The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-05-11 00:00:00

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the same year

Otneral zaliszritanv.

Five hundred houses are now to be let in Oxfon
The tops of the mountains at Keswick were 1
completely capped with snow.
Typhus fever is raging to an ur
Dundee. The deaths in the Infirmary have amounted to

!edented extent i

the extraordinary average of forty in a day.
BAD DEirrs.-,—Lord Ashburton stated in the Hause of
Lords the other day, that upwards of £24,000,000 are an-
nually lost to the trade of this kingdom from bad debts.
Two children died last week, in the workhouse of the
Edmonton Union, near London, from the effects of poppy
water, which their nurses had given them to make them

steep.
The brig Exmouth, from Londonderry to Quet
totaly lost off the island of Islay,, one, of the
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on Sunday week

Two hundred and for

MARRIAGE OF MR. BRIGHT
lrriage of the Hon. M.P. for

superintendent reg
k man named Wilkinson h
n gaol for trial, on a chargE

strar of the Wakefield district

Burgh in ti

7 miffing arsenic into the tea.
The Rev. Dr. Alder has sail(

rica, with a view to s

tle the difference

isted for seven years

between the B

Wesleyan Societk

orth Ame-

hich have ex-

ritish and Cana(

PuicE OF A COMMISSION.—CoIoneI Persse, of the
16th Lancers, who for fifty-two years served with such
distinction in the Peninsula, America, and India, retired
from the army last week, receiving eleven thousand

le of his commission

- The
.Chinese junk Keying is daily expected to arrive at
Woolwich, from Hong Kong. She is the first Chinese

vessel ever brought to England, and is solely manned by
Chinese sailors, and is to bring valuable pre
Emperor to her Majesty and Prince Albert
BIRTH EXTRAORDINARY.—The wife of a labouring
man at Piddington, was delivered of a female child on the
25th ult. On the infant's right hand there are six fingers
and a thumb ; on the left hand five fingers and a thumb ;
on the right foot there are six toes.—Norlhamp. Herald.
The Iron Trade is still at the former prices for cargoes of
bar-iron in Wales, nor has the state of the Money Market
yet been reported to have affected the business in that
quarter ; but -a considerable fall . in. pig-iron...has taken
place in the Clyde, where the quotation is not now higher

'cents from the

Xll to say

May ii, ISI7.

The Emperor of Russia has made his second public ap-
pearance in the money market. Finding his stock of
specie superflously large, he advertises himself as having
a few millions to invest in eligible securities at home and
abroad. In short, he is willing to afford to the populous
trading nations of West Europe the accommodation which
the Bank of England is compelled to withhold from mer-
cantile houses in the city. France has had her share, and
the bulk of the remainder will, of course, find its way to
us, either in cash, or by liquidation of the long scores he
will have against us for hemp and tallow.
NOVEL MODE OF QUELLING A RIOT.—A few days ago
there were upwards of 100 Irish navies on board the Kirk-
aldy ferry steamer during one of her afternoon trips to
Newhaven, and, about the time the fare was collecting,,
conducted themselves in a very unruly manner, and re-
fused to pay their fare. On being remonstrated with by
the captain, they became still more refractory and riotous..
Captain Barker, finding that further remonstrance and
threatening of legal proceedings against them only made
matters worse, attached a flexible tube to the escape-valve-
of the engine, scattered a quantity of steam amongst them,
and threatened to continue it if they would not give up
their disorderly conduct. This not being speedily com-
plied with, the captain, by the application of the tube,.
gave them a copious cold shower bath, which soon had
the effect of reducing them to a state of subordination,
and they were allowed to land at Newhaven.—Edinburgh
paper. _ _ .

- MAINTENANCE OF A MOTHER.—At Guildhall police
court on Saturday, Mr. Clark, printer and publisher in
Warwick-lane, appeared before Aldermen Musgrove and
Wood, to show cause why he refused to contribute to the
maintenance of his mother, now chargeable to the parish
of Horsmoden, iri Kent. The defendant asked Mr. Joy,
the overseer, if his mother was not living with her second
husband, which Mr. Joy said was so, and that husband
and wife had three shillings per week out-door relief from
the parish, but he only asked defendant to support his
mother. Defendant said he had a wife and five children
to bring up, and he did not feel justified in taking on
himself such a burthen. He had added about half-a-
crown a week to her parochial allowance during the
winter, to make his mother more comfortable. Mr.
Alderman Wood intimated his conviction that the second
marriage released the son from his liability to keep his
mother, and cast it on her husband ; and, in case of his
inability, then on the parish. Mr. Alderman Musgrove
concurred in that view, and the summons was dismissed.
ALLEGED CHILD MURDER IN A RAILWAY CARRIAGE.
—On Wednesday last, a man, named L. Cosgrove, was
brought up at the Marylebone Police-station, London,
'urged with having occasioned the death of his female
'4, aged three years. The prisoner had arrived the
before by rail— - -

d at Eusto

ay from Liverpool. When the train
,-square, he was found seated on some
with a dead child concealed under a cloak. He
,e policeman who apprehended him that he had
fed from Liverpool at seven in the morning, and that
. nen within seventeen miles from London he found that
the child was dead, and that it was a great blessing for
him that it was dead, as its mother had died a few days
before, in Liverpool, of fever. He asserted that he was
great distress, and had written to his sister in West-
'ter, imploring that she would pay his expenses up to
She promised to do so, he said, and on Sunday
~ht the child away, a woman belonging to
.mving told him that it would not live long.
Aion of the body of the child, there was found
mark round the left side of the neck, and on the
1.1 was a quantity of blood. The prisoner was subse-
quently conveyed to the station-house, when upwards of
-Ca was found upon him. The prisoner was remanded to
wait the result of a coroner's inquest, which 1,-^ •
turned a verdict, to the effect, that the dece-
`ural death.

luggag
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COUNT

nt of

OF MORNINGTON

yesterday before Mr

sed died a

—The Earl of Mor-
Bingham, at Marl-
to show cause why

ntain his wife, Helena, Countess of
iereby she had become chargeable to the
orge, Hanover-square. From the state-
lordship's professional adviser, it appeared
veek's ago, a sum of £BOO a year was of-
which she de-

fered. to Lady

dined ; possibly because she conceived that by certain in-
struments now under investigation in a superior court,
she Was entitled to more. The professional adviser of his
lordship also intimated that he was not permitted by Lord

Mornington to show that the party on whose behalf the
application was made, had been reduced to her present
position by her own misconduct and extravagance, and he

Id, that his lordship was prepared to submit
to any order which the court under the circumstances
might think proper to make. Mr. Bingham said he could
only deal with this case as the case of a pauper receiving
relief in the Workhouse, and he could make no distinction
between this and any other in the workhouse. He had
no power to sanction more than ordinary assistance, and
if his lordship undertook to reimburse the parish of St.
George for the outlay, it was all that he could require.
With this understanding the parties left the court. The
Countess has since written to say that, during the four-
teen years of separation from her husband, she has only
received £1,300, and that the £BOO per year was offered
on mer(

had only to

__ _ly the personal security of his lordship.
._MAN WITH Two WIVES.—AN EXTRA ORDINARY
&FFAIR.—At the Rochdale petty sessions, on Wrednesd" '
..„ of ge
last, John Stott, a farmer, from 40 to 30, Ye-- - an e, re-
siding at Caitleton Moor, about three miles from Roch-
dale, summoned his father, 70 years of age, his son, a
young man 20 years old, and two brothers, 30 years each,
on a charge of assault and wilful damage. It appeared,
by the evidence, that complainant has been married 23

years, and, on Sunday last, he took a young woman,
about 22 years of age, to reside with him as his wife, al-
though he had a wife in the house. In the evening the
defendants went to complainant's house to talk with him
on the absurdity of his having two wives in one house, in
consequence of which a regular row took place; fighting
with pokers, axe, crow-bars, &c. During the row part of
the furniture was broken, and complainant's clothes were
torn off his back; the defendants received several wounds
on the head, face, and other parts of their bodies. Both
wives were in the court • the younger gave evidence on
behalf of complainant, an the elder wife on behalf of the
defendants. The magistrates said it was a most disgrace-
ful affair, and they were sorry they had no charge against
the complainant and his new wife. The defendants were
discharged. When the case was over, complainant took
his young spouse through the streets, towards his own
h3me. She is a smart looking woman, and took a husband

in a similar manner, from Heywood, near Bury, two years
ago ; but after they had spent upwards of £3OO at Liver-
pool and London, she left him, and he has since died,
leaving a wife, who now resides at Bury.
THE CORN MARKETS.—Since our last monthly report

we have had an advance in our wheat market ,of 10s. to
12s. per quarter, and such has been the continued de-
mand and high rates paid, not only in the principal con-
suming countries of France, Belgium, and Holland, but
in others from whence we were accustomed to obtain sup-
plies, that the Baltic shipments which a short time ago
were expected to come to this country, have, to a great
extent, found a market on more advantageous terms else-
where, and the orders sent out on English account to the
Mediterranean, Danube, Black Sea, America, &c , have
in many cases been unexecuted in consequence of the
competition from other European markets. In addition
to these grounds for a rise in our markets, there has been
no inconsiderable drain upon the wheats grown in this
country, for the supply of the more immediate wants of
our continental neighbours. Under these circumstances,
ick of English wheat at the commencement

a if the

of the present year had been nearly sufficient to meet our
wants up to the pried of as early an harvest as last sea-
son, we are, owing t) our subsequent exports, differ(
situated now, and the lateness of spring alone would j
is-
tify the apprehension that a very large importation would
be needed before the new crop can generally be brought
to market. We think, therefore, there is fully sufficient
ground for the apprehension that the price of wheat may
yet go considerably higlur; indeed, we should not be at
all surprised to see it reach 110 s. to 120 s. per quarter, as
there is little doubt bit the scarcity will be greatly in-
1, and the price consequently enhanced during the
t absurd attempts to depress it
on the money market, for there
and the course only greatly
Messrs. Sturge's Corn Circu-

continuanc

by means of the pressu

May 5, 1817.

JENNY LIND

The long-expected appearance of Jenny
pn Tuesday -night, a night that will be!

long memorable in the annals of the English musical
stage. She appeared in the part of Alice in the Italian
version of " Lobert la Diable." We can do little more
than say that her performance far transcended the most
highly-raised expectations, and'obtained, without excep-
tion, the greatest triumph we ever witnessed in a theatre.
The house was crowded to overflowing, by an audience
eager to see and hear the renowned stranger, whose name
has been so long in every body's mouth. When she pre-
sented herself as the country girl, attired in her humble
pilgrim's weeds, a loud burst of welcome greeted her
from all parts of the house ; and she seemed almost in
moment to gain every heart, even before she uttered*
sound, by the ingenuous modesty of her looks, and the
graceful simplicity of her mien. In the brief dialogue,
carried on with Robert, in recitative, her sweet music?
tones and fine elocution, were at once apparent. Tho
led to the romance, " Va, mi disse, (in the original, "11.14
dit elle,") which at once exhibited her excellent qualities
as a singer. These qualities must be perceived and felt'
they cannot be described. Her voice is a perfect soprano,
of the most enchanting purity and beauty ; soft, mellove'
of great fulness and volume, and as delicate as the breath'
ing of the .lEolian harp, producing such " dying falls': ge'
Shakspeare's description has sometimes made us imagine:
Her manner, in the close of a pathetic strain, of prolong;
ing an exquisite note, and attenuating it by figures,
there is scarcely anything between it and silence, is au-,
gether her own ; and its effect was often absolutely Tee
vishing. During her whole performance the audieet,
seemed spell-bound, passing from a state of breathless lo
tendon, when a pin might have been heard to fall i_in,`,es
dead silence, to the most rapturous enthusiasm. w!:
she began the song, " Quando lasciai la Norinac4l'4
(" Quand je quittaila Normandie,") there was sometlo.e,
so enchanting in her utterance of the very first pl!F%le
that the air was interrupted by a burst of uncontroLlelll
delight from every part of the house. She is ccl,ll;:ictl
great as an actress. Her face possesses strong and '4;_;.'00,1
expression ; her every gesture is full of sentiment oey
feeling ; and her movements and attitudes, though eoils
have all the appearance of being perfectly spontafilGre,.
and unstudied, have the grace of the finest piece* °nose-
cian art. The Queen, Prince Albert, the Queen '1" 1110
ger, the Duchess of Kent, the Prince of Leningf°' e%-
the Prince of Saxe-Weimar, and a list of, nobility t the
tending half a column, are given as being preel ißt, he
debill. The whole London press have run ma,
praise. The Times finishes a column of the moA!'s the
exordium by stating that "On the fall of the. curtain the
burst of applause showed that the. expectations
audience had been more than realized. Threea a!, sad
times was Mademoiselle Lind called upon the
it was a certain lic,rh, one cheer more' sort of

which we have never sees so strongly manitestc