The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1839-04-09 00:00:00

MISCELLNAEOVS.

STIEEP.—The estimated number of sheep in'Great Britain
and Ireland is about 32,000,000.
Nearly 4,000 persons passed up and d'own the Sheffield and
Rotherham railway on Ester Monday.
IMMENSE SAL..istoN.—A salmon'of 401bs. Weight was 'On
Friday taken in Lord Massy's weir, near Castleconnell,
cmmtly 'Of Limerick.
Cardinal Pesch, Budnapartes Miele, is dangefously ill. In
the event"of his death, the whole BuOhaparte family will as-
"semble in Ronie.
'Zitide—the tulkiously-expected, and, till lately, undis-
'coveeed 'opera of Mozart—has just been published at Offen-
bteh.

DANISH CLAIMS.—The commissioners for investigating
the claims of the sufferers by seizure of ships and goods by
the Danes in 1807, have reported that they hare received V 0
claims for ships, cargoes, and freights and that the total
the sum claimed amounts hi £t 4,747; 18s. lid.
The Ministerial Globe says-:--" The prelithinaries of the
marriage of LOrd MelbOurne and the Duchess of Kent are,
it is said, finally settled! the union is expected tO take Place
In Jute." The Duchess of Kent will he oOn the 17th of
next August—Lord Mellionrne '6O on the instant.
'NB LATk A.B.ChBiB1101" Of tUAM.—It is stated that in
conscqbente 'of the 111tH Dr. Trench having survived one day
beyond the Roth March his family will receive an addition to
their property of from £20,000 to 30,000. His Grace's life
Was insured for £50,000.
DEATH OF SIR HERBERT TAYLOB.—We are sorry to have
to state, that the death of Sr Herbert Taylor, which was et=
roneously inserted in the newspapers as having happened on
the 13th of March, took place on the oth tilt. letters hay.,
ing been received by his family yesterday from Itotne to an-
nounce the melancholy event..ilforttinp Post.
A cabinet council was held at the residence of 'Vishount
Melbourne, in Downing-street, on Thursday afternobn. It
was attended by Viscount Melbourne, the Lord Chancellor,
Marquis of LanSdowne, Vistontit Duncannon, Lord John
Russell, Viscount Palmerston, Marquis of Normandy, Earl
of Minto, Sir John Hobhouse, Lord Holland, Mr. Poulett
Thomson, and Lord Morpeth. The council sat three hours.
Stowell, the informer, has, been very active in octaining
prospectuses from all the fire and life assurance companies,
and is laying informations against them by wholesale, on
account of the printer's name not being attached to the first
and last page of each prospectus, as enjoined by au act of
the 39th of George 111., cap. 79, sec. 27; fOr whieh otniss
sions, it appears, they are subject to a penalty of £2O, which
may, by the magistrates; be mitigated to £5. The number
of informations which StoWell has laid ambunt to 1,900; and
the penalties will cOnsequently be not less than £7,500. In
some instances Stowell procured as many as 50 prospectuses;
and never less than 25, from an insurance office:
THE BouNnAnic Qui,,sribNl-At is ntiw very generally
believed in the city that the Ameriean boundary question
will before ldpg city,
to an amicable conclusion. It
is said, that but for the neglect of Lord Palmerston,
an approach to a settlement of this matter might have been
made several months past, and the irritation which has
lately been manifested on the frontier would, in that case,
have been spared. If report speaks truly, Lord Palmerston
and Mi. Stevenson, the American minister in London, came
to a satisfactory understanding as long ago as July last, but
the former omittted to send out the necessary information
upon the subject to Mr. Fox, the British representative at
Washington, and it was transmitted only a very few weeks
since.—Post.

ExtuAOrtelNAut LEAP.-011 I'riday, the 22d instant,
two getitlemen were driving through the Narrow Water-
Wood, .towards the house, on a jaunting-car drawn by a
hunter, well known in, this neighbourhood. Alarmed, it is
supposed, by the noise of the rooks, the horse went off at
speed making for an iron gate which is four and a half feet high,
which he took, carrying the car and the two gentlemen with
him, the owner, who was driving, never having parted with
the reins. The horse fell on the opposite side from whence
he had sprung, breaking the shafts of the car, but escaping
the smallest injury himsef, nor was even the harness broken.
There were three persons present at this wonderful feat, all
of whom bear ample testimony to the truth of this statetnent.
The gate was a little shaken where fastened to the pillar.—
Newry Telegraph;
MAILING A WlLL.—Perstins who haie occasion to re-ex-
ecute wills; or to make codicils Or new wills should be very
careful to execute them in strict compliance with the terms
of the 9th section of the New Will Act. That clause
requires that all wills or testamentary papers should be
signed by the testator in the presence of two witnesses who
must also attest the signature in the presence of the testator,
and of each other. For want of compliance with this re-
quirement the Prerogative Court in London has refused to
give effect to several wills. In one case, in which the motion
for probate was rejected, the testatrix had executed the will
by a mark in the presence of one witness, who subscribed
the same ; she afterwards acknowledged the mark in the pre-
sence of the same witness end of another present at the
same time, the latter witness only at that time subscribing
the paper. This was held to be a non-compliance with the
terms of the act.
SAM. ITuAet.—A project of law is now laid before the
Portuguese Chambers, which, if carried into effect, will con-
fer no small benefit upon the trade and shipping of this coun-
try. It is proposed that all vessels entering Portuguese ports
in ballast, for the purpose of loading salt, shall in future be
entirely exempted from the present tonnage duty of 500 reis
per ton ; and such as enter for the purpose of completing
their cargoes with salt, shall pay only 100 reis per ton ; but
'vessels that have taken wine at Madeira, and afterwards
complete their cargoes in Portugal with salt, shall be entirely
exempt.
CARLOW ELECTION PDTITION.—The committee for the
trial of the petition against the return of Mr. Bruen, is to be
ballotted for on Thursday next. The " liberal" papers tell
us, with a boast, that circulars have beeh sent to all the whig-
radical members, urging their attendance on the occasion ;
but if we mistake not, the parties who have so issued circu-
lars have been guilty of a breach of privilege, as we find it
ordered by the House of Commons, so long ago as May 4,•
1772—" That no person do presume to solicit the attendance
of members of this house, when the matter of any petition
complaining of an undue election or return is ordered to be
taken into considqation.—Vol. 83, p. 726.
THE LATE MURDEROUS OUTRAGE UPON A WIFE.—
George Whitaker was brought up again at the New Bailey
on Wednesday, when Mr. Smith, the house surgeon at the
Infirmary, stated that Sarah Whitaker was dangerously ill,
and much worse. Whitaker was then remanded to Wednes-
day next. On inquiring at the Infirmary yesterday evening,
we were informed that the unfortunate woman was somewhat
better, hut that her ultimate recovery was much more doubt-
ful than it appeared to be last week.---Manchester Guardian.
CENTENARY VISIT TO THE ASSIZES.—We have the most
unfeigned satisfaction in placing upon record a circumstance
of very unusual occurrence, viz., the fact of a gentleman hav-
ing now paid his centenary visit to the assizes held at our
county town. The gentleman whose life and health have
thus been so long and successfully spared to him, is our esti-
mable townsman, R. Palmer, Esq., town-clerk •, and we feel
very confident that, if the hearty good wishes of his numerous
friends and admirers (he has no enemy) may but avail in his
behalf, he will be allowed to add a large increase to the very
great number of assize visits that he has already made.—
Preston Pilot.
LEICESTER ELECTION.—The late contest at Leicester has
produced a general conviction there that it will be in vain for
the radical party to struggle for the continued possession of
both seats, and. that it will have some difficulty even in pre-
serving one of them. Mr. Frewen started immediately be-
fore the election, made no canvas, did not spend a shilling
beyond the necessary legal expenses, and was nevertheless
only outstripped by a majority of about 300 in a constituency
of between 3000 and 4000, although his competitor had been
for many days previously in the field, and had canvassed the
whole constituency thoroughly, and at no inconsiderable ex-
pense.

LORD JOHN RUSSELL'S MOTION.—What is to be the form
of Lord John Russell's motion on the 15th ? This is a ques-
tion which every one asks, but which no one pretends to be
able to answer. Nevertheless, upon the form of the motion
will depend altogether the importance of the issue, as a trial
of the administration. Knowing that they must fail, the Mi-
nisters perhaps choose to fall in what they consider their best
position, and that from which in falling they may effect the
most extensive mischief. This is plainly the view taken by
Mr. O'Connell, who, as be has anthoritatively named the day,
will, no doubt, fix the terms of the final conflict, and has, as
a preliminary, invited an union with the Chartists, convert-
ing the Precursor Society into a Chartist Society, by one
breath of his mouth. "We will," said the incendiary at a
late meeting, raise such a ferment in the public mind, that
there is little likelihood of the Tories enjoying much comfort,
even should they succeed in coming into power." So the
matter stands at present—and we caniipt pretend to guide the
judgement of our readers, further than by reminding them of
the tenacity of place and profit, characteristic of the men in
office on one side, and of the certain ruin that awaits them
on the other from the impending exposures of their doings in
Canada, in India (at this moment Indian affairs are a subject
of intense anxiety in Downing-street,) and in all our foreign
relations. We build little upon the quarrel with the Char-
tists, and the other revolutionary factions in the country, be-
cause we have experience that the men with whom we have
to do would make common cause with the fiends themselves,
for the sake of place, and as we see Mr. O'Connell has been
employed to negotiate an alliance.—Standard.
THE SUPPORTERS OF MINISTERS BEATEN IN EDIN-
BURGH.—A great public meeting of the citizens of Edinburgh
took. place on Monday last, at three o'clock, in the Waterloo
Rooms, called by the leading committee clique of the Whigs,
for the purpose of expressing their confidence in ministers,
and supporting Lord John Russell's intended motion in the
House of Commons on the 15th current. The large room
was crowded to suffocation, and the whole Whig phalanx were
present, including Sir J. Gibson Craig, Sir, Thomas Dick
Ladder, Sir John Robinson, the Lord Provost and magis-
trates of Edinburgh, and a multitude of Whig lawyers, place-
expectants, and hungry hangers-on. Sir James Gibson Craig
moved that the Lord Provost should take the chair, which
the latter immediately filled; but a counter motion was im-
mediately proposed by Mr. Fraser, the leader of the Radicals,
that Mr. Douglas, a Radical, should have that honour con-
ferred on him. A scene of uproar, confusion, and noise, en-
sued, which beggared all description, and, upon a show of
hands, the Radicals triumphantly carried Mr. Fraser's mo-
tion by a great majority. The Radicals instantly installed
their chairman, and turned the Lord Provost out, who pre-
cipitately left the room, followed by the whole Whig tail,
amidst the most tremendous groans, hissing, and hooting.
The meeting then proceeded to business, passed resolutions
of total want of confidence in the present ministry, and pray-
ing her Majesty to dismiss them from office.—Standard.
BOWLING.—A branch of that sect of pious persons, who
are best known as " jumping ranters," has been established
in Stricker-lane, in Bowling. The room they occupy is situ-
ated over " good stabling" belonging to the adjoining public
house. There practice is, as is well known, when in holy
conclave assembled, to indulge in the most insane antics and
the most violent gestures. Last Sunday their holy zeal be-
came by some means inflated to explosion point, and a
" reg'lar flare up" took place ; the occasion was, the talking
in favour of " missionaries" and to collect monies for their
support. It appears that certain parties, who have hitherto
been recognized as leaders, desired on this occasion to mount
the rostrum and state something in opposition to the general
feeling ; they were prevented ; their friends backed them ;
and in a short time fisticuffing became arrant cheap ! forms
and platforms were quickly upset ; and such a noise and
tumult ensued, that a passer-by might easily have been led
to conclude that there was the charitable asylum of lunatics
at holiday. In the mean time we learned the parties who
held the monies decamped.
GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY.—The number of passengers
on this line, during the past week, amounted to nearly 8000,
and the receipts were larger than in any week since October.
The laying of the permanent way to Twyford is now proceed-
ing steadily, the rails being already laid from Maidenhead
station to the bridge over the Thames. The eastern arch of
this bridge has been re-constructed with improved materials,
and now stands perfectly sound, the centerings having been
completely eased for some weeks. The directors have just
taken contracts for the construction of about 14 miles of the

line, extending from Didcot, near Oxford, to Uffington, the
boundary of the London division of the line, on which the
contract works are so light as not to average more than
£6OOO per mile. The Bristol directors have also advertised
for tenders for four miles, on the road between Bath and Box
tunnel, and it is expected that contracts for the whole of the

remainder of this division of the line beyond Chippenham
will soon be entered into. We are glad to hear that the bill
for which the company are applying, for the purpose of coin-
pleting the required capital, has passed the committee of the
House of Commons without opposition, and will be read a
third time immediately after the recess.