The Liverpool Standard and General Commercial Advertiser.
Liverpool, Merseyside, England, 1850-07-30 00:00:00

PAPER STAINING.—The progress of the art of staining
paper is progressing daily ; indeed, it has now attained an
artistic elegance. A beautifully conceived design of the
Resurrection, in tint, assimilating to sepea, is now on
view at Messrs. Cuffly and Heighways. The shades are
so beautifully light that many would doubt its being
block printed.

PROGRESSIVE SOCIETY OF JOINERS.—A meeting of
this society was held last night in Mr. Tuton's room,
Lime. street, which was crowded by parties interested in
the society. Mr. Tindal Atkinson delivered a very effec-
tive address, and many additional members were enrolled.
Some delay took place in the commencement of the pro-
ceedings, and we cannot therefore give the report which
we had intended.
WEST INDIA MAILS.—A new scheme for the West
India mail packet service has been sanctioned by Govern-
ment to take effect on and after the 2nd of August, the
days of despatch being the 2nd and 17th of each month,
except when these days fall on a Sunday, when the de-
spatch will be in the one case on the evening of the Ist,
and in the other on the morning of the 18th.
THE BUILDING FOR THE EXHIBITION OF 1851.—The
estimate of the contractors, Messrs. Fox and Henderson,
for " use and wear," is £86,000 ; but if the building be-
comes the property of the public, the cost is to be
£l5OOOO. There will be on the ground floor alone eight
miles of tables. There will be 1,200,000 feet of glass, 24,
miles of one description of gutter, and 218 miles of.
" sash bar ;" and in the construction 4,000 tons of iron
will be expended.

EXTRAORDINARY PRICES FOR SHEEP.-Mr. Jonas
Webb's sheep show at Babraham, Cambridgeshire, took
place on the 12th instant. The Earls of Hardwicke and
Chichester were present, and the agents of many other
noblemen and leading agriculturists. The number of
taps let was 59, at an average of £22 10s., the highest
priced tup being hired by Lord Berwick for 64 guineas.
d.ast year Lord Ducie hired one for 86 guineas, and this
year he paid 52 guineas. A Mr. Stephens, from New
York, was the hirer of one sheep at 35 guineas. After
the letting, 300 gentlemen sat down to a cold collation,
at which the Lord-Lieutenant presided.
NOVEL PROCEEDING AGAINST A CLERGYMAN.—On
Friday last, in the Ecclesiastical Court, York, four suits
instituted against the Rev, T. Ibbotson, vicar of Garton,
and perpetual curate of Ruston Parva, Skerne, and Low-
thorpe, for non residence without license, were heard.
It appeared that the rev. defendant had on a former
occasion been condemned in the forfeiture of three-
fourths of his revenue the year 1847 and the costs

of the suit. The four suits before the Court on Friday
were commenced for a like forfeiture for 1848. The de-

fendant admitted the truth of the charge, and judgment
passed against him for three-fourths of his income for that
year and costs. The four livings are returned al £3ll.
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BREACH OF PROMS
assizes, on Friday, a case of t
Plaintiff was the sister of an in
where the defendant was a chemist
1848 the plaintiff was on a visit to
defendant, being in the habit of cot -
tunities of seeing the plaintiff, and, after some time,
would seem to have become violently in love with her.
made her an offer, was accepted and admitted by her
friends as the acknowledged lover. Miss Tabb left the
neighbourhood, and a long corresponence took place, and
anrina flint timc.

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,iption was tried.
eper at Lostwithiel,
and druggist. In
her brother, and the
ing there, had oppor-