The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-08-06 00:00:00

MISCELLANEOUS

A machine has been invented by a person named Bains, to
apply printing to railway telegraphic communications.
The authorities of Eton College have determined to place
a bust, executed by one of the most celebrated sculptors, of
his Grace the Duke of Newcastle, in the Upper School.
Mr. Cornelius O'Brien, M.P., is the only Irish solicitor
in the House of Commons.

There is not &single medical man in the present parliament,
with the exception of Mr. Wakley, the editor of the Lancet.
He is not a physician, strictly speaking. The profession was
not represented in parliament since 1837, when Dr. Baldwin
had a seat.

There is no foundation for the paragraph which has gone
the round of the newspapers, announcing that Mr. Brunel is
about to perform a match from Bristol to London, by the
Hurricane, within two hours, for £lOOO.
The Conservatives of South Derbyshire dined together at
De/)y, on Tuesday, to celebrate their recent triumph over
Whig fraud and intimidation at the recent election, in the
return of Messrs. Mundy and Colville. Sir F. Burdett
presided.

A strong representation has been made to Government,
and an investigation demanded, for an inquiry into the con-
duct of Mr. Smith, the stipendiary magistrate, stationed at
Mallow during the disgraceful contest for that borough at the
late election, a great want of precaution and energy being the
charge alleged against that gentleman.
ASSEMBLING OF PARLIAMENT.—The following is a copy
of Lord John Russell's circular to the liberal members of
parliament, which puts an end to rumours of all previous
resignation by ministers :

" Downing-street, July 31, 1841.
" Sir—As upon the meeting of parliament, on Thursday,
the 19th of August, the House of Commons will immediately
proceed to the choice of a speaker, and to the consideration
of business of the highest importance, I take the liberty of
earnestly requesting your attendance on that day.—l have
the honour to be, sir, your obedient, faithful servant,
" JOLIN RUSSELL."

The result of careful inquiry as to the probable condition
of the ensuing harvest is most satisfactory. In those parts
of the country where the crop was reported to have been
thin, the fulness of the kerning has been such as not only to
dissipate all apprehension as to quantity, but also affords the
most rejoicing promise in respect of its quality. Every de-
scription of corn presents the like gratifying appearance.
Potatoes, from the fast rains we have had, will necessarily
be a heavy produce. Mangelwurzel will be a prodigious
crop. Apples will be about half an average bearing. The
late showery weather has impeded the completion of hay
harvest, but very little of the crop has as yet been damaged.
—Somersetshire paper.
THE WEATHER.----Up to the commencement of the pre-
sent week, very little hay-grass has been cut, owing to the
long-continued wet weather, in the western and north-
western parts of this riding; 'but since then the harvest has
gone on briskly and successfully ; the quantity abundant ;
the quality excellent. In some places the grain crops, par-
ticularly wheat, were extensively laid by the rain ; the sun
and the breeze of the present week, however, have done
much towards restoring them. Barley is very fine ; so are
beans, potatoes, turnips, &c. There is. indeed, a rich pro-
mise of abundance of all kinds.—Leeds Intelligencer.

•
The Carlow Sentinel of Saturday, after describing a newly
invented pike, which are openly exhibited without attracting
notice, and thousands of which are in progress of manufac-
ture, says,—" At the late borough election, about three hun-
dred men on footand on horseback marched through Carlow,
bearing these poles with concealed pikes, preceded by a cha-
pel band .1 .1 We are not called upon to express any opinion
at present on this discovery, beyond the fact that Mr. O'Con-
nell was aware of the contemplated insurrection on the 12th
July, and sent an express to Col. Jackson to check the pro-
gress of the pikemen, being apprehensive that if they came
into collision with the military, his own life might pay the
forfeit. The pike we have seen was employed by one of a
party of insurgents from Kilkenny, which was commanded
by a priest."
THE PLEASURES OF PATRONAGE.—A member of Mr.
Maule's Committee, residing within a few miles of Perth,
complained the other day to the right honourable gentleman
that his prominent connexion with his cause subjected him
to a very annoying inconvenience. His house was beset
hourly by persons claiming his influence with Mr. Maule,
and asking him to sign recommendations to his notice and
applications for situations in the penitentiary or the-excise.
There were many of these promised (luring the late canvass;
but still the recommendations by influential members of the
election committee are considered of much importance.
The gentleman alluded to, in his perplexity, asked Mr. Manle
seriously what he should do? Mr. Maule replied—" My
dear sir, I'll tell you what to do, and you will find it quite
easy ; say little and sign them all.—Perth Constitutional.

AN ACCOUNT OF CATTLE IMPORTED
Into Liverpool, from the 27th ult. to the 2nd inst., inclusive,

FROM IRELAND.
Cows. Sheep. Pigs. Horses. Mules. Calves. Lambs,
1643 7367 1762 20
Prev., 30909 63409 91391 1093 26 32 1412
154 20933

COASTWISE

45 1381 - -
17i.ig 26561 413 42

LIVERPOOL DISPENSARIES

5 290
I 26

Number of new patients entered on the books of the Dispensarie
during the last week:—
North. South. Total

Received advice and medicine at the Insti
tution 364 281 643
Visited at their own houses and supplied
with medicine l9l 121 315

Total at each Dispensary

vistroas.
North—Mr. W. F. Macgregor, Mr. C. Booth, and Mr. J. H. Smith
South—Mr. Jordan, Rev. C. Morrall, and Rev. W. Parker.
R. WEDGWOOD, Secretary.
Dispensaries' Office, 1, Fenwick-street, Aug. 2.