The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-04-03 00:00:00

MISCELLANEOUS.

A marriage is on the lapis, between Mr. Grey, connected
with the family of the Earl Grey, and Lady Eliza Howard,
daughter of the Earl and Countess of Carlisle, and sister
of the Duchess of Sutherland and Lord Morpeth.

The German Opera is likely to be the most fashionable
entertainment of the season ; and, in addition to other dis-
tinguished patrons, her Majesty the Queen Dowager has
ordered a private box to be prepared for her reception.

ROYAL ARSENAL, WooLwicx.—Carpenters are busily
engaged in erecting wood-work to represent the side of a
ship, and containing five port-holes, for the purpose of en-
abling sailors to practice tiring at a target on a new princi-
ple ; it has the motion of a ship at sea.
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During the last week, the price of tea, which had risen with
extraordinary rapidity on the announcement of hostilities
with China, has fallen with equal rapidity. Some qualities
have declined from thirty to thirty-five per cent.

"CATHOLIC" VICAR.—We again have occasion to bring
before the notice of our readers another very impudent trick
of the Rev. Patrick Murphy Kay, the Irish popish priest.
How long Englishmen will suffer this Romish priest to usurp
their titles it is high time to enquire. On Thursday last he
sent his voting paper to the overseer's office, subscribed •` P.
M. Kay, Catholic Vicar." We are surprised his vote was
not disallowed.—Halifax Guardian.
A matrimonial alliance is said to he on the Lapis between
Mr. Fulke Greville, late of the First Lie Guards, and Lady
Rosa Nugent, only daughter of the Marquis of Westmeath,
and neice to the Marquis of Salisbury. The bridegroom
elect is cousin to the Earl of Warwick, and inherits the bulk
of the large fortune of the late Colonel Greville.
We understand that Lord Howden has received a large
accession of fortune, by the discovery and successful win-
ning of extensive coal mines of surpassing quality and value,
in his lordship's estate of Wingate Grange, near to the rising
port of Hartlepool, in the county of Durham, and now con-
sidered the best harbour on the east coast.—Leeds Mercury.
PlGS.—Every kind of food proper for swine will be greatly
improved by cooking. Your swine will fatten the faster if
they can have access at will to charcoal, which will give
them an appetite for food, and prevent them having a certain
genteel disorder called dyspepsia.
PROPERTY OF NUMBERS.—Mr. Joseph Hall, a teacher of
mathematics, at Macclesfield, has discovered that the sum of
the products contained in the 144 cells of the common mul-
tiplication table is 6084, a square number, the root of which
is 78, and which root is equal to the sum of the numbers
contained in the first column. If the fable is extended to 20
times 20, or, indeed, to any given number of times, still the
operation will exhibit a similar result, the sum contained in
the first column squared, will be equal to the sum of all the
products in the number of cells which the table may contain.
—Chester Courant.

ADVENTITRES OF A LETTER.—A female, called Jane Da-
vies, of Cincinatti, Ohio, North America, some time last
year sent her father, the late Timothy Jones, of Maesyrhug,
Caadiganshire, a letter enclosing a Bank of England £5 note.
It reached the post-office of Aberystwyth in safety ; but the
party not being known, the letter was kept at the office for
upwards of three months, and eventually forwarded to the
Dead Letter Office, which caused an application to the writer
in America. On the receipt of a reply from her, the letter
was again sent down to Aberystwyth, and kept there the se-
cond time upwards of two months, and it did not get into the
possession of the mother of the writer, with its welcome en-
close; until last week.—Chester Courant.
THE ARMY.—We understand, from undoubted authority,
that Major-general Sir Charles Napier, Commander-in-Chief
of her Majesty's forces in the Northern District, intends to
reside in Chester, and has taken a large house in Stanley-
place, which he will shortly occupy. The gallant General
commands the military forces in the counties of Northum-
berland, Cumberland, Westmoreland, Durham, York, Derby-
shire, Lancashire, Nottingham, Isle of Man, Flintshire,
Denbighshire, and Cheshire.
ACCIDENT AT THE MANCHESTER ZOOLOGICAL GAR-
DENS.—On Sunday evening last, an accident of a very fright-
ful character took place at the Zoological Gardens, in Higher
Broughton. A man named John Bowser, a joiner, who has
been employed in the gardens since their first establishment,
went about 5 o'clock in the evening, in to the lion-house,
accompanied by a girl, the daughter of one of the keepers ; and
being a little in liquor, he most inconsiderately put his left
hand between the bars of the cage in which the larger tiger is
confined, and attempted to stroke his face. The animal,
whose temper was always very uncertain, suddenly seized his
hand with its teeth, and drawing the arm further in, seized it
again at a higher point, repeating this until he got hold of the
elbow, the bones of which he crushed with his teeth, and
dreadfully mangled the muscles of the arm. On the first
seisure of the hand, the girl ran out to alarm the keepers,
two or three of whom were fortunately near at hand ; and
they lost no time in endeavouring to release the poor fellow
from the terrific situation in which he was placed. After some
delay they contrived to force the jaws of the animal asunder,
and to extricate his arm. He was immediately conveyed to
the infirmary, where it was found necessary to amputate his
arm above the elbow.—Manchester Guardian.

THE KING OF HANOVER.—The Hanover Gazette of the
18th instant states, that his majesty received all the court on
the day before, the fifth anniversary of his entering the army,
and distributed numerous decorations to officers on the
occasion. A letter from Hanover gives the following par-
ticulars of the reception, &c., at the court :—" His majesty
has created twelve grand crosses, eight commanders, and
eleven knights of the orders of the Guelphs. Prussia,
Brunswick and Mecklenburg have had each their share in
these royal favours. The promotions in the army are nu-
merous. At twelve o'clock the king reviewed the troops of
the garrison, and afterwards received the congratulations
of the resident foreign ministers, and his own officers of state,
and the other principal authorities. At four o'clock there
was a grand military court at the palace. A deputation from
all the different regiments presented in their name an eques-
trian statue of his majesty, in silver, in testimony of their
gratitude and attachment. After the court the king gave a
grand dinner of 500 covers, includin,, all the officers in the
capital. The prince royal proposed° his majesty's health,
which was drunk with enthusiastic acclamations, accompa-
nien with a salvo of twenty-one guns. Prince Frederick
William Louis, the queen's son, was present, having come
expressly from Berlin."
GREAT WESTERN STEAM SHIP COMPANY.—An adjourn-
ed general meeting of the proprietors of this company was
held in Bristol on Thursday last, Peter Maze, Esq., in the
chair. The report gave a detailed account of the operations
of the Great Western. The average of her passages during
the past season has been—to New York, seventeen days and
two hours ; from New York, thirteen days and sixteen hours;
her shortest passage outwards has been thirteen days and a
half ; her shortest homeward twelve days and a half. She
has conveyed 1036 passengers, and has carried 1214 tons of
goods, 96,587 letters, 19,571 newspapers, besides parcels.
The average, from the commencement of the Great West-
ern's passages from New York to this country has been
thirteen days and a half only, while that of the sailing
liners during the same period has been twenty-three days.
The report then describes the improvements that have re-
cently been effected in the ship, and the new arrangements
consequent thereon. It also states that considerable progress
wasa, a anticipated,s eaboat a
considerablegi v ein
had been made in the construction of the second vessel (an
iron steam ship), the dimensions and form of which would, it
combination
average
increase
with he
o f greatest
speed safetywhen
compared with the Great
Western. She would be fitted up
with the engine known by the name of the "trunk engine,"
the company manufacturing their own
engine, as many of the
most successful steam navigation companies have already done.
A dividend of 12s. 6d. per share was• recommended by the
directors, being, with that declared August last, equal to
375. per share for the year. The actual profitd of the
company during 1839 was £9,9l2.—After
as to the expediency of the measures pursued by tiisiecuion
direc-
tors, Mr. Bruce moved a series of three resolutions,y tot;eeffect that it was not desirable to proceed with the building
of the iron steam vessel on the unprecedented scale pro i)osed•
that the meeting did not approve of the company becoming
manufacturers; and that a vessel of the same size as the
Great Western be contracted for with the least possible de-
lay.—The amendment having been seconded, Mr. Brunel
entered at some length into the practical bearings of the
question, and expressed his decided approbation of the de-
termination come to by the directors to have a vessel of
.increased size, and to be their own manufacturers.—Mr.
Bright stated that, according to a most accurate investiga-
tion, the cost of the vessel now in progress, when she was
afloat, including that of the dock, would not exceed £75,000.
The expenses of the plant might be £30,000, and if half of
it were added to the vessel, they would have her for £90,000,
besides the whole of the plant.—The motion for the adoption
of the report was then put and carried.—The thanks of the
meeting were voted to the directors, to Mr. Brunel, and to
Mr. Guppy, and after some routine business had been gone
through, the meeting separated.

Earl Spencer states that since he has placed lumps of rook
salt in the pasture lands, he has not had an instance of pre-
mature calving amongst his cows.
Mr. Kempster, jun., of South Weald, Essex, for a wager,
recently shot eighteen farthings at twenty penny-pieces, one
of which only he missed ; and, on repeating the task, com-
pleted it without once missing the-coin. ~In one of the shots
he fired the farthing through the penny-piece.

The Emperor of Russia his ordered a new steamer to be
built at the city of Jersey, of the same dimensions as the
Great Western ; and when completed, the keel of another
steamer is to be laid for the service of the Russian govern-
ment.

We understand it is the intention of the devisees in trust
under the will of the Rev. Charles Simeon, and who are
patrons of the rectory of Bath, acting with the consent of
the present incumbent, to divide the present lucrative rec-
tory of Bath into five distinct parishes.—Bristol Journal.
Twenty-two horses, many of them the most celebrated
steeple-chasers, are entered for the Cheltenham Steeple-
Chase, which is to come off on Friday (this day). The
stakes are 25 sovs. each competitor, with 100 sovs. added by
the town, and a cup value 100 sovs. given by Lord Segrave.
POST CONVEYANCE.—A clergyman resident in Bath bad
lately sent to him, through the medium of the Post-office, a
flannel waistcoat from Ireland ; the cost was ls. 10d. In-
stances such as this, of which there are no doubt many,
must prove a serious injury to the coach-proprietors, and
vindicate their claim to the consideration of government.—
Devizes Gazette.

SAFETY VALVES.—M. Sorel has announced to the Aca-
demy of Sciences the invention of a safety valve, which, at
the moment the pressure has passed a certain limit, an-
nounces the fact by a whistle, and stops the combustion of
the fire by shutting a register or damper. A second but dif-
ferent sound tells when the boiler is growing short of water.
MORALITY OF VIENNA.—The total population of Vienna
is estimated at 300,000. The following statement includes
in it those children born in the Foundling-house :
Born during 1839. Boys. Girls.
Legitimate
Illegitimate

8361

8102

MILITARY INQUIRY.—An inquiry, by order of Lord Hill,
is going on at Wigan, Lancashire, into the conduct of the
Hon. Mr. Plunket, the Hon. Mr. Fraser, and several other
officers of the regiment stationed in that , town, relating to
certain outrages alleged to have been committed by them in
resisting the execution of a civil process for the arrest of Mr.
Frazer for debt. The inquiry is strictly private.
LONGEVITY.—Died on the morning of the 11th inst., at
Tarnbrook, in Over Wyersdale, Mr. William Hodgson,
aged 97 years ; and in the evening of the same day, Mr.
William Simpson, of Querumore, aged 95 years ; and on
Wednesday last, Mr. William Gifford, of Lodge, in Quern-
more, aged 87 years. All were near neighbours, and their
united ages amount to 279 years.—Lancaster Gazette.
On Wednesday last, some malicious person or persons set
fire to the plantations of his Grace the Duke of Beaufort,
situate near the New Mills, in the y.arish of Trellick, in this
county ; the fire was discovered about ten o'clock in the
morning, and continued burning till three in the afternoon,
consuming near 200 acres of wood plantation, the value of
which is estimated at I,6oo.—Hereford Times.
THE SEASON.—The continued dryness of the season is
particularly favourable to the agriculturist. The crops will
this spring be got in in better condition, and larger quanti-
ties than they have been fur several years past. Doubtless
the clouds of March dust, v;icli we see on all sides, will
fetch its usual price of a guinea per peck in the increased
quantity and quality of the crops. The orchards in this part
bear promise for abundant crops, the blossom buds being nu-
merous and healthy, while the late keen air has had the best
effect in checking. the too early opening of the buds.—Lan-
caster Gazette.

PRUSSIAN EMIGRANTS.—Last year many Prussian emi-
grants proceeded to America by way of Newcastle and Hull;
more are expected this year. Those who landed at Hull
crossed the country to Liverpool by the canals which seve-
rally run through the values of the Aire and Calder. They
are Lutherans, and are unwilling to conform to the national
church. They are very poor, and seldom have more than
passage money and provisions to voyage with. Some come
from Saxony, some from Pomerania, and their first destina-
tion is New York. Baron von Rohl went before them to
make contracts in land. They are well supplied with Bibles,
and the old men strongly resemble the pilgrim fathers.

CORNISH LITERATURE.—The Rev. Robert Williams, of
Llangadwalladr Denbighshire, has been for some years en-
gaged in compiling a Dictionary of the Cornish Dialect of
the Cymraeg, or Ancient British Language, in which words
are elucidated by numerous examples from the Cornish
works now remaining, with translations in English ; the Syn-
onyms will also be given in the Dialects of the Welsh,
Armoric, Irish, Gaelic, and Manx. A copious comparative
Grammar will be prefixed, and a Dissertation on the con-
nection of the Celtic with the other languages of Europe.
The Cornish name of the work is Geir•lyfr• Cernewac, it is
ready for the press, and is intended to be published in three
parts, by subscription. Several very respectable persons,
eminent for their researches in Celtic literature have sent
their names to the author, as patrons of the work ; and it is
hoped that he will receive a sufficient number to induce him
to proceed, and complete his u ndertak in g.—Chester Courant.
LEAP EXTRAORDINARY.-011 Wednesday, Col. Thessier
was riding a high-spirited horse along the carriage-drive on
the south side of Hyde-park, when near the bridge, by the
ale brewery, the horse became suddenly restive ; Colonel
Thessier applied his spurs, when the horse sprang forward
furiously; and on the bridge plunged violently, endeavouring
to throw his rider, but without effect. At length the animal

made a sudden spring, and actually leaped over the parapet
of the bridge on to the greensward beneath, a height of 20
feet. The gallant colonel, however, retained his seat, and
the horse alighted on his feet, neither the colonel nor his
horse receiving the slightest injury. A similar circumstance
occurred to a private of the Life Guards, a few months since,
proceeding from the Knightsbridge barracks to the Horse
Guards, but he also escaped in a similar manner.—Morning
Herald.
CUSTOM HOUSE REGISTRY.—The shipowners and others
interested in the registry of vessels from the ports of Car-
narvon, Pwllheli, and Barmouth, will learn with pleasure tha
the Board of Customs have granted the privilege of register-
ing vessels to the ports of Carnarvon and Pwllheli, and that
the shipowners of Barmouth will in future register their ves-
sels in Carnarvon, instead of, as heretofore, being obliged to
go for that purpose to Beaumaris. This boon, we learn, has
been granted on the application of the shipowners of Pwllheli.
How long it would have been withheld, had it he en left to
the parties interested in Carnarvon, it is impossible to say ;
one thing, however, is certain, the good people of the port
are never in a very great hurry, either to procure the removal
of known abuses, or to obtain those improvements which
they admit to be imperatively called for.—Chester Courant,

,-Voippittpc Entellitttnre.

TUESDAY, MARCII 31.—Wind W• N. W. Fair,

A n nivE .—Grenada , M`Minn, from Bombay— Margaret, —,
from Sierra Leone—lrlam, Hutchinson, from Barbados, sailed 6th
Februaky—Pharsalia, Winsor ; Jessore, ; Lucy, Murphy; and
Regulus, Thompson, from New Orleans—Turbo, --, from Sa
vannah—Malvina, Cock, from Trieste—Lord Sumpton, Pratt, and
Young Queen, Turpiss, from Smyrna—Oliveira, , from St.
Übes—Cyrus, , and City of Durham, Smith, from Odessa—
Stamboul, Sloman, fm Constantinople—Eggardon Castle, Warland,
from Leghorn—Newcastle Packet, Gorbol, from Christiansand—
Six Sodskende, , from Nascover—Catherina, Peterson, from
Altona—Apollo, —, from Bremen—Fama, Lock, from Groningen
—Aurora, LeeftUber, and Gesina, , from Rotterdam.

SAlLED.—Commerce, Baker, for Africa—Zeno, Mossop, for
Jamaica—Niagara, Champion. for Montreal—Science, Wylie, for
Constantinople—Frederick Karl, Becker, for Hambro.

Lady Bute, -, from Singapore at this port. On the 4th Feb.
in lat. 4 N. long. 21 W. spoke the Thomas Dempsey from Old Cala-
bar to this port, captain died shortly after leaving Calabar, the
master (nickel') then in charge was very unwell. Supplied her
with medicine and a mate

Gem, M'Kenzie, hence at Gibraltar
Ganges, , hence to Charleston, was spoken 7th instant, in
lat. 41, long. 48
Star, -, and Chalco, , hence at Monte Video
Hoffiring, Bauman ; Formosa, Reick ; Aurora, Schroeder, and
Medea, Bleckhert, hence at Pilau
Emma, Bayer, hence at Travemunde
Fenella, Wakeham ; Hebe, Thompson, and Schyryd, Nowlan,
hence at Gibraltar
Pearl, Cove, and Nerio, Jarvis, cleared at Gibraltar for Malaga
16th instant
Watkins, Whiteside, hence for Singapore, and William Parker
Sewell, hence for Montreal, off Waterford '27th instant
Agnes, Turcan, hence at Venice
Sultana, Scott,'and Jane, Vivian, hence at Leghorn
Ann Dingwall, , hence and St. Thomas, at Trinidad
Peri, Dawe, and Lady Wright, Wright, hence, at St. Michael's
Eagle, Bell, and Liberal, Tare, hence, at Lisbon
Activo, Frietas, sailed from ditto for this port 18th March
George Washington, for New York, off the Saltees 27th instant
Martha, Martin, from Barbados, off this port
Caledonia. A. S., from Mobile, off ditto
William, Clouston, sailed from Leghorn for this port 12th instant
Premier, Newman, hence at Gibraltar
Proven, Axilson, hence at Brake
Hankinson, Knubley, sailed from Falmouth for Benin on the 27th
instant

Enterprise, Bayes, hence for New York at Cove
PARIS, March 27.—The Plata, Carr, from Liverpool to Trinidad,
las sunk at sea : crew saved by the Cora, from Bristol to Africa,
part of whom were put on board an American ship, from Antwerp
to Havana, which was spoken 27th ult., in long. 22