The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-02-11 00:00:00

THE' QUEEN'S.MARRIAGE.

(From the Oxford Herald.)
It has been officially announced, from the Lord
Chamberlain's office, that the solemnization of her Ma-
jesty's marriage will take place on Monday next, the
lOth instant. It is reported that for the ceremonial,
at which the Archbishop of Canterbury will officiate,,
assisted by the Bishop of London, the hour of noon is
fixed upon. Arrangements have been made to accom-
modate as many spectators as possible, both in the
heelthrough which the august procession will move on its
wa
Yto the Chapel. Royal, and on its return. Prepa-
rations, we understand, are making along the line of
'road in those places through which the royal bride,
with her illustrious consort, will pass in their way from
town to Windsor Castle, for greeting . the happy pair
with loyal demonstrations of affectionate sympathy.
Eton, At
in particular, through which the Queen's car-
riage will have to drive, in consequence ,of the high
flood, it is intended to erect two hymeneal arches. of
appropriate classical design, decorated with rich fes-
toons, for.the reception of the bridal cortege.
Tu u procedia Io Triumphsl
q e rb,,,
aita.sBenci,-;1 :zt-:l7elnus,lo Triomphe.?
" As that;list procession moves along,.
ttepeated shouts of triumph swell the song."
Her Majesty has very opportunely evinced a most
gracious consideration
o the. depressed state of our
silk and lace manufacturers giving munificent en-
couragement to the productions of British art and na-
tive industry by her , exclusive
patronage. Her royal
example will bf course he followed,not only by the la-
dies of the court, but by all. our fair countrywomen festivitiesc6t on
intrywomen
who participate in any of the numerous
eio
the joyous occasion. Viscount Melbourn the Mar-
d give
quis of Normanby, the Earl of Minto,
Russell, and other public functionaries, willlargeTolin
'
4
full-dress dinner parties on the wedding-day; and
e
Duchess of Sutherland and the Countess of Suther-
land and the Countess of Minto have each invited a
very numerous assembly for the evening. •
But one wish and prayer will be breathed by British
Christians of all classes and parties on this important
and interesting crisis in the life of our youthful and
beloved Sovereign ; that happiness, as pure, and per-
fect, and permanent, as
_any sublunary blessing can be,
may attend on this sublunary union; and that in a
• ripe old age our revered monarch, with the worthy oh-
lect of' her choice, and partner of her destiny, may he
advanced to
itii . the enjoyment of an eternal. crown, trans-.
111)._,4ge .yl. peace that which decorates her fair brow to
their children and children's children. .. :
Priaee Albert, on his
nin. ~,i, receive, b entering the, cap
with all the • . vital of Belgi-
-12 order of his uncle, King Leo-
pold,.his arrival here the honours due to a crowned head. On
The question respecting is to be created a Field-
Marshal.country has not been settlie:dpecting his rank in; he
Mi-
nisters have omitted the third by Parliament : the
zation Bill, which referred to this
of his Naturali-
eubujeete t
yet; and,dee decided
to Lord Melbourne, they hisays
what steps to take.

CHARTIST EXHIBITION EXTRAORDINARY.A cellowvvho
perambulates the metropolis With a
.
" mysterious" vehicle,
which has a box placed upon it, advertises on a pal'er
from it that he "Exibils a Dreadfulle Representationanufg
e:tnhge
m
Riots at Newport, in illunuth, Whales, with true
of Mr. Frost, Mr. Williams, and his Cumpanions, wjiithre
naterally done in Culurs. All the Charterists engaged are
to be seen—Only one hapenny to see all this."
SuocrriNG AT CURRAGHMORE.—The Marquis of Water-
ford, Lord William Beresfordi and the Hon. Paul Methuen,
left on Sutylay for Melton Mowbray. During their stay at
Curraghruore, his lordship and friends bagged thirty-seven
hares, two hundred and fifty-three pheasants, one hundred
and eleven brace of woodcocks, seventy-two snipes, and four
hundred and five rabbits—altogether nine hundred and ninety-
nine head of game. His lordship rifled an eagle from its airy
element
at a height apparently impracticable.—Limerick
Standard.
PRINCE ALBERT'S BOOTS.—Messrs. Llewellin and Naish,
John-street, n-street, have manufactured a very elegant and
even superb pair of bootst, as a present to Prince Albert. The
legs are of Morocco
]eater, velvet. The latter
and the turn over or top is of
r is
flowered with gold.elegantly embroidered and
In the
m. .tentre are the royal arms, sur-
mounted with the letters V
are the Rose, the Thistle,
and
the4n either side of the shield
parts of the boots are patent leather, Shth amrock. The lower
with white silk, is a materpiece of closing, stitching of which
a matter for admiration, and the heelsarenfThe sole is also
by gold plus, placed in the form of the imperialter, secured
the letters. A. The whole has but one faut,
crown, and
that the boots are altogether too beautiful to be '‘ which
is,
trodden
under foot of man." The box in which they
.are to be con-
veyed, is a r hoice specimen of mahogany, having on the t„
the royal arms. and being lined with superb•erhusou velvet '
the manufacturer is Mr. Hingston, of Park-street.—Bristol
Stallard-.4 frPoiv :.,.( 4.1.: ,:.; ::, , , : x..i,i:,.' ...t- 4‘.
..... i .=.4 ..f.14.:

On the .I§th of January there was a .large business.
done in .the StoCk Market at New York,.but'very little
change was observed in the general aspect of the money
market. In foreign exchanges the business done for
the packet was but light. The supply of bills, how-
ever, was fair, and generally cf a good description: The
quotations in London were from 61 to 71. Opera-
tions in foreign exchanges were materially suspended
in consequence of the expected arrival of the British
Queen, the detention of which vessel in England had
not yet been ascertained at New York. Domestic ex-
changes were improving. Philadelphia bank notes
were eught at 51 to 6. _

We have no news of any importance from Canada.
The same remark applies to the South American States.
The Maine boundary question had been brought
before the Senate, when resolutions were passed for an
inquiry into the negotiations which had taken place,
during the .last two years, between General Scott and
Sir John Harvey..... • - • •
.We find in the New York Morning Courier and En-
q?tirer the Melancholy:details of .two additional explo-
sions of steam-vessels, 40 of which, as will be seen
from the subjoined extracts, was accompanied by a
frightful sacrifice of human life. The number that
perished on board the Lexington bad not been cor-
rectly ascertained, but it was estimated at about ONE
HUNDRED AND FORTY. Among the lists of the pas-
sengers we do not recognise a single Englishman.
They all appear "to have been AM ericans. We ,give
the particulars at as great length as practicable.
[Since writing th above we have ascertained that
" Samuel Henry, of the firm of S. & A. Henry, Man-
chester, England," was among the passengers on
board the Lexington.]

DREADFUL EXPLOSION OF A STEAM VESSEL.
(From the Morning Courier and Enquirer of Jan. 16.)

The city was thrown into a state of eitreme Consternation,
by intelligence of a most fatal accident having befallen the
steamboat Lexington, which left here on Monday afternoon,
under the command of Captain George Child, on her usual
trip to Stonington. We have gathered from Captain Hil-
lard,. almost the only survivor—at least as present appear-
ances lead us to dread from this awful scene of death, from
Captain Brooks of the New Haven steamboat, who received
Captain Hiilard on board—from the.sloop Merchant, Captain
Meeker, who rescued him, and from Captain Jennings, of
the sloop Ganges, who left Southport, to which place the
sloop. Merchant belonged. and whither she had returned, the
following particulars of this distressing event : •
The Lexington prosecuted her voyage until half,past seven
o'clock in the evening, When' being, between Eaton'S Neck
and Crane's Neck, a fire was discoVered to have broken out
near the smoke pipe, among some bales of cotton which were
stowed near it, or to which at least the flames speedily spread.
An attempt was then made to get out the suction pipe, and
by means of water thrown from it on the flames, extinguish
theM ; but these spread with such rapidity, that soon all
access to the engine was impossible, and it continued to work
for a time with fearful rapidity. ' Captain Childs, it would
appear, then'determined to steer the boat for the nearest part
of the Long Island shore; and he was last seen in the whzel
house at the helm. In fifteen minutes, hoWever, the engine
became immoveable, and the course of the boat arrested
abOut two milei from the land. Here she continued to.burn
until about 3 o'clock in the morning, when what remained of
her sank.

It were needless to ittempt to describe .the-- wend of -ago-
nized confusion which ensued among the passengers, and in-
deed all on board, as soon as the fire was discovered. No
order was preserved, or any attempt made to preserve it.
The life-boat which was on board was thrOwn over, forward
of the wheel, was struck by the paddles, anctbroken to pieces..
The Lexington had. three boats besides, which were launch-.
ed by the passengers while slid was under full *ay, and im-,
mediately swaniped. Sdme twenfy of them who had life.-
preservers about them, jumped overboard, and the rest were
last seen as the drove them from the higher parts of
the steamboat, clinging in clusters to the guard-braces, where
they hung till all went down together.
Capt. Hillard, formerly of the ship Mississippi, of this
port—one of the passengers—escaped. When the progress
of the fire was such as to leave no hope, the passengers com-
menced throwing the deck freight overboard, probably in
the expectation that some parts of it would remain floating,
and might be the means of -saving some of them. Capt. H.
assisted in throwing about ten bales of cotton overboard, and
in leaping on one of them. One of the firemen of the boat
also succeeded in getting on the.same bale, and these two, by
means of a piece of board which they picked-up, succeeded
in keeping the bale head on to the sea until about four
o'clock in the morning, when the bale capsized, but righted
again with both of them, on it. Until this time they had
kept the upper part of their bodies comparatively dry, but
were now completely wet to the skin. And now the fireman
began to despond, talked of hig wife and children; told Capt.
H..that his name was Cox, and that he resided in Oak-street
New York. Capt. H. endeavoured to cheer him up, and at
last lashed him to the•baler but at about S o'clock in the
morning he expired. 'At li o'clock Captain H. was rescued
by Capt. Meeker, in the sloop Merchant of Southport.
The same vessel also rescued Captain Manchester, the
pilot, and a fireman named Smith., who were each on a bale
of cotton. The fireman says, that soon after the fire was dis-
covered, he sought refuge on the rudder, expecting the boiler
would burst, but whilstthere, two boys, who could not swim,
entreated him to give them his place, which he consented to,
on condition that they threw him a bale of cotton, which they
did, and to which he swam. The boat then drifted some
distanceahead ofhim, but when her upper works were burned,
he,againfioated near her, and saw several of the passengers
and crew on pieces of the wreck. They, however, all gradu-
ally becaine exhausted, and fell off.
Captain Manchester, the pilot, adds little to the above :par-
ticulars ; he and the fireman last spoken of, were badly
frozen.

We annex a list of as many passengers as on diligent in-
quiry we could learn were on board. We do not, however,
vouch for its entire accuracy ; though in the main we believe
it will be found correct, as far as it goes. Captain Hillard
estimates the number of passengers at 150; but Capt. Man-
chester says he thinks there were no more than 75 on board,
and we find, that this latter number is considered at the office
of the Company to which the boat belonged, to be the nearest.
probability. What chance is there that any more have been
rescued ?—Capt. Hillard says, that at about eight o'clock in
the morning a schooner, bearing to westward, passed him
while on the bale of cotton, about a mile off. She did not
see him, but it is possible she may have fallen in with some
of the other passengers floating on the, pieces of the wreck.
The conflagration of the boat was seen from Norwalk and
Bridgeport, on the Connecticut shore, but the state of the
tide and the ice prevented themgetting out. heir boats to her
assistance, and though the attempt was made, it was found
impossible to succeed. From the Long Island shore, we
have as yet no accounts, and 'it is possible, as the flames
must have been still more visible there, that some effectual
assistance may have been rendered to the unfortunate beings
who were floating on the waves, yet the sea was so very high,
and the cold so intense, that it seems almost a forlorn hope.
(From the Courier and Enquirer of Jan. 18)
From the New Haven Daily Herald (extra) of Tuesday
evening, we find nn account of the mode in which the fire
took, which is somewhat more explicit and satisfactory thari
any other which has met our eye. " The fire," says that
journal, " was discovered a little after seven o'clock, under
a tier of cotton bales, piled amidship, against the wooden
box or frame which'encloSed the pipe leading from the tire-
room below, this boat having her boiler on her kelson, or un-
der deck. , This pipe led through the freight above, and the
ignition of the cotton had become so extensive before the fire
engine and ho'se of the boat could be put in operation, that
both crew and passengers were so oierwhelmed in smoke, and
the natural agitation of the metnent, that all efforts to subdue
the fire were unavailing."
We understand from a source on which we can rely, that the
pilot, Captain Manchester, says, that shortly after the fire
broke out, he went to the wheel house, got the wheel hard
up, and then the rope parted, it being hide rope, connecting
with the chain and iron rods. He then sprung down to
launch the life boat, which was broken by the paddles, as
has been already described.
A bale of cotton was his next resource, to which he found
a loan lashed. Finding, during the night, that the man was
dead, he cut his body loose, fearing that it might cause the
bale to turn over. Manchester was picked up, lashed to the
bale, senseless and how he came •so lashed, be does not re-
collect. -

Smith. one of the hands also saved, says that he jumped
overboat•d at about eight o'clock, arid swam to a bale of cot-
ton, after floating on which five hours and a half in the wa-
ter, he got hack to the wreck, and warmed himself for an
hour by "the firce, and then-rot on that part of the wreck from
which he was picked up.

STEAMBOAT •
The steamboat Belle of Mi
souri,DISASTER. bound from New Or-
leans for St. Louis, whilst wooding about a mile below Li-
berty, Illinois, on the evening of Christmas-day, took fire
and was totally consumed. She had on board a valuable
cargo, and a large number of deck passengers. The follow-
ing letter from the commander to the owners gives the par-
ticulars

" Steamboat Susquehanna, Dec 23, 1839
" The steamboat Belle landed this evening
at about half-
past. six or seven o'clock,with
is'lia
at about one mile above Liberty
illinois, at a wood yard. While wooding an alarm of e'
was given on the lower deck, aft. immediately on hearing
the alarmlsta,,,d,haoftw,
ebruet,mhaekiinngg so
their muchway
yc
froorwwdierdd w w
deck passengers,
tever they could take with them, it was some time before
I could reach the fire. When I arrived there, to my horror,
a blaze was coming through the neck from the hold as high
as my .head. I called to my men for water ; a number of
them started immediately aft with buckets, hut, the wind
being on our stern, it soon became impossible for any one to
remain in the smoke.
" Some water was cast on the fire, but to no effect. In
the space of five or ten minutes at least, the whole boat was
one solid blaze of fire.
" Our boat having been landed at the time, fortunately
saved, I believe, every life, but faw or none saved any portion
of their baggage.
a sce"ni"'
little hopecrew and mare e I never before witnessed, hope never to again.
Omen and children running-and screaming, such
She is a t. and
Saving any thing.
of l
loss, burned to the water's edge, and very
was : acoetpossible."
[The Belle had
on board a largesl
the fire
the fact that she was
insured for About 11,000 dollars. She
I shall remain with the
roYfeffort to save as much as poss
explosion must have powder, which exploded shortly after
discovered, making a total wreck.. Nothing but
Intllsel,liore saved the passengers, as the
them, it is expected, lost ders
nearly two hundred passenall. It is said that there were
• chiefly Germans ; some of
16,000 in gold and silver, and only
of the moment he could cram intO:ired what in the hurry
One man had
was the last man to leave the boat.] s Pockets. The captain

of AGAIN.
(From
the Count
BOUNDARY TROUBLES
Boggs, s, which
(From the St. Louis Bulletin
It will be seen by the proclamation of Gov,
we publish to day, that he dissents from the
passed by the legislature of lowa, and adopted by
Court of Clark Co. to suspend all hostilities until theo u n 1
tsyt
day of July next; he further calls all the officers of the state,-
civil and military, to exercise their respective duties to their
full extent, in conformity with the laws of this state. We will
now have " marching and counter=marching " of troops, and
"rumours of war," in abundance from the disputed territory.

Humbly Sheweth,—That a system of adulteration of to-
bacco has for some years been practised to a considerable ex-
tent. to the manifest injury of the revenue, and to the ruin
of the fair trader. That your petitioners, in reiterated peti-
tions to the Board of Excise, and to the local officers, have
prayed. that the law against adulteration might be put in force,
for the protection of the revenue, and also for the due protec-
tion of your petitioners, who do not themselves practise such
fraud. That, in consequence, several seizures of adulterated
tobacco were made about two years ago, but were subse-
quently restored by order of government, without the inflic-
tion of any penalty, notwithstanding that no doubt could
possibly be entertained that the tobacco so seized was in an
adulterated state. That in consequence of these restorations,
the local officers have inferred that it is not the intention of
government to prevent or punish similar frauds ; and, not-•
withstanding these local officers are perfectly aware of, and
fully admit the extensive existence of this illegal practice, yet
they .refuse to take any steps to.punish or prevent it, and
state without disguise (in answer to the urgent 'remonstrances
of your petitioners), that they are convinced that any exer-
tions on their part for.its suppression,
,would not be accept-
able to their superiors, and that, consequently, they will not
venture to act until distinct Orders to do so shall he issued
by the Board of Excise. That your petitioners have in con-
sequence implored the interference of the Treasury, and of
the Chancellor of her Majesty's Exchequer, but that no
attention has been paid to their earnest entreaties. Your
petitioners have prayed a reference to the local officers,
who are ready to bear testimony to the truth of these
allegations, the practice complained of being notorious.
Your petitioners have respectfully represented that the
weight of tobacco upon which duty was paid in the year
ending October 10, 1839, was 1,143,681 pounds less than in
the preceding year, and that the consequent loss of £171,552
to the revenue is altogether caused by this fraud ; it being
the full conviction of your petitioners that the consumption
of tobacco has not decreased. Your petitioners have re-
spectfully stated that the existing law 1 and 2 Geo. IV. cap.
119, is sufficiently strong to meet the evil complained of,'and
have represented that the revenue is defrauded, not only in-
directly, by the non-payment of duty on the materials mixed
with adulterated tobacco consumed in the kingdom, but also
directly, by the drawback allowance of 2s. ad. per pound
claimed and received on tobacco so adulterated when ex-
ported as ships' stores. Your petitioners have prayed the
interference of the local- officers of her Majesty's customs to
check this last-named fraud, but have met with the same re-
fusal in that department which was given by the officers of
excise, because these officers of customs bad previously re-
presented the case to their superiors, and no notice was taken
of their representations. That your petitioners hive conse-
quently been left without any protection from ruinous loss in
contending against opponents who have no advantage: over
them except the very large profits they derive from defraud-
ing the revenue, and the time is at length come when your
petitioners have only the choice of two evils—either to be-
come fraudulent or to abandon their trade. Your petitioners
therefore pray, that their case may be fully, and at an early
period, inquired into, and that they may be allowed to offer
proof of the allegations herein contained • and further; that
strict orders may be issued forthwith to the officers of excise
throughont the kingdom to enforce the,laws for the preven-
tion of adulterating.tobacco.
And your petitioners, as in duty bound, will ever pray, &c.
RO'. St. WM. JOHNSON. I THOS. GRAY.
WILLIAM HARRISON.' JOHN & JAS. S. HARVEY.
Ronr. COLIIOUN. W. 0. DICKINSON.

JimN. Mom psoN. I FEATHERSTON. & ELDER
PRINGLE & TATE.

STATE OF TRADE.

.MANCTIESTER.—The appearance of gradual improvement,
'which appeared in this market a few weeks ago, appears to
have entirely vanished, and the general dulness of last week
appeared ,t 0 have. :deepened into: a general -gloQua, yeste rd a y.'
The-,deffiand or yarn and goods-of all kinds.was 'extremely.
limited,, arid lower prices were very generally submitted to.
This .unfavinirable state of things was probably aggravated
by the announcement of several failures in the town and
neighbourhood; one or two of which are to a ratherserions
extent.

ROCHDALE FLANNEL MAD, ET. MONDAY, FEB. B.—Ta-
day has been a very dull market ' • indeed but few buyers have
attended, and the business done has been extremely limited.
There has been no change in prices. In the wool market
there is no alteration to report.—Manchester Guardian.
BLACKBURN.-Our trade has been getting worse-during
the past week, and up to this day it is really flat and unsatis-
factory. Some descriptions of yarn are lower in price ; mo-
ney is exceedingly scarce, and, taken 'as a whole,, the pros-
pect for spring trade is anything but a flattering ane.—Black-
burn Standard

DUNDEE.—The business done in linens during the bygone
week has been greater than for a number of weeks past,,• al-
though we can as yet state no, improvement in the prices of
flax, yarns, or linens. There havd been some inquiries after
the coarser descriptions of yarns, suitable for the manufac--
ture of cotton bagging, an article that has long been a drug
in our market, which would induce the belief that it is again
likely to be in demand. The reduction of the rate of inte-
rest by the Bank of England, and the late accounts from
America, afford a more-cheering prospect for our manufac-
turers than they have had for sortie time back.—Dundee
Courier.