The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-08-12 00:00:00

LOCAL NEWS.

CRICKET.—A, match will be played on-Monday next, on the
Chester ground, between six members of the Birkenhead club
and five of the Manley, against elesieu members of the Chester
Garrison club, to commence at ,eleven O'clock.

THE MURDER IN RoDNEY-STRIIET.—We understand, that
i❑ the case of William Duffin, now a prisoner in Kirkdale Coal,
fur the murder of Grace Avery, in this town, no evidence is
forthcoming, the principal witness, his daughter, having ab-
sconded.

EXTRAORDINARY CIRCUMSTANCE.—On Wednesday morning
last, as some labourers were occupied in excavating a portion
of land situated between the patent slip and Mr. Brassey's yard,
at North Birkenhead, they discovered, at about a foot below the
surface, a human skeleton, lying %Ali the face downwards, em-
bedded in straw.. The bones are iu a state of perfect preserva-
tion, but every particle of flesh has disappeared: The only
vestage of apparel remaining are part of the shoes, to which
are appended the rims of a pair of buckles, which appear to
have been of plated copper. The most remarkable circirtn-,.
stances are, that while the clothing his mouldered to dust, the
straw has undergone but little change, and that vivid' marks of
blood are visible on the parts where rested the neck and arms.
The deceased appears to have been of short stature. It is the
opinion of a medical gentleman who'has examined the skeleton,
that it has been buried between thirty and forty years. An
inquest is to be held over the remains, and a rigid investigation
has been entered into, with a view, if possible, of throwing some

light on the mysterious circumstance.-
CH WWII OF ENGL. A ND SC HOO LS.—WO sincerely congratulate
the friends of scriptural education upon the splendid result which
has followed the appeal of our clergy to the religious public in
this town. Tile success which bile attended that appeal is con-
soling in many respects," particularly in the evidence which it so
triumphantly affords of the deep rooted and fervent attachment
of the people of Liverpool to our Protestant establishemcnt..
The donations amount to £10,321 11s. Id, and. the_ annual sub•
scriptions to £326. The number of children receiving instruc-
tion in the schools already in operation exceeds 1,100. In the
South school there are '276 boys, 197 girls, and 80 infants; in all
553. In the North school there are 400 boys, and 230 girls ;iu
all 630—making a total for hat schools of 1,183.
CLERICAL INCONSISTENCY.—IL is a melancholy truth that
the greatest enemies of the Church of England are 'her own. chil-
dren, those whose peculiar function it ought to be to uphold her
interests as identified with genuine Christianity, are frequently
found among the Most ready to contribute to the triumph of her
enemies. 'nese reflections are forcibly pressed upon us by the
conduct of a certain lioeral clergyman in this town,-whose ac-
tivity in attending at the corporation bible-excluding schools
is trumpetted forth by our radical contemporaries, but who,
though he has had a school connected with his own clniirch for a
long time, has hitherto, greatly, it not entirely, neglected the
lamb sof his own flock. We leave him to reconcile such conduct
with the solemn obligations of his ordination vow. •
CAUTION TO THE PUBLIC.—A young man is now in the
town attempting to obtain contributions from the benevolent
by representing himself to be deaf and dumb. He carries'about
with him a petition, to which is attached the names of many
respectable merchants in Liverpool. The signatures are all
fOrgeries, and the case as stated in the petition is a gross and
impudent fabrication.
THE ZOOLOGICAL GARDENS —Yesterday morning, about 150
of the boys of the Workhduse, and 50 girls, were, through the
liberality of Mr. Atkins, permitted to visit these gardens. It is
almost needless to add, that this treat to the children afforded •
theta the highest delight. The orderliness and cleanliness of
the dress of the children, reflected the highest credit on Mr.
Dowdal, the governor of the Workhouse.
In consequence of the refusal of _George Brooks, master and
owner of the fishing smack " Stanley" to bring up the fish of
the smack ",Echo," one of the Liverpool Fish Company's boats,
the Directors have sent circulars to the masters of each of their
numerous boats, instructing them not on any account to bring
up any fish from the said smack " Stanley." Ihe reason as-
signed for refusing is, that the Company have found it neces-
sary to encourage fishermen from other ports; and, strange to•
say, both Brooks and the man objected to are Torbay men.
MADEMOISELLE SARDI'S CONCERT.—This lady, with her
Italian companions, Madame Julien and Signor Ruggiero, held
a concert at Templars' Hall, on Wednesday evening. The
concert was but very thinly attended, and gave poor encou-
ragement to Mademoiselle Sardi and her coadjutors, who each,
along with herself, possess fine voices, and a considerable por-
tion of musical talent: The concert commenced by an over-
ture from the "Siege of Rochelle," on the piano-forte, by Miss
M. Hatton, a pupil of Mr. Mollineux's. The overture was
played with' much precision, and considerable execution. Sig.
Ruggiero next sung an aria buffa, "Schiava di Bacdad," from
Paccini, with much taste. This gentleman's voice partakes of
the peculiar quality of tone of most of the Italians, having great
power and scope, but is rather harsh. Madame Julien next sung
an aria from Mercadante with very brilliant execution. She
was followed by Mademoiselle Sardi, w hose voice, in
,addition
to great power and scope possesses much sweetness. Several
duets and trios followed, and also sonic fantasies on the piano-
forte, by Master E. F. Smith, pupil of Mr. Mollineux, and by
Miss Al. Hatton. Signor de Val acted as conductor. The
performances went off well, each of the artistes being loudly
applauded.
THE 'ZOOLOGICAL. GARDENS.—On Tuesday evening the ex-
hibition of Monday night, noticed in our last, was repeated.
The assemblage of spectators was again very great, but not so
much so as on the previous evening. We should think that not,
less than 4000 persons were assembled. The same routine of
amusements were gone through. Mr. Yates was equally face-
tious in his reminicences, and Mr. Williams in his comic snags.
Miss Betts sung " Bid me discourse" in most brilliant style, and
was very loudly entered. "The duet betwixt Miss Betts and Mr.
Williams, " When a little farm we keep," was exceedingly
well sung, each point being made to tell; it.was loudly encored.
Miss Hamilton suite,- several songs very sweetly, but her voice
had scarcely sufficent power to be effective in the open air. The
general illumination of the gardens was splendid; ever build-
ing and various objects erected for the purpose, as the figures
of elephants, tigers, pheasants, being dotted completely
over with various coloured lamps. The whole, as on the pre-
vious evening, concluded with. a magnificent display of fire-
works. The rockets, wheels, and various coloured fires, -.sere
splendid, and reflected much credit on the pyrotechnic abili-
ties of Mons. D'Ernst, the maker. The weather was as
fine as could be wished, and every visitor appeared highly gra-
tified. We are glad that the• spit ited proprietor's endeavours
to cater for the public have been so liberally encouraged.
PRIESTLY OPPRESSION.—We have been faVoured with the
following Particulars on the authority of a clergyman of high
character in this town. A poor Irishman was sonic tithe ago ad-
mitted into our Infirmary, where be received, from' one of the
visitors, a bible. After his recovery he went over to Ireland,
and was commanded by his priest to surrender the holy volume;
upon his refusal, he and all his family were denounced from the
altar, We have ample proof of the fact in our poSsession. The
name of the priest was Father Kepple, Castleton Roache Cha-
pel, Cork. We leave it to the ingenuity of our contemporary
the Journal, to attempt a palliation of the above in stance of priestly
intimidation.

BRITISH ASSOCIATION—MEETING AT BRISTOL.— Prepara-
tions on an extensive scale are making at Bristol for the en-
suing meetings, which will continence on Monday, the 22d of
August, the Marquis of Lansdowne, president, in the chair, and
it is anticigged that they will be well attended, the presence of
many distidknished and scientific men from the Continent being
expected. Subscriptions have been made to a considerable
amount to defray the expenses of accommodation to the visitors.
LEEDS ELECTORS.—The overseers of Leeds have just pub,
lished the lists of parliamentary electors for the borough of
Leeds, resident within the township. The .total number is
5054, being an increase of nearly 50 per cent. upon the number
at present on the register. Last year the Leeds overseers re-
turned 4638 voters, but 1124 were struck off upon the revision
this year the number returned is 416 more than last.
Since Saturday last, accounts have reached us of serious in-
jury having been done to the crops along the banks of the Clyde.
The hay has been completely spoiled. From Boat Haugh, a
little above Lanark a great deal of it has been swept away in
ricks, and from other farms all the way down to Hamilton and
Bothwell, it has been carried off both in coils and ricks. The
corn and wheat are in such a peculiarly delicate state that so
much wetness has damaged them considerably. The potatoes,
that have already suffered by failure of the plants, have in 'navy
instances.been laid bare by the floods. The appearance which,
the banks of the river presented, after the flood abated, indi-
cated that the extent of damage done had been as great as was
dreaded. The dykes and the palling on both sides of the river,
from the Bromilaw downwards, were overtopped with ricks of
hay which the water had carried down and left there, and the
banks were strewed with vegetables, roots, and branches of
fruit trees, swept off the field by the floods. Douglas water was
swollen to a great extent; it rose so rapidly, that two men who
were engaged carting hay off a field, had to loose their horses
from the carts and flee for their lives. The quantity of earth
carried off the field must have been immense : the Clyde was
coloured with it like' clay, as far down as the estuary.-6.iasgew
Chronicle.
TURKISH MARRIAGE.—The Sultan has been doing so much
for every class of men in his empire, that it was high time be
should du something for the. ladies: and so he has; fur the last
week firmans were sent off to be distributed in every province,
commanding Mussulmau bachelors to take wives Marie!
men, who haw wives already, and possess ample means. B,.e_
enjoined to take, one or two snore! The fact is, nearly all the
young 'lurks being taken for the army and navy, just
I
age when they would otherwise be marrying, the country
n* in
danger of becoming quite bare of its Mussulman populatio .3,11
the course-of time ; and this will be still the case, notwithstanet-:
ing all the firmans the Sultan may issue. Two 'hundred thoell.
sand young 'lurks must alread have perished since the n
system was established in 18'26, and • their loss cannot but.en_e_
made fearfully visible in a diminished, population some
years hence.— Letter from Constantinople,
The Quebec papers of the 10th of July bring accounts frail__
Upper Canada, which announce the almost uninterupted ter,ineL
nation of the elections in favour of the conservative candida._
The house consists but of 60 members, and, down to the sth
July, 33 conservatives had been returned, and only 12 clestr,ini,
fives. The ex-speaker, Bidwell, and the opposition lea"ver..
Perry, had both been thrown out. Mr. Tvl9..eau the conser
five member fur Stormont., is likely to be put in nomination for
the speakership.—Standard.
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The West Highland fishings are doing well. Last week
t full
vessels of pretty large tonnage arrived in 'the Clyde, with
cargoes of herrings, and the price fell per barrel lOs to 12s. ;o_l7l
hope next week to be able to report favourably and at lengtn on
the Wick fishing. The take by Thurso, Port Skerry, &Co
been good, and we are able to speak to the quality by an Ir.
doubted criterion—a gentleman engaged in the trade 'has sent
us a small barrel of herrings caught on that part of the coast,
and we can pronounce them excellent. We respect the.:
maxim of Sancho, that a gift horse should not be looked
mouth, but we can assure our readers that had the said herein"'
not been of prime quality we should not have recorded this
portant circumstance.—Seoteh paper.
• belief
'there are persons who go the length of declaring then. tairip
that the obnoxious registration clause in the newspaper. 5, the
bill was admitted by ministers with the view of defeatn`l'
whole measure.—Morning Herald.
The Aston House Hotel, in New York, alone
300 very handsomely furnished apartments, the furniturc_.
having cost nearly £lB,OOO. The laundry i
parefisc
serving of notice. A steam-engine fixed nit wash bs_c:,a
linen, dries it, and prepares it for wearing in the shortt pa
into four
half an hour. The same steam-engine is said to
econtain
pumps w.aoeurse
great reservoirs for the use of every part of the
_h
tis Wand
the kitchen as well as the laundry with steam,clea n.
' shoes, knives and forks, and is also to be applied
purposes. Mr. Aston, who built the tavern,.
s the state ew
gin, and one of the richest men, we believe, a German
York. The description of his tavern is found in
paper.reviihs
which'tumoralit
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In consequence of the excessive__i_
f
the etnig ation
(t.) Laerrioni:asnotohieir.
in certain districts of New South
of uninarrel(a!
vernment to encourage no further
inittee have come to the determinationt
~tected by parents or
females, however well selected,.
I.ll.ltPe'le hot Never, that in '.'"„
, relatives, to Sydney. The eoup.i
t. e
a society prevails, trta:
I. Diemen's Land a very different. b.t
' id .religious.—Stancta
community being much inure inora,
Ileet:iogfrarteico•ouin mending gc!,