The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-05-25 00:00:00

semen of tha loyal Household, all the """'""
MAGISTRATES FOR CHESTER.—The Lord Chan- principal members of the Administration, with their wives been laid befoie it.-
cellor has given directions for the insertion of the following and daughters, and a large party of the nobility and gentry. motion was agreed to

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g ne..s Prince Veerajunder, who wore an Oriental
Consstop, ston, J. Williams, P. S. Humberston, J. Rogers, Dr. Ll, costume of great magnificence, enriched with gold bullion
Jones, and Colonel Lloyd.
and embroidery, the body of the dress being wholly formed and called u.. ....
meant to pursue on the .. of a gold fabric. Her Majesty wore a dress of Indian
CARNARVON OYSTER FlSHERY.—Dredging for oysters could only say, what be had a
muslin embroidered in silver, from Decca, over a petticoat
in Carnarvon Bay has, until this year, been comparatively that the Government had r,of watered apple green silk, ornamented with green and
-
unimportant; now, however, a fleet of nearly 100 vessels, or repealing the grant to 112
silver ribbands and silver blonde; and head-dress formed
from all parts of the coast,
.have ipustered. on the. fishing rA:
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Marquis of BREADALBAN

Lord Derby to ex

ground, Which has induced the authorities to put in force
the law for the protection of fisheries; and they will,
therefore, restrain the fishing for oysters between the 29th
of April and the 29th of August.

Duchess of Cambridge wore a white silk dress trimmed
with point lace, the stomacher adorned with diamonds.
Her royal highness's head-dress was composed of a tiara
of diamonds and white feathers. The necklace was of
diamonds. Her Royal Highness the Princess Mary wore
a double skirt of white tulle over white glace silk, trim-
med with bugles and bine nnnvniviiincoq with cilvp,. Ipnvpc

Uovernment mus

CHESTER AND HOLYHEAD RAlLWAY.—Traffic for
tha week ending May 16, 1852.—Chester and Holyhead
line; Passengers : £1,345 9s. 4d. ; parcels, H. C.
and D., £77 43. 6d. ; goods, cattle, &c., £577 17s. 61. ;
mails, £575. Mold : Passengers, £5O 7s. 10.1. ; parcels,
H. C. and D., £ll4s. 3d.; goods, cattle, &c., £9l 183. 61
Steam-boats

would
_not effect change

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Her royal highness wore round her head a.
wreath of blue
convolvuluses with silver leaves and stems and diamond

ornaments

d.—After

some fart

Passengers, £209 12s. Bd. ; Parcels,

and D., £2B 15s. 6d. -Total, £2,958 03. id.
AN UNLUCKY BRIDE.—A few days ago, as a marriage
party were perambulating in Birkenhead-park, the bride
and two of her companions plucked some flowers. Being
observed by a policeman, they were taken into custody,
and locked up for the night. There was no charge against
the bridegroom, who was allowed to depart. Next day
the parties were fined 10s. each and costs, on payment of
which the unlucky bride was delivered up to her husband.
EMIGRATION TO AUSTRALIA : THE BIRKENHEAD
DEPOT.—The ship Bourneuf left the Great Float, at Bir-

opened the ball with his Royal Highness the Duke of
Cambridge, the opposite couple being his Royal Highness
Prince Albert and her Royal Highness Princess Mary.
In the throne-room, which was appropriated to dancing
as well as the ball-room, was erected a haat pas, with
seats of crimson and gold, for her Majesty and his Royal
Highness Prince Albert. The Queen and his Royal
Highness Prince Albert re-entered the ball-room at half-
past twelve. The Queen danced the first quadrille,
" Ariadne," with Lord John Manners. Her Majesty
afterwards danced with Lord Elphinstone in another
quadrille, and remained in the ball-room until ten minutes
before two o'clock, when. Her Majesty and his Royal
Highness Prince Albert took their departure. Their
Royal Highnesses the Duchess of Cambridge, the Princess
Mary, and the Duke of Cambridge, left at the same time,
and the ball concluded.

were ordere

to lie on the table

Their lordships then adjourned
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COMMONS

)eing forty r

kenhead, vesterthiy, and will be in the Mersey until to-
morrow (Wednesday), when she will sail for Geelong with
673 adult passengers, equal to 830 souls, the largest num-

. ,
ber of passengers ever sent at one time to that place by the
Government Commissioners. The emigrants are fully
two-thirds Scotch, the other third being composed of
English and Irish.

ANNIVERSARY OF HER.

MAJESTY'S BIRTHDAY.-

her Majesty coif

eted her 3

id year.

THE BIRKENIIEAD DOCKS.—In the House of Com-
mons, on Monday, Mr. Headlam asked the Secretary to
the Treasury why the account from the trustees of the
Birkenhead Docks, pursuant to an act of the Bth Viet., di.
rected by orders, bearing date the 29th July, 1851, and
the 26th April, 1852, bad not been laid before the house,
Mr. G. A. Hamilton said that the act relating to these
docks was a private act. The committee of inquiry was
sitting at that very time, and an abstract of these returns
ha Leen furnished.

SOUTHAMPTON, Saturday, May 22.—Her Royal High•
ness the Duchess of Kent and suite arrived here fron
London at p.m. to-day, and embarked in the d
board the steam-yacht Fairy for a visit to her Ma
Osborne. The Duchess of Kent returns on Tues

The Queen of Spain has sent the insignia of the Order
of the Golden Fleece to his Royal Highness the Prince of
Wales.

THE COUNTESS OF ELLESMERE'S BALL, AT BRIDGE-
WATER HousE.—On Friday evening, the Countess of
Ellesmere gave a grand ball, at Bridgewater House, which
was honoured with the attendance of nearly 900 of the
aristocracy and beau monde, including also some of the
leading members of the corps diplomatique.

THE BIRKENHEAD MODEL YACHT CLUB ►s composed
of the following vessels :—White Mouse, three-masted
schooner, Mr. W. Lee, jun. ; Edith, schooner, Mr. C. H.
Byrne ; Victory, three-masted schooner, Mr. W. Aspinall;
Reptile, three-masted schooner, Mr. S. J. Byrne ; Susan,
schooner, Mr. H. R. Robertson ; Nora Creina, schooner,
Mr. C. Nevins; Rattlesnake, schooner, Mr. G. H. Ro-
bertson ; Vidette, schooner, Mr. W. Scott ; Snake, three-
masted schooner,Mr..W. Jackson ,jun. ; Undine, schooner,
Mr. J. A. Clarke; Falcon, cutter, Mr. W. H. Higgin.
ACCIDENT AT HOYLAKE.—During the sports at Hoy-
lake or, Wednesday, James Watson, one of thehuntsmen,
or keepers of the course, was galloping a spirited horse
alongside the off rails, and, on making a " lash" at a per-
son within the course, the horse swerved, and attempted
to leap the rails. Being too near to accomplish this, the
animal's body swung upon the rail, and he fell directly upon
his head, and broke his neck. His rider was beneath him
on the ground, and Mr. Bratton, of Birkenhead, who was
standing near, immediately ran to his assistance, and,
by much effort, extricated him from his perilous situation
without having received any injury. The poor horse was
ultimately shot.

THE Morning Post is enabled to state that a matrimo-
nial alliance is arranged, and will very shortly be cele-
brated, between Mr. Charles Grenfell, son of Mr. C. P.
Grenfell, M.P., and nephew of the Earl of Sefton, and
Miss Georgiana Lascelles. daughter of Lady Caroline Las-
celles, and niece of the Duke and Duchess of Sutherland.
CABINET COUNCIL.—The Ministers assembled in Coun-
cil on Saturday at the Foreign-office, at one o'clock.
There were present Lord Derby, Lord Lonsdale, the
Chancellor of the Exchequer, Mr. Spencer Walpole, Mr.
Henley, Sit John Pakington, the Lord Chancellor, the
Earl of Malmesbury, Mr. llerries, the Duke of Nor-
thumberland, and Lord John Manners.
ARRIVAL OF LORD STANLEY, M.P.—Lord Stanley
(Under Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs) arrived on
Friday afternoon at the residence of the Earl of Derby in
St. James's-square, from India. Later in the afternoon his
Lordship attended at the Foreign-office, Downing-street.
THE DISSOLUTION OF PARLIAMENT.—The prevalent
opinion has been that the present Parliament would be
dissolved on or about the 10th of June. A later day
seems nt.w probable, since it appears that the Queen in-
tends to hold another drawing-room about the 3rd of
June, and contemplates giving a state ball about the 18th
of the same month, at St. James's Palace. A grand ce-
remonial like a state ball is not likely to be given after
the dissolution.—Daily News.
LORD JOHN RUSSELL AND THE REPRESENTATION OF
LONDON.—The Morning Advertiser states, that the re-
sult of a meeting held in the house of Baron Rothschild,
on Monday, would be, that Lord John Russell would
lose his seat for the City.

OXTON CHURCH.—On Wednesday last, a numerous
and highly respectable meeting of the congregation of St.
Saviour's, Oxton, assembled in the church, in compliance
with a notice to that effect from the wardens, Messrs.
Lord and Ravenscroft, to take into consideration the very
inadequate stipend hitherto received by their respected
minister, the Rev. W. Cockcroft, and also for the purpose
of re-letting the pews. William Moon, Esq.. was called
to the chair; upon which it was moved by Mr. Moss, after
a high and well-merited eulogium on the Rev. Mr. Cock-
croft, and seconded by Mr. Beazley, "That in future the
churchwardens be empowered to pay an annual stipend to
the rev. gentleman;'M £l5O, instead of £lOO, as hitherto,
and that, to effect this desirable object, the pew rents be
advanced to a uniform rate of 15s. the sitting." The
motion having been carried unanimously, some gratifying
remarks were made, expressive of the general satisfaction
of the pewholders. and the high esteem in which they held
the Rev. Mr. Cockcroft. After a vote of thanks to the
chairman, the meeting separated.

WINDSOR ELECTION.—The nomination of the candi-
dates for the representation of the borough of Windsor in
parliament took place on Friday. The candidates were
Arthur Vansittart, Esq., a supporter of the present
government, and Charles William Grenfell, E-q., a Free-
trader and Liberal. Upon a show of hands being taken,
it was declared in favour of Mr. Grenfell; but a poll was
demanded on behalf of Mr. Vansittart, which commenced
on Saturday morning at eight o'clock. numbers
were finally declared to be as follows :—Grenfell, 330 ;
Vansittart, 230: majority for Mr. Grenfell, 100.
LORD JOHN RUSSELL has taken a lease for several
years of Gart House, near Callender, the mansion of
Admiral Houston Stewart, M.P. for Greenwich, as an
autumn residence for himself and family. Gart House is
delightfully situated on the banks of the Teith.

BIRKENHEAD COMMISSIONERS.—The annual accounts
were laid before the commissioners on Tuesday evening.
The total receipts of the township, from all sources, are
£15,092 9s. Bd. for the year ending April 24, 1852, and
after deducting the whole expenditure for the year there
remains a balance in favour of the township of £1,281
17s. ld. Some of the principal items of expenditure are
as follows :—Highway account, £1,848 ss. ld. : paid to
bondholders, £1,963 16s. 10d.; lighting and watching,
£3,223 10s. 10d. ; sewerage, £423 ss. sd. ; to North and
South Wales Bank, on old account, £l,OOO. The follow-
ing has been received for rates during the past two years :
Improvement rate, 1851, £4,589 ; 1852, £5,209; lighting
and watching ditto, 1851, £2,903 ; 1852, £3,246 ; sewer-
age ditto, 1851, £l,OOO ; 1852, £1,160: total, 1851,
£8,483 ; ditto, 1852, £9,615 ; increase on the year 1851,
£1,133. The cost to the township of maintaining the
park is small, for the receipts during the past year have
been, for rents, trees, swans, &c., £547 45., whilst the
expenditure upon it was only £616. This does not include
any portion of the cost of sand, buildings, and formation,
but it is expected that the sale of the villa and terrace laid
will morethan meet this demand. Theaccounts were passed.

NEW BARONETS.—It is said that her Majesty is about
to confer the honour of baronetcy on Lord Boyle, late
Justice-General and President of the Court of Session, as
a reward for his long and valuable services on the bench
of Scotland. It is also reported that a like honour will be
conferred on Professor Alison, on account of his distin-
guished literary attainments.

DUEL BETWEEN

THE MEMBERS FOR

CANTERBURY.

The following " Minutes of a difference between the
Hon. G. Smythe, M.P., and Colonel Romilly, M.P.,"
are published by desire of Mr. Bernal Osborne, Captain
Vivian, and Mr. Fortescue
:
Thursday, May 20, 1852.
Minutes of a difference between the Hon. G. Smythe,
M.P., and Colonel Romilly, M.P.:
Mr. Osborne having been deputed by Colonel Romilly,
on the 19th May, to wait upon Mr. Smythe, for the pur-
pose of requesting an explanation of some expressions
reflecting upon Colonel Romilly, in a speech of Mr.
Smythe, as reported in the Morning Chronicle of May 19,
1852, such expressions being considered by Colonel Romilly
to exceed the fair license of a political contest, was referred
by Mr. Smythe to the Hon. Captain Vivian, who, on the
part of Mr. Smythe, at once acknowledged the entire
correctness of the report of Mr. Smythe's speech in the
Morning Chronicle of May 19.
Mr. Osborne, on the part of Colonel Romilly, disclaimed
the allegation that Colonel Romilly had entered into any
cabal, or made use of any unfair means, for the purpose
of injuring Mr. Smythe in the opinions of the electors of
Canterbury ; and further denied that any coalition had
ever existed between Mr. Smythe and Colonel Romilly,
or that he made any personal application soliciting Mr.
Smythe for support in the election of 1850. In accordance
with this statement, Mr. Osborne called upon Captain
Vivian to withdraw the offensive expressions in question.
Captain Vivian, on the part of Mr. Smythe, declined to
accept any such disclaimer of Colonel Romilly's intentions
as not being, in Mr. Smythe's view, borne out by the facts
of the case, and maintained that Colonel Romilly not only
accepted Mr. Smythe's support at the election of 1850,
but personally thanked Mr. Smythe for his exertions and
interest in his behalf.

Captain Vivian, being under the impression that Mr.
Smythe had been treated with systematic unfairness
through the entire proceeding, declined to withdraw the
offensive expressions complained of by Mr. Osborne.
In consequence of which a hostile meeting took place
between Mr. Smythe and Colonel Romilly this morning,
when after an interchange of shots, Colonel Romilly
having, through his second, the Hon. John Fortescue,
M.P.,declared himself satisfied, the parties left the ground.

GOLD IN FIFESHIRE.^" We were yesterday," says
the North British Mail, of Thursday, " informed by a
gentleman who had passed through the town of Leslie
on Tuesday, that the greatest excitement prevailed in the
neighbourhood in consequence of a report that gold had
been found in the range of hills known as the Lomonds.
According to our informant, hundreds of work-people,
provided with picks, shovels, &c., had repaired to the
' diggings' in the hope of making their fortunes." The
Dundee Courier, of Wednesday, also says :—" If the ac-
counts which reached this place yesterday be correct, peo-
ple will not need to go to Australia or California in search
of gold. It is said that the precious ore has been disco.
vered in considerable quantities in the hills in the neigh-
bourhood of Falkland, and that several thousand persons
are busily engaged in the exciting search. At all events,
specimens of gold, said to have been found there, were
shown here yesterday."

EXTRAORDINARY ATTEMPT AT SUICIDE BY A LADY'S
MAID.—On Tuesday afternoon, an attempt at suicide of

a somewhat singular character was made by a young wo-
man named Catharine Bucler, who is a native of Ger-
many, is nineteen years of age, and has been for some
time residing in the capacity of lady's maid, in the family
•

Belgrave-square, London

On Tuesday

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cording as the welfare of the country might dictate.—lrt
reply to Lord BEAUMONT, his Lordship explained further
`bat he did not wish to be understood as saying that,
4Prer might be the result of inquiry, the Government
• He considered

teration

trines were inculcated subversive of loyalty
interference of the Crown and of P

and morality,

ament was

The Improvement of the Jurisdiction of Equity Bill was
read a second time, on the motion of the Lord CHANCEL..
LoR, and ordered to be referred to the select committee
already appointed on the bill for the abolition of the Mas-
ters' offices.

lAy 18.

)NESDAY, M
1E BURMESE NV

In reply to a qut,,.„..
HERRIES stated, that in a short time
pared to lay upon the table the Dan,

Sir R. U. Inglis, Mr.