The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-03-10 00:00:00

WEST INDIA. MAIL.

The papers by the West India mail are barren Of
intelligence. The weather in the majority of the island°
was unfavourable to agriculture. Our files of papers C 011;
sist of those received from Jamaica, Barbadoes, and
Trinidad. We have none from Demerara, St. Lucia, Or
St. "Vincent's. In some Jamaica extracts it appears shocks
of earthquake have been felt in St. Lucia and Martinique,
but without causing damage to life or property.
The Barbadoes papers give the following extract on the
state of the weather :
" The weather has continued dry for some time ; net
even a refreshing shower has fallen for some days ; it has
become very sultry, and clouds of dust are taking their
flight through the city, to our great inconvenience. Wie
.
think that appearances denote the commencement of such
weather as we experience during a fine crop season, and
that we shall not be speedily blessed with raih in ael
quantity. Should this be the case, the fiat of the crop
has gone forth, and a very short one must be reaped this
year. The young canes which have been planted are fast
perishing in many places from the want of showers
plants are at this time scarce, if even the weather induced
planting."
The Trinidad Standard, in its summary for the packet'
says—
" Hardly any rain has fallen, and we are beginning to
experience the inconveniences usually attendant on
drought. The roads and streets are extremely dustl•
The wells in town are getting low, and vegetation, where
not concealed beneath a thick coating of dust, is beginning
to have a burnt-up appearance. The gardens, especiallf
where not assiduously tended by their proprietors, are
drooping, and everything tells of the want of nature's re'
freshing and fertilizing showers.
" The surveys for the railways have progressed rajah'
during the month. Mr. Curtis and his colleagues have
been diligently employed. The Great Eastern and South'
Western Railway company have addressed the Governor
and Council in reference to their projected line, and
public are manifesting a growing interest on the subject °
railways for the island, strong hopes are prevalent that the
great event may be expedited with all despatch of euttinS
the first turf and laying down the first rail."

COMMITMENTS.—John Farrell, William Burns, and
Mathew Atherton, were yesterday committed for triatt
for stealing 15s. from Ann Braithwaite, Sussex Houses
Gill-street.
STEALING WlNE.—Yesterday two lads, named re-
spectively John Craddick and Thos. Ferous, were brought
before the magistrates on a charge of stealing several
bottles of wine from the premises of Mr. Sherlock, wine
merchant, King-street. It appeared that on Sunday
afternoon, some bows, amongst whom were the prisoners,
obtained access to the warehouse of Messrs. Sherlock,
where they regaled themselves with champagne, fourtee°
bottles of which were found to be missing. The prisoner!
were taken into custody in Ben's-gardens, and one 01
them had a bottle in his pocket, which was identifie4 as
being similar to those which had been stolen. Chadds
who was an old offender, was committed to gaol for
months, the other prisoner forileven days.
WHIG CANDIDATE FOR RODNEY-STREET ICAltp.
On Saturday evening, a meeting of the Reformers of tbiS
ward was held in the Portico, Newington, for the purpose
of selecting a Reform candidate Mr. William Rathbone
was in the chair, and on the platform were a few of the
leading ultras of the party. Mr. Charles Robertson Wag
nominated by Mr. J. H. Smith, as " a fit and proper
person" ; and his claims having been supported by Messrs'
John Mather, Richard Shiel, and Eyre Evans (who took
the opportunity of mounting his dock hobby), Mr. 11°.:
bertson addressed the meeting, detailing his views upon
things in general, which of course were of the va
Radical sort. The meeting separated about nine o'clock'r
Up to the hour of going to press, we regret that we Mai
nothing of a Tory candidate. What are our party aloe°
to allow a mere boy like this anti-monopoly spouter walg
into the Council chamber thus unopposed ?
SINGULAR Rol3BERY.—Yesterday, a man named Edod,'
Macnamara, was charged, before Mr. Rushton, with gat'
ing wearing apparel. About ten o'clock the same morning'
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not like carrying them in a bundle in the street. He ,ird
immediately taken into custody, and, on searching °j—
ai; the Police-offi2e, it was found that he had on two tort
coats and a pair of trousers. On inquiry, it turned ell
that the property had been stolen from the White BF",
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Inn, Dale-street, the same morning, the prisoner being
recognised by the chambermaid, who appeared as a
ness. The clothes were identified by Mr. Webster eke
Mr. Jerome, who were stopping at the White Bear.
prisoner was committed for trial. et
The Souchong tea said by Hollis and Co. at ss. 4d. Per
lb., is of very superior quality, and all persons who preps
the flavour of Souchong tea ( and it possesses that
aroma so much to be desired) should try it—it is exe
lent.
MESMERISM.—It will be seen, on referenZe to cad
advertising columns, that Spencer T. Hall, the celebrs'on
lecturer on Mesmerism, will deliver a second address ..0
this science on Thursday evening next. The last lee%s
was not only highly entertaining, but was illustrated Ter
some truly astounding instances of the effects of N. 0.6
merism. We have no room to give the lecture that le-
it deserves.