The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1845-12-16 00:00:00

Dec. 16, 1846 i

ELOPEMENT.—The town of, Stowroarket was thfeill
into no small excitement 'on Wednesday, by the inforopa'
tion that the fair daughter of the Rev. Sir Augustus Hew
niker, of PlashwoOds, Hatighley, had eloped with Charll
Rotiert Bree, surgeon, of that town. It aopea"d ti
Sir Augustus being absent from home, Mr. Bree met the_
lady, (whe is abOut twenty-four years of age,) about a alir
from her father's residence with an open carriade, in wb..o.
they proceeded to Bury, and then sent the vehicle bac
On the return of Sir Augustus the lady was missing, and._
they were traced to Bury, but no further tidings could be
gained of their progress. It is understood the lady has
independent property.—Buey Post.
A MAN'S LIFE SAVED BY A DOG.-011 Sunday
night; as Mr. 'William Digghs, pork-butcher, Bradford,
was on his way home, in company with two friends,
large dog of the. Newfoundland breed stopped him, refired
up against him, pawing him with his fore foot, making a
pitiful, howling noise at the same time. He spurned the
dog from him, but it would not leave him, but increas
ed
its exertions to draw his attention. At length he folloWea
it, and it led the way to a deep rut on the other side of the
read, and at some distance from the spot where they were,
and there Mr. Digghs found a man lying, with his face
downwards, in the ditch, and nearly dead. He was found
to be a sawyer employed at White Abbey, and he, the dog,
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and Mr. Digghs were all strangers to each other. Leeds
Intelligencer. held
INTERESTING CIRCUMSTANCE.—At meeting
some time ago in connexion with Sunday-schools,
company were much interested by the presence of an old
sailor, eho is probably one of the oldest Sunday-school
scholars in England. He produced a Bible on the ()ea:.
sion, the fly leaf of which contained a narrative, a schicil
the following is a copy This Bible was presenteld to
me by Mr. Raikes, at the town of Hertford, Jan. l, 81'
as a reward for my punctual attendance at the Sunday-
school, and my good behaviour when there. And after
being my companion for fifty-three years, forty-one (
which I spent in the sea service—during which time I 41.1,11
in forty-five engagements, received thirteen woundsi
three times shipwrecked, once burned out, twice capsized
in a boat, and had fevers of different'sorts fifteen titres;
this Bible was my companion. As witness my ban
James Beach North.—Sussex Express. t
SMITHFIELD CATTLE SHOW.—The cattle saws' a
Smithfield took place on Wednesday. The quantity r
stock sold during the day was unusually' large, and the
facilities of railway transit were never more clearly ex;
emplified than by the distant localities for which inanY9'
the animals were purchased. Amongst the novelties
which the bazaar presented was an enormous bear, whii,ch„
bad been fed upon bread for the last twelve months. IL'',
adiwal was fattened by the celebrated Perruquiers, °`
Bear's Grease notoriety, Messrs. Ross and Sons,
gate-street, London. The bear was exhibited dead, skin-
ned with the fat, and attracted no midi degree of at-
tention! The short-horned ox bred by the late Lord
Huntingfield, and fed by his Royal Highness Prince
Albert, to which a prize of £lO was awarded by the judges'
was purchased early in the day by Mr. John Banister,' 0'
Threadueedle-street, purveyer to her Majesty, for 'tll°
large sum of 80 guineas.
SUICIDES.—At Leeds, Blanshard Bradley,
-4 age, vflio, in consequence of misconduct,
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Rice, employed as clerk in the Prerogative-court, London,
committed suicide last week, by forcing himself, headA
first, into the soil in a privy. His body was quite Hated
when discovered, tind his clothes were found in his bed'
I.—A young man, 19 years of age, a baker, and the
of respectable parents, who was committed to the
House of Correction, Coldbath-fields, for fourteen daf-t
for having left his work without notice, and who was
about to be married, put an end to his existence on Sa-
turday last, by taking a quantity of the essential oil of al;
monds.—Mr. William Croft Fisb, aged. 55, proprietor of
Finsbury bank for deposits, and senior churchwarden ';'r
the parish of St. James, Clerkenwell, committed suicide
last week, whilst labouring under a fit of insanity, 10
shooting himself throUgh the right side.
THE LATE GALES.—The shipping along the coast ol
Furness has suffered greatly by the recent storms, and
is to be feared that accounts from other quarters will all
be of an unfavourable character. The bark Bona Des,
Liverpool, registered burden, 600 tons, Mr. J. R. Brow"'
master, which sailed from the last-mentioned place on the
23d of November for New Orleans, experienced fel-
tremely stormy weather, being driven leeward near
ney Isle. In this dangerous position the captain threw
out a bottle containing a letter, dated the 28th of Noveli
ber, which stated that there wis no chance of saving t"
,
ship, and that they were expected to go down shortly'
The bottle was picked up a few days afterwards. Provi-
dentially there was a man on board who bad a knowledge
of the coast, to whom the captain entrusted the managed-
tnent of the ship, and by his local knowledge he oil°te,,
the vesselinto Pile hardour, where she has been staYlo?
for a few days. The Dauntless, a large Liverpool veoe"
bound for Charleston, was driven by stress of weather
into the same harbour. This natural harbour has times
innumerable proved of the greatest service to the Po"
mariners, and, by a little outlay, would prove one of the
most valuable and useful harbours on the coast.
THE PADDLE-WHEEL V. THE SCREW-PROPELLER'''.
The Fairy, Royal yacht tender, propelled by screw Iva-
chinery, Captain Crispin, took the members of the Privy
Council from Southampton to Cowes, on Wednesdaylas"
on which occasion she was followed by the South-We3tern
Steam-Packet Company's paddle-wheel vessel, the Little
Wonder. The Parties on board, feeling certain that the
Fairy.would return to Southampton, thought it a good
opportunity for trying the speed of the Little Wonder
against the Fairy. The Fairy, having embarked the Duke
of Wellington, Sir R. Peel, and the other members,
started on the passage back, the Little Wonder chid-
lenged, and a very sharp trial took place. In the run'
however, of 50 minutes' duration, the Little Wendel'
gained an advantage over the Fairy of three minutes an°
a half. The following particulars, however, of the too
vessels will show to which 'propelling principle the victory
is in reality to be ascribed. The paddle-wheel yeast lis °a
350 tons burden, and 160-horse power. She had air:
-cons of coals on board, and the she
worked pressure at which '`
worked during the trial was 371bs to the square bleu,:
The screw yacht is of 320 tons burden, and 128-hors:
pews!. She had 27 tons of coals on board, and NO'
wetking at 101 b pressure to the square inch. of
A WORD IN SEASON.—The end to which the acts
the late Ministry are concentrating, is an act of nation,'
apostasy ; of apostasy from the pure faith of our fore-
fathers, which was committed to our charge, as contra;
distinguished from that of idolatrous Rome ; 00,4
national apostasy from Christianity in the abstract, a;
committed to our keeping. Shall a nation be blessed so',
the light of pure Christianity as this nation has been
blessed; and after holding it forth to the world for ages
and geperations, shall it turn into the straight road tp
up all national profession of religion whatever, and abl.it
God not see it, shall the Goe of heaven not regard It.
The dream of an enthusiast, the delusion of a medal"„'
answers the man of the world. We reply, it is nothirt;
more or less, than what the word of God reveals. ICut
revealed to faith, and not to sense ; to that faith, wittis
which a man is-a mere lost creature, sporting his ":00
hour, and then lying down in darkness. So the nt
declares; ll
and from that revelation of the mind and oe,
of God we draw all our principles and all our knowledc ,
ve.
These things,—national judgments, appear, in this I
stance, to follow quick on national sins. We were 'O3
ceutly struck by the observations of a man, than obed
few are better known to the chnrch,—that in the easel!)
the crimes or apostasy of nations peculiarly favoured °ea
the revelation of the Divine will, the judgments folio./
quick on the transgressions, while in the case of idolatron3
countries the judgments of God were long delayed e,
seemed to linger. This truth, he asserted, past exPlv
rience, enlightened by the word of God, surely held forp
If it be a truth, it seems to receive abundant illustrstwo
from the position of this country at this hour. A
see
events, every man, above a practical unbeliever, must t
`lies
and acknowledge the band of God in the eatery' 0,
threatened to this great people. God's great judgry'llard
" the sword, the famine, and the pestilence,"—" a at
without, pestilence and famine within," appear near to
hand. God grant we may have grae.e, as a natienre 'ate
consider our ways : and like Nineveh of old, avert the
tined judgments, by sincere and timely repentance

Record. - gr.
CONFESSIONS OF A DOCTRESS.—On Fridays
Bedford held an adjourned inquest at Lincolns.'"o,
Fields, on the body of Mary Hoskins, a married vronVii,
The jury returned a verdict of " Natural death. uvry,
zabeth Barnett examined—l live in Russell-court, Dr, de.
lane, and am a doctress and a botanist. I attendettedoi,
ceased for the last twelve months fur a cancer. 1
nistered to her sweet herbs, knotted marjorum, 11)751-bet
thyme, sweet marjorum, herbagrass, and things Of our
'ere sort. The Coroner—What do you receive for end;
attendance, my good woman ? The Doctress—lt der e&
sometimes 6d , sometimes Is., according to circurnstanoo
The Coroner—Then you have no fixed charze.fee,
Doctress—Sartinly, 10d. is my reglars ; my reeler
means. The Coroner—l think you should be more y 0
tious about prescribing, and demand a regular feeP
1,411,
may run foul both of Newgate and the Apothecaries one
The Doctress—l should not like to do that, for the to
place is as bad as t'other. A Juror—Then you 9e'rrbe
say your medicine is sweet and pleasant, like wine • yOd
Doctress—l do, Sir. The Juror—Then, my de/' gee-
shall always prescribe for me. One of the medics Die
tlemen present asked, what sort of cancer was it' Geo'
Doctress—lt was a stone cancer, Sir. The Medie"r, the
tleman—You mean to tell us you use nothing fr°.tbilli
chemist ? The Doctress—Forbid ! I should use en/jicsl
from them pison shops ; I never uses no kind of re's. e:
medicines. My remedies be sweet and simple 000 et• 1100
Juror—Does your medicine contain any portion ete $
loway's ointment ? The Doctress—No, Sir ; !,!ef 0();
my things from Clare-market, without the trolly'e 1 t
ing to Holloway or Hornsey for them. I repeats' dsic';
no medicines whatsomever, only my own sweets oblige 4
pies, and herbs. A Juror—Madam, will ye° ,
with your card. The Doctress—Sir, I tell you ”b" i nng u•;.
a doctress, and give my patients no cards, n°'it e
sweets and simples. The jury said they were 2°,0, el
fled, and recorded the verdict we have given au°'cor,eo,o
understand that the doctress is not a solitary. sC
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the species, that they abound in the metropolis,
a good living by their sweets and si

THE CHASE.
SIR. W. M. STANLEY'S HOUNDS will D3fet°,l:l Wl'
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ednesd.y, Dec. 17th, (to-morrow, ) at .. Baclo' stag
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Wednesday, Dec. 17th, at ................ • • k''''-illofiei
Thursday, De,. IBth, at
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Saturday, Dec. 20th, at....
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Saturday, Dec. 20tb, at ........ 18th, at craib
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Thursday, Dec.
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At half-past ten.