The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-03-06 00:00:00

Btstrtrt getoo.

Jenny Lind will sing in "The Creation" at Manchester
on the 26th instant.

A cow of the Scotch breed, belonging to Mr. Armstead,
of Preston, on Tuesday gave birth to twins.
Yesterday week, an explosion of fire damp took place at
the Bird-in-Hand Colliery, Eccleston, Lancashire, be-
longing to Messrs. Bromilow and Co. The accident, it
is supposed, occurred through the imprudence of one of
the colliers taking the top of his lamp off. There were
nine men and boys in that part of the mine where the ex-
plosion took place, and seven were suffocated, along with
a pony.

DEATH OF A MEDICAL STUDENT FROM MORBIFIC
INOCULATION.—We regret to have to record the death
of Mr. Henry Corless, son of the late Mr. Prescott
Corless of the Queen's Head, in Wigan. which took place
in London, on Thursday week, under remarkable circum-
stances. Mr. Corless was attending the London Uni-
versity Hospital, where he had been only a few days of
the present session, when inflammatory symptoms exhi-
bited themselves on the shoulder ; these extended them-
selves rapidly, and ultimately reached his back and sides.
He was attended by some of the most eminent of the
faculty, who at once saw that he had become inoculated
with morbific matter while dissecting, and, although their
utmost skill was exerted, it was unavailing.—Blackburn
Standard.

DISSENTING INCONSISTENCY.—A marriage having
been performed in an " Independent" Chapel, according
to the method customary to the place, the friends of the
bride and bridegroom, though of course abominating
Church usages in their hearts, resolved that their pride
should publicly get the better of their consciences, and
that they would use the much despised appendances of
the Church by having the bells rung in celebration of
their very Independent ceremony ! It was known that the
incumbent would be strongly opposed to such an unjusti-
fiable proceeding, and the key of the church was therefore
obtained from one of the churchwardens, the church taken
possession of, the incumbent aad bis friends barred out,
and the bells rung in spite of his remonstrances, Church
law, or common decency I—Blackburn Standard.
MATRIMONIAL HOAX.—On Shrove Tuesday, in the
town of Preston, iyace_fk!4eying _ll.i,!_pannalra

in company with several congenial and happy "s'pirit;, when,
amongst other subjects brought upon the carpet, was that
of a rumoured marriage between a well-known gentleman
in the town and an equally well-known fair one. Natu-
rally enough, the company considered that the ecclesias-
tical subordinate
would take an especial interest in the
subject, and it therefore became the topic of conversation.
" Ye parishe clerke" warmed as the details progressed,
until at length one of the company, more wicked than the
rest, suddenly jumped up, and, interrogating the official
with a somewhat confident air, asked him if he was not
aware that the wedding was to come off on the following
morning. Of course, our hero replied in the negative,
when the gentleman authoritatively informed him that
such was the fact, at the same time giving the rest of the
company an unmistakeable mischievous leer. The gen-
tlemen assembled took the hint, and Mr. Parish Clerk
was forthwith despatched to the father of the bride to in-
quire if this statement was not literally true, and that his
daughter would on the morrow say " I will" to her loving
swain. During his absence the company, of course, joined
in a hearty laugh, imagining that the parish official would
not very readily say " Amen" to the kick which they fan-
cied awaited him. The sequel, however, proved that their
sport had ended even more seriously than they ever anti-
cipated. At the moment the official entered the place of
business at the bride's father's, he was deeply engaged
with a commercial gentleman, but still the clerk, pregnant
with his errand, could not afford to be kept in suspense,
and, despite of all the ordinary courtesies of genteel so-
ciety, he repeatedly put the question, " Is it to be in the
morning ?" until at length, in order to get rid of the trou.
blesome visitor, the old gentleman replied, " Why, to be
sure it is;" at the same time little knowing the nature of
the question put to him. The answer given, the clerk
forthwith wended his way to the residence of the vicar of
the parish, and informed him that he was to be at the
church at eight on the following morning, in order to per-
form the marriage ceremony. The vicar was true to his
appointment, and so was his subordinate, but not so the
chief parties of the marriage ceremony. At length the
vicar, considering he had waited a sufficient period beyond
the time appointed, despatched a messenger to the house
of the bridegroom, desiring him to ask the reason why he
did not present himself for marriage, when the messenger
found him still in bed, and, on the message being con-
veyed to him, his astonishment may be imagined but not
described, Having somewhat recovered from his sur.

CURIOUS

" MESSRS. ALLY

" Richmond, Dec. 23, 1848
-Gentlemen,—Mv neu

AND PAXSON

" Very respectfully, your obedient servant, Jo'
" I refer you to my friend, Mr. Gilbert Allen."
[True copy] " New York, Dec. 26, 1848.
" DR. JOHN DOVE, Richmond,—Dear Sir,—Your favour a
23rd at hand this morning, and duly noticed. While the write]
lived in Virginia, be would not deal in slaves, even to tak(
them in payment for a bad debt, and cannot now use his in•
tluence to secure your runaway; but would be happy to render
YOu any other service.

" Your obedient servants, ALLEN & PAXSON."
The Richmond Whig comments on the al
pondence, as follows :
" If Allen and Paxson are the agents for the line of vessels,
in which these slaves inade'their escape, then, though there be

ove corres-

_
no law against them, they appear to us to deserve the severest
censure. The agent certainly should see that the vessel carries
no property which does not rightfully belong to it. If a quan-
tity of stolen goods were conveyed to New York, on board one
of these vessels, is it a matter of no concern to the agents ?
" How can Northern men wonder that the Southern States
should feel dissatisfied, when they thus see the constitution of
the United States openly set at defiance, and men stripped of
their property, without the possibility of redress.
"We hope Southern men will remember Messrs. Allen &
Paxson, and, if they have business, choose some others to ne-
gotiate it for them. There are plenty of merchants in New
York, true to the laws of their country, who will not wink at
such open robbery as Dr. Dove has suffered."
In copying these extracts, the editor of the New York
Tribune remarks as follows :
"The Whig ought to know, by this time, that, in the great
State of New York, human flesh and blood are not recognised
as goods; and, therefore, cannot be 'stolen goodehere, what-
ever they may be by the laws of Virginia."

THE FOREIGN

GRAIN TRADE FOR THE

MONTH ENDED FEB.

By the returns just published, we find that the quantity
of Grain of all kinds imported last month was 744,492
qrs., of which 210,561 qrs. were Indian corn. The
quantity of meal and flour was 696,441 cwts., of which
34,759 cwts.• were Indian Meal. We paid duty during
the same period upon 1,259,525 qrs. of grain, of which
205,535 qrs. were Indian corn ; and upon 762,705 cwts of
meal and flour, of which 34,793 cwts. were Indian meal.
The total quantities remaining in warehouse on the sth of
February were 503,177 qrs. of grain, and 508,332 cwts.
of wheat and other meal.

EXCOMMUNICATION OF
ARGYLL.

THE DUKE OF

A report has for some time been in circulation that the
Duke of Argyll had been excommunicated by the newly-
appointed Bishop of Glasgow. It appears that in conse-
quence of the tone taken by the noble Duke, in his re-
cently published essay, on the subject of the apostolic
succession to the ministry, the minister of the chapel at
which the Duke bad presented himself for the Holy Com-
munion on the preceding Christmas, consulted Bishop
Trower, who thereupon wrote to the Duke in the follow-
ing terms :

Wiston Rectory, December 12, 1848.
My Lord Drike,—lt is with much reluctance and regret that
I address your grace on the matter which will form the subject
of this letter—viz., the fact that your Grace received the holy
communion last year at Paisley (in the diocese of Glasgow),
and the possibility that your grace may present yourself, either
at Paisley or at some other church in my diocese, for the same
purpose at the ensuing festival. I think it due to your grace,
and in every way the most prudent as well as manly course, to
inform you, that having been consulted on this subject by the
clergyman who administered the sacrament of the Lord's sup-
per to you last Christmas, I have informed him that I cannot
sanction, under existing circumstances, a similar admission of
your grace to that holy communion.
It is possible, indeed, that the occasion which he has con-
templated as not improbable, may not present its.lf; but I had
rather run the risk of over-caution in a matter of this kind,
than that of either hearing the question raised at the very time
of so solemn an act of devotion, or else of admitting to com-
munion one whose recent publication breathes throughout so
bitter and contemptuous a spirit towards the church at whose
hands he had so recently received the sacrament of our blessed
Saviour's body and blood.

Your Grace will, I trust, believe that it is most painful to
me thus to bring myself before your notice ; nothing would
induce me to do so but a sense of duty, and a resolution not to
avoid any responsibility which fairly devolves upon me; and I
the more regret the occasion, as I understand that the course
which your Grace has taken in your exalted station, is such as,
in many respects, to entitle you to the sincere respect of your
fellow-countrymen.
I have the honour to be, your Grace's faithful servant,
W. J. TROWER, Bishop of Glasgow and Galloway.
His Grace the Duke of Argyll.

A FINE SPECIMEN OF IRISH. DOMESTIC LE-

GISLATION

In the House of Commons, on Wednesday, Sir H. W.
BARRON moved the second reading of the Offences (Ire-
land) Bill, the object of which, he said, was to prevent the
imprisonment for lengthened periods before trial of per-
sons accused of trifling offences.

Mr. H. DRUMMOND ridiculed the provisions of the bill.
So far from its being a bill to prevent imprisonment, it
would, if carried, practically enable every Irishman to
take every other Irishman into custody. The preamble
was,—" Whereas, in order to ensure the punishment and
speedy trial of persons accused of petty offences,"—that
was to say, they were to punish the people first, and try
them afterwards. (Laughter.) One of the offences enu-
merated by the bill was, that of a person riding upon a
cart without having hold of the reins, and neglecting to
have another party besides to guide the horse on foot.
(Laughter.) The penalties were of so stringent a charac-
ter that he could not, in his conscience, help protesting
against them with all his force. There was one clause in
the bill to which he was sure that Englishmen, if it were
likely to pass, would give their cordial assent, and that
was the clause which limited its operation to Ireland.
(Laughter.) The interpretation clause was in keeping
with the rest of the bill, enacting as it did that " the male
should include the female." (Great laughter.) In his
opinion the bill instructively illustrated the fitness of
Irishmen for the coveted work of domestic legislation.
(Hear, hear, and laughter.)
Mr. E. B. ROCHE congratulated the bon. baronet on
having at last introduced something even worse than the
Habeas Corpus Bill. A more ridiculous or preposterous
measure had never been submitted to the house.

Colonel DUNNE observed that he found himself pecu-
liarly situated with regard to the bill, seeing that his name
was on the back of it. (Laughter.) Some legislation on
the subject was absolutely necessary. He had not read the
bill, nor was he aware of the peculiar character of its pro-
visions until Mr. Drummond had explained them.
(Laughter renewed.) Now that it bad been analysed, he
sa v that it was perfectly impossible that, as it stood, it
could receive the assent of the house. He at least, could
not give it his support.

Mr. STAFFORD repudiated the idea of the Opposition
ie of the House having any connexion whatever with

the measure.
Sir G. GREY said, that as repudiation was the order of
the day, he felt it incumbet upon him to exculpate the
Treasury Bench from the suspicion of having given it any
countenance. (Renewed laughter.) He observed that,
amongst its other provisions, was one rendering a beggar,
under certain circumstances, liable to a fine of forty shil-
lings. (Great laughter.) If the honourable baronet
imposed such a fine, he (Sir G. Grey) wished he might

Mr. NAPIER drew attention to another clause, which
rendred the Bill applicable to " persons, horses, or other
animals."

Mr. HERBERT was surprised, considering that the Irish
members on the Government side of the House claimed a
monopoly of the care of the rights and liberties of their
fellow-countrymen, that such a measure could emanate
fro.. 0.. a the..., —{;t--wiuhrd that Irishmen would pon-
der upon the fact that a bill which would take from them
their rights and liberties was proposed by the champion
of the moral-force repealers in Waterford.
Sir W. BARRON disclaimed being a repealer.
Mr. J. O'CoNNELL repudiated the honourable baronet
as a repealer. (Laughter.) He really thought that the
bill went too far, and could not believe that the learned
gentleman (Mr. Berwick) whose name had been men-
tioned, had drawn up the bill. (Hear, hear.)
Sir W. BARRON.—I pledge my honour to the fact that
the gentleman referred to did draw up the bill.
Mr. J. O'CONNELL.—What ! the whole of it ?
Sir W. BARRON.—Yes, the whole of it ; every clause
of it, exactly as I produced it; for I have not drawn up a
line of it. (Laughter.) It was drawn up by that gentle-
man, one of the most eminent members of the legal pro-
fession (laughter); indeed, it had been sanctioned by
three assistant barristers (loud laughter), chairmen of
quarter sessions. (Roars of laughter.) He really did not
see what there was to laugh at. (The hon. baronet said
this solemnly, and excited renewed laughter.) He did
not desire to press the. bill, however, against the feel-
ing of the house. (Hear, hear.)
Mr. P. SCROPE said, however amusing this discussion
may have been, it had a grave and serious side to it ' • for
if (as he was bound to believe, after the assurance of the
hon. baronet) the bill had been approved of by three as-
sistant barristers and chairmen of quarter sessions (hear,
hear), he should recommend that an eve be kept upon
their proceedings, (hear, hear), for their decisions, V in
accordance with the spirit of the bill, were certainly most
arbitrary and absurd. (Hear, hear.)
Sir G. GREY could not believe that a legal gentleman
could have drawn up such a bill (hear, hear), and appre-
hended that there must have been an error on the point.
Sir W. BARRON pledged his honour to the fact, that
the bill had been drawn by Mr. Berwick, and now he
begged to ask the right hon. baronet if he disbelieved
him ? (Oh, oh.)
Sir G. GRET.—Certainly not, Sir. But certainly I was
surprised at the statement (hear, hear), and although,
after the hon. baronet's assurance, he could not but believe
him, he was undoubtedly much surprised at it. (Hear.) I
Mr. NAPIER said, the learned gentleman referred to
was one of the most eminent lawyers in Ireland. (Hear.)
Sir W. BARRON.—And a Queen's counsel of swim
years standing. ;Hear.)
The bill was then withdrawn,

March 6, MO.

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been so disturbed ; and, on being acquainted with the cir-
cumstances, he exclaimed,—" Married, man ! Why I
have not seen the lady to whom fate intends to marry me !"
The result was, of course, conveyed to the dignitary of the
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NOTIC.ES

..n ratsey ►ett nere on tuesaay, tutn. in company with a _ V!. ..,,ellect, or so ciefichnt in spirit, as to
mulatto man, Tom Randolph—for advertisement of reward, be unable to support a literary publication of its own. To
&c., see the Richmond Whig of to-day. On the morning after ensure such a result, we suspect that it will be found ne-
sheeft my house, four vessels left for New York—the Virginia,
to be found in the present number. T--
cessary to impart to its pages a little more vane'
the Roscoe Club
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fitaov ol aunrd andhand
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proceedings of
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given of
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Lies, many or them previously reported by the press, 'll
bear considerable condensation, to make room for origlea-
papers and general literature. Such a change of plan
would tend greatly to enlarge the circulation of the

magazine.

Riihner's Musical Theory. London : Longmans & Co.
• No work could be more opportune than this. In En' gland the science of music is now cultivated to an extent
that even twenty years since would have been deemed
incredible. But, then, for want of a practical, copious,
and safe guide we were far from being in a sound state of
musical education. This has been felt by all students
who would aspire to the theoretical knowledge of the art
—whn would become composers. But, with our London
contemporaries, we can fearlessly assert, that by the as-
sistance of this treatise, no such imperfection in our
national studies will have to be deplored. No, what
Johnson and Murray have done for the lexicography and
grammar of our language, this will dolfor Music : it will
henceforward be the standard by which disputed points
will be settled—the reference book of the closet, the
hand book of the studio. Mr. Rohner tells us, in his
preface, that, though the work bears only his name, he---
not knowing the English language sufficiently--has had
the assistance of a literary and musical gentleman of this
country who has supplied the text—and who has done it
ably.

We have merely to add that the work' s got up well
worthy of the eminent publishers, and offered at a price
which will 1,1 P/151...P mna* . . .

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VARIETIES.
A VOICE FROM THE SLAVE STATE OF KENTIICRY.--
The subject of emancipation is one which commends it-
self to the earnest consideration of all citizens, without
reord to their sectarian or' political connexions. It is a
subject of transcendent, immeasurable magnitude, invol-
ving the best interests of humanity for the present and
all coming time. Let it, therefore, be discussed freely,
thoroughly, universally; but let it be discussed without
sectarian or partisan feelings, in the spirit of a wise and
generous patriotism, and a truly Christian philanthrOpv
—Louisville Examiner, Dec. 30, 1848,
THE "WONDERS OF STEAM.—A
one of the stoutest and hardest
Leicestershire undertook to perform a feat which, just at
the moment, attracted the general attention, not only of
the country,. but of the sporting world. His bet was,
that if he might choose his own turf, and select as many
thorough-bred horses, as he liked, he would undertake to
ride 200 miles in ten hours ! The newspapers of the day
described exactly how " the squire" was dressed—what he
had been living on—how he looked—how, at the word
"Away !" he started like an arrow from a bow—how gal-
lantly Tranby, his favourite racer, stretched himself in his
gallop—how, on arriving at his second horse, he vaulted
from one saddle to another—how he then flew over the
surface of the earth, if possible, faster than before—and
how, to the astonishment and amidst the acclamation of
thousands of spectators, he at last came in—a winner!
Now, if at this moment of his victory, while with dust and
perspiration on his brow—his exhausted arms dangling
just above the panting flanks of his horse, which his
friends at each side of the bridle were slowly leading in
triumph—a decrepit old woman had hobbled forward, and
in the name of science had told the assembled multitude
that before she became a skeleton she and her husband
would undertake, instead of 200 miles in ten hours, to go
500—that is to say, that for every mile " the squire" had
just ridden she and her old man would go two miles and a
half—that she would , moreover, knit all the way, and he
should take his medicine every hour and read to her just
as if they were at home,—lastly, that they would under-
take to perform their feat either in darkness or in daylight,
--'"ne or in storm, "in thunder, lightning, or in
—who, we ask, would have listened to the poor
maniac?—and yet how wonderfully would her prediction
have been now fulfilled ! Nay, waggons of coals and
heavy luggage now-a-days fly across Leicestershire faster
and farther than Mr. Osbaldestone could go; notwith-
standing his condition and that of all his horses.—Quar-
terly Review.

In suns

good many

'ears ago

riders that ever cros-se

FRANCE AFTER A YEAR'S REPUBLICANISM.—HOW
stands the government after a year's republicanism ? At
its head is the Republican President, elected by the im-
mense majority of the country, but elected upon a decep-
tive basis—elected neither for-his principles, which were
doubtful; nor for his qualities, which were unknown or
supposed to be null; nor even for his name, (although
much error has been founded upon the subject,) which,
after all, dazzled only a comparatively small majority—
but because he was supposed to represent the principle
opposed to republicanism—opposed to the very regime he
was elected to support—opposed to that spirit of which
the man who had once received the country from anarchy,
and had once received the country's blessings, was consi-
dered to be the type—because hopes were founded on his
advent to a change in a system of government unconge-
nial, and even hateful, to the mass of the nation ;. whether
by the prestige-of his name he attempted to re-establish
an empire, or whether, as another Monk, he formed only
a stepping-stone for a new monarch. Elected thus upon
false principles, the head of the government stands in an
eminently false position. He may have shown himself
moderate inclined to support the republic upon that
" honest " basis which the better-thinking republicans
demand ; firm in the support of a cabinet, the measures of
which he approves ; and every way sincere and straight-
forward, although not in all his actions wise : but his po-
sition remains the same—placed between the ambitious
hope of a party which might almost be said to exist no
longer, and which has become that only of a family and a
few old adherents and connexions, but which attempts to
dazzle a country vain and proud of the word " glory,"
like France, by the somewhat tarnished glitter of a name,
and the prospect of another which calls itself legitimate;
—the point de mire of the army, but, at the same time,
the stalking-horse of a nation miserably wearied with the
present hobby, upon which it has been forced unwillingly
to ride, with about as much pleasure and aplomb as the
famous tailor of Brentford—and, on the other hand, sus-
pected, accused, and denounced by those who claim to
themselves the only true and pure essence of veritable re-
publicanism. It is a position placed upon a " see-saw"—,
placed in the centre, it is true, but liable, in any convul-
sive crisis, to be seriously compromised by the violent and
abrupt elevation of either of the ends of the plank, as it
tosses up and down : for the feet of the president, instead
of directing the movements of this perpetually agitated
" see-saw," and giving the necessary steadiness, without
which the whole present republican balance must be over-
turned, seem more destined to slip hither and thither
in the struggle, at the imminent risk of losing all equili-
brium, and slipping off the plank altogether.—Blackwood.
REACTION IN FAVOUR OF MONARCHICAL PRINCIPLES
IN FRANCE.—In spite of all that ultra-democratic jour-
nals may say, in their raving denunciations, borrowed of
the language of another Republic, some of the most
eager and decided of those they term " reactionary," and
denounce as " aristocrats," are thus to be found among
the lower working classes. To do justice to the truth of
the accusations brought by the Red republican party, in
another respect, it is in the bourgeois spirit that is to be
found the strongest and most openly avowed reactionary

feeling. It is impossible to enter any shop of the better
order in Paris, and speak upcn the position of affairs,
without hearing not only the hope, but the expectation
openly expressed, of a monarchic restoration, and that re-
storation in favour of the elder branch of the Bourbons.
The feeling is universal in this class : the name of " Henri
V.," scarce mentioned at all, and never under this title,
during the reign of Louis Philippe, except in the exclusive
circles of the Faubourg St. Germain, is now in every shop-
• • i-T-r's mouth. Louis Philippe, the Regency, all the
members of the Orleans family, the Empire, a Bonapar-
tist rule—all are set aside in the minds of these classes for
the now-desired idol of their fickle choice, the Duke of
Bordeaux. In these classes a restoration in favour of
Henri V. is no longer a question of possibility ; it is a
mere question of time : it is not " L'aurons-noun 7" that
that they ask ; it is " Quand l'aurons-nous 7" In this
respect the real and true republicans, in the " honest"-
designation of the term, have certainly every reason to
raise an angry clamour; if sedition to the existing regiine,
of the country is not openly practised, it is, at all events,
openly and generally expressed. Nor are their accusa-
tions brought against the government entirely without
justice ; for while, on the one hand, a measure of a nature
altogether arbitrary, under the freedom of a republican
rule, is exercised against a well-known artist, by seizing
in his atelier the portraits of the Duke of Bordeaux, or,
as he is called, the Count of Chambord, and of the Coun-
tess, as seditiously exhibited, lithographed likenesses of
the ourbon heir are to be seen on all sides at print-shop
windows, and in popular temporary print-stalls; in galle-
ries, arcades, and upon street-walls; in vignettes, upon
ballads, with such titles, as " Dieu le veut," or " La
France le veut." or in busts of all dimensions. Again,
the Henri-guinquiste feeling, as it is called, is universal
among the fickle bourgeoisie of Paris—the rock upon
which Louis Philippe founded his throne, and which sank
under him in his hour of need : and the bourgeois, eager
and confident in their hopes, wilfully shut their eyes to the
fact that, were their detested republic overthrown, there
might arise future convulsions, and future civil strife, be-
tween a Bonapartist faction—which necessarily grows,
and increases, and flourishes more and more under the
rule, however temporary, of a chief of the name—and the
legitimist party : for the Orleanists, whether fused by a
compromise of their hopes with the Legitimists, as has
been said, or fallen into the obscurity of forgetfulness or
indifference in the majority of the nation, hold forth no
decided banner at the present moment. In regarding,
then, the public spirit among the majority of all classes in
Paris, without consulting the still more reactionary feel-
ing of the departments, the figures to be added to the
sum-total of the year's republican account will be again
found similar to those already enumerated, in the shape of
disaffection, abhorrence of the republican government,
want of confidence in its stability, expectation and hope
of a change, however it may come, and although it may
be brought about by a conqulsion.—Plackwood'a. Meg,