The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-04-13 00:00:00

April 13, 1847.

Sir John Ross has written to the Royal Astronomiea THE INCENDIARY FIRES AT SOHAM.—Mrs. Munson,
Society, stating that he had made proposals to the Admi- who was remanded some time back for setting fire to somef
ralty to attempt to reach the North Pole, in order to premises at Soham, Cambridgeshire, in the occupation A
measure an ace of the meridian. He proposes to winter Mr. Cooper, of that place, was on Saturday last commit.te"
at Spitzbergen, employing his officers and crew under the for trial at the next assizes. During the examinatigr
direction of the talented son of the celebrated Professor which was holden at Soham, her son Josiah was ansiousik
Schumacher. At the proper season, it is Sir John's in- waiting outside the room to hear the result. It was We
tention to attempt to reach the North Pole on sledges necessary, however, to send for a witness from MiMenhall,
drawn by Swedish horses, being a modification of the plan in the interim, the Magistrates sent for Josiah, who cattle
proposed first by Dr. Scoresby, and of which that highly boldly into the room, wondering, apparently, what they
talented individual has given his most unqualified appro- wanted him for ; and his surprise and mortification may

bation. v
be imagined when Mr. Wilkm, solicitor, said that he or
THE MISFORTUNE OF. RICHES.—On Monday a man peered to prefer a charge against him for having set fire to
named John Parfleet, living at 74, Lucretia-street, New- a stack of straw, on November 1, 1846, the property of
cut, Lambeth, while -in a state of intoxication, reeled Mr. T. Peck, of Soham, whereby several outbuildings were
down a cellar keep, in Kent-street, Southwark, sustaining destroyed ; upon which charge the prisoner stood remand-
several severe injuries. On hearing that he was about to ed until Saturday, when he was heard at the Crown Inn,
be conveyed to the hospital he positively refused, saying Soham, and was fully committed.
he was a gentleman, and could afford to pay for his own FORTUNATE ESCAPE.—THE QUEEN'S HOUNDS.
doctoring. He was accordingly carried on men's shoulders Last Wednesday was a private meeting for the Queen's
to his own dwelling. It is said that on the 28th ultimo hounds, at -Salt Hill ; the throng of amateurs was ye
he received a legacy of £ll9, and since then he has been considerable. Among the recreationists from scholast
continually inebriated, and fined twice, to the amount of toils and plagues was Master Woolls, of Uxbridge, wt
£6, for assaults, and had £5 to pay for damages corn- being mounted upon an old hunter, was much dispose(
mitted whilst in tha' " ''

The new Italian Opera Company, at Covent Garden,
commenced their campaign on Tuesday evening, with
Rossini's grand opera "Semiramide,' before a house
crowded in every part. The refitting and alterations of
the hc.use would appear to have been effected in the most
judicious and elegant manner. Mr. Costa, the conductor,
Madame Grisi, Signor Tamburini, (who, after a four

was not t 6 take the lead, but was to fall back in the ruck;
this created restiveness, and, at last, he bolted with his
young rider, making straight running for the Great Wes-
tern Railway, then some two or three fields in the front--
the two first fences were.cleared in racing pace, but the'

now advancing upon the line, and that

Ling, threw himself out of
. The horse, however, was
of his rider, but pursued

NIGHT