The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-09-28 00:00:00

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10. R. E., a man 31 years of age, lost h
age of 29, from the accidental application of poisonous
matter contained in a sponge,
11. R. H., of 28, lost his eye from inflammation at the

is left eye at t

12. J. 8., 23 years of age—lost one eye in May last,
from lime thrown into it.

13. J. J., aged 21—lost his right eye at two years old,
from inflammation.

14, 0. W., aged 26, from Holyhead—lost one eye from
the blow of a piece of hot steel, eighteen months ago.
15, J. W., aged 32—lost one eye fourteen years ago,
from the bursting of a soda-water bottle.

Sarah Robinson,-52 years of age, from Annalong, ..
Kilkeel, in Ireland, was present to return thanks to the
committee for restoration of sight in both her eyes, after
three years total blindness. She was operated upon by
Dr. Nottingham a fortnight ago, and on her arrival from
Ireland presented a letter of introduction, written by a
former patient (one of her neighbours,) who, a few
months since, was in a similar state, and was restored to
sight at this institution in like manner.

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GENERAL NEWS.

SHERIDAN KNOWLES, the author, is said to have
become a Baptist. He was baptised by immersion some

time back by the Rev. Dr. Innes, of Edinburgh.
DISGUSTING FEAT.—A few days since, at a tavern in
Dudley, a man named Westwood ate a cat, " dressed
rabbit fashion," which weighed Glb. after it was skinned
and cleaned.

THE PROPERTY OF THE LATE MR. DYCE SOMBRE iS
likely to afford ample fees for Doctors' Commons. The
validity of the will has been disputed by various parties.
The property in dispute amounts to £750,000.

EMIGRATION FROM THE HIGHLANDS.—SUCK is the
furor for emigration from the Highlands to Australia,
that a clergyman near Fort William signed, within ten
days, upwards of 1,000 certificates, for parties desirous of
leaving the district.—. North British Mail.
EXTRAORDINARY BIRTH.—On Thursday morning, the
wife of a poor man, named Kingsbury, residing at 4,
Plough-court, Carnaby-street, Golden-square, was safely
confined of three well-grown children, two girls and a
boy, who, with their mother, are all doing well.
AUSTRALIAN GOLD.—The Hooghly has arrived from
Melbourne, Port Philip, whence she sailed on the 4th of
May, with 6,643 ounces of gold, making with the 11,000
ounces brought by the Douglas from Sydney, which
arrived on Saturday week, a total of 17,643 ounces, valued
at -£70,500.

THE PEACE SOCIETY AND THE MILITIA.—The Hamp-
shire county police have rl...ceived strict orders to destroy
and suppress all placards and bills published by the Peace
Society and other parties, of a tendency to prevent men
from volunteering for the two regiments of militia to be
raised in that county.

SHOCKING ACCIDENT AT THE BRIGHTON TERMINUS.
—On Tuesday, an elderly lady, not taking the precaution
to wait until the train had stopped, stepped from her car-
riage, and, missing her footing. slipped under the wheel.
The moving train passed over her legs, completely cutting
off one foot, and injuring the other very severely.
A YOUNG GIRL OF SEVENTEEN, servant to a tallow-
chandler at Wallingford, has been committed for trial for
the murder of her infant, whose head she severed with a
knife from its body immediately after its birth. Her
weak state of body prevented her removing any evidence
of her crime before it was discovered by her mistress.

THE LATE BEQUEST TO THE QUEEN.—The following
notice in the London papers indicates that the Queen will
not accept old Neild's legacy :—" John Camden Neild,
Esq., deceased—The relations of John Camden Neild,
Esq., late of Chelsea, deceased, are requested to commu-
nicate with L. R. Peacock. Esq., 11, Coburg-place, Upper
Kennington-lane, Lambeth."

THE POTATO DISEASE, we regret to say, in many parts
of this county has made sad ravages, though report states
its virulence has somewhat abated within the last fort.
night. The great bulk of the crop is, however, completely
lost ; and at Alnwick the price of potatoes is 16s. a load,
while at this season, with a healthy crop, the price would
not have exceeded ss. to 6s. the load.—Newcastle Journal.
A. GIANT PAIR.—Mr. Edward Cranson, the Kentish
giant, aged 19, and standing 7 feet 5 inches, is paying his
addresses to Miss Mary Simmons, the Plaistow giantess,
aged 20, who stands 6 feet 4 inches in height. The giant
is in the habit of paying a visit to Plaistow once or twice
a week, and the villagers stare with an eye of astonish-
ment when the remarkable pair are seen walking out to-
gether.

THE COAST DEFENCES.—The Board of Ordnance have
just advertised for tenders for the repair of the towers
and batteries (in all twenty-five) erected on the northern
and southern coasts of Dublin, and better known as the
" Martello towers," which were first built over half a
century since, when these kingdoms were daily threatened
with the terrors of invasion by the then conquering
legions of Napoleon.

MORE AWKWARD THAN SERIOUS.--On Sunday morn-
ing the congregation at St. Peter's Chapel was thrown
into a state of alarm from the following circumstance :
The Rev. A. Bourne, curate of the parish, was reading
the service, and had concluded the second lesson, when,
in seating himself, he staggered against the door of the
pulpit, which opening, he was precipitated head foremost
down the stairs. He escaped unhurt.—lpswich Express.
THE REPORTED DEATH, BY DROWNING, OF MR. AL-
BERT SMITH.—A report, to the effect that this gentleman
had been drowned on the coast of France, in which coun-
try he is travelling, turns out to be void of truth, and
appears to have originated in the circumstance of a pocket
book marked with his name, and containing a considera-
ble sum of money, having been found on the coast. This,
however, is accounted for in a letter subsequently received
from Mr. Smith, requiring a remittance, as be had lost
his pocket-book.

AT THE SURREY SESSIONS, Thomas Russell, formerly
a solicitor at Hammersmith, who brought the " qui tam"
actions against Lord George Bentinck and others some
years ago, was convicted of obtaining money from Mr.
Barnard, proprietor of a stall at Epsom race-course, on
the false pretence that he was instructed to claim com-
pensation by a person who had been hurt by the fall of
the stand. He was sentenced to six months' hard labour,
the chairman professing his sorrow at seeing a person of
his profession in such a position.
A CURE FOR CHOLERA.—A journal of Dantzic gives
the following recipe as most efficacious in cholera cases,
the same having been tried successfully in many instances
in the vicinity of Dantzic—that is, according to the as-
sertion of an anonymous " Friend to Humanity." The
ingredients are these :—A morsel of mineral coal, the
size of a walnut; a piece of ginger of the same size; four
or five laurel berries peeled, and two tablespoonfuls of the
common tansy (rheinferrenkraut); the whole pulverised
and mixed with hot tea, or even water, and swallowed
warm. Much tea to be drunk afterwards.

LACE MADE OF WIRE.—The trade, says the Notting.
ham Review, has been somewhat startled by the produc-
tion of a lace wrought in very fine wire, which will create
an entirely new branch of business. On the hobbin-net
machine, wire for blinds, bonnets, bed-curtains for hot
climates, shades, safes, and a thousand other things, may
be wrought almost with the same facility as cotton thread,
and be made to present every variety of pattern. The
idea is understood to have been suggested by a Birming-
ham house, who required a metallic lace for electro-
plating. It is impossible to calculate the importance of
this adaptation, as it will, no doubt, lead to the establish-
ment of several new branches of manufacture in con-
nexion with it. •

THOMAS KING, a furniture-broker, in Weston-place,
King's-cross,.London, distrained the goods of John Cook,
a poor man in St. Pancras, for rent, making out the
following. bill :—" Sept. 14, 1852.—` Morris v. Cook.'—
Rent, £4 18s. ; expenses, £2 ss. 5d., 2s. 6., 4s. 4d.
Goods sold, £7 7s. 6d. ; as above, £7 3s. 2d.-4s. 4d."
And handing over the balance, refused any other explana-
tion. Thereupon appeal was made to Mr. Tyrwhitt, the
magistrate of Clerkenwell, who declared the charges ex-
orbitant, and convicting the defendant, sentenced him to
pay £3 10s., being three times the amount of his extor-
tion, and the costs of the proceedings. Not having the
money with him, the magistrate, who was very indignant,
sent him to prison till it was obtained.

THE AFRICAN MAILS.—PLYMOUTH, Saturday.—The
African Steam Navigation Company's screw-steamer
Forerunner, commander J. B. Atkins, sailed yesterday
afternoon at 4 o'clock. The Forerunner will probably
reach Sierra Leone on the 10th of October, remain there
three days, and return to Plymouth about the 30th of
October, bringing produce from the coast, and cochineal
from Teneriffe. Her mails are for Madeira, Teneriffe,
Bathurst, (Gambia,) Goree. (Senegal,) and Sierra Leone.
She will be follewed from Plymouth on the 24th of every
month by other steamers belonging to the same company.
The route of the first two steamers does not extend be.
yond Sierra Leone, but those which follow will go to Cape
Coast Castle, Old Calabar, and the intermediate ports.

THE SHOTTISRAM CASE.—This case, we are told, is
going on as actively as ever. A most rigid watch has been
established since Monday week upon the girl, the bed
having been first examined, removed, and carefully made
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up, and the girl placed in it, and the watch established.
During that period it is declared to have been impossible
for any nutriment to have been passed to ber, so well ar-
ranged have been the plans of the watchers. The girl is
in good spirits, but declares her belief in a speedy death.
The father has just published another statement, in which
be canvasses the reports of the former watchers, and the
conclusions they arrive at, which he declares to be with-
out foundation, and unsupported by fact. He adds, " I
still maintain that the child has not had either food or
drink for 19 weeks. It cannot be proved that she has.
She is now undergoing another strict investigation, whicla,
I hope, will prove satisfactory to the-public."