The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-10-23 00:00:00

INQUESTS.

On Wednesday an adjourned inquest was taken on view
of the body of John Lyon, a man of 25 years of age, who
lived in Forbes'-court, Cavendish-street. On Sunday the
deceased got out of bed about twelve o'clock, and began to
throw up blood. His wife immediately sent for a surgeon ;
but he continued to throw up blood, and died shortly after,
without being able to speak, and before the surgeon arrived.
It appeared, on a post mortem examination, that the cause
of death was the rupture of one of the blood vessels of the
lungs, producing what is called pulmonary consumption. A
verdict was returned to the effect that the deceased died a
natural death.
Same day an adjourned inquest was held on view of the
body of John Morris, a man 60 years of age. On Sunday
afternoon, about three o'clock, two men, acquaintances of
the deceased, met the deceased in Ford-street, and stopped
to talk to him. They had not been conversing more than
ten minutes when the deceased turned round, and immedi-
ately fell down. They picked him up directly, and placed
him against the wall. He seemed to recover a little, but in
a minute or two died. The body was taken home. Mr. Ar-
nott, surgeon, was immediately called, and found the deceas-
ed quite dead. He made a post mortem examination, and
found the valves of the left side of the heart thickened and
otherwise diseased, which was the cause of death. Verdict
—" Death from natural causes."
Same day, an inquisition was held on view of the body of
Samuel Dodd, driver of a brewer's dray. The deceased was
a well-disposed utan, of about 27 years of age. On Tuesday
afternoon, about two o'clock, he and another man were
driving a dray in Cunliffe-street, the deceased having hold
of the shaft horse by the head, while his companion had hold
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Whilst they were driving up the court, and just as they had
got to the corner, the wheel on the right or off side of the
cart went against the stone, which caused the dray to give a
sudden jerk, and the near shaft struck the deceased ou his
right side, and he fell down. The man who had hold of the
chain horse instantly stopped the' horses. The near wheel
of the dray came close to the deceased's side, but did not go
picked as unable
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waslle vdirectly, and taken to a public-
house close by, when Mr. Horrocks, surgeon
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surgeon, was sent for.
Some brandy and water was administered to him, and warm
applications were made to his breast and feet, but he died in
about half an hour after the accident. The deceased and
the other man were both sober at the time. Mr. Horrocks
stated that he had examined the deceased, and that he died
from the effects of the injuries he had received. Verdict—
" Accidental &atlas"

ELNCTION OF COANCRLLOR FOR TIIR UNIvRIISITT OP CAM-
gaincE.--At a congregation held on Wednesday morning, his
Grace Hugh, Duke of Northumberland, was elected Chancellor of
this University, vacant by the decease of the most noble John
Jeffreys, Marquis Camden.

REPORTED ASSASSINATION OF THE KING OF THE FRENCH.—
The Paris papers received in London yesterday make no mention
of the second attack, on the life of Louis Philippe, as reported in

the Globe of Tuesday evening, and there is therefore every reason
to belibve that the report was entirely void of any foundation.

ZOOLOGICAL SPECIMENS IMPORTED BY THE " ORIEN-
TAL."—The royal mail steam-ship Oriental brought hither
from Alexandria two very fine asses, and two beautiful ga-
zelles. The asses are from the small island of Goa, near

Malta, at which latter place they were shipped. They are
the property of 'Watson, Esq., a gentleman who has since
arrived in this country via Marseilles, and he purposes to
take them to New South Wales, to which he is about to pro-
ceed. They are probably of the African breed, and justify
the remark made by Shaw, the celebrated zoologist, that the
ass in its natural state is very far superior, both in point of
beauty and vivacity, to that reared in these more northern
climates ; that it stands higher on its legs, which are more
slender in proportion ; and that even the domestic ass of
Africa partakes in a great degree of the elegance of their ori-
ginal or stock. The two animals in question stand each
fourteen hands high, are seven feet in length, and are hand-
somely formed. Their breadth of chest is remarkable, being
equal to that of a strong horse of the same size, and indicative
of great strength. The upper part of the neck, particularly
of one of them, is uncommonly thick and muscular. Their
heads are comparatively small, and they have a slightly
ruffled but not long or shaggy coat. They are at once do-
cile and lively, fond of being noticed and patted. One of
them is very playful, but a few days ago became offended at
one of the officers on board, who was plaguing him, and bit
him slightly in the hand. We are informed that these ani-
mals are worth from £2OO to £220 each in tne United States ;
and their value will doubtless be considerably enhanced in
New South Wales, by the cost of their conveyance, and the
attendance they will necessarily require. The two gazelles
are beautiful and interesting creatures. They were brought
from Alexandria, and are both males, as indicated by their
each having horns. They are of the genus Gazella Africana,
a little smaller than the fallow deer, but more elegant in ap-
pearance. It is, of course, a species, of antelope. The horns
are not unlike those of a goat, but more finely marked. They
arc of a cream colour on the back, the sides, and the outsides
of the limbs ; and white under the body and inside of the
legs. The nose. is black, and the nostrils distended. They
have a large, black, liquid, and affectionate-looking eye, be-
speaking a docility and timidity which are characteristic of
the animal, and which has been adverted to by the poets of
all countries in their apostrophes to beauty. Their legs are
peculiarly long and slender, but sinewy,—conveying an idea
of great fleetness. They are remarkably gentle, and will
doubtless become pets. They were sent on Monday by rail-
way to the gentleman to whom they were addressed,
Kingston, Esq., engineer, Woolwich Dock-yard.
IMPORTANT TO THE MUNICIPAL VOTERS OF THE Bo-
BOUGH OF LIVERPOOL.—Under this head the Albion re-
marks—" It is not generally known, however, that any bur-
gess whose name appears on that list and who has changed
his residence since November 1839, cannot vote at the next
election ; and that any burgess who, having a qualification in
more than one ward, and chose his ward and voted in it last
year, must vote in the same ward this year." In answer to
these unfounded assertions, we have only to refer to the fol-
lowing clause of the municipal reform act :—" And be it
enacted, that no inquiry shall be permitted at any election as
to the right of any person to vote as burgess in any borough,
except only as follows—(that is to say) that the mayor and
other presiding officer shall, if required by any two burgesses
entitled to vote in the same borough, put to any voter at the
time of his delivering in his voting paper, and not afterwards,
the following questions, or any of them, AND NO OTHER.-
1. Are you the person whose name is signed as A B to the
votinc, paper now delivered in by you ?-2. Are you the per-
son whose name appears on the burgess roll now in force for
this borough, being registered therein as rated for property
described to be situated in ?.(here specify the
street, &c., as described in the burgess roll.) 3. Have you
already voted at the present election ?"
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Notwithstanding the general returns of the revenue for the
quarter just ended are so unfavourable, we are happy to state
the customs receipts at this port increased upwards of £14,000
on the corresponding quarter of 1839.
His Grace the Duke of Devonshire has been visiting this
town, and on Friday last inspected the splendid new long
room at the Custom-house, with which he expressed himself
highly pleased. His grace has visited all the curiosities in
the neighbourhood, and we understand was much pleased
with the beautiful collection of birds at Knowsley. His
grace came from Chatsworth to Liverpool by way of Bir-
mingham, and made a morning call upon the Queen Dowager
at Sudbury. His grace left Liverpool on Wednesday to visit
his extensive estates in Ireland.
CONSERVATIVE DINNER.—We understand the following
noblemen and gentlemen will take very prominent parts at
the Newton dinner to-day, Lord Sandon, chairman :—Cress-
well Cresswell, Esq., Lord Wilton, Lord Francis Egerton,
Hon. R. B. Wilbraham, Sir John Gerard .Buller, Mr. Col-
quhoun, Colonel Tempest, Major Tempest, Mr: George
Cornwall Legh, Captain Clarke, Mr. Clarke, and Drt.
Molesworth, of Rochdale, &c. &c., and the dinner will be
well attended from the county. We really hope that Liver-
pool will send forth, on this occasion, the young blood of
England, to uphold the constitutional principles of our
country. It will be seen by the advertisement, that tickets
may be purchased until twelve o'clock to-day, and that a
special train, which will return at 10 o'clock to-night, will
leave the railway station at three o'clock.
LECTURES ON THE JEWS.—The first of a series of lec-
tures on the past, present, and future history of the Jews,
was delivered on Tuesday last, by the Rev. J. H. Stewart.
The rev. gentleman took for the foundation of his discourse
the 19th verse of the Ist chapter of the 2d Epistle of St.
Peter, and, after glancing at the leading circumstances con-
nected with the Jews, and the great outlines of the purpose
of the Deity respecting them, he set forth, with much Chris-
tian feeling and sound judgment, the importance of an accu-
rate knowledge of the prophetic Scriptures, and the spirit in
which their study should be conducted. The subject an-
nounced for the next lecture, which will be delivered by Dr.
Tattershall, is " The rules to be observed in the interpreta-
tion of the prophetic Scriptures." The congregation on Tues-
day evening was extremely numerous.
CALIGRAPHY.—A well-known learned sergeant was said
to have the facility of writing three hands—one the learned
sergeant himself could mak out, but which his clerk could
not ; another which his clerk could decipher, but which the
learned sergeant could not ; and a third which neither clerk
nor sergeant could in the least comprehend. If the learned
gentleman bad only placed himself under the tuition of Mr.
Thompson, of this town, he might have written as fair " a
Roman" as her Majesty herself, who is a beautiful penwo-
man ; indeed her Majesty has set quite an example to those
around her, who now consider that to write a bad hand is
to be essentially out of the fashion. If a good hand is there-
fore requisite for those who have their livelihood to seek,
how much more necessary is it for those who wish to get on
in the world to become good writers, as one of the first ques-
tions put to an applicant for employment is, " What sort of
a hand do you write ?" Many a deserving young man has
lost a good situation from his bad caligraphy. We recom-
mend, therefore, all who are desirous to excel to apply to
Mr. Thompson.
DEAN AND EVANS'S PATENT PORTABLE HAND MILL.
—We have just seen this admirable and compact invention
for grinding and dressing at one operation wheat, barley,
oats, pepper, &c., and also for crushing beans, peas, and
other substances, and for which a patent was taken out only
a few days ago. The machine is ingenious, and so little com-
plicated that it is not liable to go out of repair. It is turned
by a crank handle, to the extremity of the spindle of which
a fly wheel is attaehed. Motion is given by two bevel wheels
to an upright shaft, pissing through a hopper, and turning
two horizontal grinding plates made pf steel, and similar to
millstones. In grinding wheat for instance, the ground sub-
stance passes into a horizontal dressing cylinder of wire
gauze. Within this is a rapidly-turning spiral brush, that
presses the pulverized and coarser substances round the sides
of the cylinder, which is perforated at certain distances with
three rows of holes of various sizes—the first admitting of
thepassage of fine flour only, the next of seconds, and the
third of pollard. These are received into their respective
drawers below ; and the bran falls through.an opening at one
end, and is also received into a drawer. The same machine
may be applied, by simple adjustment, from the coarsest
splitting or bruising to the finest pulverization of grain, coffee,
rice, or other dry seeds. It will grind a peck of wheat in an-
hour. Its conveniently portable construction renders it pe-
culiarly adapted for exportation, as it affords a ready means
of grinding various articles of domestic and necessary con-
sumption, in localities where large mills are not to be found,
or areitoo far distant to be available. The space occupied
by the mill when at work is only three feet square, and a
youth of fourteen years of age may work it with ease. It
will be seen by the advertisement that Mr. plissett, gun and
pistol maker, South Castle-street, is sole agent in this town
for the patentees.
FANCY DRESS BALL.—A fancy dress ball was held at the
Templars' Hall, on Monday last, which was brilliantly
crowded, We understund it was the first of a series to be
given at the same place during the coming winter. In the
course of the evening Messrsr Breckell, Watson, and Wil-
liams, and their partners, danced tha old English morris
dance in a handsome style, and was much applauded by the
company. It would be invidious to specify particular stars,
where all was brilliancy and beauty, in the galaxy of Fair
Turks, Persians, Gypsies, Village Maidens, Bonnie Scotch
Lassies, Noble Queens, Princesses, Amazons, beauteous
Swiss Peasants, Buy-a-brooms, Morris Dancers, and per-
sonations of some of Shakespere's fairest dames. Some of
the gentlemen's dresses were remarkably rich and charac-
teristic. Amongst others, Mr. Cobb attracted much atten-
tion by the appropriate richness of a court suit of the last
century. Mr, C. Roberts, as a handsome Hamlet, was ac-
companied by ,a lovely Ophelia (Miss Kelly). Mr. T. Gur-
nell, in the costume of ICharles the First's time; Mr. Gen-
nis, as a Spanish Courtier; together with Mr. Hammond,
as Figaro, might be noticed as very well dressed. Mr. Wil-
son appeared as an Anglo-Saxon Thane of the ninth century ;
and we also noticed a very superb Turkish dress, but did not
ascertain the gentleman's name. . But it would be useless to
attempt to specify all the remarkable dresses amongst such
an assemblage of Highlanders, Turks, Swiss, Arabs, Knights
Templars, Persians, Lawyers, Spaniards, Navy and Military
Officers, Smugglers, Poles, and Cavaliers of every nation and
every clime.

COCHRANE'S WRITING INKS.—WC beg to recommend to our
readers. the ink manufactured by I\lr. Cochrane, of this town—
having had twenty years experience as a manufacturer of this
great necessary article, he is well qualified to present to the public
an ink of a superior description. His inks we have tried, and found
durable, and flowing readily ; they do not change colour with age—
indeed, time gives them a darker complexion.

The Panorma of New York continues to receive the admiration
of every spectator ; we calculate one-half of our population will
proceed thither, that wilt thin our streets tarnation quick.
Messrs. James lleeley and Sona, the eminent steel pen manufac-
turer, at Birmingham, have produced a ppw file for invoices, letters,
&C. It is not only suited to mercantile purpoces, but well adapted
for private papers, letters, and memorandums, bg.‘ing made of a
variety of sizes. Mr. Webb, stationer, Castle-street, is appointed
agent. (See advertisement.)
CHHESTER AND BIRKENHEAD RAILWAY.—Up to Wednesday
last, (the 29th day of its being open,) upwards of ten thousand
passengers were conveyed upon this line without the occurrence of
one single accident. In a very short time, when the rails &c. are
completed, and this road becomes better known to the public, a
greater increase in traffic must follow ; thp journey from Chester to
Liverpool, has been made within the hour.

SALE OF PicTuaxs•—On Tuesday last, some very fine pictures
were sold by Mr, Hodgson at his gallery—am g t others we
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Vander Heyden, 61
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Magdalen, by Carlo Dolci, 61 guineas. A Landscape',
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Virgin and Child, by D'a Venci, 46 guineas. A singular and ad-
mirably arraanged picture, called, " The Three Doorway's" by
P. de Nooye, was withdrawn at 100 gullies. Small Landscape and
Figures, by Loather brary, 26 guineas.
FINE ARTS.—Mr. Peel it will by seen has announced his de-
parture with his beautiful pictures. He has still a few worthy of
attention. We beg to draw the attention of the connoisseur
most particularly to a sea-piece by Baelchnysen, ou which may be
written nil ultra. It is one of the most animated pictures we ever
saw—in its style it is a perfect work of art. We have noticed in
this collection a Swiss picture, by E. Serani. We are surprised that
the portrait of Canova, by Sir Thomas Lawrence, has not changed
hands. Thera were only four portraits painted of this eminent
man. His Grace the Duke of Devonshire. we believe, is in pos-
session of a very fine likeness. Mr. Peel has an extraordinary pic-
ture by Fite—of Dead Game. The connoisseur can easily recognize
this artist's works by his singular style. We draw attention to
the collection, which for quality, has seldom been equalled.
It is singular that the concerts a la Musard, which were
all the rage in Paris when the idea was first suggested, should
have
.completely failed lately, and most of the i prineina
r per.
formers, it cluding Musard himself, should have been induced
to visit London fox the same description of entertainment.