The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1838-07-13 00:00:00

MISCELLANEOUS.

'PA RUA MENT.—The general opinion at the west end of the
:own is that Parliament will not be prorogued before the

middle of August.
It is confidently rumoured that Lord Durham has applied
for more troops, but that our economical ministry do not
know where to find them.

Prayers have been ordered by the Patriarch of Lisbon to
offered up in all the parish churches for the safe delivery of
her Most Faithful Majesty.
Since• the visit of the allied Sovereigns in 1814, the arrival
and departure of persons in and from London has not been
known to be so great as within the last fortnight.

The Wesleyan Methodist Conference will commence its
sittings in this city next Saturday. Nearly 500 ministers of
that religious and exemplary community are expected to
assemble here on the occasion.—Felix Farley.

We heal' that Madame Vestris and her husband (Charles
Matthews) intend to sail from Bristol for New York on the
21st instant, in the Great Western Steamer. Mr. Power is
to accompany them on their trans-atlantic speculation.—

Felix Farley.
The Grand Western Canal at Tiverton was opened on
Friday week. This will complete the line to Taunton and
Bridgewater, and must tend to enhance the ultimate interests
of all those concerned in this unquestionably beneficial un-
dertaking.—Felix Farley.
EARLY BARLEY.—We were shown yesterday (Thursday)
three or four stalks of barley fully in ear, from a field at
Torthorwald, belonging to the Rev. John Yorstoun. The
whole of the field is in awn, and here and there it is in_ear.

This warm weather is bringing the crops rapidly on.—Dum-
fries Herald.
FRESH SALMON SENT TO AMERICA.—On Wednesday last,
three boxes of very fine salmon, which had been taken at the
celebrated salmon-leap of Coleraine, were forwarded by the
Coleraine steamer from Portrush to Liverpool, to be shipped
on board the Royal William steamer.—Derry Sentinel.
THE POTATO CROP.—In the neighbourhood of Kendal
great fears are entertained of the crop of winter potatoes
proving a failure, many of the landholders ploughing them
up, from their extreme thinness. Mr. Collins, of Burneside
Hall, has ploughed up four acres of this description, and
sown it with barley.—Carlisle Patriot.
PROFITABLE SPECULATION.—Some of the Cornish mines,
both known and unknown, which were brought into the mar-
ket by the knowing ones some two or three years ago, have
turned out exceedingly fortunate, considering all things.
The Directors of one of the best of their speculations have just
declared a dividend of one shilling per share.—Felix Farley.
It is now well understood that the late decline in the Great
Western Railway Shares (from which they are again reco-
vering) was caused by the unprincipled tricks, or rather the
unblushing cheatery, of jobbers. We could name souse of
these gentry—smooth-tongued, plausible, canting knaves,
who endeavour to cheat even their own consciences by a pro-
fession and outward show of sanctity I—Felix Farley.
VICTORIA PUDDlNti.—Many large and excellent plum-
puddings were made by the ladies of this town (Stourbridge),
for the children of the different schools belonging thereto;
but none could vie with the one made by the Misses Coltman.
Its measurement in circumference was four feet nine inches,
and its height three feet; it was boiled 2=l successive hours,
and when placed upon the table, the children, several
hundreds in number, huzzaed lustily, and spontaneously
christened the noble production "The Victoria Pudding."—
Ten Towns Messenger:
CAUTION TO PARENTS.—On Saturday, a boy, four years
old, residing in Gifford Park, ate a quantity of the berries of
the red mezereon (the daphne mezereon of botanists), from
a bush growing in one of the plots of garden ground in
Rankeillor-street. He was soon afterwards taken ill, and
though medical assistance was procuried, he died on Moil-
day. We may state that the poisonous qualities of the
berries of this shrub are universally recognised by botanists;
and it has been known that cattle have died from. feeding on
them.—Edinburgh Evening Post.

Considerable disappointment has been experienced by se-
veral individuals of high rank, at the intimation which we
are informed has been made, that it is not her Majesty's in-
tention to visit this season any party beyond those of the
royal family, with the exception of that to be given by the
Duchess of Northumberland, on Wednesday, an exception
in compliment to the high trust which devolved upon her
grace during the Queen's minority.
THE ORDER OF THE GARTER.—A Paris journal says that
M. Sebastiani has, for eight years, made ineffectual attempts
to obtain the order of the garter for Louis Philip, an order
offered to all the Kings of the elder branch of the Bourbons.
The want of success of these diplomatic overtures made to
William the Fourth was one of the great vexations which
M. de Talleyrand experienced during his embassy at Lon-
don. Will Marshal Soult be more fortunate in this negotia-

tion, which forms part of his confidential instructions, and
will the young Victoria grant to the illustrious warrior that
which her- uncle so obstinately refused to the illustrious
diplomatist?

SINGULAR RETRIBUTION.—A few days ago, one of a pair
of blackbirds which have nestled in a garden near Dalblair
House, for some years past, was caught and killed by a cat,
the property of a neighbouring cottager. Deep was the grief
of its surviving mate—the male, we believe—which sat moping
on a tree close by the fatal spot for several days. "Sweet
is revenge," says the poet, and so thought the blackbird, as
the issue demonstrates—for having discovered baudrons
asleep in the sun under the tree on Sabbath last—"the bet-
ter day the better deed"—he descended like the mountain
eagle, and at one peck fairly deprived the feline maurader of
one of her eves.—Ayr Observer.
The curious and important operation of transfusion of
blood was recently performed with perfect success by Mr.
John Wilson and Mr. Richard Ripley, of Whitby, on the
person of Mrs. Hartley, who was rapidly sinking under vio-
lent hemorrhage. The pulse was gone, and not even by the
application of a mirror to the mouth of the patient could it
be perceived that she breathed ; but, by the injection into her
veins of a large quantity of blood taken from those of her
sister and husband, the patient was gradually withdrawn
from the very jaws of death, and is now approaching conva-
lescence.—Sunderland Herald.
THE REV. MR. GREGG.—We understand that this great
champion of protestantism is likely to be in this neighbour-
hood shortly, and that he will probably visit Wigan, when
our readers will have an opportunity of judging of his power
of defending Protestantism. It is considered necessary that
some means should be taken to counteract the mischievous
tendency of the system pursued by the Roman Catholics in
this town, as it is understood there have been, for some
weeks, lectures regularly delivered on Sunday and Wednes-
day evenings against the Protestant Church.— Wigan Gazette.
DR. CHALMERS IN PARIS.—Dr. Chalmers, who is now on
a brief visit to this capital, preached on Sunday last to a
crowded congregation at the English chapel in the Rue
Taitbout. The subject of Dr. Chalmers's address was, the
insensibility of man, while surrounded by mundane pleasures
and occupied in worldly duties, to the great.debt due to his
Creator, and the eternity which awaits him ; and it would be
difficult to imagine anything in pulpit eloquence more beau-
tifully impressive than the manner in which the reverend
orator treated every portion of his subject.—Pais paper.
SHEET IRoN GlG.—Tuesday forenoon a very handsome
sheet iron passage gig, built by Messrs. Reid and Haßna,
and fitted up by Messrs. Walker, left town for Carlisle. Her
dimensions are as folloW :—Length sixty-nine feet, breadth
of beams seven feet six inches, depth two feet two inches.
Her weight on the whole will be rather under two and a half
tons: She presents a very excellent specimen of workman-
ship, and is highly creditable to the builders and fitters, and
also to Mr. Waterson, the painter. .She goes to Carlisle
overland, a carriage having been sent thence to take her
up. Her keel is raised about four feet and a half from the
ground, so that she had a very conspicuous appearance as
she moved along If all has gone on well she will reach Car-
lisle to-day, and being in every respect finished, she may
begin to ply in five minutes after her launch.--Paisley
Advertiser of Saturday.
MAIL BETWEEN PENRITH AND WHITEHAVEN.—TWO new
mail-coaches passed through this city during the week td be
placed upon that line of road. They commenced running
on Friday. The mail leaves Penrith early in the morning
for Whitehaven, and returns again the same evening so as
to be in time for the south and north mails. The drivers as
well as the guards are to be in scarlet laced with gold. As
the road on which this coach has to travel passes, through
some of the finest scenery in Cumberland, skirting the lakes,
as also the famed Skiddaw, we have no doubt but it will re-
compense its spirited proprietors who have established it
solely for the accommodation of the public —Carlisle Patriot.
BLESSINGS OF FREE TRADE.—It was stated the otherday,
at a meeting of the Clock-makers' Company, that for some
months past no less than 500 watches per week of foreign
manufacture have been warehoused in the port of London
for exportation. These goods are intended for the China
market, and are got up in imitation of English work, because
the Chinese will not purchase any work of this kind except
English. In this way the English manufacturer is cheated
of the custom which the character of his wares have obtained
all over the world, should fairly give him; but what do whig-
radical statesmen care about the English manufacturer?
They are above the prejudice of caring for one country more
than another. Besides, even should the English manufac-
turer be ruined, are there not " union workhouses" prepared
for his reception ?
EXTRAORDINARY SUICIDE.—On Saturday morning an el-
derly man, named Leonard White, possessed of considerable
property, hut of very eccentric habits, sometimes remaining
in bed for days together, and falling into a passion with every
body who approached him, got up early, and broke open his
box with a hammer, from which he took a cash-box, con-
taining a large quantity of gold. The old man, without
putting on any cloaths, took the money down to a piece of
water called the Old Duck-hunting Pond. into which he
threw sovereigns and half-sovereigns, one after another, un-
til the box was empty. He then returned to the house, and
threw his will and some notes upon the fire, but his niece.
who was there, rescued them and put them into her bosom..
White again left the house, followed by his niece, and, be-
fore she could lay hold of him, he jumped into the middle of
the pond. Assistance was 'instantly procured, and in less
than five minutes the body was taken out of the water, but
life had fled. At the inquest, on Monday, a verdict of in-
sanity was returned'—Western Luminary.
GAMBLING AND SELF-MURDER.—On Monday evening an
inquest was held at the sign of the Cherry Tree, Bromley,
Middlesex, before Mr. Baker, the coroner, on view of the
body of George Taylor, aged 21 years. From the evidence
it appeared that the deceased, who had been an industrious
young man, went to Fairlop Fair on Friday last, and having
seen several persons, strangers as he believed, but who were
mere confederates of the party, win sums varying from 5s to
£5 from the "thimble rig" men, he unfortunately made up
his mind to "try his luck." He at first staked all the money
he had about him, which was 7s 6d, and having lost that, he
next played his watch against 10s, whiCh he also lost; and
these being gone he staked his coat, and afterwards his waist-
coat against small sums, and, as may be anticipated, all fell
into the hands of the sharpers. Bereft of his money, watch,
and clothes, he wandered about for some time, and at length
threw himself into the River Lea, and was drowned. Verdict
—Temporary Insanity.
THE BRITISH QUEEN.—This stupendous steam ship, com-
manded by Captain Roberts, formerly of the Sirius, arrived
at Port-Glasgow on Saturday, and went into dock, where she
is to receive her machinery. The Queen left Gravesend on
Monday last, and was towed to Plymouth by the Vulture
steamer. Betwixt these places she had foul winds. At Ply-
mouth the Vulture left, and the Queeu then came right round
by the Land's End herself in fine style, carrying all sail and
beating every vessel on her way, especially a French bfig,,
which attempted to compete with her for some time. Having
arrived at the tail of the bank early on Saturday morning, she
was towed into the wet dpck at eleven by the Samson steamer,
the top of whose funnel, it was observed, just reached the
height of the Queen's paddle-box. No one can have any
proper idea of the vastness of this vessel, unless he go on
board. She measures 1862 tons : the deck is flush, their being
no obstruction of paddle-boxes or machinery on the whole of
her length, which is 275 feet, nearly double the length of
Nelson's Monument in the Green. The American and British
flags flaunted at the masts on Saturday: The interior of the
vessel is equally wonderful—it is like a little town, there being
two flats of berths, which amount, we were given to under-
stand, to about 300. The Queen has a fine full-length like-
ness or her Majesty in front—and is supposed to be the largest
vessel in the world, being 35 feet longer than any ship in the
British Navy. She wasbuilt by Messrs. Curling and Vung,
of Litnehouse, for the British and American Steam Naviga-
, Lion Company; and when she gets in her machinery, which
Mr. Robert Napier of this city is to havet he high honour of
furnishing, the Queen will ply betwixt London and New York.
—Every person who saw her before she left the Thames, in-
cluding many naval officers of high rank, expressed themselves
in terms of admiration of the handsome appearance of this
vessel, and she proved herself a capital sailer on the way
down, her general running being abnuteleypn knots an hour.
Scottish Geordies!,