The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-09-29 00:00:00

DOMESTIC INTELLIGENCE

During the months of April, May, and June, of the pre-
sent year, there died in the five parishes of Penllyn, Merio-
nethshire, forty-three persons: the average of the ages of
seventeen out of that number was 80 years !

An advocate was lately convicted at Berne of having,need-
lessly protracted a suit in which he was engaged 13 years,
and sentenced to a fine of 25 franks—one pound sterling !
Some inquiries are in progress as to the condition of the
Greenwich out-pensioners, with a view to ascertain such as
are still capable of active duty.
Pheasant shooting commences on Thursday next, the Ist
of October. These birds are not very plentiful this season,
but remarkably fine and strong in the wing.

Government has sent down a gentleman from the Customs
to Gainsbro', to inquire into th propriety of making that
place a port.
Last week, an extraordinarily fine stag was shot by the
keeper to Godfrey Wentworth, Esq., at Woolley Park, I ork-
shire, which weighed 29st. Nibs.; on some parts of this
extraordinary animal, the fat was three inches thick.

A LOST WAGER.—Just after the St. Leger was run for
this year at Doncaster, a person from near Thurlstone, was
seen running up and down the course, in a great hurry, first
taking one person's hat off, and then another; one gentleman
to whom he had taken the liberty of doing so asked him what
was amiss, " Wha," said the west countryman, iu his native
dialect, `• Ha bet a wager, auze won five paind on a ball'd
headed chap, an ha want to foind him if ha can."

The Board of Stamps have announced their intention of
putting a stop to the clandestine and illegal mode of adver-
tising, lately adopted by speculators, through the medium of
postage covers. In future, all such publications will be
charged with stamp duty the same as newspapers.
RAILWAY HAILES.—As a luggage train was on its way
from Selby to Hull, on Thursday evening last, a hare was
seen on its hind legs and staring at the approaching mass.
The animal actually remained till it was run over, and of
course killed. Shortly afterwards, another hare started up
before the engine, ran a head of it for upwards of two hides,
and then, whilst in the act of crossing the road, had its head
cut off by one of the wheels.—Hull Times.

KEIGHLEY CHURCH RATE.—A meeting was held in the
vestry of the parish church, on Friday, the 18th inst., the
Rev. W. Busrield, the rector, in the chair, for the purpose of
laying a church-rate of Id in the pound, which was almost
unanimously granted, the only individual who opposed it be-
ing a teetotal socialist, of the name of Knowles. This must
be very gratifying to the new rector, as it is some time since a
church rate was obtained in the parish.

A CURIOUS AFFAIR.—A person of the name of Wilkinson
near Croft, received about a week ago, a parcel by the rail-
way coach from about Auckland, which upon being opened,
presented the appaling spectacle of a dead infant. It might
have been still-born, or died through the want of assistance at
its birth. Great ingu!ries have been made and active exer-
tions are still making by the police, to obtain some clue to this
marvellous affair, but without success. Various interpreta-
tions have been put upon this barbarous and inhuman act.—
Leeds Inelligencer.

TESTIMONIAL OF RESPECT TO THE REV. THEO. INIT.
—A deputation of the subscribers waited upon the Rev.
Theo. Dury, late Rector of Keighley, on Wednesday week
last, to present him with a handsome silver tea and coffee
service, as a mark of their gratitude to him, for his services
during the period he was rector. And at the same time a
massive silver tea caddy, was presented, from the teachers
and scholars of the Church Sunday School. The subscrip-
tions to both the above presents, amounted to about £l4O.
DEATH OF LORD KENMURE.—John Gordon, Viscount
Kenmure, and Lord of Lochinvar. in the Scotch peerage,
died on the 21st instant, in his 91st year. His lordship's
titles were restored in 1824, having been forfeited by his
grandfather, the sixth viscount. His lordship married in
1781 Miss Morgan, who died in 1815, and by whom he had
no issue. Ile is succeeded by his nephew, Lieut. Adam
Gordon, R.N., eldest son of his brother, Adam Gordon, who
died in 1806.

THE LATE CASE OF FANATICISM.—The young man,
Molloy, whose extraordinary acts of fanaticism appeared
some time since in this paper, continues still at the Meath
Hospital, in, we regret to say, a very precarious state. The
injuries which he inflicted on himself are of so serious a
nature that the physicians are apprehensive they may termi-
nate in a lock-jaw, which must be fatal. Yet, notwithstand-
ing the intense pain which the poor man must of necessity
suffer, he continues singing hymns, repeating psalms, and
quoting texts of Scripture with a fervour which would do
honour to the first among our modern saints. Persons in
the hospital are obliged to keep watch in his room, both
night and day, fearing least his wretched fanaticism might in-
duce him to complete still greater violence on himself.—
Dublin Evening Packet.

The number of letters delivered through the postoffice on

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any particular day in London is very much influenced by cir-
cumstances. The average number of general post letters is
about 30 per cent. greater on Monday than on any other day
of the week. Last Christmas day the number of general
post letters, outwards, fell about 70 per cent., and the num-
ber of district post letters about 80 per cent. On the day of
her Majesty's wedding, the first fell about 70 per cent., and
the second about 25 ; whilst on St. Valentine's day, the first
rose about five, and the second 30 per cent.
SHOCKING RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—A frightful and fatal

accident occurred on the Great Western Railway, on Wed-
eesday afternoon, under the following circumstances. It ap-
pears that a cow-keeper, named Robert Ruddel, aged eighty
years, had been in the habit of crossing the line in pursuit of
his avocations, at the Gravel-pits, Keynshani, and on this
occasion he was induced, at the request of one of the police,
who knew that he was deaf and feeble through his great age,
to sit down on a post until after the live o'clock up-train
from Bristol to this city, which was momentarily expected,
should have passed. He, however, unfortunately left his
seat too soon, and got between the rails just as the train
came in sight, and, notwithstanding that the whistle of the
engine and other signals were used to warn him out of the
way, he did not move, and the whole train passed over him,
causing his instant death and terrible mutilation. No blame
whatever can be attached to the company's servants.—Bath
Chronicle.

PORTSMOUTIE—The Medea steamer, Commander War-
den, the Salamander steamer, Commander Henry, and the
Hecate steamer, Commander Ward, are preparing in the
river for the Mediterranean. The first-named is nearly ready
for sea. The Calcutta, 84, Capt. Sir Samuel Roberts, will
be ready for sea at Plymouth on the 28th October. The
whole of the crew of the Belleisle, 78, have been transferred
to her for service in the Mediterranean. The North Star, 26,
Commodore Lord John Hay, C. 8., has come into the har-
bour from the north coast of Spain, and is ordered to be re-

fitted with all dispatch to procved to Lisbon for the protec-
tion of mercantile property. The commodore has struck
his broad pennant. The Queen, 110, will be commissioned
here next week by Capt. J. W. Montague, for Admiral Sir
Edward Codrington's flag. The Indus, 84, will be ready to
hoist the pendant on the 12th October. The Vesuvius steam-
vessel, Commander Henderson, is daily looked for from Cha-
tham, on her way to join Sir Robert Stopford in the Mediter-
ranean. The Vengeance, 84, is shortly expected at Ports-
mouth, from Plymouth, to be fitted as a demonstration-ship.
—Brighton Gazette.
NEW ZEALAND LANDS.—The Auction Mart was crowded
on Thursday, in consequence of the first sale by auction of
1000 acres of land, recently sold by this company to indivi-

duals. Much excitement prevailed, and a very- unusual com-

petition was the result. Mr. Robins intimated that the
company disposed of these lands in sections of 101 acres each

—that i; to ;ay, 100 suburban acres, a few miles removed
from the intended new city of Wellington. Each purchaser
of 100 acres to have one acre given to him adjacent to the
city, for his house of business. This was sold (the 101 acres)
to the public at £lOO. Mr. Robins sold on Thursday the
lots of 101 acres, some for 190 guineas, and the rest from
160 guineas to 140 guineas. When the sale was commencing,

Mr:Robins said he just seen a proclamation, dated the
21st of May, from Governor Hobson, whereby " the whole
of New Zealand," including the company's settlement at
Port Nicholson, " was declared 'a British colony, and sub-
ject to British laws." By this important document the
ground was cleared of every real and imaginary difficulty,
and it would be in very bad taste to doubt that the prospects

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of the New Zealand company were not as flourishing as those
of Australia.

We animadverted last week, but not with a severity pro-
portionate to the evil, on the great injury inflicted on public
morals by such open profanation of the Lord's day, as that
perpetrated by the railroad tour from Leeds to Sheffield.
True, the scene was a magnificent one ; magnificent also was
the sin ! To violate the commands of God on a grand scale
may possibly impose on weak minds ; but, in the eye of cool

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reason, the moral turpitude of so glaring a breacliof them
is thereby infinitely aggravated. By the way, w e are at a
loss to account for the passiveness of the provincial press,
very generally, on a subject of such stirring interest and vital
importance. We can only account for it on the supposition
that a sinister influence is at work to conceal facts, and stifle
the expression of public feeling. In one instance, at least,
we know this to have been the case. A well-written article,
animadverting in strong but temperate language on the glar-
ing mismanagement displayed on a recent occasion, lately
appeared in a paper published not far from the spot where a
dreadful railroad accident had occurred. No sooner was this

innocently offensive article seen in the first and limited
edition of the paper in question, than the all-powerful influ-
enee and intimidation of the Directors were forthwith put in

motion, which, unhappily for the interests of the public,
proved too successfully in totally suppressing it in the subse-
quent and more widely circulated edition.—Watchman.

TIIE EGYPTIAN GUN CARRIAGE.—On Wednesday morn-
ing a stupendous carriage for the long gun in St. James's-
park, constructed in the carriage department, and cast by
Messrs. Hall, of Dartford, was placed in its destination, St.
James's-park. It is divided into five compartments. The
first contains the insignia of the Order of the Garter; the
second is filled up with a shield and crown, with the initials
"G. It. III." in the shield. In the central compartment,
Britannia is represented seated, with a shield at one side, and
a lion couchant at the other. The perspective is filled up
with a view of the ocean, and the Pyramids of Egypt in the
distance. The fourth department contains an enormous cro-
codile, the " slimy monster" of the Nile. The fifth contains
the emblems of oriental (or rather, we should say, oriental
and accidental) personification—the sabre and the sceptre
crossed, and the coronet of feathers, which, to our minds, is
associated only with the ideal figure of America. The re-
verse of the carriage is precisely similar : at the end is this
inscription :—" This gun taken in Egypt by the British army,
1801." The wheels, which are placed on a separate truck,
are exceedingly massive ; the radii are shaped like the
branches of the palm tree. A sphinx lies on the same car-
riage, intended to lie at the foot of the gun. The weight of
the carriage alone is seven tons, eight hundred weight, two
quarters, and seven pounds. Those who are acquainted with
works of this description consider it an excellent production.
We consider the design, however, devoid of that freedom
which, in the present state of art, might easily be attained.
—Woolwich Gazette.

CURIOUS ATTEMPT AT POISONING.—A report has been
very current in Nottingham throughout the week, that an
attempt at poisoning was made on Sunday last, under cir-
cumstances of a very mysterious character. A little before
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took a stroll into the Market-place, where he observed a
stranger, who accosted him, and inquired if his name was
Manning, and if he had not married Miss Bolton ? The
answer, of course, was in the affirmative. The stranger said
he had some little news he would tell him about his wife,
and where he might find her in London, if he would step
aside. Manning, having reason to suppose that his wife was
with her father and mother in London, and had been for
some weeks, readily went, and had a conversation, in which
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which Manning is defending, he listened with attention to
the tale, made many inquiries, and then expressed himself
obliged. Just after closing hls remarks, the stranger took a
" pocket pistol" from his side pocket, and, taking out the
cork, appeared to drink ; he theti put. the cork into the bot-
tle again, and was about covering tit with a leathern case,
when he suddenly said, " Oh dear . how ill-mannerly I amnot to ask you to drink ;" and, by over-persuasion, he in-
duced Manning to take a draught, and, by being pressed to
drink, a second draught. They then parted, and the stranger
disappeared. In a short time Manning became sick, and
before he could get in at the door he fell, and was taken up
by the neighbours in the yard in a state indicating that he
was obtained, but Manning still lies in a dangerous state.—
had been drinking something poisonous. Medical assistance
Bath Chronicle.