The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-08-10 00:00:00

THE COURT.

The Court is still at Osborne House, in the Isle of
Wight, where the Grand Duke Constantine, of Russia, is
staying on a visit to Her Majesty. The royal dinner party
on Wednesday included the Grand Duke, the Baron de
"f Wilton. Lord Palmer-

ston, LOrd Jocelyn, &c.
THE QUEEN'S VISIT TO SCOTLAND.—The Queen and
Prince Consort intend to sail from Cowes in the Victoria and
it yacht ^t -

at an early hour on Thursday morning, on
,heir excursion to Scotland. It is understood that her Ma-
jesty will sail round the Land's End and along the Welsh

She is expected to visit Milford, and arrangements

been made fOr piloting the vessels of the royal squadron
across Caernarvon Bar, and through the Menai Straits.
Her Majesty will thus approach withinsa few hours' sail

_ Liverpool. ,Majesty is expected also to visit the
Isle of Man on Sunday next the 15th instant, on her pro-
gress from the Menai Straits. A meeting of the commis-
sioners of harbours was held on Wednesday, and Captain
Gill, of the mail steamer Tynwald, was appointed to act
as pilot on the occasion. Other arrangements for the re-
ception of her •Majesty are in progress. It is understood
that Earl Grey will be a very reluctant attendant upon the
Queen during her Majesty's voyage. The noble lord suf-
fers extremely from sickness, when at sea, and prayed hard

to be excused, but as there was no-other Secretary of State
at liberty to attend the Sovereign during her Majesty's ab-
sence from .the seat of Government, his Lordship has no

alternative but to submit quietly to his hard fate

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Within two days last week, no fewer than five persons
were found drowned in the Thames.
The Bank of England, on Thursday, raised the mini-
mum rate of discount to 52 per cent.

On Tuesday a fashionably-dressed female threw herself
from a steamer into the Thames, and was drowned.
In the window of an inn near St. Martin's-court, Lon-
don, is an announcement of " The celebrated Jenny Lind
cordial from the original receipt, 24. a glass."

Prince Albert has contributed. £250 Co the fund which it
is proposed to raise for the purchase of Shakspeare's
house.

Mr. Augustus Stafford O'Brien, M.P., has obtained the
Queen's permission to bear in future the name of Mr.
Augustus Stafford only.

Nuts are said to be Unusually plentiful this year; and in
some places the trees are literally covered with clusters,—

In the Frencl]i Chamber of Peers on Monday, M. Guizot
went so far as to quote " Tom Jones," to show what
strange doings may take place at an English election.

ham, in

consequence of children playing with lucifer matches in

an outhouse,

The price of bread has again been reduced in London.
The 41b. loaf, finest quality, is selling at 7d, to Bd. ;
household, 51d to 64d.
The announcement of the death of the Hon. and Rev.
G. Spencer, which appeared in several of the papers, and
was copied into the STANDARD last week, is erroneous.
The Gazette of Tuesday notices the appointment of
Lord John Russell, Sir C. Wood, Bart., Viscount Ebring-
ton, W. G. Craig, Esq., H. Rich, Esq., and R. M. Bel-
lew, Esq., as Lords of the Treasury.
The late Duke of Northumberland's personal and
funded property within the province of Canterbury alone,
has been valued at £160,000, and the executors have paid
to the Stamp-office the duty of £2,100 on the probate..

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On Wednesday, a Court of Directors was held at the
East India House„ when the Earl of Dalhousie was ap-
pointed Governoi.-General of India, and Major-General
Sir Henry Pottinger, Bart., G.C.8., Governor of Madras.
IMPORTATION OF LOBSTERS.—A vessel has arrived at
Gravesend, with an entire cargo of Lobsters, from Bergen,
in Norway, and has also brought three horses, an unusual
article of import from that country.
An explosion of gas took place in a vessel lying in the
Bute Docks, at Cardiff, on Sunday week, originating in
the spontaneous ignition of coals in the hold. The deck
of the vessel was much injured.
_ _

PRICE OF WHEAT.—Such is the prospect of an abun-
dant harvest, that this week a farmer, in the neighbour-
hood of Clevedon, offered to sell 400 bushels of wheat at
7s. per bushel.—Bristol Journal.
The Duke of Wellington visited the Bosjesmans at the
Egyptian Hall on Tuesday, and was highly pleased at the
antics of these singular people of the bush, the gipsies
(as they may be termed) of South Africa.
SIR HARRY SMITH.—A correspondent who signs him-
self in the Times " One who is in earnest," offers to give
£lOOO if a subscription be raised for a substantial testi-
monial to this gallant officer—the Hero of Alliwal.
The season for grouse shooting commences on Thursday
next, with every prospect of affording excellent sport.
Numerous parties of gentlemen are daily passing through
this town on their way to the Highlands.
Yesterday evening week some men in the employ of
Mr. Quihampton, of Little Totham, Essex, after lighting
their pipes, it is believed, dropped some lucifer matches,
which, being trodden upon, ignited the corn, and ten
sheaves were burnt to ashes.

SUDDEN DEATH.—As Mr. J. Pilcher, of Crabble, was
returning from the polling booth at Charlton, after giving
his vote at the Dover election, he was seen to stagger in
crossing a field, and instantly fell and expired.—Canter-
bury Journal of Saturday.
On Friday a boy, who resides at Roxby, in Kent,
placed in his mouth a small stone, which, while he was
running with great speed, slipped into his windpipe,
where it still remains ; and it is feared the accident will
prove fatal.
The Rev. Whitworth Russell, nephew of the Premier,
and one of the visiting inspectors of Milbank Prison,

;p4onclinframe of mind for several days previously

The Dimes of Friday has a low, article On the Navigation Laws, the evident tendency of which is to show that con-
siderable modification may be made in them without in-
jury to our commercial marine. We hope, however, that
our contemporary's anticipations will not prove correct.
Lord Farnham has given every tenant who has paid the
one-half of the rent due last November a receipt for the
full amount. Since the famine first set in, this excellent
nobleman has never been a day absent from Farnham,
where his whole time has been employed in alleviating
the distregs of the people.
STATISTICS OF COMMITTALS.—From a parliamentary
document printed within the last few days it appears that
in the two years ending on the 31st of December, 1844,
the committals on criminal charges numbered 56,133, and
in the two subsequent years 49,410 ; thus showing a differ-
ence in the two years of 6,723 committals.

At Newcastle 'assizes, on Friday week, Daniel M'Allum
was tried for the manslaughter of a little boy, by causing
him to drink a quantity of ardent spirit. As it appeared,
however, that no evil intent could be proved against the
man,—hei had given the boy a bottle of spirits, and told
him to drink as much as he liked,—the judge stopped the
case, and a verdict of acquittal was given. _ _

UNHEALTHFUL CALLINGS SWORD MAKING.—Mr.
Morin has stated at the AcademS, of Sciences :—Amongst
the numerous professions which shorten the duration of
human life, that of the knife-grinder is one of the most
murderous. In the sword manufactories of France,
almost all the workmen die before the ages of forty or
forty-five. Soldiers, it seems, are not all that fall by the

sword.
Miss Charlotte Haskell, a single lady of forty, was
burnt to death on Sunday morning, at Salisbury, in her
bedroom. Her father discovered the room in flames,
with the door locked, when he went up to see what made
her so long in preparing tor church. When the door was
opened she was quite dead, and the whole room in flames.
The cause of the fire is a mystery, but the young lady
laboured at times under an aberration of intellect.

EFFECTS OF DRUNKENNESS.—On Tuesday, a man
aged 57 years, dressed in black and of a very respectable
exterior, died in Lambeth workhouse from the effects of

state of intoxication, and removed to the police station,
and thence to the workhouse, where an immense quantity
of spirits was drawn from him by the stomach pump.
He died, however, without recovering from the stupor.
On Tuesday week, just as the steamer Cardiff Castle
was about to *sail from Glasgow, the boiler burst, and two
of the passengers were seriously, if not dangerously scalded.

The event caused, of course, the greatest consternation

a woman, a German, named Rudolph, in the excitement
of the moment, threw two, if not three, children—either
her own or under her care—into the water ; but all were
saved.

IN THE NAVY

A return

published by

lag. 10, ISI7.

ASTONISHING FEATS.-Mr. R. Costes, the pedestrian,
went through some most extraordinary feats at the New
Market, Carmarthen, on Wednesday. He leaped over 100
hurdles, ten yeards apart, in 1i minutes and 20 seconds ;
and picked up 50 eggs, one yard apart, with his mouth ;
threw a side summerset with each egg in his mouth, and
carried them singly to a basket without breaking any, in
less than sixteen minutes.

It will be fresh in the memory of our readers, that on
the representation of a clergyman in Skye, Sir R. Peel, on
the 29th of June, 1846, recommended to the Queen to

3w a pens:

)n of £5O per annum on each of the two
surviving-sisters of the late Sir John M'Caskill. As a
further proof of the benevolence of our beloved Sove-
reign, her Majesty has ordered Lord John Russell to offer
the amiable ladies in question an additional pension of
£5O a year; so that the Misses M'Caskill will forthwith
enjoy an annual pension of £lOO each. Apv.-4

THE CARLISLE POISONING CASE.—Sentence of death
was passed upon John Thompson, at the Carlisle assizes,
on Thursday, by the Lord Chief Baron, for the wilful
murder of his wife, by administering poison. The prisoner
has confessed his crime, though he loudly protested
his innocence to the judge, and after the removal
to the cell. He admits that the inferential against
him was quite correct, and that he did administer the
poison in order to get rid of one whom he had solemnly
pledged himself to love and cherish. He says his mind is
much relieved by this disburthenment ; and there is now
no doubt that he will die a penitent. His execution is
certain.

RAILWAY ACCIDENT.—About one o'clock on Monday
morning, the engine driver of the London mail train, a
little out of.Carlisle, on the Lancaster and Carlisle Rail-
way, saw something lying on the line, when he let off the
steam, and shouted out at the highest pitch of his voice,
but the train passed over the substance. On the train
stopping and the firemen and others returning, they found
a man lying with one of his feet nearly crushed off. They
put him into one of the carriages, and conveyed him to
Penrith, where he was recognised to be John Sparks, who
has been a gauger on the line since its commencement..
Faint hopes are entertained of his recovery. He was in a
state of intoxication, and had laid down on the line and
fallen asleep.

MURDER AT GREENHITHE.—A man named Dawes, Et
contractor on the London and Rochester railroad was
riding to Dartford from Greenhithe on Saturday week,
when, at a short distance from the latter place, his horse
took fright at a man who was lying in a state of intoxica-
tion on the road. Angry words ensued betwen Dawes and
the drunken man, which ended in the former dismountias
and commencing a brutal attack on the poor fellow's head
with the handle of his whip. After a very few blows
(some say two or three) it was found the man was a corpse_
Dawes again mounted _ his horse and galloped away, but

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was quickly followed by a mounted coast-guard officer
who was passing, and overtook him at Galley-hill, where
he was taken into custody, and lodged in the lock-up at
Dartford.

DEATH OF CAPTAIN GEORGE MACLEAN. Captain
Maclean, the husband of the late lamented L.E.L., closed
his life at Cape Coast, in Africa, on the 22nd of May.
" He was (says the Daily News) another of those useful
and valuable men who unostentatiously and resolutely.
serve their country in comparatively subordinate situa-
tions, but whose abilities, judgment, and decision would
qualify them for the most distinguished posts." After
serving in the Waterloo campaign, Captain Maclean wag
draughted, after the peace, into the Royal African corps_
From his first entrance into that force, he appears to have
devoted himself to the study of African life, habits, and
customs, and he rendered signal services in retrieving the
disastrous consequences of the Ashantee war, which at
one time threatened our ancient forts on the Gold Coast.

THE NATIONAL DEFENCES.-At Lewes election,73fr.
Hudson said that it was necessary to defend our coasts ;
and communications had lately taken place on that subject
between the Duke of Wellington and the government.
Louis Philippe, the monarch of France, was now in a very
infirm state of health. Immediately on his death a war
was very likely to ensue between us and France. He
therefore considered it necessary that the coast should be
defended ; and the Duke of Wellington had represented to
government that the coast ought to be defended with a line
of armed steamers. The government had declined to ac-
cede to the proposition ; and the consequence was that his
Grace had resigned the office of Lord Warden of the
cinque ports, and now only held the office for six months,
at the request of government. _

HEAVY FAILURE.-A heavy failure—the liabilities being
rumoured to be between £200,000 and £3oo,ooo—was this
morning announced on the Corn-Exchange. The firm is
that of Messrs. Charles Douglas and Son, and the imme-
diate cause of the disaster has been the suspension of a
house at Stockton-on-Tees (Sampson, Langdale and Co,),
who were indebted to them to the extent of about £20,000.
The general losses of the firm are attributed to injudicious
advances, and not to direct speculation ; but it is feared
that the accounts will prove very unfavourable, and that
many similar parties, especially among the Irish houses,
will be pulled down. About £lOO,OOO are alleged to be
the liabilities of the parties at Stockton, with regard to
whom it has been asserted that a rise of ss. in the corn-
market would enable them to pay 20s. in the pound.--.
Times, of Saturday.

RARE- COLLECTION OF BEES.—Mr. G. Whitworth,
butcher of Carlton, near Worksop, on the 26th of June
last, took 45 pounds of clear honey from one box;. and,
on the 6th instant, 48 pounds more from a second box,
in a collectoral hive, on Nutt's principle ; and it is sup-
posed by competent judges that there are 50 pounds
weight of honey in a box and glass still remaining in the
same hive. Mr. W. is well known to be a skilful adept
in the management of bees, and has an extensive and va-
in-hie collection of hives. There arc a great number of
spiral hives, judiciously arranged, in his extensive garden.
It is really a pleasing and interesting sight to see the bees
most industriously engaged in prosecuting their wonted
task. All the spiral and collectoral hives are furnished

with bell-glasses ; and of course the bees are at any time
to be seen busily employed.—Nottingham Journal.
FROST, WILLIAMS, AND JONES.—A letter has been
received from Hobart Town, by a party in Monmouth,
from which we have been favoured with the following ex-
tract, and whence it will be seen that they have uncon-
trolled liberty in Van Deiman's Land :—" I . saw the
Chartists, Frost, Jones, and Williams, not long since.
Williams is at New Norfolk, in good health, but unhappy ;
wants to get to England ; he talked of opening a
shop, if he does not hear favourable news soon from home.
Jones is in partnership with a watchmaker name Dushame,
a Frenchman, at Launceston, far better off then he ever
was in England ; I saw him a few weeks since extrava-
gantly dressed. I believe Frost is living at Bagdad, some
miles from here, with Greach and his wife. She keeps a
very respectable boarding school there in the name of
Mrs. Foster. They have all very great indulgences."

FAILURES IN THE CORN TRADE.—The immediate
result of the present aspect of affairs is the commence-
ment of some important failures this morning in the corn
trade. One house, with very large involvements has
stopped payment in Mark Lane ; and another is announced
from Leeds, which it is stated will seriously affect a good
many others engaged in the trade. In fact, confidence is
so completely destroyed in Mark Lane that business has
been at a dead stand still all the morning. It is useless
to attempt to name prices ; for under the impression that
large amounts of stock will be thrown upon the market
without reserve, purchases are not made upon any terms.
The forward contracts are, as may be supposed, decidedly'
the worst, and the foreign houses from whom purchases
have been made in anticipation, will be large sufferers.—
Standard.

DISGRACEFUL PROCEEDINGS.—Some riotous proceed-
ings took place at Taunton during the election, and on the
Sunday after (Sunday week), an unusual number attended
the church, men who hardly ever went before, others who
regularly attended other places of worship. The curate
read prayers, the Rev. Dr. Cottle (whose vote had given
offence), mounted the pulpit to preach, a fellow was sta-
tioned at the door to give the signal, which he did by
holding up his hat ; immediately 200 men, followed by a
large number of " true blue women" (one fellow walking
down the long aisle with his hat on) desecrated the

and shuffling their feet, and milking heavy to make more
noise. The singing was nearly drowned by the disturb-

ance. He feelingly alluded to it, as he commenced his
sermon, as being supported by a friend above who could
sustain him under such a lamentable exhibition of peal
malice as the congregation had just witnessed. On Sun-
day evening a similar scene occurred with the " smaller
fry." a few men and maid servants emulating the exam-

ple of their betters, nut it was not of sufficient importance
to hinder the doctor preaching a most eloquent and

pressive sermon

EXTRAORDINARY CHARGE OF FRAUD.—
Police-court, on Tuesday, Mr. George Ross

At Guildhall
the manager
erson before_