The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-07-16 00:00:00

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At Comah, in the parish of Maughold, it Is tten„seceteil
that a rich vein of copper ore has been lately, to see
very
which promises to be ve productive, and aalPl,eseesK
nerate the spirited proprietors ; who have our best,
their success—so intimately connected with the pro Pc
the island.—Mansv Liberal.
soft yid delicioi
THE WEATHER.—We had a heavy fall of eve
ous rain yesterday, which continued throughout the esefieo
the night. This will be p t
roductive of the greates Drofest
the growing corn and potato crops ; while it h°, to
ia pre'
severity or continuance to do any injury to hea
gress of being cut or saved.—Dublin Evening -11e°.,, ingot,
• FRAUD IN TOBACCO.—In New Orleans, on the iteof eia,
a hogshead of tobacco was opened for the pure 35011e.'
inspecte:!, and the heading was found to Iva" 0,100';
being nearly one-third of what the whole tobaccomet, ;
have weighed. The tobacco came from Green stGretil
such frauds are said to be practised to agreat extent
et
River.—leetv York paper. that sge
We have just learned with perfect certainty, woe.
have been engaged to conduct the next Middleseeeies.
behalf of Mr. Byng and Mr. Cavendish col-01;001
latter is, we believe, the same gentleman Suss '4.
of Aylesbury some time back, and out ofx at tie
election, and who now looks upon Middlesex as a con
place of " refuge for the destitute."—Standard.
awe,
EFFICIENCY OF THE NEW POLICE.--Our DeY tide
tious fellow whoa ppears to take considerable interce_solo:
doings of the " raw lobsters'" made the following .u.,"0ro
'
cation to us the other day, which we
Saturday night last, one of the new policemen w `frosse
Chorlton lockups in a helpless and beastly state ot.
tion, with his unmentionables dangling about Me n'ensrier.
too powerless to bite his own thumb."—Manchester;ool
COPPER COlNAGE.—Yesterday week, in ehtebe sb
Court, a bill for issuing copper money at 12d. to
so bc.
and for selling liquids by the imperial measure, ~,",nde2lb'''
certain weight, and bread by weights of 2,4, s,
give verbaatees to
was ordered to be printed and published. Theeeees to ,
vernment have ordered copper to the amount of
use of
coined in pence, halfpence, and farthings,
island.—Manx Liberal. Pope is
WAS ROMAN CATHOLIC EMANCIPATIONted, and
MEASURE ?—As this is a question sometimes 'titiore
riously answered, we subjoin an account of the Pe......retitel,
sented on the subject in the fatal year 1829
against the Popish Emancipation Bill 2953, thePe the be,
of which were numerously signed. Petitions 1174; towo
from Papists, 644 ; from nominal Protestants, city of Pe
918 ; most of which were scantily signed. Maio° '
for the les
Its
tions against the bill, 2035.—Vindicator.
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GREAT AGRICULTURAL MEETING AT eatinees
preparation for this, the first, meeting of the asr,seei eyelet,
now nearly completed. The noble President, r!',teiles,,,,
arrived last evening, and dined with the Vice-0.71.e sip'eol,
meet the Judges and several members of the $ 'to
day, we believe, he dines with Dr. Bliss, at St. e.i.sisfee
suet" 3P'
3P'
lege, where the Vice-Chancellor and Proctors, -e see- ee
county gentlemen, and some of the most distingatereste.to
culturalists in the immediate neighbourhood ofoe, Other l•
vited to meet him. On Tuesday, we understana,,, to Wejuer
be an ordinary at the Star Inn, at five o'clock, stall geisbo
nesday the grand show of cattle, &c. and the 51,e r
banquet in Queen's College Quadrangle, take r
r r
the
the
front gates of Queen's College will be opened L°-,40113"
co- iee
at three or four o'clock. It is hoped that els& bie
attend as early as possible, as Earl Spencer ha -Tee Pn
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his intention of being present at four precisely'e.n till oSme
will be permitted to see the tables from dinner bled
Wednesday. The following forms part of the n•geolto
fare :-15 bullocks ; 15 to 20 calves ; 300 W ; ')("tis
meat pies ;80to 90 lambs ; 100 hams tongae,e
400 lobsters ; 1500 ducks and fowls ; 2500 letinve"setit°'
&c. &c. Many of the beasts which are t 0 be °°,,bujoocill;
for the prizes, have already arrived in the neighb°tepassee
the whole promises both in effect and utility', trestsc,'os
most sanguine expectations of the best friends °tufa tbe ;Po
members of the association. The arrangements• Ban
and the dinner are on the most magnificent set" ;pen
.ClOl5 s
whole will, we doubt not, prove a most auspi e
ment of operaiions to a society that has our best ore ,
shall have our warmest - be Al leen
support. -.there wi sse
of members on Tuesday, and members so elected,
titled to dinner tickets.—Oxford Herald. has `l`
ISLE OF MAN.—Since our last the weather note,,
more ungenial than at any time for the precediegaegree o,
cold and gloomy atmosphere prevailing to One's°
usually experienced at this season of
wet Yeenaa one
the greater part of the present week have ' rtusel!'de
sion of heavy showers, happening most inoPP°,e' throi
for the hay harvest, that had become nearly getterre, snoef
out the island, which will thus be much rentrue
many instances no doubt seriously injured. gries
er°P‘tl
an
rain has not been so excessive as to damage tweS e althl tiler
which all accounts agree in representing tt'sable lee°
flourishing, requiring only a few weeks of seaseanoss
to insure one of the most plentiful harvests th
known for a number of ears. Manx Liber.a.
, F 509 bee
EDUCATION IN THE PRINCIPLES OF TEI.
CHURCH.—On Wednesday afternoon,
<<a ineeunt'nel ones
at the Parish Church Sunday School, " for the se; way
extension of the National Society." The ineetini'oole,Cse
(ionf the most numerous and respectable that evewc, Jame
Bolton, and excited general interest. The rea-tforels
Slade, vicar, occupied the chair, and on thethe
observed the Hon. and Rev. Horace Powis,
"• Be.es
Parkinson, W. Hilton, Esq., of Hulton par Es 1;• 001'
S. Birley, the Rev. John Lyons, John Maweles7see
Rev. E. Girdlestone, the Rev. R. C. Clifton,
castle, Esq., all of whom addressed the ineetintiegtilleig
number of clergymen and gentlemen of the town A.
bourhood,—Manchester Courier.
THE QUEEN'S ANSWER TO THE LORDS'
paper boastfully states that it was enabled to the se*
its evening contemporaries in the publication of tthesteliitlse
answer to the lords' address. It is worthy of notil; 00;0'
voured journal of her Majesty's ministers is at.r, "fiticalell tht
the semi-official organ of the chartists, and the we-oer '"0"
ber which contained, exclusivel the Queensn-of tbtedir
lords, also contained, exclusively, a proclamati°4o ae"i dt;'
dissant national convention to the men of the P,inceine,
ger, in which document was the following "
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" Resolved, that this convention is of opinion that port"
and whenever persons assembled for just and leg'" it o'ol
and conducting themselves without riot and tur :ponee 1/
sailed by the police or others, they are justifieg fejocee
principle of law and self-preservation, in inreeclinre
force even to the slaying of the persons guilty 01 63,1,,'
and ferocious assaults upon their rights and Pers°"ei
then we have in one number of their chosen org, tesof itte
timents respectively of the two sections of rev°°,eth of
In one column the whig liberals, through the ne'ioes,:bee",
Queen, denounce the peers, the zealous elia°l„,V,t 'JO"
cause of religion. In another column the eintireriess/
declare war to the knife against the police, the °fa
law. "No religion," cries one of the destructive te
" No law," responds the other.—Herald. Ofti;G
4. Dee Do
STEAM TO THE CONTINENT.—Of the it:o°ll,-5,00'd,
new weekly communication to and from 11°11-eret tfr
perhaps can speculate—it being like the great pof oetei!,
on Railways, merely in its infancy. AlreadY, elVitst
results have been remarkable, for pwards of I,°-veelP;pse
from the interior of Pomerania and Bavaria 'the short/01;
few days ago by the Clyde Steam Ship, and iii'%eissleseel
of a week (having crossed the let' by tkeeeeos'- 014;
way, and Steam Boat from Carli 'to LiveYeef Aloe ist
themselves on the passage to the United States °awl °lse;
and 4,000 more are expected between this time id to 00
of September. What would our ancestors hayse tee?' 04
nay, could we ourselves have credited such acel°,ooolo
ago ? Let not our readers suppose that tile ostbees
adapted merely for passengers of this class. 'rile the elei
is fitted up in the greatest style of splendour, 90seeleine
is
there being between 70 and 80, are in separate "
the various arrangements being most comPlete aceeni
the second cabin also combine every comfort andof were/
tion ; and there are ample holds for the stowagereeeil °
dize. These steamers meet in fact, the
merchants and manufacturers, the peer and the P -riteelete!'
Wants o.enost
all at prices surprisingly low. That the publiputineeleit
pany, who have placed this communication at de arlio
are deserving of every support, will also be Ina iu toss
from an advertisement which appears elsescherec'e to I,
they offer the tourist the opportunity of a voineratc s
burgh and back, in the John Wood, for the rOue:el t° be'
of Three Pounds'. Those also who may be slisP°o'd evenoef
the interior of Germany, Berlin, Madgehurgbt' Lo°ll'
come familiar with the celebrated Harts /4°- wed' es'
have the option of returning by the Clyde the.oyar,:irtbeci
wards, or by the John Wood on her next return duos
out any extra charge. Of the attention and 163,,orteleet
Commander and Steward, we have had an °Pi se Pl°gtsP
judging, and those who may undertake the 041 telce, le lee
will, we are quite sure, find the most amelees°°eeee
fication in store for them. We trust the uotar-sarne
the necessity of extending their liberality 3 iitttal tre'
granting a like privilege to the inhabitants of i •
tie rsoP'
tone, and that neighbourhood to visit Neweet • 6r
persuaded, they would find the advantage 0' 5-11 Or
ment.—Newcastle Journal. traf6e Ift
BRANDLING JUNCTION RAILWAY.--I.`" b is -
portion of the Branding Junction RailwaY wbetticter
sent open tO the public, is consideraiibllYthgeririo.eri,gqs,e.
anticipated by the spirited projectors
mates, and is found to be rapidly on the elitesiner`b tig;"l
ceipts during the past week have been above ;yea 'Ai
original estimate, the number of passengers ee'u veeo
been nearly five thousand, or between six and se eiog teases'
cieee tbe
dail. he other ron of e line is aPPr es to
towards completion, and when the full advantagia.hie
plated by the promoters of the line are made °•aite plop
public, it cannot be doubted that the undertalelloraereop...,
highly satisfactory and profitable to the sharesjrallY A;
route by Shields to Sunderland is now veil gl,nr-dieg
in preference to the old coach road, as 34,,;r3bbric.:,,''
both in expense and time, the fare being consi"; the
and more than an hour saved in travelliae jo of "001
which, to men of business, is certainly delv ,
deration. The shares bear a premium of 16°
Journal, ,;11Y tr 3. °
CHEAP TRAVELLING.—A person can a
Dundee to London, per steam, for three
pence! viz. Leith, Newcastle, aud Hull!
,rry e
upon the Leith and Perth iassag s, do all be
cooler f
for nothing. A visit to thel metropolis can be Bsebi° °FA
the best of eh
at the small expense of one inrsc
Bonnie Dundee aid Modern Athens, or in t133,101Y
ledi. The steerage prices Gd and 3d resPeetre one 0 ;
more astonishing. The fares to Perth agai°,,a, pas-dgeo9
for the cabin, and four once for the steeral"sed PsTeolit
to
these astonishing low fares it may be se,°_,P.ifhorgli,.seeessti
are very numerous. On Monday, the resteepre .0-J900"
were crowded to excess. A jaunt from IVlOe-se,'
the fair city
Courier. gar tile eOO
BEET SUGAR.—The White Pigeon Beet Sltote to Pe
for 9d ! when will wonders cea 401,
in Michigan, are making preparation tog° in tbeol
facture of sugar in good earnest. The fariree„irit, to see
have gone into the culture of the beet with
isoete,,e..4oo'd
learn, by the Republican, that the coulee-3Y eas
nufacture two hundred thousand pounds of sitc,i tYy,
season. It is the first manufactory of the kvi°
States. Success to the enterprise !--.Ar,et° te, re' t P'tsd
A MUSICAL ELOPEMENT.—TherO foertole- ete,
ous rumours in the musical world for this
yin
U 94 it'd
which we have not thought it prudent to rn% °els. Met i$
could no longer be doubted. It is with P°- c• diet
that Mrs. Bishop has, without the consent or ,
her husband, left him and three childreo• Slloclls°0" o
reported, to the continent, accompanied by
,deriog eeej
highly-respected parents are left in a state b°s`iee tbettiletrd.
traction. It is feared her mother will not siut 90a, -Pce
and the wretched situation of her indulge,°s_aibotoons,
husband may be more easily imagined than ee' t• o, coi,
; blot ,Dada
THE TWEED FISHING. We are hatoPY whieeess '3,00
an improvement in the fishing on the Twe,e eave 'er
tinued during the present week. The grilse- Tee „oelos
their appearance in considerable number%ired. lierY
have not cleansed the river to the extent de' the
standing that they fell copiously, the land it s 0
so much dried by the previous drought, was eoedilitek
mat share of what fell, so that the river rfer iOO t1;13.
ently flooded as to carry off the slake and 0,7•
which render the river distasteful to the ti6cteesstu'eerl
cunistance is attributable the hitherto tn°l 2a•
The fish is now did. as follows :—Salinon, o°'
9d.—Trout, —Berwick Advertiselis fort,o Os)
NEW PATENTS.—A ongst the list of Plel'fijeld‘i seefcle
of June, we find—to William Vickers, Steel. I:here °t cote.
provement in the manufacture of Cast Steeiota lieso siso
to theh 5 •0 •
Iris says :—We have made inquiry. • sa" .00
Vickers' Patent, and find that the inveon,ettil, e•
effelstree
municated by a foreigner to that gentle „leo es 4e,
seen some specimens in steel, and as tools. ' ~e
ti
vineing proof of its value. We sincernlY itih°er 001 •
will be rewarded for his spirited efforts'
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the greatest importance to Sheffield,