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

WEDNESDAY.

The cases that came before the court on Wednesday dif-
fered in no respect from those of the preceding days. The
principle with respect to the payment of rates by the Pro-
tector Society was rigidly adhered to, and the consequence
was, that scores of protectors were struck off the list. The
number of objections amounted in the aggregate to about
four thousand, but the list was subsequently reduced to about
three thousand by agreement on both sides.

YESTERDAY.
The whole of the remaining lists of the overseers of the
parish of Liverpool were announced to be taken on yester-
day in the Civil Court. The cases were much of the same
character as those which have been already reported.
REVISION OF FREEMEN'S LISTS.—The out-townships
and the freemen's lists were gone through and finally
settled.

BRITISH AND NORTH AMERICAN ROYAL MAIL,

The fine steam-ship Britannia, under command of Captain
Judkins, left the Mersey on Tuesday afternoon, about half-
past four o'clock. The Britannia, takes out about seventy
passengers for Halifax and Boston, a list of whose names we
subjoin.
LIST OF PASSENGERS BY THE BRITANNIA, FOR HALIFAX
AND BOSTON, OCTOBER 20, 1840, FROM T.IVBRPOOL :
For Halifax.--Honourable Colonel Grey, Honourable
Mrs. Grey, Mrs. Baker and child, Miss Southwick, Miss
Neill, Mr. James Fox, Mr. Littleton, Ensign Dury, Captain
H. N. Roper, Captain Dubeily, Captain Fownes, Mr. A. A.
Lawrence, Mr. Andrew M'Nair, Mr. Henry Wood, Mr.
William Dow, Rev. Mr. M`Mihon, Mr. William Dumpier,
Mr. C. H. Broad, Mr. Waring, Mr. William Rowsall, Mr.
James Reid, Mr. Winslow, Mr. Henry Hutton, Mr. Crofton
Uniacke, Mr. R. D. Fulmer, Mr. Angus Macintyre, Mr.
David Tasker, Mr. Thomas Roe, Mr. L. Pecheco, Mr.
Bertram Durant.
For Boston.—Mr. Blake, Mrs. Blake, Mr. George Low-
den, Mrs. Lowden, Mr. Richard Baker, Mr. Burnbank,
Mr. W. G. Ewing, Mr. Peat, Mr. William Crowder, Mr.
C. B. Clough, Mr. Thomas Brooks, Mr. Antonio Narino,
Mr. Homel, M. Purton, Mr. M. W. Collatt, Mr. E.
Weston, jun., Mr. Francis Wood, Mr. William David, Mr.
William Milligan, Mr. James Matthews, J. S. V. Wancoy,
Mr. W. H. Marshall, Mr. T. A. Poppe, Mr. P. Barryer,
Mr. G. BenjaLl'in, Mrs. Benjamin, Mr. Henry Brune, Mr.
Patrick Kerr, Mr. Thomas Falconer, Mr. John Griffiths,
Mr. John Gittens, Mr. Henry Griffiths, Mr. Battersby, Mr.
Charles Myer, Mr. Mattheson, Mr. David Lindsay, Mr.
Thomas Asked,

- Several fine ripe strawberries, grown in the open ground,
were this week pulled in the garden of Mr. William Robin-
son, of Stockton,on-Tees.—Neweastle ,Tourngl.
Mrs. John Kemble, widow of the great tragedian of that
name, is staying at Leamington Spa, in the enjoyment of good
health and spirits, considering her advanced age.
ECLIPSES.—In the year 11341 there will happen six eclipses,
viz., four of the sun and two of the moon, out of which num-
ber one only of the latter will be visible at Greenwich.
A gentleman of fortune, in Berkshire, who kept three ser-
vant maids, was married to one of them on Friday last, and
on Saturday his two sons followed his example by marrying
the other two.
We have had much pleasure in learning that her Majesty
has been graciously pleased to direct that Mr. Dibdin, the
author of some well-known dramatic pieces and many naval
songs, Shall receive £lOO out of the Royal Bounty Fund.—
Observer.
A Worcester gentleman put up his horse and gig at Bir-
mingham for four hours, during the time of the festival in
that town, for which he was charged 2s. for corn and 10s. 6d.
for stable room, making in all 12s. 6d. !—Worcester Chro-
nicle.
" Alas ! how light a cause will move dissension between,
hearts that love," says the poet, and so should Lord Ebring-
ton say, for when his " health" was proposed in Kilkenny
ou Wednesday week, the band actually struck up " The
Rogue's March."
It is currently reported, and we have little doubt, that the
Earl of Thanet will succeed to the lord lieutenancy of the
county of Kent and of Canterbury ; an appointment that
will give the greatest satisfaction to the supporters of the
present government. The names of Earls Cowper and Rad-
nor have also baen mentioned,—Kent Herald.
We regret to learn that Sir Francis Burdett is confined to
his room at Embercourt, Thames Ditton (where he has been
residing for some time past), by a fall from his horse. He
is, we believe, much bruised, but the injury he has sustained
is not of a dangerous character, although sufficiently severe
to render the application of 24 leeches indispensable.—Morn-
ing Herald.

Mr. Edward Thew of this town, butcher, recently found in
the stomach of a heifer three black balls, beautifully bright
and smooth. One of them was sawed in two, and it was
found to consist of hair. Their surface was so remarkably
polished, that it was difficult to imagine, without ocular de-
monstration, that they could have been formed of such ma-
terial. This is not a very uncommon circumstance, similar
balls having been taken out of the slaughtered cattle.—New-
castle Journal.