The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-09-14 00:00:00

It is said that the working cl asses of H udderefield are about
to start a joint-stock newspaper, and that Mr. Richard Oast-
ler is to be the editor, at the same salary as he had for the lost
stewardship.
STATE OF TRADE AT BLACKBURN.—Our market on Mon-
day was well attended with buyers, and a greater quantity of
pieces sold than has been the case for many weeks back, and
an advance in the hand-loom weavers' wages of from 5 to 6
per cent. on some descriptions.—Blackburn Standard.

TLI E QUEEN DOW AGER.—Her majesty the Queen dowager.
on her voyage to Malta, is expected to honour Lisbon with a
visit. We understand that her most faithful majesty has given
directions fur the palace at Belem to be forthwith fitted'up
for the reception of the Queen Dowager of England and suite,
who are expected to remain a week in the Portuguese capital.
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The brig Clugas, of Guernsey, which arrived off Falmouth
on Sunday morning, from Monte Video, sailed thence on the
Bth of July. at which period Buenos Ayres continued block-
aded by the French squadron most strictly, but no other hos-
tile demonstration had been made. Captain Roberts reports,
that the President of Monte Video had resigned his office ()ti
the day previous to his sailing.
A Mrs. Lapworth has been elected presidentess of the
" Women's Political 'Union," at Birmingham. It is not said
whether she is to preside in male or female attire. Of course
it is to be composed of matrons in whose families the gray
mare is the better horse. If anything were wanting to throw
ridicule upon such associations here we have it.

A malignant fever of an alarming kind prevails at Ashted,
in the neighbourhood of BirmingLam, occasioned, it is said,
by the numerous stagnant pools and ditches in that vicinity.
Surely it should be the business of the surveyors of highways.
to mitigate, if not remove, this very prevalent cause of ill—
ness wherever it exists.

A Cockney Sportsman being out one day amusing himself -
with shooting, happened to tire through a hedge, on the other '
side of which was a man, standing or leaning, no matter
which. The shot passed through the man's hat, but missed
the bird. " Did you tire at me, sir ?" he hastily asked. "0 '
no, sir," said the shrewd sportsman, " I never hit what I
fire at."

POLITENESS.—Now, as to politeness, many have attempted
definitions of it. I believe it is best to be known by descrip-
tion ; definition not being able to comprise it. I would, how-
ever, venture to call it benevolence in trifles," or the pre- -
ference of others to ourselves in little, daily, hourly occur-
rences in the commerce of life. * * * * * Bowing,
ceremonious, formal compliments, stiff civilities, will never
be politeness; that must be easy, natural, unstudied,.fainly, •
noble. And what will give this but a mind benevolent •and .
perpetually attentive to exert that amiable disposition. in •
trifles towards all you converse and live with ? Benevolence
in greater matters take a higher name, and is the queen of
virtues.— The Earl of Chatham.

ESCAPE OF A CONVICT.—On Monday, information was
given to the metropolitan police of the escape of Edward
Oakes, who contrived, while being conveyed with several
other convicts in a van, front Kirkdale, Liverpool, to Chat-
ham, to niake his escape from the vehicle unperceived by
the constable and the driver, who were sitting in front. The
fugitive was under sentence of transportation for seven years. -
Ile is described as being one of the "thimble-rig" fraternity, •
and well known at Liverpool and Manchester.. A ,reva,rd of
fifty guineas is offered for his apprehension..—Sun;
SALFORD LOYALTY.—Another dinner Was• given, to•Bria-
therton of Salford, by about fifty wiseacres, at. the Rob Roy. •
public-house, on Monday. The first toast on this occasion
was, "The people, the source of all . legitimate power."
"The Queen" came second. The people of
,Salford, as this •
clique arrogantly assume themselves to be, wtll not have
power sufficient in their hands to send the honourable mem-
ber to parliament again, though. they can eat, drink, and are
merry on the strength of their anticipation; unless, indeed,
they would have as accommodating a returning officer as
they had at the last election, which we expect the conserva-
tives will take care to prevent.
MUsiC4L FESTIVALS.—The benefit which meetings of thi
kind diffuse are varied and extensive. First and foremost,
they tend to exalt the mind through the influence of music,
a language which speaks to the heart, above the things of the
world, and give some faint idea of the choral worship of the
Temple at Jerusalem, which-being instituted under the im-
mediate command of God himself, cannot be a bad example
to follow. But musical festivals are also beneficial, by
making the productions of the great masters of sacred song
known to us, and diffusing a sound musical taste; and. then •
again, the whole vicinity of the place of meeting is,v.astli
benefitted by the resort of large numbers to enjoy the musicil"
feast which these meetings afford.—Cheltenham Jamie-al;
MORE HORRIBLE INDIAN MURDERS IN GEORGIA,LA
letter, dated Camp Wilds, July 31, describes the murder' 0f...
a family named Wilds, 45 miles north of Centreville ::—"Of :
all the scenes I ever saw, or wish to see, it presented itself to
view. On reaching the ground, a man, wife, and finir of hjs..
own, and two of his sister's children, had fallenl+the In-
dians. Three children of the six were alive when we reached -
the spot—one about three years old had been shot threugh
the abdomen, and lay asleep on the dead mother. But, Oi
horrid to tell, I found a young lady of 18, shot in two places
and dirked in another, with about 20 hogs around her,' and
she yet alive, and had her senses perfectly. 'This tyres the
most trying time 1 had ever seen. I gave her cold water, -
which she wished very much, and remained with her as long
as I could, till obliged to go in search of the Indians. We
left a guard to protect them, and administer to them all- that
they could, but they all expired in less than twenty minutes
after we left."
POWERFUL RAILWAY ENGINE.—On Monday last, the
largest locomotive engine made in Leeds, was tried on the
Leeds and Selby Railway, by the makers, Fenton, Murray,
and Jackson, previons to its being sent to the Paris and Ver-
sailles Railway, in France. With only one carriage and the
tender, this engine travelled at the rate of sixty miles an
hour, and at the rate of twenty miles per hour with one-
hundred and forty tons, both on the level part of the line,
In consequence of some improvement in the fire-box, this
engine seems to do its work with ease, as, during the trims,
it produced more steam than was required; and with the fire..
door kept open. By good judges, we believe this locomotiF.P•
'engine is considered to be of the first rate workmanship anti
finish, and that it does great credit to the makers.—L6o.•!
Mercury. 0 . :
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THE VETERAN VOCALIST, isitEnwom—On Friday trill'
ing last, between 40 and 50 gentlemen sat down to an excel-
lent supper at the Albion Hotel, Manchester; the occasion'
of their assembling being to present to Mr. Isherwood anew!
cellent portrait of hiMself, by Bradley. Mr. Lot Gardiner'
presided ' • Mr. David Bellhouse was in the vice-chair.• . The
principal toasts given wire the Queen, " as-chref•megistrettql
the Queen Dowager and all the Royal Family; Mr. Isher-
wood, who acknowledged the toast and the gift of his friends
in suitable terms; Mr. Bradley, the artist, which was ac-
knowledged by Mr. Bostock, in terms evincing the most
friendly feeling towards Mr. Bradley, and the most generous
appreciation of his professional talents. Various. 'songt•apd
glees were sung, and toasts and sentiments given—the,letter
expressive of an anxious desire for the prosperity of all the
musical institutions in the town, the promoters of niusic,,.and
the instructors in the art. The latter toast was acknowledged
on behalf of the professors by Mr. Ward, in an appropriate
speech. The hilarity of the evening was maintained to a
late hour.

THE GREAT NASSAU BALLOON.—LEWES, SEPT.'
About a quarter before eight o'clock yesterday evening the
attention of some of the inhabitants was arrested by an im-
mense object floating through the air over the old castle and
crossing the town, which turned out to be the Nisiau b.a11661),
in which was Mr. Green and Mr. Rush. The aeronauts
tsl-
lighted in safety in a field '.djoining the 'houSe of the Rte*
Henry West, of Southover, and when the halloOn, tiaehed
terrafirma about a dozen persons were present, wilts rendered
immediate assistance to the enterprising Uzi-vela-S. 'lit,
short time the balloon was surrounded by huidreds of fiersons,
and Mr. Green and his friend were congratulatednu.the safety
of their arrival. We understood from Mr. Green that he lett
Vauxhall about half-past six o'clock, and that he came in A'
direct line about 50 notes, which he accomplished in an hotir
and a quarter. They describe the trip as delightful; and i"
the course of their voyage—which was an experimental onet---
they reached an altitude of about 27,000 feet, whichwas inure
than fire miles—a greater altitude than, we believe,-has ever
been attained. The aeronauts passed through a.considerable
quantity of snow, and the cold was so severe as to,beinum°
-Mr. Green's hands and feet. A strong current of air set
just before the descent, which they were fearful' woulitcalrY
them to the Downs, where they could not have received aii
assistance; but fortunately the wind changed, and they 1110°`
their descent easily at the place. above mentioned. We utia'r"
stand that Mr. Green and his friend went off ininiediateirt°
Brighton, where the family of- Mr; Rush is stay-logs Tbd
aeronauts experienced every kindness at the Antuds.otibe
Lewes people, and Mr. Green and. Mr. Rush libiraily,3°:
warded some of the men who assisted them in, theirdeac,fo'
Mr Shoosmith undertook to convey the balloon to Lesgwn
by Wednesday, as it is Mr. Green's inteottun suak,e..o°-
ther ascent from Vauxhall on Friday.,-afornia4
In April, 1745, a wager for a very. large- inoneyslcas
laid, that a Mr. Cooper Theo HUH did.'not. ride: thpess
between his house at .Stilton and Shoreditch, London; ib'"
teen hours, a distance of 213 miles : hewayallowedarsivainY.,
horses to do it with as he pleased.- .He accomplished
feat in eleven hours and a half; and nnquestiotratily,st e
it
state of the roads at the period being taken into account,e
was a very remarkable performance. It will probably'b
under the estimate, including accidental delays from change'
and casualties of passage through a long line of country, -""`t
those.required for the purpose of refreshment, if we &de,
an hour and a half from the space actually spent in the sad'
dle. This would make the rate a continuous speed of bettr
~
than twenty-one miles an hour—probably as rapid travellio
by animal conveyance as under similar circumstances 01l
'
distance we should be able to match.—Sporting Afar/SW!.
CLOSE SHAVERS.—At the weekly meeting of the guardian!
of St. George's, Southwark, held on Monday, a poor ultitli
per named Cripps, applied fora gratuity of one shilling a'
on the ground that, being by tradea barber; he had been:Jiro
pointed to shave about 300 fellow paupers per week end rat
wanted the shilling to keep his razor in doe OTtilitiV'SWelty
of the guardians expressed theirastonishMent at-the add", „S
of the man in making such a-petition;tis-he,hittFthaileliCiat;
being lodged and boarded at the expensed the anion. -O eon
of them, however, were inure generously.disposerkbutl!los
agreed that so extravagant a proposition was quite,att/asi,ot
with the practice of the poor law commissiorsersVanellbot
discussion one of the Selons met the difficultsstry rnoiinri A
the applicant be at once discharged' from the wierklioniOatsbe
pauper, and then be engaged as the prineipitt,shaVei4latid
workhouse at a salary of ls rid per week, besides his board
lodging, and out of this salary to keep his instruments tir
per order and pay his assistant. The proposition was Carr
and Cripps was installed accordingly.
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BLOWING UP OF THE BRIG WILLIASI.—It ••-
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tne
the public recollection that a great parade was made. ',°,01,
time ago in the newspapers, both metropolitan and provin otel
that a mighty and important event was then liatching,_,,,torr
that in a few days the world was to be surprised -and as
ished beyond measure by the development of a scheine,hie ou-
ralleled in the history of the past and present ages
,oer-
'her of this bold and important undertaking was no less "jos'
son than Colonel Pasley, of the royal engineers; who ha brig
tually engaged, at great personal risk, to blow their,,
estheir,Cl"
William, sunk in the Thames, so high in the air, and L.
fectually to complete her destruction, as to leave not tP sal):
tige of a "wreck behind." The plan was accordingly
mated to the consideration of the lord mayor, .who,
proper regard to the interests of every part of hisjorism;
ordered that the same should be immediately carried 't.
effect. The important day, "big with. fate," at lefig•e ryit:
rived, the government lighters were on the spot, the; Id.,
and miners were actively employed; the gunpowder
ered, the train was fired, and the work of destruction W"...00'.0
flounced to he complete. The lord mayor andcomntr'ehtt
,°-
cil were delighted, and the gallant hero of the' day " "110, l
blushing honours thick upon him." and a geld- boS4 •.,
contents was considered but too poor a reward. 'Will
believed, after this, that the wind,: affair, like the guar"
remark that was used. has ended in smoke:' The following ,
of a provincial journal are very much to the point, 'and neng ■
ving of attention :—" The murder is at .!snothiaut_.
William is still at the bottom of the Thames. It true Mere
was a pop, and a splash, and a bushel or two-of c,, slethrotiq
into the air, but as to the brig herself, she rein. "ned fast
where she was, or, if moved at all, it was only a litti further
down the river. But the lighter was ordered hoe, h
ontiee c, .holnieosape
pets and miners returned to their quarters, and
pocketed the box. After a little time some over-curious im-
pertinent persons began to express a doubt whether the thine
had really been accomplished; inquiry and investigation for.
lowed, and, although a tree nail or two might have heen
loosened, and a plank or two detached, the vessel was found
to be still snugly reposing in the timid. The colonel's
astonishment may be easily conceived. •There was nothing,
however, to be done, but to set to work againet the business;
and, although the thing has been so snugly managed that not
a single line has until now got into the papers about -it, the
colonel and his sappers have been mightily. busy
for the last
two or three weeks in their endeavours to complete the job.
Last week there were three puffir.and threefailures,".—Corres-
powient of the Naming Herald:-• , _ . .