The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-04-16 00:00:00

MISCELLANEOUS.

The fund subscribed for the maintenance of the children
of Millie, the late assistant clerk in the Newcastle Savings
Bank, amounts to £lOOO, of which sum the bank has contri-
buted £6O, being a year's salary of the murdered man.
A bazaar was held last week at Walton-le-dale, near Pres-
ton, and the handsome sum of nearly £7OO was collected in
support of the Sunday schools in connexion with the estab-
lished church,,at that place.
We are enabled to state, on undoubted authority, that Sir
John Rennie has expressed a very decided opinion with
respect to the practicability of crossing Morecame Bay, on
theplan and principles laid down by Mr. Hagne.—White-
haven Herald.
An anti-medical wag remarks, that, in consequence of the
chemists' shops being shut up on Sundays, there is a proba-
bility of the mortality in great towns being one-seventh less
than it used to be.
A captain of a vessel loading coals went into his merchant's
counting-room, and requested the loan of a rake. The mer-
chant, looking towards his clerks, replied, " I have a num-
ber of them, but none, I believe, wish to be hauled over the
coals."—New York paper.
Sherry, as we drink it in England, is an artificial wine ; 20
vintages, differing in age, flavour, and odour, are mingled till
a neat article is made up. There is not much mischief nor
mystery in the way things are managed at Xeres, where there
is neither cider, Cape wine, nor Thames water.—Quarterly
Review.

DANTZIC WUEAT.—The Mark-lane Express states that
letters from Dantzic, to the 22d March, state the stock of old
wheat to be reduced very low, and that the new wheat gene-
rally came to hand in very bad condition ; and it was feared
that very little would be fit for shipping, without being first
kiln-dried, or mixed with a large proportiOn of old.
REPRESENTATION OF AYRSHIRE.—The only opponent
who has yet proposed to measure his strength with Lord Kel-
burne is Mr. H. Craig, of Chartist notoriety, Kilmarnock, at
present one of the members of the Convention—he bids for
higher game, and is apparently ambitious of a place among
the " collective wisdom' of the nation.—Ayr Observer.
DR. WOLFF.—The celebrated missionary is about to pub-
lish his " journal," and, from what we hear, we expect to
find the work one of the most interesting that ever fell from
the press. The Protestanijaiscopal College of St. John's,
at Annapolis, United St of America, has conferred on
Dr. Wolff the honorary eigeor of Dr. of Divinity.—Leeds
Intelligencer. 4a.
REPRESENTATION OF BRADFOR n.—lt has been rumoured
at Bradford within the last few days, that William Busfeild,
Esq., of Upwood, will resign his seat in Parliament for this
borough, in consequence of the lamented death of his wife.
What degree of truth there is in the rumour we are unable
to say ; but it is added that a canvass has already been com-
menced for a " Yellow" candidate to succeed him.—Leeds
Intelligencer.
On Monday evening an immense rat attacked two of the
children of Mr. Gowen, of the Orange-grove, while in their
bed. Before their cries for assistance were heard, the rat
had inflicted several severe bites on the hands and face of the
youngsters. At length, however, the rat was destroyed, and
we are happy to say that the children are doing well.—Wilts
Independent.
We are able to state that there is no foundation for the re-
port of the demise of his Serene Highness the reigning Duke
of Brunswick ; but at the date of the last despatches from
Hanover, the 2d inst., the duke was labouring under a dan-
gerous indisposition, arising from a nervous fever. His Ma-
jesty the King of Hanover, (Duke Charles being declared
incapable of reigning) is the heir presumptive to the duchy,
which contains a population of 200,000.—Morning Herald.
According to a Geneva letter, a fierce altercation between
the catholics and protestants is going on in that city. The
protestants contend that the concordat entered into between
Napoleon and Pius VII., establishing the catholic religion
in Geneva, remained in force only as long as Geneva formed
an integral part of the French empire, while the catholics
declare they will defend their rights, established by the con-
cordat, to the utmost.
The lace trade in Belgium is now extremely active. Im-
mense orders have been given, we learn, at Brussels, by tra-
vellers from France, England, Germany, and Russia, parti-
cularly in old lace, in the style of the 17th century. When
genuine old lace cannot be procured, or is too dear, the
makers produce new lace or imitation, which, although more
beautiful in itself, is less valued. Large purchases of old
lace, principally procured from altar-cloths, have been made
for the Empress of Russia, and a considerable quantity sent
into France.

HANDSOME SUBSCRIPTION.—In less than a week, nearly
£3OO has been raised in Nottingham for the widow and chil-
dren of Inspector Phelps, who died a fortnight ago from hy-
drophobia, in consequence of the bite of a mad dog. The
subscription is still going on.
The labourers employed in excavating on the Derby and
Birmingham Junction Railway at Kingsbury, near this place,
have discovered lead ore. It is said to exist in such abund-
ance, that a mine is to be opened and worked. Should the
project be found to answer, it will be an event of great im-
portance.—Staffordshire Examiner.
HURRAH FOR THE BALLOT ! General Subervie has distri-
buted to the Chamber of Deputies some observations respect-
ing the election of M. Salvandy, at Lectoure, where the
general was the opposition candidate. There were, it ap-
pears, 0n1y327 voters present, and yet 330 tickets were found
in the ballot urn ! By deducting these three votes, M. Sal-
vandy had one less than the majority required. A protest
against the return had been immediately entered into, and
sent forward to the chamber.—Paris paper.
HINDLEY CHURCH BATE.—On Easter Monday, accord-
ing to annual custom, the rate-payers of Hindley, assembled
for the purpose of electing churchwardens, and laying a rate
to meet the usual expenses attendant on the worship of God,
in connexion with our venerable establishment. The rate
required for this purpose was a mere trifle, only one half-
penny in the pound on the assessment, yet certain discon-
tented Papists, Socinians, Independents, and Infidels, joined
together in sweet harmony, determined, if possible to do
away with the " impost." An amendmend was therefore
proposed, and seconded by the Romish Priest—the individual
who, a few years ago, called out, " Down with the Rector,"
whilst that gentleman was passing through the crowd at one
of our vestry meetings. A poll wa. ADAnanded, and it took.
tm-Monday and Tuesday, ending with a most triumphant
majority in favour of the church, which majority would have
been much greater, had not the radicals found the wherewith
for a great number of rate-payers, who paid their rates, and,
as a debt of gratitude, voted to please their benefactors. The
utmost exertions were used by all the dissenting sects com-
bined against the church, and the ministers of the Unitarian,
the Papist, and the. Independent flocks, were to 'be seen
leading up their dupes to vote against the rate. All was, how-
ever, of no avail, for the church alone withstood the attack ;
and, based as she is in the affections of her people, proved
victorious. At four o'clock on Friday, the Rev. E. Hill, the
incumbent, closed the poll, declaring the numbers to be,—
for the rate, 253 ; against it, 211. Majority for the rate, 42.
Mr. Leigh, solicitor on behalf of the anti-church party, pro-
tested against the poll being closed, but it having been pre-
viously aranged that it should then close, the chairman
persisted in his right to close it, and there the matter ended.
Wigan Gazette.
A CANDID ATE FOR EMIGRATION.—FORBIDDING THE
BANNS OF MARRIAGE AT WOODCHESTER CHURCH.—On
Sunday morning last, after the Rev. Dr. William had " asked
in church" the following parties, viz., William Stephens and
Ann Davis, both of this parish, and before the rev. gentle-
man put the usual form about " just cause or impediment,"
a young woman with a baby in her arms, and with an expres-
sion of countenance betokening her sincerity, yet with the
most perfect coolness and intrepidity, stood up and said " I
forbid the banns in this church and all others." The strength
of female attachment has long been proverbial—their courage
in difficulty has long been tested and admired—and the sim-
ple facts conected with this affair adumbrates traits so well,
that we give them. They are as follows :—Wm. Stephens,
by trade a weaver, is about to emigrate to that land of pro-
mise, the modern Canaan, Australia, that land
" Where everlasting spring abides,
And never-failing flowers,"
and wished much to marry and take with him a young woman,
named Harriet Cliff, with whom he had been on terms of in-
timacy for some time, but the fair damsel preferring her own
native shores, the terra firma of " Old England with all her
faults," to the golden crows of that far distant land, plumply
refused to go, which induced Stephens to try another female,
who readily consented to emigrate with him, and wherever he
chose, and they were consequently about to be married as
soon as the three times of asking in church had transpired.
The second time of publishing the banns nearly arrived be-
fore the former sweetheart, Harriet Clift, knew of the fact,
and the news, as a matter of course, was very unpalatable ;
she did not much approve of this second string to the bow of
her lover, and upon a second consideration fully consented
to face the mighty deep ; to endure " Siberian cold or Afric's
burning sands" with Stephens, and at last the matter was
agreed upon, on condition that she would go to church and
publicly forbid the banns between him and her rival, and that
he would after marry her and immediately set sail. In this
she was not worse than her word, and, as it became known
in the neighbourhood, the church was more than usually full,
and great curiosity was excited by the circumstances. How-
ever, the solemnities of the service were not at all broken ip
upon ; nothing more than a smile was observed, but that
smile was universal, and on the rev. Dr. acquainting the ob-
jector that he would speak to her after church the thing sub-
sided. We understand the parties will be married next week,
and are about to sail for Australia in the course of the same
week, leaving Ann Davies behind, no doubt a little annoyed
at the disappointment she has experienced.—Cheltenham
Journal.

SHIPWRECK.—On Thursday afternoon the brig Retrench,
bound for New York, with 45 passengers, sailed from Green-
ock, the wind blowing fresh from the east, which was a fair
wind for the vessel. On Friday morning the deep sea steam-
ers brought the news to Greenock that the Retrench was
ashore on the rocks adjoining the Cumbrae light-house, and
it blowing a gale at the time, fears were entertained that the
vessel would be dashed to pieces, and all on board perish.
The Gulliver steam-tug was immediately ordered off to the
assistance of the unfortunate vessel, with a party of men,
headed by Captain Kennedy, harbour-master of Greenock.
A buoy, with a rope fastened to it, was thrown from the
Retrench, and had drifted ashore, and the islanders made it
fast, by which means a communication was opened with the
island, and a number of female passengers were floated ashore
on an empty chest. The passengers were all safely landed
by the Gulliver at Greenock on Friday night ; but we are
sorry to learn that they will lose all their luggage, provisions,
&c., as the vessel, in all probability, will be a total wreck.
We have heard that the accident was caused by the vessel,
whilst tacking, missing stays. The passengers were princi-
pally from Paisley, Greenock, and some of the agricultural
population of the adjoining counties, one or two females, with
a number of children, to join their husbands and fathers in
America.—Glas.gow Chronicle.

A RADICAL PATRlOT.—Brimmer Brassey was a stirring
person, and likely to make himself and his principal popular
amongst the radicals. He was always over-smartly dressed ;
his countenance was florid, edged with much black whisker;
he wore his hat—a silk hat—on one side of his head ; a co-
loured handkerchief round his neck ; a chain, questionable
as to metal, by way of guard to an equivocal watch, over a
velvet waistcoat. He was well able to drink punch weak or
strong, hot or cold, as the case might be, at any time, and in
any quantity ; smoked cigars if degired, and went the whole
length of pipes if necessary ; was upon intimate terms with
several actors of the minor theatres ; sung songs which were
not in print ; told anecdotes of men and things which asto-
nished the natives ; had a friend who benevolently lent mo-
ney to anybody who wanted it, upon the least imagineable
security ; and, in fact; was the most accommodating person
in his peculiar line of the profession to which he did not do
too much honour. At Mudbury, he was all in all ; the way
he talked, the way he sang, the way he dressed, the way he
paid, were the theme of universal admiration ; and if the
mere representative of the coming candidate did all this, what
would the candidate himself do when he became the repre-
sentative of them all ?--Births, Deaths, and Marriages.
CURIOUS FACT.—A correspondent of the Whitehaven
Herald, writing to show the superior quality of the soil to be
reclaimed by the projected railroad and embankment over
Morecambe Bay, says—" The sea sand of Morecambe Bay
contains 20 per cent. of calcareous matter, (one fifth of the
whole,) composed almost altogether of finely powdered sea-
shells. The average depth of the sea sand may be about
fifteen feet, (being deeper higher up the bay than on the line
of the Morecambe Bay embankment.) The bay may average
eight miles from north to south, by about eleven miles from
east to west. We have, therefore, even in one bay of the
county of Lancaster, not less than 272,588,800 cubic yards of
organic remains—(sea shells)—another
.proof added to the
coral reefs and islands of the animal origin of much of the
surface matter of this globe.