The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-10-29 00:00:00

MISCELLANL'OT

Pickfords, carriers, and
and copper, sank in the Avon on Wed-

A. vessel belonging to

ladOh with linlt9stti-ne

ANOTHER CONVERSION TO THE CHURCII.—It is re-
ported that the son of Dr. Muir, Presbyterian teacher of St
Edinburgh, has gone to one of the great Ell7l.
niversities, Oxford or Canibrio

:e, to study tliec

y, with

view of coming out in the Church of En

burton, was attempting to ride behind a coach, his legs were
caught in the wheel, and both his thighs were broken.

There are now in Appledore and Bideford no less than 11
vessels building on speculation, and only one contracted tor,
a melancholy proof of the depressed state of the shipping in-

A poor niannamed Lewis Roberts last week fell from an
American ship, the Rob. Roy, into the Bute Docks at Car.:
diff, and was drowned. His shipmates limited their exer-
tions to picking up his hat, and then rowed away, leaving
him calling for help.

CIIURCH EXTENSION.--The Bishop of Worcester will
consecrate three churches, recently erected in the neighbour-
hood of Birmingham, during the present week.- Two are
very nearly ready for consecration in the neighbouring diocese
of Lichfield and Coventry.

A SHREWD HINT.—A Boston paper, in noticing the new
books recently published at New York, adds, " Most of the
newspaper editors in the United States have spoken of them
as of great merit. We do not believe a word of the praise

bestowed ou the
them."

e works, and will not, till we shall have seen

THE WOOD-PAVING IN OXFORD-STREET.—OH SatUr-
ty, at the meeting of the Marylebone,vestry, Mr. Gomm in
p the vectro entered lincin thp rhernceinn of the mi..

nute for confirmation, agreeing to accept the proposal of
Messrs. Margrove and Esdale, the proprietors of Rankins'
patent wood pavement, to lay down six hundred yards of
their specimen in Oxford-street, between Southampton-
street and Duke-street, without subjecting the vestry to any
outlay, but at an annual charge of three shillings per square
yard per annum. After a short discussion the minute was
confirmed by a majority of twenty-five to fifteen.

CONVERSION OF FOUR ROMAN CATHOLICS TO THE PRO-
TESTANT FAITH.—.OII Sunday last, the 17th instant, the
church of Colebrook presented a remarkable scene. It hav-
ing been reported through the country that three Roman Ca-
tholics would present themselves for the purpose of formally
renouncing Popery. the church was filled to excess at an early
hour. After the Nicene Creed, the Rector, the Rev. Sidney
Smith, requested those persons who had given notice of their
intention of conforming to the church of England to come
forward to the chancel. Accordingly three men and one
oman arose and adranced to the rails, and there repeated
y and audibly a declaration renouncing the errors

distinct

of Popery. The bearing of the converts was firm and
cheerful; they were, however, at times deeply and solemnly
affected. The most profound attention and sympathy per-
vaded the dense mass who listened with breathless interest.
The Rev. Dr. Smith preached from Ezekiel viii. 12. We
heard with anxious attention and deep feeling, and the inte-
rest displayed by some Roman Catholics -present could not
be mistaken. if there were less carelessness and ignorance
among Protestants, there would be more conversions from
Rome. We pray that the good work may go on and pros-
per. —Fen/10mq h Reporter.
THE REV. BAPTIST NOEL'S PAMPHLET.—The Quarterly

Review says of this trashy affair—" Had it been anony-
mous, we should have thought it to be the work of some
crazy canter, who, without a single original idea on, that—
or, we should have suspected, any other—subject, had, with
the crooked cunning so remarkable in those twilight intel-
lects, culled all the false facts and garbled statements of the
ministerial advocates into one incoherent, but—for the
thoughtless classes to whom it is addressed—very mischiev-
ous rhapsody. Mr. Noel may be, and we hope is, a very
different man from what his pamphlet would have led us to
suppose ; but the character of that work is what we have de-
scribed. We are, of course, not now going into the corn-
law controversy, nor, above all, with such an antagonist as
Mr. Noel ; compared with whose inflamed and inflammatory
exaggerations Lord John's two processional loaves are com-
mon sense and sound logic. We only notice his pamphlet
on account of the astonishing and deplorable fact which im-
mediately followed its publication—in the very height and
fever of the elections—Mr. NOEL WAS GAZETTED AS ONE
OF' HER MAJESTY'S CHAPLAINS—an outrage on decency,
on the church, on the constitution, and on the Queen's Ma-
jesty, only to be equalled by the formal presentation at court
of the Socialist, Owen."-
ATTEMPTED MURDER AND SUICIDE.—On Sunday even-
ing last Gainsburgh was the scence of a very serious domestic
tragedy. A girl of the name of Louisa Middleton, servant
to Mr. Thornhill, butcher, had been for some time very
intimate with the deceased, Thomas Wilson, and they were
shortly to be married; but, on Sunday morning last, after
leaving chapel together, they had a slight quarrel, and the
girl told Wilson to go about his business, she would have no
more to do with him, and on the evening of that day she
left off her old lover, and took a walk with a mason who has
lately come to Gainsburgh to work. While on their walk
they were met by her lover Wilson, who, just as they were
passing him, struck her on the breast violently, and made off
directly. Wilson had struck her with some sharp instrument
which entered her breast and caused a considerable loss of
blood, but unattended with danger. The girl took no fur-
ther steps in the business that evening; but the family of
Wilson became alarmed at his non-appearance, and on Mon-
day morning his'body was discovered suspended from a tree
in a garden near the house where the girl resided. No doubt
he had intended to murder the girl ; and, under the idea that
be had inflicted a mortal injury upon her, committed suicide.
An inquest was held on the body on Tuesday, when it was
found that Wilson had stabbed himself with his own pocket-
knife, which he had then put in his pocket, where it was
found with the blade covered with blood

From some other

singular circumstances attending the affair, the jury returned
a verdict of "temporary insanity."—Doncaster Chronicle.
PRESERVATION OF A CHILD.—A boy, named Gr ice
between three and four years old, has been in the habit,
for some time, of attending St. Michael's school, in the
Castle Foregate, Shrewsbury ; and, on Monday evening, was
dismissed at the usual hour, and went off homewards. The
poor child missed the way to his residence at Cotton Ipill ;
and, in the darkness and severe storm, wandered through
Frankwell, onwards to the fields near the Monk's Eye Prill,
where he appears to have taken shelter under a hedge, and
then cried himself to sleep. The son of Mr. Hugh Parry,
'• of Frankwell, (who occupies the adjoining field,) was aroused
by his father, between three and four on the ensuing morn-
ing, to fetch a horse from the field, to go a distant journey.
The lad went off; and, having brought the horse to the top
of the Prill Lane, discovered, by the light of his lantern, the
infant lying coiled up, stiff and, apparently lifeless, close to
the fence and the footway. He ran off to his father ; apd,
telling him what he had seen, Mr. Parry held the horse till
he returned, and brought the boy in his arms, drenched in
rain, which had fallen ou him unremittingly during the whole
night, and utterly unconscious, although he still breathed.
With the utmost care he was undressed, and put into warm
blankets, where he soon recovered a degree of consciousness,
but immediately fell asleep ; ou awaking from which, he was
fully restored to his senses, and able to give such information
as enabled his preservers to put him into the arms of his
heart-broken parents, who had spent the night in traversing
the streets and fields adjacent to the school, in search of the
boy who was so miraculously preserved.
EXTENSIVE CATTLE SALE.—Yesterday week, the valua-
ble stock of Cattle belonging to Mr. Price, of the Pool
House, near Upton-upon-Severn, were sold in the presence
of a great assemblage of farmers, graziers, and others. Se-
♦eral noblemen were present, The cattle, including a num-
ber of calves, amounted to 103, and realized the extraordinary
sum of £5,236, being upwards of £5O a head !
THE WEATHER AND THE CROPS.—The weather, though
still unsettled, has been more favourable during the past
week than had been the case for some time previous ; and we
doubt not that farmers have been enabled to carry a portion
of the long outstanding grain. The drying winds and sunny
days must also have been of immense service in freeing the
laud of some of the superabundant moisture ; and should the
rain keep off (of which, however, there seems little probability,
having had several showers to-day,) ploughing and autumn
sowing would soon be actively commenced, and occupy a large
portion of the time and attention of the agriculturist. Al-
ready the supplies of corn from the growers have decreased,
and at most of the provincial markets held since our last the
trade has maintained a very firm tone. We are sorry to per.
ceive from our Scotch letters, that the weather has been very
inclement there, even on those days when we had it fair.
Our advices state, that scarcely any further progress had yet
been made with the ingathering of the crops, and that much
corn had been completely destroyed. These sad accounts
had caused holders of grain of all kinds to become unwilling
to dispose of what they still had on hand, excepting at ad-
vanced rates ; and good qualities of wheat, barley, and oats,
were held at enhanced prices. From Ireland the reports also
continue very disheartening ; frequent heavy showers having,
we are informed, fallen in different parts of the island, doing
great injury to that portion of the crops still abroad, inun-
dating the low lands, and threatening to render the produce
of potatoes bad in quality, and deficient in quantity.—Mark
Lars. Express.
Mr. Knight Bruce, having returned from the continent,
has accepted the appointment of one of the Vice—Chancellor-
ships, under the act of last session, and will take his seat in
conjunction with Vice-Chancellor Wigram on Tuesday next,
the first day of term. The new courts will, in all probability,
sit in two of the committee-rooms of the House of Commons
until the Commissioners of Woods and Forests make some
more permanent arrangement.

A DANIEL GOING INTO THE LION'S DEN.—At a recent
anti-slavery meeting in Vermont, a very zealous young man
introduced a resolution that a person be appointed to go to
the south, and remonstrate with the people there against the
sin of slavery. The resolution was adopted, and the young
man who introduced the resolution was appointed to do the
honours of the office, which he had been the means of creating.
We regret to be obliged to say that we do not think that he
will proceed far on his pilgrimage of love.—Boston Mail,
Oct. 2.

DREADFUL PRIVATIOZ,:S.—Lord Charles Spencer, then a
youth about 18 years of age, suffered dreadfully from the
hunger and fatigue of this retreat; trembling with cold and
weakness, he stood perched upon some branches that had
been cut down for fuel, the tears silently starting from his
eyes through the pain he experienced, while thus sharing in
the common lot, anxiously watching a few acorns, which to
stay the pangs of hunger he had placed in the embers to
roast. I dare say his Lordship had never known till then
the joys of poverty—a good appetite! Nor will he I expect,
forget how willingly the rough soldiers flew to offer him bis-
cuits which their own sufferings could not withhold from one
so tenderly and delicately reared; but his Lordship was very
niuch liked among us, and no doubt it did many a heart good
to hear his thanks, and see the eagerness with which he de-
voured the offering.—Costello 's Adventures of a Soldier.
THE CHURCH or ScomANo.—lt is reported, and the
quarter whence the information reaches us is a pretty good
guarantee for the accuracy that three of the leaders of the
non-intrusion party (Elev. Messrs. Candlish and Cunning-
ham, and Mr. Dunlop) recently met in Edinburgh three of
the leaders of the Moderates (the late Dean of Faculty Hope,
now Lord Justice Clerk, Dr. Cook, and Dr. Muir), and, in
presence of Sir. George Sinclair, who acted as moderator or
umpire on the occasion, took upon themselves to arrange the
disputes of the Scottish church on the following basis—viz.,
that patronage should remain in full force, but that the pat-
ron should present to the parish a leet of six condidates, the
people's choice of one of whom to be absolute. Our infor-
mant states, moreover, and the whole question may now be
considered as at rest, as there is good reason to believe that
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Advertiser.

TuRKISII MUSICAL GUSTO.-A modern traveller informs
us that the band of an English ambassador at Constantinople
once performed a concert for the entertainment of the sultan
and his court.—At the conclusion he was asked which orthe
pieces he preferred. lie replied the first, which was accord-
ingly recommenced, but stopped, as not being the right one.
Others were tried with as little success, until at length the
band, almost in despair of discovering the favourite air, be-
gan tuning their instruments, when his highness instantly
exclaimed, " " heaven be praised, that is it.
PARLIAMENTARY FRANCIIISE.-It has been decided in
the last revision, both at Birmingham and at Gloucester,
that trustees of dissenting chapels have not, as was formerly
supposed, the right of voting for county members. At the
revision in Gloucester, the revising barristers rejected the
claims, or struck off the names of the Roman cathulic priest,
the Unitarian minister, and the Baptist minister, and also of
six trustees of the Wesleyan chapel--a decision which corre-
sponds with that given at Birmingham.

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A letter from Rome in the Leiplie Universal Gazette
states, that serious fears are entertained concerning the
health of the Pope.

CORFU

The congregation of

XVI., to appoint the Rev. Willia
upon-Tyne, to be Bishop of Corfu

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'Ladle, of Nem

The Duke of Buckingham has just made a present to Eton
ollege of a bust of the late Lord Grenville, by Nollekens,

with a request

Lord Carinir

that it may be p 1

:(1 iu tha Upper school

his father, and. Lord Guildford w
North.

Lege with a bu

bust of his uncle, Lorc

The railway department of the Board of Trade have issued
two sets of questions to railway companies, calculated to elicit
information as to the precautions taken to insure safety on
roads crossed by any line, and the safety of the engines em-
ployed on the line.

A particularly bright look out is kept by the customs' de-
partment at Limerick, and the coast guard on the Lower
Shannon, within the last month or two, the smuggling of
tobacco, it being ascertained, having beers carried on to a
great extent from time to time.

RAILROADS 11`

FRANCE.—The system to be adopted for
proposed by the minister of public works, is as

railroads

follows :—" That the districts through which the lines are to
pass are to provide the land required, the state undertaking
all the works of embankment and excavation.. The comps-
_...._ tha wwnfivrial .n.l