The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-05-31 00:00:00

MAY 31, 1853.

progressing steadily, with a full average attendance
of the trade. Any great amount of activity
cannot be looked for until the close of thi sseries,
which is expected in about a week. Public sales
are fixed here for the 9th and 10th of June, when
about 2,000 bales Buenos Ayres, and 2,000 East
India, Turkey, and other descriptions will be
offered. Imports for the week, 1,049 bales, viz :-
467 Buenos Ayres, 221 Mediterranean ports, 248
Portugal, 61 Irish, 48 Coastwise, and 4 sundries.

GRAND CRICKET MATCH.— LIVERPOOL
OLYMPUS v. ALL ENGLAND.
•
Yesterday, a match between twenty of the Liverpool
Olympus Club (with Crossland and Armitage given in),
and eleven of All England, was commenced on the ground
of the Olympus, in Prince's Park.
The earlier part of the day being unfavourable, there
was some delay in commencing, the play. Notwithstand-
ing the somewhat unpropitious state of the weather, there
was a numerous and highly respectable body of spectators
present. All England having won the toss, went in first
to the bowling of Crossland and Armitage, and, after
some splendid batting, the last wicket was bowled for a
score of 127, out of which, it will be seen from the sub-
joined particulars, that Cmsar obtained 44 runs and An-
derson 26. The bowling of both Crossland and Armitage
was much admired. Liverpool then went in for their first
innings, and when time was called (at seven o'clock), two
wickets only had been lowered for 17 runs, leaving 18 to
go in in addition to Gardner and Clare, who had posses-
sion of the bat when time was called. The following is
the score :
ENGLAND. FIRST INNINGS.
Arnold c Armitage, b Crossland.— 2
Caesar
Caffyn c Lee, b Paget ll
Parr c Paget, b Armitage lB
Guy c Paget, b Crossland 4
Box
Anderson
S. Parr Hurt
A. M ynn, Esq... ... Not out
Clarke c Armitage, b Crossland.... 2
Diver
b 1, 1 b 2, w 2, n b

LIVERPOOL. FIRST INNINGS
J. Fairclough h Arnold
J. Lee
P. Gardner...... Not out
W. Clare Not out

HISTORIC SOCIETY OF LANCASHIRE AND CHESHIRE.
—The eighth ordinary meeting of the session will be held
in the board-room of the Collegiate Institution, Liver-
pool, on Thursday next, at seven o'clock in the evening.:

COLLECTION.—On Sunday the sum of £lB I4s. was
collected at St. John's church, Liscard, after a sermon
on behalf of the Church Missionary Society, by the Rev.
W. Rawson, M.A., of Seaforth.
SMUGGLING TOBACCO.—At the Police-court, yesterday,
a man named Alexander Coombe, was placed before the
magistrates charged with smuggling 51bs. of tobacco from
a vessel in the Waterloo Dock. The officer stated that
on Saturday night he met the prisoner coming out of the
Waterloo Dock, and, on 'examination, found him in pos-
session of the above-named quantity of tobacco. Part of
it was concealed about his person, and the other in a box
containing a false bottom.—The defendant was fined £5
and costs, and in default of payment, one month's im-
prisonment.
THE MILITIA.—The following commissions have been
signed by the Lord Lieutenant of the County Palatine of
Lancaster :-Ist Regiment of the Duke of Lancaster's
Own Militia : Lieut. J. Kirkes to be Captain, vice Parker,
resigned ; Ensign A. W. Munro, to be Lieut., vice Cary,
promoted ; Ensign C. E. Knowlys, to be Lieut., vice
Hansard, promoted ; Ensign G. Robinson, to be Lieut.,
vice Oughton. resigned ; Ensign J. W. Whitle, to be
Lieut., vice Brown, who exchanges ; Ensign I. S. A.
Herford, to be Lieut., vice Marshall, who resigns.-2d
Regiment of the Duke of Lancaster's own Militia : W.
H. Manifold, Gent., to be Ensign and Assistant-Surgeon.
—3d Regiment of the Duke of Lancaster's Own Militia :
Lieut. J. Bayly, to be Captain.-sth Regiment of Royal
Lancashire Militia : R. Lomax. Gent., to be Ensign.—
Artillery Corps of the Royal Lancashire Militia : G.
Hall, Esq., late Capt. and Brevet Major of Artillery, in
the Hon. East India Company's Service, to be Captain,
with Brevet Rank of Major ; J. Hay, Esq., late 15th
Foot, to be Captain ; W. G. Furnivall, Gent., to be
Second Lieutenant.

[ADVERTISEMENT.]
To the EDITOR of the LIVERPOOL STANDARD,

SLR,-A paragraph in to-day's Albion having appeared,
stating that a firm, named " Taylor and C 0.," have ab-
sconded, and the police are after them, you will oblige by
inserting in your paper to-morrow, the fact, that our con-
cern has been established thirty years in Liverpool as
Printers and Stationers, and that we have no connexion,
either directly or indirectly, with the missing firm in
question ; such a statement, unless contradicted, being
calculated to do us a serious injury.
,' We are, Sir,
Yours respectfully,
T. TAYLOR and CO.
37, Dale-street.
Monday Evening, May 30, 1853.

A MONSTER SALMON.—The largest fish of the above
description captured for many years past out of the waters
of the United Kingdom was taken a few days since from
the River Tay, on the estate of Lord Gray. This prodi-
gious prize weighed 59 pounds, being three feet nine
inches in length, and one foot in diameter across the
shoulders.—Kelso Chronicle.
REPORTED REINFORCEMENTS TO THE MEDITERRA-
NEAN.—It is not true, as reported, that Vice-admiral
Deans Dundas's fleet will be reinforced by the 25th. It
is a matter of impossibility, for the only ships available
for reinforcement to the Mediterranean fleet are not yet
out of the channel. The force under the gallant admiral's
command at present is—Britannia, 120 guns, 1,000 men ;
Trafalgar, 120 guns, 960 men ; Albion, 90 guns, 820 men ;
Rodney, 90 guns, 820 men ; Vengeance, 84 guns, 750
men ; Bellerophon, 78 guns, 650 men ; Arethusa, 50 guns,
500 men ; with as many steamers, including a screw-
sloop.
CONVENTUAL ESTABLISHMENTS IN IRELAND.—The
recent proceedings in both houses of Parliament with
respect to the necessity of legislative interposition in the
case of conventual establishments have disturbed the tem-
porary repose of the heads of the Roman Church in Ire-
land. The Ultramontane organs of Dublin publish a
" pastoral" from the pen of Archbishop Cullen to the
clergy and laity of that city, " on the attempts now being
made to interfere, by legislation, with the rights and inde-
pendence of Catholic convents." He defends the nun-
neries and their inmates from the charges brought against
them, and enters into an elaborate vindication of the rules
and observances in those establishments.
MINERAL WEALTH OT IRELAND.—An extensive and
very valuable copper mine was discovered some time since
on the estate of Mr. Arthur Guinness, late Lord Mayor of
Dublin, in the vicinity of Cong, county of Mayo. The
mine has been leased to the Mining Company of Ireland,
who are already working it with energy. The copper lode
is described as one of the richest and most productive in
the United Kingdom, and it promises to become a source
of wealth to the company as well as the landlord. This
property was purchased in the Encumbered Estates Court
last year by Mr. Guinness, who has since effected great
improvements, and built a fine residence on the estate.
ANCIENT STONE COFFIN.—On Tuesday, while some
workmen were excavating some ground in Haydon-square,
Minories, they came upon a stone coffin at a considerable
depth below the !surface. It was fivefeet in !length by
two feet one inch in width, and 20 inches deep. The outer
coffin of stone inclosed an inner one of lead, which con-
tained dust and the upper part of a skeleton of a human
being, supposed to be that of a female, and about four
feet nine inches in length. The body is conjectured to
have lain there for several centuries past. especially as on
the ground where the discovery was made the monastery
of St. Clair formerly stood, but has been removed up-
wards of 400 years. It is said that on the very spot that
portion of the monastery denominated "The priory for
minor nuns" stood, from which the minories derived its
name.

AN OLD BATH ELECTION.—Mr. Harrington, who sat
in the Long Parliament, 1640, has left a singular diary of
his personal canvass among the electors of Bath :—" Sa-
turday, December 26. Went to Bath, and dined with the
mayor and citizens, conferred about my election to serve
in parliament, as my father was helpless and ill able to
go any more. Went to the George Inn at night, met the
bailiffs and desired to be dismissed from serving ; drank
strong beer and metheglin ; expended about 35., went
home late at night, but got excused, they entertaining a
eood opinion of my father.—Thursday, 31. Dined at the
George Inn with the mayor and four citizens, spent at
dinner 6s. in wine. Laid out in victuals at the George
Inn, lls. 4d., laid out in drinking 75., laid out in tobacco
and drinking vessels 3s. 4d.—January 1. My father gave
me £4 to bear my expenses at Bath. Laid out in all Bs.
for victuals, drink, and horse hire, together with divers
gifts."—Willis's Notes.
ExpLosioN.—An explosion of a most alarming charac-
ter took place in the vicinity of Louth on Thursday
morning, which resulted in the death of a Mr. John
Matthew Barnett, a young operative chemist, and manu-
facturer of an improved fog signal for railways. His
factory was in Maiden-row, and it appears that he had
received an order from the Yorkshire and Lancashire
Railway Company for several gross of " Nelthorpe and
Barnett's fog-signals." He proceeded to the shed, and
having filled some fifty of them, he went to breakfast.
Shortly after his return the explosion took place. The
factory was blown up, and the fragments hurled in all
directions, and the unfortunate deceased was discovered in
a frightfully mutilated state. He was heard just to articu-
late, " Oh, take me away. Lord have mercy on me ! Oh,
take me away !" but his sufferings were speedily termina-
ted, as in a few minutes he expired. At the coroner's
inquest, a verdict of " Accidental death" was returned by
the jury.
MovtNG TABLES.—A correspondent of the Manchester
Guardian, who is described by the editor as a person who
stands second to no individual in that city in point of
social posftion, intelligence, and personal honour, says :
" I, with three others, utterly disbelieving the reports
about moving tables, tried the experiment. A common
painted small tea-table, having one stem and three feet,
was placed on an oilcloth, on which also our chairs were
placed. We sat placing the palms of our hands flat on
the table, near the edge, each person joining the tips of
his own thumbs, and also joining the tips of his little
fingers with those of his neighbours, thus forming a circle
round the table. In fifteen minutes there was a move-
ment of the table from right to left, which continued
until we were obliged to leave our seats to follow our
bands, which were kept fixed on the table. The motion
increased in ,rapidity, and we became both dizzy from
moving round, and tired with the circular length of our
walk, or rather run. I tried to stop the table by pressing
very heavily, and succeeded. It would not go on again,
and it was some time before we discovered that the jerk
of stoppage had disunited two little fingers. In a mintito
after these were rejoined, and the table re-com,rllonced
its rapid motion. We then agreed to wish the table to
turn round the opposite way, and it did,"