The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-05-04 00:00:00

ur and Admiral Parker to the

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request for an armed fOr

nd, to accedeto Donna Mark
to protect her, was commur

cafed to the public in the Diaro, which added that a Simi-
lar offer was made by the Charge d'Affaires for Spain at
this court, and by the commander of the Spanish frigate
Villa de Bilbao, lying in the Tagus. Great was the con-
sequent excitement through Lisbon, and all kinds of re-
ports were in circulation as to the nature of our inter-
ference, but nothing decisive has as yet occurred—nothing
in fact, but preparatory demonstrations. Conditions have
been proposed to the Queen on the part of our govern-
ment, but have been rejected by her in limine."

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railing dysentery is announced
Dr. Coen, Roman Catholic

Bishop of Clonfert.
The Belfast Northern Whig states, that Lord Lurgan
Tering under an attack of typhus, caught in the dis-
•e of his duty, and is not expected to recover.
The prayer appointed in our Liturgy to be read in the
time of any common sickness," was used on Sunday
last in some of the churches in Cork, and will be gene-

rally .adopted throughout the Diocese, during the Pieva-
lence of the existing epidemic.
The Repeal Association still struggles on in its feeble
career of mischief. The rent has subsided to its lowest
level. The oratory is directed, for the most part to the
support of the Dublin improvement bill—doubtless, de-
sirable—nay, sternly necessary now, as a provision for the
pensioners of Conciliation Hall. £23 (the last week's
rent) will go but a small way in satisfying the necessities
which, in the halcyon days of the monster meetings, re-
gularly absorbed £2,000 a week.

- The Nenagh Vindicator gives a curious story of a man
named John Cleary, getting his sister and brother to cut
off his two ears close to the head, and then charging three
men with committing the crime, in the hopes of obtaining
money as witnesses on the trial. A man who had been

askedto join the conspiracy "peached," and the Bench
ordered the prisoners to be liberated, pronouncing the
case to be a villainous and infamous conspiracy against in-
nocent men.

ANOTHER MURDER.—Another victim has fallen before
the savage spirit of Thuggism which so recently spread
through this unhappy county. The name of the unfortu-
nate individual now added to the roll of victims murdered
for paltry gain, is Thomas Sheehan. He was a farmer's
servant; residing in the neghbourhood of Kilmoganny,
and having recently determined upon emigrating had col-
lected in debts due to him the amount of between £2O
and £3O. On the night of the 21st instant he left Kil-
moganny, being then somewhat under the influence of
liquor, for home, and was next morning found at Bally-
gowen-Reade, a murdered corpse, his head having been
literally smashed to atoms with stones.—Tipperary
Paper.
THE PESTILENCE.--All over Ireland typhus fever
spreads its ravages, sparing no rank or condition of life.
The Dublin Packet, summing up a list of returns of
deaths, says :—" Here we have 1257 deaths in twelve
parochial districts, within the period of six months, for
the reports extend merely from October to April. This
gives an average of more than a hundred for each district.
Now let the calculation be applied to all Ireland, and what
must be the result ? We shall leave our readers to form
their own estimate of the awful amount." The mortality
amongst the poor is very great, but the rich do not escape,
and many have fallen victims to their benevolence and
zeal on behalf of their destitute neighbours. Several of
the gentry have died in the county of Galway.

FASHIONS FOR MAY.

(From the London and Paris "Ladies' Magazine of Fashion.")

taffetas noires

2ekins foutanges, popellnes, India
muslins, toiles de Nankin of silk, taffetas chines with
wide stripes, glaces silks checked or striped, intermixed
with bouquets broches, foulards de lain, pekins de rois,
are all fa hionable materials at this moment ; many plain
and glace silks are embroidered au passe, commencing at
the bottom of the skirt, and diminishing gradually to the
corsage. Slighter materials are trimmed with several
rows of flounces, the corsages full, and demi-large sleeves.
For redingotes fancy buttons, or noeucis of ribbon, or of
the same mater;al, are th 3 only trimmings used. They
are sometimes embroidered with narrow gimp. Foulards
are much used for peignoirs, ornamented with dentelle de
soie, the colcur of the dress. Velvet will continue in
favour to ornament dresses, as well as fringes and gimps
of every variety ; flounces are indispensable for full dress ;
lively bright colours are fashionable. Tight bodies have
the backs forming rounded point at the waist, but not in
front for redingotes, which finish with ceinture and
buckle ; the oeinture cannot take the form of the point
behind, and therefore only commences at the sides, not
being seen at all behind. Muslin dresses of the redingote
form are ornamented with tulle and lace ; the corsages
high and full, as well as the sleeves, which have coulisses
from top to bottom, placed a little apart. The mante
marquise, and the mantelet Andalouse will be the par-
dessus most in favour this season. The mante marquise
partakes a little of the visite, but is larger and fuller,
without being so heavy ; there are three different styles
of trimming. For demi-toilette the frills are the same
material, that is, of taffetas plain or glace of dark colour,
with or without gimp. When required handsomer, they
are embroidered all over, as well as on the frills. Still
handsomer are those trimmed with two frills of lace, the
lower one very deep, headed by about a third the width of
the first. The mantelets for demi-toilette are of plain
dark taffetas, trimmed with the same material; the form
will vary but little from those of preceding years, but they
are shorter in front. Black is less worn for all pardessus
this season ; pale colours glacees are preferred. The
spring bonnets and capotes are still more open in form ;
the crowns round, and the fronts not very deep; lilac,
pink, light green are the favourite colours. Flowers are
the.usual ornaments, or foliage. The materials as usual
at this season, paille de riz, crape, tulle lace, fancy
straws, Ac.