The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-01-15 00:00:00

(GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.

TILE Summar; OF TVSKET has ordered•tbat ten young offi-
cers should be sent to raris, to study •engineering.
DrZING the last few•days a petition has been prepareiLand
signed by upwards of 300 of the leading.men of Hull, tainake
Ramis pay for all the cost of the war.
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Due Morning. Advertiser states that Mr. Milner Gibson
will, soon after the Ivassembling of peliament, move for
leave to bring in a bill far the repeal of the Qath of Abjuration.
LADY riaiLENBOROITGr.—The reported death of Lady
Ellenberough has been contradicted, the family having received
letters fromler ladyship, dated Damascus,Xtec. 10.

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THE proposal for an amalgamation of the Protestant Asso-
ciation with the Protestant Alliance has been negatived by
the Committee of the Protestant Association.
THE Paris torrespondents of the Independance Beige revive
the story thatthe Emperor Napoleon intends .placing himself
at the head of one of the expeditions of the ooming campaign.
Tan auditors of the county of Durham, in presenting
;the accounts the,other day, mentioned that the late prosecu-
tion in the great Burdon poisoning case had cast the county
no less than £512.—Gateshead Observer.
-THE Senates Academicus of the Edinburgh University
!hare voted Dr. Alison £260• a year, as a retiring, allowance.
The learned Professor is the elder brother of Sir Archibald
,Alison, Bart., the celebrated. historian.
Mx. MACAULA.Y'S HEALTII is: by no means good. A gentle-
manowho saw him a few weeks age, states that he experiences
greatdifficulty in conversing even:for a short time.—Dum.
fries -Standard.
CURIOUS FACT.—Dr. Lusbington stated in the Admiralty
Court, last week, that forty years ago he was counsel in a
cause relating to the very ship whichinought L11..t0
this country.
Tern much celebrated intenty-five thousand copies of Ma-
ea.ulay are said to hang a little in the trade—but then money
is scarce, and the season has not been „one in which people
have been at:all prone to spend much ,on books.—lllustrated
New.
MITEIRICENT LITERARY PROVISION.,---Her Majesty has
been pleased.togrant a pension of £25 a year to Mr. Joseph
Haydn, author ,of the well-known "Dictionary of Dates."
There is nothing in the warrant about f` distressed circum-
stances."

THE convict Abraham Baker underwent the extreme pe-
nalty
of the law on Tuesday morning, at Winchester, for the
murder of Naomi Kingswell, at Soutbanapton,,on the 14th of
October last. Since his committal to prison, awl especially
since his sentence, Baker has been most earnest in making
preparation for the change that awaited him. lie fully ad-
mitted the " wickedness of his crime."
ACCORDING to a correspondent of the Nord, the Emperor
of the French preserves in all its integrity, at the Palace of
the Elys6e, the famous cabinet in which the coup d'Rat of
Dee. 2, 1851, was prepared. Here is the secret drawer con-
taining the bundle of papers, orders of arrest, proclamations,
&c., tied together, the wrapper bearing the one word—
" Rubicon."
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ONE OF THE DEFENDERS OF ICARS.—Dr. Sandwith, one of
the gallant defenders of Kars, has reached London, after
undergoing extraordinary privations on his journey from
Kars to Batoum. Dr. Sandwith was set free by General
Mouravicff in consideration of the great attention he had
bestowed ou the Russians wounded in their unsuccessful
attack of September 29.
LIBERALITY OP EMPLOYEES.—Among the several banking
firms who have presented to their clerks £l,OOO for distribu-
tion since the commencement of the new year, are—Messrs.
Heywood and Co., London ; Messrs. Heywood and Co., Man.:
chester ; Messrs. Prescott and Co., Messrs. Hankey and Co.,
'andlhe London and Westminster Bank. In addition to these
gift& it is understood advanced salaries have in some cases
been granted.
COUNTY COURT JUDGES.—There have been no less than
nine vacancies among the County Court Judges in four years ;
five have died, and four have resigned. There have died.
Messrs. Chilton, Carrow, Hildyard, Wing, and Barnaby ; and
there have resigned • Messrs. Amos, Wilkinson, Palmer,
and Elsley. To succeed these, Lord St. Leonards appointed
two, namely, Messrs. Adolphus and Taylor ; and Lord Cran-
worth has appointed Messrs. Losh, Cooke, Lonsdale, Willmore,
Temple, Sir E. Wilmot, and Mr. Miller.
A FEARFUL CASE OF DOUBLE SUICIDE was perpetrated on
the railway near Antwerp. A man and woman, well attired,
and supposed to have resided at Brussels, placed themselves
across the line and were cut to pieces by the train. The en-
gine driver having perceived a smart shock on passing the
spot.reported the circumstance at Malines, whence a telegra-
phic notice was immediately sent back to Vieux Dieu, and
upon examining the line the two bodies were discovered.
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M. SCOTT RUSSELL'S MONSTER STEAMER.—The Portland
(Main) correspondent of the New York Express, writing
from that port on the 14th ult., states that an examination of
that Arbour had been made by Captain Harrison, R. N.,
(recently in the service of the Cunard Company, and who has
been appointed to command Mr. Scott Russell's monster
steamer), and that he is satisfied that the water is quite deep
enough to receive that vessel, And allow her to perform all
necessary nautical operations. She expected to make her•
first trip to ,Portland in May next.

THE CHILD STARVATION CASE.—At the Central Criminal
Court, London, on Thursday, Charles Butler, aged 30,
musician, and Sarah Butler, aged 23, his wife, were indicted
for the manslaughter of Emma Butler, their child. The
prisoners lived in Bermondsey-street, and the child, who was
bet Ween two and three years old, had been much neglected
and ill-treated, especially by the woman. The prisoners were
in the most abject state of poverty, the man being a street
musician. The medical evidence proved the child to have
suffered much from disease and want, but did not clearly
establish death to have resulted. from any specific act of neg-
lect or violence. The jury acquitted the prisoners.
BIRMINGHAM CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.—A meeting of
the Council of the Birmingham Chamber of Commerce was
held on Wednesday. The meeting was made special for the
purpose of taking into consideration the present state of the
monetary laws, and, after considerable discussion, the follow-
ing resolution was passed, viz.:—" That it is the opinion of
this Council that it will be found impossible, without great
injury to every interest, to carry on the war to an issue, con-
sistent with the honour and safety of the country; under the
preSent monetary system, and that it is the incumbent duty
of parliament to take into consideration the effects produced
by the acts of 1819 and 1844, with the view of calling out
the energy and power of the nation."
EXTRAORDINARY CONDUCT IN COVENT GARDEN THEATRE.
—On Wednesday, during the performances of the Wizard of
the North at Covent Garden Theatre, London, a well-dressed
man suddenly stood up in the balcony of the boxes, having a
pistol in his hand, which he appeared to be about to raise, when
his arm was seized by a gentleman who sat next to him. An
altercation and scuffle ensued between several occupants of the
balcony and the individual who had behaved so strangely, and
great alarm and excitement Were created in the theatre. The
lunatic, for such lie seemed, was compelled to resign the pistol,
and Mr. Anderson, the lessee, caused him to be placed in the
hands of the police, who removed him from the theatre.
SERIOUS CHARGE AGAINST THE RUGELEY POSTMASTER.
--Samuel Chesshire, master of the Rugeley post-office, was on
Friday charged before the magistrates, at Rugeley, with open-
ing a letter from Professor Taylor, addressed to Mr. Gardiner,
solicitor, Rugeley. Mr. Phillips, from the General post-office,
attended-for the prosecution. The letter in question contained
a reporot of the analysis on Mr. John Parsons Cook, and its
contents were communicated to William Palmer, his alleged
murderer, in a very mysterious manner, as was seen from a
report of a discussion on the subject at the last adjourned
inquest. The accused was held to bail to appear next Thurs-
day. The prisoner has adMitted the offence, and is discharged
from his office.
EXTRAORDINARY STORY.—A correspondent of The Times
says :—I have recently received, on good authority, the follow-
ing extraordinary account of an act of cruelty perpetrated by
an ambassador from the Court of Persia now resident in Rus-
sia. It appears that during the stay of the ambassador in
Moscow, a fire of charcoal, lighted by his servant in a stove of
the room where his son and the servant slept, caused the
death of the former by suffocation, while the latter narrowly
escaped with his life. The ambassador, in order to avenge the
death of his son, commanded the servant, to whose careless-
ness the accident was attributed, to
.be flayed alive. The
Russian police, however, interfered, alleging that such a pun-
ishment could not be allowed in their country. Accordingly
his Excellency ordered a box with air-holes to be made, for the
purpose of transporting his unfortunate servant to Persia,
there to suffer the fearful death which even Russian civiliza-
tion prohibited! The poor man is probably now on his way

to Persia.
THE EDUCATION OF THE ROYAL CHILDREN (observes the
Court Journal) being a matter in which all must feel
interested, a few details of the manner in which the day of the
royal scholars is divided may perhaps be entertaining to our
readers. A primary regard is paid to moral and religious
duties. They rise early, breakfast at eight, and dine at one.
Their various occupations are allotted out with almost mili-
tary exactness. One hour finds them engaged in the study of
-the ancient, another of the modern, authors ; their acquaint-
anceship with languages being first founded on a thorough
knowledge of their grammatical construction, and afterwards
'familiarised and perfected by conversation. Next they are
trained in those military exercises which give dignity and
bearing. Another hour is agreeably filled up with the lighter
accomplishments of music and dancing. Again the happy
little party assemble in the riding school, where they may be
seen deeply interested in the various evolutions of the menage.
Thence—while drawing and the further exercise of music and
the lighter accomplishments call off the attention of their sis-
ters—the younger princes proceed to busily engage them-
selves in a carpenter's shop, fitted up expressly for them, at
the wish of the Royal Consort, with a turning lathe and other
tools essential to a perfect knowledge of the craft. Thus they
early become, not only theoretically, but practically, acquainted
with the useful arts of life. A small laboratory is occasionally
brought into requisition, at the instance also of their royal
father; and the minds of the children are thus led up from a
contemplation of the curiosities of chemical science and the
wonders of nature to an inquiry into their causes. This done,
the
_young carpenters and students throw down their saws
and axes, unbuckle their philosophy, and shoulder their
miniature percussion guns—which they handle with the
I dexterity of practised sportsmen—for a shooting stroll through
the royal gardens. The evening meal, the preparation for the
morning's lessons, and brief religious instruction, close the day.
ALARMING OUTRAGE NEAR SIIEFFIELD.—OnIy the other
day it was recorded that an outrage of the most diabolical
character had taken place at Dronfield, namely, an attempt
to blow up the workshops of Mr. George Ward, and now we
have to narrate an act of a daring and murderous nature.
The scene of outrage was the premises of Mr. E. France,
surgeon, of Dronfield. On Saturday night, Mr. France's
servant girl entered the drawing-room, and announced that
there were thieves •in the garden, having a light with them.
Mr. W. Henry France, (who is on a visit to his brother,) at
once rose to see after the depredators, but declined the offer
of the servant girl to accompany him with a light. He opened
the door, and was taking a survey before entering the grounds,
which are in front of his brother's house, when a miscreant,
fired a gun at him. A portion of the contents struck Mr.
France on the forehead, whilst the remainder, a large portion,
struck and shattered the windows in front of the house. It
is said that Mr. France's wounds are not of a very serious
nature. Had he taken the light with him, he would have
presented a better mark to the assassin, whose intention, it
can scarcely be doubted, was to murder. Only a night or two
previously, while this gentleman was sitting in his brother's
drawing-room, he was alarmed, on raising his head, by seeing
a man, disguised, push the door open, and look in. Mr.
France seized a gun, which stood by, and discharged it at the
intruder. The piece, however, was loaded with powder only,
the charge of shot having just previously been drawn to pre-_
vent accidents ; and before Mr. France quite recovered from
the surprise and excitement of the moment, the man made off,
leaving not a trace behind. A reward of £2O has been offered
for the apprehension of the offender.—Doncaster Gazette.
A SOLDIER FLOGGED TO DEATIL—The correspondent of
the Morning Herald, in his letter from the Crimea, dated
December 24, says-:—A private of the English Artillery has
this week died under the lash at Balaklava. I believe
his offence was drunkenness. Be it so. Are there no roads
to be made or mended ? Are there no stones to be broken ?
Are there no round shot to be polished ? Is it not better
to stop grog than to stop life ? Let your readers answer.
My opinion is, that though in many cases, such as mutiny or
desertion, flogging is admissable, it (now that the enemy does
not harass us, now that men can well be spared for sentries over
prisoners) is not the best punishment for drunkenness. I shall
not argue this question out now. I shall simply say that this
private was made fast to the usual limber-wheel, that his state
was apparently not one of health, that he was sentenced to
receive, and did receive in full, fifty lashes, at the hands of
the sergeant-farrier of the left siege-train at Balaklava
Heights, and that on being cast loose he fell to the ground
like a log, there remained a short time, was carried to hos-
pital, and there died. I am told that this private belonged
-to the Bth company of the 7th battalion (Royal Artillery), but
:1 have failed as yet to learn his name. He died on Sunday
morning (yesterday), having been flogged on Saturday, after
the departure of the last mail from Balaklava; and I think
that the War-office authorities ought to investigate the case.
Men are men, and must not be treated as beasts, for which
Latter, we have at least, a" Martin's Act."
EXTRAORDINARY SUICIDE.— On Sunday evening, the 23rd
of December, at ten o'clock, a man in the prime of life, but
whose appearance betokened poverty and misery, entered the
Grantham Arms, Dyer-street, Leeds, and, having called for a
pipe, -sat down .moodily by the fire. Two or three persons
were-sitting in the room, but the stranger was not heard to
speak a word. After sitting thus for ten minutes, the man
put a poker into the fire, and,. when it had become red hot,
took itout .and knocked it against the floor, to remove any
excrescence on it ; he then deliberately put the red hot end of
the poker down his throat. The persons present caught hold
of him, and, having removed the poker from his possession,
bathed his mouth with warm water. The man was ultimately
removed to the Mendicity-office, where every attention was
shown him; and, in answer to inquiries as to the cause of the
rash act, he only replied that it was a very foolish act, and he
did not know what he was doing. His tongue, throat, and
under lip were very much burnt, from the effects of which he
died last Friday. The only information that can be gained
about the deceased is, that his name is Thomas Barker, and
that he came from Bolton, in Lancashire. An inquest was
held on the body, at the Court-house, last Saturday, before
Mr. John Blackburn, when a verdict was returned—" That
Thcimas•Barker died from the effect of the burns which he had
wilfully inflicted on himself ; but there was no evidence to
satisfy the jury as to the state of his mind."—Leeds Mercury.
THE LADY, THE LOVER, AND THE HORSES.—The following
story is told by Gatignani :—Although Count Maison is only
25, and Made F. de Nujac, a Parisian lady of some celebrity,
is nearly 40, he some time ago became captivated with her,
and made an arrangement by which he was to allow her 150 f.
a-week for household expenses, exclusive of petty disburse-
ments and presents. Some time after Madame de Nujac, who
lived in grand style, being in debt, found it necessary to sell
her horses; and the Count approved her doing so, but gal-
lantly said that as he bad several horses of his own, and ex-
pected others, he would not allow her to go on foot. A few
days later Madame de Nujac announced to the Count that
she had heard of a pair of fine horses to be sold marvel-
lously cheap, and hinted that he would do well to pur-
chase them. The day after she wrote him this letter :
" Tell me, my dear love, how you are this morning, and
receive the assurance of my warmest affection. IYou will
come this evening, will you not P—FELICITE. P.S.—As
regards the horses, Joseph tells me that he has seen them
in harness, and that they are magnificent—much better
than mine. They are to be had for 5,000 f., and you would do
well to see them. The owner is to leave this week, and Joseph
says they will soon he sold." The Count saw the horses,
tried them, and bought them for 5,000 f., taking a receipt
for them in his own name. He then offered the use of them
to Madame de Nujac; but he did not give them to her,
and the proof of this was that he did not send them to her
stables, but to a private one belonging to her 'coachman,
which lie hired for 30f. a-month ; and he, besides, undertook
to pay for their keep. The very next day, however, he learnt,
to his surprise, that Madame de Nujac had caused the horses
to be removed to her own stables. He immediately wrote
to her to request that she would write him a few lines, just to
say that she did ifot consider the horses her property; but,
instead of writing,. she sent him a message to go to her.
When he went, she pretended to fly into a passion at the. idea
of his suspecting her of being capable of doing a mean thing,
and she made him beg her pardon. The Count, however,
determined to regain his horses, sold them, and sent a servant
for them. They were refused. The Count himself then went
to Madame de Nujac, but the servants refused him admission ;
he, however, insisted on seeing her, and found. her breakfasting
with another gentleman. She then formally declared that
'she Would not give up the horsee, and that if lie thought fit to
go to raw about them he might do so. The Count did go to
law, and the case was tried in Paris on Tuesday. The advo-
cate. of Madame de Nujac, after complaining that Count
Maison had needlessly revealed her age, contended that the
horses had been not lent,but given; but-thg TritnPo Ordered
the horses to be restored to the Count.

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