The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-09-28 00:00:00

MISS JESSIE HAMMOND, a favourite local vocalist,
will give her annual conee.t, to-morrow, Wednesday. A
very attractive bill of fare has been issued.

MELANCHOLY FULFILMENT OF A DREAM.—An occur-
rence of a very remarkable and affecting nature happened Philuarmonic-hall, on Monday next, the 4th of October ;
in Tower-street, London, on Tuesday night last, in the she has secured the services of the celebrated English
family of a chaser named Darby, residing in a court in Glee and Madrigal Union, of St. James's Theatre, Lon-
that locality. Their youngest child was an infant about don, consisting of Miss Louisa Pyne, Miss Dolby, Mr
two months old, who was quite well when his parents Francis, Mr. Land, and Mr. Frank Bodda.
retired to rest at their usual hour. Towards morning the „,„.
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then dreamt tht her infant was had, and awaking in
great distress of mind, her immediate natural impulse was
to look towards where it was lying. Her maternal anxiety
was for a moment considerably relieved by seeing it in the
same position in which she had placed it, apparently
asleep; but her feelings may be imagined when, in raising
it in her arms directly afterwards, she discovered that the
little creature was. indeed a corpse. There can be no
doubt but that the parent had unconsciously overlain her
infant in her slumbers, and caused its death by suffocation.
This conclusion was fully borne out by the facts elicited
at the inquest on the body, which was hold on Thursday
last, the evidence of the medical witness being very satis-
factory on the point.

DREADFUL ACCIDENT AND Loss OF LIFE.-Eight
lives have just been lost at Aberayron, near Aberystwith,
under the following melancholy circumstances : A
schooner, name the Glynaeron, having just been corn.
pleted, set out on her first voyage for Cardiff. A party,
consisting of the master and owners, and their friends,
went in the vessel for a brief trip, taking with them some
boats by which to return. After being out some time
they all left the schooner and entered their boats. One
of these, which carried a sail, was occupied by eight per-
sons, principally servants of those in the other boats. In
tacking for the harbour of Aberayron some water entered
the boat, which frightening some, they made a rush
towards the mast. In a few minutes the boat capsized
and sank, and the unfortunate people were seen struggling
for life. The other boats had pushed off, but the master
of the schooner saw the accident; he instantly put back
his vessel, but before he could reach the spot all, except
David Evans, the son of the turnpike-keeper, had sunk to
rise no more. This was a young lad, who was eventually
rescued in a state of exhaustion. The names of the de.
ceased are :—Lewis Lewis, of Aberayron ; Evan Evans,
son of Mr. John Evans, of Cilforch ; Mary Jones and
John Davies, servants at Cilforch, and David Jones and
two female servants from Llyswen Mill. Six of the bodies
have been recovered.

EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCE.—On Friday after-
noon a circumstance of a singular character, and which
excited a good deal of attention, occurred at Bristol. It
appears that Mr. Tucker, a butcher, of that city, had
purchased two heifers, which he intrusted to a drover to
convey to his slaughter-house. On their way they had to
pass through Clare-street, when suddenly one of them
dashed at the shop of Messrs. King and Coombs, opticians.
The shop-door was closed, but the private entrance being
opened, the animal made for that, and, in spite of the
exertions of the drover, deliberately made its way up the
staircase. It then entered a room belonging to Mr. Hanl-
mond, solicitor, where its strange and sudden appearance
so frightened a lad that he jumped out of the window.
The drover, who went up-stairs after the heifer, then
entered the room, but the infuriated beast made such an
attack upon him that he was obliged speedily to retreat;
As it was found impussible to dislodge the animal, it was
determined at length to kill it in the room, to effect
which a person named Hadden volunteered his services.
Having loaded a gun, he waited till the beast presented a
full front to him, when he fired, the bullet penetrating
the skull exactly between the horns, and the heifer fell
dead immediately. Buckets were then procured, and its
throat cut, after which the carcase was lowered by slings
into the street.

PERSONATING THE EX-PREMIER.—The following au-
dacious and impudent imposition has been practised on a
great number of highly-respectable tradesmen at the west
end by a fellow representing himself as Lord John Russell:
—The person in question, who decidedly bears a very
strong resemblance to his Lordship, called a few days since
on the proprietor of an extensive establishment in Pimlico,
and requested that a tilbury should be immediately pre-
pared for him to proceed to the barracks at Hounslow to
see his nephew, who, he said, belonged to the Bth Dra-
goons. Having stated himself to be no other than Lord.
John Russell; the tilbury was placed at his disposal, and
was driven off in the direction of Hounslow. During the
journey he several times ordered the servant to pull up at
various establishments in Kensington, and, again making
use of his former tale, obtained sundry sums of money and
divers articles from tradesmen to a considerable amount.
Arriving at Hounslow, the rogue dismissed the servant
with the vehicle, and proceeded to the George Hotel,
where, by the same means, he hired a post chaise, and
went on to Windsor, where he asked the servant for a
little money if he had any. The unfortunate dupe gave
him all he possessed, being about £3 145., and he went
off, saying he should soon return and drive back to Houn.
slaw. It is almost needless to say that nothing has since
been seen or heard of the impostor.

MASONIC FUNERAL AT GLASGOW.—In our last we
announced the death of our respected fellow citizen, Dr.
James Rattray, a gentleman who was not more distin-
guished for his great masonic knowledge than his many
virtues. The Provincial Grand Lodge of Free Masons
having resolved that the funeral of Dr. Rattray, which
took place on Friday afternoon, should be conducted with
masonic honours, there was a large and most imposing
assemblage of the various lodges turned out on the occa-
sion. The brethren met in the first instance in the College
Church, to the number of about 500, all clothed in ma-
sonic costume, and here an impressive prayer was offered
up by the Rev. Dr. Norman M`Leod. The brethren next
joined in praise, and then a blessing was invoked by the
Rev. Dr. John Graham, after which the various lodges
were marshalled in order of procession, according to their
different grades of seniority. The coffin, containing the
remains of the lamented deceased, was carried on the
shoulders of four of the brethren ; and Provincial Grand
Master Sir Archibald Alison, Bart., and other distin-
guished masons, officiated as pall-bearers. The procession
was preceded by the fine instrumental band of the Out
Pensioners, and the melancholy cortege proceeded along
the principal streets of the city, to the strains of solemn
music. The various lodges carried their flags furled, and
the assemblage, which attracted the attention of thousands
of spectators, had a very imposing and striking appear-
ance. The funeral obsequies, over the grave in the
Southern Necropolis, were performed by the Rev. Dr.
Graham, who offered up a very eloquent and touching
address, well adapted to the occasion, after which the
entire assembly joined in singing the 100th Psalm, when
the ashes of the departed were deposited in their last rest-
ing place.—Glasgow Herald.

TREATMENT OF ENGLISH BOYS IN THE BRAZILIAN
NAVY.—The following letter, dated Rio, July 14, has
been addressed to the editor of the Times, by a corres-
pondent who signs R.N." Several English boys
having recently been introduced into this country, and,
from what I learn, many more are about to follow, with
the understanding they are to be brought up in the Bra-
zilian navy, in a similar manner to that adopted in our
naval apprentice brigs, with a salary of 10s. per month, to
be well fed, and, in general, well taken care of, I send you
a few facts with two letters, all that I have had time to
collect since the melaneholy accounts have reached me,
which, however, I trust, will be sufficient to stop any fur-
ther emigration of unprotected children, and may be the
means of recalling those already out:—' A short time ago
a great number were shipped at Liverpool for Rio, and
have now been landed for some time, short, indeed, but
sufficient for them to have received most scandalous treat-
ment. They are principally keptin a small fort in the
centre of the harbour, known by the name of Vilganhon,'
at which they are made to break, stones, are sent to the .
beach to collect shells for oadly fed, and their pay
retained for fear of their desertion ; no letters are allowed
to be written by them to their friends, and they would
a thousand times better off in any of our convict hull
Two little fellows the other day, seeing an English
officer in Mr. —'s store, ran up to him, and r
with tears in their eyes, the treatment they had bee__
jected to, which, indeed, was such as I find it impossible
to put in writing. These two little boys begged this officer
to take them on board the English admiral's ship (the
elder was not 12). He could not, however, interfere, for
they were summoned down to. their boat, where they were
kicked and knocked about in a manner that makes an
Englishman's blood boil to think of. (This I have been
a witness frequently to.) Fellow-countrymen, I beg and
pray of you, no matter what the extremity may be
you
are driven to, keep your children from the hands of the
Brazilians. Imagine. an Englishman treated ali a. slave,
and worse, by a Brazilian.