The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-11-06 00:00:00

SHIPPING NEWS.

CLEARED FROM NEW YORK.—Oct. 20, Constitution, Brit-
ton, for Liverpool; Oct. 22, Empire State, Russell, for Liver-
pool.

MARRIED.—On the 17th instant, at New York, Capt. JOHN
LEITCH, of R. M. S. Caledonia, to ANNA MARIA, eldest
daughter of ALEXANDER ALCOCK, Esq.

Her Majesty's frigate Constance, 50. Captain Courte-
nay, left Valparaiso, on the 28th of August, with 1,750,000
dollars on freight for England.
THE NEW NAVIGATION ACT.—Although the act (12
and 13 Victoria, cap. .29) will not come into force until
the Ist of January next, yet as ships laden with the pro-
duce of foreign countries are on their way to our ports, it
is necessary to make known some of its principal features.
No goods or passengers are to be carried coastwise, nor to
or from the Channellslands, nor from British possessions,
except in British ships. The Queen in Council may re-
gulate the coasting trade of the colonies on application,
and the coasting trade of the British possessions in India
is to be regulated by the Governor-General in India.
There are provisions with respect to British ships being
registered, and the employment of British seamen. As to
" reciprocity," her Majesty may restrict the privileges of
foreign ships. She may prohibit or restrict the ships of
foreign countries, either as to the voyages in which they may
engage or as to articles which they may import in to or export
from any part of the United Kingdom or of any British pos-
session in any part of the world, as her Majesty may think
fit, so as to place tile -ships of such countries as nearly
as possible on the same footing in British ports as
that on which British ships are placed in the ports of
such countries, and may impose additional duties.
All goods imported, exported, or carried coastwise, con-
trary to the act are to be forfeited, and £lOO penalty
levied. A new form of registry for British ships is
provided by the act, and also a form of declaration
to he made by owners of such vessels. There is an excep-
tion with regard to vesselsunder3Otons burden employed in
inland navigation, and under 50 tons for the Newfoundland
fishery ; they are to be admitted to be British boats, al-
though not registered, as long as they shall be so employed.
Scovca RECONCILIATION.—A Scotchman, who was
supposed to be at the point of death, sent for a neighbour
with whom he was in feud, in order that he might depart
in peace with all mankind. The reconciliation was ef-
fected, and the visitor was about to depart, when the dying
man called out, " Noo, Sandie man, if I dinna dee after
a', it's just to be atween us twa as it were afore."
EXTRACTS FROM EVELYN'S MEMOIRS.-1666—May 15.
Our parish was more infected with the plague than ever,
and so was all the country about, though almost quite
ceased at London. 1666—0 ct. 21.—This season, after so
long and extraordinary a drowth in August and Septem-
ber, as if preparatory for the dreadful fire, was so very
wet and rainy as many feared an ensuing famine. 1667—
April 4.—The cold so intense that there was hardly a leaf
on a tree. The above extracts show a similarity in the
weather of the year 1666 (when the plague was in Eng-
land) and of this year, and may be matter of interest at
this time when there is a similar scourge in England.
IMPORTANT TO BACHELORS.—Mr. Ross has advertised
one of the most extraordinary sales that ever occurred—
one which, upon the face of it, seems to make sad havoc
of " our old nobility," and appeals strongly to the sympa-
thies of the masculine unmarried. In one day our worthy
townsman will dispose of " 600 large duchesses, 500 small
ditto, 400 marchionesses, 3,700 large countesses, 1,000
viscountesses, 9,500 wide ladies, 9,500 small ditto." Here
is a precious pick ! Why, it is a harem large enough to
suit the views of the most Turkish in our midst. Going,
going, six dozen ` duchesses, to meet the taste of fasti-
dious swains, three of 'em are large and three `small';
a bundle of ` wide ladies' is added, together with an odd
marchioness or two, rather the worse for age. 'Tis a
splendid lot for builders—who bids ?" Yes, reader, 'tis a
splendid lot for builders, for mind you, these aristocratic
terms of feminine distinction are applied to tlakt, and not
to 'rumens—lpswich Express.

LATEST INTELLIGENCE.

(BY EXPRESS.)'

BETTING AT TATTERSALL'S.-LAST NIGHT.

METROPOLITAN STEEPLE CHASE.
to 3 agst Commoner.
4to 1 „ Lansquenet.
sto 1 „ British Yeoman.
Bto 1 „ Sarah Sykes—(taken).
10 to 1 „ Outcast.

CHESTER CUP.
1000 to 15 asst Lishmabago—(taken).
2000 to 20 „ Melody—(taken).
1000 to 10 „ Kennington.
1000 to 10 „ Cossack.
1000 to 10 „ Snowstorm.
1000 to 10 „ Lady Evelyn.

DERBY, 1850.
10 to I agst Bolingbroke, taken
10 to 1 „ Ghillie Callum—offered
20 to 1 „ Clincher—taken
22 to 1 „ Sweetheart
22 to 1 „ Deicoon
22 to 1 „ Cyprus
25 to 1 „ Mildew
25 to 1 „ Voltigeur
1000 to 30 „ The Nigger
40 to 1 also laid agst Hardinge; 3000 to 45 taken about
The Swede ; Bolingbroke backed for a great deal of
mouey ; Mildew somewhat out of favour.