The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-06-08 00:00:00

CORONER

a man beat and jut
3

The borough coroner held an in.
. _
quest on Wednesday night, and the jury decided that shi
had died foorn inflamation previously existing, and dis.
tharged the husband. The husband was brought before
he magistrates of Manchester on Friday, and, after in
I for trial foi

sequently expireu

ation into the case, he was commit

wilful Murder

A lad,
,named Davis, who had been previously twice
convicted, was sentenced at the Old Bail.--

tey, On I

to be transported for seven years for larceny. The pri.
soner implored the court with tears to make it fiftem

instead of seven years, and he sobbed out, " Pray do
your honour."—Mr. Commissioner Bullock said, " No
no, seven years will do on the present occasion." Th,
ner muttered, as he was removed from the dock
id the seven

They don't s

THE BODY OF TH
recollected that last a

missing from Snowdon, and the conjecture then was that
he had fallen over some precipice. We have just heard
that the body has been found and identified. He had
fallen down a precipice 300 feet high, on the Snowdon
side of the road. The bones are all shattered except one
arm. It has been identified by a pocket handkerchief
and a part of his shirt with his name on. The bone
were scattered in all direction
THE R

oniN.—Mr. Morris, of the Lion Inn, Holt, hap-
pened, after his last angling excursion in autumn, 1846,
to hang up his fishing shoes on a nail in the alcove of his

were engaged at a game in the alley, a robin was observed
to fly into one of the shoes. On examination a nest with
five eggs was found in this singular receptacle, and the
pair of robins flew out and in with the utmost confidence.
Great care was taken not to disturb them : the eggs were
duly hatched, but the young ones fell a prey to the cat.—
Hereford Journal.

THE PRICE OF CORN.—In London the prices fell 10s. to
12s. on Monday, and the reduction was sustained on Wed-
nesday. At Birmingham, on Wednesday, a reduction of
4s. was effected. At Leeds, on Tuesday, Friday's rates
were barely sustained,which were a reduction of 8s to lOs on
Tuesday week. At Bassingstoke, on Wednesday, " wheats
could not be sold except at a reduction of 50s. to 60s.
per load," and barley experienced a reduction of 3s. to ss.
per quarter. At Hull on Tuesday, a reduction of 10s. was
submitted to, but buyers were few. At London, on Thurs-
day, a general reduction in the price of bread took place,
the 41b. loaf selling at Bid. and 71d.
A Row IN THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.—On Thursday,
Mr. Patrick O'Connor, son of Alderman O'Connor, ex-
mayor and a justice of the peace of Sligo, was charged,
at Marlborough-street police-office, with using abusive
and insulting language and behaviour to Mr. John Patrick
Somers, M.P. for Sligo, calculated to provoke a breach of
the peace. The quarrel was about a debt alleged to be
owing by the one to the other. They disputed about it
in the lobby of the House of Commons, and very abusive
language was used, a threat was made and a stick was
flourished in a menacing manner. Mr. O'Connor being
unable to find bail was sent to prison.
A WINNER ON THE DERBY.—An amusing incident is
recorded of a winner on this race. A person at Ponte-
fract, having £5OO depending upon:the event, and in great

anxiety to liave the eirliest possible intelligence, hired a
horse and gig, and proceeded to the electric telegraph
office, at Castleford, a distance of three or four miles.
Cossack being announced as the winner was such a stroke
of fortune for him, that he at once lost all recollection of
the manner in which he had come from Pontefract, and
proceeded home again, with all possible haste, on foot,
without it ever once crossing his mind that he had left
his horse and gig, until he reached his destination, and
wanted a pocket hankderchief from his top coat in order
to wipe off the perspiration from his face !
HORRID MURDER.—A shocking murder was commit-
ted on Wednesday, in Bryanston-square, London. The
deceased is Mary Stowell, an aged female living in a
back kitchen, No. 40, Adam-street, and the murderess,
Mary Ann Hunt, lodged with her. On Wednesday morn-
ing, the woman Hurst was seen wandering about under
suspicious circumstances, and on being taken into custody
by an officer, it was discovered that she was making away
with two bundles of wearing apparel belonging• to the de-
ceased, who was found dead near the fire place in the
kitchen. It appeared that Hunt had endeavoured to
strangle the poor old woman in her sleep, as the rope was
found round her neck ; but failing to do so, she struck
her several times severely with a poker, and her head was
covered with bruises. The prisoner has been remanded.

RIOTS ARISING OUT OF THE HIGH PRICE: OF FOOD.—
On Tuesday last, an alarming riot broke out in the city
of Wells, originating chiefly with women and boys. They
called upon Mr. Fry, a respectable baker, and demanded
that he should lower the price of bread. He endeavoured,
but in vain, to reason with them, and they broke
windows, damaged his premises, and destroyed his cart:
and waggons. A troop of Yeomanry Cavalry were mile('
in, the riot act was read, and the people at length returnee
to their homes. At Nottingham a similar disturbance
-4.rday week, also headed chiefly by women

took place yetiL,—__
and boys. .eney went to a number of bakers shops, anc
had bread given them ; in other cases they took it, anc
broke the windows. They did not, however, generally
offer violence. There was a total observance of organiza-
tion amongst the malcontents, most of whom eventually
dispersed at the bidding of the police ; and on the follow-
inn- clay rte./. 4-1.- 1- -A. .

rough-street police-office,:tho other day. " Mr. Ardeil,
alias." Mr. Smith," wliose real name is the Hon. Hem
Arundel, the son of Lady Arundel,

s charged wit

clear,
When Mr. Art.— —..en into, custody he violet',
assaulted the policeman. For this offence Mr. Hardwik
said be would not inflict a fine, but at once commit a
defendant to prison for a month, with hard labour. Son-
little time after a gentleman applied for the substitutic
4 on the ground

ind a fine of five poun
del was t

'ore infl

of a fine instead of the imprisonmen.

r. Arundel'

had just imprisoned a coachm
and he would make no distinel
tibn of the offenders. After,
appeared to plead for her son,
AVARICE PUNISHED.—.AII

for assaulti

g," the pol

lion on account of the I
this Lady
but in vain

Armld

significant

Tonday transpi
ght not to p

which we ou

..lane, there Wav
ed. On • the s

ntity of wheat v

there was a sample of
imported into this country from America some wt
The speculator, fancying that he could procur
prices in France than in k'ngland, declined to aces
per quarter, and ordered the vessel off to Havre.

ived there just in tit
bund to be abundan

June 8, 1847.

A RELIC OF THE FAMINE OF 1800.70 n IVl:ondar
two pieces of bread, made during the famine of
ti", when flour was 7s. a peck, and preserved by their
"er, were shown to us at our office. One is a id. loaf,
the other a roll. The loaf, which is in good preservation,
is about two inches square, and even when unshrivelled
by time could not have made more than two decent
Mouthfuls. The roll is partially decayed, but so far as
can judge, it could not. when fresh, have exceeded the
'usions of a finger biscuit, to which in shape it bears
,blance. • Both have a hungry, famine-like aspect,
when compared with a roll and loaf of 1835,
wrier of these relics ha- --lirved. Bad
nementos of a

a sight
us to wl:

bygone fame ream(
hoped will be a temporary pri
Journal
EFFECTS OF FREE TRADE.—Th

it is sincerely to be
Ltion.—Birmingham

still a demand

for fancy lace for Germany and Belgium, and a little for
France ; but, we regret to say that from information we
ived, which never fails us, this will. ere lone. re-

have re

a heavy check

ng to a

s the expo'rtation of machine's is

wholly employed in the trade': Some idea may be
n one of these

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HOST HORRIBLE DI

Monday H. A. Fitzjames, a boy between eleven and
twelve years of age, was charged with attempting to
poison his mother and her infant three months old. Ann
Fitzjames stated that she was the wife of a traveller, now
abroad. On Sunday morning she had coffee for break-
and about half an hour after partaking of it she
s of hot

became violently ill

water, and became better. She afterwards made some
inquiries about the coffee of her daughter, a little girl,
and from her she heard that her son, the boy_ at the ba
had thrown a quantity of precipitate powi
which
~contained the water with win

'ee for breakfast, and that it caused hr
tingharn: Can you tell the reason wh

into the jug
e made the

uch a wic

—had you chastised' him, or given
him any cause to be provoked with you ? Mrs. Fitzjames,
None that lam aware of—he has certainly been a bad boy.
and has, on different occasions, abstracted money and
other property. Mrs. Fitzjames manifested great disin-
clination to disclose all the circumstances, and Inspector
Hornsby was sworn, and said that Mrs. Fitzjames, when
giving the boy into custody, mentioned that the boy had
attempted to poison hip master; and her infant, of three
months old, was then in a dying state, from precipitate
powder and broken glass,. which the boy had mixed up in
its food. On being questioned by Mr. Cottingham, the
bov trumped up some story about a man named Jones
having given him arsenic, which he told him would kill
his mother, and he would then get her money. The boy
refused, according to his own account, to take the poison,
and denied having administered any to his mother. He
was remanded for a week.

CONSEQUENCES OF DRUNKENNESS.—Mr. Smart, a
a respectable tradesman of Judd-street, Brunswick-
square, charged his wife, at the Clerkenwell Police
Court, on Saturday with threatening his life. The
defendant, the wreck of a beautiful woman, was assisted
into the prisoners' box, her emaciated frame shaking in a
most alarming and painful manner. Her husband stated
that for many years he had been married to the accused,
who had borne him a large family, seven of whom are still
living. She had deserted her home for intoxicating liquors
frequently, and he had as often forgiven her, notwith-
standing he was at the same time in danger of his life.
On the previous day, whilst drunk, she made an attack
on him, threatening to do him a serious injury, and, for
the protection of himself and children, he had reluctantly.
given her into custody. The magistrate asked the de-
fendant if she wished to make any remark? She looked
imploringly at her husband, and exclaimed, "Oh forgive
me, and henceforward I willnever take spirituous liquors!"
The Clerk: You have frequently made a similar promise.

—Defendant: But this time—the last time—l solemnly
swear that I will reform—that henceforward no one shall
have occasion to find fault with me.—The Magistrate:
Have you any complaint against your husband ?—Defend-
ant (lifting up her hands): Complaint! Oh, no! he is
the best of husbands; and how awful that I should thus
disgrace him, and myself, and poor children! "But,"
added she looking at her husband, "will you once again
receive me beneath your roof? Will you bless me with a
home again, that I may have an opportunity to be grateful
to you, and to bless you and my poor children?"—Com-
plainant (crying): I will forgive you, and forget all if you
do as you say. The prisoner was then discharged, and
led out of the court by her husband.

BRITISH AND FOREIGN SCHOOL SOCIETY.—OH Tues-
day, the special general meeting of this society, held
in the School Room in the Borough-road, was crowded
with members, &c. There were present Earls Walde-
grave, Burlington, Fitzwilliam, and Chichester, Lord
Monteagle, the Bishop of Norwich, Dr. Lushington, Sir
G. Rose, and a great number of clergymen and members
of deputations from auxiliary societies. The meeting had
been looked forward to with great anxiety, it being to
elicit from the governors and committee their opinion
whether they intended to receive the government educa-
tional grant or repudiate it. The chair was taken by Mr.
S. Gurney, and the business was commenced by Mr. Dunn,
the secretary, explaining to the meeting why they had
been called together; after which the Rev. J. Burnett,
who spoke at considerable length against the reception of
the grant, to receive which he thought would compromise
their independence, moved a resolution to the effect, that
" the society should remain neutral from expressing an
opinion, and rely on its own efforts for its support." Mr.
Alexander seconded the proposed resolution. Dr. Lush-
ington, in a speech of great argumentative power, replied
to the gentlemen who had preceded him, and moved an
amendment that the _ meeting, approving the

course

hitherto adopted by the committee in reference to go-
vernment aid, and relying on their expressed determina-
tion to maintain the principle of independence of the
society, deemed it best for the interests of the institution
to confide to the discretion of the committee the accept-
ance or rejection of any further aid from the state. The
amendment having been seconded by Lord Monteagle,
and supported by Mr. J. Labouchere, the Bishop of Nor-
wich, and others, was put from the ohair, and carried by
an overwhelming majority.
HAIL Stroms.—While accounts of the state of the
crops and of vegetation generally have recently been so
favourable, we regret we have this week to record the
effects of lightning and hail storms of unprecedented
severity, experienced by the inhabitants of Outwell, Up-
well, Emneth, Watton, and Warple. On the afternoon
of Friday the 28th ult., between five and six o'clock, the
state of the weather threatened a thunder storm, which,
about half-past five, broke over the. district of the country
embracing the above-named places.
.The storm was
indeed of unusual violence, accompanied with hail, or
rather falling ice, which has proved most destructive to
the crops in this district, and also to other property. At
Outwell the electric fluid did considerable damage to the
house of Mr. Booth, the female servant receiving i"cli
Glass in all directions has been demoliffbcd'
-onservatory at Beaupr6 Hall, the residence
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injury

ownley. The storm proceeding 01
1, raged over that village with terrific violence
deuces of its destructive power extending for about a
mile. Much of the wheat is cut down, and the fruit
trees are actually cut to pieces. In the south of the
church; the windows are entirely destroyed, the residences
of Mr. Samson and Mr. Thomas Bird having not a single
pane of glass left entire. The cottages of the humbler
recifionts in the vilifirres *have sign aniTered. Large pieces

or ice were pICKCU up, or unusual weigut.
storm passing onward to Watton and Warple, left Wis-
bech, subject only to heavy rains, accompanied with much
thunder and lightning. A. ship, which has subgequently.
nun n+PrPti fitP chwvn no ;4- A•nrn.

le imag

eurntance of its being imps
, the deck without shelter, fro;
I.which fell. Throughout the

he men to keep

districts subjected to this
injury has been sustained.

ful visitation we tear mu

and lire stock of that beeu
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wanton]

beeri destroied with inuslietry