The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-02-10 00:00:00

GENERAL NEWS.

THE LATE MR. TURNER, R.A.—Mr. J. W. tf
Ans,
ner's pictures, which he has bequeathed to the nitieJ
will, by his own express directions, be publicly exhiul 0
at his late residence in Queen Anne-street, as scgi!,n,
arrangements can be made for the purpose. His arc;
tors hope to be able to accomplish this during the ens°
•
season.

DEPARTURE OF REFUGEES.—A third and last AP
can liner left the London Docks, on Saturday rOOll2l
last, for America, with about eighty French and 1104,14-;
rian refugees, their wives and children, on board. It
of these persons had been provided with a regular OA
for the occasion, and are to be conveyed free of exPel37.
A general opinion prevails that the funds for this de P 0
if,,nvhody RAILWAY.—For LgWi
vAeYii
tation have been supplied in equal portions by 14°
Napoleon Bonaparte and the English government.
SUBMARINEIing, f.onur.teHenoremauil liinotnesasstei
lay a railway in the bed of the sea between England so
ToFhoirm
France. The road is to be enclosed in a tube fining
that which crosses the Menai Straits, and is to be &stet;
down in its bed by huge iron pins, at intervals of a
throughout the twenty-one miles of its submarine court
—which pins will perform the further service of carrYl.
lights on their heads at night to warn ships against a
chorine over the railway.
or A " LADIES' GUILD."—A plan has been matured f
the establishment of a Ladies' Guild, the promoters,
which which propose to go into the money market and ri:lto
£lO,OOO for the establishment of workshops apprortf
for various branches of art and manufacture, such as te:".,
be deemed proper and available for the class of person,
women of education and refined habits— which will
likely to seek their daily bread through the median ect
the Ladies' Guild. A plan for carrying out the obte.r
has been ma turd, a society formed, and trustees and oin°
officers appointed.
A DISAPPOINTED BRIDEGROOM.—A proof of the - fol lf
and disappointment attending persons not marrying 5,
love, hut money, has occurred within the lsst few date
A young man, who resides on the southern side Of !Ng
town, after a short but attentive courtship, won the srelbig
of one who gave him to suppose that she was worth a bo
of " tin." In a day or two after the happy union 5,
told her partner that she would go and fetch her fortigli,
viz., £2OO. Off she went, leaving him, of course, in 110
expectations : at eventide she returned, but not withi,,'lo
200 shiners, but with " two fine prattling bairns." -14
consternation depicted on the hushand's countenance re
eaQily he irnagined.—Leeds Intelligences. Oa
DESTRUCTION OF BROADWALL SAW MILLS•"2O
Thursday morning last, about six o'clock, a fire, attelluhe
with great destruction of property, broke out in ,too
Broadwall Saw Mills, the property of Messrs. Addis
and Co., in Broadwall, Lambeth. After the conflagrell:o
had attained some height, it was ascertained that "
elderly woman, named Tucker, was in the upper repot
over the gateway, and unable to effect her escape. Sergett
Jones and Police-constable Maher, at the risk of losP:
their lives, rushed into the building and succeeded l;
er
carrying the poor creature down stairs and conveying. bOO
to a place of safety. The mills were destroyed and sere)),
damage done to the surrounding premises. Unfortunate
the principal sufferers were uninsured.
O
MAGNIFICENT YACHT FOR :HE is r
EGYPT.—One of the most gorgeous and splendid speed
mens of naval architecture which has ever been prodin'd
is now being con.-tructed, for the use of the Fachp
Egypt, by Messrs Teel and Macgregor. of Clasgow• of
engines, of the most beautiful make and finish, aren,
three hundred horse-power ; the framework is of 'rioe,
and, being intended only for pleasure trips on the 11,1,0
she will not draw more than 4 feet 2 inches of water.
yacht is to be called "The Light. of Heaven." The fittirst,
t
of the interior are of the most gorgeous character, co n!,10,
ing of papier macho ornaments anc rich brocaded Poo
which will alone cost a sum of £25,000. This is tad
second vessed of the kind which has been built and 6'
up for his highness. of
FATAL AFFAIR.—One of Wombwell's exhibitionsof
wild beasts is now located in this city. On Ttiqbei
evening, when the place was pretty full of visitors,' a
were not a little startled and terrified on witnessie.so
scene they had not bargained for. One of the monk
00"0,
having in some way displeased the keeper, that futletl
ary chastised poor jacko with his whip, when the '1.., W
by some means, escaped from his cage, and chattering ?,tio
as monkeys can chatter, and with an agility characterl'o
of the species, ran along the wires of the cage Of .of
beasts, followed by the keeper ; and, amid the scrensl; of
females, halloang of men, roaring of the lion, howlie''bt
the wolf, growls of the tigers, &c., poor jacko was canosea
by a leopard, drawn into his den, trampled upon!,e 00
quickly lost to sight in the leopard's maw, who mau
bones of his dainty morsel.—Bristol Mirror.
Of,
THE NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR PROTECTION
BRITISH INDUSTRY AND CAPITAL.—The " declaratinlil,t
which was unanimously agreed to at the great Protectioi;
meeting held in London on the 12th December last, edo
tinues to be very extensively adopted throughout ect
kingdom. Since our last announcement on the sefitsa
meetings have been held at the following places, and io'
" declaration" unanimously adopted at each :—Kirton
Lindsey, Warwick, Birmingham, Coventry, Stratford- °ll,,
Avon, Alcester, Polesworth, Romford, Durham, BaTelt,
Melton, Pocklington, Church Stretton, Much WCaner
Wellington, (Salop,) Leicester, Oakham, Swindon,
Devizes, Chippenham, Marlborough, Sudbury, Caltli?'eo
Gravesend, and Elgin. The same document has also ni7of
largely adopted in Ireland, where a very general fe,./
prevails in favour of the sentiments expressed in 1"„
Morning Herald.
ARREST OF AN ABSCONDING BRISTOL MERCITAI4 fr
The return of the Glasgow to port was somewhat 1101_,o
,to
tunate for a Mr. Wood, merchant, of Bristol. He ett
fleeing from his creditors with £12,000 or £14,000 of Pal
property among his leggage. He was apprehendedo:sa,
sent back to Bristol, in custody of an inspector of e
gow police. It was known that he had taken a nessegnt'S
America in the steamer, and intelligence of the banktilirof
absconding, with a notice of £lOO having been offered e,
his capture, had already been circulated in Glogol •
When taken into custody, he had on his person £700,0,
on board the vessel were three or four strong bolce,s fore
petted to contain £3,000 or £4,000. He has been u„e, of
the Bristol magistrates, and remanded on a char! the
fraudulently obtaining a quantity of oil. At presen"two
amount of his debts is not known ; but, if conjee
proves correct as to the amount of money in the boles'
dividend may be expected. ht
A vnig,„,
MR. FEARGUS O'CONNOR AGAIN.—OR Satnra,- etty-
an incident, which created some excitement at the 145,40
Theatre, took place during the performance of The G
0"00
of Speculation. Mr. O'Connor, who has obtained '0 it/
notoriety from his vagaries during the last week, sl bes'
one of the boxes in the dress circle, and when the orc tbe
tra commenced on a portion of the music incidental t.eo 00
piece, he began hallooing and mimicking the music fri'
ludicrous a way that the audience were completely e'e."oo
fled ; but the continued interruption of the perforni°o9
produced loud cries of " Order, order," and " Turn Ito
out." Sergeant Morton, 11 A, the officer on duty of,
theatre, entered the box and requested him to delft,
otherwise he should be obliged to remove him. lie
O'Connor's reply was a blow on the officer's face.,, 10
immediately took him into custody, and conveyed IlroaS,
the Bow-street station-house. The charge of assail!' self
formally made, and Mr. O'Connor, having pledged
to appear before the magistrates yesterday, (Mon del
was allowed to go away. On being liberated he' sea
second attempt to enter the theatre, but was re'
admission, and his mone rrned to h.
eftel
AN OMNIBUS FOR LAy Dle
EStu.—An omnibus, built
the model exhibited in the Crystal Palace, has been sr the
in the Guildhall-yard, London. It is remarkable feri,alo.
novelty of its construction, the seats, which are eaPcben
of accommodating ten passengers inside, being deti!,oof
somewhat after the style of those in first-class o'ol'
carriages, and so contrived that the passengers sit the
their faces to the horses, leaving a clear passage 1.113,100
centre of from 18 to 20 inches in width, and 6 feet 4 in" of
'
in height. The passage is covered in by a semi.cltee
'be
glass roof, by which means ample light is obtained. .i 0
ventilation is effected by an interstice over the windenhs
each compartment, and perforated metal panels to boo
door of the vehicle, which altogether weighs no more 7 00
loaded than the usual omnibuses. At the head e
and
vehicle is an alarm bell to communicate to the driqbeeo
conductor, and accessible to all the passengers. ,ocl‘
are also a couple of clips for newspapers, an alina,9 1P
indicator, and a lamp. The length of the seats the
inches (two more than required by the statute), Yee old
omnibus is not more than four inches longer than the
ones. It is the production of a private gentleman. 00.
THE MILITIA.—The Observer of Sunday remarks, e (O.
the notice placed by Sir George Grey on the getdlo39 on;
Commons paper for Friday next, relates to the mown a
of the laws for embodying the Local Militia, arlichi.
nothing whatever to do with the Regular Militia, s'/..u..eliCe
left precisely as they were. There is a great dittoeiseree
between the two forces the Regular Militia is theboo;
generally known under the " name, style, title, and se
urination" of the " Militia." It is regularly enlistfraer
enrolled, and subject to the Mutiny Act, and to all
oolf
ditions and exigencies of military service. The or
difference between the regiments of the line and the to
meats of the Militia is, that the latter are only coralle' 'oar
serve in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ire,"vice,
whilst the former are obliged to go on foreign se' 1.110
whenever and wherever they are ordered to proceed• for t
conditions of enrolment for the Local Militia are ti ire
much more limited service still. They are only recl.,oo,
to serve in their respective counties, and even for linrgliii
of drill they cannot be engaged for more than twenty' siod
days in any year. It is only in case of actual illtibeir
from abroad that they are required to stir beyond atioo
own county; and then it must be after public proelairso for
s
is issued, and parliament called together to prevl".,oen
the safety of the kingdom. The Local Militia, organ"ole!
in this way, may be much more numerous than the Jill 00t
Militia. It was in 1812 that the attention of paril,aoode
was directed to this truly national and constitutions', coll'
of defence. And it is a force of all others the most osel
stitutional, and the most limited to defensive Pula 01"
merely. The Regular militia, on the contrary, sera state
over England, Scotland, and Ireland, in as perfect Cgs 84
of organisation and discipline, and at nearly as perfect
expense, as the regiments of the line. We believeAech
never was a time when Englishmen were more 1100,
and more hearty to stand by each other, by the foroo/1.
and the institutions of the country, than they are„o the
Of the result there could not be a doubt. Bute l' our
attempt would be deplorable. Without converting_ of.
selves into a nation of armed men, there is no reason
we should be wholly unprepared. This state of teta'ssion'
of preparation is only calculated to invite aggre...ot t 0
Without assuming an attitude of offence, we ought
,
exhibit to the armed mercenaries of Europe a P tial
rich in all the gifts of fortune, and wholly unnoM
the rudiments of protection.