The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1853-12-13 00:00:00

WOOL SHIPPED DURING TARE -YEARS ENDING JULY 5
1852. 1863.
lbs. lbs.

Melbourne

Geelong .
Port Fairy
Portland

9,389,967 10,248,049
6,791,400 6,721,960
723,400 1,259,725
1,752,800 3,080,560

18,657,567 21,310,294
The number a bales in 1852 was 66,634 ; and in 1853,
76,108.

The Melbourne Argus, of the 23d Sept., says :—The
market is still overstocked with goods : but our extraor-
dinary powers •of consumption have prevented anything
like a decided glut, while symptoms of a firmer feeling are
beginning to appear. Credit and confidence are unshaken;
and activity is discernable in every part of industry and
enterprise. Building operations are carried on to a
surprising extent, and the town is consequently spreading
out in all directions, and exhibiting an improvement in
external appearance which would reflect credit on der
cities.

Provisions in general are not dear, in proportion to
house rent ; at least tea, sugar, butchers' meat, and po-
tatoes are at a reasonable price; but bread, milk, butter,
and such vegetables as turnips, cabbages, &c., are still
at a high figure; the quartern loaf is is 6d.
Accounts from New Zealand are favourable. The drain
of labourers from Van Diemen's Land is severely felt by
the colonists.

When the Victoria was leaving King George's Sound,
on the 9th of October, the Chusan was entering. She
had been to Sydney and Melbourne, and was due at
Point de Galle about the 29th or 30th of October.

FOREIGN

MISCELLANY.

THE PRUSSIAN GOVERNMENT is at present having
carriages of the fourth class built for all the railway lines,
in order to have passengers carried at the charge of two
groschen and a half (28 centimes) per mile (about four
miles English.) This measure is altogether in the interest
of the poorer classes, the present charge on the Prussian
railways being double that sum.
HORRIBLE MURDER OF A SLAVE.--A fiend in human
shape, named Thomas Motley, has been convicted at
Walterborough (S.C.), for the murder of a runaway
slave. It was proved on the trial that he first shot the
slave, wounding him severely, and then whipped him ;
after which he put him in a vice, and subjected him to
the most excruciating torture. He then set him loose,
started bloodhounds after him, who ran him down, man-
gling him horribly, and finally cut him up, and fed the
dogs with his flesh.—New York Tribune.
PITCAIRN'S ISLAND.— The many friends of the Rev.
G. H. Nobbs in this country will be glad to learn that he
has safely returned to his flock on Pitcairn's Island. Rear-
Admiral Moresby, commander-in-chief of the naval station
in the Pacific, who brought Mr. Nobbs away from the
island, with a view to his ordination, in the autumn of
1852, landed him in good health and spirits at Pitcairn's
Island on the 15th of May last. The joy of the inha-
bitants on seeing their tried friend once more was exceed-
ingly great ; but they were suffering at that time from
the double calamity of influenza and a scarcity of food.
The admiral most opportunely assisted them with pro-
visions from the Portland, and has since sent them out
from Valparaiso not only some supplies to make up for the
failure of their crops, but a strong, well-built whaleboat,
which he expects will prove of great value to them.
WOMAN'S BIGHTS.—The scenes which took place at
the Woman's Right Convention were among the most
amusing that we ever participated in. There was no less
than twenty people talking at the same time, viz., eleven
bloomers, one bouquet-seller, three market boys, two anti-
slavery men, two " come onters" and the editor of the
Tribune. We annex the speeches :—" The female mind
has been trampled on for centuries." "Go it, old gal."
" As is this handful of flowers, so is the perfume which is
wafted from the garden of philanthropy?' " Gas." "Is
there a person in this assembly who ever had a mother ?"
"I expect not." "The pulpit must come to the rescue.
If evil is ever floored in this world, righteousness must
wrestle with it." " Good again. Who'll form a ring ?"
"The bonds of the slave must be loosened. The land is
groaning with wickedness." " Got the cholic, perhaps.
Give it a little gin and peppermint" " Mr. President,
there is one paper in this State that stands up for the
cause of right and progress, and that paper is mine."
" Three cheers for the old white coat." " Woman is a
great institution, and should have rights." " That's the
fact. Let's lick-er." As this remark seemed to have a
double meaning it got up a general laugh, in the midst of
which we left.—American Paper.
BLOODY AFFRAY ON BOARD AN AMERICAN STEAMER.
—A dreadful affair has occurred on board the steamer
Dresden, near Helena, Arkansas. About 100 Irishmen,
who had been employed on the levees in Arkansas, were
deck passengers in the Dresden. An old lady from Ken-
tucky and her two children, who were also deck passen-
gers, were greatly imposed on by some of these Irishmen.
Her children were abused, and the provisions she had
provided herself with were taken from her. On one occa-
sion, when one of her children was struck by an Irishman,
Mr. James Sullivan, of Maysville, a worthy, steady, and
respectable gentleman, took the part of the lady, and re-
monstrated with the men on their conduct. The men
forthwith commenced an attack upon Sullivan, one of
them striking him violently on the head with a poker.
He instantly drew his revolver and defended himself. One
was shot through the heart and fell dead ; another was
shot in the mouth; the ball knocking out his teeth, cut-
ting off his tongue, and lodging in his throat,—he was not
expected to recover; a third was shot in the arm, which
was badly shattered. An Irishwoman, who belonged to
the party, and who was far advanced in pregnancy, was
shot in the abdomen, and died the same night. She was
struck by a stray ball, as the pistol was not aimed at her.
By this time Sullivan was overpowered by the numbers who
opposed him, was knocked down, stamped upon, terribly
beaten and badly cut, and was left for dead. He was
taken to the forward part of the boat by some of the cabin
passengers, who then thought him dead. He was
badly cut in five different places—one on the throat and
one or two on the body, being severe wounds—and his
bead was very badly hurt by the blow from the poker. After
tie had been washed he gradually revived, and was able
to tell his name. His injuries appeared to be so severe
that it was thought impossible he could survive during
the night, but next day he was better, and when
ie was put off the boat at Napoleon, accompanied by a
'riend, where he could secure proper medical attention,
here were strong grounds for hoping that he might re-
During the night he had to be guarded by the
)assengers, in order to prevent the Irishmen from again
attacking him and finishing their work.—New York Sun.
A MAGICIAN PUT TO FLIGHT.—At Vicksburg, recently,
a conjuror, who called himself Wyman, after going through
the usual feats of sleight of hand—such as burning a card,
loading a pistol with the ashes, and firing it into a walnut,
where the identical card was found unharmed, taking egg
after egg from an empty bag, pouring twenty kinds of
liquor from one and the same bottle, breaking watches
into a thousand pieces, mixing together the fragments,
and after certain magical words, restoring them to their
owners just as he had received them, with various other
exhibitions of a like character, exposing the absurdity of
the old adage, that "seeing is believing"—informed the
spectators that he was about to proceed to the wonderful
experiment of allowing a gentlemen to load and fire a
pistol, anChe would catch the ball in his hand.: At
that announcement, a decent-looking man in the crowd
called out to him to be on his guard. " Take good
aim" said the magician, "or I may miss the ball."
The pistol was fired, and Wyman, with a look of triumph,
held up his hand with the bullet. The applaw that fol-
lowed had hardly subsided when two pistols Ore fired; in
a moment he was seen playing with a ball in each hand.
" You should not fire without notice," said he; " you
might have killed me ; it was my skirt that saved me."
Scarcely were those words pronounced when a voice in
front called out, " You devil, be on your guard." Wyman
saw a pistol levelled at him, but there was no time for
exclamation. The report followed, accompanied by a tre-
mendous crash, that told the ball had entered a plank
near his head. " For God's sake, gentlemen, this is no
joke." " Here is another : you may have better luck in
catching this time !" A report and crash followed as be-
fore. The magician could stand it no longer; but, utter-
ing a scream of terror, very judiciously made his exit at a
side door, amid the shouts and laughter of the company.
The audience waited some time, but the wizard did not
appear. The confusion increased, the benches were de-
molished, lights extinguished, ladies shrieked, &c., but
Wyman was not forthcoming. He had made his escape
on the steamer General Pike, internally resolving never
again to catch a bullet in his hand on the banks of the
Mississippi.—American paper.
ATTEMPT TO FORCE A GIRL INTO A CONVENT.—An
unsuccessful attempt was made on Sunday afternoon, to
force a child into the house of the Sisters of Mercy, in
this city. Nearly three years ago, the parents of
the child (Ann Fallen) died, leaving this girl and an elder
sister in dependent circumstances. The younger was by her
sister placed in the care of the superior of this Romish insti-
tution. About six months since a gentleman of this city,
finding it necessary to connect some young girl with
his family, sent to this institution, when the child was
sent to him by the superior, recommending her as faithful
and obedient, and requesting that she should be left with-
out restraint in the instruction of the Romish religion.
These instructions were carefully adhered to by the
family in which the child was serving. All passed quietly
till, within a short time, Ann's sister has manifested great
concern lest the attachment, rapidly strengthening be-
tween the family and child, should gradually estrange the
latter from the Romish church, and she was urged to
return to the convent. This she strongly resisted. Fre-
quent messengers were now despatched to bring back the
child to the institution. The child was consulted by the
family as to her wishes in this respect, and, when told
that her clothes were prepared to take with her if she
chose to go, she burst into tears and begged of them to
retain her; and she was retained, and still was allowed to
attend the Romish church and Sunday-school as usual.
Last Sunday, as customary, the child attended church ;
and in the afternoon, while at the Sunday-school, she was
accosted by an Irish girl, named Mary Kaine (who had
been very active in endeavouring to restorethe child to the
convent, and who was attached to the institution), who
took her from the class in which she was being instructed,
and placed her in another over which she was teacher.
Daring service she decoyed the girl from church, and, to-
gether with an Irishman named Richard Newman, suc-
ceeded, under pretext of showing her a "splendid rock-
house near the ferry on the opposite side of the river," in
leading her away. After a long and fatiguing walk, they
at length came in sight of the rock house. Then the design
of her crafty companions broke upon her mind, and utter-
ing a wild and piercing scream, she struggled as if for
life with her captors. The man ran to alarm the inmates
of the convent. Suddenly the windows were filled by the
sisters anxious to witness the scene, while two of them stood
by the door in readiness to close it the moment their inno-
cent victim should have crossed the threshold. Meanwhile
the terrified and incessant
.screams and struggles of the
child began to alarm the neighbourhood, upon apprehend-
ingre Mary Kaine endeavoured to
prize,m9 but the apparent intention
which the man cried out, " Fetch her along; quick !
to rescue the child prompted
to the door, the defeated
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life within was hermetically sealed
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'nce (U.S.) Tribune.