The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-09-14 00:00:00

TELEGRAPH OFFICE, SEPTEMBER 13.

A FEMALE VOCALIST AND DUELIST.—Among the singers
of that period, who are mentioned by French writers, there
are none whose names are worthy of being preserved on ac-
count of their talents. One of them, however, La Maupin,
the successor of La Rochois, may, be noticed on account of
her wild and lawless character, and the strangeness of her
adventures.. She was born in 1673, and married at a very
early age, but soon ran away with a fencing master, from
whom she learned the use of &small sword. After remain-
ing for some times at Marseilles, where she narrowly escaped
the punishment of being burnt alive for setting fire to a con-
vent, she went to Paris, appeared on the Opera stage at the
age of 22, and was for a considerable time the reigning fa-
vourite of the day. Having on some occasion been affronted
by Dumeni, a singer, she
.put on male attire, watched for
him in the Place de Victim-es, insisted on his drawing his
sword and fighting her, and on his refusing, caned him, and
took his watch and snuff-box. Next day. Dumeni haviut:
boasted in the Opera-house that he had defended himself
against three men who had attempted to rob him, she told the
whole story, and produced his watch and snuff-box in proof
of her having chastised him as a coward. Thevenard, another
singer of note, was nearly treated in the same manner, and
had no other way of escaping but by publicly begging Iser
pardon, after hiding himself in the Palais Royal for three
weeks. At a ball given by Monsieur, the brother of Louis
XIV., she appeared in men's clothes, and having behaved
impertinently to a lady, was called out by three of her
friends. Instead of avoiding the combat, by discovering her
sex, she drew her sword and killed all the three, and then
returned very coolly to the ball-room, told the story to Mon-
sieur, who obtained her pardon. After some other adven-
tures, she went to Brussels, where she became mistress of the
Elector of Bavaria. This Prince, having quitted her for the
Countess of Arcos, sent her by that lady's husband a purse
of 40,000 livres, with an order to quit Brussels. But this
singular heroine threw the purse at the Count's head, telling
bim that it was a recompense worthy of such a contemptible
scoundrel as himself. She afterwards returned to the Pa-
risian stage, which she left in 1705. The conclusion of such
a life is not the least extraordinary part of it. She became
at last very devout ; and having recalled her husband, from
whom she bad been long separated, lived with him in a
pious manner till her death, in 1707, at the age of 34. Such
is the history of this woman given by Laborde and other
writers; and, strange as it is, there seems no reason for
doubting its truth.—Memoirs of the Musical Drama, by Ho-
yarth.
PHOSPHORESCENCE OF Tut OCEAN.—About the middle
of the month of April, in lat. 8. 45. north, and long. 21, 02.
west, during the day, large quantities of a beautiful pink
medusa (a species of jelly fish) were taken in the towing net,
and at night the ocean was brilliantly illuminated, which
luminosity continued until about eight p.m. after which time
it had almost totally disappeared. During the time the
phosphoresence was visible, the medusa before mentioned
was captured in large numbers; but on the disappearance of
of the luminosity, no more were caught, evidently showing
that the phosphorescence of the sea was occasioned,by their
presence. When the ocean appeared brilliantly luminous,
besides the animals producing the phosphoresence, several
crustaceous animals and a number of small fish were usually
taken in large quantities. The presence of these may pro-
ceed from their being attracted by the phosphoric light.
Sometimes, during heavy rains within the tropics, the sea
would become sufficiently luminous, as rapidly passing off
again, and the effect of the sudden transition was exceeding-
ly splendid to the beholders. During its continuance, lumi-
nous species of Salpa Besot Pyrosoma, and other molluscs,
were captured in the towing. On placing some of these lu-
minous medusa in a bucket of water, the phosphoric light
was not emitted from any one particular part of the animal,
but commenced at different points. Upon squeezing the
animal, the hands became covered with a profusion of the
luminous secretion, which could be communicated from one
object to another.—Bennett's Voyagefrom England to Sydney.
BotmoGNE, Sept. 10.—Eliot, who shot Mr. Mirfin, is here,
at the Hotel Bedford.

Emporto.

Wind at Holyhead S.W. blowing fresh.
Off Holyhead, inward bound, at 9 a.m. No. 827, Mersey, from
St. John, N.B.
Off I'oint Lynas, inward bound, at 10 a.m: No. 835, Lima Packet,
from Trinidad.

Off Point LFnas, outward bound, r.t 9 a.m. No. 13, Helen Jane,
for the Cape of Good Hope
Off Voel Nant, inward bound, at 10 a.m. No. 1223, Pocahontas,
from Philadelphia.
Off Voel Nant, outward bound, at 10 a.m. No. 187, Britannia.

SELECT EXTRACTS. LATEST DATES AT LIVERPOOL.
____. ...
From I Direct. Indirect. From Direct. Indirect.
OCALIST AND DUELIST.—Among the singers July .49
rho are mentioned by French writers, there Calcutta . j
Bombay .. June ..1U Maranham July .. 7
names are worthy of being preserved on ac- China .. N. Orleans
alents. One of them, however, La 111aupin, Mauritius
June .. 6 Mobile ..
La Rochois, may, be noticed on account of St. Helena.
vvless character, and the strangeness of her Balaanro
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EAST INDIES, CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, ,S•c,
Heywood (447) J Jones, from Calcutta, 2324 bags sugar, Aera-
man, Briggs and co-525 do, N Crooke and co-538 do, Bates,
Sons and co-425 do, order-363 bags saltpetre, Crawford. Colvin
and co-18,027 deer horns, 74 chests lac dye, 34 chests shell lac,
1 chest cigars, Bates, Sons and co-50 bags saltpetre, Guest, Wood
and co-8 bales cow hides, T Thompson-2 chests silk piece goods,
682 bags linseed, G Malcolm and co-5 packages 1 case contents 1
unknown. J Brebner-2 chests India rubber, Sherlock and co-
-2225 bags linseed, 60 boxes castor oil, 2000 bundles rattans, 1433
bags paddy, 20 hales raw silk, 75 chests indigo, 1 case tea, 2 boxes
contents unknown. 5 packages sundries, order—P D
Barbara, (490) .1 Banton, from Bombay, 1546 hales cotton, Daniel,
Dickinson and co-50 do, Forbes, Forbes and co-620 do, 115 bales
wool, 1085 bags pepper, order 1047 bags Manilla sugar, Crawford,
Colvin and co-261 bags ginger, Daniell, Dickenson and co-115
bales wool, 1085 bags pepper, order
WEST INDIES AND AIADEIRA.
Velocity, (166) E Tatem, from Kingston, Jamaica, 21 tees 12 brls
2 hf brls 3 casks coffee, J Adams-12 tees 4 brls do, J Hall and co-
-67 tees 25 brls 1 hf brl no. W 1) M'Andrew-41 tees do, Murray,
Syme and co-43 tees 8 brls do, Tory, Holt and co-4 brls do, W
Meacock —4 tees 20 brls 1 cask do. C Horsfall, Son and co-3 tees
tees 9 brls do, J S Chance-92 tees do,W Christie-5 brls Ihf brl do,
, W and G Maxwell-23 tees 3 brls do, 'l' Brown-23 tees 8 brls do,
3 packages paesents, order-9 tons logwood, 4 packages arrowroot,
&c. W D M'Andrew-1 butt Madeira wine, Murray, Syme and co
—46 packages I case suecades, Tory, Holt and co--3 brls pimento,
VV A & G Maxwell-3 cases tortoise shell, g7941b sarsaparilla,
Stiebel Brothers-3 packages presents, order—K D
Chariot e. (250) W W bite, from Jamaica, 2 tees sugar,r 274 tees 9
casks 55 this 1 hf brl coffee, J Hall and co-58 tees 4 casks 42 brls
coffee. A Hoyes-15 tees do, J B Yates and co-52 tees 2 casks 3
brls do, Jones, Mann and co-4 tees do, R S Grant and co-11 tees
2 brls do, G Guest and co-135 teLs 2 casks 47 brls do, J Adams-25
tees do, order-2 tees 14 brls coffee, W A and G Maxwell-7 tees
6 brls do, Fairfield and Shallcross-2 brls sugar, 12 tees 4 casks 5
brls do, Wilson and-Derbyshire-2 puns rum, 6 tons logwood, 7 tees
ginger, 3 packages tamarinds, See. J hail and co-1 cask arrowroot,
A Noyes-30 bags dividivi, Ewart, Myers and co-9 brls British
returned goods, Dirom, Richmond and ca-29421b sarsaparilla,
Leech and Harrison-21)11s 9 bags pimento, W A and G Maxwell-
-170 Macs, C Horsfall, Son and co-6 casks 5 cases tortoiseshell,
Stiebel Brothers-8 packages presents, 15 tons Ile Cuba fustic, 10
brls starch, 18 tons Sc lignumvine, 1 cask tortoishell, order—P D

SOUTH AMERICA.
Secret, (212) A White, from Valparaiso. 225 bales cotton, W and
J Brown and co-180 do, Tayleur, Sous and co-19 do, 7 cases 35
scrolls hsrk, order-9 boxes bark, A Gibbs and Sons-2100 bags
nitrate of soda, W and J Brown and co-810 dry ox and cow bides,
order-125 hales sarsaparilla, Megan, Hall and co-1 box contents
unknown, T Naylor and co—P
UNITED STATES.
Bowditch, (578) J W Thompson. from Savannah, with 476 hls
cotton, T Crowder-1074 do, Molyneux, Vi itherby and co-254 do.
J W M'Bride and co-13 do. Purton, Parker and co-75 do, \V and
J Brown and co-35 do, J liolford and co—W D
Equator, (465) J Bisson, from New Orleans, 1259 bales cotton, W
and J Brown and co-373 do, Humphreys and Biddle—River
Kingston (388) J Hodson from Laguna de Terminos, 500 t log-
wood, Rowlinson and co--P D
BRITISH AMERICA
Rothschild, (617 b D Laidley, from Miramichi, 860 ps fir thither,
5811 deals, 236 deal ends, Si cords latliwtiod, 30 c wedges, 20 oars, I
pee maple, 4 spars, Anderson, Garrow and co—B D -
Lady Paget, (500) V Lockett, from Halifax, 7651 ps deals. 397 ps
planks, 919 ps deal ends, 7920 oak and ash staves, '2 cords lath wood,
6 bxs smoked herrings, 1 box cotton and wrsd vestings, 1 cask furs,
Anderson. Garrow and co—B D
Alexander Edmond, (716) J Strong, from St. John, N.B. 1018 pees
pine and 200 pees birch timber, 3507 deals, 18,240 staves, Wildes,
Pickersgill and co—B
EUROPE.
from Faro, 30 tons corkwood, .1 Craw-
Dalkeith, (99) G Smith,
ford and co—Cg D
Speculation, (70) H Jansen, from Embden, 430 qrs oats, Geller
and co---Q D

LIVERPOOL CATTLE MARKET, SEPT. 10.
We have had a large supply of Beasts at market today, and the
quality being only middling. the sales were brisk for Beef of first
quality. but we cannot note any material alteration in prices from
our last week's quotations. The supply of Sheep has been only
small for the time of the year. and good Wethers are a little in ad-
vance ; those of middling quality and Ewes much the same as last
week. The Lambs were but few, and sold up readily at from Gd to
bid per lb. Good Beef sold readily at 6d yam yin from that down
to 41d according to quality, and pv incipally all sold op, those that
remained unsold being of a very inferior sort. Good Wether Mut-
ton was sold without difficulty at 7d down to Gld ; second quality
and Ewes at 6d ; and but few left unsold, •shich were all of mid-
dling quality. Number of Cattle at market :—Beasts 1335, Sheep
and Lambs 7715.