The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-04-14 00:00:00

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Total against the motion 271
Majority -9
By the above statement it will he seen that England and
Wales give a large majority confirmatory of the resolution.

Letters from Vienna say that Duke Ferdinand of Saxe
Coburg will leave that capital for Brussels on the sth of next
month, and will proceed from thence to Paris, to be present
at the marriage of the Princess Victoria. Prince Augustus,
his son, who accompanies him, will shortly, it is said, es pouse
the Princess Sidonie d'Aremberg, resident at Brussels.—
JOurnal de Fraucybrt.

The death of Mr. Povntz, late M.P. for Midhurst, at en
advanced age, has placed several noble families in mourning.
He was father of the Marchioness of Exeter, of Lady Clinton,
and of the Hon. Mrs. Fred. Spencer. He sat for Ashbui.-
ton in the parliament of 1831. From 1823 to 1826 he sat
for Chichester, on the Whig interest. He was patron of six
livings, and his large estates in Sussex and Berkshire de-
volve to his daughters.

The English Agricultural Society, which last year held its
great meeting in Queen's College, Oxford, has received an
invitation to hold its next anniversary at Downing College,
in this nuiversity. ller Majesty has just granted a charter
of incorporation to the society, and has been pleased to
ap-
point the Duke of Richmond the first president. The Queen
has become the patron of the society, upon the salutary con-
dition that all political questions, or subjects about to be
agitated in either House of Parliament, should be for ever
banished from discussion by the society; to which the mem-
bers immediately acceded.--Cambridge Advertiser.
BROOMSTICKISM AT A DISCOUNT.—The " independent"
meeting-house at Market Harborough was duly licensed for
the " solemnisation of marriages" very soon after the passing
of the Whig-radical concubinage act; yet, strange to say,
that although many of the congregation have entered into
the holy bands of matrimony since that period, in every case
the parties have all had the good sense to be married at
that place which does away with all doubt as to the legality
of the union—viz., our good old parish church ; at once re-
jecting the " inestimable benefit" gratuitously bestowed upon
them by the whigs, and showing how highly they appreciate
that "boon" obtained from a weak and vaccillating govern-
ment through the means of the political dissenters of .Great
Britain.

A monthly meeting of the Committee of the Church Pas-
toral-Aid Society was held on the 2d of April, when seven
additional grants were voted. The society now aids 265 in-
cumbents, having an aggregate population of 1,982,353 souls,
or each on an average 7,480 souls, while the average amount
of their incomes is only £163. 128 of these incumbents are
without parsonage-houses. Previous to the aid of the society
only 300 clergymen were engaged in the pastoral care of the
above-stated population. The grants are to provide stipends
for 279 clergymen, and 38 lay assistants, at a charge to the
society, when all the appointments shall be made by the in-
cumbents, of £24,724 per annum. 188 clergymen and 32
lay assistants are now at their important labours, supported
by the society at a charge of £16,594 per annum.
HINT TO TILTERS.—During the progress to perfection of
mail armour, it is interesting to observe the different forms
assumed by the head armour in the successive attempts that
were made to improve it, for the helmet, even to the last,
afforded but little protection to the countenance, and from
this inefficiency arose the circumstance which, in a great
measure, put an end to tournaments. This was the death of
Henry 11. of France, who, on the occasion of a tournament
got up in celebration of the marriage of his daughter with
the son of the king of Spain, insisted upon breaking a lance
with the Comte de Mortgomeri, one of the most skilful
filters of his time. Montgomeri's lance broke against the
king's helmet, but a splinter entered between the bars of the
vizer, which penetrated the eye, and pierced him to the brain.
—Polytechnic Journal for April. - Article, " Martial Cos
tomes of the Ages of Chivalry:"

One thing we are told, which is curious. Certain ladies of
good repute and high rank thought proper to call on the new
Duchess at Kensington Palace, and congratulate her Grace
upon her elevation ; but on presenting their visiting tickets,
they were told by the Royal servants that her Grace (some
say the words were her Royal Highness) would not receive
cards, but that their ladyships might write their names down
in her Grace's (or hoyal Highness's) book. The oddest part
of the story is, that the noble ladies in question did as they
were commanded.—John Bull.

MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIFE.—The marriage between the
Right Hon. Henry Labouchere, President of the Board of
Trade, and his cousin, Miss Fanny Baring, was solemnised
by special license in the drawing-room of Mr. Thomas Bar-
- ing's mansion, in Devonshire-place, on Friday morning, in
the presence of Lord end Lady Ashburton, the Chancellor
of the Exchequer, the Hon. Major and Lady Aug. Baring,
Mr. John Labouchere, mid other relatives of the parties.
The bride and bridegroom, after the ceremony, set otr in a
travelling _ chariot and four, for the delightful villa of the
Right Hon. Poulett-Thomson, at Roehampton, where they
will pass the honeymoon.

It is currently reported in certain circles, likely to be well
informed on the subject, that Lord Arbinger will shortly
retire from the judicial bench, and that his place will be occu-
pied by Lord Brougham. Does not this arrangement in
favour of the last named learned lord in some degree account
for his long absence from the arena where his gladiatorial
-skill was exhibited so much to the annoyance of ministers !
, Morning Paper. There is no truth in this report. Minis-
ters have been trying indirectly to induce Lord Arbinger to
retire, with a view, it is thought, not of serving Lord
Brougham, but of elevating " plain John" of Edinburgh to
the bench. But Lord Arbinger is, of course, too wise to
take the hint.—Tinies,
PORT DYNLLAEN RAILWAY.—The government commis-
sioners, Sir F. Smith. K.C.B. and Professor Barlow, ap-
pointed to report on the best line of railway between London
and Dublin, have completed their survey from the seaboard
terminus to Worcester, having been accompanied irons
Dynllaen to Newtown by Mr. Newman, and from thence to
Worcester by Mr. Warden. The commissioners arrived in
this city on Thursday, and, having surveyed particular points
on the line in this neighbourhood, have set off to complete
their inspection of the remaining portion—from hence to
Didcot. Mr. Brunel, chief engineer, and Mr. Hewlett, sur-
veyor to the Great Western Railway, accompany the cora-
inissioners along this portion of the line. 'Thus there is every
prospect of the commissioners speedily giving in their report ;
and although, as a matter of course, nothing has yet tran-
spired, in reference to their opinion of the line, we are glad
to be able to say, that neither has the existence of any insur-
mountable obstacle come to light, or any thing else occurred
to alter the belief of its promoters, that the imperial line is
the best that can be found between London and Dublin.
Worcester Herald.
SWINDLING ADVERTISERS.—An advertisement has ap-
peared in some of the papers, announcing the publication of
" An unparalleled Work of Art," which has annexed to it
the name of C. Webster, 17, Angel-street, St. Martin-le-
grand. On inquiry at No. 17, Angel-street, it is found that
the house is occupied by a tailor, who knows nothing of the
advertiser, except that he requested letters might be taken in
for him. This is become a common system of defrauding
the credulous; the plan to get remittances for some pretended
book or map which is to be sent to the address of the party
remitting.—Staniford
TRAVELLING AT FIFTY-SIX MILES AN 110IIR.--The 10-
feet wheels attached to the locomotive engines employed on
the Great Western Railway, not being found fully to answer
the expectations of the directors, they have altered their plan.
and in future wheels of 7 feet diameter only are to be em-
ployed. The result has been the attainment of the speed of
56 miles an hour. On Saturday, the 28th ult., the Fire Fly,
a new engine on this principle, manufactured by Messrs.
Jones and Company, of the Viaduct Foundry, at Newton,
made an experimental trip from Paddington to Reading, and
the following is a correct statement of her performance :
She left the station at Paddington at 13 minutes and 18 se-
conds past II a.m., and reached Reading at 59 minutes and
43 seconds past 11, having past the first mile post at 11 hours,
15 minutes, and 57 seconds, and the 35th at 11 hours, 58 mi-
nutes, and 44 seconds, which is equivalent to 1 mile in 1 mi-
nute and 15,1 seconds, or nearly 48 miles an hour. During the
journey one of the tender springs broke, and caused some addi-
tional friction on the axles. The load was 2 carriages and 1
truck. At 3 hours, 19 minutes, and 9 seconds the party started
on their return to London, with two carriages. They stopped
to take in water at Twyfortl, which detained them 14 minutes
and 44 seconds, and finally arrived at Paddington at 21 mi -
nutes and-3 seconds past 4 o'clock. The 29th mile post from
London was passed at 3 hours, 44 minutes and 50 seconds,
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and the second at 5 hours, 16 minutes, and 51 seconds,
which is equal to the speed of 1 mile in one minute and 11;
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Western Railway Company.—Manchester Courier. •