The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-11-13 00:00:00

Brooke

A monument is about to be erected by the press of New
York to the memory of Dr. J. A. Houston, late short-
hand writer to Congress. Dr. Houston was from the
north of Ireland, and has been but a few years in the
states.

ROME.-Our letters from Rome, of the 3rd, state that
no positive intelligence had been received from Portici
relative to the Pope's return. The accounts which came
to hand that morning from Naples were rather unfavour-
able to an immediate appearance at the Vatican. We
have also received letters of the 3rd and 4th instant from
our correspondent at Rome, stating that doubts began to
prevail again as to the Pope's immediate return.—Tinzes.

ACCIDENT To MDLLE. TOURNAIRE, THE EQUESTRIAN.
—A deplorable, if not fatal, accident has just happened to
Mdlle. Tournaire. She was engaged at Nordkoeping,
Sweden, on the 22nd ult., when suddenly the horse she
was riding became unmanageable; not being able to
maintain her position, Mdlle. Tournaire was thrown with
great force against the balustrade which separates the
circus from the pit. She was found to have received two
serious wounds on the head, and a severe contusion on
the right shoulder.
The first division which has taken place in the National
Assembly of France since the formation of the present
Ministry is an event of some novelty and some future
importance. The question was whether the bill on pub-
lic education presented by M. de Falloux, under the late
Government, should be shelved by a reference to the
State, or proceeded with by the Assembly. The course
least favourable to the measure was carried by a bare ma-
jority of 307 to 303. The successful side was that of the
Liberal Opposition, reinforced by the party of the
Mountain ; the defeated supporters of M. de Falloux's
measure included all the leaders of the Conservative pha-
lanx, the Catholics, the Ligetimists, the section which
follows M. Mole and M, Thiers, and even some influen-
tial members of the late Cabinet, such as M. de Tacque-
vile.

A HINT TO OUR CORPORATION ON ENCOURAGEMENT
TO TUE FINE ARTS.--(From a paper read by C. Barber,
Esq., before the Liverpool Literary and Philosophical
Association.)—That the higher departments of the fine
arts have had but little, and in many instances, no protec-
tion from the government, is a circumstance deeply to be
'lamented ; admitting this as a fact, it is no reason why
such an example should be followed ; and while the go-
vernment is occupied 'with other subjects of national im-
portance, we may be allowed to hope that our local gayer-
, mors, standing as they do in the same relative position to
I the town as the government does to the nation at large,
and having the means to accomplish much, may be pre-
vailed upon to set an example, by ornamenting their halls
•by the purchase of historical and poetical works in sculp-
ture and painting ; we should then find, that whenever the
protection commenced, it would create a flame which
would spread wherever they had the power to emulate;
and I think it is not a loose speculation to say, that a pe-
riod would soon approach raising our national taste, and
with the increased demand we should find no want of can-
didates in the honourable field of distinction ; our artists,
thus excited, would display the dormant powers of their
minds; and in thus setting an example to our neighbours,
we may be at least permitted to hope, lay the foundation
of a school, little if at all inferior to the 'proudest day of
historical art. If our corporation could be prevailed upon
to set apart £5OO or £l,OOO a year for this object, and that
sum carefully and judiciously applied, we should soon have
a gallery of art which would give a character to the town,
and force the government to higher and nobler efforts.
Need -I mention the names of Etty, Mulready, Ward,
Stanfield, Eastlake, Herbert, Johnston, Stone, Frith,
Frost, and M'Clise, with Gibson and Bailey. Many of
these artists I have named are known as contributors to
our exhibition. If this suggestion could be acted upon,
the name of our corporate body would be held in esteem
by all, and it would be said of it, as it has been of Lord
Elgin, " that as long as the arts are dear to the civilized
world and as long as the splendid policy of Pericles, and
the responsive excellence of Phidias shall continue to be
respected by statesmen and artists, his name will be
mingled with those noble in recollection."
SNOWYMOUNTAINSOPE.ASTERNAFRICA.—ThefoIIow-
ing are additional particulars, given in the Church Mis-
sionary Intelligence, respecting the snow-capped Kilima
djuaro, or" Mountain of Greatness," discovered by the
Rev. Mr. Rebmann, in Eastern Africa, within 40 south
of the equater :—" Having attained Kilama, the furthest
point to which he had advanced on his previous journey,
he (Mr. Rebmann) and his party proceeded in the direc-
tion of Madjame. For six or eight miles the path lay in a
north-west direction, towards Kilimandjaro, over a coun-
try gradually rising in the same manner as it had pre-
viously done during the distance of ten miles, which in-
tervened from the base of the Jagga mountain-mass to
Ktilema. They then reached the northern limit of inha-
bited land, being about eighteen miles distant from the
foot of the Jagga mountain. Here the severity of the
cold was as great as in Europe in November; nor was this
a matter of surprise, for so near was he to the mountain
" Kiiima dja aro," or Mountain of Greatness, that even
by the light of the moon he could easily ,distinguish it.
On the next day they proceeded several miles in the same
direction until they entered a mountainous forest. when
the path became due west, and continued so until they
reached Madjame. This 'portion of the route consisted of
an uninterrupted series of ascents and descents. Having
completed about twelve miles they entered Uru (Ooroo),
a province of Jagga, which they found to be intersected
with valleys from 1,500 to 2,000 feet in depth, through
which ran perennial streams. supplied from the abundant
snow stores which covered the hezd of the mountain. In
a day and a half the party crossed, between Kilema and
Jagga, about twelve rivers, with pretty large volumes of
water, on an average five inches deep and five yards
broad ; as it was the middle of the dry season they must
have dried up had not their sources been from the per-
petual snow. As they approached Madjame, they arrived
at the fine river Weriweri, flowing over a stone bed, in a
valley about 150 feet deep and about thirty or forty yards
broad, the river at this season of the year occupying about
one-third of the channel. As this valley was quite open
to the snow mountain, Mr. Rebmann felt very cold, so as
to wrap himself in his blanket, while his peopie kindled a
fire to warm themselves. Crossing the river Weriweri,
he found himself in the country of Madjame, and was re-
sident while there about three or four miles from the foot
of the mountain,—the shape of the mountain is therefore
very accurately described by him. He says there are two
summits, rising to the limit of snow out of the common
mountain mass. The eastern is the lower, and terminates
in several peaks, which in the rainy season are covered far
down with snow, but in the dry season it sometimes melts
entirely away, while at other times a few spots mill remain.
The western summit is the proper perpetual snow moun-
tain, which, rising considerably above its neighbour,
affords also much more room for snow, it being formed
like an immense dome.
It is ten or twelve miles- distant
from the eastern summit, the intervening space presenting
a saddle, which, so far as he could ascertain, was never
covered with anew. Mr. Rebmann also corrects an error
in his previous journal,—into which he had been betrayed
by the ignorance of his guide Bhana Kheri, the Moham-
medan—that the people of Jagga had no name for snow,
and did not know the nature of it. On this second journey
he inquired of the natives themselves, and learned from
them, independently of each other, their name for snow
which is kilo. They were also well aware that kiko i
nothing but water, awl that many rivers flow from it."

CORR ELECTION.--The nomination took place on
Saturday, when the show of hands was declared to be in
favour of Mr. McCarthy. A poll was demanded for
Colonel Chatterton, the Conservative candidate, who met
with a very hearty reception. The polling will take place
to-day (Tuesday).
The Fifth of November in Ireland passed off witheul
any disturbance. The Orange party confined their de
monstrations to the precincts of their own lodge rooms.
TERRORISM IN THE COUNTY OF LIMERICK.-0
Saturday night about three hundred men, many wel
armed, proceeded to the lands of Graigalug, the proper
of William Garrett, Esq., and having placed sentries
the people residing on the townland, warning them on
pain of death to keep within doors, they assembled at
hanses of two of that gentleman's tenants, named Fen'
and swept away the corn on about 100 cars, with all
property. They fired shots, and marched throng",
country, cheering along the road, a circumstance
created much alarm throughout their route. Tb'
owed a large amount of rent.
On Tuesday night, the house of Mrs.
Arran-street, Dublin, was burnt down, and A.
child of five years old, perished in the flames.
BELFAST.—Oa Saturday, a fire broke out in the pr
ses of the flax and linen manufactory of Mr. W. C,
situate on the Fall's-road, in consequence of the burs,
of one of the boilers. The amount of property destroy
independent of the value of the stores, is supposed t,
not much short of £6,000.

Magan, West

MURDER.—A constable named Murdoch, who has
severely injured in endeavouring to keep the peace a
Castlewellan on Easter Monday, and who w..
called to to give his evidence so.'
,nmen, concerned in the Cas
d in the Newry Canal, under such circumstances
little doubt of his having met his death by foul

drownc
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means.
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)1-1 day night se'nnight one of the
tcendiarism committed for a length of
perpet. ted at the residence of Mr. John Brindley,
resides within about four miles of Nenagh, when propert
to the amount of nearly £5OO was totally consumec
Forty acres of oats and one hundred tons of hay are no,
heaps of ashes ! They were formed into huge ricks, an
must have been fired at the same time, as each burne

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