The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-12-28 00:00:00

MISCELLANEOUS.

A miller near Wakefield has purchased the sweepings of
the corn-market there for the next year for £3O, being double
the price obtained last year.
SAVING WITHOUT CONSCIENCE.—We are informed that
the Poor-law Commissioners have suggested to the board of
guardians of the Tendring, union, that those surgeons only
should be employed for the union as would give the sick pour
"no mutton."—Essex Stondard.
Nine vessels have arrived to Messrs. J. Alexander and
Co., of Belfast Mills, five to-day, and the remainder since
September, all loaded with foreign wheat, of the finest de-
scription, and containing about 10,000 quarters, or 2300 tons.
—Belfast News Letter.
A MUSICAL DOG.—An amateur flute player had a terrier
dog that would sit listening to his master's performance for
an hour together; but if he played " Drops of Brandy" rat her
rapidly, the animal would jump upou his knees, and push the
flute from his mouth. The temperance society ought to have
presented this sober dog with a silver collar.
LABOURERS' WAGES.—In consequence of the high price
of wheat, and the privations likely to occur to labourers
during the winter, many farmers in Wiltshire have increased
the wages of all the labourers on their farms Is. per week—
an example which, we trust, will find many imitators in this
county. We observe many similar instances, to a greater
extent, in other counties.—Gloucester Chronicle.
HORTICULTURE.—Mr. Dutton, the gardener of Comber-
mere Abbey, in this county, gathered a dish of green peas on
the 22d of November last, and on the same day a basket of
Morello cherries. Lord Combermere has an extremely
choice selection of apples in his garden at the abbey. One
apple, gathered this year from a small Spanish tree, weighed
56 ounces and a half. The flavour of this apple is delicious
—Chester Gazette.
The doors of the Legislative Council of New South
Wales have been thrown open, and the proceedings are re-
ported at considerable length, and apparently with much care
and ability, in their journals. Sir George Gipps appears to
be his own minister, to carry on the business of the govern-
ment himself, and accordingly to speak both frequently, and
if the reporters are at all correct, well.—Murray's Australian
Review.
THE STRIPED PIG OUTDONE.—II is stated in an exchange
paper, that ruin, the sale of which is prohibited to the United
States army, is smuggled into camp, by the fruit traders of
Florida, very ingeniously, by emptying cocoa nuts of their
milk and filling them with the liquor, then sealing the eye of
the out with pitch.—New York paper.
MARYPORT AND CARLISLE RAILWAY.-011 Saturday week
another portion of this railway was contracted for by Mr. W .
Irving, the contractor for the former portion. Mr.. Wales, a
Liverpool iron merchant, was declared the contractor for the
permanent rails; and Mr. Hillary, of Ewan rigg Hall, con-
tracted at the same time for the chairs, &c.—Carlisle Patriot.
HErtniNGs.—The catch of herrings at Poulton, near Lan-
caster, has been very large, indeed this week as many as
30,000 have been taken at one lift of the net by one boat ; so
plentiful are they, that the fishermen sort the finer ones out
for the market, and the smaller ones they throw on the land
for till ; fine ones are uuw selling at Lancaster at Is. per 100.
—Preston Pilot.

Nov Et. WATcti-HousEs.—On some farms near Salisbury
moveable watch-houses are made use of to prevent depreda-
tions on the flocks and other exposed property. A waggon
is covered with thatch, and each end boarded up and fitted
with a door; then the waggon is drawn up close to the sheep-
fold, and thus a comfortable lodging is formed for the shep-
herd and boy, thereby rendering the crime of sheep-stealing
almost impossible. There can be little doubt that the adop..,
tion of so easy a mode of watching agrieultiral property wilt
become general.-- Wiltshire Independent.
PEAT AND FOSSIL TIMBER BELOW GRANITE.—A letter
was lately read before the Geological Society, from Mr. Edge,
in which he states that when engaged in erecting some works
in the neighbourhood of St. Peter's, Guernsey, he found it
necessary to have a well dug. - At the depth of 45 feet from
the surface, the workmen came to a block of granite, which
they were forced to blast, and ascertained to be six feet in
thickness. A few feet beneath the granite, they were sur-
prised at finding a small quantity of peat, with several pieces
of fossil timber in the state of bogwood, and conceived to be
oak. Specimens of these have been sent to the society.
CAPTURE OF A HAWK.—On Sunday afternoon last, as
two gentlemen were walking near Messrs. Brocklebank's
building yard, Whitehaven, they perceived a hawk descend
with fearful rapidity upon a poor sparrow that was faintly
chirruping on the ground. One of the gentlemen ran to the
spot, and so bent was the hawk upon the destruction of his
prey, or else so stunned by the descent, that he permitted
himself to be captured.—Carlisle Partiut.

NORTH MIDLAND RAILWAY.—A number of workmen are
at present actively engaged in securing from wet the arches
of the new bridges, thrown across the different roads and
rivers on the North Midland Railway, in the vicinity of Ches-
terfield, by a covering of melted pitch mixed with a quantity
of burnt clay which had been previously pulverized. This
mixture possesses uncommon qualities as a durable cement.
A thoroughfare is noT made under the " Borns Bridge."
EXPEDITION.—A short time since a gentlemen of this town
crossed the Atlantic by the Great Western, visited Niagara,
Montreal, Quebec, Philadelphia, and Washington, and re-
turned to England in a sailing packet, accomplishing both
the voyages and his American tour in a day less than two
months. A voyage to America has now become a mere trip
of pleasure, which thousands will be induced to take, indeed
we have already heard of a number who are going in the spring
merely for the gratification of curiosity.
CHURCH ACCOMNIODATION.—On Monday a very numerous
meeting was held in the Court-house, Barnsley, Lord Wharn-
chfle in the chair, for the purpose of furthering the extension
of Church Accommodation in the Diocese of Ripon. Some
very interesting speeches were delivered, in which it was
shown that a great want of Church Accommodation existed
in the district, as the population had of late rapidly increased.
On the subscription list being shown to his Lordship he put
down a donation of one hundred pounds, with an annual sub-
scription of five guineas. Other subscriptions rapidly followed,
till the sum raised at the meeting was upwards of £600.
Leeds Intelligencer.

A LEGAL. QUESTION.—Mr. Pickering, miller, or Sutton
Mills, Frodshain, after being convicted at Daresberry Petty
Sessions in a mitigated penalty, for having a 60Ib weight in
his possession, inquired of the magistrates as to whether it
would be lawful for him to use a 561 b weight, made with a sort
of watch fob or hollow place, for the insertiuu of a 41b weight,
so as to make up the sixty pounds, as he had been given to
understand the magistrates at Hoo Green had held it to be

legal. The bench declined giving any decisive opinion, but
considered that it would be such an invasion of the act as
would render the parties adopting the plan suggested liable
to the same penalty as they would incur by having one weight
of sixty pounds.

RADICAL DEMONSTRATION-Flllg ARMS.—At two small
villages, called Gravel Hole, and Croinpton, which are be-
tween Rochdale and Oldham, the inhabitants have clubs held
at hush shops and beer houses, and pay sixpence per week to
purchase fire arms. Last week, the members of amen's sick
club, in that neighbourhood, held a meeting, at which it was
proved that the club was worth upwards of two pounds per
member; it was -unanimously agreed upon that Live money
they had in the bank should be drawn out, and that one
pound should. be allowed to each member to purchase fire
arms, and to have them ready, previous to the meeting of the
radical-demonstration parliament. At Royton and Oldham,
the radicals are opposed to physical force, but at Ashton-
under-Lyne, Staley Bridge, and Hyde, there are several
hundreds of radicals who have lately got fire arms. There
are also clubs similar to the above.—Bolton Chronicle.

Loin NORBURY AND Me. O'CoNNELL.--When Mr.
O'Connell was urged by his friends in I-eland to follow Sir
Robert Peel. for the purpose of demanding that satisfaction
which he was precluded from receiving during Sir Robert's
remaining in office. he proceeded to London while Sir Robert
waited for him at Calais ; but during his stay in the metropolis
he was supposed to have talked so much about the nature of his
errand that he was apprehended and taken before Mr. Birnie,
who bound him over to keep the peace, which he effectually
did, by returning to Dublin without further seeking Sir Robt.
Peel. These are things, however, that are not easily passed
over in Ireland, and it was soon whispered that Mr. O'Con-
nell had caused his own apprehension. Just at this period
was arguing a case of nixi before Lord Norbury, who always
shut his eyes when O'Connell spoke, and he this day kept
them so firmly closed that Mr. O'Connell believing him to
he really asleep, lost his temper, and exclaimed. ‘. My
lord, I amt afraid you do not apprehend me." His lordship's
eyes, opened in a moment, as he replied, " Nobody is so
easily apprehended as Mr. O'Cunnel, when he wisheS to be."—
Nt,indard.

• TEMPERANCE IN THE GREAT `WESTERN.—We, the under-
.sign.ed; who have been passengers in the Great Western on
her last voyage to England, are of opinion, that, considering
the'change which this establishment•of steam navigation will
certainly produce, and has, indeed, already effected, in lead-
ing to the employment of a larger class of ships, and the
assembling of a greater number of passengers than has
hitherto been usual, it would be found a much more expedi-
ent course, and not less satisfactory to the great majority of
the passengers than to the company of proprietors, if these
-steamers, being, in fact, magnificent floating hotels, were
placed upon the same footing as hotels in one important par-
ticular_ viz_t_hat...inviead of wino and °that liquors being-
freely supplied as they are called for, at all times, and with-
out any specific charge, they should be left to be furnished by
the steward to the passengers calling for them, at a separate
established price, in the same trimmer as in hotels, and in the
steam-boats employed upon the lakes and rivers of America.
Such a change, we are persuaded, is recommended, by vari-
ous considerations applying to the comfort of the passengers,
and to the safe, orderly, and satisfactory conduct of the great
enterprise in which the Great Western Steam Navigation_
Company is engaged. We take the liberty, therefore, of
urging it. strongly upon the attention of the directors, and
_
request that Captain Elosken will have the gooduess to lay
this expression of opinion before them. (Signed by
passengers, among whom were John Robinson,l4iefJusstico
of Upper Canaci, and Lea Arthur LeaDoxr)