The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-08-31 00:00:00

WRITING UPON NEWSPAPERS.—An opinion has gone
abroad, that, by a recent act of parliament, marks or
names may be written upon newspapers without subject-
ing them to postage. This, however, is a mistake ; the
old law in this respect is still in force, and no mark or
writing of any kind is allowed, either upon the paper or
cover, except the name and address of the person to whom
it is sent.

FEMALE HEROISM.—The Spectator calls attention to
the heroism lately exhibited by the sisters Martha and
Margaret Llewellyn, as not less worthy of notice than
that exhibited by Grace Darling. During a storm off
the coast of Fishguard, several vessels were driven ashore.
One was in view. The boatmen refused to go mat; but
the two sisters caused ropes to be lashed round them, and
walking out among the breakers, got near enough to

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usual number of persor
Gardens to witness the ascent of two balloons, viz., the
Victoria and the Coronation balloons—the one directed
by the veteran Mr. Charles Green, and the other by his
brother, Mr. H. Green. The affair was called an aerial
race, and certainly from the rapid rate at which the bal-
loons travelled the term was appropriate. The wind was
blowing very fresh from•the north-east at the time of the
ascent, seven o'clock, and the machines were carried
through the air in the direction of Wimbledon Common,
with extraordinary speed, the Victoria takingthe lead.
KILLING PARTRIDGE BEFORE THE TIME, AND WITH-
OUT A CERTIFICAVE.—On Monday week, a covey of par-
tridges were enjoying themselves in basking in the sunshine,
on the Lancaster and Preston Railway close to the Gars-
tang station-house, when a train came up, and, before the
birds chose to get out of the way of danger, ran' among
them, by which onslaught one bird was killed dead, and
another, no doubt, mortally injured, although it contrived
to get into an adjacent crop of uncut oats, and so escaped
being secured. It is also-somewhat remarkable that,.at a
later part of the day, ancrnearly at the exact spot, the same,
or another covey, had actually to be flushed off the line'by
one of the workmen employed upon it.

DEATH OF GENERAL SIB GEORGE COCKBURN.-This
renowned veteran, but rather eccentric politician, died on
Wednesday last. near Bray, at the 84th year of his age.

The deceased was the author of several pamphlets of

decidedly deistical character. He had been an ultra-
democrat until a few years ago when he came round to
Peelism. Some dozen years since he got his coffin made,
and on the breastplate were engraved his military and
family titles, with the words, " Died- day of

18—." This remembrancer of the fate of all men Sir
George kept in,his bed-chamber, exposed to the view of
all who entered. He was an excellent neighbour, but was
not admired for either his religious or political opinions,
which he was continually obtruding upon his friends.
A:DISAPPOINTMENT IN GRAIN.-At Bridgnorth mar-
ket on, Saturday week a great many prime samples of both
old and new woeat were exhibited, and the disposition
evidently was to sell at lower prices than the previous week.
A good sample was disposed of by Mr. Lewis, of Belswar-
dine, at 9s. per bushel, to Mr. Minshall, of Eardington
Mill; 9s. and 9s. 4d. may be taken as the top price of
the market. A very good sample was shown by Mr.
Dyer of the Nnowl, which that gentleman asked lOs for.
We did not hear of his selling, but the prices above may
be quoted as being the correct return of the market. A
gentleman farmer was pointed out who had, some little
tune ago; refused 16s. 3d. per bushel for his wheat, re-
marking that " he smelt 205.," yet actually sold off the
identical wheat for 9s. !

STRANGE CASE.—A correspondent of the Times states
that in the Haslair Lunatic Asylum, in Hampshire, a lieu-
tenant in the navy had been confined for twenty years.
He was an incurable lunatic, subject to violent maniacal
paroxysms, and requ'ring great care ; he was also quite
blind. He appears to have had a half-pay of some ss.
a day, Is. 6d. of which per diem was applied to his own
maintenance, the rest was paid to his wife, who also had
a separate provision for herself. In twenty years she had
been to see him once. One of his two sons once in that
period of time called to ask after him. Notwithstanding
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