The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-07-21 00:00:00

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE

TUESDAY, JULY 21.—Wind N.
.—Falkland, Bennett, from Monte Video—Governor,
James, from Jamaica—Tiger, Baker; Charles, Coffin; Georgiana,
Paragon, Curtis; and Sheffield, Porter, from New Orleans
Watson ; Alexander, Copse, and Majestic, Laidley,
—Aberdeen, Andrews, from St. John, N.B.—Nora
Isabella, Campbell, and Superb, Wood, from
-Matilda, Hodgson, from Leghorn—Elizabeth Wood,
Crosbie, from Antigua—Bornbay, Guy, from Mobile—Susquehanna,
Bancroft, from St. Mark's—l,aside, —, from Quebec—and
Emerald, Dempsey, from Bourdeaux.

ARRIVED

St. Lott

from Mobile

Creina, from

Archangel—

SAILED.—Sjuth America, Bailey, for New York—and Nicholas
ddle, Hiern, for New Orleans.

Wm. Drowse, Prowse, from Valparaiso, at this port ; sailed 16th
April. The Palmyra, Brown, was to sail for Iquique 17th April;
the Grecian in a few days for Coquimbo, and the Glanmalier, and
25th April, both for Liverpool. The Countess of
—„ .aned for Arica 12th April
Friendship, Guy, hence to Archangel, was spoken loth July, i❑
lat. 64 N, long.. 1 E

Sir John feresford, Threadgold. from Bahia to llambro' was
;poken 2nd July, in lat. 40, long. 33
Emily, Carman, and Minerva, Brown, from Iquique, at Valparaiso
Columbia, Blayney, from Savauilla, at ditto
Ellen Jenkinson, Metcalf, from Leghorn, at ditto
Calista, Blampied, from Honduras, off ditto. sailed Ist June
Berbice, Grayson, hence, at Berbice
_ GiPseY, Cresswell, from Valparaiso and Rio, at Swansea
Union, Jones, hence for St. Andrew's, was spoken Ist instant, in

Thomas Hughes, M`Minn, hence, at Valparaiso
Grecian, Rowett, hence, at ditto
Mafia, Sproule, sailed from Valparaiso for Islay, 23d March
Cornwall, Butcher, sailed from Rio for Much), Sth May
Airey, Nicholson, sailed from ditto for Cape of Good Hope, 16th
av

Betsey Black, Jones, hence, at Trinidad
Reindeer, (packet,) from Falmouth at Barbadoes, gth June
Helen Jane, M'Dowal, hence, at Jamaica
Sarah Birkett, Atkins, hence, at ditto
Sterling, Conn, and Spring, Fletcher, hence, at Havana
John Brooks, Smith, hence, at La Guayra
Speculation, Schmidt, hence, at Antwerp
Jane, Russell, hence, at Leghorn
Mary Ann, Lister, sailed from ditto for this port sth July
Globe, -, hence, at Valparaiso
Sisters, Short, hence, at Nassau

Sir Henry Parnell, hence, at St Thomas
Lady Campbell, hence for Africa, was spoken on the 12th instant,
a lad 45, long 10

WHIG MERCY.—The worst days of the Star Chamber, or
even of the Spanish Inquisition, scarcely equal in cruelty the
treatment of the whigs to parties now confined for political
Sheffield Iris. _ _

offences

MYSTERIOUS AFFAIR.—On Friday, Tomkins Brew, Esq.,
received information that the body of a man was dis-
covered in the bob of Kilgevin, between Custlegrove and
Miltown, by some persons cutting turf, Mr. Brew, accom-
panied by' A. Hosty, Esq., coroner, Dr. Turner, and A.
Lowry, Esq., Sub-Inspector, had the body lifted up ; it was
wrapped in a coarse sheet, and in a state of decomposition ;
had a slight fracture on the skull, and the vertibre of the
neck dislocated, which left little doubt of his having been
murdered. Several old persons residing in the neighbour-
hood were examined, all of whom deposed that they never
heard of any person being murdered in that neighbourhood.
That several years must have elapsed since the occurrence, is
manifest from several sods of turf having been cut over the
remains. An inquest was held and a verdict of murder re-
turned against some person or persons unknown.—Tetani
Herald.

POSTAGE REDUCED TO THREE FARTHINGS !—The postage
covers are now to be had for ninepenee per dozen. This has
been effected by the novel plan adopted by some of our en-
terprising publishing booksellers of using the post-office penny
covers as a medium for issuing general advertisements, as
well as notices of publications connected with the trade.
The profit on the advertisements, together with the advantage
of an increased publicity to the books issued by the publisher,
afford an adequate compensation to the vender. In this way,
the public are gainers to the extent of twenty-five per cent.
on the Government price of the stamps. The plan has been
as yet only partially tried, but in the event of its more gene-
ral adoption—a result which seems all but certain—a gratui-
tous circulation of the penny postage covers may reasonably
be anticipated as the effect of increased competition. The
penny postage scheme of Rowland Hill will thus be turned
into a universal free postage! What next ?—Scottiah Pilot.