The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-08-17 00:00:00

3, 34, 39, 42, 68, 82

18, 22, 24, 25
28, 39, 32, 36, 40, 41,_46, 42, 50, 51, 55, 59, 61, 62, 72,78

5,8, 9, 11, 12, 14, 1

Nonsuited.-3, 4, 38.
Referred.-6, 26, 71.
Struck out.--10, 17, 20

THE MOORS.—As the 12th of the month approaches
our city begins to present the aspect it usually wears at
this season of the year. Numerous strangers are seen
walking about the streets. Dog-carts, with the usual
complement of pointers and setters, and attendant game-
keepers are ever and anon despatched to the Highlands,
while occasionally the travelling carriage of some Duke or
other titled personage, drives up to the inn door, with
four smoking posters from Kinross, and an assortment
of luggage and servants sufficient to supply half a regi-
ment. It is thought, however, that scarcely as much com-
pany has yet passed through the town as is customary at
this season, which may very probably be explained by the
elections which are taking place at present in the south,
and which, no doubt, detain some who would gladly be
elsewhere. It is expected, however, that there will be a
good course during this and the ensuing week.—North
British Mail.

DEATH OF THE SON AND HEIR OF DON PEDRO, SE-
COND EMPEROR OF BRAZIL. The Priscilla, arrived
yesterday, from Rio de Janeiro, has brought the Journal
de Commercio, of that city to the 16th of June, containing
the unexpected and melancholy intelligence of the Impe-
rial Prince D'Affonso having died on the 18th of that
month. His Imperial Highness had been ill some time
ago, from a cold, which brought on congestion of the
brain, but he had been pronounced by the medical gen-
tlemen who attended him convalescent, and all alarm
had subsided ; unfortunately, to the great grief of his im-
perial parents he suffered from a relapse, and has conse-
quently been taken immaturely from this world, where
even terrestrial honour and happiness awaited him, to
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tance of twenty yards. The competitors were Job n M`Veigh
a youth about fourteen years of age, six feet high, and fully
fourteen stone weight, with a man, named Patrick Quinn,
alias Political Pat, who has seen some fifty summers,
against James Donnelly and John M`Cauley. The weight
fixed 18k cwt. of limestone. Precisely at two o'clock both
parties started, and did well for a distance of two yards,
when the latter party fell to the ground fainting through
exhaustion ; but the others, as if nerved to greater exertion
by their opponents' defeat, pursued their way amid deafen-
ing cheers until they got two yards beyond the testing-
place, and were accordingly awarded the prize. —Armagh
Guardian.

The secular clergy in Servia are so poor that they often
tend herds of oxen for the farmers, in order to make out a
living.
AN EVENING PARTY AT MADAME DE STAEL'S.—I
went only once to Madame de Stael's evening parties. A
brilliant, shifting, but unusually silent society filled the
rooms ; everybody was listening with attention and defer-
ence to the voices of one or two individuals, who spoke
very low. The Emperor of Russia was present, and walked
about without any ceremony. Madame de Stael was the
only person who reserved perfect freedom of manner to-
wards him, and she alone kept up the conversation. I
pushed a little way into the room and heard the hostess
turn the conversation on the subject of the slave trade,
and her illustrious guest called it with some indignation,
"infamous." A Portuguese, I forget whether it was the
Marquis Marialava, ventured to hint to the Emperor that
serfdom still prevailed in his own dominions. The Em-
peror was taken aback for one moment, but immediately
recovered his self-possession, and said with noble firmness,
"You are quite right: serfdom exists in Russia, but the
difference between serfs and negro slaves is very great.
However, I will not now dispute this point, but declare
that the existence of serfdom is an evil which must be
abolished, and that, with God's blessing, it shall cease
- • ' A murmur of applause ran through the
for the Emperor had spoken these words
y were instantly repeated and commented
Meanwhile, I had been pushed back again, and
saw no chance of even making my bow to Madame de
Stael: the heat was most oppressive, and I determined to
go away at once. At the door I met Bartholdy, who was
likewise going. He appeared to be but little edified by
the Emperor's expressions, and not at all by the assembly
where lie said, unless a man had the title of prince or
duke, and three or four orders on his breast, he only stood
to endure all sorts of mortifications, without deriving
either profit or amusement; and that he certainly would
never go again. Without exactly. thinking thus, I was
contented with this one visit, and never saw Madame de
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