The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-11-30 00:00:00

GOLD FROM AUSTRALIA.—It iS said that the under-
writers of Lloyd's having insured the incoming gold to
the extent of £6,000,000, decline to go further.
PLYMOUTH ELECTION.—A petition was presented to
the House of Commons, on Thursday, against the return
of Mr. Collier, the liberal member for Plymouth. The
allegations are, insufficient qualification, bribery, treating,
undue influence, &c. _ _

THE COLONIAL MAlLS.—Notice has been issued at
the Post-office, " That the mails for the Cape of Good
Hope, Southern and Western Australia, Victoria, Sydney,
New South Wales, and Van Diemen's Land, which ought
to be forwarded from Plymouth on the 3d proximo, will
not sail until the 14th."
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WATER-BAILIFF in the river at Brechin has been
described as standing at the back of the daindike, engaeed
in lifting the fish over the dike. He takes them in his
arms in the most affectionate way, and puts them gently
over to the other side.

ONE OF THE BOATS used for deciding the champion-
ship of the Thames was made of yew, its length was over
forty feet, and its weight only 28 lbs. The materials cost
but 125., while the cost of construction and workman-
ship amounted to £32.
WATERLOO.—It is a singular fact, but little known,
that in the course of his victorious campaigns the Duke
of Marlborough once drew up his army in array, and pre-
pared to fight a pitched battle against the French, on the
plains of Waterloo. A mere chance prevented the en-
gagement. Smollett recounts the circumstance in his
History of England.
COUNTY TREASURERS.—From a return just issued, it
appears that the value upon which the county rates were
assessed in England and Wales in 1851, was £59,994,986;
that the receipts from all sources amounted to £1,489,437.
and the expenditure to £1,355,645. The debt amounted
to £1,128,824.
HORRIBLE ACCIDENT.—On Saturday, as a man named
Smith was stepping on board a steam-tug at Lamlash, he
missed his footing and fell overboard, just as the engines
were set in motion. He was caught by the paddle-wheel,
by which his head, legs, and several parts of his body, were
so severely mangled that he died almost immediately.
SAD ACCIDENT.—Four men were drowned on Friday
at Hull. A boat containing four watermen and three
passengers put off from the pier to board the steamer
Scandinavia ; when midway the bowsprit of a brig caught
the mast of the boat and capsized her. The three pas-
sengers and one of the boatmen were drowned.
ANOTHER MEDIATOR.—The Pope of Rome has passed
a decree of " Beatification of the venerable servant of God,
F. Paul of the Cross, professed Priest and founder of the
Congregation of Discalced Clerks of the Most Holy Cross
and Passion of Our Lord Jesus Christ." The decree
authorizes the exposition of his body and relics for the
public veneration of the faithful, and the recitation of his
Office and Mass at his yearly festival.
THE SHOTTISHAM GIRL.—The believers in Elizabeth
Squirrell are advertising for subscriptions to defray the
costs of prosecuting those who have defamed her character.
This is too good. We should like to see the Court of
Queen's Bench engaged in trying the question whether
Elizabeth Squirrell does really and truly live without eat-
ing, and perform the various natural functiot.s without
the ordinary means of exerting them.—Bury Post.
MORE WORK FOR THE COUNTY COURTS.—Two bills
have just been brought forward by Lord Brougham, to
give more business to the County Courts. The object is
to facilitate proceedings in Chancery and to lessen the
expense of such proceedings. One is called " County
Courts Equitable Jurisdiction," and the other " County
Courts Further Extension." Both bills are waiting
discussion, and are, if passed, to take effect from the
11th of July next.

RE VIEW OF THE HOUSEHOLD TROOPS.—On Thurs-
day, the half-yearly inspection of the Royal Household
troops took place on the parade, St. James's Park. The
extensive area was occupied by the Life Guards, the
Royal Horse Guards (Blue), and the Grenadier and
Coldstream Guards, with their respective bands. They
were under the command of the Duke of Cambridge,
and there were present Prince Albert,Viscount Hardinge,
Commander-in-Chief, and most of the foreign Princes
who attended the funeral of the late Duke of Wellington.
SMITHFIELD CLUB CATTLE SHOW.—The arrange-
ments for the ensuing exhibition, appointed to take place
next week, at the bazaar in King-street, Portman-square,
were commenced on Wednesday. The late Duke of
Wellington had given his usual instructions to enter his
name as an exhibitor, and there is no doubt that it will
be forwarded to the show. Last year his Grace exhibited
a large Bramin bull, of so furious a character that it was
with the greatest difficulty it was got into the show-yard.
The number of entries exceed those, we understand, of
any former year.
THE LATE SNOW STORM—So heavy was the Snow
storm between Bakewell and Buxton last week, that severe
and protracted impediments were presented to the Derby
and Manchester mail coach, and, in one instance, some
gentlemen travelling nearTideswell, in a post-chaise, with
a pair of horses, were compelled to alight, and assist in
pushing the vehicle through the snow-drift, which was so
deep and heavy as to have almost completely exhausted
the horses. In the vicinity of Ashbourne, we also learn
that the snow fell thick and lay deeply, particularly on
the surrounding hills. On Friday morning, many of the
market carts were clad with snow to the depth of several
inches, on their entering the market-place.—Derby-
shire Courier.

ALARMING SEWER ACCIDENT.—About half-past four
o'clock on Thursday morning, some livery stables in Ray-
street, Clerkenwell, which were built directly over the
main sewer, fell in with a loud report. There were three
horses in the stables, which fell into the sewer beneath
with the rubbish. One of the horses was got out alive,
and an endeavour was being made down the sewer
towards the Thames, Pt Blackfriars-hridge, to find the
two missing horses.—The Finsbury Literary Institution
in Leicester-place, which is built on an arch over the
sewer, has shown symptoms of unsafeness within the last
few days, the walls having cracked in several places, as
well as a sinking of the foundation.
FATAL CAPSIZE OF A BOAT.—On Friday morning
boat put off from the east pier of Hull, having seven per-
sons on board, their object being to reach the Scandina-
vian (s), from Gottenburgh, which was lying in the roads.
A strong ebb tide was running down at the time, and a
sail was put upon the boat. When they bad got within
fifty or sixty yards of the Scandinavian, the bowsprit of a
sea sloop lying in the roads caught the mast of the boat
and capsized her in a moment, and before assistance could
be procured four of the poor fellows were drowned. The
names of those lost are—Mr. James Craig, superintendent
engineer at the establishment of Messrs. Brownlow, Pear-
' son, and Co. ; Joseph Muckle, an engineer in the same
establishment; John Couldray, a boatman ; and John
Wilkinson, eatinghouse-keeper, of Hull.
THE POOR-LAW PROHIBITORY ORDER.—On Wednes-
day a large deputation, emanating from a meeting held in
Manchester, on the 25th ultimo, had an interview with
Sir John Trollope, at the Poor-law-office, for the purpose
of requesting the total and immediate revocation of
the prohibitory order issued by the Poor-law Board on
the 25th August last, on the ground that it can only be
carried out through the sacrifice of all discretion and
humanity by boards of guardians, and the surrender of all
right of control or opinion by the ratepayers." Sir J.
Trollope called the attention of the deputation to the fact
that there are upwards of six hundred unions in England
and Wales under their superintendence, and that this
order is already in operation in five hundred of them,
and that, therefore, this order was not anything new ;
and that, in these five hundred unions, the order was found
to work beneficially both to the ratepayer and rate-receiver.
He promised that a written reply should be forwarded to
the deputation in the course of a few days.
THE MURDERS NEAR STAFFORD.—After a protracted
sitting, the magistrates on Tuesday committed Edward
Welch, Charles Moore, and Peter Kerevan, charged
with the wilful murder of John and Jane Black-
burn, at the Ash Flats, near Stafford. The murder of the
deceased couple must have been planned some time before
the commission of the deed. Moore and Welch are re-
lated by marriage to each other, and Kereven kept a lodg-
ing-house at Stafford, at which Welch lived. According
to the atatemetits made by Moore and Welch, it was ar-
ranged that the murder should be committed on Saturday
night, hut the courage of "Welch failed, and it was post-
poned till the next night. The old man was murdered as
he lay on the bed, and the woman at the bottom of the
stairs, from which spot she was carried up and placed upon
the bed with her murdered husband, Henry Blackburn.
son of the deceased, according to the statements made by
Moore, assisting to carry her.
FRIGHTFUL INUNDATIONS.—The water in the River
Thames, during Friday afternoon, again rose to a con-
siderable altitude, and in many places, more especially
near the London and South: Western Railway, ran over
the low lands, and caused that which had already
accumulated in the open country to increase to a very
alarming extent. The water which ran off the Surrey
hills, found its way into the Thames, caused the latter to
overflow the towing-paths in the neighbaurhood a Putney,
Barnes, Mortlake, Richmond, Staines, Datchet, and
several other places. The water then rushed across the
flat meadows and corn-fields, so that, at last, these places
presented immense streams of vast depth. At Egham,
Woking, Hampton Court, Chertsey, Merton, and various
cuttings on the South-Western Railway are several feet
under water. In some parts the traffic along the coach
road is all but stopped—the only conveyance being by
boats or punts. The country, in some parts, to the
extent of many miles, has the appearance of immense
navigable rivers. At Maidenhead, Reading, Ealing, and
Uxbridge, the principal corn-fields were some feet under
water. Several places alongside of the North. Western,
Great Northern, Great Western, and Eastern Counties
lines were described by the guards as presenting huge
sheets of water, and so deep that boats were obliged to be
employed to take the inhabitants to and from their houses.
A considerable amount of damage has been done to the
sewers in and near London. A great deal of cattle has
also been lost.
CASE OF Dn. ACHILLI.—In the Court of Queen's
Bench, on Monday, Sir Alexander Cockburn moved for
a rule to show cause why the verdict in " The Queen v.
Newman" should not be set aside and a new trial had,
upon the three following grounds, viz. —firstly, that
certain evidence had been improperly rejected upon the
trial ; secondly, that the learned judge before whom the
trial took place misdirected the jury ; and thirdly, that
the verdict was against the evidence. Although he was
unwilling to cast any animadversions on that which was
the proper and legal tribunal for deciding questions of
fact of this nature, he could not but express his opinion
(and he did not stand alone in this respect) that a more
determined bias, a more inveterate prejudice, was never
manifested by an English jury, than was exhibited by the
gentlemen of whose verdict he then complained. The
learned judges having considered the matter, the Court
granted a rule on the ground that the verdict was against
evidence, and on no other. One or two of the newly-
made dignitaries and several priests of the Rornish
Church were present during the proceedinres. Dr N.re-

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