The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-05-01 00:00:00

HOSTILITIES WITH NAPLES.

(From the Malta Times of the 15th of April.)
The Hydra war steamer returned from Naples and Palermo
(at which latter port she called to communicate with the
British Consul) on the Bth inst., after laying two days-and,
a half at Naples. By this arrival we learn that His Sicilian
Majesty persists in his refusal to break his contract with the
sulphur monopolists, insisting that it is not, as pretended, in
violation of the commercial treaty with Great Britain. Pre-
parations to resist any British naval force are making upon a
grand scale as far as regards the manning and fitting out of
gunboats, and a very large force of cavalry and infantry has
been marched through Calabria, and thence conveyed by
steamers to various parts of Sicily. In Messina alone, it is
said 16,000 men-have been added to the garrison. It would
appear that France is understood with Great Britain in the
point at issue, for it is stated that the French Charg6
d'Affaires at Naples has pointed outto the Kingthe irregularity
of his proceedings, and the consequences which may result
from a rupture with so strong a naval power, whereupon His
Majesty observed; " That there had been one Napoleon in
in the world, and he saw no reason why another should not
start up." '
On Saturday last the following notification was published
by the Government of Malta .
"MINUTE BY HIS EXCELLENCY THE GOVERNOR.
" The Governor is pleased to publish, for the information
of the merchants and others concerned in the trade between
this island and Naples and Sicily, the following communica-
tion made to him by his Excellency Admiral Sir Robert
Stopford, G.C.B. G.C.M.G., Commander-in-Chief of Her
Majesty's Naval Forces in the Mediterranean :
" ' " ` Princess Charlotte, Malta, April 10, 1840.
Sir,—Having received directions from the Lords Com-
missioners of the Admiralty to place myself in communica-
tion with Her Majesty's Minister at the Court of Naples,
and, when called upon by that. Minister to do so, to proceed
myself, or send some other officer to Naples with a sufficient
force, and cause all Neapolitan and Sicilian ships which may
be met with either in the Neapolitan or Sicilian waters to be
seized and detained until such time as notice shall be re-
ceived from Her Majesty's Minister at Naples that the just
demands of the British Government regarding the monopoly
of the sulphur mines in Sicily in violation of the treaty of
1816 between the two Governments have been complied
with ; and having received despatches from the Minister at
Naples, acquainting me that His Sicilian Majesty refused
compliance therewith, I have the honour to acquaint your
Excellency, that I shall proceed with all possible despatch
in prosecution of my orders, that your Excellency may make
the same known to all concerned, in such way as your Ex-
cellency may think proper.
" I have the honour to be your Excellency's most obedien
humble servant,

OBERT STOPFORD, Admir
" ' To his Excellency" Lieu R
t.-General Sir H. F. Bouveral. ie,
G.C.M.G., K.C.8., Governor of Malta, &c."
" By command of his Excellency,
" H. GREIG, Chief Secretary to Govermneut."
" Palace 'Valetta, April 10, 1840."
In the evening of the 10th instant the Hydra, towed out
the Bellerophon, which vessel in company with the Jasseur
immediately made sail for Messina. Palermo, and Naples.
The Hydra was suddenly despatched in the same direction
during the night. His Excellency the Admiral in the
Princess Charlotte with the Tyne and Phcenix will follow as
soon as the Prometheus arrives from Marseilles with the
London overland mail on the 4th instant, which arrived on
Monday night.

THE QUEEN AND THE FOURTEENTH
DRAGOONS.

(From a Correspondent of the Times.) •
On Saturday last, during the progress of her Majesty and
Prince Albert from Windsor Castle to Buckingham Palace,
the following laughable incident alarmed the town of New
and Old Breutford from its propriety, and for a minute or
two occasioned feelings of excitement amongst the inhabi-
tants. It appears that on the arrival of the Royal cortege
opposite the Coach and Horses Inn, nearly adjoining the seat
of his Grace the Duke of Northumberland, where a relay of
horses is customarily stationed, it was found that the fresh
escort of the 14th dragoons, which ought to have met them
there to conduct her Majesty to London, was not in attend-
ance. Colonel Cavendish, on observing the omission, im-
mediately acquainted her Majesty with the circumstance,
who directed that the escort which ought to have been re-
lieved should continue their attendance to town. After a
delay of about ten minutes, they accordingly proceeded on
(heir route, but had not advanced more than 500 yards
before the expected escort was observed in the rear, coming
at full gallop from Hounslow barracks, having mistaken the
time appointed, and been made aware of their error by see-
ing the Royal carriages . pass along the road. Just as the
Royal carriage had crossed the bridge, and entered New
Breutford, her Majesty was made acquainted with the ap-
proach of the relief escort, and she ordered her carriage to be
stopped, which was done opposite the church, where the first
escort drew up on each side of the road, with the exception of
the advanced guard, who kept posting on in the direction of
town. Inspector Marquard, of the T division, who was on
horseback in advance of the Royal carriage, instantly gal-
loped after them to fetch them back, closely followed by a
private of the Dragoons, the horses of both being at their
utmost speed. That portion of the road where the Royal
carriage had drawn up being by an angle hidden from the
view of the other parts of the town, the circumstance of see-
ing an advanced guard galloping with drawn swords along the
road, followed by a mounted inspector of police, who was
shouting after them, and he followed by another Dragoon at
a still greater speed, urging his steed and as it were trying to
ride over the inspector, brought all the inhabitants to their
doors and windows, numbers of whom followed in the wake
as far as the cage in the centre of Old Breutford, where the
single Dragoon having headed the advanced guard, opposed
their further' progress until his comrades could be made to
understand that they were relieved. So rapid was the speed '
at which the escort, on discovering the mistake, proceeded
from Hounslow, that on the arrival of the Royal cortege at
Turnham-green, one of the horses was found to be dead beat,
and was obliged to be left in the stables of the White Hart
Inn, and the horses of the remainder on their arrival in
London were covered with foam and scarcely able to stand.

UNIVERSITY INTELLIGENCE.

OXFORD, APRIL 29.—This being the first day of Easter
Term a congregation was holden for granting degrees, &c.,
when the following were conferred :
BACHELOR IN CIVIL LAW.—The Hon. and Rev. 11.
W. Bertie, Fellow of All Souls College.
MASTERS OF ARTS.—The Rev. Francis Thomas New, of
St. John's College, grand compounder; Edward B. Smith,
Queen's College; Rev. H. Manic, Queen's College; Rev.
J. Saundeas, Queen's College; Rev. R. Lee, Lincoln Col-
lege; Edward A. Litton, Oriel College; Thomas Henry
Sheppard, Oriel College.
The following days are appointed for holding congregations
n
for granting degrees, &c. during the present term :
Thursday, May 7 Thursday, May 21
Thursday, May 14 Saturday, June 6
The new proctors for the ensuing year were admitted into
office bn taking the customary oaths, &c. this day at two
o'clock.

A melancholy accident occurred, on Tuesday, to the son of
Captain Ellice, M.P., about 12 years of are. He had been
out with a companion, a son of Captain Basil Hall, with a
powder-flask, with which the young gentlemen were amusing
themselves in obtaining flashes, when, unfortunately, the
whole went off, and severely shattered the arms, face, and
eyes of Master Ellice.
The reports of mutinies among the Carlist insurgents in
Spain are revived ; and it is said that Espartero had pledged
himself to put an end to the civil war in Arragon and Cata-
lonia by the month of September. Meanwhile, the budget
of the Minister of Finance shows an estimated excess of ex-
penditure over income of nearly seven millions sterling.
POLITICAL CHARACTERS--VISCOUNT MELBOURNE.—
Lord Melbourne's oratorical powers are of the most con-
temptible kind. It is positively painful to hear him speak.
If he is even asked a simple, straightforward question, he
hums and haws, and stutters and stammers, for some seconds
before he can contrive to gasp out his usual answer. "My
—my—hum—my—Lords—l know nothing—haw—noth—
noth—my Lords—haw—nothing—hum—about the matter—
hum—to which the noble lord refers—haw—but I will in-
quire, my Lords, and let him know to-morrow." Be the
question what it may, whether it relates to the destruction
of a fleet of battle ships to the loss of an important colony,
to frightful riots and fearful loss of life at Birmingham or
Newport, or to any subject of the most insignificant import-
ance, the noble premier's answer is always and invariably the
same ; like the laws of the Medes and Persians, it changes
not. It is but right to state that Lord Melbourne appears
to be fully aware that he is not a Demosthenes, or a Cicero,
a Pitt or a Burke, a Canning or a Brougham, and ; therefore,
wisely enough, when he does speak he makes his observa-
tions as brief as possible ; nothing, in fact, seems more dis-
agreeable to him than to have to make a speech, and he always
appears to rise on compulsion. The matter of his speeches is
generally poor stuff, badly put together, and badly delivered ;
some of his sentences are of a most alarming length, and sadly
involved; he repeats himself frequently, and when he has
occasion to withdraw a word, it costs him some moments
before lie can find another to supply its place. Lord Mel-
bourne is under as much obligation to the reporters as any
man in either house of parliament. To report one of his
speeches, exactly as delivered, would annoy him excessively,
" callous" as he is, and afford great amusement to the mul-
titude ; it would, 1 think, be an unexampled specimen of
oratory. Lord Melbourne speaks in a low tone of voice,
and uses but little gesticulation ; occasionally, however, he
strikes the table, and when he is much excited (an event
which happens but rarely, for he is too slothful to be easily
excited) by any remarks of his " noble friend," Lord
Brougham, or by a tender trouncing from Lord Lyndhurst,
he knocks his knuckles about most vehemently • and some-
times, but only sometimes, when in the whirlwind of his
passion (if such a phrase may with propriety be applied to
such a speaker), his retorts to his political opponents arc not
unhappy. Among them may be particularly mentioned the
reply he gave to Lord Brougham. when that noble and
learned lord taunted him with " glozing," and flattering,
and bending the knee at court."—Oxford Herald.
The public will rejoice to learn that an honest, industrious
townsman of Nottingham, named Edward Godfrey Leman,
is likely to succeed to-the title, honour, rank, and dignity of
baronet, and is in a fair way to obtain several valuable es-
tates, which belonged to his ancestors, the Lemans of Nor-
thaw. We are also happy to learn that some gentlemen of
the legal profession, who have been successful in similar
cases, have kindly undertaken to prosecute the claims of Mr.
Leman.—Nottingham Review,.
VIENNA, APRIL 18.—The Emperor has so far recovered
• from his late attack as to be able to attend to public business
as usual. His Majesty is notstrong enough to be present to-
day, to-morrow, or the next day, at the solemn procession and
other religious ceremonies that are to be performed in the
imperial palace. The celebration of the Emperor's birthday,
which is to-morrow, is put off till the 21st. It is still confi-
dently believed, that his Majesty will close the session of the
Hungarian Diet, in person, in the first fortnight in May. The
Diet of Transylvania will be convoked at the end of this year
or at the beginning of the next. For some days past a report
has been circulated of a projected marriage between a prince
of the imperial family and the daughter of a foreign king.
Duke Adolphus of Nassau will not leave Vienna till the end
of May. Count Fiquelmont, the Austrian ambassador to
the court of St. Petersburgh, is preparing to return to his
post; it is believed his excellency will set out next month.
About the same time Prince Esterhazy will return to Loudon,
to be present at the conferences, It is believed that the reso-
lutions of the Diet respecting the Jews will not receive the
royal assent.
WEST'S PICTURE OP THE ANNUNCIATION.—Yesterday
the splendid transparent picture of the Annunciation, painted
by the late Benjamin West for the rectory church of St.
Marylebone, was brought to the hammer by Mr. Graves, of
Mortimer-street, under the orders of the present radical
vestry. This picture, which is of very large dimensions,
originally cost £BOO. It occupied, from the year 1817 to
1826, a large space in the centre of the organ-loft of Maryle-
bone New Church, but was subsequently placed by the pre-
sent vestry in the Queen's Bazaar, but for nearly fourteen
years it has been lying useless in a lumber-room at the Mary-
lebone Court-house. The auctioneer read the following ex-
tract from the vestry minutes of St. Marylebone, in refer-
ence to the picture, dated ',February :15, ;1817:—" I have
always regulated my charge for historical paintings, and
under these regulations 1 charge the parish £BOO for the
picture now in the new church of St. Marylebone. Were 1
a man of independent fortune, I would request the vestry to
honour me by accepting this picture as a gratuitous mark of
my profound respect for the parish. Benjamin West. Feb.
14, 1817." Whereupon it was moved that £BOO be paid
to Mr. West. An amendment thereunto haying been moved
and seconded, that a committee be appointed to obtain the
opinion of the academicians as to the value of the transpa-
rency painted by Mr. West, and to get any other opinion
they may think necessary, there appeared to be 12 in favour
of the amendment, and 36 against it. The original question
was then put by the chairman, and there appearing to be 30
in favour thereof, and 10 against the same, it passed in the
affirmative." After reading this document, the auctioneer
proceeded to expatiate on the merits of the picture, and the.
fame.of the artist by whom it was painted, in glowing terms.
A considerable period elapsed before a bidding could be got
at all. At length, however, the sum of ten guineas was
offered, and, notwithstanding the auctioneer promised
that the receipt with the autograph of the late Benjamin
West should be given to the purchaser, not a bidding could
be obtained above tile first sum offered. It is understood
that during the time the picture occupied a place in the
Queen's Bazaar, the sum of £lOO was offered to the vestry
for it, and refused.—Times of yesterday.
NOBLE EXAMPLE TO PROPRIETORS OP MILLS, FAC-
TORIES, FOUNDRIES, &C., AND TO SHAREHOLDERS IN
RAILROADS, CANALS, DOCK'S, MINES, &C.—lt is parti-
cularly gratifying to record the several instances which
occur, in different parts of the country, of the recognition of
the principle that it is the duty of the employer to provide
for the spiritual instruction, as well as the secular education,
of the employed. The liberality, disinterestedness, and
purity of motive which prompted the proposal made in the
following letter to the Vicar of W—, in the county of
Lancaster, in behalf of as poor, illiterate, and destitute a
place as can well be found in any of our manufacturing dis-
tricts, or in the most neglected section of any of our over-
grown towns, cannot but be admired : nor ought the example
therein set to be lost upon those among us who, fur thei r
own increase in wealth, induce our population to congregate
in places destitute of-accessible means of grace, and io such
numbers as to far exceed the influence of tile parochial
clergy.—Copy of a letter dated 30th March, 1840, omitting;
names:—" Rev. Sir,--My brother, Rchd. B—, who resides
at Leeds, and myself, are joint proprietors of a mill and some
other property in the township of C—, a place that we
consider very "destitute of church accommodation ; and be-
lieving that if the inhabitants could be imbued with church • principles they would be better disposed towards the es-
tablishments of their country, both political and religious,
we feel inclined to endow a church, if through your influence
one of moderate capacity could be erected near the part cal-
led C— Waterside. We have been led to understand that
the person who endows is entitled to present to the church.
I am, Rev. Sir, &c. H. A. B—." It is worthy of re-
mark that this munificent offer is made but in the second
year of their proprietorship, and in the first of the actual
working of the mill, and that it comes, too, simultaneously
with an extensive enlargement of the premises anti a very
considerable outlay in machinery, &c. Surely such a pro-
posal ought to meet with the suppo--t, it so richly deserve!:
and who can doubt an attendant blessing upon commercial
enterprise, when the first fruits (and in this case more than
the first fruits) are dedicated to the God of all our mercies ?
—Blackburn Standard.

A RICH CANDIDATE FOR A HUSBAND.—It will be re-
membered that about three months ago a dashingly dressed
middle aged lady was driven up in a gig, accompanied by a
servant in livery, to the Marylebone station-house, and that
she expressed her determination to marry an inspector of the
D division, if she could find one to her mind, at the same
time stating that she was possessed of £5OOO a-year, the
whole of which would be at her husband's disposal. At the
period in question there were two inspectors present, Mr.
Stubbs and Mr. Stedman, both of whom she eyed from top
to toe, and after pronouncing the fornier to he too tall, and
the latter too short, she re-entered the vehicle, having pre-
viously promised to call again. Last Friday afternoon she
did so, and
requestedh aving letaornsteethhaitma. nse
eiwn sapseacctoc
or
rhdaildigllt:e; eititatrtop--
dpuocinetdedt'o Mr. Black, a.fine young man of military appear-
ance, and to him, in accents bland and smooth, unfolded the
object of her visit. Struck with astonishment at the singu-
larity of the proceeding, and wishing to -get rid of the lady,
whose looks were not remarkably prepossessing, he told her
at once that his affections were engaged, upon which she flew
into a most violent passion, and declared that, as she could
not, with all her trouble, persuade an inspector to marry her,
she would bestow her hand and fortune on a common con-
stable. She then hastily left the station, and getting into her
gig, was driven off in the direction of Manchester-square.
POST MORTEM EXAMINATION OF THE LATE MR. DRUM-
MOND.—I understand that a large concretion, or ball, was
discovered in the vicinity of the ilio-coecal valve in the body
of Mr. Drummond. This was quite sufficient to account for
the fatal termination. Intestinal concretions are not very
common in this country. In Scotland they are far more
frequent, more especially among the lower classes. Nei,-
tenteney to them is thought by many to arise from the large
quantity of coarse oatmeal mixed with the husks of grain
which enters into the food of the inferior orders of the Scot-
tish population. The husks, it is imagined with much pro-
bability, form the first nucleus of a concretion, which goes
on increasing in bulk until it fills up the calibre of the, intes-
tines, and necessarily brings on a fatal issue by interrupting
a function so indispensable to vitality as is the free passage
through the intestinal canal. The common use of magnesia
has by some persons been supposed capable of bringing on a
liability to the formation of intestinal concretions; other
persons, however, deny that magnesia has any such tendency.
Probably it has not when it produces a deCided purn'ative ef-
fect.—Arenagh Guardian.
JESUITISM.—The following anecdote is current in Ger-
-many, and illustrates the disguises often assumed by Jesuits
to forward Popery. When the duke and duchess of Anhalt
Cothen embraced the Romish faith a few years back, the
court followed their example, with the exception of one maid
of honour, who abided by her Protestant principles. Shortly
after, a young gentleman arrived from Vienna,
who won the
zn
affections of the lady, but informed her that being a ttoalt
Catholic, he could not ally
himself to a heretic. • She con-
sented, after a struggle, to forsake Protestantism, but fainted
when her recantation was made. The lover then informed
her, that he had paid his addresses to her for the good of her
soul, marriage being out of the question, as he was a priest
and a Jesuit—a fact of which she was convinced, wbeb talc-
ing off a wig which he' wore, he showed her the tonsure, or
shaven crown, which is a distinguishing mark of popish
priests.

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