The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-01-31 00:00:00

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

FRIDAY, JANUARY 31.—Wind South.
ARRIVED—EbIana, —, from Smyrna—Hallyards, Brown, from
Calcutta—Gem, —, from Messina
SAlLED—Warrior, Kames, for Tampico—Northampton, Mann ;
Fanny, Glover; Constitution, Peabody; John Holland, Snow ;
Eurotas, Crosby; Washington, Adams; Medford, Thomas; Den.
calion, Howes, and Areatus, Lincoln, for New Orleans—Resolution,
Forrest, for Maranham—Laidmans, Scott, for Barbados—North
Star, Benedict, for Philadelphia—Moslem, M'Laren, for Havana—
Christiana, Lawson, for Charente and Malta—Joseph Winter, Hod.
son, for Mauritius—Chatham, Richardson, for Boston—Celerity,
Pentreatb, for Azores—Trenton, Snow, for Mobile—Horn, Bell, for
Genoa—Mary and Jane, Osborne, for Naples—Henry Wooley, Pat-
terson, for Havana and Matanzrs—Henry A. Parke, Heterman, for
Savannah—Marcelino, Perez, for Cartagena—Swallow, Nelson, for
Valparaiso—Dean, Abier, for Malta, Corfu and Patras—Britannia,
Furzeman. for St. Michael's—Severn, Williams, for Mobile—Red-
breast, Millard, for Seville—King of Tyze, Stephens, for Lisbon and
Azores—Majestic, Corrforth, for Bombay—Courier, Bahn, for Mes-
sina—Centaur, Fox, for Glbraltar—Archaugel, Wilkins, for Almeira

Rival, , from St. John, N.B. for Liverpool, was driven on
shore 18th instant, in Church Bay, Rathlin Island, and went to
pieces on the 26th ; crew saved
Eliza Heywood, Heywood, from Caleutta, at St. Helena, and
sailed 10th Dec. for Calcutta
Ellen Jenkinson, , from Trieste for Liverpool, was spoken
14th instant, in lat. 36
Europe, Bowen, hence and Malta, at Smyrna
Fanny Palmer, Easter, from Beirout, at ditto
Corinna, Willmot, sailed from Smyrna 2nd Jan. ; Eliza Sanders,
Btilley, 4th, and Courier, Stanford, sth Jan. all for Liverpool
Effort, Orfeur, from Trieste, at Smyrna
Royal William, Millar, from Syra, at ditto
Diadem, Iron, hence at Genoa, leaky
Mischief, Jones, hence at Genoa
Oberon, , hence at Valparaiso
The Schooner Union, of London, under jury masts, was spoken
in lat. 50 43, long. 11, steering for Cork
Chilian, , sailed from Valparaiso for London previous to
18th Oct,
Mary, Duncan, sailed from Genoa for Liverpool, 15th Jan.
Elbe, Bcazley, from Alexandria, at Penarth Roads for Liverpool,
with damage and loss of anchor and chain
Wanderer, from Glasgow for this port, at Lamlash
George, from Gloucester, at St John, N.B.
Mary Ellen, Joy, hence and Gibraltar. at Malta
George, Minnot, from Savannah for this port, at Isle of Whithorn
Dominica, Harrison, hence for Barbados, at Ramsey, lsleman
ILFRACOMBE, JAN. 28.—The Bee, Cornish, from Liverpool to
Lima, has put in here with loss of binnacle, bulwarks, anchor, Re.
chain, having shipped several heavy seas 24th Instant
WATERFORD, JAN. 27.—The Henry Hood, M'Farren, from Liver-
pool to New York. has put in here, leaky, with cargo shifted and
loss of boats, having been struck by a sea and thrown on her beam
ends

ELSINEUR, JAN. 18.—The Frederich Wilhelm 111., Bohrens, from
Liverpool for Danzig, has returned to Copenhagen Roads, with loss
of an anchor, after being beset in the ice off Falsterboe

MISCELLANEOUS.

It is intended by government to transfer the stamp de-
partment of newspapers to the Post-office establishment.—
Globe.

The Bishop of Carlisle's marriage with the Hon. Miss
Hope Johnstone is expected to he solemnized in the course
of the ensuing month.

A marriage is understood to he in contemplation between
Mr. Rothschild, brother to Baron Samuel de Rothschild,
and his cousin Miss Montifiore.

The Earl of Kingstown is about establishing an agricultu-
ral model school at Mitchclstown,- to take apprentices, and
have them bred up as working farmers.
Lord and Lady Francis Egerton, with Lady Charlotte Gre-
vile, Viscount Enilyn, and their family, were still at Rome,
when the last letters were received, all in good health. • No
time is fixed for the return to this country of his lordship.
It is said that five of the magistrates of the borough of
Birmingham have forwarded their resignations to the Home
Office.

A perfectly white pheasant was shot on the Blathon estate,
the property of the late Archibald Duncan, Esq., a few days
since.-- Worcester Herald.

BANK OF ENGLAND.—The court of directors on the 234
January resolved—" That the rate of interest on bills of ex-
change and notes discounted at the Bank of England be five
per cent. from this day."
WEALTH OF THE CHURCH.—The income of the clergy,
of every kind whatever, amounts to less than three millions
and a half ; which, if equally divided, would give about £3OO
per annum to each clergyman ; and in the whole is about
equal to the sum spent by the people of England in tobacco
and snuff. The duty alone on tobacco has often exceeded
three millions in the year. So that it would appear that we
thrust up our nostrils in the shape of snuff, or consume in
smoke from the cigar, considerably more than is required to
furnish a resident clergyman in 10,700 parishes.
We understand that Mr. Gladstone, Liverpool, has gene-
rously distributed about 200 barrels of coals among the poor
of Dingwall—a benefaction which that gentleman has been
in the habit of making annually for the last thirty years.—
Montrose Standard.

An extensive gold mine has been discovered in Randolph
county, Alabama. In a single day gold to the amount of
4000 dollars was obtained. One lump was found worth 320
dollars. The mine is believed to be the richest in North
Am erica .—American Paper.

WHEAT SOWING.—it is expected that
during
considerable
itAl l t
red,
depended
or
anyuth: eo
upon
earlyotoh de
part
breadtho of the
tohfe wheat
ensuingry ill
month.hes inT he this
v eclovwue
purpose,
halollfl
brown wheat, has been recommended for thepu
the plan is stated to be superior to spring sowing.
the prospect. as to the next harvest,
state of the weather during the two ensuing months.—Glou-
cestershire Chronicle.
GENEROUS HIGHWAYMEN.—On Tuesday, the 21st inst. ,
John Dyson, a handloom weaver at Crompton, near Oldham,
was on his way home from Rochdale, and when at Brood-
lane two men demanded his money or they would take his
life. He
h
e told them
a hempohoer
mwaans,aanweaver out of employment ;
they threw him down, tore his clothes, and took all his mo-
ney, three-pence. One of the highwaymen replied that it
s
clothing he gave him a shilling ;dthoeny thenaccount left ho if t n injuring
. --- P him.--Preston
es tho i :
Chronicle.

The new American steam-ship President is still lying in
Hamoaze, Plymouth, waiting the arrival of her masts, Sze.,
from London, to repair the damage lately done to her in a
gale off the Start, whilst on her passage to Liverpool to take
on board her engines.
On the occasion of her Majesty's marriage, the state
apartMents will be lined by the gentlemen-at-arms, headed
by Lord Foley, their captain ; and the yeomen of the guard,
with. the exons, Will be stationed in the armoury-rooms,
Staircase, and corridor leading to the chapel royal.
Sheridan Knowles has completed a new ballad opera for
Covent-garden Theatre, which will be shortly produced ; as
will also Leigh Hunt's new tive act play, which has been
some time in rehearsal, and is already announced in the bills.
A principal part in it is said to have been assigned to Mr.
Moore, the late debutant in Hamlet.
On Monday morning, last week, one of the loudest claps
of thunder-ever experienced in this vicinity was heard, 'pre.-
ceded.by a vivid and broad flame of lightning. A cow in a
field beyond the Hurlford, on the Galston road, was killed
by the electric fluid, and ft-large willow tree on the road side
was torn up from its roots by the fury of the tempest.--
Kilmarnock Journal.

REPRESENTATION OF WIGAN.---Lord Lindsay, the eldest
son of the Earl of Balcarras, has issued an address to the
electors of. the borough of Wigan, stating his determination
not to come forward as a candidate for their suffrages in the.
event of a general election. His lordship states as his reason
that .his health would be unequal to the attention necessary
to laborious parliamentary duties.
ROYAL MAIL STEAM-PACKET COMPANY.—The day for
receiving their subscriptions was Wednesday, the 15th inst.,.
when every share was taken. We are glad to hear it con-
firmed, 'that they have contracted with the government to
carry the West ln,ian mails for ten years, at £140,000 per
annum. Southampton is intended to be their harbour. Of
course, this will be highly beneficial to the Southampton
docks and railways.—Railway Magazine.
John K. Booth; M.D., Joseph' Walker, William Charles
Alston, and Joseph Frederick liedsam, Esqrs. have forwarded
their resignation as magistrates for this borough, to the
secretary of state for the honic 'department. Our contempo-
raries have erroneously included the name of William
Chance, Esq. in a similar list to this. It will he in the recol-
lection of our readers that Mr. Chance sent his resignation
to the home-office some mouths ago.—Ariis Birmingham
Gazelle.

How COMES IT ?—We ask how comes it to pass that John
George, the great and mighty Earl of Durham, who was sent
out as dictator to Canada by Lord Melbourne, through a
" little bit" of jealousy (to wit—that his own nose might
not be thrust out by our good and esteemed neighbour) and
shortly afterwards returned in the pet, exclaiming that he
" had been struck on the head by his own friends," was one
of the 30 guests at the first parliamentary dinner this season,
given by Lord Melbourne on Wednesday se'nnight ?—Dur-
ham Advertiser.

The union of the provinces is, it is clear, to be one merely
legislative. Upper Canada will not be deprived of its offi-
cials, so that Toronto will lose nothing of its metropolitan
character, except, perhaps, the honour of being the place of
meeting for the united legislature ; and even this is some-
what doubtful, for we are informed that it is the intention of
the governor-general to recommend at least the fir*t two or
three sessions to be held in Toronto. This will do away
with the suspicions so roundly expressed, that the influential
metropolitans (Trite the re-union for selfish motives.—
Niagara Chronzeie.
DE N BIGHS ELECTION.—The election of a representa-

tive for this county, in the room of the late ever-to-be-
lamented Sir Watkyn Williams Wynn, Bart., takes place on
Thursday next ; and from the very flattering manner in which
his nephew has been received by all classes of the electors,
not a doubt now remains but that he will succeed to the va-
cant post of honour, which it is rumoured, by his friends,
Mr. Biddulph, the rejected, has serious thoughts of declining,
in consequence of finding the popular feeling so much against
his pretensions.—Chater Courant.

VENERABLE YEW TREE.—There is at present an ancient
yew tree growing in Darley Church-yard, near Matlock, of
the enormous girth of thirty-three feet: This evergreen is
surrounded by wooden benches, which it is customary for
those who attend divine service in that church to sit upon,
especially during summer, previous to their entering the sa-
cred edifice. It is supposed to he upwards of three hun-
dred years old, and is considered one of the largest trees of
this kind, and, perhaps, one of the oldest in England.
Our Chatham correspondent informs us, that the next de-
tachments for India will not sail before the middle of June,
or the middle of July. It was intended to send out drafts
to the three presidencies early in the ensuing month ; but the
East India Company do not consider that the present quiet
state of India requires any reinforcement of troops, and have,
therefore, determined to delay the embarkations until the
usual period, as above stated.— United Service Gazette.

APPROCHING MARRIAGES IN HIGH LIFE.—The Right
Hon. Henry Labouchere is about to lead to the hymenial
altar the accomplished Miss Baring, daughter of Sir T. and
Lady Baring, and sister to the Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Captain Charles Paget, a nephew to the Marquis of Anglesey,
will be shortly united to the beautiful Miss M`Chintock. J.
Bosanquet, Esq., nephew to Sir J. Bosanquet, will lead to
the altar early in March, one of the daughters of Lord Chief
Justice Tindal.—Morning Herald.

CONSERVATISM AT MANCHESTER.—SORIe idea may be
formed of the growing strength of Conservatism in this bo-
rough, by the extraordinary large-attendance at the series of
dinners given to Sir George Murray, during the two past
weeks. At Ardwick, upwards of 200 persons dined ; at
Hulme, not much less than 500 ; in No. 2 district, 260; the
dinner of Nos. 12, 13, and 14 districts, 415 ; and at that of
10 and 11 district, upwards of 400; so that nearly 2,000
staunch Conservatives have already met the right hon. gen-
tleman, and, on Monday evening, he will he received by,700
more in Chorlton-upon.Medlock.—Manchester Chronicle.

There is a foreign attache of King Leopold again hovering
about our court. This functionary made his appearance at
the accession, when it was rumoured he was to be appointed
to a very confidential post about the Queen's person ; but
this was abandoned. owing to a very decided expression of
public reprobation, made manifest in some very energetic
articles in the public press. Leopold, however, is determined
to have an agent at our court, and the functionary alluded to
will, no doubt, have a place immediately about Prince Albert's
person, as soon as ever the Parliamentary grant is carried.—
Cheltenham Looker-on.
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EARTHQUAKE.—On the night of Wednesday, the Bth
instant, about the hour of ten o'clock, a smart shock of an
earthquake was felt in the parishes of Carndonagh and Clon-
many, in the county of Donegal. In some places those who
had retired to rest felt themselves shaken in their beds, and
others were thrown ofi' their chairs, and greatly alarmed. • It
is said to have been,partially felt, at the same time, in the
vicinity of Moville, and also within a few miles of this city.
We believe this to be but the second instance of an earth-
quake having been felt in any part of Ireland.—Derry paper,

Woormicn.—Late on Sunday evening a sudden order
arrived for the embarkation, without delay, of a strong de-
tachment of sappers and miners, belonging to the corps of
royal engineers, stationed at Woolwich, wh►ch was carried
into effect on Monday evening, by the force embarking off
the Royal Arsenal, in the Lloyd fre►ght ship, destined for the
Cape of Good Hope, where, on arrival, they are to be em-
ployed upwards of 300 miles up the country, and are newly
equipped with rifle and sword, instead of only the latter, as
has been customary in that branch of the service. Two light
field guns and carr►ages will accompany them, and, they will
take in at Gravesend several detachments from line regiments
now waiting there for that purpose.—..iforning Herald.
TYPHUS FEVER.—It is singular that a spot so proverbially
healthy as Casterton should he suffering so pecul►arly from
the typhus fever. In the school and village there have been
70 more or less affected, and three have died. The state of
the servants' school is much improved the last week, and
the patients may almost be pronounced convalescent. But
there are three very bad cases in the clergy school, and the
fever increases in the village, chiefly amongst children. A
subscription has been raised for the sufferers in the village ;
and the heavy expenses and anxieties in the two schools have
been mtt by much sympathy and liberal assi‘tance from Va.
rim parts of the kingdom.—Lancaster Gazette..

Catherine, -, hence and Dominica, at Laguna
Mercer, Mercer, hence for Barcelona, at Newport, with loss of
bulwarks, sails, &c.
CAPS. OF Goon II014:, Nov. 21.—The Elizabeth, from Madras
for Liverpool, reported 20th instant, on shore to the eastward of
Algoa Bay, still holds together, but is expected soon to go to pieces.
It is feared that very little of the cargo will he saved
PALM OCT ti Jan. 28.—The Opossum (packet) which sailed 19th
instant for Mexico, has put back, through stress of weather; she
will proceed again as soon as the weather will permit. The Firefly,
Easter, from Liverpool for Constantinople. out 22 days, has put in
here, with loss of jibboom, piank sheer started, sails split, and
leaky, and wilt have to discharge—was as far as lat. 41, long. 9 44
MI tFortn, Jan. 21.—The dismasted vessel in St. Bride's Bay, is
the Scio, from Sickly for Liverpool •
SWANSEA, Jan. 20.—The St. Peter, Lefevre, from the Cape of
Good Hope for Cork, has been brought in here, with loss of tore.
mast, bowsprit and maintopmast, and must discharge

VESSELS ENTERED FOR LOADING.

(SINCE OUR LAST PUBLICATION.)

EAST INDIES, CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, A.c.
Zoe, W Holmes, 305 Calcutta, J Aikin &Son
lligginson, C Heath, 453 Bombay, Barton, irlam & Ce
AFRICA.
Jane, 234 Africa, Hamilton, Jackson &Co

. .
NE TV SOUTH WALES. • - •;-"
Rebecca, It Longford, 215 Sydney, N.S.W( Coteswortli & Co
St. Lucia, -- Grant, 219 Sydney, N.S.W. J Poole &Co
George IV, A Brownless, 292 New Zealand, J Poole & Co
WEST INDIES AND MADEIRA.
Governor, Adamson, 148 St. Thomas, Imrie & Tomlinson
Maria, J Palmer, 265 Havana and Matanzas, J Atkin & Son
SOUTH AMERICA.

Eliza, H S Looke, 112 ltio Grande, C Holland
UNITED STATES.
American, T Holder, jun. 600 Savannah, J & W Robinson
Glengarry,— Harkness, 1054 Savannah, Gibbs, Bright &Co
Governor Fenner, A C Bennett, 359 Savannah,

........... , , .. .
Molyneux, Witherby & Co
Mattakessett, Z Higgins, 457 New Orleans, F Iluth & Co
Oxford, J Rathbone, 707 New York, Baring Brs & Co
Pandora, -- ----, 651 Savannah, Cannon, Miller & Co
Alleghany, Michaels, 400 Philadelphia, Brown, Shipley & Co
Lady Stormont, , 358 New Orleans, A Bigland
Queen-Vietoia, .1 Black, 71 i New Orleans, JJohnson
Dale, R Burton, 458 New Orleans, G Brown & Harrison
Northampton, J Munn, 707 New Orleans, Galt, Barif &Co
Sheffield, F P Allen, . 564 New York, T& J Sands &Co
Commando, R Pierce, 6g6 Charleston, Baring Bra & Co
New Hampshire, S Harding, 460 New Orleans, S Harding
. . BRITISH AMERICA.

Maitland, T Allanby,

675 St. John, N.B. Gibbs, Bright & Co

EUROPE.
Elizabeth, S J Branewer, 164 Rotterdam, Bahr, Behrend & Co
Leopold First, P Garling, 124 Antwerp, C G Weber & Co
Victoria, R Tait, 114 Naples and Messina, J Moss & Co
Prima Donna, T Strugnell, 98 St. Michael's, T Struignell
Merlin, 'I R Duff; . 86 St. Michael's, E Rae & Son
Ludwig, J Andries, 180 Rostock, Bahr, Behrend &Co
Emma, J M Beyer, 173 Rostock, Bahr, Behrend &Co
Brilliant, II Crocker, 68 Terceira, W Dart
Endracht, V J Limmen, 120 Rotterdam, Bahr, Bein•end & Co
Arnelie, J P Bonnet, 135 Rochefort, G A Lilly &Co
Industrie, J CsZeHim 150 Ostend, Bahr, Behrend & Co
Goede Frouw, K J Masker, 120 Amsterdam, Bahr, Behrend &Co
Alamode, J Bartlett, 156 Leghorn, Haskane, Chapple & Co
Transit, R Wrightson, 178 Rotterdam and Dordt,
C G Weber or Redmond
Tyro, .1 Fray, 6p Havre, Bahr, Behrend & Co

iimports.

EAST INDIES, CAPE OF GOOD HOPE, .i•c

Mary Sharp, (328) J Gray, from Calcutta and Ascension, 232 bags
saltpetre, 1090 bags sugar, 482 bags rice, order-260 bags saltpetre,
Heyworth and co-1181 bags sugar, Crawford and co-160 do, J
Anderson-512 do, 200 bags rice, 564 sacks linseed, Sands, Turner
Wild co-250 bags rice, .1 Watson and co-260 bags sugar, J Glad-
stone and co—lo bales cow and 5 hales buffalo hides, R Edwards--
38 chests dry tobacco, 30 boxes shell lac, 150 bales jute, 3 casks
sugar lead potash, 104 bags horn tips, 3528 pees sapan wood, order
—W D