The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-02-09 00:00:00

DESTRUCTION OF

A LARGE WAREHOUSE BY

FIRE

Early this morning a fire was discovered in the warehouse
of Messrs. Crafts and Steil, George-street and Nicholas-
street. How it originated has ❑ot yet been ascertained; but
from the high state of the wind, the flames raged with great
fury. The building was unroofed and completely Rutted ;
and it was with the utmost difficulty that the firemen could
prevent the flame from extending to the large buildings in
the neighbourhood : indeed, some small premises adjoining
to the burning building in George-street were destroyed. The
engines have continued to play on the ruins during the greater
part of the day. Messrs. Crafts and Stell were large Ameri-
can merchants. The loss it is thought will not be less than
£10,300; but it is impossible as yet to ascertain these par-
ticulars with accuracy.

ST. ALBAN'S ELECTION.—ST. ALBAN'S FRIDAY NIGHT
—There is little or no doubt of the result of this election
Mr. Bond Cabbell will be the successor of Mr. Grimston

The Earl of Listowell has appeared as the ministerial candi-
date, and Mr. Coppock, of Ludlow notoriety, has been down
to introduce the lord of the bedchamber. but the affair is
worse than labour in vain. The nomination is fixed for
Monday (this day) and the polling for Tuesday next.—Morn-
ing Herald of yesterday.
THE QUEEN'S SPEECH.—We have received, to-day, from
our Ballycastle correspondent, a copy of the Queen's Speech,
with a letter evidently intended for some of the Irish jour-

nals, which was taken from a carrier pigeon, captured on
Sunday last, at the residence of Hugh M'Neille, Esq., An.
naville, near Ballycastle. The pigeon remains in the pos-
session of that gentleman.—Ulster Times.

SIR MOSES MONTEFIORE.—Mr. Wire, who accompanied
Sir Moses Montefiore in his mission to the east, landed at
Dover on Friday evening. He left Sir Moses and Lady
Montefiore at Genoa, where they were detained by an acci-
dent which occurred to oae of their servants on the road from
Genoa to Savona. While changing horses in descending a
mountain, the fore-horses, not being detached from the car-
riage, moved on : the servant ran to stop them lest the car-
riage, in which were Sir Moses and Lady Alontefiore, should
be thrown over a precipice, nearly 300 feet deep, into the
sea. The horses kicked the servant, knocked him down, and
both of the carriage wheels passed over his body, by which
an inclination was given to the carriage, and the wheels got
locked in a drain, and turned it against a rock on the oppo-
site side of the precipice. The escape was almost miraculous.
Sir Moses and Lady Montefiore were unhurt, but the serv-
ant, although no bones were broken, was severely bruised,
and his right leg was dreadfully lacerated. The party re-
turned to Genoa, where Dr. Burnet, an eminent English
surgeon, dressed the wounds of Sir Moses's servant, whose
master and mistress determined not to proceed on their jour-
ne homewards until he should be able to accompany them.
LAUDANUM AND RHUBARB.—The frequent substitution
of laudanum for tincture of rhubarb, by mistake, makes it
desirable that a test by which they may be distinguished
should be made generally known. The taste and smell of the
two afford a pretty sure criterion to those in the profession,
or others accustomed to their use, the laudanum having a
peculiar odour and a nauseous bitter taste, while tincture of
rhubarb has more of an aromatic than disagreeable taste.
The following test, though not sufficiently accurate to detect
a quantity of laudanum mixed with tincture of rhubarb, that
might prove of serious consequences, will be able to detect
the mistake of one for the other, if such should occur. It
merely consists in dropping the fluid on white paper, drying
and observing if it undergoes any change when touched with
a solution of carbonate of soda, or potass, or with moistened
soap. The tincture of rhubarb so treated leaves in paper a
deep yellow stain, which, on being wet with a solution of soda
or potass, becomes of a reddish brown hue : wet soap an-
swers, though not quite so well. Laudanum so dropped and
dried, leaves a dirty brownish stain, which is not altered b'
the alkalis or soap.
A LAWSUIT FOR A PENNI!
BURGH.—Yesterday the following case Came 0,,
fore Sheriff Tait : A farmer's wife and datighte,
occasion to go to Edinburgh, which they did in one
carts. The carter, to protect the clothes of the ladies,
the precaution of strewing the bottom of the vehicle wits
small bags of straw ; for which, on entering the city, Me:
Boyd and Latta, the tacksmen, insisted upon charging t
penny, in the name of custom, which was paid. The farme
however, being persuaded of the illegality of the charge
brought an action before the Small Debt Sheriff Court, for
the recovery of the penny. The case was argued on both sides
at great length. On the one hand, the tacksmen contended
that straw was an article subject to custom, however small
the quantity—that even a straw seat or a chaff bed was liable ;
in support of which, they banded up the new act of parlia-
ment, which the sheriff carefully examined. The pursuer,
on the other hand, maintained that straw was only subject to
custom, if brought to the market for sale. The sheriff was
clearly of the same opinion, and decerned for recovery of the
penny, with expenses.—Scotsman.
THE IRON TRADE.—During the whole of last year the iron
trade at Merthyr Tydvil has been suffering under depression
At the.cotnmencetnent of the present it• has taken a lively r
ton. of, at an advance of from ss. to JOS. ;iv
turn, and a continuance is anticipated. Large sales are spo-
kenat £7 lOs per
Quota-
tions of Welsh bars, on shipment,. are 5 eg`h7e,firm.
ton. This appearance is hettlthy,2l,n
THE HCRFIELD MURDER.—IN
slight.
..hAe )conurtrlet
i(-olnl e n
the course of the' past week, to. throw any ot mg hrs Ors'
informed us yesterday, that since his committal
Ridge, is not
horrid transactokr)dny.
incThoneceltvisilencebuta-r4sll
• on,, Midge has conducted himself with
to the ,connty prison; d
at Gloucester
•perfect prolirittY;'
• and is in goo spints.—Bristol Journal.
A Coon c ,
Ex um —A gentletnan was the other day, look-
ing attentively at some amusing caricatures, in the window
of a print-shop, when, on a sudden, he felt some one at his
poclFet. As there was only one person standing near him, he
instantly turned round upon him, and, looking him full in
the face, said, " Your b d sir,in
an , was my pocket !"
"Was it sir?" the other very calmly replied ; " I really beg
"ours pardon, if it was ; but the weather is so very cold, one
is glad to put olvi4 hands writsre !"

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