The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-09-08 00:00:00

The Marquis of Normanby has been elected Lord High
Steward of the borongh of Hull, in the room of the late
Earl of Durham.

So little comparative interest do vailways excite in the west
of England, that we understand there are individuals in Man-
chester who have a larger bona fide interest in the Bristol
and Exeter Railway than the entire city of Exeter.
An advance of Ms. per ton has been made on the price of
iron by the Staffordshire and Welsh houses, caused by the
sudden demand for rails for the railroads in merica.
Mr. Stephens. a confectioner at Southampton, was suffo-
cated last week by descending into his' ice-house, which is 20
feet below the surface, before the noxious gas, which; had
accumulated, had been expelled.
The foundation-stone of a new church was laid at Shaftes-
bury last week. The accommodation in the new church will
be for 850 persons; 450 sittings being free. Estimated cost
£3200.

Mr. Hay ter (who painted her Majesty's portrait before she
came to the throne, by command of the King of the Bel-
gians, and subsequently as " England's Queen," for her
Majesty's uncle) is now at Windsor, and constantly attends
at the castle every morning, to instruct her Majesty in the
art of etching.
Captain Crow and the crew of the City of Edinburgh
steamer, were on Thursday released from confinement.
Messrs. Borcaut and Bacciochi, who were arrested for the
attempt of Prince Louis, have also been discharged.
The Derby Mercury infers that there will shortly be a new
election for that borough from the circumstance that there
is an unusual stir among the whigs there, and from the vol-
untary and gratuitous distribution of ale in several of the
public houses in that interest having been ki constant exer-
cise for more than a week. Mr. Ponsonby is the member
who is expected to retire.

NEW SPECIES OF KANGAROO.—Mr. Gould, who has just
returned from Australia, has discovered, and described be-
fore the London Zoological Society, six new species of kan-
garoo, inhabiting the interior of that country. Some of them
are of a very remarkable formation, and the entire number
form very interesting additions to the specimens of that most
curious animal previously known to the zoological student.'
OKRA CorroN.—This species of cotton has now esta-
blished amongst the planters of that part of Alabama, where
it was first discovered and most extensively cultivated, an
undisppted superiority over all other varieties of the short
staple. The yield to the acre is extraordinary, and the staple
finer, while its turn-out from the gin head is still more asto-
nishing. On good land the product is 3,000 pounds to the
acre.

WESLEYAN METHODISTS.—The gross receipts of money
during the past year for missionary purposes by the Wesleyan
body, from every source, both at home and abroad, has been
£92,697 Hs. Bd., being an increase of annual income amount-
ing to more than £lO,OOO on the year 1838. The expendi-
ture has been for the past year, for missionary purposes,
£104,017 6s. id.

It is whispered that the King of Hanover is carrying on
his suit against the Queen of England, for the restoration of
diamonds, amounting in value to the sum of X 50,000. which
it is contended belong to the crown of Hanover, and it is
alleged that the deposition of the Princess Augusta has been
taken, her infirm state of health rendering such a course ne-
cessary.

BANK or ENGLAND.—The following notice was issued at
the bank on Thursday :—" The governor and company of
the Bank of England are ready, until further notice, to re-
ceive applications for loans, upon the deposit of approved
Bills of Exchange, not having more than six months to run,
Exchequer Bills and East India Bonds ; such loans to be re-
paid on or before the 27th October next, with interest at the
rate of 5 per cent per annum, and to he for sums of not less
than £2,000 each."—Bank of England, Sept. 3, 1840.

FACTS FOIL BACHELORS.—Of 169 convicts in the Con-
necticut state prison, 104 were never married; and, of the
residue, 11 have lost their wives, and 22 had parted from
their wives when the crimes were committed which carried
them to prison, leaving only 32 (out of 169) who at the time
of their fall remained within the influence of the conjugal
relation. Farther, of the whole number, 108 were intempe-
rate, 78 sold liquors, 92 left their parents under 21 years of
age, 32 had been sailors, and 12 had been soldiers. Coloured,
44.—New York Journal of Commerce.
TENDER AVOWAL IN THE WAY OF TRADE.—A young
and pretty girl stepped into a store where a spruce young
man, who had long been enamoured, but dared not speak,
stood behind the counter, selling dry goods. In order to
remain as long as possible, she cheapened everything; at last
she said, " I believe you think lam cheating you." " Oh,
no," said the youngster, "to me you are always fair."
" Well," whispered the lady, blushing as she laid an empha-
sis on the word, " I would not stay so long bargaining, if you
were not so dear."

Within the last few days all labelled letters passing through
the Post-office have been stamped in black ink instead of red,
a change which has been brought about in consequence of a
communication lately received by the Government from a
scientific chemist (who declines giving his name), in which
he explains the method of preparing a composition which
will entirely annihilate the red stamp, reducing the label to
its original appearance ; but it will only possess this power
over the red ink, the colouring matter of the black ink being
such as to resist. the action of this compound. In future the
black will be substituted for the red.

CHATSWORTH.—The splendid new conservatory is nearly
completed. Workmen are employed in the erection of an
immense piece of artificial rockery, through which proceeds
the hidden way to the lofty galleries of the place. This con-
servatory is on an immense scale, extending over an acre of
ground • and when replete with choice exotics—some of na-
ture's choicest gifts—cannot fail to become a novelty of
general interest, and to have many claims on the attention of
our more learned horticulturists. Some idea of its magni-
tude may be formed on knowing that the central arch of the
roof is seventy-six feet high, with a span of seventy feet, af-
fording ample room for the stupendous growth of the Ameri-
can aloe, (Agave Americana,) or indeed the loftiest green-
house plants ever fostered in these islands. The road towards
it from the lawn at the foot of the distant cascade is to be
hidden by an artificial rock arch, now in the course of erec-
tion, and which is to be covered with trees and shrubs.

CRUEL. CASE OF SWINDLING.—On Monday last, two
fellows, dressed as farm stewards, entered a public-house in
Kelso, in which were several Irish reapers, pretending to be
in quest of their services. Having agreed as to terms, the
sham stewards requested from the shearers some security for
the fulfilment of their engagements, and ultimately prevailed
upon two to part with their little stock of money, amounting
to nearly one pound, on condition of its being returned to
them when they appeared in the field. Having given their
dupes directions as to where the farms were situated, toge-
ther with the farmers' names, which it is almost unnecessary
to add were fictitious, the scoundrels decamped, and the poor
fellows discovered their loss only on making inquiry for the
imaginary farms.—Caledonian Mercury.
SUBMARINE OPERATIONS AT .PITHEAD.—Mr: Dean
and his party, who are working at the wreck of the Mary
Rose, sunk in battle in the year 1545, in the reign of Henry
VIII., have for their object the recovery of brass guns and
such valuable articles ; and their purpose has been fully an-
swered last week. A brass gun, between 11 and 12 feet long,
of exquisite workmanship, and upwards of five inches in the
bore, has been fished up—it bears an inscription which will
be easily read when the gun is Washed ; even at present, the
name of Henry VIII. can be made out—over the inscription
is a beautiful full-blown rose, and those parts technically
called the dolphins consist of angels lying on their backs, in
one of those ingenious attitudes assumed by the incompara-
ble clown, Mr. Charlton' who is at present delighting the
good folks of this town. Alongside of this curious and per-
fect piece of ordnance was found an iron gun of the very
rudest description, made out of bars hooped round—and,
what is still more remarkable, a granite shot, rather larger
than a 32-pounder! It is very strange to observe the ex-
tremes of the art thus lying side by side for more than three
centuries.—Harnpshire Telegraph.

VARIETIES OF FLOWERS.—There are dispersed over the
surface of the globe upwards of 40,000 distinct species of
plants which bear flowers ; and from the number of new spe-
cies which have, in comparatively recent times, rewarded the
labours of collectors, we cannot suppose that the entire num-
ber, or any thing approaching to it, is yet known to those
best skilled in plants. The vast number of flower-producing
vegetables is variously distributed over the globe, in different
regions, according to its several latitudes, climates, and char-
acter of soil. In this respect the usual estimate is that there
are upwards of 13,000 flowering plants, natives of the inter-
tropical parts of America, and considerably more than 5000
in tropical Africa. In Australasia and the numerous islands
with which the wide expanse of the Pacitc is studded, either
within the tropics or not very far without them, there are
about 5000 species already known, though some of the largest
and most tropical of those islands have been but imperfectly
explored. Temperate America, in both hemispheres, con-
tains about 4000 ; temperate Asia, about 2000 ; and Europe,
which lies wholly within the temperate zone, contains at least
7000 distinct species of plants which bear flowers.—The
Florist's Journal.

MARINE SHELLS.—There are few situations on the sea
coasts which do not produce some species of shells. The
lowest ebb of the tide is the best time for searching for them.
The rocks, corals, and stones which are then left exposed
should be carefully examined for tritons, limpets, 'sea-shells,
and other adhesive tribes, which are fixed upon the surface
or shelter themselves in the crevices ; they are detached by
suddenly passing a knife between them and the substance
they are on. Muscles and other gregarious bivales furnished
byssus, likewise occur in such situations. Wherever the
rock, mud, or sand is pierced with round holes, the collector
may be tolerably sure of finding bivales; they are procured
either by breaking the rock with a hammer or digging deep
into the sand or mud with a spade. The little puddles of salt
water left by the tide are the habitations of many univalve
shells, and others will be found beneath loose stones and
sea-weeds. If any shells appear to have been recently cast
upon the beach, and are not broken, they may be collected.
After a gale of wind or violent storm, the shore should be
immediately visited, as fine shells are frequently to be met
with ; if the line of coast is extensive, a few boys should be
engaged to assist in the search. This must be done quickly,
for it not unfrequently happens that the next flow of the tide
takes.away every shelr Si-nail islands and coral reefs are
generally very rich in shells.—Srvainson's Taxidermy.
MELANCHOLY ACCIDENT AND Loss OF LIFE AT SEA.—
By the Arabian, Captain Bankier, arrived in this port on
Sunday, from Launceston, New South Wales, we have the
particulars of the following distressing accident which oc-
curred to her at sea. She left Launceston in the latter end
of April, and on the 13th of May, having been out a fort-
night, she was about 300 miles to the cast of New Zealand,
in lat. 48, S. long. 175, W. Just at break of day a sudden
squall came on, and a tremendous sea swept over the ship,
forcing in her bulwarks and carrying off her wheel, with the
man at the helm, and the round house on deck, in which the
passengers and part of the crew slept. In one moment eleven
human beings were swept into eternity No arm could be
stretched V) save them—no assistance by any possibility could
be rendered. In an instant, in the twinkling of an eye, the
whole were whelmed in the midst of the rolling billows, and
nothing was heard but the hoarse roar of the remorseless
waves as they swept past with their victims. Several others
of the seamen had narrow escapes. One man was caught by
the spindle of the wheel as the waves were hurrying him
across the deck, and another was driven with great force
against the sides of the ship. A large quantity of the stores
of the ship were also lost. The names of the unfortunate
sufferers are Henry Miles, the second mate ; Dirk Vander-
son, the carpenter; John M'Bride, seaman ; and Alfred
Skelton, apprentice. Of the passengers, Mrs. Young-
husband, and her three daughters,
all young girls about six
or seven years of age ; and Mrs. Mathews and two children
were lost. Mrs. Mathews had another child with her on
board, an interesting, intelligent little boy, about six years of
age, who was providentially saved. The little fellow had
been taken by one of the sailors into his berth, and thus
escaped destruction. Mrs. Mathews was a widow lady, and
was on her return to her friends in England. Her husband,
who was a coach-builder in Launceston, died suddenly a short
time before. All now left of the family is the poor little
boy, but he is not left alone, for with the generosity which
characterizes the British sailor, there is not a man on board
the Aiabian, from the captain to the seaman before the
mast, who does not feel a deep interest in the boy's welfare,
and who would not willingly endure any privation rather than
see him want. The orphan boy has met with kind and hu-
mane friends. Mrs. Younghusband and her three daughters
were also on their return to their friends in this country—
friends they were doomed never more to see. It speaks
highly for the skill of Captain Bankier, and the undaunted
courage and perseverance of his crew, that short of hands, as
the accident had left them, they baffled the storm, and brought
their vessel through a very long voyage safe to harbour.
This could only have been effected by the most strenuous
and unwearied efforts, and well deserves, and we trust will
obtain, the reward they so richly merit —Bristolpaper.

SECOND EDITION.

Standwrd-office, Three o'clock

COMMENCEMENT OF COERCIVE MEASURE'S
•
AGAINST MEHEMET ALI.

We copy the following frornta second edition of the

Times :

The Paris papers of yesterday contain matter of
considerable importance. The Moniteur publishes the
following bulletin : . _

" Alexandria, Aug. 20

" Commodore Napier, on the 14th, summoned the Egyp-
tian autho'rities to evacuate Syria. He issued several pro-
clamations, which he addressed to the Emir Bechir, who sent
them to Mehemet Ali with newVrofessions of his devoted-

ness."
Advices, dated Malta, September 1, announce that the
British steamer Alecto, which left Beyrout on the 24th, and
Alexandria on the 27th, arrived in Malta on the 31st.
On her departure from Beyrout CommodOre Napier, not
having suctseeded in obtaining the evacuation of that city by,
the Egyptians, had anchored farther out with his four ships.
The convoy of Turkish troops had not arrived.
Syria continued tranquil.
Admiral Stopford was before Alexandria with three ships
of the line, one frigate, and two British steamers, with two
Austrian frigates, and a corvette.
Mehemet Ali persisted in his refusal. Alexandria en-
joyed the most perfect tranquillity. Rifaat Bey was still
there.

THE PRINCESS AUGUSTA

The following is a copy of the bulletin issued yesterday

• ' morning :
" The Princess Augusta remains in a very composed state,
but is somewhat weaker.
" Clarence House, Sept. 1840."

LIVERPOOL CORN EXCHANGE,—This DAY.
With the exception of some rain on Friday night and a few
showers yesterday morning,, the weather, on the whole, has
been favourable of late, and in this vicinity harvest is now
progressing rapidly towards a conclusion—very little corn re-
maining uncut, and a fair portion already secured.
A few cargoes of. Foreign Wheat and some parcels coast-
wise, include about 10,700 qrs. of this Grain, chiefly in since
Friday, with 0,916 barrels of Flour from the United States
and British America ; but of other articles the arrivals are
comparatively light : importers, however, are now eagerly
availing themselves of the existing low duties, and probably
no part of the stocks of Wheat or Flour here will remain in
bond after Thursday next, which will supply the market li-
berally fot the present.
At oar Corn Exchange to-day the Wheat trade opened
rather dull, but having a numerous attendance of buyers, the
demand gradually improved, and in good descriptions of fo-
reign a very fair extent of business was transacted at the full
rates of Friday, with more firmness generally towards the
close of the market.

Of Lancashire and Cheshire new Wheat many samples
appeared for sale, mostly in drier order, than those offering
last week, the best qualities of which realised 9s. 9d. to 10s. ;
the damp and spongy kinds, although otherwise good, not
exceeding Bs. to Bs. 6d. per 701bs.
Barrel Flour moved off rather briskly, considerable sales
having been made both to consumers and on speculation, on
the full terms of this day week.

Barley was extremely difficult of sale at declining prices.
and Malt, Beans, and Peas were rather depressed in value.
Old Oats, upon a very limited inquiry, Were 3d to 4d per
451bs cheaper ; and the few parcels of Irish new, at hand this
morning, experienced a similar abatement.—Oatmeal like-
wise continued to recede in value, being in slow request at
our reduced quotations.

ARRIVALS OF CORN,

From the Ist to the 7th September, 1840,

IRE- COAST-
LAND. WISE. 'STATES

nclusive,

DESCRIPTION

UNITED

Wheat
Barley
Malt .

Qrs. 58 3801
Qrs. 147 38
Qrs. 55 1895

Pease . Qrs
Shelled Barley . Qrs
Indian Corn . . Qrs
Rapeseed Qrs
Oatmeal . . . . Loads
Flom . Sacks
Ditto . Brls.
EXPORTS.—Foreign. Wheat, qrs. ; Barley
qrs. ; Pease, qrs. ; Indian Corn, -
Ireland. Wheat, 794 qrs.; Malt, 12 qrs
Corn, qrs. ; Oatmeal, loads ;
wise. Wheat, 729 qrs. ; Barley, 118 qrs
qrs. ; Indian Corn, 7 qrs. ; Beans, 25 qrs
meal, 189 loads ; Flour, 261 sacks, 2335 brls

qrs. ;
ark
Floa,
; Malt.

prices of Grain, for the week ending
4d. I Barley 345. 1111. I Oats.. 30s. C
Beans.. 465. pd. Pease.. 455.

Aug. 28, 1840
. ; Rye .. 38s

Aggregate average of the six w
3d. I Barley.. 335. 4d. I Oats.. 30s. 0,
Beans .. 465. gd. I Pease.. 455. 2,
Duty on Foreign Grain, &c. this Nv
Bd. Brley I2s. 4d. 1 Oats Is.

eeks.
LI. 1 Rye.. 38s. 0(1

ud. I Pease2s. Od. I Indial.i.C.o.r7tl2-;

gd. Rye .. 12s. 6d
I 4d. Flour Is. 74d

pool Averages, week ending 1
Wheat. Barley. Oats,
1759 186
695. 3d. Os. Od. 265. f

Tat Sept
Beans
g 4

mber, 1840.
Pease

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE

Windsor, Ilayton, hence at Pernambuco
Dalhousie, -, from Bay Chaleur, at Cove
Lima, -, was to sail front Paraiba for this port about 20th
July
ilumildad
Tarrigo i fir
port
Hub

Le, Roiz de Voya, sailed from Lisbon 24th Aug. and
.hos, -, from Almeida 2.5 th August—both for this

knning, and Azores Packet, Peters, hence at Gibraltar

Royal Tar, (steam packet) from 6itraltir, at Falmouth , sailed
27th August, Cadiz 28th, Lisbon :11st, Oporto Ist Sept., Vigo 2nd—
brought a Malta but no India mail.

On the 3rd instont, at 10 15 p.m. in lat. 46, long. 7 30, spoke the
Oriental, steam ship, from Falmouth to Gibraltar
On the 31st ult, in lat. 45, long. 12, spoke the Rapid, hence to
Demerara; and on the sth instant, at 4 p.m. off Dungarvou, saw
the Britannia, steam ship, hence for Halifax and Boston, wind S.W.
moderate—both by the Ann.
AlMa OF AIM

The Midland Counties railway when complete at all points,
will cost very little more than £25,000 per mile.
On Friday last, a young man named Edward Nulty, acci-
dentally fell down the shaft at Duke-pit, near Whitehaven,
and was killed on the spot.
The quantity of foreign grain now bonded at Hull is as
large as has been known at any period. Of wheat alone there
is at least 100,000 quarters.

The carpenters and joiners of Carlisle have struck, in con-
sequence of the masters refusing to comply with their de-
mand, that they should be allowed to leave off work at four
o'clock on Saturdays, as the masons do.

There are four candidates for the coronership just created
by act of parliament, of the Stockport and Hyde division of
the county of Chester—two of whom are solicitors and two
surgeons.

Mr. Baker, the mayor of Stockport, and Sir Ralph Pen-
dlebury (on whom the honour of knighthood was conferred
for his services against the chartists;) have been appointed
magistrates of the borough of Stockport by the Secretary of
State.

Such is the state of the Wellington Road, since the open-
ing of the railway from Stockport to Manchester, that large
patches of grass may be seen growing upon it. Previous to
the opening of the railway no road in England had more
passengers upon it than this.

Lord John Russell has declined an invitation to dine with
the Edinburgh whigs, on the ground that the present posture
of public affairs requires his constant attendance in London.
A poor woman, named Vincent, who is 85 years of age,
residing at St. Johns Common, has recently come into the
unexpected possession of £B,OOO, being a legacy bequeathed
to her by a relative. She had for many years subsisted
chiefly on charity ; but she now talks of taking alarm i
Brighton Gazette.

IRISH BULL.—At one of Mr. O'Connell's repeal meetings
held in Dublin, a worthy and substantial citizen, occupied
the chair. In the course of his speech, alluding to the sub-
ject which had brought them together, he declared he had
been for five and forty years mad about it ; in other words,
he was a repealer jive years before the Union !
MR. O'CONNELL'S LOYALTY.—At the Corn Exchange
meeting on Monday, O'Connell, while speculating on the
probability of repeal being opposed by the present ministry,
thus menaced the British monarchy :—" There are 80,000 of
Irishmen in Manchester, there are 90,000 Irishmen in Li-
verpool, and there are upwards of 200,000 Irishmen in Lon-
don. There is not a town or city throughout the land that
has not multitudinous classes of our fellow-countrymen, who
are all ready to assist and support one another ; and if the
homesteads and the villages of Ireland were exposed to the
destruction of a riotous soldiery—for instance, if the Russian
despot lent his troops to England , for the purpose of putting
down the popular movement in Ireland—who shall see what
frightful revenge might not be taken by our fellow-citizens in
England for the persecution of their friends on this side of
the water, and in what fearful manner her proudest cities
might be made to suffer for her cruelty to Ireland 7"
There are at present, says the Limerick Standard, two gen-
tlemen occupying a respectable position in this county, who
are so strikingly similar in their appearance, that the parties
themselves, who are on terms of the closest friendship, not
unfrequently play off jokes at the expense of each other.
Their names are Bernard O'Flaherty, Esq., of Lisdona, and
Robert Bodkin, Esq., of Annaugh ; so perfect is their resem-
blance as to height, figure, complexion, and dress, that the
brother of one gentleman has been known to declare that he
could not distinguish between them, had not his relation a
peculiar rotatory motion about his eyes which the other had
not.

PROTESTANT MEETING AT SHEFFIELD.—The monthly
meeting of the Protestant Operative Association brought
amongst us an old and tried friend of the people of Sheffield,
the • Rev. T. D. Gregg, chaplain of St. Nicholas-within,
Dublin. The announcement that he would deliver an ad-
dress on the subject of national religion, drew together a
most crowded meeting, to the largest room of this town, the
chapel in Rockingham-street ; it was filled on Monday even-
ing in every part. There could not have been less than 2000
persons present, amongst whom were many of our local
clergy, of the Wesleyan ministers, and of the most respec-
table inhabitants of the town and neighbourhood. James
Creswick, Esq., was called to the chair, and introduced Mr.
Gregg, who addressed the meeting for three hours and a
half.—Sheffield Mercury.

FRACAS EXTRAORDINARY---HORSEWHIPPING.--011
Wednesday evening last, a respectable lady of this city was
walking on the Military Path, near the New Barracks, ac-
companied by nurse and child, when a military man in the
medical department approached her, and, impertinently lift-
ing her veil, made use of some insulting and indelicate lan-
guage. The lady, of course, indignant at this disgraceful and
unmanly conduct, reported the matter to her husband. This
injured gentleman, together with his brother, went to de-
linquent's house in W--m street, where he belaboured the
offender with a horsewhip purchased for the occasion. After
the wholesome thrashing, the delinquent son of Mars made
a most abject apology, and requested to have the circumstance
buried in oblivion—a recommendation which, as a matter of
business, we, of course, attend to.--Limerick Reporter.