The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-03-29 00:00:00

MISCELLANEOUS.

Major,Watson, the gallant veteran, aged 70, who was burnt
to death with his two daughters in Plytnouth Citadel, as stated
in the Standard last week, was uncle to Lieutenant Watson, of
the Liverpool Telegraph.

COMMUNICATION BETWEEN LONDON AND DUBLIN IN
TWELVE Houns.—Messrs. Wallace, Clive, O'Connell, M.
O'Connell, and about fifteen other members of parliament had
an interview e;ith the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the sub-
ject of a proposed communication hetwen London and Dublin,
via Portdynlluen, Carnarvonshire, in 12 hours. Mr. Rice
stated, in substance, that he was himself strongly impressed
with an opinion, that the project of carrying a railroad through
Wales would be attended with very great difficulties; but if it
were found, on examination, that the undertaking could be ac-
complished, and that London and Dublin could be brought
within twelve, fourteen, or fifteen hours' distance of each other,
the object would be one of the greatest national importance.
That, generally speaking, he was desirous to see works of this
kind undertaken and carried through by private capital; still it
might reasonably be doubted whether this project would be pro-
ductive of profit as a mere commercial speculation; and, as it
was to the great benefits which must result from it to both
countries, in a more extended point of view, that he looked for-
ward, he thought the state might with, great propriety be called
on to assist the undertaking, and that even so large a sum as
two millions which had been named, could not, when consider-
ed with reference to the immense benefits which the success of
the project must eventually realize, he considered excessive
Mr. Price requested that he might be furnished with estimates
of the proposed line and harbour; also the precise time which
it would save as compared with Liverpool and Bristol, when
the railway from London to those places were completed. Mr.
O'Connell stated, that a second survey was now in progress un-
der the direction of Messrs. Vignoles and Rastrick, and the
moment they made their report, which he expected would be in
the, course of a fortnight, the information he required should be
laid before him. •

OBSERVANCE OF THE SABBATH DAY.—The praiseworthy or-
fonts of the parochial ofUeri of many, of the metropolitan
parishes to obtain a more decent observance of the Sabbath,
has been productive of considerable good. Yet, strange to say,
in some places, and where it might be imagined the vigilance of
the authorities would render the law paramount,-the most bare-
faced and demoralising tra,ffic is car Tied on.: In the Pentonville-
road, in the parish of CleflOnirObl,Ahkr,,is furnishing iron-
monger, who regularly oipis,,l‘tS,§!).ol,llll'llle .sabliath morning
'from eight o'clock until ;',e qe..t?tAfc.qa,, his 'goods out,
side the to. attractfattenturtfllit fie pariah of George
the Martyr, SeuthWark, there are.noless than foal circulating
libraries:the doors of which are °pelt NEing the Whole of the day'.
And, from what maybe termed the con pence of the Parishes, the
gin shops are open all the afternoon and evening, the closing
of them nut being enforced unless there is an ``')ifte-trmn ser-
vice !" Thus, along the line of Blackman-street, and the High-
street in the borough, the houses oti One side of the road are in
the parish of St. Marv, Newington, where there is no afternoon
service, while, upon the other the gin palaces are all it) the par-
ish of St. George, and drunkennesS is thus rendered available
from mid-day to midnight And the sot who is disturbed in St.
George's has but to cress the road in order cent inne his de-
bauch. In St. Andrew's Holborn, a Mr. M'Connell holds forth
at an obscure place in '['heobald's road, 'on politics; and in St.
Marylebone, the notorious Mr. Savage lectures to a pipe-sucking
and gin twistauditory in his capacious tap-room in Circus-street.
Such is the manner in which the Sabbath is observed in London.
Dom, IN BERLIN.—An event recently occurred at. Berlin
which savours of the manners of the middle ages. In the shop
of a confectioner, on the Limetree-walk, a student in paSsing
stumbled over the sabre of a cavalry officer, who, instead of
apologising, appeared to treat the young man with contempt.
'I he student challenged the officer, who however refused to meet
him, saying he never condescended to fight with a civilian,
though he himself was only one degree removed from a distiller
of brandy. Upon this, the,student avenged the insult he had
received with a blow; a contest with fists ensued, in which the
officer was worsted. A Frenchman present, expressed his con-
tempt at the manner in which German officers contrived to
elude an affair of honour.. - In consequence of these reflections
he was called out by a Prussian officer., They met with pistols,
and the Frenchman fell., The cavalry officer engaged in the
first affair was obliged to resign his commission,
took to The•officers of Prussia are placed in a int 1
incarcerated
situation. If they fight a duel, they are liable 10 be inen'iriert. thev
and the student
i_(n
in a fortress, and be deprived a their commissions, and
to
acute
,
refuse a challenge, they are com
their regiments, and send in theirresignation.
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PARLIAMENTARY POSTPONEMENTast ,
elied by their cutnrad
on Frith). morning, many
award this or next
the'com mons' books to be br00f.7.-1• week,
notices. heretofore placed on
were deferred till after't he Faster recess! Wlleh that linit
comes. then the notices and bills raid figure away on the books
fora few weeks till June approaches and the deg-days threaten,
very good apology for postponing theseiwnipeunrttahnetreand'ilul rt:en a t
notices of motions till rirocr sesstoN!
Mei-nit-is/ Herald (Tuesday.)