The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-09-11 00:00:00

MISCELLANEOUS.

ragret to announce the death of Mrs. Charles Kemble,
after a lingering illness.
Rapid progress is making in the line of the Midland Coun-
ties Railway, between Sawley and Nottingham. In the
neighbourhood of Beeston, a large quantity of blocks are
already laid.

Sir Herbert Jenner, it is generally supposed, will succeed
the late Sir John Nichol! as Chief Judge of the Ecclesiastical
Courts and Court of Admiralty. Dr. Lushington would
probably be the man, but ministers cannot afford to run the
risk of an election fur the Tower Hainlets.—/Iforning Herald.
EXPEDITIOUS THUM:LING.—The passengers which left
London last Thursday morning at eight o'clock by the Vivid,
arrived at Hull at a quarter-past six yesterday morning, and
at Leeds at a quarter before twelve, thus completing the
passage from London to Leeds in 27 hours and three quar-
ters.— Leeds Intelliyeticer.
THE FRENCH ARMY.—The effective strength of the army
for 1838-9 is fixed at 377,643; namely, 278,066 infantry, and
51,276 cavalry, for the home and colonial services; 1,522 for
Ancona, and-38,000 infantry and 8,779 cavalry for Africa.

Strout) Fisu.—On Friday week, as a Boston fisherman
was pricking for butts, near Corporation Point, Boston, he
observed a sword fish knockiug about nearly aground, and
lost no time in hauling it into his boat. The fish weighed
about nine or ten stone, and the sword measured upwards of
a yard in length.
THE WOLVERHAMPTON CHURCH RATE.—The result of
the scrutiny into the votes respecting the church-rate gives
714 for the rate, and 649 against it, being a majority of 65
undisputed votes in favour of the rate. Many votes, as our
readers are aware, await the decision of Dr. Lushington,
respecting their validity; but it is not expected the result
will be affected by it.— Wolverhampton Chronicle.

• THE MAN OF M ANY WlVES.—There is a man named
Fla-
vell, residing at Gornal, near Dudley, by trade a nailer, .
commonly called " Major Flavell," who has had no less
than eight wives, all of whom he has buried, and is now
busily on the look-out for another! By each of his wives he
has had one child, and of the eight children seven are now
living. a ,
Mr. Barry, the architect, and Mr. De la Beebe, have set ,
out from London, under the authority of the Treasury, to
examine the quarries in the north, in search of stone for the
new houses of parliament. They will avail themselves on
their way of the aid of Dr. Smith, the geologist.
EXTRAORDINARY ATTEMPT.—An obscure author has just:
brought out a book in which he attempts. to prove', that'
"French is but English badly spelt and incorrectly
nounced."

Rhubarb is now brought to'a high state of cultivation in
this country, and is much used for it edicinal purposes. The
root is not so close in the grain as the Turkey rhubarb, but
it is as close and fine as that imported from the• East Indies;
though not quite so large.
WINDSOR.-otlMonday7morning, during the rehearsal of
the pieces at the theatre in preparation for the evening, a gtin
which was loaded, but with powder only, was incautiously
tired off by one of the performers, named Williams, near.io
Mr. Howe. The wadding struck the lattey gentle/n:1On the
eves, and it is feared he will lose the sight of one of theixt.,
Pucks Herald.
MARCH OF REFINEMENT.—A cobbler living in.-Salin-
street, Minories, thus pompously announces his'
" Surgery performed here upon old boots and shoes, by
adding to the feet, making good the legs, binding the brolten,
healing the wounded, mending the constitution, and support-
ing the body with new soles. Advice gratis by B. Marks."

A letter from Berlin mentions the arrival of three Periians
in that city, on their way to London, with a view to .obttlin a
number of Bibles in the Chaldean !angular. The pilg.-kinis,
for such they may well be called, speak no language but
their own; and it appears that none of the learned professors
at Berlin were able to converse in Persian. The strangers
had accordingly the greatest difficulty in making themselves
understood. They are extremely poor, and a collection has
been made at Berlin to enable them to proceed on their
journey.
M. Marzano has announced in the Venice journals,. that,
in investigating the archives of the city of Bologna, he has
discovered that the far-famed Maid of Orleans was of the -
ancient family of Ghislieri, of that city, and was, in Rill!!', the ".
daugther of the celebrated Ferrante Ghislieri, wlib",. was
obliged tti fly from Bologna in 1101, when John Bentiveglia
usurped the sovereign power of- that reptiblie; The jienice
Gazette of the 14th ult. publishes the documents produced by
M. Marzano in support of his opinion. . = •
SlLlC.—Extract of a letter from Bourdeaux We Are
now quite taken up here wi:h the cultivation of theUitilberry.:7•
and the rearing. of silkworms. An individual has,'by the
application of a judicious s)stem of warming and ventilation,- '
succeeded in raising double the quantity of silk which had
previously been obtainable from a given quantity of leaves
the advantage' is therefore great, and 1 am now planting .
some thousands of mulberry.trecs, of which 1 hope, ere long,
to bend you some of the results."
The Superintendents of the different Dock-yards,have re-
ceived private instructions to hasten, as much us possible, the
masts and sails, to keep up the stoics and the ships aforward
as possible in their respective clock-yards; and suck:was the
hurry at Sheerness that the tank vessel was orderedUff on
Sunday last to fill up the water in ,the tanks of the Camper-
down to 240 toner. 'Whether this private hint on Saturday
last from one of the Lords of the Admiralty to the•superin-
tendents of the dock-yards presages an increase to our naval
armament, or arises from the panic now existing in the dock-
yards for the want of some stores, is yet to be developed.!
THE 11 ARVEST.—The state of the harvest in this neigh-
bourhood continues highly satisfactory. A large. quantity of
corn has been secured in excellent condition during the-last
and present week. The accounts from almost every part of
the kingdom are likewise favourable, and negativellaskalatin—
ing rumours which have been circulated by thosZwho are
interested in keeping up prices. The barleY crop iii;runtisu-
..,; .
ally fine.—Bristol paper.
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POPERY IN THE. NINETEENTH CENTURY.—Th?Iour new:. •
hells of the church of St. ltoch were lately baptized•by the - • •
Archbishop of Paris, in presence of the Queen. A,Company
of grenadiers of the second legion of the National:,:quard
attended the ceremony! A. Spanish grandee, the -Puke pf .
Berwick, stood as godfather for one of the -bells!
ADVOCATES AND CLIENTS.—An advocate by the sacred
duty which he owes his client, knows, in the discharge-of that •
office, but one person in the world—that client and none
other. To save that client by all expedient means—tosprOtect
that client at all hazards and costs to all others, anti among
others to himself—is the highest and most unquestioned of
his duties; and he must not regard the alarm, the suffering,
the torment, the destruction, which he may bring upiin any
other. Nay, separating even the duties of a patri4 from
those of an advocate, and casting them, if need bia,'to the
wind, he must go on, reckless of the consequences, ifl4s late
should unhappily be to involve his country in coatis/RIO for
client's protection.—Lord Brougham.

CARL KING'S PPESENT TO QUEEN VICTORIA.—The re-
turn of Great Western has brought us news of the beautiful
bonnet sent by the celebrated Carl King of New, York to, the.
Queen of -England. As soon as the Western.reached Eng-
land, Captain Hoskins opened a correspondence with Lord
John Russell, secretary of state fur the home department,
relative to the bonnet. His lordship notified her -M ajesty—
she wrote a beautiful complimentary letter—the bonnet was
sent unto the Queen, and no less than three dozen ladies of_
the English nobility forwarded back orders and complimen-
tary letters to the celebrated Carl King and his lovelY lady
for bonnets of the same style. Carl is a lucky dog !:.•:This
King has given the Queen a bonnet. The Queen haakiven.
the King a smile of approval, and the ladies for the Queen
will make this King's fortune. We shall publish a'vart of
the correspondence in a few days.—New York Iferaldj'
MURDER FROM JEALOUSY.—A traveller for a mercantile
house, named Barenne, about 60 years of age, .who hapived,
in the Rue de la Verrerie, Paris, for the last fifteen.nicinthi,
was assassinated by his mistress, who is not snore than. 22
years of age. The crime is attributed to jealousy ; the young
woman, who states that she is pregnant by her victim, having
complained bitterly of the attention. paid by bin, to another
female. In order to divert suspicion from herself,,the Mur-
deress, who remained with her paramour duringjhe whole of
Sunday night, was the first to divulge the criute to the neigh-
bours next morning, by her cries of help; murder,
COACH ACCIDENT.—On Saturday evening .last,
.as, the.
Peveril London Coach was on its way to this ttogn,:when
near the centre of the Hazel Grove,
,the near .bit,id,whe'er
came off, owing to lasing the fastening seren.;;lik qui? WaS
the construction of the roach, although heavily Wm, that.
not a passenger or parcel fell from the roof, ankuAli.' eel be-
yond the fright no accident occurred,—Sta'ckpor4 .4vertiser.
No JOKE.--A few days ago, a• drunken fellow at,H.ulme,
near Blackburn, exchanged clothes with. a soldier in the,
guards, and after parading about in his gay. -trappings for
sometime, found that the soldier hal decamped., -1 he-toter--
has not since been heard of, and the result of the-exchange
was that the other had to pay a fine of £5 for having military
equipments in his possession
THE DONCASTER CM—The cup this year will be a piece
of elegant design and exquisite workmanship. An oak tree
springs from the sward, and the branches support a cup of
capacious dimensions,--the exterior being beautifully chased.
The horse, as a foal, a yearling, a two-year old, and•an entire
horse, is represented as surrounding the cup; and the tout
ensemble is superior even to the famous shield of last year.
A YOUNG MOTHER.—On Saturday last, MrS. Helen Gib-
son, (whit is only thirteen years age,) wife of Mr. Ralph
Gibson, of Normanby, near Whitby. was delivered of a fe-
male child. The mother and child are both doing well. 'fhe
respective ages of the father, mother, and daughter collec-
tively, do not amount to thirty years. On first hearing o.l'
the circumstance we were almost incredulous, but on "enquiry
found it to be a well authenticated fact,-LL4tdc hitetiigencer•
Ntrrs.—There has not been for many years such prolific
crops of nuts as are growing ibis season in the neighbourhOod
of Richmond; the boughs- are literally, borne down wit._h
them. There are now growing in a field belonging toMr•
Robinson, of Hag House, near Richmond, upon a branc4.qr
twig, about eleven inches long, '26 clusters; one cluster-con'
taming eleven nuts; three cluster*, den -nuts each pour,
eight; five, six; two, five; four, three; five, toot and two
with nine—making in the whole 152.—Thid.

Mon isoN's Ptt.t.s —An inquest was held at New Lenten,
Nottingham, on the body of Andrew Ibbotson, formerly fin
exciseman, when the jury returned a verdict that the death
arose from natural causes. but that it was accelerated li
taking Morison's pills. 'l'he Nottingham Review adas----
" We are informed that the deceased was so• prepossesed
favour of Morison's pills, that, during his life, he may be S3'l4
to'have taken pecks of them,"
NOIITH UmoN RA I LWA Y.—Every exertion is being.mag„e
by the spirited contractors of this extensive undertaking t-
complete this line, so as to be ready for opening ;it the en
of this month. 'l'he fifth and last arch of the magnificent
bridge over the Ribble, was expected to have part of the keY"
stones inserted on Saturday lust. The number a men in
the employ of Messrs. Mullins and Macniahon, the coolrac.
tors fur the Wigan and Preston ends of this line, are said to
amount to nearly one thousand.— ff'iyan Gazette.
BANK OF ENGLAND.—The following notice was ;sued On
Thursday: it does not differ in any respect from that 0fe.,13,5,_
quarter:—The governor and company of the Bank of .-I?Y'''t
land do hereby give notice, that on and after the 6th inst',Te
they will be ready to receive applications for. loans
cc'than
deposit of approved hills of exchange not having more ,
six months to.run; such loans are to be repaid on .or olr
the 19th of October next, with interest at the rate cif PI Peo
cent per annum, and to be for sums of not less than L'2,( •Y
each."
DREADFUL ACCI DENT. —A dislressin - and fatal accia"rt

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happened on board the Earl of Roden steam-boat,- on ttje
passage from Dublin to Port Carlisle, with the depOt
33rd regiment, now stationed here, on Tuesday last. 11, in
vious to her leaving Dublin, a boy applied to the C3Pt3
for a free passage to England, which was refused. It apPeaerli
however, that he afterwards succeeded in concealing fa
in the vessel, and was not observed by any of the crew u"h
they had got out to sea. During the voyage he shoWed wand
intelligence, and made himself very active for the .erew;
soldiers. In the afternoon of Tnesdav last, he came ir°ed,
the fire hold into the engine room, and was, as it is ladder,sus
(for he was not seen at the time) descending the •vg
when he slipped his footing, and tell, and his •head„h,„,a vi
fallensqueezed together, the
scuil being fractured iota most he„
ing manner, and the brains protrudin, At the instant vi the
fo `vas aft
bspoodty ibueidnelealbiatte.hley,boaanrod,
he fell, he called out "murder:" the'engine-man tau " the
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oy
and
entire stranger to all on board. He %las well dresseu;d at
had a respectable appearance. An inquest • was- Ir.: „tal
Port Carlisle, on Thursday last, and a verdict of• acoue
death" returned, with a nominal deodand on the eng.inei. the
coffin. was prepared by the. overseeTs of -the -parishr:l...,,
body was decently interred at• llown-ess tlre-411W
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