The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1846-06-23 00:00:00

June 1.3, 1846.

PERPETUATING A NAME —A Roman cement mann-
facturer of terby, named Brookhouse, who died and was
burird last week, devised a angular mcde of preserving
his memory. A thick It yer of cement was spread at the
bottom of his grave, just before the coffin was lowered:,
the sides and ends were then filled, and another layer of
the same material at the top completely hid the coffin
from view, and rendered it air-tight. Before it hardened,
which the ct ment did in a few minutes, to the consistency
of the hardest stone, the deceased's name sv,s traced in
the yielding mass, so that if, at some future age, the de-
posit should be disturbed, the ❑ame of the occupier of the
interior may be read.

ALARMING EVENT.—On Tuesday night, RS the mail
train from the north was proceeding to London. one of
the leading carriages took tire at Kilshv Tunnel, about
four miles beyond Rugby, from the falling of a spark
emitted by the engine, which set fire to the luggage placed
at the top of the vehicle. Mr. Mason. Town Clerk
of Doncaster, and Mr. Vickers, of Shtffield, who were
served in the carriage, were exposed to great personal
dancer. The preg ess of the fire was so intense and rapid
that they were compelled to quit it and seek for safety by
standing on the wooden steps ; thus exposing themselves
o a double danger. The train was stopped as speedily
a• possible, and the fire extinguished by a supply of water
from the engine. The luggage of many of the passengers
was wholly d stroyed or seriously injured. It is a very tor.
tunate circumstance ih it these gentlemen, placed as they
were in this extremely perilous position, were enabled to
provide for their personal safety- as, in the course of a
few minutes, the roof, with the burning luggage, would
have fallen in upon them. The damaged carriage was
left at Wolverton ; and the train reached its destination
without the occurrence of any other accident—Doncaster
Gazette.

BIRMINGHAM MUSICAL FESTIVAL.—We are at length
able to announce the completion and arrival of Mendels-
sohn's new oratorio. " Elijah," a work that will form one•
of the most prominent arid attractive features of the ap-
proaching Birmingham Musical Festival. In the opinion
of the gifted composer h•mself, it is his chef d'ceuvre.
During the last year Mendelasohn's progress through the
German festivals—at each of which he has produced and
conducted some of his best compositions—has been one
series of successes ; but we expect that the forthcoming
performance of this, his new and favourite work, under
his immediate superintendence, will be his crowning tri-
umph. We are assured by competent authority, that it
fully warrants the predilections formed in its favour by
the compeer, and that full of melody, clear in vocal part
writing, and rich in instrumentation, it w,ll justify the
most sanguine expectations of its success. We are much
pleased to find that the Festival Committee have nearly
completed their arrangements and selections both of per-
formances and performers, and that amongst oilier good
things promised to us Beethoven's Mass in D. probably
the greatest work of this sublime composer, and which,
from its requirements of space and size of choir and band,
has ne"er before had a chance of being heard in this coun-
try in .o complet,. a monner, will be produced, and that
i►s effects he enhanced by the engagem,,nt of the
whole Philharmonic Orchestra. We maw direct the at-
tention of our readers to the list of principal singers en-
g ,ged. which will be found in another column.—Birming-
ham He, old.

PETTY LARCENY NOT KNOWN IN LAW BOOKS.—A
gentleman in the neighbourhood of Inverness, who rejoices
in a beautiful garden, and has a passie n for flowers, re-
ceived lately from the south a rich assortment of seeds,
the germs of various floral treasures. new or unknown in
our northern region. The seeds were committed to the
earth, each being distinguished by the tally-stick and
written Lbel containing the name of the plant. To the
surprise and dismay of the owner however. the whole of
those labels were one day missing. The "tallies" re-
mained, apparently untouched. in their respective posi-
tions, but not one of the labels could be discovered. The
whole number, amounting to twenty seven, had been
withdrawn from the separate notches, and so dexterously
was the feat accomplished. flan not a foot-print or trace
of violence was visihle. Here was irreparable loss and
endless crinfus'on I How could the names of the flowers
he ascertained—what motive could have prompted the
theft? After a careful scrutiny the mystery was unra-
velled. In a pear-tree, close to the fiower-heds, was
found a bird's nest, partly formed and compacted of the
lost treasures. During the quiet of the Sabbath morning
a pair of busy and felonious blackbirds bad abstracted the
learned lines, and very ingeni..usly interwoven them with
the moss, roots, and other materials of their nest, plaster-
ing neer the Latin polysyllables with a careless bar barity
worthy of the Goths or any other destroyers of learning.
The evil was without remedy, for the florist knew not
how to nut hack the labels in their proper places. Accor-
dinglv the flowers are left to spring unnamed, and the
birds retain possession of their spoil —lbrerness Courier.
AMUSING OCCURRENCE.—During Ibrahim Pacha's
visit to Birmingham his highness was informed that the
skin of a whale was to be exhibited, and his highness im-
mediately ordered a car to convey him to the exhibition.
The proprietor, who bad been previously apprised of his
highness's intention to honour him with a visit, imme-
diately determined on making the most of his distinguished
visitor. In a short time, the Pa( ha and his attendants
arrived, as they thought, quite privately, and were imme-
diately conducted into the exhibition-booth. The pro-
prietor then made his appearance on the outer platform,
and with a stentorian voice announced that he had then
for exhibition the monstrous whale, with which he judi-
ciously contrived to couple the name of the Pasha, so as
to constitute him a part and parcel of the exhibition. It
is needless to say the announcement was successful, and
never before was the monster of the deep honoured with
such a rush of spectators. Money-takers were all the
proprietor stood in need of; the place became instantly
crowded to excess, and the Pacha having been informed
of the benefit which his visit had conferred upon the show-
man, good humouredlv enjoyed the amusement, and while
the crowds were rushing in through the front entrance,
he took his departure from the rear of the erection, leav-
ing the proprietor to settle with the company for the non-
appearance of one portion of the exhibition which he had
ingeniously announced. On his return to the hotel the
adventure constituted some good jokes for the evening,
which were not lessened by another application from Mr.
Showman, for tt e Pacha to visit him again. A guinea,
however, was given as a substitute for his highness's at-
tendance, and the intended honour was declined.
THE Ye HOLESALE MATRIMONIAL SPECULATOR.—At
the New Court. London, before the Recorder. Joseph
Mortimer, aged 83, described as a labourer, was indicted
for feloniously intermarrying Caroline Wright. on the 7th
of June, 1845, his wi,e, Josephine Langbourne, being
then alive. No counsel was engaged for the rosecution ;
and the prisoner, who was undefended, pleaded not guilty-
As sonn as the indictment had been read, the pri,orer put
in a written paper, receiesting his trial might be post ponel
until the ensuing session, in order that he might engage
and instruct counsel tor his defer and also that be
might be enabled to have certain documents breuAt for-
ward that would prove him to be a citizen of the United
States, a circumstance that led him to infer the Court, on
that ground, had not the power to convict him of :sn.o!:
fence committed in this country ; and again, that herboull
have a ccmplete answer to the shame from V i 7
eirYOrkum.
stance, that an agreement was drawn up in. New . ,
er
between him and Josephine Langbnurne, t: at neither
party shoult be at liberty to marry again whi. h, by the
laws of United Stat. s, is equivalent to a c ivorce. The Re-
corder said, that assuming all contained in the paper put
in to the Court, it would be no answer, or would be of no
service to the prisoner, as be was proved to be a British
subject, and owing allegiance to her Majesty ; and even
could he prove himself to have been naturalised, and be-
come a citizen of the United Sates, that would not clear
him of an offence committed against the laws of this coun-
try, where the offence did re t have any reference to the
international laws of the two countries. The certificates
of the marriages were then put in and proved, and the jurY
returned a verdict of guilty. A second indictment charged
him with intermarrying, on the 22.1 of June, 1844,
at St-
Philip s Church, Liverpool, with Mary Susannah Love-
joy. A witness, named Isabella Cave, who was present
at the marriaee, deposed to the prisoner being the man
married to Miss Love joy. The prisoner offered tin defence,
and the jury returned a verdict t f gulty. The prisoner 1.'86
then indicted for stealing a trunk, containing a quantity
of wearing apparel, the property of Miss Lnyer. The
prisoner, with the greatest effrontery, examin d the wit-
nesses in perfectly professional style, and in his defrlice
said the things had partly been given him by prosecuto.%,
arid part he had bought of her. The jury found hut?
guilty. 'I he Recorder in passing sentence,
characterised
the offence as one of the basest nature, and stud, th, t core'
ment to a man so degraded as the prisoner would e use'
less. For the larceny he should trart• port him for seven
years, and reserve his judgment on the other indictment°
until a future day. Tile prisoner left the dock quite 0'
concerned.

WHAT CAN IT MEAN?
NOt the least strange of the many strange things wbicll
we are daily witnessing, is the fact that, at the very t 0,,:
merit the Corn-laws are being uprooted, as the Leaguel-
think, from our legislation, the Times conies out.with
skilful defence of the principle of a fixed duty on core"
What does that mean ? Has our contemporary got a Peel;
again behind the sc"nes, or, is it only speculating LIP.,
the course a new Parliament is likely to take on the clue
tion ? '1 here is something exce-dingly singular in tb
'e
appearance of such a recommendation in the leading co,
lumns of the Times at this critical juncture of public:the
fairs. It looks as if the Times at least believed that
ea of
question of the Corn-laws would not be finally di4P"
without the intervention of a new Parliament. Hear
soberly and how forcibly the writer tears to piece. thel,
phistries of those economists who whine about the 11'
quity of a tax on corn :
CO
to
d. Where the tax operates to give a monopoly of e"— nse
certain class—whey. it protects a certain class at the eopt
of the community—where it forbids people to buy corn e the
o• a few privileged persons—it is justly obnoxious to allto be
obloquy and all the odium of a bread. tax. It professeEpo
of
that most invidious of all things—a statutory enhance% ene
touhfnelpiporripciucelesarofi,ft,yrfood. Tnis has been the vlague spot of the % nd•
could stand a
expiring corn-law. It has professed to k ep up a eertaled its
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—a small duty—for State purposes is unexceitionahle% as a
lightness of the impost levied is ridiculous when regardedo up
protection. But the aggregate of many light impns" make._„nsed
a large revenue. Five shillings a (vial t,r (the am unt 7.-ja
to he required by each wheat-eating man in the kin.. 107: from
to
poor bulwark aeaiost foreign competition, if corn() "IL.. iron%
be dreaded. But Ss. rai-ed on an imortation varying:
400,500 to 2,000,1)110 or 3 0011,00 quarters a year, will But it isi
n ,ncome which it NI ould we absurd to disparaec.
more for the principle thate contend than for the.can
m ney to he levied. The same sentiment or the rn tea.
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on
which denounces a tax on corn, may de.icunce a taX,
_cif or
on sugar, or on any artiee with whir h bread is con ',lf:ichicl!
which cannot be consumed without bred. An (reit ~,, "";:jampa
sacrificed to the preposterous combinations of fit,"
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suicidal apostasies of party."
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