The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-01-04 00:00:00

EGYPT AND THE NILE.—Our readers will be pleased
to hear that this attractive and instructive exhibition is
still open for a short time longer. Last week it was
visited by the mayor of Liverpool, who expressed himself
much gratified.

THE MERCHANTS' DINING ROOMS, as we have already
noticed, are under the management of Mr. hlorrish, who
gave on Friday one of the most striking evidences of his
ability to cater liberally by placing on the table a mag-
nificent baron of beef, weighing about 400 lbs. So well
was it appreciated that in little more than two hours it
was emblematical of the Barebones Parliament.
BRUTAL MURDER BY GREEK SAILORS.--A man named
Timothy Harrington, residing in John-street, Cardiff, who
kept a small shop, and had given some credit for articles
to two Greek sailors, was in the act of accompanying them
to their ship to gat payment, who. ...a-.~oki.,etilr east
side of Bute Dock, near the ballast crane, they suddenly
attacked him with their knives, inflicting such frightful
wounds that he almost instantly expired.
THE Loss OF SHIPPING.—SO great has been the loss of
shipping property on the north coast during the last three
months, that some of the marine insurance clubs have
lost a quarter of their capital. One shipowner alone in
Shields has sustained losses to the extent of something
like £15,000. The seamen's benevolent societies have
also felt the pressure severely. One of these, the South
Shields Loyal Standard, seems to stagger under the
demands upon it. It has paid £333 during the last three
months for the relief of its members, and during the past
eleven months £l,loB.—Newcastle Journal.

ROYAL CONCERT.—On New Year's Day her Majesty
gratified the numerous circle of distinguished visitors, at
Windsor Castle, by a grand performance, in St. George's-
ball, of a selection of music from Mendelssolin. The first
part of the concert consisted of the Lobgesang (Hymn of
Praise), composed for a festival in honour of Gutenberg,
the inventor of printing. The second part comprised the
published portions of the unfinished Oratorio Christus,
and a scena from Lorely, an incomplete opera. The
instrumental portion of the:orchestra comprised her Ma-
jesty's private band, aided by the addition of many of the
most eminent per formers of the Philharmonic society and
the Royal Italian Opera.

EMIGRATION.—The emigration trade of this port is
about to lose the services of Capt. Patey, R.N., who has
just been appointed to H.M. steam-frigate Amphion,
33 guns. Capt. Patey succeeded Lieut. Hodder as the
Government Emigration-agent at this port ; and the duties
and responsibilities of his office have immensely increased,
owing to the extensive emigration to Australia, and to
the necessity of his having to put in force the provisions
of the new Passenger Act, passed in the last session of
Parliament. We believe the manner in which Capt. Patey
has carried out these arduous duties has given general
satisfaction, and that the appreciation of his straightfor-
ward and gentlemanly conduct will be placed on record
by the presentation of a service of plate, for which an
ample fund has been subscribed by a number of ship-
owners in the Australian trade, who have formed them-
selves into a committee for that purpose.—Albion.
THE CHEMICAL WORKS AT NEWTON JUNCTION.--
These works, which have not been in operation during the
past eight rnohths, are about to be removed, in accordance
with the arrangements made by the Messrs. Muspratt.
It will be remembered that an action was brought against
the proprietors, on account of certain damage alleged to
have been done to the plantations, crops, and herbage in
the vicinity of the works, by the smoke and deleterious
vapours engendered by the chemical operations ; and that
the case was withdrawn from the assize list on Messrs.
Muspratt's undertaking to pay a certain sum, and to re-
move the works from the locality. On Thursday prepara-
tions were made, under the superintendence of Mr. S.
Court, engineer, to blow up the monster chimney, as the
first practical step towards the entire removal of the
works. 150 lbs of gunpowder were placed round one-halt
the circumference of the base of the huge fabric. On
being fired, it brought away the brickwork of about half
the thickness of the wall, the fracture extending about
six feet high. Nothing more was done on that occasion ;
the final work of demolition being reserved for yesterday,
at half.past one o'clock. The chimney is 135 feet high ;
contains 3,500,000 bricks ; and cost £7,000 erecting.
PROPOSED TELEGRAPH BETWEEN GREAT BRITAIN
AND THE UNITED STATES:--A project has been formed
for constructing a submarine telegraph between Great
Britain and the United States. It is proposed to com-
mence at the most northwardly point of Scotland, run
thence to the Orkney Islands, and thence by short water
lines to the Shetland and Faeroe. Thence, a water line of
200 to 300 miles conducts the telegraph from Iceland;
from the: western coast of Iceland another submarine line
f^ Kinor Bay, on the eastern coast of Green-
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of Labrador. From this point the line is to be extended
to Quebec. The entire length of the line is approximately
estimated at 2,500 miles, and the submarine portions of it. at from 1,400 to 1,600 miles. The peculiar advantage of
the line being divided into several submarine portions is,
that, if a fracture should at any time occur, the defective
Part could be very readily discovered, and repaired
tonnitly and at a comparatively trifling expense. From
e Shetland Islands it is proposed to carry a branch to
Berge9, in Norway,
connecting it there with a line to
Cbristi!ina. Stockholm, Gottenburg, and Copenhagen ;
from tockholra a line may easily cross the Gulf of
Bothnia to St. Petersburg. The whole expense of this
great international work is estimated considerably below
£500,000.

AWFUL aboutSHIPWRECIL half-past seven o'clock
on Wednesday morning oti brig was seen
running through Bannow Bay right before the wind,
which was blowing a hurricane at the time from about S.
by W. She 'fused outside the ICewe Islauds, which lie
shout a mile at-el a-lialf from the Bannow shore, when
she put about and fetched up close under the shelter of
the islands, and cast anchor, hoping to ride out the gale
there ; but she dragged her anchors, and very soon
grounded on a shoal called the Bridge, and about a quarter
of a mile in shore fron. the larger of the islands. An
attempt was then made, about nine o'clock, to land the
crew, two of whom made hr the shore in the small boat,
and were upset and drowned about half way between the
ship and the main land. Abaft halt-
past ten o'clock, the
fury of the sea appeared to abate a little, and we could see
the long-boat lowered with two men in her, and for some
time efforts appeared making to get the remainder of the
crew into the boat ; but we could only see three in her at
every time, and for more than an hour they seemed to
contend with fearful chances against the fury of the sea,
till, at nearly twelve o'clock, the boat swamped, and three
more human beings lost their lives. We could then
descry five men more standing on the weather quarter of
the brie ; it was then within half an hour of low water,
and no hope appeared but the strength of the ship. The
men aPpeared to leave the quarter deck, and go below,
perhaps, for refreshment. At three o'clock a.m„ the
wind abated. At ten minutes to four o'clock p.m., the
mainmast fell over. In five minutes more, the foremast
fell over, and all were gone ! Ten had perished, and the
ship sank from our view. Some few articles of clothing
found show her to have been a Greek vessel.— Waterford
Nerve.