The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-09-07 00:00:00

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kon them and marshal them to roost. On

on
successful expedition, the poor man was met
at the door by his better half, who thus reported progress:
—" It is o' no use ; thou mun out again ; for I've been to
reknn the bairns, and there's now but thirteen in bed."

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THE RATE OF INTEREST.-At the breaking-up of the
Bank Court, on Thursday, it was announced that loans
would be made until the 14th of October upon Stock, Ex-
chequer Bills, and Bills of
_Exchange, at the reduced rate
It is possible that the improved state of
of the Bank may be such at this mo-

of five per cent

uses who ar

recent failures than any real unsound

eir position, it may in some degree, for the mo-
duce a useful result. Any idea, however, that

the measure is a prelude to a permanently reduced rate of
money, would prove no less futile than pernicious.— Times.
PRESENT TO JENNY LIND.—A superb testimonial has
been presented to Jenny Lind by Mr. Lumley, " as a
tribute of respect for her genius and noble qualities,
which have secured the enthusiastic admiration of Eng-
land." The entablature which - contains this inscription
records her arrival in England on the 17th of April, 1847,
and her first 'appearance at her Majesty's Theatre on the
4th of May, 1847. 'lt is of pure silver, dead and bright,
nearly three feet in height ; the composition consists of a
pillar, wreathed with laurel, at the foot of which are
seated three draped figures, representing Tragedy, Come-
dy, and Music; standing on the pillar is a figure personi-
The subject has been treated with great

fy.ing Genius

Some statistics on the manufacture of plate-glass in
Great Britain from 1819 to 1847, which have been prepared
by Mr. Henry Howard, of Plaistow, furnish another sa-
tisfactory indication of the ability of our artisans to com-
pete with foreigners, and to drive them from the field.
Until its entire remission by Sir Robert Peel, the excise
duty on British plate glass was nearly 40 per cent. of the
ist. In 1845, the price per foot 24 inches by 18

lw ss. ld. tl

the quality

Sept. 7, 1847.

CHEAP Foon.—A correspondent of the Birmingham
Herald states, that " the price of hominy is now only
10s. 3d. per cwt., or a fraction above ld. per pound ; and
(he adds) when it is considered one pound produces six
pounds, it is astonishing that it is not in more general
use. A large baked pudding of six pounds weight (supe-
rior to rice) for little more than ld. ought to tempt fami-
lies to be consumers of it. The present price is 200 per
cent. cheaper than potatoes. All classes will doubtless-
continue, even in cheap times, the use of an article that
was so much approved of and so eagerly sought after du-
ring the late high price of provisions. It is pronounced
by eminent medical men as highly nutritious."
PENNY SUBSCRIPTION TO PURCHASE SHABSPEARE'S
HOUSE.—On Thursday a meeting, convened by circular,
was held in Liverpool, for the purpose of devising means
for raising a fund, by penny subscriptions, in aid of the
purchase of Shakspeare's house. The meeting was very
thinly attended. Mr. K. M. Young, who occupied the
chair, stated the object, and said a committee had been
formed in Stratford-upon-Avon and in London, for the
purpose of purchasing the house in which Shakspearejs
said to have been born. It was originally intended to
confine the subscription to a penny each contributor, in
order to make the object a more national one; but this
resolution has been abandoned to allow those who were
desirous of contributing more. A committee of twenty-
four was formed to carry out the object of the society. It
was suggested, at the close of the proceedings, that a
number of boxes should be prOcured, and left in public
places, after the fashion of the missionary collecting boxes.
THE BROTHERS BERKELEY.—As we have apparently
failed in a well-intended effort to restore the Berkeley
brothers to a proper paternal footing, we must leave these
litigious gentlemen for the future to settle their differences
—or to leave them unsettled—by themselves. Each has
sent us a letter since the receipt of those we published the
other day, and the only satisfactory part of the commu-
nication of either is that in which be alleges his very wise
intention to leave the other henceforth alone. " These
lines will close my part in the controversy," says Earl
Fitzharilinge ; and " leaving his Lordship, for the future,
to write, say, or do just what lie pleases," is the substance
of the sentence with which Mr. Grantley Berkeley's let-
ter conclude-

even on ti

We are glad to see them showing unanimity
point, and though we had rather found then
agreeing on something more amiable, it will be satisfactory
to the public, who care not for the little differences of the
brothers Berkeley, to be informed that they have promised,
at all events, to desist from attracting attention by their
noisy interchange of abuse. Napoleon observed, apropos
of the scandalous notoriety of a family dispute, that it
'—"vs better to have dirty linen washed at home.

e should
if we are to judge by the
family washing that they have been re-

laundry mus

The report of the Edinburgh prison contains the case
of two young women, respectable servant girls, committed
for beating carpets in the street at a wrong hour ! There
is another case of a little boy, twelve years of age, com-
mitted to the lock-up (which legally forms part of Edin-
burgh prison) for " playing at a game called marbles, to
the annoyance of the public." He was liberated next day
by order of the sheriff. The following entry in the Edin-
burgh inspection book deserves to be extracted :—" Aug.
21, 1846.—Visited the prison this day, and looked into
every cell. Found the whole clean and in good order.
It is melancholy to see the number of boys from nine
years old and upwards ; and I cannot help questioning
the propriety of sending many of them to prison for
petty offences, as, for instance, D. S., a bov of eleven
years of age, imprisoned for the first time for beating
another boy, and taking from him an ounce of ginger-
bread ; and another boy for stealing a pair of rabbits..
But if the statement of the boys J. H. and W. C., about
ten or twelve years of age, be true, and I have no reason
to doubt it, I think the punishment inflicted on them is
most disproportionate, for pulling some beans at the to
of a field near Newhaven—an offence of which, when
was a boy, I was more than once guilty ; and if the same
judgment had been meted out to me, I might have been
ruined for life. (Signed) ADAM BLACK, Lord Provost."
lid that the statement referred to in the

broaM.—On Sunday afternoon,
during the time of divine service in the parish church of
Vvrelton, six miles east of Lincoln, that sacred edifice was
struck by lightning. One of the pinnacles of the tower
was first shuck, a part of the battlements thrown down,
and an iron connecting rod, for the service of the clock,
was fused ; the inner clock dial was torn off, and the cur-
rent of electricity passed inside the church in the direction
from west to east. In the north aisle were suspended
three chandeliers, which served as conductors, for all per-
sons near to them were more or less affected, the fusing of
portions. of the chains giving forth a most sulphureous
stench. Five young women were scorched and blackened
by the explosion, but sustained no material injury ; a boy
had his clothes and shoes burnt, but was able to return
home the same evening. The greatest fury of the explo-
sion took effect upon Mr. John Brownlow, wheelwright,
a stout elderly gentleman, who was struck to the ground,
and died instantaneously. There were no marks of injury
on his body, but his waistcoat buttons were melted off,
his trousers torn, and the right shoe completely burnt.
In the floor where he had been standing were perforated
thirty or forty small holes, by which the electricity passed
from his body as the conductor, into the earth. At the
time of the explosion, the congregation were singing the
psalm just before the sermon, and the Rev. Mr. William-
son, the curate, had ascended the pulpit ; the shrieks and
terror occasioned by the terrific visitation at once put an
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They found Mr. Brownlow to be qt.
have expired without a struggle!
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