The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1852-10-26 00:00:00

THE LIVERPOOL STANDARD, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 26, 1852.

CHINA AND THE EAST.--It may not be generally
known that two premiums of £5O each have been offered
for the best essays on the following subjects. One on
China, its capabilities, and means of improvement, and
the other on the Eastern Archipelago, including the Phi-
lippines and the Gulf of Siam. The gentlemen who have

been appointed to award the prizes are the Earl of

Shaftesbury,
_

Baring, Esq.,
kington, Esc

P., Wm. Brown
LP., and Thoma

Esq.,
Razley.

James Pil

The time at which the
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LAIINCH.—On Saturday afternoon there was launched
from the shipyard of Messrs. J. and G. Thompson, Clyde
Bank, Govan, a fine screw steamer of 800 tons, built for
the firm of Messrs. John Bibby, Sons, and Co., of Liver-
pool, and intended to form an addition to their splendid
steam fleet in the Mediterranean. This noble specimen
of our mercantile steam marine went off the ways most
eceiving the name of " Calpe" (the classical
through the graceful services of Miss Dow,
he Rev. Dr. Struthers, of this city. The di-
of the Calpe are-200 feet length, by 29 feet of
18 feet 6 inches depth, moulded. She is to

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Workhouse 687 pauper

GENERAL NEWS.

Two STOKERS on board H.M.S. Retribution, lying at
Lisbon, quarrelled last week, while at supper, and one of
them stabbed the other, killing him instantly.
THE Sunderland News says, that Mr. Hudson, M.P.,
has more than redeemed his losses, and is now a richer
man than ever, through judicious investments in railway
shares during the late depreciation.
PATRIARCHAL FAMILY.—There are seven individuals
now living in the neighbourhood of Matlock, named

Boden, whose united ages . The
youngest of the family is in his 64th year, Etna regularly
follows the occupation of a quarryman.—Derbyshire
Courier.

it to 517 year

RARE BIRDS.—Two specimens of
black tern (sterna fissipes, Linn.),
on the great pool at Westwood-perk.
met with at Hudson's Bar, Newfout
and that it is common in Siberia, and in
the deserts of Tartary.

RAILWAY AMAL
Midland, the York
Leeds Northern Rai

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to terms of amalga

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special meetings to be held s

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ges now
rve the " T
which is 4s.
have an " T

bad on most.

'LADY PILFERER.-

Ann Cooper, a lady of great respi
in London. on a charge of havin

Ponsonby

Ir. Ballanty

rtt rare bird, the
re shot last week

Voyagers say it i

Among. a

£4. Who would

!ed to I

secution,after stating that the inquir
would be very painful, without effect

—The Bristol Mirror records the
ion who was

withdrew the charge
COD LIVER OIL
recovery of a young lady from con
unable to take cod-liver oil in doses, a
on her stomach, and by the advice of I
ant saturated linen cloths with the oil
ternallv to the chest. These were c,

medical

changed

!tidy returned to her family in perfect, health. -
POISONING WITH VITRIOL.—At Lambeth Police-office
London, on Thursday, Joanna Conner, a diminutive per

son, with a most repulsive count(

nce, and twenty y

- -
of age, was placed at the bar on a charge of pouring
vitriol or some such powerful acid into the mouth of an
infant only five weeks old, belonging to her master, by
which its life was considerably endangered. There ap-
peared to be no motive for this diabolical act. The life
of the child being still in danger, the prisoner was remanded
to a future day.

SIR JAMES SMITH, the distinguished English astrono-
mer, had a very narrow escape from death on Tuesday
evening. He arrived in Kingstown by the Holyhead boat.
end just after stepping ashore he went too close to the
water's edge, and fell in. The splash in the water was
heard, and directly after cries of " help, help." Effectual
aid was promptly rendered. Sir James fortunately had on
several loose coats, which were unbuttoned, and kept him
floating until be was caught by a boat-hook, and he es-
caped uninjured.
SEIZURE OF COLLEGE PLATE FOR POOR-RATES.—
The warrant of distress against the Rev. [Dr. Wellesley,
principal of New Inn Hall, Oxford. which was granted
by the city magistrates last week, for non-payment of
poor-rates, was executed on Tuesday by the overseer of
St. Peter-le-Bailey and the chief officer of the police, who
seized a dozen and a half of large massive silver forks.
The amount demanded was £8 175., being the quota of
assessment charged on the Rev. gentleman's house, &c.,
and New Inn Hall, for two poor-rates and expenses
attending the warrant and seizure.
UNPLEASANT ACCIDENT.—As one of the engineers or
firemen connected with the water-house was on Friday
examining the conductor water-pipe to a brewery, he
was nearly blown up with an explosion of gas. He re-
quired to examine the water-pipe in its recess in the
street with a candle, and while leaning over the edge of
the recess to do so, a large quantity of gas, which had
been escaping from one of the street gas-pipes in the same
place, exploded, like gunpowder, blowing the man back
over. The injuries received were very severe, and the skin
was almost entirely torn from his face.—Perth Courier.

OFFERINGS AT THE METROPOLITAN SYNAGOGUES.—
The following is, as near as possible, the amount of the
offerings during the recent sacred holidays of the New
Year, Day of Atonement. &c., for the relief of the poor,
at the principal metropolitan synagogues :—Great Syna-
gogue, Duke's-place, £BOO ; Sephardim, ditto ; Bevis
Marks, £5OO ; New, ditto ; Great St. Helen's, £6OO ;
Hamburgh, ditto; Fenchurch-street, £150; West London,
ditto ; Margaret. street, £7o—total, £2,120. The Western
Spnagogue, St. Alban's- place, have abolished offerings,
substituting in lieu thereof a charge on the seats.—Jewish
Chronicle.

BLEACHING WALNUTS.-At Bow-street, on
formal application was made by the inhabitants of Covent-
garden complaining of the annoyance and injury inflicted
upon them by the practice of bleaching walnuts. The
process complained of is effected by the use -of brimstone,
and its object is to whiten or colour the walnuts, so as to
make them more tempting to purchasers. It is well
known that vendors are often enabled to pass off " old
nuts for new ones" by the system of bleaching them, a
practice carried on to a larger extent this year than usual,

owing to the deficiency of the crop ; but the effluvia and
stench arising from the burning brimstone are altogether
intolerable. A caution was ordered to be printed and
circulated among the vendors in the market.
CONJUGAL AFFECTION.—A few evenings ago a quarry-
man of the name of Miles Holland, who resides upon the
edge of the Moor, was seen conveying, a coffin-board
.

towards his domicile ; he was interrogated as to whether
his wife was dead or not, to which he replied she was not
dead, but she shortly would be, and as it would be
extremely inconvenient for him to come down to the town
at night, he thought it best to have all in
Relying upon the supposition

be defunci ere be reached borne, he procured th

ance of a couple of old women, and taking with him a
bottle of gin, the trio proceeded upon their mournful
errand ; but judge their surprise when,'upon arriving at
the house, they found the supposed defunct seated by the
fire enjoying a comfortable cup of tea. She is not yet
dead, and in appearance promises to outlive her helpmate.
—Lancaster Gazette.

LONDON AND NORTH-WESTERN AND MIDLAND.—
Special meetings of these companies are to be held on
Wednesday, the 3d of November, to consider and approve,
or otherwise, a proposnl for the union of the London and
North-Western and Midland Railway Companies, and if
so determined, to authorise an application to parliament
for an amalgamation of the two undertakings. The capi-
tal expended up to the 30th of June last by the London
and North-Western Company, amounted to £29,574,697,
and by the Midland. to £17,093,197; making together
£46,667,894. The revenue for the year ending the 30th
of June of the former company amounted to £2,675,475.
and of the latter company to £1,281
-• £3,957,122. The working:
56 taxes, amounted to £1,53/.

meet guarantees,

moil other exp
2, leaving

2,419,700 to

t on loan

TAXATION.—An interesting parliamentary paper has
just been printed, showing how the taxes are raised. In
the year ended the sth of Jauuary, the duty on spirits was
£1,427,332 on foreign spirits, £1,097,920 on rum,
and £6,030,324 on British spirits. On matt the duty in
the year was £5,030,369 ; on hops, £426,241; on wine,

£1,776,247; on s
£5,900,624 ; on

on currants and raisins, X
£213.710; on

on silk

£1,043,027; on c
£10,973 ; on tin
£1,160,570; on p
carriages, £88,C3

railways, £287,3

and Ei

£174,744
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A MYSTERIOUS EXCUI
and strict orders were zi

oe to h

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LII mg
of sucl

—A. few day

ing last week. These orders
riosity, as a special train had never been granted to.
purpose on the Dorchester Rsilway, on account of
single line. It appears, also, that post-horses
r some secret purpose,
om Dorchester to some

excited considerable cu

eing a z

been ordered to r

be in waiting for some special purpose. On Wednesday
morning a special train started from Dorchester soon after
midnight, and arrived in Southampton early in the morn-
ing. It conveyed two ladies and two gentlemen, ap-
parently disguised. They proceeded to London by the
6.45 a.m. train from Southampton. It appears that the
post-horses ran in connexion with the special train, and
it is conjectured that the object of hiring the horses from
Dorchester was to prevent information being given down
the country by postboys returning from their journey to
Doncaster. No one in connexion with the special train
appeared to know anything of the persons that were con-
veyed by it.

PERUVIAN GUANO.—The following is an extract from
a letter dated Lima, September 11 :—" As you are aware,
the guano contract for England is in the hands of one
house, and is, of course, a complete monopoly, the con-
sequence of which is that they contrive to keep the
government blind to the benefits which would accrue
from a free commerce in this article. The house in ques-
tion, I dare say, net almost as much as the Government
in this business, and are therefore regularly coining
money. Shipowners are ridden down, the British farmer
pays heavily for his guano, the Government deprives
itself of the sale of ten tons to the three it now sells, and
loses a proportionate amount of revenue ; besides, they do
an injury to their own flag, preventing Peruvian ship-
owners from trading to Europe ; for who could now send
vessel from this coast with a freight of guano ? Further,
the port of Callao would be a considerable gainer by the
trade being thrown open to an customers, for ships would

enter anc

in greater num

berg, and, of course

general increase. lam glad to see that the shipowners
of England have endeavoured to call the attention of the
Cabinet to this matter, and I hope that by a little per-
severance on their part they will accomplish the breaking

speculai

may ad

is is no

my ()pink

alone, but the universal one here."

SINGULAR FACT.—A WIPE NOT KNOW HER HUSBAND.
—A southern journal has the following :—ln Saturday's
Constitution a paragraph appeared, stating that an inquest
had been held on the body of a man na•ned Wm. Duke, a
carpenter, who was drowned in the Mardyke stream.
While the body lay at the bridewell, poor Duke's wife and

daughter called to see it before the 'inquest. and left the
bridewell with tears and lamentations. They returned
home and the inquest was held—the coroner thinking it
unnecessary to call for the evidence of the mourners—and

the jury came to a verdict " that the dem
Du

Ice, was accidentally drowned.-- _
daughter returned home, what was their astonishment to
see him, whom they thought they bad just seen dead,
alive and well, warming himself comfortably by the fire.
The frightened women for some time refused to believe
1. • • • • . ..•

the evidence of their senses; and it was not unti
neighbours called i►► and effected a mutual underst
between the parties, that anything I