The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-10-22 00:00:00

CONTRACTS FOR CLOTHING.

BOROUGH OF LIVEEPOOL.
THE WATCH COMMITTEE hereby give Notice, that
they will be ready, on SATURDAY, the 30th of NOVEM-
BER next, to receive Tenders for supplying, by` Contract, the
following Articles for the Constabulary Force,' viz.—
1. 526 TOP COATS,
2. 466 Uniform BODY COATS I,ltor Constables.
and PANTALOONS,
3. 60 FROCK BOATS and PANTALOONS, for Fire-
.
men.
4. 36 TOP COATS,
5. 36 Uniform FROCK COATS
For Inspectors.
and PANTALOONS,
6. 36 MACKINTOSH CAPES,
7. 30 Uniform BODY COATS, VESTS, and PANTA-
LOONS, for Bridewell-keepers.
8. 550 FELT HATS.
9. 526 Pairs of BOOTS.
10. 1200 Pairs of White Cotton GLOVES.
11. 500 Military STOCKS.
12. 600 Waterproof CAPES.
Sample Patterns of the foregoing may be inspected any
day, between the hours of one and three o'clock in the after-
noon, at the Office of the Head Constable, until the 7th of
November.

The Uniform Buttons for the Coats and Vests are provided
by the Committee, and the Contractors will be expected to
enter into a Contract to complete and deliver the Goods on
the 20th of April, 1840, to be paid for on approval, in cash,
at the expiration of one month from the delivery.
The Committee will not retain any Sample Patterns, ex-
cept those approved by them for the contracts.
Sealed Tenders, separate from the Sample Patterns, must
he left at this Office, not later than FRIDAY, the 29th of
NOVEMBER, addressed to the Chairman of the Watch Com-
mittee, and marked " Tender for Clothing ;" and any Per-
son offering Tenders for one or more of the aforesaid Con-
-1 '
By order,
CAPES ASHLIN, Secretary.
Watch Office, 14th October, 1839.

“ THERE'S A LANGUAGE THAT'S MUTE.”--A gentleman
one Sunday morning was attracted to watch a country girl,
on the road from the village to the church, by observing that
she looked hither and thither this way and that upon the
road, as if she had lost her thimble. The bells were " set-
tling" for prayer, and there was no one visible on the road
except the girl and the gentleman, who recognised in her the
errand girl of a neighbouring farmer. " What are you look-
ing for, my girl?" asked th gentleman, as the damsel con-
tinued to pore along the dusty road. She answered gravely,—
" Sir, I am looking to see if my master he gone to church."
Now her master had a wooden leg.

NEW COURTS IN LANCASHIRE FOR THE RECOVERY OF
SMALL DEBTS.—The Lord Chanceller has appointed James
Baldwin Brown, Esq. L. L. D. of this circuit, judge of the
Oldham court of requests. Robert Brandt, Esq. of Man-
chester, has been appointed by the Lord Chancellor, judge of
the Bury court of requests ; and John Stock Turner Greene,
Esq. of Manchester, is appointed judge of the Rochdale
court of requests. The officers of the courts respectively
will be appointed by the county magistrates at the ensuing
Salford Sessions. We have not learned who is appointed
judge of the Warrington court of requests.—Preston Chro-

nick'.
SINGULAR CIRCUMSTANCE.—Tuesday afternoon the
barque Bruce, Capt. Campbell, arrived in the St. Catherine's
Dock, London, from Matanzas. Whilst the vessel was
lying to, in a gale of wind, in the Gulf of Mexico, she shipped
a light sea, which washed overboard a pudd;ng-bag, which
the cook had just well stuffed with pleasant ingredients, it
being what is termed-by nautical men a " duff day." About
four hours afterward a shark, measuring eight feet in length,
was caught by a fishing hook placed over the stern of the
ship, and hauled on board, and immediately killed. On its
being opened, the identical pudding-pag washed overboard
was found, with its contents untouched, as well as several
beef bones, which had been thrown into the sea about an
hour before the pudding-bag was lost. Part of the voracious
fish was subsequently dressed in good style by the cook, and'
formed a fish mess for all bands, who appeared to relish the
unexpected diet. The pudding-bag was afterwards used on
the passage homewards, and is now snug on the board the
Bruce, in St. Catherine's Dock.
THE RUFFORD TRAGEDY.-It was stated in the several
accounts publishedof the late tragedy at Rufford, that Robert
Dawson, the unfortunate murderer and suicide, was a Wes-
leyan Methodist, in our own report as well as the rest. We
have, however, been since informed, by unquestionable au-
thority, that Dawson did not belong to the body of Wesley-
ans, but to the Ranters. It is, perhaps, not a matter of much
importance that such an explanation should be made, never-
theless, it is but justice to remove every:appearance of wrong
which may have been done either to an individual or a body
of persons, and to this reparation the Wesleyans are entitled.
We may just add, that some bumpists possessed themselves
of a cast of Phoebe Dawson's head, in order, we suppose, to
be enabled to make the foot fit the shoe, should the shoe not
fit the foot. And it was also desired by the same persons, to
have the opportunity of illustrating their prenological discus-
sions with a cast of Robert Dawson's head, but unfortunately

they made their application at too late a period of time to
ensure its being successful. We judge, however, that the re-
fusal to permit a disturbance of the remains of the suicide,
will have been a much greater disappointment to the appli-
cants than loss to the public.—Preston Pilot.
CRIEFF.—EARTHQUAKES.—A series of those alarming
subterraneous convulsions, the fearful effects of which we
have so often and lately read of as happening in othercountries,
have recently taken place in this town and neighbourhood,
with a violence which has not been felt for many years past.
One of these occurred about four o'clock on the morning of
Tuesday last, and was distinctly felt throughout this and the
upper portion of Strathean. The shock generally resembled
a smart but severe crash, accompanied with a tremendous
motion, and a loud continued hissing noise, not unlike dis-
tant thunder, but more hollow and deep in its tone. On
Saturday again no fewer than four or more of these shocks
occurred during the day, one of which, about three. o'clock
p.m., was very violent, so much so that general attention
was arrested by it. Many of the inhabitants ran to the
street, and great excitement prevailed in the town. In many
of the shops the bottles and crockery were reeling in the
shelves, and in private houses similar effects among the
furniture, &c., were very apparent. To the west, we hear,
the earthquake was very forcibly felt, although in no instance
had any damage been sustained. Monday, three o'clock
p.m,---I have just opened this letter to mention that another
very forcible shock has at this moment been felt. The
people are on the streets, and nothing else is talked of.—
Perth Constitutional.
THE NATIONAL CONVENTION FUNERAL SERMON Lac-
TURE.—On Friday evening, the 11th inst. Mr. Job Plant, a
Baptist minister and schoolmaster, delivered a funeral orati-''
on upon the National Convention, in the large room, Hartley-
street, Heywood. He first gave an historical account of the
convention, and then gave an account of the characters, ob-
jects, &c. of the members constituting it. He denounced all
of them with the exception of Julies Harney and five others,
and as for O'Connor and O'Brien, he considered them to be
nothing but two blustering, humbugging, canting, lying, hy-
pocritical, plundering, political apostates, and Irish adven-
turers ; and the Northern Star was the greatest liar in the
world. O'Brien was about to commence publishing a South-
ern Star, newspaper, but he was too late in the field of politi-
cal plunder ; the 12th of August had opened the eyes of the
chartists, when the members of the convention instead of
leading the people on, were drinking their glasses of wine and
spending the monies of the poor deluded chartists, hundreds
of them who were supporting the villains, had not a shirt to
their back. He denounced Dr. Fletcher, of Bury, as being
as bad as the rest, for he had squandered away £lOO of the
chartists' money, but he was now glad that the roguing,
plundering delegation system was dead and buried ; and al-
though O'Connor was trying to raise or bring it to life again,
it was interred so deep in the hearts of reformers, that they
would never again be restored with a drunken convention of
thieves and plunderers. After a speech of about an hour, lie
sat down, but no one contradicted what he said. An opera-
tive and a local preacher amongst the Unitarians, named
Grimshaw, said that pad the people universal suffrage, and
such men as O'Connor and the other members of the conven-
tion were to be returned to parliament, they would be a curse
to reform, and the circumstances of the working men of Eng-
land would be ten times worse than they were under the
present bad government. The party cheered both speakers,
and separated about half-past ten o'clock.—Bolton Chron.

SOAP.--The consumption of soap, having fallen entirely
on the English manufactured, has been the means M raising
the price. £4B per ton may be taken as the average Price of •
sales effected during the past week.
TOBACCO.—LittIe or no busineis has been done in tobacco
during the week, except for immediate consumption: From
50 to 60 tierces may -be expected from England within the
next month.
COPPER SHE ATHIN G has become scarce, and is demand.
SPERM OIL has advanced to 4;80 per ton. -
WHALEBONE, SALTED HID, and in short every thing
saleable in England is much sought after; the premium of
5 per cent. will, no doubt, be felt very forcibly by persons
who have been in the habit of shipping to this colony.

VAN DIEMAN'S LAND.
LAUNCESTON CORN MARKETS, MAT 25.—The millers'
quotations for wheat this week are those of the last, from 10s.

to 14s. We hear, however, of as high -as-15s. being offered -
for wheat, and refused, which price we think afair-quotath.n, •#.
and £3B per ton for first quality flour. It is the duty of every
man connected with the wheat market to reflect for himself, • -'
and to make his own calculations ; 'if lie- did so, be will be
quite satisfied of the occasion for the recent fall' hi the mice
of the article at Sydney. The population of Sydney and Par-
ramatta is about 60,000, which at the very low estimate of -
wheat, 11b. per head, per diemgives a consumptic.n-- of.
7,000 bushels per week, add to this, the demand of places-de-
pendant upon Sydney, a similar quantity, and it is shown
that the weekly consumption is at least 14,000 bushels. Now,
to be satisfied of the probable price of wheat at Sydney .for
months to come—it is merely necessary to calculate the nom-
ber of vessels requisite to arrive, even to sup Ply the tiettial
demand for consumption—the risk of losses, the probability
of a deficiency in-the foreign markets, the demand' for
wheat, and we have at once a proof that it must no
maintain its present, but will, in all probability, reach
higher price. We do not presume tb give an opinion, `bbfur,--.,„
satisfied with stating facts which we hope will induce partiK,::,
interested to make enquiries and judge for themselve.--7 „
Cornwall Chronicle.

LADY HUNTINGDON'S BOUNTY.—The circumstance of _
her having forbidden the publication of lei. papers,. and her
retired mode of life, for even her charities were principally
distributed through the medium of tier chaplains, were the
causes that baffled the curiosity of those who felt desirous of
..
discovering the motives whiclrenuhl. temptitiVoillOneta resign , •
the allurements of station, antrt4 aevote7ifßards Of a--hun- s
dred thousandpounds duringlOtAife for the extension of pe-
culiar religious opinions, without any view towards that per-
sonal distinction which has been too often a leading induce-
ment with the founders of new sects.—Countess qf Hunting- •
don's Life and Times, 2 Vols.
. •
RESOURCES OF INDIA.—At the last meeting of the
British Association, it was stated by General Briggs that
although we had possessed India so long, we absolutely -
know nothing about its productions and capabilities. We
have been in the habit of annually sending :from England
thousands of gallons of linseed oil to India. whilst millions _ ..
of pounds of the seeds were rotting throughout the whole
country. There were not less tli::a -fifty species,of plants
from which we might obtain caoutchouc, and yet we have , ,=;•
imported but little from thence.
POISONS.—PARIS ACADEMY OF MEDICINE.—A COTIIInn- ;,,,, 4;ai
nication was made from M. Orfila, in completion of his ',';')64,
method for discovering arsenic in the human body, in cases -:=2- 0.7•41
of poisoning.' It is well known that he has fully succeeddit:4 trsrs
in detecting the minutest portions of this mineral, by boilitft: :11„'aeR
the substances, and then applying chemical tests to the reStilt.44* 4:ry
But he had afterwards inquired whether arsenic might- rig 4 )firs
exist in all human bodies, independently - of poisdribigilz--h'r site
Whether it might not he introduced into the body by means-01i-, iiht
of chemical tests, and the apparatus-used in searching; fOrit•TPl.34s
in such cases ? and, whether it might not also be corunitSN• ~,, '4ll,
cated from the earth in which the corpse alight have. been! :!fa In.
interred ? He has discovered that these three suSpicietrs•fiVe-; ,Lcs.x
all possible, and not .of unfrequent occurrence ; hat.4ift;liiislq vsik
also shown that the arsenic obtained by his hOilltrefirMe4S-41 n 6.10
eannot be mistaken for the arsenic introdueed by either df t1364,t71T
three above hypothetical causes, and has -laid •do*iilikiNgwitio fig
rules for making the distinction. It is considered' tlitiChki•ll-”-cm
has rendered great service to the study of forensic medicine.' ~aria
~. ..:-I Ui,,
THE PROTE 'TANT ASSOIATION.—On Tuesday eking•„,tt, b.,
last, the Rev. . . 'elle, of Liverpool, preached a.fn05t„,,,..„,,,e
excellent;sermon to a numerous and respeetableeong•regstin • _i,..;;1ti`4,,,,
in St. George's church, in this town, after which-the su to •,-• , :
• • , •-. Vali
£2l ss. 7d. was collected for the above-named society,, 4,- si.i,ls
is the largest sum, we believe, ever realized in Wigan,4! , its,,,_.
a sermon on a week day evening. The rev. gentleman.prov4,44,ii
.„_
that if England is to be saved from becoming popish, it Will,!t-e'r,.
be by the formation of such. associations. Their establish; .1,- 4-,,,'",,,7_,
merit has already been o • -,. 4benefit, and their extensioiN„.
must eventually be succes 4 ' • restoring this country .ttiitSl.,..a,ok
once proud positiN in the sea • of nations. The subjeet 0i.1.:. ~,A,,,
which the preacher dilated powerfully and at great:44oll -1„ - '
-t-var,CONSI3)IO.II ft,". --tAsek. 1.-0+...-4,‘041,-,...4..,-...-.,--,,c,..v.-.,/,' z... 4, 4--,.5r.:., 4.0...:74k.
so would England be, that when tile..foriner.jiedplel'Orli . .491914
to idolatry, and nationally acknowledged false-Golt fli
*coma
were as a nation destroyed, so would -it be-ivith• Eij'4llrl ~,,i _
The command was, " Thou shalt not Woi,ship'n:O(.42ll ',4•Z
to any image." The papist bowed down to iinages itl ' -,, , i___
r
ante of God, and popery was pow recognisedin;ll4o44 ;a:=:.
ill
therefore, as the glory departed from. Israel; 0-, iiititird', is _r
....7
land's glory cease and determine, unless she agairtitit, NlF•'_ "in
to the old path of refusing nationally to counte#iiegpge4plati
—Wigan Gazette.
.. i 3 ~:13i.i.rlaw. ;F. tax,ttx
CASTLETOWN HARBOUR.—The following 0.4:40 11.11HtM:toiks.44.
been issued by the harbour master at this postioa:lllcgtift•nisAt;
Mariners.—" With a view to the greater security of;yesf,ply,, ft, 7, 0
making for the roadstead and harbour of..CastAetPtift..9l4iliOcaA
south Coast of the Isle of Man, a large buOy, paintAlilittwcot imp
is moored near to the east end of the.Lheealtrionlkocii4,l*ieit Judi
is covered at spring tides, at two hours' flood...,)Wilse4tgis.„floh,
placed in five fathoms at low water, having -Langnaissagt,qiii oini
by compass bearings, S. &E. and the lighthousq,oThflm .6
- ,34.
head, N. iE. On entering the bay, the maringr. 49.41 i, ei;
in
careful to leave the buoy on the larboard hand, iinailWe 'Pr mallai
ing into the bay from the westward, must not bring,Altg*Arz ~.).41
to southward of E.S.E.; nor open the Spanish . ht.V4st944-Iticrn4
northward of the.stack of Scarlet until he. is to thaigastvonsinegrrs
of the buoy, or until the lighthouse-on the ipierAut9,44o.gs,:ibp
N. i E. when he may steer for the harbour. :3.1144.4,4049r4g4a
is sheltered from N.W. round by N. to S.S.E. thtI4noAFJPOVI edt
which are, Spanish Head just open' to the south ~ors:,,
stack of Scarlet ; the steeple of Castletown chapelialwetayitlb.,,,d,
eastern part of a gap in the mountain bearing N. by AV,,,a141,,, ,I
King William's College N.E. by N. where there arw,i4uors eapr
fathoms at low water spring tides, and safe anchorage.-74.m0nl
H. Carrington, Harbour Master."—Manx Liberal. , ;;.,,,,,,-,,utt;

ADVENTURES OF A BEAR.—The Semaphore of Mersalessaat,
gives, under the head of Digne, an amusing anecdote, of
bear, which, without having had the-benefit of an eat:teeth:424,3+,4
from Mr. Van Amburgh, showed that he was not so brutishacat!
as his species is generally represented. We are informedv
that whilst .an ambulating artiste was exhibiting, •in the cant
streets of Digne, the extraordinary feats of his bear, and of a sa-i't
company of theatrical monkeys, the end of the chain by which Pr
Bruin was attached got loose, and he contrived, whilst thari.if
attention of his owner and ofi • the audience was.dirceted
the performance of his brother actors, to make his eseftpe,Rit
unperceived. When his absence was remarked, • gteat alattau'i!'t
was occasioned, and the bear-leader immediately act iaflitila&
pursuit of the fugitive. In the meantime Brairi,,sa,segrcli•afft.ta
adventures, had entered the doorway of a house, whielvaaaata
open, and quietly walked up to the first floor. where; leaning'
against a door, it gave way, and he found himself in•the pre—hi,*
sence of three little children, who, in the absence of*their-ratz
rents, were at play. At first, says the SerattpittirWall'esio44l.44f
dren were frightened, but, taking courage at"thel,4tAiat
manners of their visitor, they gradually approached hiii‘it-fittlast
in a few minutes Bruin was rolling on his back,'lilie a4Cittalt
in gambols with his little playfellows, and groarling•foirth,rinh4st
as tender notes as his organization would permit,--hiSaleltittf„
The shouts of the children, mixed with the bass riete,S-0-timmt
bear, produced a concert which reached the ears of'abts•laWa elt
ther, who was in an upper floor. On arriving at theadflbrbt6*
t... room in which the game was going on; her'horror Atarer-4,
ceiving her children in the embrace of a bear, may b&casßrPC
imagind. She uttered a piercing shriek, and was AlienitWroLn
rush to her children ; but her husbanit, who -had follefitlq-zir
prudently withheld her. The cry of the mother, lidyfMt.aal
produced an immediate effect upon Bra'
increase her alarm, resolved, after tw
bols, to take his leave, which he did in
ginable, dragging his chain after him
tening to join his disconsolate owner,
a fruitless search, and given up his ben
THE STARK.—The destructiOn of !
terprise, which some of the natives
very extraordinary manner. One
been an eye-witness of it says, " I w!
of the river at the time when some
delivering their cargoes. A consider
were employed on shore in the work,
running away in apparent trepidatiot
water—returning again as if eager,
some'object, and again returning as be]
qui ry, that the cause of all this pertur'
ante of a large and strange looking ti
the bank, and almost in the midst of
to the spot to ascertain the matter, w,
monster of a shark sailing along—no\
the water, and now sinking down appar
prey. At this moment, a native on '
of the boats, with a rope in his 'hanti,
coiling up, surveyed the shark's mot.
evidently indicated lie had a serious intention. of encoant,ff-
ing him Wills:lawn element. Holding the rope, phaybklas
he had made a so ,•r. running knot, in one hand, antlatittraUa.s
ing out the other as if already in theact of awiminingi4a9-,
stvl in an attitude truly picturesque waiting its re- aRIVAIr4uCe-,
At about six or eight yards from the boat, the .zurirnal rem
near the surface, when the native instantly plunged int 949.,
water, a short distance from the very jaws of, fife aneitaigiav•
The shark immediately turned round, and swam slowly
wards the man, who, in his turns nothing daunted,. ,struck-
out the arm that was at liberty, and appreaelied!...hia fi
When within a foot or two of the shark, the native dived be,
neath him, the animal going down almost at the.sgroeinstent„
The bold assailant in this most frightful contest soonleilp,
peared on the opposite side of the shark, swimming fearlessly
with the hand he had at liberty, and holding the rope baliva
his back with the other. The shark, which bad also-by fade
time made his appearance, again immediately swam towards
him ; and while the animal was apparently in theact of liking
himself over the lower part of the native's body, that he till/31A
seize upon his prey, the man, making a strong effort,-; thrgw
himself up perpendicularly, and went down with his feet fare:,
most, the shark following him so quickly, that I was, .fully
impressed with the idea that they had gone down grappling
together. As far as I could judge, they remained nuarly
20 seconds out of sight, while I stood in breathlessainxietyi,
and,'l may add horror, waiting the result of this fearful Mt-
counter. Suddenly, ie native made his •appearance,.
halsl-
ing up both his hands over his head, and calling.ont with
voice that proclaimed the victory he had won while uncle-
neath the wave, Tan Tan ! The people in the boat were all
prephred ; the rope was instantly drawn tight; and the
struggling victim lashing the water in his wrath, was dragava
to the shore and dispatched. When measured, hia.leugth
was found to be six feet nine inches ; his girth at thegreatost,
three feet seven inches. The native who achieve,Ctlais -in-
trepid and dexterous exploit bore no other marks of hiafituiy
enemy than a cut on his left arm, evidently received from
corning in contact with the tail, or some one of the fats of the
animal."—Encyclopoedia of Rural Sports., -

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ruin, who, unWillili ' : ar
two or three inOel sik.
in the quietest
a down stair4).=CAPt IF
, who had I**4o.li , aes
ear as lost. : '-'-'‘ 12.1:,-
'sharks is ,a FIP 4.. 4
.4 A i.tr '
are said to aolso fi ~.
who, prok4stii.44):' • _
ras willtini4 '
up-cotut4k, -
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Table.,nuq - 1
, all of,W - • 6.,-,
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yet efal4i
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therbfat)tlip.en";74.*:"44l=:/- -::
fish, sy.t.i.i 10-40N4t. ,
f the hoata44llgatiNtrAs
r
when ,I pflpopt4 4-aylglin,,
now near, ati.l.i.,sna4iio,Fl
parently in:parfait ;Qkkitki‘:
the choppali ro4viogeNt
al, which he whs slqwly„.
aotions, with a kt01i.f4.44