The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-10-04 00:00:00

GENERAL INTELLIGENCE.

TIIE SITE FIXED FOR TEE CAMP next year, it is saia,
is the Vale of White Horse, Berkshire.
SEVERAL WINDOWS in Stratford-on,"
about to be filled with stained glass at the expei„
transatlantic lovers of Shakspere.
Tun ENGLISH GOVERNMENT, it is said, intend to
follow the example of the 'American and Russian

Avon churc

govern-

ments in sendin

n to 'Japan,

FOUR OMNIBUSES, lilt

d to 1)1y at Melbourne, have
ire about to be

just been constructed at Glasgou;
shipped for Australia.

AN OFFICE HAS EMI,.
the United States, by a lady why, .
for the instruction of women in the
type-setting, printing, &c.
EIGHTY MILEs AN HouE.—The Pennsylvanian Rail-
way Company own 42 locomotives, of which 12 are of a
capacity equal to a speed of 80 miles an hour. The Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad had 142 locomotives, some of
which are of equal.speed.—Ohio State Journal.
NUMEROUS FLOcirS OF GEESE and widgeons have
already appeared on the waters of the Solent, which
separates the Isle of Wight from the Hampshire coast ;
and their early arrival is regarded by the fishermen as a
foretoken of an early and rigorous winter.
THE GLASGOW TowN CouNCIL, at a meeting on Thurs.
lay, resolved to supply the city with water from Loch

OPENED in one of the cities of

practical printe

bus branches of

Katrine. The expense to be incurred by the proposed
scheme and purchasing the existing water-works is ex-
pected to reach £1,200,000.
THE JOINERS' DISPUTE.—The dispute, which arose
some weeks since, between a portion of the operative
joiners and their employers at Bolton, still continues, the
workmen at two establishments having turned out because
of the masters getting work done by machinery.
HYDROPHOBIA AT MIDDLETQN.—A few days ago, a
valuable dog, belonging to a , gentleman at Tonge-lane,
near Middleton; showed symptoms of hydrophobia, and has
since died of that disease. During its paroxysms, it bit
several dogs. Some of the dogs that had been bitten were
destroyed on Wednesday and Thursday.

A NEW Ye.cnr POE THE QUEEN.—We believe, as we
anticipated on Monday, Very little doubt now remains as
to the fate of the Victoria and Albert. A neu

yacht, we trust, will take the royal name, and the former
will be remembered only for the comparative discomfort
that was for so long endured in her.—Morning Herald.

THE PEARL-BUTTON TRADE is in imminent peril from
an enormous increase in the cost of the raw material; that

buttiins have been introduced into the market, and they
arc superseding the pearl ones. Speculators in shell are
accused of having ruined the trade.
DISREPUTABLE MANUFACTURE OF VOTES.-111 the
East Cumberland Registration Court, last week, several
curious cases were heard ; but the most curious, and not
the most creditable, was the following :—Mr. John Ram-
shay, Lord Carlisle's steward at Naworth, appeared to sus-
tain the claim to a vote for East Cumberland on the part
of Mr. Andrew Robert Fenwiek, Lord Carlisle's steward
at Morpeth, by virtue of an annuity of £2 2s. on house
property at Brampton belonging to Mr. Ramshay, the
alleged consideration-R42. Mr. Ramshay produced the
deed, which bore date January 25, 1863. On being pressed.;
he was constrained to admit that, on the same 25th of
January, 1853, he had received, as the " consideration"
spoken of, a deed to the like amount from Mr. Fenwick,
granting him, Mr. Ramshay, a similar 'annuity of a. 2s.
on property at Morpeth, belonging to Mr. Fenwick, "con-
sideration," £42, for the purpose of manufacturing a vote
for Mr. Ramshay in North Northumberland. On being
asked if he had received the annuity, Mr. Ramshay said
he had received from Mr. Fenwick a post-office order for
two pounds two shillings. Further pressed, he was com-
pelled to admit, amid a profusion of modest blushes, that,
on the same day, he had sent -Mr. Fenwick a post-office
order for two pounds two shillings ! ! This is the war
swaggering " Liberals" cook sham votes.

ItGERIDiE TRAGEDY AT SEA.—By the Indian Mail, just
arrived, we are put in possession of the following painful
particulars, which we copy from the Friend of India
Extra:—The barque Arratoon Apcar, of Calcutta, Henry
Lovett, master, left this harbour yesterday morning, bound
to Singapore and Calcutta, the crew consisting principally
of Bengalese, with eight Chinese, and two Chinese carpen-
ters. According to the log-book, at noon, with,a westerly
breeze,' Green Island was N.E., distant 52
.miles. This is
the last entry. At midnight the pilot left, and this morn-
ing delivered to the agents, Messrs. Lolcaca and ere,
a letter from Captain Lovett, covering one for Mrs. Co.,Lavett,
in.Caleutta, to be forwarded by mail leaving to-day. The
second mate, Mr. Woodburne, relieved the chief mate on
his watch, when the pilot left. Half an hour afterward,
the Chinese part of the crew, assisted by two Chinese pas-
sengers, came aft, armed with very sharp square knives,
and having. disposed of the second mate, and thrown him
overboard, proceeded into the cabin, where were sleeping
Captain Lovett, Dr. Thompson, late of the .Lady Mary
Wood, Mr. Smith, late commander of the Red Rover, pas.
sengers, Mr. G. H. ,Shirking, chief mate, and an European
lad (Charlie), a relative, 'we believe, of Captain Lovett's.
Of all those five persons, only Captain Lovett's corpse re-
mains, and it is supposed, finding it useless to resist armed
men, the poor fellows jumped overboard. There are a
good many blood smears on the sides of the cabin; but no
appearance by which it might be inferred that they were
killed on board. The chief mate's cabin is cut abOut a
good deal: At the time of assault, a poor Portuguese seen-
me, by the name of Augustrie, was at the wheel. He says
they tried to kill him also, but he got away up the rigging,
where also' fled the lascar seamen to watch. The gunner,
who brought the Arratoon Apcar into harbour that morn-
ing, a little after eight, with ensign flying, union down-
wards, says he slept forwards until two o'clock, when he
was awoke by the lascars from ahaft, and learned what
had happened. On going aft he met Captain Lovett, who
said, " Give me a drink of water," and having taken it,
drew.a long breath and expired, death having occurred
from a severe cut in the abdOinen, where the bowels were
protruding. The gunner found both the quarter-boats
gone, the top-sail hallyards cut away, the guns spiked, and
fire in the after hold, the scoundrels having attempted to
blow up the vessel.. About six o'clock in the morning, a
pilot came on board, somewhere. about Linting, and with
his assistance the brig was brought into Hong Kong. As
the vessel was not far from two islands at the time, it is
possible that the missing people were able to reach the
shore. Mr. Smith, it is said, jumped 'overboard unwound-
ed, and, being a good swimmer, we entertain strong hopes
for his safety.. 'Two steamers' leave for a search inune-
diately. Captain Lovett's dog, of the English bull-breed,
is cut severely across the nose and hip; and having, it is said,
fastened his teeth pretty deeply in the calves of the assail-
ants' legs, it is hoped that by the aid of the marks, the
wretches, who cannot be far off, may be discovered. There
was not much treasure on board to excite their cupidity.
The eight seamen had been two voyages in the brig.