The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-06-30 00:00:00

THE UNITED STATES.

We have received by the Mediator, Captain Champlin,
Montreal papers to the Ist, and New York papers to the sth
inst. inclusive. The Mediator sailed from New York on the
sth, and arrived off the Mother-bank on the 25th, having
completed the passage in 19 days. United States Bank
Shares were, on the sth, at 73. The following are extracts
from the papers :
" NEW Yoax, May 28.—From Central America there is
itnportalit news. Morazan had been defeated, and driven
out of the country. By the last accounts, received a few
days since, he had taken Guatemala, where he was driven
out by General Carrera, and completely routed with his army.
He embarked at Port Libertad on the sth instant, and is now
in retirement at Sonsonate. Carrera was in quiet possession
of the government, and everything bore an appearance of
tranquillity.
" Exchange on England is selling briskly at 74 to 8, which
may be considered the rate for the British Queen, which
sails on Monday. It is stated she has 260 passengers en-
gaged. Five per cent. TteaSury notes of the new emission
have been sold here at par. They will be readily taken at
banks, who have more unemployed capital just now than is
desirable.

"The small-pox is committing great ravages among the
emigrants arriving at Quebec. Nearly every ship that arrived
last week had the disease on board. On board one ship from
Belfast, Ireland, there were 16 deaths and 20 on the sick list."
—New York Courier.

(Prom our Second Edition of Friday.)
EXTRAORDINARY FLOOD IN THE UNITED

STATES.

The Georgian, of June 3, contains a long account of a great
flood which visited the neighbourhood of Augusta and Ham-
burg.
The rain which fell on Sunday swelled the river Savannah
several feet, and the earth having been completely saturated
by the many rains which had fallen during the last few weeks,
both of its banks were torn up. The Augusta side was swept
clear of its wharfs, only fragments of one or two of them re-
maining. The upper bridge was totally destroyed with the
exception of two piers.
The whole face of the country has been torn up ; bridges
and fences all swept away, gardens and crops destroyed, and
great numbers of cattle and hogs drowned.
The total loss in Hamburg will amount to at least half a
million of dollars.
The damage done to the Georgian railroad would for a time
prevent the carriages coming to the depot.
Not one life was lost in this unparalleled calamity.
water mark.
The cars from Hamburgh brought intelligence that a ter-
rible freshet bad caused a rise in the Savannah river, to such
an extent as completely to submerge the town of Hamburgh.
The two bridges were carried away on Wednesday. There
had been no communication with Augusta after the same
date. The cars frnm Charleston could not reach within two
or three miles of Hamburgh. The rail-road had sustained
considerable injury. Horses, cattle, cotton, and every kind
of goods were floating in all directions. During the night of
Wednesday the (vies and supplications of tha inhabitants
were heard from the hill, and fears were entertained that
many lives would he lost. Disastrous accounts are looked
for from the plantations below, particularly from the rice
fields above Savannah. _ .

The goods from the stores at Hamburg were floating in all
directions. The water rose in a few hours, on the 27th of
May, nearly 8 feet perpendicular. The scene is described as
most awful. The Savannah river has never been so high
since the Great Yazoo freshet of 1796.
(From the Augusta Chronicle of May 28.)
The rains which have fallen in the Savannah in the early
part of this week up to Wednesday, have produced thegreat-
est rise in the Savannah since 1796, and those of our citizens
who saw that flood say that the body of water is much
greater than at that time. The damage produced on planta-
tions, both above and below this city will be immense,
and the destruction of property incalculable. The grow-
in crops have, no doubt, been entirely destroyed. The
damage done in this city cannot be ascertained for some
days. Our city is now an island, and the water on the back
commons is from two to six hundred yards wide, cutting off
all communication with the adjacent country in every direc-
tion. A six-oared boat can pass without difficulty through
several of our streets. Many families have been obliged to
retire to the upper stories of their dwellings, and several
houses have fallen down, having been undermined by the
water.

(From the Augusta Chronicle of May 30.)
The river has continued to rise at a fearful rate. To at-
tempt a description of a calamity so awful would be worse
than vain. About 12 o'clock on Wednesday night the city
was completely submerged, and the river continuing to rise.
The scene was a painful one. Many families were still in
their houses, entirely surrounded by a current to them im-
passable without aid, and the water makes rapid inroads
upon them. From this fearful and alarming situation they
were relieved by boats and horsemen, not, however, in
some instances, until they were up to their necks in water.
When the day dawned our city appeared as if standing in the
midst of a vast sea of water, which extended as far as the eye
could reach from the highest eminence. Boats capable of
carrying forty bales of cotton were floating through the streets.
Our beautiful Broad-street was two to ten feet deep. This
morning the water has fallen so as not to flood the city, ex-
cept in one or two instances.
The destruction of private property is great ; many wooden
buildings have been entirely swept away, and several brick
buildings have fallen. The cellars are nearly all filled with
water.

(From the Charleston Patriot of May 30.)
The Columbia canal of seven miles in length is supposed
to be entirely destroyed. All the large plantations below us
are covered with water, and the crops ruined. Col. Hamp-
ton's large plantation, which is the highest of any on the ri-
ver, is one sheet of water; the destruction must be immense.
Cotton which had been stowed on high ground was floating
down the canal.

NEWTON RACES.

FRIDAY.

The St. HELEN'n PU R S EOl .E.;O, added to a Sweepstakes
of 15 soya. each, 10 ft. for tyro-year-olds, fist. 7lbs. ; and
three Bst. 101bs.; fillies allowed 31bs. The winner of the
Golborne or St. Ledger on the Thursday, to can 41bs.
extra ; the owner of the second horse to have his stake
returned. Golborne Course.
Lord Stanley's ro. c. De Clifford, 3 yrs
Mr. Haworth's br. c. by Contest, 3 yrs
Mr. Fowler's b. f. Lallah Roohk, 3 yrs
Mr. Eddison na. br. 1. Sister to the Quack, 3 yrs 0
Mr. J. Gill's ch. c. Prince Albert, 3 yrs
Mr. Thompson na. Brother to Harpurhey, 2 yrs
Mr. Clayton's br. c. Champagne, 3 yrs
Six paid.

The SIIRIGLEY Cur, value 100 sows. given by W. Turner,
Esq. M.P. added to a Handicap Sweepstakes of 15 sows.
each, 10 ft. and five only if declared, &c. The winner of
the Manor Cup, or the Borough Cup. this year, to carry
31bs extra. One mile and a half. The second to receive
25 sovs. from the stakes.
et. lbs.
7 12 Mr Meiklarn's b m Modesty, 6 yrs 1
8 5 Mr Legh na ch in Maid of Monton, 6 yrs
6 3 Mr Haworth's b f Fair Louisa, 4 yrs 3
7 9 Mr Price's br g Capt. Pops, 5 yrs
7 7 Hon. J. Sandiland's ch Nubian, 5 yrs
7 7 Mr Bell's bf La Sage Femme, 4 yrs 0
6 5 Lord Miltown's b c Wirrestrew, 4 yrs
6 5 Lord Stanley's ch f Imogene, 4 yrs
Feather Mr Thompson's hr t Fenella, 3 yrs
5 9 Mr King's b c The Alderman, 3 yrs
18 paid the larger and 9 the smaller forfeit.
The WARRINGTON PURSE of £50," added to a Sweepstakes
of 5 sows. each. Mile and a quarter.

at. lbs.
8 4 Mr Bell's bf La Sage Femme, 4 yrs ..
7 0 Mr Meiklam's bl c Bushranger, 3 yrs..
5 10 Mr. Price's br f Rose of Maelor, 3 yrs
8 0 Mr Ogden's b g St. Leonard, 5 yrs ..
Two paid.

MANCHESTER.-FRIDAY EVENING.

Speculation has been so decidedly extended to the Newton
events, we have simply to state, that Deception has been
made first favourite, at 10 to 1 ; but the same was offered
to-day at Newton; 11 to 1, bar one, and takers of 12 to I
about the Dey of Algiers; 14 to 1 has been accepted on
Retriever ;20to 1 Sleight-of Hand ;20to 1 Confusions ;
20 to 1 Ratsbane ;27t0 1 Trustee ; 40 to 1 Glenlivat. The
field v. any eleven for the Liverpool Cup.
For St. Leger 3 to 1 is offered either against Crucifix or
Launcelot ; takers at 7 to 2.
GOODWIN Cup.-44 to 1 against Harkaway (off.)

TOM SIIERIDAN.—At one of the election dinners, at
Stafford (when his father was returned fur that borough,)
Toni Sheridan was in earnest conversation with the gentle-
man who sat at the table next to him. The Mayor of
Stafford, Mr. Horton, an eminent shoe-manufacturer (the
staple commodity of the town,) presided, and, as a matter
of course, gave as a toast " Prosperity to the manufacture
of Stafford." This was not heard or attended to by Tom
Sheridan, who continued his conversation ; on which the
chairman, in rather a dignified tone, exclaimed, " Mr. Tom
Sheridan, I have proposed the toast of Prosperity to the
manufacture of Stafford', which you haveutterly disregarded."
Toni instantly turned, and, imitating the pompous manner
of the mayor, said, " Sir, may the manufacture of Stafford
be trampled on by the whole world !"—Bentley's Miscellany.
THE WARNING.—On a Sunday not long ago, a rather
ludicrous scene occurred at a village chapel not 100 miles
from Hawkshead. The clergyman having ascended the pul-
pit, and given out his text, " Behold, I come quickly," pro-
ceeded in his usual way with his sermon, and, in delivering
it, had occasion frequently to repeat the words. In one of
his appeals, by way of impressing the subject forcibly on the
minds of his hearers, he, with rather more than common
energy, coneluded with' his text: Just at the moment, the
old ricketty pulpit, which no doubt had stood for centuries,
fell with a tremendous crash, and in its fall almost buried
beneath its ruins a pour old decrepit woman. The warden,
seeing the disaster, immediately went to her assistance, and,
having extricated her from her perilous situation, asked her
in a sympathising manner, whether she was much hurt.
" Nea, nea," says the old lady, " I'se nut see much warse
as folks ma imagine; an' if I waur, it's my ain Taut ; I had
warning eneuf to a Bitten oot et way !"

INCOME AND NUMBER OF THE CLERGY.—The total net
income of the benefices in England and Wales is £3,055,451,
calculating the 178 benefices not returned upon the average of
those which have been returned. Of these benefices, 297 are
under £5O per annum; 1629 betwixt £5O and £100; 1602
from £lOO to £l5O, making 3528 livings under £l5O. Of
the other benefices, 1351 are £l5O and under £2OO, 1979
from £2OO to £3OO, 1326 from 300 to £4OO, 830 from £4OO
to £5OO, 954 range betwixt £5OO and £750, 323 betwixt the
latter sum and £lOOO, 134 are from £lOOO to £l5OO, 32 are
betwixt £l5OO and £2OOO, and 18 upwards of £2OOO. In the
latter class, one is the Rectory of Stanhope, in the county of
Durham, of the net annual value of £4843, and another is
the Rector of Doddington, in the county of Cambridge, of
the net yearly value of £7306. The annual average income
of each benefice, as appears from the table, is £285, but as
many as 8972, or considerably more than four•fifths of the
whole do actually range betwixt £5O and £5OO a-year—the
average being a little more than £2OO. Deducting £424,549
for 5227 curates, after the rate of £Bl, it will reduce the
average income of the whole of the incumbents to £244 per
annum for each. And it should not be forgotten that the
income of the derv, the aggregate. of which is £3,055,451 is
not derived from tithes merely, but includes all their receipts
and emoluments, both voluntary and legal. Only about two-
thirds of the land in England and Wales are titheable ; nor
does a tenth or even a fiftieth part of the produce of the en-
tire country fall into the hands of the clergy : if the annual
value of the agricultural produce of the kingdom be rightly
estimated, as it has been of late, at £150,000,000. The re-
ports of the Commissioners upon Ecclesiastical Revenues
(from which the above table is compiled) have tended very
much to disabuse the public mind of the erroneous views
produced by the statements of various writers respecting
the enormous revenues of the bishops and inferior clergy.
" Black" and Red books, &c., have represented the revenues
of the Church. as amounting annually to eight, nine, and
even to ten millions. As specimens of the wilful and wicked
exaggerations of these writers, it may suffice to say, that by
one of them, the „Bishop of Winchester is said to receive
£90,000. per annum ! and the Bishim of Lichfield's £3923.
is magnified into £12,590 with 48 livings! Another writer
upon tithes is pleased to tell his readers that if tithes were
abolished, the state would be able to remit twenty-one mu-
ttons of taxation ! The whole amount of tithes paid to the
clergy during a year.when wheat was £3. 18a. 3d. per quar-
ter, was £1,426,527. 18s. Ind.