The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1836-01-01 00:00:00

MEETING AT LLOYD'S; LONDON.

Wedn-eideY, a generhl meeting of the SitbScribers to Lloyd'4
was held f►r thelimrpose,4 considering the propriety of yotinfr
£lOO to the sub4criptiou for fitting out an expedition for the re-
lief of the crews of the vest'o3ice-,bound in the Arctic Seas. In
the absence of Mr. RObiusciti, M.P., the chair way taken by
-- Buck, Esq. .
The chairman briefly opened ifie business of the meeting. He
did nut expect there would be any objection to the votes Which
would be proposed.
Several gentle►nen addressed the meeting on .the.' necessity of
sending out relief to the unfortunate • vrews of -the, icy-bound'
vessels, after which a vote of £lOO towards the subscription for
that purpose was unanimously agreed tu; as was also a vote of
£2O to Patrick Coffey, for his heroic conduct in saving the
crew of the Deus Scours, wrecked in Traincire say. .;
A vote of thanks was given to the Chairman, and the meeting
adjourned.

MACKINTOSH—NAPOLEON.—The first coriMil expressed a
strong desire t) see him ( Mackintosh; ) he was accordingly in-
troduced; but by some accident Bonaparte had Mistaken for
him Mr. W. Falkland, and had paid that gentleman ninny com-
plitnents upon his reputation as a writer, and particularly as the
author of the " Vindicim Gallicire." Mr. \V. Falkland, not
being much accustomed to speak French, found it impossible
to undeceive him, and was obliged to accept the civilities in-
tended for Mr. Mackintosh, whose conversation with the great
crptain was confined to such trilling questions as are necessarily
current at all courts. One of the questkms which I believe was
proposed to him, as well as to Mr. Erskine, was; whether he
had ever been Lord Mayor of London,—.Moiothly Magazine.
PARLIAMENTARY PERSPICUITY.—The following is a literal
extract from the journals of the House of Commons, (Septem-'
bee 7th,) being the eutry which records the giving up by the
commons of some amendments which they had made to the
amendments of the lords in the municipal corporation bill
" Resolved—that this house doth not insist upon their di7=!grec-
merits to the amendments insisted upon by the lords, and agree•
to the amendinepts made by the lords to the amendments made
by the commons to the amendments made by the lords to the
bill."

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BRITISH DOMINIONS IN INDIA.—With a numerical force of
only 20,000, and 15,000 of whom, making allowances in such a
climate for casualties and sick m hospitals, could at any time,
or under any emergency, be brought into the Feld; we are at
this moment holding rule over one-seventh part:el the lumen
race, ad differing from us in manners, in laug,uage,-in caatoms;
in religion. With such a force, Eritain, that mersrapot oil the
ocean, stretches forth her sceptre from Ceylon so the stupenda
ouse, the eternal glaciers of thellimalayas, and across the globe
from Lahore to the very borders of the Burmese empire !
Court Magazine.
His Royal Highness the Duke of Cumberland. was expected
to iemain about a fortnight on a visit to his Illustrious relative
the Duke of Cambridge, at the }wilco of Herenbausen, in Ha-
nover, and early in Jauw,ry ,0 set out for. England. Prince
George of Cumbeilaud istialaiady ageneral in the Hanover ser-
vice. , -
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PRICES GIVEN FOR OPERAS.—Dr. Arne, in the year. 1763,
received for his famous opera, "Artaxerxes," 60 guineas.. Mr..
Shield, in the year 1781, for his popular two-.act niusieal piece,
"Bosnia," £4O. Mr. Storeys., in the year 1791, for -his opera.
" The Siege of Belgrade," £lOOO. Mr. Braham,. in the 'ear
1804, fur his opera, "The English Fleet in 1312", 1,001.1 guineas.
EMBALMING THE DEAD.—When the art saf embalming was
lost the corpses which it was intended to preserve were cut in
pieces and boiled in water. Thus Juvenal ides Ursins relates;
on occasion of the death of Henry V. of Erighned, who expired
in 1422 at Vincennes :—" The King's body was cut in pieces
and then boiled in a cauldron till the flesh was'detached front
thmbones: the water was poured upon consecrated and
the bones, together with the flesh, luelosed iu a leaden coffin,
with spices and perfumes." . :-.
A. general meetisi of the subscribers to Lloyd's has been
called for the 30th instant to consider the propriet of voting
ill/0 to the subscriktro for fitting out the expeditlon for the
relief of the crews or the vessels ice-bound in DaVie ,Straits.
This has been at the suggestion ,of the committee, and certainly
the statement put forth by Captain Scoffin will show that the. ,
imminent peril in which these unfortunates yet remain, or at
least a portion of theM, is such as to call for the utmost promp-
titude in carrying the humane effort into execution. After the
above vote shall have been settled, a proposition will be brought
before the meeting that the sum of £2O be awarded from the
funds of the house to Patrick Coffey, for his heroic conduct in. -
saving the crew of the Deux Sebum, 'Sleeked in Tramore Bay,
25th ult.
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DEATH OF StriCotoutiouN Gaarrio-Lieutenant-General Sir
Colquhoun Grant, K.C.8., and G.C.H., died at Frampton, Dor-.
aetshire, on Sunday.. Sir Coleuhoun was in his 731 year, and his
disease was dropsy in the chest. His daughter and son-in-law,
Mr. Sheridan, attended him in his last moments with assiduity
and affection. By Sir Ciatqahoun's death the Colonelcy of the,
15th Hussars, which regiment he has had since 1827, becomes
vacant. Sir . Grant entered the army as an ensign, in. Sep-
-1 tember. 1793, in 36th Foot, and joined that corps at Trichino-.
poly, in the East Indies, immediately after his appointment.
He exchanged into the 24th (since the 22d Light Dragoons) in
1797, and served in that corps during the Mysore campaign,
and was present at the capture of Seringepatam. He was pro-
moted to a troop of the 9th Light Dragoons, in Ireland, in 1800;
he got allajority in the 28th Light Dragoons, in February,
1801; and the Lieut. Colonelcy of the 72d Foot, in May, 1802.
He commanded the latter regiment until 1808, and Was present
with it at the capture of the Cape of Good Hope, under Sir D.
Baird, in 1806. He exchanged in August, 1808, into the 15th
Hussars, and commended that corps during Sir John Moore's
campaign in Spain; he was wounded atthe battle of Sahagun„
where the 15th greatly distinguished itself under Lord Anglesea.
In 1811 he was appointed Aide-de camp to the Prince Regent,
and had his brevet of Colonel that year. lie embarked fur Spain
in January, 1813, and commanded the Hussar brigade at the,
action of the Morales; he was present at the Battle of Vittoria,.
and served during the remainder of the Spanish campaign. On
the 401 ofJune, 1811, he received the brevet of Major-general,.
and commanded at brigade at 'Waterloo. in which memorable,
day he had five horses shot or killed during the battle. In 1830
he was appointed Lieutenant-General. For his services. Sir C.-
Grant was appointed Commander of the Bath and Gdelphic Or-
ders, Knight of (Russian) St. \Vladimir, &c.
. THE BRAVE AUXILIARIES FROM TUE ISI.E or. •DOGS.--11 is
distressing to Englishmen to hear a French jouruid ima the:
Christino interest, the Phare, thus speak of the relative merits
of the French and English mercenaries in Spain:—"The Span-,
lards are indebted to the French for the foreign legion--the oak
elle:rat force which they have received from their allies---the
only force that has beaten their enemy, while the Engli,h bat-
talions are y.,i learning the ose of their ar,,is," At the sometime
we by no means mean to deny what our worthy contemporary
assured us oh' the other day, that the " dismounted lancers," who.
have carried the terrors of the British name in the Peninsula
from the Isle of Dugs, make no despiCablefiamipads ! An officer
of Palstuf/s refired regiment could not have given a more char-
acteristic account of his men.--Ilimiai Herald.
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THIS Sc H 001.14 A STER A BROS D.—The following moreeou was
picked up on the streets of Kirkaldy a few days since :
Kirkaldy 1835 September 22.—Sir Be so good as stoop the
Pepe that Cums in Sly Naem as I (wired you to stoop it beforr
But you most stoop it all togithrr.—l sir yours—Nß it is
the Wekle Jurnell Nis Peprr
INFERNAL. MACHINES.—On Saturday, three small boxes
were brought to this town by the Biimingham mail, severally
addressed to Messrs. David Miller, Lose, and Hobson, dealers
in dit'm'erent parts of the town. Mrs. Miller was about opening
that directed t m her husband, when fortunately Mr. Miller com-
ing home prevented her. Ile having only one correspondent
in Birmingham, a brother, from whom he is very frequently in.
the habit of receiving boxes, but of a much larger description,
immediately on seeing the box, suspected some mischief was
intended; he was further confirmed in this suspicion on exa-
mining the box, upon finding that one end had been put in the
last, and fastened with screws, and puttied round the crevices,:
Having heard of gunpowder plots, be determined to proceed
cautiously. He accordingly moved with care the dreaded box,'
into an adjoining building, and having fiaed a rope to a half
hundred weight, he put the band round a hook by way of swivel,
and let the weight descend with cunsideiable velocity on the
box, taking care himself' to be descending the stairs at the time.-
The consequence was, the box was partially brimken, and the
gunpowder made its appearance through the rents. Water was.
instantly applied to saturate the powder and prevent an explo-
sion. Another blow completely exposed the contents of the
box, being about six pounds of powder nod other combustibles,
so arranged that instant death must have occurred to any per-
son opening it in the ordivaty way. Mr. Miller then imme-
diately applied to the coach-offices, and ascertaining that the •
same conveyance brought two similar boxes for oersons in the
same business, one of them he prevented front being delivered, -
and the other from being opened. The diabolical Machines are
ascertained to have been delivered at the Star Coach-office,
Chesterfield. Suspicion has fallen upon a party to whom one,
of the boxes was directed, and he, we are intormed, has beeri
taken into custody on the charge.—Shejield Iris.
_ T9,103F. WITH GIMECE.—The followin extract of a letter,
from the agentat Lloyd's at Syra, dated' Nov. 7, was received
yesterday :-4. the masters of British vessels who discharge
goods at Syra from England have always disputed freight ac-
counts with their Greek consignees, arising from these latter
paying the unionist of freight in shillings. According to the
general usage in foreign countries, the freight, when specified
in sterling on the bills of lading, is always calculated at the-
last rate of exchange on England at the place where the goods
are landed? but as shillings have found their way to Syra, and
according to the Greek goverureent tariff of their value in
drahmes, a profit arises to time Greek Consignee of about eight
to nine per cent.. on the curtent rate of exchange, they assist on.
paying the amount in that coin. The exchange on England is
generally about 28 drahmes, per pound sterling; but the ahillinat.
being ye-Wed here at dr:dunes 129-105!, it brings the pound to
2258(1, which' is a loss to the British owner. and a gain to the
consignee. Notice might be given to the ship-brokers in Lon-
don and Liverpool to specify on the bills of lading that the
freight must be paid according to the last rate of exchange on
England, after delivery of the goods. This would prevent all
discussion and positive loss to the British owner. The practice
of the Greek merchants here has generally been to oblige the
masters to take their freight in shillings, and as the vessels ge-
nerally proceed to Constantinople or Smyrna with the remains
der of the cargo, they have their agents at those places, who buy
the shillings of the masters and send them back to Syra." .
Malt COACH ACCIDENT.—On Saturday night last, a fright-
ful accident happened to the Gloucester mail, on its way to
Llandovery ; when about two miles and a haft distant from ihat•
town, it came in contact with a cart, to amid which,- (he horses
reaching
iiltsvhecnisitti.iNinietyt3ee, r
the
rage
of
leaped over the hedge which the trustees a the -main trust have
placed to klend the place, and drugged the coach over a pre,
cipice nearly one hundred and fifty feet in depth, on
the bottom of which it was dashed t
00, pieces against a tree
anions!: whom were Colonel Gwynne, or. Glania nue Park, and
which overhangs the river Goy !fierier; seieral
Wieneosrnseteunosngi,eirtimsse::
I,,sengers, David Lloyd Harries,
Daniel Jones, Esq. of Penyt•eihm6itititile,..ticsniestilm,
laulgidgage severely
ani
tc,i‘i.a
leapingcls,bu t theymili t provideht,ro i,
r lit ia
whenlly
the precipice. Ihe inside
Esq. of Lt the Mend boy of the name of Iti.i;rnick, were
bruised, the boy
carried to the bottom, thiforiner thrown ont through the
. mail bags weie
strewed about in all directions .by the concussion, but were
fersocnatiitem fd tpheericeecatciyh intotlnh u theit ;Ter
nearly all recovered, though considerably , damaged; after
above two hours' delay the guard, Mr. Cronipton proceeded in
a postchaise to Carmel then. We understand that all the blame
of the above accident is attributable to the coachman, who, we
are informed, kept the wron-
g side of -the road. About three•
years since an Irish ear, with a toentletnen in it, felt down the
seine place.,--Salopian Journal,
SPARROWS.—MI. Mott, one of the poor law ecnnuissioners„
in his first annual report to tile .1.m.r.1, mentions that Illa small
parish in Suffolk he found a charms to the oos-rate or £5,155. Rich.
for killittg sparrows in Uwe vearal 'I hey were paid for at the.
rate of 3d. per dozen. confrqtietirly thittroauttat have been 52,LW.
sparrows, which, allowing twelve sparsows., to weigh a pound,:
would make the weight' nf the whole 4.3831ty.44,0ree goer(
hurseloads of 1,4611ta0. each. By time satne .proces4:ol calculas•
, tioro.the spat rows woad' hien-serve,' instssact 00 meat 55 persons
for dinner fur twelve Introits; allovaing each persan hall a pound
of sparrows' per day eor three days4rweek., •We has calculated,
thei weight of the heads'of time whole Is umber : eactittleid weigh-
tug oue drachm, ,give 4 the weight of the- heads alone 4111beJ