The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1856-01-22 00:00:00

THE second daughter of Queen Christina is engaged to be
married to Prince del Drago.
THE Roman finances show a deficit of a million of crowns in
a revenue of twelve millions.
IT is announced that the Commissioners of Customs have
granted permission to fortify foreign wines in bond with
British spirit.
MR. BODKIN having declined to accept the office of assistant-
judge of the Middlesex Sessions, Mr. Pashley will be appointed
without delay.
IT is said that Sir John Dean Paul, Bart., and Mr. Strahan,
the convict bankers, are busily employed in prison, the former
at tailoring, and the latter at chairmaking.
SWITZERLAND still continues to be visted by shocks of
earthquake. On the afternoon of the sth, sharp shocks were
felt at Briggs, in the Upper Valais, at Aarau, and at Inter-
lacken ; and, in the night of the 7th, a shock was felt at Lode.
AT an influential meeting, held on Saturday, at Cambridge,
of members of the Senate, it was announced that Mr. Walpole
had consented to be put in nomination as a candidate to
represent the University.. The Hon. G. Denman is also in
the field.

LAwroN, a clerk in the bankrupt banking firm of Palmer
and Green, of Lichfield, has voluntarily given information,
convicting himself of being a defaulter to the amount of
£7,300. He was in the habit of re-issuing notes which had
been already cancelled. He states that the money was used
for the purpose of enabling a lady to prosecute a chancery
suit, and that it is not improbable the money will be repaid.

THE NAVAL OFFICER SENTENCED TO BE HANGED FOR
COWAEDICE.-It is said a letter has been received from an
authority high in the Admiralty, in reference to the case of
Lieut. Dennehy, which states that the entire facts of the case
were not before the public; however, the Lords of the Admi-
ralty had commuted the extreme punishment to transporta-
tion for life, which the unfortunate officer will have to under-
go. His father, a veteran officer of the navy, who is well
known and highly respected, is connected with the packet
service on the Cork station.

ONE of the principal officials of the Office of Works is
missing, having left the office on Monday evening about six
o'clock, and arrived at home at ten, and left his house again
at two o'clock in the morning, from which time to the pre-
sent no trace of him has been entertained. A letter was re-
ceived by his mother without date or address, merely stating
that he was well, but without giving any clue to his where-
abouts or his reason for absenting himself. From the state-
ments of his friends, it appears that he has for some time been
in a very excited and nervous state, and they are very appre-
hensive that his mind has become affected.
CONVENTION WITH JAPAN.—The Gazelle of Tuesday
evening contains a copy of the convention between Her Ma-
jesty and the Emperor of Japan. The ports of Nagashi and Ha-
kendale shall be open to British ships for the purposes of
effecting repairs and obtaining fresh water, provisions, and
other supplies of any sort they may absolutely want for the
use of the ship. Only ships in distress from weather or un-
manageable will be permitted to enter other ports. In the
ports of Japan, either now open or which may hereafter be
opened to the ships or subjects of any foreign nation, British
ships and subjects shall be entitled to admission, and to the
enjoyment of an equality of advantages with those of the most
favoured nation, always excepting the advantages.aceruing to
the Dutch and Chinese from their existing relations with
Japan.

A MAN ROLLED TO DEATIT.—A fearful accident occurred
at Aberdare, in Glamorganshire, last week, resulting in the
instantaneous death of a young man, named Robert Thomas,
who was employed at the Gadlys ironworks. The deceased
was engaged in the forge; and the rollers, which are used in
the making of bar iron, had been changed for a fresh set, and
were just started, when the deceased, for the purpose of
adjusting a portion of the machinery, stepped too near, and
his garments being caught by the revolving machinery, he
was dragged between the rollers and whirled round and round
through a space of but a few inches in diameter. Before the
machinery could be stopped he had been carried round at
least 20 times, and his, remains were so fearfully mangled as
to be almost uudistinguishable. He uttered but one exclama-
tion as he was drawn in, and the next instant he was dead.
He was a promising man of about 20 years of age, and bore an
excellent character.

ESCAPE OF CONVICTS FROM DARTMOOR.—On Thursday
week, a convict, named Stewart, who had made his escape from
the Prince Town prisons, broke into the dwelling-house at
Horsey-hill, belonging to the Rev. Thomas Kitson, of Shiphay.
After making his escape, he broke into and robbed a cottage
at Spitchwick. He then proceeded to Horsey-hill, got into
the barn in the evening, and lay there until the next morning,
when he broke into the dwelling-house, and stole about £7 in
cash, coats, hats, two silver saltspoons, and other articles, the
chief part of which belonged to the Rev. M. Morton, who is
living at Horsey-hill. The inmates were aroused by the noise
he made, but he fled before they were enabled to get down-
stairs. He left his prison dress, marked" D. P.," at Horsey-
hill. Another convict, named William Dixon, escaped from
Dartmoor on Saturday evening last, with the prison dress on.
It is reported that Stewart has been captured at Ottery St.
Mary, where he offered some of the silver spoons for sale.—
Dorset County Chronicle.

FILLIBUSTERING EXPEDITION AGAINST TIGEN.S.—A Cali-
fornia paper states that a company of disappointed fillibusters
were about to proceed to Singapore to offer their services to
the authorities there in destroying tigers. " A full supply of
Mexican saddles; Sharpe's rifles, the largest size of Colt's re-
volvers and bowie knives, and some strong hand-nets have
been procured. A store of strychnine has also been provided.
The party, which is to consist of twenty persons, (nearly now
complete, six only being still wanted to make up the comple-
ment,) will leave here by an early opportunity for Hongkong,
from whence they will proceed to their destination. Two of
the party (Englishmen) have been resident in India some
years, and are familiar with tiger hunting. 'They are reputed
to have killed between them about fifty-seven royal Bengal
tigers. The celebrated Striped Bob, the glory and terror of
Womhwell's Menagerie, in England, was captured by them on
the Sunderbunds, at the mouth of the Ganges. Three more
of the party are Frenchmen, who have been accustomed to the
chase of wild beasts in Algiers. The remaining members of
the company are Americans, most of whom have had encoun-
ters with grizzlies in their time. The party are all compara-
tively youthful."

NEW PREMIUM ON ENLISTMENT.—Lord Panmure has ob-
tained the sanction of the Crown to a measure of vital
importance to the success of recruiting for the army. A
warrant will immediately be issued, granting to soldiers the
bounty money without the deduction of a single shilling on
account of necessaries. An entire kit will be given to the
soldier at the public expense. On the score of expediency
this is commendable, but the measure merits the higher
praise of being fair and just to the soldier. A very consider-
able number of men embrace the service in the conviction
that they are to receive the bounty in full. Accordingly,
when they are enlisted and come to be paid, they find, to
their consternation, they are to be mulct a third, and often
one-half the amount, to supply them with under clothing,
and certain other articles of equipment. This naturally
creates discontent—a feeling at all times to be avoided, and
especially at the commencement of a soldier's career. He
may have entered the service expressly to maks certain home
uses of the immediate price of his sacrifice of his freedom,
and, when he finds that that object is unattainable by the
heavy deduction to which he has been subjected, he is
naturally soured, and his whole career becomes coloured by
his early dissatisfaction.—United Service Gazette.
THE EMPEROR AND VIE CHILD.—The following incident
marked the review of Tuesday :—" At the moment when the
Emperor was passing in front of the Zouaves of the Guard,
the son of the cantiniere of the regiment, a boy of about seven
years of age, and already wearing the Zouave uniform, drew
near the Emperor and presented to him a fine bouquet of
violets. His Majesty bent down from his horse, and touching
the child with his hand on the cheek, he said, ` Thank you,
my little friend ; go and take your bouquet to the Empress,'
pointing to the balcony where her Majesty was seated with
her ladies, and then proceeded with his inspection. ' But how
am I to get to the Empress ?' said the little messenger, in
great embarrassment. I will show you the way, my little
man,' said a deep voice near him ; and the boy, looking up,
perceived that it was the tall drum-major of the Zouaves who
had volunteered to serve him as guide. The tall man then
took the boy gravely by the hand, and in a few minutes,
thanks to the imperturbable repetition of ' By order of the
Emperor, a bouquet for the Empress,' they soon arrived near
her Majesty. The Empress accepted the flowers, embraced
the little boy on each cheek, and asked him his name and
those of his parents, and appeared delighted with his present.
At last the child, after having been caressed and kissed by the
ladies, returned with his tall comrade to the court below. It
may be imagined that he was asked a thousand questions
when lie came down, but all his faculties seemed to be concen-
trated in the oue fact of his interview, as his constant reply
was, `the Empress embraced me.' "—Galignani.
SHIPBUILDING IN NEW YORIK.—The statistics of last year's
shipbuilding may be readily comprehended in a brief space.
Owing to the unfavourable state of trade and other adverse
circumstances, the department of shipbuilding has languished,
so that the business of the shipyards, always a faithful index
to the general prosperity of the country, affords but a poor
show, in comparison with former years. The total tonnage,
both launched and on the stocks, is 53,775, against 97,553 last
year, a material falling off. The year 1854 was unprecedented
in the extent of shipbuilding at this port, while the year 1855
shows a smaller business than any of the last eight years.
The juxtaposition of two such extremes renders the diminu-
tion of business the more apparent. The sudden and entire
cessation which has taken place in the construction of clipper-
ships is quite noticeable, not one having been built during the
past year. Only six full freighting ships have been launched,
against 26 in the year 1854, mostly of the sharpest description.
For some months past there has been an over supply of clip-,
pers, as the ordinary freighting ship, having greater capacity,
(speed being a secondary consideration,) could be employed
with better advantage. The same influences which led to
the creation of clippers (they arose from the gold discoveries)
gave birth to a considerable number of large and expensive
steamers, which are now withdrawn from service, as not
adapted to the wants of trade at present. On the East River
side several of these steamers, each of which cost hardly less
than half a million of dollars, may be seen moored to the
wharves, unused, and in the same position as for months past.
A smaller class of steamers now receive the preference, owing
to the increased cost of running larger vessels. The saving
effected, chiefly in fuel, by substituting the former for the
latter, is said to equal nearly $lO,OOO per month in some in-
stances. The aggregate value of vessels launched during the
year just closed, estimated at $65 per ton, is $2,024,750. The
prospect for an early improvement in shipbuilding is regarded
as very dubious.—New York Journal of Commerce.