The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-06-15 00:00:00

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On Thursday and Friday, 51 ships, laden with foreign
corn and flour, arrived in London.
On Tuesday, the London bakers lowered the price of
the 4th loaf id.
The prize offered by the Carnarvon Eistedvod, for the
best poetical description of thunder, has been awarded to
Mr. 0. W. Thomas London ; 52 competitors.
A woman named Ann Morris has been committed for
trial at Shrewsbury charged with the wilful murder of her
new-born infant child.

A considerable quantity of wheat at Torrnarton, Glou-
cestershire, was destroyed by fire a few days since. The
fire was the act of an incendiary.
The Salisbury Herald mentions that a sago palm tree
is now in flower in a hothouse near that city. This tree
has only once before been known to blossom in England.
The prize of £l,OOO for the best picture of the Baptism
of Christ in the Jordan, has been awarded to Mr. John
Wood, of No. 65, Upper Charlotte-street, London.
Sir Robert Peel presided on Tuesday at a dinner in
Stationers'-hall, given to celebrate the eighth anniversary
festival of the King's College Hospital.
On Monday last a commercial traveller, named David
Brown, was drowned in the Severn, at Worcester, while
bathing.
It has been announced that cases of breach of promise
may be tried in the New County Courts, provided the
willowed maiden or widow will estimate the value of her
shivered hopes at £2O.
A premium of £lOOO has been offered by the Royal
College of Chemistry, for a discovery by means of which
iron, when applied to ordinary purposes, may, be rendered
as little liable to rust as copper.
Some cherries have arrived in London from Holland,
before any supplies of the kind have taken place from
France, and before any but forced cherries of English
growth have appeared in the London market.
An excellent crop of grass, belonging to the Rev. J.
Monkhouse, of Lyzzick Hall, near Keswick, was cut on
Wednesday last, and was the first that has yielded to the
scythe in that neighbourhood this season.
In Covent-garden, on Friday, there was a fine show of
peaches, apricots, grapes, strawberries, French beans,
Windsor beans, with other vegetables, at (for the season)
very reasonable prices ; new potatoes most abundant and
cheap.
At the Hertford station, on the Eastern Counties line,
an engine-driver named Williamson, while shunting some
carriages, endeavoured to pass between two of them. He
was struck by one of the buffers and forced against the
preceding carriage. He died after lingering three hours.
It is stated that in Scotland a marvellous improvement
has taken place in the appearance of the crops, by the
late propitious weather, but that oats have been severely
tried by the previous long continued rain and cald, and in
some districts the wheat plant also has suffered.
The Hampden estate in Buckinghamshire, celebrated as
the residence of John Hampden, and the place where his
remains are deposited, is again offered for sale by its pre-
sent owner, Lord Harry Vane, who lately purchased it
from the Earl of Buckinghamshire.
Several hundred cases of pine apples were received by
the steamer Dee, which arrived on Thursday from the
West Indies. A number of sailing vessels entirely
freighted with this article are on their way here. The
Dee also brought a quantity of live turtles.
Last week a woman, at Stockport, who had had some
disagreement with her husband, tied his legs together
while he was asleep, and emptied a saucepan fall of boiling
water over his body. He is at the infirmary, in a very
precarious condition.
A person residing at Hucknall Torkard, Notts, placed an
effigy in his garden to frighten birds ; but a few days singe,
one of the family, on examining the scarecrow, found in
one of the pockets a bird's nest, ready for the reception of
eggs !
The admirers of Mr. O'Connell have resolved to honour
his remains with a grand and solemn funeral procession
through London, should they (as it is expected they will)
pass through en route for Ireland ; and the Roman Ca-
tholic clergy intend, it is said, to have a solemn high mass
and requiem over them in Moorfields Chapel.
In consequence of the earnest desire felt by the late Dr.
Arnold, as recorded in the history of his life, that some
mark of Royal favour should be bestowed on Rugby
School, the Queen,has been graciously pleased to intimate
her intention to found a gold medal for the special encou-
ragement of the study of history in that institution.
A valuable picture, by the celebrated Dutch painter
Francois Miens, who was born at Leyden in 1635, and
died in 1681, was lately stolen from the public picture
gallery of Munich. The picture, one of small dimensions,
was a portrait of the artist himself, in the act of indulging
in deep vinous potations, and was the only authentic
"Miens" in the possession of the institution.
Mr. Wyld, the eminent map publisher, was fined on
Friday £B, being £2 in each case, for neglecting to depo-
sit copies of four of his publications at the British Museum.
Mr. Wyld stated, in defence, that errors had occurred in
each of the four publications, and he only delayed sending
avail him.
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WEEKLY SALES OF .ntlotet
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rages are calculated. This is the smallest quantity re-
turned as sold since the new list of towns was established
under the act of 1842...7-Morning Chronicle.

WHEAT FROM THE EAST INDIES.—The vessel Socrates,
arrived from Calcutta, has brought, besides 6408 bags of
rice in the husk, (now free of duty,) fifty bags of wheat.
This is a most remarkable importation from the East In-
dies, and at the present time, when the question of the
supply of the articles of grain food from all quarters is a
subject of general interest, it assumes a degree of great
importance. _

TILE EARL. OF IJAJIROWBY.—At the Harrow Speeches,
on Thursday, the 10th, the Earl of Harrowby was descend-
ing the school steps, supported by his sons, Lord Sandon
and the Hon. Granville D. Ryder, M.P., Sir Thomas
Acland called Gut, " Three cheers for the head boy,"
which was instantly and vigorously given. Lord Harrowby
raised his hat, and said, ! Gentlemen, it is now sixty-eight
years since I had the honour of being the Captain of
Harrow School."
SERENADE TO JENNY LIND.—At ten o'clocken,Friday
evening, a party of sixteen gentlemen, members of the
German Vocal Club (Liederkranz), repaired to Miss
Lind's residence at Brompton, and having obtained ad-
mittance to the garden at the. back of the house, they
executed,several beautiful serenade airs in a very superior
and musician-like manner. Mdlle. Lind walked into the
garden, and thanked the gentlemen for their unexpected
attention. The party then.left delighted with their visit.
TILE BOZJESMANS, OR BUSH PEOPLE FROM SOUTH
AFRICA.—The Grand Duke Constantine and suite visited
these extraordinary human beings, at the Egyptian-hall,
Picadilly, London, on Thursday last. It will be recol-
lected that they were landed at this port by the brig Fanny
Coft, Wheeler. Lady Peel and daughter, Lord Jocelyn,
and Lord Castlereagh, were also of the party. Lord
Chief Justiee Denman, the Baron Parke, Lord Wynford,
and the Bishop of Norwich, we understand, have also ho-
noured these singular savages with a visit.
JENNY LIND.—The furore created by this great singer
and actress does not at all subside in the metropolis ; on
the contrary, each night of her appearance seems to in-
crease the desire to see and hear her. No less a sum than

five guineas has, we understand, been offered, but without
success, for a stall for Tuesday next, (this evenings) when
Madeinotsblle.Jefiny appears in the opera of " Norma."
On- this occasion her Majesty will attend the opera in
state, when the house will, without doubt, present a sight
which, for Magnificence and splendour, has been, or will
be, seldom equalled.
SUICIDE ON THE SOUTH-WESTERN RAILWAY.—On
Wednesday, a young woman deliberately threw herself in
front of the seven o'clock express down train, as it was
approaching the iron bridge which carries the Wands-
worth-road over the line near the Plough at Battersea.
The line at this part forms a curve, and a person upon the
line would be concealed from view of the driver of a train
until he got very near. The driver saw the young woman,
and called to her to get out of the way, and almost mo-
mentarily the engine struckher, andhurled her a distance of
several yards from the spot where she fell. She was taken
to the `Wandsworth Union, where every attention was
paid her; 'she survived, however, only ten minutes after
her admission. The deceased is an entire stranger to the
neighbourhood, and there was nothing upon her person
tit iroti to her itkatiiy.

" THE OLD COMMODORE."—OId Charley Napier, who
hag just hoisted his flag at Portsmouth, has issued the
following characteristic notice:—" The crew of the St.
Vincent is increased to eight hundred and fifty men. Any
young fellows, who are fond of fun, had better rally round
the ' Old Commodore,' whose bit of blue' flies on board
of her, and who is looking out for squalls. Apply on
board the flag ship." Such an invitation is relished far
better than the usual " west end" mode of advertising for
seamen byshowy placards, announcing that Somebody,
" Esquire," is in commission, and wants " A. B.'s and
petty officers," but that " none but the beet need apply."
—Brighton Gazette.
THUNDER STORM.—The storm of Tuesday last was
severely felt in and about York, and did considerable
damage to the windmill occupied by Mr. Askwith, on
Heworth-moor. The lightning struck the mill sails, a
considerable portion of which were shivered to atoms, and
the numerous fragments scattered in the adjoining fields.
The electric fluid entered the mill, and completely melted
the chains at the end of a rope used for drawing sacks
into the upper chambers. Mr. Askwith was in the mill
at the time, but he fortunately escaped with a stunning,
his hearing being taken away for a short time. The same
afternoon Dodworth, a village a short distance to the west
of Barnsley, was severely visited by the storm. A cottage,
occupied by Mr. Booth, was struck by the electric fluid,
which passed down the chimney, broke the clock and fur-
niture to pieces, and then made its egress through the
window. Fortunately, Booth and his wife were both out
at the time.

FAIRS.—At Worcester, on Tuesday, there was a brisk
trade in fat stock,. but at a reduction in prices the top-
rate was 7d.; and nearly all sold. Sheep were in abund-
ance, and many were sold; realizing 7d. ; a few fine we-
thers brought 7id. Lambs were short and readily sold
at Sid. to 9d. The horse fair was better supplitd than
usual, and high prices were given for good ones. Pigs
were scarce and at a decline in price.—At Cleobury Mor-
timer, Shropshire, same day, there was a short supply of
all kinds of stock, and for the few fat cows on offer from
7d. to 74d. per lb. was asked; the price being so high,
little business was done, the greater part of the anmais
being driven back unsold•. Store stock and cows and•
calves met with purchasers at prices lately obtained at
other fairs. Fat sheep were about the same, but very few
were offered. Ewes and Lambs and all kinds of store
Sheep sold well. Pigs were more in demand, with a fair
supply.

DEATH OF THE ELEPHANT AT THE LONDON ZOOLO-
GICAL GARDENS.—The habitual visitors at the Zoological
Gardens, in the Regent's-park, will learn with regret that
their old friend the elephant, known by the familiar name
of "Jack,' departed this life on Sunday morning week,
after a short illness. During the last few weeks preceding
his dissolution, the health of the poor brute had been
rapidly deteriorating. On Friday, the 4th instant, the
skin under the Tower jaw cracked, and a copious effusion
of blood took place. On Sunday morning he sank back
upon his haunches, with his fore legs extended before
him, and remained in this motionless posture for about
two hours, when, at half-past seven o'clock, his trunk
dropped to the ground, and he expired without making
any further movement. A large abscess had formed
under the lower jaw. Thus terminated the career of poor
Jack, whose amusing tricks and docile manner had ren-
dered him everybody's favourite. The height of the ele-
phant was between 12 and 14 feet.
THE INTENDED OVATION AT ROME.—It appears that,
if Mr. O'Connell had reached the eternal city alive, he
would have been received with honours, so far exceeding
those ordinarily, or extra-ordinarily, given to sovereign
princes, as to merit the appellation of divine. These he
was not permitted to receive. He was on his way from
the country of a monarch to whom he professed more
allegiance than he felt, to the footstool of a crowned
priest for whom he experienced more fidelity than he
acknowledged. Popery was on the eve of exhibiting a
wonderful spectacle to the world. The agitator was
about to do homage to the sole sovereign on earth whom
he probably looked upon with an undivided spirit of
allegiance. This homage he was not permitted tai per-
form, nor the honours resulting from it to enjoy. This
is a simple fact, which we as simply record ; but there
may be " more in it, Horatio, than is dreamt of in your
philosophy."—Church and State Gazette.
A Goon. HAUL.—A notorious young thief, known by
the name of Bill Somers, was charged at the Lambeth
Police-court, on Tuesday, with stealing seven silver
watches from the shop of-Mrs. Shaw, a watchmaker.
About an hour before the prisoner was placed at the bar,
Mrs. Shaw had occasion to leave her shop for a few
minutes, and, on her return, saw the prisoner creeping
from behind the counter. She endeavoured to secure
him, but he broke from her, and escaped into the street:
She followed, crying " Stop thief!' and the lad was
caught. Seven watches were found, which he had thrown,
away during his flight. Mrs. Shaw said the thief must'
have been an adept in his trade, for that was the entire
number of watches hanging in the window, and he had
abstracted them in a minute or two without noise. The
police knew the prisoner to have been several times sum-
marily convicted, but they could not say whether he had
ever been sent for trial. The magistrates remanded him,.
to allow time for inquiry into his history.:
THE POTATO DISEASE.—We regret- to find in the last
number of the Gardeners' Chronicle, a journal of the
highest authority in such matters, a- positive statement
that the same misfortune as ruined it last year, is again
impending over the potato crop of the present season.
Professor Lindley, who conducts that. paper, writes on
Saturday :—" It is our painful duty to announce the cer-
tain re-appearance of the potato disease in its old form, in
the open ground. We have for some time had too much .
reason to feat that our forbodings would be realized, and
within a few days, especially since the last heavy fall of
rain, so many cases have occurred as to put the fact be- -
yond all controversy." After giving confirmatory and
indisputable proof, by letters from various parts of the
country, of thi§ inevitable evil, the Professor adds,—" It
is fortunate that this evidence is obtained :so early as to
allow of the potato grounds being re-cropped. We, how-
ever, have no present intention of again occupying our
columns with the subject, for it is exhausted. The public
must now be left to their own resources. When the
autumn arrives, and the result of the numerous experi-
ments now in progress shall have been ascertained, it will
be soon enough to revive this miserable question." We
are happy to repeat that the reports received from almost
all quarters of the United Kingdom continue of a most sa-
tisfactory kind, and give reasonable hope of an abundant,
and generally speaking, of an early. harvest.
FAMINE WHEAT.—A correspondent at Grimsby has;
forwarded us a sample of one hundred quarters of wheat
which have been stored by a farmer at Swallow, near
Grimsby, Lincolnshire, for some years in anticipation of
famine prices. There is scarcely a sound grain in it. The
long looked-for famine prices have arrived ; the carefully
hoarded corn, is brought out for sale ; and the farmer's
" hope deferred which maketh the heart sick," is at length
converted into the "consolation" which the possession of
a hundred quarters of worthless rubbish may be supposed
to afford.—Hull Packet. [The Hull Advertiser in
speaking of the crops, which ib describes as "most pro-.
inning, says "a stranger would conclude that corn was a
very scarce article in this part of the East-Riding. Most
of the stack-yards are nearly empty, and have been so for
some time. The fact, however, is, that farmers were
obliged to thrash their corn much- earlier than usual. on.
account of the scarcity of fodder, and even now they have
considerable quantities in their granaries, which they are
holding in hopes of higher prices. A miller,
Iho h:L .d
ac-
cess to most of the granaries in this neighbour. god,
the other day that hut few farmers were without corn,
and that many had a great deal.on hand. In many in-
stances the farmers will not acknowledge the fact, and yet
they find it difficult to conceal their regret that they did
not sell when they might have obtained £5 10s. per
quarter."]
MARRIAGE OF JOHN BRIGHT, ESQ., M.P.—Yesterday
(Thursday) morning, being the weekly meeting of the
Friends at their meeting-house, George-street, in this
town, was fixed upon as the day upon which Mr. Bright's
marriage with Miss Leatham should be solemnized
according to the usual form of that body. For half an
hour previously to the time appointed (half-past ten), the
chapel began to be filled by a numerous and respectable
portion of the inhabitants of the town and neighbourhood.
Amongst the company present, most of whom were of the
fair sex, we observed a great number of Mr. Bright's po-
litical friends. Within a few minutes of half-past ten the
wedding party arrived, and immediately took the seats ap-
portioned to them. The whole company sat for about
three-quarters of an hour in perfect silence,. when i‘lr.
Bright arose, and taking the right band of Miss Leathain,
pronounced in a low, but distinct voice, the following
1 words :—" Friends, I take my friend Margaret Elizabeth
Leatham, to be my wife, and promise by divine assistance
to be unto her.a loving and faithful husband until it shall
please God to part us by death." While still holding
hands Miss Leathain pronounced the same words, substi-
tuting John Bright for her own name, in a low, but
tremulous voice. After which another pause of some
minutes occurred, when one' of the congregation offered
up a short prayer, the whole assembly standing. After
some minutes had again elapsed, Mr. George Benington,
draper, read the certificate, or declaration, which was
signed by the bride and bridegroom, and their relations
' and friends, and afterwards by a large number of the con-
gregation. The whole ceremony lasted about an hour
and a half.—Wakefield Journal.
_ ____

THE TRIPLE MURDER AT MIR?IELD.—The examina-
tion of Michael M`Cabe and Patrick Reid, at Dewsbury,
was resumed on Saturday. The prisoners • are virtually
committed for trial on the charge of having perpetrated
the atrocious murders at Mirfield on the 12th ult., the na-
ture of the evidence adduced on that day being such as to
leave no other course open to the justices. It is highly
probable that this important link in the chain of circum-
stantial evidence already collected with reference to the
particulars of this diabolical• affair, would have remained
undiscovered, but for the publicity given to the examina-
tions which have taken place before the Deputy Coroner
and magistrates in the public journals. It was stated that
Kiltv had, at first, some disinclination to reveal what he
knew about the ownership of the soldering iron, but that
his wife inadih the circumstance known as soon as she had
learnt from the papers that such an instrument had been
found, and her :husband minutely and correctly described
it to the superintendent of the police before it was shown
to him. Reid's countenance betrayed same uneasiness as
soon as he saw his neighbours called into the witness box,
and he appeared greatly agitated after hearing the testi
many whioh Kilty and his wife gave. Reid frequently
conversed privately with his professional adviser, and
M'Cabe was no less anxious in holding conversation with
Mi. Watts, who was conducting his defence. The cap
which Reid wore a few minutes previously to the murder
has been found in his father's house, and there are several
marks upon it which are supposed to have been occasi-
oned by human blood, but which were cut out and placed
in the custody of Mr. West, chemist, who has not yet
given his opinion upon the subject. The prisoners were
allowed to hold conversation with their friends in the pre-
sence of the police, and to consult privately with the so-
licitors. The magistrates informed the prisoners that
they might consider themselves fully committed for trial
on the charge of baying committed this atrociow rmullex!

June 15, NA

MORg FtiOD RIOTS.--At the latter end of last week, an
immense body of miners entered Redruth in Cornwall,
and proceeded to attack the butchers' and bakers' shops,
demanding that meat should be sold at fourpence a pound.
The magistrates and influential gentlemen of the neigh
bourhood assembled, and addressed the mob. The men,
however, were deaf to the entreaties of those who ad-
dressed them, and proceeded to commit many acts of vio-
lence by seizing meat and vegetables. The disturbance at
length became so great that the special constables were
unable to act against the exowd, and the magistrates called
on the military, a detachment of the sth Fusiliers and.
Capt. M`Dougall's company of veterans, which had ar-
rived from Falmouth in the morning. The Riot Act was
read, and the most energetic measures adopted to preserve
the peace. Fortunately no lives were sacrificed, but seve-
ral of the magistrates and constables were very roughly
treated, and received some severe bruises, many of the
mob being armed with bludgeons. A company of the sth
Fusiliers and a detachment of artillery were despatched
from Plymouth to the scene of the riot.

FORGERY OF A Warr BY AN ATTORNEY.—A prac-
titioner, named Turner, has been committed for trial by
the magistrates of Sheffield, upon a charge of having
forged a writ. It appears that Turner had been instructed,
in November last, by the trustees of a benefit club, to
issue a writ against a person who had failed to pay the
money which he had borrowed of the club. Before the
writ had arrived, the defaulter made arrangements for pay-
ment; bat Turner said that he had received the writ on;
the day following that on which the arrangements were-
made, and he was consequently paid 255. costs. When
this sum was paid, he was required to deliver the original
writ ; and, with some reluctance, he handed over a writ
in which several erasures were discernible. The writ was
suspected to be a forgery, and Turner was afterwards ap-
prehended. A clerk of the Queen's Bench-office, Lon-
don, stated, at the last examination, that no precipe for
such a writ had been issued in November last ; and that,
he believed that the precipe for the writ produced in court
had been issued in January, 1846. The prosecutors offered
to abandon the proceedings, if Turner could produce a
letter from his London agent enclosing the writ, or other-
wise show that he had really received one ; but he was un-
able to offer any proof whatever.
NOVEL MINING ACIIIEVEMENT.—A short time since,
Capt. Joseph Vivian, manager of Wheal Tryphene, during
a conversation with some of the adventurers, respecting
the state and prospects of this very promising and profit-
able adventure, observed, that he would engage to go
underground, and break with his own hands, without the
slightest assistance from any other party, £lOO worth of
tin in eight hours ; and that, too, without being allowed,
or receiving, either before or whilst at work, any advan-
tage above what the common miner would be entitled to.
Upon which Mr. one of the adventurers present,
said, in the event of Capt. Vivian's undertaking and ac-
complishing this laborious task, that he would engage-to
wheel away the ore to the plat, with the provision, also,
that Mr. P—, another adventurer present, would pro-
mise to fill the kibbles, and send it to the surface ; to this.
Mr. P— readily and cheerfully assented, Immediatelr
on this annotmcement, Mr. being of the party,
and alsoan adventurer, declared that'he would undertake'
the office of Lander, and would be reedy to receive the•
ore at the surface, and carefully land, wheel away, and:
deposit the same into the slides. This -declaration having-.
met the approbation of all present, Captain Vivian was
requested to name the day, which he did; and on Wed-
nesday week, the 2nd instant, at half-past eight o'clock
in the morning,. Captain Vivian commenced working,
which he continued to do with little intermission, till half-
past four o'clock in the afternoon ; at five o'clock the
kibbles were sent down, and the other three adventurers
commenced with their respective and allotted tasks—two •
underground, and one at the surface ; and breight o'clock
the whole of the ore was drawn up, and deposited in the
slides, which, on being weighed off, was found to be 8
tons 3 cwt. of tinstuffs, and from 5 cwts. to 7 cwts. of
copper ore—the former, on being fairly sampled and care-
fully assayed, was pronounced to be worth .El6l 9s. 5d.,
and the latter about'£3; in addition to this, it should be
understood that the piece of ground from which this tin,
&c., was broken, was left in a much better state for work-
ing than when aptain Vivian commenced operations on
it—so that a first-rate-workman might break from £2OO
to £220 worth in the-same space of time.—Mining Jour.