The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1840-02-28 00:00:00

THE WORKHOUSE.

Statement of the average number and expense of paupers in the
Workhouse for the week ending
Paupers
1808
1790

Feb. 15, 1940
16, 1839

Per Head,
2. oid.
I 10

Per Wee
-"186 10
16:1 19 I

More 18 ' More 0 2'i More 22 11 1

Statement of daily relief paid out-door poor the week ending 1 ,
Feb. 24, 1840
25, 1839
Less £lO 12_ 1

More 65

PRICES OF TIMBER AT LIVERPOOL.

Wool), Deals, 120 stand. in. duty paid : Dnty.
Archangel £l9 0 @ 20 10 ~
Memel 17 0 - 18 0 1 '
Gothenburg. - • 16 10 1 I Not above 16R
Wyburg lB 0 - 19 0 I F.Jeig. B. Pi'
Petersburg lB 10 - 19 10 1 (
21 feet.
PLANKS, per foot of 2 inches thick. ~e 22.. Je., los.
Danzig, Deck - 0 4h,
British American Pine - 0 2a,-J
LATHWOOD, per fathom.
Danzig, 4 feet £8 10 - 9 10 .e 4 Ss.
British American 5 0 - ti 0 15s.
MAHOGANY, per foot of 1 inch thick. - !
Honduras - 0 10 '.el 10s.
Cuba - 1 0 ' 1
..E5.
St. Domingo 1 0- 2 0 If
OAK PLANKS, British American none. 115 s per load.
rmAliwooD, per cubic feet - 5 6 !Ios.
STAVES, per 1200. I

Danzig, C. Pipe .i'l3s 0 —l4O 011 - Not ab. 36 In..
llhd. 7O 0 80 0 1 .•
and 5i feet long
i
Quebec, red, 14- inch thick .ti 3s. 8.4 ,
1550 75 0 ' 2 6 - 43''
3 0 - 6P-
Do. Puncheon
T 1 NI WM, per cubic foot. s. d. s. d.
Oak " 9 4 0
Pine, British Amer. common
red' I 5 2 0 per load. ‘, .!
yellow
2 2i— 2 3
2 21— 2 3 1.€2 iss. 3.1054
2 54 2 6

Danzig, middling ..
Memel, middling . .
Riga, red

BIRTHS.
On the 3rd instant, at Drumboe Castle, county Donegal, the DO
of Sir EDMUND HAYES, Bart. M.P. of a son and heir.
On the yth instant, at Florence, the lady of the Right Hon. 104.
RENDLESHAM, of a son and heir.

MARRIED.
of
At Riddlesworth-hall, Norfolk, TIIOMAS THORNHILL, Esq•„,e
Fixby-hall, Yorkshire, to Miss FORESTER, grand-daughter of '"
Duke of Cleveland. _

On the 13th instant, at St. Luke's Church, Norwood, by the
Thomas Lawrence, M.A. THOMAS LOUGHBOROUGH,
solicitor,
solicitor, of Austin Friars, to FRANCES CORNELIE LAWRENCS
second daughter of the late Thomas Lawrence, Esq. of Demerart
On the 14th instant, at Gretna, and on the 24th instant, at ti:
Parish Church, Ashton-under-Lyne, by the Rev. John Handfort°
SAMUEL 'DUNCUFT LEES, Esq. M.D. of Croft Cottage, Ashtlt:
under.Lyne, to MARY ANNE, eldest daughter of JONAH HA
ROP, Esq. Bardsley-house.
On the 18th instant, at the Scotch Church the
, Oldham-street, by the
Rev. Dr. Ralph, Mr. JAMES GERRARD to JANE, daughter `"
Mr. JAMES BANCHOP, Greek-street.
On the lyth instant, at Kirkmanghold Church, Isle of Man, Dlr
JAMES CORLET to Miss CHRISTIAN MARTIN, youngest disag"
ter of Mr. Edward Martin, all of Ramsey.
Fey
On the 20th instant, at St. Bridget's Church, Chester, by the
J. D. Thomas, T. B. FOULKES, Esq. of Queen's College, Ca
,c.:;
bridge, only son of John Foulkes, Esq. Eaton-road, to MARY,
youngest daughter of FAITHFUL THOMAS, Esq. solicitor, Chest'', r,
On the 2 .th instant, at St. Bride's Church, by the Rev. Georg:
Thornton Mostyn, A.M. CHARLES CAMPBELL, Esq. haulter`of
Glasgow, to AGNES, daughter of JOHN THOMSON, Esq. lair
Northfield, Dumfriesshire.

DIED.
Lately, at Long Preston, in Craven, old DICKY HARDACia,i
better known to fame by the cognomen Of •"Phe Ribblesdale Poet' 3
Dicky was a bard of the " primitive order." Chanting the efikisioPoi
of his brain (Pindar-like) to his lyre, he has, for the greater piat_A
the two last decades of the present century, delighted, amits'
edified and astonished, not merely the inhabitants of Ribblesdo';
but a large circle• of friends and acquaintances, by whom this
memory and remembrance of Dickey, his annuals, his riddle, and h
music, vocarand instrumental, will long be cherished, and his 10'
deplored. Dickey had filled the office of sexton for the parish 01
Long Preston for thirty years, and was between 70 and 80 years "

age.
On the 27th Oct. last, at Manilla, of fever, STEWART, third sc°
of the late STEWART SMITH, Esq. of Glasgow.
Mr. CAMBRIDGE, of Bronham, Wilts. Within two years. ldr.
and Mrs. Cambridge and five children have been consigned to the
tomb.
On the 15th ult. at Sheen Vale, Mortlake, Surrey, aged 93, 141 is,
BARBARA MORLEY.
On the 26th ult. at Lisbon, aged 25, Mr. ROBERT OCTAN
SCAIFE, eighth son of Mr. Robert Setae, merchant. ,AC
On the 27th ultimo, at Washington, U.S. Commodore IS,'
CHAUNCEY, President of the Board of Navy Commissioners a"
one of the oldest officers of the United States Navy.
On the 9th instant, aged 100 years, BRIDGET BYRNE, relict eif.
the late Mr. Matthew Byrne, of Lenatte. She retained her faCits
ties unimpaired to the last. Her primitive simplicity, intellige'd
conversation, and social disposition gained for her the respect le
esteem of all who knew her, as was testified by the large concll. 4
of persons that accompanied her remains to the grave.--Beila'
Paper. late
On the 9th instant, at Leigh, JAMES, the third son of the
Mr. HENRY WOItSLEY, of Prescot, aged 36 years.
On the 13th instant, at Poulton-cum-Seacornbe, aged 5 Ye;
ELLEN MARY ANNE, the eldest daughter of R. ADAMSON,
solicitor.
Same day. at Cheltenham, MARY ANA; daughter of WILL.4;OI
HUGHES, Esq. of St. James's-terrace.
Same day, at her residence in Christian-street, aged 87, MAIL.
GARET, relict of the late JOHN ALKER, Esq. of Wigan. ale
On the 16th instant, at Milestown, near Cloonen, Ireland, at Led
patriarchal and venerable age of 113 years, a poor mendicant, naOrij
HUGH HURLEY. He could particularize tile circumstance of, '4,0,
the effects caused by, the memorable frost of the year 1739-:is
He retained his mental faculties perfect until the last hour of :0
existence. He was, on the foregoing day, busily employed in
eleemosynary career.
On the 18th instant, in his 42nd year, the RICHARD OGLE,—
ault
late curate of the Parish Church of Skipton. Loa'
On the 18th instant, at his house, in Lower Brook-street, --a
don, aged 74, Sir JEFFREY WYATI'VILLE, the architect.
death there is another vacancy in the number of Royal Acadew
clans.
eio
On the 20th instant, Lady HILL, wife of Colonel Sir Fran 4
Bryan Hill, (brother to Lord Hill,) of Preston-hall, Shropshire, al,
youngest daughter of the late Thomas Jelf Powys, Esq. of Bend,
house' near Shrewsbury.
On the 19th instant, aged 25 years, FRANCES MARTHA, the
youngest daughter of the late Mr. WILLIAM CHARNOCK.
On the 20th instant, JANE, the daughter of Mr. mATTIIP
WILLIAMS, Mount-pleasant, in the 24th year of her age. S•
On the 20th instant, aged 10, FANNY, the only daughter of a•
RILEY, Esq. of Warbeck-house, Fazakerley.
Same day, aged 16 months, ALEXANDER, infant son of Lieut.
TOMKINS, R.N. Great Horner-street.
On the 20th instant, at the house of his sister, Mrs. Ilinde, Van,d
street, aged 70, JOHN BROWN, Esq. formerly spirit merchant an
brewer of this town, highly respected by all who knew him. tae
On the 21st instant, after a short illness of about a week. 4,
Rev. GEORGE HEAVISIDE, minister at the Unitarian Chaw"„ye
Blackwater-street, Rochdale. He was a young man of an watt,
disposition, and possessed considerable talents as a public speak
The Rochdalt Literary and Philosophical Society owes its olio
chiefly to him, and its striking success is mainly attributable to
unwearied and indefatigable exertions.
On the 21st instant, at Caldecott, aged 66 years, after a liege,
illness of nine years, borne with fortitude and Christian resigns,' 10,
MARY, the wife of Mr. JOHN HARBRIDGE, late of Sutton-P
Cheshire.
On the 22nd instant, aged 51, MARY, wife of Mr. THO--4,
HOWARD, innkeeper, Ormskirk, and mother of Mr. Thomas 0°
ard, jun. brewer and spirit merchant, of this town.
On the 24th instant, at Burton-on-Trent, of consumption, ra.•
TUCKER, aged 26 years, late of Bold-street, of this town. et
On the 24th instant, suddenly, aged 37, to the great regret of
relatives and friends, MARY, the beloved wife of Mr. -190 c
ADAMSON, Field-street, Everton, and youngest daughter 01 •
late Mr. Thomas Rogerson, of this town. 41,
Same day, in Rose-square. Rose-hill, after a long illness, age'.
Mr. JAMES PASKIN COPE, jun. tae
On the 25th inst. at Linacre-marsh, near this town, DIANA.
wife of Mr. JOHN TUNSTALL, aged 44 years.
Wt'
Same day, in his 69th year, Mr. JOHN STANDISH, Prescot-s
Same day, aged 50, Mrs. CHRISTIAN, late of the Hope Tac''
Old Church-yard.

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