The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-05-19 00:00:00

MISCELLANEO'CS,

MittacuLus EscBl'e.—Ou Wedflusday last, a lad aged
13, son of George Pearce, of Burn Lee, Holmfirth, was pro-
ceeding with his work as a piecer for jennies at Mr. Lock-
wood's Mill, near Holmfirth, whilst passing an upright shaft,
a portion of his clothing was caught by it, and he became so
entangled with it that the poor lad was unable to extricate
himself. He was whirled round the shaft with fearful rapi-

dity, it is supposed upwards of twenty times, as, before any
assistance could be rendered, the engine required to be stop-
ped. Of course this proceeding occupied some time, during
which the sufferer came in frequent contact with the jenny-
frame adjoining. Upon being taken down, the boy was
senseless, and it was feared that life was extinct; he shortly
revived, however, and surgical assistance being obtained, he
was found to have escaped without one broken bone; some
general bruises over the body being the extent of his injuries.
—Leeds Intelligeneer.

STATE OF SHEEP-STOCK IN THE NORTHERN COUNTIES.
—The stock-masters in the northern counties of Scotland
lave not for a long period experienced such a favourable

winter and auspicious spring as the present. The consequence '
is, that sheep stock in general, has not been iiisuch good con-
dition for a number of years back—indeed it may be safely
said that stock is a month in advance in condition to what
they were this time last year, and abundance of lambs is cer-
tain. I had some conversation with a very extensive sheep
farmer from Lord Reay's country lately, and he says stock
in that country was never better in condition. We have the
same favourable account of stock from Sutherland, also from
the western districts of Ross-shire. Losses by storm have
not occurred anywhere throughout the north, and that un-
welcome visitor, poverty, has not been "so much as heard of.
Hogs wintering on turnip have all left their winter quarters,
and gone to the hills in very fair condition, with few excep-
tions. Turnips have now disappeared, with the exception of
a few plots reserved for feeding stock for the south markets,
and they are fast passing into the hands of the butchers.
Sheep are expected to bring good prices ; there are some
stocks in this neighbourhood sold as high as 335. per couple.
Correspondent of the Inverness Herald.

&bipping fittelltatnrr.

FRIDAY, May S. W., variable. Rain,

ARRIVED.—Cyrus, —, from St. Joseph's—Edward, 41lke
Du Pelle, Carthlers3 Gluckan. Kruger, from Danzig—SaNcy Jack.
—. from Dragomestre—Wilhelm, Bradeing, from Rostock--
St. John, , from Malaga.
OFF Tit E PORT.—Grace, Pearson, from Antigua—Union, Jones,
from Demerara-Watt. —, from Africa—Gardener, --, from
Mobile—Alexander. Edmond, —, from Savannah—Limena,
from Nassau—Thomas P. Cope, ---, from Philadelphia—Ports-
mouth, •—, from Mobile—Visiter, from Leghorn—Nailer,
—, from Odessa and Holyhead—William Jardine, —, from Cal-
cutta—Shaw, —, from Mobile—Lowell, —, from —Georgina,
Hill, from Valparaiso—Washington, —, and Maria, Wheedon,
from Savannah.

SAlLED.—Madonna, Miller. for Bombay—Champion, Steele, for
Bahia and Valparaiso—Courtenay, Brown, for Elalifax—Eliza Scot-
land, Smith, for Rio Janeiro—Robert Pulsford, Prince, for New
Orleans—Sarah Sheaf, Gray, and Roscins. Collins, for New York—
Anna Liffey, Dady, for Quebec—Condor, Churchill, for Baltimore—
Vestal, Graham, for Demerara—Triton, Molkbuhr, and Elise, Moiler,
for flambro'—Onderneeming. Weyland, for Narva—Cornelius,
Betts, for Trieste—lsis; Scott, for Leghorn►

Cordelia, Creighton, from China, off this port; sailed from Tong
Roo on the 15th Jan. and St. Helena on the 26th March. On the
6th April in lat. 15, long. 20, spoke the George 4th, , hence to
New Zealand. Helen Stewart, ---, sailed for thiS port on the
6th Jan. and the Tapley was to sail for London on the 16th Jan.
The Tyrer had sailed for Manilla, and the Queen Mab-was to sail
atthe latter end of January for this port
Armistad, Fernandez, hence at Havana
Zeldenrust, Konig, hence at Texel
Eliza, Uil, and Gezina, Wyk mer, hence at Helvoet
Eclipse, -; Providentia, Degraeves ; Paulina, Schreyenberg,
and Egidius, Von Steen, hence at Ostend •
Frankiand, Hutton, from New Orleans for this port, off Water-
ford 10th instant
Tintern, from Ilavana off Dartmouth 12th instant
Alert, Duff, hence for Dordt, off Plymouth 11th instant
Ann Wise, Nicholson, hence fox Tortola, off Falmouth 11th inst.
Mary, Gunton, from Cephalonia, off Waterford
Blake, Eshelby, from London at Hobart Town, on the 24th Dec.
Cuisachan, Every, and Aden, Ponsonby, hence at China
Republic, hence for New York, was spoken on the lyth April, in
lat 42, long 57
Potomac, from Charleston for this port, was spoken on the 3d
Instant, in lat 50, long 15
Criterion, Fry, hence, at La Guayra
Hannah Grayson, Penrice, from Laguira at Cove, short of pro-
visions
Vigilant,-, hence for Ostend, at Falmouth
Helvellyn, M`Lean, hence at Hobart Town on the 26th Dec.