The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-06-12 00:00:00

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mans constitute part of this population, but the
or " disciples," (as the name signifies in Sanscrit,)

are the predominant race. Burnes says, he conjecturei
the Siks number but 500,000 individuals; this, however,
d in much uncertainty. The Sikhs
adoos, and their incorporation as a
imption of a distinctive appellation,
of the fifteenth, or beginning of the
'heir founder, Nanac, a native of

is a su

visit to Great Br

mn the c

ment Wi

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was raging in the west, and was very fatal. Ship
fever and cholera also prevailed to an alarming extent on board
the Western Riven steam boats. There had been fifteen deaths
on hoard one vessel from New Orleans to St. Louis.
THE GREAT FIRE AT ST. LOUIS.—The extent of this di,
id its population at 4.000,000. Jatq. aster is, it is thought, now discovered, so far at least as t•
• • ••• of Property is cone..---,

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burnt is twenty-three, together with three 'harp
boat. The value of these and their cargoes is Re
total amount of damage done is estimated at .w
whole, or part, of fifteen blocks of stree'
hundred houses and stores, have been destroyed

T of steal

;9,000. The
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treets. col

CANADA.—Tbe news from Canada is of little importance.
The excitement continued ; and th result of Sir Allan 141'1Vol,'E

,ain and the decision of the hot
,all respect to the Indemnity Bill was looked
with great impatience. Lord Elgin had lost pom.
both nrirtirs. We give the following from the Mc

ward to
ity with

REPORT'S ton tilt LONDON PAPERS.—Reporting
alone costs each paper from £6O to a £lOO a week ; and
it is much doubted whether such expense and such space
are at all repaid by the interest which the public take in
reading these debates at length.—Dally News.
LUTHER THE SECOND.—The Rev. George Gilfillan, of
Dundee, a writer in Tait's Magazine, during one of his
late pulpit ministrations, in the course of his prayer fer-
vently exclaimed, " And we thank thee, 0 Lord, that
thou bast put the pope in jeopardy."
ATTEMPTS AT SUICIDE.—No less than three cases of
attempted suicide were brought forward at one Police-
office in London on the same day during last week. Two
instances were those of females, one instigated to the act
by destitution, the other from habits of intemperance. The
third case was that of a young man out of work.

SUNDAY BATHING : LAMENTABLE DEATH,—On Sun-
day week, two young men, Mr. Roden and Mr. Ridley,
assistants to Mr. Bullock, grocer, of Shiffnal, were bathing
in the Manor Pool, near that town, Mr. Roden, who
could not swim, went into deep water, where he sank to'
rise no more. . . . .

CURIOSITIES or MATRIAIONN
monial alliances have re-
dock, Gower. Three bro
trade, were united to three
strangest part of the story is the circu
youngest brother selected the eldest sister,
25 years older/ than himself.

ngular matt
tly taken place at Llanm

rs named J
sisters n

ed Guy. T
stance that t

STING. OF A GRINDSTONE.—On Month
Batchelar, a carpenter, was grinding E
which had a large fly-wheel

s two winches, suddenly bur

y, as am

axe, t

x on the head, can
s in length. He

pieces, one of which struck Bat(
ng a severe wound about 2} inch
iowever in a fair way of recovery.-
It is understood that the Peninsul
ation Company are negotiating
:e of the mails from Singapore t
we believe, have six ships m

—Kentish(

1r and Ori
with the

and if any contract is ent

,er, owin

:o the fi

and condition of tl

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