The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-03-06 00:00:00

HOUSE OF LORDS—FRrnAr

. .
Lord 13nouGuAm, on presenting a petition for the abolitinn
of imprisonment for debt, said, that the committee of inquiry
'on the subject had now nearly closed its labours—that the in-
quiries had been extensive, and that much daylight had broken
'ilfhpou the committee. .

Lord 13sountis34 then alluded to the remarks of members in
tbe'Vinnmons,ori Thursday, on Capt. Pechell's motion, charg-
ing him with having accused the officers.of the navy of unfairly
seeking.'" head-money," of which he complained. -His lordship
declare% that he had only spoken of the " tendency" of the
head-money system and moved for a series of papers illustra-
. tive of the conduct Of vessels before, on the dart, and after the
. capture of slave ships, &c.
After observations from Lord Minto, the Duke of Welling-
ton, &c., the papers were ordered.
. The Archbishop off' CA NIERBURY gave notice, that, on Thurs-
day next, he would present the petition from the inhabitants of
Camberwell regarding the stability of the church establishment,
&c.

Their lordships. then adjourned until Monday.

HOUSE OP COMMONS.—FRIDAY.
In the Commons, the report from the Durham city election
committee was presented; it confirmed the return of the sitting
member.

The ATTORNEY-GENERAL presented a petition fiom the
trustees of Soanes Museum, the Duke of Sussex, the Duke of
Hamilton; the Earl of Aberdeen,Sir M. Shee, Sir F. Chantrey,
&c., praying that no -bill might be entertained to subvert the
testator's directions by dividing the museum, &c.
Capt. PECkiELL and Sir E. ConatNoroN, in reference to
Lord Brougham's complaint of their remarks on his lordship's
charge respecting " head-money," said, that they still adhered
to the observations they had felt it then their duty to make in
answer to his lordship's attacks.
Mr. P. THOstSON, i❑ answer to Mr. M'Kinnon's inquiry,.
said, that he did not see that any benefit would result from the
appointment of a select committee on the improvements in•
steam machinery as appliCable to navigation, except there were
some specific object in the inquiry.
The Hon Mr. LANGDALE made a very formal complaint of
tile Bishop of Exeter's mention of him and his opinions on the
Catholic oath; and he was followed by the Attorney-General,
Mr. O'Connell, and Lord Howick, they also complaining of the
rev. prelate's notices of them and their opinions.
The house afterwards, on the motion of Lord J. RUSSELL,
again resolved into committee on the poor relief (Ireland) bill;
Which chiefly occupied the remainder of the sitting.

In a coal-pit, at Greeng4res, about fire miles west from
"r."rt".4 was f0,..---t-ctubeddeil in the milid
about six fathoms below the surface, and between a level bed tif
iron-stone and dalk. Its lodgment was in a soft wet mass, and
.the animal was sent to Glasgow in a perfectly lively condition.
—Scotch paper.

A SECON D DANTEL LAMBERT.-At Handley, near Welling-
ton, Shropshire, there is a publican of the enormous weight of
21 score Illbs. This' man's father, a short time before his
death, weighed 30 score. If the son should continue to increase
in weight as fast as he has done of late, before long he will be
heavier thari his father was. He is six feet high, and in every
respect proportionably made.

TH R Use oe-A EixT.lt ought to be knovim as generally as
possible, that-a man's hat will serve in most cases as a tempo-
rary life-preserver, to persons in hazard of drowning, by at-
tending to the 'following directions :—When a person finds
himself in, or about to be in the water, let him lay hold of his
hat between his hands, laying the crown close under his chin,
and the mouth under the water. By this means the quantity of
air contained in the cavity of the hat will be softeient to keep
the head above water for several hours, or until assistance can
be rendered.

THE Ass tzfis.—The northern circuit commenced at Appleby,
on Monday. Wills, the reputed murderer of Hunter. the
Kendal and Orton carrier, was discharged, the grand jury
having ignored the bill against him under the direction of the
judge, the evidence not being sufficient to convict him. This
will not preclude his being indicted at any future assizes. John
Ilusser, German broom-seller, • was charged with stea►ing a
sheep, the property of Mr. Charles Bourne, farmer, at Elsiug-
ham Laithes, on the previous Tuesday. was found guilty.
au-I Sentenced to twelve .months' 'imprisonment at Carlisle.
The only cause of any interest was an action for slanderous im-
putations. of a delicate nature, brought by Mrs. Jardine, a
widow, against a Miss Calvert, both residing in the village of
16,R:herby. The jury found for the plaintiff, damages £5.

THE S,%rNT LA wittNcE.—The vastness of this mighty river,
the shores of which at this moment excite so deep an interest
far exceeds all nor European conceptions. Its entrance from
Labrador to Nova Scotia is 106 leagues, running a course of
nearly 3000 mires, varying► from one to ninety miles broad, 2000
of which are rtavigable by large ships, and the remainder by
vessels up to 61) tons. The great basin of St. Lawrence con-
tains in mass more than one half of the fresh water in the world,
the superficial area of which being 72,930 square miles, a quan-
tity which would form a cubic column of nearly 21 miles on
each side. ,

,GKOTE' RAT-TRAP EctirrsED.—We understand the radical
premium for '‘ a box, a whole box and nothing but a box," is
likely to slip through the fingers of Groat the Great. A gen-
tleman on the bankS of the. Wye having set his brains to work,
has, it is said, succeeded in inventing a ballot-box that, in com-
mon parlance, will '• beat M.r..Grnte's into fits." It' is reported
to be.. so novEft,--itrgenietiii, and perfect an invention, that an
electar might as well attempt to scan an eclipse through a deal
board as hope to practise atiick through it. It is further added.
that it is so simple and, compact of its kind, that it maybe easily
winced from one polling district to another with the assistance
of a team of horses. —He..efurd Times.
SHOCK 1:;:.G. CIRCUMSTANCE.—A person of the name of Thos.
Blenilal, of Elawcoat, a village about six Miles:from Ulverston,
who unfortunately lived an uncomfortable life with his wife, has
hail recourse,tin a moment of passion, to a-most unprecedented
expedient in °Met to rid.himself of his troubles. Blendal was
in a st.atea-ifilowxication, sad .grcatla excited at the-time, owin,
to some trifling dispute ; 'and he asked his wife for some gun-
powder whiCh-was in the house, anti which she after hesitaing,
some little time, gave to him. • Ile directly threwit into the tfire
it is said with the hortible intention of destroying his wife, but
happily staei-sraperl by running out of the house. The melan-
choly result of the explosion was, that Blendal lost the sight of
both his eyeti; and also received serious bodily injury, which in
all probability, has rendered him an example for life, of the
consequences of unbridled passion_ The windows were all
blown out, and the furniture so injured as to be of very little
-vatue.-7 Lancaster Gazette.

•
COST OF NECT(6LITY.—One of the New York papers ad-
vfTlising to the cost incurred by the United States in maintain-
ing neutrality on the Canada fi millers, states it to be as follows:
--.197,000 dollars to pay the three thousand militia called into
s...t3rvice on the northern frontier for three months; 80,00) dol-
Lirs for travelling from and returning to their homes; 300,000
dollars for various objects of supply ; 15,000 dollars for ac-
coutrements; 7,5110 dollars for surgeon's department; I6,0(X)
dollars for arms and equipage; 60,000 for provisions. " Thus,"
says the Commercial Adeertiser,, the journal quoted from,
" g75,0(X) dollars must be paid by the people of the United
States, in order that Mr. M.Kensie may flourish awhile as an
important personage, and Mr. Van Rensselaer make a fool of
himself."

MRS. NORTON.—There is at present a suit pending in the
'Connor Common Pleas, which affords considerable conversa.:
lion among the gentlemen of the long robe, and the legal pro-
fession generally. It is an action• brought by Messrs. StOrr,
Mortimer, and Hunt, the celebrated jewellers of Bond-street,
"Piccadilly, against the Hon. George 'Chapple Norton, to re-
•cover the sum of I Is. 6d., the b4lance of £229 12s. 6d.,
he, the defendant, having paid £l2B Is. into court for good-
sold and delivered to hitt' and to his wife, the Hon. Mrs. Nor-
toe, to recover the sum of £lOl Hs. 6d., the balance of £229
12s. 6d., he the defendant, having paid £l2B Is. into court for
goods sold and (telivered to him and to his wife, the Hon. Mrs.
'Norton, consisting of plate, jewellery,' and several articles of
bijouterie, a port ign of which was supplied to Mrs. Norton since
her separation from Mr. Norton, and since the appearance of an
advertisement in the public prints, setting forth that that gen-
tleinarywould not be answerable for any debts that Mrs. Nor-
ton might occur after their separation, Much speculation is
afloat as to the defence that will he adopted at the trial, which
is anticipated will savour of certain ctitions di,elosures. Ser-
jeant Wi4'de and Serjeant Talfourd are the plaintiff's counsel.
The cause is expected to come on at the sittings after next•
Easter term. The object of these proceedings we believe to
be a decision; not so -mileh as to the liability of Mr. Norton, as
to the grwinlis of his-separation from his lady.—We have heard
hem varintis quarters that a reconciliation- was likely to take
Plat's) bettii-#O, therial-tie, and shall be glad to find that such an
etent. may vet put a stop to the" cause here 'alluded •to. —John
Bulk •

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FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE.

FRANCE,

PARIS, MARCH, 1.
REPORTED ALARMING NEWS FROM AMERICA.

Yesterday afternoon the most alarming news of a commer-
cial and financial character were put into circulation at the
bureaux of the Chamber of Deputies. It was said, and is re-
peated to-day by La Presse and by the Courrier Francais, the
former believing, and the latter denying the news, the Count
Mole bad received an official letter from the United States, to
inform him that a political and financial crisis, of a terrific cha-
racter, would shortly break out in that country, much worse
than that of last vear—that the American government is unable
to pay the 12,000,000 of francs due by it to France; and that
4,000,000 of francs of merchandise ordered by the Americans
from Lyons would not be paid for. The Presse of day adds,
that 'Belgium is also on the eve of having its commercial crisis—
and that London must not, and cannot expect to escape from a
financial Catastrophe: All this news was, however, put into
circulation by the friends and agents of the government, at the
very moment when the sixth bureau was engaged in naming its
-comissioner to form part of the general commission for ex-
amining the proposition of M. Gouin as to the 5 per cents. It
would seers, however, that the news did not produce theex-
pected effect, for the bureau appointed M. Moreau as commis-
s►nner, who, in spite of the expected financial disaster's, is still
one who insists on the conversion of the 5 per cents. If, then,
the reports in question were nothing more than a ruse, it has
failed ; and the ministry, which thinks itself so " capable," so
intelligent, and enlightened, will be unable to form such a five
per cent. commission as it would desire.