The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-03-29 00:00:00

LIVERPOOL AGRICULT

s. d. s. d. s. d. s. d.
Old Hay .... 0 p@O 1 2016. Potatoes, new 2 10@3 2 r sere
New_Hay.... 0 8 011 - Cattle Ditto 2 4 2 6
Clover Hay.. 0 7 0 9 - Turnips 35 038 0 ---
Straw, Wheat 0 7i 0 81 - Carrots 6O 0 0 0
Straw, Oat .. 0 54 0 6• - Manglewurzle g 0 0 0 0 ---
Straw, Barley 0 5 0 6- Manure 9 612 0 ---
Green Clover 0 0 0 0 -

BIRTH.
40
On the 3d instant, at Rochester, Mrs. TERNAN, (formerly 1
Jarman,) of the Theatre-Royal, Drury-lane, of a daughter.

MARRIED. ,
On the 4th instant, at Preston, Mr. WILLIAM ROWE, of this
town, to Miss ELLEN SMITH, of Preston.
On the gth instant, at Sutton-eum-Lound, near Retford, Mr. GEI
VAS GANDY, aged 76, to Mrs. FRANCES COOKE, aged 58. Tho
is the third time that this hoary-headed swain has visited the shrit
of Hymen, after remaining full sixteen weeks in a disconsolate
state of widowhood.
On the 12th instant, at Knut,sford, Mr. THOMAS HURST, of
Longford, near Coventry, to Miss HOOLEY, of the Royal Georg'

Hotel, Knutsford.
Same day, at Cossington, in the county of Somerset, WILLIAId,
DOWDESWELL, Esq.- M.P. eldest son of J. Edmund Dowdesvi,e„e
Esq. of Pull-court, Worcestershire, to AMELIA LETITIA,
youngest daughter of the late ROBERT GRAHAM, Esq. of C°'
sington-house.
Venerable
On the 21st instant, in the Cathedral, Cork, by the Vole—
Archdeacon St. Lawrence, the Rev. GEORGE VESSEY, curate
Brookledge, second son of the Rev. THOMAS A. VESSEY, rCCt
of Magherafelt, county Derry, to CATHERINE MARION, °I
daughter of JOHN MACDONNELL, Esq. of that city. by
On the 23d instant, at St. George's, Hanover-sqna. c, London, r,
the Hon. and Rev. Augustus Cdvendish, Viscoto.l. DUNCAN, 1‘,%1
son of the Earl of Camperdown, to JULIANA CAVENP7„O
PHILIPS, eldest daughter of G. R. Philips, Esq. M.P. and the I."
Mrs. Philips.
On the 26th instant, at St. George's Church, Everton, by the 5.;,
Mr. Blundell, Mr. RICHARD WAINWRIGHT, of Quebec, to 0,
SEY, second daughter of ROBERT WILLAN, Esq. of Edge-bill'
On On the 27th instant, at St. I)avid's Church, by the Rev. Robert
Davies, Dr. WM. TAYLOR to AGNES WASHINGTON, only (LOP.
ter of HUGH JONES, Esq.. Stafford-street.

DIED.
At Middletown, near New Haven, Connecticut, the Rev Pr*,
FISK.
At Beaumaris, Mrs. JERVIS, relict of Thomas Jervis, Esq. t ,
and mother of John Jervis, Esq. M.P. and of Alderman T. Jer')
of Limerick.
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Lately, at St. Petersburgh, Count SPERANSKI, formerly Privid ,0
Secretary to the Emperor Alexander, and the Minister of Fo=o,
Affairs, in 1812 and 1813, during the invasion of Russia by NaPOl,;„,
It was this nobleman who first introduced to the notice of the 9
peror Count Nesselrode and Count Pozzi di Borgo, when they Wi ere
eft
only cavalry officers in the Russian army. He is said to havesome important memoirs, elucidating the history of Russia and the
general policy of Europe.
hi 100
Lately, at Sarzanne, on her way from Florence to Genoa,
she was going for the benefit of her health, Princess
LOTTR, daughter of the King Joseph Buonaparte, and widoW, 511'
1831, of Prince Napoleon.
for
Lately, aged 83, WARWICK HELE TONKIN, Esq. of Exeter '
fifty years Town-clerk and Recorder of Plymouth, late of TiverV
On the 3d of November last, in Sydney, New South Wales, "d
WARD,. fcurth son of the late WILLIAM ASPINALL,

Fazakerley.
W• T.
On the 21th December, at Belize, Honduras, Mr. C.
ERSKINE, writer, in Glasgow.
jollr4
On the 30th January last, much respected, aged 59, Mr.
WILLIAMS, twenty-nine years of the Customs at this port. 74y,
On the Ist ult. at Pest, aged 97, Baron APPEL DE KAPOCO;`,OS
one of the most distinguished agriculturists of Hungary. It
he who first introduced the potato into that country. The late '5-li4l
Pcror Francis I. wishing to reward his agricultural labours, Cre
him a noble, with the title of baron, andmade that useful plan."
potato, figure in his coat of arms.
ire

On the Bth instant, at Naples, by suicide, NOURRIT, the
singer. The refusal of the Neapolitan censorship to permit the YO
formance of Polyeucte, composed by Donizetti expressly fot d.
debut in that city, preyed upon his mind; and his feelings, it is
were wounded by humiliating demands made upon him by Bar"-tise,
the manager of the Theatre of San Carlo. On the evening' e' •'
7th he appeared in the part of Polio, in Norma, for the benentlll
one of the performers. At the end of his sltiet with Signora Gral.'ceit
two or three hisses were heard, which were immediately drolo
by loud acclamations of applause from all parts of the house, an Olt
was afterwards called for by the andience, but did not appear. lig
returning home, he retired to his chamber, but continued to v. 0,1
about until three o'clock in the morning. Ha then sat down JO
wrote his will and several letters, amongst which was one toot
wife and another to M. Cassirner racier, after which he wen" go,
of the room. Madame Nourrit, alarmed at his absence,oo
up to seek him, and looking out of the window, saw, with a ill
which may be conceived but not described, the lifeless body 11`,3-0-,
the court-yard below. He had thrown himself from the wilt.
four stories from the ground. His character as a vocalist, wasA
known to the whole musical world. As a man he was love"( auk
respected by all who knew him; and his loss, in the vigour (,011f
and full possession of his transcendent powers, will be unive.
regret ted.
On the 12th instant, aged 101, Mr. DENNIS MEEHAN, o 3
more. He led a regular and temperate life, and seemed to 11a ,ore
presentiment of his approaching death, for he had a fortnight two!
it, though suffering from no pain, ordered his coffin, which 13,ce re'
iying in his room for some days before his demise, awaiting tn
cepOtion of his mortal
st remains.
LEW aln the 12th in ant, at her residence, Leamington, Mrs. - A
TON, aged 78. Previous to her decease she desired, that ins,` .o.e'
a hearse, her coffin should be borne to the place of burial by ,of
poor men, who were to be liberally rewarded. Her mine's
strictly complied with. of
On the 14th instant, aged 79, Mr. WILLIAM FLETCHRR, 03-
day-street, Spittal's Moss, late adjutant in the East StaelpiP
Local Militia, from which regiment he had retired upon 1333
He was a native of Preston, and had been promoted from the 0"„1,1
On the 17th instant, after a short illness, aged 76 years, GP
HUTCHINSON, Syke-hill, Preston, formerly a shoemo.ker',4,lo:
was a man of most eccentric habits, and a great lover of the 403
creation. Dogs and cats were his favourite companions ; I,n,
of which he took a pride in teaching various feats, and, a--
sometimes expressed himself, he could make them do any thin; or
speak. Of cats lie had always a regular stud; and it was %e
common thing, when going his rounds during the night, ~411
lowed the occupation. of a watchman, in the district of 10`,t
for a number of years,) to be attended by several of his ca A
dogs. His house, which was a single apartment, presented,t`, 1013:
motley appearance, for he was his own housekeeper, co0;0113.7
housemaid ; the dusting-brush was not alloWed to interfere -Vtioe
hosts of cobwebs by which he was surrounded, and his colic
old stocks, cow and sheep horns, &c. was perfectly unique-, ilar,
On the lath instant, aged 43, Mr. JOHN HUGHES, 019
Salford, eldest son of the late Mr. William Hughes, fern 4
Cable-street, in this town. f
t
1'
JE or
On the 20th instant, at Mexbro', aged 61 years, -k „ o
CATHERINE SIMPSON, the beloved wife of John SiMPsn';'s4l.•
Red Lion Inn, Mexbro'. She was very conspicuous in of
and dressing several British officers' wounds after the
terloo, and also her husband, Sergeant Simpson, of the Get' to
Guards, to whom she was afterwards married at Paris. oolnia-
On the 21st instant, at Doeshill, near Ha warden. I\ll% ti
ASTBURY, farmer, universally respected by a numerous uc r,
ante.
On the 21st instant, at Chesterfield, after a prota
JOHN CLARK, weaver, much respected for his quiet and Pcodltp,
demeanour. He was a branch of the family of
Knareshorough, in Yorkshire, who was murdered in the Yen;
by the notorious Eugene Aram. For upwards of 16 3-earaiielffifa
fulfilled the situation of hostler at the King and Miller, jun-ata, -er,
On the 21st instant, suddenly, at Coombe Down, near c0n30,1
ANN BOONE, in her lolst year, mother of Mr. John Bee
of the city of Bristol, deeply lamented by a numerous Cal
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large circle of friends. of the
On the 23rd instant, aged 26, JAMES M'BRIDE, sun P,
ARCHIBALD M'BRIDE, Finch-street. • gflOr'Jolo'
On the 23rd instant, from the effects of scarlet fever, wapPoie
youngest son of Mr. THOMAS CROWTHER, merchant, ,0014,
Same day, at the house of his mother, in his 45d year,
eldest son of Mrs. Philips, sexton of Christ Church. Ntr.
On the 24th instant, aged 21 years, ALWINA, wife 03 iti on'
1/3
BISSEL, of Dover-street, Manchester.
On the 25th instant, at the house of his uncle, Mr•ii`tig'eolh
surgeon, Clarence-street, Mr. THOMAS WALKER, 5 eO,
the 2ath year of his e 0 aen
On the 26th it, of water on the brain, age(' s"-; L:
RICHARD RIMMER, fifth son of Mr. JOHN LAWS° A
Windsor-street. Ort
On the 27th instant, at Everton, SARAH MARG-'
daughter of Mr. DANIEL ASHLEY, solicitor, Frodsha' gr.
Tate
years.
On the 27th instant, Miss lIOLLIWELL, sister of the k
-441'
JOHN HOLLIWELL.
Same day, at the residence of his son, Thomas rrin-lvilkl"
M.P. Mount-street, in the 95th year of his age,
THORNELY, Esq.

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