The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1841-07-27 00:00:00

THE NEW PARLIAMENT.

We gave in our last a numerical list of the members re-
turned to the new parliament, with the politics of each. We
now give a short recapitulation, which will be found useful
and interesting.
ENGLAND AND WALES.
COUNTIES.... Conservatives..
Whigs

--- 158
BOROUGHs,&c.Conservatives 164
Whigs 175
Vacant N. Riding of Yorkshire 1
Double returns 2

SCOTLAND
COUNTIES .. .. Conservatives.

Whigs

BOROUGHS ... Conservatives.
Whigs

- 24

IRELAND.
COUNTIES.... Conservatives.
Whigs
D. O'Connell, Esq., returned for
Meath and Cork

BOROUGHs,&c.Conservatives
Whigs

Total Members 658
Total Conservatives returned.... 367
Total Liberals returned

GAINS OF PARTIES

Gained by Conservatives in English and Welsh
Counties 2l
Whigs in ditto
Majority for Conservatives - 23
Conservatives in English and Welsh
Boroughs 3B
Whigs in ditto ...
Majority for Conservatives - 7
Conservatives in Scotch Counties.. 5
Whigs in ditto
Majority for Conservatives - 2
-Conservatives in Scotch Boroughs 2
Whigs in ditto
Majority for Conservatives - 1
-Conservatives in Irish Counties.... 5
Whigs in ditto
Majority for Conservatives - 4
Conservatives in Irish Boroughs .. 5
Whigs in ditto
Majority for Conservatives - 4

Total Conservative Gains by this Election .. 41
The above Conservative gain of 41 votes equivalent to 82
on a division (as compared with the last Parliament.)

NEW MEMBERS.
Conservatives in English and Welsh Counties 33
Whigs in ditto
3
Conservatives in English and Welsh Boroughs
Whigs in ditto
48
Conservatives in Scotch Counties and Boroughs
Whigs in ditto .... . ........ ..
i 7
Conservatives n Irish Counties and Boroughs
Whigs in ditto
13

Total New Members,

DETAIL OF THE HOUSE OF COMMONS.
ENGLAND. Members
143

40 Counties ...........................
.
Isle of Wight ......... ..............
187 Cities, Boroughs, &c., with 2 Contrii;u't ...
Boroughs . .................... ory
2 Universities ............................
..
..

WALES

12 Counties .... ...... ....... ............... 15
14 Boroughs, with 4,) Contributory Boroughs 14

SCOTLAND

33 Counties ..........
7 Cities and Towns..
14 Districts of Burghs

IRELAND

32 Counties
33 Cities and Boroughs
1 University

AMERICAN NAVY.—The American navy comprises at
present, 1 three-decker of 120 guns, the Pennsylvania, built
at Philadelphia, and said to be the largest ship in the world,
capable of mounting 150 guns, though rated at only 120, and
probably carrying no more at present; 11 two deckers rated
as 74's, though all capable of carrying from 80 to 90 guns
each ; 18 frigates, of 64, 44, and 36 guns respectively ;_ 16
sloops, of 24 and 18 guns each ; and 10 schooners, of 12 and 10
guns each—making.altogether only 56 vessels of every class ;
and yet, small as it is, in the number of ships, its efficiency
is so great, and the skill of its officers and seamen so con-
spicuous, that it is superior in actual force to any other navy
in the world, excepting that of Great Britain, and would
not shrink, single-handed, from a contest with it, gun for
gun, and man for man, with a great probability of being the
victor.—Buckinyham's America.

A Fox CAUGHT BY A LIMPET.---It is a well-known fact
that foxes, inhabiting sea-shores, subsist chiefly upon
limpets, and other shell-fish. One day last week it happened
that whilst a fox was searching for his food on the shore at
Porthwen, near Cemaes, he found a large limpet on a rock,
basking in the sun, it being low water at the time. Reynard
thrust his tongue beneath the shell, when the limpet, on being
disturbed, instantly cleaved to the rock, holding poor foxy
fast by the tongue. Soon after the tide began to flow, and
in a short time- the rock was covered. The fox was found
dead, his tongue still in the grasp of the limpet, at the ebb,
by a young man who was passing.—Edinburgh Evening Post.

EXTENSIVE ROBBERY.—lntormation was on Friday re-
ceived at the various metropolitan police stations that various
orders of knighthood, with a large amount of sovereigns and
articles of valuable jewellery, &c., have within the last four
days most mysteriously disappeared from the apartments at
the Queen's Hotel, at Cheltenham, in the occupation of
Major-General Sir Willoughby Cotton, who has but recently
returned from the East Indies. Amongst the property missing
is a grand cross of the Military Order of the Bath, with the
badge and brilliant star attached; a commander's grand cross
of the Doranee Order; a green and red riband with a star,
having a Persian motto in the centre surrounded by large
pearls, and four diamonds set in gold, (Commander's Order)
a star and badge of the Hanoverian Order of the Guelph ; a
purse containing 57 sovereigns and a £5 Bank of England
note, two neck pins, white enamel with green and gold guard
pin, with a case-of letters and valuable papers. Also stolen
from the house of Mr. Long, the Holland Arms beer shop,
Symond's-street, Sloane-square, Chelsea, £lO in gold and
silver monies, and a gold chased snuff box of an oval shape,
having on the lid an enamelled portrait of Lady Charlotte
Wellesley, with some articles of plate and wearing apparel.

CAPTURE OF WHALES.—On Wednesday morning last, a
shoal of these fish, amounting to 79 in number, being the
largest quantity perhaps ever known to have visited the Irish
coast, was taken on the shore of the island of Inch in Lough
Swilly. They were observed about six o'clock in the morning,
coming up the lough, apparently in a playful mood, exhibi-
ting, by their motion in the water, a most extraordinary
scene, and producing, at the same time, a noise similar to
that occasioned by a steamer under way.—On their approach,
the fishermen of the place armed themselves with guns,
reaping hooks, and other weapons of destruction, and, be-
taking themselves to boats, attacked the vast herd in their
native element, and succeeded in killing the whole number.
When the ebbing tide had left them exposed to view on the
beach, the majurity were found, by admeasurement, to equal
in length, from 8 to 22 feet respectively.—Londonderry
Standard.

THE WEATHER.—The direct loss to the farmer, and the
consequent injury to every class of the community, resulting
from a deficient harvest, are of such magnitude as to render
the state of the weather at this season of the year the subject
of universal observation and comment. The change which
took place after the protracted period of dry weather expe-
rienced in June came most opportunely, and has been pro-
ductive of incalculable benefit. The grain crops upon all the
high and light lands have been saved by it, and in every
situation the crops of both corn and hay, and especially that
invaluable esculent the potatoe, have improved in an extra-
ordinary degree. The continuation of heavy rains during
the past week has begun to excite a degree of alarm lest the
wheat crop, now in its most critical state, should suffer, and
the operations of the hay harvest have been delayed, but no
particular injury has yet been sustained by the grain crops,
though hay must-have suffered a little. Should the remainder
of the season be bright and genial, there is no reason to
doubt, from the breadth of wheat sown, an average supply,
even should the acreable rate not reach an average.—New-
castle Journal,
Mr. Villiers, an English gentleman residing with his family
at Tours, was returning on the 15th instant, in his carriage
and four, from visiting a country house he was building,
about two leagues from the town, driving himself, Mrs. Vil-
liers, and some of his children, when one of the wheels struck
against a stone post by the road side, and the violence of the
shock threw him out, and by breaking the traces left one of
the horses entirely at liberty, while the remaining three ran
away with the carriage. When they were stopped it was dis-
covered that Mr. Villiers lay under the carriage lifeless, and
mangled in a manner too shocking to relate, nearly the whole
of his dress being left in fragments at different parts of the
road, his head crushed by the wheels, and his flesh torn from
his body in many places. This deplorable condition was
owing to his having twisted the reins round one of his wrists,
and being thereby dragged the whole of the way. Two ser-
vants in the seat behind were also thrown out, but received
only some slight bruises. The calamities of this family have
been very heavy. One of the daughters died suddenly, four
years ago, immediately after returning home from a ball, and,
eighteen months back, a son, who had been only five months
in the British navy, was drowned within sight of Bombay.
Mr. Villiers was highly respected at Tours, and his funeral
was attended by a great number of French inhabitants as well
as nearly all the English residents.

THE CROPS—SrRATHEARN, JULY 21.—The change upon
the appearance of the crops of every sort since the last re-
turns is most astonishing. The whole Strath at the -present
time looks most luxuriant. Although the rains were some-
times very heavy, yet from the almost entire absence of any
wind, scarcely any damage had been done ; and from the
light and variable breezes which we have had since it faired
up, those portions of heavy crops which were laid are now
rapidly resuming their erect position. The wheat crop has
not had such a promising appearance during a number of
years past, and there is a great breadth of it growing. From
the very favourable weather during the sowing time last
fall, no ground was neglected ; and witha continuance of fair
weather now, there has not been so great a quantity of wheat
produced for many years. There are appearances of rust
here and there; but the great bulk of the crop is able to
spare a little without its being missed. On some of the rich
haugh lands oats are looking excellently ; but generally the
oat crop does not oiler to be of extra bulk. Barley seems
fairish generally, and in some instances very good. Pease
are very luxuriant, and very rich in blossom. Beans, though
rather short, arc abundantly supplied with pods. Potatoes
have a most thriving aspect; and there is not likely to be any
lack of that most useful root, as the breadth planted has sel-
dom exceeded that of this season. The hay harvest is about
completed ; considerable damage has been done to this crop
by the moist weather, and the whole of the operations foi
securing it very much retarded. But farmers are themselves
not free of blame in the matter ; a far greater advancement
ought to hove been made before the weather broke. The
crop of hay is generally light, with the exception .of a very
fewinstances. Turnip hoeing progresses rapidly, and the
crop looks healthy. Gardens and orchards do not present
so fair a prospect as the fields. The fruit crop is an entire
failure. During the last three or four years it has not been
good, but this season scarcely an apple is to be seen, and
pears are exceedingly scarce.— Scottish Standard.

SAILED.—Anna Liffey, Dady, for Quebec—Norval, Wills, and
Surprise, Hill, for Newfoundland—North Carolina, Drummond, for
New York—Amicus, Grange, for Leghorn—Adrian, Davies, for
Boston—Heywood, Terrell, for Africa—lntegrity, Cockburn, for
Quebec—and Francis Barclay, Bartlett, for Valparaiso.

Anna Liffey, —, for Quebec, grounded last evening', off Eve.
wont, but came off on the flood and proceeded
Chalydra, Small, for Sydney. at Port Nicholson
Earl of Lonsdale, Peel, sailed from Sydney for New Zealand,
19th March

Crane Packet, —, from Falmouth and Barbadoes, at St.
Thomas 22nd June _

Louisa Maria, Weeks; Skelton Castle, Robb; Leopold*,
Schultz ; Argus, Bercke ; 'Tynwald, Porteus ; and Ironside, Brown,
hence at St. Petersburg
Oxonian, Wilkinson, hence at Revel
Maria Cornelia, Voss, hence at Riga
Cassandra, Schultz, hence at Swinemunde
Mina Testmo.nn. Broholm, hence at Brake
Morning Star, Orton, from Richibucto, at Milford