The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-03-13 00:00:00

MISCELLANEOUS.

A white-headed blackbird has been presented to the Mu-
seum by Mr. Thos. Wilson, of the Cross Keys Inn, Parade,
Douglas.—Manx Liberal.

By an act of William IV., overseers of parishes are com-
pelled to put up directing-posts in all cases where the roads
are not turnpike.
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A brevet is confidently spoken of in well-informed circles
as likely to take place on the approaching anniversary of her
most gracious Majesty's birth-day.
PUSEYISM.—In the 75th number of the " Tracts for the
Times," there are Collects for Protestant use, running—
" Grant, 0 Lord, that by the deserts of Peter and Paul, we
may obtain everlasting life !"—.Record.
The force now in British North America amounts to
14,000 rank and file, which will be considerably augmented
in the spring by strong drafts sent out to join the service
companies stationed there.
REPRESENTATION OF HELSTON.—Mr. Basset is in the
field for Helston, vacant by Lord Cantalupe having taken the
Chiltern Hundreds, and we are glad to say that Mr. Basset
is now an excellent Conservative, and will oppose her Ma-
jesty's ministers.— Woolmer's Exeter Gazette.
COURSING. CHALLENGE.—The Earl of Eglinton has chal-
lenged all Scotland to a coursing match for the best five runs,
for £2OO, on the head of his splendid dog " Waterloo," got
by " Dusty Miller." That the son will even " transcend his
father's fame," is the opinion of sporting connoisseurs.
The general collection for the Incorporated Society for the
Propagation of the Gospel in Foreign Parts, under the au-
thbrity of the Queen's letter of lastyear, amounted to £40,000,
a large portion of which, it is understood, will be applied to
the provinces of British America.
M. Guizot, on his appointment as Ambassador to Eng-
land, ordered of M. Odiot, the eminent goldsmith, a hand-
some table-service, to cost 60,000 f. On the articles is a label
with his motto, " Linea recta brevissima"—the straight line
is the shortest.—Paris paper.
A fine sow, fed by James Davey, servant of Mr. Carter,
Clifton, was killed on Saturday last, 14 months old, measur-
ing 7 feet 8 inches in length, and 6 feet 6 inches girth; the
two sides and head weighing 28 score, 201bs. the score ; hams
66-Albs. each.—Bristol Standard.

SPECIMENS OF METROPOLITAN ORTHOGRAPHY. —A.
window in Hart-street, Covent-garden, exhibits the follow-
ing, scrawled on a sheet of paper :—" A. Baxter, Portear—
gose on arrants—betes carpets cleens winders and takes mes-
suages on the shortes notise—N.B. Old Boots and shoos bort,
and old close."

The naval force of France, according to the latest official
returns, consists of 46 ships of the line, 56 frigates, 25 cut-
ters, 7 cutters avisos, 31 brigs, 18 brigs avisos, 24 gunboats,
&c., 55 transport ships, 17 sloops of the same description,
31 lighters, 4 transport brigs of 925 tons, 36 steam-boats ;
total, 350 vessels, capable of carrying 10,000 guns.
DERRY POLITICS.—A rumour has latterly gained ground
among the best-informed circles here, that a near relative of
the Marquis of Abercorn intends to solicit the suffrages of
the electors of Derry at the next election. It is also said
that the Marquis of Abercorn and Lord Claude Hamilton,
M.P., will support their relative's claims to the extent of
their power.—Dublin Statesman.
The Brighton correspondent of the Morning Post says:—
" Lord Cantalupe received on Friday last a card, conveying
her Majesty's commands for his lordship's attendance at an
evening party at Buckingham Palace, on Monday evening.
This whig annoyance on the part of her Majesty's ministers
will fail of its intended object, and in the end tell against
themselves.

CHINA EXPEDITION.—The Druid, 46, Captain Lord John
Churchill, and the Alligator, Captain Sir J. J. G. Bremer,
are to meet the Hon. Rear-Admiral Elliott, in the Melville,
at Singapore; and, by a letter from Madras, we find that
several regiments are ordered for embarkation, among which
is the 24th Native Infantry, which was to proceed to Penang
immediately.—Hampshire Telegraph.
COUNTY OF SUTHERLAND.—We understand that another
election may soon be expected in the north. Mr. Howard,
the conservative member for Sutherlandshire is to resign, to
make room for a liberal, Mr. David Dundas, an English
barrister on the Northern Cireuit.—lnverness Herald.
We (the Port of Tune Pilot) have been informed, on re-
spectable authority, that for six weeks recently the lights in
the North Channel of the Tees have not been lighted. Every
vessel entering the Tees contributes a stated sum for the ex-
penses attendant on keeping these lights in a state of effici-
ency. For some weeks back the principal beacon in that
channel has been down.

On Friday morning, a fine thrush was " warbling its native
wood-notes wild," in a tree which grows in Mr. Holland's
yard; and so loud and clear were the little songster's notes,
that we heard them in our printing-office. We understand
this fine bird is an annual visitant, and has delighted the
neighbourhood with most " exquisite music," for several
successive seasons.—Lancaster Gazette.
The agent of the Bank of Scotland has received a letter
bearing the London postmark, enclosing £l, and also 10s. as
interest on it, stating that the writer had, several years ago,
taken in the office here £1 more than the sum he should
have received, and had " unjustly appropriated it to his own
use." This is a good example of doing justice, however late,
and the person deserves credit for acting on his repentance.
—lnverness Journal.

SOUTHMOLTON.— SYMPTOMS OF AN ELECTION. ---W8
are informed that the hares and pheasants are flying about
here very liberally from a nobleman's mansion not many
miles from this town. This smells very strong of election-
eering movements, as a voter remarked " that he knew an
election was near;" and on being asked why, " because he
had a hare sent as a present from Castle Hill."—Western
Luminary.
DEATH OF SIR CHARLES WYNDHAM BURDETT.—WO
have to announce the demise of Sir Charles Burdett, Bart.,
which took place at Colombo, in Ceylon, in the early part of
December last. Sir Charles was the fifth baronet, and a co-
lonel in the army. He was in his 68th year, and dying
without issue, is succeeded in his title and estates by his
nephew Charles Wentworth Burdett, Esq., the present and
sixth baronet.
SOCIALISM.—The clergy of Plymouth, Devonport, and
Stonehouse, being strongly and justly impressed with a sense
of the great value of the services of the Bishop of Exeter in
behalf of Christianity and morality, in his searching and per-
severing exposure of socialism, in all its atrocities, have for-
warded to him an address, signed, as we understand, by every
rev. gentleman at present officiating in these three towns.—
Western Luminary.
Mr. Pegler, of the Lamb Inn, Corsham, drew in his gar-
den, a few days since, a radish, of the black Spanish kind, of
the extraordinary size of 19 inches in circumference—weight
three pounds. It was perfectly sound throughout, and of
excellent flavour, as many of his (Mr. P's) customers can
testify, they having partaken of it for supper last week a
the above inn.—Bristol Standard.
RIBBLE NAVIGATION IMPROVEMENT.--It may be gra

fying to our readers to know, that all the rock was cleared
out of the first length of the coffer dam on Monday last, and
that the contractor is making active preparations for the
commencement of the excavation of the second length. The
clearance already made has given considerable impulse to the
current of the river, and much greater stability to the chan-
nel. In every department the works are progressing most
favourably.—Preston Chronicle.
CAUTION TO TRAVELLERS.—On Tuesday morning about
one o'clock, when the York mail arrived in Rochdale, a pas-
senger (a foreign gentleman) missed his valuable portmanteau,
and not being certain whether he had left it at some of the
stages or it had fallen off the coach, he immediately hired a
postchaise, and when he got about nine miles from Roch-
dale on the Halifax road, he was informed that as the Man-
chester mail was going to York about the time he must have
lost his parcel, the guard had picked the gentleman's port-
manteau up and taken it to York. The evening following
the gentleman had it given to him back at Rochdale by the
guard of the mail.—Bolton Chronicle.
We understand that the proprietors of the Liverpool Zoo-
logical Gardens have obtained possession of a portion of the
lands of Cranstonhill, the property of Messrs. Houldsworth
and Son, with the intention of forming a similar establish-
ment in the neighbourhood of Glasgow. The Botanic Gar-
den in Sauchiehall-road is one of the most favourite places
of resort connected with the capital of the West ; and any
one who has passed a few hours in the Zoological Gardens
of London and Liverpool, will readily appreciate the plea-
sure and instruction to be derived from such an establish-
ment as that already in the course of formation at Cranston-
hill.—Glasgow Mail.
THE CORN-LAWS.—We arc happy to find, that the landed
gentry and yeomanry of the county are now fully alive to the
importance of petitioning the legislature against a repeal of
the corn-laws. The northern division of the county was the
first to show so good an example, but the friends of agricul-
ture in the southern division are now bestirring tEemselves
with equal activity, and we have authority for stating, that
before the present week has terminated, meetings will have
been held in almost every parish throughout the county. The
utmost exertion is necessary to counteract the unceasing hos-
tility of the opponents of agriculture—and it is only by
making the tables of both houses groan under the weight of
petitions, that any impression can be expected to be made on
the minds of our legislators.—Western Luminary.
SOCIALISM,—We feel much pleasure in recording the fol-
lowing anecdote, illustrative of the manner in which the de-
testable theories of Socialism are regarded by the right-
hearted farmers of Old England. At a market table, at one
of the inns in Salisbury, a fortnight back, the guests (con-
sisting of agriculturists from the neighbourhood) were given
to understand that " a lion" was to join them, in the shape
of an Owenite missionary from the adjacent establishment at
Tytherly. Upon hearing this, the leading farmers present
immediately gave the landlord to understand, that the whole
of his guests would instantly quit the house, and dine else-
where, if the " lion" in question made his appearance at
their dinner table. " Boniface" was not long in deciding
which party he should oblige ; and the " social" advocate
was fain to retreat, without accomplishing his intended at-
tempt to gain new converts.—Bath Chronicle.
PORT OF PRESTON.—During the week, J. Manning, Esq.
Surveyor General of the Board of Customs, has visited the
town, for the purpose of obtaining information whereon to
advise the Lords of 'the Treasury, with respect to the memo-
rial of the council, praying for Preston to be constituted an
independent bonded port. We understand that he has inti-
mated his readiness to recommend that timber and corn may
be bonded here, in yards and warehouses to be erected or set
apart for that purpose, but that he is not at present prepared
to advise their lordships to confer on us all the privileges of
a free port. At the same time there is every reason to be-
lieve that when further progress is made in the Ribble Navi-
gation improvement, there will be no objection whatever on
the part of the treasury to accede fully to the request of the
inemoriai presented by the corporation. The boon now pro-
posed to be granted is considerable, and will be of great be-
nefit and importance to our merchants, the only drawback
being that the duties on goods bonded here will have to be
paid at Fleetwood, and the cargoes registered there.—Preston
Chronicle.
A " PENNY POSTAGE " REMITTANCE.—We received
the other day, through
etthse medium of the post-office. an en-
velope containing
perhaps the first of the kind
a elegant
had
a and beautifully
er
been so e
conveyed
finished.ve yed
scent bag, about two
and a
d that
d half inches square, which was
The whole parcel was under the half ounce, and in spite of
all the risks to which it had been
from London, it came to hand exposed during its journey
without its delicate contents
having sustained the least injury. It is formed of ribbon
which may appropriately emu •gh be called " wedding ribbon,"
—the ground is white and •at the top of the square are the
words " Victoria," " Albert," with a
(qy. noose) between them • under this true lover's knot
'
crossed stems, and a little lower, occupying thee two roses with
centre of the
square, is a heart, which is placed between couple of birds
of rather suspicious appearance, but which ler
tion we made out to be a couple of turtle does;
some hesita-
tion Scotch
thistle occupies on each side the lower part of die square
our eye-glass having been mislaid. we are unabletotk, but
ter-
mine whether the shamrock is present or not, if it is repre-
sented by the branch on which the doves are •
standing, it
certainly springs from the thistle which thus forms its root,
perhaps, however, a lusus natures is admissable in matters of
this kind. At the bottom of this square is the crown royal
of England filling up the remaining space, and worthily com-
pletingb' Ichastenessand accuracy
of which y its
urac
the design,
of finish proves itself to
have been the work of no mean hand.
We must not forget to
inform our fair readers that the bag is
bordered round with gold twist ;whether • whether this is quite ortho-
doxallei silken, but as this is
or not is hardly our province to determine—the
c
bonds of Hymen are generally
'
found in poetry alone, we shall hardly be justified in adopt-
ingy
such an expression in the present age at least—Corres-
pondent of the Preston Pilot.