The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-10-30 00:00:00

COURT AND FASHION.

MARIA ALLEM% widow of Louis Philippe, arrived at Genoa
on the 18th, accompanied by the Duke of Nemours.
IT is rumoured that Mr. Lowe will succeed to the office of
secretary of state for the colonies, vacant by the death of. Sir
W. Molesworth.

A MATRIMONIAL alliance between the Marquis of Winches-
ter and the Hon. Miss Montague, daughter of General Lord
Rokeby, now in the Crimea, is spoken of.
PRINCE ALBERT presided at the inauguration of the Com-
mercial Travellers' Schools, at Pinner, on the London and
Northwestern Railway.
ON Saturday, Prince Edward of Saxe Weimar, and the
Count de Lavradio, who have been guests at Windsor, took
leave of her Majesty.
THE Due and Duchesse de Brabant have been received by
Louis Napoleon with all the honours. The Due is the son of
King Leopold, and the grandson of the late King Louis
Philippe ; the Duchesse is a princess of the house of Austria.
LORD WARNCLIPPE, the second peer bearing that title,
died at Wortley-hall, near Sheffield, Yorkshire, on Monday
last week. His lordship was the brother-in-law of the Earl
of Harrowby.
MR. MERBDYTH, a relative of Sir William Somerville, will,
it is said, come forward as a candidate for the representation
of Meath, vacant by the death of Mr. Lucas. Mr. Meredyth
is a liberal.
THE Observer states that General Williams, the defender
of Kars, is to be raised to the dignity of a K.C.8., and that
the young Englishmen by whom he is surrounded and sus-
tained, will also receive signal marks of the Royal favour.
THE COUNTESS STANHOPE met with a serious accident
while going on board the English steamboat in Calais harbour,
on Wednesday. Her ladyship missed her footing, and falling,
fractured her arm. She returned to the port, and her arm
having been set, is progressing favourably.
ON Thursday Her Majesty the Queen received an address
on the Throne, from the Corporation of the city of London,
congratulating Her Majesty on the glorious successes of the
British army and fleets, in conjunction with Her Majesty's
Allies, to which Her Majesty returned a most gracious reply.

THE LATE SIR WILLIAM MOLESWORTH is succeeded by his
first cousin, the Rev. Hugh Henry Molesworth, Rector of
Little Petherick, Cornwall, and eldest son of the late Rev.
William Molesworth, by his first wife, Katherine Treby,
daughter of the late Mr. Paul Treby Treby, of Goodamoor, in
Devonshire. _ _ .

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REPRESENTATION OF WELLs.—Capt. Jolliffe (eldest son of
Sir W. G. H. Jolliffe), who was at the Alma, Inkermann, and
in the memorable Light Cavalry charge at Balaclava, has con-
sented to become a candidate in the Conservative interest, to
supply the vacancy in the representation of Wells, occasbned
by the death of the late Mr. Tadway.
THE MINISTERS will re-assemble in London to-day, when
a Cabinet Council will be held at the Foreign-office. After
the Cabinet meeting it is expected that in a few days a Privy
Council will be held by her Majesty, for the purpose of swear-
ing in and delivering the seals of office to the new Secretary of
State in the room of the late Sir William Molesworth.
THE Twnrs or THE EARL or Dumuni.—lt was stated
some time ago that of the twin sons of the Earl of Durham,
the elder was distinguished from the younger by a blue silk
ribbon tied round his right wrist. This is not the case, as we
learn that the elder twin, Viscount Lambton, wears an armlet
of gold set with turquoise ; and the younger, the Hon.
Frederick William Lambton, an armlet of gold set with a
ruby.
.LADY ANNA MARIA DONKIN, eldest daughter of the late
Earl of Minto, died a few days since. She was born October
26, 1785, and married May 5, 1835, the late General Sir
Rufane Shawe Donkin, K.C.B. and G.C.H., whom she has
survived several years. The families of Lord and Lady John
Russell, Viscount and Viscountess Melgund, Colonel and Lady
Elizabeth Romilly, the Hon. Ralph and Lady Mary Aber-
cromby, Sir John and Lady Catherine Boileau, &c., are placed
in mourning by the event.

CHESHIRE AND TVALES.

A display of fireworks is to take place at Higher Tran-
mere, on Monday next, in commemoration of the battle of
Inkermann.

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rhyn Castle, M.P. for the county.
THE claims of the National Schools connected with St.
John's Church, Grange-lane, Birkenhead, were advocated on
Sunday, in the morning by the Rev. C. J. Hamilton, in-
cumbent, and in the evening by the Rev. A. Willink, of St.
Paul's, Tranniere.
THE CHARGE OF EMBEZZLEMENT AGAINST A. RAILWAY
MANAGER.—Mr. Peake, late goods Tanager at the Birken-
head Station, states that an explanation
cnlpating him from the thatcharge; and
has been given, ex-
shown that the blameable tit has been satis-
solicitor, against whom proceedings sPvaill ybeinf the affair is a
Mr. Peake further adds, that he has not been forthwith taken.
the railway company since June; and was not out of theed with,v
ifiii"a&bunt of this matter; but in connection with his owaii
private affairs.
REPRESENTATION OF STOCKPORT.—Reports have of late
been current, that I.lr. Cobden is to be offered for Stockport,
on the nex solution of Parliament. The members of the
Mancheste 00l of polities are sagacious enough to perceive
that it is impossible for the honourable gentleman to be again
returned for the West Riding of Yorkshire, on account of his
anti-war politics, and therefore they think they can place him,
aiffi,eify, into his former seat, whenever they
like; but they will find, 1-4,L-- ---
reckoning without their host.—Stockp rt Advertiser.
CLA.IIGIITON
WATCH COMMITTEE.—A meeting of the in-
habitants of Claughton was held last week, at the Park Hotel,
to make arrangements for watching the south division of the
township during the ensuing winter months, when, after pas-
sing the treasurer's accounts for the last
immediately year, itwasdetter-
mined to place four policemen on duty
in he
same districts as before, and that the force should e under
the management and control of a committee of inhabitants,
consisting of Mr. Richard Stubbs, Mr. Thomas M. Blythe, Mr.
Henry Bell, Mr. W. A. Clayton, Mr. William Carter, and Mr.
J. H. Hind.
THE MAMMOTH STEAMER.—We understand that Mr.
Brunel, the eminent engineer, has recently surveyed the new
raving tTocls anT shipbuilding-yards belonging to Mr.
John Laird, and in the course of construction on tie Cheshire
shore,morth of Monk's
Ferry, with the view of ascertaining
the feasibility of making a gridiron alongside the river wall of
sufficient dimensions and capacity for the reception, and, if
necessary, repair of
the mammoth steamer which is being
built by Mr. Scott Russell. The plan suggested is considered
more than possible, and will, no doubt, be carried out. The
leviathan steamer will thus be able to go on the gridiron at
high water, and be left by the receding tide for examination,
and, if requisite, repair.
BIRKENHEAD MARINERS' FLOATING CHURCH.-0D Sun-
day, the Rev. A. Knox, incumbent of St. Mary's, Birkenhead,
preached a sermon in St. Saviour's Church, Oxton, in aid of
the funds of the Mariners' Floating Church, now moored in
the Great Float. in his discourse he stated that in 1852 a
scripture-reader had been appointed, whose duty was to visit
vessels lying in the docks, and read to the crews the Word of
God. In his intercourse with the seamen, the scripture-
reader had sold 1,209 Bibles, and 880 Testaments in different
languages, besides having circulated a large number of tracts.
The success attending the mission was far beyond their ex-
pectations, and in consequence they had purchased a vessel,
after two ineffectual attempts to obtain from the Admiralty a
condemned ship of war. The vessel was fitted up as a floating
chapel ; it was opened in April last, and divine service was
performed in it every Sunday to large congregations. The
committee were still in debt £5O, and he called upon all
friends of the British sailor not only to contribute towards the
liquidation of this sum, but to become annual subscribers to
this praiseworthy object.
CENTRAL WALES RAILWAY.—The promoters of this scheme
are taking steps to insure the completion of the necessary
plans and sections of the line by the allotted time; and
for that purpose surveyors are now engaged on various parts
of the line. It is intended to leave the Shrewsbury and
Hereford Railway at the Craven Arms, passing on to Knigh-
ton, Penybout, Llandrindod, across the Wye by Builth into
the County of Brecon. Then descending into the Vale of
Llaudovery it is to join the Vale of Towy line at Llandovery,
and, passing over it along the left bank of the Towy, it is to
form a junction with the South Wales main line, at Car-
marthen. The steepest gradient is about lin 80. Through
Radnor and Brecon the gradients are favourable. The steepest
gradient is from Llandovery to Knighton, and is four miles in
length. The length of the proposed line is 71 miles, and the
estimated cost about £lO,OOO per mile. It is intended to form
part of a trunk line from Manchester to Milford Haven.
SOUTH CHESHIRE REGISTRATION.—BIRKENHEAD DIS-
TRICT.—This court was held on Tuesdayand Wednesdaylast,
in
the Town-hall, Birkenhead, before W. L. Foulkes, Esq., barrister.
The Conservatives were represented by Mr. Conway, assisted
by Mr. Robert Hughes, who, in the absence of any Conserva-
tive association on the Cheshire side of the river, acted as
honorary secretary. On Tuesday the court was occupied with
the Birkenhead list. There were 33 objections made by the
Radicals, 14 of which were sustained, and the voters were
struck off, whilst 19 retained their votes. The Conservatives
made no objections. There were 44 claims, 27 of which were
made by the Conservatives, and allowed. The Radicals had.
17 claims, and 13 were allowed. On Wednesday, the town-
ships of Liscard, Seacombe, Tranmere, Bebington, &c., were
taken. Mr. Samuel Johnstone, of Liscard, who was repre-
sented by Mr. Logan, of New Brighton, was objected to. Mr.
Johnstone's property, however, was proved to be worth
£6,000, and. 10s. costs were allowed. In Tranmere there
were nine objections, four of which were struck out, and five
retained. The following gentlemen (the objections to their
being on the register being held frivolous and vexatious) were
allowed 10s. each as expenses for attendance :—Messrs. Car-
rington, L. Hughes, W. W. Perrey, and C. Woodward. Mr.
John Naylor, of Manor-house, Liscard, was objected to,
although the rental of his house and grounds amounts to
£450 per annum. The objection was not sustained. The
result of the two days' revision shows that 42 Conservatives
and five Radicals were struck off the list, whilst the claims
sustained show 64 Conservatives and 11 Radicals. The Con-
servatives have not made any objections this year in the
district.

AUSTRALIA.

THE Ballarat (Jones) has arrived from Melbourne in sixty-
nine days, with 110,000 ounces of gold and 2,500 sovereigns
—total value £442,500, and 100 passengers. She brings but
a small mail, the Oliver Lang being appointed to sail on the
21st of August, the Surprise on the 20th, the White Star on
the 30th, and the Kent on the Bth of September. Her dates
are to the 19th of August, being about four weeks later than
those last received. The reports from the goldfields continue
favourable, especially as regards the yield from quartz. Trade
was steady and provisions rather lower, but the high prices so
long prevalent had caused great distress, and a petition, signed
by 1,996 unemployed persons, many of them with families
dependent upon them, had been presented to the governor for
some plan of relief. A government committee had accordingly
been appointed to devise the requisite measures. The failure
of a firm, styled Adamson, Watts, M'Kechnie, and Co., with
liabilities for £46,000, appears to have excited attention. From
Sydney the accounts were to the 15th of July. The price of
bread was still high and wages were declining, but some large
arrivals of breadstuffs were taking place from San Francisco
and the Pacific ports generally. The main trunk railway
between Sydney and Paramatta was expected to be opened in
about five weeks.

FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.