The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-05-21 00:00:00

LONDON COMMERCIAL REPORT.

WEDNESDAY EVENING.—The leading auctions in pro-
duce, to-day, were those of East India Sugar, which went off
rather heavily.

The public sales of Tea were continued again to-day, and
brought to a close. Of 22,122 packages offered, 11,700
packages were actually sold. There was a good deal of dul-
ness in the biddings, and prices were id to id per lb lower
to-day on Congou as compared with the rates we gave yes-
terday, and on llyson, Imperial, and Gunpowder, as much
as Id to 2d per lb. ongou ranged from Is 71 for coarse
new and mixed leaf, up to 2s 2d for Pekoe flavour. Pouchong
brought is Gad to is 9dd. Souchong middling mixed leaf
Is 7d to is 94, and fine blackish 3s 6W to 3s 74. Pekoe,
Is 1d to 3s 14d; orange Pekoe 2s 2d for good, to 2s 9} for
fine. Twankay, yellowish leaf, is 71 to is lid for Hyson
kind. Hyson 2s Old for coarse to 4s 6d; for finest bright
leaf, young Hyson, 2s to 3s 0 d ; Imperial mid coarse 2s 6-id
to 2s 9d • and good mid brightish 2s Ild to 3s ; mid coarse
Gunpowder 2s 61d to 2s 8d; and good mid to good bright
3s 2d to 4s lid per lb.
Commercial advices from St. Petersburgh, under date of
May 4, gic'e the sales of produce as follows :-200 casks Yel-
low Candle Tallow on the spot at at 38 roubles per berkowez
cash on delivery ; also 250 ponds Seschka hemp, first quality,
at 31 3-7 roubles per berkowez.

Lord Palmerston has communicated through Mr. Bu-
chanan, the British consul at New York, the thanks of her
Majesty's government, to Captains Wotten, of the ship
Rhone, Thompson, of the Stephen \A, hitney, Cropper, of the
Columbus, and Depeyster, of the Sheridan, for their praise-
worthy conduct in saving the crews
is the
English vessels,
and also has signified to them that it the intention of her
Majesty's government to present to each of them a gold
medal, as soon as the die, which is now in preparation, shall
be finished.

GRETA BRIDGE.—AWFTTL OCCURRENCE.-011 Thursday
evening (13th inst.), between five and six, the villages of
Londonderry, near Bedale, was thrown into the utmost state
of alarm by a female running out of the house of one Robin-
son, a gardener, covered with blood, and fainting on the
road, who turned out to be the gardener's wife, whom her
husband had nearly killed. On some persons going up to
the house, a most shocking spectacle presepte3 itself. The
son of the unfortunate man lying dead, murdered by the
hands of his father ; the father himself pacing the room with
a gun in his hands, no one daring to approach the house;
bnt in a few minutes the report of a gun was heard, and on
entering the house, the maniac (for what else can we call
him) was found weltering in his blood, with his head nearly
blown off. But faint hopes are entertaiLA of the recovery
of his wife, whom he had mutilated to a shocking degree.
The two corpses of the father and son were interred on Sa-
turday last. The rumour is that the cause of the melan-
choly affair was the loss of his place, combined with a series
of misfortunes that had reduced him, or was likely to do se,
to a state of poverty.—Tyne Mercury.

Downshire, accompanied - -
A. SLIGHT MIS .
..T.kK Eb
yA
theT COII 11.
Marquis T.— To hf eA
bAefracroqr n , Marquis of
the
members for Down, Antrim, Derry, Belfast, and other
northern counties and towns, with Dr. Cooke, the great
champion of anti. repeal, attended her Majesty's loves en
Wednesday last, for the purpose of presenting an address
agreed upon at the great Ulster meeting, when Lord Polti-
more, the lord in waiting. in an audible voice announced—
" The Marquis of Downshire, to present an address Os
favour of the repeal of the union. Her Majesty was
pleased to receive the same most graciously. " In favour"—
" in favour," was muttered through the ranks of the asto-
nished northerns ; and the noble marquis, deviatinr, L little
from the cold formality of such occasions, proceeded to read
a few words of " the pith" of the address, with an emphatic :
energy more calculated to correct the error than was
haps, consistent with courtly etiquette, and which teas, per.
quite so graciously received. Whether, in the c "t
went, "the wish was father to the thought" withommenc
lonius, we know not • , but he certainly should
this Po-
the pros and cons better, and we trust hal!, known
he
relieved from the arduous duties of li. may soon be
from that school whose motto is ' is dice by a suooessor
Post. ' Ne mistakt.,,_",_,
"_
'''",tor"."

Church-street.
This sermon, addressed especially to a society whose
members are bound to each other by a common attachment
to the principle of an established church, and the Church of
England in particular, is well calculated to effect the object
for which it was evidently intended, namely, that of supply-
ing the society with a new and additional reason for adhering
firmly to those bonds by which they had originally become
associated. It may be regarded as an useful supplement to
the author's well-known admirable course of lectures on the
Church of England—delivered in the Hanover-square Rooms,
London—and dwells chiefly on the importance of the church

as the great bulwark of civil liberty, not only against the in.
roads of secular tyranny, but of spiritual also. He considers
that the spiritual power, if left independent of the state,
would not only be dangerous to civil liberty, but be sure in
the end to overthrow it ; and consequently that the laity
have as much interest in establishing the church, that is to
say, in connecting it with, and bringing it under the dominion
of the state, as the church itself has in being established.
The argument is an able one, and is brought forward with
that masterly ability which distinguishes our author on most,
or we should rather say, on all occasions.
It may surprise some to find such a line of observation
taken up, and followed out by a clergyman, as it suggests and
enforces so strongly the necessity of the clerical body being
regulated and controled by the state in such of their functions
as do not appertain to the essential offices of a Christian
ministry ; but it comes with the more force on this
account, especially from one who practically maintains the
dignity of his order so well.
It might be said, perhaps, that the argument only applies
to a Popish country, for that a Protestant clergy have not the

means •of acquiring that dangerous power which a Popish
elergy have ; and the objection is to some extent valid ; but
it is met by considering that a Protestant established church
is the surest barrier against Popery itself, so that whichever
way we look at the argument it is metaphysically true, either

in the first or the second degree.
This able discourse is well worthy of serious consideration,
especially from those who are in the habit of regarding a
church establishment as only a means of providing for religion
and its teachers, as it is here clearly and convincingly de-

monstrated to be the best security and guardian of civil
liberty, and we commend it to the attention of our readers.
We are glad to hear that the public so highly appreciate this
excellent discourse, that a second edition is already in the

History of Scotia',

By Patrick Fraser Tytler, Esq.

Vol. I. Edinburgh : William Tait

The author of this work is evidently a gentleman who pos-
sesses all the high requisites of historian, literary ability of
the first order, indefatigable research, great powers in the
discrimination of human character, and scrupulous impar-
tiality. Ile has had access to all the best works and most
authentic documentary records of the various periods in the
eventful annals of his country to which his labours have been
directed, and has producal the first volume of a work of
racing all the leading facts, conveyed in

stirring interest

the elegant, perspicuous, but unassuming language of the
scholar, and interspersed with arguments and reflections
(apart from metaphysical dryness) worthy of the statesman
and the philosopher. The book commences with the acces-
sion to the British throne of Alexander 111., " because," as
is assigned by the writer in his preface, " it is at this period
that our. national annals become particularly interesting to
the general reader. The dark cloud of misfortune (he con-
tinues) which gathered over Scotland immediately after the
death of Alexander, suggested to Edward I. his schemes of
ambition and conquest : and perhaps in the history of liberty
there is no more memorable war than that which took its
rise under Wallace in 1297, and terminated in the final este-
ndependence, by Robert Bruce, in
wares, therefore, the reign of Alex-
under his

blishment o

1328," 111

ander 111

of Baliol (with the
Interregnum, duri

!-daughter; the

Maiden of Norway;

ccesses of Edward I. of England) ; the

g which Wallace r

s into celebrity by

•
his exploits. and after a variety of gallant achievements and

reverses, is bet

ed and executed ; and finally, the reign (in
two chapters) of " the Bruce," one of the noblest monarchs
that ever swayed a European sceptre. The whole narrative,
and more particularly all that relates to the two last named
heroic individuals, is full of interest, and though in strict ac-
cordance with, truth, frequently borders on the sublime of
en of the chaste and vigorous style of

romanc

our author, w

pply the following

REFLECTIONS ON THE CHARACTER OF BRUCE.
Bruce undoubtedly belongs to that race of heroic men,
regarding whom we areanxious to learn even the commonest
particulars. But living at so remote a period, the lighter
shades and touches which confer invicluality, are lost in the
distance. We only see, through the mists which time has
cast around it, a figure of colossal proportion, " walking
" and it is deeply to be regretted
1.3, whose pencil might have brought
him before us as fresh and true as when he lived, have dis-
dained to notice any minute circumstances, with which we
now seek in vain to become acquainted : yet some faint idea
of his person may be gathered from the few scattered touches
preserved by these authors, and the greater outlines of his
character are too strongly marked to escape us.
In his figure, the king was tail and well-shaped. Before
broken (lowa by illness, and in the prime of life, he stood
Dearly
.six feet high ; his hair curled closely and shortly
, which possessed that breadth and thickness
men of great strength; he was broad-should-
chested, and the proportion of his limbs com-
vizh lightness and activity. These qualities
not oni.y by his constant occupation in war,
'less for the chase and all manly amusements.
bather he was dark or fair complexioned ;
•-- his cheek-bonei strong and prom-
xpression of his countenance open
is maimed by a wound which had
were dignified and en-
pleasanter or more

amid his sha

round his neck
that belong to
ered and open
bined power
were increase(
but by his fon

It is not
but his f
inent, at
and Ghee

injure
gagini
courts

'y peers

ag could

Lo his honour, that in a savage
ider injuries which attacked him in
/ations, he never abused a victory,
,s effectually by his generosity and
.;at military talents. We know, how-
.,ew with the papal legates, that when he
—tpress displeasure, his look was stern and kinglv,
once imposed silence and ensured obedience. e
a
xelled iu all the excercises of chivalry, to such a degree,
indeed, that the English themselves did not scruple to
account him the third best knight in Europe. His memory
was stored with the romances of the period, in which he took
great delight. Their hair-breadth 'scapes and perilous ad-
ventures were sometimes scarcely more wonderful than his
own and he had early imbibed from such works an appetite
forc. individuale glory and enterprise. which, had it not been
jlllayskuldV,....a. stronger passion, the love of liberty, might
'w into fatal mistakes ;it is quite eonceivable, that

age; and
kindest

but conquered often

kindness, as by b

ever, with his inter
cho:
and

This periodical is embellished with two engravings—the
first, " Pheasant and Wood Pigeon," drawn by Kidd, and
engraved by Westley ; the second, " A Halt in the High-
lands" drawn and engraved by Beckwith. These plates are
" written up to" in pleasant articles. " Recollections of a
Christmas Day" is a meagre story of the adventures of two
" assistants." " The Trip into Berkshire" serves (as in
another instance) to puff off Mr. Westley Richard's guns.
" Prospective Glances of Meetings to come" is a smartish
article, by Touchstone. " The Field, by Terra," is a sort of
sporting conversation between " Goodchap" and " Oddfel-
low." about dogs and guns and all those sorts of things.
Calder Campbell's " Evening Rhapsody" is a tasteful little
poem. " Wanderings by the Lakes of Ireland" promises
well as a commencement. The " Row, Flirtation, and a
Duel," is continued. " Monday Morning, or a Glance at
Tattersall's," is the commencement of an article which pro-
mises well ; the subject is a good one, and if the " Looker
on" has his eyes about him, he may amuse the readers of
the Sportsman for many a month. " A Day at Vallery Sur
Somme" is an agreeable paper by Flask, detailing some
good sport in France. " Some Passages in the Life of a
Gamester" is a continuation of a tale, the commencement of
which we have not seen, for the reason assigned in the review
of another periodical. It appears well written, and contains
some startling incidents. The other contents are, " Re-
miniscences of an Old Fellow"—" The Turf"—and " The
Turf Calendar."

The English Journal. Part IV. How and Parsons, Fleet-

This is the first number we have seen of this periodical,
which it appears is issued weekly, as well as in monthly parts.
It contains some remarkably clever articles and papers, and
the names of some of our most esteemed writers may be
found upon its pages. The Rev. S. Blair—Horace Smith—
Mrs. J. C. Hall—T. K. Hervey—Mrs. Alaric Watts—W.
Cooke Taylor, L.L.D.—L. A. Twamley, are all contribu-
tors. There are selections also from Mrs. Hemans, John
Galt, and the late J. Smith. The work is beautifully got up,
and contains in double column, sixty-three pages of closely
printed matter—and for how much money ? For sixpence !
Verily this publication ought to be supported most liberally,
it is very cheap—very instructive, and very amusing.

Smallwood. May. Smallwood, Bond-street, London.
This month Mr. Morris continues his clever and philoso-
phic article. "The Dentist of Frankfort," by Miss Muckles-
ton, is continued. We regret we did not see the commence-
ment of the story, we cannot pay it a higher compliment.
" Blind Man's Buff"—the clever Byronic tale is also con-
tinued. Mr. Hannam shows his erudition, and classical
knowledge in a pleasant paper on the Secular poem of
Horace, Lyra Latialis. In this paper a most interesting
anecdote of Incledon, and the effect of his singing the High
Mettled Racer, is told. " The Conscience Stricken" is a
Germanic tale of horror. A Matter of moonshine—is—a
matter of moonshine. The description of the almond tree is
very interesting and instructive. " A Mysterious Affair"
only requires to be arranged with stage business—and it is a
farce fit for the stage. The " Reviews" seem fairly and well
written.

The London Edinburgh Magazine. Smith. London. May.
We have not seen the two first numbers of this periodical.
The articles and papers are of the " right sort" for a maga-
zine—pithy—well-written—and interesting.

NORTHERN HOSPITAL, MAY 15
ADMITTED

Accidents
Medical and Surgical cases
Upon recommendation

Attending as Out Patients . . . 12
11 lrregular
Died 1

Remaining in thi

Le Hospital . .79

Treasurer, R. W. Bateson, Esq.
House Visiters. James Hevworth and John Rigby, Esqrs.
Chaplain, Rev. J. Connor.-House Surgeon, Mr. Woodward

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