His Majesty,
it is said, has acceded to the request, and it is arranged that
Abd-el-Kader shall go to live at Damascus with his family.

A CRIMEAN CAL—The Gazette de Lyon of the 19th
states that among the numerous wounded soldiers just arrived
there, a soldier of the 24:1 Zouaves excited particular attention,
who had with him a cat minus one leg. Itppears that he was
performing a character at the French theatre before Sebas-
topol when the drum beat to arms. Without having time to
doff his theatrical costume, he was soon in the trenches, where
he lost one arm from the splinter of a shell, and had his right
ear carried away by a musket-ball ; his cat, which remained
during the engagenaent on his shoulder, losing its paw at the
same time. Even in the hospital he would never part from
his cat, which has oome with him to France, where the
Zouave figures in the same dress that he wore when the alarm
was given.
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THE Rock reports a meeting at Greenock, called by the
Provost, for considering the effects of the Public-houses Act.
The Mechanics'-hall was filled to overflowing. A resolution
to the effect that it was the opinion of the meeting that the
recent act for regulating public-houses in Scotland had failed,
and required to' e modified, was first proposed. The " Rev.
Mr. Nelson" then quoted the returns recently obtained by
Mr. Dunlop, to prove that the consumption of spirits in Scot-
land had decreased since the passing of the Forbes Mackenzie
Act; and concluded by proposing an amendment to the effect
that the meeting approved of the general principle of the act.
The amendment was declared carried by a large majority, and
the meeting closed with "three cheers for the clergy," and
"three cheers for Forbes Mackenzie."
FOFE-FOOTEID CRIMEAN HERO.—The Trieste Journal
contains the following :—Great sensation was created in the
camp of the allies by the courageous conduct of a large dog,
belonging to Colonel Metmain, of the 73rd Regiment of
French Infantry. On the 16th of August, during the battle
of the Tchernaya, the animal broke his chain and dashed into
the fury of the fray, fighting in the ranks of the soldiers. He
saved the life of a sergeant and a private of the regiment, and
made three Russian prisoners. A ball graved his fore-paw,
but the smarting wound only served to make him more infu-
riated. He singled out a Russian officer, and attacked him
with ferocity, threw him down, and dragged him as a prisoner
to the French lines. A surgeon dressed his wound, and the
four-footed hero is going on well. He will probably be deco-
rated with a medal as a reward for his bravery.
THE ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH IN MEXICO.—A copy of El
Heraldo of Mexico, received by the last mail, contains an
article on the electric telegraph communication in that
republic. It appears that there are already two lines of tele-
graph in the republic, the advantages of which are known to
all. The capital is already in contact with the first port of
Mexico and various populous cities. "The communication
with Vera Cruz is the more interesting," observes our Mexican
contemporary, " inasmuch as the events of the war in Europe,
which occupy the whole world, are fraught with as much
importance to us as to any other country. The Heraltio goes
on to a detail a plan conceived by Mr. William George Stewart,
possessor of the Government "privilege," which is nothing leas
than the putting in the telegraphic communication with each
other of Tampico, San Luis, Potosi, Zacatecas, Aguas Calien-
tes, Guadalajara, Tepic, San Bias, Mazatlan, and other cities,
so that between the Mexican ports of the Gulf and the Pacific
advices may be dispatched in the shortest possible time. It
appears that Mr. Stewart's plan is supported by persons
interested in the progress of the country, all of whom admit
its immense advantages. Nor will the money be wanting.
GRAND TRUNK OF CANADA RAILWAY.—The annual meet-
ing of this company was held at Quebec on the sth ult., Mr.
B. Holmes in the chair. Mr. Grant, the secretary, read the
report, which stated that the railway between Montreal and
Portland continued in excellent order. The Quebec and Rich-
mond section was now fully ballasted, and in such good order
that the express train had for the last tive months successfully
accomplished the distance between Montreal and Quebec, 168
miles, in five hours. The sum of £2,922,625 sterling had been
received on the A series of shares and debentures, leaving only
£659,775 to be received on them. The expenditure under the
head of capital, to the 30th of June last, amounted to
£6,472,297, of which £4,722,152 was on account of the Mon-
treal and Portland section, including additional rolling stock ;
£2,117,923 for works between Montreal and Toronto ;
£1,077,676 for works between Toronto and _Stratford;
£882,992 for works between Quebec and Richmond ; £325,835
for works between Quebec and St. Thomas; and £259,175 for
the Victoria-bridge. The section from Montreal to Brockville,
125 miles in length, will be ready for opening in the course of
two months from the present time. An ample supply of en.
gines and carriages will be ready in due time at the company's
extensive works at Pointe St. Charles. The working expenses
on the line are a fraction over £ll per mile, but it is expected
that they will be reduced to £lO per mile through the Lower
Province. The trains now running are capable of earning
double the present receipts without materially increasing the
expenditure. A report of the progress of the undertaking and
the acconnts of the company will henceforth be issued half-
yearly. The Chairman, in moving the adoption of the report,
said, considering all things, he did not think it showed very
bad results. The depression of trade and other matters fully
accounted for the non.-realisation of the anticipations respecting
the traffic. The receipts, however, showed a gradual increase.
Those for the past week were the highest, having reached
£6,394; and there was no doubt the receipts would go on in- •
creasing. An abundant harvest was being gathered in, which,
while it supplied traffic to the company, was diffusing a spirit
of energy and enterprise throughout the provinces. It was
intended that the large ship of 25,000 tons, now in course of
construction, should make her trial trip to Portland, as a pre-
liminary step to her being placed on that station, should the
traffic be sufficient. The Hon. P. M'Gill seconded the motion,
which was unanimously adopted. The retiring directors, the
Hon. J. Ross, the Hon. F. Hincks, and Mr. B. Holmes, for
the Canada board, and Mr. W. W. Blake, for the London
board, were re-elected. Messrs. Allan, Dow, and Bouthillier
were elected auditors. After other formal resolutions, the
proceedings concluded with thanks to the chairman,

YEARS ENDING SEPTEMBER 30.
1835. 1854. Increase. Decrease.
.W .e .t"
Customs 21,607,218 20,316,431 1,290,787 ..
Excise
Stamps 7,084,548 6,984,076 100,472 ..
Taxes 2,915,036 3,153,773 . 238,737
Property Tax. 13,449,761 6,965,614 6,484,147 ..
Post. office
Crown Lands.
Miscellaneous 935,867 940,6581 .. 4,791
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Total income
Deduct ecrease 1 496,403 ..

Increase of

the year.

8,344,781

QUARTERS ENDING SEPTEMBER 30.
1855. 1854. Increase. Decrease.
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4
Customs
Excise
,
..
Stamps 1,604,165 1,707,509 103,344
Taxes
.. 22,203
Property Tax 4,538,646 2,545,056 1,993,590
Postoflice 261,757 343,000 . 81,243
Crown Lands 66,516 61,572 '4,944 ..
Miscellaneous
-- -- ---
Total income
Deduct decrease

Increase a

in the quarter

1,1)24,124