The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-04-26 00:00:00

MISCELLANEOUS

The Limerick Chronicle says—I
of the Mint."

•" Mr. Shell will be Master

The abandonment of the Metropolitan Police Bill was ne-
cessary on the part of Ministers to secure five or six votes.

The Earl of Listowel is to be the new Knight of St. Patrick,
in the room of the late Earl of Caledon.

By the demise of the late lamented Duchess Countess of
Sutherland the amount of her jointure (X 40,000 per annum)
has to be added to the already princely fortune of her son, the
Duke. _ _ _

NEW MAGISTRATES.—EIijah Hibbert, Esq., of Green-
acres, near Oldham; and William Wright, Esq., of Ashton-
under-Lyne, took the oaths and qualified on Friday last at
the sessions for the hundred of Salford as magistrates for the
county of Lancaster.

Yonic MlNSTER.—Visiters to York will shortly be grati-
fied with a view of this magnificent edifice, without being
obliged at the same time to look at the miserable and dirty
little hovels placed alongside of it. The last two of these will
be pulled down in the course of a week or two.
Yesterday, (April 17,) about two o'clock, a fire took place
at a baker's house at Stockheim, Limburg, and in less than
an hour and a half, 190 houses were a prey to the flames, and
113 families were thrown into misery. The fire was not ex-
tinguished when the accounts left.—Antwerp paper.
A NOVEL WAREHOUSE.—In a street not a hundred miles
from Halifax Market Place, is a newly painted sign, on which,
after the name of the shopkeeper, are the words " tailor and
hat warehouse ;" thus representing the occupier of the house
as both a man and a warehouse !

IRISH CATTLE.—The following is the number of pigs,
sheep, cattle, and horses, imported into Bristol from Ireland,
during the months of January, February, and March, 1839—
pigs, 30,734 ; sheep, 334 ; cattle, 60 ; horses, 102.
CHESTER CHEESE FAlR.—There was a large quantity of
cheese pitched in both Halls, at our fair yesterday, and buy-
ers, were numerous at the following prises :—Skim from 40s.
to 50s. ; Middling from 51s. to 60s. ; and prime Cheshire
fetched from 625. to 70s.—Chester Gazette.

The line of Telegraph between St. Petersburgh and War-_,
saw has just been completed. On the 12th instant the first
telegraphic despatch was received in Berlin, announcing that
the Empress had been seriously indisposed, but was quite
recovered.
At the Norwich City Sessions, Carter, the man who tied
the woman he lived with as his wife, naked, by the hair of
her head, until she was nearly dead, was found guilty, and
sentenced to 15 months' imprisonment and hard labour in
the House of Correction.—Bury Post.
Robert Millhouse, the Nottingham poet, author of The
Destiny of Man, and other works, died in•that town on the
13th instant. He was latterly in distressed circumstances,
and leaves a widow and three children, the youngest only 12
months old :.something ought to be done for them.
" SUCH A GETTING UP STAIRS."—In consequence of the
enormous height of some of the houses at Brighton, it has
been determined at a committee of housemaids that those
useful persons shall hereafter demand wages in proportion to
the number of stories they have to climb to their labours.
THEATRICAL PUFF.—It is stated in the Sunderland Her-
ald, that at th benefit of the stage manager of that town,
"the house wa3 :!ci densely crowded, that th 3 audience were
compelled to lauyl, perpendicularly, there being no possible
medium for a lateral cachinnation."
RHEUMATISM.—The Boston Post recommends this reme-
dy for the rheumatism :—"Close all the outer doors in a four
story house, open the inner ones ; then take a long switch
and chase a cat upstairs and down till she sweats—pussy's
perspiration is an infallible cure.
The committe for the erection of Sir W. Scott's monument
are short of funds to pay the balance of the treasurer's ac-
counts. It is therefore hoped, that gentlemen who took an
interest, and have not yet subscribed, will come forivard and
relieve the committee of their engagements.—Glasgow paper.
SINGULAR FECUNDITY.—Mr. John Brown, Boreland of
Borgue, has a ewe which has recently brought,fortli three
lambs, and the yearlings are all thriving. This is the fifth
time, in succession, that the same prolific animal has pro-
duced an equal number, and the whole of the twelve reached
Maturity.—Edinburgh Evening Post:
BOLTON FORTNIGHT FAIR.—The fair, On Monday last,
was pretty well attended both by dealers and purchasers, and
a great number of exchanges were made. There was a good
show of drape cows, and a few prime milkers. The prices
were a shade higher than the previous fair.
Postage Reform is not a question of politics, but of the
pocket, the home, the heart : Tory, Whig, Radical, and even
Precursor," may unite for " a long pull, a strong pull and
a pull altogether." It is not a question of " party or of
faction," but one which affects every subject of the empire.--
—Spectator.
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MINISTERS NOT MUSICAL.—II is a remarkable fact that
not one of Her Majesty's ministers has a box this season at
the Opera ; and it is equally strange that not one of the
foreign ministers at the Court of Queen Victoria has this year
indulged in the same luxury.
Since our last, the weather has continued favourable for
agricultural purposes, although on one or two occasions, we
have experienced a sharp frost, with chilling winds. During
the week, several gentle showers have fallen at night, and last
evening we had a few gentle showers, which lasted several
hours.—Manx paper.
LAW AND PHYSIC.—On Friday, the Bth of March, as
Judge Torrens was charging a jury, Doctor Wallace, J.P.,
rushed, in a furious manner, on the bench, and unceremon-
iously interrupted his lordship by saying, " My Lord, there
is a man in the hall of the court who is drunk and making a
noise—shall I fine him ?" His lordship indignantly replied,
" Fine him or physic him as you please."—Leinster Inde-
pendent.
MENAI BRIDGE.—We are happy to inform the public that
the repairs and improvents of the Menai Bridge are to be
commenced immediately, under the able superintendence of
W. A. Provis, Esq. The contractors for the iron work are
Messrs. Edwards, of Menai Bridge Foundry, and Hazledine,
of Shrewsbury.—Chester Courant.
P The first of May next promises to be a grand day for th
railways. Extension of the lines of some will take place,
such as the Southampton, Great Western, &c ; and several
will then be opened for the first time to the public. Among
these are the Midland counties, the Manchester and Leeds,
and the Croydon Railways.
LANDLORDS AND TENANTS.—The Marquis of Bute, in
Glamorganshire, and probably elsewhere, will not sufier his
tenants to be distressed. He says, "If they cannot pay one
year, they cannot pay two ; but I will have no distraints.. If
the farm should not suit them, let me know their exact cir-
cumstances, and they shall have what money they require
and quit."

The Zoological collection of the Garden of Plants, in
Paris, has just been enriched by the present of an immense
tortoise from a gentleman at Havre. It is a native of the
Island of Ascension, and weighs 6001bs. It is five feet in
length and three and a half broad. It arrived at the gardens
on Friday evening, and on the following day laid four eggs.
CONSERVATIVE LIBERALITY.—On Friday se'nnight the
Duke of Buckingham gave, as usual, an excellent dinner to
his tenants, on the occasion of his audit day. About 400 sat
down to partake of the excellent fare provided, to whom his
Grace announced that those of his tenants who were in ar-
rears at the time of his accession to the estates would be
remitted their rents.—Northampton Herald.
A Quaker, vindicating the pertinacity 'of his sect in refus-
ing to give titles to men, gave this whimsical account :—" I
had the honour" said he, " one day to be in company with
an Excellency and an highness. His Excellency was the
most ignorant and brutal of his species, and his Highness
measured just four feet eight inches without his shoes."—
American paper.
REGISTRATION BARRISTERS.-In the forthcoming miscel-
laneous estimates, there is an estimate of the sum required
" to pay the allowance and expenses of the barristers em-
ployed in revising lists of voters, &c. £41,000." And an
agreeable note follows, stating that " a sum of £3792 ls. Bd.
has been paid from civil contingencies to make good the defi-
ciency of the grant of last year." No patronage here, and
no little pickings for briefless Whiglings.
REDUCTION OF POSTAGE.—The Magistrates and Town
Council of Nairn. have petitioned Parliament in favor of the
uniform penny post, according to Mr. Rowland Hill's plan ;
and similar petitions are now in progress from the burgh
inhabitants, and from each parish in the county of Nairn.
The Stirling Observer mentions, that " since the postage be-
tween that town and Grangemouth was reduced from 3d. to
Id. there have been nearly three times more letters despatched
through the post-office.
NEWBURGH.—An instance of sagacity in a dog occured
here a few days ago, which is worthy of being narrated. The
dog had been in charge of the'farm-stealing, which is a short
distance from the house. During the night, its master was
awakened by the faithful little animal scraping at the door,
and otherwise• making d noise ; on the door being opened, it
it did not go into the house, but wagged its tail and ran off
in the direction of the steading ; when his master suspecting
that all was not right, immediately put on his clothes and
followed, when he caught a person quietly making off with a
back-load of his straw.—Edinburgh Evening Post.
In the town of Ross, in Herefordshire, a very singular
anecdote of courtship is recorded between a butcher and a
village maid. It appears that the fond pair had met each
other in church, and had occasionally cast sheeps' eyes at
each other. On the butcher professing his love in a billet
doux to the fair maid, he axed her whether she would have
him or no ! The poor girl could not write, but sent him in
return a sheep's eye in a lock of wool, which expressed her
willingness to comply with his suit, signifying eye-wool,
" I will."

The rumour which has been prevalent during the last fort-
night, in naval circles, of the intention of ministers to send
a demonstration fleet to the Baltie, turns out to be correct.
It is to consist of ten seventy-twos, to be commanded by
Admiral Gage :—The Belleisle, Benbow, Blenheim, Corn-
wallis, Hastings, Illustrious Agincourt, Hawke, Edinburgh,
and a tenth, the name of which has not transpired. It would
seem that information which has reached the foreign office of
the aggressive disposition which has recently been manifested
by Russia, has led to this determination. Orders have, we
are assured, been received, to countermand the apartments
which were preparing at Mivart's Hotel, for the reception of
the Grand Duke of Russia. We learn also, that Count
Nesseirode has been dismissed ; that Count Orloff has super-
seded him, and that the war party in the Russian cabinet are
in the ascendant. Have these changes anything to do with
the organization of the above-mentioned fleet ?—United Ser-
vice Gazette.
THE AYRSHIRE HERMIT.—On Thursday, Glasgow was
honoured with a visit from Thomas Raeburn, the Ayrshire
Hermit, whose outre-appearance attracted, of course, a train
wondering gazers. Our readers are, we believe, aware that
this singular personage has not shaved his beard, cut or
combed his hair, or changed his clothes, during a period of
twenty years. having a " vow in Heaven" to that effect, in
consequence of alleged injustice done him in a law-suit in
whiche he wr.s engaged. Thomas says he is resolved to per-
petrate this revenge upon himself till justice is done him by
the laws of his country. At the period of the Queen's
Coronation, this strange character resolved to demand from
her Majesty in person that justice which he alleges was de-
nied him by the courts below ; but while passing through
Edinburgh, which he had chosen as his route, his attention
was arrested by some friendly advisers, who sent him back
again to his solitary retreat in Ayrshire. While on a visit
to this city on Thursday, Thomas transacted business in the
Royal Bank, where, it is said, he has a cash account to the
amount of about .£2ooo.—Scottish Guardian.

SINGULAR AND VERY SUCCESSFUL OPERATION UPON A
HORSE.-Mr. Robert Eland, of Womersley, farmer, has a
horse, which on being taken up from grass, exhibited symp-
toms of broken wind, and became gradually worse until about
the middle of March. On the 16th of that month, Mr.
Nicholson, farrier of the village, ascertained, on examination,
that there was an indentation of the windpipe, and that its
circular form was lost, and it was very evident that the horse
must die of suffocation. He performed the operation of
tracheotomy in the following manner. The integument and
muscles covering the windpipe were divided and dissected
back to the length of five inches—a portion of the trachea
about an inch square was cut out ; and, upon the finger being
introduced into the windpipe, it was found that the rings of
the trachea were actually broken and a false membrane had
exuded over the broken portion ; so that an aperture existed
for the horse to breathe through, which would admit only a
small probe to be passed through. The whole of the broken
rings were then dissected out, and a semi-circular tube intro-
duced, which remained for several days, and the external
parts were gradually brought together and healed. The horse
is 15 years old, and is now in perfect health and at daily work.
Some of the rings are in possession of the farrier, at Womers-
ley, near Pontefract.—Leeds Intelligencer.