The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-02-17 00:00:00

LONDON CORN MARKET—MosoAY.
English wheat in moderate supply, but millers cautious. In-
ferior is. lower. Foreign unaltered. Barley Is. to 2s. per qr.
cheaper. Oats : The supply of Scotch good, and inferior rather
cheaper. Beans and peas unchanged. Seeds:dull.
English White Wheat 425. to 495. per quarter.
„ Red Ditto. 4OB. to 445• 11
Barley, Malting 345. to 365. „
DistillingPf e 2ss to 28s. t,
, , Grinding 23s. to 255. ~

ARRIVALS.
English
4677
8454
11331

Irish. Foreign.

Wheat
Barley
Oats ..
Malt ..
Flour..

330
and 1940 brig,

LONDON CATTLE MARKET.—MONDAY.
The Beast Trade rules brisk, at last Monday's prices. In a
few instances prime Scots realised rather higher prices. Sheep
in demand, but not dearer. Calves sold readily at Friday's
rates. Beasts, 3,732 ; Sheep and Lambs, 20.880; Calves, 199;
Pigs, 340. Arrivals : Holland Beasts, 425; Ditto Sheep, 660;
tßoena,s3t as
Ditto Calves, 155 ; Leicester, Lincoln, and Northampton
5400 d. ;toFr4esn.c4hd.C;allv,eeasi,, 5.35. Bee. f, ft,o2s4.s4.ds.dto.
3s. Bd. ; 3Port ;311.1110-

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.
Principe; Kerary ; and Vincenza, all at Trieste 3rd instant,
from Liverpool.
Pirate (s.s.), sailed from Malta for Liverpool 4th instant.
Arabian (s.s.), for Liverpool, at Malta 6th instant.
Tit Bit, from Liverpool, at Lisbon 31st Jan.
Maria Helena, sailed from Lisbon 9th, and Boscoppa 10th
instant, both for Liverpool.
FALMOUTH, Feb. 15.—The Henry Shelton, from Liverpool
for Rio Janeiro, put in leaky, has been surveyed, and must
discharge.

DESTRUCTION OF LAGOS BY THE
AFRICAN SQUADRON.

Her Majesty's steam-frigate Sampson, 6, Captain L.
T. Jones, put into Lisbon on the II th inst. for coals, and
transferred her despatches and mails to the royal mail
steam packet Severn. She communicated the fact of the
total destruction of Lagos by the boats of the African
squadron, who had 16 men killed and 61 wounded.

OMNIBUS ROBBERY.—Mr. Carroll, bookbinder, of
Lord-street, was yesterday robbed of 6s. in the Old Swan
omnibus. It was extracted from his pocket.
SHEEP STEALING.—No less than eight sheep were
stolen one day last week from a field in Fairfield. They
were the property of Mr. Thomas Butcher, London-road.
THE OLD DODGE.—On Saturday last a young woman,
respectably dressed, and with a lady-like, pale and inter-.
esting countenance, accosted a son of Mr. Dempsey, of
Park-street, in this town, and desired him to go to the
house of Mrs. Edmunds, who keeps a public-house at 23,
North John-street, and borrow £2 for her (Mrs. Ed-
munds's) mother. The " dodge" was successful.—On
the previous Friday a child was cheated, by a similarly
plausible story, out of ss. in Marybone.
COLLISION IN THE CHANNEL.—A collision of a very
serious nature occurred on Thursday morning last,
between the Pickwick and the Chimmra, two vessels which
sailed from this port on Wednesday morning. The
particulars appear to be as follows :—" The Pickwick,
Captain Graves, a fine British-built ship, of 386 tons, and
the Chimmra, Captain Bangs, an American ship, of about
700 tons, sailed from the Mersey on Wednesday morning,
and proceeded down the Channel safely until three o'clock
th,a following morning, at which time they were about
thirty miles to the N.W. of Holyhead, the wind blowing
pretty strong from S.W. The Pickwick was under close-
reefed topsails, reefed mainsail, and on the starboard
tack, and the Chimmra on the port tack, when the colli-
sion took place. The Chimmra struck the Pickwick
amidships, and such was the violence of the shock that
the captain and all who were on the Pickwick's deck at
the time instantly jumped on board the Chimmra, as it
was not then supposed that the Pickwick would recover
from the blow. The Pickwick had a passenger and a
stowaway on board ; the latter individual, however, did not
make his appearance from his hiding-place until after the
collision took place. The passenger succeeded in gaining
the deck of the American ship ; but the stowaway, and the
steward, and one seaman, who were also below, were left
on board. The Pickwick lost bowsprit, foretopmast, mizen-
mast, mainrigging, &c., and the Chimaera had her bow-
sprit, cutwater, &c., carried away. Captain Graves wished
the captain of the American ship to remain alongside the
disabled vessel ; but he did not think it prudent, in conse-
quence of his vessel being severely damaged in the bows,
and leaking badly, and at once determined to put back
to this port. In returning, when near the North-west
Light-ship, the Chimmra unfortunately ran into a schooner;
but it was thought at the time that the latter had sustained
little or no damage, and no notice was taken of the cir-
cumstance. A few hours afterwards, however, a coal-
laden schooner, named the Isabella, was picked up and
taken to Beaumaris, and it is supposed she is the same
the Chimmra ran into. It is not known what has become
of the crew, but it is probable that they have been picked
up by an outward-bound vessel. The men on the Pick-
wick were taken off by a schooner, name unknown, and
conveyed to Donaghadee, and the ship left to the mercy
of the wind and waves. On Saturday morning she was
boarded by the Agnes, of Wicklow, and taken in tow,
with the intention of making for Douglas Bay ; but, when
about ten miles north of the Calf of Man, she was fallen
in with by the steam-tug President, which had been sent
out in search of her, and she was safely towed back to
this port, where she arrived about five o'clock on Sunday
morning. The fortunate captain of the schooner who
took her in tow remained in possession, and no doubt he
will receive a handsome salvage for himself and crew.
Shortly after her arrival at this port she was safely moored
at the north end of the Prince's Dock. It is believed that
her cargo is uninjured. The Pickwick, we understand, is
the property of Captain Cornish, kid was dispatched
hence by Messrs. W. and J. Tyrer.
DEPARTURE OF ENGLISH ENGINEERS TO BELGIUM:.
During the last week several agents from the leading iron
foundries and steam-engine factories of Liege, Verviers,
Charteron, Mons, and other parts of Belgium, have been
over in this country, for the purpose of engaging some of
our best engineers and machinists for their establishments
at high wages. In consequence of the strike among the
English working men and their masters, they have re-
ceived considerable orders for machinery (steam-boats,
&c.) On Saturday, 180 to 200 left on board a steamer
especially engaged for Ostend. Others are to follow.—
Morning Herald.
DREADFUL FIRE AT DARTFORD PAPER AND OIL
MILLS.—At about seyen o'clock on Saturday night last,
the extensive mills at Dartford, in Kent, known as the
Phoenix paper and oil mills, were discovered to be in
flames, and so instantaneously was the fire communicated
to the different floors of the establishment, that, shortly
after the first alarm was given, the whole building seemed
to be in a blaze. Every possible attempt was made to
subdue the flames by the local engines, which were
speedily on the spot ; and information was forwarded by
electric telegraph to London, a distance of about sixteen
miles, whence several engines and a number of the fire
brigade were at once despatched. The cause of the fire
appears to be wholly unknown. The building belongs to
Messrs. Thompson and Co., of Sadler's-hall, and was in-
sured in the Imperial and other offices. The contents
were insured in the Sun, Phoenix, Kent, and Union offices.
The paper mills were almost entirely destroyed. The en-
gine house was saved. The oil mills adjoining were but
slightly injured by the fire, but considerably damaged by
water. The occupier of the mill—Mr. J. Saunders—is,
we regret to add, not the only person who will suffer by
the misfortune; for the whole of his workpeople, male and
female, must for a considerable period be thrown out of
employment.
BRUTAL MURDER OF A WIFE BY HER HUSBAND.—On
Saturday night last, a horsekeeper, named Wm. Stiles,
residing with his wife at Victoria-mews, Salisbury-street,
Edgeware-road, London, committed a cold-blooded and
atrocious murder ; the victim being his own wife, Emma
Stiles. It appears that Stiles had been out with his wife,
who was marketing, at about nineo'clockon thenight men-
tioned, and went with her to a public-house to have some
porter, when they seemed to be on the best terms. The
poor woman shortlyafterwardsreturned home, and nothing
more was seen or heard of her till she was discovered dead
in her room over the stables, her body a mass of wounds
and bruises from head to foot, and especially the legs, the
blows appearing to have resulted from repeated kicks with
a heavily-nailed boot, such as was worn by Stiles, the hus-
band. The first information of the horrible circumstance
was communicated about three o'clock on Sunday morn-
ing by Stiles, to the policeman on duty in Salisbury-street,
who stated that, during his absence from home, his wife
bad been violently treated, and he feared she was dead.
On going to the place the officer, who took another con-
stable with him, found the unfortunate woman lying on
the bed, undressed, and bathed in blood. On examining
the neck, marks of severe pressure were visible, and a
deep cavity was observed on the part immediately over
the jugular, as if produced by forcing the thumb down on
it. She had obviously been dead some time. Stiles ap-
peared so much excited as to cause suspicion, and it was
soon discovered that his jacket, trousers, and shirt were
thickly marked with blood. He was therefore taken into
custody and lodged in the lock-up, to await an inquiry
before the coroner and the magistrates. He is said to ba

a man of very foul manners and abandoned I;bitsi
chreoekses, that have hhaeNtie
m stolenou t h
The Bishop of Gloucester and Bristol has so much im-
proved in health, since his residence at Brighton, that he
intends to return to his palace at Stapleton about the end
of the present month.—Bristol Journal.
THE BATHOS.—It is a most interesting "sight for to
see" a young lady with her eyes like a gazelle, lips like
the deathlesswhiteness,
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music for thereby all anger is forgotten, the devil is
driven away, and melancholy and many tribulations and
evil thoughts are expelled. It is the best solace for a
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desponding mind.
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amend in themselves ; they love to look inwards, and being
sensible of their own failings, are tender in reflecting on
the weaknesses of others ; whereas those that are most in-
quisitive into the lives of others are usually most careless
in reforming their own.—Cradock.
No promenade with men is ever so delightful as that a
child takes with its parent. _ . ..

AN IRRITABLE MAN.—Hood gives this graphic picture
of an irritable man :—" He lies like a hedgehog rolled up
the wrong way, tormenting himself with his prickles."
It is a Spanish maxim, he who loseth wealth, loseth
much ; he who loseth a friend, loseth more; and he who
loseth his spirits, loseth all.