The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-07-24 00:00:00

MISCELLANEOUS.

Married, at Grimsby, Mr. Charles Stout to Miss Susan
Brown, both of that place. By this happy union, of course
the lucky pair will henceforth bear the enviable cognomen
of Brown Stout.

SHOAL OF HERRINGS.—Captain Brown, of the Pegasus
steamer, on his voyage from Hull to Leith, reports having
passed through a shoal of herrings at least six miles in length,
on. Wednesday night, at eleven o'clock, off Whitby.—Scot-
tish Guardian.

It appears we have taken from Scotland in the last year one
hundred and fifty thousand barrels of herrings, which at the
average price of Scotch herrings, cost us above £200,000.
----Morning Register.

The carpenters on the river Wear, to the number of nearly
1,003, have struck work in consequence of their employers
announcing their intention to reduce their wages from 30s to
27s per week.
A few days ago, a most extraordinary pike, weighing 15:
lbs. was caught in the river Ribble, near Settle. It was sold
in Settle at 10d per lb. Mr. J. Birtwistle caught it with a
live frog !

EXTRAORDINARY FLEECE.-Mr. William Bird, of Sutton
has shorn a fleece of wool from a ram five years old, purchased
of James Bisshopp, Esq., of Westburton, weighing upwards
of 121bs. It was shorn two days only after being washed
perfectly clean ; as regards merit, it can be shown in compe-
tition with any other fleece in the count y.—Leeds InteM-
yelleer.

It is intended by the Admiralty to pay off six of the old
10-gun brigs, called by some " coffins." One of this class,
a few days ago, was paid off at Woolwich. The Opossum
Lieutenant Peter ; the Reindeer, Lieutenant Dicken ; the
Spey, Lieutenant James; the Mutine, Lieutenant Pawle ;
and two others, when they return from their respective
voyages, will immediately follow.

QUICK VOYAGE.—The barque Ritchie, 916 tons register,
Capt. Duncan Kerr, belonging to Pollock, Gilmour and Co.,
of Glasgow, has just arrived in the Clyde from Quebec, after
a passage of sixteen days only, being the quickest for a ship
of her size on record. The Ritchie has performed the voyage
in less time than it has ever been done ; having been absent
from this country only two months and three days, including
day of sailing and day of arrival.

News has been received here by way of Vienna, that the
Egyptian party at Constantinople are intriguing to bringabout
a marriage between the Sultan's second sister and Abbas
Pasha, grandson of Mehemet Ali, which alliance would set
the seal to the reconciliation between the port and the Vice-
roy of Egypt. Khoerew Pasha is to give up 11,000,000 pi-
astres (only a small portion of the treasures which he has
amassed), after which the port will send him into banishment
to Mocha.—Frankfort paper.
A NEW COIN.-At the Bolton Court of Requests held on
Tuesday, in the ease of a debt owing to a shopkeeper named
Crompton, the plaintiff was asked by Mr. Hutton, the judge,
" Did you ever call upon them for this debt ?" The plaintiff
replied, " Aye, aw cawd till aw durst not caw no longer ; for
th last toime us aw went, aw said, Neaw, Tummav, are not
you gooin to pay me a bit o' summat tawrt this? lin he
said to me, ' Ye awl pay thee every hawpenny in abeawt two
minutes; if theawlt wait till aw put me clogs on, awl pur
thee till theaw knows nobody.' "

LUDLOW ELECTION.—On Friday, the Speaker of the
House of Commons announced that Mr. James Coppock (as
agent for the two me❑ of straw who petitioned against the
return of Mr. Botfield as member for Ludlow) declined pro-
ceeding with the case. Consequently, Mr. Botfield is the
unchallenged representative of the borough. The case which
Mr. James Coppock and Mr. William Downes would not
venture to proceed with, must have been hopeless indeed.—
Salopian Journal.
GREAT WESTERN RAmwAY.—We understand that the
line to Swindon, upwards of 80 miles from London, will he
opened next month. The journey to town will then be per-
formed in about six hours. The permanent rails are now
laid from Bath nearly to the terminus at Temple-gate, and
the works there are in a very forward state.—Bristol Stan-
dard.

The weather throughout this district has, during the pre-
sent week, been highly favourable to the growth of the corn
crops, which are now generally in ear, and strong upon the
ground. Whatever interested parties may say to the con-
trary, it is manifest, from the published accounts, that if,
during the next six weeks, we are favoured with genial wea-
ther, of which there is every reasonable prospect, the crop of
wheat in the whole country will be an average one.—New-
cattle Journal.

DESTRUCTION OF A VESSEL BY FIRE.—The following is
an extract of a letttr from Brest, dated July 10 :—" A bottle
was picked up at Audierne on the Bth instant, containing a
piece of paper, with the following written in pencil on it :
This bottle was thrown out nine leagues outside (name ille-
gible), S.W., when we were obliged to take to the small
boat, when our vessel, the Sylph, bound from Halifax for
Liverpool, was in dames.—Joan DOMAN, captain. Febru-
ary 20, 1840.' "
MANCHESTER AND BIRMINGHAM RAILWAY.—A viaduct
over the valley of the river Dane, of dimensions nearly as
gigantic as the one over the valleys on each side of the river
Mersey, in this town, is about to be contracted for on the
line of the Manchester and Birmingham railway. between
Wimslow and Crewe. It will have 24 arches of 63 feet
span each, at an elevation of about 80 feet, and will be up-
wards of 1,700 feet in length. There will be but little dif-
ference between the one here and that over the Dane, ex-
cept that the former has 26 arches, and the latter 24, with an
altitude of several feet less. We suppose the cost will be
much the same ; the one here being, we believe, £BO,OOO.—
Stockport Advertiser.
THEATRICALS EXTRAORDINARY.—The greatest novelty
that has been exhibited lately came off near " Fort Searle,
Fa." A party of Seminoles sacked the wagons of Mr.
Forbes, the manager, on his return from Savannah, and
about thirty of the " red skins" rigged themselves out in
the most motley style imaginable. One wore Hamlet's
tunic, with Othello's doublet, whilst another put on the up-
per garments of Romeo with the kilt of Macbeth. Thus
disguised they marched to the Fort, danced and played all
sorts of antics, and concluded by challenging the soldiers to
come out and join them in a grand combat. The soldiers
not liking such rough customers, respectfully declined per-
forming antler that management.—New York Morning
Herald.

BIRMINGUAM MUSICAL FESTlVAL.—Preparations for
the approaching Musical Festival, to be held in this town in
September, and proceeding with the utmost activity, and we
hope shortly to be able to place the full particulars before
our readers. The instrumental band, we understand, will
consist almost wholly of the finest performers in the kingdom,
the conamittes of management having availed themselves of
the great increase of talent which at the present time exists.
We hope soon to announce the names of the principal per-
formers who have been engaged; they will be found to com-
prise vocal talent of a still higher character than on former
occasions. We are happy to see by an advertisement in our
present paper that the meeting is to take under the patronage
of our gracious Queen, and that of the Queen Dowager and
Prince Albert.-21fidland Counties Herald.

DISCOVERY OF THE ANTARCTIC CONTINENT.-All inte-
resting rather than important geographical discovery has this
year been made, in the Southern Antarctic Ocean, of an
island or continent, with a coast of 1700 miles from east to
west, but situated so far to the south as 64 to 66 deg.; it will
he unavailable for tillage or settlement, though highly useful
for seal and whale fishing. The most singular coincidence is,
that it was discovered by the French and Americans on the
same day, January 19, 1840, at the distance of 720 miles from
each otter. By reference to the map, it will be seen the
above discoveries are in the longitude of New South Wales,
and a continuation most probably of the same continent •, for
a series of large islands was discovered in 1830 by Mr. John
Briscoe, of the navy, who, when commanding the brig Tula,
on a sealing voyage, fell in with the laud in lat. 67., long. 50
(that of the Mauritius), and coasted it for 900 miles. He
was also driven off by severe weather and icebergs.—Sydney
Herald.

BRITISH ASSOCIATION.—Among the many distinguished
men who will honour Glasgow with their presence at the
approaching meeting of the association, we have just learned
that the celebrated Quetilet, of Brussels, has announced his
intention of being present. Professor amed, of the Royal
Observatory, Munich, and Professor Schubart, of Berlin,
have likewise accepted of the invitations sent to them; and
it is also stated that Sir John Robinson will bring along with
him M. Elie de Boumont, of the Jardin des Plantes at
Paris, the Duke de Decazes, and the American Ambassador.
It is also expected that the French Ambassador, M. Guizot,
.will visit Glasgow at that time. As the period approaches,
the applications for membership have become very numerous.
There are now upwards of two hundred on the list since the
last election, which took place only a few weeki ago.—
Glasgow Herald.
REMARKABLE INSTINCT OF A CAT.—Mr. Samuel White-
side, of Skippool Mill, near Poulton-le-Fylde, had during
the last spring three goslings hatched under a hen, from
which they were immediately taken and brought into the
house for a few days, in order to strengthen them, previous
to their being turned out without a parent to protect them ;
in the mean time, the cat in a maternal sort of manner took
a fancy to them, and brought them daily two or three mice
morning and evening. One day in particular, one of the
goslings was missing, and on search being made, it was found
upon the .hay-loft, with the cat by its side. She has fre-
quently carried them one by one, until such times as they
were, grown too large for her to carry. She still continues
to brio°. them mice as usual, lies down with them, and pro-
tects them. Grimalkin's diligence has been such in provid-
ing for her young charge, that she has been observed to pro-
cure and bring to them upwards of twenty mice in a day.—
Preston Pilot.

A respectable and well-behaved young woman was placed
at the bar of Chelmsford petty sessions, charged with the
following crime :—The 'watchman of the town said that the
prisoner was on the street late at night without any money, so
he took her into custody. In answer to this charge the poor
girl, crying bitterly, said that she and her stepfather did nnt
agree, and being ill-used .by him she was on her way to her
uncle, who is A brewer at Watton, and who would afford her
protection, but that her means had failed, and she was walk-
ing about until the waggon came to take her on to her uncle.
In answer to questions put to her by the corporation justices,
she stated her name to be Harriett Osborn, and that her
mother resided at Brandon-row, Newington-causeway. The
justices sentenced the poor girl to one month's imprisonment,
and desired the officer to write and ascertain the truth of her
story.—Chelmlford Chronicle.

WEST RIDING POLITICS.—There is a rumour that no op-
position will take place in the West Riding at the next elec-
tion, but that Lord Milton and the Hon. J. S. Wortley will
be elected by an arrangement between the two parties. It
will be desirable,• if possible, to save the riding from the ex-
citement and expense of a contest ; but to do so, we hope no
unworthy compromise will be resorted to. We certainly
doubt whethertwo.conseivatives could be returned ; but we
are quite certain that the liberals can no longer monopolise
the riding. Sir George Strickland was returned last time
by the second votes of Mr. Stuart Wortley, and had there
been two conservative candidates, the hon. baronet would
not have had the opportunity of playing such " fantastic
tricks" as chairman of the Hull election committee. If a
contest takes place, therefore, it must be fought two to two ;
and in that case, it is not improbable but that the candidates
will be the Hon. John Stuart Wortley, Esq., and Edmund
Denison, Esq., of Doncaster. We believe the latter gentle-
man was, some time since, requested to allow himself to be
put in nomination, should it be deemed eligible to bring for-
ward a second candidate ;. and we do not know any one who
would do more honour to the choice of the constituency,
either from the weight .of his private character, or the re-
commendation .of his talents as a man of business. —Hull
Packet.

LIABILITY OF 'A GRANDMOTHER TO MAINTAIN HER
GRANDCHILDREN.--At the Sheffield police-court, On Mon-
day, a lady named Moorwood was summoned to show cause
why she should not indemnify the parish against the charge
of maintaining the children of her son, a dissolute young
man, who had abandoned his offspring, leaving them charge-
able to the parish. The solicitor for the parish stated the
facts of the case, and contended that under the new poor-
law• amendment act, as the grandchild was obliged to guar-
rantee the parish against the charge of the maintenance of the
grandparent, by analogy the grandfather or mother were an-
swerable for the support of the offspring of their son. Mrs.
Moorwood was proved to have an estate of more than £4OO
a-year. For the defence it was enforced, that the magis-
trates had powers given them under the act, which merely
stated that the offspring were obliged to support the ascend-
ing- branch, making no provision at all for cases like this,
and that the father could not be said to come within the
meaning of the words of the act, "as an impotent, old, or
disabled person." The magistrates, after consulting toge-
ther, decided in favour of the claimants, and made an order
on Mrs. Moorwood for 45. Gd. per week.—Shefeld

SECOND EDITION.

Standard•ofce, Three o'clock

LIVERPOOL. CORN EXCHANGE,—THis DAY

The heavy rains noticed in the early part of this week were
succeeded by dry weather, which, although rather cool for
the season, appeared to check any extensive operations
between Tuesday and to-day; the pre-existing firmness,
however, on the part of holders, remaining unabated, and no
disposition evinced, in any instance, to press sales, all articles
of the corn trade, both free and in bond, were steady in
value.

The duty on wheat is reduced to IGs. Bd. per qr., and on
Flour to 10s. 0-id. per barrel ; that on all foreign produce
continuing the same as last week.

Although the wind has been favourable for arrivals, the
supplies of grain into this port since Tuesday are altogether
trivial, and of States Flour we have none whatever fresh up
for to-day.

At our market this morning we experienced a moderately
fair demand for all good fresh Wheats at the full prices of
Tuesday, and the lower qualities of Irish and Mediterranean
were hi. to 2d. per 70 lbs. dearer; but, notwithstanding► the
return of rain last night, and unsettled weather again to-day,
the trade did not assume that lively character which was ex-
pected at the commencement.

Bonded Wheat met some inquiry, but still lower duties
being anticipated, and importers being unwilling to sell at
former rates, precluded any business of moment.
Free Flour was held at an advance of 6d. to Is. per.barrel,
but not being readily obtainable, and having very little
offering under lock below 305., the transactions in either
kind were unimportant.

Barley sold rather freely, and the middle qualities realized
a further improvement of hi. to 2d. per 601bs.

Malt in slow request, and the turn cheaper.
Beans and Pease upon a moderate demand, were held on
full as high terms as of late.

ARRIVALS OF CORN,

From the 21st to the 23d July, 1810, inelusioe,

I COAST. I UNITE!
I LAND. WISE. ;STATES

las-

Wheat Qrs. 455 783
25 ! ' 1092
Barley Qrs. ,
Malt Qrs. 3 742 1
Oats

Rye Qrs.
Beans Qrs. 50
Pease Qrs.
Shelled Barley
Indian Corn . Qrs.
Rapeseed Qrs.
Oatmeal . . . . Loads 10
Floor . Sacks 1 20 30
Ditto . Bris.

EXPORTS.—Foreign. Barley, qrs. ; Oats, 55 qrs. ; Rye,
qrs. ; Pease, qrs.; Indian Corn, qrs. ; Flour, 319 brls.—
Ireland. Wheat, 976 qrs.; Barley, qrs. ; Rye, 191 qrs. ; Indian
Corn, qrs. ; Oatmeal, loads Flour, sacks.—Coast-
wise. Wheat, 372 qrs.; Barley, 55; qrs.; Malt, qrs. ; Oats, 44
qrs. ; Rye, qrs. ; Beans, qrs. ; Pease, 127 qrs. ; Oat-
meal, 246 loads; Flour, 396 sacks, 463 brls.

Average prices of Grain, for the week ending July 17, 1840.
Wheat 695. 6d. I Barley.. 335. Ild. Oats.. 28s. 2d. I Rye.. 365. Od
I Beans.. 465. Id. Pease, 464. Id.

Aggregate average of the six weeks.
Wheat.. 68s. la. I Barley.. :158. 3d. I Oats.. 28s. Od. j Rye.. 365. 2d,
Beans .. 455. sd. I Pease .. 445. Bd.

Duty on Foreign. Grain, &c. this week

Wheatl6s. Bd. Bitricygs. 4d. Oats ...... 4s. 9d. I Rye .. 15s. 6d
I Beans, 2s. Ud. Pease 3s. Gd. I Indian Corn gs. 4d. I Flourlos. Oid

Liverpool Averages, week ending 14th July, 1840.
Wheat. I Barley. I Oats. Beans. Pease.
1282 43 118 5
sd. 48s. lid. 455. od

728. Id. 1 Os. Od. 1.2'

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE

FRIDAY, JULY 24,7—Wind South,

ARRIVED.—Sirome, —, from Wyborg—Eliza & Susan, --,
from Danzic—Nile, Kenny, from Charleston—Gentleman,
from Apalachicola—Dryad, —, from Lima—and Lanark, Samp-
son, from Mobile, with loss of head of main aad mizen masts.
SAILIM—Duke of Lancaster, Hargraves, for Bombay—Melaine,
Pertns, for Senegal, &c.—Balfonr, Foster, for Brazils—Pakenham,
Lloyd, for Pernambuco—Chieftain, Pennington, and City of Water-
ford, Dnggan, for Quebec—Amelia. Crosby, for Yarmouth—Lady
Worsley, Finch, for Shdiac—Superb, Edington, for Port Adelaide
and Sydney—Tarolinta. Smith, and Tecumseh. Suydam, for New
York—Huntress, Keating, and Constitution, Peabody, for New
Orleans—Orozimbo, Rider, for New Bedford —Ligonia, Blanchard,
for Portland—Walter, Boyd, for Philadelphia—Albree, Lovett, for
Boston—Paragon, Carr, for Providence—United States, Swanton,
for Bath—Calista, Blanchard, for Portland—St. Leon, Wescott, for
Castine—Sartelle, Loring, for City Point, Virginia—Lady Douglas,
David, for Vera Cruz —Plyrn, Davies, for Constantinople—Lancashire
Lass, Norman, for Malta, &c.—Abeona, Barrow, for Marseilles—
Favourite. Brooks, for Cadiz—Anna Margaritha, Niemar ; Joanna,
Groenwald ; and Jason, Flindt, for Elsineur—Emily, Woods, for
Harlingen—Margaret, Roberts, for Dordt, &c.—Brothers, Drysdale ;
Thames, Williamson ; and John Callum, Stewart, for St Petersburg
—Rainbow, Sotham, and Aurora. Meppleden, for Rotterdam—
Martha Harrison, Halewood, for Hambro', &c.—Diana, Schooflen,
for Bremen—Harmony. Zoctleck, for Dordt—Britannia, Oltmans,
for Wangeroe—Wrestler, Norman, for Rotterdam and St. Peters.
burgh—Emelie, Ek, and Wilemina, Baas, for Narva—Grasshopper,
Ley, for Nantes—Louisa, Rooms, for Antwerp

Rival, Walker, from Cuba, at the Cove in 26 days
Leo, Crighton, hence for Berbice, at ditto
Intrepid, Roberts, from Nakskow; at Beaumaris
Broom, -, from New Orleans, at the Clyde
Nailor, -, hence for Quebec, was spok►m 16th instant, in
lat. 48, long. 14 .

Nile, Anderson, at Panama, and was to sail about 10th May for
Valparaiso and England
Columbian, Wakem, hence and Port Philip, at Sydney
South Stockton, Ramsey, hence at Gaspee
Tallyho, Nailor, hence at Ancona
Thalia, Rogers, hence at Genoa, 13th July, with slight damage,
having experienced a heavy gale Bth and 11th July
Sarepta, Bloomfield, and Courser, Warwell, hence at Genoa
Did°, , hence for Africa, was spoken 11th July, in lat. 43,
long. 10

Ann, (supposed from Liverpool to Maranham,) was spoken 10th
June, in lat. 3
Mandane, -, from Lombock, at Hobart Town

A MAGNIFICENT HOTEL.—We see by the Boston Courier
that another, and a still more extensive building than the
Tremont, has been added to the princely establishments in
which the denizens of the city of bridges so justly pride them-
selves. It is called the United States Hotel, and was built
for the company of owners at a cost of 200,000 dollars. It
is six stories high, containing about 300 rooms, and as many
as 500 persons can find comfortable accommodations under
its roof at the same time. In the principal dining-room 400
persons can be conveniently seated at the tables, in arm-
chairs, which have been provided for the ease and comfort of
travellers.

ORIGIN OF CHURCIL-RATRS.—The Morning Chronicle
denies that the law of church-rates is 1,000 years old. Our
contemporary is mistaken. The law of church-rates is more
than 1,000 years old. A declaratory—mark, only a declara-
tory, law, and one which, therefore, refers to an existing law
still older—a declaratory law of King Ina commands that
the church scot or rate be paid as a house-tax at Martinmas,
under the penalty of 405., and twelve times the rate. Now
Ina began his reign in the year 688, when the law in question,
with others, was promulgated—so that the law of church-
rates is at least 1,162 years old. So far were we within the
truth.—Standard.

FATAL. ACCIDENT ON THE MANCHESTER AND LEEDS
RAILWAY.—An inquest was held at the Infirmary, on Sa-
turday last, before Mr. Chapman, the borough coroner, on
the body of Richard Hoyle, a labourer, of Bent Meadows,
near Rochdale, who died from injuries received under the
following circumstances :—Benja►niu Holt, a labourer, stated
that on the preceding Tuesday evening he was upon a waggon
laden with bricks, which were about to be attached to the
train going to Littleborough, when the deceased, while they
were in the act of turning to get upon the line, attempted to
climb upon the waggon, but slipped on the bricks, and fell
upon the line ; and the wheels of another waggon, which was
attached to that upon which witness was riding, went over
both his legs before the waggons could be stopped.—Mr.
Furnival, house-surgeon at the Infirmary, stated, that the
deceased was admitted there on Tuesday night last, for a
compound fracture of both his legs, of which he died on
Friday.—The jury returned a verdict of " Accidental death."
—Manchester Guardian.

FATHER MATHEw.—The following fees are paid by every
person who subscribes the pledge of the " Great Apostle of
Temperance :"—First, for the medal, Is.; second, to the
clerk, 6d.; third, for the flag, 6d.; fourth, to the parish priest,
weekly. for masses to keep them in a state of grace, and pre-
serve them from breaking the pledge, Id. "No penny, no
pater nosier," is a maxim which the priests never lose sight
of in their financial arrangements.

Our readers, particularly our sporting friends, may not be
aware, and will, perhaps, be surprised to find, that by the
addition lately made to the assessed taxes of the kingdom, the
duty on game certificates is increased. In future, it will be
charged as follows :—Duty £3. 13s. 6d.: ten per cent. in-
crease. 7s. 4d.; collector's fee, is.; total, £4. Is.lod.—Bris-
tol Mirror.

COWES YACHT NEWS.-At the last general meeting of the
Royal Yacht Society it was resolved unanimously that his
Royal Highness Prince Albert be requested to do the Royal
Yacht Society the honour of allowing his name to be joined
to that of her Majesty, as patron of the squadron. And his
Royal Highness has been graciously pleased to intimate to
the commodore, the Earl of Yarborough, his willingness to
accede to the wishes of the members of the squadron.

PORTSMOUTH, SATURDAY.—The Fly, 18, Commander
Loch, arived on Friday evening from South America, having
on board 1,700,000 dollars. She left Valparaiso on the 31st
of March, and Rio Janeiro on the 21st of May. At the for-
mer place, the flag of Rear-Admiral Ross was flying on board
the Calliope. The Samarang was to leave Valparaiso at about
the present period, with a large freight for England. It is
expected the Fly will be ordered to Plymouth to be paid off.

The committee of the House of Commons on banking will
not, it is understood, make any report during the present
session of parliament : they will merely lay the evidence on
the table of the house, with a view to its being printed and
considered during the recess. The committee have lately
been occupied with the question of the expediency of recom-
mending one bank of issue. The two gentlemen who were
to have been examined on the part of the joint-stock banks,
it is said, cannot be heard at present, as the case of the Bank
of England has not yet been completed.

NEWPORT, JULY 19.—Mr. William Foster Geach, late of
Pontypool, in this county, attorney-at-law, was last night
brought here from London, in the custody of a Bow-street
officer, charged with uttering sundry bills of exchange and
promissory notes, knowing them to be forged. He was taken
before the mayor of this borough, and after a short examina-
tion of one of the witnesses against him, he was
.remanded
for further examination until Tuesday next, at two o'clock in
the afternoon, when his case will be fully gone into. He is
now confined in the gaol of this town. The bills and notes
which he is charged to have so uttered amount to several
thousand pounds.-Timer.
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THE EGLINTOUN ARMOUR.—The sale of this superb col-
lection, which last year glittered in the lists at Eglintoun
Castle, was attended on Saturday by a great number of per-
sons of rank, both English and foreign. The great feature
of the sale was the splendid suit of fluted mail worn at the
tournament by the Marquis of Waterford. It is in the finest
preservation, elaborately worked, and beautifully bright. This
is one of the most perfect and complete suits in existence,
consisting of helmet, vizor, back and breastplate, cuisses,
splints, &c. It was bought for 240 guineas, for the collection
in the tower of London, to which it will be a noble addition.
100 guineas were given for the suit of armour worn by Lord
Alford at the Eglintoun tournament, which suit will also be
placed in the armoury of the tower. The suit worn by Mr.
Lechmere was knocked down at 100 guineas. The cap 4 pie
suit of knight's armour, wholly gilt and engraved, worn by
the Earl of Eglingtoun as lord of the tournament, and sold
with the tilting apparel en suite, 176 guineas.
LIVING ON SMALL MEANS.—Dr. Alcott has just pub-
lished a very clever work on this interesting subject, the sub-
stance of which work may be summed up in the following
few words : For breakfast, two cents' worth of apples, with-
out drink. For dinner, drink a quart of water to swell the
apples, Take tea with a friend, and go to bed.—American
paper.