The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-05-25 00:00:00

engral Aitatllany.

At a public meeting in Darlington, on Tuesday, it was
resolved to economise in the use of food.

During the past week, 95 vessels laden with corn ar-
rived in London, from different European ports.
The freedom of the city of London has been presented
to " the hero of Aliwal,' Sir Harry George Smith.
On Saturday a fight took place at Cramlington, near
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, between John Walton and Joseph
Simms, pitmen, when the former was unfortunately killed.
On Saturday week, Dr. Mesham, one of the physicians
to the Infirmary at Bedford, committed suicide by taking
poison. His circumstances were embarrassed.
Some atrocious villain fired a bullet through the win-
dow of Dr. Turley's library, at Worcester, on Tuesday.
The Dr. was sitting at a table at the time, and had a very
narrow escape from being shot.
THE OAK HAS WON.—When the ash-tree opens its leaf
before the oak, a wet summer usually follows ; and when
the oak-tree opens its leaf before the ash, a dry summer
usually follows. The oak is first this year.
DISTRESS IN BRADFORD.—A guardian of the poor states
that one in seven of every man, woman, and child, in the
township of Bradford is receiving parochial relief. One
relieving-officer, Mr. Booth, has 1200 families on his book.
The members of the Carlton Club, adopting the noble
example set by our most gracious Sovereign, have directed
that, during the existing scarcity, none but the seconds
flour be used in that club.

At the recent lettings of grass lands in the neighbour-
hood of Cardigan, by auction, the rentals have consider-
ably increased upon that of the previous years ; the com-
petition for the same being very great.
MISTAKEN MERCY. —A man was indicted on Wednes-
day, at the Old Bailey, for stabbing his own mother, and
endangering her life. He pleaded intoxication, and conse-
quently got off with a fortnight's imp!is9nmen:

In a late Gazette it was announced that a dividend of
three thirty-secondths of a penny would be paid to the
creditors of a bankrupt ; so that a creditor to the amount
of £64 would be entitled to receive sixpence.
The Chester Courant says that within three days the
House of Commons was twice counted out, that the mem-
bers might rush from debates on the currency to exchange
their gold for the notes of Jenny Lind.
• -The Earl of Winchilsea, on Monday. drew the atten-
tion of the government to the alarming state of the
country, in consequence of the scarcity and high price of
food, and suggested the propriety of establishing public

granaries.
Mr. Barry, the architect of the new palace, has received
orders to provide, without a moment's unnecessary delay,
fourteen additional committee rooms, in order that the
committees may get their business out of hand as rapidly
as possible.

The Doncaster Chronicle says that the stock of corn in
the hands of the farmers of that neighbourhood is ex-
tremely low ; so much so that the stack yards more re-
semble the commencement of the harvest than three
months in advance of it.

In Bradford, Yorkshire, the owner of the Soke Mills
claims to grind or provide all the corn or meal consumed
within the limits of a district called " the Soke." A joint-
stock company (the vicar at the head) is to be got up in
opposition. _ _ _ . .

The Rev. J. C. Miller, rector of St. Martin's Birming-
ham, has resolved to devote one Sunday annually to en-
force the claims of each of the charitable institutions of
the town. It occurs to us that the adoption of this prac-
tice nearer home would be productive of much good.
ECONOMY OF BREAD.—A correspondent of the Times
suggests, that, as was ordered in 1799, bakers should not
be allowed to sell any bread which had been made less
than 24 or 30 hours. And he very truly observes that
stale bread is not only more economical, but more whole-
some and nutritious.

SALE OF MR. BECKFORD'S TOWER.—This unique spe-
cimen of its late owner's taste, together with an acre of
the surrounding land, was lately " knocked down" by the
auctioneer's hammer, for the almost nominal price of
£lOOO. The purchaser is Mr. W. Knott, landlord of the
Freemasons' Tavern,in Bath. _ _

EXPORTATION OF CORN FROM ENGLAND.—The French
war steamer, Gomer, passed by Dover, on Monday
se'nnight, having seven large British vessels in tow, laden
with corn, bound to Cherborough, and on Friday after-
noon the same steamer passed with nine other vessels in
tow, similarly laden,