The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-12-18 00:00:00

tors of the railway c

!dors, have been busily engaged in preparing the docu-
necessary on which to found an application to the
of Queen' Bench to set aside the coroner's inquisition,
ground that the deodand of £2OOO is an excessive one,
at the verdict is not borne out by the evidence adduced.

'HE CREW OF THE ROYAL GEORGE.-It may
ally known to our readers, that the old man who
s the gate leading into the Park, opposite Vanburgh-
• e crew of the Royal George, the
y years since at Spithead. The
Vebb, has attained the great age

not be g

'easel that went down ma

5 years ; he has been at the above gate 35 yearn, and in
r to our inquiries whether he found his post a profitable
ook his gray locks and answered, that some days he
any. He likewise states that himself and
r dine upon potatoes. We shall be much
ort notice should call the attention of the
helpless condition of the poor old man.—

ied if th

charitab:
Grreenwi

Jeen visited by crowds of ladies, for
rpose of inspecting a shawl made entirely by the blind

e Royal Victoria Asylum for the

at the S

ided to be presented to her Majesty. The
1 is six feet square, knit of the finest Berlin wool, in a
- - -0. the centre being pure white, and the border
o less than 14 different shades of pink. The
n of the beauty of the

s, and in

.—The small-pox has been making frightful
and fatal ravages in the city of Hereford, where the mourn-
' gound of the passing-bell has, of late been continually
Much alarm has also been felt from the dread of
contagion. A short time since the three ministers of one of
the parishes issued an address urging upon the poorer por-
tion of their flock the necessity of vaccination ; but it does
not appear to have been acted upon to the extent that could
have been wished. Doubtless, .as the question of electoral
disfranchisement appears to remain for the decision of the
judges and the revising barristers, the heads of families are
in numerous instances deterred from availing themselves of
the privilege offered by the poor-law guardians.—Gloucester
Chronicle.

SMALL Pox

EXTRAORDINARY ACCIDENT IN BURNLEY CHURCH-
'D.—On the afternoon of Sunday last, between four and
'lock, at the conclusion of the burial service in the
Qrd at Burnley, an alarming accident occurred which
• have been attended with serious consequences.
.guous to a grave in which the remains of
.....gssey were on that afternoon deposited, there is
aterraneous bone-house, the arch of which rests, or ra-
did rest, upon a wall about eighteen feet high, which
cends from the north-east extremity of the church-yard to
bed of the river. This wall, it appears, had been ren-
red insecure by the action of the water upon its founda-
ma, and the consequence was, that it gave way and fell with
tremendous crash into the water-course, the arch of the
fault, upon which the mourners and others were standing,
falling with it. We cannot pretend to describe the scene of
confused terror which ensued, when living men and women
themselves mixed up with the mouldering remains of
long-departed ancestors ; we are, however, happy to
Site, that no one received any material injury.—Blackburn
Standard.

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diately cont

Mr. Wm. ICI

rue WILL OF THE LATE MARQUIS CAMDEN.—The will
the most Honourable John Jeffreys Marquis Camden has
ist passed the seal of the Lord Archbishop-of Canterbury,
nd administration has been granted to his eldest son, the
present marquis, sole executor. The personal property of
the deceased has been sworn under £40,000, to be divided
equally among his younger children.;. and it is generally un-
derstood, that the hereditary estates do not exceed £B,OOO a
year. When it is recollected that the deceased nobleman,
many years since, voluntarily relinquished an annual income
of great magnitude, and paid into the public treasury the re-
ceipts of his office of teller of the exchequer, to the amount
of about £12,000 a year, the very moderate revenue left to
--,ort the title, and the still more moderate to be divided
ger children, being taken into the account, it
too much to say, that a more splendid example of dis-
.N:l and self-denying patriotism is not to be found in
's of any age or nation. The late marquis had held
offices in the state, having been successively Lord
Tiord Lieutenant of Ireland,. Secretary of State
3, and Lord President of the Council. The
was also, at his death, Chancellor of the University
of Cambridge, and Lord Lieutenant and Vice-Admiral of
the county of Kent.—Britannia.

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for the Colonie

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GOVERNMENT COMMISSION FOR RAILWAYS,—It is ru-
n board has been formed, and the parties ap-
Board of Trade, to carry a high hand over
'ssembling of
Mr.

,d by the

d that it

aiting for the

ith plenipotentiary powers

:fling the commercial treaty

f them. One of ti

lary, to act

.e; of course all at the ex

s will be as

to these measures, as the

they to be tr,

ill have to pay for them;
atefills little children ? If they are, we
;rs will find them full grown—aye, men—
aower enough to turn them out if they st-
ay any tricks upon them. There will shortly be
a London of delegates from all the railways in
here prompt and efficient, and, we hope, resolute
fined measures will be taken, to resist any unjust
d conduct on the part of the government, which
• that has been so unfairly raised against railways
the ministers to make a pretext for trying on.—

le mini

CALAMITOUS FIRE IN ABERDEEN.—FIVE LIVES LOST.—
with the most painful feelings that we have this week to
one of the most deplorable events that has happened
”s past. About twelve o'clock on the night
ay and Thursday, some seamen in a vessel
.rloo Quay discovered that a fire had broken
-ge, formerly known by the Glentanner
soon assembled, and knocked loudly
'he house, calling ou " Fire ; '
The greatest anxiety
On a window beine

between Wecinesd

dense smoke issued out, and the house was soon
oped in flames. At this time the wind blew strongly
luth-south-west, and considerable fears were en-
'afety of Mr. Copland's -houses, and of
1 Co.'s works, as abundance of sparks
„,n. Had the wind been from the
..y probable that the flames would have
ip-building yard immediately beside the

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LATEST INTELLIGENCE mom NORTH AMERICA

The following appeared, in part, in our second
edition of Tuesday last :

By the'Britunnia, which left Boston on the Ist in-
stant, we are put in possession of papers to that date
from Boston, to the 3d instant from Halifax, and to
the 30th of November from New York.

The Great Western arrived. at New York on the
morning of the 24th ult., having left on the 7th of the

;ame month

The British Queen reached the same place on Satur-
day, the 21st. The log book shows that she experi-
enced the worst kind of weather during the voyage.
Captain Roberts, of the British Queen, nobly rescued
five men from an untimely grave in the middle of the
Atlantic. The sufferers were the master and the four
survivors of the crew.of the brig Margaret, of Severn,
bound from the Bay of Chaleur to Leith, and found
totally wrecked on the 6th November. The men had
been 52 hours exposed to the tempestuous elements
without food or raiment.
The Caledonia, Capt. Cleland, arrived at Halifax on
the 17th November, at 3 P.M., and sailed at 9 P.M.
for Boston, which she reached at one o'clock P.M. of
the 20th.

General Harrison would have 234 votes as Presi-
dent, and Van Buren 60.
Eight persons were killed and many wounded by the
explosion of a steam-boat near Mobile.
The following are the most important extracts from
the papers we have received :
(From the New York Herald, Nov. 30)
STATE OF THE COUNTRY.
This country is in a very interesting condition, as "ladies
are who love their lords.' General Harrison, the new Pre-
sident, does not take office till the 4th of March. His cabi-
net ministers, and his chief appointments, are the principal
topics of discussion among 500,000 politicians, the rest of
the population, nearly 15,000,000, looking on or attending to
their own business.
According to the best sources of information the Clay in-
fluence in the cabinet will prevail over Webster or any
other. If so, John Sergeant will be Secretary of State, John
Davis Secretary of the Treasury, and three friends of Clay
will fill the other cabinet posts.
The Collector of New York is the next important appoint-
ment, and for that the Clay influence has selected R. C.
Wetmore, and the Webster influence named Edward Curtis.
Dut a great many changes may take place before next March.
These are the probabilities now.
Next Monday Congress meets. Mr. Van Buren delivers
isage on Tuesday, and the leading topic will un-
be the embarrassed state of the finances. A
bankrupt law will again be attempted, and in the absence of
political excitement, it may pass—but what kind of a one no
one can tell. A revision and increase of the tariff imposts
will probably be postponed to the new congress, which does
not meet till December 1841, unless General Harrison should
call an extra session. If he does, he cannot get one together
sooner than September next.
There is some anxiety in regard to the probable action of
the legislature of Illinois, in regard to means necessary to
meet the January interest on the debt of that state, and also
in regard to the case brought before the Court of Errors of
this state, against certain holders of Illinois stock. The
mere fact of the institution of this suit caused many con-
tracts for the stock of Illinois, about being closed in the Lon-
don market, to be cancelled, and the credit of the state has
suffered severely. She has now but a few weeks to appro-
priate means and raise money to pay an instalment on her
debt. Last year she was in the same predicament, and
was saved only by the interference of those interested
in the preservation of her credit. She is now again in
the same position, with a far less chance of being pre.
served by the same means. Pennsylvania, last spring,
was similarly situated, and was compelled to pass a tax bill
to raise her credit. The only course open to Illinois, if she
expects to be able to borrow the money requisite to the
finishing of her state works, and thereby rendering her past
outlay available, will be to appoint a special commissioner to
settle the pending lawsuits. She must select one who will
not be disposed to compromise the interests of the state, in
order to show half the proceeds. Having done this, she
must pass a tax bill sufficient, at least, to place the prompt
payment of the interest beyond a shadow of a doubt. She
may then, with some chance of success, make application,
in the market, for means to pay the arrears due to her con-
tractors, and to finish the public works.
In commercial and business affairs the country is improv-
ing every day. There is some doubt about the resumption of
the United States Bank in January next, and if she does
resume, there is more doubt about its permanency. But in
spite of these untoward events, the nation was never richer in
produce and manufactures, and we must do well.
MONEY MARKET.
SUNDAY, Nov. 29, 6 p.m.—The transactions at the stock
board, yesterday, were heavy, and again prices declined.
United States Bank * per cent ; Stonington per cent ; Can-
ton * cent ; North American Trust and Banking Co. 1 per
cent ; Dry Dock 1 per cent ; Paterson improved per cent.
Sales of bills on Philadelphia were made at 2f discount, which
is a decline on Baltimore 11 discount. Sales of state stocks
were made as follows :
5,000 dls. Illinois 6 per cents 7O
2,000 dls. Arkansas bonds 81
14,000 dls. Massachusetts 5 per cents (at Boston) 98 a 981
MONDAY, Nov. 30, 6 P.m.—The stock market has pre-
sented no very material change in its general features to-day.
Some descriptions have improved, and others have declined.
N. Am. T. and Bk. rose I per cent. ; Delaware and Hudson
2 per cent. ; Canton -1- per cent. ; Paterson 1 per cent. ; Har-
lem declined + per cent. ; Stonington 2 per cent.; Dry Dock
1 per cent.

his last mes
doubtedly 1

There has been some increased demand for foreign bills to
go by these packets. The supply of good bills in the market
has not been very large, and many purchasers have been hold-
ing back, waiting larger supplies from the south. The rates,
to-day, have been a little more firm, as follows :—On Lon-
don 8+ a B+, or d. 4 81 a 4 83 the £ sterling; on France
f. 5 17} af. 5 20; Amsterdam 40+ a ; Hamburgh 364;
Bremen 78. At these rates there has been less demand
for specie for remittattee, and the premium on silver has
fallen.