The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-09-24 00:00:00

MISCELLANEOUS

THE EARLDOM or ROSCOMMON.—It is rumoured in
Falmouth, that a seaman called John Dillon, of the Linnet
packet, is likely to obtain the title and estates of the earldom
of Roscommon. His claim was urged some eighteen years
ago, and he is now gone to London, having been summoned
thither by a letter from the Court of Chancery.—Plymouth
Jouinal.

SUDDEN DEATIL—On Tuesday last a young man, named
Isaac Beeton, groom to Mr. T. Topham, was married, and
next morning was found dead in bed by the side of his bride.

—Chester• Courant

Be abstemious—in eating and drinking, at your own ex-
pense ; but when you feed at another person's, consume as
much as you can possibly digest.--Punch.

The price of corn advanced during the last week in almost
all the markets from which Paris derives its supplies. Flour

had also increased by lf. per sack ; and at the Paris market,
on Monday, the middling quality sold for 57f. at the lowest,
The sale amounted, on that day, to 1,800 sacks. In the de-
partments the price of wheat had fallen at Bordeaux, Brisac,
Orleans, Pont 1 'Abbe, and St. Malo.
MARRIAGES IN HIGH LIFE.—Sir M. White Ridley,
Bart., at Heaton and Blagdon, Northumberland, married,
on Tuesday last, at Ampthill Church, Bedfordshire, Miss
Cecilia Anne Parke, eldest daughter of the Right Hon. Baron
Parke. The venerable Archdeacon Bayley officiated at the
ceremony. Baron and Lady Parke gave an elegant dijeuner
at Ampthill Park, to a select circle. The happy bride and
bridegroom shortly after two, started for Worthing, to pass
the honeymoon.—The Hon. Miss Harriet Elizabeth Pitt,
only daughter of the late, and sister of the present Lord
Rivers, recently a maid of honour to the Queen, was mar-
ried, on Saturday last, to Mr. Charles D. Bruce, nephew of
the Earl of Elgin: '6
DEATH FROM STARVATION.—Great excitement has pre-
vailed in the neighbourhood of Buxton-street during the
past week, in consequence of the death of a stonemason
named John Hanley, who was said to have died from want.
Mr. Rutter consequently held an inquest on Thursday last,
the details of which are truly heart-rending. It appeared
that the deceased was in the 39th year of his age, and had a
family of six children. About last Christmas he was ren-
dered incapable of work by an asthmatic complaint, and be-
came an out-patient of the infirmary. He applied to the
overseers for relief, and they ordered him 4s. a-week, which
was paid for a fortnight and then discontinued. He was
offered work by the parish or required to go into the work-
house. He refused the latter, and was unable to work ;he
said he would starve rather than be separated from his chil-
dren. During the last 11 months he had only done a fort-
night's work ; his eldest son gaining 5s 6d a-week at a factory,
out of which 2s 2d was paid for rent. Upon this miserable
pittance the whole family had lived, and were kindly assisted
by the neighbours. On Sunday night last he expired, having
made two substantial meals of potato-pie ;he had had no
solid food for a long time before, the family living on potato-
hash, without meat, and sometimes going without food for

two days together. 'Mr. Goddard, one of the jury, corrobo-
rated these statements, and many neighbours spoke of the
same facts, adding, that the deceased had expressed his de-
termination not to be separated from his family by going into
the workhouse. The jury returned a verdict of " Died of
disease of the lungs, accelerated by the want of the ordinary
necessaries of life."--Manchester Chronicle.
RAILWAY EXCURSION EXTRAORDINARY.—The London
going mania is growing on us. For the last three weeks many
of the inhabitants of the towns of Gloucester, Cheltenham,
and Cirencester, have been busily employed in getting up a
party to London. We understand some individuals in Chel.
tenham agreed with the directors of the Great Western Com-
pany that they should take 800 or 1000 persons up to London
and back again for £5OO. Accordingly, on Monday last,
coaches, cabs, omnibuses, carts, &c. poured their contents
into the good old town of Cirencester from various parts—
some to go to London, and others to watch them off. " The
way to the railway" was the inquiry of the morning, and
the banks on each side of the cutting was lined with young
and old, great and small, for two miles up the line, all
anxious to take one " longing lingering loak" of those dear
souls who were about leaving them for the tine sights of Lon-
don city. At about half-past 10 o'clock the special train
started with about 850 persons. The arrangements of the
company were most excellent, and effectually prevented the
chance of any accident. The day was very hot, and the
train stopped at most of the principal stations in order
that the passengsrs might refresh themselves. The train
arrived at Paddington at about three o'clock. Wednesday
was the dap fixed for the return of the train, in expecta-
tion of which many persons assembled to welcome their
friends round the station and on the first and second bridges
over the line. The train left Paddington at six o'clock,
and arrived at this station at about twelve o'clock at night.
Coaches, omnibuses, carts, &c., were again put in requisition,
but many were still obliged to see the refreshment of
" downy rest" in the good old town of Cirencester that
night. The party was taken up by the Stromboli, and
brought down by the Heels, two of the most powerful en-
gines the company possess. 13s. 6d. was the price of the
tickets, and which cleared the passenger to London and
back. W e understand that the projectors of the trip would
have suffered a loss of about £lO or £2O, but that they made
a subscription in the carriages, and many of the passengers
subscribed ls. each towards the liquidation of the loss. The
receipt of the Great Western for this week is £14,501 13s. 9d.
—Wilts and Gloucestershire Standard.
NORTH AMERICAN ROYAL MAIL STEAMERS.—In ano-
ther column we have noticed the arrival at Liverpool, on
Tuesday night, from Halifax, of the royal mail steamer Co-
lumbia, under the command of Captain Judkins, after a
splendid run across the Atlantic of somewhat less than ele-
ven days. In again noticing the regularity with which the
Boston and Halifax line of steamers arrive, we may take oc-
casion to state—and we do so on the authority of some of our
English contemporaries—that Messrs. Cunard, of Halifax.
George Burns, Esq., of this city, and David M'lver,
Esq., of Liverpool, have lately entered into a new con-
tract with government, whereby, in consequence of the in-
troduction of certain extra stipulations, they are to h_ ave
their allowance increased to £BO,OOO a-year, instead of
£56,000 as formerly, with a corresponding advance for a
weekly sailing. In consequence of this opportune assistance,
and in conformity with the terms of the contract, the con-
tractors and their copartners in Glasgow will, we learn',
proceed immediately to build another large and powerful
steamer for the communication across the Atlantic. In fact,
but for this timely aid of government the old contract must
have been abandoned, so far had the actual expense of navi-
gating the Atlantic by thesesteam-vesasnelds exceeded
nteedceodtrlaiceteoars.l-
culations of both the government
Neither party was possessed at the time of sufficient experi
ence to guide them,
and the additional sum thus acquired
was only obtained after a long and rigid investigation of the
facts of the case by the Admiralty. When it is remembered
how essential it is that a regular communication, and parti-
cularly at this time, should be kept up with our North Ame-
rican possessions, and how well the present contractors have
proved themselves qualified to perform their work, we think
we may safely say that it would have been wrong to let so
important a line drop for want of the necessary ;support.
We have, moreover, reason to know that the government
complimented the contractors, not only for having acted up
to the terms of their previous contract, but also for having
far exceeded them.—Glasgow Courier.