The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-12-14 00:00:00

LOCAL NEWS,

Ux Dirs.—Amongst the presents which have already been
received from this town by the lady patronesses of the ap-
Proaching Anti-Corn-I.aw Bazaar, are, we understand, a
it'air of very fine white ducks, late the property of a well-
tsctlown venerable colonel ; a very curious tile, from the roof
t"' an ex-quaker ex-member of the council, in fine preserva-
Z 4 ; and a curious and very scarce copy of the Municipal
'form Act, full-bound calf, plain edges, not lettered, which
hag recently been discovered by an eminent authority in West
Derby Ward. We are informed that it is in contemplation
(1° forward also for sale an authentic copy of the correspon-
ence between a celebrated anti-corn ex-dignitary of Liver-
-I'9ol and her Majesty's late Home Secretary, upon the occa-
Lon of an expected promotion to the dignity of the baronetcy,
a shall bid for this lot, and buy it if it goes worth money,

as a
new year's present for our readers.
LDEATH IfROM APOPLEXY.—An inquest was held yesterday,
uefore Mr. Curry, on view of the body of Charles Houlgrave.
i'he deceased was employed, as an anchorsmith, at Mr. Mo-
Yfleux's smithy, in Orford-street. On Saturday morning,
while he was at work, he suddenly dropped down in a fit, and
ng for some time partly insensible. \\ hen he came to him-
he resumed his work, but in about five minutes again
"eearne ill, complaining of his breast. As he soon afterwards
appeared to be dying, a surgeon was sent for, but he expired
before he arrived. It appeared from an examination of the
"°dY that the deceased died from congestion of the brain, or
apoplexy. Verdict accordingly.
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,ASSAULT ON SHERIFF'S OFFICERS.—On Friday, Sand
i?•Oberts, wife of Roberts, M`Guire-street, and twi
48, Robert and Richard Roberts, his sons, were charge(
at the Police-court with a violent assault on three boroug
tlifteers while in the execution of their duty. Mr. W. Law
. `°n. sheriff's officer, said that on Tuesday night, between
seven and eight o'clock, he went with his two assistants,
Shannon and Lord, to execute a warrant for debt at the pri-
soner's house. He immediately went up stairs to seize the
Roods, followed by Shannon, when they were grossly
assaulted by Mrs. Roberts and her sons. The witnesses
.;3111d not, however, swear to the identity of the elder boy,
Robert. In cross examination it was admitted, no notice of
the declaration had been served. This it appeared was not
requisite in law, and the case being proved, the mother was
fined 205., or to be imprisoned seven days, and the younger
°°Y, Richard, 2s. Gd. for the assault. Robert, the other
s°n, was discharged.
MILK AND WATER AGITATION OF THE ANTI-CORN LAW
44, t AGIJE.—At a meeting of merchants, hankers, &c., &c.—
(omst magniloquent are the concocters of these kind of ga.
Lherings !)—held on Thursday last, at Derby, the celebrated
Mr. Richard Cobden is reported to have made several extra•
ordinary discoveries, and, among the rest, that, in calling for
total repeal of the corn and provision laws, the gentlemen
of the League are not going half far enough ! " I predict,"
exclaims this philosopher and prophet, " that we who now
the total and immediate repeal, will, ill less than a
twelvemonth, be looked upon as a moderate, milk and water
barlY ! And what does the reader suppose are the ulterior
Views of these milk and water gentry? What are they to do
after having succeeded in withdrawing all protection from the
British landowner ? Why, only to compel him to contribute,
to addition to this sacrifice, the trifling sum of twenty mil-
°llll per annum'of direct taxation ! After such a modest
proposition, are we not compelled to ask ourselves whether
sheer insanity or mendacious rascality predominates amongst
These agitators ? In the present instance, the absurdity and
44nPossibility of such an extortion as is talked of by the cot-
(°11 prophet, is too gross and glaring to excite anything ex-
"IA ridicule and contempt for its utterer, and for the gobe-
IP,ouches who swallowed it ; but the animus is quite plain.
've know well from it what such men would do, if tile power
Vas theirs, to consummate their infamous and dishonest
!lehernes. What gulls must be the Fitzwilliams, and other
liberals of their class, who help toe t
in motion this body,
Wukth, if able to go alone, would crush them with no more
e°lnPunction than they would immolate as many beetles !
SUITH'S LIVERPOOL COMMERCIAL ALMANAC KAND
I'IARIES FOR W 42. By Alexander Brown, TheA.M.—e
It‘!lll.lanacks and diaries are highly creditable to the publisher,
Mr. Smith, of South Castle-street, who has presented to the
Public le a series of very neat and comprehensive little works,
at an exceedingly moderate price, and to the editor, who has
105tde a judicious selection of the materials most suitable for
iocal almanack, and has arranged them with a view to ge-
"eral utility. The tide-table, which is in each edition,
rtkars to have been calculated with great cat e, and we UII-
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rstatid that in comparing the tide- tables in the Commercial
anack for the present year with those in the other Liver-
P almanacks, they have been found nearest the actual
observation. Among the contents of the Commercial
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tianack, we notice considerable additions since last year,
the Most important of which are, the List of the House of
I;?Mmons distinguishing the politics of each member, the
a2lah Authorities, Election Notices, and the recent Dock
b
i:eig_ulations and Signals, the political opinions of the mem-
thrsa b_ of Council &c. Full particulars are also given of all
Steam-packet, and Postoffice Arrangements,
of the Bonded Warehouses, &c., and the whole of the
,Fnernnation is of the most varied and useful description.
,S,heet and miniature editions contain an abridgment of
th_ Almanack, and the neatness of the print!ng.
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theiregance of the style in which they are got up, combined
extremely moderate price, renderthem deserving
of an
extensive circulation.—Mercvry.