The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-05-06 00:00:00

LONDON LA 7' S7' NEWS.

City Wednesclan Evening, Half past Seven o'clock. _
There are now d►ie two mails from France, one from the Me-
diterranean, one froth Lisbon, one from Mexico, and one from.
the Brazils; and we haVe been without any arrivals to-day of
the least importance.
In Consols the market is very flat, and for the Account the
price is 911 this evening. Exchequer Bills left off,at 19 to 21
and India Bonds are at 3 to 5.

In the Foreign Market there is an equal paucity of specula.;
tion to-day, but during the last day or two there has been an ad-
'wince in Spanish and the Portuguese
.Bonds, the former closing.
at 46i ex-dividend. The Portuguese 5 per Ceuts. leaving off
at 111, and the 3 per Cents: at 537.
In the Northern lionds there has been nothing of moment
doing. The dividends on Belgian bends are in cpurse of pay 4
went, and extdividend they are quoted 1011.
.RUssian Stock is
at 10913 Dutch 5 per Cent. close at 104' this afternoon, and the
21 per Cents. are 564.
In the Republican Bonds there is little to notice; Colombian
are at 33; Chitian at 48 to 49; UM! Mexican 35 to 36.
In the Share Market there is nothing of importance doing,
and the Share List only exhibits the following prices this after-
noon :—Birmingham and Gloucester, 91 10; Cheltenham and
Great Western, 24; Cheltenham, Oxford, and Tring, 44;
ComMercial Blackwall, 2 4; EaStern Counties, Edin-
burgh and. Dunbar, lg ; Edinburgh and Glasgow, 21-; Great
Western, 36, 35k; London and Brighton, (Stevenson's,)
Dr. Rennie's, 2f 2-; Dr. Cundy's, 211; Greenwich, 27i; Do.
and Southampton, 281 27k; Northern and Eastern, 44 ;
Margate and Ramsgate, 2i; South Easternf 7; Anti Dry hot
Company, 4.1 1; Colonial Bank; IS 172 ; London, Westminster,
and York, 264:

PROPOSED TRIBUTE OF RESPECT.

TO THE EDITOR OF TIE LIVERPOOL ,STAND4RD.

Stn,—A writer in the Manchester Courier, of the 23d ult., who
has witnessed the beneficial effects which have resulted from the
circulation of " The Churchman," a monthly periodical, ana
other writings of the Rev. M, A. Gathercole, suggests that some
testimonial should be presented to this tried and indefatigable,
chainpion of the church, which would show the high sense in
which his .alents and labours are held by the friends of the es-
tablishment.

Perhaps, sir, you would have no objection to give publicity to
this suggestion, and receive subscriptions in furtherance of the
object.
'• 'lne Churchman" is now becoming extensively read, and
is a favourite with the Operative Conservative Association, and
working people generally.
Its main object is to explain.to them the title character of the
Church of England•as a branch of the one Catholic and aposto-
lic church of Christ above, possessing attilloritY to administer.
the holy sacraments, and to evangelize the people. It explains
also the true nature of dissent as a rebellious iepdration &Gni
the family of Christ, and his appointed means of grace,
The price of "The Churchman" (two-pence) is such as to
place it within the reach of every one, and its style is plain, and
adapted to the comprehensions of the lower orders.—Yours,
CATHOLIC US.

LADIEV CHARITY.—At a special general meeting of the trus-
tees ot this eharity, held on Wednesday last, in pursuance of ari
advertisement, at the matron's house, Mr. Bevan was elected
surgeon accoucheur to the charity, the votes being, for Mr:
Bevan 204, for Dr. Malins 106, and for Mr. Garthaide 20.
The Right nondurable the Earl of Burlington has appointed
the Rev. John Dowdall, M.A., formerly curate of St. Mark's
Church in this town, one of his lordship's domestic chaplains.

METROPOLITAN Jouitrviit..--We have received several num-
bers of this able and spirited journal, and are glad to learn that
it has been eminently sitccessfut. Its moderate price, (3d.,)
ample dimensions, aoa conservative tone ought to secure it a
place In every reading-room, tavern, and public institution in
the country. It is also an excellent family Miscellany.
THE DOCK ESTATE.—AII the members of the town council,
with the exception of the conservative portion of that body„,
whether dock rate-payers or not, have signed a petition to the
House of Commons, praying that the management of the dock
estate may be vested in the corporation of Liverpool. No one,
who takes into consideration the fact, that nothing has been
Anne for Edwin beet, Esq., the Stay-maker; that no crusts how.
been given to satisfy the hunger of roaring ltushton, Rosso
the popish barrister, and some score or so of other liberal hang-
ers-on,can feel the slightest surprise at the course now attempted
to be pursued. But the dock rale-payers, if they are unani,-,
mous, will succeed in keeping in their own hands the manage-
ment of an estate in which they alone are interested.

HONESTY.—The fol,owing which we copy from a late Jamaica.
paper, is rather a curious mode of e,tablishing a man's title to
honesty:—" Kingston, March 1, 1836.—The undersigned de•
claies hat he is an honest man, and 'bat every gentleman in
Jamaica will certify as much. Some magistrates .of this city,
who have Ipeakfasted with him, now atteinpt to annoy him ;
indeed he has ‘eat many of them sums of money, as far even as
£3oo.—lsAAc DIAS F." -

FIRE.—The telegraph yesterday morning announced that on,
lire Wednesday, at 7 P.rd., an alarming're broke out at, Baron=
hill, Beaudiaiis, the residence of Sir R. Bulkeley, Bart. M.P.

ANATOtiv OF DRUNKENNESS--111Thun, Glasgow.—We are.
happy to annonnce a fifth edition of this most useful and intel-
ligent work. The author, Mr, Robert Macnish, has done more.
service to the cause of sobriety, by describing in this book the
lamentable results of immoderate 'indulgence in intoxicating
fluids, than all the TemperanceSocieties,in England. In fact;
if Air. Buckingham and his fellow-twaddiers of the celebrated.
drunken committee, instead of recommending absurd and im-
practicable legal enactments for the prevention of drunkenness,
had prevailed on parliament to grant a sum of money fo'r the
dissemination of Alacnish's " Anatomy," they would hav taken.
them most effectual means to check an evil which is really of
a sad and devastating character. We remember once hearing
a worthy gentleman advise an unhappy infidel to read Bishop,
Watson's reply to Tom Paine's Age of Reason, remarking, "If
you study that book, Sir,,you cannot be an unbeliever," 7 With-
out seeking to weaken the force of the good Christian's injunc-;
tion, we say to all whe are in danger of contracting the truly
horrible habit of intoxication, read'Aiacuish on Drunkenness.—
London Jfreekly Dispatch.

SMUGGLING EXTRAORDINARY.--OnTuesdeV afternoon, as
the American ship Splendid, with passengers- for New. York,
was going through the north locks of the Prince's Dock; a
flour barrel, supposed to contain bread, was brought' alongside.
Preparations was immediately made for putting it on board,
but by some chance or other the fastenings slipped, and down:
it went between the vessel and the quay. Before it reached the
water, the head started, when to the astonishment of the
tnerous bystanders, a living being, in the shape of a full-growd,
" son of a sod" dropped out! Assistance being at hand, he
was immediately drawn on terra firma, without further damage
than a good ducking, and the loss of his shoes. The poor fel-
low said that he had been contined in the barrel for about two.
'hours, and had given a sovereign (which was all that he pos-,
sessed) to some person, to smuggle him on hoard in the above
manner, and thus evade paying the regular passage money.
Divitsiu."-Mr. Deane, the celebrated diver.• who has so suc-
cessfully gone down to the wreck rf his Majesty's ship Royal
George, of 120 guns, which was sunk at Spithead, upwards of
50 years ago, and raised, in 72 feet water, several of her gtins,,
32-Ninders, weighing upwards of s,oo(Hbs. each, which are
deposlied at Portsmouth, is on a visit to this town. Mr. Deane
having also been very uselUlly employed in raising 'vessels and.
recovering goods which have 'helm wrecked, as well as in clear-
ing away obstructions near the gates of the London docks,:
clearing anchors which have got foul or' the moorings of other,
sh;ps, sc., the dock committee have invited him to come to
Liverpool, in the hope that his services may not only be avail-
able to the dock establishment, but to the merchants and under-.
writers in general in cases of wrecks, the position,of which
p.
have not been clearly ascertained. Mr. Deane sees euployed,
we understand, on Tuesday afternoon, in clearing.
behiud the gates of the Clarence Dock. and
will,
so clown to exeh ntine the position of s e
tow's), as soon as the weather will tiat whic
h has been sunk
oppoSite t permit. 11is
l we believe,
he niud from
bell, is he is enveloped in water-itsiro d
supplied through a tube
operations differ materiallT from those of:of person
with
hthaehti.lvlirtilegt
thereforeday4s direction,
furnished with hoses, and fresh
iii
at liberty to move about to a moderate from an air putnp on the deck ord6ii
linveLtions may become of
have heard of
pinions above.
and he communicates,, by raivrteesrileisit;anbcise
Mr. Deane's opera ,
feel i pulling
iw7hoartdwith
his c"11.2
his
The following are the resolutions moved.
DIVORCE BILLS.— that
much general utility.
juus.
by Mr. Divett, on Friday last, in the House of Commons
"1. That the practice of examining witnesses at the bar of this•
house, in committees on divorce bills,
.is an iniperfect mode of
judicial investigation, and ought to be clisContnmed.-2. That -.
the privilege of obtainiug divorce bills acts Of
.parliament is,,
from its expense, exclusively afforded tO the rich' amid therefore,
calculated to bring discredit on the impartial,
.distribution of
justice, and the character of parliament. —3. That the only ef-
fectual remedy fur these evils would be fotind ,m the confine-
ment of legal proceeding for divorce to the courts of law."
CURIOUS STATE.OF THE LAWS.—Thu inhabitants of Mentz
ace governed by the old French civil code; and the garrison ,is
Composed of Austrian and Pfessian- troops who are governed.
by the laws of their respective nati.ons. Hence the most per-
plexing incidents sometimes ensue.. A short time ago an Ans.-.
trian soldier in the garrison was condemned to death forhay.
ing killed a woman. According td the law of. Austria the mode
of death was to be hanging, and' accordinc, to the French fitivt'
decapitation. The executioner refusedto'hang the man, `arid
the Austrian authorities would not permit the decapitation.
length•the dispute was compromised in a vray.satistactoryl,t2ritilt<
Parties, except the culprit himself, wiso was shot.--Court sun- .
441.