The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-02-26 00:00:00

MISCELLANEOUS.

The Earl of Clarendon is shortly expected from Madrid,
to be married to one of Lord Verulam's daughters.
The mercantile body of Cork have formed an " Arbitration
Society," to prevent litigation on commercial affairs.
The Hon. Marmaduke Langly, of Wykeham Abbey, York-
shire, has bought the fine estate at Hutton Bushell, of George
Osbaldeston, Esq.
We regret to state that Sir William Follett is so indisposed
—we understand from breaking ablood vessel— as to prevent
him attending to his professional duties.—Sun.
The non-appointment of a chief judge in the bankruptcy
court, and its gradual reduction from four to two, are looked
upon as indications of its total abolition.
During the tremendous storm of the•7th and Bth ult., we
understand that upwards of 12,000. trees were blown down on
the estate of Lord Douglas, at Douglas, in Lanarkshire.

We understand that the following gentlemen are to have
silk gowns :—Mr. Richards, of the common law bar ; and
Mr. V. Richards, Mr. Hayter, Mr. Girdlestone, and Mr.
Stewart, of the chancery.
GAZETTE ANNOUNCEMENTS.-Sir George Grey, Bart.
Advocate-General ; Edward Hay Drummond Hay, Esq.
President and Senior Member of Council in the Virgin Islands ;
and James Walker, Esq. Treasurer of Trinidad.
The christening of Lord John Russell's infant daughter,
who is to bear the name of Victoria, and to whom her Majesty
is to stand sponsor, will it is understood, not take place till
the advance of spring.
It is stated, as the most effectual method of taking grease
out of silk, that if a little powdered magnesia be applied on
the wrong side of the silk as soon as the spot is discovered, it
is a never failing remedy, the dark spots disappearing as if by
magic.

The new great seal for Ireland, which has just received the
approval of the Queen in council, has on one side a figure of
her majesty seated on a throne, supported by two figures of
religion and justice, and on the other an equestrian portrait of
the Queen, the horse being led by a page in a fancy costume.
In the line of the Bristol and Exeter Railway at Long
Ashton, the foundation of the wall of an ancient village, about
a quarter of a mile in extent, has been discovered. Numerous
coins of Constantine and Severus have been dug up, and also
numerous domestic utensils. —Manchester Guardian.

The opposition to the Manchester and London Extension
Railway is likely to be most fierce. The company are desir-
ous of branching south of Stone, by way of Tamworth, to
Rugby. The petition against it has been presented, and, if
report be correct, measures sixty-five feet in length.
One of the contemplated regulations under the new London
police bill is, that the magistrates of the different police offices
should sit on Sunday mornings from ten till the time appointed
for the commencemoht of divine service, in order to, examine
all persons taken into custody on Saturday nights on charges
of drunkenness, disorderly conduct, &c.

The new Manchester and Leeds mail commenced running
on Wednesday. The arrival and departure from each town
is thus regulated :—The mail to start from Manchester at
9 a. m., and arrive at Leeds at 1 p. m.; leave Leeds at 10 mi-
nutes past 1, and arrive in Manchester at 8 minutes past 5.
The postoffice delivery here will be about two o'clock.—Man-
cheater paper.

The bayonet-sabre, invented by Captain Thierry, of the
French artillery, for arming the Foot Chasseurs, has been
unanimously approved of'by the committee appointed to ex-
amine and report upon it. After many trials, it is acknow-
ledged to answer completely both as a fixed bayonet and a
sword.

A fine marble statue of the illustrious Goethe, executed at
Milan, by Marchisi at the expense of three citizens of Frank-
fort, has arrived in that city, which was the great poet's native
place. The statue is to ornament the principal room of the
public library.
We are informed that Loi.d Melbourne is about to publish
a new work on chess, in which is fully exemplified the best
method of playing the queen, of getting possession of the
castle, and of entirely disregarding the old system with
regard to the utility and service of the bishops.—Argus.
The new regulation of the General Postoffice, as respects
mail-coach guards, took effect on the London and Carlisle
mail on the 30th ult. This has done away with the custom
of passengers paying the guards • they are now paid full
wages of £l3O per year, and not allowed, under any excuse,
to take any fee whatever,—Lancaster Guardian.

The Aberdeen Constitutionalist states that one of its cor-
respondents has sent it a sample of sugar, made at Macduff,
from beet-roof grown in Banffshire. It is retailed here at 8d
per lb. The quantity manufactured is about a ton ; but the
manufacturer says that next season he will be able to supply
any quantity. The sugar is well granulated, very dry, free
from smell, particularly white, and tastes like sugar-candy.
EXTRAORDINARY MARRIAGE. - Monday se'nnight, at
Whalley church, there was celebrated one of the most singu-
lar marriages ever, we should think, heard of. It was-per-
formed by the vicar of that village, the parties being Mr.
William Whalley, a shoemaker, and Miss Jane Dewhurst.
The bridegroom six feet in height, and the bride only thirty
inches ! The latter is 30 years of age, and weighs 62 lbs.
We regret to announce the death of his Excellency the
Count Ludolf, late minister plenipotentiary of his majesty
the king of the two Sicilies,, who expired this (Wednesday)
morning, at twenty minutes past five o'clock, at his residence
in Gloucester-street, Portman Square, universally regretted
by a numerous:circle of friends, at the patriarchal age of 82.
The countess is inconsolable for her loss.—Courier.

The Cheltenham Free Press mentions that a striking
proof of the success that would follow the adoption of Mr.
Rowland Hill's plan for a reduction of postage has taken
place in Gloucestershire. The postage from Stroud to Nails-
worth has recently been reduced from fourpence to one
penny ; the consequence has been that more than four times
the usual number of letters have, on an average, passed
through the offices in those places.

DISCOVERY OF ANOTHER SUBTERRANEOUS PASSAGE
IN THE COUNTY OF TIPPERARY.—A few days ago, a COW
was observed by its owner to be sunk in a hole in a field, in
the suburban part of the city of Cashel, from which she could
not extricate her hind legs. He procured the assistance of
some friends, who succeeded in clearing the mould from about
her, and relieving the cow from her situation. While digging
the earth with a spade, the mouth of a cavity was discovered,
which, on being sounded, proved to be between forty and fifty
feet deep; a ladder having been procured, several persons
descended, and on exploring the place, discovered three
arched passages ; one leading towards Cashel, another to-
wards Kilcoben, and the third in another direction, strongly
barricadoed by a metal door, supported on two stone piers ;
the vaults are all beautifully arched. The door, we suppose,
will be forced in, in order to see were it leads to ; and from
the situation of the ancient city of Cashel, we should not be
surprised if this new discovery be found to rival the already
well-explored and extensive Kingston cave, which is situate
between Caen• and Mitchelstown.—Nenagh Guardian.
NATIONAL HOLIDAY AND PIRE-ARMS.—On. Sunday
.evening, the .Radical chapel at Middleton was crowded to
excess, when a Mr. William Benbow, of London, gave a
lecture, in which he said the Radicals could not obtain their
rights, unless they had a national holiday for one month.
They must go armed to the houses of the aristocracy, and ask
for provisions ; and if they did not succeed they must go in
larger bodies. He knew the Whigs and Tories would take
no notice of their petition. He advised them to get fire arms
for their own defence, This lecture seemed to give great sa-
tisfaction to the violent portion of the Middleton radicals,
who are daily purchasing fire-arms. Last week, a weaver at
Jumbo sold a pig, and bought a gun with the money. Every
evening this week, the radicals in various parts of the town
have been firing their pistols until a late hour. There are
very few of the chartists without guns; and they say that they
expect to use them in about a month.—Manchester Guardian.
THE GREAT WESTERN.—At a meeting of the Hereford-
shire Philosophical and Literary Society, on Friday, the 15th
inst., Capt. Radford, R.N., speaking on the construction of
Noah's ark, said, that "what was very remarkable, it ap-
peared from calculation that the proportions were precisely
the same as those of the Great Western steam-ship of the
present day !"—Hereford Journal.
In the Kentucky legislature, on the 15th ult., during the
consideration of a divorce case, the following resolution was
adopted :—" Resolved, that the petition of Miranda Motley
be committed to the committee for courts of justice, with
instructions to report a bill, making habitual drunkenness a
sufficient cause for a divorce in a court of chancery, and that
they also inquire into the expediency of authorising the chan-
cellor to exercise the same controul as over the persons and
estates of lunatics."

THE MIDDLETON RADICALS.—On Monday evening, the
radicals' chapel at Middleton was crowded to excess, when
Job Plant, a schoolmaster, from Heywood, gave a lecture on
the propriety of having fire-arms ; in the course of which he
said, that all those who intended to break their their shuttles
and cut up their looms, if the national petition was rejected,
must hold up their hands ; and this was done by about three-
fourths of the parties present. The lecturer added, that he
should only wait till the 2d of March. Since the meeting,
many are expecting to give up working after the 2d of March.
The firing at night still continues.—Manchester Guardian.
THE NEXT CROP.—The young wheat plant, says the Mark
Lane Express, after emerging from its recent covering of
snow, looks strong and healthy ; and, as far as the year has
hitherto proceeded, everything is going on favourably, ; in
fact a more auspicious winter has rarely been experienced ;
and, should the spring and summer prove equally propitious,
a greater crop of wheat will be produced next autumn than
for many years past.
A TALKING CANARY.—Such a marvel is now exhibiting
at the Cosmoramo-rooms, in Regent-street. The loquacious
canary articulates with singular neatness and fluency, and
with as much ease and volubility as he warbles,—though his
vocabulary is very limited, of course. In the midst of a
snatch of song, you hear him pronounce the words, " Sweet
pretty little Dicky," " Pretty Queen," " Dicky dear," and
other fond appellations bestowed upon him by his mistress ;
he also makes a chirping imitation of a bell ringing, and
calls " Mary."—Spectator.

BREAK UP OF THE ANTI-CORN-LAW DELEGATES.—The
delegation assembled yesterday at Brown's Hotel, Palace-
yard, Mr. J. B. Smith in the chair. There wa9,an extremely
full meeting. The chairman announced that, at a meeting
which had been held that morning of the general committee,
a report had been agreed to, and furthermore that it had been
resolved, as the best course for their government in their fu-
ture movements, that each delegate should return and con-
sult his constituents on the subject. The report went into a
detail of the proceedings of the delegates since their arrival
in London. After a series of resolutions approving of the
report had been passed, and most of the delegates had ad-
dressed the meeting, it was adjourned sine die.—Morning
Herald, Saturday. •
LETTER FROM VAN DIEMAN'S LAND.—The following is
the extract of a letter which a gentleman in this town lately
received from a friend in Van Dieman's Land. It is dated
Launceston, Sept. 22, 1838. Speaking of Launceston, he
says—" Launceston is the northern capital and the granary
—being the best land, and where the most excellent wheat is
grown and exported. We have about 5,000 inhabitants, and
five places of worship. Your countrymen are very influen-
tial people here. I was at a ball given by one of them a few
weeks since, of the name of Mr. Killop. I assure you we
have much pride and luxury on this side of the globe ; many
of the shopkeepers run their carriages. Clothes of every
description are very high ; we cannot obtain a suit from a
tailor for less than £B, and hats are thirty to thirty-five shil-
lings. House rent is astonishingly high. We pay £6O per
annum, that would not be £2O in Lancashire. Provisions
are also equally dear : good servants are not to be had ;
householders are chiefly supplied by convicts, both male and
female. The females are the most difficult to manage : even
the best of them will abscond for a whole night, and the
next day you find them in the watch-house, then brought be-
fore the police magistrate, and sent to the house of correction
for such a period as the functionary thinks proper. The.men
for the least insolence are flogged and sent to work in chains.
Here are many convicts who haV'e tickets of leave, which are
obtained by serving so many years with credit. They are al-
lowed to make the best of themselves, and many of them go
into business and accumulate riches more rapidly than those
who are more respectable. There was a man died here a few
months since of the name of Bill Field, leaving property to
the amount of £300,000. Many of the free settlers consist
of the aristocracy, who are retired officers of the navy and
army ; they are quite different -to hard .working farmers at
home. There are several men possessing 30,000 acres of
land and an equal number of sheep. Wool growing is all the
rage—indeed a great portion of the land is fit for nothing else.
The island is one continuation of mountains, and Van Die-
man's Land contains 42.000 inhabitants, of whom 18,000 are
convicts." We have three banks, and twa newspapers which
are well edited. I' am des from Lancashire,
healthy, happy, and well respected. "—Preston chronicle.

THE LIVERPOOL
GREAT STEEPLE CHASE,

A Series of Four highly-coloured ENGRAVINGS, from Pic-
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(Animal and Military Painter to the King of Hanover,)
COMPRISING the most Remarkable Incidents of this
important Chase, with Accurate Portraits of the Horses
and Riders. These Prints will be executed in a style that
will ensure the Patronage of all Lovers of till's National
Sport, and prove attractive to the Admirers of the Fine Arts.
Price of the Set, with Key, to Subscribir £2 12s. 6d.
Published by Messrs. FoREs, at their I,Sporting and Fine
Print Repository, 41, Piccadilly, London. Subscribers'
Names received by LACEY, 64, Bold-street ; LINNECAR, 5,
Ranelagh-street, Liverpool; AGNEW, Manchester ; and all
respectable Printsellers.

TO CORRESPONDENTS.

" H." in our next.

The letter of " W. A. H." on the corn-laws we cannot in-

sert in its present shape.
" Delta" will perceive that we have acceded to his wish. We
shall be glad to hear from him again.
Our " Literary Notices" shall appear on Friday, when the
sermon on " Antichrist," by the Rev. H. M'Neile, shall
be reviewed.

" God save the Queen," though highly creditable to the
talents of " A Youth aged 14," is not sufficiently polished
for publication.

We are sorry that we cannot make room to-day for the
interesting extracts from the Perth (Australia) Gazette,
as we anticipated. They shall appear on Friday. The
statistical details will be new to most of our readers.

ebe Cimino' attanbarb.