The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1849-07-31 00:00:00

@entral AlfOrtilaitv.

The Bishop of Manchester has sent £lO to the Birm-
inaharn guarantee fund of the British Association.
There is a spirited opposition at present going on be-
tween Halifax and Bradford, and the fare is reduced to
sixpence !

On Monday last, a young lady named Anson, from
Birmingham, was unfortunately drowned while bathing
on the shore at Rhyl.
PROSPECTS OF AN EARLY HARVEST.-Mr. Sowasby
of Holmpton, in Holderness, commenced cutting his
wheat the week before last.

We (Stamford Mercury) regret to announce, as " a
great fact," that the number of laudanum-takers is be-
coming fearfully great on the Trent side.
The stoppage of the bank of Messrs. Bntterfield and
Co., of Petersfield, was announced on Wednesday* It
was not a bank of issue, and its liabilities are small.

Mrs. Butterfield, of Hitchen, has just presented her
husband with their twenty-fourth child, about a month
after the twenty-third anniversary of their wedding-day !
The Chartist prisoners, Cuffy, Lacey, and the others,
convicted at the recent session of the Central Criminal
Court, were put on board the Adelaide transport on Tues-
day evening, at the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich.
A BOLD YOUTH.—Among our marriage announcements
this week is that of a widow residing in Causeway-lane,
and having a family of six children, to her apprentice, a
youth of 19 or 20.—Leicester Journal.

FATAL COLLIERY EXPLOSION.—An explosion of fire-
damp, by which two men were killed, occurred on Mon-
day morning, at Waterloo Colliery, Thorpe Hall near
Leeds.

It was stated in the course of some trials against the
keepers of disorderly houses at the Middlesex Sessions,
that there is a Mr. Flight, who is the owner of more
than 1,000 brothels in London.
The Earl of Ellesmere is erecting a monument, with a
short inscription, to mark the grave of Addison in the
north aisle of Henry the Seventh's chapel, in Westminster
Abbey.
The Austrian government, although on the very brink
of bankruptcy, has its agents in London, nt the present
moment endeavouring to effect a loan of British capital to
assist in crushing the Hungarians.:
01 Wednesday evening, the dress of a lady who was
passing along the New Road London, was observed to be
on fire ; but a potman extinguished the flames. It is sup-
posed that ignition was the consequence of her treading
upon a cigar fusee.
FREE TRADE !—There are now, and have been for some
months past, no less than six farms situated in the very
heart of the Pewsey Vale (one of the finest corn-growing
districts of Wiltshire) for which no tenant can be found.—
Devizec? Gazette.

The father of a young man who was struck dead by
lightning, in London, on Thursday, exhibited the blackened
corpse of his son to the populace at a penny a-head, and
it is said that he realised upwards of £7 by the indecent
exhibition.

On Wednesday week, six men were killed at a colliery
at Flint. They were drawn up, but as it was thought that
a bin of coals was coming, they were hauled up beyond
what is technically known as the trill, and, losing their
hold, were precipitated down the shaft, 194 yards deep.
A man who was lately removing some mining refuse in
a mine called Highrake, near Eyam, Derbyshire, found a
handsome silver-hilted sword, which is conjectured to have
been hidden there by some straggler from the Highland
army which followed the Pretender to Derby.
PROLIFIC POTATOES.—We understand that the gar-
dener of Robert Baxter, Esq., on Friday last obtained the
astonishing number of fifty potatoes from a root. The
potatoes were all of good useable size and excellent quality ;
and they were of the kind called Regents.
The following curious advertisement lately appeared in
a provincial print :—" To be sold, by private contract, a
beautiful monkey, a parrot, two spaniels, and a tortoise-
shell tom cats the property of a lady, just married, who
has no further accasion for the same."
DRURY - LANE TfIEATRE. The performances on
Wednesday night, for the benefit of Mr. Kenney, were
preceded by a most melancholy event. The veteran dra-
matist for whose advantage the theatre was especially
opened died early the same morning, after a short illness.
CORN IN BOND AT HAMBURGII.—By advices from
Hamburgh it appears that the stock of wheat warehoused
there and at the other blockaded ports is under 500,000
qrs. The probability is that the greater proportion of
this will be shipped to England within the next few weeks.
ENORMOUS LOBSTERS.—The Scottish Press mentions
that several lobsters, weighing upwards of seven pounds,
and measuring thirty inches in length, from the point of
the claw to the tip of the tail, have lately been sent to
the Glasgow market, from the coast of the west High-
lands.

The Chaplaincy of the Hull gaol was last week filled by
the appointment of the Rev. James Selkirk, curate of
Middleton Tyas, and formerly a missionary in the island
of Ceylon. This gentleman is a native, of Egremont,
Cumberland.

REDUCTION OF RENTS.-At the rent day held at
Washingborough the other day, the Rev. H. W. Sibthorp
generously returned 20 per cent. to his tenants, to enable
them to a certain extent to hear the Free Trade foolery.
—Boston and Lincoln Herald.

Madame Sontag is stated to have entered into an en-
gagement with Mr. Lumley for a period of eight months,
at the round sum of £12,500. At the end of the operatic
season she will sing in Edinburgh, Dublin, and the prin-
cipal towns in the United Kingdom.
The Sun, of Thursday, described a new portable ma-
chine. called a fire annihilator. It may he carried ahont
by one man, and is described as possessing powers to beat
down the most fierce flames and to extinguish the most
glowing fire in a few minutes..
LARGE CucrmßEß.—Mr. Braid, gardener to Joseph
Brook,. Esq., of Green-head, cut from one of the hot beds
on Tuesday, a cucumber upwards of 30 inches long, and
of proportionate thickness. It is not improbable that it
will be exhibited in Leeds during the ensuing Horticultu-
ral show.

RARE OCCURRENCE.—From three stocks of bees, com-
monly called hives, standing in the garden of Mr.
Durham, at the Manor Cottage. near Worksop, there
have been, since the 15th of May, 1849',. t9n swarms of
fine, strong, and healthy bees ! An occurrence, perhaps,
unparalleled in apiarian history.
At Cambridge, George Shaw, a man of unusal stature
and strength, was arraigned on a charge of wilfully murder-
ing Ann Simms, by knocking her down, and kicking and
trampling on her, on the 6th instant, at Melbourn. The
prisoner, who got his living by keeping a pettty gambling
table at fairs, with the deceased for his partner, was found
guilty, and sentenced to be transported for his natural
life.

FOREIGN FRUITS.—The importations of fruits from
Holland, France, and Belgium are at the present time of
a very extensive character. One vessel, from Rotterdam,
has just brought the immense quantity of 3,404 baskets of
currants, besides other fruits, and some arrivals of apricots
and pears have taken place, the first during the present
season. An arrival of nearly 1,000 baskets of fruit has-
also taken place from Dunkirk.
MR. HUDSON'S ESTATES.—The following is an alio-
tioneering estimate of Hudson's estates, now being, or
about being, brought under the hammer : Londsborough,
(bought of the Duke of Devonshire,) £470,000; Bal.
dershy, £lOB,OOO ; Octon Grange, £BO,OOO ; Newby
Park, £22,000. Gibraltar House, at Albert Gate,
£lB,OOO ; making a total amount invested in lands and
houses alone within a trifle of £7oo,ooo.—Globe.
DEATH BY ELECTRICITY AT WOOLWICH.—On Wed-
nesday afternoon the military band was preparing to play
on the parade. To keep a clear space amid the crowd, a
number of soldiers were being told off, when a flash of
lightning struck the group. Gunner Queeny was killed
on the spot, Gunner Miller was render insensible for some
time, and several others were stunned. The electric fluid
passed through Queeny's head, and thence down his body.
It is stated that the Marquis of Waterford has resolved
upon disposing of Ford Castle, with its noble accompany-
ing demesne, near Wooler. The estate is one of the
finest and most picturesque in the county of Northumber-
land, and its value is little, if anything, short of £300,000.
The noble marquis is not only a good, benevolent land-
lord, but a very wealthy, provident man, and there are
many who will regret his separation from a county in
which his maternal ancestors resided and held large pos-
sessions for centuries.—Newcastle Journal.

Roin AND HIINGARY.—On Monday evening week a
meeting of the inhabitants of Birmingham, convened by
placard, was held at the Public-office, Moor-street, for the
purpose of sympathising with the people of the above
countries. The large room was crowded to excess, and
many hundreds were obliged to leave, who could not gain
admittance to the building. At 8 o'clock Mr. Councillor
Baldwin was moved to the chair, when resolutions, ex-
pressive of sympathy with the Romans and Hungarians
in their struggles for freedom were unanimously carried.
AN AWKWARD GARTER.—A woman, in the neighbour-
hood of Llanfechel, happened to go on a fair day last week
into her garden : after sitting awhile in the sun's heat,
she, as may be anticipated, fell asleep, when she for some
time enjoyed a peaceful nap. On awakening she felt
something loose about her, which she at first fancied to
be her garter, and on stooping to tie it found, to her
great surprise, that it was a large viper which had crept
under her clothes. This frightened her so much that she
swooned away, and has been very ill since; but fortu-
natel3 the serpent did her no harm.—North Wales
Chronicle,
DEATH IN A DRUNKEN FROLIC.—On Thursday after-
noon, a weaver named Godley, lost his life under the fol-
lowing circumstances :—A number of men, including
Godley, had been drinking at the Railway Inn, at the
bottom of Crosland Moor, and it appeared that he and
another of the company had engaged for a wager to run a
race through the Yew-Green Tunnel, on the Hudders-
field and Penistone Railway, and started accordingly. It
was found when the company arrived at the Lockwood
end of the tunnel, that Godley was missing, and on re-
tracing their steps they found the unfortunate man lying
across the rails with his neck broken, having evidently been
tripped up by the rails and thrown to the ground with
great violence.
PRINCE ALBERT AT PORTLAND.—The foundation of
great work of national defence was commenced by Prince
Albert on Wednesday, by depositing the first stone of the
breakwater which is to convert the Portland Roads into a
harbour of refuge approachable in all winds, for the largest
English fleet. The occasion was made a gala day by the
inhabitants of the towns on the southern coast, and the
Corporation of Dorchester were officially present en masse.
After the ceremony of depositing the stone, Prince Albert
inspected the system of convict discipline established in
the Isle of Portland, his visit being graced by an exercise
of royal clemency :—" As the Prince entered the quarry
ground, a poor old fellow, who had been sentenced to seven
years transportation for stealing a goose, was feebly chip-
ping with a hammer the rough surfaee of a block of free-
stone. The Prince went up announced to him that her
Majesty presented him with a free pardon. The unex-
pected news overcame the old man so much that he drop-
ped to the ground for a moment quite overcome; but he
soon resurted his hammer again."

CRICKET: THE GENTLEMEN. OF ENGLAND V. THE
PLAYERS.—This great match commenced at Lord's on
Monday, and was brought to a close on the following
evening, the gentlemen winning in one innings. The
score on their side ran up in a single innings to 192. The
Players made only sixty-five and eighty-seven in their
two innings and their antagonists consequently remained
winners with forty runs and the second innings to spare.
The papal authority is restored in Rome—the priests
have embraced General Oudinot—masses have been cele-
brated in St. Peter's—salutes without number have been
discharged from the frowning batteries of St. Angelo—
and, in the smoke thereof the papal banner was smuggled
to the top of the staff on the central tower. This is called
the " restoration of papal authority ;" but there is very
much yet to be done, and to be undone, before Rome will
lend obedience to Pio Nono. The Romans will not have
him as king, and he refuses to return simply as bishop.
In the meantime, the tricolour flings out its insulting pro-
tectorate over the ancient city.—Church and State
Gazette.

TUE MOORS.—It appears that on the moors, in the
Highlands, and in other parts of Scotland, the disease
which has proved so fatal among moor game during the
last few years, has not made its appearance this season.
The like report is true with respect to game on Cross
Fells, Birbeck Fells, Skiddaw Forest, Stainmore, and
other moors in the counties of Westmoreland and Cum-
berland, and other parts of the north of England. The
gamekeepers and watchers state, that as the weather was
dry and seasonable during tne time of incubation, the
broods, which generally have a greater number of birds in
each of them than for many years past, were brought
forth in a healthy manner. Since then they have gone on
well, many of them being already well feathered and
strong on the wing; so that there is every prospect that
grouse will be numerous, and in such a state of perfection
as to afford to sportsmen the usual pleasure on the 12th
of August. Hares and partridges are unusually numerous
and forward in the northern counties.
METHOD OF TREATING DISEASED POTATOES.—In
recent despatch from Lord Howard de Waldon to Vis-
count Palmerston, (the English minister at Brussels hav-
ing caused some inquiries to be addressed to Mr. Tom-
belle Lomba,) is encloeed that gentleman's reply, from
which the following is an extract :—" I can state in the
most formal manner, that when the potato stems are cut
off with a sickle properly sharpened (avec une faucille
dont le tranchant est convenable) the tubes are not at all
interrupted in their growth ; that they remain attached
to the stem until they are ripe, just as if the haulm had
not been removed ; and that they acquire as large a rela-
tive size as potatoes which have not undergone the ope-
ration. I have so often observed this continuation of
growth that I can speak positively to its going on without
the slightest interruption, and that the treatment which I
have recommended is not attended by any loss whatever
of size or quality. I can offer the most positive assurance
as to this ; it is only necessary to take great care that the
implement employed in cutting off the haulm shall be so
sharp that the stems may he separated without disturbing
the roots (sans les soulerer, afia de ne pas les Macke,-
des fruits). It is also proper that the stems should be
removed from the ground immediately after being cut off;
and especially that no time be lost in covering the surface
of the ground with a layer of earth at least half an inch
thick."
REMARKABLS CASE OF RECOVERY FROM APPARENT
DEATII.--The Times of Tuesday states that on Friday
afternoon, at four o'clock, Mr. Morse, surgeon, was sent
for to attend a woman named Roberts, the wife of a brick-
layer, residing at No. 1, Smith's place, Devonshire-street,
Kennington-lane, London. He found her suffering under
Asiatic cholera in its worst form. He prescribed for her,
but she continued to get worse, and about one o'clock
next morning he received a message to attend again im-
mediately as Mrs. Roberts was supposed to be dying.
Having some other patients to attend to he did not reach
the house till half an hour after the messenger arrived.
He was then told that his patient was dead, and had been
laid out twenty-five minutes. Knowing that he would
have to give a certificate before the funeral could take
place, Mr. Morse went to the room in which the body
was laid out and covered with a sheet. Upon drawing
away the sheet and feeling the body, he found it quite
cold, pulse imperceptible, the fingers blue and so con-
tracted that it was quite impossible for him to open the
hand. He next applied his ear to the chest, and finding
that the heart had not entirely ceased to beat, he drew his
lancet from his pocket, opened the vein in the arm, from
which three or four ounces of blood flowed freely, when,
to the astonishment of all present, the woman cried out,
" What are you doing to me ?" Other remedies having
been applied, the poor woman so far recovered as to be
able to eat a meat dinner on Sunday.

SERIOUS ACCIDENT TO THE NASSAU BALLOON.—Last
evening the feelings of several hundreds, who ;had, not-
withstanding the unfavourable state of the weather,
assembled in Vauxhall-gardens to witness the ascent of
the Nassau balloon, as well as those of the vast numbers
of persons on the outside of the gardens, who had been
on the lookout for the balloon, were for some time kept
in a state of painful excitement for the safety of no less
than H individuals, who had accompanied the immense
machine. At seven o'clock, the balloon having been suf-
ficiently inflated, Mr. Charles Green, the veteran aero-
naut; Mrs. Green, his wife -: Mr. and Mrs. Green,
his nephew and his wife ; Miss Green, and Miss Gascoyne,
of Vauxhall-gardens; Mr. Crashaw, the iron-master;
Mr. Stephens, Mr. Faunee, captain Ondre, and Mr.
Pierce, making altogether 11 individuals, got into the oar,
and the word " all right" having been given, the ropes
were unfastened and the balloon mounted into the air in
very good style, and the ascent was considered a very
beautiful and successful one. The balloon proceeded In a
north-eastern course, but it was soon observed that it was
descending so rapidly that it was generally thought that a
considerable leakage of the gas must have taken place, and
that an accident of a serious character was inevitable.
Mr. Green, who was seated in the car, perceiving the ex-
treme danger in which he was placed, commenced empty-
ing the sand bags or ballast as quickly as he possibly
could, but even this did not prevent the gradual sinking
of the.balloon. On passing over the St. George's-road,
near West-square, it was painfully evident to the thou-
sands who were looking on that the balloon must come in
contact with some of the buildings, and in an instant it
struck the roofs of the houses 94 and 95 on the north side
of the London-road, and only one house removed from
the Nunnery which had been formerly the Roman Catho-
lic chapel. The car, in which seven of the aeronauts were
seated, struck the front of the house with considerable
force, so much so that three of the persons who were
standing on the hoop were thrown forward on the roof,
which fortunately happened to be a flat one • but the
fourth clung to the network of the balloon. The machine
being thus relieved from the weight of three of its occu-
pants, and having fortunately escaped damage, instantly
rose into the air to a considerable altitude, when a brisk
current of air 'carried it in a southerly direction, apparently
towards Croydon. The three individuals who had thus
fortunately escaped descended the trap-door of an adjoin-
ing beer-shop from the roof, reached the street, and
having procured a cab drove as fast as they could to the
gardens to relieve their friends and the visitors from their
painful anxiety. After passing over a great portion of the
county of Kent, the balloon safely settled upon terra firma
in an open field within half a mile of Erith Church.
EXTRAORDINARY DEATH AND DISGRACEFUL WED-
DING.—MOst singular circumstances have attended the
death of a man residing in Mill-street, named Joseph
Lumley, who was attacked by cholera, in this town
(Hull), during the present week. He was attacked some
time on Monday, and was attended by Mr. H. Gibson,.
surgeon, Prospect-street, under whose care there appeared
to be strong hopes of his recovery. Although living in a
wretched habitation, destitute of almost every means of
comfort, Lumley (who was of every covetous disposition)
was by no means penniless, and had, during his illness,
both gold and silver in the bed with him. On Wednes-
day, during the absence of his medical attendant, and
before those who watched him could prevent him, he
absolutely swallowed five shilling pieces ! This so seri-
ously aggravated his illness that he died four or five hours
afterwards, leaving his only daughter, a rather pretty
young woman, sole possessor of £3OO. The news of this
legacy soon spread, and the heiress was very speedily
beset with the importunate addresses of some half-score of
lovers whom, in former days, she had more or less fa-
voured. One of these, a jolly Jack-Tar, more pressing
than the rest. soon placed his rivals hors de combat, and
married the heiress and the legacy on the very morning
after the death of his bride's father. Two. hours after the
wedding the corpse of Lumley was interred : whether the
newly-married couple followed it to the grave we do not
know,—it is certain, however, that they applied to the
parish tl give a coffin, but were, very properly, refused.—
Hull Packet.

EXECUTION AT LINCOLN.-011 Friday last the sentence
of the law was carried into effect at twelve o'clock
upon John Ward, who, at the last assizes for the
county, was found guilty of the murder of his mother,
Martha Ward. No sooner had the wretched convict
reached the scaffold than he became dreadfully convulsed,
and upon his partial recovery he confessed to the sheriff
that be shot his mother intentionally on account of, her
interference about the servant girl, Susan Beggs. The
convict although he hod previously confessed to the Rev.
Mr. Richter, the chaplain, for some days previously ex-
hibited no compunction, but after the rev. gentleman had
pointed out the fearful position in which he stood he
joined daily with him in prayer, and in the course of the
Scriptural readings which took place, he expressed his
sorrow and penitence, and said he hoped God would par-
don and save him. These sentiments he repeated at the
place of execution. When asked if he had made a full
confession, whether he was truly sorry and penitent ? the
wretched parricide replied in emphatic tones, " Yes."
The usual preparations having been made, the bolt was
withdrawn, and the convict appeared to die without a
struggle. There were at least 10,000 persons present, a
great number consisting of women.
CHEAP FARMS.—Mr. Davies, of the Old Jewry, Lon-
don, in a communication to the Agricultural Gazette,
says :—I have just had put into my hand a printed list of
24 farms that are just at this moment to be let in Ireland,
and only some 24 hours distant from England. The terms
on which they are to be had must astonish many of your
readers ; and when we reflect on the thousands that are
annually leaving Britain to seek settlements in conntries
that for ever divide them from relations and friends, how
surprising it is to find there are such openings at home,
going as it were begging. Take for instance the follow-
ing, viz. :
Bealanaboy Farm, 1050 acres, to let at £25 per annum.
Mingaroon Farm, 1607 ~ If 0 „
Fanlagh Farm, 916 ~ If 43 „
Carrowmare Farm, 650 „ ft 53 „
Dereens Farm, 260 „ f 18 If
Described as being situate in the main road, and only five
miles from a town, with the further inducements that
money will be found for the tenants to drain at 61 per
cent per annum, and leases for 21 years will be given, and
the tenants, should they at the expiration of the term be
disturbed in their occupation, will be paid ten years' pur-
chase on the value of the improvements they have made,
and this in a county one of the most peaceable in Ireland,
and where agrarian outrages are unknown."

July 3112 t

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THE LAST NEW FASHIONS AMONGST THE
The light-fingered gentry now wear short COat3,,td
pockets outside. Their hands, in a crowd, are alsca'byre
prevent suspicion, in their pockets, which, hovrece' the
a large hole in the bottom. Through this apertureer
manage to push their hands, and, in many cases,.,uu r
the
ceived and undetected, contrive to make free sc"bee
contents of the pockets of those whom they have
standing near.—Globe. .
THE SLAVE TRADE.—The Como, from Africa' arr
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at Bristol, reports that about the Sth of May, a wieektntbe
her leaving the ceast, a Spanish slaver, arnieu de*
teeth, but having no name, came up with her, an,,,,„(ii
maded provisions, two casks of which—the relative
. her ,
of the vessels being very unequal—were given ,
promise of payment. She had been much shatterea,
stated that she had been in conflict with her 3110
frigates Inconstant and Flying Fish. She had lios
on board, but was manned by about 100 men.

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So great is the demand for small houses in Lan'jpa
that rents are exceedingly high, and pay an enorell°
centage upon the outlay.—Lancaster Guardian. ,stet
THE CHOLERA.—A death has occurred in La case
which is stated by the medical men to be a decided
15
of Asiatic cholera.
Willy, t 1
No cases of cholera have yet occurred 'trebss
borough of Wigan, but we regret to say that trneellt
been one death from this disease in Uphollanc,
Hindlcy, and another at Oell.
of 4,01
CHOLERA AT NANTWICHrr
.—lll this little town -
inhabitants there have been during the month 1914 t,
cholera. Deaths, 101 ; recovered, 31; under 004'
59. Premonitory cases, 437. achings
Joseph Pendlebury, ten years of age, whilst wa.
game at Cricket, at Charley, on Tuesday evelnacgddies;
accidentally struck on the head by the ball, 3
about ten minutes afterwards.
The Lord Bishop of Chester will lay the foci
stone of a very elegant church, to be built in tile°
Oat
gate, Wigan, on Saturday next, at one o'clVegri'
townsman, John Hay, Esq., is the architect, an
Palerson, Wylie, and Neilson are the contractorstostea
sinTcheethe comniLancasterenceinGueanrdt ioafnusieaypsreistehnats,ebaree,aari;:et
that about 10,000 vagrants have passed through 'or stPt"
of whom were relieved in the usual manner.) cosel.e,°f
PROSPERITY OF THE PORT OF RUNCORN.--'' forel°
400 tons burthen is now laid on the berth for a Run'port, the first instance of the kind in the history of
corn.
A Manchester paper mentions a " British ~ sat
strawberry, grown by Mr. Royle, of Lawton
Northenden, which measured no less than 10i "1"
circumference. ttealleit
The Manchester Guardian states that a Mr.° irbic
has left that town without discharging his liabilities, '4o'
are said to amount to about £12;000, and to fall r
pally upon the calico printers. h Yen(lls
At Charley, on Tuesday evening last, Joseph ..or „-
bury, a boy ten years of age, whilst watching sarebst"
cricket, was accidentally struck on the head by
and died about ten minutes afterwards. debt!,
A sheriff's officer, named Bell, after deposittng-izeilm'
safely in Lancaster Castle, the other day was of
three stalwart insolvents, placed in the trough
pump, and treated to a very thorough irrigation. tol.bie.
A fine sturgeon was captured in the MerceY,ne3rale
bridge at Warrington, on Monday last. 'lle fished 0
was with some difficulty brought ashore, n'enlalb,
feet four inches in length, and weighed uparda of Is4l
SUICIDE BY A SOLDIER.—On Sunday morniefnet,S
Daniel Javerty, a private in the 46th R 'men Chester
of
Regiment
detachment of which is now stationed in the ester fir.lats,
rison, committed suicide while on duty, by shooting
self through the head.
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FIRES IN MANCHESTER DURING THE thea
The total number of fires in the borough between -134°,
of January, and the thirty-first day of December' d the
was just one hundred, and there were four beYnn
boundary of the borough.
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order ir
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applied caster, and the provisional order has been deeosl
the Town Clerk. Application will be forthwith Iva
ot
Parliament to have the order confirmed. alera-ae
RISHTON RESERVOIR.—It is a remarkable evi ja•t-
the extraordinary dryness of the season, that theotate
reservoir Rishton, which covers an area of 33„iFi..,0.g
, fie d wit 0
acres, and was constructed for the purpose of .serft't
the Leeds and Liverpool Canal with water, Is'
date; nearly empty.
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WILFUL MURDER AT BURNLEY.—On Wedng(eh'
18th instant, an inquest was held before J. ris"-503ii
Esq., coroner, on view of the body of Crowther woos'
who died on the previous Sunday from a blow, or, yoe'
inflicted on his head with a 31e, by an Irishman ate jar)
bridge, Burnley. After an hour's consultation, ; saw'
brought in a verdict of " Wilful murder" agains.ti.4
sr
and the coroner immediately issued a warrant for
prehension.—Blackburn Standard.( too
£B
Blackburn,
bFuOrUnN, Da
t.
half-past
thepas t
five
Tuesday,
arrival of
at
a vort_
er
Roger Houghton was looking into one of the ct!' 11'
when he perceived a small parcel lying on the sef, 024
immediately took it to tho station-clerk, and it w-earL,
to contain £370 in gold and bank notes. Abontl A'e
of an hour afterwards a claimant came and stater,,,, lan
had left the train at Church, and on finding , altc-
all haste to Blackburn to regain his charge, VP)
.-
proper inquiries, was handed over to him. C
4; 055/
"if
LOST PROPERTY RECOVERED BY THE calo.l
POLlCE.—During the past year, the amount 0%, beri,
property reported at the police stations as harl`Zz,r,
accidentally lost, amounted to £4893 4s. Bd,la `l'
money (including bills, notes, cheques, &c.) X44'',l`"
jewellery, watches, plate, &c., £266 ss, 6d.; an'..ad
ios
laneous, £l2O 14s. sd. Of the property so repor"-eatr
£3517 14s. 4d. was recovered through the instrerjital is
lity of the police, who were also mainly instrurneenbelos'
recovering £285 lls. Id. of property concerning `
of which no report had been made to them. A 5, 05,,,4
STRANGE CIRCUMSTANCE.—On Monday We- 01' fo
man was descending into an old coal-pit nest! ttola
Common, Wigan, when he arrived near the u?
the shaft, at the depth of 60 yards from the "NOV,
much surprised to hear the barking of a cl,g'
appeared to be from the bottom of the pit. ves'aot'
out of the basket he certainly found one, which vralpea,rt:
all pleased by the intrusion of strangers. It "fa' 1 t
(according to report) that it was thrown dovil; it, lit
owner about thirteen weeks ago, in order to 1°" ever,);
liking to pay the dog-tax. It is now fatter than (ter 1
was, and appears not to have the least bruise set., er
great descent. It was restored to its original osfe,,..egto;
DISCOVERY OF A ROMAN. ALTAR. Of),
sand in a sandpit at Boughton, near Chester, a Lrtaisto
since, a Roman altar was discovered, which 04i
not the least interesting of the remains lately er''nedPV
light in this neighbourhood. The altar is sinall'orls,no
no doubt been intended for a portable one; It.„s,c,aPt!
inches high, and is about 7 inches eq are. Theirs,
tot
is just sufficiently legible to-afford matter fo..r. "1185„0
and suggestion to the antiquaries. The first un' ;
usual dedication—" Genio '—plainly and sharply the ci,
from the nature of the stone, the red sandstone °leo. leigpe
cinity, the succeding lines, three in number, are 50.0•
ble, and admit of more than one interpretationiittje
read the second line " Averni"—a reading yerY,hi_PPs,
dicative of the heavenward aspirations of its w,°e"Aslll'"a
The altar is at present in the possession of Yr'i,xol°B
Ayrton, who has presented it to the Chester Ar,c-ofter:s,
cal Society, to whose museum it will remove' chest
—Chester
oterLaCNonu
Fraonßt.
visit of the British Archinological Association toit
r01,4'
OLIVER—LAW aeraaa „„pal,itct.rl
FORC is not often that the stipendiary ra'" -ot .8
Manchester unbends from the " frigid dignitYrnatf,
bench," or ventures to say aught that will ;Ft, of rnel
laugh in court, but on Tuesday last he was gn"wa- tei
petrating a joke. A beerhouse-keeper was! otliii.to
for selling ale during proscribed hours, an"' er,
conviction inevitable, the man lost his tell polio
actually gave formal notice that if ever he caughtbira st At
man scaling his yard wall with a view to detect „ea As
tricks again, he would shoot him dead on tills
:de?!
the moment this- threat was uttered, Mr. 101:4 PI
busied signing some warrants, but he nevertheio AC
what the man said, and raising his bead he elcnt. fe
a very quiet way, " Oh ! nonsense man you wn
DO otl°pi
the same time assuming a look such as vroor,„ 05.1 of
disgraced the countenance of the imalortal J"-aiirtl3o,
he drew his pen across his throat, uttering 101, to
chuck, and adding, "it you do, I'll send Yet bled
assizes for murder, where you'll be sure to 5-fdrefet
Altogelher,the action and the inimitable look effect',4B
which accompanied it had the most laughable
and it
the whole, court roared out a peal of laughter'
gS'
some time before gravity was restored.
_,., aslu'ate,
THE WESLEYAN CONFERENCE AT MA,liioC.b".ol'
The committees commenced their sittings at +be prekr.tBil
on Saturday week, and proceeded to arrange "los ce
nary business of the conference, and to d's.,4oodalA its
affairs of the society on that day, and on ." opeff-tbe
Tuesday. The General Conference (the 106tb) hoe), the
sittings on Wednesday, in the Oldham-streefor°s'tsrC.
Rev. Dr. Newton presiding. After the usual! gcre'
meeting proceeded to elect the new president an wbo v-111
It was found that, of the "hundred" ministersbseat;,oo
stitute the legal conference, forty-three were that c!"`PI
the same venerable number it was announce" accla,
vacancies had occurred. These were thus suPl; Ov'
Nomination : W. Lord. George Osborn, Pet set,
By Seniority : M. C. Dixon, Alexander Bell, 0 f'ooo
yard, John Shipman, William Jewett, LeOg„, 111.,,1011
David Evans, Benjamin Frankland. The "iljr. OrdiA
Jackson was chosen president, and the WV' foe o
tocer,
secretary. The evening sitting took place 00%105
Oa Thursday morning the Rev. Dr. Nesl7;elve ° fiord
the death of the Rev. Edward Batty, who a"Orene°' sn
on the preceding day was present at the con nnerli'Oe
his votes, returned home complaining of heinforieraler
on Thursday morning early died of Asiatic ci )1t;
medical gentleman who visited the decease" 01P, fO,
horted him shortly before his death to be
repere7,,
Batty replied, " I have been for forty yea 50;0;
death, and am not afraid to die." Both t": or ten
Thursday were spent in examining eandidorge'eatle°. te,
nistry. There were fifty-three names . 0106116relan
England proposed from the various distr:ct in I.
umber *nin*
th
on mission stations, and about an equal n esorel tiie
Part of Friday morning was also spent in, ,u.,ioe
candidates, and at the conclusion of tinsn were
morning and the whole of the evening sitti,ng.: the
~e 5
pied with the inquiry, " Who have died dull' 'iolloollo3l
Richard .'dcaarcl 000.4:4
Mole, Thomas Baker, Henry Groves' and Greeoopf,t,,
TAhmeoßngevteh.eAmhiranihsatemrs who oFahrrazdied are threonper.
Joseph Armstrong, John Rogers, we' JontjaCtil
John Radford, David Morgan, Thom
a John Pier'
Jones, Moses Dunn, George Bitrslan"' d auto
The ministers who have died in Englan*""",
Ity-three ; those on the mission station, „n

hIY 31

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tue,ol)o:ores,
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`l4nro,ivel—El
. Peter,

July 31,1549.

in:tlitgrncr.

ltritv,„ TUESDAY, July 24.—Wind S.S.E.
"'led 11 h°•—Hibernia, (steamer,) Stone, from New York,
licat th, and from Halifax on the 14th instant—Asia, Bloom,
1,u.„t0a."--Holores, Hill, St. Petersburgh—D. 8., Dorud, Mehl-
Coliin"a; Clay, Howland for New York—Ann Hood,
1-,,aals 4n. —0 Janeiro—Ann pl Jones, Riga—Providentia,
tiajor! ''stend—Douglas, Jones, Prince Edward's Island—Argo,
Hood, ~,`‘calnilco—Beethoven, Atkins, Calcutta— Water Witch,
allin,Vevel—Elizabeth Ann, Lidstone, Zante—Middlesbro',
, St. Petersburgh—Harriet Stewart, Rmkin, Elsineur.
Ilarmar
°o Cr4,_ et, Flavin, from New York for this port, is on shore
„ P 412. 'll Beach, opposite the Lightship, with her back broken.
''arl,fornbe, Campbell ; Jenny Lind, Champion; and Pearl,
Canal at Newfoundland.
Wasrila, (stearner,) Judkins, hence at Boston 4th instant.N
1.'1'14%1174, (steamer,) Floyd, from Southampton at . ew
st., instant.
11,114otere°17'.
e, Ferris; Charlotte, Havles ; Salacia, Brown ; Kate.
enter,
par'
; 'Yorkshire, Hackstaff ; M. J. Warid,.Troatt ,
i,enzaock, Cushing; Jane, Crowell ; Glenlyon, wrhe d;
Olit,e',,,Pore, Grant, hence at New York,
Laraoset'raneh ; Eli Whitney, Dyer ; Eight Sons. Violet ;
nd ; Arethusa, O'Donnell ; Harward, Harward ;
11.40; y.la, Gorham, hence at Boston.
etir, • ""-1 Joyce, hence at Portland.
,Talbot ; America, Saunders ; Jessie, Ford ; and
lltr,i,,,NN.ood, hence at Baltimore.
Philado `l.lttela, Glidden, rnd Helen M`Gaw, Tucker, hence at
;Mao- phis.
sail ears, (steamer ) Ryrie hence at Halifax 12th instant, and
sar for Boston.
Co:sfib'ld, Hibbert, and Osprey, Post, hence at ditto.
Clyd rook, Maguire, hence at Charleston.
e, Halcrovi; Raritan Holmcs • and Harkaway, Pescud,
Perri No, Orleans
Apac'a!l, Trevellick, and Davenport, Colburn, hence at
Nriacalneota.
ttab!, froM Fleetwood at Mazatlan, and would sail for this
, Ca'ot lOth June.
Guandi, and Nuevo San Francisco, Mendez,
laabeal Bovannah.
tuh, , Griffiths, Vence at Antigua.
andtirare, Holmes, sailed 11th J une ; Packet, Browse, 12th ;
Eatmlnia, Martin 21st, from Antigua for this port.
Pet Lump,n hence' for New Orleans, off ditto 19th June.
law. hence at Barbados.
44,1 etre, H6n.„.
t,„ sailed 13th June • Gartsherrie,Ritchie,l9th ;
4i4ket,Y, Rowlands. 19th, from 'Barbados for this port.
Wik, rya, Frew and Hebe, Thompson, hence at Demerara.
Havies' sailed from ditto for this port 13th June.
cock/:,•Taber, hence at Sydney, N.S.W..
1101,j1c,oloilth Castle, Wood, from Manilla at ditto.
Dibui a)(011, Charleswortb, from Calcutta at ditto. _
bia,„°,nlieene, sailed from Antigua for New Orleans June 2 .
Chal • eake, from Port Philip, at Sydney, N.S.W.
vlott,-°„, Hrown from Shano•hae at ditto.
Iltr etZ Woodall, sailed from Port Adelaide for Calcutta 3d
1.1
Otet,—"Tti, sailed from ditto for London 28th February.
kter,!Y, from London and Plymouth at Port Philip.
40.,!?p, Phillips, hence at Hong Kong-
I,lenaa;,',,ent sailed from ditto for this port 16th may.
Lventl,,"iarina, sailed from ditto for London 16th May.
Zarb ; Liverpool Packet, Mersa .; and Steffanini,
OEliiardi hence at Trieste.
641a1,'1(iliPhant, sailed from ditto for this port 12th July.
elltd,,lary, Baxter • Romulus, Bruce; Jessie, Oliver; Speed,
Margaret, 'Rodgers ; Britannia, Coulthard ; Lord
Aire j; Thomas • Lord Wellinfiton, Winsled ; and Forfar-
latt, atQuebec.
Cli4ee, Hunter, from New York at ditto. .
lierr,°tte Harrison, M'lntyre, from ditto at ditto.
tilt; of Sidon, Spence from New Orleans at ditto. .
kld 'lO7, Llewellyn 'adam, Johnson ; Sylph, Paintcr ,
AA aria Eliza licnc.! at Memel.
S:',Powkins, from Madras off Portland.
tntlin'utoinerson, from Constantinople at Falmouth,
atiel "us, Brown, from Gallipoli at ditto.
144141.1cmd, Grayson, from Buenos Ayres at ditto.
Ineo''ea, Selkirk, from Bahia at ditto.
,„,110nstant, Wilson, from Callao at Cove.
Val 0,74 S Arbuthnot', Heaton, from the Mauritius.; Otters-
;o4, ekerill, and Panama, Turner, from Callao ; Isis, Liste,:,
dartkLatriaica • Broom,Drysdale, from Quebec; told Robert
Vei,",Ynes, Mug leton, from Memel at ditto.
k'er, Ler, hence for Oporto at Scilly.
a -sPeare,henececfor Valparaiso off' ditto.

,114, WEDNESDAY, July 25.—Wind N.N.W.
441;;V D.—Helen Wallace, Robertson, from Calcutta-
-11, GI arna; Pearl, Triskey, Constantinople—George, Ho-
-41, orrignenti—Emulous, Brown, Gallipoli—Progress,. Hunt,
ir„,ra Icei`„an,s—Ocean Queen, Williams, Quebee—Navigateur,
Jeinberg, from Brahestadt—Eblans,
gt„'AlL",,,ston—Orien, Maine, and Topaz, from. Glasgow.
claart" ;;;Charlotte, Douglas, for Batavia—Joshua Bates,
41:14,1. "hampoa—Bellona, Ritchie, Rio Janeiro—General
°L(4I, Perry, Welchpool, N.B.
Mol,Y San ,
Pentreath, hence at Anjer 26th April.
• Simpson, from Manilla at ditto,-the 30th, for Lon-
%lie Bibby, Pearson, hence at ditto 15th May, for Hong
Delhi
Vheeler, from Sincapore at ditto, 'the 18th, for Lon-
a• ji Maxtor from Sydney, N.S.W. atiMadras.
-"kip -Yu, Hariison sailed from Madras for Demerara and
uSO, 18th May.
"`Stlq' 11PDonald from Hong Kong at 'Calcutta, and sailed
illar„.a.Y for China.'
,laws a, from -Launceston at ditto.
ologaWoodall Hill, from Port Addelaide at ditto.
dtleen:".g'od, Smith; ith; William Carey, Emment ; Patriot
t'uddOck; Mirzapore, Hickman, and John Matthie,
latrio▪ h'„:.'"lFe at Calcutta.
King, Fletcher, sailed from Calcutta 13th May ; Tem-
f,-Lry R7'svn.„ 2 ; Alliance, Campbell, 27th ; Cressida, and
rtl,,-,:`°udart, Dean, 28th, and Orissa,•Smith. Ist June—all
'1,4(10," Port ; end Douce Davie, Kinney.i on the 25th May, for
214arv—e
V -olnerville, Johnson, sailed from Saugor for this port
11eli:Y
6, •
-11ah-nee, Osborne, sailed from Moulatain for Cork or Fal-
30th April
Ilibbv,fr.om Bombay at Hong Kong.
kell"a:Trottnitn, Brown, from Singapore at ditto.
It,Tliometu.s, Robertson, from Amoy at ditto.
snip Lowry, Petherbridge, sailed from Hong Kong for
A„-',and Sir H. Hardinge, M'Donald, for Singapore, both
Roseanna Wilkinson, for Manilla, Ist April; Hes-
-I'Lltie;`'lleY. for Manilla, 3d May; and Statesman, Dewar, for
'S.W., 4th May.
uid4lstock, sailed from Shanghae for Manilla 9th May.
2411,„ Gil from Arrican at Singapore.
'SI TO, Mab, sailed from Singapore for London 13th May ;
kkar-,,PLeY, for this port, 14th May.
'3llg: Sparks, Graham, from Portsmouth at Anjer, for Hong
o.,,ak_`:l,lalll, Boyce, hence at Adelaide, S.A., in 94 days.
rrit,',4etcalle, sailed from ditto for this port, 12th April.
Invoth „'ess Helena, from Sydney, N.S.W., at Twofold Bay.
,I„l'teer, Visconte, hence at Nassau, N.Y., and sailed
I.eorfle for Eleutheria.
"(las Huse) hence at Nassau, N.P.
tor sta d
, mutter, hence at Laguayra,..aud sailed 13th June
1-1,,'F10 Cabello.
Hunken, hence at ditto.
'411e4.14a, Taylor, and Seagull, Stewartibence at Rio Janeiro,
;, 28
oe th ay.
941 r, "Y, ParkinMs, sailed from Singapore for China 11th May.
‹ebu,nglattd, Tae, from Shanghae at Matilda, 14th May.
%),Alect"lla, Sterucha, hence at Manilla.
'lkea;
.Grace, -from Hong Kong at ditto, and sailed for
.(1v%.11▪ ,li, Cothay, from Shanghae at ditto.
krd Hilton, Russell, hence at Alexandria.
041e,3 ain't Sarah, Tate, sailed from Alexandria 1 ith June ;
~"ackson. 12th • Fairffeld Abbott, 28th and John Gra-
k..ev
eua, an 'the 29th, all' for this part.; and Devonian,
1414,r, for Falmouth, 7th July.
EchotrY, Zellien, hence at Ostend.
n ar Hell, hence at Brouwerhaven.
orw„,,' Loudon,
Driest n, hen at
c etvoet.
'ert,'-ge, Van De at Riga.
Mitchelli from Rotterdam at Falmouth, for this port.
abea,,', Hawkins, from Madras ; Ipswich, Asplette, from
(),"p?l'res ; andJris, Haman, fromßaltia..at London.
1,,1ath.4121e, from Cronstadt at Deal for th.port.
-.llm pinde, son,from the Mauritius at Point de Galle, and
Ma for .
hali',." yOdel, sailed fCarolcmutta Colombo for this port 30th May, and
2,l4une, for London.
Villiers Ituben, hence at Malta.
Tippet, from Tripoli at ditto for this.port.
4tllf this', Mort° n, frwn Smyrna at ditto, and sailed 15th
h July .Port.
"111011, Hunter, sailed from Archangel:for this port

4 A T
11 RSDAY, July .26.—Wind N.N.W., moderate.
,
4,1 k
rIUtVED -St. Petersburgh, Wittman, from St. Petersburgh
tii411.1.-„"", Segger, Riga.
Yo —T—Gazelle, Johns, for Rotterdam—Eblana, Roper,
!'aclY Rowley, Harvey, Gibraltar—Caroline, Carling,
del tirio I
P e--Amelia, Ames, Z, Zerega, New
ain Lodge, Cook, ..Bombay—Wataga, Thrane,. Phila-
AD' le4"-Il'Todd,
Duke, Frost, St. John, N.B.—Grecian,
I.,,,.grt____44--,.Sapphire, Miller Buenos Ayres— nna:4Pearce,
"444di-,laidee, Brown, fabrador--Express, Anderson,
441'11 ail;
ig, sailed from Bombay 21st Ma port;mp, 23d ;
1,41 Buckham, 96th May all for this and Lady of
li'i.4ex,2sth May, for China.
r 1404 "I"re, A 1 'dge, sailed .from Manilla 12th April, for
Aiq 4,1,1,(1 La%_!--s 'en Salmon, 10th May, for London.
ebrOrl'i'''ive • Peertn lei e Tait • Arab, Lewis; and Ann Hall,
ce'at St Js
N.B.
hence rosse Island.
4144 p Rockett, hence at Oporto.
()N, S
, ms, hence at Genoa.
,ms, hence at Corfu.
A 44, kAdridge hence at Revel.
pp, eit, ,
JaC,ii hence at Rotterdam 23d July.
Witrl,nie:,..!ieucp at Gibraltar.
jlehebbins, hence for Zante off ditto.
Nre, B,'llrtiges, hence for Constantinople off ditto.
, a'ia -) 11ence at Libon.
4ietes fie na, Setubal, sailed from do. for this port July 17.
ras , colt, sailed from Cadiz 7th July, and Little Bray,
roth,"lth July both for this port.
Hugh Roberts, Owen ; and Union,
11;g411 hCllce at Memel.
bara ,La!1,11, hence for Quebec at Belfast Lou. glia.nff
bortAtitiiV., Lean, from Colberg for this port, off. B
'Np).°4ls stay 17.—Anne Mary, from Calcutta for this
kr, N, co
in lat. 6 N. long. 86 E., with the Fazel,
le; "th'rived here, when both vessels sustained a little da-
e Anne Mary is expected to call here for water.

A_
a/ FRIDAY, JULY 27.
014
K
Mouth Rock, Caldwell, from Boston—Maria,
qt. Acv, Catania—Sanders, Bulky, from Smyrna—New
re,,,,,ght, from New Yoak—El Dorado, Morrison, from
N.B.
liriViton?‘-'arnbria hall, for St. John's, N.B —Britannia,
ijor Montreal—lioscoppa, Mann, for Rotterdam—
Tor Ll'a--ppnrY, for Bombay—New Commercial, Shane, for
tor '4. Taylor, for Sydney,- N W —Emma, Reynolds,
tlea`4lBvre....._lCh foundland—BlaneY .(steamer), Vickerrnan
it. 114.01, for
srsrer, Hunter, for Baltrniore—Hirondelle,
kb
.• Petersburg—Gazelle, Wier, for Deinrara—
'"en. Tel, Tripe, for New York—Wanderer, Bret, for

el' ge Gl
Left „en Perry, from Para, at tnis port; sailed 12th of
etit,e
.tle Caledonia and Rose, both loading for London.
fire iva, Wesley:from Catania at this part. She
13,:t,,Wa8 elxPle forecastle this afternoon, in the King's Dock,
ti,paa ‘,„''F:ttished after doing trifling damage.
Schludde, hence at the Schelde.
bit",4lY v,u,gali, hence at Brouwershaven.
44Apse Stephenson ; Mary Atkinson, Echeepman ;
,3_ ewer rlej; John Edwards,
_,Evar.is; Jane, Softie)/
frpLieotn. , Martha, Collis ; and Sopma, Johns, hence a
4i}l4riord, ner, from Sincapore, and Hannah, Wetherall,
Dort _de cei,,.Yres, both at London.'
AVlst jire, Le Marchand, sailed from Bordeaux for this
Tieee troolc'
)I_,apo,
n.l, Jackson, hence at Rio Janeiro.
i;lii..nisse, from Manilla at Macao.
i4711,1e Isle
or Ai eh of 11/4‘,01. hence at Port Beaufort.
" e6t, Tregarthen, hence at Beirout, and sailed
kitt nio,od etta 25th July.
I.l,lletiere etnzens • Georgina, Thompson, and Beacon,
"pre'rge 44 Beirou't.
hhqratts, b P, 11.4ndoned and water-logzed; with main and
gr,*4l3, bulwarks, and stanchions carried away,
,Tietely strippecL was fallen ill with on 7th inst.,

on the Banks of Newfoundland, by the Marion, Meyler, arrived
at Bristol.
Rio JANEIRO, June 2.—The Ann Bates, Slaughter, from Li-
verpool, arrived here 29th ult., with cutwater carried away, and
other damage, having been in contact, while at anchor off the
harbour, with the Camcena and three other vessels.
LONDON, July 26.—The Anjer, Hawkins, arrived in the river
from Madras. In coming round Cape Aguihas, the light bear-
ing W by S a S., distant ten or twelve miles, struck twice, sup-
posed upon the ground, which shook the ship much, aad caused
her to make water ; in standing off, sonnded, and found seven
fathoms.