The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-05-29 00:00:00

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but could not. Two obstacles were ingllrafeT
incapacity and his creed. The billet Ime-thalo
peasant who would have followed the Ca 1)4
left the Protestant in the cabbage-PrAen,;atri,
ever, has done service in his way. Ins" 1'
Irish rebellion have both found their level. Ad
talk—the coalcellar and its toast—where j 9
between them ? Standard. nvcto g
NER.—A curious case of assault, very sere
mising a Roman Catholic priest—one of t
trates of one of the western counties.
one -of the coastauard's sons, was NWT IY4I
mass-house, on Sunday, the 13th insteaoff,
has been much opposed to this young he bast t
r
boat, still holding him fast. After one °,,r; 0,0
the oar, the ferry-boat got into deep:cB,ebro'i
man was thus dragged by the priest In 1"
his depth, and when-
him • t the deer be` he ot t) be le
under water, where he kept him as long —fitvl
safety to the young man's life. In this w-'0
eshnbeeiazteowi
kn;arlsoawgtrhedietntltiyenoogs
sirhtige3rili.ollminfnn—lioscaalbitoinest
atondconma:
eb:feonfreol.:::
ehtiltEdiirinmu'llposeheotie.
ihmfsnifcegSernnriPLlNE OF THE Cgracg......., t
asosOonr forbeardiideeeHret

on—every now and then dipping ""th-d:
the distance of one Irish mile. BYga
reached land, and when the priest let ".1„ the+
exhausted that he fell different times 4'ov
the priest would not allow any of the eheine
help him out; the young man was nigh-tviosl
The priest is summoned to appear before
THE FAMINE IN THE WEST.—The
—Dublin Herald.
in a third letter addressed to the Premie....-r"
following horrifying tale of human misery' t 00,
bouring union a shipwrecked body was,: 0,0!
rectel tio
starving man extracted the heart and 000
the maddening feast on which he ref; o'r
nerishing family ! and, nearer still, a rbolet*
hearing that her mother was seized with deepto the rescue, alas ! too late, but, with tillte/
and filial devotion, desiring at least a de0,L5601
her dear departed parent, was driven to Inti!,
cessity of carrng the rnr ca nnnn tit` woes to this very union, so that s; frc
wants known, and simply obtain a c()filn, dig°
ing officer. Need I tell you, my lord, ea: eV
She herself died of cholera on the followilrto
not, my lord, dwellatsent n the pt COrfl
the workhouse, as the evil has gone
the inmates having died off in awful nu—orte)
liberal supplies being now remitted for theo
expenses—alas! that these supplies s
,b°,oiit',
withheld so long ! I would, however, thst.,
deepest attention upon the appalling 18,c,"'0f,:
even at best, to encounter three inent",9b e Pr
famine; and, bear it in mind, my lord, ' ple'd
months of the year, in point of home sgirelj
out-door relief, while tretn
with 27,000 of our population in the i 3?, "000,'
fe
thousands already lost, are all, with vaining
er',,,J
indeed, barely trying to hold on throughdeb
THE BANTRY UNlON.—Taking
ment drawn up oy some influential gef;g.etsi
district, the Cork Examiner
scarcely ex,7,010;
it states that the affairs of the hapless
are corner to a dead lock, and that it 110;fosttfii;
with Skihbereen itself, both being the
Ballinrobe. Here are a few figures dern°,oo:
estimated at 50.764 souls. But,
c.mditioa The population of this onl'bej;l
tion of extermination and emigrasion, t.,srn„ite Or?
we may not be very far from the exact DgVi
down the present population at 40,00°' „al
half are known to be in a state of p
Limiting the destitution to one-half of tilevar
which is, we fear, na • • • too Oa. It
sirrowi.ng it into
_,,,rtitisl!
owing to Co,

r.uppyriln7, me halt notoriously unsouou%ri
those not yet reduced to absolute destitutl',,eile,
man saddled on his back. The number; 'our
der ago, including in-door and out-d°°rbers2
15.700; but it is ascertained that the nu°l2oos
in need of this relief may he set down 8g tsl
/7.700 —am erect ~f 8,4

us '• • •
amount to £25,000. Let us'
union is in a Position to bear this enol Rp
resources. The valuation struck in IS-I 050,
which, it is contended by the ratepayer°, .
and out of all proportion to the real 01,9„ei;,01,!
‘Nrious causes well known to be in opera': to
set down at £25,000. Were relief give," faii
stand in need of it, every penny of this so" 1
would be absorbed in in-door porridge IA
Indian meal. But a margin is alloweddoo,
suppose the valuation to be really .f.;3°' in
Why, that less than £5OOO would reins
interest upon incurn'orances, fiscal bor!e:s'l4':
losses, and the support of owners.' Let Wise,'!,
further into the affairs of this union. d 115
in debt—in debt to contractors for food 3n.0 Oc:
in debt to the officers, for their salaries
rolund:
government, for recent advances. At a„ tI
debt may be set down at £12,000. ThisZer ():J
law debt, and does not include a
t
be
union owes on account of advances under
act."

SPORTING INTELLIGEAt'

EPSOM-RACES,

WEDNESTI A
The morning broke favourably, and sava'N
heavy showers between eleven and Velve °for .To
apprehensions, more agreeable weather
t 00..,
not have been desired. The Grand Sta°,,,geAti!
in all parts, and the assemblage in the aq, ll"!
mense, but decidedly below the average
Most of the magnates of the turf were Prel;, ,4
not to be gainsaid that in the item Of " ran
fashion," there was a marked tailing
fixed for half-past two o'clock, and b' aft, ,gr,,e
that time the horses, 26 in number, incla'liedrd
six from John Scott's stable, were ceadu,cdt9
and started without a mistake. The re-Tee- 11;"
will be a heavy blow to the "ring," aVl3i9
should say, escapes, Lord Eglinton, an" ie;
public," win all the money. f
The DERBY
colts, Bst. 71b.; fillies, Bst. 111 b. The sec°oo•
100 sovs. out of the stakes, and the vvintierbalf•
wards the police regulations. Mile and a
~Liej
Lord Eglinton's The Flying Dutchman ••• • •
Mr. Godwin's Hotspur ................... • • ..'orri
Colonel Peel's Tadmor .................... • ":,(se
Lord Clifden's Honeycomb ................ t
The following also started but were nci;leti,,
Browes's The Knout, Lord Bateman's Goo
gess's The Crowner, Lord Stanley's Uriel'sit c;lry
Vanguard, Mr. Farrance's The Old Fox, Nicb
Thibault, Lord Eglinton's Elthiron, Mr. A' ~t
kirk, Lord Exeter's Glenalvon, Mr. C 011300,4:
Brus, Mr. H. Hill's Henry of Exeter, 31r; Op,/
Mr. B. Green's Westow, Sir. J. Hawley pas AIPO.
Heathcote's Companion, Mr. Pedley's oe, ipt
Disney's Montague, Mr. Gratwicke's Lanagnrf r
Chantrev. Mr. Nicholl's Woolwich, Duke " t
Charles XII., out of Flambeau's dam.
t 1 goilei/4"
Betting.-2 to 1 against Tadmor, 2
~,°to 1
Dutchman, 6 to 1 agst. Nunnykirk,
terer, 20 to 1 agst. Vatican, 25 to 1 a.„.2l'„'nt,"ll.
to 1 agst Elthiron, 30 to 1 agst. The it-r1"-
Uriel4o to 1 agst. Old Dan Tucker, 400)4,
log
de Brus, 50 to 1 agst. Hotspur, 50 to 1 ag;cl
—Dutchman .won by half a length. Theo. Ai
3 minutes, 12 seconds slower than last Ye Jr.,'

FRIDAY.—THE OAKS•
Lord Chesterfield's Sister to Arkwright. • • •
Mr. B. Greene's Lady Superior ........... •
Mr. Wreford's Woodlark ............... •
Twelve others started ; and after a beauty
Arkwright won by about a length.
TO°
ALLEGED DISCOVERY OF `4
f
(BRITISH) CALIFORIN'

• it°
The London Times of Wednesday, F„I
contains the following announcement 0 pc*
very which, if true, threatens to rival the
Jonathan :
4 4 Pl. -

The papers received from Port
down to the 7th of February, and contsi."cof
though vague accounts of alleged gold thsiteef
neighbourhood of the Pyrennees district• sly
to be in sole possession of the secret wssediet
who refused to divulge the exact spot wbefo
deposit was concentrated, but he had neciy,
to his statements by having disposed of 7ntooK
ore to individuals who had brought therrlerosii
Two persons—Messrs. Bretani and Duc,.'l;', Nth
named as the fortunate purchasers or ntyl,ll
separately weighted twenty-two and 08,e" Veil
each, and this circumstance is alluded “)tbe,0.11,.,
one respectable journal. So great was 01311tiri
occasioned by the various reports in cl,ra tnr,
was feared that a mania would set in. ,8-,1100',10
would be diverted from ordinary agr",:; 1/14'eit'i
" which, after all," it is remarked, " fi"tlekeif
the true wealth and resources of the setile
ploring parties have been formed witl,'„rd
ceediug to the " run" where the shei,''''" g ioa
to have made his discovery, and as the PI is,te
farm labourers deserting their masters, anrepollot
general rush of adventurers writ, were r_thrir,
town, it was hoped the government f";eoiPpr
•terfere and prescribe rezulations for ar

cipitate abandonment of suchuaaLaw
engage' 0,116
~oulavc Ics”.•
n" e/W. fir I
asserted that, in further mineral research oot
this movement, lead had been found itiool.,!/11°
in considerable °nonlife.a um. en

.r.* Loa, Jam.
sight, were quoted one per cent. disc.
"„".

V1:111,. aoomonai ror every Su days• pf `a (9
As furnishing a graphic illustration, col j
affairs in MelbOurne since the reported
the annexed extract of a private lettel:,

reoruary, may be quoted : ,ove aP
" The good people of Port Philip 00:i; ,
merited on the subj'ct of gold seeking:•
was started of gold mines in California, mipoool.
dug like sand upon the sea-shore--Whe,re'rs,irtitg
vessels departed, crowded with pan 31
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