The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-07-27 00:00:00

boats, and the men took their departure, preriou

threatening the helpless crew, if they

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alarm, ever,

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crew who had secreted himself, after they had gone re-
leased his companions, who proceeding on shore gave in-
formation immediately to the police authorities. The go-
vernment have offered £230 reward, and the agents of the
vessel £5OO, for the detection of the criminals.

THE CUTTING OF THE KOH-I-NOM—Preparations for
the operation of cutting this celebrated diamond, in order
to bring its beauties into greater prominence, have been
commenced. The Koh.i-noor is intended to be converted
into an oval brilliant, and the two smaller diamonds which
accompany it are to be similarly treated as pendants. The
present weight of the principal gem is 186 carats, and the

process now in course of progress will not, it is ant
pated, diminish in any material degree its weight, whil
will largely increase its value and develope its heaut
Some conversation took place respecting the doubts
puted to bare been cast by Sir David Brewster up
identity of the Koh-i.noor, but the general opin
among those best acquainted with the subject appeared
be that it was impossible for Dhuleen Singh to Lc
palmed off a fictitious diamond, when the constant
of wearing it on state occasions must have rendered it pt
fectly familiar to thousands, who would instantly ha
detected any attempt at substitution. The more probab
assumption was stated to be that the weight of t:
" Mountain of Light" had been somewhat exaggerate
The brief historical sketch of this celebrated diamond
as follows ; —The Koh-i-noor was fonnd in the mines
Golconda, and was presented by the Viceroy of the P
can to the Great Mogul, from whose successors it
taken by Nadir Shah. On the assassinatio-
Shah it was seized with his treasury by h'
Shah, the Ahdalee, who took it to his
Affghmistan. of which he became the
descendant, Shah Soojah, when obliged to )
took it with him, and throwing himself up it
tion of Runjeet Singh, was, by a little torture s,
applied to the mind and body, made to surrender it
generous host. On Runjeet's death it was inherited
Dhulecp Singh, and on the late revolt and defeat of the
Sikhs it was yielded to the British crown, by special clause
in the treaty then concluded,

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FALL OF A CHURCH TOWER.—During a tempest on
the night of Friday, the 16th instant, the tower and spire
of -Woo'pit Church, in Suffolk, were almost totally de-
stroyed. The incumbent, the Rev. L. F. Page, has
published an account of the catastrophe in the Bury Post.
The rev. gentleman says :—" Tnree of the inhabitant:
saw the flash of lightning : one, who was within 100 yards
saw the spire struck—bow its head—reel—s`-
fall. The sight, however, was so appalling.'
away, and ran back into his yard. This is his account
I was standing in my yard, which faces the church c.
the south. It was about a quarter before one. It lighten&
several times ; but this particular flash seemed to come
right down on the top of the tower, and to be for a mo-
ment confined in it, and then to twisle round the lower
part of the spire and expand with a crash, like spirit
boiling over, and immediately the spire bowed its head,
and I turned back and run up my yard, and in half a
minute the whole was on the ground.' He says the whole
was so sudden, and so terrible, that he may not have ac-
curately described what took place ; but he is convinced
that flash of lightning was the immediate cause of the fall.
and nothing can persuade him to the contrary. Mrs.
W— was standing close to her house, and thus describes
what she saw : The flash of lightning seemed like a stream
of fire, as big as her arm, several streams ; and they ran
in a zig-z,:g direction, and separated and went downwards.
It was quite calm and no thunder at the time. About ten
minutes before, there had been a very extraordinary clap
of thunder. Soon after, I heard a crash and the jangling,
of the bells, and said, My God ! there has sotnetb:
happened to the church.' When I saw tl, '• •
rounding the church, I thought it must be
saw any lightning before like it. It was s
back to my house. On hearing a noise, 1 ran out ; p.
seeing an immense smoke, called ' Fire.' I smelt
strong disagreeable smell, which got stronger as I in
proached the church.' She was looking towards the wet
side of the church. Miss li says, ' I saw the lightnini
—sheet lightning—very broad, passing over the parsonage,
and coming towards the church. Heard the rattling. It
was perfectly calm—no wind and no rain.' I cannot
any one else saw the catastrophe. From the
evidence of these ey-vritnegses, I am icd fe believe that
electricity was the immediate agency in the overthrow!'
that it ran along the iron bands which at different times
had been inserted in the work to bind the weak parts to-
gether, and wrenched them out, and with such violence as
to bring the whole down. The spire has fallen, and more
than two-thirds of the tower. The bells were hurled, two
in one direction, four in another. The clock is crushed.
The window in the belfry, painted by Mrs Marriott, had
a marvellous escape.
A HIGHLANDER'S CAREER IN AUSTRALIA.—ThP fnl

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lowing romantic and interesting adventu
perusal. The individual to whom dame IL
lavish with her gifts left Inverness about 14 years
where he carried on the business of a butcher.
made up his mind to emigrate to Australia, he preva.
upon a brother-in-law of his, with his family, to accompt
him. The party sailed together from In
arrived in London all safe. The day following the.
strolled to view the wondersof the Metropolis, and, in doi4
so, and as fate would have it, were not destined to sail to-
gether for Australia in the same vessel, having lost each
other. The extent and intricacies of the streets of London
defied our hero, Hugh Macgregor, aliaB• Huistean Beag,
to find his brother-in-law and wife, although he continued
searching for them from morning till night for seven days
but all was in vain. Hugh was in a sad condition at th
sudden and unaccountable disappearance of his sister an
her husband. However, believing a further
them would be useless, and besides, his ❑:ear
scanty, he at once resolved, without any further
sail for Australia, which lie did on the eve!
day. His brother-in-law and his wife al
a hopeless case to recover their relative, ar
search for him for two days, sailed for

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thus five days a-head on their voyage over Hu
or little Hugh. However, it happened th
arrived at Port Philip the same day, one ILI I.lle mul ~,,,s,
and the other in the evening. Hugh being on board the
latter, on going ashore, learned that there were some
Highland emigrants on board the former vessel, among
whom he was informed there were individuals who ex-
actly corresponded with the description he had given of
his relatives. However, as in London, Hugh was equally
unfortunate in discovering them, although he continued
for three:days his search in and about the neighbourhoa
of Port Philip. The reason was obvious. rr"
in-law engaged as a shepherd about an hour alter tam,
and went far into the interior, and it was not until Ma,.
gregor had received a letter from his friends in Inverness
informing him of their safe arrival in Port Philip, and
subsequent engagement and prosperity there, that he was
satisfied of their being in the same colony with himself.
According to the last accounts they did not meet, but we
hare no doubt that now, since fortune has smiled
abundance on Macgregor, they will once more

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other to relate the strange adventure of their separation
in London, and subsequent prosperity in the land of their
adoption. Macgregor alias Huistean Berg, after having
served faithfully for a few years, by which he accumulated
some little money, purchased a piece of land. This land
being in close proximity to the gold regions, it occurred
to him to make an attempt, like others, in quest of the
valuable metal. His success was beyond his expectations,
and it turned out that it was among the most valuable pro-
perties in the district. The news having spread like wild-
fire through the country, it may be imagined Macgregor
ofh m fortuneori
received many offers for permission to dig, but refused all
At length a company came forward who offered him the
enormous sum of £BO,OOO, which was accepted, am.
Huistean Berg retired from a life of activity to enjoy the
fruits of his hurci
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Such
so easily acquired,
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and the news of Hugh's success having
ceived in Inverness, ebdulyt
seldomand in his native dist
a stimulus to all those who could muster
proceed to Australia, that last week about
that town, many of whom were the relatiot._,,, a cqua
-aqu iredfalflosrttuonteh.
ances of Hugh Macgregor, alias Huistean. Beag.—Rl,.%
shire Observer

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perseveprinTavnoetnart ringlets the
a_o
head-dress
of of the most
ride, or the promenade. After the mine J• el)14
s and vegeta-
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portant a desideratum, we arw i dehted
Hemisphere for furnishing e basis °
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strengthening, and renevviig the hair has become a matter
of notoriety among all ivilized nations. Its restorative
virtues are indeed a overb, and the most satisfactory
attestations to its i allibility in reproducing hair upon
persons otherwise opelessly bald, have been published
from time to tim by the proprietors, 13, Wellington-
street North, rand, London. OLDRIDGE'S BALM
causes eye-brow to grow, prevents the hair from turning
givy, and the st application causes it to curl beautifully,
frees it from curf, and stops it from falling off. Abun-
dance of ce ificates of the first respectability are shown
by the pro rietors. 3s. 6d.. 65., and lls. per bottle ; no
other prices are genuine. When you ask for " Oldridge's
Balm" ,never let the shopkeepers persuade to - you buy any
other article as a substitute. Sold by 11
a. respectabl
clielnisto, rerfuraers, and stationera.

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