The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-09-11 00:00:00

Sept. 11, ~~4~'
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ROYAL ITALIAN OPERA.—The last extifiiimele, flee
Delafit•ld, in the Bankruptcy Court, took place eV;
day. It appears that the loss by the opera sP'eget:
was £81,355. In the ballet department, there, fe,
female and 32 male creditors, but the claims are
bari
In the band department, there are 85 creditors, t'ireett‘
rum due to them being £1,732. The princiPalirip V
are Madlle. Angri (for singing), £1,840; l‘flabc(49r
cing), £320; Signor Casati (ditto), £255; eignocof,
(ditto), £321 ; Signor Costa, for self and °I es,
director of the music, £3lB ; Madame Dorus Gras, ,Cl 60
Mdlle. Grahn (dancing), £1,000; 319aaSifis
(singing), £700: Signor Mario (singing), £374; see
Roger, £200; Mr. Sims Reeves (singing), £°;
Ronconi (ditto), £2,710; Signor Taraball",
Signor Tagliafico, £203. Dime
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SINGULAR WOUND.—A boy named George --n3
had a narrow escape of receiving a serious', i
it not
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injury, in the Market Place, last Saturday night, "ree4
the wanton frolic of a lad named Batson, whell9t,4etslet"
at a" pop gun." stall shooting for nuts. ''9'l,°ol,l
was drunk, was amusing himself and companiaaseo4,
at a target with a small gun loaded with a dart, ell'
sharp steel or iron point, and forced from the hal-0:
percussion cap. Dimbledee, who was a strong re tie.
son, and merely a spectator, said, " now, ee,Datili
srantly shot the boy in the face. The arrow
Batson turned round and said, " I'll shoot you, eel'.
under the eye-brow, and had to be pulled out bieible°
the poor lad's companions. It seems almost 41103 injarl
conceive how it missed the eye without doing serie+neeee!
to that organ. No injury to the sight was exPeelt,...Y.
sue, but the eye was completely closed and big •
caster Journal. 1°
LOVE AND SUICIDE.—Sarah Spencer Neale.
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woman of respectable family, residing at DePtf:e4.l.):
committed suicide under very pitiable circaustan ,atie
had been much attached to a young man named veteel
constable in the dockyard. Her parents at first Parfet:
commanded the discontinuanceofthe • teeacY, let
in . to let
wards relented, and the marriage was appoint, .wife
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piece at the end of August. It came to the knochte tJ
Davis, however, that his intended motherAa'rsee
spoken very disrespectfully of him, and, in fa'
broke off the engagement with the poor girt:o.4l;a
almost broken-hearted in coesequence. She ",,,„itig;•
him until he came off duty at the dock, and.
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vain attempted to shake his resolution, she (Tie', ,ditL
terly, and, taking a gold ring from her finger, P'9,,,
that of Davis, and told him to keep it for herb; foo„
then left bin., and was seen no more alive, ellefr
drowned in the Grand Surrey Canal. The .larr'eest-
verdict, passed a strong censure on Davis,for hls-
conduct.
SEARCH FOR PROPERTY STOLEN TWEl'"lrbl,s-
YEARS AGO.—The Bury and Suffolk Herald mooed'
a singular letter in reference to a robbery coaleesbh
Bury St. Edmunds twenty-seven years ago, schen ve,
of a Mr. Gudgeon, watchmaker, was broken int%
letter is from a young man who has emigrated tnertejt.
South Wales, and who writes to his father, a ear,telk"
in Bury St. Edmunds, that he had met with a "99;01i0,P
Chambers, who had been transported for lwrseeerso:t
but was now emancipated. This man, the wri'o,oll,
had confessed himself to have taken part in ther,e„' se;
Mr. Gudgeon, and described where he bad hidaee-t, silt`.,
Lion of the stolen property, comprising sevente--ef
watches and two gold ones, viz.: "at the itt;,
Gate-street, (Bury), just over the gate in that Woe.
enterto
opposite the well, and under a tree with a large tt, I
In. consequence of this information, the tree Pea"
spot. alluded to have been dug round, but withouttlie pre;
There are, however, good reasons to believe lbt.teicb
perty is near the spot. Some circumstances -.5 49"
confessed thief mentioned in corroboration of thl 0(0
are borne out by the real facts, and another Part„i°„ell3siter
property stolen on the same occasion was some y
dug up in a field in the neighbourhood. t e sriellvJ
ORANGE DEMONSTRATION.—OR TlleSdaL, ebie, h
versary of Queen Elizabeth Orange Lodge, l'a'l"coll'ee-e
at Bradford, was celebrated by the brethren arl";:eabti
their friends dining together. Early in the morale,frf
silk flag, with the emblems of the order on one -Ince
on the reverse the inscription, "William Fro' indo9
Orange," in gold, floated gaily from one of the
the to
in front of the inn. The internal decorations of t'oeit
room were in very good taste. The whole room Prot °
a most splendid appearance. Mr. Simpson, and old
the parish church, presided at the piano-forte, an' e,e107,
pany of glee singers were in attendance. At sil,ft'at;
the company sat down to a sumptuous dinner. ~"„ sob,
withdrawal of the cloth the choir performed 9,"tis pow
Domine, after which the chair was taken be Jais'liitsraehe
lard, Esq.. J.P., supported on his right bY, J'„ of I„"d
L.L D., Vicar, and one of the Grand ChaP'9„'bp- • Pe
Order ; on his left, William Walker, Esq•
near the chair were John Hollins, Esq.,
Jas. Wade, Esq., J. H. Burnet, Esq., Rev., )3rietir
Mitton, Incumbent of Manningham ; Rev. T. 1' .fte,"•
of Daisy Hill ; Rev. L. Howarth, curate of the
PutiseY'
Claude Hamilon, of Seacroft near Leeds ; and
T. Randall, Incumbent of Eceeshill. John Ferf, ferees
of Pudsey, was the vice-chairman, who, as 01'000'
chairman, Joshua Pollard, Esq., is an orangeman •
ibo
years' standing. rooll4de
THE MAIZE CROP IN THE PARK.—About two p
back we mentioned that an eeriment bad ,i'eF` ores gat
in St. James's-park, by the Commissioners of PI els'lre
Forests, in order to ascertain whether the olive'
might be successfully cultivated in this count-II:, to prenow enabled to announce the result. It is riencionts
mise that the experiment was made under
dig'. -ideal",
which must he manifest to every practical jutted Doric
The spot on which the seed was put down al'atbicheil
nursery of young shrubs and flowering shrubs sciltritlct,
is well known absorb a large proportion of the •1 ebo9of
sap of the soil, whilst the foliage deprives the 10,; 811
ing plants of the benefit of heat, light, and turt'hstaati
which contribute to healthy vegetation. N°t:en-eeseclit'd
inc these drawbacks the little maize crop full,Yre,. etwee
that was anticipated. It was sown in the la"et is elf
May, and now in the beginning of September it is
for cutting. The appearance of the plant is Pe-teill9t,
graceful, far more so, indeed, than that of any ;tedgllct,
corn field. The stems, which run up perfectlY moat
are generally-from four to five feet high, and ee.,olt
thicker than the larger wheat straw. TheYete; lea
from the roots upwards a succession of 011:0
the stem terminating in a little tuft, f t.
the ears of corn, somewhat irregularly rcolumstereda.
this instance, apparently not heavily laden. ," sgrlc'so
from the concurrent opinion of several practical t in `st
turists, many of whom have taken a lively
experiment, it seems not unlikely that the liaalipsio 5,
will be very generally sown henceforward. ltd gtal
commendations are—cheapness of seed, rain" prooo°ii,
simplicity of cultivation, and comparatively larg,eeto
tion. It requires a sunny aspect and a n.-t, ef'cfrof
Amongst those who are about to experiment 1I Doke at
interc.szo pls„
larger scale next year are Prince Albert, th„e, o'oo'l
Richmond, at Goodwood ; and the Duke of •I`e •
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IN A MAN-OF-WAR.—A court-mane
t
has already extended over six days, is at Presenn, of lip
at Plymouth, for the trial of Commander Pitmlif craethe
H. M. sloop Childers, on the charge chiefly teal oared
and oppression. The inquiry had been grant'entea
complaint of Lieut. Graham and Mr.-Elliott, tire,' Ito
recently for desertion from the vessel. Nearly oleo'
nesses have been examined, and their 0411 0119'1°
show that punishments, the most severe all; et
had been inflicted for comparatively trifling 091,,13brttete
one case a marine had been se severely Pu'it, oe
stealing candles to give light in the lower derbe beftiiie
they were battened down in bad weather, thar,ee Syse.
insensible after the infliction. A private, nan-gt,el'er
who was to have received forty-eight lashes beta ej
maneer Pitman said his clothes were dirty, kllnrone ore,
board and was drowned. A witness-- had !we° ilasal°
named Sangyar, naked and insensible at the g9„ter'eell
after a punishment of " scrubbingr—thermotaeo,oo,Trd
53. When at New Zealand, an ordinary seating yeetit
M'Cleet, had received three dozen laele's Or "-ecru' al'
at devotions. A man, named Carters had belt, forre,4
with canvas and sand. A private, named 13rle oa,b„s
leged disobedience, was ordered to be eachl,l9'"-
and water for five days, eight hours aft e..traleoP
marching order, and to sleep in irons at night'teheetel‘P
watch and watch, grog stopped thirteen days. wet 11°
ment towards a lad, named Cleverton, was
open operlJlteeps
ish ;on one-occasion his head had been sP'," tvez9;
was punished with fanams on the hands, an", i-itee' tli"
the first watch on the quarter-deck with his nrecea, of
his shoulders. Upon ore occasion. such hr,threeatd°
debasing anti butcherous nature of the Punqieuten's
sorted to, that a sentry was placed over the, ',ag 09e ter
the ship to prevent his going on deck, or (I°'
cidal act in his quarters,—his razors were telfr,,l
are °d
kept by the commander. Sergeant Junto Pe,: sOeestre
joined the Childers at Hong Ko W
le. as Iwricrise"
any acts of cruelty, or that Cotarnsider Pitman 10"
his duty in a harsher manner than is gene,.',osaaee,
the service. The court martial has not yet `Oclvit.rt
MURDER OF THREE CHILDREN, AND haeteri
A FATHER.—On IVlotelay morning' oboe, ge„00
4. pi,- 1,1,„4,
eleven, a most fearful tragedy took place a' red'
loswich, when a man named Grayson murder fetiqrssle
his male children, of the respective ag.fe!sbeirtt /110141
three years, and eight months, by cuttlne tbeos'el 0
with a razor, and afterwardzecutting his own 01j, &oil,
father was a painter by trade, about 33 Yea° his ta.s. jts•
been married nearly tcn years—the fruit of eto
being seven children. He was always ki"deatite 00°
fond of his children, end of particularly telnrhe aC'tetlei,
Durine the last five or six weeks, however' etetolii-
, failed him, and he frequently exhibited a 541? tree
to despondency, arising from the cares of his shle plee,
- whom he seemed to apprehend he should ro seal 00/0
eerly to bring up. Latterly he suffered lr° hebeo
in the head, producing lowness of sps, a_aget t„o
times was heard to say " I shall never live teatiletl Itiot (10
my troubles." On Sunday evening, lie r bre9,l'isas:lo°
mid appeared to sleep as usual, but eeterv.vet Is,
Monday complained to his wife that he fe ()Jett
went shopping into the town,
and faint. Shortly after eleven o'clock, -',iastis'; 00e
children in the house ; but she had not bee; fie tl'eloreo
than half an hour, when she heard the a thei tag II
leaving her _ labse.PS,
what had occurred. As soon as she diesreturPt fcee
ing spectacle presented itself of the four D,°_;.osti 5.
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the ground in the front room, with their leietbe'r•
dead—a razor lying between her hushalli`,e ha 1,00,13
appears that no sooner had his wife left,_:ren,
ereto
the unfortunate man said to the three cligt%n,e Pifechoter
at the time in the back room, " Co'ne ea a hilitoarilis
play in the front room, and I will give Y tea t_ j 0 .110
each." This observation was heard bY pletesieft
bet
Emma, agel eight, who was washing 'Tose, de the
adjoining kitchen, and she, in conseele"re she 'ietottett
kitchen and stood at the back door,ist;e leo'
father take the baby jorfin4 • iite'
front room, the other two children fol eoll et
few' eith
returned to the wieshhouse, but in a her lar
into the front room, when she beheld
three brothers lying dead on the carpet•ronteelt
given, and surgical assistance instantly P
course, it way taetrodual.
in his arms and cam.e.