The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-01-06 00:00:00

---Ken' dal Mercury

EMILY gj.;;oß D—This young woman, who lived
With the murderer Rush, it will be remembered emigrated
to Australia. A letter from a respectable resident at Ade.
hide, in that country, inserted in the Worcester Herald,
saYs, "I think you would like to know a little about
Emily Sandford. We often see her; we do not live very
far from her; she is married to a German, has one child
!our months old ; and the child, of whom Rush was the

is a sweet littl
'sem She has

they do well, and seen
ought houses with the money tha

lected for he

THOLIC STATISTTC9.—By an official return

int made of the present position of

e Roman Catholic

Churcilin -tilia countryitrappears that in Great Britain
there are 708 churches and chapels ; 12 colleges for the

Oducaiion.o4 iccleSia;tirs,l and lay students ;- 17 houses
of religious men, including the Benedictines, Franciscans,
Dominicans, Jesuits, Passionists, Cistercians, Redemp-

torists,Oratorians,Fathers of Charity, and Conceptionists ;
42 convents for females of different orders. The number

ef cergy, including
holm the same source it appears that there are
and 50 Roman Catholic bishops in the British colonies. 400 and 500 colonists, reached Canterbury on the 14th,
A DIABOLICAL MYSTERY.—On lately taking down a 21st. and 28th of August successively ; and the settlement
large candelabrum in the dining-room of Rsith-house, has already become of suoh importance that the inhabi-
with a view to some repairs, the large bulb from which tants have petitioned Sir George Grey, the governor, to
the branches radiate was found to be filled with gun- erect it into a separate province, a desire which it is be-
,hot, nails, and other destructibles. The conster- lieved he will readily accede to. The pasture runs are in
aused by this unlooked-for discovery was inde- great demand ; applications having been made for between
ally as every one is utterly at a loss to 300,000 and 400.000 acres i a addition to the old allotments ;
-.hat time and by whom the destruc- and sheep farming continues to be a highly profitable
'" ingredients were introduced remains a profound pursuit. The colonists at the end of August had com-
mystery. It was put up 24 years ago, and it would look pleted the erection of a new bridge over the Eden, and a
as if the diabolical deed must have been committed before new church at Christchurch. Lord Lyttelton, who was
its suspension.—Ftfeshire Advertiser. present, and addressed the meeting, said that he had seen
Naval. WEDDING.—At Adwick-le-Street, on Christ- a considerable number of letters from the colony, and the
mas-day. John Yetis], a general dealer in rags and bones, I whole of the writers expressed their satisfaction with the
Was united to Elizabeth Nicholson. The united ages of state of the settlement. His lordship added that, on the
the h..-- • - reassembline'

:bbishop end 12 bisba

powder.
nation c

•cribable, especia
account for it

- nappy couple was 120 years. The bride, a blithe 6of parliament, some important legislation
Widow of 70, was conducted to the church by the bride- with respect to New Zealand would take place, as the
groom, accompanied by a body-guard armed with blun- acts of parliament, under which political affairs there are
derbusses and constables' staves. The ceremony was at present regulated, expire in 1853.
witnessed by nearly the whole of the inhabitants, and on DEATH OF A YORKSHIRE MlSER.—Perhaps an unpa-
leaving the church the " happy pair" were saluted with a ralieled instance of penuriousness and covetous disposi-
Shower of old shoes. The bells also rang a " dumb peal" tion has been brought to light at IV istow. about four miles
in honour of the occasion, and no event, our correspon- from Cawood. A few days ago, an old man, who had the
dent states. has ever caused greater excitement in the reputation of being a miser, was found dead in his bed
village than this most extraordinary wedding.—Doncaster there. When a boy he had the misfortune to lose one
Chronicle. arm by the discharge of a gun, and as he had shortly
OBSCENITIES FROM CHINA.—A remarkable importat n afterwards a little money left him, he was enabled to sub-
has recently taken place from China, co' -- i sist wii hoot working for a livelihood. Deceased lived by
himself in a small house, which he allowed no one else to
enter for the last twenty years and more. He appears to
jE have indulged a monomania for the accumulation of all
)t aorta of extraordinary articles, to an extent scarcely cre-
u Bible. Although the house is small, it was found on
ic, examination to contain two waggon loads of property. of
de various descriptions. On the ground floor there was just
ire a narrow road to the fire, and up stairs the deceased
could only just have found room to get to the bed. The
following is a list of the articles found in the house, most
!ter
of which have, it is stated, been stolen at different times :
Tl
tk —l4 tons of coals (although it is well ascertained he has
only bought one ton for 20 years), a cart load of sticks, a
Irot quantity of gate-posts, a pair of harrows, several plough-
shares, a cart-wheel, sundry posts and rails, a guide-post,
)on a quantity of children's wearing apparel, a bushel and a
easing half of partly-burned candles, 58 half-worn brooms, a
number of spades and shovels, a quantity of linen, prin-
to children ; a large number of tops,
s, which nearly filled a bushel measure ;
..y stones weight of staples, hasps, nails, crooks, &c. ;
one sack full of cow-ties and halters, 18 farmers' whips,
.on the 18 plough tmes, a large number of rakes and forks, &e..
' The amount of £650 in sovereigns, spade guineas, toge-
ther with seven-shilling pieces, were found in different
parts of the house ; and although this is not half the
amount he was possessed of, yet he pinched himself so
much of the necessaries of life, that it is thought his sud-
den end was brought about principally by his penurious-
ness.—Eastern Counties Herald.
HUSSEY'S REAPING MACHINE.—The sensation pro-
duced by the introduction of the American reaping
machines into this country appears to be fast extending
throughout our agricultural districts. At the annual
Smithfield prize cattle show. in London, the American in-
ventions were besieged by land-owners, tenant-farmers,
and farm-labourers, each intent upon having a personal
inspection of " brother Jonathan's" notions of machiner
for cutting an acre and a half of corn per hour. Husse'
reaper appears to be the favourite—the

sting
of

of paintings, or, more properly, carvingscharacter. painted and contained in a kind of frame, each
having hinges inversely so as to close after the manner of
a draught-board in the form of a book. On examination
of this piece of mechanism it was found that each of these
painted carvings formed a slide, which discovered another
carving of an equally elaborate description, but of a
grossly obscene character, the figures comprising these
obscenities being carvings in ivory representing Chinese
characters. It is believed that on no previous occasion
has the skill of mechanical art been mere grossly per-
verted to an improper purpose. The articles were, it
seems, in transitts for France, but the authorities have
given directions for these obscene carvings to be imme-
diately and entirely destroyed.
AnsaNca OF MIND.—One afternoon last week, an in-
dividual from the country was n- 'own the
street, Perth, evidently in a
talking to himself, and tearing to p,,,._
with his teeth, and throwing them from him. quaintance went up and asked what was the matter ? The
etarted from his abstraction, and on discovering it
riend who addressed him, said he was "just on the
...ay to settle that black bargain about tbo ' " hurriedly unfolding the shred and and fin.. - iis thumV
.-

I elaborate

gh state

:es a bit of

cipally beloangin
balls, and marbl

had between
v. exclaimed, " I'm done--I have been cnewink,
--v both retraced their

On this disc

paper was pleb Imitated, the two retired, and as best
from the scraps they had gathered as many, after a great
lifficulty, when pasted on the back of a handbill, as gave
`wing something like the representation of a .£.5 note.
‘le great joy of the owner the bank paid the amount.

way, and every shred and patch of
ved carefully up. When this

ur was ex-

hey could selected

4 iffiCUlt9

—Perth Courier.

DARING ATTACK BY A FOOTPAD : BULLDOG DEFENCE.
—On Monday night, Mr. Latham, rent collector, was at-
tacked by a highwayman, as he was on his way home to
Carlton, about three miles from Nottingham. After
walking about half the distance in safety he overtook a
man who appeared to be intoxicated, who, however, dealt
him a tremendous blow on the head with a life-preserver.

al construction

Mr. Latham turned upon the fellow
a second to--

receive(

head I

'e he W 8!

adversary and biting his face
ety, making him cry for the assistance of three corn-
,o lay in a hedge-bottom close by. These fellow
e and found Mr. Latham lying W
,g, aon ti. ',ighwayman, and bitins.
He was rottled r by the accomplices

Mr. Latham

,aging his

vies w

rushed to

th upon th

lim savagely

who, having re

,eased their comrade,
%;4.1.

ran off to

without attemptir

rifle Mr. Latham's pOckets or to retaliate the
Punishment he had infilted upon his first assailant. Both
were covered with blood, which flowed freely from Mr.
Latham's head, and from the highwayman's face and nose,
WRECK ON THE LONG SANDS.—HARWICH, DEC. 30
"-During a heavy gale from the eastward on
bight a fine vessel, called the Arrow, Mr. H. Mitchinson,
!easter, belonging to the port of Liverpool, went on the
',one Sands, a formidable range of shoals, some 20 or 30
relies in length, and, but for the noble and courageous
conduct of a lugger's crew, every soul on board the ill-
feted vessel would in all probability have perished. The

had no hesitation in accepting of the terms as sole maker
.—H under Messrs. Dray and Co. of London, the proprietors
the , and patentees, who bought and provisionally registered the
Arro• pattern reaper exhibited at the Crystal Palace—paid all
ort of Mr. Hussey's expenses from, and his return to, America,
.e ran, with all and every expense he was at attending and trying
JUt fe his reapers durine his stay in England. Whatever may
crew be the result of the legal disputes between Messrs. Dray
all pa and Co., and others, our agricultural friends will be glad
don to learn that while Mr. Cresskill respects the legal rights
o hei of one party, his intention is to act fairly towards the
and, purchasers of the American reaoing machines, which he
ere a was the first to introduce into Yorkshire ; and also that
obsei his judgment in selecting Hussey's reaper—though differ-
er, o ing from the award of the great medal—has proved to be
romp so signally correct.—Hull Advertiser.
unatt MUTINY or CONVICTS.—A spirit of insubordination
era %% has for the few last days been exhibited by the convicts at
's at Woolwich. It is said to arise from a wish of the prisoners
galh to be sent out to Australia immediately in pursuance of
'h at their sentence, instead of working out the time at the
ad t 1 hulks. The report of the gold discovery at Sydney, it is
iw al thought, has produced this excitement ; as formerly, in-
trafi atant transportation was considered the severer punish-
he u, ment of the two. The mutiny became unbearable between
twelve and one o'clock on Tuesday, when they returned
.... from their work in the dockyard to take their dinner on
..• board the Warrior convict-ship, They then rushed down
•• and took possession of two of the decks, defying the guards
and military to come near them, at the same time singing,
cheering, and swearing ; and some, who had Rot hold of
• pipes and tobacco, commenced smoking. The guards
.. Eastern ..
Inv* and North Midland 7,765 .. ,099 to Mr. Masterman that it would be dangerous to go out
hitale...ch•ease.,§heffield, & Lincolnshire 7,527 .. 6,378 with the convicts in the afternoon if examples were not
Y0..7.•e: Exeter ... ....... 4,224 .. 3,581 made of some of them. Captain the Hon. Montagu Stop.-
rBL._l'i_ 14 castle, and Berwick.... 14,867 .. 13,855 ford, Acting Superintendant, was immediately cornmuni-
sr!PurY and Chester
R.:771°11r9 and Birmingham..., 660 .. 648 and Royal Marines called on board, and the guards in
G'""`erP_Uounties and Norfolk
Northern
nester ort Holyhead . ...... ... 1421:,8.5,334582
... 3,305 and brought up and heavily ironed thirty-eight of the
Iv Ettaffordshire
teeed... • Northern 4,628 and sharpened files of which they had by some means
Twenty of the convicts were in the
mouth Dev rn
.....
.. 1,075 .. 967 become possessed.
'Bon% Wales.t..... .
The
t0t5(......... 1,469 .. 978 vans sent down to Woolwich for the purpose, and safely
against xteroeceinta on the above lines being £201,794 secured in Millbank Penitentiary. The other eighteen
the ie.----.P46 in the corresponding week of last year, were also heavily ironed and taken on board the Wye, in
in riatien conlethsehanbwilove in 1850, ,1144 to be £13,148. The number of the river. The military displayed great forbearance
was, in 1851, 4,214, and under most provoking circumstances, as the whole of the
.rte ee the showing an increase of 99i miles. The convicts were armed, in some shape, and it was only the
aitiafaetovv. Te. ; neX (being Christmas week) are very sight of the bayonets and the caps on the nipple! of the
western Comprised that the parcel traffic of the North- percussion locks half•cocked which checked their move-
pmetropolitan tC/°°, Packages. The receipts of the meats, and ultimately restored some degree of order. It
oattie fair at Newport have been also increased by appear., that there were seven other convicts whose con-
r.
_, pan, show a r.,„."P?rt ragnell. The Great Western duct was so exceedingly bad, that Captain Whitty con-
"9'w of last year, ...44` of 41,000 over the Christmas sidered it necessary to have them taken and flogged, as an
. example to their companions.

Sunday

was fast settling down,
1g her crew clinging to her broF

iththe pa

Dr fellows form-
The

wares kept

~„ilree_king over tlien, and, as may be imagined, their
17" tY and suffering were most painful and protracted.
"Wight they were observed by the smack Aurora's
!ncrease, J.. Lewis, master, of this port, which was cruis-
re, and in the-most prompt manner she bore down to
rescue of the uniartnnate creatures clinging to the
wreck. The heavy breakers which were rolling over the
sand rendered the smack's approach very difficult and
liangelves. However, the gallant fellows pushed on, de-
spite the fearful seas, which at times nearly engulphed
them, and eventually reached the wreck, and took off the
Inn/meted crew. The Arrow and cargo are total losses.
TKAFFIC RSTURNS.—The traffic returns for the week
ending the 21st instant, on the undermentioned English
lines of railway, are as follows 1851. 1850.
London and North Western
••-
-Midland 24,541 .. 23,808
15,997 .. 13.456
9,587
8,073

cashire and Yorkshire..
and South Westert

Lott,
4.4,:sndot.
'teat Western

sad Brighton

14,844
10,509