The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-08-07 00:00:00

MISCELLANEOUS

The marriage of Lord Carrington with the Hon. Augusta
Willoughby, third daughter of Lord and Lady Willoughby
d'Eresby, is expected to take place immediately.
We understand that the treaty between England, Austria,
Russia, and Prussia, for the settlement of eastern affairs, was
signed on the 15th of July.—Sunday paper.
Cider is selling at Ilminster at from £2 Bs. to £2 10s. per
hogshead ; new potatoes at 6s. per hag of 120 lbs. At Meare,
near Glastonbury, the price of butter is Bd. per lb. •
Every attention and hospitality have been shown to Prince
George since his arrival in Dublin. He has paid brief visits
to Lord Talbot de Malahide, and other persons of rank in
the vicinity of the Irish metropolis.

POPULATION OF RUSSIA.—The tables of M. Kceppen
for 1838 give a population of 53,977,200 souls ' • and includ-
ing the army and navy, the Poland and Finland, the number
of inhabitants is 62,500,000.
Goon SuoaTlNG.—On Monday week, Mr. John Rich-
ardson. of Warton, at five shots bagged 119 wild fowl.—
Preston Chronicle.

We are authorised to state, that, in the event of a vacancy
taking places the Hon. Mr. Carew will positively stand for
the representation of this county.—Waterford Chronicle.—
[The• vacancy has occurred; Mr. Power having taken the
Chiltern Hundreds.]
THE Hops.—The hops have not improved so much as
might have been expected by the late scorching weather.
They want a few heavy thunder storms. In many grounds
previously pretty free from all sorts of drawbacks, the devas-
tating visitant the honey-dew has made its appearance within
the last few days. In the neighbourhood of Canterbury we
find the better samples. One planter, who has several acres,
averages his produce, according to present appearance, at 7
cwt. an acre throughout. The duty is advanced.—Kentish
Gazette.

Goon SPORT.—One day cast week, a lady amused herself
for a few hours; angling in the Tay, not far from the Bridge
of Isla. The produce of her skill and exertions was a fine
salmon, weighing 18 lbs., three good grilses, and two sea
trout ! Few of our keenest and most experienced sportsmen
can boast of anything like this ; and we are doubtful whether
old Isaak Walton ever contemplated so successful a disciple
of the sex.—Perth Constitutional..

A curious fact in reference to forced sales of shares was
stated by the chairman of the York and North Midland Rail-
way Company at their late meeting. It appears that an in-
dividual holding shares in the company had become insolvent ;
had he been compelled to sell his stock at the then market
price, his creditors would have suffered great loss, whereas
having been allowed a little indulgence, he was ultimately
enabled, from the produce of the sale, to pay the whole of
his debts, and realize a considerable surplus for himself !
It is known that the Earl of Stair has purchased some es-
tates of Lord Galloway, for £120,000. One of these estates
adjoins the lands of Castle Stewart, at present belonging to
Lord Stair; and the others, containing some of the finest
land in the county, form a most valuable addition to the
Stair estates. Within the last twenty years his lordship has,
by himself, and as trustee for a former earl, made additions
to the estates of Stair to the extent of above £400,000; be-
sides adding to the earldom his large estate in the county of
Edinburgh.

ENORMOUS TAKE OF SALMON.—Last week, the Castlebar
Telegraph chronicles the following astonishing
fact :—On
Monday last, no fewer than 1400 salmon were procured by
the fishermen at Ballina in a single haul of the net. The
average was 101bs each fish, and the total weight was there-
fore about six and a quarter tons. The fish have since been
selling in our market at 3d. and 31d. per lb." Ballina is a
town in the county of Mayo, situated on the Moy river, about
six miles above the sea, (Bay of Killala,) and has long pos-
sessed one of the most valuable salmon fisheries in Ireland.
During the last few weeks;upwards of four tons weight of
herries, as many gooseberries and currants, a vast quantity
of strawberries, raspberries, peas, beans, and. potatoes, and
other luxuries and necessaries, have each week been bought
up by the salesmen in Covent Garden market, and sent to
Birmingham, Liverpool, Manchester, Hull, Leeds, and other
distant places, by railroad; and they have invariably been
sold at a good profit, by which operation the gardeners in
the neighbourhood of London have benefitted exceedingly.
The marines of the Mediterranean fleet will, in future, be
brigaded into one or more battalions, and a head-quarters
stationed at Malta, or some other port, so as to render this
highly-disciplined force available for any occasion that may
arise. There are about 1,800 marines now serving on board
the line-of-battle ships, independent of those in frigates and
small vessels, calculated to produce a formidable force, when
aided by, small-armed seamen, and Suported by steamers.—
Naval and Military Gazette.