The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1855-09-04 00:00:00

GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.

ACCIDENT ON THE Mooßs.—Mr. Morton, of Glenroy Lodge,
who has for many years been in the habit of visiting the high-
lands, met with an accident the other day which is reported
to have proved fatal. Mr. Morton had strayed from his party,
and. it is supposed, had his gun slung across his back, when
the contents were accidentally discharged, and lodged in the
back of his head. A whole night elapsed before the spot where
the accident occurred was traced.—lnverness Courier.

QUEEN MARIA CHRISTINA, whose ordinary residence in
France ie Malmaison, left for Dieppe some short time before
the arrival of the Queen of England in Paris. The Queen
Mother, no doubt, remembered her own visit to England some
years ago, when she had not the advantage of seeing the
sovereign, who was unavoidably, but most conveniently, absent
in Scotland. Maria Christina returned to Malmaison after the
Queen's departure. The Duchess de Rianzares acted with her
usual tact on this occasion.—Times.
DERIVATION OF " FILIBUSTERS."—The title of Filibusters
is a mere corruption of the English word freebooters—a Ger-
man term, imported into England during the Low Country
wars of Elizabeth's reign. It has been erroneously traced to
the Dutch word fiyboat ; but the Jesuit traveller, Charlevoix,
asserts that, in fact, this species of craft derived its title from
being first used by the Filibustiers, and not from its swiftness.
This, however, is evidently a mistake, as Drayton and
Hakluyt use the word ; and it seems to be of even earlier
standing in the French language. The derivation from the
English word freebooter is at once seen when the s in Fli-
bustier becomes lost in pronunciation.
A FRENCH PROTESTANT PARENT AND HIS CHILDREN.—
An important case is to be brought on the 27th before the
Civil Tribunal of Orleans. A counseil de farnille (or all the
members of a family legally assembled, to discuss matters
relating to minors, management of property, &c.) has just
deprived a father of his legal right to be a guardian of his
children, and even to have their persons under his control, on
the ground that he has embraced the Protestant religion, and
that he wants to educate his children (one aged eight and the
other six) in tenets of that creed, they having been born of a
Romanist mother, now deceased. The legal ground en which
this decision is founded is, that by Art 444 of the Code Napo-
leon, persons whose management (gestion) shows incapacity,
or dishonesty, may be removed from the exercise of guardian-
ship; and it is argued that geslion applies to moral as well as
pecuniary interests, and that infidelite'has a similar applica-
tion ; it is further urged that the change of religion contem-
plated by the father in the present case would be an insult to
the memory of their mother, and estrange them from the rest
of their family. The father having refused to submit to the
above decision, the matter has been brought before the
Tribunals.—Galignani's Messenger.

FRIGHTFUL ACCIDENT AT BEISTOL.—A frightful accident
occurred on Frilay afternoon to Dr. Collins, of Regent's Park,
London, while travelling from the city of Wells to Bristol.
He and his lady have been for some weeks past on a tour in
topr that o f
whichp r-
pthe west of England, and intended to return to London ; and,
pur-
pose,
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hill,
the horse they were driving, a very spirited animal, took
whileo they proceedingh ad to
descendt to the Br
ais very
fright, and ran furiously towards the site of the bridge that
fell with a fearful crash a few months since, and which is now
being re-erected across the tidal river Avon. On reaching the
barricades, which are upwards of six feet high, the horse
leaped over them, dragging the carriage and Doctor and Mrs.
Collins after him. Fortunately the harness broke, or the
whole would have gone into the stream; as it was, the Doctor
and his lady were thrown out, and received serious wounds
and bruises. Dr. Collins's arm is broken, in addition to other
serious wounds ; and Mrs. Collins, although not so badly
injured-as her husband, has sustained many severe bruises.
Mr. Fryer, surgeon, witnessed the accident ; and, as soon as
the Doctor and his wife were extricated from their perilous
situation, he rendered them every assistance in his power, mid
it is hoped the patients will progress favourably, Both are
still lying at the New Cattle Market Tavern, where every at-
tention is being paid to them by the Irst and hostess,