The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-02-12 00:00:00

SUPPLY,

On the motion of the Chancellor of the Exchequer the house
went into asommittee of supply.
The sum of 26,521,000 was voted to pay off Bxchequer Bills.
Some other votes were agreed to and the house resumed.
Some motions were then agreed to and at five o'clock the
house adjourned.

RAPHAEL v. O'CoNNELL.—A petition to parliament, signed
by nearly 500 individuals in this city, has been forwarded to Sir
George Sinclair, calling for an iuquiry into the conduct of
Messrs. O'Connell arid Raphael, on the subject of the Carlow
election.—Bath Herald. .
SNUF.F•TAKING.—As snuff-taking is, merely an, idle,, dirty
habit, practised by stupid people, in the unavailing endeavour
to clear their stolid intellect, and is not a custom particularly
offensive to their neighbours, it may be left to each individual's
taste as to whether it be continued or not. An "Elegant"
cannot take muck snuff without decidedly ," losing. caste."—
.1-litits on Etiquette.
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The Queen of the Netherlands steamer, which left London
on Wednesday last with the Dutch mail of the 2d instant, was
lost on the voyage to Rotterdam. Passengers and crew saved.
Mr. O'Connell while changing horses at the Angel Inn,
Oxford, was loudly cheered by a few cads, which was imme-
diately responded to by the hearty groans of the gownsmen
assembled on the occasion.
TRADE OF THE NETHERLANDS.—The Handelablad contains
an interesting comparative view of the situation of the Dutch
trade, for the old Dutch provinces only, in 1834, with that of
the entire kingdom in 1824, and the actual foreign commerce of
the principal trading countiies, which, supposing the estimates
correct, would go to show that, proportionably to the population,
the advantage lies,mrith Holland. The Tonnage of the importa-
tion for the old Dutch provinces only, in the year 1831. is stated
to have been 652,049 tons; computed value 172,149,9:361 at the
average of 26411. per ton. Ditto of the exportation, 632 768 tons ;
computed value 125,022,5281, at an average of 1961 per ton.
lu 1824, for the entire kingdom, importation, 456,493 tons.,' va-
lue 129,787.43601 ; average nearly 2841 per ton; exportation
502,032 tons, value 84,612,025 d.; aver age 2701 per ton. Total
of importation and exportation, in 1824.2E4,599,9'651 In 1831,
297,163,4641., a greater amount even than at the former period,
though the population is reduced tp one-third nearly. The' total
of importation and exportation of England having been in 1831;
to the amount of £358,724,843 and the population being the
eightfold of that of the old Dutch provinces. This superiority
to the present trade of the latter of more than double the amount.
That of France, for the came year, is estimated at 1,434,892,374 1.
and the population being iu the proportion of 12 to 1, there is a
superiority for ,the Pptch trade of more than the fivefold
amount. 'The total of the value imported and exported in the
United States., officially stated to the amount of 230,858,394 dol.
though nominally double that of the Duick-givei a proportion
of 6 to 21 in favour of the latter, considering that the North
American population is to the Dutch as 54. to 1. The corn
prices remain as low as ever, notwithstanding the recent impor-
tation-duty-law. Petitions for its revocation are already pre-
paring to be presented at the re-opening of the sessionan the
'month of Aptl.—Hague Letthr.

COLONEL EvANs"..The following i 9 an extract from a letter
•addressed by Colonel Evans to his constitttents, received in
town on Friday :—" You may rely on it, I am most anxious to
return to resume the duties of the distinguished and most highly-
prised -office which you and my other friends fn Weetnrinetei
raised me to, although those great interests which you all ap-
prove of my supporting will not permit me to do so fur some
tittle, time linige r.". . • -

DUBLIN, ELECTION IftliTtort.--the‘otvidence. taken. before
the commissioners on this petition was lodged with the Speaker
Yesterday. lt consists of fifty-six volumes, but the rejected evi-
dence forms the largest portion. The warrant forthe re-as-
sembling of the committee will appear in the next Gazette.
The committee must meet within a month front the issuing of
the warrant. It is supposed that they will resume their labours
on the 'first of March. If Out oomiiiittee decide that the non-
payment of taxes invalidates the votes, the petitioners will have
a large tnajority which cannot be pulled down; on the other
hand, if the illeatniittee decide against this point, the petitioners
will find great difficulty iu reducing
members. the majority of tne sitting

CLAPPING.—At a late public meeting in Nashville, oneof the
orators wound up his oration thus My dear brethren, it has
been the usual fashion for an audience to testify their approba-
tion of that which has been said by the clapping of hands ; but
beg to recommend to your adoption a new method of clapping
less tumultuous and much more pleasing:—when you leave this
building, clap your hands into your breeches pockets, and draw-
ing them out again, clap your money into the box which is at
the door to receive it; and may the Lord give it his blessing."
The address had the desired effect; and the audience having
done the needful, as by him desired, clapped their hats upon
their heads and got themselves away home, much edified.
GENEALOGY.—Prancis I. having asked Castelan, bishop of
Orleans, whether he was of noble extraction, "Sire," said be,
"Noah had three sons'with him in the ark, I cannot say from
which of them 1 am des6ended."

Muanait AND Sutctna.—On Saturday, the 31st ult., an in-
quisition was taken at the dwelling house of Mr. John Bailey,
of Green Grove, in the parish of -Thorney, in the Isle of Ely,
on view of the body of John Bailey and his two sons, aged nine
and eight years. It appeared that on Thursday night the de-
ceased, who slept iu the same room with his sons, gave them
prussic acid, which it is supposed he had rocured for that pur-
pose, and afterwards shot himself in bed' with a pistol. 'I hey
were all found by the sister of the deceased in a dying state when
she rushed into the room on hearing the discharge of a pistol.
John Bailey was of an old and respeCtable family, long resident
in Thorney, where they were occupiers of farms under the pre-
sent and several other of the dukes of Bedford. The deceased,
who,was a widower, with four children, and whose wife died
,about three years since, removed to the farm in the spring of
1829. Grio f for the loss. of his wife, and the unfortunate cir-
cumstances of the times, arising from the depreciation of all
agriculture produce, bad long preyed upon his mind, and he
was observed by his friends to be low and desponding, and much
altered in hisVabit and manner. The Jury returned a verdict
"That he committed the act when in A state of temporary de-
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rangemeut."