The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1847-05-18 00:00:00

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The crops in Lincolnshire, although backward, are de-
scribed as looking very promising.
The Edinburgh Stock Exchange has petitioned govern-
ment for the suspension for six months of the Bank Act.
The Taunton Courier states that the crops of apples will
be abundant. The trees are literally covered with blossom.
There is not a nettle, or a bit of water cress to be found
nearD ungarvon—the starving strangers consumed them all.
A monument to the memory of Caxton, the first Eng-
lish printer, is about to be erected in London. Lord
Morpeth approves of the plan.
POST-OFFICE ORDERS.—Measures are in contemplation
for still further reducing the charges of commission on
money orders issued by the post-office authorities.
A few days since, when three wheat stacks were removed
at Kimbolton, Huntingdonshire, on a farm in the occu-
pation of the Duke of Manchester, six bushels and a-half
of mice were killed.

On Wednesday, the London bakers again raised the
price of the 4th loaf Ad. so that the best bread is now sold
at 3d. a pound, while bread of an inferior quality is sold
at the rate of 10A. tire 4lb loaf.
At Banff, on Sunday, an attempt on the life of the Earl
of Fife was made by a servant, who was on the eve of be-
ing discharged. The villain was ultimately overpowered,
and his Lordship sustained no injury.,
Henry Adamson and Bridget Adams, each between 30
and 40 years of age, are in custody at Hull, charged with
having obtained about £lOO from Lord George Bentinck,
by false pretences. The male prisoner appears to have
been an accomplished begging. letter impostor.
A high price is demanded for provisions of all kinds in
Stamford at the present time. The 41b. household loaf is
101 d., fine 110. ; mutton 74d. and Bd. per lb. ; beef 7d.
and 71d. ; bacon 9d. and 10d. per lb. ; potatoes is. Bd.
per peck.—Lincolnshire Chronicle.
On Sunday last, the town of Nottingham was visited by
a tremendous hail and thunder storm. The electric fluid
entered a shop by the chimney, played round the apart-
ment, and escaped through the window, two panes of
which it broke. Fortunately, the inmates were uninjured,
but the walls were covered with soot.
A few days since, some sheep died on a farm near
Coventry, and seven lambs were left without their parents.
About the same time, a large bitch, of the shepherd breed,
had a litter of whelps, which were immediately drowned,
and the lambs were placed under her care. The bitch
immediately adopted her new charge, and now suckles and
nurses them with the greatest fondness.
The Vice-Chancellor of the University and the Mayor
of the City of Oxford, being deeply impressed with the
distress among the poorer classes of our fellow country-
men, occasioned by the scarcity of provisions, have issued
an earnest recommendation to all families to cause a re-
duction in the consumption of bread and flour, as far as
practicable, in the present emergency.
One day last week, an Irishman named Nowlan, was
charged at a London Police-office, with having stolen a
pair of shoes. It appeared that he had seen a man with
two odd shoes, to whom he offered twopence to give them
to him and tell him where they had been stolen. The
thief accepted the offer, and Nowlan then proceeded to
the owner's shop, in the hope of receiving a reward for
returning the shoes. To his surprise, he was given into
custody, but was discharged by the magistrate.
GOOD EXAMPLE OF THE QUEEN.—The following order
was issued on Thursday by the Lord Steward of the
Queen's Household :—" Her Majesty, taking into consi-
deration the present high and increasing price of provisi-
ons, and especially of all kinds of bread and flour, has
been graciously pleased to command that from the date of
this order no description of flour except seconds shall be
used for any purpose in her Majesty's household, and that
the daily allowance of bread shall be restricted to lib. per
head for every person dieted in the palace."
THE CII ARTIST ESTATES.—Active operations have been
commenced on the estate at Redmarley, purchased a short
time since by Mr. Feargus O'Connor. A number of cot-
tages are being built containing four rooms upon one floor,
with four acres of land attached to each. These will of
course be occupied by those persons professing Chartist
principles, who have subscribed towards the expenses of
the purchases. It is announced that Mr. O'Connor con-
templates purchasing the Verzons Estate, near Ledbury,
now advertised for sale.
POISONING OF A FAMILY.—Tbe family of Mr. William
Rouse, agricultural implement maker, of 56, Eastgate-
street, Bury, consisting of the wife and four children, sat
down to dinner, on Saturday week, some dumplings, pre-
pared from some dough which had been left after making
the bread in the morning, forming part of the meal.
A:Jout ten minutes after dinner, all who had partaken of
the repast, were seized with severe pains and violent vo-
miting, and, of course, from the fact of their all being
attacked in the same manner, suspicion was aroused. A
surgeon was immediately sent for, and soon ascertained
that poison had been administered.' By the skilful treat-
ment adopted the sufferers were soon recovered so far as
to be beyond the reach of immediate danger.
Mrs. Butler (Fanny Kemble) in her last work, A Year
of Consolation. draws the following pleasant picture of
French politeness :—" While losing the graces of their
(perhaps superficial) politeness, the French have acquired
none of the decorum and decency of deportment, the
absence of which was always severely felt in the midst of
their most courteous demonstrations ; and while acquiring
something of the morose selfish carriage of our own people,
they have failed to adopt one particle either of their clean-
liness or propriety of person, language or manners. Thus,
a Frenchman hawks and spits close to your cheek, blows
his nose like a trumpet in your ear, and yawns and coughs
under your nose. Their language is frequently positively
exceedingly indecent, and the tone of it always more or
less borders upon what Englishmen would consider un-
warrantable freedom. Ido not wonder Frenchwomen do
not travel much, but I sincerely hope that before long
they may be induced to do so, as nothing else, probably,
will render Frenchmen tolerable travelling companions to
the women, who at present have the misfortune to be
thrown in public conveyances into their society."

May P, ISTY.

SIR CULLING EARDLEY SMITH, BART.—The late Lord
Saye and Sele having died without issue, a portion of hie
estates descends to his cousin, Sir. Culling Eardley Smith,
from their maternal grandfather, Lord Eardley. Sir Cul.
ling is required, in order to inherit this property, to aban-
don his paternal name of Smith, and to assume that of
Eardley, and will, therefore, in a few days be gazetted as
Sir Culling E. Eardley, Bart.
THE WEATHER, 1846 AND 1847.—1 n the present year
the primrose flowered 33 days later, the hazel flowered 16
days later, the sweet-brier scented 22 days later, the ches-
nut leaves expanded 26 days later, the cuckoo flower was
out 24 days later. On the other hand, the butterflies' first
appearance was only 9 days later, the bats came out 12
days later, the willow wren appeared, and in song, 11 days
later, the swallow returned 9 days later, the cuckoo was
heard 5 days later.—Norfolk News.
MONOPOLY.—A correspondent at Stockton writes—
Potatoes are selling at the present time at Stockton at the
extravagantly high price of two shillings per peck, when in
the immediate neighbourhood, it is a well known fact,
there are thousands of bushels in the possession of a few
wealthy individuals, kept back till the prices get to a more
exorbitant rate. In the river too the ships are loaded
with grain of all descriptions, and the granaries crammed
to excess with every necessary of life, while hundreds of
people are, literally speaking, absolutely dying for want.
There can no longer exist any doubt as to the fact, that
Parliament will be dissolved this year. The preparation*
for it in the shape of addresses from new candidates and
old members, meet us on every side ; and as some of these
addresses are from individuals whose connection with the
late or the present government affords them the opportu-
nity of knowing the intentions of ministers, we may safely
conclude that there is no time to be lost in looking out for
good and true men to sit in the next Parliament. The
watehword must be—PROTESTANTISM ! Secure a sound
and loyal Protestant House of Commons, and all will go
well. Fail in this, and we shall enter upon a struggle of
disastrous omen.

USE OF FLOUR IN MANUFACTURES.—A correspondent
of the Times very properly suggests that in the present
increasing scarcity of food it appears to be an object of
great importance that the government should interfere to
prevent the use of flour, and other farinaceous substances
suitable for food, in the various processes of the cotton
manufacture. Thousands of sacks are annually used in
the manufacturing districts for the purpose of stiffening
calicoes and in other ways. Now, as this stiffening is _of
no real value to the consumer, but is, in fact, employed
only to deceive him, no one would stiffer by the' Prohibi-
tion, and the waste of so much valuable provision would
be prevented.

The Hereford Times informs us that the iron districts
in that part of the country have been for some time in a
most fearful state; at all the works one or more furnaces
have been blown out, while at one or two there is not one
now in Hest. At Nantyglo the men agreed to go to work
fora month, as it was decided by th magistrates that
their former notice was informal; the month has termi-
nated, and we are most happy to learn that they intend
continuing in work. At Cwm Celyn and Coalbrook Vale
the men are nearly all standing out, and there seems as
little likelihood of their returning to work now as two or
three weeks ago. At Ebbw Vale the colliers struck on
Friday last, and one furnace has been blown out.
REMARKABLE ESCAPE.-011 Tuesday week, the water
broke into a colliery at Audley. Ten men ran to the
shaft, and clung to the rope till they were drawn up. A
young man, named Pointon, was left three days and three
nights in the mine, hemmed in by a regular mass of water.
His death was so generally believed certain, that his friends
even provided a coffin for his interment, in the event of
his body being recovered ; yet, providentially, he was got
out aliVe' unhurt, and without having suffered materially
in health. He had crept up into one of the headings, and
resigned himself to his fate; but had the satisfaction to
observe the water gradually diminish. He had slept much,
and could with difficulty believe that
.he had been more
than one day and one night in the mine.
PRAISEWORTHY STEP.—The following pledge has been
signed by the subjoined noblemen.—" We, the under-
signed, deeply impressed with the distress which prevails
among a great number of our felloww-countrymen in
Great Britain and Ireland, from the want of necessary
subsistence, and observing that the' prices of food are
rising, think it our duty to pledge ourselves to reduce in
our families, as far as may be practicable, the consump-
tion of bread and flour; and we invite the cooperation of
all those who may concur with us in our estimate of the
present emergency. (Signed), Dukes of Norfolk, Rut-
land, Grafton, Bedford, Marquis of Exeter, Earls Fortes-
cue, Fitzwilliam, Radnor, Spencer, Viscount Falkland,
Lords Lyttelton, De Manley, Brougham, Clinton, Ste-
phen Lushington, D.C.L., Sir Rt. Harry Inglis, Sir
Robert Price. May, 1847."—After this, we presume no,
one will be ashamed to put down profusion in his house-
hold.

ANTE-MACASSARS.—The great amount of taste and
skill evinced in the construction of these modern articles
of decorative (ladies say useful) furniture have rendered
them a favourite, and almost indispensible attendant of
the couch, the sofa, and the easy chair. A lady in for-
warding a parcel to an acquaintance in a modern city in
the "far west " of America, enclosed a few Anti-Macas-
sass, as a present-. No such articles had ever been seen
beyond the mountains, and so great was the interest ex-
cited among those to whom they were shewn on their
arrival, that, on the news spreading of a new article of
tasteful manufacture having reached the city, almost ess ry
lady in the place came to view them, and their fairy finger
were quickly at.work to-produce others for a bazaar about
to he held there. Before the acknowledgment of _ t
receipt was sent off, scarcel a benediet could takean
tic
afternoon nap without being disturbed to have the Anti-
macassar " straightened, and their manufacture was pro-
ceeding at such a rate that it was questionable whether
i
they would not soon become an article of export.
FOOD RIOTS IN EXETER.—Serious disturbances have
taken place in this city during this day (Friday), but we
have not, yet heard of any extensive destruction of pro-
perty having been committed. From the information we
have gathered, it appears that attempts were made to
forestal the market by purchasing the potatoes brought in
by the farmers, and that several cart-loads were from time
to time taken to one of the warehouses at the corner of
Exe Island, in which several hundred sacks were deposited
with the intention, it is said, of being exported. On the
arrival of one load, between eleven and twelve o'clock, it
was observed by two women, who commenced an attack
on the man, in which they were soon joined by others.
The sacks in the cart were emptied of the potatoes, but no
robbery was committed, as the whole of them were allowed
to be gathered up and taken into the warehouse. Shortly
afterwards the man was observei in Fore-street-hill, when
he was assailed by shouts and groans from a numerous as-
sembly, out of the back streets, consisting chiefly of wo-
mers. The man took refuge in the shop of Mr. Buckland,
miller and baker; but this only tended to make matters
worse, and in the confusion several windows were broken;
but worse consequences being apprehended, the shutters
of this and the neighbouring shops were closed. The mob
then proceeded to the Corn Exchange, which was soon
taken possession of by women and children, the few indi-
viduals who were assembling vacating it with the loss of
hats, neckcloths, &c. The Corn Exchange is still in pos-
session of the mob, the only restraint to which is the small
body of day police.—Three o'clock At this moment the
streets are filled with thousands of people, and most of
the tradesmen's shops are closed. The greatest excite-
ment prevails.—Exeter Gazette. [Subsequent advices
state that several of the ringleaders have been arrested
and committed tnr trial, but not until the windows of
several other bakers' shops had been smashes. Many
special constables have been sworn in, and on Saturday
night the town was assuming its wonted quietude.]
RIOTS.—At Nottingham, the distressed poor assembled
in thousands, on Monday, parading the streets and asking
at every baker's shop for bread, causing the greatest con-
sternation among the inhabitants. The guardians met
on Tuesday, and resolved upon affording every relief in
their power to prevent the recurrence of such scenes.—
At Walsall, on the same day, the labourers lately em-
ployed on the South Staffordshire Railway, owing to the
jealousy created by the employment of a number of Irish-
men who, is is said, worked under the prices paid to those
who had " turned out," assembled to the number of
many hundreds, and, collecting a formidable body of
miners, armed themselves with bludgeons, many of which
they had torn from the hedges and trees on the road side,
and proceeded to Walsall, where the Irish labourers are
located. They commenced a furious attack upon the
windows and doors of the Irishmen's houses, and before
the inmates became aware of the objects of their assail-
ants many of them were most severely beaten. The Irish
party gathered together a strong force, and were about to
retaliate upon the " turn outs, when, had it not been
for the timely interference of the magistrates, backed by
the police, serious, if not fatal, consequences must have
ensued.—ln Worcestershire the distress is very great,
and the poor people are scarcely able to keep body and
soul together. The alarming rise in the price of food,
the influx of Irish paupers, and the growing dread which
is entertained by the poorer classes that things have not
yet reached their fearful climax, have induced some seri-
ous apprehensions for the peace and order of the district
around Birmingham.—On Wednesday some disturbances
occurred nearWillenhall, but these were speedily checked,
and are traceable to the same cause which led to the dig'
• turbances at Walsall.
HORRIBLE MURDERS.—One of the most awful murders
ever committed was perpetrated at Mirfield, near Dews'
bury, Yorkshire, on Wednesday. The victims are Mr'
James Wraith, his wife, and servant. Mr. Wraith was
formerly and for some years book-keeper to Mr. Ingbasat
the extensive coal proprietor of Mirfield, hut has, for
circumstances
lime past, been living in independent circustance'
at that place. Shortly after noon. on Wednesday, 2.11'.
Wraith was seen near his own house, but in consequence
of something which occurred about one o'clock, the sns
picions of the neighbours were excited, and on trying the
door of the house, it was found to be locked. On an en-
trance being effected, the most horrible scene was ine`;
sented.—Mr. Wraith, his wife, and servant, were lYi
dead on the floor, each having their throats cut in the
,
most awful manner, and their heads and bodies dreadfulq
wounded and bruised. A razor was laid across the brea3s,
of Mr. Wraith, and it was, at first, supposed that ho
the perpetrator of the murders ; but, from inquiries oi?Le",
spot, it appeared quite clear that he could not have Duo),
the murderer; because his head and face had eviden
been severely beaten by some heavy bludgeon. A rnl'og
who is employed as a hawker of pots, was seen coniito
away from the house about the time the murders 'ldea,
have been committed. He has since been apprebetn the
and he has stated, that he was at the house about that
time named, that he knocked at the door twice, an told
after the second knock a person opened the door an"orae
him they did not want anything. He says he say'r,,ci not
blood on the floor, and heard dreadful groaning ; 0
Thereiseeao
inform any one, but went about his business.
be little doubt but the three unfortunate victins,sa;iog
been murdered by some one for the sake of °curs this
I for the pockets of Mr. Wraith had be,,,n,t his
I sacked, and his drawer where it is supposed, he KS; bon
money had been opened, but whether' anything 11,auand a
His key' (Is
taken cannot be at present ascertained. ,ss soup
knife were laid on a chair near where his bodT