The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-06-19 00:00:00

A poor woman obtained £lOO damages on Thursday, in
the Sheriff's Court, for injury sustained by her child, who
was run over by the carelessness of the driver of one of
Pickford's vans, which crushed the leg of the child, who
was in consequence an inmate of King's College Hospital
for eight months.

On-Friday morning, at an early hour, twenty-four om-
nibuses, loaded with convicts from Woolwich. arrived at
the South-Western terminus, for instant transmission to
Gosport. It was stated that the cholera had made its
appearance at Woolwich, and hence the removal of the
prisoners.
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In the Cirencester Union for the half year ending
March, 1842, the expenditure in flour, at 465. a sack, was
£4,070. The expenditure in the same union for the half
year ending March, 1849, was £5,390, when flour was
30s. 6d. a sack ! That is, when flour is one-third less in
price the poor rates are one-third higher.
An intelligent foreigner, now in London ;who has visited
California, and in whose veracity every cocfidenee can be
placed, fully corroborates the flattering accounts from that
quarter. His estimate is, that eight to ten millions ster-
ling can be produced annually. Such sums, in a few years,
misfit seriously affect the standard of value, and the study
of the subject becomes now a very interesting one.
A DISAPPOINTMENT.—At the Mitldlesex Sessions, last
week, Terence M'Glouchlin was convicted of a felony.
He said that he had committed it for the purpose of re-
ceiving a sentence of transportation, and he begged and
implored the court to transport him, as he sadly wanted
to "get out."—The learned judge said that for the pre-
sent. he must be contented with three months' hard labour.

SWIMMING EXTRAORDIN A RY.—A singular feat of
swimming took place at ilincksey, on Wednesday. Wm.
Aldridge, a whitesmith and bellhanger, of Oxford, under-
took for a wager to swim across Hincksey Stream, at a
part where the water is 20 yards wide and 18 feet deep,
with his hands and legs:ied together,and ha performed the
task with apparent ease and much to the astonishment of
all.

On Friday, at the conclusion of the Old Bailey busi-
ness, a person named O'Keefe, the owner of the pistol
that had been discharged by Hamilton at her Majesty,
applied to the court to order the weapon to be restored to
him, as he said he had been offered £4O for it, and he
should not like to lose so much money. The court, amid
much laughter, ordered the " valuable" article to be
given up to the applicant.
In the Sheriff's Court, London, on Saturday, a gentle-
man recovered 20s. damages against a publican for refusinz
to provide him with a bed. The defendant said be did
not usually allow parties, who were without luggage, to
remain all night, unless they gave a respectable reference.
The gentleman produced a sovereign, but the defendant
still declined to comply, observing that he had recently
had his house robbed by a very respectable looking man.
STRANGE, YET TRUE.—The town crier of Aberayon
proclaimed through the streets on Thursday last that
bread was wanted, and stating that any person bringing
bread to the Plough public-house within half an hour,
would be given sevenpence for the sixpenny loat. It ap-
pears that the unusual influx of strangers visiting this
favourite watering place on that day had caused the bakers,
five in number, to be left actually without a loaf in their
shops.
EXTRAORDINARY OCCURRENCE.—WhiIe some boys
were angling in the Keadby and Stainford Canal, near
Pontefract, on the evening of Monday, one of them hav-
ing hooked a small roach was in the act of landing it, when
a seagul passing near at the time, seeing I he " finny dwarf"
dangling in the air, made a sudden dart at the fish and
gorged it instanter. The hook, however, on which the
fish was hung caught the beak of the gull, and the tiny
fisherman had the surprise of finding not a fish but a bird
at the end of his line.
AWFULLY SUDDEN DEATH OF A GENTLEMAN AND
xis WIFE.—A few days ago, a gentleman named Wicks,
who had been for many years connected with the Excise
establishment, left his house in Kennington, on a visit to
some friends in Jersey, with whom he was enjoying him-
self, when he suddenly complained of illness, and was
speedily a corpse. On the same day, his wife, who was
in a delicate state of health, while attending the domestic
duties of her household, was momentarily seized with
convulsions, and ere medical aid could be obtained she
breathed her last.

GROUSE PROSPECTS IN THE NORTH.—The dry weather,
which has now so long prevailed, has been favourable to
the arouse, and we heard encouraging reports from the
head of Glengarry, and other quarters. Nests, with six
or eight eggs in each, were often met with early in the
season. We have received two separate reports from
Stratherrick, and believe both may be relied upon. The
one says, "the grouse are doing well, and I have not seen
such appearances of abundance of gamesince the season of
1846." The other says, " there were a third more birds
this spring than last., and, what is still better, they were
healthy."—lnverness Courier.
A BULL IN TROITBLE.—On Monday, a bull ran into
Barker's-passage, Dagger-lane, but in consequence of the
passage being extremely narrow, it only got a few yards,
when it stuck fast between the two walls. All at once
the inmates of the adjoining houses were so amazingly
alarmed by the shaking of the walls, that nothing less
than the shock of an earthquake was anticipated. Unfor-
tunately there seemed no possibility of getting the bull
out for the passage was blocked up at the further end. It
was only after the lapse of two or three hours that the
animal was released from his durance vile, by the wall
being knocked down, and the bull being driven through
at the end of the court.—Hull Packet.

ANOTHER EXTINCT PEERAGE.-Henry Tufton,
eleventh Earl of Thanet, expired on Tuesday, at his resi-
dence in Gloucester-place. His lordship was deseended
from one of the most ancient and illustrious families in
England, through the Cliffords and Veteriponts (whose
descendant he was, and whose property in the north he
possessed. At the battle of Hastings, Sir Lewis de Tuf-
ton, his lordship's ancestor, figured as one of the com-
manders of the Saxon cavalry. The late Earl was born
in 1775; in 1832 he succeeded his brother, previous to
whose death he was M.P. for Appleby. The Earl was
patron of (Leven livings. Both the elder brothers, as well
as himself, having died without issue, the peerage becomes
extinct.

CAUSE AND EFFECT —A correspondent of the New-
castle Journal writes, " In the able letter of " A Fellow
Sufferer," inserted in this day's Journal, I observe the
following passage The government, for many years
past, has been under the influence of the manufacturing
and monied interest : not because they are the most nu-
merous and powerful classes, but because they are the
most noisy, bustling, and importunate.' Will you allow
me a corner to suggest to him and to his readers, that he
has unfortunately omitted the main reason of the thraldom
without which noise and bustle would have little effect.
It may be found in Prov, xxii. 7, ' The borrower is servant
to the lender'—a spice of the foresight and wisdom of that
monarch, who ' made silver to be in Jerusalem as stones,
and cedars as sycamore trees,' by custom-house duties on
imported articles. I Kings, x: 27,28." .

FATALITY AT WOMBWELL'S MENAGERIE.—This es-
tablishment had arrived at Coventry on Sunday week for
the purpose of exhibition at the fair to be held there,
when a most lamentable occurrence ensued. It appears
that, owing to some cause, the keeper of the elephant had
been dismissed, and Mr. Wombwell, jun., the nephew of
the proprietor, took upon himself the care of the animal.
About mid-day he went to feed him, when the elephant,
being outof temper, itissupposedin consequence of a short
delay in receiving his food, became furious, and ran his
tusks into several parts of Mr. Wombwell's body, after
which he beat him dreadfully with his trunk. Assistance
was immediately rendered, and Mr. Wombwell was re-
moved from the caravan apparently in a lifeless state.
The injuries he received subsequently proved fatal.
CHARGE OF POISONING.—On Friday, Eliza Schulen-
berger, indicted for attempting to administer. to her hus-
band a quantity of arsenic, with intent to murder him,
underwent her trial for the alleged offence, at the Central
Criminal Court. After the husband, and his brother, had
been examined at great length, a number of witnesses
(including the father of the prisoner) were called to de-
pose to the prisoner's character, and they all concurred in
speaking most favourably of her conduct both before and
after her marriage. They likewise said that the prose-
cutor had always appeared to be a sickly, ailing man, and
that several years ago his hair appeared to be falling off.
Dr. Letheby, lecturer upon chemistry at the London
Hospital, was also examined, and he expressed an opinion,
having heard the prosecutor's symptoms described, that
those symptoms were not the result of the administration
of arsenic, but that they arose from some chronic affection
of the stomach. The jury returned a verdict of " not
guilty."

APPROACHING GRAND SCOTTISH FETE IN LONDON.—
A knot of patriotic Scotch noblemen, whom fortune has
located in the great metropolis, have lately formed them-
selves into a society, called the " Scottish Society of
London," their object being to enjoy the exhilarating
amusement of archery, encourage Scottish national sports
and pastimes, and give a grand benefit once a year to the
London Scottish Charities. The first annual " gathering"
of this assoeiation is fixed to take place on Wednesday,
the 20th instant. Lord Holland has granted the use of
his spacious park, at Kensington, for the purpose, and
the arrangements now in progress are on the most mag-
nificent scale. The ground will be alive with archers, in
Lincoln green ; sinewy borderers, to throw the hammer
or toss the caber; " lads wi' the philabeg," to dance the
strathspey and sound the pibroch, and " ladyes fair,"-to
smile approval of the successful competitors. The fete
will last two days, and will conclude with a grand ban-
quet, under the presidency and vice-presidency of the
Marquis of Breadalbane and Viscount Drumlanrig.—
Glasgow Citizen.
A SHARPISH ATTACK.—On Sunday evening, a few
minutes prior to the commencement of divine worship, a
vehicle might have been seen to enter the beautiful little
village of H , not a hundred miles from the city of
Bristol. On arriving at the inn, the lady alighted, leaving
the gentleman to proceed to H n, an adjacent ham-
let, where, at the house of Mr. W , he ordered the
driver to stop.. This order was complied with, and the
gentleman, whom we will call Mr. B—, rapped at the
door, and requested to see Mr. W—, who very shortly
afterwards made his appearance ; scarcely, however, had
he done so, when Mr. B— raised a short riding whip,
and, using the butt-end, felled Mr. W-- to the ground,
and on his rising repeated the attack, disfiguring his face
in a very unsightly manner. Before Mr. W could
again rise, Mr. B-- ran to the vehicle, standing close
by, and returned with two loaded pistols, one of which he
politely offered to Mr. W , requesting him to ac-
cept it, and asking him to meet him on the nearest spot at
twelve paces ! Mr. W— declined the invite, and
Mr. B , finding there was no chance for satisfying
his thirst for mortal combat, returned to his vehicle, which
was driven off with all possible speed. Mr. W—
feeling, as may well be imagined, very sore, and still more
indignant at the attack, sent parties in pursuit, and a
capture having been effected, Mr. B— was taken be-
fore a magistrate. The facts of the case were detailed,
and Mr. B— was bound over to appear at the next
sessions, if called upon. The affair has given rise to con-
siderable gossip in the neighbourhood, and many are the
surmises given to account for the attack, the cause for
which we are not at liberty to state,—Bristol Journal,