The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-11-03 00:00:00

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER

Wind S.S.E

Sawyer, from Alicant, at this port
Lancashire, Bartlett, sailed this day for Savannah
C. R. C., Huelin, sailed from Alicant for this port 16th Oct.
Countess of Wilton, Hansweil, hence at Leghorn
Jane, Evans : Jenny Jones, Pidgeon ; and George Glen, WBrlde,
hence at Gibraltar

Commerce, Moir, from Alexandria at:ditto, and cleared 18th Oct.
for this port
Carron, Rider, sailed from Cadiz for this port 19th Oct.
Search, Churchward, sailed from St. Übes for this port 19th Oct.
Roseanna, Peatt, hence at Lisbon
Faisca Rebello 11., Vreira, sailed from ditto for this port 20th Oct.
Neptune, Jenkins, and Ellen, Barstow, hence at Rouen
Diana, Miller, hence at Riga
Johanna, Van Veen, hence at Texel
James Dean, hence for Quebec, was spoken 25th Sept., in lat 46,
long 45
Superb, Mowatt, from Riga for this port at Stromness
Lavinia, Menhemel, from Antwerp for this port, at Ramsgate
Concordia, Eddes, from Dordt for this port at Deal

A BOTANICAL RARITY.—There is a singular plant in the
possession of Mr. J. Wolfenden, near the Wesleyan Chapel,
Royton, near Oldham, which resembles a scarlet bean. The
flowers are only in existence two hours in the course of a
year, and it often changes its colours in a rapid manner; in
the evening its branches fall and the leaves become yellowish,
and in the morning the whole assumes a lively state of vege-
tation, being then a vivid green. Several eminent botanists
have examined it, and are unacquainted with its origin. This
admirable plant is said to be a native of the cotton-growing
clime of Alabama.—Wigan Gazette.

RIBBLE NAVIGATION COMPANY.—At the meeting of the
Ribble directors on Thursday, an agreement was concluded
with Mr. Fair, the agent of Thomas Clifton, Esq., for the
making of the projected dock, at Ludge pool, the formation
of which is to commence forthwith, and is confidently ex-
pected to be completed, and ready for the reception of
vessels, in the early part of the ensuing spring. We under-
stand Mr. Clifton undertakes to complete the dock at his
own expense, according to plans laid down by Mr. P. Park ;
the company taking a lease of the same for a number of
years, at a fixed rent. The dock will be large enough to
hold about forty vessels. Last week a considerable number
of masons began the excavation of the rock of the last length
of the coffer dam, but in consequence of the high tide and the
freshes, they have been obliged to suspend work for a few
days. It is expected however, that they will make another
start this day, and if there are no high freshes during the
next week, there is no doubt that a very considerable portion
of the rock will be cleared away. Since we last referred to
the Ribble works, a new implement has been introduced for
assisting in the deepening of the channel, which promises to
answer that purpose admirably. It is an instrument of
simple construction called an arrow, and is precisely similar
to the one which has been so successfully used for the pur-
pose of constructing an entirely new navigable channel called
the Victorial channel, through one of the great banks in the
estuary, at Liverpool. Both as regards the cost of the im-
plement, and the expense of working it, the outlay is exceed-
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THE ROYAL CHEESE.—This famed produce of seven
hundred and fifty cows progresses well in its advancement
to ripeness and perfection, at the farm of Mr. Dunkerton, of
%Vest Pennon!, and still continues to attract visiters from all
parts of the country. No particular time is fixed for pre-
sentation, nor is it yet determined in what manner it is to be
conveyed to London, but it is in contemplation it shall be
drawn thither by eight of the finest and most beautiful cows
the west of England can produce. The following additional
verse, by a gentleman of Ashill Forest, has been added to
those stanzas already writtennal. _
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Zeal fir'd each honest Pennard breast
When they this triumph knew,
And fifty buxom dairy maids
Resolved some feat to do.
To prove their loyal heartfelt vows,
What could they offer more
Than seven
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To yield their precious store?
Nisi
Pennard,

.NEW CATHOLIC BISTIOP.—Dr. Mostyn, C.A., (brother,
or cousin, we believe, to Sir E. Mostyn, Bart.) late private
secretary of Dr. Walsh, has been appointed Bishop of Ari-
polis and Vicar Apostolic of the North, in place of Dr.
Weedall, whose resignation, or, rather, non-acceptance of
this high dignity, was recently announced. The new bishop
is described, by those who personally know him, as a prelate
of profound learning, with great suavity of temper, and emi-
nent for his piety.—Tyne Mercury.
LORD CARDIGAN AND THE BRIGHTON PUIILIC.—We
understand from a gentleman from Brighton, that after the
representation of Macbeth at the theatre, a gentleman, oc-
cupying a private box, in a loud voice called out " Three
groans for Lord Cardigan," a call which was responded to
most strenuously : the same gentleman then demanded

Three cheers for Captain Reynolds," and as one call
seemed a necessary consequence to the other, a most hearty,
long-continued, and unanimous cheer responded from all
parts of the house.—Morning Herald.

HURRAH FOR ToTNEs ! !—The parliamentary revision
closed on Friday last, the result being a clear majority of
forty in favour of the conservaties. That a second inde-
pendent member, to co-operate with the noble champion of
the electors—Charles Barry Baldwin, Esq.—will be returned
on the next opportunity, there can no longer be a doubt.
We heartily rejoice, then, thnt the unconstitutional and
tyrannical coercion and intimidation of the House of Somerset
and its slavish agents, has been a signal failure.—Totnes is
emancipated !—The whole nation now looks upon the majo-
rity of the electors of Totnes as the hope and glory of the
borough constituencies of England.— Woolmer's Gazette.
SUDDEN DEATH.—An awful instance of sudden death
occurred at the King's Head Hotel, Cirencester, on Saturday
morning, in the person of Mr. D. Williams, traveller for the
house of Jackson and Co., spirit merchants, London. On
the chambermaid knocking at the door of his bed-room,
about nine o'clock, he attempted to ask for a jug of hot
water, and had faintly articulated "a jug," when she heard
him fall heavily on the floor. The door was speedily forced
open and he was found, partially dressed, lying flat on his
face, a lifeless corpse. A surgeon was instantly in attend-
ance, but his assistance was of no avail. A blood-vessel had
burst internally, An inquest was held, and the verdict
returned was " Died by the visitation of God."—Bath
Chronicle.

A few days ago a bitch was shot near Christenbury Craigs
by John Armstrong, gamekeeper to Sir J. R. G. Graham,
Bart., of Netherby, which may be said to have been in a
completely wild state. The animal never entered a house,
and during the last twelve months has destroyed great num-
bers of sheep, moor-game, &c., on the Bewcastle and North
Tyne sheep farms. Frequent attempts were made to destroy
her, but she always contrived to escape until now. She
lately appeared with seven pups following her, who, in all
probability, would soon have proved equally destructive to
sheep and young moor-game •as the native dogs in New
South Wales. The litter of pups have all been secured.—
Carlisle Patriot.

JOSEPH BUONAPARTE.—The ci-devant King of Spain is
probably by this time located at Newnham, which residence,
we understand, he has engaged for ten months. His wife,
who resides in Tuscany, it is said, he has not seen for twenty-
eight years ; but a short time ago he was seized with a vio-
lent fancy to pay her a visit, and proceeded to Tuscany for
that purpose—when, he having reached within two days'
journey of her home, the news arrived of Louis Napoleon's
debarkation at Boulogne, and the consequence was that his
uncle Joseph was debarred by an order of the Grand_Duke
from proceeding further into his dominions. The poor old
gentleman, on finding his progress thus arrested, exclaimed,
after a few moments' deliberation as to where he should go,
" Take me to peaceful. England, and there let me die." He
is said to have returned in a wretched state of paralysis.—
Hull Times.

ALLEGED MURDER AT STOCKPORT.—The late alleged
murder of two children at Stockport, for the purpose of ob-
taining the burial fees, has a singular parallel in a case of
poisoning in Switzerland, in 1776. On the 12th September
a general communion was held at the cathedral church of
Zurich. Many thousands were expected to partake of the
sacrament, and the wine was prepared and brought into the
church on the evening before. In the morning, when the
ordinance was administered, there was a horrid confusion,
several fainting away, whilst others were taken with a violent
cholic, and the whole city was thrown into confusion. Eight
persons had died of the poison, and had not the bad taste of
the wine given early notice of the intended mischief, many
more might have perished ; but hundreds were, however,
taken dangerously ill. The wine being analysed, was found
to be poisoned ; and after a strict examination it was disco-
vered that one Wirst, a grave-digger, was the perpetrator of
this diabolical deed, with a view to promote his business,
which had been slack for some time.—Morning Herald.

CHEAP LIVING.—A correspondent asks what need is there
to go to Jersey, Guernsey, or the Continent, when at
Laugharne, fourteen miles below Carmarthen, a good house
may be had for a family, at £l5 per annum ; good bread at
14d. per lb. ; beef and mutton, sd. to 6d. per lb. ; fowls or
ducks Is. Bd. per couple, and that of the best quality;
chickens Is. Od. to ls. Bd. a couple; geese 2s. to 2s. Bd.;
eggs three a penny ; coal very cheap ; fish plentiful and rea-
sonable ; within the last week very fine turbots have been
sold for 6d. per lb. ; oysters Bd. per 120; servants' wages
about one-third the rate in Gloucester, Hereford, or Chel-
tenham ; at the hiring fair, at St. Clears, rear Laugharne,
last Saturday, more than 2,000 girls, from 15 to 22 years of
age, were ready to be engaged ; many were employed at
per annum, and very few above £3. The same prices

will apply to Milford. In Milford there are more than forty
good houses to be let.—Silurian.
NEW AND IMPORTANT SURGICAL OPERATION.---011
Thursday last, the 22d instant, the subcutaneous section of
the muscles of the back, for the cure of lateral curvature of
the spine, was, for the first time in this country, performed
by Dr. Hunter, Professor of Anatomy, Andersonian Univer-
sity, Glasgow, in the presence of a number of the elite of the
medical profession. The operation consists in cutting across
the muscles of the back that produce the curvature, and
although it has the appearance, at first sight, of being a
formidable operation, yet it is so cunningly and simply per-
formed under the skin, that the patient, although in this in-
stance a delicate young lady, complained of no pain, lost not
more than three drops of blood, and was only thirty seconds
under the hands of the operator. The operation, which has
been so eminently successful in France, will, when now in-
troduced into our own country, from its astonishing efficacy
and uniform safety, we have no doubt, be soon performed
by every medical man in the country.—Glasgow Argus.

ANOTHER ATTACK UPON THE RURAL Potacn, NSAR
COLNE.—About twelve o'clock on Saturday evening last, as
two of the rural police were going their rounds in the neigh-
bourhood of Barrowford, near Collie, they were attacked by
a mob of from ten to a dozen men, whose faces were black-
ened, and who were otherwise disguised. The cowardly vil-
lains were armed with bludgeons, and the night being very
dark, they waylaid and attacked the constables with such sud-
denness, that the unfortunate men were felled to the ground
almost before they were conscious of the presence of their as-
sailants. They were then most savagely beat, and were not
left until they were perfectly insensible and apparently life-
less. We are glad to hear, however, that both the poor fel-
lows are now in a fair way of recovery. None of the cowardly
perpetrators of this brutal outrage have been taken into cus-
tody, and we regret to state, that there is at present no pros-
pect of their being apprended.—Preston Chronicle.

IMPORTANT TO SPORTSMEN.—For the information of our
sporting friends we insert the following case, decided by the
judges so recently as the Ist July. With the exception of
the first-mentioned case, the local commissioners relieved the
appellants ; but the judges decided they were all liable to the
charges for game certificates in double duty ! Three per-
sons charged with game certificates, on account of having
been seen beating for game, assisting a zentleman who had a
certificate, but who had a spaniel with him which was not his
own property. A person who admitted he had, with a gun,
accompanied a gentleman out shooting, but denied having
fired at or killed any game. Parties who kept greyhounds,
charged for a certificate on account of having attended a
coursing meeting at the invitation of a gentleman who had
a certificate, but who did not use his own dogs. Party
charged for a game certificate, on account of having followed
a private pack of harriers ; he contended he was not liable
as there was neither a killing or taking of game while he was
out. A person who was charged for a game certificate, on
account of having followed a pack of harriers ; he contended
he was not liable on the ground of a person having been pre-
sent who was joint owner of the hounds, and who had a
certificate. [There were thirteen similar cases on the same
day, and it was agreed the decision of the one should govern
the rest.] A person who usually trusted to the collector to
procure him a certificate, and paid the duty with his other
taxes, charged for a certificate, on account of his having
sported without first obtaining it, although it was admitted
there was no intention or idea of defrauding the revenue.
ROBBIIRY AND ATTEMPT TO MURDER.—On Sunday last
a person of the name of William Reet, residing in a lonely
and secluded cottage (about a mile north of Wykeham, and
only a few hundred yards from the Grange farm-house, oc-
cupied by Mr. Hopper, and about the same distancefrom
Francis Green's house, the site of the burglary on the 20th
August last, and for which Win. Smith, and E. Macdonald
received sentence of fifteen years transportation, at the North-
Riding Sessions) was called upon, between seven and eight
o'clock in the evening, at his house, by a person who inquired
if he had a cow to sell, and was answered that Sunday was an
improper day for business, which was allowed by the stranger,
who then asked leave to light his pipe, which was granted,
and he seated himself by the fire, and continued in conversa-
tion with Reet some time, appearing to be acquainted with
the neighbourhood. When nearly nine o'clock, and the
stranger apparently about to bid good night, Reet was sud-
denly knocked down nearly senseless, the villain jumping
upon him and endeavouring to strangle him in his handker-
chief, which fortunately gave way ; and Reet, having re-
gained a little consciousness, a desperate struggle for life en-
sued. The struggle continued for some time, and Reet,
nearly exhausted, begged for life, and informed him where
his purse was, containing about four sovereigns, which was
seized by the villain, who, however, retained the hatchet,
seemingly with the intention of completing his horrid pur-
pose, but suddenly dropped it, and made a precipitate retreat
out of the house, having been alarmed, it is supposed, by
young Mr. Hopper and his sister passing within a short dis-
tance of the cottage, unconscious of the diabolical act, Reet
being too much exhausted to call for help. After a short
time he with difficulty got to the Grange farm-house where
every kindness was shown him, and Mr. Smart, surgeon,
immediately sent for. Reet describes the villain as a tall
athletic man, with a sharp visage ; had on two jackets,
breeches, and capped half-boots.—Hull Times.
THE " LADY THIEF."—When this daring and successful
thief was lodged in gaol, she felt indignant at the hint that
she must be divested of her finery, including seven gold finger
rings, gold ear-rings, and a splendid brooch, and submit to
the usual ablutions, previous to assuming the homely check
and drugget prison garb ; but when she found that firmness
would be used, she quietly submitted, though with a sad
lament that there was neither carpet nor fire in her room—
against which she intimated her intention of complaining to
the sheriff of Lanarkshire. In the course of the forenoon,
the prisoner was visited by the surgeon, who ordered that a
hammock should be supplied to her ; but, while the attendants
were in the act of fulfilling this order, they gave the alarm
that she had suspended herself by her apron from one of the
iron hooks which supports the hammock netting. She was
immediately relieved, and it was found that she had not sus-
tained any injury. The hooks are not more than three feet
from the floor; and it became the impression of those in
attendance, that she had made the attempt rather to excite
sympathy ban to destroy life. To guard against any repe-
tition, a female prisoner has been placed in fhe cell along
with her, and now she is quite composed. Her only com-
plaint is, that the dietary of the prison is not just what suits
her appetite. The porridge is especially obnoxious to her ;
and the doctor has been applied to, we understand, for in-
structions to order something more congenial to her former
habits, lest her health should suffer by being subjected all at
once to the coarse fare provided for the inmates of the prison.
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immediately ad-
that the lady that night slept in a bed-room
England note, while sleeping in one of our notels, on the
joining that occupied by him. Two thefts have been disco- '
vered to have taken place in another hotel in town, on the
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9th—one of £6, and the other of £2 ; and it has likewise been
found that she slept in the inn on that very night. In all
likelihood other cases of a similar nature will be discovered,
—Scottish Guardian.