The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-08-28 00:00:00

A correspondent says—" Some of the holders of old wheat
are desirous of having it believed that there is a maggot in the
new; but well-informed persons think the maggot is in their
own heads.—Morning Herald.
We are informed that the London and Southampton Rail-
way will open its next stage, viz., 15 miles further than
Woking-heath, its present terminus, on Monday, the 17th of
September next. This will bring the railway close to Hart-
ley-row, on the western road, 38 miles from London, and
within seven miles of Basingstoke.—Standard.

THE EXPORTATION OF THE PRECIOUS METALS.—The eX-
portatio❑ of gold and silver coin and bullion from the port of
London to foreign ports during the past fortnight, ending the
24th inst. is as under :—Gold coin to Cape of Good Hope
and Ceylon, 500 oz.; British West Indies, 142 oz.; bars of
gold, Hamburgh, 2350 oz. ; silver coin, British West
9231 oz.; Gibraltar, 4603 oz. ; bars of silver to Madras, 4008
ounces:

IMPORTATION OF TIM ER.-=During the last few weeks,
large cargoes, of timber, chiefly from America, have been
landed at Leith Docks. More than a dozen vessels are al-
ready discharged, and several others are entered on the re-
ports —Glasgow Courier.

RETIREMENT OF LORD NORM A NEr FROM THE TURF.
We have seen a letter from Dublin, which states that the
Marquis of Normanby has lost so much money by the Turf,
and is so disgusted with his associates at the Currah and the
company he invites to Normanby lodge, that his entire stud
is advertised for sale.—Newry Telegraph.
GAME.—The prospects of the sportsman in this neighbour-
hood (Dorchester) are not so good as they have been in some
former years. Some of the coveys are numerous enough,
but the destruction caused by the wetness of the breeding
season, and in some quarters by the overshooting of last
year, are somewhat seriously felt.—Dorset Chronicle.
We understand that in consequence of the great increase
in the price of bread, it is the intention of the Poor-law Com-
missioners to restore to the magistracy the power of fixing,
or recommending, a rate of wages for the agricultural labour-
ers commensurate with the prices of the necessaries of life.—
Salisbury Herald.
We regret to have to announce the melancholy death of
General Onslow, of Great Staughton. The General, with
his family, had heen to an archery meeting, and in the course
of the day he complained of a violent pain at his chest, which
shortly after left him, but returned again with greater vio-
lence in the evening. After having taken some medicine
he sank down in a chair and expired almost instantaneously.
Upon a post morteni examination, the disease he died of
was ascertained to be of the heart.—Standard. •

LAUNCH FROM HER MAJESTY'S DOCK-YARD, SHEERNESS.
—On Thursday afternoon a new steam-ship, the Acheron,
was launched irons the dockyard amidst an immense con-
course of people. The following are her dimensions:—be-
tween the perpendiculars, 150 feet; keel for tonnage, 128
feet 7 inches; extreme breadth, 32 feet 9 inches; depth of
hold, 18 feet; register tonnage, 720 tons. She was built
under the superintendence of Mr. Fluckan, jun., and is a
very fine specimen of naval architecture.—lbid.
SHEFFIELD AND MANCHESTER RAILWAY. —The survey
of this railway is, we are glad to learn, proceeding rapidly.
From the entrance into Manchester to Durnford Bridge, the
exact line has been determined : and, for nearly the whole
of the distance, the breadth of land required has been nicked
out upon the ground, and negotiations opened for its pur-
chase, We understand that Mr. Vignoles will proceed,
shortly with the staking out on, the Yorkshire side,—North
Derbyshire Chronicle.
A Goon CONSTITUTION.—There is a labouring man re.
siding at West Drayton, near Retford, who for the last 26
years has drank six quarts of small beer daily, (Sundays ex-
cepted), and two quarts of ale, so that during the period
above stated, be must have consumed about 18,000 gallons of
small beer, and 6000 gallons of ale. For the last 18 years
the same individual has walked backward and forward to his
work, at least 10 miles daily, snaking in the whole a distance
of 56,160 miles. The. man is at present in a good state of
health, and promises fair to continue his accustomed prac-
tice and exercise for many years to come.—Cambridge
Chronicle.

NAPLES, AUG.. 7.—Her Majesty the Queen and the
young prince are perfectly well. The prince was baptized
on Saturday by the name of Charles Louis Count of Trani.
The city has on this occasion done a great deal for the cha-
ritable institutions; on the other hand no pardon, promotion,
or other favour, either on the part of the government or his
Majesty, has been yet made known. Vesuvius is again
quite still, to the great regret of the foreigners now here. At
present there is nothing but a majestic pillar of smoke, but
no fire visible.

RAMSGATE, Ana. 22.—The Marquis and Marchioness of
Winchester and Lady Cecilia Paulet, Count Alexis Stro-
ganoff, and Countess 2avadowski, a Russian lady of high
rank, are among our latest arrivals. It is rumoured that it
is in contemplation to build a palace for her Majesty on the
West,Cliff. The visitors here this week and at Margate
have been more select than numerous, and this the trades-
men assert to be in consequence of the predilection for Bou-
logne and the French coast. The theatre is closed, and
there is a want of some place of public resort.
Lord Deerhurst, we deeply regret to say, has for several
days been lying in a dangerous state at his residence, Bourton-
on-the-H ill. Ilis lordship is, however, we are glad to hear,
somewhat better, although not yet out of danger. Lady
Deerhurst is conetantly with him.— Worcester Journal.

GAMS CERTIFICATES.—It is not, we believe, very gene-
rally known, that by a recent act of parliament persons taking
or killing game, or assisting therein, without previously ob-
taining a proper,game certificate, subject themselves to be
surcharged in the double duty, (£7 75,) and that the act ex-
pressly denies all power to-the commissioners or others to re-
mit or mitigate the double duty besides the double duty on
the game certificate. Parties so offending are also liable,
under the original game certificate act, to a penalty of £2O
for each offence, and which can only be mitigated to one 7
half, at the discretion of the magistratei or commissioners
before whom they are convicted. Owing to the numerous
complaints from all parts of the kingdom of the prevalence of
those offences, we understand the various officers in this de-
partment of the revenue have received strict directions to put
the laws into full force.
A Wont.) FOR TnE llousE OF Lottos.—We understand
that the deputation from the town-council, who went to Lon-
don about the gaol assessment bill, were greatly astonished,
as well as pleased, at the pains taken by the peers to ascer-
tain all the bearings of the case, and give effect to the rea-
sonable views of the parties. Those who suppose that the
members of the upper house make their duties a sinecure,
will learn front the following anecdote that they have been
mistaken, at least in regard to some. The deputation had
occasion, one forenoon, to call upon a noble duke, connected
with Scotland, and found him busily engaged with the gaol
bill, which they observed lying in shreds ou his table, with
numerous notes and alterations in his grace's own hand-
writing; and he told them he had been so engaged since
seven o'clock in the morning without having tasted breakfast.
—Dundee Courier.

DOGS PrirstoGNomisTs.—Whenever speaking to a dog,
whether encouragingly or reprovingly, the sportsman should
endeavour to look what he means, and the dog will under-
stand him. The dog will understand the look it he does not
the words. The sportsman should never, with a smile on his
countenance, punish a dog; nor commend him when he
has done well but with an apparent hearty good-will: the dog
will then take an interest in obeying him. Gamekeepers and
dog-breakers are often odd fellows, and seldom natives of the
place where they follow their avocation. Many of them are
particularly loquacious to the dogs. Should one of these
queer specimens jabber in a Yorkshire or a Cornish dialect
to a dog trained on the Grampians, the dog will understand
front his look whether he is pleased or offended, but nothing
more. The dog has not the gift of tongues, but he is a La-
vater in physiognomy.—Oakleigh on Shooting.
CHURCH RATE AT HALIFAX.-011 Thursday last, a nu-
merous and highly respectable meeting was held in the vestry
of the Parish Church of Halifax, for the purpoile of laying a
church-rate. The Venerable Archdeacon Musgrave, D.D.,
the chairman, opened the business of the meeting by briefly
stating the object for which they had assembled. Mr. Pollit,
one of the churchwarden:it read over the items, amounting
together to the sum of £lO2 4s 841.• It was then proposed and
seconded that a rate for that sum should be laid. Mr. Foster,
a delegate from Sowerhy, moved a's an amendment that the
sense of the meeting should ,be taken upon each item, which
was readily acquiesced in by the worthy chairman, although
the amendment was not seconded. And, upon each item
being put, for and against, nut a single hand was held up in
opposition, and the rate was consequently carried unani-
mously. There were very few of the anti-church party pre-
sent. When a church-rate was asked for last year, the town
was placarded with .bills, calling upon the Dissenters to be
at their posts, notwithstanding which they were then out-
voted in number. This year they have acted more piudently.
—Leeds Intelliyencer.

THE COURTENAY RiOTERS.—On Friday morning last the
sentences on the Courtenay rioters were received at the
county gaol. They are as follow :—Thomas Mears, other-
wise Tyler, and Wm. Willis. to be transported for life;
William Price, to be transported for ten years; and Edward
Wraight, Alexander Foad, Edward Curling, Thos. Griggs,
Richard Foreman, and Charles Hills, to be imprisoned for
one year and kept to hard labour in the house of Correction,
one month in solitary confinement. We are happy to state
that the government has allowed a pension of .DlO per annum
to the widow of the constable Mears, who was shot by Cour-
tenay in the execution of his duty.—Maidstone paper.
DREADFUL SUICIDE.—On Wednesday last, a person of
the name of William Pearson, of Halifax, butcher, was
found in a field adjoining Elland Wood, with his throat cut.
The deceased, when found, had nothing upon him but his
shirt, his clothes being about a hundred yards distant; a
pocket knife was found by his side and two others in his
pocket.eAbout three months ago the deceased made an at-
tempt to sag himself, and at times he has been seen in a
state of derangement, brought on by excessive drinking:.
An inquest has since been held, and a verdict returned ac-
cording to the above facts.-:-Leeds Intelligeneer.
Teti CDIMPANZEE.—We have been very much interested
by a visit to the chimpanzee now exhibiting in this town,
which is, beyond all comparisdn, the nearest approach to the
human being that we have seen in any of the ape tribe.
Perhaps the resemblance is greater on account of the extreme
youth of the animal, who exhibits all the wayward humours
of a child, frolicking and gambolling about, and playing
with a dog, his constant companion, just like a boy of two
years old; but performing all his odd tricks with a graVity of
countenance and of manner which make them exceedingly
hid icrous.—Manchester Guardian.

On Saturday week, Mr. Robert Stephenson (principa
engineer for the London and Birmingham railway), with a
party of friends, performed the journey from London to
Birmingham, by the railway, in four hours and a half, the
great work being now nearly completed. They left London
at six A.M., and breakfasted (with Mr. Gandell, one of his
engineers) at Castlethorp. The distance from Coventry to
Birmingham,was performed in 29 minutes. Mr.
R.S.enterta l milts,inBAd hisriends at dinner at the Stork Hotel,
and returned to Coventry, where he left the party, who then
proceeded to London, where they arrived at 10 P.M., without
meeting the slightest accident.
VERDICTS IN CIVIL ACTIONS AT THE ASSIZES.—Amidst
what are now proverbially termed "The glorious uncer-
tainties of the law," we have seldom known so fortunate an
assizes as the one just terminated for that geneially losing
party in an action—the defendant. It is not usual to have
more than some half dozen verdicts given at these assizes for
the defendant; but on the present occasion, there have been
no fewer than sixteen—nearly one-seventh of the whole num-
ber of causes in the list, more than one-'.ifth of the number
tried, and nearly a third of the number in which verdicts
were given for the plaintiff. Of the 117 causes in the list,
there were verdicts in 51 for the plaintiff, in 16 for the de-
fendant, 13 were referred, in one the plaintiff was non-suited,
and 33 causes were withdrawn, or not tried.—Manchester
Guardian;
BANK OF IRELAND.—ISSUE OF NEW NOTES.—The Bank
of Ireland are about to issue notes of a very different appear-
ance from those now in cirealation, and which in point of
style and execution, are a great credit to the present advanced
state of the arts in these kingdoms, and will considerably in-
crease the difficulty of imitation. At either side of the note
there is a figure of Hibernia, leaning on a harp, which stands
on a pillar bearing Rio banking motto, Bona fides as es Reipublic
stabilita% These figures are sufficiently large to occupy the
entire sides of the note. Along the top is a most elaborate
scroll, exquisitely engraved, formed by an Egyptian head,
full face in the centre!, but gradually declining until it ter-
minates in profile at either end, • .The inscription of the note
is as usual, nnd the same ingenious and unerring system of
numbering is adopted as with the present notes. The man-
ner in which the new notes have been executed, though
simple and graceful in design, must have cost the designer,
Mr. Oldham, an infinity of labour and time; hut he is amply
compensated by having produced a piece of work which will
reflect credit upon him in the minds of every one baying
sufficient taste to appreciate his deserts.—Dublin Evening