The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-08-31 00:00:00

Ang. 31,1847,

WRITING UPON NEWSPAPERS.—An opinion Las gone AN UNFORTUNATE HEDGEHOG.—A gentleman in this
abroad, that, by a recent act of parliament, marks or neighbourhood had a tame hedgehog in his garden which/
names may be written upon newspapers without subject- in seeking his food, was at the same time a promoter of
ing them to postage. This, however, is a mistake ; the horticulture, by destroying many noxious insects. One day
old law in this respect is still in force, and no mark or lately he unluckily went near a hive of bees, and a num-
writing of any kind is allowed, either upon the paper or ber of them attacked him with great fury ; he defended
cover, except the name and address of the person to whom himself by standing on his hind feet, and striking with
it is sent.
his fore paws. Finding, however, that the bees were get,
FEMALE HEROISM.—The Spectator calls attention to ting the best of it, he coiled himself up in his bristly ar-
the heroism lately exhibited by the sisters Martha and mour, but in doing so, enclosed some of his enemies, who
Margaret Llewellyn, as not less worthy of notice than stung him severely. He then unrolled himself; and re-
that exhibited by Grace Darling. During a storm off newel the fight for some time, but eventually retreated
the coast of Fishguard, several vessels were driven ashore. I into a bush. Next morning the poor hedgehog was found
One was in view. The boatmen ranged to nut . .7.._a _, •

them, anc

•
these animals can resist poison, they are n

proof a,

throw a rope to the°st;:a-nied-;11

y which they were of ti

narting. sting

iom the I

umane Nixie
iff onl

On Thursday, as a man

[ay eve=

usual num

T of. persons were attracted to Cremorn,

tempted to pull
ith his teeth_

sole through the meshes of
en the fish darted into his

less the ascent of two mouth and before assisiam,
e Coronation balloons—the one directed I ftosr-f.iseea.d It went throtigh the mouth into the laryn.,,.
Charles Green, and the other by his in the gullet, and the fins being extended trans-
The affair was called an aerial I fixed it in that situation. The man became totally flyer_

Victoria and ti
by the veteran A
brother, Mr. H. (

)ailixms, v

he was a

loons travelled the term was appropriate. The win('
s.___ aid was sent for (a distance
blowing very fresh from the north-east at the time of the of four miles), but when! the medical man arrived, he
ascent, seven o'clock, and the machines were carried found life totally extinct, and declined operating to re-
through the air in the direction of Wimbledon Common; move the fish, judging it necessary not to interfere before
with PARTextraoiIDGE DEFORE nary speed', the Victoria
taVl4E.king th
ANTIe lea
wdrru_ 'Ph n inspec
1 tion
-e had been made by the coroner and jury.
,-. -.14.1.

le attempts of
"I...dical

1 navailin.

,n to withdraw

OUT A C
tridzes

ERTIFICATE.—On. Monday week, a covey of par- confirm(
'ere enjoying themselves in basking in the sunshine, viclual w
ancaster and Preston Railway close to the

iree fingers, and it
irs. The ill-fated indi-
young man, and has left a wife and three

for many

when a train cam

for the

p, and, before the I widow

wa,•aa, a.♦ waaaa.o ualt; A/111.1. was Killen dead, and a
another, no doubt, mortally injured, although it contrived ti
to get into an adjacent crop of uncut oats, and-so escaped it
being secured. It is also somewhat remarkable-that, at a I h
later part of the day, and nearly at; the exact spot, the same,
or another covey, had actually to be flushed off the line by
one of the workmen employed upon i

CHB BRUTE I.—An instance of animal
manity, unequalled in our remembrance,
e our door lately. An unfortunate dog,
sport for some fools, had a pan tied to
sent off on his travels towards Galt. He
ge utterly exhausted, and lay down before

il, and v

DEATH OF GENERAL SIR GEORGE CocKuuniv.—This
renowned veteran, but rather eccentric politician, died on
_

tne steps or ivir. t oung.s tavern, eyeing most anxiously
the horrid annoyance hung behind him, but unable to
move a step further to rid himself of the torment. Ann-
dog, a Scotch colly, came up at the same time, and seeing-
nf his Cron- "'"1

- —,u himself gently down beside
~ .
The deceased was the author of several pamphlets of a him, and, gaining' his confidence by a few caresses, pro-
decidedly deistical character. lie had been an ultra- ceded to gnaw the string by which the noisy appendage
democrat until a few years ago, when he came round to was attached to his friend's tail, and, with about a quarter
Peelism. Some dozen years since he got his coffin made, of an hour's exertion, severed the cord, and started to his
and on the breastplate were engraved his military and legs, with the pan hanging from the string in his mouth,
family, titles, with the words " Died day of , and after a few joyful
capers around his friend, departed
18—.' This remembrancer of the fate of all men Sir lon his travels in the highest glee at his suscess.—Edin-
George kept in his bed-chamber, exposed to the view of burgh Chronicle.
--ed. He was an excellent neighbour, but was A c T
I 1 •
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Saturday week

it is enacted
old and new wheat were exhibitejd,r and ifievcii;posrtiOn party to whom it i
evidently was to sell at lower prices than the previous week. shall he entitled to
A good sample was disposed of by AT- "

-len eral

r. Lew'

bushel, to M

,e from the party
ing the letter; • and that the signature to it shall be
idered sufficient evidence of the writer, unless the
----e can be clearly proved to be a forgery. The effect
clause will. be to render Mr. Ady liable for the
• •
lys sends

xl sample was sho.
h that

tleman

sear of his sellir
being the corre

them unpaid, the number refused by the parties to whom
a addressed must be considerable. Perhaps the
ngenuity of'the gentleman may assist him even yet in his

they a

an farmer was pointed out who ha
;d 16s. 3d. per bushel for hi

15.," yet actually sold off the

paying

diminish his 'cor:

Just when t

over i

t brave and c

ras of t

plauded the
Hall, A..Cro: